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Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1859-12-28

VTvRUeTEg'S 0AIa.-Whasos, = the lbth
u - = Jasuasy, 4. D. leSe, Jaspss nelleabask
aod Catherine his wife, aaA Will{aa J. Hallsn-
haek, sxscatsd unto George 3. Q. Dow = Trustee,
certain Deed Of Trust conveying 70 sele Irus-
follows te-wit The sorth fraotional half Of the
north -west quarter Of section No. thirty, and the
west astionai hslfof the south quarter Of SEC
ton No. nineteen hin Township No. eighty SOL.
north Of range No. one 4 ], east Of th. 81 n.
parties Of the first part for the purpose Of sssur.
ing the payment Of certain promissovZ notes and
the interest thereon, signed BY aid Jasper Hal
lsnbsck and william J. Hallsnbaek, dated the
18th day Of January, A. d. less, ne Of which
payable to the order Of Aackiot : Corbio, in oLs
year after date, with ten per cent. interest after
due.
And now, said described note having become due
and pay able and the sad HAllenbacks having fall
~ aforesaid, do hereby give this public notice,
that by virtue Of the power which 10 in ne vested
by said deed Of trust will, on Saturday, the 7th
day Of January, A. D. 1850, Ct the hour Of I've
o'clock in the afternoon Of said day 1t the Court
House door in the city Of Davenport, expess and
offer for sale for cash 1t Public Auction, the par
cells ofland above described, or - much thereof
shall be necessary to satisfy and pay tho amount
Of said note with the interest thereon 70 the day
Of sale, together with al the costs and expenses
attending said sale, costs of this notice and Tfus
| tees fees.
| Dated tho 2lst day Of November, 4. d. 1859.
| aecl2 GEORGE s. G. DOW, Trustee.
| CsHERIFF'S SALE.--THE STATE OF IOWA,
- Scott County, in tho District Court Of Scott
County, State Of Iowa.
| BY virtue OF an execution Issued from the office
Of tho Clerk of the District Court of Scott Coun
ty, State of Iowa, in favor Of Wooden Hewitt
Plaintiffs, and agains: Geo. w. Henderson ct 81
Defendants, dated October 8, 1859, and to me d.
rected, commanding me, that Of tho goods, chat
tells, stuck or interest in any company, debts due
property in the hands Ct third persons. lands and
| tenements( which are not exempt by law from exc
cution Of Ne said Defendants, make, or cause
| to be made, the sum Of enc hundred and fifty
four dollars with interest and costs and by virtue
Of said execution, levied upon the following de
scribed real estate, to wit: Lot No. Is, in Block
IL, in the old town of Parkhurst, in Scott Coun-
~, Iowa.
And hereby give public notice that shall Of
fer for sale at public outcry at tho door Of thu
Court House, in Scott County, Iowa, on Saturday
the 7th day Of January, 1860, 1t tho hour Of
o'clock, p. M, Of said day, to the higtsst and bes
bidder therefor in cash, the above described pro-
perty. or sufficient thereof to safety the above
debt, with interest and costs.
Dated this eth day Of December, 1859.
H. LEONARD,
dec 10. Shf of Scott Co., Iowa.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1859-12-28
Sheriff of Scott co., Iowa,

SHERIFF'S SALE.-THE STATE OF IOWA,
y Scott County, in the District Court of Scott
County, State Of Iowa.
BY virtue Of special execution issued from the
office Of the clerk of the District Court Of Scott
county, State of Iowa, in favor of VIM. H. Peters
plaintiff, and against Geo. H. Logan, John q. Sar-
gent, and Hugh N. Skiles, dated November 29th
1859, and to me directed, commanding me, that
of the real estate as hereinafter described of the
said defendants, make or cause to be made, the
sum of one thousand three hundred and sixty
one 62-lOO dollars, with interest and costs. And
by virtue Of said execution, l levied upon the
following described real estate, to-wit: The
southwest quarter Of section No. twenty [20l, in
Township No. seventy-eight Is !, north Of range
two east Of the 5th r. NJ. Also lot No. FIVE
81 Of the northwest quarter Of section sixteen
Isl. in Townsh ip seventy-seven [77l, north of
range two east of the 5th p NJ all tn Scott Co.,
Iowa.
And hereby give public notice that shall offer
for sale at public outcry at the door ofthe Court
House in the city Of Davenport, Scott County,
Iowa. on Friday, the 30th day Of December, 1858,
at the hour OF o'clock p. n. Of said day to the
highest and best bidder therefor in cash, the
above described property, or sufficient thereof to
satisfy tie above debt. with interest and costs.
Dated this 18th day Of November, 1859.
H. LEONARD,
nOv3O Sheriff of Scott County, Iowa.
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Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-03-11
Butter.


