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The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-02-11
WHOLE NO. $50.
a California Story.

- S0ll1O(nla StOrys
In the northern part of this State (Cal
fornia) is q stream called Yuba River
Across it some enterpri>ing individua
built bridge and on the banks somebod,
else built three or four houses. The in
habitants called the place Yuba Dam. -
Three bars were instantly erected, and tn
town" increased rapidly. About noon on
'ool day traveller and a sojourner in tn,
land passed the fourishing locality, ant
seeing long legged specimen of hunani
ty in red shirt smoking before one Of tn,
bars, thus addressed him:
"Hello !"
'lIello y replied the shirt, with vigor
removing his pipe from his mouth.
"What point is this: :' demanded tn,
traveller who's. name was Thompson.
The answer Of the shirt was unexpcct
ed:
"Yuba Dam!'
There was about fifty yards between
them, and the wind UaA bis~inE Mr.
Thompson thought he had been mistaken.
"What did you say ?" he asked
"Yuba Dam," replied the stranger, cheer.
fully. -. .
"What pls ce is this p roared Mr.. Thomp
son.
"Yu-ba Dam ~ said the shirt, in slight
ly elevated tone Of voice.
''Lookee here ~ yelled the irate Thomp-
! son, Il asked you politely what place is
this why in thunder don't you answer ~
The stranger became excited. lie rose
and replied with tbs voice of an eighty
FOUNDER
"1u ba dam! Do you hear that %
In a minute Thompson, burning with
the wrath of the righteous, jumped off his
horse and advanced en- the stranger with
an expression not to be mistaken. The
shirt arose and assumed posture Of Of
fense and defense.
Arrived within yard Of him, Thomp
son said: II ask you, for the last time,
what place is this ?"
Putting his hands to his mouth, his op.
ponent roarcd:
"Iu ba dam =
The next minute they were at it. First,
Thomson was down; then the shirt; and
then it was dog fall-that is. both were
down. They rolled about, kicking up a
tremendous dust. They squrmed around
so energetica'ly, that you'd have thought
they had had dozen legs instead of four.
1t looked like prize fight between two
pugilistic centipcdes. Finally, they both
rolled off the bank and into the river. The
water cooled them. They went down to-
gether, but came up separate, and put out
for the shore. Both reached it about the
same time, and Thompson scrambled up
the bank, mounted his warlikc steed, and
made t:acks, leaving his foe gouging the
mud out of one Of his eyes.
Having left the business portion of the
town--that is to say, the corner where the
three bars were kept-hc struck house in
the suburbs, before which little girl of
about four years of age was playing.
"What place is this sissy ?" he asked.
The little girl, frightened at the drowned
rat figure which the stranger cut, streaked
it for the house. Having reached the door,
she s@opped-turned and squealed-"Oh
bee dom ~
Good Heavens!' y said Thompson, dig
ging his heels between his horses ribs
Good Heaven let me get out of this hor-
rid place where not only the men, but the
very babes and sucklings swear at inoffen
sive travellers -
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-02-11
The Paper Monopoly.

