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Iowa news. [volume] (Dubuque, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1837-1841, 1838-04-14
BArns.-In advancing to the high

BArns.-In advancing to the high.
est degrees Of civilized refinement
which we trust the American people
are happily obtaining, there remains
one capital defect. The luxurious in
diligence Of the bath in the hurry OF
business avocations is too often over
looked. Frequent bathings, we are
told by medical men is greatly condu.
Give to health and its salubrious effects
on the human system will more than
compensate him who INDUCES in it for
the expense and losses of time in the
operation. No matter what may be
our avocations, ifofa sedentary or stir
ring character, bath will fit for re.
doubling our energies in the pursuit al
lotted to US. The mental qualities de-
pends SO much on the grosser organs,
that these last should be kept in tune
in order to insure excellence of thought
or sharpness of our wits.
The importance Of bathing is gener-
ally more fully appreciated in coun-
tries approaching the equator, than in
higher Iatitudes. In bilious countries
It - OF lncalculable advantage. Emf
grants from Northern to more sonth.
ern latitude should not fail to indulge
extensively in the tepid bath, taking
care not to remain immersed too long'
% - to weaken or enervatc their avs.
TENS.
The importance of bathing has en-
gagged the attention Of those who have
been entrusted with the government
Of men in all ages. Oriental prince.
may have been ostentatious in the ele-
CANT display of highly finished baths
but they were aware Of the utility Of
this luxurious indulgence.
In the happiest periods of Grecian
and Roman greatness, the leading mer
in public affairs sought distinction b,
the construction Of public baths. Sucl
benefactions, perhaps gave them more
just claims to become illustrious than
their military achievements aud con.
quests.
The recent opening Of the Arcade
baths in this city has induced us to
mention this subject and apprise those
who wish to indulge in the luxury that
The means are at hand. -[Sat. News. !
Iowa news. [volume] (Dubuque, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1837-1841, 1838-04-14

The following question has been pro-
posed for discussion at the Blairsville
Lyceum: is it expedient for printers
to starye to death 10 oblige their sub
scribers?' We await the decision of
this question with great anxiety, not
that he shall 'give up the ghost if the
Alternatives carry the day, but we
wish TO see the matter settled and a
precedent established, as the impression
seems to be gainingground that news
paper is an article you may pay for or
not, as best suits your purpose.
Iowa news. [volume] (Dubuque, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1837-1841, 1838-04-14
ExcENrR1c Hosp1rAL1rY.-During

/ ExcENTRIc Observation-Disclosures
the late American war,sa soldier who
had been wounded and honorably dis
charged, being destitute and benighted,
knocked at the door Of an Irish farmer,
when the following dialogue ensued:
Patrick.-And who the devil are
you, now?
Soldier.-My name is John Wilson.
Patrick. And where the devil are
you going from, John Wilson?
Soldicr.-From the American army
at Erie, sir.
Patrick.-And what in the devil do
you want here?
Soldier.-I want shelter tonight,
will you permit me 10 spread my blan-
ket on your floor and sleep tonight?
Patrick.-Devil take me it ! do,
John Wilson, that's flat.
Soldier.-On your kitchen floor, sir9
Patrick.-Not[ I, by the Hill O. Howth,
that's fiat.
Soldier.-1n your stable, then?
Patrick. Pm id if ! do that
either, that's fiat.
Soldier.-I'm dying with hunger:
give me but bone and crust; ask no
more.
Patrick.-Devil blow me: If l do, sir,
that's fiat.
Soldier.-Give me some water to
quench my thirst, l beg Of you.
Patrick.-Beg and be hanged, IN
do no such thing, that's fiat.
Soldier-Sir, ! have been fighting
to secure the blessings you enjoy: |
have assisted in contributing to the
glory and welfare of the country which
has Hospitality received you, and can
you so inhospitably reject me from
your house.
Patrick.-Reject you? who in the
deviltalked word aboutrejecting you?
May be am not the scurvy spalpeen
you take me to be, John Wilson. You
asked me to let you lie on my floor,
my kitchen floor, or inmy stable; now
by the powers, d'ye think I'd let per-
feet stranger do that, when l have half
"a dozen soft feather beds all empty?
No, by the Hill o'Howth, -Iohn, that's
fiat. In the second place, you told me
you were dying with hunger, and wan
ted a bone and crust to eat; now, no.
ney, we think III feed a hungry man
on bones and crust, when my yard is
full Of fat pullets, and turkeys. and
pigs?-No, by the powers, notI, that's
flat In the third place, you asked me
for some simple water to quench your
thirst; now as my water is none of the
best, never give it to poor traveller
without mixing it with plenty Of wine,
brandy, whiskey, or something else
wholesome and cooling. Come into
my house, my honey; devil blow me,
but you shall sleep in the best feather
bed | have; you shall have the best
supper and breakfast that my farm can
supply, which, thank the Lord, is none
of the worst; you shall drink as much
water as you choose, provide you mix
itwith plenty Of good wine, or spirits,
and provide also you prefer it. Come
in my hearty, come in, and feel your
self at home. 1t shall never be said
that Patrick O'Flaherty treated man
scurvily who has been fighting for the
dear country which gives him protec-
tion-that's flat.
Iowa news. [volume] (Dubuque, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1837-1841, 1838-04-14
POETRY
BoYHOOD.

