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The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-01-03

Kendall, Of the New Orleans Picayune,
relates the following, which occurred in
his presence al Baden Baden in Ger
many -
~ A, this iunctufe we We're lola.
ed bv an English party, when the subject
matter brought under discussion was bath
ing.
II take cold sponge bath every
morning when al home, said John Bull
SO DO |, retorted the Yankee.
Winter and summer, continued the
Englishman.
My system exactly responded the
Yankee.
Is your weather and water cold E en,
quired John Bull.
'Righ. chilly continued Brother Jona-
than.
How cold 2 enqnlred John.
S, cold thai the water all freezes as
pour j, down my back, and raulcs upon
the floor in the shape Of hail !. responded
the Yankee, with the same cunning
twinkIlng Of the eye. Were you II lie
next room to me In America, As coa-
! tlnued aud could hear mo rs am taxing
my sponge bath of a cod winters morn
/ ing, YOU would think was pouring DRY
beans down lny back
The Engltsanan shrugged his shoul
ders as with chill, and .maryelled'
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-01-03
Tng ARcrIc REoIoSs.-Tne muslui-

Tng ARcrlc REoIoSs.-The muslul-
toes are more troublesome in lhe regions
of perpetual ice than they are IN hot lau-
tudes Some OF the officers OF the British
sloop-o war Trincomalee, recently al
san Francisco, from Pon Clarence, IN
Behring's Straits. say that the musqutoes
were more numerous than In Central
America. They Inhaled them by the
mouthlul, aud could no, walk out without
a handkerchief or vail over their faces.
The natives are exceedingly docile,
md very intelligent; but, as is the case
with the Esqulmaux generally, very lazy.
The only wood they can procure is that
! driited lrom-no one knows where - out
OF which, by Management of waIrus tusks
and whale bone, they contrlse admirable
spears and bows and arrows for killing
the seal and bear, OF which animal their
winter stock Of food is formsd Daring
the latter part Of the winter, they are
reduced to state Of semi starvation
and then are even content TO eat the hiies
of animals, in which fare their dogs-'
noble looking breed - have share. -
One mode they have oil catching the bea
+ is by piece Of frozen blubber, in whic
\ is doubled piece of whale-bone; th'
anltual gredily swallows 1.-THE bsnbbt
n thaws, the whale-bone streaches, and tn
: brute dies in agony.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-01-03

Bk- A western Judge has decided
that stationary, umbrellas, overcoats and
rubbers, are not property, but articles Of
miscellaneous utility. The result is, that
these goods have very rapid circulation
in those parts. The strongest man is the
best off. Gentlemen who are a little
short in trities OF this nature should start
iol the w est.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-01-03
sg~ AT the recent municipal election

s1s~ At the recent municipal elections
in Boston, Roxbury, Lowell, Wtaehes-
ter. and Newblryport, the Know Nom
ings triumphed by large maIorlties.
The Railroad between Springfield and
Delaware, in Ohio, having failed to pay
expenses, the trains have been withdrawn
and the road is now lying idle.
sfay One robbery makes man thief;
thousand makes hero, or an untortu-
nate gentleman.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-01-03
IEournS'r AcGEPr ANY Ar0LoGf X -

WouLpsr AccErr ANY APOLOGY
A dron story IS related Of al honest far
mer. who, attempting to drive hons a bull
got suddenly ho.sted over the fence. =
Recovering himself, he saw the animal
an the other side Of the rails saving the
air with his head and neck and paving
,be r. ,und. TIE good old man looked
steadily At him, exc'a.mcd-sDarn youl
ar,loqles sou needn't stand there, yoC
,arnal erl,,cr, bowtn' an! scrap'n you
aid !, purpose. darn your ugly picture
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-01-03
4ottrp.
For the Advertiser.

