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T,HE BIOGRAPHY OF THE DAY.
j IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT!
Now ready:
THE bIO0R Apply UF TIE
HON. FERNANDO WOOD,
MAYOR OE NEW-YORK CITY.

MAYOR OF NEw-YoRK CITY.
~ DOsatD hcLsoD, ESQ., Author Of " Life Of Sir Water
hsyoz Wood By bis intrepid and Independent the
Gefksesse Of the Mstropo Of oouotry has the
sdmiadon o. tbs whole civilized rod cresLg Elis
ntses e7d mai curiosity 70 know the History VI such
msatezss IL production. fhs sosrlply, aside from In
.srest IN he en- exceedingly entertaining work-fu Of
Ths ork Is written By one Of our popular
stesa furrisl BY the Mayor and various members Of the
family publtueo Ia norary sle oosuuuly printed on nae
ssetpIss Enysyng q sss MsYa5; 81 ss'ir- P'' o.
Eaertc Agents wanted eel tie wos In all parts Of the
aSd,.:s r. PAssoss rusHhsr No. i4o N..s,a. NY
NEW ENTERPRISE--GIFT SALE of BOOKS,
IN s4s PRESEHr Of AVAILABLE PACKAGE-JOHG
MONROE Co No. lA Brosoway, adjoining Chnsty <
Woods hges offer for sale i90O vou add Dwacd Of
the aud best Pob osoLs 81 each nciu3iog thss pub
uhst At OIL Is. Every p7rehssr will receive ct tne time OF
purchasing present .pcksgs of the came number :, the
bocA purchased containing articles Of and from
sod watch worth SO Jwn to packsse 9oh % cents AL
received published Among the 6oon
:. Ter ne Ss zoe ASons hs Nan Bs God Com
Ing By T. g. Ahur Adventures OF Go ST 90 Ahead Snd Sa
loon frssei' two new books % Peter Lney bots2
Mimic Life or Seizure and 8enind the Curtain, rk by
Mr. Mowati, Indisn Fairy Book very fcnsns book
fo cAdr,n This lilo Deead the Hill sds Ths Prnse Of the
House az udsb Three Yeas 10 the Nv City, very Gel
OF book, GeOfty Mopctoa, Heoreta R9bns0n, AGh ds
History Of the United sta.es Caste story Of Republican
Toe Fcrsye, BY smns Spaudings japan ExpeditioI Win
sdf TSe % HOMESTEAD fhs Deserted Wife The Hidden
p1 i o. s. Es ssS o@sns OF
usisn The kssDs Bd-, Toe Wstshman The Sat Pa2srs,
The Old "a m House. Blsnehe Dssrwood 0sk6sd yspln
,oss Chic iuLo sod ana s the bosis Of the day L.ds
and ehumen requested 70 call az the store aod see the
plan bey sore 70 be pessed Circulars os Obtained
hoOs the Pcs rules adopted for orders received from
distant pisces
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T AED-WARRANf 0eFToE No. 81 wsasl.
MAhtANfs sas . Wsr.sq "a y 4, sasrssosaS =,
hv~rtsd ~ @xt q sAs..ss sea sSs<e. 6Sks1s
-,lIL lrs'ssaSo x.&1alE4Aa - q see
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THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD
II COMPANY
10 Bow PIfPAktD svgR TWO MILLIONS or Acars
sELEcTEB
PRAIRIE, FARM AND WOOD LANDS.

