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Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-02-04
TIE secret O,ss.

Our very astnse neighbor is evidently in th
secrct. and having hess Wit than the balance, ha
et sut the whole plot We refer 70 Hon. G. "
Tones and Post Master Cookery plot for exclud
ng the New York Tribune from circulation Il
fowa. The ostensibie reason for the proscrip
] ion Of the Tribune was that the numbers wer'
,ot. directed, and Post Masters we're exceeding
heir Official duties in writing the names Of sub
.cribers upon the papers and delivering them
fhe Gazette now clears the matter up and dissi
,ates this fimsy pretense rs follows: 81
sThe getting up Of CLUBS and circulating Of the
sew York Tribune by Post Masters in Iowa has
lone much towards giving the State into the
lands Of our opponents"
Exactly This accounts for the whole busi-
ness One wxs at loss to know why such ter.
ible hubbub was raised merely because Post
dasters were doing q little more than the Law
required BY way Of saving little to the numer-
bus readers Of q newspaper. As nothing is ever
said on account of any neglect of official duty,
and so much fuss is raised over little excess of
,abor voluntarily performed, it is right to look
sor = concealed motive. This we now have pla n
" avowed. Political considerations are at the
bottom of it. The Democrats have read the
New York Tribune and other Republican Jour.
lals have listened to the truth, have been sound
ty converted and Iowa is redeemed. Jones says
this must be stopped, Corkery says it must be
stopped, Tizzard says it must be stopped and
Steward says it must be stopped or the party
will be totally destroyed. And Jones l. Co., are
light. The Fillibustering, slavery extension no.
.ions Of the party will not stand the test of light
and intelligence. Colleges and Schools and
Churches and newspapers are not good for it.
Look at Egypt, the Canaan Of Buchanan Democ.
racy. The thick darkness of ignorance and su-
perstiton covers the land. Mean wniskey is
legal tender, while newspapers are only heard of
but not read.
Wonder how long it will take Jones l. Co.
to bring about an abject state Of ignorance
and barbarsm and restore the Halls, the Eadses
nd the Woodses, to public favor in Iowa?
But the Post Masters are told il they will get
up Clubs for the Union, Albany Argus, Cleveland
Chicago Times, &C., &C., it will be
all right.
There is not the slightest objection to their
thus employing their valuable time. But the
best evidence that the literature of Border
Rufianism and Slavery extension is not cur
rent among the people the fact that the above
blood and thunder papers are supported mainly
by Government favors and not by voluntary
No body buys them-!ew sub
scribe for them and ttwer still pay for them
Senator Jones, backed by all the power of the
Pierce Administration, could not give them
one quarter the circulation of the New York
Tribune in Iowa, unless he paid for the numbers
and sent them franked. Their issues are at a
greater discount than the old Continental Cur
rency after the War and they cannot survive a
month upon their. own resources
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-02-04

New Observation-Disclosures is called to the
announcement of Mr.. Brooks, Jeweier, Barret
House Building. He is in receipt, by Express,
Of new and fashionable Jewelry, which the pub
lie at large and tie ladies in particular are inv-
ted to inspect.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-02-04

mo 4. DOUGLASS. EDWARD urcn. FREDERICK HARDING
DOUGLASS, FITCH & Co.,
1,uOI1ltCE storage And Comm iss lon
Merchants, Dealers 10 GRAIN, FLOUR, etc.-Lp'
ersl advances made on Consignments.
No. 70 Kinrie Street, Chicago
RxysRgScEs :--E l. Tnkham Banker y. Granger a.
ans. Banker; Mesars. Munger Armour; A. y. Dickin.
Sop, Esq, and A. II. Williams, ESQ.
rH- We have ample CELLAR room for storing Butter,
Ysvs &c. (msr1.bpy.J
F. EBNER, GUNSM 1TH.
(srocEssoR d. $. EpERsoL.)
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-02-04

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The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1857-11-25
Destroying the Romance.

