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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1858-12-16

Browns ObScrp0tionS.-Brown in
forms the Boston Post that of twenty
three men whom he helped to cigar
light, or loaned a newspaper, twenty
said, " thank you, SIR OF nineteen
women to whom he paid courtesy
such as giving up his seat, picking up
dropped veil, shawl. or the like, only
seven said, THANK you," and two of
them were "iurrners."
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1858-12-16
4 Boys Ongue Fastened to Il Lamp

is Father Cuts it Auay.--On Sat.
urday morning, little fellow, about
eight years old, son of Mr.. Gil lear,
bookseller, while playing with some
other boys on North street, approached
a lamp post and carelessly applied bis
tongue to gray frosted surface
when in an instant to the boys
own horror and utter astonlshment
of his paymates he was held fast by
his tongue to the post. suffering very
severe pain, and totally unable to help
or eytricate himself. OF course the
boy could not speak, and could only
manifest his feelings by signs with his
hands. Various applications OF warm
tea, steam, &C., were made by the
neighbors, who heard the unusual
noise made by the other boys, and
came to learn what was the matter,
but of no avail-such was the action
Of the cold iron that the hold was even
getting tighter. When after about
ten minutes had elapsed the boys
father heard Of the affair, and haste.
ming to his relief he took a knife and
was obliged to cut the tongue loose,
leaving its skin still fast to the post.
and causing the blood to flow proiuse.
ly. Immediately on his release the
poor little fellow became insensiosle'
and was taken home.--Londo"aC y"
Pres,, 22d.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1858-12-16

"les, but 1t is so sweet to hear the
words"
swell then, Charles, | love you
yea, more than life
"My own, my beloved" says the
young man. then there il a sweet long
sience-but again he whispers,
"My love, | connot bear to leave
you, not even FOR day; you are the
sun OF my existence, but my father
will not hear of my marriage to you,
he has chosen another
"Your father " cxclaims the girl
"Does he not know all, how we met,
how we--wc lovcdl"
"No it would have been madness
to have told him. He would have
torn me away from you, and that |
could not bear"
"Oh, what is to be done, | never
thought of that; what shall we do' Ny
nothcr-"
swell, does she know our secret"
is the quick interruption.
a have no secrets from my mother.
But Charles, my life, my lo"c, what
makes you look so! You surely would
not have me deceive my MOTHER
"No--no--cerlamly not. but---'
"You are not yourself, do tell me
ALL"
81 WILL" and as he speaks, he twines
his arm around her slender iorla,
dearest, | love you as man never low
ed woman, but am so situated that
! dare not breathe TO any bat you,
but for you will risk every prospect,
every hope. Come, dear Alice. let US
fly, everything isprcpared, and once in
New York we are SAFE
She is bewidcrcd, stunned, stupef-
ed She can hardly believe the evil
dence of her own senses.
lie continues, "oncc there, we shall
be united. Speak, why this silence!-
Can it be that you doubt mel"
"No, not doubt, not doubt
"Then why delay! Often have you
swore that you loved me, now prove
it, let us fly at once
but my mother, my poor old moth
| cr, she who lives but in me, it would
kill her, | cannot, indeed cannot"
"Then you love her more than mel
"No. no, but she adorcs me-"
swell then, it seems Alice, that you
refuse my love, that am but second
in your affections, is this the way you
show"
"For heavens sake, Charles, don't
talk so cruelty, you know that | would
suffer death for you; oh, how Shall |
act 7"
'FIv at once with me. Let not
misscalled duty hinder you. your love
must be all mine."
"You are cruel, very cruel"
"Not so, my own sweet love, it is
for our happiness. Come with me,
prove your devotion, come, see you
yield"
"Love has conquered duty, Charles.
God knows the struggle is terrible, but
cannot resist you. feel that am
doing wrong, but trust you. | will
go with you to the end of the world,
yea, to poverty or DEATH and as she
ended, she fell upon her lovers breast
and wcpt.
"My own noble Alice, we shall yet
be happy and he claspcd the yield
ing maiden TO his bosom.
Oh, the trustfulness of woman
father, mother, friends and home are
as naught. when compared with the
love ofthe one she adorcs, then curSt be
mho uoud betray her.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1858-12-16