p" inter.
Welcome Winter, thou art coming,
Ger the plains we hear thee booming;
Through the trees thy hoarse vol 'e signing,
All around the dead leaves lying:
Soon the ''merrie" sleigh bells jing'ing,
OH the joys that Winters bringing.
Welcome Winter, Autlmn's dying,
Youthful hearts with pleasures vying,
Quick their happy hearts are bounding,
Heeding no, thy cold winds sounding
List, tn. "merrie, sleigh bell: jipgling;
Happy voice. lightly ringing.
Glorious Winter, thou art whirling,
Snowy wreath. in columns curling;
HAPPY youths with faces smiling,
Watch the snow SO lightly piling-
Quick the "merrie" sleigh bells jinsilns
Fast their happy moments wing.ng.
Winter ends tue year so tieetlng,
T,fty.four will soon be sleeping;
Come partake the Christmas feastings,
Happy New Year waits our greetings
Then well hear the sleigh bells Eagiins,
gsyoas voices sweetly ringing.
HATTIE.
Onion Grove, Dec. l5. 1854.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-01-03

ETas@ Clark the new governor OF New
York, is a hari-Na merchant IN some
town IN the interior Of the State, AMI
Gardner, the governor elect of Mas
sacausetts, is the junior member Of the
firm .t Denny, Rice, and Gardner, dry
good. men III kiiby street, Boston; whllsl
the lieutenant governors q botn States
are editors.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-01-03

Il is said 10 y an lnltsautlble ilct, that
taxing the whole United States together
much more money IS expended Tor tie
single article u cigars than for all the
common schools in the Union.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-01-03
SALT LAKE MAIL PARTY RoBBEp

SALT LAKE Mail PARTY RosBEp
AND MuRDERED.-T entire mail party
was robbed and murdered by the Sioux,
on the 18th Nov, twen,y-six miles this
side Of Fort Laramie. c. A. Kineeal
merchant OF Salt Lake City, badly wound.
ed, and robbed Of $40 500 in gold.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-01-03

MECHANICS. The following beautl-
!ul extract is from Bulwers celebrated
play, entitled the "Carpenter of Rouen.' y
I, is high compliment to mechanics:
"What have they not done? Have
they not opened the secret chambers OF
the mighty deep, AMI extracted its treas
ures, and made the raging pillows their
highways, Oh winch they ride as on a
tame s,eed Are not the elements oi
fire aud water chained 10 the crank, and
at the mechanics bidding CO npelled to
turn it9 Have not mechanics opened
the bowels of the earth, and madeits pro-
ducts contribute 10 our wants2 The
torked tightening IS their plaything, and
they ride triumphant or the wings OF tue
mighty wind. t. the wise they are
fooi-gates Of knowledge, AMI Kings and
Queens are decorated Ivy their haadl.
work. He who made the universe wa
great mechanic
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-01-03

For uuadultcrated economy, commend
us to the German. Give hin salary Of
forty cents per diem, aud il ten years ne
will own a prick block, tat horse, nlne
children and yrow broader than she is
long, aul as good naturei as blind kat
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-01-03

st9 The aft Of Dagleffeolyplas ms
been found practically useful in depict
iag the events OF the war III the last. -
Each battlefield is instantly impressed
in a durable picture. So far has this
been carried, that all the reports to tbs
Minister of War are accompanied BY
Daguefreotype pictures OF the most re-
markahle Beauty and precision.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-01-03
rLg-Joi,n Jones has no objections

ey-John Jones has no objections 70
the lick hef.Iaw, when applied to Jane.
Jones conte nds stou,ly for ths liquor law,
as applicable to John. James argumen,
is conclusive. When John does liquor, he
does lick ner. When John don't liquor
he don't lick her therefore, If John cant
liquor, he won't lick her the conclusion
sne " ishes 10 reach.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-01-03
e,sg- How beautiful are the smiles 0

innocence, how endearing the sympa-
thes Of love, how sweet the solaee o'
friendship, how lovely the tears o' alice
tion. These combined are all character
istic in women They are the true poe
try Of humanity, rich pearls clustering
around the altar Of domestic happiness
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-01-03

r~g'- The Board Of State Canrassefs
we're h session IN Albany last week, aad
concluded their labofs on Saturday. ne
resul, on Governor, as gwen III the Joa,
nal is majority Of 800 lor Myfon t.
Clark. the Wing candidate.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-01-03
DEc!prpLY MsAv.--A Little z

