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Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1853-07-22

and health, and above all things protect
the feet from damp cold ground by thick
shoes instead Of india-rubbers. Never al
low yourselves to get angry or vexei, espe-
cially if you intend to marry, for reasons
which will give in seme future sermon,
but always maintain an equanimity Of
mind AMI temper before and after sundown.
Never read novels, for if you do you will
miscarry in all your undertakings. "Evil
be to her that evil thinks. "You ought to be
ashamed of yourselves for giggling over
this last sentence. 1t is a double -entendre, L
know; but then, as Judge Williams would
say, it IS well enough if you put the right
construction upon it. Ponder it well in your
minds for from that one sentence forty SER
mons might be preached to your profit if
you would heed them. Store your minds
with useful knowledge gathered from good
books; learn as much as you can of your
selves and others, and profit by your learn
ing. Cultivate industrial habits for rea-
sons given in Sermons No. ii and LII, in
the regular order. BE obedient to your
parents and marry early in life. In my
lIIrd and IVth Sermons I considered the
Scriptural sense Of the heart in the text,
and pointed out the evils resulting from the
affections in state of nature and aliena-
ton from God. Now, if you would avoid
these evils you must in the first place IN
woke the guidance of the ever-blessei spirit
of your heavenly father, that he may lead
you to Christ, our great physician, who
will give you new heart, with the seal of
his beloved throce which can never be ef-
faced. Blessed with this new heart you
have nothing to fear, for peace of mind,
JOY in the spirit, and happiness in all that
you do, awaits you in this life, and in that
which is to come an eternity of bliss
Without this new heart you viii be desti-
tute, miserable, blind and naked, and.'even
in laughter your hearts viii be sorrowful,
and the end of your mirth will be heavi-
ness" We viii close oy singing the good
ness of Providence, comp sed by Addi-
son
"Thc Lord my pasture Shall prepare - E...
And feed me with She phertis care;
His presence SHALL my wants supply, 1
Aud guard me with awatchiul eye; q use.
My nOon-d1y walks lie slit attend,
And all my midnight hours defend .# ft'a
Whelin the sntry globe | faint,
Or on the thirsty mountains pant-- aros
To fr.ile vales and dewy nleadS; .a.-.
Nv weary, wand'ring steps he leads,
" here peaceful rivers, SOFT and slow,
Amid the yerdaut landscape Eow. s...
Sing four verses. F#t N @3
May the Lord help you to give heed tothe
Instructions contained in these sermons -
Amen. Halls.
Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1853-07-22
For TIC Journal.
Reply---Woman's Rights.

MR. EprroR am glad, for the honor Of
the male sex and the pulpit that we lind
'' Halo,o in his last sermon, yergIng on
common sense. He says Man is wo-
mans worst enemy" That is one truth.
Man is woman's worst enemY-not alone
hccause he makes war upon her virtue, TOR
III woman held an equal social and political
position with man it would only show his
faiFcir and degraded moral perceptions,
while could not touch her virtue with a
r0l pele,l but he robs her of her independ-
ence. BY his legislation, his taunts, his
ieers, and his preaching, he. closes up every
avenue Of self-support but by the kitchen,
the nurse, and the needle, and those he de-
clares to be degrading and sufficient cause
to exclude her from the parlor and gen
tcel society. aaa ="
Thus he says to woman I" You can have
your choice-you can go to the kitchen
you can carry the baby, and follow. your
mistress at a respectful distance-you can
ply your needle increasingly and thereby
earn bare subsistence, just sufficient TO
keep soul and budy together-greeted on
your weary and soul-wasting pilgrimage
with the neglect, seorn and contempt of
those no better, no wiser, With no higher
aspirations, but more fortunately situated
or you can pander to every animal grati-
fcaton, and thereby obtain, perhaps, an hons
orable independence not honorable at
least avoid that tormenting, soul narrowing,
body wasting mcnial dependence and social
degradation offered to us by the kitchen,
the wash-tub and the needle, all of which
occupations are honest and honorable; and
had we our righ8ul political position we could
follow them and be respectable. But not so
now; for what young man has the moral
stamina to be seen waiting on that kitchen
girl or gallanting the girl who s' holds the
baby" or she who bends Ger her needle
work from early morn to midnight, and
scarcely receives dime2 Her wan face,
attenuated fingers and wasted form will se-
cure her from interruption; and yet you
hear grave serm0nizers descant upon her un-
bounded influence and exalted position
and honorable political journals warning
her by the fate CT Tom Paine not to seek
the overthrow of the moral institutions of
our country, as if there was anything moral,
good or just in the present crushed, menial,
and play-thing position which woman oc-
cupies. God help such morals and the
heartless creatures who preach them! In
the name of all that is good and true,
ask, what father, husband or brother, with
the philanthropy of Q dog, can look with
complacency on tine picture oi that woman
who is left alone, unprotected and in strait
ened circumstances, perhaps sckly, and
some email and helpless children depending
ON her for support and thus thrown upon
the cold charities of the world? Shame on
you who ask us to be content! "a aad zog
80 R0SEt ARRIJ.r.
Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1853-07-22
For the Journal.
Tax-TitleS.

