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The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1860-08-18
nrrI aLic.~i<nI~ MISSOURI.

y h tnsas ttly Correspondent OF tho 81.
I.aai. Democrat says that a simple announce
mont in tina morning paper, that Col.
GILFTS. Of Independence, would address all
Who felt an interest ia the success Of the
R-pahhsan party, brought together 10 that
city one ~ the largest, most respectable and
and d'gn1fei political mass meetings ever
assembled vest Of the Mississippi. Among
ihs hundreds upon hundreds Of people thsre
Assem- led, men Of slmos, every occupation
md trade asre found. |! va. smphatjcally
gathering Of zeal, solid, substantial and
Urtsn io-.ng e't'a-us, whose whtchvora il
"rhe Union aai Progress forever" After
an eloquent speech from Col. oILrrx. rcso.
lus,ons were adopted endorsing the Kopub,
lean platform, aad pIedginE tho participants
in tho meeting to uss every cndeayor TO Sc.
cure tho election Of LIScoLS and li,sLlx-
Wsnestce that our former fellow .townsmsn.
T., j. fassss, was one Of the officers Of this
mass meeting, Us va. nl,o I. II. SYruxsp,
formerly editor Of tho Des Moinss Cif;sa.
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In his speech at West Chester his homsl
on Friday last, Hon. JouS HICKMAN made
some very pointed statements concerning
DouGL.s, and their former relations with
each other. II. said:
"Par,icuar pains had been taken to say
that | had turned traitor to my former pro-
fessious. and abandoned Stephen \. Doug
las. ! have never abandoned any of nv
political doctrines. and nerer rGs a
Douglas mda. want men to know ius,
where stand. thus make this public
declaration and repeat tt have never
been Donglas man, for always despised
his political princl ples-if he ever bad any.
| say there IL no man in the Democratic
party Of the borough of Yves, Chester. or
~ the county Of Chester. who has ever heard
me say a word of praise for the person of
Stephen 4. Douglas. have privately and
publicly denounced him; have spoken
against him consistently aud persstentIy for
Zen years, for | know bin we'll. having
watched bis course closely have not been
deceived. fknoE that he is not 10 be trusted,
sreu trhen you hare your eyes upon him
(Hrsai applause. think have gcns az
far in dong this 4, a man could do, having
a personal ressrd for himself.
have said that would rather vote for
Brsetinriass than for Stephen 4. Douglas.
fer be i. infinitely the better man. hare
nerer totsad Douglas true TO his otrn prtnci E
pIss. AMI have said SO a. all times.
have said 80 10 his intimate friend,-to bic
privst. Secretary. have known him for
years to be a political nouu,shauk, a
.chsming tries.ser, who recognizes. the
interests Of but on. person in the United
States, ard that enc is stephen A. Doualas
himself. lprepose to help larger in.sres.
than that. have higher Interests than
the elevation of such man to the Prssi.
deucy.
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The number Of votes cast at the recent
election was 25 1862. The cause of free
labor is surely working out the redemption
of Missouri
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rHE COUNTY EXHIBIT.

ms scsrr-.a the Se.Ss%ea q Ne lsh isss-, tie
e,hfsss a. "a. aEx,enasszsss Poersvssssme Ceua-
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q sEesrf, ess-
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Piitsbura.
Bank Of Pittsburgh,
Exchange Bank,
Messrs. Kramer & Rahm.
/" N. Holmes L Sons
Willis Bcothe, Esq.
VIM. b. Pussy. Esq.
Pennsylvania.
Monongahcla B'k of BROWN.
willie.
Franklin Blk Of Washington
Baltimore.
Com. 4 +. Blk Of Bal,imor,
Baltimore Savings Bank.
Messrs. Johnston 4 Bro,
/" Robert Carrot 4 sons
7. Marsh Smith, Esq.
Nathan Pussy, I"
Miles White, q"
Ne,c York.
Jno. Thompson, Esq.
PhUddeiphic.
Nessrs. Caleb Cope & Co.
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Republican esnt.4ae fer Presss<rtsai Esesor q re
Is coasre.sssaai D.ssrEs Il lisa. uaI sa.rsss sAs
people ., the .ssss.isz tssaes aza pssss.
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Il ST NJ E~ . /:
IL. II. SNOW.

