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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-03-19

EDITOR SrAR-Dear Sir: / am sure no one
would receive a better expression of good will
from our people than Mrs. Gladstane If the oppor.
tunity Of benefit were afforded for them to do so
Her fine acting and womanly graces have helped
to Tighten many fleeing moment. So give the
suggestion kind word. AFRIRyp
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-03-19

in life sssd ne Sid them 70 % act In every position
me children Of st. Patrick, Need he sdIonisS
e 20 os faithful to the institutions under which
n ney lived, Away with the advice. There was
to,v neea OF rs for our own history and the g.
Ine nat Of Independence went. forth from the old
mnn; aoWn 70 the time when her nag waved tri-
HWInPnantly over the heights Of Monteznma. in
raeS, liishmen had been found willing and
seo1y oy thelr arms and by their means, to pre-
tnat nag intact, and to transmit to postertv
INC .nsututons under which they lived
AIter the services Of the church were concluded
through the various streets Designated in the nnb
.sned programme: At O'Clock in the evening
tney repaired to the Washington assembly, ooms
wneie tney sat down to the number of some fon2
hundred persons to a supper A0ui
On this occasion the following spirited cd.
appreciation WIN ""rm
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-03-19

Il new four story houses lately erected on sd
street, between ID and f. streets north. Also, the
ing the City Hail square. These houses cnntain
all the modern improvements, and desirahly To-
BROS, Builders, OF WiELIAM II PaiiiIP.
Attorney s. Law, No. 40 La. avenue, near 9Th st.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-03-19

EOR RENT-A convenient and comfortable s
Il story BRICK HOUSE, brown front, situated
on l5ta street. between and C, Island, containine
10 rooms Also, Frame House. in good repair in
the same square. Apply to ID. b. CLARKE, cor
0Sr iIa 81. ana Ia. AV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-03-19
FOR SALE AND RENT

EOR SALF-The GOOD WILL and Ely
Il TuRES of small store. Will be sold cbean
on early application; Inquire at No. GAS + street
between 18th and 18th SIS. mar 10 ON -
EOR RENT-TwO Frame Cottage HOUSES
Il containing rooms each, situated on Massachu
setts avenue, between lath and 18th sts Good wafer
tcuia!s inquire at the brick house on the premes.
mar I9 St
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-03-19

LOOKOUT .-Wendesday last, a large dog, ex-
hibiting all the symptoms Of hydroPhobia, was
shot by his owner, Mr.. Mills, Of the Fifth Ward.
The dog attacked a small child Of Mr.. Mills, and
the child was with difficulty saved from being
bitten or torn by the vicious animal. 1t would be
well for persons in that vicinity, who keep ami
mails OF this kind, to muzzle them or keep them
secured for time, as 1t Is possible that some Of
them may have been bitten by the one killed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-03-19

ST PArRcKs DAY-ADDREss OF REV. Mr.
DoUGHERTY-SuPPER.-As was stated in our issue
OF Saturday, the Total Abstinence Society con-
nected with st. Patricks Church, after marching
along several Of our prominent thoroughfares,
proceeded to St Patrick's Church, where, after
the performance by the choir in a spirited manner
Il Haydn's Grand Mass, No. Is, they listened to
an eloquent Panegyric upon Ireland's patron saint,
pronounced by the Rev, Jno. Dougherty, a synopsis
of which will be found beloX.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-03-19

IL THE ABOVE SALE IS POSTPONED
on account Of the rain, until To- MORROW
Tuesday the 9o:h instant, same hour.
It A GREEN
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-08-03

Temperature OF the Earlh.-Ob-
+servations have been made in different
parts Of Eupope, from which it appears
that the temperature Of the earth in
creases one degree, Fahrenheit, every
additional sixty feet that it approaches
nearer the centre Of the earth. As
Stunning, therefore, that the temperature
continues to increase at the same ratio,
it has by some been concluded that
at depth of about seventy or eighty
miles the heat would be equal to six
thousand degrees, (which the hardest
rock would be melted. Such conclu-
sions are, however, probably erroneous,
because they are founded on the as
sumption that the lower rocks possess
the same power of conducting heat, as
the sedimentary deposits on which the
observations have been made but sup
posing the conducting power Of these
rocks to be greater, then the increase
Of temperature in descending through
them would be a slower ratio-always
supposing that the source Of heat is tho
central portion Of the globe. Expert
ments Of very painstaking nature,
have been made by Prof. HOPKINS, in
order to arrive at some satisfactory
conclusions relative to this matter, and
the conclusion which he comes to is,
that the depth at which all bodies be-
come fluid by heat, must be three or
four hundred miles instead of seventy
or eighty.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-08-03

