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Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-04-27
FOR SsaLE.
SherWOod's Grain Rindar

IL.
'aAs machine Gao 30 attacked to any ordinary
= reaper. 1t binds tn, grain in good order az
1.st as cut, saving grain enough to pay for tho
wire used in binding. .., =
1t is simpl, and perfect as to commend itself 1t
once 70 every practical farmer.
NO Harvester Is complete without this Binder.
We nave large amount Of testimony to tho util.
w ana value OF this binder, of which the follow.
ing from well known practical farmers 10 offered:
so1Plo, N. Y. Sept. 18th, 1859.
ALLEN SHERWOOD Sir II have witnessed tris
Oh your binder. 1t worked WELT think It will
40 the labor Of five men, and a. we'll . can be
uone oy the same. p. w. ATwArsR.
KIsG's FERRY, Aug. 90, 1853.
a.. SHERWOOD, Bear Sir:-I have d. avn and
safsanoa the wheat bound by your binder and find
tunes and not one bundle came unbound in RI
whole operation. ~ ~. = = r
~ In threshing, the wire bands we're easily removed
Inc wheat turned OUT rs bushels per scre.
ALANsoN BaowN.
owAsoo, near Auburn, Aug. uth 1850.
we have seen Allen sherwoods Grain Binder in
pieot ical operation in wheat. Ito operation was
,sp" practical, easy Of operation and gerry sxccess
It surpassed our expectation, and va ,eso,,o.nd
y 10 the attention of farmers every where being
' aT as machine needed for Mborsauing in the bar
o' n. W. SHsLDoN,
-" T. HAYWOOD,
We shave similar Testimonials from some zoo osb-
prf ctical farmers, among them an OK President
! the N. I. State Agricultural Society, and many
sner prominent men, as to tho value Of this invsu.
ION. II took the First Premium at the United
y: sair at Chicago, 1852 and also at every
ar where it has been exhibited. Price, $50.
nS-naH down, one-half in six months. .'.-,.l-G
send orders earlyto CHAES FOSTER,
10 g Gen. Ag't,
- LsClaire, Scott county, lows.
WIN. Duane Wilson, Sec. Az. College, Desmeine
Albert Allen, Washington, Iowa. Cd b. nfa a.
J An 27th-w6n - =r.- .; .....
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-04-27
STATE OF IOWA.
IS.

NAooCaA ANh SoUNII,
William Lake az inst Samuel K>ndrick, Sarah
kendr ok, asd arab Kendrick. executrix 81
Samuel D. Kendrick, decd.
5NHE said Sarah Kendrick, and Sarah Kendrisk
execntrix of Andrew D. Ksndrick are hereby
notified that on the 39th day of Deo,mh er 1sso
William Lake fled in the office Of the eIerk Of ,6.
Muscatine District Court for the State Of Iowa. =
PETITION claiming of you, with the said SAMUEL
hendrick, the foreclosure of q mortgage execut ed
oy andre" D. Ksndrick and Sarah Ksndriok On
inc xats Jay OF October, 1856, to secure tho pay
ment OF a note executed by the said A. d. Ken
drlck, dated Oct. 24th, 1855, due one yesr afte
date, for $250O.0O, with ten per cent. interest
Ehteh mortaags conveyed to petitioner the foliov.
ing deserle bed lands in the county of Muscatine.
State of Iowa, to.wt: TIE SOUTH west quarter Of
section eight s township sevent ,-seven IN north
OF range two t2) west also part Of the mort Invest
quarter OF Sc tion seven cen % in the aforesaid
to"nsh'p and range, bed as follows Begin.
nlng ~ the north corner of eaid section thence
running with the sect on line south ffty.sx and
SIX tenth poles to tae middle Of q road from Mus
catne to Iowa City, thence With the mid lie of SAID
road thirty-six degrees, east one hundred and
twenty eight and sx tenth poles be intersecti on
with the quarter section line, thence Running with
the quarter section line east eighty-two aad eight
tenth poles, north one hundred and sixtv poles |
west one huadrsd and sixty poles 70 the beginning
containing in all two hundred and ninety. i've acrss
more OK less WI! N mortgage was duly recorded in
t be recorders sfice of Muscatne county Iowa. on
the 25th day Of Oct 1856, Mt 2 O'Clock p. NJ, in
sook a. pages 2la and 2l9. Of said office Of Kecor.
aeI. And unless ysu APPEAR and answer thereto on
Of before the first day Of the next term Of said
sou decree will be ndered ag anst you there
'n' foreccsing yeur equity Of redemption in said
And 1t appearing to tho said district
'ourt at the January term thereof for 1860 That |.
aid Sarah Kendrck, and Sarah Kendrick exe ,utrix
Andrew Kendric< were not fouad and
lot ns of the State Of Iowa. it was therefore
rdered by said court that notice Of the pendencv
t sal suit be published in the Muscatine WeekIy
ou-nal Tor four successive weeks.
III TH3S. HANNA,
-...-. Solicitor for Petitioner.
April s. 1S60-w4w-pr': fee.Sl2
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-04-27

