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Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-01-02

How TO SUccEED.-Take earnestly
hold of life, as capacitated for and des-
tined to high and noble purpose and
end. Study close the minds bent for
labor or a profession. Adopt some
pursuit early, follow it steadily, never
looking backward to the turned furrow,
but always forward to the new ground
that ever remains to be broken. Means
and ways are abundant to every mans
success, if will and action are rightly
adapted to them. Our ri, h men and
our great men have carved their paths
to fortune and fame by this rule-a
rule that cannot fail to reward its votary
if it be resolutely pursued. To sigh or
repine over lack Of inheritance is un-
manly.
Every man should strive to be Gre
ator rather than an inheritor. lie
should bequeath rather than borrow.
The human race, in this respect, wants
dignity and discipline. 1t prefers
welding the sword Of valorous forefath-
ers to forging its weapons. This is a
mean and. ignoble spirit. Let every
man be conscious of the God in him
and the Providence over him, and fight
his own battle with his good lance. Lei
him feel that it Is nobler to eat crust
than inherit Golfers. This spirit OF no.
bility once learned, and every man viii
discover within himself, under God, the
elements and capacities Of wealth Ht
will be enthusiastically rich in self
resources, and can lift his face proudly
to meet the noblest among men. Th'
poet we'll says:
81 scorn the man who boasts his birth,
And counts his titles and his lands;
Who takes his nnmv and beritogo
From out dying tather's hands,"
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-01-02
Col. BgNroN AND THE REruBI,oAN PAR

Col. Benton AND THE REPU BLIoAN PARTY.
Col. Benton says the Republican party
will have q clear coast in 1860, as long be-
fore that time the Democracy will be extin-
guished We hardly think that if the cam
paign of last year was to be fought over
again, Old Tom would electioneer SO strong
ly for Buchanan, or censure so strongly the
position of his eminent son-in-law and the
great party he led through the canvass. -
Fremont was right; the Republican party
occupied the only tenable and conservative
position; and time has vindicated its VS.
dom.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-01-02

AT HOME IN TIE EvENINa.-One Of
the greatest neglects Of youth, pro-
ducing incalculable mischief and ruin,
is the misspending of its evenings
Darkness is temptation to misconduct !;
suffering the young to be out, when the
light of day does not restrain them from
misconduct, is training them to it. We
have already an abundant harvest Of
this seeding. Riots are the result Of
youth becoming fit agents OF outrage,
by running uncared for, after dark.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-01-02

MoDERN INyENTIoNs.--H Horace Mann
thus sums up few Of the advantages
of modern inventions
-sss'sOne boy, with Fourdrinier ma
chine, will make more paper in a twelve
month than all Egypt could have made
in q hundred years during the reign Of
the Ptolemies. One girl, with pow
er press, illstrike off books faster than
., million Of scribes could copy them
before the invention Of printing. One
man, with an iron foundry, will turn
out more utensils than Tubal Cain
sc9sld have forged had he worked dill
gently till this tilnc !"
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-01-02

DoN'T Know WHO Owss 'En.-Ws
heard an anecdote which occurred on boat
on the Mississippi, a fine looking darkey.
was saun,ering about, when gentleman
asked whose property he was. "Well,"
said he, IL don't know; Ca aptain - own-
ed me this morning, but he has been play-
ing euchre all day, aud l don't know who
belong TO now" So Buchanan and Doug.
las have been playing game, and until it
is ascertained who wins, the Locofoco ed-
itors don't know who they belong to.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-01-02

A MILLION OF SPECIE. - Most peo-
pie fancy it an easy matter to count
over the large sums Of specie frequent
ly spoken Of in newspapers. But 1t
would require upwards of two months,
usual working hours, for single indi-
vidual to count and envelop properly,
in small packages, one million Of gold
dollars. Gold is not counted in large
sums now, it is weighed.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-01-02

HnRRlp MURDER. The wife of Conrad
CARRIER, and Mrs. Ream, q friend of Mrs. G.,
were savagely murdered at Mannheim town
ship, Pa, on the 18th inst. Mr.. CARRIER was
absent when the deed was done Two fell
lows, Alexander Anderson, u mulatto, and
William Richards, negro, were arrested
on suspicion Of their being the murderers,
and marks of blood were found on their per-
sons, while some one hundred dollars, in
gold and silver coin, ascertained to belong
to Mr.. CARRIER. were also fund in their pos
session. Anderson is represented as a bold
desperate fellow, and had just been dis
charged from prison. No doubt of their be-
ing the murderers.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-01-02

