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The Portland daily press., 1869-04-13
IMPORTS.
MARIN e N EWS.
PORT OF PORTLAND

Monday, April I2.
ARRIVED.
Steamer New England, Field, Boston for PASSPORT
and st John, NIB.
Sch Annie Currier, tBr) Peck, Boston, to load Tor
st John, NIB. - -'-
Sch Della Kinds, Wells, Boston, to load for Calais
der. F" " VA
Sch Sea Serpent, Emery, Rockland
Sch Chaparal, Tead, st George
Sch Compeer, Carter, Bristol.
Sch Hunter, McFarlane, Bristoi.
CLEARED
ry Fox.
Barque Josephine, Haven. Busnos Ayres-A &sE
Spring.
Sch Olive Elizabeth, Day, Musquash, NIB, in bal
The Portland daily press., 1869-04-13

Dec 20, OFF Cape Horn ship Sherman, blanchard
from Callao tor Hamburg.
March 70. no lat, &c, ship Alex Marshall, from
New York Tor Liverpool.
April 8, no lat, &c, barque Brilliant, OF Gardiner,
from London tor Philadelphia.
The Portland daily press., 1869-04-13

April IL, 1856
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1869-10-20

SToMAcHs.--The business man who has
been at work hard all day, will enter his
house for dinner as Grabbed as hungry
bear-crabbed because he is as hungry as
hungry bear. The wife understands the
mood, and, while she says little to him, is
careful not to have the dinner delayed.
In the m cantime, the children watch him
cautiously, and do not tease him with
questions. When the soup is gulped, and
he leans back and wipes his mouth, there
is an evident relaxation, and his wife ven-
lures to ask for the news. When the
roast beef is disposed of, she presumcs
upon gossip, and possibly upon a jest; !;
and when, at last. the dessert is spread
upon the table, all hands are merry, and
the face of the husband and father, which
entered the house so pinched and savage,
and sharp, becomes soft, and full, and
beaming as the face Of the round summer
moon. Children are very sensitive to the
influence Of hunger; and often We think
that we are witnessing some fearful proof
of the total depravity Of human nature in
a young child, we are only witnessing the
natural expression Of a desire for bread
and milk.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1869-10-20

usErUL.-About two o'clock, on De-
cember night, in Illinois, when the ther-
mometer stood in the neighborhood OF
zero, party of wags hailed farm house
in very boisterous manner. The farmer
sprang out of his bed, drew on few arti-
cles Of clothing, and ran out to see what
was wanted, when the following interest
ing dialogue occurred: "Have you any
hay, Mr.. -?" "Plenty Of it, SIR"
"Have you plenty of corn ~ "Yes." !"
"Any oats p "Yes." "Any eggsT'
"Yes.' "Any butter7'' eyes" "Plen-
ty .of meats and breadstuffs?" ?" "Yes." !"
"Well, we are glad to hear it, for they are
useful things in a family" The party
then drove of, leaving the farmer to his
reflection
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1869-10-20

The Ohio Patriot has the following:
When the good old Democratic party
WAS IN power, did you hear of spies nos
ing among your private goods to see il
you have complied with the provisions ol
an unknown and unpublished law?
Did you ever hear of stamps?
Did you have to swear to how much
money you made J?
If manufacturer. did you have to
make q monthly report to some lazy Off
6ial at Ave or ten dollars per day
Did you hear men las you now do) ad
yoekss the policy of paying the laborel
Mn paper rags and tho money shavers
wisfrgold7 rEEg1 saanv
II Did you hear Of tax on every thing
go kstos wear in addition to a State,
ooputy and municipal tax /!
ID Aid. you hesr, uofa President riding
shout in . steamboat wholly to his own
- at the expense of the people, when he
US receiving a salary of $4,000 pei
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1869-10-20
The Printing Office as a school.

