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Year: 1869

The life of an Icelander, as repre-
sented by the author of a recently
published work, bears a curious re-
$emblanee to that of the Arabs of the
Desert. With both, the horse is their
trusty companion. The ieelander
can scarcely go a single step without
his horse. In passing over the long
and barren wastes, where not even a
blade of grass relieves the sterile mo-
nOtOny of the scene, if the faithful
horse should fail him, his life is placed
in peril.


Ieelandie horses are generally small
and do not reach higher than the
breast of n full-grOwn man. They
are, moreover, rather short but for all
chat they can go a good pace, and are
very comfortable to ride, either at a
canter or gallOp. 1t is not, however,
every horse that can eanter and some
can never be taught to do so. A good
eanterer in Iceland is priced at q
much highervalu than a trotter. The
first will cost from forty TO fifty rix
dollars, while the latter NAV bt.
bought for twenty to twenty-five riX
dollars. On the Ctast they aIe allC wCa
to run loose during the winter, where





and by some of the fords where the
herbage is luxuriant. On the mount
aims, they are allowed to search for
the grass underneath the snow, that
has not been mOwn in the summer
or else pick up heather in the fissures
and clefts of the rocks. Thus in most
parts of the country they have to pro-
vide themselves with food. Some
times they get little hay in very
severe winters.


They live in fact like the sheep,
with the exception of the milk eve,
and have to find their own food all
the year round. In the Autumn
they are assembled on the mountains,
and driven home to their parish,
where, as far rs possible, lookout is
kept to see that they do not starve or
freeze to death in the winter. Thus,
though there is no trouble in feeding
them, all their manure is lost, which,
in Iceland, is a great loss, indeed.


Horse breeding, too, as we'll as
many other things, is much neglec-
ted in the country. StalliOns are al
lowed to run loose all the year round,
so that there can be no choice in tha
breeding of a fOal.
Year: 1869

To the Editor of the NelO York Sun:
SIR: While riding up town yester-
day | was an unwilling listener to a
conversation between two students,
who, as they expressed themselves,
were bent ON fun, and that fun con-
sisted in a mock marriage of the
younger of the two to a nurse girl. I
am an old man, nearly seventy years
of age, and knew I could with safe
" speak to them. / told rhen I
was then on my way home from the
death-bed of one who was the envy
of all who knew him. He was q
SOutherner by birth and education
his victim is also a native of Georgia,
but brought up at the North in her
fathers family.


Some eight years ago he met her in
Tennessee, where the family were
staying, and she was then a beautiful
girl just budding into wOmanhoO6;
he followed them North, and soon
won the love of the girl, who prom
ise to be his bride; but her parents
would not consent, as he was Col.
in the rebel army. He soon after


Oined his regiment, but time and dis
tance only served to make her love
deeper; when. one day, he suddenly
appeared and claimed the fullfilment
Of her pOmise. She consented to a
private marriage. He left the next
day, promising soon to claim her
before the world He sailed for Eng
land, and before his return she learned
he had wife when he married her.
He returned with what he had gone


ora divorce from his wife-and now
wanted G.. to be publicly united to
him. She refused he had deceived
her once, and she could not tIUst him
again. He took rooms in the neigh
bOrhOOd, hopeing to win her To his
views; but, stricken down with fever
with no kind handtO hold the cup of
ccld water to his lips, he sent for her,
but it was not until l took word to
her that he was dying that she came.
| never shall forget that death-bed
while live; then knew what that
poor girl had suffered. 1t is plainly
TO be seen she is daily, yea, hourly,
passing away-aetually dying of a
broken heart. The world may laugh.
but few girls ever loved as she has
loved this man. She will have her
reward above for those words of for


giveneSs and comfort spoken to that
dying one, and that prayer must have
been borne to Heaven by angels;
Father, forgive him for thy Sons
sake!" May God comfort her in her
dffiietion, she who can but mourn for
him in her closet. Girls, let this
prove a lesson to you; trust in your
mother, even though it be a step
mother. Had George trusted in
hers, this all might have been spared
her. Young men, beware how you
tritie with a girls Purest affections
remember that the day is eOminr
when young and old, rich and poor
alike will be judged. Those students
were greatly moved. and promised
70 give UP their wild ways; and
knowing that your paper is daily read
by thousands of young people, Itrust
you will publish this, as it may prove
warning to many . -.
Year: 1869

