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CAkGO Of Coal, brig Hattie E. Wheeler, suitable
" Iof furnaces, ranges, cooking purposes, &c, &c
part OF the city. both cheap Ior cash. A'
.,,s.. =, WIN. n. WALKER,
octIiuu NO. 2a2 Commercial Street,
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Notice of Appeals.

UNITED STATES INTERNAL REVENUE,
First Collection Disirict of Maine,
Assessors Office, 50 Exchange Street,
Portland, Aprll /, 1870. ]
NOTICE is hereby given that, at tbs Office Of the
~ Assessor Of said Distr,t, in Portland, in the
County Of Cum berland. on TUESDAY, the 18th day
OF April u. 1870. at Of the clock IL the forenoon
Appeals will be received and determined by me- the
undersigned, relative TO any erron. Gus ex essive
valuation, assessments or enumeradons, by the As
SCISSOR Of said Dsrrc or by the Assistant Assessor
OF any division or assessment district within said
First Coec ion District, returned in the annual list
for the year 1870. ~
The law prescribing the duty of Assessors in reIa-
ton to Appeals, provides th,t Gail appeals TO The
Assessor shal be made In writing and shall specify
the particular case, alter thing respecting which
decision is requested and shall state The ground or
pria actpl. OF error complained Off
The Sth Section OF the Act of Congress, approved
July 10, 1860, amending hat Is known as the Inter-
nal Revenue Law, requires each Postmaster 10 whom
this notice is sent to post the same in his Office
GEORGE H. KNOWLrON
Assessor First District Maine
April g. 1870, dtd '--'''''o
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Portable Steam Engines
COMBINING the maximum OF efficiency dura-
biiity and economy with the minimum of weight
and price. They are widely and favorably known,
more than 75o being in use. All warranted satisfac
oiy' or no sale. Descriptive circulars sent on ap-
plication. Address
J. c. HoADLEY 8 CO, Lawrence, Mass
dc3ld6m '~'
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DIRECTORS:
GEORGE STETsoN, Pres't First Natl Bank.
SAMUEL F. HERsEY, Capitalist.
HENRY E. PRENTIss, Capitalist.
AMOS M. RoBEkTs, Pres't Eastern Bank.
ISAIAH STErsoN, Pres't Bangor & Piscata.
! quis r. r.
NATHAN c. AVER, N. C. Aver & Co., lumber
G. K. JEwETT. Pres't E. & N. A. RR.
FRANKLIN MUzzY, Muzzy Iron Works.
+. NJ. SABINE. Pres't Bangor M. F. ms Co.
ARAD THOMPSON, Director E. & N. A. R. R.
VIM. b. SMITH, Capitalist.
JOHN A. PETERS, Member of Congress-.
SOLOMON PARSONS, Director Farmers Bank.
d. P. STocKwELL, D. R. Stockwell & Co.
Lumber.
L. j. MORSE. Morse 6 Co., Lumber.
JAMES P. WHITE, Belfast, Capitalist.
WIN. c. CROSBY, Attorney at Law.
GEO. F. GODFREY, Lumber.
R. B. EULLRR. Secretary.
". n. DOLLITER, Assistant Sec'y.
JAS. r. DUDLEY,
General Agent Fire Department.
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MRS. JONES.
HCe for Sale !!
}{lsN NEs!Ey KSlt11 11tesSsMAee@s=ss

COR FAMILY USE. Simple, cheap, reliable
Il Knits everything. Agents wanted. Crcuial
and sample stocking free. Address HINKLEY KNIT
TING MACHINE Co. Bath, Me. oc29-d1y
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Notice.
OFFICE PORTLAND & hocHEsTER R. R. COIL
81 Middle Street.
DROPOSALS will he received at this Office until
[ April 16th for furnishing 'he timber for the
Bridge over Jefferson Stream near Alfred, and also
in all about 81, 900 #. B. N.
A hill and description OF tie timber may be seen
at his Office. The Directors The right to re-
ject any and all bids not deemed for their interest to
accept
By order Of the Directors.
c. o. DAVIS,
Eng. p. q r. r. R.
Portland, April 4th, 1870. ap5-dtday
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Absolute Divorces legally obtained in New York.
Indiana, illinois and other State, for neraon. from
any State or County, legal everywhere; desert,on
drunkenness, nom support, etc., sufficient cause; no
publicity no charge until divorce obtained. Advice
free. Business established fifteen years.
,,r,eda,a daaudress' A. 70 ~ M. HOUSE. Attorney,
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Our PLAIN PEoPLE.-Ourupper class does
not differ much from the upper class Of Euro
pean society so far as manners and refinement
are concerned, but there is no such middle
class in Europe as our plain people, no class
so we'll taught and well bred, so dignified and
gentle, 50 Independent and respectful. Our
PLAIN people are not rude, and with US the
terms gentleman aud lady do not have their
usual European meaning. With rs these
words refer to character, and not mainly, as
in Europe, to birth and position. With us
gentleman is man of gentle spirit, who
subdues his selfish impulses into social cour-
tesy and bears thoughtful and genial hu-
manity IN his speech and habit. Such per-
sons are found among us In all stations, and
my friend at Roued was unquestionably one
OF this class. 1t seemed to me that the En-
elish middle class showed kind of syco-
phancy to the aristocratic class, which they
sometimes tried to disguise by a tone of IN
difference or dislike, whilst few of them have
:he dignity or modesty of our plain people.
l was not sorry. in this, as in other respects,
to come back with a fresh satisfaction in our
own country and its people--Rep. DR.. Os-
good. --...
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-03-24