Mr.. EDITOR am not lawyer, but can
see when work don't ft-when machinery
don't work right. When the machinery of
government is right when the calculations
are eecorrect--whenth the work is put up in a
workman-hke mannsr-there will be no
creaking, grinding, or friction, no breaking
OF wheels, no having to stop one part of the
machinery to run another, but all viii run
together and run smoothly. aihgiad a
In this land of equal rights, one species
OF property should receive no more lprotec-,
tion than another. But this is not the ease.
Landed property seems to be the special fa-
vorite of the legislators and the courts, If
a mans land is seized for debt and sold, he
may keep possession and redeem within one
year but if his horses, his Wagons his cat
tie, or any personal property . is old for
debt, the moment it is delivered it is gone
foreyerT-ne redemption thena woE "a qaaI
fla mans land is ID TOR the tax he may
redeem it in two years llf his horse is sold,
(it may bring but one dollar,) when deliv-
cred, is past redemption ) and when the
two years for the redemption of land sold
for tax has run out, the courts step in with
their legal quibbles and learned eyasions,
to protect the land owner in his attempt to
defraud the government out of his proper
tion of the tax. Is it possible the govern
ment OF this country is so imbecile it can
Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1853-07-22

,THEoriginai oftthe word houey-moou,
is from "a custom Of the Toniiaes. san
ancient people Of Germany, who drank
mead or msthegleu,, beverage made.
with honey, for thirty days afier every.
wedding. s:..,. 4... 49,
Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1853-07-22

WHEN letters are enclosed in an en-.
Eeiope, the adafess should be Inscribed
hs we'll on the letter itself as on the
Envelope; otherwise The loss of the en-
Eeiopei may cause great mistakes aud
kerious confasion-o may leave the
fetterl for an anonymous claimant. We
heard a deceased Chancellor say that he
knew an important law case whie hcaine
very near being lost to. the party, .ulti
mdteiy 0snccessfuL By .he loss of an
enyslope. leaving ii,unes riaip to whom
the. lnissiys had been addressed. Re-
Gently, too. we learn. from an exc hange
paper. that a stolen mail had been
recovered, with all the envelopes torn
off the letters, and the Postmaster knew
no, where to send many Of them;
Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1853-07-22

! Letter from Texas !.

s GALVESTON, May "a, 1858. !
EDITOR OF JOURNAL: arrived in this, the
largest town in Texas, this morning at day.
light, after short trip of nine days from
your city; and, assure you, the transition
thas been so great that can hardly realize
Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1853-07-22

There are men who wear fine broad
cloth and women who flaunt in satins,
who are disgusting savages in their un-
cleanliness.
Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1853-07-22
Beautiful Stcry.


In the tribe Of Negsdeh, was horse,
whose fame was spread far aud near,
aud Bedouin OF another tribe, by
name Daher, desired extremely to pos
sess it. Having offered in vain for il
his camels and his whole wealth, he
hit at length upon the following device,
by which he hoped to gain the object
of his desire. He resolved to stain his
face with the juice OF an herb, te cloth
himselfin rags. to tie his legs together,
as to appear like lame beggar. Thus
equipped, he went to wait Tor Naber.
owner OF the horse, whom he knew was
to pass that way. When he saw Naber
approaching on his beautiful sized. he
cried out IN weak voice. Il am a
poor stranger: for three days have
been unable to move from this spot 10
seek for food. am dying, help and
heaven will reward you" The eBedouin
kindly offered to take him up on his
horse and carry him home but the rogue
replied, 81 cannot rise have no
strength left." NaDer, touched with pity.
dismounsed, led his horse to the spot, and
with great difficulty, set the seeming
beggar on its back. But no sooner did
Daher feel himself in the saddle. than he
set spur to the horse, and gallopped off.
calling out as he did so, SIT is l, Daher.
| have 60, the horse, and am off with it.
Nabsr called after him to. stop aud lis
ten. Certain of not being pursued, he
turEed, and halted at shor; distanc e
fromNaber who was armed with spear"
'.You have taken my horse,"7 said the
latter. sSince heaven has willedlit.a l
Wish you joy of it; bp. | do conf ure
you never to tell any one how you OBJ
lained It," .And Why noif' asked Daher.
Beca use, said the noble Arab, SAM
other man mightube really i'll. aud men
wopld fear TO help him. You would be
he cause Of many refusing to perform
an act Of charity, for fear OF being
dnped as | have BEEN Struck with
shame at these words. Daher was Silent
for-a moment. then springiag from the
|hsrse.5 retu rnedit 10 it's wner, embrac-
ling him. Naber made him accompany
him to his tent, where they spent few
days together and became fast friends
for life.
Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1853-07-22

