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WANTkD-A Thorough. !eltah1c. an4 eoEEp<ta1t
benttee5<E and Il AfEr esfes
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, 1869-10-17

Five Per~onn Killed by falling from
alsc OHIO lksvce tkxadEc AE Lonsx-
vtlte-Cloasng t'Focrcdlnxy in the
LoulsvaItc Convention.
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3 {! ! J |3|1|'|;||l| 3|1||||

This lnsalliblc Remedy does not. like the
poisonous irritating snufts and strong caus-
tic solutions with which the people have
long been hambnggcl, simply pallinte for a
short time, or drive the disease to the lungs
as there is danger Of doing in the use Of such
nostran,s, but II produces perfect and per-
mnnent cures Of the worst cases Of chronic
catarrh, rs thousands can testify. Gold
in the Head is cured with few applica-
tions. Catarrhal Headache is relieved and
cured us if by magic. 1t removes offensive
breath, loss or impairment of the
sense Of taste, smell or hearing, watering or
weak eyes, and impaired memory, when
caused by the violence OF Catarrh, as they
all frequently arc. I offer ih good firth Il
standing reward of $500 for q case Of Gu
tarrh that cannot cure.
FOR SALE BY MOST DRUGGISTS Ev-
ERYWHERE az -.
PRIcE ONLY 50 CENTS.
Ask your Druggist for the Remedy; but
If he has not yet got it Oh sale, don't be put
of by accepting any miserable worse than
worthless substitute, bnt enclose sixty cents
to me. and the Remedy will be sent you post
paid. Four packages S2,OO, or one dozen
for $500. Send two cent stamp for DR.
sage's pamphlet on Catarrh Address the
proprietor,
II. Y. PIERCE. NJ D.
lvllmi] Buffalo NY
For Sale by Price & Lowry.
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low TO Treat Children.

Pity and love the little children.
Tolerate their pets. Comfort Nell
lie over her dead bird, and don't call
Molly's little white kitty" q cat.
1t is enough to break a Juvenile heart
to have one > darling snubbed. How
would you like to haye your own
Frederick Augustus called = '.dirty
young one >" The little ones have
their tragedies and comedies, and
laugh and weep more sincerely than
you do at Falstaf or Lear. They
love, marry. keep house, have child
rem, nave weddings and funerals, and
dig graves for dead mice in the gard
eli, and mourn in small white banker.
chiefs, and get brother Jim to write
an appropriate inscription for its
tiny head-board. It is not human
nature in little, and, in its small
ways, as deserving of certain respect?
You do not despisc your own reject
ions in concave mirror, you know.
Cherish the children mend the
frocks don't scold if they break
their toys--for man is net more in-
evitably mortal than ploythings.-
Don't strip their fat shoulders in
winter, nor roast them in fannels in
dog days. because sombody told you
so. Don't drug them /: don't yatb
them don't stuff them with pastry.
nor starve them on chippy bread ;
don't send them to infant schools at
three or fancy balls at ten. Let
them have Christmas and fairy
stories grandpa's horsecane rather
than Mr.. Birch's ferule; Little Boz
peep. not English Reader (; Mary
Hewitt. not Jamcson's Rhetoric.
Give them Wilson's readers when
they want them, not before.
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Profits Of EarlNlnE.

No small experience and some OBJ
servation convinces me that .circum-
stances being equal, farming will
furnish compensation for labor, as
ample dividend upon capital in
vested, as the common trades in
which men engage IN, and even the
ordinary pursuits Of mercantile and
comm mcrcial life. OF course I except
all extraordinary cases Of good for
tune, and all matters Of gambling
and speculation. Tho returns Of
most crops strike one sometimes with
astonishment, and would if taken as
a test, lead to the most delusivo
spcculotions A grain Of seed somc-
times rc,nrns one hundred fold and
this being sown, a second year,
would, perhaps, give ten thousand
fold, and so on in geomctrical ratio.
Seventy bushels Of potatoes planted
will yield four hundred, or twenty for
enc a bushel of wheat sown will
yield thirty bushels, or thirty for
one peek cf corn planted will
yield sixty bushels, or two hundred
and forty to one pound Of carrot,
beet or ruta. baga seed will produce
six to nine hundred bushels, worth
one hundred dollars.
The proceeds in those cases seem
to be enormous, yet they are con-
stantly realized, and that too, in
many cases, at comparatively small
expense. But no confident conclus-
ions on the exact profits of farming
arc to be drawn from such results as
these so many untold circumstances
of aba batement enter into the cost, that
if these were the only alcments
given in the case, the solution Of the
problem would give the most errone-
Gus and deceptive results.
We are not to lock to Agricultural
for any extraordinary or sudden
grains, as for example, the drawing
of prize in lottery, or . shrswd
speculation in stock.
If We take ten merchants with =
fixed amount Of capital, and ten
farmers with the same amount, We
will find at the end Of twenty years
the farmers have the greatest increase
of capital, and that tho increase 10
more evenly divided among them
than amons the merchants. Farna-
ing is also far safer and more certain
to secure competency than mer-
camille pursuits. venture to say
that twenty merchants fail in basi-
ness to one: farmer. and this ought to
open the eyes Of young men with
small capital going into bqsines..--
Germonto-n Telegraph.
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the Gcntlcma u u In Chur ch.

