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The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-08-12

PROGRESS OF MAKING sHoT.-Ihe ed
itor of the St. Louis Herald has been ta-
liag an observation by elevating himself
to the top Of Kennett s. Simonds' shot
tower OF that city. He attained an altl-
tude Of $50 feet, aud thinks he is nearer
heaven than he may ever be again.
From his high position he tells US how
shot are made:
The pig lead is carried to the top Of
the tower by windlass and chain, and
worked BY steam; ii is then put into fur.
mace, kept constantly burning night and
day, and attended BY two sets Of men,
one for fire, and two to pour the melted
led ia tin strainers after passing through
the srainers il falls distance Of one
hundred and fifty feet, the passage thro'
the air giving the shot their shape and
form, they fall in.o a small basin Of wa
ter; here a man is engaged in dipping
them out with ladel and throwing them
on an inclined plane, down which they
run to drum heated by steam and work
ed by machinery, SO as to dry the shot ;
when dry they are passed into revolv.
ing drum which stops b. action Of ma
chinery every five minutes for polishing
them; from this drum they are thrown
into hopper: and from this pass over
series of inclined planes, where the de-
fective shot are carried of, and then
through selves into drawers, where they
are assorted by action Of machinery on
the selves; then into the large boxe:
from winch they are taken and put up II
sacks, weighed and ready for delivery.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-08-12
Misttllalltons.
The Goyernor and the Scare Crow.

A certain governor, no matter oil Wnat
State, was plain--very plain-iarmer-
like man. He was indeed prominent
politician, but still plain, common lar
mer; and he had an orchard behind his
house, on which it was his pleasure TO
bestow much attention.
In personal appearance the governor
was far from attractive. He was very
tall and guant, and when about his work.
was generally in the habit OF wearing a
faded dressing gown, which was OF ex'
ceeding length, coming nearly to his ieet'
Il CHANGED one day that gentleman
dressed in the extreme OF the iashion,
called at the governors residence and
;nouired for him. He was in quest OF a
certain office which lay IN the governor $
gift. ,;,
He is not al home just at present, saia
his good lady, but if you will come IN IN
and take a seat, have no doubt he VIII
be in very soon.
The visitor accepted the invitation and
seating himself in a PLAIN sitting roo'''
entered INTO CoIisCi'u'ioAA
or's lady
Il believe this is considered very nne
AGRICULTURAL place. Does your husoaho
own much land z r.
Yes; some thirty acres, or So lie
thinks he is quite farmer.
AS came along caught a glimpse
Of a fine orchard does that belong 10
hint =
Yes; and he prides himself upon his
orchard u.
j see you find It necessary 10 use
scare crows to frighten away the olfas'
.Scare-crowsr exclaimed the govern
or. wife, in astonishment. | THINK ho'
we never employ them.
We'll, that's cur ious; ! thought ,ha'
saw one in one of the trees, 'rigged Out
in a long fluuering robe
i don't think my husband has pul any
in the orchard be has never sald any
th,nc 10 me about il. You can look lroli
this window, and you will perhaps see 'h'
object you must have mistaken. Il.
There !, is now,' was the reply, as tn
sneaker pointed out figure, standing oI
limb Of one Of the trees, dressed II
nair Of overalls, with faded robe nu''ef
;nr in the breeze; that's the scare crow
II felt sure tha. could not be mistaken.
| Thai a scare-crow, exclaimed 'h'
| good lady, in amazemens; 'vhy l"a' :
:" The victim Of this embarrassing ms
| take had Jus. enough voice left to enqui,'
| for his hat, upon which he 'mmea'a.e''
wi Withdrew. concluding to defer his appll
cation for office TO more 'coh'eii'e'i
season.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-08-12

ExcIrEMENr AT MIlwAUKEE.---We
have heard that S. M. Booth, who had
been discharged by the Supreme Court
Of Wisconsin for an alleged resistance to
the execution Of the Fugitive Slave Law,
has been re-arrestcd by the President OF
the United States who will probably have
the case carried up to the supreme court
of the United States. The case excites
the populace of Milwaukee to consider
able extent. Asan opportunity has been
presented, we see no, why those who con-
tend that the Fugitive Slave law is un-
consttstional are unwilling to have the
decision Of the highest Court known tc
the Constitution on the subject We
hope the case will be taken up.-Du.
bugue Herald.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-08-12

