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The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-03-25
Poetry
Written Tor the Times.
Thoughts of Home.

1
| Written ior the Times.
Thoughts of Home.
| TO MY FATHER MorHEa BY MRS. MAGGIE J. BoYD .
Oh, home Of my childhood! how dear art thou yet
Thy woodlands and wales! can ever forget
Each scene that loved every heart that was dear!
| give you to night each in silence, tear.
Times current eer ceaseess and onward has wrought
Full many a change since thy shelter sought
Many forms that knew shall now know no more
Through the valley Of death they have passed on be-
fore.
Tho years have elapsed since with glistenins eye
breathed to Homes loved my parting good bye,
Yet so deeply engraved on my heart Is each face,
That Times merciless touch hem erase.
Ny parents bless them each day that live;
Oh ! naught to my soul could deeper Joy give
No delight to my heart could be like unto this
To feel ON my brow . loved parents fond kiss.
Down the hillside of lie they are journeying on,
Yet their footprints long from the path may be
gone;
For sge hand-'n- hand with them both keeps space,
Leading slowly but surely to the end OF their
May their lives long be spared is my souls earnest
prayer,
That once more may greet them and meet with them
there
In the home Of my childhood. lit be Heavens will
Oh may lie whom they worship grant my prayer to
fulfill.
know my dear sisters all miss ME at home,
And 'earfu,y say why dost thou not come!
Why still wilt thou Iiugcr in that far western land
W. have missed her sadly from our dear household
band"
Yes feel that ye miss me !; was dear to ye all
Now tears are my refuge, see, they silently fall
Bat l'm bound by the Sweetest AID tenderest ties,
lis all that my teart to your pleadin,s replies.
And one Of the three now is with you no more +;
'ris the story of old, told again DER and DER,
OF sweet bridal wreath, Of hearts loving aud true
OF joining Of hands and VOWS spoken anew.
May thy new lite, dear one, be forever bright
As when thou first knew Of thy welded bsliyht
May the choice OF thy heart in his manhood and PRIDE
Fer cherish thee love thee, aud honor his bride.
I've brother, the darling and pride of US all,
"ho with ardor went forth bis country. loud call
70 battle for justice u HLerty's cause,
Aud keep sacred her houor, Coust utiou, aud laws.
In many hardly contest he fought,
Wheu OF victory ali that each oldierhead thot
But discharged, and with honor, disabled he came
| o greet them u, home with affection the sams.
Oh would with his coming, the war had been DER,
AID the crisis been past that eagle might soar
With wide spreading wing far the laud-
From Maine forth in triumph the far Rio Graude.
Rut mu leave you loved OF home, fare ye WE'LL
My sorrow is deeper than language can tell;
weep, yet the hope and the soace il given,
II We meet ros on earth, may all in Heaven.
National, Iowa, March, 1868
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-03-25
Datlh Sora Times.
JOHN II. ANDRI>K, 1oAtofs
TWO DOLLARS PER ANNUM.
McGREGOR, MARCH 25, $50: 1868
Sentiment of the Army.

Sentiment of the Army.
Whenever we get an insight to the true
feelings and honest desires Of the soldiers
who are fighting the battles Of this Union,
we shall invariably find them longing for
the restoration Of the Union, and deprecat-
ing party factions and feuds at home, as
tending to make more and more uncertain
satisfactory settlement of our national
troubles. They have, in fact, been made
heart-Sick by the wrangling Of their neigh
bors at home, for the pal,ry purpose OF
elccting a few politicians to office, and
again we say in their behalf. to the good
folks OF Iowa. quit it; let by cones DC by.
cones for time; and let the stars and
stripes be made the flag Of one country and
one people, before We 60 again into the dis.
reputable arena Of politics.
Read the following extract from a recent
letter from an Iowa soldier to the West
Union Pioneer, on this head:
Like drop of water that forms part
of the great daddy OF waters that flows by
our camp, am |, one Of the defenders Of The
old constitution, a supporter OF the admin.
istration in its blessed work Of redemption
This work is great, IA glorious one, and it
is no part Of a good soldier or a patriot, to
carp or ho vi about the policy that may be
adopted 10 attain this great end y 4 4
Oh cease this constant pickering and dis.
Scn>ion ut home; be united with Us, your
brothers ard sons who have lett you, many
never to return drop all side issues and
abstract questions, give US your prayers,
and words Of cheer and comfort; help US
for our cause, that all traitors may feel, hear,
aud know, that this, tho best, most noble
Vi all human governments shall be pre-.
served Do this, and we will soon have
passed through this fiery ordeal, purcr, bet.
ter, and grester, and attain national prom
idence that will cause thrones to crumble,
anu mOnarchs to depart forever"
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-03-25
cE The following beautiful though

