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q THE SEx.-A lady was told BY travels
ing gentleman, that every lady who had a
small mouth was provided with husband
by the government 18th it pOthibleF said
the lady, making her mouth as little as she
could The gentleman added, that if she had
a large mouth, she was provided with two
husbands my graciOusy exclaimed the LADY,
At the same time throwing her mouth open
to IFS full extent. The gentleman became
alarmed, made his escape. and has not been
heard Of since.
, 1868-10-09
Ealla AgalIa Statesmatl.

HLIAM II. NE w ELL,
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
, 1868-10-09

N, TsIr. So'OO
Months. s...'''..s.' z.oO
- Months. l.l0
a. Cgpies.. ................-....... 70
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The Mysterious Bed.

a traveller, while vending his way
through the eastern portion ofthe state
Of New York, stopped over night at the
village Of s., with some friends, who
were great wags. In one of the bed
rooms of the house there was bed-tead,
fastened 10y pullies to the ceiling. Night
time came, aud the traveller was shown
to his room. A girl led the why, candle
in hand, and, after pointing out the bed,
departed with tho light, saying that she
needed 1t for other dodgers. The traveller
undressed, and groped his way to the
bed, or to the spot where he had seen ii.
but was amazed to find that ii had dis
appeared. From corner TO corner he
9roped, but the search was useless.
Somewhat frightened, he commenced
shouting, pgoclaiming that the house
was bewitched. The landlord aud two
or three of his guests, bearing lights,
answered his emphatic summons, aud
just AS he was about to tell the story of
the missing bed he looked, and 10 there
1t stood as it was before. He tried
tointorm them Of his inability To find
the bedstead, but they only laughed ut
him, telling him he must be crazy.
Bidding him good night, and advising
him to so TO bed ut once and sleep of
bis delirlum, they left him. As soon as
they had shut the door he made a dive
for the bed, and landed on the floor. He
then began to hal!oa and yell louder
than ever, and darted for the door. In
attempting to descend the stairs he fell
headlong to the bottom, making such a
terrible noise that all the inmates rush
ed to him to learn the cause of the dis
aster. Again he told his story, but it
was received with ridicule. TO salts fv
him that he had been mistaken one OF
the guests proposed to enter the room
with him and remain there until he
should fall asleep. The proposition was
gladly accepted, and in about twenty
minutes the traveller was sound asleep
The wags then gently hoisted the bed.
stead almost TO the eeiiiug, and com
nenced shouting "flre, murder &c
Thoroughly alarmed, he sprang out o.
bed; but the distance being fully siz
times what he calculated, he imagined
/ that he had fallen over hny feet
Fear seemed to strengthen his lungs
and he shouted like trooper, proclaim
ing that the house WAS haunted, and
that the imp Of darkness had attempted
to fly away with him. The other guests
who had entered the room, coldly point
ed to the bedstead, saying tiat ii couil
not have moved; but they We're unabl
to shake the belief that his inferna
majesty had taken refuge in tho myste
| rious bed.-NeW York Nc,cs
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General Sheridan tells some tall hufYa.
10 stories. He says that he saw, q few
weeks ago, a herd Of bufIaIocs ninety.
five miles long, twenty-five miles wide.
which must have contained three hun.
dred thousand bufialoes.
For great many years the Russians
have made use of the expansive proper
ties offreczing water in quarryiug oper-
ations. In summer they drill creviccs
in the marble and fill them with water.
The cold Of winter causes the water 70
att as a wedge, and enormous masses OF:
marble are thus detached with the
smallest expenditure of manual la-.a
Dor.
Gen. Howard tells good story Of :
planter, who assembled all his hands ID
the spring, and told them that they
must vote for the Democrats, or he
would not employ them. The darkieGl
waited until the cotton was whitening
and then called on him and told him
he must give his word to vote the Radi-s
cal ticket or they would leave in a body. j,
And he did it.
An oilcloth should never be scrubbedg
with brush. but. after being firse5
swept, should be cleaned by washinG1
with soft flannel and lukewarm OF
cold water. On no account use soap VI
water that is hot, Us either would havu3
a bad effect OH the paint. When t.
oilcloth is dry, rub ii we'll with smal
minute quantity OF turpentias, usin0s
for this purpose a soft furniture polisA
ing brush. Oilcloth cared for in thtn1
way will last twice is long rs with ordl-3
nary treatment.
There is III Brazil q very commOaj
poisonous snake, the Surucucu, respse0SS
ing which the Inhabitants relate thQ3
following facts: They say that such III
the antipathy of this reptile to Are, this
when fires are made in the clearing awaHg
ofwoods, they rush into it scattering t1
with their tails till it is extinguish0s1X
even becoming half roasted In the ao
tempt; and that when an individual y
passing at night with torch, they pa1oa
and repass him, lashing him with theeeS
tails till he drops it, and the snake
immediately found closely coiled roun9
the extinguished torch. The CREATE
enemy Of this snake il an immense
ard, five and six feet long; IL is said thaels
when the snake succeeds in effecting a&
bite, the lizard rushes into the wood.
eats some herb, and returns to IT,
conflict, which almost invariahe1
terminates i'm its favor.
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A Fierce Battle.

