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Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-06-12

ATHoUGHr OF DEATH. - To die ]!
This warm heart to be still and cold
forever these limbs that are so active
now-to lie motionless in the coffin:
these eyes to be closed on all they have
loved-still closed, though passionate
kisses and tears should fall upon them.
It is o strange thought. What would
the soul be doing then? What would
it think Of the real mourners who bent
above the wsrn- out tenement it had
left forever |? How would it look upon
those who had heaped curses upon that
unconscious head in life, and who came
to gloat over their work, when hate and
anger and revenge could do no more.
/ can fancy it all. lean see the small
procession enter the burying ground.
l can see the wet day, the dying leaves,
and the grey and sober sky. There are
children peeping through the ratings
Of the grave yard fence, with fright
ened, half interested air. There are
one or two, it may be, standing beside
the open grave, who have love and mem
DRY busy in their hearts, and they can
weep-the rest are silent. They lower
the coffin into the damp, dark grave !;
some one bends forward and the first
sods rattle down with sharp, .pitiless
sound. They shudder and look up at
the cloudy sky, as if they feared to see
q spirit there. The grave is filled,
and the sodsalaid upon 1.-THE preces-
sion passes slowly from the lonely place.
1t might be that those who wept, turn
to look at the mound they are leaving
behind, as the iron gate closes after
them but it is only glance-they
turn away and sigh-then step into the
waiting carriages and are wheeled away.
The lonely grave remains behind and
the rain falls, and the sobbing autumn
wind whirls the wet and withered
leaves around. 1t is dreary pic
ture.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-06-12
mUsCATINE MARKET.

Weather during most of the week rainy,
as usual-roads muddy land business dull:
River at food height lacking but few
inches of the rise of '51-and stillrising.
Crops promising poorly wheat growing to
stalk in many places where not drowned out;
corn not all planted yet, owing to the con-
tinued wet--will probably be a light yield.
Most of it that has come up looks we'll.
Very little grain has been coming to mar
ket for some time past, owing to the wretched
condition of the roads. Wheat remains firm
at former quotations. Corn is in demand at
the price quoted below. Garden vegetables
are becoming quite plenty.
We append our usual quotations:
Wheat, spring, 5Oa52c
I" winter, Coo (nominall
Flour $3,50aS4, 90.
Corn, in the ear, 25c.
Oats, Csc.
Beans, 5Oca6Oc
Potatoes, l5a2Oc.
Green apples, $la$1 so per bushel.
Eggs, 7c.
Butter, l0al2 1-2c.
Smoked ham, sugar cured, loo.
Shoulders, Sc
Clear sides, SC ear
Lard, 8alOc.
Hides, green, &c; dry flint 1oalo 1-2c.
Lumber, $l5a$30 per 1000 feet.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-06-12

W Springs are little things, but
they are sources of large streams /; a
helm is little thing, but it governs
the course of large ship; a bride bit
is a little thing, but it will guide a
powerful horse nails and pegs are lit
tie things, but they hold the parts Of
large bodies together word, look ,
a frown-all are little things-but they
are powerful for good or evil. Think
Of this and mind the little things. Pay
that little debit is promised, redeem
it /; if it is but shilling, pay it; you
know not what important event hangs
upon it. Keep your word sacredly-
keep it to the children-they will mark
it sooner than anybody else, and the
effect will probably be as lasting as life.
Mind the little things.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-06-12

Ia How much misery may be aba
ted-how much suffering may be reno
ved-by the simple tone and expression
Of the human voice. Upon the heart
that is lone and desolate, that feels it.
self shut out Of the world, wrapped up
in gloomy imag inings, how sweetly falls
the voice Of sympathy and consolation
Why is it, then, since everything proves,
and none are ignorant Of the fact, that
all must lie down in mother earth to-
gether- since all are travellers in this
highway to death-why is it that each
should be SO sparing Of that which costs
him nothing, but which might raise the
dropping spirits of his neighbor, and
cheer him on his journey few kind
ly looks ?
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-06-12

