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Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1863-10-29
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Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1863-10-29
Charles City, Iowa, October %, 1868

A. B. +. HILDRETII, Editor.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1863-10-29

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The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1863-08-28
Curious calculations

The simple interest on ono cenf.at per
cent per onnum, from the commence.
ment of the Christian era 10 the close Of
the present year, 1853, would be but the
trifling sum Of 4 dollars, II cents aud s
mills but il the same principal, at the
same rate and time, had been allowc 70
recumulute at compound interest,it would
acquire the enormous number OF SI,Sa0
billions Of globes OF solid gold, each
equal to the earth IN magnitude, to pay
the interest: aud Ii the sum were equally
divided among the inhabitants OF the
earth, now estimated to be one Thousand
millions, every man, woman and child
would receive sI,sio golden worlds for
placed side by side in direct line, would
take lightning itself, that can girdle the
earth IN the wink Of an eye, 73 900 years
to travel from ond to end. And, II u
Parrot gun were discharged at ono ex-
trcmity while a man was standing at the
othcr-light travelling 10000 miles in
n second the initial velocity OF cam
non ball being about ,b00 feet per sec
ond, and in this case supposed to contin.
ne at the same rate aud sound moving
through the atmosphere 1870 per second
--ho would see the flush AFTER waiting
10000 years the ball would reach him
in 10 billions of years but ho would
not hear the report till the end Of one
thousand millions Of centuries
Again, II all these masses of gold were
fused into one prodigiuus boll,hving the
sun for it's centre, It will reach out into
space, in all directions ,one thousand sew
en- hundred aud thirtv.two millions ol
miles, almost reaching tho orbit OF Her
schel or Uranus and, IL the interest
were continued till the end Of the pres.
ent century, II would entirely fill up the
solar system,and even encroach five hun.
drcd millions or miles on the domains o.
the void beyond the planet Neptune
whose orbit, vt the distance Of two thou
sand eight hundred and fifty million o
miles ilom the sun, oncircles our whole
system of worlds.
The present system ofhgurcs is Gallo,
the Arabic method, but II should bo mor'
properly termed the Indian mo.hod, be
cause It had it's origin among the Hin
docs Of India, from whom tho Arabs
learned Il and they, in turn carried tht
art into Spain, whore they practiccd 1
during their long occupation Of tina
country.
Tho publication of thoir Astronomical
tables in tho form of almnnacs, was thu
principal means of gradually spreading I
abroad among tho surrounding nations
but 50 slow was the progress that II wa
not generally established until about th'
middle of the sixteenth century.
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1863-08-28
Llnndsonlc Wen.

The Galena Transit thus discourecs
What rare thing is handsome man
When We look around among our friends
and oSquuintsnces, or upon the crowds
wo encounter in our daily walks, what q
v,ry small quantity of fine, classical tea
lures do we meet with. iIow rare are
"hlkh aud LOFTY" GorchcHds, and "fnely
cbiseled" nostrils. On the contrary,
what n number of snipc aud snub noses,
OF high cheek bones and followed cheeks
of Extensive mouths, sans teeth, of dull
and sunken eyes, of caduverous complex.
ions, cncouater us ut every turn. How
many nre short and fat--how many long
aud lanky, and nearly all how awkward
In fact, very handsome man ought To
be taken hold of and put IN show. II
is not fitting that he be allowed To 20 at
large. What is ho but n reproach to his
follow crcatures-an odious comparison
walking insult! Let him be confircd
or tattoed. IL may not be new, but il i-
very true, that most things are valued in
proportion 10 their rarity. Men are vain
er Of personal beauty than woman, and
far less skillul in conccalng their vanity
consequently handsome man is dc.
cided hnpertinence--a thoroughbred
Mmcissus. lie 10 Of opinion that the bu-
siness of the world stands still in order
to give the people engaged therein
leisure 10 contemplate him. When he
appears, he thinks all thoughts and emo
tions in the breast Of every one present
are suspended or oblitcrat.d, in order to
make room for an intense feeling of ad-
miration, lie feels quite certain that
every woman who looks upon him, loves
him, and that her peace Of mind is from
thenceforth sacrificed; ard he has even
the egrcgious folly TO suppose that he is
admired by those OF his own sex! Poor
dcluded mortal! Little docs he dream
that men ofsense never bestow a thought
upon his pretty face. and that those who
are not overburdened with that quality,
feel very strong oesire indeed to kick
him
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1863-08-28
Anecdotes.
TnE WAY THE MISSISSIPPI Is "orLNrD
TO TRADE"

