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The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1858-08-25


2 IS. The Mayor Of the cities Of the first class
shall at the first regular meeting of the city council in
the month Of April of every year, aud at such other
times he may deem expedent, report to the city
council concerning the municipal affairs Of the city,
and recommend such measures to him may seem ad-
visabe. The Mayor shall appoint chief Police and
many subordinate officers and watchmen IS the cty
council may deem necessary. The Wstchmen to be
selected in equal numbers from each ward who shall
hold their appointments during the pleasure Of the
Mayor he shall have power in Of emergency, to
appoint as many special watchmee as he may think
proper but such appointments shall be reported to
the action Of he city council ut s next meeting He
shall have within the county in which such city is Sit
Of the Peace but in cases Of emergency OF necessity,
the Mayor shall not he required to sit the examine
ton hearing Of any criminal charge and war
rants issued by him shall be made rsturnahle before
some Judge Of the Police court.
70. The qualified voters shall elect city Mar
shal city Civil Eugineer, city Treasurer, city Au
ditor city Solicitor Police Judge, aud Supernten-
dent Of the Market who shall hold their Offices for two
years Each of said officers shall continue in 0ce
til his is elected and qualified and shall have
such and perform such duties Us are prescribed
in this act, may be prescribed in any ordinance OF
the city not Inconsistent with this act and which may
be Incompatible with the nature Of their respective
Offices. g.
| II. The city Marshall shall execute and return
all processes to him directed by the mayor or Judge o
the 10 ice court and shall attend on the ttings o.
said c"art iye shall have poser TO execute any sucN
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1858-08-25

JOHNSON, BULLOCK u HUNT,
Attornies and Counselors at Law. Office on Church
Street opposite tine Post Office Prairie du Chen.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-09-21
AIe4v Iiennea

IN that benighted territory which has besn
accidentally, By some sSasthQuaks," thrown
up and affixed to the United States. there
used to be q law which required thoee about
psrpetrating tho awful crime OF matrimony
70 procure a license and-pay for il
In one of the Villages oft.s territory IN
eccentric genius. still living and reigninx,
offciatsd az county clerk The village was
quite secluded in the sand plains and the
Squire pssfured his cows on the broad
acres around, bringing them home vt night
and letting them to grass an the sand in
the morning.. He kept . lell on ona oe
Thorn to help him in finding them; bu, Us
morning Is he was letting them loose ho
perceived that the clapper of the bell was
lost Being unable to find it. he ,nsde
substitute by making fast his Office key
Not till no lad reached his Office did il 90.
cur to him that he should want the KEY, but
now finding himself locked out, he betook
himself to oshhsr matters, proposing to re-
cover the key al night. About noon :
rough-and-ready young Jsrssyman in full
dress, camo riding into, town inquired for
the clerk, scared him up, and asked for .
marriage license.
Sorry l can't accommodate you to-day,
but it's no Co."
why noti I'm gsing to be spliced to
night, and must have il whether or no.
But, the fact is" said the clerk, s'my
once 10 locked up, and my COW has gone
away with the key!'
"Ihe cow!-what does the cow want with
the key?"
So the old fellow told the whole story,
and 50 tho two set of for sandy plains to
find the cows ana got the key. But the
more they look the less they found, and
finally had to give itup. A bright thought
struck the clerk Of the county
II IL ix you outf said he, and young Jer-
sey jumped rod, 90 ticklsd was he to know
that he was to be fixed out of the FIX he was
in. They proceeded to store close by the
office, and there the county scribe indicted
the following autograph:
Territory Of New Jersey, Is:
To all that may see these, greetings
Whereas, ! the undersigned, clerk of this
county, having this morning anthoughtedly
tied my Office key as clapper into my cows
bell: and whereas the said cow has como
astray to parts unknown, bearing with her
the said key, and therefore the said key 10
non est inTentus-that is can't be had and
whereas, ona Abner Barnes has made appli.
cations to me for marriage license, and the
said Abner insists that he cannot wait until
the COW comes home with the key, but 10
compelled by the violence Of his feelings
and the arrangements already made to get
married: Therefore these presents are to
command any person legally authorized to
celebrate the rites of matrimony, to join
said Abner Barnes to Rebecca Downes, and
for doing SO, this shall be your sufficient
authority.
Given under my hand and private seal on
the doorstep of my offce--ths seal of my
Office being locked up and my cow having
gone off with the key-this fourth day Of
October, A. d., 1S--. HENRY OSBORN,
Illustrated
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-09-21