KANsAs-A Coop lpEA.-A friend meeting
Gov. Reeder iii New York a few days since
said, ''Well, Governor, things are workings"
eyes," said the Governor, land do you
know we think Of calling a convention OF
the Governors of Kansas, in oL,ler to com.
pare notes and decide upon some plan to
quiet agitation and ssttle he affairs OF
'sBleeding Kansas" The fact Is, the Gov
ernipeut has got SO much on lis LANDS Ii
removing the unf,lthfu, degenerate Dem
ocrats, aud then finding I'll persons to fill
tl,eir places that We fear it cannoi attend to
Kansas affairs ''Wel,' said his friend,
81 think you are likely to have full meet
iny.D
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-01-02

wThe President has received letter
from Mr.. Mason resigning his po-ition as
Minister at Paris. The resignation is, how
ever, in measure compulsory, as it is ten :
tlered in response to very distinct intima-
tion that it would be acceptable. Mr.. Ma
with good deal of feeling the treatment he
rcceiysl at the hsnds cf Mr.. Bushausn.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-01-02

w One, two, three, four, five Governors
of Kansas decapitated for refusing to obey
orders from Washington to make Kansas a
Slave State in spite of the people. Reeder,
Shannon, Geary, Stanton, Walker,-all Pro.
Slavery Democrats, and the last two South
ern men,-have been cashiered by the Pres
ident because of their inability to subdue the
freemen of Kansas to quiet obedience to
border Ruffian tyranny.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-01-02
EA Young man of KeOknk recentl,

U A young man of Keokuk recently
married young. pretty and modest woma n,
with whom he lived in much happiness till
one day, opening letter addressed to his
wife, lie discovered that she had another
husband in Ohio. Rushing home to his
pretty wife, the enraeed husband showed
her the letter and asked explanations, when
she quietly remarked that she had nothing
to say only that she had third lord resi-
ding iii Pennsylvania. the victim has sued
for q divorce.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-01-02

BEST THING TO GIvE.-The best
thing to give to your enemy is forgive
ness to your opponent, tolerance to
friend your heart to your child, .
good example to father, Difference |;
to your mother, conduct that will make
her proud of you; to yourself, respect !;
to all men, charity.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-01-02
SATURDAY, DECEMBER &c, 1857.

KANSAS AND PREsIpENr Br rcHANAN.-The
late news from Kansas is said to have pro
duced great excitement in Wasllington.-
Mr.. PARROT thinks that collision between
the Free State and Pro-Slavery mer is now
inevitable. The President decides that he
will enforce the Calhoun Constitution though
it should require the withdrawal of troops
from other parts to do it. He is now giving
an earnest of his allegiance to the South.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-01-02

D@r The Washington Star says there arc
hut three "Demncratio" Senators in all who
waver in the least in their support of the
Administration. 1t does not name them,
but we suppose it means Douglas, Stuart OF
Michigan, and Broderick of California.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-01-02

UThe Cincinnati Gazette says that a
German of that city applied tor a marriage
license the other day, and being asked why
he wanted to get married in these 'hard
times" replied
81 plenty lime now-nothing to do. Soon
have work. work-can't tend to mine wife.
Plenty time now-so gets married.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-01-02
J. @. ADAMS AND THE BIBLE. .
letter to his son, in 1911, he says:

~ have for many years made it .
practice to read the Bible through once
every year. My custom is to read
four or five chapters every morning im-
mediately after rising from my bed. Il
employs about an hour of my time, and
seems to me the most suitable manner
Of beginning the day. In what light
soever we regard the Bible, vhethr
er with reference to revelation, to HI.
tory, or to mortality, it's an invaln6s
ole and inexhaustible mins Of kaesk
edge end yiEtue."
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-01-02
News Paragraphs,

All the Democratic papers in Connect.
cut, with one exception, support the admin.
istration in the Kansas policy.
George D. Prentice, the well known edi.
tor of the Louisville Journal, has for two
years past written his editorials by oman1l.
enses, his hands being paralyzed to such Il
degree that lie cannot use them.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-01-02

