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Bes1Aer thus speaks of the newspaper.
the common peoples Encvclopadia

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Bes1Aer thus speaks of the newspaper,
the common peoples Encyclopaedia:
In no other way can so much, SO va;
ried, so useful information be impart-
ed, and under circumstances so favora-
BILE for educating the child's mind, as
through judicious, well conducted
newspaper.
To live in village, was once to be
shut up and contracted. But now a
man may be hermit and yet cosmo
polite. He may live in tho forest,
walking miles to a post Office, having
mail but once week, and yet he
shall be found as familiar with the liv,>
ing world as the busiest actor in it,
For the newspaper, is a spyglass by
which he brings near the most distant
things-a microscope by which he
leisurely examines the most minute OBJ
jects-an ear trumpet by which he col,
lects and brings within his hearing ali
that is said and done all over the earth
"A museum full of real pictures of
life, drawn not on canvass but with
printers ink on paper.
The effect, in liberalizing and en-
larging the mind of the young. of the
weekly commerce with the world, will
be apparent to any one who will pom
der it, Once a liberal education could
only be completed by foreign travel
The sons Of the wealthy could indulge
in this costly benefit. But now the
poor mans son can learn as much at
home, as a hundred years ago gen.
tlemen could learn by travelling the
world over. For while there are some
advantages in going into the world, it
is the poor mans privilege to have
the world come to see him. The news
paper is great collector, great ira
veler, a great lecturer. 1t is the COM
mon peoples Eucyclop@dia-ths lyce-
um, the college,
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Fanny Fera on Sero,ons.-I want human
sermon. don't caro- what Melchsadek, or
Zerubbahel. or ksrenhapuch did, years ago;
want to know what am to do, and want
somebody beside theological book worm to
tell me-somebody who lis sometimes tempted
and tried. and is not so disnitied to own it
somebody like me, who is always SHINING and
roper ting somebody who is glad and sorry
who crits and laughs, and eats and drinks, and
wants to fight when he is trodden on--and
don't! That's the minister for me. don't
want spiritual abstraction, with stony eyes
and petriied fingers. and no blood to battle
with. What credit is it to him to lie proper.
How can he understand me Were there
only such ministers in the pulpit wouldn't
go to church either, because my impatient feat
would only beat a tattoo on the pew floor till
service was over but thank God, there are
and while hey preach shall go to see them.
and come home better and hap ier for having
done it.
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Oriainal goetrp,
Written for the Times.
SHE Is AN ANGEL NOW!

Written for the Times.
SHE IS AN ANGEL NOW!
Lines addressed to Mrs. King, Of McGre9or
By MRS HAZE J. BOYD.
She Is an angel now, oh weep more,
That thy yeung tirdling from thy home has down,
She's singing sweet and low Heavens bright shore,
And resting her tired pnions near Ills throne.
she was too pure here this earth to roam,
Her wings filter far to soar on high,
She left thee then to find farer home,
Far far beyond the bright ETHEREAL sky.
And yet, she was thy child, thine only one,
What anguish to thy soul to yield her up,
And too twas hard to say, ''rhy will be done,''
Whilst drinking deep of sorrows maddening cup.
Thou w.tched each leahst of her nature ope.
Fer bringing to thy heart some new delight, y
And with her lingering was thy every hope.
Thou didst not dream Of sorrows withsrins blight
Nethinks I hear thee say, 'would had died,
Ny precious one, mine only child to save,
Say, must On this dark earth still abide,
While she Is sleeping in the cold damp graveH
Oh, listen, she is sleeping sweetly there,
And far away in those bright realms sbove
Her spirit hears thy every word and prayer,
And echoes back thy every thought Of love.
How beautiful she was, thine angel one,
Toe pure, too good for aught but heaven;
The angels whispered, then the deed was done,
They took her home, thy child of summers seven,
AID now mid angel bands her infant voice,
In sweetest music grects her Fathers ear,
With praises soft those chcrub ones rejoice
In tones Of JOY unfraught with any fear.
And tho on earth thou'lt fondly see
And mind her every look with true delight,
Tho thou no mere wilt hear her child-like glee,
And gaze with rapture on her features bright,
still think that cen tho she is thine no more,
Her home is in brighter world than ours,
Transplanted only to q heavenly shore,
And blooming there, oae OF its iarest flowers.
Thount ever miss her blue eyes gentle gaze,
And wish in vain to kiss each shining curl,
Thoult miss the light, soft step aud sportive ways
or her, thine only comfort, aye, thy angelgirl
Dost seem to hear in whispers soft aud low,
"Come, mamma, come to this glad, happy home,"
Then try to say when thou dost honse,card 20,
'My child my Franka, yes, l come, come!"
NATIONAL, iowa, February, 1859.
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For the North IvGa 7imes.
WINTER.
BY THB wANpERINo BARD.
Bleak Winter! how thy hollow voice
Is sighing round my dwelling,
While in the wood hear thy tones,
In widest dscord swelling!
In many heart thy icy sting,
know too deeply reaches,
But me thou dot lesson bring,
No other season teaches.
saw the trees at thy approach
OF foliage disencumbered,
That they might stand against thy storms
Till all thy days were numbered.
Aud thus If I'd with island the assaults
That sin may make upon me,
must not coyet things Of earth,
But rather cast them from me.
Gay saa.ss s... srs na ss FED them,
So friend press round me while twill "p0y,"
But leave me when need them.
Thy snowy pail is deefly spread,
O'er every plant and blossom,
So earth shall rest upon my head
And press upon my BOSOM
Hat all those flowers shall bloom again,
At gentle Springs returning,
So shall burst my prison, on
The resurrection morning.
As howrets fads before thy breath,
To boom in beauty vernal,
So man must pass the gates of death,
To enter life eternal.
ELKADEa, February. 1850.
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MISCELLANEOUS.
A Virginia Portraiture of Northerners