Three Pella CIowG) bachelors one
evening last week played a game of
cards on the condition that the losser
should either marry within year or
support the other two bachelors the
following year. The girls are greatly
excited in consequence, each expect
ing to be the one.
Year: 1869

The worliinen employed on the Eberhardt
mine, White Pine, quit work on last Saturday
This occasioned by notice from the com
pany that wages in the mine would from date
be reduced to four dollars per day, instead of
FIVE as heretofore which latter is the ruling
rates in the district. The company shipped,
the past quarter, bullion valued ut S2lO,O 200,
which by no means constituted the product of
the mine III that time, as large quantities of
ore too rich for reduction by mill process has
been extracted and piled away for smelling
In commenting on the course OF the company,
the News says:


at il great pity that six men, owning the
representative mine of the richest district in
the world, cannot afford to pay the rate of
wages ordinarily paid III the district" and
gives the following as its theory of the cause
of the reduction:


Our own theory of this case is, that the
reduction OF wages is "A job put up to bear
White Pine III the stock market. Eberhardt
is not in the market-the fortunate owners
have none TO sell--but, by n long course of
allusion to it III that character it has come to
be regarded as the representative mine, the
desrnies Of all the others to be more or less
affected, in all cases, by its reputation To
get the word abroad that the Eberhardt has
put down wages OF workmen because the rock
will not pay, IS to put Hidden Treasure, Po-
cotillo, chloride Flat, and the other stocks,
down. At time of writing this, our report has
not come TO hand; but 1t is safe to predict II
material drop in White Pine quotations That
Is what we think it was done for. and il must
have that effect Somebody wants White
Pine stocks down. good job can be done in
that way. Sell the listed stocks short, at
ruling prices, get them down, then FILL or
compromise, and II nice little sum is made.
We arc sorry that the Eberhardters took so
bad plan for working the stocks. To put
down the price Of labor on Woodworking
miners. just now, while all other owners are
willing to pay five dollars, is a permanent
wrong. After q while, when the mines gem
orally will have got to paying dividends, like
the Eberhardt, it would not be so bad: but to
pat down the price of labor at this time. works
tt hardship TO II great number of men. and en-
dangers the satisfactory development of the
mines for this Summer


1t will not always be so-other mines will
come 10 the front, and the whole camp tan
not he disparaged by job on the Ebcrhardt
1t Is unfortunate that the case is Mt it is-but
we must stand it, and let the jobbers do what
they can in the face of the satisfactory facts
which are made up from the full and impartial
review of the mines"
Year: 1869

We announced some time age, that
the p. o. D. had established week
IL mail route between here and 81:
Courtney, and was ready to receive
bids to carry the mail, commencing
July 1st next.


In view Of tho demands Of the
route, and the fact that Railroad is
to shortly connect these two points
it was expected that at least a semi
weekly mail over this route would
havc been ordered.


We are in receipt of letter from
Judge Loughridge Of the 18th inst
who snys that on the announcement
that it was to be but q weekly mail,
he Immediately went to the Depart
ment and extorted from them o
promise "that the matter would be
arranged with tho bidder or con-
tractor for moro frequent service at
same rates"


The people interested in having
additional mail facilities between
here and Sigourney, are under obli-
cations to their Representative for
what he has dono in the premises,
and if they fail during the 40 more
days Of the infamous reign OF the
Tennessee demagogue, to get justice
done them, they may hope for better
things after the ides of March.
Year: 1869

A National Convention Of Colored
people, is in session in Washington.


