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Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-03-23

The Diocese OF THE ROMAN CATH
oL1c CHURcH.-The Annual Publica-
ton for 1860 has just appeared at
Rome. 1t states that there are not
less than eight hundred and fifty do
ceses in the Catholic world, exclusive
of ninety apostolic vicariates and nu-
merous prefectures. The present Pope
Plus TX. has himself created eighty
new dioceses. Without counting those
of Holland and Englant, he has created
eleven in the United States. four in the
other parts of North America, two in
South America, three in Brazil, one in
California, one in Newfoundland, one
in Mexico, two in Canada, two in the
Kingdom Of Naples, one in Hungary,
one in Tuscany, one in Guadalupe,
one in Martinique, one in Africa, and
one in France. Is
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-03-23
...sother trials I have had through the

--asOther trials I have had through the
day-some of them quite as severe as
the few, I haye mentioned; but the ar
mpr ofspatiMee .vss whole when the
sun went down. ] was able to possess
my soul in. peae, and tka conquest Of
self Has made ne happier. This is my
days work; It tn, may not seem much in
your eye" n':' '
IN Mr.: Barlow did not look up nor
speak as the voice Sof His wife grew
silent. She waited almost a minute for
his response. Then hs, bent forward
suddenly snl and kissed her, saying as he
ulu SO bsd.lutpi si5fxin
ssMiDe was work, yours battle
mine success, yours conquest - mine
easy toll, yours heroism Jenny, dear,
since you have been talking, have
thought thus My good work has soil
ed ny garments, ,vhileA yours are with
out stain, and white as angel robes.
Loving monitor may your lesson Of
to-night make peo q better man.
Your good days work gives two.fold
blessing" ,cl miIo W.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-03-23

The MISSISSIPPI RIVER extends 300
miles from the frozen regions of the
north to the sunny south, and with the
Missouri river is 4 900 miles in length.
It would reach from New York across
the Atlantic Ocean, or from France to
Turkey and the Caspian Sea. Its
average depth is 50 feet, and its width
half q mile. The floods are more than
a month travelling from its source to its
delta. The trappers can exchange the
furs Of animals caught by them on the
Upper Mississippi for tropical fruits
gathered on the banks below. The to-
tai value of steamers ahoat on the river
and its tributaries is more than $780,
600, 900, numbering l 800 boats, with
more than twice the steamboat tonnage
Of England. 1t drains an area Of L.
100000 square miles, and washes the
shores of twelve powerful States. In
one single reservoir at Lake Pepin, be-
tween Wisconsin and Minnesota. $500
miles from the sea, the navies of the
world might safely ride at anchor.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-03-23

DISCOVERY OF THE Nor INVEST Pas
sAGE.-Some years ago the British
Government offered reward of &C.,
900 to the discoverer Of the North
west Passage. The prize has been al
ready awarded by Government to Sir
R. MCCLURE. This officer sailed from
Behring's Straits, and reached the fur
thest point eastward attained by any
vessel. From this pointhe abandoned
his ship, after being two years shut up
in the Ice, and still proceeding east
ward joined the expeditions from Baf-
fms Bay, thereby completing the voy-
age and journey across the North
American continent from the Pacific to
the Atlantic. The friends of Sir JOHN
FRANKLIN, however, claim that the credit
is due him, and that his widow is in
consequence entitled to the money.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-03-23

- dadat0f8 UDSce, Iona, I
Desaolnes, FEB. 8h, 1860.
1t Is hereby certified, that on the 9Th dav Of
FEBRUARY, 1860, asworn statement was Fl led in this
tfice, showing the condition of the Security Fire
insurance. Company, located at New York. in the
State Of New York, on the first day of January.
1852 IN accordance with the provisions of an act
81 the General Assembly of the State of Iowa. en-
titled IAN act IN relation to Insurance Companies
approved January 2S.h. 1857, and an act amend
atory thereto, approved February 9th, 1858: tina.
lad statement shows that said compa W is psssess-
ed OF the requisite amount of capital, and invest
Ell as required by law -. - 'N''
:, Authority is therefore given to the above named
company to transact bu:iness Of Insur Acc in this
State in accordance with ths laws thereof until the
Slst day OF January, A. q. 1851, 81 ts.. nv -
IL 10 also certified, that Thoe. D. Smith. of Mus
oatine, ha. heen duly appointed by said Company
Their lawful agent and attorney for tho county Of
Muscatlne with full power to isko risks of Insur
ance therein and to acknowledge service of process
as provided by law, upon his fling With the clerk
OF me District Court, in and for said county. n
Gernhed copy of the statement on file in this Office
1t Is further certified that the attached is true
ana cori col copy of the said statement.
~ In testimony whereof, h.ve hereunto
II. set my hand and affixed my soal Of off ca.
| this Sth day of February 1860.
]. W. CATTELL, r..
-'-- rs.it" s.f - Au!itor of State
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-03-23

