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The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-07-29

\ Quaker, OF most exemplary charac
ter, having been disturbed one night b,
footsteps around his dwelling. rose from
his bed, and cautiously opened Il bacl
door to reconnoitre. Close by was III
out house, and under it cellar, near
window OF which was man busiiv en-
gagged in receiving the contents of hi
pork barrel from another within the cel
lar. The old man approached and tht
man outside fled. He stepped to ia,
cellar window and received the pciccs o
pork from the thief within, who. after q
little while, asked his supposed accom-.
plce IN a Whisper:
Shall we take it all ?
Yes, take it all, said the owncr Of the
pork.
The thlcf industriou,ly haulcd up th,
balance through the window aud then
came out himself. Imagine his conster.
nation, when, instead Of greeting his
companion IA crime, he was confronted
by The Quaker. Botn were astonishrd
for the thief proved 10 be near neigh.
oor Of whom none would have suspected
such conduct. He pleaded for mercy
begged hun not to expose, spoke Of the
necessities of poverty, aud promised ncy-
eli to steal again.
III thou Aadst asked me Tor ueat,' said
the old man, ii would have been given
thee. | pity thy poverty aud thy weak,
ness, and esteem thy family. Thou art
forgiven
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-07-29
Misttllan
Getting into Society.

The PniladeI phia ledger, in a very
sensible article, speaking OF Americans
who do all they can to noarish feeling
Of social caste in this country, which they
call society, says:
1T is principally with the female sex
that this mania RACES. A young man
marries half educated girl, both being,
perhaps, 10, worth a thousand dollars. :
In time, partly by good luck, and partly
hv GOOD management, the husband amas-
ses \ fortune. Now, all at once, the
wife, hitherto anxious only tor money TO
bring up their children property, ana 10
smooth their old age, begins TO talk about
position" But, instead oil seeking INA,
ne.ition. bv culuyating the mind and
manners, she thinks to obtain II BY secH-
rlng adniss on into this, OF that SET q an
hitrarv exclusives. To be invited 10 MIS-
Pretension on her visiting list, IS Wha'
the deluded woman believes 10 be getting
into society" What slgat she endufcS
what meanness she decends TO, what ~
trirues she undertakes IN order to achieve
,hese ends. She follows Mrs. Pouphar to
Newport. and takes box at the opera De-
hind Mrs. Dash. She put her coach mo
livery hires a French nurse Ter her chll-
dren, aud purchases pew at the ,t,afch
OF the Rev. Mr.. Cream Cheese. Bye
aad-bye she halters herself, because she
know: all these silly people, that she has
obtained a position, mat she nus s''
into "socle,y" And yet she IS, perhaps,
,nst - ,llnerate. as mean, and as vulgar
as ever: for her French dinners do not
make her less selfish or less polite at
heart, In truth she is often more nara
- Nv servants, more the slave oil envy
and altogether less worthy than when she
was comparatively poor, and whca she
thought more OF her husband anu 'a''''' =
than Of getting into "socie'y'
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-07-29
Deputy Surveyors

A. D. GH.HAM, residence 4 miles y. W from
Upton. JoEEFH STEER, Of Springdale., iowh-
ship. r4sidenca at Samuel Ki'g's. miles west
from Hickory Grove. GEo WHISTLER, resl-
dence At Upton.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-07-29
SA AUEL OEWELL, /,

SURVEYOR OF CEDAR COUNTY, IOWA.
WILL be happy 10 wait upon all those who
desire his services. lie is prepared 70 DO sur
yeying with Correctness and dispatch
Office in the Court House,
Tipton, Iona.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-07-29

LS The New York Times gives the
following portraiture Of fashionable lie
and society in New York:
Our fashionable society in this city IS
sham from beginning 10 end It IS VI
terly unsound, depraytd lad unnatural
a deceptive piece Of rotten wood, made
to look shiny with French polish, and
gIt,ering with the phosphorescent light
OF corruptlon--a copper cent, trying It's
very best to look like five frame piece,
and, what Is worse, In nine cases out ot
ten succeeding.
frlTa The modern waN of asking for
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-07-29

e1gN The opponents Of The Nebraska
outrage, in the State Of Michigan, have
coalesced under the title OF Republicans,
held a State Convention and brought oat
full ticket for State officers composed
Of prominent and reliable men selected
indiscrlmnately from Wings, Democrats
and Free Soilers, There Is no doabt .
tteir success.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-07-29
ks1e- The San Francisco Sun IS &C

