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St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1860-05-03

sister, in New York, and had invited
her companion to become her partner
in a millinery establishment she pro.
posed starting in Cleveland, on the
basis of the loan she had 80 summari-
ly negotiated. Her friend was moth
ing 10th, and so they had started to
carry cut the little enterprise. About
$3.50 Of the funds they had ;irgt ex-
pended in New York, in the purchase
OF a modest stock of material aad
goods for their establishment, ,.hich
they had with them in several capa-
cious trunks. Of the remainder, some
1926 was unexpcnGed, and they gave
it up to the Chief. they appeared
very little disconnected at the sudden
check upon their expectations, taking
it with philosophical coolncss, and
even gayety. They had had a gooi
me, thoy.said, anyway, and nobody
could spoil that. The one who took
the money expressed confidence that
her sister would not prosecute her.
and was therefore easy in mind as to
the result. They were sent off to Jail
laughing and chattcring, as though
they were bound for the ball room, or
some other jolly place, and at last &C
counts were in that institution wait
ing the arrival Of some one from New
York to take them in charge. They
rive their names. Kate Jones and
Mary Anderson.-BufdLo En-.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1860-05-03

A NURSERY THoUGHr-Do you ever
think how much work a little child
does in day? How, from sunrise to
sunrise to sunset, the little feet pat
ter round--to us-so aimlesSly.
Climbing up here, kneeling down
there, running to another place, but
never still. Twisting and turning.
and rolling and reaching, and aoubl-
ing, as if testing every bone and mus
Gle for their future uses. 1t is very
curious to watch it. One who does
so may well understand the deep
breathing of the rosy little sleeper, as
with one arm tossed over its curly
head, it prepares for the next days
gymnastics. Tireless through tho
day, till that time comes, as the ma
formal love which so patiently accom-
modates itself, hour after hour, to its
thousand wants and caprices, real and
fancied, A busy creature is little
child. To be looked upon with awe
as well as delight, as its clear eye
looks trustingly into faces. that to
God and man have essayed to wear a
mask. As it sits down in its little
chair to ponder precociously over the
white lie you thought it funny" to
tell it. AS rising and leaning on
your knees. it says thoughtfully, in a
tone which should provoke tear, not
smile don't believe it," A
lovely and yet a fearful thing is that
little child.-Fanay Fern.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1860-05-03
.Mstellann.
NATURAL OYSTER BEDS.

Along the Jersey shore where the
rivers empty into salt water, there
exists large natural oyster beds,
whence is procured the seed oysters
which supply the planted beds. In
the spring the oyster III the natural
bed deposits its spawn--a white gela-
tinous substance, which adhcrcs to
whatever it touchcs--and in this way
spreads a large growth of small oys-
ters, some not larger than the head of
pin. From these seed beds, the
oysters are taken and laid in shoal
salt water, to be easily taken up
when wanted, and where they remain
for several years, till they get sutli-
cient size for market. Thousands of
bushels of the small seed oysters are
in this way distributed Oh the shore
along the planting grounds, or sold to
be carried away for planting to other
States. The practice is to take these
seed oysters away in the spring and
fall. If allowed to remain in their
beds over fall they will separate and
spread, but if removed at that period
OF the year the young oysters die by
thousands. If they do not get bed.
dcd early in the mud, the tides, blown
out by the winds, leave them exposed,
or, adhering to the ice in the winter,
they are lifted out of their beds and
either carried away or crushed. I'm.
less something is done for the protec-
ton of these natural oyster beds, it is
believed that they will all be destroy
ed, and even those engaged in the
business, it is said, acknowledge the
destructivencss of the present mode of
operation, and desire that the period
of taking the oysters for planting
shall be confined to the spring of the
year. Forty days from the first OF
April. it is believed, would be suilic.
lent for all planting purposes. CLANS
have been nearly destroyed by the
continued raking of the bars, and the
seed is now only kept up by those hid
in the bottoms of the deep channels.
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ARlES CITY, FLOYD COUNTY. IOWA, THURSDAY. 1850

