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North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1870-02-16
HLHADHR CARDS.

| Or. A. B. HANNA, Physician and Surgeon. All
| calls promptly attended to. Elkader, Iowa. 800
| DIV. CHASE. NJ. D., corAer Main and High
Streets, Elkader. 687
r. sNEDIGAR 4 SONS, dealers in Hardware
Stoves aad Tinware, Agricultural Implements
Crockery and Glassware, Elkaaer. os7
v. BALLER, dealer in General Merchandise,
Hardware, Drugs Medicines, Ekader. 6S7
T.D.BAYLESs d CO., dealers in Drugs and Medi.
cinss, Fancy Goods and Sundries, Elkader. 6S7
P. P.GARAGHTY dealer in Harness, Saddles Bri-
dies &C.. Cash paid for Hides at highest mar ket
prices, Elkader. 6S7
PRICE COOK. Attorneys and Counselors at Law,
and Real Estate Agents, Elkader, Iowa.
Pay Taxes, Examine Titles and practice in the
Courts of the 10th Judicial District, and Supreme
Court of Iowa.
ST. WOODWARD, Attorney at Law, Elkader,
Iowa. 6S7
A. w. DAUGHERTY& & CO., dealers in Dry Goods,
Groceries and General Merchandise. Highest Mar
ket Prices paid for Produce, Elkader. Iowa. 6s7
T. KALTENBACH, Watch Maker, dealer in Jewl.
cry, Clocks Watches, Dry Goods, &C., Elkader, Iowa.
DIR. J. W. STOUT, Office opposite A. W. Daug
Co.'s Store, Elkader, Iowa,
W. A. WHITNEY, dealer in Iron, Hardware,
Stoves Tinware and Agricultural Tools, de-, Elka-
der, Iowa.
YOUNG COOK, Attorneys at Law, ONCE yer
G. RyaAs Store opposite the Boardman House, Elka-
der Iowa, will practice in the 10th Judicial District
and in the Supreme Court of the State of Iowa.
Special attention paid to collections OF all kinds
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1870-02-16
Lay Your Plans for the Year.

No business should be conducted on
haphazard principles, and farming is no
exception to the general rule.
Now, at the commencement of the year,
every farmer should cast over in his mind
what he will do and how he will do it.
Which fields he will farm with corn, which
with oats, wheat, cotton, or tobacco !;
which he will pasture, which NOW, or
which plant in potatoes.
How much he will require, where it is
to come from and what it will cost. How
much capital is invested, if less would do,
if more is required and how much.
All these things should be noted On
memorandum, which can be alterted from
time to time, if he sees proper to do so.
To conduct my business without a sys-
tenn to govern it, is like cropping in the
dark you may catch good haul by acci-
dent, or you may sink your capital for
want of forethought. Do not depend on
hind>thought, it comes too late though
some times instructive, it is very expen-
sive and dangerous to be INDUCED in.
When you have laid your plans of what
is to be done, provide the means to do
them with, do them well and in the right
time. These are very important consid'
eraticns and should by no means be neg
lected. Do not depend on purchasing
seed when the time has come for planting
or sowing, or you may have to take such
as have been refused by others and pay
the highest price for it. If there are new
implements to be purchased, or old ones
to be repaired, see to it in time. Get the
bsst-they are the cheapest in the end.
Keep the brain at work as we'll as tha
hands. Rise with the sun, or before it,
and retire early.-American Stock Jour-
nat.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1870-02-16

The following pretties we clip for our little friends
Both were originally written for boys. but we girl
ixs the first one to make II fair:
EVENING.
Sippity sup, sppity sup,
Bread and milk in china cup,
Bread and milk from silver spoon,
Made of piece of the beautiful moon,
sippity sup. sippty sup.
Dippity dash, dippity dash,
Wash her young face with a merry splash,
Polish 1t we'll with towel fine,
Oh how her eyes and her checks will shine,
Dippity dash ,dppity dash.
Rippity rip, rippity rip,
Unite her strings with pull and slip,
Down go her petticoats on to the floor
And she dances and bounds all the room Ger,
Rippity rip, rippity rip.
Trittery trot, trtitery trot,
on she goes to her pretty cot,
Where she falls asleep with little song,
While the angels watch over her all night long,
Trittery trot, trittery trot.
ONLY A BOY.
Only boy, with his noise fun,
The meriest mystery under the sun,
As brimful of wit, of mi schief and glce,
As ever human frame can be,
And as hard to manage-as what-ah me!
'Tis hard to tell
Yet we love him we'll.
Only boy, with his fearful tread,
He cannot be driven bur he may le led,
Who troubles tn o neighbours dogs and CATS
Who teaas more clothes and spoiis more hats,
Loses more tops and kites and bats
Than would stock store
For a year or more.
Only boy with HIS Wild strange ways,
With his idle hours and holidays.
With his queer remarks and his odd replies,
Sometimes foolish and dsemetimes wise,
Often brilliant for one OF his size,
As a meteor hurled
To the earth from planet world.
Only boy, but he'll bea man,
If Nature goes with her first great plan
II water or fire or fatal snare,
Conspire not to rob us of our precions heir,
Our blessings, our rest will always come:
Our troubles be Ger,
"Only boy.''
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1870-02-16

