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The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-08-23

Curious.
"Brick," the sinner, writes some things that
would shock = mermaid: here are few Of his
snt.like.to.sees." 1t is proper to observe
that We have no such offensive sights in Nc.
Gregor as are here described: We copy from B.
merely to show the state of society in La
Crosse:
II dont like to see women that have good,
union loving husbands, running round, with q
grelt olor.feeling in their bosoms, perfectly
willing to sacrifice home, children and every.
Nor women that have hard working husbands,
CAD of to Sewing societies." "Freedmans
Aid" and the few dozen other places, where
they can indulge in their love of tending to
other peoples business, while their husbands,
after working al day, come home, and BY get.
ting their own and their children's supper. tend
to hers.
l don't like to see young girls with more
frills, starch and FUCKERS, than they have heart
and good sense, trying TO catch some fop that
has neither money or brains, 70 back bic NOUS.
tache and good clothes with.
don't like when it 10 70 hot that body can
hardly survive. 70 SEQ half dozen young ladies
mounted ON - many horses, riding them
through sand that 10 half way 10 the horres'
kuees, - fast 40 the poor beasts can travel
II looks ~ if the young ladies were out more
for the sake Of showing themselves on horse.
back than enjoyment.
don't like 70 see married women-instsad
Of being contsnt with their husbands after
other men. married Of single, young or old,
professional or loafers. and then 6nd lault With
other people for doing deeds they srs guilty ol
themselves.
And the would.bs ladies. that have little os
nothing 70 do. don't Ike - zee them prone
nading the streets with puppy in their arms,
and every few steps take the little things nose
in their hand and kiss its mouth. Don't know
how sweet . womans lips are after such
caresses but their husbands, no doubt, find
nectar there. Isee such women trotting round
dog in arms. ! often wonder, it they had q
little rosy lump of humanity. some eight or ten
months old, whether they would carry it ss they
do their dogs, or hire . woman 70 walk behind
them With the baby, while they 'toted" precious
little doggy. Such shiugs are al fancy-some
like them and others don't"
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-08-23

JENxISs is On his travels, and has been "do~
ing" Gen. Grant He pursued the General TO
Saratoga, followed him 70 Boston, and is just
now chasing him to Halifax. jenkins tells Us
when the General smokes; what length of ashes
he permits to accumulate on the end Of his
cigar; when and where he eats and what he
partakes Of; the locality of his room at the
hotel. and who are admitted to call upon him
privately; how he looks when he sits down ami
when he stands up; whose carriage he rides iE.
and the precise distance and termination of hts
drives; the number Of bows made by the Gen
eral, and to whom the bows are made; the con-
ditieA Of his hand and arm whenever he shakes
hands with people, and the precise time when
he 10 compelled to discontinue the hand shal.
ing. through fatigue; the car he rides in. the
seat he sits in. the room he sleeps in, DO
jenkins is doing all these and many other
equally interesting details in his Granting
campaign. Is not Jenkins OVERRIDING, to the
general public disgust. as we'll as TO the
great annoyance Of the subject Of his ssensoa.,
the pursuit and persecution Of Gen. Can't
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-08-23
why Don't Men Afarryf

Ihe census statistics show very clearly that
more than four-sevenths Of the marriages in
Massachusetts, are among the foreign popula.
ton. Why isit7 For the most simple reasons;
the foreign-born can afford to get married, and
the native cannot; and this must be 80 as long
as our extravagant modes Of life continue. In
social life there never was people tending to
deeper and more destructive social corruption
and that this is 80 is most evident from the
records in all the courts, and the columns of
oil the misrepresentation Americans Once
was the time when . wife was "helpmete;" !"
now, in thousand cases, you can change the
mete to cat, and make it more truthful.
We boast Of our system Of education; We
have female high schools, and female colleges,
female medical schools and female heavens -
Our girls are refined, learned and wise; they
can sing, dance, play the piano, paint, talk
French and Italian, and all the soft langus ges,
write poetry, and love like Venuses. They
are ready to be courted at ten years old, and
they can be taken from school and married at
fifteen, and divorced at twenty. They make
splendid shows on bridal tours, can coquctte
and firt at watering places, and shine like
angels at the winter parties. But heaven be
kind to the poor wretch who marrics in tie
fashionable circle! What are they at washing
floors? Oh, We forgot, nobody has bare floors
now-how vulgar they would be! What are
they - baking bread and boiling beef WHY,
how thoughtlcss we are, to be sure they will'
board or have servants.
What are they at mending old clothes? Eu.
here We are again, the fashions change 30 often
that Nobody has old clothes but the rag man
and the paper maker now.
What are they at washing baby's faces and
pinning up their trousers7 And here is our
intolerahle stupidity once more having children
is left to the Irish! What lady thinks of hav.
ing children about her now? Or, if she is 80
unfortunate, don't she put them to wet nurses
to begin with, and boarding school after.
wards!
We repeat, we have come to that point
where young men hesitate and grow old before
they can marry and afterwards keep clear
from bankruptcy and crime. What are the
There are more persons lead.
ing single life. Are there more leading
virtuous life?
1t is time for mothers to know that the cx-
travagance they encourage 10 destructive to
their children; that all the foolish expenditures
they are making to rush their daughters into
instead of answering that end, tend
to destroy the institution ltogethsr.-Preache
and Era.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-08-23

