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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1857-08-19

elNHE LATEST - -
1 most impoRtaA VA
Improvement in II
Photographic Process,
II the MELAiHoPYPB.
which 10 taken on IN 5000 NJ raa11 -
pared ex pressly for the psSpess.
Its anished without baisan u Ar o. varnish d
any kind and thsrsfsrs viii rot blister o. csssh
cold vsathsr, - viii he Anhsssyps. IasAsaA Z
being vanished the picture Il esivssised In nj
vaais battery. which, By giving Il ssstsngsf al
vM ,rendsrs Il impsrvious 70 asnospAAns sAaaoes
The j siainotype pssssasss many aAvaaAa1s uVsl
all other pietarss Il Will rsssIve fAli sisAsstl
fracture, bond without injury. II nsy - washsI
WAsn soiled, aAd handled without to fsss ho1nl
marred, .nissss abused b. roash sssetshiae, ~
would defase the BEST oil painting. In rssfsst .
lnestion Of detail, II equals the Ssst AaessrssSsyp
while Il has none Of the glare WHICH seas the skas
objection 70 those pictures.
when eolossd, tks Aslaiaoty p very nsshrsssn
bliss painting on ivory. Her Inserting II i1sk ~
pins or ring, ethsr picture ess cen Ass vitA u
The Aslaisotype IL rAfsHs ricrula. and GU
BRO. ere the oaly srtists il tAis city Who hass
right 20 take them. II you want soop ssc5vns
call ~ dUKS q ALLEkY, No. IS Asia street, -
tween ID and 4th, and sxsuiae specimens Of d
AkLAINOTYPI. (sshS-A
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EXTRAORDINARY sNnUCEuenrs
TO TRADE


Attire ssNs0ole Olxpenee.o
AN nov receiving ~ GpsiAg snd ssnnsr stock
/ Of Dry 0osds, Aats sa1 Bonns.s. Boots nd
shoes, Csoskssy vass, -, direct aSsu 90 Eastsrn
ettisr, which eonpsisss sxasssivs vssSssy in ali
these dspartasnts. Ny stock will cen psse favor
ably with any In the city In point u variety and
quality, aad ills veil k1svA faet that the prices
are all vsSA.
OF Drsss Goods. have siiis. T,.ssrs. B.,.s,,.
tavns, Barge Dslsisss, cAsiiie,, Popiibs, vsirs.
elan Pisids. Debsiss, Argantinss, Lawn Rsbss
Ae. 49,. - s. -
Of Staple 0oeds, hsavy hrovn dsnsstic, Aleaeh,d
d., Omsesrgs, drills, tlskings, prints, lie.
ALSO, Linen Goods ef All kinds-White and
bro. fer laaas sbies - hsssn tsAls dAatss,
crash and 6spsr towaling. lsish lines. hrovn 40.
ALbO, Bu1DsS Shswls, bIack stIk v1settss, en-
essideries, lscss, psshst anAhsfeAisfs, kesiery,
ernsisss, 0sass 'shirs, aassts, eolian and sss-
dsadsn.
ALSO, ~ assestoent Of summer Clothing, alA
nseeoeMY nstaelss TO- naDsFous - mention.
AID II esensetloo With the shove, I keep an ss-
aestoeat q 0eeeoeWase cod 0sseesiss, the latter
- vAiso still aentinns 10 ell at vholssal
ygjsss. lresA lot Il shsiss Teas Direct fron The
Canton TaOs., New Yssk, vAieh are wasrast4l =
kunAsd.
lthiAk I saa ~ elbe induesnsats act 20 keex.
ssllsd y sny hsnss b this city.
IL sAero y - ogttela you eAnnot End Any vheee
siss, j.ss sail = ~ Hi.his sixpsass-asy~hsrs
Aleog 0a3n-etgoot.8 ~ ~
P.s.-1Asss - ~ ~ eesds-Aavs assbsss On
AAsl stnct ~ fs6v e~S.
Nes. s7s1s. u Asa lss n.A.: 3.
e s., s. KILLINGS.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1857-08-19

