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The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-12-22

GREAT SALE OF TCRPEsrlNE LANDS ~
n. C.--Scyeral sales have been made with
IN a short time, says the Fayetteville On. c.
Observer. OF large tracts OF timber and tur-
pcntnc lands IN that county. The prices
paid are generally from - TO 81 % per
acre. A. to one of these tracts, of about
1000 acres, lying on the central plank road,
from fifteen to twenty miles from town.
which was sold Mt 50 per acre, we have
heard an amusing unecdote. A few years
ago this land was offered TO farmer in the
nrighborhpod at five cents per acre, aud he
asked tn" advice Of his old friend and neigh
Dor, Mr.. Flulaysnn, rs to tie propriety Of
purchasing it. Mr. +. advised him by all
means purchase, ~ h. had no doubt that in
u few years it would be worth ten cents per
acre! subsequently it was sold for fourteen
cents, $500 in all, and HOW brings TO-
900,
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-12-22

FREE SoILtsm.-Of ninety Of the subor-
dinates removed by Mr.. Redicld--who was
appointed Collector Of New York, vice
Mr.. Bronson, removed 10 crafty the Free
Soilers-eighty-eght, We see it stated, be-
long to the Free Soil school Of politicians.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-12-22

From a report published In the n Y.
Heral, il appears that tweny-eight OF the
whole number Of ctagraat vessels wa.eh
arrived It that port during the month of
November, had cholera en- board. The to-
tai number Of passengers embarked in Eu-
rope on board these twenty vessels
was / ,762. Or which darbsr l.lal died og
cholera, and between fou and five thousand
were afflicted with It during the Pussage,--
Some Of thc vessels lost oue-njnth of tue
whole number on board. Many Of tlem
were first class sl.ps.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-12-22
BY TELEGRAPH.
ARRIVAL OF THE ASIA,
CONFLICTING RIMORS.

Observation-Disclosures
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-12-22

Hon. JN0. 7. Cook has our thanks for u
bound copy Of the Patent Office Report for
1928,
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-12-22

The Hon. G.. &. ArnERroN, dec eueed
left $4,000 to President Pierce, and thu
bulk Of his property, 100000, to his wic's
cousins.
Green apples are selling in st. Louis at
80 cts per bushcl and market ovcrstock-
cd
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1853-11-24
The Poultry.

At this season of the year, when every pre-
paration should be made for the comfort of all
domestic animals, the comfort of the poultry
family should receive very liberal share of
attention, inasmuch as there is no stock, tina t
any stockholder can keep, that will pay SO
well for the capital and labor invested as
biped tribes. - ir aiIylW 1ai a-lEa.
To insure the best returns during the winter
months, the season when they can be more
profitable than any other, it is necessary, in
the first place, that they should be provided
with warm and dry shelter; in the second,
they should have constant supply of good,
nutritive food. If this last is given in quanti-
ties to lie by them, no waste will follow, and
consequently no additional expense will ac-
crue. We have been in the habit, during the
cold season, Of keeping box Of grain where
hens, &C., could have access to it at any time
and have found to our satisfaction shat they
can be wintered on less amount of food
than when they are allowed to ramble for
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1853-11-24

made to assassinate him, an event which nat
urally aroused the fears of his friends for his
safety, and they recommended to him the Ut
most caution against exposing himself to any
more such attacks. One afternoon he was re-
clining in Democratic sort of way, on a sofa
in one Of the rooms Of the White House, alone,
smoking a pipe, About this period new
foreign minister from Portugal, we think, un-
accustomed to Republican simplicity, had ar
rived, and went up to the White House to pay
the General visit. He was attired in full
Court costume, all bedizened with gold lace,
&C., and wearing sword. No one happened
to be there to introduce him, and he found his
way unannounced into the room in which Gen.
Jackson was lazily ruminating upon his recent
narrow escape from the pistol of, on assassin.
The sudden appearance of the Minister reused
the old man from his reveries, and he gazed at
the intruder with astonishment, not unmingled
with fear, as he proceeded to bow and grimace
at desperate rate. Gen. Jackson could stand
it no longer, but seizng chair brandished it
before him, and in stentorian voice cried out,
In the name of God, who and what are YOU q
The Portuguese Minister soon managed to give
him an idea of who and what he was, when
Gen. Jackson sent down to his kitchen for a
French cook he had, to act as Interpreter, and
in this way they managed to have a satisfac-
tory interview.-Phldd. Pennsylranian.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1853-11-24

