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Land and Insurance Agents, Main street,
McGregor, .... Iowa.
McGregor, St Petws & Missouri diver
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OFFICE, Up Stmirs, in Corner Brkk Block
jMain street,
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Physician
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HHlUams Jt Harvey,
Wholesale auil Retail Ifaadware Merchant*, *ain
•street,
regor, Iowa.
if.
C. Hayt, Co,
liealers in Lumber, Shingles, nnd Lath Main St.
McGifgor, Iowa.
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Fruits of all kin tn, Wholesale and Rctsiil. Agent
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WhoW^ile «inl Retail Dealer in wines, UftUoas,
^cigahs,*anu tobacco. Fresh Oyrtcw constantly
•bn hsiixi- (First door East of American House,)
MrOejjw, I«wa
Also, Agent for a auperior article "of Double
Rectified whisky. __
vlMilletr Jt Baa$%
Wholesale and Retail dealers in Stoves,and man
ufacturers of Tin, Oepper, Ad Sheet Iron ware,
v
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•iiifr and Commission Afei-cli:Uitil»
a i w o a I o w a
U" All gomls consigned to the ibove firm,
forwarded with dispatch. Liberal advancements
tnade on consignments.
VShermmnJUtJfkorrine St Co.
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Dry Go*ds
Clothing, Boots and Shoes, Hats, Cap«,Groo«Hk?s,
THartlware, and Cutlery. (Afain Street,)
e o I o w a
o n a e
Wholesale dealei in Famitufes of all kinds,
Jtfain Street,)
McGaEQfl*a, Iowa.
«Wetriii Jt Barron,
Siietowri
to Jontt V
Bom,
iDealers in Dry froo«ls, Boots, Shoes and Leather
flats and Caw, Reaily-made Clothing, l/mtse
Furnishing Goods, //urdware, (rroceries and
Queen's Waro, at the okl stand, Main street.
McGregor, Iowa.
B. Wfarriton,
Wholesale and Retail Dealer in Sash, Doon and
Studs, Main street,
t" JHeGaoooa,
1
low*.
Stott St Bf*.,
Wholesale Grocers &, Dealers in Clothing, Staple
and fancy Dry Goods. Also, Crockery and Hard
ware.
U* Ptoitcte bought ttnrf mtL
•Main street. Hf
G. S. Min Jt Co.,
Wholesale and. Retail Dealers in Drugs, Medi
cines, Oils, Paints. Putty, Glass, Dye Stuffs *c.
IT Pure Foreign and Domestic Wines and
m^iquors. Patent Medicines, constantly on hand
«Lt the Drug Store opposite McGregor House, on
Main street, ltf
G. MM. Flander#,
Dealer in (Traceries, Provisions and General Mer
chandise.
New Frame Block,
Main
Street,
McGregor, Iowa. ltf
J.
T. Stoneman,
Attorney & Counselor at Law, and Real Estate
,,Agent. Taxes paid for non-residents, Notes and
^Accounts collected. (Office at the Post Office.)
MfG regor, ... Iowa.
JM. 8. Blair Jt Bro.,
Attornies and Counselors at Law, General Real
Estate Agoois, (Main Street,)
^McGregor, Iowa.
C. r. UIMC,
i
{WILLIS drummond,
M'Gregor, Iowa,4 Outenberg Iowa
Bemiek Jt Brummond,
.Attorneys at Low. Office over the Bank, Mc
iGregor, and first door Nerthof City Hotel, Guten
Jterg. (n4.tf)
Walter St Bro.
House Siffn, and Carriage Painter*,
Will do Painting, Graining, Glazing to Order, in
/he best style,
Main street, M*9regor, Get 16M.
m»fim
iftrxr
JMiL
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Br. JT. S. Ming, J^r.,
PavsiaAN & 0u kg eon. Office, McGregor
House.
Having practiced Twelve yean among West
ern diseases, he feels himself prepared to attend
to all oases, day and night. Special attention
given to diseases of the Lungs.
McGregor, Dec. 19,1856. nlO 6m.
Mien St fWlkertton,
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Merchandise,
stoves, Furniture, *c# Main street.
McGregor, Iowa.
Califprnia Motet,
By EDWARD LAYTON. Opposite Um Post
Office, Main Street M'Gregor, Iowa.
