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Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-08-10

~ S6sssss | pvsoehed as I i
theologian Of Cambridge University,
England, has published . sermon in
which he declares "shaving to be q
hindrance to the spread of the Gospel!'
He says -
"While the bells Of our churches are
|pealing their welcome to The house of
prayer, while thousands of devout, al
belt close-shaving Christians are wend-
ing their way to the sanctuary, 10! in
every by-street shaving shop stands
open, and, through tho glazed door,
you see-what! A human face soaped
and lathered to the eyes, with another
immortal being standing at his side,
one hsndgrssping his victims aese and
the other defying the commandment
of God with the uplifted steel. Who
can doubt that willful transgression
of the fourth commandment is in pro-
cess, and that the histrienic art itself is
called into exercise on the holy day :?
For, look, the evidence is before you.
The operation begins the rasor is ap-
Piled. Bit by bit the lather disappears !;
and after sundry winces and wry faces,
and twisting and contortions, this serio-
comic performance is concluded. The
lip and chin are denuded Of natures
edifying garb and the liberated sub
ject takes his place-too late, alas for
church now-in civilized society. He
is cleaner (as the effeminate will talk,
If mot better man. But why cleaner?
Because . Fashion, dating from q
licentious period, has attached false
idea of uncleanliness to hair upon the
mouth and chin. And to crafty this
false taste, this arbitrary whim, hours
of valuable time must be wasted, and
the blessed Sabbath desecrated."
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-08-10

TIM Elsz sos D1us. AIi Ihal
strength enough to hold pen" said
William Huntr, 81 would write how
easy and delightful il b to de- eff
this Be dying," said the niece Of New
ton, Of Olney, cit i . pleasant thing
10 die )" Hths very oppression, adds
her uncle, (which another friend Of
mine made use Of on her death-bed q
few years ago." The same words have
90 often been uttered under similar
circumstances, that we cosld fiji pages
witt instances which are only varied by
the name Of the speaker. off this be
dying" said Lady Glenorchy, sit is
the easiest thing imaginable 81
thought that dying had been more diff
fcult," said Louis XIV. ssI did not
suppose it was 50 sweet to de-" said
Francis Suarez, the Spanish theology
an. An agreeable surprise was the
prevailing sentiment with them all. !
They expected the stream to terminate
in the dash Of the torrent, and they
found it was losing itself in the gent.
lest current. The whole Of tho facul-
ties seem sometimes concentrated on
tho placid enjoyment. The day Ar
thur Murphy died he kept repeating
from Pope
esTaught half by reason, half by mere decay,
To Welcome death, and calmly pass away"
Nor does the calm partake Of the
sensitiveness Of sickness. There was a
swell in the sea the day Collinwood
breathed his last upon the element which
had been the scene of his glory. Cap
tain Thomas expressed fear that he
was disturbed by the tossing Of the
ship. "No, Thomas" he replied, 81
am now in state in which nothing in
this world can disturb me more. ! am
dying, and ana sure it must be consol-
atory to you, and all who love me, tc
sec how comfortably I am coming to
my end"
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-08-10

sroCk -Ihs value efstock 10 The
farm and country is yearly Increasing.
The farms Of tho Went are growing
older, and many Of them are beginning
to feel the need Of stock for renova-
ton and improvement. Towns and
cities are growing up rapidly which
call for meat from every farmer
This home market must be supplied BY
home production. The coed Of both
the farmer and the country require the
increased improvsment Of tho stock Of
every farm. The special ides that we
wish to impress upon the attention Of
farmers in this article is, that stock
raising is the business Of every farmer,
in some degree. And hence every
farmer should improve his stock
Il il . prevailing opinion that only
stock farms are for stock, and
only stock farmers should give atten-
ton to the improvement Of breeds.
This is a mistake. Every man who
keeps q horse, q COW, or q hen, is
interested in stock. It costs no more
to keep Q good horse or COW than q
poor one. The service Of good one
Is far greater It is less liable to sick
ness and death. And q good breed il
more safe and agreeable than . bad.
It costs no moro to rear Z colt, . calf,
or . pig, of . good breed, than Of o
scrubby, coarse breed, and the value
when reared is far greater. If all small
farmers would make it . point to keep
and rear none but the best stock, the
profits to their pockets would be very
great in the course Of o few years.
There is still another view of thu
matter. There is pleasure in doing
. good thing q shame in doing ,
mean thing. There is pleasure il
rearing . good animal; shame il
rearing . scrawny, mean one. Every
one should be ashamed to be the owner
of mean horse, COW, hog, or sheep
poor, coarse, shabby specimen of an.
kind Of stock. There was q TIM
when . farmer was not guilty of own
ing mean stock but that has passed
Everybody now knows better. TIL
pleasure and the honor of farming il
to do it wel-the pleasure and homo
of stock-raising is to produce beauti
full and noble animals Of their kind
Every man should get as much pleas
ure out Of his business as possible
Good stock is q living profit an
pleasure to the farmer.-Porter'
SPIRIT, July Path.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-08-10

