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Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-11-25

TIRED OF FARMINa.-A few months
ago, . man who had been . farmer
from his early life, came to the city to
buy stoves to sell again. Said he -
the stoye dealer, "the weevil begins to
infest the wheat, and all things con-
sidered, Il am tired of farming and
so have sold my farm" The stove
dealer remarked that he thought within
himself, that Just as like as not the
farmer would find weevil in the heart
of the new business, and 30 it proved.
for when the day arrived on which the
note was 1matured given for the stoves
he had most Of them on hand.
"Tlred of farming" the most inde-
pendent business a man can engage in,
because, forsooth, there are disap-
pointments, and perplexities, and tri-
ais and vexations, attending it. Re-
member, you who are the tillers Of the
soil. that your cares and troubles and
anxieties are few and far between, com
pared with those suffered by CONNER
clal men. If your chances to become
rich are not so inviting and profitable
as those of the tradesman, bear II
mind that the dangers Of becoming
very poor and destitute are far less
Famine and abject poverty seldom over
take the farmer, or haunt him in theil
ghostly visits. He lives on the higf
table-land Of promise, rising far above
the murky region of want and destitu
ton. His children can say there il
bread enough in our fathers house, ant
a piece to spare to the hungry Of othe
less fortunate callings.
!: "Tired Of farming" Suppose yo'
are? What is to be done in such case
Do, you expect to find employment
without trials and perplexities l
so, you are doomed to disappointment
There is no vocation in this world tina
will exempt those who do engage there
in from cares and fears and vexations
So, if you are tired of farming, tn
best way is to get rested just as soon a
you can, and prosecute anew the bust
|, ness for which you were early trained
and which, if diligently followed, wi
yield good supply of all the necessa
, ries ., d comforts of life, together wit
opportunities Tor moral and ments
culture, ...-.5-. sr.,.-- sr-ss
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-11-25

PoETRY.-As long as the stars ap
pear nightly in the ornament, and
golden clouds gather around the de-
parting sun ; as long as We can greet
the innocent smile Of infancy and the
gentle eye Of woman as long as this
earth is visited BY Visions Of glory and
dreams Of love, and hopes Of heaven !;
while life is circled BY mystery, bright
ened BY affection, and solemnized BY
death, 80 ong will the poctical spirit
be abroad, with its fervent aspirations
and deep spells Of enchantment.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-11-25
Pass Him Around :!

MuSCATISE, lOWa, NOV ~, 1907.
Ed. JOURNAL: - Herewith please find slip from
the Indianapolis lind Sentinel which please pub.
fish, aud request other papers in the state to pass
the man around" He visited one of the Lodges Of
l. o. O. F. in this place on the evening of the 9th
of October and succeeded in doing the Lodge out 0,
ten dollars When here, however, he was moi
''Samuel Brown" but David Norman" haine
from Danville Lodge No. 50, III. have this day
received letter from the Secretary of that Lodge
who informs me that no such person belongs to
that Lodge, but that he had got ten dollars from
them in the same fraudulent manner. C.S.F
'IxPosroR.-The Lodges and members of the
l. D. 0. F. hereby cautIoned against the mach
nations Of a person calling himself samuel Brown,
who says he is a member Of Fort Clark Lodge No.
109, at Peoria, Ill. He has been obtaining money
upon false representations from Lodges and men,
bers Of the Order in Kentucky, Indiana. Ohio,
Illinois and Michigan. From memorandum found
upon his person. he has obtained, since August last,
from various Lodges, in the above-named ,tates,
about $780,
'.Said Brown is about 50 years of age feet 10
inches high, whiskers, red spots his face and
nose a small wart the under lid of the left eye,
light hair. somewhat gray; sandy complexion !;
rather stout built and weighs about 40 pounds !;
speaks low and deliberately; voice hoarse; has a
digni6sd and respectable appearance. Dress
black coat and pants. black satin vest, brownish
grey overcoat and black silk hat.
"We are requested by the Grand secretary of the
Order in this State to publish the foregoing and
kas the papers of this, and the States named above
to copy the same and ther eby prevent the impost
ures of this arrant rogue"
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-11-25

