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The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1864-06-02
ANTS IN THE GAnpES.-How trouble

ANTS IN THE GARpEN.-How trouble
some several species Of them are, is SO
we'll known that need not say single
word about it. Much less known is q
sovereign remedy, which has never failed
to expel them from the house, the gar
den, or the hot. bed. read it a number
Of years ago some where, and being fond
of trying experiments, made use of it,
and found it iufallible in every instance.
This remedy consists in ground coffee
It is only necessary to sprinkle some Of
it on the ant hills or on those places
where the insects are frequently seen,
aud within fifteen minutes not one Of
them will be found. LAST summer they
had made = large hill very near one of
my fences. Before expelled them !
called together a number of boys and
girls coming from school, to show them
tho effect Of coffee on the ants. The
children were not littlo amazed to Wit
ness tho preciritate Aight Of the spts
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The Supremacy OF Principle.

1t is princ;ple-the reputation Of
truth aud goodness, that imparts renown
to ordinary names, and makes of some
common thing cherished relic. 1t is
because Of this that the mention Of Ger.
tain men sslutes the ear like peal of mu.
sic. How eloquent is the monument at
Baltimore, if you only pronounce the
name Of Washington! Consecrated pla.
ces of the earth, shrincs of human pill
grimage, are significant because they are
associated with some memory Of true
greatness. The wide field, the surf bea.
ten rock, the quaint fabric, the humble
cottage, the simple grave-these become
landmarks to the world, and glow in the
mellow light Of story, and arc instinct
with inspiration.
! We may pass them by as unnoticeable
matters, but let US know the fact that
here . martyr fell, that there testimony
was born for q mighty truth, that upor
that spot l nation achieved its freedom
that yondsr good man was born, that
benesth as some moral hero sleeps, and
the object is quickly transformed to ou'
eyes, and clothed With the grandeur o'
memorable recollection.
Psnc;ple.' This gives to objects ,
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PATRIOTIC DRINKING.-A "loyal "
man came to town the other day, got a
little heavy about the head, and fearing
he might be suspected of drinking too
freely, apologized to crowd Of bystand-
ers in the following eloquent and pa,ri.
otic language:
"Now | ak you fellers whose the best
citizen, him as supports the government,
or him as doesn't? Why him as does,
in course. / supports government, fel
lcrs-every man as drinks supports gov.
crnment. That is, if he drinks taxed
lickers. Every blessed drop of licker lie
swalers is taxed to pay the salaries OF
them big officers at Washington, and
support the war. 'Spose all was to quit
drinking, why the war must stop, and
the government fall-it cauldn't help il
no how That's the VERY reason I
driuks. I don't like grog-I morally
hates it. If I follered my own inc'crna
ton, I'd rather drink butter milk, OF
ginger pop, or soda-water. But l lickers
for the good Of my country, to set an ex
ample of loyalty, wirtuous self denial te
the rising generation "--Mlmcs Count;
Ky } Farmer.
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"THERE's A MAN IN IT."-The con-
fdence reposed in Lieut.. Gen. Grant by
President Lincoln, and the cordiality
which exists between these distinguish,
ed men, were happily illustrated by a
characteristic anecdote related recently
by the President, in the course Of ia.
miliar conversation with personal
friend. In reply to aquestion in regard
TO the present military aspect, Mr.. Lin
coin, with that peculiar smile which he
always puts on when about to tell good
story, said: "Well, sir, your question e
minds me of little anecdote about the
autcmaton chess player, which many
years ago astonished the world by it,
skill in that game. After while the
automaton was challenged by a celebrat
ed player, who, TO his great chagrin, wa,
beaten twice by the machine. At the
end of the second game, the player, sig
ui6cantly pointing his finger at the au
tomaton. exclaimed in a very decided
tone, '7hsre's q man in it! And this
sir, is just the secret Of our present sue
cess" 1tt
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bJ-The McGrcgor News, in speaking
OF tho women Of Iowa who have taken
the places Of their fathers, brothers, hus.
bands aid sons, and assisted in putting
in the spring crops, pays them the fol.
lowing beautiful tribute:
God bless these women! Who shall
say that their bronzcd hands are not
more beautiful than the lilly white and
bejewelcd hands Of some Of their sisters
in town, "who toll not, neither do they
spio,' and yet are arrayed in tho most
gorgeous of imported costumes One
of these girls who will 60 out 10 the Geld
and do the work of man, that her
brother or husband may go to the war,
and assist in saving his country, will, 10
the estimation of oil men whose opinion
is worth anything, outweigh all the
Flora McFlimsys who have ever Aut,ercd
in fashionable life since the fall of Bah.
ylon. All honor to them.
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A WOMAN WITH Horns New
York Observer, Of the 18th instant, con
tains a letter from its correspond dent At
Laruaoa, in the island Of Cyprus (Turk.
ish dominions,) describing a mos. re-
markable lusus nature, a woman will,
horns growing out Of her had! She
has one large horn on the side of her
head, of the size and consistency Of on
ordinary rams horn, besides three or
four cornicles on other parts Of the head.
The writer states that he has seen her,
and she has been visited by nearly all
the Consu's and Europeans in that place,
some Of whom are making an effort to
secure her for exhibition
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different value, where the outward as
pect msy be the same. This constitutes
the difference between the strand OF
Hastings aud the rock of Plymouth-be.
tween the fields Of Agincourt and Lex.
ington. ..~.rs-sne -r,a1
We look back through the ages to 80
armed group, watching by night, in one
of the rugged defiles Of Greece. 1t is
the evening preceding memorable battle
and the starlight gfmmered on soanty
cluster of spears, that stand there un-
moving through the silent hours. Their
foe awaits them, an ocean host, that eau
overwhem them with pillows of STEEL
Dark treachery has woven its tolls in
their midst. An oracle has prophesied
their certain death. Allies upon whom
they relied have suddenly left them. Yet
they are set to keep watch aud ward for
freedom--nor can any peril drive him
back. They will die npon their shields.
We know the issue, and it is not to the
bloody EXTERN ination of that morrow-it
is not because of that sacrifice Of men,
"rather crushed by numbers than slain
by swords, 1T is not to these, the des-
olation and the woe, that VIC render the
homage Of our admiration. But it is to
the brave and Incorporating principle
to which they were devoted. In this
light, that spirit, rude and stern as it was,
which would not shrink from duty, rises
to moral sublimity. Long, above the
graves of that devoted band, stood this
memorial-"Go, stranger, and tell the
Spartaus that We obeyed the Law, and lie
here" That memorial has crumbled to
dust, yet the principle to which it bore
testimony has made Thermopylm uni
verssl watchword, and given to the un-
distinguished bones of those three hun
dred men a name that cannot die.-C Cha
pin. .-... -'
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ny" The State Constitutional Convcn
ion of Louisiana has adopted by a yot

