The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1862-10-09

afssr the quarters are divided, il large
enough, split ou. the heart rail-settice
the wedge far enough from the beart, Il
an equal distance from each end, to brins
out piece Of the required size. gen.
orally split the hear. rails, BY turning the
heart edge down, and driving ny .edss
from the back, pointing i. to the he,r,.,t
an equal distance from each end. After
the hear. is out, set tie wedge on the
side of the remaining piece, mex. to the
heart, at an equal distance from each end.
pointing it to the center on the bark side:
then, if large enough, turn each piece
down and take out another heart piece.
These pieces can each, or come of them.
be split from the heart to the back, once
or twice more. Twisting cuts, to divide
them equally and straight, star. from the
side the slivers run in, and i. will split
straight and be Of equal size a, each end.
Continue to take # pieces from the same
side OF the half Of the cut, u. Ill there is
only enough left for two such pieces;
then turn the last piece over and set the
wedge in the middle-roin,ng it to the
heart. The size of the piece to be taken
OF depends on how much the stick twists;
from some half cuts take only a sixth or
eighth at a time; from others third or
fourth. Rails should be split, for post
and rail fence, from one aud half to two
inches thick, and from three to six inch.
es wide.
Where two OF more trees grow from
the same root, n J often grow together
for several feet from the ground; by cut.
ting the tree nearly through to where it
grows to It's fclov, near the ground, thea
cut small notch on the opposite side
just above where tie two grow together,
then, with an axe, the tree that is cut is
generally easy to split Of from the other,
as two trees growing together usually lean
in opposite directions; if the axe will not
do split with the maui and wedge. BY
cutting and splitting of, as above de.
scribed, l have saved post cut worth
dollar o. H. Culper, Cedar Co., Iosca
A Man Guarding S3.OOO,OOO Worth Of
Diamonds.
The most profound adamontologist 10
the world is The Duke Of Brunswick. lie
has ia his possession three million Of dol-
lars worth Of diamonds lie has Just
published catalogue of his diamonds,
aud n tho oppepdix there is notice Of
the mes. celebrated diamonds in the
world This catalogue numbers not lcss
than 26s 9uarto poges. 1t gives with
great detail 4 list Of his diamonds IL
relates how this once adorned Turkish
sabre, that royal diadem, another an
imperial collar, fourth grand clectcri,l
hat; this black diamond was an idols eye;
that brillian. rosy diamond was taken
from the Emperor cf Baber at Agra, Cit
weighs 81 cerats and is worth $50 0,000)
those were thc wai>tcoat buttons OF the
Emperor nou ped.1; this diamond ring
with the Stuart coat Of arms and .he cy-
pier NJ S., Belonged to Mary. Queen
Of Scots; that r@.r o. e-r rings hung onco
on Marie An:oinet.n, lie has plenty Of
diamonds worth $50 900, $4,000 and
S45, 600 apiece; two worth SEQ 600 each,
one so, 900 and $50 1000. He is 10
treaty now for two diamonds, one Of which
is worth S232. 600, and the other $780,.
600.
The Duke cf Brunswick dares not leave
Paris at any period Of the year; his dis-
monds keep him chained there. He
dare not sleep from home (some peop1.
reckon this liberty Of pillow one Of the
greatest franchises of Pars) single
night. Then be lives in house con.
structcd not so much for comfort as sccu.
rity. 1t is burglar proof surrounded on
every side by a high wall; the wall it.
self is surmouuted by lofty iron railing,
defended by innumcrabIe sharp spear
heads, which are so contlived that if any
person touches one Of them chime Of
bells begin instantly to ring an alarm;
this iron railing COS, him sl4, ,l27. He
keeps his diamonds in safe, built in
thick wall; his bed is placed against it,
that no burglar may break into it without
killing or at least waking him, and that
he may amuse himself without leaving
his bed. The safe is i,ned with granite
and with IRON; the locks have a secret
which must be known before they can
be opened; if they are opeacd by violence
a discharge Of firearms takes place which
will inevitably Kill the burglar, and At
the same time a chime of bells in every
room in the house is set a ringing. lie
/ has but one window in his bedroom; the
! sash is of the stoutest iron, and cannot
be entered unless one be master Of the
secret combination of the lock. A case
! of dozen six barrcllcd rcvolvcrs, loaded
and capped, lies upon a 'ble within reach
of his bed. Would you like to be IN his
place
! GEN JACEsCN' S GREATEST MISTAKE.
1t is said that the 'cllowing conversa-
,or took place between Gen. Jackson
AID his physician, while the old hero
was lying or his death ted.
/ The General, in speaking CT his id.
miuistration, inquired Of his physician.
"What ac: iu my administration, IN
your opinion, will posterity condemn
with the greatest severlty!'
! The physician replied "that he was
unable to ansver-that it might be tho
removal Of the deposits y
"Oh, no." said the general.
"Then it may be the specie circular!"
"Not at all.'
"What is it them"
81 can tell you ?' said he, rising up 10 u,
his bed, his eyes kiudliug, 81 car tell
you. Posterity will condemn me moro
because / was persuaded not to hang John
C. Calhoun as a traitor, than for any act
Of my life
! Does not this seem to be inspiration
now? If Calhoun. the originator OF the
conspiracy to divide the Union, and to
build up the Southern Confederacy, had