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The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-04-01

LIFE ASSURANCE.
ETNA lNSUh hANCE CON- r A .
Hartford, Conn.
ANNUITY FUND 10000 DOLbARS.
TNHIS WELL .NOWN and long established company
i having organized New Department for lirK IL
suR ANcr with an entirely distinct capital exclusively
neIged with its reserved accumulacns, ior tne Pa!
nent of upon Life Insurance only-and I'D n"
liable for other debts contracts or engagements OF the
companyis now prepared to issue Policies on Lives ~
rally reduced from the charges OF the Mutual
rh leading idea of the system adopted by this Com.
IL 10 precisely what worth to insure
given amount upon life, for certsn time, and 10
Charge precisely that sum and no more
The nrom mptness, fairness and liberaty which nave
ali the dealings Of this Company for period oil
years. and the we'll known character OF
n. and directors afford the surss guaranty that
ts irs will be so managed to afford to the assured
that safety and security which Is oil the nrst I'm
portance In Life Assurance.
policies will be granted payable after DEATH or upon
the parties arriving specified age, CALivoRsA ana
other usual extra risks will De assumed by this company
at reasonable rates.
MANAGERS OF THE LIFE DEPARTMENT:
EA RuLxlrv. JoHN l.. BoswELLs
RosrRr BUELL.. ROLAND M1IhkR,
M,,rs A. TurrLR EDWIN G. RIPLEY,
HrNRy z. Pratt.
A. BULKLEY. Vice Prssiden:
J. w. SEYMOUR. Actuary.
TPPamphlets containing Rates Of Premium and In,
formation in relation to the plan Of ana Al
eapers to effect insurance may DC ooaiheo
ne s"nscriber ALLEN c. HALLECK, Agent.
inni7 Main street. nearly opposite the Bank.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-04-01

JOHN B. HICKS,
ATTORNEY AT LAW, NOTARY PUBLIC AND
COMMISSIONER OF DEEDS, &C,
For the States Of Indiana Ohio Kentucky Tennessee,
Missouri, Iowa, Wisconsin, New York
and Penusy yivania.
Authorized to take derosions 10 be read In all the
Co ,rts States In the Uniou a.o Commissioner Of
ths Fugitive Slave Law. Residence, Metropolis, Ill.
ian2S-f
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-06-10
s0GwAy.
For the Cedar County Advertiser.
PRESS ON.

BY C. W. DUNLAP.
Though threatning storms obscure the skv.
And shroud in gathering gloom,
And every brghtning prospectlie
Wrecked, ere its promised bloom,
Press on;
The darkest hour that dims life's way,
Is just before the dawn Of day.
How great and glorious is the worth of love,
In which hou'rt called, with all thy soul, to
engage;
Ne'er let thy zeal abate, but faithful prove,
Thougr foes prevail, and prosecutions rage,
Press on;
There is an arm, mighty and strong to save;
A con4ueror more powerful than the grave.
Ready the harvest bends; white is the field
But few the respers girded for the work;
Yet for those few, rich, abundant yield,
Win crown their efforts if they falter not;
Press on;
More closely bind the gospel armor on,
More closely labor 'tll the victory's won.
Not to the earths proudly great aud boastlns
sons;
Not to the strong or mighty is the promise
given;
But to the meek, the lowly, trusting ones,
Who seek assistance from the God of heaven
Press on;
The earth, yea heaven, may vanish as a
scroll,
But not one title Of his word shall fail.
G orious the work with ardor still pursue;
For as thy days shall strength and grace b
given;
Dc with Shy might whate'er thou fnd'st to do
Abundant rest aw a,ts thy toll in heaven;
Press on
The night is coming, long, and dark, an
lone,
In which no knowledge or device i, known
| Glorious the work and glorious the reward
Never grow weary in the work OF love;
! rho' tni.k beset with thorus the pilgrims road
| Narrow the road thai leads TO joys above,
Pre- on;
Eve hath not seen, ear hath not heard.
The blessings there for Gods beloved n
s-rved.
Glorious the work worthy our utmost ar,
Claiming thi. promise let all fr ely give;
Upon the rolling waters cast thy bread,
And thou shall gather after many days
Press on;
! The work is His, God will protect his ow
His al! the glory 'tlll his kingdom come
Upton, May, 1894.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-06-10

lFrorn the Knickerbocker.l
A PROFESSIONAL SCAR.
nv AN OLD LAWYER.