At very successful seance in Cincin-
natl the other night, man burst into
tears when the medium described very
accurately tall, blue eyed spirit standing
by him, with ligh. side whiskers and his
hair parted in the middle. "Do you
know him p inquired man at his side,
in sympathetic whisper. "Know him !
| guess l do," replied the unhappy man,
wiping his eyes. "He was engaged to my
wife. If he hadn't died he would have
been her husband instead of me. Oh,
George, George" he murmured, in q
voice choked with emotion, "why, why
did you peg out?'
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1870-02-16
Progress Of Opinion.

A Nantucket correspondent gives an
entertaining illustration of the gradual
progress of opinion in this anecdote
about shipmate whe accompanied him
on one of his early whaling voyages:
Stiles was simple- hearted, transparent
young fellow, and, wnen we sailed, had
been "paying attention" for some time to
a young lady, who, he had reason to
think, did not fully reciprocate his ardent
feelings. At all events, the parting, on
her side, was not SO affectionate as he
could wish, and lie was impressed with
the belief that she only kept him as
stand>by, in default of better offer.
II don't believe Stiles would say,
with despendent shake of his head, ~
don't believe Ann Jones II have me any.
how"
When we had been out a few months,
and had met with fair success, Stiles tone
was modified. The burden of his mon
ologue changed to, swell, don't know
but what Ann Jones II have me, after all.
With thousand barrels of oil under
matches, he became still more hopeful.
"Chance ia pretty good for Ann JONES'"
he would say "Pretty good now"
At 1900 barrels he had assumed self
satisfied manner, and soliloquized, ~
guess there's no danger but what Ann
Jones I'll have me now." At 1000 bar
rels, "Ann Jones II be glad enough to get
me now, I know"
When we cut the last whale that was to
fill the vessels hold and squared away for
home, Stiles threw his hat in the air with
wild Indian yell Of trismph, "I'll be
id if rN hare Ann Joues anyhow ~
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1870-02-16
Curiosity Rewarded.

A well known citizen of Hartford Conn
few days ago had taken his seat in the
afternoon train for Providence, when q
small, weakened faced, elderly man, hav,
ing the appearance of well-to'do farmer,
came into the car looking for seat. The
gentleman good'naturedly made room fol
him by his side, and the old man looked
him over frem head to foot
"Going to Providence p he said at
lesgth.
"No, sir,' the stranger answered po-
litely 81 stop at Andover."
81 want to know belong out that
way myself. Expect to stay long?'
"Only over night, SIR"
A short pause.
"Did you cal'late to put up at the tav,
ern ~
"No, sir expect to stop with Mr..
Skinner
"What, Job Skinner's? Deacon job
lives in little brown house on the old
pike? Or mebbe it's his brothers.? Was
it Tim Skinners-Square Tim's-where
you was goin' p
"Yes,' said the gentleman, smiling; "it
was Squire Tims.'
Dew tell if you are goin' there to stop
over night! Any connection Of his p
"No, SIR"
swell, now, that's GURUS The old man
amt got into any trouble nor nothin', has
e?' lowering his voice saint soin to
serve writ onto him, be ye?"
"Oh no, nothing of the kind"
"Glad ont. No harm in askin,'
s'pose. reckon Miss SINNERS some
connection Of yours7''
"No,' said the gentleman. Then, see.
ing the amused expression on the faces o!
two or three acquaintances in the neigh.
boring seats, he added, in confidential
tone:
II an going to see Squire Skinner's
daughter
'Law sakes ~ said the old man, his
face quivering with curiosity. "That's
it, is it? | want to know Coin to see
MiraEdy Skinner, be ye? Well, Mirandy
is nice gal-kinder hombly, and long
favored, but smart to work, they say, and
I guess you're about the right age for her,
too. Kept company together long?"
~ never saw her in my life, sir"
"How ysu talk! Somebody's gin her
a recommend l s'pose, and you're goin
clear out there to take squint at her
Wa'al, must say there's as likely gals in
Andover as Mirandy Skinner. I've got a
family Of growed up darters myself
Never was married afore, was ye? Dom,
see no weed on your hat"
II have been married about fifteen
years, sir. I have wife and five chill
dren." And then, as the long-restrained
mirth Of the listeners to this dialogue
burst forth at the old mans open'mouth.
ed establishment, he hastened to explain
II am doctor, my friend, and Squire
Skinner called at my Office this morning
to request my professional services for his
sick daughter"
"Wa'al now I" And the old bore wad.
died off into the next car.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1870-02-16