The Paper Monopoly -
Hon. Schuyler Colfax has lately submit
ted TO Congress two very important meps
urcs, both Of which, in our Judgment,
should be Immediately adopted. The first
proposes a reduction Of tke tariff ON iu,
| ported printing paper, and the other allows
| the duties on all imported goods to be paid
| in legal tender note instead Of gold, With
thirty three per cent. added. .-g ..-.ss
| The present high price of printing paper
was brought about by bold combination
| of paper manufacturers. They thought the
present good time for speculation, and
they went to work as deliberately to carry
out their plans as the long headed sharp
do in Wal! street, when they wish to raise
the price Of Harlem, Hudson River or
Cumberland. Like all other matters, qrles-
tons, and projects, however, this Bull
movement, on the part of the paper man
ufacturers, has two sides to it-one the
profit side, and the other the loss side One
side consists in buying rags at a low pricA =
and the other side consists in selling whifoI
paper to the Independent and other jour
nails at high price. 1t so happened thata
this new breed Of Bulls could not SEQ an
inch further into future than any other hu-
man animal. Before they had so far COM
pleted their plans as to be ready to turn
round and make large purchases Of stock,
the rag.dealers got wind Of their move
ments, and honestly thought that they too
might make speculation.
So they positively had no rags-for
sale" They declared that they were not
"in the market" few manufacturers,
however, were so fortunate as to get con-
siderable stock during the process Of maxi
ing the combination, but a majority found
out to their astonishment that they were
'sola }" that they were worse Oft than be- g
fore the combination, that they had stirred
up an excitement unparalleled in the line Of
trade, and that, instead Of large profit
"as a sure thing" the sure st thing to them,
in prospect, was--a loss. However. the
rag-dealers and the paper manufacturers
have surely made general muss; and
what the people ask for, now, is little
wholesome legislation, SO that they can
again haye teeir books, newspapers anil
periodicals. stc IF of life to this brain.
headed racc-at fair prices. The present
tariff on printing paper brings in little or
no revenue, so that its reduction to five per
cent or its abolishment altogether, would
benefit both the Government and the peo-
pie. Many are in favor of the suspension
of the law entirely for two or three years,
and We are inclined to think such a step
would be preferable. The cost of paper for
Government purposes, at present rates, will
be an enormous sum the present year. It
is the duty of Congress to take action at
the earliest possible moment, and we hope
Mr.. Colfax will give the matter his best at
tention " y. Independent.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-02-11

DlPrHERIA IN VERMoNr.-The ravages oI
diptheria in the northern counties of ver-
mont, duritg the past year, were terrible.
In Ly nden, with population Of 800. $50
died, d,-nearly every case of diptheria.-
Whole families were swept away. One
family of four children, with their young
mother and her sister, were carried off in
the course Of few days. In Danville.
where the usual list Of mortality seldom
exceeds 80, last year went up to 13O. A
lady living in Stewartstown, N. H., lost IA
cousins in the town Of Burke. The aver.
age length Of sickness was three days, but
in many cases the destroyer did its work
ia much less time.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-02-11

VERY SrurID.-Binks is al Ways saying
some very absurd things, we are sorry to
say, for We have grvat admiration OF hin
on general principles, but then we cannot
shut our eyes to his faults any more than
we can deny that there are spots or the
sun. He was in company with Miss Ze-
phaniah Shoddy, lew evenings since,
when the conversation turned upon party
where the ladies' were invited to appear IN
demi toilttts Binks inquired what the
Latin expression meant, and was informed
by Miss Zephaniah that the words were
French and signified half dress.
Good G,d!" said Binks, (which end
do they cut it off OFF,"
Zephaaiah pulled her dress up as high
around her shoulders as circumstances
would allow. and turned away, remarking
that Binks was very stupid, and SO h.
was.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-02-11
u jerusalem UNDERGROUND.

An account of Signor Pierotti's discove.
ries in the subterranean topography of Je-
rusalem has been published Employed by
the Pasha as an engineer, he has discover
cd that the modern city of Jerusalem
stands on several layers Of ruined mason
ry, the undermost of which, composed Of
deeply bcvelcd and enormous stones, he
attributes to the age Of Solomon, the next
to that Of Herod, the next to- that Of JUS
tinian, and so on till the time of the Sar-
acen and Crusaders. He has traced series
Of condits and sewers leading from the
''dome of the rock mosque standing on
the very site Of the altar Of sacrifice in the
Temple to the Valley of Jchosaphat, by
means of which the priests were enabled to
furnish the whole temple with water, and
thus carry off all the blood and offal Of tho
sacrifices to the brook of kedron. Tho
manner Of his explorations was very inter
esting He got an Arab to walk up through,
three immense sewers, ringing bell and
blowing trumpet, while he himself, nv
following the sound, was able to trace tn.
ago he accidentally discovered fountaj,
opening it copious stream immediateiy.
oeSaH 10 HOW, anu mas noWen ever since
No one knows from whence it comes %.
whether it goes. This caused the greatest
excitement among the Jews, who focked n
crowds to drink and bathe themselves in
it. They fanced it was one Of the signs
of Messiah's coming, and portcnled tho
speedy restoration OF their commonwcatl,.
This fountain, which has peculiar taste,
like that of milk and water, is identified
by Signor Plerotti with the fountain which
Hezekiah built, and which is described by
Josephus. The measurements and posi-
tons Of most of these remains accord ex-
actly with the Jewish historians descrp-
tons. Some of the Signors conclusions
are disputed, but no one has succeeded in
so disinterring the relics Of the Holy city.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-02-11

