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Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-02-05

a FARM FOR SALE.-That valuable ca
tate in Auburn, miles from this Office well known
,1-as the Baird Place be had for cash, credit or
city property For further particulars invuire OF p
koS9WLroN, at Gquldng's Planning Mill, RS. KNOWL-
4VN, on the premises myl diff
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-02-05

500 Cashmere Square shagls, worth $40, for So.
800 g g '' ~ for s.
100 2O for I2.
10 Cartons Cashmere Long shaws, at about half the
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-02-05

g. A CHANCE. The subscriber will sell his
Mi,i place, consisting Of a nearly new House, Barn,
and acrls Of land, with great variety Of fruit,
It's situated Plantation Street. the Bloomngdale
road, miles from the City Hail. Apply on the prem
les, any day after y. IN. FRANCIS O. MIHNER
'iv17 dendMwif
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1857-08-15
An Indian Adventure.

Thr fo!nwins incident was narrated
to Lieut.. Bockwith, of the Pacific Rail
road Expedition party by DeIeware
Indian guide, as they were traversjng
mountain pass which was marked by
numerous guIlics and rAyincs:
Gle was travcrsiug thi path at mid
night, accompanied by his squaw only,
both mounted upon the same horse, and
the night so lark that he could neither
see the outlines Of the hills nor the
ground at his horses feet when he heard
a sound (Which he imitatcd) SO slight as
to be scarcely precoptihle to an Indian
ear, Of an arrow carried in the hand,
striking once only with slight tick
against bow Stopping he coul3 hear
nothing, but instantly dismounted-his
squaw leaning down upon the horse, that
she might, By no possibility be secn-
and placed his ear to the ground, when
he heard the same sound repeated, but a
few feet distant, and was therefore sat
istied that how imminent the danger. he
had not yet been seen, or heard. for no
Indian would make such ncse at night
in approaching his foe, he therefore in
stantly arose and took his horse by the
bride close to his mouth, to lessen the
chances Of his moving or WINNING, and
and 10 Of his dsadliest enemies, the
Sioux, Oh war party, fled past him
within arms reach while he remained
unobscrycd "
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1857-08-15
Extraordinary Incident at n Dua..

The New Orleans Bee, of the - inst.
is responsible for the following:
g." A duel was fought near thir city
yesterday Monday morning, which, for
the singuarity of it's denonneMt, is per.
haps unparalleled in the annals Of single
combat. 4 well known gentleman in
this community, whom We shall call Mr..
A., feeling himself aggrievcd by thereon.
duct Of another gentleman whom We shall
designate as Mr. b., sent him a chal-
leuSe, which was acccptcd-wcap,ns,
pistols; distance, twelve PAGES; time,
six o'clock in the msrning. The usual
preIminaries were settled, and ut the
ward- g fire both pistols exploded. At
the same instant, b. was seen to stargcr.
The. seconds rushed up, when it was
found that the bali had struck the outer
case Of his hunting watch, from which it
had glanced at nearly right angle, pass
ing through the lapel of his coat The
watch was worn in the breast pocket, and
was almost entirely on the heart. The
case was found to be considerably bat
tered, but otherwise the watch had su2-
tained no injury, although it had gained
about three hours in as many minutes.
The hands, which a moment before had
stood at twenty minutes past six, now
marked half-past nine.
But perhaps the most curious part
Of the story is to come On looking
round to see wha: had become of \ the
seconds discovered him leaning over, in
the act of picking up something from
the ground, and on approaching nearer,
discovered to their astonishmcnt that
one of his whiskers, which he wore un-
usually large and heavy, had been shorn
completely from his face, and that with
as much precision as though it had been
accomplished by the most skilful barber
1t was thought that some peculiarity in
the bore Of BIS pistol had communicated
to the ball rotary motion which, com
bined with its great velocity, could ne
cessarily produce au effect similar to that
caused by some sharp instrument. The
result of the duel, SO far, had been So
utterly singular, that it preciuded all
thoughts Of pushing it to a further and
perhaps more disastrous issue. The Sc
conds interposed and reconcilcd their
principals"
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1857-08-15
Mr., Summer,

