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The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1865-03-30

The new act, relating 70 The postal
laws, provides thst oil domestic letters,
except lawfully frsnked. snd duly esrsi.
6ed letters Of soldiers aud mariners ia
the service Of che United States, which
are deposited for mailing in any post
Office Of the United States, on which The
postage 10 unpaid, shan b sent By The
postmaster to the dead. letter o@es II
Washington; and al letters deposited for
mailing and paid only IN part, shsll b
forwarded to their destination, ehsfgsd
with the unpaid rate 70 Be collected %
delivery.
The provisions of the act for The relief
of postmssters who have been robbed By
Confederate forces or rebel gusril,ss, sp.
proved in April, 1854, srs extended TO
cases of loyal postmsstsrs, where, BY rsas.
on Of tho presence Of armed forces, post
Office 10 destroyed, aud the postmaster
looses the fixtures aud furniture, or post.
age stamps, or stamped envelopes, and
the cases where such losses are occasion.
ed BY armed forces other thsn those oe
the 30 called Confederate States. ~ar@ .-
Auo AVStAaSl0I' UcocSal - uUSuOIJSSO
to allow for the publication in newspspers
Of the list Of undelivsred letters st aoy
post Office, compensation at rste not q
exceed two cents for each letter 70 sdvss.
tised.
He is also authorised to cause The
mails to be transported between the Uni.
ted States and any forsigs port, OF ports,
or between the ports Of tho United Ssssss
touching At foseigu port by steamship,
allowing and paying therefor, II BY "a
American vessel, any sum not exceeding
the sea postage on the msils 90 conveyed.
The system Of free delivery is to BE- -.
tablished 10 every place containing .
population Of City thousand within the
delivery Of the ofice thereof, sbd st such
other places ~ the Postmaster General,
in his judgement, shall direct. ,~
Provided, that the pre- payment %
drop letters IN oil places, where free d.
livery 10 not estalished, shall be one cent
only.
Persons depositing obscene books,
pamphlets, eto 10 mails, to be puuished
by fine aud imprisonment. -
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1865-03-30

Indignation ouperinduoed BY Petroleum.
The Washington correspondent Of the
Cincinnati Commercial 10 responsible for
the following:
The other day came across W estcrn
Cooeressman, who appeared to be in q
high state Of indiguation st something OF
other, aud in response to tho inquiry .,
to Whist Vas the msttar With him, un
bosomsd himself 40 follows:
"It's enough to mako any one mad
:or' e sh.s h.s'Pt ta.ed d S know i1:. 81. e., ::
poor devil off journeymsn carpenter, and
botch at that. He couldn'e earn his
salt, except st the mesnest kind of mend
ing and patching. thought as I saw
him coming up the Avenue, dressed to
kill, with great big watch chain hang.
ing out Of his vest, and diamond ring
on nearly every 6nger-1 really thought
tho fellow had been robbing somebody,
for when l saw him before he looked as
If he needed somsbody's cast of clothes
to cover his nakedness. I told him l was
glad to see him, and congratulated him on
his healthy appearance. Then said I to
him, jim, what have yen been doing
since saw you last, . good while sgol'
He fingered bis watch chain = while, and, ,
looking At me said, coolly, 4 have been
10 business in. Western Pennsylvanis.
What kiud?' aaid I. 'Iu the oil busi
osss.' suppose then you have done
pretty WELL Iexpected to hear him say
yes, tha. he had done very well-had
made forty or fifty dollars . week, or
something that way; but instead Of that.
he says t. me, We'll, no, I haven't done
very well; I've only made sbou. $50, 900,
but I think l will do better mex,
spring."
This was the eliminating point Of the
Cons ngressman's indignasion-ths impu.
deuce Of the carpenter, thinking he had
not done we'll st 100000, when . few
months seo, he was looking for jobs, 1t
dollar day, and could not got them
And oil on account Of "ile"
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1865-03-30
~The latest personal .pecdots Of

~The latest personal specdots Of
Gen. Grant is told Of . recent journey Of
his 10 railroad train. whore he displayed,
as usual, none Of the insignia Of bis rank.
A youthful book psddier trsversed the
cars, crying, "Efe Of Gen. Grant" A
mischisvous aid pointed to the Generals
seat, suggested to tho boy that that ''nsn,
might like . copy" Con. Grant turned
over tho pages Of the book, snd casually
asked, "Who this is oil sbout!' The
boy, giving him look Of indignation and
disgust, replied, "You must be dsrped
greeny not to know Gen. Grant, After
this volley the Lisutensnt General Of
course surrendered, and bought bis biog.
raphy.
In the New Jsrssy Legislature, % the
18th instant. John P. Ssootop. Dsmoesst,
was elected United States Senator il
plsoe Of John O. Ten Eyok, Republican,
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1865-03-30
A California Romance.

