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Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1859-10-19

TIE San JUAN D1RRIcULrY.-The London Times
has another editorial on the new boundary difficulty
With the United States. 1t laments that the former
treaty should have left any pretext for the question
which has arisen, and says that is case for the
earliest possible settlement It points out the ab-
sudity Of going to war for SO trivial matter, but
argues that England must nevertheless assert her
rights if they are plain The article concludes with
relations existing between the two countries, and
laments the effects that war would have upon both
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1859-10-19


We are glad to announce that Yankee Rohinso0's
Circus and Theatre, now exhibition here. d sst
the show recently held At CASTOR, where many eit-
xens were maltreatcd by the showmen. That wss
Robinson L Lakes Circus, and Yankee Robinson i
in no wise connected with them The following
from the Valley Va) Star; will give our citizens.
and others the estimation in which Yankee RoLinGp'
is held in that section:
by reference to our advertising columnal & vjll
be seen that the Prince Of Showmcn. Yankee Rob
inson, will he here Saturday Of the prrscnt week.
The lovers Of amusement vii; be delighted 10 hssF
Of the Yankees return to our Plsce. snd ve believe
there will be large turn out Of people On Saturday.
Our exchanges throughout Pennsylvania snd New
York speak in the highest terms II the manass,ent
Of this establishment and pronounce the cotss-
tainments given. to be Of the highest order. Do
ing our SeNnection With The press, We have tAnsr
acted business with circus psopsietoss and III ost
classes Of showmen, and among the number. Ne
have found none ~ honorable rs VI. Robinsoa.-
We have known him for ysars and never hsard bin
not condeecend to dishonorable act lie gives
personal attention to the performance Of his comps.
ny, and admits Of nothing that coh oasnd the most
refined taste. lee. .....- sut,
Mr.. r, informed Us when hcrc) that were one q
his employees to make use Of vulgar serd In the
presence Of m audience that employee should b dr.
charged before leaving the ring. Such rules carried
into effect must insure perfect success on the part
Of the preprietess Of the performers u , unpeesS
ary to say anything. An who attended the Exhiba
ton ven On the 10th Of June know what they ere
| Several new ones have been ADDED to the troupe.
We do not give this notice Cor the purpose Of in
ducing our readers to 30 to the show" II they
inteRd going they will 90 without advice in ths
matter. We only desire to give our opinion a shs
gentlenanly proprietor. who u on his Way, 70 th,
"hr South" and may not visit ux for years % come
He has our best wishes for success pccuniariy, and
| We shall always rcmcmbcr that there n one homes
| showman-who is Yankee Rohinaon. To orr beesh
ern Of the quill. We recommcd him prompt IN ful
filling his cngagcments-always doing business q
| the "square"
We are authorised ~ M Robinson to say shs
he viii give half the gros receipts Of "Wednesday
afternoons performanee fcr the benefit Of the Poos
the money to Be placed in the hands Of Rev. W.
w. Crowdcr for discretionary distribution; q, b
viii place Il IL the hands Of the Mayor Of the City
to be dispossd Of the citizens of Raleigh may d
rect GThs Mayor to appoint the Chief Coastal:
or any other person to take charge Of the door. %
We hope that al who desire TO attend the -,
will ID - On Wednesday afternoon; and that shos
who do not desire to attend viii at least buy
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Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1859-10-19

TARBosocaH MsScUi1f. 4 ~. Williams he's asso-
s..ea with himself in the, Asssxsys William B.
S~tn, ESQ.,, formerly Of the Newbem Dtlta, and
"e' paper var EJrtxlt6f Se conducted BY Messra
Su'n and Williams, Editpqf sWAX4h ths, krcsa
y and its Editors the most abundant success and
Prosperity! IVA AioY u as.
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The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1859-05-04
The Mammoth Pine Forest. a
A California correspondent of the New
Val Dot h,, r.1f. 4 3

