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1ltm advertisements.


THE examination of thN College Classes III take
place Un Friday juiy Ith. At U'iiurk A VI in the
60 1ae| building. The BaocaL,ureutr sermon ~ ii hr
pra'hrd o Sabbath afternoon, July Glh, ia the Con
~, EaIpEat church ut "a O'Clock he rias-es In the
nEish 1uh PTePsr tor! Departments via be tx,ntn-
Cd Oh Monday aud tu'si y. Jail 10Th and Ilth The
Commencement will be- on "Wednesday ut 10 a'clork
4 ~ ~ tAs Congregational church, Rev. William
s|ltcr- II Burlington, wa deliver addres. al ur.
aHte a,e Ii the ehtHg ut oC nck. IAc next term
VIII commence THURSDAY, September : 1t.
ls q d Y 0tthu Faenits;
Nv ii. J.. BULLkS, See.
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II VI ALWAYS REsnF.-The St Louis
Republican relates an amusing story OF a
Methods, preacher near Lebanon, Illinois,
who To. long siacr, married n respectable
widow lady, and shortly afterwards prpstl-
tu'ed herdaughter. The ne ghbors outras-
"a hy the transaction, got together - give
him a coat Of tar and feathers. He had
wind Of their coming, and when they reach
ca his house they found him naked, except
so much Of his person as was covered by a
pair Of SOCKS. When they came = apply
the tar they fouul that the sounded haa
CREASED himself from head to foat, and that
the tar would not stick. A LITTLE sand and
ashes well rubbed III, removed tbatdIfIiculty,
and then the good work went on.-EfahIRyc
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4 Dc ST RY.-Oa Monday evening,
a. d5g vas walking leisnrely down State
street, "a!one III his glory" and seeming
ly distracted, one OF a gang Of paper ven
e-s, standing in front Of the Traveller Of
fee, threw his cap ut him. 1t struck CT-
sar's tail. lie then turned round looked
al the cap moment, tn at the boy =
After reviewing the latter with military ike
circumspection, he approached the lad who
was barc-he4ded, placed his paws upon his
shoulders, and bark 1 three times into his
face as much as 10 ~, "where did you learn
your manners, ygu son ii Erint' The ur-
chm was frightened out of his trousers, and
screamed aud tFenbled and trembled and
screamed Gg4u--and thus terrified, Casa
lgit him - Boston Courier
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II
k ,ea eaenAaok

n ldeus IA hts nakS .ea o;len look
Into tas bsst an. N i ancieat hoa',
yoa 81 have sem ny arstl--Whi,A hsr5 doth
s,ahd
A. cmlie'nsuc pfihc better Land.
Satays, ii ali hsr works. hath nagSht HegN TAR,
ThsE Is my second ,--ihe. us nothing rare;
lis seen and przsd n al Of sfer> ~,
Frala simplest savage - Grotana's >sgss
Philosophers aii3 Poets have agfesd
Thai il i waaas Of their thoughts; indeed
Children ana saen ak IL ae.ut. own.
Ard tito Il It. modest worth IS known.
NJ Whole Is t-ataf4is expressed IL tais,
That I'm the sers GuiatesseRce Of oltss.
Thousands, witaJ .,hsse owned my msgie Tower
And ,ao4sai,i. more vii bless the happy hour,
when 81 Asir Nerldl. pilgrimage shall rise
Ths falrest light nat shines from sammet skies.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-07-06

