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North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1867-12-18
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North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1867-12-18

GROWING RIcH.-In canvassing the town
recently in search of new buildings, wo
were astonished to find so many occupied
and owned by young men who earn their
living by their daily labor. We can now
call to our mind some twenty or thirty
young married men that three or four
years ago had not cent to their names,
who now have comfortable homes Of their
own-good houses and spacious lots
These homes they have acquired by saw
ings from their wages as laLorers and me-
chanics. What better proof than this is
required to demonstrate the fact that this
great west of ours is the poor mans para
disc. How many just as good carpenters,
blacksmiths, and laborers are toiling now
in the east and barely keeping body and
soul together /? Come out west, ye poor
fellows, and earn homes Of your own in
which to shelter your families. Here WA
ges are better and living is cheaper. There
is not a man now delying in the sterile
soil of New England who cannot with
few years of work and economy gather
enough in this land of prairies to give him
an excellent start in life.-4Nuscatine Dali
ly Courier.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1867-12-18

Letter Of Gen. Thomas Ewing.
We find in the Leavenworth (Ksnsas)
Commercial, letter Of Gen. Thomas Ew-
ing, jr., upon the political situation, which
we transfer to our columns. II is address
ed to Col. o. A. Bassett, of Lawrence,
Kan, and is as follows
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10. 1867.
"DEAR COLONEL II have your letter Of
the 10th inst, advising me Of the forma-
ton of Grant clubs by many Of our COM
r;,des in Kansas, and asking my opinion Of
the movement.
.. earnestly wish 10 be in accord with
the great part of my Kansas and army
friends, and still hope to unite with them
in supporting Gen. Grant for PRESIDENT
But want first to know whether he ap-
proves the reconstruction measures for if
he does, cannot support him. / regard
them as mischievous-begot of revenge,
misdirected philanthropy, and lust of pow
er. would as soon expect house to
stand on the crater of living volcano as
a state, where whites and blacks being
nearly equal in numbers, the whites are
prescribed, and the blacks made rulers
Such government cannot long have the
heartfelt sympathy of any large body Of
white men anywhere. Blood is thicker
than water, and northern whites will SYM
pathze with southern whites in their
struggle to shake off the incubus of negro
rule. If there were no prejudice of race
to affect their action, the northern people
would still refuse to reproduce in the
states Of the Union, IIayti or Eomingo, or
any other government and civilization the
negro race has established since the flood.
To punish the soathern whites for their
treason, the northern people might possi-
bly, for time l,e willing to aflict them
with such governm. nts but selc-interest
forbids it. 1t were like the tabled war of
the belly and the members. The north
already groans under the punishment now
being inflicted on the south, and must, be-
sides, pay for the whip. The negro gov
ernments, when formed, must be propped
up by northern bayonets, and the north
must pay for the bayoncts and, however
costly, they can never safely be withdrawn.
When reconstructed, each one of those
states will be like magizine-all secure
when carefully guarded outside, but when
left ungarded chance spark will blow it,
and all about it, to the devil
Entertaining these views, would not
support any candidate for the presidency
who ndorses the reconstruction measures,
even if they were lawful, still less as l
consider them wholly unconstitutional,
and full of danger as precedents.
Il write you thus explicitly, because
value your good opinion, and want you to
know how think, and feel, and mean to
act on the stupendous questions which lie
around and before US.
''Yours, faithfully,
"THoMAs EWING, JR."
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1867-12-18

A writer in the Winona Republican,
and some of the eastern radical papers, find
fault with the President because his mes
sage begins without the customary refer
ence to God. No such reference is found
in the speech of the Queen Of England to
the Lords and Commons, and the custom
ary phrases in use here by Governors and
other officials, partake more of the spirit
of cant than of unaffected regard for the
Supreme Being. When such licentious,
profane and drunken wretches as Thad.
Stevens, Ben. Wade, old Brownlow and
Jack Chandler, commit all their horrid
crimes against liberty and justice, Gin the
name of God," and majorities of certain
religious denominations say "amen' to
their acts. it becomes those who truly rev.
erence God, to exercise unusual care that
they do not "take His holy name in vain.'
The above is the language Of the st.
Paul Daily Pioneer, one of the prettiest,
largest, ablest and earliest exchanges we
receive. We endorse every line Of it and
express the hope that hereafter the sacred
name of the DEITY may be left out Of
state documents which refer more to party
than to Religion. If the Supreme Being
has any affinity for or with such cultivators
of hate and promoters Of robbery as now
run the Congress we don't want to respect
him.
Smyrna times., 1867-02-27
NJ l S CELLANEOUS.
Magazines,

