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St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-12-15
COUNTRY MEETIN' TALK.

An Illinois editor, who sometimes
has an attack of Photography" at
tended country meetin'," where he
took down the following notes of diff,
ferent topics of conversation at ono
time
Vote for Lovejoy - exclaimed a
political aspirant Indignantly "Fd
sooner vote for William Lloyd CARR
son himself, loaded down as he is
with"
1.-Two Of the fattest beef critters
you ever set your eyes on" interrupt,
ed dealer in cattle, that | sold
for"
That horrid yellow dress again ="
exclaimed Miss Spruce in what might
have sounded like whisper if She
had been on the other side of the
room painted, too, half an inch
thick, and wears"
Teeth and toe nails to get the of.
flee" broke in another politician "but
the people will not trust him again
besides he is"
Spawned in both hind legs, wind,
broken and fUundered to boot, as l
told Mr.. Jarvis at the time"
One tea cup full of butter, two of
sugar, three of flour, four eggs and q
sprinkle of nutmeg, makes"
Both ends meet when the year
comes round, poor woman ! for she
has got six children, the Oldest one
blind, and
No saddle or bride TO ride him
with 4; somebody stole it while | was
gone to Chicago after"
"The long promised millenial day
which, we have no doubt, is to bo
brought about through the ministra.
ton Of
1.-TWO Dutchmen, monkey, and a
hand organ to grind it and oh ! it
makes the funniest music and the lit,
tie figures danced around like"
5000 miles of railroad track, and
this at an estimate cost Of"
Five cents a dozen. sold four
hens to Mrs Wilson. and the hawks
carried off three, besides any number
of chickens, and"
Such a handsome young man {;
and he dances so beautifully. Did
you ever see a handsomer pair of whis-
kcrs, or more insinuating--"
Handle to my new tea pot, and
Tommy declared he hadn't touched it
at all, and knew Emily hadn't for
she said she had been all the time"
" Running at the rate of twenty
five miles an hour, with no head lights
on, and around a curve at that, when
the locomotive broke the bridge
over"
THAT young Miss Brown that had
the small pox last spring. They do
say that she is going to marry"
Two pointer dogs and the best
gun in town. l wanted the gun tho
worst way, and offered him.
The scarlet fever and the whoop.
{ing-cough, and | don't know what he
hasn't had, poor little darling. This
is the first time Eve taken him out at
all since"
The Mexican war, which I consid-
er perfectly unjustifiaOlc, unless it ba
on the ground that
"The preacher has come |" exclaimu
ed boy, and depositing my report in
my pocket, | proceeded into the school
house to muse upon the utility of pho.
biography.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-12-15
An Infant BabOOn.

| The following curious account of n
baboon family is translated from a re-
cent French work, by NJ Boitard, for
Goodrich's Illustrated Natural Histo.
ry:
"Thcrc have hccn and still are in
the mcnagcric ~! Tn" Garden of Plants
Paris, Il number of balloons, and four
years ago, IA female who had a Young
one, furnished one of the most anu
sing and singular spcctaclcs | ever
witnessed. She was placed with it
i'll cage, near the one she formerly
occupied with several other animals
of the same species. The infant ba-
boon was hdcousl y ugly, but she Law
iShcd upon it the most tender carcsscs
When It was eight days old. the door
. Of communication was opened, and
her male entered. The mother, seat
ed i'll the middle of the cage, held the
young heir in her arms, precisely as a
nurs" would do under similar circum-
stances. The happy father approached
and embraced his mate with French
gallantry upon each side of the face
he then kissed the little one, and sat
down opposite the mother 50 that THEN
knees touched each other They then
both began to move their lips with ra
pldlty, taking the young one from
each others arms, as if they were
having IA most animated conversation
concerning it.
The door was again opened, and
the bab0on friends entered one after
another, each embracing the mother
who, however, would not allow then
to touch the young one. They seated
themselves in IA circle and moved THEN
lips, as if fclicitatinG the happy couple
on the arrival Of the son and heir. amG
perhaps finding in it a marvellous re-
scmblance to either the father or moth
cr. This scene was very much like
that which often takes place in the
human family on similar occasions
except that we suspect the iciicitation,
were more heartfelt and genuine al
the part of the brutcs. than on that o.
their more favored prototypes.
All the baboons wished To cares,
the young one but no sooner did on,
of them put forward his hand, than ;
good slap from the mother warue,
him of his indiScretinn Those whC
were placed behind her stretched thci
hand out silly, slid it under her arm
and succeeded sometimes, to thci
great joy, in touching the little OH,
without the mother perceiving it, par
ticularly when she was engaged il
conversation. But a smart correction
soon taught them that their indiscrc
tion was observed, and they quickl,
retreated. 1t was evident that til,
monkey mother, thoroughly acquaint
ed with the requirements of her posi-
ton, knew perfectly well how to di
vide her attention between her guest
and her infant charge"
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-12-15

