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exposure to all weather with safe and pleasant med
icines,
Their effects and consequences;
SPECIAL AILMENTS AND SITUATIONS,
Incident to Married and Single Ladies;
SECRET AND DELICATE DISORDERS;
Mercurial Afections Eruptions and all Diseases Of
the skim Ulcers Of the Nose Throat and BODY I'm
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Constitutional and other Weaknesses IN YOUTH
and the more advanced at all ages, OF
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MRS. MANCHE S TER

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the astonishing cares performer by her' Among
many recently received are the following which are
commended to the notice of the afflicted Mrs. Man
chester may be consulted at
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The Great Indian Remedy
FOR FEMALES.
DIR MATTIsON's INDIAN EMMENAGoGuE.

This celebrated Female Medicine,
virtues unknown of any
thing else of the kind, aud proving
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Is designed for both married and ssH-
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bring on the monthly sicknessin cases
of distractions, from any cause, and
after all other remedies OF the kind
have been tried In vain.
OVER 1000 BOTTLES have now
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when taken as directed, and without
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WINTER ARRANGEMENTS.

EEsxJasEE1 On and after Monday Oct 49, 1863
gszzE77s-e4 Trains will leave as follows
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RICE FIVE CENTS

the rumseller repeated his version OF the
story, Immediately replied: You had
better hand over the bills forthwith, Har-
Ian; you are not the man to pay money
without getting receipt for the payment.
Produce your receipt, or your witnesses!
The rascal looked at me with an awful
expression of rage and discontinue, and
then handed over the 'spondulics. AS
we left his store, said to him, by way of
adieu, I reckon rum-selling and roguery
will bring you to state prison before longp
He didn't like the observation, for there
were three loafers in the shanty at the
time, and they'll be sure to spread the
affair all over town.
Sol Gregsly's anticipations were correct.
Harlan left Snickertown soon after the
above occurrence. and set up in Chicago,
where he was eventually detected IN an
other act of villainy, and he is now under
going ten years in the state prison. Bar
ker's recovery of his money led to an
entire change in his life. Under my wife's
eounsels he gave up his bad associates and
pledged himself to abstain from liquor
and gambling; that promise he has kept
faithfully ever since With his hundred
dollars, gained, as he assured me, "hon-
estly" at poker, he commenced pedding
about the country, and three years ago he
opened thriving store in Snickertown.
My success in the legal profession dates
from the recovery of Sim Barker's one
hundred dollars, and believe is greatly
due to his spreading the story about in
his travels. Sol Gregsly and I have as
much business outside as in Snickertown
itself; and what is more, We are scarcely
ever unsuccessful. We consult Mrs. B.
on most cases, and when she advises us to
90 ahead, we are bound to win.
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CHAPTER V.

My wife explained her plan to me next
morning, and could but laugh heartily
at her .fneSSe. Sim Barker arrived In due
time, and 1 told him to go forthwith to
Harlan and demand his hundred dollars,
taking good care that no one was present
when he made the application. If Harlan
refused to give up the money, he was to
remind him that witness was present
when the amount was handed to him the
night previous.
Barker returned after some fifteen min
utes' absence. "Here," said he, care
the second hundred dollars; and now I
want to know how I'm to get the first :"
"Why, these are the first hundred, you
silly fellow; you'll have the second di-
rectly. You must go back there again
with my clerk Gregsly, and ask Harlan
for your hundred dollars; but mind this,
Barker! you must demand them in an Off
hand manner, as though he had not re-
turned you any money at ALL DO you
understands"
Sim gave jump, and his face twisted
itself into broad grin as he answered:
"Bless me if I don't see it all now! Ill
be chawed if you amt the biggest lawyer
in these United States. "
1t seemed to me that Sol and Barker
had only been gone five minutes when
they came back, laughing, and showed us
q pretty considerable roll of bills; the same
hundred dollars. Sol related the clrcum-
stances of the recovery rs follows:
"I remained outside while Barker went
into the store and asked Harlan for the
money he had given him last night. Har-
Ian began to swear horribly at him, saying
he had paid him the hundred dollars only
a few minutes before! Nonsense! said
Sim, and then l stepped in and inquired
the meaning Of the alteration When,
Wv 49,
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"Well," he said you're the only man
that's shown me any kindness this many
long day: reckon you mean right! I'll do
it.
"You must look inside the store to
make SURF all the folks are gone, but if
there's only one person there, you needn't
mind. But don't notice him at ALL ."
I said this to prevent his speaking to
Sol Grcgsly, and [ added:
"As soon as you have handed over the
money, wish Harlan good night and come
back here. No drinks remember"
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CHAPTER II.


