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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-02-09

BRKswA3-sonthern and Western, q 10, s6d3sc.
Bh0os CoRN-We quote Best grades, 10, l0Qilc.
BUCKvBEAT FL0uR-Sl 50d 81 IS.
EGGs surprising commodity, deying all rules and dap
pointing the calculations. The
advance took everybody by surprise and suppose the rapid
decline will surprise aud ds4ppoint good many s9xious
peeants Our last quotations prevailed until Monday night
Tuesday 2c instead accepted To-day
msrket price but many holders would be glad sell
We quote:
State and Philadelphia "a a2S Lined Egss.....ls d2o
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-02-09

NAFAb oIUNEbhTiT's TuTpentine Il quiet but the stock
T. light and prices rule steadily; OF 50 bbls erchasbo
At isc ard 50 do shipping at 90; cash. Crude |, dun at co.
the supply exceeds the demand Common Ro,in te more
aciye sales Of 500 bills to arrive 81 So and $50 do aaost
at IS y 2U ID, delivered The low and medium fine grades
Ia moderate request; sales Strained Al II as
80 de- No at 81 70 800 do do al I'll 80 A. $40 n In yard and
200 do Pale at s3a 20 rs = 200 n. Tar Il quiet s steady
pnces We -
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-02-09

lAdvsTtisenent}
DRgw H. FRENCH,
PseDuot ConsIssIos hsRcsAxTs
seaes,ie frssh fruits and Vegetables IN their Hsse4
HssEhs suildnp' No. ics Ossns.s,
Third door below wsshnstoD-st., hsw-fesss
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-02-09

FTsH-DTy in light stock and in moderate reqaes at
steady rates Of 100 q Grand Bank at '5d % as TO
ousy Nscere are also nesger supply and prices favor
The seller the demand is nited sales Of 2OO ools
at quoted rates Other descriptions in fair supply and are
dnI Ne
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-02-09
N. ". Wholesale Prices of Country Produce.

FOR THE WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY, FEB g, 1880
Reported exclusively THK NEwYoRK TRIBUNE by DRBv
FRENCH
NOTICE CoSsIsNoRs or FARM PRoDUcE.-Pu everything
in at order Marx plain ndeibe directions package
including weight with and Of articles Also
tack bill Of particulars inside Of package marked Bill
send by mail with notice when and things
forwarded.
selling Denies Fruits &c. where packages
returned and small los OF stuff 10 y cent Other Farm
Produce generally, 5 y cent.
QuoTATIoSs for sales of good Produce in good order
wholesale such Farmers realize and not Jobbers Specu
tors prices.
BUTTEEWe glad 20 report that this time II IL
quote further essential reduction Butter There
Is hope bottom been touched The rde
of the week been much larger than for previous
week for long time The finest qualities relatively scarce
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-02-09

INDIA RUBBER Il quiet but held with increased hrnness
under favorable ad,ces from abroad.
Sole quiet bat steady. Oak Is duist
Eneilh Sailed sheep In good demand at former rates
LEADPig fuiet sales reported Of 20 tuns Spanish at
IS 65 Bar sPli az 6c and ri pc and Sheet at 7c cash
LhERoekland is quiet and nominal at 7Sc. for Common
and 20 for Lump There have been receipts several
days
h0LAsSEs 10 dull ard heavy sale OF % bids Porto Rico
2c ~ d. huscovsdo o. 2G0l 10 do. Barbados ut 2i02c
lC bb Neworlssnsa at 4c and 80 bbls Texas private
terms. We quote:
heWOneIns' '''..''.....'...........Fs an..B 6g
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-09-12