the WAY THE nIssIssIrrI Is "orLSEr
TO TRADE"
A New Orleans newtboy who went up
to Port Hudson, was asked If he saw the
surrender. "Oh yes, went in with the
army" "What did they do 7" "Gard.
ner guy up his sword,and then they raised
the ftars and stripes on the flagstaif."--
"Well, what then 7" "They opened o
suffers shcp down by the landing"
On ono of tho last nights at vicks.
burg, quite an excitement was raised by
u decp-voiccd private in our rifle pits, call
ing out Us follows Attention, batal.
lion Order arms Fix bayonets -
Shoulder arms Charge buyonets ! For
ward, double quick!" lust at this juno
ture an entire yolley ofmusketry from the
rebels greeted our pits. 1t was dark,and
they thought charge had been made
As soon as the report Of the discharge
hud died AWAY our hero cried out, as il to
a regiment Why are you wavering
there ! Forward l say Jortrard ~
Another volley came rafting over their
heads, when, having carried the joke far
enough, the boys fell to shooting at tho
excited rebels, ceased only when the
pickcts were posted.
In the end Of the seige of Vicksburg,
the troops in the trenches were so close
that though out Of sight Of each other,
they could rattle bayonots together over
tho works. Ono night, for instance, a
rebel sung out 10 Federal in the ditch
below . Fed, il you want me to hght
you any longer, you must give us a
cracker to eat with my mule meut, for II
is tougher than alligator. l will give you
a plug of tobacco for your biscuit" -
" Darn your tobacco" said the Fed ;
:" though hand Il over, just to see what
kind OF chawing you fellows get, and
here's your biscuit" With that they cx-
changed commodities on the point Of
their bayonets.
There is a sly humor in the on dit that
the Queen refused permission perempto-
rily TO the young Princess Of Wales to
attend Cnledoninn ball, on the ground
that IL the Prince and Princess went
about in this way they would make
themselves us com mon as the Cambrid-
gcs
The cashier OF Broadway bank, the
other day, entering the vault, just us the
porter was going his rounds, got locked
ina special deposit. The proyidental
presence OF a clerk, whose ears detected
his cries for help. alone saved his life
He was badly scared, and for while his
chance Of escape was at discount.
The betrohal ring ordered by Senator
Sprogue for his intended bride, Miss Kate
Chase, is diamond solitaire set in en-
erald and not chased.I II is. described as
beautiful young lady who is the happy
possessor of the token. The price Of the
ring was ST. 900
A cat IN Hartford recently gave birth
TO fi,o kittens, all Of which were firmly
connected together, A curious coDcat-
enation, surely.
Which 10 the best way to open tho
Mississippi River By putting down
the rebellion.
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1863-08-28
Tryinw times Tor the Young.

A little later comes the trial and our
children are to 60 forth into the great
outside wsrld. They take their first step
Thoy psss from the period Of easy che
dienee, Of subsection to command, into
the period In which they ore to assumo
the responsibility Of their own conduct
Il is difficult passage. How to carry a
young man on from fifteen to twenty
years Of age, lie long steering ground;
and both shores are lined with perils. No
ono can forsce the circumstances that
bctidc their children. As long as they
ore children, we have the good ofthem,
but us soon as they begin to leave child
hood, aud TO take hold upon manhood.
we begin to feel that the problem be-
comes more unccrtain, more difficult, and
mere full OF anticpations ot pain, aud
reslizaIions Of pain. II Is the problem
whether they have been educated 30 ss
to endure the temptations OF outer life
Parents scarcely know what their chill.
dren ore made up Of. They do not know
what strain they will bear. They do not
know where the crushing point will be.
They DO not know whether they can bc
broken or not. For the family doyel-
opos, not the worst side Of tho character
but the beat. Nor Is there any opporlu.
nifty within the family, and while they
are there sheltered, for them to be set
upon by such temptations as may after
wards quite overwhelm them.
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1863-08-28
A Pleasure for q Child

