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The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-08-16

battle. uEoo 20 59yia1oi 81 sf:w ftaiso sGoa d
9 Reinforcements under, General A.sPl Hill to
the amount, Of Is, 900 men, reached the Rebels
last night at about the same time that ours, ar.
rived. va" II - y. f"'n'''a -" - Is
Diminishing in che front is going Oh this
morning, but the troops on both sides are 90
much exhausted by fatigue and the intense heat
that no serious encounter is expected. to-day. :,
No details have been Officially received, but
'it is represented that Generals Prince, Anger
and Geary we're wounded '4ug.o o. colt5g
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1862-05-29

Tn1SK.-Thonght tengenders thoullit.
Place one idea upon paper, another will
follow, and still another, until You have
written page. You cannot fathom.
your mind There is well Of thought
which has no bottom. The, moro you
darw from il, the more clear aud fruit
ful it will be. If you neglect to think
yourself, and usc other peoples thoughts
giving them utterance only, you will
never know what you are capable Of
At FIRST your ideas may come in Jumps
homely aud shapeless-but no matter !;
time and perseverance will arrange and
polish them Learn to think and you
will learn to write; the more yon think
the better you vii! be enabled TO cx-
press your ideas.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1862-05-29

PlrnY PART1cuLARs.-Tnll men live
longer that short ones. The married
are longer lived than the single ones
and, above all, those who observe q
sober ard industrious conduct. Won
en- have more chances Of life previous
TO the age Of fifty years than men, but
fewer after. The number Of marriages
are in proportion Of seventy.six to one
hundred. Marriages are more frequcn,
after the equinoxes, that is, during the
months Of June and December. Those
born in the spring are generally more
robust than others. Births and deaths
are more frequent by night than by
day. The number oflanguages spoken
is four thousand and sixty.tour. The
number Of men is about equal to the
number Of women. The average Of
human life is thirty.three years. One
quarter die before the age OF seven
one half before the age Of seventeen,
To every one thousand persons only
one reaches one hundred years, and not
more than one in FIVE hundred viii
reach eighty years. There are on The
earth one billion inhabitants. Ot these
thirty-four million three hundred ane
thirty three thousand three hundred dix
every year, ninety-one thousand eigh
hundred and twenty-four die every day
seven thousand seven hundred anf
eighty every hour, and sixty per min
ute, or one in every second. Thes'
losses are about balanced by tho equa
humber Of births
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1862-05-29
NO 27
Piety and Mental GrovvaA.


An hour Of solitude, passed in sincera
and earnest prayer, or the conflict and
the conquest over single passion, or
"subtile bosom sin," will teach US more
ofthought-will more effectually awak.
en- the faculty. and form the habit Of re-
fiectlon-than . years. study in the
school without them.
A rejecting mind is not flower that
grows wild, or comes up ofits own 20.
cord. The difficulty is, indeed, greater
than many who mistake quick recollec.
ton for tho't, are disposed to admit;
but how much less than It would be, had
we not been born and bred in a Chris
tian land. very few Of us are sufficiently
aware. Truly may we exclairn with
the Psalmist, "The entrance ofthe word
give.h life; giveth understanding even
to the simple, - Co1sridge.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1862-05-29
: We clip the following from the Clio.

We clip the following from the Cin-
cinnati Gazette:
Samuel H. Clay, OF Kentucky, has
been experimenting in feeding several
lots hogs changing them from raw
TO cooked, and from ground to IN
ground food, with the following results:
One b'lshel OF dry corn made FIVE
pounds aud ten ounces of pork. One
hushel Of ground corn, boiled, made in
one instance, sixteen pounds and seven
ounces, and in another, nearly eighteen
pounds ofpork. Estimating corn at 90
cents bushel, and pork A. 8 cents 4
pound, we have as the result Of ono
oushel Of dry oorn, "A ota. worth Of
pork Of one bnshel of ground corn;
ll6 cents wor.h Of pork and Of ono
bushel Of boiled corn, lac cents worth
Of pork.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1862-05-29