The London Times says that the
average duration of a ship of.war, in
a seaworthy state. built of British oak,
is only thirteen years ofactive service.
1t takes seventy acres Of ground eigh-
ty years to produce the timber.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1858-12-16

A majority of the Supreme Court
of Massachusetts have declared the
jury law of that State, which makes
juries judges of the law, in issue in
volved against the instructions Of the
Court, to be unconstitutional.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1858-12-16

A resolution that no member shalt
be entitled to his per diem who shall
be absent from his seat during the
session, without providential cause,
or leave of the Senate, was adoted in
the Georgia Legislature, SO as to apply
solely to the mover.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1858-12-16

It's said that drunkard, in stagger-
ing around, met with large globo
lamp with letters upon it. Mistaking
it for the moon, he said, "well, I'm
stumped it somebody haint stuck up an
advertisement on the moon."
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1858-12-16

To give brilliancy to the eyes, shut
them early at night, aud open them
early in the morning, and let the mind
be constantly intent upon the acquisi.
ton of useful knowledge, and the ex-
ercise of benevolent feelings.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1858-12-16

The Slaughter Which Daily Sustains
Us.-When we ride, we sit upon the
skin of the pig; when we walk, we
tread upon the skin of the bullock: we
generally wear the skin of the kid up
on our hands, and the fleece Of the
sheep upon ourbacks. More than half
the world are human beings in sleeps
clothing. We eat the flesh Of some
creatures, of scme we drink the milk,
upon others we are dependant for the
cultivation of fthe'soil; and ifit is pain
for us to suffer hunger and cold, we
should scrupuIousIy avoid inflicting
wanton mise ry upon the animals by
which we are warmed and fed.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1858-12-16

Snooks says that there is marked
difference between birds and women.
As an illustration of this, he sites the
fact that bit of looking glass on a
fruit tree will frighten away every
bird that approaches it, while the
same article would attract more fair
ones than q load of cherries.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1858-12-16

A Mr.. and Mrs. Brewer, Wayne
county, Kentucky, have twenty-five
children. Thcir'sis, perhaps, the most
extensive Brewery in the west.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1858-12-16

The past and the future are alike
shrouded from US, the one wears the
widows veil, the other the virgins
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1858-12-16

Old bachelors are wont to console
their loneliness by such growls at wo-
mankind as,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1858-12-16

A lady who has been reading law, is
in the most fearful and agonising
doubts regarding the legality OF her
marital condition. Just hear what she
says
lotteries are illegal, and marriage
is the greatest lottery in lte!"
Should think the lady is about right
in more WAYS than one.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-02-04
Indian Disturbances.

We have news of q recurrence of
Indian dcprcdations in Clay county,
Iowa, near Spirit Lake. Major
Williams has just received a letter
from A. 5. Mead of that place, written
December 2StI,, who states that bands
Of Indians have been seen providing
about, and have sacked some dwellings,
and fired one. A party of settlers
went out, met one of these bands, and
about one hundred shots were cx-
changed, wounding some Indians.
No Americans were hit. The Indians
are armed principally with shot guns,
and the settlers themselves are but
poorly armed. Owing to the superb
ority of the Indians in numbers and
position the whites rcfraincd from
charging upon them. In the early
winter all who could of the most dis
tant settlers up the river came down.
Some remained, and fears are enter
tanned of their safety. The letter calls
for assistance from the State. A bill
was Immediately put through the
Legislature organizing a company of
Dragons for the war. The tenor of
all communications from the north
western portion of the State exhibits
an apprehension of attacks from the
Indians.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-02-04

