Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-07-15
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WORD about Harpless
Ancient mythology persouifed black hatred and
|.spiteful jealousy, in the form of hafhuman and
halEbird which they called Harry. The Harpies
would fly about the habitations of men and pollute
everything they touched, leaving nothing unsullied
| in their range. Their presence was known by the
stencil and filth accompanying them. One would
think that in our age Of progress we should have
done away with Harpies But it is not so for in
our bonny city Of Muscatine we have of those
amphbious monsters, who is seen occasionally Ay-
ing about, and who sends us, in the form of some
filthy newspaper article specimen of the abomin
atoms of the ancient harpies. It's the thing that
comes dressed in tongue unknown to majority
of our inhabitants it passes unnoticed, save from
those who keep up the liarpy, and seem to relish
his carrion 80 much the because they are left
alone to enjoy it.
The Fourth of July Celebration, which reflected
SO much credit Oh the people Of Muscatine, was
seized upon by him as fit opportunity to let out
his virus, and in the Muscatine Zeitumg of Fri
day, he gave his Impressions of the feast by
dragging in the mud those Of his own country peo
ME who have chosen to form themselves into
Benevolent Society, whose bond was something else
mration of the Turner'S, who drank, sang, danced,
and (must we tell ?? who fought, but not hard enough
for the taste of the gentleman.
One would think that this Mar-like son Of leu
tates, who left his country to seek for freedom,
should have rejoiced at the universal enthusiasm
showed in celebrating the anniversary of the dawn
ing day of freedom Is there, under Heaven, for
German patriot, more beautiful sight than band
of his own countrymen wearing the deep red silk
scarf which on the Rhine, used to make his heart
leap within his bosom? He dared not then expose
it to public gaze but here in this land of the brave,
on such anniversary the fourth of July, true
heart ought to expand at seeing this badge of free
dom worn under the broad canopy of Heaven. Not
SO with the Zeitung-and, indeed, should you ex-
pect consistency from the gentleman, you would
be disappointed For instance, you thought that
his boosted Republican feelings were all good coin;
you admired his demagogue motto, that all men
are equal in spite of BIRTH rank and fortune" and
in your simple and honest SOUL you thought he was
made of the same stuff as old stern Brutus, who
knew naught but his country's good. Mistake,
again Zeitung is of great extraction. He is an
aristo and he boastingy informs his readers of his
pedigree beyond the Rhine, in order to awe them
into admiration. Pass your way then, plebeian of
The crowd; dare you look thus disrespectfully at
the of great man, born gentlemen? If
he became HAPPY it is not the fault of his BIRTH
OF course, he may uphold Sunday rog-shops if he
pleases he may compare the revelry of the Sab
bath drunkards, and the shouts and fights OF the
agerbeer soakers, to organs and church bells that
is his own business; but do not say he is not the
son of great man, else he will show you his pass
port, and condemn you to swallow the description
of his lineage.
Not satisfied with general remarks, the Zeitung
made very ungenerous attack upon an individual
whom he ought to have left alone had he any taste,
not to speak of other feelings to which he must be
stranger. owe regretted (said hey that the Cath
Ole priest was absent he might have said mass on
the ground" How he choked with laughter when
he found this joke; how his orbits revolved with
dissatisfaction when, in his editorial chair, he had
the courage to send his readers this great With
cism! But, mark well, there is more than wit
there is righteousness in the son of great man
you would not believe it. He wants to make out
that the priest felt no interest in the proceedings
of the day and kept aloof the representative of
humbled tyranny That much ekes out of the Har-
py's venom
1t is true, the priest is not the son Of great
man, but he has heart to feel for freedom and a
tongue to say so and should it ever prove neces-
sary to stand the fire of our countrys enemies, he
would be found at his post, taking care of the
wounded and encouraging the dying. He has no &C
count to give of his whereabouts to the Zeitung,
but for his information it may be we'll to state, that
lager-beer in honor of his country's freedom, the
priest was engaged in most sorrowful and heart.
rending duty. Of course, Zeitung is not bound to
feel for the loss of friend whom death snatched in
a most awful manner, for he is the son of great
nan but let him mind his own business, if he has
any, Let him not touch his neighbours good name,
for he has got Harpy's fingers.
The Son OF A SMALL MAN
Muscatine, July 9th, 1852
A WEATHER PRoPHET.-Mr. F. L. Capin,
of Chicago, ILL.,, has for some time past been edify-
ing the readers of the Press ef Tribune by predic
tons OIL the state of the weather for three or six
days ahead which with very slight exceptions, have
proved correct His theory is based upon certain
absolute conditions of the suns rays and their in
Auence upon any existing quality of atmosphere.
A few years since Mr.. Chapman, of Philadelphia,
published periodically penny pamphlet with met
geological calculations for one month in advance OF
time and predictions of great natural convulslons
the latter of which frequently met with exact fulfil
ment. His knowledge was derived from study OF
the action of electricity in the atmosphere, which
with its effect may, according to his argument be
anticipated for an indefinite period in the future.
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