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Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1857-08-01
INDIAN TROUBLES.
ST. PAUL. July o2.

ci. AoL, ouiy *
"A man from the Sioux Agency up the
Minnesota River reports that the negoti-
ations with the Indians are becoming
more and more ominous, and have as
sumed belligerent character. A war
with them seems to be inevitable The
refusal of the Superintendent to pay the
annuities until the Sioux delivered up to
him Ink -pa-du-ta tas band, causes the diff
ficulty.
A soldier wandering out after night.
tall received mortal stab, and Major
Sherman's demand for the delivery of the
murderer. was laughed at.
About 10000 Indians, the Upper
Sioux. the Catheads, the Yanktons and
the Mowantons, have assumed hostile
attitude towards the settlers.
There are but two hundred troops to
oppose them.
The Indians are very bold and defiant,
having surrounded the troops on the 10Th
and invited them to fight
They are well armed and equipped,
with plenty of ammunition.
The Missionary House of Messrs. Rigs
and Williamson, are well guarded BY
friendly Indians.
Col. Mobiles Pacific wagon road party
is encamped on the Big Sioux river pre-
pared for successful resistance should
they be attacked
The Democrats numbered to-day 50
members, several having become dissat-
lshed and returned to their homes.
The ere lentials of the members of the
Democratic convention had not been re-
ported upon, and no permanent organiza-
lion had been effected.
The Republican convention has per-
manenty organized, and appointed the
standing committees on the new constitu-
ton, one of which, on preamble and bill
OF rights, has submitted report
The Democrats were in private caucus,
advising with Hon. II. NJ. Rice and Gov.
Medary, during the afternoon of yester-
day, but the course resolved upon is not
yet apparent.
Ii seems probable now, that each of
the two bodies will continue to insist that
it is the Constitutional Convention. and
that both will go on to form and adopt a
constitution to be submitted to the people
for ratification or rejection.
kANsAs.-ST. LOUIS, July 23.-The
Republican learns that all is quiet in
Kansas.
Walker was still at Lawrence with four
hundred dragons, waiting further action
of the people, before using any very de-
cisive measures.
He will undertake the collection OF tax
es in few days.
Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1857-08-01

Few persons outside of Stockton, says
the California Farmer, are aware of the
size or strength of the enormous wagons
that carry freight from that place to the
mines. AT Mlller's wagon shop is wag
on nearly finished, by contract, for 5000,
ten mule team wagon $1,000, and of
superior finish. The strapping of the
pole, the top. the gearing or movable plate
of the fore wheels, are made of the best
Norway iron. and polished ike the works
of a fire engine. Immense loads of
goods, of course. are hauled or these We
hicles, and the records exhibit one load
from Stockton to Mariposa, Is, 800 lbs. ;
one load of barley into city, $4,000 one
load of goods to the mines, l8,l6O.-
Some of these teams are worth $4,000.
Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1857-08-01


"P. L. B." Considerable curiosity was
excited at the Girard House, the other day,
in consequence of one of the newly arriv-
ed visitors having made the following en-
try in the register:
Tobias Johnson, Indiana, p. LIB.
The clerks and the boarders cudgelled
their brains to throw some light upon the
mysterious initials, but in vain and at
length the proprietor, in the blandest man :
ner possible, withdrew to inquire of Mr..
johnson as to their Specification.
I" Well, Mr.. Landlord" said Johnson
81 will tell you. When l was last here
your fellers charged me IS for boot clean
ing; and as Iwore patent feathers all the
time, it struck me that it was rather an
imposition. However, that they there
may be no mistake this time, place those
letters at the end of my name, that you
may know wore patent leather boots"
There was no charge for boot cleaning
in Mr.. Johnson's bill at that visit.
Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1857-08-01
FOREIGN NEWS

