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The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1868-12-03

To LOVERS OF SPoRT.-A shooting
match Will take place at the residence
Of Jacob Shawber. Jr., two miles east of
Covers Ferry, on Saturday, the 18th
day Of December, 1868, for two year
old bear. which weighs about 300 lbs.
All shoOtists are invited to be present.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1868-12-03

THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY for Deem
Der comes to us brim full Of entertaining
and instructive articles, from the pens
of the most noted literateurs of the land.
The publishers promise increased lite
rary attractions for the coming year,
and all readers Of the atlantic know that
they always make their promises good.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1868-12-03

n@- A description Is given Of the lar
gest tree in the State of Kansas. It Is
an oak. situated on tho Usage lands. ut
the mouth Of the Fall river. IL Is nine
feet In diameter and thirty In circum-
ference at the base. and runs up forty
feet ~ straight as an arrow before the
lowest limbs are reached.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1868-12-03

LOsT.-On Sabbath evening last. be-
tween the Union Hotel and the resi-
dence of w. HI. Hammond, a breast
PIN Of black jet-a cross tipped with
xold, and containing pearl set. When
last seen 1t was pinned upon strip of
red ribbon. Any one finding said pin
will receive asuitable reward by leaving
II 1t the ADVERTISER office.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1868-12-03

The following is the report Of the
General of the Army for the present
year:
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE,
UNITED STATES,
WASHINGTON, Nov. "a, 1867
General ]. NJ. schoheld, Secretary OF War:
"SIH: have the honor to submit the
reports Of the Division, District and De-
partment Commanders for the present
year. These reports give full account
Of the operations and service of the army
for the year. refer to them for de-
tails. l would earnestly renew my rec
ommendation of last year, that the con
troll ofthe Indians be transferred to the
War Department.. call special atten-
ton to the recommendation Of General
Sherman on this subject. 1t has my
earnest approval. 1t Is unnecessary
that the argument in favor of the trans
fer be re-stated. The necessity for it
becomes stronger aud more evident
every day. While the Indian war con-
tinues, DO not deem any general Iegis-
lation for tho reduction of tho army
advisable. The troops on the'plans are
all needed. Troops are still needed in
the Southern States, and further reduc.
ton can be made in the way already
used, and now in operation, where it is
safe, namely: BY allowing companies
to diminish by discharges without being
strengthened by recruits, or by stopping
appointments Of Second Lieutenants.
If it should be deemed advisal lie, the
Veteran Reserve Regiment might be
discontinued by absorption and retire.
ment of officers, and discharge of men,
without detriment to the service.
VERY respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
L. S. GRANT, General"
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1868-12-03
WooD, wood, for Hats and Caps, by
Gilbert and Ford.

SINGING SCnooI.-The singing class
Of n. J. Hawley have completed their
course Of instruction for one term. Mr..
Hawley has proved himself, what we all
knew before, to he careful aud popular
instructor in the singing art; and his
friends will be glad to know that he
proposes to teach one more term, and
will organize class. on Friday evening,
Dec. 4th. ut the Congregational church.
Terms: - for course of twenty lessons.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1868-12-03

sxkNYTHlN0 saleabie, especially green
backs. received for trade, by Gilbert &
Ford.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1868-12-03

Why is prosy. long winded talker
like an oil well? Because he is q pre-
ciOus bore. .-ze-,s..
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1868-12-03

TEMPERANCE ADDREss.-The Hon.
and Rev. &C. Truesdell will deliver an
addresyi n behalf Of the Temperance
cause, ID the M. +. Church, in Upton,
on HDnday evening, Dec. 7th, at 81
o'clock. Mr.. Truesdell is one of the
ablest and most popular public speakers
in Interstate. Those who have had the
pleasure Of hearing him will be sure to
be in attendance on Monday night; aud
to this who have never heard him, as
well as 70 all others, cordial invitation
Is extended. 1t is especially desirable
that not only the friends of the tempe
rance cause, but also all who traffic in,
or use Intoxicating liquors, be present.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1868-12-03

To SCHOOL TEACHERs.-Those inter-
0steJ in q Teachers Institute will please
state In writing their wishes as to time
and place. Immediate attention il re-
Quested. Address A. p. Gilbert. linton.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1868-12-03

WOOD, wood, wood taken for Boots
and Shoes, by Gilbert & Ford.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1868-12-03

