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Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-01-17

EARS OF THE HoRsE.-It is q good
sign for . horse to carry one ear for
ward and the other backward when on
a journey, because this stretching Of
the ears in contrary directions shows
that he is attentive to everything that
is taking place around him and
while he is going, he cannot be much
fatigued, or likely soon to become 50.
Few horses sleep without pointing their
ears as above, that they may receive
notice of the approach of objects in
every direction. ''When horses or
mules" says Dr.. Arnott, s'march in .
company at night, those in the front
rank direct their ears forward, those in
the rear direct them back, those in the
cenrte turn them latterly or across the
whole troop thus seeming to be actu.
ated by one feeling which watches the
general safety !" u
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-01-17
MARRIED..

Jan 9th, at the Eiche,berger House, by Rev. Il. L.
Belden John J. Mcoowen to Miss Maria T. Miller, both
Of West Liberty. 51 p. g
On the 9th inst At the residence of John Barnard,
ESQ., by Rev. G. H. Remington. Mr. LAFAYErTE LAKE
to Miss HARRIET DALzELL-all of this county. ls-E
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-01-17
Proceedings of tho Board of SUPERVISOR

xf00oo0l0&S o. tho 80ST0 OF 0Qp0(v1o0Et.
JOHN B. DouoHERrI. Prss't; Q. 8. Tosfss. Clerk.
MuscAT1NE, Jan, IL.
SIXTH DAY. ~
Board met pursuant to adjournment. Quo
rum present.
Mr. Tracy offered the following resolution !:
Resolued, That some person be appointed
whose duty shall be to investigate al the &C.
counts on the Treasurer's book that have been
submitted for settlement, and that he have
power to call to his aid any help necessary to
perform the same, and make report to this
Board at its next meeting.
The resolution was adopted and Mr.. Crane
appointed to perform the duty.
Mr.. Hunt offered the following resolution:
Resolved, That q sufficient number Of the
Codes of Iowa be obtained to furnish each
member of the Board with copy Of the same.
Adopted.
This resolution was afterwards reconsider
ed and amended, by making it binding on
each member of the Board to hand over his
COPY to his successor when his term OF office
expires.
An appropriation Of $40 per month for
three months was ordered, to pay for the ser
sices of an assistant Treasurer and Recorder.
An appropriation Of $50 per month for three
months, was also made to provide an assist
ant for the County Clerk. ..
The Clerk was ordered to issue duplicate
of County Warrant, 597 (Which was acct
denta'ly destroyed upon the fling OF the pro-
On motion, $4,000 was appropriated to de-
lfray the expenses of the October and January
terms of the District Court. ...
1t was,
Resolved, That the Clerk DO authorized 4
Icertify to the Treasurer that the balance
found to be due in the way ofdelinquent taxes
was correct, as appears by an examination o
the books.
| Adjourned till Wednesday, 18th inst.
). FOURTH DAY.
Board met pursuant to adjournment; quo
rum present.
Mr. Price moved that the Committee OF
) Swamp Lands have the pawer to send to-
persons and papers in the case Of the claim o
Levi Cross. Carried.
The above committee WAS granted furthe
, time.
The report of the Committee on Ditch I'm
proyements was read and received.
The report of the Committee on Kevenu
, was read and received.
Mr.. Younkin offered the following reso
luton:
Resolvsd, That the Treasurer be instruct
: ed not to pay any drafts on the Lsves Fun
: until tho Swamp Land fund is reimburse
| IN the full amount levied and expended, Il
eether with interest due ON said 81 5000
from date Of note.
Tho veaolution WAS adopted.
The consideration of DR.. Horizons petltio
, for an abatement of taxes was postponed ii
, tomorrow morning at s o'clock.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-01-17

~Our friend Jemima Honeytops
is q queer creature. She's forty, fair,
fat. Says she'll never get married.
never. Says men are" brutes." The
fact is, Jemima, like some others Of
her adorable sex, marked herself at
too high figures in her youthful days.
The consequence was, the goods didn't
sell. They've since soured. Let the
fate of Jemims be . warning to ell
young ladies. Don't be foolish maid
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-01-17
District Court,

Josu =. DILLON. Judge; Q. 8. Tosrz.' Clerk. q
CASES DECIDED.
a. r ~ MUscAnNE, Jan. 10.
State g. Stuart, the jury returned verdict
of "Not guilty"
"Not guilty" : ~ln
-s'Not guilty .a,i " -,
granted on payment Of costs.
A fine of $50 each was imposed on James
White, Geo. Lubright, Sherman Brooks,
Charles bold, j. b. Howell, Christian Falker,
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-01-17