The gentleman at church is known
by the following marks !:
|. Comes in good season, 30 rs
neither to interrupt tue pastor nor
the congregation by a late arrival.
9. Docs not stop upon the steps
or in tho portico, either to cape at
the ladies, salute friends, or display
his colloquial 'powcrs.
8. Opens and shuts tue door gent
ly, and walks deliberately and lightly
up the aisle or gallery stairs. and
gets his seat as quietly, and BY maxi
ing as few persons remove, AZ possl'
bic.
4. Takes his place either in the
back part Of the seat or steps out
into the aisle when any one wishes
to pass in, and never thinks of such
a thing as making people crowd past
him, while keeping bis place iu tho
seat.
5. Is always attentive to strsn.-
ers. and gives up his scat to such ;
seeking another for himself. "
6. Never thinks Of dc6ling tho
house of God with tobacco spittlc,
or annoying those who sit near him,
by chewing that nauseous weed in
church.
!. Never, unless in case of illness,
gets up or goes out during the time
of service. But if necessity compel
him to do 81, goes SO quietly that his
very manner is an apology for the
act.
s. Docs not engage in conversa-
tion before the service.
Q. Does net whisper, nor laugh,
or cat fruit in the house Of God, or
lounge in that holy place.
10. Docs not rush out Of church
like trumpling horse, the moment
hcncdicticu is pronounced, but retircs
slowly, in noisclcss, quiet manner.
II. Does all he can, by precept
and example, to promote decorum in
others, and is ever ready to lend his
aid 70 discountenance all indecorum
in the house of God.
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Mrs. LfnCOln's Sc cOnd Choice
SOMETHING ABOUT THE COUNT SCHNEI
DENBCTZEN.

