davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1857-06-04
The St Charles Intelligencer is much

The St Charles Intelligencer is much
improved in appearance since it's en-
largemcnt. The mechanical execution
of this paper has, from the first, been
superb, and though neutral in politics,
it yet takes a decided stand for gene
raj diffusion Of knowledge, and the
inculcation of sound and healthful
moral sentiment.
The Mitchell County Republican,
from which we clip the above highly
complimentary notice of the "Intelli-
gencer," is sterling Republican sheet
published at Mitchell, Mitchell Co.,
Iowa. This paper receives the hearty
support of the Republican party OF
Mitchell county, and is the terror Of
the rival town of Usage as we'll as OF
the Usage Democrat. "Long may it
wave"
St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1857-06-04

"That which thou hast to do, do it
with all thy might said clergyman
to his son one morning. So l did
this morning." replied Bill, with tri-
umphant CLEAN in his eye. All, what
was it, darling?" and the fathers
hand ran through his oflspring's curls.
"Why, l whipped Jack Edmonds till
he yelled like thunder; you should a
hearn him boiler, dad !" dad" look
ed unhappy while he explained that
the precept did not apply to any act
like that, and concluded mildly with
"You should not have done that my
child" "Then he'd whipped me-"
retorted Bill. Better" expostulated
the sire, "for you to have fed from
the wrath to come" "Yes, but" ar
gued Bill, by way of final clincher,
Jack can run twice as fast as can"
The good man sighed, went into his
study, took up pen and endeavored
to compose himself.
St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1857-06-04

THREsHING OUT DEBrs.-A mercantile
firm in Illinois, well known to us,
finding on their books large amount
of unsettled accounts against farmers,
looming in slow" resolved upon the
following expedient to fetch 'em to
terms" Having a good pair Of work
ing horses, it was decided that one of
the partners should purchase and take
command of Threshing Machine,
visit every farmer indebted to them,
thresh out his wheat, then take their
pay, and go to the next upon the same
errand. The plan succeeded well.
1t is unnecessary for US to say that
the firm we allude to, is in good credit
in New York, and will doubtless con-
tinue to be. In view of these facts,
we would say to all Western mer-
chants, if the farmers don't pay,
thresh 'em out."-N. Y Independent.
St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1857-06-04

PUBLISHING NEwsPAPERs.-Thu
Weed, the veteran editor of the Alba
ny Journal, recently said to person
who applied to him for advice with re-
gard to starting newspaper: with
all my experience l should shuddcr at
undertaking new paper. 1t is as
difficult of creation as State" Who
that has undertaken the work has not
realized the full truth of this remark
And yet how many there are, who al
any slight misstep, whether fancied OIL
real, will denounce the editor and his
press, and threaten to set up an oppo
sition one, or in some way strive tc
destroy or injure his business!
St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1857-06-04
Ohio and Mississippi r. R. Celebration.

The grand Railroad Celebration at
Cincinnati and st. Louis, which Is an
nounccd fer the first of this month,
promises to be very interesting at
fair. The Atlantic and Mississippi
line of road, leading through Cincin-
natl from Baltimore to st. Louis, by
route through Marietta, is then to be
formally opened. The part between
Marietta and Cincinnati was opened
on the 4th of the last month. The
excursion trains will leave Cincinnati
and st. Louis on the morning of Thurs
day June 4th, and meet at Vincennes
whence the guests can proceed either
to st. Louis or Cincinnati, as the spir-
it may move. As the great majority
of the guests will probably come from
the east, Cincinnati will doubtless be
overfowed on the Sd and st. Louis on
the 5th of June.
The President of the United States
has been invited, but has declined
the members Of the Cabinet have sew
eral of them signified their acceptance
and many other distinguished person
ages at Washington will also be pres
ent. The editors of the principal pa
pers from all parts of the Northern
and Middle States, and from the prin
cipal cities Of the Union have receiv
ed complimentary tickets, and will b.
present either in person or by cores
pondents. On the whole, therefore, il
will be one of the most important rail
road celebrations which has recently
occurred. Advantage will doubtless
be taken by the guests of the libe
rality of other roads to extend theil
excursions over other portions of the
great West. The time allowed is am
pie for hasty run over many Of the
Western and Middle States, for all
the roads between St. Louis and New
York have agreed to "pass" tn,
guests of the Ohio and Mississippi
road on any day after the 26th of Ma,
going out, and before the 10th of Jun
E returning.
St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1857-06-04
Scarcity Of Grain.
DemOincs, Nav Q, 1857

