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The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-10-21

The editor CtheN New Orleans Delta IS
one ol the "chivaIfy" beyond question.
In speaking Of Harriet Betcher Stoves
,ev hook he break. oul as follows:
1t is or candid opinion that no south.
efner should purhase anything iron TUG
pen Of this lying old bag, "r add II any
way 10 her already ill-aocumnla'eo
gains.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-10-21

r.a-The N. Y. Journal o. Commerce,
the singular fat dat house IN
tia, city lef, vacant Tor Two months, whlic
the family vere III tie country, was
found upon their return, entirely satifa-
ted with water. TIE furniture was ire
parably ruined, and the ceilings thrown
down. sc. The damage was occas'oned
by the snawing Of rat mo a led pipe
which conveyed water. The pcrforatlon
made was not larger than pms head.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-10-21
A Sr,R,ru,L FAu,Ly.-Thrrc Is n

A Sr,a,ru,L FAMILY. Is n |
family by the name Of Scott, living a'
Marlborough, S,crk county, oa'o, consist
ing OF Mr. Sc,u anI wife, two sons and
fve daughters, and several sons-'n-la"
and grand.daugh,ers. On, ot the whole
number there are SIX or seven mediums.
One OF them. an old maid, predicted IN
1852 ,ha, famine would occur. com
mepcing in 1853, and continue t. grow
worse ill 1856, and the earth would not
gain its produc,iveness t'll the end OF sew
en- years. They accordingly went to
work storing provisions to las, them
through, expending their means IN the
purchase of a great variety OF articles
As they claim to be perfectly at home IN
any person's house, so they tell visitors
they can enjoy the same privilege. Our
informant, therefore, went through the
residence of tho old man, and saw the
preparations for the years OF iamlne'-
SIX hundred bushels Of whea. were stored
IA one place: twenty five bushels OF beans,
raised on ground erected by the spirits
| IN another; fifty bushels Of buckwhea'
bee,s, potatoes, pork, apple sauce, In
sho /, every article that we'll regulated
bous,vifv could desire to make her house
comfortable. Two of the girls had stool
of millinery, which they sold oh, and ex
pended the money in the neeessaries
, life. One OF them calls herself "Ol'
5 Joe." because, like Joseph OF old, sh
! has prepared for famine. Her dress
$ made by direction OF the spirits, is one
5 the oddes, coverings ever prepared by
c human being. l, is somewhat alter III
Bloo.ner fashion, with the pants lclt OF
n Of yellow coarse plaid, with huge scoliof
> running along the bottom neck an
d sleeves. She also wears n sack oi th
I sane gro,esque pattern. Her bonnet
5 straw is oruamenled with two os'r'c
:, feathers, fastened on either slde' iookin
: like two huge cars.
|, is altogether the stranses, family "
n have ever heard Of, and shows spiri'ua
= ism in new phase. -Piaindea!sr.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-10-21

TARRED EEArHsREp. - lne Lou
isyilIe Democrat states that the Juiyiiian
IN the Tho,nasson case at Geoige,own,
Kentucky, WHO was IN favor oi acqul,ting
the prisoner aud thus hung the lsfy aha
saved the supp posed guilty had been taffei
and feathered near that place.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-10-21

E,rlish veler-Hi say, sir, ham !
on the right road to 'Af'fordF Jona-
than well you be-. Traveller
far shall | ave to go before | get there {
Jona,han-'Wall, If you turn reound and
90 to',her way, may be yeou have 10 tray,
81 abeout ten mile, but if yeou keep on
the way you are going, yeou'li have % g
abou, twenty five thousand, reckon.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-10-21

