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The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-08-29

JoHNsoss COUNTY
No I'll 10 AGREE near Iowa City - acres broke
friee, va per acre
sery choice
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-08-29

CLINTON COUNTY
No ~ sW esetlon y, 4 k2k
No 5s NV \ section o TseRaE
No ~ n section 10 Ts.RsE
No 10 IN ONE section . rssRaE
kLNToN COUNTY
NJ ~ 4 - re " 80 acre. ~ choice land
waieted rs Prairie Creek contains q ANAL Wood lot
- within \ 81 taile Of large grow OF rxsellsnt
tiubeT IS He. nom tes.ar kApss must he disposed
at Ia - DAYS. aasl Will T.. - i ~ y bargain.
PowEsHklk COUNTY
~ ~ i.a acres u sesrc, land adjoining the
i@~L II utinneil
No 4; larg. tract of land, hear Eidora, the
county scat
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-08-29


e Money u Loan, ia sums to sut
applicants W TaLLMAN S POWERS
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-09-28

WAITE IHnnDiArnLy.Ar TIE ONLY UP rowE
w select female institute, estasished SO nxth
avenue, Twenty secoud street. all gfys
log Town In families returned home hxte~
te1dApcA
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-09-28

COUNTRY SEAT FOR sac OK ExUHAnGE-I4A
~ sores fine house. fruit and shade trees twelve miles
rom City all In the desirable par. Of
y view OF Hudson and Harlem rivers; by two rail
roads j G. SIpN EY, No. Is N .ssAu sIe et
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-09-28

pfOU.UUU. rea, estate four hur dred arc any ii N
sand dollars worth OF ock cons OF
O. hotels snins dsin.inr and boarding houses. dry soods
sins al In rood locations Apply 10 ROBINsON AZ Pine
street marble building n B-Lesses Of every description
bought and ssd
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-09-28

TIN JEUrE HONnr DESIRE uNE PLACE dams UHr
u mshon privee II connsi. ls service de table - -
suyes ouvrsges genre II peut dinner de b~upes
r~conmsndsious d. IA vile. ssdresser pour deus tours
40 Howard st
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-09-28

TINE pEso sHbI,w ALLHwANDR QUI 4 RssTDEg
psndan, Deus Paris o. qui salt ensessner 10 rfsn
Gals et Aeuand deeers unuver place ellie sersi
occupee pendant matinee sadrssser Miss a., Union
SOU Poet oifcs.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-09-28

U,oR sALH IN NlA OLSON EQUARs-rHAT DESTR kBLs
bassment hor,,s No. % kadson square most beautifully
,r.nY.a =. % g.. ne b best s css he oily M. .o
b lSA q oI%SDLOw CO., Pine street. cppp Q .D
Ranx Building.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-09-28

nr DENArDE uNE BONNIE OuTsINInRE FRAN
" csise Alepande safis ~ West Ice rue err
lea 81 ct e. avenues, eepus dir seures midi
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-09-28

EyAkAe FOR RAIk-0EE IN CUMBERLAND VII
age Su Ivan county $50 500 80 others In disr
ont dkectons $40 Coz Of land. Apply to j. WANDER
BlLT, "a Fnlton street.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-11-17

SQ7 BROADWAY.
OOl RICHMOND'S,
Opposite Metropolitan Hotel
few Of these $40 muslin
just received; regular price so Muslin and yaenciennes
collars co. regular price S. Also very large
brodered handkerchefs Just fifty per below
tion prices BLACK LACE WELLS, COIFFURES, CAPES,
LACE GOODS ofa descriptions half the usual prices
We would call attention 10 this stock 1t s perhaps the
largest In this special line In the city. -
RICHMOND.
No 5S7 Broadway.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-11-17
REgTAURATrS.