The human body can be brought 20 en-
.dure heat OF $50 degrees Of Fahrenheit.
The experiment has been tried success
fclly in this country.
Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1853-07-22

sTHs color of mourning dress among
the Chinese aa0 Siamese iswhite with
the Turks blue and yioleta; Ethiopians
gray; Peruvians mouse color |; sJapa nese.
and Persians brown; Eggptians yellow. )
Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1853-07-22

THE man .whobcannoi5 forgive, breaks
the bridge over which he and him sell
might pass to heaven Is
Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1853-07-22

In the year 1910, shower of stones
fell a, Padua, Italy One OF these stones
weighed 100 pounds.
Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1853-07-22

FHE atmospheric pressure on thesur-
face OF the earth is near IS lbs. per
square inch. The weight or pressure Of
water, is about seven ounces per square
inch for every foot of its dep,h-645
cubic feet Of atmospheric air. are as
heavy as one cubic foot Of water.
Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1853-07-22

I "a
SaoRr CHAPTER on ENToMoLoGY-
Gnats have long legs, tufted antenue.
narrow wings, and light bodies their
larva breathe through the tail !; the fe-
males only attack man, penetrating
The skin by delicate laneenis, sucking the
blood by a proboacis, and returning a
venomous fluid to mollify its food. Mos
quitoes are larger variety; they bear
any degree Of heator cold. Their wings
vribrate 5000 times per minute. In
warm climates they are very venomous
and powerful, and there is a story that
they pierced through Gen. Washinglon's
boots; the horse chesnut, is said to drive
1 them away. The Diurna or Butterflies
kee their wings vertical in reposs. They
have two large eyes, each composed of
OIL, 900 convex lenses. Their cat!erpil-
lars have l6 feei, IL minutes eyes, so
nerves, and a he occupying nearly
the whole body. The common house.hy
makes 600 strokes per second with its
wings, and passes over five feet.
Delisle saw very minute fly run
three inches in semi-second, making
$40, steps. BOTTLES have no mouth,
are very hairy, and of a brown color;
they arc seldom seen, as they live but
short time, but the Larvae are always
found in living animals, burrowing INTO
flesh and causing tunors. One species
is appre priated 10 man and penetrates
the abdomen.
Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1853-07-22

INSECT LIFE. The purpose for xhich
the legs are put into requisition are, as
will be easily guessed. for walking OF
running, for Jumping, or climbing, and
for swimming. Most Surprising, in
all these respects, is the degree OF agii-
ity and swiftnesss with which it has
pleased The Divine Creator to endow
those insect organs. Mr.. Delisle once
observed a ay, only'as large as a grain
of sand, which ran three inches in half q
second. aud in thai space made, The enor-
nous number OF Ire huadfed and forty
Steps. If man was able to walk as
fast. in proportion to his size, suppo-
sing his step 10 measure two feet, he
would In the course of minute have
run upwards Of twenty miles, a task far
surprising our express railroad engines.
OF lhe famous s,Seven League Boots''
recorded in the nursery fable. In leap
ing, also, insects far excel man, or any
other animal whatsoever. The flea eau
leap two hundred yinles its own length;
SO also can the locust. Ifaman were six
feet high, aud could leap in proportion
to one Of these insects. he might stand
a, Bow Church, in Cheap side, leap up
into the air overAhe top ST. Paul's cross.
and alight at the bottom Of Ludga,e- hill.
which would be something more Won
deriul than it hasever entered into thu,
minds of the writers OF fairy tales tos
conceive.
Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1853-07-22

LlGHrNiHG.--W We publish the follow.
ing as. appropriate 10 the present sea-
sou "Mr. Merriam Of New York, dis
tinguishel scientific writer aud practi-
cal philosopher, says thar persons Struck
by lightning should not be given up as
dead for at leIst three hours. they should
be drenched freely with cold water. aud
il this fails to produce restoration. then
add salt, and continue the drenching
for another hour. afA
Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1853-07-22
-~IN ADVANCE
VOL. mo. 8.
CURIOUS AND SCIENTIFIC.


