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St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-10-21
WATERLOO.

The editor of the Dubuque Times,
on his recent journey to the Editorial
Convention, at Cedar Falls, gave the
following sketch ofhis journey:
We reached this place (Waterloo)
last night at 10 o'clock, being only
l3k hours from Dubuque. The roads
are comparatively good, and as hors-
es are changed often, we came fright
along" Batting few bumps of the
head against the top of the coach, the
ride was extremely delightful. The
route leads through a pleasant alter
nation Of wood and prairie, the former
bearing as yet, no marks of Jack
Frost" aud the latter pranked with
millions of tall and beautiful flowers,
with all the freshness of June upon
them. In some places, our way for
dozen consecutive sections led through
an unbrokcn flower bed on either side
of the road. In all our travels thro'
prairie land we have never seen any
thing of the kind quite so gorgeous
on SO grand scale.
We passed through Manchester
and Independence, towns which we
saw for the first time and much too
briefly to speak of them at any length.
We hope to see them more leisurely
on our return. Manchester is pleas
antly situated on the borders of an
oak opening, and has very rural and
inviting appearance. Its dwelling
houses and stores are mostly new and
painted white, giving the little vii
lage a neat and tasty aspect. The
next leap which the Dubuque and
Pacific railroad takes will give the
place fresh start.
independence must have sixteen
hundred inhabitants, and, with its
large brick houses and blocks, has
quite metropolitan air. 1t has often
been sketched in the Times, and we
need not expatiate. Suffice to say
we found more of a town than we ex-
pectcd to fnd--a town of fine pros
pects-a future before it.
Waterloo, the seat Of justice of
Black Hawk county, is situated on
both sides the Cedar River, with most
of the people on the West side and
the court house on the East side.
The District Court is now in session,
and we find the bar of Dubuque well
represented here.
Waterloo has about fifteen hundred
inhabitants with abundance of room
for more, on beautiful site for IA
town. 1t has three saw mills, and
two good Touring mills, with almost
inexhaustablc water power. 1t is sit
uated in the midst of rich farming
country, and we see no reason why it
may not become large city. 1t has
excellent public and select schools,
which are doing a good work for the
"rising generation" We hear the
Normal school, of which Mr.. E. l..
Wells is Principal, very highly praised.
The Baptists and Congregationalists
have good church edifices and in
addition to these societies, are Pres
bytcrian, Methodist, Free Will Bap-
tist, Disciple, Episcopal and Dunk
ard societies. With so many rcli-
gious organizations in the place, it is,
perhaps, needless to say that the tone
Of society in Waterloo is elevated,
and that the people are a reading
| thinking and intelligent class.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-10-21

part Of the State is therefore equally
we'll drained. The rapidity of rivers,
in a country destitute of mountains
like Iowa, may generally be inferred
from their direct course. Some of these
rivers do not vary from direct line
more than ten miles in a hundred.
There is not poorly-watered county
in the whole State, not a township
but has some stream flowing through
it, and but few sections Of land depre-
ciated in value for want of proximity
to water. The strata of rock gen.
orally dip to the south or southwest,
and in few spots that may be found
not sufficiently supplied with good
springs, as upon some of the prairies,
wells sunk to the fish stratum of rock,
usually y from ten to twenty-five feet,
afford equally good water. An exam
ination of the map will show there is
not State in the Union better wa
tered than Iowa.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-10-21

PUNcTUALTY.--This is one of the
most beautiful traits in ones charac-
ter and not only adds to a persons
estimation in the mind of others, but
is ever source of great advantage
to the one possessing it. Those unac-
customed to be punctual, and to per-
form their duties with promptness, are
forever in the drag. BY their tardi-
ness at the commencement of the day,
they are just SO much behind all, du-
ring it; which. taken in connection
with the calculation of losses from the
habit during the day, results, at the
close of it, in the loss of much precious
time and if continued through life,
in the frustrating of many plans, and
the blighting of many fond hopes, and
too frequently, u clog to the progress
of many who are dependent upon the
cxertions and instructions of these
tardy ones, for means and ability, and
occasion to perform promptly the du-
ties of life. 1t is particularly desir-
able and essential that the young,
who are now forming habits for life.
should cultivate Punctuality as one Of
the noblest and promotive traits Of
character, and one of the first among
the graces which adorn well order
ed life.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-10-21

