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Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-04-12
them through pandemonium and high

them through pandemonium and high
water. [Cheers and laughter
These are the ones that have got our
Liberty pole off its perpendicularity.-
IT'S they who would rsnd the stars and
stripes-that noble flag, the blood Of
our revolutionary fathers emblemed in
its red. The purity of the cause for
which they died-denoted by the white;
the blue-the freedom they obtained,
like the azure air that wraps their ma
tive hills and fingers on their lovely
plains. [Cheers. The high bird Of
Of liberty sits perched on the topmost
branch but there is secession sals on
his glorious tail. fear he will no
more spread his noble pinions to soar
beyond the azure regions of the boreal
pole. But let not Missouri pull the last
feather from his sheltering wing to
plume shaft to pierce his noble breast;
or, what is the same, make a pen to
sign secession ordinance. Applause. I
Alas, poor bird, if they drive you from
the branches of the hemlock of the
North, and the palmetto Of the South,
come over to the gum-tree Of the West,
and we will protect your noble bird
ship, while water grows and grass runs
Immense applause. .-.-.
MIR. Speaker, / subside for the pres.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-04-12

Tn NECESSITY OF EXERCIsB.-The
benefits Of exercise to those whose oc.
cupstion does not lead them to make
any physical exertion, cannot be too
highly estimated. The body must I'M
dergo . certain amount Of fatigue to
preserve its natural strength, and main
tain all the muscles and organs in
proper vigor. This activity equalizes
tho circulation, and distributes the
blood more eeffctually through every
part. Cold feet, or . chill anywhere,
shows that the circulation is languid
there. The muscles, during exercise.
press on tho veins, and help forward
the currents by quickening every YES
sci into activity. Tho valves Of the
heart are in this way aided in tho work
Of sending on this stream, and reliev-
Ell Of certain amount Of labor
When exercise is neglected, the blood
gathers too much about this central re-
gion, and the oppression about the
hears, dlfhcultJ OF breathing, lowness
OF spirit, anxiety and heaviness, nu-
merous aches and stitches, are eviden-
ces Of this stagnation. People are
afraid to take exercise, because they
fancy they want breath, and feel weak,
but the very effort would free the heart
from this burden, by urging the blood
to the extremities it would
Ease their breathing by liberating the
ungs from the Same superabundsnce
t would make tho frame feel active
md light, 10 tho effect Of equalized cir
,ulation and free action aus oil
Health.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-04-12

FIRST AMERICAN PoETRY.-There
aye few girls or boys in this country
who have not heard the nursery rhyme
sung by their mothers while rocking the
cradle:
sLul-aby baby upon the tree top;
When the wind blows the cradle will rock;
When the bough breaks the cradle W ill fall
And down will come cradle, baby and ALL"
But how many Of them know the orr.
gin of the simple lines? We have the
following account from the records Of
the Boston Historical Society. Shortly
after our forefathers landed at Ply
mouth, Mass, party were out in the
fields where the Indian women were
picking strawberries. Several of these
women, or squaNs as they are called,
had pappooses, that is babies, and hav-
ing no cradles, had them tied up in In.
dian fashion and hung from the limbs
Of the trees. Sure enough, "when the
wind blew, those cradles would rock"
A young man Of the party observing
this, peeled over piece of bark, and
wrote the above lines, which were, it
is believed, the first poetry written in
America.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-04-12

PROPER CARE OF UMDRELLAs.-There
is, perhaps, no article more abused or
less deserving it than the umbrella -
Hear the word in its behalf: After
use in storm, place it, with the han
die downward, in stand with tub or
dish attached to catch the drip. If
you have no such stand, nail together
shallow box of planed boards, with
four uprights at the corners, and few
wires at proper distances, passing
around the uprights to form the frame.
1t will save many puddle in the house,
and many scold from the neat house
keeper. II set with the handle up
ward, the water gathers around the
joints at the top, rusts the wires, and
this speedily rots the cloth. AS soon
as all the water has ceased to drip, the
umbrella should be opened out, and set
in an unoccupied room to dry. Doing
this will prolong its usefulness at least
one half.
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DEATn.-The following il from

