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Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-10-19

A STRANGE DRgAM.-The following
is an appendix to DR.. Binn's ssAnato.
my Of Sleep" 1t was communicated
to the author by Hon. Mr.. Talbot,
father Of the present Countess Of
Shrewsbury, and is given in his OWL
words, and over, his own signature.
In the year 1853, my father. Matth-
ew Talbot, of Castle Talbot, county OF
Wexford, Was much surprised at the
recurrence Of a dream three several
times during the same night, which
caused him to repeat the whole circum-
stance to his lady the next morning.
He dreamed that he had arisen as usu-
al, and descended to his library, the
morning being hazy. He then seated
himself at his secretaire to write, when,
happening to look up long avenue
of trees, opposite the window, he per-
ceived a manin blue jacket, mounted
on white horse, coming toward the
house. My father arose and opened
the window +; the man advancing, pre-
sented him with roll of paper, and
told him they were the invoices of a
vessel that had been wrecked and had
drifted in during the night on his SON.
in-law's Lord Mount Mor-is) estate,
hard by, and signed "Bell h Stephen
son." My fathers attention was called
to the dream only from its frequent re-
currence; but when he found himself
seated at his desk on tie misty morn
ing, aud beheld the Identical person
whom he had seen in his dream, in the
blue jacket, riding on a gray horse,
he felt surprised, and, opening the
window he awaited the mans approach.
He Immediately rode up, and drawing
from his pocket a packet of papers,
gave them to my father, stating that
they were invoices belonging to an
American vessel which had been wreck
ed and drifted ashore upon his lord
ships estate that there was no person
on board to lay claim to the wreck, but
that the invoices were signed "Stephen-
son 4 Bell" assure you, my dear
sir, that the above actually occurred,
and is most faithfully given but it is
not more extraordinary than other ex-
amples of the prophetic powers Of the
mind orsoul during sleep, which l have
frequently heard related.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-10-19

CABBAGED.--The following good one is
told of rum I'm" who was in the habit OF
coming home hungry after bis evening pota-
tions.fs #a & f#EEE g.
One night, beside the usual dish of cabbage
and pork, his wife had left washing bowl
filed with caps and starch. The lamp had
long been extinguished when the staggering
sot returned home, and by mistake when
proceeding to satisfy his hunger, he stuck his
fork into the wrong dish. He worked away
at his mouthful of caps for some time, but
being unable to masticate them, he sung out
to his wife onS IL ,oA - '8' ss 'l'lSif' p
"Old woman, where did you get your cab
bagef They are so stringy that I can't chew
them.n
20 t'My gracious!' replied the old lady, s'if
the stupid fellow hasn't been eating up my
caps that put in the stand over night"
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-10-19

/ FIRST BABIES. somewhat extend
ed observation, and . solitary expert
ence, have convinced us that first babies
have hard time. Parents must have
two or three children before they know
what baby is-know how to treat it.,
and acquire patience sufficient to treat
it properly. The poor little fellows
that have the misfortune to come along
first, have to educate parents to their
task, and in heprocess they get spank
ed, and shaken, and abused. After a
man has three or four children, he
learns that whipping rstriking a child
less than two years of age is barbarism.
We know one "paternal head" who
struck his first child when only six
weeks old, he actually believing that
the child knew better than to cry, and
that he stopped crying at that particu-
lar time because he struck him. We
carry certain motions Of children and
of family government into married life,
and the first child is always the victim
of these notions. And not alone of
these, for the parents have not learned
self-control, and baby. is whipped
quite as often because the parent is
impatient or angry, and because it is
vicious or intractable. We ina:ct on
our first children the foggings we ought
to have for GU: own Impotence or fret
fuiness, This pounding children be-
fore they become, in Gods eye, NOR
ally responsible beings, is very strange
business. Patience, good people, I'M
wearying patience Don't wait to
learn it until one Of your little ones
shall be hidden under the daisies
CDyingfeM Republican.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-10-19