heat radiating from the stove viii
raise the mercury in the thermometer
nut II we Interpose plate of trans.
parent glass, none Of these dark rays
oi neat can pass through it it is en-
tireiy Opaque to them. If We now in
crease the tenn ecature Of the stove
until 1t becomes red-hot, the rays of
heat begin to pass through the glass
and affect the thermometer and if we
raise the temperature to white heat.
the rays pass freely through the glass.
If we vary the experiment, and use
crystals of rock salt, instead of glass,
we find that the dark rays of heat
pass out as freely through the salt as
90 those which are accompanied with
light.
Some of the alchcmists discovered,
centuries ago, that the chloride of sill
yer, which is as white as snow, turns
black on exposure to the light and
more recently it has been found that a
large number of bodies are thus af-
fected by light. 1t is this power of
light VIII ca is used in the da guerreo-
type and photograph process. By
more than one means, the force of this
element can be measured in the sew
eral parts Of the spectrum, and it is
found to be most powerful in the vio-
let ray, and to extend entirely beyond
the light. 1t is not visible to the eve:
and it is, therefore, neither light nor
heat. 1t is easy, after thus dividing
the sunbeam, to rc-combine its parts,
when the white ray will produce the
several effects of light, of heat, and
of chemical change, which are pro-
duced separately by its several ele-
mcnts.- Scientific american.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1860-05-03
NUMBER Is.
A NEGRO MARRIAGE.

The following form of marriage is
stated TO have actually taken place re.
Gently between two negroes, with a
negro minister, at Live Creek, Ca.
and is further said to be the form gon-
orally used there. We do not vouch
for its truth, but give it as We find
it -
Here is a couple who have walked
out tonight, wishing to be jined in,
and through love and wishing dem
dat have any ting twizen dem come
forward and speak ioww, e not, l,t
them hold their peace for ever more.
l want every ear to hear aid every
heart TO enjoy.
Mr.. Jim Thompson, whosoever
stands fastly by your left side, do you
take her Tor your dearly beloved wife,
to wait on her through sickness and
through health, safe and be safe, holy
and be holy, loving and Believing 2
Do you love her mother? Do you love
her father? ? Do You love her broth
ers! Do you love her sisters Do
you love her master? Do you love
her mistress? Do you love God the
best ?n
Answer-"Ido.v
Miss Mary Thompson, whosoever
stands fast by your right side, do you
take to be your dearly beloved hus-
band, to wait on him through health
and conRmtIO1, safe and be safe, holy
and be holy? Do you love his moth
er? Do you love his father? Do
you love his sister? Do you love
God the best?
Answer-"I will"
| shall pronounce Mr. Jim to hold
Miss Mary tastly by the right hand,
and | shall pronounce yon both to be
man and wife, by the Commandments
Of God. We shall hcpes and trusting
through God that you may die right,
now and forever more. Now, Mr.,
jim, slep your bride.
Let us sing hyme
Plunged in gulf of dark despair,
ie wretched sinners are" sc.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1860-05-03

A FUNNY CAsE.-A man named
Pierce Kitchen was recently tried in
the Quarter Sessions for an assault
and battery on his wife. Mrs. Kitch-
en- was brought to the stand--couldne
swear that her husband had ever
struck her, but swore that he indulged
in whisbey, and failed to support his
family. Mr.. Kitchen pleaded his own
caws-saying the lawyers were hum
bugs. Mrs. Kitchen, gentlemen of
the jury" said Mr. Kitchen, "is
member of church. Mrs. Kitchen
fcrsakcs her kitchen, and spends half
her time in the church lccture-room.
While my brecchcs are running to
seed, and the children going about
with ill-lept noses and dilapidated ex-
tremities, Mrs. Kitchen is indulging
in contab with lot of old ladies'
about the shocking nudity of the
South Sea Islanders. While willing
to provide for her, gentlemen of the
jury, amt willing to feed all tho
brethren of the church, nor to give
Bohea parties to twenty people twice
4 week, neither. If Eve got tight on
the strength Of such provocation, gen.
temen of the jury, it amt bit moro
than the best Of yOu would have done
if placed in my circumstances and
if you was me, and | was you-know-
ing the case as ! do--ld render a yer,
diet of acquittal, and serve the wo-
man right The jury rendered ver-
dict of " Not Guilty thinking evil
IDENTIFY that Mrs. Kitchen should give
more attention to her own kitchen and
her little kitchens.
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4ostrp.
A HYMN.
BY KATE CAMERON.