Hdrper's Magazine for March is on our n
bic. 1t is as usual filled with a fund Of we'll
written stories; a number of articles on bistori
cal topics the monthly record of current events
and other matter which is of the most interest
ing and valuable character. The articles which
appear IN this monthly are carefully written.
We take pleasure in commencing it to the
public, as well worthy Of their generous sup
port. Harper 4 Bros, New York. 81.
GodYs Laly's BooL for March has reached
us. Watching Baby is a splendid steel en-.
craving; the fashion plate contains six beanti.
tul figures which give the various styles ofdress
to be worn BY the ladies the first spring month
1t Is the most important and elegant number
that has been issued for some time. in this mar.
tIcular 1t is the leading gazette of fashion in
this section of the Union and is universally adj.
mlred by the ladies' l.. A. Cooley, PhiIa
Among the very best journals that we re-
SG,elve Gelve IS EreIy Saturday. 1t is published bv
llcknor Fields, Boston, at 81 50 a year. and
Is hled with choice reading matter selected
from foreign current literature.
One of the most beautiful, interesting and
Instructive juvenile publications that we have
any knowledge of, is UcmorestS X0uaq 4D,cri-
ca. 1t is issued monthly at one dollar and fif.
ty cents per annum, or fifteen cents per single
number, by w. Jennings Demorest, AS Broad
way, Newt ork. Every family in which there
Is a chlldthat can read should have this pretty
little monthly.
Smyrna times., 1867-02-27
P EFT r Y
Gathering Snowdrops.

Now past away is wintry night,
Comes back again the sunshine bright.
Ihe golden flow of ruddy light
And birds are on the wing:
The breaking buds are growing red.
ana purple turns the violet bed,
The yellow primrose shows its head
In bright and early spring.
Neen is the air, the ponds still freeze,
1hetangled branches on the trees
OLE bare to shudder meath the breeze,
Though merry mortals sing;
" mist foremost in the floral race
ne modest snowdrop shows its face,
AND purely, sweetly takes its place
As first-born child of spring.
ihsh orIght-eyed maidens, young and fair,
ne snowy blossoms Gull with care.
10 twine them in their ietty hair,
whilst merry voices ring;
FOR what think they of care or grief.
Of winters chill or autumn's leaf.
nat lie is sometimes sad and Brief
With them It's ever spring.
Though SEASONS quickly come and 20,
"F'at Joys are theirs, few cares they know;
And heed mott were better So
What summer days may bring.
Laugh on, fair girls! and often stay
10 pluck sweet blossoms on your way,
And gather snowdrops while you may
For It's not always spring!
Smyrna times., 1867-02-27

A TRAGEDY IN OPEN Court. The Phila.
delphla North 44me4can of Thursday SAYS :
A man named George Ellar was arrested or
the 10th Of last April, charged with the com
mission OF gross outrage on the person of q
Mtftl little girl named Louisa LeiS, the daughter Of
Thomas I,i Leis, living at No. $50 Orchard St
EIlar lived at No. $40 in the same throuch.
tare, lie IS about As years of age. It is al
!eged that the crime was committed in Tn;s'
mouse, on an evening when his family were nm
stairs. Ellar was brought before mag;strsto
ana held to answer. On Wednesday last The
case came up before Judge Ludlow, and the
prisoner was brought to court in the nriSon
van, and when about to enter the room '; IN
c:uarge OF the officers, man named Leis who
Is SAID to be the father of the injured GIRL and
%ho " was IN the court room at the time, arose
from his seat; the CLEAN of revolver was seen
as the polished barrel was leveled upon the
prisoner a quick report followed, and with n
single agonlzing oh! !" Ellar fell into the arms
OF policeman kreutzar, who was upon his Ipft
n scene OF confusion followed. Judge Iud-
low secured the renewal of good order and
then listened to the testimony Of several off.
&c, GERS and others who had witnessed the affair
he Judge said to the prisoner
MS Is not the proper occasion for com
ihehtS upon the occurrence Of this morning
put must say, upon whatever the proyoca.
tlon, 1t was one OF the most audacious. hold
laced deeds on record. | order that you he
Kept In custody to await trial at the next term
81 the court for the murder of George Ellar"
Smyrna times., 1867-02-27