Sim Barker returned at seven o'clock in
tie evening, and much to my astonish-
naent he brought hundred dollars with
him. Shortly afterward, Sol Gregsly
joined us, and handed small package to
my wife. Mrs. B. then told me to dismiss
Barker, after first taking the money from
him, ordering him at the same time to re-
turn precisely at ten o'clock. Sim tried
lard to get at the meaning of all this, but
Iput on the dignity BETTING the circum-
stances, and told him that lawyers never
disclosed their intentions until absolutely
necessary. After again pledging himself
to remain sober, and promising not to
mention anything relative to his move
ments during the day, he doggedly left
the house.
On reioining my wife and Sol in the par
lorr Mrs. B. said:
."This swindler, Harlan, has evidently
presumed on Barker's bad reputation to
cheat him, and his very contempt for n
n4n who would confde to his care large
sum of money without requiring a receipt
for it, will enable us to recover the amount
with little fear of exciting his suspicion"
"Well," said I, chow are you going to
set about it, my love? 1t seems to me we
are no nearer the result of which you ap-
pear so confident than at breakfast time
this morning!"
"That is my secret, Luke" she an.
swered; "but we have not yet had supper,
and Gregsly must be hungry after his
hard ride"
This cut short the conversation and we
adjourned below. Sol ate truly like an
ogre, and the meal lasted much longer
than usual; but Mrs. B. studionsly re-
framed from any reference to her case,
and quietly put down all attempts on our
part to discover her secret.
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CHAPTER ".

More than an hour elapsed before the
two returned, and not exactly understand
ing the full import of the proceedings, I
began to fear that something had miscar-
ried. Mrs. B., however, inspired me
with partial degree Of confidence by her
calmness, and the result proved she was
right. Gregsly and Sim Barker came
back within ten minutes of each other, the
latter silent and evidently anxious, Sol
laughing heartily at the success of the op-
erations.
"We had to wait some time" he said,
until the sots had left the establishment.
I went in, called fora big 'un of whiskey,
sat down in corner by myself and poured
out the vile poison on the floor. 1t was
more than twenty minutes before the
crowd cleared out; that's why We were so
long"
"Did Harlan" asked, stake the Sec
ond hundred?"
Take them9 No he didn't; lie grabbed
them. I could see the smile of astonish-
ment and satisfaction on his vilianous
physiogmony the moment Barker offered
him the money"
"And he didn't care for your being
present." I added.
sNot bit You see I had prepared
him by passing myself off as traveller
before Barker entered. Ny own mother
wouldn't recognize me in this disguise,
and told the william 1 had come from
Snakeville this evening, asking him how
far he called it to Cairo. I reckon he sets
me down for peddlaMr and on ny. way to
Chow did Barker manage his part?'
my wife inquired.
ssJust as you ordered; if he wasn't
drunk he slammed it mighty well. l
STAYED few minutes after his departure,
and then babe Harlan good night.
"You had better not leave Barker alone
anv longer" said Mr.. B. $50 and tell
him, Luke, to return here at half past six
tomorrow morning, and to be particular
not to speak about the days proceedings
to anybody"
went below and gave the instructions
as directed, but the poor fellow seemed
dreadfuIly nervous as to the result.
"And now that Harlan's got both hun
dred dollars" he stammered out, chang
me if I see how I'll get back cent from
him"
"Well, Barker" replied, opening the
door for him, shave confidence in me.
You shall have both amounts tomorrow,
without the loss of a single dollar. Good
night"
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Ten O'Clock came and so did Sim Barker.
AS soon as my wife heard from me OF hls
arrival. she called 'Gregsly into the parlor
and said to him:
"I want your assistance again Gregsly.
Do you know at what hour this Harlan
closes his store?"
ssWell ma a'am," answered Sol, 81 reck-
on it's about half-past ten: folks herea-
bouts turn in pretty early"
AS he said.this, Mrs. B. undid the
package from Snakeville and produced On
enormous pair of false whiskers. Didn't
Sol and I stare at each other and shrek
with laughter!
"I dare say they will fit you" she said,
looking at Gregsly, for l told Gulmarlve
they were for you" @
s'For me?' roared Sol, "this is aqueer
way of conducting a suit Of replecin. Am
I to frighten Harlan out of Barker's hun
dred dollars?"
"Put the whiskers on, said Mrs. b.,
"these hooks go round the ears. And
now, listen! Barker is going to give Har-
Ian these second hundred dollars as soon
as the topers have left his store. You will
disguise yourself as much like traveller
as possible, and get to Harlan's few min
utes before Barker's arrival, so as to wit
ness his handing over the money. To
prevent suspicion, you had better order a
drink, and if you would only sham o fit OF
intoxication it will be still better. Do
YOU understands"
"Quite so, Mrs. Blivius, and I beg re-
spectfully to suggest that as prominent
member of the Teetotal Society, 1 decid-
edly object to entering that vile shanty;
that it's against my principles to call for
drink, and, as to shamming intoxication,
I don't know how.p'
"Gregsly," said my wife, "our success
depends upon your consent: remember we
are forcing restoration of stolen proper
ty, and by the only means possible. i"
T Joined my entreaties to hers, and Sol
finally consented, though with some reluc-
tance. Light, in fact, began to break up
on us, and Gregsly promised to do his
best to assist the operations. The next
thing to be done was to prepare Barker.
Having received my instructions from
Mrs. B. I returned him the hundred dol
lars and told him he must go back to Har-
lan's, apologize for having accused him OF
stealing the first amount, and request him
to take charge of the second sum until the
morning.
"Thunder and hounds" CALCULATED
Barker, "reckon you take me for fool!''
"No don't. shall get you back all
the money Harlan has stolen from you.
When you reach his store, the coast will
be clear; give him these hundred dollars,
and leave without speaking about any re-
ceipt. Mind this; and if you'll reel some
and liiccup now and then like when you re
tight, it will be all the better"
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justification you call law. Now, Luke,
60 and tell Barker what he has to do; and
mind, Gregsly, that both of you get back
here as quickly as possible. You had bet
Ter not leave the town together; you can
overtake Barker on the road"
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GOrigin.N
THE SLAVE IN T-ENNESII'
ny ELLEN MURRAY.


