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St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-06-20
Illustrated Letter Envelopes.

| "A collection has been made of the
various envelopes bearing patriotic
designs and inscriptions. The collec.
tion already numbers one hundred and
fifty, which give no Indifferent history
of the successive events of the disun.
ion movement, and the feeling and
spirit of the loyal States.
The Star-Spangled Banner is pro-
duced in a hundred different forms
with mottos from the national songs.
Major Anderson occurs frequently, his
bust being usually drapcd in the ma
tIonal colors. A full-length portrait
of jeff. Davis is given, apparently
preserved from a serious fall by a
small rope, to which he clings with
great tenacity, having taken blight
around the neck by way of prccau-
tion one Of Ellsworth's Zeuaves af-
fectionately straightens the gentle
mans legs.
The Goddess of Liberty occurs in
several forms bearing q flag, the Tn.
ion shield, or wreath for the head Of
Washington.
There are some excellent touches of
humor The black piratical flag with
skull and cross bones, and the legend
j. D.,
His Marque,
first appeared on Western envelope
A second edition represents the same
flag tattercd and torn to shreds, with
its staff shot to pieces, beyond hope
of repair. Below is the pertinent le-
gend "A. L., his marks"
A recent envelope represents Gene
raj Scott as large mastiff, sitting
sedately by joint Of rib bones,
marked Washington" Near him a
measly, NANCY spaniel sneaks away
with his tail between his legs the
word "Jefi." conspicuously appearing
on his collar. 4" Why don't you take
1t I" remarks the mastiff, Jefr.'s spare
form and lean ribs are q sufficient an
swer.
The irrepressible colored person y
appears but once in the whole series.
which is a pertinent fact indicating
the real purpose of the present war as
understood by the masses Three ne.
groes are sitting in session, and one
remarks, Golly, l guess dis war take
all massa's money and more to0."
A picture of the interesting quad
ruped which they slaughter by thou
sands at Cincinnati, surmounted by
an American flag, is made to indicate
that we will have all of that animal or
none.
The sentiment most often repeated
one OF those sharp crystallized expires.
sions that go into history, is an ex-
tract from Gen. Dix's Instructions to
to Southern Collector:
"If any man dares to haul down the
American flag, shoot him on the spot.n
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-06-20
atlistelIanp.
THE WHITE WHALE.

| We admire the enterprise which ha!
been consummated by Mr.. Cutting
the weIl-known proprietor of the Aqua
rial Gardens in Boston. We statcC
on Saturday the arrival of his whale
ship. In a conversation with Mr.
Cutting, we gathered some particular.
OF the capture and transportation ol
the monster, which we think will bt
OF interest to our readers.
! The whale is called the white whale
and is an inhabitant of the Northern
seas. Its scientific name is the Bsiu
ga. " hen fully grown, it is from for
ty to fifty feet in length, and weighs
from four to six tons. From thes,
figures it may be inferred that the fisl
Is OF some account, at least in size
while in commercial point of view
1t is OF no mean account.
The present whale, now an active
swimming resident of our city, was
caught i'll the St Lawrence river, be.
tween the Orelle and Du Loup rivers
HIS capture was secured by weirs, a
sort OF trap made of wooden stakes
lnciosing an area Of several miles OF
water, but SO shaped as to concentrate
to point, where big fish are nabbed
lhese weIrs are set regularly each
year tor the whales, at time when
they make their annual visit TO the
locality in question. Fourteen have
been caught within two months, which
period is commonly accounted sea.
son. All bnt that caught for Mr.. Cut
ting were killed for the purpose of
procuring oil, which is their only pro.
duct of any value. Having been Sc
cured, he was placed in a huge box
for transportation.
Before this was accomplished, how.
ever the whale gave his captors much
trouble by his powerful happings,
&c, having floundered some French-
men several times, much to their per-
ii and Inconvenience. The box was
lined with a sea weed and was par
TALLY covered at the top with Stats.
The precious freight was then carried
seven miles over one of the toughest
roads in Canada and from thence by
rail five hundred miles to Boston, by
special trains, at an expense of some
seven hundred dollars. The whole
enterprise did not cost less than from
one thousand to one Thousand two
hundred. The whale is twelve feet
long and weighs two tons. His trans
portation was attended by many in
teresting events. At each station the
monster was as well watered as if he
had been locomotive. The aqueous
attentions were quite necessary du-
ring the journey of sixty hours. All
along the route the distinguished trav-
eller was the object Of great curiosity
and the most animated conversation.
On being placed in the huge tank
at the Aquarial Gardens, the process
Of which was witnessed by hundreds
with the most intense interest, the
whale at once swan in the most live
ly and graceful manner and before
he had occupied his new residence
half an hour, was apparently quite at
home. He has since been the wonder
and admiration of thousands of our
fellow citizens, prominent among
whom are the naturalists, teachers |
and others. Prof Agassiz pronounces
the whale a grand affair, and the en-
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-06-20