A capital story is t Id of young
fellow who one Sunday strolled into &
village church, aud duriug the service
was eleet' fled aud gratifi=d by the spar
kle of pair of brilliant black. eyes
which were rivet ed upon his fee Af
ter the service. he saw the p s'ssor o.
the witching orbs leave the churcl
aioue, and, emboldened by her glances
he ventured to follow her, his hear
aching with rapture. He saw her look
behind, and faucied she envinced some
emotion at recognizing him. He then
quickened his pace, and she actually
slackened hers, as if to let him come Up
with her-but we will permit the young
gentleman to tell the rest in his own
way.
Noble creature? ? thought I,-hcr
artless aud warm heart is superior TO
the bonds of custom "
81 reached within a stones throw 81 f
her. She suddenly halted. and turned
her face towards me. My heart sw,ll
ed TO bursting. reached the spot
where she stood. She began to speak,
ad I took off my hat as if doing rever-
ence to au angel"
"Are you pedlar ?"
No, my dear girl; that is not my
"Well don'i know" ntiuued she.
not very bashfully. and eyeing me vcry
s'ernly: Il thought, when saw you
in the meeting house, that you looked
ike the pedlar who passed off pewter
,alf dollar on me about three weeks ago,
md so I was determined to keep an eye
IN you Brother John has got home,
low, ard he says if he catches the fell
er, be will ring bis peck for him, and |
ain't sure bpt you're the good for
Iothing rascal, after all !''
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1857-11-25
The Hair a Test of the Consti.
tuition

The state of the hair on the head
(says DIR. Holland) tends to elucidate
the character of the constitution. If
strong and thick, it implies considerable
tone and energy of the vital powers. L,
on the other hand, it is thin, soft, or sill
ky-prone to grow in length rather than
in strength-the animal system is almost
invariably weak, and the disposition Of
the individual is not unfrequeutly mild,
easy, and destitute of enterprise, rarely
displaying qualities which indicate force
of intellect. We may further remarb,
as the result of careful observation, that
the curliaess of the hair, not merely in
infancy, but in after life, is evidence of
unusual constitutional vigor, though not
necessarily coujoined with well-devel-
oped muscular frame. The vital pro-
perties which throw out the external
appeudage thick and abundant, in har.
mony with the requir ements of the sys-
tenn are the cause, from the affluence and
activity by which they are characterized,
of its being not only strong but curly
We have no hesitation in the expression
of this opiuiou nor will it's accuracy
be qu:s toned by those who have given
attention to the matter.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1857-11-25

New Jersey Sinking.

| We do not wish to create alarm--be-
cause alarm in this instance ia unncces-
sary-when we state that there is evi
dence, seemingly amounting to demon
stration, that the State of New ersey
has been sinking slowly but gradually
since some date in the past, not ascer
tained-that it is sinking at the present
time, aud will continue to sink, until the
whole state is again submerged re
appear, we may hope, after the baptis-
NAL immersion, as a part of new crea-
tion. The proof is pretty conclusive
that New Jersey has been under the wa
ter, not once merely, but several times;
aud when its mari beds formed during
one of those immersions, have been used
up in fructifying its soil, another dip to
refresh its exhausted energies may not
be undesirable
The depression of the land is marked
by the inroads which the sea has made
within the memory of the living. Stumps
of trees which stood high and dry When
the woodman's axe was applied to their
trunks, are now within the oceans en-
brace, and scarcely perceptible at low
water. Rocks which once were inland,
and beneath whose shade the venerable
matron, in her girlish days, sat and
MIXED her father S cows, now treacher-
ously hide their heads beneath old
oceans aggressive waves. Other evi
dences the man of science finds; and it
seems that what is true of New Jersey,
in this respect, is true also of Staten
Island and Long Island. They are be-
lieved to be sinking, too; and the day
may be anticipated, though none of US
shall live to see it-when no bathers
shall resort to Coney Island, for no Co
ney Island will be there to receive them;
and when Seguine's Point and it's head
Quarantine structures shall have sunk |
out of sight of all save the Omniscient
Bnt ere that day comes, many genera
tions of men may have sunk-suuk ipto
a long repose, awaiting the awakening
sound of the last trumpet. Baltimore
SIM
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1857-11-25
The Poor Customer.