ASS He Ctatc CONSTITUTIONAL COnVCn
tion of Louisiana has adopted by vote
of seventy to sixteen an article declaring
that Slavery aud Involuntary servitude
are hereby forever abolished aud prohib
tied in the State and the Legislature
shall make no law recognizing tho right
o! property in man"
That will do, until the Constitution Of
the United States shall be made to con.
.s;n substantially tho same provision. -
e"~ "h" '-.~' .n"nv 40 u hat,uu IA y'c-.
men forever. And VIC shall have it. too.
Though the copperheads in the North
may block the road to it little longer,
they cannot do it always. The people
have had enough of the Internal thing
They are 10 longer Inclined to pcrmi.
the accurscd "institution which has
caused SO much of woe and bloodshcd,
and which wages so horrible wal fare
against liberty and rcpublcapism, to
dcile our borsers. 1t is docreed that the
cause of this civil war shall be blo,tcd
out. Copperheads may as well stand
from under. The sooner the better for
them. .-Hauheye.
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from their hill, which I had sprinkled
with coffee. A few minutes after the
sprinkiiug NOT . single one could be
found, to the great advertisement Of the
children.
The remedy is so simple and 80 easy
OF application, under sll circumstances,
that wish to call tho attention Of the
reader to it. l have it, therefore, print.
ed so large. During series Of years I
have had SO many occasions to avail my.
self Of il, that I can speak with the
greatest confidence. repeat it, 1t nerer
fails. Cor Uoyticulturtst.
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EurnaneS.

