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Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-01-11

TIE BROWN TOWEL. who has
nothing, can give nothing!" said Mrs.
Sayers, the sections wife, as the ladies
Of the sewing society were busily en-
gagged packing the contents Of large
box, destined fer Western missiona-
ry.
"a person who has nothing to give.
must be poor indeed" said Mrs. L.,
as she deposited pair Of warm blank
cts in the already well-filled box.
Mrs. Sayers looked at the last named
speaker with glance which seemed to
say, "You who never have known self
denial, cannot feel for me,'' and re-
marked, "You surely think one can be
too poor to give"
81 once thought so, but have learn
ed from joyful experience that no bet
ter investment can be made, even from
the depths of poverty, than lending TO
the Lord"
Seeing the ladies listening atten
lively to the conversation, Mrs l..
continued, "Perhaps as our work is
finished can do no better than to give
you my experience on the subject. It
may be the means Of showing you that
God will reward the cheerful giver.
"During the first twenty eight years
Of my life l was surrounded by wealth,
and. not until I had been married for
nine years did I know a want which
money could satisfy, or feel tho neces-
sity of exertion. Keverses came with
fearful suddenness, and before had
recovered from the blow, l found my
self the wife Of a very poor man, with
five little children dependent upon our
exertions.
''From that hour lost all thoughts
Of anything but the care of my family.
Late hours and hard work were my por-
ton, and to my unskilled hands it seem.
ed at first bitter lot. My husband
strove anxiously to gain subsistence,
and barely succeeded. We changed
our place of residence several times, in
hope Of doing better, but without i'm.
provement.
Everything seemed against us.
Our we'll. stocked wardrobe had become
70 exhausted that l felt Justified in alb
'ensiEg myself from the house of God
With my children, for want of suitable
apparel. While in this condition |
Fect to church one evening, where ny
,overty-stricken appearance would es-
APE notice, and took my seat at the
loor. An agent from the West preach
ID, and begged contributions to the
lone Missionary cause. His appeal
rought tears to my eyes, and painfully |
eminded me Of my pact days of pros
Gritty, when I could give from my
Guidance to all who called upon me. I
never entered my mind that the ap-
cal for assistancein any way concern
4 me, with my poor children banisbed
'om the house ef God by poverty,
lille l could only venture tut under
70 friendly protection Of toe darkness.
left the church more submissive to
y lot, with prayer in my heart that
lose whose consciences had been &d-
'sssed might respond. tried in vain
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-01-11

R"Oh, how shall I get out of this 2"
cried horse drowning in the river. take
hold Of my TAIL" answered q mouse upon
the shore. Perhaps South Carolina thinks
that Kentucky, involved in all the horrors
OF revolution ard border war, might find
safety in taking hold of her tail.-Louisvills
Journal.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-01-11

TKrR PulLos par. = "You are quite
philosopher. sam," said Mr.. Pickwick. ut
runs in the family, b'ieve sir," replied Mr..
Weller. WY fathers VERY mncll in that
line now. Ii my moiher-in-law blows him
up, he whistles. She flie, in passion, and
breaks his pipe; lie steps out, and gets
another. Then she screams VERY loud, and
falls into 'stericks, and he smokes VERY
comfortably till she comes too agir. That's
philosophy sir, amt it?" "a very good
substitute tor it, at all events" replied Mr..
Pickwick, laughing.
S,uth Carolina has gone into s'stericks,"
and perhaps Mr.. Weller's philosophy might
work well. ~
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-01-11

THs PRRslpENr's MrssAas. - ssPitv the
sorrows Of poor old man." = Charslestsn
Courier.
All friends of the Union would be inclined
to add the next line of poem "Whose
trembling limbs have borne him to voxy
door. "-Bcston Tronscrtpt,
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-01-11

az notice upon store door Thanks
giving day read I: "Ciosed on account Of the
death Of turkey in the family"
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-01-11

