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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1855-03-30
OLD SERIES. VOL. 90, NO. .lS.

The Kcntuckian slowly raised rife he
brought from home, and fired. The paper
was cut The second was better than the
frst, and the third "borcd the centre"
Nothing could depict the surprise Of all
present, the Englishman acknowledged
the corn" and said he was satisfied. The
Kontuckian cnoyci hearty laugh, dcclar-
ing It nothing to what he could do-that he
would Lc ashamed Of such firing in old
Keutuck. Rolling quid from one corner
Of hi. capaciou' mouth to another. he con.
tinucl
81 must have another shot 10 show you
what can h. done with a ride, anil 10 con.
vince my French fricud that ! am not boast
ing"
The whole rarty stool in ilrut pw.
and the Kcntuckian rctrcated about forty
yards, making the distance from the trcu
where he stood near one hundred aud twcn.
~ yards. Ordering paper Of the .amc
sire oi tha other to ~ put ia 'hr same place
he reloaded, drew hi. broad-l,immcd b,a-
YER over his eyes, AMI after deliberate aim
blazcl away.
THAT was rather too low" b. ail, the
lall !. about the eighth Of an inch below
the papcr-thc next time IN lring IT,"
On examination, the lall was found ,o be
precisely where he -ail Il wa., which in
creased the astoni.hmcnt the remarkable
.hot had produced on all present, with The
exception of the Yankee who made IT,.
This lick will bring the rcr'immon,
-aid the Hcniuckian, A. he rii.,d ~. piece
high up, anI gradually lowered il and fired.
The paper rcll from Tie tree, the ball ''tri.
wing home" the nail which supported IT,
Language cannot describe the looks of
the Foreigners, particularly the natives, who
crowded around the Kcntuckian in grcat
numl"r~. That night the vine lowed frcc
at the " old Alminl'-," >" and a more pyou-
party never met at Malta.
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use, but bcyo nd tha, they neverlook. If il
had not been for their ancestors, they
would probably have brow-od on the wild
grass Of the Llanos or plains. All thcr,
are great many such bohs hanging at tn,
tail or-ome ancestral kite, even in this city,
my learned friends"
True, Doctor, you are right there"
"wcll, sir, the vanilla l. gathered from
the wild vines in the woods. OT gor- III,
hidalgo, proud Of his noble ancestry ,'and
toll, home under backload of the rcfusc
beans from the trees, aftrr the rel monkey
has had his pick Of the br-t. 4 few PALS
pay him for the days worg AMI then, hey
Tor the cockpit There Signor q dOgi,
meet. the Marquis DO Shinplaster, or IN,
Padrr Corcproohi and NJ soursH get. whis
tel out of his earaing, with the first click o
of the gals
Then hack h. g,'s 10 his miserable ham
mock. and s, end. his years labor. That
sir, is the history Of the flayorinr, and yor
will have 10 allow a stretch across the Ga
ribb,an, aud twenty-five hundred mile. fo
the vanilla"
"Wo are getting pretty we'll around
Doctor.
Then We have sauce, here, winr-~iuoc
TrnrriTc, ! should think, by the favor-
'-l,pm ly.pslth the cl,I
Ofsurny,st'r Tspefif-
And rip"ned ia ne biloxi
Of inia sun.'
We must take four thousand miles az lcas
for the wine, my lcanrl friend. anl sal
nothing of the ret of the saucc."
EScrp, the nutmeg, Doctor"
Thank you, my dear young friend thank
you Tho nutmeg r. the Spice Islands,
in the Indian OCEAN, W. arr indebted or
our nutmeg Ourold original Knickrrbock
cr., the wcb-footcd Dutchmen, have th,
monopoly of this trade. Every nutmeg hai
pail toll at the Hague bcforc II Yields IT,
aroma to cur gratrrs The Spice Islands
The almost fihulpu. Mplucca., where nci
ther corn nor rice will grow; where the on
" quadup~l' they have are the musk,
crocodilc- that lathe in the hish.-casonc.
watcr.-the Molucras,
'-ihr i.irs
Of Trrnate anl TuIafr, Whrnrr merchants bring
Ther 'pis, dmss.'
There, sir Milton, sir Frum Tcrnate an
Tilorr. aud the rc.t of that marvellous clus
trr of islands, We g't oar nutme,, our mace
and our cloves. Add twelve thousand milo
at least to the circumference of the puidiu,
ior the nutmeg"
"Thi. is getting to be a pretty lnrsc pui
ling. Doctor"
"Yc-. sir. We have Travelled ALREADY
twenty-five thousand five hundred mile
around IL. and now lct,.. r.-"i-rru"a,i.f't
and come hack hy the way II Mexico, -
that We can g, a silver sP,,nandprn'trht'
into the Interior"
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POE Il II Y.
For the OSfo1d Democrat.
The Greenest Spot.

