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The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-10-24

NsPUDIIcAN SrArE CONVENTION. -
W aea shall NJ have State Republican
Convention! and where1 and who vii
call III These are questions which i, is
approaching high time to be answered.
We for ourselves will suggest-a, To-
VA Cisy-oa the S,h Of January; 1856 -
B.ctaern Of the Press how will this dol
speak out.
A. tie s;c Convention held to orsa =
nice \ Republican party in this County,
= Committee was chosen to correspond
VIII committees in other Counties
Spsat Va, L., Gs have the ball in mo.
ton
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-10-24
rrr CONVENTION. Republican

rrr CoSviSrsov.--Ths Republican
ma - Convention, recently holden here,
passed Of in manner we believe salts.
factorhy To- all present. and their platform
adopted meets with hearty support through
GU, the County. Many prominen. men
were not present owing to other business
engagements, ba, to show their interest
in the matter addressed their letters to
the Convention, excusing themselves
from performing the duty Of ateding,
and heartily approving the meeting.
We should have pabiishsl some of
their letters hut il has 6 II to he so long
ate, date TIA, ii will te useless, bu, it
is sufficien, to know lha. a general in.
ret il manifested Throughout, the County
in the principles involved, and that a. the
coming election the platform declared
Is tie position Of the Convention viii!
sweep all opposition before it. We tell
], to our brethren Throughout, the State,
that the Republican p,r,y cl"O'd Cedar"
is siroughly organized and prepared for
any hght or conac. in defence Of their
principles.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-10-24

Tbs NoarHwEsr PAssAGe.-Now that
Dr.. kane's expedition has returned, and
Sir John Franklin and his hapless asso-
ciates may BE- los, forever, We hope 10 see
no more Of the s,upendous folly Of search.
ing for No,hrsa passage which could
be OF no practical use to mankind if dis
covered.
This wicked. because disastrous as
we'll as useless search has cost. in ad-
dtlon TO valuable lives. money enough
t, have established in England and the
UpI,ed States each. Polytechnic school
more extensive than any in the world,
and each 0. which would have been OF
more use 10 mankind, a million times
Than the knowledge OF the northwest pas
or any scientific facts collected n search
ing for il. could ever be.---y Louis IN
teA'gnee,.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-10-24

FuEL We know OF no article in
greater demand here than fee. We
wish TO call the attention Of our Daven.
port contemporaries to the TACT, that a large
number of the people here, being unable
to &c, wood, are abou, to burn coal tie
coming winter, If /! can be had, and ii
the Davenport folks will supply coal al
Durant or any other station On the rail.
Road the people in this vicinity will buy
j, 0. them. Ii ha. become a necessity
with u. TO look TO some other source be.
sides wool for fuel Wood is about the
same price. per bustel, as coal would be,
delivered mere.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-10-24

New ALpHABEr.-Th Mornons OIL
Salt Lake hav. invented new al pha bet
|, is claimed for this al pa 1et tina, II sup.
plies simple character to most OF the
simple sounds OF tie human voice. sub.
stantially correcting the absurdties oil
English spelling - rendering more deffi.
nlte the pronuaeiattoa oil words, aud more
easy the acquisition Of other languages
and lessenlng, to very great extent, fol
the rising g neraiion, the labor of learn.
ing to read, aud Il at it is IA fore-runnel
10 tina, series of dsvelopemen,s in paysl.
ology winch shall prepare mankind fol
the reception Of pure language
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-10-24

HEALIu.-We do no. think we would
vary from the truth If we should say,
there never was Sd much sickness In this
vicinity IS We have had the present sea-
s,n. F.vers have ragged. The mortall-
~ has NJ, been great, Yet an unusual
large number hare been confined with
sickness. We are getting to be an old
settler here, aud never until this season
have we had "a SPELL OF sickness -
However, j, makes good business Tor the
"Coun,y Grocery"
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-10-24

f~ Again we asa the lndu.seA- Of
our patrons We know tue .idcsrhser
IL m-ager and SHINY filled with reading
matttr, besides being two weeks behind
,inS-Sss sickness is the apology we offer.
Two Of our printers have been down with
the lever. aud we made every enIeasor
to Eli their places, hu, 10 vain. We de-
sire to make tie advertiser one Of the
best county papers in Iowa, and Lave
everything on hand to do il, bu. the diff.
Guilty has been to get printers.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-10-24

