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The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1857-05-23
An Original.

Some folks can write, and some folks
can't. Those who cant would do well to
take ~ "sopy" the following letter,
written BY Mr.. P. Wicker to the editor
Of the Niles Enquirer, who WAS SO rash as
70 ask for "them subscription"
tennywondy nu York.
Noyem the 10 18 fifty 8.
mr. e.ytur you mis- it For sending For
money Now For I hsnte got none.
the fax is gott pizened this Falt 4 hante
dun stitch of work for moron 4 weaks
sposc / wnr pixened by ivury or shu-
mcAk
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. barriil aud my feet Luke lyke kupel
Of nigger babixe they 10 swelled 20 and
LUX 10 black.
etc som wild parsonips for din
ner this mornin l. They're crsmping me
orfuly
yourn til deth and well wisher
Preserved wicker
N b you don't kno of nothin wots good
For pisun sposc duz yc.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1857-05-23

We may not sell anything which tends
to impair health. Such is, emincntly, all
liquid fire, commonly called dra"ss or
spiritsoas liquors 1t is true, these may
have place in medicine; they may be
Of use in some bodily disorders, although
there would rarely be any occasion for
them, were it not for the unskilfulness
of the practitioner. Therefore, such As
prepare and sell only for this use, may
keep their conscience clear. But who
are they Who prepare them only for
this end Do you know ten such distil-
lers in England ?--Then excuse these
But all who sen them in the common
way, to any that will pay, are prisoners
general. They murder his Majesty's
subjects by wholesale, neither does their
eye pity nor spare. They drive them to
hell like sheep. And what is their gain !!
Ii it not the blood of these men! Who,
then, would envy their large estates and
sumptuous palaces? A curse is in the
midst of them. The curse Of god cleavs
to the stones, the timber, the furniture
Of them The curse of God is in their
garden, their walks, their groves; fre
that burns to the neth.rmost hell! Blood,
blood! /. there. The foundation, the
floor, the walls, the roof, are stained with
blood And canst thou hope, thou man
of blood, though thou art "clothca in
scarlet and fine linen, and farest sump-
tuously every day." canst thou hope to
deliver down Thy fields ofb!ood to the third
generation? Not so; for there is God
in heaven, therefore thy name shall be
rooted out Like as those whom thou
hast destroyed, body and soul "Thy
memorial shall perish with thee.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1857-05-23
"What is the shape of kiss!'
Ground, l suppose.
"Not exactly: it is e-lip-tickel." !"
The Murherous Nature Of N0TmonlWn.

In the winter Of 1914 we heard ono
"Gen Bennett" deliver lecture in tho
Saloon in this city upon the Mormons,
who were then fourishing At Nauvoc.-
The General had been a Mormon him
self had headed the famous "Nauvoo Le-
gion," and been high in the confidence
Joe Smith aud the elders, but, having
had quarrel with the former, he took
his revenge by disclosing to the public
some of the peculiar enormities OF the
Mormon systcm-such as tsking spirit
ual wiyes,' systematic robbery Of the
"gentiles" around the holy city, and e.
ven murder, when the welfare Of the
saint. was supposed to demand its perpe-
tration. We remember that these struck
many persons as too monstrous to be cred
ible. and that We shared in their incred-
ulity. According to General Bennett's
own showing, he had not been much bet
ter than his associates at Nauyoo, and
the natural inference was that, from mo-
tiycs of revenge, he told as hard story
upon Joe Smith and his followers as pos
sible. in order to do them damage in the
public estimation.
But we long ago ceased to doubt tho
truth Of the disclosures Of Gen. Bennett.
Every mail that has reached us from Salt
Lake Valley during the last three or four
wears has more than confirmed the worst
of them by details Of special iniquitics Of
most loathsomc and monstrous character.
like those which have recently been pre-
scnted to the public throu..,h our columns.
And Brigham Young and his sanherdlm
of elders have become so hardened in de-
nr,yty. so conscious of their strength
from their numbers and the insulated
character Of their valley, that they
scarcely affect TO conceal their crimes.
po,yeamy has been for two or three years
boasttullv proclaimed as an essential part
of the Mormon system, aud now We are
hardly surprised to sec, as VIC do in =
discourse of Brigham Young reported in
tho Desert Nems of Febaary Is, that
murder i. openly recognized also fho
state of mind which the discourse dis,
closes is a study for the psychologist who
is fond of scnding his plummct down some
unsounded depth Of wlckedness, Or ot an-
ravcling tissue OF satanic cunning
wherein the actor seeks to clothc himself
as an angel of light Brigham Young
in the discourse referred to, treats a
|, murder as a Christians duty, lie IN
form. hi. hearers that they ought to b
, Wiling to be killed. Here his srga
ment
It IS admitted that every person love.
h;mself Now, il VIC do nightly nA
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1857-05-23

