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Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-12-05

A Boy HUsB~ ND.-Ten months ago Dor
Juan Of. but seventeen autumns came to St.
Louis from Muscatine, Iowa, and became
enamored of a nice young lady, the cherish.
ed daughter Of highly respected parents, llv-
ing on Fifteenth street, between Wash and
Carr reefs. Briefly, he won her, and they
were married. The months few swiftly and
happily till few days since, when the fond
stripling's pa arrived from Muscatine. The
kind parent tenderly assured his son that he
had probably many years yet to live, and
ought wisely to prepare for q long and pros
porous life. To this end he conceived that
the period of fpreparationfo for the life long bat
tie for competency and independence should
not be wasted in domestic endearments, and
he therefore felt it his duty to use his paren.
tai authority in insisting that his son shosld
return to his native town, leaving for few
years his chosen, to learn trade! The
youth demonstrated, but the sire was inexo-
rable. He has, therefore, gone home to be-
come man, process which, if we mistake
not, will be completed in an unprecedentedly
short period of ime.-N. Louis Demo rat.
We copy the above for the purpose of
giving the guild mua'cs Of our city an oppor
tunity to exercise their wits in finding out
the real name of the fast youth referred to.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-12-05
THE NEARER THE Sun THE GREATEI

THE NEARER THE Sun THE GREATER
THE COLD. = This phenomenon is ex-
planned by the sunbeams bringing to
the earth both light and heat as they
descend to warm the hottest valleys OF
plains, and passing through h the upper
strata of the atmosphere, but leaving
them always a temperature much below
freezing. This low temperature is
proved by the fact, that all lofty noun
tains, even under the equator, are cap
ped with never melting snaws; and that
the higher the peaks are though there
fore, the nearer to the sun, the colder
they are. Thus aeronauts, in their bal
loon if they mount very high,
would be frozen to death if not pl otect-
ed by very warm clothing. Another
fact of the very same kind is, that a
globe full of cold water, or even ball
of ice, will in the SUMS rays, act as a
burning lens.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-12-05

CITY COUNCIL, Nov. 2sth, ls57.-Councii

CITY COUNCIL, Nov. 29th, l857.-Councii
convened pursuant TO adjournment. The Mayor
being absent, A. Fisher was appointed Mayor pro
TEN.
Mr. Cloud read petition numerously signed, re-
monstratng against the City Council increasing
the pay of Aldermen. Petition referred to MIR.
Cloud with instructions 10 report at the next meet
ing of the Council.
On motion of Mr.. Nisley, the City Attorney was
insruc ed toexamine old claim Of the city against
Mr.. Isert for laying down pavements.
On motion Of Mr.. Nisley. the Mayor pro tenn was
instructed to sign, in his official capacity, the city
Scrip in the event of the Mayors inability to sign
the same
The committee on ordinances granted further
time to report.
The communication of Mr.. Butler and others, no.
flying the city to proviue for the payment Of in
erest on Railroad bonds falling due January l, 30,
referred to former committee on communication
from same source.
On motion Of Mr.. Mauck, the City Marshal was
nstructe ed to furnish Mr.. Mammalian with one cord
Of wood.
The following estimates and bills were allowed:
J. McKeoushs 8 estimate on Second street.
E. Mahoney's do Chestnut street'
PIP. Smith, $I2 printing, binding, &c
Council adjourned to meet next Tuesday evening.
A RELIC OF PAsr TIxE.-Mr. W. +. john
son, Of this city, has handed to US for Inspection
newspaper printed over IS years ago, at Portsmouth,
N. r., called the "Unitsd States Oracle" 1t 10
| typographical curiosity, being printed on rough,
yellow colored paper with type of the "id-fashion.d
g. yle--the "s's" resembling the "f It Is dat ed
"Tu, sday, October 1902" yet its latest news from
Paris is to Angus 4ih-just two months old! 1t
seems to take the FEDERAL side Of politics, and pitch
O. into Jefarson's administration with an nergy
and rsneor equal to any modern political warfare.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-12-05

