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Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1858-01-21
For the Quasqueton Guardian.

The year 1857 has made US a parting
bow, and gone to "join the years beyond
the flood"-and it may be well five fAEe nrf nrfook o,i
to stop now .aHdc cts1Lscan the acts of our
inves and the motives which prompted
them, and see if we can balance ac-
counts" with the great cause of religion
and humanity. Have we added any
thing during the past year to the stock of
human knowledge or happiness, and ifso,
what was the motive which determined
our actions? Was it selfshness BE
cause we were to be the gamers s--or did
we rise out of ourselves into the high
heaven of pure disnterestedness-
condition of love for good acts in con-
sequence Of perception of their intrin-
sic beauty? Very few of us will bear
searching examination in the department
of motives. We are 50 accustomed to
act from mere selfshness that it is hard
for us to do anything from purely benev-
olent association. Even though uncon-
sciously, we all ask ourselves in advance,
"Will it pay" to do given thing p
Will it be expedient to utter this truth I?
Will it be popular to join this society
Will it look we'll to keep this poor man s
company Will it gain US anything to
join this church ? And will it save us
" in our sins" to perform these ceremo-
nies ? So that, from the most material
to the highest spiritual duty, we are ever
looking for reward" But let us re-
member that no act we can perform will
be counted unto us for righteousness"
except it be developed into life by pure
and unselfsh purpose. We cannot full
FL the law of love unless we "love our
enemies" and "bless those who despite
fully use us and persecute u.s."
The year 1858 should mark an epoch
in our lives. Morally and spiritually
we are far from the ideal of our own
minds, or from that point which the good
of society demands we should occupy
We all have been too mnch absorbed in
our own ambitious schemes let us try
the coming year to "seek another's good
and not our own" exclusively. But if
we cannot do this, and will still make our
own the paramount good, it will help US
some to remember that we cannot do
mean act but of necessity the conse-
quences will revert on our own heads :;
nor good deed, but from the same inev-
liable law, we shall ourselves receive the
blessing. F.
Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1858-01-21

SLAVES MASuairrFp.-We see by the Pits
burgh papers that r. X. Walker, executor OF
Baker Woodruff, of New Orleans, has written
TO Mayor Weaver, that Mr.. Woodruff directed
in his will that his slaves, numbering near sixty
be liberated and sent to Pennsylvania, and pro.
vision found them for one year. Mr.. Walker
desires to know if there are any laws of the State
prohibiting his compliance with the terms of the
will. and if any objection would be raised to
their coming by the citizens Of Pittsburgh, "a
that is their probable destination. OF course.
the Mayor replied that no serious obstacles were
in the way Of their settlement in this State
Pa. Commonwealth
Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1858-01-21

A WoMAH's ADvANTAeE.-Aw woman
may say what she likes to you without
the risk of getting knocked down for it
She can take snooze after dinner, while
her husband has to go to work She can
dress herself in neat and tidy calicoes for
a dollar, which her husband has to earn
and fork over. She can go forth into the
streets without being invited to treat at
every coffee house. She can paint her
face If it is too pale, and flour it ii too red
She can stay at hcme in time If war, and
wed again if her husband is killed. She
can wear corsets, if too thick-other fix
ings if too thin. She can eat drink and
be merry without its costing her cent.
She can get divorced from her husband
whenever she sees one she likes better.
And she can get in debt all over, until he
warns the public by advertisement, not
to trust her on his account any longer.
Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1858-01-21

A bigger ship than the Great Eastern
or Leviathan is projected in England-one
that shall be of 80, 900 tons burthen, or
5000 moro than the Leviathan, and vet to
draw less water, which will enable her to
enter New York barber by way of Sandy
Hook, which the Leviathan cannot do
tits an iron screw and paddle steamship.
1000 feet in length. 70 feet beam, and only
30 feet from deck to keel. making her
perfectly fat bottomed. and her sides
nearly square.
Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1858-01-21

