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St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-05-27


There is truth as well poetry in
these lines. Itwould seem that Byron
caught something of the inspiration
of love, when he said:
Do, nd shers thou wilt my bark or glide my prow
Thou, my Rnleika, share and bless my bark
The dove OF peace aud promise 10 mine ark
W since that hope denied III worlds of strife,
BE thou the rainbow 10 the storms Of life
The evening beam that smiles the clouds away
And thts ionrorrow with prophetic ray
The unbought affections of q gen
erous and noble wife are solacc and
treasure, which, though scorned by
the treacherous and tloughtless, will
be appreciated and valued by the
virtuous and the good. But there is
another feature in domestic life which
adds beauty to the scene. If there be
children, there will be an increase of
mutual love and consequently an in
crease of happiness.
The duties which are imperiously
called forth by the relations of hus-
band and father, are of that tender
kind which awaken the purest and
sublimest emotions. lie who beholds
confiding woman whom he loves,
and helpless infant, looking to him
for support will not easily be induced
to indulge in idleness, folly or crime
he is held by golden cords. And thus
II Is that many who, in their indi-
ridnai or unconnectcd state, would
probably have spent a life not only
useless to others, but profigatc and
abandoned in itself, have risen to en-
inencc and handed their names, will,
honor, down to postcrity by linking
their destiny with an amiable, intel,
ligent and virtuous woman. "Whoso
findeth wife, findeth good thing
and obtaineth favor of the Lord.n
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-05-27

RLANkS of all kinds printed and for sale
ID At this Office.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-05-27
Provisions.

OATS and CORN for sale at the lowest mar
~ kct price by l.. Il. C.. WRIGHT
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-05-27
GOODS! GOODS!
OLD STAND,

and would respectfully solicit contnuanc,
OF the patronage so literally bestowed upon
the old firm. | shall cndeavor costantIy tc
keep my stock fresh and assortment good
shall Ia, rocpiyinu
Smyrna times., 1858-07-09
The Passions and Affections,

The injuries to health by several intellectual
| exercise or irregular Imagination, are Of less
! account than those caused by ill-managed at-
! tcctons and passions. From this source many
diseases have their origin, and powerful in
tiuence is always exertcd on the bodily health.
Some of the passions have an exciting aud
others depressing influence, the consequences
of both being equally hurlful, as the excitement
Of the former class is followed by corresponding
depression of the nervous power. Anger, for
lnstance, when violent, amounting in itself al
most to ParOXysm Of disease, is succeeded bY
exhaustion, as complete as would have been
produced by long continued annoyance without
the temporary ebulliton of temper. Care, sor-
row, envy, avarlce, ambition, and other :" har-
pies OF the soul, prey upon the yitals. The
fever otspeculation, excited by covetousncss, Is
another mental condition destructive to health.
The same effect is produced by private gam
Ing as by undue commercial speculation
The influence of respondent fear, of disappoint-
ed ambition, or uurequited love, and other pain
tul affections of the soul, is Familiarity knoWl.-
The disorders caused by them are more hurtiul
to the body, and more hard to be cured than
corporeal eXertons, because the latter are re-
moved by sleep and rest, which the former re-
pei rather than invite The most important
functions of the body are disorded, when the
passions have undue control. Digestion and
nutrition are first derahgCd, and if S eep is dis
turbed as we'll rs diet dIsordcred, the vigor of
the heart is diminished, the nerves entteblcd,
and the restorative processes Of the frame OBJ
structed. When the decay ofbodily health the
mental disorder increases, the two mutually act
ing and reacting on each other, TIL health is
seriously injured The immediate operation Of
tie various passions and affections differ much,
but the general effect on the constitution is the
same in most cases. Excess or irregula-ity
wen, Of the agreeable affections Of the soul,
may be detrimental to health. Violence OF
Joy and intensity Of love exhaust the nervous
power. A calm temper through lie greatly
depends on the tastes and habits acquired in
youth.
Smyrna times., 1858-07-09

