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The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-04-04
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She is Dead.
BY. J. A. LlNkkI..

Oh she is dead and all the powers, ~+e.
Which triumph Ger my soul in pain,
Can never give me back my flower,
o, leiuty I see not again.
The all loved on earth below,
Is now the Shiny earth,worm's meal,
How can my iiic's blood calmly aow
Why do my frenzicd fancies rseI7 Fa
Ye who my feelings claim your own,
Oh place loved, ono IN tie grave.
The scal in bitterness must moan.
Aad chrysta' tears me pillow lave.
"hen an We l7.e Is far away,
And s.i We wish to see, unseen,
Nnas star can give the envied ray,
Or give the raptures which have been.
The heart sinks down in dismal doom
The spirit from her dwelling flies
The victim sinks within the tomb,
And all thai lives within him dies.
All Nh per,'ition.s direst blow, ....
Nay on the living careas fall. -..
Bat ali . the gfaatest pang below,
i when sweet love is tarnd to gaul,
The drear Of Winter turns to light
The spring restores her beautious bloom
But nature, without spot, Or blight
Can't raise my fowret from her tomb.
Ny days with life must melt away.
+~a My heart must sickcn in the blast,
Tnonsi., hope, tfrail hope.) speaks Of day.
When We may meet again az last.
Dubuque Obscrrcr.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-04-04

ssg@ On the 2S,h ult. the train passed
over the road from Aspinwall to Panama,
for the first time: its progress and arr.
val caused great excitement among the
native population, who had never before
seen the great triumph @! human inge-
nuity, locomotive On the approach
OF the train, they seemed supplied with
amazement, but when the engineer OPEN
ed the steam whistle, their wonder was
changed to fear and some of the women
and children were SO entirely bewildered
and mortified, that they started for the
woods, screaming at every jump. The
impression upon the entire population
on the appearance of the train at the city
was OF the most exciting character, and
after the frs, paroxysm of wonder was
over, the people crowded around the
train so close as scarsely to leave room
for II 10 move upon the track
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-04-04
The War.

o. the l7th February the Russians,
under Lipran3i, $1,000 s,rong, attacked
the Turks at Eupatolia, who were much
inferior III number, aud after fur hours
fighting, retired beyond the range of the
shells from the Eaglis!l ships, the Turk
not pursuing. The loss Of the Russians
Is said to have been 5000. Omer Pa
cha commanded the Turks in person and
their loss was incon siderable. II IS be.
lierea tha: she importance ot the battle is
over estimated.
The weather had greatly moderated a.
setastopol, and snow had almost disap-
Peared. The health Of the army was
much better, and the seige operations
were progressing wl:a vigor.
DIunkness ~ q vice which IS tie result.
ot q good constitution or bad memory
--of constitution SO ,reachcrously good
that II never bends till it breaks; or Of Il
bad memory, tina. reccliec,s the pleasure
81 getting drunk, bu. loFge,s the pain .
getting sober
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-04-04

that have not the vherewith to pay my
expenses on the way. l have been in
the country long enough to haue go,
enough money to take me home--which
] 50 much assirs--hut everything is not
gold that looks like it in the distance.
have been deoeived senenty.fyc tim es,
at least, in digging for it.; SO thought l
would try new plan--I hired myself ous
TO work at "a day. and worked one
hundred and fifty days. At the end OF
this time. my employers slipped their
property Out Of their hands and ran a.
way. Ihave now qai, The gold business
and am trying another desperate chance
to get home. Mules are rather cheap In
this part OF the county, and am BEND
ing all Of my eaergles to bay one, and
cross the Plains. And il ever 1 get home
again, would be willing 10 raise oats,
and haul theln to Galena and sell them
at fifteen cents bushel as long as lived.
IF | only had my land back that | morza-
ged, to raise money to pay my expenses
to California, l would ride the mule home
bareback. Nine cat of every ten Of my
ne'ghbors are as poor as l am. There
are thousands here who have not money
enough TO buy second shirt TO their
back, and never w,llhaye. In a word,
followed the slefhan. across the Plains,
and have been with him ever since. /
will write youagain, my dear wife, when
I get my mule, as have little doubt
shall have time TO do often" ss3 a..
+ We sincerely hope our frlend will be
successful in his last resort, and come to
be the honest owner oil mule, and reach
his home again in safety. 1t was always
a marvel TO US why he, hike thousands Of
others similarly circuns,anced, ever LEFT
it for the phantom in California. - Gale
ma .9drerfiser. .# ~s
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-04-04