The Green Valley National, a Califor-
MIA Journal, narrates the following story
in its issue Of January 26tb:
In May, 1852, gentleman left his
family, consisting of wife and innocent
prattliug babe, in San dusky, Ohio, to seek
bis fortune in this State. He arrived iu
California in September, aud not dodiog
employment in San Francisco, he went to
the mines, was engaged iu mining At
Placerville during tho winter, and the
following spring was employed as clerk
10 dry goods store at Sacramento. Not
liking the business, he migrated to Ore.
gon, where ho remained until 1861
During all this time he had not heard .
word from his family, yet remaining in
Sandusky; he himself had written but one
letter, and that one most likely miscar.
ried. While our hero was in Oregon, he
engaged in card playing to great e1-
cess, and was very heavy on "poker,"
often betting hig Oh on very small pairs.
In a"poker" game At Salem, Oregoo, in
November, 1859, with ! German also
from Sandusky, Ohio, our hero got into
row, and gave the German asevere
"whaling."
"Ash sd II. hs .,ss, H s Gssfh
home for Ssndusky, where he arrived
about Christmas. He called upon tho
family of our man, aud told his wife
with tears in his eycs-that her husband
had died two months prior to that timc,
in Oregon, and that he himself had seen
him deccntly buried. He even went 80
far as to produce lock of hair, which be
said was the dcceascd's. The news Of
her husbands death fell like a thunder.
bolt upon the devoted but neglected wife,
aud she remained an interesting "widow
iu weeds" for about . year, when she
married. While spending the happy
honeymoon 10 Cincinnati, she met her
FIRST husband in the streets of that city,
he having just arrived from California
He accompanied her to the hotel where
she was stepping; an explanation eDsued,
aud it was deemed best by both parties
that the first husband should "leave at
once and forever" Our injured hero is
now in search of the German who report.
ed him dead, and who had returned to
California a short time before our hero.
He was 10 Grass Valley on Sunday last,
and was on the scent Of his German whom
he is determined to slay should he ever
meet him. ~.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1865-03-30

Elegant lezsare-chawing plug ter.
beckker, aud spitting At dogs eye.
Real hapness don't eonsiss 90 muteh in
what man don't hsv, ~ Il dus il what
hs don't want.
Fear is The fast lesson larnt, and the
hets one forgotten.
Nobody but phool, gifts bit twiss bi
the sane dog.
A pet lam alwus makes kross ram.
Epitsffs are like circuss bills, thsrs IL
more 10 the bills than is ever performed
Peace il the sosmsl ov the soul
Tsw Be hel.hy-sat ooioos and 50 No.
ksd. -
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1865-03-30
To Farmen

The following statement will be Of use
to the farmers os this country, iu estimat.
Jog their incomes for the year 1864, re-.
turn Of which must be made to the A..
sistsnt Assessor, who 10 now ready to re-.
ceive the returns, and oil should attend
to the matter promptly.
SOURCES OF INCOME.
Value Of al kinds of Grain; value Of
all kinda Of fruit; Value of Potatoes and
oil other vegetables; Value Of butter,
Eggs, Cheese, Poultry, Molasses and Su.
gar, Value Of Timber, Wood, etc, above
it's value when staudiug; Value Of Wool;
Hay, Psstursge, and Grass Seeds, sold
during tho year 1864.
In short, value Of all aud every d.s.
cripsion of Farm Product sold during the
year.
Full volue of all live Stock on hand
Dec. 3lss, 1864.
Value Of rents received during ths
year.
Amount made during the year in buy
ing aud selling stock laud or other prop
erty.
=, "A! Amount ef intsTes. aecured on solven
Amount received for personal service
OF self or member Of family, unless it be
children that are of sge.
Amount Of farm products consumed by
family during the year.
Amount received from gifts or anuui.
tics.
Amount received as 10 come from ererv
other source not herein enumerated.
EXEMPTIONS FROM INCOME TAX.
Exempted by law, $500.
All taxes (other than National Iucoms)
legally assessed in 1864.
Amount paid for rent aud insurance.
Amount paid for hired labor iu carry.
ing on farm.
Amount paid for repairs, not to cx-
ceed the rate paid for the past 5 years.
Value Of all live stock on hand Jan.
lst, 1864, and amount paid for oil 1.-Two
stock during the year 1864.
Where husband and wife arc each 70.
ceiving an income, the aggregate Of both
must be returned.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1865-03-30