The following catalogue of First
Things in America" is from the columns
Of the Boston Transcript:
The first book printed in the United
States was the Bay Psalm Book, pub
hshed at Cambridge in l640. Il passed
through many editions here. 1t was re-
printed i'll eighteen editions, the last one
being published in 1854. In Scotland it
passed twenty-five editions. the last one
appeared in 1929. 1t thus appears that
the first work printed in America enjoy
ed a more lasting reputation, and had a
wider circulation abroad, than any vol
ume which has since appeared. We
believe it passed through seventy edi-
tions.
The first bible printed in America,
was published in the Massachusetts colo
ny in 1893. |, was the famous Indian
bible OF the apostle John Elliot Prin-
ting the English version OF the Scriptures
was prohibited by law, there being a mo-
nopoly privilege in England. Although
fifteen hundred copies of the Indian BIZ
bic were printed, they are now quite rare,
and are sealed books to all persons now
living, as the knowledge Of the Indian
tongue has become extinct.
The first poem written on these shores
was description OF New England, IN
Latin, hexameter verse, by Rev. William
Mo,rell, an Episcopal clergyman, who
visited plymoth colony in 1929. The ear
liest poet in New England was Mrs.
Ann Bradstreed, the wife Of Governor
Bradstrec, aud daughter of Gov. Dud.
ley. She was called the mirror OF hen
age, and the glory of her sex She was
known as a writer in 1852. Her father
and sister also wrote respectable verses
| Cotton Mathtr was one OF the first Int
erary men born in New England. II,
wrote readily in seven languages, ane
was the author of three hundred and eigh
ty three publications.
The first political poetry written atte
the adoption of the Federal Constitution
was piece by Edward Church, Of Bos
ton, entitled 'rhe Danger Gus Vice ""**
, II was a vindicitive, causcless and spirit
, ed attack upon John Adams then Vic
: President.
The first attempt to set up newspa
per in North America, so far as can b'
ascertained, was made in Boston in 1890
: Only one copy of the sheet Is known
be in existence, and that is III the Stat
paper office, London.
The first newspaper in North Americ
was the Boston .NiswS Letter, commence
: in April %, l70i, by John Campbell
ESQ. 1t was published reellarlyf"r se'
: enty-two wears and discontinued IN l77t
; The second American newspaper was tn
Boston Gazette. the first number appear
9 ing Dec. 81, 17l9. TIE day following
the third paper appeared at Philadelphia
E called the american Weekly .asreury.-
These papers were all miniature sheei
=. compared with the papers of the preser
Z day.
= The first organ ever heard in publ
worship in New England was sent iro'
London to the Kings Chapel, in Bostol
in l7li. The organist came cut iro'
England with the instrument, as no pc
son in the colony was to be found able
assume its charge. The first organ mac
, in this country was built by Mr.. Edwa1
:. Bronheld OF Boston, who died Augu
Is, 1856. The fact is stated on his tom
stone in the chapel burial ground.
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4oetrp.

- The following lines were contributed O
he Home Journal, by Mrs. T. H. Bevcridge
# GALVESTON, Texas:
saw youthful mother
Once on a summers day,
Set down smiling infant,
To watch its frolic play:
Itgambolled on the tlowrstS
That decked the carpet o'er,
And seemed, with childish wonder,
Each object to explore.
A somethins on the instant
It's glad career arrests,
And earnestly he gazes where
A golden sunbeam rests
While on tie new found glory
It fixed its wondrous eyes,
And trustfnlly reached forth its hand,
To seize the glittering prize
Aud now its tiny fingers
The treasure rich and rare,
Which, in its baby innocence,
1t surely thought was there:
But Oh that hand uncloses,
And to its earnest gaze,
Reveals no gems of beauty
No bright imprisoned rays!
And then the first of many tears
Fell on the cherub's face
The first sad disappointment
In life's uncer rtain race
And thus it has been with us all
Who its dark game have played,
We've sought to grasp the sunshine,
And only found the shaded
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-08-12

s1- 'S.aryc Rock is the name Of
sublime natural curiosity, situated in La.
sale county, Illinois, on the South side
of the Illinois river, where it runs west.
1t is Of limestone, and rises from the
edge Of the water of the river, which
washes the north side Of the base, 10 the
height Of between three and four hun
dred feet 1t is level OF nearly so upon
the top, containing about one fourth Of
an acre. The ascent to the top is rug
ged and perlous, and it can be climbed
only by those we'll acquainted with it, but
with great difficulty. 1t rises several
hundred feet above surrounding objects.
There is legand of the remnant of
an Indian tribe, who, pursued by their
enemies, took refuge on this rock, but
were besieged and starved to death -
hence the name, 'Starve Rock.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-08-12

Ekss| Letter writers from Paris state
that the two American Bonapartes have
been well received by their imperial rel
atives, and attract u good deal OF atten-
ton. The remarkable likeness OF the
father to the first emperor--more s,rik-
ing, il is thought than that Of any other
member OF the entire tamlly--has crea-
ted a vast amount Of curiosity IN the
French capital to see him The conse--
quence is, that every day, at the usual
hour Of promenade, crowd is collected
in the court OF the Palais Royal, the res
idence of Prince jerome Bonapartc, their
father and grandfather, to see them come
out and enter their carriages.
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The Heroic Miner.