Demoincs, May Q, 1857.
The scarcity Of grain, and all kinds
of feed for man and beast, between
Kenknk and .Dcmnines is mnch great
err than is generally supposed. After
leaving Keokuk it is scarcely possible
to find hay or straw for horses at any
of the hotels, and by the time they
reach Demoines one will have ceased
even inquiring for those articles, sc
necessary for the comfort of stock.
At Eddyvillc corn could be found at
81 and 81 ,25 per bushel, and as teams
proftably haul from that place to this,
the prices here are not to be SO much
wondered at. Here corn is considered
cheap at 81, and can scarcely be had
at that. ! hear of q man selling to-day
a small quantity at $2,75, and it is
reported that S. is the regular price
in many places between this place and
Council Bluffs.
A wealthy farmer near this place,
who has taken a great deal of pains
in raising fancy stock heretofore, has
had to sell out to keep from starving
out; and a gentleman informs me to.
day that he feeds his carriage horses
wholly on wheat. But as spring
seems at length to have fairly opened,
(and the weather never was more de.
lightful than it has been the past
week, the grazing must soon be good.
Indeed the grass is commencing to
look quite green on the prairies, but
dead horses and cattle along the road
have been ordinary sights. Wheat
seems to be nearly as scarce as corn
and hay. Flour is selling at S. and
IS, so per hundred, and prospect of
further advance in prices. Notwith
standing all these immense drawbacks
the immigration seems steadily coming
in, and the country increasing in
wealth and population most prodig
iously.
St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1857-06-04

Commenting upon the high tone of
Indignation assumed by the Virginia
papers in reference to Eli Thayer's
contemplated Eruption of live Yam
KEGS, the Baltimore Clipper says:
"They need not boot at the idea,
however, of having no waste lands to
sell at So an acre. A real estate agent
in this city has 5000 acres of good
land on hand, which he would like
very much to dispose of; another
1900; and still another $4,000 ;
making in the aggregate, 35 900 acres,
some Of which may be bought by the
section, at two drinks an acre, l2s
cents, and on time at that. Facts are
stubborn things, and the truth is not
always palatable.
St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1857-06-04

Our readers are well aware that we have new
er advertised patent mcdicines-but we now
publish an advertisement of Ayers Pills, not
because we are paid for it alone, but because
honestly b"liave that nr .'.r is nn.. Of the
best Physicians and Chemists Of the age, and
because we know from experience that his
Cherry Pectoral is the best medicine for cough
that was ever invented We have been cured
by it of severe Bronchitis, and have given il
to our family with unfailing success for Colds,
Coughs, Whooping Cough, Group, &c. Oul
Neighbors who have tried these Pills represent
them as an extraordinary good medicine -
Democrat, Mc.4rthur, Vinton Co., 38ml
St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1857-06-04

Travel is extremely great, and stran'
gers daily throng our streets. Our
hotels, four in number, and the best
that any place in northern Iowa car
boast Of, are all crowded. Coach after
coach arrives, from Dubuque and Nc
Oregon on the east, and from Bradford
st. Charles, Usage and other towns OF
the west, all heavily freighted will
passengers and their baggage. Ou'
steam Touring mill is doing smashing
business, and many who have been
getting their grinding done elsewhere
will fluid it convenient and advantage
GUS to patronize it West Union Pho
neer.
St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1857-06-04

A mans fortunes are in a manner
in the hands Of his wife, inasmuch as
his own power Of exertion depends
upon her. His moral strength is in.
conceivably increased by her sympa.
thy, her counsel, her aid. She can
aid him much by relieving him of every
care which she is capable of taking on
herself. His own employments are
usually such as to require his whole
time and his whole mind.
St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1857-06-04

