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North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1867-08-28

The NoNPAREiL.--The announcement
that the little raft, Nonpareii, has arrived
safely at Southampton, will he and has
been received with many ordinations of
surprise and wonder. IL will be- sAid
that soon the ocean will be crossed in
skiffs. and wash tubs, or ina bowl like
that in which the renowned three wise
men Of Gotham tempted the dangers Of the
deep. But there is another and more SEN.
sible light in which to regard the achieves
ment, and which robs it Of all3, its wonder.
The Nonpareil was built for life boat
II was intended that whatever else she
might do, she could not sink. Given, then,
that she was provisioned for a long cruise,
the wondcf would be that any serious dis.
aster should happen to her or her little
crew. Had she sunk it would have shown
that tho principle ON which she is built is
worthless for the purpose intended. That
she crossed the ocean safely, is simply
proof OF her value as life preserver, and
the best possible advertisement for her in
vent0r and
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1867-08-28

Cheap Pleasure. ....
Many great man has owed his great
ness to kind word in his early years. II
is SO easy and cheap to please children by
pleasant word or trivial gift, that We
wonder more do not practise it. Douglas
Jerrold, in one Of his papers, thus elo.
guently testifes to the value Of these little
things
The writer of this recollects himself at
this moment barefooted lad, standing at
the wooden fence of poor little garden in
his native village, while with longing eyes
Ire gazed on the flowers which were bloom
ing there quietly in the brightness of a
Sunday morning. The possessor came
forth from his little cottage; he was wood
cutter by occupation, and spent the whole
week at work in the woods. He had come
into his garden to gather. flowers to stick
into his coat when he went TO church. lie
saw the boy, and breaking off the most
beautiful of his carnations-it was streak
ed with white and red--he gave it to him.
Neither the giver nor the receiver spoke a
word, and with bounding steps the boy
ran home. And now here, at vast dis
tance from that home, after 50 many events
Of so many years, the feeling of gratitude
which agitated the breast of that boy ex-
presses itself on paper. The carnation has
long since withered, but now it blooms
afresh.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1867-08-28
WHOLE No. 567.
A Printing Office.

| A PrtntinS Once. # 8F.,.
| The composing room of printing Office
is about as productive of various questions
and elicits rs much curiosity from visitors,
as any place of business we know Of
First thing visitor does is to step up to a
case where fingers are ut work, and watch
every motion, with perfect steadfastncss
looks into the compositor's face to see
where his eyes are the process looks
mysterious, and questions follow about like
this
"How do you know where to find the
letters? Are they arranged in order p
How do you know swhen they are right
side up? What is the reason that there ia
more type in some boxes than the others ?
I should think you woald make mistakes ;
you ought to have the boxes marked.--
Don't you set the wrong letters some
times ,.,.. 4 >.
Looking around, he spies in corner a
lot Of something that calls forth, "what
are these ~ lrater
Compositor-"Quads." .a a.f
Nisitor-"What's quads p ...;......
Compassion explains Next finds the
forms from which another one is distribut-
ing. A
Visitor-"Te 'em down, hey p a
Compositor-",Yes."
"Can you do that faster than you can
set it? What makes you wet the type p
looking at the form) why, it's all upside
down. Is that the way it always is p
You can't read it, can you p .
Next he goes round the press and finds
the roller, puts his fingers on it, and gets
them dyed shade or two blacker than
their original color. .-..
"What's this roller made of-India rub
Der ?''
Pressman-"No, of glue and molasses." ]"
Visitor-"Of nolasses / should think
it would melt T. bra
Pressman-" Twill when it gets warm
enough"
His eyes next fall upon the paper wet
down ready for press.
Visitor Why, this paper is all wet
do you have to do that p
Pressman-"Yes.
Visitor-''What for p .
Pressman explains, and wishes he would
Visitor looks around and finds form
of advertisements laid aside. He runs his
fingers over the columns, and knocks a
square of it into confusion. Compositor
looks cross, and says "you've knocked that
into pi.' ..s. ..,, .. ........ ..
Visitor whistles and goes out when com
positor isn't looking!
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1867-08-28