Your kind letter, Harry, came duly TO
hand and you will be surprised to learn
that a careless question oil yours VIII
draw forth enough to cover a shee,:
.Wha, caused that scar on my temple
I, isa professional scar, Harry; one
thai, have carried ever SINCE my earliest
prac,ice; and although l have now ar
rived a, a toieraple old age, ana nave
many, many intimate friends, II IS mos,
singular fact that you are the hrst ana
only person that inquired into Its origin.
| can tell you all about 1t, but must a'oia
names and places, for the parties most
interested IN the incident are yet ii'ihe'
and am under strong bonds OF secfesy
In the year -, after passing through
lone examination before grave Judges
and shrewd barllsters, | was pronoun1eo
a proper qualified person TO appear De-
fore luries and courts Tor others as wen
as lor myself, and at once psoceeaea -
large southern city, where, by moues'
Ih,tle sign over the door Of modest i''le
office, announced my readiness, to com
mence the practice OF law. For three
months | waited, but alas ! no buslnes:
came, and sa, in my office on dfeafS
night. at about eleven o'clock, IN thi'
very comfortable position: my money
was gone entirely; and my board oil
was TO be paid in the morning, ana IN,
rem, the day following; and absolutely
feared to 90 TO my boarding house, an'
waited to wha, seemed to be the forlorl
hope that something in the way ol ie'
nigh, appear, either dropping from tn
i, skies, ol suddenly appear on my desk
Outside, no step was aeard and as oc
casiony glanced through my winao"
the flame 0, the street light, moved b
the wind, would seemingly move IN
bomeward, bu, would not go 4 tool
: step sounded IN my entry; second ail
tnird, and more, but SO light that N
heart. beating prevented my coun'in
0 ,hen; and then a l,tle delicate KNOCK
: | compelled myself to say Come III
w,tn calm voice, although eSpeete
10 he instantly yls-av!s with Soai'
woman, tie door opened, aud sa"-a
utI ore
/ .aI Only time TO move TOWARD
- ta,or,, s,r was d the centre oi u
.t gap.. "a ;. ra>,a-.
i :. 10 a,a- 70 ST. Young ms
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-06-10
GEsIus, TALENT AND cLEvEnNEss. -

GESius, TALENT AND cLEvEnNEss. -
Genius rushes like a Observation-Disclosures
marches like cayalcade OF heavy horses
-Cleverness skins like a swallow IN
summer evening, with a sharp shrlli note,
and a sudden turning The man OF ge-
MUS dweils with men and nature ; the
man Of talent in his study but the clev-
er man dances here, there and every
where, like butterfly in a hurricane,
striking everything and enjoying moth
ing, but too ligh, to be dashed to pieces.
The man Of talent will attack theories,
the clever man will assail the individual
and SANDER private character But the
man of genius despises both; he heeds
none, he fears none, he lives IL himself
shrouded IN the consciousness oi his oWf
strength; he int rieres with none, anc
walks forth an example that "ea2tes
hy alone they are bat sheep that her
together 1t is true that should po!
sonous worm cross his path, ne may 'fea'
i, u4der his foot; ; should a cur snaIl
him, he may chas;iss II, hut ne VIII no'
cannot attack the privacy o. another.
i Clever men write perses, men 81 ta!c"
write prose, but the ltaa oi genus write
poetry. Ho-lM
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-06-10
ly.sy,scros. Feb. IS, 1888.