DURABILITY OF TIMBER.-The piles
under the London bridge have been
driven 500 years, and on examining
them in 1845, they were found to be
little decayed. They are principally
elm. old Savory Place, in city Of
London, was built $50 years ago; the
wooden piles, consisting of oak, elm,
beech and chestnut, were found, upon
examination, to be perfectly sound.
Of the durability Of timber in wet
state, the piles Of the bridge built by
the Emperor Trajan, over the Danube.
afford striking example. One of
these piles was taken up AID found to
be petrl6ed to the depth Of three quar-
tiers of an inch, but the rest Of the
wood was not different from its former
state, though it had been driven 1000
years.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-11-25
Poverty NOT so GREAT A Ours

POVERTY Nor so GREAT A CURSE
II there is anything in the world that q
young man should be more grateful for
than another. it is the poverty which
necessitates his starting in life under
very great disadvantages.
Poverty is one Of the best tests Of
human quality in existence. A tri-
umph over it is like graduating with
honor from West Point. 1t demon.
strates stuff and stamina. It is GER
tiicate Of worthy labor faithfully per-
formed. A young man who cannot
stand this test is not good for anything.
He can never rise above drudge or a
pauper. A young man who cannot feel
his will harden as the yoke of poverty
presses upon him, and his pluck rise
with every difficulty that poverty throws
in his way, may Us we'll retire into some
corner and hide himself. Poverty saves
thousand times more men than it
ruins for it only ruins those who are
not particularly worth saving, while it
saves multitudes o. those whom wealth
would have ruined. Il any young man
who reads this letter is so unfortunate
as to be rich, I give him my pity. l
pity you, my rich young friend, be-
cause you are in danger. You lack
one great stimulus to effort and excel
lence, which your poor companion pos
sesses. You will be very apt, if you
have soft spot in your head, to think
yourself above him, and that sort Of
thing makes you mean, and Injuries
you. With full pockets and full stom-
ach, and good linen and broadcloth on
your back, your heart and soul plethoric,
and in the race Of life you will find
yourself surpassed by all the poor boys
around you, before you know it.
No, my boys, if you are poor, thank
God and take courage for he intends
to give you chance to make something
Of yourself. If you had plenty Of
money, ten chances to one it would
spoil you for all useful purposes. Do
you lack education Have you been
cut short in the text book ? Remember
that education, like some other things,
does not consist in the multitude of
things a man possesses. What can
you do? That is the question that set
ties the business for you. Do you
know your business !? Do you know
men, and how to deal with them !? Has
your mind, by any means whatsoever,
received that discipline which gives to
it action, power and faculty? If so,
then you are more man, and thous-
and times better educated, than the fel-
low who graduates from college with hi $
brains full of stuff that he cannot apply
to the practical business Of life-stuff,
the acquisition Of which has been in no
sense disciplinary process, so far as
he is concerned. There are very few
mer in this world less than thirty years
Of age, and unmarried, who can affo. d
10 be rich. One Of the greatest bene-
its to be reaped from great financial
disasters, is the saving of large crop
If young mcn.-TInaothy 7ttcons6.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-11-25

At that moment gray head came
through the door, and happy, genial
face smiled in upon them, while a voice,
rich, hearty, thrilling, broke out with !:
"Bless her Z! she wouldn't see her
old father 'bused-no- bless her !"
The Lambertville press., 1859-09-08
The Best Sewing Machine.

That sage and sarcastic commentator, Punch,
has had the subject Of Sewing machines under
consideration, and we copy below an admirable
description of an old fashioned instrument which
he has concluded every bachelor should possess :
The very best sewing machine that a man can
have is wife, 1t is one that requires but a
kind word to set it in motion, rarely gets out Of
repair, makes but little noise, will go uninter-
ruptedly for hours without the slightest trimming
or the smallest personal supervision being neces-
sary. 1t viii make shirts, dara stockings, sew
on buttons, mark pocket handkerchfefs, cut out
pinafores, and manufacture children's frocks out
of any old thing you have a mind to giveit /; and
this it will do behind your back just as well as
before your face. In fact, you may leave the
house for days, and it will go on working just
the same. If it does get out of order little
from being oyerw worked, it mends itself by being
left alone for short time, after which it returns
to its sewing with greater vigor than ever. OF
course sewing machines vary a great deal. Some
are much quicker than others. 1t depends In a
vast measure upon the particular pattern you Sc
lect. Ifyou are fortunate in picking out the
choicest pattern of wife-one, for Instance,
that sings whilst working, and seems to be never
so purely happy as when her husbands linen IS
in hand-the sewing machine may be pronoun-
ced perfect of it's kind; SO much SO that there is
no hsakeshift in the world that can possibly re-
place it, either for love or money In short, no
gentlemans establishment is complete without
one of these sewing machines in the house.
The Lambertville press., 1859-09-08