A poor but pious miner in Cornwall,
was down deep in the earth with another
miner sinking shaft. They were blast
ing rocks, and their custom was, after the
rock was charged, for one first to ascend
in the bucket. and the other to wait until
the bucket came down again, then ignite
the fuse, get into the bucket, give the
signal to the man above, and be drawn
to the top before the explosion. In the
present case, the train unexpectedly took
fire. The fuse was Kissing, both men
rushed to the bucket, got in and gave
the signal to hoist; but the man above
could not draw them both. They ut
once saw their danger; both could not
escape, and delay was death. One of
the miners was pious. Looking for a
moment at his companion and stepping
from the bucket, he said, Escape for
thy life; IN a te,o moments I shall be in
heaven The bucket was drawn up, and
the man was safe.
Eager to know the fate of his mag
nanimous companion, he bent over the
mouth of the shaft. Just then the ex-
plosion rumbling below, and splinter
struck him on the brow, leaving mark
he will carry to the grave. They soon
commenced laboring among the fallen
rocks to extricate the corpse. At las,
they heard voice. Their friend was
yet alive. They reached him and found
him withou. injury or scratch. All thai
he could tell Of the fearful scene was
that the moment his friend was gone, he
sat down and took up stone and hclF
it before his face. When asked what in.
duced him to let his companion escape
he replied, 4 believed my so'd TO be safe
l pdS mol so sure Of his.
Now look at him who, to build city
called by his own name, sacrificed hun
dred thousand men, and at this poor mi
ner, who, to save the soul of his uncon.
verted comrade, sat down there to b,
blasted to pieces, and say which is tht
true hero.
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Excommunicated.

The Buffalo Commercial Advertiser
publishes a statement from the Trustees
Of the Church of ST. Louis in that city,
by which it appears tha, they have been
personally excomunica,ed by Bishop
TIMoT, acting under and upon specIai
authority from the Roman See. The
official rescript of the Bishop Of Buffalo,
after rec,ing their 'usurpations agnlnst
church law and discipline and 'he fruit
less efforts made by himself and by the
Nuncio Bedini to win them back TO a re-
gard for Catholic principles, concludes as
follows.
4 then declare the said Trustees Of
St. Louis Church; in Buffalo, TO wit,
Messrs Martin Roth, Alexander Allen
brand, Michael Mesmcr, Jacob Wilhelm,
George Fisher, Nicholaus Ottentot, j.
p. Munschauner, TO be cxeommunica,ed
with the major or greater excommunica-
tion, and through the authority given te
His Church by Almighty God, Father,
Son, and Holy Ghost, ! do hereby thus
excommunicate them; declaring, fur
ther, that all who may heneeforward ac-
cept the Office OF trustee III st. LOUIS
Church, to continue the present unholy
opposition to The church discipline, will
ipso tacto, that is, by the very fact, incur
the same major accommodation.
| Pray for their conversion, that they
may return 10 Catholic unity, and that
their souls may be saved ia the day oil
judgement! .. ...
The trustees, In their communication
to the Advertiser, assure the editor that,
Notwithstanding the bul! OF excomnanl-
cation, they have no, the remoies idea
Of abandoning their position. lucy
say;
We admit that the report made by
Archbishop Bedini Of his mission to the
United States has been sanctioned by
the Propagandaln Rome as being III ae-
cordancc with the rule and statute OF the
Catholic church and also that all the
transactions Of the same Prelato while
: Governor of Bologna were sanctioned
by the same college. But 10 prevent any
, kind OF misconception on the parl OF the
public as to having yielded, we take the
. liberty to state that there is no design
, whatever on the part Of the congrcga-
ton to acccde to che demand made b
D the Bishop. nor submit 10 be governed n
. temporal matters according to the said
Art. "; though many, not beng thor
, ougLly acquainted with our position, may
4 think il a very critical one.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-08-12