are from the pen Of George d. Prentice:
"Thsre is but a breath Of air and beat
Of the heart, betwixt this world and the
next And in the brief interval Of painful
and awful suspense, while We feel that
death is present with US, and We are power
less and he all powerful, and the last pull
saton here, is but the prelude Of endless
life hereafter; we feel in the midst Of the
stunning calamity about to bclall Us, that
earth has no com npensation good t. mitigate
the severity of the loss. But there is no
grief without some benefcent providen ce-
to soften its intcnseness. When the good
and lovely die, the memory Of their deeds
like moonbeams on the stormy sea, light
our darkened hearts, and lend to the sur
rounding gloom, a beauty so sad, so swsc,,
that we would not, if We could, dispel the
da, kness that environs it,"
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-03-25

agIl!lE store, formerly occupied by myself two door
East Of Sperry's Hall, Main street, may be rented
y reasonable terms. =. ". WOOD.
nc9Yesor, Jan. goth, is6sa32!n
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-03-25

w- 'Iniinite toll would not enable you
to sweep away mist, but, by ascending a
little, you may often overlook it altogether.
So it is with our moral improvement Wo
wrestle fiercely with vicious habit, which
would have no hold on US, if We assembled
into higher moral atmosphere. As |
have heard suggested, it is by adding to
our good purposes, and nourishng the at
fsctons which are rightly placed, that We
shall be able to combat the bad ones"
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-03-25

AZ One day, Freddie's little sister Car
ric, hearing her father and mother talking
about name for new little baby brother
that had been givens to them short time
before said: Mamma, why don't you
name him lIallowed 1t says in my prayer
'hallowed he thy nau.e.' and think il is =
very pretty narne, tooe'
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-03-25
McGREG0R, IOWA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH IS, 1868

an unknown resident Of Portsmouth, New
Hampshire, who sends valentine contain.
ing twenty five dollars every year to a local
benevolent society. He has repeated the
act for twenty consecutive years, and as
yet no one has been able to learn who is the
remarkable donor. This is practically an
observance Of the scriptural injunction,
''let not thy right hand know what the left
hand givsth.". There is said to be q
delicious custom prevalent at charity fcst-
walls, somewhere in the great ''out west,"
which consists Of the young ladies forming
a line, and for given price permitting the
gentlemen to take running kiss of the
whole lot. Most any man would be benev.
olent under such circumstances. "The run.
ning' part Of the programme is open to
objection, for one would like to linger over
such works Of charity. The other day,
Mrs. Rosa Jacobs, Of Newark, chastised
her husband numerically, and left his face
looking like lobster salad. lie didn't like
to be sub Rosa in that way, and applied to
the courts for redress. To his infinite de.
light, his wife was fined ten dollars. To
his infinite disgust, Mr.. Jacobs had to pay
the bill. %. The license for retail liquor
sellers has been raised by bill which
passed Congress during its last hours, from
ten to twenty dollars. An amusing Incl.
dent created deal of merriment in New
York the other day. 1t appears that two
Fifth Avenue ladies recognized female
acquaintance passing IN an omnibus. TO
attract her attention they began to kiss
their hands to her in an energetic manner.
The driver saw the demonstrations, hesi
tated an finally stopped, and the kisses
continuing, he suppose they were intended
for him, and returned them with a will, to
the great merriment of crowd of specta-
tors, and the intense disgust 81 the ladies'
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-03-25

IMPORTANT NEws-The man Of feeble
health who is never able to attend church
on collection days, is understood to be pay.
ing serious attention to the lady who is
positively unable to attend evening meet
ings Of any kind, except sociables, parties.
and wedd,ngs.-N ~ Christian Aaco-
cate
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1863-12-22
SIGESMOND & HAYWARD
DENTISTS.
new AND IMPROVED INVENTION OF
ARTIFICIAL (HEOILASIlC BONE IEEIg
WITHOUT INITIAL PLATE OR CLASPS.
DIR. S. 3. SlGLSMOND & CO.,