CoRN AND Hoes.-Frnn carefully 'nducted
experiments by different persons, it has been
ascertained that one bushel of corn will
make a little over 10 l2 pounds OF
pork-gross. Taking the result as basis,
the following deductions are made, which
ALI our farmers would d" well to lay by for
A convenient reference. ina,;
When corn costs IL l-2 cents per bushel,
pork costs l-2 cents per pound.
When corn costs II cents per bnshel, pork
costs cents per pound.
When corn costs 25 cents per busheI, pork
costs cents per pound.
When corn costs 80 cents per bushel, pork
costs cents per pound. :,
When corn costs so cents per bushel, pork
costs cents per pound.
The following statement shows what the
farmer realizes in his corn when sold in the
form of pork: :.
When pork sells for cents per pound, II
brings rs cents per bushel in corn. :.
| When pork sells for cents per pound,
brings 80 cents per bnshel in corn.
| When pork sells f'r cents per pound, I
brings As cents per bushel in corn.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-12-05
Coon Apv1cE TO YOU'VE LADIES'

Coon ADVICE TO YOU'VE LADIES'
Trust not to uncertain riches, but pre-.
pare yourself for every emergency Of
life. Learn to work, and not to de.
pend upon servants to make your bread
sweep your floors and darn your own
stockings. Above all things, do not es-
TEEN too lightly those honorable young
men who sustain themselves and their
aged parents by the work of their own
hands, while you care for and receive
into your company those lazy popin-
jays, who never lift finger to help
themselves, so long as they can keep
body and soul together and gsst snfi-
cient to live in fashion. If you are
wise you will look at this subject as we
do, and when you are old enough to be-
come wives, you will prefer the honest
mechanic, with not a cent to commence
life, to the fashionable loafer with
capital of ten thousand dollars. When
ever we hear remarked, ''such young
lady has married fortune,"w always
tremble for her prosperity. Riches left
to children by wealthy parents often
turn a curse instead Of blessing
Young women, remember this, and in
stead Of sounding the purses of your
lovers, and examining ;he cut of their
coat, look into their habits and their
hearts. Mark if they have trades and
can depend upon themselves /; see if
they have minds which will lead them
to look above a butterfly existence
Talk not of the beautiful white skins
and the soft delicate hand-the splen- /
did firm and fine appearance of the
young gentleman. Let not those fool
ish considerations throng your own
thoughts.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-12-05
DoueLAs Vsssus BuoHAHAN.-In our et

DoueLAs VRRsUs BuoHANAN.-In our edi'
torial remarks last week We took it for
granted that Douglas views on the Kansas
Constitution corresponded with those OF the
Chicago Times, bis ackno sledged organ
It seems that we were correct A tell
graphic dispatch from Washington OF the
9th >ays:
"Reliable advices from Chicago state that
Senator Douglas, also with Gov. Walker,
will oppose the Lecompton Constitution in
the Senate.o
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-12-05
RIVER NEWS.

Quite unexpectedly. on account Of the openira oa
the river again, We resume department in our pa
per under the above I'd. The channel OF the river
is n arly clear Of ice, and westher mild and having.
The ice still extends considerable distance fr'n
each shore except the ievss. which is unohstruet-
sd.-Daily, lst. s
AsoraEa srxAxsR At rae WIARSs-The steamer
Fanny Whipple landed at he wharf at no ut three
o'c ock last night, and seemed determined by her
long, Ioud and repeated whistling, to assure our
slumber,ng citisens that navigation had not yet
closed. She came down from Rock leland, and was
bound for the far Of perennial waves and rpples Of
the Red river of the south. ss's
AG ReE OF Icn occurred in the river short dissy
tapce below g.. Louis. on Thursdsy last eau.snek
the riv to rise eight ten inches at ~. Louis an
suspending navigation except between that c'sy a6
Alton. It was thought, however, that the gosess
| would soon break away. The steamer Moses HretA-
wood was caught ip !. and left in prsesslo@ eops
ditiou.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-12-05

DEATH OF DISTINGUISHED CARoL1NlAN.
Among thnse who were lost by the COLI
lisjon of the steamers Opelousas and Gal
weston. mentioned few days since, was
Gen. James Hamilton, of South Carolina
ae was a man well known throughout the
United States as leading South Carolins
politician, in days past. and was pr"ml'
n.nt candidate for the United States Sena'
torship made vacant by the death of Sena'
tor Butler.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-12-05