n couple Of farm servants Oh plnntn-
tion ia the southern part Of Alabama,
who had been asleep in a loft OF u large,
barn, were wakcned one morning re-
Gently, hy coinmotion in the hay movE,
beneath them, and, on looking down
saw scene which, probably, is witliout
parallel. S"arm!ug in through An
open window was perfect cloud Of
wasrs, who were attacking young ar.
my Of rats, whose squeaIins had aroused
the two farm hands. The rats stood up-
on their hind legs, in Il perfect paroxysm
Of rage and fear, aud guashed their teeth
vt the wasps, who otung them remorso-
lessly. The bodies Of the rats were ter.
ribly swollen by the poison of the in.
sects; and III their rage aud fury they
turned and hit each other. The hay
loft was strewn with the dead bodies ol
the rats, until at last the survivors fled
from the scene and left the wnsps mas
ters of the situation.
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Babes in the Woods

From the Portsmouth N. H. Times.
A friend who came into this city from
Atkinson on Tuesday, informs us that
that quiet town WAS thrown into excite
ment Oh Monday afternoon by the an
nouncenent that two little children Of
Rufus Moore, aged three and four and
onc-half years, were missing since early
that morning, and though dozens Of
persons had searched for them for hours,
no trace Of the missing babes could he
found. Before dark nearly all the in
habitants of Atkinson were engaged in
the search young aud old, rich aud
poor, oil turned out. The moon set that
evening about eight o'clock, but until
about eleven the search was continued,
but was fruitless. The parents were of
course nearly distracted, but all efforts
made failed to bring the slightest clue
to the lost ones. When nearly all had
given up and no hopes were entertained
of their being found that night, Hamp-
sted man named Tristan Little, plung-
ed into swamp about one and half
miles from the home of Morse, and
there, in about n foot of mud and water,
found the little ones, exhausted and
almost dead. The three-year old was
half immersed in the water. and wa.
sleeping, with its head resting upon q
log. How they came there no one can
tell, except that the four-ycar old says
he kept going and thought lie saw a
light, which he tried to reach Wet,
cold and hungry, these babes in the
woods must have slept the sleep of death
had the search been given over until
the following day.
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, London Lancet SAYS:


"a boy Of twelve years, belonging to
korsk Western Russisl, who used to
walk with erutch, on account Of an
chylosis of the right knee, was on horse
back In the fields when he was over
taken by violent storm. After IA Sc
we're clap of thunder the horse ran
away, and the boy, completely stunned,
fell to the ground. When his senses re.
turned, and he tried to rise, he found
that his right leg was gone. His uncle,
who had ridden by his side, and his
own horse had disappeared. The poor
boy, at first somewhat collapsed, fell
asleep. His companion, however, at
last returned, after having secured the
horse, and on examining his nephew
he observed that the right leg was en-
tirely wanting The patients shirt and
clothes were in shreds, and burned
along the seams, and OH the body were
many scars. The boy was conveyed to
the village in Il cart, suffering severely
in the stump, and much alarmed at the
hemorrhagc, which, however soon
stopped. n few days afterwards DIR.
Ragowitch found n regular wound as
usually made by the amputating knife,
surrounded with granuiations, and pre-
senting in the centre few gangrenous
spots. The division had been effected
by lightning, through the superior ex-
tremity of the tibia, the patella and
femur being intact. The healing of the
wound was very rapid. and by the use
Of ordinary means. The severed leg
was found on the grass several days
after the accident, just where the boy
had been thrown from his horse. 1t
was quite dried up, and emitted no
smell, the ubia being quite black and
stripped half down the leg, These facts
are mentioned in the Bert Kin. Woch.,
No. y, 1868, and guaranteed by DR.. Syc-
yankO.
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A Sea Monster.

