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North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1868-11-04

ArFEcTIoNATE FEELINGs.-We some
times meet with men who seem to think
that any indul geence in an affectionate
feeling is weakness. They will return
from journey, and greet their families
with distant dignity, and move among
their children with the cold and lofty
splendor Of an iceberg, surrounded by its
broken fragments. There is hardly a
more unnatural sight on earth, than one
of those families without heart. Who
that has experienced the joys Of friend,
ship, and values sympathy and affection,
would not rather lose all that is beautiful
in natures scenery, than be robbed of the
hidden treasures of his heart? Cherish,
then, your hearts best affections. In
dulge in the warm and gushing emotions
Of filial, parental and fraternal love-
Think it not weakness. Love God every
body, and every thing that is lovely
Teach your children to love; to love the
rose, the robin to love their parents to
love their Maker. Let it be the studied
object Of their domestic culture to give
them warm hearts, ardent Affections
Bind your whole family together by these
strong cords. You can not make them toe
strong. Religion itself is love.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1868-11-04

SEA-SIcKNEss.-If your enemy is bad
sailor, shake hands with him when you land,
for you have been revenged in watching
him at sea. OF all dismal ills, the dis
malest is sea-sickness. Let man break
his leg he will lie in bed with no desire
to die. Let him lose his arm, or catch the
smallpox, or get bIoated with the dropsy ::
the desire to retain life is ever with him.
lie viii live whilst he can. But let a man
be sea-sick, and life grows an intolerabe
burden. He will gaze over into the depths
of the blue wave with yearning to set
his stomach to rest beneath it. Can any,
thing be more morbid than the expression
of his eye? what more suggestive of sui
eide than the color Of his check? How
he hates everybody. The oiicious stew
ard, not urmindful Of some prospective
fee, who bobs SO untiringly about him
with a mop and a basin, he loudly exc
crates between the gulps OF his ever re-
curing meal. lie smells distant cigar
there is Il flavor Of death in the hiIeous
odor-ah what would he give to be on
shore again. There is something SO aw-
iul in the going up of the vessel; and some
thing SO abolninable in the going down.
tits a rising that seems only to carry
ones head with it; leaving it in the air
horribly giddy and confused. Then fol-
lows the low sinking--a movement that
seems to subvert the whole anatomy Of
the body-thrusting the stomach into the
throat-the heart into the ieet-whilst the
head is left still, up in the air, dazed, vel
low, emptied. How a mar enyies the
bow.legged steward. who seems as incap-
able Of being upset by the jerk of the
steamer as if he were one of those China
figures with round bottoms which you
may sometimes see in the toy-shops. How
cheerily he thrusts his mop about; how
saliy he answers to the chokcd ard distant
cry Of Steward How astonishing to
watch his steady progress along the heav-
ing deck, his arms full Of basins and bis
as unpaled by the proximity
Of horrid vessels as if each cheek were an
apple.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1868-11-04
Fire.


The Lansing Chronicle of the Doth
brings US the following most unwelcome
intelligence. The people of Allamakee
County, and particularly those in Lansing
and vicinity should step forward immcdi,
atcly and assist in the restoration of a
manufacturing establishment which was a
high credit to this portion of the State.
President DAYTON, one of the best of men,
socially, mechanically and financially, has
proved himself SO competent as manager
of the Village Creek Wooden Mills that
he can command the confidence of all
North Iowa in aid of re-erection on a
larger scale than before. We expect to
see an immediate constitution.
eve are panied to learn that the Village
Creek Wooden Mills were destroyed by
fire last i.ht. We hear none of the par
ticulars but understand the fire was occa-
stoned in some way by kerosene barrel.
We understand that it was not insured
and was total loss with the exception of
few pieces Of cloth that were carried
from the burning building. The loss will
bear heavily upon some of our best and
most substantial citizens as it was operat
ed and owned by stock company. The
managers have labored hard to make it
what it vas, an honor to Allamakee Co.
1t is loss to the whole county. Just at
the time when they were about to reap
the fruit Of their labors, their hopes
are blasted. We deeply console with
them.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1868-11-04
billings on Lanin.

