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The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1859-10-26

WHArwILL SUCCEED. The Hoosier State:
an independent Opposition organ, thus e1.
presses its convictions as to the nature Of
the political contest in 1860:
Politicians may cavil and bluster about
this and that matter Of trivial political i'm.
portance: they may prats Of the doctrines
embodied in the Philadelphia, Cincinnati;
or any other exploded and defunct platform,
but it is too plain to contradict and abne-s
gate the fact that the whole controversy for
1860 will be embraced in the simple qucs-.
ton, Shalt Mr., Douglas interpretation ,cf
the Hd nsas Nebraska Blu be sustained -
nothing more or less, at least so far as the
Slavery matter is concerned. Side issues
Of course will enter into the contest; but
the all-absorbing and dividing one must be
as we have stated. lt is ineritable; and
the party that stands upon it ciW succeed.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1859-10-26

E a few days since country fellow
entered one of the New York houses, and
marching up to the counter, exclaimed,
"Hcre am, want you to take fair look
at me-" Without word further he strode,
out. Tie next day the same customer ap.
peared, uttered the same words, and again,
disappeared. The third day at about the
samc time he called in, and advancing to
the tellsr's desk, threw down draft pay.
BILE three days after sight. "Now, sid hes
you've seen mo thrce times, ] want tbs
money for it.' -a~e,sr,a. .s7,si - IS &
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1859-10-26
No use for TrOwserS.

No use for TfOwSer1. ..rr,. .. .. ,4.-5.rs..
On the morning of the meteoric shower
in 1882, old Peyton Roberts, who intended
making an early start to his work, got up
in the midst of the display. On going to
the door, he saw with amazement the sky
lighted up with falling meteors, and con-
cluded at once the world was on fire, and
that the day o: judgment had come. He
stood for moment gazing in speechless
terror at the scene, and then with yell of
horror sprang out Of the door into the yard,
and there, in his efforts to dodge them, he
commenced series of ground -tumbling
that would have done honor to rope dan
Ger. His wife being awakened in the
meantime, aud seeing old Peyton jumping
and cavorting about the yard, called out to
know what in the name Of common sense
he was doin' out thar, dancin' round with
out his clothes But Peyton heard not
The judgment and the long back account
he would have to settle, made him needless
of all terrestrial things, and his wife by
this time becoming alarmed at his behavior,
sprang out of bed and running to the door
shricked at the top Of her lungs
''Peyton, say, Pcyton, what do you
mean, jumpin' about thar? Come and put
your trowsers on" ...
"Trowsers, Peggy, what is the use of
trowscrs when the worlds afire.''
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1859-10-26

:WA young man who once fell in love
with an heiress, and the passion being re-
turned, it only wanted the parents consent
to make him happy. At length, meeting
the father, he asked for tho daughter S
hand
II cannot command much," was the cool
reply. 81.
What are your expectations ?"
We'll, to tell the truth, l expect to run
away WITH your daughter and marry her; if
you don't give your consent"
Consent was piyen
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1859-10-26

B-A befl. at down-east husking fro.
lie on being asked by young farmer If he
might kiss her, answered, "Not till you
have complied with the rules and passed
the ruby-corn."
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1859-10-26

:H-In st. Louis lady has arrested ons
VIM. Flukes, for biting of the tail OF her
pet spaniel. She should have sent her dog
to the New York Ledger, and had his tail
continued. sf.ss. j
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1859-10-26

t- "There y exclaimed banker,
throwing down his book after making q
deposit, ~ am square with the world now.
| owe as many as don't"
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1859-10-26

~"Dear Aunt Mary, what shall buy
you for birth day present-what would
you like best'" Aunt Mary, who was just
thirty with quiet sigh to herself
"What would I like best2 I know very
well what should like best; should Ike
an Odd Fellows Offering"
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1859-10-26

WoMAN.--It is the cant of would-be-wits
and pretending cynics to run down woman
Ito leave out of sight all her sweet woman
ly qualities, her tenderness, her long suffer
ing, her courage, generosity, and. truthful
ness-to laugh at the defects which exists
in few, without recognizing the bright rare
virtues of the many. Such satirists. or
rather, such libelers, are unworthy of the
mothers who bore them, of the loving hearts
which put trust I'M them.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1859-10-26

- A moral debating society "out
West" is engaged in discussion on the
following question: ''If . husband dc.
serts his wife, which is the most abandon.
ed, the man or the womanw Yla s
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1859-10-26
Seleft 2oetrp.
Going UP and Coming Down.
BY MARY FRANCIS TYLgR.

