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The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1855-02-08
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UNElLX G. BARBENCHoN has become proprietor,
N by purchase, OF the Grocery Store of II. Il. Hunter
e Co.. to which he has Just added large and super0ne
variety of Family Groceries arriving and to arrive
from Cincinnati and other marts. In making his pur-
chase he has hGdin view the accommodation of his
friends and discriminating public for all seasons He
commends to their attentions among other articles, at
prices that cannot fail 10 give satisfaction. s..
CONFECTloNARIES of all kinds, for families and
parties.
Candies, Tarragonla Almonds, English Walnats and
Brazilian Nuts Figs and dates.
.Joikics, and Gclatino for Jollies, Prunes &c.
OF Famils Groeeics he will only mention Phil. pow
derod and crushedSUGAR, New Orleans do, TEAS,
Rio and Java COFFEE, Spices, Molasses, Golden Syr-
up, French Chocolate, Mushroom Walnuts, Tomato
Catsup, splendid lot of English Diary Cheese, and
other articles tonumerous to put down here.
Not to forget also, Liquors, Brandy for the sick and
convalescent cigars years old smoakng and chewing
TOBACCO, Powder and Shotfor the Sportsman,
He will keep on hand variety Of Paints, Vdrnish
sRd japan ofhis own manufacture fortho trade.
Not least large and full assortment Of Qeenspare
EartheR odre French mare aud English Glassware, al
so, Wo0deH rare, Tabs, Buckets, &C.
u Ie hopes to obtain fair shair ofthe public favor
In his undertaking, and looks for the appreciation
and patronage ofhis friends Having been compelled
relnquish his former business injurious to health
he will mako fair trial ofthis to Il 1t will not fof
his purse, as well his health If the experiment. QC
which he will devote his undivided acntion) does
succeed he will be able he trusts, TO tho public II
May 1854. FELIX C. BARBENcHoN.
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1T NNU LII ERANY ASSOCIATION
G RGANIzED forthe Encoura cement and General
" Dlnuslon Of LITERATURE and the FINE ARTS,
on New and Original Plan! = ~ -. =
rms new Association is designed to encourage and
popnlarze the Fine Arts, and disseminate pure and
wholesome literature throughout the country, For
thls spurpose Galley of Arts is to be pcrmanentlT
founded, which will each year contain choice ana
Vaiuaole collection of Printings, Statuary, &C.,
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DIR. JOHN BULLS
SARSAPARILLA.
This medicine when used according to directions will
cure, without fLl:-
Scrofua,
or Kings Evil,