D1srRIcr CouRr.-No cases were tried in
the District Court, Saturday, the time being
mostly spent in arguing motions, &c.
The court adjourned about noon, to meet
in May next.
The city cases win be taken up on the
first day Of the next term, and DO continued
till all are disposed Of.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-01-17
CHE JOURNAL.
LOCAL DEPARTMENT

EOver eight hundred scholars are now
attending the public schools Of this city, and
yet some men talk Of voting down the school
tax at the coming election. If they succeed
this army of little children will be turned
loose in the streets.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-01-17

~ About dozen men were indicted at
the last session Of the Grand Jury, for keep
ing gambling houses" All but one plead
guilty" and were fined $50 and costs. The
one who chung out" and stood trial WAS &C
quilted. This is pretty good joke on those
Who owned up.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-01-17

MAYoK's CouRT.-John Capron was brought
before Mayor Aeason, on Saturday, charged
with whipping his wife. 1t appears that on
Friday of last week, he became enrsged al
ct her over some triAing matter, and whipped
her till she became senseless. The rascal
was "sent up" for fifteen days. It ought tt
have been sixty.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-01-17

HARD ON THE LAwYER.-A little three year
old Of our acquaintance, on being asked by
certain disciple Of Coke and Blackstone, the
other day, if he would not like to be lawyer
when he was grown up" responded. mo,
I don't want to be . lawyer want to be
msanr This is about the toughest of the
many rough hits that profession has received
RYE As A DRINK. - Notwithstanding the
lectures of Dr. Jewett, rye in liquid state is
coming more and more into general use in this
vicinity. Some Of our most grave and excm'
plary citizens now take little "old rye two
OF three times day. The fact is, coffee Is
being gradually superseded IS drink BY
this ''recuperative element" We call the at
tention Of our friend, the Doctor, to this mel
ancholy state of affairs.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-01-17
NOTICE.

NOTICE is hereby given that all persons indebted to
IN us will be held responsible If they pay any money,
o. any other val to on: Of the
hrm. J.XLEIG1ELD8B w.
Npsestjns, Dseembey 18th, 1ael.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-01-17

HymENrAL.-We received the following
communication through the Post Office, day
before yesterday. 1T is good thing of its
kind, but blamed poor kind" IS our devil
would say. We publish it oerbatusn ct lite
yat;a, ct punctuatins. F.~As'I aaA.'i' 1'
A SsEEzsa PARTY 1T was reported on
Ohrismus, that there was to be sermon and
wedding that knight at Oak Dale. So every
body was running to witness the matrimonial
exercise, more than to hear the sermon, and
Is children mostly want som fun A little un-
thouted girl said to A boy about her size l
wish you wuld put som pepper on the stove
and get them. all to sneezing after the not is
tied and SO it was agreade upon and IS soon
Is the loving couple was joined in hymend
bond the pepper was applyed to the stove but
ss they was young hands at the business they
did not know how much it would take to
make sneezing party and they got two much
and in sted of snsezing party it was A re-
treete almost equel to that Of belmont, som
running, som falling, som Jumping out the
vindoes, som got mad, and NJ 8 g got 50
mad he oferd fifty dollars reword for the one
that don it. well it seems hard to punish the
children for wanting A little sneezins party
- rnoneY In aceafae f3ftv
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-01-17
WANTED TO RENT,

FARM with from forty to eighty acres under Gull
n tivaton, for which will pay . cash rent il pre-
erred Eeqiurs at the store of Compton, Muscstine.
dec27wtf JOHN COMPTON.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-01-17
EFBRcTs OF INTENSE Coin ON MAN.