The Norfolk (Va) Southern Argu
looks upon the projected emigration
from the Northern States in a yer,
mattcr-offact light. 1t thinks thu
Southern journals who arc going into
Mysteries over the anticipated invasion
are "quite too sensitive on the sub
iect of Southern institutions" and arc
making themselves ridiculous in the
eyes of all sensible people abroad
1t thinks the enterprise will not pay.
The lands of Western Virginia cannot
be cleared, except at great expense,
and in Eastern Virginia, lands which
remunerate the cultivator for his labor
could not be procured except at high
prices, and consequently would afford
no speculation. Worn out lands and
those of light soils, but capable OF
Improvement, can be purchased at low
rates, but these would require capital
at the outset to improve them
What" the Argus asks, "would Pad
dy or a German, or even Yankee do
besides starve if he was put upon a
hundred acres of land, without money,
when the land was SO poor that it
would not produce over five bushels
of corn to the acre, without at first an
outlay of from six dollars to ten dol
lars per acre. But if all these were
overcome, and two or three or ever
ten thousand Northerners became 10
Gated in Virginia, there would still be
no danger. They would have an in
terest in the soil and an interest in
the prosperity Of the State, and this
would prevent them from doing any
rash act, even if they were Abolition
lists. The Argus concludes
1--WE would say, therefore, to Ell
Thayer and his company: Send or
your settlers. If you send us neither
paupers nor thieves we will welcome
them, and IN six months zoe will conreyl
them all to our o,rn faiM. We have
many such among us already, pro
slavery men and Shareholders, and
the only fault we have to find will
them is that they are rather serere masters
but acs Acpe to cure them Of eren that fail
in time.
Let the cry be Southwark no! w
are ready for you"
St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1857-06-04

HELP HlM.-Thc editor of the New
Orleans "Orleanian declares to the
following hard FIX
"One little garden patch" Of ours
has been very profitable this season
The snails ate up the cucumbers-the
chickens ate up the snails-the neigh
bors' cats ate up the chickens, and We
are now in search of something that
will cat up the cats
St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1857-06-04
Kansas Cities.
A correspondent writes =

"A SoliCSppIluSht
"Thc chief business in Kansas at
present is LAYING out towns and specu-
iating in town shares. To found
city used to be great exploit, but the
Kansas people make nothing of it
Every man with any ambition lays
out a city. You meet a friend at sup
per, and he remarks that he has just
been to lay out town, and offers to
sell you some lots on very advanta-
geOus terms. You suggest ride for
the next day, and he finds on looking
at his memorandum book that he has
an engagement to go and lay out a
town that day. Most of these towns
have finely engraved Maps, on which
streets, parks, markets and wards are
all exhibited in great style. The walls
of the hotels and saloons are generally
papered with these Maps.
One of these towns is usually dlvl-
ded into five hundred sharcs-each
share emitting the holder to draw ten
lots. Then the wonderful advantages
of the town are set forth in newspa-
pers, and in various ways, and the
shares soon 60 up to five hundred dol
lars apiece, while there are not half a
dozen buildings in the whole city
These cities are springing up so fast
that it is feared there will soon be nc
land left for agricultural purposes.
There is Of course brisk compe
tition between rival cities, and it il
amusing to see the expedients which
are resorted to for building up one
town and pulling down another. One
river town will hire a steamboat cap
tain to run his boat aground in making
the landing of another town. You in.
quire of the champion Of some little
town about Leavenworth, the largest
town in the Territory, and he will be
very likely to deny there is any such
town in the Territory"
Human nature appears to be about
the same the world over, and here in
the Cedar River Valley it exhibits it.
self very much as i does in Kansas
only little more so. St. Charles is
well known by all who have seen il
to be the best and most important
point in the upper Cedar Valley, ant
yet the denizens Of neighboring town
will tell strangers that it is "an OF
scure place, low sunken hole, full O
fever and ague, and all manner of die
eases; that no business is doing there
and the place can never be anything
but this place, gentlemen, IS to be on
of the greatest points in all the West
true blooded "twin sister" of Chics
. go, &C., &c.-walk out with me an
look at some lots the most desirabl
in town going with a rush wort
, $500 to-day; in two weeks they wi
, bring a $1,000. Here is to be the jun
!, ton of all the railroads in christendon
and there is to be the depot I'd ratl
, er you wouldn't take the lots, for l ca
make more money to keep them f; bu
then will let you have them becaus
l want you to be accommodated an
, have an interest here" The gulls ar
caught, but the more cautious an
knowing ones conclude they will 6
on to St. Charles.
St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1857-06-04

REMEMBER. Wells Pectoral Syrup is based
on new principles That it is the most effec-
tual remedy for coughs, colds and consumption
ever used is generally admitted. Success at
tends its use everywhere. and thousands are
now healthy that would have died with con-
sumption but for timely use of Wells Pectoral
Syrup. f. M. Wells proprietor, Chicago.
Price 81 per bottle, or S. per half dozen
25c, soc, and 81.
Sold in st. Charles by Hildreth & Carver,
and Z. A. Haskell, and by one or more agents
in every CITY and town
St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1857-06-04

