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St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-01-21

all, in view of the fact that there is
something better than wealth and one
higher than all, whose laws may never
be disobeycd with impunity, resolve
that henceforth our style Of living
shall be modest, our homes shall be
the center of affection, our respect shall
be for men and things intrinsically
good, that our personal honor and in
tcgrity shall be held above all price in
every transaction with our fellows,
and that, whether we rise or fall,
prosper or fail, our trust shall be in
heaven If we resolve thus, and abide
by our resolution, we shall come in
time to bless the hand that has af.
hicted us, and, looking back upon
the blank path we are now trcading,
be astOnished to find it paved with
flowers, and heavens sweetest sun
light resting on it.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-01-21
WHAT BRIGHAM YOUNG SAYS

BY late arrivals from Utah, we have
another of Brigham Young S speeches
to his saints. In it he said:
Suppose that our enemies send so
600 troops here, they will have to
transport all that will be requisite to
sustain them over one winter, for
promise them, before they come, that
there shall not be one particle of for
age nor one mouthful of food for them.
They will have to bring all their pro-
visions and forage, and though they
start their teams with as heavy loads
as they can draw, there is no team
that can bring enough to sustain it.
self to say nothing of the men,
1t has been asked, Have YOU
counted the cost ~ Yes, for our
selves, and | cannot begin to count
it for our enemies. 1t will cost them
all they have in this world, and will
land them in nell in the world to come.
while the only trouble with us is that
we have two or three times more men
than we need for using up all who
come here to deprive us of our rights.
AS satd thls morning, ten years ago
on this ground stated that we would
not ask any odds Of our enemies in
ten years from that date, and the next
time thought of it was ten years at.
terwards to a day. They are now
sending their troops" was the news.
and it directly occurred to me, VIII
you ask any odds Of them ?" No. ia
! b, .NfI L., u 4,
for as soon as we ask odds we get
ends--of bayonets.
Our enemies had better count the
cost, for if they continue the job they
will want to let it out TO sub-contrac-
tors before they get half through with
it. If they persist in sending troops
here, l want the people in the West
and in the East to understand that it
will not be safe for them to cross the
plains
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-01-21
THE HAPPY CALAMITY.

have lost my whole fortune
said a merchant, as he returned one
evening to his home 1--WE can no
longer keep our carriage We must
leave this large house. The children
can no longer go to expensive schools.
Yesterday | was a rich man to-day
there is nothing | can call my own !"
Dear husband" said the wife, eve
are still rich in each other and our
children, money may pass away, but
God has given us a better treasure in
those active hands and loving hearts"
Dear father" said the children,
do not look SO sad; we can help
you to get a living"
"What can you do, poor things p
caid he.
"You shall see. You shall see !"
said several voices. 1T is a pity if
we have been to school for nothing.
How can the father of eight children
be poor? We shall work, and make
you rich again"
Il shall help said the youngest
girl, hardly four years old. 81 will
not have any new things bought, and
and shall sell my great doll"
| The heart of the husband and father,
which had sunk within his bosom like
a stone, was lifted up. The sweet Ell,
thusiasm of the scene cheered him,
and his nightly prayer was like the
song of praise.
They left their stately house. The
servants were dismissed. Pictures
and plate, rich carpets and furniture
were sold and she who had been the
mistress of the mansion, shed no tears
PAY every debt said she ale,
no one suffer through us, and we may
be happy
He rented neat cottage and q
small piece of ground few miles
from the city. With the aid of his
sons he cultivated vegetables for tn,
market. He viewed, with delight an,
astonishment, the economy of his wife
nurtured as she had been in wealth
and the efficiency which his daughter
soon acquired under her training.
The eldest one instructed in tn
household, and also assisted the young
: er children besides, they execute
! various works, which they had learne
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-01-21
An Incident of 1853.

