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pkwealthy Isreaite living near Selma, Ar.
kansas, has in his POSSESSION silver shckel
pck in the mint Of Judsa 1850 years ago. II
sur ltths Iizs ofa half dollar, but the silver
u aoay yapnre ~ intrinsic valua shut fifteen
sSlsi ,ltss;.srn 4 h .soll.Is. il has been
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1858-02-04

NoS uaIllnS, ue husWeIeuS
makes the thunder for a wise purpose:al
The same God that made this beauti-
ful field, and the great rosebush by the
fence, and made my kitten, and made you,
uncle?' t..
The same, dear. But come, darling,
we must run, or we shall get wet; for
that dark streak, coming this way from
the west Is rain, and 1t will overtake us
before we can get to the house.
The little girl did not question further,
though her mind was busy, and skipping
along by the good mans side, both were
Boon protected from the heavy rain that
followed, by the low roof of the back
porch 10 the farm house.
A little later Uncle Nathan sat by the
broad stone hearth in the kitchen, drying
the damp clothes that he wore in the field;
feaAead was bowed, and his attitude was
haddNhought. AT length arousing, he
ing 6lG the direction Of the west win
tool@here his wife sat finishing a gar
fM6t to add to his Sunday wardrobe.
Ruth,' and there was, a hesitancy in
a & speech, Ruth he repedtedf'1 don't
leve we should ever be any poorer il
lid keep that child; / think you
bsr very handy about the
sAsides | always think it looks
children around
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tear moistened the old mans eye, as he
answered, Yes. my dear, you can come.
Il declare, Mrs. Bower, would not
have that child in the house, said Mrs.
Green, in continuation of the conversa-
ton she was holding with her neighbor,
for you have always been hard-work-
ing woman, and have done more towards
settling up the mortgage on the farm than
almost any one would have done under
similar circumstances; and besides, what
right has Mary Harris to expect you to
take one of her children to bring up? She
is no worse off now than I and all the rest
Of the neighbors told her she would be
when she married William Harris. But
lal you couldn't convince her that she
wasn't about to become the wife of a gran
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she repeated, come
orm Of a tall, thin and
as at her side. Push
i him for him to be
Me. continued, that |
On the accomplishing
world and if you are
ere there. is nothing to
mplish both before the
ID up with an espres-
gile and a frown, as he
er inquired,
ifs?'
Harris, and the 9TH
kthan Bowers farm,
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intelligshE fellow,
one occa sion he 4
characteb'of his Tsllgl
ner: A certain slsts
TN kBaptist 70
In the preasencd 81 man
at one time, when he undeS
.progrOss Of ADAMS ereatIor
God made Adam, he stoop :
little dirt, wet ii a littlac
hands, and Sqeess It in d
lean It up against de fenc
"Top dsrel" said prf d
"You say dat are de Iesiesi !
"Sartini" said the pnssd
"Den," said the other,
wHAR DEr An FENcE coifE
"Hushl" said ths preac
too like dat wsuld spilo
wor d.
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YOU again, Nan now she
nervous jerk "a 1e frill on
cap, and bending her keen gaze on
farmer, she said, well, perhaps TAX
other folks children to bring up may
m pleasant to you, for you wouldn't
70 them TO wait on, nor to sew for, nor
hash for, but
Nor you wouldn't have these things
o for Anna long, for she would soon
le, not only to wait on herself, but
Tait on you. ~ ~ And besides, poor
has so many little mouths to feed,
1t some of them must 60 hungry unless
E neighbors step in and give her lit
E assistance
well, Nathan, we brought up our own
ildren without any help from the neigh
bors, and now they have gone to do for
themselves. don't believe in making
slaves of ourselves right over again, in
order to assist strangers And Mrs.
Bower turned her face toward the win
dow, and looked out on the glttering grass
Lades that bent and swayed, as if trying
- themselves of the glstening drops
numbered them.
- sat on low stool in the cor
st at Aunt Ruth and then
lind when she saw the far.
an opposite direction she
be strong mans side, and
cheek on his breast, she
id in a whisper,
uld be your little girl; |
od and smart, and would
unt Ruth dearly
pressed his lips TO her
en- sank his hand into his
p0cket, and drew forth a
b-had purchased for her the
:swhile in the village. That
affectionate little Anna slept
he roof Of the farmhouse; but
SIsn Aunt Ruth went up to the little
~ chamber, to show her to her snowy
Bed, no good night kiss was left on hel
rosy lips, but stern,' Don't let me heal
any noise from you, was spoken, and ther
a The low chamber door was closed.
% how wish Aunt Ruth would love
!. ME as Urce Nathan .doesl' whispered
Anna, asshs buried her face in the pill
lows andtried to sleep. AT that momen
Aunt Ruth came out from the porch, ant
as she passed beneath the low back win
dow. she said to her husband:
n ,,o;ro, mn to!naiohhor Green y
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-07-02
WIT AND Humoa.