WHOLESALE Retail Dealer, in Boots, Shoes, Hats
w Caps Wall Paper Gentlemen's furn ishing Goods
Determined sell at prices satisfactory those who
deal our house. Remember the placement door t.
McCleiland's Drugs Store. Lower Broadway.
| (Busle copy
y3 NIL.
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LUMBER.

u u M bEh.
THE UNDERSIGNED. MANU-
i fACTCRERS OF Lumber; at Rock JTT
land, (six miles from Council Bluffs J!.. NM.
have now on hand, large 10; of: &,nltib
Seasoned Cottonwood Lumber, S3 H&5a..".;
Of the various sizes and kinds in use for Building and
Fencing. All orders LEFT at their Yards In Rckand or
Council Bluffs, promptly attended to.
1--WE call particular attention Of Farmers who
have the products Of the Farm exchange for Lumber
For further particulars, inquire of J. FOLSOM Coun-
Gil Bluffs, or nj the Mill, Rockland
JOHN HAWTHORN & co.
Rockand, March ?T-tf
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Gh0icc First Class Insurance


a7cus Capital 81 900 COO, absolute and uninp"red.
H1rn A srRPLus OF S5OG,3ST So.
And the prestige of 38 years success and experience
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DoNATELIo AND THE MARBLES.

The realization of the Antique Faun, in
the person of Donatello, gave more vivid
character to all these. marble ghosts
Why should not each statue grow warm
with life Antinous might lift his brow,
and tell US why lie is forever sad. The
Lycian Apollo might strike his Tyre; and,
at tie first vibration, the Faun in red mar
BILE, who keeps up a motionless dance,
should frisk gayly forth, leading yonder
satyrs, with shaggy goat-shanks, to clatter
their little hoofs upon the floor, and all
Join hands with Donatello B@cchus, too,
a rosy flush diffusing itself over his time
stained surface, could come down from his
pedestal, and offer a cluster ofpurple grapes
10 Donatcllo's lips; because the god re-
cognizes him rs the woodland elf who so
often shared his rcvels. And here, in this
sarcophagus, the exquisitely carved figures
might assume life, and chase one another
round it's verge with that wild nerriment
which is so strangely represented on those
old burial Golfers; though still with some
suble ullusion to death, carefully veiled,
but forever peeping forth amid cmblems of
mirth and riot.
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MIRIAM. THE ARTIST.

Miriam had great apparent freedom of
intercourse her manners were so far from
eyincing shyness, that it seemed easy to
become acquainted with her, and not diff
cult to develop a casual acquaintance into
intimacy. Such, at least, was the impress
sion which she made, upon brief contact,
but not such the ultimate conclusion of
those who really sought to know her. So
airy, free and afflble was MiriamS dcport-
ment towards all who came within her
sphere, that possibly they might never be
conscious of the fact; but so it was, that
they did not get on, and were seldom any
farther advanced into her good graces to-
day than yesterday. By some subtle quail
ity, she kept people at a distance, without
so much as letting them know that they
were excluded from her inner circle. She
rcscmbled one OF those images of light
which conjurers evoke and cause to shine
before US, in apparent tangib!ity, only an
arms length beyond our grasp: we make
a step in advance, expecting to seize the
Illusion, but find it still precisely so far
out of our reach. Finally society began
to recognize the impossibility OF getting
nearer to Miriam, and grutlly ncqniesced.
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4a-sPEc:,L notice. Double the above rates.
H4HYearly Advertising on reasonable terms, aecor-
ding to the space occupied and the numbered changes
made.
All advertisements from transient persons orstrans
ers to be paid fUr in Qllrn1ce.
Legal advertisements will be charged at the rates
prescribed by law. . .
business Cards not exceeding five lines SO per year
or So for six months but for shorter period nothing
will be counted less than square.
The privilege of Annual Advertising Is limited to
the Advertisers own Immediate business: and all
advertisements for the benefit of other persons as
well all legal advertisements, and advertisements
auction snes and real estate sent in by them must
be paid for Rt the usual rates.
sz5-Advertisements accompanied with written
directions will be inserted until forbid, and charged
accordingly.
Notices for Political Meetings to bo charged In nI
cases at full rates.
Marriages, Notices of Funerals, and announcements
of Sermons, so cents each. noVll-o9
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THE SYLVAN DANCE.