A GEN FROM JoHNsoN-The following
passage from DR.. Johnson's Journey to
the Hebrides," is beautiful rendering
of truth which cannot be too often re-
hearsed in the public ear:
Life consists not of "a series of illustrious
actions or elegant enjoyments the greater
part of our time passes in compliance
with necessities, in the performance of
daily duties. in the removal ofsmall in
convenience. in the procurement of petty
pleasures; and we are we'll or i'll at ease,
ly. or is rufieedf fiedfB BBy9 9flts glides on smooth
frequent interruption. The true state sta e
OF common life. Tho manners of a peo.
pie are not to be found in the schools o {
learning or the palaces of greatness, where
the nations character is obscured or OBJ
liberated by travel or instruction, by phi
losophy or vanity nor is public happi-
ness to be estimated by the assemblies Of
the gay or the banquets of the rich. The
great mass Of nations are neither rich nor
gay they whose aggregate constitutes
the people, are found in streets and viii
lagos, in the ships and the farms; and
from them. collectively considered, must
the measure of general prosperity be tax
en-. AS they approach to delicacy, a ma
ton is refined. as their conveniences are
multiplied, nation, at least. CONNER
cial nation, must be denominatcd veal
thy.
Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1858-01-21
Prom the Dubuque Times.
Auditors Report.

The following is summary of the Off
cial report of John Pattee, Auditor of the
State, for the fiscal year ending Novem-
Der 1st, 1857, The total receipts into
the State Treasury, including balance
of revenue in the Treasury. Nov. LIST,
1856, of $l1,25491, is 1856, ,327.70.-
The total amount of warrants issued, in
cluding interest on redeemed warrants,
and the payment of State debt and inter-
est, is $371 ,9O7.O3, including the print
ing and all the expense of the Constitu-
tional convention, amounting 10 ozI,oeo
65. The amount of warrants outstand
ing on the 1st of November, was 1885,
003.56. The total liabilities of the State
are S293, ,84399. It's estimated re-
sources for the years 1857 and 1855 are
1888, I'll SO, which does not include the
school funds (s36, ,9o8.75) as they can
not strictly be considered state resources
nor the saline fund (S4e9.8O.) The
estimated expenditures for the two years
ending Nov lst, 1859, are $523, 1890,
which leaves an excess Of $3.50, ,359 O6,
on the presumption, that, contrary to all
experience, the revenues of the State
will be paid up. But it is impossible to
anticipate all the appropriations which
the Legislature may make, and the re-
port only contemplates the probable ex-
penses incident to the present order of
things, and some which seem to be i'm
peratively demanded, which, after max
ing due allowance for the severity of the
times as regards the payment of taxes,
still leaves respectable margin for the
liquidation of debts and special appro-
priations.
The appropriations to charitable insti-
tutions and to the penitentiary are as fol-
lows: Insane Asylum, 500, 1893 42
Deaf and Dumb, $4,000; Institution
for the Blind, 81, 90; Penitentiary,
S94,817.OU.
The expenditures of the State have
been unusually large, but the appropria-
tons which have been expended, have
been much needed, and are the result of
healthy growth and prosperity. Taking
into consideration the comparative re-
sources of this State with any other, its
finances have been administered with un-
equalled economy. 1t is hoped that, in
asmuch as the census board raised the
rate of State tax to two mills upon dol
lar, commanding revenue for 1857 Of
over $500, 600, the Treasury will be able,
in the next two years, to meet all its OBJ
legations. except, perhaps, the funded
debt.
The following comparison of the taxa
BILE property of the State. for the last sew
en- years, is given AS an indication of the
progress it is making in wealth.
Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1858-01-21
THREE RAILROADS TO THE PACIFIc.-
Mr.. Senator Gwynn, of California, has

cilitate the construction of Northern, a
Southern, and Central Pacific Railroad
and Magnetic Telegraph through the
Territories of the United States.' The
bill provides for the setting apart for this
purpose of a quantity of public lands
equal to the alternate sections for the
space of twelve miles on each side of the
roads from their eastern to their western
termini. The first is to commence in
Texas, to extend by the most eligible di-
rect route to the navigable waters of the
Pacific, and to be called the South Paci-
ic Road. The second to commence on
The western borders of Missouri, to term
mate in San Francisco, and to be called
the Central Pacific Road The third is
to commence on the western borders of
Iowa, and extend by the most eligible
route to the navigable waters of the Pa
citic in Oregon and Washington Terrific
ries, and is to be called the Northern Pa
citic Road II is understood this latter
Road will be a continuation of the Du-
buque and Pacific Road, which termin-
ates at Sioux City. and is already COM
pleted some 40 or so miles, and is under
contract for hundred miles more.--Ru-
raj New Yorker.
Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1858-01-21

This comparison is highly gratifying,
and will justify the State in making such
appropriations as are needed for the erec-
ton of asylums and other public build
ings, the encouragement of Institutions
of learning and the advancement of all
her enterprises, without. the fear of tinan-
cial embarrassments.
The aggregate valuation of the coun-
ties for 1857 is S2l0,O44, 533. .54; and
the State tax is S42o, ,O89.O6.
Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1858-01-21
aight line to avoid injuring the tree.
CEMENT FOR BROKEN CHINA.

