Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1853-11-04

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lIa fPpo, duE-s tbs lass csn'ary, suier p,s~tl
onstans emp oymsnt for the rArross Of q,
qaa.H We nsrehssts pitnt - asristl of sheir yc.
e's ht Scanderoon. The impatisrce Of tx az ;msl
is Young was hers taken adseatsss Of, as an aa
d''onal spiase.te procure its q & returp. The.
ssu'a tssfx TEN Aisxandsssse in tan hsua,isrs
ION fsziaa,---.biriy iaya$f5;sHrpe tv-
+ lays. From scandsreoa,a wAicA = 1xx~, sissan
for.y iaasnas, they Sq.irel saiE I'D hcst
anss half u, tsrrs hepr: kte is rcls
yea % an Alaepo. merchant, who hy11x sccIe,taii,
k'ea one VI taess fsashersi messengers was the frs
learn that seasctyof gals prsvsils in Il resnd
And' preadng hy thsa in.elIise~cr, made srfed,
uanssct'on, by which be eairedIa 5000 ernHps. To
SsrSs tho end Of theiass cent
pigeons from Aiexaneretfa end b. sdai was l,,s
On account of the frequent dessrs1c ion Of them y n,
Aurd robbers. The practcs wa, rpors ,a.e,,,,, i
vogue among tie Da.sh merchants, for thu purno.
% anticipating the ordinary r,sausos convsyance in
'ne rece'ps OF stock integerc. by which they often
consicerabie For this rsasan thers is
no huropfau csuntry besides Turkey. In wbics car
'ier-p'geons are Sc numerous IN Holland and Bel
gum. Two inferior varieties called the drs COON
snd the hersernsn, have ais, hcen cultivated 10 con
siderable extent In England, but chiefly fsr the graft.
n'aon OF shs national propensity to bettir g. or as
aepartnent OF SPORT. Tho author already auotsd
says; "a Gentleman of my acquaintance having a
small wager depenaing, sent draeoon nv III, s,sce
coach, to his friend at ST. imunds Aart. together
with note, desiring that the pigeon two day after
ie arrival there, nigh. be thrown up precisely WHEN
the town-cocE stru * nine IN the morniag which was
accorting'y exscuted, and the pigeon arrived in Lon
don and few to the sign of the Bull Ion in Bishops
gate street, into The of and was tlro shown at half
an bour past eleven O'Clock the same morning on
which ne had been thrown up ct St Edmund = Bury
having fown ~ miles In ~ hours tho wager wa !
confirmed ny letter sent by the next post from the
person at st Elmund's Bury. II could, /" adds the
au hor, "relate several riurs exploits of this nature
cerfarmed BY dragoous-plrticuiarly OF their s,inr
thrown up and returning homo by moon,ight-hut tha
above my be thought suit ,ient." Among other pur
poses to which the carrier pigeons bavs been applied
IN England, was tAat OF announcing executions at
rybura to those distance who were interested in the
suing parties and thought they had reas, to hops
For a repreve. ore p
o. the llth of July, 1919, great experiment wa
performed with these animals between Lnpdon and
Antwerp. Thirs5-two pigeons, with the word AIT
werp marked on their. wings, ard which had been
r'ared 10 that city let loose in London at seven
e'ciock in the morning, after having their wings
counter msrk.d with the pas Of the British metrop
oils The same day, towards noon, ono arrived AZ
home, and obtained tie fret prize; quarter of an
hour after. another arrived, and gained the second
prz' The following day, twelve Others arrived.
making IA in all or the fate Of the rest, no record
has come undsr cur notice.
a In july 1929. another experiment was made in
eonssq1enc, oewagsrs rad at Marich be. ye.s sorae
merchants there, that pigeons taken to London uou,d
when let loose return in six hours pigeons
were brought to1,anArn shd after kgl marx
ss were thrown up st 2sminuses pan (Sn tho MON
ing. II any ere of the number had arrived at Mes.
tr'ch' within hsurs, the principal wager which was
for 10000 sui'dsrs, would have bsen gained bnt
in concequorce IL suppased of heavy rain, the
first did not arrive until st hours fram the time when
1t left L'rdon, having. nevertheless travelled at the
rate of As miles an hou-, assuming that the iu-psv
performed 10 straight lire The 81 arrived in
hours and 10 minutes. the 81 In hours the 4h in n
h'urs. and, in four DAYS more than 90 had reached
Nn''richt. II need hardly be adiei that the dis.ov
cry Of the electric telegraph in eonncstiou with rail
way travelling. has almost ensire'v suoerseied the
use of the carrier pigeon. Thus from time to time
has man reason to admire the wonderful resources Of
nature. and feel renewed gratitude for her bountie
Rnins OF the Mormon Temple and the Zen.
1900 rians.
B,fore'fhe rmon temple was kurnt, IL was ne srly
finished Nyw all that remains is the end facing the
river. and this is for few miles back In the
country, and at distance on The river below and
above. 1t was hull. of limestone the outside hewn
AMI carved. exhibiting some of the most beautiful
figures that ever made on stone. The location
fr the city considered of Me best on the river
Il s on point of lard formed ny great bend in the
river, overlooking quite portion Of iowa. A con-
siderable part Of tho city is below the blu yet so
high that it is never inundated. The present numte-
Of inhabitants is about 1000, and there is but one
evangelical meeting and this il the Methodist. Ta
Catholics have meeting in the place.
The ruins of the templ, are not the only ruins
Many OF the brick houses in the b,ck part of the city
are deserted and the remains Of many burnt houses
esn'inue on the grounds. Had tie M,rmous, even
With their humbug. candueted little better. this
would have been great place. MIST OF the Villages
in this county were under their cen.rol.
Joe Smi'h's widaw has married and lives in the
city. Sae and her husband keep the Mansion House.
Her Older, son Is sbou. twenty wears Of ags Tbey
have no fellows bip With Mnrmcpi ism.
YANKEE An airly start
makes easy stages.
II ain't them that stare the mos, that
see the best. | guess. @
It's better never to wipe child's nose
at all than 10 wiring i, off,
When a fellow winks till his cal gets
married, guess it's little too late to
pop the question then.
I'd rather keep critter whose faults
| do know. than change him for q beas,
whose faults don't know.
Natur is na;ur wherever you find it,
in rags or in kings robe-where butter
is spread with the thumb aswell as wit h