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St. James Hotel, 

 Iowa City, Iowa, 

 October Sixth, 



The weather continued extremely cold. Babcock 

 completed necessary arrangements with the pro{)rietor 

 of Ham's Hall for my lecture the following evening. 

 In tlie meantime I took a look at the city which 

 was for many years the State capital. Its most sa- 

 lient feature appeared to be the State University, in 

 which both sexes continue their education with com- 

 mendable zeal, under competent professors. There are 

 also a high school, a female college, a commercial 

 college and several common schools. Four or iivedaily 

 and weekly newspapers'keep up the interestof the people 

 in local affairs and national politics ; and four banks 

 encourage the thrifty to place their spare cash with 

 them at interest. AVooUen and flax manufactures give 

 employment to a considerable number of young people, 

 and the mills are said to be in a flourishing condition. 



The city has a large internal trade as well as with 

 the several surrounding villages. 



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St. James Hotel, 



Iowa City, Iowa, 



October Seventh. 



The former State House is a fine and capacious 

 building; and an ornament to the citv. On the re- 

 moval of the seat of government to Des Moines, one 



