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Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-01-28
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could see the reason why your smart
housekeepers must of necessity be
Xantippes. I once had the misfortune
to be domesticated during the summer
months with one Of this genus.
l should like to have seen the adven-
turous spider that would have dared to
ply his cunning trade in Mrs. Parriott's
domicil. Nobody was allowed to sleep
wink beneath her roof. Even the old
rooster crowed an hour earlier than
any Of his neighbors. $50 ahead ~
was written on every broomstick in the
establishment.
She gave her husband his breakfast,
but:oned him up in his overcoat and
put him out at the door, with his face
in the direction Of the store, in less
time than I have taken to tell it. Then
she snatched up the six little Parriotts,
scrubbed their faces up and down with
cut the least regard to feelings or pug
noses, till they shone like row of
milk cans.
"Clear the track !" was her motto
on washing days. She never drew a
long breath till the wash-tubs were
turned bottom upward again, and every
article of wearing apparel fprinklad,
folded, ironed, and placed Oh the back
Of their respective owners. 1t always
gave me stitch in the side to look at her.
AS to her "cleaning days." | never
had the courage to witness one. had
to lie under an apple tree in the orchard
till she was fairly through. A whole
platoon of soldiers would net have
frightened me half so much as that vi
ra2o and her mop.
! You should have seen her in her glo-
ry on "baking days." her sleeves roll
ed up to her arm=rits; and a long check
apron swathed round her bolster like
figure f; the great oven blazing, glow
ing and sparkling in manner very
painfully suggestive to lazy sinner
like myself.
The interminable row of creased
plates, and pans Of rough-and-ready
ginger bread, and pots Of pork and
beans, in IN edifying state of progress
sion AID the immense embryo loaves
of brown and wheaton bread. 10 my
innocent inquiry whether she thought
the latter would rise, she set her skinny
arms akimbo, marched up within kiss
ing distance Of my face, cooked her
head ON one side, and asked if 81
thought she looked like woman to be
triled with by loaf Of bread 20 The
way l settled down into my slippers
without reply, probably convinced
her that l was no longer skeptical on
that point.
Saturday evening she employed in
winding up everything that was un-
wound in the house-the entry clock
included. From that time till Monday
morning she devoted herself to her hus-
band and the exercises of the Sal bath.
All that we have yet to say to the
above is, that we hope she carried some
Of the fervor of her secular employs
ments il to those devotional hours.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-01-28
WHO WANTS A FARM =?
= ONE AND LOOK AT MINE!

You cannot find q better 80 acres of Land!
TT is one mile north Of Ononwa. Lie. joining the
L timber, which is On the north and west, mr. king
an excellent shelter for stock from the winter
winds. l havc about so under cultivation so
acres fen ed and about Is acres of timber.
Price $50 per acre. -
500 DOWN the bal az &C il 6 and 10 months,
NJ GATES.
Enqu;ra cf Jacob MsIin, Muscatins, Ct Samus
Harvey. Oronwa.
angie dlw-Utf
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-01-28

WORDS ALTERED IN MEANING. What
a multitude of words, originally harm
less, have assumed very harmful
meaning in after years-how many
worthy have acquired ar unworthy p
Thus "knave" meant once no more
than lad; "villain" than peasant a
"boor" was only farmer a "churl''
was but strong fellow. "Time-serv-
err was used two hundred years ago
quite as often for one in an honorable
as it is now in a dishonorable sense,
''serving the time"
There vas a time when "conceits'
had nothing corrected in them, "offi
cious'' had reference to Offices in kind.
ness. and not to impe.tinent meddling
"moody" was that which pertained to
a mans mood, without any implication
Of sullenness or gloom. "Demure''
(from desneurs, of good manners,
conveyed no hint, as it does now, of an
overriding of the outward demonstra-
tons Of modesty; "crafty" and "cun-
ming" implied nothing of crooked wis
dom, but only knowledge and skill.
"Craft," indeed, still retains in a
measure its ancient, honorable signlf-
cation, a mans ''craft'' being his skill
or the trade in which he is best versed.
Think you that the Magdalen could have
occasioned the coming Of that word
"maudlin" if the tears of penitential
grief were held in due reverence IN the
world 4?
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-01-28

THE proprietor feels tina n
full to the citizens of low
for tho liberal patron 6
that he ha heretofore been
favored with, and boing q
close observer through tn
two past cold winters, he is
now prepared to furnish the
people OF the North-wes,
With orchards that will not
winter-kill under ordinary
circumstances, and I will
here name a few varieties
that in my opinion will new,
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GriSt WORK,

