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Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-01-28

vIVKUSTEE'S SAl.E.-WHERKAs, on tho 18th
i day Of November, 4. d, 1859 John NJ. Quick,
unmarried man, executed unto Austin Corbin
as Trustee, . certain deed Of Trust, conveying to
said Trustee the land In clinton County. Iowa,
described - fellows, t0-wit The south half Of
u Q south east quarter Of section No. thirty five
$751; in township No eighty one (8l,) north Of
range No. H. east Of the fifth p. N. which said
conveyance was made by the said John n. Quick
tor the pu1 pose Of securing the payment Of two
certain promissory notes and the interest thereon
signed BY said John n. Quick, dated the goth day
Of November, A. D., 1859, and payable as follows
One for fifteen and 65-lOO dollars, due in six
months, and the other for the sum Of one hum
dred and forty and 6OlO0 dollars, due in one year,
u tho order Of William Dunton at the Banking
House Of Macklot / C0rbic, in Davenport Iowa,
with interest q the rate Of ton per cont. after
due.
And now, said notes having become
due and payable, and the said John n. Quick
having failed 70 pay the same, ], Austin Cor.
bin Trustee aforesaid do hereby give this public
notice. that by virtue of the lower which is in me
vested by said Deed Of Trust, | wall, on Saturday,
the 10Th day Of January, 4. D. 1861, 1t the hour
Of nine o'clock IN the forenoon Of said day, 81 the
Court House door, in the city Of Davenport, ex-
pose AID offer tor sale, 1t public auction, for cash.
the parcel Of land shove much there
Of - ahall be necessary 70 satisfy and pay the
amount Of said note, with the interest thereon TO
the day Of SALE together with al the and
penses attending said sale, costs Of this notice
and Trustsss fees.
Dated the 3Sth day Of December a. y. 1850,
AUSTIN COR.IN,
dee2o-dts Trustee.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-01-28

YVRU STEE'S SALE.-On Saturday, the 7sth
day Of January, A. D., 1861, will be soil for
cash, to the highest bidder, at tho Court House
door, in the city Of Day export, at o'clock p. NJ,
the following described real estate in scott coun
ty. State of Iowa, to-wit: Commencing 1t point
on the line Of George Alvord's land in the north
east quarter of section twcnty-six 49, in town
ship seventy-eight &c, north Of range four ~
east, nearly in front Of christopher Rows's house
theme north 36 east until the line strikes the
line dividing the lands of George Alvord and John
b. Mathews in said sect on !; thence north by west
along line determined by prolonging said divis-
ion line tetween George Alvords' and John b.
Matthew'S lands until it strikes the south line Of
the maiu read leading from Davenport to LeClaire !;
thence south All west along said road until il
strikes point on said road chains and 50 links,
north 81 :, west from the place of beginning !;
thence south 81 ., east to the place Of beginning ;
containing six acres, moro or less. By force and
effect Of deed Of trust made to me BY Henry
Grassau and Anna NJ. Grassau, his wife, duly re-
corded in Scott County Records October 18th,
1856, and dated the 10th day Of same month.
January LIST, 1861.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-01-28
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NhUSTEE'S SALE.-W nEREAs, on the 18th
! day Of March, A. d. 1852 Charles Bum ell
and Margaret, his vito, executed unto Austin
Corbin, as Trustee, certain Deed Of Trust, con
veyng to said Trustee the land in Clinton county,
Iowa, described As follows, to-wit: The North
West quarter IF the Northwest quarter Of Sec
ton No.twslvs( in Township No.eighty one( 81
North Of Range No thres(3) East Of the 5th p. 81.
hich said conveyance was mado by the said
Bunne.ls, for tho purpose Of securing the payment
of two certain promi ssory notes and the interest
thereon, signed by said Charles Bunnell, and dat
cd the llth day OF March, A. d. 1859. and payable
IS follows: One for fourteen and 40-1OO dollars,
due in six months, and the other. for the sum OF
one hundred and twenty mine and 4O-1OO dollars,
due in ono year, 10 tho order Of Lewis Perry.
And now, saia last mentioned note having become
due and payable, and the said Bunncll having
failed to pay the same in full, ], Austin Corbin,
Trustee as aforesaid, do hereby give this public
notice, that by virtue Of the power which is in me
vested by said Deed Of Trust, will, on Saturday
the 18th day Of January, A. d. 1861 at the hour
Of nine o'clock in the forenoon of said day, 1T tho
Court House door, in the city Of Davenport, expose
and offer for sale, at public auction the parcel Of
land above described, or so much thereof as shall
be necessary to satisfy and pay the amount Of said
nots with the interest thereon to the day of sale
together with al the costs aHd expenses attend
ing said sale. cost oft notice and Trustees ess
Dated the 18th day Of December, A. d. 1860.
AUSTIN CORBIN.
dec18-dts Trustee.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-01-28

