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The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-11-09
SNAKES OF TEXAS
A correspondent of the Boston Advertiser
writes from San Ammonia:

A correspondent of the Boston Advertiser
writes from San Annonio:
Allowing, however, that San Antonio is a
comparatively healthy place, yet the venomous
reptiles which abound constitute literally the
! presence of death in our walks, our houses and
our beds. The centipede, and tarantula, the
spotted spider, the rattle snake, and the moe,
casin are found everywhere in the city as in
the country. Around the Mexican huts, and
in their matched roofs, they live almost unmo-
Tested, under the compact, itwould seem, of "let
US alone, and we will let you alone /" but with
the whites they are often brought to battle
We know of several deaths in this immediate
vicinity from the bite CT the rattle snake during
the passed year. Our blood ran cold with hor-
ror as we listened to an account, by a mother, of
the death of her only daughter last spring. The
lady lived within a mile of the city, and kept
hens and pigs to drive away the snaIes. Her
son, a child of seven years, with his sis ;cr of
three, had been out gathering flowers, and ar.
ranging them upon the door-step-lovely, hap
DIV children, fragrant beautiful fowers-aptly
and sweetly associated.
It would seem that every thing evil must re-
tire from so charming a scene; but a huge rat
tie snake, supposed to have followed the chill
Idren from the prairie, suddenly attacked the
boy, and as he fed, after receiving one deadly
WOunQ, IL sprung u U tHe lux SHI, SHINING 10
fangs three times into her little leg. No one
was near to administer the proper remedies,
but a boy of fourteen. He was sick, but spring
ing from the bed, he seized a pair of scissors,
cut the flesh from the wounds of the children,
gave them large draughts of whiskey, and then
CON menced sucking the virus from the blood.
In this work he was found by his mother
No physician could have done more, but the lit
tie girl was soon. a corpse. and the boy suffered
long before recovery. When the life of the
patient is saved, he is sometimes but the wreck
of his former self.
Once our next n~eighbor sent the hasty meg
sage. "Come over-snake bite!'-We seized a
bottle of brandy and ran to the house. One OF
the negroe girls had been bitten and her mas
tel. was sucking the wound on the arm, which
was bandaged tightly. We administered large
draughts of brandy and gave alum constantly.
Three physicians were subsequently called who
cupped the arm, aud for twelve hours she was
not considered out of danger. -Four rattle
snakes were subsequently killedin the corn crib,
where the child vas playing when bitten.
One morning, as we were having a fine frolic
with the babies, a sharp, wh.zzing sound, be-
tween a squeal and a scream, rose above our
laughter. We turned, and were spell-bound
a moment by the terrible creature at our feet
glaring into our face. Recovering presence of
mind, as it sprang, We narrowly escaped the ia
tai bite. But time would fail to tell the chill
ing stories of snakes, .centipedes, &c. which
daily fill our ears and CONCEAL our blood.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-11-09

PALMER CAKEs.-Sift a pounl of -four in
to q pan, and rub into it half a pound of but.
ter, and "a quarter of a pound Of powdered
loaf-sugar. And a teaspoon of mixed spice,
powdered cinnamon, nutmeg and mace. Wet
the mixture with two well-beaten eggs (; the
Juice oofa large lemon or orange; sufficient
rose-water to make it into a dough just stif
enough to roll out easily. Sprinkle a little
-four on the paste board lay the lump OF
dough upon it, roll out rather thin, and cut it
into round cakes with the edge of a tumbler
dipped every time to -four to prevent sickness
Lay the cakes in buttered square pans. Set
them in a rather brisk oven, and bake them
brown.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-11-09
Ayers Cathartic Pills,
FOR ALL THE PURPOSES or A FAMILY PEfsle.

arc so composed that disease wi On the range of their
action can rarely withstand or evade them. Their PEN
etrating properties search. and cleanse. and invigorate
every portion OF the human Srgani m, correcting its
diseased actioa. and restoring its healthy vitslities. As
a &C. sequence Of thss- properties. thr invalid who Is
bowed down with pain or physical debility is astonishcc
to find his health or energy rs.tored by a rsmsdy at
once so simple and inviting.
Not only do they cure the everyday complaints of
every body, but also many formidable and dangerous
diseases. The agent fellow named is pleased to furnish
gratis my American Almanac. containing certificates
of their cures and dir. riiois for their use in tho follow
ing complaints: Cosfirenes-, Heartburn, Head ere,
arising fl ON GiSoTdcTcd ,ton'drh, Nausea, Indigestion,
Pain IN and Morbid iHactica of the BoweE, F attn sncy,
Loss Of Appette. Jaa ndicc, and other kindred COM
plants, arising from a low state of the body or ohstruc-
tion of its functions. They are an excellent alterative
for the rcnovatios of the blood and the restoration of
tone AID strength to the sySte,a debilitates by disease.
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CATTLE KILLED BY EATING SoRGHUM.-
Ths Independence Qowa) Guardian gives an
account of the destruction of seven head of
cattle from eating the refuse of Chinese sugar
cane after it had been compressed in the mill.
The eater coating of the stalks is of a very
sitreous character. When thus broken up and
taken into the stomach it operates like broken
glass, cutting, and, in some cases, penetrating
entirely through the coats of that organ, pro-
dnciug a violent inflammation. A post mortem
examination in this case revealed this as the
cause of death. This important fact should
be made known to every farmer, as it may be
the means of preventing a serious destruction
o. their stock.
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The Prisoners in Jail.