To FRIc,ssEE CH.cKENs-Boil
them forty MINUTES in water enough
bare! Y to cover ilen. Take off the
sc.,a as fas, rs it rises. Take them up
and carve them in Tie usual wav,
Put part q the water in which they
were boiled into a spider or stew. pan.
For two chickens rub q piece Of but.
ter as large as an egg, and spoon-
fnl Of flour together, and stir into The
water as it boils mp. Add some salt.
and a gill Of cream or milk. Lay il
the pieces Of chicken, cover the pm
close, and stew them gently eight Or
ten minutes. Parsely Gu, 6ne is = do.
ciaed improvement.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1862-05-29

don't know. ! certainly have no accom-
modations foE them in the seat OF my
pantaloons! r more Thought Of it,
the faster l rah. l soon discovered
that the majority of the bees were dis.
satisfied with their location, and either
voluntarily, or compelled BY my active
movements, dropped of. When ar
rived at the house, fonnd they were all
off save few which had found their
way inside the rent in my garment"
sDid they sting you, Fred I" !
asked.
"Why yes, they did," responded he,
hitching himself uneasily in his chair.
"Bee -tings are very painful too |
remarked, "were you ever stung by
bees before %
no." he replied, "but then ! was
stung behind" Yet continued he,
"Isabel and I are as good friends as
ever. / haven't met with any more
mishaps in my visits since the adyen-
ture with the bees, and it is not un
likely from the turn things have taken,
that the fair Isabel will some day not
far distant, become Mrs. Fred -
Here my companion and each puffed
on our segars, looked solemn
ly at each other, and changed the SUBJ
ject Of cur intercourse.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1862-05-29

"Fa,her and Mother are expecting
you, Nellie, and are 20 impatient they
can scarcely wait TO see You. ! was
afraid you wouldn't know me; but 1
am really glad that my image has been
treasured up so carefully in my little
sisters heart"
was bewildered beyond measure
It really was Fred, then, and ! had not
known him. ! felt slightly ridiculous,
and while introducing Dora to my
brother, whispered to her to keep quiz
ct in reference to my intended trick
I was too much confused to think Of
inquiring how he oame to be in the
cars without seeing me, 50 we all went
to tho carriage that was waiting for Us,
and rapidly drove home.
had never knew Fred to be so af.
fectionate. He held my hand in his
own all the time, and kissed me at un.
necessarily short intervals, but. to tell
the truth, l had never loved him half
so we'll bcfore-never thought him so
handsome. We reached the gate.
Mother kissed me and cried over me
at once; Fathcrrepeatedit; and finally
4 frank hearty voice broke out with:
"Hallo, sis. aren't you going to no.
tice your scapegrace Of brother at alp"
And to my astonishment, handsome
fellow I had not seen before gave me !:
genuine hug, and a kiss that you would
have heard across the yard.
sThero is some mistake" I murmer-
ed. "Are yoa my brother, Freds I
thought that gentleman was" pointing
to the handsome fellow I had embraced
at the depot.
"Why, sis, are you going crazy? OF
course I'm your brother, and that fl
low there is my college chum, Archie
Winters, who went half way up the
line to meet you. What are You blush.
ing at, Nell? There want ANYTHING
wrong in his going after you, was
there? hadn't time to 60, and lc,
him take your picture With him, 50
that he would be sure 10 know you.
He's been playing off some oflis mad
pranks, and passing himself otf for nc,
TIL ,r orroptS
looked at Archie Winters bcseech.
ingly, and as they were all going into
the house, l whispered to him:
"For PHYS sake don't speak of tha.
mistake. How could it have happen
edo"
II overheard you in the cars; and
will promise to keep your secret only
| Oh one condition"
He whispered something to me that
made me flush scarlet; but | was at
his mercy, and said would think oft
did think Of it, reader, and TO the de-
! light Of the whole farnily-Dora and
Fred in particular-Archie and were
married in less than two months. And
Dora said to me, as I bade her good
bye, that it would give unspeakable de
light to Fred and herself if would at
tend her wedding in q month from
! then-and ! did.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1862-05-29
NV Friends H'aMt0lOOnS.