Few are aware of importance Of checking .
Cough or Common Cold" in its first stage; that
which in the beginning would yield t. . mild
remedy, if neglec ed, soon attacks the Lung.
"BroWn's Bronchial 7roches," containing demul-
cent ingredients, uilsy Pulmonary and DEvnchit
Irritation. Ia.
r II q w NiSl MThaf fr0uhlc in nv Throat. 20
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1861-01-23
Misttllautous,
A ChIId's Investment.

Henry pickedit up from the muddy road
"a shining hslf. dollar. No one knew how
long it had been there, or whose it was. 1t
was worth as much ss q hard earned half.
dollar. But it belonged to some one. Per.
haps rich man had dropped it and never
missed it from his great purse and it may
have been q poor Widows last bit OF money!
But there it Jay half hidden in the mud Of
the highway when Henry spied it as he was
passing along and he took it in his hand.
He did not call it his, however. until he
had tried 10 vain 10 find an owner for it.
Well. he thought Of pen. knife, pair o.
skates, q new book and many nice things
he might choose ; but be saved his money {
long time, not exactly knowing what to pur
chaaO with it. At last he resolved to de-
posit the half dollar in the bank, and allow
il to remain there until the owner might be
found. After some time had passed, ant
no one came forward to claim the money
Henry began to increase the deposit by ad
ding few cents every week, which were
given him to spend. In few years hand
ssme little sum had accumulated by hi
ecenomy, and by the time he got TO be I
man he had enough to buy nice library
There 10 money to be made in saving.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1861-01-23
Monster ReIIs.

Russia is prs-emlaehsly the sountry oG
great bells, whore they may be heard in fnIl
vigor, hot Swinging slow with sullen foar.n
for they are too heavy to be swung, but 10.
cesssntly tolling and booming, and deafsu.
lag ell ears but those OF Russiaus, who al.
most worship their bells. In Moscow alone,
before the Revolution, there were I,7oo
large bells, which number, hes increased
now to 5000. The Great Bell Of Moscow,
OF which every one has heard, was east in,
l653r by order of the Empress Anne. Its
weight is variously estimated at from S6o..
600, to 100000 lbs. II Ia stwsnty.one feet
three inches high, and about twenty-five feet
in diameter St the mouth. In 1897 the Czsr
Nicholcs csused it to be taken ont Of the pit
jtn which j. lp7s and 70 be placed uppn The,
teruni,e pedestal as II is now seen. Upon
it's side is seen the figure of the Empress
Anne, in flowing robes. II has been conse.
Grated as chapel, the Russians regsrding Il
with supersti,ious veneration, and will not
allow . particle to be taken from it % q
specimen of the metal. The entrance to
it is through large fracture or opening In
the side, whence a piece,has been broken
out. There is now suspended in Moscow,
upon the tower of st. Ivan, a bell weighing
l44,00O lbs, cast in 1917; the diameter of
which at the mouth is thirteen feet.
The bells of China rank next in size to
those of Russia, there being several in Pc.
kin, cGst in honor of the transference Of the
seat of government from Nankin to that
city. which are said to each weigh 10000
lbs. Another at Nankin, of nearly cylin.
drical shape. is estimated to weigh $4,000
pounds. ..
OF European bells, the famous one at
Erfurt in Germany, cast in 1897, and weigh
ing about SC 900 lbs was long celebrated
not only as the largest, but also ss the best
in Europe. One placed in the Cathedral Of
Paris, in 1880, weighs 3s 900 lbs. Another
in Vienna, cast in 1911, weighs "a, 600 lbs;
and in Olmutz is another Of about the same
weight. The celebrated Great Tom, Of
Oxford, England, weighs 1900 lbs., and
was cast in 1880. ....
The great bell recently cast for the Par.
Lament House in London, weighs 10000
lbs.; that in York Minister, called Great
Peter of York, weighs $4,000 lbs; and
upon the Notre Dame Cathedral in Montrea,
(the largest upon this continent,) weighs
90, 400 lb'., and was Imported from England
in l2a2 ~
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1861-01-23
The great Act OF the Soul.