HAVING secured the services of first
c1ass Timer, We are prepared to do oil
kinds Of job work, repairing, &C., on
short notice, and favorable terms.
= S*r SMITH BROTHERS.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1868-12-03

AS-Hundrcds are using RIGGS COMPOUND
HOARHOUND COUGH SYRUP and pro-
nounce 1t the very best medicine for Coughs,
Colds, SC. Try II.
For sale by Hall & Schumacher, Upton
$. $. Chambers 4 Co, Springdale; +. =. 4 II. A.
Jepson West Branch: v. X. Cornwall, Downcy
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1868-12-03

We will furnish the Agriculturist for
90 cents per year. It IL a monthly of
sons wanting It should subscribe at once.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1868-12-03

FATAL ACCIDENTAL young man,
about II years Of age, named Frank
Shriver, was instantly killed by the
Swing down upon him Of u bank, at
hush 4 Linaweaver's mill dam. 1t
seems that young Schriver was at work !,
lin company with brother younger
THAN himself, taking earth from the foot
ofan overlianging bank. We are not
informed as to whether he was suffocat-
ed beneath the earth which fell upon
him, or crushed by the violence Of its
descent; nor how it SO happened that
!, zone Of them was taken and the other
left"
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1868-12-03

The Springfield Ill.) Journal says:
1--WE are at last able to announce def
nitely to our readers that the proposition
for convention to amend the constitu-
ton of the State is carried. The follow
ing are the figures as handed to US by
the Secretary of State.
Iota' Representative vote ......... 444, 3G6
naI1 Representative vote ........ 222, 43S
iotal vote Tor convention ......... 223, l34
Majority for convention ........ COG
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1868-12-03

F. r. DEAN pays the highest market
price for poultry and game. Persons
having either to dispose of will always
md m advantageous market at Deans
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1868-12-03

NOTICE.-The public is hereby noti-
fied that WIN. A. Belts IL no longer
agent for the National Insurance Co.,
Of Davenport. Iowa.
~e3-s Il. r. JEFFKRIs, Special Agent.
< Upton, Dec. LIST, 1858. org
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1868-12-03
The State Canvass,

AC 0t0SC S0At0S0.
The official figures, leaving out the coun-
ties Of Howard and Woodbury., are Is
follows:
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1868-12-03

QUARTERLY MEETING.-The first
quarterly meeting of the Upton Charge,
N. +. Church, for the year ls6S-G9 will
be held in the Methodist church in Red
Oak, on Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 9Th
and 9Th. Services commence on Satur-
day at II p. M, with sermon by the
Presiding Elder, Rev. G. G. Truesdell.
There will he preaching at lO4 q. M,
Sunday, by the Elder, after which the
sacrament of the Lords Supper will be
administered. The other services will
he announced from time to time during
the meeting.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1868-12-03

WooD, wood, wood taken in settle
mont Of old claims. A. p, GILBERT.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1868-12-03
General Grants Report.

General Grants Report.
The following is the report Of the
General of the Army for the present
year:
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1868-12-03

r DEAN nn sn n%sars s,., q q pelss o.
q from d. % to 800. worth from - toG
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1868-12-03

audit should not be supposed that the
Southern blacks, who are SO eager to
learn, do nothing towards paying for
their own education. In many districts
they support good schools themselves;
and as class, probably pay more for
this purpose, in proportion to their
means, than any other in America.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1868-12-03

II +. DEAN IL selling Ladies' very fne KID
+. SLIPPERS for only 4i.l5 u pair, worth $50
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1868-12-03
He Is also agent for tho celebrated
GROVER d BAKER
SEWING MACHINES,

u p. DEAN sells very fine Surge Polish
f. CATER double sole. ut only $50 . pair
LNSTRAY STEER.-Taken mp by Jas. Ford
II ST.. in Upton. Cedar county, Nov. % 1853
mostly red, large white star In face. Apprais-
cd at $40. S. YATES. Clerk.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-08-21
SHIPPING.