Evan* St Conkey,
Wholesale and Retail Grocers, and dealers in
Flour, Salt, Pork, Produce and Agricultural Im
plements-
Cr Agents for John Deer's and Evans & Adam's
Ploughs. (Nos. 9 and 3 Main Street,)
McGregor Iowa.
B, Mien St Co.
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Groceries—
Foreign and Dom«.*stic Liquors kept constantly on
hand for the Trade. Near the Public Square,
Mcgregor. 7tf
*§meriemn Houae,
By W. H. HARDING, Main street. IV
JftrM regor Utomoe,
By C. VANVALKENBURG, Main street.
ltf
Farmer•' Home,
By JULIUS BOETTCHER, Main street, [ltf
Upper House%
McMULLEN, Main street.
Bv J.
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Homer Kennedy,
Dealer in Lumber, Shingles and Lath, Levee,
McGregor, Iowa. ltf
Jaeob Kramer.
Cabinet JUaker.
MeGrejror.Iowa. n4 tf
Hodney Hurlbut.
Attorney and Counsellor at Law, Solicitor in
Chancery and Notary Public.
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REFERENCE.
Gen. John H. Rocstree, Platteville, Wis.
E. Bavlev,
T- H.
Robertson, Esq.,
Galena, Illinois.
Ron. Wm. R. Bidih.ecome, St. Louis Mo.
J#nrs & Bass. M'Gregor, Iowa.
McGrejj°r» Dec. 1, 1^56. 9tf
If*.
Schmidt,
Boot aid Shoe Maker. Work done to order and
lot'gool material.
McGregor, Iowa: Il4 tf
Chan
.MM. SShaw,
Wholesale Dealer in Groceries, Wines, Liquors,
Boots Shoes and Clothing. Derby & Day's cele
Uiatul 'Star Brand Whiskey, Main street, 1 tf
DtBrQiEi
Y O E
Cor. IVIain nnd 4th Streets,
DUBUQUE, IOWA.
C. C. HEWITT,
Proprietor.
(L/" Stipes arrive and depart daily for all parts
of the Country. n6tf.
Uronrenor St Shetly,
•j.l 7 holesale and Retail dealers in Books,
V Stationery, Music, Musical Instruments,
Paper Hangings, Fancy Goods, Printing and Wrap
ping paper, cheap Publications, Piano Fortes, and
fr'eorge A. Prince A Co.'s Melodeons. (No. Ill
Main Street,
Di'Biurr, low*.
O N O i Y
WHOLESALE
Main ft Sixth Streets
Drnryrfi,
W
Grocer, and Dealer in Im
ported Brandies, Wines A Cigars.
HOLMES & AVERY,
Wholesale Grocers and Commission Merchants,
and Dealers in Wines, Liquors, Porter and Ale,
corner of Iowa and Fourth streets, Dubuque,
Iowa, Nov.21. "tf
Mlsoellaneo
J. H.St
If*.
Grannii,
Dealers in Dry Goods, Groceries, Ready-Made
Clothing, Hardware, Queen's Ware, Tin Ware,
Stone Ware, Drugs and Medicines, Oils, Paints,
Putty, Glass, Vainish, &c.
Main street, Strawberry Point, Iowa. ltf
V. TEABOOT, J.OUUN.
Teabout Jt Often,
Dealers in Dry Goods, Clothing, Hats, Caps,
Boots and Shoes, Hardware, Groceries, &c., &c.
All kinds of Produce bought «nd sold.
Fraukville. Winneshiek Co.. Iowa. 0tf
Orlando JfMtCraney.
Or General Real Estate Agent, GARNIVILLO
Iowa
Will attend to the purchase and sale of Real
Estate, in anv portion of Northwestern Iowa.
Locate Land Warrants enter Land Invest mon
ey on good security pay Taxes Investigate
Titles, &c., tc.
Blake St Thompson,
Dealers in Groceries, Domestic Dry Goods, and
General Merchandise.
M'Gregor, Iowa.
J. w. tvi^r OMUlMJMJ\\
Attorney At Law,
AND REAL ESTATE AGENT.
O s a e I o w a
Land Warrants located Taxes of non-resi
dents to, and collections made with
we march
mm
too,
[£\r.
Iowa.
Gilbert St MMnehanan.
/fOLESALE A Retail Dealers in Boots
A Shoes, [No. 1(19, Main Street,
Pcbvqce,
Iowa.
United State*
Clothing Store.