ss4e- The San Francisco Sun IS ac-
untable for the following
We met grammlrlan, wao hal Just
made an unsuccessful tour through the
mines, conlugatlnI, Or rather eogtaung,
thus; positive mtne, comparative mRer,
superlatlye minus !,
ELEGANT. The phrase fighting on
his own hook is now more elegantly
rendered 'waging war upon the penfan'
individuality Of his personal curve.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-07-29

l~9 Copper belts, breast plate, Sc,
are used III New Orleans rs preyeutatlres
against cholera, 4 French physician
asserts that his observation assures him
that dealers iii copper. manufacturers }.
copper and brass, and, In general, all
persons who habtualiy handle metallic
substance, escape the cholera during the
epidemic yisitations OF that disease.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-07-29

ssE~ The modern way OF asking for
a marriage license is to say CLERK, give
me an order for woman"
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-07-29

GREEN f. McNAUGHTON.
MERCHANTS. Keep on hand Ready Made
III Clothing, Boots and Shoes, Yankee No
kions, Dry Goods. Groc oceries, &c. Rochester,
Cedar county, Iowa. nj
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1854-05-13
4 Honncing Girl.

Miss Rosina Delight Richardson, ac-
cordng to a writer in the Boston Journal,
is delectabIe armful, belonging to the
State of New Hampshire, where she re-
sides with her father, substantial farmer.
She is thus described:
'Aliss Rosina is nineteen years OF age,
is five feet three and quarter inches IN
height, measures five feet four and a quar-
ter inches round the waist, six feet two
inches around the hips, twenty-five IN
ches around the arm, above the elbow,
and two feet ten inches in a straight line
across tic shoulders. AtJirih, she weigh
ed six pounds; and at five years, one hun
dred and forty-cight; and at ten, two hun
drcd and sjXly-cight pounds; and now, at
nineteen years, four hundred and seventy
eight pounds. On estimating the qnaniI-
tv Of cloth in her clothing when dressed
for q ride on a winters day, we found It
to contain ninety-eight and a half yards
of thrcc-quarcr wide cloth. She has
brown hair, dark, blue eyes, is OF fair
complexion, and has what phrcno.oglsts
would call well-baanced mead, the per
ceppiye organs pTedominating. She can
knit, spin, weave, make a shirt, or batch
of bread; i, a good singer, aud plays the
piano with taste and skill; Is considered
one Of the best scholars in the town where
she resides; is courteous, aaabIe, aud
lively in conversation and eyince5 gen
eral knowledge which might raise blush
on the cheeks of some of car city bellies. -
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1854-05-13
|u-l -.T-'-4 a,


How TO WASH LACE. The following
mode of washing iaces we hnd in an ey-
change, and rcpublsh for the benefit Of
our fair readers:
TIE difficulty of getting lace washed
right, especially out oil great city, IS We
Try great. Every lady, therefore, should
know how to wash her own thread lace.
If any fair reader Is ignorant OF this art We
can teach her in very few words. Let
her first rip oil The lace, carefully pick out
the loose bits OF thread, and roll the lace
very smoothly and securely round clean
black oo'"e previously covered -, WIN o!"
white men Se"ea u5oUy Oh, ! %'., Oig'5
emu oi 'ne iaee WIN : ,-1"'0 '','" ~ cav
10 Keep u sHooIl anu "C 'a'0'"''" J." " ."P-
ping not to crumOie or ioid III any o' ''''
scaIops or peanngs.
After il is on tie bottle take some OF the
best sweet oil, and with clean sponge
wet the lace thoroughly to the mmOstoids.
Have ready in wash kettle, strong cold
Ia,her Of clear wafer and white CASTLE
soap. tLl the bottle "il" c'lH wafer lo
preyen.i,s bursting, cork i. well and stand
it upright in the s.ds, with q string round
the neck secured 10 .aa ears or handle Of
the kcu.c, 10 prevent its knocking about,
and breailhg "hde over the AIe' ho, II
oon IN the s0ds Tor an hou' or more uI me
lace IS clean ana winnie a" sn'' .5". iran"
of the sudS, and cry Il on ',4 'G'Iio ID 'he
sun. When dry, remove iie iace rom
the bouIo and roll !, round |&Iae ro''n
block or lay II III long io'4$' pace ],
within sheet OF smooth "ilI9 paper ana
press in large book Tor lew days.
TO Bleach CoTToN Go0Ds.--Doiiyour
cotton for three hours in water, with ?
ounces potash to the pound Of cotton, take
ont and wash well in running water and
wrjnr. then prepare your bleaching liquor
by mixing iu 10 gallons Of cold water ,
pounds OF bleaching powder, broken fine
and well mixed in lhe water, and Ictstand
to settle, then pour of into a clean tub,
put in your cotton and let il lay for twelve
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1854-05-13
Advice 10 Girls.