Latin is strictly an amusement, al
though some make Dizziness of it.
It has been considered all index ov
charakter, and there is some so close at
reasoning that they can tell what man
had for dinner hi ;eeing him laff.
] never saw two laif alike.
While thare are sum who don't make
emmy noise, tharc are sum who don't make
anything bat noise-and sum agin who
hav musick in their laH, and others who
laff Just as rat does who haz caught a
steel trap with his tail.
There is mistake in the assertion that
it is no comfort to hear sum lai:s that
come romping out ov a hams mouth like
a distrik skooi ov young girls jus. let out
few play.
Men who never laif may nav good
hearts, but they are deepseeted, like some
springs, they have their inlet and outlet
from below, and show TO sparkling bulb
BILE on the brim.
don't like gigsler his kind Of laG'
ia like dandylion, broad ycllcr, with no
bit ov good smell about it.
1t is true that emmy kind Of laff, if it IL
honest, is better than none but give me
fhe laT that looks ont ov q mans eye,
iiust to see if the coast is clear, then steals
down into the dimple of his cheek and
rides in an eddy thare awhile, then walt
yes a spell ut the corner of his mouth like
Il thing ov life, then bursts its bonds oy
beauty. and fills the air for moment
with n shower Of silycr-tongued sparks,
then steals back with smile tew lay in
the heart few watch agin for its prey
this is the kind ov latf iuv and amt
atcered oy.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1868-11-04
Giants OF Cl;lci Times.

Giants o. Clacn Times.
In one of his recent lectures, Professor
Silliman, the younger, alluded to the dis
covery Of the skeleton Of an enormous
lizard, of eighty feet. From this the
Professor inferred, as no living specimen
of such magnitude has been found, that
the species which it represents has degen'
Grated. The verify OF his position he
rather singularly endeavored to enforce by
an allusion to the well-known existence Of
giants of olden times. The following list
is the data on which this singular hypo-
thesis is based:
The giant exhibited at Rouen, in 1880,
the Professor says, measured nearly IS
feet.
Gorapius saw girl that was 10 feet
high.
Tie giant Galabra, brought from Ara
bra to Rome, under Caludius Caesar, was
10 feet high.
FanEum, who lived in the time of
IunSlC IL. iNeuSulCu lCCl.
The Chcvalier Scrog, in his voyage to
the Peak Tenerifc, found in one of the
caverns of that mountain, the head of
Gunich, who had GO teeth, and was not
less than Is feet high.
The giant Ferragus, slain by Orlando,
nephew Of Charlemange, was % feet
high.
In 1914, near St. Germain, was found
the tomb of the giant lsorent, who was
not less than 80 feet high.
In 1890, near Rouon, was found a
skeleton, whose skull held a bushei of
corn, and whose body must have been Is
feet high.
The giant Bacart was % feet high his
thigh bones were found in 1902, near the
river Modcri.
In 1928, near the castle in Dauphine, a
tomb was found 80 feet long, Sc wide, and
S high. on which was cut, on gray stone,
these words: "I\eutolochus Rex" The
skeleton was found entire, 25a feet long,
10 feet across the shoulders, and feet
from the breast bone to the back.
Near Palermo, in Sicily, in l5lG, was
found the skeleton Of giant, 80 feet
high, and in 1850, another, 81 feet long.
Near Mazrino, in Sicily, in 1916, was
found the skeleton Of giant 50 feet high;
the head was the size of hogshead, and
each Of his teeth weighed five ounces.
We have no doubt that there were
"giants in those days" and the past,
perhaps, is more prolific in producing
them than the present. But the history
Of giants during the oldcn time was not
II ore remarkable than that Of dwarfs
several Of whom were even smaller than
the Thumbs and Nuts of our own time
True Radical.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1868-11-04
The Times.
McGREGOR, NOV. 4, 1868.
g,Nn Election.

