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The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1859-10-19
sherry Of Clayton county, Iotva.
By ~ M TURTLE, Deputy
Sheriff n Once October IL, lS50w4

SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE.
Thy yirtuo OF an execution issued out of the of6ce
II of tho Clerk Of the District Court Of Clayton
county, Iowa, dated October the 3d. A. D. 1880, aud
ID favor Of William Crawford, and against T. r. Com
stock have levied upon tho following property
The northeast one-fourth, C4) OF southeast one
urth, (l-4) and the south.west ono-fourth, dA) Of
onefourth, l) OF section nineteen, tlo)
township uinetynvc 9S north OF range hys to) west
shan on the 18th day Of November, a. .. 1850, st
the hour Of one o'clock, p. NJ. Of said day, At tho
McGregor county and State aforesaid, offer at Public
Sale TO the highest bidder, for cash, oil the right,
title and interest OF ssd defendant above named in
and 70 the above described property to satisfy judg
E,ent Of SAIL and l5-l00 dollars, and and 6o-l0o
dollars cost suit aud all cost that has OF may ac-
cruc thereon JAMES, DAVIS,
Sheriff If Clayton county, Io,ra.
Ry N. NJ. TUTTLE, Deputy.
sheriff 5 office, October II, lS5ow$
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1859-02-12
No God.
BY MRS. LYDIA II. Courtney.

The following verses suggested by the word
to the fourteenth Psalm of David, "The foo
hath said in his heart there is no Cod ar,
among the finest things in the English language
mo God no God ~ The simplest flower
That ON the wild is found
Shrinks as it drinks its cup Of dew,
And tremble. at the sound;
NO God" astonished Echo cries
From out her cavern hoar,
And every wandering bird that flies
8. Reproves the Atheist lsre.
The solemn forest lifts its head.
The Almighty to proclaim,
The brooklet on its crystal urn, -..
Doth leap to grave It's name;
How swells the deep and yengefui sea
Along its billowy track;
The red Vesuvius opes its mouth
To huFl the talsehood back
The palm tree, with princely crest,
The cocoas sy shade
The bread fruit bending to its lord,
In yon far island glade
The winged seeds that borne by winds,
The rowing sparrows feed
The melon on the desert sands
Confute the scorncr's creed
mo God!" With indignation high
The fervent Sun is stirred
AID the pale Noon turns paer still,
At such an impious word;
And from their burning thrones, the Stars
Look down with angry eve,
That thus a worm Of dust Should mocl1
Eternal majesty.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1859-02-12
A~Ic- Uo,-eU ,rr, uors,

An IcE HOUSE THAT'S NO Ice HOUSE.
j. W. Thorb, of fHillsborough Bridge
one of the inventive men Of the day
kept ice out Of doors, and had plenty
to spare last September. He threw
down four feet wood upon space eight
feet square, sufficient to keep the ice
from the ground. The space between
the sticks were filled with sawdust of
tan. The ice was then packed snugly,
in pyramidal form to the heigth of eight
or ten feet. To make the mass more
compact, in order to keep the air from
it, few pais of water were thrown
over it. The mass was then covered
with sawdust. Il sr---
Some are inclined to think ice will
keep in this way better than any other.
The evaporation from the outside car
ries off the heat, and the mass keeps
cooler than it would if shut up in q
tight house. There appears to be phil
osophy in the method at any rate.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1859-02-12

An HONEST LAwYER-The Pitts
field Sun, in allr'sion to the will Of the
late Augustus Thorndike, relates the
following anecdote
GA person whom we will not name,
called upon Mr. Chandler Williams,
then one Of the principal lawyers here,
and still remembered with respect by
many, and requested HIM to draft his
will. lie inquired and noted down the
deposition the testator wished to make
of his property, which, according to
Mr.. Williams sense Of right, was ex-
ceedingly unjust towards one of his two
children. lie therefore demonstrated
with him-but failing to induce him to
do what was right, at length asked /:
''W ell. you want me, then to make
your willaccordingto to this memorandum
you have given me?" The reply was,
II do.' Then followed the reioinder,
"I'Il be id if will; you must get
some one else to do it, Alas, it was
in the days when lawyers would ex-
press themselves in improper language;
but it was one, also, in which they
would not minister to injustice and
wrong" --
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1859-02-12
K" A Hibernian being recently on

aV A Hibernian being recently on
trial for some offence, pleaded Not
Guilty" and the jury being in the box,
the State Solicitor proceeded to call
Mr.. Furkisson as a witness. With the
utmost innocence, Patrick turned his
face to the court, and said: 'Do I un-
derstand, your honor, that Mr.. Furkiss
son is to be a witness fornenst me agsinl>
The Judge said dryly, cit seems 50. y
ssWell, thin, yer honor, | plade Guilty,
shure an yer honor, Iplaze, not because
I'm guilty, for am as innocent as yer
honor's sucking babe, but iist On ac-
count of saving Misther Furkisson's
soWl."
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1859-02-12
Fact, Fancy and Fun.