surnames are by no means fully cstab,
lished in some parts Of Il gland. 10 the
colliery districts, particularly, hereditary
designations seemed rather the exception
than the rule. Clergymcn in Stafford
shire have been known to send homo a
wedding party in despair, after a vain
essay to gain from the bride and bride.
groom a sound by way of name. Every
man in these col'iery fields, it seems, bears
a personal sobriquet, descriptive of somo
peculiarity, but scarcely any person he's
family name, either known to himself
or others. A story is told of an attor-
ney's clerk who was professionally EN-.
played to serve q process On some Of these
oddly named persons, whose supposed
With legal nccnraey r.--,o,L -,
great deal Of inquiry as to the wkterer
bouts Of the party, was about to abandon
the search as hopeless, when a young wo-
man who had witnessed his labors, kind
ly volunteered to assist him.
ooh, say, Bullyed," cried she to tho
first person they met, "does thee know a
mon neamed Adam Greeu?'
The bull head was shaken in token Of
Ignorance.
They then came to another man
clay. bed, dost thee?"
Lay-s bed could not answer either.
Stumpy Ga man with a wooden leg,)
Cowskip, Splndleshanks, Cockeye and
Pigtail were successfully consulted, bu.
to no purpose.
At length, however, having had con-
versation with several friends, the dam
sells eye suddenly frightened, and slap
ping one of her ncigbbors on the shoul-
der. sho exclaimed: "Dash my wig
whoy he means moy feyther!' Then
turning to the astonished clerk, she cried:
you shoul'n AID for Bh1ckbird"
So it it appeared that the old miner s
name, though he was man Of substance
and had legal battles to fight, was not
known even to his own daughter.
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How Grant Loaded LOGS,


Some one who claims to have know
Lieut.. Gen. Grant from boyhood, com-
nu0icstes to the National In.eiligencer
biographical sketch of the General. A,
showing bis business turn early in life
the biography says: '.-' p.
Al the sge Of twelve he aspired to the
management of his fathers draft team,
snd was entrusted with it for the purpose
Of hauling some heavy hewn logs which
we're to be loaded with the aid Of levers
and the usual appliance Of several stou,
men. He came with his team aud foun
the logs but not the men. A boy OF
more imaginative genius, and equal but
differently directed contrivance, might
have laid down to listen, or dream, or
build houses of chips.
Not SO with this boy, who, like others,
acted upon the idea that where there is a
will there is a way, and hesitated not at
the undertaking. Observing = fallen
tree, having gradual upward slope, he
unhitched his horses, attached them to q
log, drew it horizontally to the tree, and
then drew one end Of it up the inclined
trunk, higher than the wagon truck, aud
80 as to project few feet over, and thus
TO operate until he had brought
several to this position. Next he backed
the wagon under the projecting ends,
and one by one, hitchod to and drew the
logs lepgthwise across the fallen trunk
on to his wagon, hitchcd up again and
returned with has load to his astonished
father. This anecdots is remembered by
old citizens of Georgetown, Ohio, where
Grant spent his early boyhood.
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n1 VIM. Cullen Bryan: gave the {,

Ma VIM. Cullen Bryan: gave the fol.
lowing excellent advice, young man
who offered him an articI: tor the Eoen
ing Post: "My young i.n I'D, observe
that you have used several French ex-
prcssions in your article. ] think, if you
vii! study the English language, that
you will find it capable of expressing all
the ideas that you may have. have
always found it so, and in all that I have
wtitten I do not recall an instance when
I was tempted to use a foreign word, but
that, on searching. l found q better ono
10 my own language.
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Massachusetts, neyssslcsn 0sass Csgp..
nenu.

Bosros, May 10, 1S64.-The Repaj.
licau State Convention met in Tfeuoss
Temple today, and 1eslected Gey. As
drew, Alex. II. Bullock, Wu. ClaAia and
Jas. T. Robis sson, - delegates at large to
the National Con veosiou at Balsioors.
Wendell Phillips msds his srs appesr.
ance to-day in 4 poiisicsi eosvestics, ard
spoke at length 10 opposition . oAs ~
nomination Of Absshsn Aiseose
The voice Of the U6esoe1to9s heosver.
was empha,icaliy >sgsisst bin, ssd the
following rcsolutioa vae adopted BY .
unanimous vote: II
Resoiped. That The istsesityy 6smuess,
wisdom and humanity exhibited b the
President of tho Usitsd Statee during
the three years Of his sdninistrssieo, en-.
title him to the ccrdisl and continued
support Of tho people Of the Republic,
aud that q. the present time no person 10
SO fully commended by experience aud
personal character to our consideration -
a candidate for the ps1t Presidency -
Abraham Lincolo. s7s7a ssg
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uka- Orphcus c. Kerr says: "Patr

na- Orphcus c. Kerr says: Patriot
ism, my boy, is very beautiful thing.
Tie surgeon Of Western regiment has
analyzed a very nice case of it, and says
it is peculiar to the hemisphere. He
says that it first breaks out in the mouth
and from thence extends to the heart,
causing the heart to swell. IL says il
goes on raging until it reaches the pock
ct, when it suddealy disappears, leaving
the patient very constitutional and con-
servative."
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To the soldiers Aid so.ic,ie. Of Iowa.