w There is nothing more striking in
the region of Mount Sinai, than the death
Ike silence which prevails there. The
trickling Of books, the falls Of water, the
waving Of trees, the hum Of voices and in.
sects are unknown. From the hie hest point
of Ras Sasafeh to the lowest peak, a dis
lance Of about sixty feet, the page Of
book, distinctly but not loudly read, is per.
fectly audible. Mystsrio Is noises are
sometimes heard, but they are supposed to
proceed from rush of sand down the moars-
tain side, sand here playing the same part
as the water and SHOWS of the north
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-02-11

THANKFULNEss. hope friend, you and
are not too proud to ask for our daily
bread, and to be thankful for getting it. 1t
is thought to me awful and beautiful, that
of the daily prayer, and Of the myriads Of
fellow men uttering it, in care and sick
ness, in doubt and poverty, in health and
in wealth, all over the world, what an end
less chorus is singing of love and thanks
and prayer. Day tells to-day the wound
rous story, and night recounts it to night.
How do | come to think of sunrise which
| saw here twenty years ago on the Nile,
when the river and sky flashed and glowed
with dawnng light, and as the luminary
appeared the boa,men knelt on the rosy
deck and adored Allah: So, as your sun
rises, friend, over the humble housetops
round about your home, shall you wake
many and many day to duty and labor.
May the task have been honestly done when
the night comes, and the steward deal
kindly with the laborer Thackeray.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-02-11

THE PRECoCITY OF CnILpuoop Tho
childs mind is indeed a little world of
mystery. In it are often originated tho,s
and the idea that seem properly to belong
to the brain of the grey haired philosopher.
We remember once hearing bright. eyed
little fellow of five years, ask his teacher
whether he would be guilty Of original sin,
if Adam had not yielded to Eve and eaten
the apple. That question contained both
theology and philosophy.
We may add another instance. A gen
hold his horse. He answered, mo, sir, |
am afraid to hold horses" ''But," said
the gentleman, 'he will not hurt you; he
will stand perfectly STILL" The reply is all
logic. ''If he will stand perfectly still,
what you want me to hold him for"
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-02-11
Poetry
THE BROOK.


leone from the haunts of cont and hsru.
make = sudden sally,
And sparkle our among the fern,
To hieker down the valley;
BY thirty hills hurry down,
Or slip between the ridges.
BY twenty thorpa-a little tnwn--
Aud half hundred bridges
Till last by Phillips farm low, ......-.
To join the brimminx river;
For men may come aud men may go,
But 90 On forever.
cluster over stony ways,
In little sharps and trebles;
] bubble into ed, ing bavs,
bubble on the pebbles
With many . curve NV hanks fret,
by many field and failow,
And mauv a fairy foreland set
u With willow weed aud msllow. -.. 81
clatter "a fiow
ojoin the brimming river
For men may come, and men may 20,
Hut go on forever. "
wind about and in and out,
With here blossom sailing: ''.
And here and there lu>ty trout,
And here and there grnyling
And here and thcr. foamy fake
Upon me "a travel,
With manv silvery water-break
Above the golden gravel
And draw them all along. and How
To join the brmmiug river
For men may come, aud men may 60,
But 80 On forever.
steal b, lawns and grassy plots,
slide by hazel covers.
move the sweet forget me-notS,
That grow for happy lovers
slip, l slide, CLEAN, dance,
Among the skimminR swallows;
make the nettled -unbeams glance
Against my sandy shadows
murmur under moon and stars,
In bramblv wildernesses.
linvsr by my shinye bars,
And ioter round my crosses
And out again curve and flow,
TO join the Drumming river;
For men ma, come, aud Meu may 60,
But 6, on forever. a..
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-02-11