WHAT GOOD CAN Do?-Very Oft
en- does this question come to US, espe-
cially when wearied with the cares and
labors which occur in every day life
We think sometimes that our labors are
in vain, and the weak spirit whispers
"strive no more" When we look
abroad over the world and realize its
errors-how war, slavery, lntemperance
and licenticusness debase the angel in
man how those who lay claims to yir-
tue look IDLY on Or scott at their weaker
brothers how the believers in uw de-
light to bring the inebriate to Justice,
while he WHO deals out poison to his
unfortunate victims is smiled upon by
society, and goes on in his rnurderous
business unmolested and unharmed-w
feel sometimes like folding our hands
and weeping over the sins and follies of
this inharmonious world.
But the 70 CO Of reason bids us 20
down deep into our own soul; and see
if all is right there. And here we learn
a salutary lesson-a lesson which teach
es US how weak and imperfect we are.
We learn, also, that the andlvidual
must become right, before We can have
harmonious homes, and well ordered
society. Persons must marry right,
children must be born right, and edu-
Gated differently from what they now
are, ere the golden era Of peace and
harmony will brighten our darkened
world. The Christian principle must
be woven into the life currents Of our
being, in order for US to have any true
influence over society. A true life must
be ours-a life made up Of love-deeds,
charity and self denial. Then it mat
tiers not whether our names are affixed
to any church book Or creed, our deeds
will tell for our own happiness, and for
The benefit Of our fellow men.
Let each individual ask what good
can I do ? Let he or she improve every
opportunity that offers, and though 1t
nay be but a drop in the ocean Of hu-
nanity, in time it will swell its surges,
ind the rolling tide will bear on its
peaceful bosom many ransomed souls
o the immortal country.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-04-27

ABOUT RATs.-A pair Of rats, hap
PLY situated and undisturbed, will, in
three years, have increased to CSC, 1908.
Calculating that ten rats eat as much
in one day as man, the consumption
Of these rats would be equal to that of
IS, $3.50 men the year round, and leave
eight rats in the year to spare The
rat multiplying at tremendous rate, it
is about as we'll this little thieving ami
NAL is put to useful purpose !; what
more so than having his coat nicely
dressed to adorn and set off the delicate
hands Of the ladies =? Our ladies would.
at the sight Of rat or even the men
ton Of mouse, scream with terror,
yet they have daily companion IN the
skin Of rat grazing and encasing
their delicate hands, at the same time
exclaiming, 81 like the odor,'' or 'ssuch
a duck of a glove" etc. How useful
then are these little animals. Let US
have rat glove mandatory!
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-04-27

