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St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1857-06-18

The MornER's Influence. -'sThe sol
id rock which turns the edge of tho
chiscl, bears forever the impress of
the leaf and the acorn, received long.
long since, ere it had become hardened
by time and the elements. If we trace
back to its fountain the mighty torrent
which fertilizcs the land with de-
vastating flood, we shall find it drip
ping in crystal drops from some mossy
creyicc among the distant hills so.
too, the gentle feelings and affections
that enrich and adorn the heart. and
the mighty passions that sweep away
all the barriers of the soul, and desc
late society, have sprung up in the
infant bosom, in the sheltered retire
ment OF home. Il should have been
an atheist said John Randolph, if it
had not been for one recollection, and
that was the memory Of the time when
mydeparted mother used to take my Its
tie hands in hers, and cause me on my
knees to say, Our Father who art in
Heaven ~
St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1857-06-18
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St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1857-06-18
Judge Tahey's Negro Convert.
THE DRED SCOTT DECISION APrLIED.

Slamming the last door Of the first
car and opening that of the second.
the gcntlemanly conductor of the
New York train made his appearance
with his bow and smile, and Tickets,
gentlemen, if you please"
Seated in the front corner, surround
ed by her personal conveniences, such
as a carpet bag, umbrella, big bundle
and little bundle, few apples and
pieces OF cake, was colored lady,
whose face-thc hue of an inverted
saucepan--contrasting with her snow
white ivory and eye-balls, gave that
pleasing African expression which is
so often the type of good nature.
"Ticket, ma'am," says our conduc-
tor, with civility regardless of COM
plexion,
81 hasn't got any," she replied, "but
Use got money, any way and she
began to tumble in her bag, then in
the bundles, searching those articles
through in vain,
"Come, hurry up" exclaimed her
now impatient friend ~ can't wait
all day
Bress you soul, yer don't tink l
find cherry ting in a minnit, but Ise
got money somewhar--must be in dis
yeah cawpet bag and she felt in her
pocket for the key.
"Well, WELL I'll pass through, and
when | get back perhaps you will have
it ready"
1es, sartin," said Dinah but as
he passed along she reached out her
umbrella, and giving him poke upon
the shoulder, asked, 'what you gwine
to charge on freight 2"
Freight what do you want to
know that for 2"
Cause, l does Ise civil, amt | ?"
Well, five cents foot there, now
don't bother me any more, but find
your money!" and he went on his
way.
| There seemed to be a peculiar drol-
lery about the lady's eye and mouth as
the one rolled around in its black sea
of flesh, and the other opened TO give
vent to an involuntary "yah E! ha |"
1t was not long now before she found
!. vi pu.Jsl iiis sissaFsa iliai..,,
= ! She kept .iingling in her hand.
and she kept up her occasional cacchin-
ations.
In due time the conductor returned
Tor her money, and upon extending his
itching palm, was somewhat astonish-
ed at receiving the precise sum of ten
cents.
What do you mean ?" he exclaim-
cd. The fare to New York is five
dollars
las, yas, knows dat, for white
folks-folks achat am foiks--but rsSit,.
body l'sc freight, is. Yah, yah -
foor rule as don't work boff ways five
cents foot, heah they is p said sho !.
extending pair of enormous ambula- :
tors for the inspection of the conduc-
tor and us all.
The norplussed functionary stood
undetermined, for moment, among
the shouts of the passengers, until an
idea OF compromise occurred to him as
he exclaimed "Well, if you arc
freight, take yourself off into the bag
gage car" But even there Dinah was
too much for him, as she replied, Jus
you pick up your freight if you want
to cair um off,
This settled the point. The conduc.
tor vanished and Dinah offered pious
ejaculation "De Lord bress dat ar
'Preme Court, and GIN EN- credit for
five dollar bill, any way |"
St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1857-06-18
GETTING MARRIED..