The prisoners John Brown, Aaron Q. Ste
phens, Edwin Coppie, Shields Green and =. ohm
Copeland, negroes, are committed upon charges
preferred by the oaths of Henry A. Wise, An
drew Hunter and John w. McGinnis, aud up.
on free admission and confession Of said pris-
oners, that they and each of them did felon-
iously ~conspire with each other and with other
parties unknown, to make an abolition insur-
r~ection and open war against the commonwealth
of Virginia. They are also held upon a COM
mitment issued on complaint of Mr.. Washing
ton. The Indictment will contain counts charg-
ing the prisoners with melting slaves to insurrec-
ton, murder and rebellion against the govern
ment.
The jail is we'll supplied with arms; among
them are two boxes of Shsrpe's rifles, taken by
the Greys at Harper's Ferry. No apprehen-
sion is felt for the safety Of the prisoners, either
from Lynch Law by the citizens or rescue by
their friends, although there is a foolish rumor
that ninety men are armed over in Maryland
ready to release them from Jail the first oppor-
tunity.
Old Brown and Stephens were lying on one
bed in one room of the jail, and Coppie and the
negro Shields were lying in a bed in another
room, manacle.i together by tie wrists. The
negro Copeland was sitting in a third ROOM
The Jail has very large and nicely kept rooms,
and all the prisoners stated that they ~ere
treated very well by the j%ailor, Captain Harris,
who was in charge of a volunteer company that
attacked them at Harper's Ferry. The jaihor
recognized Stephens as having belonged 70 The
Massachusetts, regiment in Mexico at tie time
he was serving as an officer in the Virginia
regiment. ~ "a ~ " ~
Upon entering the cell of Old Brown he laid
upon his back in the bed. A letter that he
had just written lay upon the table. 1t was an
application to some of his friends to be provid-
ed with counsel and in which he spoke of some
mitigating circumstance alleged in his case
Stephens lay upon his right side, groaning
with pain. Brown exchanged civilities very
courteonsly, and turning to the jailor inquired
how many of his party were n W in prison,
and their names. He stated that h. came
here with 10 persons including himself, five
of whom were colored. lie did not know who
were with Cook, or whether he Tas dead or
alive. He wanted the reporters when he
answered their questions to state the facts that
tell in their favor as well as those against them,
otherwise he would not give an answer.
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tY. Thev love strong liquors and get intoxi.

Gated whenever they have an opportunity.
1t is honorable to the zeal of the Catholic
priests, that they have a missionary, who, not
outstanding the low rank of these people in
the scale of humanity, the wide territory over
which they are scattered, and the thick forests
which it is necessary to penetrate to reach them
and the absence of all roads, while f%erocious
wild beasts are thick at every step, is laboring
among them and makes his home with them.
Such are the people in whom originated the
idea and the stories about the ourang-outang-
"the man of the forests"
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HOWARD ASSO3IA TON,

