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The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-02-06

The patent life insurance company, known as
the Legislature of Louisiana, is now in full opera
ton. To take out policy in it, all that is neces
sary is TO be good Radical after the truly loil"
stripe, get killed, and presto the State votes your
wife a pension. Witness the cases of Mesdames
Sinclair, Hurst, Pope, Chase, ct ais. Neat thing,
isn't it
The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-02-06
CITY TOPICS.

The model Legislature has again commenced to
tinker at the city money question. Notice was
Yesterday given in the House of bill authorizing
the issue of bonds by the mayor, in which to fund
city notes. Il will be presented to day. Notice
of the Introduction of two other financial bills vas
given. One provides for the issuance Of certid-
Gates Of Indebtedness by the State to the amount
of 500 O00 to make up the deficiency in the levee
fund; the other authorizes the issue Of bonds
known as "redbacks," 10 which State warrants
shall be funded. The immigrants and field hands
will commence to-day cracking these interesting
financial nuts with their legislative jaws. Some.
thing wonderful may be expected from their
efforts.
The rear Of the city is still under water from
the heavy rains which have been falling almost
uninterr1ptedly for the last ten weeks, as well
from the overlapping Of Lake Pontchartrain.
There is . great deal of suffering in consequence
among the numerous families dwelling on the
edges of the swamp all along the outskirts of the
city. The repeated overfows, and the inadequscy
of the draining machines used by the corporation,
have tended greatly to depreciste the value OF
real estate in that region. IL is no pleasant pros
pect afforded numerous household, that Of being
required to make themselves skillful in the use of
a paddle or an oar. Crawfish are plentiful, how
ever, and can be caught in abundance from ones
porch; whilst the base accompaniment of bull
frogs lends resembling grace to the tones Of the
piano. The only wonder is that the Legislature
has not already assessed and taxed the water
privileges Of the people out there. However.
" III is the wind that favors nobody" and the
youth of the city enjoy great sport in skfs. dug
outs, on gunnels, planks, etc., as they navigate
the vatery expsnse. Every party of youngsters
that goes out there-and all those of an sdventur-
Gus spirit go-csrries guns and ammunition to
shoot the bittern, the crane and the diver which
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-12-30
Advrsisins "A Mediun,

ih' RECORD has no superior, - +. e'rculates
Wherever An Oil Operator o. Dealer can b found.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-12-30

RUFFALO AND ERlE RAILROAD.
ID On and after M0ndy, Nov. l3rd, 1865
Passenger Trains will run on lls road as follows:
LEAVE HRIE--ooyG EAST
1sAA A. NJ. NIGHT EXPRESS, stopping At
As1O Ripley, Wcst1cld Dnnkirk ana silver
creek, arriving a. BudalO at AS A. Al.
INK A. NJ, NEW YORK EXPRi,s;S, stoD
AVsOO ping ct Westneld Rocton, Dun,;rk, Sil
vercreek, and Angola arriving in Buffalo
z.9k P: NJ. cINc1NSAn EXPRESS, ito,
ssOO pins. ct Worthless, westfeld Brocton,
Dunktrk and silyeienek, and arrives at
0.(,O z Sani!G NJ, - MAI a1ifi ii asD AccoMxopA
RSS Rn1;Sio 'satPP,aas st Yn a situations, arriving 81
DIX p M, DAY EXPRESS. stoppine a,
OsH" Northeast. Ripley, Wesrfeld, Dunkirk,
Silvercreck aud Angola. arriving at Bul.
falo at 100 p. N.
LEAVE BUFtALO-eoye WEST.
1C:O5 +: M.' s.,llE DAY EApRESS stopping at An
a~s~O COLA, Silvercreek, Dunkirk, Broct0n
Westheld and Nathe,s.. arriving at Erit
A.OO 7: n, MAIL AND AccoMMopA
!, ui1N, on, ss4pPine 4 all stations, arriving
GAO A; NJ. TOLEDO EXPRESS. stopping a,
V'''V all stations md arriving at Erie al io,2'
O.OO + N, sTEAMBoA1 EXPRESS. sto,
UsVV ping at Angola sivercreek, Dunkirk
Brocton, Westfeld and Northeast. arriv
ing at Erie at 1,ao A
1sON A: NJ, NIGHT EXPRESS, stopping a.
tsOV bilyercreek, Dunilrk and X cstiield. M
irving at Eric At t4oI' IA
Haiiroad time ID 10 ,hinu'a hster than EIie tim
". bROWN, Gen'l supt..
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1869-05-20
A California Yarn.
From the Golden Era.


