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The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-12-12

NOTTON BATTlNG.-2S haies just received
" aud for sale ny GILBERT u B0WLES.
DERRY DAvIS,S PAIN KILLER.-loO doz.
warranted genuine, just received and for sale by
GILBERT u B0WLES.
nATTON.-Ie0 bales No. Cannelton, just
ID ceived this day and for sale cheapiy
PRESTON BROS.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-12-12

OFFICES and pleasant Rooms Cor Bachelors in the
&Isecond floor OF Marble Hall Building. Enaure
nOvSp NJ. A. LAWRENCE.
Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-11-09
LEGAL NOTICE.
MANSON M. BRlEN & M. M. BRlEN R.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE

Cfee No. ~ West side o. Cherry ST. Cooper's Building
formerly occupied BY I'd Ewing.
HAVE taken in co-paTtneTship my son, n NJ BRIEN in
the practice OF Law In al the Courts Of Davidson
~. One or both can generally be found the OF ce
Prompt and especial attention always given securing
iected
Ihave been constantly and regularly engaged In ro
fesson, in the Mountain District for the last twenty years
and viii continue 10 attend 20 securing aud collecting ali
claims intiusted to my iu the Cannon
DeKaib, White Fenress Overton, Putnam and Jackson
have general acquaintance with the merchants and
business in those counties.
The Merchants Of Nashville, and OF other places might
ma It 10 their interest 70 confer with in relation there
TO.
refer to any and all persons who know me, for m
ability and prompt attention 70 business.
marUhiI-ly MANSON NJ. BRIFN
Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-11-09
p. p. PECK & Bro.

ITAVE for sale TWO FINE COACHES, s;R--E( y
II Just received from New YORK. These $50
Coaches are We believe nner than any Nly-- ss1
brought WestOt the Aiieghany Mountains
Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-11-09
Cheap Cash Store.
C0RNEB OF WALNUT AND FRONT STREETS,
CINCINNATI, OHIO.
Wood and Willow Ware, Paper Cordage,
Roofing Material, sc.

WOOD WARE.
200 pkgs cOv'd Buckets; l125 doz Band Boxes;
$50 dozen Bail Boxes; 200 =" Hames;
200 nests Tubs, painted; 800 Zinc Wash Boards;
275 Vanished and Three $4,000 Pillow Handles;
Hoop Buckets; 20 nests White Pine Tubs;
81 600 assed Broom Handles 5000 Cane Fishing Poes
l75 doz white Cedar Buckets 800 ass'ted Liquor Kegs;
200 doz Tar Cans; 10 doz Cedar Cans;
800 pkgs Bush IS Boxes varnish'd
IS dOz Pine Churns, assorted 200 Painted Tubs
100 nests white Cedar Tubs; 1875 dos Wen Buckets
BASKET WARE.
200 Willow Wagons common 700 nests German Market do
sSS Carts common } 100 Fssd store
rs Empire Cabs; 200 dozen assorted Marke
$50 dozen Willow and Rattan Willow Chairs;
Pick Baskets: doz ass'ted Office Chairs,
Rattan and Willow, very nice and cool for Summer.
Also-Clo. Hampers; imported fancy Baskets; Work,
nd Flower Stands. Also-Wilow Work made to order.
FANCY GOODS.
100 doz Feather busters; 100 bales Aicant Mats;
500 ass'ted Shoe Brushes so Jute Hark Skeleton
IS Is Rocking Horses; IS dOs Toy Air PistOls.
CORDAGE, TWINES, &c.
1OOcoils u and X inch Manila Rope, 69Ofeet;
10 coils I < to 8 inch do do 800 do;
$50 coils <, < to inch do do, assorted;
25 reels Bed Cord and Pow Line ManilIa
$50 doz Cotton Pillow Lines and Red Cord;
1000 lbs Broom Twne Hemp; I 5O0lbs Wool Irvine,
$500 lbs Flax - 500 lbs Seine Irvine;
ITS bales Batting; 0reels Hemp Packing;
so g Wrapping Irvine; $50 Jute Rope;
1900 bundles CFrund) angeTman's Wrapping Papers
1880 Mcgregors do;
1900 reams Lockland do do
$50 reams Tea Paper; IS realms Shoe Paper;
IT'S " Ham q 20 " Batting do;
54 900 lbs Roofing do, dry IS OOOIbs Roofing satued
CANDLES, dc.
Star Candles, Lard Oil, Opal Candies, stearine Candles
Starch, German Soap, &c.
IRON BOUND EGS,
full stock assorted sizes for Druggists Liquor Deal
ers' use, constantly on hand.
CHURNSs
Pine Churns IS 90 90 inch Cedar IS 60 % do
Cerdar do IS, is, 20, % do Painted go, % do
Brass Hoop do" - " g do Barrel doI6,1S 90 60 do
HAIESs
Oiled Root Black Top and Blue do;
Steam Bent Top; Plank Top;
For sale by 8. n. BARRETT.
may14 Walnut and Front sts., Cincinnati, O
Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-11-09
,. ". CURRY,
Funeral Undertaken.