In rare book, published in 1882, in
South Carolina, we find the following
amusing portraiture Of the characteris-
ties of the Yankee
Henry Trevor, the hero of the book
in question, had signed bond with the
devil, some thirty years before, barter
ing away his soul for a certain period of
uninterrupted pleasure and prosperity.
At the appointed hour, but quite unex-
pectedly to him, the Devil appears and
demands the penalty Of the bond
Trevor tries to beg off. After a long
parley his somewhat indulgent creditor
says:
However, confined he, i have a
variety of business to attend to, which
will occupy me upon earth for nearly a
week. 1t will probably be four days be.
fore ! return to hell. l will leave you
un.il then to get ready to accompany
me. l will also make an offer which will
afford you a chance Of escape provid-
ed that ou will deliver to me the souls
Of twenty FIVE other persons, l will take
them as substitute tor yours and agree
to cancel your bond.
Thus speaking the Devil disappear
ed.
We shall let Trevor tell his own
story.
i instantly set to work and published
the following advertisement:
Wanted to Purchase,
Immediately twenty-five souls. Be-
ing very anxious to obtain them and
having abundance of money, the sub
scriber is willing to allow high price
and to pay the cash down.
HENRY TREVOR.
Expecting. of course. great difficulty
in finding out persons willing to sell.
l employed most of the day in circula-
ting this notice as much as possible
Upon returning to my house. however,
l found several hundred persons al
ready assembled to treat with me-
| perceived that they were all Yam
KEGS.
Well. my friend said l. accosting
one of them. what will you take for your
soul ?
What do you intend to do with it .
he inquired.
i want it to go to hell in my place,
l replied.
In that case,' said the Yankee, III
will not be small sum which will per.
suade me to sell it. Who can calculate
the worth of an immortal soul? 1t is
more precious than much ointment and
sweet spices the blessed Savior died
to redeemed it; it is destined to Joy in
heaven or to pain in hell; l will moi
take less than ten dollars in specie fol
my SOUL
Very we'll said 1, L will give j,
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do you call that thing soul?'
Now, if there is any body in the world,
in Purgatory or in the Lower Regions.
perfectly acquainted with the Yankee.
from great familiarity and intimacy, it
must be the Devil himself. So the fore
going must stand for what We mean by
Yankee, when speaking of the tribe in
discrlminately.
This same Mr.. Trevor describes his
journey down to the Internal Regions
with spirit and minuteness thus:
i and alouf were travelling rapidly
down its steep declivity, having already
proceeded many miles, when suddenly
We heard behind us prodigious clatter.
1t was caused by the ghost of Yankee
pedlar, who was journeying to the other
world, with his cart of tin ware and 9TH
er notions. The ghost soon overlook
US and showed himself to be fully as
impudent and inquisitive as if he were
still alive.
He Immediately set to work to
find out who l was and where | came
from.
This is sorter slantendic' lar road j,
stranger, by golly,' said he.
Yes, rather so.'
i guess, Mister, you've come very
long way?'
Not many hundred miles
i expect, may be. you're from the
North 2
No I'm not
Did you come by the Point Mountain
or over the Ohio riter?'
Neither ....
Hogs and beef cattle sell tolerable low
now, l guess?' to ascertain whether
was Western man..
i think it quite probable
i suppose you've had good cotton
crop this year?'
1 understand the crop was abundant
in Carolina aud Georgia.
i reckon, may be. they raise tobacco
on the part you come from ?'-(think-
ing to track me to Virginia.
They are fond of tobacco there
i guess. stranger continued the
Yankee. you haven't none of you never
been in this country we're gofn' to be-
fore. have you? I'd like to know what
kind of a place 'tis for tradin' down
there. You see about two hours ago.
old Mr.. Death come for me. He TUX
me by such surprise l hadn't much
time to get ready. But as l was jist
then about startin' out on pedlin' trip.
| thought. as ! was obleeged to come
anyhow, mi ght as well try if l couldn't t
make something on the road. So l
gathered into my cart some beads and
nutmegs and tin cups and onions. l
calculate Eli make pretty tolerable con
siderable speck on what Eve got along.
You don't know how much q piece tin
cups fetches in these parts g
perceived meanwhile, that the Yam
kee continually kept his eyes down on
the road over which we were passing,
and iudustriously and minutely examin-
ed the numerous marks on its surface.
l enquired the reason.
Why, said he, there's old Nehemia
Pettibones, he's been OWN nae . nine
pence for about eighteen years. Ireck-
on I've asked him for that nine pence a
thousand times. And do you think the
hateful sarpent didn't push off at last
without paying it He died about two
hours afore me. I'm looking to see il
can find his track He'll have to gi,
into "a ,arnation hot place. but wha,
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to you. though l am by no means sure
that l am not paying more than its
value
The above may serve as specimen
Of my purchases. l soon bou ght the
twenty-five at prices varying from two
to ten dollars, as the fear or avarice of
the seller predominated. Towards the
last. as the company perceived that my
number was nearly made up, great COM
petition was excited, and of course prices
fell exceedinyly; could then have
bought as many as l pleased for next to
nothing. Those who had not sold went
away bitterly bewaiiing their disappoint-
ment.
Af'er paying to each man his mon
ey, l shut up my new purchases in a
safe roep, telling them that in three
days l would deliver them to the
devil,
There they remained, very busily
engaged in swapping clothes and trading
with each other; and I was informed
that by night there was not single one
Of them who had not made So by his
trade.
The Devil returned punctual to the
time. now met him without fear, and
produced my twenty-five substitutes,
demanded receipt in full.
mr. Trevor said he, looking scorn-
fully and offended, i had better opin-
ion of you than to suppose you would
attempt to cheat me in this shamefu full
manner. Do you think to pay my debt
to me in that which is my own property :?
This is the same as if you owed your
neighbor twenty-five cattle. and were to
60 into his field and take beasts with his
brand on them, and offer them to him as
payment. These men all have my mark
upon them. And besides, to put the
matter on another ground, this is no
compliance with my offer, for these crea-
lures have no souls. will show you
to convince you
The devil, be it understood is won
derfully skilled chemist and knows how
to anal yze all substances either material
or spiritual. In a few minutes he erec-
ted a furnace, seized one of the Yankees,
and disengaged from the body that which
in these animals supplies the place of a
soul, it stood up before us a thing in
describable. He put it into a large
crucible, reduced it to a fluid mass,
and then separated the com ponent
parts.
1t consisted o. parts in a thous-
and, viz:
Cunning. 1876
Hypocrisy, 1875
Avarice, 1876
Falsehood, 1e5
Sneakingness, l25
Name.es and numberless small
vices, 14O
Essence Of New England onions, l4O
Rum, nj asses and Goldfish, 235
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HAu editor up in Minnesota says
that he never was happy but once in
his life, and that was on warm sum-
mer's day. when he lay in the laps Of
two blooming maidens. being famed by
a third. aud kissed by all three
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WISCONSIN PAPER WARE HOUSE,