TIE Violin TRICK Some days ago
there presented himself before dealer ~
curiesitics, al the Palais Royal, young
man poorly clothed. Sir said he show
inc d violin which he carried, ~ am a
musical artist this is the season Of balls
and soirees, have just had long illaess,
which has exhausted my purse; my only
black coat Is in pawn; | would be much
obliged if yeu would lend me tn francs 70
redeem il. would leave as security one
OF the yjoius you see, for have two. II
il an excellent instrument; Twill return 70
,uke il again as soon as thanks TO my coat,
shall have earned some money ut balls
aud parties The young man had such al
honest bearing that the dealer Feat him ten
francs and kept the violin, which he hung
up in his shop,
The next day but one, gentleman, well
dress, wearing at his button-h1ie, a rtbband
d. the legion Ut honor, was choosing from
the dealers stock Of goods some shell
work Seeing tn violin, he took il and,
examining Il narrowly, !" What il the price
If tins instrument - said he 1t is not
mine" replied the shapkeepcr, and he re-
lated how b. came to possess II. This
VIOLIN continued the unknown, = Is worth
money: it's cremona. parhaf, H. az ner
himself is ignorant Of is value IL hc re-
turns, offer him two hundred francs for it.
IL i d needy artist, who il may be, obliged,
and can play JUS, Is well on anothery.oIn. ="
Then handing fifty francs TO the shopkaePcr.
the unknown added, in taking his leave
3" You will keep that for yourself II the at.
lair succeeds. will return in few days"
Two days after the young nan appeared
bringing the ten francs to redeem the violin
for which the dealer offered him two hun
dred francs. After some hesitation he agreed
pocketed the money aud Withdrew, lameut.
Ing the sad necessity which compelled HIM
10 part with his fayurite Instrument. AT
the end of the week the dealer, no, having
seen the decorated ntleman, became sus-
picious. He carried the violin II the
instrqnent-inaker, who offered him three
francs for il. lie acknowledged then,
though little late. that he had been the
dupe of two adrot knayes. whom be des.
cr.bed to the policc.-Ls Courier Dss
EtilS Inns
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-07-06

a Know No-Hys PRESIDENT The
first Presidential candid6te Of he new party
is In the field, 1t all the trmpcts sound
and let everybody take notise, that the
Know Nothing banner for 1856 has been. o,
soon will be-, hung ont upon the Outward
walls, inscribed with the u1wr OF John VI,
CLAYTON, Of Delaware the original bno"
Nothing statesman. Mr. Cla"ton's claims
are founded upon the introduction Of his
amendment into the Nebraska Bill, pro-
vidirg that no foreigner should be al
lowed TO vote or hold Office in that terri
tory Several members Of that Congr =,
we are told, have endcaycrcd to enrol them
SELVES with this mysterious society, bot Ser
ator Clayton has by c0tP d'ftat, HEADED
them all HI i the Know Nothing cana.-
date, ana i bound to succeed if tn party
holds ,gethcr long cnough.-.N. Y. Trib.
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When james RurrieI was United Stat 5
Senator from Rode Island, on one occasion
Southern gentleman, IN ridiruling the
miniature State asked: Mr., Burrei, what
do you pay your Chief Justice" Between
seventeen hundred aud two thousand dol
lars. said Mr.. Burricl This was true -
They paid him three hundred just tho diff
ference between seventeen hundred and
two thousand dollars.
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Fer ~. Ha.1
DAVENPORT, p. Q. June 3oth, 1854

DAVENPORT, 4. y. June 3uth, 1904
Mr.. EpiroR;-In youF issue ctyesterday
you published an extract irom The .'Ga!ena
Gazette which has calculated, whether in
tentionally or not. TO draw undeserved cen
sure upon this office, and especially upon
me, whose duty i il t. make up for mailing
all letters posted here. 1t is only ncees-
sars to explain that all letters sent through
this offiee 70 Gsltna 90 first TO the Dubuque
Distributing p @, and are there assorted
and forwarded with 4 new post bin and un-
der new cover 10 their destination. So
with all letters to ST. Paul. II il evident,
therefore, that the error or accident 1T may
have been either complained Of, did not
originate here. Such things will happenin
the t,st regulated post Offices; they have
happened often enough under wing Admin
istration. 10 make the Galena Gazette's
proposed remedy doubtful one; and Mil
happen again under any future President
unless some oae accidentally discovers.
the secret of making pest otiec clerks in
fall5lc.
K SNEgH8a, ASST T. u.
In publishing the paragraph alluded to, II
never occurred to u, % familiar were We
with the fact that Dubuque was the dstr bu
Ting office. that CHEERS not aware Oft might
attach blame to The officials IN this city
w. 49,, - ,,,,.st,. f, IN tho rntfsrun Al
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-07-06

j VALUABLE Horse DEAD.--" Young
Green Mountain the celebrated Morgan
stallion died "Wednesday, We understand
his owners intend procuring another horse
of the same stock. He was the property
ola company Of cur citizens, and cost origi-
naHv $1,000. lis death i greater los
than that tmcuht Of M NWcot'FJ
JaIyHai
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-07-06