Scrofua,
or Kings Evil,
Cancers Eruptions
OF the Skin, Eryspeas
Tumors, Chronic Sore Eyes,
Rlngworm or letters Scald Head,
rheumatism, Pains In the Bones or
Joints Old Sores and Ulcers, Swelling OF
the Glands, Syphilis, Dyspepsia, Salt Rheum,
Diseases Of the Kidneys, Diseases arising from the
use of Mercury, Loss Of ppee Pain In the Side and
Shoulders, General Debility, Lumbago, Conghs, Colds,
Dropsy Jaundce Cosiyeness Bronchitis Weakness ofths
Chest Sore Throat Pulmonary Affections and all other
Diseases tending produce Consumption, Liver Com
plants Female Irregularities and Complaints, Low
Spirits, Sick and Nervous Headache, Night
Sweats, Exposures, or Imprudence in Life,
Chronic Constitutional Diseases, and as
Spring and Summer Drink, and General
Tonic for the SYSTEM and gentle
and pleasant purgative, tits
superior to blue Lick
and Congress Water,
Salts, or Seidltx
Powders.
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tits n remarkable fact, that among the hundreds Of
eminent physcans who have examined the recipe by
which nulps Sarsaparia Is prepared, not has con-
denned it. but all approved H. and commend It In the
highest terms Many physicians express themselves
strongly in the belief that Is decidedly the best prepa
ration of Sarsapara that has been placed before tho
public Although there many physicians who feel q
reluctance to having their names appended to the
mendation OF any particular remedy, Notwithstanding
they may approve of 1t in tue highest degree there ire
others who frankly yield their support In favor Of
remedy which they know Is capable OF doing much
good in an afflicted community Asnn evidence, read the
following from old and respectable Physicians Of high
standing in the community Ia which they live;
TESTIMONY.
NJ Testimony like the following renders superluous
nil comments on the efficacy of Bulls Sarsaparlla From
DIR L. T. Yandell Professor Of Chemistry in the Louisville
Medical College, have looked the list Of ingredients
composipg John Bulls Compound Exrac. of Sarsapara,
and have no hesitation in saying that they form safe
compound and that promises well In chronic Diseases
to which It is applicable. l.. Z. YANDELL, NJ d.
Louisville June g. lSiS.
What DR.. pyles, physician by appointment to the Lou
svills Marine Hospital says of Bulls Sarsaparilla:
LOUISVILLE, March 20, 1s4S
have examined the prescription for the preparation Of
John Bulls sarsaparia and believe the combination to
be an excellent one, and we'll calculated to produce
Alternative Impression the SYSTEM have used IL both
In public aud private practice, and think 1t the best
article Of Sarsaparila now In use
NJ PYLEs, NJ D.,
Resident Physician Louisville Marine Hospital
NM .
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best guaranty Of common justice and Of fu.
ture peace, TO abide by and maintain the
existing laws upon the subject Of slavery, as
a final and conclusive settlement of that sub.
ject, in spirit and in substance.
And regarding II the highest duty 10 svow
their opinions upon a subject so important,
in distinct and unequivocal terms, II is here
by declared, as the sense Of this National
Council, that Congress possesses no power
under the constitution, to legislate upon the
subject Of slavery in the states, where it
does or may exist, or to exclude any state
from admission into the Union, because its
constitution does or docs not recognize the
institution Of slavery as a part Of its social
system; and expressly pretermitting any
expression Of opinion upon the power of
Congress TO establish or prohibit slavery in
any territory, it is the sense Of the National
Council that Congress ought not TO lcgislate
upon the subject Of slavery within the ter.
ritories Of the United States, and that any
interference by Congress with slavery as Il
exists in the District Of Columbis, would b
a violation Of the spirit and intention Of the
compact by which the state of Maryland ced.
cd the district to the United States, and Q
breach Of the national faith
Mi. The policy Of the government Of
she United States, in its relation with for
eign governments, is TO exact justice I, ON
the strongest, and do justice to the weakest;
restraining, by all the power of the govern
ncnt, all its citizens from interference with
the internal concerns Of nations with whom
we are at peace.
XIV. The National Council declares that
all the principles Of the Order shall be hence
forward everywhere openly avowcd; and
that each member shall be at liberty to make
known the existence Of the Order, and the
fact that he himself is a member; and it re-
comnends that there be no concealment Of
the places of meeting Of subordinate coun.
ellis.
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"Lo TIE Poor INpIAN."--We observed a
few days since canoe leaving the inlet of
tho main island in tho river, and shooting
quietly and noiselcssly across tho channel,
reach the shore, and few moments later its
contcnts--a box with the body Of an lndi.
an enclosed, was deposited in the hearse and
on its wav to its final resting place. On
the departure Of the hearse, our eyes invol.
unfairly returned to tho wigwam on the
island from whence but few moments be.
fore ono Of it, occupants had departed for
the happy hunting grounds Of tho great
Manitou. Standing before tho entrance to
the wigwam was its lonely and forsakcn oc.
cupant with her arms folded across her
breast, her eyes rivetcd on the hcarse as Il
slowly disappeared in tho distance. bearing
forever from her sight the idol Of her ailec.
toRs. Who shall say that this poor, untu.
tored Indian, though showing no outward
demonstrations Of sorrow, did not bear with.
In her bosom, to her homo In the distant
wilderness, heart wrung with torturcs Of
despair snd bitter disappointment! Or is
Il only beneath the velvet bodice of the
fashionAbly bred city lady that such sorrow
has rssting place !-0rona RepAs En-.
gsirev'>
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Weighing the Earth.