THE QUEENS OF EURopE-An Amer
lean lady who was at Stuttgardt du-
ring the late meeting of the Emperors,
thus writes of her own sex as repre-
scented in the Imperial party:
The Queen of Holland is most cult
waited and elegant woman-still very
handsome, though she has grandson.
she speaks English perfectly, and is,
perhaps, the most accomplished
woman in Europe The Princess
Olga is said to be the handsomest
woman in Europe. The Empress of
Russia is regal looking woman.
These ladies were dressed in white
MORE antique silks a stripe of white
five or six inches wide, and a stri pc OF
the same width covered with the rich
est flowers here; and then in the wide
stripe there was an immense bunch OF
flowers. The dresses were all some.
thing in the same style--chip bonnets
with white feathers and magnificent
lace mantlcs. ! cannot forgive the
Queen Of Greece for being a fat, fair
round-faced, red-faced, jolly looking
woman. expected to sec maid Of
Athens, and ! don't like to have my
romances dispelled.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-02-04

Our RAIRoAD-Mr. Ferguson of this
place has just returned from the East,
and informs us that the work of grad
ing the McGregor railroad is progress
sing finely. Some four or five hun
dred hands are kept constantly at
work, and the directors are using their
best endcavors to provide the necdful.
1t is the duty Of every stakeholder to
meet his assessment promptly, and
sec that nothing may occur to cmbar.
rass the work. With vigorous and
constant effort on the part of the PEG.
pie along the line of the road, the day
cannot be distant when, instead of a
wearisome journey, the trip from Nc.
Gregor to St. Charles City will be a
mere pastime On board the cars of the
McGregor, St. Charles City and Clear
Lake Railroad. What contrast will
then be presented, when the rcsound
ing echoes of the iron horse shall wake
up the denizens of the Cedar Valley,
as compared with the slow coach sys-
TEN of the ralkcr line
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-02-04
A. B. F. HIlDRErH 4 D. y. ". CARVER, EDITORS.
St. Charles City, Iowa, Feb. 4, 1853.

just at the hour for putting ouI
paper to press Mr.. Mail Contractor
Aver arrived in town with the mail
the only one we have had for twelve
days. Mr.. Ayers contract is fol
bringing the mail once week from
Independence, Waterloo, &c, and his
regular time for being here was last
Thursday, but the freshet, and per-
haps other causes, delayed him until
Tuesday night, of this week. We are
now in receipt Of a large quantity of
exchange newspapers, bringing us all
sorts of news-two Governors MESA
gcs, Legislative proceedings, news
from Kansas, Utah, California, the Fill
libusters both on the Isthmus and in
Congress, War in India, &c, nd intimi-
tum. What is to be done? The In
telligcncer must so to press, and there
is no time to put in type long docu-
ments for the Governors or anybody
else. We therefore must content
ourselves with brief allusion to such
topics as appear to be of most impor-
tance, and send out our papers.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-02-04

The new Constitution of this State
sanctions two systems Of banking.
The first State Bank with branches,
mutually responsible for each others
issues. The second General Banking
System, providing for a circulation
founded on United States and State
stocks, deposited with the State Off
Ger, to the extent of ten per cent
above the issue, and to be increased
in case Of depreciation. The bills to
be countersigned by State Register;
the stock to be subject to taxation as
other property; each stakeholder to
be liable to double the amount of his
stock the bill holders to be preferred
in case of insolvency, and no suspen-
sion of specie payment ever to be
sanctioned.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-02-04

Mr.. Elisha Wilcox, of this town,
made some excellent maple sugar on
his farm last wcck-boiling the sap
in the woods. We learn from cxchang.
cs that considerable quantities of ma.
pie sugar have lately been made in
Michigan. Think of it! The fruit
trees budding in New England-thc
rivers and lakes navigable in the West
and making maple sugar in Michi-
gan and Iowa-in the midst of Janua.
ry! Does the oldest inhabitant" re.
member the like occurring before?
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-02-04

BABES IN THE WooDs.-The Sanilac
Mich Leader says, that on the 18th
of last month, three children, belong.
ing to Joseph Bruttle, French Cana.
dian, of Willow Creek, Lake Huron,
went from their fathers house into the
woods, to search for winter-greens,
and lost their way They were in the
forest two nights and one day, before
they were traced and found. One of
them was boy of four and the other
two were girls, of six and eight years,
respectively. They got into an old
shanty in the woods, where the boy
lay down exhausted and speeches.,
his little sisters composing his limbs,
surprising him to be dead. He was
revived partially, but died soon after
reaching home. A dog accompanying
the searching party was the first to
find the little wanderers.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-02-04

