THE JOURNAL. LOCAL liEPAKTMKNT.

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POWDKB UP.—The war has raised the paice of powder io this market from $6 to •9 ,50 per keg.

STILL IN THE RKOKUITINC BUSINBSS.—-Capt. Oummins received a young reoruit, last week, weighing twelve pounds, preoisely!

"Mother and ohild doing as well as could be •ipected."

ARM BROKEN.—A little son of DaTld Pro?-•er, four or five years of a^e, broke his lfft aim near the elbow, Friday, by falling off astmiip. Medical attendance was render­ed by Dr. C. Hershe.

THE CKT IS " STILL THKT Oom.M—The steamer Sucker State arrived Saturday crowded with people fleeing from the despo­tism and tyranny of slavery. Several fami­lies stopped here, but the majority went fur­ther up the river.

t^T We are pleased to learn by a slip from a >lcGregor paper that Sidney P. Slad-den, Ksq., formerly of this city has been elected c.iptain of a military company organ-lied nt that place to KO tortk in defeuse ot onr country. Capt. S. was visiting his friends iu this city, yesterday.

M^UE DWELLING HOUSES WANTED.—There are hourly applications for dwellings. Why don't our moneyed men get to work and provide this want ? Thousands are fleeing from the persecutions st the South, and Musca'ine may espect large accessions to her population, provided her people are awake to her interests. These fugitives will undoubtadly make their permanent homes in the North. Again, we say to our people, wake up !

DRILL C? THE HOMB GUARD.—'Tte old saw that "it is hard to learn old dogs new tricks,'' was never so completely upset as last Satur­day afterncon at the drill of the grey head­ed company, or Howe Guard. This company is composed entirely of those whose age pre­vents them from volunteering. The old gen­tlemen went through the various manouvrea and evolutions of the drill with astonishing ease and celerity. We are satisfied that if

ever they meet an invading army they will

render a good account of themselves.

(J^T We hope our banks will persist in refusing to have anything more to do with the rotes of those Illinois banks recently thrown out ii Chicago, and more recently restored as part of Chicago currency. There is but little doubt that the la«t move is for the purpose of getting the stuff off the hands of Chicago bankers, so that the people will have to bear the loss when it goes down, as go down it mus?. Don't take a single dollar

of it, and if you have any on hand Bond it to Chicago so that those gentlemen may have

the benefit of it.

g^°Still another company of emigrants from the South came up on the Key City yesterday. One gentleman, just from Mem phis, with his family an.l effects, says he' has no language to describe the excitement there. He was compelled to leave because he would not swear allegiance to the Confederate States, and lost by his removal some six thousand dollars. He says that about five hundred Southern troops are stationed at Randolph, fifty miles above Memphis, and have thrown up a battery at that point. They are determined to a'.tack Cairo sooa. The State of Tennessee, he thinks, is for the Union, but tl^e mob spirit rules Memphis.

«--•-« FROM MEMPHIS.—Theo. S. Parliam, former

ly a clerk at G. A. Garretteon's, returned fro >i Memphis Wednesday evening. He had been stopping there about a year. We learn from him that Geo. S. Hebb, John (J. Shipley, and the young brothers Dtinn, for­merly of this place, have enlisted in the Sou hern ai my. Mr. Parham was notified thkt unless he enlisted he had better peek a "colder and more congenial clime," which

latter alternative be accepted. Mr. P. con­firms other accounts, to the effect that there has been until recently a firm belief at the South that a large portion of the North would fight for them. The secessionists were higlly elated at a report that General Stott had resigned from sympathy with them. Mf. P. says there is much apprehen­sion of an insurrection among the slavts.

Two THIEVES ARRESTED.—Yesterday morn­ing Marshal D ll arrested a couple of men named Albert Drumncr and John Campbell, who were charged with breaking into the shoe store of Johnson & Evans, and the sa­loon of Martin Metz. At the former place they stole some $22 worth of boots and shoes, and at the latter two or three coats, a box of cigars and several other articles. The property being found in their possession they were taken before Mayor Meason, who bound them over to the next terra of the District Court in th£ sum of $100 each on the first charge and $50 on the second. Be­ing u ab'e to obtain bail or pay the fine, they were committed to jail. Campbell has jast served out a term in jail for attempted lar.eny.

PRESENTATION OF A FLAG TO COMPANY C.— A beautiful and impressive ceremony took place on the corner of Cedar and Second s'reets Friday. The Wide Awake company of Atalissa and vicinity donated their splen did silk flag to company C, ot this city. Rov F. W. Evans made the presentation speech. He alluded briefly to the rebellion in the Souih, :in 1 the duty of every man to stand by his country in her peril. He exhorted the men to protect and rally around their colors. In conclusion he hoped that amid

„ the clanging vicissitudes of camp life, their conduct would be such as would reflect no dishonor upon themselves nor their God.