more than fSur-ScyenthS OF the mar.
riages in Massachusetts, are among
the foreign born. Why is itr For
the most simple of reasons--the for
eign born can afford to get married,
and the native born cannot and this
must be so hong as extravagant modes
Of life continue. In social life there
never was people tending to deeper
and more destructive social corrup-
tion---and that is most evident from
the records of all the courts and the
columns of all the than
Americans. Our fathers used to tell
of the protligacy of Paris their child
rem tell Of the mysteries of New York
"a city not far behind any in Europe.
And making proper allowances for
size, how far is New York ahead of
our other cities and towns? Once was
the time when wife was "help
meat, now in a thousand of cases you
can change the "meat" to "cat," and
make it read more truthfully. We
boast of our system of education ;
we have female high schools, female
colleges, female medical schools,
and female heavens Our girls are
refined, learned, wise they can sing,
dance, play pianos, paint, talk French
and Italian, and all the soft languages,
write poetry, and love like Vcnuscs.
They are ready to be courted at ten
years and can be taken from school
and married at fifteen, and divorced at
twenty. They make splendid shows
on bridal tours, can coquette and hirt
at the watering places, and shine like
angels, at winter parties. But heaven
be kind to the poor wretch that mar
ries in the fashionable circles. What
are they at washing floors ? Oh, we
forget nobody has bare floors now
how vulgar that would be What
are they at making bread and boiling
beef! Why, how thonghtlcss we are
to be sure they will board, or have
servants. What are they at mending
old clothes? But there we are again;
the fashions change so often that no.
body has old clothes but the rag men
and the paper makers now What
are they at washing babies faces and
pinnig up their trowsers And here
is our intolerable Stupidity once more
having children is left to the Irish
What lady thinks of having nasty
children about her now 2--or if she is
SO unfortunate, don't she put them to
wet nurses to begin with, and board
ing schools afterwards We repeat
we have come to point, where
young men hesitate and grow old be-
fore they can marry, and afterwards
keep clear of bankruptcy a,id crime.
What is the consequence? There are
more persons living single life
are there more leading a virtuous
life 1t is time for mothers to know
that the extravaganza they encourage
is destructive of the virtue of their
children that all the foolish expendi-
lures making to rush their daughters
to matrimony, are, instead Of answer
ing that end, tending to destroy the
institution of marriage altogether.
St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1857-06-18
JOSHUA JACKSON,
GENERAL COLLECTING AGENT

ST. CHARLES, FLOYD co. ,......-... IOWA.
Win also pay particular attention to paying
Taxes on Nonresident Lands in Floyd and ad-
Joining Counties. Land Warrants located
lands bought and sold on Commission, &C.,
sc References will be given when required
Of
St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1857-06-18
postru.
Agricultural Ode.

Far back in ages
The plow with wreaths was crowned,
The hands of kings and sages
Entwined the chaplets round,
Till men of spoil
Disdained the toll
BY which the world was nourished,
And blood and pillage were the soil
In which their laurels tiourished.
Now the world her fault despairs--
The guilt that stains her story,
. And weeps her crimes amid the cares
That formed her earliest glory.
The throne shall crumble,
The diadem shall wane,
The tribes of earth shall humble
The pride of those who reign;
And war shall lay
His pomp away:
The fame that heroes cherish,
The glory earned in deadly fray
Shall fade, decay and perish.
Honor waits o or all the earth,
Through endless generations
The art that calls the harvest forth,
And feeds the expcctant nations.
St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1857-06-18
JAS. JACKSON,
Aychttect and Builder

The undersigned is prepared to execute in
neat and tasty manner, Ground Plans, Elcva-
tions, Perspective Views and all other kinds of
Architectural Drawings.
Original designs for Dwellings, and Public
Buildings furnished at reasonable rates.
Buildings contracted for or put up by the day.
Lessons given in Architectural draughting.
Office, corner of jackson and Blunt St S,
ST. Charles, Iowa. I10fl JAS. JACKSON.
St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1857-06-18
A. B. =. HrIDRErH D. D. W. CARVER, EDITOR.
st. Charles, Iowa, June Is, 1857.
Particular Notice.

All mail matter, intended for this Office should be d
rccted to FREEMAN PosToFf1cE, FLOYD COUNTY Iowa.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-09-19

CyHere, you little rascal, walk up here,
and give an account of YOURSELF where
have YOU been 20 After the girls, father
"Did you ever know me to Go So, when
was 'boy2' "No sir; but mother did,"
MY son, you had better 60 to bcd.'
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-09-19