"What, weighing the huge earth as you
would pound Of soap, or lump of lead
And why not? If modern science cannot
furnish the fucrum that Archimedes wished
for that he might move the earth, it can at
least find balance IN which to weigh it,
This curious operation was performed seve-
raj times in the last century, but recently
with more accuracy by Mr.. Bailly, late Pre-
sident of the Astronomical Society of Eng.
land. 1t was done in London and in a cor.
1t was long labor of nearly four years du.
ration. But how was it done?
Well, that would require many words to
explain, but briefly we may say that Mr..
Bailly did not clap the earth into a scale,
and counterbalance it with an indefinite
number of pound weights, nor did he take it
to pieces and weigh it in fragments. He did
it by tho aid Of Newton's great discovery
the power Of attraction. He hung slender
rod, with light ball upon each end. to the
ceiling, by means Of silk or wire thread
fastened to its middle. lie then placed a
massive leaden ball near each end Of the
rod, in such wise that each sphere attrac-
ted the ball next to it in opposite directions,
both thus tending to twist the thread the
same way. Carefully observing the effect Of
the spheres in twisting the thi cad and caus.
ing the rod to vibrate, he then compared
the results with the effect produced by the
earth S attraction upon the thread, and hav.
ing accurately ascertained the weight Of the
leadcn spheres, thence computed the weight
of the earth.
But you may be sure all this was not done
without combating with many disturbing in.
fluences. A breath Of air, o ray of light.
the disturbance caused by mans breath.
ing, the emanations Of animal heat from the
body-any Of these sufficed to put the in.
strument out Of tune, and render the results
of the experiments wholly fallacous. Con-
scquently, Mr.. Bailly was obliged to put
casing about the apparatus, and then, that
his own presence might not disturb it, stood
with telescopes, through small windows in
tho casing.
And now for the grand result--what does
the earth weigh? Well, Mr.. Bailly, after
allowing for small probable error, says the
density Of the earth is five auda half times
greater than that Of water, being about
half "as heavy as Lead If you want the
weight set forth in tons avoirdupois, you
have the following pretty row ofligures, 1856.
195,61o, ,0O0, ,o0o, 900, 100000 tons weight;
or, in words, one quadrillion, two hundred
and fifty.six thousand, one hundred and
ninety. five triions, six hundred and seventy
thousand billion tons avoirdupois!
And now, good reader, are you any wi
ser than you were bcroreY We trow not
for the figures are beyond tho power Of hu,
man co1ception-they must stand in all
their max edncss---an arthmetical marvel. In
tho words of Chambers Journal, from
which we have condensed these facts, "after
weighing the earth we cannot realize the
enormity of its weight, and yet the earth il.
self is but an atom in the universe "--Port.
land Transcript.
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SPONTANEOUS CoMBUsTIoS. The burning
of the Rock Island Railroad Depot, in thi,
city some weeks ago, was doubtless due to
tho spontaneous combustion Of cotton satu.
rated with oil, in the lamp.room. To snow
how easily combination Of the right causes
will produce that combustion, and how eau.
tiously it is TO be guarded against, we quot.
the following paragraph, which appears to
be well authenticated it is from the San.
dusky Reyistr:
A case OF spontaneous combustion occur
red Sunday, which came near firing the new
Presbyterian church. A cotton rag satura.
ted with oil, with which the painters had
been rubbing the Gaping Of the pews WAS
left upon one Of the seats. On going into
the church, yesterday morning, large hole
was found burned in the seat, and the rag
was in ashes The experiment was mado
yesterday noon, by placing one Of the pain
ters' rags in a similar situation, and at
o'clock it was so hot that it could not be teld
in the hand. In a few hours more it doubt.
less would have consumed itself. Here is
lesson for all painters to heed; and may &c.
count for the origin of an uuaccountable fire
and loss.
The facts that may be cleaned from tho
above brief account are worthy Of remem-
brance, particularly by the employees OF
railroads, and all others who have occasion
to use tho substances together that arc capa.
bic VI such mischief-Lh. Times.
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ARTISTIC ANARenRoNIsxs. .--Tintorct drow
jews In the wilderness with guns. Breush,
. Dutch painter, drew one Of the Magi in
sutplicc and spurs, presenting Christ with a
mSdet Of q Dutch ssventy.four. Paul voro.
nssc drew Q Benedictincs at the feast in
Canaan. Another drew one Of the thieves
with confessor holding cross. In col.
legc, chapel, at Paris, was a picture Of Ma
pdeon and his aid dc camps visiting o
plsgue hospital. When tho Bourbons came
back, this was altered 10 Christ and his
Apostles; but Christ has on Napoleon's
boots 10 this day. A statue to Charles H.,
erected at the old stock market, (present
site OF tho Mansion House, London,) had
been originally mado for Sobicski, with q
Turk under the horse. The Turk was
