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EsrRAY NOTICE.

DAKEN up by VIM Rowan, fLibety town
ship, buchanan county. Iowa, one dark
brown horse supposed to be seven years old,
has white spot on the inside Of each hind foot,
has the appearance of poll evil on the top OF his
head. Appraised before N. G. Gageby Esq. on
July 9th, Of Fifty Dollars.
(34-4t) EDWARD BREwER,4
independence, July 80, 1857. Co, Clerk
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two or three more pieces-C. glanced at
the ladies, then at his short red shirt
"Run for your life c." screamed Bet
ty, "the house is full Of Indians! Fathers
dead, and brother Sam is wounded run
speed.
In the twinkling of an eye, C. was ont
of the yard; and supposing the premises
surrounded, off he shot, the red blaze more
brilliant than ever, and striking directly
into the thick, thoruy bottom, he reached
and swan the river, and, although it was
near sunset, 9. got into a settlement fifty
miles distant to breakfast next morning,
still retaining the sleeves and collar of his
red shirt, and reported all the family, visi-
tors, &c, among the slain. AS for him
self he said he fought as long as fighting
would do any good.
1t is uni ecessary to inform you dear
reader, whether or not Betty was ever
troubled with G. after that snap.
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A SAN FRANCISCO AUCTIoNEER,

The reporter of the San Francisco
News furnishes that paper with the fol
lowing report OF speech made by a
California auctioneer:
Ladies and gentlemen. now have
the honor OF putting mp fine pocket
handkerchief a yard wide, yard long,
and almost a yard thick onehalf cot
ton and tother half cotton too beauti-
fully printed with stars aud stripes on one
side, and the stripes and stars on rother.
II will wipe dust from the eyes so com
pletely as to be death to demagogues,
and make politics as bad business as
printing papers. Its great length, breadth
and thickness, together with its dark color
will enable il TO hide dirt, and never need
washing. Going at one dollar seventy
five cents fifty cents twenty five cents !!
one Bit! Nobody wants il oh thank
you, sir
"Next, gentlemen--for the ladies wont
be permitted to bid on this ARTICLES a
real. simon pure, tempered, highly polish
cd, keen edged Sheffield razor bran
spankin new never opened before to sun
light, moonlight, starlight, daylight or
gaslight sharp enough TO shave law
yer, or cut disagreeable acquaintance
or poor relation; handle Of fabuck horn,
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GENERAL CAsS AND TEMPER
ANCE.

Col. ORR stated, the other dpy, that he
heard General CAss say, some years ago,
that be had never tasted spirits in his life.
The Colonel, thinking about the expression,
thought perhaps, he had misunderstood
General CAss, and last winter enquircd Of
him. The General assured Col. ORR that
be had not misunderstood him, that it
was true, he had never tasted diSHiieR
spirits in his life, and he had not drank,
in his whole life, more than half pint Of
wine Here is a temperance man wor-
thy of his calling, and enjoying, in ripe
old age, the fruits of his temperance
health, strength, vigor Of body and mind.
But it is wonder that auy one can pass
through lite and arrive at the age
of seventy five without ever having
tasted beverage SO universal in the
country in which Le has lived. We
should suppose curiosity would prompt a
man to taste drink which his friends
were constantly indulging in. We should
suppose, too, that accident might cause
man to taste. But General CAss i, not a
solitary instance Of one passing through
!;fe without ever having tasted spiri,s.-
We remember to have heard the late DIR.
Thomas B. Williams, of GreenviIe, say,
that lie never had tasted spirits in his life,
and that the smell of it was nauseatng TO
hlm.-PdtriOt IL Nountaineer
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menced, hardly ever can be stopped -
Money can be got SO readily by endorsing
that the temptation is great to enter on
speculation that would never otherwise be
thought of, and hence it requires the cool
est of heads and the most prudent of ope-
rators to resist becoming to extendent
when a habit of exchanging endorsements
has been fallen into. Nine men out of ten,
sooner or later, get beyond their depth
Hard times come on, and then insolvency
follows as a matter Of course. 1t is al
ways wiser TO raise money on bona fde
securities, and if these cannot he had, then
to curtail ones business as fast AS possible
Where two men are in the habit Of ex-
changing endorsements they are really in
partnership together; but partnership
only of risks, not of profits; and worse yet
a partnership in which neither can control
the other. So far we have been speaking Of
cases in which there was mutual consid-
GRAFTON between the parties, an exchange
of endorsements but what shall We say
Of the man who endorses from motives Of
private friendship, and not as a business
affair at all Hundreds Of such men
there are who endorse notes for social in.
Inmates to whom they would scarcely sell
bill of goods on credit, simply because
they have not the moral courage to say
| no. 1t would be wiser, in such instances,
to give the applicant at once whatever
you can afford to throw away-for then
you know where you are because if you
endorse for him, he may involve YOU for
larger amount than you can pay ; and
be sure Of one thing-when YOU pay as
most likely you will, it will be at time
when the payment is especially inconyeni
ent. No private lriendship,however close,
justities one man in asking another to en-
dorse for him. lie who takes offence
when refused an endorsement, is unwor
thy to be your friend, for he is ignorant
wherein true friendship consists-that re-
Iation giving no man a right to ruin an.
other. Take advice in time, aud don't
give or exchange endorsements, if you
would escape sIecpless nights or avert
. probable Insolvency"
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"INGINSn AROuT