Its the custom with many farm
ers to SOW clover or grass seed in the
Spring upon their winter grain. Be-
fore sowing the seed, if an ordinary
harrow with sharp teeth is run over
the wheat or other grain, the crop
will be materially improved by it.
and the ground at the same time will
be put in much better condition to
receive the clover seed than il sown
without narrowing. Some might
apprehend injury to the wheat BY
giving it a thorough tearing with the
harrow. But select a time as early
in the Spring rs the ground is just
dry enough % work lively, and n
good narrowing will prove as great a
benefit to the crop as q thorough
blowing or cultivating will to crop
OF growing corn. Ifyou are afraid
to make the experiment on hundred
acres. try it on ten, or even one acre,
and report to us.
Whether grass seed is to be sown
or not, the narrowing will pay many
times the cost Of the operation, II
the work should happen to be done
just before a shower of rain the effect
is readily marked. We have tried it
and know.
Grain on light, sandy land, will be
improved by running roller over it
instead Of the harrow.
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j. r. Shepherd sells all grades Of
Flour, and delivers it free Of charge.
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TIE OTTUMWA COURIER
City and County News.

The Davenport Democrat calls the
tact that the Democracy have carried
~, Madison and Ottumwa--"Straws'
That's chat, What does the Demo.
crdt think otNew Hampshlre?-Gate
CITY.
Ottumwa went Democratic all
except seven out of the eight Alder
men, the Treasurer, City Solicitor,
and Assessor.
The Democratic Mayor and Mar
sha' were elected on purely local
aud side. issues, and that, too, by
Republican votes.
The democrats haven't votes
,housh here to elect anything, and
haven't had for years, besides we
.doa't intend that they ever shall
have. Occasionally some of on,
good Republican people slop owe,
enough to elect a emocratic Office,
or two for them, by way of Joke
and for the purpose Of keeping them
IRON entirely dying out; thus leaving
us nothing to fight but the empty
air.
That they have carried TT. Madi.
son is not remarkable, when we con.
slider that the penitentiary is located
there
Anamoosa is only trying to get q
branch of the pcnitentiary there
and the Cops the other day carried
y majority of the municipal officers
OF that city forthwith.
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Notice.

Sealed proposals will be received
by the City Engineer until Wednes-
day, March sc, for grading that por.
ton of Main street, in the city Of OF
tumwa, lying between the N w line
of Court and the S 4 linc Of Green
streets.
Specifications can be seen at the
office of the City Engineer. The
city reserves the right to reject any
or all bids. BY order of City Conn-
Gil. II. l.. WATERMAN,
March l6-d&w2wl. City Eng'r.
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Car load of Galesburg Cultivators,
Ut Derby's.
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Agricultural.