| How much butter?'
Only half.a pound. if you please
And sugar. go
aif-a-pound.'
And these oranges?'
| 'Halfa dozen sir .e,..y- 81
| You go by the halves to-day-well,
what else? Be speedy, ma'am, you are
keeping better customers waiting
Half peck of Indian meal, and one
French roll,' said the woman, but her
lip quivered, aud she turned to wipe
away tracing tear.
1 looked at her straw bonnet, all bro
ken, aud faded shawl, her thin, STOPPING
form, her coarse garments, and | read
poverty on all, extreme poverty. And
perhaps the pallid, pinched features
the mournful, once beautiful face, told
me hat the luxuries were not for her. An
invalid looked out from his narrow room
whose pale lips long for the cool fresh
orange. for whose comfort the tea an3
The fac French roll were bought with
much sacrifice. Aud I saw bi,n sip the
tea and taste the dainty bread, and
praise the favor of the sweet butter and
turn with brightning eye to the golden
fruit, And heard him ask her, kncel
iug by the smoky hearth, to taste them
with him And as she set the broken
pan on edge, to bake her coarse LOAF,
heard her say, BY tho by, when l am
hungry; aud b, the BY when the lids
or the sufferer were osed in sleep, l
saw her bend over him, with a blessing
in her heart. Aud she laid the remnants
of the feast carefully by, aud cat her
bread unmoistened.
| started from my reverie-the gro
,er's hard eye was upon me-
You're keeping better customers wait
ng.'
Oh wanted to tell him how power
y aud prosecutions, contempt and scorn
could not dim the hearts fiue gold, pu
flied by many a trial--that that woman
With her little wants and holy sacrifices,
vas better in the sight of God, than many
trumpet tougued Dives, who gave that
10 might be known of mon. |,
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1857-11-25

WOULDN'T SELL HIS HoNEsTY-A
little boy called upon one of our citizeus
last week, and offered some raspherries
for sale.
"Well, my son" said the citizen, "are
there not worms in them.
The little boy frankly replied, "There
are some" alt .
Our citizen then said. II do not
want the berries, but as you are such
an honest boy to tell the truth, I will
give you dime.
The boy boldly letorted, 81 don't sell
my honesty "-.Steuben Neu0 York Adro-
cate.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1857-11-25
Flora McFlirnsey woodman.


Ifthere could be found in American
society. person closely resembling
Miss Flora McFlimsey, and if her char
actcr aud career could be watched close.
ly and criti cally, she uld doubtless
develope iuto very much such persot
as Mrs Caroline Woodman. Dress and
mems admiration were the two greatest
objects of her life In the pursuit of
them she sacrificed everything aud the
wreck of her honor aud her health
should be a lesson to any weakmineded
woman who may have begun life with
ideas similar to hers. There could be
no more solemn lesson administered to
young girls than that contained in the
deplorable narrative she gives in the
affidavit lately made pubic. Such alb :
ject degradation, such humiliating sla-
very to the destroyer of her honor and
happiness, were probably never confessed
by any other woman in the world.
The little traits of this lady's charac-
ter are gradually coming to the light
since she has become the hero of shame
full drama. Many persons recognize in
her lady who has been known at the
fashionable watering places for thimmsn-
sity of her wardrobe. One describes
her as the lady with seventy-five dresses
Another speaks of her as having thirty
tru ks aud new dinner dress for
every day in the season." Passengers
who came over in the steamer Arago in
September, (ls55, discover that the
heroine of Sanford Hall and the New
York Hotel was fellow passenger, and
they remember that tall, slender figure,
the fretful, discontented countenance,
tie rather familiar manner, the idle con-
versation aud the snubbing remarks to
her husban !, that attracted more notice
than admiration. Some of them re-
member how she talked of her sorce of |
huge Paris bonnets, and the multiplicit
Of articles proper for a lady with
Nothing to Wear" which had to pass
The ordeal of the New York Custom
House officers. We rejoice to be able
to say, in spite of the remarks of very
vulgar anonymous English lady CORES
oondent, who has been SO fortunate as
never te get ilto the society of respec-
.able American ladies, that Mrs Wood
nan is the only American woman We
know of who faithfully represents the
character, or the want of character, of
Miss Flora McFlimsoy. Let her young
'ouu rywomen who love fnery take
Warming by her fate -Phtla Bulletin
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1857-11-25
A Baby and a Basket-A Catas
trophy.