Moro New Goods
n r n y = = ON 4 Co.,
Merchant Ta1loPs.
SECOND ST, NEAR MAIN, KEUKUK. IOWA.
Are now receiving choice lot Of
FRENCH CASSlMERES FOR PANTS,
MAKSEILLES AND DRlLLINGS.
Ssme very nne French light colorcd Cloths for
SUMMER COATS AND RAGLANS.
Which We will make u order In the latest and
most approsedstyle, and 1t prices to suit custom.
er. Every garment made ut our establish mcnt
WARRANTED TO FIT, OK NO SALE.
Silk shirts and drawers,
White and Colored Sbirts
Lisie Thread Shirts and Drawers,
White and Fancy Half Hose,
Goss&mcr Neck Ties,
Silk CravAis. ks., "a.
Call and see one Of the largest and Aasst stocks
In the city. HENDERSON, 90.
junsS-d3m
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HART = DARDER.
WuQLnsAL1 Aun RnsAIL
DIAL Frs In BOOKS.
stassonsSy, Raney 0ooas. &c. Ae..
NJ ~ Aais-sossss. bstasss "a - 1tA.
kE0kUk, IONA.


|94ss.n...s.' L,.. :. rev ..1
|94sssa.,.s, vAlrA..E .e.xsn
A RCTIC ADvnNrr1Ys ny SEA
"A ~ kaDd, 1ssa ~ sosaSeee 1eae
lto Tie list sxDsditisss " ssaseA Of
SIR JeSa yYsoAhn: 16ftel u Eps
Oh MAIN sargent. 1es sale ~
01bsrsst. nay&-d HART I RARRKR.
A UTOBlO0kAPHY or pErKn
OA MANIA CA1rWhf0Hf 80 ~ vools
O,4ssrsst Prssshss. AAaisa ~ N. p .6ssisansA
fef sale y NIB.
vrALRs AND TAxyNQs. sYETcR-
- and Iseidssls iron the itisers,t
on MAIN and sditeFtas st1ess q Nv. v.Wet
O.4strset. son, d D. For sale ~ s.8t $40 ii
aAsf SAssEA.
| OA MAIN r ATIoRAL ESSAYS.
y xStrsse. - ~ ]. IhS0psos. b. D., L. L. D..
oeWeAtiss, revived and ENLARGED.
s6ltsA n Rev. y. ". ClssA, ,. y.
For sails By H.AD.
| O1MAIN A RTIsI BRIDE, OR THE BRO
O.kstrest. "A KRIS MEN. by Ensssn Bsnass.
| isushes Of 1rsisie Bisvss, Bmnod Will.
| Oh lain For sale By HART : bARBEk,
~xetfsss.l naySA ~ Asip-st.
II
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HAVE this day sold 70 n. h. Rssnss ~ sstiss
= stock Of Hats, Caps, Millinery 0osds, &C., aal
Recommend him 70 the publie asAn sxposiencsd hand
at the business anl worthy Of their patronage.
March IL, 1857. J.E. AUNPHkEY.
At No. 50 will always ~ fsasd : essd stock and
Tue newest tyles, ssd - ny fsisaAs aaA dealers IN
my line, will oAsr graf inAassmeats. On Aaed
and Tor sale low, he largest and bsst assegtneat
Of spfing and summef gu6ds nos oefsd ID this sity
No. 80 nsis.st. Ksokuk, lsws.
mchlodf II. II. RUNNRR.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1857-08-19

