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The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1877-05-24
GOLD IN IOWA!
The Faycttc County Dtgsings-..
Where Gold II Found aud
How

Correspondence of Davenport Gazette.
Editor Of Having seen in
the Chicago Times an extract from
letter to the Dubuque Heratd, written
ence of gold in that vicinity, that ap-
peared to me, either an eNaggeration,
or q big thing, having had some fif-
teen years experience as miner ]
know something of what good pros
pect would be, and hence concluded
to go and see for myself. On the 10th
day of May left Green River, Henry
county, Illinois, for this new Elorado
Crossing the Mississippi river at Day-
enport | took passage on the ID. Il n.
w. II. r. for Brush Creek. Arriving
at that place ! found nice little
town, surrounded by fine farming
country with large body of timber
lying to the north, coming to within
three-fourths of mile of the village
| ventured to ask where was this gold
mining country and what about il? |
was told cover there" nodding in the
time taking from his pocket a small
phial having some of the glittering
stuff, worth perhaps so cents. Was
that taken from the mines here?
YES" Over at the hotel, the gold
question seemed to be the general top
ic; nearly every man or boy you met
would exhibit his bottle with some of
the same glittering gold. In the
morning | met with an old acquaint-
ance, Charley Older, who accompan-
led me to the gold diggins." With
pans under our arms, we started for
the mines. The first gulch reached,
was about one mile and half from
Maine gulch." Here we found
where some one had been at work.
We took some dirt from the bottom
of a hole and went to panning. The
first pan gave three ,'colors; very small,
large enough, however, to be picked up
with thumb and finger We panned
another, and still another and got col
or. Went to the head of the creek,
took from the bottom sand and gravel,
and with my hands found color here.
Panned some twenty pans in this
place; found color in more than half
of them. We then went for what is
known as the Brooks Gulch," some
miles further; here we found at least
forty men, some panning, some dig
ging, some fixing sluices, others fix
ing what they called "a Rocker" all
intent on either getting gold, or see
ing some one else get it. Wishing to
prospect alone, we went down that
gulch, and as we went down here and
there we would see a fellow astride of
the stream and working away, and
occasionally would hear one say !:
Here's color" and another, "Here
Is . good specimen ~ We got down
where no one was at work, and then
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1877-05-24


As you cannot avoid your own COM
pany, make it as good a. possible. -
Chicago Journal.
Much of the charity that begins at
home is too feeble to get out of doors.
= Yoakers Gazette.
An old lady of Washington has
shaken hands with eighteen Presi-
dents and II. b. Hayes. Worcester
Press.
The editor of the Chicago Tribune,
who claims that blue-glass discovery,
now assumes to be the father Of Bran
dreth's pills. Rochester Democrat.
The slowest man in America lives
in Oil City. 1t is common occur
renee for his watch to run down while
he is winding it up.-Oa City Derrick.
A millionaire in San Francisco has
paid 500 for kissing the family seam
stress; yet people will persist in say
ing that prices are going down.
RochcSter Democrat.
DR. Mary Walker don't like to
stand up and hold on to a street-car
strap, and the prevailing impression
is that she hasn't got any new sleeve
buttons Washington Nation.
Mrs. Day, of Pomfret, Conn, has
had three husbands within three
years. She evidently looks upon hus-
bands a. sort of spring bonnet
Rochester Democrat.
The indianapolis baby show was
failure. Thousands of indignant
women refused to contribute, on the
ground that the show was given on
too short a notice. Worcester Press.
Ne one can say that the day won't
yet come when every family will
have number of clans trained to
pinch children, and thus save parents
using the whip and bootjack.
Free Press
Richard Grant White says that
heigh-ho, as an expression of weari-
ness, j. not authorized, and has moth
ing in il. No oman, however. who has
been out on windy day will deny
there is good deal in high hose
Noracich Bulletin.
The present elevated system of bon
nets has the great drawback that
man who sits behind one in the
church thinks he il hidden from the
rest of the congregation in church,
and never puts anything into the con-
tribution box Noruich Bulletin.
All other signs Aay fail; but when
you see II woman with straw hat on
her head, a drop of whitewash on her
nose, and an expression of great ex-
ecutive ability on her features, you
may bet that the season of ethereal
mildness is mt hand. Worcester Press.
"Nou call him liberal Christian"'
said one gentleman to another in the
Bunker Hill district. "Yes, / think
he is" was the reply. well, let me
tell you. lie came to little enter
tainment at our church, and ate more
ice cream than any two men, and
when we asked him for ten cents to
help the missionary cause he de-
clined. Boston Herald.
"Why is it," asks an exchange.
that when woman falls down stairs
she screams out at every bump, while
a man holds his breath till he gets to
the bottom?' Why, 1t is because the
woman doesn't int end to do any
swearing at the bottom, while the
man does, and saves himself for
grand, comprehensive "everlastingly-
dad-durn-it' when he gets there. Lou
isrilie Courier-Jourudt.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1877-05-24
THE WAR.
What IL Will Profit Us