Capt. A. L. Mason responded in behalf of the co npany. He thanked the generous people of Atalissa for their present. The time for speeches had gone past, and he aDd his command would protect and defend the glorious Stars and Stripes with their live*. He concluded by calling for three cheers for the Star Spangled Banner. Whereupon the whole company tos ed their hatB in the air and answered the call of their Captain with thrse routing cheers and a tiger. Immedi­ately after some enthusiastic chap in the ranks, who,e gallantry had overcome his timidity, cmled for t'. ree cheers for the ladies, a large number of whom were present. This demand, like the first, was heartily responded to, the company then breaking ranks and

dispersing. ^

MR. EDITOR A friend haa suggested my name through your columns as a candi­date for tho office of State Senator. While I think my friend for this expression of his pariiali'y, I must respectfully decline being • candidate fur that office.

D. 0. BICHMAJF. Muscatine, May 2d, 1861.

Republican Township Convention. In pursuance of a call, the Republicans «f

Bloomington township met at the Oourt House, on Saturday, May 4th, for the pur­

pose of appointing delegates to the County Convention. Hon. George Meason was called

to the Chair, and John Hayes, appointed Secretary. The President stated the object

of the meeting; and on motion of Jacob Butler, Esq., the Convention proceeded to the nomination of delegates. The following named gentlemen were nominated, vie: SO IHIl, Geo Mpasoti, DC Cloud, J Carukiulden, Wm Dill, J O Wilson* P Kay, Thus llitnua, K Jonet, Jacob Butler, Julio Mahin, J Hershe, J S Rich man, J no Schmidt, J no /.eiglor, Jro Coleman, Suel foster, BenJ Hershe, C Hershe. J ^aruard, K Stewart, John Hays, ¥ Tappe, H O'Connor, A Jackson, J A Oreeu, A F Demorest, Moses Couch, L 11 Wastburn.

On motion the above named gentlemen

were unanimously chosen to represent the Republicans of Bloomington township in the County Convention, to be holden on tho 7th inst. Adjourned.

GEORGE MEASON, Pmt JOHN HATES, Sec'y.

PRESENTATION OF A FLAG TO COMPANY A. —The following is the official correspond­ence on the presentation to Company A of the flag used by the Wide Awakes daring

the late politioal campaign:

To Capt. P- M. Cummins, of Company A 1st Regi­ment Iowa Volunteers:

MDSCATIXB, April 25th, 1861 DEAR ?im:—OD behalf of so&e of our citixens,

I have the honor and the very great pleasure of presenting to your command, the acc mpanying flag. It is given, and we trust it will be accepted, 119 a token of the gratification and the pride which we. a* your friends and neighbors, feel, in your being the first Company iormed in the State in respsnse to the call of our country.

With much respect, Your friend and ob't servant,

JOHN O. WILSON.

To John 0. Wilton, Esq., Muscatine, Iowa: MUSCATIMC, April 26.18*1.

DRAB FIRIn behalf of my Company, I return to you, and those citirens whom you represent, our sincere thanks for the beautiful flag which accom­panies your note, and also for the very kind and flatteeing manner in which the present was con veyed. This it not a time for words aud promises, but say to your friends we will try to prove our­selves worthy of the confidence and esteem of which this gift is so graceful and appropiiate a mark'. Very respectfully, yours,

• MAltKOE ( UMMINS, Capt Co. A 1st lewa Keg't.

AT IT AGAIN.—We heard from Barry O'Connor yesterday. He wps sitting on the tailor s I enoh, pitching into military cloth with a will . Our informant says that Ilar-ry is an ornament to his profession. The same person stys the ladies t<> the extent of some htindred and fifiy are busily engaged at Muscatine, in making up good solid uni­forms for the Musoatine soldiery, out of good durable o oth none of your wishy washy, slazy stuff that will not last two months.— That is the way tv do it. Good for Ilarry. Good for tho ladies of Musoatine. Long may they wavo in the land < f the free and the home of the brave!—Davenport Dem.

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A PASSAGB TO BB FOBCBD THROUGH BALTI-KOBB.—Baltimore is completely hemmed in on both sides with an tlFective forc<", which is to be immediately employed in opining a pas­sage through that city for tho federal troops, and restoring free communication between the North and the capital of the reoublic With t> is purpose, Major Goneral Keim, of Pennsylvania, was ordered to leave Philadel­phia last week, for the camp at York, with instructions to advance at once with an army of fifteen thousand men on Baltimore. If any resistance is offered, he will issue a pro cl mation announcing his intention to march his forces through that city, and warning th< 'oyal citizens, the women and children, to leave, and will then cut his way through at all hazards. It is probable, however, that the threat of visiting Ba.timore with so severe a chastisement will bring the resist ants to their senses, and thus save the eflu-sion of blood.

TH A NKFCL FOR SMALL F A VOBS.—The Vicks-iturg Whig gives prominence to the follow in? annomxement, whi h will doubtless gladden the hearts of Cotton State financiers

We learn that llenry Lee, the well known col-red barber of this city, and Bill New man, another free man of color, have eaoh taken $250 of the Confederate loan.