CLovEs.-Every part Of the Glove
plant Caryophyltus aromaticus)
abounds with aromatic oils; but it is
most fragrant and plentiful in the UNI
expanded flower buds; which are the
cloves Of commerce. Cloves have been
brought into the European market for
more than 1000 years. The plant is
native Of the Malaccas and other isl
ands in the Chinese seas. "The aver
age annual crop Of Glove" says Bur-
nett, 6 is, from each tree, two or two
and a-half pounds, but fine tree has
been known to yield one hundred and
twenty-five pounds of this spice in a
single season and, as 1000 cloves on
ly weigh one-pound, there must have
been at least 625, 900 flowers upon this
single tree.''
The Gil of cloves may be obtained
by expression from the fresh flower
buds but the usual method Of procu-
ring it is by distillation, which is car
ried out to very great extent in this
country. Few essential oils have more
extensive use Of perfumery than that Of
cloves. 1t combines we'll with grease,
soap, and spirit, and it forms a leading
feature in some Of the most popular
handkerchief essences, rodeletia, the
guards boquet, &c., and will be found
where least expected. For essences Of
cloves, dissolve oil Of cloves, in the
proportion Of two ounces Of oil to one
gallon Of spirit. =
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-06-12

LlGnTNlNa.-Mr. E. Merriam, a distinguish.
ed scientific gentleman of Brooklyn Heights,
communicates to the National 1ntelligences
the following interesting and useful facts
concerning lightning:
Our long continued observations and ex.
tensive records of lightning present wonder.
full esults. No case of loss of life by light
ming in steamboat or ocean steamer. or in
a railroad car. or in an iron vessel or iron
building, has yet come under our notice
within our extensive field of research. Two
deaths Lave been caused by lightning in
buildings furnished with metallic lightning
conductors-one at North Prairie, Wiscon-
sin, July, 1855, and the other at Walden.
Vermont, July, 1857. No death by light
ming has occurred in vessels furnished with
lightning conductors. A knowledge of these
facts may quiet many minds that during
thunder storms are greatly exercised by fear
OF lightning. No case of loss of life by lights
ming to telegraph operators, since telegraph
wires have been in nse, has come to nv
knowledge.
The free use Of cold water on the bodies
of persons struck down by lightning las
been attended with successful results. and
he good effects Of that means of restoring
animation should be more generally known.
| have recora, Of a person struck down by
lightning being resusciatel after u labor Of
several hours; therefore do not get discour.
aged if animation is not Immediately restor-
ed, but continue the drenching for hours.
and if fresh water fail add salt to the water
and continue the drenching.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-06-12

B@ Said old Mrs. Philanthropy the other
day, accosting a precocious nrcl,in in the
stree. with wardrobe remarkable for it's
ventillating advantages, "Bubby, why don't
you go home and have your mother sew up
that awful hole in your trousers 70
''Oh, you git eout, old 'oman," was the
respectful reply, 'our folks is economizing,
and a hole will last longer than patch, any
day." SO
The old lady's honest sympathy was vast
ed, while youngster beat a retreat round the
corner, displaying flag OF truce in the
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-06-12

WHEELING ONES SELF.-Some as
tute discerner Of men and things has
left the following waif:
"Going to dinner the other day, we
saw little fellow, about two years old,
sitting on wheel barrow and trying to
wheel himself. It struck us that many
people in the world are often caught in
the same act, and we shall Railways think
hereafter: When we see business man
trusting everything to his clerks, and
continually seeking his house, yet ex-
pecting to get along-he's sitting in a
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-06-12

DrsrREssINe CALAMITY AT LAKE PxplN-
FoUR LADIES DkowNED. The officers Of the
Northern Belle, which arrived Sunday, bring
report Of distressing calamity which &C.
Cured near Lake City, on Lake Pepin, last
Saturday forenoon. by which four women
were drowned, and three men and another
woman were placed in imminent peril. We
have not the full particulars, but it appears
that eight persons three men and five wo-
men-weIt ont from Lake City in . boat on
the lake. When near the middle, the boat
cap.ized, and they were all thrown into the
water. -Four Of them-three men and one
woman-clung to the boat, bat four of the
women became exhausted before assistance
from the shore could reach them, and sunk
to rise no more. We learn, also, that two
Of the persons drowned were daughters of
Judge Stout Of Lake City Galena 4dver-
fissv, Str.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-06-12
THE MARKETS.