ARIzoSIA.-It begins to leak out that
the proprietors of certain large silver
mining tracts in the desolatc Gadsden
purchase, are at the bottom of the
recent movement to have Arizo-
MIA erected into a Territory. These
gentlemen want roads built at some.
body's expense besides their own
they want the Indians and Mexicans
cleared out at the expense of the War
Dcpartment-and intend to have the
dry sands of their desert irrigated by
artesian wells and hydraulic works
in the mountains, at the charge of the
Department of the Interior, unless il
can be showed over to the military
branch of the Government, on the
score of its being a war against ma
turc.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-02-04

SPoRTs OF CHILDHOOD.-A celebrated
female writer thus pleads the cause
of the little girls:
81 plead that she be not punished
as romp. if she keenly enjoys those
active sports which city gentility pro-
scribes. plead that the ambition To
make her accomplished, do not chain
her to the piano, till the spinal column
which should consolidate the frame
starts aside like a broken recd-nor
bow her over her book, till the vital
energy, which ought to pervade the
whole frame, mounts into the brain
aud kindles the dead fever"
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-02-04

was returned as member of Con-
gress, and stopped, on his way to
Washington, at the splendid residence
of the surveyor Gencral--the former
friend and companion of Frederick in
his hair-breadth escape from the Cana.
dian fortress, and then the husband of
bright-eycd Lizzie Sammons, and joint.
ly the proprietor of brave sons and
fair daughters. These were the for.
tunes of the Sammons family during
the most exciting period of our coun.
try's history but of those who SUI.
fered, not all resulted thus fortu.
natcly.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-02-04

Mr.. Elisha Z. Wilcox, one of our
township Trustees, met with a seri-
Gus accident on Saturday last while
hauling wood. He was sitting Oh his
load, when driving under fallen tree,
and stopped so low that his head
passed under, but his shoulders came
in contact with it SO as to cause a
great outward curvature of the middle
of the spine. Fortunately his team
was stopped before his body passed
entirely under the tree, and this fact
alone saved his being killed on the
spot. The vcrtcbra were replaced as
fully as possible, and the spinal cord
does not appear to be seriously III
jured. DR.. Smith, his attending ply
stefan, has hopes Of his recovery
Notwithstanding his critical condition.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-02-04

The election of Gov. Grimes to the
United States Senate is represented as
beyond a doubt. Indeed we apprc-
bend that he is already elected. We
are also told that he is sanguinc of
success in procuring land grant for
the McGrcgor railroad. We have no
doubt the Governor will make an ac-
tive and efficient Senator such one
is certainly needed for our great and
rapidly growing State but we APP
prehend the railroad talk is mere bait,
thrown out to catch-gulls
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-02-04

We hear of damage done by the
late freshet in all directions. The
bridges across the Cedar river at
Newburg, Floyd and Wavcrly are
gone; also the bridge over the Shell
Rock at Rockford, and one over the
Little Cedar at Chickasaw. The mill
dams at Nashua, Floyd, Watertown
and Chickasaw are gone, or more or
less damaged. Mr.. Kelly's dam and
saw mill at this place were slightly
injured; his -four mill was not affected
by the flood.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-02-04

pEppESI>,r, TJvES
No, Of Dist, ''"'''-' 20 Pos, Office,
/ q w. GRAY Dem. lansing. AIamukce.
2.E. T.. Cooley. Rep, Decorah, Winncshcil
3. r. A. Richardson. Rep. IIlyria. Favctte
! Lcmuel Collins. Rep. Girard
" W. II. Stcrns, Rep, Strawberry Point.
8. j. $. Woodward Rep, Independence
6. Zenos Strccter, Rep Cedar Falls.
:. l.. Clark. Dem, Dubuque.
&" ID. A Mahoney, Dem. Dubuque.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-02-04