D. ks vo0WAG0Ea q co..
"A IkDEUL = - lbvsrs. aaa hspefsi 81.
XAek lu1aGs pa1nAAee, vselA ssspSst.
Tally annea1ee - thaiS 1risnds ard 49,
SahliseeasaalU sAsa tAsy hass 1sssvss tAsasstses
q No. - Uo1nsaees nsos Fourth, WAsss thsy
Intend - s9br ~ - assortment ct Hats, Gaze
~ Strev 0oeds al ~ latsst slylss q ~ Hast
~ nasksts. Call II - - ths klsisa Itsles juat
psesivca. q. 3, NoO1HI1E + CO.,
MassA 1l-l Mail-st., Dssr Al.
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All % which VIII b solo q The levest DaYke
rates BY C0NHABLR, ASNYTH.
Msrsh &, lsSa.-av
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1857-08-19

UuTyFG q FOFsyIhs0
Celebrated Rochester hny platform and Counter
SCALES. The best Scales In the market, warrant
ed correct. They have been in use for years, and
can be seen In the stores Of Chittenden Nc6ayie,
Connsble, sinyth Co., Stafford 4 McCuns, Barns
: Rentgen, cieghorn i Harrison, J. r. Cspslin,
ETC., and will speak for themselves. For sale ai
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-08-06
GREAT REVOL WORK.
" LITTLE. BROWN Co.

GREAT REVOLUTIONARY WORK.
No. ll2 WASHINGTON ST.. BosToN,
THE LIFE hETSERS XIII or MAJOR
In vol. sSs. va Mp. and Battle P.n.
lyle @ S6 Pss K: sni the
Of hi. family By hi. rIsnd. Sh0sGE @ nDw
" From Jared Sparks LII D.
to American History have read many of Gen Greeue''
letters They ked by peculiar felicity Of style ees
ideas which at once the power aud ve
saty Of hi, mind Hi. energy of character and action was
'qO's' ' Ffo% NJ the late Vice PIe:idsnt VIM R. King.
STATE ind Ct tie whole South General Greene He
without doubt the srs't military ssng. Of the Revolution
shall subscribe for copy Of the Life and ppache. Of
Genera Greene" TO place beside the Lt ana h.ns; Oh
Washington" These names are indis'ouoe III their ih
From Alexander Hamlton's EuIosy on Cen Greene.
In hit life succession Of deeds glorious they
to attest hi; and RsPsta.ie the hon
share IN the counsel, Chief he gained and he pre-
served 1t. . -, r,,,.
happy Learn that propose to publish the Letters
and D,patce. of General Greene His position in the army
OF the Revolution second only to that of its iu'nous Chief
snd Impotence Of the events with which he was imned
ay connected viii make his eorrssRondense highly interest
dent Of Amerio all History;
From Pfps sd g aas a oD ReSca de Claim.
Hope the unpublished papers Of General Greene will soon
be
noes great interest and they will be valuable evso
for the administration Of justice az occasion IKE the
have he'd to Of these papers through the kindness
Of his soD. ,,, 80, $780,,
From the 4tb vol of IrEinss Life Of Washington"
Thu news Greenes death struck heavily Wsshnsons
heat whtm in the arduous trials OF the Revolution
he had been second self He va great and good man.,
was wesbi,gtoL's comprehensive euosy Of him. .
We happy to learn tadds Irving that complete eoee
ton spopdnce Of General Greene 10 about TO be
be published by his worthy and highly cultivated grandeur
George Washington Greene. IL 10 work that like Spskss
Writings of " sshnscn" should form part OF every Ame
can library.
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6ummer Retreats.


- This "a a new house extensive and well FAR
ni'hed and wen kept and II With sss-h. The great
TIE prop,tor IL d.ts m make Fire lsssd the hvcrie
sea shore Of New Ysrk 10 seesssssls t.iss sy
$50 M aud have been made TO TUkS
DAY and FRIDAY 81 each week cheap s.esn:,si
Here seross tie South bay. Eve sssh w Si2
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-08-06

