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The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1855-11-20
NO. IA.
sELLING pRY oooDs.

People generally think that il isa very easy
matter TO stand behind counter and retail
dry goods; but weeks experience in the bui
sinefs would convince the clevercst man that
it is much moro difficult and laborious than
the task of turning grindstonc twelve hours
per day. The Office Of salesman embodics,
in It's duties, necessity for the shrewdness OF
apolitician, the persuasion OF a lover, the
politeness Of Chesterfield, the patience OF
job and theimpudence Of pickpocket.--l
There are statesmen who make Il a point never,
TO lose a customer One of the gentlcmen.s
who is in a store in Chatam street, not long
since, was called TO show a very fastidious and
fashionable lady, Who dropped in while go
ing TO Stcwari's," after some rich silk cloak
ing. Every article of the kiud was exposed
to her view, the whole store was ransacked;
nothing suited. The costly was stignatized
as trash; everything was common and not
fiji fora lady. She guessed she would go TO
Stewarts. The salesman pretended TO be
indignant 8s.
Madam" said he in tono Of injured
innocence, Il have a very beautiful and
rare piece of goods; case which ] divided
with Mr.. Stewart, who is my brother-in-law,
is tho only piece in the city,"
"Oh, allow me to see it," she asked, in an
anxious tone; and continued, 81 had no inten-
tion of annoying you, or disparaging the
merits of your wares"
Tho salesman, who was now watched in
breathless silence by his fellow clerks, procee-
dcd as if with much reluctance, and with. ex7
pressions Of fear that it would be injured by
getting tumbled. to display an ancient piece
Of vesting which had been lying in the. store
for five years, and was considered TO be unsal-
cable The lady examined, and liked it
much. That was a piece of goods worthy to
be worn. How much was it a yards
'Oh! that is very highw
"There," exclaimed he, beginning TO fold it
up, 81 knew you would say So"
"Stay stay don't be in SO great a hurry ?
she cried, an give you twenty shillings."
"Madam, you insult me again"
''Cut me off-yards. and you make up
the deduction on some velvet which require
for trimmings, "almost entreatcd the fair shop
per.
The salesman, after much persuasion, sold
tho lady tho vcsting, for which they had
sought in vain to get five sllings per yard,
at the price above indicated. The profits of
tho sale ON thcItnsting and velvet amounted
to thirty-thrce dollars! out ofwhich the clerks
were permitted to pay for asuppcr of oysters.
The best Of this brief tale of dry goods is to
be told. Tho lady had her cloak made, and
ono OF two Of her friends, delighted with it
bought the rest of tho vcsting at tho same
price. There is a moral to this anccdoto which
we leave to be discovered by the ingenuity of
cur lsly readers who occasionally 60 a shop
ping.
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1855-11-20

PUNcH's TEEToTAL Though
there is nothing very jovial in the idea of totel
abstinence, and il is difficult to get much jol-
lity out of a pump, we do not see why the
teetotallers should not adopt the practice Of
giving Sentiments when they drink, and
thus realizing the popular combination of toast
and water. We subjoin few specimens,
which will be found suitable to those aqueous
associations, whose members seem to look mp
on the garden-enginc rs the only really moral
engine, and the water-cart as the only vehi-
Gle of progress A light heart and heavy
water jug.-May ewers always be mine, and
ours be cwers-May the pump always give
us its succor.-May tho pitcher of strength
never want the water of purity. The noblest
works of man--the ater-works.-The pump
tho only true source of legitimate liquid
May sorrow find watery gravc.-A fig for
my friend, and pond for my pitcher.
fusion to tho donkey who stops up (by get
ting his foot into) the plug holc.--A full wa
ter-bottlc, and nobody to partakc Of of it,
May the ship Britannia draw plenty of water.
My friend and filtcr-May every pipe be
put out except the water-pipc-Thc best of
unions--the grand junction. Watcr--an OK
cclent fellow in the main.--May confidence
always break the ice, and friendship drink the
watcr-May the tear of sorrow from the els
tern of tho heart be purified by the filter of
affection, and join tho watcm Of oblivion
The prudent housewife, who keeps full
washing-tuh, is never without floating capi-
tal.--May the suckbutt always get the sack,
and all other butts but tho tcr-butt.-Thc
brightest diamonds arc those of the purcst
water.--May the hand of friendship be OK
tended to every pump that needs it.--Here's
10 him who is always doing his fcllow-crea-
lures good turn--thc turncock.-Confusion
10 the pride that would keep its head above
water
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1855-11-20
REMOVING HAssOCKs OR DOGS.

