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Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-10-02
TO TIIE PuBLIC. " " " :
(sigt ed) ALEX. CLARK.
MARY ~ CLARK.
ynchburg, Nj ghland co, o.. Jan. q so.

Lynchburg, Highland CO.. Jan o. ~.
aisis TO certify that have been afflicted for
or eight years with the spinal affection aud dyspepsia,
aud "A part Of that time confined 10 nay bed 1
ad reo the various remedies prescribed by the phys
I. ms who attended but obtaiied PERMANENT re-
= until ! tried DR.. forshaf Alternative Balm. BY
time had used three four bottles folt ssrcai
ef. and had not usesi ilaAa bottles
feel III due the public, we'll ~ 70 W. FOrsha TO
state the above named facts, aud 10 say that believe
the BALM to be the test medicine In use,and can
have used II In many other cases In my family for
which It was recommended, aud II has given entire
satisfaction In all eases a T1Jl lJonS wAlNKR.
Iamwell acquainted with Alexander Clark and his
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-10-02

foMkRoY, o., Dec. !. '55.
DR. foRsnA:--Nour medicine has cOmpl,te cured
me, and am hale and stoLt aud signs OF Rheu-
matte paths about me, ] ana very thankful thai you
made your appearance la this place Toe oIi, regret
now hav" Is, that you did not sooner, Z niuch
suffer ng and expense would have be, done away. J
hope you may away be successfnl a. with me, and
live 10 good old age, and never sunci ith tho
rheumatism. ] have only used what Balm bought
OF you, and am nov a new man yours truly,
R0Br. BEATTY.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-10-02

CeFlIheHio TI0m y. I. Starr. -
I have known Mr.. forsha Alternative isalm "a
perform very extraordinary cure upon horse that
was very badly cut, s0we time ,ince t.
used IL externally, with good effect. lbccyc ID 10
be perfectly safe ana ehieacious NEEDY be used IN
many conf l-ints..
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-10-02
A. GIBLER.

1 recommend Mr.. forshA-s Alternative Balm as
cling the best medicine ever used for cramps and
aims. When had the Cholera was cramped very
much, and In less than one minute was relieved 0fall
pains. have tried II for cuts. bruises, and burns,
and found 10 20 give immediate relief. was taken
with severe pain In the back cvuld not ttraighten
myself and only rubbed ittwiee, aud The pain left
me, and Was well rs ever was. It's good for
headaches; my attacked with headachs
and In one-haf hour aftcrbHthing his head, he
relieved. Yours, re feclfully,
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-10-02
D no TE TRUE INTERESTS OF FARMERS MECRNCs AND WORKING

n rmAnp woollrs.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1857-12-03
LAUGHABLE.

One Qflhe comic papers revives an ol d
story thati is better than it was before til
age OF spirit.seeing and hearing. 1t
seems that an old sea captain, who had
retired from service and was living on q
farm, had harum scarum nephe " with
him. He could neither drive or frighter
said nephew to do anything in its proper
time. Among the resi- he never could ge
him 10 drive the COWS up to milk unit
after dark-he had TO drive them from a
back pasture, undergrown with sugar
bush, Finally, the captain asked the lac
if he was not afraid TO go through the
woods in the darkl
'Fraid!-what is thali lnever seen 6
fraid, replied the boy.
We'll, never mind you will see one
some Of these nights If you do not get the
cows up before dark said the captain,
meaningly.
Taat night the boy played until dusl;
before he went after the cows as usual
The captain took a sheet and followed
him, Now the captain had tame mon.
key who saw all the performance, and,
monkey.like, took table cloth and fol-
lowed, at respectable distance. The
captain went into the woods where there
was big log by the side of the path -
Going to the further end of it. he wound
the sheet around him, got upon it ana
stood still. In this position the parties
stood when the boy came along with the
COWS. They shield little upon seeing
the ghosts, which caused the boy 10 look
ahead.
Hello, what is thatl' he shouted, 'by
golly, | guess its lraidr And then spy.
ing the monkey, he sung out BY Jer
uSalem, it,there aint two fraids-a big
irad and a little fraid,'
This caused the captain 10 look around,
when he saw; for the first time, his ghost
ly companion, lie thought it was afraid,
sure enough. The old captain streaked
it for home, the monkey chasing him,
and the wicked nephew clapping his
hands and shouting, Run big fraid or
little fraid will catch you
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1857-12-03