HUMAN NAruRE.-There have been
human hearts, constituted just like
ours, for six thousand years. The
same stars rise and set upon this globe
that rose upon the plains Of Shinar or
along the Egyptian Line; and the
same sorrows rise and set in every age.
All that sickness can do, all that ap-
pointment can effect, all that blighted
love, disappointed ambition, thwarted
hope, ever did, they do still. Not a
tear is wrung from eyes now that, for
the same reason, has not been wept
over and over again in long succession,
since the hour that the fatal pair STEP
ped from Paradise, and gave their pos
terity to world of sorrow and suffer-
ing. The head learns new things, but
the heart practices old experiences
Therefore our life is but new form
Of the way men have lived from the
beginning. Henry Ward Beecher.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-08-10

! % Sir David Brewster, inquirina
into the history Of the stereoscope, findi
that its fundamental principle was well
known even to Euclid that it was dis
tinctly described by Galen 1 500 years
ago; and that Giambstista Porta had
IN 1899 given such complete draw
ing Of the two separate pictures as seen
BY each eye, and Of the combined pic
ture placed between them, that we re-
cegnize in it not only the principle,
but the construction Of the stereoscope.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-08-10
(For the Journal. !
no wv

I Mr. Ed TOR Permit me to state that last week
there was report in circulation that on Thursday
night there was to be debate at Miller's School
House, on the Slough, by the Rev. L. T. McGrew
and Mr.. G. w. Kinoaid on the merits and dement's
OF the two great political parties. Well, sir, /,
with some of my neighbors, went down, and rot
withstanding the thunder and lightning, wind and
rain, the people poured in till they filed the house.
We found that the first thing in order was to
form Young Mems Republican Club, which was
done, and then Mr., ycGrew was loudly called for
VINO made his appearance on the floor and offered
excuses that he did not like to address the meeting
he felt as if he was in the wrong pew-he would
like much better to address meeting of the other
order. suppose the Republican atmosphere was
too strong for him, as I believe there were only
two or three Democrats in the house. But the
people would not excuse HIM, for they had come to
hear which party was right and which was wrong,
and they were bound to know it. Nc. took the
floor again, and said that, if he must proceed, he
hoped there would be no reply. But this was not
agreedto, either, they wanted to hear both Sides
So Nc proceeded for some half an hour, when he
said that, as an honest man, he must admit that
he thought there was no chance for the little
Squatter, he being his first choice, but he felt like
going into the battle with all his might. He would
meet any man of the other side anywhere in the
county. He then turned to the young men for a
few minutes and addressed them, but said that |
they were joined to their idols, he would let them
alone. p sags rsl I
Mr.. Kineaid followed in reply, in which he did |
ample justice; after which Mr.. Conner called on
or campaign song, which he performed in good
'tyle. The meeting then adjourned to meet at /
High Prairie school house, on Wednesday night,
tn inst. |
So you see that the fire is beginning to burn, and
think that rs will show different figure this Fall
rom any she has before. 76.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-08-10
AIR" Rosia, the Boao )"

Hurrah for the choice of the nation!
Our chieftain so brave and so true:
Wen 60 for the great Rsformation-
For Lincoln and Liberty too!
Wen 60 for theIson of Kentucky
The hero of Hoosierdom through:
The pride of the Suckers so lucky
For Lincoln and Liberty too
Our David's good sling is unerring,
The slaveocrat's giant he slew;
Then shout for the freedom preferring-
For Lincoln and Liberty too!
They'll find what, by telling and mauling,
Our rall-maker statesman can do:
For the People are everywhere calling
For Lincoln and Liberty too!
Then up with our banners SO glorious,
The star-spangled red.white- and blue,
Well fight till our flag is victorious,
For Lincoln and Liberty too!
%. s. journal.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-08-10