fr.m the Portland Me- Eastern Argus.
The ''harpy dog as our readers
have already been advised, is Count
Standardization, Grand Chamberlain
to the Duke Of Baden. Although
this title is rather imposing, it does
not, in the Count own home, imply
either all impressive weight of digui-
ty, nor a purse noticcably heavy
The Duke of Baden has small casl,
to spare. and none to spare on Grand
Chamberlains, who have little to do
about his court, aud who :'comc
cheap" in land where every fourth
Dutchman is a count or baron. In
deed, u moderate belly-full of kraut
and pumpernickel every Sunday is
the only kind Of "gov rnment pap"
that ever distends the shriveled skin
Of Schneidenbutzeu, who is an un-
commonly sorry specimen of Teuton-
ic nobility. The poor fellow is said
to be in ectae;es over his good for
tune in securing an heircss for wife.
and to be especially joyous in the
prospect Of falling into the vacant
shirts, socks, breeches, and shoes OF
the ''late lamented," large number
Of which have not yet followed his
coats and hats to the junk shop. A
pair of the martyrs trowsers is
being cut down for Schncidenbutzcr
by Count Kotzenbratzen, tho Grand
Dukes tailor, 5. boing a short, leg.
gcd little fellow, while the late A.
L., as everybody knows, strobe the
land on a pair Of natural stills. II
will DO funny sight, not withou.
some melancholy suggestivcness, ia
behold poor Schneidenbutzcn leading
MARY, rclict, of Abraham Lincoln
dccease1," to the altar, clad in the
veritable hablliments Of his illustri
Gus predecssor-his breeches shining
with autographic grease spots loft by
White House, dinners of the past
his little feet shaking about loose in
pair of Illinois boots a mile too big
for them-and his tiny hands encased
IN q pair Of enormous yellow kids in
which the fist Of the martyr was said
to bear . striking resemblance TO q
canvassed Cincinnati ham. Poor
little S.! For our part we do not
bcgrudgs him . stitch Of the sacred
wardrobe. He will have earned it al
before he is done with Mary L.. and
as she only reserved after her be
reavement, those garments which no
body would huy. her new husband viii
begin bic matrimonial career by fall
inn into nnaom,n o,,l,, had hah h;Aa
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sion, be was announce ed to address his
fellow-sinners and sineresses OH the
following Sunday afternoon. The
news that Old Smithers had got re-
ligion spread all about the neigbbor-
hood. Some doubted it; said he was
putting it on so as to skin folks lit
tie closer; others. more charitable,
said it might be true, and they hoped
he wouldn't be 50 mean in the future
if it was.
When Sunday afternoon arrived the
church was crowded. The entire
ncighborhood turned out to hear what
so mean a man as Old Smithcrs would
say for himself after passing through
conviction and conversion. All was
still in the church whom Old Smithcr3
arose to speak. He began by telling
what mean man he had been all his
life. He said he had probably done
more mean things than any man of
his years and opportunities living.
and if there was any mean thing he
had failed to do, it was either because
he hadn't thonght of it, or there was
no good chance. After going some
what irto detail regarding his mean.
ness, stonishing even those who
thought they knew him test with the
recital, and declaring his utter un-
worthincss, he resumed his seat.
There was brief pause, after
which ncighbor Of Old Smithcrs. a
member OF tho church, arose and
said Il have lived nigh ncighbor
to Brother Smithers for long time,
l have just listened to Brother Smith
crs' remarks, and from an intimate
acquaintance with him and his ac-
tions for many years, l am prepared
to indorse in the fullest manner ali
the charges he has made against him
self, and more too He is certainly
the mcancst man | ever knew in the
whole course Of my lifc'-axd sat
down.
Then arose Old Smithers. pale and
trembling with rage, and exclaimed {:
"lt's a ID lie, and III whip you
as soon as you leave the church. "
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The Met AN Man Converted. d .
BY rAE .sFAr CoNTRIBUTOR.'

There was a great revival in the
region where old Smithcrs, as every
body called him. lived, and it took
hold Of him one day. Smithers was
a dreadful mean man, oppressive to
the poor and all that. and never pay
ing debt if he could help it. He
had been known to turn u poor Wild
ow with q family Of small children
out into the street of q cold winter 9
day because she was unable to pay
the rent Of tho miserable shanty she
had of him. lie was only known as
.'Old Smithcrs," although he wasn't
so very old either. but We have no.
ticod that mean men have the prefix
Old attached to their names. gcnsr-
ally, when their neighbors speak Of
them.
Old SMithcrs "took habit" as
they say in Wisconsin, to attend one
Of the ''protracted meetings He
was struck with conviction the first
night and hopefully converted, as he
lclaimed the next. After his eenver-
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THE ENGLISH LAYGUACE

THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE u
Mine Cot! mine Cot! vot language dat!
! can not English spraken;
For shust 80 sure speak him right,
So sure bees mistaken.
For when says wants my beer,
1mean that iager fxin;
Bier means dem tings dat folks ride on
Ven dey 60 dead as blixen.
pcy say dcy "rsise'' building,
Den ''raze" it down 50 cline,
Rays mean dem ting the sun trows out
Ven it gets up to shine.
"Meat' means dem ting dat's coot to eat;
"Mcct' also means ting proper;
,Tis enly ''mctc' to measure desc t.ngs
Ven steampsats "iHctc' the stopper.
Shust tke same word means every ting:
1t makes no business whether
lcu spell him dis CT t'o:her way
Won sounds almost like tother.
Mine Cot! mine Cot! so sure knows"
can not English sprakcn;
For ven ''nosc" speak him right
Py TN! gifts mistaken.
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be some reason or excuse for forcing
the construction contendcd for by the
Auditor { for it is forced But eve
ry body who knows anything about
printing Office must know that the
price at best is low if not inadequate.
Then there are some descriptions
which must be counted as only ono
that all must see is a dead loss to
the printer, take this common one,
S bf Of sw Or Of NV ar sec. oO.0s-l2
west &c.
I conclude then that each tract of
land and each town lot makes a dcs-
cription within the meaning of the
law. and I feel quite confident that
this is the true cs l know it is the
fair construction.
2d. On the second question you
are also correct in my judgment and
cf course the Auditors construction
incorrect, The Legislature evident
ly intended in fixing price for ad-
vcrtising each tract Of land to limit
the sum that might or should Lc
charged against the land. The no.
ticc at tho Lead of the list is no part
of the description, may be long or
short according to the officers notion.
In any case it is for the Public good
and convenience. 1t invites purcha-
scrs and competition, a point certain
ly that the delinquent taxpayer cares
nothing about. l think the Public
ought to pay for it and I believe the
People would rather pay for it than
have the printer work for nothing.
The head lines alluded to as "Ches-
ter-Township 100 Range Is, "Vil-
lage Of Vernon Springs are no part
Of the advertisement required or con-
tcmplatcd by law, the Treasurer is
not obliged to put these head lines in
but every pcsson who finds occasion
to look over the list fora particular
piece of property (and who docs not }
will at cncc acknowledge the great
advantage Of such an arrangement
ani will thank tie treasurer for max
ing the lis: so convenient. For such
a convenience the public collectively
ought to pay fair price, and when
as in this case the benefit is manifest,
tue people are always just enough to
sanction the conduct of the officer.
I lave perhaps clat Grated this ques.
tion beyond what this particular case
wcrld seem to demand, but my ex-
cusc is, that l have weekly if not
oftencr from all parts Of the State
questions almost similar from either
printers or county officers asking for
construction of some of the Statutes
fixing compensation for public print
ing, and my time is SO constantly oc-
cupicd with official business L hope
by this opinion to settle the question
SO far as the Attorney General is
concerned, and afford an opportunity
to the dissatisfied party to make a
case for the courts, when the onl,
opinion of any binding force can be
obtained.
Very Truly Yours,
HENRY O'CONNOR,
Attorney General.
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SrArEoY IOWA.
ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE, !
MuscATINE, Nov. 1S, 1869. J

MUscATINE, Nov. 1s, 1869.
w. II. Mead Esq Ed. Pl"n Deal
cr, Cresco, Howard Co., Io~a.
DEAR SIR:-I have before inc your
letter of the 1lth inst. signed also by
I. A. Hoxic, Ed. Cresco Times, sub
mitting for an opinion from this Office
the following statement Of facts, viz:
''In the advertisement of the sale
Of lands for delinquent taxes, what
constitutes description? We con-
tractcd with the county Treasurer to
publish thcdclinquent tax list for
1868 at Is cents description. The
treasurer in making out the list. for
instance. is describing town lots. said
lots , 3 / 5 and 8 in block 16, car
rying out the tax and;ntcrcst to COM
plete it. We in counting make this
sir descriptions. The county Audi
tor counts it as one.
"Again we contend that the mo-
ticc of sale with certain head lines
marking the Townships and Ranges
as they severally occur in the pub
lishcd list, are to be charged and
paid for at the same rates established
by law for legal notices. The coun-
ty Auditor on tho contrary contends
that they ara included in the tax list,
and that we arc entitled to no COM
pensation but the Is cents a dcscrip-
tion as contracted for, and counting
those head lines and the Treasurer S
notice of sale at nothing.'
The above is your case as you state
it.. and accompanied by copies of
each Of the papers in which the pub
lication is made, aud also this en-
lorscment Of the Auditor
/ The foregoing is fair statement
Of the questions at issue.
G. S. TnuEBER,
Co. Auditor.
In reply to your first question as
to what constitutes description, l
beg to say that in my opinion. you
are right snd the Auditor wrong.
Section 764 of the Revision provides
that the Treasurer shall shall give
notice by advertising &c. 1T isre-
quircl that such advertisement shall
state the time and place Of sale, and
contain description of the several
PARCELS Of real property to be sold
as the same are recorded on the tax
list the amount of taxes for eacl
year and amount of interest aud costs
against each tract and the names O
owners when know CT persons if an.
to whom taxed. The Treasurer il
directed to charge and collect in ad
d,tion to the taxes twenty cent
on each TRACT.
Revision page ll9 sec. 764 sec.
Of chapter lis Of tho acts of th'
Tenth General Assembly says, "Th'
compensation for printing the delin
qucnt tax list under the direction o
the county Treasurer as required b..
section 764 Of the Rev. of 1860 shal
from aad after the taking effect o
this act be twonty cents for each trac
of real property advertised for sale. ,
j Laws Of 1864 page III chaptc
1O5 of the acts Of the 18th Genera
Assembly does not change these fea
/ lures of the law nor does any subsc
quent Legislation so far as | am nov
able to learn. Now what is the FIJI
inference from the language used il
|, these several statutes? Why. tha
tract, parcel, lot, &C.. &c mean
J one distinct subdivision and not tw
) or six or twenty put together in on
description. If the price fixed b
Law or as. ia this case agreed upo
were an cxtrayagan one, there migt
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An exchange said that tho Radical
ticket in New York was headed by.
General Sigel and tailed by. Charles
Mason, while, between the head and
tail appeared the namo OF Horace
Greeley. What an illustration of
the old nursery rhymes
big ut the bottom-little Ut the top q,
Thing in the middle goes whippity WHOM
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Timber For Sale.