For Sale.
SET OF BLACKSMITHS' TOOLS. 1 will
- sell on very reasonable terms. Enquire at the
Jo,rnal" Office or o. .hA undersigned near Cedar
GRAVES.
Bridge Ferry.
Auo0o-tf
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SUMMIT MILL

OUR New Steam Grist Mill. at Summit, On
the railroad. midway between Muscatine and
Wilton Junction, We are now fully prepared to
Make Flour Meal and Feed
In thu best possible IN ,auer We will give especia
attention to ..
GriSt w ork,
When not engaged in grirgirg Crisis. We will
manufacture -four and meal from selected grain
which we will
Sell at the Lowest Market Prices.
rWe pay Mus'ati'e market prit for EXs
IRA WHEAT. Satisfaction guaranteed.
aug u 'tS-wtf GREELY CO.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-01-28
THE WAY TO HAVE
GOOD FRUIT
MUSCATINE NURSERY.

STNHERE lisa large stock of very fine, thrifty
j Fruit Trses that have been gotten up with a
great deal Of care and expense, now on hand a.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-01-28
THO TaIu1ble Farms for Sale.

TtU0 Vd1udble Farms for SAFE.
- TIE undersigned offers for sale on'unu-
lAR ,I, sually favorable terms:- -- .-..1
WHiii LIST. A farm of 40 acres, eighty rods vest
sl'a.-A- of the Muscatine corporation line, we'll
improved with good spring, frame dwelling, sta.
BILE, &c. Ten acres of timber will be sold with this
tract
I'd. A farm of leo ac,ee-S0 improved and under
fence and 20 of timber. Good frame dwelling and
eut-buildings, with good well and stock water,
and an orchard Of the choicest variety Of fruit
This farm is situated six miles from Muscatine On
the Iowa City road. -
The above farms will be sold on terms to corres-
pond with he present "hard times" For further
particulars nuuire at this Office or of the under
signed WM. HOFFNEk.
cctT-tf
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WHICHER & THOMPSON
@ ROCF r &

" ~ y y - ~ y
One Door Hest Of Green d Stones Banking House.
MUSCATINE, IOWA.
WE have on hand ard are receiving, eheios
w lot If Groceries. which We will sell at
mall advance above cost.
FARM ERS, PLEASE NOTICE,
We nay the highes. market price for all kinds Of
COUNTRY PRODUCE. r7
ESPECIALLY .ScLICITED-Ihe cash trae Of these
having accounts with u.s. from whom we have
been unable to get settlement.
Jan. 9Th, 1S59.-wtf t'l
REMOV AL. 40
r TRU NAN has removed his Hat, Cap, Fur,
l.. Clothing and Furnishing Goods Store to the
spacious ROOM Isl Second street. formerly occupied
b. D. c. Anthony. Agent W. E. Trowbrdge:
Decembe 24th, 1885, -.s'- 2" 20. s-.'-n
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TYPE SETTING. GA printer accustom-
ed to set type never thinks what the let.
tiers are which he is to put into his
stick. He never looks at one of them
as they 60 in. But when he first began
to set type it was very different thing
with him. lie looked and read, "And
as they departed thence" etc. ; and SO
began. ssAnd''-.A; and then he had
to see which end was up! He puts in
the II and then comes to n. He takes
up the wrong letter! He puts that
back and gets the right one, aud max
ing sure about it puts the right one in.
Then he gets to d and puts that in
Then he thinks, now there is space
wanted, and he divides the word from
the next one Then comes the next
word, and he looks at the types letter
by letter, and makes mistakes at that
But 60 year after, and let the man
set the same verse-s'And as they de-
parted thence Jesus began to say unto
the multitude" He reads as much as
that, and then click click click -
it is done! What made that ? How
those different faculties Of the hand
the muscles-all work /! What an i'm
mense am unit Of tial and discipline
has been condensed into that autom ATTIC
power! This is wonderful element
of the human mind!-H. ". Beecher.
PLEASE DON'T "A new railway stove
has been invented in which fire will
burn 20 or 81 hours without going out.
This is attTecious The prevalent idea
Of railroad travelling Is full car. with
no ventilation, the temperature at W
degs., and one man constantly occupied
in piling in the fuel. After breathing
over, and over, the same air, for twenty
or thirty miles, the passengers get out
Of the furnace into the cool fresh air,
which strikes their shrinking forms like
a breath from the Arctic, and next day
each one wonders how he or she could
have taken that horrid cold. They are
sure the car was a0arns, and that not a
draft Of air was let into it. In Eng
land the cars are not warmed at all,
which is bad, but not near so bad as
the manner in which they are heated
here. In France they are admirably
warmed by cylinders of hot water, and
it changed at every station.
dence Journal.
DOMESTIC LEE.-s'The greatest
dangers in home life," writes Timothy
Titcomb, "spring from its familiarity.
Kindred hearts gathered at a comm on
Preside, are far too apt to relax from
the proprieties of social life. Careless
language and q carless attire are too
apt to be INDUCED in, when the eye Of
The world is shut off, and the ear of the
world cannot hear" If we suffer our
selves to be overcome by this danger,
We need not seek to appear we'll when
We most desire it. We must have a
high idea Of what we may be, that we
nay continually strive for a vance
nent. 1.-The higher you aim the high
r you will reach, is a remark of Fen
'lon, that fairly imprinted itself on my
mind, and it has helped me many
ime to set my standard, where, with
tut its influence, l never could have
tainted il.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-01-28