AM prepared furnish Cofhus of every description,
from the fine Casket to the plain est Servant Coffin to-
gether with everything for funerals Ali orders
left my Rooms Deaderck street. door to the
Up and Up Livery Stable, between Cherry and Summer
Streets win receive my prompt attention both day and
night.
July 2. J. H. CURRY.
Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-11-09
CHARLESTON AND SAVANNAH
FREIGHT LINES.
1872

FREIGHT LINES.
1862.
ThToT@h Rrfe~ fron, New Val, -,
mecfio SiP Vim ~ 10 %o N"ShviIIe, in con-
adeiphia St. S NV. ,, r0rk 9nd Phil
'9 from = e, " ~ E,'.d "i'Cr.,icn
heccmbrr, 1857.
s s.rst Class IS per Ice lbs, 30
Third rs
Doves Hats, s.
good, 20, o on ~araEsi '9 %b and other light
o'her Chemical per 100 his A'u'' OF On
Piano r,-... FIRST CLASS.
barrels carrstin g31phne and Spirits Turperiin in
$50, Clocks confectionaries Cotton 60 are, cigars IN
Furs S,p Drgss Frgits Fruit Trees and sbE
Tare' sat owners riskl Oysters in ,o4knF Glass
- anu nrttania Ware. Teas and Spices '''S' 'au'
r., SECOND Glass
Ms MaeSn sTTert such as specified third class Coffee
Tobacco boxes LeaSeT I9g9r in barrels and pPes
ss.S ana castS CrocEcrv and or u ooNe OILS in bar
1''',-, = aser, Shset Brass and Come @"1
Axes stou.,. THIRD CLASS.
Tin Plate n Spades, Sad Irons zinc ara Tin in MO,
and Cotton Cor Tas Ks Of Chains Ard Hoes Manila
Chairs s pings and ANles Railroad WJ.I es arlng,
anu 'pAes' and Rosin in barrels ''' "uu AXES
Boxes Hat. FSSPECEAL RATES.
Igbt or,ia aats' turnit7re nod CARRIAGES b,,5 49,,
other ChemieaI MIN 5ratea; also Carbcys OF Acids or
rates. VIII De charged at double FIRST class
,oS.i. Have everv package plainly rr.r,.s nil,
speedy deliver prevents delays losses and sTe
Good, sL, DIRECTIONS
, oo"s shipped via Savanpab 80,
! 81 - S'atra! Railroad. esvaDD9b - consigned TO
Goods sbinooJ r., r. R savannah. Ca mark
Agent Of The So, should be construed N the
TIE throrgF g care agent s G. R. Cbarie.ton q
York 20 i'es p above cover an e,D. rsss
r50 ,a,hviile No coza iNsiar G,0,I,I y o. view
| SEinnsrs 49, az charleston SdraRHqh ''J'V0
cries BY 10th rely upon uniform rates and prompt de
inc win h. over charges and damage Nv, NJ
! Chattanooga Road "0 agents OF the Nashville and
,orra ,r o. lost or mis- irr goods viii take cbs ,
found win nav To- Tor their recovery, an. IL not
J .A' lof The snr H. irsticr
~jZa luce - owen AZ notices cT lost gos5s a., T21
PaS - I'M on ne A0sIviye and EigytyTSo,.5
! N0sHr6Ys "' e0ee" 10 H. ]. AHdeySoU, SUDt
3, merchants when in New York will rseaiv. 49, =; F.,
OF tie in shipPiu. by applying TO he Ant
nah Line, No IS Eroadvsy ay' and the savan-
| m7v2q-tf |HAS. W. ANDERSON,
| ----- pnV
Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-11-09
- a q r. -
pERPETHAL LIME KILN