February, 23d, 1870.
Buckeye Agricultural Society met
at z o'clock pm.
Vice President Larwood in the
chair.
Minutes Of last meeting read and
adopted.
Subject for discussion, cattle and
hogs.
Mr.. Ives SAID, Chester White and
Magic are good breeds of hogs,
Suffolk good breed for farmers that
only keep few. Hogs should be
kept thriving and not allowed to
come to a stand still. Mr.. A. J.
Heady said Poland China is a good
breed. Can be fattened and put into
market at any age.
Mr.. S. Coleman said cattle are
raised for beef, milk, butter, and
cheese. Large cattle not SO good for
bee:s; meat course. Brindle or speck-
ted cows better for milk and butter
than white or black ones. Cow
should have calf only once in two
years; milk is better the second year
Than the first.
Mr.. Whitney said Berkshire and
Suffolk was the best standards of the
hog kind. Farmers would gam one
third in feeding hogs by having corn
ground. Durham cattle best for
beef Jersey best for milk.
Mr.. Phillips said our common
stock OF cattle the best for milk;
moredepended in care than in stock.
Hogs should be pastured more and
corned less; should be kept until
about eighteen months old.
Mr.. Obryant said hogs should not
be crowded too heavy at first. Feed
SO as to keep good appetite. Should
have salt three times week; black
hogs harder than white ones, hogs
fatten best at about eighteen months
Oiuf OpPooCO w AOCutuS III uluu
hole, and making bridge of corn.
Mr. Hartman said Durham cattle
was best for beef. Farmers should
improve their stock, and only keep
what they can keep well. Suffolk
the best breed of hogs for small far
mers.
Mr.. L. Heady said large raw
boned COW best for milk. More in
feed han in stock.
Mr.. Carson said white hogs were
better for meat than black ones;
can tell the difference between white
hogs and black hogs meat by the
taste.
Mr.. Pollock said AYRSHIRE cattle
was the best mixers; Durham most
profitable for beef. Berkshire, By
field tho best breeds ofhogs. Moved
the Society discuss fruit growing at
next meeting. Carried, on motion
adjourned
Il. LAKEWOOD, Pres.
Tuos. J. NELSON, Sec'y.
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SEED CORN for sale at
Derby's at Sl.25 per bushel.
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From the Daily Courier March 18TH.

From the Daily Courier March 18th.
DEAp.-Eddy Higgins, brother Of
iAW. Huggins, Esq, Of this city,
died very suddenly of hemorhage Of
the bowels, near Douds Station, in
Van Buren, County, Iowa, yesterday
morning.
His remains will be brought here
for interment The funeral of the
deceased will occur at the residence
OF }. W. Higgins to- morrow, March
Il, at : p. m. at which, friends of the
family are respectfully invited to
attend without further notice.
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PLAIN WORDS.

1AAxN WOnIS'
We lost the Cameron Railroad,
because we failed to organize Co.,
at Mr.. Tracy's request some two
years ago to occupy the ground.
Because when q few Of us called the
Railroad Convention here, and had
delegates from Leavonworth, Weston
along the line in Missouri, from
Muscatine and even Fairfield, not
enough mon from Ottumwa to make
a corporals guard, could be found to
quit their important business affairs
to attend the Convention, or enter
tain the delegates.
Because we relied upon our "mani-
fest destiny" and could not be coaxed
or goaded into doing our duty in
subscribing stock, until it was ever
lastingly too late.
Because we promised Allcr to
entertain his Engineers, and send
them our County Surveyor TO aid
them through the best part Of the
county, but lied, land didn't do it, and
no body would ever have known that
they camped in tho suburbs Of the
city, and begged straw to feed their
horses, if they hadn't read it in the
COURIER.
Because we didn't organize tho
Company when we had the Conven-
ton here, instead of becoming the
passive, stupid, idiotic victims of q
foreign company Of Missouri adven.
turers.
Because when Winston came here
to locate it uia our route for 5000
per mile, we snubbed him told him
we were some pumpkins knew a
thing or two, &c. and turned him
over to Fairfield, whore he was
treated not only decently, but son.
sibly.
Because we didn't take Aller to
our houses. and board him around
like country school marin.
Because we trusted strangers to
do what we ought to have done our
selves.
Because we were see-sawed out o,
our wits.
Behold! we are scooped out, OF
account Of our eminent stupidity.
! Are wo men and brethren to g
through this ordeal again ?
| A road is to be built from Cedal
Falls or Waterloo to Ottumwa.
1t will either be built by some Tor
eign Guerrillas, or the company o
your own fellow-citizens, incapabl,
Of swindling you, because their inter
ests are your interests.
| When built it will be your hes
road.
1t opens out terra incognito t,
you.
1t will be the best coal road in tn,
west.
1t has more important connection
than any other road of the sam,
length in Iowa.
The people are all ready to aid i
along the route.
Capitalists will furnish the none,
to iron and equip it, if we make i
ready.
The Ottumwa and st. Paul Rail
road Company will guarantee thu
road if they get 100000 in stool
from Ottumwa and Wapello county
payable when the road lie running.
1t remains for us to decid,
whether we will do SO, or take :
little more "sew saw" and "manifes1
destiny" Gin ours"
What is to be done, must be done
at once.
| Let us have no more ante Dsorteg
antics, like the CHASTITY contortions
of dead man, under the power of 8
galvanic battery.
Let us do our duty in time.
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SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE
Concert at Agency.
.pS. COURIER