The NJ. & NJ. II. r. Cove believe our
readers have never yet been advised
through this paper of the meeting of stock
holders in the Mississippi and Missouri
Railroad Company at Davenport on the
25th ult. The articles Of association
were amended in substance as follows:
lst BY giving the Board of Directors
power to increase the Capital stock to an
amount not exceeding nineteen millions
of dollars.
I'd. BY giving the Board power to con-
tract debts not exceeding the cost of con-
struction of the Railroad Company.
Sd. BY giving the Board power to pro-
vide for fixing, limiting and changing
the divisions of said Road as in their
opinion the interest of the Company may
require. Nus, Jour.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1857-05-23

A STUBBORN SrRIpLIaG.-A big strip,
ling, fresh from Vermont, once entered
the Dummcr Academy at Byfcld, Mass
At that time the boys and girls were kept
in one apartment, only the middle aisles
sperating them. One day this Vermont
stripping: Who nad just been helping one
Of the girls through hard sum, thought
it not more than fair that he should take
toll for his services; accordingly he threw
his stalwart arm around the rosy damsel
and gave her sly but rousing smack which
startled the whole assembly.
"Jedediah Tower, come up here =
roared out the preceptor.
The delinquent appeared, his face glow.
ing with bushes like red hot warming
pan aud looking as silly as a ninny.
"Hold out your hand sirw said the
pedagoguc "Pll teach you not to aet
thus in this institute"
The huge paw was extended in a hori.
xontal line towards the instructor, who
surveyed its broad surface with nath
ematical eyc--calculating how many
strokes Of his small ferule it would take t.
cover the large number Of square inches i
contained.
"Jcdediah, at length he said, "this i
the FIRST time that you have been eallee
up for any delinquency; now, sir, if yo'
will say that you are sorry for what yo'
have done, | will let you of this tim
without punishment.
Sorry exclaimed the youngster
striking an attitude Of pride and indig
nation. .'sorry! No, sir! am not. AM
will do just 80 agin ef hev q chance. =
So, put on, old feller, jest as hard A. yo'
like. by jnmpin Jehosiphat, I'd s.an'
here. and let you lick me tillkingdom kur
aforc I'd be sorry at ahat'
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1857-05-23

Some time last fall, blackbird came
to Mr.. Joseph Snyder's in this borough,
and has since lived contented with the
chickens. 1t has become thoroughly do
mesticated, and comes regularly for its
food. II instead Of roosting as the chick
ens do, takes position on the roostcr's
back who bears the weight Of his little
friend with great good nature.
But the most singular Of all is, that it
has learned to crow like = cock, and
crows regularly, more frequently than the
rooster; and seems to be vain OF his &C.
complishment. 1t is . real bona fde
crow, clear and loud and similar to that
Of . young rooster. The bird can be seen
and heard daily; and if any one doubts
its truth, they can be convinced by Sec
ing for themselves. The age is progres.
siye, and the birds are keeping up with
the timos.-Somerset Pa. Democrat.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1857-05-23
American Boys.