The following has the ring of the jack
plane in it all over ;-"Strolling leisurely a.
bout Uncle Sans big shipyard at Washing
ton the other day, we observed regular
hard-weather sailor looking chap from
man.o -war, who, in turn, was watching two
men dragging seven foot cross cut saw
through huge live oak log. The saw was
dull, the log terribly hard, and there they
went-see saw, see saw-pull push, push
pull. Jack studied the matter for awhile.
until he came to the conclusion that they
were pulling to see who would get the saw,
and as one was a monstrous big chap, while
the other was little fellow. Jack decided
to see fair play so taking the big one a clip
under tho ear that capsized him end over
end, jerked the saw out of the log, and CIV
ing il to the small one, sung out:
"Now, run, you beggarl"
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-09-21

:. - Keeper e1tno xlai1
] Beading OR his sickle.
Md he yellow grain,
10 | To sturdy reaper,
Keaping on the plain;
Singing, = the sickle. =
Gathers 70 his hand,
Rnstling in il ripsnsss.
The glory Of the land.
Mark the grain before him, M
Swsying in the wind,
And the even gravel,
Following behind.
Bound in aImful bundles.
Standing one by one,
The yestsr mornings labor
Ripens in the sun.
Long I've stood and pondersd,
Casing from the hill,
While the sturdy reaper
Sung and labor'd still
Bending Ger his sickle,
Mid the yellow grain,
Happy and contsnted,
Rsaping on the plain.
And - upon my journey,
| leave the maple tree,
Thinking Of the difference,
between the man and me,
l turn again 70 sse him
Rsaping ON the plain,
And almost wish my labor
Were the sickle and the grain.
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To All to Whom il Nav Concarr

| NE the inventor Of new and useful Improvement
~ smut Machines which RICH: was secured to me by
srs patent, bearing date goth Oct, 1857, and there
- eeftah parties manufacturing machines ana using
~ ,nnpIosenehis This Is 10 aotify all persons who
eaoh anu every person, who inirnges my rights re-
spcnspe Tor oil ouch nfring-menss, and will al their
eApehce establish the validity oEmy patent.
Now = part Of what claim NJ my invention IN tha
device, formed Of the heater attached 10 the
s5nhufleai screw, IN combination with the securing
plate ana cylinder, formed Of series of rings nlaca1
one over the other. fun thrr claim the adias,lh,e
screens placed In the ehber and arranged rotatiys,v
with The fan, whereby the chess High cr fnfyir
gram may, when Of sufficient value discharge from ia
machine separately, and Ia clean state, or WIZ
worthless aoNei 70 pass into the fan box be ree
theTefrom with the finer aud lighter 70 segn snhs,
rms y part 81 what claim ia the summary h ~
patent fha above notice WILL hope be sunici.n, ~
none may Claim ignorance VI my rirht 'hAt
A word to the wise IL sufficient
assehOsWu JOHN A. WOODWARD
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COMMON Sense as ScIENcE-A few DAYS
since an old topper died rather suddenly
The corner, in consequence, held an inquest,
listened to the testimony of a physician, and
was about giving the verdict -"Water on
the brain, when Mr.. Slocum ''riz" to object.
Mr.. Coroner | have known the deceased
Tor tee moral years, and | know he had
never seed sober moment all that tine
to say that such a man can die with water
on the brain is therefore blamed nonsense
1t can be did! Cause why--he never took
any into his system. The true verdict, Mr.
Coroner should be, Gin, rum, or brandy on
the brain; but as | can not get such yer.s
dict am willing to split tie difference
bring in verdict as ioI.
lows-'Died from the effects Of brandy-anl-
water on the brain. The verdict WIS rem
derad.
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rtrnYed
ON the izth ,iay q

I ~ the itth day OF December, A. b. ts.v Il.
~ sShsIis NJ ORDER ~ note Of Two Ins,It IA
aa iiy b,uats due 70 Gle, made ta nae eeavEVFnre
10 trust on ihs following lands The South EAstonart
2. the soath hast quarter OF Section twenty MI Fa
nv eaNy.iahft Aahge seventeen. also OF The ganth
=. saiae fownsfp t4,a Range, in All II conn
" ,htate q Atsaotrti with power u me ~ sn ~
s N thlfS aaysn"tler, il the SAFE note Was ~ IN
maturity paia sail note was not ana ha. NM 80 -
pan' ane therefore ~ Trustee aforesaid ami III ~
800, y Fala peNfr q sale, WILL fhe lssldsy N a..
SoIll,s between ise hours on Io otescl
q. y AMI eeiork ~. OK said day sr III NM lana
sasa' V w highest bidder pa6e auction Al NV
Manas nla"1 Hall, Ia he city ~ Burlgnyon pes
sept II, iSSs.wim Trn.r.. = y $3.50,
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"Jane what lettcr in the alphabet do you