Here is Winter, bright and gay,
Asking for a cheerful lay
That the scenes Of winter time,
BE rehcarsed in measured rhyme
Chccrily on each season glides,
Now tbs snow,
Cheeks aglow,
Time of bells and sleighs and rides
Here is Winter, earth is bright,
Mantled in robe of white
Bracing air, clear and cold.
Quickening pulse Of young and old
Now bring out the pleasure sleigh,
Fast or slow,
Echo, no!
Jingle go the bells today!
Winter comes with Joyful token
ot each cheerful heart out spoken
Christmas, with its merry gladnesS,
New Years. with more hope than sadness
Let the bells ring Out their chime,
Heart and voice
Again rciui,c.
Welcome still the Winter time.
Winter comes with cares and JOYS.
Labor study. books and TOYS
Winter evenings. what a treasure
liom" scene "t social pleasure,
Or out IN the moon idir light,
Horse and sleigh,
Then away.
Jingle go the bells Tonight,
Here is Winter don't forget
There are poor and needy vet
To the s"rrU"!ng still hc kind,
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-12-15
GdesOaro the Course of empire tales its d0lap."
W, FLOYD COUNTY. IOWA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15 1885,

spiration, and be alive. 1t does no
seem to me that Beecher is so much
more talented than others. His geniu,
lies more in his talking as he thinks
forgetting that he is clergyman, anc
making the earth Gods great teacher
to man-dcals with all things natura
and beautiful as his helpers-to lif
humanity unto higher plane of life
tIocks and herds, fields and woods
flowers and birds, everything good
and true that comes to the senses OF
men, as the work Of Gods hands, he
gathers up like arrows in his quiver
and shoots them in illustrations with
his unerring bow to touch your unsen.
sltlve and forgetful heart and bring you
back, wounded, but grateful to an ac-
knowlcdgement, THAT God is good
and his tender mercies are over all his
works. Now and then he says most
prcposterOus things, but those that
Know him best love him most, and
forgive him for the much good that
falls free as the summer showers from
his tongue.
His orthodoxy is not exactly like
my orthodoxy, but like the man for
the freedom that is in him. Because
he IS natural, earnest and sincere, and
do not believe tha: all men must
think exactly in my line to be able to
appreciate them We ought never to
boast Of true civilization till we can
learn to hc more tolerant of the feel
lnGs and opinions of others, than the
most of Us are willing to be now.
II people are alive, earnest, honest,
and tolerant, willing to wait patient
Iy and hear kindly, what they deem
the faults of others, till they can con-
vince them Of errors, and yield mp
their own, then | think they may claim
to be civilized
The barbarian immoIatcs all who do
not worship his God, and feels that he
Is carrying out the divine will of him
he worShips. True Christianity re-
qHrrcS that we should love our neigh
borS as ourselves, which if rightly car
rled out would lead us to respect their
convictions Of right and duty, as We
ask them to respect ours
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-12-15