THIS KILN will burn four hundred bushels Of Lime.
(which, II good stone, is equal 70 one thousand
bushels Stacked ime) In hours with Tour
cords wood perpetual in its operation, the lime
being in three TO six hours rom ths o ana
repenished the top Of the eoPoa This Is Oat the or
binary every day capacity Of the Kim as hAs been ADon
antly demonstrated BY those already ia operation al
also makes much lime TIA that ourned IA the or
binary way, all the stone being perfectly burned.
Any number Of reliable certncaes 70 me capacity OF
the Kiln and any information in reference 70 IT,
will be furnished application by letter or Otherwise %
the subscriber whO h agent for the sale oFghts aud put
ting up kilns in the state Of Tennessee. .
J. A. RICHARDSON.
MeSIinnvle, Jan. 90, 1851. ianso-dAwsm
Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-11-09
p. PECK 8 BRO.

INVITE the OF eountry dealers 20 their stock
Raggies We make = good article which We warrant.
We nave also hand Eastern aEtiee, which Ne
Eant. luES2s.
Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-11-09
p. II. PECK s. BRO,


II AVE- this day rsssived Three COACHES, which ~,
u eesEs . b aaer han aay o. Ienas..as. lansaa.
Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-11-09

1 U6r received and . Stores
u 100000 lbs. wheat Brans
,luo lbs. EhlEts 10 100 n. BAGS:
- 900 lbs. snip Stats;
Per sale ioe Wholesale And kesan - h. Q. DANDY,
sept III 40. 50 College street.
Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-11-09
CLIBORNE'S MAC lINE WORKS

VNHE attention Of Railroad Oompanies Farmers Manu-.
factuFeFs and all persons DESTROYS q purchasing
home good machinery, such as STEAM ENGINES, CAST
INGS Of description, GEARING, CAR. WHEELS OF
the most improved patterns, SAW WILLS, PUMPS &c. sc.
Is respectfully called 70 this Establshre grow
Inc rapidly the pre- se Of the Nashville Manu-.
featuring Company. We intend carry business
fully i've as before and ha be read
orders MachiaerY and Castings. We have alread
commenced operations in blachsm it'll shop Boiler
yard, and shall give Immediate satisfaction 10 old and
We experienced MeehAnics-eaeh of personally
attending 20 his depsrtment-and thus shall
able superior work at lower than hereto
fore this city. We shall every piece Of
work done this Establishment and give lrompt
personal attention every order le once; thus
hone give general saassion and be patronized by
friends Of home a anufacture. NJ. JACKER Z CO.,
Claiborne Machine WORKS, Nashvile, Tenn,
Iuus2T-0 Late ashvilIs ManG Co.
Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-11-09
BAKERY, CONFECTIONARY,Ac.
C. NJ. STEWART,

w In . q > a 1 e a a Il IL e Z a
GROCER a. CON MISSION MERCHANT
no. 81 BROADWAY, NASHVILLE.
~ The highest Market price PAa Tor Country Pro
luce % all kinds- -lE1 ianl9-dAWEy
Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-11-09

IA AT I1 Shovels. Spades SAD Tr' Ss' - -.
and Cotton Co wees casks OF Chains ard Hoee
Carriage SprDrs age, So9ce HEAVY Ca tiBgs NH ssri
-. ana eILAe and Rn.ln - - --g--- a.a *
Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-11-09
Marble Monuments, &c.
Health of American Women.