Jane what letter in the alphabet do you
like best p
well, don't like to say, Mr.. Shocks.
Pooh, nonsensel tell right out, Jane
which do YOU ike best2'
"Well," (blushing and dropping her eyes, J
II like . the best :"
What is that which, supposing its greatest
breadth to be four inches, length nine inch
IS, and depth three inches, contains sol
id ioot2 A shoe.
Taking shelter from a shower in an UNI
brella shop, is the hight Of impudence
The man who plants birch tree little
knows what he is comforting on posterity.
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TAls.t ron sAE.E.

hh subscriber ofers his valaahle Farm for sale.
situated IN panvile Township, Bts noiaes e0unty
"aa Two miles south OF DaavMe Centre cpntalniI,
ae,rs, W acres 0G mhah " good Prairie Laa,i ia.
~ hgh stats of euy&tion with oyer 5g0 hearlnv
iruit Trees with d large frame barn and hon4a ana
everything necessary comart III acres Tther ~,
Mated ! u nsles frem the improvements.
Terms made known by applying 10 The subscriber an
the premises BENJAMIN FnpsspTS w
eeptl.lmw ASiiS.
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CATHARTIC PILLS.

l
hPERATE by their powerful influence on the internal
~ viscera 70 purify The blood and stimulate IL into
healthy action. They the distractions of the
stomach and bowels. liver, and other organs of the
body, and by restoring their Irregular action to health
correct wherever they exist such arrangements as
the first cause of disease An extensive trial Of their
virtues, by Professors, Physicians and patients has
lief were they not sabstantiaed by persons Of such
exalted position and character to forbid the suspi-
cton OF unsTuth. Their certificates published In my
American Almanac, which the agents below named are
pleased TO furnished free to ail inqairlng
ayers Pills do thrust disease only while it
weak bat when il has taken strong hold. Read the
astounding statements Of those who have been cured by
them from dreadful Serofpla Dropsy Ulcers Skin dis
cases. Rheumatism, Neuralgia. Dyspepsia, Internal
Pains, Bilious Complaints Heartburn, Headache Gout
ana many less dangerous but s threatening al,nent
such as Rimples te face Worms, Nervous frritab-
~, Loss of appetite. Irregularities, Dizziness in the
head Colds FeFers pysentery. ana indeed every va
riey OF complaints fof which Purgatiye Remedy Is
required.
These Sre no random statements, but are authtnti-
Gated ~ your peiehbors and your own physicians
Try them once, and you will BE without them.
Price, y cts psr k6x-b boxes for Fl 90.
Prepared BIZ Hr. J. e. AVER, Practical and Analyti-
cal Chemist Lowell, Mass.
Sold by all respectable Druggists every where.
r. b. Gay at Burlington, J. II. Reed L Co., at Chics-
60, and Barnard d c., s.. LOFTS.
juyl -a&w3m
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H. kI LII. E.rn.
Farmers. Lave you seen ana TIT I
Worlds Fair Prize Chrr-l L