Su.rrsDEp.-rhe Dubuque Ojserrer
beiug the organ Of the American patty
IN that place, has suspended l. was TO-
cafed in the wrong phase t, flourish long.
BessIss, to be favorably received with its
own supporters, it took tie wrong posi-
non On the slavery question: Vas Ne
br.ska land so has fzzlei We are
s,rry for friend Thomas, bur still fe.I no
1egre. for .ae Nebraska portion OF the
fxze.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-10-24
s..erin's sale.
Legal Notice.
20 William n. HI:

Ss-Sou will take notice that there ], mn,
on fii@ ~ the ofhce 1t tie c,erk IF the di,ir,e,
court, IN aud for the co"nty 0. Cedar. And alta,
o. Iowa, petition Of Chai les Foreman ria;,,
ing q you the sum of one aad q bnndrsdth.
dollars with taenty-fve per cent. infe,ss,
thereon from The Goth Of May, 1854, as money
paid tor taxes at . tar sale be d bv IN. ,,aa !,
n'er OF said c u.ty, on said 10Th of Nav. ia.
on the east half Of the northeast quartz, );
'ction No. 'hirty-three, (33) H. township NJ -
seven y-nne, (79) range one, IN west Of ~.
DIN :. ~, vic, iand was, at said time mr..
taxes due for the year 1853. Sad cha, u.
Foreman further seeks to forectose And h.r -,
your rights and equity Of REDEEM ption IN and 70
said land, and to establish lis title thereto H.,
reason Of the deed given him BY said ireas,. -
and to make said deed perfect and uncond,,;on,
~ and unless You appear at the next term ~
me district court, TO wit; The oath day Oh Sen.
seIbes, 1855, judgment wi / be rendered apa ~,
you. a prayed for in said PLAINTIFFS pefiiinn.
and all your right and EQUITY Of redemp,;oo -
*aad land will be barred and forever 70, A. Io.ed
ana r'asnl,f7s title made perfect
!. W caTr,Lt, elk dist CT. eedarco
Wills sp'evs. attof ey for b N In21z
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-10-24


HAuLISs. 1. is really provoking TO
live SO far from railroads. and then. team.
sters and those who do hauling are so
very independent and crusiy. l, is with
as impossible to get hauling done. II
there are ,eamsters anywhere who wan.
to get in aprosperous way, let them come
to Upton, where they can soon get IA,
and saucy. We have had freights At
Davenport for several weeks, which be-
ing much in need Of, have advertised for
hauling it, and have offered 81 90 per
hundred, We, still no one will haul it,
We have been tempted to trad off the
.Adpertiser establishment, for tea n and
60 at that business. We have an idea i,
would be happy life-they are so indie
pendent and free from care. Guess no
team s,er would trade with US.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-10-24
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j. fAesssa 10 nv u she cast, As v',.a.s.
ever the M'cDis aa southern ralIroaG
numbered fo"rtesn passenger cars, and
brought some thing iowa ds q taoasand
people! " 8 ..
Jus, think OF ,haE Mrns wu.noa and
chIldren enough to Peope a sry village,
give 1t q trio OF landlords, lnree brace
sacn Of lawyers aud pnyslc ans, a Judge
or ,wo. a liberal spr,nkllng OF ministers,
a couple OF SC oo!lnas,e RI and pupils for
both, pair OF editors with an outfit oil
devils. all sorts oil mechanics, a sexton,
aud people enough living and well, or
sick or dying, 10 sui por, them ull, aid a
small area OF surrounding country besides.
Saw there ~srea0ssiy SIX iauntrsd peo-
pie l.. The tam, happily divided ls.,o one
hundred iandes Of SIX souls each, And
all bou d Tor Tue west.
Now under the old regime, a dozen
years ago, It would have taken The best
muscle OF three hundred norses 10 draw
them and their property, and the bes, part
Of tour weeks Oh an average 10 accom-
Plush the Journey giving total Tor the
heads OF the families OF eight hundred
weeks ior the transit, equal TO more than
fifteen years! ..
But by tina, device we cal! the steam
engln,-tha. locking up water in IRON
cells, and torturing 1t up with fire, and
giving il tree course over an iron way -
the one hundred tanIlie are transported
from the old home 10 the new in we will
say-three days, thus showing an econo-
my OF tine amounting in the aggregate
tc over thlrleeu years, positively saved 10
tbs heads OF the families composing this
flying village.
Wno talks OF magic arts. when here
we have a shrlrk,ng thing with fire for
a heart and cloud Tor breath, tina, dis.
init u,es, IRON Times great treasury, q
gilt Of thirteen years, divided INTO little
tokens of one month each! A life eked
on, whole round month, and by the a.
gency Of the engine.
The marvellous .aies tina, formed the
entertainments OF a thousand rig is in
.raby the Blts, the wonderful glass
and the Indian horse and the magical car
Pc. nothing Of all these drowsy dreams
Of the Orient can equal realities now
grown so very real as to awaken in the
popular mind neither Inquiry nor sur
pTise.
Blu, who shah say those Arab tales
were not visions OF the lime to come of
the days upon which We have fallen the
era OF the press, the ,eleg aph and the
railways
Who shall say hencefo,,h, that YEA.
yer OF s'ory is not poet. and tina, the
poet in his hIghes, vocation is MT indeed
a prophet? Chi. Jour.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-10-24