# PiMEA INSURANCE COUP ANT.—The ad­vertisement ot this well known ai.d relia­ble insuranee company will be founti in another column. Messrs, Kin,; & Metzger are agent-* for th:s p'ace. Among the many favorable notices of the company, we find the following in the Springfield (111.) Beg-inter :

"Amonw it* list of stockholders we rec­ognize- some of the wealthiest and most re­liable men in the State, which, with a cap­ital t f $500,000 paid up and securely inves­ted, gives t great facilities frr doing a large bn-iness and off^r- security its customers second tj none other.

"The present year has shown us that Wes­tern institution* are quite a^ sa'e as Ea -t rn one-, aud we are glad to find a disposi­tion on the part of our citizens to p»tr nize go 'd and r<lub!e home c-mpan'e*; and such we believe the above named to be/'

EDITOR JOURNAL :—In a correspondence published in your paper a few days aro, a hope was expressed by a good man trom Tennessee that politioal controversy so far as the minority is concerned might cease.— It would have been well for some of our pus-tors had they-taken the advise. I am cred ibly informed that one of our city clergymen took the ground a few days ago that a Chris­tian should not embark in this war for our country and of course that the war is wrong or else ho holds the supremely selfi h doc­trine that they ought to stay at home to save their piety. Others have so preached as to give the irrepressible impre^skn that our soldiers are going to fight against slavery. The call of the President does not say so The Republican platform forbids it, and every soldier who swears to uphold the Con­stitution of the United States, swears not to do it, because the Constitution recognizes and protects slavery where it exists. This community feels kindly towar.ls our exce'-lent clergy; but such sentiments, either coun­seling not to obey the President's call, or what is equally unpatriotic, advising our soldiers to violate their oath, are reprehen­

sible, _ *

THAT'S THE RIGHT SORT OF TALK.—The New York Evning Post of the 23d ultimo, after discussing the situation of the country in the present crisis, and the steps that must be taken to put down the rebellion, and the tampering that still continues with men pro fessing to be frendly to the Union, but who are constantly acting against it, causing de­lay and half way measures, that are produc­tive of nothing but evil, thus forcibly sums up the whole matter:

There is no choicc; no middle course. The rebels of Montgomery have honestly declar­ed their purpose. They have taken up arms against a government under which they h. ve fur years enjoyed prosperity and protection They have sought the lives of faithful sol­diers. They threaten the capital ol the coun try. Their fellow traitors in Virginia and Maryland assault government troops and steal government property.

And the border states cry "peace!" There is no peace. There is nothing but war. Thi-nation has already been cheated by the pre­tended loyalty of Virginians, and by the hypocritical cant of Maryland traitors. It will not wait upon Kentucky's armed conve nience. It will not accept half measures and grudging allegiance. It is not a time for " peaceable secession " in Western Virginia The Union men who hold that region must march upon the east rn portion of the State They musl take R chmond else Richmond will take thetr. It is not Union mer. who secede. It is their part to prevent secession The/ can do it; and the country insists that every man shall do what he can.

We can do without tho border states; an<i the progress of iitmed rebellion permits us to wait no lorger for their tardy patriotism. The white population of those States which have already responded with arms and money to the patriotic call of the President is n< less than nineteen millions. The entire white population the of States held by the reb els is but *2,652,000. The white population of the six Border States—including North Carolina and Arkansas—is but 4.912,000. Together, the cotton and borler States have a popuh tion of but seven and a half mil­lions, against nineteen millions determined that this Union shall be maintained, now and forever.

It the border men are wise, they will no longer tamper with treason. When a great nation is forced into war for its life, it car-not suffer its free movements to be hamper­ed by puling intei meddlers. Nineteen mil­lions of people are giving without limit their men aud money to preserve the U'ion; and nothing demands that they should suCFer their movements to he embarrassed by f ese men, who, un er pretense of peace, are helping on treason, and with the cty of"Un-ion cheating us into Disunion.

VST An exchange furnishes us with the following remarks with regard to a soldiers' outfit:

"A soldier should carry on his back the outfits for a campaign. This h« caD easily do. Of course the luxury of clean shirts is foregone when troops are on a war footing, and it would be best to dispense with white shires and collars altogother from the start, couple of colored-' woolen shirts would answer for the season, with an occa sional washing out a^d "hanging on the bushes" when resting in camp ; fot of course every thorough soldier can wash his own ch thes, a. d dress and ccok his own victuals, and is supposed to have a gei ius for foraging, aud pio viding thiugs to make himself comfort able and "duly thankful."