In the midst 0f winter at dead OF night
There was brought To my door a baby bright,
In the arms Of IT, brother who simply said
That il mother was -peccllcss and almost dead
That he'd taken the child asleep. alone.
To have il with me- u be mine own;
That Is mother hal prayed with feeble moan,
To know, e'er she died, II had found home.
opened mine arms and received il in,
And. would you believe some called that sin
Twas filthy twas ragged and thnly clad
Though about il was wrapped the best they had,
took ufr IT. tattnr4 and washed il clean
The robe Of my TosT ONE fitted | wrcn
It tied down closely, pale pury one,
Requiring affection the same a mine own,
Yet opc'd net it. eyes As | laid it III bod
perhaps some kind angel guarded is head }
BY il side, mine wa laid. but not {" sleep,
For my heart was too full Of emotions deep;
thought Of that mother dying at home.
Of that raylcss night where hope can not come -
How long she had clung with a mother's gr3sp
T. her flm,~heI chlI-thcn yielded at last
Or her husbands ubscncr-thr -tolH nerI-
Yet these -he world shortly cease To heed.
TN the midnight hrc, Pc, in trcmulous tones,
cauciei was horne her dying groan.
Th" orphans wall and cry tor bread
Were mingled III this la-t scene of the dead
My own hearts ~urr0w- were waIlowcd mp
In the dregs Of woe that flowed from her cup.
Kind Father, who notes from Thy throne on high
The TALL Of the sparrow and ravens cry
Who uumbcreth oar hair--uh. lvjgn Ia bless
AMI shicld from all evil this mnthrrlesS.
North Pocket Ma Jan. 3. IANrHE.
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~ will be enhanced and our taxes
will cease to frightcn away those who
otherwise would settle among us.
This would be doing eyen-handed
Justice by all extremes of the county.
and no one could complain of any ad-
vantage being given or taken by dis
tancc All sections of the county
would fare and share alike in the ad-
vantagcs and disadvantages resulting
from such a movement The inhabi-
tants from ali extremes of the county
| could leave their homes in the morn
ing, be at the geographical centre at
noon, and return home to their fami-
lies at night, with few shilings left
to jingle i'll their pockets instead Of the
pockets of the landlords.
Is there any justice in compelling
the hard-working farmers of Rock
Grove to go eighteen miles to reach
their public buildings, while those of
the opposite extreme go but one-third
that distance? Let every honest man
divest himself of prejudice, and look
to the glory and prosperity of the
'ohote county, and if the question of
the removal of the county seat ever
comes to the test, let there be ten
righteous men found in St Charles
men who not only preach but practice
doing unto others as they would
that others should do unto them.
WHEREFORE.
Rock Grore, 2SM Dee, 1857.
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M(isttllanu.
A LITTLE TOO PUNCTUAL.

The hour was approaching for the
departure of the New Haven steam
boat from her berth at New York, and
the usual crowd of passengers, news
boys, and fruit vendors were assem-
bled on and about the boat We were
gazing at the motley group from the
foot of the promenade-deck stairs,
when our attention was attracted by
the singular action of tall, brown
Yankee, in an immense wool hat,
chocolate colored coat and pantaloons,
and fancy vest. He stood near the
starboard paddIe-box, scrutinizing
sharply every female who came on
board, every now and then consulting
an enormous silver bulls eye watch,
which he raised from the depths of "a
capacious fob by means of "a power
full steel chain. After mounting guard
in this manner, he dashed furiously
down the gang plank and up the
wharf, reappearing almost instanta.
neously, with flushed face, express
ing the most intense anxiety. This
series of operations he performed sew.
eral times; after which he rushed
about the boat, wildly and hopelessly
calculating:
What's the time er day? Wonder
if my repeater's fast? Whar's the
captain? Whar's the mate? Whars
the boss that owns the ship"
whats the matter, sir?" we ven
tured to ask, when he stood still for
a moment.
Hain't seen nothin' of a gal in a
blue shawl, (cost fifteen dollars, pink
gown and brown boots, hey? Come
aboard when | was lookin' for the
cap'n at the pint end of the ship
have ye, hey?'
"No such person has come aboard
Tormented lightnin'! she's IN,
rife" he screamed, married her yes
terday. All her trunks and mine are
aboard, under pile of baggage al
tall as Connecticut steeple. The
darned black niger says he cam
hand it out, and l won't leav,
my baggage anyhow. My wife-onl,
| think of twas to come aboard a
half past four, and here it's most five
You don't think she's been abducted
Oh! Pm ravin' distracted! What ar
they ringing that bell for? Is tn
ship afire?"
ats the signal for departure-th
first bell. The second bell will b
rung in about four minutes"
Thunder you don't say So
Whar's the captain?"
The Yankee darted to the side of tn
captain.
"Cap'n, stop the ship for ten mil
utes, won't YET"
l. 81 cant do it, sir
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NUMBER Is.