They yesterday called on General
Grant, and through the eloquent or
ator John M. Langston, presented
him an address to which the General
responded as follows:


aI thank the Convention of which
you are the representative for the
confidence they have Expressed, and
hope sincerely that the colored peo-
pie may receive every protection
which the law give them. They shall
have my efforts to secure such pro-
lection. They should prove by their
acts their advancement, prosperity
and obedience to the laws worthy OF
all the privileges Government has
bestowed on them, and by their fu-
ture conduct prove themselves deser-
wing of all they now claim.
Year: 1869

The British barkantino Cornucopia
arrived in Baltimore on Saturday,
having man on board who had
been without food or water for four
teen days. He shipped as a cook,
and performed all his duties until tho
morning of the 18th Of November
last, when he was suddenly missing.
The vessel was at the time in mid
ocean, and after an unavailing search
for the missing man, it was conelud-
cd that he had fallen overheard at
night and had been drowned without
being seen. At last accounts he was
doing well.
Year: 1869

We notice that the Davis County
Republican OF Jan 21st published the
following local advertisement Of our
Job Printing Establishment, which
appeared in the COURIER Of the 14th,
free gratis for nothing, for which our
sincere thanks are returned.


"JoB PB1NTING.-We are better
prepared now than ever before to do
job printing promptly ,and in elegant
style. Having re-furnished our Of
fee in the past week, and employed
other skilliul workmen, we can guar
antec satisfaction and promptness.-
Our business men are now having
their work done at home. Come and
examine our specimens and prices
Ottun,ca Courier, 14th.


Will not few moro Of our South
western exchanges publish the above
notice for the same price? 1t is true
that we have refurnished our Office,
and are now prepared to do job work
as good as any Office in Iowa, and at
chcaperfgures thanitcan be doneEast
orWest, and if any Of our readersdoubt
this, we invite them To call and get
list of our prices. When we are do
ing job work for home patrons we
don't have to charge enough to pay
the board bill and travelling expens.
of a "Bummer," therefore we always
extend our hand and welcome cor
daily, any Of that class who may be
SO unfortunate as TO tarn up in our
ci ty, more especially if they hav'nt
stamps enough to got away. And
we promise to do the same for Bro.
White, should he ever be found hero
in that fix. #
Year: 1869

At the Romish Church at Strad-
broke. England, few days ago, an
enterprising youth forbade the pub
lication of the banns OF his mothers
second marriage on the ground that
she was too old.
Year: 1869

Tue following is copy Of a will
left by a man who choose to be his
own lawyer: This is the last will
and testament of me, John Thomas.
l give all my things to my relations,
to be divided among them the best
way they can. N. B,--If anybody
kicks up row, or makes any fuss
about it he isn't to have anything
Signed by me, John Thomas
Year: 1869

The Davis county Republican is re-
sponsible for the following in its issue
of the 21st instant:


RAIL RoAD.-We have told 30
many lies about the railroad that we
fear to again speak ofthe matter, lest
our readers will say "thcre, another
railroad lie" without first cnquiring
into the truth of the report. We
know of certainty that track laying
was resumed on last Monday morn
ing, and the superintendent of the
work says he intends to reach West
Grove next Saturday. The track IS
being pat down at the rate of one.
half mile day, and at this rate only
sixteen working days, after West
Grove is reached, will be required in
order that We may be greeted with
the first train of the st. Louis & Co.
dar Rapids Railroad.
Year: 1869

THE PRICE OF SUGAR AND CoFFEE.-Here-
tofore the people generally have not been much
interested in the rebellion now going on in the
Island of Cuba. But now that sugar and coffee
have advanced so rapidlyin price, there is more
interest manifested toward it, particularly
among housewives Whether the Spanish
troops or the native Islanders were successful
has been a matter of little concern, but now
the desire is being expressed that somebody
will whip" that either Gen. Dulce, Cover
nor Of the Island, will subdue the "voIun-
teerS, as the insurgents are called, orthat the
volunteers viii Subdue him, or that Uncle Sam
will buy the lSland-any thing to keep down
che price of sugar and coffee.
Year: 1869

Honor THE AGED.-Saturday, the 2Oth
inst, was the cighty-seventh birth day of Mrs.
Rahama Buck, of our town. On this occasion
a number Of friends met at her house, and fill
led her table with luxuries. After the repast
the cheerful old lady made "a speech" the
subject of which was I" RetrOspectiOn. Know
ing her love for the little birds that sing about
her door" young gentleman presented her
with a bird house, with which she was greatly
pleased She has been blest with health and
competerce, and truly may she say, " goodness
and mercy have followed me all the days of my
life" Our wish is that she may complete
century Of life. L.C.P.
Year: 1869

