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Tennessee staatszeitung. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-187?, 1867-07-12
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Tennessee staatszeitung. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-187?, 1867-07-12

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The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1867-12-19
Harlan and the Presidency.

Several Iowa papers having pronoun-
ced decidedly in favor Of Senator Harlan
for the Presidency, the Burlington
Hawk- Eye authoritatively states that he
Is not a candidate. OF course there was
no probability that Mr.. Harlan would
be strongly urged for the position out
side Of this State, Notwithstanding his
eminent fitness for that or any other
position in the gift Of the people; hence
he does very wisely to disclaim at once
any idea of the candidacy. We know
of no man who would command greater
confidence as Vice President than Mr..
Harlan, and we regard his chances for
elevation to that position as by no
means neutrality-suspicious. Bul-
ietin.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1867-12-19

A "SELL" OF HUGE DIMENsroNs.-
These marble-manufacturers- grave
stone men" are as keenly on the lookout
for the published notices of deaths as
the old maids are reputed to be in regard
to marriages. Let them read that some
fortunate or unfortunate mortal has
"shuffled of this mortal COLL" and they
'go for' the n,ourners-after proper
lapse of time. We once heard of one,
who, upon a rumor that man had "lost
his wife," went into the field where he
was at work and began his approaches by
telling him how sorry he felt at the
affective dispensation which had fallen
upon him, &C., &c. Presently the af.
ficted party looked up and asked him
"what'n thunder he meant?' "Why,"
said M. Marbleman, II thought you
had lost your wife," 80 have" was
the response, "but she run Oh with an
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1867-12-19
TIPToN, IOWA DECEMBER 10, 1867.
Peat. and Its Value a Z Fuel.

Peat. and Its Value a. Z Fuel.
n DC. A. White, state geologist, who
has rSceaty visited the various peat
localities In this state, also, for compara-
tive purposes, extended his investiga-
ton to the Whiteside county peat beds,
which are extensively worked, writes ~
follows:
In Illinois, about seven miles east
ward from Clinton, there is very large
peat marsh where two or three machines
have been in effective operation during
the past season. I have here an oppor-
tunity to see very satisfactory results Of
the manufacture, although none of the
machines were In operation. The blocks
Of peat manufactured here arc almost as
dense a. coal, and Mr.. Dodge, one of the
proprietors, infornls me that he he's not
been able to supply the demand which
already exists for 1t at seven dollars per
ton. Hetl.O talla nse Ahst the cost a.
manufActuFe does not exceed two dollars
per ton. Here is profit, then, which
ought to satisfy any one. From these
statements we also get some idea Of the
value of the large deposits In our own
state. particularly when we remember
that ton Of manufactured peat Is fully
equal to . cord of hickory wood, and
that the wood will average at least five
dollars per cord throughout the state |;
and further, that 1t costs no more to
manufacture = ton of peat than it does to
manufacture cord of stove wood. Let
US see what this value is. It Is consid-
cred . reasonable estimate that an acre
of drained peat will produce two hum
dred and fifty tons of dry fuel for every
foot In depth. Four feet Is moderate
depth for an Iowa peat marsh, and an
acre Of this will furnish thousand tons
Of good fuel, worth, as fuel averages in
the state, five thousand dollars, and of
this three thousand dollars IL profit to
the owner of the marsh, II lie manufac-
lures 1t. A hundred acres of such
marsh-and there are many rs large in
the state-are worth half o million
of dollas! including the labor Of manu-
facture. But this is not the only esti-
matc to put upon this fuel. 1t supplies
q want which would otherwise prevent
the full settlement Of large districts of
our state for generation to come.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1867-12-19

DIThe monument On Forefathen
Rock, Plymouth, Mass, Is completed.
1t is fifteen feet square and thirty-nine
feet higir. rhe dedication ceremonies
will take place next summer. In con-
nection with the deposit Of the cap-stone
OH interesting event occurred. The Pill
grim bones, which wete exhumed on.
Coles Hill in 1855, during the construc-
tion of the water works, and afterward
deposited in u brick vault on the Bury
ing Hill, were again removed from their
resting place, aud carefully inclosed in .
box lined with lead, were placed In the
open chamber in the attic, between the
capstone and the dome. An inscription
OIL the outside Of the box furnishes .
record Of their discovery.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1867-12-19