SANTA a <As FoRrUsE. The Ia
vana correspon en-, Of The National ~
tsiliss"eer writes TO the journal, thai
Santa Anna has, besides his possessions
in Nenzaela aud the United States, for
bis sacrifice, personal and pecuniary,
s. 900, 600 with him; in tbs Bank Of
E"eland, and other places OF depos t. an
equal Of larger SUN, and IN the Unite
States, several hundred thousand dollars
making estimate OF his property
all told out OF Mexico, seven millions,
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-10-24

Hocs The ST. Louis Republican o.
the lOlh says:
In a short time pork packing opera,
uous commence. Tie promise for al
active season was ha diy ever better
With an almost Unlimited yield of corn
hogs will doubtless average a greater
weight than usual, while the high closing
rates OF pork, bacon and lard, warrant
the opening prices OF provisions a, remu
uefattyr rates"
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-10-24
s35~ The New York papers notice tn

s1S The New York papers notice the
arrival Of three families OF Engish Clip
sizes al that city, and consisting OF twenty
seven persons, all related TO each other
b. blood or marriage.
lhls is all taat was needed % complete
our stock OF foreigners. We have had
paupe-s from Ireland Jail birds from Ger.
many, galey-s!aves from France, Iazza-
rom from aiy, but this last arrival puts
Oh The finishing touch. We suppose hey
Will soon declare their Intention 10 be
come citizens Greeley. in pa tealar
seems To go into ecstases over them in
an article Of a column ia length. Linn
Reg
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-10-24

r1J- A Nantucket whaling vessel ha.
discovered a new island In the South Pa.
cifc { can. 1t is situated about two
hundred and fifty miles south Of Desola.
ton Island, and the ship which encoun.
tered i, took from il. in les. than weeks
time, four hundred barrels OF sea elepha n,
oil. Two other ships are SAID TO be now
IN course OF preparation TO return thilher
iorlhe purpose Of proftIng by this salua-
be discovery.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-10-24


Eac Sixteen Roman Ca.nou"s Joined
the Episcopal Church in Headford, Gal
way Co., Ireland, July 27.h.
Abou, Forty Roman Catholics also
joined the Episcopal Church, in a body
on the 30.h Of July, in Iovrus. Ireland.
Abou, One Hundred and Forty Ro-
man Catholics also joined the Episcopal
Church at Clifgen Ireland. Aug. ID
One Hundred an two Roman Ca,ho.
lies joined the Episcopal Church in Ac-
hin. Ireland. on Wednesday. Aug S,h.
Between July 9th and Angus, ll,h.
Five Churches were consecra,ed III the
above mentioned nei : hborho IDS, all Of
which are be used by congregations OF
persons who have left the Catholics and
Joined the Protestant Churcn.
These Conversions may serve 10
off.e, Bishop Ives and the son OF Bishop
Doan a hall score more
On DIR. That Grace Greenwood is
about 10 issue an entire new edition OF a
'.Lrtl, Pilgrim" bound in linen
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-10-24
A SECOND WHITrIeLp.-R.cent f.!

