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Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1870-10-06

A story is going the rounds about
a girl in Chester Vermont, dying
from tight lacing. An editor, com
menting ON the fact, says: "Thcse
cofsets should be done away with;
and, If the girls can't live without be-
ing squeezed, we suppose men can
be found who would sacrifice them
selves. AZ old as we are We would
rather devote three hours day, with
out cent of pay, as . brevet corset
than see these girls dying of In that
manner. Office hours almost any
time"
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1870-10-06


The hospitality every where ex-
tended to strangers, and ease and
cordially which distinguish social in
tercourse, soon made one feel at
home. The Swedes set great store
upon the precept "given to hospital
it's" none Of them, l trust, will feel
offended by the statement that they
att sch much Importance to the du-
ties Of the dinner-table. It has been
already said that in the ordinary af-
fairs Of lite they "take thing easy"
In towns, few hours to business
several hours to eating and drinking,
a short time in the thestre, and q
longer timed voted 10 cards, billiards
and cigars, make up the daily routine.
The Gully physical exertion which
really arOuses the energies Of their
mankind is dancing: II none other
are they proficient not do they pu,
forward serious claiins. There are
schools indeed for teaching -gynssas-
tics, bua4attenslance there = enforced
rather than voluntary, and these ex-
ercise are therefore not to be classed
with ordinary recreations. In the
country there is no hunting in our
sense-no steeple chasing, no cours-
ing-for which many districts are
well enough adopted; you have no
boating or yachting worth the name,
although every community has share
Of either salt or fresh water, and nu-
merous families possess extensive
lochs Of their own. Young fellows
have no such game ~ wolf, cricket,
leap-fiUg or football, and most OF
them not only cannot swim, but
avoid all contact with water, as il an
atrck Of hydiophobis were immi.
nent. Even in winter, with magni.
ics"t opportunities, an'ss :ments on
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1870-10-06
The Military Nasiols.

The theory or idea upon which the
PrussisL military system is formed
is forcibly stated in a long article
written to ! New York journal from
an American in Berlin. Briefly syn
nopsized, the article may be gwen as
follows: The fundamental idea of
the system il that the people and the
army are not distinct componcnts OF
the body polite, but that the army
is the State, All other nations re-
gard the people As reservoir whence
armies, when needed, must b. drawn;
or, in other words, consider peace as
the normal Z nlition OF mankind and
war only Is one Incident; but the
fudamental thought in Prusslan
statecrafs 10 war. War is the end
for which governments are formed,
tor which tie people exist, for which
iron and nitre tor guns, and bread
and meat for men, are furnished by
the earth. Acting on this principle,
Prussian polity regards each man not
primarily as = citizen, aud only incl
dentally Is soldier, but primarily rs
a soldier and only intellectually =
citizen. The Prussian artisan is not
blacksmith, for instance, liable to
be called on for military service, bas
soldier farloaghed, with liberty to
work ~ blacksmith, his liberty to
terminate ~ the Kings will. The
plowman, the student, the miller, the
city man and the countryman, high
and low, rich and poor, plebeian or NO.
bic, each and every man Is Fret . SOL
der and then something else, student,
plowman, miller, in town or country,
in lordiy castle or humble cot, ~ the
case may be. As . result Of thus
making the population the army aud
the army the population, it " in the
power Of Prussia to swarm forth, at
the shortest notice, tremendous ar.
mics. In each mans house hangs a
helmet, tunic, needie.gun, knapsack
and cartridge box, and, at the call,
each man drops his daily calling, puts
on his equipment, and is ready to
march. 'e
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1870-10-06

A girl in one Of the Boston public
schools applied to her teacher for
leave to be absent half q day on the
plea that they had company at home
The teacher referred her to the print
ed list Of reasons that the School
Committee think sufficient to justify
absence, and asked her If her case
came under any one Of them. She
naivcly replied that it might come
under the head Of domestic attic
ton" .E .9i,.t.
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1870-10-06
RURAL & DOMESTIC.
shade la Pastures.