Fact, Fancy and Fun.
There are two sorts Of police-the
detective and defective. ---.- -.-
The man "who took walk' the
other day, brought it back again. s-s-
The cloak ofreligion is to be known,
by the fine nap it has during the ser
mon. .-
"A man in the Detroit Jail wishes
he had the small pox, SO that he could
break out.
The train on the Hudson River
koad that makes all the stops is called
the ''punctuation train - .~ss
Why are A and c the most alIur.
ing letters in the alphabet? Because
they form the center Of attraction. -..-
"A benevolent old gentleman used
to give away wood by the cord, in or.
der as he said to have it RE-corded
above t
"A father winding his watch, said
to his little girl-'Let ME wind M vour
nose !" "No," said the child ssion't
want my nose would up, for I don't
want it to run all day" .a-.s
"A gentleman was speaking the
other day of the kindness of his friends
IN visiting him. One old aunt irr par
tlculal, visited him twice year, and
stayed SIX months each time.
An old sea captain used to saw, he
didn't care how he dressed when
abroad, because nobody knew him: and
didn't care how be dressed when at
home, because everybody knew hun.
q know / am a perfect bear iu
my manners, said fine young farmer
to his sweet heart. ''No, indeed. yo,,
are not, John; you have never hugged
me yet. You are more sheep than
bear" -. s----r.s sFr.--ate v-ra
Dean Swift, hearing Of carpen-
ter falling through the. scaffolding of
house which he was engaged in repair
iisg, ul-Siy remarked that '.he nKeu To-
see a mechanic go through his work
promptly" BE- Il .7elTo0go ~.1s ban sTs4
"A few days since, verdant youth
with his blushing bride arrived at one
of the principal hotels in ST. Louis, and
the head of the family immediately reg.
istered his name as IS. 3. Jones and
lady on bride toacer."
-"What is the meaning of back
bitter % asked a reverend gentleman,
during an examination at a paroehiaI
school. This was. puzzfer. It went
down the class till it came to simple
urchin, who said f: "P'raps it be flea"
Tommy, my son. said a fond
mother, on her return from journey,
"have you said your prayers night and
morning % "Ycs,' was the reply
"that is, every night, but any smart
boy can take care Of himself in the day
time.'' .... 5- r.e~ls
"A druggist sent his Irish porter In
a darkened cellar; soon after, hearing
a noise, he went to the opening aud
called out: ''Patrick, keep your eyes
skinned - "Och divil an eye,' roar
ed Pat, but it's my nose that's skint in-
tirely." -3f en-.
-Pulpits are sometimes built nova
days, like Chinese forts, with wooden
guns. These we suppose, are non-sen-
sation pulpits. But a pulpit with
wooden heads in twill soon have pews
with blockheads, or no heads at ALL
Henry Ward Beecher. r r3 E<sv
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1859-02-12
~ Men are called good fellows il

81 Men are called good fellows if
they spend their money ftsely-tip top
fellows; and after they impovish them.
selves for the benefit of others, and are
unable to pay thei. little debts, they are
no longer the good fellows aforesaid
they are-rascals. Queer world. And
if man fails to the amount ofa million
it is ali right; but let him fail 10 the
amount Of his board bill, and he is a.
scoundrel. Promlscuous world.zNa
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1859-02-12

