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r UFE INSURANCE..

The Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company, Of
Hartford the largest lite insurance In the world having
10000 members and s2oOOOooO assets Its dividends
to policy holders have been larger than ans other company
having been, the average Fifty per cent annually
Its ncrest investments hive been larger than any other
company, the income from t.s alone beng
than enough pay all losses by death for the last years
1t therefore affords insurance at less than any other
company The-- facts which it would be well all
who contemplate the obtaining insurance on their lives to
carefully investigate.
Information relative to the different modes of insurance
and rates be obtained upon application, of WIN g.
EAsr0N, resident agent At Ottawa
Eclectic or New school system Of Medicine,
Embracing every modern refor and Improvement in the
Medical Art. Poisonon. Muera, remedies dispensed with
They produce Sv and lay the foundation future i'll health
Parents should tina, their children ARE not dosed with
such e'icins tor they be we'll afterwards All
mineral poons alike injurious. The greatest modern
improvement 10 e in containing tho active
medical principles of aud plants concentrated
e,aled in the treatment Of disease. When judcousy ad
ninistered they disease with wonderful certainty
DIR. OLIN of Ottawa
Represents this great reform in medicine aud will attend per-
sonally up,u all forms of disease either chronic
surgical when desired Violent diseases dpthero cholera
Group dyseey fevers &c. very successful. treated by
genuine Eclectic practitioners Trey scarcely losing any
while in old chronic ticy noted everywhere They
always called upon repair the mischief produced by
other. physicians with their "ki or cure" comedies.
Coughs o: 10 or 10 years standng C'arrh with the de-
str,ciion of the bones and soft tissues Of the Con-
SUMPTION with partial loss of lungs Syphilis, with foul
alteration and loss Of parts; Hip disease with inability to
walk Scrouous diseases OF every variety and severity
Deafness from to 20 continuance; rheumatism, with
enlarged and anchyoscd joints Spermatorha, with demon
tia Diseases OF the Eye, &C. &C. have beer cared and All
which will be most happily reerred to for the benefit Of
those similarly afflicted. lie in all Of
Fever and Ague.
Diseases Women and Children specially treated Medicine
surgical instruments Of every variety expressly adapted
to these various complaints. Consult him. dec. 22spu
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The above represents the Br HAWK Horse Wah.
ing Cuysor In construction the Cultivatnr consists Of
wrought axle arched in dia we'll
braoed The Fovs simply two iron beam doute shovel
plows attached 20 the axle by double joint which gyes
the plows easy. but ut the time perfectly
fastened to tbs arch Of the axle by clamps that
be lowered ut will whom the young euS draft
and raised when the 10 higher
The shovcis arranged to side up down q shank
or latery that they be NJ depth made
throw the soil In any direction. These blows we made
proved, such adding sand box for wheel We tested
these cutvators in field trials the past wish
best cvltvafos made and they proved themselves the
superior In contest They almost universally
acknowledged by farmev agricultural societies. and
facturers themselves to be- the best
In $50
We mention few Of tho point. Of .uperior
ty which our pillow has Others:
FrstIt s stronger and lighter, being made almost
tirsy Of wrought iron. s0,sf fF
SecondThs double joats b, which the shoves are at
tached to the aye enable the plownan his pillow
the least effort
ThirdWith cuvatcr you regulate the depth Of
hard or soft.
FourthBy the ooss coupling which corn.css
the two pillow handles you make the plows any dasce
impossible to hold both hove when throwing earth the
corn and to ksep them from cowding together pcw
ing from the
The demand r this cutvstcr owing to the snpcrsr
quality, is great that customers will de we'll 10 order
soon. In order tn get their supplies.
Price Of Cultvator, $500.
The celebrated Rock Island Old Ground Pows Perm City
Flows, Cast Cast Steel Plo~s, and the Dixon Pnws.
z. II. HUNSBERGEE,
Feb G-2m Sole Agent O,t.wn H.
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Spteial Aotifes.
On. >. u. WALKER,
OCULlST AND AURIST,
MAY kg coNsuLryp At rns
PARK house, OTTAWA,

