The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1859-09-24
DEsULToRY PARAGRAPHS.
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How often reclining on the forecastle have
we listened to our ship-mates while they
sang " Ben Bolt" With the winds and the
waves joining in the chorus, till the old ship
seemed vocal with the music. Ships bear
ing that name may 60 down, rocks and is
lands so christened may be swept away,
but that dear old song, forever fresh in the
memory Of sailors, will mingle with the
winds of Heaven, so long as American and
English keels plough the ocean.
We see by our exchanges, that great num-
bers of golden images are still being taken
out of the old graves in Chiriqui. Who
knows but these mementoes of lost race
may furnish data for the history of great
nation, which perhaps, more than thou
sand years ago, was buried with its house
hold gods. From the small size of the i'm
ages, it is not probable that old Nebuchad-
nezzar had any hand in their manufacture.
On Wednesday afternoon, we went to
" raising" and helped to put up the largest
frame, we presume, that has ever been
erected in this county. A large number OF
men were on the ground and the building
went up cheerily. Considerable rivalry e1-
listed between the two champions who su'
perintended putting in the ties. One OF
them, who gained slight advantage on the
first "bent," was much elated and crowed
Justify over the other party, but his enthu'
,iasm was efectually squelched by bis be-
ing beaten successfully on every remaining
"bent," and once during the progress OF the
game, his ire and the risibles of the assem-
bled multitude, were greatly excited by the
ludicrous position in which he suddenly
found himself. The elongated extremity OF
that garment generally worn under the pants
and vest, got caught between the post and
tbe shoulder of the /" tie" on which he was
sitting, and we had him fastened up as snug
as a monkey in a trap. He laughed and
stormed alternately, and the crowd roared
while his assistants, who were in no hurry
at all about releasing the imprisoned clap"
received from him, the euphonious title OF
" wooden men," He could easily have freed
himself by tearing great gap in the "pes-
ky thing" but we presume that visions OF
cold weather ahead, prevented 50 rash an
act, and he was we'll rewarded for his shirt
saving patience, by being let loose with the
said garment still entire from the collar to
the neither hem.
With very few exceptions, every thing
went off smoothly. The frame went togeth-
err like wax-work, and before shutdown, the
last man had descended from it, and left it
standing quietly on its foundation, huge
monument to the architectural skill and su
perlor workmanship of its builder, CURTIS
BuRRoUGus, and the go-aheadativeness of
Messrs. BAyLIss & CRossLAND, Its proprie-
tors.
We visited the Geography School again
last Saturday evening, and found the schol-
ars making rapid progress; little Miles SEQ
field, is perfect prodigy in memorlsIng,
he stood on the floor like a hero, and
moved down whole battaions of questions,
us though it had been play. Mr.. ISRAEL GER
tainlv deserves the thanks rs well MS the doll
lars of the community, for his skill and sue
cess in teaching Geography, and we bespeak
for him a full school for his second term,
which has just commenced.
Strange as it may seem. the same agent
which helped to raise Cottonwood so rapidly
last Wednesday afternoon, caused falling
Of the OAKS in the evening, for solution
of the mystery, call upon Frank Smith, or
upon the said Oaks, whom Frank so judc-
iousv, handsomely and meritorious.y boot
cd.
We have had frosty nights this week, and
glorious weather in the day time. The frost
has killed some corn and sugar cane for the
farmers, but it has also destroyed some Of the
malaria, from which the people have been
suffering so much of late. a few more hard
frosts and the dominion of fever and ague,
will be effectually broken up for the season,
but if the weeds about our city are suffered
to be beaten down by the wiutry storms and
left upon the ground to rot, we shall most
assuredy reap another crop of miasma from
them next summer. Wehope the patriarchs
of the council, bearing in mind that health is
one of the choicest boons of existence, will
set somebody at work cutting down and
burning up these weeds. $25 so expended
would save a thousand dollars next summer
in time and Doctors bills.
As the Agricultural Fair is approaching
we would again urge our country friends to
bring in their cattle, hogs and horses, and
the varied products of their industry and
skill, for exhibition. d. B. CLARK, of Pros
pect hill, has three of the finest pigs we
have seen in this country, but perhaps
somebody else can beat him. He took sew.
eral premiums last year and justly feels
proud Of it, don't let him take SO many this
year. If you have time when to the fair,
60 aud take look at his splendid young
orchard, and when you 60 home take the
steps this fall for beating that
too. lie is a No. farmer and understands
the culture Of trees and the raising of live
stock, frst-ratc, but he can be beat and
spirit of generous rivalry among our far