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The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-06-05

How any young fellow can have the facs
to walk into your family and deliberately
ask for your daughter, passes me. That il
Is done every day does not lessen my aston.
ishment at the sublime impudence Of the
thing. There you have bsen si1tscn or
seventeen, or eighteen years Of het llfr.
co,nbing her hair and washing her face ftr
-''him." II is lucky the thought ncvs'
strikes you while you arc doing it, that this
will be the end Of it all. ....s.srz -,
What If you tcere married yourself? that
is no reason why she should be bewitchcd
into another establishment just as you begitt
to lean upon her and be proud Of her; Ut
at least, it stands TO reason that after yo,,
have worried her through the measles alra
chicken.pox, and scarlet fever and whoop
ing cough, and had her properly baptized
and vaccinated, this young man might give
you a short breathing spell before she gocs,,
HE" seems to be Of different opinion
che" not only insists upon taking her, but
taking her Immediately, if not sooner. Hd
talks well about livery well you have
no objection to chin" not the least except
"that."
When the world is full Of girls, VII
could't he have fixed his eyes on the daugll'
ter of somebody else! There are some pa
rents who are glad to get rid of their daugh:
ters. blue eyes are plenty as bliebcrries;
why need it be this particular pair! Isn't
she happy enough as she isl Don't she
have meat and bread and clothes enough, t..
say nothing Of lover What is the use of
leaving a certainty for an uncertainty, whcis
that certainty is mother, and you can nsv:
er have but oncs
You put all those Questions to l.cr, and
she has the saucincss to ask, II that is the
way you reasoned, when her father came for
you. You disdain to answer, of course; Il
is mean dodging of the question. But she
gets round you for all that, and so does hv
too, though you try your bes. not to like
him; and with swell If must, | m,ist,"
you just order her wedding clothes, mutter.
ing to yourself the while--dear, dear, what
sort of fist will that child make at tho
head Of house; how will she ever know
what to do in this, that or the other en,cI-
gency; she who calls on mother fifty times
a day, to settle trit}es.
What folly for her to set up liotlse tot
herself How many mothers have had thcsu
foreboding thoughts over daughters we'd
ding clothes; and yet that daughter has
met life, and its unexpected rcvcrscs with
. hcroism and courage as undauntrd as il
every girlish tear had been kissed away by
lips that alas A.! may bc dust, when this bsl-
tism Of womanhood comes upon her.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-06-05

Life Insurance.. .......-
Those desiring this safest aud Ieaespest protecr
ton for their families, can secure it In our
Wisconsin Company. 1t has already become.
in reality. State institution, having Agents
and patrons among the best business men in all
the principal towns in the State. 1t is no lon.
Be- conducted as we'll in Wisconsin rs in Connec.
tiont or any other Eastern States.
Thus while duty demands that men should
insure their lives, it also demands that they
should keep their money for investment at
home. Confident that our success has been
more than equal to that OF the most "unprecc.
.dente,," We would cordially invite all our citi.
gems to call at the office, south west corner Of
Main aud Wisconsin streets, and examine for
themselves. s. S. DAGGETr, Pres't.
A.W. KELLOGG, Sec'y.
G. L. SCOTT, Agent, McGregor, Iowa
May 80, 1860 yl..
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-06-05

HousEs.-The smaller your house i,
the less room you will have to furnish,
warm and keep clean. We have seen
Kitchens as pleasant as parlors, their pre-
siding genius more ladylike than half our
inc sparkle in diamond, it will be ~ bright
in the kitchen IS in the parlor. II psopls
really want to live more cheaply, let them
abandon the gilded PALACES that entail al
almost endless expense. Let women give
up the vain idea of making show. and
try instead to make happy homes, a great
deal more perhaps than tho world ana.'
gincs--depends upon houses.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-06-05