Bayard Taylor, in letter from London
to the New York Tribune, relates the fol-
lowing:
"No American has ever been more pop
ular in England than Mr. Sumner, and
he is at present floating on the top wave
Of London society. | heard the other
day a good story of his arrival here. He
entered his name upon the book as simply
Mr.. Sumner, Boston, and was accord
ingly set down by the host and his fur
kies as an ordinary traveller The next
morning one of the latter came to Mr.
Summers room in some excitement and
and said; Lord Brougba.l is down stairs
sir, asking for YOU To the waters 5
amazement, Mr., S. quietly said, without
showing the least surprise: Very well,
show him up Not long afterwards the
former came, still more excited; Sir, the
Lord Chief Justice has called, and he
asked for you, Show him up, was again
the cool reply. After his lordship had
departed, the waiter once mere, bewilder
ed and a little aggravated: Sir, Sir, the
L5rd Chance,lor # England has called
to see YOU Show him up, repeated
Mr.. s. These astonishing facts were no
d ,ubt at once communicated to the land
lord for the next days Mora,ng Post
announced the arrival of His Excellency
the Honorable Mr. Summer, at Maurigy' !
Hotel.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1857-08-15
VOL. mo. 81
\ Nan Proposing To Marry Another Man--
Aate~EoTtcm Examination. Eftl

Some time ago, il viii be remembered,
singular casc came up in the Rich
mond, Va, courts, in which young
man named Lipscomb sued another young
man named Thomas l.inton for breach Of
promise.
Linton, ii seems, was of such remark
afI@ feminine appearance, that his friends
easily persuaded Iipscomb that he was a
female IN disguise, and 50 cnamored did
he become of Linton, as to ask and re-
cclvc promise Of marriage, which, Of
course, the latter was unable to fulfil.
But on attempting to explain why he
/ could not &" come to time" the fond
Ioyyer' would not behevc a word OF il,
and fully in the belief that his inamora.a
was woman, and nothing short, he ssed
for breach of promise The case created
no little excitement in Richmond.
An examination 10y FIVE experienced
physicians was ordered by the court. SO
that there should be no possibility Of
mistake, and they reported that Linton
was undoubtedly man So Lipscomh
lost both his lady-loyc and his lawsuit
Linton has recently arrived in this
city, and such was his womanish appear
ancc, that suspicion was created as to his
sex, and the guards were about to arrest
him, and would have doue SO, but for the
interference Of person who knew the
young man, Last night Linton again
got into trouble, through falling into the
hands of party of young men who be
hsvod him to be sailing under false CO.
lors, and were about to have an examins-
tion to test the matter A gentleman
cognI1ant with the history of Linton
happened to be present, and upon his re-
presentation he was set free.
Feminine b2auty would seem to be
anything but desirable gift for man.
- V"h'ngton Star, J,ty "A
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1857-08-15
The Italian InHuYrex Ion.

4 Paris letter contains the following
passage:
ave learn from the Italian p:i4ts that
Miss Whit, who was jacarueratcI after
the Genoaso insuroet,on, occupies .
chamber adjoining the apartments Of the
governor Of the pT.sou, The revolutions
airy heroine appears to be a prey to the
liveliest enthusiasm. One singular cir
cumstancc will suffice to give al idea Of
the political enthusiasm which animatcs
this romantic woman. When the cara
blnccrs came to arrest her, she threw
herself upon portrait Of Mazziui aud
kissed it with intense and pious tcrvor.
1t was rumorcd that she had declared
that she was married to the old chief Of
young Italy; she is engag d, on the con-
trary, to poor young man whose name
is not even known. AS for Mazzini, he
is her god, not her husband. The pas
sion with which he inspires her is not
love, but religious respect. One does
not love a prophet, but serves him hum
bly,, and davotes ones self to his glory.
Certainly Miss White has given proof Of
an active zeal Ry means of sub$crip-
tions, she obtained in the single city Of
Genoa sufficient sum for the purchase
of ten thousand mUsEctS -
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1857-08-15
Eiiifaiy GLORY.

Nineteen long letters from Lord Ellen
borough, He has made me Governor of
Scinde, with additional pay; and he has
ordered the captured guns to be east into
triumphal column, with our names in
scribcd thereon | wish he could let me
go back to my wife and girls, it would
be more to me than pay or glory and hon
or; eight months now away from them,
and my lifc's strange dream realized
This is glory, is it? Yes! Nine princes
have surrendered their swords to me on
fields of battle, and their kingdoms have
been conquered by me, and attached to
my own country. | have received the
government of the conquered prorinces,
and all honors are paid TO me while liy-
ing in my cncmy's capital Well, all the
glory that can be desired is mine, and
care so little for it, that any moment |
shall be resigned to live quietly with my
wife aud girls; no honor Or riches can re-
pay me for absence from them. life Of
Sir Charles Napier.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1857-08-15
Chance for n .sGmai; WIFE,"