There is a fellow over at Groundhop,s -
Glory who has rich claim for sale
sam. Hodgers heard of it the other dav
and went over there to see what the
chances were for making good bar
gain. Sam is q dissatisfied sort of a
fellow, and il always trying to buy into
something rich. So, as I was saying. he
bulged right over to Groundhoy's
Glory the very moment he heard OF
it. =. -
When he got there he found that tbe
owner of the claim and his wife had
gone OH visit to another family in the
Big Bug canon. The only person about
the place was a small boy. about u
years Old. From him Sam obtained
some Information which the owner
himself might not have communieat-
ed to him. 1-S'-
Sam went down with the bov md
took a look 1t the claim. While i,e was
casting his eye about the boy sat an .
bank whistling "Oh, Gosh, my own
Having finished his survax :" San,
went up and sat dov:, n beside ~. ;nnn. @
cent juvenils. ue '"e ihho'
"Buhh.' said he, GIVE heard that ,hi.
ls 2 rich claim, and 1t G,es iook pretty
,well-now to ten. tha honest trnth
what does ye. ntner W. want a"S'' ro .en us oS'
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1869-05-20
That Wonderful PRAYER.

Which? Why, that one which your
mother taught you. Did you never
think, short though it he, how much
there is in it? Like q diamond In the
spafktIhg gems in one.
IL teaches all of us every one of us, to
look to God as our parent-"O,u Iath.
cr."
It prompts us to raise our thoughts and
desires above the earth-"Who art in
Heaven"
1t tells us we must reverence our
Heavenly Father-"Hallowed be Thy
name.
1t breathes missionary spirit Thy
kingdom come"
And submissive obedient spirit
'"fhy will be done on earth as it in
Heaven.
And a dependent, trusting spirit
Give us this day our daily bread.n
And a forgiving spirit-"Forgive US
our trespasses as we forgive those who
trespass againstus.n - ,.Es #..
And a cautious spirit-"Deliver us
from eviln
Aud last Of all, an adoring spirit-
For thine is the kingdom aud the pow.
er, and the glory, forever and ever
Amen. ~t=-,
Now is it not both wonderful and a
beautiful prayer? Jesus our dear Savior
taught II; and who, could better tell us
how to pray to His Father and our
Father, to bis God and our liodp
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1869-05-20
Draining the Lakes,

A LeaveDworth paper states in the
following manner the plan by which
Chicago proposes to distance all its
rivals. A ship canal one thousand feet
broad an! sixty feet deep, is to be con-
structed across the State of Illinois, to
some point on the Mississippi river.
enough below the level Of Lake Michi-
gan to admit Ofa steady flow OF water
to the Mississippi. The following are
the results to ensue: The river St.
Lawrence will beconIc a brook Mag
ara Falls will stand damp wall or
rock, ii indeed the water does not flow
back over them, forced by the tremen-
dous suction of Chicago Buffalo, Cleve-
land, Toledo, Detroit, and Milwaukee
will be sixty feet above the present high
water mark. and millions of acres of
new land will appear in the shadows Of
the lake. New York will be nowhere.
The largest vessels i'm the world would
navigate the Mississippi, "and steam
tugs of extraordinary power''--we quote
the Leavenw paper-"would bring
sailing vessels from New Orleans to
Chicago IN four days" sf ~f s.a
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1869-05-20
Sending q Valentine to the pope.

a case has just come to our knowl-
edge which is probably without u par
allel Ia the annals of st. Valentine. Six
young ladies in an English boarding
school-two Of them hailing from the
a very pretty valen-
tine, which they sent direct to His
Holiness the Pope, Rome Accom-
pahylng the valentine was a letter
signed by all the young ladies, stating
that they had seen His Holiness con-
demnation of ch!gnons and long dress
es, and had been so impressed by it that
they had given up both. The Young
ladies waited impatiently, and in due
time received Il letter from Cardinal
Antonelli acknowledging receipt of val
entine and epistie, which had afforded
his Holiness much qualification. The
letter was in French. The young Ia
dies were delighted to get an epistle
from such ap exalted prelate. Howev-
er, another post brought ba.;k their val
entine, with the Pope's blessing beauti-
fully written upon ii in Italian His
Holiness had not been accustomed to
such sonrcnirs. and thought it would be
doubiy valuable returned with his
benediction. The young ladies were
immensely pleased, and are now having
the documents Autographed for preser-
''esoh SHS ohiSiI'dts ~ bt given lO the
girl who suggested the affair. 1t may
be added that neither of the Young
ladies' has taken down her chignon or
shortened her dress one eighth of an
inch; the whole matter having been
entered into AS q joke, although it may
seem to some that for a few girls TO hoax
his Holiness Pope Plus IN, and his
great lord cardinal ofa Secretary, was
hoaxing in rather high quarters. i
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1869-05-20
Who Ate Roger Williams