Health of American Women.
From the Ne10 York Daily Neaos (EditOriaD.
awe desire to call letter from DR.. Joshua
F. Bridge on 'The Health Of American Women in another
column He treats the subject in able manner, and his
skill and medical Judgment NAV be relied upon"
From the Albany Morning Express.
sNIarshas Uterine Cathoicon proved to be fully
valuable as it claimed be in tests made
nv adicaI and others. DR.. Bridge regular
pbysician Of fine atainments Of great iudg-
ent and di nation, udcious and highly success
full practitioner in all diseases especially those OF women
and children"
From Physicians
s.Marsba's Uterine Catholicon viii certainly all
N > diseases for " hich it is reco amended.
ssThere is no medicine ike it in this country"
ain the have ever met with MarshaPs Ute
ripe Catholicon is a certain and safe remedv."
MARsHALL's UTERINE CATHoLICON
IL offered a reliable remedy for all those
comDlaints to which every is liable, and which
gradually affect the mind well the bodv so that to
think talk alike source OF suffering, II
not of mpossbity Among the complaints for which the
Catholcon is remedy, Failing OF the womb Whltes
ed Irregular Painful Mensruation, Rloafing
Iuhammatons and Diseases of the kidneys or Urinary
rganr Retention Incon Thence Of Urine, Heartburn
Disturbed Sleep troubles organic sympathetic,
connected with the uterine organs.
Ladies' Who are troubled with of the above symp
toms or with soue lung complaints are invited
hpd relief MarshalPs Uterine Cathocon is n ct quack
medicine, hut its ingredients have been made known to
the Medical College, aud they at the service OF any
respectable physician IN the country - - - - -
The price of MARSHALLS UTERINE CAIHOLI-
CON is one Dollar and a HdB per bottle.
ALEX. NJ ACKENZTE,
Agent GrafenbeTg Co..
Oct2I. For Tennessee Alabama and Georgia.
Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-11-09
NJ. SECOND CLASS.


Mills Marb;,ae such as specified in third elias. Cs
Tobacco in boye Foregn Liquors in barrels and TjI
casks Rics UrockerY and Qucerswsre In C IN par
-'''e' n't'nr, aster Sheet Brass and c 49, ana
Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-11-09
Painting Establishment.

DULDERs HOusehciders, &C., requested take
- tce that the undersigned having made ghe necessary
arrangements, and scared the services Of competent
Eorkmens is row prepared TO take
LARGE CONTRACTS
In the line Of hls vocati0n all its various branches
In ths Departments HOUSE PAINTING, the subscriber
prepared with the greatest pFomptness all
contracts hOSeEeT large which be rendered style
and upon which fail 10 give satisfaction.
lie e also prepared execute all manner Of sign AND
ORNAMENT AL PAIN riS6, GRAislNG AND MARBLIEG,
having 10 that department. secured the services Of the
expert and experienced artists.
The subscriber request persons having Work In his
ns % give him call before making nnsl arTaagement.
K. J.. ELGAING,
20. 81 Union a., between Cherry and Summer.
narchiE-u
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NFICIAL ItArI.A

ti-b+ o-,t aus furniture I'D Carrfs,es r.,
other CbsE5n9t enumerated; also Carbys "a an 9the
rates. ''4Is Will be charged at double &C rJ'as O.
co1sgrsa ave We every package plainly marked i,t -
this mar @ and depot Of delivery ATe+sio
speedy delivery WIS "eiays ard losses, and Insures
Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-11-09

D:,r toohS stationery. PO,fz Cyc.. rs-
arrss ~ u..tes arnPhiue and Spirits Tnrr,srt -
Soxes or bal 6nIect9nares. Cotton Cards bry co.'s IA
Furs Gar,iar s fruits, Fruit Trees and Sbrntt
dIery Tin sS risE4 Oysters in cans and ia SSs
~ ahu hrIttania Ware. Teas mi So la--l eao-
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1857-02-05

ISyup1oous ExPERHxKEr--Wesk before last
at he raising Of a barn beloW @0hnsloHn, .
named yOnes fell frsm the top OF The bui.
dag and vas killed. A German nsutd SAITH
insisted that il be had been active AS might
have saved himself. This vas 6Spated By
sons one 10 the crowd, when the German un-
dsrt0ok to make The experiment himself de
ssesndsd the building aud advanced to the
sans place where The other he'd fallen lrsn;
Nov, den" says be. 'dis vas de way, and
letting 90 bic hold. he fell TO the ground and
Q lies in bed With Ebroksn back. His srpsr-
imsst failed, though be is net yet oonvin ed
that i, uOultn't work # rightly managed
GrssasEurg Dewoerat.
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1857-02-05

EHThe amount of common salt in all the
oceans is estimated BY Schafhautl at 3,O6l,6
cubic geographical miles; or about five times
more shanlLhe mass Of the Alps, and only one
third less than that Of the Himalays. The sui
phAts Of soda equals 63s.6i4'36 cubit miles. or
is equal to the mass Of the Alps The chic
ride OF magnetism, AL. 81 80 cubic miles; the
lime salts, 100, 339,4+ cubic miles. He sup
poses the mean depth to be about 800 metrsS'
as estimated by Humboldt. Admitting With
Laplace that the msan depth is from four to
Eve miles, which is more probable, the mass oil
marine salt will be more than double the mas
OF The HimalaYs.
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1857-02-05