Patience' al times, would get nearly ex hau,st-
cd by the intractions Of the school rrupIe.ss ~
the scholars. On one occasion, in rather n
wrathy way, he threatened to punish with II,
blows Of a very heavy ferule, the first bow de-
tected in whispering, and appointed some "A
detecters. Shortly after one Of those detect
ers shouted, Master, John Zeigler is whis-
pering. John was called up and asked if il
was a-fact. (John BY the way was fayorite,
both of his teacher and his schoolmates. -
Yes answered John, Il was not aware what
| was about. was intent in working out 4
sum, and requested the one who sat next 10
reach the arithmetic that contained the rule
which ! wished to see.' The doctor regretted
his hasty threat but told John he could not
suffer him to escape the punishment, and con-
tlnued q wish could avoid it, but cannot
without forfeiture Of my word and the con-
sequent loss Of my authority. / will con-
tlnued ne, 'leave it to any three scholars YOU
may choose, to say whether or not omit the
punishment John said he would aOree 20
that, and, Immediately called out G. s., #.
d., and d. P. d. The doctor told them 70
return verdict which they soon did, CATER
consultation,) as follows sThe masters rule
must be kept inviolable-John must receive
the threatened punishment of six blows Of the
ferule but it must be inflicted on volunteer
proxies and we, the arbitrators, win share
the punishment, BY receiving two blows each,
John, who had listened to the verdict, stepped
up to the doctor, and with outstretched hand
exclaimed, Master, hers is my hand; they
shan't be struck blow; will receive the
punishment
The doctor under pretence Of wiping his
face, shielded his eyes, and telling the boys
to go to their seats, said he would think Of it.
believe he did think Of it to his dying day
but the punishment was never inflicted. .
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1853-11-24
Waking Up.


Il takes great city great while to wake
up. The milkmen stay up all night, SO as to
be up in the morning. so Wen say nothing
about them. The dim, damp, musty markets
manifest the first signs of life. Carts rattle
round the entrances, and back up with four
ish, and great movement in beef and mutton.
Baskets commence tumbling about vegeta-
bles dodge this way and that !; infant veal turns
summersets cleavers begin to fall News
carriers are darting through the quiet streets,
chucking paper here and there, under doors,
behind pillars, in little boxes, everywhere.--
lcemen are swinging out glittering fragments
Of last winter. Saloons begin to open their
sleepy eyes one after another !; hotels were
wide awake before !; theatres and cemeteries
are as still as ever. Down Broadway thun-
ders one omnibus, then two, then three, then
more than you can count. Circulation in the
great arteries is fairly commencing. Labor
ers, ntroOps and singly, are moving hither
and thither, armed with the levers to start the
world in the morning, Click go the keys in
lock after lock, up one street, down another,
and the great iron eye-lids fold slowly back,
and disclose the silks and satins, the gold and
silver bravery that 50 glittered by gas-light
Graft that have slept like sea-birds on the
dusky rivers, all night long, unfold theil
damp, gray wings, plume up red streamel
here and there, up and away. Snorting little
steamers that have been quiet as kittens, draw
long breath, grow uneasy, give the wheels
half turn, and manifest strong symptoms Of
waking too. Steam engines, lurking in eel
lars and cells, under sidewalks, in garrets,
and everywhere where you would least look
for them, begin to sigh and puff, and swing
their arms this way and that, as if very anx.
ious to get up or down-Or out, or somewhere
except just where they are (; but they only
clear their lungs, breathe hard few times
and get calm again. All the while, up comes
the sun, and down comes his glory the spire
Of Trinity is purple and gold; the red roof
tricked out in gliding furnished signs are re
touched basement windows are FURNISHED
the pavements glitter il is morning nbov,
and below The city clock tolls seven; littl,
French clocks on their little shrill bells, rattl
their one-two-three-tour to seven, faster tha
you can count; gongs roar seven; steam en-
gines shrek seven. Everybody says, 'maE
it seven, and seven il is. And so things kee
on waking, until this great mart, from Bloom
ingdale to the Battery, from the Novelt
Works to Washington Market, jars and tren
bles with the great pulses of wakeful lif
that beat right on, steady and strong, till tn
sun grows weary with shining. and we wit
noting them.-N Y. Tribune.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1853-11-24
Future Housekeepers.