I'll, King Street, Alexandria, Va. $40 Broad
way, New ork--20O Pennsylvania aytnue,
between Eth and 18th streets. y Ashin9ton,
(HALLS the attention Of the public to the toJ-
~ lowing advuntn gcs Of his improved system:
j. The teeth OF their Manufacture Will never
corrode nor change color by any acids, being
thu ec-tourths lighter than al.y other.
:. No teeth Or roots need bc extracted, rs
the artificial ones Can lie lnscrts over tlt,n.
3. he roots Will be made inotensive Ind
never 10 ache
4, 70 temporary teeth are needed, as rc1ma~
nent ones can IL G.Iude la. MS diatcly, 1Ac1tfy
preserving the natural cA prtssion Ul The lace,
which under the old system is frequently dis
figured
s. i his work has been fully tested over FIVE
years by many Of The first chemists and ply 81
clans Ollhs country,
Ur. 5. s; Co., have also invented a white Tn
destructive metal filling, with which tie o:ost
sensitive teeth can be tiled Without Jain, "T,d
can build up perfect sound tooth o. al,y slde
roots, WhicI. viii last tlroug lifetime
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Dr. DOrcmus, Professor ot Gil. Misty, \. \,
and thousands If others.
Call and examine tor yourself.
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on Tuesdays, Th lrsduys, and Saturdays.
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PROF. LOUIS NUNDRAMS
CELEBRATED HERB MEDICINES,

5or tn 6ave si BEEN S used for
"nr ynI y artjcuarIy eicient IN the cure Of
All chronic discusses. Thev are imported direct
CO. 80 dnr.;',nad ,I1a their ef
Ind sSietv can be reIied UPON With con-
fiInnSn rhrv IRE
"0SiiG ~, ~; ~ 80 pvrro and POWDERS
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pe Ii 80 ~ Co+.rrh pain IN the
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1863-12-22

DARED the 10th inst, off Wilmington makes
M a)lusiot, to the destruction OF the Daylight,
which IS undoubtedly unFounded. \ letter
SAWS TO our knowledge only two vessels nave
,r,amnte(| 60 run this blockade recently. AND
one Of them was driven ashore and destroyed
The National Intelljgencer says: \ dispatch
yocp;yel At the Z. s. Navy department from
Admiral LIE says there is no truth III the ru~
NOR of the destruction Of the gunboat Day
robt. bv Confederate batteries, near Whining
ION, N. c. She is now at Beaufort, coallng,
,,rcnaratory for another cruise.
OF more than thousand applications tor
commissions in negro regiments, IN the FEEDER
NJ service, five hundred and sixty have been
recommended by the Board Tor Appointment.
'Vhey include five colonels, ten lieutenant colo
ncls, twenty five majors, and one hundred and
tour captains.
The Northern Methodist churches it is an
n0uncod are taking steps towards re establish
mo their relations with the Southern churches.
The Missionary Committee Of the Methodist
Z. (hnrch has set asi Ic thirty-fve thousand
dollars Tor missionary labor in the South, -
One Of the Bishops is about to visit Missouri,
Arkansas, Mississippi and Louisiana An0th-
~ will soon visit Tennessee and Kentucky.
The propeller Lancet arrived at fortress
Monroe Yesterday, from Beaut,rt, North Gar
oEna, with the crew OF the brig Geranum> OF
Camden. wrecked eff the Beacon Light on the
Goth instant. The crew were all saved, also,
nine Of the crew Of the propeller Quincy from
New York bound 70 New Orleans, wrecked
the same day of Hatteras Shoals.
The loss Of the Weehawken in late storm
i now attributed to some oversight. 1t IS
said that her forward hatch WIS letr open: N
consequence Of which she soon filled, and was
SINK hv that cause, added 10 the great weight
of her armament By the Arago adylccs were
received 70 the effect that the srnken vessLl
has been explored by the aid OF diving bells,
md i IS believed that she ca;. be raised.
The girls employed at feeding the presses at
xba r s. Government Printing Office, n
Washington, have nearly all gone to work
again. 10 keep the presses at work, the Su,
nerintenlent engaged boys ut the rate offered
70 the girls, and boys were found IN album
dance but the girls soon after concluded TO go
% work at the rate offered. Tbs Superinten~
dent has requested that notice be given that
xhere are more printers, and others employed
in printing operations, now 10 Washington
rhan can get work.
4 dispatch FROM Nashville, Tenn, on the
18th to The Northern press states that I'D
vices from Knoxville represent everything
A.c
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1863-12-22

~r~~a FOX ALENANDNlA, WASH
sE@ szszss<l lNGuON, AND Landings oS
IuE l. q I & n X q Kl\ EE.--l he stean1.r
WHlLDEN. Captain kiggin Will Itaye
pier foot OK B;A~~e stlc"l, Dallnore, vNe13 Il}~
day, ut 3 p. III. rr ,Ale&ul dlla, ashhglUn,
ana landings ~, the pott mac river.
Returning, Will leave Washington very Iucs-
day, at u a. ~, and AleAund!la saline o"y, III
a ~. Tor Baltimore and landings Oh The Toto
mae river.
uzzy~ Custom House permits must accompany
frel ght tor Alexandria aud landings Ola Po1o1'"c
river.
All freight must be prepaid.
FOR freight or passage, apply on Board or 70
A. NELDHAM " SONS, l42 light street
wharf, Baltimore, or e
nov 1T IsRUDERS & CO.. Alex e
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[ >ADA& Is bbls prime APPLE CIDER, just
received ner steainer from New York, and for
sale by K. Il. HE n ~ I,
dec l2-~tf Ho.7. cor. King and UaIop SIS,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1863-12-22