The Charlton Patriot says: "a little
boy at Des Moines presented the follow.
ing note from home as an excuse fo1
tardiness. Baby cross Biscuit to Bake
Had no Baken powders the dog up set
the coffee-pot the cat licked in the Milk
and got up late Excuse
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1870-02-16

Don't be Cowards.
~ won't tell lie! won't be such q
coward p said fine little fellow, when
he had broken little statuette Of his
fathers in showing it to his playmates,
and they were telling him how he could
deceive his father and escape scolding.
He was right. Cowards tell lies brave
little boys tell the truth. So was Charlie
Mann right, and was rewarded for it, as
the following story will show:
A young offender, whose name was
Charlie Mann, smashed large pane Of
glass in a drug store, and ran away at
first, for he was slightly frightened; but
he quickly began to think. "What am l
running for? 1t was an accident; why
not turn about and tell the truth?"
No sooner thought than done. Charlie
was brave boy; he told the whole truth
how the ball with which he was playing
slipped out of his hand, how frightened
he was, how sorry, teo, at the mischief
done, and how willing to pay if he had
the money.
Charlie did not have the money, but he
could work, and to work he went at once,
in the very store where he broke the glass.
1t took him long time to pay for the
large and expensive pane he had shatter'
ed, but when it was done, he had endeared
l,s IL l. l.
fidelity and truthfulness, that he could
not hear of his going away, and Charlie
became his clerk. "Ah, what lucky day
it was when broke that window" he
used to say.
"No, Charlie" his mother would re-
spond, "what lucky day it was when
you were not afraid to tell the truth P'-
Youths Companion.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1870-02-16

SAVE TnE SUDs.-The Massachusetts
Ploughman, in an article on "soap suds'
says that tho value Of this article as q
stimulant Of vegetable life, cannot be too
highly appreciated. 1t contains, it says
the ailmsnt of plants in state of ready
solution, and when applied, acts not only
with immediate and obvious effect, but
with a sustained energy which pertains to
few even of the most concentrated ma
nures. When it is not convenient ts APP
ply it in irrigation, the most economical
method, perhaps, of using 1.-THE article
goes on to say-it should be absorbed by
some materials which may be used as an
ingredient in the compost heap. Suds,
muck and other articles should be deposit
ted where the suds from the sink and
laundry may find its way to them and be
absorbed for the benefit of crops. In this
way several loads Of manure, very suita-
able for the support and sustenance of
any crop, may be made at comparatively
small expense. The highly putricent
character of this fermentable liquid quail
lies it admirably for the irrigation of
compost heaps of whatever material COM
posed. Being potent fertilizer, it must
Of necessity impart additional richness to
almost any material to which it may be
added. The article concludes with an ap-
peal to all farmers and gardners to "try,
and mark the result"
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1870-02-16

JOHN LUTHER q BRO, manufacturers of wag-
ons Sleighs and Cutters.
FLICK BRO. dealers in Dry Goods Groceries,
ETC., etc. Forwarding and Commission Merchants
and proprietors Of the Gutenberg Flour Mills.
CRAWFORD HOUSE, near Steamboat Landing
NJ. Crawford, Proprietor.
WIN. SULLIVAN, dealer in Dry Goods, Groceries,
and Forwarding and Commission Merchant.
JEFFERSON HOTEL, Schiller street, between 1st
and I'd streets, Henry Thaman, Proprietor. AS-This
Heuse has large yard and good stabling attached.
WASHINGTON HOUSE, near Steamboat Landing.
II. Fl. Frese, Proprietor. Good stabling attached.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1870-02-16