During the winter, previous to the
passage Of the Port Bill closing Boston
Harbor, the youthful amusement of the
boys was to build hills of snow on the
common, and slide down upon them TO
the pond.
These hills the English troops destroy
ed, merely for the purpose of provoking
them. Oft injury the boys complain
cd; but again repaired them. On their
return from school, however, they dis
covered that the soldiors had again rem
dered their labor vain. -.
A deputation was at once appointed to
wait on the British captain, and inform
him of the conduct Of his soldiers, with
q request that their alnusements might
not thus be ietefered with. The captain
declined rendering them any satisfaction,
which consequently induced the soldiers
to become the more impudent.
In this dilemma, they called council,
and appointed second deputation, CON-
posed Of some of the larger bcys, and sent
it to General Gage, the Commander in
chief, who inquired why SO many children
had waited on him.
"We come, sir" said the tallsst boy,
"to demand satisfaction" "What!
said the general, shave your fathers been
teaching you rebellion, and sent you to
to show it here?''
"Noboddy sent us, sir" answered the
boy, while his cheek redeemed and his
eye flashed; 1--WE have never injured no,
insulted your troops; but they have trod,
ded down our snow hills, and broken tht
ice on our skating ground.
1--WE complained, and they called vi
young rebels, and told us to help oursel-
YES if we could. Wa told the captain oi
this and he laughed at US. Yesterday
our works were destroyed for third time
and, sir, We viii bear it no longer" !"
The general looked at them with admi
ration, and said to an officer by his side
"The very children draw in love o
liberty with the air they breathe. Yo,
may 60 my brave boys; and be assured
if my troops trouble you again, they shall
be punished"
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1857-05-23
A Great Speech.

Hooper of the Montgomery Mail, gives
the following report Of the greatest speech
he ever heard:
A fellow was indicted up in the old
Min, when Tom CT was solicitor,
for gambling, to wit playing short cards
at certain locality known as Frog Level
Col. N defended him, and conten-
ded before the jury that his client, with
a bottle of liquor in his pocket, accompa-
MED the crowd, who, it was shown, did
actually play, yet it never did with abso-
lutte certainty locate him a. one Of the
players. Said he, by way of pcroration :
Gentlemen of the jury, the witness
have told you that Peter Wyatt was thar
and playing; for he noticed his hand,
and it was a full on qsseeas!
!" Harry Snow was thar, and Ae was play.
ing, for he hilt too little par!
William Upton was thar, he played,
cause witness noticed, in particular, tha,
he had nothin but IN ace!
Bill Connor war thar, and he PLAYED
gentlemen, for he had the bully hand
four high heelea Jacks!
"But, gentlemen, when come to ash
him about Abram Pitkin--n,y client,
hand, what did he say, gentlemen Why
nothin', gentlemen, except if he helc
any hand, he aforementioned what va,
in it! And now, gentlemen Of the jury
If my client was seen goin' down to Frof
Level with bottle Of liquor in he's pock
ct, and the witness cant remember ht
hilt any hand at all, when bully hand
was out, and him the best player in tn,
crowds that's Mat--I say gentlemen
Of the jury, is that any reason that m,
client was guilty of the crime Of Gan.
bo'lingr
It is almost needless to say that the ju
~ saw the non sequitur, and acquitts'
the defendant.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1857-05-23
Street Education.

A city Missionary visited an unhappy
young man in our Jail, waiting his trial
for State prison crime. "Sir," said the
prisoner, tears running down his cheeks,
II had good home education; it was my
street education that ruined me- / used
to slip out of the house and go with the
boys in the street. In the street learn
ed to lounge; in the street l learned to
swear; in the street learned to smoke;
in the street learned to gamble; in tho
street l learned to pilfer. Oh, sir, it 10
in the street the devil lurkes to work the
ruin of the young!'
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1857-05-23

The following authentic story willfn.
validate the often repeated charge against
woman, that "They cannot keep ! se.
crct." Some years since, lady called II
! glover's shop in the outskirts Of the city
Of London, and purchased apair Of gloves
for her immediate wear, observing 1t the
same time that she was then on hel
road to Durnet-that she had left hel
gloves At her friends house where she
had called, and that she was apprehensivc
Of being benighted if she went back for
them. The glover fitted on the gloves
and the lady after paying for them from
4 purse well stocked with bank notes,
stepped into her carriage, and proceeded
on her journey. She had scarcely reach
cd Finchly Common, when highway
man stopped the carriage, and demanded
her money. He entrcated her not to be
alarmed, as he had no intention on her
person-if she surrendered her property,
it was all he wanted, declaring that dis
tress, and not his will, urged hin to this
desperate act, and he was determined to
remove his pecuniary wants, or perish. -
The lady gave him her purse, and the
desperate drove of.
After he was gone, and her fright had
somewhat subsided, the lady imagined,
that in the address of the highwaymsn,
she recognized the voice of the glover
she had Just before dealt with. This
conceit struck her 50 forcibly that she or
deaed her servant to drive back to town
mot choosing, she said, to venture far
ther over the heath.
On her arrival At the glover's she
knocked and gained admission, the glover
himself opening the door. The lady de-
sired to speak with him in private. The
glover showed her to back parlor; when
she exclaimed, 81 have came for my
purse, Of which you robbed me this eve-
ming on Finchly Common y
The glover was confound and the lady
proceeded--"It is Of no use for you to
deny it. I am convinced, and your life
isat my mercy. Return my property
and trust TO my humanity"
The glover overcome with guilt, shame
and confusion, confessed the crime, re-
turned the purse, and pleaded his dis
tress. The lady after substantial admo-
milton, gave him ten pound note, bade
him mend his way Of life, and keep his
own counsel; adding that she would not
divulge his name or place Of abode. She
kept her word; and though the robbery
was stated in the public papers, the dis.
oovery was omitted and it was not until
recently, that minute account of this
singular transaction was found among
the papers Of the lady alluded to. Ever
in the private memorandum, the name
and residence Of the glover were omit
ted and the secret in that particular
rests with the lady in the grave!
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1857-05-23