! Having been called to q more i,npor
tant position, and broader feld Of use
fuluess. BY the United States Christian
Commission-a position which I believe
it my imperative duy to accept, sud
which will demand all ny time and eper
gies-1 feel obliged to resign my position
as State Sanitary Agent ."
have been connected with you fo,
three years, in your labors Of love for ou,
brave Iowa soldiers, and with but one ex
ception, nothing unpleasant has occurred
in all our business iranscesions to disturb
the harmony Of our relations. '@
You have laborsd long and we'll, I
know your good wovks-your sacrifces-
your devotion to The cause Of liberty and
humanity, and believe that through all
these long years Of War, and sacrifice,
and struggle, and dagger, I have shared
largely in your symplhies and prayers.
| am bound to you y three fold cord
Of love that cannot b, broken The Aid
Societies Of Iowa are snshriur deep in
my heart Of hearts, aid I shall ever bear
with me grateful remembrance Of their
noble deeds. And my l not hopo as
60 forth to assume .raver duties, and
weightier responsibility, that / will still
be followed BY your swpathies aud pray
ers.
Tho struggle is not vet over-the con.
test is becoming more md more fierce an
bloody-our brave soldiers are still in the
front ranks Of the army bearing the flags
wrought by your hands and consecrated
BY your prayers and you. tears.
Follow our brave mel by your gener-
Gus contributions, so tht when they fall
by the way, pierced by bullets, or over.
come by disease, they nay find them
selves surrounded by the tokens of your
interest and affection. .,ua g..
| closed the eyes Of the first Iowa SOL
dicr who died ip the servie of ou1 coun-
try. Since that time hare ministered
to thousands, in camp, in hospitals, and
on the bloody battle field, a, G cd has Civ.
en- mo opportunity. I haze witnessed
their devotion to the cause # their coun.
try-their determined heroian-their pa.
tent endurance, and have Shared some of
the hardships and dangers b which they
have been exposed Ncyae my friends
we have labored and suifeed together,
and the assurance of Their aboundinc
gratitude, l value more highly than l
would the wealth Of our fair State.
Our relations cannot be trokea up.-
Iowa soldiers must ever be 2'aiisfy yHosa.g o..stgs
alliee, snd will share largely in my eff.
forts. and distribution of the supplies of
tho commission with which am connect
ed
And now my daily praper to God for
you shall be, that you may be blessed and
and made to abound IN good
works, and have "abundant reward, both
in the life that now is, and that which is
to come ...-r a5 -
My address will hereafter be, "St Lou.
is, Mo, care U. S. Christian Commits
sion" s.....-.
Deeply grateful for all your kind man
ifests'ious of interests, for your aid aud
sympathy, and the noble manner you
have sustained me, remain very truly,
your friend and obcdicnt servant,
ANNIE WITrENMYER
Memphis, Tenn, May 4, 1864
| will remain connected with the Or
phan Asylum of the State. A>w.
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An Irishman on board a vessel when
she was on the point Of founderiog, be-
ing desired to come on deck as sho was
going down, replied that hs had no wish
10 20 on deck to $50 himself drowned, I"
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Upton, IOWA, JUNE 2, 1864.

devote the energies Of ones being to the
winning Of few clappiugs Of the haud
and few tosscs of the handkerchief and j
to feel that bread, and success Of the life
purpose depend upon these few clippings
and tosses. DR.. Holland.
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MILLINERY GOODS.

NJ ISS A. PERRIE has Just received her Spring
M stock Of Millinery Goods, of the very latest
fashions, which she is determined to sell at the
lowest prices, and would be happy to have her
old customers call on her at the stand formerly
occupied by Mrs. Carter.
Upton, April l4th 1854. nl5ml
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BOOT AND SHOE
SHoPl

S. WIR1CK, having removed to first door
north Of Browns Furniture shop, is pre-
~ pared to manufacture to order, all kinds
of Boots and Shoes, in the neatest and
mo aur auie mnuucr. seIecIs mis- own stotk
and always gets the beat. A good supply Of
Home. Made Boots always OH Hand.
June 26. 1862.
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stirred up and our -nines strengthened.
Give Us this, ,aud future generations will
call you blessed d-Ft0Ae'. J0ursal et
Heohh. W. y
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JOHN s. TUTiiILI.,

IUSTICE OF THE PEACE, NOTARY PrnLrc
- and LEsuRANCE AGENr. Participating Poll.
cfes issued on reasonable terms. Office with
the County Treasurer, in the court house.
Upton. Iowa. Sept. 10th. 1868. tn36vloy"J
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AJr(TIONEER!