A PoIsoEoUs SNAKE.-A traveller 10 the in
terror OfAfrica, Charles L. Zeyher, gives an
account, in Hooker's Journal of Botany, of =
serpent which spitS poison, known BY the na-
lives as spVgg-slang. or splitting snake. This
serpent is not rare, he says in the southwestern
district Of Africa, 1t defends itself by throwing
out a very caustic acid. which is sure to blind
a person il it touches the eyes. He gives an
instance Of one Of his dogs which was poisoned
BY one eflhese snakes, and which recovered at
ter having been forced to swallow q great q.
mount Of new milk.
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1857-02-05


CAurIoS TO DRUaoISTs.-A terrible tragedy
occurred at Baltimore, Nd, on the slst inst,
in consequence ola misapprehensien on the
part Of druggist Of the drugs used il filling a
prescription ordered by a physician, for a child.
The child tOek the medicine and died imusdi.
ately' The physician tosk the remainder of
medicine to the druggist. aud tsld him he had
made a fatal mi'taks. The druggi.t persisted
that The medicine was right, and 10 show. his
confidence in his correctness he swallowed .
portion himself. lie was Immediately attacked
With horrible c~OGvulsiOns. and died in Ave min.
ut''' The doctor, who merely tasted the pre-.
p%arAiiOn' and spat it from his mouth, was also
attacked Had with difficulty was saved. This
analr sccaSioned great excitement. The drug.
gi't had mixed cyanuret Of potassium with lam.
en- JUICE, developing enough prusslc acid in The
preparation ts have killed three hundred man
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1857-02-05
Protect yOIK Buildings.

VHOMASH. ATKINSON. HAS ON HAND
A s1dis Prepsred@ pusuP in any part oiths country
Lightning Rods aBd House Sp0uhag.
these articles are Manufactured olIhe best materials
aud IN TIE most substantial manner with express refer
snee 70 lhepenis Of Farmers and otheisof this and ad
Joining eoa1oies.
Upon the ~bseiulhess Of pontiag and Rods for pro
lection to bGidngs every h0uso osnerh EehinioFmed.
Having tie. experience Of a series Of yearsin work OF
his Kind he can assure those who entrust their
work to hlecare, that wiz be attended 10 in the most
durable aud substantial manner.
Orders from farmers and others at q distance, viii be
received with pleasure and receive prompt attention.
No extra charge for work at a distance.
Csrollton, Ohio, june 5, lS56-u.
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1857-02-05

School TEAonEEs-SchOol Examiners some
.ImeS have strange material 10 deal with in the
discharge Of their duties. The Clerk Of the
Harrison County Board published the following
which he says were a portion of the answers
received from candidates for certificates to
teach school at the last examination:
"The words. Incarcate, Initial, SGccinct,
Oseilate and PunCtiliOus we're spelled aad de-
fined By one teacher as fOllows:-Inani!e ,godly
Succinck, 10 60 under; Initial, the FIRST let
cor Of = man; FOsselate, to make foasels !;
FuhctlhOus cant define it oScillAte was
spelled and defined by eight different teachers
thuI:--1, 0Scilate a bone in = man;e, OsO-
late, loo aud fro; 3, f~ossslats, to make fossils
4, o~scillsts, loving; g., ~oScelatsj to hardenj6 6, os>
e%illste, long; 7, hOssillate, to hossilj 8. OSci'
late, that part Of the sky tOWards.ths SOUTH,
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PIaSt0ring! PlaStering

The undersigned would respectfully inform the pub.
ic that he Is still engaged in the above business, and Is
prepared to execute work to the fancy Of any. Plain
and ornamental plastering done 10 order on the short.
est possible notice. Ny long experience in the bust.
ness, and my success as a mechanic, enables me to as.
sure the public that all wsrk will be executed to entire
a abstraction. All orders will be attended to promptly.
ADDRESS the undersigned, at CarrOllton, Carroll county,
Ohio. WIN @. RUNI0N. =
June 10, lS56.-tf.
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1857-02-05