The undersigned has few acres of
choice young timber for sale, cheap for
cash. For particulars call upon, or a.
dress ELIJAH MURRAY.
a7fJ New Oregon. Iowa.
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5. \. Stone.
For mills, or rights Of manufacturing,
for Town, County, or Safe. npplyto
W. L. DANIELS.
Lime Springs Station,
Howard Co., Iowa.
ReS~ b. Chaplin will receive orders for
the above mill ut his store in Crcsco 90
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r. MfER'
BL kSMITH,
West side of Elm street, adjoining Ed
wards wagon shop,
CKESCO - IOWA.
Would respectfully say that he is prepared
to give his entire attention to blacksmith
ing in all its branches.
One or moro experienced horse-shocrs
constantly employed to give particular at
tentiOn ~ that department.
Plows repaired promptly and satisfsc-
tlOn guaranteed n.lm6
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+.
EOR1N Nj c cNAAIAEsA,
H. M' isESs'

TA' AvENs' III -t.. .sf.. ?
Nxw-OREGos 5-at-.s- - Iowa.
~ NCenSell Auctl0neer.
4 Will siva proBpt and satisfactory attcn-
ton 70 all sales OF real or personal properly
eptrusted to his care. u, t' :
n26H ,.a't g4ta#. 4.g.. &....
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R isAAc'

FMl'IllE HOUSE,
CRESCO IOWA.
J.aDeNOYELLES. PrOprietOr.
Having leased the above house for !;
term Of years, and having rctittcd, furnish
cd and thoroughly renovated the same,
the proprietor solicits u share of public
patronage. Good s:abling attached to the
house lhlf.
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- r Tsr - -
.lLL1AM EDWARDS,

J" -
Would respectfully announce that he is
prepared to give his attention to
MAKING. s REPAIRING WAGONS,
at Crcsco, Iowa, and all wor,. of his trade
yPlows. constantly on hand Of the best
patterns, cheap for cash. !
Bgj Shop south Of the Empire House
Cresco, Oct. %, 1869 2sf.l
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IN BASE RUPTCY-ESTATE OF SAMUEL
n Blu bsnk, individual and eo-Darner Of Thomas and
3. n Burbank, Of ye1srson.-United States Msrsha's
0fic- District of Louisiana. New Orleans, Janaary
Is, 1869 This is to give notice that the twebth
day Of January. A. D. 1853. Warrant Bankruptcy
issued the estate Of Samuel Burbank Of New
Orleans in parish Of Orleans and State Of Louisiana who
Of oebs and delivery anv belonging
TO bankrupt him Tor his use and the any
property BY him. are forbidden meeting Of the
creditors Of tue said oan rnp TO prove debts and
chO one or more sssignees Of his este viii be h.ld
Court of Bankruptcy 90 be hodsn At No Al Exchange Place
in the city of new Orleans Louisiana before Donation An
susn Register on the sixth day Of February 1862
Il o'clock
A-No rs p J. HEBRON
tal4fee Q. Marshal, District Of Louisiana.
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IN BANKRUPTCH ESTATE OF ANDREW
Milton KesnUniied states Msrshals Office District Of
Louisiana, New Orleans, December "a 6S-Ths to give
notice that the I'D day of December 1853
bankruptcy issued against the ate of Andrew
kesn of haeeand In the parish Of Lafuche and State
Louisiana, who adudged bankrupt his pettoas
that the payment Of debts and delivery of any
belonging to such bankrupt TO him for his and
transfer Of property by him forbidden sy law
meeting Of the creditors Of the said bankrupt prove
their debts and to choose assg Of his
estate will oe held at Court of Lkruptcy be holden
No Al Exchange Place, In the city of New Orleans
ana before Dor aien Augusn Register the 18th day
January, a D. 1852 at 10 O'Clock A.
A-No. IVA. f. j HEBRON
de25 ja23 U. s. Marshal District of Louisiana