The celebrated poet and philosopher,
Samuel Taylor Coleridge, regarded prsyer
as the great act OF the soul. "Iwas sitting"
says friend, "by his bedside one afternoon.
and he fell Gan unusual thing with h;m) into
a long account Of many passages of bis past
life. l"menting soma things, coudetaning
others but complaining withaIl, though
very gently, of the way in which many OF
his most innocent acts had been cruelty
misrepresented. Bat have no difficulty, >
said he, lin forgiveness but, believe me, to
pray with all your heart and strength, with
the reason and the will to believe, wildly,
that God will liaten to your voice through
Christ, and verify do the thing he pleaseth
thereupon-this is the last great achieve.
ment Of the Christsn warfare upon earth
Teach US to prsy, o Lord = AS he uttered
these words he burst into food of tears
and begged his friend to pray tor him."
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1861-01-23

A traveller in the State of Tllineis, some
years ago, came to log but on the prairiesS
near Cairo, and there halted. He went into
the house of logs. 1t was a wretched affair,
with an empty packing box for a table;
while two o. three old chairs and disabled
stools graced the reception room, the dark
walls of which were further ornamented By
display Of dirty tinware aad deli article
or two. ...
The woman way crying in one corner and
the man with tears in his eyes aud pipe 10
his mouth, sat on q stool, with his dirty arms
resting on his knees, and bic sorrowful look.
ing head supported by the palms Of his
hands. Not word greeted the interloper.
"Well," he said, "you seem to be in awful
trouble here; what's upp
ooh, we are most crazed, neighbour" said
the woman; "and we haint got no patience
to see FOLKS now"
"That's all right" said the visitor, not
much taken back by this polite rebuff; "but
can be of any service to you in all this
trouble 7"
"Well, we've lost our gal; our Sails gone
off and left U.s." said the man in tone Of
despair.
"Ah, do you know what induced her TO
leave you !" remarked the new arrival.
"Well, we can't say, stranger, as how
,boS, ea. lo,t ho I'D krt2 81 81.
gone and dsgraced u.s." remarked the q.
ficted father.
eyes, neighbor, snd not as should say It
as her mother, but there warnt pootier gal
in the west than our Sal; she's gone and
brought ruin on US and her own head, now"
! followed the stricken mother.
} "Who has she gone with" asked the
. visitor.
"Well, there is the trouble. The gal
) could have done we'll, and might have mar.
ried Martin Kehos, capital shoe maker,
who although he has got but one eye, plsys
the flute in lively manner. and earns .
good living. Then look what home and
what life she hes deserted. She wac here
surrounded by every luxury 10 the country"
: said the father.
"Yes, who knows, who knows what che
will have TO cot, drink or wear now" grosned
the old woman.
"And who is the fellow that has taken her
from you to lead her into such misery2 2"
quoth the stranger.
"Why. she's gone of and got married to .
; critter called al editor, as lives In the vii.
lage. and the devil only knows how they are
to earn living" s@
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1861-01-23
T'fe @andy Done.

A dandy was recantly walking under the
srcades OF the Rue de Rivoli, in Paris, hold.
ing in his hand gold headed cane Of splen.
did workmanship. A man supported by two
crutches came up, and asked for aims 10 a
pitifuI tone. The dandy, moved to pity,
gave the beggar small silver coin. AT the
same moment person near him suddenly
exclaimed, Show can you, sir, allow this
rogue to deceive you! Please to lend me
your cane, and | will show you that the ras.
cal runs better than | can" The dandy,
without refecling, lent his care the beg.
gar, the moment he perceived it 10 his de-
tractors hand, threw away his crutcheo and
took to his heels, and was followed BY the
man with the cane, whilst the spectators
and the dGndy particularly, remained in con.
vulsions OF laughter at the sight, and ex'
claiming alternately, %, he will be caught!
mo, he will not be cGught!' But both the
racing heroes disappeared at the next turn
ing 10 the street, and their victim remained
waiting for his SPLENDID cane, which cos
FIVE hundred francs.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1861-01-23
The Wife.