AS Mrs Esther S,ansbrry residing
in court running from Race, below
Sixth street, was about to bring bnek
ct of water from the hydrant last night,
she found BASKET suspended from the
knob Of the front door. Putting her
hand into the basket, she felt something
alive and kicking, so wrapped up in rags
that no further discovery could be made
without unwrapping the object. A piece
of paper, folded like letter, lay by the
side of the animated bundle Mrs.
StaDsbury Immediately returned into the
house, and by the light of a lamp ex-
amiued she billet. 1t was directed to
her husband. She TREMENDOUSLY broke
the seal and read as follows:
ITO JOE SrANsBURY-.Sar:: l send
you the baby, which you Ill please take
good care of, and bring up right, SO that
it may make better man than its daddy.
Oh Joseph what sly old rake you
are who would think that such sober
old spindle shanks could be such tear
ing down sinner? The child is yours,
you may ear to that. You deceived
me most shamefully, Joe-letting on TO
be widower! But do a father, duty
for the young one, aud I'll forgive you
Yoar heart broken NANCY
"P. S.-Dou't let that sharp-nosed
wife of yours see this letter Cannon
EcI with sonre kiud of story about the
baby
Mr.. Stansbury was in the basement
kitchen quietly eating his supper, and
little imagining what storm was over
his head.
The door of the kitchen was violently
thrown open, aud his wife's voice yelled
out:
"Stansbsry. come up here, yoa villianl
Here's a mess for you
The astonished Stansbury hastily obey
ed the summons.
"Dou't you want to see Nancy" cried
Ms. Siansbury, when her guilty hus-
band hobbled into the rocm
Nancy what Nancy's ,Lat?'' said
the sly old rogue, ia, we'll -feigucd as
tonisbment
Why, Nancy. the mother of this
baby rhat's hung up at the door, Mr.
Oh, You lock mighty IN
nucen'; just read hat letter, and look
INTO the basket! Don't be afraid; it
w"u't bite; its got no teeth, poor thing.
You will know it; for as the hussy says,
it's just like you all over Please guoo
ness will expose you before every body
lu less than five minutes, Mrs S. had
room full of spectators-hslt
Of the inhabitants of the court-to wit
ue<s the process of uns sapping the baby.
Anxious expectation sat on every coun-
as the jealous lady tore away
rag after rag from the body of the found
ling, the vigorous movement OF which
every body. ITS full of the
devil already" said Mrs S.; that shows
it's his. You'll soon see that 1T is like
him in everything"
At last all the swaddliDg clothes be.
lrg removed, out Jumped the baby aud
made its escape through the open win
dow. 1t was big tom cat
i
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1857-11-25
Beau Hickman in New York
Court.


The N. Y. correspondent of the Phil
adelphia Mercury has the following. il
regard1to our distinguished fuancier
Beau Hickman, Esq, who visited New
YorksSgtsiysteregplate monetary affairs
in that quarter: ~.
, A rich scene came off the other d. y
in the Marine Court. Your readers
will all remember the celebrated Beau
Hickman. Beau has been staying here
for some weeks past, at the Florence
Hotel, where his bills are paid by his
friends in the gambling and sporting
lines On Thursday, Beau was sub
I 9euaed as witness in the above court.
The attorney on the opposite side was a
regular Tartar. He prides himself upon
his skill in examining witnesses, and
claims that he can confuse witness
more successfully than any other mem
ber of the bar. One of his methods of
doing this is, wheu the witness hesitates,
to snap at him like an angry terreor,
worry and abuse him for his hesitation,
and then seek to confound and embarrass
| him
Before this man Beau was brought up
for cross examination. Beau took the
stand, and after giving his testimony in
a very mild and timid manner, was hand
ed over for cross questioning to this
set lawyer. He had, in his direct testi-
mony, affirmed that the sharp lawyers
client had no money whatever The
counsellor, with look at Beau such as
hungry dog gives at bone, asked:
How d, you know, Mr.. Hickman, that
my client had no money? Are you the
keeper of his pocket book p
H e told me so, sir
When did he tell you sop
This morning
Where, sir
In this very room.'
what did he say, sir? Come, give
Us his very words-none of your infer
ences, sir
Il don't like to answer that question
.Ho. no So you're afraid to answer
that question, are you? knew should
drive you into close corner. Come,
out with it, and none of your shirking
here ,..-,-
L should rather be excused
Then shall appeal to the court to
commit you for c"ntempt.'
Well. SIR, if 1 must answer, he told
me this morning that be had no money.
We'll. sir. what language did he us-?'
Why, I asked him to loan me half a
dollar, and he said he couldn't do it, for |
you had robbed him of every cent of his
money, aud if be didn't get out of your
clutches very soon his children would
s,arve.'
The lawyer had no further questions
to ask. A roar of laughter arose in the
court which required some trouble to
check, and by the time the lawyer had
collected his thoughts again the case
was decided against him.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1857-11-25

WoMAN's NATURE.--I should not say,
from my experience of my own sex that
woman's nature is flexible and i'm
pressible, though her feelings are, I
know very few instances of very in
ferior man ruling the mind of superior
woman; whereas 1 know twenty-ffty
of a very inferior woman ruling a
superior man. If he love her, the
chances are, that she will in tue end
deaden and de.noralize him. If su
periOr woman marry vulgar or inferior
man, he makes her miserable, but he
seldom governs her mind, or vulgarizes
her nature; and if there be love on his
side, the chances are that in the end she
will elevate and refine him.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1857-11-25