CnIcAso, June 9.
Flour-good inquiry, with sales of extrs
spring at S3,25a3,62 IL. Wheat, 67a7Oc.
Corn 5la55c. Oats $40. Mess pork SIC
Talow Lao ga. Hides, &c for green;
IA 1-4al4 IL for dry flint. Highwines lse.
NEW YORK, June 9.
Flour--less active, and com mon grades
&c lower. $3,S5a3,9O superfne western
$4a4, As for common to medium extra ives.
tern. Rye flour dull at 3,10a3,37. Wheat
dull; s0as6c for Chicago spring, 81, O5al, 10
for white western. Rye 65a66c. Corn Goa
Tic. Oats scarce and firm at 44a46c. Pork
,25 for mess; $l4al4 % for prime
Prime mess beef, nominal--$l6,a20 Cheese
cents.
ST. LOUIS, June 8.
Flour $3.75a3,sO. Wheat--spring, ga.
Csc red fall S5c. Corn 50a57c. Oats 42c.
Rye $50. Potatoes 37a4Oc. Bacon--clesr
sides 8 &c. shoulders l-2c.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-06-12

ADVICE TO BACHELORS BE sure to
annex to woman that will lift you up
instead of pushing you down. In mer-
camille phrase, get piece Of calico
that will wash. There is nothing in a
pinch like feminine who can cook
your victuals . and iron your clothes.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-06-12

ca Brigham Young, in one of his late
sermons, gives curious account of his trav-
cling four hundred miles by stage in 1889,
starting with only $l3, so in his pocket. He
states that, at every point, where he had
expenses to pay, he found his pocket, on
putting his hand into it, mysteriously and
miraculously replenished. Is he quite sure
that it was his own pocket he got his hand
into ?-Louisvi1le journal.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-06-12

The WILKINSON TRAGEDY AT Iowa Cry.
We are informed that this unfortunate affai
had its origin in dispute in regard to tn,
title to a valuable piece of real estate situa
ted near Iowa City, consisting of FIVE or 81,
hundred acres Of land, on which is a larg,
improved farm. This property was owned
by Philip Clark, who was one of the earlies
settlers in johnson county. Mr. Clark
some six or seven years ago, on the eve Of
his departure for California, gave powe,
OF attorney to manage his business to his
brother-inlaw. Whilst Mr.. C. was absent
in California, his agent conveyed the entire
property to his sister, the wife of Clark. who
at this time was living on the premises
Mrs. Clark then obtained divorce, and
removed to Missouri, where she married
again, and is now living with her second
husband.
MIR. G. returned from California in August
last, and took peaceable possession of his
property, and commenced suit in chancery
to set aside what he considered an Illegal
conveyance Some time in the month of
April, 1858, Mr.. q. s opponents, who claimed
the property through the deed executed by
Mr.. CPS agent, rented the place to BOYD viii.
kinson, with the understanding that lie NV. \
"''o w Soe SA1iA VA3 ~ uA1C1tc3 IL iit cOulO,
but by any other means he saw st to employ.
if his threats did not succeed Wilkinson
attempted to carry the plan into execution,
and beat Clark in most cruel manner.
When arrested for this assault, and bound
over to appear at court, his employer became
his surety. Soon after this, Mr.. C.'s barn
was set on FIRE and entirely consumed, to-
gether with span of horses and other valu-
able property. This act Of incendiarism,
which was universally attributed to Wilkin.
son, joined with the. threats made by him
against the friends of CLARK, induced the
citizens to urge, and If need be compel, Will.
kinson to leave the neighborhood; and
whilst they were carrying this intention into
effect, Wilkinson made his escape from those
who had him in charge, and in attempting to
cross the Iowa river and gain tie opposite
shore, was drowned. Such we learn lisa
fair statement Of the incidents attending this
unfortunate transaction. Davenport Dom.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-06-12

