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Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-07-11
Ladies Bssts.

Boot making sppsars to become more
and more fashionable every day, and
seems destined, orc long, to drive fancy
needle work and embroidery from our
Parlors. The Detroit Advertiser says
that in that city large proportion Of the
ladies make their own boots. When
visiting a lady Of the ton. il is q very
common thing to find her busy with last,
awl, waxed ends, pincers and oil the OF
ceteras which compose tho hit Of tho
bootmsker. Two or three pairs Of boots
may be made In q day, and about two
dollars may bs husbsnded on each pair,
in most cases, however. It 10 fashion
rather than economy which induces the
employment. 1.-THE result is," sayf our
cotelnporary, ",hst the fair sex Of Do.
troit will soon bs proverbial for wear.
ing the most elegant boots and having
tho prettiest feet Ia the Union. The lad.
les Of New York and Boston, and other
eastern cities, must look to their lau.
rels." ..... ...l.t
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-07-11
Rather Spicy.

A lady OF San Francisco, being invit'
ed to send in toast to. be read at the
anniversary celebration Of the landing
Of the Pilgrim Fathers, furnished the fol-.
lowing: 'f'1 fi. ','.t -@ t.'.
The "Pilgrim Fathers" forsooth!--
What had they TO endure in comparison
to the Pilgrim Mothers! 1t is true they
had hunger, and cold, and sickness, and
danger-foes without and within-bui
the unfortunate Pilgrim Motheis! they
had not only all these TO endure, but
the Pilgrim Fathers also; and yet their
names are never mentioned. Who ever
heard Of the Pilgrim Mothers? Who ev.
er gave dinner in honor Of them! Who
ever writes songs; drinks toasts, and
makes speeches in recollection Of ,llem!,
This self.su1iciency on the part Of the
men is beyond endurance. One would
actually suppose that New England ha
been colonized by men, and posterity
provided by an act Of Providence!--On.
ly Mrs. Hemans has ventured TO insinu.
ate that there was woman in the case;
that the May Flower ever brought any
thing but men across the Atlantic. as.
sure you my dear friends, that, | am per.
fectly disguised with the selfconceit Of
the men; they appropriate every thing to
thenisel ves-even to the settlement Of
colony, and the peopling Of a whole
continent. | did hope there was one
prerogativc they would leave 10 woman.
We have submitted quietly to their ia.
ventions is superseding us in many things
but we will not tamely submit to be- de.
prived Of this one privilege; we will not
ourselves be deluded into the belief that
New England was settled and peopled
entirely by Pilgrim Fathers. How could
they have been Fathers if,here had been
no Mothers! And hope, dear Captain,
that have succeeded in convincing you
that you will be lending yourself TO an
act Of great injustice towards US, ifyou
do not propose for your toast ",hc Pill
grim Mothers" .5,s6 .o-i 9,f .N'elos
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-07-11

Bush your tomatoes!-lt is Just as
sensible to grow peas without bushins
them, as it is tomatos. You1may grow
both ina slovenly sort Of way, il you
have plenty Of room on the ground; but
you can, grow either twice as we'll upon
something TO support them, and iona
tos are decidedly better grown up inthe
air than near the ground, under the
shade Of mass of vines. The, best
support for tomato vine is 9 short bush
Set firmly in The ground. The branches
have room to sprehd among the limbs
and support the fruit. The plan is
much beiterl.han tying 10 stakes and
trimming, according 70 our experience,
We have, tried both ways. We have
every season, for the last four nof' five
years, offered this very same advice to
all growers Of this valuable. Bushing
will increase the product, nearly one.
half-will give larger fruit, and y will will
keep sound much longer on the vines.
|-(German,own Telegraph.
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-07-11