| SAL
$50 pat. Eng. lev. gold watches, 500 90 each
|. $50 patent anchor .. 80 90
400 ladies gold Watches Is c. case, so 90
500 silver watches, good tine keepers % 90
| 500 gold chains 1900
$50 gold bracelets 1900
| 500 gold thmbes 500
| 1900 jst or fpreutine drops $50
1900 let or Rorentipe pins $50
5000 cameo and mosaic sets 1900
5000 cameo pins 500
5000 painted portrait pins 500
500D setts cameo drops 500
$500 gold lockets 800
1000 gold breast pins 80
1000 gold drops $50
$500 gold pen and ebony holder $50
1000
10000 setts gents' sleeve buttons 800
5000 setts cameo sleeve buttons 50
10000 sets ladies' sleeve buttons so
10000 sets gold shirt studs 800
10000 set s gold SHIRT studs $50
5000 sets cameo shirt studs so
10000 setts cameo 81. rt studs, plain $50
5000 god pencil snd geld pens $50
10000 gold pencils 200
10000 ladies' gold pens, ivory holder 200
10000 a'ies' gold breast pins, $50
10000 gents gola watch keys 200
lonCO gents gold breast piCs SO
10000 gold rags 100
81 % ribbon slides 200
Colby 8 new cata logue, which is scut free to all
parts of he country contains all the mast popa-
lar O40kS .! ire gay,
Agents wante in every town in tie Union
Those desirsg so to act can obtain full particu-
lars by adore stag above.
B ing hugely interested in ubl'shing books
and buying from other publishers in business,
quantities. Ter cash, are blcd to axe lars.
discounts to eountLy agents than can 10 had At
any other estallishment in Tho cou1 ~.
IA extra $i.25 Book giit given t. Spy per
son ordering ten DO ks at t.ms to one ad droi.
Send for CataloguN. Adj iress
j. A. COLBY & CO,
Dec 11-w3m lis Rl,colIh s.. Chicago.
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LOST OR STOLEN.

IN the night of the % uit., . largo black New
~ Foundland Dog, with white feet, white tipped
tail and some white in face. Answers to tho name
Of "Frsnk." A liberal re ward will Re paid for
hi. return, OF for any Information concerning bis
whereabouts. JOHN W. LUCAS.
- 1889 -3v.
Muscas'ue, oe-.-,.
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= GEUKUEx
proprietor of tho MBTa
GALLERY Muscati

CRATE
patrons TO
srality
evinced durink q
past, comes asain be-,
fore them, with afull
experiences Of theft
wants and q sense Of
their appreciation Of
the excellent In art
to Announce In than
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-01-28

