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St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-12-29

LYcEUM.-The Lyccum on Monday
Evening was very fully attended,
showing that the interest which has
heretofore been manifested in it, is
still continued. Mr.. p. C. Turner read
an extract from a poem by Pierpont,
in pleasing and acceptable manner.
j. G.. Patterson, who was the Lecturer
of the evening, after apologizing for
appearing without manuscript, made
an effective and earnest improvised
speech upon ambition" After this
followed the reading of the "Mustache
Press" edited by Tisdale A. Hand,
which abounded in wit and humor
and kept the audience in a fit of
laughter for half an hour.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-12-29
SheriM's Sale.

NOTICE is hereby given, that by virtue of
IN a Special Execution duly issued by tho
Clerk Of the District Court Of Floyd county,
State of Iowa. and to ne directed, shall offer
for sale, at Public Auction, ut my office in st.
Charles City, Floyd county Iowa. on the I4th
day of January, A. ID. 1860, at one o clock in
the afternoon of said day, the following de-
scribed property, to wit:
The north casterly one-third part of Lot
number 81 eight In Block number twenty-five
in the city OF st. Charles, commencing at the
northwest corner of said Lot and Block,
at the corner Of Mill and Clark Streets,
and running from thence along said Clark
street south-easterly one hundred and thirty
two feet, and from thence south westerly par
allel with said Mill street twenty two feet and
thence north westerly parallel with said Clark
street to said Mill street, one hundred and
thirty-two feet, from thence north easterly
along said Mill street to the place of beginning
twenty-five feet, together with the buildings
and appurtenances thereon and thereto belong
ing levied on as the property of John Fer
guson & Co., to satisfy said execution in favor
Of Ullman, Blumenthal & Co, and against
said John Ferguson & Co., for SlO42, 50 and
interest, and cost taxed at SIS, so.
Terms OF SALE-Cash in hand.
Dated, December 10TH A. d. 1859
JOHN BLUNT, Sheriff
5O4 of Floyd County,
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-12-29

A BEAUTIFUL ExrRAcr.-Beautiful is
old age, beautiful as the slow droop-
ing mellow autumn of rich, glorious
summer. In the old man, nature has
fulfilled her work she loads him with
the fruits of well spent life and
surrounded by his children, she rocks
him away softly to the grave, to which
he is followed by blessings. God for
bid we should not call it beautiful
There is another life, hard, rough and
thorny, trodden with bleeding feet,
and aching brow battle which no
peace follows this side of the grave !;
which the grave gapes t. finish be-
fore the victory is won ; and strange
that it should be-this is the highest
life of man. Look back along the
great names of history there is none
whose life has been other than this,
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-12-29

INDIAN CoRN.-Previously to the
settlement of the Puritans in New
England, they formed parties for the
purpose of exploring the country.
Capt. Miles Standish, who was called
the Hero of New England" com
manded one of them, consisting of
sixteen men. In their progress they
met with several hillocks, supposed
by them to be burial places for the
Indians, but as they advanced, finding
many more, they closely examined
them, and discovered that they con-
tanned Indian Corn. Being buried in
the car, it excited their curiosity, and
by some of the party it was thought
"a valuable acquisition, while others,
who ate it in raw state, did not rel
ish it, and thought it worth little or
nothing They secured, however, some
seed. In the ensuing spring, Squanto,
a friendly Indian, instructed them in
the culture of it, and it was probably
the means of saving them afterwards
from famine
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-12-29

Editor Lnteliigencer Insert, If you please,
the following puzzle in your paper, for the
benefit of the school boys and girls:
Suppose that Mary and John were in the
habit of carrying each so eggs to market, and
that Mary sold 3 for penny, and John sold
= for penny, consequently Mary realized 10
cents for her 80 eggs and John Is cents for
his, making total of % cents. Suppose,
now, that Mary was detained from going to
market with John and sent her eggs by him
who sold the whole 60 eggs at the rate of 5
for two cents. which would amount to only
"a cents. Now will any boy or girl tell how
John, who carried the eggs to market, could
pay Mary 10 cents and have Is cents left for
himself, and show wherein the difference con
sists. ii. w.
Floyd, Dec 24th.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-12-29
Sherif's Sale.