CEMENT FOR BROKEN CHrNA.-Stir
plaster OF Paris into u thick solution of
gum arabic, till it becomes yiscous
paste. Apply it with a brush to the frac
tured edges, and draw the parts closely
togather. In three days, more or less &C.
cording to dryness and temperature of
the air, it will be perfectly dry. aud tho
article cannot be broken in the same place,
II is white and does not show.
Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1858-01-21

The Iowa State Democrat says, Hon.
VIM. H. NJ. Pusey, State Senator elect
from the Council Bluffs district, will re-
present % 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
Connecticut-nearly seven times rs largo
as the State of Delaware. and larger than
Massachusetts,, Rhode Island and Con-
necticut put together.
Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1858-01-21
importation Of Pure Arabian Blood
Horses from the Cars Stables.

We were shown six head Of pure Ara
bian blood stations, brought to this city
by Capt. Lane, late of the combined
American and English companies engag-
ed in raising the suuken vessels of war
in the harbor of Sebastopol. These noble
animals are direct from the Cars caval
nv stables. These stables arc the won
der Of all who have obtained admission
to them. The inclosure of stone walls
and iron frames covers an area of ten
miles in length by five in width. The
stohlas ,ra 6ya fcat s-st,.lre cssors, - ''As '''
s'"0ies are aSs t's 'sSs 1asi oailding is an are
ma where an army of 5000 head of the
finest hores in the world are broke, train
ed, and exercised daily by another army
of the most skillful trainers, jockies, &C.,
in the cmperor's dominions. BY an i'm
perial decree, sales are permitted to be
made when certain number of animals
are in the stables, of which Captain Lane
has taken advantage, as of his relations
with the government-thu making an
invaluable addition to the American stud
for which he deserves, and will doubles IS
receive, the thanks of the country at
large.
They cost $4,000, which was much
below their actual value, and are parts
of gray, dark bay and black. They are
stabbed at Taltersall's, Thirty ninth street
and Sixth Avenue, where all who wish to
see these matchless creatures will no
doubt have every facility afforded by the
courteous proprietor. They stand about
fifteen hands high, and exhibit all the
fine points to be expected from their de-
scent.-N y News.
Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1858-01-21

STEAMSHIP TRAVEL FOR l857.-During
the past yeer 20,l7 persons went to Eu-
rope by steamship, and 34.575 came to
this country; making a total of 53.746
passengers who crossed the Atlantic in
various ocean steamers. This is an in
crease Of e3, 587 passengers over 1856
Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1858-01-21

A New SoNe.-There is beauty, patho:
and truth combined in the following song
which all our delinquent subscriber:
should learn to sing with an understand
ing heart:
Oh. how happy are they
Who the Printers do pay,
And have squared up the old year and more;
Tongue cannot express
The great joy of the Press.
When delinquents have squared the old score
Printers all the day long
Labor hard for their song;
Oh, that all their hard fate could but ace
They have worked all the day.
And of course want their pay.
To buy sugar-5real-5utter-and t,a.
Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1858-01-21

THE OLDEST TREE Ok REcoRp-Prehaps the
Oldest treeo n record is the cypress of Semmn, in
Lcmbardy. 1t is supposed to have been planted
in the year of the birth of Christ, and on that ac
count is looked on with reverence by the inhabi-
tants but an ancient chronicle at Milan is said
to prove that it was tree in the time OF Julius
Cesar, B. C 40. 1t is 100 feet high, and 20 feet
in circumference at one foot from the ground
Napoleon. when laying down the plan for his
Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1858-01-21

WILL 1T BE AN UNLUcKY YEAR ?-The
Year 1858 begins and ends on Friday
Five months. to wit: January, April, Ju-
", October and December have five Fri
days each. April and December end on
Friday, and January and October begin
on Friday and altogether there are SO
Fridays in the year.
Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1858-01-21

KEEPING CIDER SwEEr.-A pint Of
mustard seed. put in barrel Of cider.
will preserve 1t sweet for several months.
have drunk fall cider in the month OF
May. which was kept sweet by this means.
- Cor. Name Farmer.
Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1858-01-21
Well Put.