now Beriah was out ofdanger, further conceal
ment was unnecessary, and that from Peter
great popularity ell over that part Of the coun-
try, he could easily obtain information of the
formers condition, and also that the most vigil
liant of the Poobeach gossps had been unable
wondered that this question was put to Beriah.
10 the guilty mind of the murderer no way of
escape appeared open except q solemn assever-
alton Of his ignorance, calling upon all he held
sAcred to witness that if he spoke IN untruth,
he might never again prosper in the world =
and since that time, Ned, he has never prosper.
ed. His farm has long been sold. Madgc, the
nstIgator of the wicked deed, his guide, his
counsellor, his confdant, has long been buried
IN the churchyard, and the grass grows rank and
strong over her grave. Isabella Medley fel
over the high, inaccessible cliffs, as one night
she tried to descend the slippery stair that led
to the beach below; and old Deriah is out in
the bay in fral she'll of boat, when the tenn
pest roars aud the wind blows widest, earning
a mere sustenance by fishing or ftrrying stray
passengers across the bay. No one associates
with hIm-lew even speak to hlnl-Lls punish
mcnt is greater than he can bear-twicc has he
attempted to commit suicide, and twice has he
been unsuccessful; on the first occasion the
rope by which he attempted to hang himself
brOke-anG when, on u cold, dismal night, he
threw himself into the sea, he vas rescued by
a fishing smack that was passing at the mo.
ment.
'And that is all my story, SAID my friend,
consolingly.
1t is very arroFos Of such a nigh; as this
replied, for ii has made me shudder Ii over |
'And we arc to 60 TO sea Tonight he kindly |
AT this moment the door OF the room slowly
opened and an old man. in Flushing jacket
md glazed hat entered the room.
The steamer is in sight, gentlemen he |
said.
'OId Beriah by Jove,' said my friend.
And so it was.
Smyrna times., 1858-07-09
The Whole Sfnry.

young man named james Powers WAS
hanged at Washington, on Saturday. for mnr.
DER Just before mounting the scat1old he
Dade his brother farewell, and said: :. Rcmem-
Der what told you; let the liquor alone."-
lhe same counsel has gone forth from thou.
sand scafuds IN this country, 2Hd its echoes
are heard IN many prison cell. We waste
much breath and ink in specializing upon the
causes OF crime and its extraordinary increase
OF late years Bot the confessions of the
criminal tell us the whole truth of the matter
1t is rum that makes demons out of mon of
originally good impulses; it is rum that is fill
iag our prisons, fleeing the galows, and d.
vanishing the security Of life and property
Under is accused influence, men who when
sober, would die rather than commit a disbon-
est acton, scruple not to perpetrate forgery,
robbery and murder. Not many wears have
elapsed since man Of fine intellect and gen-
erous heart was sent to a cell in Movamensing
upon the charge of forgery. Not one of those
VINO knew him intimately believed that he was
ca pablo OF such CRIME. The evidence addu.
Ctd against him proved that be had acted in a
Wild, crazy manner while cOnsummatpr the
decd. The fact was, that intemperance, pro-
tracted Tor months, had perverted his impulses
ara der'ng"d His mind. 1t was madness, and
there was no method in it. Rum has had the
same effect upon hundreds OF others of less
note. OF ali the propositions for the prevention
OF crime, we are strongly persuaded that there
Is none OF equal efficacy with the simple advice
OF young Powers" Let the liquor alone. -
Phiia. Journal
Smyrna times., 1858-07-09
Submarine Telograpls.

There are in the world some $50 miles Of
,nbmarne- telegraph cable laid down and in
active use, Of which the longest line, $40 miles
Is across the Black sea, from Narna to Balakla-
va, laid down III the year ls5j the next in
ength being between England a, d Holland,
| L., miles, established IN the year lcj3. The
longest line IN the western world is across the
guilt of ST. Lawrence, - miles, put down III
l5I6. The oldest line is that between Dover
anC Calais, , miles, made in l6Jl, and the next
in point Of age is that from Dover to Ostend,
- miles, land down IN lcj2. There are three
lines stretching from the Danish peninsula
across the Great Be t, ID miles across the Lit
tie Belt, 5 miles and across the Sound, IL
miles. From Italy there are two lines, one
connecting SARDINIA and Corsica, 10 miles, aud
another connecting Corsica with the lower Pc
ninsuia, IS miles. Besides the long line from
Narna to Baaklava, winch we have mentioned,
there is another IN The Black sea- from Balak-
lava to Eupatoria, 60 miles, both made under
the stimulus of necessity, during the Great
Russian war. The American lines besides The
one across the gulf of ST. Lawrence, are
ACROSS the straits of Northumberland, from the
continent to Prince Edwards Island. lOJ
miles; across the gut Of Kanso, Nova Scotia
across The Mlssiss .ppl at Paducah and across
the st. Lawrence at Quebec. Various lines
nave been projected here, among others we
may mention one from Florida to the island OF
Cuta, at Havana. This would probably lead
to extensions from Cuba to jamaica, llayti, and
other West Indian islands if not to lucatan
and other parts of Central and Southern Amcri-
ca. Perhaps the most obvions lines, however,
are those which must be Land across the north
ern lakes. The extension of the electric tele-
graph system on land in the United States Is,
like our railway building, surprisingly great,
because we pursue the cheapest methods of
construction, and allow the wires to be used
freely by everybody, without any government
supervisors We shall not probably devote
much attention to the laying down Of subma-
rine cables until capital becomes more alum
dant and the necessity of such lines mere
pressing than at present All that has been
done in the United States, in this business has /
been achieved solely by individual enterprise.
while many of the European cables have been
MD at the expense of the var Gus governments
of the old world NORTH American.
Smyrna times., 1858-07-09
BRYANT Roma,