THE TEST ADMINIsTERED.-I once
heard conversation between a church
member and al infidel. After .rgu-
mcnts were urged with some length on
both sides, the intidel observed to his
friend that they might as well drop the
subject Of conversation "for,' said he,
II do not believe a single word you say,
and more than this, / am satisfied that
you do not really believe it yourself, for
to my certain knowledge, you have not
given, in the last twenty years, rs much
for the spread of Christianry-such as
the building Of churches, foreign and
domestic missions-as your last Durham
COW cost. Why, sir, if believed the
one-ha1f Of what you say you believe, |
would make the church my rule for Civ
ing, and my farm the exception. Chris
tian Banner.
a Mississippi physician processes to
have invented a new kind of ink. The
appearance of a letter written with it is
thus described by the New Orleans Pic
ayunc. THAT petition of the letter writ
ten with this ink has the appearance of
having been written with Il agolden fluid.
Let the reader imagine that a letter
written with the ordinary black ink bo
suddenly dashed with gold dust, which
adheres only to the letters, and he will
have some idea of the singularly brill
liant effect Of this chemical writing
fluid" The inventor accidentally
made this ink while compounding
wash for the cure Of cancer. He says
the co!ors are permanent, and that it
will become favorite with printers and
sign painters.
Henry Vinccnt's idea of y model FAM
lily is that it ought not number less than
fourteen children; but Miners Of the
Providence Press says: A nice time
poor laboring man would have buying
for such family, butter at fifty cents :
pound, eggs forty cents dozen, and
beefsteak two shillings pound.
The Tennessee Legislature has upa
bill for the protection Of fwool-growers BY 1
which dogs will be taxed 81 head
One dog to each family will be exempt
How to make . Black crook-Kick
him in the bread basket
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1867-12-19
A Steam-Engine Runs Away with
Itself.

A Steam-Engine Runs Away with
Itself.
A curious but fearful accident occurred
at the Touring mill Of Dohrman 4
Fuerst, in the little village of Blue
Grass, Scott county, on the Goth ult.-
BY some means the Unbelievable to
the steam-engine, broke into three
pieces, one Of them being thrown into
the governor-valve, preventing its oper-
alton, and allowing the steam full play
without possibility Of checking, or in
any manner controlling the action of
the engine. The Democrat says the
engineer suddenly became aware that
the engine would not comply with the
usual manipulations for its regulation
1t ran with fearful speed, and no effort
Of his could check 1t. As natural con-
sequence the celebrity of the burr stone
increased with the speed of the engine,
aud Mr.. Fuerst. who was feeding grain
to the stones, rang the bell for stoppage.
The engineer shut off steam, or tried to,
but not the least perceptible effect was
noticed. The engine ran faster and
faster, and 10 did the burr stones. The
result was that velocity scarcely des-
cribable was attained, and the top burr
stone, splitting to pieces with a fearful
detonation, flew around and scattered
confusion and ruin in the whole build
ing. One piece went through the grain
ary; another through the tank, and
several minor ones flew in different di-
rections-all carrying destruction with
them. The whole building was shat
tered, and suffered severely. The foun-
dation wall, which is four feet deep and
nearly eight feet wide. was crushed to
pieces In one corner. The engine, after
swaying to and fro for few seconds,
owing to the fearful velocity-was jerked
out of place eight or ten inches. For O
short time all was excitement and con.
fusion. Mr.. Connell, the engineer
stood faithfully at his post, trying hard
to disconnect the shafting rod from the
engine, but without success. Mr.. Henry
Fuerst, one Of the proprietors of the
mill, who was attending to the milling
was most seriously injured. One of hi.
legs is broken in three places, and the
other in one place. His neither limbs
are dreadfully shattered, and it is feared
that amputation will become necessary
The sole Of one of his boots was whiskec
away In . most singular manner. L
seems as though 1t had been shaved off
at one mighty blow, with an instrument
as sharp as . razor.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1867-12-19
One Meet Of Railroads..