A BIG SHEET OF PAPER. sheet a.
tissue paper has been exhibiting At
Coylton, Devonshire, England. Il
measures in length four miles, and in
breadth six feet three inches. The
weight Of it is but one hundred and
ninesy-six pounds. It was manufac-
t1red in twelve heurs. 40
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-08-03

ga In almost every community the
following is as applicable as it is true !:
elf you want to keep your town from
thriving, turn cold shoulder to every
young mechanic or beginner in bust
ness look upon every new conner with
a jealous scowl. Discourage all you
can /; if that won't do, decry his work,
and rather 60 abroad for ware Of his
kind, than to give him your monsy.-
Last, though not least, refuse to pat
roniss the village paper"
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-08-03

a Good .Appe0rance.-The best
possible style of dress and manner is
that which pleases without. attracting
any attention. The highest compile
ment you Can pay to the dress Of q Ia
dy or gentleman is, not to remember
what it was-only that they were well
or appropriately dressed. Even ele-
gance, grace, and beauty becomes Of
fensive, the moment they are in excess.
We see people over.elegant, ever dress
ed, over-polite.
But is it not worse to err in the 9TH
or extreme? The lady gho was going
up to the aisle of the church to get
married, but turned and walked off
without waiting for the ceremony, be-
cause her husband elect had dirty shoes,
was probably right. A man who could
treat his wife with disrespect, rudeness,
and indecency then, was not likely to
make good husband.
People WHO wear. long, uncombed
lair and terrific boards, broad shirt
collars, and clothing made up in excen-
trio fashion, have q screw loose some-
where. We show wisdom by decent
conformity to social customs. A pleas
ing external appearance is not only a
matter of self-interest, but benevo-
lence. How can we better contribute
to the happiness of our friends than by
making them glad to see us? It is
only excess of neatness or display that
is dandyism in a man, and coquetry,
perhaps, in o woman. But it is prob
ably safer to err on the side Of attrac-
tiveness, and to take too much, rather
than too little care of our personal ap-
pearance.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-08-03

s%In Green county, Virvinia, there
is remarkable natural curiosity known
as the "Tids6Spring." The water is
sues out Of The ground in bold stream,
sufficiently strong to turn grist mill,
and it continues to flow for fifteen or
twenty minutes, when the water ceases
to run, and in two minutes time not a
single drop Of water is visible. In the
course of an hour or so the water COM
mences flowing again, and flows every
hour. and in dry weather it flows seven
or eight times every twenty-four hours.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-08-03

HTIRIsTrNa FACTS. - There arc 5
poshds Iof IN salphuH ;isvsrry one
hundred pounds Of wool.
Carrots consume 1919 pounds Of lime
to the scre ; tuinips but 80 pounds.
A cubic foot Of common arabic land
will hold 40 pounds Of water.
|, It takes Eve pounds of corn to form
|one Of beef. Three and : half pounds
Of cooked meal will form one Of pork.
To add one per cent. Of lime to soil
that is destitute of it, requires 10 lbs.
Of Stacked lime to 6 of caustic to the
acre.
Clay will permanently improve any
soil that is sandy or leachy. Lime and
leached ashes will also benefit leachy
land.
A ton Of dry forest leaves produce
only 500 pounds of mold, hence 500
pounds Of mold will produce . ton Of
plants. gyET3 ars
Clay applied to sandy land is far
better than sand to clay land. 1859 tons
to the acre will give an inch in depth.
Pure Phosphorus is worth from
900 to $4,000 a ton; and as it
comes from the earth it shows how
scarce it is.
| A rich mold formed by rotting clo-
yer, il, worth more than the same num-
Der Of pounds Of clover :; 400 pounds Of
dry plants will yield 100 pounds Of
mold.
Swamp muck or peat, when dry,
will take Sup without dripping four
ltimes it's own, weight Of water. Hence
the necessity Of thorough drainage.
Limestone sand retains the heat the
longest, black, peaty soils radiate hea!
rapidly, consequently cool soonest, and
are first to experience frost.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-08-03