QUEBEC, July 27.
The Canadian steamer North America.
from Liverpool, Wednesday Is, arrived
at this port Sunday night.
Advlces had been received from India
by the arrival of the overland mail.
The meeting among the Sepoys is re-
presented to have spread to an alarming
extent.
Twenty-Five regiments of natives had
Jelned in it. The insurgents had been
defeated outside the walls of Delphi, but
still held possession of the city.
Gen. Anson, the British Commander
in Chief had died of cholera. Sir Colan
Campbell had been started to succeed
him.
The news from China contains no fea-
ture of unusual interest.
Italy and Spain were tranquil.
GREAT BRITAIN.-In the House of
Commons, Col. Lurdsay moved for the
production of Secretary Marcy's letter
on privateering, but Lord Palmerston
said that it was not officially in the hands
of the British government, and could not
be produced. After few remarks from
Lord John Russell and Sir Charles Ma
pier, the motion was Withdrawn.
An address to the Queen was adopted,
praying for the use of all means to put
down the African Slave Trade, and Sc
cure the fultillment of the treaties. Lord
Palmerston pledged the government to
carry out the request.
The Liverpool Chamber of Commerce
gave brilliant banquet to the officers of
the Niagara.
FRANcE.-The details of the recently
discovered conspiracy in Paris were
creeping out.
Queen Victoria will visit Fontainbleau
In September.
IrALr.-It is alleged that Mazzina has
escaped from Italy in ship carrying the
American flag.
lNDIA.-The fall of Delphi was looked
for hourly when the Indian mail left
The loss TO the Belgian army, by mutiny
and other causes, was nearly $4,000. Ii
Is believed the crisis is past. From lat
est accounts, there is a rumor of a panic
and desertions among the insurgents at
Delphi. The British government were
acting vigorously in Indian affairs, and
Sir Colin Campbell left on a few hours
no,ice.
The Bombay money market was un-
easy there was almost panic.
Hong Kong dates of the 25th May, re-
celved. The American steam frigate
San Jacinto and the English gun boats
had gone up the Canton river TO attack
the Junk at Foo Chow Foo. All was
quiet. The rebels had been defeated
there and tea was coming down freely.
Trade at Shanghai and Hong Kong
was quiet.
The American house of Messrs. King
d Co., at Hong Kong had suspended.
Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1857-08-01
IMPERIsHABILITY OF GREAT EXAMPLES


The following eloquent passage occurs
in Mr.. Everett's great oration:
"To be cold and breathless-to feel
and speak not-this is not the end of ex-
istence to the men who have breathed
their spirit into the institutions of their
county, who have stamped their charac-
ters on the pillars of the age, who have
poured their hearts blood into the chan
nels Of the public prosperity. Tell me,
we who tread the sods of yon sacred
height, is Warren dead ? Can you not
still see him, not pale and PROSTATE, the
blood of his gallant heart pouring out of
his ghastly wound, but moving resplend-
ent over the field of ionor, with the rose
of honor upon his cheek, and the fire of
liberty in his eye sfell me. ye who
make your pious pilgrimage to the shades
of Vernon, is Washington indeed shut
up in that cold and narrow house ? That
which made these men, and men like
these, cannot die. The hand that traced
the character of Independence, is indeed
motionless; the eloquent lips that sus-
tained itare hushed but the lofty spirits
that conceived, resolved and maintained
1t, and which, alone, to such men, make
1t life TO live,' these cannot expire:
These shall resist the empire of decay,
When time is DER, and worlds have passed away
Cold in the dust the pershed heart may lie,
But that which warmed it once can never die"
Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1857-08-01
4oftrg..
ssXMN OF TIE HARyESTERS.


We gather them in-the bright green leaves,
With our scythes and rakes to-day,
And the NOW grows big, as the pitcher heaves
his lift in the swelt'ring hay
o, hol field for the mowers scythc,
Hath ring as destiny,
Sweeping the earth of its burthen 1.-the,
AS it sung in wrathful glee. ---
We gather them in-the nodding plumes
Of the yellow and bearded grain.
And the flash Of our skies light illumes
Our march Ger the vanquished plain.
Anon, we come with the steed drawn car
The cunning Of modern laws
And acres stoop to its clanking jar,
As it rocks its hungry jaws.
We gather them in-the mellow fruits
From the shrub, the vine and tree,
With their russet. and golden, and purple suits
To garnish our treasury.
And each has juicy treasure stored,
All a'neath its tainted rind,
To cheer our guests Mt the social board,
When we leave our cares behind.
We gather them in-in this goodly store,
But not with the miser's gust,
For this Great All Father we adore,
Hath but given it in trust
And our work of death is but for life,
In the wintry days to come
Then blessing upon the reaper's strife.
And shout at this Harvest Home.
Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1857-08-01