A CHICAGO Observation-Disclosures
tive of Chicago life, we can vouch for
the following as true in every particu.
lar. A produce operator from Water
town, N. Y, watching the signs of the
times and arguing that when wheat
was down to 60 cents, and corn 35 to
40 cents in Chicago, they could not
get much lower, went to the grain
city and invested his pile, some $50, 600,
all in stub-tail" corn. This corn is
last years Illinois growth, and is cal
led stub-tail" because about one
third of it is rotten, fit for nothing but
to make rot-gut whisky. He bought
it at very low figure and had il all
put into one pile in big warehouse
where it was to wait "rise "-seve-
raj days elapsed and there was no en-
qniry for Z" stub-tail." He played bill
liards, rode around the city and occa-
sionally took nipper" by way Of
keeping his courage up. At length
he was informed that his corn was
heating. He examined the pile and
found it "hot as hades.' Supposing it
was all up with him he went off on
" bender" and for thirty days he did
not know stub-tail from A No. corn.
At length he blowed ont, cooled off,
and upon examing his corn again,
found that it had cooled off also, and
without damaging it whit. He
opened his eyes to the market reports
and found his corn had so risen in
price that he found no difficulty in
selling it at good round profit of
eleven thousand eight hundred dollars.
Had he remained sober he probably
would have sold it at sacrifice. So
much for Chicago spree. No Won
der with such luck that the operators
in that fast town should occasionally
imbibe.- Geretaad Piaiadealr.
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NUMBER So.

lately sold to the general government
by the Iankton Indians. The river is
very crooked at this point. curving
upon itself until it almost meets, a
short cut across the country of five
miles equalling forty by water.
One hundred and fifty miles above
Fort Benton, is the great bend where
the Missouri again curves upon itself.
making distance of fifty miles round
and only four from point to point by
land. Midway of the bend is the
Chain of Rocks, nothing more than a
few large stones, projecting about Il
foot above the level of the river at
low water, and entirely covered dur
ing a rise.
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THE MISSOURI RIVER,

The longest river in the world is for
many reasons the most peculiar. Ris-
ing in the mountains of the extreme
North, in region Of perpetual snow,
and flowing South and East for dis
tancc of three thousand five hundred
miles, and traversing varied regions
of country, it still preserves through
its whole course, nearly an average
uniform width and depth, and the
same remarkable turpidity of it's wa
ter characterizes it through it's whole
course. Its tributaries are very nu-
merous, and many of them, like the
Yellow Stone, the Platte, the L'eau
qui Court, Riviere aJaques and White
river drain vast extent of country,
and yet none are navigable, even for
small craft, and during the autumn
their beds are almost dry.
Large steamers have ascended the
Missouri Rivers as far as two thousand
five hundred miles above it's mouth,
and, Judging from its depth and width
as far as Milk river, as well as from
reports of traders familiar with the
stream above that point, steamers of
light draft, capable of carrying one
hundred tuns, can ascend with ease,
during high water, as far as Fort
Benton, the highest trading point,
within three hundred miles Of its
source.
Sioux City,l, $50 miles above St.
Louis, is the terminus Of civilization
on the upper Missouri for, although
few white settlements are to be met
with above this, still the country real.
ly belongs to the red men.
The valley of the Missouri widens
from the Omaha TO the Little Sioux,
where we find for a short distance
high banks, and then We come. to the
beautiful Vermillion prairie, that be
! ing portion Of the valuable territory
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-10-21

WHAT WINES ARE MADE oF.-Hiram
Cox, NJ. D., of Cincinnati, has made
the following startling statements
During the summer of 1856 | ana
lyzed lot of liquors for some consci-
entious gentlemen of our own city,
who would not permit me to take
samples to my office, but insisted on
my bringing my chemicals and appa-
ratus to their store that they might
see the operations. accordingly re-
paired to their store, and analyzed
samples of sixteen different lots. And
among them were Port wine, Sherry
wine, and Madeira wine.
The distilled liquors were some pure,
and some vile and pcrnicious imita-
tions but the wines had not one drop
of the juice of the grape !
The basis of the Port wine was di-
luted sulphuric acid, colored with el-
der berry juice, with alum sugar and
neutral spirits. The base of the Sher-
ry wine was sort Of pale malt, sui
phuric acid from the bitter almond oil,
percentage of alcoholic spirits from
brandy added.
The basis of the Madeira was de-
coction of hops, with sulphuric acid,
prussic acid, honey, &c, spirits from
Jamaica rum. The same week after
analyzing the above and exhibiting
the quality and character of the
liquors to the propretors, sexton of
one of our churches informed me that
he had purchased a gallon of the
above Port wine, to be used in his
church on the next Sabbath, for sac
ramcntal purposes and that for this
vile mixture of sulphuric acid, alum
and elder berry juice, he paid $2,75
per gallon.
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poetrg.
Loves ElySium.
BY J. A. BARTLEY.

