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Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-01-10

Real Estate for Stie In Iowa
Houses AMI inis for sale III Davenport;
Improved Yarns for sale IN Scot County;
i,Uo Acres OF valuable ffaitic IA sooti county,
500 scies Prairie snd Timber Slary C.uniy
so acres d. din In MshsShs County;
GOO acres d. do In ksokuD County;
lso acres In Jsspr County:
1SO sases do Ia Benton Countyy
20 AcreA Ls do In Nuscatibe County.
800 acres do In Harrison county;
80 acres do In Marshall county;
100 acres do ta Webster county;
I0c acres d. In Cedar cousty;
goo icres do In Clinton county;
leo acres do In PotfAw Attonie county;
Also large Quantities of land IN M,sppri and Min.
nesttn. IA'is In Omaha City, n T. We invite the
aftsnton of s persons ia search of FARMS town iots
or Wild lands 10 extended and constantly ncreas-
ing catalogue of Rel Property. Terms favorable
ami prices sISs.s moderate.
Isueiad'l ALLEN CLARK.
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-01-10
Valaablc Property fer sale h Rast
DAAVnnnOrt.

4 r GOOD Building Lots, also . two story Frame
i u House, and two lots overlooking the Aissis-
sippi river. Apply to Samuel Guy, In Hast Ileven-
mort. or 70 John A. Guy or Jas Jordan, In Dsven-
rrort aue1o-dtf
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-01-10
To Lease.

NUNRRR Of desirable l1oss for Assiaeneeo, on
~ Brady Main, and Harrison streets, 70 leess br
The tern Of 10 years. AMY %
once on Main, bet. From; end Second strects.
augiodtf
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-01-10

A,,o,nev and Counselor at Law, Notary Public
Also Ccmml..ind,r of Deeds for N IT,. W.
y. penn ana Ono. Office corner brady and Sfd
ats; Davenport. augi3t1
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-01-14
CHAPTER III.
" Get thee behind me, Satan.

Get thee behind me, sa.n."-lscrpures
proceed without Of the upper rooms
ni.h.d With exquisite respects and most sbomn-
able yuIssrty IN others Mixed with articles Of esru are
re.. md on the costly velvet tapestry vch the ho
s. ben Red three .a. ps reasonably :.
The regular occupant q this sPAr nent present. In.t
drawers. and the itch pearl ivory nlsyns wort Of which
Almost wholly by pile OF letters and notes OF al the
'h;P. and ss u, i'm i@' s.ns!sn
Now you wogsn or expect 70 sfow % De sonAn,
hsnd. albeit n.DoutO Of mere pque and enyy may
se-dc confess belief tina, hs ".ny le.t :h.ie. ~
TO nah b. elegant mus.ch- .nd half -hi.ker. He i.
~ H. Al: . sf asS The iSe.sa aSss
could not they vsud deny him psee among them Those
o Sa isI:s md C q ok Ta S2
betty. The .qniDs and Eo%.h ts. soae
nsi.bly IN the Gays Of old he would have done had
BE- lived wore the yellow esp and crossed sleeve ds,Poie
obs ago sbjuI.d all eous belief and viii therefore cal
n Psre man ss sSI ". W ~ sssISs mus. s ID
dre.ed-hss "uayesd" He Is Known and noted IN both
r;n ,h Inn ssfksr !, cards or in the prosecution Of
Once de voted himself faro stosether but nov
wrois He male. them pursue him But lie, travel
The record He aa. somS.TGS to s sod c9 :.
Hunter! description Of him unnecessary Lee his deeds
X. N. 9Th Ii. iest ssvsed above hi. beadsi matter
VIA. es Tss smoke sg .St doc aS.. s S
vreahs Above And srOund MA his 'ete
b. c4Ieessly swift, ing, il roll Of bank notes he nN
about make eissnEhtsp Of these notes anoesn ne e~s
them among the ehsmpAsnedrnkins representatives, Of young
An erica .
Az the srere when The apartment va reye.led 20
your Hunter bed up the money alluded 20 tne
aht fell directly upon IL Doctor LeOa' eyes 'o's sas
same direction.
Ian bArsain ~ sskei Hun.sr, csre.sssly.
How much ia you there sp wAs The n'sHosAa'e re-
sponse Of the Doctor
O1Iy one tAOas.ndr replied Han,er. without displaying
any emotion
q ~ sst enough rens,Aes ksss Wiz sssA
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CHAPTER Ill.
a STORM RISING.
What st ye do :"
- A 1aaa .ss hOttt : mama INA

