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Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-12-05
Eating too Much.

Ten persons die prematursly of too much
food where Que d es of drink. Thousands
eat themselves into fever, bowel diseases,
dyspepsia, throat affections and other mala-
dies.
The stomach is the reservoir which sup
plies the whole body. A fever, an inAama-
ton, or some other malady appears. Look to
the reservoir. There you will find the source
of the disease.
The body is strengthened by what it can
digest and assimilate. Every ounce more
than this is lnischievous. The larger eater
is always hungry. The man who eats just
enough suffers little from hunger.
Pardon a word of my own experience.
During many years practice of my profession,
| had but little muscular exercise. l ate
enormously. An hours postponement of my
dinner was painful. Now I labor several
hours day in my gymnasium. I do not eat
more than third in the quantity of former
years. Now can omit a dinner altogether
without Inconvenience. / have lost twenty
pounds in weight, but feel great deal your GER
More than half Of the thin people would gain
flesh by eating less) I have only one dietic
rule, from which never derar:. This rule,
kind reader, l commend to you Always
take on your plate before you begin, every
thing you are to eat Thus you would avoid
the desert, and are pretty sure not to eat too
much. This simple rule has been worth
thousands to lne.-DR. LEWIS.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-12-05

Josh Billings takes logikal WI of war
frazes:
ION tn Richmond" that's tn sa, if the
kussed rebels will allow it,
''Parralel Ines are them kind of lines that
never KUN together.
"Militara necessita"-l0 offshers, and a
gallon Of whiski, to every privates.
"Onluce the dorgs of war ~ but muzzle
the darn kritters; if you don't somebody
will get hurt.
"Advanse Gard"-this is gard tina hav tn
hav in our arma tn keep our fellers from
pitchin in to the enema fruntwards.
'Rere Gard"-this is a gard tina hav to
keep our fellers, when tina are surrounded,
from pitchin in to the enema backwards.
"Awl quiet on the Pottermuck"-
shows what perfeck subjecshun our fellers are
under. tf
"Militara straterga" to reduce a
swamp by ketchin the bilyous feyar out of it.
"Pickets''- these are chaps that are sent
oat tn borry turbacker Of the enema, and to
see if the kussed rebels has got pass.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-12-05
Sherif's Sale,

DY virtue Of special execution to me directed and
d delivered from the office of the Clerk of the
District Court Of Muscstine county, State of Iowa.
against the goods and Chate lands and tenements of
Henry Reece and Nancy L. Rsecs, have levied upon
and will expose to sale Saturday. the 18th day Of
December, A d. 1862 at the Court House door, tho
city Of Muscatine, the following described property,
to witt
part of tho west half of tho south quarter of
north Of range two ( west, commencing ut stake on
the line dividing said quarter section between the
lands Of Thomas M Isett and lands formerly owned by
Aulay McAusy 16 chains and 80 links north from the
south east of said so tract thence south
40 5V, west chains and % links to stake in the
middle of tho Muscatine and Iowa City road, thence
Forth 400 10y, west along the middle Of said road 2
chains and IS links. thence north 400 east 10 chains
and 80 lnks to point said quarter section line.
and 80 links to the place containing two
and thirty-eight one hundredths e ss-1O0) acres.
Also, part 1.-THE west half of the quarter
Of az
stake in the middle of the road leading from the city
MuscatiDe to Iowa City, being the Of
certain tract oftwelve and ninety
Q2 91.10O) acres, sold by Auay McAulay to William
Gordon out Of said eighty acre tract, and running
the east line of said 80 tract thence said
line chains and ~ links to post thence south 400 o
west chains and 20 links to stake in the centre Of
road aforesaid thence south 400 1 along centre
said road chains and s4 links to tho place Of begin
ning-containing two (2 acres, more less Except
ing, however, SO much of said tract Of two Is
described in and conveyed by the said Henry Recce and
Nancy L. Reece. his wife, to Samuel Bamford by deed
dated the first day Of August D. 1851, and recorded
aa Of said
All Of which, much thereof may be necessary,
will DO sold to satisfy said special execution in favor Of
Ezekiel Jones. assignee of George Z. Jones.
Salo to commence between the hours of nine O'Clock
in the forenoon and four o'clock in the afternoon Of
said day, to wit, at half-past ten o'clock, A: NJ
H. H. HINE,
Sheriff Muscatine County.
Muscatine, Nov IA, 1e62--w4w sl2 so.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-12-05
Union Block,
CHARLES STONE.
Drs. Andre & Stratford,
DIR. ANDRE.