n NECVND w TT III ELU. = N IWIIE TIT
glisn loufnalds mention TIT Young
preacher OF the Methodist churc Is crra.
ung as much excitement as living aud
WnIteield did in their day. The Lon.
don correspondent Of the \. Y. Tine.
says; His name IS >purgen, and he car
scarcely have reached his - or 60
year | should think. HIS eloquence I.
extraordinary it ovorwhcl'ns you with
lis force and brlliancv; and his voice
has the characteristics which Whitfield
IS said 10 have pos ,essed - ii rinsIlg tone
nj capable Of being heard by al assem-
odge Of ten-thousand per us Er
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-10-24

lhhadelphia Oct. 10.
The Colored American Convention
commenced ITS session at Franklin Hal
this morning. me hundred delegates
were present from New York, Massa.
chusetts, Connecticut and Philade phla
including folty from the Cotton States
The Convention permanently organized
by elec,ing A. Brennan, HConnecticu',
President, and among the VIC" Presidents
were Geo. G. Well aud James Dutfie,
of New York, and eler Abel. OF Mis-.
sissipp,. No other business was dons
excep, the appointment Of q COMMITTEE
OIL Rcsolltlons
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-10-24

To THE LADIEs.-Your attention is
directed TO the new advertisements OF w.
q, Nichols, Millinery goods. etc. Bu,
rad the advsrtisemen nj, it tells all that is
ne ssssry on the suhj.c'.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-10-24

'Don't the clouds begin to breass in
CURED Harriet, during yes.rrday's rain
She was impatient for an opportunity 10
go shopping. Guess so, was the ans
wer, and the speaker glanced from the
window, guess they'er broke, they leak
bad enous 10 be.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-10-24

l'snL y r Hollnes. eli.or Of the
lyast Obs'rp.r, mas been arrested on
sun nj libel by Daguerrean arts,
named BarIet:, OF whom the editor haa
expressed his opinion rather freely.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-10-24

sy-.A curious custom prevails IN Pa
rus of annually procIa'm'ng the King OF
of the Pumpkins, aud making solemn
procession In honor Of the largest segeta-
Die Of the species which can be discover.
ed The King" OIL the present year was
grown at St. Mandc, aud weighed 34S
pounds. being little less than seven Ieet
ia circumference.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-10-24

~Carrera has resigned hi. Presi.
dency Of Mexico, and ls!, tha, nation IN
state bordering up N anarchy. The
pear is rlpening, and will soon fall into
the nand, OF Uuce Sam. ~ En-.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-10-24

SANTA AssA.-The Papers at Wash.
ington affirm that Santa Anna is in that
city, closed with Al..o,e' the Mexica
minister, and that his Supreme Highne.s
may be again recalled to Mexico. Truly
he IS man who is no. discouraged by
adversity.- Er.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-10-24

g~.s~ The B,ston ADVERTISER has Been
looking over a lis, 0: Chsstlan p opcr
names IN late edition OF Worccs,ers
Dictionary, and discovered tia, the name
Phinets means a youth Of brass, lace
,ioasy remarks mat Mr.. Pnnras (.
Rarnum is not naptIy named.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-10-24

Be GAy-A laaI. mlfth mixes we'll
and proftably with both business and
p5iIantaropo. How stupid llfp. both 10
labor ani N LIS re, would be. without
that gaIeiy wisAln Us which responds 10
the ebeerfulness aud beaJy rnni.
>ay,lts maIn. currents run nil the deeper
rs we'll as f sher and purer, ter the
hgh, riIIs laus ing and flashing A ~ into
them. The river would slagnate iaio
pools, il the rivelets ceased their play
Philosophers and men Of BUSINESS sus-
ain their souls alive, ana keep their
lntelects fresh and healthy, by mnging
the mirthfuHness Of youth with the sober
aess Of age and even fun and philan,hro-
p.v are often fouad ia the same character
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-10-24

E.e BY the last steamer lrorc al
iforna, Mr.. y lies ". Lewis u this
place, received letter. containing - not
\ nugget OF goId-bu. California
Mountain Viper. 1t Is about four la,che:
IN Ienght, OF blachisn color. with vel.
Ii ring round the neck. 1t vas recelv.
ea 'aI right side up with care, and IT
good condition." /, is now alive aud
sprlghtIy, and may be seen Oh exhibition
a. the Far We believe they grow Il
some SIX or eight fee, Ia length, and are
considered ugly cus,o ners. - Penn
Yam Dem.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-10-24

