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The Evansville daily journal., 1859-04-15


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= asis WISCONSIN and - Missouri e'a
.&N Lo.,AL Acgsys AT EyANsyiLLE. INDIANA:
MESSRS. KRATZ g. HEILMAN.
Fs THE subscribers would respectfully inform the
public that tey have secured agency to sell the
above named SlIingle Machine, and that they will
III all orders on short notice. One of these Ma
chimes has been on exhibition for several days In
this city, and its superior merit il acknowledged 10y
ALI Persons who may doubt the ability OF this ma
chine will do wtl to enquire of oar Lumber deal
ers, Mr. Glover and Mr. Fergus, and any person IN
the city who has seen the machine IN operation.
The Machine Shingles as smooth as II planed,
and at the rate of two thousand per hour We
would also state that can furnish Engines suti-
cient to run this Machine on short notice, and on
reasonable terms. Call and get cirenlar-or per-
sons desiring Circulars, who will send their adj
dress, can have them sent by mail. l.zrE
Bs6- Office corner Of Main and Second streets
jansl-6m KRATz 4 HEILMAN
MDORERT ROEHe, .gRCHETE('T.---
AA> Office Second street, between Vine and
Division, next door to1Old School Presbyterian
Church, Evansville, Ind. mar22-2md
IT IND REfH L.9EDE.N SEED =.
III case La,.,ireths ceeisiasted Seeds, assorted,
- '''e' = - = '' = ,Cn1s. McJoaNsToE,
nlArlT Main; street, near the Canal.
N0E W. .gRTxCLEs .s.EB.ER BE-
0v fore introduced into this nIarkct--W0SAS's
FRIEsp-ssGERMaS FRAsIER SOAR A super inr ar
ticle for washing and cleansing clothes, &c.. fc.
Housekeepers take notice. d. HlHw.ga ssls.5ss
|
/ Lead, anything Of the kin,l-in boxes the right
size. Draynen, TranIsteis, $, and owners OF wheeled
Vehicles, generally, take n.tice and govern them-
slssu ,nnris Is N''' oLMsiED &ssABIN.
! ED0T.sT0Es.- EkVa
N bushels Irish Potatoes,
% do Sweet do. For sale by
i. -------s III. KAMEY, JR.,
l. marls &@. Corner First aud Vine streets.
HzxpE.s. sEEDs-.s GE.vER.zL
/ WV assortment of Garden Seeds by the paper or
| pound for sale by III. RAMEY, JR.,
marlg Corner Firat aud Vine streets.
Hys.nELr sUPPLTEs-JUsF RE-
n CkIy ED-Slisar Cured Hams, -
Il Plain Hams,
4 shoulders. F.rsaiei i,y
amarIs oLMsTED & sABIN.
H. .4.M7LF sCPPLfEs-sU-S U-S-i5kfEs' q
All Family Flour, Mustard,
~ niee, 0a@@@ sssngrf'. IN - sNMT
IIominy, "a SEA Beef Tongues, EtE
Pickles, Cnnaiuois-bark and grstind,
Cone+-Java aud Rio, q ga -asts7--l- e
Tea-Impl, Y. Tyson. and p.
mail6 sF toLMSTED Il SABIN.
&sH.4AER IND F.2.s-CKs n O.HS :
~ 20 dozenan extra slsd article, from seiectes
fine broom cord, for sale by
. - feb25 CHAS. McJOHNSTON
gWyE.ES! TE.GS! TE.SS!- f.NRERs.
N al, Young iiysou, Gunpowder, and Blk Teas
all If the finest chaps-and put MP in packages {.
suit customers. For sale at lowest rates by it.s
7 janZT H0RNBR00K 4 co.
U Il -a.-.f
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MISCELLANEOUS.
CHRISTIAN ......wa- HEiLns
: KRATZ 81 HEILMAN.