U. S. OF S. A.-The South American States
named Salvador, Bolivia, Columbia. Chill.
Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela have entered
into Union for Common Defence. This will
have tendency to quiet those revolutionary
countries. We copy the first article As the Sist
Of the whole matter:
"The high contracting parties unite and bind
themselves to each other for the objects above
expressed. and guarantee to each other mutu
ally their independence, their sovereignty and
the integrity Of their respective territories,
binding themselves in the terms Of the present
treaty. to defend each other against any az.
gression which may have for its object the de.
priving any one Of them of any OF the rights
herein expressed, whether the aggression shall
come from . foreign power, whether from any
Of those leagued by this compact or from foreign
forces which do not obey . recognized govern.
ment."
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-08-23

We know Of nothing better calculated 10
make taxation irksoms than exemptng from il
particular class, and that class generally made
up OF the wsalthiest among %. For instance.
Mr.. Shoddy. . resident OF the aristocratic.
quarter, enjoys IN income Of 81. 900. derived
from interest on United States securities. He
pays no taxes. Others pay for the police 70
protect his property. keep the streets in front
= word. give him ali the protection II govern.
ment, but toward the expense he pays nothing
That this state Of all affairs is desirable, even
to the government creditor, is very doubtful
Local government would bs impossible under
such system. A municipal government, the
expenses of which would have to be borne
mainly by the poor, would be hardly worth re-.
saining:-N'I T. 1a.greph; (Rsp,y |.f
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-08-23

Wendell Phillips ID in deep distress He has
written letter % the AsG-Slsusyy Standard
in which hs expresses his solemn belief that
"Before next December the southern states
will have made their new constitutions and
elected new governors and full congressional
delegations. Then what is to prevent these
states from presenting themselves, fully accred-
tied, on the door Of the new congress. and par.
ticipating in it. organizations! They will claim
as President johnson does. that their states
have never been out Of the Union; that the
Government declares (as it willy the rebellion
suppressed and military occupation withdrawn.
and that they now resume their relations with
the Federal Government. which have been
only temporarily suspended. In this claim
they will be backed By tho whole power of the
administrator
We think IL quite likely all these direful
things may happsn-what then7 Why. says
Phillips. the southern states may then get back
into the Union without having been 6rst com.
pellsd to grant suffrage TO the negroes, or even
70 rstify tie Constitutional smsndment:
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-08-23

WHoLEskLE BloaxY.-.The Cedar Falls
Gazette contains long account OF the arrest
Of F. N. Case, in that town, for bigamy, he
having no less than ten wives. Last fall he
made his appearance in that town as agent Of
an insurance company in Madison, Wis On
the 2Oth of April he was married in Delhi to
young lady whose affections he had won in
Cedar Falls. The marriage was effected in .
clandestine manner, the young lady leaving her
home in Cedar Falls to wed him against her
parents wishes He has FIVE different wives
living in Vermont, and number ia Wisconsin
and Iowa. A previous acquaintance of his
visiting Cedar Falls. informed the last victims
parents that Case had q wife living in Wiscon.
sin. when he was Immediately arrested. The
examination came of last week. Case being
convicted aud put in irons. Last Friday morn
ing the officers having him in charge had ocoa.
sion 70 leave the room for few minutes. when
Case hung himself with hie drawers. He was
cut dovn-but life was extinct. He was 20
years Of age. and has met his just deserts at
his own hands. He was the hardest C,ess on
women We ever heard of-Oabuqus Heyald.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-08-23

From the New York Citissn.
MY sthrong wakeness for Widdies.