TEETH EXTRACTED WITHOUT PAIN,

yxTIriE Innoxious Vapor by DocTlEs
w SIGEsMOND " HAYWARD, No IA, AN
ST., inventors and sole manufacturers % tnc
q \ HSI'HEvIC INNOAlOUS NApOK,
not laughing gas. nor chIorotorm nor ether
but strictly an Anasthctic Agent entirel y free
trt NJ exhiierating effects, and IS perfectly Aar'
less, causing quiet sleep. With pleasant s"nai1
ton and perfect lnscnSlblilty to pain
ALEXANDRIA Dec 5, l8G3.-Thisl IS to certify
.hyt we had several teeth extracted this day ~
Drs. 5. Il H., without the least pain whatever.
and we can cheertuIly recommend TO every one
who is suffering, this new system OF t1tract1hg
teeth J6o' -: - -; - ~, ~ ~
dec 4-tf w. r. aES l. Eh.cn~1.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1863-01-09
gainst the Unit ed States the following,

gainst the United States the following,
to-wit:
Z" Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana-except
the parishes of La Bernard, Plaquemines,
jefferson, st. John, St. Charles, St.
James, Ascension, Assumption, Terre
Bonne, La Fourche, ST. Mary, st. Mar
tin and Orleans, including the city of
New Orleans-Mississippi, Alabama.
Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North
Carolina and Virginia-excepting the
forty-eight counties designated as West
ern Virginia, and also the counties Of
Berkeley, Accomac, North Hampton,
Elizabeth City, York, Princess Anne and
Norfolk, including the city of Norfolk
and Portsmouth, which excepted parts
are, for the present, left precisely as if
this proclamation were not issued; and by
virtue of the power and for the purpose
aforesaid, | do order and declare that all
persons held as slaves within the designat
ed States and parts States are, and hence
forward shall be, free; and that the Exc
cutive Government of the United States,
including the military and naval authori-
ties thereof, viii recognize and maintain
the freedom of said persons.
" And hereby enjoin upon the people
so declared to be free to abstain from all
violence, unless in necessary self defense !;
and L recommend to them that, in all
cases, when allowed, they labor faithful
| ly for reasonable wages.
l further declare and make known
that such persons, of suitable condition,
will be received into the armed service of
the United States, to garrison forts, posi-
tions, stations and other places, and to
man vessels of all sorts in said service /;
and upon this, sincerely believed to be an
act of justice, warranted by the Consti-
ton, upon military necessity, invoke
the considerate Judgment Of mankind and
the gracious favor of Almighty Cod
In witness whereof have hereunto put
my hand, and caused the seal of the Uni
ted States to be affixed.
Done at the City of Washington, this
first day Of January, in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and
sixty-three, and of the independence of
the United States the eighty-seventh.
Signed
" ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
By the President:
WIN. H. SEWARD,
Secretary Of State.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1863-01-09
EXECUTIVE CHAMBER,
Columbus, O, Jan. 5, 1868.
THR EMANCIPATION PRiCLlHATIGI--A SLAVES Ii
SEVEN STATES DECLARED FREE.
DAVID TOD,
Governor.