PAPERING kooMs.-The Scientific
american remarks that many lives
have been lost from the laziness q.
ignorance Of paper hangers, who hav.
laid one paper above another, instear
Of tearing off the old before hanging
the new. There was very handsome
house near one CT our provincial towns
which could never keep its tenants. Al
last it stood empty and became worth.
less, because detestable fever seize,
upon every family that lived in it.
A ready-witted observer promised tn,
owner to find out the cause. lie traced
the mischief to one room, and present
ly conjectured what was the matte.
there. He let Il slip of glass i to the Wa,
and found it next day dlmmcd witt
fetid, condensed vapor. Lie tore dow
a strip Of paper, and found abundan
cause for any amount of fever. Flo.
generations the walls had been pape,
ed afresh, without the removal Of any.
thing underneath. And there was tn
putrid size and the fomenting old pa
pers inches deep! A thorough clear
ance, scraping and cleaning put an END
TO the fever, and restored the value of
the house.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-04-27

A HAPPY FIREs1DE.-Home is the
residence not merely of the body but of
the heart. 1t is place for the afec-
tons to unfold and develop themselves
for children to love and learn and
play in-for husband and wife to toll
sm'lingly together and make life a
blessing: The object of all ambition
is to be happy at home. If we are not
happy there, we cannot be elsewhere.
1t is the best proof Of the virtues Of q
family circle, to see happy Preside. !
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-04-27
BAD BREATH.-Mr. Hall has said q

BAD BREATH.-Mr. Hall has said q
great many good things besides the one
below, on the above subject, but why
not, while about it, finish the subject,
and tell US why person with bad
breath seems never to know it, and
what is worse, will get the nose tight
up to the listener, who is obliged to
hold his breath But then the takers
breath is strong enough for both, so
that there is no danger of syncope. A
red-lipped, white-toothed damsel of
sixteen, fresh from morning ramble
''mong de clober'' will clipper away
full six feet off; while with unwashed
teeth and rosin. garlick breath some old
maid will walk right up, and however
rapidly you turn to the right or left to
avoid the current, she will follow it up,
and with puff after puff thick enough to
cut in slices.
Tell us why, Mr.. Hall, and then pre-.
scribe remedy. But to what MIR. Hall
has said:
Bad Breath.--If when the face is
brought near another's, the lips are
kept firmly closed, there is no bad
breath, that which comes from the nose
| being not perceptibly disagreeable
Much Of the disagreeable odor Of Q
late meal may be avoided if the teeth
and mouth are we'll rinsed with warn
water, and the toothbrush is passec
across the back part of the tongue.
| In some persons fetor of breath
and Of the feet alternate. In Others
ot h are present at the same time.
i A fetid effiuvia arises usually, if no
always, from three causes first, it il
hereditary, being connected with
scrofulous faint (; second, it arises from
a want of personal cleanliness third
it attends disordered tomach. Th
second and third suggest their ow1
remedies. The first is a grievous an
;. Notifying misfortune to all sensitiv
minds, but it may be remedied to
5 very considerable extent, by persisten
habits Of personal cleanliness, by lArg
) outdoor activities, personal REGULAR
, ties, and the temperate use of plain
e substantial food. carefully avoiding a
+ gross and rancid articles of diet, sue,
e cheese, pies, buildings, fish, smoke
d and fried meats, and the like, usin
I. often and efficiently the vapor or war;
: bath, with soap and plentiful friction
: Halls Journal Of Health.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-04-27
Wilson's Albany Strawberry.