SeAsn.L.-Some months ago, In
n,,ce about five hundred miles from this
CITY, lived man, Cor teiny in the shape
Of a man, with very affectiona'e, fond
and loving wife. The wife, Judging by
y appearanccs, had been born, reared ana
educated lady. She thought she dis-
covered a little too much familiarity be-
tween her husband and servant girl,
and she consequently dismissed the girl
from her employ. The day following
the dismissal, her husband disappeared,
and with him nearly all the lady's cloth
ing and lewelry, worth several hundred
dollars. Time rolled around, and she r.
nal,y aseer,aincd that her husband was m
this city. The lady came here, when TO-
and behold! upon calling at her husband
boarding house, the first person she me'
was her former servant girl, a,tired III the
stolen silks and sa,ns, and also had the
lady', iewelry on her person. The ser
van, pretended not to recognize her,
The lady made no noise or d turbance
hu, merely informed the landady OF the
facts then called upon her late husband
40 as to let him know that she was aware
Of his rasca,ly conduct, and then BIZ
him and his concubine farewell. Thu
man is connected with railroad office Il
| this citv
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-10-21

N-col. D.. Miles, U. $. A. on his way
N.w Mex;co with detachment Of troops
ur;t.s from IT Atkinson, in Arkansas' 'na' n.
Md been four days among the Cainanches an,
Kiows, and adds: .'some o. 'ns oucs. o'e' sa !,
me !, high as ten horses for my daughter ana
h.a an offer Of swap Of squaw TOT M''
Nil. declined both advantageous offers. -
Miners Erpress.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-10-21

Hss~ The provincial parliament have
passed an act granting 10 aliens the right
to purchase aud convey lands into the
queens provinces TO the cx,cn, Of 400
acres each. The government have put
layrc tracts Of land into market nt 81 ,25
per acre. No reservation have been
made excepting minerals, and the Yai..
KEGS i'll flocks are prospecting on the north
shore of Lake Superior for copper aud
iron, and soac rich openings have been
discovered. and where one Yankee squat
ter could not cover the mineral field. ser-
eral unite, make their claim, and jointly
purchase the ri yht. Il Is said that there
have been some tall specuations already.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-10-21

Eg-The splrit u Slavery pfopagan-
lsn IS getting rampant, indeed. zen
ga,s mas been denounced by the Hich-
mond Eag4irsv, cIasse with Van bafe"
,.8 r,ted as no better or soundef upon
n. ouesuoa, aud the withdrawal oil south
,ra support and coansenaace Of nun a.
y,sed and urged.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-10-21
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Truth And Falsehood.

Truth And Falsehood.
BY JOHN P,ERroST.
Gu the page that is immortal
We the brillan' promise see;
'Ye shall know the Truth. my people,
And its might shall make you frec.'
For the truth then let us battle,
Whatsoever fate ls.ide!
Long the BOAST that We are eeman,
We have made IN pablished wide
He who has the Truth ard keeps it,
Keeps not what to him belongs,
But performs .lish action.
That his fellow mortal wrongs.
lie who s.eks the firth AMI tren'lss
At the dangers he must av',
Is rot fit 10 be freeman;
lie, at best is but slave.
lie who bears the Truth, and p'aces
Its high prcmptings under Man,
Loud may Toast Of all .hst's manly,
But can never be mn.
Friend, this simple lay who re .iest,
BE not thou like either them
But to Truth give usmos. freedom,
And the tide il raises, stein.
Bed in speech anl bold in action,
Re forever Time will tea,
OF the free s,alrd and the .lavih,
Which ruiiles LIES missi,a b,st.
BE ihor like The nob'e Anc 'e,,t-
Scorn the threat 'h,: hids the fear,
Sneak no matter what h,'ii the;
Let them strike bI make them hear:
Be thou Ek. the f-st Ap,st,ls;
Be thou like heroic Paal.
r. free tha,.ht sc~ks express IN,
Sp.ak il boldly! Speak i all!
Face thine enemies, aeen,.r;
>car the prison. rack or rod!
And il thou hast Truth 10 utter,
Speak ami leave III. rest to God!
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-10-21
Pi,tsburg, Ii