Falling I'm Love.
lovethat iaR IS iaoh At teen & a'f to @ ssventyve, % e.
has met ball or theatre a woman who
pleases him, he carries away at the bottom
of his heart little stock of pleasure which
it takes more than one day to exhaust
For a week or longer he is haunted by ten-
der after thoughts; he looks on all nature
with a more kindly eye, and a vague
sweetness Of love seems to linger about
even the most Indifferent objects. This
long drawn state of satifaction is the para
disc of dreamers; those who enjoy it most
arc the shy and pining souls who need
month to digest the perfume Of rose,
and float effortlcss down the current OF
sweet yet sad anticipations. In the en-
chanted mirror Of Of memory they gazo
at an image which smiles back at them, and
closing their eyes at the harsh light Of re-
ality, they lull themselves, undisturbed,
into dreams of pleasure. But in few
DAYS the image we have hidden SO jealously
at the bottom Of our hearts, all clear and
well defined, begins to change; it becomes
broken, iridescent, shapeless, and the ina
gination loads it with capricious feotures.
Very soon it is rs misty and indefinite as
the anglers shadow dimly seen afar off
through the morning fog. A secret instinct
warns us that it is disappearing, and we
seek in vain to hold it, as Alysses in the
Shades sought to clasp in his arms the inn
palpable shapes of his former friends. At
last it dies out altogether, unless some
lucky meeting once more brings to our
eyes tho original, Of which we have lost the
copy.-M Ab0ut. s s,a
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-09-12
The japanese.

The japanese.
The correspondence relative to the trat
sit of the japanese across the Atlantic
quite interesting. Here is an extract:
"The Princes have been on deck b
twice since we left the States. They sit r
their cabin with the higher officers of tt
Embassy, in circle around a small stoy
or furnace, which serves to keep their ted
warm, and supply them with live Goals
light the tobacco and hold the ashes mao
in the small brass pipes they smoke. SIM
king is matter Of business with them.-
They use two pipes, one being filed and
cooling while the other is being smoked
The bowl and mouth piece is made Of brass,
connected together by reed about nine
inches long, The bowl is SO small that
three or four good puffs will use it all up.
The case and facility with which they re-
plenish the pipe with tobacco can only BE-
equalled by that of a Mexican in rolling up
a cigarette but cannot say much for
their cleanliness. Much has been said in
the different papers extolling that one par.
ticular virtue of the Japanese; but for my
part, have seen but little of it, and the
state of their quarters does not speak very
loudly in their behalf 1t was necessary to
have turnout of all hands of them, once
week, and wash, scrub, and cleanse their
apartments thoroughly. Could any of the
New York ladies, who were SO much carried
away by them, see the condition Of that el.
egant carpet now, they would begin to have
some misgivings as to their habits.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-09-12

siNSfa al IlIc IlulsuIlCcs lIIaI nrrcs. svcrouy !,
the gossiping nuisance is the most unbear-
able. People that want to know what time
you eat your breakfast, and what you had
to eat-who watch behind their blinds to
see wheh you 60 out and when you come
homeland who are as much interested in
the color of your wall paper and the pat
tern of your curtains, as they are in the
Italian war or the latest news from Europe
If they would stop at this point, nobody
would complain but they are not satisfied
until they have picked your character and
failings to pieces, with tongues sharper than
thorns. We wonder il they ever paused
to consider how much time they wasted in
this non-paying employment. "It is the
least part of WISDOM" says some one, ''to
speculate on the petty defects of ery-day
people," Only suppose for moment, thai
every time we feel inclined to criticisc oul
neighbors, we should just turn the tele
scope in another direction, and spy out some
darling fault of our own. How long woalt
it be before the world reformed under suct
treatment! The best and wiscst mar
that ever lived would find something to al
ter and improve, and we are very certain
there would be no time left to find faul
with other peoples failings. If you cam
find enough in your own daily life to busy
your thoughts, you must be very uninter
esting specimen of humanity. Let your
neighbors alone-take care of yourself, ant
we can warrant your having enough to do
Lifts Illustrated.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-09-12
About Women.

About women.
1t is great mistake to suppose that neat
women are generally ill-tcmpered. Our
own observation and experience does not
confirm any such conclusion. We beg
leave to assure the whole race Of woman
kind-but we make the remark for the es-
pecial benefit Of young wo,nen-that all
defects of temper and character are aggra.
vated by want of neatnes, and that all
substantial virtues are graced by neatness.
A woman who is possessed of devil that
is not neat is a perpetual source Of irrita-
ton to every man who is doomed to dwell
under the same roof with her, whether she
be wife, housekeepcr, landlady or servant
She is smoke in the eyes, and sand between
the teeth. You may know her by her par.
aphernalia; her bonnet is on the sofa, her
parasol is on one chair and her shawl on
another; masculine eyes, when they light
upon her closet drawers, recoil aghast from
the chaotic confusion which they present !;
her person will not bear inspection her
furniture is always dusty her table is i'll
served. Neatness, method and order, are
onuurlng ch"-..., ,iIat never wear out, or
lose their primal grace; but love itself can
no more endure slattcrnliness than ''maste-
ry;" he beatcth his wings and is gone at
once. Venus herself would make no con-
quests with untidy hair and gown that
wanted washing. Commend us to house
in which the lady is possessed Of the spirit
of neatncss and order; even if carried to
something Of an extreme, it would be more
tolerablc than the least touch of the other
defect. Boston Courier.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-09-12
nOuulas Enth usiasl,a.