.efi CITY FOUNDRYl sss noos us
MANUFACTURERS AND BUILDERS OF STEAM
ENGINES AND BOILERS,
Saw and Grist Mill Machinery, Tobacco Screws,
Cumming Machines, Chinese Sugar Cane Mills 3
Thrasing Machines, &e.aI -
- -s-@-F .sS-7 EVANSVILLE, IND. 4
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~HNUa.gTFs.u CURED Vx~FTHOVT

IA fail. BY DIR. T. McG0WN'S sARSAPA-
RILLA aud I0DTDE OF POTASH, the great
Blood Purifier and Health Restorer, prepared from
Fresh Root, the~enly kind worthy the confidence
Of physicians thegublic, old imported rost being
inert The componsats of this medicine are high
III extolled by some of the most distinguished ply
sicians in the world, Sir VIM. 4Fordyce, Brodie,
Bell, &c., for the cure of rheumatism, Screfula,
White Swelling, Syphilis Neuralgia, Diseases Of
the Kidneys, Liver, Spine and Skin Dropsy, Female
Complaints. Old Sores,a Pmples on the Face, &c.
1t makes the skin clear and smooth--ans object of
interest with the ladies'. 1t removes mercury, or
any impurities Of the blood system, and should
bs used In the Spring to purify the blood and pre-
vent sickness. Price, ST. bottle. Rzs :
McGown's Essence Tar, a certain cure for Bowel
Complaints, as Diarrhea, Dysentery, Flux, &c.
South American Tar, Spring LiniInent, and Ner-
mifrge, unparalleled for its success. 4&s4 90
= The three above medicines prepared by H. >
HueH Es Memphis, Tennessee. Sold in Evansville by
KELLER q WHITE, LEiscH g. KARLsrEDr, DIR. JoHS
MAuRyIss y, a--ssss ra5afaises oct29-l2ind
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MISCELLANEOUS.
HumboIt Fire Ins. Comply,

~ OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK. = 81
Capital (all paid in CASH 900 90
With surplus 10000 90
DIRECTIONS: s-a.a esssf -sa =
JP Holmes, B Il Breeden, j III Bates,
G Phelps, 3 A Stranger, + H Trowbrldge,
CChristmas, CB Caldwell Eathan Lane,
Geo II Eliery, w H McConnells Freeman,
VIM Mulligan, Jas sMckaye, Beadestons
w Griffith. Nelson Davis, M Hoppock, 3
j ST Stranahan, q w Parsons, w Bowers, q
L Holbrook. Wm l. King. w MI Newell, a.
z Boorman. Wm A k0bbe, III Baker, - q,
w Barnes, sar Vim Allen, J Armstrong,
E,lw Bridge, Fl L Burr, r Stanford,
A Conistock, w ID Thompson. - - -, -
zsaE - = JOHN RANKIN, President. 1
see .rFsIss WILLIAM MULLIGAE, Sec y.
sALGx. WILEY, Jr., Assistant Secretary.
p Policies insured on favorable terms by A c. HAL
LOCK, Agent. Office. Marble Hall Building, Main
street. W$BH #geN ~ fehl5-ly ~
MUTUAL BENEFIT LIFE ms. COM Y,
- - NEWARK, Nfsw JEIssEy. sE a,ss
Accumulated Capital, IS, Oo0.uO
- "a a1as DIR EGT0RS: ~ - 80 aaIzs
4 L Patterson, Fl McFaiIan, A Sneliing, srs
g : Macknet, J 4 FrsthinghamR III Greene,
L LCGrovsr, n Strong, EJ WsCondit, Ea
Josiah o Low, j II Weeks IN Perry.
@ R0BT. r. PATTERSON, President.
a. a JOEL w. C0NDTT, Vice do
8 BESJ q. MILLER, Secretary. =
Applications for Insurance and all Information
desired will be given by the undersigned.
a8 ALLEN c. HALI0CK, Agent,
Marble Hall Building, No. o Maie street, Eyans-
vile, Ind. fe5l5-iy.
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f.. @. SMITH.
! sTRaTrO.s, LxV.ERT. Avn

IA sTRzTTOsy, LxV.ERF' .a.yD
y Sale Stable, Second between Main and To-
sus Streets Opposite the Old Presbyterian Church,
Evsiueyille.~s ~ g. u 81
Tire undersigned has large and coInmolons
81 Stable with sheds for carriages, and is pre-
)arta to take horses by the day, week or month";
H.s customers may be of having their animals
cell and carefully attended to. He refers to the
.t,loSIng gentlemen whose horses he has had long
time Under his charge----
lie has also a number of good and safe horses f.r
the sasidle or harness. with a number of new an.
comfortable buggies, to hire. Orders for saddle
hurses or huggies will be punctually attended to.
j. 3. Gayitt, Ex-Sherif; Cyprian Preston.
octl2-ly J. STRATT0N.
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- - 80 - = eisFs g =
/. NUMBER 202.
MISCELLANEOUS. Il
HARTFORD FIRE. INSURANCE Co.