1--WE subscriber again offers this unriv and
L universal popular Stra wberry for sale u, 81
per loo or $l.25 il packed and delivered in Mus.
;asine Also, allen 5 hardy Raspberry at 81 per
100 OF so conts per dozen-is good market berry
canes upright and strsng, needs no stakes-bas
stood uniojurod through the past hard winter
with tut any protection. Will be sent cut to ali
orders accompanied by the cash, and by express II
desired. RI 'tf0EH = -
All orders left with W. II. Joy, Esq at United
States Express Office, will receive attertion, or by
ietter 10 the subscriber. j. uERSdE,
April 9, '6O-d3t-w4t near Muscatne, Iowa, |
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-04-27

WHAT rs SOLD FOR GOLD AND Sill.
vER.-A correspondent, writing to an
exchange paper from New York
speaks of the frauds perpetrated in the
manufacture Of gold and silver ware,
even by the best jewelers.. The facts
are obtained from a gentleman en-
ployed by the government in the assay
office, New York. Nine-tenths of ali
the so called "gold ornaments, brace
lets, pins, rings, chains, &c., worn by
both sexes, may be fairly estimated to
contain, on an average, not over twen-
ty per cent. Of real gold. Large lots
Of gold ornaments, estimated by their
owners at value Of sixteen dollars to
the ounce, not unfrequently return
twentieth, and seldom over a tenth of
their supposed value. In the article of
gold watches the most enormous frauds
are perpetrated. Scarcely one in. a
hundred Of the gold watches for sale
in The stores, and so prodigally worn
by "Young America" is what it pur-
ports to be, or lntrlnslcally worth ten
per cent. above the cost Of manufac-
ture. In the sale of silver ware the
same deception is practiced, though |
not to so great an extent. A large |
lot Of tableware lately purchased from
IN extensive Broadway dealer, and
to contain ninety per cent.
# silver, upon test showed deficiency
f twelve per cent. below stated value.
n still another case, gentleman de-
osited with a leading manufacturer of
ilverware a quantity Of Mexican dol
ars, to be made into forks and spoons
f specified value, ninety per cent.
ure silver. Subsequent examination
roved a fraud of nearly fifty per cent. q
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-04-27
LUMBER! LUMBER :?

WEhave for sale at our yard corner Sixth and
W Mulberry streets, . very large stock of the
pest quality Wisconsin Lumber. Purchasers will
Our assortment of Eencing, Flooring and ali kinds
Of mario" stun is unusually large and of equality
that may be denominated No. i. l. We have also
Timber OF all sizes and lengths Barn Boards thor
thickness Joist, ScantIne, Siding, Shingles. L,b.
sssh, Doors; Pickets and Pslings, together with
any quantity of Dressed Siding, Flooring and
boards Of any dimensions ever Chilled for in The
ns.ket. All We have to say to interested paxties
which are guaranteed to be lower than can BE- oh.
tsincd in this city. Call and see, - : =
o., HATCH FULLERTON.
Assoatine, Dec. 24.h. 1sss,-wlm. = -.
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To the Farmers OF Iowa and
Western Illinois.

THE undersigned having opened Agricultural
/ Ware Rooms on Front Street. near Stems Ao-
el in the city OF Muscatine. are prepared to farm
ish the Farmers Of Iowa and Western Illinois wi h
all kinds of labor saving machines for sgrrcultu-
raj purposes for which produce Of all kinds will
be.taken in exchange. ?.
The subscribers will be found at Stein He.el
for the present, where all orders will be received
aud promptly attended to.
BUMBEFGER, dRISWoLD co.
MuscatiEe. Feb. !, 1s6O.-tf
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-04-27
TERRIBLE CONDITION OF THE ETER

EkRlBLE NONDlIlON OF IHE GIER-
NAL CITY.-Rome, the Eternal City,
is in sad social and political c condition
Just now. Its 1870, 900 inhabitants de-
pendupon foreign travel, rent of rooms,
and the sale Of confetti and flowers, of
reliques and curiosities, for subsist-
encc. Owing to the unsettled state of
affairs in Penlnsular Italy, during the
past year, travel has comparatively
ceased, and the sources ofrevenue have,
in great measure, been cut off. Last
year 1000 strangers were present at
the Carnival this year there were bu.
5000. A tourist, now there, writes as
follows
1t is surprising how largely this city
depends for its subsistence upon the
money that travellers bring with them ;
in fact, they seem to be about the only
article imported, and the taking care
Of them, furnishing them with rooms
and provisions, keeping the galleries
open for their inspection, and, when
they go away, supplying them with pict-
ures and keepsakes all this forms thu
great business of the community
There is no commerce the bed of the
Tlber, in which once hoated the ships
from Egypt and the Bosphorus, is SO
filled up that only bottomed boats.
loaded mostly with coal, are forced up
against the current and the railroads
(there are only two short ones) do no
freight business at all, or next to none
And as for agriculture, Rome is seated
in the midst of the vast plain of the
Campagna naturally fertile but now Gel
ebrated for it's barrenness and malaria.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-04-27
PENNSYLVANIA SALT
Misunderstanding COmNaNv
Importan at to Farmers