HUMAN SrRENGTH.-Th feats which
imme diately follow raiate 10 Thomas Top
ham, who exhibited zbouta century ago.
being 81 years al age, feet 10 inches
high -. tlayios RUBBED his fingers
with coal ashes, q, keep them from slip
ping. he rolled up very strong and large
pewter pinie.-2 Having laid seven
or eight short and strong pieces oitobac-
co pipe on the first and third finger, he
broke them by the force Of his middle
| fingers. He broke the bowl Of "A
strong tobacco pipe placed between his
fingers together sideways II. Having
thrust such anot ther boIzunderh gra.
ter, his legs being ebenr, he broke it TO
pieces by the tendons of mis- hams with
out alse ring the bending OF his legs.-5.
lie lifted with his teeth. aud held III
a.horizontal position for considerable
time, liable six feet long, with half
hundred weight hanging at the end oft.
The feet Of the table rested against his
knees.-6. Holding ia his right hand
an iron ki;chen-poker, three feet long
and three inches round, he struck upon
his bare left arm, between The elbow and
the wrist, Till he bent the poker TO nearly
| a right angle.-7. Taking similar po@
ker, and holding the ends OF 1T in his
hands, and the middle against the back OF
his neck, he brought both ends together
be.ore him, and he then pulled italmost
straight again. This last feat was the
most difflcpll, hsssn De muscles which
separate 80 Fzantally from each
her SO slfong as those which
bs5n Ihem together IS. He broke a
frope about two inches in circumference,
which was wound partly about cylinder
! four inches in diameter, having fastened
the other end Of il to straps that went over
| his shonlder-9. DIR. Desagulie.s saw
| him lift rolling-stone of about sou
los. weight, with his hand only, stan
ding in frame above il, and taking
hold frame fastened 10 it. Hence DIR.
Desaeuliers gives the following relative
view Of the Strengths of individuals:
Strength of the weakest men, 125 lbs,
" g very strong men. 400
. Topham, 800
The weight of Fopham was abou: 600.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1853-01-21
East Tenn. & Ga. Rail Road,
CALI, STOCK,

A CALL of Fire Dollars on each share Of
"A unpaid Stock Of the East Tennessee and
Georgia Rail Road Company, is required to be
paid on the LIST day Of March next. Also Five
Dollurs on each share on the lst of April next.
Also, Fire Dollars on each share on the I'd
dav of May next. Also, Fire Dollars OH each
share on the lst day Of June next. Also, Fire
Dollars on each share on the LIST day Of July
next. Payments TO be made to the Treasurer
of the Company at the Rail Road Office in
Athens, or to II. A. NJ. White, Esq, Knoxville,
Tenn. TIIOS II. CALLAWAY, PresL
Athens, Jan. 81, ls53-td 226
~ The Register, Wing, and Statesman
Knoxville; and Free Press, Loudon, will please
| copy.
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co M NJ Err CIAL.
AUGUSTA MARKET,
Prepared for the Post by Baker d Hilcor,
WHOLESALE GROCERY MERCHANTS, AUGUSTA, CA.

AUGUSTA, Jan. II, 1853.
During past week many merchants and
planters have been in our market. Produce
of nll kinds commands fair prices, and the
quantity of Goods sold was sufficient to
cause much activity amongst the merchants,
without however, any change in prices of
Groceries or other articles. Merchants here
are preparing themselves on large scale for
an early Spring business. ..
The quantity of Cotton received here since
September LIST has been much larger than to
same time last year; middling fair quality is
worth 10 a lOi; fully fair l0ic.
Corn sells at IS sec per busllel, sacks in
cluded. ....
Oats 37} 4Oc, without sacks.
Peas G2ac per bushel.
Good new Lard II l2lc.
Feathers "a n 35c and scarce.
Hogs It n H., nett.
Tennessee Butter. good quality. 1Sc,
Bceves-Good stabilized Beef is worth SIC.
Several small droves have been sold during
the past week at that price. "
Bacon-No new Bacon yet in market, con.
scoucntly prices are nominal. A few small
lots would probably find purchasers. 'if prop
erly cut and well dried" at about l2c per Id.
The demand for this article will for some
weeks yet be confined to city consumption.
Tennessee Hay of good quality would find
purchasers Mt $3.50 per hundred.
Exchange OH the North at par by all our
Banks.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1853-01-21
10" Tho New York Tribune says :-"The