We hope that the very warm sam
mer just pas: has taught those farm.
ers who have heretofore thought dit.
ferently, the benefit cattle OF q few
shade trees in their pastures. This
shade tree question IN pastures has
been ver, ably discussed in nearly
all OF our agricultural papers, but
humane farmers are all in the atir.
native, and we believe that the facts
in regard to protit-,o say nothing OF
the comfort Of animals exposed to
the scorching rays OF the sun in sum-
mcr-will be found On the same side.
Those farmers who have made the
too common mistake OF cutting down
every tree when the land is cleared,
should now endeavor to repair the
loss by planting OFT ! few trees this
Fall. Trees from the woods OF open
fields will answer the purpose II caro-
fully taken np-those Of small size
being preferable 10 large ones. Stakes
should be placed by the side of each
tree, to prevent blowing over, or the
cattle injuring Them IN the f-st few
years after removal. The artist who
desires to give picture Of country
lite as it should be, would never think
Of selecting a naked field in August,
with ! herd OF cattle broiling under
q noon day sum Hearth and Home.
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1870-10-06

Within sevent.fiye years France
has been once = constitutional mon
archy (Louis Philppe) twice militia
~ dictat orship. three times repub.
lie, three times an imperial monarchy,
and three times . Bourbon Kingdom.
The versatility OF the people in gov
ernmental matters 10 wonderful.
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1870-10-06

Too Much OF A Coon THlxa.-The
American Farm Journal paints not
uncommon picture in the history Of
. man who, going West, buys first
forty acres, then perhaps forty more,
than an additional tract, just to keep
his neighbor from getting i; then IN
other, 30 that he can water his cows
at the creek-all the time living IN .
miserable but-keepihg his stock by
the road side, instead Of under cover;
working his wife and children to
death because he 10 always in debt;
TIL finally tho effect on him ana bic
family is thus described:
'Sec the influence Of such man;
his ten or q dozen children are allow
ed no associates they hear the opin.
ion OF no other man, and grow up be.
l,eving nothing worth striving tor
but hogs and land.
"This - called bsihese; but such
men are a curse. to our young State;
but We thank God there Ore but .
few OF them here"
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1870-10-06

WHITE MANS UNcERT4tNrY.-The
Portland Oregonian has an illustra-
ton Of shrewd laborcr profiting
by the foolish zeal of a Democratic
politician. A prominent Democrat
Of Portland, as the Oregonian's sto-
~ runs, purchased a load Of wood
and had it hauled home. Scarcely
had it been dumped on the curb
when Chinaman applied with buck
saw in hand, for a job. Says the
Judge. "How muchee?' "Hap dol
lar" promptly replied John. "Cheap
enough says the Judge; but just
then . stalwart American citizen
came along and applied tor the job.
To the inquiry Of the Judge, the
American citizen replied that he
would charge a dollar and a half
Judge-"Well, John Chinaman here
offers to do it for four bits; but as
I'd rather have . white man do my
work, Ill give you q dollar and
half" Thcreupon John Chinaman
went sorrowfully away, and the Judge
went his way. Returning some hours
afterward, the Judge was almost
struck dumb with astonishment to
find q Chinaman engaged in saving
his wood-pile, with ne'er white man
IN sight. Judge to John--Who
told you to saw this wood" Ioha to
Judge-sMelican man,, and john de-
scfibed him in pAntomine and bad
Mclean H., lingo g. s judge smel ellie "a
employee Of the morning. elbow
mucheeY, again queried the Judge.
and again came the prompt reply,
"Hap dollar" So the JSdge's wood
pile was sawed by > Chinaman after
oil, but he paid white mans price:
and now the Judge thinks he is
about dollar short in his finances,
on account Of the uncertainty Ut .
.swhite man."-(State Register.
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1870-10-06

Post Office clerks occasionally get
OF q funny thing, at least SO says the
Binghamton Daily Republican. A
clerk IL our post Office heard ! tap
at the window of the ladies' depart
ment, when who should he find there
but a man by the name OF Drake to
whom he said, MIR. Drake will You
please 60 TO the ether side, this de-
lJartmcnt is for rlcts r.
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1870-10-06
Mrs. ,Millsr's, New Book,
Only 0A0.Oo
-. will buy . 81 .W g
FIRST CLASS Is
Sewing -. Ma !|'l'!l ! :
STITCH ALIKE ON
0Arn eaAEe ."

