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The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-09-26
: he Shadow Of Death.

Men seldom think Of the great event
OF death until the dark shadows fall across
their path, hiding forever from their eyes
the face OF the loved ones whose living
smile was the sunlight of their existence.
Death IS the great antagonist OF hie,
and the cold thought OF the tomb, is the
skeleton ol all our teas,s. We do not
want TO 60 through the dark valley, al
though It's passage may lead 10 paradise;
and with Charles Lamb, we do no, want
to lie down in the mouldy grave, even
with kings and princes Tor our bed-telIows.
But the fiat OF nature is lneXorabie. -
Thee is no appeal or repievc from the
great law that dooms us TO dust. We
flourish and fade like the leaves of the
forest: and the tatrest flower that blooms
and wi,hers in a day, has no, Trailer
hold on life than the mightlcst monarch
that has ever shook the earth by his foot
stcTs. Generations of men appear and
vanish IKE the grass, and the countless
multitude that swarms the world to day
wall to morrow disappear like the loot
prints on the shore.
In the beautiful drama oi len, the IN
s,inct Of Immortality so elequcntly uttered
by the death devoted Greek, finds deep
response in every thoughtful soul.
When about to yield his young cx's-
tcnce as a sacrifice 10 fate, his beloved
Clemanrhe asks if they shall not meet
again, to which he replies:
II have asked that dreadful question oI
the hill. that look eterna'; of The flown
streams tha, flow forever, Of the star:
among whose fields Of azure my raised
spirit bath walked in glory. All were
dumb. But while | gazed upon then
living face, | feel there's something II
the love which man,les through lis beauty
tat cannot wholly perish. We shall
meet again Clemanthe.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-09-26
a kOman's Epitaph

Some Workmen, IN making an cXcava-
ton at CONSTANT, in Algeria, a short
tune back, came tp an auCtcnt tomb,
which turned out TO bc that of Il Roman
citizen. 1t offered no PECULIARLY IN con-
strucllon, but the inscription, which is IN
we'll written bcxameters, appears curious,
that translation Is well worth giving. 1t
runs thus:
~, procIIius, whose remains r"pose
here, state the exact truth in these verses.
| have spent my life without annoyance,
exercising the calling Of a sllrcrsmtth IN
my he use at Carta. have always been
of The srictest policy; aAd the most COM
pete irankness toward every man. |
have nothing to complain Of, for was
always happy, until the death OF my
chaste Valera. | have celebrated IN
honor and prosperity, one hundred ami
yersaries of my birth. But nay final day
arrived, when my cniccbIed frame rem
dcred il welcome. The lines which you
are now reading | composed my self IN
llfe-t time, being permitted to do so by the
kind goddess, Fortune, who never for
&ook me. Follow the path which ! have
taken; await you here below; come"
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-09-26
No Might IN heaven.

There shall be no night there. y
What comforting assurance Is this 10
earth's children.
II night of darkness and gloom. -
There Shall be no fading OF the light Of
the celestial country. there is no need
Of sun, or moon, or ,winhllng stars, or
any other light, for there is one glorious,
cloudless day.
No night OF WEAKNESS. How heavily
the cares Of this mortal life press upon
tue fraI and feeble frame. The labors
oi a single day often exhaust the ener-
gies, and we lay down at night too wea-
~ even to sleep. Oh, this is life ol
tlrcsome toll We gain the victory, # al
all, by no easy warfare. We reach the
end Of our pilgrimage as way-worn trav-
eIers come to their journey end. BuI
in heaven they are never weary. Though
their service IS an endless one, yet they
are never tired OF II, never tired III II.
NJ night OF sorrow. How many q
night OF untold sorrow do the children o
earth weep away We pour out bitter
tears over bllehted hopes and buried Joys
We weep i'll bitter anguish over prospect:
suddenly disappointed streams Of earth
ly comfort dried up; the loving and the
loved lald away IN the grave. But saint:
and angels IN heaven know no sorrow. :
| No night Of weeping follows Their brlgh
and glylious day, They who have cr III
tue cup here shall never tas.e It's bite
again for "solrow and signing shall iie'
away"
No night Of death. at is night :
whispered dying child. 1t was nigh
when weeping trends stood around tina
death bed, deeper, darker, sadder nigh
than that which had fallen on na.m
without They knew that the shadow
OF the dark valley were gathering aroun
toe gentle sufferer then. They kns,
that the light was fading forever lror
those eyes that had SO reJoiced IN merr
sunshine. Oh, 1t was night Of angus
10 those mourn4rs bat not to the dyIn
boy; for when the early sunlight file
the chambers OF the east, hls night
dying was ended, and he passed to
world Of endless day
Christian, arc nights OF wcarlncs
sorrow and tears appointed unto you F?
BE patient but Lutte longer. Soon Il
nlgn, OF death shall close over you b
) II faith tail not, you shall wake from
stuuber IN that blessed world oi whl
!, INSPIRATION hatu sand There sAall
NJ ii 81, there, Puritan Rec.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-09-26
Predictions of the Weather.