W Nnlie al! Europe Is uneasy lest II
shall be drawn into the complications
of the Russo-Turkish war, the Uni
ted states is interested solely as a ma
ton of shop-keepers. We are con-
cerned only 50 far as material inter
ests are affected, and business Is just
now so prostrated that it looks anX-
iously for the least sign of relief. The
course of the markets for the past
month indicates very clearly that
American commerce, finance and ag-
riculture will he materially benefited,
but capital and labor will experience
very little relief, except what may
come secondarilv. There was at one
time 4 lingering hope that there
might be some demand for arms and
ammunition, hut this hope has been
pretty thoroughly dissipated. The
Providence Tool Company alone has
supplied Turkey with half a million
Peabody rifies-quite enough to equip
a small arfny-and that without MAX
ing any enormous profit for its stock
holders. The Winchester Arms
Company. of New Haven, has also
furnished the Sick Man with five
hundred million rounds of ammuni-
tion, which is more than any man of
common sense has any idea will be
used in this war. The Smith x Wes-
son Manufacturing Company has fur
nished Russia with 2OD0D0 reyolvers,
and could not get contract for any
other arms because Russia did not
need any. AS for ordnance, Herr
krupp, OF Essen, Prussia, has work
room for 1000 more men than he is
now employing, and he has not been
stirred To any extraordinary activity
even in view of the precipitation of
Russia attack. We have, it is true
number of ships of war for which
We have no particular use, but he
would be Il courageous mariner who
would undertake to cross the sea i'm
any that Mr.. Robson has been tink-
ering during the past eight years.
The increased demand for bread
stuffs seems to have been fully dis
counted. Previous to the last month
or six weeks the demand has greatly
fallen off, and now it looks Us if the
advance in prices had been quite suf-
ticient to counterbalance whatever de-
crease is to be anticipated i'm the sup
plies from the Black Sea. In Eng
land spring sowing has been tedious
ly protracted, supplies are light and
farmers are holding OH to their wheat
for extravagant prices. The tone of
the market has become more subdued,
and the Marx Lame Express says:
with the small supplies immediate
ly available and the daily diminish
ing stocks the position of trade seems
critical, as free importation from Rus
sia has been rarely needed so much
as at present" The market on this
side of the water has shown strong
speculative tendency and prices are
still upward. Flour, which four
weeks ago was quiet and unchanged,
is now active, firm and higher, some
times above buyers prices. In Chi
cago there has been an average rise
of Sl.5O to So a barrel. The advance
in wheat is directly in the face of the
promise of an abundant crop in the
West, while California, which has
the promise Of only half q crop. still
expects t0 have six million bushels ~
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1877-05-24

The bell-punch Is going out Of use
on the Philadelphia street-car lines.
California is to have . slaughter
house o,4OO feet long, and all sheep
who enter there will leave hope and
heir pelts behind.
The knights of Pythias are stronger
in Pennsylvania than anywhere else
in the Union. They have 80 logos
and 10000 members.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1877-05-24
VENETIAN SONG.

