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The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1866-04-26

THE STRONG MAN.-Thomas Tapham
the strong man." was born in London
, in ITO, and was bred Il carpenter, but
aftcrward ''travclcd on his nusclc.' He
was a quiet pcnceablc man, of middle
size and weight, made like other men,
except that the usual cavities under
the arms and hands were, in his case, illl-
ed with muscles. The wonderful stories
ofhi5 feats Of strength are well authen-
ticatcd. lie could hold under perfect re-
strongest horse. He lifted table six
feet long, with fifty pounds on the end of
it, with his teeth, and held it in a hori-
zontal position Il considerable time. He
rolled up apcwtcr dish, weighing seven
pounds, with as much apparent ease us
the reader would roll up sheet ofpapcr
He held pewter quart pot ut arms
length and squeezed the sides together
like an egg shell. lie lifted two hundred
phunds with bis little finger, and waved
it gently around his head. lie lifted
Mr.. Chambers, a clergyman, who must
have lived on the fat of tho land, for he
weighed 37S pounds, with one hand, Mr..
Chambers head being placed on one
chair and his feet on another. At II
how he struck a round bar Of IRON one
inch III diameter, against his naked arm,
and bent it like Il bow. One night OBJ
serving II watciiman aslccpin his watch
box, he picked up box and watchman,
carrying the load with the greatest ease,
and dropped them over the wall into Tim
dale burying ground. A butcher once
passed a large window at which Tap
ham was sitting. lie cstoopcd down and
took ialfa OK from the fellows shoul-
ders with 50 much ease and deXtcrity
that the man insisted that the devil had
hown away with the beef. At Il race IL
man insisted on driving on the track, so
Tapham took hold Of the tail of his cart
and drew it gently back the driver whip
ping the horse like u madman all the
time. When he kept u public house
two men determined to $50 i.i";' -, =
stttI-Iy tnen, lie seized them by the
napes Of the Eccli., and knocked their
heads together till he knocked all the
fight out Of them.
raa The Mont real (ty-r/Jt rava rtc AZ.
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j. c. Tt CRSER, II. H. MAYNARD.
DRS. TURNER & MAYNARD

.HANE associated themselves together, for
IL three years. for the practice of Medicine
and Surgery. .-.... 0
OtIice on the south side Of Public Square,
Tipton, Iowa n!3vI2m6
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STABLE g. HACK LINE

K,ELI.Y &. POWERS, in t@.TM. -.
II connection with their s3eAsa
Daily Hack Line between 4{sA9.ygsS14z7IA4 SzEss
in9s nection with the trains. to and from
stoxk0a Horses, new and substant ial Carriages
aa6ffOpe by their liberal terms, to receive the
patronage of all.
They are ALSO prepared to carry passengers to
any part of theasState. Give them Il call. f-
Office ana Stable west of the Aldrich HoIlse.
Hpton, Iowa, Jan. ], 1866.
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h...tsa, ROTHRoCK & WOLF, ,.
~tA'TTORNEYS AT LAW, TIProN, Iowa.
~ Office in the basement of the Court House.
JAMES II. ROTHROCk. WIN. p. WOLF.
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the same result One of the wives be-
came quite indignant, and SAID: IN
was in his place, never would ask IL
from one so high in the priesthood
He had better give it to him than 10
ask pay Of him. The poor man new
er received his money, and soon as he
could get the means left the territory.
This is the manner in which ,he Proph-
ct becomes possessed of much OF his
property. Most OF the woni"n spin
and make their everyday clothing, do
inc their own coloring. They are
quite proud Of the quantity OF cloth
manufactured in their establishment
every year. All work hard, and take
but very little out-of-door exercise.
Parties and the theatre are the favor
lite amusements. At the theatre, Brig
ham and one or two Of the favored
wive3 sit together in the Kings box,
but the reminder of the women and
the children sit in what is called
"Brigham's corral" This is in the
parquette, about the centre Of the area,
Thu Prophet goes down once or twice
during the evening To the corral, and
chats for lew moments with one and
another, but in a short time he can be
Iseen beside his dear Amelia again.
At the Mormon parties much gave
ty prevails. Appearances are main
tanned somewhat, by paying more re
, spectful Difference to the first wiy9.
on such occasions. GentiIes, will
, whom the saints are Oh good terms
are we'll received and kindly enter
) tanned at these parties, and all JON
: in giving themselves up to the infiu
: ences Of mirth and fcstivity. Dancing
is not only favorite amusement, it i
! more; it is cultivated to such an eX
t tent that it becomes 4 passion.
Drigham's women, though bette
: clothed than formerly, still work yer.
: hard. They are infatuated with thei
religion, and devoted to their hus
= band. Il they cannot obtain his low
/ they content themselves with his kline
1 ness. and cndeavor to think then
5 selves happy. As religion is their OF
t. II ,oipeo, thcy try 20 make it thci
|. only object If it does not elevat
: their minds, it deadans their susceI
i tiniiitie-. and a. they are not PERM
e ted to be women, hey try to conyinc
themselves that it is Gods will the
5 ,aoaid be slaves.
5 4 music-master, a dancing mastc
Il and d tcacheroi the ordinary brancht
I Of All English education, are cnploye
+ in the family school. Also a teachy
% of French His children nave muc
r bettcr advantages than any other
+ Jae territory Dancing and music al
d the leading accomplishments,
D. everything else l. made rubgrdina
n to these.
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John Bright and the Irish Liberals