Father! before Thy gracious throne
With humble hearts We bend
Grant that We each in Thee may own
A faithful, Guide and Friend.
Whate er our hearts of mortal ill
Thou mayst Ordain to know.
May we, rs g Q unto Thy will,
All murmurng furegO.
Help us to serve Thee as We ought,
With revcreIc. and love,
And may each deed and word and thought
Tend TO our home above.
Oh, may we triumph over sin,
And break temptation chain,
While foes without and foes within
Assail our souls in vain.
Through changing scenes of joy and woe,
As pilgrims here We roam
While broken ties of friendship show
That earth is not our home.
Were Death and Change unknown to us,
Our hearts would never rise;
lis in Thy wisdom, Lord that thus
Thou lcadst us to the skies.
Help us To consecrate to Thee
The talents Thou hast lent,
Help us, amid all trials, to be
Strong patient, and content.
And when the path of life is trod,
Our tolls and conflicts o'er,
Grant us III mercy, oh, our God,
To love and serve Thee more!
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Stienti6t.
CURIOsITIES OF THE SUNBEAM.

Simple as the white ray of the suns
light appears, it is found, on close ob-
servation, to be composed of at least
three distinct elements, and to pos.
scss many curious and wonderful prop
erties. The three elements Of which
we speak, are light, heat, and cLemi-
cal force and they may be separated
from each other 10y means of u very
simple instrument. Darken a room,
and bore small hole through one of
the window-shutters, SD as to admit a
ray of light from the sun. Place a
Triangular prism of glass horizontally
across the ray, with one edge down,
SO that the light may pass through it.
The ray will be bent upward. and will
strike the wall at a higher point than
before the prism was interposed. 1t
will not, however, all be bent equally,
so as to make the round spot it did
before, but will form an elongated
image of seven brilliant and most del
icate colors, which shade into each
other and fade away indefinitely at
the ends of the image The lowest
of these colors, when the prism is
placed as directed, is always red and
the others, in the order as we ascend,
are orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo,
and violet. Suspend delicate ther-
mometer in each Of the colored rays,
and it will be found that the violet ray
imparts the least heat, and that the
| heat increases as we pass down
through the several colors. If we
continue our observations with the
thermometer down beyond the red
ray, we find point, where no light
falls, where the thermometer receives
more heat than it does anywhere with.
in the light. The rays Of light are
separated by the prism from those of
| heat.
Another curious fact which has been
observed, also proves that the light
and heat of the sunbeam are distinct
elements. If we suspend thermom-
eter in the vicinity of close stove,
which admits heat but not light, the
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1860-05-03

A BUSINESS ENTERPRISE SpoILED.-A
couple of gay, dashing damsels were
arrested yesterday morning, by Chief
Best, on board the cars of the Lake
Shore Railroad, a moment or two be-
fore the departure of the train. He
had received despatch from Albany
requesting him to look ont for brace
Of feminine runaways, who left that
city on Saturday, and who had most
likely passed the Sabbath at Buffalo,
on their route farther West. They
were charged with grand larceny, and
their arrest was anxiously desired
Suspecting that they had taken the
train about leaving for Cleveland he
FASTENED to the depot, and was just
in time to discover the objects of his
search. aud get them off before the
cars started, On being taken to the
Chiefs Office they made a frank con.
fesslon Of what they had done. One
of them had stolen, or borrowed with
out permission, about 5000 from her
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1860-05-03