I never sec the laughing eye
OF joyous boys at play,
But memories fond within me riss
OF childhood's happy day;
To sport upon the festive grounds
Seemed oil had TO do,
And when my comrades LAUGHED around,
My heart was happy too.
Iseldom cared for dust and noise.
Or wore a troubled brow;
But though, myself, with marble tays
oh richer far than NOW.
never pined for fereign land,
Nor sighed for distant sea:
The top which tuyn'd beneath my hand,
Had chains enough fof me.
But now upon my troubled soul,
Come visions dark and deep;
My thoughts are where the pillows roll
And where the whrlwinds sweep.
love to see the bending mast
Bow down before the storm,
And hear amid tho rushing blast,
The WING WITHOUT A Form.
wander DER the plain Of death,
As through lady's bower;
Deep watching for the battle breath,
As for though, of power.
Alas! the lesson Manhood brings!
And little understood;
TO leave the lore of gentler things,
For toll by field and nood.
Flow OH, calm blood of Childhood, dow!
Speed not your curren, thin!
Nor let the conscious bosom know,
The fires which sleep within;
Too soon will come the moment when
Each pulse anew will start,
And thou, with purple tides OF men,
Must batlle with the heart.
Iowa news. [volume] (Dubuque, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1837-1841, 1838-04-14

DUELL1NG.-One Of the amendments
of the constitution of Pennsylvania, is
said to contain clause which disquali-
fees from holding an Office to trust or
profit under the state, any one who
fights duel, sends challenge. or aids
and abets in fighting duel, the Offend
er being likewise subject to the panel
ties provided by law.
Iowa news. [volume] (Dubuque, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1837-1841, 1838-04-14
Ready-Madc l,lolhin9.

|HyHE subscriber has just received from New
York, large assortment Of Cibshing, csnsist'
ing in part Of Blue, Black, Brown and Olive Dire"
and Frock Coats-Blue Black, Brown and fancy
colored pants.-Brown linen and gross frock costs
and oundabouts-Irsh linen shirts; white and
Blown linen pantaloons; Black, Blue, Velvet a"o
fancy vests, fof sale by an
June IL, 1887. E. LOCKWOOD
Iowa news. [volume] (Dubuque, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1837-1841, 1838-04-14
For Sale or Rent.

A LARGE and commod Gus new house, stu
IN ate OF Water street. in the town of Du Buque,
and nearly opposite VIM. Bu'ke's store. 1t is
suitable for q boarding house, or for store and
dwelling. Terms liberal. Apply IL
QUIGLEY & BUTTERWORTH. (.
Feb. 10, 1881 A-tmn.
Iowa news. [volume] (Dubuque, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1837-1841, 1838-04-14

REToRT.-"If l were so unlucky,"
said an officer, Gas to have stupid son,
| would certainly, by all means, make
him parson." A clergyman, who
was in the company, calmly replied,
'you think differently, sir, from your
father"
Iowa news. [volume] (Dubuque, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1837-1841, 1838-04-14

1t is the hardest thing i'll love, to
feign II where it is not, or hide 1t where
it is; but it is easier counterfeited than
concealed.
Iowa news. [volume] (Dubuque, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1837-1841, 1838-04-14

The following "RuLEs" are posted
in a New-Jersey school house:
"Mo kissing girls in school-tinae.
No Hchi,5 the master during holy
days"
Iowa news. [volume] (Dubuque, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1837-1841, 1838-04-14

sweetening his coffee; eats sour bread
without ,Dry face; dispatches the
worst articles on her table with the
best relish; rises at the growing of the
cock; and washes his face at the pump.
instead Of disarranging her ever and
balm, which are kept for show.
A sailors gentleman is bit of tar
Hei man who can box the compass;
knot, splice, hand, reef, and steer; who
can run aloft with the nimbleness of a
cat; and keep his footing on rope, as
fearless as spider on his web. Who
recks little whether he sleeps in his
hammock, on the round top, or at the
bottom of the ocean; who fears neither
storms, nor hostile sail; who cares
not a great deal for money; whose
hand is ever open at the cry Of dis
tress; who loves his wife next to
his ship; cannot abide a fellow who
comes in at a cabin window; hates
meanness and despises land lubber.
Iowa news. [volume] (Dubuque, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1837-1841, 1838-04-14
rhe Brides Remembrance Of Home