The OurRAoE.-The Press Of the
county are united in condemnation Of /,
the Congressional outra go by Nj. Church
we'll, who drew and cooked pistol ia Z
the House with intent 10 shoot fellow
member. Mr.. Cullom.' There oughtyto
be an attempt made to expel the mem. !,
Der who thus en,renches on the jreedop.,
of debate by Ibis bIooly method Of in.
,timidaiion. Both members are repre-.
sentcd as"them ostamiable men liying;:.'ss
especially the gentleman who carried. i
the pistol into the House. Heis lepte.
scented as a very quiet, peaceful, good !
natured man. as Mat, Ward was .ren. !
resen,ed as an angelic being. Church.
we'll deliberately brought his pistsbinto,
the House, deliberately, weat abea. Jbe,,,
business Of irritating his Antagonist.
Cullom, deliberately Intended to shoot
him down in personal alteration; ystssS
he is a miracle Of good.nn,ure-a and-amia.
blliy! So is iAA 4 D5eaftS . natks ,atl,c
plineiple. Of feasoaingss sr,..s,., ~. !. u
1 Let the, bully be dismissed from the
National Council VIII Il he Ifas ins1itSd
and degraded. Stat. & Dem. sf- z ~ :
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AUSTRIAN BREAD.-Mr. Wood writes
10 the Albany Journal as follows: f+

AUSTRIAN BREAD.-Mr. Wood writes
10 the Albany Journal as follows:
We could learn one lesson from Aus
tria with great advantage to our people.
That is, the art Of making good bread !,
which being, ss it is hore, universal, is
really a great national blessing. We
we're struck first at Trieste and Vienna,
where we remarked the excellence Of
the bread. Here we enjoy the same luxu.l
ry. Nor is it luxury for the rich alone.
The same light sweet bread is in all the
bakeshops, at prices which enable alll
classes to purchase. England has con.
trived, humanely, to give "cheap bread"
to her people; but Austria affords it still
cheaper, and Of an excellent quality.
lido not know that this secret for ma.
king good bread can be communicated. !
Perhaps it is owing 10, some peculiarly
in the flour, or in the water; but do
know that the art Of making for Ameri.
can people such bread as is eaten
throughout Austria, would be an acqui.
sition ofincalculable value. y 10. /,
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-07-11
The Bloomers Outdone.

Miss Mary B. Williams contends for
the right Of women to weer clothes it
they choose. In a letter recently pub.
lished, she thus argues the question and
lays down the laws ofgood taste in re-.
gard to the cut and color Of jackets and
trowsers ofthe fair sex:
1t is, as am informed, a misdemean.
or for women to assume the garb Of
man with intent TO disguise her sex--the
law presuming that such disguise is in.
tended to cover some evil design, but if
no intention to disguise the sex is appar.
ent, then no offence is committed. Un.
der this Interpretation ofthe law, It will
be seen that we are not, after all, entire.
ly restrained from wearing the male
style Of dress. hold that women should
wear this costume whenever or wherev.
er they choose to do so, either in town
or country, in doors, occasionally or
constantly. 1.-THE male part ofcreation
should find any trouble in determining
our sex, let them quit shaving. their ia:
ces, end then the difficulty will be obvi.
ated. What kind Of male suit may we
wear? is a question that often suggests
itself to the timid reformers. In answer
to this, l would say, wear any dress that
you like; you have, whole range Of
mems fashions to choose from. Wear
black, blue or brown coats. in the sack,
frock or close bodied, form as you may
prefer, blouses Of gray linen, or linen
check; pantalcons Of drab or blue cas-.
simere, orsof1white or gray lnea; buff,
white or black waistcoats; and lur or
straw hats or cloth caps. All these and
more too, are open 10 your choice. In
reference 10 good taste, svo'd stripped,
cross barred and snake and toad color.
ed pants; let yours be plain, and cut
isnugly to; the form, without being too
scanty for the free motion Of the limbs;
eschew all kinds Of ftawd,y waistcoats,
such as we seq supported by, sfancy
young men,, "A buff cashmere vest,
with plain, fiat, gilt buttons, is eminent.
rly genteel, Jand is always becoming. a
"a plain black vest will be found desira.
Bile to alternate with the buff one. If you
wear blue, dress coat, have it'tfirnued,
BY all means, with plain fiat gilt but:
tons; but no other coat whatever should
have metallic buttons Of any kind. Gen.
elally the, sack COATS preferable To- any
other form Of this garment, aud for work.
ing the blouse is better than, all. X do
Pmosto Of my sweeping, and other house.
work, in a check. linen blouse. Fol
walking. and ridimg, and driving, weaI
a Blue sack coat, buff vest and drah
pan.s-a snfi Which Comes fiily sup 70
| my idea 81 neainess and yeomfoft com
bined. -'rs 'l''Ft',s = - :, (.
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-07-11