C AFETY, SPEED, AND COMFORT.
- gU H. II EA REDUCTION In PAssAGA
RATES,
Fsvorlte passenger steamers the ANOHOR LINE
sail every SATURDAY with pas .engets Tor
LIVEhPOOL, GLASGOW, AND DERRY,
From Pier No 20 EOrh River
Rates of passage pay able IN currency.
% LiYtFT col, Gla gov, ana Derry cabins go Rnd
G6, according 10 location.
Excursion tckets, good for twelve months, Sl60.
lhlerm ediate, E3j; steer aGe S20
Prepaid Ger tihCateA from these ports, S35.
Passengers booked TO and rom hamburg, RotJer-
dam, Antwerp, Havre ETC., at very low rates.
EOT .uTther il formation apply al The COmpAnYr
Office, No, 6 BOWLING GNFEN, New York.
HENDER~ON BRDfRERS,
To avoid impOsitiOn, passenger Will please
direct to the Office, this Company does not employ
runners, 2Z6t
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-08-21
ArtIlur's MngNzines.

brthw's Home magazine for September has
reached us. 1t is as sprightly and homelille
as usual, the new serial by Miss Virginia +.
Townsend, entitled "The Hollands" being
one of the best she has written. The Chiidren's
Hour, Arthu'rs magazine for the little ones, is
neatly illustrated, and adapted to the youngest
class of readers,
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-08-21
The ChiIdren,s Magazines.

Our Young Folks, published by Ticknor &
Fields, of Boston, and The R,verside Magasine
published by Hurd & Houghton, are both up
to their customary high standard. Charm
ingly illustrated, and full of attractive matter,
they are welcome to every freside around
which are gathered the young people for
whose entertainment and instruction they are
intended.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-08-21
COAL.

ID MIDDLETON Il CO., DEALERS IN
-. HAkLElsSH sii kEHiGA and EAGLE ,y:s!S yEiE
Tor family use, YGTd, No. l2s5 IAsHINGyQE
Avenue, Once No. SIS WALNUT Street. -
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-12-22
A Convention Of the People.

We think We may say that the Executive
Central Committee of the Conservative
party would make no objection whatever to
the convocation of convention of delegates
fresh from the people, and authorized to act
for their best interests. That committee
did what it considered best. There is no
Just cause for suspecting its disinterested-
ness-so far rs any body Of men can be
disinterested- for the imputation cast
upon it in the remark made in one of our
exchanges that it is composed Of men dis
qualified for office. Yet, if the people are
dissatisfied with its action, or non-action,
they have the remedy in their own hands.
They have full power to call and hold
convention. The Central Committee could
not if it would, and would not If it could,
control them in regard to such matter.
That committee has had q work to do Of no
little magnitude. 1t has organized the
whole State after the plan adopted by the
convention held here year ago. 1t has
done much labor, and has received and
expects no thanks. If it be the pleasure of
the people of Virginia to reassemble in
convention and take new departure, that
committee will not set up its OWN will nor
it's own action as q barrier.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-12-22

exclude from voting delinquent mempe e;sa
the language Of exclusion aPpHes W n
members as well as to annual menlDeIe :,
This is the plain reading Of the sectlon, p sn1
such construction proves 700 nue. a -. u ~
indeed, this section has no more so.a.1on =. ~
the rights OF membership than 8 clause III
the constitutional any such existed JUS
Qualifying all delinquents from the holding
the Office of president, yice-president, or
anv other. Office of the Society, would have.
Voting is only one (although 9 very i'm
nortant one) Of the rights of members. All
their other rights as members and corpora
tors ore wholly unaffected by the section
in question. That the fifth section was not
intended to affect the rights of members
save in regard to voting is further and con:
olusiyely shown in the, ninth section,
which provides that the secretary shall
keep a list of the members Of the 80
ciety, eraSinq ,therefrom, as occasion
arises, IT, names of members dying, WITH
drawing, or removing from the State. lie
has authority, and it is, his duty, to erase
such names, and no others, Under the third
section he has already listed the annual
member, who is ever bound to pay his an
nual contribution Of one dollar until death,
voluntary aoithdra,cal, or removal from the l.
State, releases him from the obligation. II
the fifth section had been intended to deprive
the annual members Of membership the
secretary would have been required, in ad-
dition to the cauees of erasure before stated,
to erase from the list the names of such an
nusl members as had not paid their an
nual contribution six months before the
meeting. The secretary, then, has no autho-
rity to erase such names. They stand on
the list, and must be called when the So
ciety meets. There is no difference in per-
manency between life and annual mem
Der. Both may lose membership BY death,
withdrawal, or removal from the State and
both may lose the right OF voting by Ja'I-
ure to pau dues in o specified time; for
while the life member is exempt from the
annual contribution he is not exempt from
other dues. .a
The preliminary question Of member
ship, if possible, should always be ascer-
tanned before the meeting Of the body to
which it pertains; and while no member
should be deprived of his just rights, it ia
desirable that no impeachment should be
found in the way of prompt organization.
If the foregoing views are correct they
will add much to the probabilities OF o
quorum and large attendance on the so
ciety in January next. - MEMBER
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-12-22