chsnged into Oliver Cromwell, only his
turban Was forgotten.
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The WAY THEY CONE WEsr--We wers
made acquainted yesterday with incidents in
which our friend and fellow citizen +. II.
Castle, Esq, figured, and which illustrates
the rapid progress OF the West in population,
and how much man can do for his rea-
tio,s, better than any thing we have lately
heard.
A few months since Mr. Castle visited his
eastern friends, and found three -Lanthcrs
and rs many brothers.in.law settled on
farms in single neighborhood in the State
OF New York. Their farms were considered
good by their owners, but Mr.. Castle consid.
cred them horrible. His friends were con.
tented, and when Mr.. Castle told them of
the richness and beauty of our prarics
they would look wisely at each other, andby
winks and smrks indicate more plainly than
language could, show our good brother
lies"
However after much persuasion they a.
greed to sell their farms for what they could
get, and come to Illinois and SEQ for them
selves A week or two since the whole SIX
came on, and after examining several coun.
ties, Mr.. Castle purchased thousand acres
of land for them in Bureau county in tho
valley of Bureau creek. They were in per.
feet ccstaces over their change, and named
the thousand acres Castle Garden Five of
the men remained to provide for their fami.
lies, and one was deputcd to return and
bring them on. Tho six families, consist
all of sixty.siy souls.-Ch Press.
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He "CouLpN'r STAND TnAr."-A young
gentleman Of our acquaintance who had been
''paying his devours' (as Mrs. Pattingtop
would say) to a young lady for some time,
suddenly left her. We asked him the req.
son, and he told us in the following words.
~ had been with her, you know, good
while, and noticed that she was rather cool
in her remarks, and hinted that sho would
rather 20 alone than have me with her but
I didn't mind that. Well, one night when
we got to the door, says she "Mr. II do
not wish your company any longer, and I'll
thank you to keep In your place, and away
from mo-" That was little too hard and I
wouldn't stand II. l sacked her that very
night!-Lynn Aaas.l Ne,es
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THE WINSEnAGoEs.-- Sunday last our
city was visited by q set of rs squalid look.
ing heathcn, in the form Of fifteen hundred
Winnebagoes, as can be found in any por.
ton Of the dark shadows Of paganism. They
pitched their tents on the college green, and
during tho remainder Of the day, gave o
practical illustration Of the present deInoral.
ization of tho Indian tribes Gaming, dan.
cling, drumming, and yelling, not only serv.
ed to disturb the quieiness of our Sabbath
day, but to render night hideous.
Persons who have not been convcrsant
with the habits and customs Of Indian asso.
Citations, few exhibitions of this kind would
serve to dispsl, in short time, much Of tho
romance and false illusions which the pic.
turc Of the noveists and traditionary lore
have imbucd their minds. In vain, while
reading in the early history Of this country,
would they find in these the last vestigc Of
the native talent dignity Of micn, courage,
fortidudc, and the simple expressive elo-
quencc that still fingers in their fancy and
which they invariably associate with Indian
character, and find that tho impressions Of
childhood that they have formed from books,
arc not tho practical impressions Of immcdi-
ate association.
Our citizens were doubtless pleased when
the last Winnebago loft the city-for tho
loathing spectacle they presented was any.
thing but pleasing to their correct taste and
decent sense Of common propriety.-&
anthony Erpress
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A LITTLE TOO CoNxos.-Ths following
notice given in . school house, wherein .
congregation Of the Wesleyan pursuasion
are In the habit Of holding meetings, con.
tains as much suggestion Is most sermons !:
Brethren and sisters, would announce
to tho congregation that probibly by bistaks
there was taken from this house on last
Lords day, large, very handsome, silk um.
bril- Of great value, In tho place whereof was
leit very old, small, palo blue, cottod am.
bril- much damaged by time and tear say
my brethren, itis prcbibly BY mistake, that
one Of these articles was taken and the 9th.
or len though Il 10 . very improper bis.
take, and should bs discountance ifpossiblc.
Bistakes Of this sort among the brethren
are becoming q isstis too common !"
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One Of our friends went into barber
shop at Antwerp, lately, to bo shaved. Th'
barber was woman. To his surprise HI
observed that she prepared the lathsr BY
splitting In tho soap cup! Expressing hi'
surprise at tho auto. .auidising operation, thu
barboress apologized by saying that Il wa
because he vas stranger In tho country.
"And how do you mako the lather fol
your own countrymen, thenf" he asked.
"Oh," she replied, I'VE spit on the face
for thcm, aud mix the lather thersl"
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DIR. r. NJ. McARTHTR.
Dr. ID. II. TMOMpSON.
DENTISTRY.

