Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-10-07
STovEs.-We took a look Yesterday

STOVES.-We LOOK look yesterday
through the stove store of J. J. Smith,
opposite the Eichelberger House, and
were surprired at the extent of the stock
now on hand for the fall and winter
trade. Mr.. s., like his predecessor, Mr..
Brownell, acts upon the correct principle
thata merchant, in order tosucceed, must
keep full and fresh stock of goods, and
next let the people know it, and invite
them to come and buy. Hence he has
everything in his line of the latest and
best styles, and is never sparing of print
er's ink. This is the secret of the sue
cess Of the Muscatine Stove Store.'
: Mr.. Smith has the exclusive sale here
of the well-known and dcservedly pop
ular Steward Stove, (both cook and par
lori, also, of the Keystone Parlor and
the Quincy City Cook-pattcrns too well
known and appreciated to need COM
mendatiOn from us. Besides nearly cv-
cry variety of stove, he has a large as
sortment of house-furnishing goods and
tin ware. Blacksmiths will also find a
heavy stock of iron and nearly every
thing required by them. In short, the
whole building, from cellar to the third
floor, is fillefFith stoves and hardware,
from which even the most fastidious
may select what they may want in this
line. We advise all in need of such ar
ticles to call soon, before the rush usual
at this season Of the year has reduced
the stock.
THE POSTAL MONEY ORDER SYSTEM.
The Postmaster at this place has re-
ceived the necessary blanks to carry out
the new money order system. Money
orders on other offices can now be OBJ
tanned in sums of from 81 to $50, on pay
for orders not exceeding SO, Is cents
for orders not exceeding $50, and 20
cents for orders over $40 and under $50.
No orders will be issued for less than 81
nor over $50.
The money order system is intended
to promote public convenience, and to
insure safety in the transfer of money
through the mails. The mode by which
safety is secured consists in leaving out
of the order the name of the payee or
party for whom the money is intended.
In this respect the money order differs
from an ordinary bank draft or check.
An advice or notification of the order
drawn is transmitted by the issuing
postmaster % he postmaster at the Of
fee of payment. The latter is thus
furnished with all needed information
to preve Mt fraud.
There are only 1856 money order of
fees in the United States. Six of these
are i'll iowa--viz: Burlington, Daven-
port, Des Moines, Dubuque, Keokuk
and Muscatine.
STATE: FAIR AND HORSES. --The dis
play of horses of all classes was magnifi-
cent. NObler animals than the array
that entered the lists as roadsters do not
flourish in this country. The test of
speed, action, &C., was animated and
exciting, and the efforts of the compe-
ting horses were greeted with shouts by
the delighted spectators. The fastest
time made was 10y G. w. Connor's horse
Wild Hornet of Muscatine. He got
to the end of his mile as follows:
FIRST neat.
y cond .....2.5
Wild Hornet won the first premium
by fair, honest trotting, and exhibited
his good training by making the circuit
without breaking" we believe, save
in one tance.-BarlingtOn Huwkeyc.
We learn that Mr.. Common was offered
IS, 900 for Wild Hornet, A." but declined
selling. The 500 premium awarded
Oh the last day of the Fair for the fastest
trotting stallion, was also won by this
horse
Stockdale & Grady, of Muscatine,
got the premium on horse-shoeing, and
J. Hart received the premium for best
photographs and ambrotypes.