"A deed without name " Macbeth
When left Mary Schuyler she her way to the Post
by and deposited the letter her write But
the. did be the whole Of her erAnd Soc did not
.utifu, pasted apos dirty boards THAT would scarcely
be :r.ed in ..oeIssai ps.,ye Havns exhausted th.
covered sse AID scanned the p.:.eIsy on the street She
handsome bu, sbrewd esuntsnAnce t'sby marked sy
time 81. dropped her letter into the aperture appointed . re-
e.Ns h indeed be had not permitted himself 70 oss nss Of
surveillance It easy perceive that be was not
moT.m.pts genery and has obserysnt gestures especial
gave idea Of the leisure bertne OF the bs'e sportsman
Mar vas % busy with her ree, did dis
cover the CAREFUL .tsnos With which hi: usn sS.,y3s her
wedre,sed lad turned into Nassau from Liberty street
him .s. S. s sns one happened Be
AetT on the plan Of Lsvster such student would nave ~
po..s..Ss young ma.t.cie which been uAred
By the NOR CAV. an expression OF na1ns. = tes
around Indicated the boy he about twenty years Of
ssbut the student would have seen was sns~ns At his
Gorio5. age when the mind Ike putty ready TO receive
y impression and hey retain Il unless stronger one be
MADE 10 It's distinction Beautiful age when the ear believe.
all that heua and the eye eontdes ondly In the .Ppres
Truth Of all that il Age and folly combined
Of verdney and Of bras. and 'ott solder how
John Lsouve the youth have introduced Mar the
utuert be turned toward the PostOee and his dsrt thn
face vas i'm ms daey vreathed in smiles All dny and
eIinolne will young ans issbe faculties quicker than
Ian ring sAs! .
he was the individual for whom Mary hsd been watching
How she buhed and trebed and pued her mouth denare
sssped both her hands, and voluby assures her that be
could not away from the counting house befe And
how mocss she responded that IL did not make me
difference" L had rather amused her 70 vat and al that
sorr Of tbDs-
would have the house" said be be m0tsoned
take his which she do while they moved slow
pace toward BIosdwsy but" be continued have wish
70 b. rsesd fa position. place you in We
both too young 10 Be ni,jgdged-"
Now that sp< ken Ike u good judgment and ex
fsnsiye experience John L~fouve was not man IN ye1s
but eStions Of exsng hsIacter nts
ally sp<shib and tsmpenent bad given him habit Of think
and thos who tank earnestly and often become aged IN
versstion veIy soon.
To ihs remark about rud nent Mary made 10 reey save
By little ah Which Autier.d esby from bet her -
that would have naturally supposed vas 1not oS mod
est 10 HAke tse known Il AL The youth pssed awhile aud
tien resumed:
Eve each other long Mary shs, csnnot bat
regard yoa sser. Yet are H1t ny sister and people
VII not Dpfehsnd why lavish bfotsers Affection ap,l
yos- 1, that this world 10 literal SOFT o.
place"
and vent % sp~skinG
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MODERN SANITY.
TALE OF
FORGERY AND FASHION.
FOUNDED ON FACT,
ASp ILLpsrnTIvE RECENT EVENTS, WHICH RAVE DE-
vELoptp yEv CURRENT IN THE OCEAN OF NEv.Yosk
LUI.
By fHADDEUs W. NEIGHAN.
CHAPTERI
CLOUD syEsnyE.
Zone looked like Juno,
The other, dove-eyed, fragile and retiring,
Appesrd the type Of modesty scrap BOOK.
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White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-06-11
A Stubborn Striuliny.

Once upon time big, Swapping,
awkward youth, fresh from Vermont,
entered the Dummer Academy a, Byfield,
Mass, for little share of rulition,
which is dolel out at this Temple Of
Minerva at economical prices. At that
time-we know not how it is at present
the boys and girls were kept in one
apartment, only the middle aisle separE.
ting them. Oae day, this Vermont
STRIPPING, who had Just been helping one
Of the girls through hard sum--he was
cute on ciphering-thought it not more
than fair that he should take toll for his
valuable services accordingly he threw
his stalwart arm around the rosy damsel,
and gave her sly but ronsing smack,
which startled the whole assembly,
"Jedediah Tower, come up here p. roar
ed ont the preceptor.
The delinquent appeared, his face
glowing with blushes like a red-hot
warming-pan-and looking as silly as a
ninny.
"HOld out your hand. STRIP said the
pedagogue. "I'lI teach you not to act
thus IN this institution"
The huge paw was extended in hori-
zontal line toward the instructor, who
surveyed its broad surface with mathe-
NAUTICAL eye calculating how many
strokes of his small ferule it would take
to cover the large number of square
inches which it contained.
"Jedediah," at length he said, ''this is
the first time that you have been called
up for any delinquency /; now. sir. if you
will say that you are sorry for what you
have done, l viii let you of this time
without punishment"
"Sony," exclaimed the youngster,
striking an attitude Of Pride and indig-
nation 'tsorry! No. sir, / am not
And viii DO Jest so agin ct ! hev a
chance. So, put on. old feller, jest IS
hard as you like. By the jumpin' Je-
hOshiphat I'd stand here and let you
lick me till kingdom KUN, afore I'd be
sorry for that-by thunder, I would -
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-06-11
Faets in Railroaa Management.