One of the most note worthy
events in current British politics is
the invitation which has been given to
Mr.. John Bright by the Irish Liberals
to accept the honor of banquet in the
City OF Dublin. At the present time
this mark of confidence and respect
shown to the distinguished leader oil
the English Democracy possesses q
peculiar and striking significance. II
shows that the Irish Liberals are coz
vinced that they have nothing to ex
pcct for their country from the Tor,
party, now in Office, if not in power
and it must De regarded as foreshad
owing an alliance, which, if perfected
can hardly fail to exert powerful in
fluence on the course of British poll
Tics. Mr.. Bright's position at present
is well-defined one. He has just
declared himself most unmistakabl,
to be in favor of manhood suffrage
His sentiments with regard to the
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The Temperance Cause.

Messrs Editors AS the cause of
Temperance is commanding attention
more generally than in years past,
and as its progress in one Jurisdiction
is cheering to the hearts Of its friends
in others. will pen a few items, for
you, and if you think proper, you may
put them in print, which | hope you
will do, as have many friends il
your State, who are friends of thi;
cause, also of our Noble Order, anC
many OF them are the patrons of the
Standard. By SO doing you will con
tribute to their instruction and edit
cation, as well as the cause in general
The Thirteenth Annual Session o
the Grand Lodge of the |. 0. of G. L.
OF the State of Iowa was held at New
ton, Jasper Co., on the 5th: 9th, anC
7th inst. The representation wa
large; the attendance of member
was, probably the largest we hay,
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man of that body. | do not find that
any member of the council OF censors
was from this county before 1900, nor
any officer of the Legislature, except
S. G.. Crafts clerk as above; nor any
member of the Supreme court any
member of United States Congress.
There was probably no organiza-
ton of the county court before the
year 1900. Ebenezer Crafts was
Judge of probate in 1874 and 1895,
but this county was then In the pro-
bate district of Chittenden, in which
were at that time four Probate Judges
one of whom was Mr.. Crafts. Al
least the writer can find no record;
other than this, and none at all of Oul
courts for the years l797-0-9. Hi
opportunities in the direction how
ever are small. lie hopes the clerl
or register at Irasburgh, may look u
these records, if there are any 70
these years, and tell us how our court
were then composed. In the yea
1900, Timothy Human, was Chic
Justice OF the county court; Samue
G. Crafts, and Jesse Odds, We're as
sistant Justices; Timothy Stanle!
was clerk Of the court, Joseph Scot
was sheriff, Joseph Brady, was State
attorney, and Ebenezer Crafts, Judg
of Probate. E.
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Boston Live Stock Market.
CAMBRID GE AND MEDFoRI
For the Week ending Wednesday. Sep. 81 1866
Amount of Stock at Market.