AS Miriam and Donatcllo emerged from
among the trees, the musicians scraPed,
tinkled, or blew. each according to his
various kind of instrument, more inspir-
ingly than ever. dark checked little
girl, with bright black eyes, stood by
shaking tambourine set round with
tinkling bells, and humping it on its
parchment head. Without iuterruptiug
his brisk, though measured movement,
Donateilo snatched away this unmelOdi-
Gus continuance, and lourishing it above
his head, produced music of indescribaPle
potency, still dancing with frisky step, and
striking the tambourine, and ringing its
little bells, all in one jovial act. 1t might
be that there was magic in the sound, OF
contRgion, at least, III the spirit which had
got possession of Miriam and himself, for
very soon number of festal people were
drawn to the spot, and struck into the
dance, singly, or in pairs, as if they were
oil gone mad with jolity. Among them
were some of the plebeian damscls whom
we meet bareheaded in the Roman streets,
with silver stilettos thrust through their
GLOSSY hair; the conta ndinas, too, from the
Campagna, and the villages, with their
rich and picturesque costumes of scarlet
and all bright hues, such us fairer maidens
might not venture to put on. Then came
the modern Roman from Trastcvere, per-
chance. with his old cloak thrown about
him like toga, which anon, us his active
motion heated him, he flung aside. Three
French soldiers capered freely into the
throng, in wide scarlet trousers, their
short swords dangling at their sides; and
three German artists in gray flaccid hats
and Haunting boards; and one of the pope's
Swiss guardsmcn in the strange motley
rorh which Michael ANGELO COntriYeu for
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This young American girl was an ex-
ample of the freedom of life which it is
possible for female artist to enjoy at
Rome. She dwclt in her tower, as free to
descend into the corrupted atmosphere of
the city beneath, as one Of her companion
doves to fly downward into the street,
all alone, perfectly Independent, under her
over by the Virgin whose shrine she
tended: doing what she liked, without
suspicion or shadow upon the snowy
whiteness of her fame. The customs of
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THE STUDIO.

The room had the customary aspect ofa
painters studioi one of those delightful
spots that hardly seem to belong to the
actual world, but rather to he the outward
type of poets haunted imagination.
and half-dcvcloped hints of beings and
objects grander and more beautiful than
we can anywhere find in reality. The
windows were closed with shutters, or
deeply curtained, except one, which was
partly open to sunless portion of the
sky, admitting only from high upward
that partial light which with its strongly
marked contrast of shadow, is the first
requisite towards seeing objects pictorfally
Pencil-drawings were pinned against the
wall or scattered on the tables. Unframed
canvases turned their backs on the specta-
tor, presenting only a blank to the eye,
and churlishly concealing whatever riches
of scenery or human beauty Miriam's skill
had depicted on the other side.
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$I,5OG,3S7 IS

FIRE AND INLAND NAYIGATION
Rlsis accepted at consistent with sovency and
fair profit.
Fsr,ri1I 1t'sItion CirrR 10 Insurance Of DVELLINGS
and Contents. for terms Of one to fire gears.
The progress of this Corporation has been stable
and unnterruutcd through seasons of financial sun
shine and storm periods eventful in or exempt from
sweeping connagrations and maritime disaster BE
ng long established on cash basis, the troubles OF
The credit svstcn affect in material particular
During "hnrd times the security OF reliable Iusu-
rance is an imperative duty-the ability OF property
holders to sustain loss being then much lessened.
Policies issued without delay and all business at
tended to with dispatch and fidelity, by
SAM'L +. HILDRETH, Agent,
Office at the Savings Bank Of Wheeling.
fabl0-daw till Jan 1st SO
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nrhn nrnrhle Ennn.n

EXTRACTS FROM HAwTHoRNE's NEW WORK.
Published by Ticl,uer and Field, Boston-for sale
by ]. c. Orr, Nheeling.l
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MECHANICAL SKILL.