One day last winter, little boy from
the South, who was on visit to the city,
was taking his first lesson in the art of
"sliding down hill," when he suddenly
found his feet in rather too close contact
with lady's rich silk dress. Surprised,
mortified and confused, he sprang from
his sled, and, cap in hand, commenced
an earnest apology.
Il beg your pardon, ma'am | am
very sorry"
"Never mind" exclaimed the lady
there is no great harm done, and you
feel worse about it than do"
But dear madam" said the boy, as
his eyes filled with tears, 'your dress is
ruined. l thought you would be very
angry with me for being so careless"
20. no." replied the lady "better
have ruff1ed dress than ruff1ed tenn
per-"
80, isn't she beauty - exclaimed
the lad, as she lady passed on.
/ who, that lady 2" returned his COM
rade. eff you call her beautiful, you
shant choose for me. Why, she is more
than thirty years old, and her face is yell
low and wrinkled."
II don't care if her face is wrinkled,"
replied the little hero, "her soul is hand
some anyhoao!'
A shout of laughter followed, from
which the little fellow was glad to es-
cape. Relating the incident to his moth
er, he remarked
go, mother, that lady did me good
l shall never forget it; and when l am
am tempted to indulge my angry pas
sions, will think of what she said ::
.' Better have soiled dress than a ruff
fled temper"
Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1857-08-01
Gbe Douse anO tarm.

HOUSEHOLD HINTs.--In these moving
and house cleaning times ladies may like
to know the best method ofcleaning look
ing glasses. Take a newspaper, dip il
into basin of clean cold water, squeeze
1t with the hand as if it were a sponge.
until it will not drop, and then rub the
face of the glass briskly with it. After i,
has been well rubbed with wet paper, lot
II rest few moments, and then go ovcrit
with fresh, dry newspaper, folded small.
till the glass looks clear and bright
which it will do almost Immediately -
Housekeepers should also know that stair
carpets can be made to last as long again
as they otherwise would, by having slips
ofpaper about four or FIVE inches in breat,,
put over the edge ofevery stair under the
carpet. in order to lessen the friction Of
the carpet against the boards beneath
Another valuable receipt is how to do I'D
shirt bosoms SO as to produce that fine
gloss observable on new linens and on
those done mp at warerooms where ready
made shirts for sale. Of fine gum Ara
bic powder put 2oz in pitcher, over
which pour pint of boiling water, and
let 1t stand for the night. In the morning
pour the fluid carefully from the dregs
into clean bottle, then cork and keep for
use. A tablespoonful of gum water
stirred into pint of starch made in the
usual manner will give to either linen.
white or printed lawns a look of pewness
and glosslness which nothing else can re-
store after washing. Much diluted, it il
also good for thin muslin and bobinet
Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1857-08-01

A GEN FROM AN OLD BooK.-It has
been eloquenlly and truly said that if
Christianity were compelled to flee from
the mansions of the great, the academies
OF philosophers, the halls of Legislators.
or the throngs of busy men, we should
lind her last retreat with woman at the
hreside. Her last audience would be
the children gathering round the knee
OF mother the last sacrifice, the secret
prayer, escaping in silence from her lips,
and heard, perhaps, only at the throne OF
God.
Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1857-08-01
u Il m 0 I 0 Il S
READING ONES OWN OBITUARY.
The tenure of the Major Generalshi

The tenure of the Major Generalship
of Massachusetts, like that of good
many other offices in that ancient Com
monwealth, is for life or during good be-
haviour. The Boston Transcript says
that one of the former lived SO long that
wicked wag, at his reported death, gave
as sentiment at public dinner: q. The
memory of our late Major General-may
he be eternally rewarded for his euerlast-
ing services on earth" Judge of the
surprise of the author of this toast, on
learning, the next day, that the report
was false, and the veteran still alive.
This reminds us of an occurrence that
took place in the same State some years
ago. In the days of old Mycall, the
publisher of the Newburyport Herald Ca
journal still alive and fourishing, J the
sheriff of old Essex, Phillip Bagley,
Esq, had been asked several times to
pay up his arrears of subscription. At
last he one day told Mycall that he would
certainly hand over the next morning as
sure as he lived. eff you don't get
your money tomorrow, you may be sure
| am dead, " said he.
The morrow came and passed, but no
Ind of Il, ~ ~ e
when, on the morning of the day after,
he opened his Herald, and saw announ-
ced the lamented decease of Phillip Bag
ley, Esq, High Sheriff of the county OF
Essex; with an obituary notice attached
giving the deceased credit for good
many excellent traits of character, but
adding that he had one fault very much
to be deplored he was not punctual in
paying the printer.
Bagley, without waiting for his break
fast, started for the Herald office. On
the way it struck him as singular that
none of the many friends and acquaint-
ances he met seemed to be surprised to
see him. They must have read their
mornings paper. Was it possible they
cared SO little about him as to have for
gotten already that he was no more I?
Full of perturbation, he entered the
printing Office, to deny that he was dead.
an propria persona
why, Sheriff. exclaimed the face
lous editor, L thought you were de-
funct!''
Deiunct?' exclaimed the Sheriff.
" What put the idea in your head
Why, you yourself'' said Mycall.
" Did you not tell me-"
ooh! ah yes 1 see," stammered
out the Sheriff. Well there's your
money! And now contradict the report
in the next paper, if you please"
"Thafs not necessary, friend Bagley,"
said the old joker, "u was only printed
IN your copy %
The good Sheriff lived many years
after this SELL" and to the day of his
real death always took care to "pay the
printer"
Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1857-08-01