The strange animal killed near East
port, Maine, has been on exhibition ir
that city during the past two weeks.-
This animal, part fish and part beast, n
over thirty feet In length, and girt1
twenty -onc feet. 1t has one enormous
dorssl fin, two side-belly fins, and :
broad, sharklikc tail. About one-third
OF Its length forms its TAIL in connectiou
with small fins; it has two huge legs,
terminating in web feet. Its mouth
makes a line oY five or six feet IN length!I
the whole extent OF which Is set with
innumerable small teeth, very much reS
scmbling in size and shape the kernel
Of n species of short pointed pop corn.
II has series OF gills, which overlap
each other like the flounces once tho
style Of ladies' dresses. His immense
body, which was estimated TO have
weighed, when captured, about eievcnl
tons, has no framework of bones, its
most solid portion consisting Of cartil-
age incapable Of preservation. It's skin
IL dark and tough, like that Of the cle-
rhant and rhinocCros. There is no rec-
ord of his species, and To none is it q
greater wonder than to naturalists. .
whose attention is being drawn to it
Among others who have had an oppor-
tunlty of seeing ii IL Professor Baird, OF
the Smithsonian Institute Of Washing.
ton, who is yet unable to place it in the
known list OF the animal kingdom. -
When first discovered it was swimming
along leisurely, and when pursued took
to the land, and when captured was Z
hundred and twenty feet above higl,
water mark. Numerous shots were fired
at it, but none took effect till tho gun
was loaded with small spikes, which
took effect, striking just above the main
fore fin. On aualyzing the stomach, II
containcd nothing but vegetable matter,
which leads to the conclusion that n
subsisted upon vegetable on the bottom
Of the ocean and shore
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A curious fact has been brought to no.
tice in regard totle Nevada silver mines.
Heat, not water, is the chief enemy to
be encountered after reaching great
depth, and, instead ofpumping out wa
ter, the companies have to pump in air.
A Nevada paper says:
1.-The increase in the heat Of our
mines is now beginning to give many
of our mining companies more trouble,
and Is proving a greater obstacle 10 mir.
ing operations in those levels lying be-
low the depth of one thousand feet than
any veins or pocket deposits of water
yet encountered. a number of the lead
ing companies on the Comstock are now
engaged in putting in engines to be used
expressly for driving fans for furnishing
air to the lower levels, forcing it
through large tubes of galvanized iron.
With this great increase of heat in our
mines comes great decrease of water;
in fact in our deepest mine-the bullion
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a VERY Coop LITTLE BoY.-Little
Water Draper is very good little boy,
according to the rules laid down for very
good little boys. Last Sunday he asked
his mother to 60 down to the Gould d
Curry Reservoir, which his mother re.
fused on the ground of its being the
Sabbath. Good little boys sometimes
cry little, and Walter began blubber
ing.
"Why, Walter" cried his mother, Il
am astonished. The idea of you wish
ish to go down to the reservoir on the
Lords holy Sabbath, to go swimming
with lot Of bad little boys.'
boo hoow blubbers Walter, Il did
not want to go swimmin' with em, ma;
only wanted to go down and see the
bad little boys get drownded for goin' a
swimmin' Sunday-boo hoe" "'-4Sac-
0rDaento Union.
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breadth and depth in feet, and multiply
them together. and deduct from the pro-
duct one fifth, and you have the number
Of bushels In the ear--for shelled corn
take one. half OF this. To lie strictly cor
rect, add half bushel for every one
hundred. Farmers who are fond Of cy-
phcring can test the correctness of this
rule by taking ,73s solid inches for u
foot, and 2,l69 inches in bushel. and
see that the latter is nearly one.tifth
larger than the former.
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which has attained the depth Of tweN
hundred feoi-not drop II ' atsr IL {
Seen; IL i a. dry IA ! iime-kiin and I
hnt as al oven. In the lower working
Of the tnolIar- pGsosi mines, which NJ
ala perpendicular depth of eleven hui
Ord te,t Glow the surface ths thernloI
ctcr now stands at one hundred degres
"A frightfal heat ~ he endured BY hi
man being engaged in kind Of lab&
calling for severe muscular exsrtion.-
Here, also, we find the water to have d.
creased till there !. ut the present tim
n very Insignificant amount, 1t bein
necessary to run the pump for but fou
hours out of twenty four. ..sr
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BE- The Lansing Chronicle records
the following instance Of tirmness upon
the part of an old gentleman determin-
ed not 10 yield up his money at the de-
mand of scoundrels "A diabolical deed
was committed on the person Of an old
man, residing some ten miles from here
on the Iowa river, a few nights ago
His cabin was entered by three or four
ruffians, with their faces painted black.
Finding the old man alone they de-
manded of him his money. and upon re.
fusing they stripped him on the stove
and held Goals of fire to his person In
this wretched condition they extorted
from him some eleven dollars. After
torturing him in many ways they left
him insensible where he was found by
the neighbors, who by kind attention
administered to his wants, and he il
now couvalescent. There was eight
hundred dollars in the old mans posses
sion which the fiendish brutcs failed tc
get
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Remarkable Instance Of Petrifac-
ton