Fanny Fern" says some very good
things, but the following short discourse
by "NeIIy Grave" is sorepIete with com
mon sense that we publish it. We don't
know whether there are any such girls in
Shepherdstown, but we viii give them a
chance to read what a sensible woman
says:
Girls, YOU want to get married don't
you All, what natural thing it's for
young ladies' 10 have a laundering for the
stcrner sex ! It's a weakness that wo-
man has and for this reason she is called
The weaker sex Well. if you want to
get married don't for conscience sake act
like fools about il. Don't 90 into ir of
The hips every time YOU see a hat and a
pair of whiskers, Don'l get the idea into
your heads that You must put yourself III
to the way Of every young man in the
neighborhood, in order to attract notice.
for if you don'trun alter the young men
they will run after YOU. Mark that.
A husband hunter is the most detesta-
ble of all young ladies'. She is full Of
starch and FUCKERS, she puts on so many
false airs, and she is so nice that she aP-
pears ridiculous in the eyes ofevery de-
cent person. She may generally be found
at meeting, coming in Of course about
the last one, always at social parties and
invariably takes a font scat at concerts.
She tries to be the belle of the place and
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1854-05-13

THE BOY HEROES;
SKETCH OF Early WESTERN LIFE

When Kentucky was an infant State.
and before the foot Of civilization had
troddcn her giant forest, there lived upon
d branch OF the Green river, an Old hunter
by the name Of John Slater. His hut
was upon the southern bank of the stream;
and save a small patch Of some dozen
acres that had been cleared by his own
axe, lie was shut up by dense for
es,s. Slater had two children home
with hin-two sons, Philip and Daniel
the former fourteen and the latter
twelve years of age. His elder children
had gone south. His wife was with him,
but She had been for several years an al
most helpless cripple from the effects of
severe rheumatism.
1t was early in the spring, and the old
hunter had Just returned from Columbia,
where he had been to carry the produce
of the winters labor, which consisted
mostly of furs. He had received quite a
sum Of money, and had brought it home
with him. The old man had for several
wears been accumulating money, for civil
iiza,on was gradually approaching him,
and he meant that his childIcn should
start on fair terms with the world.
One evening, Just as the family were
sitting down TO their frugal supper, they
were attracted by a sudden bowling ct the
dogs. and as Slater went to the door to see
what was the matter; he saw three men
approaching his hut.
He quickly quieted the dogs, and the
strangers approaching the door. Ihey
asked for something to eat, and also Iod'
cing for the night. John Slater was no
the man to refuse a request of that KIND
and he asked the strangers in. They Sc
their rifles behind the door, unslung then
racks. and room was made for them at the
suDper table. They represented them
selves as travellers bound farther west, In
tending to cross the Mississippi in search
of settlement.
The new comers were far from being
agreeable or prepOssessing in their looks
bI,t Slater took no notice of the clrcum'
stanccs for he was not one to doubt any
man. The boys, however, did not like
their appearance at all, and quick slances
which thew gave each other told their
feelings. The hunters wife was not at
the table, bat she sat in her great easy
chair by the fire. Slater entered into
conversation with the guests, but they
were not very free, and after while the
talk Gwinded to occasional questions.
IL, Il, To- nf tvrn
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1854-05-13
Industry ana Integrity.

There is nothing impossible to man
which industry and integrity viii not ac-
complisl The poor boy Of yesterday,
so poor that dollar was = meridian TO his
vision, houseless and breadIess--compe..cd
to wander on foot from village to village.
with his bundle on his bacG, IN order q,
procure Iaborand the means of subsistence,
has become the talented and honorable
Young man to-day by the power Of ms
right arm, and the potent influence Of bis
principles firmly and PcrPetuaiIy main
taned. Whcnpovcr!y and what'he world
calls disgrace. stared him IN tae lace, he
shuddered not, but pressed onward, and
excited hioh and honorable eXCriou III lHe
midst of accommodating disasters and calam-
lies. Let the young man be cherished,
for he houoIs his country and lie dgu'i.c-
his race. High bIooJ-ii This course not
in his veins, he IS lrecboIn American,
and therefore a sovereign and q prince.
Wea.ln-wha, csrer be Tor that. 80 long as
lis heart is pure, and bis walk upright
knows, and his country knows and n.-
country tells that he liu.e finger OF aD
homes, and upughtman is worth more l3m
ihe whole body Of az eii,miuaie and dis
honest rich man. These are iacuten Who
make he coun:ry--who bring 10 j; what
ever Of Irou siEew and uu!a.iuE spirit 1t
possesses or dezircs-who are rapidly rem
dcIiag ii the mrghUrsi. most powerful, as
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1854-05-13