2 Asother Deluge Predicted.- Here
is . French theory Of the usual utility
and probability. A French "philoso-
pher" explains the cause of the Deluge
and predicts another one. He says that
the Antartic winters are eight days
longer than the Arctic, and that the
accumulation Of ice at the South Pole
will eventually tip the earth, bringing
new continents to light and deluging
the old. The Frenchman announces
that this unfortunate event is to occu:
Eve thousand years hence.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-08-10

D@The St. Anthony Falls on the
Upper Mississippi are undergoing a
rapid change. It is stated that in the
middle Of the river, the Falls must
have receded nearly $50 feet during
the Spring of 1889, and this Spring
they have gone back $50 feet further.
It ID conjectured that in few years
they will be destroyed entirely, leaving
but a long reach Of rspids behind.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-08-10

Saw Two SUNSETS IN ONE Day
A GLORIOUS SIaHT. of the finest
sights Prof. Steiner, the aronaut, says
that he ever saw, was the view he had
of two sunsets, while on his balloon
trip from Milwaukee. He was at a
certain altitude the FIRST time, when he
saw the sun 80 down upon Lake Mich
igan, and then descended to the waters
of the Lake. Afterwards he COM
menced rising again very rapidly, and
soon reached such an altitude that the
fiery orb again began to rise, apparent
ly from the Western waters, and ere
long he was once more in full sunlight.
Then as he descended again, the sun
sank beneath the waters second time,
thus affording two sunset views in a
single day. The Professor says as the
sun appeared to rise the second time, it
was one of the finest visions he ever
witnessed, and the spectacle. was Of the
most magnificent description.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-08-10
A USEFUL HINT FOR SWIMMERS

A USEFUL HINT FOR SwnnfRRs.-A
correspondent Of the Field says that
cramp in the legs may be easily and
instantly cured, thus:-sOn the mo-
ament Of its seizure in the calf Of the
leg, the instep should be forcibly drawn
up or asxed on the leg, and the cure
will be q sudden as the attack. /
have tried this very many times and it
never fails. g5- ~ .aa @9aiF 5
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-08-10

%As daylight can be seen through
very small holes, 30 little things viii
illustrate persons character. Indeed
character consists in little acts well and
honorably performed !; daily life being
the quarry from which we build it up,
and rough hew the habits that form it.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-08-10
SCOTT RIcHMAN. DC Rronra

A Tr0RNEYS AND COUNSELL0RS Al In W
Will practice in the several Courtsof the State and
In the District Court of the United States District
Of Iowss - ,
They willaot as agents in buying and selling
ands. and in paying taxes. Is = = -
Particular attention paid to the examination Of
titles, toeonveysncing nosssial business, 10.
March LIT, l866.d&Wtf.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-08-10
LINCOLN AND LYREuTv

r"IIonest Abe Lincoln" - born in Kentucky.
followed the pillow and the path of rectitude in
Indiana, and mauled rails and Stephen A. Douglas
in Illinois /
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-08-10

The Wholesale BUroHBRY IN SYRIA.-The
reports of the wholesale massacre of the
Christians in Syria by the lawless, barbarous,
and savagely fanatical Druses, are in the
most painful degree horrifying.
OF 5000 Christians inhabitng the village
OF Hasbeiya, but thirty-tbree survived the
massacre; onlv about one-third Of the 1000
inhabitants of the village of Rasheiya escaped;
the town of Zaleh, containing some $1,000
people, after desperate defense, fell into
the hands of the destoyers, when wholesale
butchery occurred aud towns and villages,
in every direction have been devastated
the conquerers sparing neither age nor sex.
The wachword is, fire and sword, and no
quarter.
The deliberate intention of the Druses, a
mountain tribe, whose abode is mainly in
Lebanon, and whose religion isIthe hybrid
Offspring of isamism and paganism, is to
extirpate the Greek and Maronite Christians,
and with them the converts made by cur
American missionaries at Hasbeiya and
many other places. tr.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-08-10

Unpublished Crimes.-The New
York Tribune of Saturday contains a
list of over fifty murders committed in
that city within little more than three
years, which remain undiscovered
crimes. The perpetrators Of these
murders have escaped detection, or if
they arc known, as it is believed in
some instances they are, the influence
Of friends, or the insignifcance Of their
victims, shields them from arrest.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-08-10

JOHN 3. NIsLY. s NADlsoN a. arrrv-
80, MISTY ~ STINE.
A TTORNEYS AND COUNCILLORS AT Law
a and Solisitors In ohaneeFy, Auseatine, Iowa
Will 81 - agents in buying and selling lsnSs
and paying taxes. Psrticnlaf attention psid fo
thu examinaton Of titles, to convsyancins, notsral
business, &c. Com missioneu Tor The Stafo Of
Pennsylvsnia. Office, Masonic ball.
April II, 1880-dawtf
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-08-10