A Rainbow in the morning gives the
Shepherd warning. That is, if the wind
be eastery; because it shows that the
rain clouds are approaching the observer.
If at sunrise or setting, the clouds ap-
pear of lurid red color, extending near
ly to the zenith, it is sure sign OF storm
and gales of wind.
Ii the moon shows like n silver shield
be not afraid to reap your field. But, II
she rises halocd round, soon well tread
on deIuged ground.
A rainbow at night, is the shepherd 5
delight This adage may also be a good
sign, provided the wind be westerly, as
it shows that the rain clouds are passing
away.
When the rocks fly sporting high in
ar, soon the wind and storm are there.
Evening red, then morning grey, are
certain signs oil beautiful day.
When the glow-worm lights her lamp,
the air is always damp"
II the cock goes growing to bed, he'll
certainly rls" with watery head.
When the peacock loudly bawls, soon
we'll have rain and squalls.
When you see the gossamer flying, be
We sure the air is drying.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-09-26
Death of a Daughter CT Lafay
etta

Madam Manboury, the eldest daug h,er
Of the last surviving child OF the Mar
quis Lafayette, is dead. The corr, spon-
dent Of the Newark .3dcerhise', writing
from Genoa says:
She died few days ago, aged above
-, at her princeIy residence in Turin,
where she had lived many years, aud
since the death of her husband, at one
time French Ambassador to the Holy
See, with her daughter, the Baroness
Perrone, widow of the Plcdmonsete Gen
eral, killed at the battle OF Noyara n
1919. The Baroness inherits the rare
virtue Of her mother and her race, as they
are likely 10 be transmitted through her
carefully trained children. Madam nj.
often spoke gratefully of her family reIa-
tons within the United States, aud de-
lighted IN every opportunity OF bestow-
Dng her graceful hospitality upon the citl-
Z.nS al The country,
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-09-26

lra3@ "A man strikes me with Il sword, g,
and inaics wound. Suppose, instead
OF lrnding up Tic wound, am showing
1t 10 everybody, and after it has been
bound up, | am taking off the bandage
continually, and examining the depth Of
the wound, and making it 10 tester, till
my limb becomes greatly indaned, and
my general health is materially affected;
Is there a person in tie world who would
not call the a fool Now such fool is
he, who, by dwt ling upon the .littIe inJu-
rics or insults or proFocauons, causes
them 10 agltate and intlame the mind. -
How much better were II to put band
age over the wound, and never look at il
rgain = Jamison.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-09-26
WoNpEnFuL SEpuLoHRr. There

A WoSpERruL SEruLonRr.---There
is wonderful thing, says Ninnius, in
the country OF Cheretlcum, in which is
mountain called Crucamur, on the top
whereof stands sepulchre, along which
whoever extends himself, though he be n
man Of short stature, yet he shall find the
sepulchre just even to bis length; and
though he be four cubits high, the sepul.
chre shall be the same length, and 80
still fitted to the proportion Of every man,
and whatever weary Traveller shall kncel
thrice by it, shall be no more weary to
the day OF his death, though he should
live alone in the remo,est par, Of the
world.-&r james Ware.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-09-26

A southern paper states that a young
gentleman of Alabama, generally known
for his oleaginous proclivities, recently
attended an Auburn camp meeting. He
made himself quite servicable in gailan:.
ing the young ladies', bu. a, last we weep
to say it-wound up with glorious fiz.
zle While seated at the table with his
'dulcina, some tripe was passed to him
by thu servant, which he pitched into in
the most cadavcrous manner. An attempt
to cut it proved n failure; and turning his
head with dignifed con,emp, he excla,m-
cd: Waiter, take away this plate: these
batter cakes has got rags in 'em,'
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-09-26
tNl5ttllannl.
Squeezin 6 Hands.
by A LAD