angry yell, and in two prodigious bounds
landed on the edge Of the island. Having
raised my rife fer q helping shot, if deed.
ed, l awaited, with beating heart and eyes
vide open, the coming encounter. With
eyes shooting fire, the painter hastily fixed
bis feet, and, with a long leap, came down
on his entrenched opponent. 4 cloud Of
dust instantly enveloped the combatants,
but through it could see the Intellectual
pases of the painter at the bears head,
and the rapid play of the bears hind paws
under the painters belly. This bout be-
tween them, however, was Of but shott
continuance, and terminated by the pain
ter, which now leaped suddenly aside,
and stood for a moment eyeing his oppo-
nent askance, as if be had found in those
ronding hind-claws already much more
than he had bargained for. But, quickly
rouSing himself, he prepared for the final
conflict; and, backing to the waters edge,
he gave one short bound forward, and,
leaping ten feet into the air, came down
again, with wild screech, on his still
unmoved antagonist.
This time, SO much moro furiously
flew up the dust and sand from the spot,
that | could See nothing; but the mingling
growls and yells of the desperately-grap-
pling brutes were so terrific as to make
the hair stand up on my head. Presently,
however, | could perceive that the cries
of the assailant, which had been becom
ing less and less fierce, were now turning
into howls Of pain; and, the next moment,
| saw him, rent and bloody, with his en-
trails out and dragging on the ground be-
hind him, making off till he reached the
water on the opposit side of the island,
When he staggered through the courrent,
feebly crawled up the bank, and diSap-
peared in the woods, where lie must have
died miserably within the hour.
Il went home grateful man; leaving
The bear, that had done me such good ser.
vice. to depart in peace, as I saw him
doing before | left, apparently little inju-
red from the conflict
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1857-12-03
Praise Vour Wife.

Praise your wife. man; for PHYS sake
| give her little encouragement; it won
hurt her. She has made yOurh home com
Portable, your hearth bright and shining
your food agreeable; for PHYS sake, tel
her you thank her, if nothing mote. Sh,
don't expect it; it will make her open he
eyes wider than they have done for tnesc
ten years; but it will do her good for al
that. and you too.
There are many woHIen, 10 day, thirst.
ing for the word of praise; the Language
Of encouragement. Through SUMMER s
heat and winters toll they have drudged
uncomplainingly; and SO accustomed have
their fathers. brothers aud husbands be.
come to their monotonou5 labors, that
they look for and upon them as they do
the daily rising Of the sun and It's daily
going down. Homely every day he may
be made beautiful by the appreciation Of
its very LONELINESS. You know that II
the floor Is clean manual labor has been
performed to make it 50. You know, il
you can take clean shirt from your
drawer whenever you Want it somebody S
fngef's have ached in the toll of making
it 50 fresh and agreeable, 20 smooth and
lustrous. Everything that pleases the
eye and the sense has been produced by
constant work, much thought, great care
and untiring efforts, bodily and mentally.
Is il not that many men do not appre.
ciatethese things and feel flow Of graf
itude for the nunberless attentions be-
st0~ed upon them in tiCk1ess aid health,
that they are 50 selfish in their feeling?-
They don't come out with hearty why;
how pleasant YOU make things l5ok, wife;
or 4 am obliged to you for taking SO much
pains They thank the tailor for giving
them 'its;' they thank the man in the full
omnibus who give them seats; they thank
the young lady who moves along in the
concert-room; in short. they thank every
body and everything out Of doors, be-
cause it is the custom, and come home
tip their chairs back and their heads up,
pull out the newspaper, grumble If wife
asks them 10 take the baby, scold il the
fire has gone down. or, If everything is
just right, shut their mouth with smack
of satisfaction, but never say to her, 1
thank YOU
| tell you what men, young and old, if
you did but show an ordinary civility to-
ward those common articles Of housekeep.
ing-yOur Uires; if you gave the one
hundred -and-sixlieth part of the compl-
ments you almost choked them with be-
fore they were married; if you would
stop the badinage about whom you are
going to have when number one is dead.
(such things wives may laugh at, but
they sink deep Sometimes;) if you would
cease to speak to their faults, however
banteringly, before others=-fewer women
would seek for other sources Of happiness
than your cold, so-so-ish affection. Praise
your wife, then, for all good qualities she
has. and you may rest assured that her
deficiencies are fully counerbalanced by
your own
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1857-12-03