These pests 20 the farmers meadows may
be got rid Of in cheap and simple manner,
and now is the best time of the year ia re-
move them.
Take sufficiently heavy log, one and
half to two feet in diameter, rs required by
the weight necessary TO keep il down close TO
the ground, and Of us great q length as may
be convenient to work il, say five to ten feet
or more. Hew of one side Of this enough to
make il lie level, then take old saw plates,
grind them TO a sharp edge on one side, and
spike them TO the flat side Of the log. Now
attach n chain TO each end, and TO the centre,
SO as 20 make it movc angling; hook on one
or two pairs of oxen, and then move ahead
The saw plates viii pare oil hassocks, bogs
ant-hil., and other protubcIanecs, in the nic
est and most efficient manner.
There are pairing plows also made for this
purpose in the form of a triangle, which are
very effective, and may be easily worked with
one par Of hciacs; and as they are only a.
bout three feet wide, they can he used where
stones and rocks are not too thick, and whore
the Jog would bc too long TO work advantage
ously. Such plow may be purchased for
fifteen dollars
We find the above in the Mdine Farmer.
We have Michigan 'crittcr' for doing such
work, that We are inclined TO think will do
the business moro oflcctually. Mr.. S. i.
ScRANTos, Of Gmitan, exhibited one Of It's
. teeth ut our late County Fair.
II was described in the michigan Farmer
for 1854, on page 2l9, by S. B. NOBLE, who
found il on the farm of THOMAS Woop, in
Pittsfeld where il was known MS the -AHigd-
tor. II does its work clleciualy, we are told
by Mr. NOBLE, and Mr.. SCRANTON assured
us Of the same and on all marshes or land
not cbsIructcd by stone, where u team can
walk, viii mako smooth bottom. II Is
good TO use ON old bound meadows, in which
service n les number of teeth might be en-
pIoycd, we presume. Mr.. NoBbE describes
II as being made Of three oak planks, two or
three inches thick, scven and n half feet long
aud from twelve to fifteen inches wide.-
These arc placed side by side, and pieces PIN
ned or spiked firmly across tho ends to hold
them together the forward end being bcyol-
ed from the under side: in facL the work so
Ear rcaomllcs common stonc-boat. Into
il,is boitum are placed one hundred iron teeth
made from iisc-cights square bars, sufficient
" long TO p,oiude through, leaving blade
Of Two inehcs on The under side; this blade ia
made in thape and ellarpcncd very much as
coulter to a p!ow. The teeth should be so
aitargei in ilc boat thai Tho 'urfrcc cfthe
marsl, shall be fully aud equally fcaIiiicd.- -
If tha weight Of The Flank is not sufficient to
kecpill teeth elem, 50 as 10 DO the work eff
fectually, add weight illcrcto by allowing
the driver TO ride, or pile on stones or blocks.
1t il admirable on sii.f clay.
Gand River Eagle.
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1855-11-20
AUTUsN.
Room for King Autumnl

Room Tor hlng Autumnl
Summer, tho wanton Queen, has met her doom
And died, With warlke din
The rude bat bounteous conqueror ma 'chcd in
See, how his banners fly
The gentalons ofcloud and statn--streaked skyl
Ilark TO his pipe and drum!
On the fierce blast their stormy cangors come
They whistle and they beat
Ger the wide ocean. through the narrow street.
While TO their terrific call
The surgos mount, and tree and turrct fall;
His cannon on the air
Flashes and roars. The signal gun. Room therel
Now he is sitting crowned;
And golden sunsets beam his brows around,
And ruddy noontide hours
Warm up the thin leaves of his mottled bowo,s
Atnight the moons pale face
Rises before It's time 10 DO him grace.
Nov plcnteous fruits--not such
As those before them moulde ring soon from touch,
But hardy ripening still ~.
For use long hence-the patient garner gil.
Oh, equinoctal time
Whose days are southing toward the frosty cline
or this strange life, in raids
ofstorm and wrath at first thy powe invades;
And at the ominous gale
Which nature shakes ut, poor heart may quail
New King be good 10 me!
Let me thy mellow iavors round me sce
AID something laid in store, lmore
When leaves have dropped and flowers will bloom NJ
And take not clean away
The genial glow that warmed longer day,
Hunters and harvest moon,
10th to desert ard, coming upso soon,
BE emblems to IN mind
OF love that when most needed shows most kind
And all that crimson West
Breathe Of pavillioned hopes and ignobe restl
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1855-11-20
Gambling for q Grave.

