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Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1858-08-27
Notices, Sales, &c.
Virginia:

"A ~ Isnles held in the Clerks oiiiee Of the Cir
III cuit GoRftof Harrison comfy on the firS
N ouds9 insJfly. 1888. Rachael HOOPER, Com
plainsliit. Is. III D. Ash rltoinaS Il. Moore
sluthef HaylItouclt and tYiili.un Plant, sAdtnin
lstFat or oil Nicholas H6c7er. deceased, Defend.
The object oftliis suit Is Is eeinpe the defend,
Iants to.hake asediiScyplee 70 the complainant
of about so acres of land situate on Cherry CaniI
ltllpg arrisop uc6,inty iiHia the SAND that
was sold to Nicholas Hooper in hisii fetiine, and
TO he defendaAt, Eli D. CO Ash iy title bond
exeented by the defendantss Thomas u. Moore
and i.nther Raymond. il appearing bySatlida-
VT nlsd that the dsfendant En- D. e. Asllis NOT
IN in1abits mt OF tho Comm pH,seal 81 Virgin
ia,it ordered that he do appear here within
one month after due publication hereof and do
what IS Necessary to protect his interest ia this
-s''iss COPY 'feste, - g. W, SMITH,
w9tsoS . soAGEhs, n O. q &eS : Q Clerk. |
s.Edune sqtli. 10 4t s. ~ il7sSla 9 3 m
q The lefenaants IN Tho bow mined catise Win
take mott that I1sa on tlie ystlt Day OF AMI
gust lS5S, ct the CLERK so8ficc of afrisor eottl
y Court take the deposit ions s6f John Garter.
Jesse Law her lfieisIna n aud other ftness!
6 tobe read ~. eviSlehees in tic shove cause,
shIofl = =! goat - ~ S4RqtGHAEE HOOPER,.
5 July goth, ls5ss-iS304 At % q e419d sat -
szzs1zd Z q sslils 81 .hssiaifes t;if.39asg q
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1858-08-27

TflE subscriber offers for sale on reasonable
Il terms, the following several desirable Farms
and tracts of land lying in :he county of Jack
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1858-08-27

iy23 1t a. POUNDSTONE. UIerL.
G. W. BERLIN. alto. -,
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-03-18
G9e yntflligenttr.
A Child'S Funeral.

We have sometimes seen a little
coffin, like casket of jewels, all alone
by itself in huge bearse, melancholy
with plumes, and gloomy as a frown
and we have wondered why they did
not take the little coffin into the car.
riage with them, and lay it gently up
on their laps, the sleeper there lulled
to slumber without a bosom or a era
die. We have wondered what there
was for tears in such going, in the
early morning, from home to home,
like fair white doves with downv
wings emerging from neither night,
and tiuttcring for entrance at the win
dows of Heaven. Never yet has there
been a hand wanting to take the wan
derer in, and shut out the darkness
and the storm. Upon those little
faces, it never seemed to us that Death
could place his great seal there is no
thought of the charncl-house in those
young listeners to that invitation
whose accepta uce we are bound not
to forbid; there should be morning
songs and not sighs fresh flowers
and not badges of mourning no tears
nor clouds, but bright dews aud bright
dawning together.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-03-18

PEosTA.-When in Dubuque last sea.
son we asked of several individuals
the origin of the name Pcosta, but
none could tell. From a description
Of Dubuque found in the Boston Alma
nae for 1858, we learn that Julien Du-
buque, who settled at that place as
long ago as the commencement Of the
present century, and was engaged in
trading with the Indians and working
the lead mines with them, married an
Indian maiden named Peosta, and af.
forwards became chief, and until his
death was regarded with the highest
respect and esteem by all the tribes
in that vicinity. His death took place
in 1910, and he was buried on the
bank of the river, beneath lofty bluff,
just below the present southern boun.
dairy of the city. A stone tomb was
erected there, with a heavy leaden door,
the whole ornamented with a large
wooden cross, bearing an inscription
in the French language, of which the
following is translation: julien
Dubuque, miner, of the mines of Spain;
died this Gath day of March, 1910,
aged As years and 6 months"
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-03-18