Fhe Election.
We have delayed the TINES issue foi
this week, to get general report, as well
us local one.
Grant has carried more than a majority
of the Electoral votes.
New York and New Jersey. among The
Northern States, are democratic lat pres
cnt writing). 1t would take 10 columns
of our paper to publish details. Many Of
. them are imperfect, exaggerated, and
hence unsafe to bet on. The Southern
States seem to run in the opposite chan
mel.
Our readers are advised not to hazard
money or "oystcrs" in any way, except
On the general result. g. & c. will be
or next "select men, and we wish them
all the "luck' the country expects. IL
name States, is useless. Majorities range
from to $4,000 (Mass.) They average,
by telegraph, all along from to $4,000
We had list of the reported Republican
majorities in the Northern States, but
some one picked it up. Democratic read
crs will not care about seeing it, and our
Republican readers feel good enough with
out it.
We gain Alex Mitchell Of Milwaukee,
over PAINE. Thank Heaven we have one
pain less Capt. Eugene Wilson, of the
st. Paul district goes to Congces, over
Donnelly and Andrews, the regular and
irregular radical candidates. The Capt.
telegraphs us, 'IIe could have beaten ) or
opponents, just as casily!' MILLS
carries Dubuque county By $500. Allison
runs behind in Dubuque City about 500,
hut Is elected by 8 to 5000. According
10 the charges against him, as written and
spoken by his own political friends, he is
proper representative of his party
Albeit, we.rathcr like William 3. Allison
fer his good looks, and for bis good
nature. lie is not onr man, but he is
certainly our Congress man.
Jno. p. Irish is said to be elected in the
Iowa City district, and close vote for the
talented Bill Lefiingwell over Smythe.
Iowa is heavily Republican. Report has
it from % to 10000. We don't care u
cent which. We die, modestly, under
either report. Make it GO thousand il you
like. Negro Suffrage has won in Iowa,
by an intrigue in the make up Of the tick
cts. Mo-, Iowa, Min. and Wisconsin gain
dem. Cong. each. AS Congress is SUI
prcme over johnson, we are glad that
Congress is dcmocratizing. Enough for
this article.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1868-11-04
NIendola Township.

Our home reports are not so dreadluily
agreeable. Local and personal discussions
ruined us, in measure. OF l6 candidates
in the field, Mr.. President Fraser, Of the
Grant Club, informs us that the Rcpubli,
cans have o. This is pretty bad, but we
can't help it. Money is king, and those
who spend the most in organization, were
the 'other fellers." They are all right
If you 90 into battle, you must have
Ammunition. How will you shoot with
out powder? The leading officers Of a
national character were well blcd, and
"blood will tell"
Our folks relied on the strength Of their
principles, and of their selections, and
they come up whipped. Let 'eln come
When they learn to be as ''cunning as the
serpent (Rads.) as well as innocent as
the doye," they will keep McGregor on the
democratic line; until that time they will
get whaled. Republicans hmop the weak
ness of their own arguments, and they add
the weight of stamps to their crossroads
orators. This helps. In Mendon Nc
Gregor.) All votes, TAG. Seymour l6
majority. Frese for Collector, beaten by
IIagensick (Rep.,) NJ. O'Brien, for Super
visor, beaten by A. Pearsall, (Rep.) 20.
For Trustees, J. c. Hoxsie, VIM. German,
and John Orr, were beaten by ID. Ii.
Haml;n, Geo. Keen", and j. L. Shoemaker
(Hcp.) F. 3. Rich, rep was beaten 7
Ivy Dan Lacy. Robert Grant and John
Thorpe were beaten for Justices Of the
Peace, by J. c. 1Ioxsie, and ID. Baugh,
Grant by 4s, and Thorpe by 80. I. NJ.
Hopkins Dem r. Cassidy, and J. u.
Conant (Reps.) are Constables: the first
had 81 votes, the second 364, and the
third 400. Louis Hencke (Rep.j beat Y.
r.. Miller, IL votes for Assessor. VIM.
Rowland Qsep.) beat Sam DeiIayen,
(Dem.) for Road District No. ., (McGres-
or;) Alex. Jackson OF No. Road Dist.
beat Thomas Bohan, both democrats. ].
II. Mclaughlin, Dem.) beat Jno. Moody
in No. 8, and w. u. Grant, (Dem.) beat
NJ. Crawford in No. 4. Negro Suffrage
was carried by neglect to notice the
legerdemain Amendments required by
the act of the Legislature. The county re
port we have not got. In Monona VIZ
gain one Supervisor; this balances oul
loss in McGregor.
B. I. Hunt is probably elected Judge
Nobody opposed the fisherman. What a
fine disciple he would have made had the
Turkey been the Sea of Galiee and the
Sayiour's time been dated lS0Oyears
and more ago? Be lenient JUDGE, will
the crippled democrats VIC all voted iu,
you in hope to receive mercy!
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1868-11-04
ORIGINAL NOTICE,