No. 243, East Water street, MILWAUKEE.
NIOONAN 4 McNAB beg t. Inform the Booksellers
y Publishers and Merchants of Northern Iowa, that
they have the most extensive stock of
Book, Neacs. Wrapping. Cap, Letter,
and Note Papers opened West of Is'se Michigan,
which they selling at New York Jobbing prices to
the trade Also, 'nvelopes Pencils, Playing cards,
Twine of every variety, and all the usual species Of
goods kept by Paper Dealers, including heavy as
ssrtn,ent of Cards and Card Board
aJ- The highest market prices paid for Paper Rags
November II. IS Snl09tf
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ETT The same ladies who would faint
to see mans shirt on clothes line.
win. in a waltz lovingly repose their
heads upon the bosom of the sumo gar
ment when the man is in it. allowing
them to take liberties with their per-
sons. for which country girl would
box bis ears till his checks tingled.
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JOHN HOEY,
Wholesale Grocer and Dealer in Imported Brandies
Wines and Cigars. Corner Main and Sixth Streets.
CHARLES s. D. JONES,
Attorney at Law and Notary Public,
No. |, Corner Of Main md Sirth Street.
Dubuque. Iowa.
REFER kENCEs:
Hon. Bernhart I1enn, Hon. Theophilus Parsons,
Fairfield, Iowa. Hon. Emory Washburn,
Hon. James NJ. Love, Law Faculty, Cambridge
u ). District Judge, Mass.
Keokuk, Iowa. Bernard G. Caulfeld,
Col. Robert Robinson, Atty, Chicago, Ill
Middletown, Iowa. Hon. VIM. s. Bodley,
Hon. Jno. McKeon, U. ST. Louisville Ky
Dist. Atty, N. Y. City. Benoist, Shaw Il Co.,
Hon. JOAN A. Dix, New Orleans, La
N. Y. City. Hon. A. G. Penn,
Hon. James Campbell, New Orleans, La
late p. NJ. Gen. Phla. Hon. Reverdy johnson,
Col. James Page, Pha. Baltimore, Nd
Peter NAPLES, Esq. Phila. Col. Louis v. Bogy,
l.. A. Benoist Il Co., st. Louis, Mo
Bankers, st. Louis, Mo. Hon. John +. Darby,
Hon. Joel Parker, st. Louis, Mo
aS- S-Collectons made and proceeds promptly remit
ted. 1887
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Our Railroad Prospects.