DIR. ANDRE,
0fthe Faculty of Medicine of Paris, for
merly Chemical Chief of the Hospitals of
Paris, Suryeon-Mgjor of the Eastern
army in the Crimea, Medal of Honor of
H. NJ. the Emperor of the French for the
cholera epidemic Of 1854. &C., dc.
A LII the above documents, and many others, on ex-
n hibition at the Office. DR.. Andre is assisted by
Dr. Stratford, from Boston and the different hospitals
Of the Union and for several doipo extensive
family practice in this city and its vic 10y.
Special treatment of genital urinary diseases such
diseases of the Kidneys and Bladder diseases peculiar
Women and every class of disease known under the
generic name of PRIVATE DISEASES.
All kinds of surgical operations skillfully pero rmed
especially those connected with the genital urinary
organs.
This class of diseases il complicated than pa
tients suppose and require extensive professional
Education and more compete ncy in their practice than
those treating them can generally obta
Drs A. h give to the ubc all guarantee of their
competency to perform all they profess Consultations
by letter. otharwise strictly confidential. All let
stamp In urgent enclose S. with full particu
lars Of case aud will forward medicine
with full directions. Good accommodations for pa
tients from abroad
All letters must be addressed to Drs. Andre STRAIT.
ord, Chicago, Ill.,, post Office box 1891. Oface. 154
south Clark street 16-w6m
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-12-05

More than four-sevenths of the marriages
in this country are among the foreign born.
Why il it? For the most simple Of reasons
the foreign born can afford to get married,
and the native cannot; and this must be, 80
long as our extravagant modes Of life continue
In social life there never was people tending
to deeper and more destructive corruption
and that is most evident from the records of
newspapers-than Americans. Our fathers
used to tell of the prof,gacy of Paris; their
children tell Of the mysteries Of New York
city not far behind any in Europe. And
making proper allowances for size, how far is
New York ahead of our other cities and
towns? Once was the time when wife was
q "helpmeet;" now in thousand cases you
can change tho 'mect" to seat" and make it
read more truthfully.
We boast Of our system Of education; we
have female high schools, female colleges.
female medical schools, and female heavens.
Our girls are refined. learned, and wise; they
can sing, dance, play pianos, paint, talk
French and Italian, and all the soft languages,
write poetry, and love like Venuses. They are
ready to be courted at ten years, and can be
taken from school and married at fifteen, and
divorced at twenty. They make splendid
shows on bridal tours, can coquette and fir;
at watering places, and shine like angels al
winter parties. But, Heaven be kind to the
poor wretch who marries in the f shionable
circle. What, are they washing floors? Oh
we forgot; nobody has bare floors now-how
vulgar that would be! What, are they making
bread and boiling beef? Why, how thought
less we are-to be sure they will board, OF
have servants. What, are they mending old
clothes? But there we are again; the fashions
change so often that nobody has old clothes
but the rag men and the paper-makers now
What lady thinks Of having children about
her now, she puts them to wet nurse t.
begin with, and boarding schools af'er
wards? We repeat-we have come to poin
where young men hesitate and grow old before
they can marry, and afterwards keep clear o
bankruptcy and crime. What is the conse
Quence? There are more persons living I
single life are there more leading a virtu
GUS life? 1t is time for mothers to know thu
extravaganza they encourage is destructive o
the virtue of their children; that all the fool
ish expenditures making to rush their daugh
tiers to matrimony, are, instead Of answering
the end, tending to destroy the institution o
marriage altogether.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-12-05
Original Notice.
John N. c. Schenck