Rev. Henry Ward Beecher says of the
g items column" in the newspapers, that
it is worth more than oil the small fry of
correspondents, with an editor thrown in
to boot + Like caravan, it stretches along
its columns with packages and parcels,
spices and gems, bits Of fragrance or cum
ningly wrought metals, gathered from the
Orient and from the whole world besides.
The items Of the paper, like the stufing Of
a Thanksgiving turkey, represents every
thing in the housc-crusts Of bread, crack
ers and allspice." = ~ ~ tsat pH
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1867-08-28

What is the use in talking about the de-
crease Of tho colored population in the
south in the face of the following fact
voached for by the Jasper Texas) News
Boy: '.The wife Of our worthy colored fell
low citizen, Bill Hadnot, presented him
with four Children a few days ago, one
weighing eight pounds, one twelve, one
thirteen, one fifteen--forty-eight poun! Is
of babies ut ono birth. In the language
of Bill, we say BEAT dat, white man II
you can't, say no more bout negro inferi.
osity." a7-
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1867-08-28

L. III. TYsoN, merchant tailor of Lou
isville, committed suicide, Saturday morn
ing, by shooting himself in the head.
Pecuniary matters are said to have been
the cause.-Erchdnge.
Wen bet a York shilling against the
shell of Il decayed egg, that woman ana
the lack of brain caused it.-Jachson 90.
B0one.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1867-08-28
Buslness.liko.

Ou8lneBSsAIA0s
There is story extant about FIVE min
utes' courtship between thriving and bu-
sy merchant of a watering place in Eng
land and a lady for whom, in conjunction
with deceased relative, he was trustee.
The lady called at his counting house, and
said that her business was to consult him
on the propriety or otherwise Of her lac-
cepting an offer Of marriage which she had
received. Now for the first time occurred
to the Bristol merchant the idea Of this
holy estate in his own case. ~,
Marriage said he, listlessly turning
over some West India correspondence
"Well, suppose everybody ought to mar
ry, though such thing never occurred to
me before. Have you given the gentleman
an affirmative answer p ae =
"No." "" egg tha
8" Are your feelings particularly engaged
in the matter ?' ~
g lot particularly" s5'.h 81
"Well, then, MADAM said he, turning
round on his ofice-stool, ''if that be the
case, and if you could dispense with court
ship, for which have no time, and think
you could be comfortable with me, l am
your humble servant to command"
There were people who thought that the
lady had purpose in going there, but if
SO, she prudently disguised it. She said
she would consider the matter. The Bris-
tol merchant saw her out with the same
GOODNESS as if she was one of his cores
pondents, and when she was gone five min
utes, was once more immersed in his let
tiers and ledgers. A day or two after he
had communication from the lady, ac-
cepting his offer, very considerably ex-
cusing him from an elaborate courtship.
and leaving him to name the "most con-
venient day." @aaaa94 #H
They were married. t.'a
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1867-08-28

A man got tipsy, and INDUCED in a
nights sleep in a country grave yard
On opening his eyes in the morning, he
noticed the motto ON grave stone" He
is not dead, but sleepeth." ''Whon am
dcad,n he remarked with great delibera-
ton, I'm own up, and have no such state
ment as that above my carcass
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1867-08-28

How wondrous are the changes, Jim,
Since twenty years ago;
When gals wore wOolen dresses, Jim,
And boys wore pants of tow;
When shoes were made of calf-skin,
And socks of homespun wool,
And children did half days work '.'.
Before the hour Of school. ... .a
The girls took music lessons, Jim, .fiE t
Upon the spinning wheel, . .r
And practiced late and early, Jim, '...
On the spindle, swift and reel; .f..
The boys wo'd ride bare back to mill,
A dozen miles or SO. . ..Ef
And hurry off before I was day,
Some twenty years ago. .
The people rode to meeting, Jim, .".. -t
In sleds instead of sleighs, .fu,,r...r
And wagons rode as easy, Jim,
As buggies nowadays; #s.. .'...
And oxen answered well for teams
Though now they'd be too slow,
For people lived not half so fast,
Some twenty years ago.
0, we'll do remember, Jim,
That Wilson's patent stove, .....
That father bought and paid for Jim,
In cloth our girls had wove;
% And how the neighbors wondered,
When we got the thing to GO;
They said 'twould burst and kill us all,
Some twenty years ago.
Yes everything is different, Jim,
From what il used to was,
For men are always tampering, Jim,
With Gods great natural laws;
But what Or earth we're coming to-
Does anybody know,
For everything Las changed so much
Since twenty years ago.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1867-08-28

ALABAMA leioices in very strong Re
publican sentiment.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1867-08-28

THE cholera is raging fearfully anon;
the Kansas Indians. IT, 39 #.tf
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1867-08-28
CHARLES Ia. QPITX

Of1a Has moved his Shoe Shop down -
H4e Main Street, one door west OF the w esq
tern Hotel, where he may be found ut all times
ready to accommodate customers with well-made Doors
and SHOES any style quality He respectfully
solics share Of public patronage. Repairing neatly
done. .a... MCGREGOR, IOWA.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1867-08-28
EVANS HOUSE.