Down ON T0BAcCo.-At the late ses
sion of the Ohio Conference of tn,
Methodist Episcopal Church (the forty
ninth annual SESSION. convened in Gal.
lipolis, on the 10Th day Of September
1850, the following ecclesiastical actor
was had: 1891 - 7Hgt .z1fTa.tul
The following was presented by Rev.
Joseph H.. Creinghton. on the second
day, and adopted by the Conference :
i '"'WHEREAs, The use Of tobacco is a
great evil, and leads to other evils ;
therefore, ..-.. d... w
. sREsotvED, BY THE ONO CONFER
ENcR, That after the present session,
we will not receive any person into
full communion who persists in the
use Of tobacco" .ag.s . ~. 55i.fv :! =.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-10-19

One OF TuEM.-One of the latest
patent rights that we hear Of about the
country is called "Cow-Fetcher." It
is placed upon cows leg, thus pre-
venting her from lying down or jump
ing; and the philosophy of the thing
is, the COW comes home to have it TAX
en- off, to enjoy the luxury of a rest,
when you can milk her. Galena Adv.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-10-19
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%Upon the reading Of the Decla.
ration Of Independence, at Ypsilanti,
Michigan, by citizen Of that place. !
gentleman from the rural districts
made this comment: ooh, he read it
well enough, but darned if Ibelere be
wrote it's
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-10-19

TRE MINERAL WEALTH OF PIXIES |
PEAK.-In q late number Of the Rocky
Mountain .Ne,os we find an allusion to
the mineral wealth Of the Pixies Peak
region which raises the hope that some
thing may yet be made out Of r that
country. The following extract from
the .News will show our readers what
is thought of that region
The new discoveries of silver veins
open up new field Of enterprise and
labor that is already being occupied
to some extent. Veins Of silver ore
have been found in oil the gold-bear-
ing districts ; tests have been made
here and specimens sent east for essay
at Philadelphia, New York and other
i The tests made here show it's exceed
ing richness, and we doubt not another
! season will see the country as we'll sup
piled with silver mining machinery as
} it now is with gold saving apparatus.
After silver comes copper, lead and
iron all of which abound in almost
every portion Of the country.
! Iron is found on the plains, on every
side of this city, and is said to b.
equally as abundant in the mountains
Coal Of excellent quality is abund
ant all along the plain near the foot o
the mountains, and We learn that tw
veins have been found in the Soutl
Park. Coal is now offered on GU
streets at ten dollars per ton, and "
learn that the price will soon be reduce
to five dollars in short that men no'
stand ready to contract at that price.
Alum is3found, almost pure. Sal
abounds in the South and middle Park
Anthony and Quicksilver are bot
known to exist. Native precious stont
can already be seen in the stores I
our jewelers.. Lastly, the country hi
an inexhaustible supply of lime, pla:
! ter and building stone. Q Il IL q
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-10-19

A SINGULAR PREsENTIMENr The
Schenectady On. W .Ne,cs vouches
for the truth Of the following: @at1s
ga very remarkable case Of presen.
timent, bordering on the supernatural,
has just been told us by a gentleman
nearly related to the persons concerned.
Mr.. W, who resides in Schen-
ectady Co., in the town Of Niskayuna,
about three weeks ago, was awakened
from his sleep by an unusual noise,
which he thought proceeded from On
adjoining room. More surprised than
alarmed he lighted a candle and went
into tho apartment, which was used as
a spare bedroom. AS he opened the
door his light went out with the current
of air, and he was in total darkness
Presently, however, as he turned to
grope his way back, the room grew
light, as a cellar on a rainy afternoon
through ground glass overhead, and
Mr.. w. imly saw his eldest son on
tne BED clad in the habiliments Of death,
an. anu the coffin beside him, resting on
TWO chairs across the foot end.
IL . moment the illusion vanished, |
ana Mr. " returned to his own |
room ana struck another match, and
again entered the spare bedroom Int
everything seemed natural as usnal
Little was thought Of the optical d.
fusion, but last week the eldest son of
Mr.. W was taken ill, and he died
on Friday. He was bright boy of
some ten summers. We think the case
worthy of q place in Robert Dale
OVENS ''Footfalls on the Boundary Of
Another World.'' 80 n
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-10-19
IMPORTANT FAcr.-Tt NAV not !