Blessed be the hand ihat prepares q
pleasure Cor child for ibtrJ is no aay-
lug when and where Il may again bloom
forth. Does not almost everybody rc-
member some kind-hearted man who
showed him kindness in the quiet days
Of his childhoodi The writer of this
rccollccts himself at this moment as
bare footed lad, stodding at the wooden
fencs Of 2 poor little gardon in his native
village; with longing eyes he gazed on
tho flowers that were blooming thero
quietly in the brightness Of Sunday
morning. The posscssor came forth from
his lit.le cottuge--he whs a wood-cutter
by trhde--and spent the whole week at
his work In the woods. lie had como
into the garden to gather flowers TO stick
in his coat when he went 10 church,
lie saw the boy anu breaking off tho
most beautiful of his cDrnations--it was
stroaked with red aud whitc-gave il TO
him. Neither the gvcr or receiver spoke
a word; aud with bounding stops the boy
ran home; and now, here at vast dis.
tauce from that home, after 50 many g.
vents of SO many years, the feeling Of
e attitude which agtnted tho breast OF
that boy, expresses itself ON paper. The
carnaton has long since withercd. but
now il blooms airesh.
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1863-08-28
All l;aunI Herr.

IL is related of tho Duke Of Wclling-
ton, that once when he remained to tako
the sacrament at his parish church. very
poor old man had gone up the opposite
aisle. aud reached the communion table.
knclt down close by the side Of the
duke somc--a pow-owner probably
come and touched tho poor man on tho
shoulder, whispered TO him to move far
ther away, or 10 rise and wait until the
duke had received the bread and wine.
But the eagle eye, aud tho quick ear of
the great commander caught the meaning
of Tint touch and that whisper. He
closped the old mans hand and held him.
to prevent his rising, and in revor.ntal
undcrtonc, but most distinctly. said, Z" Do
not moye--we are all squlll here"
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1863-08-28
Eyes.

The language Of they eye is very hard
to counterfeit, You can read in the eye
Of your compa MON while you talk, wheth-
er your argument hits him, though his
tongue wi not confess 1t. There is a
look by which man shows he is going
to say good thing, and d look when he
has said Il. Vain and forgotten are all
the fine Offices of hospitality, If there be
no holiday in the eye. How many fur
tive invitations are ayowed by the eye
disscmbed by the lips. A man comes
from a company he has heard no impor-
tant remark, bu. il in sympathy with the
society, he is innocent of such stream
of life as has been flowing to him through
the eye. There are eyes which give no
more admission into them than blue ber-
ries others liquid, aud deep wells that
men might fall into and others are op-
pressiVe and devouring, and take too much
notice. These nre asking eyes, and as
serting eyes, and prowling oyes, and eyes
full of failh--some OF good and some OF
sinister omen. IND,
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1863-08-28
A Persian story.

A ruflling young fellow married the
wealthy widow OF q great Kahn. On tho
wedding night she determined to assert
her authority over him. SO she trehted
him with great contempt when she came
into tho antc-room, and sat luxuriously
imbcddcd in rose. leaf cushions, caressing
n large white cat, of which she pretend
ed to be doatingly found. She appeared
to be annoyed by her husbands entrance
and looked at him ont of the corners oil
her eyes with glance Of cold disdain.
al dislike cats" remarked the young
soldier blandly, us if he was making q
mere casual observation "they offend
my aight."
Ir his wife had looked at him with a
look OF cool disduin before, her eyes now
wore an expression of anger and con-
tempt such us no words can express
She did not even dcign TO answer him but
took the cat 10 her bosom, and fondlcd II
passionately. Her whole heart seemed
to be in the cat, aud cold was The should.
er she turned on her husband. Bitter
was the sneer upon hor beautiful lips.
When any ono oflends me-" contin-
ued her gallant, daily" r." cut of his head.
II is n peculiarly of mine which am sure
will only make mo dearcr to you"
Then, drawing bis sword, he took the
cat gently but iirmE from her arms, Gu,
of lis head, wiped the blade, shoathed il
aud sat down, continuing TO talk afoc.
tionately with his vile US If nothing had
hapt oaed. Af,er which. says traditlt n she
became the best and most submissive wife
in the world.
A hen .pecked fellow meeting him thC
next day, Us he rode with gallant uair
through the murket-place, began TO con
dole with him. "Ah !" said the hen
pecked, with deep-it cling, (" you have
taken a wife, aud got u tyraDt. You hat
better havo remnined the poor soldier that
you were ; l pity you from my very
heart"
"Not So" replied the rufler jollily
" keep your sighs to cool yourself next
summer" lie then related the events OF
his wedding night, with her satisfactory
results.
The hen. .pecked man listened atten'
lively, and pondered long. 8" ] have alsI
word, though It 10 rusty, and my wife
10 fond of cats. I will cut of tho head
of my wilc's favorite cat OF once" sale
the. Ile did 30 and received u sound
beating. His wife. moreover, made him
90 down on his knees and tell her what
genii, OF evil spirit had prompted him TO
commit the bloody deed.
"Fool," said the lady, with vixenish
smile, when she had possessed herself OF
the hen.pecked's secret, "you should
tave done il the first night"
Moral. Advice ls useless 10 fools.
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1863-08-28
Econ tn a IlnnlIlY.