In dreamy land Elysian,
Charmed by many a magic vision,
Have lately roamed with one-
With an angel maiden smiling,
All my soul from night beguiling,
BY one smiling as sun.
In that bright Elysian region,
Where the flowers and stars are legion,
And its rivers crystal clear.
And above its mountains blushing,
Sweetest music words are gushing
On the charmed, bewildered ear
And within that wondrous Aidenn,
l and my angel maiden
Roamed but lately side by side!
And the words We spoke were solely
Murmured thoughts of passion holy
l and my angel bride !
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A MUSICAL BEp-The last novelty

A MUSICAL BED-The last novelty
from Germany is d musical bed, which
receives the weary body and imme.
diately laps it in Elysium." 1t is
an invention of a mechanic in Bohe-
mia, and is so constructed that by
means of hidden mechanism a pres
sure upon the bed causes a soft and
gentle air to be played, which contin-
ues long enough to lull the most wake-
ful to sleep. At the head is a clock.
the hand of which being placed at
the hour the sleeper wishes to rise,
when the time arrives the bed plays
march of Spantoni, with drums and
cymbals, and noise enough to rouse
the seven sleepers.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-10-21
Qottrp.
Twilight and Autumn.
By =. h. ,. HILDRlTH.

BY =. b, p. mIDRrTH.
Mark how the earth as the months arc declining~
Casts her green robes Of beauty away;
In crimson and gold groves AMI meadows are shining
Hecked as they fade in their brightes, array.
Proudly They stand in gorgeous splendor,
Glorious mid the gathering gloom
Calmly waiting to surrender
Honors that freshly in spring time shall bloom.
Low in the west days king is descending,
Wrapi in her mantle of beauty and light;
The Clouds as they change their monarch attending
Press DER his path aud involve it in night
Yet, though in darkness and clouds Disappearing
Light eternal round him flows
Ligh, that man and nature cheering,
Sha! cali the gay morn from it, deep rcpose.
Oh, when the day Of thy life is over,
In brightness like this may sink to our rest
While the last dark clouds that around US hover
Beam with light from the realms Of the bles,
Thus may the pure and ripened spirit
Glow in lfe's autumnal ray;
Calmly waiting To inherit
Heavens Joyous spring time that fades not away
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3usintss Dirtttorp.

business Cards OF i've lines less will be inserted in
this column for S. 90 per annum. For each additional
line, over FIVE one dollar will be charged
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-10-21
city, FLOYD COUNTY, IOWA. THURSDAY OCTOBER 21 1853

than consent to your marriage with a
beggarly teacher. And mark my
words, if | ever know you to speak to
that fellow again, | will discard you
forever. Do you hear me ~
Poor Ella could scarcely be said to
hear. Grief and terror had almost
paralyzed her ; but every word smote
kccnly on her heart. ....
Satisfied with the effect of his an
CRY words, and perhaps half regret
ting that he had been so harsh, for he
was not naturally hard-hcartea man,
Mr.. Stanwood closed the interview by
desiring his daughter to retire to her
apartment, and there remain till his
farther wishes in regard to her should
be made known. And the unhappy
girl obeyed with alarcity, glad to be
allowed to indulge her grief in the
welcome solitude Of her chamber.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-10-21

The editor of the Dubuque Times,
on his recent journey to the Editorial
Convention, at Cedar Falls, gave the
following sketch Of his journey
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Steamboats,.