A California correspondent of the New
York Post has the following: @ = -
The Mammoth Pine Grove is at the
south fork of the Merced We found them
not only up the valley, but up the mountain
knowing what to look for, following our di-
rections and expecting to finding something
at every turn. We saw many trees of teii
and fifteen feet in diameter, and, though at
any other time we should have gazed in
wonder at that, we had got our ideas UP,
and that was not enough. But as we were
thus wandering along, suddenly, right In
the midst of all the other trees, appeared a
most enormous something we did
not think for minute, for though it was
tree, it was so entirely ditIercntf,om all our
notions Of trees that it for q moment wa,
unintelligible. But when we came nearer,
and getting a clearer and fuller view of It's
whole, obtained an idea Of its form, then the
wonder of its size could be seen and felt
My companion walked his mule around II,
and it took him minute, less thirteen sec
onds We soon came upon another
an old dead trunk lying along the ground
and partially burned out. Into it three
could easily ride abreast, two could go near
ly through, and one could pass out at the
farther end. But if tie bark were cleared
off the wood, or if it were more fully burn
ed out. four or five could ride throuyh With
ease. Wesaw others even larger, and stand
ing; one, the largest, was thirty-six feet in
diameter, and one hundred and eight feet in
circumference. These trees are of the ''red-
wood species--a kind of pine which is
common in California, though only three or
four of these mammoth groves have been
discovered as yet. They grow in among
the more ordinary-sized pines, which, being
all fine trees, serve to show the immensity
of the redwoods. Most Of them-are from
two hundred to three hundred feet in height,
and there are some nearly four hundred
In the Calaveras grove there is tree four
hundred and fifty feet high; and one, which
was thirty three feet in diameter, they have
sawed off and planed; over it is built pa
villion, and it is used as a dancing hall, the
floor of which is ninety nine feet in circum-
ference
Though so high, none of these trees taper
toward the top-or but very little; a tree
so feet in diameter five feet above the ground,
will be IS to 20 feet at its top. True, this
is quite difference, but in 800 feet it hard
ly shows. The bark is very thick ard
rough; the limbs. commencing 100 feet from
the ground, grow out nearly straight for
several feet and then turn suddenly up; they
are thick and stubbed; the foliage is very
mcagre, being chiefly clustered around the
ends Of the hooked boughs The lower part
of the trunks and the roots spread out on
every side, and, in consequence of the fires
every summer, there are large cavities in
nearly every tree. There is not much grace
or beauty in any of them, but they are the
"awfulest biggest things" that ever l did
see There has been another grove OF
them discovered lately on the banks Of the
Fresno '. f
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1859-05-04
Whats q Wife 2

What's . wife3
"a wife," says Hyacinth Self.will Lofty,
"why wife is a woman that belongs to a
man. She is pretty little creature made
to tickle his fancy, his vanity, and his self
love; and to laugh, sing, and dance through
his otherwise dull habitation. But upon
her dance, mind you, she must see that the
house is kept in order that the dinner is
always well cooked; that the buttons and
the hose are all right and that nothing in
fereswith his comfort In short, wife is a
husbands will and pleasure--a most agree
rble provision made by the Creator for mans
good. She is compound Of flowers,
music, and domestic animal, very useful and
very ornamental-all the more desirable
for her Ack Of mental powers, because,
were she not in this respect so much inferi-
or to her decrecd lord and master, she might
become SO presumptuous as to think that a
shoe that fits one foot ought to fit the other;
that good rules work both ways; and that
just as much comfort and delight as she
gives she has a right to demand in return
that so much honor and respect as she pays
she should receive; in short, that she is in
numbers and importance, of rights and pri-
vileges. the peer of her husband"
Thus saith Mr.. Hyacinth Selfwill Lofty.
But james just Common Sense, esq,
answers Nay. but wife is given neither
for toy, nor for a servant, but for a stead
fast friend she is, indeed, fount Of JOY
and pleasures, such as, to a true heart
there is not elsewhere on earth; she is, in
deed, the brightener of his house, and ths
wise and careful guardian Of her family
Of her family-for whatever is his is hers
between welded hearts the words mine and
thine are impudence and absurdity. Blu
she is more than this-she is his conidant
his adviser, his ever sympathising friend
his able and most tender consoler, hi
strength ever when his courage droops; sh
is the voice of Gods love and comfort Il
him as he tolls and struggles through thi
weary world That is what wife is, j
she answers to her Masters ideal; but sh
is seldom found, alas because man is 81
unworthy"
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1859-05-04
Reflections Ofa Low Thief.