:. You have the best lookout in the
neighborhood," said NIr. Debree, walk
ing to the spot on which Skipper George
had been standing and looking abroad
from it. This tree didn't grow here
said he, looking up at the grey trunk
g!istening in the moonlight.
No sir; twas set there" said the
fisherman.
:" Is it landmark %
lis, sir, it may be, in manner; but
not for sailun Oh those waters. Twas
set there when riches was taken aw'y.
Riches came again, but twas laved,
for ed larncd partly how to value
riches"
The gentleman looked, as the moon
light showed, lnterestedly at the speak
er; "Another story with lesson In it?''
he asked. eff it were not for keeping
you out SO late, l would ask you to do
me the favor of telling it."
LAY, sir" said Skipper George. Il
said there were a many lessons sent us.
This one coined nearer to me again
than the tother I hope / have larned
somethun by that story! Fishermen
don't heed night hours much; but it's
late for you as well, sir. Mubbec 'ce'd
plase to walk inside bit?" he asked,
with modest urgency, "It's a short
story, only heavy one"
Another time, perhaps" said the
strange gentleman; "not now, if you'll
excuse me; but if it wouldn't be too
much trouble | would thank you for it
where we are. One hour or another is
much the same to me-"
AT the first words Of this answer,
Skipper George turned look of sur
prise at the stranger, and when the lat
ter had finished speaking, asked,
"Be zee stayun hereabouts, then,
sir?n
Perhaps he may have thought ii
strange that one who looked so like a
clergyman should be staying for any
length of time in the neighborhood,
without being better known
{" am clergyman" said the gen,
tleman, frankly "but not of youl
church; and l don't feel free until Tn
better known.
Skipper George apparently weighed
the answer. He did not urge his invi
tation; but his open face became clear
and kindly as ever. ~
"Then, sir" said he, 4" eff 'ee'd plase
to be seated here, I'd tell the story.
know it WELL"
Before beginning it the fisherman
cast look at his house, and then gazed
awhile upon the restless waves which
here glanced with the CLEAN Of treach
erous eyes, and they were dark al
death. sf-w
do zee mind about ten years ago il
Newfoundland, sir?" began Skiupe,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1859-02-12

man, and when thav come to Law 'em
out, IN the school-house, they were prop
er kind, sir,) they put a rufle shirt on
him o linen.
$50, sir, the Minister coined over and
buried the dead. Four coffins were laid
along the aisle, wi white sheet over
every one, because we hadn' palls:-
James and Malnsell, of George, and
John and little George, of Izik; and we
put two brothers in one grave, and two
brothers IN another, side by side, and
covered them -- s-'
There was two thousand at the fu-
neral; and when the minister couldn'
heit cryun, so | think almost every one
cryed, as ef t was their own: and SO
we hard that people that lived on Kel-
ley's island, lard singun goun by in
the dark, like chantun we have in
church. They said t was beautiful.
comun up an dyun aw'y WI the wind.
1t s very like, sir, as Paul and Silas
sang IN prison, so they sang in storm!
''Then Milly, Poor thing, that never
coed back to her fathers house, took a
cold at the funeral, seemunlv, and she
died in James bed three weeks after!
She was out Of her mind, too, poor
thingr"
After another silence, in which skip
per George gazed upon the restless
deep, he SAID
Il brought home wi me the best
stick from the timber, and laved the
rest, and no one ever touched it, and
there it staid. SO next winter, sir, my
tother poor young man died in the
woods O. masles, (thank God we
never had to move in till I lost my fine
boyS,) and the next sixteen day of
January I set up my pillar as Jacob set
up his pillar, and this is my pillar, sir.
| said the Lord gived, and the Lord
have tookt away;-Blessed be the
name Of the Lord All the riches l
had | thought twas gone" - eA
'1ou said riches came again. said
Mr.. Deblree, deeply interested and af-
fected. ...... ...--
cay, Sir. tIy maid is gone back to
the house. I can tell zee what she is,
sil;-There's plenty in the harbor will
speak o Lucy Barbury, sir. l hope
'ee'Il excuse lie for keepin zee so late"
Il thank you with all my heart, for
that beautiful story" said Mr.. Debree,
shaking the fsherman's hand. "Good
night Skipper George You have
learned me lesson, indeed, and, with
Gods grace, it shall do me good. Its
noble lessonr' .-
''The Lord showed me where to find
it in my Bible and my pr'yer-book, sir.
[ wish zee a good evenun, sir
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1859-02-12

"A dandy lately appeared in Iowa
with legs so attennated that the author
tiles had him arrested because he had
no visible means of support.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1859-02-12

WJoe Miller saws dress does not
make the woman, but when woman
is made she looks deal betteTdressed
up. Joe is well qualified to Judge.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1859-02-12

The following story we extract from
a new novel, entitled, ''The New Priest
il Conception Bay" in Two Vols,
Price, $40; published by MeSsrs.
Phillips, Sampson & Co., Boston. The
authorship Of the work is attributed to
Rev. Robt. L. S. Lowell, brother of the
Poet Lowell. Skipper Georges Story
IS but one of the many similar gems
with which the work abounds. The
poetic grace Of the style, and the ab-
sorbing interest Of the story are highly
pleasing.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1859-02-12
Skipper Georges Story.