A correspondent Of the Louisville Jour-
nal, in the course of series of reminiscen
ces of an old connection with that estab>
lishmcpt, says:
For young man that is not altogether
fool, and who has the advantages of an
ordinary education, the printing Office is
undoubtedly a capital school of advance
ment. In regard to general knowledge,
no class of men who labor for living can
approach the printer. The studious
among them, if their natural gifts be not
below the level of mediocrity, have equal
chances with the members of the so.called
learned professions to acquire both world
ly honors and literary fame. From the
days of Caxton to those OF Franklin, and
from his day to our own, the craft has
produced smenint men in every walk OF
life.
A good printer is generally good crit
ic, not only of language and punctuation,
but of the intrinsic literary me, its of
whatever comes under his hand. 1t is
impossible that he should be otherwise,
since SO great part of his life is made up,
as it were, of facts that enforce reflection.
The labor that employs his hands, gives to
his mind neither exercise nor care. His
fingers move intuitively to the exact points
requisite for the proper apportionment of
his work, while his mind seizes the idea
sought to be conveyed by the writer with
whom he is engaged, and is only expelled
therefrom after his judgment has passed
sentence on its merits.
Many one, without knowing it, posi-.
bly, owes some unknown compositor or
proof reader much more of reputation as
writer than he would be willing to ac-
knowledge. II, by changing the reading
of sentence without affecting its means
ing, he can give to it strength or smooth
ness, good printer asks no questions
about the matter, but changes it at once.
And SO, if the grammar of sentence is
evidently faulty, he would be considered
unfit for the business, did he not rectify it
in this particular.
| have known some printers, it is true,
who could never learn the plainest rules of
either composition or punctuation. To
such one might be applied the identical
words used by we'll known Presbyterian
speaking to young but particularly silly
candidate for ministerial orders: "Younr
man, you have made mistake; you have
been called to another feld-the corn
field !''-Erch.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1869-10-20
fnE OLD Arm CHAIR.
- mss pLIsA COOK

.
I Ioe6 Nh love it; and who shall dare
70 oA1ao ne2lbr loving that old armchair!
I've tYenenyod itl long as sainted prize;
IsvGbS4o81 Il with tears, and enbalmed 1t will
sighs;
sTis bound by I thousand hands to my heart;
Not tie will break, not link will start.
Woald 70 learn the spellf A MOTHER sat there,
And sacred thing was that old armchair
In childhood's hour fingered near
The hallow'd seat with listning ear;
And gentle words that mother would give,
TO At me to die aud teach me to live.
She told me shame would never betide
With truth for my creed and God for my guide
She tAuehS me 10 lisp ny earliest prayer,
Al knoft beside that old arm chair.
sa4 and watched her many day,
When her eyes grow dim, and her locks were gray;
And almost worshipp'd her when she smiled
And turn'd from her Bible to bless her child
Ypats roll'd on, but the last ono sped
Nv idol was shatterd, my earth-star fled;
i 1earnd how much the heart can bear,
WhenI saw her no more In that old armchair.
S t4<o1astI ~ pasti but gaze on it now
XM1 quivesl1I breath and throbbing brow:
4Wo1 there - nufeed me twas there she died,
\ ~ memory 1oWD with lava tide.
42y4gB f61lyy and deem me weak,
Wh1e the e6llding drops start down my cheek;
But fIove ft, 1love Il, and cannot tear
My soul from my MofnEA's CID ARMCHAIR!
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1869-10-20
For the North Iowa Times.
In Unity there h Strength.