CULTIVATION OF TASTE; Obscene Language; The Coun-
tensnee s Trsn.hsurson Osweso and Ontario bsyi Inc
Crops South and West
THE CITY What has been Said Done. and Thought Of da-
ne the We-k The Beet Newspaper Average Of Human Le
POETRY. WINNIE MAJ Peep At Home; Information
Hos Feels TO Drown Eatsble Frogs; Hints fot Public
Speiers Notes and Queries &c For cents In this weeks
LnE ILLvsTaATEp Take copy h,me.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-08-06

X Arm UMs AMERICAN MUSEUM
-, THikAAND POSITIVELY THE LAST WEEK -
SLiiS AFTERNOON at $ and EVENING al O'clock the
and qg.st MIRACLES Of that Prince Of Heero.
e~l~Nf Professor WYMAN In his extraordinary wholly
sdenee Ia, Of SCIENTIFIC ILLUSIONS VENTRILO
StiSh, DC The Grand CO6H0- SAN0PTICON STUDIO
sns .pcn The Happy Family, the LiyHg Ser
IeIS AAeis1on d eeIts; children under tea, Deest&
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-08-06

TEACHERS, PLEASE READ.-The owner OF
i very inviting BOARDING. SCHOOL PhOrEhIi,
Housstonic, 5hoars ae nsm Nw
York WIN dispose Of said property With the good w o. ne
school yery reasonable terms The annual income 81 -
Sshol ever 81 no. The buildings erechd expressly
for the purpose csnvs1en and naple suorSns ssI
odstions for pupils PoSeson given y 'ho i' VI
October. Address P. w. Cornwall Ct
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and fas; S ssS, and f s,Ss. ioa
:,Iu.,ion GPaao voea $50 DO 70 asaiy Teachers.
S , 20 psS aS.I sIe BH Mo- ' Dc
A DENY Of UsJG:W
j0f Wai.si. Tatst.ij.
The Will open u O'Clock the performance VIII com
1dm:.i9n S cent?:
Gsat:n fG. sy s9S uni; ocs when
and private boxes may secured Tor the nigh for the
whole series Cd twenty-siI peIiormance' 80
Received 5. ats for the season 10
THEODORE MOSS fSE CREAM SALOONS
Thi. department will be supplied from the establishment of
Mr. "'sn''' ''s VINES AND BEVERAGES Sun on,.,
taken n s e III ssRs'"'n
ss Of se nS %
d m The same viii be exhibited atsP w. on the Bulletin
ssi Ssis; K r. l HSsh srlxoLA n.ou
MISS Ao MEsE ko hESRf2SfA SIMON
sldN S RdAHhiEEG GEERRIk
ONE HUNDRED ssp Twenty PERFORMERS,
In the Orchestra and Chorus ,
Tie SRfa TaT Ell e o&sSS BY the
E.e,ed by tisnry Eben Of New Univer.s.t
Church Chicago kindly lent by that community to this
'''"f''e' THE IMMENSE AUDITORIUM
STAGE OF TIE A Ma OF MUSIC -
Have ,hrwn into grand nall the design Of M Dion
Sse;ion on entirely new scousc principles, the exani
nsSn Of which the musical AM architectural professions He
THIS THURSDAY. A.sSne aud FRIDAY PAX, Ausa''
OVERTURE.
phone Overture seldom executed de-
sbes Royal Hunt Of Henry oustre Of France Its divided
The CAIN Of Night before Sunrise The Approach of
the Start Tally no! TOLD Norman French-rslls hsU
sft asH Stag a.ah open S'DD~ nc De'''
IL rEG!xAronH.
Henrietta Simon
Ssnor Arnold
EuDO and D'ervsnts.' the Chorus
INTERMEpE
The Hy.sipsh Waltz.
Ia Tray IATA.
.ssnOn.s Ann, s spnGIas
Gnes,s........... ....;;...............Ths Chorus
INTERMEDE.
1--WE Ae:by Chance"
henr'e's simon
LES BUGUENOTs.
R,ssplan.
An in,erm..On Of ten mi,qts. will take place.
UADRILLE.
VIII
1879 .oB.EIu.,,y, . oHL
hsn' ho''tsiner Agnes Robertson
-, LA sONNAMBULA
SgnoT Arnold
by Chorus
SCHNEIDER LED.
The 1hiors Song. A comic German Ouatuor
FiNALE-GOoDwOOD GALOP
The performance viii conclude 0ococt AZ nearly az nos
sitle. DION BOUaCICAULT General Drec or
IN / Is l. A R d =
N THURSDAY EVENING. August 6 1857
Continued and unequsled success Of
THE WONDERFUL RAvELs
In the sreet Fairy Spectacle Prnto1Iine o
BLANCHE, Or THE RIVAL FAIRIEs
Anoire B-sc Jerome as.... Top,v Tuy,sv
fEOMENADE CONCEET TO commence at o'cIoek IVY
NJ OU TOUfET
Ms'Du L. Espnosa
.fs ol.n o. T. TO Of o'clock Tickets
phiDAf-Sisnorins ROLLA In 4 new Ballet.
* ARN Ms AMERICAN MUSEUM
80, IbiRA AND POSITIVELY THE LAST WEEK -
SnuS MIERNOON al aud EVENING AT ocosk, the
novELIaEs and quasi MIRACLES Of that Prince Of Nccro.
s4slser' Professor WYMA extraordinary wholly
sepgsce lat Of SCIENTIFIC ILLUSIONS VENTRILO
S. .,is DC TIE Grand COsh0- vAsoPTICoN STUDIO
s.ih Irn The Happy Family the LyAg Ser.
1eLS AAAisncp y ceLts; children under tea, 9eesta
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7 LIBERAL BOOKS-Sent BY mail postage free,
IN ye.eipt Of price, For tal Cstaksses possses
S.nu 70 CItVIN BLANCHARD. No 10 Nasssuh
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TO CONTRACTORS or MASTER QUAhhI-
MEN-Eher Of the above having some ssPita q com
mand can hear OF unususly favorable snes ~
OK PER DAY.-AGENTs WA Va, led. y us IN
AZ n,.s.pt person with good address can ,a, make the
above sum per day Apply for hfse days 70 WILLIAM III
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ITO PUBLISHERS.-A person who IL the Owner
Il Of several valuable COPYRIGHT fUbLiCAIIoNo !,
will CELL OUT the whole half Interest the same o.
Price continue directly indirectly interested IN ~
ture Editions For further information address D
O&ce
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West AZ q medium through which TO advertise IL also
give. detailed Of the progress Of We:srn Railroads
through which Capitalists
an ss,e profitable Terms % Per yesS Ad
sress W. IL TARHER, Dee kokBss Iowa
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-08-06