Ny Dear Children: Having made
tie acquaintance Of your father, and re-
ceived from him many acts oi kindness.
| take great pleasure, IN compliance with
his wishes, III addressing these lines to
you.
During a long life, have observed that
those are most happy who love, hon.
or and obey their parents, who avoid
idleness and dissipation, and employ their
time in constant labor both in body and
mind and who perform with regular and
serupulous attention, all their duties to
our Maker, and his only Son our Savior.
May you live long and prove bles-
sing to your father ana mother ornaments
to society, and acceptable to God. Such
is the hope OF your fathers friend, and
although unknown to you, your friend
II CLAy.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-06-10
NO. 80.
y,ekua mes IN the lnl ed states.

Gen. Jackson was called Did Hickory,
on account Of his inhexlble character; his
diplomatic successor III the White House
was known as the Little Magician; and
his son John remains until now the Prince.
Gen. Harrison was Old Tip, an abbrevs-
alton of Tippecanoe, where he had de-
iea,ed the Indians under their prophet,
the brother TO Tecumsch. Gen. Taylor
was designated by the names Old lack
and Rough and Ready Henry Clay was
the Mill Boy of the Slashes, IN remem-
brance Of its origin; Webster was the
great Expcunder, the great God like or
simply Black Dan. Corwin is the Wag.
on Boy. Thomas Benton, the great Ms
sourian, is known as Old Bullion. Doug
las, the democratic senator from Illinois,
the Little Giant. Gen. Scott, Chippewa,
from his victory over the British In the
late war, and a Hasty Plate OF Soup.
from an expression which slipped from
his pen. Gen. Houston, San Jacinto,
from the battle field in which he defeated
President Santa Anna and oil his army,
Sc.
! The cities and States have their nick
names, Washington, for instance, is the
City of Magnificent Distances New
York the Empire City; Philadelphia the
Quaker City Baltimore the Monumen-
tai City; Boston, the City Of Notions, or
the Puritan City; New Haven, the Elm
! City; Buffalo, the Queen City OF the
lakes; Pittsburgh, the Iron City, Cieve-
land the Forcs, City; Cincinnati, Pork.
! opois, or the Queen City OF the West:
St Louis, the Mound CITY, Louisville,
the Falls City; New Orleans, the Cres-
cent City.
The State Of New York, bearing in il,
, arms the rising sun. with the motto "Ex-
cesor," is the Empire or Excelsior state;
Connecticut, the Freestone State Mas
, sachusetts, the Bay State; Vermont, the
4 Green Mountain State; New Hampshire
n the Granite State Pennsylvania, the
keystone State; Virginia, the Old Do
. minion, or the Mother of States and
r Statesmen; Delaware, the Diamond state;
: South Carolina, the Palmetto State; Tex.
=, as, the Lone Star; California, the Gold.
y en- Region Mississippi, the Bayou State;
: Louisiana, the Creole State; Kentucky
- the Dark and Bloody Ground.
Z The inhabitants oi Florida, are called
G Cow Boys, OF Ohio, Buckeyes; of Iowa
;. Hawkeyes, OF Illinois, Suckers; of Mis-
II souri, Pukes; Indiana, Hoosiers; of Mich
. lgan, Wolvarines of Wisconsin, Bad
5 gers. The authors correctly say all thos.
a, nlcknames are familiar to and irequentl!
:, used by the American, and rot only IL
= lcst--in the same way as they collective
ly accep, the designation of Yankees.
=. this is used in contradlstinction OF En-
f. gilsh. In the States themselves the south
of erners and westerners disciaim this ap
,e pellatlon, they use II to designate tn
K New Englander; while in New Eng
- land, again, every State disowns it exceE
I'd Connecticut, winch is proud to be tn
w original Yankee State.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-06-10
SAMUEL DEWELl,

.rpyryoR OF CEDAR COUNTY, IOWA
WILL be happy 70 wat upon all 'hose "n ',r
A.sirc his services. He Is prepared 70 DO sur
r.,,i,a with correctness ard Dispatch
ONCE in the Court House,
Ytbio,., iora.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-06-10
pe,,,ty Surveyors.