Speaking Of babies the Commercial says.
1T reminds US of the proposition Of DR..
Lager, before the Scott County Agrieuta-
ral Society, 10 award a premium for the
best baby under one year Of ege." We
can oayso,, that the Doctor was entirely
eisinterested Ia bis proposition.
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Our Contemporary Of the Chicago Carr
an has been RECALLING himself with water
melons. Presume they came from the
came place Of the pine apples, only four
DAYS oll, ate ~ the e2rursioaists,
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fFor ,heG.se,,e.
CoNUNpRUMs

sN,l,cs th.n s.er Camilla secured she plain,
Mn whole, with carS. oatsir'rs the hunter sNash'
Ally drsi, pattern ef the inseei tf'ee,
Nature, Il journeys short dnth safeein>.fee.
N, last AMI .eenud. Il II one We hiehd,
Give u what heaasircfg misses VI dei'ad'
Iranspesn MY Whole, alad astaatl. We tfslac
An sfteE quoted, celebrated nans,
Mhtel. WAITED SAoo,ils dawn tn stream "' TINE,
i kMaan aud ,ayrd BY all Of essrs eit'ae,
Nhcre 'er I'D nounen mourn their Hessui lords,
and preye sAe.r Nc =! scmeiains mare taan
words.
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The Baaner contains a ~ for Demo
cratic County Convention 10 meet at our
Court House on the 18th inst, f7rtbe nom
nation Of Legislators and county officers.
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Preparation for the Fourth of July,
NOTICE.

nj VIZ. Jane Reynolds having left my B,d ana
NJ board tthUuL amy just cause or provoc4u,: mi.
~ therefor" b. caution all persons from harboriug t
trusting her On my account Il. viii pas Io debts OF
her contra ting after this date.
july !, Ir5i3 LEWIS REYNOLDS
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AsEcp9rr.- Farmers boys in Missouri
are rood deal inclined TO be mischiegous,
and will plas pranhs upon ly-iledged far
mars. Sometime age, saddler from st.
Louis located in Gasconade county rs TAR
mef. Among hs effects he numbered, q
course, IA ox.yoke THIS yoke the boys
stole one night, AMI drawing the bow they
re.inserted il around sapling and ieft i
there In i few days the farmer discover
ed his yoke; bat how to get II eff, he could
not comprehend Il id not occur = hjn
thai an ne had u do was to take out PIN,
r,mote ,he neck, slip off the bow, ani all
il right, AFTER eagitatlng long time,
scratching his head The while, he resolved
what he should do, and forthwith trimmed
the sapIins ot all its limbs and, bending it
down, he slipped the yoke over the top!
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-07-06
LAND TITLES.

lN'HfFAkER 4 GRANT are preparing AZ a9s'rret
w ufaii glte ~. III Scott ronnt. thst had nai
parent carEets III the entries from .sly efhhsht =
Thick viii tk the -nefs Of property u ihfisa lA-t
duplicate " thsir entries o. have ta,r tsa's g
corded t9Na M
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For Sale,