New FEMlNINE INVENTION The ladies'
this 'ason, have originated an entirely new
style Of bonnets which in these 'stumptair
times ought speedily to become the rage.
The material consist of-frst. the usual
frame work /; second, a paper covering Of
any desired color; and, third, such ribbons
and other trimming as the wearcrs taste
may indicate. Not only is the bonnet SO
made light and cheap, but it may be altered
as often as the wearcr desires. The frame
cost eighteen pence, the paper sixpcnce, aud
the trimmings any price to suit the put
chaser Chicago Times.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-06-05

FRENcnMEN COMING HkRE TO FIcHr-The
Paris correspondent of the N. Y. Express writes:
" The same martial spirit which led acventur.
Gus Frcnchmen to seek glory under the banner
Of the Thirteen Colonies, still animstes their
countrymsn. Hundreds Of applications have
been made 70 Mr.. Faulkner, BY officers Of the
French army, to enter the services of tho
United and the Confederates. according to their
opinions Of the justice Of the quarrel.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-06-05

u One Of Dean Trenches sermons on the
subject, What we can and cannot carry away
when we die." commences thus appositely -
Alexander the great, being upon his deathbed,
commanded that when he was carried forth to
the grave his hands should not be wrapped as
was usual in the serecloths, but should be left
outside the bier so that all men might see them,
and might sec that they were empty" 1t is a
suggestive fact that shrouds are always made
without pockets.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-06-05

.W- DO all in your power to teach your
children self-govcrnment. If child is
passionate, teach him by grntlc means to
curb his temper. IF he is sulky, charm him
out by frank, good humor. IL indolent.
accustom him to exertion and train him to
perform oncrous duties with alacrity. If
pride comes in to make obedience rcluct-
ant, subdue him by counsel or discipline
In short give your children the habit Of
overcoming their besctting sins.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-06-05

The proprietor Of pistol gallery in
Milwaukee has prepared a target in the
shape Of man, over which is painted in
CONSPICUOUS letters: This is Jefferson Da-
Wis shoot the traitor He has plenty Of
custom.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-06-05

w-S Salt Lake is perhaps the salticst bo-
dy Of water OIL tho globe. Three barrels Of
this water are said to yield barrel Of salt.
The water is of 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 arc seen dipping in ito
water
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-06-05
THE MARRIED MAN.

He struts about all wreathcd in smiles: -
lie grasrs you tightly by tho hand;
In fact he's such happy man,
That steadily he cannot stand.
You wonder what has wrought the change
What could have brought about this joy:
You ask, and with . roguish eye,
lie whispers soft-- We've got q boy!''
FIVE YEARS LATER. .S
lie walks along all draped in frowns
lie gruffly passes BY his friends, 81.
And every one who stops his course,
lie straightway to the devil sends.
You wonder what does all this mean!
Inquire, and you'll discover-may be
You ask--and learn in spiteful tones ..I
''Hs're got the ffth infsrndi baby!'
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-06-05

u Stere insinuates that attorneys are to
lawyers what apothccarics are to physicians
only that they do not deal in "scrurles ~
OA dram, generally speaking, is small
quantity taken in large quantities by those who
have few grains Of sobriety and no scruples Of
conscience.
u A corpulent city alderman said. a few
days ago, whilst riding in an omnibus, seated
between two ladies, that he felt like s:ave in
hosshead, surrounded by hoops.
T Young Sawbones wanted to kiss his pret.
ty cousin under the mstletoe; but she snatched
her head away, saying. "Manners, sir don't
thrust your doctors bill in my face"
O ~ would do anything, 60 10 the end of
the world. to please you, said fervent lover to
the object of his affection. $50 there" said
she, "and stay. and l shall be well pleased"
q Among the ancient Roman matrons and
virgins the use Of wine was unknown. and the
woman was taxed with impodesty whose breath
smelt of the grape. Pllny says that Cato was
OF opinion that kissing first began between kins-
men and kinswomcn, that they might know
whether their wives, daughters or nieces tasted
wine.
u On one of the ferry boats that ply between
our city aud Cincinnati, Opposite us) are two
Irish laborers. One Of them. Pat, is hump
backed. The other day Mickey, after cyipg
Pats deformity, said, "Pat, if your head we're
turned round the other way, begora an what
q fine full chest yeu have ~
D We have little friend of the name Of
Freddy, who is less than four years old. His
sister, who is NOT quite year old, WAS sitting
in her fathers lap one day, crying and fretting
for her mother, wko had gone away, when Fred
dy turned to her, and said in the most earnest
maEer rossible-"There, Alice, you've cried
enough; there's no use frctting any more
mothers gone away, and father don t keep the
article you want."-Harper's Magazine.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-06-05