A PIONEER APPLE TREE.-There is
an apple tree on the north bank Of the
Maumee river, opposite old Fort Def
ance, apparently old enough to have
borne the " forbidden fruit 1t is
known as the cold Indian Apple tree,"
and when Gen. Wayne's army was sta
toned at Fort Defiance in 1894, it was
large and fruit bearing. Mr.. South
worth, the present owner, has carefully
protected the aboriginal from vandal-
ism, by surrounding it with high
board fence, and keeping the tree un-
der lock and key. The Enclosure is for
ty feet in diameter-the limbs project
over several feet, SO that the area COW
cred by, the branches is fully two thou
sand square feet. It is great bearer,
and one hundred bushels Of apples have
been gathered from the tree in one sea-
son. Its ordinary yield is from ffsy to
sixty bushels. The fruit is very fine,
large size, from - to IA ounces, is
tart and good keeper for winter the
color whitish- green, with little re ID on
one side, One foot from the ground
the tree measures twelve feet four and
a-half inches in circumference. It is
still thrifty and grows fast.
The famous old tree evidently dates
anterior to any known English settle-
ment in Ohio, or any Of the Western
States. Its age is supposed to be from
125 to $50 years, and the origin Of this
isolated pioneer Of civilization is attrib-
uted to the dropping Of seed by some
migratory bird, either from the English
Colonies in Arcadia or the Canadas.-
Toledo Blade.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-06-12

Revival OF KNow-N - The
rump of the late Know. NothinS arty has
issued d pronuut;,:..mento for thbrmation
of s'The Peoples party of the nion'-
which is revamping of the plas in the
old Know Nothing platform, wi altera.
tons to suit the times. The CHI movers
OF the movement are Humphr eM arshal,
Winter Davis and Gilmer of NortFarolina.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-06-12

SwlLL Milk INvEsTlG ALTON IN NEw YORK
The Swill Milk Committee OF the New
York Board of Health Ii We been taking tes.
timony for two or three days past in regard
to the condition of the stables and cows at
Johnson's dlstillery on Sixteenth street.
Most Of the witnesses were employees Of the
establishment, who testified roundly that
the stables were always kept clean, and that
the greater portion of the cows were in good
bodily condition. It was proved that the
meat Of those killed was sold in Washington
market, aud one had the impudence to assert
that he had obtained half cent more per
pound foe swil! fed than tor other beef.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-06-12

! AsoTHEE WISCONSIN r. r. SwiNpLR.-
Wisconsin is great in railroad fnancierinp
1t has been shown that the La Crosse Com.
pany bought up a Whole Legislature in 1856
An investigating committee have recently
exposed the affairs of the Milwaukee & Su.
perior Railroad. Officers were elected and
stock issued, without regard to the 5 per
cent. to be paid in. 100000 in full paid
stocks were issued and divided among some
half dozen sIlarpers. The farmers on the
proposed line were induced to subscribe
stock, and mortgage their farms, to the
amount Of over $200, 200, which mortgages
were sold into third bands at 70 cents on the
dollar, and the proceeds used up in salaries
to officers who had nothing to do, as there
was no railroad except on paper. One huns
dr. d and twenty thousand dollars Of stock,
called leash subscribers, were also Issued ;
and mortgage bonds, 81 that, in stock and
bonds, the Company has issued .fce hundred
ard Twenty-Five thousand dollars without
having single dollar paid in to the Compa-
ny, as required by its charter A large por-
tion of these extraordinary issues were made,
ut seems, to obtain loan Of $l0O, 900 Of Mil
waukee City bonds, which, together with the
farm mortgage bonds, constituted all the real
capital OF his moonshine Company.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-06-12

DouGLAs CAvlNa. The Washinpn cor
respondent OF the New York 1rilne tele.
graphs on Friday, "In Executivsession.
yes terday, Judge Douglas voted it'll the
Aa'a.n = on all the kansaPpoint.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-06-12

OwiLL MILK IN CHicAao.-The ilIicago
De a .p: says .nere are oetwee9wenty
a1u 'l'r.! es,aoilsll'nents with IN IN limits
~ 'll., Guy oes'de several IN the nshbor-
lug villages, where the cows are feexc!u-
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-06-12