Tie cholera broke out very badly in
this city on Wednesday. On that and
the fol wing day over 80 deaths occur.
red. II is sulsiding.
IraRsrp ELEpuAsr That's a wrr-
nv knos,n. hanimal OF yours sand .
eockney gentleman To the keeper OF an
elephant
Very was the cool rejoinier.
all. perfort-s strange tricks ana han
tics does he inquired the o;kney, ye-
ing the animal through his glass.
>ufprisinr' rrtor,ei the keeper. wave
learn, him 10 put money in ,nn, box you
see away ~ there. Try hlm with dol
lar
The cockney ha.dv<l the sh.phan, Q.
dollar, aud sImss enough he took it up in
his trunk. and and placed j, IN q lox higa
out ai ssacti.
Wei. that's VERY haxiroarJinary =
hastou,shilg truly ! Now let's see him
ci, ont aud hand j, isck.'
I'VE never learnl him that, reported
ne ecpef, vu, ragaish lecr, and then
j tufntd 10 SIR up Il . inous eys a "a l'astsch
til. i, elas. --Sptra Of tht iia"
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-10-21

- Cen. sam Houston first entered Con-
.r... :. . Representative from Tennessee thu
y ye.rs ego. H. has since bs'a Governor OF
Tennessee; then fugitive from her aopaefs;
then an Indiar chsif, then pioneer OF iesss;
then leader Of her revolution: then Presden';
then out Of power and esteemed d''''pa'ea'
h,ol.o down dem magogue then President aga'"'
,.sormed man ard temperance advocate; thea
and finally s.n,'or Of the United states wac"
position he ha. held for the last e's'' ,e
He may yet 20 higher
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-10-21

,.sg~The census takers found great
a,ft,cnI,y IN ascertaining the ages OF the
ei,ls, large minority of them being on
ly sixteen. In one family there were 10
be twelve girls between sixteen anu
e,obteen years OF age.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-10-21

4 Strange Freak k-A short time since, ln-
II. boy about FIVE years old, son Of Wins MT
che,l, rssiai ne in California, i""s eou". !.
Ohio, by some means fastened gram OF corn
in nj. NOSE, where il remained four or hse
~. The nose became much swollen and
very painful. DR.. Gaines succeeded lnremov-
;ng the yya;n last week. When taken out y
ws, found to be in g. owing condition, having
actually sproa!ed.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-10-21

BENJAMIN Bird, an elderly bachelor,
70 wears OF age, was married yesterday
At tie Catholic ChuTca on frst-st,, to
Mr., Julia Cnaf, buxom widow OF 80
The old Bird was canght a, last BY CAaft'
- C,n. Eng.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-10-21

cy,scr Am GREar Loss or LIFE.---by
late arrivals from India, news has been feceis-
cd Of the probable loss Of the brig iiygea WIN
,as Messengers and crew, Chinese bound 10 san
Francisco, the ship Topaz with over 1oo pas
.enge,s. and the ship Lady Nugen', VITA MAD
=. t,oo,s. the whole mak'ns loss o. Eight
hn .itc ltras,
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-10-21

gsg~rhc Washington U,.ion contains
the Presidents Proclamation announcing
the ratification of the Canadian Recipro-
city Treaty under which the following AZ
,icles are admitted from the British Pro-
vinces free OF all duty: sr alb
Gram, flour, and brcadstulfs, Of all
kinds.
Animals Of all kinds.
Fresh, smoked, and sailed meats.
Cotton wool, seeds and vegetables.
Undried fruits, cried fruits.
Fish OF all kinds. -.s-. -..-sn
Products of fish, and Of oil other crca-
lures living in the water.
Poultry, eggs.
Hides, furs, skins, or tails undressed.
Stone or marble IN Its crude or un.
wrough, state.
| Slate.
Butter, cheese, ,a'lCw.
Lard, horns, manuse.
Ores, Of metal, Of all klnds.
Coal.
Pitch, tar, trupentine, ashes.
| Timber and lumber, OF all kinds, round,
hewsI, and sawed, untnanuiacturcd IN
whole or III part.
Flrewood. ........
Plants, shrubs, and trees.
pel,s, wool.
Fish oil.
Rice, broom-corn, and bark.
Gypsum, ground or unground.
Hewn, or wrought OF anwrought burr
or grindsiones.
Dye .tuhs.
Flax, hemp, and tow, unmannlac.urcd.
Uumanutactared tohocco.
Rags.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-10-21