What m immense difference il makes
who suueczes ones hand. A lady may
,wInc her arm around your walss, press
a kiss upon your brow, or holding Your
hand IN hers, toy with your hn5tfs 10
her hearts content, but you are perfectly
calm and collected and experience no
unusual sensation, either dlsa9reeaoie
or otherwise. Perhaps gentleman
whom YOU dislike CT feel slightly ac-
onajn,ed with, ventures TO press your
hand, YOU snatch II quickly away, me
indignant blood mounts TO Your iofeheaa'
and, with flashing eyes, you wonder
"how the impertnent fellow dare' 10 10
surh n thing" Rather an antauated
specimen OF humanity sqaeezes you,
l,,1 Won feel mortified Tor yourself ana
mortified that a man OF his years shoa d
mako TOOL Of himself, that lie should
mink YOU can really like such contrast
and above all, that he believes II rosslhie
that Won can like him; you are FeNeu " a.
,yhat hn has done, aud determined ,l''
~ ,pportuuily hall never be offered hi''
To Mace your haui coadlently n that
# an accepted, acknowledged lover you
"a NOT excited OF confused, you nave
reascd Alushiug continually III his pres
ence YOU experience feeling oil q"ie'
bann,ness. a "licle heaven upon eafti
sort Of feeling" you are perfectly eon'
,en,ed with everything IN this teffes'i ia
world; especially your lover and your
> self; and yet wlhal 1t Is too''St 'ey'..'s .s,
,on %" -, with his arms twined around yo'
, Ntha, manly arm which IS to supper
vo'i M ,Srourb life; as your hand IS cla.pe'
y his. nh, il is a bhsstul, FOOLISH lee''ns
pn let some one whom you i'ke Net.
j., ,,n,b not an accepted lover, but on
: NAV be- perhaps, one Of these days gen
,Iv w enclose your hand in his own ; "h'
: strange, Wild, joyful, painful leellL %
thrills through you: the hot olooa leap. y
'n',n, 1nne;,r ,umbiing though your VEN.
!, ! rnshes to your finger ends; your heaI !,
: Goes 'I bump, bump surely you tninh, x = !
,nn.t @ near il throbbing tor the NE
, ron YOU cannot speak, After iel,'n
q ~" band remain in his long enough
: sbow son yon are not offended, you senl
m,,bdrsw il; but, perehanee' !. IL tame
haob h', again after faint don't DO SO
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-09-26
SsIsctioas.
Why was St. Paul like Il horsc2 Be
cause he loved Timothy.

Why was St. Paul like u horse2 Be
cause he loved Timothy.
The Olncy, Ill, Republican say there
is man in that town that is So dirty that
the assessor puts him down as real es-
tate
A man said of painter ho knew,
that he painted a shipelc 50 exactly like
marble. that when it fell into the rlver il
sank
An Irishn an was asked why he Wore
his stockings wrong side ourt9 An sure,
don't you sec,' said paddy there's hole
on the other side, darlln,.'
CuRIous FAcr.-Most Of the persons
shot in the brain IN battle are found TO
have balled heads The attention OF the
Secretary Of War is directed TO this fact
There is a Quaker in New York so
down on the slnfulness of music, that he
will not tolerate a. cat about the house
becnuse It's 'in'ards' aro compos d Of tid-
die strings.
Why don't your father take a ncwspa-
per? SAID a man to little boy whom he
caught piIiering paper from his DOOR
step. Coz, he sends me 10 take it, an
swered the urchin.
Musqu1ro Bans The best musqui,o
bar we know Of is a pretty wife. No in
telligent musguito would attempt 10 bore
into the nutmeg-grater-iace oil a man
when soft lips and rosy cheeks are along
sdc.---ky. Woman.
A gentleman asked friend in Il some.
what knowing manner:
PRAY, sir. did you ever see cat fish
No was the response, but have
seen a rope walk.
One OF the singers failed to appear a
late opera 10 in New York, and the pa.
pers announced that II was because h,
was 'indisposed,' on account of the smal
type in which lns name appeared IN ths
programme.
Love your ncighbor As you love your
self, said parson TO an honest mcnibc
of hls flock. The Lord he p him, then
for hate myself like pizin ever since
let Righteous Skiutint chea, me out 0
the bobtailed mar
Bridget. are them eggs boiled"
Il don't know sare; left them 10 bli'
by the watch.
Boil ly the watch'--what do yo'
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-09-26
4)oettp. 0
September.