CHURCH OpERAs.-Few people, says
the New York Evening Post, are
aware o. the large sums Of money paid
BY some Of our city churches for their
music A cultivated choir cannot be
obtained for less than thousand dol
lars year, and many of our churches
60 beyond double that figure. Most of
our resident musical talent. and espec-
tally the numerous lady vocalists, who
occasionally sing at concerts, are mem
bers Of the various church choirs and
many an industrious musical young
lady, in this way, adds comfortable
sum 20 her income. ....t
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-08-03

I'm f11zaA1UKn u ~ 3 III. -
We think thMe ars sfclfs - sz11dt,
who srs slweJs 'rsligiouss whSs al
only when, they write . letter, though,
to do them justice, they are not tho
busiest Of correspondents. They begin
BY taking their pen inland, and hoping
that you are enjoying to same blsss-
ingi They have ~ much to say about
sthe evil Of the world O. if they had
been Detective Policemen all the days
| Of their lives. They preach and are
done with 1t; they tell their expert
enes,' and fattsr themselves they have
written . letter of Friendship. They
Congratulate themselves upon being
social beings, and having discharged .
social duty, when they are as chatty
and compsnionab!e Is the New England
Cateehism-
ssIn Adams fall,
We sin>ned all"
But the million address themselves
to letter-writing, We fancy, very much
| as they do to be taken not By the en-
envy but the Daguerreotype. They put
on their best apparel; persuade their
hair into oleaginous composrre, and
their faces into unctuous grace setting
the eyes to the killing look and the
smile to the key angelic. Then they
adjust that cunning member, the hand,
| in artistic 'pose,' and With an arm rest
ing meditatively upon . big book they
never read . word Of, they are ready to
be staken.' The counterfeit presentment
| is passed about with the innocent query,
'who does it look like?'
Some guess Cotton Mather, and some
Hannah More. a-E
Just so the million FIX up to write
their letters, and step out Of themselves
and are nobody at all, when they stake
their pen in hand
The literature Of the Letter of Friend
lship is sacred literature, and one
should indite it a. he sings psalm
with the spirit and the understanding.
| It should come fresh from the heart
not . lithograph, but warm and colorec
with life. That faded, yellow letter
worn at the edges, dim with rain, and
yet how precious. The hand that wrote
it has mouldesed to dust ; the hear
that thought it, has nourished daisy
Init with what earnest accents does il
speak, as you read it again in the twi'
| light, by the fire that tells of snow
You are not alore; that friend is BY
your side He is eloquent to you
though he is dumb to all the world
How plainly his well remembered fac
regards you as you read. He smiles
again, aud how can he be dead!
/ The letters that one has written, ar
like monumental tablets set up along
life's way, each marking dead Past
something of him that has persisted b!
the roadside; fancy, purpose, or
nope each phase of thought, until hi
evening star grew round and full, ant
set behind the cold, gray cloud of night
! Old letters are the treasures Of hui
man love, that shall survive the brazel
Golfer and the iron vault Chicago
Journal.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-08-03

ARGUMENTS FOR TIE BIBLE.-There
are four grand arguments for the truth
of the Bible. The first is the miracles
on record; the second the prophecies ;
the third the goodness Of the doctrine ;
and the fourth the moral character of
the penman. The miracles flow from
divine power f; the prophecies from d.
vine goodness and the moral charac-
ter Of the pen@an, from divine purity.
Thus Christianity bpilt upon these
four immovabis Pillars the power,
the understanding, the goodness, the
purity of God. The Bible must be one
of these things; eithsrthe invention of
good men or good angels !; or reve.
lation from God. But it could not be
the invention of good men or good an
gels, for they neither would nor could
make book telling lies, at the same
time say ing. '.Thus sayeth the Lord, u
when they knew it to be all their in
vention. 1t could not be the invention,
of wicked men Or devils, for they could
not make book which forbils all sins,
and which condemns their souls through
all eternity. The conclusion is ire
pressible-the Bible must be given by
divine inspiration.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-08-03

b6 The old man looks down and
thinks of the past. The young man
looks up and thinks Of the future. The
young lady looks forward and thinks
Of beau. The child looks every
where and thinks Of nothing. And there
are > great msny ehildrsn in the world.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-08-03