We return thanks 10 our esteemed
correspondent for the annexed letter,
and hope all interested will respond
10 the request of The writer: asaasg sssa
ain a late number Of your paper,T
observe an article relative to the su5s
Periority Of soft, over hard water, in
working butter. There is no doubt
that OF the two, soft water. is prefera.
BILE; but my experience proves that,
butter is much better worked wiihouts
washing at all, and as many persons
may nol be able TO obtain sofa walefs
the hint may be Of service to them. IS
have made repeated experiments,
and find that butter worked without
washing can more easily be freed from
buttermilk, will be firn4er, of much
finer flavor, and wiiLkeep better thar,
that which has been washed. Or
course, in order To obviaie the neces-
siiy OF cooling butler by washing, The
cream must he of the proper tempeFas
ture when churned. When tlaisis the
case, tue butter will he firm, anoashe
buttermiik, by gentle but thorough
pressure witha ladie can all beremovs
ed without the use ot water, and the
butter has a peculiar Sweetness end
favor which il does not possess when
washed" IA .-.s-.-- - -, -.
Will some of our housewives make
the eXperimenl!-Cal Farmer. -. -
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-03-11
poMEsrIc EcoNoMY.


BALLS To REMOVE GREASE lake soH
soap and iullerS' earth, ot each halt pound; :;
bent them Well together in mortar and
form INTO CAKES Inc spot on Inc cloth
oelhg nfst hoisiehed wlle water is r''ooe"
with cake ana allh"ed 10 dry' wneh y Is
well rubbed with a hitle warm water anu
afterwards rlnsed or rubbed on clean. s
LIQUID BLOOM Of kosEs.-Cr'mSou he
'amhohfac' 50 drops; esprit dc rose, hai
an ounce foss.wa,ef, one o"nce ,,, una n",'i ,,
o''" o' 'oseS' '"o oioPs "e o'''H00'l 90
10 tFs' put 'i''o 'he oo'''e' '"e'' ''ie e'I,''
DE rose men tue roSe-wateF' ana lastly 'ne
OTTO OF roses.
CEMENT A cement composed Of thirty
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-03-11
soNGS

Anywhere by some iringed stream in
New ork woods, or under the shadow oI
New England mountain, or even here awuy
in the leafy edges of Indiana or Michigan
But he must needs get up before breakfast;
it is the matias he must have performed in
the hour of gold, silver and pearls. between
the dawn and sunrise. The blue bird ant
the robin, the boboiink and the thrush
the mocking bird, the martin and the spar
row; all these, and "ever SO many more,'
fill the morning and the heart with melody
But with the first fash of the sun, the costa
| cy subsidies, and the grand anthem is end
ed.
Very few. we Imagine, have ever heart
this gushing song. Duty may rouse then
or pain forbid sleep, but they were no
! charmed awake. There is startling beau
ty in the concert; the listener zcan not b.
Gone wondering at the volume of swee
sound there is in single grove--the vurietl
of tones, and the marvellous harmony of tht
whole.
Beginning gradually with warble il
the grass or note in the trees, it rapid
multipIies and deepens and extends, unit
every leafy bough conceals singer, Will
the east is softly brightnng. With tn
first deep crimson and golden glow, the en-
thusiasm eliminates, and the swelling wav
of song subsidies. and when the las
World and his wife ayawn their way I
breakfast, they pause at the window, an
while the robin holds on in his sweet oil
story, and the sparrows chirp solo, the
say, show charmingly the birds do sing!
not dreaming, luxurious mortals, that tn
concert was all over before their las
dreum.-B. F. Taylor as" o+R'
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-03-11
eALWAYs FoRwARDr,