"In every perfectly ripe sppleitis OBJ.
served in an English publication, about
twenty years ego, "!here will be folrd
one Of two perfectly round seeds, the
others having one or more fatted sides.
The rouad onss will produce the impro-
We d fruit, and the fat, ones the .crab.
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-07-11

(, Shame 10 manhood!--to see a deli.
cate woman rubbing bed clothes ,over a,
washboard from morning tili-nisbt, and
a hefculean gentleman smeasuring oUt
rolls oflacs and, delicate ribbons, would
make Pswnce Indian laugh at our as.
sumptions Of chiyalfy, e
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-07-11

4 Two apprentices ran away from tho .
service Of John Russell, file manGfact0lrt..ta 7
er at Sing Sing. They escaped fnt6 Con-
nectieut, .ando Mr.. Russell -bteushe hsa
complaint before Commissioners lnssr,ay
soil for their '.Esturns under ihe lnsitigss 4
law. He proved that their, services wefs
due him, as iplenIeif apprentices. ana :
the Comm s-ioherd decilgd shatstlie fSwss
Iappliela They wtfs anceosdingl glyssir-s
rendered. .r,a. siara.s al tnT rasraa !
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-31
rrom Sc. John, n. u,

We have Sc. John pancrs o. August 2s. The
cholera Is decreasing st st. John, only ten deaths
occurring for three Gays ending August ~. The
total doati5 in St. John and Portland ore ne. The
damage BY FIRE 70 the Government House at Halifax
wes SO great that II IA rendered uninhahitablc.
Mr.. Martin, who was on trial at Cape Breton for
shooting a young man who ciueed his daughter,
has been acquitted BY tho jury, but not lberased.
We learn frora the Halifax papers that the st.
john Diving Company, who have been employed
during tho present season IN searching Tor slnken
treasure s5ag the Nova Scotia coast aud haye met
with rood success, are row engaged IN wei CHING
quantities Of pig iron from tho wreck Of H. a. ship
Ia Tribune, OF A guns, which was lost OF Herring
Cove In tho autumn Of l1ee. The material rcco.
vered ia almost rs soft as cheese. This vessel had
q large quantity OF sQecie On board. We under
stand that tho stock Of this company has recently
advanced so per cent.
The st. John Freeman says.--It can scarcely be
doubted that tho Assembly viii be convened by the
middle OF October at the latest, and probably much
sooner n decide whether this Province viii accept
reject the Fishery Treaty Tho nct Of the United
States Congress renders IL necessary that tho ques-
ton should be finally settled before December and
we presume The Governor hss resolved positive in
structiors 10 10y tho matter before the local Lcg Is.
laturc in que eoaEon.
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THE SUMMER RETREATS.
OH POINT COMFORT.