In Italy, there is class of men whose
merely mechanical skill is perhaps more
exquisite than was possessed by the an
cicnt artifccrs, who wrought out the de-
signs of Praxiteles; or, very possibly, by
Prnxiteles himself. Whatever of illusive
representation can be effected in marble,
they arc capable of achieving, if the OBJ
iect he before their eyes. The sculptor
has but to present these men with plas-
tcr-cast of his design, and 81 sufficient
block Of marble, and tell them that the
iicure is imbcdded in the stone, ana must
he freed from it's encumbering superhnitics,
and, in due time, without the necessity of
his touching the work with his own finger,
he will see before him the statue that is to
make him renowned. His creative power
has wrought it with word.
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A scULpToR's STUDIO.

The studio of a sculptor is generally but
a rough and drcary-looking place, with
good deal the aspect, indeed, of n stone
mnsou's workshop. Bare floors of brick
or plank. and plastered walls; an old chair
or two, or perhaps only block Of marble
containing. however, the possibility OF
ideal grace within it) to sit down upon;
some hastily scrnwlcd sketches OF nude
figures on the whitewash of the wall
These last are probably the sculptor's car
liest glimpses of ideas that may hereafter
be solidifcd into impcrishnblc stone, or
perhaps may remain as impalpable ms "
dream Next there are few very roughly
modelled little figures in clay or plaster
exhibiting the second stage Of the idea as
il advances toward marble immortality
and then is seen the eXquisitely designed
shape of clay, more interesting than even
the final marble. as being the intimate pro-
duction of the sculptor himself, moulded
throughout with his loving hands, and
nearest to his imagination and heart In
the plaster-cast from this clay model, the
beauty of the stntue strangely disappears,
to shine forth again with pure, white ra-
diancc, in the precious marble of C"rrora.
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in the blast that came through the arCn-
way; French sentinel paced to and fro
before the portal; homeless dog, that
haunted thereabouts, bsrked as obstrep-
erousIy at the party as if he were the do
mestic guardian of the precincts The mir
was quietly full of the noise of falling
water, the cause of which was nowhere
visible, though apparently near at hand.
THIS pleasant, natural sound, not unlike
that of distant cascade in the forest,
may be heard in many of the Roman
streets and PtazzRs, when the tUmut CT
the city is hushed; for consuls, emPerors,
and Popes, the great men of every age,
have found no better way of immortali-
zing their memories, than by the shifting,
iudestructible, ever new, yet uuchanging,
up-gush and downfall of water. They
have written their names IN that unstable
element, and proved it q more durable re-
cord than brass or marble.
RUINS
The Italian climate robs age of its rev
ercnce. and makes il look newer than it is
Not the Colosseum, nor tho tombs of the
Appian Way. nor tine oldest pillar in tue
Forum, nor any other Roman ruin, be it as
dilapidated as it may, ever give the impress
sion of venerable antiquity which we gath
er, along with the ivy, from the gray walls
of an English abbey or castle. And yet
every brick or stone which we pick up
among the former, had fallen ages befora
the latter was begun. This is owing 10
the kindiiuess with which nature takes an
English ruin to her heart, covering it with
ivy, as tenderly as Robin Redbreast cover
ed the babes with forest leaves. She
strives to make it a part of herself, gradu-
ally ohliterating the haudiwoTk Of man.
and supplanting it with her own moses
and trailing verdure, till she has won the
whole structure back. But in Italy, when
ever man has once hewn a stone, nature
forthwith rclinquisbcs her right to it, and
never lays her finger on it again. Age af-
ter age finds it bare and naked, in the bar
rcn Sunshine, and leaves it so. Besides
this natural disadvantage, too, each sue
ceeding century, in Rome, has done its
best to ruin the very ruins, so far as their
picturesque effect is concerned, by stealing
away the marble and hewn stone, and
leaving only yellow bricks, which never
can look venerable.
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ROME AT NIGHT

Emerging from the courtyard of the
edi6ce, they looked upward and saw the
sky full of light, which seemed to have
delicate purple or crimson lustre, or, at
least, some richer tinge than the cold,
white moonshine of other skies. 1t gleam-
ed over the front of the opposite palace,
showing the architectural ornaments Of its
coruice and pillnrcd portal, as well rs the
iron-barred basement windows, that gave
such q. prison-like aspect to the structure,
and the shabbiness and squalor that lay
along its base. A cobbIer was just shut
ting up his little shop, in the basement of
the palace; cigar vender's lantern Hared
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THREE AMEEIcAN ARTISTS.