= ttH1 O@6A
Il Bensroien,I Institution. rstabHsbrt SusPeeis sniswm.Ht
for fke relief Of fEs sick and diStreSsed. afflicted With
ViruIeBr and Fl idrmie disease.
To all prr-,rs afi ictcd " nth Sexual Di cas- s. such
a 81 ERMATCRl GA. SEMINAL WEAkN ESS,
INFO ENC1, GONtRhl GA. GLEkI S1PHl-
LIS. the Vice al ON ANISM, or SELF ABUSE dc.
The HOWARD ASSOCIATION in view Of the
awful desiruc,i, II { Human life. cutsed by SEXUAL
diseases, and the d. c, lni"I g Praciistd uFo' the un,
fortunate victims rt 81 ch diseas,sly Cuarks, SEVERAL
wears ago dir, CT. d il,ir Conn ulti g Surgeon. as n
CHARiTAI LIE ACT wor ly of thu ir name. t. open
n Dispensary fer The treatn ent of Ibis class of dis
eases in all their torn $, and 10 give MI
VICE GRATIS. to- who al ply by letter, with n
description of their condition. (age. occupation hah
its nf life. DC } and in ca-es of tXrr' me poverty. to
FURNISH MFDICINES FREE OF CAARGE 1t
is ne. dlrss to add that the Ass, ciati,n C. mmands
the hich.st Medical kill of the age anG will furn-
i.h the most approved mndern treatment.
The Directors. ora a rcvi, W OF the past, feel assured
that their 1. bors in this I b, re of benevolent rffnrt,
have been of great brn fl 10 The afflicted. especially
to the young. and they have resolved Ia devot. thrm-
selves, with renewed zeal, to this very important but
much dtsI is. d cause.
Jus. Published by the Association. n Repori on
Sperma, orr ea. cr Seminal Weakness. the Vicu of
Mastul bation or Self Arse and other Dis
eases OF the Sexual Organs. hy the Consulting Sur
gron which will he sent by mail. lin - scaled letter
envelope. y E F CHARGE, on receipt of W
TAMFS for postage.
Address. for Rel ort or tra atment. DR.. GEORGE r.
CALHOUN consulting Surgeon Howard Associa-
ton, No. 9 S. nth Nin,E Street. Philadelphia, Pa.
BY order Of the Directors.
EZRA D. HEARTWELL, Prest.
GzoRsE FAIRcHILD. Secretary. ly2I
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9sbIano o.. farmer
PLANTING TREES.

81 49,
It is wonderful that SO few of our farmer
plant trees abont the grounds around thei
dwellings. Nothing to US looks so bleak ant
~inhospitable, as q dwelling on a wind-swep
eminence, without a tree near to protect it from
the windsin winter, to modify the heat in sum
mer, or to relieve the naked, desolate appear
ance. Such sights are common, in. some sec
tions almost universal. What man, in middle
or old age, would not contemplate, with pride
and admiration, a row of noble trees around
his dwelling, that he had planted and pruned
in his boyhood? What man, at any price,
would allow them to be destroyed? Let every
stable boy plant at least one tree this autumn
and he will be astonished to find how much his
taste has been improved and his selErespect
increased. A distinguished writer has said he
never knew a man, whose gardens and grounds
were. tasteful and beautiful, to be either mig
gardly or vicious. How to plant tress, is of
vital necessity to the planter. Some hints, in
relation thereto, ne print from the Ohio Farmer:
I'll Have your ground in good heart, and see
that it contains a sufficient quantity of the
matter necessary to the growth of such trees
as you are-about to plant. Apples require lime,
pears phosphate of lime, or bono dust. Good
wheat land is well adapted to the growth of APP
pics, and poor soil should never be laid out for
an orchard.
Let the land be high low lands are la
BILE to spring frosts, and the fruit blossoms are
often blighted by them. High situations are
niso moro easily drained, which is absolutely
essential to the well-being of the trees.
bfa 8. Fow the ground deep before planting
A slight scarifying of the soil will do no good.
Big the holes for the trees deep, if the ground
is not naturally loose. Fill up, with the sur
face sod around the roots, placing eaoh-rootlet
in the most natural position. Do not use any
harnzyard manure.
4. In selecting trees, choose such varieties
an are of wcll-known excellence, and that are
adapted to your peculiar locality. Young,
healthy plants, are better than large ones, and
bear removal much better. A large tree costs
more IA the nursery, but the s1all one, with
ike care, will in a few years often outgrow it.
6. Tho shorter time your plants are out of
the ground, the more likely they will be to live.
If fhe ~roOtaets are not allowed to get dry, the
tree will he almost sure to grow; but if these
get dried up, the chance Of success is less
Seme trees will not bear exposure of their roots
for any great length of time, and live.
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do not Despair!

nWAN L INDIAN
DOCTOR, UNCAS BRANT,
whilea Missionary among the
Indians of the Rocky Noun.
tains. discovered q RARE
PLANT, that proves to be a
certain cure for Consumption,
Bronchitis, Asthma, Liver
Complaint, Nervous, Affec-
tons, Coughs, Colds, &C.
Having now mad his fortune
and retired from business, he
will send the prescription and
directions for preparing the
medicine free Of charge TO all
who desire it, and will send
to his agent, enclosing two
stamps rs cents), to pay the
return letter, with o descrip-
ton of their symptoms. The
Old Doctor has cured more
than 5000 cases Of Consump-
tion alone. and hopes all af-
hicted people will avail them
selves Of this opportunity, as
the Doctor wishes to do all
the good he can before he
dies. Address all letters to
DANIEL ADEE,
Box 1851 P. o., New
York. who is his sole agent.
1y30
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-11-09