Among the items of intelligence
from Fort Monroe we find the follow
ing:
One man, Mr.. Jones, had twenty
slaves, all but one of whom left him,
and sought refuge in the fort This
last chattel was devoted afiectiouate-
ly to ole massa, and declared he loved
him. "pll nebber leab yer, massa,
nebber !" swore this chattel, a verv
promising sable. an stick to my,
ole mass long as | lib!" and master
and man left together for the interior.
Next morning when massa rose to
proceed on his journey, his devoted
property had dccamped for the North.
taking with him massa's horse, and
neither Cuffee nor horse have since
been heard from.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-06-20

How THE SENTINEL STOPPED Gov.
WAsHbrNSE,-The Bath, (Me., } Times
is responsible for the following:
We understand that a few days
since His Excellency, Gov. Washburn,
attempted to pass the lines of Camp
Hamlin and was challenged by the
guard, who demanded the counter
sign. The Governor inquired, "Don't
you know me = No = was the re-
sponse, with shake of the head. 4
am the Governor-Gov. Washburn,'
blandly remarked the Commander-in-
chief You can't come that dodge
replied the faithful sentinel 't,co
Ger. HdMbarns hare already passed The
lines to-day.'n
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-06-20
a. Ii. +. HILDRETH, Editor,
Is there Fate in Historv2

History is being manufactured fas
IN this generation. Events of q life
time are crowded into few months
lhe forces Of world are connected
by series Of electric cords held in
the hands of Fate, who is permitting
the predictions Of the past to be mar
vellously realized.
When Josephine was living in her
island home, under the tropics, and
was told by the ancient fortunc-teller
that she would one day be the first
lady in France, and that her dcscen-
dants wonld sit upon the throne of
that mighty empire, she paid little
heed to the prediction, but subsc-
qucntly, after the death of Bcauhar-
mis-, and her marriage with Bonaparte
and almost miraculous accession to
the throne, the words of the fortune
teller came back to her. Afterwards
when divorced from Napoleon and
Marie of Austria occupied her place,
she still cherished the predictions of
the fortune teller.
Was it mere chance which over
threw Napoleon, which expelled the
Bourbons, and the Orleanists. and
placed her grandson on the throne q
Is Napoleon III emperor of France by
accident or by fate? lie believes the
latter. Let us see how this theory
affects US.
One of the traditions of Louis Ma
polcon's childhood, and one most dear
ly cherished, was that he would
avcnse the injuries of his uncle. Al
ready he has humbled Russia, Austria
and Naples, and made himself feared
by every potentatc in Europe. Eng
land alone, of all his uncle's enemies
and the most deeply hatcd-rc-
mains.
Two years ago, when every press
in London was echoing the quakings
Of fear entertained by the people and
government from an invasion by
France, there were no words too sweet
for our American cousns-the de-
scendants of the same glorious Anglo
Saxon race, who would not stand idly
by and see us invaded :" but now,
when pack Of thieves and cut-throats
get the upper hand in a part of our
territory, and organize an extensive
'ebelllon, ignoring all the traditions of
he past, and all her boasted love for
reedom and free principles, she gives
hem her countenance and moral if
lot active support, and is thereby
ringing upon herself the contempt
md hate of the entire loyal portion of ,,
he United States.
Louis Napoleon is not blind and is
lot asleep. He believes in fate and
'ldes his time. There are in ireland .
md in America ten millions of Irish
nen whose greatest hope is to see (
Ireland avenged for four centuries of
wrong heaped upon her by England.
Let the people of the United States
'e thoroughly aroused by the coward
y conduct of the British government,
ngendered by the hatred of her
to free institutions, and
er cotton-spinning selfshness, and
&c how long Louis Napoleon will ,
'alt before avenging the wrongs of
is pertidlous executioner. When
hat time comes, "Our American cou.
IN" will look calmly on, or may be =
ssist in chastising the trcacherous
riend of liberty.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-06-20
The Feeling in Europe.
We make the following extracts
from the European correspondence of
the New York Times