We sometimes catch ourselves wondering
how many or sho yosr's lI;- -L~-- meet
with are to perform the part Of housekeepers,
when the young men who now eye them SO
admiringly have persuaded them to become
their wives.
We listen to those young ladies' Of whom
we speak, and hear them not only acknowledge
ing but boas:ing of their ignorance of all house
work duties, as ifnothing wouldso lower them
in the esteem of their friends as the confession
Of an ability TO bake bread and pies, or cook a
piece Of meat, or disposition 10 engage in any
useful employment. Speaking from our own
youthful recollection, We are free to say that
taper fingers and lily white hands are very
pretty to look at with young mems eyes, and
sometimes we have known the artless inno-
cence of practical knowledge displayed by a
young Miss to appear raher interesting than
otherwise. But we have lived long enough to
learn that life is full of mgged experiences,
and that the most loving, romantic and delicate
people.must live on cooked or otherwise pre-
pared food, and in homes kept clean and tidy
by Industrious hands, And for all the practi-
cal purposes of married l6, it is generally
found that for the husband to sit and gaze at a
wife's taper fingers and lily hands, or for a
wife to sit and be looked at and admired does
not make the pot boil or put tie smallest piece
Of food in the pot. --Arthur's Rome Gazette.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1853-11-24
A self-made Man.

Hon. Andrew johnson, who has been elected
Governor Of Tennessee, actually commenced
life in the almshouse of Wake county, N. c.,
where he remained until his eighth year, when
he was apprenticed to tailor in Raleigh 49,
The Milwaukee Wisconsin says:
His master, if he failed to have him taught
even the rudiments of an English education,
at least trained him up to love the truth, work
hard, and be straightforward in his dealings
with every one. When his apprenticeship
was up, Mr.. Johnson married woman after
his own heart, who knew enough from books
to be able to aid him in mastering the arts Of
reading and writing. ...-..
On marrying, just after he came Of age, he
emigrated to eastern Tennessee, trudging bare
footed, it is said, with his faithful helpmate
by his side, and his pack on his back. As
siduous labor at the tailor's trade placed him
at the end Of ten years in comfortable circum-
circumstances, for his position in that region;
and by that time, by dint of hard study during
his leisure moments, he had come to be ac-
tually man of considerable general informa-
ton. -,.re r-at nH
Being good talker on the stump, he was
sent consecutively for term of two yearo to
both branches of the Legislature. From thence
he was trasferred to the House Of Representa-
tives of the United States, where he served
six years. 19 urfuaf na tlna
The above brief history shows what man
can do when he sets out for it. Young men
and boys should reflect on such facts as these,
and improve the advantages they possess to be-
come useful members Of society. However
humble their origin, or however poor they may
be in pocket, industry, economy, and the i'm
provement of their leisure hours, will place
them above want, and in high standing In the
community In which they may reside. Our
young men are too prone to idleness ,dissi-
pation,--too apt to think they can be nothing
but what they are-shoemakers, carpenters
or what not A sad mistake, for' labor con-
quer's all things. bay STATE.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1853-11-24
Anecdotes of General Jackson.