Original Notice.
John N. c. schenck |
vs.. Petition
E. T. 8. Schenck. III. 8. Schenck, Robert for
G. Schenck, Wm Haldeman, G. A. Aus Foreclosure
tin, Cooper Clark, Charles N Cover, of
Dulaney Hershey, w. O. D. Bedford Mortgage.
James Snyder and G. Aultman Co.
The defendants in the above entitled will take
notice that the Plaintiff the eighth day of October,
1862 filed his petition in the District Court of Musca-
time county, Iowa, praying for the foreclosure of
Mortgage executed to the Plaintiff tho seventh day
of July, 1857, on the following described lands
to wit:
East half north quarter and north quarter
of section nine (9 township seventy eight (7S range
four () west west half north quarter of section
ten (10). township Is, range four (D west middle
quarter Of section three 3 township seventy Eight
7S). range four () west-and there being three hum
dred and thrtytwo 1892 in all of said parcels,
and all in the county of Muscatine, Iowa.
And claiming that there is due to said Plaintiff
from the said E. T. s. Schenck tho amount Of two
promissory notes. as follows: One made on the 18th
day August 1885, for two thousand dollars and pay.
a, le on the 18th day of August, 1851 with ten per
cent iuterest-interest payable annuay-and which
there endorsement of three hundred and thirty
three dollars and twenty-sx cents. Sept. 26h 1852
And the other of said notes, made July 7th 1851 and
payable 18th day of August, 1858, for one thousand
three hundred and dollars with per
cent. interest after due, until paid
Now unless you appear and plead to said petition
or before the first Monday of January next, in ac-
cordance with the rules Of said District Court de.
the interest of said in said mortgaged
Uses will be forever barred and fo.eclosed.
JACOB BUTLER, Atty for Pl'f.
November 49, 1662-nov19w4w SO.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-12-05
THE JOURNAL.
WOULDN'T YOU LIKE TO KNow7
N JOHN q. sAxs.


N JOHN O. sAxa.
know girl with teeth of pearl,
And shoulders white as snow;
She lives-ah well,
must not tell
Wouldn't you like to know?
Her sunny hair is wendrous fair,
And wavy in its flow;
Who made it less
One little tress,
Wouldn't you like to know
Her eyes are blue celestial hueD
And dazzling in their glow;
On whom they beam,
With melting CLEAN,
Wouldn't you like to know?
Her lips are red and finely wed
Like roses ere they blow;
What lover sips
Those dewy lips,
Wouldn't you like to know1
v.
Her fingers are like lilies fair,
When lilies fairest grow;
Whose hand they press
With fond caress,
Wouldn't you like to know
VI.
Her foot is small, and has fall
Like snowflakes on the snow;
And where 1t goes
Beneath the rose,
Wouldn't you like to know
VII.
She has q name, the sweetest name
That language can bestow;
'rwould break the spell
If should tell
Wouldn't you like to know
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-12-05
sHERIFF,s SALE

QY virtue Of special execution to me directed and
- delivered from the Office Of the Clerk Of the Dis.
the goods and chattsls. lands and tsnementz oi
BENJAMIN Stone. Mary A: Stone. ct al, have levied
upon and will expose e sale Thursday the 4th day
Of December. A. D. 1852 at the Court House door, In
the city Of 1uscatps. the following described proper
y. tcwt The northeast quarter and the sast half Of
the northwest quarter Of section number i've, town.
ship number seventy rrDgs one west Also tie
north half Of the half Of the quarter Of
the southeast quarter Of section town.
eoun II Iowa. Sf ss es Oh >sla
An Of which, or 90 much thereof may BE- necessary,
viii be sold to satsfy ssd special sxecuoa in favor Of
Aahlen Vail, al
Sale 10 commences between the hours of nine O'Clock
n tbs forenoon and four o'clock in the atarnoon Of
aid day, 70 Wit. sthaK past ten o,clock. A: =.
S.,.s9 -. GO. H. II. HINR, eos
I'D Sheriff Auscatins County.
How. 4, 1851 -wlu-D1fsset gs Ges.l n. a ~ san
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-12-05

The other day Charlie, five years old,
found one of those curious bone-rimmed
circles, which l believe ladies have named
eyelets, and while playing in the garden swa!.
lowed it The family were in the house,
busily engaged on work of entomology ,
when Charlie ran in with mouth wide open,
and eyes distended to their utmost capacity.
His mother caught him by the arm, and trem-
bling with that anxiety which only mother
can feel, inquired: What is the matter?
What has happened?" The urchin, all agape,
managed to articulate "Water!'' 1t was
brought him, when after drinking copiously,
he exclaimed: ooh! mother, I swallowed a
hole!' Swallowed hole?" eyes, mother,
swallowed hole with piece Of ivory
around it,"
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-12-05
SlleriR,S Sale.

DY virtue Of special execution to me dsrected and
- delivered from the Office Of the Clerk of the Dis
the goods and chattels. lands and tenements Of
John Wcher and Minta Wilcher have levied upon and
will expose to sale Saturday, the 9Th day Of Decem
Der. A. D. 1862 the Court House door, in the city of
Muscatne, the following described property to w.t.
The south sixty feet of lots four and Ave. in block
forty seven commencing at the southeast corner OF
lot number four and thence along tho east line of said
lot sixty feet, north thence line parallel with the
south line ofsad lot to the west line of lot
Der ve thence south along the street to the
Of lot number ve thence along the railroad
the place of in the town of Wilton Mus
catine county, Iowa.
All of which, or much thereof as may be necessa-
ry will be sold to satisfy said special in favor
Of Noah Green, Charles SHETLAND and William N. Nc
Nsughton.
in the forenoon and four o'clock in the afternoon of
said day, to wit, at half past nine, A. ~.
H. II. HTNR,
Sheriff Muscafine County.
Muscatine, Nov. Z, 1S62..w4w 81 SO.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-12-05
sHERIFF's SALE.