The Thanatopssls last letter to the EreRiRg
IOS' Is Unusually interesting. lie thus speak.
OF the present condition Of the Eternal CIIy:'
F." The Increase IN the number Of houses implies
an increase IN the puFuiatIO!i. There Is GER
tai"iy an Increase III tie uutn5er Of artists re.
siding here, and K me is now more The GREAT
general school OF art than ever. When ! first
came to tins plaac, IN lS3J there was not am
American artist at Rome, that | could hear Of
now the painters and sculpt0rs from our couD-
try are numerous enough to form little com.
mnnty; they amount, every winter, to thirty
or more. The veterans of ait from different
parts OF the European continent sometimes
come, IN quiet way, to pass winter al Rome
CurneilnS, Wn0&c frescoes are seen on the wal
and ceilings OF the finest public buildings ui
Munich, was here last winter, and occupied the
same rooms winch formed his studio when,
more than thirty years since, he was here t..
study the grand trcscops of MIchael AnneIo.
Raphael and Guido. | perceive that in the
EueE'Rg Post very full accounts have been
gwen OF what the American artists here are
doing, so that with regard to them have n9,h
ing 10 tell which would be news. 1t is rcma ka
bic that they find Rene better place for OBJ
tanning orders from their own countrymen ihti
any of The American cities Mcn who woula
never have thought Of buying a picture or
statue at home, are infected by the conta zion
OF the pIac" the moment they arrive No talk
OF the money market here no discussion of any
public measure; no conversation respecting
new enterprises, and the ebb and flow OF trade
no price current, except Of marble aud canvas;
a. the talk Is Of art and artists The rich nan
who, at homc, is contentcd with mirrors and
Rosewood, Is herr initiated iulo new set OF
ideas, gets a TASTE, and orders buat--a little
statue of Eve, Ruth or Rebecca, and halI'a
dozen pictures for his luxurious rooms in the
UnIled Slales. HOME .JOnrRHL
Smyrna times., 1858-07-09
WHOLE NO., $50.
The Law Of Divorce,

J. In the States of Georgia, Alabama and
, Msslasissippi two-th'rds Of the LrglslatL re
must concur " it'll u decision by the Court to
make a divorce.
.. In Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, South
Carolina, Louisiana and Missouri, no divorce
can be granted but by special act of The Lcgis.
latnre aud South Carolina has never granted
divorce.
B. In the State of Connecticut, Ohio and
Illinois, ali divorces are total.
1. In Massachusetts, New York and North
Carolina, nothing but adultery is cause Of d.
voTce.
>. In Illinois, two years absence only is
cause Of divorce.
q. In Indiana, we believe. ANYTHING is .
cause in the discretion Of the Court.
The above is in the Cincinnati Gnzcttp. and
forms part OF an article Justly severe upon those
loose laws Of divorce which are operative in
some Of the Western States
Indiana reduced marriage TO the condition Of
civil contract only makes a it bargain which
may be broken whenever either party may feel
aggrIeved, and with a false philanthropy en-
c"urageS married people to throw off the bond
as soon as 1t may become troublesome Witha
code like that of Indiana, marriages Will he
broken as often as engagements now are, in
stead OF spirlt Of mutual concession bcgotten
"i necessity, we should see ore Of contention
be1ottcn Of privilege; the wife would socD be
hul temporary MISTRESS TO be kept as long as
Tue connection is agreeable ard cast aeid,.
when sickness, or age, or the charms of another
destroy The fragile Eond Any husband tired
OF his wife could soon produce such incompati-
0!AtIes US would satisfy the Indiana law
Smyrna times., 1858-07-09
A Cat an EToircgg !