T,uE 81 bscriber is now Offering at wholesale or
retail, his stock of seasoned Lumber, com
prsing all kinds. -.r.-..-
AT GREATLY REDUCED PRICES!
His Lumber is all made at tho new and splen-
did Mill Of B. Hershey, and is all gang sawed and
of The very best quality.
Dressed Flooring and Siding constantly
ON hand.
Persons desirous of purchasing anything in tie
Lunb Der line will please call and examine for
themselves, as he feels confdenl he can suit them
as to prices and gu -lity
c. G. WASHBURNE, '
At B. IIershey's Gang Mill, South Muscatins
Muscatine, Nov. 9Th, 1S5S.-w. I'm.
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C''UNCIL NHAMBKK, jan. ~, IoO5s
City Council convened. A full board present
Mr. Hill, committee to superintend the paving on
the wharf, reported the contract with Messrs Fimple
L Tarr as complete and satisfactory. Adopted.
DR.. Hershe, committee petition to improve
alley block 80, at cents per yard reported in favor
of improving so much of said alley as would be
necessary to make it passable. Report adopted.
On motion of Mr. Nisley, the city engineer was
instructed the stakes and estimate the cost of
grading Seventh street between Iowa Avenue and
Sycamore street.
On motion of Mr.. Hoch, the street commissioner
was instructed to commence building rip-rap wall
ut the foot of Oak and Orange streets
The following claims were allowed:
Fimple 4 Tarr, 1885, - balance on wharf
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SuOE FINDINGs-A full stock.
y my23 C.NEALIEY.
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eyes, ma am. Rose in the kitchen;
/ showed it to her one day, and she said
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TTlOGi. TIER with q large stock of Groceries
l. suitsh lie to the tyade, which We offer at the
most reasonable price. G.&W.,
ov 81 1853 d2twtf. '..-
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nead, ana seeing me, exclaimed
"Oh, Mr.. Hathaway! I am over
whelmed with shame at being discover
ed in such state as this but, indeed
sir, my heart is breaking" at the same
time moving along to give me room to
be seated beside her.
In spite of an intuitive feeling that
might be getting myself into scrape,
I accepted the offered privilege, and
what man with human heart in his
bosom could have done less
"Tell me, my dear Miss Barlow
said, sis there any way by which can
be instrumental IN alleviating your dis
tress 20
"Oh! no, sir )" was the reply, "my
distress is all here" laying her hand
REALISTICALLY on her heart. l felt the
cold chills starting through my veirs-
/ could not speak.
ssOh /! Mr.. Hathaway" she cxclaim-
cd, laying her hands on my shoulder,
and bursting into fresh food of tears,
''is it possible that you have never till
this moment suspected the terrible Sc
cret which is fast hurrying me to the
grave 20
fairly trembled in my boots for
tunately, however, heard the roll Of
carriage wheels, and knew that Ara
minis had returned. said something
about my sympathy for her, and my
sincere hope that she might yet be hap
by. and withdrew as quickly as possible;
not, however, until Araminta had dis
covered my presence in the summer
house, and Miss Barlsw's tears. She
was = woman Of SENSE, however, and
said nothing.
Tea Vas waiting for US, and when We
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drink none at ALL" A man who could
thus support his resolution by action is
man Of endurance, and that element
was as we'll displayed in this little Incl
dent as in the compilation Of his great
work. When Richard B. Sheriden made
his first speech in Parliament, it was
regarded on all hands as a most mort
flying failure. His friends urged him
to abandon a parliamentary career, and
enter upon field better suited to his
abilities. emo" said Sheriden-"no !!
1t is in me and it shall come 0ut!"-
And so it did come out; he became
one Of the most brilliant speakers and
debaters in England. Loyola, the
founder Of the order of Jesuits, the
courtier, the man of gsllantry and dis
sipation, obtained such mastery over
himself by labor and endurance, that,
to illustrate the fact, he stood several
hours. apparently unmoved, in a pond
Of ice and muddy water up to his chin.
Perhaps no other nat on in Europe, at
that time, could have won the battle of
Waterloo except the British, because
no other could have brough, to that con-
flict that amount of endurance needed
to win. For many hours that army
stood manfully before the murderous
fire of the French, column after COLI
umn fell while not a gun Vas d:scharg-
ed on their part. One sullen word Of
command ran along the line as thcus-
ands fell-"fle up! file up - "Not
yetr-not yet :" was the Iron Dukes re
ply to earnest requests made to charge
and fight the foe. At length the time
Of action came. cup guards, and at
them!" shouted the Duke-the charge
was given. and victory perchcd up on
he standard Of England. ]
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-06-10