SECESSION AND THE FRANKlNa PRIvILRaE.-
General said a young lady FROM New
York. visiting Washington, addressing a
gallant member from South Carolina, care
You going near the Postofice to daya"
MAY 1 ask why ~ was the YsLkee-lik e
response.
Il wish TO get postage stamp"
THAT is not nece- sary, Mise, I will frank
your / ter for you"
NO. archly replied the damsel, "your
frank is only valid in the United States, and
mite Is q frre:gn letter-see, it is directed
to friend at Charleston, South Carolina"
The foreign member is said to have been
taken By surprise, and he surrendered at
discretion.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-01-11

group, q ever told its story IN clay.
Everybody IVES soon standing around
Il in open.mouthed admiration. and
poor Mrs.. Tilden wiped her eyes mor
han once as she looked at it. Itseena1|
"a vision Of beauty in the desolit1
neatress Of tho best room.
every pretty, ! 'spose,' said thd
Deacon, doubtfully-for like most
fathers Of spirited twenty-three ysaf
olders, he began to feel q little awe d
his son-ssbut dear me, what . sight
of money to give for . thing that after
all is of no use J" =
II think" said Jethro, locking at
his mothers suffused eyes, cit Is One
Of the most useful things that has been
brought into this house for many .
day."
II don't see how you're going to
make that ont" said the Deacon, look
ing apprehensively at the young Wis.,
dom that had risen in the household.
"What will you wager me, father,
that will not prove out Of your own
mouth that this statuette is as useful as
your cart and oxen 20
81 know you have got great way
of coming round folks, and twitching
them up before they fairly know where
they are but I'll STAN you on this
question, any way, And he placed
tho yellow silk bandanns over his bald
head, and took up his position in the
window seat.
"Well now, father, what is the use
of your cart and oxen"
"Why, I couldn't work the farm
without them, and you'd ell have moth.
ing to cot, drink or wear"
"Well, and what is the use Of oul
eating, drinking and wearing 2"
"Use why, We couldn't keep alive
without it."
"And what is the use our keeping
alive pa
"Ths use of keeping alive?"
ssYes, to be sure /; why do We try
and strive and twist and turn to keel
alive, and what's the use of living :"
"Living why We want to live VI
enjoy living-all creatures do dog
and cats, and every kind Of beasts
Life is sweet"
1.-THE use Of living then, is that VI
enjoy T."
eyes" g
"Well, we enjoy this statuette, 81
that there is tho same value to tina
that there is in living and if your OK
en- and cart and food and clothes, ont
all that you call necessary things, hav
no value except to keep in life, ant
life has NO value except enjoyment
then this statuette is short cut to tn
great thing for which your farm an
everything else is designed. You d.
not enjoy your cart for what it is, bu
because it is Of use to get food an
clothes-and food and clothes We val
ne for the enjoymen. they give. Blu
a statuette, or picture, or any beau
tiful thing, gives enjoyment at once
We enjoy it the moment we see ito
itself and not for any uss we mean t
make of it. So that it strikes the grea
end Of life quicker than anything else
don't it? Hey, father-have'nt I 60
,ay case?"
II believe the pigs are getting int
the garden" said the Deacon, rushin
out of the front door.
But to his wife he said before goin
to bed, ''isn't it amazing the wa
Jethro can talk ? Icould'nt do it my
self, but l had it in me though I'd ha
his advantages. Jethro is a chip o
tho old block"
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-01-11

OF WoMEn.-No society il
more refined and provocative Of virtue
than that Of refined and sensible NO.
men,, God enshrined peculiar good
ness in the form Of woman, that her
beauty might win, her gentle voice in.
vite, and the desire Of her favor per-
suade mems sterner souls to leave the
psth Of sinful strife for the ways Of
pleassntness and peace. But waen
woman falls from the blest eminence
and sinks the guardian and the cherish
er Of pure and rational enjoyments in
to the vain coquette and fsttered idol
ator Of idle fashion, she is unworthy Of
an honorable mans love or sensible
mans admiration. Beauty is, then, at
least, but
"-A pretty plaything-
Dear deceit.'
We honor the chivalrous difference
which is paid in our land to woman
It proves that our men know how to
respect virtue and pure affection and
that our women are worthy of such re-
ypect. Yet women should be some
thing more than mere women to win us
to their society. To be our compsn-
ions, they should be gifted; to be our
friends, to rule our hearts, they should
be deserving tho appreciation Of our
mind. There are many such, and that
there are no more is rather the fault Of
our own sex than theirs, and despite
all the unmanly scandals that have been
thrown upon them in verse and prose,
they would rather share in the rational
conversation of q man Of sense than
listen to the silly compliments Of fools
and man dishonors them, - we'll o.
disgrsces himself, when he seeks theil
circle for idle pastime, and not for tn.
improvement Of his mind and the ele'
walton Of his heart.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-01-11