E Why is crusty old maid of fifty
like the most beautiful, most accomplished,
most elegant, and most admired young lady
in the town? Because she is nsatchless.
HA Quaker's adnonition, 20 man who
was pouring forth torrent of abuse upos
him, was:
"Have care, my friend: thou may'st
run thy face against my fist"
HIS LITTLE FAILING. James 10 Q
very good boy" said an old lady, ''but he
has little failings, for none nf us arc perfects
He threw the cat in the fire, flung lis grand
fathers wig into the cistern, put his daddy's'
powder horn into the stove, tied the coffee
pot to Jowler's tail, let off squibs in the
barn, and took my cap bobbin for fishing
lines: but these are only childish follies- -
an excellent boy, after all"
CO A miserable old bachelor, whose day
of grace has gone bye, and upon whom none
Of woman kind save the toughest old maid
will look with any degree of allowance, thus.
relieves his bursting heart:
"When | remember all the girls I've met
together, feel like rooster in the fall, q.
posed to every weather; feel like one alone
who treads some barn-yard all deserted,
whose oats are fed, whose hens are dead, and
off to market started"
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-07-02

R1oH GOLD DIaG1NGs ON FRAZER RIVER
The last arrival from California brings some
interesting particulars concerning the newly
discovered gold diggings along Frazer river,
in Washington Territory and the British
Possessions, to which over 5000 persons
have recently gone from California. A let
ter from Fort Langley, on Frazer river, da-
ted May 25th, says the diggings at Hips
Bar, one mile below Fl. Yale, are acknowl-
edged to be the richest ever seen: Old
California miners say they never saw so
rich diggings. The average result per day
to the man was fully $20--some much more.
The gold is very fine so much so that it was
impossible to save more than two-thirds of
what went through the rockers. There was
no quicksilver to be had one man went
down to Fort Langley and bought one pnund,
great demand, but few having brought them
with them. Nails brought 81 to $3.50 per
pound. One lot of dozen pounds brought
$S--or two bits a nail. A few days before,
canoe arrived, bringing a small supply.
Flour was selling at 800 per barrel, or
$50 hundred, at Sailors Diggings. 1t was
selling tor $45 at Hips Bar. Bacon was 81
per pound. At Fort Hope there was moth.
ing but dried salmon, at a bit apiece, lit
tie flour and some tea for sale.
A letter from a miner who went on an
expedition to the head waters of the Sacra-
mento river, and from thence to Frazer,
states that he had fallen upon diggings of
extraordinary richness. He had been two
weeks and a-half at the spot from whence
the letter was written, during which time
he, with one Indian, had taken out $4,000
in gold.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-07-02

A SENSIBLE SOUTHERN OPINION. - The
Richmond Wing, noticing the constant and
canting appeal. of the Southern Democrats
for "a united South, in support of the Dem
ocratic candidate for the next Presidency. ~
takes occasion to disclaim the remotest idea
Of doing SO foolish a thing, "under any
conceivable circumstances" and adds:
"We may as well fraternize with and
support Seward for the Presidency, a for
Southern Democrats to support Douglas.
whom they have denounced very recently a.
just as bad, ii not worse, than Seward. And.
in truth, we apprehend less danger to the
South from the election to the Presidency Of
an open and avowed Black Republican than
of sneaking and hypocritical Northern
Democrat Nth southern feeling! Z"
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-07-02
IOWA NEWS.