iron pan with wooden sides and hea-
ter, with brick arch to boil upon;
he boiled in the pans till it was about
half reduced, adding cream of lime,
and white of eggs to clarity, when it
was taken off and strained. 1t was
then brought into the house for the ,co-
men folks to finish off in large brass
kettle, adding little skinned milk
We found the yield of unripe cane to
be one gallon Of syrup to ten of juice;
the 500 reserved canes were then
pressed and yielded forty-five gallons,
which, when boiled, made seven gal
Ions of syrup, of a much finer quail
ty than the first, showing conclusively
that the canes must be ripe to make
the most and best molasses. The
lO,560 canes made eighty-six gallons
Of syrup, all of which was better than
any common molasses, and the best
as nice as Belcher's syrup. Owing
to the rollers being of wood instead of
iron, we did not get the whole of the
saccharine matter, probably not much
more than two-thirds, as wooden rol-
lers give so much more than iron and
the last of the juice is richer than the
first. l find the syrup, when hall
boiled to the consistency of molasses,
to be an excellent substitute for cider
in making pumpkin and apple butter;
but to make wild plum and tomato
butter, or marmaladc, (Which articles
are very popular here at the west, }
it requires the whole strength. Pump
kin butter is much improved by ad-
ding little vinegar while cooking,
which gives it a tart taste, much re-
sembling apple. | think, after this,
farmers may snap their fingers at hard
times as far as sweetening is concern
ed for they may be perfectly indepcnd-
cnt. VIOLA.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-03-18
Mistellanu.
THE GREAT WEST.
IT'S CONDITION AND PROSPECTS.
By HON. GEO. d. SARGENT.

BY HON. GEO. d. SARGENT.
By invitation of 4. & \. Lawrence
Il Co., j. NJ. Bcebc & Co., and other
leading firms and men, Lecture on
the present condition and prospects
of the West, was recently delivered
at the fremont Temple, in Boston,
by Hon. George B. Sargent, of Daven-
port, Iowa. At quarter past seven
o'clock the Meionaon, where the audi
ence first assembled, was dcnsely fill
ed, and even the steps Of the platform,
the orchestral balcony, and ais!es
near the door were occupied. Shortly
after it was announced that the upper
hall would be lighted This an
nounccmcnt was received with APP
plause, and the audience adjourned to
the main Temple. The floor of the
fremont was completely occupied, the
side galleries and the platform were
full, and the rear gallery very nearly
so.
His Honor, Mayor Lincoln, on calling
the assembly to order, in the out
set, referred to the objects of the meet
ing. The lecturer was to present to
the audience particularly that portion
of the West in which we as business
men were the most interested. He
had lived there many years, but was
formerly of Boston and received his
education in her public schools. In
conclusion, Mayor Lincoln said that
to himself had been delegated the
honor of introducing the lecturer, the
Hon. George B. Sargent, Mayor of Da-
venport.
Mr. Sargent was warmly welcomed,
and at once proceeded to deliver a
most interesting and eloquent address.
In commencing his lecture, Mr..
Sargent stated it to be his intention
to give in familiar way the results
of some of his observation and reflec-
ton during life of twenty years on
the Western Bank of the Mississippi
And in so doing it would be in his
power to crafty several classes Of
persons-those who have friends in
the West, those who have made in,
vestments in the West. 1t was now
nearly twenty years since his eyes
first rested on that beautiful spot on
the western bank of the Mississippi
near Davenport, which was now his
home. 1t then presented a quiet aud
lovely scene, and quite in contrast
with that exhibited only seventeen
years afterwards, when the two cities
on opposite banks of the river united
in celebrating the completion of the
iron road uniting Rock Island ant
Chicago. Speaking of the growth o
the surrounding country and of tn,
West generally, the lecturer expressed
his thankfulness that there has beer
opened to men seeking homes, a region
so full of all the elements of rich
healthful and prosperous State.
| Lying midway between two oceans
washed on her Eastern and Western
limits by two mighty rivers, he
Northern border running along tn
parallel of 43o 3O', and her Southern
boundary on the parallel Of 400 80
the State Of Iowa is situated in tn
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-03-18
datst6ara tbs Gourst Of empire takts its @ap'