TESTING THEIR sTRESGTH.-Our Buehanier
friends we're anxious to test their strength in
The Assembly, this morning. and EscerIain. BY
actual experiment, whether the newspaper re-
ports which have represented them as ia The
minority, were actually true or not. according
" Frederick Horn. Esq"-WhO was never as'
ustSnsd 10 kicking against the priekS- moved
to proceed at once to the election Of = Speaker
The vote was Of course strictly = party one. The
result was tSsnty-nins ayes, to sirty fro noes
only = little more than too to Onel This sat.
isfed them that the newspapers had not mis-
represented the facts, ard th 1t the Safe mus
have gone Republican last NOysmber.-4adi
son Wis Journal.
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1857-02-05

~ On the 10Th inst, Mr.. SnUed, Of Ten
nssSssj from the committee on mileage, report
ed to the House Of Representatives, a bill to
Increase the penalty of voluntary absence Of
members Of Congress from public duties. Ii
proposes to deduct from the compensation Of
members Of Congress twenty-five dollars per
day for each day any member may be absent
hom his duties, computing every day from the
commencement Of such absence until the rstura
VI the member TO HE seat whether or not Sun
day intsrvensS or both Houses may have 3D..
jOurnod over one or nOte tay'I provided that
such absence has not been OccsslOhed BY The
ndispOsitiou OF the member or Of his family
The bill was read twice and committed.
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1857-02-05

BJ Different nations have different kids OF
oAfers. The italian lOafsr spends his time in
sleeping the Turkish lOsfer in dreaming the
Spanish in praying, the French in laughing,
the English in swearing. the Russian iu glmb-
Jog, the Hungarian 10 smoking, the German
in drinking, and the American in talking poll
Vcs-Or rather, a mixture Of all the others
VIZ could give specimens Of the latter had We
space and time. Funny world, sin't itf
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1857-02-05

AFAtH lEEEREEoE'-Au old lady, Obs.rvi.p
a sign over a tailoring establishment, b,sri0s
the inscription, Fountain Of Fashion. exclsim.
ed "AA that must be the place where n.
sesarfs eems from"
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1857-02-05
coed Swimming.

Bob Craadsn visited England last summer,
While stopping 10 the metropolis, he happened
70 drop iuIo a eofss-hOuss, where a Tote cock
asys we're speaking about the swimming pow
srs Of different individuals. onS gentleman
said his friend william could INim Eve miles
. forty miaulss. Another allowed hat lib
bstts could do nors than lhiI-TibbeIts IN
some 6hy-thrss minutes and seven. Fights. Idst
- here Bob asksd il he might "Ofsr q remark.
Yes, certainly replied they.
% 2 On this being dseidsd, Bob opened
'YOur friend Tibbetts iI some swimmer, gen.
,tlsmsn, bat Ai' performances would Dc eOnsid-
" cred nothing in America. Ga the Mississippi
men win with such rapidly that they 60 a.
head and pilot steamboats,
Go Nonsense
g. Ne nonsense at ali, To show that Ia not
joking in this matter, I'm willing to make = bel
with any person UhV will cake me up
~ what is it 2
80 a'Thst l can OuisWim any man in England
tsnd give him an hours start
For what suu Dir
'Anything-from City pounds to a California
gOla nike.
a. t'Wsll take that bet, sir and stake a hun
bred pounds that you can't best Mr. Mullins,
and give him that start
Very good, | will take tis bet, gents, and
here's twenty sovsrsignS 10 bind the bargain
&. lsWk.n ull tka Nuita emma ohf'
'NoW-this instant
That's 'prcposterous; tho day is too far
vSpsst.'
'Dsyi Why, my dear cir, intend 10 swim
a Shols week. 10 the gAited States itis con
adhered nothing TO swim that length Of time.
Possible 2
.Yss, sir. Harry SlOsum, Of New Orleans
saee swan from Charleston to CUbs But !hi'
is waiting time. Let US proceed to business.
Where do you wish to start from :"
Lands end
why here
i intend to swim around the TSlahd, Gnc
want lots Of ses-room.'
The idea Of swimming around Great Britain
was something that COcknsydOm never heard
Of
Such 3 pull would kill a%'Or'o,' said Mullins,
bat Bsb was used to such things. Mullins
persisted, however, in his refusal to undertake
anything so absurd in consequence Of which
Mullins friends had to come out with = for
sslt in the shape Of a basket Of champagne
During the remainder of BOb'S stay in ang-
land, he was looked upon as The 'Asric4n pro-
digy-ihs man who talked Of SWIMMING flom
Lunnum to Nova Scotia, -EzeAaags paper
meme forgotten.