LOVE AND sugcIpE.-A VT. Nash, Oh
Pembroke, Massachusetts,, and Miss
Sampson, formerly Of the same town,
brt more recently of Stoughton. drown
ed themselves on Monday, in Reeds
pond, Abingdon, in the same state.--ihe
Boston Traveller says:
The girl went with the man to Penn
broke, and thence to Arlington, where,
after diyesting themselves Of their outer
garments, they dashed themselves to-
pether and Jumped overheard, and were
in that position when the bodies were
recovered. They LETT a note behind, sta.
ting their intentions, and where the bod
les could be found. The letter found Is
as follows:
NV name is Isaac P. Nash. In this
water YOU will find me. ! am perfect.
lv sane man. P. S.-Bury US together
as YOU find us. Isaac p. Nash.
The deceased had formed an attach
ment for each other, but were prevented
bv some reason from being married. =
The female had been in this city On
visit to her aunt, and was IN her usua
spirits
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TOIU0rdtng and COn.mlsstOn
MEkCHANTS AND STEAMBOAT AGENTS
""u - Illinois
Aerchandize, Produce and Provisions con.
!racted through to and from New York and Bos
ton 70 Rock Island. and to auy point on the Mis-.
sIssippi, ut the lowest rates
REFERENCES:
q. q. kaddsr, Boston; p. L. Gregory, r. w
L9icson, SaUyer, Wallace & Co., Nec York:
Honghtefng 4 Shepard, r. w. .alerander & Co..
chicago; j. B. Carson, Wall& Widen, 81. Lou.
=; D. II. Campbell 4 Co., Galena; Hammord
z HaH, Dxosqae; VIM. B. Marshall & Co. s.
TdM. n3l- ON
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JUpGE SMITHS DECISION sUsTAINE

oMl IL DLSAohoN oo2i ~ II ~
We learn that the opinion Of our Sn-
preme Court in the case Of the appeal Of
the federal officers from the deeisien of
Judge Smith III the Habeas Corpus case,
was given yesterday morning, sustain
ing Judge Smith's dectseon, Judge Craw-
ford dissenting. The opinion of the
court was given by Chief Justice Whit
on, and rests mainly on two grounds:
the insuficiency OF the commitment, and
the uncons,itutlonality of the Fugitive
Slave act in delegatlng to the Court COM
missoners the power to hear and deter
mine cases arising under the act. JUS
tice Crawford, We learn, concurred with
his brethren in holding that S. M. Booth
was properly discharged from arrest, and
that the writ Of Habeas Corbus wa right
fully granted. but dissented from the
view taken of the unconstitutionality OF
the Fugitive Slave act.----.Ml Snceael.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-08-12

CIRcASsIAS AND SOUND PHILooot ~ Y,
do not believe" says the redonbted
Schamyl, IN one Of his addresses, that
God lavors the greater number. God Is
on the side OF the good, and these are
always less numerous than the goddess
Look around, and you will see every
where the proof that | tell you. Are
no, the roses less in number than the
taress Is not mud more plentiful than
pearls Are there not more insects
than useful animals Is not gold scarcer
than base metals And are we not far
more noble than gold and roses, than
pearls and horses, and all useful animals
taken together! All the treasures ol
the earth are transltory, but we have the
promise of eternal lie.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-08-12
From the Springfield Mass. Republican.
Liberia and its Prospects.