DY virtue of . special execution to me directed ami
ID delivered from the Office OF the Clerk of the
District Court of Muscstine County, State Of Iowa,
against the goods ana chaes lands and tenements 0f
Alexander Brooks, have levied upon and will OK.
pose to sale Saturday the 9Th day Of December A.
1867 ut the Court House door, in the city Of Musca
tine, the following described property, to wit
Five acres of land in the southeast corner Of the
northwest quarter of section twelve Q2), township
seventy eight S), rahge humber four N west, In Mus
catine county, Iowa. known the Dye property, and
adjoining the tract of land owned by Philip Heck
the south and g. Leabhart the north and lot 0)
in block six in the town of West Liberty, Muscatine
county, Iowa.
Also, on Monday, the first day Of December, A. D.
1882 in the town of West Liberty, the following des.
cribed property, to w.t.
frame building, erected the railroad ground at
the town of West Liberty, county, Iowa. used
IS ware house for storing gran &c. Also, lot Of
sash, doors, frames, &C., in q small lot
three ( in block ten 0) in the West Liberty
Subject to three previous levies favor of Chas
Il. Deere one in favor of Ewing, Briggs Co, and the
other in favor of Martin Sullivan ALSO subject to levy
in favor of John Miller.
All (which, much thereof as may be necessary,
will 10 sold to satisfy said special execution in favor Of
Jacob King.
Sale to commence between the hours of nine o'clock
in the forenoon and four o'clock in the afternoon Of
said day. to wit. at nalfpast II O'clock A. NJ of each
day.
H. H. HINE,
Sheriff Muscatine County.
Muscatine, Nov. I, 1S62-.w4w 81 80.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-12-05

A fireman once related an adventure in
which he found himself in rich saloon, sur
rounded by wealth and fine company.
~ didn't know myself. until felt in my
pockets and found them empty"
Some one inferred that he was customarily
short of funds
"That's SO if steamboats, were selling at
two cents apiece, said he, 81 haven't enough
to buy gangway plank"
We once heard person tell of fright he
once received from big dog.
II lost flesh," said he, ''at the rate of ten
pounds minute, till the owner came and
called him off,"
Along with this We will place the story Of
the man who, in consequence of a fright, ran
so fast and 50 far; that when he stopped, il
was more than twenty minutes before his
shadow came up with him He was probably
watched by the man whose dickey was Sc
high that he had to climb fence to see over it.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-12-05
Sheriff 9ala

RY virtue Of special execution to me directed and
~ delivered from the ONCE of the Clerk of thu
District Court Of Muscatine county, State of iowa
against tbs goods and chattes lands and teuemsnts
James Dunlap, George W. Dunlap. Emily Dunlap, ct a.,
have levied upon and will expose to sale Saturday.
the 18th day Of December. A. D. 1862, at the Court
House door, In the city Of Nuscatne the following des.
cribed property. to w.t. = =
Beginning at the northwest of the
quarter Of section eight S in township
S north OF range three ~ west, thence south sxfy.
fve 1867 rods thence east hundred and six UOel
rods to land Of Mrs. Bell, thence north sixty-nvs (65
rods to the place Of beginning also ell that part Wing
south Of the Muscane and Iewa City road Of MOTH
west quarter Of section eight township seventy eight
l7S) north OF range three 0 west; In ALL forty-avs
Ares. - 49, : -.
All Of which, much thereof - may be necessary.
will b sold to satisfy said special execution in favor Of
the State OF Iowa, for the use Of the School Fund
Sale to commence between the hour Of nine O'Clock
in the forenoon and foar O'Clock IN tho atsrnoon Of
said day. to Wit, at ton O'Clock. a. 4. a-9 l
els4tt {. f+.rr - H.. 81. HINE,
s-l Sheriff Muscatine County.
Nusestins, Nov "A. 1sea--x4 81 50.
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Sherif's Sale.