D1srAses IN ANIMALs.-Dr. Richardson
states that he has seen pigs with Group, small
pox. measles and plague-Dr. Furlong, of
Antigua, On the authority of letter from
tho wife of the first physicians in Trinidad,
saws when the cholera was epidemic in that
island, monkeys, wild and domesticated, died
in great numbers from the disease. Travel
ers found them dead in the woods in every
stage of the most malignant cholera. He
says, moreover they suffered equally from
small pox when it devastated the Island, and
that there was the same evidence OF conta-
zion amongst the monkeys in the case OF
Cholera as that OF smallpox. DR.. La Rochr,
in his work son Yellow Fever" states that
the endemic constitution of the atmosphere,
during the prevalence ofyellow fever IN New
Orleans, and elsewhere, were most striking.
Early in June, 1906, cats began to doop and
die. dogs, also, were severely and fatally eft
fected. Next year cats were again effected,
rs well as rats. Many of the cats died numb
and torpid, while others were seized with the
deirium and puking. Even fish and oysters
have been known at times to participate IN
the same calamity. In 1898 flies were found
dead in great numbers in the unhealthy part
OF the city. At Gibralter, in addition to
dogs and monkeys, gotherd lost great
part of his flock, and almost the whole ceased
to give milk. At New Orleans, in 1888,
"there was much sickness among horses,
cattle. and swine" Again, Sin 1919, they
died with rotten tongue, and sheep and hogs
with dropping off, their hoofs, and calves with
rotten ears.o The "braxey" cf sheep In
Scotland is analogous to the affection last
described. During the cholera at Grenoble
not swallow was to be seen but these birds
reappeared as the epidemic Disappeared
I11cet.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-09-19
We Affectynxe Taylc

Of 70 courtshyppe of Mr.. William Simpkins and
Miss Sallie Spikes, together with ane grnphyc re-
]ation of we lamen table consequences resulting
thercfrOm.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-09-19

A HEAVY DRAFT ON CREDULT-.-The
seventh sphere of Spiritualism is attained by
Peter J. Ballard, Of Marblehead, who, as al
legged by correspondent, possesses the pow,
er to give full and correct description OF
any individuals character, diseases, business
and moral traits, &C., all set down on chart
like one of Fowler's chronological descrip-
tions, by only having the name and residence
of the party. One correspondent says that
lie has successfully tested the remarkable
power in large number Of cases: During
the examination he seems to go into semi
abnormal state, giving a chronological des-
cription of the person first. His charts are
marked in a similar manner to Fowler s.
In addition to Fowler's list of organs of the
brain, he has discovered several new organs.
These organs he proves to exist by to9cn'ng
them with a glass ball which Immediately
excites them into activity and produces in
him the peculiar manifestations marking the
character of that organ.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-09-19

wKrautsalaat' wife has great fancy
for country life, and insists Oh keeping hen
in the back yard, as Hood says, to furnish
milk, butter and eggs'' for The family. The
other day she came to Krautsalaat in great
trepidation:
envy DEAR" said she, "the hen has COM
menced to SET l took the eggs away from
her, and she is setting now in one. corner Of
the coal bin on an old ax-head."
swell, my DEAR" responded Krautsalaat,
in his subdued bilious way, IF the hen is
setting upon an ax-head, it seems quite like
w that she may hatch it,"
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-09-19

AGRAvE GOOSE QUESTION following
problem may serve to amuse some readers
Although very simple, land very old } many
will probably be puzzled by it, and almost
think that fl cures are not always true. The
story runs thus:
"Two women 60 to market, with thirty
geese each. One woman, A, sells three OF
her geese for one dollar; and the other. B,
whose geese are better, sells two of her geese
also for one dollar. A realizes $40, and b
SIS; together s25. Next time B is sick and
requests A to take thirty of her geese to
market along with thirty OF her AS own.
A has, therefore, sixty geese to dispose Of;
and as they sold last time five tor 81, she
concludes to sell them in that way. She
finds, however, when they sre all sold that
she only received $24 for the lot" Pray,
what became of the missing dollar!
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-09-19
ny A NEW poEc IN SIX CANTERs T!
Cnnfer nc Second,

Canter ye Second,
(which tcleth what they sa,d when setting on the
hay also, containeth William on poetiklc
flight y F..
"When you be settn by my side,
NJ i'll or wrong can harm me!
And when your arm is round my waist.
! do not fear an arm, eh!''
And William answered, eDearest Sal,
All nature seems to mate us'
And meath your eyes my heart does rise,
Like bread with salaratusl
"Your teeth are stars-your eyes are pearls
Your gown the latest fashion,
Oh, all the dictionary words
Could not dictate my passion!'
Love is impassioncd!--blame him not
For passionate protestant
For, oh, he loved his Sally Spikes
More than his own salvation.
To be continued.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-09-19