DEclprpLr MEAv.--A Little gtri,
named Comery, III Lowell a day or Two
since. found a check on the Atlas Bank
OF Boston, Tor se<en thousand five hnni :
red dollars, which vas returned 70 tae
owner. IL neither offered money Of
thanks. Coulounded mean that.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-01-03

Rrxxrrr's NiLL.--Mr. Bennett mas
the injury occasionei TO his mn
by the explosion oil one Of The boilers iae, >,
Friday, aud wliL be ready to "gf,oo
avain IA few days. Mus. Jourltaf'
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-01-03

EprroRIAL LINrALLIsILIry.- The ioI-
loving is extracted from an English pa
per:
A distinguished editor was in his study.
A long, thin gentleman was announced.
With an asthma,ic voice, but in a tone OF
studied civility, the stranger said Sir,
your Journal OF yesterday contained false
information Impossible, sir, bat tell
tic what you aliude to You sad that
Mr.. NJ. haa been tried. True Con
dsmned. Very true Hung Most
true Nov sir am the gentleman
himself Imp1ssible' Il assure you j,
is fact, and now | hope that you vii
eontrad .ct what YOU have alleged. But
no means sir How, what do you mean
You are deraneed.' 4 may be so, sir
but | will not DO IT, / will complain 4
a magistrate. AS you please, but
never relfact. The mos, | can DO for yo,
is to announce that the rope broke anC
that YOU are now alive and in good health
| have my principle, sir; | never de
! celye
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-01-03

sy- The BelIefoataine Republican say
the Hoosiefs on the Wabash turn the ir
.agyshakes' to some account. They
climb INTO the top Of 'shelbark' just as
the chill comes Oh. and by the tim the
personal earthquake leaves them there's
Mt a hickory nut left on the ucs
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-01-03

RkJ The greater part Of men have no
opinion; still fewer an opinion oil their
0 wn, well reflected and founded upon rea-
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-01-03

tor. Goyaraor Of the S' ..e OF Y Y, Attof-
new Genera, Of the SAT-, state Senator, AMI
Surrogate Of the couaty of Columbia.
Rcy rhe New York Sunday Times, 81 con
siderable trouble, has collected the following
information relative 10 tie derivation OF the
names OF the States
"Matne was first called Mnrroosh"H, but
about 1863, took the name it now bears, from
Maine, province in the west OF France Ins
name is originally derived from the Cenoma"-
| nj. an ancient Gallc people. New LA npshtTe
was the name given to the territory granted oS
the Plymouth company 10 Capt. John Mason,
by patent, in 6le, aud was derived from Tie
pa,sa'ee. who was governor OF Portsmouth, IN
Hampshire, England. Vermont is from rsra,
green, aud moat, mountain. Massachusetts,
was named from tribe of Indians IN the vi
clnlty of Boston. Roger Williams says TIE
word signifies blue hills. Rhode Island was
- called In 1914, IN relation to III" island OF
Rhodes ia tae Me4 t.erranean. Ne" YORK
twas named in honor Of the Duke OF York, to
whom this territory was granted. Pehnsylva-
MA was called after William Penn. In 1904,
, the Dake Of York made grant OF what Is now
the State Of New Jersey to Lotd Bersely aud
SIR George Cartaret, aud It received It's na,no
! IN comp inent To tae latter, who hat been gov
d eruog of the island of jersey. Delaware was
r 80 called in 1902, after Losd de Vac.
! MARYLAND was named in honor OF hshaeua
Maria, queen OF Cha les |, 10 h,s patent TO Lord
BALTIMORE, Juue 3, l632 Virginia was called
: after the virgin queen of England. Elizabeth
c The rafo.inas were ntmsd by the French, "a
honor of Charles IN, OF France.
Georgia was called IN 1922 after Louis NV,
Of France Florida received Its name from
Ponce De Leon, in 1872, whle OF his voyage
!. m search Of the founaia of youth. He discov'
= | cred il on Easter Sunday, Ia Sploisa, Pdscuo
Fior,Ia. Tie States Of Alabama, M.ssissipp;
Tennessee Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, Onto
Arkansas and VI ssouTl, are all named from
their principal rivers, and the names are OF in'
j" dian origin excepting perhaps kentucky, an'
ly ,helr meanings involved in som obscurlty.
Tennessee IS said 10 signify curved spoon
Illinois, the liver Of men, Mississippi, tn
whole river. or riysr formed by ths aHion 9
many. Michigan was named from the lake o
II II, borders lava is an indian name also
If Texas. .'snifvlns beautiful. California wa
,e thu. namad by the sp,aiar |; al a ssf, early
d.x -
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-01-03