FAsHIoSAsLE GLOVE. There Is quite
rage here, now, Tor particular kind
OF glove which ter majesty wore during
her recent vlsi, 10 iaris Ii Is s.y!si
the "DaupI aey.' aud is cut IN such a
way as TO provide against the fractures
which kid is heir TO. aud the admirable
fit thereby induced must give the primer
Pc more Than epAemeral existence.
There is double piece OF soft kid round
the pulse aud wrist getting nd Of ,ua'
naked demarcation OF the arm, between
the sleeve as now worn, aud the ofIiua-
~ glove. must say that II 10 deci-
ded 'mprov: nent and deserves to he
popular LONDON CO.. ~ Y. Time.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-10-24

s6 There -, hangllg IN our flee
(says the New Haven Register, } the
'orkrd bough OF an apple tree, each par,
OF which measures % Inch, $ in length OF
which there are ore hLndred AMI toytu-
ssren apples i! thicker upon the wood ,han
human ingenuity could possibly affix
IeH.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-10-24

rsSrOn tomorrow the bridge across
Cedar river will be completed and the
cars will cross on the way to Iowa City.
la two months hence the locomotive will
enter the Capital Of the ate; Davenport
will be the frs, city to greet the good
people Of that place with the sign, Of
The IRON hors eand bid them welcome 10
the banks Of the NJ ssiseippl. Dav Ga-
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-10-24

ca Your word i. your servent so long
as you retain it; bu. it becomes yor mas
ter when you suffer it TO escape.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-10-24

ses 4 young man aud etnale once
stopped Ill a coan ~ tavern, The II
awkward a pearance excited the family
WHO CONNIE etd cor versalIon with the
ienal. by enquiTlng now far she had
travelled travelled" EXCLAIMED the
stranger somewhat Indignantly. "wee
did nj travel-we Rid,
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-10-24
MON " Los

I'm thursday Or Friday last. he NJ der,i ,ne
Isl hs'~er Upton d davenport. tbe ann
81 Two H.thDs ID DoLlAss ~ ,,a,p Mn
p - hnd,ng and reiurn,n. the sator WI =,
GIVE rev ard u rwasTY rlvn Dni,rs
ksSj y = xAxsn,
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-10-24

Esq Why can no Que slary. In the
deserts OF ArabaF On account " ,hp
sarad uh.cA - h-.t Ham went Their.
hls pos'erlty was vred and music. ed
BV1 Rsgu6*tc.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-10-24

soc--star. % --adamant'ne. 81 lzc-
Gnpdstonsse huron, -&s6 80 lbston--
Brsva' SS IIar~-per su 4to@bO Hhy'
prairie, Boa6 90 per lou - IlnlothySoa-
10 900. Is Il
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-10-24
The NEw YoRK Journal Of opa.,.

IS o. opinion thai the prohibitory prlncl-
ole Of the Maine La IS dead, becaus.
Of the doom in Maine It's birth place.
The reaction there il considered AS pre-
non,ory oil what IS everywhere to follow.
Nevertheless, urges the Journal, let
US push on reform aud restraint, and
temperance IN the old way, and not per-
mt lntemprranCe TO riot IN the reaction
brought about IN measure. bv the in
temperate action Of few profe.sed bul
lanatlcal temperance men.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-10-24
CARat.eE AND FouR,AxDA SsAK.

A h '
CHAEMrR. Daring til, TAR, good deai
Of notice was taken Of poor cripple who
sat in a wooden carrla ~, dawn by tou.
dogs. Whetner h- got diploma or pre-
MUM we did not learn, but certainly he
vas as much deserving IL as many who
had tnelte oil another kind Oh exhibition
He is a kind oil snake cAarmer. for on
Saturday morning he handled Mr.. Ken.
necor' collection Of po sonous rattle
snake as II he and taey were OH &C.
qualntances and good friends As r..
ward Tor his courage h. was prese ted
with the rattle sake, and about twenty
common su4kes all 81 which he slowed
away carefully III his pockets, chuckIfhg
the while over the number Of dear pets
he would haze --crawled Ito ms box, look
hold o. the reIns - liouflsned the whip
az away he started at full dog speed
f"rc Press.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-10-24
Cars KILL ICE. |

A wag with piece OF chalk inserted
an VI before that last word SO that the
cart drove about the CITY Tor the rest oil
the day as IS TO INFORM the public Cats
Kill nice =
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-10-24

~ the COS. q hgnnng the Palace
aui Gatden o VersiI es. an lie -vs.-
n,ns OF Queen Victoria. sl.n. wa. So
CIV