We make the following extracts
from the European correspondence of
the New York Times:
PARIS, May II, '6l.
Since the arrival at Paris of the
new Ministers TO the several Edropeaii
Powers, we have obtained still farther
insight into the views Of the official
people Of the French Government;
These additional evidences only con-
hrm what | have already written you,
and that is that here we have more
friends than in England. The new
Ministers came out with a different
impression, and they thus find them
selves agreeably disappointed. The
Emperor repeated to Mr.. Faulkner (on
the occasion of the latter's formal
parting intcrview) that he was watch
ing the progress Of events with the
greatest solicitude that he should be
deeply panied to sec disruption of
the Union that he felt as much inters
est in the progress and prosperity Of
the American people, almost as if they
were part of his own people, and
terminated by making an offer of his
in any way they might be-
made useful to bring about a reunion
and an avoidance of bloodshed.
NJ. Thouvenel, Minister of Foreign
Affairs, went further, and assured Mr..
Sanford that not only did he approve
Of the course of Mr.. Lincoln's Admin
lstration, but that he would be glad if
he could be in some way useful in aid.
ing to put down the rebellion. So,
too, the Prince Murat, d member of
the Imperial family, begged to kno W
Of Mr.. Sandlord if there was not
some way in which the French Gov
ernment might aid in putting down
the rebellion.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-06-20
Softly into Heaven She Faded.
BY MISS ". c. SMILEY.

Softly into heaven she faded.
As the star when morn appears.
While We stood in silence round her.
Gazing at her through our tears.
Death, she said, hal not a shadow
All the vale was full of light,
And she left us. smiling sweetly,
Bidding US last good night!
Saying, us she kissed us fondly.
" DO not drop for me one tear
Jesus, Jesus stands beside me
| am safe while he is near "
She is gone, and | am lingering
In this weary world of ours.
Bearing on my heart the ashes
OF affection broken flowers
Ever longing to be with her,
In that better world above.
NhcIe the heart rcjoiccs ever.
Ia the dcathlesS bonds of love.
For a moment death divides us,
But when have crossed its gloom.
l shall then be resting with her.
Ever, ever more at home.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-06-20

4 good anecdote is told upon Lord
Lyons, the English Minister resident
in Washington. Promenading with a
beautiful American woman a few
evenings ago. at the reception of one
of tue Cabinet Ministers, he remarked
upon the splendur of her dress, which
was chaste blue silk brilliantly
spangled. "Bnt | observe" he said,
" that you display thirty-five stars in:
stead Of thirty-four-one too many"
"Oh, no, my lord" said the fair patrls
OF, 1.-THE additional star is Canada
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-06-20
American Hotel.
MIN STREET. NGREGOP JOTt
4 I.I,L..,r.. !. .-..-...

MIN STREET, - NGREGOR, IOWA
wM. II. HARDING, Proprietor
having again opened this well known Uo.
tel, the proprietor takes this means to inform
the Travelling public and the rest of mankind
that he intends to make it worthy the nat,
ronage of travellers, and if attention to the
wants of guests, good fare and low prices are
any inducements, he hopes to have his share
of business. 'A'''o
In connection with the Hotel is the largest
Darn IN town, which is under the charge of an
upon having their teams we'll cared for mi
house being the Stage Office, Railroad Ticket
ullice, American Express and General Freight
once, presents more advantages than any
other can show in the city, and all Iask of
my friends, is to try me once and if not salts
ned, will not ask them to come again.
MCGrcgor July 1860
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-06-20
CARTER HOUSE.
A. B. +. HILDRETH,
General Land Agent.