SMALL MEANs.-The power of money
is on the whole over estimated. The
greatest things which have been done
for the world have not been accom-
plished by rich men, or by subscrip.
tlon lists, but by men generally of
small pecuniary means. Christianity
was propagated over half the world
by men Of the poorer class and the
greatest thinkers, discoverers, inven-
tors, and artists, have been men o.!
moderate wealth, many of them little
raised above the condition of manual
laborers in point of worldly circum.
stances. And it will always be 50.
Riches are oftener an impeachment
than q stimulus to action; and in
many cases they are quite as much a
misfortune as a blessing. The youth
who inherits wealth, is apt to have
life made too easy for him, and he
soon grows sated with it, because he
has nothing left to desire. Having
no special object to struggle for, he
finds time hang heavy on his hands
he remains morally and spiritually
asleep aud his position in society is
often no higher than that of a polypus
over which the tide floats,
His only labor is to kill the time,
And labor dire it is, and weary woe.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1860-05-03

THE BEAvER.-The flesh of the bea-
yer is much priced by the Indians and
the Canadian voyageurs, especially
when the hair having been singed off,
it is roasted in the skin. In some dis
tricts it has required all the influence
of the fur trade to restrain the hunters
from sacrificing considerable num-
ber of beavers every year to secure
the enjoyment of this luxury and
Indians of note have generally had
one feast in the season wherein a
roasted beaver was the prime dish.
In flavor it resembles pork, but the
lean is dark Colorcd, the fat oily, and
it requires strong stomach to sus-
tain full meal of it. The tail, which
is considered great luxury, consists
of gristly kind of fat, as rich but not
so nauscating as that of tue body.
Cartwright speaks of the beaver as
"the most delicious eating of any ami
NAL in the known world" 1t is not,
however, for the delicacy Of their flesh,
but lor the peculiar closeness of their
soft and glossy fur that man has car
ried on war against these inOittnsive
quadrupeds. That this fur was in
great request at an early period is
proved by a proclamation issued in
the year 1888, By which it was for
hidden to make use of any material
for hats except beaver stuff and bea-
yer wool. From this time the atten-
ton of the North American Indians
was directed towards these animals,
and vast numbers of them were annu-
ally destroyed. At length, the ext
gencies of fashion were supplied.
When silk hats came in, the annual
slaughter Of thousands of beavers
gradually slackened, and they are
beginning to increase in their native
retreats-a singular instance this of
the fashions of London and Paris af
fecting the very existence of a prolific
race of animals in the new world -
CasselEs Natural History.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1860-05-03

MANLINEss.-The purpose of life is
TO form manly character, to get tho
best development of body and spirit
of mind, conscience, heart, soul. This
is the end all else is the means. Ac-
cordingly, that is not the most suc-
ccssful life in which man gets the
most pleasure, the most money or
ease, the most power or place, honor
or fame but that which gets man
the most manhood, performs the great.
est amount of human duty, enjoys tho
greatest amount of human right, and
acquires the greatest amount Of man.
ly character. 1t is of no Importance
whether he win this by wearing q
bod upon his shoulders, or a crown
upon his head. 1t is the character,
and not the crown, l value. The
crown perishes with the head that
wore it but the character lives with
the immortal man who achieved it /;
and it is of no consequence whether
that immortal man goes up to God
from a throne or gallows,-Parksr.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1860-05-03

In 1851 the Rhode Island Central
Bank was put into the hands of re-
ceiver, upon the complaint of the
Bank Commissioners 1t was found
that the bank had issued $400 900 in
bills, which had been put off in Mis-
souri,. The principal assets of the
bank with which to meet this large
circulation consisted of the notes of
three irms-two in St. Louis for
$4s6,O0O, and one in Joliet, H., for
$l39, 900. These "blls receivable /"
have been in suit, and the payment of
outstanding bills depends upon their
collection. With this explanation, the
following correspondence will be ap.
preciated
SAVANNAH, Missouri.
SIR: Inclosed please find two dol
lar bill on East Greenwich branch of
Central Bank, Rhode Island, and you
will send me the amount of what the
bill is worth in postage stamps, if it
is only si1 CENTS. have no hope of
getting a cent, as you - Yankees
are not in the habit Of paying when
you can help it. Yours truly,
JAMES w. Buck.
Savannah, Andrew county, Mo.
To James Clarke, Receiver.
PROVIDENCE, r. l., January, 1860.
DEAR SIR : Your polite note. inclo-
sing a two dollar bill of the Rhode
Island Central Bank, is received, and
the same is placed on file. The prin-
cipal assets of the bank consist of GER
tain promissory notes of citizens of
Missouri and Illinois, which are now
in suit. Whenever these citizens of
your highly respectable state, and OF
the state of Illinois, see fit to pay
these obligations, l shall be enabled
to pay you handsome dividend upon
1t, If not the whole amount Of your
bill. In the meanwhile, believe me,
with the highest respect and esteem,
Your very obedient servant,
j. NJ. CLARK,
Receiver of r. !. Central Bank.
Mr.. James w. Buck, Savannah, No.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1860-05-03