STATE OF IOWA, CLAYTON COUNTY. In the District
Court, Clayton County, Iowa; January Term, A. d.
1869.
W. ii. Lyle against Louis Benton Jr Lillias NJ Ben
ton. v. d. Benton, Sarah J. Benton, Augustus
French. Thomas Updegraf, +. Andres, George l..
Bass, i. IIcnke, I. l.. Kramer. Strouse G Rowe,
Peterson G larson and Rachael Benton.
To Louis Benton, Jr. Las NJ Benton. ]. V. d.
Benton. Sarah j. Benton, Augustus French, Thomas
Updegraff f. Andres, George Il. Bass. +. Henke L. L..
Kramer. Strouse &c Rowe, Peterson Larson and
Rachael Benten, Defendants. You are hereby notified
that there is now on file petition by said Plaintiff.
W. H. Lyle, in the office of the Clerk of the District
Court of said Claytta County, Iowa, claiming of you
the foreclosure d Mortgage No personal claim is
made against j. " ID. Benton. Sarah j. Benton, Au-
gustus French, Thomas Updegraf, +. Andres, George
l.. Bass, L. Henke, !. l.. Kramer, StroIse &c Rowe,
Peterson Larson and Rachael Benton: ana
that unless You appear thereto and defend, before
noon of the second day of Che next Term Of said
Court commencing on the 18th day OF January 1859,
default will be entered against you and judgment
rendered thereon.
Dated this Ith day of November, 1865.
VIII. LYLE. Plaintiff.
REUBEN NOBLE Prns Atty.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1868-11-04

PICTURE OF TIE RED SEA.-IIogarth vas
once applied to by certain noblepan to
paint on his staircase a representation of
the destruction of Pharaoh's host in the
Red Sea. In attempting to fix upon the
price, IIogarth became disguised with the
misery conduct of his patron, who was
unwilling to give more than half the real
value of the picture. AT last ont of all
patience, he agreed to his terms. In two
or three days the picture was ready. The
nobleman, surprised at such expedition,
Immediately called to examine it, and
found the space painted all over red.
"Xounds," said the purchaser, "what
have you here? | ordered scene Of the
Red Sea-
"The Red Sea you have" said the
painter.
''But where are the Israelites?''
"They have all gone over"
"And where are the Egyptians p
"They are all drowned"
The miser's conclusion could only be
qualcd by the haste with which he paid
his bill. The bitter was bitten.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1868-11-04
Punctuation.

Punctuation.
There are some curious reports in
literature about the importance of correct
punctuation. The change of comma or
the arGnt of one, will often knock the
sense of sentence galli-west. We clip
below an instance Of this fact. You can
read it for bad or read it for good Com
mcnce pauses at the word "man," and 80
slow if you want to make q nice old fcl-
low of him: make pause at the word
"wickedness,' and you give the subject
an awful character. Years ago we read
something similar to this. An English
Queen, in some revolution, became the
imprisoncr Of a King Edward-the histo-
ry we care nothing about-and she wrote
to the keeper Of the Tower of London
"King Edwards life forget to spare
count it good" The keeper executed
Edward at once. The execution proved
to be very unpopular, and the Queen then
insisted she punctuated as follows:
'king Edwards life forget. To spare,
| count it good
This made considerable difference
with Edwards life.
But read the below. IF you ever write
for newspaper, please to mind your
stops. We are often complained Of be-
cause we cannot get at the meaning Of
writer, for the failure to runctuate.
A PUzzLE.-''IIc is an old and expcr-
fenced man in vice and wickedness he is
never found opposing the works Of iniquity
he takes delight in the downfall of the
reighbors he never rcjoices in the pros
perity of any Of his fellow creatures he is
always ready to assist in destroying the
peace of society he takes no pleasure in
serving the Lord he is uncommonly dill
gent in sowing discord among lis friends
and acqnaintances he takes no pride in
laboring to promote the cause Of Chris
ti&nity he has not been negligent in
endeavoring to stigmatize all public
teachers he makes no cxcrtions to subdue
his evil passions he strives hara to build
up Satan's kingdom he lends no aid to the
support Of the Gospel among the heather
he contributes largely to the evil adversary
he pays no attention to good advice he
gives great hted to the Devil he will never
70 to heaven he must so where he viii
receive the just rcccmpens2 Of reward"
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1868-11-04
TRAVEL.