There is nothing which. goes SO far to-
ward placing young people beyond the
reach of poverty, as economy in the
management of household affairs. II
matters not whether a man furnishes lit
tie or much for his family, II there is a
continual leakage in his Kitchen or par
lor it runs away he knows not how n nd
that demon, Waste, cries " more! I" like
the horse-leeche's daughter, until he
that provided has no more to give.
II is the husbands duty to bring into the
house, and il is the duty OF the vile to
see that none goes wrongfully out of it.
A man gets wife to look after his af-
fairs, aud to assist his in his Journey
through life ; TO educate and prepare their
children for proper station in life, und
not TO dlssipate his property. The Lus-
bands interest should be the wifo's care,
and her greatest ambition carry her no
further than his welfare or happiness, to-
gether with that OF her children. This
should be her soul aim, and the theater
of her exploits in tho bosom of her fami-
ly, where she may do os much toward
milking fortune as he can in the COUNT
ing.room or workshop.
It is not the money earned that makes
a man weaithy-it is wnat he saves from
his earnings. Self.gratifcatiou n dress,
or indulgence in appetite, or more COM
pany than his purse can well entertain,
are equally pernicious. The first adds
vanity 10 extravaganza, the second fas-
tens doctor bill to long butchers ac-
count, aud the latter bringS intempera nee
the worst OF all evils, in iis train.
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rne io,h "a, L,bcr,y Cup.

A Correspondent Of the Ohio State
journal, in describing the battle ol Lib
erty Gap, says m
But men never fought better than did
the men Of General Willich's Brigade a,
Liberty Gap. Nor did brigade ever
nsncuvcr better. Bu, the brigade have
to thank General Which for that, be.
cause he drilled them until now, /, is cou.
sideted the best drilled brigade in the
7" Army OF the Cumberland"
SuGe General WillichS return from
captivity he has introduced new movc-
ment, called Advance firing" which
tho 49th Ohio, under the command Of
the gallant Col. w. II. Gibson, had the
honor Of FIRST using under FIRE nnd the
effect on the enemy may be judged from
tho remark of rebel Sergeant, who was
captured whlo the 49th Ohio were
" advancing firing" lie said lord
Almighty, who can stand ngans, that !
-four lines Of battle, and every id one
Of them firing :" understand most OF
the brigNdts in the amy are adopting
tho movement tul | should think di-
vision operating in this way would be
perfectly irresistible.
General Willch has a Brigade buglcr,
and during a fight always has him at his
aide. A story Is going the rounds in his
brigade, that while tho fight ut Liberty
Cup was going on, the General and his
staff were sitting on their horses on u bill
near the skirnish line, when the General
turucd suddenly TO his bugler aud said
" Hornisl, why the devil don'tyou blown
but Hornist not knowing what TO
blow, said, but, General, what shall |
bio I" The General said,--" Don't you
see how tho fight goes on don't you see
those rebs getting AWAY from that fence;
Nop fight, blop .fght!' Aud llornist y
did bluw fight -
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1863-08-28

DURING the speech Of Mr.. Brough, at
Warren, the following conversation oc-
CURED between himself and gentleman
in the audience:
A voice" Did you vote for Doug.
las l''
"No, because was in New York, sick
with inflommatory rheumatism"
Would you have voted for him -
"With all my heart"
"Wculd the war have been prevented
had he been elected I"
No, because il was only the pretext
Of Northern President that they want
cd, and Douglas would have been tho
pretext az well as Lincoln"
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1863-08-28

OtrA letter to tho Boston Tu~rs,,
from the army says:
"A report 10 in circulation IN Warrior.
ton among the Secessionist that Stuart
and Fitz Hugh Lee, the notorious guer-
rilla raiders, are to be relieved of their
commands for intempcranco and proaiga
cy, aid Drig.Gen. Wade Hampton is to
assume command ofboth forces, which are
to be united. Through the same sources,
I learn that both Lee and Stuart werc
intoxicated at the cavalry fight at Brandy
Station, and JEFF. Davis has administered
to both severe rcprimand for allowing
tho " Yankees " to defeat them ut that
point"
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1863-08-28

right. The world cannot forget this fact
in looking at the operations on Morris Is
land and in tho Stono River. Slavery
has been abolished by the fall OF Vicks-
burg, through the whole length of the
Slavery will be ubolishcd by
the fall OF Charleston along the whole
Atlantic soaboerd. II is in the strength
Of justice, in the might Of mercy, the
Northern arms ure piumed with victory.
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1863-08-28
Dlul0Cye.