ST. CHARLES CITY, FLOYD co. IOWA.
Will attend to buying, selling and selecting
lands on Commission, &c. Town Lots bought
and sold money loaned, and the business of
conveyancing and payment of Taxes promptly
attended to- Friends at the East, as well as in
this State, are requested to make application
to my agency. Satisfactory references given
ii required.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-06-20
4, THURSDAY, JUNE 20. 1861.

terprisc Of getting it here altogether
SUI geaeris.
The whale is fed on fish. 1t eats q
peck OF herring at meal, though not
on the whole a great eater, his size
considered. Its diet when in its ma
tive waters is chiefly fish called the
caplin. Boston AtIas.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-06-20

Rev. Isaac Rosser of the Methodist
Protestant Church, eighty years of
age, and Miss Sarah Childs, aged
ninety, were united in wedlock at At
atlanta, Ga, a few weeks ago.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-06-20
THEODORE MIX,
ARCHITECT AND BUILDER

ST. CHARLES CITY, IOWA.
Designs. Plans Estimates and Snrciicotior.
furnished for Public Buildings. Stores. Town
and Country Villas, Cottages. &c. Detail draw
in@S or superntcndence given when required.
on reasonable terms.
Mr.. Mix is architect ofthe Court House, Ma
sonic Hall and other buildings in st. Charles
with his experience he is confident of giving
satisfaction to all who employ him. Jobbing
done at short notice at his workshop.
St Charles, Sept. /. 1897 5wtf
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-06-20

An old farmer in Southern Illinois,
seeing the cannon at Cairo, remarked
that them brass missionaries had
converted heap Of folks"
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-06-20

The fifteen million loan, SO often ta-
ken in the Confederate States, is still
offered.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-06-20
VIM. II. JOHNSON,
"A TTOR NEY AT LAW.
AnI L0n1 Apput

MARBLE ROCK, FLOYD Co rov,
VIII practice in the different Courts in This
state. Special attention given to home and
foreign collections. l6v1
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-06-20
BRONSON uOISE-
CORNER OF MAIN AND CENTER STREETS

CORNER OF MAIN AND CENTER STREETS,
BRADFORD Iowa.
u, M r.. bdtoNSoN ..:.........Pr Proprietor.
The Proprietor would respectfully inform
the Travelling Public that he has again taken
charge of the above House, and woul1 he
pleased to wait upon all who may favor him
WIN their patronage, Stages leave daily for
the East, West and North. Charges reason
able as at any House west of the Mississippi
u Good accommodations for teams. lv A
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-06-20

Business Cards OF five lines less will he inserted in
this column for So per For each additional
line, over Eve, dollar will be charged
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-06-20

AGENTS FOR TIE INTEIlIGENtER:
f5- $. NJ PETrENGHG. Go, Newspaper Advrrt ing
Agents NJ. ll9 Nassau street New York and 10 state
Street, Boston.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-06-20
VOLUME V.
THE
ST. G!arIes Gitp ynteIIisenter
Is PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY
BY "A. B. T. HILDRETH
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR
PRICE, $500 A YEAR, IN ADVANCE.
0FFlCE IN THE INTELLIGENCER BUILDING.
CORNER
MILL AND KELLY STREETS,
OPPOSITE FrEIIC SQUARE,
st. Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa

Any person obtaining FIVE subscribers and forwarding
the money shall be furnished with copy Of the Iutc
kept good.
Business pertaining to the PAPER he transacted
with The Publisher any day at the Office of Publication.
Communications may be addressed 10 the Editor " Lo
VIII promptly aud faithfully respond to them.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1861-05-23
THE HERALD
a few Words about Fat Glrlz.