A FlGur.-Brigadier General ueefse
Wallace Jones, Senator in Congress from
the State Of iowa, and Peter A. LofiIniei'
E.o had fight in Dubuque, on We'd
re.dsy last, in which Jones was consia-
erably clapperclawed in the face and parts
hereun,o adjacent. The fracas or'glna-
ted in the fac, that J ones called Loflme'
: ..d--d liar words current and po-
I;,e with the wellers, Peltits and Douglass
Of the United States Senate but oaen'
.,ve and punishable among gentleman II
Il. YVES, - G,lcaa Jegcfsoa'an.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-10-21

When handsome young man hlat'ies
a vinegar faced old maid with lour nous, us.
and dolIres, i, is all for loye-o' he'
money.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-10-21

D,nS'r LIKE IT Nucn. The editor OF
the N. Y. Du,chman has been taking
opium. Jus, read a description Of his
feelings Oh thus presen, occasion:
we never could understand how peo-
pie can get taste for opium fastened Oh
them. We tried small quantity Of II
the other day, for "A pain internally
We were ordered to take two pills day
lor four days. The frs. dose was really
delicious Ii gave us pink tinged sleep
filled to the brim with girls made OF rose
leaves. We indulged in dreams OF the
most oriental order In one Of them we
had mother of-pearl hand sled, with
gollen runners. With this we glided
down rainbow made Of ice cream and
brought up on terrace, the supports oil
which we're great spars OF emerald.
The second night things began to
change. About the supporters Of the ter
race, anacondas began TO appear. Will.
in the distance, 10, Of green monkey
were quarreling about the proprety o
making a cushion of US.
Tie third evening matters grew appal
! ling. The terrace had gone and 50 ha'
the rainbow, and the girls made OF ros
/ leaves, and in their stead we had be
filed with rattiesnakes, and on the hea'
board four grisly bears pulling at hau
ser. one end Of which was fastened
e our neck, and the other to an ice berg. =
Il That men should use opium for da
;, does no, surprise US in the least, that the
should do so, however, for month, doe
), seem really wonderful Rather than be
come a confirmed opium eater we wou
throw ourself into Etna. We can 80
> CINE nothing more terrible.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-10-21

sg-A steam engine has been nitro
dueed into the harvest field in Sussex
England.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-10-21
The Secret.

We observe tina, quite number Of our
exchanges are publishing different ver-
sions Of the great, No knowthing' err
pose up to the second degree. The fol-
lowing. handed us by a correspondent
whose name we have solemnly sworn Con
a junk bot,le) 10 keep secret. lets us into
the mysteries Of the third degree, the par
ticulars attending which, are now, for the
first time. made public. Read!
The Oaih.-'I Solomon Sw'pes. or
Snukes as the case may be, her rsby sol.
emily swear (hold up your righ h'ni)
this my oath to endure forever and day
after (raise your right iesl 'ha. il catch
Roman Catholic {sha: your right eye)
alone in the woods (sh.t yor lef1) OF
some out-of the way place. (opcn your
mouth that will pound him into jelly
or chop him into sausages (s'ra'io~ THIS
meat are) will eat him without pepper
or salt, (.N..c-'Ktng Of tte GAMBIA
Islands. and in this way enieavor to an
initiate the whole tribe Of worthless rap
scallioas-- so help me tea pot. H
After taking this oath, the obligated
person turns three somersets, backwards
aud forwards, which he must do withou
grun,ing, under the penalty oil sun.na
ry ejec,ion from the lodge room.
Each member then arrays himself in
blool-red shir, and pants. and paints hi
face vermillion. when a horrible an
terrifying dance to p-cpitate the spirit
+ of all departed Know No,hings,, take
| place, accompanied by a band OF mus'
from the Internal Regioas ..
The o. Of mys,ica,lon which is know
! ~ every thing connected with the !.
& =es without 4. It and It are sal
to be in great demand; an exchange
. states ,ha, the { men will go Oh by
5 as they Oo) srA- in ss1 with =
: until . is put I, Jesui,ieal influence. =
Howu,i Gdzpite.
The Davenport gazette., 1854-04-20
Another Whig Convention