uFDGE PLANTS by rhe 100000 or single
IL, 1000, on reasonable terms and warranted
g od: Now is he time to do your fencing cb can
as experience has taught ma W ere god care has
been taken good fence is the certain resuIt.
Send in your ord ers early. Plants sent bv rail
read or steamboat where ordered.
Address H. G. CIRCUIT,
Dec. 9-wem nr-nt, Cedar CO. :, Ioea
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Proceedings OF thu C:ty Council.

". eHA' c'tS
COUNCIL CHAMBER, April 81.
Mayor and all the members present, except
Alderman kennedy.
Mr. Williams presented petition of DR. Hasting,
asking to be released from the payment of corpora.
ton taxes on lot block 10. Referred to Messrs.
Funk and Williams
Mr.. Stein presented petition of ii. w. Moore and
= e. Hill, asking Council to stake out grade of
alley in block 40, also privilege of working their
road tax on said alley. Referred to the Mayor and
hessrs. stein, Funk, Mois and Williams, with
power to act.
r. Stein presented petition of Benz Hershey
and others, asking that the street known as Mus
catlne street, or Burlington road, might be graded
to The corporation line. Referred to Messrs Stein
and Molis.
Mr.. Williams presented petition of O. p Conner
claiming damages to his property on Third street
rom food of 1858. Referred to Messrs. Molis and
Villains. --
Mr. STEM to whom was retired petition of John
Daber and others asking certain work to be
lone on Seventh street, reported against said petit
ION Report received and adopted
Nr Stein. chairman of committee on reduction
II oificers' salaries and other expenses OF the city,
recommended reduction of the general expenses of
the city. Report received and adopted
Mr. Hershe to whom was referred petition of
Simon Kahn and Others concerning sidewalks on
Mulberry street, reported iavorably Received and
,Iopted
On motion of Mr.. Horshe, the Marshal was in
struc!ed to notify owners of lots and block "a TO
lay down sidewalks. The Marshal was also in
st ncted to notify property owners or agents for
IS from to 4, on Mulberry street, and Second
b tween Walnut and Mulberry, and Walnut from
FIRST to Second streets, to lay down sidewalks as
per ordinance.
BILLS ALLOWED.
Z. Hawley, work of sundry persons on sts, $50 25
Gas Company, sundries, le2 AZ |
Bill of John Dulanty laid on the table.
Mr. Stein, to whom was referred the deed of L |
Gaitzman, reported the same correct, and recon- |
nended payment of amount stipulated. Received
md adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Stein, the Marshal was in
tructed to notify property owners to lay sidewalks
IN Second street along block sc.
The Mayor read communication from A. l.. Dem
ming, in behalf of the owners of steamer Fred.
Iorenz, asking reduction of wharfage on said boat.
referred to Messrs. Funk and Williams.
The Mayor presented the bonds of A. F. Adams
'ity Treasurer and Collector, and R. Hawley, Col
,ctor Of Road Tax Approved.
Mr.. Funk offered resolution concerning Ferry
ontract. Laid over till next meeting.
Adjourned till next Saturday evening, 2sth inst.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-04-27
WIN. SPRING. ~ | a Rr.,r
New Commission House.
SPRING. & blair

LAVE taken the large rooms On Water street
~ formerly occupied BY NJ. Block l. Co., where
they arc prepared to do the bu ness Of Forwardinr
AMI receiving all the Produce of every description
tsat may be entr; ste6 to them. ~
kEFskEHoEs- Gre Stone, Bankers, c. Weed,
Cashier ef State Bark, Caas. l. VIM. r. Stone.
Hardware dealers. - t'l -a '-7'T
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FLOR the Journal. !