In. thc terrible battle Of Moline del Rey,
which immediately preceded the fallof Mexi-
co, Col. Graham " as ordered Ep from the re-
serve to carry battery, from which q column
Of American troops he d already been repuIsed.
The gallant eleventh, at their leaders cry of
"forward," !" raised hurrah, it is said, and
dashed ahead AS they dashed nlong over the
bodies Of their fallen comrades, the batteries
opened tearing their ranks frigltfuIly and OBJ
scuFing the prospect with smoke. ssForward.
forward, q cried Col. Ora ham. Again the
grape and cannisser ealne, crushing from the
Mexican parapcts. six bullete struck the Col.
Yet elill he shouted sferward.'' AT last a
seyentii shot proved fatal. But as be reeled
befere he fell, he waved his sword, and cried
aEains forward, forward, my word is always
ferzard.n His men swept on like torrent,
ths. ssery goes, carried the enemies guns, and
psanted the stars and stripes on the disputed
swslls. It is possible that those gallant words,
g 'tfaEwaTd, forward, always forward" alone
saved the day. =, -
No man knows what dangers he can safely
pass, wf'at difficulties he can overcome, what
apparent i'm possibilities he can achieve, until
he has thrown himself, heart and soul, into his
task, determined to succeed. Would Washing
tom have conquered at Trenton if he had shrunk
back ut the wildly running ice that threatened
20 impede bis passage ofthe Delawares Would
Napoleon have been victorious at Arcola if he
had stopped, desparing. on the hither side of
that awful bridget Would Wellington have
won at Waterloo if he had not said, when the
French curiassiers swept around him like a
whirIwind, SO that he had to throw himself
into a square for personal protection, "hard
pounding this, gentlemen, but we will see who
can peund the longestn A strong will believe
US is often better than intellect ITSELF There is
q, a,talisman in forward, always forward
Often in life there occurs crisis when every
thing conspires to dishearten The nervous
system itself becomes worn out by severe ten
sions to which IT has been subjected; a morbid
state of telling onsnes the poor, half drowned
swimmer Is about to give up in despair. That
ID just the time to say to oneself forward, al
ways forward-n To triumph under smooth
ekio and W hen the wind is fair is no honor. 1t
Had Col. Graham, in that terrific rush at Moli-
no del Rey,, thought only of the defeat which
had preceded his attack, he would have failed
in the assault; the works would have remained
unconquered; Mexico perhaps would not have
fallen. It wss the ttforward, forward ring
ing in the soldiers ears, that carried them on
its hurricane of high hearted courage up to the
1niizzels of the enemies guns. over the parapet,
triumphant into the fort. Never despair
Forward, Ay! always forward Baltimore
cnn. 7Hsa& se4{ -E-EHzE -'4zIi
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-03-11
Starring Seeds Early.

Rev. Daniel Emerson, Summit Co.
Ohio, writes that he has been success
fuI in giving garden seeds an early
start,in the following manneE ~
Having selected the quantity need
ed, each Sort is tied by itselfin cloth,
the name being plainly written on a
slip OF paper, and enclosed With the
seed. The packages are then buried
about two inches deep in the ground.
for Il week OF two. When ready to
plant, the kinds needed for planting
are taken from the bags and usvd>--
They wiEbe found to have sweled,
perhaps sprouted, and ready to grow.
II The ground should quite dry, it
is best to water the drills after drop
ping the seed, md then cover With
dry earth. Mr. E. says that bv this
plan be has never failed 10 raise
plants from every seed, though when
pnt out they were often Sprouted. II
each seed is placed where il is wnRted
To grow, il will save the hhor Of
thinning, though many prefer ID
thin their rows, leaving the most
prominent plants TO grow Amert-
can AZ.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-03-11
coYETousNEss.


We alink it would be diiiculsAto fnd more
striking picture of covetuous man-of the
real meaning and madness of greediness for
gain-than the following passage from that ex-
ceflent work, Laws Serious Call:
If you should see with large pond of
water, yet living in continual thirst, not sufe r
ing himself to- drink hal Il draughr for fear of
Icssening his pond; if you should see him vast.
ing his time and strength fetching more waite r
TO hispond, always thirsty yet always carrying
azbueket of water in his hand, watching early
andla to catch drops ofrain, gaping at every
cloud, and running greedily into every miro IN
hopes of water, ,sand always studying how to
make every ditch empty into his pond: if You
should see him grow gray in these anxious la
bors aud atlast end careful, thirsty life by
falling into his pond, would you not say that
such an one was not only the aut or of his own
disquiet. but WIS foolish enough to be reckoned
among madmen2 But foolish and absurd as
this Character is it does not represent half the
follies and absurd disquiets of the covetous
man. A s8 1 S
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-03-11

A CoNTRAsT--General Washington was
and james Buchanan is the President of the
United States. On the evening OF the pas
sage of the bill, admitting Oregon as
a state, a mob pHraded the streets '.seIena-
ded'' Washington s successor. who thereup-
Oh "made 4 0ech" 10 th' III from window
oftbe White House. Hemade three points.
Poiat first: he congratulated them onathe
admission of state ''Eilled with noble dem
ocrais." Point second: he told III IN that
al who are opposed to an unlimited exien-
sion of our territory " are cowards." PoiHt
hird: he concluded by calling on the band
to play Yankee Doodle"
This dignified Discourse was made blythe
President of the United States. Washing
tons style and themes would probably have
been somewhat different. .a-n
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-03-11
Lola Sron.ez ON America