New EXPEDITION TO UrAH 1t is re-
ported ip military circles that Col Gay
lord McFall aud Capt. Patti. Conn have
been ordered, with their respective com.
mands, to the scene of the Utah. trou-
bles Warlike and " miIitious"
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1857-11-25

An Irishman writing from Phil
adelphia the other day to his friend in
the old country, concluded his letter
thus: "If iver its me forchune to liv
till dy-and God nose whether it is
or no-Inl visit ould ireland afore 1
leave Philamadelphy.'
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1857-11-25
.4ortrg.
An Old Playmate.
By BARRY CORNWALL.

Dost thou still remember me? -y
i remember thee and thine,
When the young and careless hours
All were thine and mine
When we had our eyes in flowers.
Laughing at the ruling powers.
Dreaming life divine. .--
Dreams of books and barren learning
Troubled not our summers sleep;
Genius Gust alit) was bnrning
In the hearts recesses deep; -.s
Ger the sunny waters sailing
Want, nor wO, nor friendship failing,
Taught US then to weep.
Life has lost ITS sweetest Sc ason,
Spring has shrunk to winter cold.
Ar d, for some had earthly reason
We (who once were young) are old.
Dimmed are all our sunshine glories,
And our thousand pleasant stories
ALI are past and told
Yet. life's thoughtful angel feeth
Through a gentler. calmer air;
And hand that no one seeth
Shields US from despair
So. though autumn falls in showers,
We will trust to brighter hours.
As when we hid our eyes in flowers,
And dreamed the world was fair
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1857-11-25

FIRE IN THE CHIMNEY.-Ir case OF
fire in the chimney, it is an excellent
plan to put salt on the fire in the CRATE
below, as it acts chemically on the Ham
lug SCOT above. This has been found to
extinguish the fire 10 short time, and
deserves to be more generally known.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1857-11-25
Minnesota Land Agency
J.M.& A. P SWINEFORD.

DEAL Estate Dealers, and Agents, Land
III Warrants located and investments made
yielding fifty per cent. Taxes paid. DC. A.
p. Swineford being resident OF Albert Lea
Minnesota,i is well acquainted with the natural
advantages of the Territory and the best points
for Investment. A few choice Lots and farm
ing Lands for sale. For further information n-
quire of JAS. Swineford, Ashland OHIO, or adj
dress A. p SwiDeford, Albert Lea, Freeborn
county Minnesota
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1857-11-25
Farm for Sale.

~ The SUBSCRIBER OFFERS HIS FARM
~ for sale, situated about four and q half miles
&18 from Ashland, on the road leading from Je.
bonneville to Mansfield. The farm consists OF 80
acres of well improved land. with fruit trees oi
all kinds: never failing srring OF pure water;
two Dwelling Houses, good bank barn, &C., &c.
For further particulars inquire OF
Oct . y7-2meI ISAAC DAVIS.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1857-11-25
The Aggregate Votes for Cover.
nor and State Ticket.

The Journal virtually admits that If
the votesgiven tor Payne i'll Stark coun-
ty were decisive, of the result, there
should be no hesitation il receiving
them. We therefore add them to Mr.. 4.
Payne's vote, in order that the footing
shall show the exact plurality against
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1857-11-25

E The imports of the U. s. for
the fiscal year of 1856 were Sl26, ,534,-
000-for 1857, 1921 ,524, ,000-a de-
crease in 1887 of s5,20I 900.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1857-11-25

EE Somebody has written book on
The art of making people happy with
out money" We are in an excellent
condition to be experimental Cd.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1857-11-25
New Livery Stable

c"Ln B. GRAY. Proprietor Fan.
6A II. ly and Pleasure Carriages. and
$40 Horses, t. be had at all hours. Passengers
conveyed to any of the neighboring towns on
the shortest notice. Prices reduced to suit the
hard times PStables in the rear of Men ulty
House Nov. 9th, -IS55-26tf
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1857-11-25

DR P. H. CLARK. Physician and Surgeon.
IL Office near the Sampsel House, adjoining
the Drug Store of Dulin 4 Crane. Special at
tention paid to diseases of the Chest as well as
all chronic cases.
Ashland May 6. 1857. 4Stf