AND Western Europe, where humidity ID the
r1,le. nrotrscted drouth the exception. Six
teen inches of soil in our climate is hardly
eoual as an antidote to drouth, to six
inchea in ireland or Holland. And yet the
best farmers Of those countries agree IN
commenting deeper blowing.
". What we advocate is not the bury-
ing Of the vegetable mold or natural SUIT
face soil under several inches OF colo, ilte,
Less CLAW. sand, or gravel. If the suo-soli
ia not To be enriched, it may better remain
the sub-soil; but that does not, prove that
Il ought mot to be lifted, stirred, aerated,
nulrerized. The right thing to do is to en-
rich as well as mellow and aerste the entire
soil to a depth of fully eighteen !nches'
though twelve may answer as beginning.
Use q Michigan or sub-soil cploT.7r you
will, and keep the various strata where ma
ture placed them but give your plants,
like yonr cattle, a,chance to reach food ana
drink at all times. Letdown the o1rs tnas
would keep them from the life-giying
springs. IL ; -. ,I...r'1, - an,oho-.
acre: 2. moisture; 8, most Of their food. II
thew cannot find these more certainly and
more aD1nu8utly III tHSAso W sSA5N~
inches of soil than in six, then reason ID
fool, mathematics conjectural science,
and a farmer should prefer q balance IN
bank to his credit Of 5000 to one of 81 800.
VI. We are told that roots prefer to run
near the surface, loving the warmth Of the
ann. Let them run there, then we DO not
hinder them. Make the soil rich rs well as
deem. and let them run near the surface for
warmth, or descend for moisture, or both,
as they shall see fit. We profer them free
dom of choice. If wet season attracts
them to the surface, dry one must con-
strain them to dive for moisture. 1t Is our
duty so to provide that they may flourish,
however wayward the season. d" ..' >.
VII. have steep hillside, which |
choose to cultivate, the soil being warm and
kind. Plow this six inches deep. and the
first hard shower sweeps its soil by cart
loads into the brook below, where it is use
less. Plow it twice as deep, and not peck
of soil will be flooded off in o lifetime. NJ
VIII. In wet season deep blowing does,
at the worst, no harm. In dry season it
doubles the crop.
TX. Unless small army is more etfec-
five than q large one, On empty pocket
book better than full one, lean crop
preferable to large one, then deep soil
must be more productive than q shallow
one,
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-12-22
mn. stephens, DR.. Bledsoe, and the
Richmond Dispatch"