Cattle. Sheep. Shotes. Fat Hogs.
This week, 1850 1890 500 27O0
Last week, 275l 1l647 $50 32Q0
One year ago, 1889 1888 1920 1920
PRICES,
BEEf-Per 100 lbs. on total weighr of Hide,
failow and Meat, Extra, Sl4,2 % Sl4,50; First
quality, $3.50 Sl400 Second quality, $3.50
a $500; Third quality, $3.50 ST. co; a few
choice single pairs SOC, 90 a S some of tuc
poorest, Bulls, &C., s 500 $3.50.
" orking Oxen--SI50 a $3.50; handy Steers
800 $50, ormuch according to their value Il
beef
Cows and Young Calves Fair quality, $50
SO; extra, $50 $40; farrow and dr. So :
Sheep-Per h., live weight, 4a6I2c;
Sheep and Lambs, per head, in lots, s., $50 10
Fat HOgs--Per To-, 10 IL a ii cts, live weight.
Shotes-Wholesale, u a Is cts. retail, 2
10 cts.
Hldes-Brighton, 10 LA lie. per To- country
lots 8 10 cts.
Tallov-9 10 cts. per ID.
Pelts-BIIghton, o . 500 each.
Calf Skins-25c.
RENARKs.-Nether the East nor the " est,
the North nor the Sonth, have held back this
week, so far as the number of cattle is concerned.
At Cambridge and Medford eearly 100 were
landed in good season, yesterday morning-iO0
more that last week; about 1900 from the WesE,
/
instead of350 one week ago. Notwithstanding
this unusually large number, the best portion of
the stock at Cambridge found a ready sale at
rbout last weeks prices. But as these were only
small part of the whole number. the droYerg
found the bulk of their stock on their hands, and
the buyers making .alhsorts of excuses and apollo
gies for not purchasing, consequently large
number were left unsold at Cambridge
AT Brighton stock was arriving during nearly
all the afternoon, which of course materially H.
terfered with the progress of trade. Here the
large supply being better known that it was in the
forenoon at Cambridge, made the drovers very
anxious 70 close bargains; so anxious indeed,
that they offered decidedly better terms-equas
many droyers said, to IL to sac per H. OFT from
sast weeks prices, and stig duUer trade and
lower prices anticipated this afternoon.
The number of sheep is less than last week, by
a few hundred, and prices just about the same.
Most of the droves were sold at from $3.50 to
$500.
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aims OF the governing class in Eng
land are well known He makes no
secret of his antagonists to the policy
which would exclude from then. fail.
share III the government Of the conn
try the toiling millions, by the sweat
of whose brows England has bee.
made what She is to-day. He is tfs
ayowed foe OF class legislation. .as
the recognized champion Of impara..
suffrage and popular rights. Not
with Slated breath" does he give AZ
terance to his sentiments Oh public
questions but fearieasly, and II the
face OF the whole nation, he ayows
his cherished convictions. His great
ability, his earneSntss, his a0wcr
cause him to be both hated and feared
by the English reactionists: and the
I fact that he has taken up advanced
ground on the question Of reform will
make him, ifpossible, more unpopula
thar ever with tie aristocratic clas,
and all those who believe that Eng
fish institutions are the perfection o.
excellence And this is the man
whom the Irish Liberals delight to
honor: this is the individual to whom.
in despair of obtaining justice ior
their country at the hands Of the par
ties who have heretofore controlled
the destinies Of the British Empire.
they turn their eyes--in the hope.
doubtless, that he will materially aid
them in obtaining that which they
have so long asked for and sought in
vain Mr.. Bright himself admits that
the invitation to the banquet is "a
very remarkable one" SO it is, es-
pecially when taken in connection
: with recent events and if anything
could give US hope that the claims of
Ireland, will at length meet at the
hands Of British statesmen with tie
: consideration to which they are eu-
titled, this movement would certainly
encourage Us t. expect the advent of
brighter days for the ''green isle,
We shall anXiousiy await the report
, Of the proceedings al the banquet.
shortly to take place, and watch with
deep interest the new developments
which might be expected to succeed
+, the demonstration.
1t is significant sign Of the times
that the Irish Liberals should now be
looking to the man who stands fore.
: most in England as the champion Qf
Republican America-the man. who
:, during the terrible struggle of our
i late civil war stood forth boldly for
the Union, when others, from whom
: We had reason TO expect better things
: gave comfort and encouragement to
those who were seeking the life OF
+ The Republic. This is something for
u the irish-Amcricans to ponder, Ire
: lands hope lies in the triumph Of the
+ principles for which tie Radicals hoth
I OF England AMI America are uua
{ contending. With the establisl4a.
: of manhood suffrage in Eng.aad. u
/ new era will dawn upon that unhappy
country. Impartial suffrage viii 60
7 3 far way towards AaaIingher wounds
{ This should be sufficient inducement
/ with every sincere Irish patriot 10
u take his stand naHtuLig and frml.
on tie side Of freedom. Ri the fuIlcst
acceptation Of the term. J. III
|, banc,
a
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ever had in the State. The session
was one of deep interest and very
harmonious. There was manifest an
abiding determination, to press home
the truth upon the people, until pub
lie sentiment shall be brought up to a
healthy living standard, at which
point it. will bid the fell destroyer de-
part out of our coast, and its bidding
will be obeyed. One act Of the
Grand Lodge, | would commend to
the attention of the friends in your
Jurisdiction, the dividing the State in
to districts for the purpose of holding
Conventions, now regularly in every
part of the State. The Grand Lodge
Officers are each to have the over
SIGHT of district. By this we hope
to secure more general and efficient
action throughout our entire bounds
We have organized during the last
Grand Lodge year, III subordinate
Lodges. Our present nu m bel Of
! l4OuO6S Is = r.. NCt I'LL CdoC HI 'i1Ohi
bership. is ALA. Whole number o
members, 1850. This may perhaps
be thought small work in State
where the order has existed so man.
years, but let it be remembered tina
during the great rebellion the call
l of Father Abraham" which were St
: promptly responded to in this State
t struck from our roll nearly two third
of our working Lodges. We thin
> we have done a noble work, with tn
little means we have had to do witt
G Our next session will be held in low
f City, on the first Wednesday of Sept
1 1867. Yours for the cause,
! In F. II. & c.
D. W. BURROUGHS.
y sMembers or Grand Lodges, but not Repr
. sentatves.
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How Brigham Youn9's Wives live.