DY virtue Of special execution to me- directed and
ID delivered from the Office of the Clerk of the
District Court OF Muscatine county, state of Iowa,
against the goods and chattes lands and tenements Of
Alexander 8. Brooks. have levied upon and will ex-
pose to sale Saturday. the 9Th day of December A.
D. 1862 at the Court House door, in the city of Musca
tine, tie following described property, to witt
north. quarter of section number twelve 12 town
ship number seventy eight s), range number four az
west, in Muscatine county, Iowa, known as the Dive
property, and adjoining the tract by Philip Heck
the south and g. Leabhart on the NORTH Also, lot
number ten QOl in block number six ICY, in the said
town of West Liberty.
ALI Of which, or much thereof a. may DO necessary.
will be sold to satisfy said special execution in favor Of
John Miller. = =.
Sale to commence between the hours of nine O'Clock
in the forenoon and four O'Clock in the afternoon Of
said day, to wit, at two o'clock, p. M.
II. a. HINE,
Sheriff Muscatine Caunty
Muscatine, Nov. 7, 1s82--w4w IS 90.
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Laws Of Taste I'm IBOnnets.

LAWS OF Taste In DOMmetS.
The following maxims for the wearing Of
what costs the ladies more thought than any.
thing else, were drawn up by famous French
writer. Our ladies will do well to cut them
out and preserve them:-"A black bonnet
with white feathers, with white, rose, or red
flowers, suits fair complexion. A lustrelcss
white bonnet docs not suit we'll with fair and
rosy compilations. The white bonnet may
have flowers, either white, rose, or, particu-
larly, blue. A light blue bonnet is particu-
larly suited to the light-haired type it msy
be ornamented with white flowers, and in
many cases with yellow and orange flowers,
but not with rose or violet flowers. A green
bonnet is advantageous to fair or rosy COM
plexions. 1t may be trimmed with white
flowers, but preferable with rose. A black
bonnet does not contrast so we'll with the en-
sensbie of The type with black hair as with the
other type; yet it may produce good effect,
and receive advantageously accessories Of
white, red, rose, orange and yellow. A white
bonnet gives rise to the same remarks as
those which have been made concerning its
use in connection with the blonde type, ex-
cept that for the brunettes it is better to give
the preference to accessories of rcd, rose, or
ange, and also yellow rather than to blue.
Bonnets of rose, red, cerise, are suitable for
brunettes, when the hair separates as much
as possible the bonnet from the complexion.
White feathers accord we'll with red; and
white flowers, with abundance of leaves, have
. good effect with rose. A yellow bonnet
suits brunette very well, and receives with
advantage violet or blue accessories the hair
must always interpose between the complex.
ion and the headdress. 1t is the same with
bonnets of an orange coler more or less
broken, such as chamois Blue trimmings
are eminently suitable with orange and it's
shades. A green bonnet IS suitable to fair
and light rosy compilations: rose, or white
flowers are preferable to all others.
A blue bonnet is only suitable to fair Or
light red complexion, nor can it be allied to
such as have q tint oforangc-brown. When it
suits a brunette, it may take with advantage
yellow or orange trimmings. A violet bonnet
is always unsuitable to every complexion,
since there are none which yellow will suit.
Yet if we interpose between the violet and
the skin, not only the hair but also yellow &C
cessories, bonnet of this color may become
favorable. AS an important memorandum,
it must be added that, whenever the color Of
even when the complexion is separated from
the headdress by masses of hair, it is advan-
tageous to place between the hair and the
bonnet certain ACKNOWLEDGMENT as ribbons,
wreaths, or detached-of color complement
tary to that of the bonnet, in the way above
prescribed for the violet bonnet; and the
same color must be placed on the outside Of
the bonnet"
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An Ordinance

AMENDING AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO AN.
IMALS RUNNING AT LARGE -
DE IT ENACTED by the City Council of the City o,
- Mascatise, That the Ordinance in relation to
animals running at large be amended as follows:
SECTION IL. 1t shall be the duty of the Marshal, in
stead of the notice required by Section of said Ord
said city, in each week. of the day which said
animals will be sold and after said notice. he 10 author
lied and required to sell all such animals redeemed
the owncrs which shall have been in his custcdy
more than twentyfour hours previous to the time of
SALE
SEC. u. So much of Section of this Ordinance as
conflicts with the provisions of Section II Is hereby
repealed. ''.A
Passed November 18th, A. D. 1862. .,1t ...
GEORGE MEASON, Mayor.
L. H. WAsHBuRN, Recorder. -
Nov. %, 1862. d1Odys '-- .e.