Brogans are better than boots for the march ar.d for fighting. A stcut solod b ogan can be adjusted so as to save the feet fr)m galling much bet ter than a heavy boot, and causes much less inconvenience vhen thorough:)1

wet. With a pair of these, two woolen shirts, two pairs of woolen drawers stout socks, a fatigue jacket, vest, pan talo -ns for the present easy style, mil itary cap, a loose army ovcrcoat, and a blanket, a soldier, after he had been avae< ned by a fortnight's exposure would be able to go through the whole season comfortably, an.l he would soon fii.d thut he could sleep on tue greun in the open air, without incoLvenience i'h.se he can carry 011 the march, and have room foi several days' provisions in his knapsack besides

Tho Government furnishes its sol diers a frock-coat in addition to the9e but it is doubtful if tins vould be worth carrying, on a campaign.

THK MORTALITY or FORT SDMTEK". —A great deal has been ?aid about the small loss in the fight at Fort Sumter but it should not cause much surprise to any one acquainted with such mat ters. The combatants were screen? by fortifications. It is well knonnthat Marshal Saxe, a h.gh authority in such things, was in the habit of saying that to kill a man in battle, the mau's weight in lead ;;mst be expended. A French medical and surgical (iazetle published at Lyons, says this fact was verified at Solfcrino, even with the recent great improvement in fire-arms. 1 he An* triads tired 8,400,000 rounds, the loss of the French and Italians was 2,0o0 killed and 10,000 wounded Each man hit cost 100 rounds, and every man killed cost 4,200 rounds. The mean weight of balls is one ounce ; thus, we find that it required, on an average 272 lbs- of lead to kill a man. If any of our friends should get into a milita ry fight, they should feel great com fort in the fact that 700 shots may be fired at them bafore they are hit, and 4,20u before they "shuffle off the mortal coil."

Charles Smith, a New York banker, is raisiog a regiment ?o be exc usively compos­ed of men ot his own surname. He says there are Smiths enough in New York to establish a right ot way through Baltimore at once.

WHAT IS MARTIAL LAW?—A cotcro-porary in speaking of "Martial Law," a term now in so general use, says u is general'y and vaguely held to be n suspension of ail ordinary civil rights and process—and as such, approx>-mates closely to a military despotism It is an arbitrary law, originating 111 emergencies, in times of extieme peril o the State, either from without or from within the public welfare de­mands extraordinary measures; and martial law Lcii g pro':lam ed, signifies that the operation of the egal delays of justice is susperded by the military power, which has for the time become supreme.

It suspends the operation of the writ of habeas corpus; enables perso s charged with treason to. be summarily toied by (hurt Martial instead of Grand Jury; justifies searches and seizures of private property, and the taking vossession of public highways and other mi ans of communication.— Involving the highest exercise of sov ereignty, it is, of course, capable of great abuse, and is only to be justified on emergencies of the most imperative and perilous nature, such as now ap pear to exist in Baltimore and Wash­ington.

SLTSEP.—When I ARA asleep, T jbave neither fear nor hope, • ne'ther trouble nor glory ; and blessings on him who invented sleep—the mautle that ccvcrs nakedness; the fo d that appeases hunger ; the dt ink that quenches tiiirs:; the fire that warms cold ; the cold that raoder ites heat; and lastly, the gen­eral coin that purch JSCS all things ; balance and weight that make th>-shepherd equal to the wise.—Usancho Panza.

J®-The question is often asked, what is a "stand of arms?" Properly speaking, it iq.a complete set of arms for one sol iier, which would inclod - the bayonet, musket, and its appurten­ances.

DBFFINITION OF WAR TERMS—DK-SIRABLK INFORMATION.—In these war­like timet the following from the Scientific American will be read with interest :

The Columbiad or Paixhan (pro­nounced payzan) is a large gun, de­signed principally for firing shells— it being more accurate than the ordinary short mortar. A mortar is a very short cannon, with a large bore, some of them thirteen inches in dir meter, for firirg shells. Those in use in our army arc set at an angle of 45 degrees and the rango of Bhell is varied by altering the charge of powder. The shell is caused to explode at just about the time that it strikes, by means of fuse, th: length of which is adjusted to the time of Sight to be occupied by the ball, which, of course, corresponds with the range. The accurancy with which the time of the burning of the fuse can be adjusted by varying its length is surprising, good artilerists generally succeeding in having tl.eir shells ex­plode almost to the exact instant oi striking. In loading a mortar, the shell is caref lly placed with the fus? directly forward, and when the piece is discharged the shell is so completely enveloped with the flame that the fuse is nearly always fired. The fuse is ruade by filling a wooden cylinder with fuse powder, the cylinder being of suffi­cient length for the longest range, to be cut down shorter for shorter ranges, as raquired A Dahlgreen gut. is an ordinary canon, except thai it is made very thick at the breech for some three or tour feet, when it tapeis down sharply to less than the usual size.— This form was adopted in consequence of the experiments of Capt. Dahlgreen «f the United btates Navy, having shown that when a gun burs... u usually gives way at tho breach The Niagara is armed with these gunp, and at the Brooklyn Navy Yard there a.e sixty, weighing about 9,000 pounds each, and six of 12,000 p< unds weight each, the former of which are capable of carry­ing nine inch, and the latter a teu-inca shell a distance of two or three miles aud there is ' ne of this pattern which weighs 16,916 pounds, and is waranted to send an eleven-inch ehell four miles. A casement s a stone roof to a fort, made sufficiently thick to re­sist the force of cannon balls, and a cssement gun is one which is placed under a ca»ement. A barbette gun is oue which is placed on the top of the fortification. An embrasure is the hole or epening through which the guns are fired from the fortification. Loop inles are openings in walls to fire muskets through.