The gr,ensst spot, in the cherished wales,
ofmemory's rich parsrrr,
l. little brook where violet, bloom
With Fragrance sweet and mrc'
II. pchbly rnth hath mcanjcred through
4 meadow spread with flowers,
Aad here at 'un.,,. childhood brought
Awralh ofhaPpy hours.
SoN Vs.pcr. from unnumbcrcd bard.
4 gentle cadence ,,iuei,-
The evcniug brrrts IN concert trilled
viih cen the riai,s, bird.
Whis coualls.s warblsrs at our feet,
Ir pa,son took part.
And music ofunnraursl chord.
W" echoed from each heart.
The i-uase 9th. Gir, vale
Mid dning years I've Lor".,
This iali'man II mrnop'. gem.
Arosnd N, heart I've ~fn--
Anl tamios from a ar,Igrimage
Ofolhcr val. and hausu
sought thi. ,iolri.'ccuicd brook
10 6al youlh'. happy hours.
They were ~, ihsrc-ihs, woulI Mt come
I sought fnr ihcm in ,aia;
Nnd i,rl that b, nr other book.
Thsy'Il ever bl,-om again
4 'nl,rsr hoe the y,nlrI. wore,
4 palst tiut the h'~sr'i
AL ,m,I,ng Gcc. vcrs MT there,
wuh wreath, ofhapp, hears.
nNEoNL.
Nor,rtLr OELT,Ns. March ~, 1855.
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Secds

TIE vl'uviur li., or .c,i- has hcru ~sut
,r che Oxford County Agricultural Society,
and have lawn plascl in oar hand, Tor die
triluti1u. Person, wishing iur sample, Of
tbr same, can have them hy applying o. us.
Double Bearing Sam Holm. Grass.
Turkish Flint Wheat, llw'.r.
CAPE Wheat
True Giant A,r1r8-us.
Crv,u TOPPED N0hl Rail-.
Baden Corn.
Red Eayf
Purr Early York CgNacr S,vl.
Olive Scarlet Badi.h.
Sweet Nrrual Grls-.
short Rel Carrot.
Ni.uHuCttr.
Cauaia Club Spring Wheat.
IA Kali
We .hall next week civ, a few words in
explanation ooncgruiu. s1mc few uf the
-eris named ahovr, that We judge arr little
known in thi- region.
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AKentuckiana MALTA.

We rls-cl three wcek. ~ Malta waiting
frr Dispatches. Various plan. wrrr devised
20 Kill time, AMI never did /, pa, p, plcas.
antIy away. Fishing, rowing. dinner,
wine .urr"r., formed our principal amu.r-
meuts. anil. "a, the harlor was hllcl with
,r..rl. OF all nations, an Interchange oi
courts-irs was kept until our anchor Wa
weighed and old Ironsiic. again before III,
hr~lc.
At one Of the entertainments given on
shore by the o'hcrr, or a British frigat", III,
conversation urnol upon rifle shooting
which llci to AN animated discussion, in
which our officers then t,ok very actiy,
part
81 have often heard" sail the command
cr Of Thundcrcr, THAT YOU have fellow
in your country, called Kenmckian-, VIII.
are rrckoncl gr1at rilr-mcn.
"Yc., sir, replied Lieutenant ", "tlcir
fame !. great in that line they commcnc,
practising in childhood, and in course oI
time b,comc excellent marksmcn.'
They may be very clever; hut | believe
that we have better shots on boari Of our
vessel. y
"T do not belong to that section of coun'
try" observed Lieutenant ", land have
had but little practice with the rifle, hut II
mistake not, we have a Kentuckian in
company who will stand mp for hi. native
State"
"Ycs, on all occasions, " -aid our purs"r
tall, muscular descendant Of one of the
first families Of that STATE.
"what say you; then, gentlemen, to
shooting match Tomorrow"
Agreed, with all our hearts" said the
tall Yankee.
The next morning the party met in l"au'
tiful grove, and placed the target seventy
five yards distant.
The English rifle Is different from th'
American, the barrel being shorter and the
stock heavier. Six picked men from the
Thundsrcr were on the ground, all Of whom
fired. Not one, however, cut the paper
(thc sine ola dollar,) although several hall'
came close n il.
The shots were considered excellent by the
English and French officers, and the natives
were greatly astonishod by the proficiency
Of the riac.men. The commander Of the
Thundercr, turning to the pursr with a
smile said,
"what do you think of that | take ii
that YOU will find it difficult to come up To
that"
You may think 50, but I consider IL no
shooting at all, ;" said the purser.
+" Hou monte: = hdn eherdi," said the
French officer.
"L row Mouirerai," said the Kentuek-
ian.
"Fire away" said the Englishman.
"Irl bet wine supper for all hands, y
said the Kentuckian, I" that ] make three
shots, every one of which shall be bCeter than
any vet made, and each succeeding shot bet
Ter than the first"
.Ill make tho bet," said the English
man, smiling.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1855-03-30