STEAM ENGINE FOR STREET RAIL
RoADs.-Mr. A. B. Latta, the original
inventor Of the Steam Fire Engine, has
invented what is said to be success
full street railroad locomotive. The
Cincinnati Gazette, describing it, says
that in shape it resembles diminutive
freight car, the boiler and engine being
mainly concealed from view. The
boiler stands upright, and the machin-
cry is generally similar to that Of a
portable engine. 1t makes no noise in
passing through the street, either of a
rumbling or putting character, neither
does it emit smoke or sparks. In COM
plete running order, it will cost about
twelve hundred dollars, and will require
but little outlay to keep it continually
in repair.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-03-23

How AMERICA WAS PEoPLED. Rev.
DR.. Hawkes., a learned and eloquent
scholar, has recently been delivering a
a series Of lectures, intended to show
that this continent was peopled by sue
cessive migrations from the old world,
at different eras and by different races.
First from the shores of the Mediter-
ranean, which was the earliest seat Of
commercial enterprise, and the people
from which have left their mark upon
the vast ruins of Yucatan !; next from
China and Japan to Mexico, Central
and South America, and next from
which the American tribes of Indians
came. These theories are sustained by
remarkable analogies between the Ian
guage prevailing in different parts Of
the Eastern Continent with those to be
found on this continent. @ p
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-03-23

"CARATs FINE. ''-The term carat,
or Karat, originally designated an Alb
ysinian bean. Being very uniform in
size, and undergoing scarcely any less
by drying, they came to be used as the
standard of weight in African gold,
and in India for diamonds. Each carat
was divided into 4 grains, Of which "a
are nearly equal TO u grains troy
This system Of carats and grains is still
used in the valuation Of diamonds. But
in the case Of gold, the term carat i'm
plies, not so much any actual weight
as fractional division, of which "a 90
to make unit ''Twenty-four carats
fine" expresses the unity Of pure gold,
and signifies, not the specific weight of
any given mass, but only that in the
"a imaginary parts into which it may
be divided, there is no alloy.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-03-23

QUENcHINa THE FIRES OF VEsUvIUs.
Some Of the German journals announce
seriously that company Of English
capitalists have made an application to
the King of Naples for concession for
the extinction Of Vesuvius. The prin-
ciple seat of the fire Of that volcano is
situated several thousand feet below
the level of the sea. By cutting q
canal which would carry the water into
the crater, the fire would be completely
extinguished, and the operation, which
would only cost 1000, 000f., would re-
store to cultivation land Of ten times
this value. 500
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-03-23

ssHALF THAT. IF YOU PLEASE" = When
young Hodge first came mp to town, his
father told him it would be polite, when
being helped at dinner, to say to the
host, "Half that if you please" It so hap
pened that at the first dinner to which he
was invited, a sucking pig was one Of the
dishes. The host, pointing with his knife
to the young porker, said "Well, Mr..
Hodge, will you have this, our favorite dish.
or haunch of mutton % Upon which.
recollecting his lesson, he replied, "Half
that, if you please" to the CONSERVATION of
all present.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-03-23
e@y=The capital Of the State of T,

s@The capital Of the State Of Ten
nessee, at Nashville, not yet finished,
has cost so far 1926, 900. The capital
Of Ohio, at Columbus, unfinished, is
estimated to cost, when completed, ST.
$50, 207. The capital Of South Caro-
lima, when finished, will cost 81, 300,-
900. The capital Of Georgia cost the
Insignificant sum Of 5000, 900, inclu-
ding original construction and all ex-
penses Of repairs to date.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-03-23