EVANS HOUSE.
LATE AMERICAN,
Opposite Ferry Landing, McGregor. Refurnished AM
fitted in good style for guests Patronage respect
fully solicited.
..t.Llt 80. - G. LII FLANDERS Pronriet0r. 41l
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1867-08-28
UNION HOUSE.

#nlf p. FURY, Proprietor.s.ta f
Having recently purchased this House, the Proprie
tor begs say that he has reurnshed it, added to it's
capacity Hotel and he respectfully asks share of
public patronage. The best attention given, good
fare and reasonable bills. Good Stabling. = aS5
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1867-08-28
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)ecorah, iowa. ~ 1te eral Stage once
FRED COMSTOCK, Proprietor. sec
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1867-08-28

TIE MASKED AMAZON. Paris has
been greatly excited. of late over the ap-
pearance Of masked lady who rides daily
in the Bois dc Bonlogne, with sword and
dagger dangling by her side. No one
knows her !; no one has seen her face; she
is only spoken Of as ''the masked Amazon.
She appears to be young and is an admi-
rable horse woman. a story is current
that She is the daughter Of Sclavic Prin-
cess who was. ruined by Partisan gentle
man, and died broken-hearted. The daugh.
ter is said to be searching for her mothers
betraycr, whom she expects to recognize
by his portrait, which the Princess always
wore. Within week or two second
masked Amazon made her appearance, but
instead of carrying pistols and dagger in
her girdle, she has hung an imMortelle,
With withercd rose twined in ii, to hel
saddle bow. French ingenuity has not
yet solved this second mystery.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1867-08-28

FLANDERS HOUSE,
Corner Main Fourth Sts.,...... Met REGOR, IOWA.
GEORGE BEAMER, PROPRIETOR.
Free Omnibus to and from all and steamboats,.
General Stage Office This house has telcgraphc
nection with the steamboat landing; baggage room
and comfortable lodging apartments the railway
ticket office, at the service of guests.
Idaho semi-weekly world. (Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho Territory) 1867-1868, 1867-05-25
Seuri aferklp Wurld.
THE MAIDEN no THE MOON.
By JOHN G. SAKE.

O Moonl did you see,
My lover and me
In the valley beneath the sycamore tree?
Whatever befel
o Moon-don't tell
Twas nothing amiss, you know very well!
o Moon You know,
A long time ago,
You left the sky and descended below,
OF a summers night
By your own sweet light,
To meet your Endymion on Latmos height
And there, o Moonl
You gave him boon,
You wouldn't I'm sure, have granted at noon
Twas nothing amiss,
Being only the bliss
OF giving-and taking-an innocent KISS.
Some churlish lout
Who was spying about,
Went off and blabbed-and so it got out ;
But for all the gold
The sea could hold,
o Moon III wouldn't have gone and told,
So Moon-don't tell
OF what Defel
NV lover and me in the leafy dell
He is honest and true,
And remember, too,
We only behaved like your lover and you
Idaho semi-weekly world. (Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho Territory) 1867-1868, 1867-05-25

THE NEVADA TAX DECIsIoN.-With re-
gard to the decision recently published repre-
senting that the Supreme Court of the United
States had decided that legal tenders were re-
ceivable for all State and Territorial taxes, we
find the following in late OregoniGn
The editor of the State Journal, now in
Washington, writes as follows to his paper: 1t
is said that the tax case, " State of Oregon Is.
Lane county" will not be reached in the Su-
preme Court, before fall am also informed
that the decision of the Nevada case, which
mentioned some time ago, is no evidence that
Lane county will gain the suit. The purport-
ed decision, published in the Washington pa
pers, was not the opinion of the Court, as they
represented it to be, but was taken from a
brief of one of the attorneys in the case, and
thereby misled some of the Oldest lawyers
Idaho semi-weekly world. (Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho Territory) 1867-1868, 1867-05-25
FROM WALLA WALLA.-The Walla Wall,