CrtrW,riov ~ Sqrvnr,. John McKcc,
or Bristol, VI. who roi.-lthrl large ~mashc.
mentioned in the last volume Of the Coun-
try Gentlemen, page $50, has kindly fur.
ni.hc,l us with hi. method orcultiation, a.
follows
As soon as the ground !. warm enough to
insure quick termination, lie. On a south.
crn cyposurr, hole two feet deep, anil two
f,ct apart each way, excluding the bottom
snil and retaining tho top. Tho holc-
should b, hllcl within t"n inches of the top
with-wcll rot,ci ho. or stable manure IN.
former prefer. The hole. should then L.
6llrl up with tho top soil taken out, AMI h.
allowed tn remain thrr ~ four days till the
hills arc thoroughly warmed before planting
the s,cd. C.rrr should lc taken 20 plant the
-ccd at the proper depth To insure their
coming ur--in warm, dry soil, from two
n thrcc inches in a cold, wet -oil fr,n one
to two inchc, dcrp.
A. soun a' the plants APPEAR above the
surface placr four bricks, blocks worl or
a small box large enough to place a pane Of
glass upon this will fsrcr them along rapid.
lv. and protect them from the dcpr,latiors oI
the hugs. DC. They should h. va,srvl "u~
q dly. uIl large enough a. disp'u-r win a
covering, hring careful no, % apply cold
sTriu. water, or nt time when the sun
.hinc. upln thcm. Morning or evening
should ho 80 apart for this. | think one
good healthy plant in the hin sufficient as il
will produce larger .Iua.hc. When the
thr plant. 'rsin 90 cover the ground, cat of
an the runners from the main vine cVrrp'
the unr nearest the root, as these will s''
fret and produce the hs-t. Nutm than
one or two -lua.hc- should De- allowed o.
grow uu n vine. Sap.uis or liquid mauur,
{, go,i fr them while growing, being care.
ml not to apply 1, too .ru., or ON III,
leaves. tCouutry Gentleman.
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From the Ro.,oa Cpld,aror
Culture OF Carrots.

Mcs,rs EprroUs Perhaps the question
viii ari-' in the minds of many readers,
"can carrots hc raised for five or six cents
a hushcl, taking an average Of ycars togrth'
err" This could only answer by giving
an opinion, and this opinion would b. in
the affirmative; not that have ever niscl
them Tor les than double that cost; at the
same time I know by experience, that where
the attention Of an inqui,itiyc mind !. civ
en- ~ the b-.t means or performing any in
di,idual kiui. or labor, and with the alnn-
ta-o Ut numerous opportunities for learning
10 take Nh possible Advantages or labor in
II, various processes, improvements are ir'-
qucntly made which would, 90 the uniuitia-
tel, lc deemed impossible Ietu' fora mo-
mcnt contrast the cHrensr of making a yard
or cotton cloth, with the cSrcn-' of doing
the same forty y,arngo Ircmcmhcrwcll,
that during the last war with Grrat Britain,
the factories in Massachusetts spun the c1t-
ton into yarn and then put 1t out to weave weave
by hand' ana r''r a rF',' '"r weaving a,'u'
'loa' 10 the r'''r o, '",h ''''n now, ~"
'pry 'h' same 'N',' ana '",'Sl ~ ''' cur
'u'' W ''''''' ~ ''''' ','' '''.' W. ,''' ~
'nS '"' - "' '''"",'' '''',S "' ',,',' ,,,
''.'"' anu ! ''''' ''' wv '''''' "'''' "
'I.."''.'
Now ! "',hn u mus '' "''''"' To "'!
r'h'''nc m'na' th'i u i' ''ry necessary 'o
the '"'a''''h,' '' New tns''"' 10 l",'''''
Tho r'''ur'~ i'r 'a''I''''"'ns' ana ! can
'' no WY ~ "N''y ~ answer '", Iu'l''>
ON ''rs' ''''l'' '"' IN ''' culture "' '''r',''
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PARIS, ME-, FRIDAY, MARCH 80, 1855.