- An Irishman, in recommending a
cow. remarked:
"Shc will give milk year after year with
out having calves. Because" said he, "she
came Of COW that never had calf"
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-06-05
"SryLr" or THE SECESSION ARxy.-O,

"SryLE" or THE SECESSION ARMY.-Onc
Of our southern papers has this item, un-
der the heading "Unfortunate affair."
"Licu'. Davidson, Of the first Tennessee
regiment, was shot through the heart at
Lyr chburg, Va, on Sunday last, in attempt.
ing to prevent difficulty between two SOL,
diers, and died instantly"
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-06-05

iD-'Prlde is as loud beggar as want,
and q great deal more saucy.' When you
have bought one fine thing, you must bny
ten more, that your appearance may
be all Of . piece but Poor Richard says,
'Itis easier 10 suppress the first desire than
to satisfy all that follow It, And it is tru.
~ folly for the poor man to ape the rich,
As the frog to swell in order TO reach the
size Of an or.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-06-05

They are ready to sacrifice themselves on
the halter of their country.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-06-05

FoUR Coon HABlrs.-Thcre arc four
good INDEPENDENTLY, accuracy, stead
mess and dispatch. Without the first Of
these time is wasted; without the second,
mistakes the most hurtful to our credit and
interest, and that Of others, may be COM
mittcd; without the third nothing can be
well done: and without the fourth oppor-
tunities Of great advantage are lost, which
are impossible to recall.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-06-05

EyA 'bumptious' traveller overtaking
an old Presbyterian minister. whose nag
was much fatigucd, quizxed the old gentle
man upon his turn out A nice horse
yours, doctor very--valuablc beast that
but what makes him wag his tail so, doc.
torv why, as you have asked me, will
tell you. II is for the same reason that
your tongue wags so--a sort of natural
Weakness
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-06-05

On OF Roses FOR THE HAIR.-Olive oil,
two pints; otto Of roses, one drachin; oil of
rosemary, one drachin; mix. 1t may be
colorcd by sleeping a little alkanet root in
the oil with heat before scouting it. 1t
strengthens and beauties the hair.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-06-05

T A Liberian Colonel recently sent
this letter on board a man-ofwar:
"Gentlemen Of the man. of-war-I shall
be rejoiced to see you on shore. Mrs. IL.
sends her love, and will be happy to wash
your clothes. have the honor to be, gen.
tlenen, yours affectionately,
Il II Colonel
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-06-05

A SNAKE SroRy.--'During the Florida
war; said the speaker, Il was in the Amcr-
can army. One day should red my gun,
and went in pursuit of game. In passing
through swamp, saw something few
feet ahead Of me, lying upon the ground,
which had every appearance Of a log, it be-
ing some forty feet in length, and near two
foot in diameter. So positive was l that it
was nothing but log, that paid no at
tcntion to it: the fact is would have sworn
before a court Of Justice that it was log
and nothing else. You see never heard
Of snakes growing to such huge dimen.
s,ons, and the fact il, never should have
believed it if | had. Well, between m.
and the log--as took it to bc--was miry
place, which it was necessary for me to
avoid. therefore placed the butt Of the
gun on the ground ahead of the, and spring
ing upon it, lit right on the top of--what
do you suppose
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-06-05

: Y OOH COnStr1Cta, SAID one.
5 No
AN anaconda, sail another.
No.
What then, could it have been? 2 said a
third.
Just what I supposed it to bc--a log,
said the wag.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-06-05