Or. raS IT, laiuaiat H. 4 !4urnaE3
~ IThsE ofn BiHra-- staIr ntsdf@
1851.
A n our state Fair. t,li 1T Musvat-t ~ l
I a. October, tlsaf,l this Charm aleEt tssaa
awarded 4, aiAgagh there were efrrt o. sth &C.
on exhibition, and indeed IL Riaavs tast@N
niiEm wherever introduced. The a4Ysaag
Churn ever all others are d. follows
10, u viii produce butter in ~ staH ia' n
otter Charn.
-. twill gather ttie tntter atfF se-sasrr'
ID. III WILL vaEk the batter it.4 r. 4zssis*
hatterrG j thetefror eompgpfstY &gfstte ~
+th:. lE Will salt the butter ts.sss .aAae
the Charq.
Sta. Ii can br operated y u chtli pah FH*
and Is A. easily gt-ansad 4 any 1thsr CAaa
Apraetteal aEer&tia- Will c9avtnee a.! r.
truth ef these staten ctits.
!i2.Vw aTe Eaw ~ tag Names eipEstseh -
kers, NAa AaSt Subscribed - tle tele*as y n
viz: We are Low using the above chaIh =
Maker, ii churus With ease and facility aas aas
works and SALTS the batter In q pefsert -
taking II fran Che Charn, ard We ehtsfiai9'~
IL ~ the best ShuFn we hayesyer seen, -
isaac Leonard, CraR FORE HAHh., 49, ~. -
James Neaasiae, james HstiEFy, hops' SpRS
GrsEK, Hamilton Brown, James MsamA ~
setaAsi Foster, Alexander keMthgt ls'eAs ~,
lhvtRSan. II Bates, John NI2. ssEss
ha1ts. aRteh Wilhelm, James RestrtHaH n
me 4A5scriher has purchased ths
.ure snt sell the above named tharh ID " u N
Henry Counties, Iuwa, and HeRaefsen 10
Counties, Illinois, and Il uow prepared
who Will favor him with their patronage. ia
~ These Charms Bre also fVr SAY r. -
Co.'S, Keith Robinson Co.'S, aud J Q tssAs
hhgtsa, Iowa.
s49p corner cfYaliey and Eigasa sitsess .galN
teb &5-wtf y.
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The WAY HoLLANDEKs USE LOOKING GLAs-
sEs-A correspondent OF the St Louis Dem
ocrat, writing from Holland, thus describes
use OF looking glasses very prevalent there,
which very tastidious people might think it
worth while to adopt in this country. We
have seen some notice of this queer custom
before, but never so minute an account Of it.
II had not gone far in my rambles about
the city, before was brought to stand by a
discovery. On both sides of the street, pso
Jecting from the centre OF almost every win
dow OF tbs dwelling houses, each at an
angle OF 40 with the window, were placed
two mirrors OF about foot square, each in
vertical position, one facing and the other
down. | Immediately set my ingenuity to
work to guess the object, and was not long
in discovering in these mirrors plain indica-
tons that here in this great svamp in
Europe, woman's curiosity is the same as
among verdant hills and more genial chimes,
The mistress OF the house. seating herself in
her parlor in particular spot before win
dow, with needle or knitting work in hand,
has to but lift her eyes into the twin looking
glass outside her window, in order TO catch |
OF glance tho whole panorama of the street |
in both directions. There was also another
queer looking glass arrangement, which for
long time puzzled mo- The puzzle grew
out Of the peculiar positions and various
angles At which these mirrors were placed
was about giving it up, when observing
their inclination was always decidedly TO-
ward the front door. saw the whole secret
% clear ~ light. The good lady Of the
house, hearing the door bell ring dart. !
look into this curious mirror, and thereby
knows in moment who stands at The door
OF course, when the door servant comes In.
her ladyship can at once say whether she.
IL IT home or not In all the cities of Hol-
land nearly every dwelling house has pro-
jectine from its windows from one to ten of
shese ugly looking mirrors.
When mans heart ossi6es or turns to
bone lie dies at once but if it petrifes, or
IN other words. turns to stone, he insaria.
bly, lives too long for any useful purpose. |
Some day it will be found that to bring up
man with . genial nature, . good tsnspsr
and happy frame Of mind, i 9 greatsr Of
mt than b perfect him in much knoWledgs
- 0n4y aess@plilAnsn1A Ia
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To Purchasers Of Books, Paper and
5GatlOneTy