mcnt," and all the limlS which could bc
reached or safely got at In any way, were
scraped and washed with suds. This work
was performed in the spring of 1850. The
next year tho tree Nossomcd, and produced
few apples, which maturcd. The next
the bearing was abundant, and since then,
1t has not crascd torroducc a good crop.
The apples are Of inferior quality, and I
shall now gran il, as it has produced fine
wood for the operation, care having bccu.
taken to remove all limbs which tendcl To
destroy the symmetry " the top, as we'll a.
the old wood. as fast as II could he replaced
by new. I can never sufficiently cStol the
saracity ~ "Blue Nosc,' at that time IN
my employ. who, on bcholding che result Of
INV experiment on the ia apple trcc, assur-
cd me that hc believed thing would never
die II they were but properly taken carr of,
and that decay and oven death was the result
of neglect" The remark was worthyofa
Sangradoand srryrs to illustnic the wonder
ful facility with which new ideas guin on
trance into minds II ccviain east. but
Sir Blue Nose was no fol, Gltrr OH, for az.
ter, in the hrst place drawing his pay or
hi. services. he in the second place iorrorr,i
one Of INV h'~t hors~, and j. now. no doubt
luSuriatins on the procccls Of his industry
and villainy, amid thcdetcctablc frogs orhi.
native "Quodlv." j. II. !.
DufiS' Co., " T., Jan. 1855.
Germantown Telegraph.
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Our Book Table.

DrscEIrtIyE CATALOGUE of Fruit and orna-
mental Trccs, Shuihs, Ross, Nincr, 6c.
Cultivated and for sale az the Saco Nur'
series. BY :. l.. Gcodalc, 1888.
This isa very handsome pamphlet, and Is
the representative Of one Of the ho't e'ia'
bli.hmcut, in the country. Mr.. Goodale Is
one Of our mo.t thorough and reliable nur'
,rry men in the state. We have procured
tr,r. of him f1r three year, past, and with
entire satisfaction. and therefore We can,
with the more confidence commend his tres.
Tho-, in want Of the finest s1rts Of fruit,
such as Pyars, Plums, Chorri,s, &c, may
RELY on him % give thcm, II inexperienced
thgm-ylyc-, the bc,t and most profitable va
rirtil-
A~>rL Rrronr 1t the experimenting
school Committee Of the City oi Augusta
frr tho war ending MARCH, l. i'''.
Tbi, .ayyry plain, frank, anil common
-u-o document II j. cnnci.' aud c'mu di-
rygtly to thc point, and mclcl Of H. kind
Fygry town in the state ought To rvluir' OF
10, experimenting Commi,toJ just such a
document. Itwould have a marked clyt
On th, c,u,. of education Throughout, the
state. We ar, Of the opinion such a rr-
rart ought to d. ryquirl by .aw. The few
I,lar- ryIuirrl Tor such rurTO,e could not
d.. 1..ft.r ..yfa.fr.IaI
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1855-03-30

Licr oN C,TrLE. The time is near at
hand when yermin will trouble our animals.
The extra keeping Of six quarts Of oats per
day, will not keep the he'h good when the
kin iscoverrd with these destructive insects.
will give NV method for killing the lice,
which will be beneficial 10 the readers ofthe
Farmer. Sprinkle your stable door with
charcoal dust, (Which is easily procured
ut any blacksmith's shoP) put four quarts
under the fore feet ofe'ery creature, and II
the lic,are very plenty, sprinkle some on
their backs, then apply the card faithfully
and in a few day. YOU will find You have
conquered the enemy. IN. Z. Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1855-03-30