)
pYA ITALIAN LADY IN NEW YORK.
They brought me 10 another land,
Across the ocean wide,
To dwell with strangers and 10 bs
A young and happy bride.
They called me beautiful and fair,
Blu: yet knew mine eye
Had lost the brightness that it had
Beneath my own dear sky.
They wrcath'd, too, in my shining,
The Jewel of their race:
could but see how i'll
They suited with my faco.
Alas! upon my altered brow
Their ga,lands flash in vain:
My cheek is now too pale to take
The tin. Of JOY again.
luead the fairy halls at night,
And all have charms for me;
Inject with thrilling loo,:s that make
Me dream Of home and thee!
How beautiful are all things here!
How wonderful and bright!
The very stars appear TO shed
A softer, newer light.
But yet feel that would give
Them all for one sweet flower,
Pluck'd from the valley where my feet
First played in chiidhood's hour;
Where beheld the river flow
So gently by the door;
And saw the moonlight stream upon
What shall see no more!
Yet sometimes in my dreams view
Remembered ones, not lone nor dark;
And sometimes am on the sea,
Within my own loved bark.
And softly then we float along
Beneath the twilight star
Once more l see the sky love
And my dear home afar.
Once more Irvine around my brow
This little flowers SO pale;
Once moro think my mothers voics
Comes signing OH tn. gale;
And thea there is wild swee, JOY
That thrills me in my dreams
thngias its radiance through my heart,
Like sunsets golden be ans.
Iowa news. [volume] (Dubuque, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1837-1841, 1838-04-14

Never join with your friend when
he abuses his horse or wife, unless the
Que is about to be sold, and the other
buried.
Iowa news. [volume] (Dubuque, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1837-1841, 1838-04-14

Afellow praisingth the skillwith which
a sister played on the piano forte.
"Why,' said he, she once initiated
thunder SO naturally, THAT all the milk
and beer in the house turned sour
Iowa news. [volume] (Dubuque, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1837-1841, 1838-04-14

The Boston girls eat persimmons to
draw their mouth, up small. The
Philadelphia girls apply an onion to
their eyes before going to party, to
make their bright orbs sparkle.
Iowa news. [volume] (Dubuque, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1837-1841, 1838-04-14

Economy.-"My dear, you use too
much butter on your Bread" said la
dy who had been married late in life,
TO her husband; "they will not make
butter for less than rs cents pound
nowadays"
81 do not know what they make II
for" answered he, "but buy it to eat
upon my bread.''
Iowa news. [volume] (Dubuque, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1837-1841, 1838-04-14

"My love, you don't look so hand
some as common, lately"
81 know it, but how can one afford
to be beautiful, when paint is so dear?''
Iowa news. [volume] (Dubuque, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1837-1841, 1838-04-14

A man is more reserved on his
trends concernsthan his own woman,
on the contrary, keeps her own secrets
better than another's.
Iowa news. [volume] (Dubuque, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1837-1841, 1838-04-14

Absence is to love what fasting is to
the body; little stimulates it, but a
long abstinence is fatal.
Iowa news. [volume] (Dubuque, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1837-1841, 1838-04-14

A soldier in an Irish corps observed
to his dapper comrade, that a corporal
was to be drumed out Of the regiment.
"By my faith. hope it is the corporal
that's 80 troublesome to our company"
"Pray, what's his manner" inquired the
soldier. "What, Corporal Punishment,
to be sure" replied Pat.
Iowa news. [volume] (Dubuque, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1837-1841, 1838-04-14
W&W. GOODS
Provisions, Groceries, &c

1ryHE subscs iber has received by late Arrivals ~
addition to his former stock OF ooo1s' aMs'
-, a.,.r,l1 assortmea At Of Provisions, Grocerie's
I.;onors. Drv Goods, Hardware, Hollow-ware,
tomeens.ware; Boots, Shoes, Caps, and variety: y
Of Clothing, suitable for the season, which ne wiz
s,,l on moderate terms at his store in Fsru' NJ
cash, mineral, Or lead. :, -, nnwrps.
Peru. Nov. %. 1896. 29-,f
Iowa news. [volume] (Dubuque, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1837-1841, 1838-04-14
IOOK AT THIS.