When class of persons pursuing the
same vocation band together and conform
to ctft1i1 principles of justice and good
hythsy accomplish more in any under
ta1tng they see proper to pursue, than
my &8fsd By working double the time
lingly saor Individually When banded
lss mutuai good ana benefit
Of Ut there 10 4 relish and zeal in their
movements which rarely ever characterizes
an individual effort. And the sympathy
1that is obtained from the union, smooths
many rough place in the existence of
its members especially if the object of
tho person be of q literary character or
the study of the arts.
During the rebellion, it was the practice
sometimes for some of the enemy to climb
some tree with dense foliage and "pick
OFF, the officers of his opponents. This
was comparatively safe practice when
small detachments were passing, but when
division or brigade chanced to be pass
ing, the sharpshooter seldom ever escaped
un-Ooticed. For Immediately there were
many eager eyes and acute ears searching
for the lurking foe. Whereas, in the case
of the smaller party. there was too much
time consumed in scanning the numerous
objects which might afford protection for
the offender, thereby giving time for con-
cealment, and so it is for results in any
undertaking when the force OF some
united elements is brought to bear upon a
subject or object, the final result is ac-
complished much sooner and with more
acurate results, than when attempted by
personal efforts. do not say that an
indipidual may not arrive at great results;
certainly our argument does not justify
such conclusion. There are persons
who surmount almost unsurmountable
barriers, and achieve fame, fortune, and
renown. But where one person out of a
hundred arrives at great heights, the other
ninety-nine sink into oblivion and are
forgotten. Hence, we are running quite
daring risk in attempting to "paddle
our own canoe" under all circumstances
Perhaps nearly the half Of those ninety
nine persons who failed, might have been
uoted,for worthy acts and thoughts, had
they received the lid Of some cosoperatise
system.
We should endeavor to benefit our fel-
low men, 40 that when we take our
departure of existence, We may leave
behind us the pleasing thought that life
will have higher meaning, derotion, a
purer shrine and lore deeper and
more sublime motive than is now acuating
them:
ALIQUIs.
Monona Iowa
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1869-10-20

around your northern forests, among youf
vagabond Indians, solemn French IDIOT,
personating the ghost of dead Dauphin,
that the gaping world might wonder if we
had Bourbon among u.s.; have played
sea>serpent off Nahant, and Woolly-
Horse and What.is-It for the museum;
have interviewed politicians for the Sun,
worked all manner of miracles for the
Herald, ciphered up election returns for
the World, and thundered political econ,
omy through the Tribune. 1 have done
all the extravagant things that the widest
invention could contrive, and done them
we'll, and this is my reward-playing Wild
Man in Kansas without shirt 7,
Mysterious being, light dawns
vaguely upon met grows apace-what
what is your name.n
Sensation ~
Silence horrible shape ~
l spoke again-"Oh, pitiless fate, nv
destiny hounds me once more. I am
called. l 60. Alas is there no rest for
me ?'
In moment the Wild Mans features
began to soften and refine, and his form to
assume more human grace and sym.
metry, His club changed to spade, and
he shouldered it and started away, sighing
profoundly and shedding tears.
"Whither, poor shade ~
"To dig up the Byron family y
Such was the response that foated back
upon the wind as the sad spirit shook its
ringlets to the breeze, aourished its shoy.
ell aloft, and disappeared beyond the brow
Of the hill.
All OF which is in strict accordance
with the facts.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1869-10-20

In one Of Cooper's novels occurs the
following passage: "IIe dismountcd in
front of the house and tied his horse to
large locust" A French author, in trans-
lating this passage, rendered it thus
"He descended from his horse in front of
his chateau, and tied him to large
grasshopper."
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1869-10-20

Hoops.
Not withstanding the ladies with cling>
ing skirts, whom one meets every day, ou,
most reliable fashion admirers from abroad
say that hoops are not to be entirely dis,
carded. The small skirt of seventy five
inches is both comfortable and profitable.
The hoopless dress, we must say, parts
with much of its grace and display. A
moderate degree of expansion adds style
to short street dress, particularly, though
some of the most elegantly trained dresses
are worn with only tournure crinoline.
We look in the spring for an increase in
the size of the hoop skirt. to say nothing
of the wearing of semicircle known as
the hustle which is already introduced by
some of the newly-returned modistes.
And just here We would say that trained
dresses for the house, and for occasions
which are not particularly ceremonious,
are triae shorter than they were last
year.
Open-skirted morning dresses once so
fashionable, are once more exhibited, and
display an embroidered petticoat of tucks,
alternated with the English work embroi-
dery done upon the skirt itself.
The Merechale robe is of any plain col
or with border of gay colors in cashmere
patterns. The jacket to be worn with it
is of contrasting shade, with a trimming
to match that upon the skirt. The dress
is neither short nor trailing, and is alto
gether the most tasteful of all the styles
impaired this fall for morning dress at
home.-Erch.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1869-10-20