MORE "ABUsE.' - The Upton Dsmocra.
is "down on Florence paper and Bur
rows Il Prettyman's checks as worthless
trash" 1t labors under the misapprehen-
sion, however, that Cook & Sargent are on
ly stockholders in the Bank of Florence and
not solely and alone responsible (or ire
sponsible) for its issues.
A MAMMOTH DlSTEICr.-IIon. VIM. II. NJ.
Pusey, Senator elect from the Council Bluffs
district will represent % organized counties.
The area OF country composing his district,
is much larger than either OF the States of
New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts or
New Jersey three times as large As Con-
necticut-neary seven times as large as the
State of Delaware, and larger than Massa-
chusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut put
together.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-01-02

A NATIONAL FouNDHY.-1hc Secretary of
War, in his Annual Report, recommends the
establishment of National Foundry for the
manufacture Of small arms, and to raise the
standard of Iron Manufacture in this coun-
try to a level with that of any other nation.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-01-02

cT Ex President Pierce's presidential
carriage sold for only $4l0 at Boston, Sat-
urday this notwithstanding tho personal
glory attaching to it, and the charitable OBJ
iect to which the proceeds were devoted. -
1t was bought by Brown & Lawrence, sta
bic keepers, and will run to depots like any
plebeian vehicle.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-01-02

gA negro in Boston had severe at
tack of rheumatism, which finally settled in
his foot. He bathed it, and rubbed 1t, but
all to no purpose. Finally. teariig away the
banJages, lie stuck it Out, ard shaking his
fist at it exclaimed, cache away, den o'c
feller, ache away | shan't do muffin more
for yer; dis chile can stan it as long IS you
ken, 50 ache away.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-01-02

PKRsoNAL.-Ihe health of Hon. J. r.
Giddings is said to be so precarious that he
dare not participate in debate.
MIR. Orr, the Speaker of the present House
of Representatives, is but thirty-six years
of age.
1t is said that the Hon. J. D. McKibbon,
of California, is the handsomest luan of the
present Congress-.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-01-02

WThe slogan of the Democracy short
time since, was that "the negro had no
rights that the white man was bound to re-
spect."
Mr.. Buchanan has improved IN this. and
enunciates the doctrine that the MAJORITY
have no rights which the Democracy ought
to respect
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-01-02

Russia has recently issued decree
prohibiting American whalin! ships from
entering Russian waters in quest Of game.
This is an event Of much Importance, and
will create much feeling among the whalers.
1t is SAID that the exclusion OF our vessels
from the bays of the Russian possessions in
Asia akd America, would destroy almost the
entire American whaling business, IN which
capital to the amount of forty million dol
lars is invested.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-01-02

STEAMER 1iccnty Liues Lost
The steamer Col. Edwards was destroyed
by fire on the Red river, about nine miles
below alexandria, Ark, on the 18th inst
The fire broke out at llalf-past o'clock IN
the morning, opposite the boilers. Its ori-
gin is unknown. The boat was tied to the
bank and taking on wood at the time. The
progress of the fire was feartully rapid. -
Within the space of three minutes the whole
boat was enveloped in flames. The only
way of escape was by jumping into the riv-
er from the after part of the boat, and thus
many more lives were lost. The number is
believed to b. at least twenty. The boa,
had on board, at the time of the disaster,
about eighty passengers, seventy-fve in the
! cabin, most of them from Shreveport and
above. Her cargo consisted of 100 bales
of cotton, fify-fve head of cattle. and sew.
en- horses, all of which is 4 total loss, will
the boat.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-01-02

y Douglas in his reply to Green, Of
Missouri, in the Senate, said i:
&C If the Lecompton Constitution was to be
forced on Kansas, we might as we'll vote ad-
ditional regiments at once. 1t would take
more than four regiments to compel the ma
jority to submit to the minority. Four.
ffths would not submit to one fifth: The
scheme of forcing Constitution on Kansas
was scheme of civil war and disunion.''
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-01-02

The MILLEN1UM AT IlAND.-W. Z. liarns,
of Iowa City, has concluded hereafter. to
take 10 more than legal interes. on his
loans, and has commenced putting his the.
ory into practise, by returning to one OF his
debtors, $l2 so, being the excess over legal
interest, received by him from said debtor.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-01-02

IMPEACHMENT OF JUDGE CLAGETT. - The
Gate City says that complaints of miscon-
duct in office with numerous specifications
will be presented to the Legislature from
Burlington, Keokuk and other places in this
Judicial District against Judge Clagett.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-01-02
TUESDAY, DECEMBER %, 1857.