4 Z
CURIOUS FAors.-It was stated in
tho recent debates in the French Corps
Legislatif that out Of the 5000, 900
souls in France 20, 000,000 never saD
wooden goods Of any sort. 1t has also
been recently asserted that rs, 900, 900
of people there never eat meat ofterer
than once week. Paris annually con-
sumes 26S 100, 900 pounds of vegeta-
bles. The market gardens near Paris
cover nore than 2 ,760 acres, use e.
100000 glass s'bells," $50, 1000 panes
Of glass over hot beds, occupy g.
600 people, 1900 horses, consume
$368, 900 of manures, return $2,700,f
900 by sales Of vegetables. !
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-08-03

MAKE THE BEST OF IA deter
mlnation to max the best of everything
is wonderful smoother Of difficulties
which bcset US in our passage through
this probationary scene. In Peter Pin.
dar's story Of tie "Pilgrim and the
Peas" two fellows, upon whom the
penance of walking to a certain shrine
with peas in their shoes had been en-
joined, are represented as performing
their tasks under very different circum.
stances and in very different moods
One Ct them having taken the precau-
ton to soften his peas by boiling them,
tripped lightly and merrily over the
ground; the other, who had not "gump-
TOM enough to turn his hard pellets
into poultice by the same process,
limpcd and howled all the way. 1t is
pretty much the same in our pilgrim
age through this "vale Of tears" The
impatient and imprudent travel on hard
peas the pru tent aud sagacious mako
themselves easy in their shoes, and run
cheerfully the race that is set before
them.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-08-03

y - The hsppiest man in the world
e the man Of moderate desires. -
Wealth is N enviable thing SO is
learning !; 50 oil combined. But he
Who enjoys each or all Of these, and
still desires more is not happy. He is
not contentsd /; and discomfort is inf
deity. On the contrary, he who has
little, yet wants less, is rich, for he
has more than he needs whether it be
houses or honors, public eolat or pri-
,ate enjoyment, tho result is still the
same. Then what follows This prin-
ciple, viz: diminish your wants, and
you proportionately increase your
means Of gratifying them. This is
easier than acquiring property, yet in
effect it places you IN the position Of
one with Millions q sA u
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-08-03

A Volcano IN Polk COUNTY, Wis
= One of the strangest phenomena
in nature has recently developed Itself
near the Horse Lake, Polk county,
Wisconsin. Flames of fire came up
through the earth in several localities,
and one mans barn has b. en- burned
down by it. Strange to say, the fire
can Only be sen in tho day time, the
earth in the evening bearing close re-
semblancs to phosphorus. The air
smells as if impregnated with sulphur.
The most remarkable feature in the
case is the fact that all wooden articles
in houses located near by, take fire, al
though there is nothing visible to ignite
them. Our readers will very likely
think this q hoax, but we have the words
of several Of the citizens Of Polk coun
ty for authority. -.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-08-03

EFFECT OF ToBAcco.-Dr. Solly, an
eminent English psychologist, and the
author Of an excellent work upon the
brain, says at the close Of enc of his
lectures, ~ would caution you, as std
dents, from excess in tho use of tobac-
CO and smoking, and l would advise
you to disabuse your patients minds Of
the idea that it is h: rmless. l have
had large EXP er:erce Of brain disease,
and am satisfied tina. smoking is most
noxious habit. know Of no cause or
agent that tends so much to bring On
functional disease, and through this, in
the end, to lead to organic diseases of
the brain, as excessive use of tobacco "
No man in Great Bsitian is so compe-
tent to speak on this subject as DR..
SoIly, and it is str .nge that so many
young men at the present day should
Indulge in this per,icious habit of
smoking tobacco.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-08-03

PRONUNCIATION OF THE WORD "ZoU-
E."-This word is much used in mill
tary circles, but is frequently incorrect
ly pronounced. Many speak it Zoo
age, giving it the sound Of two sylla-
bles. It is correctly pronounced in one
syllable, as thong written Zwave; he
a having the Italian sound, as in fan.
The word comes from the Arabic Zou-
anua, a confederacy Of the Kabyle
tribe, who live on the mountains back
Of Algiers. The original Zouaves in
the French service were composed Of
Arabs from the country near Algiers.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-08-03

So Coal oil is said to>be a sure
destroyer of bed bugs. Apply rlenti
flu ~ with small brush or feather to
the place where they do most congre-
gate. The cure is effectua, ard per-
manent.g Gilt frames, chandeliers, &c. !,
rubbed lightly over with coal will not
be disturbed by flies. The oil is for
sale by our druggists and others, and
those wishing to try it can do SO at a
small expense.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-08-03

SENsIBLE.-A worthy man, black
smith in one Of our interior towns, was
advised to institute q SANDER suit
against ne;ghbor, who had been cir
culating reports injurious to his char
acter: : No, l shall not do it have
no notion Of getting my character
patched up at the court house. l can
60 inteIny shop, and hammer out a
better Character in six months, than all
the lawyers in tho county could patch
up for me in seven years."
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-08-03
MRS. WHITES.