Fred and [ were old college friends
and after separation of several years.
were spending the evening together
lnunging each in al easy chair; putting
thick volumes Of srgar smoke into the
air about us, and after putting away I'LL
we rot an idea, eacl, vcntila.ing it for
the benefit of the other. ''llnmph =
said Fred, g, spark from my segar has
f.llen upon my pants, and burnt hole
in them. am always unfortunate will!
my pants" he continued rubbing the
hole with his finger, and smoking with
renewed energy. allow is that: :"
inquired, n pair Of pants Is comely
and necessary article OF apparel, and ]
am at 4 loss to conceive how well
constructs, garment Of the kind should
cause the owrcr grief, save ii he should
suddenly be deprived Of it, or it should
meet with m accident
That's it," fail Fred, 'sand | have
suffered both ills
sllow was that::" asked. Fred
settled himself in his chair, knocked the
ashes off his segar in contcmplativc
way and replied
"Well, you see in the senior year a.
college | became acquainted with Bell
-. She was visiting my aunt here
in the city, and spent good deal Of
my leisure time in her society; and
soon we were on terms Of intimate friend
ship. On her return home to her abode
il Duchess county, l was invited tc
visit her; which invitation accepted
.sHer father was substantial farmer
living some distance from the railroad
depot. was so mnch pleased with my
visits, and enjoyed the society Of III,
sprightly Isabel, and the delightful
social circle Of her home so well that
became quite q frequentier, and was al
ways a welcome visitor. 1t was my
custom to 60 up on Saturday after
noon, and getting a horse at the depot
and drive out to the house, distance
Of few miles. Now it SO happened
that on hot July afternoon, l set ou
on one of my visits arraycd in a spot
less suit Of white. Ny pantaloons wer,
done up with the most scrupulous care
every fold and seam was as nicely ad
| iusted rs when it came from the iron
ing table of my careful laundrcss. Th'
train on which l went was fer som,
cause delayed. and it was quite dusl
when reached the depot. Ordering ;
horse and buggy, ! was soon on tn
road. As l drove along confess
felt somewhat vain, when Icontemplatct
my carefully arranged attire, and won
dered how Isabel would be pleased witt
my appearance.
"It was dark when I reached tn
house, and it was evident that wa
not expected that evening, or at an,
rate, they had ceased expecting me, a
the usual hour of my coming had lon.
passed. Idroye directly to the carriag
house, and not seeing any one abou,
embarrassed the horse myself wa
familiar with all the outbuildings an,
gateways, SO I determined to put tn
horse ont. Now knew it was alway
usual to put my horse in the field a sho,
distance of, and it was necessary, t
reach it, to pass through an intcrvenin
plat Of ground covered with long grass
As passed into this plat, ! discovere
! that the grass was quite wet with III
falling dew. Alas, thought /, for m
fine white pantaloons, their looks will /
ruined. But brilliant thought stree
me; reflected that as It was dark Al,
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1862-05-29
CAUGHT IN NV OWN TRAP.

Dora and had been sit, mt fully fifteen
ninn:es--an unusual occurrance for us
when she suddenly broke ont with
one Of her gayest sweetest peals Of
laughter. The cars were going at the
rate OF forty miles an hour, but Dora 5
laugh rang out above al tho noise and
confusion.
"What is it, Dora, vou wi'ch vou?' ]
said, half riqned that she had not first
.oid me what had pleased her, and
laughed afterward.
"Nothing, Nelly, Only l was just
thinking Of something SO funny. Do
you see that gentleman just in front OF
as, with the beautiful black whiskers
and dreamy brown eyes? Well, he's
been watching you from behind that
book for the last half hour, looking as it
he should love to take a bite Of the red
roses on your cheeks. Dent blush !;
but he's in love with you-I'll bet my
gold thimblc on it l was just think
ing Of some Of the stories l have read
about young ladies mistaking handsome
fellows for their brothers. etc, and
what fun it would be, if you could only
manage to mistake that gentleman for
your brother Fred
"Tell you what I'll do Dora,' !
broke out eagerly. "You know |
haven't seen Fred since went to
school three wears age, and Of course.
he's changed = great deal since then
Well flint literary gentleman with the
b, own, eyes (hc's handsome isn't he
Dora ?)- should get of the cars at our
depot, I'll wait tilrhe gets mixed ur
with the crowd, see him in flutter Of
delight, call him brother Fred, and
give him another such kissing as ht
hasn't had since he saw his sweet-hear
last"
| Yes, l would, if were yon," sale
Dora, sarcas,ically. "you darent yo'
know"
"Dor't dare to, though? Wait anf
see."
And SO dropped back into the cush
] ion, and silence, till the train stoppct
at our station.
Dora gave me wicked look, ant
4 v hispered that she knew my courage
would fail me for the gentleman wa!
really getting of.
l was not to be triumphed over
though !; and 50, as We stepped ont o.
tho platform, saw the literary gentle
man standing amid the crowd, ant
with little bound. threw myself int
his arms and kissed him full in tn
mouth, hysterically saying,
"Fred, my dear, dear brother! hov
arc you ?"
i l caught glimpse at Dora, she wa
in danger Of going into convulsions.-
!. expected to hear the stranger So.
there was some mistake but to m.
surprise, he gave me hearty embrace
kissed mo two or three times--said h
was well-that had grown grea
! deal; and then inquired for my littl
: friend Dora-who, All the time. was E,
4 citing the sympath,es Of the crowd, 4
. they supposed she was insane, judgin
| from her frantic laughter.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1862-05-29
APPLE PIE WITHOUT APrlEs.-l