EFBRcTs OF INTENSE Cold ON MAN.
But there is still degree of cold
beyond oil which I have described. It
is when there is strong wind blowing
from the north temperature of forty
or fifty degrees below zero: The sensa-
ton with which you endure it can only
characterize as q continued struggle
for life. Then you do not only feel
tho cold, but actually SEQ it. The air
is hazy with floating particles Of frozen
moisture. The sky is like a vault of
solid steel, so hard and pale does it
appear. And the wind is like a blast
out of the fabulous frozen hill Of the
old Scandinavians. The touch of it
on the face is like cutting with an ex-
ceedipgly dull and jagged knife. l
endured this weather during two days
of travel in an open slay, but very for
tunately it was blowing to my back,
or would have been obliged to give
up the battle. Every man met who
vas travelling against the wind had q
face either already frozen or just in
the act of freezing. Those purple
faces surrounded with rings of ice did
not seem to belong to human beings.
DR.. Kane described to me his sen.
sations upon being exposed two days
to violent storm at temperature OF
forty-seven degrees below zero. AL
though the physical effect was not par.
ticularly painful, yet the mental effect
was such as to make him and his mel
delirious for some days sfterward
The physical effect Of an extremely
low temperature-perhsps the loves,
which the human frame is capable Of
feelings sort of slow penetrating,
deadly chill, rather than an acute pain
full sensation. But after the battle il
over. on entering warm room, ther
q painful sensation commence. I ex'
perienced curious counterpart of thil
on the African desert. During sths
warm hours of MONDAY, with the all
like the blast of furnace, I did no
suffer any feeling of intense heat bu
after sunset when the temperature fel
rapidly, then l began to burn and GLOW
throuth and through like live coal
It would seem from that, that the ab
sorption of either heat or cold into tn
body is much less senslbly felt thai
the giving Of it out again.-Bayarl
Taylor.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-01-17
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NEW YORK.
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L principle of mechanism, possessing many and
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The following are the principal objections urged
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1.-Excessive labor to the operator.
2.-Liability to get out of order.
3-Expense tronb BILE and loss Of time in repairing.
4.-1ncapacity every description material.
5.-Disagreeable noise while in operation.
The Empire ;Se,oing Machine is Exempt
. from all these objections.
1t is straight needle perpendicular action makes
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We respectfully invite all those who may desire to
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But In more especial manser dc we solicit the pat.
ronage Of
Merchant Tailors, Dress Makers,
Coach Makers, r. 30 Corset Makers,
Hoop-S Skirt Manufacturers, Cater Filters,
Shirt and Mosom Makers, Shoe Binders,
Vest and Pantaloon Makers.
HS- Religious and Charitable Institutions will be
Hberably dealt with.
PRICE OF 81 ACHINE, COMPLETE:
No. l, or Family Machine, $45 90. No.i,2, Small
Sized Manufacturing, $50 co. No. g. Large Sized Man.
ufacturing, SIS 90.
CABINETS IN EVERY VARIERY.
We want agents for all towns In tn United States,
where agencies are not already established, to whom
liberal discount will be given, but make
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Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-01-17

W1T AND WlsDoM.-Holiday motto
-Psesents endear absents.
Songs without words-those of that
blessed baby.
Responsibility is thing that many
people are willing to run in oept for.
A woman without any assimilation
at all has grace the less, and sigh
the more.
Goodness does not more certainly
make men happy than happiness makes
them good.
Difficulties and strong mon, like
strop and razor, are made for each
other.
Many who say they have given up
would DO much mortified at being given
up by others.
1t is the destiny of the obscure to
be desp;sed it is the privilege of the
illustrious to be hated.
1t is fortunate for Fortune that she
is blind, else she might blush to behold
the fools she pstronizes.
Look we'll to your daughters. Sparks
falling on your house are often less
dangerous than those coming into it..
Stupid people may cat, but shouln't
talk. Their mouths are we'll enough
as banks of deposit, but not of issue.
He is a contemplate fellow that
sneaks through life on tiptoe, with his
ears at the key.hole of everybody's
business.
Most great inventions are gradually
developed through series Of years.
The age and not the man invents.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-01-17

CANDYI CANDY!
WE have en- hand q fine assortment of Stewards
w Fancy and Stick Candy.
nov27 BISHOP SHAMMO.
SUGAR.
7>EN Hogsheads choice N. @. Sugar on band and TO
l. sale low by Bishop 4 SHAMMO,
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-01-17

~ - C. g. HAYES & BRO,
A TTORNEYS AND COUNsELLORs AT LAW,
II over Comptons Saddlery establishment, Musca-
tine Iowa. [jan8' g. daw1y
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-01-17