Some of the Pro- Slavery Democratic
journals are trying to belittle the South
ern detection by saying that it is confined
to three or four ultra presses and small
squad of politicians. The Washington
Union regards it as more extended, and
says
We have witnessed with unfeigned
regret the spirit in which nearly the schoie
Southern press has received aud treated
the inaugural address Of Gov. Walker,
of Kansas
Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1857-08-01

THE ARCTIC FIRMAMENT.-Thei intense
beauty of the Arctic Firmament can
hardly be imagined. 1t looked close
above our heads, with its stars magnifed
in glory, and the very planets twinkling
so much as to battle the observations OF
the astronomer. | have trodden the
deck when the life of earth seemed sus-
pended It's movements, its coloring, It's
companionship; and as l looked on the
radiant hemisphere circling above me,
as If rendering worship to the unseen
Centre of Light, | have calculated in
humility of spirit, Lord, what is man
that thou art mindful of him ?'' And
then have thought of the kindly world
we had left, with It's revolving sunlight
and shadow, and the other stars that
gladden. II in their changes, and the hearts
mat warmed to us there, till | lost myself
in memories of those who are not, and
they bore me back to the stars again
DIR. Kane
Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1857-08-01

A CURIOUS FAcT.-At the scientific
convention at Albany, Prof Gibson re.
marked upon a curious connection oi
geometry and language. Three letters
occur in almost all primitive languages.
They are line, an angle and circle,
thus |. A. O. In almost all languages
these words are used in the word ex-
pressing Divinity. In Hebrew, Ioa is
the name of a Divinity. Greek AIO,
the root of Aionois," the Eternal.
In Hindoo, Japanese and other Asiatic
tongues, the same letters occur in man
itou," the word for spirit. These letters,
in the old Greek or Phenician alphabet,
are the first, last and middle letters, sig
nifying the opening, middle and end
Alpha, Iota, and Omega.
Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1857-08-01

+" Mr.. Speaker" said distinguished d
orator in a Western Legislature. 81 have
been accused of vacillation in my politi
cal principles Me vacillate me. who
first drew the breath of life beneath the
gigantic foliage of the forest oak who
was cradled in an earthquake and sucked
by the Mississippi me. whose play
things in childhood were the bear and
the alligator, and who in maturer years
delighted to grapple with the furious tor
rent as itrushed wild and headlong from
its mountain home, and to sport with the
tornado and double engine steamboat |!
Me vacillate Mr.. Speaker. the idea
is preposterous !"
Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1857-08-01
PRAISE YOUR WIFE.