IOWA REPORTS. VOL. Ix-JusT RECEIVED Ar
i Dsc. 10. 1850 BVRH1TTsa
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-01-11

The question whether the United
States can lawfully coerce South Carolina
has been q good deal debated why won't
some one take up the other part of the
subject and consider whether South
Carolina can lawfully coercs the United
States?-N Y Tribune.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-01-11

c. An 1rishman one day found light
guinea which he was obliged to sell for
eighteen shillings. Next day Lesaw another
guinea lyinS in the street.
mo, no." says he, "Pl! have nothing to
DO with you. I lost three sbillings by your
trother yesterday
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l
exactly what she wanted If she was
ever sick no man could be kinder than
the Deacon. He has been known to
harness in all haste and rush to the
neighborlng town at 4 o'clock in the
morning that he might bring her some
delicacy she had q fancy for-that he
could see the use Of but he could not
sympathize in her craving desire to see
Powers Greek Slave, which was ex-
hibiting in town. "What did Chris
tan people want Of stun images" he
wanted to know. He thought the
Scripture put that thing down-'Eyes
have they, but they see not-ears have
have they, but they hear not neither
speak they through their throat. They
that make them are like unto them l
SO is every one that trusteth in him.
There was the Descen's opinion of the
arts ; and Mrs. Deacon only sighed, |
and wished she could see it, that
was all.
But it came to pass that the Dea-
cons eldest son went to live in New
York, and from that time strange
changes began to appear in the family
hat the Deacon didn't like; but a.
Jethro was . smart, driving lad, and
making money at q pace, he first said
1othing. But on his mothers birth
Lay, down he came and brought . box
'or his mother, which being unpacked,
contained Pafian statuette Of Paul
md virginia-s loysly simple Hsslel
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-01-11

to quality ii :arae one viii, il. black hair,
about three .ee' ui.r, sold for $500, While
others can he bougi.s FOE 81.
The FREQ negro law, passed at the last
session of the Kentucky Legislature, making
it felony, p',nishsi'l. with Imprisonment in
the peuitent,.ry, lar free negro to enter
the State for TIE nspnse oi residing therein,
went into else. on the :ilst u!s, One Sec
ton of the statute prohibits free negroes that
have left tie tate from returning again.
A Kansas correspondents of the Worcester
Spy Gays that physicians from the interior
among the people, superinduced BY the
for months Of fresh vegetable diet. The
scurvey has already made its appearance,
and in the extreme western and southern
settlements it has made great progress.
A Washington letter writer states that
Mr.. Douglas seems to be none the worse for
his Presidential campaign, except his lame
foot He goes about the Senate with an
awkward lump, for it must be admitted by
his most ardent supporters that he has got
the govt complaint, by the way, that did
nottfoubls him when he made chairs and
bureaus up in Vermont.
Aarcellus Elliott and Frank Jennings, 1.-THE |
former aged Is and the latter IL years, at
tending school at Adrian, dichigan, had an
ARRAY on the 18th ult., in which Elliott
struck Jennings in the temple with his fist
-fraeturing his skull and causing death in
. few hours. Elliott was arraigned before
. Justice, and held to bail in the sum of
q, 600 for manslaughter.
A contagion ofdishonssty has broken ont
IL Chicago. A short time aimee a rhunler
and liquor merchant disappeared in com.
pany, each having defranded business firms
IN Chicago and Philadelphia of about 81, 900.
The banker In several instances forged the
name Of his father. 1t 10 supposed that the
Dcoundrsls sailed in company for Australia
On The sane day q book-keeper, in the en-
ploy ofA. Kent & Co.. absconded with q
asp amennt Of money belonging to the firm u
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The RIGHT OF REvoLULIoy.-W presume no man,
~ least, no Northern man. viii claim there is any
onerence between secession and revolution, as ap>
Pl,su 20 me action OF the States which have
reloseo ls ne governed by the Constitution-that
no man van deny that secession, revolution and re-
OeiIlSn, are Synonymous. We have never been an
advocate OF tne right of secession or revolution
from kepuonean form Of Government. There have
been many distinguished advocates. in this conn
try, of the right Of secession or revolution. We
don't recollect. however, Of any one who has more
clearly and emphatically endorsed this right than
Abraham Lincoln. In speech in the House of
Representatives, January IL, l84S he used the fol-
lowing emphatic language IN advocacy of this right.
Any people anywhere, being inclined and having
tie mower have right to rise up and shake of the
existing government, and form new one that suits
them better This is = most valuable, most sacred
right "a right which we hope and believe ia to lib
crate the world Nor is this right confined to cases
in which the whole people Of an existing govern
ment NAV choose to exercise it. Any portion Of
such people that cd1 may revolutionize, and make
their oacn of so much of the territory as they IN
habit More than this, majority Of any portion OF
such people may revolutionize, putting down M
nOrity intermingled with. or near about them. VINO
may oppose their movements, 1t is quality OF
revolutions not to go by old lines, or old awsi but
to break up both, and make new ones.-l Appendix
Con. Globe. lst Session 30th Congress, page 81.
Seven States have already availed themselves Of
this "sacred right" as Mr.. Lincoln terms it. and
noac, doubtless Virginia and several other States
will soon follow their exzmple.-Js8TsoR Go. (h ~
Union
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Special and Important Notice 10
Clothing Dealers.