MEASURING Corn IN THE EAR.--Hav.
ing gathered and safely housed his corn,
the farmer wishes to ascertain with some
degree of certainty what amount of shell
led corn there may be in his pile. There
arc various rules for this, all of which
are more or less serviceable. The fol-
lowing we find indhe Valley Farmer, and
it is one which can be easily tested II
it prove a sound rule, we advise our read
ers 10 cut it out and keep it for reference;
Arrange the corn in the pen or crib, 80
that it will be of equal depth throughout;
then ascertain the length, breadth, and
depth of the pile; multiply these dmen-
sions together, and their product by Al,
Then cut off one figure from the right of
the last product, and the remainder will
be SO many bushels of shelled corn; and
the figure cut off will show how many
tenths of bushel more. Example; In
a crib or pen of corn in the ear. measur-
ing ten feet long, eight feet high and sew
en- feet wide, there will be 252 bushels of
sheled corn. Thus: 10x8x7x4 ~ =242,0.
Maine Farmer.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1857-12-03

eFOf all kinds of tight, (says an old
chap who has been thar, the worst
tight is the money.tight--the squeeze is
so painfully crushing. A whisky tight
may be slept off in a few hours, a tight
gater may be replaced by slippers, a
light corset (the ladies understand) can
be loosened at pleasure--all tights can be
overcome but that detestable Of all tights,
the tightness of money. Oh, for sight,
to remove that blight, caused by purses
tight, that men may calmly sleep in the
night, and awake in the morning all
right, and find money less tight,
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1857-12-03

0LrThe affections are the chief sources
of thought, and as these are directed The
character is formed. The sages of antiq-
uty, struck with the universal power Of
love-the perfection of its assimilative
principle--assigned to it divine charac-
ter, and thus anticipated a prominent
truth of Christianity. Plato taught that
love takes away ones being in himself,
and transfers it to the party loved. A
cleverer symbol and diviner truth was
vouchsaft d to John, an angel standing in
the sun-indestructible mind invested
with unclouded glory,-E. L. Magoon.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1857-12-03

Cure FOR STAMMERING.-At every
syllable pronounced, tap at the same time
with the finger, By so doing the most
inveterate stammerer will be surprised to
find he can pronounce quite fuently, and
by long and constant practice he will
pronounce perfectly well. This may be
explained i1 two ways, either by sym
pathetic cousentaneousaction of the nerves
of voluntary motion in the finger, and in
those of the tongue, which is the most
probable; or rit,may be that the movement
ofthe finger distracts the attention of the
individual from his speech, and allows a
free action of the nerves concerned in ar
ticulation.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1857-12-03
How to avoid a

/. Never marry for wea
life consiste!h not in the
sesseth.
Q. Never marty q fop d
about dany lite, in his
rhfEles with silver cane, and
fingers who loafs about and is nevey4
ing. Beware! there is trap.
3. Never marry a niggard, close fsted,
mean, sordid Wretch, who, saves every
penny or spends 1t gtadgirgly. Take
care lest he stiht you to death. 49,.
4. Never marry stranger, or one
whose character is not known or tested.
Some females jump rightnto the fire with
their eyes wide open.
8. Never marry NOPE or drone, one
who drawls and drsggles through life one
foot after another, atd lets things take
their own course.
6. Never marry man who treats his
mother or sister unkindly or indifereutly.
Such treatment is a sure indication of
little mean man.
- ~'V'0l On al dCCouuI iHhITy gam
bier, profane person, one who In the
eas! speaks lightly Of God. Such a-man,
can never make good husband
8. Neter marry sloyen, man who
is negligent Of his dress, and is filthy in
his habits. The external appearance is
an index 10 the heart.
9 Shun the rake as a snake, viper,
very demoh.
II. Finally, never marry a man who is
addicted TO the use of ardent spirits. De-
pend upon it you are better off alone, than
you would be were you tied to man
whose breath is polluted, and whose yials
are being gnawed out BY alcohol.
In the choice of wife, take the q
ent daughter of good mother.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1857-12-03
JACKSON ST ANDARD.
OFFICE IN COMMERCIAL BLOCK, OVER
BENNETT B. CO.'S, BANK Sd, STORY,
TER nHEsl

In Advance, $500. Otherwise, $3.50
~ These terms will be rigidly adhered to-
DTTo insure disContinuance at the endof the
time subscribed for, all arreamges must be paid
and positive directions given to that effect.
10 Advertisements inserted at the usual rates.
D'All advertisements not having the number of
insertions marked on them, will be continued until
forbid. and charged accordingly.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1857-12-03
Whisky and Newspapers.