4 FARM Nh fhe Dubuque ra4d =. II les from iht
n RseF; -paeFcs HHaer frRes. 20 Atffs ~ forest ~
inn - WHITTIER y GRANT,
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\ KNOWING CrR.--ena 81 tn dog Pois.
aners related To Us an incident, yesterday,
which occurred On the evening previous near
tile corner III Sixth aud PUN sts. The
poisoncr threw down piece Of meat; the
dug -aclt il. turned il ever and OYER with
his paw. ard shaking his head walked
away and # it, In a few minutes after, a
small bow WOW" came along, and took il
in his mouth Tie large dog ran towards
him, barked and made terrible fuss, bu.
the !tti!e cur swallowed the meat and IN O
fcw minutes b. lay dead III the street
The large dog is Of the Newfoundland sPa.
ces ana il valued BY his owners as being
worth seventy five dollars On. Ca-ftts.
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Speaking VI omniblses, one " two good
ones, got mp IN city style. would now pay
well IN our city. Who viii try il!
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STEAMBOAT REGISTER.
p MARRIED.,

On d. l.t nlt, ly r4v. 4. LoUdorlaeh, Mr.. Jonas 1t
WHgr Is Niss M4ats ". CtRrs,
on Friday the 3Cih ~ iuue by {. q. Elpap. Esl..
NJ EGGEEI POOH y Nis. TRINA sIApT al Of
N~vsapor.
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N Office

nR. DRYER will DO absent from Iowa after NEXT
~ week. ANY work done rs him and failing "a M
be repaired b! calling on Ir. Gyoaricn, withnuf
charge.
Davenport, July lst, 1854. II
Preparation for the Fourth of July
WE have some very nice Caters 7rd fine Shoe, Cor
w Ladies', GRuts and Misses, Which, VIII h. I'M. y..
r, article Tor the above occasion.
2d and Brady. < q DAWSON 4 60
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ALFRED SANDERS, Ea.ros
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Why are seeds when somn like gate post.'
They are planted in the earth 10 propagate
(pfop a gate
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LAWNS
GiNt.IIA Ms
pkGuERRECTYPEs!

I'IiE subscriber would resp ct' y '25' ",
u#n1tfls Iadf,, ana ra1lsmeUof iiaSH .rata
surrounding county To hi. aEe sPrrmr"' %, '"t -,
rtpN pee. Picture, ltk IN 10 any ttad oi "s"'"''
u',loea A IT o. II r, n. ,.sas.
lr iaa rala5r@tsa Cares HkGE L#EE"''''
Also hIIugrrsor pcs EltetrotyFEA- ,.-f,rf At.
i>SaCtau gsan,
~ ''''.'N' S'' 50 N. + kAYsEE, Ahist
Sod. cd Ru,lI.rg. car. 81 a H'a'' ~
Davenport, JAna lttb, IaJI ife&NW'
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TIE Elakely FAMILY.

We arc informed b. letter, dated at GUM
ry, June 23d, that tais family Of musicians
..ill visit Davenport on the 5ia inst. They
ara nov performing at burlington.
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REvEsGEFrt An Ir5shman lost his hat
in wcll, ard let down in bucket 10 re-
cover It; the well being deep, bis courage
failed him before he reached the water
In vain did he call 10 those above h n: they
lent deaf Gar 10 all he SAID, till at length
quite Ill despair, III beloved out, by 81.
Patrick if you don't be a.ter'drawng me up,
SURG II rnt III EnEe,,'
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-07-06

IN clou5y morning il is a matter al
much importance to every farmer TO know
whether it w.l b. sunshine or showery in
the afternoon. 1.-THE the -lts clear their
holes nicely, and pile the dirt up high, it
llom falls 10 bring good day II the farmer
or even fit should be cloudy tn ten or clev-
rn O'Clock in the forenoon. Spider webs
Will BIO very numerous about the tops q the
grass and grain some cloudy mornings, and
fifty years Of observation axe shown the
writer that these little weather guessers
seldom fail III their pred c.ions OF fair day.
The steamer City of Glasgow had III
cabin, and 292 stecrage passengers, with
crew of IT, being total Of $50 souls on
board. She and her cargo we're insured
for 20 geo pounds sterling.
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DRY GOODS AT COST.