A TOUCHING ADVENTURE ON THE COAST
or NEWFOUNDLAND.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1859-02-12

-Pulpits are sometimes built nova
days, like Chinese forts, with wooden
guns. These we suppose, are non-sen-
sation pulpits. But a pulpit with
wooden heads in twill soon have pews
with blockheads, or no heads at ALL
Henry Ward Beecher. -f rrsv
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1859-02-12

There are two sorts Of police-the
detective and defective. .-.-----
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-08-05
Definitions of Soils.

In common pharaseology, soils are
characterized by various. and in tiany
instances very vague terms, such as hsa4
Wy, light, stiff. open, tenacious, POROUS,
wet, dry, warm, cold, etc. These con-
vey certain important characteristics, but
are differently understood by different
persons. Soils are properly classified
according to the presence, in greater or
less proportion, of certain bases, such as
clay, lime, sand; and vegetable matter,
these being impot.an. constituents.
A Pure Clay is soil in which very
lite sandy, silicious matter is found
accurately; It consists of chemical conf
bination Of about sixty parts of SILICA
and forty of alumina, with trace Of OK
yd of iron.
a Strong Clay contains about twet-
ty parts in one hundred Of sand, capble
Of separation.
A Clay Loam-contains a large pro!
portion of sand easily separated.
A Loam-contains one half or more
sand readily separated.
y Sandy Loam-contains eight OF
nine tenths sand.
A Sandy Loam-contains one tenth
or less of clay.
The above are the varieties Of soil as
regards the base, clay.
In reference to the second important
constituent, lime, we have a mari con-
tanning from five to twenty per cent. Of
lime.
A Calcareous Soil--in which lime Is
the predominant constituent. Marls
are always characteriz ID as sandy. loamy.
OF clay lnars, according to the portion Of
land
In respect to decaysd vegetable mat
ter, there are soils which owe the;,
character to this. Such are our swamp
soils or muck, in which masses Of fern
and the roots of dyed grass pcedomin.
ate. forming a black, 6brous mass.
Vegetable or leaf mold, formed By
the decay of leaves found in our wood
lands, is one Of the most valuable items
to the gardener. Muck, however, can
not be used with safety in compost with
by exposure to the sun and air. to the
admixturc of some alkali it contains :
potash. soda, lime, or magncsla are the
mos, oficacious alkalies used, and are
found in several forms, such as wood
ashea, common salt, etc. The term
peat is frequently used in speaking of
soils resulting from decayed vegetable
matter the term muck has very differ
sisniieatlon with our English fellow-la-
borers, though the popular phrase with
us.-Germaatoacn Telegraph.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-08-05
Stirring the Ground.

When the weather Is not good to make
hay, the ground among corr &c, should
be again stirred. not only to keep the
weeds down but to let the corn roots
have little air as we'll as more room.
4 crust is soon formed on the surface
after hocins, and this should be often
broken I'LL the corn completely covers
the ground. It has been usual to plow
and hoe a field of corn three several
times before it comes to tassei--though
lattcrly, in these days of high wages
one hocing is sometimes dispons d with.
Some farmers fear to plow and hoe
among their corn after it is twelve inch
es high lost they should eat off some Of
the roots. but they should consider that
corn send, out more roots than are need
ed, and that millions are cut Of in every
row by the plow, cultlvator, and hoe,
vet the corn continues to grow more
rapidly after every dressing. In few
hours after these roots are cut, numer-
little fibres are seen TO shoot out from IA
'sing.e branch.
IO SelNic lHls IliNISl u tON h-iii VI
our own put his horse plow through his
corn after the stalks had splndled up the
height of six and seven feet He tried
several rows and ran his plow quite deep
and close to the plants-leaving deep
er furrow than is usuai at the first time
when his corn was small.
He tells that his high corn did not
wilt, and the only consequence of this
deep plowing, close to the rows, was
checking the growth for about two days.
These ripcned little later than the
other rows.
This was done on speculation Only,
with no expectation that it would i'm
prove his harvest. We see then bat
little danger from plowins or eultiva-
ting after the corn is four or five feet
high.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-08-05
Carats Fine,