IMPORTANT FAcr.-It may not be
generally known that when q person is
drowning, If he is taken by the arm
from behind, between the elbow and
shoulder, he cannot touch the person
attempting to save him, and whatever
struggles he may make will only assist
the person holding him in keeping his
head above the water. A good swim
mer can keep man thus above water
for an hour. If seized any where else
the probability is that he will clutch the
swimmer, and. perhaps, as il often the
case, both will be drowned. This is
called, Sam Ralph's Grip, and has been
communicated to usby Sam Ralph him.
self. ,aegsH sea1,I fri : 15T,-gs
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-10-19

speech at Lansing Michigan, with the
following felicitous anecdote: ~
: was leaving, one misty morning in
September, the city Of Jerusalem, with
my servants and pack horse, to carry
provisions and clothing, having marines
of the U. s. Navy for guard, and on
Arab sheik, secured by proper brides,
to give me safe conduct across the
mountains Of Judea from the Holy
City to the Dead Sea. The Governor
had assigned me a janisary under the
responsibility of the bastinado, to see
that we got safely out Of the dangerous
passes. As We climbed one of the
lofty hills which skirted the Dead Sea,
We came upon a party Of native Arabs,
who came out to meet us. The chief
rode up to the head of cur column,
and demanded in loud voice of the
shiek, 'How much man is here %
Laughter He counted the whole
party, and replied chow much MANI
there was by giving the number in the
ranks. Standing here in the midst of
$4,000 freemen mi ht ask the same
question, in the same sense in which
the Arab used it-meaning how many
men are here? But aattering as it is te
see SO many gathered together to listen
to my words, I deem it Of much more
Importance to ask elbow much man is
here" than to inquire how many. I
like to speak to as much manhood as
can, while an quite Indifferent as to
numbers. .---.-- .-r..-,,s.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-10-19

eT Gen. Hamilton, an Irish gentleman
of New York, and formerly a Dem crat, has
come GU: for Lincoln. Ina recent speech ,
he said that his oountrymen hal always
been cheated by tho sham Dem ocracy, and
urged them to enlist forthwith in the Re
publican ranks, Ell! ion l 80 ---sa-
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-10-19

@The st. Louis Democrat thinks the
following text applicable to Douglas Of ,yt!o-
sand devout men carried Stephen to his
burial, and made great lamentation over
him" -Aets H7II;;2. h. -lg.s va 70 ].
All but the fermentation. :. a5isaet,s.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-10-19
A Exs 70 PAY.. kaasr, nov y, e,

y, A Tzks 70 PAY. Re- der, now is,l
tie time to pay your debts. Good res
FoMtions are very good as far as they
go, but, in the opinionIef your credi-
tors, they don't pay either the butcher,
the doctor, or the merchant. We begt
Of you, Therefore, to give your atten-
| ton to the following "practical re-
marks" They are not intended, we
will say privately, for either Of your
neighbors, but specially for yourself.
| The teaching of the Good Book is
that there is time and season for all
things-ssa time to plant and time to
pluck up, time to keep and time TO-
cast away, time to weep and time to
laugh, time to mourn and time to
Dance" (Which latter time, it is sup
Iposed by "sonse comnsentators,'' will
arrive when the Prince of Wales
makes his appearance next week at the
!; Academy of Music, and time for
sunday other good and important things
which for want of space We cannot here
specify.
!: Now it is well known that during
the past few years there has been .
good time for running into debt, and
the present moment by most people, at
the North especially, where the crops
+ have been good, is regarded as first
l rate time to ''pay up" Those who
: don't pay now will be set down as
FUSED up" gone by the board,'
|. "izzled out.'' Never mind how mucl
you are reputed to be worth, or hov
you stand on the assessors book. 1
it you don't ego into liquidation" now
is don't soon call on every credito
n and settle, your reputation won't b.
/ worth brass farthing. Your time
}, therefore, has at length come. Yo'
II can't postpone it on account Of poo
g crops, neither can you complain 0
price. No, sir, your mouth must no,
N be closed on these matters. Indeed
i all your old, stereotyped, whining ex
> cuses are now uncurrent. They won
N pass anywhere. And in regard to til
le long face you have worn during tn
ut whole time you have been running int
N !! debt, We will say plainly that such
l. /. dodge won't 60 down, now, at ALL
:" Please dispense with any such demon
IN stration, therefore, short meter, or 20
at will be called lunatic. Smile onc'
or just for the novelty Of it,. and if \
v fatal consequences follow, then 't'blos
Fe SONS all over" A capital start tn,
o will be.-.N. Y. Independent.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-10-19

DEAN WITH CLEAN SHIRr!-The Win.
tersett Madisonian says. Dean, the great
unwashed, borrowed a clean SHIRT from a
Democratic friend in that place and forgot
to return it. We are glad % hear of our
old friend wearing clean shirt, even if it
is a borrowed one.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-10-19

Dar At the Fair in Macon, Georgia, no
or inventor resides in Northern State and
just IS this fact is announced, the citizens OF
jackson, Perish, La, have held q meeting,
and dispatched an agent to the Northwest
to purchase corn for them, as their own is
entirely stricken by smut.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-10-19
a SARAroax OLD MAID, The cor.