Nopur,p, oR Jrwrrr's fNT REn. This
ranks among the b.stnrpl'- rai.'i in Maine.
IL originated in the orc arl of a Mr. Jcwett
in Hollis. y. H. The trcc isaihrly grower
and har,ly. II i al-o rqpd felTcr, hut
there j. ,hi. drawback 10 r1Vhlc~' the
trcr receive good cultivation, the fruit III apt
20 b, knot,y aud mi,shapcu. ono p'culi.
arity Of this apple j. this 1t i Of good IA
,or and cltahlc almost a. soon as fully form
FL, and continues its good flavor until mid
winter, if carefully preserved.
Mr. Cole, to whom the public i indebted
for the extensive introduction Of nice ynric-
ties Of apple, says ofit-"a:emclial, form
hatti,h round, color bright dark rel, very
little grccnish yellow Very short stem in
a very shallow cavity small calyS in slight
basin. ac.h ycllowish and remarkably tender
almost melting Ikea fine pear flavor mild'
approaches to saccharine, delicious, arumat-
ic. In the Portland market this apple takes
the highest rricc. Maine Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1855-03-30

We have received two handbills addressed
% the voters Of Bridgton and signed by y.
5. Littleheld. We know nothing Of the mer-
It's Of the oass; but they charge the Select
men and Town Clerk Of the past year, with
being anything bu, honest men; and II the
charge are not true, We should judge the
ecnilemau who enderses then, would be held
accountable BY these otbcers, in illegal way.
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too poor to build and kccp in rcrair the
neccssary buildings for comfortable home,
without using paint freely Aud my i'm.
preston is that mot of the readers II the
Farmer are laboring under the same en-
harraSmcnt.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1855-03-30

Brigham Young, the Prophet, thinks that
St. Paul in saying that bishop should 10
the husband Of one wife, meant, not to ir.
terdict him for having any more, but that
he shoald have one to begin with.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1855-03-30

y Tho-e who may hnd il difficult to Oh
tain help for farm work, either male or e.
male, can BE- aided in securing German
hborers, by applying 70 the editor.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1855-03-30

When friends come to see YOU uninvited,
do your best to entertain them, but make
no apology or comment 1t sounds to your
guest like rcproach for taking You uni'
wars,
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wnAr Pr,Rs SHALL ISrr? lfyou could
give uS in the Farmer list OF Pcars hardy
enough for this locality, YOU would do Us u
great Kindness. have tried the Bartlett
and several other kinds, but they are not
hardy enough; they grow well In the sum
mcr. but the next spring every twig that
stood above the snow Is dead.
JonN II. CuRRIER.
McIndocs Falls, Vt.
RESAUxs. The English Jargonelle, Dun
more, Louise Bonno de jersey, Urbaniste,
Ssckel. Buerts Dill, Vicar of Winfield,
Winter Nelis and ST. Michael, are hardy
varieties. Thcsc should be on the quinc',
except the Jargoncllo, DunmOre and seekei
which are bost on the pear stock. The Bar
tlet, is noble pear, and will do well, We
think, if grated on a hardy pear tree.
y. E. Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1855-03-30

NorulLr orlr,,., Nauh 10, lsiI.
Demoine courier., 1855-09-06

Of a Pope whose system Of religion prr.
sues all American Pre,eslants with den.
uncia,ions while living and denies their
bodies burial IN Catholic coun,ries! Is
ii a crime, or even a fault in Americans
who seek 10 resist an influence so al
verse rothe principles OF free government!
Is i, prescription 10 fortify ourselves a.
gainst all epcroachmen's upon religious,
or political freedom! Ii tits wrong, then
| en- wrong. IL it is right, then | will
maintain the right. as
Your friend and iellow.ci,izen. rs
SAM HOUSTON.
Demoine courier., 1855-09-06

O1TUMwA, IOWA.
c. WILL practice in the Courts of Wap-
clio, jefferson, Van Buren,, Davis, Appanoose,
Monroe Lucas, Marion and Mahaska.
Having the advantage of a long residence in
the valleythey will give particular attention to
Securing and collecting claims, sale of War
rants, Entries Of la. ] on time, buying and sell
ing Real Estate, Settlement of Titles. payment
of Taxes, SC. February 10th 1884.
Demoine courier., 1855-09-06

eCHoLERA.-The Eyansyile Journal
says the choler is raging ~fearfully in Nor
ganield, Kentucky. There have been
some thirty or forty cases within the
las, few days, most Of which have ter
minated fatally.
Demoine courier., 1855-09-06