The Philadelphia Ledger has an
editorial designed to show the absurdity
of the favorte boast Of Americans, that
their government is almos. the only one
in the civilized world which is not deeply
plunged in debt. The boast, It is true, so
far as il relates to the U. States, in its
Federal capacity, is well founded; the
Ledger believes that 50 far as it relates
to the one and thirty Commoawealths, Of
which our nation is composed, it is an
absolute absurdl,y-since the majority of
these latter are deeply, if not inextricably,
in debt. The total Indebtedness of the
various Colnmonwcal,hs, is about two
hundred and ,wenty-one million of dol
Jars, divided among twenty seven States,
four being so fortunate as to owe nothing,
viz New Hampshire, Vermont Deleware
and Florida. OF these twenty seven the
debts Of seven are under million apiece.
Maryland Texas, Illinois, Ohio, Virginia
New York, and Pennsylvania are the
States most deeply in debt. The largest
absolute debt is that Of Pennsylvania
which is over forty millions the smallest
is that Of New Jersey, which is but
seventy.one thousand. The heaviest debt
in proportion TO the population is, as we
few days ago, that of
Maryland, which exceeds fifteen millions
il population OF five hundred and eighty
two thousand, including slaves. The debt
Of Virginia is twentgslx millions, and
that Of New YORK twenty-five millions.
II Is considered, however, tha, relatively
the deb, OF the former is twice as heavy
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-04-04

We understand there was quite an in
,eresting meeting a, the Old Episcopal
Church last Monday night. in which lib
er.y Of speech on both sides was freely
INDUCED in. Mr.. John G.. Sie,n was
one Of the speakers, and made at least
one sensible remark, and tha, vas that
scolding wives often drove tltrir husbands
10 drink probably good deal more truth
than poetry in that remark, though we
DO rot see its applicability to the question
in hand, unless Mr.. Stein wants to abolish
scolding women, or get up a Irohibltory
Law against feminine scolding. This
we fear, would be unconstitutional" in
aslnuch as the liberty of speech is guar
antied to all men, in this country, and
we presume the inference is fair that the
right was in,ended..,o be extended to wo-
men also. Or, perhaps Mr.. STEMS
argumen, was that there ought to be no
Prohibitory Liquor Law, as il would
exclude that much abused portion ol
humanity, hen.pecked husbands, from one
poor, sad, hee,ing, deceptive consolation.
We think, however, il would be better TO
have the law, and provide in some other
way, by some kind OF special legislation
for tongue -lashed husbands.
But there is another side Of the picture
and one which we think Mr.. Stein has
not looked at. He has not told us how
to remedy or preven, these numerous
cases of savage brutality Of drunken
husbands to their delenceless wives.-
What are wives driven TO by such men
inaamed by liquora To silent, unseen
aud unchanglng sorrow; 70 contemplate q
loyiess present and a gloomy future Tor
herself aad her children to premature
decay, broken heart and the grave
.Nuscafine Journal.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-04-04
A Californian in Trouble.

A Californian, who informs us that he
has just received the l4th letter from his
wife, who is in this country, requesting
him to come home, sends us copy OF
his reply. VITA permission to publish the
same, withholding his signature. Our
tribulated friend dates from Sierra coun-
ty:
"After an absence Of three long years,
you again request me TO come home. l
love you--I adore you, aud long to be
with YOU but canLot comply. Talk
ing is OF no use. | am Kindred from
coming tiom the very extraordinary fac.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-04-04
Gen. Sam. Houston.