DEArn.-The following is from
Cummings "Great Preparation" first
series: "EverJwhele there is death.
Is it not o remarkable fact that there
is nothing that you can plant, or build,
or lay aside, that death in some Of his
formulas does not instantly set upon ?
Build walls Of granite, and they decay;
and what is decay ? the breath of death
will instantly begin to act upon them.
Build your Houses of Pertinent of
stone selected by the best judges, and
death with his fangs is already gnawing
into dust the fabric that cost millions
of the nations wealth. The sweetest
flowers that burst into bloom will no
sooner reach their full bloom and beau
ty than death will breathe upon them,
and they will wither and be resolved
into earth again. All that man builds,
all that nature throws up from her bo-
som, all that is fragrant in the depths,
oil are under the regime of decay, dis
ease and death.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-04-12

BEANs.-As the reader sits down to
a repast Of pork and bears, does be
ever think Of the ancient belief attach
ing to the beans? Old Pliny says
"beans contain the souls Of the dead -
and Plutarch tells us that they were
held in high esteem for invoking the
Muses.. When the ancient prepared a
repast for the dead, beans formed the
principal portion Of it. The Romans
used to throw beans into the altar fires
to exercise the ghosts Of the dead, and
to pacify them.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-04-12

LAST BUT ONE.-An old negro in Connect
icut who had always been very constant in
attending church, and prided himself fur
thermore in being the first one there, hap.
pened to be detained far beyond the usuai
hour one morning. ''John," said Ouffee, as
he stood carding his wool for the occasion,
shah de kindness to tell me what o'clock
him be.'' Cant tell you, Cuffse, de ole
clock hab stopped. think it am pretty con
siderable late" "I'se wouldn't be exposed if
t'war half an hour on top o das," returned
Cuffee, and hurried to church a. fast as is
handy legs could carry him. He entered to-
wards the end of the sermon, just as the par
son was reiterating for the last time: "The
last shall be first, and the first shall be last
Cuffee turned On his heels and went out ex-
claiming, "dat means mel cum last, but
pse out fusser, anyhow! De next time dis
nigga goes late to meetin, he no 20 at ALL"
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-04-12

BELL BROKEN. - The bell of Trinity
Church has for several weeks given forth a
harsh and unusual sound. 1t was discovered
a few days since that it was caused by a frac-
ture of several inches extending from the
rim upwards. The fracture is supposed to
have been caused by violent ringing during
the fire on the night of the 18th ult, by
some person who took hold of the wrong
rope. 1t is the intention of the authorities
of the Church, We understand, to have the
bell re-cast at the fosndry in Troy, N. Y.
The bell originally cost about $400, and was
the best one in the city.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-04-12

s1Years ago, when Methodism
was young and mothers carried their
babes to church, one Sabbath, minis
ter preaching, and greatly interested in
his subject, made pause to give the
last few words that had been uttered a
greater effect, when his little one, sit
ting upon the floor, not old enough to
walk, cried out, "Daddy, you done 2"
much to the amusement of the irrever.
ent part Of the congregation, and the
shocking Of the grave.
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s@FOf the origin of camp meetings
the New York Evangelist says: The
first camp meeting held in America,
was in Kentucky. Two preachers
one Presbyterian and the other a
Methodist-met il a village on the
Sabbath, where there was but one
church. The Presbyterian oficiated in
the forenoon, and the Methodist in the
afternoon. The interest upon the sub
ject was so great that they continued
the meetings for day or two at the
house. The attendance soon became
SO large that they adjourned to the
woods, and continued the meeting for
week. And this is the origin Of the
modern camp meeting.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-04-12

PROFANITY IN GERMANY.-A CORES
pendent of the Observer gives fear
full account of the extent to which pro-
family is carried in Germany. Every
body swears, men, women and children,
and not even are ministers exempt from
the national sin. The oaths used are
not all triaing, but are of the most
profane kind.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-04-12

CURE FOR DnUNKENNEss.-Itis settled tina
drunkenness is physical as we'll as mora
disease, and it is now 50 treated. The fol
lowing is the receipt of John Vine Hall. the
father of the commander of the Great East
ern which has enabled so many men to over
come the malady: "Sulphase of iron,
grains; msgnesia, 10 grains; peppermint,
water, II drachms; spirit of nutmeg, ]
drachn; twice day."
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-04-12