With the attachments this ma
chine will fell, hem, tuck,
cord, braidr quilt, embroider,
gather, bind, and do work that
any family sewing machine will
do. It contains : less number
of parts than any other shuttle
machine and, hence, has les
friction, runs easier, will sow
faster and, we positively ASSERT
will do some kinds Of work
we'll that other machines can
not do. t
Cali and see the machine al
the Union store, Toledo.
Iowa. if I
lltf1
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1870-10-06

TIE Republican State Contcntiof,
Of Iowa on the Eth inst. passei I
series Of excelleAt fesoluiions, NOT
one ofwhich We like better than this
Ress5ss1. That the Republican par
ty of Iowa welcome to our shores all
human beings Of every nation, IRE.
spectivc Of race or color, voluntary
seeking a home in our midst; and
that all the rights and privileges
which we as citizens demand for our.
selves We will freely accord 70 them.
Unless, indeed, We Nike this better:
Rcsolced. That tariff for revenue il
indispensable, and should be so ad-
jnstcd a., not to become prejudicial
to the industrial interests Of any class
or selection Of the country, while &C.
curing 10 our home producers fair
competition with foreign capital and
labor. 7s Nh
This il firskrate doctrine-lahoS,
fair wages and good treatment for
all who come to us from the pauper-
Ism and tyranny OF foreign countries;
and such protection Uf'our industry
that those who fly from the peany
wages Of Europe may net hnd them
selves put upon half.penny wages in
the United States. These Iowa Re-
publicans seem to be sensible fellows.
In. 7. Tribune.
ss s----~--I - ~-
Several days ago 40 some laborcrs
we're digging 4 foundation for : barn
on the grounds Of Mr.. Stanley, In
the town of gainesville, Wis.,, they
unearthed human skeleton Of enOr-
nous size. It VS. found in . sitting
position, and y in . fair state Of pres.
ertation. Abe skull measured 323
in&hes in circumference, and the
thigh bones ~ inches in lesgth.
Dr.. Toundrow examined the re-
msins shortly after they were sx.
humed. and gave it - his opinion
that when liyng the man must have
been not less than thirteen feet in
height. II Vas Immediately sold
for 10000. ri Gi 5itif
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1870-10-06
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Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1870-10-06

A man in Concord, N. H., has in
his possession q biscuit which was
set upon the table at the collation.
given on Lafayette's visit to that
city in 1926. It is oblong in shape,
has stamped upon it the words,
welcome, General Lafayette" and
many Of the letters can still be dis
tinguished.
The CraddOck house on Ship
street, Medford, Mass, the oldest
now standing in the United States,
It having been built in 1632-is un-
dergoing repairs, and appears good
for two more centuries. Il was orig
inally built to protect the settlers
from the Indians, and the loop.holcs
are now plainly to be seen lnssits walls.
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1870-10-06

HOUSE FOR SALE,
go THE undersigned offers for sale,
Fiji; at q bargain, his dwelling house,
iil with two good lots, situated in
the north western part Of Toleds
The House has . good. dry, warm cellar
and eight rooms. On the lots are goot
we'll, and . stable. Lots we'll fenced. All l
good repair. Terms, advantageous.
Apply. on the premises, Of
34tfl C. B. MESSER.
CCHOOL BLANKS Of all kinds, printed
~ and for sale ct this Office. RI
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1870-10-06

. SEPTEMBER MoNoaRAPH.-Sep-
tember il named after "Scptue,"
which, thrashcd out into Amerikan,
means seven. l wouldn't take 500
dollars for the latin kno, and i don't
kno much nuther. Sep is lakadisa-
,ikal month, mello ~ the delayed
side Of . runkiu, and = sensitive - :
boarding school miss during her fust
quarter in trench. Nature m . K e 9
her will this month-bogs root vic.
leutly-birds hold conyenshuns, and
adjourn down south-tree. toads
boost each other up the trees and
MARBLE sum anthems katydids chew
musick and spit it out freely, and
bull-frogs post their books.
THIS month pull fax
And teeth that AXE,
Lay IN bees wax,
And emptiEs kske.-Billina6
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1870-10-06

nANTEL CONNELL, Notary Public, Con
~ veysncer, end Land Agent Will pric
tise in Jnsliee Courts.
trAfhg6rn. Iowa, Sept. lst 1870 s5tf
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1870-10-06

LNvELOPEA-pRINrE0 ENVELOPES
Afurnished ct . trining advance oEthoss
unr' snted 1t H. V1Sr vL1cAx OhfSc.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1870-06-04
North East Items.