The last Water Cure journal has an
advertisement for husband The Young
lady gives the following modest account
Of herself
- | am just tw2nty, bat will not marry
before am two years older. ! can do,
and love to do all manucr of housework.
from making pies and bread to washing
shirts, can do AL kinds Of sewing.
from embroidery to linsey pautaloons. |
can skate, ride, dance, sing, play on the
piano or spinning wheel, or anything
that may reasonably be expected Of my
sex. If required, | can act the part Of a
Ounce in society of the upper ten, or
the part d Il woman among women. As
for ridng-~here let me make banter {;
any man may bring two horses, give me
choice and ten feet, aud thea if he over
takes me in one mil", | am his if not.
then the horse il mine
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1857-08-15
Free Soil i'm Kentucky.

In county in Kentucky, near Madi-
son, in which latter Cassius VI. CLAY re-
sides, the Fourth of July has been celc-
bratod III an appropriate manner for
three years past. The Democracy has
gone SO far az to permit Clay, with a pis-
tol lying on tho table beside which h2
speaks, to call slavery by its right name.
IA thing to be etcrnally hated, a loathc-
some ulcer on the body p,litic, the pro-
life parent of vice and crime, the leadcn
drag upon all true progress, and the
worst enemy to the white man that can
be introduced or established in any State.
Even on the last Fourth of July. Cas-
alus NJ. Clay addressed 5000 persons in
one body In a grove in the vicinity Of
his residence, and gave the miserable
doughfaccs,' as he most Justly terms the
Democrats, Just such course Of analysis
as their history warrants. When hc had
concluded his speech, he read couple
OF resolutions, charactcriziug the Drcd
Scott decision as a disgrace to the age
and an insult to the Creator; base lie
in our judicial history, and blot upon
the records of the Supreme Court. What
a pity that some Pennsylvania Democrats
had not been present to cry treason and
let slip the :" Dead Rabbits" upon him ,
Wondrous to relate, however, in the very
heart Of slaveholding kentncky, resolu-
tions Of the abpve tenor were cordially
adopted, with but two dissenting voices,
As we learn from the Published letter of
one who was present on the occasion.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1857-08-15
Cool Water.

The following simple method, It is
said, will keep water almost as cold us
ice Let the jar, pitcher, or vessel used
for water, be surrounded with one or
more folds of coarse cotton, to be con
stantly wet. The evaporation Of the
water will carry off the heat from the in
side, and reduce it to freezing point.
In India and other tropical climes, where
ice cannot be procured, this is common
Let every mechanic and Eborcr have at
his place of employment two pitchers
thus provided, and with lids Or covers,
one to contain fresh water for drinking,
the other for evaporation, and he can al
ways have a supply Of cold water in warm
weather. Any person can test this by
dipping finger in water, and holding
it up to the air on warm day after
doing this three or four times he will
End his finger uncomfortably cold.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1857-08-15
4 Difference.

The only appreciablc difference be-
tween the amalgamation doctrines held
by the nlggcrmaking Democracy, and
the doctrines %eld by the Garrisonians,
l. this: Garrison and his friends believe
that, before ANAL algamation begins, mar
rlagc should unite the amalgamarine par
ties Douglas and his friends 90 in for
amal@amation without marriage. as the
great number of yellow boys and girls,
and tie few mixed marriages in tn.
south, certainly prove The peculiarity
OF the orthodox Democratic belief is due
no doubt to this tact-without marriage
there is no legal impeachment t. fathers
selling his own Children practice to
which the most vocifcrous brawIers about
" Abo'ltionists' are not little addicted
between the two, the GarriSonians are
much the most respectable people They
are guilty Of ANAL ganatiou only IN thco-
ry while their revilers, the nigger max
ers, are not only amalcamationists but
adultcrcrs also. We commend tEis view
OF the matter to the Little Giant. He
may hnd 1t useful in his next speech, in
keeping his tongue from its accustone
M3@ccncics when he alludcs &c hIs opro-
ncnts-t tHicngo 1rHRur.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1857-08-15
Source of Fat.