WORTH TRYINa.-It is said to take
your seed corn from the lower end, or
the end next to the stock, that the crop
will ripen ten days sooner than if you
take the middle part of the ear and
that if you plant the middle part, it
will ripsn ten days quicker than if you
use the top of the ear for seed, thus
making q difference of three weeks be-
tween the seed from tho lower end and
the top of the ear-which is quite o
consideration in q climate like ours,
where early frosts occasionally injure
our corn. In this connection We may
further observe that in selecting your
seed corn, it can be improved and made
more prolific, BY by selecting tho ears
that ripen first, and by taking the up
per ear Of such a. have two ears on =
stalk--and this should be done as soon
as the grain becomes hard, and before
frost and then thoroughly dried.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-04-12
BURSON'S AMERICAN
GRAIN BINDER.
An Invention worthy of the 10th Century

A MONG the many useful and wonderful improve
ments of the present age, claim precedence to
the above in Importance to the farmer
with this machine placed upon the reaper one man
bind and deliver upon the ground the grain A. fast
;cut, efectng also an important saving in the graiu
when is usually lost by throwing the unbound gavel
INTO the stubble The intelligent farmer is allowed to
make his estimate Of the ssving in wages grain
vexation, &C., which this Binder ensures him
Its pied to any harvester not being worked by
the gearing Of the reaper, the "raker or orker de-
verng the grain to the Binder instead Of throwing it
upon the ground.
This machine received diplomas at the following State
Fal-s, viz Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan and Indi-
also at the Champaign (Ohio County Fair and the
st. Louis ho Farbeing all at which it was exhibited
factorily.
Send orders early to ensure being supplied. Price
address ). o. Wells, Muscatine, Iowa. for the coun-
ties of Muscatine, Washington Mahaska, Marion and
warren, Iowa, and the county of Mercer, ILL.,
Muscatine, Jan oath, 81 -w3m
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-04-12

~A "regard-ring' is composed
Of ruby, emerald, garnet, amethyst,
ruby and diamond.
A Glove ring" contains setting of
lapislazuli, opal, verd- antique and
emerald. The initials tell the story.
The shavings of cedar wood, used
in making pencils, are distilled to OBJ
tain the otto Of cedar wood.
BRASS filings and old brass kettles
are remelted and employed to make the
brass work Of printing presses and
pumps.
OLD copper scraps are used in the
construction of splendid bronze chan
delierz, for Illuminating our churches
and the mansions Of the wealthy.
OLD horseshoe nails are employed
to make the famous steel and twist bar
rels Of fowling-pieces.
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THE ERRORS OF THE PsEss. -"Rsally," said
printer, in converting with literary man
about errors Of thepress, ''gentlemen should
not place such unlimited confidence ia the
eyesight of our hard worked and half blinded
reader of proofs for am ashamed to say
that we utterly ruined one peet through o
lldicrous misprint." Indeed, and what
was the unhappy line 20 why, sir, the
poet intended to say -
See the pale martyr in sheet of fire;
instead of which we made him say -
See the pale martyr rih lis shirt on fire.
The critics were down fierce on the poet; but
we don't see why. A man "with his shirt
on fire." must be highly postoai object, as
his life would be in imminent CANCER
Boston Courier.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-04-12

Posi- OFFICE APPoINTMENT.-The editor
Of this paper received, last week, by mail,
the appointment of Postmaster of this city,
and has executed the necessary bond, which
has been forwarded to the Department for
approval. He expects to receive his commits
sion and enter upon the duties of the Office
in few DAYS.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-04-12

MUsK.-The enduring odor of musk
is astonishing. When Justiana re-
built what is now the Mosque Of st.
Sophia, in 538, the mortar was charged
with musk, and to this day the atmos-
phere is charged with the odor.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-04-12

w Another Pixies Peak train started,
Ionday. The persons composing it are VIM.
fletcher and son, Eli and Felix Burditt, Mr..
Hoffman and DR.. Park-all residents of
his vicinity; They have our best wishes.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-04-12