ORR Pofsr Coxeoar, (vA} Aug. %, 1854.
r,e,,,1iscences Of Genera! Jackson--.d .NsW
Beach for Surf Bathing-Fort Monroe-Its
Defences and Want of Water--Balis, Bellies
and .amusenaents-.N Newspaper Circulation.
The annual visits of The lat. venerable Gen
jackson, during the entire term Of his Presi-
nency, to this point of Comfort" and its sist +
rock grit island, Fort Calhoun, familiarly kuown
as the Grip Raps," drst called the public atten-
tion to this place of unsurpassed natura ad-
vantages for the enjoyment Of pleasure ana
health.
We have here Two large enclosures, each
covering about half Of an acre, with level
SANDY bottom, for bathing. The depth of the
water varies according to the tide; at ebb tide
Il is not more than three feet deep, but at food
tide Il 10 oyer person S head. IL Is decidedly
the hest place have ever seen for persons to
learn and to perfect themselves in swimming.
with this state of things, with an occasional
wish that they might have surf bathing
At the northeast part Of the islaod has been
recently discovered beautiful sand beach,
which, though small, has all the advantages Of
srrf Lathing which are enjoyed at Cape May.
La This immediate nei2hborhooo Is some of
tue best fishing around In the Union. The
. various kinds of duck cover the waters, and the
place may in reality be called the paradise of
fsunters and fishermen. II has been the custom
Of every executive since the days Of Jack
s,n TO VISIT this cool retreat during the hot
weather Some even forgot " that pigm les,
though perched ON Alps, arc ptgmies still" As
The hob. tailed stock OF the farmer, In b II wea-
thtr. seek The nearest shade tree to hide from
The necoilcss flies, SO the ofioo eivers Of Wash
ingtou run away from the still greedier Office
81 kers, 30 this unrvalled d, pot OF oysters, fish,
aud game, that they may unmolested hesk ia
oceans breeze and read from the HERALD the
future somersets Of offete and WORKOUT pollGi-
CLANS.
n Fort Monroe is the largest aud most expeu-
sive work of the kind in this country. 1t covers
about Hone hundred acres, and would require
about ten thousand men to man all Of its guns
III Is however, without an artesian well, aud
might in case ofinvasion be forced to surrender
for want of water.
At the Hy geia Hotel 50ireee and balls take
place every evening at which You may sce the
beauty and The wealth of Southern hcires
Represented throughout the season.. I must
not forget to mention one singular feature
about this fashionable resort !. c., no newspaper
but the New York HERALD is sold here which
is published north of Mason and Dixon's line.
Mr.. Bohn, the Congressional favorite newsman,
Introduced the Herald ten years ago, since
which time he states that slf he purchases any
other paper. they remain on hand" We have
EN- lhaticaliy here our own vines and fig trees.
The Egs are now ripe the size Of large pears,
and in such abundance as hardly to command
as much per bushel as potatoes in New York.
A SoUTHERSER.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-31
MONTREAL.

CANADA, August "a 1901. J
Hoe 10 Go To and How to Sec Niagara
Fuiis-1He .afiractions---LoU'fo Get d,cay
from the SprGy-Traeks Of the Jesuits--
The Hofeis-r The Montreal Honse--.ninor
Incidents.
IT is an admitted fact that tho world affords
no summer jaunt abounding in natural curiosi-
<ies and magnificent views equal TO Niagara
trip The ride over the Central or Erie rail-
road may be long, tedious and dusty but GER
tainiy not uninteresting. The journey Is ac-
complished In the short space of eight and q
hall hours from Albany, aud fourteen hours
fom New York; and though II should be done
Ibiladfoid, and the difficulties aud distance In
creased, tho traveller Is paid thousand times;
~ Tie pea h not Jet manufactured thai can
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-31

TIrE ~ MEXICO 0swEGo CoUsry~-We learn
from The Osvcco Pallcd.uss, that q Gro broke ont
about one O'Clock on Che 2Cth inst In tho village OF
Mexico, In an icehousc, In the rear CT Messrs.
Peek & Combine dry ecods store, and before 1t
vas extinguis,ed, the abovc and ths sdl2iaing
dug store, were entirely destroyed with part 81
their contents, together witt the Montczams Odd
Fellows Lodge, with tho furniture, rgalia. DC.
Tho total loss was about $4,000, nearly covered BY
insurance. The indiyidu Il assurances were as fol
lows: Peck & Coniln <S Goo, In tho Ncgthwoetorn;
Horny Webb, $500; II. Ec.ison, $1,000; Lodgc.
G0O. Calvin Hirkley hcd sore $500 worth ar
brt<r Stored IN Peel, CoriliR'a otlisv. which vas
destroyed 20 irsv-nSce.. Tie ere r. te''ese- 10
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United States Commlssloner's Court
Before Il. T.. St,IweIl, ESQ.