Douglas Enthusiasm.
The New York Daily Nees, which
strongly opposed the nomination of Mr..
Douglas, now says that no candidate, with
the exception of jackson, ever inspired
such enthusiasm. 1t says:
"Our exchanges are filled with records Of
popular demonstrations and popular move.
ments in favor of the Democratic nominee.
Douglas meetings, Douglas clubs, Douglas
societies, Douglas committees, Douglas SER
enaders, Douglas excursions, Douglas balls,
Douglas hops, Douglas entertainments,
Douglas dinners and Douglas speeches are
all the 60 at present. They spring sponta-
neously from the people themselves, and
cannot be repressed. They speak the same
voice that was heard on the hills of New
England and the rich bottom lands of New
York-that walked up the echoes Of the Al
leganics, and rolled over the prairies Of fhs
West and rich savannahs or the south in
1882; and, in addition thereto, it now takes
a far wider western sweep, and also winds
along the distant shores of California, thu
far off Oregon, and cheers the hearts of thu
miners in the passes and on the hill-sides
| of the Sierra Nevada"
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-09-12
4 necdote of Rev. DR.. Cartwright.


Our cotemporary, the Democrat, the 9TH
er day, in announcing the fact that DR..
Cartwright, the Pioneer Methodist clergy.
man Of the West, was to lecture there, gave
the following anecdote, as related by him,
and added that it would ''bear repetition. "
In view of a certain fact we think lit will
bear repetition" and here it is from the
Democrat, as DR.. G. related it:
The first time ran for Office in Sanga-
mon county, was on the North side of the
Sangamon River, as we say in the West,
electioneering or, rather, trying to get &C.
quainted with the people, for I was at that
early day great stranger to many of them.
Passing through bushy point of under
growth, near a Ferry, where intended to
cross the river, heard, just before me,
some one talking very loud. rcined my
horse to listen. I heard some one say that
Peter Cartwright was d-n rascal; and
so were all Methodist preachers they wo'd
all steal horses, and that it was scandal to
the country that such man as Cartwright
should offer himself as a representative of
the county; and that the first time he saw
him him he intended to whip him for his
impudence. This surprised me little, and
looked round for some way to pass with
out coming in contact with this company !;
but there was no path that could see, and
the brush was so thick could not get
through. So summoned all my courage
and rode boldly up and spoke to the men,
There were six Of them, and, as learned,
but one of them had ever seen me. So
said:
"Gentlemen, who is it among you that
is going to whip Cartwright the first time
you see him p
The man who had threatened, spoke out
and said 81 am the lark that's going to
thrash him WELL"
Said l.: cartwright is known to be much
Of man, and it will take man to whip
him, mind you"
80, no!'' said he, II can whip any
Methodist preacher the Lord ever made. !
"Well, sir,' said l, "you cannot do it ;
and now, l tell you, my name is Peter
Cartwright, and never like to live in dread
if you really intend to whip me, come and
do it now"
He looked little confused, and said, 20
you can't fool me that way; you are not
Cartwright"
"Well," said I, that is my name, and
am candidate for the Legislature, and now
is your time; if you must whip me, do it
now.'
He said, mo, no, you are not Cartwright
at all ; you only want to fool me-"
By this time we had moved slowly to the
boat, and when we got on it, he broke out
in a fresh volley of curses on Cartwright
| said to gentleman on the boat, Here,
hold my horse;" and stepping up to this
cursing disciple, said sternly to him:
"Now, sir, you have to whip me, as you
threatened, or quit cursing me, or will
put you in the river, and baptize you in the
name Of the devil, for surely you belong to
him."
This settled him, and, strange to say,
when the election came off, he went to the
polls and voted for me, and remained ever
afterwards my warm and constant friend.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-09-12
McGREGOR IOWA. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1860 NO