FLORENCE MoNEY.-The Muscatine Jour-
nal continues to harp on Florence money.
The editor evidently perceives wherein he
has injured the business of Muscatine by the
impolitic course he has pursued and now
when it is too late, is anxious to exculpate
himself. With all his efforts to depreciate
Florence money, it is more popular at this
day with the citizens of Muscatine, than is
the idea of that corporation issuing scrip
We cannot perceive what that note of Mr..
Downey's, a citizen of Iowa City, has to do
with the Journals charge of the business
men of Muscatine being greatly insulted by
the people Of Davenport. But perhaps it is
all right. as it was certainly very funny. If
our neighbors have any more Florence mon
ey to spare we will be pleased to give them
onions, wheat, or any other staple commod
ity, at the lowest cash price for that same,
as from its scarcity it is beginning to COM
mand premium up here.-Dav. Gaz.
We presume the Gazette considers the
above a " reply" to our article of last week
on Florence paper. We wish the people Of
Iowa to understand that this is all that pa
per has to say in defence of Florence. We
presented facts to show that it was unwor-
thy of being regarded as money in any
sense whatever, and even refuted the vain
boast of the Gazette that it was " answering
all the purposes of traffic and trade" by
giving an example to the contrary in its
own city. Although we gave the names Of
the parties and requested the Gazette to copy,
that paper DIRE not even allude to the cir
cumstance. If MIR. Downey's note is as
&C funny" as the Gazette intimates, why
don't it give its readers an opportunity to
see just how funny it is? We charged that
&c Florence bankers !" had insulted business
men Of Muscatine-not confning the charge
to citizens of Davenport. Mr.. Dnwney, al.
though citizen Of Iowa City. is Florence
banker and partner of Cook 4 Sargent.
The assertion of the Gazette that Florence
is more popular in Muscatine than city SCRIP
is simply false. And the Democrat, which
claims that it's E'paid" correspondent says
Florence is good in Muscatine and that he
saw the editor of he Journal take some Of
it without a murmur," is also sadly ir
error. It's correspondent should be well
"paid I" for such lying.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-12-05

e@ To know, and to think that we
know not, is the highest pitch of merit.
Not to know, and to think that we know,
is the common malady Of men. Ify ou
are afflicted at his malady, you will not
be infected with it.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-12-05
ALTOGETHER ONG.

It is altogether wrong" for you t.
spend the precious hours of social lit
on useless &c small talk" /" or vulgar con-
yersation, which your own hearts assure
Won is unworthy of yourself and con-
taminating to others.
1t is altogether wrong" for you tt
refrain from mentioning to a friend his
faults and failings, through a fear o.
giving offence, when, in his absence
YOU discuss them with the next frienc
you meet.
1t is altogether wrong" to point
out with meaning, malicious smile,
the erring maiden who has made one
false step from the path of virtue, when
your better nature tells you to whisper q
word Of warning in the ear OF the frall
one herself.
1t is i" altogether wrong" to let pub
lie opinion overrule your better judg
ment, and overcome your convictions OF
right.
1t is sssaltogether wrong" to culti-
vate a course, vulgar manner of speak
ing and Of action, for fear of being
considered efeminate.
1t IS g altogether wrong" after hav-
ing done an evil act, to set about IN
venting reasons to justify your actions
when you are conscious that 1t admits
of no Justification. -
1t is altogether wrong" to let the
petty annoyances and troubles of life
DESTROY your peace Of mind and $ ur
your temper. while the blessings Of life
and health are yours.
tits altogether wrong" to let your
mind become overgrown with the weeds
of ignorance and superstition, when ma
ture and books invite your study.
It is 's altogether wrong" for you to
check all the generous, progressive i'm
pulses of the soul, and yield only to the
selfish and avaricious.
Reader! is your course OF lite s. al
together wrong % then stop and com
mence anew-to live. Dare to be
good, whatever evil may surround you"
and you will soon feel within you new
power to resist temptation-the dawn
ing of new existence.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-12-05

@"My dear boy" said kind-hearted
country school mistress to an usually prom.
ising scholar, whose quarter was about up
My dear boy, does your father design
that you should tread the intricate and
thorny path of the professions, the straight
and narrow way of ministry, or revel amid
the fowery field of literature q" '.No
marm," replied the juvenile prodigy, dad
says he is going to set me to work in the
'tater patch"
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-12-05
Sprinklings Of News.

