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St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1860-11-01
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: Westward tn" course ofemrtrc takcsits way.
\. IL. r. HILDRETFI, Editor.
St. Charles City, Iowa, Nov. /, 1860.
Astronomical.

TIE heavens at the present time
present an immensely attractive field
for the student Of astronomy. -Four
Of the largest planets, Venus, Jupiter,
Mars and Saturn, arc visible in
cloudless night.
From three o'clock in the morning,
about which time Venus makes its
appearance, until five, that planet
casts shadow, like the moon when
three days old. Venus is now in the
constellation Cancer, near the group
of small stars in the body of the crab.
With Procyon, in CAMS Minor, and
PolluX in Gcmimi, it forms a triangle
of nearly equal sides. Having al
most reached its greatest distance
from the sun, Venus will appear sta
tionary for some time ; but will by
and-by move off toward the cast, re-
ccding from the earth as it travels in
that direction
About ten degrees eastward of We
nus, by one degree to the north, Ju-
piter shines with very brilliant light.
This king of the planetary bodies is
now moving slowly toward the cast
and will continue to do so for 4 few
weeks longer, after which he will also
appear to stand still and then take
the opposite course for three months.
Saturn is becoming visible before
sunrise, but it is difficult for an un'
practiccd eye yet to distinguish this
planet although second in magnitude
to Jupiter All these bodies, howev
er, will appear high in the heaven:
during the winter evenings, following
the brilliant consultations which az,
now beginning to show themselves ol
the eastern horizon.
Mars is at present the most dis
tinct object in the heavens during tn
evening, crossing the meridian
short time after sunset. 1t is grad
ually becoming more obscure, as
passes away from the earth, and b.
the middle of November will hav
disappeared. Its motion is at pres
cnt hardly pcrccptible, but in te'
weeks it will move pretty rapidly tc
wards the east.
Regarding the year now closin
with an eye to its celestial and atmo:
phcric, as well as its planetary phs
nomcna, it has been remarkable one
and might well create in the mind
q Millerito an irretragible convictlo
that he had, at last, the data Tor
final prophecy. Thunder and hgh
ming storms have been more vlolel
and disastrous than usual. Fog
have been dcnscr and more lastin:
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Aaritnltural.
" NOTHING BUT A FARMER.

eve are nothing but plain farmers
and do not stand upon iOrmality.'
So said farmer to US where we stop
ped to dine. Nothing but plain
farmers" to be sure Pray what
more is necessary? But no man would
make such plea or excuse for in
formality, if nc were not conscious
there could be no other excuse given
for looscncss or boorishness if you
please, in habit. 1t is such disposi-
ton to neglect ncatness and system,
and indulge in informality, which is
but another name for Incidence, that
is educating our youth to seek other
pursuits than that Of the farmer.
What is to hinder n man being a GEN
tlcman in his habits and in his inter-
course with and entertainment of eth
crs, whether he be q farmer, or q
member of any other profession?
Nothing Gentility and extrava-
gancc are not synonymous. \ man
may be gentleman and yet plain in
his habits-cOurtcous, and yet farm
er--hOspitable without oStentation.
1t is wrong to sacrifice all that is
worth cutivating and using in our in
tercoursc with others, upon the plea
that we are nothing but farmers"
At this rate, when will the farmer as
sumo higher position socially one
which it is so often claimed he has q
right to, but is driven from When
will his real worth be recognized
when his habits bury his influence
deeper than graves are dug. When
will he be respected when he claims
to be "nothing but a farmer,' in q
tone and spirit which says 81 know
snothing but how to labor like . brute,
therefore | live like brute, treat 9TH
crs as near like brutcs as may be, and
have no other hope or object than to
get living and make money! Is
such the aim and end of life even
of the farmers life =? Thank God, all
farmers arc not of this class" nothing
but farmers" There are some who
remember they are mca, citizens,
parents of children for whose direction
| in the future they are spOnsible,--
who do not forget that they sustain
relations to others beyond the dollar
and cent rclation-who recognize the
influence each act, habit, and word
has upon their own lives and the lives
Of othcrs-who remember, that what
ever their pursuits, they arc response
bic beings, endowed with intelligence,
above the brutcs and capable of the
highest cultivation. Now be it known,
we have not written the foregoing,
because Of any lack of attention to
oursclr on the part Of the farmer re-
lcrrcd to, but because of the influence
his own words have upon his own
life and the minds Of his children and
| associates because Of the impress
sions they made upon our own mind,
and which led us to examine the
cause and results Of such sclt-abase-
mcnt.
1t is better to have sealed lips, to
he dumb, than allow such words to
/ escape us. We would not remain in
a profession 4 moment in which we
could not command our own scll-re-
spect, and teach others to respect us
in which it would be necessary to
proclaim the humility Of our position
as an excuse for neglectinS what our
own consciousness tells us we have
no right to neglect if we would rank
among gcntlcman.-L'ralrIe Farmer.
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SHEEP COARSE WOOL VS.. FINE.