ny ELLEN MURRAY. ai
.laye, say you. and yet he STOOD
Up straight beneath Gods sky
And very rarely man on earth
Has uttered words more high,
Roll back the scroll of history,
Recall each ancient word,
Find If You can, nobler phrase
By which our hearts are stirred.
A slave! How do we measure man:
Not now by birth or gold
By spear that led the listed field,
BY finer, fairer mould,
with earth's past youth, these teets have passed.
We measure better now
By size of mind, by warmth Of heart,
By soul-ight on the brow.
So measure them this manor slave!
He woke to sudden hope
OF freedom both for soul and limb
OF wider thought and scope;
His pulses met with eager beat
The first day Of the year.
As larks that rise with hurried wing
To greet the day spring near.
Cpon that dream of life broke in
The fatal words, mot free,
To save the millions Of the south
Our hands must pass by thee"
Oh. many heart break less than this,
And many lesser wrong
Has swept away in ruins flood
Our great men, and our strong.
But he, the slave, looked calmly back
Through grief to Calvary,
Then spoke, with sweetness drawn from thence
.sTo make my people free
take myself with willing heart
The future of the slave,
And bless the hand that passes me.
My helpless race to save"
The measure of a man! Not so!
We need wider span,
An angels measure 1t must be
To measure such man.
How small to cur blind eyes may seem
The struggle and the pain,
Failing the while to comprehend
The victory and the gain.
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It is somewhat singllarly fitting that to
the query, is pity loyey the anagram-
matte answer is, Positively"
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1863-02-20
IOWA DEMOCR ACY.

The democracy of this State have issued {
call for State Convention to be held on tn,
Goth Of May next. The Davenport Demo
crat says the main question is upon tn.
candidate for Governor" and names the fol
lowing as being talked of for the position:
Gen. Dodge and Hon. Charles Mason. Bur
lington Judge Clsggett, of Keokuk ID. A
Mahony, of Dubuque; Col. Preston, of Ma
rion; Henry Clay Dean, Of Mt Pleasant
LIE Grand Byington, Of Iowa City; John F
Duncombe. of Fort Dodge Judge Johnston
of Fort Madison, and many others.
The Chicago journal in commenting upor
the above says: ...
The friends Of the Union and the Gov
eminent in Iowa will ask no greater favor Of
their opponents than the nomination for Gov
ernor Of that loyal and noble State of such =
man as Augustus Caesar Dodge, or Claggett
Mahony, Henry Clay Dean, ct id genus-wht
are bold, insolent and reckless in their oppo
sition to the war measures Of the Govern
ment for the salvation Of the country. The
patriotic men Of Iowa should like the oppor
tunity that would thus be presented for show
ing the tory faction Of Iowa how weak and
hated it is.
Put up Mahony, or Mahony man, fol-
Governor, Democrats of Iowa, il you want t.
gsta realizing sense of what it is to be over
whelmcd by ar avalanche"
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1863-02-20