BUGS are very funny things. Boar
have employed day in cleaning one
caterpiller of its fat. Lyonet counted
1904 aerial tubes in the body Of an
other. A s;agle fly will lay 1T eggs.
Reanmur states that single aphis may
be the progenetor Of 1904, 900, 900
descendants.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-04-12

CooL-The RerieC asks us to discuss the
question whether or not the Republicans are
responsible for the political and financial
difficulties Of the country. We are not in
the habit of discussing absurd propositions,
and do not feel disposed to do so at this
time for the sake of gratifying the Reries0.
When it shall have established the afirma-
tive of the proposition, we may consider il
worth while to adduce some arguments tc
the contrary.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-04-12

gWSalt Lake is probably the salt
est body Of water on the globe. Three
barrels Of this water are said to yield
barrel Of salt. The water is of a
light green color for about ten or
twenty rods, and then dark blue. No
fish can live in it-no frogs abide in
it-and but few birds are seen dipping
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-04-12

"IT's Me-. Here is an exquisitely
suggestive prose poem:
Passing q neat little martin box of a
house last evening, we happened to see
a man waiting at the door for admit
lance. At the instance green blind
above just opened little way, and by
the gaslight we caught the glimpse Of
a pair of brilliant eyes and q flutter of
something white, and bird toned voice
softly said, "who's there 20 "Ps me-, "
was the brief response. The eyes and
the autter disappeared from the win
dow, like stars in cloud, and we al
most fancied, as we passed on, we
could hear the pattering Of two little
feet upon the stairs, winged with well
come.
1t was triae it happened all to be
in an instant, but it haunted us for an
hour. It's me. Amid the jar of the
great city those words fell upon the
quick ear aloft, and met a glad re-
Spouse.
It's me ! And who was "me ?" The
pride Of hearts life, no doubt the
tree vine was clinging to the "De-
fender of the Faithful in the best
sense in the world.
"Rs me !" Many there are who
would give half their hearts, and more
than half the hope in them, for one
such recognition in this "wido world"
in 'Change, in the Directory, at the
Post Office, he was known as A. G.. S.,
Esq, but on the threshold, and within
those walls IT'S me and nothing more ;
what more is there one would love to
be?
Few of all the hearts that beat so
wildly, warmly, sadly, slowly, can re-
cognize true soul amid the din and
darkness Of the world, in that simple
but eloquent IT'S me. AS if he said :
Now, l am nothing to all the world.
For am all the world to thee.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-04-12

DEATHS DoINGs. - In less than q month
past, three old and highly esteemed citizens
of this place have gone "to that undiscovered
country from whose bourne no traveller e'er
returns" We allude to Samuel Keteham,
Charles Nealley and William Brewster, ST..
To the Lying, we can only say, "be ye also
ready"
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-04-12

sW 1t is estimated that a cord of
wood contains when green l ,433 pounds
of water.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-04-12

s Never be above your calling,
nor be afraid to appear dressed in &C.
cordance with the business you are per-
forming.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-04-12

ES Precocious piety is apt to be
fostered so as to make it insensibly
initiative and unreal, and there is re-
action at CERTAIN stage against what
ever has been overworked.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-04-12

A Coon APPoINTMENT.-Cli Clinton Jackson,
ESQ.,, of Wapello, Louisa county, has been
appointed to $1,000 clerkship in the Census
bureau.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-04-12

Domestic SECESSION. - The Connersville
(Ind.) Times says the wife of a man residing
in Orange township of that county, recently
left her husband, and had the kitchen with
its utensils removed from the site of the
dwelling house to another part of the farm,
where she intends to live, solitary and alone,
until her lord accedes to her demands. As
she has the s'cooking 6xins," she will be
likely to dictate her own terms for q COM
promise.
HoRRrBLE.-At Mr.. Burnes's plantation.
in the rear of Commerce, Mississippi, a few
days since, the overseer was set upon by
four of the negroes. He drew revolver
and killed two Of them, but was eventually
killed himself. The two remaining negroes
made their escape. Mr.. Markell Road
bloodhounds were on their track at the last
recount. L
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-04-12