ces; l know that that condition is in
some quarters charged wholly to St
Charles, but such charges cannot for
moment be sustained y making us
thrust our hands deeply into our al
ready depleted pockets,-all show
that it is for the interest of the phoi.
County to let the County Seat remain
where it now is. Is five miles an un.
reasonable distance from the centre
of County for County Seat?
Men Of Floyd answer me candidly
the following question Were you en-
tirely unacquainted with the previous
history of the County, totally ignorant
of all former transactions in regard
to the County Seat question, would
you not almost unanimously vote to
retain the County Seat at ST Charles
| think many Of you would honestly
answer the inquiry in the affirmative ;
and to such l would say, that St.
Charles is not responsible for one-tenth
of the charges laid at her door, nor
can they be sustained against her.
Bring forward your charges, (no more
slurs, if you please, but let us reach
the merits of the case, make known
to us our short comings and dishon-
esty, and if we cannot refute your
charges successfully, then will we ac-
knowledge that we are corrupt, and
not till then.
l would say further that it is an
unusual thing to make the centre of a
county the county seat. l scarcely
know an instance Of the kind, and l
ask, Is it not the exception rather
than the rule? How is it that almost
every large town is the County Seat,
irrespective Of locality? Look at Du-
buqe, st. Louis, Chicago, Cincinnati,
and many more places l might name,
all County Seats, and all upon the far
thest verge of their respective Coun-
ties. do not instance them as COM
parisons by any means, but merely to
show that the fitness of the place is
usually more looked to than the loc al
ity. WEBER.
St. Charles, Marh Is, 1858.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-03-18

We have heard much complaint of
late, from merchants and travellers,
concerning the exorbtant charges
made by the Ferry Company at Du-
buque. The charges in some instances
during the past few months, have been
as much on freight from Dunleith to
Dubuque, as it costs to convey the
same from New Orleans to Liverpool.
Foot passengers have been charged
81, for crossing, when the law expli-
city provides that the price shall be
but ten cents, or fifteen cents after
sun-down.
Unless the citizens of Dubuque take
some measures to obviate this serious
difficulty, the vast tide of immigration,
as well as the large, amount of mer.
chandize that is constantly flowing
into this State, will be compelled to
seek another channel. where the goug,
ing process that is practiced by the
Dubuque Ferry Company can be avoid
ed.-Fayetts Journal.
Tell them to come from Chicago by
way of Prairie du Chen. We incline
to the opinion that they will receive
decent treatment on that route. How
is it, Col. Richardson?
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-03-18
agricultural.
From the Prairie Farmer, Chicago ]
SEED CORN.

ROCKFORD, Ill.,, Feb. II, 1858.
l greatly fear that no corn of the
dent variety, which was not picked
and strung up before the first frost,
will germinate. have been testing
some very fine looking ears from my
best and earliest field that was cut and
shocked up in fine condition before we
had any frost. Not one seed of it will
start under the most favorable circum-
stances, viz: in moist sand by the
stove. picked and strung up my
seed from the same field at the time
it was cut up. This vegetables rapid
ly. For the last four or five years |
followed this plan in testing my seed
corn: Break the ear, and if both cob
and kernel appear sound and bright,
take one kernel from it doing the
same with every ear you wish to plant.
This put into the open earth in some
warm spot in my garden endeavor-
ing to have the ground in about the
same condition my field will be in
when it is ready for planting. !
would caution farmers against plac-
ing too great reliance upon seed that
has only been tested in box Of earth
or sand by the stove; for l have fire.
quently known it all to sprout nicely
there, when not one-half Of it would
come up when it was planted in the
cold, wet ground in May. Since
adopting the above plan, have been
spared that greatest of vexations to
the farlner-planting over. Two sea.
sons | have thrown to the hogs seed
that l had selected with great care,
and was very confident it was good,
till had thus tested it.
HORACE SrARKEY.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-03-18
Qottrp.
Old Friends Together.