Steele's Fourteen Weeks in Chemis-
try' says:
The truth that animal matter passes
from the animal back to the vegetable,
and from the vegetable to the animal
kingdom again, received curious illus
,tration not long since.
For the purpo ,e of erecting a suitable
monument in memory of Roger Will
lians, the founder Of Rhode Island, his
private burying ground was searched
for the graves of himself and wife. 1t
was found that everything had passed
into oblivion. The shape of the collins
could only be traced by a black line OF
carhonaceous matter. The rusting him
ges and nails, and round wooden knot,
alone remained in one grave; while a
single lock of braided hair was found IN
the other. Near the grave stood All ap-
pie tree. This had sent down two main
roots into the very presence Of the con-
fined dead. The larger root pushing its
way to the precise spot occupied by the
turn as if passing around it, and follow
ed the direction of the back bone to the
hips. Here it divided into two branches,
sending one along each leg to the heels,
when both turned upwards to the toes.
One of these roots formed a slight crook
at the knee, which made the whole
bear slight resemblance to the human
form. There were the graves, but their
occupants had disappeared; the bones
even had vanished. There stood the
<hief-the guilty apple tree caught in
the very act of robbery. The spoiIation
was complete. The organic matter, the
flesh, the bones of Roger Williams had
passed into an apple tree. The elements
had been absorbed bv the roots, trans
muted into woody fibre, which could
now be burned as fuel, or carved into
ornaments, and bloomed into fragrant
blossoms, which delighted the eye Of
the passer by, and scattered the sweetest
perfume of spring.; more than that
had been converted into lucious fruit,
which, from year to year, had been
gathered and eaten. How pertinent,
then. is the question; "Who ate Roger
Williams o.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1869-05-20

SLEEPING ToGETHER.-The Lars Of
Life says: :-"More quarrels arise be-
tween nbrothers, between sisters, between
hired girls, between clerks in stores, be-
tween apprentices iE mechanic shops,
between hired men, between husbands
and wives, owing to electrical changes
through which their nervous systems
go by lodging together night after night
under the same bed clothes, than by al
most any other disturbing cause. There
Is nothing that will SO derange the
nervous system of q person who is elm
NATIVE in nervous force as to lie all
night in bed with another person. who
Is absorbent in nervous force. Fhe abb
sorber will go to sleep and rest all night,
while eliminator will be tumblny and
tossing, restless and nervous, peevish.
fault-finding and discouraged No two
persons, no matter who they are, shoald
habituaily sleep together. One willthrive
aud the other will lose. Thjs Is the
law, and In married life defied almost
universally. t 9s#at
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1869-05-20

direction. and certainly on such nigh,
we were NOT likely to meet with ni.sny
travellers. AL was silent as the Erave
We stoed quite still In moment Ben
broke out in one Of the merriest laughs.
"Well, ~ said he, show now, will you
go home and have another night
mace?n fHH3 HIT +N 'jh2E
But hardly had the words escaped h is
lips, when . shrek broke on the air,
aud woman's voice plainly cpming
from the interior Of the cottage, eri%d ?
Help, help, help!" =
Ben" said /, 1--WE are wanted ut the
Cross Roads,"
And then each understanding the
other. without more words we made our
way to the window through which a
light shone. A muslin curtain draped
the pane but through it We saw an awful
sight. An old man lay on the floor and
over him bent ruffian clutching his
throat and holding apis'el to his. ear,
while another man slieid a shrieking
girl by the arm-a girL~in n hoatihg <
night dress--with such long golden hair
as belonged to the woman Of my vision.
Not moment was to be lost
Ben flung his weight against the
slender lattice and crushed it in, aud
we had grappfed with the rufIians be-
fore they knew whence came the attack
or how many foes were upon them.
do not intend to describe the strng-
gle; indeed could not if I would. But
we were both strong men, and inspired
by the cries Of the helpless old man aud
the terrified girl, soon had one Of the
Williams bound and the lying hors du
combat. Then Ben started for assist
ance. and before morning both were
confined in Jail, Ben admitting as we
shook each other by the hand, that we
were wanted at the Cross Roads,"
The old man was not miser, but he
had saved some few thousands for his
old age, and living more plainly than
he need have done. gave rise to the ru-
NOR, and so brought the burglars to the
Cross Roads in the hope of booty.
The girl, beautiful creature of seven
teen, was his grand daughter. and, as
no story is acceptable to the lady reader
without flavor of romance, will tell
them that she became in after years, not
my wife, as tho vision may seem to in
dicate, but the wife of my dagling ,hrat4
er Bel. s"7'"' - .HiFFt8f
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1869-05-20
Who win beOurnext President?