Our Railroad Prospects.
AS we are constantly inquired of by
friends from abroad concerning the
railroad prospects of this section OF
country, we deem it proper to state that,
at meeting of the Directors and
Stockholders of the MsGregor and
Missouri River Railroad Company, held
at West Union recently, that Road was
definitely located to this place. The
company have already graded ten miles
of this road. by far the most heavy and
expensive part. commencing on the
bank of the Mississippi at M.Gregor,
opposite the terminus of the Milwau-
kee and Mississippi Road, and leading
up through the bluffs to the handsome
table lands west of there. 1t is ex-
pected that largs number of hands
will be put upon the work of grading
this road the coming season.
Besides the McGregor Road, there is
fair prospect Of the speedy construc-
tion Of Rord up and down the Cedar
Valley, connecting with st. Paul. on
the North, and giving us an outlet by
way of Dubuque to Chicago, or via
Muscaline to St. Louis. At a special
election lately held in Floyd county
$4,000, bonds of the county, were
voted by large majority to aid in
building this Valley road, known as
the Cedar Falls and Minnesota Rail-
road. This road is also to pass through
St. Charles City, crossing the McGre-
gor Road at right angles, or nearly so,.
Mitchell county. the next north of
Floyd, has voted its bonds to this same
Road for $4,000. and other counties
are proposing to pursue similar
course. ....-
Both these Roads are receiving large
subscriptions in money, lands, work,
material, &C., and will proceed ener-
getically, with the work of grading
as soon as the season will permit.
st. Charles City. the point where the
junction Of the two roads above named
will be formed, may be regarded as a
locality we'll worthy the attention of
settlers and business men. Real es-
tate can yet be bought here at reasona-
able rates. The land here is unsur-
passed in beauty and fertility by that
Of any other portion of Iowa, while the
climate is the most salubrious and
healthy to be found in all the great
West.-S. Charles L,telligencer.
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COLL! COIL!

To the public and cons umers of Coal generally.
would respectfully announce that have recently
tablished Coal yard at Prairie du Chen where will
be kept on hand supply of Illinois 4 Pennsylvania
Coal-Orders respectfully solicited and the public
IN be assured that it shall be my endeavor to give
satisfaction in regard to quality price and attention
Office snd yard Lower Town, below the Ferry Land
II Sltf H. +. AVERILL
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1A hoary Spartan was asked what
made him live SO long, and answered
Ignorance of physic.'
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SMER.N.l.v HOUSE,

corner Of Clark and Rdndol'h Streets,
CHICAGO, I'LL.
u0ETER REED Pro- lretor-Board One Dollar and
Fifty cents per day. Three shillings single meal.
f}y the week. lower. The Shernan House under its
pre- ent is strictly business house. The
table well suppld the beds clean and the
we'll ventilated.
Iunc I6. lSlSnSHNl
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~ Improving our vsrnacular-get-
ting drunk is now termed getting a
ready on
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McGREG0R IOWA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY g. 1862 WHO