When California was admitted, pro-
test was filed among the records of the
Senate, affecting to the act on several
grounds, one of the principal being, that
the constitution had not been submitted
to and ratified by the people. That pro-
test was signed by Mason and Hunter OF
Virginia, Butler and Barnwell of South
Carolina, Turney of Tennessee, Soule of
Louisiana, JEFF. Davis of Mississippi,
Atchison of Missouri, and Morton and
Yulee of Florida. Col. Forney publishes
the protest. in defence of his position with
"Aference to the Lecompton constitution,
and casts ii in the teeth of the Admins
tration hounds that are bowling upon his
track. Mason. Hunter, Davis and Yulee
are still in the Senate, and are now urging
the establishment of the Lecompton Con-
stitution at the point of the bayonet.
Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1858-01-21

4 farmer who married long nose and
peaked chin. says he produced vinegar by
simply getting his wife 10 ,,.k ia.o tie
cider bsrr'.
Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1858-01-21
JOE FUCKERS DOG FIGHT.
GREAT EXCITEMENT IN FRooTowN.

The most remarkable dog fight on rec.
ord came Of at Frogtown, on the from,
tier of Maine. many years ago. Ii en-.
crossed the entire community in one gen.
eral and iudiscriminate melee, interme
diate lawsuits, distractions of the town,
its downfall and ruin. A fanciful geni.
US, named Joe Tucker, a man about town
"a lounger-without visible means oi
support do nothing, loafng, cigar
smoking. good -natured, good nothing
sort OF fellow, owned dog-a slick,
intelligent and rathers pretty beast. al.
wavs at Joe's heels, known as we'll as his
master, and liked far more by the citi-
Gems Of Frogtown. One day Joe and
his dog were passing Bunion's grocery
store, when a great piebald. ugly look
ing, cut-eared dog. standing under =
wood-wagon, bounded on to fuckers
dog, knocked him heels over head, and
so frightened Bob Carter's wife, who was
then passing towards her husbands IS
blacksmith shop with his dinner, that she
stumbled backwards. and her old sun
bonnet fopped of. soaring the horse at
tached to the wagon. He started-hit
Latherim's barber-pole, and upset the
load of wood. all of which, falling down
Gumbo's refreshment cellar, struck one
of Gumbo's children on the head, kill
Ing il for time stone dead, and SO
stsw-pan of hot boiling oysters into the
lap Of customer, who sat waiting for the
savory concoction by table in the COR
ner. Mrs. Gumbo rushed for the child
the customer for the door. Mrs. Gum
DO screamed, the child screamed, and the
scalded customer yelled.
"Oh oh oh! oh ! my poor child p
cried Mrs. Gumbo.
"E-e--e e-e-s-e % screamed the
child.
"Oh murderer Oh! my ever
lasting sin I'm scalded to all eternity /!
Murder !" roared the customer. in great
pain.
The horse. the part Of the wagon, and
some Of the wood, went on their mad
career. Tho owner Of the strange dog
came out of the store just in time to see
Joe Tucker seize huge stone. and ele-
vats it above his head to demolish the
strange dog, and not waiting to see Joe
let drive, gave him such pop in the
back that poor Joe fell many rods up the
street. and striking the foot of long lad
der, upon which Jim Eiberry was perch
ed, paint-pot in hand, some thirty feet
from terra 6rma brought ladder, Jim,
and paint-pot sprawling on the earth /;
erippling poor Jim for life, and sprink-
ling blue paint copiously over the broad
cloths, satinets. ribbons, lsces. and other
valuable goods Of Abraham Miller, for.
NAL and svsn tempored Quaker, who ran
out OF tho door just n, the two dogs had
got fairly at il. zip a@I thigh, nip and
Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1858-01-21

The heart-strings will snap just like
harp strings. from excess Of cold and
neglect.
Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1858-01-21

About l50. 900, 900 letter stamps were
sold By tho u. s. government lsst year.
Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1858-01-21

of course, much lower than last wear
but, nevertheless, planters will realize
about S2,OOO.O 900 more from the crop of
this season than from that of $50, while
consumers will also gain largely From
our abundance and low prices. foreign
producers will no. suffer.
Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1858-01-21

THE SUGAR CRoP OF LouIsIASA.-Th
New Orleans Crescent estimates the Su-
gar crop of Louisiana for 1857 at from
225,000 to 25o,o0O hogsheads, against
Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1858-01-21

For the Quasqueton CnH~d-
4 cBRis1AAs LAY.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-10-01
CoI. Forney on President Buehauan.