A glass Of whisky is manufactured
from perhaps dozen grains of smashed
corn, the value Of which is too small 10
be estimated. A pint Of this mixture sells
at retail for one shilling, and if good
brand, it is considered we'll worth the
money. ltis drank ofin minute or two
lit fires the brain-rouses the passions
-shstpens the aPpetite-deranges and
weakens the physical system! it is gone
and swollen eyes, Psrched lips and
aching head are its followers. On the
sameIs deboard upon which this is searv.
ed, hes a newspaper, the new white pa
der ofwhich costs three fourths ofa cent
the compositioa for The whole edition
costing FROM ten TO fifteen dollars per
day. ltis covered wah a half million
of types; it brings intelligence from all
quarters of the globe, ii has In its clear
Iy printed columns all 1thalg strange o.
new al home--it tells you .I< auag ketz
it gives accounts of the
the execution of the last
The last steamboat explo
Disaster and yet after
paper costs less than .
juice Of a few grains o.
less strange thar. true,
lGrgsporiion Of fihs1aenH
the corn juice
dour and TIM
collect sdime
is paid cheefiullH
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1857-12-03
How to Sleep Warm The News
paper OoVerlid.

A Aondent Of the New York Eve
nia eSrost gives his experience Of news
paper cogerlids. 1t has been conteuded
by some that newspaper co9eflids are war.
mer than wooden blankets, and the cor
respondent having Experimental testifies
unqualifedly in favor Of the assertion
He says:
Ny owh etperiehcs, Combined xitIf
that Of several Of my acquaintances ~
proven its efficacy. l alludo to ms
comforters out Of newspapers SoG
the advent Of chilly nights, Fl
extra cover too heavy, and req
the suggestion Of d year ago. | d
woighty cosetlid and substituted d
dozen copies dfa popular weekly. l naQ
slept more pleasantly. l mentioned it Il
sothe Of my acqhantahces, who, on trial
Of the two weeks, pronounce it effectuaIl
| use 1t on three beds in my house, and,
as nothing can be cheaper, l feel suthor-
lied to recommend it for general use
| had tho curiosity TO weigh tho news
papers in Use Oh my three beds, and the
amount Of all is three pounds only. The
papers can be spread loosely overlapping
one another, although; for convenience,
| have pasted the edges togethet. How
trifing is the cost, and how easily OBJ.
tanned! A pound b, o of old newspa.
pers can be procG, ,l,,, : for four cents
pound, and if spreas @"t % cen two light,
covers, to retain III -: = 2:
2soP E F,:. person Pc ,;sR q
SLY be tried
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1857-12-03
From avery
A DeScripti@

Love is like The de9ll1
ments us; like hsavens
the soul in bliss; like san.
relshing; like pepper. beca
sets us on fire; Ike sugar becss
sweet; like rope, because itoli
death Of a man; like prison, De
makes one miserablei like WI
it makes us happy; like nisn b
Is here to-day and gone tomorrow
woman, because there is no gett
il; like beacon, because il of ~
one to the wished for port; like q I
the-wisp, because il often leads onsii
bogj like fierce courssr, because il d
ten runs away with one; like q liitle pof
because it itambles nicely with one; Ill
the bite Of mad dog CT the kiss ola pre-
ty woman, because they both make a ms
run mad; like goose, BECAUSE ii is sill
like a rabbit, because there is nothir
like II. In a word. Ills like aehoss, B
cause il is like eyes5ahing, and like moi
ng; often t94ksa oal bui never see
touched on Onde ii > s.,
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1857-12-03

Aurns,--A lot of those nice
Ia edal alld v ne ThuTns, On hand and for sale low
hy T. 2, Sutherland.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1857-12-03

SOap,--Fancy Toilet Shaving and Bar
Soap for iamly'rse, always on handsnd for sale
- TP. Iherand'
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1857-12-03

EE-A subseSIN Ner writes TO an American
editor in th 81:
! don t.wH{ Your paper any longer.
fTo whichtEe.ediior replied.
I 4 wouldn't make it any longer If you
did; its present length suits me very well.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1857-12-03

CTT, SaddTer and Harness Ma
street, opposite the Isham
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1857-12-03

/. Never marry for wed
life consiste!h not in the
sesseth.
Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1857-11-19

T-Nothing casts denser cloud over the
mind than. discomfort, rendering it more
occupied about the evil that disputes it than
the means Of removing it.
Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1857-11-19
Autumnal Reflections.