over straightway and would not TAX
a lee, the fact is, grave as he was, b,
was dying to be alone that he nigh
give vent to suppressed laugh that
was shaking him all over and SmitI
and Smiths wife went joyfully home
and kissed every one of their children
lhe little Smiths never knew tha,
their father and mother had ever beer
made strangers to each other by legis
lativc enactment.
Meanwhile, and on the same night
Jones returned to his native town
Burlington, | believe-and sought a.
once the fine black eyes which he hat
hoped shortly to call his own. The
pretty widow sat on the sofa, a white
handkerchief tied carelessly about hel
round white throat, her black hair laid
IN silky waves against each rosy
check.
Divorce is the word,' cried Jones.
playfully patting her double chin
the fact is Eliza I'm rid of that
cursed woman, and you and I'll be
married tonight. | knew how to
manage those scoundrels at Trenton
champagne superior was it break,
fast! did the business for them. Put
on your bonnet and let us 90 to the
preachers at once, dearest
The widow, who was among wild
ows as peaches among apples, put on
her bonnet and took Jones arm, and
Just look how handsome it is put
on parchment " cried Jones, pulling
ont the document before her " here's
the law that says Jacob Jones and
Ann Caroline Jones are two
Putting her plump gloved hand on
his shoulder she did look at it.
. dear !" she said, with her rosy
lips, and sank back, half fainting on
the sofa.
% blazcs !" cried Jones, and sank
beside her, rustlng the fatal parch-
ment in his hand, here's lot of hap
pincss and champagne gone to ruin.
1t was hard case. Instead of be-
ing divorced, and at liberty to marry
the widow, Jacob Jones was simply,
10y the Legislature of New Jersey, in.
corporated into turnpike company.
and what made it worse, authorized to
run from Burlington to Bristol When
you reflect that Burlington and Bris-
tol are located just mile apart, on
opposite sides of the Delaware river,
you will observe the extreme hopeless
ness Of Jones's case.
It's all the fault of that turnpike
man who gave them the champagne
superior was it the breakfast p
cried Jones in agony. "If they'd
chartered me to turnpike from Pigs
Run to Tcrrapin Hollow. might have
borne it but the very idea of build
ing n turnpike from Burlington t
Bristol bears an absurdity on the face
of it,"
So it did.
And you amt divorced" said Ell.
"a, tear running down each check.
" No !" thundercd Jones, crushing
his hat between his knees. " and what
is worse, the Legislature is adjourned
and gone home drunk, and won't be
back to Trenton till next year :"
1t was a hard case
The mistake (?O had occurred on
the last day of the session, when leg
islat"rs and transcribing clerks were
laboring under champagne break
fast Smiths name had been put
where Jones's ought to have been, and
" wlSry werscy," as the Latin poet
has it
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-12-15
Tge yntelligenter.
Gen. Taylor and Mr.. Clay.