Never hear ungenerous structures upon
the conduct of : woman with quiet
smile, instead Of saying in thunder tones,
1T II false, sir.
Never fall back from bargain after
the articles of agreement are drawn up,
and only need your signature to make
them perfect.
Never insult the modest by ribaldry,
the grave by levity, nor the pious by con-
tempt Of sacred things.
Never be guilty Of any Of these often.
ees against deccncy and propriety; IL you
arc, you arc not . gentleman.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1857-05-23

The following choice extracts from a
recent proclamation of Yeh will show, to
some extent, the feeling entertained by
the chinese in relation to the British:
"Now, these English barbarians--thsse
kindred of dogs and boars, unmannerly,
devoid Of all knowledge of propriety in
human utercourse--wolves and jackals
in their greed-lustful, incestuons, bes-
tial-wandering hither and thither, reck-
less and regardless of all rights, human
and divine-like focks of carrion crows
to the carcass, come from their hellnests
treat our Celestial dynasty with contempt,
and in moment, when our troops are
unprcpared for them, take possession of
fortresses, burn houses and shops of the
industrious, and carry to the top of their
bent their internal wickedness.
"These english must be exterminted,
so that their fate be warning to other
nations from the west As for traitor
Gus natives in the service of these English
imps, they must be sought out, and, on
apprehension, suffer condign punishment,
The graves of the ancestors of the great
er villains must be broken up--the fam,
lilies of the lesser scum destroyed, both
small and great Twenty days are al,
lowed to the servants of foreigners 70 re,
turn to their homes"
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1857-05-23

Whist il more besatiful, more lovely,
moro cnnobling than truth, simplicity,
candor! What greater ornaments can
adsrn the face than the constant express
ION of ! soul above base, unworthy deceit
and falsehood? But these graccs can be
counterfeited, and often are, successfully.
How, then, shall We kaow in whom to
trustg F
Ofsen, at our hearth, sits the friend,
long believed, long trusted, yet whose
heart Is full Of deception, and whose sun-
ming would deceive the very elect. In
society We meet with the flattering, fawn-
Ing, whose words Aow as smoothly and
gracefully whose ideas are 30 expanded,
90 generous, 50 excellent, with such fine
appreciation Of all grace, beauty, purity
We almost imagine we have met with ;
being descended from the heavenly realms.
Certainly such a person can be believed,
and must be the real pcrsoni6cation Of
goodness. Alas! an insight into the
daily life Of that exalted refinement too
often shows that human nature is capable
Of sustaining variety Of phases, and the
practiced deceiver has costume for all
occasions.
But Why disscmble--why seem what
one is not? The moment there is q ne
cessity for . continued course Of deception
there is something wrang, which event
ually brings its consequences. Il it 80
very hard to be frank, honest, truthful
If We mean no wrang to any! Why put
on an air of innocence and purity, unless
the heart is really all it seems! Sur,ly
If truth and purity are such excellent vir-
tues that they are constantly counterfeit
ed, how rich and to bo envied must those
be who possess in their hearts the real
gems, the pure gold, whom no cor tact
can alloy or diminish? Then let US carry
an honest face through the world, and a
noble soul beneath it; let us wrong no
one, speak the truth, and oct it, and then
We can cat our dinner in peace, look
every man in the face, and sleep with =
clear conscience.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1857-05-23