Going UP and Coming Down.
BY MARY FRANCIS rrLsR.
This Is . simple song its true b.
Ny songs are never over-nice
And yet III try and scatter through
A little pinch Of good advice.
Then listen. pompous friend, and learn
Never to boast OF such rcnown;
For fortunes wheel l. on the turn
Aud some 90 up, and come 60 down.
know vast amount OF stocks
A vast amount Of pride insures;
But fath has picked 80 many locks,
/ wouldn't like to warrant yours.
Remember, then, and never spurn ...,s
To one whose hand Is hard and brown;
Tor he Is likely to go up saa.s ...s...a..' ...
And you are likely to come down.
Another thing. you will agree .s ..
The truth may as we'll be confessed
That s.cod-6sh aristocrlcy" 81
Is hut . scaly thing at best r..s rs... -..
And though the Dish islarge and strong,
May seek the little ones 10 drown,
Yet fishes all, both great and small,
Are going up and coming down.
Our lives are full Of chance and chan g,
Aud change, you know, l. never sure;
And 'twere doctrine new and strange ..f
That places high arc most secure.
And though the fckle god may smile '"u
And yield the sceptrs and the crown,
IT'S oaly for . little while
That B goes up and A comes down. .......
This world, for you and me, my friend, '-'..'
Hath something more than pounds aud pence
Then let me humbly recommend
A little use Of common sense. ...
Thus lay oil pride OF place aside, ....... ..
And have care on whom you frown,
For fear you'll see him going up
When you are only coming down.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1859-10-26
To a Drunken Husband. /.

10 u OE0nAcu1 x4USU0n0o
Ny husband, twas for thee LEFT
My own, my happy home;
For thee left my c-ttsge bowsrs,
With thee in Joy to roam.
And where are all the holy VOWS,
The truth. the loving trust,
That won my heart all soat cred now
And trampled in the dust.
loved thee with love untold.
And when stood beside
The noble form, joyed to think
was thy chosen bride. ,F -..3...r.
They told me ere I was thine own,
How sad my lot would be;
thought not Of the future then
81" only thought Of thee.
left my home, my happy home,
Asunny hearted thing,
Forgetting that my happiness .r.,. ..
A shadowy cloud might bring.
The sunny side OF life is go.e, ..D
Its shadows only mine, .-... g..
And thorns are springing in my heart,
Where blossoms used to twine.
do not blame thee fc. thy lot,
only pray for thee, -.g .... a.. ..
That thou may'st from the tempter's powe
20 joyful thought y be free;
That thou may'st bend above my grave,
With peniten sincere.
And for tho broken hearted one, -. O..
Let fall sober tear. .... r
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1859-10-26

eR-"Thunderation, Mister" said q long
Yankee to the elephants keeper, what
animal is that ere, with tail at both eends!'
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1859-10-26

w-The Irishman's plan for casting .
cannon was, First takea hole, and then
pour the iron around It" H @ "''
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1859-10-26
WHOLE NO. l58.