Is Judge Douglas Sincere
The Chicago Tribune, a paper which un-
derstands Mr.. Douglas better, and fears him
less, than any other paper in Illinois, warns
the Republicans of that State and of the
Union against placing the slightest faith in
tho sincerity of the Little Giants recent
professions of devotion to freedom. 1t takes
the ground that his whole previous lifo has
been opposed to such q consummation. 1t
rccounts his defence and approval of the
Fugitive Slave Law, his destruction Of the
Missouri Compromise, his defence and en-
dorscment of the outrages perpe,rated in
Kansas, and his approval of the Dred Scott
decision. 1t ascribes his present position to
the undoubted fact that he wishes to be
again Senator of the free State of Illinois.
He is more distinguished for cunning and
adroitness than any other one trait of char
acter. His recent conduct indicates it. He
sees that Kansas must be FREQ, and having
labored for years with all his energies to
make it Slave State, in vain, (thanks to
the indomitable efforts of Free State men,
he now comes, al the hour of freedoms tri-
umph, and tries to obtain the credit Of the
victory.
his is all plausible and perhaps just
There is, however, an outward and palpable
evidence of Douglas purpose to serve the
slave power. His Enabling Act, for Kansas
provides that an enumeration of the legal
voters of the Territory shall be taken by
commissioners ~ho shall be appointed by the
President. We venture to say that while
the Southern fire. eaters will make show of
resistance to this Enabling Act, they are re-
ally in favor Of it, knowing that by this sim
gle provision they cAn control affairs in
Kansas so that it will at last be slave
State. Mr.. Buchanan is their plant tool.
They are satisfied of his fidelity to them, and
that he will appoint just such commission
ers as will not scruple to do anything that
will further their design to enslave Kan
sas.
1t may be, however, that this view of
Douglas position is incorrect, and that, as
cotemporary suggests, his cunning may
have led him to perceive that the acme of
the power of the slave oligarchy has already
been reached, AID that. as freedom has at
last achieved victory in Kansas, it is about
to 60 on from eonquering to conquer. There
is nothing that Douglas loves better than to
be on the winning side, and it is a pregnant
fact that he is now acting as if he believed
the cause of freedom was destined to be
victorious.
In whatever light we may regard him, VIC
must still be forced to the conviction that
he is unworthy of the confidence of the North
until he arrays himself in sackcloth and ash
es for his past political sins and by pro
tracted service in the cause of freedom
proves his faith by his works.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-01-02
BY JOHN MAHlN,
[0riginal
CHRISTMAS SHADOWS.

From faded, dusty picture
In the dim and changeless past,
I have drawn aside the curtain
Time hath kindly o'er it cast,
While I count life's weary changes,
Since gazed upon it last.
IT'S . fair and youthful portrait
Hazel eyes and soft brown hair,
And mouth whose geatle sweetness
Showed the lines Of early care,
And high and massive forehead,
With the stamp Of manhood there.
Once, in years II at Time hath numbered,
He who owns the hazel eyes
Was to me the dearest idol
Given me meath earth's blue skies
o! how tlue their depths Of ether,
Ere fade out youths gorgeous dyes
And upon one Christmas evening
Stood he proudly by my side,
Waiting for the words, unuttered,
That would bid him still abide
Give to him my hearts devotion,
And make me his cherished bride.
But in vain my heart IS wild pleadings-
Darkencd were life's brightest hours,
And upon Times turbid river .r
FlOated down hopes withered flowers,
And the snow that night lay heavy
On the gardens tryssing bowers.
Yet We parted not in anger,
For my heart was sorcly tried,
And to keep his souls pure worship
Iwould willingly have died;
Blu, alas n darks"me shadow
Came, our Ef.-paths to divide
So laid aside the portrait
Shrincd within my inmost soul,
And before its cherries portals
Did the stone of calmness roll,
While hung that best loved picture
Where no useless mem 'r;es stole.
And tonight, this Christmas evening,
As, alone, bowed my heaj,
Aad the mouldy coverings lifted
From the faces of the dead
/ have seen its wond'rous beauty
In the light fond mem 'ries shed.
Somewhere, on the worlds wide bosom,
lie is wandering now, know,
And the though, is sweet, che liveth,"
Tho We meet no more below;
30 shroud again his image,
Lest it dearer still might grow.
And hush the faint heart-yearnings,
Still the weary spirits cry,
Till stand amid the gloamiDg
With calm and fearless eye,
Gazing on the Christmas shadows
From the Yule-log floating by.
MAUDs FAYE
Beech Range, KY, Dec. 25th, 1897.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-01-02