A HUSBAND'S EXPERIENCE OF A STRONUMINDED WOMAN.—A worthy citizen of Maine, au'i of fair socul position, good plain understanding, aud amiable manners, entered into the state of matrimony with a strongmii.d ed woman. Our narrative is brief.— iShe had thiugs all her own way from the very first hour, ller contempt for ais mental powers increased every day. Ilis very iuiffensiveness increased it Her wishes soon assumed the tones of commands. They lived on for many years, and the • 'gray marc was univer­sally acknowledged t^ be the better horse." In her presence, and that of third parties, he was rarely tnown to speak ; and he would no more have thought of giving an opinion than of giving up the gh<>st. At length his career of passive obeaidence came to a close ; and Miss Popkin "had not the least doubt what kiile.i him " liis last words, and they were remarkable words, gave color to Miss Popkin's opinions The Rev Dr. Thunuerbob attended him in his last moments ; and the conversation between them has been stated as fol­lows :

"Dr. Pilldriver informs me that you are no longer for this world."

"I feel very nervous, ai»d I suppose I can't stand it very long."

"No, I suppose your end is not very far off. It is an awful thing to die "

"Well, I don't know; buc it may be for some folks."

"I hope you have made your peace with Goa. Are you prepared to meet the King of Terrors ?"

"Well, I 'spose I am—I've lived with the Queon for thirty-two years.

HAPPY WOMEN.—A happy woman! i4 she not the very sparkle and sunshine of life ? A woman who is happy be­cause ehe can't help it—whose smiles even the coldest sprinkling of misfor­tune cannot dampen. Men make a terrible mistake when they marry for oeauty, or for talent, or for style ; the -weetest wives are those who possess the magic secret of being happy under overy circumstance. Rich or poor, hi-h or low, it makes no difference, the bright fountain of joy bubbles up just is musically in their hearts. Do they live in a log cabin ? the fire-light that leasp up on its humblo hearth becomes orighcer than the gilded chandeliers in an Aladdin palace ! Do they eat brown bread, and drink col 4 water from *he well ? it affords them more satisfaction that tho millionaire's pate dt foi gras and iced champagne. Nothing ever goes wrong with them—no trouble is too serious for them "to make the best of it." Was ever calamity so dark and loop that tho sunlight of a happy face falling across its turbid tide, would not wake an answering gleam ? Why, thea, joyous tempered people don't know half the good th^y do. No mat­ter how cross and crabedyou feel, Mr. Grumbler, no matter if your biain is packed full of meditations on "afflict­ing dispensation/' and your stomach with medicines, pills, and tonics ; just set one of these cheery little women talking to you. and we are not afraid to wager anything she can cure you. flic long drawn lines about the mouth will relax, the cloud of settled gloom will vanish, and nobody knows when, and the first yov know, you will be laughing! Why? That is another thing ; we can no more tell you why than we can tell you why you smile m-volun'arily to listen to the first blue­bird of the season among the maple b.ossoms, or to meet a knot of yellow e}ed dandelions in the crick of a city pave stone. We only know that it it so.

Oh, these happy women ! how often their slender shoulders bear the weight of burdens that would smite men to the ground! how of>.en their little hands gui<^e the ponderous machinery of life witn an invisible touch , how we look forward through the weaiy day to their fireside smile! how often their cheer­ful eyes see ecleur dt rose where we only behold thunder-charged clouds ! No o^ie knows, no one ever will know, until the day of the judgment, how much we owe to these hopeful, uncom plaining women!

ggT'Clergymen sometimes unbend from their general senousness of de­meanor, and, in the way of humor and harmless satire make as good "point" as tl.ey could m a sermon, and be quite as affective for good. In strong illubtration of thi*, look at Syd­ney ^mith. But it is not of him that tho following anccdote <s told ; but of parson D , an orthodox minister of Marblchead, Ma achusetts.

Parson D liked a go< d joke amazingly ; and so, for that matter, did 1'arson A———, who was a Bap tist. The latter, being near the house of :he former when a sh wer came tp, callel on Parson D , and re quested the loan of an umbrella:

"I thought," said I arson D "that you liked water ?"

TO THE FARMERS Of Iowa and Illinois.