NOTICE is hereby given, that by virtue O
IN Special Execution duly issued by the
Clerk of the District Court of Floyd County
State Of Iowa, and to me directed, shall
offer for sale, at Public Auction, at my office
in st. Charles City, Floyd county, Iowa, on
the Dist day of January, A. ID. 1860, at eleven
o'e clock in the forenoon of said day, the fol,
lowing property, to wit:
The northeast quarter of the north west
quarter and west half OF the northwest quar-
ter of Section thirteen, Q3) Township ninety
four north, Of Range number sixteen west OF
the 9th Principal Meridian levied on as the
property Of Grin l.. Taft and Susan A. Taft, to
satisfy said execution in favor Jehiel Gregory,
and against said Grin L., and Susan A. Taft.
for Sl49, 26 and interest and COST
Terms OF SALE-Cash in hand
Dated, December 10, A. d. 1859.
JoHN BLUNT, Sheriff of
81 ~ Floyd county Iowa
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-12-29
SheriH's Sale.

NOTICE is hereby given, that by virtue OF
IN Special Execution duly issued by the
Clerk of the District Court of Floyd county,
State of Iowa, and to me directed, ! shall offer
for sale, at Public Auction, at my office i'm st.
Charles City, Floyd county, Iowa, on the 18th
day of January, A. ID. 1860, at = O'clack in
the afternoon Of said day, the following
described property, to wit:
The northeast quarter Of the south east
quarter and south half of southeast quarter
Of Section No. IL, and the northeast quarter
OF the southeast quarter and the north east
quarter OF Section number 20, all in Township
number "a north, Of Range number IL west,
and also twenty head of Swine; levied on as
the property of VIM. II. Ackley, to satisfy said
execution in favor of James Ackley, and
against said VIM. ii. Ackley, for s2OSs, SO and
interest and cost.
Terms OF SALE-Cash in hand.
Dated, December ID, A. d. 1853.
john BLUNT, Sheriff
5O:4 of FLOYD county.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-12-29

DUBUQUE & PACIFIC RAILROAD. The
bridge across the Wapsipinicon at
Independence is about completed, and
the track layers will procead immedi-
ately with the work of putting down
the iron for the distance of ten miles
further. When this work shall be
completed, the western terminus OF
the Road will be eighty miles from the
Mississippi.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-12-29

CONGRESS- Senate meets and
adjourns from day to day without do
ing anything.
The House is still unorganized.
The twentieth ballot for speaker was
taken on Friday, the Odd, with the
following result:
Whole number of votes 2l2-neces.
sary to choice l07. Sherman, l03 !;
Wilson, p Gilmer, Is Bocock, 10 ;
rest scattering.
The twenty-first ballot was taken
ON Saturday with the same result.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-12-29

The members Of Congress draw
their pay whether they are organized
or not. They once experienced the
Inconvenience of having to wait for
their money till the House was organ
lied, and they took good care to make
the law so explicit upon that point,
that no further annoyance will arise
fir ON it.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-12-29
educational.
Iowa State Beard Of Education.

We copy from the Des Moines Daily
School Journal the following report of
proceedings in the Board Of Educa-
ton at Des Moines on the 10th inst.
The President announced the special
order of the mornings business to be
the report of the Special Committee,
to whom had been re-committed A
Bill TO amend an Act to provide for
the election and define the duties of
the Secretary Of the Board OF Educa-
ton"
Mr.. Cooper. chairman of the Com
mittee, reported back the bill with
sundry amendments, and recommend
ed its passage.
The bill proposes to repeal sections
IA and Is Of the Act defining the du-
ties of the Secretary Of the Board OF
Education, SO as not to require him to
hold meetings in the several judicial
Districts of the State, and thus be en-
abled to confer with the County SUI
perintendents and other educational
men, visit schools, &c. and also pro.
poses to cut down the Secretary's sal
airy from $500 to $1,000, and restrict
- =, ~--rrrugrTru expenses TOT travelling
and clerk hire from $3.50 to $500.
Upon the proposed amendments con
siderable discussion was had in which
the following gentlemen participated
Mcssrs. Hildreth, Connolly, Mills,
Brainard, Garfield and Roszell.
Mr.. Garfield was opposed to restrict
ing the duties of the Secretary simp-
~ to Office business He wanted him
to continue making visits among the
people-he should travel through tire
State-mingle with the friends of ed
ucation, and make himself acquainted
with the workings Of the School Law.
He should oppose striking out Sec. IA
of Act No 8, Of the Law.
Mr. Hildrcth thought it highly i'm
portant that the Secretary of the
Board of Education should go out
among the people and lecture upon the
subject of Education, and as far as
practicable counsel and advise with
the county superintendent, and other
school officers, as well as teachers and
educational people in general. If the
Secretary is the proper person for the
post, he will thus be enabled to awaken
an increased interest in behalf of orr
great Educational System, now SO new
and 50 novel in some of its features
He (Mr. H. should oppose restricting
the duties of the Board below what
they now are.
Mr.. Mitchell should favor the strik.
ing out of the Sections under consid-
Grafton. He thought the Secretary
could get sufficient information con-
corning the workings of the School
Law throughout the State, from the
reports of the different County Super
intendents. The short visits of the
Secretary he did not believe would re-
suit in any good if the last years
experience, is to be taken as a guide
for the future, it must be admitted
that but little could be expected lie
should for these reasons favor the
amendment.
Mr.. Connolly said that the only OBJ
lection he raised to the amendment is
that it is necessary for the Secretary
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-12-29