Their mex. meeting sll take phase on Monday
next.
Tie Excise Commissioners held meeting yester-
day afternoon, and granted five licenses, on the
usual terms. II is probable that the proceedings
commenced by the District Attorney in the Court
of Sessions against some of the violators of the
liquor law has induced others to make application
fol license to lie Commissioners.
Tie receipts Of beef cattle during the past week
amounted TO 3iGI head, an increase of 1871 as CON-
pared with the receipts of the week previous. The
demand was active throughout the week, and for
the better qualities prices were maintained, while
Interior qualities declined tride. The extreme
quotations were 9ic. a l2c. Cows and calves were
in good supply and sold at about the usual rates.
The receipts Of veal calves were heavy, and the de-
mand moderate, at &c. &C., according to quality
Sheep and lambs were plentiful and sold at preyi
Gus rates, 50 &c. With moderate supplies, the de-
mand for swine was very fair and sales were freely
made ut &c. q Tic.
TIE European news yesterday had the effect or strength
enng the cotton market 1he purport Of the private let
tiers also more favorable than the published &c.
counts Prices improved about 80 per h. which, with the
previous advance OF 10 gives total improvement Of
&c. TO 20 per h. the lowest quotations of the PSs
week The sales reached about ] 600 l,!oo oaed,
closing firm the basis Of 1lc per h. for middng up
lands Flour again heavy and lower, especially for
the lower and medium grades while sales were moderate
Wheat was heavy, and transactions light small loto'
handsome Southern red was sold at 81 0S and some
white Michigan sold At 81 IS. Corn heavy and
irregular new Western mixed sold at &c., aud old do.
from store ut &c., An choice Southern yellow At CSC.
Pork dull prices rather easier with sales Of
mess ut $ly Ohough held by some persons at higher
ngures), and prime st SIS. Beef and lard heavy
and transactions moderate. Sugars steady Wth sales
Of about 600 hhds the bulk Of which Cuba includ.
ing refining with pure grocery goods together with
$50 boxes, all 81 rates given in another column Coffee
was quiet. Freight engagements were mode rate, but
with rather inquiry while rates without change
OF moment for staple articles.
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TIE MARYLAND SLAvEuoIDEKs' CoSvES-
rIoN-CAuTIous PgoCEEDNas.--We publish TO-.
day q very interesting report Of the Slave
holders Convention of Maryland, held in
Baltimore. The question upon which the
Convention was summoned to act, was: What
shall we do with the immense {74,000) and still
increasing tree negro population of the State:
A very important question, truly, and one de-
handing, in the handling, good deal of cool
elaboration and prudence. There is party of
ultra pro-slavcry, or ultra anti-free negro poll
ticians in the State, who are in favor of that
rigid policy which in few years would either
drive all the free negroes now within the COM
monwealth out Of it, or reduce them to slavery
But there is another party of sensible slavehold
ers who are opposed to this violent remedy, and
their coupsels have ruled the Convention.
At the head Of this moderate party is Senator
Pearce, formerly wing, but now conservative
national democrat, with strong leaning, how
ever, to the popular sovereignty ideas of Me-
Douglas, if we are not mistaken. At all events
the sound policy advocated by Mr.. Pearce upon
this free negro question cannot be disputed
From the Committee on Resolutions be reported
substantially, in regard to these free negroes, ia
favor of letting well enough alone. He, as the
organ of the committee, was opposed to
the forcible expulsion Of this free negro
population from the State: first, because
their removal would deduct nearly City per
cent from the negro labor of the State. The
white and African population Of Maryland ia
1850 was thus divided
White population Az ,9l3
saves yo36s
free pscks...... ...................,.. H,ISI
Secondly, because the labor thus furnished by
the free blacks is indispensable TO the people of
the State--that the expulsion of these free ne
groes would cause great discomfort to house
holders, and break up the business of many land
owners and land renters whose interests are en-
titled to as much respect as those of any other
class; and thirdly, because this remedy of ex-
pulsion would be oppressive to the free blacks
themselves, would violate the public sentiment,
and lead to other evils which the comuk. tee for
bear to mention. We may, however, take the
liberty to mention them. The violent removal
Of the free blacks from Maryland would develope
in full blaze that anti-slavery sentiment which is
known to exist throughout the State, and would
thus kindle political agitation Of the most dan
gerous character TO all concerned
The policy Of mastery inactivity recon-
mended by Mr.. Pearce, from the committee on
the subject and adopted by the Convention no
doubt is, therefore, the true policy for the slave
holders Of Maryland. With $4,000 free negroes,
against 10000 slaves. the former class could not
he expelled without seriously endangering the
safety Of the latter. At the same time the com
paratIvely rapid increase of tho white population
and the gradual decrease Of the slave population
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Total comparative opposition gains $50
This aggregate opposition gain of over fifteen
hundred in five Of the largest slaveholding
counties of the State is somewhat remarkable;
and the more co. considering the fact that the
average total popular vote for each Of these
counties is less than two thousand. In most Of
sides has fallen of, the superior weight of the
loss being generally on the side Of the de-
mccracy. Next, let US look at o lew Of the
counties in which the smallest proportion Of
slaves is to be found