tn. appointments or the Hon. james
Harlan to the Secretaryship of the Iote-
rior, taking effect from May 18th, when
Mr.. Usher retires from the Csbinet. win
satisfy the country. OF this high posi-.
tion Mr.. Harlan is entirely worthy, and
his Senatorial record is full proof Of lis
fitness. During the ten years he has
been United States Senator from lows.
and especially since the rebellion iuros.
ed new and higher duties on our public
men, Mr.. Harlan's course has been al
that loyal men could ask. Al lceisla.
tor he is firm, far seeing aud faithful to
the interests Of the country. Hia I'd
m'n'strstive talents are Of . very high
order, and the responsibilities Of ,hs
Secretaryship of tho Interior, now far
greater than they were before the wsr,
will certainly be we'll sustained. The
new member Of the Cabinet will gres.Iy
strengthen the Admioistrstiou, and The
appointment is . pledge of its future su.
ergy. philadelphia Pres. ,"s.
Our AT ELBOWS 1t is very ssd to
watch the gradual falling out st elbow.
ism of things new and briQh, aud lovely:
tho gradual decay and disintegrs,iou Of
what once looked - solid - grsu,.s, and
add % durable as the everlasting hills
For things a. we'll % people get out At
elbows; and time wears holes 10 feeling 10
we'll As 10 velvet and corduroy. Love aod
hope and happiness and aspiration oil 20
threadbare, aud fall into rents a. The
months pass on and winter frosts withss
up and blight the last of tho summer
flowers. In the youth and heyday Of our
life our moral elbows are covered an inch
thick with generous padding; and ws
scout - sacrilege the idea that zoe shall
ever go ragged. Whatever happen. to our
neighbors. Impossible that wc, burning
fiery hot with poetry and zeal, should ever
calm down into prose and vuleer fractions
that our philauthropic designs for re-
generating mankind should subsids into
trading on our neighbors' uecessities---
that our poetic flights into the regions Of
the beautiful and the true should end il
the Icarisn sea Of the useful and the e..
pedicnt. ..t'-.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1865-03-30

BOOT AND SHOE
SHoPI

g. WIRiCK, having removed to first door
L north OF Browns Furniture shop, is pre-
- pared to manufacture to order, all kinda
IAt# of Boots and Shoes, in the neatest and
most durable manner. He selects his own stock
and slways gets the best. good supply Of
HO0e.Nade Boots always on Hand.
~ June 36, 1867.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1865-03-30

CNRT DRAFTS ON NEW YORK CAN BE
n had Of the Subscriber in sums to suit pur.
ehassrs. Certificates Of Deposit. and Drafts on
Eesessn Cities, ;ashed. American gold furnish
ID At small premium.
Ct ~ Once ever Holtslander's store.
IH.Cl&. WIN. .H.TUTHILL.
riptoa, Iowa: July LIST, 1860
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1865-03-30

.FESh. JOHN .. TUTHILL.,
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, NOTARY PUBLIC
u and INSURANCE AGENT. Participating Poll
sies taaned on reasonable terms. Office with
she County Treasurer, in the court house.
= Upton, lowe. Sept. 10th, 1868. [naGvlOy+1
j. r. X EN- n EDY,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. TIProN, Iowa.
i once, first door west Of Reigart Il McNa-
nssa's drug store; Residence, two doors north
efshs steam mill. (l0n1s]
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.eer.H.. WIN. ELLIoTT,
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE and General Col.
q lssting Agent. Applications made for
BACK PAY, BOUNTY AND PENSIONS
Of discharged soldiers, or for the heirs of de.
essssd soldierA No charge made unless the
aPpScaetoA 10 succ essful Also legally licensed
QOsVvEYANoER FOR CEDAR COUNTY.
DeaAa. &c., made and acknowledged on reason.
Ala tsrnA 9cOmce with the Clerk of the Dis
Niet Court. TIProN, Iowa. VII mis-
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-06-08
A Story About Andy johnson.