Row gently here, my gondoIier;
SO softly wake the tide,
That not an ear on earth may hear
But hers to whom we glide.
II I'd heaven but tongues to speak as we'll
As starry eyes to see,
On, think what tales 'twould haze to tell
OF wandering Youths like me.
Now rest thou here, my gondolier;
Hush, hush. for up 90,
To climb yon light balcony's height
While thou keep'st watch below.
All did we take for heaven above
But half such pains as we
Take day and night for woman's love,
What angels should we be-
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1877-05-24

By WILL l.. Carl EToS,

| By WILL l.. CARLETON.
! Deacon Rogersh he came to me:
"Wife is agoin' to die" said he,
| Doctors great, an doctors SMALL
| Haven't improved her any at ALL
"Physic and blister, powders and pills,
And nothin' sure but the docter's bills
Twenty women with remedies new,
Bother my wife the whole day through.
Sweet as honey, or hitt,r as gall
Poor old woman. she takes 'em all.
''Sour or ss eet, whatever they choose:
Poor old woman, she daren't refuse.
so she pleases whoe'cr may call,
And Death is suited The best of all.
"Physic and blister, powder an pill
Bound to conquer, and sure to kill"
Mrs. Rogers lay in her bed,
Bandaged and hlistered from foot to head.
Biistered and bandaged from head to toe.
Mrs. Rogers was very low.
Bottle and saucer, sroon and cup,
On the table stood brayely up;
Physic of high and low degree,
Calomcl, cstnip, boneset tea,
Everything body could bear,
Excepting light and water and air.
| opened the blinds, the day was bright,
And God gave Mrs. Rogers some light.
Bottles and blisters, powders and pills,
Catnip, boneset, syrups and squills-
Drugs and IN dicines, high and low.
| threw them as far as could throw.
What are YOU doings" my patient cried
Frightening death cody replied.
"You are crazy" a visitor said
| flung bottle at his head.
Deacon Rogers, he came TO me-
"Wife is gettin' her health" said he.
Il really think she will worry through,
She scold- me lust as she used TO do
All the people nave poohed ana olhrreu-
All the neighbors have had their word:
rwere better TO perish, some of 'cm say,
Than be cured in such an irregular way.
"Your wife, said |, had Gods good care,
And his remedies light and water and air.
"Ail of the doctors, beyond doubt,
~ i.J,s h,,4 ttk ANT
The deacon smiled and bowed his head
"Then your bill is nothing he said.
Gods be the glory, as you say.
God bless suu, doctor! good day good day
II ever doctor that woman again,
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1877-05-24

An English official report on the
Chinese coolie traffic says that, Of the
more than one hundred and forty
thousand Chinese who sailed for Cuba,
upward of sixteen thousand died dur
ing the voyage.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1877-05-24

One million five hundred and ninety
thousand two hundred and eighty
dollars of greenbacks were destroyed
last month, by the new Secretary of
the United States Treasury.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1877-05-24

Perhaps some ladies do not know
that a teaspoonful of vinegar and a
teaspoonful ofsugar is great improve
ment to beef gravy. Try it.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1877-05-24

Canada has 90 900 Indians, and they
never quarrel or scalp.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1877-05-24
G.. CHAMRERs, NJ. D..

PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, has prac-
ticed twenty -fve.years in this vicinity,
and need only ask continuance of the pub
liceonfdence hitherto shown.
once in City Drug Store. Residence on
Cedar ST., opposite Reformed church, Upton,
iowa. y2Dnl
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1877-05-24
FITS, EPILEPSY 4
FALLING SICKNESS

Prominently cured-no humbug-hy one months
usage OF Dr.. G9.lard's Celebrated infalb'e FIJI
Powders. To convince sufferers than these
powders will do all we claim for them, we
will send them by mail. post paid free trial
box. As Dr. Gourald Is Tue only physician
that has ever made this disease Il special
study, and as TO our know ledge thousands
have been permanently cured by the use OF N ese
Powders we sill guarantee permanent cure in
every case. or refund all your money expended
All sufferers should give these Powders an
early trial. and be convinced Of their cura-
tive powers.
Price, for large box, 81 ~ or boxes for
$1,000, sent by mall to any part OF United
States or Canada on receipt OF price, or by
express G. q. ID. Adress,
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1877-05-24

II ever doctor that woman again,
I'll give her medicines made by men
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1877-05-24
Justices.
Physicians.
.. ENSIGN, M. D.,

PHYSICIAN 4 SURGEON, TIPToS. Iowa.
Having had thirty years experience
DIR. +. hopes to give satisfaction In all cases
entrusted to his care. ONCE, al residence.
two blocks east of Court Square. 1871
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1877-05-24

The deacon smiled and bowed his head;
"Then your bill is nothing, he said.
Gods be the glory, as you say.
God bless suu, doctor! good day good day"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-11-21
Auturnnal Tints.

lt Is very curious TO observe the
regularity with which We are told in
in the autumn that" the first frost will
change the color of the leaves" where
as the frost has nothing TO do with the
change. 1t has, indeed, sometimes
happened in New England that the
foliage has changed, as if by magic, in
II single night, so that, upon looking
out of the window in the morning, the
the eye was surprised with the specta-
Gle Of the world wellnigh on fire; and
since this transformation took place in
connection with the mercury at low
point, the whole affair is referred TO
the agency of Jack Frost. But why
the glowing tints of the apple, the rich
crimson of the velvet peach, and the
purple of the plum? Many years ago
this error was pointed out by an eminent
botanist, who showed that the gorgeous
color of the autumn leaf came in the
regular process of ripening; and,
though botany is generally studied in
schools, the old notion comes back with
the beavers every year, showing that
error, in common with truth, especially
when supported by the voX populi,
will "rise again." however deservedly
crushed TO earth.
Leaves find their parallel in man, as
already observed. and, like the human
species, they may ripen suddenly. If,
however, any one chooses to make a
mystery of the intensity of the autum-
nal colors, there should be no great
difficulty in explaining the variety.
Indeed, the apparent superiority over
the strength of color in the foliage on
the Continent of Europe may be attri-
buted chiefly to this variety, In Great
Britain the climate is evidently unfavor-
able to the production of bright forest
tones, but in parts of Germany the
brilliancy of certain kinds of leaves is
quite equal to that of the corresponding
varieties in North America. At the
same time the greens of Europe are
quite different from those of our own
land, where, beginning with burnt
green in the South, we pass northward
along the Atlantic seaboard, reaching
the true green of the greatest of the hay
producing States, the State of Maine
Every one has noticed the unparalleled
green of the Emerald lsle," which
becomes a pale sea-green in Scotland.
whitish-green In the south of England
and in France-only to change to an
ashen-green in Germany, and a sombre
olive in the Italian states.
But We were remarking upon the
variety of the autumnal tints in our own
country. This is explained by the fact
that, while in Europe there are only
forty trees that attain to a height of
thirty feet, in North America there are
no less than one hundred and forty
hence our forests flash like the plane
tree that "the Persian adorned with
his mantels and jewels. From Apple
tons Journal.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-11-21
The Spread of the Clam Bake.