MRS. WHITES.
Opposite Duesmore Dc Chambers Store,
Second Street.
THE stock comprises the newest and most
L approved styles Of Straw, Silk and Fancy
Bonnets, Flow ers, Feathers. Ribbons Headdre sses,
Sridal Wreaths, Shaker Hoods, Gloves, English
Grapes and Bonnet materials &C., in great variety
which for elegance cannot be excelled.
Bleaching and Thinning done in the latest and
most approvedstyic. april II.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-08-03

CASH CAPITAL, 100000
ABSOLUTE AND UNIMpAiRED.
SURPLUS OF $1,O3O,423.S 80,
All the prestige of 40 yea 8 sucsess and
experience.
UPWARDS OF s1sooo,ooo
OF losses have been paid by the Etna Insurance
Company in the past 40 years.
The value of reliable Insurance will be apparent
from the following
L o eEs PAID By THE ETNA
During the past Fiue Years..
In Ohio, $43l, '20S3 In Mich, $15s, 81
Wisconsin, LOG 955 90 In Indiana, 146, S39. 81
Kentucky, 2O4 ,493 40 In Illinois, 44s,3l7.4l
Missouri, 3s4,5ls o. Tennessee, s7,54s.2l
Iowa MIMI lsl ,ss9 .4S Kan. 4 Neb., ls,o45.77
Mississippi and Alabama, ......$52, APIS
FIRE AND INLAND NAVIGATION
Risks accepted on terms consistent with solvsncy
and fair profit.
Especial attention giUen to Insurance DWELL
LNG.S and Contents, for terms Of to gears.
The solid service long and ssfully sried, and
the many advantages the Etna Insurance Company
Possesses in its line, should not be overlooked BY
those ready to insure and understanding their best
interests.
During the stringent times" the necessity for
reliable Insurance becomes an imperative duty
the ability of property owners to sustain loss
being then much lessoned.
Agencies in all tho principal cities and towns
throughout the State. Policies issued without
delay, by any Of The authorized Agents of the
Company.
@D- Business attended to with Dispatch and
Fidelity. CHESTER WEED, Agent.
Oaice-Weed, Bridsmsn 4 Kent's Store, Main
tYeet.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-10-23
Platform of the Democratic Party as
adopted i'll the National Convention.

RESOLVED, That we, the Democracy Of the
unlon IN Convention assembled hereby declare
our atirmance of the Resolutions unanimously
adopted and declared as a Platform of Principles
BY the Democratic Convention at Cincinnati. in
the year 1896, believing that Democratic princi-
pcs are Interchangeable IN their nature, when APP
phed TO the same subiect-matters.
RESOLVED, That it is the duty of the United
States 70 afford ample and complete protection to
aillts citizens, whether at home or abroad, and
whether native or foreign born.
RESOLVED, That one of the necessities OF
Inc age, IN military, commercial, and postal
point OF view, is speedy communication between
lhe Atlantic and Pacific States; and the Demo
cratic party pledge such Constitutional Govern
ment aid as will insure the construction of rail
ROAD to the Pacific coast at the earliest practical
period.
That the Democratic party are in favor OF
the acquisition of the Island of Cuba, on such
terms as shall be honorable to ourselves aud Just
toSpan
RESOLVED, That the enactments of State
Legislatures TO defeat the faithful execution o
toe Fugitive Slave Law are hostile in character
subversiye of the Constitution, and revolutions
ry in their effect.
RESOLVED, That it is in accordance with TIE
Cincinnati platform, that during the existence ,
Territorial Governments the measure of restric
tion. whatever it may be- imposed by the Fed
eral Constitution on the power of the Territorial
Legislature. over the subject of the domestic re
lations, as the same has been, or shall hereaff Il
be, finally determined by the Supreme Court d
the United States should be respected by all good
citizens, and enforced with promptness and tide
NY by every branch of the General Government