DEAN SwIFT'S REsOLUTIoNs.-T follow
ing resolutions were drawn up by Dean Swift
to be observed when come to be old :"
Not to marry young woman.
Not to keep young company unless they de-
sire it.
Not to be peevish, morose or suspicious
Not to tell the same story over and over to
the same person.
Not to be covetous-the hardest of all to be
kept.
Not to be over severe with your people, but
to make allowance for their youthful tollies and
weakness
Not to be influenced by or to give ear to the
knavish tattlng of servants.
Not to be 100 tree Of advice, nor trouble any
but those who desire it.
Not to talk much, nor Of myself-very hard
again.
To desire some good friend to inform me
which of these resolutions break or neglect.
and to reform accordingly.
Smyrna times., 1867-02-27

SUPERSTITION. The London Times announ-
ceS that recently at Southampton, England, a
boy, working on board a collier was charged
with theft the only evidence against him be,
ing such as was afforded by the ancient ordeal
OF Bible and key. The mate and some others
swung Bible attached to key with a piece
OF yarn, the key being placed on the first chap
ter OF, Ruth. While the Bible was turning
several suspected names were repeated, and on
the mention of the prisoner name the book
fell to the floor. The court discharged the
prisoner.
Smyrna times., 1867-02-27

SMALL ELEPHANTS s.-Recently small ele-
phant was imported into this country for the
use OF a ,menageric. 1t is announced from
England that one of the smallest elephants
ever imported into that country arrived at I.iv-
erpool on january 9th, from Rangoon. This
elephant was but three feet high and very do
cIe' and on Its way up into the town from the
SNIP ,i It is stated that the young, but evidently
intelligent creature, walked into public house,
and inserting its trunk into lug of beer on
the bar, sucked up the contents much to the
surprise OF the people present.
Smyrna times., 1867-02-27
WHOLE NO. CAT.
Exchanging Likenesses.
In form and feature, face and limb

In form and feature, face and limb,
~, grew so like my brother
mat folks got taking me for him.
And each for one another
1t puzzled all our kith and kin.
,, 1t reached fearful pitch;
for one OF US was born twin.
ana not one soul knew which!
One day Ito make the matter worse,l
before our names were fixed,
AS we were being washed by nurse.
we got completely mixed;
AND thus, you see, by fate decree.
Or rather nurses whim.l
My brother John got christened me-
And got christened him.
This fatal likeness even dorped
Wy footsteps when at school,
And | was always getting hogped,
For John turned out fool.
L put this question fruitlessly
10 every one knew,
What would you do if you were me
10 prove that you were you?"
Our close resemblance turned the tide
- Of my domestic life,
For somehow my intended bride
became my brothers. wife.
In TACT, year after year, the same
Absurd mistake went on,
And when | died the neighbors came
And buried brother John.
Smyrna times., 1867-02-27

CURIOUS FACTS ABOUT WATER. The ex
| tent to which water mingles with bodies, anna.
rently the most solid, is very wonderful, Tho
gltterlng opal, which beauty wears as an orna-
! ment, IS only flint and water. Of every !. 2OO
tons OF earth which landlord has in his es-
| tate, 400 are water. The snow-capped sum.
mlts Of SnOwden and Ben Nevis have MANY
million tons OF water in a solidifed form. In
every plaster OF Paris statue, which an Italian
carries through our streets for sale, there is
one pound of water to four pounds of chalk
The air We breathe contains five grains of wa
ter to each cubic foot Of It's bulk. The pota-
toes and turnipS which are boiled for our din
ner have, In their raw state, the one seventy
hve per cent. and the other ninety per cent. of
water. II man weighing ten stone were
squeezed IN hydraulic press, seven and half
stone OF water would run out, and only two and
a nan OF dry residue remain. \ man is, chem
lcally speaking, torty-hve pounds of carbon nj
tr0gea, dltused through five and half pals
ful OF water. In plants we find water thus
mingling no less wonderfully. a snna0wnr
evaporateS one and quarter pints of water a
day, and cabbage about the same quantity.--
\ wheat plant exhalcs, in l7j days. about
100000 grains Of water An acre of growing
wheat, on This calculation, draws and passeS
Out about ten tons OF water per day The SAP
OF plants Is the medium through which this
mass OF fluid is conveyed. 1t forms a delicate
pump up which the water particles run with
the rapldltJ OF swift stream. BY the action
Oh the sap various properties may be accumu-
lated to the growing plant. Timber in France
Is, tor instance, dyed by various colors being
mixed with water and sprinkled over the roots
of the tree. Dahlias are also colored bv
similar process.
Smyrna times., 1867-02-27