- 1alileF hartford, conn. So s. ~
asIs ineorporatsd 1870 Charter Perpetual
With surplus
- f"s 'rss asainst Lossor nsmage by Fire. ng
q Huntington, c borneli, Job Aim. ~o
5as @ eeedsia, oslzia lkf5iDSs; Dsss; 4 gssss, nss
lyman, ksss sssssaf da 9Rpn5s,as.sa Preside.
~ u. =. Aiexsnder. General Agent, Columbus, Ohio.
John .,i,,,,ss Graham, Asst DO. do do.
AssD S ss pro@pss s aasS a.Isaas
Building Main street, Evansviiis fssisi Sls Ia
NORTH AMERICAN FIRE ms co
IsssH s-a%s HARTFoRD. CONN. fEseias.
ss'' prErcToRs: 900 90
james @, Boiles,. q sGG1 Burial SAGE 20 a5s-.
Nj. I MIA nsaiss sssE ehsnias Ml1las1s; B.y,
wills Millis ]; GoeasslL es 1T Wells, = :se.a.H
Leonard Church, - ESQ sOIcott Allen. = zs -1i4
n y '''Swoa, wsopsal,ssiaars Stiles 2 spsrry
= e -s1 JAMES @. BoLLRse ePresiaent5 -
-. WAIT N. HAELEY,, Vice prss't.
Es JoHN A. NAILAcE Secretary. eSE = Cd - gT.a
APP Appliecstsns eais received y a LLEAc HALLooK.
HAMPDEN FIRE INSURANCE CO
-. = lsPRTNGFTELDs MASS. lazc. 81 9
snrpIas g, 600 90
r,s VIII insure Real and Personal Property assinsf
l7 la 'szlagn DIRECTORS .G19a
y W = Calhoun, = w Bond, r. 20 Hamilton.
- = 5,r, Ihvore, JG Fynchcn, G L Shaw
4 Fnsips, 1r; Alexander, ,Jr p b Tyler
Jas S5s,, ,hTKham, Otis Chlds, EFMossley
Willis Phelps, Homer Foot, ssarsr
z3t w. =. Moutagus
s a~fs WILLIAM H. CALHOUN prasiaa,.
JOSEPH C.. PYECHON, Secretarv
APpneasion made to A. O. HALLOCK Aaeat
will be promptly attended to- s'4'''
nsr Once, Marble Han Building, Eyan.y;I,s
lnelana-- 8 .El1eu sli lg nNs3!sce tebl5-iy
MI ~. DE L.G CROKf, 4f8Evys6F5
VIZ DYER AND SCOURER
rfssFs Corner Of Vine and Firrt streets 55g
-. - EVANSVILLE, INDIANA.
Honid respectfully inform the ladies and gentle
men O. this city and vicinity that he has opsned a
p ENG, CLEANING AND REPAIRfNG
.sih y5sESTABLIsHMENT, Z s.1T -
whore he win clean and dye all kinda of silk ana
Wooilsn Goois. win remove grease. paints a.
without the slightest injury to the goods -
All work done at this establishment viii Ia war
fanted TO give entire satisfaction septSs. .sm
KaxRE .zN<B .N1R1N. y
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couaeil proceedings.

On motion of Mr.. Gavitt it was ordered
that u. w Armstrong be charged $40 80
for breaking down a lamp-post, and that
the Marshal collect the same.
The Clerk asked for a Committee to re-
ceive his books, and TO settle with all Off
GERS heretofore not settled with.
His Honor the Mayor appointed Messrs.
Orr, Gavitt and Hutcheson Committee to
report the number and kind of officers to be
elected, and the salaries for the same.
The question of fixing the amounts of the
ofiicers's bonds for the ensuing year was
brought up and discussed, and resulted in
the adoption of the following: - g
City Clerks bonds, 2OOO
City Collector ......... 81, 100
City Treasurer's 81, 600
City Marshnl's- 1900
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Jhs Railp aollrltal.