This old man IS wandering about in
the North, making milk and water speech
es on Slavery, and strv ng to ingtatia,e
himself into favor with the free States.
II is laadable for man 10 wish to stand
well with al parties Ct the country but
Gen. Houston had better be in Wash
illr ton attending IL Ills public duties
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-04-04
HEAVY WINDS IN KANsAs. Tie Oh

HEAVY WINDS IN KANSAS. Tie oa-
iy objection we have found to the climate
Of Kansas, thus far, is the heavy winds,
which usually blow from one to three
days at a time over the prairies. making
it rather disagreeable TO be exposed oat
OF doors. We think the wind and strons
are not more violent thaa ia Western
Pennsylvania AMI Eastern Ohio, but they
occur oltener, and are longer prv,racted,
-Ransas Eeraid of Freedom, January
Goth.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-04-04
WEDNESDAY,, APRIL 4. 1856

as tina, Of the latter, when population and
development OF resources are taken into
account. The entire debt of the nat ion,
estimating the federal debt as well as that
Of the States, exceeds two hundred and
seyen,y-fvc millions Of dollars. M ,bihe
Register. a.a
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-04-04
and thus trying to deserve the public re-

and thus trying to deserve the public re-
gard,
Gen. Houston has been ten years IN
the Senate But lie has left no mark OF
craftsmanship there Yet. He has been
remarkable for nothing bat an odd, Ind.
ian habit OF wearing 0 blanket ; and II
he is nov seeking the Presidency, as all
men suppose, ne Is taking the surest
means Of bringing about his utter de-
feat.
What singular notions our L. S. Sen
ators have nowadays. Petit has been
spending the winter at Indianapolis to
keep The Old Liners in power there
Dixoa has been staying at home. at Hen
derson, Ky, attending 10 a new wife.
A,chinson has been pipe and wire-pull-
ing in Kansas and Missouri and Hous-
ton is gadding around with an Indian
blanket over his shoulders, thinking him
SELF wonderful popular aud In the straight
road to the Presidency because his name
is Sam" In the meantime the Aboli-
,ionisls are taking Congress. and Doug
las aud Butler, (of $. c., } are getting
drunk and Safeguarding them.--M.
Louis Intel. ...
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-04-04
Formation of Character

There is a law ot moral government oil
the universe, which eflainS what is great
aud valuable and prominent in character
teaching or natural aspiration, Of spon-
taneous resolve or uninterrupted success
but Of trial, OF suffering, OF the fiery fur
mace OF temptation, OF the dark hours OF
disappointment, and defeat. The character
Of the man is distinguished from the char
acter Of the child that he once was chiefly
by the effects Of this universal law
There are the same natural impulses. the
>ame mental, moral and physical ,onsti-
tuition, with winch he was born into the
world. What IS il that has given him the
stret 9Th, the lorttude, the unchanging
principle, and the moral and intellectual
power, which he exhibits in after years.
1t mas not been constant pleasure and sue
cess, nor unmingled JOY. 1t has been
the hard discipline, OF pain and sorrow,
the stern teachings Of experience. the
struggle against the consequences Of his
ownerrors, apd the ehastisenent inflicted
by his own faults.
This law pertains to all human things.
1t Is as clearly tfaceable in his application
to the character OF people, as to that Of
and indl ridual !; and as the institutions OF a
people, when voluntarily formed by them
out oi the circumstances Of their condition,
are necessarily the result Of the previous
discipline and the past teachings OF their
career we can trace this law also IN the
creation and growth OF what is mos,
valuable in their institutions, " hen we
have SO traced it, the unalterable relations
Of the moral universe entltle us 10 look
for the elemeats Of greatness md strength
in whatever has been the product OF such
teachings, sach discipline, aud such trials.
- Curtis History Of liz Constellation.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-04-04

Il is mistaken idea TO suppose .hat
milk can be sold as cheaply IN winter,
when the treams are frozen, ms in sum
tncr.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-04-04


A verdict has been rendered in No
bIesyille, In Llama, which does honor 10
the jury. a Mrs. Freyberger brought
sui. against Martha Moun'joy for dam
ages caused by liquor sold BY defendant
to her husband, causing him to become a
drunkarl, aai waste his time and mon-
cy. the jury brought in verdict of
$500: a majority o. tie jury were in ia-
vor Of il verdict of 5 900, but others hes
i,a,ed, and finally Compromise was ef-
iectcd on $500.
SINGULAR IrsEr. An accident Of a
singular nature receally occurred at
WoolwcA docks, in EnsIaud. Of WHICH
the following account appears among the
proceedings Of the House Of Lords:
"Ths Earl Of llariwieke legged to
call the attention OF their lordships to an
accident which was one Of the most re-
MAJ kable that had ever occurred within
his recollection as professional man. =
The other day an iron ship Of 2O0) tons
was taken into one OF the dockyards at
Woolwich in order to be equipped.
When completely rugged she was float
ed, for the purpose OF taking her out but
no sooner had she touched the water than
she began 10 sway from side TO side, and
at length she upset a spec
tacle the most ridiculous that could pos
sibly be exhibited in scientific nation.
The reason of this mlshap, as any child
could inform their iordships, had been the
undue size of the vessels masts and he
brought the subject under the notice Of
their lordships because he though. j, was
one of the most disgraeeful circumstances
to the science of he country, as mara
time power that he had ever heard"
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Is THE BlrE or 4 RAT Polsoxors. - A