The term carat, or karat, originally
designated an Abysinian bean. Being
very uniform in size, and undergoing
scarcely any loss by drying, they came
to be used as the standard of weight, in
Africa, for gold, and in India for dia-
monds. Each carat was divided into 4
grains, of which "A are nearly equal to
70 grains troy. This system of carats
and grains is still used in the valuation
of diamonds. But in the case of gold,
the term carat implies, not so much any
actual weight, as a fractional division. of
which "a 60 to make unit. TtDenty-
four earats fine expresses the unity of
pure gold, and signifies, not the specific
weight Of any given mass, but only that i,
in the "a imaginary parts into which it
may be supposed to. be divided, there is
no alloy.
The gold assaycr takes as his unit or
integ+r 6 or II grains troy. This small
quantity IS most convenient for purposes
of assay, and these particular numbers
are used for convenience of calculation.
This or II grains is called by the
English assaycr. an assay pound, and is,
by him, divided into 81 carats, and each
carat again into quarters and sixtcenths
The assaycr of silver takes IS to Sc
grains troy for his assay pound, and di
vldes it into II ounces, each ounce into
20 pennyweights, and these again into
half pennyweis shts - making for the sill
yer assay pound, 1870 divisions or re-
ports, and for the gold assay POUND, ,3sl
reports. On the continent of Europe,
the division of the assay pound for gold
is diIf Ifra1t from the Eas!sh.
In tho English mint, the term carat
expresses no given weight. but merely
degrees of tineness of which II Indicate
purity. The carat is subliyidel into
quarters, and these again into cights =
making to each carat - parts, 71G5 Of
which represent pure gold.
These varying, complicated AMI ar
bi;rary systems. are the relict of an age
which delighted in intricate and perplex-
ing mysteries. They are gradually yield
ing teforc the scientific demand for uni
form and universal formulr. Instead
of each trade having its own peculiar
weights and measures, there must come
to be one standard for all business, and
ultimately one for all the leading nations
Of the earth. Instead of Que m easure
for cloth, another for length, and a third
for land; one measure for wine, another
for beer, and another for grain; oae
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-08-05

LIGnrSING RoDs.--Thc following
qualities are said by 4 scientific and
practical authority to be necessary for
efficient lightning conductors and pro-
tcctors -
81. The diameter Of the rod which is
deemed best on all accounts is three
lourths of an inch.
.. A rod is held to af)rl a protect ion
over circular space whose radius is
equal to twice the height Of the rod
above the highest part of the building
usually the ridge; thus a 70! rising
fifteen feet above the rid5e will protect a
space every way of thirty feet.
s. \ single point tipped with platina
believe to be as good termination as
any, and is the kind generally employed
in France and Continental Europe -
Here We more generally employ 'hree
branches treble gilt; but think it is
mach a matter of taste. Both have al
ways stood the test of experience when
all other things were hight.
). Iron is selected for It's cheapness.
Copper IS better conductor, bat cost
ly. Iron, when painted black, either
with lampb,ack or black LEAD, may, l
think be confdcd in,
The most important circumstances OF
lightning rod are these two: ~ Its
surface should be continuous, without
links or hooks, with close joints. .2.)
1t should descend into the ground to
the depth of permanent moisture. This
will vary with the soil. 1t should never
be less than six feet. The rod should
branch off at the lowest extremity ir
three roots, and the part below the
ground should be surrounded with we'll
burnt charcoal. This will afford a bet.
Ger conductor than ordinary earth, will
keep moist, and tend to preserve the iron
from rusting."
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-08-05

But those who fear to use the pIow or
cultivator at this time can use their hoes
and stir the surface till the principal
weeds are killed. and they arc assured
that every time the surface is stirred the
the corn is set forward.
GROWTH OF TREES.
This tear as well as the last gives
rapid growth TO the forest of all kinds
unless in swamps and wet places. Last
year was remarkably wet. and we have
never known trees to grow fastcr.-This
year also has been quite IS wet, SO far.
as any fatmcr could wish and forest
trees have gained by it, though titled
crops have suffered.
We see that chesnut trees have come
out in full blossom, and as early as in
former years. The middle Of July is
their time, and they are quite exact in
keeping time, and art probably the mcst
rapid growe- in our wood lots.
The frost often comes and opens their
bnrrs by tho middle of September
therefore this fruit come to maturity In
fwo months from the time Of blossomingI
Perhaps no fruit of this size comes to
per ection in so short a Massds
chusetts Pionghman.