During the course of the past year,
experiments have been made in France
on Il number OF ducks, to prove that the
fat may exceed the quantity which could
be referred to the food they were sup
Piled with. Some were fed on rice. a
substance which contains only a few
parts Of fat in thousand Others fed
on rice with certain amount of butter
added At the end Of the experiment,
the first were as lean as when first placed
upon the diet : the latter, in few days,
became positively balls OF fat. Other
experiments were made on pigs. 1t was
found, as the result of several trials, that
there was sometimes more fat produced
than was contained in the food upon
which they fed. Food which, given
alone, has not the properties Of fattcning,
when mixed with fatty matter acquires
the property to an astonishing degree !;
and tattening articles of food, which do
not contain much fat, always abound with
its chemical constituents, the principal
of which is azote and from whence the
fat acquired i certainly derived - -Scien-
t,fc imerjcon.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1857-08-15

Oo Wednesday last, some coal diggyr>
at Buffalo Hock dug from under stra-
IA Of coal, ana seventeen feet under the
surface, 4 Copper Kettle. ia a tolcraLle
state of PrcServ2tlon. 1t is al old fash
ioncd vessel, considerable hatter than the
present style. The question, GLOW come
It thcrcy' is one that would he difficult
to answer. Had the finders said they
found It above the coal, it might be con
loctured that some Of the first Europc-
ans who travelled through the lIlmoi.
Valley left one Of hter camp kcttlcs on
ihis spot. But the fact it was found un
der the strata Of coal, indicates that it
once belonged to an exceedingly ancient
rae. If the place Of It's discovery i, As
We have heard stated, it furnishes good
subject for the antiquarian - Ofiaru
Rep. ls.t
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1857-08-15

Das~ As Joseph H., Emperor of Aus
tria, was driving in his one horse cabrio-
let, dressed in the garb of private citi-
zen, he was accosted by soldier, who
installing him for a man of the middle
class, requested scat in the vehicle.
Willingly" replied the Emperor
jump in comrade, for I'm in hurry"
The soldier was soon seated alongside
of the Emperor, and became very loqua-
cious
"Comc, comradc," said he, slapping
the Emperor familiarly on the back, "are
you good at guessing
Perhaps | am - said Joseph; " try
me"
Well, then, my boy conjurc up your
wits, and tell me what | had for break
FAST
Sour-krout,'
Come, none of that, comrade. Try
1t again"
Perhaps Westphalia ham," replied
the Emperor, willing to humor his COM
panion.
Better than that" exclaimed the
soldier
oaasasos from Bologna, and Hook
"',,p,r p..oa .io'' , VI" III. i'h'"' w., o.,
pe''e, 'hai' '''"'' - se give IL up.
>,a 10. ;, :,
oP:n '3: your your = e ana ears 'ncn' salu
I tlo s'i','e. pi.h'i> h ,,l 'l"a PneaS'n''oy
yo's sno' no III tue i1n'P'i'f 'oo Pafh.-
'ia, m,p Ia. ,.. =.
no', 'ne oA ui'".ioi u '',o So'n'ei hao
'"D"i's'' .oaepn 'au' iuiesIs ~ -.
want you % 'iy your sh''' III s''ess-
'"1, Iph' ,c,; aue 9eo IL w" tau naino 'no
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A Sin ryu:ar Woman.

| There died Of grief in Paris the other
day the Russian Princess Bagration.. Her
grief was caused by the !oss.. ..of her dia-
lnonds, which were carried away by the
dcfau'tiug banker, Thurnysscn, who had
them III charge The princess was sim
gular wonraa She lost her husband in
the Napolconic war, and went to Paris
Immediately after the restoration. Her
life was for many years passed in elegant
amusement and dissipation. Through
her apartments was constantly waited the
oder of amber and the most eneryatino
perfumes. She was never on her feet
during the day time; receiving morning
visitors on a couch, wrapped up in lace
and muslin. She had horror of an ap-
poarance of blood in the face, and applied
lceches continually to keep her complex
ion clear and pale; often she puts these
leeches on when riding in her carriage,
aud her elegant attire would be stained
with blood. She had bad habit of neg
Letting to pay her debts, although she
possessed an estate worth $4,000, 900, be-
sides other sour. of revenue The gems
Pa ms used to stand at her door and levy
upon her hcrs>s and carriages as she was
about riding ont. This alwa.s brought
her to terms when nothing else could
About 1890, she became fascinated with
dashinS Englishman, named Caradoc,
Who turned the heads of the Parisians by
his graces, and married him. They prov
ed not to be Of compatible temper and
soon parted. Caradoc, as Lord Howden,
is the present British Minist n at Madrid
and the princess is in her grave, having
died of vexation and grief caused by the
robbery of her diamonds.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1857-08-15
Silver i'm the Ocean.