"
Arrah, none O. your boordik seAssa nisses,
Your swate timid craythurs for me,
Who rave about Cupid and blisses,
Tea knew not what syther may b.;
don't feel st al sintimintal,
for romance care niver rap,
But give mo . jolly an gintle
Young wildly In weeds an cap.
70 her I would offer my juty,
For In thruth all belief il exceeds,
10 sec how the blossom Of beauty
10 heightened BY poepin' from wsodsi
She ID armed cap-apte for the struggle,
To her cap captive belong.
And the charm of her silly little ogle
10 q challenge to courtship an songi
The thremors O. grlhood are over,
( Loves blossom has ripened to fruit,
And her frsht love, asleep under cover,
IL tho sile where my passion sthrikss root;
1t 10 pleasant to know the departed
Was "tinderly cared to the last"
An that she will not die broken-heastsd
II I should pop OF just - fasti
Her timper is niver 10 rcstive
Her juty she knows an shape
6nsver 20 sweetly suegsstivs
AZ when 1t peeps out undher Grape;
The girl wears wan ring when she marries,
In proof Of all other discards.
But the widdy-wife, wiser, she carries
A pair Of these marital guardsi
An 30, none O. your boordin' school misses,
Your swate, timid craythu1 for me.
Who rave about Cupid an blisses.
Yet know not what ayther may b.;
I don't feel at all sintimintal,
Nor care for Byron . rap
Young wildly in weeds an = CAPT
Mnrs oRullr.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-08-23
LYING ABED IN THE MORNING.

Ilovs to rove in the shady grove.
Where gentle sephyrs are floating:
] love 70 sit at the festival board,
Where fowls and ven'son are smoking.
love to case at the golden blaze,
Whore Sol the west 10 adorning-
But this love far better than all
DO. lie abed in the morning.
That poets should sing Of the joys Of spsiAg.
10 not in the least surprising;
But can't conesivs Why . man should weave,
A sonnet to early rising.
Though Franklin of old, was q sage, I'm told.
can't 60 With him in scorning
The blissful scenes in the land Of dseARs-
When lying abed in the morning.
Ilove to lie, when the sunbeams shy,
Come peepiDg through the curtains,
When phantoms bright regale the sight,
With visions Of coffee and muf1ns.
When the birds loud trill from the distant hill,
The chorus Of nature 10 joining
II there's aught below can Danish Voc.
IT'S lying abed in the morning.
Let those who choose retire to snooze,
When the ducks and chickens arc going,
And rub their eyes when forced to rise,
At chanticleer's dismal Growing:
They loose the sight Of the gorgeous night.
And spend their days in yawning-
Till midnight damp, I'll burn the lamp,
And lilo sbed In the morning.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-08-23
In = Madison. Wis, paper. We tnd the fol.

In Madison. Wis, paper, we 6nd the fol.
lowing notice
MARaIED.-On Thursday evening. July -,
1865. in the house Of Mr.. B. Ingraham, in the
town OF Deerfeld, by C.. j. Mott. ESQ.,, Mr..
SrILLhAS GooDENoucH, of the town Of Con.
cord, Jefferson Co., Wis, to Mrs. ELv,RA
DooAlrrLE, Of the town Of Deerfeld, Dane
Co., Wis.
Start the names of together and what can
you e.pecs7 Good Enough on one side and
Do Little on the other. is an awful MATCH
Why does not she "Do" more? Or Is it . fact
that Stiu.man must do it all! Is that a good
way to live1 Fortunately the groom comes
from Concord, and as this indicates peace on
his part, We conclude ELvIRA "Doolittle" is
now "Goodenou9h" for the still man she has
captured. Success to the Mott that tied them
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-08-23

The following sentence appeared in the
New York Independent, Henry Ward
Beechers paper. Speaking Of the negro
race, the Reverend writer says:
This race has the seeds Of great and
rich and generous culture. 1t shall be-
mixed with ours, is being mixed; and in
future we shall see a fruit of art, Of litera~
ture, of social life, the product Of the great
engrafting, such as has not been seen in
this world" - =
Read that to your wives, sisters and
daughters.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-08-23

