Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1854-05-17
Another Caleb Quoteni.

The Editor of the Council 9luffs (Towa)
Bugls 10 the only living lump of mortality Of
whom We have ever read, who Appropriated
ANYTHING near us, in the number aud variety
ofoccupations which he has followed. during a
short and eventful life He has been emphaL-
icaIly "man of business" whether "busl-
ness man." or not, and for one Of thirty. five
years, does very well but we are still ahead Of
him as we shall show.
We commenced life fifty years ago this very
day. april 81 farmers son; devoted the first
wears Of life to that business, and going to
school; at the age of eleven, we were wool
carder; at twelve brick maker; at thirteen a
farmer again; at fourteen, chair maker; at fif.
teen, q carp enter at sIxteen,a day laborer; at
seventeen q merchants clerk; at nineteen, q
painter and auctioneer; at twenty two ner.
chant aud husband; at twenty three, "A father;
At twenty six a horse trader; al twenty seven,
a widowef; at twenty eight, an editor; at TWEEN.
ty nine a husband again lat thirty. an emigrant
to the West full of hope and ambition. While
there sold goods to the natives, taught school,
built brick chimneys. worked at carpentering,
painting. petifoging, and various other bran.
ches of business, served as Postmaster and
justice of the Peace, also as supervisor Of roads
and overseer of the Poor; started newspaper
kept tavern; hunted deer, and went fishing.
At thirty three we became uidower sec
oud time, returned to our old home sec
oud time re urned to a second home in
Ohio with q family of little minnows, went
to merchandising again, and finally to keeping
Family Grocery store, married a third time,
~ thirty.fve, was victimized by wing pros
cription, soon after went 10 teaching school,
but soon became tired of that mounted the tri-
pod again in 1910, and have been mostly en-
gagged in the publication of newspapers and
skinning coons since that period, dealing &C.
casionally in patent corn shelters, aud other
yankee filings.
In 1882 We published the H,ghl and Demo
crat; in 1893, the Peoples Advocate; in 1884,
the Working Mans Advocate; 1887, the Peru
Forester; in lS40 the Fayette Democrat; lS4l
the Ohio Messenger; in 1912. the Circeville
Waterman, and an Extra; in l843, the Ohio
Eagle ant Democratic Lash lin l844, the Wash
ington Aurora and the Democratic Guard,
In lS45, the Piketonian, at Piketon. Pike coun.
ty OHIO, on the Turnpike.
In 1886 we were a volunteer for Mexico; but
our company being rejected. we took up the
line Of March for Kentucky. planted the flag
at Flemingsburg; and there it was that We pub
lshed the little Hornet, and had the satisfac
ton of seeing Whiggery cave in. IN its strong
hold. That District being redeemed, we next
moved to Naysville, where we continued to
publish the flag until November. 1851, when
we were prevailed on to remove its pu6llca
ton to Newport. and from that place we chan
ged 1t to Covington, in the spring of 1852. In
1853, we sold the Flag aud established the
Penannt. at oaducah; and after continuing it
about six months, Qong enough for it to stand
alone,) we purchased the Flag and establish
ed it in Paris, March LIST, 1854, where we are
now holding forth to "mixed audience" Of
Democrats and Wings. and making as good
paper as can be found in the city
We have never been political aspirant-
was candidate for the Legislature once, but
declined, because others were more eager for
the konors and emoluments. We have, how
ever. held various military offices, from First
Orderly up. and can feicitate ourselves upon
having as many titles of that sort, as any man
living. In one part Of the country we are call
ed Captain, in another Major; in another
Squire; and here. in Kentucky, they dub US
Colonel. We have been three times married.
and eleven children have been the result Six
of these are Ii, ing and all as fair looking spec
linens Of humanity as are generally turned out
and some of them able to do good service for
their country. We never had but one store in
operation at time; but We have had almost
as many of them, as we have bad Printing
Officer. and we may add, that We have been
extensively engaged in the Hating and Sad
ding business and various other pursuits but
have never yet been able to make great deal
of money!
Though peaceable end well disposed. gene
rally, we have had to fight many hard battles,
with the pen.) aud We may safely say that no
man living has been ..mads:,he subject of more
uDprovoked, unmerited. and unjust denuncia-
tions. scrrrility, :and blackguardism from
political antagonists. We have thus far sur.
vived it ali. and are going on our way rejoic-
ing in the belief that "there is a better day
coming" and that we shall yet live to see the
little fishes "well to do in the world" aad
Old Kentucky redeemed from Whggery.
Now this is not half but If our Council
Bluff cotemporary or any other living Knight
Of the quill and scissors' can beat US in the
way of variety in former occupations. We shall
have 10 try it again. The above is no fancy
sketch, but true q gospel.-Kentucky State
Flag.