A correspondent of the Boston Mail says
that few years since, when the Yellow Fc-
yer was raging fcarfully in Florida, manager
Forbes, with his theatrical company, was per-
forming in the town of Apalachicola, and the
business of the theatre was of course ruined.
Many Of the performers were stricken down.
There were two of the number whose cases
were considered helpless after their admis-
sion to the hospital. The grounds of that in
stilution, at the time, was cut up for graves !;
and our two actors, having become GONZALES
cent, were allowed TO walk through the cem-
ctary, for such had the grounds become
Mound after mound met their view, the now
ly turned earth telling Of a recently inlumcd
victim Of the scourge. AT last, two unoccu-
pied graves wcro before them. They were
dug very near each other, yet over one only
swayed large willow, giving mournful pic
turcsquc appearance TO the spot. The two
friends were conyersing together over the grim
habitations, when, singular MS it may appear,
n relapse occurred To each other. They be-
came as il were deIirious, and both claimed
the grave under tho willow. High words en-
sued, but the sudden quarrel was stayed by n
proposal from one oftho party, TO go within
the hospital and play game of "allfours'
for the right of possession, tho winner to be
allowed the use of the narrow tenement. a.
mid the raging of their fever-heatcd-braius
the game was played, the proposer of the
game won the stake, and the next morning
his iifclcss body was laid beneath the willow.
The loser at that timc is yet participant in
the gamc Of life.
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1855-11-20

ELECTION INcrpENT.-The Gardner mon
were full of life and good humor last night
and there was fun wherever they Appeared
A party Of them in passing the Head quar-
tens stopped and called for speech. Seth
Webb, Jr., the Secretary of the Republican
State Committee, stepped out ON the coping,
and spoke as follows:
Fcilow, Ciiixens The election of the Re
publican candidate is postponed one year; one
year only. Good night
Shouts Of good natured applause followed
this speech, and the crowd passed on whist
ling await for the wagon"
ssa Boston Telegraph.
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1855-11-20

TnE PATENT PErTIcoAT LITTER IL great
centre Of attraction at the Crystal Palace
IL is thus dcscribcd:
There are four small pullcys attached 10
the waist, underneath the dress over which
runs small cord, ono ond Of which is at
tached, with diaper pins, scvcrally to the
front, rear and sides Of the skirt, at about
the height Of the knee. The other ends ter
inmate in loops, which are led into the pock-
cts on either side. Ifa lady wishes to 60 up
stairs, she pulls loop No. J., in the right
pocket, and instantly the dress rises in front,
so that the ascent is made with perfect grace.
No. 2, in the left hand pocket, oleyates the
rear in the same manner, and all pulled at
once LITE all the tkirte knee high.
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1855-11-20

A negro preacher held forth TO his congro-
cation upon the subject Of obeying the COM
mend Of God, says: "Brcdren, whatever God
tells me TO do in dis book, (holding up the
Biblc,) dat I'm gwinc 70 do II sec in it
dat must Jump troo stun wall, I'm gwine
TO jump att. Coin troo IL longs 10 God.
inmpin' At il longs TO me- At. j
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1855-11-20

The last Detroit Dcnaocrd states that the
Grand Jury, by sirist party vote, ofclcvon
"domccrats in favor ~ four republicans a.
ginnsl, voted to recommend 10 the Secretary
of Wax The use of The Fot below Detroit
fot s,a,rrs}i9 Glfesua thc eoHes ct the
-eiffe1 ngsn she i.<lc.thrs ln.ullcd tie fec
r,eelAt M.chanl. znl 1es tber 70 down
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1855-11-20

Rgr'H G. p tho Kansas correspondent
ofthc st. Louis Repabtican, has been atoemp-
ting TO excuse Gov. Shannon, and has asser-
ted that he did not declare himself in favor
of slavery in kansas in his speech. In a com
munication TO the Cincinnati Commercial,
this correspondent makes the following bold
avowal:
Il do not deny that Gov. s. is in favor Of
slavery. | know he voted for Whitfield the
pro-slaycry candidate fcf Congress, for I
was ono Of the clerks Of the polls in Johnson
county where he voted.
We take il that this will settle the question
of the pro-slavcy procliyitics Of this Repre-
sentative of tho Slave Democracy of Ohio
Let him aud his apolcgis,s be remembered.
-1a a Columbus Journal
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1855-11-20

A bashful printer refused situation in a
printing Office where females were employed,
saying he never 'set up with gill in his life
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1855-11-20

TnE Sprh.alists Of Buffalo have purcilasod
a church cdiico intending 70 hold regular
The Sierra citizen. [volume] (Downieville, Calif.) 1854-185?, 1855-01-06
DIED.