TRAINS going west leave McGrcsor at e:i5 A. NJ
and 10 p. NJ for ST. Paul-Sundays excepted. Arrive
at McGregor eastward bound at 625 A. NJ. and 1920
P. M.-Sundays excepted.
TRAINS Prairie du Chen bound east at $50 A.
VI. and p. M.-Sundays excepted.
Capt.J. q. Bass rests his Ferry Steamer on the
Iowa side.
Stages leave McGregor every morning Sundays
eXcepted) for Elkadcr, Waukon, Strawberry Point.
Guttenburg and Garnavillo. Steamboats, now run
| almost hourly between st. Louis Dubuque and st.
Paul. The .sWhite Collar Line opt. Byron to St.
PauD go up daily at A. NJ. and return in the
ming The st. Louis Line is a daily. The Diamond
.Io' Line does just it peases. Opportunities to go
on foot from McGregor, west, are always open.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1868-11-04
News and Vtenns

\
A. johnson has lost 81 pounds of flesh
since he became Pres. Two pounds for
every veto and one veto ovcr......Gov,
Clayton of Ark. shot himself while gum
ming. ....French papers complain that in
many districts the frost has "ravished'
the vineyards. An improper transla-
ton of the French. The English meaning
Of that word implies more heat than cold.
......A Nermontcr married a"humly wild
DER woman because she had "hull hill
full of gold" On applying to chemist
he learned that the ''color'' was only iron
pyrites and valueless. The Onion-eater
applied for divorce. says fI
man is born in Boston he don't need to be
.'born again. IT'S seldom you see one
Of the hubs that thinks he requires a
christian reborning......Miss Styles of
Waukegan, drowned herself on Thursday.
No cause is ASST sned, and the mantle of
FORGET should place investigation out of
order. The sensitive girl is dead. Let
her rest What do any of us know about
the sadness which drove her to the
coffin ?.....A widow lady in Red Wing
discharged her building carpenters, and
finished the house herself. Most any
body would like to sleep with one so
familiar with AIDES, saws, planes, files,
squares, hammers, nails, hatchets, etc.,
etc. None of the sort for us, however,.
An hour lost in the morning, will put you
back three hours in the day. A good
start is everything in horse race, or in
the human race.
"London, Nov. LIST. (By telegram
| The Khan of Khokand has sent an EN-
bassy to St. Petersburg, to make offers of
friendship to the Gar This is highly
important news to be telegraphed over the
Ocean Cable. We trust the information
will raise the price Of peanuts at McGres-
."Louis Napoleon attempted to
catch beautiful bird on one of the trees
| of the Tuilliaies garden. When his Maj
esty was about to touch the prize, it flew
away!' The bird was probably called
1Aris .Nc.cicana.. 1.-The Spanish Provis-
ional government seems success, but we
do not believe it will last. Let us wait.
It is talked now that we should purchase
Cuba. and free that Island from slavery.
Have we not got nearly enough Freed
mems Bureau business on hand, for
common comfort ?......The British Parlia-
ment is dissolved. Who cares. Belgium
recognizes Spain as reconstructed. A
child applauding bull-fsht !......The
Mil. registry, numbers only 12,soo......An
editor says Gle regrets to learn that the
reported death Of Mr.. Wilson is malic-
ious fabrication.' This is "ambiguity,'
amt it Met. ?......G. L. Train writes -
sit is well. In 1872, I shall be President
Should mt wonder a bit if G. Francis did
do something violent. Mighty foolish, as
well as mighty mean men get Office in
this country. Lawyers do much court
ing without being engased......Ducks are
being skinned to make coats and vests of
their canvass backs
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1868-11-04

Let those who have detected the prcmat-
ure evidence ofage-the tell-tale whitening
Of the locks, the unnatural thinning of the
covering which nature desi gned should be
preserved to the period of dissolution, lose
no time in securing bottle of "Barrett's
Vegetable Hair Restorative" the great
antidote to badness, gray hair and wigs
Buffalo Erpress.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1868-11-04

The New York brokers are said to be,
the mass of them, young men, from % to
80, and every five years sees an entirely
new set. A correspondent gives some of
the original names by which they are
known. One is called "Mountain Deer"
because he makes such fearful ''leaps'
sometimes. Another is known as "Unclc
Sans Eagle" because he isa "hiyh-ny yer"
for the government. There is "Little
Mouse" who does sly, pretty work, and is
hard to keep out of the cupbord "Baldy"
can be seen any day fourishing his long
arms in the original manner introduced by
himself to change. "John of York. is q
well-known broker. He was never known
to refuse a commission, or permit any
margins to be 'sdrawn." ''Eric must go
up! 1t must 20 up! will make another
turn for YOU" is his argument.