FROM WALLA WALLA.-The Walla Walla
Statesman of May 10th, says:
An old and esteemed farmer friend informs
us that he has never before known the cropsin
this valley to look so unpr0mising at this sea-
son of the year. Grain sown FIVE or six weeks
since, as yet shows no signs of life, and fears
ere felt that the coming harvest will prove a
failure.
John Altman, contractor for the mail be-
tween Walia Walla and Missoula, is preparing
TO put on a line Of stages between Walla Walla
and Lake Pen dOreille, and expects to be in
running order in about month
A large number of citizens of Walla Walla
county had signed o call for large meeting, to
defeat the election of any candidate for a
county Office who had ever belonged to or SYM
pathized with the Vigilance Committee. A
resolution to that effect was unanimously
adopted.
The County assessor of Walla Walla gives
the following statement in his official returns
for the present year, showing the property val
uation and agricultural condition of that county:
Number of horses, 1873; of mules, 1,726; of
cattle, 7,5ll; of hogs ,068 Acres of corn,
2,307; of wheat, 1923; of oats, 4,045; of bar
ley, 1,123; of timothy, 500. Number of fruit
trees, 1870 fatal acres of taxable land, 81 )
152. Amount of poll tax, ST. 100. Total assess
nent of proherty, 81 l,748,663.
Idaho semi-weekly world. (Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho Territory) 1867-1868, 1867-05-25

EIGHT Hours LABoR.-The San Francis
co Call, of May I'd, says:
The eight-hour day system for all branches
of the stOne-cutting business in this city went
into operation yesterday. Every employer in
San Francisco acceded to the new arrange
mcnt without the slightest hesitation.
Idaho semi-weekly world. (Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho Territory) 1867-1868, 1867-05-25

DURING the first week in May there were
landed at the Dalles, from below, bound
for Idaho, Montana and upper washington and
Oregon, 1000 cattle, 1000 sheep, 54O hogs,
and 1874 horses and mules.
Idaho semi-weekly world. (Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho Territory) 1867-1868, 1867-05-25

W.P. ABRAMS, Of Dalles City, has been Sc
Iected to go to the East and procure the ma
e.hinery for the projected Dalles WOODEN factory
Idaho semi-weekly world. (Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho Territory) 1867-1868, 1867-05-25

JR. RALsroN, sterling Democrat, was
lately chosen Mayor of Oregon City, over a
Radical opponent. Oregon City has not gone
Democratic before in six years.
Idaho semi-weekly world. (Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho Territory) 1867-1868, 1867-05-25

THE students in Santa Clara College. Cali
f0rnia, contributed $ll6.l5 toward relieving
the Southern States.
Idaho semi-weekly world. (Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho Territory) 1867-1868, 1867-05-25
SECRETARY SEWARD.

The Chicago Tribune, Radical, says of the
architect and once great leader of that party
The mental and bodily condition of Mr..
Seward is very far from being satisfactory to
his friends / have seen him several times OF
late, and can only speak of him as man en-
tirely broken down. Physically, he is shatter-
ed beyond hope of repair. He has never fully
recovered from the shock of Payne's attempt
on his life, and careful medical men-not his
advisers, but friends or acquaintances-say
that he never will do not allude to the
common talk of his personal or political enc
mics, when / add that many of his late vaga-
ries are attributed to mental arrangement con-
sequent upon bodily infrmities His step, his
eve, his talk, are those of one who has lett the
force, and clearness, and shrewdness OF man.
hood behind him. His is not the infirmity
merely of old age; with that is conjOined the
weakness and whimsicality of mind diseased
and disordered, in part by his course of life,
and IN part by the personal Affections of the
last two years.
He talks much of the ingratitude of the
world, particularly of politicians who owe their
start in life to his help. He speaks of old pc.
litical associates in New York not unfrequently
with great bitterness He expects that men
in that city, and in Albany and Rochester and
Buffalo, who were once only too ready to fall
at his feet, will meet him next time he goes to
Auburn with ayerted eyes and Indifferent com
monplaces. hear of a conversation he had
emily ten days ago with an acquaintance whom
he had not seen for some years, in which he
became quite excited about this matter. He
would show them, however, he said, that ht
could be as Indifferent as they were.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1867-10-22
sTAUNToN VA, TUESDAY, OCTOBER %, 1867.