luson was complete, that the dream was
broken even more rudely than she intended,
and woman's natural rcmorse throbbing
at her heart; the blood mantlcd hot and
vivid over her brow, and cheek, and bosom.
The king surprised at her sudden emotion,
rose hastily and turned towards tile hang
ings. But Claude was gone. lie had con.
trived, with the energy Of despair, to open
the door Of the closet had glided along the
corridor and down the stone staircase. At
the foot stood the page, who guessing that
some mischance had befallen the adsentu-
rer, quickly threw open the private postern,
and Claude, like one who walks in his sleep,
rapidly retraced his steps towards the tryst-
ing tree. wa.
Two days after this memorable adventure,
Claude reappeared in the studio of Prima-
ticcio, but no longer the blythe, enthusias-
tic artist-the gay, genial comrade; he was
silent, gloomy and absorbed in himself
He worked earnestly for week, as. if he
sought by labor to crush out some bitter and
over -powering sorrow, and then again with
drew himself from the studio. At first,
neither his companions nor his master took
any notice of his absence, but when it was
continued for some days, they felt alarmed,
and two of his est-loved comrades betook
themselves to his modest lodgings.
They knocked ut the outer door, but nc
one answered. On inquiry of the porter Of
the house, they found that he was ignoran,
of Claude's movements, and that his return
home was unknown to him. Growing
alarmed they repeated their summons at his
chamber door, and after decent interval
receiving no reply, they broke it open, and
forced an entrance.
All heaven! what did they see?
Stretched OH the floor, at the foot Of q
picture, evidently but recently painted, lay
the dead body of the young artist-a smile
upon the lips as if death had come to him iI
the sweet aspect Of the consoller IIis
easel lay beside him, the colors but hal
dried up, and the brush still fingered in tn.
hand which had lost its cunning ..~
The picture was masterpiece 80 ripe
was its coloring, so exquisitei its conception
one could not but feel that the artist had
lavished upon it all the inspiration Of his
genius, whose mature loveliness was render
ed with wonderful fidelity. She wasrep
resented reclining upon silken couch, ant
by her side-strange fancy Of the artist, ant
bitter satire !-hovered the Evil One, will
mocking smile upon his lips! Primaticci,
wisely had the canvass concealed from vul
gar eyes, for in the beauty he recognized
Diana de Poictiers
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1859-10-26
HO urS Of Sadness.

Hours Of Sadness. ..........
All have their hours Of Joy, and their
hours Of sadness, hours Of shadow as well
as shunshine, hours Of despondency, hope
| and enjoyment. But in the lives Of all
there are moments when the dark waves
| of dependency roll over the soul threaten-
ing to engulph it in the deep turbid waters
OF despair. Hope folds her soft pinions,
and for time leaves the soul in utter help
lessncss. No silver lining, from the dark
ening cloud sheds its hallowed light upon
the heart; even faith with her beacon
light of love and trust, whispers no assur-
ance Of brighter morrow. s5.... .,a1 gaat.i.
Nlthered and strewn are the flowers of
JOY VIC gathered but yesterday, and tho sun,
light OF bliss which beaned from the eye.
giving it its beauty and brightness as the
glowing heart bounded with happiness
oh how changed---all sorrowful and dim.
med with tears
Clouds, dark and lowering, hang brood
ing in moody silence over the spirit recent
ly SO joyous and happy. Aa@T'a'
And why this change? The Garth is
still rs beautiful, the sun beams as golden,
and the flowers as fair as yesterday Ali
| different chord of the heart has been
touched; this mysterious mechanism, this
harp of thousand strings" perhaps has
been touched by rude and impractical
hands, or even the thought of absent loved
ones, amid mirth and gladness, will cause
! its delicate chords to yibrate and quivera IN
notes Of sadness; a sneering look or an un-
kind word will wiring from the delicately
strung instrument the plaintive tones Of sor-
row. and woe.
How many hours of bitter sadness are
suffered from the treachery, or selfishness
Of friends who have been loved and trusted.
filling the heart at once so honest and con-
fiding with misanth,ooy and distrust. But
lite IS full Of changes, a moving panorama
Of lights and shadows To-day we are q
household band, gathered with father and
mother around the home hearth; to-mor.
row, as it were, We are scattered far, far
from each other, each one battling alone
the waves and storms Of llfe--sisters and
brothers separated far from each other, but
amid all the changes-these lights and sha-
dows, there is a light than can illume the
darkest hour Of parting, or sorrow can
raise the bowed soul when adversely pros
trates, or friends prove recreant to all the
sweet and holy ties of friendship which
are so strongly twined about the heart
When the joys Of earth fail to raise the
heart cast down by care and disappoint-
mcnt, then it is that the comforting, con-
scling influences of Divine Grace purifies
the soul, weaving its earth-bound, earth
fcttered affections from its unstable, unsa.
tisfying joys, to the enduring Joy and
bliss Of. Heaven Hrs. II. j. NeHton.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-06-16

bers OF the State Convention 10 be Assem-
bled in August, want to know who not 10
nominate, il will be well for them 10 consult
any gentleman, Of whatever politics, who
he's passed last winter, Or part Of the last
session Of Congress, in Washington. They
viii be satisfied by such consultation, that
there are ut least zone ambitious seek
ers Of Congressional honors, whom II h their
duty to avoid, IL they would have their
party succeed, and the State properly repre-
sented in the House Of Representatives.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-06-16