EXCITING Elk HuNr.-Thc Chicka-
saw Republican says that several
sportsmen started an elk near Nashua,
Chicksaw Co., last week, and after an
exciting chase Of nearly thirty miles.
the animal was captured. 1t weighed
about three hundred pounds. 1t is
said there are several elk in the big
woods, a few miles below this city.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-02-04
DeSnOine.
Mr.. Lyon, writing to the Dubuque
Times, thus speaks Of our new State
Capital:

Mr.. Lyon, writing to the Dubuque
Times, thus speaks Of our new State
Capital:
The Capitol is very fine, three
story brick edifice, Sc x 100 feet, and
in all its appointments admirably
suited to the present wants of the
State. 1t was erected by a company
of six gentlemen, at cost OF about
$4,000. and will be rented or sold to
the State Adjoining it are some ten
acres of land, which have been donat-
ed to the State for state buildings, on
which it can erect, at future time, a
structure adapted to its growing
wants. The present State House is
pleasantly located on an elevated
piece of land, on the east side of the
river, about half a mile from the centre
of business. 1t presents fine appear
ance from every part Of the city, and
commands view of the surrounding
country for many miles. On the same
side of the river are several large
Touring mills, one or two machine
shops, with liberal supply of mode
rate sized, and, as we learn, poorly
kept, hotels. Many of the private
residences are neat, and few of them
are imposing looking buildings. In
10 town of this size in the State, have
we seen so many pleasant residences,
or so many inviting sites for beautiful
homesteads. A large proportion Of
the business is done on the west side
of the river, although there are quite
a number of small stores on the east
side, most of which seem to be doing
something even in these hard times.
The west side has got the start of the
east in many respects, and there is a
good deal of stir and business activity
witnessed in the streets. A number
of fine, large brick blocks for stores
and offices, and one very large hotel
have been erected during the past
year The hotel is not yet completed,
though it is enclosed, and one or two
of the store rooms are occupied. 1t is
to be called the Slavery Hotel" l,
fronts on two streets 1872 feet on one,
and l2O on the other. 1t is four sto.
sizes, with a basement, will accommo-
date between three and four hundred
guests, and will cost about seventy
thousand dollars. The building is
credtable to the enterprising propric-
tor, J. G. Slavery, Esq, and will be an
ornament, and, if well conducted, an
honor to the Capital City. The only
well-kept public house that we can
learn of, in the city, at present, is the
Des Moines Hotel, and all it requires
to make it a first class house, is a
better building. A number of lesser
hotels are scattered over the city, but
their combined accommodations are
insufficient for the members of the
Legislature and the guests who will
be present during the session. To
remedy this difficulty, nearly every
house Oh the east side of the river,
will be thrown open as a boarding
house, and ample accommodations will
be provided
The people of Desmoine seem de-
tcrinined to make their city most
desirable place for the capital, and
cxertions are made to see that every
member is accommodated to his salts
faction. Office seekers are thick, and
seem to be increasing, but many must
80 away with their lips hanging.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-02-04

PRESERVE YOUR HAIR.-A fine head of hair
is undoubtedly one of the chief beauties either
of man or woman, but especially of the latter
To persons DESTROYS Of obtaining or retaining
this charming feature, We recommend II call
upon Prof. Wood. For preserving the hair,
or promoting its growth, no other article has
gained such reputation as his Hair Tonic.
Its efficacy is 50 well established that no doubt
can exist as to its merits, and we advise all
who need its service to give it II trial--&.
Louis Neus.
Sold in st, Charles, by L. A. &C, II Haskell.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-02-04

We invite our rea ders to the perusal OF DIR.
Ayers advertisements which appear in the
columns Of our paper. They deserve attention
as treating OF what interests us all, and from a
source which all have long respected The
Doctor is well known lis one Of the leading
Chemists Of this country, who devotes his
great requirements to the discovery and manu-.
facture Of remedies for popular use The I'M
paralleled success which has followed his labors
is too well known in this community to need
any calculation from our pen.- Washington Co.
Observer
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-02-04

A farmer from Howard settlement,
coming to town the other day, under
took to navigate small lake which
the recent freshet had caused, when
he soon found himself and team foun-
dering in the water unable to touch
bottom. Calling Justify for help, he
was soon safely moored on terra 6rn.a.