"WAsHTNGToN, Jan. 1, 1868.
PROCLAMATION BY TIE PRESIDENT OF THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
WHEREAS, on the 22d day o. Septem-
Der, in the year of our Lord 1862, a pro
clamation was issued by the President
of the United States, containing among
other things, the following, to-wit: That
on the 1st day Of January, in the year
of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and sixty three, (1S63, all persons held
as slaves within any State, or desig-
mated part of a State, if the people there
of shall there be in rebellion against the
United States, shall be then, henceforth
and forever free, and the Executive Gov
ernment of the United States, including
the military and naval authority thereof,
win recognize and maintain tho freedom
of such persons, and will do no act or
acts to repress snch persons, or any of
them, in any effort they may make for
their actual freedom"
"That the Executive will, on the first
day Of January aforesaid, issue a procla-
nation, designating the States and parts
Of States, if any, in which the people
therein respectively shall then be in re-
bellion against the United States, and
the fact that any State, or the people
thereof, shall, on that day, be in good
faith represented in the Congress of the
United States by members chosen thereto,
at elections wherein majority of the
qualified voters Of each State shall have
participated, shall, in the absence of
strong countervailing testimony, be Deem
ed conclusive evidence that such State
and the people thereof are not in the re-
belion against the United States; now,
therefore, |, Abraham Lincoln, President
of the United Statas, by virtue of tho
power in vested as Commnnder-in-chief
of the Army and Navy in time of actual
armed rebellion against the authority of
the Government of the United States,
and as a fit and necessary war measure for
suppressing said rebellion, do, on this, the
first day of January, in the year of our
Lord, one thousand eight hundred and
sixty-throe, and in accordance with my
purpose so to do, publicly proclaimed for
the full period OF one hundred days from
the date of the above first mentioned or
der, and designated as the States and
parts OF States wherein the people thereof
respectively are this day in rebellion a.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1863-01-09
ROSECRANS
General CONG.

Tribute Of Respect to the memory Of Geo. D. T9reHce Tag
bearer Of 4th RsE't T. l., BY tho members Of COn. C.
remaining in tie iiei near FamOath, Va,
WHEREAS, In the Providence of God,
our comrade-iu-arms, GEORGE B. Ton
RENEE, has fallen sacrifice on the altar
Of our country, while nobly bearing for
ward, in the face of an insolent foe, that
emblem of Unity and Freedom, whose
protection they so long enjoyed,
ReSolUed, That in his death, our coun-
try has lost a brave and courageous de-
fender, our Company noble member, a
worthy examplar, whose memory shall
ever be cherished BY rs as sacred
Resolyed, That we deeply sympathize
with the relatives Of the noble dead.
BesoIUed, That copies of these resolu-
tions be furnished the Delaware papers
for publication.
N. 3 Arthur, T. Cox, II. Jennings,
II. Lamb, d. Nash, J. Tanner, c. r.
Breyfoglo, D. n. Howe, Wm. Kepler,
VIM. McDermott, E. Traxler, and A. p.
Walker.
December 24th, 1862.
At meeting OF the members OF Com.
g., 4th 0. vi, held in Camp near Fall
mouth, Va, Dec. 23d 1862, the following
Preamble and Resolutions were unanim-
ously adopted.
WHEREAS, In the Providence OF God,
/ our comrade iu-arms, GEORGE D. RoPp
has fallen sacrifice on the altar Of our
country, whilst bravely defending her in
that most bloody of conflicts, which
shall ever be remembered in the annals
of History.
Resol0e3, That in his death our conn
try has lost brave defender, our compa-
ny noble member, an exemplar, and a
kind-hearted friend.
Resotoea, That we deeply sympathize
with the parents and relatives of the no
bic dead.
ResoJoed, That copies of these resolu-
tions be furnished the Delaware papers
for publication.
n. 3. ARTHUR, Chairman.
&. r. BREYFooLE,
j. TANNER, Com.
II. LAMB.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1863-01-09
RGSEERAFS SPRAKS.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.-The following
dispatch has been received at Headquar-
ters here:
Headquarters Dept OF THE CuMBER-
LAND, January 5, 1868.
IT. ". Halzeck, C1nana,ader-51a- Chief:
We have fought one of the greatest
battles of the war and are Victorious
Our entire success on the 31st, was pre-
vented by a surprise of the right flank,
but we have nevertheless beaten the
enemy. After three days fight they
fled with great precipitation on Saturday
night. The last Of their column of caval-
~ left this morning. Their loss has been
very heavy. General Rains and Hanson
are killed. Gen Cladson, Adams and
Brecl1inridge are wounded.
(Signed) w. S. ROSECRANS
General CONG.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1863-01-09
70 ConsumptIves.

YgTHE ADVERTISER, HAVING BEEN RESTORED To
\ health in a few weeks, b. very simple remedy
aftSr having suffered several years with lung
affection, aud that dread disease ConsunptiOnis
cure.
To all who desire IT, he viii send copy ~ tho pre-
scfptiun used Cree Of charge with the direction fog
preparing and usrg the samo, which thoy will md
SURE CURE FOR CossUMrrIoNs AsTIalA, BRoNcHTIs, Se
The only object Of the advertiser in sending the Pre-
scripuon benefit the afflicted and spread iniormA
zion hch he concevcs 10 be invaluable ana he hopes
every sun viii try his remedy as il will cost them
nothing, and may prove blessing.
Parties wishing the prescription will please address,
Rev. EDWARD A. WILSON, Williamsburgh,
=. '62-3m. Kings County. New loF