At recent meeting of the Farm
crs' Clubs in Maine, during a discus
sion of some questions connected with
shcer-husbandry, Mr.. r. A. Davis
made some interesting and important
statements in regard to the cost Of
keeping and comparative value of the
fine and coarse wool breed Of sheep.
In the course of his remarks he gave
the subject Of his conversation with
an Intelligent farmer in an adjoining
town, who kept a flock of 20 Of the
native breed of coarse wool sheep.
They weighed on an average 100 lbs.
a head, and required ) lbs. OF hay
each day. The average clip OF wool
per head was lbs, which sold for
3s cents lb., making S22,9O. From
the 30 sheep, l6 lambs were sold at
81 90 per head, amounting TO S32 90,
making in all a total Of $3.50. Mr..
Davis gave some account of his own
flock. He had 45 Spanish merino
sheep, the wool of which averaged
a. lbs. per head. This was sold for
A cents per h., amounting to SI4,97.
Of this flock, u were ewes, from
which he raised % lambs. These
were not sold but he estimated their
value at $500 per head, making $50,
which added to the wool makes "a
total of $l24,9I. In keeping his
sheep, Mr.. Davis had weighed their
! hav, and found them to consume an
average Of ,! lbs. per day and by
following this figuring, he had de-
monstrated that 26s fine woolcd sheep
could be kept FOX the same that it
would cost to keep 20 Of the coarse
woolel thus making difference i'll
Il year in cost Of keeping, lambs and
advanced price OF wool, Of the pretty
sum of $40.
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ilplitital.
THE REPUBLICAN CREED.

CANDIDATES.
For Prcsideat-Abraham Lincoln, Of
Illinois.
For IIce PreNdeM-llannibal Ham
lin, of Maine.
PLATFORM.
Below is the Platform adopted at
the National Convention, recently hol
den at Chicago: :
RewlrI, That we, the delegated
representatives of the Republican
electors Of the United States, in Con-,
vention assembled, in discharge of the
duty we owe to our constituents, and
our country, unite i'll the following
declaration :
|. That the history Of the nation
during the last four years, has fully
established the propricty and necessi.
| ty of this organization and that the
causes which called it into existence
are permanent i'll their nature, and
now, more than ever before, demand
its peaceful and constitutional tri
umph.
2. That the maintenance of tn,
principles promulgated in the Dcclar
alton Of independence and embodied
in the Federal Constitution. that al
men are created equal that they are
endowed by their Creator with certain
inailiablc rights that among these
are life, liberty, and the pursuit 0
happiness that to secure these rights
governments are instituted among
men, deriving their just powers from
the consent of the governcd-is cs
scntial to the preservation of our Re
publican Institutions and that tn
Federal Constitution, the Rights of III
States, and the Union Of the States
must and shall be preserved.
3. That to the Union of the State
this nation owes its unprecedented il
crease in population, its surprising
development of material resources, it
rapid augmentation of wealth, its hal
= piness at home and its honor abroad
and we hold in adherence all scheme
= for Disunion, come from whatevt
source they may. We congratulat
t the country that no Republican men
: ber of Congress has uttered Oh coul
= : tenanced the threats Of Disunion S
t often made by Democratic member
It without rebuke and with applaus
J, from their political associates an
: we denouncc those threats of di
union, in case of a popular overtime
Of their ascendency, as denying Il
r. vital principles Of a free government
and as an avowal of contemplat,
treason, which it is the imperative d
ty of an indignant people sternly
rebuke and forever silence.
4. That the maintenance inviola
of the rights Of the States, and cspe'
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do(est1ara tbe Course of empire takes its 00tan.'
CITY, FLOYD COUNTY, IOWA, THURSDAY NOVEMBER l. 1850