consequence u Tho s,rons illness 81 one 81 W.
l partners, we are ahaai q close III hn@lne@s, Fat
u ~ rsasan ~ nnw offer mr. largo aHl well selected
stacE 81 Or, G oils Vt COST. Come quick md make
: ,lct tins whl- our stnts i full.
paalars ailI D Mell ~ glvs u i call
BANDING & kItHARns,
Main 81 between Fesnt and Second ,,.-
\ 4. IN connection with thr ahoYet y y. IRL' e
viii srli hs rutirc STICK ~ BOOTS, NffNE ~,
THING a the sam. store and same terms, Nov y
your ehancs for bargains II YOU call scott
Davenport Jane .aih, l154
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THE GAZETTE.
cITY OF DAVENPORT

ALFRED SANDERS. EnlroH
CITY OF DAVENPORT
Thursday. July G. Isai.
WIG STATE TlCkET.
August ELECTION.
ron 0osGREss,
JAMES THoIIEGT0N,
Fl DaeenPert.
For Gorcraor
JAMES W. GRIMES,
Of Des MONIES County.
Fer .iulltor OF Stat
ANDREW ]. STEVENS,
Of Polk County.
Fo- Aforasy Geaeral
JAMES W. SENNET.
Of Scott County.
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For Sale
Tor Sale.
re. sale
A BARGAIN
For Sale or Lease

| isE steers HaH.g n#a 5gaal ay Il. h,srb.s,.
log tter Han gvals t,ss. Ifiol ysH tr IT, 81
Hay IF ftsHsier GrNt tz 81 +-ys q 10 be- f4r rfrt
JAMS - i.59 AoHHN AEE 4 HAHE*
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1854-11-17
ABBEvE c. H. SOUTH CAROLINA FRIDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER H. 1854

Nor should she stop here she should ex-
empt from taxation the few gallnnt spirits
that yetremnin. What says one, exempt
the property Of the Palmcttos from taxation
Yes; you exempt from taxation the prop
erty of several Societies and incorporate
bodies you squander thousands to the four
winds Of heaven, for which you get no return
but laughter and ridicule. In view of these
facts, do you think it unreasonable to ex-
empt from taxation the property Of yonr
poor, sinking, dying so1dierss Alas ina
ny, very many Of them have but little Of
this worlds goods either for exemption or
taxation. Their heritage is poverty. their
stock in trade is disease, and their home is
the grave. Nick Borrow.
Columbia, Nov. 0, 1854. .s..
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necticut, he was put in a stable near Love-
joys Hotel. One of tile boarders who came
to see him recognized him as an animal he
had seen at Bridgeport.
Good heavens!" he cried, have seen
that animal before; it is really an extraordi-
nary humbug." He took up friend from
the same hotel, and after he had seen the
animal, let him into the secret, and in sue
cession thirty y-seven persons were carried up,
who all took the humbugging in good hu-
NOR except the last man.
have not vanity to call myself real
scientific humbug. lam only an humble
member of the profession. a&7 -
My ambition TO be Prince of Humbugs
| will resign, but l hope the public will take
the will for the deed: | can assure them that
if had been able to give them all the hum
bugs have thought of, they would have
been amply satisfied.
Before l went to England with Tom
Thumb had skeleton prepared from va
rious bones. It was to have been made
eighteen feet high; it was to have been bu-
ried a year or so il, Ohio, and then dug up
by accident, SO that the public might learn
that there were giants5of old. The price l
was to pay the person who proposed to put
the skeleton together was to have been 1925
Bit finding Tom Thumb more successful
than thought, sent word not to proceed
with the skeleton. My manager, who never
thought as highly Of the scheme as it de-
served, sold the skeleton for $50 or S75:
Seven years afterward I received from the
South an account Of a gigantic skeleton that
had been found. Accompanying it were the
certificates Of scientific and medical men as
to the genuinencss. The owner asked $780,
600, or 81 900 month wrote 70 him if
he brought it on would take it if I found
it as represented, or would pay his expenses
if not; found it was my own original hum
bug come back to me again Of course re-
fused it, and never heard of it afterward.
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IN AlDvAren1l::' 4 9
WHOLE NItIMBER8O