In basket of seeds and vegetables that
had just arrived from the country was a
string of bright red peppers, which i'm
mediately attracted the attention of James
Anthon, q boy of four years, who had
come in with his mother while I was un.
packing the basket.
30 mamma" hesexclaimed, "what shin
ing red thingsl How very pretty they
arel May l have them to play with,
mamma?"
"They are not playthings, my dear" J"
she answered "neither are they good for
little boys. Besides, they are very hot"
James opened wide his big black eyes.
"Hot, mamma? Why, there is no fire y
and, reaching out chubby finger, he
softly touched one of the peppers, as
though he feared it might burn him ex,
claiming, in triumphant tone, "There,
mamma, the pretty red thing is cold! May
I rot hold it in my hand one little min-
ute p
Now | am sorry to say that James, like
a great many little boys and girls l know,
loved to have his own way; and it was
very hard for him to give up anything
that he had set his heart upon. So he
persisted in begging for the red peppers.
"Oh, if you would give me one-just enc
little 'teenty, tonty one, mamma !" he
said in coaxing tone. On his mother
telling him it would burn his fingers, he
gave quick laugh, saying, "How can a
cold thing like that burn me? 2" Then she
explained to him that they were hot in
themselves; and that, if he got any of the
pepper on his hands or his face, it would
smart terribly, and he would quickly find
out what she meant when she called them
hot.
And so the subject was dropped. was
called from the room, and Mrs. Anthon
was busy with her sewing; when all at
once heard loud scream from james.
He had slyly crept up to the table, and
had taken possession of one of the scar
let playthings he had so long been cove.
ting, and was speedily finding out, to his
bitter cost, what his mother meant when
she called them shot" His plump little
hands were smarting as though they had
been plunged into the fire, and big tears
were rolling down his cheeks. Suddenly
he stuck both fists into his eyes, and then
with howl Of pain, threw himself into
his mothers lap, crying out, 80 mamma
how it hurts how it burns 0 mamma
can't you do something to take away the
naughty pain ?"
l got a basin Of cold water, and dipped
into it soft linen cloth, which I laii
again and again upon his flushed ant
swollen face and burning hands; hi
mother telling him that. another time, h
must remember she knew better than h,
did what little boy ought to do, and tina
d now he was punished for being disobedi
ent, and for persisting in having his owl
way.
I did not see James Anthon for severa
years after that little ad venture-not til
he was tall, manly looking lad. ask.
ed him if he had forgotten the red pep
pers. He blushed scarlet, and turne,
towards his mother with tender smile
She answered for him: II am happy Il
say he never has forgotten them an,
whenever he has attempted to have hi
own way, and to set up his will agains
mine, | have said, Red peppers, James,
and he has instantly given up."
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1870-02-16
Breeding and Rearing Cattle.

The present enormously high prices O
beef, mutton, pork, butter and cheese, cal
loudly upon the agricultural population o.
the country to give their attention, scien
ti6cally and practically, to the breeding
and rearing of farm stock.
The cost of keeping poor stock is 81
great as that of good, while the net pro
ceeds and the satisfaction arising from
good stock, are incomparably greater than
that of poor. 1t looks very strange that
this leading fact should requirs SO much
time and effort to be impressed indelibly
upon the minds of persons most interest.
ed therein.
1t is self-evident proposition, that
what is worth doing at all, is worth doing
well (; consequently, if it is profitable to
rear and keep cattle for beef and butter, i,
would be most profitable to keep the best
breed, for the use designed. and give them
the best possible care.
There is strong tendency in the public
mind in favor of general reformation on
this subject Fine stock of all kinds is
being disseminated throughout the entire
country, much more rapidly than at any
former period. The strongest objection
urged against purchasing fine blooded
stock, is that the price is high. But the
answer to this objection is, that improved
stock will give return far greater, in
proportion to cost, than that of common,
more than sufficient to counter-ballance
the excess of outlay.
The quality and character of the bull
bred from, is Of greater importance than
that of good cows. The characteristics of
the male are generally transmitted in a
more positive form than are those of the
female. Hence the Importance, in an at-
tempt at careful breeding, to procure the
services of thoroughbred bull. And it
is not sufficient that the bull exhibits a
fine form and splendid appearance, but the
character of the stock from whence he is
descended, should be we'll understood, as
inferior blood in the ancestry will make
its mark in succeeding generations. This
can be done the most satisfactorily by the
aid of pedigrees, carefully preserved F.; and
at the present time, reliable records of all
prominent breeds are cautiously kept, so
as to prevent deception AMI fraud therein.
The "Short-horn," or Durham cattle
have been more largely introduced from
abroad than any other variety. The cows of
this blood are good mixers, both as to
quantity and quality and when they
cease to be profitable for the dairy, are
soon converted into beef, with less ex'
pense, in proportion, than most others.
The Ayrshire are beautiful cattle, cows
are fine for milk, and they easily make
good beef. The Attorneys are smaller
still, are beautiful, give rich milk, and
make good beef.
Those who are the most successful men
ia breeding stock of any kind, purchase
the best of the kind, either horses, cows,
sheep, swine, or poultry and then give
them the best shelter, food, and care; and
such men are always successful. Ameri-
can Stock Journal.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1870-02-16
A Protest Addressed to Publishers of
School. Books.