Lola is leclurlng. in Epgland, her chief
theme being America and the Americans
In lecture at liverpool she said of us:
Volatile and enthusiastic in their feelings,
the Americans were easily thrown into a
state of universal, feyerish excitement, dur
ing which they literally worshiped their idols,
and as easily relapsed into a state of calm.
in which their Indifference was as profound
as their enthusiasm had been ecstatc. In
Illustration, she referred TO the reception
given in America to Kossuth, who was after
wards plunged in such an abyss of infamy
and abuse as no man never rested under be-
fore. Kisses. They first made a god of
him, and then converted him into demon.
Onskhe laying of the Atlantic cable the
Americans took to themselves all the glory;
there. was telegraphic whirlwind, and The
people danced with kind of galvanic de-
light; the '.mighty Cyrus" [laughterl was
almost deifed, but now his three days glory
laughter1 was gone. The Americans had
more activity and goaheadativeness laugh
teri aud spirit than the English, who, how
ever, had more strength and substance. In
deed. the characteristic of the American was
"speed,'' whilst that OF the Engshnan was
sstrength." The American was formidable
| in attack; the Englisbnan in defense. The
Epgishman, though beaten, was still formid-
| able, but beaten American was good for
nothing. p ss..fs 49,. III
a The no capital principle was peculiarly
of Americans. A broken-down tradesmun
could enter the learned professions Of law or
medicine with three months study, and be
at the head of his profession in six months
afterwards laughter and these profes-
sons are made by broken down merchants,
horse jockeys, prize-6gh ters, ,eahd@ adventure
ers. The element Of "speed" entered even
into the religion, which, like everything else
went by-steam; it's professors travelled by an
express railway train in glory. There was
no place in the world where public opinion
was so great tyrant, and where an unpop.
ular cause was branded with so much infa-
my. ....--.-, ... "a. .
The time of a woman's gaety in America
was when she was unmarried. "But," sale
Lola, with suggestive emphasis, 'swhen the
choice is made roars of laughter l-goot
bye to her freedom and happiness. Sh'
must be submissive to her husband, become
good wife, and so forth. III were a mar
-[renewed luughterJ-I said if-I woal'
prefer an American girIto flirt with but
} should choosezan English girl to marry -
lApplause. Courting is delightful aflai
in America. dare say men think so il
this country, But they have not been il
America, !" .ss,..- @.ts .-..f ~ .s
asFs r-s - q sss
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-03-11
the gy,L oFABA rEMpER.

"A bad temper is curse TO the possessor, and
it's influence is most deadly here it Il found.
Ills allied to martyrdon, to be obliged to live
with enc Of complaining temper. To hcal
one eternal round o + complaint and murmuring,
TO hayeevery pleasant thought scared away by
their evil spirit, is sore trial. 1t is like the
sting of seorPon---a perpetual nettle, destroy
ing your peace, rendering life burden. Its
influence is deadly; and the purest and sweet
est atmosphere is contaminated iAto deadl }
niiasma wherever this evil gcnius prevails. l,
has been said truly that while we ought not tc
let the bad temper of others influence us, il
would be as reasonable to spread blister upor
the skin, and netexpeet it to draw, as to.thinl
OF family not suffering because of the bad
temper ofany one of its inmates. One string
out of tune will destroy the music of an insLru-
-ment Otherwise perfect; SO if all the member,
of church, nei ighborheod and family, do not
cultiyate kind and affection ate tenn per, there
viii be discord and every evil work.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-03-11
How 10 Mnnnra Tresa.

Very lew persons manure trees
growing in sod or grass land in q ju-
diciouS or economical manner. ~The
general practice is to dig the nlannre
IN within diamsteF ri sis feets hav-
my the body Tor the centre. Tbs lTes
takes It's food from the young reetletS.
whose mouths extend just rs far on
every side as the branches OF The tree;
hence ths manure. applisd close 70
the body of ihe iree,is not where the
roots take il up. and OF courses but
little ofitS value is absorbed by the
tree. Ma / acircle around the tree,
dig on the inner side OF this circie a
Irenclf 2,tee, wide and ! foot deepi
mix well.roued manure haifand ball
Nah the best Of ihe soil; then rerlacs
'n' WIZ geo aes sauss sai q, 'afsss
fssi.sE
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-03-11
UNCONSCIOUS lxrLuENcE.


The very handling of the nursery is sgni6
cant, and the petuIance, the passion, the gentle
ness, the tranquility indicated by it, are all re-
produced in the child. His soul is purely
receptive nature, and that, for considerable
period, without choice or selection. A little
further on, he begins voluntarily to copy every
thing he sees. Voice, manner, gait, everything
which the eye sees, the mimic instinct delights
20 act. over. And thus we have whole gener-
alton of future men receiving from US their very
beginnings, and the deepest impulses of their
life. and immortality. They watch us every
moment, IN the family, before the hearth, and
ut the table; and when we meaning them
no good or evil, when we are conscious of eXer-
ting no Influence over them, they are drawing
from us impresSi ons and mods of habit which
if wrong, no heavenly discipline wholly re-
move: or, if right, no bad associations utterly
adissipate. Now, it may be doubtful, l think
whether, in all the active influence of oul
lives, we do as much to shape the destiny
efour fellow men, as do in the single article
of unconscious influence over children Bush
nell. g7agaa a -,