~~- 0nA Meet Of Railroads..
The Muscatine Journal shows ons q
the good snects resulting from the 90.
tainty Of having soon new railroad, -
follows:
NJ, T. 4 A. II. R.-There were few
subscribers for the stock In this ,0sm-
pany who were exceedingly r6miW In
the payment OF their subscriptions. For
some reason they did not walk up to the
captains office and settle. Atnongst
them were . few heavy suhscribsr.-
Perhaps tho reason they did not plank
down the money wss becease they did
not have confidence m the enterprise.
We are happy p say that day has gone
by. Entire confidence in the success Of
the enterprise is now universal, and
these subscribers Of whom we have spo-
ken are paying up their subscriptions
like men. Thus the work coca bravely
on. Tifsn IL shown beyond ali psrsds
venture that this important enterprise
will be speedily put through; that tho
Muscatine, Tipton l. Anamosa Railroad
IL no longer mere probability, but .
fixsd fact.' .-.s...s.a~.
We could make no more important
announcement to the citizens Of Musca-
tine. The prospect OF an early compile
ton Of this road has already had the
effect Of slim mulating merchandising aud
manufacturing In this city. It has put
new goahead, new energy into our bus
mess men. 1t has enlarged the business
Of the city. The manufacture aud salo
Of lumber were much greater during the
past year than they would havc been
but for this. The pork trade of the win
ter IL going to be very much greater
than 1t has been Of late years. Exten-
sive manufacturing establishments are
already in progress and sure contempla-
ton. The wholesale and retail trade In
general merchandising has greatly in
creased. Such have been the gratifying
effects OF the probability Of the enter
prise.
Now that it Is assured beyond all
doubt, we may be sure the growth and
prosperity of Muscatine will be hence
forth greater and more rapid than ever
before. No city in Iowa, certainly no
city on tho Mississippi river, will hence
forth offer 80 many advantages to inn
migration rs Muscatine. 1t ought to be
SO known aud read Of all men. Hence
our enterprising citizens ought to see to
the frequent transmissai of the facts, by
letters and papers, to the outside world.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1867-12-19

IyJUDICIoUs SMARTNEss. - Shortly
after the recent abstraction of bonds
from the Hartford Bank, young man
in that town, who was waiting upon a
young lady, surprised her one evening
by rcmarking that, "Tuller didn't take
those bonds; I know who did, for I've
had many good cigar out Of Them.
This remark the young woman COM
municated to some Of her friends and
the young man was summoned into the
presence Of the Chief of Police, and
questioned concerning his statemcnt.-
He said he might have made such re-
mark, merely to astonish the girl, but as
for knowing anything about the bonds,
he was as ignorant rs any person could
be. It was apparent that, II he said any
thing of the kind, it was done for
"splIrge," to impress the girl with a
huge idea of life, and he departed, prob
ably impressed with the idea that it
isn't always safe to exaggerate for the
sake of effect upon female mind.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1867-12-19

A PERFECT savage suggested the
other day, that physicians should adopt
q motto. He had the effrontery to sug-
gest, rs entirely appropriate, "Putients
under a ,,tonurentr'
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1867-12-19

. tall, aud three months Afterwards he
demonstrated, by second amputation,
aud careful Inspection, that II. was fur
nished with proper vessels, and was a
living part Of second rat.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1867-12-19

HIGH AUTHoRITY.-Lieut. Gov. Cue
has been in New York, aud witnessed
the Black Crook ut Niblo's Garden. He
says Of it:
1.-THE Black Crook Is entirely indcs-
cribable and to be appreciated must be
seen, More than $3.50, 900 have been
expended within the past year In pro-
curing fixtures and scenery to set off the
Black Crook, and Judging from the great
crowds that fill the house every evening,
it is proving to be a paying investment.
One can see more Of men and women,
Especially Of womeM more that Is
strange, beautiful, hideous, dangerous,
awful and angelic, than in any other
place that ever visited. The scene Is
alternately changing from sublime to
ridiculous, from beautiful to horrible,
from wonderful to shameful, In such
rapid succession that the spectator ex-
periences as many emotions during the
evening - can possibly bs crowded into
the time. 10 aud see the Black Crook
il you want see multuns in parro."
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1867-12-19