A Texan correspondent Of the New Or.
leans Plcayune tells good story in one
of his letters of IA surly faced, grizzly hair
ed, chutiy and moon eyed chap" who
prosecuted a certain rogueish damscl with
his attentions, but was finally thrown off
the course of true love by the following
ruse:
IL being the water melon season, and
Betty's father having a full supply, all the
youngsters, for miles around assembled
there on holiday to feast on melons. c..
was prominent in the circle until the az
ternoon, when Betty had private inter
views with the other young men, and ar
ranged that G. should be deceived away
from the house and frightened by the cry
of Indians from some of his comrades
which 1t was thought would wound his
pride and drive him away. Five Young
men with g, walked out A battle in the
river, three hundred yards distant, was
proposed by one and seconded by several
of course, poor g. was "in,"
They went down to the ford near the
melon patch and began undressing. In
the meantime, eight or ten others, with
guns, had gone down, under cover Of The
bank, and secreted themselves along the
bathing place to the house The compa.
nv with Q. are in gIee, and in going down
spoke OF the recent outrages of the Indi.
ans, their increased boldness, &c, thus ex-
citing the anti combative bumps of c. to
the highest pitch.
Now, boys" said one, "wiio shall De
the first TO dive in that 'er pool, eh ~
81 WILL" said O., "ain't first with the
gals! In course I'm frs, here"
Oh went coats, SHOES, DC. Just as G.
had dotted everything, barring short red
flannel shirt-bang bang! bang!-Who
who hey! Bang went two, three, four
guns-loud and shrill arose the Indian
yell in the dense brush and under the
bank.
"Oh, Lord! am dead man, boys :"
said James Simpson.
"My leg is broken. Oh, save me 2,
cried George Williams.
Run for life, men Run for mercy's
sake, run ~ cried Jack Parsons, zone Of
my eyes is out and both arms broken ~
all being said in on instant; when-do
you see that red blaze along the path
that jagged hair all straight out behind
that's G, streaking it for the house,
shirt and all--see him about the corner
Of the field, by the thicket--bang l'bangl
went half a dozen pieces-loudcr than ev-
er arose the hideous war.cry,
"Oh, Lord shouted c., redoubling his
speed, the red blaze getting larger, bunch.
es Of his bushy hair dropping out as he
spread himself;' see him leap the yard
fence, high in the ain red shirt and all.
The porch was fdIl Of ladies--otf went
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ENDORSING NOTES.