IN TRACTS OF 40 ACRES AND UPWARD,
They were granted bs he oOvslnrasn, 70 eneOursss the
.uldns Of th Railroad which from the extreme north e
to sSi through the Richest and mos. fertile prses STATE
s opening seS @s @
lands for cultivation They scattered from one to afses
The soil dark hch mold from to Eve feet In depth,
gently rcins and peculiarly 6ned for grazing s.e and sheep
The first crop Of Indian planted the newly broken
prairie usually pays the cost Of plosns md sometimes fencing
One nan h pow and two yoke Of oxen win brss one and
half per dsy Contract. be msds for break
.ou' mem r%s may sotsn nd fenced & @
,,d under high state of cultivation the second year
lands in the Eastern and Middle States. Known b much
more tn.n uesnt P:y the difference q rsnspOEt,Oa
ing and villages along he line Of th road afford grew
ing HON: demand for farm ps%9s aia m .s
Of from 81 50 to % the cord or tun.
& s AZ n coDd.oa s s
country west Of the Mississippi destitute Of RAILROADS that
s. s U IS. nc aa to e s.
Eastern market afclsa Of if.slf to pay the investment
iowa In other words that much 60: prod
aos om the interior o. the country Of the Mississippi
che h.ts5n market that the 1T. will snd much more pro
Asp TERMS OF rAyNEsT.
,a.y %e contrse for deed %sy Be- made dans the yssi
@ ss to be T'
the Others annually theressz The last payment win
become due the end OF tho sixth year IRON GATE OF CONTRACT
BY the I'd section of the Act Of the Legislature approved 10th
February 1851 these lands fes from taxation until they
paid fer deed Of granted the purchaser
uTERkfT WILL 81 CHARGED AT oKLv TWO PER CENT PED
h security for the performance Of the contract the s
two years must DO paid In sdvncs but must be
sss.tSca that Of Ss fns 4 .f ss
nay esoated by special application. Twsnty per
from tho credit price will be deducted Cor cash. 10 which
the Compenys Construction bonds will be received cash
IL believed that the price loDg credit aud low rates OF n
seres charged for these lands viii enable with few
aundred dollars in cash and ordinary industry to make himself
e rapid settlement Of the country viii probably have In
creased their vslus four five fold When required expe
enoed person will accompany applicants 10 give Information
and aid In selecting lands
Large Psts showing the precise o,on Of the lands through
out the State may seen the Office Small pocket Pas
guide to any part Of the eonpsnys lands and Pamphlets,
containing interesting information BY numerous
had application the office Of the Company No 81 hh
ssr -lv. Chicago CHARLES M. Dt PUY, IA,
.r-. Land Aren't Illinois Central Railroad Compsny
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NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE SATURDAY DECEMBER %, 1856.

ITO LET-Tbe large 3 story brick STORE cor
II rer Of Hudson and Charlie ss rnsny occupied - FUR
nitrr stors Apply at Ma 30 wsshnStoe-st
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Professional Notices.

FOREIGN and AMERICAN PATENTS are pro
Il cured By J. p. PRISON, Ne wallet Psmphlst Of
information On hsss susiees WI b ssak ss By mi wtss
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NHAS. ECRIBNEK, No. I45 Nassau.st, has on
" hsnd rood sssoruaea Of STAND ARD WORKS, snd 4
large lot Of JUYERlLE5 suitable tor the holidays
WORKS JUST ISSUED:
l. MY FATHERS HOUSE; Or, THs Heaven or THE
BIsLg. By she Rev. ]. Macdonald ID. D. vol, l2no.
81 IS; IN fun alt o. rs; IN Morocco extra 81 so.
H. LIVES or THE BRITISH HISTORIANS. By Eu
eoas Lssppoe. 2vos, limo. $780, half calf extra, sS
iii. LIFE OF g. s. PRERrIss. Edited by hi. brother
2 VIOLA l2no o..
Nv LIFE OF sRcHIB AID ALEXANDER, D. D. By the
Rev. D. J. w. Alexander, ID. %. 2no. Phce redSced
10 elf6 -
V. THE sKEPTlCAL ERA IN MODERN HISTORY.
Or, TEE IkriDLLIry THg EIoHTEEsTH CENTURY. By
the Rev. I. N. Post, D. ID 4 vol, limo. SO cents
For the price these Books remtted to the Publisher
they Oil 50 BY u all, posEpeif.
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NEW BOOKS,
Published BY HARPER L BROTHERS.