One OF the most exquisite Of musicians, in
her time, was Aludomoiselc Dupuv, of the
French Opera. Hcr playing upon the harm
was the wonder of Paris. She was convinced,
however, that she owed her artistic excellence
to her farorite cat! Aud, Of this strange in
tlmacy between charming woman aud her
quadruPcd fayOrite, Moncrit, her biographies.
gives the following interesting particulars:
OF course the lovely musicians practainoS,
NJ home, we've asslduous and constant. But as
soon ts she sat doWn and began to prelude upon
Tie instrument, she noticed that her cat as.um-
cd an attitude of intense attention. At the
point OF the Instruments arriving at ary pas
sage OF peculiar beauty, the excited uriir.lkIr
went lntO feline ecstasy; and, so well nea-
sured was this sens biity, according to the cy.
ccIIence ct the playing and the pathos of the
composition, that Mile Dupuy was able to
Judge OF the quality Of the music by the mani
lest emotions OF her cat! She became dcvout
FHSSeylte, IN fact, believing that the nervous
creature was an exact PIC Phet, toretelling pre-
cIScIy how music would affect an audlcnce.-
And she was grateful accordingly to the friend
10 whom she thought she owed mainly her ar,
tlstlc success.
In her last illness, at the approach of death.
NJ He Dnpuy sent for the notary, to make her
profession; and the first clause of her testament
VAS the gjri"g Of her t0un-hoUse amt Ter
country house to her cat! She added to tn,
an annuity sufficient for tie comfortable support
OF the tour-!egged meW sic.an during its natu.
raj llte; and, to make sure that this, her last
VIII and testament, should be respected, she
gave several lcgacics to friends on the express
Condition that they should see to the fuitilmenl
OF her wishes. 1t was also u condition that
they Should scverally take turns, during the
week. IN gong to see and keeping company
with the orphan puss!
Moncrlf adds that the relatives Of Nile Du.
pny disputed the validity ofthe will. and law.
suit was the sequcnce-Grmalkin IS Du,
puys. But tie CIT cjned the curse, 4aa lived
'"t her days, with geutcel alteration between
her elegant town-house anu her charming
'ountry.honse. The particulars Of the final
rat astrophe arc rot given.
Smyrna times., 1858-07-09

Brown Bread Poetry sometimes says very plH
rue things as for Instance, how the poet of Il
New England Farm er" talks Of the most homely
I'm Yankee, born 'mOng the rye and corn
Of the Eastern States, It's said
And tribute I'll pay, IN rhymng way,
To their loavcs OF good Jrown bread
I've lived, at best, six years in the West.
Where wheat is used instead,
But in all my round I've seldom found
A loaf of good brown bread.
Since have roamed to my bnyhood's home.
The rocks and hills dread;
Yet in spite of that I'm growing fat,
Every day. on good brown bread.
You still muy make white bread and cake,
BY style and fancy led,
But tell you, sir, that prefer
loaf of good brown bread.
Smyrna times., 1858-07-09

How TO RUIN YOUR HEALrH.-Punch gives
the following rules for running your health -
LIST, stop in bed late; 2nd, hot suppers; Sd,
turn day into night, night into day; 4th. take
no exercise; 9Th, always ride when you can
walk; 9Th, never mind about wet feet; 7lh,
have halfa dozen doctors; 9Th, drink all the
remedies they send you; 9th, try every new
quack; 10th, if that doesn't kill you, quack
Yourself.
Smyrna times., 1858-07-09
RevoiutiCnizing a Plantation.