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT TO GENTLE
4 siding ~ Rrooklyn,-Any gentleman wishing Y
pleasant evening and smoke good Havana segM
by calling AZ No. 7 Clinton street, brooklyn. IRE,
every Monday Wednesday and Saturday. r. FOf
tor, from Manchester. Professor Rosenheim, IRON
cellars, London, Will preside a. The piano,
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-11-17

A RNoID, CONSTABLE 4 co.
n IMPORTANT TO LADIES.
In consequence OF the great financial crisis ARNOLD,
CONSTABLE A co. have determined 20 make siin
FURTHER SACRIFICES.
The whole of their
RICH AND VALUABLE STOCK
will be offered
MONDAY. NOVEMBER
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-11-17

GO 0On SITUATION WANTED, AND THE ABOVE
RA.UUU. sum loaned my employer upon good security
would invest in good business Agents and humbugs
need apply time viii be wasted their
proposals. Address Peterson, box 100 Herald Office
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-11-17

FASHIONABLE PARIS DRESS
IL SILKS-Ful and desirable assortment,
RETAILED BELOW WHOLESALE PRICESl
LORD 4 TAYLOR
266, 257, 40 and 26l Grand street,
And AZ and ~ Catherine street.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-11-17

d ANY FIRM IN WANT OF A SMART, TNTEILI
spO. gent young man, entry clerk messenger coleco
light porter may hear OF one who has undeiabe city
feences for honesty industry and strictly temperate habits
and who would rather accept the above weekly salary during
the hard times than remain Inactive Address Active Herald
office.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-11-17
SITUATIONS wAHTED-MALEs.

TUST Observation-Disclosures, A SITUATION AS
81 waiter in private family by respectable steady tenn
perance man. who has lived with the respectable am
lies city which his and those families
win certify. Any family who may engage him viii find him
Casseeer $50 Broadway, W. A., 375 9th avenue, near
agl
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-07-23
BE Determined,

The earnest man Wins way for himself,
and earnestness and truth go together
Never affect to be other than you are; either
richer or wiser. Never be ashamed to say
81 do not know" Never be ashamed to
say. whether as applied to time or money,
Il cannot afford i'll cannot afford to waste
an hour in the idleness to which you invite
me- cannot afford the guinea you ask
me to throw away" Once establish your
self and your mode of as they really are,
and your foot is on solid ground, whether
for the gradual step onward, or for the
sudden spring over a precipice. From
these maxims let me deduce another
Learn to say "No" with decision, ayes"
with caution, ''No" with decision whenever
it resists temptation; ayes" with caution
whenever it implies a promise. A prom
ise once given is bond inviolable. A
man is already of consequence in the world
when it is known that we can implicitly
rely upon him. l have frequently seen in
life person preferred to long list of appli-
cants, for some important charge which lifts
him at once into station and fortune, mere
ly because he has this reputation, that
when he says he knows a thing he knows
it, and when he says he will do tn ng, he
will do it. Muse, gentlemen, over these
maxims; you will find it easy enough to
practice them, for when you have added
them together the sum total looks very
much like-a Scotchman.-.Sir E. Bul-
amor Taffo1
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-07-23
A Snake Tale.

Says the lawyer: "Animals sometimes
very nearly approach reason in their cum
ming"
81 got interested in the study of ser
pents, down in Arkansas where l spent the
most of last year. don't know why, but
l was constantly watching them in new
situations, and surrounding them with novel
expedients. Of all kinds experimental
most with rattlesnakes and copperheads.
"One afternoon seated myself on lit
tie knoll in the woods to smoke and read
for 1 always had book or newspaper
with me-and had been c joying myself
for some time, when l espied copperhead
making for hole within ten feet Of where
| sat. Of course l threw down my book
and segar, proceeded to try a hew expert
ment. As soon as L stirred, the rascal
made rush for the hole; but 1 caught his
tail as he got nearly in and jerked him
some twenty fe-t backward. He threw
himself into coil in no time, and waited for
me to pitch in. But l concluded not to
let him try his hole again. Efter while
he started for it, stopping when stirred,
to coil himself up; but as | kept pretty
quiet he recovered confidence and again
went in. No sooner did he strike the
ground than he made a grand rush for the
hole in direct line for my legs! But that
didn't work, for got out of the way, and
gave him another flirt!
'.This time he lay still awhile, appearing
to reflect on the course to be taken. After
getting his head little in, be stopped and
wiggled his tail, as if on purpose for me to
grab it. did so, and quicker than flash
he drew his head out within about quarter
of an inch of strikeing me in the face
However, l jerked him quite distance, and
resolved to look out next time. Well he
tried the same game again, but it would't
work, 1 was too quick for him.
This time he lay in coil half an hour
without stirring. At last, however, he
tried it once more. He advanced to within
five feet of the hole very slowly, coiled again
and then the rascal got the start of me by
one of the cutest things you ever heard Of
"How was that9 we all exclaimed IN one
breath.
"Why," said the narrator, sinking his
voice to the acme of solemnity; and look
ino as honest, and as sober as a man could
look, "why he Just turned his head toward
nv hand, and went down that hole tail
firstw
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-07-23