chat great and critical event was made to hinge.
On the Christmas Eve when Washington and
his followers crossed the Delaware, Colonel
Rahl, the commander Of The Hessians, sat in a
private room, near Trenton, engaged with
company of his officers in drinking wine and
playing cards A Tory; who had discovered
the movement of the American troops, sent
note, by a special messenger, to the Colonel,
with orders to deliver it into his own hands.
tfhe messenger found his way to the house, and
negro opened the door but refused him admit
tance took the letter and delivered it at once
to the Colonel, who was just shutting for q new
game. Supposing The letter to be unimportant,
or not stopping to think of it at all he went on
with his play. The reading Of the letter would
have thwarted Washington7s designs; but the
love Of play conquered the Ooloneps prudence,
and gave success to worthier cause, involving
the loss of his life and army, and ultimately the
freedom of the colonies
Little did the Colonel think, when shutting
the cards, that he was losing the greatest game
that was ever played among the nations of the
world.
The Lambertville press., 1859-09-08
A Mixin' Of the Babies.

Sometime ago, there was a dancing party
given sup north - most of the ladies present
had little babies, whose noisy perversity requi-
red too much attention, to permit the mothers
to enjoy the dance. A number of gallant young
men, volunteered to watch the young ones,
while the parents indulged in breakdown
No sooner had the women left the babies in
charge of the mischievous deils than they strip
ped the infants, changed their clothes, giving
one the apparel of another
The dance over, it was time to go home, and
the mothers took each baby, an the dress q
her oon, and started, some to their homes ten
or fifteen miles off, and were far on their way
before daylight But the day following there
was a prodigious row in that settlement mo'h-
ers discovered that single day nao cnangeu
the sex Of their babies observation dlscloseu
startling physiological phenomena, and then
commenced some of the tallest female .pedestri-
anisnrl-liying miles apart, it required two days
to upmix the babies, and as many to restore
the women to thheir naturally sweet dispositions,
go this day, II is unsafe for any Of the baby
MIXERS to venture within the territory - Yea
versulle (Col) Chronicle.
The Lambertville press., 1859-09-08

tssFat BY KATE w
Darling IL long to clasp thy hand once more;
And press my kisses thy cherry lips again
SsOnce mole on earth to meet thy loving gaze, ~
fsoA My much loved friend and shall yearn in vain
20 Oh! beautiful one, in the days gone bye,
watched the rose hue, on thy cheek, with pride;
And perchance, where was wont to sit by thee
.vH lover kneels, to WOO thee for his bride.
Darling by my hcme, the great red roses 6lush,
Casting their sweetness G like spell around,
Yet thou not here, to watch with me their bloom,
And they'll lie, all faded on the ground
Could but Gull one shining little bud,
And place it midst the folds of thy dark hair,
Then, clasp thee to my bosom, oh! mylore,
Thyself, bushing flower, so bright, and fair.
When last Hooked on thee fair young girl,
ig6 Breathed thee adieu, in tones as sad as mine,
}a "A loving girl, with bands ofrich brown hair,
Wreathing her mob brow and lips as tired as thine .
She was 50 fair my treasured rose bud bright
Nipped by DEATHS frost ah me SO soon;
And the red lips grew pale. breathing my name,
Our morning sun, was clouded o'er, eer noon
Since last looked on thee my much loved friend,
Clouds have hung low, and lark. above my head
Hopes flowers have budded Il my path, and yet,
When reached to Gull em, they pale and dead,
But now the clouds grting, and see
Justwhere the sky is brightest my Fathers HGnd,
Held out to me, qeith Dessimgs, and see, see,
Through the clear space glimpse OF Heaoenty L0r1d
Oh! my darling, when before Fathers Throne,
With earnest wofds of prayer, you bow the knee,
Sweet trusting child of Faith, from thy meek heart
Oh breatbssalow voiced prayer for me.
And Ltoo, win pray, that round thy heart,
Hope poor faded flowers may never twinei
But hat Loves bright crown, with its rich gems,
Nay ever deck that peerless brow of thine.
Pho, Hzimois.
The Lambertville press., 1859-09-08

DOCTOR M'CHEsNEY, of Trenton, New Jersey,
man of fine scholarship mad great research is
responsible for the following remarkable incident
in our revolutionary history
The success of Washington at TreGton has
been generally considered as the turning-poine
in u the war Of our Inders rssndence Yet very lew
are perhaps ,,vare upon how slight an sssn'
The Lambertville press., 1859-09-08
A 1t M n \ y 1t q