New USE FOR DoGs.-An exchange
says the most profitable use that nine
tenths Of all the dogs in this country
could be applied to is to mix about five
dogs with a barrel Of lime and ten cart
loads Of muck in a compost heep. A
barrel Of wood ashes may be added to
help the decomposition Of the benes.-
We believe that dressing of this COM
post, applied to sheep pastures, would
greatly enhance the production Of wool.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-08-10
GgFTbe Washington correspondent of the

Gg Tie washington correspondent OF The
Cincinnati Gazette telegraphs
"There are no new developments in polit-
ical circles. Every thing points to an over
whelming Lincoln vote at the North, and the
total submerging of Douglas everywhere.
Unless North Carolina gives some comfort
to the Bell-Everett faction week after next.
that movement will ''kind'er give out" aid
then we shall have straight fight between
Lincoln and Breckenridge
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-08-10
Union Block, Muscatine, Io,oa.

- STATEMENT s
Ut the Condition of the NORTH AMERICAN
HRE IMS0RANCE COMPANY, of the City
of New York, on the first day of January, 1860,
agreeably to the requisition of the Insurance
Law Of Iowa. -
1st. The name and locality of the Company. The
Aorm AMERICAN FIRE Insurance Company.
Located at No. Wall street, in the City Of
New York.
I'd. Capital Stock is Two Hundred and Fifty
Thousand Dollars,
30: All paid up in cash and invested.
4th. ASSETS OF THE COMPANY.
1. Cash on hand and in Agents
hand,, $7,5o7 %
2. Real Estates, None: .a 49,
.. Bonds owned BY the Company.
1O,O0O Tennessee per cent.
5 30 Sno >, Market vsiue, 5000 90
$4,000 New York City per Ct.
Bonds. Market value, 1890 90
by mortgages worth over so per
cent. above the amount loaned, 265, 1858 IL
0. OeDts otherwise secured. None.
8. Debts for Premiums, ga 1856 So
Z. All other securities. Interest
accrued, ...s aa.- s,555 10
-, Total Assets, -, 80. ssol,lo7 -
9TH. Liabilities due and not due to B'ks
or other creditors, by the Com
pany. None.
9Th. Losses adjusted and due. None.
a ath Losses adjusted and not due. $4,000 90
stn. Losses adjusted, $500 90
YIN. Losses in suspense, waiting proof, 1000 90
loth. All other claims against the Com.
pany, -aE n 1.40l 50
49,, iotal Liabilities, $14,901 50
l1th. Greatest amount insured in any
,. one risk, $4,000 90
10Th. The greatest amount allowed in the rules of
tho Company to be insured in any one
city, town Or village. Ne rule on theisub-
ject
18th. fhe greatest amount allowed to be insured
i n nnu lnnk NJ v,,I. 49, rs
4tA. The Act Of Incorporation of said COMPANY.
March 18th. 1928 -,a-F -
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-08-10

WHAT IS LAGER BEEH?- chemist in the
Scientific American, under this head. gives
the result of some of his experiments in
examining this popular beverage. He states
that one pint of lager beer contains as much
alcohol as an ordinary glass of'brandy, and
that alcohol is in excess of the malt extract
He states that by continued fermentation,
beyond the time used In making other beer,
the only portion that could contain nutri-
ment, is carried off, leaving only stimulus
and injurious POI tons remaining. he ridi
cules the idea that lager beer is n OF intoxica.
ting, and insists that it is more so than
ordinary beer, and is furthermore injurious
to the habtual drinker, -s
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-08-10
State of Mem Xorl