APPLE PIE WITHouT APFLEs.-One
cup water, one cup sugar, juice ard
peel Of one lemon, ono and half Or
two Boston crackers, broken into
small pieces bake with under and up
per crust. The pieces Of crackers look
l.ke:lpplos when tie pie is baked Th4
addition Of \ little stewed apple makss
the deception completc-to eye end .
tast. N
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1862-05-29

~The sons Of The late Emperor nf
Austria got into quarrel. In the height
Of passion one Of them said to the other.
"Iou are the greatest ass in Vienna"
Highly offended At their quarreling in
his presence, the Emperor said: lyon
forget that am present"
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1862-05-29

"Tommy, my son." said fond moth.
er, do you say your prayers night and
morning?" "Yes; that il, n'ghts;
but any smart boy can take care Of
himself 10 the daytime" y
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1862-05-29
Rates OF Advertising.

One Square, FIRST insertion, $l,OO
each subsequent insertion, O,5O
tine square Three months, 400
de Six months, 800
do One year, 1900
Quarter column one year, $500
One half column, one year, $500
O,e column. one year, 5000
p1c In addition to the above rates. advertise
,nents containing rule and figure work, viii
be charged one third more.
Twelve lines Of this type make square
Business Cards, consisting of six lines OF
less, $500 per year.
~ All Transient and Legal advertisement,
must be paid in advance,
w6rUnless the number of insertions DO speci-
tied at the time advertisements are handed
! n they will be published ht The discretion OF
tho publisher. and charged for the length Of
tin tley are inserted.
A liberal discount from the above rates
will be made to largo advertisers.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1862-05-29
d. p. L. BALDY

Again offers his services, Ito the inhabi-
tanls Of Toledo, and vicinity,) - Practice
Ing Physicier and Obstetrician,
Special attention giysn to Diseases Of Fe-
males and ChildTep,
ChroAis diseases will reosivs spacial alton
tion.
Those y hose fears have been excited agains
thesxcessive use Of Calomel, or Mercury, in
any form-May rest assured they will receiess
no injury-during treatment.
Every person win be expsoted 70 settle thsir
indebtedness every
SIR MONTHS, By Cash, PRO
ssa' DUCE OR NOTES.
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Seleet ppetru,
A SONG,

A song,
M EUGENE A. d.
Sing, pretty birds the, leaves are green,
The skies are bright nd blue,
And gayly shines the sylvan scene
With strings Of perly dew,
The primrose and the cowslip flower,
The rose and pimpcrnell,
Unfold their cups in every bower,
And sweeten every dell.
Sing, pretty birds, the lilies bend
Upon the open le
The woodbine aud hawthorn send
Sweet tidinesto the bee.
There's OF an cloudle. in the sky
To dim the face of heaven,
Whose tint is like the deepening dye
To crouching violets given.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1862-05-29

SCHOOL BOOKS, BLANK BOOKS
Memorandum Diaries for SO, Legal Gap, Fsors
cap. Letter, Note and National paper, Blank
cards, School cards 30, as good as the best snd
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1862-05-29

Doct. H. Bupce, again offsrs bis service to
the citizens of Toledo, and surrounding coun-
Try, hs Physician and Surgeon. Doct. Burce
may hs found 1t his office in J, N. Shanklins
Drug Store, from o'clock A. n. until Z. N,
sxcert Nlen professionally absent. Calls
eft with ]. n. Shanklin, will be promptly
attended 70.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1862-05-29
Attorntps


T.. +. BRADFORD
Attorney and Counselor at Lay
TOLEDO :. Tama Co., IOWA
Will practice in oil the courts and attend
to collections.
-REFERENCEs-
Andrew johnson U. s. Senator.
Horace Mannrd, member Of Congress.
Hon. Emerson Ethridge.
H. E. j. Boardman, Marictta Iowa.
II. C. Henderson, MARSHALL Iowa.
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n a. ER AM,

r. A. GRAEE AM.
NIOTARYPUBLiC, AND GNERAL LAND
~ AGENT, Toledo Tasna county, Iowa. All
usincss entrusted to Iii. care will receive
ronpt attention.
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Saddle
and
Harness