DENJ r. SHIELDS co. have this day receive a. &c s %
Is prepared to jo6 The trade a. aSson Be-
inx beyond doubt The most extensive ano Oss ~ mi
Of goods offered Auction N itb the greatest
a and ds H. he sest Being made os sns sRTog
trade the concern bssss n this manner D.a
% % ne Ts sv s own tby calling and sx1nnng N.
extensiye stock, a. they viii NEST POsA'eS " N A "
portunity rarely cnsts1 REM r. SHIELDS co.,
Central Areti on Rooms,
opposite sevsnee.
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ARRIVAL OF THE PRIZE STEANsBT.-The prize
steamship Star of the West, Capt Van Buren, be-
fore reported at the bar, arrived up near the Bar
racks, where she is now anchored, at an early hour
last evening. She has on board about eighty Tex
an volunteers from Galveston, by whom she was
captured as before stated off Indianola, Wednesday
night last. By them she was first taken into Gal
weston, where she took on board Capt. Farwell and
engineer Seymour, and soon after sailed again for
this port.
The Star of the West has on board about 900 bar
rels of provisions originally destined for the United
States troops she visa to take from Indisnola. On
her passage up the river and when near Fort
jackson, she was honored with salute Of eight
guns by Capt. Duncan, to which Capt. Van Buren
courteously responded, and afterwards himself
visited the fort.-Ne,o Orleans Picaytns, April 20.
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-
JAMES M'LAIiGHLIN H co..
kUcCzsORs 10 A.. JrNKrssa
Commission, Feed Produce Merchants
hay, OATS, CORN, BEAN AND FEED STUFF,
NO. soUzH AzRKEz SzRsEz,
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE
jsn3-1
Flour, Flour, Flour.
lust received per steamer Nashville 200 bags Extra Family
~ JAMES MCLAUGHLIN co.,
jsn22-u Nos Market street.
Lard, Lard, Lard,
TUsT received per Nashville, choice lot Of Lar
ID In 80 lbs ksgs For family ass for sale ey
jan2s-n Ne. Market street.
Potatoes, Potatoes.
UsT received per steamer lashve 100 barrels ext Ne
J shamrock Potatoes for ,as sy nan, an oo
jsne2-H Nc. 8 Market street.
Hungarian Grass Seeds,
OUU JAMES MLAUGHLIN co
FLOUR. FLOUR.
400 BAGS Double Ezt,a Family Flour, Superior Whit
'' WA JANIS MCLAUGHLIN q CO.,
marI7-H No. 8 Market street.
HAMS, HAMS.
OONJO JAMES MLAUGHLIN CO.,
narl7-R No: 8 Market street:
SIDES AND SHOULDERS.
1A 600 LBS Sides and Shoulders, just received
O'OO anu JAMES IA iasii M'LAUeLN a co.,
marI7-H No. Market street.
BOLTED MEAL.
BAGS BoIted Meal, in bushe bags for family use,
" JANIS M'LSUGHLM CO.,
mArl7-H No 8 Market street.
BRAN AND sHIPSTUFFS.
ZOO BAGS Bran and sipstuGs, just received and for
JAMES MLAUarL1N CO.,
marI7-f No. Market reet'ts
S00 BAGS prime yellow and Mixed Corn, just received
JAMES MLAUGHL1N CO.,
marI7-i No. Market stree
LARD, LARD.
900 KEGS prime leaf Lard, put up for family in
SNIO SO lbs Kegs, Just received & and for ~ sale 6y
mar17-n No. Market street
Hams, Hams.
SnAn CHOICE HAMS, jus. received and for sale by
OUUU JAS MCLAUGHLIN SEQ.
seed Corn.
OtBU JAMES MLAUGHLIN CO.,
eb5-H
FRESH MEAL.
TUST sale 100 sacks Fresh Corn Meal by
Il JAS McLACGHLIN e. co,
ian6-h No South Marke. streets
HAYs HAY.
0O0 BAL.s Timothy and Hungarian Hay, Just relieved
S0JU and for sale by
JAMES MLAUGHLIN & CO.,
marl7-d No. y Market street.
zoo BUSHELS prime Red Oats, just received and for
JAMES MLAUGHLIN& & CO.,
FLOUR.
N BBLS Superhne, Extra Family, and Extra Family,
4OU in store and to arrive per Railroad and River, for
ssle on commission By W. WATTS & CO.,
feb2O-tf Nc Broadway
NXTRA White Blue Neshsnock Potatoes just recev
IA ed per Cen Anderson, for sale by
marl4-u BENZ Z SHIELDS 4 C0:
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A Good Farm for sale.