PI ntoralDR yon oar thanka for th* very liberal pat­ronage received the paat jrnr, we bag leara to call

yoar attentlou to the different kind* of

FARM MACHINERY we propoeeto Mil 70a daring the preaent seaaoo. And moM partioolaxlf do we aak your attention to th* cele­brated

Combined Reaper & Mower

mad* bj Z. Ball, Canton, Ohio, and known aa the

"Ohio Harvester." The unparalleled raccean of tbnie machine* cold by 11a laat aeason in I hie vicinity enable* ua to njr to yom that we do not haeltate to warrant it

THE BEST REAPER fc MOWER

Nov mailt in the United States. We have the written testimony of a large claaa of the moat responsible farmer* In thi* part of Iowa, to whom we told uearly 0<> of tliexe machines the paat seaaon, that no other machine previously naed haa ever begun to equal thi* for

LightnM* of Draft and Excellency of Work

It took more Premiums in. 1860

THAN ANT OTHER MACHINE.

The First Premium and Diploma

was awarded to this macbfno at oar late Stat* Fair 011! the "Buckeye," lfcCormick'a, Manny's, Ac., Ac.

We Warrant every Machine Sold by ua

To girt ptrfect ntufaction er fll moMf

In fine we ny, if you want the ^

BESTREAPER&MOWERIN THE WORLD

AND ONE TIIA.T WILL DO THE

Best and Moat Work with Tw» Hone*

BB BUSH AND IU

BALL'S COMBINED"

' So I dorespondtd the Baptist; •'but wish to avoid sprinkling.

LINT AND BANDAGES.—The banda­ges should be unbleached muslin, of at least seven feet i J length, aud, if pos siole, without scums ; they should be from two to three mches i> widtb, and rolled up in the tightest mar ner possi­ble, so as not only tr be m the small­est compass, and therefore occupy the least space, but because when tLey are thus rolled they are less »n the Sur­geon's way, and very much facilitate his Iribcrs ; they do not then unroll un­less it is desirable. The lint should be made of linen cloth—if old so much the better. It may be either scraped or raveled, but the raveled is much pre­ferable, as it can be more oasily re­moved from the wouuds

CAKE IF ST^VKS AND PIPES.—When stoves are no linger needed, they are ojuite frequently set aside in an out building, or other out of the way place, with no further thought, until again wanted for use. If noglected, the ru^t of the summer, m»y injure them more iban the wh^le winter's wear, particu-latly the parts made of sheet-iron.— They should be kept -as free from damp­ness as possible, and occasionally cleaned if rust be observed. W. Con­rad Somerset; count/, Pa., recom­mends to apply a coating of linseed oil ?o ti e pipes .before putir g them away It should be done while he pipes are warm (not hot) and kept at a low tem ­perature five or six hours, lhis, he says, will impart a fine lustre, and prevent rustiup.

THB 4 4 PAN HANDUB."—The nam w «tr;p of gr unl of Mason and Dixon's line, whicii was by Bom.1 strange acci-dem assig- ed to Virginia, extendb northwardly about sixty-three miles, with an average width of about eight, Tt e four counties which constitute it Brooke, Harcock, Ol io and Marshall including the thriving city of Wheel­ing, aie to all intents and purposes Northern, and b/ their geographical position form part of Pennsylvania lying as tLey <so on th^ east cf the Ohio riv„r, and between Pennsylvania and Ohio.

SIZE OF THE AMERICAN FLAG,—The stand «rd of flags for the army is fixed at six feet six i> ches in length, by four feet fcur inches in wi th ; the number of stripes is thiiteeii—seveu red and six white

The blue field for the sta s is the width an t square c f the first sevei. stripes —lour red and three white, and these stripes extend from the extremity of tbe field to tLe end of the flag. The

ghth *tripe is white and forms a pleasant re ief to tLe blue giound cf the field. The number of the stars is thirty-four ; one being added on the admission of each State.

GKOCEBIES.

Sngar PulTeriaed, do Crnabed, do Coffee, ' do Brow*,

Coffee Bio, do Java, do Kuence,

Bice, Candy, Tea, Caudl**, Prune*, Soap, Splcea, nab, Salt, Powder, By rap, Shot, 'V Baitinf, Cap*, Currants, Lead, •riedfruittApplea,

etc., etc.

WOODN WARE

Stone Ware*

W I N E S . Catawb*, Claret, Port.

eto., etc.

FEED. TAPPE'S I CI0ASS-nr. . - -1 j Havana, Opart,

f AND S Jwi!' Conclna, Principe, Iowa. boot of Malta,

etc., etc.

Chewing Tobftoco

Gold, html, Jev.e^^ Natural Leaf, Royal Gem Flora Temple. Ten Lump, (iweMfft >'*>

No. 1 Fine Cut, ,' Anderaon'a Solaia^.. . - ,

etc., etc.

Smoking Tobacco

3i

CIGAR FACTORY,

Corner of Second and Chestnut Streets,

MUSCATINE, IOWA.

All kinds of Coun try Produce Taken.

RAfiS WANTED.

R»*tW

Fine C«t, Killickinic, Virglaia, Turkish, ScarfUaftt, Plug,

etc.,

"•*1 10

'•"*3 N. B.— I have a lot of from 1 to 4 years old Liqaors, consisting of

Brandies, Rye, Bourbon, Moncngahe la and Irish Whisky, Gin, Rum, e<o., which I wish to close oat. I will seilcheap for cash or good property.