UsoLr SAN. sEossu. CorrEnHEAp.
Ssccsh.-Sioop down here, Uncle!
Uncle SGm.--What for, Sccesh
SeceSh.--I want to cut your throat
U. S.-Cuess not. 1t don't want cut
ting.
Copperhead.-Yes stoop down, Unclei
U. S.-What! do you too, want to cut
my throat
Copperhedd.-O no uovori wouldn't
do such thing Tor the world only
want TO hold your nrms pinionod behind
your back while Secesh cuts Il. That's
very different you see
u, S.-No don't SEQ Il.
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1863-08-28
How JErr DAVIS PLoyrEp TREAso

How JEFF DAVIS PLOTTED TREASON
"A New York correspondent OF the
Boston journal says II was fact that
attracted public attention ot the time,
that the last summer of Jeff Davis adj
ministration in Washington no passed
in Portland Maine. The purpose Of that
long and quiet sojorn in that far city ol
the East has been ascertained BY an
arrangement Davis carried on conespon-
dence with prominent and public men in
England. Letters. packages and impor-
taDt papers passed BY concert, touching
secession ceding Of Maine to Eng
land and other matters that come under
tho head Of rebellion. Tho plan was deep
but the ruler of nations brought the well
laid plan 10 nnught.
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1863-08-28


A private soldier blythe numo of Rich.
ard Lee. WINS taken before. tho mo,,is.
:, -. g ,.,-.,,.' H..
"a',' VI "'useo" ~, P''' '"H '1'us "'i
ing divine service. Tho account OF II Is
thus given IN the English journals
serrca mt commanded the soldiers al
the cLurcb and when tho nnrson had
rcnd the PRAYERS no took the text. Those
who had a Bible took il out, but this sold
ier had neither Bible or Common nruyer
Book. but pulling mack of cards. he
spread them out before him. lie first
looked at one card aud then ano,hor.--I
The sergeant of the company saw him
and said.
Richard. nut up the cards this il no
place for them"
Z: Never mind that said Richard.
When the service was over, the con.
stable took Richard prisoner, and
BROUGHT him before tho mnvor,
Well,n snys the mayor." what have
YOU brought the soldier here for r.
For playing cards in Church."
"Wcli. soldier, what have YOU 10 say
for yoursclfr-
Much, sir, I hopc.n
avery rood If not | will punish YOU
more than ever n man was punishcd."
al have been about six weeks ON the
march. | have neither Bible nor Com.
mon PRAYER Book. | have nothinu but
a mack Of cards. and I hone TO satisfy
your lordship of the purity of my inten-
tions,n
rhen sprcndit p tho cards boforo tho
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1863-08-28
MASCULINE Relies.

! often wonder what would be the ef-
feet upon mans yaunted constancy ol
such a course of fatlory us any average
pretty woman is subject to. Imagine an
individual Of good sense aud calm judg-
ment, surrounded constantly by set OF
fasinating ladies', who were on " too hap.
py 10 be his slaves, complimenting him
perpetuully on his " fine eyes" his "9uult-
less COMPLEXION" and his " superb dane
ing )" fancy him screnaded by night, Wis
tied by day presented with poquets, and
from time to time receiving an honest Of
fer Of marriage from persons whose hap
piness was but too plainly bound up In a
favorable answer. What, | say, would
be the probable result Of such AN intoxi-
eating process on the character of any
young man Would il mol render him 30
utterly cunceited and heartless that he
would be quite unendurable ! Yet the
successful belle is blamed for an innocent
fondness for guiety and admiration ]
do not mean TO imply that | think that
such nn ordeal Ia favorable TO the deyel-
opment Of the best qualities ola woman's
nature, but considering that from the ne
cessitias Of the cnss ii Is utterly impos-
sible for beauty 10 avoid this adulation,
fair allowance ought 10 be made for its ef
fects, and credit given for resisting It's
evil results.---Little Deuerent Umsted.
The face of regular railway speculator
is generally covered with tracks radih-
ting in oil directions from his forehead as
n central dcrot