A philosophic convict, who is doing the
state some service at the Ohio penitentiary,
breaks out in the following touching strain,
which the Cleveland Plaiadealer picked up
in the street:
''My name is Jim Origins. I'm low
thief. Ny parents was ignorant folks and
my advantages for getting a eddycation was
limited. l have bin to the penitentiary
once afore and sarved my time like a man,
| went for prigging watch Now | am
locked up agin for stealing two or three
ornary overcuts. I'm to stay here three
years. shall always censmc my parents
for not eddycating me. Had been eddy
catid could with my brilliant native ta-
lent have been big thief believe they
call 'en 'defauters. Instead of confining
myself to prigging overcuts, watches, and
sich like | could have plundered thousands
and thousands Of dollars, and the law would
never tech me, for / should be smart enough
to get elected state treasurer, or have sut
hin to do with the banks, and perhaps n
little of both. Most likely | should. The
two bizzinezes seem to be one and insuffra-
blc. Then you see l could ride in my
carriage, live in a big house, with a free
stun front, drive q fast team, and drink as
much gin and sugar as | wanted to. A
investigation might be made and the noos-
papers might come down on me heavy, but
what the ID would / care about that;
having previously taken precious good care
| OF the money. Besides my party would
swear stout that was innersunt as new
born baby, and a great many good people
would wish very pleasant an say; Well
Origins understands what he's bout, he
does
But having no eddycation, I'm only
low thief-a stealer of overcuts and watch
es--an orney cuss any how-and the law
puts me through without mercy. It's all
right s'pose, and yet sometimes think
it's hard to be shut up here, a wearin'
checkered clothes, ivin' on cold vittles
slcepin' on iron bedsteads, loollin' out up
on the world through iron sketer bars, and
a poundin stun like thunder day after day..
week after week, and year after year, while
my brother thieves for, between You and
|, there aint no difference between thief
and a defaulter, except that the latter is
forty times wllss,) who have stole thousands
OF dollars to my one cent are walking out
there in the bright sunshine--dressed up to
KILL store clothes on their backs, and piles
of gold in their pockets. But the law can't
tech defaulters. Not any, Who wasit
that said there wasn'tno difference tween
tweedledum and tweedledee? He lied in
his throat like william, as he was: tell We
there is a tremendous difference. Oh! that
| had been literally eddycated.
jim GRIGGINs.
'Penitentiary, Columbus, March, 1859.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1859-05-04
A Jersey License.

"A Jersey AlcenScs
In that benighted territory which has been
| accidentally, by some earthquake" thrown
up and affixed to the United States, there
used to be a law which required those about
perpetratins the awful crime of matrimony
to procure license and-pay for it.
In one of the villages of the territory an
eccentric genius, still living and reigning,
oficiated as county clerk. The village was
quite secluded in the sand plains and the
Squire pastured his cows on the broad acres
around, bringing them home at night and
letting them so to grass and sand in the
morning. He kept bell tied on one of
them to help him in finding them; but one
morning as he was letting them loose, he
perceived that the clapper of the bell was
lost. Being unable to find it, he made a
substitute by making fast his Office key
Not till he had reached his office did it occur
to him that he should want the key, but
now finding himself locked out, he betook
himself to other matters, proposing to re-
cover the key at night. About noon a
rough-and-ready Jerseyman, in full dress,
came riding into town, inquired for the clerk,
scared him up, and asked for a marriage
license.
Sorry can't accommodate you to-day,
but it's no CO.
"Why not? Tine going to be spliced
to night, and must have it whether or
no."
But, the fact is" said the clerk, emy Of
fice is locked up, and my COW has gone away
with the key ~
"The COW what does the cow want with
the key?"
So the old fellow told the whole story, and
so the two set Oft for sandy plains to find the
cows and get the key But the more they
looked, the less they found, and finally had
to give it up. A bright thought struck the
clerk of the county.
'fll fix you outp' said he, and young
Jersey jumped rod, so tickled was he to
know that he was to be fixed out of the fix
he was in. They proceeded to store close
by the office, and there the county scribe in
dictcd the following autograph:
''Territory of New Jersey, ss:
To all that may see these, greeting
Whereas, the undersigned, clerk of this
county, having this morning unthoughtedly
tied my Office key as clapper into my cow S
bell: and whereas the said COW has gone
astray to parts. unknown, bearing with her
the said key, and therefore the said key is
non est iarentus-that is, can't be had; and
whereas one Abner Barns has made appli-
cation to me for marriage license, and that
said Abner insists that he cannot wait until
the cow comes home with the key, but is
compelled by the violence of his feelings
and the arrangements already made to get
married: Therefore these presents are to
command any person legally authorized to
celebrate the rites Of matrimony, to join the
said Abner Barnes to Rebecca Downes, and
for doing so, this shall be your sufficient
authority. .........
Given under my hand and private seal Of
the doorstep of my officc-the seal of my
office being locked up and my COW having
gone off with the key-this fourth day Of
October, A. D. Is.
"HFNRY OSBORN, Clerk"
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1859-05-04
Selett 2netry.
THE LAND Ok DREAMS.