Their children have met some rebuff,
And home have trottcd in a huff
The tale they tell is all believed,
And is as gospel truth received,
Their iorc is now to hqtred turned,
And hcnccforth thou art to he spuncd.
Thy patience will he often tried
| While children steps thou striv st to guild
Their wayward walk will cause thee pain,
tarcS will pcrplcX thy troubled brain
| Foul liscuntCnt will oft invade
| And cast on all around a shade.
| Will seek to take thee 10y the hand,
And lead thee from thy present stand.
Thou art upon troubled sea,
| The tcmpcstS rage the winds are free,
Yet while the hillows round thee roll.
| And thou canst scarce thy bark control,
! The Angel, Hope. appears to show
| Thy sinking vessel where to 90,
! She takes the helm, and guides the way
! Where thou at anchor safe may'st lay.
! Thou wilt many trials meet,
! And taStc the bitter with the sweet,
But il thou hast Il noble heart
/ Art willing to act well thy part.
/ Thou wilt within thy bosom feel
y rich reward for all thy zeal.
| The plastic marble of the mind.
/ Thou art to mold with hand SO kind.
5" gentle. and 50 skllful, too,
/ That it will prove forever true
| True to the right, to every good,
y blessing TO the ncighborhooi
| The influence of the tc ichcr's toll
/ viii back upon himself rccoil,
/ The teachings which he seeks t. impart,
Will also tend t expand has heart,
| And willie he secs his school advance,
| IL will his interest enhance.
Then, fellow teachers, let us strive
| To he to Progress all alive.
! That We may be- we'll qualified.
/ Youths of the West to teach and guide;
/ We must not in the background stand,
l'ut while the present times demand
/ ENcrton. Progress. to succeed
! We should in Progress be agreed
| With PROGRESS for our batte-cry
We shall our calling dignity.
| Our calling is Il noble one.
! important aS the nOondav sun:
! We, like that sun should shed a light
| To make the world around us bright.
| Does moral darkness round Ills reign,
And all our labor seem in vain,
SO does the earth at times appear,
| Its surface foggy, cold and drear:
I But when the sun appears in view,
/ 1t breaks the fogs and dries the dew;
Just as the sun dispcls the mists
! That o 'cr the earth at morn exists.
( So should our light around us shine,
/ To cheer, cnnohlr and refine.
/ When we shall leave this Institute,
And 20 our work to prosecute,
| Let ; carry to our dwelling place
A love tOr all the rising race,
| \ love 50 frrvcnt and So pure
That We can all our cares endure
! And aS We tcuch from year to year,
/ Let Us er"oHrcgc, qpdrd and chcfr;
| Then when our arduous work is done,
/ When we Il rich reward have won,
When we retire from active life,
Free from its cares, free from its strife,
We may hchold from our retreat
Our TEACHERS Mission all complete.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1860-11-01

Cncumbrancc, desire, 81.
One secs queer things in little type
in the newspapers, sometimes convey
ing, by implication, all sorts Of doc
trincs, disclosing peoples ideas of
happiness when they least suspect it,
and affording a clue to the faith in
many heart that is scaled book to
those that know it best, and yet all
set forth 50 many times daily in full
advertisement.
Sometimes, as in this nonparcil cx-
preston of ga want we have pco-
ple's definition of things which set
Webster and Johnson at defiance.
Without cncumbrancc !" What
young mother, when she feels for the
first time her tirst-born's breath, would
ever imagine, in the new blossoming
of her new love, there should exist a
lexicon, wherein, under the Els, it
should read thus : Ed, Eg, Fl, El,
En-
"ExcrNnEANcE, n. \ young human
bcing-a Child
There what do you think Of that,
We old-tashioncd grandmothers, whose
love is visited upon the children, even
to the third and fourth generation
"Rachcl weeping for her encumJraarcs r
" Here am and the encumbranccS thou
hast given me !" "And the lion
shall lie down with the lamb, and ;
little cncumJrancc shall lead thcm !"
These little motives, in pink anC
fair dimity, that stir up the pulses
like a clarion, that nerve up the wca
ry, and light ur the hope, and fill VI
the signing with song, are cnCum
| branccs 4. so then the sweet littI,
candidates for heavens kingdom, tha
dance around the threshold of the
open heart. and enter unlorbiddcn
that keep the world from growing ol,
in sorrow and in sin, are cHcum5raHce
all ! And when they are elected, fol
so, alas they sometimes are, as the
grccnsward broken in little pillows
everywhere, and the Rachels that will
not be comtortcd, 50 sadly attest,
think You, when the mother rocks the
empty cradle, and looks upon the un
pressed pillow, and finds in the till
a siIkcu trcss and pair Of little shoes
that were laid aside for sandals ot
light, that she finds the name Of tho
wcarcr under the Ems that whcI
the poet sighed,
There is no flock. however watched and tended
Rul one dead lamb Is there
There is no lr,,ie, h,wso'rr defended,
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1860-11-01