WE the undersigned have this
day entered in to a CO partnership
C3Y for the practice Of Dentistry, ten
der their professional services to
the citizens Of Ottawa, and vicinity. All operations
performed in scientific manner and warranted
quail in utility TO the best Office hours from a.
M.to5P. NJ. WM SMITH, NJ D.,
Ottawa July 81. R.F. TAYLOR. d. b. s.
Having entered into the above co.parnership,
past services, TO call and settle Tor the same
Tie ais" is obliged for past patronage and socits
q continuance Of the same,
Office in Sanger g. Atmours Block.
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TOTHE PUBLIC.
DANIEL LEAHY,
Rlot 4 Shoe Manufacturer,

On Madison Street, north Of Glorcr d Cooks
new Block,
DETURESh his sincere thanks to his
II III, numerous customers, and the public
VV generally Tor the libe patronage me has
hitherto received, he is determined, by
punc,ua li,y IN fulfilling al orders, aud by using
the best OF materials and workmanship, to merit
continuance OF the same.
Always or hand, an assortment OF gentle.
mems fine French calf, patent leather, aud Mo.
rocco boots, ladies', misses, and childrens boots
and shoes, and made to o:der.
Also, leather lasts, boot trees, crmp boards
hammers, pincers, knives, and hn dings general.
ly used in the business.
Rrpn,ring done MS usual. March II.
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The advertisement Of doctor, who un.
dertakes the cure Of msdnsss, begins with
the following words "worthy The sttsn.
zion cfthe insane"
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"Did you mean to insinuatc that I Nc.
Sirs" exclaimed iicrcc.looking mlstachea
gentleman 10 raw Yankee, who hinted
somo scepticism to one Of his toughest state
ment. "No, mister not at nll--on,y II kind
Of strikes mo that YOU are mrnNl saving Of
the truth !" .....
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S'NllE n a, NM. -

STONE d EELS,
NNHOLESALE and retail
AAM w manufacturers and dealers
hH}yEaNM in oil kinds OF harness, saddles,
UEEMSi Abidl-s, martingales, trun Ks. va
liscs, carpet bags, whip lashes,
collars. halters, glrts, surcincies, &C., south
cas-, corner Of Main and Columbus sts, y ttawa,
Illinois. Mays.
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"Jack, said Deacon Jones, "what kind Of
4. ..,...,,,,.. 4. 1, q

"very cold, sir, very"
us the river frczc over.'
Eyes. sir, hard!"
swell, then, you may raise the price Of
the coal dollar ton. God hclp tho poor
must call a meeting Of our benevolent soci.
ety." Dcncon Jones was the president.
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CITY MEAT MARKET /,
ORlNG.

TAICOKINOs
WILLIAM CONNELLY
ID Uniforms the citizens OF OF
IL tawa andthe surrounding country, that he
ha just received a new stock OF
Broadcioths, Cdssimeres and Iestings
or the lateststyle, andal kinds OF ta!lors trim
mings all of which he willseil cheap Tor cash.
Also. all kndso Of Ready Made Clothing, Of his
own manufacture.
Beingnn oldresdientin Ottawa, he would wish
Tor his old dncquaintnnces to givehim csllbefore
purchasing elsewhere.
TAILORING n CUTTING
Done on the shortest notice, his old sta orpo-
site the old City Hotel, on Madisonst.' 'nextdoor
10 Uanl LcnhY's Boot and Shoe Shop.
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OTTAWA BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

r Y. GRlGGS, Druggist and Bool,sel ler--in
Nattinger's Block, South side OF the Court
House Square. Ottawa, IL, may -
~ HARD, N ID. ,Phymeian and Surgeon,Ot
W tawa, III. Office in Glover aud Cook
Brick Block Residence corner OF Madison ar
Clinton streets. May5 1855
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1855, NJ. B. BRISTOL, 1855.
Forwarding and Commission
NJ m1A nO EAA ~ N~aSS
OTTAWA, ILLINOIS.

Cash paid for all kinds Of Produce at the Cush
man Ware House, Main Canal.
Nav 1884
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Messrs. r. 9. J. Ronald, w. Tomkins, G..
l. Harrison, J. p. Fuiwiler,
Dem. Dis. Com, &c.