CoSGREss 0, AMIMcAs SArioSs.--Some OF
he Spanish American states are proposing 10
act upon the fasorlte idea oi Bolivar and es'ao-
lisa permanent Congress OF Ministers FRO "a
all tae American Government at Washington.
The ob,e.s OF tae collective representation vii
be to negotiate in body with Europe, Il Il at
.acks an American power and also u a oitra1s
among ,hemse apy dlsplte wach may arise
betwecA the respee,tve 'tates, and so aVoid ne
disastrous wars that navy corroie to the heart
mot the Spanish American Republics.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-01-03

A youth ASKED his iatasrs sausnoa.to
his proec, Of maria je. he old gentle
man, requesting his soa 10 pray WIN ATM.
prayed that ii tnc match WAS against tie
viii Of the Lord, he would throw obsta-
cles in their way, AM make Il 1mposs'-
bic. The soa lnterraqttag, cried, -,
Lord don't you do it, for mus have Ter
aay how.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-01-03

The Haseyille Aurora says that, as
before briefly announced, Mrs, JoAa Fra
Ger took tire premium al tha late taby
saov ~ Stark county. Mrs. Ffager IS
,ne mother of SIX children a two births.
within eleven months and t"eniy-seven
days In the language Of immortal
H-z.kiah-Haii Columbia Hale Mis-.
Frarert TIE las, three OF the children
being boys, we're entered tof premiums
aud for beauty and future promise dls-
,aaeed, as they "had oughter," al eompe-
.i,ion. The following are the awards -
For John W. Frager, first FOR beauty, % !,
for Samuel ?. Ffager hrst premium Tor
weight, So; Tor jacob FrageF, second
do. So and diploma TO mother. NJ pf
MUM was awarded p,or Nr Ffaser.
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PanOf Gravy.

'BaG-al BaaaP Shrisks half-naked in
FAINT of about eighteen months old.
What's the matter Wit mamma's thweet yil-
tie duckyl says its a9ectiopate mother, while
she presses it to ber bosom, and the Young sar,
pint in return digs ito talons into her face.
'Dsden, Aissis. l know what little masss
Dim wants. exclaims the cherub'S negro
purse.
You black husssy why don't you tell me
them and the nfudatsd mother gives Diuah
. douse in the chop with her shoe.
why he wants to put his foot in dat har par
OBJ gravy wOtS on the harfP whimpers the un'
fortunate blackey.
We'll. and why don't you bring it here you
Agnyating Riggar you,' replies the mother o
the bawling young one.
Dinah brings the gravy, and little Jim puts
bis bare feet in the pan, ,dashing the milkwarn
grease bout its sweet little shanks. to the inf
mite amusement of its mother, who tenderly eK
claims
'Did momo's yittls Dmimy wants to put itl
teeny-wseny iOOtsy'Sin the gravy. 1t shal
paddle in the pan as it choosey -wooSey's and
then shall have Its pOOty red irOck on, and &C
and see its papPy, yaFpyP
Bachelors, take consolation.
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farmsrs' pepartmellt.
PennYwIss and Poun dwIse.