BROWN it FINN,
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Rubber and Oil
Clothing, shirt", drawers, handkerchiefs, Trunks,
Valices, Carpet Bags, &c.. No. 73 Main street,
(1'iuler City Hotel,) Duhuque, Iowa. ltf
STILES & CHASE.
Wholesale dealers in Boots, shoes and rubbers,
Fourth street (under the Peaslee House,) Dubuque
Iowa. Tftie Trade will find with us every variety
and style of Goods manufactured in the Eastern
Stated ltf
BJMBR ft Co.
Dealers In Dry Goods, Carpets, Oil Cloths, Win
dow shades, mats, rugs, &c- No. 108, Main street
Dubuque. n3 3m
Eeland JM. Babtoek,
Dealer in Books & Stationkrv, Wholesale and
Retail. Also, Piano Fortes, Mekricoiui, Guitars,
Violins, Sheet Music, &c.
(No. 10C Main Street, Dubuqwe Iowa.) n5tf
wrrw
1 1 1 1 1 i o n
For the North Iowa Titan.
Th« Houaohold Band.
I sometime* wonder, that if Death should cone,
With stealthy tread, into my happy home.
To tell me, that of those I love so well,
One in his silent, shadowy realm must dwell,
No hope, no refage from bis fatal dart
Which co«ld I yield him first? oh! loving heart,
Which of mine own, my blessed household band
Could I resign? though for the setter land!
Not my loved Parents!take thou not from me
The arsis that were my childhood's panoply
Life would be sad and dear unto their child
Missing the love that o'er my days has smiled.
My own dear Brother? no, thy ways pursue
Ye may not take him—for we are but two,
My heart with keenest sorrow would o'erflow,
If to the grave this cherished one should go.
All, all too dear! each golden link so bright—
Death! cast no shadow on love's rosy light
Father! thou gavest us all—to thee we look—
To us the future is a sealed book.
8. A. M.
Windsor, Farmersburg, Iowa.
A Short Patent Sermon.
BT DOW, JR.
will draw a melancholy discourse,
morning, from the following text:
"Laugh and grow fat."
Mr Hbarkrs
:—I have lately thrown
my cogitating apparatus considerably out
of gear in
attempting to make out wheth
er laughter produces fat, or a good layer
of the adipose promotes laughter. The
conclusion I have arrived at is. that laugh-|ity
ter is, generally speaking, the spontaneous
production of an oleaginous soil, and has
little or nothing to do towards adding
aught to its richness. It is the naturally
contented mind, my friends, that tends to
corporeal fatness and when fatness :s
onco obtained, laughter takes root therein,
and branches out and blossoms, like sun
flowers on the southern side of a pig-stye.
Take one of your wo-begone, God-forsa
ken hypocondriacs—the whole of whose
self-manufactured misery seems to have
crawled into his countenance—the very
wist of whose mildewing eye is enough to
cub all the polish from
a pair
of pnient
leather boots—let
him possibly be elec*
triih'd into a
cachinating paroxysm, long
and loud, and no more fat w ll gather up
on his ribs than honey-dew
upon the sap
less rose leaves of an old maid's bonnet.
Why Because the maggots of melan
choly that continually prey upon his mind,
are not
to be frightened from their favorite
repast by the most startling guffaw that
ever shook the quiet realm ot cheerfulness.
Take,
one of your pale, wafer-liped,
weasel-visaged skinflints—who indulges
in moonshiny smiles at the remotest pros
pect of a bargain, and who is more re
dundant with smirks and bows than a dis
owned California dog is of fleas—move
him into fits of audible mirthfulness as
often as you may, still he will be as slim
as a shitepoke fed upon hair snakes, if he
were to live lon^ enough to be the grand
dad of all the lutle Beelzebubs who may
happen to be born somewhere about the
middle of the uext century.
Now, my brethern, behold yonder hap*
py mortal,
wiih a
soul wrapped up in a
thick blanket ot' fat—with a knob plump
and shining as a pumpkin in October—
whose merry little optics twinkle like twin
stars at the summit of Mount Diabolo—
whose "fair round belly, with
good capon
lined,"
is an object of
envy to all "walk
ing shadows" that stalk the
earth.
so
pood, that
coarse,
short-furred sort—peeps
anon, from
"varmint" of
rata and
i
All
of his ideas swim, like preserved sardines,
in the richest and sweetets of oil every
expressed thought slides out sleek and
greasy, and the whole tenor and
tone of
his voice are like the inner bark of slip
pery elm. His mind dwells in such com
fortable winter quarters that he never feels
otherwise than happy and cheerful. He
feels
IRughter—not of
your
horse-fashioned kind, but
the line,
out, ever and
its fat
fold, and causes every
care to take to its hole,
like
goblins damned at the morning
cock-crow.