~ A Cockney tourist met a Scottish
lass'c going barefoot towards Glasgow
"lassie,' said he, II should like to know if
all the people in this part 60 barefoot ~
Part on 'em do, and the rest on 'em mind
their own business" was the rather set
tling reply.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-02-11

W A village doctor being out for a
days shooting recently, took his errand
boy to carry his game bag. Entering a
field, and seeing a lot Of snow birds, the
boy became ovcUoyed at the prospect of
his masters success, and exclaimed, "Lor,
master, there's flock; if you get near
EN-, won't you physic 'em ?" "Physic
them, you young rascal what do you
mean?' ''Why, kill em to be sure," re.
piled the lad.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-02-11

EXPORTS OF PETROLEUM According to
statistics the trade in petroleuu, is rapidly
growing. During the last year the exports
from New York amounted to 6,SS3, ,563
gallons, valued at $l,379, 1924; Philadel.
phia, 2.6o7 ,2O4 gallons, valued at $685.
o74; Boston, S9l GIG gallons, valued at
$457, $50. New York has this year mo-
nopolized the larger part of the trade, be-
cause of the facilities for transportation by
rail from the oil regions to that CITY.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-02-11

A POLITE MAN.-,"My deceased uncle"
says humorous writer, was the most po
lite gentleman in the world. He was max
ing "a voyage on the Danube, and the boat
sank. My uncle was just on the point Of
drowning. lie got his head above water
for once, took off his hat, and said, Ladies
and gentlemen. will you please excuse me -
and down he went.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-02-11

sV An Old Scotch minister was often
obliged to avail himself of the aid of pro.
bat'oners One day q young gentleman
vain of his oratorical powers, ofticiated and
on descending from the desk was met by
the elder with extended hands, and expect.
ing high praise, he said mo compliments
pray ma, ma, na,' said the minister
"noo-a days I'm glad . onybody."
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-02-11

W- "Halloa, my little man - said a
gentleman from a window in the second sto-
ry OF \ country mansion to little urchn
passing by, who was gazing up with much
apparent wonder IL guess you think there
is little heaven up there, don't you, bub %
Nv ell Yes sir l shnnlj. ;r L~l--'.
the devil poke his head out Of the window p
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-02-11
W In county town in Massachusett.

w In county town in Massachusetts,
many years ago. lived man known as
Uncle Zeke Gushing. He had a neighbor,
Tower. whom he hated most religiously.
for the simple reason that Tower had killed
his favorite ram. Tower died; but not 30
Cushing's wrath. At the funeral he
looked upon the the corpse, and turned
away gritting his teeth, saying. "liU my
ram ssiH yous''
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-02-11

t-"And where was the man stabbed 2"
asked an excited lawyer of physician.
"The man was stabbed about an inch and
half to the left of the mediuth line, and
about an inch above the umbrilicus," was
the reply. "Oh, yes, understand now,
but thought it was near the Town Hall"
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-02-11

IL A cotemporary says that our gov.
ernment understands handling . large
army about as well as small boy under.
stands handling stage whip. The darned
thing tangles about the legs!
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-02-11

AZ The following bill, rendered by q
carpenter to farmer for whom he had
worked, seems at least curious: ITO hang
ing two barn doors and myself seven hours,
one dollar and half"
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-02-11

~ At : wedding recently, when tho
officiating priest said to the lady. "will thou
have this man to bo thy welded husband."
She dropped her prsttisst courtesy, and
with modcsty which lent an additional
grace, replied, "If you please"
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-02-11

~ Old Maid-"What! nine months
OLD, and cannot walk alone yet! Why,
when | was baby, l went alone even at
six months" Young and indignant moth
er (mutters to herself )--"Humph guess
you've been alone ever since :"
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-02-11

AZ A Frenchn,an said of Shakespeare,
"Ven you find angling you no understand,
it is always somezing fine"
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-02-11

81 The telegraph poles are set from
the northern borders Of California to Van.
couver's, Washington Territory. The
wires will be placed in three months.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-02-11

~ A raven has been shot in France
bearing little locket with an inscription
purporting that tho bird was born in isOU
and was called "Wagram."
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-02-11

~ In saying that our days are few,
We say too much. We have bat one; those
past are not ours, and who can promise US
the future
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-02-11