DIED.
At Minnesota, on the LIST day of January.
1855, Mr.. DAVID HAMILTON, formerly
OF New York City, aged Al years.
The deceased had been q resident of Min
nesota for over two years, and by his ami
able disposition and social qualities. he had
drawn around him large circle of friends
and by his industry and perseverance he
had not only won to himself friends. but
mad advanced the prospects of the fiat
There was much in his character to endear-
him to his friends and acquaintances, and
ne has left large circle to mourn his un-
timely departure
1.-THE dream of life is quickly past,
A little while we linger here;
And tho the morn be overcast
The evening may be bright and clear. -
B. F.O.
The Sierra citizen. [volume] (Downieville, Calif.) 1854-185?, 1855-01-06

New YEARS DAV-Everybody kept
open house New Years D:y. and every
body went visiting; the ladies never looked
more facnating. than wi en receiving calls
that day; THAT s saying great deal for
,amodest bachelor of-we forget how many
years, and we wouldn't have 'em know
we said so, for the worldly nothing was
wanting but the jinglins Of sleigh-bells,
. bus4el or two Of red-cheeked apples and
"a barrel Of hard cider. to make one believe
he was '.keepin' New Year deown tn
Bangor" 1t is true that few more bales
Of dimity, done into small parcels, wrapped
up carefully in buffalorobes, with just
room enough for one more, and slowed
snugly in Yankee cutter, would not have
been out of place, but though the ladies
were few in numter, they were like the
samples of dry-goojs sent to California
by the forwarding houses-all more than
fair, and warranted to wash. The ball
in the evening, at the United States Hotel
was splendid affair. Quite a large as
semblage Of the beauty and elite of Dow
melville, and in addition several lady-vis-
itors who did not fail to add grace to the
ball room, usually very attractive.
The Sierra citizen. [volume] (Downieville, Calif.) 1854-185?, 1855-01-06

! the movements Of the French, believing
that general attack was made by the
allies, at once detached a part Of the force
Of his corps against the English force, for
the purpose of affecting division. Prince
Menschikoff. on his side brought to Le-
prendzs aid all the cavalry he could com
mand. Then there occurred most san
culinary struggle, which was prolonged
until night. The Prince, in his report,
admits loss Of 1000 killed and wounded.
He adds that the loss of the allies was at
least equal. According to his report
$4,000 Russians were engaged in this af-
fair. He announces that he is about to
concentrate all his force now at Bakschi-
seria, Simpheropol and other places, and
expresses his hopes Of decisive success
He adds the allies are reduced 20 $4,000
men, notwithstanding the partial rein
forcements they have received.
An occurrence of the most horr BILE ma
ture has taken place. The great Hospital
in Sevastopol was set on fire by the she'll
Of the allies, and was burned to the ground
with all its inmates, 1000 sick and woun-
ded This frightful occurrence is passed
over as quietly as possible in the English
and French papers, but it demands the
most pointed attention.
Official Russian news, by the way of
Vienna states that from the 5th to the 9th
nothing of importanc had occurred at Sc
vastopol. The allies were Certifying the
position Gu the left bank of the Ichcanaya
as strongly as possible. The Russians
occupied the right bank The lombard
ment of the city continued, but the breach
es were always repaired.
THE LATEST.
VIENNA, Nov. Is.
Dispatches from Balaklava of dates to
the 18th have been received, according to
which, another battle has been fou.h
The Russians are said to have lost 5000
men. The loss of the allies was also great,
but they remained masters of the field.
Dispatches of Nov. 9th from Menchikoff
announce that the operations Of the seige
continue, and that the allies were entrench-
ing themselves strongly, on the left flank
of their position.
The Sierra citizen. [volume] (Downieville, Calif.) 1854-185?, 1855-01-06