TALL CoGN.-At the office of the
Land Department Of the Illinois Cen.
trail Railroad, may be seen stalks OF corn
cut from some newly cultivated lands
near Urbana. which'are nearly eighteen
fee. high. A very respectable size for
young shade trees.
Demoine courier., 1855-09-06

q The following is from an Ohio
paper: "Nosice 10 here By Given tina.
no pursen is pur Miiied to take Enc Nuts
OF any kind on. Of Ny Woods My hogs
Must liyeicoxs Cute"
Demoine courier., 1855-09-06

a The gentleman employed by the
publisher OF the City Directory, to take
the census of Chillicolhe. one day last
week walked up to the door of a DOM.
Gil on Waller street, and in answer to his
modes, rap a burIy individual appeared,
and the following interesting coIloquy
took place:
do you speak Eng!ish!"
"Nien."
"Vous parlcz en- Francais!"
"NieD."
"Habla us,ex Ia lengua Espanio!"
"Nien.'
"Cei bang konng kwangi Chinese!'
"Nien."
"Mahober ex sho ugh Choetaw!"
"Nier."
"Spreichen sic Deutch?' il
"Yaw, Minheer."
"Well, what's your name!"
"Nix furschtay."
Mr.. Nicholas Fsrschtay, residence
Water street. between Walnut and High.
will be one of the prominent lines in The
new City Directory of Chillicolhe.
Demoine courier., 1855-09-06

w An improved cannon has been ex-
hibited atSt. Louis, which can be readily
taken spari Tor transportation, has .
Mimic ball. aud other Improvements oa
The common cannon.
Demoine courier., 1855-09-06
ID. II. Gaylord
A. II II ID

OTTUMwA, IOWA. n
q" WILL attend to making sale Of personal
property or Real Estate, at auction at any time,
for a reasonable compensation. He may be
found ia Ottumwa, unless absent on business.
May 10th, 1851.
Demoine courier., 1855-09-06
Weary Ii. lscndcrshott,
AT LAW,

QTTUMWA, W
CO WILL attend TO business IN tho Courts
OF All the counties in Southern Iowa, and Ia
the Supreme Court at Iowa City.
Pcrsons wishing 10 purchase or rent land or
town property are informed that he has the agen-
CIV aud management OF : uch good property,
both in town and country.
March 10th lSei.-iy
Demoine courier., 1855-09-06
q. VAN WEENDEN,
MANUFACTURERS WHOLESALE

Imported Cigars. TOBACCO and
SMun. -
Sign Of The big Iadian, 8. .ors ADORE The p. o.,
Main Street, Ke0kuksI0Wa.
NIERCHANTSfro from the Valleyare request
ul ed to give me a. call. Dealers through
out the@State will be supplied every 3 months,
from my wagons, which are Constantly run
nlng, at manufactor,- prices. =
aug. 81, '64.
Demoine courier., 1855-09-06

E. Il. Y,
8 WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER IN
Drugs and Medicines,
Ckemicais, Oils, Paints. Dye SfuDs.
Druggists Glassware. Surgieal
Instruments. &C., &c.
Burlington, To a.
~ Associates in Dental instruments,
Gold and Tin Foil, Perfun.ery, Window Glass,
a great variety of Fancy Articles, Sporting and
Fishing Tackle, &c, &C., GVrAgent for Du-
points Gun Powder, Smiths Machine Cards
afull supply kept constantly on hand.
March :, 1S54-w
Demoine courier., 1855-09-06
GEN. SAM HOUsTON's

Public Endorsement The Principles
of the .9mericgn Order.
Demoine courier., 1855-09-06
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30. u. pEyIN. JAS. d. pEvIS.
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N. WACnTLER,
B Shoe Maker,

MItH NJ, beI0D SpGHTdtNy7S NNOP, -
OTTUMWA, IOWA. =
~THE proprietor keeps constantly on
hands d good assortment OF Leathers, and is al
ways ready to accommodate customers with
good work in his line OF business.
November 9th, l85i.yl
Demoine courier., 1855-09-06

AUG. H.. HAMILTON. Epw. r. HAMILTON.
Demoine courier., 1855-09-06

IOPAL varnish, Coacl dos Japan do. Lea
~ ther do. for sale by ". l.. ORR.
Demoine courier., 1855-09-06

nNE belle Of Buffalo RoheSsJust received
" and for sale by 81 HAWLEY.