The Duke of Augustenburg has ceded to
Prussia his claims TO the Duchies of Scheswig
and Holstein, The Grand Duke of Oldenburg,
the other claimant, having made the same ces. s,
sion some time ago, Prussia now holds the
Duchiss by virtue Of treaty as well as of con.
quest. The claims OF the Elector of Hesso-
Cassel and of the Duke Of Nassau to their far
mor dominions had previously been bought off
in the same manner.
Smyrna times., 1867-02-27

GATHERING COCHINEAL-T cochineal is
an insect found chiefly in Mexico. Georgia
South Carolina, and the West Indies. 1t was
formerly in Mexico only that much attention
was given to its culture but it is now exten-
slvely reared in the southern portion of the
United States. Although indigenous to Ameri-
ca, 1t has been successfully introduced into Java
and other tropical countries Wild cochincal
Is collected six times in the year, but that
which is cultivated is collected only thrice du
ring the same period. There are about 70, 900
of these insects to pound. They are detach-
ed from the plants on which they feed bv
blunt knife, are put into bags, dipped in boil
ing water to kill them, and then dried in the
SUM- Cochineal is principally used in the dye
ing of crimson, scarlet, and other esteemed
cOlOrs. The water infusion is of violet Grim
son, the alcoholic of deep crimson, and the
alkaline Of deep purple or violet hue. 1t is
imported III bags, each containing about 200
pounds and has the appearance Of small, shriv-
eled berries of deep brown purple, or null
berry color, with white matter between the
wrinkles They suffer no change from the
length of time during which they are kept
For long time after cOchineal began to be i'm
ported in Europe it was supposed to be a sort
OF vegetable, grain, or seed. 1t is used extern
slvely IN the colOring of sugar candies 1t is
an expensive colOring matter, and lac and mad
der have superseded it to some extent
Smyrna times., 1867-02-27

self not only an eloquent legal debater but a
mar OF well trained judicial mind He could
qoS succeed in managing parliamentary fight,
| do not know, for he has not yet taken a lead,
ing part IN such a contest. Judge Shellabar-
ger appears to be a weary but sincere man.
dong things not because he has per SC interest
In them, but because it is duty.
Smyrna times., 1867-02-27

destroy certain exchanged State Bonds. Reac
and adopted
Mr.. Reed reported bill to incorporate the
Jordan Branch Ditch Company.
Mr.; Pllhng presented petition to incOrpo-
rate the Good Templars of Chrstiana Lodge,
No. :.
Mr. Cooper presented the claims of James
l.. Smith.
Mr. johnson, of Kent, reported a bill au,
thorlzlng the opening Of new public road in
Mispillion Hundred.
a Bill to incorporate Hebron LODGE, No
IA. OF the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
at Seatord was read.
| The House bill supplementary to the act
bridging Broad Greek, at Laurel, and the
| House bill to incorporate the Wilmington Steam
Brick Manufacturing Company, were read
third time and passed.
Mr.. Reed presented the petition of William
f. Culbreth, Trustee for the sale certain real
estate
Mr. EliasOn reported bill authorizing Ho
race Spruance to Straighten a public road in
Duck Creek Hundred
Mr. Bancroft, from the Committee on E1u
cation, reported back the Senate bill concern
ing the election OF School committees in this
State. Read and passed.
Mr.. Ellason introduced a bill for protecting
tAlC JIOpCIly VI HlITTltu women.
Mr.. Raymond moved that the bill changing
the name OF Clayton Station to Smyrna June.
ton, be read a third time Mr.. IIattomus hay
ing presented circumstances against the change
The bill was read and passed
The House bill to amend Chapter 42 of the
ReylSed Statutes was read third time and
passed.
The Senate bill concerning free negroes and
tree mulattOeS, was read
The Senate amendment to the Hope Build
ding and Loan Association, was read and adop-
ted. f
Mr.. Cooper introduced a bill to incorporate
the Meredith Branch Ditch Company Read
twice by special order and referred
The house bill laying out a new public road
IN Mlspllhon Hundred, was read third time
and passed
Friday, February %, '67.
SENATE. Mr.. Bewley introduced n bijl 70
Incorporate the Delaware and Maryland Canal |
and Railroad Company.
Mr.. P;Iynter reported bill concerning YES |
Seis anchoring in the Deep Hole, in Broad
kiln hundred
On motion Of Mr.. Williams, the Senate bill |
supplementary to the act in relation to Free
Schools, was read a third time and passed
l1OCSE.-Nothing important was done
Nlr. Bacon presented a petition to change
! public road in Broad Greek hundred; a pe-
tion to lay out a new public road near Gum
borough, and a petition of William Truit, and
,therss, for an act to lay out prublic road in
Broad Greek hundred. Read and referred
Mr. Bacon introduced bill to Incorporate
he Delaware Leather Manufacturing and Belt
ng Company; bill to incorporate the Della
ware Trust Company bill supplementary to
he act limiting the city debt Of Wilmington
nd to provide for the discharge thereof, and
Ill IN relation to the Brandywine Water Pow '
+ Company. Read
On motion of Mr. Reed, the Senate bill to t
incorporate the Holly Wood Cemetery of fHar,
lngtOn, was read.
Mr.. Bacon presented the remonstrance of .
Doughty Collins against an act to lay out !;
ubHc road in Little Creek hundred Sussex !
ounty. Read and reported. :
On motion, the House adjourned until . :,
clock Monday afternoon. /
Smyrna times., 1867-02-27