"But yc must, tell ye; I'll pay ye
for it. How much will ye AK"
Il could not do it,
"Cap'n, I'll give you two dollars.
groaned the Yankee
The captain shook his head
I'll give ye five dollars and half
and half-and half" he kept
repeating, dancing about in his agony.
like "a mad jackass on a hot iron
plate.
The boat starts at five, precisely"
said the captain shortly, and turning
away.
"Oh. You Sunny hearted heathen."
groaned the dcsolatc Yankee, almost
bursting into tears. "Partin' man
and wife, and we just one day mar
ried.'
At this mcment the huge paddle
wheels began to paw the water, and
the walking beam descended heavily,
shaking the huge fabric to her centre.
All who were not going to New Ha-
ven went ashore. The gang plank and
fasts are already loose.
LET go that plank" roared the
Yankee, coGaring one of the hands.
Drop it like a hot potatoe, or I'll
heave you into the dock
"Io-yo!" shouted the men, in
chorus, as they heaved on the gang
way.
l." Shut up, you braying donkeys!"
yelled the maddened Yankee, "or
there'll be an ugly spot Of work.
But the plank was got aboard, and
the boat spfashed past the pier,
In an instant the Yankee pulled off
his coat, flung his hat beside it on the
deck, and rushed wildly to the guard,
Are you drunk or crazy?" cried u
passenger, seizing him.
" I'm going to fling myself into the
dock and swim ashore." cried the
Yankee. IL mustn't leave Sairy Ann
alone in New York city You may
divide the baggage among yc. Let
me go, | can swim"
He struggled so furiously that the
consequences of his rashncss might
have been fatal had not a sudden APP
partition changed his purpose. A
! pretty young woman, in blue bonnet,
white Canton Grape shawl, pink dress
and brown boots, came toward him.
The big, brown Yankee uttered one
stentorian shout Of "Sairy Ann !"
clasped her in his arms in spite of her
struggles, and kissed her heartily,
right before all the passengers.
Where did you come from?" he
inquired.
From the ladies' cabin" answered
the bride. "Iou told me half past
four, but thought I'd make sure and
come at four"
"A little too punctual," said the
Yankee. But its all right now,
Halo cap'n, you can go ahead now,
don't care about stopping. Come
nigh getting drowned, Sairy, all on
account of you-but it's all right
now. Go ahead steamboat. Rosin
up there, tiremen. Darn the expcnse,"
When the sun set, the loving coup,
lie We're seen seated on the upper deck.
the brown Yankees arm encirclin~
the slender waist of the young woman
in the blue bonnet and pink dress. Wo
believe they reached their destination
safe and sound
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-01-21

West Side View of the Case.

MEssRs. EDnoRs When individuals
engage with each other in the trans
action of mutual business, each ex-
poets the other to furnish his proper
ton Of the capital-to perform his
proportion of the scrvice--to receive
his proportion of the gain-and to
share his proportion Of the loss. No
one member Of the firm has a right to
insist that the business of the firm
shall be transacted at any particular
nlacc nor has he a right, because he
chances to be the eldest or wculthiest
member of the firm, to compel the
junior members to draw the oil, the
molasscs and tar, whilst he stands be-
hind the counter and measures of la
ces and ribbons for the ladies.
Now, Sirs, st. Charles, Floyd, Cedar,
Riverton, Union, Rockford, and Rock
Grove, are engaged in a partnership
business each has furnished its pro-
portion of the loss-and here the re-
ciprocity ends. The senior member OF
the firm selects aud insists upon the
place of doing business, and compels
the Junior members in the transaction
of that business to so as many miles
as he goes turlon@s. He builds cost
ly buildings, near his own, at the ex
pense and against the protest of the
rest ; which serve not onl y as pub
lie convenience but as an ornament t.
enhance the value of his own proper
ty and when the Junior members
complain of the usurpation, they ar,
told that Mature has ordained st
Charles to be the great emporium o
Floyd county,
AS a village, st. Charles has done
nobly. She has out-stript and stript-ou
all other villages in Floyd county, an(
as a citizen OF Rock Grove | am prout
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Qoetrp.
A Remembrance.

Many poems are going the rounds of tn
Dress with this caption, which are mere paste
out the following, we think, is real Jewel
see thee still thou ant not dead.
Though dust is mingled with thy form :;
The broken sunbeam hath not shed
The final rainbow on the storm
In visions of The midnight deep,
Thine accents through my bosom thrill,
Till joys fond impulse bids me weep
For wrapt in thought see thee still
l see thee still-that cheek of rose
Those lips. with dewey fragrance wet,
That forehead in serene repose--
Those soul-lit eyes-I see them vet
Sweet seraph Sure thou art not dead
Thou gracest still this earthly sphere,
An influence still is round Inc shed.
Like thine-and yet thou art not here
Farewell. beloved To mortal sight
Thy vermcil cheek no more may bloom =;
No more thy smiles inspire delight,
For thou art garner in the tomb.
Rich harvest for that ruthless power
Which hath no bound to mar his will
Yet, rs in hopes uncloudcd hour,
IhrOned in my heart, | see thee still.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-01-21