TEENS OF FsUBsCRxlPTs0.a:
DAILY pspss ss;;e oS 90
BY the. week payable to Carriers. ~ ~
rriweekl, Paper 90 o
Weekly -
Clubs of l6 or more. w
nA The privilege Of yearly advertisers - hiniaea
10 their own immediate business In their own nanle
aud all advertisements for the beneht OF other
rsrsons us well as legs.I advertisements and adver-
Ii ernonts Of auction sss, and advertisements with
the name of other persons, sent in BY theIn ma'st
be paid for at diiss'suai rates ia g. 80. - 80
xea No report resolutions or prccesdlngs OF any
,Tporation society, Association or public meeting
and ), communication designed to call attentlos 70
aav matter OF limited Of Individual interest can be
inserted unlesss paid for as advertsernenf.
aIas Contracts for yearly advertising WIN not be
Xscf tinueh unless order TO that effect rs leff an
.he tftice. and when discontinued I'm less than q
year the price Of the whole year VIII be chargea
ne legsi advertisefnents5 hereafter, VIII be pup,
Iishr at the expense Of the attorneys ordering ana
not alayable for legal proeesdings, bnt coiecsoie
at our usual time. "a VI #lAsg.@sA -
ase our terms for job Work and transient adver-
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BUSINESS CARDS.

AA@ = Evansville.
UNDERWRITERS AND GENERAL INSURANCE
M AGENT,
~ADJusrER OF AVERAGES, AND NOTARY PUBLIC
He continues To Issue Policies from several First
Class and most reliable
INSURANCE COMPANIES
In the Country, on Iniand and Fire Risks He will
also receive applications for
LIFE INSURANCE.
He will attend to the Adjustment Of Losses
of every description under policies from other
agencies and attend to the settlement of all mat
teas connected with INSURANCE, for parties in
terested. His long experience as an INsuRAScE
CONNECTED with Insurance.
nzg- oIies,. Marble Hall building, No. Main st.
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HAH. Tyy.ERSHxF-JNOJ.C J. CHAN
k<DLER and BLYTHE HYNES have associated
themselves together as partners in the practice Of
Law, and win attend promptly to all business con-
.ected with their profession, which may be entrnst-
@S-0nice ON Locust street, opposite the Sherwood
House, Evansville, Ind.rra 5fiss~ sept26-1y
EnE.N.BK.6 LU.s-E E.N.HEE.HER r.
AItorneys at law, Notaries Public aud Real Es-
ate Agents, Eyansyille Indiana;
WILL practice law in the Courts of this State
Rill attend the nllection OF claims In any part
he United Sfafes will buy and sell real estate IN the
vity Of Evansville, in Vanderburgh and adjoining
counties and in the West generally, and Will perform
any other duties pertaining to Attorneys or Rea
Estate Agents. Lots and farms always fur sais.-
GeriDan spoken by a member of the firm.
DB-tfiilce Third street, opposite the Cour
House, In the formerly occupied by the iai'
firm Of Lockhart, Parrett & DENLY; as -
CHARLES DENBY ....-..JAceB LuNkESHEiAEk
octI5-sIiy @4 HtE ass -Hessra "a
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y y. .. MELLS, No. IL First sire
" OOK AEHE-RN.lU TINS.
LII you want TO get gv,,d Hay,
8 II You want ts get good Corn,
- ~ u you want u, get : rsd Oats,
fst II you want to gel good Bran,
III you want TO get goUd Crushed Feed
- II you wantto get geod Chicken Feed,
xad u yon want 70 get good Corn Meal,
: II you want TO ket good Timothy Seed,
= II you want to got good Grass Seeds ui any and
every kind, call at RUSf0E,5 Feed and Seed Store.
under the Telegraph Once, where you can be &C.
commodnted as cheap as the cheapest, aud Is good
as fie best delivered In any part OF the city fse Of
drayage- Recollect. at RCB1 oN's on Water street.
{ Just received, my first shipment by Canal 100
tons Of hrsfrats new Timothy Hay, and for sals
cheap.f9E % fseptzs1 RISE
EEGSAa6U DRE.MS, T.E6F FIVE.
-L for sale by { 8. E. GILBERT & co.
ERE SH CED.sR W.SRE, &C., Ge.-2o
~ dozen Cedar Pals, white, red and striped brass
10 nests Cedar KeelerS, plain aud striped, brass
dozen covered Cedar Cane, brass bound sizes
3 o 80 Cedar Churns, brass bound,
30 :" plain white Cedar Pals, iron bound 2 and
hoops,
:" stout iron bound Stable Pals,
sf5 Steamboat Pals, stout iron bound
20 nests stout Cedar Tubs, iron bound and Ii Il
1 dozen largest Horse Buckets,
/ = 10 !" common iron bound Buckets
This day received, and now opening in she sDsst
condition, at ths new Wooden Ware store Of
lEa sept24 = r. RTssEfJ
272 Main st bet Seventh and Eighth louisville Ky
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.KN R- R.zlsEyN.s-IOO WHOLE !
fsbls 5. Z. GILBERT 4 co.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1859-10-12