sT@h FOR THE SOUTH.
tLzrrxz---41 DIRECT FROM NEW YORK, PHILA
DEIPIiIA and BALTIMORE, via the
'B A Y Il IN E,''
TO NORFOLK, WELDON, RALEIGH, WILMINGTON
CHARLESTON, AUGUSTA, ATLANTA, MONT
G0MERY, MOBILE AND NEW ORLEANS.
Spring AND SUMMER ARRANGEMENT
BAY LINE l. sEAB0ARD & ROAN0KE RAILROAD
TO THE ABOVE MENTIONED PLACES.
The Schedule being arranged that the traveller is sub
ect to No NIGHT TRAVEL on the Railroad from
NEW YORK TO WILMINGTON, n. C.
From New York to Norfolk and Portsmouth, Va, 8 so
1" Philada. to Wilmington. \. c., IS so
% @ Norfolk and Portsmouth, Va, so
g Baltimore to Wilmington, C., 10 90
" g Weldon, y. C., 90
Norfolk and Portsmouth, Va 5 90
~ Passengers and their baggage conveyed free Of
charge between the DepOtS on the Route
Passengers by this Line enjoy comfortable nights rest
on the Bay Steamers and privileged to lay at
might any point. and resume their trip by daylight.
E1- PARTICULAR NOTICE.-Passengers from New
York and Philadelphia by this Line will have their bag
gage checked Baltimore only from whence it will be
checked the Bay Boats to Weldon, n. C., and from
thence to points as far South as Augusta, Ga.
For further information and Through Tickets (which
good by the Bay or Mail Line apply in NEW YORK
the Company Office, No 229 Broadway, of Bar
clay st above the Aston House or at the New Jersey
PHTA the Companys Office, n. W corner of Sixth and
Chestnut streets at the Depot Broad and Prime streets
And in BALTIMORE at the Office Baltimore Steam
Packet Company, foot of Union Dock on board the
Bay Steamers.
The new and beautiful Norfolk or Bay Line Steamers
LOUISIANA, of !, 120 tons burhen. And the Steamer
NORTH CAROLINA, 1000 tons burthen. Replcte with
every comfort and convenience, having unsurpassed
state and berth accommodations, now running
on the Line. Leaving the Companys wharf, UNION
DOCK, FOOT OF CONCORD STREET, Daily, Sundays
excepted
~ AT O'CLOCK, P NJ, -SA
Or Immediately the arrival of the Erpress Train
which leaves New York at A NJ, and Philadelphia at
l2H p. NJ
The following is the Schedule:
LEAVE
New York at o'clock, AM Portsmouth IN o'clkAM
Philadelphia, 4" Pm Weldon at y NJ
Baltimore 5 PM Wilmington at9K PM
For Augusta Charleston and the South, via the Man
Railroad North East Railroad from Florence to
Charleston.
Passengers for Richmond and Petersburg any other
points on the James Rivers with James River boats
early next morning after leaving Baltimore.
Ey- Passengers for Edenton Plymouth, Newbern,
Washington, Weldon Godsboro', Warsaw, Raleigh and
Wilmington, n. c. will find it a most pleasant, direct
and agreeable route.
je10f NJ. n. FALLS, President
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For THROUGH TICKETS and further correct and rea
BILE information apply the Ticket Office Calvert Station,
n. f. of Calvert and Franklin streets, Baltimore
aul0H c. c. ADREON, Superintendent
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HyHE DAWN OF BETTER TIMES

T'HE DAWN AoR N,pG OF ,I BE 1oTTrSs TIMES
We invite the attention of parents to article for the
amusement and exercise Of infants, and assisting them to
walk 1t is made of willow, quite light easily moved
about and constructed that it is impossible for the child
fall 1t Will be found especially of great benefit to
large of lame and invalid children, who from acct
imperfect organization unable to walk at the
usual age The following testimonials show the estima-
ton in which it is held by those who have it in
From Rer s. l. Prime D. d., Editor of the Ne0 York
Observer
New YORK, November 9th, 1857.
For several days past little daughter has been using
the Infant Gymnasium and she is delighted with its oper
ation obtaining amusement and exercise hour after hour
she travels about the should think IT admra
bly, adapted to the Nursery and Playroom OF children
S. l. PRIME
From Thomas Dunn English, W. D., Editor Of the ". Y.
Sunday C0uTierl
New YORK, January 4th, 1855
Mr.. n. W. SPEEIs-SIR:-I generally refuse to give
certificates anything hut this Baby-Waker of yours
give much satisfaction to every juvenile
her my family that break through the rule its be
half appears to be well adapted to the purpose for
which it designed 1t allows exercise without fatigue
delights the infant exceedingly and is guardian against
the evils sometimes resulting from the neglect of nurses
You at liberty these lines in any way calculated
to do you service. THOS. DUNN ENGLISH, N. d.
For sale only in this city, by
C0RTLAN 4 CO.
aul4tf Nos 2l6 and 2lS Baltimore st
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PICE.-Fresh beat, fair to prime for sale by
Ia JOHN WILLIAMS & SON
au26eo1m 90 Smiths wharf
DYE FLOUR AND SEEDS.-l00 bbs.
-10Superior 1st RYE FLOUR;
so bushels GLOVE SEED;
100 do. TIMOTHY SEED; in store and for sale
by CARR, GEESE Il CO.,
SrnnnrS rhnrf
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Attorntns.