SHocKING.-"Mr. Smith, who lives
in the next house to your" Mr..
Brown, Charlie" "Hc's fool, isn't
he?" "Why do you ask that ?"
i" Why, mother said the other day
that you We're next door to fool, and
| thought I'd ask who he was !"
Mother screams Mr.. Smith leaves
in indign alton, and Charles gets a
spanking !
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-01-21
HlLDRETH a. CARVER
General Land Agents

ST. CHARLES, FLOYD CO., IOWA,
Will attend to buying, selling and selecting
lands on Commission, &c. Town Lots bought
and sold, money loaned, and the business of
conveyancing and payment of Taxes promptly
attended to- Friends at the East, as well as in
this State, are requested to make application
10 our agency. Satisfactory references given
if required
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-01-21

"Paddy," says joker, why don't
you get your ears cropped-they are
entirely too long for man." And
yours,' replied Pat, ought to bo
heightened, for they are intirely too
short for all ass
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-01-21
A. S. FELT,
General Real Estate Agent

Mason City, Cerro GordO Co., Io,ea
Will select lands in the Usage and Fit. Dodge
Districts, locate Land Warrants, buy and sell
Real Estate, pay Taxes for nonresidents, and
do general Real Estate business. Timber
and Prairie Lands for sale cheap. Any busi
ness entrusted to my care will receive promp,
attention. Refer to
Bartle, White < Henshaw Independence,
Greene. Weare & Co. Ft Dodge,
Greene, Weare and Rice, TT. Desmoines,
Greene 4 Weare, Cedar Rapids, Iowa,
Hon. +. W Kingsbury,
Madison House Chicago, ILL.,,
J. S. I.ovelaud, Earlville, n. Y,
Capt. G. c. Brand, Utica, n. Y,
Hon. q. V. Denniston, Albany, n. Y.
March, Is, 1867. 27yl
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A classic editor down South says if
the Naiads We're constantly bathing,
the Dryads were the ones who furnish
ed the towels.
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st. Charles City, Iowa, Jan. 81, 1858.

A. b. F. HII.DRErH D. u. W. CARVER, EDITORS
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T6t yntelligenter.
Westward the course Of empire takes its way" "
New-York daily tribune., 1858-12-30
Married.

s sno:c2 Nov S 'ssss ] J. Iadoa a%s' aw.5 Sf ss5
Comfy Mr
A. ssn Acires ca,veras County, James Rogers to Martha
a. s,Tnl. .no, Nov H. Charles Walton to Clara H.rrer
10 May.vie New. ~ Samuel C,irnttop TO Amanda O.kes
:. e,uds Nov 49, Tros T. Hawlry 70 Eudora M1relL
IN Sacrsu sueLto, Nov. 49, John webb to Nancy 3. Pile
AT Til Src:oo aba County Nov is, A. A. WOOD 10 Carrie
rulsId 49,
III sau frsncso, Nov 23, by the Rev H. r CnteI, Mr..
vm. ssnieIs Of Roxhury, Mass, to Miss Anns T. Buxton
of N ifoid, New pshe.
Ia Pet.ru,. sonoua County Nov. s, WIN. T. Richards to
Mary Am Aiken. ~ ,o.
In A,tora Oreyou, Oct g. Lieut Geo H. Mende, L. A,
TO FIep oAushtsr Of Ueo Aosir of Astoria r., =, M,
At Csmy vil- Nov. 9, Arthur G Miller To Ehfsoeth b
,n Contra Costa County, Nov. Alex. Boss TO Eliza Jane
A, Martinez Contra Costa County Nov Il, wm. C. Chapman
10 Mtiy Welsh. ~ 81, ,.-,.
eet by te Rev. +. Cutler, Mr. Geo. W. Dorsin OF Nef
c.rnes Ct 10 Miss M. ~ Elz. VIM. -
On tue River, sscIantnto County Nov "a, Wm
r. San Pr.ncisco Nov 2s BY the Rev. Able Bere. Alfred
T. esq Law, to Msrsat Araeeis second diasa
ter - tie lsie FIaIcis I it, esq, OF Dublin
Al Pla,eIsile, Nov i6 Wnl O.ooroe to Mary Lamb
~ San francisco Nov So by t'e Rev M Wiley MI ASS
Hfsrs Of Santa Clara Mss kebecoa T. Ws~s Of East
Mactias Me. a.,
IN San Frsnois.o Dec. 2 BY the Rev y Mooshske, Nr
Frauz Heller Aqua Fno. fOu eIly Of Mee Hanover ana
M,s Caroline Kuud of san Francisco formerly oil wilmington
Delaware. 49, =,
Ia san FIarcco, Dec at the Metropolitan Hotel by the
Rev H. y. Cutler William .. Wells eiq Of Suun City to
Miss Eliza o. Pearson OF Dorchester ms,s
Sal FIR pc.co at Fosom street Methodist Parsonss by
the Rev Brun,r Bohyes Peel Of Msy.vle, and Mary
Bcptor II North Br1es water Mass. 49, -,
,t- BI.na Nsts Rancho Amsdor County, Dec l. '" w.
Palm of Volcano, 10 Nancy Williams
New-York daily tribune., 1858-12-30

