The daily Gate City., 1855-12-07
DAVID h. SMITH. sB yAsslckLEN

DAVID b. SMITH. ByAsslckLfN
SMITH & vANSICKLEN,
I Aucll oneers. GOmmi ssiom Me rchants
and Real Estate Brokers.
VNTEwil pay particular attention 10 sales ly
w Auction, of Real Estate, Stocks, Administra-
tor Sales, ac will negotiate Loans make eoliec-
tions exchange Real Estate for Merchandise, make
| liberal advances on Real Estate 0r Merchandise con
/ signed for public sale; viii oct as Attorneys fer
property holder the disPoring Of property, col
lrctng of rents, paying taxes dc Will act n Imam
cia opunseilors Ton all who may need our services.
Office on Third street, between Main and johnson.
! nos24
FOR SALE,
$50 /, ct by Is on + in, street. between Main John
son Also. House and Lot, corn, Of First and John
SON. Apply To SMITH 4 NANSICKLES.
FOR SALE.
220 Acres of Land 60 under cultivation, near Ca
margo. Ierms. nethirl cash, balance in one, two
and three wears. Apply 70
SMITH yANsIcKLEN.
For sale.
. LOTS Second street.
> move SMITH yANsIcKLEN.
LN0R sALE-640 acres Of choice land within four
miles # the city SMITH 4 YANsiCkLEN.
FOR SALE.
A HOUSE and lots on Second street, apply to
a nov24 SMITH d NANSICkLEN.
FOR SALE.
-O FEET front on Second street, with building;
~ rents for $500 Apply to -
nova HMl III sANHlIhLEN.
FOR SALE.
INHkEE Tots together on 9th street. Terms easy.
novel SMITH vANsIcKLEN.
LNoR SALErlO OF land under cultivation one
4 mile from the city. Apply to
novel, SMITH d vANsICKLEN.
E'oR sALE.-3o feet front on Main street Apply
i 70 noy24 SMITH q VANsICkLEN.
LNoR sALE.-A farm containing COS acres, lsn
l. under fence, II miles from the city on the plank
road. Possession given the 1st of March next. Az
ply to noy2i SMITH 4 NANSICkLEN
L,oK SALE--A house and 10, on Main street
l. nov24 SMITH vANSlcKLEN.
LsoR KENT.--A store Room on Main street--
i Possession given the first day Of December
noy2i SMITH 4 NANSICkLEN.
A FRESH invoice IL ilats and Csps u trade fur
na,2f SaifH d SANsIckLES.
q LOTS "a Iifth street for sale, one thiri cash
- balence in ! > and years. Apply t.
nov2i SMITH a NANsICkLEN.
L'oR SALE "A new taostory Brick HOUSE.
L Terms r4sy. Possession given immediately z-
Apply /" uoy2i SMITH yANsIckLEN.
I1en ACRES 4 Land near peiIa, Mahaska conn
y noy2i sMIrh 4 fyiNsidKLES.
leO ACRES d Land ia Washington county, four
LOU miles from The County Seat, be had for
seven dollars pr acre. Apply soen %
uoy2i SMITH NANsICkLEN.
zoo DOLLARS can Is bal short Tins by al
oVO plying 70 SMITH 4 NASsickLES.
Important Triai al the erystai Pai-
ME had the pleasure Of witnessing, few day
W since, an interesting test trial Of sarioas
weighing machines On exhibition ai the
Crystal Palace. The trial was confined to the reia
tive merits Of Fairbanks. tR Scales Scales man
utaciarcd By Durye. Forsyth. Rochester. y. y,
and q newly patented scale manufactured al Yer
g.u To, fe-tf ft. al rarIt af s4aia he
Committee placed upon he platform Of srale has-
ing tue capacity 81 ~ tons weigh of S,3gs lbs and
then removed the weight to parts Of the plat
FORM With tins eight on one carner If he sr.
gennes Scale, the beam indicated 5,as0 Tbs, when
placed on The opposite corner. the bean Indicated
only a.31T lis., showing difference of j. lbs and
when removed to the centre Of the platform TIE beam
showed Z -2s7 ih-. request then maie that tbs
weight ~ again placed she corner hrst tried,
which done aud the weight the beam now ind-
Gated wa S,3s2 lbs.t showing difference ci in=.
from the first trial Thi. variation /. attributable
IN part to the arrangement II the platform upon the
bearings which forbid the possibility Of is giving
correct wright agreeing with itself The test Was
chen applied i Fairbank Sale and when the
Wei ght PLACED "a c5racr q the platform the
beam indicated the true weight. &.3as lhs.. a The
reand aud thri corner the result he same: ~
TIE fourth corner slight variation pereepahie
- xtrefneiy delicate was the operation II Far
iauk : Seal. fcspaeity SIX ttp-i that quarter u
pound weighi piae+-t III ans part Q" the platform
raised the beam
DuIyee d Forsyth scale Of 4o. 900 lh. capacity
next teeted aud like the Nttgennes scale. ia
failed tn give gh. u agree wlth Itsslf
1T showed variation # ten pounds when the wei ghs
was removed from che corner % another. One Of
iatrbauk i small platform Scales then tested
with I. = Standard weights, and although II had
been Ia constant fo SIX months. II exhibited un+
erring accuracy. The scaled wei ghts were then pae
ed on similar scale Manufactured by Duyyee Il
Forsyth, bat the result far from satisfac,orv
onecarner haf a pound too light the centre
half 2 pound too heavy, and another cerner tive
pounds too heavy penn ylspnian.
BALDWIN, EVANS co.
EoY 29dw Agents, keoknk.