And all other times ~ the Dpensry Diseases Of
c!s and E.i, McvcherSs Thealcr Building, Chicago
Dec. 26. lSGS
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surgery for sne Scye ana Ear.
Dr.. OLlN,
tLArg or ST. LOUSY


And Graduate tho Philadelphia University Of Medicine
and surgery has for the last eight ysas given lis attention.
~ this msnt specially, ard prepared 70 treat all dr.
sases ys aud whether surgical otcrwise Per
cons Suffering from Cataract. Cten -. Tarsal Tamon
uaaurs ofthe duct POypus nalaa ssssis, Castarh
end al diseases Of the hcsd and throat would Do will to
suit tile docier, Examination Fres.
Once In pcst Once Bn ,a- q kaARy. 0AysSp
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for the ssne Also ~ " .r,;r ~ lar savs
An communications s,i,nA' yAis.-sr.i to .-
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Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1869-09-23
Song Of the Ducks.
FOR LITTLE JAMIE.

One little black duck. one little gray,
Six little white ducks, running out to play;
One white lady duck, motherly and trim,
Eight little baby ducks blund for n swim!
One little white duck holding up its wings
One little bobbing duck making water rings,
One little black duck turning round its head,
One big black duck-guess he's gone to bed.
One little white duck running from the wate-,
One very fatduck-pretty little daughter!
One very brave duck swimming OF alone,
One little white duck standing on a stone.
One little white duck walking by its mother
Look among the water>reeds, maybe there's
another,
Not another anyvheres Surely you are blind.
Push away the grass, dear; dncks are hard to
find.
Bright little brown eyes! DER the picture lin>
Point me all the ducks out, chubby little fin
ger. RI l.'A h3
Make the picture musical, merry little shoul
Now, where's that other duck what's he about2
I think the other ducks the incest duck OF all:
lie hasn't any feathers and his mouth is sweet
iie runs WITH anshtx Up md jnhps upon my
knee
And though he cannot swim, he is very dear
.ass. vloa Me- ,s~aI .yiagye 6.4asi .al49 -
One little lady duck mo- he,'y aud ts'in;
Eight little baby ducks, bound for a swim;
One lazy black dYct aling aa sea nsn
One litttc precious duck hereoff nidrrma's lap!
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1869-09-23
Women in Iowa.


We find the following in the report
of the Western w Woman's-Sudraye Con-
vention which met ut Chicago, week
before last.
Mrs. Adams, OF Iowa, next reported
for that State, in substance as follows:
She represented more particularly the
northern portion OF the State; but she
had taken pains to learn what the wo-
men of the whole State had been do
ing. They had not been idle; they had
worked quietly, and there seemed to
be no opposition to them. The men
seemed to be ready to grant them all
the rights the ladies' were entitled to.
The legislature is SO willing to repeal
obnoxious laws, and grant now ones
projecting every citizen from tyranny,
that there is little to strive for. It IS
pleasant to, be taken care Of onesclt.-
The time has now come tor the Wo-
men, by petition, to express their de.
sire for suffrage. The women OF Iowa
had no petition rejected : Now is the
accepted time for woman's salvation.
A little torethought now will prevent
revolution hereafter. The State of
Iowa is naturally blessed and peace
ful State. No large city casts its
baleful influence on the State. 1t has
neither poverty nor great riches. The
work must, therefore, be quietly
done. The leading paper OF the State,
the Des Moines Register, tavors fe-
male suffrage. The New York Trib-
une is read universally, aud its aid is
greatly in favor OF reformatory move
ments. 1t was in that Office that Mar
garet Fuller abilities were first made
known to the world. The women
throughout the State are organizing to
promote temperance. Literary and
scientific societies are also found in
many cities. In one of these towns a
lady was invited to deliver Fourth
of July oration One lady has been
admitted to the bar in Iowa, and there
is general disposition to allow wo-
men to take such position as she de-
sires to take i'll the social world. ii ,sa
The women of Iowa appreciate the
work that the men have done for them.
Much time in new State has to be
spent IN building churches, but this de-
velops the latent talents of women.
The Statci is remarkably free from
female seminarics. Boys and girls are
educated together, rs they must ulti-
mately work togpther. i..a a.,-
# is owing to the influence OF the
women themselves in Iowa that thny
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1869-09-23