IDTHe should be considered our
best friend who is the most ready to
tell US Ct our errors in friendly Wav.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-04-12

TIE DEPRECATED CURRENCY.-The bro
,:ers and bankers of Chicago have fixed the
ate of discount on the Illinois and Wiscon-
in deprecated currency at rs per cent
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-04-12

EGAn i'll tempered man carries his
own smoke and makes not only his own
eyes smart, but those of other people.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-04-12

gJ The human heart beats about
seventy-two times in . minutes /; or in
life Of sixty years, two thousand mil
lions Of times.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-04-12

An indiscreet person is like an
unsealed letter which everybody can
peruse.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-04-12

sITNever employ yourself to dis.
cover the faults Of others-look to
your own.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-04-12
GREELY'S IOWA CORN PLANTER

ITNHIS is new, PRACTICAL perfect check ro,1 planter
L adapted to level and uneven grouAd and fields Of
any shape is drawn by two horses, and the dropping
apparatus worked easily and pleasantly by boy. It
burrows, drops and two time and from
ten to twenty day. Each planter be expan-
ded contracted to make the burrows any distance
apart from three to four Iii to drop
by hand in straight both ways is easily done
viii this planter Sample machines may be seen at our
agents, Bowman Lofsnds, Muscatine and Green
McNanghton's Wilton.
Cash price SOS at shop miles North of Muscatne
on the graded road.
April s. 1S61-w2w. GREELY l. LATHAM,
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GF"T. Il. S." correspondent Of the
Washington (Iowa) Press, at Washington,
D. O., says in enc of his recent letters:
''You will be pleased to learn that &. W.
Van Horne, Esq, of Muscatine, has been
nominated to the Consulate at Msrseilles
Mr.. Van Horne is an accomplished scholar
and gentleman, good lawyer, and if he is
called upon to serve his country in the
capacity above mentioned, will doubtless do
co."
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-04-12

st9The three great conquerors of
the world are Fashion, Love and Dc ath.
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THE JOURNAL.
LOCAL DEPARTME EMF.

STILL PRoGRRss1Na.-The work on the
Upton Railroad-Tipton Democrat.
Glad to hear it.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-04-12

CoNJUNcTIoNs.-The memory Of Lindley
Murray, we are afraid, is not fragrant to
lazy school boys of twenty years ago, and
few of them, We fancy, will be able to iden.
tify the author Of these beautiful lines az
being the man who said two or more nouns
or pronouns connected BY copulative con
functions muss have verbs nouns and pro-
nouns agreeing with them in the plural
number. Such is the rule Of the copulative
conjuuctions of the head, but here is the true
copulative conjunction Of the heart:
When on thy bosom I recline
Enraptured still to call thee mine,
To call thee mine for life,
glory in the sacred ties
Which modern wits and fools deslise,
Of husband and of wife.
Have / a wish? tits all for thee
Hast thou a wish? It's all for me.
SO soft our moments owe,
That angels look in ariont gaze;
Well pleased to see our happy days,
And bid !iye-and love.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-04-12
BLACKSMITH WANTED

A GOOD JOURNEYMAN BLACKSMITH. who nm.
II derstands ironing wagons and buggies and doing
custom work, (roning wagons and buggies being the
principal work. can get pleasant sitt alton and good
pay by applying to the undersigned, in Columbus City
Iowa. JACOB GETS
March %, 1S61-w3ta
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ALLEN RROnMHAIT.

A TTORNEY COU ASELLOR AT LAW, JUSTICE
Jan21, "a.
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LIME! LIME!!

T HAVE on hand and will continue to receive f-,n,
i time to time FRESH LIME Of superior ..ra;iiv
Also Plasteripg Hair, Cement, all kinds of Bricks -
Guiding bricks moulded expressly for wells Thc prick
will sell at kiln prices. Office at Harlan .cwasepaIs
on I'd street, 4 square above ferry landing.
VIM. s. RICHIE
Muscatine. March 18th, 1s61.dawtf
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SWEET POTATOES FOR SEED.
A CHOICE ARTICLE OF SWEET POTATOES
II for seed, for sale BY ELI PAGE.
Three miles from Muscatine on ths Graded Road
March 10th, 1S6l-wlm