A Texas ranger says that the following is
genuine article, and adds, "It is an exact copy,
without alteration of either gramer or spilling.
His own photography might be improved, but it
appears well by contrast with the letter that he
sends, having been written by Texan lover to
his mistress:
"DEER SHUK Huston SPIT ten 18ffty7
"If yew vii go with me mex Oktober the bal
wont chu no NOR tobaker at al
What if lis got gusleg an kant dams
Why that will give the other boys chans
ase.as II yours til the bal kums of
g.8s ~ as. @ HANS.
"Ps exkus my poitry but it maks me fel gud
when rite 2 yew"
The Lambertville press., 1859-09-08
Religion.

Man, in whatever. state he may. be considered,
as well as in every period and yicissitudes Of
life, experiences in religion ar eficatious anti
dote against the Ills which oppress him, shield
that blunts tsne darts. into which it can never
eeGa,er In every event of fortune it exercises In
his soula sublimity of ideas by pointing out to
him the just Judge who as an attentive specta-
tor of his conflicts, is about to reward him with
his inestimable appreciation. Religion, also, ia
the darkest tempest appears to man as the
Iris Of ,,sace; and dissipates the dark ana angry
n restores the wished for calm, aud brings
him to the host of safety
The Lambertville press., 1859-09-08

Here are two beatitudes: Blessed are tney
who have their corns trodden on, for they know
how good it is when they once get aone acnins
Blessed are the orphan children, for they have no
mother to spank them.
The Lambertville press., 1859-09-08

A Dutchman was relating his marvellous es-
cape from drowing when thirteen of his compan-
ions were lost by the upsetting of boat, and
and he. alone)was saved.
And how did you escape their fate 2" asked
one of his hearers.
~ It'd not lin tie tam pote i"was the Dutch
mans placid answer.
The Lambertville press., 1859-09-08

A Clergyman who found itimpossiele 70 pro-
vide for himself and family out of bis very SEN
der income wrote to a friend, must give w
my living to save my life
The Lambertville press., 1859-09-08

"That motion is out Of order" as the chair
man of political meeting saia, when Q rowdy
raised his arm to throw an egg.
The Lambertville press., 1859-09-08

"Come here Master Tommy, do you know
your A, B, C's2" - Yiz, zir, know bee
sees E
The Lambertville press., 1859-09-08

= I. Grandma. Ihope y ou viii die frst.o " Why
so my child ~ "Cause can stand trouble
better than you can."
The Lambertville press., 1859-09-08

"Pa, how long does the legislature sit 2"
"Three or four months, my son."
"What set of geese they must be; our
geese set only five weeks tf
"It is getting late, my son, you had better re-
4ipo- J
The Lambertville press., 1859-09-08

Cool--the weather.
The Lambertville press., 1859-09-08
gq&t's 81 q Q /
Iron THE pREss.l
Emma, Darling!

aA@as KATE W.
The Lambertville press., 1859-09-08

as'E Mike, if you meet Piggy McClusky, tell hin
to make haste" Sure, an will, said Mike
"but what shall tell him if don't meet him. !
The Lambertville press., 1859-09-08

A chaplain at d State Prison was asked by a
friend how his Pensioners were All under
conviction, ~ was the reply.
The Lambertville press., 1859-09-08

It is proposed to light the streets ola village
not thousand miles from this place with red
headed girls. If werliyed there we'd play tipsy
every night, and hug the lamp post. ~
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1859-04-27
D6g-A cOtemporAry informs us that par