DIAPER MILL for SALE very CHEAP-Sltu-
il ,,rd ,ix miles north of Eewcasts Lawrence Co Penn.
The building by 50 feet xee stories high one story Stone
and two of brick oversh wheels and on one Of
the hest streams in Western Pennsyvsns IL has four R
Engines th't carry 800 pounds each and one 1sh Cylinder
and nov in operation further particulars
address JUN "ILSON
New Wilmington, Lawrence Co.. Penn
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-08-06

HAvE you seen the 50 so SHOES and GAL
Ii TIERS; also, the $3.50 aud 81 BOOTS ct JONEs'S
No 10 Ann-st near the husesmf
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forces, Carriages, Sc.

VERMONT MORGAN HORSESHOE sale,
pair bay HORSES ave ysss: cid, one sorr. HoRsE
s,p. horses and warrsnted Inquire Ne 5S Stanton
where they can be seen, OF at Ne. II 5prucest
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-08-06

rTNHE GAMBLERS-For a complete analysis OF
the various characters engaged In this Pursut see TINS
weeks LIFE ILLUSTRATED. .- - en- 4.
fERIIS IN THE ALPINE MOUNTAINS Views 10
Switzerland; Ensrsvnes Of Mount Blanc Mer De Glaze
Glacier Des Bots and Glacier De Blossoms -.
MRS GEORGE WASHINGTON WYLLYS AT NEW
PORT Some .de Views Of Fashionable fey Getting along
slowly; Never too Old 10 Learn. ~
RIif AL AFFAlRS-Cstching a Horse; Turnps; Mne,;
Fences: FLOWERS and Children, by ToPsEy When {, BE-
cbari,sbe True PoIiteuess All in this weeks LFg illus
rEATyp for cents All Newsmen have H.
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HmnefmentS.