Recent testimony from Amos Chapman, New
Plymouth, Ohio, Nov. 10th, 1856, who says
/" 1 am entirely out of both DR.. Halls Balsam
and Bakers Panacea. ] want You to send me
a good large supply of each. They give the
best satisfaction of any medicines l have ever
sold.' Call upon the agent for this place and
get an almanac for 1857, gratis. In it you
will find large number Of certificates of won
derful cures.
Price of Balsam, 81 per bottle, and for IS.
Panacea, 25c, Soc, and 81 per bottle.
For sale in ST. Charles by L. A. Haskell
St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1857-06-04

Much has been said of late in regard to Prof
Woods Hair Restorative, and it is, no doubt
all it is represented to bc. 1t is an article com
pounded upon the most scientific principles,
acting upon the hair like an April shower upon
vegetation, causing it to grow, become thick
and glossy, and if it is gray, to change it to it,
original color after a few days application
Sold in st. Charles by E. A. Haskell.
St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1857-06-04
Total. 254
Majority for Railroad Stock, 167.

In to-day's paper will be found the
advertisement of A. H. Burley & Co.,
Chicago, Ills, Wholesale and Retail
Dealers in Stationary Blank Books, &c
They manufacture their own blank
books, which for their superiority and
nicely of finish can not be surpassed.
This House is of the first standing
and our dealers would do well to give
them a call, as they offer inducements
which render q trip to the east I'm
necessary.
St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1857-06-04

REPUBLICAN Misunderstanding
worthy paper, published at st. Charles,
by Hildreth g. Carver, at % per year
in advance, has been enlarged, and is
now one of the largest and very best
newspapers published in this section
Of the State.-West Union Pioneer.
Long life and prosperity to brother
Gharky and the Pioneer.
St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1857-06-04
w. I. Goods and Groceries,

Coffee, Tea, Sugar Molasses, Syrups, Spices,
Dried Fruits Preserved Fruits, Raisins, Figs,
Nuts, Tobacco, Cigars, Pipes, Fish, Salt Soap,
Candles, Pickles, Vinegar, Rice, Tapioca, Mac
arOni, Corn Starch, Citron, Zantc Currants,
Pearl Starch, Saieratus, Sup. Carb of Soda,
Sal. Soda, Cream Tartar, Yeast Powders, Nut
meg, Gloves, Mustard, Ginger, Mace, Cassia,
Snuff, Camphor, Matches, Powder, Shot. Lead,
Caps, Pepper Sauce, Sweet Oil, Castor Oil. Sar-
dimes, Oysters, Chocolate, Cocoa, Crackers,
Essences, Confectionery, Perfumery, sc.
St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1857-06-04
Notice.

NOTICE is hereby given that there will be
IN Sealed Proposals received for the Building
Of Bridge across the Cedar River, on Mill
Street, in the village of st. Charles, according
to the plan selected, now in the hands of Dun
can Ferguson, Esq. The estimates for the
structure OF the woodwork and masonry to bc
let singly or jointly, at the discretion of the
committe. Said proposals will be received on
or before the Goth day of June, 1857.
Per order of BUILDING COMMITTEE.
st. Charles, Iowa, May 10, 1857.
St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1857-06-04
MAMMOTH
STATIONERY
Blank Book House.