CERRo Como COUNTY The press
and materials of the Benton County
Democrat have been purchased by a
company at Clear Lake and are about
to be removed to that place for the
purpose of starting a Republican pa
per. No sheet of that stamp has yet
been published in Cerro Gordo county.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-12-29

The Supreme Court, in the case OF
Young, Stokes, et al, VS.. Scott County,
have decided against the legality OF
county Railroad Bonds-that there is
nc, authority in the Constitution or the
code, authorizing the people of coun'
ty, through the County Judge, to
issue bonds to Railroad companies.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-12-29

PIERCE VS.. DOUGLAS. - At the can
vass in Concord, n. H., there was a
bitter contest betycen the friends OF
Ex-President Pierce and Douglas. The
former were successful, and former
law-partner of Pierce is to go to
Charleston as a delegate.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-12-29

1t is reported that NJ. o. Walker is
about to put on line of Stages be-
tween Bradford and Independence
connecting with the cars at the latter
place and at Bradford with Walkers
stages going east and west.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-12-29

Hon. Thomas Corwin, tweuty-nine
years ago took his seat in the House
of Representatives as a member from
the same District now represented by
him there is not a member in the
House with him who was there when
he first took his seat. In less than a
generation there has been an entire
change with single exception.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-12-29

EX-President Pierce is about to sail
for Nassau, New Providence, one OF
the Bahama Islands, where he will
remain during the winter for the ben
eft of the health of Mrs. Pierce.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-12-29

Martin S. Wilkinson, Republican,
of Blue Earth county, was elected
United States Senator from Minnesota,
in the place of James Shields, Demo.
crat. The vote stood Wilkinson 70
Shields 33 German l. Wilkinson's
majority As. Every Republican men,
Der was in his seat and voted.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-12-29

Our newly elected county officers
are to take the "oath of office" next
Monday, and to take upon. themselves
the duties of their respective offices.
1t has been intimated that they will
owe their friends an oyster supper on
that occasion. Will they take the
hint
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-12-29

A Texas editor named his child
Kansas. Another one wickedly says
he would be afraid to call a child
Kansas" for fear it would never
have any constitution
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-12-29

Senator Douglas and his wife have
abandoned their intention Of going to
Florida. They are gradually recover.
ing their health, and he intends to
take his seat in the Senate in o few
days.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-12-29

Iowa CATTLE FOR LIVERPOOL. - We
learn that cattlc-buyers from Milwau-
kec are traversing Iowa with a good
deal of industry, and collecting all the
herds they can purchase to drive to
Milwaukee. The cattle are there
sr"ooneeIod a"u siirpeh Ia the Liver.
pool market. The capital is probably
furnished by Canadian operators.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-12-29

In Davic County, N. c., not long
ago, a stalwart youth of 96 was mar
ried to blooming maiden of 81 sum
mers. The couple gaily sped on foot
to the residence of the officiating mag
istrate. and walked home again with
the knot tIed-round trip, sixteen
miles.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-12-29

Brown, when told that he had best
have metallic coffin provided for his
body said, the weather is cool and
think Pll keep in a walnut one !"
Ossawatamie was "cool" certainly.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-12-29

The removal of the County Seat of
Fayette County from West Union to
Faycttc is being agitatcd. A vote is
to be had on the question on the first
Monday in April.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-12-29

The Legislature of South Carolina
has Just passed the following resolu-
tons
Resolved, That the state of South
Carolina is ready to enter together
with the other slave holding states or
such as desire to present action for the
foundation of southern confcderacy
Resolved, That the Governor be re-
quested to forward this resolution to
the various southern executives.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-12-29

On IA convention of Bloomer
damsels is reported to have resolved
that they will wear short dresses or
nothing. What an awful thing it
would be if they shouldn't wear the
short dresses
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-12-29
RoBT. G. REINIGER, Sec'y
MASONIC.