FIRE NEAR FREDERTCA.-Last Thursday
morning colored woman, living near Freder
lea, left her house on business of some kind
and during her absence the house caught fire
and was burned to the ground. Her child who
death. Mutual Friend.
Year: 1869

The Rev. Father Hyacinthe, a monk
of Paris, is striking bravely for reform
in the Catholic church. He thinks an
infusion of new blood into the church
is needed. He would give it more
humanity, and abolish its dead for
malisms. The expiation Of sins by
fasting and purgatOries are to him RI
diculous. His sermons are troubling
the regular priesthood; they call him
a hereto, and in turn he holds them
up to ridicule; he is leading people to
think for themselves; he is learned,
talented, pious and venerable, and is
a power which will not down before
the horns of any Papai oulls whatso-
ever. He insists upon the true church
of St. Peter, and seeks to show that
the church is called upon to march
with the spirit of progress.
Year: 1869

Thomas Dick puts the boarding of
wealth in this striking way:


. Suppose a man could lay up a stock
of clothes and provisions sufficient to
last him for three hundred years, what
would it avail him, since he can live
at most but from 20 to 100 years ?
Suppose he laid up in a stOrehouse
20, 900 pairs of shoes, to what end
would it serve if he could make use,
during his whole life, of only one hun
dredth part of them? He would be
in the same condition as a man who
had a hundred dishes placed before
him at dinner, but who would partake
Of but one; or of a person who had a
hundred mansions purchased for his
residence, but who could occupy but
one. How ridiculous it would appear
if all that could be said of a man
while he lived was simply this; that
his whole life was occupied n collect
ing and laying up'in stOrt46use 60,
600 mahogany chairs which were new
er intended 10 be used for the furni-
ture of apartments, or $4,000 pairs of
trOwseTs which were never to be
worn? And where is the difference,
in point of nationality and utility, be-
tween such absurd practices and hoard
ing thousands of guinPas in a bank,
which are never brought forth for the
benefit of mankind? There is no con-
duct connected with the pursuits OF
human beings that appears more alb
surd and wicked than such practices
however cOmmOn-if examined by
the dictates of reason and the Word Ul
God.
Year: 1869

Never waste your life in loving any
one who does not love you. Laugh,
as some prosaic people may, at love, it
certainly is true that men, and women
too, have died of it. It fastens on the
human heart as some many clawed-
sea-mOnster-''devil fish, )" for instance
does upon anything, and there is no
coaxing or pulling it away. But just
as you may cut those deadly tentacles
off if they are fastened to your body,
so you may cut away the love that has
grown to be only misery; only you
must do it in time, that the wound
may be cured, and a love that you
may cherish planted there lace Of
it.


There is something wrong in love
that is not dual always. God gave us
love that two might become one.
When two who were meant for each
other meet, there is no doubt in either
mind that it is so; and it is the nat
ural longing for the true and perfect
union that causes all the misery which
so many suffer.


A little further on waits that one for
whom the soul is yearning, and we
pause, because one possessing the
charms of that being yet unmet has
passed athwart our horizon-pauSe and
lose what we are seeking for.


The one whom you can love best
will always love you. Heaven never
made a soul without a mate, and the
being your tenderness cannot move or
your smiles win, who does not even
suspect your love, is not worth eating
your heart for, you may be sure of
that. And the solitary old maids, and
dismal old bachelors, who sit bemOan-
ing themselves by the wayside of life,
and the yet more wretched married
folks who, having no heart to give,
took anybOdy's hand after having
failed to win their first ideal, have all
made grand mistakes. Somewhere in
the world there is some heart which
will fit theirs as patty as the twin
pieces of a dissected map.
Year: 1869

No female, nor any officer or soldier of
the Revolutionary war, can be arrested or
imprisoned in any case where the action is
founded on contract; neither can any per
son be imprisoned for debt, except in case


of fraud. An execution against the per-
son of a debtor, and requiring his commit


tai to the county Jail until he satisfy the


Judgment for the payment of money, in


the event of the judgment debtor having
removed, or commenced to remove, any


OF mis- property out of the jurisdiction Of


the court, in order to prevent the cOllec-


ton of money due on the judgment; or


when he is possessed of property which he
fraudulently cOnceals with like intent, or


when he has disposed of his property, or
any part thereof, to prevent its being ia