Oh, time is sweet when roses meet,
With Spring sweet breath around them
And sweet the cost, when hearts are lost,
If those we love have found them:
And sweet the mind that still can find
a star in darkest weather;
But nought can be so sweet to see,
As old friends met together.
Those days of old, when youth was bold,
And time stole wings to speed st,
And you ne er knew how fast time flew,
Or, knowing, did not heed it;
Though gray each brow that meets us now, -
! For age brings wintry weather.
! Yet nought can be SO sweet to see
As those old friends together.
The few long known, whom years have showI
With hearts that friendship blesses
A hand to cheer. perchance a tear,
To soothe a friends distresscs:
Who helped and tried. still side by side,
A friend to face hard weather;
Oh, this may we yet joy to see,
And meet old friends together.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-03-18
From the Gcnesee Farmer.l
CHINESE SUGAR CANE IN IOWA.
CLAY, Washington Co., Iowa, J
Nov % 1877

EDS. GENEsEE FARMER:-On the 18th
of May my husband planted two-thirds
of an acre, but owing to the coldness
of the season, many of the seeds failed
to come up, SO that when cut it was
estimated at about one-third Of an
acre, which yielded l0,560 canes.
Only 500 of these canes were fully
ripe. These We're reserved to
test the difference between ripe
and unripe cane for yield and quality
of syrup. My husband being me-
chanic as we'll as farmer, built him
self a mill, somewhat after the fashion
Of cider press, only with three up
right rollers instead of two, going b,
| horse power. He also made a shee
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-03-18

"SUCH PEoPLE."-Mr. Toombs thinks
that there ought to be no such peo-
ple' as the reporters allowed in Con-
gress. Let all the reporters agree
that for the rest of the session they
will not once name this lofty and con-
temptuous Senator, and he will be very
glad to recognize "such people" 1t
is of such people as him that the re.
porters and editors make great men,
and sometimes the very Indifferent
quality of the stock requires great
skill in the manufacture.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-03-18
tut tIIB EV, NudTt
AcrOStic.

4" L end me, Apollo, thy golden Tyre,
A nd teach me to touch each tuneful string
Deign thou, o song god, to me inspire,
In our ladies' praise to sweetly sing'
" Earh born song were not meet" he thus replied,
S ng their praise in strains Of joyous pride.
Olympus Noun, gave your virtues birth,
+ or such as grace ye are not Of earth
Stately Juno's majestic queenlike men,
7 he blooming FIora's beauteous blush
Charms of sea born Venus, OF love the queen,
II ebes youthful grace, and her joyous flush,
And pianas immortal faith and truth,
Round ye, ye fair have halo thrown,
Light is Aurora's brilliant rays, in sooth,
Even she, by mmortals as Palas known,
She, who sits high on wisdom's massive throne,
Comedies 70 ye the palm of wit and mind
Iris, the rainbow winged, her way shall find,
To fields of light, with ye, beyond Styx dark river,
efar when your thread of life the Fates shall sever
"w."
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-03-18

Nat being asked the other day why
he was leaning over that empty cask,
replied that he was mourning over de-
parted spirits.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-03-18

Gen. Concha, Governor General of
Cuba, has granted permission for the
publication Of newspaper in the
English language, in Havana. 1t will
be styled the Cuban Messenger.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-03-18

The traffic in Circassian girls in Tur.
key is said to be very brisk, and they
sell dog cheap. Formerly a "good
middling" Circassian girl was thought
cheap at $500, but now they are sold
for $25.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-03-18
A. S. FELT,
General Real Estate Agent,

Mason City, Cerro Gordo Co., Ioua.
Will select lands in the Usage and Ft Dodg,
Districts, locate Land Warrants, buy and sell
Real Estate, pay Taxes for nonresdents and
do a general Real Estate business. Timber
and Prairie Lands for sale cheap. Any bust
ness entrusted to my care will receive prompt
attention. Refer to
Bartle, White 4 Henshaw, Independence,
Greene, Weare & Co, Fl Dodge.
Greene, Weare and Rice, Ft. Desmoines,
Greene & Weare, Cedar Rapids, Iowa,
Hon. L. w. kingsbury,
Madison House, Chicago, ILL.,,
J. S. Lovelaud, Earlvillc, n. Y,
Capt. C. G. Brand, Utica, n. Y,
Hon. G. V. Denniston, Albany, NJ Y.
March, Is, 1857. 27y1
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-03-18

The subject Of building bridge at
Waterloo, is being agitated in that
town. The people there are anxious
to have it built, but cannot agree up
on the location.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-03-18

He lives most who thinks most, feels
the noblest and acts the best,
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-03-18

We frequently hate some people be-
cause we do not know them.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-03-18
JAS. JACKSON,
architect and Builder.