COMMUNICATING EOREIGN SILVER COIN.
Arc. 30~-Ixe United States ps Wdrren Judi
For the United States, Mr.. Ridgway exam
the following witncsses:--
Ella HaywaId-I reside corner Of Thirys
street and the Sixth avenue, in this city; 4
the defendant, snd have known him nine years
lived In the same house did; he has lived 6
since February last; he was 9 stage driver du
that time, on the Fifth avenue line; these couI
feitirg tools, implements, &C., belong to him.
Mdgway exhibited parts Of dies for stamping 9
Iv.o-about i've hundred pieces Of Yellow
white metal the size Of shiIings, about one hun
ind fifty pieces the size Of quarters, and o lot o
sixpenny size, with no Impression stamped ON q
alao, bottle Of cyamuret Of potass, bottle Of 4
acid, and various other articles.) I don't I
WHO made the dies; | arst saw these things d
stamp some Of the pieces with these dies; M
many as an hundred; don't know what he did
them; don't know that anybody was engaged
him in making the counterfeits; frequentu
vited him to dcsist from making them, but no =
never give me any reply;- told him thong
Thomas McGuirc--I am police officer; I &
this counterfciting apparatus, &C.. at Judl
house, corner Of Thirty sixth street and Sixth
nue.; defendant voluntarily confessed TO me thf
and man named Prescott made the dies.
Thomas McParlen-l nm . police officer; I
tmee weeks ago learned something about Judi
and last Monday morning about Q o'clock sue
him on the charge Of countcrfeiting; he had Il,
pos session at the time one quarter dollar,
shilliDgs and eleven sixpence8-ell count
which he threw away white WAS conveying
tho United States Marshal's Office; be dr0ppes
In tho sand La Murray street; held fast 10 him
called to uan to pick then mp. which A.
while looked ON and saw it done; his noms !,
drew Carroll, foreman Of che building now
erected in that street.
Thomas Devlin-I am stage driver, and
known the defendant two PEARS; he ma 40 the
to get me some counterfeit money, II weal
IL. I refused to have anything TO do With
matter.
No evidence being offered by tie defendE {
was Committed. r
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TEE SUSPECTED Foul PLAY CAsE-DEATH or AN
ONO DRovEI.-The late hour at which We were
put in possession yesterday Of the circumstances Of
the death OF James EdmoBson, who was foand 10
sensible in cattle train, precudcd stating them
particularly. II appears that the deceased, who
vas about q years Of age, wss from Ross county,
Ohio, from whence he came With drove Of cattle
belonging TO Messrs. J. & N Pearl. On Friday
morning, al Bufalo, he put his cattle aboard train
on tho Central Railroad, occupying six cars with
them, and the last seen OF him alive and vol, was
few miles this side Of Utica. When the cars reach
ed here, about o'clock A M. Saturday, ono OF the
hands attached to the road discovered him lying on
the top Of one Of the cars, insensiblc and blood
Going from his nose and mouth. He was inlmedi-
atoly taken Oft conveyed to the freight depot, and
thence to the Cholera Hosptel, where, not With
standing the constant and sAilful attention or Or.
Hof, he fingered in an unconscious state until IL
o'clock Sunday, whom he died The post mortem
held by Dr.. HoI, aided by Drs. March, Jr., and
Colt, Of the City Hospital revealed largo clot OF
blood prtssiDg on the brain over the left eye marks
CT severe violence on bis right temple, also on te
back OF his neck, along the course Of The spne and
severe contusions on the tight hip. On his person
wcs found eighty dollars, in iiycs, the Ohio State
Bank, and q pocket book containing sl76 moro was