What, my friends, do you suppose
brought this laughter-breeding human 10
the verge of obesity It was not laugh
ing at either stage or street farces nor at
the freaks and follies of a ridiculous
world nor at every new-fangled and old
fashion, that makes organ-grinders' mon
keys almost grin themselves into convul
sions nor, hyena-like, at the most ridicu
lous of legislative proceedings—nor was
it even at such comical preaching as mine.
No: it was the genial spirit of Content
ment that diffused a cheering warmth
throughout his whole system—fertilised
his heart, and furnished a good soil from
which future spontaneous laughter was to
•pring, like the dandelion and mushroom,
after a gentle rain and nurturing sun.—
He never drove pigeon-eyed Peace from
her domicile by sweating, lighting, and
swearing for politics, nor wrangled flesh
from bis boaes in behalf of orthodoxy,
universalism, atheism, nor any of the
vulgar tiaw of the—nor kept himself as
lean as Pharaoh's lousiest calf by chasing
a hammered sixpence from San Diego to
the Bay of Kamschatka. By keeping in
good fellowship with himself and stom
ach—by maintaining good humor—med
dling with no one's business but his own
—exercising patience at the fitful blowing
of adverse winds, and bound to be happy,
whether or no—he, at last, accumulated
the adipote, if not a superabundance of
the "filthyand now mirth-inspiring
laughter will jerk itself out^ in defiance
THE NORTH IOWA TIMES.
M'GREGOR, FRIDAY, MARCH. 13, 1857.
of morbid melancholy, sepulchral minis*
ters, ominous doctors—aye, even the devil
himself!
My brethren: 1 like to see smiling
countenances—faces wearing smiles that
warm while they glow, instead of shed
ding a cold, phosphorescent glare, like
rotten wood or stinking mackerel at mid
night—smiles that reflect none of the bor
rowed light of affectation, for design or
intrigue. I also love to hear a respectable,
mild-drawn, heart-boiH laugh, when sum
moned by an appropriate occasion but as
for an inveterate, clownish, haw-hawing,
horse-catchinating habit, I despise it—
am ready to howl at it, like a dog at a
fish-horn blown in his ear. Your spas
modic fits of loud laughter, my friends,
instead of gathering an extra coat of fat
upon your nones, is far more likely to
consume what little tallow may have been
permitted to conglomerate in the region
of your ribs. Excessive laughter, my
heedless brethren, is moreover not unat
tended with danger you might possibly
snap one of the "thousand strings" with
which the harp of the human system is
strung—and then where would any more
laugh come from History informs us,
if my memory doesn't trick me, that Ti*
moleon, the younger, killed himself with
laughter at seeing an ass eat figs. So,
you see, he snapped
his
Keep up good cheer, my dear friends,
let come what may come live tempera
tely, tha. good digestion may wait on ap
petite endeavor, by your own jolly good
nature, to make all happy around you,
and you will stand a good chance to grow
fat—and then laugh!—laugh your way
down the gentle declivity to the tomb.—
"Die a laughing," for aught I care. So
mote it be 1
Sam Slick on Slriou-Ridk
of apples broke off at gatherin' time, and
a sweetheart alongside, muffled up but her
eves and lips, the one lookin' right at you,
land the other talkin' right at you—its
je'namoU8 enough to drive one ravin,' dis
fiacted aud
mad
with pleasure, ain't it
And iheu the dear critters say the bells
make such a din there's no hearin' one's
self speak so they put their pretty little
mouth closed up to your face, and talk,
talk, talk,
till one
can't help lookin' right
at 'em instead of the horses, and then
whop you both go capsized into a snow
I drift togeiher, skins, cushions and all.—
And then to see the little critter shake
i herself when she gets up, like a duck
land in' from a pond, chatterin' away
all
the time like a canary bird, and you a
haw hawin' with pleasure, is fun alive
you may depend. In this way a feller
gets led on to offer himself as a lover be
fore
he knows where he
Horrible.—A
gm
the flag and tTSF TO THE MUCIC CF THE UMCN
•ESI
a
Courting.