GyT Ths Citizen, weekly newspaper,
which JOHN Mitchell started in New York ia
1854, has been discontinued for want of SUP
port.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-01-02

Sell. YOUR Hoes AND Produce The fol-
lowing advice in numerical paper OF Ohio
is seasonable in all ATTITUDES:
Our advice to farmers, Assell y our hogs
and produce at present tAlces. We heard
one man shy short time - that he would
rather let his taxes go unpaid than sclt his
wheat and corn at present prices. That
man is a poor tinancier. The penalty for
non.pay,nent of taxes is thirty per cent
He had better sell his wheat at fifty cents
and his corn at twenty five cents busilel,
than let his taxes go unpaid. If farmer
will take into consideration the waste,
shrinkage and trouble, in storing his corn
now, rather than sell at 25 cents, he will
| find that the profit viii be against him in
the Spring, for under no circumst noes can
he expect produce to range much above
present prices. AS for hogs, q farmer can
better afford to sell 1T So 80 this year, than
S6 last, for the FIRST named sum viii buy a
much greater proportion of the neeessaries
of life, while the cost If fitting his hogs is
not more than haf what it was last year
again, at present prices, We have enough in
the country to bring double the money thai
our last years crops brought US. We say
again, sell at present prices.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-01-02
CEDAR COUNTY. Dec. @. 1857.

EDITOR JOURNAL - / notice an article in
the Chicago Tribune that has brought think
ing people to their studies as regards certain
bogus shinplasters put ont by the use to- be
respected gentlemen called Cook & Sargent
and Burrows & Prettyman, but who, from the
best informal on l can learn as regards re-
deeming their promises to pay, deserve no
longer the title above applied.
A few days since met with a farmer and
asked him if he knew what quality of flour
| ILL. that or Burrows & Prnttyma. no woo
worth in New York, where they are contin-
ually shipping it? He replied 81 rs per
bbl. Then asked him what their flour cost
them made from the wheat he had just sold
one of their agents on the line of the Rail-
road. He said he did not know. / then
asked him how much they paid him per bush
ell? He replied so cents. then told him
had the late rates for Railroad issued since
the reduction and made the following fig
ures :
Five bushels wheat 5Oc., 50 so
Com. for buying &c. per bushel, 10
Freight to Davenport 7c, per sc 35
Drayage to mill, l
Barrel, SIS
Drayage back to Depot, 3
Freight to New York, 2lO
Commission for selling, IL
Making in all, IS IS
Then the farmer replied "they knew their
own business" " very WE'LL" said l, &c but
what would you think if were to ride up to
your house and ask you if you would sell nae
NIL the stock you had on your farm at 25 per
cent advance of any person else, and ask
you to credit me and then ride on and ask
not only your neighbors but include the in
habitants of three of the richest counties IN
the State?" "Why," he replied, " should
be afraid you was not going to do the clean
thing in the out-run' ssThen," remarked,
would it not be a fac similie transaction
to the one by which you have sold your
wheat ?" He simply replied he had not re-
aected upon the matter.
Now, MIR. Editor, send this down to you
and hope every farmer will look around him
and reflect before he acts. If the merchant
wishes to take this trash 60 and give it to
him. Pay your debts, if you have any if
not don't hold any Of this bogus trash. You
had better keep your wheat and your hogs
than to be very suddenly caught with your
whole seasons labor in your pocket not
worth as much as so much clean foolscap.
AN OBSERVER.
p. s. If you do not exchange with the Da-
venport papers, please send them a copy and
in thc meantime shall anxiously look for q
reply as regards both Of the inititutions that
are palming off on gullible people thei,
! issues, which will make them before the sur
sets many days more wish they were where
the laws of England put all such impos
ters. A. ..