The Des Moincs Courier suggests the
propriety of holding another Wing Conven-
tion on the 10th OF May, for the purpose of
nominating candidates to fill the vacancies
caused bv the declinaton Of Mesars.
Waters and Price. The reason that Mr.,
Price declined the honor sought to be con-
flrred upon him was, that the meagfencss
Of the salary presented no indueemcnt for
the nc cceptanoe of an office that required
his presence at Iowa City, to the dctrimeat
Of his business at home. There is State
Central Committee i'll existence in Iowa
whose duty il is to fill all such vacancies as
the one referred to above, and thus save the
party the trouble and expense Of calling a
Convention If 4 candidate withdraw from
the canvass. This Committee now have
the subject nnder adYiscmcnt and if our
friends on the Des Moines, who express 50
much concern that the vacancies be filled
a. an early day, will forward the names oi
those good Wings whom they hope to see
occupy that station the succeeding term, We
will urge th.ir names before the Commit
tna
The Davenport gazette., 1854-04-20
Quick Work

On the morning Of the I'd inst. the Vine
gar Dstillery of c. Mueller in this city was
destroyed by fire. He was insured in the
North Western Insurance Company, made
his proofs Of loss on the 9Th instant and de-
livered them to the agents Of the Company
here to be forwarded to the office for adjust
ment, and on Saturday the 18th inst Messrs.
Cook & Sargent, the agents, by instruction
of the Company, paid the entire amount
covered by the policy.
This promptness is commcndable in the
Company and shows that it is reliable and
such an one as ought to be encouraged
We chcerfully recommend it to the public
as one eminently deserving patronage.
The Davenport gazette., 1854-04-20
sssam Fire Ensine.

While nj Cincinnati we saw the Steam
Fire Engine, celebrated as being the only
one OF the Kind in the &, States. II Is
very cumbersome and would be entirely too
heavy for four horses to haul, were il not
that the Engine house is so far up in the
CITY it is in general adeseent TO the scene OF
action and tha, the horses are the neblest q
their kind: as indeed. are all those IN the
Cincinnati Fire department
The horses stand harnessedin their stalls.
which are in the same room With the In
cine. and Judging by the cleanliness eievery-
thing around, the pictures pasted on The
walls and the names of the animals over
them. they are the objects OF much atten-
ton. Under the boilers etthe Engine, com
bus,ihles OF easy ignition, as rosln and
shasinus, are placed, while the racks ililed
with hne split wood; although, so soon as
the Engine leaves for IRE, cart follows
laden with wood for further consumption.
Sc soon as the alarm is soundediis is ascer-
tanned NutlIGi t4lcit te d uANf "s4tN'' - "
general but the work OF a moment, when a
match is applied TO the ccmbustieles and be-
lore the horses are attached 10 the Engine,
the black smoke is rolling in volumes from
the chimney 4 fireman mounts horse,
the engineer ami stoker the hinder part OF
the engine, and away the noble animals
dash with all the speed 50 heavy buEthen
will permit them 10 exert. In few min
u,es steam is generated when it is applied
to aid in the propulsion of the heavy Engine
through the streets to the burning build
ing.
When the scene of action is reached the
steam power i transferred TO lis legitimate
object. and SIX streams of water are cast at
the same time upon the flames, which soon
are subdued BY the cataract thus thrown
upon them, while not unfrequently the con-
tents OF the house are as much injured by
the one as the other element. For large
cities the Steam Engine i admirably adapt
ed, but for place the size of Davenport the
old hand-power machines are far prefer
able.
The Davenport gazette., 1854-04-20
Thn Administration Party.