September strews tn. woodland Ger
With many a brilliant color
The wort s brighter than before
Why should oar hearts be dnller2
S'Hrow and the scarlet leaf,
Sad thoughts aud sunny weather;
All me! th,s glory and this gref
Agree not well together.
This is th" parting scene, this
The time when friends are tlytrg.
And lovers now with many a kiss
Their long farewells are sighting.
Why Is earth so gaily dres,?
This pamp that Aulumn beareth,
A funeral seems, where ever guest
A bridal garment weareth.
Each one Of rs, perchance, may hear,
On some blue morn hearatter.
Return to view the gaUay year,
But now with boyIsh laughter
We shall than be wrinkled men,
Our brovs with silver Iads7
And thou t1is glen mag'st sex again
But e,crmoTe a maiden!
Nature, perhaps, forsees hat spring
VIII tach her tecmlag losom,
And that few brief months will bring
The bee, the bird, the blossom.
Al! these forests do no, know
Or would less brightly wltber-
The virgin that adorns them go,
win never more come hitler.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-09-26

i..9@ This invocation will find an echo
IN many a sad heart:
"Music for the mourncr, Not the
wild measures iha, lead the dance, o.
that arouse wrath in the tempest battle.
Oh, no, Soft as angel whlsperngs, and
painttve as the moaning ot the anguish
ed heart Letthcn murmur Of bhghtci
hope and buried love, till the crushed
feelings are Unidentified with the sympa-
thetic strain. But did not the thought
long wander in the grave. Let the mel
ody, embodied as it were, into thousand
varied hues, gl'd the portals OF the tomb,
and stream like to auroral glory, toward
heaven.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-09-26

ADDITIONAL CuRIosIrifs.-Rafiefs
that were supported hy the beems OF the
moon.
Nails from the claws OF hammer.
A birds eye view from the top of mor-
nlng.
A recelp, in full of the dews Of eve.
A leg Of toad-s,ool.
Rattle used by the christian watchman.
Pig from the pen that was migh.,er
than the sword.
Map OF the state of Matrimony
Knots from the board oil Foreign MIS-
slous.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-09-26
g,45 True refinement extends to eve

Er4s@ True refinement extends 10 every
act oil our life. A genuine purity respects
all habits anil functions. Ii is necdtul
that deItc It. person eat and drink del
Icateiy. Gross lIvers become gross IN
appearance and action. Dr. johnson
sad Men who drink bcer;' and a colem-
porary physoIoglst suggests that men who
ca, pork may give expression to many
hoggjsh propensttics.--- illustrated .Nun-
ncr Book
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-09-26

The mex, Lord Mayor OF Londo9, by
seniority as alderman. will ts Jew, and
the first Jew who has filled The oi'lcs.---
Davis Solomons is OF the cofdwalners
ward and liberal Jew. There may be
some opposition to hm, hu, none is anti
rinatrA
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-09-26

A RErLEcTtoN-Am man famous for
hunting up enigmas, PHILOSOPHERS thus:
"What strange creatures girls are. OF.
fer one o: them good wages to work for
you, and ten chances to one ilnthe old
woman can spare any of her girls. But
JUS, propose ma,rimony, ard see II they
dom, jump at the chance of working q
life time lust for their board and Clothes
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-09-26

fsy~ We have just met with two or
three instances Of inconsolable grief, or
Of remarkable self-control that deserves
to be registered for future use. Mr..
Green sued lady for breach of promise.
Her friends offered to settle it TOR two
hundred dollars.
"What :" cried Mr.. Green, "two hum
dred dollars for ruined hopes, scattered
mind, a blasted HE, and bleeding heart,
Two hundred dollars for all this New
er. never' never! Mike 1t three hundred
and It's a jargain''
The other case Is that OF a young Wild
ow, whose husband had just been sud-
denly cut down by the hand of DEATH
Her dearest female friend called on her
to condole with her on the occasion, and
was astonished at her composure. "You
must excuse me, said the young widow,
"for not weeping; but crying ARRAYS
makes my nose beedi"
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-09-26
TuE LouIsr GIRLS. The Louisi

The LOUISIANA GIRLS. The LouiSl-
ana girls, says the New Orleans Cres.
cent, are preltler, more graceful, and
more sensible, and all that, than any
other girls IN the known world, bat they
are more tnaD that They are flst-ratt
shots, and good on hunt The CreS-
cent says
LAS proof Of one part Of our assertion
we have evidence in the shape OF sad
die oi venlson, the original 5carer oI
which was shot 10y a young lady OF tins
city, one day last week at Arblta Springs
from horseback The deer is as piumI
and sweet OF the dear who shot IT, an
though the life Of one is ended, we hops
its deserved years will be added to th'
fair Diana who shortened them. Th'
SINE fair huntress, IN the same day
excursion, ended the existence Of a ia
pa,riage aud voun4 up her amusement
by eating il"
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-09-26