IN have that nine-pence yet. some
how
Travelling thus in company with the
Yankee, at length we reached the river
Styx. There was old Charon, with his
boat, ready to take US across. He de-
manded l24 cents from each of US for
ferriage. The Yankee in vain higgled
nearly half an hour, endeavoring to get
him to take ten cent piece.
4
In crossing the river. the redlar en-
ployed his time making comb. of the
shell Of turtle caught in the water.
which he palmed off upon an old man
which had died of disappointed love. on
reaching the opposite bank, as a genuine
tortoise shell.
Proceeding into the interior, we pres
emily reached the Judgement seat Of
Rhadamanthus, where sentence is pass
ed upon all who arrive in the Internal
dominions. The court was sitting, and
business seemed to be carried on with
wonderful dispatch-the case of null
titude Of ghosts having been already
disposed of that morning. Soon we
heard the constables call out, Virgil
Hoskins Virgil Hoskins = Here,
answered our companion. the Yankee
pedlar. quaking up to the bar. Rhada
manthus was seated with a great num-
Der Of huge account books before him.
Virgil Hoskins is your name, is it 2
said he. Here it Is. among the Hs.,
page 49. $50. All, Virgil there's a
terrible long account against you.-
Let's see a few of the charges
(reads.)
: VIRGIL HosKrNs, DR..
June 81, l8-, To selling, in the
course of one peddling expedition, 4s7,-
968 wooden nutmegs. 23I, ,532 Span
ish oak leaves. and SAT wooden clocks.
What do you say to that charge. Hos
kins?
HosK1Ns-Why, that was counted in
our place about the greatest pedlin'
trip that ever was made over the Po-
tomas.
RHADAMANrHUs READS: June 29th,
l8-, To stealing an old grindstone,
smearing it over with butter, and then
selling it as cheese.
HosKrNs IN GREAT SURPRISE Jimmy
surely you wouldn't punish a man for
that, would you?
RHADAMANTHus READS: December
l3, 1880, TO making counterfeit dol
lar of pewter, when you were six
years old, and cheating your father with
Hosk1Ns-Daddy was mighty glad
when he found it out. He said it show.
ed | had genius.
RHADAMANrHus READS July 2. l8-,
To taking a worn out pair of shoes, which
you found in the road, and selling them
to a pious old lady, as being actually the
shoes of Saint Paul.
HosKINs. WITH EMULATION: made
f., =, lie -.,- ~...r u - s-'a'
RHADAMANTHUs READS July 9, l8-,
TO taking an empty old watch case,
putting live cricket into it, and then
selling it as patent lever in full mo-
ton.
HosK1Ns-He! he! he!-that was one
of the cutest tricks ! ever played in all
my life.
RHADAMANTHUs-Itw would occupy
me week, Hoskins. to 60 through all
the charges against you. These few are
sufficient. l really am getting out Of
patience with New England, for i: gives
me more trouble than all the rest Of the
world put together.
You are sentenced to be thrown into
a lake boiling with molasses, where near
ly all your countrymen already are. with
that same grindstone tied to your neck,
and to remain there forever!
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H. G. MARTIN, NJ. D.,
Physician and Surgeon
Garner Of Main and c.nt,e streets,
MONONA, : {: 4: IOWA
nR. Martin will always he found at or near hi
Drug store ready te attend to any professional
calls, except when abssnt business Particular at.
tenion raid to all diseases but no promises of cure
made till after critical examination of fevery case
- Also at the Drug Store may be found the -
~ best of "
Periumerv, Preparations for the hair,
Ioet Dental soaps, Double Angle Cologncs,
Toilet Powders, Pomades, Philicomes &C.,
.. o.. For the Ladies.
Books & Stationary, Patent Medicines
TrusseS, Stomach Bitters Conditon Powders
Linment & Sargles, Pills and Powders,
For all Mankind.
Prices Low and Uniform.
Monona, Iowa, Ang. lst, 1S5sn96m6
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Bribery-offering you a pair Of lips.
for kiss.
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WOOlliscrOn

WOOlliscrOft
TTAS Removed to the room lately occupied by Lee
III 4 Knnaird a Bank, and he will be found well
stocked with
FRUITS,
CRACKERS,
CHICAGO ALE
And other eatables and drinkabes. lie respectfully
invites his customers to hunt him up and give him
their trade.
CRACKERS by the Barrel always on hand at low
prices. IoStI
McGregor, Nov. 18th, 1883.
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ET A bad look out--a Jail vindow,