,HEARrs TRuMPs-THE Deuce PLAYED.
Last week we accidcntly denominated our
Eureka agents, "a couple Of trump" all
perfectly innocent on our part-a figura-
lire expression. of course. Since then We
ire received the following quaint Little
-:
ssSMr. Citi-ea:-Fanny wants to know
the dissemination OF those two Eureka
'1rumps. She mojestly intimates that she
might not refuse trump hand, but would
not like to get the fnave."
Modest, artless, Fanny merely asks for
information, we know, and she shall be
answered instaater. Nothing conld pre-
vent US giving Miss Fanny all the infor-
,mation We have in our power to communi-
cate, provided, she don't say word about
it. We have seen but two trumps from
that pack; they were hearts, high and
q low one; they have been shufled up for
. new deal, one is to throw up, and the
other "take the widow" The knaves have
been stolen out of the pack and showed
down somebody's bootleg. If however
a game of .'euchre" be proposed, they will
appear as the right and left bower, TAXI
the queen and rake down the pile. Under
such circumstances the bowers would pre-
.ferto go alone A specimen of the beck
deck. we mean--may be foundat Eureka
The Sierra citizen. [volume] (Downieville, Calif.) 1854-185?, 1855-01-06

SIERRA LODGE, No. "a, |. 90. F.
The following gentlemen were elected Off
GERS of this Lodge. for the ensuing term
3. w. Casey. n. G.; G. B. Wright. V.
e.; J. G. Stanley, r. S.; A. Smith, P.
S.; Joseph II. Scates, Treasurer.
r. III. TAYLOR, ?. G.,
The Sierra citizen. [volume] (Downieville, Calif.) 1854-185?, 1855-01-06
Of Atlantic and European
News.
FROM OUR EXTRA OF Dec. 81.

ROM QUIZ EXTRA OF UEC. 81.
FuH a ID Reliable Var Kcus-S tbastopol
Uneonquered-Sanguinary Battles =
Shocking MISUNDERSTANDING of Rus
sian Hospital Dealt of 1000 Inua ids
Critical Condition ofK. Auies-5o,OOO
in the Feid-Domestic LtHigence-.
Annexation # Sandwtch Island Dis
tousry IF Sir of SIR John Frankl,n's
Men-Congressional- Mes
Z sage, &C., 8.
SAN FRA>CIsoo, Dec. 80, l0P.M.
Steamer Sonora just arrived. U. S.
Frigate Susquehanna was to leave AGA.
pulco for the U. S. on the 18th inst
Died on board the Sonora 26th inst, of
Chronic Dissentary, Henry Downs a. ma.
tive of England, aged 81 years. The
Isthmus was remarkably healthy and pas
sengcrs crossed from, the summit to Pana-
ma in 3 hours.
Synopsis Of the Presidents Message.
The message seat to Congress is COM
mon place document, in style and in SUBJ
stance. 1t has the merit of being unpre-
tending, and of giving plain statement
Of. facts concerning the condition of the
country, bnt it throws no new light upon
any subject of foreign or domestic interest;
nor does it develepe any set led policy in
regard to the movements which command
most public attention. Its assurance that
our government will not interfere in any
way with the contests of other nations will
meet general appreciation; and its protest
against the endeavors said to have been
made by some Of the European powers to
enforce arbitrary regulations against us.
contrary to established principles of inter-
national law, would have been more salts
factorily if the facts in which it rests had
been more explicitly stated.
Our territorial extention has been vindi-
Gated. The growth Of our commerce is
remarkable, and the President conyratu-
lates himself in having done something to
secure the assent Of European powers to
the doctrine that free ships in time Of war
make free goods. Russia and the two
Sicilies, seem to be the only two nations
that have acceded to it. Others desire
US to abolish privateering, which the Pre-
sident very wisely declined.
Some further legislation in regard to
the reciprocity treaty with Great Britain
is desirable, and steps should be taken to
settle disputed boundaries with the English
in Washington Territory.
Our differences with France have beer
adjusted. but with Spain little progress
has been made, in consequence of the re
volution. The treaty with Denmark con
corning the sound duties ought to be ter
minated. Great efforts have been made
to preserve friendly relations with Mexico
The receipts Of the year have been s22
53l ,456 more than the expenditures
which has enabled the government to re
: duce the public debt to SA4, $40. 900.