Is THE BirE or RAT Poisonous. = A
somewhat singular case has occurred in
the lower par, Of torn, thai suggests the
above question. 4 young lad named
Day, living, We believe, il tAe family of
Mr.. Pettbo4e, was lately bitten OH the
uppar lip BY rat. The effects pgolu9ed
by the bite, we are informed by tae
physician in alteuI4ace, Df. Cas5, aIe
very similar 10 those proluee4 by the bite
Of d vcaomous animal TIE Glands of
the systc,a bscame very mach swollen
and iA1amed, ard tie patient vas, for
time, unable to walk. He has now re-
covered the use Of his limbs, aud is daily
getting better, though his face is still
badly swoIlcn.-.Nuscattne Enquirer.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-04-04

Some strange and most unaccountable
stories are told of the incidents which
took place during the attack upon the
French and English lines on the 25,h of
October. Among others it is said thu,
Capt. Nolan, distinguished officer Of
the 18th Hussars, was discovered by
Lord Cardigan riding away from the
enemy with his horse at full speed.
Lord G.. shouted to him 10 stop, threa i.
sning him At the same time with trial for
cowardlce, bu, the fleeing officer who had
previously borne an excellent name,
needed no. the orders or threats of his
commander. On reaching the rear.
where his horse was finally brought to
a stand still, 1t was found that the unfor-
tunatc captain was dead and stiff. He
was shot through the heart, but had un-
accountably retained his saddle, while
the horse was madly running from the
hot fire In front.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-04-04

NUNNERIEs AND RoMAN CArnoLlc
ScHooLs. The Massachusetts, House OF
Representatives has instructed its com.
mittee on the Judiciary to consider the
sxpediency of reporting bill making
converts ana nunnerles, and Roman
Catholic schools as open and free TO in
spection as Protestant Institutions
And why should they not be ? La this
country there should be no secret dun
geons, no place which the authorities OF
state or nation may not visit no dark
secretiye dens, beyond the reach Of law.
No, never. Let every place be subject
to the inspection 9f the authorities. Le,
every underground room be inspected !,
among one sect as well as among others.
SO says ! contemporary, and 50 say we.
TEST OF CLAInyoYascE.- Horace
Greely offers TO give 800 to any chafi-
table Object thai Miss Laura Elmoads
may designate, If she viii spiritually de-
scribe tile situation ana circumstances Of
DR.. Kane and his company, IN a man
ncr that the future alv.ccs shall show to
be correct Miss EdmonGs is the aaugh-
ter Of Judge Eimonds Of New York, aul
according to her fathers account is a
wonderful medium, and having seen and
described while The events were occurring,
the loss Of the Arctic, the wreck Of the
San Francisco, the collision on thc Can.
ada Railroad, the main scenes before Sc
as,op,l she can Of coarsc lop's to the
north pole, and there is no reason why
she should not give Mr.. Greely his test
and reclaim hun again to his lor:ner faith
in spiritual things.
The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1855-09-15

EFFECTS OF ABoL1rIoN1sM.-The editor Of
the NewYork Evening Mirror, writing from
Saratoga, says:
The character of the company is somewhat
changed. The South are not represented. We
miss the beautiful and brilliant flowers of that
warmer cline that lies
In ten degrees of the more e%ffulgent Skies"
The roses of Florida, the magnolia of Ala
bama, are not here. The sunny-eyed daughter
OF Carolina, graceful as the palms that Shade
her native plains; the stately Kentuckian, as
fair and as fresh as the streams that run laugh
ing through her wales the warm and franz
hearted Mississippiap, as sweet and as exhu-
berant as his OWL sugar cane-they arc not
here! And why? The Northern ab~olftionists
who steal the nurses, body servants and coach
men from Southern families, are cheating our
hotels and merchants Of Southern custom, and
our watering place society of the beaux and
bellies who were wont to grace it. We learn
thai all the popular summer resorts South Of
and Dixon's line, are full this season to
oyertowing. Such is the effect of fanaticism.
We give the fact to-day, but have not space to
comment upon the coming consequences Of this
practical non-intercouse system.
The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1855-09-15
At WASHINGTOM.