Col. Formers Press of Sept. Both, cont aimed
an address to the public some eight columns IN
lenrtb bv Col F., in vindcaiion of the princi-
pie Of popular sovereignty, AMI in reply to the
assaults of the LecomptOn organs Of the Ad-
ministra:ion, particularly Of the Washington
Js;oa. Col FoRxEY reviews the Lecompton
policy of the President, and makes some DANA
pinu revelations Of The secret movements OF Mr.
Buebanan's Administration. The telegraph to
Cincinnati gives the following synopsis Of the
seat.,in.- *. pos. by the man who, unfortunately
for the country, made James Buchanan PresI-
dent of the United States;
He commences by reviewing the part he took
at Tarrvtown, and the causes which induced
him 10 sneak. He alludes to the statement Of
the Union, DENYING the conversation which lie
Is represented to have had with the President
He saws that not only did this conversation
take place, but many things were omitted IN the
Tarrvtown speech. Among others, the Presl-
dent said If you, Walker and Douglas, will
unite in the support of my Kansas policy, the
neople of Kansas will vote at the election on the
2Ist of December. l know that you have the
str,ng side Of this question, and that y.u can
carry off the people, bat l appeal to you to
stand with me, because if / dOn't adhere TO my
policy. Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi will
probably secede from the Union"
4 few days after this interview, a friend from
Southern New York visited FOTney, at Phila-
delnhia saving that the President desired him
10 assure Forney thai the President intended
TO make the Kanzls policy q test upon the
party, and no man would be tolerated by the
Administration who did not approve and sup
port it.
Regarding the Unions assertions that For
news statement Of the Cabinet meeting was
false. Forney says that the report Of the CONVEX
sation between Walker and the Cabinet was
communicated aud described by Simon NJ. John
son. one of the editors OF the Union.
Forney alludes to the New YoFk's HeTald's
attack. using not very complimentary Language
to is editor He quotes articles in the Herald
During the campaign, Buchanln said to him
once. when much excited, "Why am tradueed
and pursued by this infamous knayel Have
no friends who viii visit New York and punish
him as he deserves His ears should be taken
off in the public streets"
Subsequent to the election, FOmey publish
ed eaustie article about Bennett Buchanan
regretted the publication, saying q desire that
Bennett shall support the Administration v
Forney then reviews the political condition oi
the Union. claiming all the Democratic victor
les IA the North, anti-LeoOmptOn, and predicts
the overthrow Of the Presidents rule IN the
coming election in Pennsy sylyania.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-10-01
scene on the GnIIows.

We have already briefly mentioned that I
5 Turley, formerly clergyman, was ex'
eouted on Friday week in Kanlwha county
Va. for the murder of his wife. On the gal
lows he made a speech. attribBting the commits
sion of the crime to his intemperance. The
Kanawha Star says:
Ailer speaking he requested that Jerusalem
nv happy hOme," might be sung; he SAID thai
many presen5 had sung it with bin on more
bap6v occasions. Hs started the tune himself
Wbils singing he called his aged father on The
platform. threw himself upon his neck, inter
Trpted his singing only long enough to say
FAREWELL and then continuedt 10 AXE the lead
Ms mother, with his little daughter, came for
ward at his request, and he shook hands VIII
her. ard took his little one in his arms, kissed
II. and all without seeming to be interrupted.--
50 also with brother They all left the ground
before he fell. He also, while singing, shook
hands with some twenty others. Among them
two Of the brothers of his murdered wife. lie
had 4 smile on his face most OF the time There
were but few dry eyes on the gTound during
the scene.
When they ceased singing he turned about
and sliJ, "SherifT, am ready to die," and soon
after the rope was cut and the unfortunate man
launched into eternity.