From the Troy presS
About six years ago Mr.. Amos Brough-
ton died in Wayae County, in this
State, and was buried there. After his
death his widow and children moved to
Buskirk's Bridge in thi. county, where
they now reside. A few days ago the
family Of the deceased resolved to bring
the remains of the father from Wayne
County and have them deposited in the
cemetery near their present residence
In furtherance of this purpose, the
grave was opened, and the coffin expos
ed, but all ordinary efforts to lift it from
its position proved Intellectual The cof
fin lid was then removed, when it was
found that the body was in the most
perfect state Of petrifaction. 1t was
covered with q dry mould, which, when
removed, revealed surface almos,
white and pure as marble. The body
showed not the least particle Of decay
Every feature and lineament was per-
fectly preserved and when stood upright
presented the appearance OF hpeiy
chiseled statue. When Mr.. Brough-
ton died he weighed about two hundred
pounds, while the remains had increas-
in weight hy petrifaction to eight hun
dred pounds. Before the body was in
TERED at Buskirll it was seen by the
family, friends and many others there
1t il the most perfect and wonderful in
stance Of petrlfaction Of human remains
that has ever come to our knowl-
edge
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SHORT RULE FOR MEASURING GRAIN.
An exchange says: 1t is convenient to
farmers and croppers to have an easy
and correct rule by which to measure
corn in the crib. Measure the length,
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WEAK AND DELICATE CHILDREN

Are made strong hy the Of either Of these rens-
dies Thcy viii cure every case Of MARASMUA
without fail.
Thousands Of certificates have accumulated in the
hands of the proprietor. but space will allow OF tho
publication of but few. Thne it will be observed,
men Of note and Of such standing that they must
he belitNel.
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.y,ttgs Of tie Supreme Cosst If ItHnsylrdniG.
i',,lodtiplnd, April S, 1866,
81 consider .Iioofnud's German Bitters' a rdlu0bts
medicine in case o attacks Of Ind geston DyspeIr
siA ! can eu.tify this from my experience Of IL
lours, witk respect,
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A UCTIONEER. Will attend promptly to
a selling all kinds Of property at Auction,
In any part Of Cedar county. a list OF his sales
viii always be found Mt the TIProN ADvERTI-
sER Office where those desiring his services
can nx the day for their sale without seeing
hni. ~
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RESTAURANT.

n LANG has enlarged and rented his
ID. rooms on 5th street. north Of the Court
House, in TiptOn, and will keepa
FIRST-CLASS OYSTER SALOON!
He hes constantly on hand FRESH OYs-
TIERS which will be prepared in any style.
Also, Fresh Fruit, Candy, Nuts, Cigars, To-
baccO, Pipes, Pies, Cakes, Crackers, Cheese. &c.
Remember Barney when hungry. 3j
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TESTIMONIALS.
HON. GEO. ". WOODWARD.

Chi,f Justice # the .S'tp,eme Co,rt # Pa, writes:
P,ihtislhia, March l6, 1867.
6" I find .iiaoaaHis ~ German Btters 10
4 good tonic. useful AA In diseases of tho
digestive organs and x - OF great be7ient IN
eases ri debility, and want of nervous
action in the system Yours truly,
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And feeling the hand Of time weighing heavily npon
them with all its attendant ills, will Fl nd in the
Of these BIrrERS. the TONIC, an elixir that viii
ipstill new life into their VEINS restore in
the energy and ardar Of more youthful days. build
- their shru uuken forms, and give health and hsppf
~ to their remaining years.
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pICTUREsi PICTURES /!

A LII THAT WANT FIRST-CLASS LIKE.
n nessas taken OF themselves or friends, will
can a l. Il HCD6OE'S PICTURE GALLERY,
over Alden's grocery store, between the hours
OF a. M and p. m. ln47vl4l
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NOTICE.