—Sam Slick, speaking of the 'manners
vin' home like mad by moonlight. Na-imaid should go. The curly dog "right,
a string of bells as long as a string of in- 'take, served to increase her train, whi'e
ions round his neck, and a strip on his those who followed in her wake roared out
back, lookin' for all the world like a bunch with might and main. Some held their
sides and laughed so hard, and many fairly
cried, and many even still confess that
day they'd "like to died." But still the
lady sailed along, in crinoline and pride,
is.
Singular Prayer.—Passing thfwigh
the quiet little village of Saline, Indiana,
a few days ago, says the correspondent of
an eastern paper, a fellow passenger point
ed out a weather beaten house of worship,
as the place where he once heard, on a
rainy occasion, the fol'owing prayer from
the Ijps of the staid preacher: "We thank
thee. Lord, for the goodly number here
to night, and that Thou art also here,
noiwihstanding
the inclemency
pf -the
weather."
Scotch gentleman of
thia city, more noted for forcible than ele
gant expressions, got off this question:—
"Ef men
is gay
deseevers, wots to be said
of a female that dresses for a hundred and
forty pun weight, and hasn't reely as much
tat on
her
as would
grease a griddle—ail
the apparent plumpness consisting qf cotton
and whalebone?',
M3TK very diffident young gentleman,
in one of his experiences,waitingonamaid
en home in the evening, desired her not to
mention it, as it might cause remark.—
"Don't
be afraid," said
JfyLet those who sometimes fret them
selves because other people have no such
troubles as theirs, remember th^i
"Great fleas have
lesser
It is always a pleasing task to as to no*
tice the prosperity, and rapid increase in
wealth, of the towns in oar County, being
fully aware that their advancement tends
to the general welfare of the whole coun
ty.
We last week had occasion to go to
McGregor, and we were really surprised at
the rapid improvements which had taken
plaee since our last visit. Where, then,
nothing but bold bluffs greeted the eye,
may now be seen rows of stately buildings,
occupied by enterprising business men.—
There are several new firms located at this
point, who are intending to bring on large
stocks for the spring trade.
M. fc M.
fiddle-string, and _:n
ass! Take warning, my incautious breth
ren, and keep a taut rein upon your risible
propensities for, in this comical age, far
more dangerous sights beset the inexpe
rienced laughing philosopher than a don
key munching over a basket of figs.—
Some folks, of ticklish, touch-wood dis
positions. might jeopardise their lives to
see you pilch into the eleven o'clock free
lunch, or mark with what ludicrous avid
our public servants pick up and devour
the people's money—like so many geese
I at a corn-crib
Railroad,
Wd down .ndTed-hk. .n.Hher%. of
thereby enriching the producers, who as
and
St.Pitkrrs
class, may be set down
and customs of the portion of the Lntted walked the earth as if she felt of it she
Staters who have opportunities for'sleigh-1 was no part, and proudly did she step
ing,' goes on to describe the 'courting i
McGrkgor,
and M.
as
will
the
have a slay in' over these here marshes stuck out afoot behind. A crowd the were poor, provoked the ire
with the gals, goin' to quiltin' frolics of i tail did espy, as it waved to fro, and like a
nice long winter evenings, and then dri- rudder seemed to point which way the I ,not o"^fd by the marriage of
r_
J. their daughters to the two poor young
ture made that season on purpose for pleased was he such quarters he had got, lmeD-
coui tin'. A little tidy, scrumpiious- jind walked beside the lady in a kind of1
looking' sl-'igh, a real clipper of a horse, dovish trot. Ka, sten
tidy, scrumpiious- jand
.. „a Each step the lady now did Y
unmindful of the crowd behind, or dog!
close by her side. But soon an other'I1"
Bumming up the doings of this Congress
says a great deal of fuss has been made,
then asks what has been accomplished,
and sums up the doings of the session as
follows:
"First they fought 40 days and 40
nights over the Speakership. Then cuss
ed and discussed Kansas 90 days and
nights Sundays included. They turned
Whitfield out and would not let Reeder
come in. They admitted Kansas with a
revolutionary government half way into
the Union, refused to vote supplies for the
army and ran away from the Capitol.—
The President called them back, made
them disgorge and dismissed them. They
have met again and are now about to de
part never to return."