IMITATION ArrE PIE - Take dried
pumpkin. and cut it into pieces about
the size of Il quarter Of a small apple;
stew it till soft, but not enough TO fall
to pieces. Add one cup full Of cur
rants, or other dried fruit, to pumpkin
enough for three pies mix well, and
put on plates the same as apple
then pour on each pie teaspoontul
of sharp vinegar strew on some
sugar, and spice to taste. Put on
the upper crust and bake. A good
substitute for apple pie.
laother.-Takc ripe pumpkin, cnt it
in small pieces, and stew until soft
enough to beat easy with a spoon.
Take it up, and add sugar and lemon
or other spice to suit the taste. Bake
with OF without upper crust
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1860-11-01
American Hotel.
MIN STREET, WGREGOR, IOWA
WM. IL. HARpING. pRopRIETOR.

MIN N7KEF7, " TTELOT, 10 II I
WIN. II. HARDING, PROPRIETOR.
Having again opened this well known Ho-
tel, the proprietor takes this means to inform
the Travelling public and the rest of mankind
that he intends to make it worthy the pat
ronage of travellers, and il attention to the
wants OF guests good fare and low prices are
any inducements, lac hopes to have his share
of business.
In connection with the Hotel is the largest
Barn in town, which is under the charge of ar
experienced Ostler, and teamsters can depcnt
upon having their teams well cared for. Thi,
house being the Stage Office, Railroad Ticke
Office, American Express and General Frcigh
Office presents more advantages than an,
other can show in the city, and all Iask o
my friends, is to try me once, and If not salts
fled. | will not ask them to come again.
! McGrcgor, July 1860
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A. b. L. HILDRETU,
General Land A rent.

ST. CHARLES CITY, FLOYD co. IOWA,
Will attend to buying selling and selecting
lands on Commission, &c. Town Lots bought
and sold, money loaned and the business of
convcyancing and payment of Taxes promptly
attended to. Friends at the East, as well as in
this State, are requested to make application
TO my agency. Satisfactory references given
ii required.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1860-11-01
The third article Of the treaty was as

The third article Of the treaty was as
follows
Convinced that the principles of
religion contribute most powerfully to
keep nations in the state Of passive
obedience which they owe to their
princes, the high contracting parties
declare it to be their intention to sus-
tain, in their respective States, those
measures which the clergy may adopt,
with the aim Of amclorating their
own interests, 50 intimately connected
with the preservation Of the authority
Of princes and the contracting pow
ers Join in Offering their thanks to the
Pope, for what he has already done
for them, and solicit his constant CO.
operation in their views of subvcrt-
ing the nations.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1860-11-01

A person may discipline the muscles
of the face, but there is something III
the eye beyond the will and we ire-
quently find it giving the tongue the
lie direct.
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that either of them dreamed the bur-
den of the song was a mortgage? ? and
not rather one star lost out Of visible
hcavcns-that set
~ s,.Ds the morning star. that goes not down
Behind the Iarkcucd wr~t, nor hgic~ ob-curci
Amid the trtnp,-ts OF the sky, but mrtS
Away iato the light Of heaven
May the hearths, the thresholds, and
the hearts Of the world never be with,
out "encumbranccs, let them all
be mortgagcd to them, who, " like the
planets, are nearest the sun = Chicagc
.JORrnat.
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81. There i, no flock however watched and tended
But one dead lamb Is there
There is mo- dr,.-ile, h,w>u'yr dytcndal,
But has one vacant CHAIR, -
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st(istellanp.
" WITHOUT ENCUMBRANCE. :

BOARD WANTEn.-A gentleman and lady, with,
desire, Sc
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MARRIED.