The undersigned is prepared to execute in a
neat and tasty manner, Ground Plans, Elcva-
tions, Perspective Views and all other kinds of
Architectural Drawings.
Original designs for Dwellings and Public
Buildings furnished at reasonable rates.
Buildings contracted for or put up by the day
Lessons given in Architectural draugLting.
(g' Office, corner of Jackson and Blunt St S,
st. Charles, Iowa. lOtfl JAS. JACKSON.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-10-28

E Some of the Southern Chivalry
attempted TO charm the ladies at a Fair
near Memphis few days since, by dashing
exploits as Knights in violent imitation
of tournament. The trouble was that at
the first charge several of the gallant horse
man were thrown over their horses heads
and badly burt. One Knight was thrown
headlong and sprained and bruised out O.
condition. He crawled out of The way, rs
he thought, but another Knight was thrown
near him, and the first unhorsed gent was
run over by the war horse of No. 2. Such
splendid horsemanship was satisfactory
The tournament ended without any further
display Of Knightly hardihood and grace.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-10-28
Best Business Writing Of 1853.

During the past two weeks, at the Ohio State
Fair, at Sandusky, at Wheeling, Va. at Greens.
burg, Washington. Mercer and Beaver, Pa all
the Writers of the West exhibited their best
specimens Of Business and Ornamental Pen.
manship.
The Iron City College" which has drawn all
the Premiums in Pittsburg. and in Eastern and
Western Cities, over all competitors, for bes,
Pen and Ink Writing, again adds laurels TO her
fame by exeelling all in best specimrns of Pen
manship.-Piasbreh EHening Chronicle Sept
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-10-28

The Potato crop in the Lake region is q
tolerable good one, and the growers are
finding brisk fall market at fifty cents a
bushel BY the quantity. The demand is
principally for The Pittsburgh. Wheeling,
DC, markets, the crop in the interior of the
State and along the upper Ohio being a
failure. Car loads are daily transported
over the Cleveland and Pittsburg road,
from the Potato fields of Lorain, Lake, DC,
counties. Several hundred barrels from
Detroit have taken the same route, the
price at Pittsburgh and Wheeling ranging
at about 80 to 80 cents per bushel. At
Columbus, Potatoes are quoted at rs cts.
TO Clepeland Leader.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-10-28

TIE MoRNoS BIBLE AND PoLYGAMY.-
The Salt Lake correspondent of the New
York Times quotes extsnsiTely from the
Mormon Bible passages which denounce
polygamy! Among them is the following,
and Others equally strong:
Behold, David and Solomon truly had
many wives and concubines, which thing
was sbomnable before me, saith the Lord !;
wherefore, thus saith the Lord, l have led
this people forth ont of the land of Jerusa-
lem, by the power Of mine arm, that l
might raise up to me righteous branch
from the fruit of the lions of Joseph
Wherefore, the Lord God, will not suf-
Ter that this people shall do like unto
them Of old. Wherefore, my brethern.
hear me, and hearken to the word of the
Lord; for there shall not any among you
have ssye it it be one wife; and concubines
he shall have none; for, /, the Lord God,
delightelh in the chastity of women"
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-10-28

HoRsEs AND MuLE.-Thousands of these val
liable animals are lost every year, from their
owners not knowing how TO treatthe various dis
eases they were suffering with, or from using
inferior remedies. This is peculiarly 50 in ie-
gard to such diseases as epringhalt. SPAWN.
poll-evi and all such as are the result ofsprains
bauises, harness grams, &c. All these diseases
are readily durable by the use of some penetra-
ting Linament. which is absorbed by the pores
of the skin and at once drives off the bad hu-
mors that feed and keep up the disease.-
Among all the Linaments that have ever heen
invented, none posses The penetrative and diffu-
sive principle to such a degree as DR.. Bragg s
Arctic Linament, an article which is rapidly
driving all similar preparations out of the mar
ket. For sale at the BOOK STORE. Millers-
burg, o. 800 if'i'i 90