GETTING TO HEAVEN BY WAY OF New Or:
LEANs.-The Philadelphia correspondent of
the New York Dispatch gives the following:
We have a Methodist preacher who is
jolly wag. a few days since, a young man
who had long been attached to his church,
and who was about to leave for New Orleans,
came to bid his pastor farewell.
And SO you are going to that degenerate
place, New Orleans, are you?" ~
"Yes, sir but [ don't expect to be inhu-
enced by any extraneous pressure of any
kind" responded the young man, with con-
siderable earnestness. -......
"Well, am glad to see you so confident.
hope the Lord will guide you. But do
you know the temptations which exist
there ?"
'No, not particularly" "-
"Well, l do, you'll find wanton women
in the guise of Paris, tempting the very
elect: and rare wines and ardent drinks;
and you'll find gay company, and night
prowling and gambling, and dissipation,
and running after the lusts of the old man
Adam" :. .--s. .at ,.@
Still, sir, I hope to combat these suc-
cessfully." ... ar
81 hope you will, my dear christian
BROTHER was the reply. Il hope you will.
And let me give you this much for your
consolation in case you should fall from
grace. The tempter is worse than the sin,
and the greater the temptation, the more
merit there is in resisting it. The man
who goes to Heaven by aeay of New Orleans
is sure to have twice as high a place in
eternal glory as he who reaches Paradise
through the quiet portals Of Connecticut OF
Pennsylvania.
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Ages Of our Pm blic Men.

President Buchanan will be 6S years
old Oh the 18th OF November next Vice
President Breckenridge will be 80 years of
age January next; Lewis Cass is nearly
n years old; Stephen A. Douglas was 46
years of age on the 23d of April last :;
Simon Cameron is in his Goth year; JET
ferson Davis is 81 years old; Caleb
Gushing is in his Goth year; Howell Cobb
will be A years old on the 7th of Septem-
Der next; William H. Seward is in his
5Oth year; Franklin Pierce is "a years
old; Robert Field Stockton is nearly GO
years Of age; John Charles Fremont was
As years old on the 7th of January last /;
John Bell is 81 years old John j. Critten-
don will be 70 in September next; Alex
ander H. Stephens was AZ years old in
February last, James L. Orr was 81 years
old on the 18th of May last; Jesse D..
Bright is in his 47th year; Augustus G..
Dodge is about ~ years; James Shields is
49 years old; Henry A. Wise is in his
SD year; Robert NJ. T. Hunter is nearly
so years of age; Robert Toombs was As
years old ON the I'd of July last Edward
Everett was GA years old in April last Z;
John NJ. Read is over 60 years of age !;
Daniel S. Dickinson will be SO years old on
the 11th of Semtember next; Horatio
Seymour is about As years of age; John
Slidell is in his 66th year; Nathaniel P.
Banks was 43 years old last January.
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Selett 2netrw.
Written for the North Iowa Times.
THE SEAMSTRESS.'

Written for the North Iowa Times.
THE SEAMSTRESS.'
Sitting alone in her silent room,
Stitching away, seam after seam,
All day long till evenings gloom,
shuts from out her quiet room
Tie suns last golden beam.
Steadily plying her needl" and thread,
Busy her fingers and busy her BRAN,
Her hsnds may toll for her daily bread,
May sometimes press an aching head,
And then to their work again.
but the mind may roam DER valley and hill,
And dwell en- things that she loves best,
For thought will fly of its own free will,
And gather its gems, till the heart is filed
With self-sought happiness.
Like the bee it may fly from flower to flower,
Like happy bird from tree to tree,
May bask n the sunlight, may rest In the bower
And gather its gems tor many an hour,
Though the hands work busily.
O,:er the ynird and hands together,
Mly fashion q garment, and strive to please,
May follow a seam, but would much rather
Work, with brain and hands, and heart together,
Than live in slothful ease
The seamstresses' lot Ia not so hard,
As many have written in prose and song
'Tis not the seamstrcss but the bard,
Whose plaintive voice, so Oft Is heard,
Singing the seamstress wong.
And oft tits sung by a dreaming youth,
Or maiden who knows care or toll,
They tell it DER but in truth.
Think that the youth and maiden both,
Were better for work even though it soils.
GARNAvILLo, Sept, 22, 1859. NJ. II. c.
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\ Big BRANDY SNAsH.-On October 25,
1884, a bowl of punch was made at the
Right Honorable Edward Russers House,
when he was Captain General and Command
er in Chef of His Majesty's forces in the
Mediterranean. 1t was made in a fountain
in the garden, in the middle of four walks,
all covered overhead with lemon and orange
trees, and in every walk was. a table, tho
whole length of it covered with cold COLA
tons, &c In the fountain were the follow
ing ingredients, viz: four hogsheads Of
brandy, eight hogsheads of water, twenty
five thousands of lemons. twenty gallons
lime juice, thirteen hundred weight Of fine
Lisbon sugar, five pounds grated nutmegs,
three hundred toasted biscuits, and lastly,
a pipe Of dry Mountain Malaga. Over the
the fountain was built a large canopy to
keep off the rain: and there was built ON
purpose little boat, wherein was boy
who belonged to the fleet, who rOwed round
the fountain and filled the cups Of the COM
pany; and in all probability more than six
thousand men drank from it. ... .....
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ARAB GALLANrRY.-A Frenchman A,