Three French chemists, a. we learn
from Household Words, have been ex-
pcrimenting on this subject, and their
labors have led them to the conclusion
that the ocean holds dissolved two mil
lions of tons Of silver They took water
from the coast Of St Malo, a few leagues
from the land, and anal Iyzed it in two
ways A portion of the water they
acted upon by the usual tests Of silver,
and the presence of the precious metal
was clearly ascertained. The remainder
OF the water they eyaporated, and the
salt they obtained they boiled with lead
This lump of impure lead they placed on
saucer made of lime, aud then sub
mitted it to a heat sufficient to melt the
lead, but not to affect the silver, should
any bo present. The lead, as it melted
was sucked up By the poras saucer, and
finally small globule Of silver ghstcncd
in the vessel This process is called Gu
pellation, and is the ordinary mode of
procuring silver from the ore. Again
and again they repeated the experiments
with the same success. From these ex-
poriments they made the calculation that
cubic mile Of ocean contains two pounds
and three quarters weight Of silver
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1857-08-15

| have a grandson who bids fair to
have his fathers slaughtering arm in
battle the father alarms me, however,
because he cannot always be victorious
Two OF his brothers have been killed.
One was eaten BY tiger; he was but u
boy, yet showed his family pluck, for
while in the animal mouth he called to
his companions, I" fire away, | am past
help don't be ttraid Of shooting
They did shoot, killed the tig.r, aud
took the boy up alive, but the animals
tusks had, as he said, put him past help.
The other brother rodc down the preci-
pitous stairs at st Helena, and went over
the rsck, horse and man, down down
smash !. My clap tried to ride across
quieksand here, and how he saved him
self 10 one can tell; he and his horse
went down at once, and afterwards, by
the most desperate efforts, got out sepa-
ratel y.-Lite Of Sir CharieS Napier.
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founS love but seldom asked advice, I'D
And when he ask'd but seldom took 1t;
But he'd tecn bundled once or twice, .#..
And bis proud spirit could not brook it, "s
so he got Wisdom to impart - g.. Ea
His care and counsel for all wcathcrs,
Which was to seek 10 maidens heart,
Until he'd richly gilt his feathers. ..s..~H
Love smild; ana soon his piniers bore
golden blaze of beauty round him;
And maids, who'd scorned young Love before,
Now full OF grace and sweetness found him!
such taste--such spirt--such delight
\ wing TO warm the worst of weathers
Ha ha! cried Love, but Wisdom's right
There's nothing like gliding well ons's feather,
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1857-08-15
Romantic Incident.

4 young lady, possessed of beauty, ac-
compllshments, and having $45, 900 in
hard cash in deposit at St. Louis, started
recently on a trip to New York, in COM
pany with her aunt. She took passage
on the steamer Tennessee Belle from
keokuk to Cincinnati. On the same
boat was young man who had plenty Of
everything but money; he had impor-
tuned her at home, and kept up his ar
dent courtship on board the boat. The
lady, however, was hard-hearted. and re-
fused to him the least hope. The boat
stopped awhile at NarroIton, Ky, and
the lady and her aunt concluded to take
a stroll on the shore as she was going
down the gangway-plank, it tilted, and
the lady fell into the water, and she was
drawn by the current under the wharf
boat. The suitor jumped in, went un-
der the boat after her, succeeded in
catching her, and finally rescued her
In two hours she was perfectly restored,
and sending for her deiyarer, and clcr-
gyman being on board, they were mar
ried forthwith.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1857-08-15

The city fathers Of Worcester, Mass,
have widened the distance between the
posts at the entrance of the Common, for
the accommodation of the hoop wearers,
who have been unable to get thereupon
since the lately increased breadth Of their
skirts beyond the diameter Of four feet,
by reason of that modern ihvcntion, "yo
hoop" so says the Spy
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1857-08-15

The following anccdotc is told Of a
very clever fellow, who had recently ioin.
ed the Sons Of Temperance. After be.
coming '.son" he went to Mobile on
business, Il I'd was taken iii there. The
physician was called and on cxaminin .
hun, pronounced him in a very dancer
ons condition, and prescribed brandv.-
The SICK nlan told him he could not take
II, The doeter insisted that it was \
proper remedy, but the patient told him
he must take it or he would have srasms.
" y ell said the Son of Temperance, II
VII try a couple Of spa.m. first"