1t transpires that it was the regular
practice under the last Treasury ad-
ministration to keep in the New York
sub-treasury, a large amount OF gold
certificates signed, but not used, aud to
count them as cash on hand. Under the
present administration this perniclous
and dishonest custom has been reform
ed altogether. Eleren millions OF these
signed certificates have been sent to
Washington and cancelled. Though
this does not figure as q, reduction OF
the public debt, the fact that this des.
-truction of large fictitious value hth-
erto credited to the United States has
been effected without increasing the
debt, is equivalent to reduction to
that amount. That is to say, by coun-
ting these certificates, as gold on hand,
Mr.. McGullough on his subordinates
traudulently. upderstated the total debt
bv precisely the amount they repre-
scnted. and therefore, to properly es.
innate the reduction effected by Presi.
dent Grants administration, one must
add eleven millions to the last state
ment of Mr. Mccullough, thus max
ing the reduction effected by Mr..
boutwell, just eleven millions more
than shown by the existing state
mentS. 80
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1869-09-23
4 D u & Alto N A L !.
Works on Tcacl,ing ana fGy
s8eae hers.

During the past month we have re-
ceived three letters from teachers, s.,
making inquiry about suitable mater
upon the subject OF te ching Tor the
use OF teachers. III this item il IS pro-
posed TO give a list of boon9 which
may be used by teachers to se.ectirom
in making purchases. They viii all
be found valuable, and no T. teacher
should be without 4 part OF them, at
least:
Dwight's Higher Christian Educa-
tion. Ogacns Science Of Education.
Abbott's Teacher Mansfield on Amer
lean Education. jewell on School
Government. Emeisons School and
Sciloolm.,s,er Iolbrooks' Normal
Methods. Mayhew's Universal E,lu-
cation. Wickersham Methods Of In
struction. French,s Study OF Words.
Hat In the School Room. Walsi's
LAWYER in The School Room. Mrs.
Pcabodv's kindergarten Guide. AL
colts Slate and Black Board EXercis-
es. Wilson's Punctuation. Barton's $
Observing Faculties. .Watsons Hand
Eook of gymnastics. Hills True Or
der of Studies. Manns Teachers Mo-
tives. Thayer's Letters to + Y ourg
Teachers. Heckers Scientific Bases
OF Education. Barnaru French Ped
ago9y.. Iuntington's Unconscious Tu-
itio". -. l--5-r- -.-.....
Ia addition to these, The American
Educational Monthly, published by J.
w. Schermcrhorn & Co, Bond Street,
New ! ork, is invaluable. Any leach
er c..n receive it IRON now TIL Janu-
airy Isl !, by sending sl.oO tothe pub
y. -. FL.
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1869-09-23

do not have the ballot, and they are
Indifferent because they are so well
cared for II these women could ,be
made TO feel the necessity of the bal,
lot, they would demand it. It.is only
when woman suffers calamity that
she is ready to demand the rights that
may arrest such ca'amities. When
women become themselves, and hear
the echo OF stronger life, then will
they truly estimate the value OF Their
social position. Every means of en-
ployment TO men should also bc open
to women .-#
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1869-09-23
cutors. The essence Of the new belief
has pcrmeatcd every house and sect,
almost, of Persia, so that now the ei-