EDS. COURIER
The Union Sabbath
School of Agency City gave an enter
tainment, consisting of Music, Char
AIDES, Tableaux, &C., on Friday eve.,
the 18th inst.
Mr.. A. l.. Chamberlin, Assistant
superintendent of the Sabbath school,
arranged and conducted the exercises;
The programme was as follows:
Prayer-By Rev. Mr.. Shadford.
Music-"Greeting Glee," (P. P.
Bliss, -) by Mrs. Hixon's class.
Charade - ''Circumstantial Evi.
dence."
Music-"Come in the Blush OF the
Morning" Ct. NJ. BROWN by Mr..
Davis class.
Recitation by class of little girls,
Beautiful things above"
misunderstanding Prayer"
Observation-Disclosures Boys So
illoluy.," by Master Charlie Best.
Music-"Land of Dreams" (Wm.
7. Rogers, -), by Miss Best's
class.
Charado-"New Scholar"
usic--"Willie Bell" George r.
Poulton, --.-) by Mrs. Hixon's class.
Charade-"Wealth not Worth
Tableaux "The School Ma'am
Asleep"
Music - Hail, Smiling Morn
. (Spotlorth) by Mr.. Davis class.
Charade-"Bad Company"
misunderstanding Farmer Boy"
Geo. +. Root -), by Miss Best's
class.
Misunderstanding Beard"
Miscellaneous Song, "Court-
ship of the Frog" by Miss Amelia and
Master Charlie Woodford.
Declamation-By Master Frank
Parks.
Music-"Fal mer Song" (B. r.
llanby) by Mrs. Hixon's Class.
Charado-Mrs. McLackland Econ
conomizing.
Music-"There's beauty every
where" 6. Lawrence,) by Mr.. Da-
Wis class.
Charade-Surprise Party.
Music-"Come where my love lies
dreaming" (stophen c. Foster) by
Mr.. Davis class.
Tableaux-"Tho Proposal" and
1.-The Refusal"
Music-"Forest Echoes" ~ by
Miss Best's class.
Notwithstanding the lnclemency
OF the weather, at an early hour the
large and commodious Baptist
Church was packed with an audi
ence of attentive listeners. The
room, tastefully decorated with pic
lures, evergreens, and flowers, and
filled with happy, smiling faces,
formed a striking contrast with the
driving storm without
The part of each was so we'll exc.
cuted, that it is hardly possible to
speak ofany one in particular, with
out doing injustice to those that are
omitted. Certainly, all did well.
Yet it seems that the music should
receive particular commentator,
especially the directing Glee," by
Mrs. Hixons class, "Come in the
blush of the morning." by Mr..
Davis class, and "Whistling Farmer
Boy" by Miss Best's class, each of
which was received by repeated
applause from the audience.
On the whole, the entertainment
was decided success, the net pro-
ceeds amounting to nearly fifty
dollars. AMERICA.
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JUST ARRIVED

20o bushels fresh Usage Orange
Seed, to be sold at bottom prices, at
G. A. Derby's seed store. All orders
by mail, express ortreight, promptly
filled upon receipt of order.
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worthy the confidence of the people
as it is conducted by good men, and
upon an excellent basis.
Here we cat-a-cornered Market,
and drove ITO Derby's Agricultural,
Grocery and seed Store, and found
his rooms filed with all sorts of
farming implements from a hoe to a
threshing machine, and Of the best
manufacture. He buys aud sells all
kinds ofgrain and seeds, and is not
below the market on prices that he
pays. Since moving into Gillaspy's
block, he has added o stock of nice
family groceries, and keeps every
thing which may be needed in that
line. Mr.. Derby served the county
very efficiently, as its Sheriff, since
which time he has been actively en-
gagged in his present business, and
enjoys good run of custom aud u
lively trade
Back again, ca Main street, and
the smiling countenance of veloci-
pede Nussbaum attracts us, and we
60 in and tumble over his clothing,
and gaze at his display Of furnishing
goods. There il no doubt about his
having u stock of Clothing, etc,
which will please and wear. Nuss.
baum was very inquisitive about the
best kind of stove for heating a
room, and who sold the cheapest
furniture, &C., and we looked him
straight in the eye. Reader, those
eye dropped to the floor; those face
became suffused with bushes, those