The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-12-17

Aaron Hazen, one Of the oldest and most
esteemed citizens Of Crawford county, com.
mitted suicide few day ago as we learn
from the Courier. lie was free Of pecu
mary embarrassment, surrounded by
friends, and apparently sound in mind -
No cause is assigned for the rash act.
The prayer Of deeds is oltener answered
than the prayer Of words. Alas how
many in the world have not learned how
to pray. Save your rags and waste pa.
per. Rags just now play an important
part in the operations Of domestic econo-
my. Any prudent housewife can with lit
tie trouble save enough money in this
manner to buy and trim elegant summer,
and winter bonnets each year. .. The mus
cles which close the hand are more power.
full than those that open it. We never shall
SIZE the millennium until this physiological
fact becomes reversed 80. No good Samari
tan ever boarded through life and then be.
quea,hed money to assist waylaid travellers
."My wife," said a wag the other day,
"came near calling me honey, las. night"
"Indeed how was that?' "Why, she
called me old beeswax.". Massachusetts
has $4,000 more females than males, while
California has 5000 more than females
1t is the part of a cowardlynature to be
always predicting disaster. Why are
book keepers like chickens? Because they
have to scratch for living. The author
Of this bon mot is to be grated into the
army. Here is an axiom in love for both
young and old: IF we still love those
that we lose, We cannot altogether lose
those that we love-. Gen. Humphrey
Marshall Of rebel notorie,y, has not yet
fought battle, says Prentice. He takes good
care to keep out Of harms way. He evil
IDENTIFY has no tase for sulphur, but is bound
to have his portion in the next world, and
we warrant he will take it hot {. Physical
pain relieves us from mental pain, this con-
stitutcs the happiness Of the poor, and
thus does nature render compensation to
those on whom fortune has frowned
Edwin Booth is playing in Boston to crowd
I'd houses. That was very good hit
upon the pale faces" which Louis Suter,
Of the Lone Star tonsorial rooms, lately
made al the expense Of subject in the
chair. 1t appears the gentleman vas drliv-
ering himself Of TRADE against the whole
colorel family, and alleging that if they
should consent to be colonzed they would
not know how to for,h and maintain good
government. Taking the razor from the
hone, Louis quietly remarked that the white
race for two thousand years have been try
ing to do that very thing and have failed
Could more be expected of the negror ace
at the very threshold of national existence
Conversation was soon changed to other
topics. Artemus Ward has been heard
from again, and announces that unless
there's different management Of the war
right off, the American eagle will have to
disguise himself as Shanl,ai rooster and
make tracks for Canada, while the Goddess
of Liberty will have to 90 out doin' gene.
raj homework at $2,0Oa week. There
many truth spoken in JEST Tom Say
er, the English puslst, has published a
card announcing that he has positively re.
tired forever from the ring We presume
after this decision he cannot be Hyer-ed to
put on the glov>s... The treasury depart
ment has decided that the measure Of Il
ton, in making assessments for The internal
revenue, shall be two thousand, two hund.
red and :orty pounds in all cases under the
excise law, unless the contrary is specified