Tie o. Ter oi Geo Harey giving permission 20 set
ties TO enter the sila Walls cOucIy, wtica is stll
IcdI4n poperty and against The occupation of which
The Iodan protest, Ieads TINS III the boy IT.
= Az it appears that ciuz.ns are prsveotea from To-
c6tT of the military posts 10 this Depart
ncni The GeI eIal commanding directs that hereafter
everf encouragement will Be given themto DO to pro-
vided Infringement Is made upon either the military
tr JrCisn reservations Of the cOUntyy."
Tie Oregon papers say that G.n llafney is contid,
erns TIE prophecy OF sending detachment Ct Unltet
St5es troops up t. Far Cosille on the COlanb ii, bat
be hod OF yet decided.
Tie paciuc Mail ttearoship Coludbia has got into
troubie in the Umpqua River. She ron upon the bar
there about two weeks ego, and was conoelled To
throw some freight overbOard She ct of wtho at
serious injury, but she has not yet made her appear
~ &c here.
The Salen Statesman, the organ Of the Terit )rial
Democratic Administrations, says Oregon wants to be
admitted state at the coming session of Congress,
English rul,o Lo Engl sh rule.
Mortimer Stump was shot dead in Portland. on the
18th sisut by DsnJId Bach, whose daughter Stualp
hac ,lopcd with aud married against BIS VIII.
New-York daily tribune., 1858-12-30
WHO GOT UP THE REACTION.
respcndence o. The N. Y. Tribune.

SAs FRANCISCO, Dec. 6, 1855.
Avery erroneous idec seems gaining ground al the
East that the mines Of our northern reighbors, in
British Columbia, have proved failure. No doubt
these impressions result from the pu sued lately
by the California Press which, by the way, continues
its very unwise and unscrupulous in relation 70
Whist is looked upon by many as rival gold country.
The fright which seized our community on the break.
ing out of the Fraser River excitement-lest the fnd
ing Of gold in that country would prove detrimental
to Casorni,-scems yet 10 nger in the minds of many
of our short-sighted editcrs As though publishing
diseouragrg statements, aud uuiavoraole accounts
from that county, and Withholding the encouraging
side from pualic view would at the dna yerct Of
the public. The truth in regard to the couLtry seems
to be- that although many dscourageme ats beset the
pat hs oi the fret adyt ytLueIs, and unoiseen dlcu-
lies presented themselves in that cOuntry, Il IL
wei established that there Is very large extent Of
country rich in god aud that those row there are as
general rule, receiving subs.anla reward Tor their
perseverance,.
our trade with Victoria incraases s,esdily and
while that city Is represented AZ tsing overstocAed
with eoofs 70 less than silS 900 worth ordered
last north, ard shipped by steamers and sail. The
ioTity Of people latey returning to this city have
int rests in the maes of California 10 look after, end
mary intend 10 pass the Winter here, where .hey
know the climate 10 be milder nsn any part OF British
Columbia OF voncouvers Island, but that we shal
ose many oi them sgain in the Spring, and that
arother migration thither VII then take place, seems
certain.
Could It b. proved that he building up OF thriving
community on northeru borders would be detri-
mental to US and tlst publishing discouraging state
meus concerning the country would erIest the human
current row setting that way, l nigh. be selhsh
euoueh to 10 my voice also to discourage ernigrs.Jn
But l hold quite ano her opinion. Tl,t the corntry
possesses inmerse resources within her boun iarles,
iaispercent VI gold. an faly satisfied; and that the
inevitable development Of ia resou:ces vii instead OF
oe;ractn. from add 20 the Importance of California.
TIE great variety Of products raised IN our s1peror
climate, which must for many years ma market 10
that ess favored cme w 10 this country be Of great
advantage.
Though Victoria may be 20 Bris.h Columbia what
San Francisco - to the American possessions on the
Pacific there should be fear OF riyaryi they ara
over eight burdred miles apart, and should in No way
be auiagouistc. And whla | have no fear OF any
town on lie Pacific coast being ab- 70 interfere with
San EIarcsco al the same tlCe despse the naIroS'