TExRx Is farmer Pennyvlss with whom I
am acquainted, who viii occasionally raise q
good helfsr. stssr or colt for his neighbOrs who
keep good breeds, and he is BY accident Occa-
siOnhlly benefited thereby. When be has
such an animal as that in bis aock. be is sp-
parsndy uneasy until It is disposed Of; and af.
ter selling such animal, helfer fer instance,
you may hear something like the following:
We'll, my dear, have sold the big heller
for ifteen dollar s. is not that a good price for
heifer of her agsr
Good price. indsedP bis wife would reply;
'yOu had better have sold two of them catham.
med, crooked legged. strawly things that you
always keep for cows The reason that our
cattle slEsJs looks 90 bad, and that ne sell so
little butter and cheese. is that you always sell
the best heifers.'
Poor vOmsnl IpiIy her. Her pride and am.
bitiOn are injured, her sh idrsn and self in rags,
because her native industry and economy are
cramped BY the foolish and pIgardly policy Of
her husband,
The picture is reversed in the Farmer Pound.
wise, Who always keeps the best animals until
full grown; then, selecting his best breeders
for his own use, he sells the rest. If he mis- g
good young horse, he will make fine team
horse; if a mare, she viii make 6ue breed
mare
And what will you do with thatF says bis
neighoor. pointing to an ordinary animal.
Between you and l.. says he, i shall sell
that colt the first chance. such an animal spoilG
the oOks of the rest, and will not pay for his
keeping
Thus he will sell bis poor steers, heifers,
sheep and pigs, at the first offer. lfnOt Sod
: he would fatten those that would pay the ex.
pence offattening! Are there any attic, sheep.
: or hogs that will not pay the expense Of fat
e tening Reader, take some of each--Of the
!, real Pharaoh breed-feed them until fat; keep
an exact account of the expenses, and you can
8 answer this question yourself. In this way
0 Farmer Poundwise always has valuable stock
bis steers are ready sale, and command good
. price; his horses are the best in the peighbor.
b hood, and the first to be looked at BY purcha
sers. So with ell the animals he raises
n PenuYwise, on the contrary, is thrOnge'
i with all ill-sbaped, worthless stock. that nom
will buy or pay the expense of raising; whicl
u are continually eating out his substance anc
# max ing no return. Thus Pennywse drags OF
miserable life in the road 10 ruin, Will,
Is PoundwiSe moves easily and happily along il
n the road to Wealth. Maine Far.
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A SUCCESSFUL SHEEP GRowER.- At the late
New Hampshire State Fair, Col E. ]. GILD,
DEN. of Unity, said he had grown sheep for
twenty-five years, and never lost one per cent,
of them. He used neither sulphur, tar nor
grease upon them, and had no difficulty in rear
ing that kind of stock. Tend your sheep,
see to their pens, feed them well, keep them
warm. wash them when it is warm and pleas
AMI, and you will have no difficulty with your
flock Don't crowd your pens or your pastu,
rage. Don't put two hundred sheep into for
ty acres of pasture, if you do your sheep will
have the worm in the head next winter If they
dom in the summer. Why says Mr. g.. i
have neighbOr whose sheep always have the
worm in the head He don't feed them enough,
so that the butchers will not have them, and
the worms are::sure to take them, fer they ere
too poor TO throw the worms out Of their heads
II they get into them
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Bachelors, cake consolation.

BLuKDERs EDIToMAL.-A great many ludic
rous blundsrs have been produced by transpO-
sitiOns and leaving out points. A New-YOrk
paper, announcing :he wreck Of vessel near
the NaHows, says:
:The only passengers we're T, B. Nathan,
who owned three.fourths Of the cargo and the
Captains wife.
A New Orleans editor; recording the career
ofa mad dog, says:
We are grieysd 10 say, the rabid animal, be.
fore It could be killed, severely Bit DR., HaTt
and several other dogs.'
In another paper We 6nd the following ed.
ysEtisement:
For sale, an excellent young hosse--would
suit any timid lady or gentleman with long
silysr tail"
We heard good Methodist Preacher once
go on ip this gay
As was ndipg along once on one Of those
beautiful Western prairiss with my dear old
wife, Who has since gone to Heaysp in bug.
g.