ThatS more than any oSs An tsll, r.
But we've right tog guess, g t.
And one thing v know very we'll
Which all will soon confess:
That whoSever the man shall be
y Atrying time h0' n doubtless see.
We hope the people will keep cool
And go in for fair play
Each governed by the Golden Rule
In all they do or say;
And Men. Boys, ana Women too, that need
y sgootitsfOES to wear,
To buy them cheap, is ut +. p. DEANS, oppo-
site the Square.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1869-05-20

Truebner's Record says: "Mr.
George w. Childs, Of Philadelphia, re-
Gently presented library of one hun.
dred aud dseventy-tive volumes, suitably
bound, to the Liverpool trainings ship
'Indefatigable,' which hc recently went
over when in that city,. Each book
sented to tho boys uf the Liverpool
Training-ship interchangeable. hy George
w. Childs, of Philadelphia, United
States of America, who was once seail-
or boy. Dece mher, 1852 '-.g
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1869-05-20
- X. PIANOS.
Organs and MelOdeOnS

HAvING obtained the agency for lmoSt OF
III the first-claes fllstrun1enta, arm prepared
to offer greater Inducements % the musical
people of Cedar county Than has heretofore
been offered. For Pianos, sell
STEINWAY'S, III
IA 'CHICKERING h SONS,
! AZ NEW YORK UNION, &c.
Geo. a. Prince & Co.'S and Mason q
y. Anseltns Organs and .Metodsoss;
ahA others II, they areAtaHsf., kmention the
above Kinds as the best In the market, and
every jpStiumeg1t willybs fully warranted.
Please call and examine my prices before
tshed at q reduction on publishers prices.
I To the above list of Instruments have late
which, for beauty and purity Of tone, surpass-
es anything In the west. A sample can be seen
at any Time py canmnS en,i,S q my ho1sc.
: -'. .-.-- -ssss;s--r ---wM. srWOODsR
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1869-05-20

Our Iowa correspondent has constant.
souri Slope, in that State, was the rich
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1869-05-20

sucn hlust De the case. III preparing Il
build the railroad bridge ut Council
Bluffs, the engineers find that the,
have to go down seventy five feet he
low water line 70 find hard pan" for
foundation. The truth seems to be tha
the Missouri river has no bed, pUpcrl,
speaking, but flows between banks o
pure soil, and on soil to the depth of ma
ny feet. This accounts for its extreme
muddiness, 50 that it is called the "Bir
Muddy" ns we'll as for tho constant
changing OF the channel. - Chicago
Post. ...t v
Lost in Cave in Missouri.
We find the following in the Hanni-
bal MOI Courier:
a few days ago man named William
Ashcraft went on visit to a cave lately
discovered In the CRANKY lead mines.
he commenced his explorations, and
soon discovered small aperture which
LED from the main chasm. He crawled
into 1t, and found that it opened into
wider apartments. He continued fol-
lowing up the chasm he does not know
how long, ~ breaking Off into different
directions. He finally became fatiyiod
and his candle being burnt out, he start
ell 10 return. The labyrinths were so
many and SO mixed that he became con
fused, and after wandering hither and
thlther for long time gave up all hopes
OF finding his way out. He sat down to
await his fate. Tho remnant Of candle
soon burnt away aud he was left in
darkn more profound aud oppressive
unable TO stand the horror oil his own
thoughts AS to his prospective fate, he
resolved TO make another ATTEMPT to
eseaPe He commenced crawling along
the chasm or fissure, and after working
tor hours As it appeared to him, sudden
~ discerned light, which he soon dis
covered came from an old deserted shaft.
Coming to that, where lie could see day.
light, he sat down. He soon heard per-
sons talking above, and yelled with all
his power, but the wind was SO high
tney did not hear him. Daylight soon
and the stars came out
Ashcraft continued to sit there on the
edge OF the chasm. far down in that old
deserted shaft, looking up yearningiy
to what he considered the last of earth.
II the meantime, the news of his being
LOST became known and parties went
down to search for him. All chasms
leading from the cave were thoroughly
explored. About 10 o'clock ut night
some of them got on his track and fol-
lowed 1t up until lie was discovered.
lie had already become partially cruyed
from confinement, and it was some time
before he recovered his right mind, The
place where he was discovered was over
three hundred yards from where he en-.
tered. The noise that he heard In the
old shaft came from some scrapers mt
work above.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1869-05-20

MUSCA TINE, 10 VA.
!. ,keApr on hQnd large stock of marble, from
which we win mhnhfhcture Monuments, cab
let's and Headstones to suit the wants o. our
customers, ppd as cheap as the cheapest All
OfdefSprO1h pity filled, delivered ana set . In
any part Of the county. Especial atte.Ation
paid to. getting pp new dcsigns---p25y
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1869-05-20
BRIDR AND BRIDEGROOM.