ken in execution; or if he fraudulently
contracted the debt on which the judge
ment is rendered; or when he was arrested
on an order before judgments, and has
not been discharged as an insOlvent debt
or, or the order has not been set aside
! Plaintiffs must, in all cases, give a bond,
with sufficient sureties, to pay the detehd-
ant any damages which may ensue from
| a wrongful attachment, not exceeding
double the amount of the claim. A credi-
| tor, on giving a like bond, may make a
similar affidavit before his amount is due,


and on his filing it with the Clerk of the
Court of Common Pleas, an attachment


may issue against the property, real or
! personal, of the debtor. In such actions,
plaintiffs cannot have judgment until
their claim is due.
Year: 1869

Our correspondents explanation is CORRECT, but the
same result might he reached by shorter process
thus: As the Cadi ate equal share Of the whole
oaves he ate a of the number belonging to each Of
the Arabs therefore he exactly loaf Of the be-
longing to the poorer Arab, and the latter was ol
course entitled to only Of the pieces Of money.
Year: 1869

Anv person, labOring on, or furnishing
labor or materials for constructing, alter
ing or repairing any building, shall have
a lien therefor on the same, and on the
land necessarily connected Herewith. To
bind the lien, he, within four months from
the performance of such labor, or delivery
of such materials, must deliver to the
ov ner of the building an attested state
ment of the particulars of the claims re-
naming unpaid; whereupon, if the ac-
count be that of a mechanic or labOrer,
the owner is authorized to pay the amount,
and deduct the same from what may be
owing by him to the contractor. Should
the owner fail or refuse to pay the account,
or should the statement be that of a con-
tractor, or sub-contractor, the correctness
ofthe claim, and the fact of the refusal or
failure, of the owner to pay it, must be
sworn to before a magistrate, and the ac-
counts and affidavits then filed in the Of
flee of the Recorder of the county, when
the lien shall remain upon the said build
ing and land for the term of two years
from the commencement of such labor, or
the furnishing of such labor and mater
iaIs. Any suit brought within said two
years, will continue said lien till the rem
dering Ofjudgment.
Year: 1869

ArrEMPr AT MURDER AND ARsox.-Some 6end
put strychnine in the water barrel of family
named Turner. in San Francisco, but the FAM
lily discovered it before there was any harm
done. few days after this, some one, and
doubtless the same Ierson, vent ON the roof of
the house, and fastening a can of powder to the
end of a long string, let it down the stove pipe
within a foot or two feet of the stoYe, and fas-
tened the other end to the top of the stove-pipe.
The next morning Mr. Turner arose, kindled
FIRE, and had just stepped out of the kitchen
when the powder exploded with loud report
and shock which blew the pipe into atoms,
scattered it in every DIRECTION, shook the house,
broke dishes and other articles in the room, and
set fire TO the walls of the room. Fortunately
no member of the family was in the room at the
time. The flames were quickly extinguished,
aud thus the second attempt of the incredible
monster-whoever he may be-was frustrated.
Year: 1869

Nor SO FIsE.-A private letter receiyed in
Virginia (Nev.), from White Pine, day or two
since, says that unless something more is found
than is now known of, crowds of men will be
walking barefoot out of that region next fall
The writer says that even now he sees two or
three hundred men daily looking in vain for
work
Year: 1869

MosrASa.-Tbe Sioux Indians are on the war
path in that region. They killed couple of
herdsmen and stole the cattle. party of
thirty soldiers bad fight with them, but it was
drawn battle, and party of two hundred have
gone after the marauders
Year: 1869

HEARD FRoN.-We have at last heard from the
man who is opposed to the Crawford County,
system OF making nominations. He thinks the
system has some defects and so do we. We
never claimed that it was perfect, but that it
was long ways in advance, and far preferable
70 tue convention system. The objection that
large townships, would be likely to cast a solid
vote for candidates from that township, will not
obtain, for the simple reason that some candi-
dates will get great many more votes aw ay
from than at home.-INouatain Messenqer
Year: 1869

JULIAS' chairman of the House Committee on
Public Lands, has introduced his bill to prohibit
all further traffic in the public domain. He pro-
poses to bold it for the use of actual settlers and
for them only. 1t ought to be the law with all
possible dispatch.