The following interesting political
"Reminiscences is ascribed to Daniel 5.
Dickinson, the ex-senator of New
York. 1t appears in journal of the
village of his residence
" Among the causes of cstranoc.
ment between Mr.. Clay and Gen. Tay-
lor, and probably the great and final
one, was this Mr.. Clay, it may he
remembered, had a son niumanclv
butchcrcd at Buena Vista in the Mcxi-
can war. The son left widow and
promising, manly boy, of some sixteen
or seventeen years. This boy was
anxious to be appointed a cadet at
West Point and receive military ed.
ucatlon, and his request was warmly
seconded hy his mother and his grand
father, Henry Clay. Henry Clay there
upon wrote to Mr.. Polk. then Prcsi.
dent and his successful rival for TN.
station, requesting the appointment of
ms grandson as cadet at large Mr..
FOLK at once ordered his name to
bc placed on the list fer appointment.
and it was done bnt Gov. Marcy
then Secretary Of War, upon the cX-
animation usual in such cases, found
that he was below the requisite age
to enter the academy, and the rules Of
the war department were too imrcra.
tive to be changed, and his name was
not, for that reason, sent TO the Sen.
ate. Mr.. Polk, however, placed on ;hc
files OF the war department lrttcr
under his own hand, detailing the cir
cumstanccs, and requesting his sue.
ccsSor, whoever he might hc, to ap-
point yonng Clay, who, in the first
year Of the then next administrator.
would be "t sufficient agr. Gen. Tav.
Tor, a political friend Of Mr. ClIv. .
proved tn he his next surr,>S,r. Tie,
list OF cadets is usually prepared nv
the secretary Of war and corrected Ny
the president, and in making up the
list under Gen. Taylor's aImiuistra-
ton, Mr.. Crawford, his secretary of
war, placed young CIay's name at the
head Of the list Gen. Taylor, when
he reviewed the list, struck ont the
name with his own hand aud refused
to appoint him. This strange act was
never forgotten or forgiven by Henry
Clay, and it is believed both parties
died without any change in their rcla-
tl"ms. When General Taylur's death
was announced in the Senate, and Mr..
Webster, General Cass and others
prom 'nncod eulogics upon his charac-
f.r hr l.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-12-15
THE EFFECTS OF SMOKING,

The remarkable research made bv
NJ Bouisson upon the danger of smok,
ing has attracted the notice of the
Academic, and has been rewarded
with high praise. The horrors hither,
to unknown, or unacknowledged, with
which smokers are threatened, nay
more, convicted by NJ. Bouisson, are
sufficient upon bare anticipation to
ruin the revenue and the pipe-makors
also. Cancer in the mouth, NJ. Bonisr
son declares to have grown SO fire,
qucnt from the use of tobacco, that ID
now forms one of the most dreaded
diseases in the hospitals, and at Mont.
pelier, where NJ. Bouisson resides, tho
operation OF extraction forms the prips
cipai practice of the surgeons there,
In short period of time, from lS4a
to 1859, NJ. Bouisson himself perform,
ed sixty-eight operations for cancer
i'll the lips at the Hospital Saint Eloi.
The writer's on cancer previous to our
day mention the rare occurrence Of
the disease in the lips, and it has
therefore become evident that it must
have increased of late years in proper,
ton with the smoking of tobacco,
NJ. Bouisson proves this fact by the
relative increase in the French duties
on tobacco. which, in 1912, brought
an annual amount Of twenty-five mil.
lions, and now give revenue of ono
hundred and thirty millions almost
that attained by the duties Oh lwines
and spirits, and far beyond that rem.
dered by those on sugar. NJ. Bouis,
son remarks, justly or not, that " this
figure, extravagant as it may appear,
fades into insigniticanoe before that
attained by the British tax, which,
according to DR.. Seymour, amounts
to q fabulous sum in country where
boys smoke from five o'clock in the
afternoon till three o'clock in tho
morning. and where children Of ten
years old are known to consume "a
many as forty cigars in a day IN
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-12-15
NUMBER so,

where it has kept up it's ceaseless
ticking for nearly six years. Mr. Hem
erickson leaves family of four sons
and four daughters, all of them. we
believe, given to inventions. Had he
died ten years ago, how emphatically
would it have been said that his life
has been wasted in "the hopeless eff,
fort to obtain perpetual motion."---N.
Y Journal of Commerce.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-12-15
ROBERT THOMAS,
LITTLE JOHNNY MOORE,
st. Louis, Sept 3, 1859.
"HoSHHY n The pf:sr POLICY"

Not even content with this, the gen
erous stranger placed in a neat bead
purse five twenty dollar gold pieces
which he directed the lad to give tc
his mother
We shall not attempt to portray
the emotions Of the boy. If his quiv-
ering lips and chokcd utterance, and
the smiles that strovc so hard to get
through the great watcry globes that
trembled in his eyes failed to tell
what was going on in his heart, how
shall we tell it.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-12-15