We must forego the delight of illumina-
ting this chapter with personal ailusionS
to mcu whose reuown glows richly on
canvas, or CLEANS in the white moonlight
of marble. Otherwise we might point to
an artist who has studied nature with such
tender love that she takes him to her inti-
macy, enobling him to reproduce her in
landscapes that seem the reality of bet
ter earth, and yet are but the truth OF the
very scenes around us, observed by the
painters insight and interpreted for us by
his skill. By his magic, the moon throws
her light far out Of the picture, and the
crimson on tie beholder's face. Or we
might indicate poet-pninter, whose song
has the vividness of picture, and whose
canvas is peopled with angels, fairies, and
water-sprites, done to the ethereal life, be-
cause he saw them fnce to face in his poet
ic mood. Or we might bow before an ar
tist who has wrought too sincerely, too
religiously, with too earnest feeling, and
too delicate touch, for the world at once
to recognize how much toll and thought
are compressed into the stately brow of
Prospero and Mirauda's maiden lOvelinessi
or from what depth within this painters
heart the Angel is leading forth ST. Peter.
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Daily gntetltgeurer,
TERMS OF ADvERTIsING.

Five SOLID Inns OF NoSPAREu, (oR oSE TcH,) or
LESS, MAKE SoUARE.
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WHEELING, va, SATURDAY MORNING

artist life bestow such iiUerty upon tue
sex, which is elsewhere reOtPictsd within
so much narrower limits; aud ii is perhaps
an indication that, whenever we admit
women to a wilder scope of pursuits and
professions, we must also remove the
shackles of our present conventional
rules, which would then become an in
sufferable restraint on either ul,.id or wife.
The system seems to work Unexceptionably
in Rome; and in nIaur other gases, as in
Hilda's, purity OF heart aud lisc arc allow
ed to assert Themselves, n"d 10 be their
own proof and security, to " degree IN
known in the society of other cities.
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and why? because it nercr fails to oo.'d rstaHta-
yieos Tcli.F when given in time. II acts as il by
magic. aud 0Ec trial alone will convince !Ou that
what we gaV /, true. II CuntaiuS
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NEEDLE WORK.

There is something extremely pleasant,
and even touching-at least, of very sweet,
soft and winning clfect-in this pecuiiari-
tv of needle work, distinguishing men from
women. Our own sex is incapable Of any
such by-play aside from the main business
of life: hut womcn-be they OF what earth
lv rank they may, however gifted with in.
teIlcct or genius, or endowed with awful
benutv-havc always some little hHndi-
work ready to ill uD the tiny gap OF every
vacant moment. \ needle is familiar to
the fingers ofthem all. queen, no doubt,
niles it on occasions; the womnn-poct can
use it as udroitlyas hcrpen; the woman's eye
that has discovered new star, turns from
its glory to send the polished little lnstru-
ment cleaning along the hem of her kcr-
chief. or to darn a casual fray in her dress.
And they have the advantage of us iii this
respect, The slender thread of silk orcot
ton keeps them united with the small, fla
miliar, gentle interests Of life, the contlnu-
ullv operating influences of which do so
much for the health of the character, and
carry off what would otherwise he dan
rerous accumulation Of morbid sensibility
4 vast deal ofhuman sympathy runs along
this electric line, stretching from the throne
TO the wicker chair of the hnmblest Senm-
stress, aud keeping high and low in spc-
cies of communion with their kindred be-
ings. Methinks it is token of healthy
and gentle characteristics, when women of
accomplishments and high thoughts love
to sew, especially as they are never more
ot home with their own hearts than when
cd