THIS MACHINE is the most simple. practical, and
beautiful. ever constructed The Stitch is til
MOST ELASTIC and made either by
hand or Machinery.
The advent of this new, most beautiful, and in
comparable Machine. is destined to create a great
and decided change in public opinion, upon the sab
ject of Cheap Seacing Machines.
We confidently assert, and can conclusively prove,
by a practical demonstration, that this Machine EN-
braces in its construction the best combination OF
Scientific Principles to be found in any Sewing Ma
chine now before the public, regardless of price.
In beauty of design and mechanical obstruction,
it has no equal in the country; and all the move
ments being positive, and the friction very light.
there is not the slightest probability of its getting
out of order.
1t stands entirely upon its own merits: and needs
no better reference than its own good works, to con-
vince all who see it that it is the most valuable and
bumanitary invention of the age.
N. BROWN,
Sole and Exclusive Agent for Knox, Richland, Craw-
ford, Ashland md Lorain Coun'ies.
additional Agents.
E. WILKINSON. Mansfield.
o. CLARK Rochester. sr
Until an efficient Agent can be procured, the Edi-
tor of this paper will act as Agent for Ashland coun-
ty. One of the Machines can be seen at his house.
Oci"ber 10, 1859. -r. 2Otf
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LrMoK CAKE. One cup of butter; three of
powdered sugar; rub to a cream. stir in the
yelks Of Eve eggs, well; ore teaspoon of sale
ratus in a cup of milk; the whites of FIVE eggs /;
sif in lightly four cups of -four. Bake about
half an hour
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-11-09

PUDDING WITHOUT MILK Oh EGGs.-Take
half a pint of molasses; half a pint of water
sxo teaspoons of saleratus; one largo spoon of
salt; thicken with -four to quite athick batter;
stir in either berries or r%aisins; tie the cloth
rather tight, and boil about three hours.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-11-09

HARRISON CAKE.-Five cups of -four; one
cup of butter; two of molasses; one of sweet
milk, with . teaspoon of salcratus Dissolved in it;
Eve eggs; one pound of ~raisins; one ofcurrents;
teaspoon of different kinds of spice, and the
wshle of one nutmeg grated in.
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Ayers Cherry Pectoral,

FOR THE RAID CCRE OF
Coughs, Colds, Influenza, Ffoarseness, Group,
Bronchitis, Incipicnt Consumption, and for
the relief of Cousumptive Patients in ad.
vanced stages of the disease.
So wide is the field of its usefulness and SO Numerous
are the cases of its cures, that alrsost every section Of
country atounds in persons publicly known, who have
been restored from alarming ard even desperate dis
eases of the lungs Ey its use When erce tried. 4
superiority ever every other medicine Of its kind is TOO
apparent tn escape observation. rnd where its virtues
are known, the public no longer hesitate what antidoto
to employ for the distressing and dangerous affections
of the pulmonary organs that are incident TO or
climate. While nanv inferior remedies thrust upon
the community have failed and heea discarded, this has
gained friends by every tri:l. conferred benefits on the
afflicted they can never forget, and produced cures too
uuglerous and too remarkable to be forgotten.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-11-09

Polka CAKE.-Two cups of sugar; two of
butter; four of flower; four g half cub of
molasses; teaspoon of saleratus in a cup of milk,
and o pound of %raisins.
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Splendid Farm for Sale.

ONE of the most desirable Farms in the County
~ of Ashland, containing first rate buildings. in
Guiding dwellings and ont hoHses-the- best kind Of
soil-well watered. and an ample supply of timber
for fuel. fencing. lumber, &C., and wi hin a short
distance of the Town of Ashland. will be sold at a
figure lower than any Real Estate has been offered
within this county for years. For partioulars apply
to J. J. JACOBS,
At his Office opposite the Bank.
Ashland, March 2, 1859. aetf
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m. The following toasts was recently given:
a'Ehs Iadies-may we kiss all the girls We
phase, cpd please all The girls ne kiss"
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Ashland Oct 6 Is
AHER7
Ague Cure,
E,n VI Snr-nv .er-nr NJ