Improuements.- T. holland and
Lum are about to erect a fine new house on
the new street, that is to be opened back of
the NJ. E. Church. They have the cellar
thrown out. Numerous other improve
ments are going on in the town.
Temperance Good Templars who
meet at the new Hall do not seem to increase
in numbers as fast as the "Tipplers at
the Railroad House. The reason, perhaps,
is that the Lodge at the Rail Road House
meets every evening, and holds extra meet
ings ON Saturday evenings, and they have
"such good times" Shouts of merriment
greet the passers by, supposed to be caused
by the new initiates slipping off the Goat
After this comes songs which gradually
cease, and the members come out SO very
happy that they can't aoaM straight. But
we do not like the society much; its men,
bers complain of "feeling so badly" the
next morning, that sitting up SO late at
night gives their faces such a high color.
Ercitenaent.-Some excitement was raised
on last Saturday by croFd that assembled
at The Point, enroute for designated spot
to have prize fight. The parties who
were to engage in this disgraceful employ
ment are well known here. Our Batlif,
however, made his appearance with his
''big shooting iren,' and soon broke off
the project. We understand that he SO
frightened one of the prize fighters that he
took to the bushes, aud remained there
until night.
Crops.-Grass, wheat and oats lsok well
in the vicinity Of the town.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1870-06-04
Chesapeake City Items.

Paper and news are scarce, but as ct.
P" seems to be so uneasy in reference to
my whereabouts, and seems inclined to
swear at Taxpayer, | cannet answer for
the last named contributor, but in all prob
ability he is doing what ct. p" had bet
ter been doing, when he in his bungling
way attempted to speak of the Tableaux;
if he did not like them let him stay at
home, for many of your readers might
have thought we had real break doaon
dance. No, Mr.. Editor, just nice little
social dance, infinitely more innocent than
tack6atsng your neighbers, or, perhaps,
leading class, and not speaking or being
able to live under the same roof with an
erring brother! sob, consistency thou
art a Jewel"' Few such Jewels as T. p,
can carry. No doubt at the same time he
was penning that short epistle, he had bet
ter been on his knees, and instead of blo,n-
ing about the imperfection of the Tableaux,
and the proneness of the members, like
Burns, saying
"Oh, wad some power the giftie gle us,
To see ourselves as others see us!''
The spirit of improvement predomi.
mates, as several Of the ladies have vcntured
to put on the latest style of hats, and last
evening our fine and accommodating mill.
ner, Mrs. Culinary, was kept SO busy in
trimming and selling, that she was obliged
to send for SaleswOman. This speaks
we'll for our little town.
Services in all the churches last Sab.
bath. The Rev. Jas. Shrigly poured forth
some cheering truths, and to all who have
loved ones dead certainly it is the only
pa1aacea.
Many of the fishermen have ceased to
fish.
-Mumps are prevalent.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1870-06-04
A Big Steer and a Bigger Notice.
PORT DEPOSIT, June list,

Mr. Euing:-You say to send you items
of interest, what will you steak that this is
not one? 1t is said that factions speak
through our school day membranes, the
"hoarse tones of tory bawling through
the American Camp, beef! beef! beef!.-
But that was not such loud advertisement
as our sanguine friend, Geo. W. Poist, gave
on last Saturday 2Sth ult.
Hearing the rub-a-dub of kettle-drums,
we looked out and beheld an amendment
to the Constitution of man, i'll the shape of
OK, which, for symmetry and genuine bovine
beauty could scarcely be excelled. He was
decorated with wreaths of handsome flow
ers about the neck and girth, with yet
another decoration between his horns, more
honorable than any other that can be con-
ferred by King, Prince, Potentate, OF any
other power, bey0und the United States
the order of Liberty-the Stras and Stripes.
He was preceded by three juvenile Fifteenth
Amendments, with kettle-drums and NOV
ed through the town with ali the grace and
self possession of a steer-eetyped exquisite,
photographed by Barry. All, me! "There's
a divinity that shapes our ends rough; Hew
them as we will" On Tuesday he passed
through town again. Art had tried to
improve upon Nature-he wasdismembered,
sliced-in waste steaks, etc. He passed
from house to house, from cart to oven,
from oven to table, from table-well, let
him pass.
He was fed by Mr.. ]. w. Caldwell, Farm
ington-only three years old, girthed nearly
nine feet, and weighed, dressed, 1870 lbs,
net. If he had been kept until fall, and
entered at the State fair, he would doubt
less have taken the prize among fat cattle.
And now, Sir Knight of the cleaver, you
have established precedent, keep your
will be disturbed by visions Of another tel-
loao who has Aoofs and horns, and your ears
deafened by herd of up-country cattle,
enthusiastically believing, beef! BEEF!
Beef!
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1870-06-04
The Living Machine.