One Of the editors Of the Evening Post, now
travelling at the south, tells the following story,
related by Col. Strouther, of Berkeley Springs,
Va, who Is the " Porte Crayon whose Illus
tralrd articles in lIIrpers Monthly have de-
lighted the readers OF that magazine 1t was
about an energetic young naval officer, who
determined to Introduce the discipline of the
service, aud the modern improvements, upon
his newly Inherited estute on the James river,
which. under the old management, had gone far
into dilapidation.
Ga his arrival he ordered the old crazy pIows,
the spades, rakes and the other auliqualcd i'm
plements, to be collected in a heap and burned
IN presence OF the whole plantation. The next
day the miserable horses and cattle were col
lectcd together and shot. Ga the day follow
ing the old barns and outhouses were fired and
consumed. On the next day he commanded
the tcrror-stIicken slaves to be led out, and the
overseer to pronounce which of them were ill.,
efficient and deserving of death. About one
hundred and fifty were thus picked out and led
to execution. An immense howl and OutcTy
for mercy, mingled with promises Of good be-
havIor, arose. The master at first appeared
immoVable, but the pre-arranged intercesson
of the overseer finally induced him to relent,
and allow them a further probation of year
and half AT this exhibition Of ccmcncy
the gratitude OF the poor negroes knew NO
bounds. new spirit Of industry seized them,
and IN year or two with the erection Of new
buildings, and the introduction of new methods
of agriculture, the energetic young master
could boast of one of the best ordered and most
productive plantations in the State.
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FRAUDS ON THE Posr OFFICE.-Since Mon.
day morning last, over forty suspicious pack
ages, purportng each to be zone newspa per-"
have been oVerhauled by the clerks at our
Post Office hete, and found to contain contra
band matter. Collar patterns, Indian mecca.
sins, baby dresses, globes, daguerreOtypes, and
every conceivable thing which could be wrapped
up IN paper so as TO avoid the letter postage.
The postage assessed on these parcels amount
ed TO about $685.. Paul Mianesoiian.
Smyrna times., 1858-07-09

o. One reason why the world is not re-
formed is because every man is bent on reform
ing others, aud never thinks of reforming him
self.
Smyrna times., 1858-07-09

bed for the enjoyment of enchanting dreams
than place Of dark, dreary and cold iorgctful-
Rochester, (N " Union.
Smyrna times., 1858-07-09

u An American at Paris went 10 a resfaur.
ant to get his dinner. Unacquanted with the
french language, yet unwilling to show his
ignorance, be pointed to the first line on The
OH "i idTe, and III. polite waiter brought him a
| plate uf hagrant soup This was very well.
ana when 1t was dispatched he pointed to the
second line. The waiter understood him per.
iectIy and brought hun vegetable soup.-
" Rather more >aup than want, thought he
but 1t Is Paris fashion," He duly pointed to
the th'rd line, and Il plate Of pioca broth was
Drought MN again to the fourth and was fur
nShed with bowl of preparation of arrow
root. lie tried the fifth line, and was supplied
win some Cruel kept for invalids The bv.
ISLANDERS now supposed that they sa W an unfor-
tunate individual who had lost all his teeth.
and our friend, determined to get as far from
the soup as possible, pointed in despair to the
last line on the bill Of fare. The intellirent
walter VINO saw at once what he wanted, Do
ltejy handed him--a bunch of tooth picks
lals vas too much--Our countryman paid his
bill, and ncoutnenllv lett.
~ Compare the art of spreading rumors
TO the art OF pio-rnaklng. There is usually
some truth, which call wire as this passes
lfom hand to hand, onc gives il a polish, another
point; others make and put on the head
(|+3~ Bachelors are not quite so stupid as in
voluntary maidens would have us believe
One OF tie lnveterates being asked, the other
day, why he did not secure some fond ones
company In his voyage on The ocean of life, re-
Piled" would, if was sure such an ocean
wolld tie Pacific
CO 1t Is not work that kills men it is wor-
ry. Work is healthy; you can hardly put
more upon man than he can bear. Worry is
rust upon the. blade. 1t is not the revolution
that destroys the machinery, but the friction.
Fear sccre'cs acids but love and trust are
sweet juices.
o. man living at hotel is like a crane.
vine IN a -pOt--movable, carried around
from place to place, locked at the root. and
short at the top. Nowhere can a man get real
root room, and spread out his branches till they
touch tn" morning and the evening, but liz his
own house.
CULTIVATED WOMEN-Sheridan said, beau
tIiulIy," Women govern us let us render them
perfect The more they are enlightened, SO
much the more shall we be. On the cultiva.
ton OF the mind of woman depends the wisdom
ofmen. IL is by woman that Nature writes on
the hearts of men.
o. 1t is rather melancholy that the two
greatest nOVelsts, Dickens aud Bulwer. are
separated from their wives. Each of the two
seems TO be ldo.Ized by almost every lady in
the world except the one he interchanged vows
with ut the altar.-LOUiSuille Journal.
A RAINY DAY JOKE -" Come 10 out of the
wet" as the shark said when he swallowed the
little negro boy