A. II. BURLEY & CO.,
NO. l22 Lake street, Chicago, III
WHOLESALE and Retail dealers in Staple
w and Fancy Stationery, Blank Books, &c.
Keep constantly on hand, all kinds of blank
books, such as Ledgers, Journals, Day Books,
Cash Books, Check Books, Receipt Books, Bill
Books, Time Books, Sheep covered Memoran-
dunn Pass Books, Tuck Memorandum Books OF
oil sizes and styles. English metallic memo
randum with rubber straps, Bankers Cases.
Note and Bill Cases, in fact every kind and
style of blank book in use, either on
hand or made to order, on very short notice
and in the best manner. We would also cali
attention to our large stock of
Writing Il Blank Book PAPERS
Consisting IN part Of plain and ruled Cap, Letter and
and Imperial papers.
Drawing and Railroad .StatiOaery.
Whatman's DENY, Royal, Super Royal Imperial, Ee-
plant Double Elephant Columbier, Atlas and Antilua
and SO inches wide, Tracing paper in sheets or roll
frozen 4 Sons Profile and Cross Section Papers.
fieid Book, Transit Books, Level Books Camel and
Sable pencils India Ink, Newman's and Windsor New
tons water colors, in half and whole cakes Mathema,i
cal in sets and separate Scales Protracors
Parallel Rules, Pocket Rules &c.
Chesterman's Metallic Tapes,
OF all lengths surveyors Chains SO and feet In length
Any instrument not ON hand when wanted will be order
ed from the east on short notice. and furnished at manu-
facturers Prices,
Office Stationery!
Every variety Of office stationery both Foreign and Do
nestle, kept constantly on hand.
Burley's Celebrated Fountain Pen.
Which for durability elasticity aud irmness are unsur.
PISSED by any other pen in use.
Halls Percussion Presses.
We have the agency for Halls Celebrated Percussion
and Lever Seal Presses the best and most economical
seal press in use for Banks Railroad Offices County
Offices and Notries Public Any orders forwarded 70
us will be attended to with the utmost despatch
Letter Copying Presses,
OF all sizes and styles from the small letter press a,
$3.50 TO the large Railroad way bills SIS with books
70 match Of all sizes.
Blank Book Mandatory.
We have connected with our store a first class Blank
Book Bndery and enabled to furnish ut short no.
uce, any kind Of blank books with or without printed
headings and Of any desired pattern also full assert
ment Of Hnderss stock.
Country Merchants
Are particularly requested call and examine our stock
before going to New York We think In our power
" oner them Inducements to buy Of which will render
trip 10 the east unnecessary All orders promptly at
tended TO by A. H. BIIRI iY q 90 :
Wholesale and Retail Stationers and Blank Book
Manufacturers,
liz Lake Street, Chicago, MS. 3s-ly.
St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1857-06-04

Brown says he has seen rope acalk.
Jones says, Il have seen better than
that, l have seen rail fence" "All
that is nothing" says Smith, II have
seen hot kx." Wonderful age.
St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1857-06-04
RRADFORD. IOWA.

&c. nc. NC.
that are there exposed to view. We might go
on with myriad host of articles that you want
and are bound to go to Coreys and buy, but
come and see and you will be satisfied. We
have every thing you can desire in the way OF
Dry Goods, from a Shilling Calico to Italian
Silks. Dress and Fancy Goods, large and
carefully selected stock, and bound to be sold
cheaper than can be bought at any Regulator
or Emporium, either in this or any other town
in the West.
Our Clothing, Hats, Caps, Boots and Shoes,
are unsurpassed for material, Ayle and dura-
bility, and having bought our goods at the
| lowest wholesale prices and at the best Eastern
| Houses, we are confident that we can offer bet
| ter bargains than have ever been made in the
Cedar Valley.
| We are now receiving fine lot of table and
pocket Cutlery, Tin ware, Wooden and Willow
ware and Groceries of all kinds including Teas,
Coffee, Sugar, Molasses, Starch Saleratus, Gin
namon, Cloves, Pepper, Ginger, Rice, Rasins
| Figs, Confectionaries and SO on and SO FORTH
In fact every thing in the wide world, that il
nice and good in the Grocery line, from that
| nice Golden Syrup, and clear White Sugar, fol
the tidy house. wife, up to those delicious Ma
laga Raisins and "tit bits " for the Children
and "young folks
| Fellow Citizens and Strangers, walk in and
examine our assortment. We are here to sell
goods and make money, and we are bound t.
do it. We are going to get rich for the very
simple reason that every body will trade with
us because we are selling for Just fair living
profit. We are bound to sell as cheap as The
cheapest, and a leetle cheaper
| FOR CASH.
Remember that and come to Corey's Cit,
Exchange, and be suited.
80 l.. COREY.
St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1857-06-04
Vote on the Railroad Question.

An abstract of the votes cast at the
Special Election on the question of
loaning the credit Of the County for
$50, 900 to the Cedar Valley Railroad ::
St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1857-06-04

Heavy and Shelf Hardware, Builders Hard.
vale, Door Latchcs Locks and Knobs, Butts.
Screws, Bolts, Nails, &c. Iron and Steel. Iron
Bars, Anvils, Hammers, Axes, Shovcls. Spades.
Hoes, Hay and Manure Forks, together with
all kinds of Shelf Hardware