Thus it will be seen that the early progress
Of the great metropolis was very slow. In
one hundred years the population had increased
from one thousand to but fraction over ten
thousand. Other places-Philadelph being
at the head-thrcatened to become the great
commercial centres Of the new world, and it
was not till long after independence had been
secured that New York became the acknowl.
edged mistress OF American cities.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-08-23

A pretended refugee from Mississippi opened
. brokers' Office in Springfield, Ohio, married
. rich manS daughter. swindlsd the banks out
Of $l0. .0OO deserted his wife, was caught in
St. Paul in company with wife be married
in New York. disgorgcd $500 70 one Of his
creditors. and put OF to parts unknown. with Z
fast team.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-08-23

Said very high functionary 10 his seape.
grace son: "Look at me |! Here am l. at the
top Of the tree, and what is my reward I Why,
when die, my sou 10 tho greatest rascal in
England - To this made answer young
Hopewell: "Yes. dad. ,ahem you die, bu, not
till then, you see -
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-08-23

Zone meets with curious people," said
. wag the other day to friend "In what
way?" inquired the latter. "This morn.
ing ! heard q man say that he would give
anything to have but one eye." Stuff"
replied the other, you'll not make me be-
lieve that any one is so foolish as to wish
TO have but one eye" "Oh. forgot to add
the poor fellow is entirely blind"
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-08-23

>Ata recent catcchising held in Paris.
tho rector asked little girl. "How many
| sacraments are there:'' There are none
now" "What t-nons ?' mo, none; for
cousin Francois died Saturday and ma TOLD
me they gave him tho last"
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-08-23

A correspondent writing from Saratoga, says:
"Fellow men, when you pay your devoirs to
one Of the gushing n'aidens who are 50 plsn.
titul in the saloons OF this vast mansion, take
the precaution to see the maternal relative -
The trim. delightful daughter will grow up
like hst."
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-08-23

Two young men we're sitting on a doorstep
in Springfield, Mass, the other day, when =
young woman with an infant in her arms came
up. aud laying the infant in the lap Of one Of
them, bsds him 70 tako good care Of it. for it
belonged 70 him. She then skedaddled.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-08-23

A cergyn,anl one Sunday was conplinen.ed
by one Of bis friends on the discourse he had
been delivering. 'South himself, '.talluding %
the eminent divine of that namc,, exclaimed
the auditor, "n"ver preached better"
.'You are right" replied the honest preacher,
cit was the best he ever did rreach"
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-08-23
Population OF New York.

The following table shows the population of
the city at different periods, dating rs far back
as 1856, when census was first taken by order
Of the city fathers. At that time New York
was the smallest kind Of one horse village.
and the figures Of over two centuries ago must
look strange when compared with the royal
tshlo~ IF d.y. -
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-08-23

Ifyou love others, they will love yol. If
you speak kindly to them. they will speak
kindly Of you. Love is repaid with love, and
hatred with hatred Would Won hear y
sweet and pleasan. echo, speak swertIv arS
pleasantly yourself, Love is bu: rclecaon
Oj itself.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-08-23

Tie OIL City Ne1s gives the number Of oil
conranies at .s57; with . total capital Of
$685. .5G<. 900.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-08-23

The only person WHO proves = negative.
Tho Photographer.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-08-23

1OnDEsIRABLE Residence Lots are offered for
Wysals in McGregor, within 80 to 120 rods Of the
Flanders Mouse Titles perfect terms Also
Apply 70 NM. GREEN, or
ORLANDO McC1AEEY,
Gsr1 Agents 6!ssd ccnyany.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-08-23

AKAKEs regular trips between the Depot at North
V McGregor and the doors of each business house In
the city; is safe Speedy and Prompt Line through
which to ship to and from railroads residences stores
shops, &C.. &c.
East Saginaw courier., 1865-09-06
Prosperity.