CALoR1o ENe1NEs.-Mr. Ericsson does not
despair of success in applying the ''new mo
tor lie is said to have built eight small
engines, on the hot air principle, since the
experiment with the Ericsson steamship, and
to be still engaged in the pursuit of his favo-
rite study. The Scientific American SAYS,
He has now floating on the Hudson small
steamer, or air. err, about seventy feet long,
which he has succeeded in driving at good
rate by the combustion Of an almost incredi-
bly, small quantity of pine kindIing wood
There are two engines, horizontal, single act
ing, and apparently about thirty inches d.
ameter by thirty-six inches stroke. The
vessel is an open boat, or mammoth yawl, and
the paddle wheels are about ten or twelve
feet in diameter. We believe air alone is the
fluid employed as medium to generate the
mower.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-09-19

NOBLE SENTIMENTs.-Oondem no man for
not thinking as you think. Let every man
enjoy the full and free liberty of thinking for
himself. Let every man use his own judy
ment, since every man must give an account
of himself to his God. Abhor every APP
proach, in any kind of degree, to the spirit
of persecution. II you cannot reason or
persuade aNman into the truth, never attempt
to force him into it. If love will not COM
pei him to come. leave him to God, the judge
of all.-John Wesbey
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-09-19
Rugg's Patent Square Draft
REAPER AND MOWER

w are !g. ats for above, which is tie BEST
tomBlNFD MACHINE IN USE. IL. a.
vantage q the SQUARE DrArT Is q matter Of no
ing their attopti, n "'' ""hs
oo Inc Cutter can be hsisted or lowere frou u ~
~ 'ocnes, wh''e gong alo &, which il biebly .d
Vantagaus IN cutting LOGGED grain. u,s -
pe,r pe IN hnnp; so orstrueted out Of
easy as an empty wagon, bot goes II xea, ss 800
as started, AID by this arrangement Ire 's,. lie
eets IN motion before comir tot be efsss ~ S,sin
which Is very important. 4 nschiht,ee Nm tesay
1or use can beseen at the Hardware ara Fs,tn;n
Tool Sforeby CHAs- = W.. satHnH mp
July 11-dw Sw - D1oN -
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-09-19

Cg'Paddy, did yuu ever catch bat p
i did that
'When?'
AT Miss Maloney's ball. Mick Finisin
brought the fat OF shovel over me nose.'
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-09-19
y. HUE.
B,,lRUCE & son >;'''
Lam - AGENTS & BRGKTRS,

W. U :Ie IN Eachange d Lima .Waraum1s
Win Lands, improved Farm s, Town.PrI. 49,, r.
IA HpaS particular atlent.cn t. tie <selec,ion
" or Lands and their Iocatiops Nth cash os
ard warran ,s in the Fo,, Dodge, siotx Gu, and
OsSge Land Districts, Iowa. "A'
We have agent located at Sioux CITY ane Usage
who devote their whole time 81 d stt.l ,lc1 TO- IS
transaction OF 'u1 business For, Dodge viii, -
ceive our pereonal attention. We will c.,,ae.
notes, bills, drafts and acceptance. trru.i ,e
Iowa, and remit proceets rron.ptl, in dra it, m
New York Real Estate and Land War,ants
bought and sold IN com II is op Title, ,xs, ~
and Taxes paid. We also ray particul,r s,t., ~
20 the loa lng of Lard Warrants f,r r,,.Is.;.
dsnts, tire oanirP of money at best western ,.,e.
snd to ,nyes'ments eere'a'l, vte1aDi1e eae
fully all LANDS, We locate ere win rive RI, :, s,d
description 0ur con- missiuns or lcap;, ., loca-
ing Lard warrants in the abov p.mrd districts
will be Sloper 1850, 50 per 1920 s7rer ssoarr IS
per 40 acres, which should acc mn par, TIE " az
rants nd also the Land Office fees o. Vi. rrx,ts ot
New York. .7.~ ''''N a"o iN' '',' 'N
49,, Lend Entered upon Time. ~
All business ntrusted 20 rs viii, reeve 4 .i,.f
arr20-dawlv ''>"ee''f
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-09-19

A FEMALE Preacher IN IRELA>D.-In Ire
land they are having sensation over a
Young and extraordinary female preacher
She is drawing crowds OF all sects to listen
to her eloquence. Her hair, eyebrows and
eyelashes are almost white, her face pale,
and she is only twenty-five years of age
She has many invitations to preach from all
parts of the country, and even from Scot
land. She aclepts no earthly fee or reward,
and says she is prompted to speak in obedi-
ence to IN answer to her prayer twelve
month since
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-09-19
NlAA1NER 81.