!, Ia well established fact that fully one-half q
the fcn.an lryrtion o. ae7s cur population are
seldom in Tin. enjoy 9S inSnt Of good heaiti
To- their own ,xA-H expression never
feel we'll" They lsnEul. devoid Of all
energy extrem"r rervoUs and have no appetite.
To this cass og persons the BlTTERS. or tho
TONIC ,sfe. .ilIlx reenMlncndcl.
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NEW BLACKSMITH II cP.

Z Z
1yTIOMAS W. THOMPSON would respectfully
Inform his old customers, and the pnblic
generally that he has commenced work in his
New shop, directly north of the Steam Mill in
IANSnn, whera he is prepared to attend to all
business In his line, and especially horse shoe
ln4. lt1
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From, Rev. Jos. II. KENNARD, II. H..
j. II KENNARD,
Eighth, below Coates st.

TrOin KeV. r. ~. ENNNIbAs
dssisfont Esikta fa,.isttnn Chronicle, Phiindelphtd
Lave derived decided benefit from tho use OF
H. t,aauas t.rn,~n St.ers. and feed 1t my privilege
ID, recommend them rs most valuable tonic, to all
yha are suffering from general debility or from ds-
"a ,.s arising from deran cement of the liver.
Yours truly.
r. y. FENDAM,
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G.. p. INGMAN,

Late Treasurer of Cedar county, Iowa,)
real. ESTATE. AGENT.
Once In the Court House, Upton, IOWA.
T7EAL EST ATE bought and sold OH minis
IL sion; Taxes paid, and Real Estate redeem
ed from Tax Sales: Records of Titles examined
and abstracts made. Also,
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IhhhieiAia, March l6, 1867.
e. :.:'s::s; s':::: s';i,;: :; ::
cases ri debility, and want Of nervous
action in the system Yours truly,
GEO. W. WooDwARD.s
HON. JAMES THOMPSON,
y,tsqs Of n. .ct,y,rn. Co,,,t of EeAnsylranis.
Philadelphia, April y, 1866,
~ consider .lIoofnnd's German Btters' raluob,s
medicine in o' attacks Of Iniig igestion Dysper-
siA eu:ttfy this from my experience Of Il.
leurs, With respect,
JAMES THoMPsON.r
From Rev. JOS. II. KENNARD, II. d.,
Rfs,n. cf n,s T-ntt Baptist Church, I'aiLtdcirhta
pr Jrclsau--Dear Sir: have been frequently 70
sn.-tcI tn connect my name with recommendations
II ,iarr-n. kia.- of medicines, but regarding inc
se 10 10 alt at "a, TIT sGnssaS seIn.d Sa! srssa w
particularly in my own family, Of the
s-pt,n--- II Dr. Hoofsnl's German git'ers. depart
for fuin my usual course, to express my inIi
conviction that. FIR general debility Of the yssm, and
.,sri1is far Lrer lhmpainf, 1t is sJfe anu notnao6
pteisnar NJ. In il may fail bnt usually,
,ial,li as.. it will he very beneficial TO those VINO
suffer Fl nn the ti,Dvc cAliscs.
Yours, very respectfully,
j. II KENNARD,
% Eighth, below Coates st.
FROM Rev. r. u. FENDAIL.
Assisidm Esh1 Christian Chronicle, fh,tadetphtd
II ,t.t. t..rn,~n Sitters. and feel 1t my privilege
to,rrcosrncni them a most valuable tonic, to al
who are suffering from general deiity or from air.
~a ..s arising from .eran cement of the liver
r. D. TENDAM.
CAUTION.
I,uaand's German Remedies counterfeitsl.
sse that the sisaat ure Of G. u JAZZ An
SIS g .. Ii. sr s,sn Esr .,,.i' # each '"''''
Principal Office and Mamniacsosy
Al lr tirr,nan Medicine storc No G3l ARCH Street,
CHARLES N. EVANS.
German Druggist, Proprietor,
Formerly c. NJ. JACKSON %.
PRICES.
uoonana. German Bttcrs, per bottle y
- half dozen W
uoonands German Tonic, put up ~ quart bottles g g
Fper BEETLE, o. y hnlf dozen toS -
or 10 nat forget TO examine well the article yos
buy, in order to get the gcnuisA
For sale by aii Drukgtsts and Deal
ers Of Medicines.
II HooFLAND's
German, Tonic
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.YlaE1 fagk 91lit i haIls
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"For the purpose of travelling once
more over the same route?''
Exactly so-for the purpose OF trsv-
cling it in certain society. Don't he
alarmed for your own safety; its de-
tective policeman-thatis il ALL"