other man-do9t need any tomb stone
jist yit!" The tonument man took his
departure. b. sbout the best Mi,,g in
this line transHred 30 near home that
we positively 9nnot resist the tempta-
ton to make af'local item" Of It. In
fact 1t II entirqy too good to keep
Some days orIWesks ago, the Belle
Plaine 7ranscnbt made waggish mo-
tice Of the dealh Of goose Of the male
persuasion, with had somehow got his
neck across the kack, just as the locomo-
tive was passjigi This "demise'' was
clronicled a. tl,ltOf Mr. @. Ander. Our
keen and widkwake friend, Smith, Of
the arm of Smeh 4 Utx, Of this city,
saw Il, and Of (rurse made an entry Of
the sad affair iIhis memorandum book.
A few days subsequently he had occas-
ison to deliver several tomb stones at
Bell.s Plaine sud while there, In the
Pust Once, or some other crowded place,
innoccntiy in4aired-''where did this
Mr.. g. Ander live" "Who" "Why
this Mr.. G. Ander, thst was run over by
the cars and killed." Mis- hearers look
ed at him . moment in dep amazement,
when Smith says that Ais ears were
greeted with the biggest explosion of
laughter that ever woke tile echoes of
that or any other town. Ne looked
down at his memorandum, rs II to probe
the mystery, when glance at tho name
showed that the deceased was only
somebody's old gander, and that he had
been considerably sold.-.Aarsisa,l
Times.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1867-12-19

In Greenland the young people who
wed each other eat ten pounds Of tallo~
every day to prove their devotion.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1867-12-19
DISSOLUTION.

YhE partnership heretofore existing between
J. a n0ynt9n and 9. +. Ingman. under the
nrm QfJs IN BcyneonS 4 Co. = this day dlssnlv-
"a ~ mutual consent. All persons indebted
QA61Ately. -
AAv1ng cold out our stock Of Groceries.
QnoensHerc, &C, TO Messrs. Bagley q In9man.
~ W0Mtd reopectfnlly invite the petrfns AZ
the r0tlring 0rm to continue with the new. -
- are sare they will be hOnprnhly daalt With.
49, d.F. kaH4M.
1lpt0a. Iowa, December 4th. l865:
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1867-12-19

THE PROSPECT NEXT YEAR.-The
Nation, a very cautious, candid and in
telligcnt paper, has an article on the
political prospect next year, which is
worth noting. Estimating the losses
in the other States upon those in the
total loss of majoritics this year ut
$4,000. 1T must not be supposed. how
ever;" 1t adds, "that anything like this
number Of votes have actually left the
Republican party. The change has
been effected by about 6O, 900 Democrats
voting this year who did not vote in
1896, but were Of the same politics then;
about 100000 Republicans who voted
last year now staying at home, and not
over $1,000 Republicans, at the most, lin
all the States,) voting the Democratic
ticket, unless we include the 5000 Ger
man Republicans Of New York, who
voted for Hoffman in 1906" The Ma
ton then shows that if the Presidential
electors had been chosen at the recent
elections, the Republicans would have
chosen l4O and the Democrats 9S. In
the Southern states it estimates that the
Republicans would have elected 81 and
the Democrats 80. The review shows
that the prospect for next year is very
/. favorable. 1t counts New York, New
Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Ken
tucky; Delaware, Connecticut and Cali
fornia, besides half the Southern states
for the Democrats, and still gives the
Republicans decided majority. Re-
garding New York, the Nation is inclin-
ed to think Seymour could carry it, but
doubts whether Pendleton could. Meth
er Seymour nor Pendleton could carry
New York against Grant, but our pur-
pose is merely to present the Nations
figures without speculating OH them.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1867-12-19
Diamond Hunting in Montsns.