TTvlE largo and commodious THREE STORY
dsrs, In Mc0regor Main street, the Lsvee, h
for Rent, voTsbls terms Possession will be given
May lst, 1861. The location Of said stOre, for .
Wholesale and Retail business Is unsurpassed by any
IN the city. For terms. apply TO LEE 4 KINNAlRD,
McGresor, April !. ls0&, W. J. GtkCHRIsr.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-06-05

HOUSk Trimmings and Csrrentsrs' and Joiser
j i Tools, At kICKIE.L'S.
Meis'~ss. July ): 1854. mex TO Lac 4 Kianaird'sn q
The Nevada Democrat., 1861-05-16

New, Y0RK, ZouAvEs.--Tbe New York
regiment of zouaves, under command OF
Col. William Wilson. arrived at Annapolis
on the LIST of May. This regiment is com
posed mostly of Bowery Boys, and was or
gauiEed expressly with the view Of opening
communication through Baltimore. They
we're armed each with slung-sbOt. Colts
revolver, and a Minnie rife, and were jast
the crowd to meet the Plug UgIies. They
we're greatly disappointed at not being per-
mitted TO pass through Baltimore, and 1t is
a greatpity their patriotic intentions we're
thwarted by The Government. A collision
between the Dead Rabbits aud Plug Uglies
would have been good beginning for the
war, aud however great might have been
the loss Of life there are no classes Of citi-
zens thai could be better spared.
The Nevada Democrat., 1861-05-16

WESTERN YRGNIA.-Late accounts from
Western Virginia represent that the people
are almost unanimously for the Union, aud
every secession demonstration has been put
down. A Convention of several counties
has been called 10 resist the aggressiOns OF
the secessiOnists, and If the ordinance Of Sc
cessiOn is adopted, an efsert viii be made to
divide the State. The Westesn counties ex-
pect aid from Pennsylvania and Ohio, in
case the Eastern counties artempt to coeree
them.
The Nevada Democrat., 1861-05-16

ARMY OATHs--During the discussion OF q
bill in the Assembly, on Saturday. prOvid-
iug that the new militia act shall take effect
Immediately, Mr.. COnness offered an ameOd-
Inent requiring the commissioned officers to
take the army oath. After lengthy dis
cussion, the amendment was rejected by 3
vote of Is ayes to 26 noes, and the bill
passed. The whole number Of Assembly
men is eighty, aud only fOrty-One members
voted on the. amendment.
The Nevada Democrat., 1861-05-16

CALIFORNIA REGIMENT.-The Marysville
Democrat thinks the formation of regi.
ment in this State to go East is bad move,
until such time as requisisitiOn is made
upon US for troops. At present the Gov
ernment cannot accept the services Of one.
third the volunteers offering, aud whatever
troops can be raised In this State may be
required TO take care Of the traitors in New
Mexico, Arizona, and Lower California.
The Nevada Democrat., 1861-05-16

THE KILLED AT CHARLEsToH.-The re-
ports received by Pony to the effect that
some three or four hundred Of ihe. secession
troops were killed during the fight at
Charleston, come from several differeUt
sources and appear to be we'll euthenticat-
ed. The first dispatches giving the partic-
ulars of the 6gbt, stated that not a single
one of the besiegers was hurt. A later dis
patch, however, stated that forty were kill
ed at Fort Moultrie, but as the matter was
not referred to afterwards, the general be-
lief was that no one was killed. AS there
were only about a hundred persons in Fort
Sumter during the bombardment, it lis not
particularly surprising that they should all
escape with their lives. In fight OF that
kind, the chances are, that With a force Of
thousand men in the fort, the mortality
would be ten times as great as it would be
with force of only hundred. But con.
sideriDg that constant firing was kept up
for thirty-six hours, 1t seems incredible that
not one of the seven or eight thousand be-
siegers should have been killed or even
hurt. The probability is that there is some
truth in the late reports, though the num-
Der said TO have been killed is doubtless
greatly exaggerated. Had three or four
hundred been killed, it would hardly have
been possible to have kept it "a secret for
two weeks.
The Nevada Democrat., 1861-05-16