1861. a. .. 1861.
.o.. NEW GOODS
Fa11Trade
lie NJ P q SELLS
have received by late arrivals. a Large Lot Of
Our Stock is now COMPLETE, and will be
SOLD C"AP,
FOR CASH PRODUCE.
We have now in store and for sale full stock OIL
STAPLE AND FANCY
Dry Goods, Notions,
HOSIERY, GLOTES,
Hats, Caps, Boots, Shoes,
GROCERIES, &C.,
all Of which will be sold at q
Small Advance on Eastern Cost
CALL AND SEE!
NO TROUBLE 10 SHOW GOODS
LEMP & SELLS.
| Muscatine, Sept. 8, 1861. q daw-tf
REMEMBER
STEMS Furniture Ware-RoOms
All sorts of Useful Furniture
| tho Furniture Ware Rooms Of
FEATHERS.
PRlME FEATHERS at s,r,v,o
| .r. FURNITURE
WILL be sold low at Stems Ware Rooms. 2r
| 8. q. b r. STEIN 7,r e..
LAVE the best assortment of Furniture in the State
| IL at low prices. . -.
| GILT N6sE>DINGs
| E0R Picture Framing. large variety of patterns
| Il at the One-Prcs furniture Rooms of
April sth. 1861. s. G. L P. STEIN.
SATISFACTORY.
WIZ believe the time has come when every family In
W anu Counties Will Duy o.
Museatine, April 8. Gl-dsw. 8. G. 1 P. STEIN.
! FURNITURE 5.
VX1ELL made 10 half sold. . Ia
w 8. G. P. STEIN,
Come to the Light !
ILLUMINATE Your HOUSES AT
Ia CENT PER HOUR!
KEROSENE HAS FALLEN!
]. II. Canon & Co.'s City Drug Store
TIVE VERY BEST NOTORIOUS KEROSENE AT
60 Cents per Gallon!
att. H. CANON's 4 CO.'S CITY DRUG STORE.
nov2S-'61. , '.v p! g.gI
CPLENDID assortment of improved Kerosene Lamps
~ just received, CHEAPER THAN THE CHEAPEST, at
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-01-17

FThe Corresponding Secretary, Mr..
Wallace, states that he has reliable statistics
in bis Office, showing that Iowa has produced
the last season seventy-six and half per
cent. of all the syrups the inhabitants Of the
State will require the presaent year. There
are sections Of Illinois that have done equal.
ly as WE'LL Whole counties are bringing in
syrups, haying produced all they need. Yet
as State, Iowa has beaten oil her sister
States in the immense and successful pro-
duction of Sorghum syrup. Next year she
will have large surplus for export.-Chi-
ca0o Jour,
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-01-17

TEACHERS AssOCIATIoN.-We were pres
ent, a little while, on Saturday, at the meet
ing of the County Teachers Association, and
were somewhat surprised at the interest thai
appears to be manifested in the enterprise, by
the country teachers. We learn, however
that the city teachers are rather slack in the
matter, and do not attend as regular a. they
might. As most of the teachers employed in
town are ladies, this must be : sad disap'
pointment to those from the rural districts
who are mostly gentlemen. Ladies, We think
it is a little too bad. You should notwithhold
the light Of your presence from these grave
deliberations on the welfare Of the rising gen.
GRAFTON. Ls--.- ...
As We ExPEcTED.-The Davenport papers
came to hand Saturday, minus about one
third of the amount of the special dispatches
that were published in the JOURNAL. We
knew very we'll that with the disadvantages
they had to contend with, they could not pub
lish as late news as we furnish in our columns.
The mail leaves Davenport one hour earlier
than it does Muscatine. We are frequently
harG pushed for time ourselves, and we pre-
sumo we have as large force of compositors
Is either Of our contemporaries. People in
the country can compare our issue of Satur-
day with those Of the Gazefte and Democrat
and see how matters will stand about two
thirds of the time. d-9 NJ ,s..--f r
The JOURNAL is the only paper in the St te
that can furnish full dispatches regularly to
the citizens Of the various towns along the
line Of the NJ. & M. r. r. .@@X
The low BLACKBOARD who oficiates in the
local department Of the Democrat with char
acteristic meanness, passes his comments up
on an article in fridays JOURNAL He gets
off his usual amount of maudlin slang
about Muscatine, and makes assertions about
his specials that the dispatches themselves
on the same page prove to be deliberate lies.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-01-17