quests. She held her empire toget thsS mot
by unity Of language; not by commit .of
interests and equality Of enjoyment among
her captive nations nor by a 90 onmon gov.
ernment, but by the aword, and whom the
native hand that held the sword grew weak,
the empire was broken and scat tered She.
had no art but the tread 81 sher; lsaions tai
compass aud annihilate distance 10 light
ning-winged wires threading the air fromSol
cean to ocean, making near neighbors Of
men at the remotcst distance. 81 Nay, scarce
ly a feature in common with us had she or
her sister, Greece. They were, in the ag-
gregate of respects, infinitely, our inferior;
and there are living legislating fools who
strive to judge us by their standard. Stuff
1t were as well to compare the fight of 4
buzzard through "a London fog, with the
majestic rise Of an eagle through a transpa-
rent atmosphere into the aun's eye.
~ Y Mirror.
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POETRY.
My. Neighbor's House.

81 MY Neighbors House.
My neighbor has a noble house
3. Over the way,
While mine is poor and meanly built
81 OF sticks aud clay;
His house has gardens rare and fine.
But mine has neither flower nor vine;
( His house is built of marble white, ~. .<s
: Bohemian glass lets in the light, -:s,sa.t s
: There's Persian carpet on its floors,
And silver knockers on its doors,
And all its ware, so wondrous fair,
OF richest woods is quaint and rare
And many guests go in and sup
From gold and daintiest Seyres cup;
And mirth and music enter there,
Filling it as with charmed air.
Such is my neighbor's noble house
Over the way,
Looking on mine but meanly built
Of sticks and clay.
Yet, though: live across the way,
In a mean house of sticks and clay,
And he is rich, and ana poor
With but a latch.string to my door,
Why should sorrow or repine,
Gazing upon his noble house
And gardens rare and fnei-
They cost me nothing-they cost him care,
And after all they're minel
They're mine, because at home, content
= drink from them sweet nourishment;
: see them morning, noon and night,
{ In. every new and changing light,
Beautiful ever, but more to, me
Than to him who lives there merrily;
& Or seemingly so. since he must pay
Dearly in money. and care and pain,
For what l can see both night and day,
Free ms the sunshine or,the rain; :. + --'
Hisnoble house and his'gardens. fine +.
Were made for me--and to see, ore mine
Il hear his music aud see his guests,
He pays the piper, and seldom rests
From toll and care,iin his marble home,
: While Isleep pswcetiyEand dreaming roam
Over his marble house: SO fair, %.
Over his, gardens rich and rare, -
Piucking their bea,i;E everywhere, =.
sPaying no,,nx Of moneynr care;
Thus I ani richer by fur than lie, ~
Z For his house md gardens ure mine, reat free
And long as live, if they last, will be-,
sand hobodF'll curse their:rich owner in me. /:
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TAXING OF SEvAsropoL.--The intelliS'
gence by the Arabia says the bombardment
of Sevastopol has commenced, and that It is
expected that it will fall in two or three days.
This is not 30 certain, as it will be remem-
bored that the Russian troops at Elau resist
ed in open field for fourteen hours every. at
tempt of Napoleon, with the flower of his
army, to break their ranks Such men, be-
hind entrencnmenta, are not likely to be ea-
silly disIodged. But it may be wen enough
to refer to history, to see how easily fortified
places are taken q ~, - !.
2 !@Genoa, in 1900, sustained blockade Of;
sixty and siege3of forty, DAYS. Saragossa,s
in 1908, sustained close siege Of nearly
two months, and again in 500 for two
months. Verona, 1909, sustained siege
and blockade of seven months, fourof them
being Of open trench. Cuidad Rodrigo, in
1910, two months. Tortona, in the same
year, six months. Badajes, in 1871, sus-
tanned siege of more than forty days, open
trench. ST.. Sebastian, 1918, sustained; a
siege and blockade of nearly three months,
with over fifty days Of open trenches. Pam
palma, in 1918, four months. MoYon, In.
ls13-l4, also four months"