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The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1859-05-14

= FLOOD IN MUsCATINE.-On last Thurs
day morning about five inches Of water
fell during one shower, . Muscasine. =
II causeda food in Psppooss creek and
also in Iowa Avenue. The water 10 the
Avenue was about eeLtsen ichcs deep.
At the crossing Of second street, it turned
down that street, and undermined and
destroyed j. B. Doughcrty's drug store
aud the building next to it. Five per-
sons were in the building when it fell,
and yet, singular to relate, they Ill es-
capped without seriousinjury. r.Daugh.
erty will loose his entire stock of Drugs,
as well as his building. The entire los.
is about $4,000. A portion Of the r.
r. bridge over Mad Creek was washed
away, aud the Railroad between Mu.ca-
tine and Wilton is said to be seriously
SO that trains will not run till!
next week. All this we get from the
Muscatine Journal Of Thursday, kindly
furnished US by c. Swe,land Esq, who
has just returned from Muscatine.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1859-05-14
TO Teachers

The next regular examination OF teach
ers will occur on Saturday, May 2sth, At
nine o'clock A. NJ. precisely, at the School
House in Upton r. Owen, 4. Gilbert
and r. d. Parsons are appointed deputies
or assistants. A written certificate OF
moral character is required.
J. MAYNARD.
Superintendent Office, May 18th, 1859.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1859-05-14

Ten steamers were destroyed by fire al,
the Pittsburgh wharf last Saturday. The
fire broke out at Ia p. NJ. on the steam
er Henry Graf. 1t quickly commun'-
Gated to the other boats, which were TO.
tally consumed There were about thirty
boats in port, all Of which would no doubt
have been destroyed had not the South
America fortunately had st, AN up ard
towcd them out of danger. The amount
of freight on the boats was not large !;
some little on the lcvec was DESTROYED
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1859-05-14

The Oskaloosa Herald Of the eth says:
The bonds Of Mahaska county for $780,
ooO have been issued aud passed into
the hands Of the y 4 NJ r. X. compa-
ny, IN accordance with the agreement
between the County aud Company ap-
pended to the proclamnsiop authorizing
the recent election
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1859-05-14

CowHIDING AFFAIR TN LYONS.
Judge Lefkngwell gave a storekeeper in
Loyns, welldeserved and we'll. laid on
cowhiding last week, The man had
been circulating sianderous reports about
him. SO Gays the Davenport Ntns.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1859-05-14
Railroad Notice.

The annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers of the Upton Railroad Company will
be held on Wednesday, June 9Th, 1889,
at ] o'clock p NJ, at the Railroad Office,
for the purpose of electing Board of
Directors, and for the transaction of such
other business as MAY come before them.
s. j. CREW, Pres.
III. REisART, Sec. 1nta.t.
Railroad Office, May 7th, ls59.:5w
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1859-05-14
TO Il ERf FEMALE Nv THE USITRD
STATES


L>OR TIE CURE or ALL THOSE PAINFUL
L DISEASES PECULIAR TO WOMEN.
Mrs. hoNr.apE, for many years afflicted wish
most OF the diseases that are common to females
spending large Fortune III ten years in trying the
different means of treatment for her rehef, TO Ne
avail WAS prevailed apon by many Of he. friends
to Y'sit Cuba, December As, for the purpose Of
rega!ning her former health. While there she
obtained prescription from a Spanish physisssA
Whose silver locks
Were te nding to the grave.s
With which, through the mercy of God, she wss
restored to her youthful health.
AFTER 'er return sho made known to hun1reAa
oil her female sufferers the effects Of the remedy
with equa'iy as great cess. .~ 30
his extraordinary medicine is offered to the
publ" for the relief Of all the painful and dan.
gerous diseases peculiar to women, and that The
female constitution Is subject 10.
To those suffering from .'Prolapsus Uteri" La
corfhoea, Amnorrheea Menorrhagia, Dysme norr-
hoea-chlorosis, speedy cure can he obtained
To those Suffering from Falling Of the WonA
or Uterine Weakness Of any kind, the Female
Cordial Is especially recommo nded Il il war
ranted to cure this painful disease, If perseversA
In all spinal affections pain n the re gon Of the
felFls owHcss OF spirits, Hysteria Sick hss
and all those disease arising from the ueeuli.r
tormstion Of Women the Cordial will be ferpS ~
immense value
This medicine nsderates all excess. and -,
moves all obstruction; it invigorates the detli.a-
ted constitution for the duties of life and when
taken In middle age proves y blessing.
Modesty forhids ia In a public advertise msr,<
10 MAKE iuli he details; but the wrapper around
each letter viii fully explain every case.
Merchants. fem sles OIL others by sc ndin A tbr.s
cent stamp, can have any information concerning
the operations OF tue medicine
Agents wanted in every village of the United
States Put up ia half.pint bottles; - psr bot
uesi 90 per cent. of to the trade. All order,
must be addressed to
DIR. J. D. sToNERoAD.
lSole Prorr,etor)
H3i-yI Lewistawn pa Rox,,,
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1859-05-14

A SofID MAN IN OFFICE -Gieorge
Glllaspy hiss been elected Mayor of OF,
tumwa 10y majority Of two votes. The
Burlington Haukeye says he is the bigges.
Mayor in the United States if not Mayor
of the biggest town.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1859-05-14
Republican County Convention.