There is moral in the following well
considered remarks from the Philadelphia
Ledger, which should be often pondered.
at was well said, by very shrewd OBJ
server, that there are some things which
every man has TO learn for himself. 1t
would seem as if the folly of endorsing
what is called accommodation paper was
one Of them. Tens Of thousands have
been ruined in this way, yet tens of thou.
sands continue to practice it. Many who
endorse paper with impunity for years dis
cover, at last, that they also, in spite of
their assertions that they would neYer BE
loser by IL, are brought to bankrupcy by
it. Sir Walker Scott, who had gone on
from year to year, adding acre to acre,
farm to farm, woke one morning to find
that he was ruined through his endorse.
ments on Constable's paper and the rest
OF his Iife-a life shortened by excessive
labor-had TO lie devoted not to carving
out the favorite dream of his ambition,
but:o liquidating the debts thus contrac-
ted. Even Barnum, whose name bad be
ome,synonymous with shrewdness, fell
before this delusiye habit. A calm obser-
yer is almost led to believe that there is
an intatuation accompanying the practice
of endorsing notes, which lu!ls sagacity to
sleep, else how can we account for the
fact that so many able men have so to
speak, gambled away their fortuncs on
this mercantile rouge at noir. No man
ought ever to endorse an accommodation
note, The fnanciering which raises mon
ey in this way is radically wrong. Con.
orally regarded as the cheapest, it is reaL
ly the very dearest method; for the friend
who endorses for you is sure, some time
to want an endorsement in return; and
he who once begins. to endorse'for another
has put his fortune at the risk Of hun.
dred casualties beyond. l,is own control.
Il is game Of hazard, which, once com.
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BEWARE OF "pRosrERITY."-The sud-
den elevation Of a person beyond the con-
ditiOn for which nature and education
may have fitted him, whether in the pos
session of wealth or position in society, is
liable 10 cause bis ruin. On this point
is very expressive Arabic proverb, that
"when God purposes the destruction of an
ant, lie allows wings 10 grow upon it,
The reason is, thst, in regard to wealth,
most men are capable of enjoying, or ap.
plying to useful purposes, only a limited
amount, Beyond which they have no cr:-
.eron for estimating the value. Social posi-
ton, the appropriation attended of men
tai capacity and moral character, can only
he appreciated and maintained where the
mind is prepared for it, and The character
Of the possessor entities him to it..
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.--Rxp - g.

CASE OF CoNscIENcR.-A celebrated
liquor importer in Boston recently had his
pocket book containing large sum of
money, taken from his pocket while enter :
ing church. A few days subsequent lie
received the pocket book through the post
postage unpaid,) accompanied with
note, in which the writer stated, that af-
ter spending the money, he discovered, 10
his horror, that he had been making
use of funds obtained in the infamous
liquor traffic. He therefore returned the
pocket book, and would do the same by
the money, should he be able to again lay
hands on 1t.
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N i NJ B L r 9.
HOW TO LAY OUT SURFACES.

TO lay out an acre circle: First fix q
centre, and with a rope as radns, seven
rods, three links and three eights ,ong, one
end attached to the centre and kept uni
formly stretched, the sweep of it at the
other end vii! lay out the acre.
For one-quarter of an acre, rope
iods and IA links will be the right length.
For one.elght Of an acre, rope rods
and l3 links viii be enough.
Triangles: If you wish a triangle to
contain just an acre, make each side 10
rods, 5 l2 links long.
A triangle whose s'des are 6 rods and
20 links long each, will contain one-eighth
of an acre.
To lay out an elljpse or oval: Set
stakes i'll triangular position. Around
these stretch rope. Take away the
stake of the apex Of The triangle, which
will be where the side Of the oval is to
come-move the stake along against the
rope, keeping it tight, and it will trace out
the oval.
A square, TO contain an acre, or Just
one hundred and sixty rods, should have
each Of its sides just IL rods 10 feet and
17.10rhs long.
To draw an oval of given size: The
long and the short diameter being given
say Is :eet for the shorter, and 100 for
the longer-divle the short diameter in
to any number of equal parts, say ten,
and from each point draw line parallel
TO the short diameter. Then draw line
from point to point where each correspon-
ding line cuts the other, on the outside,
and this conn ecting mark will describe
the oval or the eilipse required.-Arter,
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LANCASTER H, SOUTH MORNING. APRIL 1857