A few DAYS since the Chamberlain Of
the city of New York drew 5000, 900 to
pay the annual interest on the city debt.
The total amount upon which the city
pays interest is above sixteen and half
millions--a sum which, in economical
times, would have been considered a
large debt for q nation. Most Of these
bonds bear an interest of only five per
cent; the new revenue bonds are to pay
seven. Real estate sales for the week,
principally of uptown and Brooklin pro-
perty, indicate close of the busy season
in this respect, the amount being some
thing over ~ ,000, 600
At st Louis, few days since, fifty
six feet front on the corner Of Vine and
Maine streets, by ll6 feet deep sold for
81 700 per foot.
Stubcn County, and several others in
the State, have been completely exhaus'
ted Of all kinds of feed to keep the cattle
alive. A correspondent at Plattsburgh
Stuben County, says that there were plen
ty Of snow banks fifteen days after the
fall of April 10. Until last week farmer'
had done little or no blowing, and thei
prospects looked bad. The wheat crol
does not promise much.-N T. Tribune
a young man named Knox, a prin
ter, has met with sad bereavement. -
An uncle, whom no had never seen, die,
the other day, and left him $4,000.
Mr.. Knox has the sympathy of the entir
community.
"A husband advertised thus; an
wife Annie Marie, has strayed Or bee1
stolen. Whoever returncs her will Sc
his head broke. As to trusting her, any
BODY can do as he thinks ft. for as Ineva
ray mv own debt. its not likely III pa
her'n .
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1857-05-23

Our advices from Usage are up to tho
9th inst. On the 5th the prices paid
were large, ranging from SO to $50 per
acre. On the 9th Col jenkins contin-
ued the sale only about an hour and half,
during which prices ranged as high AZ
$50 per acre,
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1857-05-23

We learn from the Ledger, that james
Callahan, Of Fairfield, tracked horse
thief from that place to the vicinity Of
Fort Dodge, recovered the horse, which
he had taken of, and brought the thief
back bound and deposited him safely in
the county Jail Mr. g. deserves tho
gratitude Of tho county for hi. persevcrc.
snce and success in 50 good cause,
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1857-05-23

Some ''hard up scribbler parodis'
Hamlet thus; ref
To write or not to write-that s the question;
Whether It's better to take up the pen
After a sleepy dinner Of baked beans
To nib it-scrstch your pate feel for brains
In vain-till the last hour to publish;
Or seize the scissors manfully, as #~.a
And eli p--and clip-and clip @ f. eas.-~ez
The better thoughts Of others s ..s
We pause for counsel. {He paases) s~.
Joe, hand the scissors
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1857-05-23

After the payment of ten per cont,
dividend just declared by the Pacific
Steamship Company, they have surplus
Of Sl2O. 900 on the six months business,
to be added to 5000, 900 previously re-
served A. an insurance fund This COM
pany prefers to be its own underwater.
The Company has also s4O0, 900 worth
Of coal on hand, and paid for.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1857-05-23

The Worcester Eng Heratd says ::
In our city police report will be found a
hcart-rending case of very young girl
distracted from the parental roof by the
Mormons, doubtless for the viless Of par-
poses. Her father is. We understand, a
most respectable inhahitant Of Malvern,
and We point out this misfortune as de-
plorablc illust tratinn of tho dredful evils
which this horrid band Of impostors may
infiict upon families.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1857-05-23

A couple of Yankee girls put bull
frog in the hired man. bed to see if they
could not get him to talk. Daniel threw
the frog out of the window and never said
word. Soon after he put half bushel
Of chestnut burs in the girls bed, and
about the time he thought they would
make the least shadow. Daniel went to
the door and ratified the latel, furiously.
Out went the candle and in went the girls,
but they didn't stick though the burs
did. Calling to them he begged them to
be quiet, for he only wanted ta know if
they had "seen anything Of that pesky
bull-frog, he'd gin tew dollars tew find it.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1857-05-23

Must be scalded, BY pouring on boiling
water then let soak twenty four hoars, and
il any Of the seeds have not then swollen
to several times their FORMER size, scpe'-
ste the them from the rest. and scald
them again, using more water than before.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1857-05-23
Illinois River Railroad.

The contract of this road, from Pekin
to acknowledgements miles--was
let at Pekin on the 9th inst The road
between Pekin and Havana il to be fin-
lshed the present season.