Observation-Disclosures there is not the usual
amount of talk with reference to the Sorg-
hum product in the West, the belief has
obtained that it has proven itself another
humbug the people have given it up.
But such is not the fact. Its value and
profit as crop was never held in higher
estimation than to-day, and the amount Of
cash it has saved to the farmers of the West,
which has. usually been expended for sugar
and syrups, has gone far to relieve them of
their financial elnbarrrassments.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-03-23

The ssABLE'' EDITOR. -The subject
Of editorial labor is we'll handled by the
Alexandria Gazette in the following
article. We, commend it to the atten-
ton of those who think the editor has
an easy time of it:
Many people estimate the ability Of
nexspa per, and the industry and tai!
ents Of its, editor, BY the quantity Of
editorial matter which it contains. 1t
is, comparatively an easy task for a
frothy writer to pour out daily, columns
Of ,cords--words, upon any and all
subjects. His ideas may flow in ''one
weak, washy, everlasting, food and
his, command Of Ian guage may enable
him to string them together Ike bunch
es Of onions, and yet his paper may be
a meagre and poor concern. ). But what
is the labor and the toll of such man
who displays his "leaded naatter' ever
so largely, to that imposed on the jul
dicious, weu-informed editor, who ex :
eroises his vocation with an hourly
consciousness of its responsibilities and
duties, and devotes himself to the con-
duct Of his paper, with the same care
and assiduity that sensible lawyer
bestows upon . suit, or humane ply
sician upon a patient, without regard
to show or display The mere aorit-
! ing part Of editing paper, is but a
small portion of the work. The indust-
ry is not even shown there. The care,
the time employed in selecting, is far
more important, and the tact Of good
editor is better shown by his selections
than anything else and that, we all
know, is half the battle. But, as we
have said, an editor ought to be esti-
mated, and his labors understood and
appreciated, by the general conduct of
his paper-its tone-its temper-its
uniform, consistent course-its prin-
ciples-its aims-its manliness 49, its
propriety. 70 preserve these as they
should be preserved, is enough to occu-
py fully the time and attention Of any
man. If to this be added the general
supervision Of the newspaper establish
ment, which most editors have to en-
counter, the wonder is how they can
find time or room to aUrite at all.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-03-23
= Curious Inventions.

One Of the most unique Of recent
Yankee inventions is cane, which is
also . lantern-a stout, elegant walk
.ing, stick, and a brilliant, steady light:
Ths lantern is SET i'll the body of tGs
cane about six inches from the.top, and
Ia6aAs not to- disfgure its proportions
or beauty, and can be lit at pleasure
by pulling the cane apart, or borne
along dead, when the cane without close
observation, is undistinguishable from
an ordinary, large sized walking stick.
1t is useful invention for doctors,
watchmen, editors of daily papers,
young men, who t'sitsup" late with PEG
pie who amt their sisters, and all 9th
| er classics who have to be out ofnights
A Frenchman has invented what is
called . b0y0trope- % sort Of human
locomotives which a man has sat,
walked and wheeled himself FIVE miles
tia IS minutes on the Boulevard Bazaar,
Of Paris, at noon, when the street was
most crowded. AT another time the
same man made IL miles in SO min
qtes,z the exercise, being SO, easy that he
offered to keep it up alternate hours,
day after day, and thought he could
without difficulty average about 80 or
go miles q day. 1t beats the best "turn-
louts'II iR the streets, if the latter pres
ent q paved surface. M. NJ ...
M. Bettger, an eminent German
chemist, has just discovered q curious
! property Of carburetted hydrogen or il
Illuminating gas, viz: that being brought
| into contact with certain saline solu-
tions, and especially with nitric Of sill
yer, it will, by chemical combinations,
form substances Of o highly explosive
nature. A few particles Of that OBJ
tanned with nitrate of silver will, when
subjected to friction, explode with
as much violence as the illuminate
4 Of mercury. When copper gas pipes
we're used, crust was formed on the
inner surface Of the pipe, which. il
struck by hammer on the anvil, would
explode, producing luminous sparks,
and if touched with redhot iror
would 60 offlike gunpowder. The tenn
perature necessary to make it detonate
was about 200 degrees centigrade (56z
Fair. } This substance seems to have
been Of the same nature as that discov'
cred by NJ. Bettger, and which he de-
scribes as being combination of cop
per with carburetted hydrogen, the lat.
ter acting therein the same part az
cyanogen in other well known fulmi,
mates. Gas pipts are never made Of
copper now, and neither iron nor leae
is liable to produce any Illuminating
command - - - -
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-03-23
From the Prairie Farmer
: syVill Wheat Raising Pays