On Monday last, Coils. Sandidge and Marks,
in accordance with previous notice, addressed
the citizens of Washington in opposition to
the Known things. Free discussion being
challenged, Capt. Dreux and E. N. Cullom,
Esq, were on hand to defend.
The meeting being that of the Ants, they
had the arrangement Of the speaking, which
was in the following order Cullom first, who
was replied to by Col. sandidge, and Dreux
next, who was answered by Col. Marks. The
audience was small, owing to very Indictment
weather, and the political complexion of the
crowd decidedly Know-N Nothing, notwithstand-
ing the presence of a respectable attendance of
ladies, whose Catholic prejudices the Ants at
tempted as usual to excite. Col. Sandidge
seemed not to have been fully himself, and
supported with much less zeal and ability his
bad cause than at Opelousas. > His subject
matter was unchanged, and his speech in many
parts was the same as uttered at Opelousas.
AS for Col. Marks, we can hardly say that he
made a speech he delivered a eulogy upon
Capt. Dreux, said something about soldiers
splitting their blood upon the field of battle, was
against secret societies, would scorn a man who
would keep a secret from his wife, believed
there were some Others wanting office besides
himself, and was otherwise humorous and sar-
castle. The Colonel created much laughter,
but did MT make any votes.
Mr.. Cullom's speech was a good one and
as for Capt. Dreux's, we need not say that we
think it was the best effort we have heard him
make. His audience were carried away with
his argument and eloquence, and the meeting
closed with three cheers for Sam, whose boys
felt that he had achieved a glorious victory.
The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1855-09-15

How They VOTE IN KENTucKY.-A cores
pondent of the NewYork Post, writes thus
from Louisville
"The Kentucky State elections are con.
Quoted rtva voce. The practice heretofore has
been for the voter to hand in his ticket openly,
and the judges would copy from it, not re.
curing the ticket to be read aloud. They de-
cided at this election that every man should read
his ticket, and that the poll should be marked
from the voice. This DISTINGUISHED all who
could not read, or who were unaccustomed to
the language, excepting only SO far as their
memory might serve them.'
We cannot well see how a mar con vote y,tya
voce, unless he calls out the names of his candi-
dates. "A Sag-Nicht, from the nature of things,
cannot vote vaua voce. IF a man can neither
speak nor read, he ought to emigrate to some
State where they vote by ballot, and ego it
blind on election day.
The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1855-09-15

O%pELousAs RA1LRoAD.-The completion of
live miles more of this road will carry it to Ii
gerville. which point is expected to be reached
about the middle of October, rating the pro-
gress of the work at a mile per week, which the
company say they are able to perform. This
information we have derived from q gentleman
who appears to be an tait on the subject.
Considerable anxiety is experienced here for its
completion, even to Tigerville, as a means Of
more speedy communication than we now en-
joy.
From an advertisement in the city papers
we perceive that passengers and freight are now
taken from the Bayou Terrebonne.
MIR. Charles A. Studer, an engineer on the
road, died from yellow fever a few days ago.
Planters Banner.
The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1855-09-15

JUDICIAL ADvERT1sEMENTs.-The attention
Of Administrators of Estates, as well as de.
PENDANTS in judicial processes, is invited to the
following section Of a law passed at the last
session Of the Legislature:
AN ACT relative to Judicial Advertisements.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That when there
are two or more newspapers published in the Parish
where such proceedings are had, or such sale is to be
made, the Defendant in the judicial process shall
nave the RIGHT Of selecting the newspapers in which
selection be made within three days after the notice
OF such proceedings, Or the seizure made under said
process; and if the Defendant neglect to select, then
the plaintiff shall have the right to do SO.