!" n n II 4 7"
"A SARAroax OH MA1D. 1.-THE cor
respondent of the New York Times
gives the following picture of on old
maid:
The old maid, who has just driven
by in o private carriage, is character.
She was { great belle in her day, and !,
being an heiress as well, had offers
enough to satisfy any reasonable wo.
man, but she looked for perfection and
q husband-the consequence is, She has
found neither. This sutton smoked,
that one chewed, this one did not speak
good French, and the other spoke bad
English. So then she rides along in
her carriage, single and turned OF
forty her day of grace is past. Here
are some lines whereof she is the sub.
iect. I am aware that some one else
has written something in the same vein
about "Wreath of Roses" but still
no one can accuse me of plagiarism
the metre is like, but you will notice
II tu0t tuo lucuS uIo uOt ut oil SAIuAldA
| She wore robe Of muslin
Il The night that first we met q
Her little feet were mou sing
Il Beneath her ccattipet;
i Her dress had all the lightness,
Il Her air the ylish tone, ssE
That marked belle at twenty,
. With fortune all her own.
!,
A skirt Of rustling satin
When next we met she wore;
Thespread Of hoops and whalebone
A y Was greater than before, -.
, And standing near her eide were men
Who wooed, but wooed in vain:
She sent them all to Coventry,
i And they went-on train.
Yet, once again saw that form
No signing swains were there
}, A summer rose had faded,
n Shut out from sun and air
- saw her but moment, $3.50
Yet methinks see her now,
With poodle in her carriage,
vi And wrinkle on her brow.
. There as Ben johnson said to Sy
!. ves.er, that may not be poetry; but 1
! swear it's the truth.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-10-19

CT The radical Abolitionists of New
York are about to follow the example of the
Democracy, and split. Goodel, the candi-
date for Governor, declares against Gerritt
Smith, candidate for President Religious
differences seem to furnish the ground of
Quarrel. .7-+az--
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-10-19

0TThe Pekin Tisitor says: "Coming
home few mornings since, we met q man
attempting to. walk on both sides of the
street. 10 By askillfup vancouver We passed
between him.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-10-19
sMISCEIIlANROUS.I

IT'S A FEARFUL THINE ToIL1v8.-|
We frequently hear persons remark
that it is . fearful thing to die, but
seldom do We hear them say that it is
. fearful thing to live. = Il may be. q
fearful thing to die, Certainly solemn.
one, but to me it seems more solemn,
more fearful to live. That is asolemn
hour when We gaze upon the pallid
cheek Of . loved and dying one-when
We feel the last pressure Of those lips
upon ours-when the hast farewell is
family whispered-and to the dying
one it may be solemn to leave the
earth and its loved objects, and to enter
the s:dread unknown" but surely one
need not fear to die who has thought,
spoken, and acted, in the fear, of God,
framing all his actions with that great
day in view, when decisions must re-
main as they are made when every
secret shall be revealed, all mystery
solved, nothing concealed. Toone who
has thus lived, dying can only be like
Wrapping the drapsry Of his couch aboa
And laying down to pleasant dreams.'
But Life. O, Life! what is it to live
Not merely to eat, drink and sleep
is TO love, to rejoice, to mourn, to fee
the keenest sorrows, to know the great
est Pleasures.
eve live in deeds, not years, in Thoughts
not breaths .E- t... ...sr ,-f.
In feelings, not figures on dial,'
Man dies, but his influence lives
ceases not with the pulsations Of hi
heart, but shall live and be felt whe
he is forgotten. This makes it sol
emn, yea, fearful thing to live. {
who does not shudder at the thought {
exerting an influence upon an undyin
soul through all eternity!
Prof. Hitchcock, in his chapter Q
the. "Telegraph System of the Un
verse;" introduces the remarkable the
ory.. that our words, our actions, eve
our very thoughts, make an ,indelib
impression upon the universe; th'
''not . word has ever escaped fro
mortal lips, but it is registered indel
bly, upon the atmosphere We breathe.
Whether this be true or not it is certa
that We al! have an influence, and tn
this influence is continually exerted f
good or i'll upon all around us. Know
ing this, how cautiously should '
tread life's pathway ever keeping
sentinel at the door of our mind that I
evil thought enter, and at our mou
that no evil thought 60 out. Ill
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-10-19