has pcrmeatcd every house and sect,
almost, of Persia, 50 that now the e,.-
emics of the old religion are in its own
household. Even thcorthodox clergy,
the rich and the learned, the most ia
natic Moslcms, the sofis, the philoso
piers, and Jews, even, have been in
spired by the new revelation. Only
two scots, the Nossayrys, the most ig-
norant OF the people, and the Chris
tiaps, keep apart from the general i'm
perceptlble movement.
In the early part of his apostleship,
Mira denominatci himself Bah, orthe
door, through which. alone, it was pos
sible to approach God. Afterwards,
however, when he taught his doctrines
with more minutcncss, he affirmed that
he was not the Dab, but that he was
more and beyond that-that he was
the generator of truth, sort of incar
nate embodiment of Omnipotencc. He
was, thereafter, called by his followers
by the title Hazret-c Ala, or Sublime
Xghaess.
On the death of Mira Ali Moham-
med, the leadership, or Iarostleship,
was conferred upon Mira Yahora, son
of the viZicr of the Governor of Tehe-
ran.
Such, in brief, is its history. Of the
particular points of its doctrines, we
have not the room to speak at length.
The Dab abolished the. htJlch, or
mode Of turning to a certain point Of
the horizon i'll prayer, as the Jews to-
ward Jerusalem, and the Moslems to-
ward Mecca. Of course, the Babists
care nothing for Jerusalem or Mecca.
This, certainly is not of great impor-
tancc, but it will have bearing upon
the Persian people and school them in
less dependence upon eStefnals.. What
should be to them, more than any ot her
city, Mecca or Jerusalem? and why
should their faces turn to either in de-
yotions? Gatt #st4S At r.
The Bah took new and bold views.
in respect to the marriage relation
new and bold for Moslcm society and
Ills views are still tic views df his, toL
lowers. They regard marriage not
solely important for the multiplication
Of the human race. but important, only,
by reason Of its family ties. and family
society. With the civilization of the
West they look upon tl,ni family rela-
tion as the. only, basis OF good society
and good government. Polygamy is,
tolerated, though rarely practiced, and
concubinage is-stcrnly and strictly pro-
hibitcd.r Divorce, the greatest social
evil of the East, is not tolerated by
them. a matter Of less Importance,
though allied to the foregoing, is. the
intcrdict imposed upon wearing the
veil by the WON a custom which
has isolated tic women rom the amer
tiles Of soca; liic, ana covered an g,
istcncc of intrigue, indecorum and dis
order.
Thcsc a.,c practical results which are
&c tainly destined to have an impor-
tant bearing upon the taturc listory'
OF Persia. Tie purely speculative
doctrines Of the Bab, like all other
speculative doctrines of the East, arc
too abstlilse and attenuated for us to
deal with. We can only refer the
reader, who desires to investigate them,
to the work OF Mr. Zeil, indicated
above.
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1869-09-23
ProCeedipES
EO ARD OF SUPERVISORS OF
I'll Ae0OUNTY, IOWA.
.sSe th, 1869, 8 o'clock
oard met pursuant to adjournrlen ~. L.
Sl{wrno n bo cbn;r