Il
City and County Of Neao YORK. IS:
james W. Otis, President, and. X. W. Bleeck or,
secretary Of the North American Fire Ipsursnce
COMPANY, being severaiy duly sworn, depoee and
true, full and correct statement of the affairs
OF the said Corporations, rs the same were on the
sist day of December last, and that they are the
above described efioers ther eof.
Witness our hands and the Seal Of the Corpora.
ton this 30th day Of January, 1860.
sea-. J. W. OTIS, President.
e. W. BLEECKER, Seoy:
SEAL, Sworn to before me. this s0th day
THos. 4. THoRSELL,
Notary Public.
20 Haa-f -, 't Auditor's Office, Aaoa,l
Is Dfsm0ises, Marck J4sA, 1860.
II ID hereby certified, that on the 18th DAY Of
march, 1860, sworn statement was filed in this
office, showing the condition Of the North American
ere insurance Company, located at Now York
Slty, IN the State OF New York, ON the 1st day Of
January, 1860, in accordance with tho provisions
OF IN Act OF tse General Assembly Of the State Of
Iowa, entitled ssAn Act in relation to Insurance
companies, approved January 2sth, 1857, and an
n ose a4snca.9ty thereto approved February 9th,
10 possessed Of the requisite amount Of capital and
invested Is required BY law.
Authority 10 therefore given to tho above named
company TO transact business Of Insurance in this
State, in accordance with the laws thereof, until
tho S1st dsy Of January, A. D. 1861.
It is also certified, that T. D. Smith, of Mu,oa-
tine, has besn duly appointed BY said company
their lawful Agent and Attorney for tho county Of
Muscatins, with full power to take risks of InsuY
ance therein and to acknowledge service Of proces
a. provided by law, upon his filing with the CIerf
of the District Court in and for said county, car
lined copy Of the statement On file 10 this office.
md correct copy Of the aid statement '--'
SEAL. In tsstineuy whereof, have here
uato got my hand and affixed nv seal
Of ONCE. this 23d day Of June, 1860,
julyT.3w --7--'Es
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-08-10

~ "CASH" or "SHORT TIME"
WHOLESALE CUSTOMERS will find it
greatly to their advantage to examine our
stock before purchasing in Chicago or st:
Louis. ..I
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-08-10

OBIrUARY.--The valuable matched sor rel
horse belonging to Mr.. sknkls died Friday night
after lingering with severe disease from the Sun
day previous. A post norton examination OF the
body was made to ascertain the nature of the dis
ease, but nothing satisfactory could be determined
concerning it. The symptoms were those of dis
eased kidneys and consequent weakness of thu
spine,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1860-04-21
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BoNHAME IA Lancaster, April 18th, James 7 NJ,
son Of Frances II and Mary Ann Boaham, aged ~ yrs
His disease was contracted In Kansas. He known
az s,ightly youth kind and obliging to parents
ana friends and beloved BY all.
LEWIS Lat Potosi, April 14th, ellen, wife Of Rev. f.
~ Lewis lind daughter " the late Nyfon futile Mrs
l. formerly resided in this place and much esteem
ed and beloved The funeral attended at Potosl on
SUNDAY by large Of people, who manifested
their sympathy for their pastor and their appreciation
of the social qualities and christian character Of their
minister's wife, A was preached by Rev Mr..
Eaton Of The Congregational Church in this place.
WALKER On Pleasant Valley, April 18th efLaug
Fves frances Jane daughter of Geo. aud Mary s. Wal
ker, aged seven months.
NEIsoN-Tn Fairpfay, April 18th, Johl Nelson,
aged So years.
ROBERTSoN-Ia Platteyfle, April 18th, John Rob
ertson, aged go years.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1860-04-21
M A r. RI Il, ID .

MATTHEW'S DEvENDoRF--In vlatteviIle, April
18TH By Rsy J. G Aspinwal Mr.. Joseph Matthews, OF
Harrison, to Miss Louise II. Dsysador OF Plattcyille
-JoHNSoN--Tn FcnnimorS, April 18th, by
Rev r. Bnrge Mr. VIM Dixon to Miss Harriet Johnson,
all of Fenrimore.
TING -TRAUDWIRE-In Waterloo, April 18th, By
Father W w Gibson Mr.. Mr.. W. Ting OF Waterloo TO
Miss Josephine Tfaudwre Of Dubuque.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1860-04-21

coveREGArloxAL CnURcH:--REv. EATON breaches ev-
ery Sabbath, at quarter before H. a. m, and lectures
on popular subjects in the evening
NJ. E. CuuRcH:-REv. WooD breaches every Sabbath
morning at half past 10 o'clock and every other Sab
bath evening at OF.
BAPTIST, CHURoH:-services in the afternoon at 2
o'clock by MR. Drown. Announced By tho ringing Of
the bell.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1860-04-21

FLoUR--wanted. on account, At this or few
sacks Of four.
sLANKSJust printed and for sale at the Herald or
Gee All the Blanks usel By Justices and Town otcsrs
Justices, pockets, School District Records Town and
School District Order Books Church Records Account
Books. large and small, for sale at this ofaSs.
Best Paper and Enyelopss for sale Al this ofea With
other STATIONERY