derer's-she led me to the sick chamber.
As l looked on the sweet sufferer, all hope
deserted me. The shadows of death were
already on her forehead, and in her large
blue eyes. Kneeling by her side, in whis-
pered words my heart pleaded, o, so ear
nestly I! for forgiveness. But, when | look
ed entreatingly towards her, in her deli
rious gaze there was no recognition. No,
Bessie! was never to be comforted by
the assurance of her pardon.
When l next saw Amy, she was asleep.
The bright flush had faded from her cheek,
whose marble paleness was shaded by her
long eyelashes. Delirium had ceased and
her aching heart was still. That small
white hand which had been held out trem-
blingly TO receive blows 70 the harsh ferule
now lay lovingly within the other. Never
again would tears flow from those gentle
eyes, nor that boom heave with sorrow.-
That sleep was the sleep of death.
'iMy grief was wilder if not deeper than
that mothers of lost treasure had robbed
her. She forgave me; but could not
forgive myself. What long winter fol-
lowed! Ny sufferings threw me into fe-
yer, and in my delirium called continual
ly upon Amy. But God harkened to the
prayer of my dear father, and raised me
from this sickness. And when the light
footsteps of Spring were seen upon the
green earth, and early flower were spring
ing up around the grave of Amy, for the
first time was allowed to visit it.
"My head swan as l read, lettered so
carefully on the white tablet:
".AMY SINCLAIR,
"'FELL ASLEEP SEPTEMBER THIRD.
"Beside that fresh turf, l knelt down and
offered, as l trust, the prayer of faith l
was there relieved and strengthened too,
Bessie" said aunt Ruth, as she laid her
hand tenderly upon that young head bow
ed down upon her lap. Poor Bessie's
tears had long been flowing, and now her
grief seemed uncomfortable. Nor did her
aunt attempt consolation, for she hoped
there was a healing in that SORROW.
"Pray for mel" whispered Bessie, as at
length, looking up through her tears, she
flung her arms about her aunt, and from a
full heart aunt Ruth poured out her peti-
ton in behalf of the weeping child. The
scene was never forgotten by Bessie; in
that dark hour, from the depths of her re-
pentant tears, light dawned upon her
brighter than morning. And although it
had cost aunt Ruth not little to call up
this dark shadow from the past, yet she felt
repaid thousand fold for her sacrifice
For that sweet round face, lovely as May
morning, but whose b, auty had been Of
ten marrel by the workings of deceit
and falsehood, grew radiant in the clear
light of the truthful purpose which was
born in her soul.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-07-23
How to jump Off the Cars.

Unless you intend suicide don't Jump from
the cars when in motion; but if you think
you must, and won't be persuaded to be-
have like sensible man, this is probably
the way to do it: jump sidewise as high
as you can, and when in the air screw your
legs up and bend the head forward. You
will strike the ground with that part of
your body that is or should be cushioned
by nature for the purpose, and you will roll
away from the train in the manner of a
wheel. Hands 10 avoid scratches had bet
ter be in the trousers pockets. If you
survive the operation you will feel better,
it is quite likely, than if you had blundered
off without regard 10 the rules of science,
and broken your neck or cracked the dome
of thought. One experiment will probably
satisfy you as to the convenience and COM
fort of this method of getting off the cars.
-Springfeld Republican.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-07-23

A BEAUTIFUL IDEA.-Away among the
AlIeg ghanies there is spring so small that
a single OK, in summers day could drain
it dry. 1t steals its unobtrusive way among
the hills, till it spreads out in the beautiful
Ohio. Thence it stretches away thousand
miles, leaving on its banks more than a
hundred villages and cities, and many thou
sand cultivated farms, and bearing on its
bosom more than half thousand steam
boats. Then joining the Mississippi, it
stretches away and away some twelve hun
dred miles more, till it falls into the great
tributaries of the ocean, which obedient on
ly to God, shall roll and roar till the angel,
with one foot on the sea and the other on
land, shall lift up his hand to Heaven, and
swear that time shall be no Longer. So
with mo- al influence. 1t is rill-a rivu-
let-a river - an ocean, boundles and
fathomless as eternity.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-07-23