A greenhorn lately took notion to get
married. After the ceremony'was con-
cluded, the happy husband took a twenty
FIVE cent stamp from his pocket and delib-
erately walked up to the parson and hand
ed it to him, saying; "parson, keep the
whole, you need not give me back any
change" ~d6@.fg a aa
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1869-10-20

Some time sineA y sahacriher asked for
a cheap ice-house. If he will dig hole
in the ground, say twelve feet square, and
eight feet deep, put about six or eight in
ches deep of straw over the bottom, pile
the ice up as close as possible leaving a
space of fifteen inches all around between
the ice and sides of the pit and when the
ice is all in, ill the space with chaff and
tramp it thoroughly, he can keep his ice
very well. There should be foot OF
chaff over the top. Cover with boards
and have place in the top for entering.
It should be on hillside so that it can
be well drained from the bottom. 1t will
be better to plant some trees or vines near
to shade it from the sun. have seen ice
kept in this way and know it is no hum
bug. a
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1869-10-20

Down in shop in little Delaware, the
men often try to get ahead of each other
in the way of hard yarns, but it's hard to
beat Aleck. One of the men, the other
day, who had been on the Ohio, was
speaking of the light draught of some of
the steamers out there, when Uncle Bill
spun yarn about steamer he saw down
the country that could 60 over any mead
ow with light dew on it. When he fin
ished, Alsck came to with, "Oh, that's
nothing. When was working at Sam.
Harland's, last spring, he launched a
steamer for Morgan that didn't touch the
water by an inch and three quarters"
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1869-10-20

Patrick saw bull paving in field,
and thought what fun it would be to
jump over, catch him by the horns. and
rub his nose in the dirt. The idea was so
funny that he lay down and laughed to
think of it. The more he thought Of it
the funnier it seemed, and he determined
to do it. Bovus quickly tossed him over the
fence again. Somewhat bruised, Patrick
leisurely picked himself up, with the con-
solatsry reflection: swell, it's q mighty
fine thing had my laugh frst."
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1869-10-20

A Hottentot got up painting Of heav-
en-. It was inclosed with fence made Of
sausages, while the counter was occupied
with fountain that sent forth pot-pie.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1869-10-20

"Four years ago Tom Early, Of jack.
son township, broke up l6O acres Of
prairie and started thereon q homestead.
This year he raised $4,000 worth Of wheat
and has a corn field for which he has been
offered 81, 200 in cash. t ag n
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1869-10-20

A retired schoolmaster excuses his pas
sion for sngling BY saying that, from con-
slant habit, he never feels quite himself
unlsas he's handling the rod,
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1869-10-20
Monona, Iowa.

CAUSE AND EFFEcT.-Therc is favor
ite field Of speculation for certain writers
to ask what would have happened if
something had happened which didn't
happen. If Robespierre's stockings, said
one profound reasoner, had or had not
been splashed on certain occasion, the
French Revolution would not have hap
pened. If Cmsar's boat had gone down
with all his fortunes, there would have
been no Roman empire. If William the
Conuueror had met with bad weather,
Englishmen would have still been nothing
better than beer swilling Saxons. All
these, or some of these facts, may be true;
! nand it is pleasant to some minds to repeat
: the old adage about great events and
trifing causes, and to reckon up the
wonderfully small events which, if they
had happened otherwise, would have
changed the whole history of the world.
4 will not say that it is not so but l
think gives US better ground for faith
in the future, if we persuade ourselves
that the worlds progress does not depend
on the turn of die or the fight of bul-
let and that somehow or other we shall
scramble on in similar path, though it
may be we shall have to make few
detours, and lose some valuable time !;
even if our favorte IDOLS were converted
into 6rewood, and we had to swear by the
{eAJJohn Brown instead Of the mighty
ThDmAs Smith. Heroes are excellent
ShisU ii THAR way; but, to my mind,
the more strings we have to our bow, the
more secure we shall feel and hold that
there is generally fish or two in the sea,
besides the big ones that happen to have
come to the surface.-ldolat,y.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1869-10-20