A Protest Addressed to Publishers Of
School. Books.
In the last number of the Guide we re-
printed from the Brooklyn Eagle the list
of school-books adopted by the Board of
Education of that city, and the prices at
which the books were furnished by the
publishers. These prices were about one.
third Of those at which the books are reg>
ularly sold. They were furnished at the
reduced prices to influence the Board of
Education of Brooklyn to adopt them ov-
er other books that were offered, and
thereby to secure their introduction into
schools.
This case is only one example of what
is being done all over the country by the
agents of the school.book houses. The
prices of the books sold to Brooklyn, al.
though much less than first cost, are bet'
ter than are obtained in the majority of
cases Of what is called "frst introduc.
tion." Introduction is usually effected by
exchanging new books for the old ones in
use. The house whose books are thus
thrown out naturally seeks the first oppor.
tunity in any quarter to exchange its
apoks for those of its rival.
The introduction of school-books has
;ome source of bribery and corrup-
b, which is paralleled only in the muni-
Il politics of our largest city. Boards
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1870-02-16
HENRY HENsEL ,
LOUIS M. ANDRICK.

Manufacturer of best and latest styles Of Wage
Buggies and Sleighs. Repairing done well, promr
and durably. Clayton, Iowa. 800
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1870-02-16
MURRAY HOUSE.

Attorney at Law, Reynolds Block. Entrance
tween lac and l4S Dearborn Street, also ON Maids
Street and Custom House Up. o. place, CHICAGO
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1870-02-16

Main Street, McGrcgor, Iowa. desirable home fe,
the Yelling public, with good barns and Sheds at
tached for the safe protection OF horses and
AL NJ MURRAY, Proprietor.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1870-02-16
J. MeHosE & CO.,

Storage Forwarding and Commission. Warehouse
No. l, on the Levee, McGREGOR. Consignment
solicited. JOS. McHOSE.
q. McGREGOR.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1870-02-16
WEST r1Nror1 HOUSE.

Corner Vine and Elm Sts., West Union, Iowa. II. j
Ingersoll, Proprietor. Good stabling and charges
moderate. Stages going east west, north and socth
call aud leave with passengers morning and evening
y532
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1870-02-16

MeGREGoR FANNING MILL.
DICKEY WELLIVER Manufacturers of the
Tanning Mill and Grain Separator, on
West Market Square, corner Main and Ann Streets,
4l5y McGREGOR.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1870-02-16
EVANS f1ousE

EVANS HOUSE,
Opposite Ferry Landing, McGregor. Re-furnished
and fitted up in good style for guests. Patronage
respectfully solicited q. II. FLANDERS, Propri.
etOr. 474
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1870-02-16

Commission. Storage and Forwarding Business P
lie Square, McGREGOR, IOWA
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-04-22
SEED CORN.

see in the columns of the West
ern Rural that farmers are manifest
ing a geo deal of interest on the seed
corn question, as seed corn is scarce
and hard to get. 1t is necessary
that every one who plants corn,
should be able to pick good seed,
without waiting to try it by planting
some in a pan of dirt, as some re-
commend. The best way is to ex-
anime the germ with knife, or by
biting the chit end off if the germ
is bright and plump it will grow if
the germ is dark and shrunken, it
will not grow. Examine each end Of
the ear, as sometimes the small end
will grow when the other will not
grow.
1t will be well to examine corn
that was hung up late, as it might
not have got dry before the frost; if
not, l think it was damaged. Those
who pick seed out of the crib, will
have to take ears below the medium
size, as more of them ripened than Of
the larger size. In order to get a
good stand, plant when the ground is
wet and sticky, as the best of seed
will fail if dropped in the mud and
water; you had better wait two or
three days for the ground to dry,
than lose your seed. +. II.
Burns, III.