CoRsE-HICKs-At Newtown, Long Island on Wednssdsy,
Anil N by the Rev VIM W. Holloway, Frederick Coss
~ Tshiuz Long island Kate G., daughter OF Jackeon
Hicks ESQ, Of Newtown, Long Island
CRooKE-yAN CLEEK-0n Thursday April ~ 81 ,hs d ns'
foJmsd Dutch Church. Fifth and Twenty nrs 'Tss'
by tire Rev John Abee Baldwin, Philip Cr,oke o. FisS
bush Lorg Island Margaret Cross daughter oil the Ae Law
renee l. Ven Kleek OF Hev-Yort
GOODWIH-BURD-On Tuesday, April 10, by the rev. 70
ward Lsthr6p d. d., Frederick Goodwin OF UnlonVile'
Com 10 Miss MagTes Co. second daughter oil george W.
Burd, esq, Of this city
JOuRDAN-BEVIEs-On Sunday evening, April J. iseo' at
The resiseucs of tho brides father by William h. Pinnss
ESQ MI Henry Jourdsn Miss Laura Anne bevins all Of
Morris Coanty Mo. -,
KNowLToN-wIGHT.In this city, on ThurS.day' , Apn,
H. BIZ the Rev Samuel ID. Burchsd d. the hey AIosts
w Knowlton Rchboo Bucks County Pa, 10 Jeinna NJ
your est daughter Of Amherst Wight Of New'fork.
LAw-BEACH-On Thursday, April i? In this city oy the
Rev Dr. Thomson Dr. James Law to Mrs Adelaide Beach Of
Ta'Iytown.
Wednesday, April H. By the Key
W. A Bartlett Mr. George Loye OF New ORR 10 MISS oaae
T., daughter Of A. H. Philips, ESQ.,, OF Brooklyn
NICHOLS BARNES-In Fair Haven, Conn, on IueadayI
April 10 BIZ the VIM T. Ybbeft st the residence oil the
bridet father Horato Nichols to Miss Sarah H. barnes
RAY-RAY-On Thursday April H. BY the Rev Dr. Jno. A
Roche James Ray TO Margaret Jane Ray, all oil TINS city
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Tuesday, April TO- at the
residence Of the BRIDES mother Glen Cove Long i'ssa oy
the Rev Thomas Malaby Chas ~ Watkins Jr, OF Soston
Mass, to Lucy +. Scarborough Of this city,
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y has hels forth from that ns to y nations and 20
the kingdoms of the EARTH Il hss visited many Of the
lands of the Eastern ContineD' south America, and
Key 0esa il has extended IN AHA and has reached
he sound of my voice Illnesses who have gone Ike
the ancient servants of GOd did, when they wels
commanded to take either purse nor scrip and
the Gospel OF ChS ct. The Church iinse tne1 tbrs-
perienced many bitter Affections, trials, anu .soa VA
TONS but the foundation Of God sandsth s1rs, and
potwhssne hope Of like that hat Il ost Sss
has almost been osnot wthssnons s.S f5nm ths
mind q, some vet what have we witnessed in this
ball davT We witness the ful6llment OF the prom
e made the Spirit Of Tth that the SsG diCa
rIpess that has hung us, shall be reorgan-
;1ed on the 9th Of April ls6O-just thirty years from
he time when it was fret Orgsnized with elk mem
beers. Could be organized unless the vacant place
| 81 TIA decessed Prophet should be fedi Could il
he done9 Has any body got sny testimony in regard
| 10 this thing BY no meaDs-by no means?'
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TREsros-F. s. Mills DEM has been reelected
Mayor by msjority of 1884, in total vote OF 2,6i9

PROBABLE Suicide BY SHoorISe-An inquest was
held at Hudson City yesterday by Coroner Alderman
on the body OF an unknown man, found lying in
swamp on the meadows, near the Northern Railroad,
with portion Of his head blown away. pistol was
found lying by indicating that he had shot himself
The Jury rendered verdict that deceased came to his
death by his own hands, was shot by some person
unknown. Deceased was apparently German, and
dressed in black froek coat, black cloth pants,
DARK gray cashmere vest, white muslin shirt gray knit
udershir, striped drawers, gray wooden stockings,
new boots, and felt hat. The body was deposited in
vault, to remain IS hours, for Identification.
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WIIGIAMsBUR9z DIsrErsARY.-ThsT Trustees Of the
Wills=nsburph Bepensary held meeting on Thursday
night, at which fie Committee appointed to procure
building, reporsed that they had obtained from the
Cczrmon Ccureil, lease of the building No. l3l
Fourth street. formerly occupied for city Offices for the
tenn of zen years. at nominal rent. In view Of the
expenfe of fitting up tbo house aud of tue fact that
e Legislature has not this year made ths usual appro-
pration, 1t was resolved to apply to the various
churches Of the Eastern District to take up collections
for the Dspensary. During the month of March, 553
patients were treated at the Dspensay, and 653 pre-
tcrp,ions were made mp.
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BIDDI,.sEx Tows MEETINGS From The Neu-l
Bvsn, Fysdonioa learn that .ss ,n meetings held 10
tb county Monday last generally IN favor Of the Up
position % r., ,bs new essl,o @.n' va where
the Union p;r .stsmsd 70 .hew h strength and ds''s pg
DEPOSITION by nominating ticket " their The result
Ied however that they c,ud only muster 81 votes ont Of
7s pOed and what s better they did not cleo. or defeat
anybody.