handed TO the Coroner by raan who came do r on
The same train with him aud who, for safe kce ding,
had taken it frcm his pocket. 1t is supposed he
had more money about him, rs he proposed paying
the freight In advance, amounting 20 $780, Tho
matter Is undergoing inyestisati on.--1tany Aiias,
dvC. 20.
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Aus. 3o.--Ha5ens Corpus.-On the appsit
OF Mtsgrs. Edmon Elankman & Fletcher r
writ Of habcas corpus was this morning =
commanding tho keeper Of the City Prison 70
up tho body Of G. y. Wheslcr, who ives cont
the Tcmbs npon charge Of ahandonns1'
deputy wardens Of tho prison canle-into court
the prisoner n charge, and made O retain
Wheeler was detained by him by virtue of 4 90
ment made by Police Justice Stuar. on tn
inst. upcns proceedings had before him On q d
foS Abandonment. Tho prisoner trayersed q
turn, alleging thai be never had hearing, an
20 witnesses werc b ought against. hin at sps
iTstioe, and alleged numerous iofoemal -
defects in tho warrant Of commitment arr y
| ings. After bearing tie counsel in REF IN =.
| matter, che court docided that thor yynsS.s
ciert 70 desain Che prisoner. and ne Ma q.
| Discharged. - - :
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A correspondent of the He'fcrn Rep 'rter, who
Gates his letter from le camp on Arkanzas river,
three miles above Port Atkinson, July 3, 1854,
writes as follows -
sinse last wrote you rom Council Grove, we have
been steadily pursuing our on Eard march, and get
ting along finely; the command enjoying excellent
health. We have been passing large sm omca ats
and Kiowa Indians, for the last five days, aud VIC
are now encamped opposite large village, and 10
more Arrappahoe, Kiowa, and Camanche villages
are in sight below 10 on the river. We passed Major
Cadys command Of two companies, e and H.
9th Infantry, yesterday forenoon. They have
pitched their tents on the site OF Fort Atkinson,
which, b. the by has oil tumbled down since last
fall. Mej0r Cady's command were healthy add
quite comfortably situated, and presented quite Q
military appearance. A large band Of Kiowas and
Cananches are encampcd about hundred yarcsfrcm
{ fort. These luoians all profess and appec to
Be friendly ! viii now give you list Of Col.
Fist: COL Fiauntlsrcy's, LIST Dragons, COMMAND
log; 1t Col Mules, Sd Infantry; Maj. Howe. I'd
Rlaseons Msi N3aiFesEg, US5f and EssGGe t h
Capt Taylor, Eeg'l Quarter Master lst Dragooas;
lst DIcgoors, (63 rank and G.e); Let Lt. Whistler,
Sd Infantry; "a IT. Hastirgs, let Dragons com
maLdng Go. B., 1st Dragons, (5l rank a1d i!el;
"a Its Evans and Robertson, I'd Dragons; p. y.
MaercdeI. LIST Dragons Adjutant for the command;
% 1t. Williams, 1t agooas; I'd LIT. Synlouds, I'd
Artillery; Brit. I'd Its. Sgcetzer, Sd Drsgooas
DAVIDSON, LIST Dragoone; and Craig and Walker, Sd
lLlSHtay.
There are upwards Of four hundred horses with
us, destined for the cavalry companies 10 New Moxi-
co. These horses are conducted on strings, that is
q long picket rope Is attached TO the tongue OF a
wagon, and four mues are hitched to the wagon,
and two horses are hitched to the farther end Of
this rope and from forty to fortysix horses at
tached to this rope by halter straps Just Ear enough
apaltnot TO interfere with one another, aud men rid
ing along each side TO attend to them. Everything
goes along very regularly aud system attcefiy. 4
regular guard is constantly kept up and every pre-
caution Is taken for the safe conduct OF this COM
snd, and the large nuber of extra horses, to their
Destination,