We recently heard the following anecdotes
Of this venerated hero, and as we do not recol-
lect to have met with them in print, we have
concluded to relate them here:
A revolution in Poland. occurred about the
time that Jackson was waging a war with the
United States Bank, in this country The
Emperor Nicholas treated the unfortunate
Poles with extraordinary severity, and was
terribly and justly scored for it by the press of
this country. About the same time the Wing
press was heaping all sorts of abuse upon Gen.
Jackson for opposing the re-charter of the u.
States Bank. The Russian Minister then at
Washington, was greatly annoyed by the abuse
of his Emperor and master. He determined
to appeal to the government to have the evil
remedied, and collected from the miscellaneous
press numerous array of articles bearing
down very strongly on Nicholas, showed them
to the Secretary of State, and demanded that
this abuse should cease, or he would hold the
government responsible, and the peaceful re-
lations Of the two nations would be Interrupt
ted. The Secretary of State in vain attemp-
ted to explain to him the freedom of the press,
and that the American government had no
more power over it upon such subjects than
Nicholas himself. The Russian Minister re-
garded this as mere subterfuge, and grew
very angry, He finally concluded to appeal
to. Gen. jackson himself upon the subject,
and producing his collection of newspaper de-
nunciations, laid his grievances before the old
hero. Gen. Jackson heard him patiently, and
after he was through, pleasantly complimented
him on his industry in searching the papers
but, said he, Look over them again, and if
you do not find that am called tyrant, fool,
rascal, and all sorts Of foul names, ten times
for every mention of Nicholas's name, I will
have the thing stopped at once This sort of
reasoning threw new flood Of light upon the
mind of the Russian Minister. He then COM
pretended what the freedom of the press meant
in this country, and readily perceived that
jackson could not beexpected to stop the press
from abusing Nicholas, whenitwas every day
boldly assailing himself. He accordingly
dropped the subject. id fa e'
The other anecdo,e describes thing that
happened very rarely it states how Gen. Jack
son got frightened,
This occurred soon after the attempt was
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1853-11-24
The Pommeling Hammer.

NOVEL WAY OF PRoLoNGING LIFE,
A curious and valuable medical work, by
Richard Reese, OF London, has lately made its
appearapce-and is just now attracting some
little attention, on account Of the following ar
ticle, which describes the uses and operation
of the so-called pommeling hammer =
This simple instrument was invented by the
late Admiral Henry, to pommel and rub parts
of the body affected with rheumatism or sub
ject to gouty. inflammation, and for invigorating
absorbent vessels in cases of local deposits or
diseased structure, in which it is desirable to
bring the absorbents of the part into full ac-
tion. s. By rubbing and occasionally pommel-
ing different parts Of the body which are sub
ect to gouty. and rheumatic attacks, Admiral
Henry-who had for many years been mar
tyr to rheumatic gout--succeeded in not only
curing it, but, by perseverance in that prac-
tice after the malady was subdued, he sue
ceeded in diminishing the sensibility or ex-
citability OF the nerves, and particularly of the
membranes or joints so as to render them un-
susceptible of gouty or rheumatic action.
BY persisting regularly in the use Of this
system, the. Admiral fancied he could render
the muscles and nerves of the body so firm and
irritable as to prolong his life to three or four
hundred years. He pommeled and rubbed the
abdomen with such degree of force as to act
on the stomach and intestinal canal, and to its
effects he attributed the regular state Of his
bowels, and the excellent appetite, and being
entirely free from symptoms of Indigestion;
but, unfortunately for the anticipated results
of this system, which has unquestionahy, con-
siderable merit, the Admiral could not apply
it to the most important organs Of the body
namely, the brain, the lungs, and the heart.
The Admiral lived to the age Of one hun
dred years, and for the last twenty-five years
Of his life was equal to considerable muscular
exertions, often walking twenty-five miles in
the course of the day, without experiencing
the slightest fatigue, and enjoying sound
health. A similar mode of treating rheuma-
tism and gout has lately been much recon-
fnended by DR.. Balfour, of Edinburgh, who
has published several cases in which it has
completely succeeded. One great advantage
arising from this system is, the cures it effects
are generally permanent. 7a
The Admiral being afflicted with cataract
in both eyes, consulted Mr.. Ware, who find
ing them both ripe, advised him to have both
extracted. He resolved to submit TO the Ope-
ration on one eye only promising that if il
succeeded he should operate on the other.
The operation having completely failed the
Admiral determined to apply his system, Of
pommeling and rubbing-the eyelids being
closed--to the other eye, which had the effect
of bringing the absorbents into action, and the
diseased lens was so completely removed, in
the course of three months, that he had the
power Of reading small print.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1853-11-24

came my pupil, Afterwards my companion, and
continued ever my true and trusted friend ~
In all our long and intimate intercourse, moth
ing ever occurred to disturb for moment our
delightful relations His drectness Of pur.
pose, hIs courage, and his manhood, were al
ways conspicuous whenever those qualities
were called for There will be for him hosts
of sincere mourners, but no one can deplore the
loss more deeply than myself' 0 T
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1853-11-24
Tribute from the President to a
tn. ] Departed Friend.