# There's q man in Pentonyille 90
knowing that the men who don't know
their own minds come 10 him for Informs
ton on the subject.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-02-11

AZ Why is man in a chair like 4
glutton after dinnerr Faith, because he's
e9ted.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-02-11

~ People who like so much to talk
their minds should sometimes try to mind
their talk.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-02-11

eV- The total loss Of human life on the
lakes during 1862, was l56, against lot in
1861.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-02-11

Z AIDES aud LiSses Goat and Lasting Balmorsls
i Calf, Goat, Kid aud Morocco Bootees, Lasting
Galters Glove Kid congro Boot., Fine slippers, &c,
Ns, A. NY. BOOT l. SHOE STORE.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-02-11

H- a good guess ut tailor's name-
Mr.. So-and.So.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-02-11
THE BEST SKATE.

I do not recommend huted skates, or
those with groove or channel along the
bottom Of the steel. They certainly take
an easier hold Of the ice than the ordinary
kind, but they can only be worn by light
weights, and, in any case, are treacherous
servants. The tiny shavings Of ice which
are cut up by the edge are sure to collect
in the groove, where they become impacted
into solid mass which can hardly be cut
with q knife.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-02-11

They have patterns on hand to ht NEST all Of the
Mill Gearing Ut the cuuntry, and have superior ia
cilies lor doing all work promptly.
They solicit business Of the citizens Of Western
Wisconsin, northern Iowa and southern Minnesota,
in the frm belief they csn all sl orders promptly,
neatly, and economically to the people.
Prairie du Chen, July ID, lS62tf
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-02-11
THE TRUE MOTION.

II do believe that skating is the nearest
approach to flying of which the human be-
ing is as yet capable. Gravity, which to
a man in boots seems to fetter him to the
earth, becomes to man in skates the in
strument Of propulsion. A skater flies
over the ice as if by pure volitlon, the i'm.
petus being obtained not so much by the
stroke of the feet as by the judicious sway
of the body. Therefore, to bystander,
good skater seems to keep up his graceful
circles simply by his viii, the gentle oscil-
la.Ions Of the body appearing to be, not
the cause, but the consequence of his
mOvcm, nts
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-02-11
now TO GET TO WORK.

HOW TO GET TO WORK.
After passing some five or ten minutes
on the ice, by which time the skates will
have settled to the feet, it is better to loosen
all the straps half hole.
1.-Two straps are quite enough for any
skater, namely, one across the toes, and an
other from the heel. None should be per-
nitted to cross the middle of the foot, as is
the usual custom, for in that position they
do not hold the skate to the foot, and only
interfere with the play Of the numerous
tendons that run along the instep.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-02-18
Master Commissioners Sale.
Printers fees IS o5.
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William Mcwilliams Court Of Common Pleas
VS.. of franklin county,
The BendOn MIL Company Ohio N''
TN PURSUANCE OF AN ORDER OF
the said court to me directed, will offer for sale
atpubc suction at the door OF the Court House In the
city Of Columbus, on
Saturday, the 2lst day Of February, A. d.
1863, ...-.
at O'Clock P. NJ. the following described real estate
situate in the county Of Franklin and State Of 0hio to
witt -.a-. q 'C
Beginning at stake In the west line OF West street.
In the town OF Westervlle towuseip range IL. Unit
ed States military lands, in the center Of newly
veyed county road, which Is the extension Of Main
street, N. IL deg west 10 32 poles to stake
thence south 70 deg. west IL poles to stake thence
north 25 deg, west l2 5000 poles to state thence
south "a deg 30 min. west q 5OlO0 poles to stake in
the Alum creek; thence wi tn the east branch of said
creek south So deg. east 10 poles staAe thence g.
10 deg. west G41O0 poles 10 the center OF said newly
surveyed county road thence with the said road north
10 deg east 81 5OlOO poles to the beginning containing
three acres and ninety. one square poles.
Appraised at 81 200 90 per acre. r. e.
GEORGE W. HUFFMAN.
Sheriff and Master Commissioner.
GALLOWAY & RusH, Att'yB. .fstrr -
Printers fees 81 90.
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