GONE OUT.-The regime Of the Gwins, the
BOttses, the Smiths, of the Chivalry Areopagus,
and OF the Thirty Tyrants has gone out in in
glorious daster, and forever and forever; and
henceforth, instead Of requiring the long de-
ceived and misrepresented people Of the Demo-
cratic party to turn the grindstone of Chivalry,
they themselves will be required to do the cir
cular work, If indeed, they do not rotate back
to whence they came, as Gwin and Scott have
done, and as the people wish more of them
would do. Having no sympathy with Free
State Democracy, covertly scoffing at the dig
nifty Of labor, discerning nigger under every
fence corner, they have been the pestient
grains Of leayen which caused continual and
wasting effervescence. Broderick fought them,
until he fell a martyr TO conspiracy; but ever
since, the fixed countenance Of that iron man
has been scowling upon themfrom the attitudes
of Lone Mountain, until they have perished
from the political world as the Assyrian power
wasted under the glance Of the Angel Of Death.
rs. 4. Journal.
The Nevada Democrat., 1861-05-16

The PEoPLE's PARTY of San Francisco
have made the following nominations; For
Mayor H. F. Teschmacher; County Judge,
NJ. G. Blake; District Attorney. Nathan POr-
ter; County Clerk, Washington BARTLETT;
Sheriff, Jno. J. Ellis; County Recorder, Thos.
Young; Treasurer, Jos. Paxson; Auditor, G.
G. Webb; Surveyor, Geo. G. Potter; Coro-
ner, DR.. J. Regensberger; Harbor Master,
Cbas. GOodall; Superintendent of Public
Schools, Geo. Tate.
The Nevada Democrat., 1861-05-16

PoNT NEws.-The Pony arrived at Car
son City yesterday morning, with dates from
St LOuis to May 9th. The news is not of
special interest The road between Annap-
oils aud Washington is guarded by the Goth
New York regiment, and Que man, discov-
cred In an attempt to pull up the track, was
tbot dead. The Maryland Legislature bad
appointed commissioners to confer with the
President with regard to the present and
proposed military occupation Of the State
by Federal troops, and ascertain whether
aay Arrangement is practicable for the
maintenancefo the honor and peace of
Maryland. The North Carolina Legislature
had met, and q bill unanimously passed the
House calling Convention for May 10th.
The GOvernorin his message, referring to.
the large force eoncentratiDgin the District
Of Columbia, ostensibly to protect the seat
Of government, say they cannot be allowed
TO remain there, and recommends that
troops be Immediately sent to protect Vir-
ginia and Maryland
~
The Nevada Democrat., 1861-05-16

SErrIER DIFFICULTIES SErTIED.-.The COM
mi.tee appointed BY the Legislature to visit
San Jose, and inquire into the settler did
culties have returned to Sacramento, aud
report that t,mattershave been amicably ad-
iusted. Itappears that the plan agreed up
on is for the Legislature to pass an enna-
bling act, so that the settlers can take an
appeal TO the Supreme Court the time for
appealing having expired.
The Nevada Democrat., 1861-05-16
Rnoa rns COt.oRADO MIxEs.-The Los

FnoM THE COtORADO MINEs.-The Los
Angeles Star Of May 4th, has the following
Intelligence, derived from Col. Champlin,
Of The Colorado mining company:
Operations on the company's San Antonio
lead are being carried on in a most vigorous
manner. Heretofore the company were working
the offshoots as il were, but now they have
come upon rich and well defined vein, which
has been repeatedly tested and assayed, and
proves to be richer than was anticipated. In
one piece Of rock, thread Of pure silver, fully
an inch and a half long, was found
Specimens Of the mineral, certainly appear to
be very rich.
The Jayhawk company are also taking out
good mineral, as are the May6eld company.
The intelligence of the discovery Of rich sill
yer ore at the Colorado river, is confirmed by
Mr.. Champlin.
A road has been surveyed from the mines at
Potosi to the river, distance of 40 miles.
There are now about 60 persons at work at
Potosi, great stampede having taken place for
Bear valley; but the men we're returning, con-
sidering the mines at that place, although very
good, are overstocked. Some intended visiting
the Gila mines before returning to POtosi.