Prairie
she, "of my tell
ing I feel as maoh ashamed of it as you
do."
fleqn,
And these have less to bite 'em(
These
fleas have lesser fleas,
And so ad infinitim.
ISTWhy is the letter K like a pigs
toil Am.—-Because it is at the lastend
of pork.
wayppg
SMBH Mli
-Ilidi
McGregor.
"solid
men" of our State.
But, will it stop here No! "West
ward the Star of Empire wends
its way."
The "Iron Steed" will soon cross the
Mississippi,and its shrill whistle and heavy
tramp
be heard on our fertile prairies,
as it with lighting speed pursues its on
ward course to the rich valley of the
Crinolink in Rhtme—Bt thi Prin
fXR's
Devil—a
a'ong
1
as follows. which her crinoline did hide His tail
"In the winter, when
the ground is the dog
with pleasure
shook—it fluttered
covered with snow, what grand times they in the wind, and from the lady'scrinoline
3S3
Missouri, leaving wealth and prosperity ^ron? hide of the calf s maternal pro
i n i s w a k e a n n o w i n a s a e o n a u e I
will be made to yield abundant and fruit- Conclusion.—Throw in a little geology
ful harvests. Villages and towns will
telk
spring up and where but a few years "transformation conglomerate." Wind
since nought but the yell of the panther,' ^.e discourse with^a most eloquent^
and the savage war whoop of the red man
was heard, the ear will be greeted with
the merry hum of the spindle and the
sound of the hammer of the busy artisan.
Son of the old
A lady wilh a crinoline wa. walking down glrlf.8t«PH
the street—lier feathers fluttered in the "\cdlaw''y
air—her hoops
MkkiM*
Selection of a Fashionable Sermon.
The following from the Knickerbocker
is a well merited burlesque on the style
of discourse too common in these days
from dandyjack graduates, anxious to
show off artificial learning without know
ing how to apply it:
Text—"And he killed the fatted calf."
Introduction—Not necessary to say
much about the Prodigal Son, for nearly
every wealthy family has a specimen of
its own and needs no enlightenment on the
subject. Divide the subject into five
heads.
1st.
Speak of the calf and inform your
hearers how the calf should be fatted.—
Give him all
the
milk of two cows, ex
cept a
tin
Rivrr Railroad.—
The completion of the M. «fc M. R. R. will
open anew era, not only to McGregor, but
to the whele North of Iowa. We will
then have direct communication with the
Chicago and Milwaudee markets, afford
inga direct outlet to the lakes, which will
tend further to enrich our already prosper
ous County. This road is detsined to be
one of the principal throughfares from the
great chain of inland seas to the Missis
sippi, and its final completion will be joy
fully hailed, by all who have the interest
of the North of Iowa at heart New mar-
cup full now and then for the
baby. Here you can make some learned
remarks about the milky way, the belt of
Jupiter and Lord Ross' telescope.
2d. He Killed the fatted calf,
but not
only the Scriptures, but Josephus and
Fathers are profoundly silent on the ques
tion how he killed it As this was more
than a thousand years before the inven
tion of gunpowder or fire-arms, the pre
sumption is that the old man didn't shoot
the crittur, but pitched into him with a
club—for clubs are very ancient institu
tions.
3d. Explain why the old gentleman,
instead of a calf, didn't kill a shoat—
make a one horse barbecue, and have a
regular time of it.
4th. Inform your hearers what the word
calf means when used in Greek, Latin,
Choctaw or Lockjaw.
German
Man.—
in
stuck out a
fee'-
She
f°r pride was in her heart. She did
scene.' attending this kind of recreation, b^tallTfi"j'* 'fl1
in* Hirl hid*. "H
fl
a 6
S
w
thi l.^v now VPon
dog espied the tail which fluttered so free ^. '*rd,!l'bor,'n Amberson s alley, some
-ft so provoked his doggish ire he could
1
The Cleveland Plain Dealer, in
""'f.
dl8,^nt
not let it be—but with a sharp ferocious' »ork"« year, they accumulated
growl, for battle strait he went/and 'neath
the lady's crinoline both dogs were quick- «fthe.r hearts from Germany to America,
ly pent. They fought 'tis laid on. hour
or more—the lady nothing knew—but ®Pe?d"'¥ nights u, ani
with her head erect sailed on, and did her I their arnval On Monday last
way pursue. Some say she never would
l"ei^c"P
have known at all about the fight, had not I !?ached .^em in safety and in health.—
tr mist/vilr an/1 kw "limK" an
one dog mistook and gave her "limb" an
awful bite. But since that day I've heard
it said, the lady ne'er was seen upon the
street, with so much pride—and such a
crinoline.—Syracuse Standard.