The Randall house at Lyons, now near
~ finished, will cost at least $50, 900.
TAMA Co.-The Toledo Tribune learns
that 10000 sheep are about being brought to
lama Co.., of which Bohemian settlement
in the eastern part of the county are prepa
ring to herd 10000.
- A meeting was held in Keokuk on the
night If the 26th to take into consideration
the manufacturing interests of the city. A
committee was appointed to propose some
practical plan, at a future meeting.
On the evening of the 10th inst, the
mail-boy between Lyons and Sabula, a lad
abou: sixteen years of age, was swept from
his horse and drowned while attempting to
swim Elk river. The mail bag and body
have been recovered.
EIGuTH DIsTRIoT-We were mistaken last
week in giving the names of the Democratic
nominees in the 9Th Judicial District l..
NJ. Preston, of Linn, is candidate for Judge,
instead of Attorney, for which latter Office j.
D. Templin, of johnson is the nominee. S..
Crew is candidate for Member of Board of
Education.
DRowNED.-Benj. Elwood Shute, lad
about sixteen years of age, and nephew of
Levi Smith Esq, of Iowa City, was drown
ed, while battling in the Iowa river, on Sun
day morning, June 9th. The Reporter says
the lad waded off an abrupt descent in the
water, and was suffered to perish without an
effort made to save, by half dozen men, q
who sat gazing from the bank.
KILLED BY L,enrNNG--Wm. McNab. a
worthy citizen of Washington township,
Poweshiek county, was killed by lightning a
few days since, while riding in buggy.
The lightning struck him on the top of the
head, breaking large hole in the skull.
His horse was also killed at the same time.
We still continue to have an occasional
shower almost too many of them. Weather
warm and growing. We shall have good
crops yet up in this section. The wheat
looks fne.-4Naremgo Visitor.
Two steam mills were washed away
between here and Eddyville, during the rise.
As we passed up the river on Monday we
could see nothing left of them, save the
boilers and portion of the engines o.
tnmwa Courier.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-07-02

DoRAlLRoADs PAY ?--The Boston Journal
Objects to the assertion recently made by
prominent railroad president that no railroad
IN the United States is paying property. 1t
says:
There are several roads in New England
whose stock has been good investment for
those who are satisfied with fair interest.
lake the Boston & v orcester Railroad. for
instance. This we'll managed road has paid
forty-hye and declared the forty-sixth sue
cessivc dividend, being semi annual divi
dends, for twenty-three years. without an
omission. Not one of its dividends has heen
less than three per cent, and this, too. on
capital of $4,06O,O0o. The Boston & Maine
Railroad has been scarcely less successful
Since this road was opened, in 1888. 1--WE
believe,) it has omitted but one semi annual
dividend, and the average of its dividends
has been 1-8 per cent. per annum. There
are ut least half dozen railroads in New
England which it is morally certain will
divide hereafter six per cent. annually On
their whole capital stock--equal to ten per
cent, or even more, on the present market
value Of the stock
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-07-02

CoPARTNERsHIP.-Ac olored firm in New
ark, N. j., having suffered some pecuniary
embarrassments, recently closed business,
and the senior member gave the following
''notis" to the public:
De dissolution of co-parships heretofo re-
sisting twixt me and Moses Jones, in de bar,
Der profession, am heretofo resolved. Pus-
sons who ose must pay the inscriber. Dem
what the fu-m ose must call on Jones, as de
urn is'insolved. L1GEU JOHNSON.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-07-02
News Paragraphs.