THE LAND Ok DREAMS.
NY ANNIE cnEsNvILLE.
have dreamed Of fairy land,
Where the peace Of the soul is unstirrsd;
Where the feet may dance as on golden sand,
To the musical song Of the bird.
Where our home is lordly hall,
On the banks Of murmuring stream,
Where the softest rays Of the sunlight fall
Like the dawn Of poets dream.
Where vine.clad hills surround
The spot which our love doth embower;
Whore eur cherished world Is enchanted ground,
Which the spoiler can never dsvour.
But I've heard the tempest vail
In the branches Of desolatc trees;
And the mournful sound Of the midnight gale
Hath broken such spells as these. . ..
Oh 4 the world which the weary trace, -.-
Has birthright Of seyrox and
Dus rne dreaming land is glorious place,
And the soul would much rather be there.
TIL e X ISS. -.
~ HRRRIcx.
1. Among the fsncies tell me this,
What Is the thing We call . kissi
2. I shall resolve ye what is:
II II creature born and bred
Between the lips all cherry red ...
BY love and warm desires fed
Chorus.-And makes more soft the bridal bed.
2. 1t il an active fame, that flies
First to the pupils Of the eyes,
And charms them there with lullabiss
Chorus.-And stills the bride, too, when she cries.
2. Then to the chin, the cheek, the ear.
It frisks and dies now here, now there
IT'S now far OF, and then tits near;
Chor1s.-And here, and there and everywhere.
1. Has it speaking virtue,-2. Yes.
l. How speaks il, say ~. Do you but this,
Part your joined lips, then speaks your kisl
Choyus.--And this loves sweetest language Is.
1. Has it body,-2. Ay, and wings,
With thousand rare encolorings;
And as it tiies, 1t gsotly sings,
Chorus Love honey yields, but never stings.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1859-05-04

Illusions Of Life.
Man is never satisfied with his lot The
heart demands something more something
higher, something better, whatever blessings
it may already enjoy. The scriptural
Adam and Eve are typical. The garden of
Eden is ours. We bask in its sunshine, its
tragant flowers are all around us, plentiful
fruits invite us to partake of their riches.
Well were it for this ply steal frame, if we
knew of no fruit forbidden us to taste For
what is beyond our reach tempts us more
than anything else; and in obtaining it We
exile ourselves from Paradise. Remorse for
transgression is the flaming sword that pre-
vents our return.
Realities never content us. The present
is probably as tine a valley as there is in the
whole, region of life. But the woods are
nothing but woods, shady, it is true, and
green, quite ordinary. The streams are
excellent, but we would have beds of pearl.
in place of those deceitful pebbles. Ali
there must be woods and swecter streams
beyond the blue hills yonder. So we travel;
but the soft and !reamy future becomes a
piain hard reality as we proceed Theses
very rocks we now tread once looked lovely
under the warm haze of hope; SO shall the
charm of the heights before rs melt away,
and show us as we climb, Just such lodges,
gnarled oaks, chasms, morasses, wild pines
and barren slopes as we have passed
1t is not a design that nature cheats us
with those illusions. Continually striving
for more exquisite beauty and higher hap
piness, we fulfil law. 1t is well that no
material paradise is sufficient paradise for
us. In this circumstance of his being, man
differs from his animal. The lion in the
desert, the tiger in the jungle, the ape in the
woods, has no aspirations above his state.
But the tendency of the soul is upward
upward forever What mockery this life
would be, if the grave were the end of all
things Iii, after chasing golden butterflies
or illusions through all the summer days,
death only met our embrace-if the actors
IN this drama emerge not from behind the
scenes in their true character, after the
funeral curtain falls upon the last act oe
life. @