VETB o6er sale the pIacs which Coleman has i've
wv since 1855, and known the Rogers land lying on
yellow Greek Dickson county Tenn partly the stage road
within one Of Wilamsve znd three miles Of the Nash
willie and Northwestern Rxroad healthy, pleasant snd sa
tu par Of Said land contains about two hundred
and ninety ses-eghy cleared and About any acres
good land to clear isn good state Of cultivation, with CON.
Portable dwelling houses out houaes etc. etc Ao two good
orchards and several failing springs Of excelent Eat
we'll tuhers certainly made Of the most dea
rabIs stsck this sectisn OF country We promise
this and will sell for cash. time With inter-
est For further information call James McAeiiys gno
Iivesne said place. the undersgned a. Fosters
Tennesses river. BIhh bkOIAAA-
CisiOn GHd ABsrieaB copy, and charge AdGocsss.
nep29-H
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STEAMERS DErAIYED.-News reached this city yes
terday morning that the steam ship r. r. Cuyler
had been detained at New York, for what reason we
have not learned.
Shortly after the receipt OF the dispatch announc
ing the detention of the Cuyler the ship Poto-
mac, about to leave her wharf for Baltimore, was
taken possession of by authorities. Savannah
| Nelos April 20
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A Meeting In ObiOn.

LIN. SAVAGE, Secretary.
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PATRIOTISM AND LovE.-Joel Branham, Jr., of Ma
con, and who belonged to the volunteers of that
place, was engaged to be married to the beautiful
and accomplished Miss Georgia c. Cuyler of Rene
the wedding to take place on the 30th of April,
instant. On Saturday last, hasty orders were re-
ceiEed for the company to repair at once to Nor
folk, Virginia. and they started there on Sunday
morning Mr.. Rranham obtained leave from his
commander ard left at once for Rome, where he
arrived at O'Clock in the afternoon. He FASTENED
to the house where his betrothed resided. They
fixed up matters at once and were married at
o'clock and at he was again on the cars speeding
to overtake his companyl When he arrived in
Augusta he autographed back to his bosom compan-
ion for life that he only three hours behind his
company, and would oyertake them before they
reached their destinstion.-AtIaRtG CoHJsdsrdey,
ArriL o.
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VESSELS SToPPED.--All vessels owned North OF
Mason and Dixon's Line, and bound for ports az
above. were yesterday afternoon notified that IIsy
ton Courier, april 22.
The Mercury says they were detained as hostages
for the safety of Southern shipping.
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AN ENTHUSIASTIC NEGRo.-Jim Moore. q negro
barber at Bolivar, Hardeman county in this State a
slave of DR.. Thomas Moore, subscribed $50 for a
military company to fight against Lincoln. He also
visited Montgomery to see JEFF. Davis inaugurated,
with few exceptions such is the feeling of all our
slaves, who are loyal to degree that would asten-
ish the fanatics of the North.-hemphis AUGiGnche
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