Mr. EDIroR: - In your notice Of Mr.. Walton's
bosk published in Boston, in ITO, you expressed
the opinion tina. it the Oldest book to be found
in America, published on this side the Atlantic A
book, entitled "Contemplations on Mortality" by
the Rev samuel Lee, containing 149 pages, and
published in Boston. in n. E., reprinted by b.
Green I Allen, for Samuel Phillips, at the Brick
shop, 1928 may be seen by calling on Graham
brothers who also keeps complete assortment of
pure drugs, medicines, and druggists fancy goods
for sale, at low prices.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-04-27
S A p O N Fl Err
CONGEN 81. TED IYE.
READY FAMILY sOAP-MAKER

4 lndls pr nsIb bic article in every family where
~ ~, with their ordinary kitchen or. ase com.
| oined with the Sasonfer, they csn ms Ike all the
| soap they use-hsrd, soft or fancy. 1t will make
hard water soft, and will clean Tyre to perfection
nothing equals it for cleaning and securing.
fVt Up IN air-tight iron boxes Of l 10. each,
whlen VIII make, with to tbs. common grease.
lbs. hard. "
IL has now been several years since this invalu-
able article was first introduced to the pubiic and
the eslmatiOn in which it is held, wherever known
and tried, and the immense demand for it from all
quarters, are conclusive preofs of ts real merits
and value as family article.
Beware of limitations!
The success Of oas article, like that of all dis.
coverics CT true merit and valuc, has induced
unprincipled parties 70 initiate it. We therefore
CAUTION THE PUBLIC against worthless C0UN
TERFEITS AID to take none but the genuine crip
ina and patented article, featured only by tho
PENNSYLVANIA SALT
manufacturing Company.
OF East Tarentum, Allegheny Co.. p, Office and
Depot, No. 396 Penn St. above the Canal Bridge.
Pttstu Oh, Pa, who also manufacture Of standard
quality, Causec Soda for Soap Makers, Soda Ash.
Il fin, Soda Ash, Sal s ida, Chor de of Calcium. |
Copperas, manganese, Nitric Acid, SOFIA Salsr a,us,
Bleaching Powde-, Mu'iatic Acid, Sulphuric Acid. |
Aqua Forts, Cbloroforn. Extra Refined snow
white Table, Dairy and Pack Salt, warranted
entirely pure and dry, put up in various ylcs and
p .ck ages The only pure salt in the country.
Z sale by all st rekeepers in tho nited stata,,
1000 cases Saponifer, genuin fof sale at mann |
actufers' prices, in lots to suit purchasers, by
PIKE i KELLOGG.
mck27 dawly St. Louis, Mo.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-04-27
IRVING HOUSE.

~ g.. MATHIS, FRopRlErcR. Coinsr -Four b
~ and Mulberry streets, fronting Court House
square, Good stsbiing in connection with the
house. l.- lnovl8-wly.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-04-27

90 TO the trash pile SO IS to leave tina srks. ma
Tor tn. young and thrifty stock which is comipe
%. have in my stock If three year old II q. =
na OIL Ut new aud excellent varieties ever before
offered IN the Western market, which have proved
hardy and well adapted to our climate
This Nursery is located TIRE. miles no,,h
Junction. " "''A
For choice selected trees. 90 een.s eo.h
g'oi healthy trees for orchard. Is
hundved. - ~ ~Ao P'~
efcr'ptivs cats ogvss sent to all applicants
free af charge. ISAAC NEf:fIS