~ i"iSo youi Wiic, Iuau lOT ptIy Sdhc
give her little encouragement; it won't
hurt her. She has made your home COM
Portable. your hearth bright and shining,
your food agreeable ; for PHYS sake tell
her you thank her, if nothing more. She
don't expect it; it will make her eyes
open wider than they have for these ten
years, but it will do her good for all that,
and you too.
There are many women to-day thirst
ing for the word of praise, the language
of encouragement Through summers
heat and winters toll they have drudged
uncomplainingly, and so accustomed
have their fathers, brothers, and hus-
bands become to their monotonous la
bors. that they look for and upon them
as they do the daily rising of the sun
and its daily going down Homely ev-
cry day life may be made beautiful by
an appreciation of its very homeliness.
You know that if the floor is clean, man
ual labor has been employed to make it
so. You know that if you can take from
your drawer clean shirt whenever you
want it, that somebody's fingers have
ached in the toll of making it so fresh
and agreeable, SO smooth and lustrous.
Everything that pleases the eye and the
sense has been produced by constant
work, much thought, great care and un-
firing efforts. bodily and mentally.
1t is not that many men do not appre-
ciate these things and feel glow of graf
itude for the numberless attentions be-
slowed upon them in sickness and in
health, but they are so selfish in that
feeling. They don't come out with a
hearty, "Why, how pleasant you make
things look, wife p or, :" / am obliged to
you for taking so much pains !" They
thank the tailor for giving them I" fits"
they thank the man in full omnibus
who gives them seat; they thank the
young lady who moves along in the con-
cert room-in short. they thank every
body and everything out of doors be-
cause it is the custom, and come home,
tip their chair back and their heels up,
pull out the newspaper, grumble if wife
asks them to take the baby, scold if the
tre has got down, or if verything is not
just right, shut their mouths with a
smack of satisfaction, but never say to
her, Il thank YOU
| tell you what, men, young and old,
if you did but show an ordinary civility
toward those common articles of house
keeping, your wives, if you speak the
one hundred and sixtieth part of the
compliments you almost choked them
with before You were married, if you
would stop the badinage about who you
are going to have when number one is
dead, (such things wives may laugh at,
but they sink deep sometimes, if you
would cease to speak Of their faults,
however banteringly, before others, few
er women would seek for other sources of
happiness than your apparently cold, So
so-ish affection. Praise your wife, then,
for all good qualities she has, and you
may rest assured than her deficiencies are
fully counterbalanced by your own Ol.
Branch.
Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1857-08-01

GLOVER Us. WEEps.-It is well known
that 1t is the practice in all clover regions
OF the North, that plant is made the fallow
or cleansing crop of wheat The effect of
1t Is to occupy the land to the exclusion
OF all other plants, as we'll as TO enrich il
by the decomposed matter it returns to the
earth. In this way those innumerabIe
hordes of noxious weeds that infest our
lands ond suck out its very vitals, are
prevented and destroyed, and all he sus-
tenance and resources of the land eo to
the support of the crop.-Farmer and
Planter.
Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1857-08-01
Mistellanf0us.
For the Quasqueton Guardian.
STRAY THOU GIFTS.

sometimes almost wish l were a man
and minister. The first step l would
take would be to the battle field; not to
war against false theories, but to strike
hard blows at the sectarian bigotry that
builds up such high walls of partition
between those who should be of one house
hold. But thereis always existing with
in me-and the feeling l believe is in
nate--a consciousness Of the reality OF
life--a free spirit of companionship with
the heirs of heaven, unfettered by any
OF those petty forms of fashion and pru-
derry, (falsely called propriety) which are
prison walls between human hearts-im-
penetrable, unyielding. When l reflect,
tor one moment, upon the true nature of
human life, its brevity, and the very lit
tie real Importance that belongs to its in
terests or pursuits. except as they pre-
pare the spirit for its immortal destiny, l
am astonished, nay more. almost indig-
nant, that foolish creeds, and rules, and
ceremonies, devised by men. should set
up barriers of ice between hearts that
should flow together in one living stream,
free, musical and heavenward. Angels
in older times came down to earth
would that mortals. in later days, might
60 up to Heaven! And do they not
sometimes? We have some beings in
our world who seem indeed to walk with
God-so pure and holy that we gaze up
on them and love them as if they were
visitants from the " Father land" The
spiritual state is to me a most solemn
mystery. have no definite ideas re-
specting it, but yet no distrust of its en-
tire peacefulness and superiority to what
we now experience. / trust Heaven is
not the Eternal City, but the Eternal
Country. That conveys to my mind far
sweeter images of beauty and peace than
any description have ever read. After,
all. to how little of the really beautiful
within US can we give clear utterance.
How much there is in our souls of God
and Heayen-how much of love and
grief, for which we can find no words ?
And are not these thoughts and feelings
worth more to us than all that we ever
uttered These, at least, can never be
poured out and wasted--never can be
wounded by rudeness, nor crushed by
scorn They are like beautiful night
dreams that fill US with joy and delight,
but which can never be shared with. or
impaired TO. another. All | hope for in
The coming years is. that may fulfil the
duty owe to Heaven and Earth. and
find my reward in the love of God.