Essays for Young Men on the interesting rela-
tiOn Of bridegroom to Bride in the institution Of
riage.-sGufde 70 mhtrnonial felicity true hap.
pesA sent by sRaM in sealed letter envelopes free OF
philadelphia Pn. MY
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1869-05-20
III t=r t. HUNToON's - 80 J
HAIR RESTORATIVE
.<ehsiV wonder u TN st>tidl

and stands above comparison with any other article
for the Hair ever brought before the public. /.
10 fPRIrfE, Y1!Oo. B2 10
For sale by J. o. wESTCOTT h CO, Upton. nlly
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1869-05-20
WIN. M. KNOTT.

4 UCTIONEER. Will attend .rr0inuelS to
n selling all kinds Of property at Anctlm,
In any part Of Cedar county. A list bf his sales
will always be found at the TIPToN ADvERrI-
Ser Office, where those desiring his services
can ax the day for their sale without seeing
hm. ~
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1869-05-20

!, "a ~...r 'ssa--s-ss s.s~a-~5l,-.. TNsa-.-na7
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-09-20
REAL ESTATE.

Nsw.YoRK. Saturday, Sept. IS, 1859.
The auction business promises well Tor next
week The highly successful sales oil Messrs Johnson
Miller at Stanford and the Messrs' Melok' ~ bergen
Point win undoubtedly have the euocs 70 ehcouraso
holders to throw property on the market On monoay
Messrs Muller Wilkins Co. sell a Rye country SCAT
tnown a. tha Wa,srs,ds estate On Tuesday the Messrs
RsseRr 20 s 900 lots in the City Of Bergen Both
the above sales take place on the premises az well e
i lar sse BY assss Neck
benjamin Wood property includes roa ,ss
sTa % STsSdns; :, ana nave laid out the place
On wednesday MT Beecker SELLS at NO III EdI
the house at PARTICULARS in regard to the
above sale. NAV be found in the advertisements =,
h rstday Vseposted with the Street Commissioners
the ana Mans for the widening OF Broadway IRON
a. i act passed last Winter From Thirty
third 10 Forty secondst rs feet VIII DO adoeu W o
ives, side sadSs g Rsng the snSi
will be taken the east Beyond Forty MINI h Se
the s'f taken H IN varying
both sides From Fftyfourthst. to the piaza line tne
st,on pnaaway With Sixth and SeveDthayes, there
will be large squares aordng fine sites Tor p HSldc
inc 70 t farms of the law will be 100 feet Is average
width shove Thirty hirdst Is now ABOUT hcowes the
md psn1 nsns apply sa
prene Court for tho appointment OF m ah those
Sstms the Ss Required in Carrying out improve
ments md aso to determine the assessments on tnoS
who am benefited. On the Commissioners mannE Sao a
renor n viii be accepted by the Supreme Court anu
then tina widening OF the street will be commehcou
From the state Engneers Report We learn ina, siu
Third ave Railroad carried 100000 passengers
Isss than IL did In The Second and SlxthaSo os
together carried nearly 900 more In 1865 imam IN .o
nrevion, year ON the other hand, the Broadway ana
seysnthaye lines carried 900 less the be
700 600 ss and the Nnthave 100000 less tha III
and the Fourhave 100000 less than in 1864 Increase
600 O0 decrease 100000 net increase 7Oooc mhe.e
fhe OF travelling by hOrsecars nave unia
receipts OF the
mr. wbear there are fewer people to travel or whether
the moral Of
uncertain hut undoubtedly the figures are suggestive.
How nearly stationary the horsecar travel 49, may DO
Inferred from taking the above figures IN
win The fact that OF the I45 46 passengers carried
by the railroads OF this State last year. n5yo "eiS
conveyed over the horse railroads OF TINS Guy anu
The beautiful estate Fairfield, containing 40 acres,
the property OF Hays Mickey, esq.,, about TOUT ie
sold On Friday at public SALE TO Colonel Thornton ren
| dleto, for a