fublissed BY HARPER BROTHERS.
MISS BUkKLEl'S BOOK
Tia Testimony Of Escaped Novice sm the ssterhood
Of 81 yossph, Emmett burg. Msrylsnd the Mother douss
ef tbs Sisters o. Charity IN the United Saes By jose
pblDe d Bunsley. l1no muIn, 81.
NAPOLEON AT Sc. HELENA
Or lttsresBs Anecdotes Remarkable Conversations OF
the Emperor during the Five Half Years Of his Cap
tisy. Cobeotsd nom the Memorials Of Las Csss YMers,
Msntheon Anton aafchi and Othsra By Joha s. C. Alb
boit VIII ia sstrstoas- 8vo., musin, 81 10.
ABBof1S N.POLEoN.
TIE Hlaoxy % Napoleon Boasps'te. By John Alb
bote ku1ofous 1Au.trstons wool and PortEsits on
Steel vol. syc music, e5i sheep. IS 7Si half calf o.
CHlLDs HISTORY
Of tie Unhed stsses. By John Bo1rer vos 1smo
nussis 81 (UDiform with Dekeas's Childs HUt9Ty Of
EnfsDd"l
THE ARAUCAEIAN5j
Or Meas q Tour among the Indian Thbss Of Southern
Gilt By Edmond Rusl Smith, Of the U. - N. As.ronom-
cd Expeoi.iou CEii limo, uslin 81.
LAMBS COMPLETE WORKS.
zoe wosts OF Cha Lamb sonphsos bis Letters, Poems
Esssys OF Ella. Essays Shakespeare, Hosarh, &C.
and Sketch Of bis Lie. with the Final Menodaa BY
r. Moor Taf5u:d Portrait. vols, lsmo, muslin, 49,
afosf, IS.
MEXICO AND IT'S RELIGION:
IEedeots Of Travel Ia that county dung parts of the
years ls5-62tSJ5 vita Historic Notices Of evexts
nseted stb places visited By Robert A. Wilson. With
lhusns ions. lzno mus In, o.
LILY.
Novel By the suhor of The Busy Momsnts Of an Idle
WoGsa." Emo, muain, 81
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VERGNESs ELECTkO-CHEEI BATHS.
PROT VERGHES ths dlsssv the process fo<
freezing ksss fon The Hsnsn Body No no ercetssy
These Baths not ouy attract metallic useisinos from tbs hu
pen system but peesasny sosloas e rsaeyes thoss
sefelins nom RI 0st Heufsss Pans Wsstess
Oesnaeu,rs snd 1upsous On che sts She Prsfse kmsf
rive as uneyttsd >tsaos 30 pauer sssosi tspsrmenb
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COOK WANTE IA superior Co,k one who
~ undstsnd, ,hOrouehly in az s branches "a; art q
Cookery epecisy In the French style may apply I'm ned
sey no 4s Grand st. VIII ,rs she can have nterVis~
with the employer
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Cost an6 fonn6.

7 OST-. Yesterday, a CLUSTER DIAMOND
~ BREAST Pan, OPAL Center, imposed TO have been los
Broadway The finder will be very Literally rewarded BY
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Matbinerg, Sc.

~ g. G. NJ. WOODWARD, manufacturers and
VI deslers In WRoUHT IRON PIPES and Fitting Of al
Steam, Wster, Gas, &C. n Beekmsnr, botweel
Gold and Cliff, H. T. hls and public buildhss heated By
seam Tubular Boilers Of vahous srel swsys on hsnd Heat
srs of eli zes for Enpes 0rdeu received for Steam
Engines and Lsthea Safety stesmPumPs Always On hand and
mad 10 order, wholesale and retail.
DRINTING PRESS WANTED-A Mammoth
or Imperial no Hand Pres for which cssh viii be paid
AiereH PRINTER box Ne le1i, New York Post Offce.
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A GENTS WaNTED-To cell q NEW ARTI-
"A GLE useful in all Stores Offices Hotels and places Of
business generally. Apply to c. w. srEARSS,
No. SO PesFl-st-, nesr Broadway.
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nRUG CLERK WANTED One of experience
~ capable oftsking charge ola Drug Store may Apply at
the Store corner Of Brg and Brooklyn bssween
and &C ock IN.
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FASHIONABLE MUSIC for HOLIDAY PRES
Il EMS We recommend r. as ssl ss for
With % valuable Pokas Gluadnes Eedowss G,ops, Maar
has Marches Poonases " srxes and Pictures shee oay
a. 10 al go Our ags ca Of million OF works Foreign
ana American offers the public the best chance for COED
choice. sCHUsERTH Co, Music Depot $50 Broadway.
NEW MUSIC. Sparkling SUNDAY
IN NIGHT By 5. Msrkstein Mr. Marssbein has
tsnly given this song Of the end skns
Melodies have met wih In cors song No one
bear the eloay alone wboCt laughing There othsr sd
tons of this Song hat 81 nfsuoI compared with this ash
for COOK BROS Edition, Composed BY Msrksen, with
beautiful lithcsrsphie title. Pdos q Cent? Mai free
W b. PALMEks MANUAL embraces his
views Of ADVERTISING -Csn be hat gratis 81 shs
Agency Tribune BujinsS-by mai fSr three stamp.
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Danrins 1taoenes.