SThe Duke of Wellington's say
ing, connected with early rising, was
not . bad one-ttLet the first turn in
10 mo rning be q turn out"
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-10-19

Tho speakisg at each p'a.e will be at q o'clock
in the evening.
Let every Republican residing in tho vicinit, OF
the above appointments constitute himself q com
mittee Of one far tho discharge Of the following
duties: - -as4> t.e'i .s''1-. 80 So
u LIST. 10 give publicity to the ado appointments
I'd. To extend special invitation to every Dlmo.
crat residing 10 the ncishbrhood to be present at
the meeting. w.
81. To see that every Republican in the neigh
borhood is presens at the commencement Of the
speaking. -.'s--
4tb. 10 have the School house or Hall comforta-
bly, warmed add we'll lighted d,gs ss4 - :
Republicans the speakers, who will not fail to
fulfill their appointments, rely upon you for the
performance of the above important preliminary
duties. -'-aa GEO. W. VAN HORNE.
.-.- Cha Co. Cent? Com.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-10-19

The venerable Henry G. Cary and
the eloquent David Paul Brown were in the
great Republican procession in. Philadelphia
carrying torches on Wednesday night of
last week. They marched eight miles
Such things betoken earnest work Many
of the wealthiest and most respectable mer>
chants were also bearing torches. Sc
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-10-19

How CARL SCnURz's NAME Is PRoNoUNcEp
- In reply to an Interrogation how to pro-
nounce properly the name of the distin
euished German orator, Carl Schurz, the
Chicago Press and Tribune answers, I
''Give oh the sound of sh, u the sound of
ooin good, and z the sound of tsin English
thus, Shoorts." = SO
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-10-19
LAW NOTICE.

VIZ g. WOODWARD has resumed the practice
wv Of Law in Muscatine, and will give his
entire stteution. to brsiness entrusted to him.
Ofaee over Iseat Brewstef's Bank. 7TE
Auscatiae, Aug. %, 1s60-wly
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-10-19
JOHN 3. N1sLY. s MADISON B, sTNR.
- as NISLY o. STINE. s.ass.,

A TTORNEYS AND OOUNSELORS ATLAw
- and Solicitors in Chaneery, Musoatine, Low.
Will aos - agents in buying and selling lsnd.
and paying taxes. Particular attention oaid Ia
tia examination OF titles, to corresponding. notariaI
business, DC. Commissioners for the State 81
Pennsylvania. 0nise, Masonic Ball. s. fGsfl3,
April II, 1080-dsvh
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-10-19
iRw We see by an EXCHANGE that the .Tir

ca We see by an exchange that the Jim !.
town Democracy have spoken. The third
resolution reads as follows: Taa 30 g r..
Sd. Resolved, That at fust the Jimtown
Democracy was in favor of James Burcan-
min, and would abin yet if he had abin
nominated, but now their fust choice is
IDu2lis and always wus. az IL =
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-10-19
Bloomington Township Ticket.

The Republican Township Convention
last Saturday put in nomination the follow.
ing excellent ticket:
Fbr Supervisors JOHN B. DOUGHERTY,
JOHN ZEIGLER.
For .ustices-L. H. WASHBURN, 81.
.... W. F. DAVIS.
For Constabhs-W PURCELL,
JAMES BEAuAM,
For Trustees GREINER,
S. l.. FOSS,
i... rr. AZEL FARNSWORTH.
For Township Clerk-R CABLE
For Assessor-H. H. GARNES. D..
A Township Committee was appointed,
consisting of L. H. Washburn, George w.
Conner and VIM. Dill.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-10-19

you want good, No. l, warranted Single, the
best in the city-go to the'Lumber Yard Of