The Republicans of Cedar County are request.
ed to meet Al the Court Honse, in Mars Conycn.
ton, at o'clock p. NJ. on Saturday the 4th day
ofJune next for the purpose Of selecting ten del
egates 10 ate d the State Convention TO be held
At Des Moines. on the 22d day of June next TO
uominate candidates for the State Offices
w BAGIEY,
A. GILBERT,
T. JAMES.
r.. GATES
:. =. DANIELS
Republics County CsRtra! Committee.
Upton. May 7th, lisa.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1859-05-14

Gs1- The last news from Pixies Peak,
is that the humbugged immigrants are
hanging those who have written letters
to induce people to come there
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1859-05-14

INDIAN RELICS. The State Historical
Society, Of Iowa are indebted to r. NJ.
prettyman Esq, of Davenport, for pow
dsr-horn which once dangled in peace
and war from the shoulders Of the great
chief, Hsckhawk: also to Willard Bar
rows, Esq, of the same place, Cor chip
from the log on Rock Island, upon which
the same chief was wont to sent himself
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1859-05-14

Coon DEFINITION The Trbana In.
ion defines a Republican to be one "who
fears the Lord, and can write 4 legibie
hand, without running bis t,ngnc out
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1859-05-14

The Floyd County AteHigeneer, Of Tie
18th ult., states that the lettings of con.
tracts for grading the Cedar Falls and
Minnesota Railroad have been postponed
trom April 9th to May 18th, lSJ9.--
The postponement is caused by the loss
of estimates, protiles, &c, in the posses
sion of the engineer, while attempting
to cross Rock Greek, in Floyd county,
during the recent freshet.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1859-05-14
WAsHlGroN, May

Ex-Congressman w. B. Bishop OF
Conn, was to- day appointcdConnissioncr
Of Patents. .
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1859-05-14
IOWA POMOLOGICAL e
HORIIL ULITRAL GAR.
DENS,
HT JAN6Eo WEED.
N"seUman and Florist,
AI.SIA TINE. IOWA

THE Proprietor invites attention TO his sto.k
or Fruit and Ornamental Trees and ,hruh
rreen House Plants SC. for the Spring OF 80.
10 such as wish to plant orchards and wish Ia
ENJOY the fruits thereof imme diatsly. hjs extra
si1ei trees offer important Inducements ana viii
DC SOLD at low rates, corresponding to the bres.
snt hard times f'''
Those who wish to plant nurseries or put ont
small trees in orchard can he supplied vith
.nrifty, nice young trees At VERY Low PRI(,Es
PARTICULAR attention has been given 10 the euIu.
vaton Of varietie. adapted to this climate a ~.
ead u which stands the
BENONI APPLE,
the handsonost, most profitable aud s,Esr ami.
!of ihs west We predict many fortunes viii -
made from this fruit
Devon Cattle!
fnre bred Bu'ls, Cows and Calves for ..as,s
AaafeS JAMES WEEE.
RsAPERs AND MowERs.--MauDy,, ,-,u.
en- 4 ortahie ksapep and Mower Camssrsy -
AS"s NN1 Hnssr for ssls ny JAS & q a 49, o
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1859-05-14

A QUrETUs TO THE SOUTHERN Pacific
RAILROAD 1t is stated that Capt Pope
is closing up bis Ar,csi.n we'll operations
on the naked plains Of New Mexico. aud
that he has never been able to raise water
TO within $50 feet of the surface. His
apparatus is offered for sale at auction. -
This is the result Of experiments conduct
ed for five years for the Government, at
great expense, and with the determine
tion to make out, if possible, that the pro.
posed Southern Pacific Railroad on the
32d parallel, is feasible It is now evi-
den. that a road cannot be built on that
route, and If we are to have the road at
all, 1t must be upon some one of the
Northern routes.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1859-05-14