The following Ia the speech Of President
BUCHANAN at Chapel Hill. delivered In re-
Spouse 10 IN address Of welcome from I'resi-
dent SwAIS, Of the University;
Mr.. BUCHANAN said thank you for
your kindpess and ] am thankful Tor the
kindness with which have bssn received
by the citizens. ! have always had o par
TALLY for this good Old North State. Her
en,insntly prudent, wise, and conservative
sons have always stood by the Constitution
and laws, and are destined In the history Of
this country u do much 70 preserve oar gIo.
ri0us Union.
thank you most heartily for the kind
reference which you have made 10 my native
State. I an proud 10 hear her associated
with North Caroline. The two sisters have
generally met together In oil important
questions. And 10 oil history North Caro-
Inns has followed the footsteps Of Governor
Iiarisdale, In whose day, ~ In Penis day,
the Indians oil loved the white man, because
the Indians were treated kindly by him.
You refer 10 mournful events. You
speak Of President Polk. lie wss proud
10 speaking Of bis intense love for bis alma
Maisy. lie was good man, . great man,
On honest man. No man ever performed
the duties Of bis high Office more coDscien-
tiously than James X. Polk. Justice has
Dot yet bern done 10 his memory. Bat the
impartial historian, when be comes 10 collect
the events Of that period. will place james
X. Polk On the list Of the most noble and
distinguished men Of The country. He wss
laborious mso, and sacrificed himself with
intense labofs. might refer 10 otbsr dis
tinguished men who have graduated at this
College, which would probably be invidious.
OF the dead We may speak u 10 bsst 10
10y nothing Of the liyiog.
1 have come TO this institutioo OF learning
because mind with me b everything. II
has produced the bst fruits 81 the eoan.
try. II ns practical Institution, end ]
may venture to say, proves the superior.
ity Of q collegiate over q private cducs-
ton. II Greats emulation. The boy who B
compelled 10 reciie with bis master. not To-
,ermingled with otbeu. has not due spirit
Of emulation aroused while each boy ct
college endesyors 10 acquire superiority over
The Other, and BE- becomes thoroughly pre-
pared. This preparation has been sen 10
hosts Of men whom Jon have ssnt t0 Other
State. AZ Ear - know. they carry with
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-06-16

them the firm integrity aud wisdom which
charactcrizcs the people Of this State in On
eminent degree. They have been scattered
over the wids, add have contributed essen.
TALLY to give character to the place Of their
choice.
wish could address oil the young men
10 my hearing. A vast responsibility rests
upon them. A. generations Of men rise and
sink aud are forgotten, principles remain
and are eterunl. would advise them to
devote themselves 10 the preservation Of the
principles oil the Constitution, for without
these blessings our liberties are gone. Let
this Constitution be torn into atoms let
thirty republics rise up against each other,
and i would be the most fatal day for the
liberties OF the human race that have ever
dawned upon any land, Let this expert.
ment be tried, and mankind and every friend
Of liberty would deplors the sad event. l
belong to passing generation. Ny lamp
Of life cannot continue long. ] hope may
survive TO the end Of my Presidential term,
but no emphatically do I believe that man.
kind as well n the people OF the United
States are interested In the preservation OF
this Union that | hope may DO gathered
to my fathers before ] should witness It's
dissolution,
10 the lux and reaux Of public opinion
things are constantly passing away. Events
that may BE- considered great today the re.
fiax OF public opinion may remove tomor-
row. Let us keep together. then, for better
or worse. ~ man and wife. 1At II DO the
same. For though troubles. a. they say
sometimes prevail 10 the married state, yet
still the couple hold together and pursue
their qaIct way.
thank you for the kind and cordial re-.
ccption. have no doubt Il will prove one
Of the most interesting periods OF my life.
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encs Of the Piosser 4 Demorvst.