with all the revelets but the two at the
ends of pure gold. Who will give two
dollars one dollar half dollar 3
Why, ye long bearded, dirty faced repro
bates, with not room on your phizzes for
a Chinese woman to kiss, Pm Offering
you bargain at half dollar Well, |
will throw in this strop at half dollar
razor and strop recent patent two
rubs upon it will sharpen the city attor-
ney all for four bits and piece of
soap, sweeter than roses, fathers better
than school master, and strong enough
to wash all the STAINS from California
politicians countenanre, all for four bits.
Why, you have only to put the razor
strop and soap under your pillow at night
and wake up in the morning clean shay
ed. Won't nybody give two hts, then,
for the lot! | knew | would sell 'em.
"Next, ladies and gentlemen, offer
three pairs socks, hose, slo kings, or half
hose, just as you're mind to call them,
KNIT by machine made on purpose, out
of cotton wool. The man that BUYS
these will be enabled to walk till he gets
Hred and, provided his boots are high
enough, needn't have any corns; the
logs are long as bills against The corpora
ton, and as thick as the heads of the
members OF the Legislature. Who wants
'em at one half dollar ? Thank ee, mad
am, the money.
Next, offer you pair of boots, made
especially for San Francisco, with heels
long enough to raise man no to the
lloaLIy grales, and nails to insure 40 ainst
being carried over by a land slide; legs
wilo enough TO carry two revolvers and
a bowe-knile, and the upper of the very
best horse leather. A man in these boots
can move about AS easy as the State capi-
to!. Who saws twenty dollars All the
tax payers ought to buy pair to kick
the council with everybody ought to
have pair to kick the Legislature with,
aud they will be found Of assistance in
kicking the bucket, especially if somebo
dy should kick at being kicked. Ten
| dollars for legs, uppers aud soles while
souls, an d miserable souls at that, arc
! bringing twenty thousand dollars in Sac
r"mento Ten dollars ten dollars
gone at zen dollars.
! Next is something that you ought tc
have, gentlemen, lot of good gallow
ses-sometlmes called suspeuders. know
that some OF you will after awhile b,
furnished at the States expense, but yo,
can't tell which one, SO buy where Their,
cheap. All that deserve hanging are no
supplied with gallows; il so, ther
would be nobody to make laws, condemn
criminals, or hang cuIprilts until new
election. Made Of pure gum elastic =
stretch like Judges conscience. and las
AS long as n California office holder vii
steal ; buckles Of pure iron, and warran
ted to hold SO tight that no mans wifi
c'n rob him of ths breeches; are, in shor
as strong, ms good, as perfect, as elIectual
and AS bona tide as the ordinance agains
Chinese shops on Dupont slreet--gone a
twenty-five cents"
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From Porters Spirit.
DEACON THROPE'S PIGEONS.
BY HAZEL GREEN, ESQ.

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A FINE THOUGHT.

81 would not said one who was not
himself pious marry any woman who was
not Christian. should feel it such an
honor to share heart in which God
dwelt," 1t was a fine thought, and de-
serves TO be especially remembered.
You want friend in whom you can
have entire and unlimited confidence; one
who can be your counsellor in all crcum-
stances Of difficulty or trial one who is
to be identified with you through life, in
hope and fear, in joy and sorrow. She is
to be sort Of presiding divinity at thy
family board, and her countenance the
mirror in which must be reflected the
faithful image Of thy domestic bliss or
woe; one who will be discreet, affection.
ate, and firm in governing her children {;
in short, who will love you for your own
sake, be happy with you in the cabin, and
who will cleave the closer to you when
the storm of adversely or persecution shall
have swept away or wthered every vesi-
tage of earthly comfort from about You.
Now bear all these things in mind and
then to your prayers and the exercise of a
becoming prudence, and you will not be
likely to faiL-BiShop Andrep.