The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1863-12-03
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lSFIDELtTY IL the worst o! TOOOerS, =
both plundera and wounds the sonl,
Christ may dwell in the heart where il
Turks but not where it reigna. II
Christ destroys its armor. it becomes
weak as other men sigh so little for FIN
when they see little If sin. They
have tears enough for their outward
losses, but none for their inverd lasts;
they can mourn for the evil which sin
brings, but not the ain which brings
the evil. Pharaoh more lamented the
hard strokes which were upon him than
the hard ar that was within hir.
Esau mourned net because he sold tho
birth right, which vas his sin. but be-
cause he lost the blessing, which was
, his punishment.
TO RELlyE Muscular PAIN In Hon.
sEs,-The Mature .Stramoai:n, horn or
apple plant is very exccllentremedy, at
an external application, for muscular
pain, documentary lamenes-. sprain Of
the tetioc &c. It is remedy Of great
efficacy in chronic pains ani inaansma-
ory tumors. Four onnces OF the plant, y
one pint OF the boiling water, ". u b.
ba,hed often: when practicable Aansl
is 70 be affected parts, the wLos
to be covered with oil. silk.
a CnA:n Eoa THE PAEsIDEScY.-
The friends of the Secretary oi the
Treasury are alieaay "going instrong
20 secure the nomination nf hat gentle.
man r III: Presidency next year. n.
/ Chase is shrewl finaucer.
The Next CoSGREss.--The New
York " Commercial Advertiser" says
It is fact well worth knowing, ,ha. for
the frs; time in many years, the Con-
gress coming into life il n, middle Of Z
Presidential term, is, in its rsii,ieal as.
pee, ftienily 10 ne President. For y
Grar,er Of ce;snrv, ii We are no. ms.
,akn, an opposition Speaker has hetn
elected in every last Congress Of Pres.
! iden,al term.
GENERAL. TnoMAs-Maior General
Geo. II. Thomas, to whose skill, cool.
ness and bravery W are mainly lnie.-
ed far the saly yat;1n Of the Arm. OF tho
Cumberland, is native Of Virginia. Ea
vas in the regular amy for IL years
without, il i Sa.t being absent a day
from his post. .IpS, before the break
: ing on: II he rebellion he obtained =
leave &C .h>ence tai twelve months: bes
before tho e.eira'i N .t'three months q:
tic time FIT Sumter was 6fcd upor.
when be at once returned to duty, where
he has ever since, without b,i,.
absent a single d.y lie il Of he best
officers and best mon in the army, and
! much honor il due 20 him-an,l he IA
receiving it--for his services in .he =
cent battles. Without all, or an sbolr
10 PUT him, and III spite Of army cef.
respondents. he has bH;.t up q sol.i
and NOS. eavis,.'e reputation IN I'm
army, aud It viii soon extend over .ne
whole country.
LiSy County. Board Of Sirsr-
visors Of Linn county have ,oeel A..
propri,ion 10 pay S25 bounty to every
rscsn,e, under the late call. The quota
of the county is 200.
I FEExoSr Csursy.-The Board s.
Sur ervisors nf Fremon County have oF
\ cred \ reward Ct $500 for the arres. snH
conviction Of the ;ncendiaries Who hles
up the Court House ii Sidney. Ih.t
hnilling was the finest structure II Il
S,nthwes.ern Iowa. and its destfuetia;
is public ca!ami,es.
The Iowa Grey Beard Regiment
cast so votes FOR Col Stone and 30 sog
Gen. Tuttle.
i CONCENTRATED PorAro FOR rHr
!! Army. At factory at Portland, Maine
nearly 1000 bushels Of potatoes arc
concentrated for the army every das.
/ All the water is absorbed, leaving about
five pounds of nutriment to TIE sixty
pounds which bushel OF potatoes nv
era.es and that concentration is ground
up, giving it the appearance Of Indian
meal. It is cooked by returning tho
water to it in boiling state, aod keep
| ing it hottrom ten 10 fiften minutes
when it swels like starch, and assumes
tho appearance ofpotatocs prepared for
the table.
! "A new distillery at KcoknS h5s
been seized by the Assessor. becats IL
parties Who owned it had failed to com
ply with the Revenue Laws.