Eds. Prairie Farmer II present
herewith the cost Of raising an acre of
wheat in Rock county, Wisconsin. This
DSS4NSbal awaysatosd sforemsst in
the State, SO far as product per acre is
concerned, 4 The report Of the SecreSS
tafy Of State for the year 1859 shows
lthat,Mhileythe average crop Of, wheat
per acre for the whole, State is only
eleven bushels, the crop of Rock coun-
ty averages over twelve bushels. Here
is the statement Of profits (?) for Rock
nAG~M Et9a$sFshr H.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-03-23
RFBishop Soule nsed to saw ; car

Bishop Soule used to say . cap
ital thing in his directions to preachers,
which is worthy Of Ben Franklin
s'Brethern, my rule Of living is this,
and I advise you to adopt it-never owe
any more than you are able to pay, and
allow no man to owe you more than you
are able to lose" -. ga ,
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-03-23

Proft-the straw minus one dollar
and two cents! 81.
The above is plain, unvarnished
statement Of the profits Of wheat grow
ing in Rock county for 1859.
Deducti0n.-1t is Of no use to de-
ceive ourselves with the idea that wheat
growing, with present prices and man
agement, aOsN pay. 1t may in isolated
cases on the Average 1t aOiW not. -
The pswer Of Western land to raise
wheat has diminished at least three
bushels per acre since 1850. This is
shown by the official returns to be the
case in Wisconsin. Last year Our
farmers sowed over 100000 acres Of
wheat. Estimating the diminished Ca
pacity of the land at three bushels per
acre, we have $780, 900 bushels, Or
81, 100000 of value lost through the
diminished vitality Of the soil Had
the soil regained its original fertility,
this amount would have represented the
profits of Wisconsin wheat raising for
1S59--and nice profit it would have
aeen. This shows that, the trouble is
essentially in the management, not the
price. III
Illinois or Iowa would exhibit sim
liar phenomena, if the facts of the case
could be got at. Therefore, it is plain,
the only course Of safety lies in bring
ing up the land. This requires ma
nure. Manure presuppo es stock
cattle and sheep. The raising Of these
in quantities, sufficient to secure any
perceivable result, involves a radical
change in the economy of Western az
riculture, and the sooner we farmers
find this out, the sooner we shall quit
losing and begin making money.
.-... REvILo.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-03-23

The INDIANA DIVORCE Law UNooNsTITU-
TIoNAL. Judge Wallace, of the Carroll
County Court, has decided the law of 1859,
amending the divorce law of 1862, uncon-
stitutional on the ground that the amend
ing act did not correctly set out the title
of the original law. The case will be
taken to the Supreme Court. This is
encouraging to those seeking divorces.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-03-23
Z & MUS IA INE go sss.
To the Farmers Of Iowa and
Western Illinois.

TINE undersigned having opened Agricultural
l. Ware Rooms on Front Street, near Stems ao-
tel, in the city Of Muscatine. prepared to furn
ish the Farmer't OF Iowa and Western Illinois with
oil kinds of abor-saving machines for agrrcultu-
yal purpoaes for which produce Of ell kinds will
Be- taken in exchange, ~ sH.
The subscribers: will be found at STEMS Hstel
for the present, where all orders will be received
and promptly attended to. .r, .au a.c.1 o
~ -. BUMBERGER, GRISwOLD co.
- Muscatias, Feb. ], 1s60.-tf
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-03-23
STATE EMF

Of tn. condition o. he SECURITY FEE INsU.
RANCE C0NP4AY, on IA. thirty. fist day of
December, 1859, made TO tho Aud ;ur OF iowa,
pursuant to tie S;sGuts &C that Sts:e, titled
can act to rst:uta:r Insurance rapa,4ies, not
incorporated by thy Stat OF Iowa.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-03-23

O. 'Good morning, Smith, you look
sleepy -.
yes" replied Smith, II was up all
night" g3 aaE4izzsa.
a''You whereof eE
Sup stairs in bed" q t- 7'
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-03-23