A
dc Chien Bank.—A Bank
with a capital of 950,000, will soon go
into operation in this thriving place.—
Mr. Holton, Mr. Brodhead, &c., of this
city, are among the stockholders. Robert
Menziee, a well known Milwaukecan, is
to be the Cashier. The bills are as beauti
ful, in design, as were ever issued by a
Bank. The Mississippi River Steamer
and the Lumbermen's raft are as oorreot
ly engraved, as skill can do it. The eas
tern man, who sees the bills of the Prai
rie du Chien Bank, can form some idea of
life on the Mississippi.—Milwaukee Wis
consin.
M&~ A Young man of good standing
fecentlv proposed an honorable marriage
to a lady of the West, when he received
for an answer—"Get out, you feller! Do
I
ou think I would sleep with a man
'11 tell your mother!"
5th. Dwell pathetically upon the mel- dress was not wholly completed till
e n o y e e n e a y o e e s e n a e
evinced by the fact that fathers nowa
days instead of treating a runaway son
to a 'fatted calf,' are pretty apt to to treat
him to a "hasty plate of soup," made
learnedly about "grapewade" and
affecting appeal to the consciences of
your hearers on the Durham breed of cat
tle.
Constancy.—A Romancx.—
On Monday last, on the arrival of the
morning train from the east, two German
e
from
«e .•«.
and w«r« .m-
ret'T,8ei bf tw,°
they were clasped in each others' arms.
Their emigration to this country forms an
interesting story. The young men are
natives of Wirtemberg Germany, and
toil with the daughters of a wealthy citizen,
and this was reciprocated on the part of
the daughters. But the attention of the
tne
who were standing on the platform, when preceded by the military and a rejj*
resentation by a lady, of the Goddess of
Liberty, on a high platform drawn by six
horses, followed by a mineature sltip
war, made by the mechanics of Wns
ington navy yard, then followed club
and engine companies, the balance of vl
procession mainly according to the pr
gramme already published.
n u e n 8 1 e
lady residing
Finding that the
burS"
fo,ki
^°il}1(1 ?0t
the
reconJ1.,ed» they stere(1 hv
agreement:'-'The young men would
leave Wirtemburg and come to America,
and earn money, when having earned
enough they would send for the object of
their affection, they declaring constancy
till death." They parted. The young
men came to America, and by the per
suasion of friends who had preceded
lueuu8 w nau
e1
!tom
dow"
Shrppensburg. After
10
a"d ,n\m
convey the idols
y d,
1 sP"?heJ!»"»-
'ras filled, for their loved ones
They left their homes unknown to their
parents, and come alone four thousand
miles, without meeting an acquaintance,
till they embraced their lovers at the
de
pot in Shippensburg. [Shippensburg
ra. News.
in Wayne
To your noble
county, In
diana, recently sent the President elect a
pair of mittens of her own knitting. The
following is his 'letter of acceptance.'
Wheatland, Pa, Dec. 12. 1866.
My Dear Madam:—I have received
your favor of the 5th inst., with the mit
tens, which you were kind enough to send
me. I accept them with much pleasure
as a token of regard from one of the
patri
otic matrons of Indiana.
State
From your friend, very respectfully,
James
Mrs.
Phoebe
NO. M.
BDITOK 4c PROPRIETOR.
AIV ACT
To authorise the County of Clayton to
issue bonds to aid in the construction^
certain Rail Roads therein mentioned.1
Sec. I. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Iowa, That the
County of Clayton is herby authorised to
issue bonds to aid in the construction of
the Dubuque and Turkey Valley Rail
Road, and the McGregor, St. Peter's and
Missouri River Rail Road, or either of
them and that the County Judge may
submit the question to the people in accdr*
dance with the provisions of the Code Ei
ther as a joint or several propositions, and
whether submitted as a joint or seveifal
propositions, he shall specify iu the proc
lamation the amount of bonds to be voted
for each.
Sec. 5. This act shall be in forea from
and after its publication in the Mikader
Tribune and North Iowa Times without
expense to the State,
SAML. McFARLAND.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
W. W. HAMILTON.
President of Senate.