BEAUTIFUL THOUGHT Grief and Joy
Hope and Fear-Tears and Smiles
Pain and Plcasure-are all twins,
children of the same mothsr, linked
together throughout tie whole of hui
manity. No lot, 10 country, no eli
mate, no scene, no condition may
claim the enjoyment of one, without
the lcbuking companionship of the
other. No cloud, however, is without
its inner light. The blue sky still
harbors behind the gloomy canopy,
ready with its sunshine, and keeping
the sad soul from being entirely dellv-
cred to despair. No condition is so
lowly, as to be without hope (; no sor-
row SO poignant and oppressive, as
not to permit the consolation of some
sweet minister, interposing at the
right moment, with compensation and
perhaps delight. There is no such
thing as unmitigated evil !; as there
is no such thing as pleasure and joy,
without cloud OF qualification. We
have only to open our hearts to the
smile and sunshine not turn our
backs, or shut our eyes to the angelic
visitor, who is always sure to stand
upon the Threshold, whenever we de-
serve most need, and are willing to
give him welcome.-Emerson.
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st. Charles City, Iowa, May 3, 1860
tut IIIt u. 0HarIts IIly IHttII
EDUCATIONAL.

FRIEND HILDEETH Il notice in the
last issue of your Intelligencer, under
the heading Amendment to the
School Law" what conceive to BE-
an error, not in the law itself, but in
the construction of Sec. 3 of said act,
by the Secretary of the Board of Edu-
cation. lie says, among other things,
"This will enable sub-districts to meet
on the second Monday in July next
for the purpose of lcvying a tax for
school house purposes &c. This
understand to be the time fixed by the
Board of Education, and that the
amendatory act changes that time to
the first Monday in May. We are
only to apply the substituted words,
" the first Monday in May" to the sec
tions referred to in the amcndatory
act, in order to satisfy us that there is
an error or oversight on the part of
the Secretary of the Board of Educa-
ton. This act will be important to
those sub-districts which were refused
taxation by the Township meetings
on the first Monday in March, and 10y
the Township Board at their regular
meeting, or, that being the case, they
can fall back Oh themselves, and vote
taxes on themselves on the first Mon
day in May by the amendatory act,
and not on the second Monday in July
as per the original act. Please give
this an insertion, as it may be of some
service to some Of the Townships in
our County.
| lnotice also some suggestions in
the same paper in regard to Teachers
Institutes. My means of information
with regard to the number of teach
ers who would desire an Institute to
be held in this County during the next
Summer or Fall, is quite limited ; and
in order to obtain that information |
hereby request all Teachers and all
those who are intending to become
such, and who are desirous of holding
such an Institute, to forward to me
their names at the earliest convenient
day. Should there not be thirty in this
county desirous of holding such an
Institute, | should most assurcdly be
in favor Of joining with Mitchell coun-
ty, as suggested in your paper
will suggest that the only expense to
teachers will be one week Of time
(should that be the length of the scs-
sion, and board for that time. The
State will pay the rest of the expen
ses. lsincercly hope that Floyd coun
ty may furnish the thirty without the
aid of Mitchell. Will not all school
officers and friends of education in the
county assist us in this undertaking p?
Presidents of Township Boards, and
sub-directors, also, please forward to
me the names of such persons as will
attend such an Institute, and if the
requisite number shall be obtained,
will take immediate steps to inaugu-
rate the same. HERvEY WILBUR,
County Superintendent.
April 26th, 1860.