How solemn, yet how delightful-Eow
beautiful, yet how melancholy, it is in the
Autumnal season Of the fleeting year to sill
down and muse over the scenes-the tran
sient and past scenes-of life! A gay and
happy throng of glorions visions, at one time
charms the soul--at another, dreams, clad
in the gloomy character of melancholy, fit
over memory's waste! Man is totally in
capable of realizing the various and busy
scenes of his life. Like haze, they sweep
away, and when gone, they are gone for
everl Some remain bright on memory and
dear TO the weary heart. Man cannot note
the scenes which transpire on each side of
him, as he in lile's frail bark sails oong
down the rapid stream of time. We are
sailing TO the silent port of eternity
IA bright or dark eternity in view.
With all its fixed uncertainty of things"
We have no pilot to guide us, save our
selves. The waters of the stream Of time
are both calm and stormy; still we pass
along, and soon reach the destiny of all that
is mortal. The dead ofsixty deserted GEN.
turtles, passed down the same stream, and
we are now going down it, as rapidly as its
current will bear us on! Oh, dreadful
reality! Cold, strange and gloomy the
thought! Mighty is the strength of the
thought, and unceasing is itas eternity itself
1t is thought that we ever try to dispel
from our memory; but it clings with
tenacious grasp. 1t looms upon anon, like
a spirit, in shroud of death! This is
beautiful world in which we live; but, they
say, there is one far more beautiful beyond
the rainbow and clouds; and the bright
blazonry of fiery stars. Man loves this
sphere upon wlach he dwells, and shudders
at the idea of leaving it. Therefore the
conflict with death is terribls. On earth
the flowers bloom and withor; but, they tell
us, that in yon blue sphere they bloom
eternally-as of old they bloomed in the
eysian gardens of Him who created them,
sndgave to them fresh beauty and glory.
His'a place
"Where the CHASTITY shroud and the shadowy
pail,
Shall wither the soul no more"
i
Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1857-11-19
W.D.MATTHEws, UNDERTAKEN
Saline County.

UNHE new Steam Ferry boat being now in sue
j cessful operation, all goods purchased of u
will be delivered on the Saline side free of charg,
to the purchasers.
THOMSON, LEWIS & co.
July %, 1857.
Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1857-11-19
SEASON ARRANGEMENT FOR 1857
REGULAR ST. LOUIS, COUNCIL BLUFF
SIOUX CITY PACKET

SEASON AletANGEMENT FOR 1857
REGULAR ST. LOUIS, COUNCIL BLUFF
SIOUX CITY PACKET,
For Sioux City, Logan, Sargent's Bluffs Civ.
Omadi, Decatur City, Desoto, Florence, Omaha
City, Council Bluffs, Bellevue, ST. Mary,s. WV
oming. City, Nebraska City, Linden, Browns
vile, Lowell, Oregon, Iowa Point, Savannah,
81. Joseph, &C.
sliEf.. b THE excellent, commodious and IA
$50 sz===s = L yorte passenger steamer ADMI
RAJ, Capt. W. W. BAKER; Clerk, RoBERT A.
DARsT, will, on the opening of navigation. ply as
regular packet to the bove and ali other inter.
mediate landings, on the Missouri river. remain
ing permanently in the trade, and running rern-
larly during the entire season. 20
Inc Admiral has recently received many valu-
able improvements and additions rendering ber
now, both as passenger and freight steamer. eonoi
to any in the trade, and Captain Baker homes 70
receive at the hands Of his old Missouri river
friends, the same liberal patronage so generously
extended to his brother. Shippers NAV relv mon
having their freight handled with the grea test care
and dispatch, and passengers are assured in trav'
cling upon the Admiral, of being made TO feel al
ways, quite at home. For freight, passage, in
formation, &C., apply to -"
THO. BARTHoLow, AGENT.
- ioo'' Glasgow.