lnlurc the main spring of a watch and every portion
of the works becomes disordered. The human stomach
is to the human system what that elastic piece of
is to chronometcr. 1t influences the action of the
other organs and controls to certain extent the whole
living machine. The comparison may be- carried fur
her for the weakness other imperfcctons of the
main spring is indicated the face of the trne-picce So
also is the weakness other disorder of the stomach
betrayed by the face of the invalid The complexion is
sllow or faded, the deficient in usre and intel
liscncc, and there is ANXIOUS expression in the
whole countenancc which tell plainly written words
could do that the great ourShHg organ whose office it
is to minister to the wants of the body and sustain
and renew all its parts not performing its duty 1t
requires rcnnvating and regulating and accomplish
this end Hostetters Stomach Biters may be truly said
to be the one thing neeitm. The broken main spring of
watch may be replaced by one but the stomach
only be repaired and strengthened and this one
of the objects of the famous vegetable restorative which
for eighteen years has been waging successful contest
with dyspepsia III all climates As specific for indi-
gcstion stands alone When the resources the phar
macopna have been exhausted without, at hest doing
than mitigating the complaint a course of this
wholesome and palatable yet powerful somachc effects
perfect and permanent In all of dyspepsia
the liver is more less disordered and upon this
important gland. well upon the stomach and bowels
the Bttcrs act with singular stinctnes regulating and
reinvgorang every secrcve and assmilatng organ on
which bodily and mental health depend.
June 4, lS10--1m
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1870-06-04
DIED..

BOUCHELL.-In Virginia, near Gleuces-
ter Court House, by lightning, on Tues
day evening, Oath of May, JOHN w.
BoUCHELL, Jr., aged 36 years.
NESBITT.-On Thursday, the 10Th ult,
near Mount Pleasant, in this county,
ELEANOR NEsB1TT, aged rs years.
McKINNEY.-On Saturday, the Goth ult.,
in the Eighth District of this county,
JOHN HcKINNEY, in his sOth year.
FERRY.-On May Goth, at Macedonia,
MARY II. FERRY, infant daughter of
Samuel and Ann E. Ferry, aged months,
2weeks and 5 days.
Oxford Press please copy.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1870-06-04
StrickerSyille Items.

Valuable Coz Lost-David Nivin lost a
valuable COW last week. She was apparent
ly well in the morning when driven to the
field, and was discovered in the afternoon,
in dieing condition. This was one of the
herd imported from the Island of Jersey
last summer, by Samuel J. Sharpless, and
was purchased from him for $3.50.
Tile Roads.-The public roads are being
widened and put in thorough repair, and
we think will soon favorably compare with
any township i'll the county.
The Rains.-The heavy rains have washed
the corn fields very badly, and have stopped
the farmers from working at the corn for
few days.
Gone West.-Miss Sarah Harlan started
for the western part of the State of Ohio,
one day last week. Mr.. J. Marshall Wat
son, also started last week. Mr.. Watson
expects to 60 as far as Kansas.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1870-06-04
SPECIAL NOTICES.
Deafness, Blindness s. Catarrh

j. ISAACS, NJ u, sos Arch Street, Philadelphia
Oculist and Aurist, Professor in the Medical College
Pcnnsy lvia Of the Eye and Ear. Persons afflicted will
diseases of the EYE, EAR. or CATARRH will he sccn
titcally treated and cured if durable lie has been per
mancuy locate" in the city for years, and makes the
above specalities in his practice. The Medical faculty
invited he hats in his mode Of treatment
GH-Artihcial eyes inserted without pain. No charge:
made for examination.
Ian. Jy