\ a
House - amt got no house
.WcI, where do YOU livcH
4 live in the wooGs-sleep on the
Graa, Government Purchase, eat raw bear
and wild turkey and drink ont Of the Mis-
sissiT?jn
And he added:
II is getting 100 Hic5 with folks about
here. You're the second man | Lave
seen within the las: month; and hear
there's whole family come in about tii-
tv miles down the rlycr. I'm going 10
put ont into the woods again
A lady went into 4 grocery, lately, and
asked for some self raising AoIr. The
clerk. for the moment was green Irish
man, who, opening barrel showed her
some of The ordinary superinc. That is
net what want sand the lady, with
some pl4ue. 4 want scll-raising flour
on SAID Pat, with promPtitudc, "a diyiI
bit will We find fault with lis not rising;
The whole barrel went up this morning
from nine to eleven dollars, and if that
don sun, YOU Gre hard to pIazc,mircly.'
The lady disappeared in huff.
We remember being At q conference
meeting once, in Yankee Land, when one
.of the deacons came around asking the
people if they wanted salvation. Near
me sat 4 butchers boy of nineteen years
.o.l. about as amenabIe to salvation, as 4
lamb in his hand would have been to
mercy.
( Doyou want salvation ? said the Dca-
con. looking into his brutal face.
.No, darn you--l want Sal Skinner,
and the sexton won't let me take her out
ill meetings. over Then was the time
we reared.
Don't lay in that postur, dear said
Mrs. Parljng'on 10 her nephew, who was
stretched upon a sofa with his heels foot
or two higher than his head. Don't lay
so; raise yourself up and put this pillow
under you. knew young man once
who had a suggestion Of the brain in con-
sequence of laying so-his brains all run
down into his head = and with this admo-
milton she leit him TO his nap in the little
back sitting room.
The young lady who fell in love has
Just been pulled out, by daring young
fellow who successfully struggled with
the world.
What makes a lawyers position so
.pcriIous Ans-Bccausc he has other
mans deeds TO answer for as well as his
own.
'Arrah now, Jamie, said one Irishman
to another as they stood gazing upon tho
fountain, on Boston Common, sure, what
is it makes the water squirt up so, do you
knowr
'Aisv now, Pat, and don't be after ex-
posing yer ignorance and want of snse,'
was the reply; Everybody knows il goes
Jy steam!
A clergyman lately illustrated the ne
ccssity Of corporcal punishment for tho
correctun Of juvenile dcPrayity, with tho
remark that the child, when once started
in a course Of evil conduct, was Ikea
locomotive on the wrong lrack-ii takes
the 5rich 10 gel il oG
A college student, beng examined IN
Locke where ne speaks OF our relation to
!Ae Dic'y' was asked 'Wha' relations 90
we mos neg.e'' h' answered WIN
much s!mpAcl'J' 'IooT rotations, sIF.'
DR.. Johnson comparing plaintiff and
defendant. in an action Of law. to two men
'"cN''g "g'' 'ca"' IN a 9"eSo'' an' daring
s".h '.'''r 20 remain '"c longest under
""'.''
4 clrr~vmar. whom tho copt-iLutiop
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1854-05-13

(. The CiucIDaar Enquirer tells an
ouecao,e Of Q p.ous oa gentleman who toll
his w5vvald sons nn. 30 60, ur4er any
circumstances. = fishing on tie SsJ5a'h {;
butif tney 1ll all me@ls 10 jri"g Lone
tie 6sh.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1854-05-13

NEwsPAPERs.-A man cats up pound
Of sugar, and the pleasure he has enjoyed
is ended; but information he gets from
a newspaper IS treasured up in the mind,
to be used whenever occasion or inclina-
ton calls for it. 4 newspaper is not the
wisdom Of I man or two men; il is the
wisdom Of the age--o( past ages too. A
family without newspaper is always
half an age behind the times in general
information; besides, they never think
much nor find much to think about. And
there are the lille ones growing up in ig,
norance without 4 taste for reading.
Besides all these evils, there's the wife
who, when her work is done, has to sill
down with her hands in her lap, and
nothing to amuse. her mind from the tolls
and cares of the domestic circle. Who
would be without a newspaper !-IraH&-
lin.
Gz9 Honesty is the best policy.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1854-05-13

u Always aspire 10 DO good.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1854-05-13

G@> Honesty is the best policy.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1854-02-17
Head al Stalk Sfraaf.

n EW styles OF ciothins iust received this day o.
~ Fiench's cothinf store also boots, 4lurs rub.
hcrs. NnntacHoi Nos ISM
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1854-02-17
A Short Chapter on Poultry.