INTEMpERANcE.-Can nothing be
done to check this terrible vice? Drink
Jag houses line the streets of our cities
and villages. In many places the
drinking habits once banished from the
family table and the social party are
being restored. Drunkenness infests
the halls Of legislation, the quarters of
the officers and the barracks and tents
of our soldiers. J runken men reel at
the corners, pollating the pure air of
heaven with their. breath. Thousands
of homes, which might and should be
the abodes Of bliss, are impoverished
and made wre'ched by drunkenness.
From the same cause our jails, pen
itentiar;es and aims houses arc crowd
ed. Its effects are seen upon all classes
and conditions Of men. Ia it not time
to make one united attemFt to rescue
those who are drunkards AMI to protect
those who are not. Not less than four
thousand seven hundred aud thirty APP
plications for admission to the New
York Inebriate Asylum are now on file,
from different States Of the Union,
from foreign countries, and from all
classes of men. Truly this is an ap-
palling statement, showing the fearful
extent Of this great evil.-Presbyte-
RAN Banner.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1862-12-03
THE Ie4SE IN PAPER.

''TiEUugh the operations of the Nation
al Tax Law, the materials upon which we
rely for the publication of newspaper
have advarced 10 price from twenty to
fifty per certum. The paper nraker re-
cejYes for each baak sheet nearly as much
as We receive for ii after it is printed
The price Of living and Of course the Price
Vt iafor have greatly i.creascd. Many
country newspapers will be stopped Gu
tlrely under the pressure Of these hard
times, many have already increased their
subscription, aud even the daily papers
are about to advance in price $50 says
the Tioyas Agitator aud taking warning
from the punscnt hint Of the paper deal
ers' Bit, it has increased its subscription
We have been considering for some weeks
Isst the propriety and pollcy of incrcas-
ing our subscription price and-ha,e f.
naily concluded 20 doso. This conclusion
has been reached by the suggestions of
frieuds aud by the more cogeut reasons Of
the duty Of all men to pay their debts AID
feed and clothe themselves. The jour
NAL Is The only paper published IN the
county, every reader knows that the bu>i.
ness Of county demands newspaper,
and Judging tiom the patronage our
frlen.is have extended US during the past
eighteen months We feel secure in bcliev-
ing that they will continue their ,upport.
The rise is made reluctantly, md We will
again rcsnHie the old rates when the price
ef material will justify US in doing 50.
Hereafter the price will be ONE DOLLAR
AND FIFTY CENTS, ,ihrdrioLIyin advdmce,
This change will not take effect until the
first of JauGary next, and all new sub
seriptio'ts, or renewals Of subscriptions,
IMsde before that time will be ut the old
rates. Bills will be sent To all those ow-
ing us, either for subscription, advertizing
eE job work, and it is desired aud cxpect.
sd that they be paid Immediately.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1862-12-03

WASHINGTON, Dec l.--TLe following
intelligence was received last niGht from
Burn>ide's army, dated
FREDERlCkstuRG, Nov. 30,-Thc
Rebels still continue to turtify vigorously
on their secohd liue. |, is nuv believed
that they have thrown tieir in.antly for.
ces further to then rear, whele ,heir
camp fires are not SO visible, instead Of
evacuaiing the position, as spoken of in
my dispatch of Yesterday.
1t /, believed in our official qnarters
that the K, bel force about Fredericks,
burg aud within call near enough TO con.
ceurate against us when we cross the
river is from 100000 to l25 000
MIS-. Buruslde's visit 10 The army is
referred to in some newspapers as indlca-
tive Of going into Winter quarters. This
is altogether erroneous Mis- Burnside
simply can e down 10 Aqnia Creek, and
remained but few hours. Her crraud
was purely business one.
The President. the War Department
aud Gen. Burnside are united in the
view that the army musl not 60 int
Winter quarters. The present delay.
owing 10 certain changes ~ the situation.
is only to take such s,eps as will insure
the vigorous and successful prosecution
of the campaign when it reOpens.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1862-12-03

SPRINGFIELD, Mo-, 20. = Gen. Blunt
with 5000 Federal soldiers, attacked
and routed 5000 Rel els under Gen. Mar
maduke, AT Cano Hull, Ark, Oh the 2UlI
inst
Sky Rebels were killed in the engage
meni, and the balance driven somet~eiyt
miles.
Gen. Blunt teleeraphs that the Reb
el. are badly whipped, and will not prob
ably venture north of the Boston Noun
tains again this Winter, aud as they have
consumed NIL hc subsistence in the Val
ley of the Arkansas, they must soon re
treat into Texas.