All of the above countries were at one
time slave holding, and voluntarily abolished
the system. 1t is also fact worthy of note
that in not one Of the above instances did
any trouble worthy of being chronicled arise
from the emancipation Of the slaves; but on
the contrary the governments were repaid a
hundred fold for the expense and trouble en-,
tailed by their liberation, and the people ben.
Gifted in even greater measure. 1t would
be we'll to remember these facts at this time
whom copperheads and pro slavery men OF
all kinds are so frantically depicting fearful
future for this country in the event of Amer
lean Slavery being in the least interfered
with. Slavery is curse to any people and
to our shame be it said, people that we have
been accustomed to regard as semi barbarous
found it out before We did. But we are get
ting our eyes open; when it is apparent that
either the Union or Slavery must perish
thank God, there is no hesitancy at which
throat to place the fatal knife.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1863-02-20
THE NATIONAL CURRENCY RsLy
From the Warrington Chronicle Feb 49,,

We can find space but for very brief
synopsis of this important measure, which
passed the Senate yesterday. 1t provides for
the establishment Of a bureau in the Treasu-
-ry Department which is to have charge of
the currency. 1t provides for the appoint
ment of Comptroller, specifies bis duties,
and takes the necessary regulations for the
government of his office. tcreates banking
associations, to be organized as corporate
bodies, with no less than five persons consti-
tuting the association in any case shows
how they are to be organized and governed
provides the proper safeguards and restr,e.
tons, etc. These institutions may purchase
hold, and dispose Of real estate. Before sny
institution can commence business, it must
transfer to the Treasurer OF the United States
bonds of not less than onethrd Of the amt
of the capital stock paid in.
On implying with these conditions the
institutions will be entitled to receive from
| the Comptroller his bills of different denom-
nations in amount equal to the capital stock
already paid in.
The issues Of these circulating notes are
not to exceed $780, %, and are to bc dis.
trihuted throughout the States, Territories,
and District Of Columbia, upon the basis of
representative populatlon. lhe comptroller
under the direction Of the Treasurer, is to
provide plates. engravings, etc, for making
these bills or notes. These notes are to be
held at par throughout the United States
A tax Of one per cent. is to be paid by these
banks to the Government semi annually, in
July and January. The bank officers are 10
make regular and accurate returns of thei,
transa. tons to the proper authorities.
No notes but such as are provided for in
this bill will be allowed to be put into crcu.
lation by these banks. The bill further pro
v!dss rules fer the government of these in
situations in detail, and at much length, af
fixing certain penalties for any violations Of
law, such as the public safety demands. The
bill contains some sixty three sections.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1863-02-20

TINS Sioux INTEND TO RENEW THEIR ArrAcK
IN THE SPsING.-On Saturday evening We
had the pleasure of conversing with Mr.. A
r. Harp, who was captured by the Sioux In
dams on tho 18th Of August last, at poin,
two miles above the upper Indian agency
and soon afterward taken to the vicinity OF
DEVILS Lake, Dacotah Territory. Here he
was sold by Little Grow to Dog Lake, chei
of the Yankton tribe, by whom he was
dressed in Indian costume, and obliged to
marry an Indian squaw. There was six
small children prisoners with him. On the
night Of the I'd, he left his Indian wife asleep
and made tracks for Fort Ridgcly, which
place he reached in twelve days, having trav.
eled nights and slept in the daytime. Our
informant says the Sioux make no conceal
mcnt of their intention to attack the white
settlement on the border next spring, and re
infers that they calculate upon being joined
by the Chippewsys. They are satisfied they
have been swindled by Indian agents, and
they will retaiiatc upon the whites for it
HankaAee Gazette.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1863-02-20
CONSUMPTION BILL.

Congress has passed CONSUMPTION bill
which authorizes the President to raise BY
draft such number Of troops as may in his
judgment be necessary to put down the re-
bellion. BY this bill the whole people Of the
country are enrolled, and not merely the
militia. 1t may never be necessary to enforce
the act, but it was evidently the duty of Con.
gress to provide for any exigency that might
occur. By the bill all able bodied men be-
tween the ages Of 20 and 35 are subject to
the draft, and persons drafted have the priv.
ilege of hiring substitutes, or of purchasing
exemption by paying to the government such
sum as may be hereafter stipulated by the
Secretary Of War, not exceeding $500.