A FIRST RATE NorloE FOR THE ,-ys
= Smith the razor strop man, is'abouitro
He is not ashamed of his patronynR he
rather gories in it. In the course oil 70.
cent harangue, in one Of our neiehl;no
cities, Smith administered the FOLLOWING on e
ISOLATION to the great family to which 6,has
the honor to belong: ''1
Gentlemen, my name is Smith. and lam
proud to say am not ashamed Of f. II
may be that no person in this crowd dns
that very uncommon name. If howsa-
there be one such, let him hold up his bsd
pull up his dickey, turn out his toes IT,
courage. and thank his stars that thea 70
few more left of the same sort.
smith, gentlemen, is an illustrious name
Aud stands yery high in the annals Of Far.
Let White, Brown and Jones increase as tbe{ IL,
Believe me that Smith will outnumber thens ";H'
Gentlemen, am proud Of being an M
nal Shaith; not a Snitlle nor Sm,rh hn, !
regular, natural, original Smith. Pnttna .
IN the middle, or an eat the end wonf 70
gentlemen. Who ever heard IF a oreo ~ !,
by the name of Smyth, or Smith-s Oh.
answers scho = and everybody saws noIJ,,
But as Tor Smith, plain Smith. whv th1n;3
lars OF fame are covered with that Lonraa
aud revered name. 1880
Who were the most racy, witt, and In
ular authors Of this century, Horace Ia
Albert Smith. tnu
Who the most original, pitLy and humsr.
Gus preachera Rev. Sidney Smith.
~ 60 back further, who was the braylst
and boldest soldier in Sumpter,s army n
the Kevolution? A Smith
Who palavered with Powhatan, galivat-
ca with Pocahontas, end became the ancI.
tor Of the first families in virginia =
Smith again. X
And who, | ashland l ask the question
seriously and soberly-WAo, say, IS th5t
=! man, and what is his name, who has fought
Inc most battles, made the most sneecbes
preached the most sermons, held the ,nost
othces, sung the most songs, written Tie
most poems, courted the most women, XII SD
ne most girls, run away with the most
wives, aud married the most widows? His
ory says, you say, 4 say, and everybody says
John Smith.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-06-12


The WEr.-As some persons are inclined
to dispute the fact of the spring Of 1874 be-
ing wetter one than the present, (says the
Davenport Gasette,) We have assumed the
trouble of searching the 6.es of the Gazette
for that year to obtain some information on
The subject. The following is the result:
RAIN For two and half months we
have had almost inces>ant rain, never more
than two days intermssion between show
ers. A gentleman, for more than twenty
years a resident of this vicinity, is Of opinion
that more rain has fallen within the last two
months than within the same number of
years since lie located here Davenport
Gazette, July 4, 1874.
Tie WEATHER. almost incessant
rains for two and q half months, about the
first Of this month the clouds dispersed, and
since that time we have had us fine harvest
weather as our farmers would ratio.ially de-
sire. The wheat crop in this county will be-
larger than ever it has been betore.-D uuea-
port Gazette, July II, 1914.
For the information of farmers, we would
state that a the wheat cut early that season
Was very fine, while that delayed invariably
suffered with rust. Our farmers can profit
by the experience of that season.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-06-12

METR0RoLOGICAL.-Wha hat amount of rain
has fallen this extraordinary spring is a
s. saestion Of interesting investigation: In
the National Iatellsgencer we find a letter
from Mr.. E. Merriam, dated BROOKLYN
Heights, May 28th, in which he says:
The month of May, of the present wear.
ahus far, has furnished twenty-three rainy
soyss q greater number than any one month
- May, for period of sixty nine wears.
81 embraced in our meteorological records.
Be- Temperature Of the atmosphere here has
7. Zen quito low for the season, during most
~ ahis month.
ls 81 correspondent of the Chicago Press.
49, titing from Beloit, Wis.,, states that a req
90 Aes Kept there indicates the extraordinary
that the rain-fall for the single month
vas fraction over one third Of the
- average for thewhole year. The same
Gpcndent snys he is in possession of
trdt q Ito rain. fall all over the State of
FORK for twenty six years, and thew
luh ~ parallel 70 the recent fall in this
~ ~ HE Northwest.