A DODwORTHs PRIVATE DANCING
No SOC Broadway, M-.Yor.,
No. Isl henrAeus-pisce, Bro Jkiya,
are now open for tho fesson PuPs oommencs sny
tine Caeu explaining tns and ters BE- aad {. tas
Academies
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nRss ROBERT HAREs GREAPI BOOK, soi-
,e o,Ts tssss g q,
10y. PxRYssnsx 4 EafTSzE. IA So sresa~.,.
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A GOOD 06GASIST wishes TO obtain situa-
"A ton The beg references siyen. Direct lest 70
ID. eisnosorte Wuerooms Of Mr. l.. j. DE5COM sES' NO
T6 broadway. ....
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WANTED-5 10 6 THOUSAND DOLLARS on
w Bond Mortgage pIoper, in Bro kyn loc,tod in
the Tape ia proving of the city tzs Of bu ding
81 by co. three ies high ard Of the most ubs,snta char
ter together with the hrea lots gh.c1 it IL built Address
MORTG AGE, Tribune Office.
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GuiIerp, Raroware anh Jron.

A DIRONDACK PIG IRON, for Car Wheels and
msbs PURPOSES Tor sale BY AGENT Of the Adirondack
Jrou ComyanE. JOHN w. QUINCY,
No. SO Wilhamst, corner OF Plstt.
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% nhom Il map Gonfern.

4 DVEaTISEMENTS inserted in the best News
"A pspers Of city and country tEaU, Wes, North and souh
At V. s. PALMERs Advertising Agency, Tribune Building.
nOG for SaLE-A superior WATCH DOG of
~ the St. Bernard breed unsurpassed Tor county residence
farm. Inquire at No $50 Sssnton<t.
T'HE AGENT for the Sale Of the English Patent
Il hisht OF CARHELRS BRlCK-MAKIhG nACaINE
tie best Machine in b. SEEN together Attn the Model
a. Loyeioys Hotel Prompt attention gven any
5. +. MATHEWS, LOvejoJs HOkl.
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WE PROPOSE TO publish MONTHLY, In
w ocun, viii he-Ss Lttell. 500 Co, q snes Of
the eopus Taes Of the e seected By Mr. Lte from
TIE FOren ssssrines and Reyess usdss . ssnsa On
TALES OF THE LIVING AGE.
fhe 6r. number which ve shall pubsh In few days win
be the ofiiant and fascinating Rorn.nso
4 A ID a.
Whsh has excited attention IN Ens,ant a. n Ia. an
pesrec from moptb 10 month Ia Bl,cl wood and wh.h viii
general cpsept has been atu'bated to Hulwer.
Pspet covers svo., pr o. 50 cezta
10 r JEWErr Co Publishers, Boston.
yEWErr, PR0Cs0x& WORTHINGT Clevslsak O.
SHELDON, LAMFOkT gLAKCMAN HevYogk
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HOTEL for SALE-The four.years Lease,
II Furniture, fixtures and good will Ct 40 TEL ocsted
0n the west side the city, the Hudson River Es and
Pade phs Railroad De and ca isorna aud Albany se.m
buioess For further particulars
ipqaire of ObiEH MORO Metropolitan Bank Building
4 AW-Wantsd, an experienced PAR rNER in
~, gsnshag Bu.ices IN th. city Be' Of rsfsrensss
Past.Dfico S-~N' - - -
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u rapid for be realized BY purchang The nonopo
OF this Gas fr small section Of country The entire appas
bat title, and makes the lands and
Light in the world In operation 4: No. 265 Broadway
A. ARNOLD.
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WANTED A situation by respectable I'm.
w ish wonsn PASTRY COOK In H. el. or 8, COOK
u private faulty Apply at No LOIS Broadxay neI q hit
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Jnstrnrtion.