THE undersigned, having taken out T. s. license,
will attend and sell real property for al
persons who may desire his services. Residence, in
the northeast part Of Sugar Greek township Cedar
postofice address, Wilton. JOHN MUM.
March 10, 1864. n10m2s
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FEMALE SINGERs-I never hear of
an American girl going abroad to study
music, for the purpose of fitting herself
for a public musical career, without a
pang. a musical education, an intro
duction to public musical life, and few
years of that life are almost certain ruin
for any woman. Some escape this ruin,
it is true, but there are temptation laid
for every step of their life. They find
their success in the hands Of men who
demand more than money for wages
They find their personal charms set over
against the personal of others. Their
whole life is filled with rivalres and jeal-
ousies. They find themselves constantly
thrown into intimate association on the
stage with men who subject themselves
to no Christian restraint-who can hard.
~ be said to have Christian education.
They are constantly acting in operas. the
whole dramatic relish of which is found
Ia equlvocal situations, or openly licen-
tious revelations. In such circums tai ccs $
as these, q woman must be marvel of
! AAooNoSy ohN q VI SidSV w ceCupC
contamination. l do not believe there is
woman in the world who ever came out
of public musical carees as good a wo-
man as she entered it. She may have
escaped with an uutaruished name-she
may have preserved her standing 10 soci.
ETY., or even heightened it, but in her
inmost soul she knows that the pure
spirit Of her girlhood is gone It is the
dream, | suppose, of most women who
undertake a musical career, that after
winning money snd fame, they shall set.
tie down in domestic life gracefully. and
be happy in retirement Alas this is
one OF the dreams that very rarely "come
true The greed for popular applause,
once tasted, knows no relenting. The
public life Of women unfit them fur do
mestic life, and the contaminationS Of a
public singing womau's position render
it almost impossible for her to be married
out of her circle, so that woman who
spends ten years on the stage usually
spends her life there, or does worse. |
do not wonder at the old professors
warning against singing women or sing
ing men. II is enough to break down
any mans or voman's self respect to b
dependent for bread and reputation upou
the applause Of caprioious public-t
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EXCHANGE, OFFICE.

SlGHT DRAFTS ON NEW YORK CAN BE
- had Of the Subscriber in sums to suit pur
Chssers. Certificates of Deposit, and Drafts on
Eastern Cities, cashed. American gold furnish
ed at . small premium. y
~ Ofic0 over .Holtslander's store
...-- WIN. II. TUTuLL.
Tipton, Iowa: July lst, 1860
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~ JAS H. RoTHRoOK, .E4H.rrs w. p. Wolf
sg .a ROthrOck & Wolf,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
.i 10 rrrToN. CEDAR COUNTY. IOWA. u
.aJ .a&,2g sYLvANUs YATES,
5esaa ATTORNEY AT LAW, TIProN Iowa.
Il VJ7ILL promptly attend to all business in.
w trusted to his care. Particular attention
psid to collections. Wa "a #"".@' fn4l1
THOS. HANNA, fag
ATTORNEY At LAW,
.sAwo1 q. MUsCATK6E: -: IOWA. u.ss
Once, No. I'll Second street. Particular atten
.ioa given To collections in Muscatine, Louisa
Cedar. johnson and Scott counties-titles exam.
, med taxes paid, &c. ..> ...,.. -.-
nae II ,. ....
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,.,.5 ss sADyERTIsER JOD DEPARTMENT.
Having purcAassd large stsck Of Printing Material,
!. - are prepared to execute every variety Of 1
Plain and Ornamental Printing.
We can furnish, on short notice, DEsDs. BonDs, and
ssiesAL BLAxKs, OF every description, in neat and
,stlsfActory manner. assaz t-. e--. .
~ - s., nP GIVE US A TRIAL! III
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IJ.F. KENNEDY.

ID HYSrCIAN AND SURGEON, TrProv, Iowa.
l. Office, first door west of Reigart d McNa-
msra's drug store; Residence, two doors north
ofthc steam mill .,a eP1a flOnlsl