LOOK AT THIS. r,,r.
TUST received a supply Of fresh
Imperial and Gunpowder Teas
Box Raisins, English Ms'@ cass.h Tar.
Havana Sugar, MackereI, Coons"' is''
R;d. and Blasting Powder, together with
r,,,.i;n and Ten plate Stoves, lrsn and Stss''
Chains, Bedsseads and JMattrasses, tor sale y
on Nnx b. e. LOCKWOOD.
Iowa news. [volume] (Dubuque, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1837-1841, 1838-04-14

.Satis/actory.-'Hallow boy! did
you see Woodchuck turn round that
cliff and run across this meadow?'
"A Woodchuck?'
Yes! be quick! a Woodchuck!,
Was it kinder gray varmint?'
Yes! yes!'
A longish creature with tail?'
'Yes-be quick, or he will gain his
hole!'
'Had it sharp snout7'
'Yes! yes!'
Like for digging roots p'raps?'
yes! tell you just such a snout!
well, I haint seen such creature
hereaboutsH- IN. Y. Mirror.
Iowa news. [volume] (Dubuque, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1837-1841, 1838-04-14
Settle your Accounts,

DEING DESTROYS Of lqudating my accounts, es-
ID pecially those of more than one years ssantl-
ing, hereby request all persons indebted, to call
and make settlement; and those who have ac-
counts against me, are likewise requested to exhib-
it the same for settlement. II. II. GEAR.
Galena, Jan. 6, 1888. 23-2m
Iowa news. [volume] (Dubuque, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1837-1841, 1838-04-14

A certain poor unfortunate gentle
man was so often pulled by the sleeve
by the bailiffs, that he was in continual
apprehension Of them, and going one
day thro' the street his sleeve happened
to hitch upon the iron spike of one of
the rails; whereupon he Immediately
turned about in great surprise and cried
out sat whose suit, sir? at whose suit?'
Iowa news. [volume] (Dubuque, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1837-1841, 1838-04-14

a tall fellow, with fine military cap
on his head; blue coat turned up with
red facings; sword by his side; neat
pair Of whiskers;a measured step, and
elbow dye do, my charming miss?
You are the loveliest creature | ever
beheld--upon my soul you are!'
Miss Phillis, too-she hab her gem
man. And be brack man, trait as a
lamp-post, wild white teeth, rolly eye,
shiny skin, fatty foot, plumpy skin
lip, broadly nose-a niger who wear
a red coat, be de color what it will, who
fiddle like Polio dance like Frenchman,
make two or tree bows in minute,
and say, 20 loddy! Missy Phillis, your
unpallatablc beauty hab set my heart
on fire. O glue pot"
Among fox hunters, gentleman is
fellow who can leap a FIVE barred
gate, jump twenty foot ditch, thread
the windings Of a forest at full gallop.
smell the track when the hounds are
at fault, be the first at the death OF Rev
nard: dip the brush in a bowl Of punch,
and drink the washings Of a fox's tail.
With country housewife he is eve
ry bit of a gentleman who praises her
domestic accomplishments: extols her
cookery, admires the neatness Of her
house, and pats the heads of her child.
ren; who prefers molases TO sugar, in
The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-03-27

forded aid at least in important instance, by loan
OF The public credit, taking security mortgage on
the work II the - stem shall DC generally pur-
sued in respect to the rail roads which may stand ~
need OF public assistance, and the interest on the Stock
10 be thus loaned shall be regularly met by the eompa-
Mes the treasury will remain wholly unaffected by such
measures Of aid, aud in fiscal point OF view the state
will experience neither profit nor loss,
The State has taken care, however, In the char
tiers by which the railroad companies have been in
corpora;ed 10 reserve the right ultimately 10 take
those works for public use ard il may possibly ex.
ertiSe this right at some future period. The total
cost Of the leading lines will no. fall short Of eighteen
or twenty millions Of dollars. The Stale will ind
no difficulty, whenever it may see fit 10 take these
works, in making such financial arrangements as the
occasion may demand.
The sum which the State will require for the ca
mails now in progress, viii be:
l. The charging the Erie canal, in
Guiding damdgeS, $l5OO0000
. For the GeneSee Vail and the
Black River canals (authorzed 10
b. constructed by laws passed in
1886 in addition TO the amount OF
Sl90920 ~, hereinbeore included
as part Of the Stale debt, not less
than 5O00,GOo
The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-03-27
sOMN.OO
$l0CNW0


Al The present rates u lUll, say At Tour PEI ctHL
this trade would Weld $naurWal revenue 10 ouI trca-
sury OF S5 GEO 600: aud il reduced to TWO per cent
would Weld H. 100000; and even at one per cent?
(e0ua to . cents on bushel OF whcat) 1t "ouia
yield 81, 100000
The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-03-27