ID GR,HaM, residence fa'ie> y. :
Upton. Jostrn srffR q sPr'a 49, ,ya.t
.atp, residence at sam Il NJ -.
dsnce al Upton.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-06-10
-lOIly DICKINSON,

Is As.o,lmen, kept constantly on hand
T, lton, Iowa. ~
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-06-10
curEx McNAUGHTON,

AfERC IANrS Keep on hand Ready Na"s
nj rlat ing. Boots and Saoes, Yankee NO
t,aas, Dry Co.'s, Groceries, &c. hoc'es'e''
Cedar county, Iowa. hi
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-06-10
ISAAC MAGEE,

gTAILOR-Men and Boys Garments Gu. an
L made TO order IN the latest anu mos iu'
proved styles Upton, Iowa III
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-06-10

Rxa5~ The Richmond Penny Post con.
tans the following letter written by Mr..
Clay to the children of gentleman Of
that city. !, was no, intended for publ
cation. and has never been in prin, be-
fore:
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-06-10

A Vermont OK is now exhibiting al
Cleveland, Ohio, which Is SIX fee, three
inches high, twenty fee, from 'lp 70 tip,
rir,hs ten feet, is in ordinary flesh, and
weighs tour thousand pounds. The pro-
prietor is taking him TO the pralrles ol
Illinois to obtain room for hin 10 srop,
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-06-10
SAMIrEL y. DANIELS,

STovES, TIN WARE, pLoWs, aud Hard
= ware Dealer Upton, Iowa. nj
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-06-10

The whole canine race mas beer lis
graced by the appeara' C o. a !fnAsen
dog ia the streets oi Milwaukee. Il"
Democrat says that he acted pretty much
as other folks do when in a >lnIlar state
lie made very good rail fence iof a
few minutes, and then laid down by the
side Of wood pile.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-06-10
THE ADVERTISER. "
PUBLISHED AT TIPToy. IOWA rvrpv
SATURDA MORNING.

. RATES OF ADVERTISING.
For sixteen lines, or less, one insertion, 81 90
Cards. not exceeding six lines, per year, D 40
tV A liberal discount mSae to those who
advertise by the year.
E1 All advertisements ordered to be in se.
sed without specifying the number OF inser.
s,ons, will be continued unit! ordered out. and
cha, ged accordingly.
" All letters addressed to the Editor must
be POST PAID.
JOE WJ0ANo
OF every description, neatly and promptly
executed at this office
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-06-10
". HAMMOND s. CO.,

nFALERs IN DRY GOODS, Groceries
~ Queens Ware, Hardware, Boot. ana o.og' I,
Saddles, Books and stationery, neaay "s
1,la,h,nr. Nails. Salt, Wooden Ware, &c, &c.
Upton, Iowa. u
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1854-10-14
>T}IE G. 4 T. ID q n A n.