The average of the Rev. Henry Ward
Beecher'A audience is three thon sand per-
sons. The aisles If his Church are to be
filed with folding iron chairs.
The ''Josephine'' is the newest article Of
ladies' apparel, and is somewhat like q
shanghai coat. It makes the wearer resem-
BILE the new cornet-little body and tremen.
dous tail!
At latest accounts from Lake Superior the
snow was twelve inches deep along the
Southern shore. Ry this time the Gepth
of the snow there mnst be counted by feet.
THR Reason Our lack of "Indian Sum-
mer" weather this fall. is accounted tor by
an exchange, on the ground that the lndi-
ans have nearly disappeared fram our midst
and moved further west, not leaving enough
"red skins" to get up an old fashioned Ind
an Summer. There's philosophy for you.
An epidemic of novel character is said
to be showing itself among horses in East
ern Pennsylvania. A short time ago Mr..
Watson P. Magill, Of SALISBURY, Bucks coun-
ty, reported the loss of three by 'putrid te-
ver" The symptoms are soreness md
swelling of the gullet or alimentary passage
aud rapid falling away of the fesly parts Of
the body. Its termination is almost ALWAYS
fatal, md it is said to be contagious in its
nature.
ARCTIC ExpED1r1oN-Lady Franklin's Arc
tic expedition was at Lively, Greenland, on
the 4th of August. The crew were we'll,
Jealous. and cheerful.
1t is said that Queen Victoria will soon de-
clare herself Empress of India.
A machine has Just been put in operation
at cigar factory in Berlin, Prussia, which
rolls out 5000 cigars daily.
Raisins have fallen in the Boston market
to s., 5 per box for fresh Malaga. Last year
at this time they brought 1925.
There are $500 sugar plantations in the
U. s., yielding the South twelve million dol
lars.
Friday, the 9th ult., was observed as a
day of fasting and humiliation throughout
Canada, on account of the Sepoy outbreak
in India.
Four sportsmen of GAINESVILLE, Tennessee,
killed two thousand pigeons one day last
week, at the pigeon roost, fourteen miles
from tina place.
CoMINa Down. - Sugar is said to be sell
ling now in the New Orleans LA. market
at 4 IA cents per h., and molasses at from
l8 to 20 cents per gallon.
A ppor lunatic in Philadelphia thinks
Queen Victoria was engaged to marry him,
but Tilted him.
| New York State contains 95,l82 widows
and only 36,3J7 widowers.
The Bank of England issues no notes un-
der FIVE pounds sterling.
A mau died in Cuba lately aged l65
years at his first sickness. Poor young fel-
| low!
Elder Kimball, the Mormon, thinks that
he and his wives can whip 25OO U. States
troops.
E. T. Nichols, charged with forging the
name of T. Barnum, who is his cousin, as
acceptor of drafts to the amount OF $4o,ooo,
was arraigned at cleveland, Ohio, ON the
9th ult., upon one of several indictments,
and by advice of counsel plead guilty. Ills
sentence was deferred.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-12-05
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 80, 1867.
Florence Paper at Rock leland.

Florence Paper at Rock Island.
The Rock Island Arg,@ has commence,
hostilities in bold and manly mahne
against shinplasters of the Florence pape
stripe, which it very appropriately styles g,
bastard currency" 1t urges that meeting
Of the business men of the place be held te
adopt measures to drive out the trash, and
commends the example of one banking house
which has refused to accept it. A CORES
pondent of the Argus, who signs himself
GA Merchant" also takes bold and explicit
ground against Florence paper. The fol-
lowing is an extract from his communica.
ton:
"We should use our endeavors to drive
home and out of circulation such currency
and its like, as has been pouring in upon us
from Nebraska and Iowa, driving from
among US the notes of the solvent banks of
our own State, as we'll as those of the banks
of other States, leaving us with currency
composed of Florence and other Nebraska
issues, Burrows & Prettyman's shinplas!sr,
beside great deal Of trash put out in Dav-
export too mean and numerous to mention,
none Of which can be made available in the
payment of debts, or payment of produce
twenty-five miles from US in the State, nor
can it be converted into exchange or gold,
whereby the merchant can pay his eastern OF
southern creditor except at ruinous rates. Il
suppose that no one needs proof that our
present currency is bad one; if he does let
him take the best of it, say Florence, and
60 to any Of our bankeyees get exchange on
New York, gold or Hli1oispaper for it. If
he gets either, the premium he pays for it
will most likely convince him that Florence
is not exactly what it ought to be, or if he
need further proof let him 60 to the bank or
banker to deposit his Florence. Although it
may have come out of the bank as currency |
or funds current as our COUNTER it don't 20 |
into itiagain as such, but simply as Florence,
dishonored and discredited, payable back in
like funds or if the holder Of Florence still
thinks it not a bad currency, if he is a |
prompt, solvent man and owes any debts
from home, let him offer to pay in Florence
money, and he will be laughed at for his
We advise the Davenport Gazette to
trounce its neighbors at Rock Island into the
financial harness again. They have no bus
mess to intimate that Florence IS not 4" an.
swering all the purposes of traffic and trade,"
even though it is quite evident that it is
not.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-12-05
E@ Nena Sahib the nan who h