The HAMMER.-The hammer is univer-
sal emblem of mechanics With it are
alike forged the sword of contention and
the ploughshare of peaceful agriculture
In ancient warfare the hammer was pow
erful weapon, independent ofthe place which
it formed. The hammer is the wealth of
nations. By it is forged the ponderous en-
gine, and tiny needle. 1t is an instrument
of the savage and the civilized. Its merry
clink points out the abode of industry; it
is a domestic deity, presiding over the gram
deur of the most wealthy and ambitious,
as well as the humble and the impoverish
ed. Not stick is shaped, not house is
raised, ship floats, or carriage rolls, a
wheel spins,au engine moves, press speaks,
viol sings, spade delves or flag waves,
without the hammer. Without the ham
mer civilization would be unknown, and
the human species as defenceless brutes !;
but in skillfull hands directed by widsom,
it is an instrument of power, of greatness,
and of true glory.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-07-23
From the New York Tribune,
MctcOric Phenomenon.
CARR0NDAIE
Wn,.noC "a Do i,

Wayne Co. Pa, June 20, 1857 I
A strange and startling phenomenon
took place near this city just at sunset last
evening.
A large cloud was seen making its ap-
pcarance, coming directly from the north
west, accompanied by considerable wind
When near this place, dark looking cloud,
or substance, was seen to leave the clond
and make diagon ally for the earth. So
soon as it struck the ground, contrary to
all expectation, it became highly luminous.
Making directly for a large barn that stood
in the field, it passed through its center,
setting it on fire, and continued its course,
gaining in Velocity as far the eye could
reach, making straight course for the
woods, melting stone of considerable size,
and burning up brush and under wood,
making complete road, ola rod or more
in width, for the distance of three miles,
and finally fetching up against pcrpen-
dicuar breast of solid antharcite coal of so
feet in thickness, proving rather too much
for its cometship, leaving nothing but a
sulphurous mass behind.
Yours, p. JOHNSON.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-07-23

A REVOLUTIONARY CANNoN-BALL UN-
ExPECTEDLY FIRED.-In Norfolk Virginia,
on the afternoon of the second of July, Ger
tain persons who were mindful of what was
due TO the proper celebration of Indepen-
dence Day, came to the conclusion 10 clean
out an old cannon which had been laying
around ever since the Revolutionary War,
with view to preparing it for the firing of
a salute. After trying considerable
length of time to clear it out from the muz-
zle, and finding it impossible, they went to
work at the vent or touch-hole. This was
soon opened, and by dint of perseverance
the dirt within the chamber was hauled out
by thimbles full, till room enough was
made to pour in an ounce or two of gum
powder. The piece was then primed, and
the match applied, when very much to their
surprise, an unexpectedly smart explosion
took place from the mouth of the piece,
something whizzed across the street, and
there was a crashing of the wood in the
door of the United Fire Engine House op-
posite. Az investigation showed respec-
table sized hole in the pannel of the door,
and inside an old six-pound cannon ball
was found on the floor. The old cannon
had not been used since the time when it
was last loaded for the special benefit of
the British troops, seventy-seven years ago,
and the artillerymen who then ramed home
the ball little expected how many times
the grass would grow and wither again
above their graves before the missile should
be discharged. 1t was very appropriate
that cannon loaded by the patriots of
1776 should be fired in commemoration of
of their time-honored and glorious deeds.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-07-23
STRANGE AND MELANCHOLY DEATH

STRANGE AND MELANCHOLY DEATH
On last Saturday week, the daughter Of
Squire Scudder, of Liberty township, while
reading piece of poetry entitled DO they
miss me at Home was SO much affected
that she tainted. Her mother Immediate
sprang to her assistance, and together with
Mr.. Scudder, her father, did all in their
power to revive her. 1t was fifteen min
utes before she came fully sensible. Her
mother had lost all hopes of her recovery
again to life, and ran to the door, exclaim--
ing she was very unwell, at the same time
throwing up quantity of froth and blood.
Mr.. Scudder assisted his wife to bed and in
less than an hour she was corpse. She
was in perfect health previous to this. Her
death, no doubt, was from the rupture of
blood vessel, caused BY the sudden death
as she thought, of her daughter.-Hansil
ton, Butler Co, o.. Telegraph 25h,
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-07-23
A Good Story.