The clam bake is New England dis
covery. 1t was first known among the
Indians on the shores of Narragansett
Bay, in Rhode Island, long before the
whites ventured into that little State.
The Indians not only piled clans and
seaweed upon the hot rocks, but cooked
corn in the ear i'm the same way. Rhode
Island, especially Rocky Point, used to
monopolize the clam bake, when it ex-
tended to other portions of the New
England coast, until now every we'll
regulated family that goes down to the
shore indulges in this toothsome pleas
ure.
At home, under ordinary circum-
stances, one can eat a tolerably we'll
filed bowl of clam chOwder. but, at the
beach, under the inspiriting influence
of the ocean, with its invigorating and
appetizing tonic, it is no trouble at all
for one to get outside of an indefinite
quantity of steamed CLAIMS when taken
from the sizzling and sissing bake.
There is mystery about this capacity
to devOur clans on the ocean rocks that
is incOmprehensible.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-11-21
The Fair Sex and Loquacity.

The fair sex has ever been prOverbi-
al for lOquacity. A facetious lawyer
seemed to be inspired by the knowledge
of this fact when, in writing deed
commencing with the old formula,
"knOw, all men by these presents. he
substituted, 'Know, one woman" &c.
"because, said he, elf one woman
knows it, all men soon will" Illustra-
tiOns of this ''touch of nature" abound
from Plutarch downward. Let it suf-
flee that we recall the story of the
young man elected into one of the ma
tionaI councils of ancient Greece, whose
transactions were kept secret, and at no
time profaned by the unhallowed pres
ence of the now ubiquitous newspaper
reporter. His wife pressed him to tell
her something OF their proceedings by
argument, persuasion, and entreaty,
without effect. Wearied at length by
her importantly, he consented, at the
same time warning her of the conse-
quences should the matter be divulged.
He then Informed her that the Council
was discussing the question whether it
would be better that one man should
have two wives, or that one woman
should have two husbands Next day,
while the wise men were in consulta-
ton, a deputation of females was an
nounced, who desired to lay petition
before the Senate; and on being admit
ted the spokeswoman proceeded to say
how important it was that their views
should be known on question so mo-
mentOus as that under consideration,
and urged that it was highly desirable
that woman should have two hus-
bands. The Senators were not less
amused than amazed, and looked to one
another for an explanation; whereup-
on the recently admitted member ac-
counted for the singular requisition by
explaining the stratagem to which he
had resorted for the sake of peace, at
the same time proving to the assembly
his fitness to take part in their delibera-
tions. Whether other tales to the same
effect are reliable is of little moment.
Their purport and spirit show the gen.
eral estimate of silence.-Tinsley's Ma
gdzine.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-11-21

The old Abercombie house at Pelham.
Mass, Is said to have once been the
scene of a practical joke by Rev. Mr..
Abercrombie, the original occupant
of the house and minister of the town.
In his days. of course, flip was the COM
mon beverage of clergymen and the
laity, and no objection was ever made,
unless people became notoriously over
indulgent, The charge was finally
brought at a church meeting that the
minister was drinking too freely, and a
committee was appointed to tell him of
his fault and warn him of the danger of
continuing in it. Warned of their
coming, the erring pastor told his wife
to prepare the first round of Zip, which
even this committee would expect, with
equal parts of rum and water, the next
with more rum, and the next mostly
rum. The committee, soon after their
arrival, partook of the flip which their
pastor ordered, after which they made
known the nature of their errand. The
DdNlol liisti bt
need of the reproof, and that he would
be governed by it. Then came the sec
ond round of flip, and, as the business
had been dispatched, the committee
were disposed to be talkative and social
with the pastor who had so humbly ad-
mitted his sin at their rebuke. The
flip came around the third time, and it
is said near sunrise the next morning
two of the committee managed to reach
their homes, but the third lay prone
on the floor, unable to stir from the eff
fects of the flip, until broad day light
At the adjourned church meeting,
when this committee made their report,
it is said they made 4 very concise re-
port of their visit to the pastor, and the
kindly way in which he received tle
reproof, by reporting: "We have called
on the pastor, as directed, and he gave
us Christian satisfaction