The unpopularity OF the present Admin
istra,on is maniies,ing itself more openly
every day. Men OF the Democratic party
are taking stronger grounds against II and
more boldly proclaiming their dcep-seated
oppositontathe course il has pursued. For
once. an Administration has run counter to
feelings stronger than the ties Of party,
which are falling from around those whose
eonsciences have thus been outraged,
Cherished associations have been severed.
and as though treemen Of America were 50
wrapped Up in party predictions as 10 be
callous 10 every other feeling, the .idminls-
tra,ion has thought, vainly thought, t. im-
pose upon them, under the mask oi party,
the spread Of sentiments they could not en-
dorse \ breach has thus been made in the
Democratic party. which is widening Is the
effort is persisted in, to engrat upon its
creed sentiments So repugnant to the better
portion OF the party, Is those embraced in
the Nebraska bill.
New Hampshire, the home Of the Pres-
dent, at her election was the frstto reproye
the Administration Tor its unhallowe ed efforts
to spread. what allmen teelto be, the greatest
curse underwhich ourrepublie groans. Con-
necticut aud Rhode Island have since fol-
lowed in her wake and in unmstakeable
tones pronounced the fate OF the Democrat
ic party, if It's leaders persist in foisting up
on the people measure 50 repugnant to
the sentiments which the institutions OF
our country early ineulcate in its children.
Blind and suicidal as is the policy, we lind
no, only the Administration persisting in It,
but the leading papers OF the party holding
up their hands and crying them on, even
though the States above mentioned show
By the recent result decrease of the Ad-
ministration vote since last years election,
of i4,47l.
Il seems as though it were the decree Of
Providence, that SO often as the Democratic
party acquires unwanted strength BY the
fascination Of its name and the duplicity Of
its leaders, the best of its followers are driv-
en- from its ranks by the appearance Of some
mental epidemic which threatens spiritual
death TO lis adherents And as though
there were blight in slavery which settles
as millew upon everything that cherishes
il. and strikes Is with death all who alyo-
cate its extension. \ party IN this age OF
the world to make as is leading priRe'p3s the
extension Of slave territory With the hope NJ
success. emulates the individual who would
run his hand into den of rattiesnakes with
the prospect Of bsiug unbitten in the ope-
ration.
The Davenport gazette., 1854-04-20
Lectures on Physiology. etc.

Mrs Helen Markham Wheeler, whose
name is familiar to Us from seeingit so often
mentioned in connection with the subjects
upon which she lectures-Anatomy and
Physiology-will address the gentlemen
and ladies Of Davenport this evening a. the
Congregational Church, preparatory TO de-
lirerng course OF lectures upon the aCove
named science to the ladies Of this place
In Galena, Rock Island and at whatever
place she has lectQred, we have observed
the press have spoken in terms Of praise ot
her efforts.
The Davenport gazette., 1854-04-20
Chicago and r. I. Railroad

The earnings Of the above Road for the
month Of March we're s74,7oo, So rapidly
has the travel increased since this Road
was opened in February that II eSsrs. Sbef,
field a. Farnam are obliged 10 put on an.
other passenger train on the 2ith inst.
making two through trains, or three 50 far
rs Lasa,le. This latter train will be an
evening express train, and viii leave Chi.
cago after the arrival Of the eastern train.
and arrive at X. Island in time 10 take the
morning boats either up or down tho Mtssis.
siqpi.