more awful than that of John Rogers, at Smith
field. He was martyr for his religion, and his
last hour was therefore one of triumph But
Mrs. Moore was not murdered for her religion,
she was captive held by heathens who knew
not that she was a Christian at ALL None of
Rogers family had been slain, for his wife and
nine children were present at his execution /; but
Mrs. Moore heart had been crushed within a
few days past, when she saw the husband of
her bosom and four of her children reeking in
their blood. Rogers was cheered as the flames
gathered around him by the prayers and exhor-
tations of large multitude of friends; but here
in a dense wilderness, remote from the habita-
ton of civilized man Mrs. Moore stood amidst
the agonies of dissolving nature. with none to
sustain her except her own child, and woman
who must have been so overpowered with grief
as to be incapable of comforting her noble spirit.
She might have said, "Oh, all ye who pass by
this way, come and see if there be any sorrow
like unto my sorrow" But no such lamenta-
ton is heard-all is hope, peace and consola-
ton. There was one present at the funeral pile
who bore up her spirit as he did that of Rogers,
and soon united her with the glorious host above,
who feel no grief because they have no sin.
The surviving prisoners are still in bondage.
The next intelligence we hear is, that Mary is
sold to man named Stogwell, residing on the
Western end of Lake Erie, distant more than
five hundred miles from the late residence of
her father. How it was possible for child of
her age to endure the fatigue of such a jour
Iney | am at q loss to conjecture. So It is,
however, that her new master treated her cru
ely. Here she remained until October, 1889,
when she was restored to liberty by the efforts
Of her brother who had been captured two years
before herself, and sent, it would seem, by kind
Heaven in advance to the neighborhood of De-
troit, whence he travelled in pursuit of his sis
ter. The first interview of Esau and Jacob,
after their long separation and estrangement,
could not have been so thrilling as when the
two orphans fell upon each others bosom
They, together with Martha WINS, returned in
the autumn to Augusta county, where Mary
was, some years afterwards married to the
Rev. Samuel Brown, pastor Of Providence con-
gregation, twelve miles beyond Staunton, and
there her remains repose. She was the moth
er of five ministers of the Presbyterian church,
who now are leading their people in that path
of righteousness along which she travelled so
faithfully during her chequered life 1 forgot
to state remarkable fact On the day of the
murder at the house of her father, when her
own life was in the greatest peril, Mary caught
up her testament and preserved it during the
whole period of her captivity, and l presume
retained it during life,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1867-10-22
NUMBER XVII.
Rest.

Rest thee, Christian, rest,
On thy Saviour's breast.
Trust thee in His gracious love.
All His care and mercy prove.
What though thee the tempter threaten.
Lift the Cross, and he is beaten.
Rest thee on thy Saviour's breast.
Rest thee, Christian, rest.
Rest thee, Soldier, rest,
At thy Chiefs behest.
Rest thee on the battle field,
Sleeping meath thy red cross shield.
When the nights dun gloom is banished,
Fight, till all thy foes are vanquished.
Hear the welcome call so blest,
Rest thee, Soldier, rest.
Rest thee, Toiler, rest,
On thy Fathers breast.
Feel the throbbings of His heart:
From such love, 0, never part.
Bring thy load, though heavy laden,n
He will gladly bear thy burden.
Rest thee, on thy Fathers breast,
Rest thee, Toiler, rest.
Rest thee, Servant, rest,
On thy Masters breast. .ltl-
Faithfully thy work perform
I'LL thy Lord to thee return
Then, thou'lt hear Him say, "Well DONE"
Come up hither, take thy crown"
Then upon thy Masters breast, -5
Rest thee, Servant, rest.
Rest thee, Pilgrim, rest,
Tired with sin contest. .H.
Gid thee on thy sandal shoon,
Take thy staff, and journey on.
Seeking for "a better country"
Gross the stream that flows beyond thee,
Enter into perfect rest,
Rest thee Pilgrim, rest.
Rest thee, Sinner, rest,
In His love be blest
Earthly love, you will bewail,
When you Eeed it most, twill fail;
Try His promise, it fails never,
Nought from you His love can sever.
Take Him for your own, be blest,
Rest thee, Sinner, rest.