Mr.. Editor Perhaps al this pc
cullar period Of hen roost celebrlt,
while the attention of farmers and
house holders is SO urgently directed
towards the improvement of their
chickens, u woman may be permitted
10 give the result of her own exper-
fence, for the benefit of those unfor-
tunate mor'als who are unable to-ob
tain the ian famed Shanghai, or other
imported Growers and cacklers.
have been nominal mistress 10
flocks of chickens during at least
twenty summers, but for a great part
Of the time left the management of
the poultry yard to whoey, pleased to
attend to IT. And ii was managed
after this manner. The eggs were
collected for eating, as long us the
cool spring weather continued, and
no hens permitted TO- set until MAY
or June. Then the earliest chickens
were eaten in the fall, and the late
half grown ones, kept 10 perpeiua,e
the stock. 1t is a popular belief that
late chickens lay best ia The spring.
Well, our chickens delerora,ed sen
sIbly. They grew 10 be no larger
than pheasauts, and many of The
young chicks were cripples, and un-
able to walk. We were always
changing with our neighbors, moi
only. Growers, but hens and setting
eggs all 10 no purpose. Finally |
begun 10 philosophize upon the sub
ject ! always preserve the earliest
setting Of peas, beans, and other gar
den vegetables for seed, and so in
prove my varieties and | now resoly
ed to try tie same with my fowls. |
observed that half grown chickens
in the fall were only half grown chick
ems the next spring. So com
menced by 'setling" my hens as early
as they showed an inclination to hatch
and then selecting the largest and
finest OF the chickens, fcr my mex,
summers stock, also keep one crow
CT for every five hens, and have 10
lame chicks. Now have as large,
fine, hardy, and prolific fowls, as any
reasonable woman can desire to pos
sess without tie extra care and nur-
sing, which is required by the impor-
ted breeds. LYDIA JAsr- PsIRsos.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1854-02-17

tilated in summer and winter. The
surplus honey can be taken out, at all
seasons, without detriment TO the
bees. The work and condition OF
the bees can be inspected at all times
withou, injury to them or their owner.
The bees can be fed without insert
ing robbers--the ample room furn-
ished prevents swarming. 1t is easily
cleared, and is Of great durability
Every body that has seen the Protec-
tive Bee Hive likes 1t, except the
Bee Moth. They hate it. Come,
Doct. Eddy, send the General a
Hive, free gratis--for nothing" in
payment of this puff, aud if II proves
just the thing it is cracked up TO be,
he will show the model hive TO many
a Bee-Flnancier, and thus make sale
for hundreds of them, "away out Of
the world, up in Vermont" X.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1854-02-17
MEXICAN MUSTANG LINZ
NEENT.

Shp" iich and poor, bond and ffee-all arados col.
ofs und conditions, the same need Of praise i H..
fe'l,lhy gwen 20 this wonderful preparation. Thou
sands nuii aro saia ard pscd oag and bot one un
feiAa opinion Is uteied hy all who use a. and that
Is, that no remedy ever b. lore dscaierea nosse -
.leh feieet healing and cufaliyo pfopeuies. ar
s mag'e 10 relieving pains Of ans Kind no matter hy
Nh'' caused, of how rScfuei 'iiag-spfains Gsloca-
ii'n OF Ioint- bruises cuts, bufns scaid ulccr ean
COTS rheumatism, piles, ruked breasts o. auy pain
soreness Stiffness OF weakness Of joins muscles OF
hssnenis' TIE hnimeni Is equilly aiphcafla aud e
% ~ eites'u1l 10 giving Immediate foliof Try il A.
. bR AGG a Co, sole ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Ofices
'of btoad~oys New York, aui =. Louis, Missouri.
J1s'slt
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1854-02-17

BLACK BIRcH.-Wiil some one
give us the reason, if there is any,
why this tree is not a suitable one for
shade and ornament, TO be inierspers7
ed with the mountain ash, the red
beech, the spruce, tamrac, cedar and
sugar maple? They are all natives
Of the Green Mountains. Are any of
them unsightly TO the eye, or liable
10 be infested with unclean insects