From drs. Waites very interesting
work on tls NormanS, Just issued by
Hurd and Hoqghton, We take the fol-
lowing description Of the manner in
WEIGH the Prophets wives spend their
time:
The internal arrangement Of ai-
fairs at the Harem is very similar to
that Of a young ladies boarding
school. Each woman having her own
room, her affairs are all centered there.
The culinary department is under the
control Of such Of the wives as Brig
ham from time to time appoints
She is the stewardess, and carries the
keys. A cook is empIoyed-general.
ly mainland several servant be.
sides, who are all under the control OF
the stewardess.
When the meals are prepaid and
ready the bell rings, and each woman
with her children, if she have any
flies down to the dinner-table.
Each on rising, has her children tC
attend to, and get ready for break
fast, this oyer, she commences the
business Of the day, arranges hel
rooms, and sits down to her sewing
or other work. as the case may be.
A sewing machine is brought into
requisltion and one of the number APP
pointed to use it. For the benefit O
those who want q sewing machine, i
may be well to state how this one wa;
procured. One day a man from st
Louis, came to offer one for sale, stat
ing that his price was ninety dollars
Brigham bought it, promising to pa.
the man whenever he should call
The man being poor, called in few
days. He did not get his pay. III
called again, a number of times, wit
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The Catholic Church and the Freed.
Men.

The Right Rev. Augustin Verot,
Bishop of Savannah, has addressed to
the Clergy and Laity of the Roman
Catholic Church in Georgia and Flor
ida a remarkable pastoral letter. He
is the first spiritual dignitary lit the
South, we believe, who has sought to
interest the Church in the elevation
OF the negro race All sects in the
South have been equally guilty of not
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The Double Congress

The country must not lose sight Of
le threats OF the Prcsidrat and his
following d nian2c u- artsh into a
new aut terrible Civil War bv con
-jitu,iut and recognizing bo1us
House IF Representatives, made up of
d Johnson minority Of the members
legally ealilIed to seats, combined
ai.h hro choseu rom tie States
which withdraw tleir members from
Congress and desperately strovc to
destroy .ae Onion. Having been
utterly ajscomhtcd in the BLOC Y
-uo-s., ,hu- inaoeurated. they now
propose @ return to Congress in de-
iiaH.e of q Subsisting law, and to con
~Uu.e a House made up Of 80 or 80
joa"s eattcs from loyal states. ana 20
pr ~ chosen by The States not vet
remltted 10 Representations As the
Republicans, ii Is fairly presumed,wiil
not submit to this, it is eagerly cal
cuiatcd that the flames OF Civil Wan
will TINS be reIighted and that the
North will be visited with calamities
like 10 tn4se size recently inflicted OF
shc south
This scheme cannot work unless a
quorum Of Copperhead representa-
tiycs,iacinding those from the eX-rebe
States. can be secured at the pendiee
elections. The 50 Johnsonites (oi
thcreaboutl in the present House (in
.ciadiag the Tcnnesseeans,l must b,
swclIed to 10, or they viii not suffice
with the 81 from the len States no
Iycf restored 10 power in Congress
to make a quoram. Unless these q
shall he gained in the ensuing clec
tioas i'll the loyal states. the plot mus
fail.
VII! the People give the Johnson
ties the 20 gains thcy must nave +
enable them to dis0rranize Conoros
and maugurate fresh Civil War
, Where are those 20 gains to be made
= Concede that the Rebel vote east j
defiance Of law in Maryland and Mi.
souri, is GOOD for 5 of them. wber
will they gain the Is still wanting
Shall New York or PENNSYLVANIA II
diana or Ohio. contribute most t
y make up the requisite. number?
We call upon the peoDle ever,
where to question the rival candidate
for Congress sharply and closely O
p this head. Let Us know precisel
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On the Goth nit, a boy named W
Mitchell, OF st. Johnsbury, was drov
ed al Norton Mills, where he witt bis
father have been employed this season.
On his way to take the cars, he stop.
ped to get gum from the logs floating
in the mill pond, and fell in.
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Public Men of Orleans County
before 1900.