DR.. Franklin says "Whcn | see a
house well furnished with books and
periodicals., there | see intelligent and
wel-informed children but if there
are no books or newspapers, the chill
dren are ignorant If not prohigate"
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-12-15

tears into his eyes, the gentleman
took him to clothing store and dress.
ed him out from top to toe, in a bran
new suit. Then proceeding to a jew
elry store he purchased a good silver
watch, upon which he directed to be
engraved the following words.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-12-15

If you wish to be truly polite, exhi.
bit real kindness in the kindest man.
ncr do this and you will pass at par
in any society without studying tha
rules Of etiquette.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-12-15

Common conversation is the best
mirror Of a persons mind and heart,
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-12-15

He is a first rate collector who can,
upon all occasions, collect his wits.
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Busncs. Cards Of i've lines less will be inserted in
this column for So 90 per For each additional
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The following curious account of a
baboon family is translated from a re-
cent French work, by NJ. Boitard, for
Goodrich'S Illustrated Natural Histo.
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Qoetrp.
WINTERS SONG.
BY GRO. A. HAMILTON

From Moore Rural New Yorker
New Orleans daily crescent., 1859-11-11

Yeas: Messrs Nixon, Cox, DeLabarre, Forstal,
vennard and Whtney--6.
laying roadway banaaetes Noe Dams street and
udosng The resell said contract after five days
Yeas Messrs. Nixon, Cox, DeLabarre, Forstal,
vennard and Whitney,
er resell said the lowest bidder after hse Jays
Yeas: Messrs. Nixon, Cox, DeLabarre, Forsfail'
vennard and Whitney--6 1,,,u,,ra,,,. \, .d.
NJ sdd, sss sssh s sPssl msss Sss e
tracts paving with square npes sou sates on various
sss.s Yeas Messrs. Nixon, Cox Forstal, vennard
resolution The sg. to 3 l tvs two s, so
notice. keeping in sepaf f for ens ,fs sfs ' ss q f sa
the % il es saa tie oh @
Yeas: Messrs. Nixon, Cox, Forstall, DeLabarre
soan ins.,c,iag The Street Commissioner to have
s. @ ss s sas sas s a Canal
the nort side Of Canal stree, hagan @ Avenue oana
nue. Canal and 2 at Common street.
Yeas-Messrs Nixon, Cox, De Labarre, Forstall,
vennard and Whitney-S.
resolution authorizing the surveyor 10 have repaired the
police station house known as Paccanier Station.
Yeas-Messrs. Nixon, Cox, De Labarre, FOrstall,
Yennard and Whtney-6.
resolution authorizing Surveyor have constructed
arches front of the cells Of the condemned department of
Yeas-AIessrs. Nixon, Cox De Labarre, Forstall,
Vennard and Whitney-6.
The rules being suspended Mr.. Vennard offered
the following resolution, which was referred to the
Committee on Streets and Landings.
Rsaire That ordinance No e5 OF revised city laws, entitled
an ordinance defining the fire limits in and for the city of New
Orleans be amended by adding the first section thereof me
following THAT the buildings hereafter to be eccied In
The Fourth District and fronting Magazine street between
Felicity and Josephine also Camp street, from Fe
be and the same shall be OF bricks or other
fifty tile front of said streets, under the penalty sci
forth in said ordinance No a5 Of the revised city laws and ord
narces. ,
The following preamble and resolution, adopted
| by the Assistant Board, were read twice and CON
Cured in, the rules being suspended:
A preamble resolution authorizing the Mayor to appon
snc number of citizens he deem proper to meet sh
Mayor and Aldermen of the cities of Memphis and ST. Louis il
| convention upon the subject of railroads. etc,
| On motion, the Board adjourned to Tuesday next
at o'clock, P. M. .s-s4
CHAs. CLAIBORNE, Secretary.