Mr.. F. B. Carpenter. who spent several
m Jnths in the White House, while painting
his picture of the Emancipation Proclama-
ton before the Cabinet" contributes to the
Independent a sketch of, the late president,
from which we make the following extracts ::
Shortly afterward. he told Us this story of
ANDY Johnson" as he was Familiarity in
the habit of calling him. 1t was q few weeks
prior TO the Baltimore convention, before it
was known that Gov. johnson would be the
nominee for the vice presidency, Said be,
81 had visit last night from Col. Moody,
the lighting methodist parson," as he is
called In Tennessee. lie was on his way to
the Philadelphia conference, and, being In
Washington over night came up TO see me.
lie told me-" he continued, this story of
Andy johnson and Gen. Buell.. which inter-
ested me intensely:
Col. Moody was in Nashville the
day that it was reported that Buell.
had decided to evacuate the city. The
rebels, strongly re enforced, were said to be
within two days march of the capital OF
course the city was greatly excited. Said
Moody, Il went In search OF johnson at the
edge OF the evening, and found him at his
office, clOseted with two gentlemen, who
were walking the floor with him. one on each
alone with johnson, who came up to me
manifesting intense feeling, and said, Moody,
we are sold out Buell. is traitor He is
going to evacuate the city, and in forty eight
hours we shall all be in the hands of the reb-
els Then he commenced pa,ing the floor
again, twisting his hands, and chatting like q
Gagged tiger, utterly insensibe TO his friends
entreaties To become calm. Suddenly he
turned, and said, Moody, can you pray !?
That Is my business, sir, as a minister of
the gospel" returned the colonel. Veil,
Moody, wish you would pray said John
son and instantly both went down upon
their knees at opposite sides of the ROOM
As the prayer became tervent, johnson be-
gan to respond In true methodist style
Presently he crawled over on his hands and
knees to Moody's side, and put his arms over
him, manItestlng the deepest emotion. Clos
ing the prayer with a hearty Amen = from
each. They arose. johnson took q long
breath. and said with emphasis, Moody,
feel better Shortly afterward he asked,
Will you stand by me?' Certainly l will"
was the answer. We'll, Moody, can depend
upon you t; you are one IN a hundred thous-
and He then commenced pacing the floor
again. Suddenly he wheeled, the current of
his thought having changed, and said, oh !!
Moody, don't want you TO think l have be-
come religious man because | asked you to
pray. l am sorry TO say it, but / am not,
and have never pretended 10 be, religious
No one knows this better than you but,
Moody. there is one thing about i'll do
believe in Almighty God And / believe also
in the Bible, and 1 say III be damned if
Nashville shall be surrendered y
Add Nashville was not surrendered!
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HONORS TO BOOTH, THE ASSASSIN
BY ONE OF THE LEADING
REPUBLICANS OF OUR


On the day appointed by President john
SON for national humiliation on account of
the cruel assassination of Mr.. Lincoln, the
Rev. Mr. Hitchcock, of Moline, preached a
sermon, in which he held that Booth was
only an instrument in the hands of God to re.
move Mr.. Lincoln out of the world, because
he was too lenient to the rebels that the
cowardly murder of Mr. Lincoln was only a
blessing in Disguise, and that Booth was not
at all to blanche was only doing Gods
work that God was at the bottom of the
whole affair and should have all the glory.
We suggest that if this be the case, the
United States authorities will run some con.
siderable risk III Furnishing the aiders and
abettors of Booth.
1t is hardly necessary to say that Mr..
Hitchcock, the author of this most Infamous
sermon, is not and never was, democrat.
but Is leading member of the republican
party.
correspondent of the Union, who heard
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-06-08
JO-Glaas Adusrtisemsuss.
GUARDIANS SALE.

NOTICE is hereby given that In pursuance
IN of decretal order of the circuit court of
Rock Island county, IN the state of Illinois, at
the May Term, A. ID. 1903, thereof, shall offer
for sale on SA fURDAY, TIE FIRST DAY OF
JULY, A. D. 1865, at the hour of . O'Clock p M
OF said day, on the premises public vendue to
the highest and best bidder, the following des-
cribed real estate, situated in the county and
state aforesaid viz the east half of the east ha II
of tha north west quarter of section thirteen, in
township seventeen, north OF range one, west of
the 4th principal Meridian also lot numbered
thirteen, upon the assessors plat of section
twelve, ia the township and range aforesaid !;
also lot numbered eighteen, upon the assessors
plat OF section thirteen, the nship md range
aforesaid; upon the following terms, to-wit: one
third OF tho purchase money to be paid at the
time OF said sale, and the other two-thirds to be
paid within one year thereafter, with interest at
the rate of SIX per cent. per annumn said deferred
payment to be secured by mortgage upon the
land sold and by such personal security as
shall deem sufficient.
ANNA E. SMITH,
Guardian OF EzekIal Smith.
Osborn Curtis,
Sohtors.
The dover interest of Mrs. Smith will be includ-
ed In the above sale.
iuneSwtd.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-06-08