,,IIE FARO BANK-"THE TURN. Among
al a. I, games OF chance played in this country,
farO Is the most entlcing and popular with
both anna eur and professional ganesters. This
popularity Is the result of the simplicity of tbn
game and its apparent fairness-the amateurs
believing, IN their ignorance and stupidity. that
tho chances are even between the dealer
and the player" whereas the d" advantages"
or percentage of the former pay the expen-
seS OF the most sumptuous establishment in the
country.
The game is played in the following manner
a pack OF cards Is inserted into a silver box
made Tor the purpose, open at the top, so that
the face OF every succeeding card can be seen
upon removing the one above it. The most
exciting epoch Of the game, is the turn
or, In other words, when the dealer by remov-
ing the upper card exposes the next, which is
losing card. The succeeding one will be the
winner. At this moment every eye is upon
the box with the most intense anxiety; hone
ana tear alternately are traced upon the coun-
tenances OF the players, the dealer being gene
rally the only one whose face betrays no emo
ton. lie sits behind the table, about the CEN
tre; on his right sits an assistant. or the
lookout, whose duty consists in keeping a
sharp eye on the bets, and to see that none are
missed by the dealer and left on the board
when the " bank" has won them. Further to
the right, at the end of the table, is the ease
keeper, with the cue-box, marking the cards
that are dead''- out of the box. lie is
generally ga hangcr-On" of the bank, looking
out for :" sleepers," or bets forgotten by the
players, though the cue is often kept by any
one Of the players Crowding in at every avail
able space are the players Il little to the left
in the back ground, comes the invariable dar-
key servant, with the fuel to keep up the
steam. The picture is completed by a crowd
of spongers, lOaters, and spectators
IT's DARK.-The following beautiful senti-
ments are from Meister Karls Sketch Book,
entitled the Night of Heaven" 1t is full Of
touching tenderness:
cit is dark when the honest and honorable
man sees the result Of years swept cruelty away
| by the knavish, heartless adversary. 1t is
dark when he feels the clouds OF sorrow gather
round and knows that the hopes and happiness
IN others are fading with his own. Butin that
nouf the memory OF past integrity will be a
true consolation, and assure him even here on
e%arth % OF CLEANS Of light in heaven.
:, IL Is dark when the dear voice Of that sweet
chlld once tondly loved, is no more heard around
10 murmers. Dark when the light pattering
ieet no more resound without the threshold, or
ascend step by step upstairs Dark when
some ell-knowt air recalls the strain once oft
attuned by childish voice now flushed in death
Darkness; but only the gloom which now her.
aids the day-sprlng of immortality, and the in.
finite light Of heaven"
II -
j Chicago talks Of bridging Lake Michigan
Smyrna times., 1867-02-27

A fashionable young lady in Louisville in
attempting to 9 cut the pigeon wing unon the m
ice, slipped and fell. No less than seventh. nv
live young men rushed to her assistance
Smyrna times., 1867-02-27

At fourth Of July celebration in Marion
county, Illinois, young lady offered the fol-
lowing toast: The young men of America
tier arms our support; oUr arms their reward.
Fall in, men-ial in.
Smyrna times., 1867-02-27

A Spartan going out with his countrymen TO
battle, and being very lame, the circumstance
provoked the ridicule of his companions, II
came to fight-not to feo!" was the response
of the limping hero. O''O
Smyrna times., 1867-02-27

Some one in London has invented machine
tor ,tolhng, bells. 1t is wound up on Saturday
hlght' anu commences and ends in operations
at the exact moments on Sunday.