6,s. - inooran, epoch in lis fiscal history aneru'
- opportunity peculiarly f'.g not only 70
review the progress Of our treasury SINCE e % r
r,ss 6naaces tsken by the committee OF the Senate
IL The report 81 ise7 has been borne out BY the facts
Ia the wear 1917. when the canals we're commenced
The furds OF the State consisted Of
l. Productive properly IN bank stocks,
- Si,779 3o2 10
The State ,hen o,,ea debt OF l,5036S5 90
Leaving balance Of S32756l7 10
or these claims ID portion was snbse-
auently discovered 10 be worthless to
III amount Of 302 900 90
Leaving S2,9736l7 20
The annual income Of this Lalance was
sbou, $4,000 90
The State derived a revenue from auction
duties Of Isl,la3 IS
And from salt duties imposed in that
year, and paying in 1918, 4s,7si ~
The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-03-27

And it has commenced the construction of
the Black river canal and The Genesee
Valley canal, and created debts on these
accounts for
The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-03-27

Making the total existing debt for lateral
canals SO SIS ga
Between the years 1917 and 1887, the Common
School Fund has increased from S9S2, 242 26 to ST.
9l6,647 g. and the Literature Fund from $s26 $50 10
to $26s,092 81.
On the LIST of January, s37, the productive property
Of the State consisted of the canals which produced
a nett revenue IN the year 1886, (aer deductIng all
penses of collection, and of maintenance and repairs
$l,l07,S7l 80; equivalent to annual income OF
per cent. on principal OF 90 ISL 742
Me- dol IL Tho Sinin
The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-03-27

S2O,OOO,NO

For tie two last mentioned canals, loans have
been already negotiated 10 the amount OF W 500 CO,
but the proceeds, with the exception Of the $780,,
930) have not yet been expended.
la addition 10 The amount above stated II may be
observed that sundry projects for other canals Of
smaller extent have been more or less entertained,
including among others, an extension recommended
in the Governors message in 1896 Of The Erie canal
from Buffalo westward 10 point on Lake Erie less
Distracted by ice; the extension of the Black River
Canal into the mineral districts Of ST. Lawrence
county; The continuation If the Erie canal or the
construction ola branch from il 10 proper point
below the Overslaugh; and some other extensions
If existing works. ii any considerable portion Of
these projects should be carried into execution the
cost will not probably fall short OF $5,QO0OGo
The connection which II is proposed 10 effect by
means Of ship canal between Lake Erie and Lake
Ontario has been excluded from the above estimate,
under the belief that work 50 interesting and i'm
pornt in military point OF view, will be construct
ed at the espehse and under the authority Of The
General Government.
The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-03-27

/. That the amount which the State
must expend under existing laws,
for The enlargement and the con
struction of canals already com
menced, will be
2. That The amount 10 be paid from
time to time, tor taking railroads
for public use, whenever The State
shah find il beneficial 10 the public
interest to do SO, may be from ten
totwenty millions, according 10 the
exert Of the works TO be selected;
or say,
g. That the amount to be hereafter
authorized for extensions of the
present canals, may be
True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1838-07-03

the goth Dec 1887, all vessels belonging TO nations
at am,ty with Britain NAV freely enter al The
British nor in India, carrying there the goods oil
their own country, whether comitg direct or nop
and take away cargos either TO their own or other
countries In other words, the order permits
American vessels the entire carrying trade, but
not coas,wise,-with the customary PROHIBITION
against bringing away naval stores, We, The
freight Of Cotton from Calcutta is 81 per bale O
30olbs., but more closely packed than ours, Las
wear the rate was Sc. This is a valuable acqn!
siion to the American trade, as our vessels wer
heretofore only allowed to carry cRrG"es direct
the United States.
True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1838-07-03

Mr.. Slidelt's ISLANDERS have not availed him, mol
can they. Not daring himself to advocate q
National Bank, from the party shackles in which
he is bound; be tries TO Willy those whose true
patriotism enables them to expose the bugbeai
which loco focoism has set up to brighten men
with. Mr.. Slidell charges the friends OF a Natlona
Bank with being abolilionists. But see how the
case stands. Henry Clay is The warm advocate
Of sound and well regulated National Bank, and
Martin Van Buren, is it's decided enemy as far as
his timid nature and non-conmital politics will
suffer him TO ayow it. How stands the charge o.
abuitionism between the twol Clay has brough
in the strongest resolutions ever presented to Con-
Rress against the claims OF the abolitlonIsis, ana
has used ell the power Of his great eloquenee to