D6-A cotemporAry informs us that par
ty of "fast young men," more distinguished
for their constitutional meanness than any.
thing else, recently started upon the brave
and Chivalrous expedition of an eaVes-drop.
ping undertaking. They selected the hour
in which "churchyards yawn," &C., for tho
prosecution Of their scheme, and having ar.
rived at the domicil, the inside doings Of
which they wished to feast their curiosity,
they Immediately surrounded the premises,
and applied their hearing as well As smelling
organs to every available nook and crevice.
For moment all was still, and the gallant
youths, giving their whole attention TO the
sounds emanAting from within, forgot the
possibility Of any danger from without bat
domestic Of the house,in the shape Of a huge
mastif, was suddenly impressed with sense
Of smelling an exceedingly large mice, and
in obeyanOe to the impulse of his natural
instinct, he at once sailed forth 10 ascertain
the cause Of the smell; when, coming rather
abruptly upon our heroes, be took peculiar
fancy TO the neither extremities' Of mag
ni6eent 'seissor-tail' which adorned the
"Out-skirts" Of one of the coves, and apply.
ing his teeth thereto, rent the garment in
twain. This had the eject of q scattermeut
Of the whole party, who eondsidering "dis-
erection the better part Of valOr, retreated
TO the music of "old tOuEeF," who followed
in hot pursuit, with the nsthsF-linen of the
"bob'tail coat man streaming in the dis
tAnce, as a "aag of truce"
REsULT,-Party pretty much cured out
seoretions in bad state Of dilapidation; mi
US sundry "MOrphy hats," caps, &o togeth
er with ruined "SuhdaY-go-to-m -msetin
clothes, and, worse than sll-the oonVic'
tion that the missing portion of that iniernA
coat would be found, which would "tai
unfold, whose llghteSt word, will Gil thei
souls with horror, and cause each particula
har to stand like squills," SO.
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1859-04-27

GREAT EXCITEMENT IN 0REGoN.-A horse
broke from bis moorings yesterday in Ore
gon, and made rapid strides towards home,
but was headed of on his way by men with
umbrellas, clubs 30, whereupon he made q
short turn, oncirCled the square, while men
and boys were in hot pursuit After many
difficulties, like Japhet in search of Father,
he finally succeeded in carrying out his
original design by getting home before he
was captured. The women and children in
the neighbOrhood were desperately frighten.
ed, but happily no one was injured
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1859-04-27
For sale or rent.

THE Tan Yard ut the Yellow Springs,
Green County, This Yard he's been In opera
alton about years, and IL in frst-rate order.
II contains l2lAyawAy watts, 6hAndles large leach
es, bates, lime and pool all under cover except
the layawayA. The bark mill is situated above the
encheb, aud Ia so arranged that the ground bark
fall into any of the teaches without the labor OF
carrying. The handles and ~ lAyAwAya are
troughed and empty into a junk, from which Il Is
pumped by horsepower. The ground plat 10 100
feet by 100 and has upon IL good frame dwelling,
containing rooms. There s no other yard Ia opera
tion at the place. Very liberal inducements win be
offered to either renter or purchaser.
For particulars inquire of John Dorm, on the
premises, Thos. Edmondson, at Springfield, Dark CO.,
Ohio or of L. BdmOndson, (Propr etor) at Dayton.
Possession Of the above property given when de-
sired. h. EDMONDSON,
Second Hand store, 81. Clair street,
between I'd and sth rtp, Dayton, ohio.
apr27-dtnwpd6w2m
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1859-04-27

d1-That very many Of the l. o, S. NJ, would
be .9lessed at the acquisition Of Cuba we have
no doubt indeed we may say we are positive
that they would he reioieed at such an event
But that the main purposo-or any purpose--of
the Order is to foreibly effect the acquisition Of
Cuba, is so childish declaration that we are
astonished at sensible men giving credenee to
it, aud newspapers giving currency to it, Fun
is fun but when run in the grouud, there is an
end 10 il.
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1859-04-27
City Council.
CIrT Council CHAMBER,

CRY COUNCIL CHAMBER,
TUESDAY EyESISo, April 26, 1859.
Present - Messrs. BoDberger, Wiggim,
Decker. Phillips ,Kiersted, More, Gnliland Butz,
Lutz and Bimm.
Minutes Of the last meeting were read and
approved
There was no business Of importance trans.
acted. In the matter Of the occupation Of
Prairie st., by the Railroad. Mr.. Lowe. from
the d. a W. II. R, made some remarks, in view
Of which Mr., Kicsted offered resolution, that
a committee Of five be appointed from the Coun
Gil, 10 confer with the officers Of The d. 4 W.
aud o. II, 4 d. r. RS, in reference to the ex>
isling controversy
After considerable discussion among the
members. and few remarks by II. L, Brown.
the vote was taken. standing, Ayes 8. Nays 4.
The committee appointed were Messrs. Bimm,
Boyle, Gnliland, wiggim and Lulz.
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1859-04-27

OLD Folks. We have but time to say
that the old folks will give two concerts this
week-the frat tomorrow evening, and the
second on Friday evening, at Huston Hall
we need hardly say that our community are
anxious to ses and hear them, and that the
Hall will be crowded on both nights