s~sAA~AAA AAsAAAS4AO - ~~sASSSs~s"'
(From the Omaha Republican. loth.)
In Saturdays issue Of the Republican
we made brief mention Of the discovery
Of . precious stone In the gold mines Of
Montana. In that far Off country OF
thrilling excitement and everyday
''stampedes," these pretty little gems
have received their proportion Of the
miners attention. From Mr.. Ward,
who during his last summers trip
through that country, was witness to
the place and manner ofobtaining them
we learn that these '.jewels In the
rough" are found on Ell Dorado bar-n
gulch mine on the banks of the Missouri,
and noarly three hundred miles (by wa
ter) above the Great Fam. The hsr Il
uniformly rich In gold, but there are
few Of the claims that have Oh yet
yielded of the precious stones. In Mon
tana they have been given the name Of
diamond, but Mr.. Ward Is Of the opin-
ion that they are the genuine sapphire.
BE they one thing or another, we are
assured that when cut they possess n
superior brilliance and fash to the Aus.
tralian stone, which Is now being gen.
orally sold rs u substitute for the Orien-
tai diamond. They are not found in
great abundance. In gulch mining n
"clean up" Is generally made at the
close Of each days operations, and ut
the bottom Of the sluice-boxes the
diamonds are sometimes found in linn
tied numbers. But usu.hly they are OBJ
tanned in another and more tedious way.
At the lower end of q row Of sluice'
boxes will always be found pile ol
rocks and pebbles Of all sizes, commonly
called "tailings," and 1t Is there they
are generally found after tho most Ia
borious search. All day long, with his
back to u boiling sun, the poor mine,
lies at full length upon the sharp-edged
rocks, culling each stone and pebble
with the strictest care, lest his practiced
eye fails to detect the coveted prize. -
There Is prevailing and ignorant i'm
preston that all precious stones, even IN
the rough, have about them sparkle
calculated to attract the eye to thei
presence. This is q mistake. We be
lieve there is no valuable stono, wheth
er diamond, sapphire, opal, ruby, agate
garnet, or in fact any other that Nigh
be mentioned, which Is possessed Of
striking brilliance before being deprivc'
of It's roughness. We understand tina
Tiffany 4 Co., the great jewelers. Of New
York, have pronounced these stones t
be the genuine sapphire, and conse
quently extremely valuable.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1867-12-19

The following experiment was made
by Mr.. Bert: He dried rats tail un-
der the bell Of an air pump, and in inn
mediate proximity to concentrated sui
phuric acid, SO rs to gradually deprive 1t
of all moisture. Then lie placed it in a
Theoretically sealed glass tube for five
days. AZ the end ofthis time he sub
jected it for number of hours to a tenn
peraturc Of 9S degrees centigrade in a
stove, and subsequently sealed it again
in his glass tube. Four days more hav-
ing elapsed, he united this tail by its cut
extremity to the freshly cut stump of a
living. healthy rat, and quietly awaited
the result. His success was complete as
it was marvellous. It commenced to ex-
pand and perform the natural duties Of
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1867-12-19

AKTLEss SIMPLIcITY.-One OF the
sweetest incidents that We have noticed
for many day-and ono which shows
the effect Of early training, assisted by
y pure and undcfiled imagination-ha
just fallen under our observation. 1t Is
thus related:
A lady visited New York city and saw
on the sidewalk a ragged, cold aud hun
cry little girl, gazing wistfully at some
cakes In a shop window. She stopped,
and taking the little one by the hand,
led her into the store. Though she was
aware that bread might be better for the
cold child than cake, yet desiring to
crafty the shivering and forlorn one,
she bought and gave her the cake she
wanted. She then took her to another
place, where she procured her u shawl
and other articles of comfort. The CRATE
full little creature looked the benevolent
lady full in the face, and with artlcss
simplicity, said: "Are you Gods wife?'
Did the most eloquent speaker ever en-
ploy words to better advantage?
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OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.

OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
sssr lsilksrsr- ;JOHN q TUTaIIx~s.+.vrfs 4
- Ag1ofk 0f Dist. Courts YATEA y J1& -
RecOrder-JESSE JAMES. a+
County judge BETS.
Sheriff. % 6HEAREfR.
C0fo0er-TH0'S JAMES.
4urvey0r-F 4 GATES {
Drainage ommissiOner-ROBT CONFER.
.0LN&4bGfsO( O( Boara OF Observation-Disclosures,
JoHH LEITH, Sugar Creek; GEO w SMITH, Gen.
ter; Il 0owRR, Cass; p FEKGUsoN, Dayton; G
Is aPANG1s EafmingtOn; n r Rl0DY, Fremont
o~ 3skn ". BELL. Goyer; = !. BAsEE, Inland;
ksssiiIon: Rrcr. % fionce1: rs 3 Rousxs. Red
Oak; c. HARDMAN, Rochester; + SHEARER,
Springfield; WS CHASE, Springdalc.
MANfTDU LODGE, 10. 4 1. o. Of o. r.,
Friday evening" in the "a story. Of ncMamsya's
building. WM. H. HAMMOND, n q.
t7gts 0lLAs HOOK, 6ec'y.
ssaArsEDAR LODGE No II, A. r. 4 A. NJ, Upton,
NJ lows. holds regular communications on
vssitins krsthr.,ss sc,cnn,. IN Ur Os'o1e'
NV KOCHo, Dec. J. w. cASAD, w. n.