| Presen.-Messrs. Appellate, Ratt, Beck
ley, Dysar. Fleming, Forker Jaqua, Lout-
zenheiser, Poyneer, Powell, Eoscrs, Sherman,
Smith, Townsend and Wilkinson.
Absent Mcssrs. Baldwin Hall, Tenny and
Willard.
Moved by Mr.. Forker that the sum of 5000
additnnal.bs appropriated and placed in the
hands of the b,idse committee TO repair the
ifar.shorn bridge, over Woolf c.: eek and said
committee be instructed to repair said bridge
as soon as convenient Carried.
Moved by Mr.. Forlei. tina. the sum of $50
be appropriated to repair bridge over Rich
land Greek in Eichland township. Carried.
Moved by Mr.. Smith that the sum of So
be appropriated and placed in the hands of
Mr.: Powell, 20 repair bridge over Otter Creek
Carried. CH~
Moved by Mr.. Peyneer, that the sum of so
be appropriated for the pui pose of repairing
two bridges over Fayen Creek, in Highland
township. Carried.
Moved by Mr.. Appellate that the sum of
so be appropriated to repair the, Reely
bridge, over Deer Greek. in Toledo township.
Carried
Moved by Mr.. Wilkinson tina. the Stoiiard
bridge over Eichland Creek be repaired, and
the sum Of Sa5 be appropriated for that pur-
pose Carried. a
Moved by Mr.. Eechley that the sum OF $50
he appropriated 10 repair the bridge over
Deer Creek, near Monticello, and that said
sum be placed in Mr.. Ecckley's hands for
that purpose. Carried.
Petition o. Citizens Of Buckingham town
ship presented and read, asking for on ap>
proprn sion of Sfoo.eo. to- build b.idge
across Rock Greek. On motion referred to
bridge committee. - -eE .it
@eCliailes iDaxter's road case called IN evil
denee read and argued Moved bv Mr.. Hail,
that thcaction of the Auditor be coafimcd.-
Seconded .-'ff 'i"'' -.
Nieved by Mr.. Dysa,t that Mr. Appellate
be excused from voting on said foad case, be-
cause he was an Attorne. in said road case
Lost. Action Of Auditor. Conf med and road
approved.
Bill Of j. R. Stewart FOR attending County
Suberint cndcnts convention at Des Moines,
presented aud read. Moved By NJ. 19ysa, t
that The following esolution be adonted: Il
Resolved, that il is the sense OF, this EoarG.
that Codn,y Supei intcndents ae entitled to
pay for attending County Superintendent.
Convention unGcr al ection Of state Sroe.n.
'tenient. Carried ~
Samhel G. Davis road case CONTESTED cal
Ted p and an3roved. ~ 4...4. 49,
\. 1olsni .o-d ,e@se Contested called ur
and ). ed. ..
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1869-09-23
S:l;,tt Vgoetrg,
= ~ q ~
The Old Canoe.

Where the rocks arc gray, and the shore is
steep,
And the waters below look dark and deep;
Where the rugged pine, in its lonely pride,
Leans gloonily over the murky tide;
Where the reeds and rushes are long and rank,
And the weeds grow thick on the winding bank;
Where the shadow is heavy the whole day
through
Lief at its moorings the old canoe.
The useless paddles are idly dropped,
Like .. sea.birds wing shat the storm has
~ Topped,
And crossed on the railing, ono Ger one,
Like the folded hands when the work is done;
While busily back ard forth between,
The spider stretches his silver screen.
And the solemn owl, with his duh 900 hoo, :
Settles down on the side Of the old canoe
The stern half sunk in the Shiny wave,
Rots slowly away in its living grave,
And the green moss creeps DER its full decay,
Hiding its mouldering dust away,
Like the hand that plants Ger the tomb n
flower,
Or the ivy that mantlcs the falling tower,
While many blossom Of loveliest hue
Springs up Ger the stern Of the old canoe.
The currentless waters are dead and still
But the light wind plays with the boat at will
And la lily in and out again
Il floats the length Of its rusty chain.
Like the weary march of the hands Of time,
That meet and part at .hc noontide chime,
And the shore is kissed ut each turning anew
BY the dipping bow of the old canoe.
Oh! many a time with a careless hand
have pushed it away from the pebbly strand;
And padded it down where The stream runs
quick.
K.f,lho .,fta:s yjld :nn.lheeaafs inick
Aha fanghed as leaned cr the rocking side,
And looked below in the broken tide,
To see that the faces and boats were TWO
That were mirrored bsock flom the old canoe.
But now, as lean DER the crumbling side.
And look below in the sluggish tide
The face that see there is graver grown,
and the ltu-h that J hear AS sobercr tone,
And the han nds that lent to the light s&iH wings
Have grown familiar with sterner things,
But love TO think Of the hours that Jew,
AS rock Il where the wh;rls their white spray
threw ~
Ere the blossom waved, or The green grass
grew, .t,
.ftsf. I.., ,Efs'
Ger the mou',lcring stern Of the old canoe.
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1869-09-23