=
The subscriber having removed his sad
die and Harness Shop. to the Front Room q
the Second Story Of the Teledo Grocery store IL
prepared to do all kinds Of work in his line, in
a workman-like manner upon short notice.
All work warranted, and . fair trinl respect.
fully solicited.
HERMAN LAUFER.
Toledo. Jan. 10th. 1852 v4-n0
X 5#E#H##& #4&Es& 5E#
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New YoRK. Nov, 9th 1850.
The EDITOR OF THE TRANSCRIPT will please
insert the name Of I'D. WIER is agent, for the
sale Of the concentrated Cure" in Toledo
Iowa." and oblige,
X. CRUGER,
Med ical Agent, TAP Broadway
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1862-12-05

Ar = recent Printers Festival in Boston,
the vocation was thus done brown" ""Ths
Editor: the man that is expected to know
everything, tell all he knows, and guess At
the rest to make known his own character,
establish the reputation Of his neighbor, and
elect all candidates to Office; TO blow up
everybody and reform the world to live for
the benefit of others, and the eptaph on his
tomb stone, Here he lies at last in short hs
is a locomotive runner on the track of public
notoriety his lever is his pen; his boiler 10
filled with ink ]; his tender is scissors his
driving wheel is public opinion; whenever
he explodes, It ia caused by the non pay.
lnent Of subscription" "@2
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1862-12-05

"The river Siene il a charming stream
At Paris the dead men and women, cats and
dogs are strained cut, exhibited ut La Morguc
and thus the channel remains unobstructcd.
The water is Of sickly greenish hue, and
when boiled imparts a peculiar flavor to cof-
fee, of which large quantities arc drank BY
the natives. While you are drinking it at
the Cafe Mdsdrin, think of these things, and
if these are not sufficient; there viii be next
to you FTenchman, who will smoke in your
face and spit upon the walk beside you until
you are content. The politest people in the
world have the filthicst habits. You will see
q thousand and one things in Paris every day
no one of which would be tolerated in Yam.
kee land; but of these will not speak, for
have a more disagreeable topic. The 9th.
er evening l visited La Morgue. and have
been haunted ever since. La Morgue is u
long, low building. situated upon the north
side Of the river, not very far from the Lon
vre. lfyou fall or jump into the river. after
you are dead, you will he fshed out and ex-
posed here, Bclogne, deliberately took out
his watch and other valuables. place them
upon the bank Of the river, and then, stand
ing near the water, cut his throat He fell
into the water; next morning a friend of his,
who visited La Morgue every day for studies
Of the horrible. found him there, and for once
had enough Of the horrible When visited
that place there was, as usual, crowd about
it, and it was little while before could ac-
complish the object Of my visit but finally
obtained admittance. There were two bod.
les exposed. One, young female withllong
black hair and full round limbs and features.
OF course, Hoods sad, sweet lines calnc into
my mind. and I repeated aata a ..'m
.a.,.f "'Our mere unfortunate, ff -.H H
-r str Nashly lmpurtunAte, .. ..... t.sF -f ....
Gone to her death ="
"As soon as the bodies are recognized by
friends, they are removed from public view
How long did this young maiden wait for her
friends, and who came at lasty Was it q
father, or mother, Or was il the fathless
and repentant lover, who fearfully sought for
aud perhaps here found the wreck he had
madcY know not, for did not hinge,
long with the ribald crowd who joked and
laughed, as they looked at these faces, SC
calm and STILL that would never smile again
There were bad and stified oder about the
place, and escaped as speedily as possible
to the open air just besides the entrance
booth was erected for the sale Of bon bons
cakes, &C., and the business seemed % be
good but for these | had no appetite
Your Partisian, however, walks trcm the
dcath-bcd Of his acquaintance to the salon OF
of his friend, and is there the gayest of the
gay. We IN America do not, in our young
clilization, fully sympathizc with these sud.
den transitions" t..
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1862-12-05

To BE RENEMnERRD Reader, do YOU
know that every column OF n newspaper
contains from ten 10 twenty thousand dis
tnct pieces Of metal, the misplncing Of any
one Of which would causc blunder or ty.
biographical error With this curious fact
before you. don't you wonder at the general
accuracy Of newspapers Knowing this to
be fact, you will lie more disposed, we hope,
to excuse than magnify errors. q 2aaa l2'
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1862-12-05

. SAVE THE WoUSDED.-Aany . man has
bled to death upon the battle feid whose
life might have been saved by handful Of
9our bound upon the wound Many soldiers
do not know that gunpowder il one of the
very best styptics. Reduce the grains to
dust, scrape little lint from some garment.
and fill it with this fine powder aud apply il
to the wound, binding or holding ii fast.
Soldiers, remember this and yon m,y some
times save your own OF comrades life. -
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