A merchant of Munich, having obtained
a large fortune, gave each of his three
daughters q considerable sum, ard married
them to three brothers, sons of a worthy
man of Hamburg. He reserved TO himself
a large capital, and his sons-in-law employ
ed all their efforts to induce him to give
it to them. At last, by flattery and dem
onstrations of affection, they got the old
mans money. But from that time they
began to show Indifference for him and,
a, last, totally neglected him. The good
old man was very wretched, and, what was
worse, very poor. One day his youngest
daughter went to him. In the course of
conversation, she suggested TO him that he
might gain the good will of her and her
sisters husbands, and obtain from them all
that he needed, by pretending to be still
rich. Tie old man, seeing the idea was a
good one, resolved at once TO act on it. He
went to friend of his, banker, and OBJ
iaincd an advance of money, and the loan
of a service of plate.
The next day he invited his sons-in law
to dinner. They were astonished to find
a service of plate on the table, and still
more so when the servant brought the old
man letter, and he exclaimed, "What let
an old friend be embarrassed for ten thou
sand fiorinsw And he went and got the
sum from his strong box, saying: ''There
take i. to your master!, "You, see''
said he, 81 am still richn' The sons-in-
law were confounded, and each, with great
earnestness, Immediately pressed the old
man to 90 and live with him, promising
him that he should receive every attention,
and everything he could possibly wish for
But the old man laid down his conditions
that he should have his own apartments
and domestics, a carriage, and certain
sum placed at his disposal. To this the
sons-in-law eagerly consented.
For some time the old man lived COM
Portable enough, and wherever he went he
took precaution to carry with him his strong
box, which was very heavy. A little
while ago he fellill. His sors-in-law press
ed him to make his will, but he said his in
tention was to divide the contents of his
strong box equally between them and a
friend, and that they and his executor
should have key. About fortnight ago
he died. By a writing which he left behind
him, he directed that the box should not
be opened until five days after his interment
that he should be buried with the great
est polnp-and that each poor man in the
town should receive q new suit of clothes
and florin. AT last the day for opening
the strong box arrived. The sons-in-law,
to their bitter modification, found, not as
they had expected, money or securities TO
| n larro omount but 1ooJ ,nJ ,.topoc
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-07-23

BRIGHAM You've LARGE LAND Own
ER.-The Washington Union of the oath,
ult., says:
The difficulties to be encountered in Utah
are more numerous and complicated than,
is now generally supposed. Among them,
may be incidentally mentioned that Brig.
ham Young claims title to all the lands
in the Territory, and has never recognized
the United States surveys. None of his
followers have purchased lands in accor-
dance with our laws. Hence, one Of the
delicate duties of the Federal Court of that
Territory will be to established and main
tain therights of those who may hereafter
purchase in accordance with our laws
Not an individual in all Utah now holds
foot of land the title of which is derived
from the United States and it follows,
under this strange condition of things, that
all parts of the Territory are at the present
time open to presumption.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-07-23

THE BITE OF SpIDERs.-The papers re-
cord numerous cases of poisoning by the
bite of spiders. In most cases says the
Providence Journal, they have yielded to
treatment; in n few they have been fatal.
Whether these insects are more abundant
this season or more venomous, or whether
the cases have been more generally recor-
ded, we do not know. 1t is said that cat
nip, externally applied, is a remedy
Whisky, taken freely, is said to be too much
for almost any other poison.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-07-23

MAKING VNEaAR.-The cheapest mode
of making vinegar is to mix five quarts OF
warm rain water with two quarts Of Orleans
molasses and four quarts of yeast. In a
few weeks you will have the best vinegar
you ever saw.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-07-23

MoRMoNIsM.-A Mormon preacher at
Southampton, Eng, said in his sermon
lately shall 1 tell you, my brethren, when
the comet shall come and strike the earth
When Brigham Young chooses to say the
word, then will the comet come and strike
the earth"