ISC PhSs
Frogs are in demand in New York, and
sell for one dollar per dozen.
The Legislature of Louisiana has abolished
capital punishment, submitting therefor hard
labor for life.
Cincinnati authorities have decided that
delivering ice on Sundays was illegal, and
fined man SIS who was engaged in it.
Married in Gibson county, Tenn, on the
10th ult., Mr.. Dennis Thompson, aged SO, to
Miss Sarah F. Koonce, sged 10 years.
Robert J. Crockett was hung for muir.
murder at Atlanta, Georgia, Friday last, in
the presence of 10000 persons.
The present estimated value of the prop
erty of the United States, is $11 ,000, OOO,.
900.
The Jury in the case of Mrs. Titles, tried
for the murder of her husband in Rochester
N. Y, on Saturday, rendered verdict OF
"guilty of manslaughter in the second de-
gree" The court then sentenced her to Sing
Sing States Prison for term of seven
years.
The steamer Minnesota, which our gov
eminent sent to China to impress The Ce-
lestials with our greatness, draws so much
water that she cannot get " thin fifteen miles
of any port. That's about as stupid as hall
the performances of our government.
The Post Office Department has prepared
a statement of letters in New York, address
ed to bogus lotteries and other firms. The
letters number 1919, and the Enclosures, in
cash and drafts, amount to upwards of 49,
900. These returns extend back to April
LIST.
We see it stated that the Dement, House,
at Fulton City, ILL.,, has been offered to the
Old School Presbyterian Church for the pur-
pose of college. The building cost $685.
900. AS hotel it does not pay, and Mr..
Dement, has made the above offer provided
the church shall pay debt against the prop
erty of $4,000.
Our Cincinnati exchanges caution the
pubic against new counterfeit tens ON the
State Bank of Ohio. The bogus bills are
we'll calculated to deceive the best judges
The shading of the estate Bank of Olio''
is slightly darker in the counterfeit than in
the genuine bill, and the name of the Pres
ident is rather more regularly written in The
former than in the latter.
The celebrated trotting mare Flora Tenn
pie has been purchased by MIR. William Nc
Donald, of Baltimore, for $4,000. 1t is
stated that her present owner offered to
match her against Lancet two races, mile
heats, best in S, in harness, and two mile
heats, for $5. 900 each. There is considers
BILE excitement in regard to these champions
of the turf, and betting will be heavy if they
are matched.
An ingenious novelty has just been brought
out on the North Pennsylvania Railroad, in
the shape of station indicator, which in
forms the passengers of the station or place
which the train may be approaching. A
cylinder, :placed in conspicuous part Of
each car, contains the names of all the stop
ping places along the line of The road. As
the train reaches or leaves one station the
brakeman turns out and exposes to view
the name of the next. 1t is great boon to
travellers.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-07-02
CIRCULAR.

Location of the Iowa state Agricu!.
turai College and Farm.
Office Of the Secretary Of the Board Of 1ru-
tees, Of IoDa State Agricultural College
and Farm.
Dies MONIES, Iowa, June %, SO.
The ninth Section of the law providing for
the establishment Of an Agricultural College
and Farm in Iowa, requires the Board of
Trustees, ito select and purchase, not less
than six hundred and forty acres. for its use
and purposes" and the tenth section of same
law, makes it the duty Of the Board, ito re-
ceive proposals for the sale of lands for the
use OF said College, before purchasing the
same, and in the purchase, that the price,
location, quality and variety of soil, advan-
tages OF water, timber, stone, &C., shall be
co2sidered.'
The Board of Trustees are required to hold
their first meeting at the Capitol of the State,
on the second Monday in January, 1859. To
secure the early location of the College and
Farm, it is important that proposals for the
sale OF lands, such as is point ed out by the
law, should be forwarded and prepared for
the action of the Board, previous to that
date. The law makes no restriction n,regard
to the county, in which the lands shall be
selected.
| As the location of this institution is one of
the greatest importance to the people of the
whole State, especially to those of the coun-
ty which may be so fortune as TO be chosen,
it is expected that all who feel an interest in
securing it will not fail to present their
claims. There are individuals in several
counties, who have already rendered all the
land required by the act, without expenseto
the State, to induce its location therein. 1t
IS presumed there are many others will do
the same, or donate money to purchase land.
Without pretending to offer an opinion in
regard to the propable amount, which would
likely secure the favorable action of the
Board, it is desirable that every county may
understand, that the question is open to all
the State, until such time as the Board shall
deem proper to act upon the proposals,
which win, in all probability be at their first
meeting, in January next-leaving it for the
several counties to make the b st offers their
ability, liberality and the importance of the
object to them, and to the State, may sug-
| gest.
Parties who intend to propose to sell, or
donate land for the purpose mentioned above,
must give full description of the same, as
required in the first paragraph of this circus
lar, and forward the same to this office, pre-
vious to the first day OF December next, that
they may be prepared for the action of the
Board. On the back of the envelope con-
tanning proposal, should be waitten: ''Pro-
posal for the Agricultural College and
Farm" When donations of land or money
are offered, good and satisfactory names must
accompany the proposition.
VIM. DUANE WILSON, Secretary.
Editors of papers whs receive copy of this
Circular are respect fully requested to give it an
insertion in their several papers, and to call the at
do so, please send copy~5f the paper containing
Il di To
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-07-02

sa5- An anecdote of Dr.. Barnes, who is
now about ninety five years of age, is rather
amusing. Being sometimes las even younger
men might be) inclined to sleep little dur
ing the sermon, friend who was with him
in his pew one Sunday lately, having ioked
him about his nodding now and then, Barnes
insisted that he had been awake all the
time.
"well, them" said his friend, "can you
tell me what the sermon was about?'
Eyes, l cam" he answered; cit was about
an hour and half too long ~
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-07-02