II is astonishing to see how we'll man
msy live on small income, who has han
dy and industrious wife. Some men live
and make far better appenrsnce on six or
eight dollars a week, than others do on tif'
teen or eighteen dollars. The man does
his part well, but his wife is gsod for moth
ing. She will even upbraid her husband
for mot living in as good s,yls as her neigh
Dor. while the fault is entirely her own
His neighbOr has a neat. capsule. and in.
dustrious vile, and that makes the differ.
encs. His wife, on the other hand, is a
whirlpool, into which great many silver
cups might be thrown and the appearance
Of the water remain unchanged.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1861-01-23
Machinery for ManGfncturIng
Calico,

No description Of machinery Of the pro,
sent day ls more ingenious or interesting
than that Of calico printing. As It leaves
the power loom, calico is a fabric without
any pattern and Of light buff color. In
tnis state its uses are, of course, very limit
ed 1t is unfit for outer apparel, or for fur.
n'ture or in fact any purpose for which an
ornamental tissue is required. It is also a
hairy or downy tissue, and thus presents
coarse and unfinished appearance. The
nslry hIlanents require to be removed, and
fabric made OF snowy white before il l.
llkeIy to become Of use to any extent. The
oowny h!iaments are removed in the same
manner as those of lace, either by rapidly
brewing the.material over a sheet of cop6e
at bright red heat, or by passing /, through
gas names; and the bleaching ia scco n .
pllshed by the rapid agency of chemical
force. The calico is bo lied, washed, snd
soaked In solution Of chloride of lime, then
in weak acid, and so Cd, alternately. .un.
I'll lts Impurities are removed, and it becomes
as white as could be desired. Thus in few
hours, by the combined assistance of cbemi.
cal science and few mechanical exnedi.
ents' the process of bleaching is effected,
which formerly occupied days and even
weeks, and wac then often impe7fcctIy EN-.
ployed or performed. After this the bleach.
ed calico is ready for the reception CT it's
ornament, and this was formerly impressed
upon its surface by means CT engraving
oIocks, charged with color; but more ru.
pid process is now employed. The patterns
on printed calicoes and similarly 6gured
cloths consist, aud is apparent on the slight.
est examination, Of continual repetition of
the same figure. This figure, whatever it
be, SO far as it consists of q single color, ia
engraved on copper roller, the length OF
which corresponds with the breadth of the
calico, and the circumference of which cor.
responds with the length OF the pattern. In
general in such cases, the breodth Of the
pattern being very much less thsn that of
the cloth, it is repeated many times in the
width. This pattern is therefore encraved
on the surface Of the roller. the length ex.
tending completely round it, aud being re-
peated throughout the length of the roller in
the same manner as it is intended to appear
in the cloth. The roller receives the color
ing matter by certain apparatus which
first smears and then wipes it, so us 10 re.
move all dye except what fills the incisions
Of the engraving. The Cloth il then press
ed between this roller ,snd another which
has soft surface, the Two being pressed to.
gether in their line of conflict. By this
process the color deposited in the lines OF
the engraved is transferred to the cloth and
the printing ia completed.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1861-01-23
Interesting.

The following was picked up, the other
day, by a member OF the self.examination on
society,"
l. Does it cost any thing to print news.
paper?
2. How long can printer afford to fur.
nsh paper without money!
8. Do printers eat, drink and wear cloth.
ing?
4. II they do how do they get it.?
s. Have / paid for my paper during the
last year 7
6. Is not this particular period first,rate
time 70 pay cps " aa
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1861-01-23
nTWhen the celebrated viot,i (the faith.

GFWhen the celebrated Viotti (the faith
or OF modern violin playiDg,), then residing
in London, turned wine merchont. young
nobleman, one OF his numerous admirers.
accosted him somewhat angrily thus:-
''Signor Viotti, how could you, an artist Of
such high standing, degrade yourself by be.
coming a traticer in winer my dear sir,
Viotti replied, 'simply because l find tha,
the English like wine better than music.'
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1861-01-23
9otitd,
The Horseman and the BOdensse y
Translated from Ms Germ.rn of Gus. ScRwat
SY HOWARD WORCESTER GILBERT.