Some weeks ago we wrote an article con-
corning the newspaper controversy between
Or. BIspsoE and Mr.. stephens, in which
We hurriedly stated some Of the points OF
difference between them. We did so more
for the purpose OF setting Mr.. sTEfHESS
right before our readers than for any other
reason. We did not attempt to run over.
his whole record, but simply selected Few
,o;nts which had been brought before the
nuh,;c nv Or. BrEpsoE. We are therefore
SURPRISED to find that the Augusta (aa.)
nationalist, in an article the heading
of which we have quoted above, speaks OF
ns a. # we had done injustice TO Mr.. STE
rurSs. That paper defends Mr.. STEPHENS
from the charge of having abstained " from
".uch participation in the prosecution OF
"tbe war as had been expected from him
by iustifytng his opposition to the pohcy
Of conscription, impressmcnt, and the
suspension Of the writ Of hdteas corpus
and by reminding as of his prediction
that " rs certain as the sun would set st due
"time, the line of policy they were lnau.
"gurating in April, 1862, would ena' IL
"persisted in, in our overthrow and rum. :.
Mr.. STEPHENS was not the only prophet OF
evil. We could easily produce thousand
nersons who INDUCED in the same KIND OF
predictions, but for other reasons. we
never admired this race of prophets. But
We do not now wish to discuss these ques-
lions. We assure The ConStitutSonal'st that
we had doubts rs to whether MIR. STEPHENs's
views as to the right of secession were such
as the southern people generally considered
sound, and that it was source OF real gra-
,;fcation to us to learn that he had never
entertained any other opinion on that ques-
ton than the one which we In common WIN
nearly all the people of Virginia held to De
the true one. -.
The Constitutionalist says that MIR. STE
puESs never maintained the "''Ge'eass0'e
sovereignty of the States" The worn IA
defeasible" was used By US thoughtlessly'
and we take pleasure in making the cor
rection. Mr.. STEPHENS occupies high
ground, but not quite so high as this word
vould indicate. He holds that the States
had the right to secede-not "constltu-
tional" right, but right older than the
Constitution, and of which they did not
divest themselves when they adopted the
Federal Constitution. The Constitut'onalaSt,
as to quotation which we made from one
Of Mr.. STEPHENs's old speeches, says:
1--WE strongly doubt the correctness OF the
language attributed to Mr.. Stephens in 1880.
Our recollection of it is substantially thus;
elf aggression come; if disunior follows,
as il ought-then, as kossuth said OF another,
I say of him who will not stand by his State
in that event. the curses of the eternal God
would rest upon him.
.This, we take il, was the substantial IAN
gnage of Mr.. Stephens, which, by the way,
was not used in 1850, but on the 18th OF De-
cember, lSi9."
AS We quoted from memory, we think the
reader will concede that we did remarkably
well, the difference between the two quota
tions being scarcely worthy of notice.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-12-22

1t now appears that the shooting Of Mr..
David Fitzgerald at Halifax, N. c., by
CAPTAIN Thomas Ricketts,, was done entirely
in self-defence, the former having repeat
edly fred before the latter let off the fatal
shot. al .- II .aEs
The Secretary of the, Treasury has made
the following additional appointments of
internal revenue storekeepers for the sixth
district of Virginia-viz., E. W. Whipple
and J. W. Kavanaugh.
at Floyd Courthouse last Monday Jacob
Cooper stabbed Rollin Akers. The wound
is serious but not supposed to be fatal.
Boston has decided to invest q million
dollars in al avenue one hundred feet wide.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-12-22
For inc Dlspatcl
The Agricultural Society.

The Agricultural Society.
The recent failure of this Society to form
q Quorum invests its efforts in this behalf
with much public interest. Indispensable
as quorum is to the formation Of gene
raj meeting, the sense of the late meeting
is clear that the constitution must be strictly
pursued to accomplish that purpose. The
constitution provides fifth section) that two
hundred members shall constitute quorum.
The third section provides that the Society
shall consist of such persons as shall pay
to the secretary of the Society, or other per-
son duly authorized to receive the same, an
initiation fee Of two dollars, of life mem
bers, and Of such as shall be elected homo
rary members thereof by the members Of
the Society in general meeting.
The constitution further provides "that
every person so paying two dollars shall be
accounted and listed a member of the Socie-
ty for twelve months from the next pre-
cediDg first day Of January, and shall be
bound thereafter to pay an annual contri-
button Of one dollar, unless he shall notify
the secretary Of the Society of his wish to
withdraw. Such withdrawal shall be re-
corded by that officer, and take effect from
the close of the current year," So far the
membership Of the contributing or annual
member is clearly permanent, and Ian
gaage could not be more explicit to produce
ssea q result. But it is thought by some
'hat Inc failure Of the contributing or an
husl member TO pay his dues six months
nS.oss general meeting deprives such per-
son VI his privileges as a member. For
this opinion there is no warrant in the com.
stltution. The fifth section Of that instru-
ment provides "that the life members and
such annual members as shall have paid all
their dues to the Society ,six months prey;-
Gus to the meeting shall be entitled to vote
in the general meetings Of the Society"
supposing the object Of this section to be to
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-12-22

Madame De Beauprf. By Mrs. c. JEN-
KIN, Author of ga Psyche Of To-Day"
"Who Breaks Pays" etc., etc. New
York: LEoPoLDT s. HOLT. 1869.
4 Psyche of To-Day. Same author.
Same publishers.
These are novels, but not IN two volumes.
They are rather short stories, which any
one may find time to read. They are hand
somely bound. For sale by WooDHoUsE &
PARHAM, Main street.