60 70 the trash pile so to leave the market open
for the young and thrifty stock which is coming
on. have in my stock of three year old trees
number of new and excellent~vareties ever before
offered in the western mar ket, which have proved
hardy and well adapted to our climate.
gs~ This Nursery is locate ed three miles north
of Muscatins city, On the road leading to Wilton
Junction. .,....... ..... =, .....sr. ar
PRICES, "a -...
For choice selected trees, ID 20 cents each
F" good healthy trees for orchard, IL
and smaller sizo for 123 cents each, or SO per
hundred -J7
~ escriptive cata' ogvss scnt to all applicants
free Of charge ISAAC NEGUS.
nov. 1l.w 6 m % 2s'a' p ~
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-03-23
FIRE AND INLAND NAVIGATION
Risks pied OF terms consistent with solvency
and Fair proff

|
'@ and Fair profit.
Especial attention, gigen to Insurance D WE'LL
LA'GS and Contents, for terms Of to- gears.
The solid service long and successfully tried, and
the many advantages the Etna TnsuraEce Company
possesses in its line, should net be overlooked by
those ready to insure and understanding their best
interests.
During tho stringent times tho necessity for
reliable Insurance becomes imperative duty
the ability Of property owners to sustain loss
being thea much lessoned. E f .i
Agencies in all the principal cities and towns
throughout the State. Policies issued without
delay, by any Of the authorized Agents of the
Company. - l1
rs Business attended to with Dispatch and
Fidelity CHESTER WEED, Agent.
Oaice-Weed, Bridsman & Hent's Store, Main
street. ##n -.i
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-03-23
NAME AND LEGATION.


LIST. TIE name t he company Is SEculI-Y FIR
Insurance COMPANY, aLi Is located III LII
city % 4 W VueK.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-03-23
THE WAY TO HAVE s ala
GOOD FIR uIr
NHERE is q large stock of very fine and thrifty
1 FRUIT TREES that have b.en gotten up with
great deai OF care and expenso now on hand at the
MUSCATENE NAIR SERV


I~sh to call the attention
Of the public to my large and
we'll selected stock Of Apsls
Trees of all ages, nom one
year old up to FIVE. My
stock Of fiv(-year old trees Is
very fine. Some of tho trees
are very large for their age
and are on apart Of the nur-
sorry ground which must be
cleared eff in the spring, a. I
am determined not to have
the nursery overstocked with
largo trees. If they can't be
III I'll
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-03-23

Incorporated 1sis---Charter Perpetual.
CASH CAPITAL, 81 100000.
ABSOLUTE AND UNIMPAlRED
SURPLUS OF $1,O3O,423
All the prestige Of 40 years success and
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-03-23
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Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-03-23

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Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-03-23

ID. The amount Of its capital >,orkis $500, 0CU
3D.. The AKA Of iis capital st"a. pad
up, j. .. 500 COO
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-03-23

ing my good resolution, met her lrri-
tation with calmness, her willfulness
with patient admonition, her stubborn
temper with gentle rebukeo; and so
conquered. She kissed me, and started
for school with cheerful countenance,
her slate in her sachel, and the pinch
ing shoe UNDECIDED. And so I had my
reward, ..... 1899.
"But my trials were not over. Some
extra washing was needed. So I called
Ellen, and told her that Mary would
require frock and two pairs Of draw
ers to be washed out, the baby some
slips, and you some pocket handker-
chiefs. A saucy refusal leaped to the
girls quick tongue, and indignant
words to mine. Patience ! patience !!
whispered small, still voice. l stifed,
with an effort, my feelings, restrained
my speech, and controlled my ccunte-
nance. Very calmly, as to all exterior
signs, did look into Ellen's face, until
she dropped her eyes to the floor in
confusion.
"'You must have forgotten YOURSELF
said I, with some dignity of manner,
yet without sign Of irritation. She
was humbled at once, confessed the
wrong, and begged my pardon. for.
gave her, after reproof, and she went
back to the kitchen something wiser, I
think, than when I summoned her.
The washing I required has been done,
and well done; and the girl has seemed
all day as if she were endeavoring to
atone, by kindness and service, for
that hasty speech. If I mistake not,
We were both improved by the disci-
pline through which we passed.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1860-03-02
Daily gutelll9cnter,
TERMS OF ADVERTIsING

Twelve so11D LINES OF No.;P.Rz1r Coa c,z IScH) On
Lass, MAKE SQOaaE.