The following facts regarding eight Of
the principal railroads Of Massachusetts,
are developed by the reports to the Leg
Mature. and furnished by nOn-stOek-
holder:
1. The cost of passenger Transports
ton is l-O62 cents per passenger per
mile.
2. The cost of merchandise transport
tation is 1905 cents per ton per mile.
3" In passenger transportation S4l.9S
per cent of the receipts therefrom are
absorbed in excuses.
4. In msrchanlise transportation
SS9.52 per cent. Of the receipts there
from are absorbed in expenses.
5. The expenses of railroads are al
most invariably determined by the
weight carried over the rails For in
stance--the Eastern road. upon which
passenger traffic pre- lomin ties, is opera
tel at an expense of $3.50 per mile OF
the length of the roi,l; whilst the Lowell.
upon which merchandise traffi., pre- iom-
inltes. is operated at an expense of
.s12,47S.
6. The cost of renewals Of iron npon
railro IDS is an infIIlible in lex of The
nagnituIe of expenses. For the pre-
ceiling reasons, the cost Of thlt item on
the E lStern road is but 1890 per mile %:
the length Of the roul. while upon the
Western it is 1880.
Z. OF the expenses of railroads. thirty
per cent. are absorbed in maintenance of
way, or roal bet; twenty per cent. in
fuel an oil; twenty per cent. in repair
Of engines. tea lers AMI cars ten per
cent. in special freight expenses. an the
remain Ter IN passenger, in:ilontal AMI
miscellaneous expenses.
s. The sht Of the engines, ten1ers
anil cars upon passenger trains is nine
fold reater than the weight Of thu pas
sengers.
Q. The weight Of the engines, tenders
anil ears upon the freight trains. is scarce
ly one fold greater than the weight Of
the meFchan,li>e.
10. For cileapneSs, railroads cannot
compete with canals, in nsportation Of
heavy descriptions of m,r:h an lise the
cost of carrying merch IN lise upon the
Erie canal ranges from two to sixteen
mills per ton per milo; whilst npon six
teen of tae prn.ipll. rlilw ,ys of New
York an NJ lS<a,hussttS the coat Of ear
rying merrhan lise ranges from thirteen
to sixty-iive mills per ton per mile
Boston Post.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-06-11

The "WEEPISa WATER We are
often asked who namei that beautiful
AMI romantic stream the Weeping Wster
We know not the man. nor the written
history. which. can tell bnt there is a
tradition concerning it. as follows Many
years ago. two armies of rel warriors
met upon the prairie where this stream
now has its rise. A fierce AMI sanguin-
ary battle followed. in which very many
were slain. And the wives AMI maidlens
Of the braves who were killel. wrpt
here; and then began. anil from that day
has ever continued the plaintive murmurs
Of the Weeping Water. AMI the oil
Indian legenl tells MS that its waters are
all tears. and its murmnrs all signs. for
the many braves who FILL upon that day.
upon the prairie where it rises.
And this is all that we know Of the
waters that weeD, and the way they
were namel. May be that same ancient
Indian LAZY. who hal outlivel h-r gem
Grafton, can tell the reader something
more.
But to-day the tears OF those tawny
maidens are engaged in the unpoatical
occupation of turning mills, grin ling
corn and saving lumber. Alas. that
rough-handed reality should SO destroy
the beauty of rosy romance.
Bnt so it is the wide worll over-realitv
is chasing romance ont of existence
Lumber is preferred TO legends. as well
in other plares. as IN Nebraska. AMI the
trailer prefers selling poor calico to the
milan rather than listen to his mysteri-
ons traditions. But by-an l-bye some
Nebraska Longfellow may write a'pome'
on the Weeping Water. which will
Jump Hiawatha's claim to 160 acres
Of Immortality.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-06-11
asefnl alth Curious.
Suuth American snakes.

In this part Of the Orinoco we repeat
edly saw water snakes swimming from
one island to another and in some in
stances they passed over the boats. to the
great alarm Of the passengers, but with
ont attempting to do any mischief
They are of a light green color. six or
eight feet long. and swim with about q
third Of their badly raised out Of the water,
prOpelling themselves rapidly along by
the undulating motion of their tail. We
were informed by the boatmen that their
prey consisted chiefly of water rats and
young birds.
The ~teersmen Of the launches always
endedvor to avoil sailing under the trees
that overhany the river. lest the mast
might detach some of the snakes from
the branches.
/ We frequently saw numbers of them.
exhibiting the most brilliant colors,
while basking n the sun or trees. An
European Traveller who visited the parts
in 1888, lay down to sleep upon the bank
of the Oriuoro. aud was presently awak-
ned by cries OF alarm an horror
What was his lismay when he found
himself enrirclr,l in the folds Of innumer-
able snakes? Tbs native boatmen..
whose cries had aroused him. proceeded
to deliver him from the hileons coils in
which he was enmrshed but the traveller
never completely recovered the shock
which he had received. His nerves were
completely unStrnny. anil he diel delirious
about four years alterward, at Porto
Rico Hsne.uela.