Thlrty-two years ago the coast now
occupied by Liberia, was the haunt Of the
slave-trader, and pirate. II had no COM
merce bu, in human beings, and its riv-
ers and inlets were the constant scene of
heart-rending barbarities, such as the
demon Of Slavery alone can perpetrate.
But happier day has dawned upon that
outraged shore, and an intelligent, in
dustrious and worthy populationis accu-
mulatlng at various points, from which
the benign influences Of a Christian civ
ilization are spreading over the continent.
The prospects Of Liberia are now mos,
encouraging, and its importance as
colony, with the increasing value Of its
commerce, is such as to warrant the be.
lief that its possession is destined to in
vite energetic competition.
In 1852 the imports at Cape Palmas
alone were upwards Of 100000, and
the exports, aside from those by foreign
vessels, which trade without restriction
along the coast, amounted to $4,000,
but, inclusive Of all, to more than $780,
900. Yet, taking the amount of $780,
600, 1t would be larger amount than
our own Custom Houses show for cor
responding population. The native pro-
ducts of Africa ARE such as our nation
requires, while our fabrics are in turn
important for the African trade. II is
stated that single sperm candle manu-
factory in Boston consumes more than
l 1000 tons of palm oil annually; while
other cities are largely engaged in the
trade. England and France are seek
ing the commerce of Africa with an
avidi,y IN striking contrast with the in
difference and almost repulslon with
which i, is regarded by the United States.
lhe Colonization Society has thus far
secured the emancipation and prosperous
settlement in Africa Of 4,5i9 who We're
once in slavery in this country. The
whole colony now embraces 3,3O3 per.
sons who were free born in this country,
and about ] 900 who have been rescued
from the hands Of slave captors in Afri-
ca. There is prospect that the emi-
grafton from the United States will be
much larger next fall than for many
years past. The Colonization Society
furnishes the emigrant with free pas
sage, and on his arrival he is offered A
home already prepared for him for six
months, and, as soon as he chooses, he
may select a location for building OF
farming purposes, which Is free gilt.
The spring expedition sailed Oh She
18th of April from Baltimore for Nor.
folk and Savannah, expecting, says the
Colonization Journal, to make up at ths
last two ports complement OF abou
300 emigranss. Among these are tive
young physicians, (colored mem whe
have Just graduated a, Pittsfeld, one o
them from New York, having been un
able to gain access to medical lectures IL
that city. With these accessions iron
time to time, and with the udlcious ant
phllanthropie efforts, which give direction
to It's affairs, Liberia is regarded as las
becoming the great point from which IN
teligence, civilization, and chrlstanit,
are ladiating the interior oil d vast cont
nent, and introducing its benlghted tribe
to happier life and a nooIer destiny.
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There is town in Maine called Ran
dom. A resident of the place being ask
cd where he lived, said he lived at Ran
dom He was taken up as vagrant.
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Pan OF Gravy.

B-a-a, B-a-a. shrieks halt-naked
infant Of about eighteen months old.
What's the matter wit mamma 8
tbweet yittle duckyl' says its aheetlonate
mother, while she presses i, to her bosom,
and the young sarpcnt IN return digs tai
ons into her face.
sDaden, misses, know what little Dim
wants. exclalms the cherubs negro
nurse.
You black husscy! why don't You tell
me then2' and the infuriated mother gives
Dinah dose IN the chop with her shoe.
Why he wants TO put his foot IN DAT
hal pan oi gravy wots on the hart !
whmpers the unfortunate blacltcy.
Well, and why don't you bring II here
you aggravatlng niger yon, replies the
mother Of the bawlng young one.
Dinah brings the gravy, and little Jln
puts lis bare feet in the pan, dashing the
milk warm grease about It's sweet little
shanks, TO the infinite amusement Of lis
mother, who tenderly yexcaimes
Did momo's yitt!e Dinmy wants to
dut its teenv-weeny iooteys IN the gravy.
1t shall paddle il the pan as i choosey-
wooseys, and then shall have lis pooty
red frock on, AMI go and see is pappy
yappy'
Bachelors take consultations
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Bachelors, take consolation.
FonruvArE ESCAPE FROM A cRizzi-

\ II EStA9 v hoM N'N'N-1'
LY.-A few days since, (says the Ala
media Erpress,) two ol our citizens,
whilst out on a hunting expedition, about
sixty miles from Oakland, beyond, hut II
the direction Of Liyermafe' Ranch, dis
covered a grizzly. winch, however, was
not aware OF the presence OF the hunt
ers; one Of them who was armed with a
ride, disnounted from his horse, aud ta-
king the advantage Of the chappara', ap-
preached him within a distance OF fifty
Yards, and fred, the ball not taxing ei-
feet. The bear made for his assallant
at a rapid pace, vino stood his ground,
and bit him with the butt Of the rife, =
The bear seized 1t in his mouth, and BIT
a piece of the stock entirely out, at the
same time striking his adversary blow
with his paw, fortunately intilclIng no
more serious damage, inan depflving
him OF one leg Of his pants, and hurl-
ing him several yards down the side OF
the hill al this interesting ctsis ol al
fairs, hunter No. 2, ga,oprlng up, dis
charged five lnch Cots revolver, the
BAH from which passed completely
through tie aa..nri aeart. Strange to
relate, he lived hal an Lau a!er r.
cct"iSg ~" wound
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-08-12

Boo We are quite convinced of the
sincerity of Nicholas in making the
avowal, that no one desired the peace Of
the world more than he did, the peace Of
The uorld alluded to, being no doubt
Turkey. Punch.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-08-12

rM Fanny Fern objects to men
shedding tears. She says il is an IN
fringement Oh one Of woman's most
valuable water privileges