and therefore they will not have it. The
whole history of the country demonstrates
conclusively that, in fair contest between
free and slave labor, the former has nothing
whatever to fear. Mr.. Thayer is, therefore,
in favor Of an open field, and Of relying
more on the principles Of social growth,-
the inevitable and invincible laws of polit-
ical economy, and the instructive sentiment
of the people, than upon Federal legisla-
ton, for the preservation Of the Territories
from slavery. We should be very sorry to
believe that the Republican party was not
strong enough or liberal enough to tolerate
such faith as this.-N. Y Times.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-09-12
tn Prevent Scarlet Fever.

To Prevent Scarlet Fever.
Anything which aids in the prevention
or cure of this disease, should be made
known to every family. The following,
which contemporary credits to the remarks
Of an eminent physician may prove valua-
bic:
Keep the skin and the mucous membrane
of the throat and lungs in healthy con.
dition. Good nutricious diet, regular and
sufficient exercise in the open air, prevent
ing of sudden colds by keeping the feet and
extremities warm and dry, and preventing
current of col or air to fall on the body
than that in which it is immersed, and by
semi-daily washing with cold water and
soap, followed Immediately with smart fric-
ton with coarse flannel, especially around
the chest and throat, until perfectly dry,
and warm glow of the skin is induced,
and the wearing of dry, warm, clean fian-
mel next the whole surface OF the skin, ex-
cep; the face These are the best means to
| prevent the disease, and with little proper
mild medicine the best to cure it after it is
received. - -..... .. ... '...
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-09-12

AUGUSTA, Ga, Sept. 3.-An imme
audience of ladies and gentlemen asssmh
at the City Hall on Saturday evening"
hear the Hon. Alexander H. Stephens sp1
Mr.. Stephens said he was for Douglas
johnson, the regular nominees, whetl
Douglas received two thirds of the elccto
vote or not, according to the usage Of
party. He received two thirds of the
of the Convention, and he supported
time honored platform of non-lntervent
the only principle that can preserve the
ion. The objections urged against Doug
were, that he refused to say that it was
duty Of Congress to pass laws to pro-
slavery in the Territories. Hence they
p1se him and refuse to vote for such .,
themselves.
Mr.. Stephens defended Douglas agal
tho -Dlaa-> .,+'~.AO Supicrfie CuuTt, anu
that Douglas agreed with every princip'
decided in the bred Scott case, but also j,
sisted that the present Territorial Legisla
turc might constitutionally regulate slavery
had not been decided. No case involving
this principle has been before the Court
The position of Mr.. Douglas is that Of per
feet equality between the citizens of all tn
States with respect to the rights Of persos1
and property.
Mr.. Douglas believed that Territoria
Legislature might, by system of laws. vir
tually exclude slavery. Further, he beliey
ed that slavery will go to the extent OF IL
capacity for it, and that no law Of Congress
or of Territorial Legislature can extcY
beyond this.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-09-12
Ambitious Towns.