The San Francisco Mirror, speaking Of
Dr.. Windship, suggests that France and
England should employ him to lift the
blockade,
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1869-10-20

Female insurance agents are the latest
Jokes of the season in Ohio. They take
mans life just AS easy as . man, and is
more binding.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1869-10-20

ANag once remarked with very grave
couulonance, that; however prudent and
virtuous young widows might be, he had
seen many q widow-err."
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1869-10-20

RURAL AMERIcAN.-This is very hand.
some quarto, published toward sunrise
somewhere. Its October" tells country
editors" that its regular price is $l.50, its
club price 81 y; but if "country weeklies'
will publish $40 advertisement, it, (the
"Rural') will permit such obliging edi-
tors to club with the Rural at the nominal
sum of FIFTY CENTS
How much Of the Damphool is there in
G. F. MINER & Co., of the "Rural Ameri.
CAM" The ipsolent demands or requests
of eastern Monthlies, Magazines, Guar
terlies, &c., should be pleasantly and eff
fectively cursed on sight. We bay what
we want in the Magazine way.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1869-10-20

Some bachelors go to war because they
like fghtin1; and some married men 60
because they like peace.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1869-10-20

Why in Asia like market shed in
Christmas week. Because there is Tur-
key in it.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1869-10-20
VOLUME XIV---NO. 2.
A Cave Of Lead in CLAYTON County.

A correspondent of the Dubuque Times,
writing from Clayton county, tells the
following:
I came from Dubuque some two months
ago, to this place, to prospect for lead
ore, and some ten days ago discovered
cave that differs widely from any that l
have before seer (27 years lead mining.)
We commenced at the base of high
limestone ridge, where an old prospect
hole showed ocher and other signs of lead
ore, and run drift about twenty feet
horizontally, in loose tumbling rock, and
discovered the cave under shelving lime
stone. After getting in few feet the
chamber was some ten feet wide and eight
feet high, and one hundred feet long, and
running east and west. The sight on en-
tering this chamber was wonderful to
behold. The sides were literally lined
with cubic formed calc-spar, (tiff,) the
floor Of the cavern was covered with
light colored clsy, with ocher and red
clay, below it, and filled with the same
cubic formed spar that was suspended to
the walls and roof The masses of lead
ore, with now and then piece of lead
ore mixed with the spar. The old lead
miners here say that this is the lowest
opening yet discovered in this district, and
has the same level in the rocks as the
"gad pointed opening at Gutenberg,
some fifteen miles west and which open
ing has yieled large amount of lead ore.
IF some dealers in specimens had this cave
it might be made valuable, as the peculiar
cubic form of the spar is different from
anything yet found in the lead region.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1869-10-20

ENBoNPoINT.-One of the handsomest
and best dressed gentlemen in certain
southern city, is worthy merchant whose
great personal care of himself and his
addiction to fine living, have procured
him rotundity which, while it detracts
nothing from his good looks utterly con>
ceals from his own inspection his extremi-
ties. One morning, not very long ago,
this circumstances was the occasion Of to
him, mortifying exposure, whilst others
looked upon it as an amusing spectacle.
Before breakfast he invariably takes a
morning walk, and his urbanity and polite
recognition are looked for by early pedcs-
trians with pleasure.
Dressing himself, therefore, with great
care, he sailed out. But, strange to say,
every one he met turned their heads and
laughed, and some ladies from the gallery
of residence over the way ran screaming
into the house.
"What did it mean?''
At last be met little boy, whose inn
moderate laughter drew from him the
indignant inquiry:
"What do you see about me, you little
scoundrel, that everybody laughs at?"
"Why, Mr.. D, you've forgot to put
on your pants.''
Overwhelmed with shame, the old gem
tleman hurried home and eagerly sought
out the mirror. In his haste he had
carefully adjusted his attire, but had,
indeed, forgot his pants.