Translated from The Germ.IH of Gus. SchsOGt
BT HOWARD woRoEsrER GILBERT.
The hOneman rides through the valley bright,
On the snow.A field shimmers the clear sunlight.
Through the chilly snow In sweat rides he,
Yet to-day must he reach the Bodenses;
To-day with his horse, In boat, pass DER,
And land, ere night, on the other shore,
On his toSome way, over thorn and stone,
On his GtalWart steed he journeys alone.
From the mountains out in the level land,
The snow he seeth spread out like sand.
Behind him far vanish thorp and town,
The way is level and smooth like down.
Neither hill nor house In the plain Of white,
The trees and the rocks they fade from sight.
A league and twain hurries he by,
He hears In the air the snow-swan's cry;
Up nutters the water-hen In fear,
No other sound breaks on his ear,
NO WAuuoIoE NiOuO Cdn ne tn0I0 0apy
To show him whittier his way may lie.
As o'er velvet the path o'ef the yielding snow
Whom shall rush the water, the broad lake glowi
Now closeth around the early night;
In the distance wrinkles many light.
The trees from the mist rise, one by one,
And hills bound the widespread plain of dun.
He sees on the ground the thorn and stone,
And spurs his steed o'er the pathway on.
The dogs they bark at his horse's girth,
In the hamlet beckonS the blazing hearth.
'To the window welcome, sweet maid, and say
To the mere, to the mere, how far is the way 20
The maiden astound the rider eyes
''Ths mere, with the boat behind thee lies,
"And covered the ice not Its waters frore,
l had said in the boat thou hadst ferried o'er."
The stranger shuddered, with breathing low,
"Yon plain behind haye crossed but now.o
The maid she raises her arms in fear,
tsGreat God o'er the lake thou hast ridden here
':Tho abyss, the dark and bottomiess deep
Thy s.eed's mad hoof hath awakened from sleep
" And round thee did nat the waters dash?
And under thee did not the thick ice crash7n
sOf tho silent tribes thou vast not food?
OF the hungry pike in tho cold, cold food ~
She calls the village the tale to hear,
The boys around her are gathered near;
Old danes and sires her story heed,
"Yes, stranger, now Lless thy>elf indeedl"
"Comc in to the hearth, to the boardir at wish,
Break with us of bread and eat of fsh.'
But the rider ne'er on bis steed had stirred,
His ear hath heard but the first dread word.
His heart it faters, and stiffens his hair,
Behind yawns the awful danger yet there,
His eye sees only the dread abyss,
Ho sinks in the black gulf fathomless.
He hears of the ice the crashing roar,
Gold sweat, like the wave, hath covered him Ger
He sighs and sinks from his horse on the strand,
He hath found grave on the firm, dry land.
~The Lake Of Constance, Switzerland.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1861-01-23

OAF"My dear husbands" said Q devoted
wife, ''why will you mot leave OF smoking 2
1t is such an odious practice, and maksg
your breath smell 80 ~ "Yes," replied the
husband, "but only consider the time have
devoted, and the money have spsnas to
learn to smoke. II I should leavs Of new.
all tha. time and money would hass been
wasted, don't you see !"
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1861-01-23

GrGood Temper is the philosophy OF the
heart. gem of the treasury within, whose
rays are reflected on all outward objects. q
perpetual sunshine, impArting warmth. light.
and life to all within the sphere Of its inau.
enee. Mal sd4 I>,
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1861-01-23

0ArAn exchange sdvsrtises for compost
tors "whq won't get drunk" and adds that
a,he editor does all the getting drunk ne.
sessary .s suppor. the dignity Of the sstab-
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1861-01-23

01rHusbsnds and letter paper should al
ways bs we'll ruled.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-08-02
MATRIMONIAL.

M ATRlhONIM.-W TO FORM THE &C
INl quantance of young lady>with distant view to
matrimony one OF education and refinement aud that
has never been called the most beautiful creature
earth Any money would he superluous as the alver.
ser is proprietor Of GOLD mne in the Fses slsad Al
dress Saslok2r snift2s. P9st QaicenA X,
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-08-02

THOR SALE-A NUMBER OF BLACK AND TAN TER
III riers, from ten to four pounds, full size; also,
Italian Greyhound Dog, full size, seven pounds weight
Apply at $50 BoSory, bird store.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-08-02

ID FAD THIS--A PiRENOIO GIST AND ASTR0fOGfY
III that beats the world and s. 900 reward for any
who can equal Miss WELLINGTON, who is acknowledged
be the only lady this city who truthluy gives
formation concerning losses lawsuits journeys, absent
friends love, conrship marriage health, wealth. and
who will reclaim drunken and unaithfu husbands Miss
W. is the only person this city who has the genuine
Roman and Arabian alsmans for love good luck and oil
business affairs aud are guarantees for life Delay not To
consult this naturally gifted aud beautiful young lady.
lucky numbers given. Highly respectable c'ty roie'
rences be at her residence, lOl Sixth avenue
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-08-02

Cn EIpRIDGE STREET MADAME wIDGkR CLAIR
III voyant and gifted Spanish lady, unveils thc mys
ter,es of furty love marriage a5sen, friends sickness,
prepares medicines for all Diseases tells lucky numbers.
.RgqpseSy ~. % aAoep, &c
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-08-02

M ADAME RAY, $50 SEVENTH AVENUE, NEAR
lYI Twenty seventh street, surprises al who visit her.
The sick troubled and unucly should test her powers.
She tells your very thoughts, lucky numbers, losses.
Ladies' 25 cents, gentlemen, SO cents