ARAB GALLANrRY.-A Frenchman, while
residing in one of the oriental cities, was
once watering some flowers in window,
and accidently filled the pots too profusely,
so that quantity Of water happened to
fall on an Arab, who was below, basking
in the sun.
The man started up, shook his clothes,
and thus gave vent to his feelings respect
ing the offender
"lf it is an old man who has done this,
despise him; if it is an old woman, for
give her; if it is young man, curse
him; but il it is a young woman, thank
herr
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PRoBLEM FOR A MILKMAN-If twenty
seven inches of snow gives three inches Of
water, how much milk will . cow yiled
when fed on turnips
KEY.-Multiply the number of snow
fakes by the number of hairs on the cows
tail, divide the product by the julce of a
dry turnip, add to the quotient pound of
chalk, and multiply the sum by, the ny.
drant.
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bic writer administers wholesome dose to
ing them that tobacco has spoiled and utterly
ruined thousands Of boys, inducing dam
gcrous precocity, developing the passions,
softening and weakening the bones, and
greatly injuring the spinal marrow, the brain
early and frequently smokes, OF in any way
uses large quantities Of tobacco, never is
known to make man of much energy of
character, and generally lacks physical and
muscular, as well as mental energy. We
would particularly warn boys who wantto
be anybody in the world, to shun tobacco
as. a most baneful poison. .5 -
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PREMIUMS FOR RAT-KILLING IN ILLINOIS,
Parts Of Illinois are so terribly infested
with rats that one of the County Agricul-
tural Societies-that Of Logan-has offer
ed three premiums Of $50, $50, and sac.
for the three largest exhibitions Of rat
scalps at their Fair. A great many per
sons are competing for the prize, and the
show promises to be large and interesting.
A Mr.. Gorden, of Kickapoo Creek, already
secured 1,ll3 scalps, and intends running
the number to 1900 before the Fair.
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Written for the North Iowa Times
TIfR OLD CANOE.

Written for the North Iowa Times.
TIiR OLD CANOE.
BY GLAMOUR"
Moor'd to tree by the rivers bank,
Where reeds aud rushes grow thick and ank,
And the swallow loves itself to lave
In the white foam of the crested wave;
whe,e all day long the black-bird sta
And sings on the tree, whore foliage dips
In the running tide that sweeps below
Moor'd to a tree, Is the old Canoe.
It's sides are rotten, siiny and dark
From the bottou up to the water.mark,
And it, color once pretty blue,
Has faded now to q leaaen hue.
In my younger days, in boyi-h pride,
I've roweL it swiftly DER the tide,
And joyed to see the >ilvery CLEAN
Left in It's wake; or saw in the sheen
or waters, it dashed up from its prov,
The varied colors of Heavens bow,
Or on some day. still and serene,
With oars idly dropped, float down the stream
And list to the Eagles piercing shrek,
As he grasps his foe within his beak, #.rr
And upwards, still upwards, mounts on high
Disappearing in the western sky.
But it's sailing days are over now:
No more will il cleave with its faded PROV,
The waters, as in the days of yore,
But fat, by lock aud chain to the shore,
And rocked by eacn receding wave,
1t rots away in living grave.
;oUrH BEND, Indiana.