St Charles Lodge No al. A. F. & A. NJ
holds its regular communication on Thursday
on or before each full moon. s. w. Stanley
w. NJ; +. B. c. Wright, S. W; ID. w. Poin-
dexter, j. w; s. Hungerford, Treas; A. l..
Collins, Sec; Il. G. Rciniger, S. D.. d. Gil
bert, J. d.
A. l.. COLLINS, Sec'y.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-12-29

Hon. A. w. Marsh, County Judge of
Humboldt County, was thrown from
his wagon in the streets of TT. Dodge,
on Thursday the sth inst, and was so
seriously injured that he died that
evening.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-12-29
ST. CHARLES LYCEUM,

The st. Charles Lyceum will hold its next
regular meeting for the season at Cheney &
Brackets Hall on Monday evening, at 60
o clock. r. ~.
VIM. B. Fairfield.
THEME. THE Indebtedness of the civilized
world to the three great cities of antiquity,
Rome, Athens and Jerusalem" Appointed
Speakers. w. Card, J. NJ. Parsons, James
jackson and ID. w. Poindexter.
Ladies and Gentlemen are cordially invited
to attend.
RoRr G. RrrNrcrp Sec'y
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-12-29

Hon. Judge Mason, of Iowa, late
Commissioner Of Patents, has become
connected with the New York Scien-
tiiic American.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-12-29
1MfA1RT2IIHGD.

In Riverton, Dec. 2lst, by Hon. David Rip.
ley, Mr. Auldice Grow to Miss Candice Norton.
both of Riverton.
In Rockford, Dec. 14th, by Hon. David Rip
ley, Mr.. John Lines to Mrs. Fanny Hillman
both of Rockford.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-12-29

The Dubuque & Pacific Railroad Co.
sold, by auction, two hundred and ten
lots in Independence, last Tuesday.
The sales amounted to $9,656.5O.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-12-29

The next regular meeting of this organiza-
ton will be held at Cheney & Bracket $
Hail. ON Friday evening, at 81 o'clock
JAMES JACKSON, w. c. Il.
G. h. EASTMAN w s.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-12-29

Another attempt is soon to be made
to establish newspaper at Cedar
Falls. We hope it will not "fall
through"
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-12-29

Bells are jingling merrily to-day in
commcmoration of the first sleighing
of the season.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-12-29

The National Republican Conven-
ton is to be held at Chicago on the
18th of June.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-12-29

Senator Doolittlc of Wisconsin, is
on the committee to investigate the
Harper's Ferry affair.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-12-29

w. ii. Gibson, former Treasurer O!
the State of Ohio, upon the charge of
defaulcation, has been found guilty.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-12-29

Edward Mooney has been tried and
found guilty of murder, in the District
Court Of Dubuque county.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-12-29
Ayers Cherry PectOral.

A large supply of this invaluable remedy fo
IA coughs, colds and consumption, just 70
ceived and for sale at the st. Charles Book
store, by A, b. T. HILDAETH.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-12-29
The Hartford Press says the vcnera-

The Hartford Press says the vcnera-
bic Father Giddings" showed us the
light of his bcaming countcnance on
Monday afternoon. While in our Of
flee he wrote a letter and affixed a
stamp thereto, the first time, he re-
marked, that he had paid postage in
twenty-one years ! His ranking priv
ilegc had expired at noon that day.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-12-29

Hon. Lynn Boyd died at his resi-
dencc, in Kentucky, on the 18th inst.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-12-29

A woman who wants a charitable
heart, wants pure heart.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-12-29

To dream gloriously, you must act
gloriously while awake.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-05-27
SHADE TREES.

How beautiful, most beautiful of earth's or
naments, are trees ! Waving out on the hills
and down in the valleys, in wild wood or orch
ard, or singly by the wayside, Gods spirit and
benson seems to US ever present in the trees.
For their shade and shelter to man and brute
for the music the winds make among their leaves
and the birds in their branches, for the fruits
and flowers they bear to delight the palate and
the eye, and the fragrance that goes outward
and upward from them forever, we are Worship
ed of trees.
"Under his " vine and fig tree" or fruit
tree-in his own vineyard and orchardl what
more expressive of independence and lordship
in the earth ? Well may the Arab reverence
IN the datepalm a God giving source of sls-
tenance. Dear to the Spaniard is the olive, to
the Malay his bread-fruit, AMI to the Hindoo
his banyan, wherein dwell the families of man
and the birds of heaven build their nests.
Without trees, what a desert-plaee would be
our earth-naked, parched, and hateful to the
eye! Yet how many are t~houghtless of the
use and beauty of trees. Most beautiful ever
as God plants them, but beautiful even plant
ed by the poorest art of man, trees should be
protected and preserved.
If he is a benefactor who causes two blades
-ot grass to grow where one grew before, how
much greater is his benefieence who plants a
tree IN sosne waste place, to shelter and shade, to
draw 'fh1ther song birds, and to bear fruit for
man! Plant trees, o man that has waste land
nc be careful of those that are planted, all We
sons and daughters of men.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-05-27
JONES & CARPT

T. c. JONES.