Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-05-22

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"a A4FfJRDAY, NAY !:
faf e for 8. Jeurnu.I.
s. s. ssssse .si 80 i y En,srss ~.
IynsH not be- ont of place to oa@ . fsy
'fSas ssslons u our EASTERN ffiends AAlhio M,
think Of removing to Iowa the ensuing sea
SON. In the follsNins artiele / have drsvl
lup q few conclusions that may be Of som
benefit to those not familiar with the routin
Of settling new State ~ sso ss
The business Of removing to new countr,
should be determined on only after matpr'
deliberation. A hasty removal 10 often fol
lowed by repentance Ut leisure, 90 the elt
adage goes; and it would be we'll for, th'
emigrant TO inform himself as far as posi-.
BILE whether the step, intended to be. takei
| will better his condition. If he is we'll sit.
uated, with friendA around him. and in q
lucrative businesa, and enjoying many of ths
comforts ofilife, tAen Iadvisc him to remain
where be is. Life is too short to permit q
man to turn himself and family out of .
comfortable home 70 undergo the toils and
cares Of building up . new one: But having
once resolved to seek his fortune in the
West, it becomes him to cast aside all fea,
and Encouragement. Let him determine tc
meet boldly all dii6culties that may appea,
lin his way. If he sets out hesitatingly and
half doubling his success, herwill lose his
time and money bY making the trip, for it i
very likely that the arst gloomy day or tn
first rude wind that salutes him on eur ,prsi-
ries will make him retrace his steps precipi
lately to the East. ~ t's.i
THE ExIcRANT MUST BE INDUSTRIOUS.
The emigrant must be prepared in re-
moving west to become, if he is not already
an Industrious man. Idle men may find a
place in your quiet, easy-going towns of the
east, but they are Of no ase here. They
would be as much out Of place on our prai-
ries as fish on dry land Industrious men
can soon work their way to Independence
idlers never. A lucky adventure sometimes
throws the drone to the top of fortunes
wheel, but it is only an accident after all.
The emigrant must also dismiss the idea Of
finding the people Of Iowa ignorant and be-
hind the age, and that his own superior intel
ligence will at once. place him head and
shoulders above everybody else. People
west of the Mississippi are generally as intel
ligent as 1.-the Atlantic slope They are
not easily humbugged. They appreciate
merit, treat everybody on a footing Of equal
ity, despise formality, and tolerate nothing
like aristocratic pretensions. But enough
of that. s. SO
-.a NOT MUCH HONEY REQUIRED.
NJ To make good start in Iowa, Minnesota,
Nebraska or Kansas does not require much
money. A few hundred dollars will set n
man mp on a snug little farm, where, in q
few years, he can have everything comforta-
bic about him, and feel within himself that
independence which the prosperous farmer
only enjoys to its fullest extent. Many who
are now among the most successful farmers
Of our State began their operations with a
yoke Of oxen and perhaps enough capital to
buy food for the season. Those, then, with
a small capital need not fear to venture
where others with the same means and per-
h.n. ,.s. hov. not iii 81 mnoh success
now "a cow wr.r
p.fo,. ,..,;n, ho,,e ,he. .r,;o-.,t .ho,,,a
d..a-,,,;a. 49,. !. $500. =, .,...,. r.
49, 80 ~ ...ta.n o;t;.. ~ o.n .ao.,.
nassaoe tosn,hnoue Davennort Mu.cat;ne
Rnrl;n.ton - KeoLnL and other nrom;nent
towns On thu M;..iasin,; a. he NAV even
.scnrs h;s MASSAGE - Iowa c;tv sDesmoines
C;tv Mount Pleasant and other ;nter;or
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