EDWARD w. BELT,
IL ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Upper Marlborough, Md.
viii promptly attend to all business i'll the Courts of
PRINCE GEORGES and the neghboring Counties and in
he rt of Appeals au9-tf
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WENT AND SOCIH.
BALTIMORE AND ONO RAILROAD.
On and after August 10th. 1858, the trains will run
follows:
Leave Camden Station, Batmore-Ac Accommodation,
Except Sunday at $50 A. NJ; Express daily sos p
NJ and Mail except Saturday, at 10 P. NJ. for ALL
PARTS OF THE WEST. SOUTHWEST AND NORTH
WEST; the $50 4. NJ. Train lying at Piedmont, tho
others going through.
For WAY PASSENGERS
Between Baltimore and Piedmont take the 30 A. NJ.
train; between Piedmont and Wheeling take 10 p NJ.
train between Grafton and Parkerburg the sos P
NJ train from Baltimore
THE FREDERICK TRAIN leaves Baltimore at AS P.
NJ, and from Frederick at $40 a. NJ
THE ELLICOT1"S MILLS TRAIN leaves Baltimore at
62OA NJ, and $50 P. NJ, and Ecots Mills at 74O A. NJ,
and 4 40 p VI.
FOR W-1SHINGTON AND TIE SOUTH
Leave Baltimore at 4 80 and $50 \. NJ, and $50 and
$50 p. " On Sundays at 4S0 4. NJ only. Leaves Wash
ngton for Baltimore IS and 745 a. NJ and $50 and
445 7. NJ. On SundaySat $50 P NJ. only. The second
and fourth trains from Baltimore and Washington connect
with trains on the Annapolis Road
For tickets of every kind information, &c, apply to
j. T. ENGLAND, Agent or at the Ticket Office, Camden
station W P. SMITH,
Master of Transportation.
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Dianus an0 Musit.

NOTICE.-The undersigned would respect
l fully state that he has now taken charge of VIM
kNABE 4 CO IS PIANO FORTE SALES ROOMS, No 207
had thirteen years practical experience in the manufac
turing of PIANOS he aters himself that he understands
the various qualities necessary constitute superior
Piano Forte in tone and duraby-a knowledge only to
be acquired by experience He would, therefore, be
pleased his friends public generally in the
selection of Instruments to suit the taste of any customer
The usual guaranty is given with evSy Piano sold. For
particulars write for the circular of the Factory.
LEOPOLD GOEPEL,
At VIM knabe & Co S SalesroOm,
No. 2O7 baltimore st. between CHARLES and Light.
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La asa Tzssssss-s=zss+1 PHILADELPHIA,
aZ.-e- - - WILMINGTON AND
BALTIMORE RAILROAD
SUMMER ARRANGENENT.
On and after MONDAY, August L. Passenger trains for
Philadelphia will leave PRESIDENT SIRE EFT DEPOT
DAILY Except sundays as follows
EXPRESS TRAIN at 80 oc.ock A. NJ, WAY MAIL
at IL A. NJ; EVENING NAIL at $40 p. NJ.
on SUNDAYS at $40 p. NJ only. All trains connect
with New GOrk Trains except $40 p NJ, Saturdays.
From PHILADELPHIA to BALTIMORE at \, NJ,
=. NJ and IL I. NJ
From IGANRE DE GRACE and intermediate places at
6 o'clock p NJ.
FOR STAFFORD, DELAWARE.
Passengers 7leaving Baltimore at II A. NJ connect
at Wilmington with p. NJ train, and $40 ?. NJ from
Baltimore with 9. % A. NJ train.
NOTICE-All coored persons, whether bond or free, will
he required to bring responsible white person. per
onaly known to the undersigned who will be willing to
sign bond to the Company, before they will be taken
any portion of the road.
augl6-tf WM. CRAWFORD, Agent.
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CHARLES E. PHELPS,
" ATTORNEY AT LAW
No. LAW BUILDINGS,
Continues to practice in the Courts of BALTIMORE CITY
and HOWARD COUNTY. fe22-tf