Marcbldtli, 1861*w3m.

S T 0 R E! :*r G O O D S

• J. -W

ml

mOi

4KB

JLEW PRICE ST

Btforc you boy. We HTT« ilio the

Badger State Reaper & Mower,

a very excellent machine and "warranted to giro eatire vatialactiOD,

FISHER & SHALIE&&-

Wrought Iron Mower,

which only audi to bt seen to be appreciated,

C O R N S H E L L E R S . Rock Island Plows,

a firat rat* article,

SEKD SOWKR8, BROWN S COEN PLANTERS,

DRlIiL

Threshing Machines,

All of wUeh we Bball be happy to ahoWJNM broil­ing at

No. 33T SECOND STBEliT,

pposite Masonio Block, Muscatine.

BOWMAN & LOFLAND. April ith, 1861 daw tf.

Goods SoW 25 ̂ Cheaper

Cha&& Wm. R. Stone,

S&T'The name of the gotg&ms French palace of Puileries was derived from the circumstances, that where the palace stand"- was the site of an old manufactory of tiles. (/» ileries) ( x ford, the name cf the celebrated seat of learning, his derivation equalh numble—Oxford is only the ox patl acro8a the river. Bosphorus i3 a high sounding name in tbe Greek langu-.igi; but in the English traslation it is sini-ply the bull-path or ox-ford.

—^ DOMESTIC PECEIPTS— IN*1 ALLIBV .

— 1. To prevent horses and cattle from jumping. Keep wood fences around ti Ids of good pasture.

2. How to sleep soundly at night — Do a hard day's work at some honest manual laoor, go to bed early, and al ways with consciousness of having# done right through tbe day.

6. To cure dyspepsia. Take a ne® i axe, put a white hickory handle in it, bore a half-inch hole in ttie top of the handle, fill tho hole with gum camphor ainl seal it uo. Then take the axe and ut cordwood at fifty cents a cord

(boarding youiself,) until the heat of tLe handle dissolves and absorbs the canphor.

4. To prevent dog? from killing siicep. If tho dogs are good for any thing, give them plenty of bread and meat at home—if good for nothing, give them less meat with one grain of strychnine in it

5. To p.event wives from scolding Provide them with plenty of good wo cl and water*— plenty in the pantry a kitchen, and always wear a cheerful countenance, and speak pleasantly youiself. P. £). Wife says I must add Vs th'S, marry a sensible woman. —Highland News.

MAKQUE AUD REPRISAL.—Thesei terms had their origin in France.— Mai que literally means march or swamp, and was the place on tLe border where • r ebooters hid ttieii plunder, and leave was given by the robbed monarch to any who were daring enough to pass over tho border into the marsh and make repusals, thus leave to enter tha territory <. f an enemy and take prizes was >1e lominated letters of Marque and .Reprisal.

BBO Iran to eaU attention to ihi|r eawplete M*or-ment of ' J

FARMING' TOOLS.

Onr ttock eomprltei every rarfety of

DEERE'S MOLINE AND EASTERN.

P L O W J S h Shovel Plows,

Harrows,

CnltiTatorg,

Corn Planters,

. Seed Sowers,

• , Corn Shelter?,

Corn and Cob Mills*

.-JUpapers and Mowers

• > Etc*, Etc*, Etc.

We have on hand and shall b« constantly supplied wi th everything in this line, such as

Clover, Timothy, t Hungarian, Milletty

Locust, Orchard Grass, Kentucky Blue Gras*,

gvttfttcky lied- Tiffin Mic.

Out stock of

Garden & Flower Seeds

N O . 1.64t- SECOND STREET, Than any other House in Muscatine!

THE hnbscriber having opened a BRANCH of his Chicago Store in MUSOATINE, io now prepare ! to sell goo is to the iauubit&nta of Masoatine and

the surrouodibg ewMtitj,

At Chicago Prices HIS STi'OK COHSISTIHa OF 4 «fU, AS60RTMBRT OP

DM GOODS.BDDTSmS TOIOS WILL ms toi» HWTMmki

Than am be purchased elssuAere, as this it enly store m Mnsctttinc

Where yon can get your Money's Worth! We would say to the Farmers of tho counties of Muscatine, Louisa and

Cedar, give us a call, and wo will guarantee to sell

JB| Biucb value for Four Dollars as you can purchase elsewhere for llfa

thus making a great saving in jeur expendituna -

ILLITt IS AND WISCONSI < MONEY—Al' the notes of the*+ecently discredited Illinois and Wisconsin Banks, taken at 80 cents ou the dollar.

Muscatine, April 19, '61-wtf.

JAS. D. SHERMAN, No 164 Second Street

We Warrant Pare resh.