b@ Nena Sahib the nan who has
recently distinguished himself in 14dia
by mailing Hve children in scooden
bores and MroaUing them into the
flames, according to a French writer,
cannot read tender line in Byron OF
Shakespeare without being moved to
tears! He speaks French, italian and
English, is acquainted with their seve-
raj literatures, talks the latter as fluent
ly and surely as any " gentleman dc
! nfydie Park, ;;and translated +" Hamlet D
into Hindoo, to the great admiration Of
cOmpetent critics.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-12-05
METEOR IN MICHIGAN They have h

A METEOR IN MIcHleAN They have had
q meteor in Michigan. The Jackson Citizen
describes it: About five degrees west and
three north Of the zenith, stood ball OF IL
quid fire as large as full moon, completely
surrounded with diverging and oscillating
rays for about two degrees from the centre
of the meteor After remaining stationary
for few seconds it moved towards the hor-
lion in a north of west course, at first slow
ly, but with increasing velocity until It !.
looked like the picture OF an old fashioned
comet. When about Eve degrees above the
norison it seemed to burst and disappear.
Many persons were on the street, ana is was
40 sudden and brilliant as to cause exclama-
tions Of surprise and alarm"
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-12-05
m@The hocns Democrats of kansas ar

~The bogus Democrats of Kansas are
experts at jugglery. In getting up bank
at Lecompton, last summer, it was necessary,
according to the charter, to exhibit $5O, 600
cash capital, as actually paid. The parties
accordingly provided themselves with 1000
dollars, in two bags, and presented them
selves before the Governor, to make the re-
ouired exhibition. As one Of the bags was
counted out, it was taken away an the 9th
er presented, this operation being contin-
oed unlil each had passed in review TWEEN
tv five times, to the entire satisfaction of the
innocent Governor. It is supposed that
this trick was learned from their experience
in voting,
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-12-05

Nppp.sx. SLAVE STATE.-The Memphis
Anueol ii the 18th inst, on noticing the ar
r;ral of Gov. lizard in that city, says
he gives it as his opinion that Nebraska
will not soon be in a condition to desire OF
apply for admission into the union' II II
were regarded as a profitable investment ne
thinks the institution OF slavery could Oe es'
tablished there"
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-12-05

Ca In jolly company, each one was to
ask a question. If it was answered, the
proposer paid forfeit; or if he could not
answer it himself, he paid forfeit. Pats
question was: "How the little ground
squirrel digs his hole without sho wing any
dirt above the entrance? When tbey all
gave it up, Pat said: "Sure, do you see, he
begins at the other end of the hole" One
OF the rest exclaimed: ''But how did he
get there !" "Ahl" said Pat, "that's YOUR
queston-can you answer it yourself ~
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-12-05

A ScRR! MAN.-They tell story about q
Yankee tailor dunning a man tor the amount
of his bill. The man replied:
u am sorry, very sorry indeed, that l
can't pay t.''
"Well," said the tailor, 81 took you for a
man that would be very sorry-but it you
are sorrier than l am, I'll quit"
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-12-05

~ A yankee made bet withIs Dutch.
man that he could swallow him. The
Dutchman lay down upon the table, and the
yankee taking his big toe in his mouth,
nipped it severely. 'Oh, ou are biting me,'
roared the Dutchman.
why, you old feol," said the yankee,
''did you think was going to swallow you
whole ?,'
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-12-05

E~ The Louisville J0unay Of the
23d, says the reported loss of one hum
dred lives by the sinking Of sixteen coal
boats on the Ohio river last week, can
not be so great as reported, as nearly
all the boats were laid up along the
shore when they sunk. We hope it
may be correct @
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-12-05

STATUE OF CLAy.-We see by the New
Orleans papers that the contract for the stat
ue to be erected in that city to the memory
of Henry Clay has been signed, and that The
work will be commenced forthwith. The
scu|ptnr is Mr.. Joel T.. Hart, and the statue
;s TO be cast at Munich. 1t is to be a bronze
.tatue. twelve tee. six inches high, and Mr.
H,rl contracts to deliver il and superntend
its erection on or before january l, 1861 =
The NJ M,nument Association agree to pay the
artis $4,000 tor the work.