AZ w I'LL Ga
FOR TYs SPEEDY CURE OF
Intermittcnt Fever, or Fever and A=ue, Re.
mittent Fever, Chill Fever, Dcmb Asuc,
Periodical Headaches, or Eil:o IS Head
ache, and Billions Fevers, indeed for tho
whole class of d;sease9 originating in Liz
iary deran cement, csased by the Malaria
Of miasmatic countries.
n" one remedy is louder called for by the ne
c~sseitics Of the American PEOPLE than 4 sure and
safe cure for Fever AID Agrc. Such We are
now enabled to offer, with a perfect certainty
that it Will eradicate the disease, and with as
suranco, fou-G-d on proof, that no hsrra can
arise from is use in any q%rsntity.
That which protects from or prevents this dis
order NUT be of immense service in the commu-
nitias where it prevails. Py~r-nti71 is bitter than
eure, for III. patient escapes the risk which hs
must run in violent attacks of this balefu' DIS
temp T. This "CUNn" ex~e's tbs miasnatic
poison of Few r AND AGU@ from the system and
prevents the dcvclopmcr: Of the dscas,, il taken
on the first approach of its premonitory symptoms.
1t is not only the b:st remedy CIV r yet di covered
for this class of complaints, but also the cheapest.
The largo quality wo supp'y for a dollar brings it
within the reach of cysTy body ard in billion.
districts. where FEVER AND AGu8 prevails, every
body should have it anil use it freely both for cure
and protection. 1t is hoped his price will place it
within the reach Of the poor as well as the
rich. y Cr2at superiority of this rems ly over any
other ever discovered for the -pe dy and certain
cure Of I~at.rmittents is. that it confirms no Quinins
" HAHSiS SOHS~I ~ tN'N1SSS iO 4oiAHih VA
other Injurious effects whatcv r rpnn the constitu-
ton. Tho c curcl by it are left as healthy as if
they had never had the disease.
Fever and Ague is not alone the consequence of
the miasnlatic pois.1. A grcat vsricty of disorders
arise from its irritation, among which are Neural
g;a, rheumatism, Gout. H7adache, PHI dness,
Toot! sch-, Earacf-, cstarrh, Asthma, Palpitation,
Painful -AIectirn of the Spleen, Mysteries, Pain ia
the Bowels, Collie, Paralysis, ard DeTanscnent of
the Stomach, all of which, when originating in
this cause. Pit on the intermittent type, or become
periodical. This ssCURE" expels the poison from
the Hood. and consequently cures them all alike.
1t IS al invalual le protection to Immigrants and
persons travelling or te'nnorarilv residing in the
n~alalious districts. If taken occasionally or daily
while cxpo.Cd t. the infection, thst will be rxcre-
ted from the system. a,d cam OF accumulate in
sufficient quantity to lipen into disea Q. Hence It
Is even more valuable for protection than cure, and
few Will ever suffer frum Internlittents, if they
avail themselves CT the protsction this remedy
affords.
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WHO WANTS A-GOOD CHEAP
ewing Mach Inc?

A TWATE2S Celebrated S25 and Sis Sewing Ma
IA chimes, the subscriber now offers for inspec
ten and Sale. This Machine took the 1st Premium
at the New York State Fair at Bufftlo over Singers,
Wheeler and Wilson's. and is SO simple a child can
understand tit never gets out of order. The ex-
aminer Of SerinJ MacheHes at the United States
Patent Office remarked that lit was the most marked
improvement in Sewing Machines he had ever seem"
The SIS Machine is worked by the hand. The S25
is a Treadie Machine.
To the Lalies Of Ashland. Town and County.
This FAMILY SEWI MACHINE was made fer
your benefit, and so simple in its parts that it can be
Understood and worked in FIFTEEN minutes practice.
HG1eGivc US a call.
az C. I. NJ. CLARK.
Ashland. Sept Z 1869. 14tf
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From these fgur $, it will e seen that nearly one
fourth of the total deaths in the country are caused
consumption, to say nothing "f the numerous other
diseases springing from a slight cold"
Do not trifie with your he .lth: hut, if suffering
from II cough, or cold ON The lungs. huy a bottle of
may safely count on a cure. Thousands have drne
So, and have cerIif, Il TO its wonderful IF cts.
Coughs sonnet lines proceed from n dia"rier"d or
dysp"ptic state of The stomach in which case tn :
German Bitters should be used In Gases of weak
ness, or geneial debility of tue system. resulting fr m
II pro,racied cough. the Germin will be found
of great benefit.
Prepared only nv DR.. C. NJ. Jackson. AIS Arch
Street. Philalr Ihia. and for s.le by Druggists and
Store krrIrrs throughout TIL. United States aud Cam
ada For sale by Potter Il KNOX. and WM.
WELLINGTON. \ hlnnl. ! M~cCUTGHIN. Savan
nah. Price Is cents pr hottie. Dee I.'5S.-Iy26