Charles Ernest Crockwell, youngest
son Of {. l.. ID, Crockwell Of Aramosa,
was almost instantly killed on the 10Th
alt, by being accidentally shot through
the head with CUR in the hands Of
comrade named Chas. Byam The
parties were 10 boat at the time and
seeing a muskrat in front Of them, the
deceased, who was sitting III the bow Of
the boat. stopped down in order that his
brother aud young Byam nigh shoot the
animal The brother fired first, aud the
Inflated youth, supposing that both guns
had been discharged, raised up just in
time to receive the charge OF Byam' gun
through his head. He lived three quar-,
tiers Of an hour after the accident
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1859-05-14
AxeS...I.ippincott Il rO.'s

TELEBRATED east steel Axes, just received
Y and for sale by
May lIth, 50 SMITH BROTHERS.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1859-05-14

large size Quaker City or an eighty dollar
Grover Il Baker Sewing Machine, for sale cheap
Enquire at this ofIi~e. MAY l4-tf]
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-09-03
O0MMW MS.
Correspondence of tho Kcowco Courier.
RacKy MouN1Mxs, juN 3rd, 1889.

Rocky MorN1AXs, jnE 3rd 1850
", EJ;yo, ,nor ,,, ,,.a,
...r,a, ~, 20 ~ '"'''''.
'''''' "'"'"' ''''P" ana "r"''eu III west
en- sun uhti we are about rs yellow as the
-\borigncs. and still mprc SO than our ppck.
c.s. anl SucLr hy evrrv kind ,r ,,,,,,,,;,,
r
Wv '''''"'' "'''"'''"'c VI l"c Az
Kansas river t" the great merchant of Lcnv-
rIworth, until we are about out of blood, out
ot clothes. out of proyisinns ont nf NANCY.
:, al L;,Jn
VIZ navy '''
N'""cu L" write you rev lines, As we have
promised to write to great mrAN all of
whJm are subscribers To- your rnrrr and
which nrnmiso ,nl y,r, i;n;o,,, =, c,,c,.
AZ '" '"'"'
VIC 'c'' nome lh' @iS'"' March took the
ears ut Athens, Ga. reached Lcavcnwprth,
X. T., on Sth Of April. Here we rnrchAscd
I, wnron and three voln &c oxrn ,,,,;,.h ,,s,
,,,,,,A .n ,,,4 ,..,,.,, W,t,.., ~,
.'"'' '""N '.'c r"r' h"e!
f"A"' wh'ch runs up the north ":"c of the
Kansas or knw River. We Travelled about
Is miles II day. restind mn Surlovs H..
bno,. i.,,,o,.. 10. ,,;I,. R,
irLo. ',,;,,, ,'. ',,IH .n .,nat' '.cn'ph""rth
,,,oj :, = 'i'Ttc ,. now.
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,,;l,s ,hn,n ,I, IL, ,,., ,,..l ~ -,
'',i '"'', 'iI, .r,i"t ;.,, '.vu ,,tr !" 'hc
,,T, f.I ,rno S,,' I'M ,.t smoky
,a.hs En,, ,ho K.',,.',, is;,aa "" n'i,'"tcnh
f,I,n.,,n;'.o.; .;,,,,',, I.. ~" NV ''rNH
i'',,, h1nan,% g.. '''u;i"" o,!' l'p"n'
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,.,,I ..,I ,,l,;'l In ~'''.' ~ VI VIZ ,"''
'r I,I, ,ri.,S'a.noL ,,. % VII, ~" up '''o ,"''cy
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III N,,nv'' .. ~ ,,,," Mu'c'' '',o 'he
,,r;.nl ,' s,n> ~" ir @ muI'' sur sur
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,on'. i;I,, -, %,, ~ az ""l '',nci p',
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l,t ,n't ',' "'V ,Gn 'uMo"S, ~, S'l'"l'
,Inntv ,f ",,I ~, tho ,,,,.,,t Nv" w. nEfe u
rronnnir,llv. tn Ia.t L,nr, ',I'I. II "reo rt
t,rn'or, ano ,,, 'IS :" liz W',ii'' ire
md hnt fy ,,m,rann,;171 1otn W. .'''H m,I''
- h.,tcr vhon d',no ,s;,h III. jIa 'n." ~ !,
tho;r ,,,r -, f,,,,.o,,.. ~" '''H - "o' Soll
ot G(,v cents nor h,ini.nI U.' rn,,, , "nu i'"y
cnnlI not h,,o ,,t ,o,, ,,,,,ts r. :. Guy NY
Flo p;Lns ps,r ",S.'rot;,, NV WIS na' ''r
l,tIc r"llna A"mf t',n,,. -. 'a"" -
tho snrCaco of t,o h;ai,",, hiIn 1,''Vu ,"r' uIcr
nrettinst bnild;nr rnci, I a"ar o".'o d 81 VIZ
nur;no hnt I;t,la wool. 70 rrs ,,',,' "'a' e. e.
use, The soil is ante fcrtIe s;nt XIX E,t,,. w.
Jmsbcls of corn The Hrst and s;xt, ,'. Sssrnn!l
year to Tho ocro Who"t hos,lt , Tno .n;,,H
Gcmp and oo,s hovo Lcc, tr;oI "n sn',ii
scale, and npncar TO do >ccil rhov hrnaL
their ground ihc first limo with y iorso tnrm.
5ng plow. have seen six yokc of cattle
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-09-03
8ElEO 1TED poe TRW,
I would not Lxe Always