Now Of fat girls there are several varie-
ties. There is your fat baby-girl, delight
full little dumping eta child, every one q
whose dimples is mine Of delight, and
every one Of the creases in whose rosev
lmbs inspires you with an irrep,e sill
propensity to tickle it. These are the httle
baby-children that Rubens painted 50 glo-
riousIy. He made their little pulled out
cheeks celestial roseatte; he curled Their
faxen locks like unto the young tendrils Of
the vine; he tipped their little heels and
elbows with rich carnations: be took away
their sex and made them epicene and when
he added little wings Of green and golden
plumage to their shoulders they were no
longer baby-children, but angels, minister
ing in the apotheosis Of kings and emperors,
who, ! sincerely trust, have reached the
destination which the courtly pencil OF Peter
Paul ascribed to their dead majesties.--
Then there is your fat school girl,with long.
fair ringlets, profuse as louis Quatorze
perruque, with fxed Blue eyes that remind
you unpleasantly Of tha Pantheon Bazaar
and Madam Montanm's wax-work shop,
and with drii, Hstless dxity Of demeanol
that makes one always wish to find out
whereabouts the string Is, in order to pull
it, and cause the eyes to move and the
great doll to squeak papa" and mama.
Yet another variety Of the fat school
girl is there in the romp, or "tom-boy,;
VINO has cheeks as luddy and as hard as a
Ribstone pippin; who is. continually grazing
the skin of her arms, and tearing the trim
ming off the ends Of her trousers; who, il
she lived in thecountry, is in he habit Of
catching young colts and riding them with
out saddle or bride round paddocks; who
is always getting into domestic trouble
through her transactions with a big black
dog fond Of the waite and Of chivying cats
whois always laughing, has tremendous
appetite, and once fought with boy and
came off victorious. The decline Of tbs
old-fashioned system of education, and the
rise OF seminaries and collegiate institutions,
where yoLng ladies attend lectures on the
Odie force and the Therapeutic Cosmogony
Of Ancient Art, has made the tom-boy cir
an exceedingly rare specimen Of fenininity
but she is still occasionally to be met with
notably in The Westmoreland boarding
schools, and in farm houses Of the west.
! lament the progressive extinction o.
The merry fat girl. She usually grew Up
to be jolly, comfortable matron, with a
tribe Of sunny children, all as great romps
as she had been. Her picked walnuts
were Terfection. She was one of those
admirable women who always give you
something to eat when you alIupon them.
and if yen are neither hungred nor athirst,
insist on your carrying away pot Of pre-
serves ora slice Of bride-cake with you
1t was in the golden age, and England was
merry; England indeed. when those FAT
nations who had been fat girls fourished
They would entertain you at "meat teas
-bounteous repasts, where there We're
sausages and pressed beef soused macker.
and potato-cakes.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1861-05-23

LoUIsTASA.-I'he New Orleans Pea
gune recently complained that the ip-river
parishes Of Louisiana were very slow il
furnishing their proper ion Of troops for
the Rebel army, and for The defense Of the
State. A gentleman who has just returned
from a journey through Louisiana Informs
rs that. this hesitation does not arise 50
much from any preponderance Of the
Union sentiment as from the general fear
entertained by the planters and farmers o.
4 risin@of the slaves. Almost every plan
tation i aoubly guarded, and everywhere
the slaves are watched with the utmost
vigilance. Planters refuse 10 let any oi
White employees enlist. but arm them and
keep them as private guard. One plant
u, The owner Of three hundred negroes,
expressing bis fears to our informant. said,
D-n the niggers, they know more
about politics than most Ct the white men;
they know everything that Eappens.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1861-05-23

FARMERS TooLs.-A certain number Of
tools and some skill in their use, will often
save the farmer much time in sending for a
mechanic, and some expense in paging him.
Every farmer should be able to makesmaIl
repairs on his wagons, gates, buildings,
DC. A room, or a portion Of room,
should be devoted TO keeping these tools !;
a pin or nail should be inserted for each
one to hang on, and the name Of each tool
printed OF painted under the pin, that it
Ilay be promptly returned to its place,
and any missing one detected. Keep every
lool in its place-do not wait for a more
convenient season, tat return every one to
its pin the moment it is done with.
If left out Of place minute, It will be
likely to remain week, in,' cause loss
of time in looking for it, . hundred lines
greater than in replacing it PROMPTLY
Keeping everything in its place is a habit,
costing nothing when formed. The tools
should be, a hammer saw, augurs, brace
and bits, gimblets, screw-iriser, wrench,
two planes, ehisels, mallet, files ard rasp,
sawset, trowel, and box with compart-
ments for different sized nails, screws, nuts,
bolts, DC. Common farm implements and
tools such as hoes, spades, hoyels, forks.
rakes, scythes, &c, may be in the same
room, on the opposite side. and the same
precautions taken to keep everything in
its place.