Csrrespopdencs of the Piouser Democrat
ST. PETKK, June 10th, 1859.
The sojourner in Minnesota who desires
foil acquaintance with its beauty, and rich
resources, cannot do better than take passage
for this place upon one Of the 6De steamboats,
now plying between st, Paul and the various
points upon the river. II after riding on
this lovely prairie, and through the big
woods, and viewing the valley as be can
view it from many places On the bluff in
the neighborhood, be is not satisfied that
our State teens with oil sthst can attract
immigration and enterprise, with view to
substantial, industrial production, ADD re.
joice the lover Of nature, he must be dull
indeed, and had better return o. once 10 the
region whence be came, and where dulloew
pays" Beneath the clear skies Of this
charming month, the eye 10 never wearied,
bat IL always gIsddened with gazi ng upon
the green sward, the varied foliage Of the
trees, and the romantic wipdipgs Of this
splendid stream. The people too. are 10
,elligent, and sgrse.bly cordial 10 their In
tercourse With strangers, and like al Mime
so,iaps, cheerful and hopeful in the con.
sciouspess Of the superiority Of their State,
notwithstanding hard times and bad gov
eminent.
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Ho0rs ~ PARE" Beile Britsin writes
from Paris. 10 March last. that csinoline {,
subsiding. The haul Ton Of Pars have nsv1
worn hoops Of such vast retspdisy - ~
have sesn 10 New York /; end. without b.
Ing too curious % the sabject, have core
TO the conclusion that The Pssisiao skirt q
nov worn, IL made Of soos more flexible
material than steel. Al I'll events Il yields
more easily and grsoeiuily 10 crowd. The
bonpets are becoming larger. end the gri.
-etts lwho wear cps oaly) ere The only
bsrsheadcd people 10 The streets Of Paris.
Trailing drssss ere worn oaly 10 casvlsgn'
end drswing-sooms. end 10 cat end colsr
thsy are more ssbdssd thaa 10 broadway.
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rhs Fo,,y es slavery Axssss,o..


II anything more were needed 10 con.
vince Northern mon Of the entire absence
~ a.nu., "a sn.,o,r ,,o,n ~. s,ru.,,o, ~
" mug" " "''''' "o4 '"' '""@'.' y
new slave States, tho extract below, ron
the M,Stsippion. y strong Southern rights
paper. pablished NJ Jacksou. would seem 10
T.. .o.,,,.,,. ..a a., 49,. ,h., A.. 900,
-"" ~ 80
sdo NJ inc norm ABOUT tue Incorporation OF
more slave States Into the Union, IL . parti-
san affair rather than a decentralization In be-.
l.u - s...,,- a.. a,...,...... 1. .o,
""" " "'"' "'P'"" % 'o'''.
n'cn.'hg on 40 sric'e o. the sensation sort
In the New York Tribune, In which the
formation Of a new slave State out Of tho
.ou,hern mar, n c.li,o,,,. 1. made . tart
'o' "on'y ""ou' '"e eA'e"s'on VI ss'c'y'
Our southern contemporary, taking practi'
cal view OF the question, remarks IN fol.
lows:
But the Tears OF black Republicans on
the one hand. and the hopes OF southern
journalists on the other. arc alike groundess.
s""sN =" "" """'sNS '" "sss"h ~""'s"s $50
State, how much socyer its soil and climate
may be adapted TO slavery, under existing
circumstances. A slave population for that
purpose cannot be furnished BY the southern
States. They cannot be spared. The scar.
city and high price Of slaves 10 the South.
and the superabundant population Of the
North. will prevent the former from compe'
ting with the latter 10 the settlement Of the
Territories with the remotest prospect Of
success. The Vaccinations Of Walker and
Stanton did much TO embarrass the southern
cause In Kansas, but II would have tri.
umphed 10 spite Of them, the slave States
could have spared tho necessary population
and labor.
And II Kansas, lying directly upon the
borders Of Missouri, and preseuting para
mount reasons 10 the skveholdIDg States
why her Institutions ought to have been sim.
liar 10 theirs, was lost 70 them, what pros
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sncurs'oa 10 The sioaI Paymsat-hr,h Of hoy On the
FRANK steele. and his ucspi,abis Rscepaon--lm-
pro,,msnl In he Conditos Of the IndiAns--fhs
Lower sioax-hajor cullsns Labor o. their No
halt-pes,h Of Col Robertson the Superintendent Of
The Indian schco's-rhs rayment-A whi,key
seiler in Limbo Col. Absrerombie The Malicious
and uatouadsd chAises against him Krpeai,,on 10
the lsnttonnaia. Ac Ae.
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EXCURSION FROM sHEYESSE To FORT ABsR-
CRoNBIE.
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VIII leave for Fort Garry and Lake Win-
nepeg.
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FIRST STEAMBOAT ON RID RIVER.

LArScR or rHs ANS. SoRrHRrP."