Approved Jan. 21. 1857.
JAMES W. GRK.iES.
I certify the foregoing to be a irue
from fcWeriginal roll on file in my otfi
copy
ELIJAH SELLS.
Sec'y. of State.
Washington, March
President Buchanan's inaugural
morning, and as there is but one co^y
there will necessarily be a delay in pre
paring it for transmission by telegraph.
The day opened by firing of cannon and
ringing of bells. Weather beautiful.
There is great turn-out of people, mos|»
ly wending their way to the capitol. Tit*
sidewalks are completely blocked. The
balconies are full of immense masses of
living freight. All available windows
were occupied long before the processiop
started. The military formed on N. i.
Avenue.
The procession started for the capitol
about noon, being very long it presented
a beautiful appearance. The military of
the district and community at large, were
fully represented.
Buchanan and Breckinridge rode in
open carriages, surround by the Key Stoolft
Buchanan reached the capitol about 2
o'clock. A tremendous crowd was wait
ing there to hear the inaugural, and re
ceived him with enthusiastic cheers.
He proceeded immediately io the Sen
ate Chamber, where the oath was adinin-
ri.ipf
following plan, making a sa-1 «tered by Chief JUbUce Taney, and af.er
Preceaea
cou"'7'
lh,y »er"
wards emerged from the building to the
eastern protico of the capital, where a
temporary sta-e was erected and in the
presence of assembled thousands, com
menced delivering the address.
M3T The Capitol Reporter, in speak
ing of the nomination of M. L. Fishek,
by the Democratic Convention for Super
intendant of Public Instruction, says
"That Mr. Fisher will be elected we
have a lively hope." The best nomina.
tion our party ever made—he stands un
questionably above reproach in the es
teem of all parties and factions:—and thus
standing, we trust in such accessions to
his strength as will ensure, not so much
the triumph of a mere party ticket in the
election of which no political principles
are involved, (apart from honesty and oi
pacity) as the institution of a moral and
intellectual bulwark around the E'uoa
tional Interests of Iowa to shield an i pro
tect the springs and fountains, of
and perennial grandeur.
Treatt
the whole country
is undergreat obligations,for its triumph
iant support of the Constitution and
the
Union at the late Presidential election.
In compliance with your request, I
transmit you a likeness of myself, and
hope you will accept asan additional pres
ent, the enclosed sum of 925. I trust
that under the blessing of Providence, I
may continue to deserve your good opin
ion.
Buchanak.
Weber.
JSF"The Chicago, St.
Paul and Fond
du LacRailroad received from passengers,
freight and mails for the year, $137,303
67, and carried westward 20,083, and
eastward 26,109
passengers. This road
was opened in June last, the full length,
91 miles.
The total amount of earnings centering
in Chicago, is putdownat 817,343,242
83. The total number of railways, 40 to
tal number
of
miles 3,679. The total
number of miles completed and in oper
ation in the State of Illinois, 2,761 an
increase of only
351 miles during
the
year—104 trails arrive and depart daily.
with
Mexico.—W?
Accidental
fi id the
following in the correspond .f the
Baltimore Sun of the 25th Jt
"The treaty with Mexi o a
diplomatic triumph. It will be usher
ed as the crowning honor of the present,
administration. I now learn i1»h in
dition to Sonora, the treaty embraces
cession to the United States of a gren*
part if not the whole of Lower Calif«"
Fifteen millions is the purchase mon*
and three millions of this sum will g»
the payment of the claims of American
citizens on the government of Mexico.
A volcano in the United States is some
thing new, yet we have reliable intelli
gence of suoh a phenomena. An aper
ture has been formed in the mountains,
within three miles of Circleville, Virgin
ia from which black smoke is rising, and
large stones have been thrown to a great
height.
Poisoning.—Last
week,
the entire family of Judge Pitcher, of Mt.
Vernon, Ind., consisting of six or eight
persons, were poisoned from eating bread
containing some poisoned matter, which
was mistaken for cream of tartar by the
servant girl who made it All who par
took of the bread were more or leas affec
ted by the poison none, however, fatally
A western printer, puzzled by t?
name, "Spuytea Duyvel," altered .h
"copy" and informed the public th-i^
Hudson steamer had run a shore 'in p!n£
of tb« devil," to ke«p her from sinking.