THE PHoToGRAPHIC GRIN.-Mapy of us have of
ten remarked how differently our friends look in
their pictures to what they do in real life Ur-
der the above caption. Dickens, in "a Ar tie Year
Round" partly explains the matter, and treats
the subject very readably. He Gays: I'm tur-
ming over the leaves of an album we frequently
pass our acquaintances without even a nod How
is this? The photograph may be irreproachable
as work OF art, and it is impossible to see other
than transcript of what was presented to the
camera. How comes it, then, that it is not a
likeness? Simply because the original one was.
at the critical moment, unlike himself When
about to be photographed, one is apt to feel that,
like Marshal Ney, the eyes of Europe are upon
him, that according to the position he assumes.
judgment will be passed on his good or bad figure.
awkwardness or grace. He wishes to present
himself on paper to an admiring, not to critical
public. A nervous consciousness, moreover that
perhaps guinea or two 10 involved in the opera
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the sermon and who is indignant thereat,
writes communication which 10 published
in that paper, in which Mr.. Hitohoock's de-
tense of Booth is handled rather rough.
ly. The writer, after reviewing Mr.. Hitch
cocks position, says.
You that have any tears to shed, do shed one or
two for poor Booth, now, for it is evident he was,
a. Bates, of Chicago, asserted, but simple instru-
ment in the hands of Gcd for the werk He had APP
pointed. And this 10 further evident from one OF
the resolutions passed by u grave, eccesiastical
body at Geneseo OF late, viz; That God had. in
His providence, removed Mr.. Lincoln by violent
death.
Mr.. Hitchcock, one of the leaders of the re-
publican party, in this county, publicly ar
CUES that Booth did right in numbering Mr..
Lincoln. Why don't the supreme court OF
Rock Island send "Booth No. 2" aud "The
Secretary" 1.-THE !" Little Soalawag" is alb
sent) to order Mr.. Hitchcock to leave the
countyf
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President johnson All Right.

The proclamation of Presiden. johnson
reorganizing the state of North Carolina, and
appointing VIM. Ii. Holden, patriot and q
statesman, provisional governor, puts quiet
US to the tanatlcal schemes of the abolition
lists; and they have already commenced
heaping their Indignation upon his head.
The following is the extract from Mr..
Johnson's proclamation, which gives sboli-
tionism the 20 by:
Prorided, That, In any election that may be
hereafter held for choosing delegates to any
state convention as aforesaid, no person shall be
qualified as an elector, or shall be eligible
member OF such convention, unless he shall pre-
vIously have taken and subscribed the oath of
amnesty set forth IN the presidents proclama
ton OF May 29th, 1860, and is voter qualified as
prescribed by the constitution and laws OF the
state OF North Carolina In force Immediately be-
fore the 2Oth day OF May, 1861 the date of the
so-called ordinance of secession; and the said
convention when convened, and the Legislature
that may thereafter assemble, will prescribe the
qualification OF electors. and the eligibility OF per-
sons to hold office under the constitution and the
laws OF the state-a power the people of the sew
eral states composing the federal Union have
rightfully exercised from the origin of the govern
ment to the present time.
The president has planted himself upon
the sound platform of state sovereignty and
state equality. His plan of reconstruction is
in accordance with the constitution, aud
shows that he possesses the spirit and inde-
pendence of the other Andrew of his state,
who once honored the presidential chair. He
adheres to the democratic doctrine that the
states have not forfeited their rights as states
by attempts at revolution and while he very
properly refuses to recognize the insurgent
state governments, yet he commits the work
of reorganization entirely to the people of
the state, as appears by his course with
North Carolina.-Jotiet Signal.
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ton, tends materially to add to his discontinue.
Trivial this consideration may appear in exerts
Q far greater influence on the expression than
most persons are willing to acknowledge even to
themselves. Placed in position always chosen
By the operator being to save himself the trouble
Of resrranging accessories, precisely the as.
that which the last sitter occupied). his head
screwed into q vice behind, he is told to look at
an identical spot on the wall, and keep still
Thus posted, he regards further operations with
much the same feelings of distrust as he would
those ofa dentist. In Imagination he hears the
sharp rattle of the forceps the punch His
breathing becomes thicker and quicker as the
critical moment arrives, his heart beats audibly
against his waistcoat, and hazy film falls over
his eyes. In this delightful condition of mind
and body, he is enjoined to keep quite still, and
put on natural expression, as If expressions
were as easy to put on as gloves. The inevitable
consequence is that he 'grins horribly CHASTITY
smile, the like of which never passed over his fes
lures before. Yet both operator and sitter won
der why the portrait is so very unlike. Il should
like to have landscape background for my por.
trait, if you please is frequent but Inconsistent
request"