YoUNo a an tsp.n.h and a.r~.a L AZ
gusses No. &c East 2ith St, formerly H. Peusue.s School
Ellie CD ARLiER
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GOOD CHANCE to MAKE MONEY
" UNDFRTAKE9s ESTABLISHMENT for sALs and
STORE to LET situated at No 7hsy stock Of Coein
Apply On the prenhos. TO GILLESPIE No. 54 Pesrs.
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furniture.

HEDGR's COMBINED TABLE CHAIR
IL DESK can be found stE c. 10 3INsONS eI4onvs
Furniture Estsbistment No 50 sovsry O. RoBtS5os
ways beepI hand ofths largest Of Chds
Sofa Tete, totes BsdstssdI L,kiEs Gaes &c, wholesale
and re all.
Dealers miles invited ca, acd sxamns the
the proprietor Eaters himself he suit the tssls so
the Loek.t Of the mist fastidio1s.
All orders for shipnect promptly executed.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-12-08

Luther Tucker, ESQ-ln answer to your
subscriber d. A., Washington City, in re.
gard to the cultivation of the French or Spa.
uish Chestnut, permit me to give, through
the columns of your paper, what iniorma.
ton ! possess on the subject Its first ap.
pcarancC aS a tree can bc dated rs far back
as the days Of the Rcvoutiou--I might
have said cultivation, but don't think it re-
ccived anyD At that time our noble Wash
ngton, while paying a visit to Judge Peters
of Philadelphia, at his farm on the west Sido
OF the Schuylkill river, in walking over his
farm, took Spanish chestnut from his
pocket, made hole in the ground with his
cane, dropped ina chestnut, and covered it
with his foot This, have heard, was tho
only cultivation it received Bat assisted by
Dame Nature, who is ever ready to help it
grew to be a mighty tree, u living memorial
to coming generations, of the hand that
planted it. believe it is Still living and
bearing. number of its offspring have
been scattered throughout Philadelphia
county, where have no doubt the seed may
be obtained
The great difficulty Of growing trees from
the imported seed, is, they become so dry
before reaching the cultivator's hands that
the vegetation is destroyed They should no
taken from the trees, and if possible, immc-
dia,ely planted. The following spring, u
fortnight after vegetation has started tho
seeds should be taken up very carefully and
examined, and if the shell has not burst, it
should be carefully split or opened, and
planted again in Il soil as little cultivated, or
as nearly in its natural state as possible
The best soil is a sandy loan, and one that
has never felt the ripping effects of the plow
will best sGit its ". +, StRds,
Joaesrilic, .Vich., IN tie Coantyy Goatle-
mda.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-12-08
VOL. XVI---NO. u.
Pr a., Free Trader
Know Nothinsism---No.

Strange developments are taking place.
when we find system or exclusion, of IN.
tolerance, Of caste taking such hold on the
affections of the boastug upho,dcrS Of Amc-
rican liberty.
Know nothinGism is pure, uualultcrated
intolerance, and no man can be a lover of
his species, and yet be know nothing.
Talk about being the beacon lights of hu-
manity. and yet look with suspicion upon
man born on u different soil! You may
say, it is only against the Roman Catholic
the order works. We answer that facts do
not bear out the statement Weknow from
experience that this is false. The movement
IS not directed against t..s Sati,oic merely
America Tor AmlricanS, q. c. persons born
in America hat's the YirH Of k:ow no.
thingiSm.
If a man presents h'mscrfor Office, every
way well qualified to fulfil the duties Of that
Office, who even though Protestant, and
embued with the spirit Of the institutions Of
America, yet, if he happened to have been
born in different quarter Of the globe, the
genuine know nothing os,racscs him, rates
against him and prefers an Inferior man,
merely because he was born on the Western
continent Of North Am-rca. Talk about
know nothmgiSn as you may, such is its re-
al ,pirt. The feeling Of dislike may mani
fest itself principally against tie Catholic.
but the feeling in the breast of the know no.
thing is more or less against oN foreigners,
solely because they are such
We propose to examine a little into this
worthy order, and
First, prove that an American know no.
thing is & rebel against the declaration orin-
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-12-08