Public Men of Orleans County
before 1900.
Ihave been much interested in look
ING up the early history Of Orleans
county, and cannot but regret eX-
ceedingly that the materials, especial
" within my reach, are so meager.
Are we not allowing to pass into
oblivion. names and dates and incl
dents, Of our earlier history OF eX-
ceeding great value to those who shall
come after US, and instruction to our
SELVES. which might now easily be
gathered up, and put in a condition
to be preserved? What has become
oftIe Orleans county Civil and Natu-
raj Historical Society
Below is given the names Of the
men who held the more important Of
fees in the county before the begin
ming of this century. The record il
not probably perfect, bar such as 1t Is
= nov No tool,ad over with interest
by the decendents Of these honorec
men, and by those who are old enough
to have known some of them person
ally. Perhaps these may make some
coffec''0n9' u give 'o'n0 u ',,',' W
olle0'loiiS u 'i'''' ''' Va '
S'i'"'ioH u 0"' o0'"'9
Orlean6 county was incorporated
| by the Legislature NOV, 9th 49,
tue year after Vermont was admitted
| into the Union. The only towns il
! the county that had previously beer
organized, were Greensboro ant
Craftsbury, and these in March 1892
The only other towns organized be
fore 1901. so far as | can learn iror
the means within my reach, are Ban
ton, Derby, Bloomington and New
port. In 1892 and 1893, Ebencze
Crafts, Of Crattsbury, was the onl
representative from this country,
the Legislature; holden at kutlan
and at Windsor. In 1894 al Rp
land, Joseph Scott, OF CraitSbury, W;
the only representative IN the Legl
lature from this county. In 1879,
Windsor, Timothy Stanly, OF Green
Dofo, Stoou tlSo alohe loI MS oo W l.,
! Iii 100, DIT hutiahu' 7aili'sl T. ~ 4 q
anu -A''l o' ~ wv >, -,
En, 49, ,
- ~ ~. -
o07''o' 20 ~
''''"A''' P'i0 WV
4 W.
~ -'0N '''''' '0 80
- 'iiN 80
q. ~. 49, IT,. 60 Dl
o. 800 VIZ.
!" ''o' % ''Nor 1917 'e' -
IF mon ~
n - Zoo e.
IS 1 T,I:? c.. c,IC o.,
~ ~.
40 =,
pc 49,. ~
i Nv ~ /
g. Anv porson who has haen for .
ht considerable +imo . resident op ,
: I-S.4 1 ,,
,0' ie''iio COUNTY 'nu Nno" any 'liii9
IT, us history must notice the fact' Il
o. every one of these men who VT
rs sent to the legislature, up to 49,
nd were men Of intellioence sound in
TO- mont oot;roIr o,,oaood - auo,,, :.
'l'o'''' ''G ~. '"s"6'u IL p 0"'0'
- The puollc interests OF Their low
or and OF the coul ty; and that tn
y names, with perhaps one except
y" were Familiarity known in all the 90
nv ~ down TO ,.,a,,+ ,,o,,;o1 o1
=, -, CIV.
Vi Vheh are Stih helo Ill gratetnl
membrance by large portion OF
people. This is not an obscure ma
The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1866-02-08

=. sWipows ss MarpEss. "A Ricl,mon ,;;sp.r.
says that young men are scare ID that ci.y.
and maidens and widows In :. arch Of bu..
bands very plenty. Tile. latter sesn I'd Ls.
the most successful, and the editor, ,ieadiup
in behalf of the rnaiden. says: :, .n"~is
13.'''~e do NOT think. III view OF the great.
scarcity Of men, that il Is fair Tor widow. ~.
marry . second time, until all the youpx
n'oidcns maid ms have secured husbands. The Leg.
lsl"tore ought to attend to this IN alter, and
protect the Interests Of the young, ladies.
for, without the aid Of legal enaotmsn,s,
tue widows are .rss to play the gra b gume.
They VIII, Therefore, have to Le ,restr siped
by the stroug "m'of he law, us was done
In the'e"riy colonial history Of Virginia =.
when the House Of Burgesses 'pasesd' ii, act
of the very character indicated. It vur
found that all young men imported into the
colony were at once caught by the widow..
10y surerior wilec and s,aiagems. wi,b.u,
any chance being allowed 10 the mod.st
and retiring young maidens !; 70 the Legisl..
lure took The matter in hand, and will have
to 10 so Hgain.