The following extract of letter written BY
the President 10 friend in New Hampshire,
on receiving the intelligence of the sudden
death of Hon Samuel B. Ayer-whose de-
cease we recorded few days since-we take
from the Daily Mirror, New Hampshire
"Ihave just received telegraphic despatch
announcing the sudden death of my tried, thor
oughIy appreciated and beloved friend, Samuel
H. Aver. The gifted and lamented Carroll
and Mr., Aver were students in my Office at the
same time, and my interest in their fortunes
was hardly less than that Of father How
early and how suddenly have they been called
away from earth, and how many hearts each
has left to deplore their early loss, both on
public and personal grounds! They were
both men of rare attainments and talents
Each in different lines had earned high dis
tinction, and, among just and honorable men,
universal confidence and esteem. Mr.. Aver
was in my Office nearly three years, and went
thence to Hillsborough, and, after the death of
another friend, whose memory shall always
cherish, 1.-THE late Albert Bakery occupied the
office in which | commenced practice. The
town honored him by its confidence, and he re-
fiected back that honor by the noble exercise
Of tiiose strong powers which placed him
among the first men in the state, and elevated
him at an early age to the speakers chair Of
the house Of representatives.
To you who have been SO closely associated
with him the blow must be crushing. What
ii is to me no man can understand better than
yourself. Soon after he left college he be-
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1853-11-24
A School Incident.

The following incident is taken from th'
Cincinnati Times. If our readers can pc
ruse the account Of the noble boy and hi
teacher without moistened cheek, they car
do more than we can. 1t will also be reaC
with interest, says she Roxbury Journal, sby
those who knew the venerable DIR. Prentice
and those who may remember the parties sPok-
en- Of The Doctor taught the Roxbury Gram
mar School, which was kept in the building
now occupied, in part, by our Office Ihe
doctor is still living .m
" In my early years, attended the public
school in Roxbury, Mass. DR.. Nathaniel
Prentice was our respected teacher; but his
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1853-11-24

Cultivate fondness for children. we nav
or knew person that took to humanity an frag-
ments, that hadn', sunshine In bis heart sxee.-
lent digestion, good amount Of casn' ANA
pleasant dreams.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1853-11-24

"A New Orleans paper tells-ps Of man who
has worn out four pair Of boots i'm two months
ar III trying to collect the money 70 pay fsr
Them Really these are times 10 try meas.
coIcs - ..rr .-tffl F 4rH tn ntm.0a f.-f'
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1853-11-24

PrOfane language is to conversation wna'
ten irch spikes would be 70 Veneer'ng-SPl'-
tinp sbiveripg, and defacing il. i is in bad
taste offensive to a majority, and gratifying 20
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1853-11-24

Heavens gates are not SO highly arched as
princes palaces they that enterthere must 60
upon their knees Webster, 'Fs'f
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-08-02
new york Fair.

From the genaral tone of the press, and from
the information we have received from ether
sources this fair has fallen far short of the eypec
tation of the public, and much short of the hopes
of the projectors. We always expected this, and
while we hoped that the display would be creditu-
be yet we have, we confess, less regret at the re-
suit than we should have felt had the fair been
national rather than speculative. The whole nf-
fair is far below common expectation, the num-
Der of visitorsis very small, the receipts meagre,
and the number of exhibited articles far less than
was anticipated. We hope it may be better, and
that articles may yet come in sufficient TO make
the matter creditable. at least The result prom
ises to make but poor speculation to the plojec-
tors. as the separate States and large cities have
pat1onized the fair but slightly. The Palace is a
very fine building and alike creditable 10 the pro-
jectors ond the workmen, and is well worthy Wis
it being decidedly the best article at the exhibit
ton.