A CARD.-FERDINAND ULRICH begs to in
"A Patrons and PuPis Of and Brooklyn
IL siru piano aud Vocal $50; do to qaay Teachers
As, $40 quarter Applications may be oIeSed ~ Ne"
YorA Post Office Of Box No. S57.
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TANNERS WANTED.-Two Scotch or English
Il fANNLRs. Apply TO YOUNG schoLIZ Co., No
81 Bsuyk
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-08-06

A SPLENDID BUSINESS HAND insured to
~ ell who go through MACL AuRiSs Original Procs s.Isne
SELF. iNsfRUCTING PROCESS IN PENMAsSHIP sent,
NXCLAURlN L Co, No. 3G Brosdysy,N T.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1857-05-09
Something Rare.

Our school, this winter, has been at
tended by more than forty scholars, many
Of whom are young men and women; nei-
ther the teacher nor any of US, are adj
dicted to the loathsomc practice Of chew
ing or smoking tobacco. Nor is this
all the school is under the especial direc-
tion Of committee, eight in number, who
are also clear of the disgusting practice.
Probably there is not another school in
the State, Of equal size, where all the stu.
dents and officers are entirely clear al
this offensive habit; and whyy l. it not
because i requires more tirmness and sta.
bHity Of character to nihstapd tie temp.
tuition to chew or smoke tobacco than
many Of our young men and boys are il
possession of? And thus, for the wan,
Of sufficient hrmness and nice sense O
decency, contract a habit, which, in afte1
lafe they would probably give hundred,
of dollars to be clear Of
The above is taken from the pape
which the scholars had at Friends In
stitutc," last winter; very good schoo
+! taught in this ncighborhccd ! hope tn
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1857-05-09
Our .oaatry.

The greatest cataract i'll the world is
the Falls of Niagra, where the waters ac-
cumuhted from the great upper lakes,
in width, are suddenly contracted and
plunging over the rocks in two columns,
to the depth of one hundred and sixty
feet.
The greatest cave in the world is the
Mammoth Cave in Kentucky, whore one
tcrranean river and catch fish without
eyes.
The greatest river in the world is the
Mississippi, four thousand one hundred
miles in length. Its name is derived
from an Indian word meaning the father
of waters
The largest valley in the world is the
Mississippi, 1t contains i've hundred
thousand square miles, and is one of the
most prolific regions Oh the globe.
The largest lake in the world is Lake
Superior, four hundred and thirty miles
long.
The greatest natural bridge in the
world is that over Cedar Creek, in Nir-
ginia 1t extends across a chasm eighty
/ feet In width and two hundred and fifty
feet deep, at the bottom of which Il creek
/ flows.
| The greatest solid mass of iron in the
world is the mountain in Missouri. II
is three hundred and fifty feet high, anc
two miles in circuit.
The longest railroad In the world i
the Central Railroad Of Illinois, which i
seven hundred and thirty-one mile
long--cost fifteen millions of dollars,
The greatest number Of miles of rail
toad; in proportion to its surface, of an
country in the world, is in Massachusetts
which has over one mile to every squar
mile of its area
/ The greatest number Of clocks manu-
featured in the world, is turned out b.
the small State of Connecticut.
The largest number Of whale ships
the world are sent out by Nantucket an
New Bedford.
The greatest grain port in the world
Chicago.
The largest aqueduct in the world
the Croton aqucduct in New York
! il forty and half miles long, and CO
: twelve and half millions of dollars
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1857-05-09
Extraordinary Trial of Strength.