10 me Aa afss e. Muscatsme and Vicin4tv .
"a MRS WHITE, in returning thanks fos
~ the Liberal Patronage conferred on ksy 49,
ID the last five years, would again 3nvits ME Ir
attention to her present new and eIer.nf
steck OF Fall and Winter Goods, confident that -
consists Of the most beautiful a. W,,la
merry ever brought to this Place. and win be foun
~ .o Prise everything connected With the i1ffner
her crh doneup in the latest style: - :
Second street. .... so ~ - -"
will be given. ---E - 70 eSSGSHN "esoS
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-09-19
ABBOTT & BUTTON s'ans

LAND AGENT,' s''
100 Second Street, Mu>catine, Iowa.
DUY and sell real estate, land, city or town
u property on commission. Locate lands with
cash or Warrants Make inv "stmens for capitalists
Collect notes and drafts, also debts and claims in
any par, of the State. Wem- he it special OBJ
;ect of ou- business TO attend 70 the 4t
PYMENT OF TAXES
In every part OF the State, AMI attend to every
thing connected with general real estate business.
Money Invested at high rate Of Interest, on the
best security in the way of mortgages upon r al
estate.
To eastern CAPITA lists we can offer rare induce
nents Enigrationa settlem ent societies will ind
it to their interest to correspond with u.s. and to
persons coming West We will cherrfulv furnish all
inform alton within our power by letter or other
wise, without charge.
Mr.. Albeit b for many years heen engaged ir
such business, and is thoroughly acquainted with
tho country that affords such inducements to all
classes. We shall publish Catal CUES of properly
which shall be sent free to any nddressup appi-
cation, with description, when requested. .s5
Partiesramitting us will please dos by drafts OF
the east. '''.' iH'''. ~- 81
REFERENCES. 49,. ,.,..
Jno. THOMPSON Banker, No. Wall st. New York
F. Granger Adams. " "A lark " Chicag"-
Messrs Bartlett Smith, bankers, Coum bus Ohio.
Jno. Wooley, ESQ.,, cashier Indianapolis. Indiana
Thos. Sparrow. Esq, P. NJ, Columbus, Ohio.
Jno. Greenleaf, Esq, do do
Hon. A. A. Bliss, Etria do
Gov. Nathanie Baker, Concord, New Hampshire.
g ~ Joseph Low, do do do
Jno. W Bliss, ESQ. Warren Mass.
Ho. L Whiting. Gen I land Ag't, Detroit Mich.
Messrs Doty Abbott, do do
Messrs Russell & Trahue. Gen y land ACTS Chicago.
II A Hoover, E'q. Pref Marine bn x Mil. Wis:
o II Hazeton banker, Flint. Mi higan.
Green. Tbomss Co., Bnk's, Burlington, I &
Gov ia mes W Grimes, do
Coo k, Sargen. & Dnwney. bnk's, Iowa Cit
L Langworthy Il Bro, Dubuque. Iowa.
J w rreadwell, Perry Norton, Albany, .. Z
March 19,w
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BOOKS, &C.
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~ BURNETT would announce to the Trade and
Country Merchants, supply for cash tho
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Published by W. B. Smith d Co., Ivison Phiny
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By buying of him they save freight insurance
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ments, Cheap Publications., Note Books, Round and
Patent Notes, Sheet Music, Transparent Window
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Novels, from 81 % and 50 90 per dozen.
MUSICAL INSTR UMENTS.
Violins, Guitars, Accordians, &c together with
instruction Books Of all kinds, Sheet Music &C., &C.
Ha buys largely of all the above articles. for cash
frem the manufacturers East, and can sell them
cheaper (deducting freights, &C. than they can be
got elsewhere. He Is 'etermined 70 build up large
jobbirR tradefn the Book and Staff merry business
has adopted as his motto; small profits and large
sales."
He has also = very largestock ofstandand Miscel.
laneous Law, Medical and Theological Books TO,
sale at eastern prices
NEW BOOKS,
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r. N. B is agent for the Buffalo Printers Ink Co
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