i You've TOBACCO Cnrwrn CrRrp.-On
board ship one day, we were slowing away
the hammocks. when onc of the bovs comc
with his hammock on his shoulder, and as he
passed, the first lieutenant percciyed that
he had quid of tobacco in his mouth
"Whot have vou cot ,horo ." o,lod ho
ro,,,,no,,. g, on,,, on, W. "IN.u h, '',e
much swollen" 'No. sir" replied the bow,
"therc's nothing at all the matter" "0
there must be; perhaps it is bad tooth,
Open your mouth and let me see"
Very rcluctonilv tbo how o,o,od b;S
month which coni,irnJ = L;,c 'p.I pnai, - '' ~"
bocco.lcal az soc 500 " .sil ,ho i;ou.
tenant, "noor fellow, how vo,, % ,rs, Wv sme. Teu
Your mouth wants over.haw,irg md % ronr
teeth cleaning. wish we had n den,;:t w or
Loor,. I,,. ,o La, ~ ".''' v"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-12-08

y
late letter to the Mormon (N. ~ says:
The Descret State Horticultural Society
has been organized under the Presidency of
Elder Wiiord Woodruff. They have two ex.
hibitions at which peaches, apples, plums
and grapes were displayed Some of the
peaches measured from seven to eight inch
cs in circumference, and were a beautifully
favored fruit; the apples, plums, and grapes,
also remarkably fine, and for seedlings would
not disgrace any eastern market, There has
been considerable budding of fruit trees from
the best specimens. Brother VIM. &. Stains
presented the Historians Office a basket of
delicious peaches, which have been named
the Ladies Favorite" never tasted n
better favored peach. Fruit has been tolcr.
ably abundant, but would have been more
so had it not been for excessive drouth.-
This is certainly cheering when we rcmem-
her that seven years ago the valley was
bowling desert, pronounced by travellers un-
fit for cultivation, and that the first year of
our residence here Brother Staincs lost l00,.
600 fruit trees through the ravages of the
crickcts nor has he been much more fortu
nate this year, $1,000 apple trees having
been destroyed by grasshoppers.
At the public works brothers George Cook
has manufactured pruning and Congress
knives Of beautiful finish and temper, also
q set of curriers' tools, which they say can.
not be beaten; he is also making lanccs for
Capt. Cawsons company of lancers. Tn.
pickabc locks, swords, carding and thrash
ing machines, &C., are being made there in
the best style.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-12-08

STORE REErER.-"Thats bad fifty cent
piece. can't take it. 1t is only lead sill
cred over
"Well," replied the customer, admitting
such to be the fact should say that the
ingenuity displayed in the deception might
induce you to accept it. Admire, Sir, the
devotion Of the artist to the divine idea of
Liberty, the idol Of us all lie, having
wrought her eiligy in humble lead, in order
to make it worthcr Of that glorious Impress.
ion, resorts to the harmless eypcdicnt Of sill
vcring it over And shall we harshly rcpu.
datc his work ? oh, no, Sir You'll take
it, know you will !"
Enough said," he did take it
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Repairing done at short notice. .,
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DAGUERitEOTYPEs.

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in the arrangement OF lightwhch enables Inc To
give more truthful and life like expression to
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Extra heads on same plate fifty cents each. Al
ways come in da TX dress, as red, orange, green,
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n +. Nv pictures cannot be eXcelled any
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March al JAMES MARsToN.
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AMrsiNG.-lt is customary in many of our
city churches for the congregation to Join in
singing the last hymn. On Sunday last
gentleman accompanied by his little girl of
some five years of age, straycd into one Of
the aforesaid churches, and his fine voice
materially assisted the choir in getting
through "Winchcs,cr." just before the be.
ncdicton, the little girl observing the fine
effect produced by hcrparcnt on the occu-
pants of the surrounding pcws, cried out in
an audible voice, Papa please sing Will.
kins and his Dinah ~ boston Post.
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"John, why don't you marry Miss C..
ooh, she had sort of hcsitancy in her
speech and so left"
"a hesitancy in her speech lncvor heard
of that beforc--arc you not mistaken
"No, not at all; for when asked her If
she would have me, she hesitated to say
yes, and hesitatcd so long that cut for
another girl'
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"Mr, Smith, you said you once otllciated
in a pulpit; do you mean to say that you
prcachedS"
"No, sir; held the light for the man
that did
"Ah! the court understood you different
ly. They supposed that the discourse camo
from you"
"No, sir; | only throwed a little light Oh
it."
"No lcvity, Mr.. Smith. Crcr, wpc your
nose, and call the next witness"