Stationery.
i-4fgf at@etr t3 miscellaneous and otie% oEs
Eastern Wholesale Prices.
i A.&1tF Just received very large stock
School, Theological Poeticgl, standard and Mis-
eeianeaus books purchased this Fall nj the Ne1o Y,rk
~ p4ices lover than before offered il this CITY,
Among nay stock VIII bc found the following valuable
Works.
peFry's Expedition to Japan, / vol Calf Antique
Hugh MiGr's WORKS, 3 vols
Irsins's Life OF Washington, vols
Irying's Works Complete
Wayery Novels ss IL vols %
Cooper's Complete Wcras 81
Bayard Tayior's Travels, 5
Brands
Daaa's System q aineralogy, vol. cloth.
Rollins Ancient History, 4 vols. NOR. antique
A Afti Works. svols. sheep.
Spectator, vols calf, antique.
Johnson's Works, vols. sheep.
Ha'ans Middle Ages.
Plescotts Complete works. "a vols library
TIE works IL Daniel Webster, vols. clUte
hanerofs History Of The I. 5. vols co.a and sheer.
Kanes Arctic Expedition, Q vols. o''
Ten .oaiisca, 4. Dramatic Works, vol. calf
beaumont 4 fletchers % !" Sheep
shak>FearG's 7
Messenger Fori'4 Dramatic works, vol
Dickens, Complete Works, 9 vols. sheep.
fieialngs we.
The Works Of Lord Bacon vols
The Modern British Essayists, vols. cloth
Also, complete assortment of Cap, Letter Nate and
Bill Paper, Envelopes, School and 0tce statinaery -
ways on hand, At lowest prices. BY
oct2o J. p. BROWN,
Barrett House Block. 81 T.
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For ScoADlNG WWEs-We heard a RENE
dy Ter these Affections the other dav. A
friend OF olrs, who follows tho profession of
a earpenter, had been for some time repair
ins dwelling house whose mistress is a re-
puted terml sant Listening TO her ~ she
vented her wrath on her good natured old
man, the other day, the Shavings turned to
US and seriously said: 'If had such !. wife
as that, I'll point her fun'ral tomorrow t
two clock-and by Jocks, the corpse poald
be readyf I'll Clinton Courier.
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Rev DIR. Magic, pastor Of the Second Pres.
byterian Church, in Elizabeth, n. j, can
say some things that but few men can saw
lie is settled in the town in which he and
his wife were both born and raised and
where he was married. lie has been pas
tor OF the Church over which he now nre-
sides for thirty-fve years He is the only
pastor the Church ewes bad, and it is the
only Church Of which he has ever been pas
Tor.
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MORMON WOMEN LEAVING UTAH--A
young man named Herbert Brandon, recent
ly from Utah, informs the editor OF the JEFF
ferson City, Mo-, Examiner that several Nor
mon trains had left Fort Scott on their
way to the states Two Of the trains num-
bsring 800 were chiefly women, English and
Scotch and the principle topic OF their con-
versabon throughout, was the ahsurdity Of
Mormonism and it, principles They were
all unanimous in their dennnciation Of Brig
ham Young and his apostles, and talked Of
his assassination by the Mormons vino re-
manned as sure event They have all,
without exception, become disguised with
Mormonism and renounced it, and express
ed their determination from henceforth to
use all their efforts for the total humiliation
of Mormonism. They express their desire
to return to their native countries and would
if they had the means to do so, in order that
they might be instrumental in saving others
from the baneful influence of Mormonism
On their arrival at Plattsmouth, on the Mis-
souri, river, they had calculated to cross over
to Council Bluffs but the bad condition of
the roads in Iowa changed their resolve, and
they are now dispensing themselves in Kan
sas and Nebraska territories Mr. Brandon
predicts a speedy dissolution Of the Utah
community.
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To Farmers and DeslefA

.Hs y
I N0UR attention In Respectfully sv,e d
n present extensive and complete .mrs
Zig Implements and Utensils now Y 1rsgy
enables the prapriet0rs or the huF4ntss -
and Seed Warehouse 20 offer unriyalisd -
The trade and purchasers generally ~
Large invoices u Hay ng and Harstsshsi
sisting Of .yaag IN
SCYTHE SN.A TIES, GRApLhs III III
IR0N BR1CE AND GRAPE tAs-yf3
IEAaA, III fF0RhlS, u 4 SiinedJ wiz
STUsES e RIFLES, HiNp .
FgyG HA Y FORM &C., sase,,'sapss
have Just been received 10 whish ssity aaa'
Ing made By fresh arrivals. - A6 J
Purchasing directly from thefnAnnfacss..s. - W
tises are obtained at the lowed possible gRs-smFs
~ to sell lower than any othfrfhGase ~ = xarA
fall assortment Of Moodi aud Mhsns..sssz h
= ne, Bed Cords, Clothes Lines, e. 49,, NJ
hand. KEITH, ROBINSON s n'.ss
june Ia-adt-wtf Water street, near !s 80,
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\EhAe9 hL BS--A new patent, which vii
Fa, UP on trial pr one week and II not HE'D win n.
taAen aowh, iree ol ehafgeif kept price II co. Any
septi6bp n n ia pI9yv ssoie'
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anu great variety OF articles usually kept In erst
0sss Warehouse which are too numerous 10 mentjon
cents IS 90. h "es rom 20
NJ. frame Locking Glasses from u 25 to $50 90.
Mattresses u IS to $50 o.. w.
Brass Clocks, with Iron frames from - IA ~ a. M
ahDsral discount made to country dealers fsantigh
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A clergyman, who was consoiing young
widow on the death Of her husband, spoke in
q very serious tone, remarkiag that he was
Zone Of the few. Such jewel ola christian
You cannot find his equal you know" To
which the sobbing fair one replied, with an
almost broken heart, "lu bet will"