Business is exceedingly brisk in the
Saginaw Valley and around the head
waters of the Bay, our exchanges be-
ing full of tho records of improve
ments going on upon all sides. The
great arms Of industry are stretching
widely abroad, and her busy fingers
were mover moro busily employed. l.
The comparative new country in that
section of the State is extending its
enterprise far into tho interior. A
plank road to Midland City, but just
now sitting down in the wide wilder
ness, is being pushed forward to be-
come thing of fact and usefulness.
An enterprise is also started for the
construction Of wagon road to Mack
inaw, the latest news being that an
agent is appointed to 60 east and or
ganize company for building the
road.
Ought not detroit capitalists to show
their hands, or at least tho color of
their money i'll this direction.
After writing the above we noticed
the following in the Pootiao Jdcisonion
Aye, verify, we do believe Detroit
must look to her laurels: "There is
no place in the State where one can
get as correct, or rs favorable an idea
of its resources as at Saginaw. The
buanty of lumber, slaves, and salt
manufactured there, must be seen to
no reoliza1. ,ncra fi,ruroe conyoxv b,,t
n poor idea. They answer well to
post the dealer, hut they give no con-
ception of lumber piles and seas of
salt barrels as they actuolly exist
Behind all these evidences of prosper
ity, is a population, active, vigorous,
public spirited, and in our opinion, he
who lives TO see twenty years pass
over, will see q city in the Saginaw
Valley, in size, and far ahead in enter
prise, of the city of Detroit as il stands
to dny.-DrfroH Free Press.
East Saginaw courier., 1865-09-06

THE EFFECT OF PAPER CURRENCY
The Financial Chronicle, an able pa
per, devoted TO financial and CONNER
cial objects, in speaking of the Ketch-
um defalcation, says:
We have in this sad and infamous
affair another illustration of the injury
done to the public morals Ivy the abuse
of paper money. Tho excess issue OF
an irredeemable currency so disturbs
values as to impart to numerous
branches of business, some of the at
tributes of gambling. Rapid upward
and downward movements in prices
cause large fortunes to be made or
lost by bold men in a day. Hence
the minds of the enterprising and
gifted, 'as well as of the able and vic
ious, are infamed with an insane de-
sire to grow suddenly rich. The ma
MIA for speculation spreads like foul
corrroding ulcer over the face Of soci-
East Saginaw courier., 1865-09-06

a REPUBLICAN OPINIoN.-The n. Y.
Commercial Adrertiser, staunch and
able republican journal, indulges in
the following remarks upon the SUBJ
ject of taxingthe United States Bonds:
Now, all the fatal consequences Of
bringing our national finances into
the arena of party politics can be pre-
vented, if the Republican party will
deprive their political opponents of
the dangerous weapons they have
placed in their hands, by repeating the
clause eremptiag U. S. Bonds from local
taraat'On, and by the adoption of
proper system of taxation in the place
of the present expensive, complicated
unjust and oppressive system. Are
the Republicans sufficiently intelligent
to perceive the danger, and to prevent
it by proper measures?
East Saginaw courier., 1865-09-06

q leading republican paper, the Spring
feld Republican, which indulgcs in the
following comments upon the situa-
ton,
We may as we'll understand that in
the new era opening upon us, petty
tricks of partizanship will be of small
account. The people have been edu-
Gated into an appreciation of the great
principles of government. They look
now for broad and catholic states
manship in dealing with the great
problems to be solved, and will give
no countenance to little tricks and
subterfuges. The continued success
and predominance Of the republican
party are to be secured by no shallow
political tricks, but by Its ability to
command the situation. 1t has now
the opportunity to become a national
party. Unless it is wise enough and
strong enough to do this it cannot
continue to rule the country. Now
is the hour of trial. If it falls into
the hands of narrow and mean men
it goes at once forever.
East Saginaw courier., 1865-09-06

FREMEN's TOURNAMENT. Pioneer
EagmO Co. No. ], Of this city have
made arrangements whereby an ex-
cursion to the Tournament at Port
Huron maybe enjoyed at half fare
by all who are disposed to enlist with
them for that occasion, and have Sc
cured ample accommodation at Port
Huron for the Saginaw delegation, at
q reasonable figure. We hope to see
the ranks of the company filled to
their utmost limit by fremen from
East Saginaw and her sister cities in
the Valley, and can assure all who are
disposed to volunteer for the trip
that they are certain Of a cordial re-
ception and handsome treatment at
the hands Of the Port Huron Fire De-
partment.