f~y Life is a fountain fed 10y thou
sand streams that perish if one be dried.
Il is a silver chord twisted with thou
sand strings, that part asunder II one Is
broken. Thoughtlcss mortals are sur
rounded by innumerabe dangers; which
make It more strange that they must al
perish suddenly at last. We are encom-
passed with accidents every day TO crush
the decaying tcnemcnts we lnhabt. lhe
seeds Of disease are planted INTO our con-
stitutions by nature. The earth am at
mospEere whence we draw the breath Of
life, arc lmprcgnated with death, health
i made 10 operate tD its own destruction.
The food tbat nourishcs con ans the eit-
msnt Of decay the soul that anltnates It
/ by yvllymg first, tends 70 wear It out BY
it. own acton, death lurks in ambush
along the paths. Notwithstanding ,hls
truth is 50 palpabIy confirmed by the dal-
! Is example before our eyes, how little DC
we lay il to heart. We see our trlends
and ncighlors die, but how seldom does
il occur to our thoughts that our hhei
NAV owe the next warning to the "ofia
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-09-26

EXPERT. At the late examination ot
the Cadets at West Point, they cons'ruc,
ted, from timber prepared for tie pur-
pose, bridge one hundred and fry feet
IN length, extending into the Hudson
river IN deep water, and resting on pom
toons. in t,centy,tour minutes from the
time OF receiving the word OF command,
and took j: down again and piled IT up IL
perfect order in nnic ntiumcI This
bridge was one which was III tie tram oI
Gen. SCOTS army IN Mexico, and was
strong cnoug. Tor the passage Of troops
and artillery.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-09-26

r1F' Ata recent election IN New VI
cans for Judge Of the Second District
Count. the Americans elected ter can
d,dale by twelve andred majority oFef
all others.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-09-26
TlPTON, I0WA---W EDNESDAY. SEPT. N 1855.

which is answered by still closer press
ure, with down-cast eyes ard blushing
cheek, you let the little hand, this first
earnest Of other things to come, thrilling
and burning with this new elastic emo
ton, remain all trembling in its resting
place. Home Journal.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-09-26

The Buffalo Republican Is responsible
for the following:
DREssEs AT SARAroGA.-A friend
just from Saratoga tells that fashion, a.
tha, hollow place, has taken another abb
rup, vagary. He tells rs that the dresses
are growing shorter and shorter, both at
the top and n, the bottom, and with a
lugubrous coun,enance he told Us he was
Obliged to leave. for fear the old adage
would be proved fac, by fash,on-he
really feared that "crtremes ,co1ild meet!"
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-09-26

In 1852, there we're but twelve hun
arr1 miles Of telegraph in France. Al
tbe end OF this year eight thousand miles
u,ll be in good working order.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-09-26

Mrs. Par,lngton's Ike has bought a
horse that is 50 spurious that he always
roes off in decanter,
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-09-26

Gods people are like stars, that SHINE
hriahlest in the night, they are like gold,
thai is brgn,er for the furnace; like II
eense that becomes fragrant ron burn
;nr. like The camomlc plant, that grows
faster when trampled on.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-09-26

Love is heavenly feast which none
but the sincere and honest par,akc. II Is
as impossible for dishonest man truly
to love, as for hypocfite 10 90 TO heaven
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-09-26

be GENTLEMEN AT noME---Thcrr
are few families, we imagine, anywhere,
where love is not abused for furnishing
a license for impoiteness. A husband,
father, brother, will speak harsh words
to those whom he loves the best, and those
who love hum best, simply beca" J., the Sc
curlty OF love ard family PRIDE keeps him
from getting his head broken. 1t is n
shame that Il man will speak more impo-
htely, AT times, to his wife or sister than
he would to any other female, except a
low and vicious one. 1t is thus that the
honest affections Of a mans nature prove
TO be weaker protection to woman in the
family circle than the restraints Of society.
and that "A woman Is usually indebted for
the klnd~t pohteness oil life, to those not
belong ing to her own household. These
things ought not SO to be. The man who
because 1t will not be resented, innicts
his spleen aud bad temper upon those ol
his hearth stone, Is a small coward very
mean man. Kind words are circulating
mediums between true gentlemen and la.
dies at home, and no polish exhibited in
society can atone Tor the harsh language
and dlsrespectiul treatment too often IN.
duIged IN between those bound together
by Gods own ties OF blood, and the still
more secret bonds OF conlugal love.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-09-26

LET THE HEART DE BEAUTIFUL, -
Nothing grea, or good is achieved unless
the h, art is beautiful and IN order thai
the hear, may be beautiful, we should
watch over every acton, even the small
est, and try TO improve all the time.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-09-26

A lovely thing is sunshine. i, gladdens
where it falls but more beautiful the
heart tina, all things blessings call.