MORE BEAHS.-TwO bears were killed
at hunt las:Satu,dav, in .hc town OF Newark
One of those secured weighed nearly 500
hounds, and was sold at auction for 81 and
a fraction over. The company voted that the
ayaiIs of the hunt be distributed anon. the
poor of the town. There is to tie another
hunt in the same town on Saturday, the 18th.
\ couple have Eccn killed in Kirby within
few DAYS past They are frequently seem
and ali the Old muskctS have been clcanScd
and their hntS tried, and war upon these
,lenizcns of the forest universally declared.
1t is novel sport for the Young men OF the
present generation: but it is lacky for the
lcarS that the old hunters, who used to take
one upon the run at every shot, are not now
Young enough to take places in the ring
There are no beecEnuts in the forests. and
the bears are driven 20 seek food anon" the
haunts of man. They take to shccp-:olds.
the fields of grain and the apple orchards for
subsistence. Two were seen IN an oTiHaiu
at East Burke one morning few DAYS since.
and another in an open field the same day in
the same ncighborhool.
ARRESTS A. Lille, of Bethel. was ar
rested at Mortified few DAYS ago on the
charge of forgery. lie is charged with iorS-
inc the names OF several individuals to the
amount of $1,000.
HEAVY FAILUEE.-Thc mercantile house
ocJ&J. IT, Peck of Burlineton failed la>tNIon-
lav. The liabilities Of the concern are said
to be 100000.
/ THr IIoE>T SHOW The New England
Exhibition Of Horses will open at Bratilcbo
ro. this State. on Tuesday of next week. and
continue three DAYS Not far from 5000" viii
he awarded in premiums. The movement i.
being pushed with great energy, and ii j.
confidently asserted that the show will equal
i! not exceed III brilliancv the exhibition a
Springfield last wear. The famous "Eillal
Men,. and >omc other equine celebrities ar,
already announced 10 bc present.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1854-10-14
AWFtl. bl>A>Trr

lives v;,h 'F IT,, Is '",' and oFer tire lanlrcl
Propeller in arhigL fog. on ,,..,, ~,'n a
/, a'""f !" miles from Cape Rae. S.. ,.,,I r.
badly the waters cA,i,-i.. Shed H.. '''N' i
the engines >f",s~l. al
In !, n""r'''> a;'er The accident. The s.,,,..
went down There wer. g., ALL
board about Is Of whom. i, i, ,r.,,.o...I
capped hy the boats. The. .,,o 81, -
'er Is uncertain. and ii i a,srchep.., -.
she too sunk. '''
'al'- Luce. the commander Of the ar.,;.
was lost with his boat.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1854-10-14
E.l.t.I Hons

he News from tie elections in ol,;o p-.
>yl'anla and Indiana. i, a!yer>.. o.l...,.
lstra'ion. Foslork. who. mak,.,, .,.,
yer l2."n" IN Il counties in r.,,..,,.-.
and has alrcaly overcome Eli. ~. -.
IN the who'c State AT the last Guln.,,.,..
election. The Legislature j r,;,o,,.5u!.
the Wings lave gained several p,nl..
Congress.
From Ohio the news is to Tie ,f,...,i,..,
administration is badly defeat. l.r.l,..,...
votes of the Wings and E,lulIi.a..
State allcar> 10 tie An,i-Ncbr.,ks lt..
600.
From Indiana. TIE news. so-,- as.
ported, i Of the same import wirl ,l..,t
So far az reports have come 10 ...,. 81.
not make ont the clrciion Of mr.. 49,.
administration members Of Cml-.,>,
three States. Cher, are l.o.itl.,, ....
though the nun4icr mus; Il. snail
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1854-10-14
OUR CENETERY...THE ANNUAL
MEETING.