! Also o Corporation Tax Of . mills on the
dollar IN the town Of Toledo, as certified by the
Recorder
Also Cmpol tion Tax OF mills on the
dollar Tor lhc tewn of Tama City as ceilied
by Mayor and Recoil der. t8
Iepoi accepted and levy made as reported
by committee.
Bill OF NJ B C True, Tor printing. Amount
claimed $;s55CS. Amount allowed So65.3S.
Moved by vi. Ecgers that the costs Ia the
VIM. wordon road case be paid by the county.
Lost.
Moved by Mr.. Fleming that the sum Of $50
be appropriated to repair bridge over Cedar
Creek in GlaLt township on tewn line. Carr
r.ed.
Moved that the Board adjourn until u
o'clock r m, Carried.
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1869-09-23


Ism? We do not apprchend that all
our readers will be able to give a def;
mite answer to either of the above
Questions, intdltgchtly Snd CORRECTLY.
at once. Babism is the name of new
religious system tha: has sprung up, in
Persia, within the last twenty years.
To give our readers some account of
its author, as well as some definite in
telligencc respecting this new Eastern
theology, we CLEAN the following from
an exhaustive article on Babism in
"Zelrs Popular Encyclopedia, with
the advance sheets OF which we have
been favored by the Publishers.
In 1925, in Shiraz, city OF Persia,
was born Mira Ali -Mohammed. His
parents were possessed Of some for
tune, and he en- njoyed the advantages
of an ordinary education. In 1sl3, he
undertook pilgrimage to the holy
city of the Mohammcdans, Mecca, and
while there, surrounded by all the i'm
pressive ceremonies, scenes and intlu-
ences of that great center of theolog-
iGl r'fh5uaM, he was profoundly i'm
rr4sscd with the tallacies and hollow
ness of the religious faith he enter
tanned. Though only eighteen years
of age, he conceived the idea Of sup
planting it by system OF his own,
which should contain elements of lib
erality and progress-elements sadly
wanting in the prevailing system At
ter his return to his native city he set
himself about the prosecution of his
plan, into which he seems to have
thrownall his energies. His discourses
produced a great impression upon the
throngs OF literary and theological pee
pie who crowded his audience Cham
bers. His earnestness, profoundness
of thought and eloqucncc of speech Sc
cured for him proper respect aud at
tention Suffice it to say, that his doc
trines were treasured UP by his Hear
ers until tholwholc Persian Empire
was permeated by the theological her.
esY. :. sesss,e = 49, ssf
The spread OF these new doctrines
created alarm among the priesthood Of
the establishments, and aid was INVOKED
OF the Shah to crush out the heresy.-
But whether the Shah was himself al an
adherent Of the new doctrine, or,wl,cth-
er his nature was too timorous to deal
with subject requiring such dclicacy
and sternnoss, certain, it, is, that he did
nothing to prevent the spread ob Bah
ism.
The death of this Shah soon after
took place. The new Shah, Nasreddin,
brought trouble to the new religion,
and the adherents OF Mirza,Ali-Mo-
hammed were subjected to alfthe cru
elites and tortures which Eastern rulers
know SO well how employ, A REBEL
ion, in remote corner Of his kingdom,
and in which Mira was not concerned,
in the least, gave an occasion to the
Shah to seize him and put him to death.
History repeats itself ON every occa-
sion. After his death, prosecutions
followed prosecutions, but to no spur-
pose. The new doctrines spread with
such rapldity and certainty that they
infested tho high 'pk.dcs, and 4disalned
persecution by converting tho npersc-
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1869-09-23
september

Next him September marched exc on foo,
j Yet WAS he hoafyi laden witlrthe sroil b
Of harvest lit'fes, which lie made his boat,
And him enriched with bounty o. he soil;
In his one hand, as fit for harvest S io,l 8
lie held l:nife-hook: and in he Other hand
a pair of weights, with which he did assol
Both more or less where It IN doah did sianc,
And equal gave to eacli asjnsticc duly scanned.
-iSpenser.