tI n
would not Live always
Oh earth though seeming beautiful,
How dcscr-likc arr thou;
y wreath of tlorns was all thou hadst
Tocrown thy Makers brow.
All weary and onm,cst r'''''
Only ono hnou +h,u ,,,.,,,,o., an
\ narrow cof,rh nt ro.,
GLOW quiet in their deep dark bcds
The dead all sleep to p.irht:
Thcy wakcu not to mourn and wcGt
Or dread Il morrow's lirht.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-09-03

having lost thc equilibrium OF the sections
am content with Tie moral trimph Of
Excite HAIL | bcg leave to state that re.
gard an equilibrium Of p6wer asof erca
importance to the South, but not MS essen,
tia 20 our safety orcXiStlncc i'm the 'nion
With our population and our resources,
and with tuitcd counS"lS we are able to
command an equality Of rights in tho Con
t"derary. or we are sufficiently strong to
set up for ourselves out OF it, and TO com
mand the respect of foreign nations. ! am
not otc at tliosc who believe that il Con,
grcSS should ever acquire miajor;ty Of two.
thlrdS ot free states that it could aiy the
sooner anticipate our slaves than by a mere
majority he ngLt TO our slaves IS de-
fl'e0 from thc mumicIpal law OF >outil Car
o'na ana not tEom the Constitution of the
hlIcd N5atcS, and no alteration or amend
ment oi that instrument can ata' ail'o";
oRr rights and amy such C"wlacod effort
ON the part OF Congress should be resisted
Ms To o,r moral tmumpIFS ut horne and
aoroau' l tnihN we nave much upon which
TO GohST1'",'te ourselves
!" r'I@'an.' ',e G'n"c'pntion ct the
S'0NeS ~ J"niaiea nus .e'n ensIderf'l fail
u'T' hf'''Sh fh''on'hr"IY had Icd Eng
i'Si'nSn TO suppose th"t liberty would cNcr-
c!Sc 'tG same 1o'Ii'nce upon the negro us
uPo'. .''G N'2io I'N"n' h"t experience
nag '""G"' t"G"' ''!"V II IS on'y under the
"'"'" AN" ",'Ic''o'' Oh '"e l"tter, that tue
,o'.'lI, mas ,'"Te ms I''"'oS, oSVriopment'
an" PIlH't"!.y' an" '!"t through
o"''"c'P", ~ 'he Nlr1can I" NPc'T de%en-
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-09-03

NioTyr,Iy E,IlnnAnsI c6;rro.nor
dent of the NowB,rv r,,D>c,yn,i, wri,;m',
. ,'"," Y'iI r'i '"!' w. ', i''' sulphur springs
'''E,., E,..i ~ :, ~ '""'i'S onS''N''lonS
," ~ an a.. '',.Ip'i ..!, ''Ite lGc'' o. 'hc crowd
Wh",; I'm I|G l. " ,.n n''o ',"p'lr nl'In@S.
RoIroaI M Is c,nnn'rI m ] n' ,n t 'H'a nnt CG"'r" n n
r', ",',o toi v;tn I't" ,,; ~ '.''> In'' no one
,"; ,n '''.' " W ,,' I t'L' G''a' ta''roau enter
l ,r,S' ''St,1'T , " 'n 'N' various springs To-
UL',G tL w .':S ,'.t'''I'o '','uH' resources OF
'u, ''%'y ms'''' .',,S' ",IiN' great "'a''h
ONO whn viii tS,,.ni :" .I", i"o SI""9 M; ,; NY
rnad a"d ,non L, o,n "."''S >m,S i,av % r','-
n.;II n"t M ,"w" "io';I ,"o "'%"","," '%'GS
,,,,,;,.ol;,;,,., W ~" NY
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-09-03

Ir has been inferred that Dryden wasn't
opposed to sherry cobbcr, from remark
he once made" Straws may be made the
instruments Of happiness.
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1859-08-27
LITTELL'S LIVING AGE
NEW SERIES
PUBLISHERS NOTICE.

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THE IOWA FARMER.

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ounces; the postage upon each number, which must
DC paid quarterly in advance, at the post-ofice where
the magazine is received. is three cents.
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