The annual Meeting of the Mount Pleasant
Co,,ct.rv Association, was holden last SatIr-
dav. The condition of the Treasury was re-
,,or,.,, and tho old Board of Trustees rc-clcct-
ed After the regular business was compile
ted. the subject of removal of bodies from the
old burial ground to thcCrmecrv this fa'''was
talked about. 1t was stated that quite num-
Der of people having friends inferred IN 'he
old yard desired to remove them without oc'
Law: this feeling is quite general, we believe
in our community People think, and with
GOOD reason, that as there have been no re-
cent burials in the old ward, and there Is not
likely to be more, the time will come, when
those now living, who have friends buried
there, will remove or pass away, the yard
will be left under TIE care OF strangers, Or
more likely, urcarcd for at all In tins view
Of TIE case, they prefer to have their deal de-
posted in place where they may sleep UNI
disturbed. Affection, it would seem, would
prompt to the discharge ofthis duty. 1t Is
unreasonable to hope that when con>;dcra
bile number of the dead shall he transferred
to the new Cemetery, the remainder viii
remain un,listurbcd, large number
of wears. Should j. prove to lie SO, II
will be contrary to the experience OF the past
The rcuova, of grave yards, when located IN
the midst of villages, is quite common. ont
one cause or another arises. ai!or'liny pla''s
able reason for change the dead are leu
without living friends: strangers press IN an'
want room: some public or private nrr'S>'.
seems 20 demand it. and it is done. Ii""
much better is it, when such an event become
probable. for The friend; of the dead IN <ucl
places. to attend to The business Themselves
and see that il is properly done.
In the case under cor !,!cra,ion. meme cNpcc
as it shall! lc lone tv friends. or AZ their re
guest Proper license has been "s':''A"',nn
der which tie friend, OF persons buried n The
cd vall may remove them. Thy can "o i
themselves or he Cemetery t>>"cla;'"n. IN
der tEcir direction. Will do il II Ike aetna
cost. THIS ntc,. no, exceed > ~ , each.
". have tl..owt. out these hints for TN
cou~i,i,r..ip. e. t!o~,. .,,'.nr an Interest II
The matter. and with the ,!,w Of y,.l..hC iiic1l
serious attention 20 the considerations >ug
-c,,cd. that tLcy my act in the lr, n.i>,>. a
affection a, in! .'nc:., NJ, dictate.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1854-10-14

Cd at Brccon. About twelve years ago he
published volume of poems. lie gained
many prizes at EiStcddfodau for compositions
in prase and verse, and wrote Welsh Stanza
when an inmate of work house, for which
another obtained the prize and honor at Els
tc,ltlfodau. 1t was two miles from the dcgrad-
ing scene of his dcath-bcd to the place where
the old bard was to take his final rest, and
there he was taken in a cart, much like a
malctactor taken TO the callows: and in Cacty
churc!yard, anon. the paupcrs OF Pcn-y -hont
work house, lies the once celebrated Jo!o
Far,!i elias!
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1854-10-14

MELANCHOLY AolriNl--f u"
our dat, this week 10 record IN Z" '''
melancholy accidents that t1tr ".','''
this ,iciniiv. On THURSDAY n; al .
o'clock in the forenoon. Mr., fon-
of Maior Pomroy Of Canl'o'', a. %
Nv Mrs. l.. X. Benton and hcr H.
S,an>iead. left the rc>id'nce q !
Esd. of this town. 10 return i'
a one horse wagon. When 60
near Mr.. Scwrl Mos. tie down r.
train passed them the hor>' - ,''
cncd and larkcd the wagnn z 80
Part of the kill. The worsc'i ~ '.'.
horse followed falling dirr~'!, 7 '
of Mrs. Pomrov. Some l'r-'f,
to their assistance. ar,i found NJ.
al>o partly under he horse.
ken INTO Mr.. Mo- house. Al ! ~
and Worilinctun immediate ''
r0mrov died IN f tliilli,l., =
rived. her neck ha,irc ien ! Us
head badly cut. NJ Boz q
turcd. and received some oi.'f u
daughter escaped with a i''.' g..
But the effect Of tie a',.''' III
here. cd Mrs. NJ. ac't
WHO was living with i >o''.i ID 3D..
tic stroke. alout fac e'.'N
noon, >ur,,.,.,i to ha,ciera e.
the cxcitrmer, Of The l.-''' -.
She had .iu>: Witnessed. arm. 49,.
usually calm and active IA ~
fcrcr,.->l.rlt,ol, az
om,o.-.,t ,a.s i;>,'.--..'- r.
Galloway and pr, Odd. flr "a /.
70 J,.s,.nI hi, N,lra>ha ."'r /: ~
EMIGRATION wopl.! keep >l4."ft
ka. Sam. replied tia, .'-'i' ,i -
Lord and Ma>:c. for TIM.
and ,Ir. lord o,criultl ;hc al
TO the good Of mankind, b.i l...
'l,< ,.r ha,. no thanks to o..
if the rccll. c,cliHle ih' -
freedom