~" The New York Tribune says:-"The
commercial interest of this city and Of Bos-
ton particularly, threw its influence and its
votes, to u very considerable extent, into the
scale of Gen. Pierce at the late Presidential
election. Gen. Scott and the Wing party
were not good enough or sound enough
for this great conservative interest Of the
country, and so it went over to Locofocoism.
The Washington Union now taunts the mer-
chants with their apostacy, and thus con-
tcmptuously alludcs to the motives which
undoubtedly nctuated them. In speaking OF
the commercial interest it characteristics it rs
an interest vhich has erer been arersc To any
political change not aro,cedly for its omn az
grandisemem.' Isn't this gracious way of
acknowledging such service rs this interest
performed for the Democratic party! Cen
tlcmcn, we fear there will b. found among
the old friends whom you deserted when
you threw yourselves into the arms of that
party which now treats your tcrgivcrsation
with scorn and contempt, those who will
laugh at your calamitics, and mock when
your fear cometll."
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1853-01-21
Money! Wanted.

1 IL who have unsettled accounts with the
n undersigned for the years 1851 and 1852,
will please make payment Mt their earliest
convenience. either by cash or note. -.
on hand at very reduced price, to make
room for an early Spring stock
on" Bacon, Lard, Corn, Flour, Feathers
DC, taken in payment Of accounts or in ex
change for Goods. j. II. WELLS.
Calhoun, Jan. 81, ls53-4t 226
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1853-01-21
Land Sa e.

DCRSJANT TO decree rendered in the
i Chancery Court at Madisonville, will.
on Monday, the 7th day Of March. 1881. sell
ut public cutlery. TO the highest bidder. at the
Courthouse in Madisonville. on . credit o.
six. twelve and eighteen months the Lands o.
which william B. Craighead died. seized and
noe,essed. in Monroe county. Tenn. Said
Lands. consisting Of about 900 acres. will be
sold in lot. TO suit purchasers. Bond and So
curity will be required. ..
Jan. 81. issa-,d Frs fec ~ e"S
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1853-01-21
Groceries! Groceries
PRODUCE.-PHODUCE.

no THE CHANTS, TRADERS
AND FARMERS of TENNESSEE.
WE have made an arrangement by which
w we can purchase Groceries in small
lots, suitable for the Tennessee trade, at ,rhole
sale prices.
Orders will be filled on most favorable
terms for Cash, Produce, or prompt pay on
short time.
Savannah is the market for Tennesseeans to
buy their Groceries, rs we'll as sell their Pro-
lucc. HARRIS W.
Savannah, Ga. Jan. 81, lS53-3m 226
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NJ. r. MAY, NJ. D.,
URGEON AND PHYSICAL n,
ATHENS, TENN.
ID ESPECTFULLY tenders his professional
IL services to the public.
Jan. II, lS53-tf 225
Chancery Court at Cleveland.
Robert NJ. Swan,

Isaac \. Swan, Samuel q. Swan and William
II. Swan.
TT appearing that Samuel G. Swan is nom
/ resident Of the State OF Tennessee, SO that
the ordinary process Of the Court cannot be
served upon him. therefore it is ordered that
publication he made for four weeks in the
Athens Post, requiring the snid defendant to
appear at the next Chancery Court to be held
at the Courthouse in Cleveland, on the 4tll
Monday of February next, and answer com.
plainants bill, or Judgment pro eonfesso will
be entered against him and the cause set for
hearing or parte. JAMES BERRY, CD W.
by B. FRANK STorT, D. C. N.
Jan. Ii, lS53-4t Prs fee So 225
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1853-01-21

A WoRD TO LITTLE GlRLs.-Who is love-
". 1t is the girl who drops sweet words,
kind remarks, and pleasant smiles, rs she
masses along; who has kind word for every
boy or girl she meets in trouble, and Kind
hand to help her companions out of difficulty;
she never scolds, never contends, and never
leases her mother, nor seeks in any way to
diminish, but always to increase her happi-
ness. Would it not please you to pick up
string of pearls, drops OF gold, diamonds, OF
precious stones, rs you pass along The street,
But these are the precious stones that can
never be lost. Extend u friendly hand to tho
friendless. Smile on the sud and detected
Sympathizc with those in trouble. Strive
everywhere to diffnsc around you sunshine
and joy. ii you do this, you will be sure to
b. beloved. .-. ..t r...l..-. .-.... ...tH.