The Troy Times of the 9th, recounts a
singular trial of strength which took place
in that city on Saturday evening, be-
tween james Madison 1.-The cast-iron man,
and Professor Carl, ''the strongest man in
America" The challenge for trial Of
strength sent by Carl, having been ac-
cepted, large assembly witnessed the
performance.
"Preyious to the trial, Prof. Carl gave
an exhibition Of magic aud veutriioquism,
performed his celebrated guitar and drum
solos. balanced sixteen chairs upon his
chin, performed other feats calling for an
exercise of strength, which must have
wearicd him somewhat. Mr.. Madison
then appeared--held an anvil weighing
two hundred aud fourteen pounds upon
his breast. while two men struck upon II
with sledccs; held an anvil upon each
knee; broak number Of stones with hls
fist; bent bar If iron 3th Of ali inch
thick by striking it over his arm; and
held an anvil weighing about 20o pounds
upon each arm. while two men struck
upon it with sledges. Prof. Carl then
appeared, held the anvil upon his breast,
bent the bar Of iron almost double upon
his arm; held the anyils upon his arms
etc, for a longer period than Mr.. Nadi
SON had done. lie then took the larg,
/ flint stones which had been rejected By
7 bis rival, and hammered them to pieces
signalling his performance by cracking
in two fac stone about large enough Il
serve as a stepping block for door
After this he held one Of the heavy anvil
over his head for forty one seconds; litte'
a sixty pound weight upon his little In
Ger and swng il around his head, an'
held tive men on his hair while he whir1
cd them about, top-fashion, until thei
feet stuck out at an angle Of torty-fv
degrees.
MIR. Madison was then called oGt b
the audience, aud requested to give a
aeooun, of himself lie excused himse
in the matter of the stones by saying th'
his rival was in constant practice, whl
he had NJ. broken stone for a year -
Being urged to swing the weight abo'
4 his head. he declined to do it, on II
score Of inability, and as Professor Ga
had not held the anvils on his knees
In short, he virtually acknowledged hlr
self whipped man
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1857-05-09
A Ducllifng l.cxsnn.

Two young Surgeons of Paris, once had
dispute, on some trivial affair, which re-
suited in a achallenge, and the subsequent
arrangements for duel. They reached
the ground early in the morning with
their seconds and pistols, and found an
old woman there holding youth by the
hand
"Why are you here" asked one of
the combatants turning towards the old
woman.
| heard last night, from old Pierre, the
boatman, that he had been engaged to
bring over two young gentlemen this
morning, and felt sure there was to be
duel,' answered the female.
care you fond of such sights my good
woman?'
"No," she quickly returned: "but on
the contrary, l dislike them. Yet |
meant to come and see this one. This is
my grandson. His father, my son and
only child, fell in duel. Young Julien is
hot and impetuous, and have feared he
might at some time fall into this same
error if he were not warned. SO | have
brought him out here that he might at
some time see one friend shoot another,
hoping that the scene will effectually
cure him of all desire to mantain his
honor at such fearful expense. You
may 60 on. will not trouble you"
The two surgeons gazed first upon the
old woman and her fair-haired grand
child. ard then smiled
"Shall We give her lesson" said one.
"No. Wen give her better ar
swered the other.
And they shook hands and went back
to the city.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1857-05-09
4 TURK ON RAILROADS.&C. advise us

4 Turk ON RAILROADS You advise us
to adopt your railroads, said profound
looking old Musselman to u recent travel
Ter in Constantlnop!e; "you advise us to
adopt your railroads, and are desirous Of
undertaking the job Of building them,
and at the same time you send here and
buy our camels. see how it is, you want
to get rid Of your railroads, and put our
ca,nels in their places, and We should get
the worst of the bargain. The American
did not attempt to combat this idea, and
left the Turk to his conclusions