H A R D W A R E . We hare a fnll and complete stock of everything ia

that line, such as

House Htillding Hardware, Carpeuicr h and C»»per»s Tonic,

jnecUntticN* Tools of all Icinda, Vice*. Anvllt.

mil, ratllKjr Sc Cre«»"CUI Hawt. Knbbrr l.eather Belliai, -Pumps. Pump t'hala,

Lrnd Pip<% Nallu, sash, Olan, *e.

We offer nnnsaal indncementa to Boose Builders and Mechanics generally.

WOODEN Every Va,

WARE, Pactofe.

a*."CASH" or "8B0BT TIMS*1 WHOLESALE CUSTOMERS will fiod it greatly to their advantage to Hxamtue our atock before purchasing in Chicago or fit Louis. ..T_ .

Union Block, -A*cuto,isu>«sn.

Mmsoatine, Iowa.

NEW GOODS ! GOOD NEWS!

0ONSULT YOUR INTERESTS ANI> BUY YOUR GOODS AT THE

NEW 'CASH STORE OP

O TT L

No. 178 KECO.VD STREET,

(NEXT BOOB T» Jt. lfc »ORXErt« BOOK fTOK*.)

HWING just returned fnN*...Jb*,*Mterii wiU a Isrgfi % selected •tuck Of

Which have been Purchased at the Lowest Panic PrioM, -

inTiteall ^ ^

To Call and Examine e» Goods before Purchasing elsewlsera

S. A. FOCJLKfi. Maicatine, March 27th, 1841-dav tf.

<i R 0 I E K I m.

GARRETTSOfli & WHS V HAVE! in stow and to Brrivt, the following

of Grooeiifi, which we oub* to tbt t*aJ?:

49 hhda N O and Cuku 64 abeati Tea. ogan, 300 boxea Totecjo.

SS bBU Crashed, Pon- 2S0,C(U Impuftro derod and Olarifieu Itam^ttic ugan;-So tars. S00 b«z«< Pa'.m, i'»im

180 bags Rto and l:i- Oerman ana KOff* Coffee. Soap*.

1CM haiva* and qrt, lvO bales wttorisr • M -«•«. Twine.

3JO ke>s Mailt, 400 bandies 60 pack<iirca Mackerel Vn^er.

'80 oils Cotton Tarn. 55 ooiia J ate Kaai' -

le R .p . 4000 Ita Codfish. «0 doz Bed Oordl, 100 h„xnf Babbitt*! Sal- AO bale. Cotton Bat tit?

eratnc, 200 b gi ;h»t- ! SSh'fbb'lR. C Sod*. 1000 ibe bar Lea1?. j 100 b'.z I. balvet anU 300 b<.gs Qriea Af- f i t

^rs. Kn;si*:a. 50 , tgs Dried App'uMf keg* Rifl ' snd Blasj. Pca»h<-«. fog Powder. 800 <los boxes Uaet ip^.

•I/JO, Mtmrrel and Sack Self. NUTS, SPICES, PRESERVED FRUITS. OYSTERS, INDIGO, ALUM, MADlJEi3 ;

O O O b J f -

and H err in 10 t» ring,

100 hexes dried Ber-

ATTENTION FARMERS! AFTEB having been engaged in the manufacture o

Plows for the la«t five years, and having met with mtire satisfaction on thepartof the farmer*, we would All your attention to our new stock, consisting of

SOO Stirriug Plows, aoo C O K N PLOWS,

lOO CULTIVATORS. ALSO

80 BBEAKIJTO PLOWStrith orwitkent True •aarfChttsn, We warrant each and every plow from our mannfacto-

Tjy and aak yoi. to examine onr stock b«' ire boy elsewhere. For sale at the

Muscatine Foundry and at tbe stores of J. G. Gordon, Hotshchild^Sebwan A Co., Drurj A Bicbmau andChas. & Wm. B. Stone, in Muscatine, Iowa.

J . KLEIMFKLDER * Co: March Sth. 1861-w3m.

D. 8. HOWE, „ •; A TALISSA, MUSCATINE COUNTY, IO.WA.

XI. tenders hl3 serrices, professionally, a^Wiyslaan and Surgeon, to the citizeus of Atalisttt and surround­ing country. Calls attended to promptly.

PaicEH.—Visit, Medicine and Pruacr ption in town day or night, |1,00.

If the cast becomes protracted, reasonable charges by • the day. | Mileage day or night 6o cents, or aa it is reckoned in

i ome countries; en -vat 25 cents. (j' M-jilt , . »n.I Prescription, i the country, fromkO

1 rats to 11,00. owing to tbe quantity aud kind used. . ; Obetetrical cases, (no tztnu,) S& 00-

• In such case no charge for mileage for the first three Miles.

All surgical cases is the same proportion as the above. A deduction ol 26 per cent, will l>e made io all cases

where payment is mad* within one month alter serrleee are re ilered.

Though tbe above le a fair statement of onr ch

I yet all accounts, where oircumstances would se« Semandit, are subject to favorable consideration,

ttsllma, Jaly Wh.lWQ.wtt