Ambitious Towns.
We need not tell our readers that the
pleasant dreamings below ale from the gif-
TED pen Of B. F. TAYLOR, ESQ. Nobody in
America writes in his quiet, beautiful way,
and whether it be description of storm
with its lurid blaze of electric terrors, its
destructive path of human losses and des-
pair; or a reference to the smallest flower
that adorns the dell or peeps out from the
rank vegetation of the western plain, TAy-
LoR touches all subjects with the light and
practiced fingers Of true musician
Would that there were more writer's who
would cultivate the harmonious rather than
the discordant side Of life.
NANEs.-The map of the old world has
been shaken over the new, and names have
fallen out pretty much as it happened -
Athens without any Greek; Rome without
any Cicero-our neighbors just west, have
got him; Paris without Frenchman, and
Amsterdam without Dutchman Venice
and no Doge; Lebanon and not Cedar !;
Genoa and no maccaroni; Toledo and no
Spaniard; Moscow and nothing but cow
bell; Cairo tumbled into prairiedom, and a
Peru that never had an Inca. Lyons is
Just over the river in the State Of Iowa 1;
poor Pompey, Virgil and old Homer, Cato
the Censor, and Scipio Africanus, all live
in the State of New York, while that des-
perate fellow, Hannibal, who swore so about
Rome. halls from Missouri.
Wherever you find an old Buffalo, young
Buffaloes may be looked for; there are Den
marks that never had Hamlet, troops of
Avons and not swan. Biographies gen.
orally, are turnbled into printers pi.
Carthage is town in Jefferson County,
N. Y, and the Methodists are the leading
denomination.
Boston is in Mercer County, Illinois; Al
bany is in Indiana twenty Sharons have
no roses; eleven Smithtields never had a
martyr; Pekin is a clever town in Tazewell
County, while China is village in the State
of Maine; Russia is Buckeye settlement
with one store, and st. Petersburg, situated
on Little Hoosick creek, has two. Forty two
Salems never had witch, and eleven Bos-
tons never hanged Quaker. Four Bunker
Hills and not one battle, plenty of Polands
where Freedom never shreked nor Kosci-
usko fell; Spartas without heroes, Albanies
without Knickerbockers; Cubas that are
not Islands. and Floridas that Sebastian
Cabot never saw. One can go toa Plymouth
that never he'd pilgrim; to Abraham's S
bosom without reaching Heaven, and to
v!eREsfrdndf Is a level country, located in
the State of Indiana, and is bounded on the
north by Long Lick Holland is in North
America, and has neither stork nor vrouw.
Into such Babel have these christenings
plunged the world, while words significant
and beautiful; words that rustic like the
forest, and murmur like the streams, and
warble like the birds; words that can paint
like pencil, are strown over the land un'
used-the music of people that like the
April SHOWS, have melted away before the
upward coming sun.-Chicogo Journal
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-09-12
Select Poetry.
rHE CHILDREN,s HOUR.


Here II pretty poem by Longfelow that graces th
Atlantic Monthly for September
Between the dark and the daylight,
When the night Is beginning to lower,
Comes pause ~ the days occupation
That Is known as the Children's Hour.
Ihear in tn e chamber above me
The patter Of little feet,
The sound Of door that Is opened,
And voices soft and sweet.
From my study I SEQ in the lamplight,
Descending the broad hall stairs,
Grave Alice aud laughing allegro,
And Edith with golden hair.
A whisper, and then silence:
Yet know by their merry eyes
They are plotting and planning together
To take me by surprise.
A sudden rush from the stairway,
A sudden raid from the hall,
BY three doors left unguarded
They enter my castle wall!
They climb up into my turret
Der the arms and back Of my chair
II try to escape, they surround me;
They seem to be everywhere.
They almost devour me with kisses, '-
Their arms around me entwine,
Till think of the Bishop Of Bingen
In his Mou.e-Tower on the Rhine.
Do you think, o blue-eyed tanditti,
Because you have scaled the wall,
That such an old mousta ache as am
Is not a match for you all!
have you fast in my fortress,
And will not let you depart,
But put you down in the dungeons
In the round-tower OF my heart.
And there will keep you forever,
Yes, forever and . day,
Till the walls shall crumble to ruin,
And moulder In dust away
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-09-12

A FAsv WoMAN.-In the last number OF
Fraser's Magazine, the word "fast," as ap-
plicable 10 the fair sex, is defined as "a COM
bination Of the less intellectual pursuits of
man VITA the less desirable attributes Of
wouan." The writer proceeds in his def
milton to say that "a fast girl can ride across
the country, smoke, shoot, play billiards.,
bet and talk about dogs and horses in a
truly edfying manner. She uses sang m
terms freely, and is defiant in manner: she
wears shorter and more vivid pettlcoatS'
smaller hats, brighter feathers, boots with
higher heels and more plentifully decorated
with little brass rings than those OF ner
slower cotcmporaries, and piques herself on
reading anything
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-09-12

ew.The New York Evening Post says,
'sThere is Columbus coming who will dis.
cover North America before many months" !"
But he won't touch the mainland, Mr.. Post;
that will be reserved for some Americus
Vespuscius, or some DE Soto must reach
the great valley of the Mississippi. Your
path finder" in 1856 lost his way and
your Columbus in 1860 may find that he
has been drifted away from his reckoning
by under currents and gulf streams
prentice