TIE "NATIoNALIsM" OF DEMocRAcY.--We
have precious specimen below. The Mont
gomery (Ala.) Daily Mail, leading organ
of the Slave Democracy in that region,
speaking Of the late outrages in the Gulf,
thus frees its mind:
''It is hardly less than treason to the South
to court war with Old England: 1t is seldom
that her ships damage our section. 1t is the
Yankee Navy, misnamed the United States
Navy, which captures our Southern steamers
and prevents our Southern progress. Let
them search and if they come across Paul
ding, let them not only search but sink.
waved over the Gulf
There's patriotism for you! Sweep the
Southern seas of every striped and spangled
banner, and they will rejoice!
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-07-02
The Bank Election.

DAvENPoRr.-The vote for the State Bank
was 1888; against. 9. For Free Banks, 1897;
against, 10. The people of that place have
experienced some of the disadvantages of ir-
responsible paper trash--hence their en-
phatic vote for reliable currency. That
was hard thrust at Cook & Sargent's
trashy Florence paper!
KKoKUK--For the State Bank, 1850
against, %. For Free Banks, 1884 against,
%
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-07-02
nss- Rev. A. Pelamorgues, (for TWEEN

B% Rev. A. Pelamorgues, for twenty
years past citizen of Davenport,) lately
appointed Roman Catholic Bishop of St
Paul, has gone to Rome to be relieved of the
burden. He previously declined, because he
said he felt himself too humble for the posi-
ton, but his declination was not received
Now he has gone to headquarters to present
his objection. The case of mans declining
so honorable distinction out of pure mod
esty and Christian humility, is certainly
deserving of notice.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-07-02

Rock ISLAND ITEMs:--The drowned body
of the son of Mr.. J. II. Langly, of Rock
Island, who had been missing for nearly two
weeks, was found at Bowers landing, about
eighteen miles below Rock Island, on NJ n
DAY. Word was Immediately dispatched to
the disconsolate parents who, for SO long a
'.''e' have been in agonizing suspense as to
the 'ate OF their child.-A girl named Forck
was drowned in the river IT Rock Island, on
Monday evening, while bathing in company
with party of young women. Her body
had not been recovered at last occonpts
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-07-02
mr.. vandcvcr,. Appoin,m nt..

Mr.. Fandever, the Republican nominee for Con-
gress in the cond Distric; of Iowa, will address
the public AT the following times and places.
His competitor is invited 10 be present and discuss
the political issues berore the people.
The publicans.of the several localities are re-
@ucstcd to make such arrangements as will enable
Mr.. Vandrvcr to fulfil these appointments.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-07-02

~ An item for the ladies': The foreign
journals report that the reign OF lace is re-
stored in the fashionable circles abroad, and
never since the days when S'George the
Third was King' has lace been worn in
such profusion as it is at the present time in
Great Britain. No other trimming is SO
rich, light and delicate.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-07-02

A Coon DoDeE,-The Buchanan papers
of this State have rather novel plan 80 "f "n'
erations: They single out some one Of o on
State officers upon whom they omen an 81.
tack, making charges of pecnlarion. e,c Nv
When called Upon for proof, they 90 back to
the report of a legislative committee or soma
other public document which they swear has
been stolen, or something else substituted
They do notproduce the stolen ,epor, or arv
evidence that it ever existed. but Simply ask
us to take their word for the truth Of the
charges made backed by documents which
they would produce but they have been
stolen.
Who the author is, of this ingenious de-
vice, under which the editors are enabled to
keep running fire at the whole Republican
party of this State, we know not But it
strikes US it has been little overdone.-
Some other expedient will soon have to be
resorted to TO draw off the attention of the
people from Locofoco thieving at Washing
ton and elsewhere Hapkeye
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-07-02

Gy The Neao Idea is the name of q new
paper started at Sonida, Shelby county,
edited by Samuel Dewel. From the appear
ance of the sheet, we think that it will never
lack some ideas for the Nc,c Idea.