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The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1871-07-20

The newspapers often contain an
account of Vanderbilt's beginning.
Most of these accounts are apochry-
phal. His own statement Of his first
real success is this He was a
young man on Staten Island. He
was master Of rowing. He was ath-
letic, strong and daring. One night
a stranger came to the landing and
wanted TO be rowed to Gowanus.
The night was dark and stormy, and
the wind blew gale. Not a boat
man could be found who would
leave. The landlord said, There is
nobody who can row you over but
Corn. Nanderbilt"-tor so he was
called. 1t was doubtful, he said,
whether he would it. Vanderbilt
was found, and, in answer to the re-
quest, replied, otis pretty rough,
but II you'll give me $40, lie down
in my boat, ana not stir, and do just
what | bid you, I'll try it." He
rowed the man over and back in
safety. AS soon as he landed on
Staten Island the stranger said !:
"Y Dung man, how would you like to
run an opposition steamboat ?"
Nothing would suit me BETTER"
was the reply. ''Have you pluck
enough to obey orders ?" said the
stranger. 81 have" was the re-
spouse. "Suppose | was to tell you
to run into steamboat, what would
you do ?" "Run into her, by -"
The bargain was sealed amid the
storm that night on the Island, apd
Vanderbilt soon began his well
known career as a steamboat man.
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CUT THIS OUT AND KEPT.

Franklyn Dyre, y highly respecta,
BILE and intelligent farmer Gaiena,
Kent county, Maryland, gives the
following as a sure cure for the bite
of mad dog. AS will be seen, he
has tested it with the most gratifying
results:
"EIecampane is plant well known
to most persons, and is to be found
in many of our gardens. Immediate.
ly after being being bitten, take one
and a half ounces of the plant--the
green root is perhaps preferable but
the dried will answer, and may be
found in our drug store, and was
used by me-slice or bruise, put into
a pint of fresh milk, boil down to
half pint, strain and when cold
drink it, fasting at least six hours
afterward. The next morning re.
peat the dose, fasting, using two
ounces of the root. On the third
morning take another dose, prepared
as the last, and this will be sufficient.
1t is recommended that after each
dose nothing be eaten lOf at ieasI SIX
hours. | have son who was bitten
by mad dog eighteen years ago,
and four other children in the neigh
borhood were also bitten; they took
the above dose, and are alive and
well to this day. And / have known
a number of others who were bitten
and applied the same remedy. 1t is
supposed that the root contains a
principle which, being taken up by
the blood i'm its circulation, contracts
or neutralizes the deadly effects of
the virus of hydrophobia | feel so
much confidence in this simple
remedy that | am willing you should
give my name in connection with
this statement"
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1871-07-20

MAKING NEwSPAPERs.-T fol-
lowing from the Dubuque Times,
demonstrates clearly that the writer
has very correct knowledge of
the situation: "Every column of a
newspaper contain from five to TWEEN
ty thousand distinct pieces of metal,
according to the size of the paper and
the type. The displacement of a
single one makes ap error. Is it any
wonder that an error occurs? In
large offices professional proof read.
ers are kept, whose practical eyes
passing twice over every line OF
proof, detect most of the errors, a
boy kept for that purpose at the
same time reading the copy aloud.
Still, mistakes are frequently found
alter passing through such hands,
and probably no newspaper or book
was ever published without errors
that might be detected by the
merest novice. In book printing it
is estimated that the proof reading
costs one-quarter as much as the
composition. In country offices the
editor has to be his own foreman,
job printer, oook-keeper and almost
everything else, and, if the same
care had to be exercised that is
deemed indispensable in books, the
country newspaper could not be
published at all because of the ex-
pense."
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1871-07-20

The Dem ocrats of Iowa who have
been INDUCING in Rip Van Wrinkle
slepe for nearly twenty years, walked
up the other day at Des Moines, but
they are now taking another (K)nap
and they will keep Mum(m) while
preparing to send their Ham where
salt is plenty. In the meantime if
we change the initial letter of their
candidate for Judge (Duncombe)
from ID to B their platform will be
properly changed.-Haaokeye.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1871-07-20

Vinegar Bitters not vile Fancy Drink,
Made of Poor Rum, Whiskey, Proof Spirits
and Refuse Liquors, doctored, spiced and sweet
ened to please the taste, called Toncs" Appetizers
"ResOrers" &c, that lead the tpper on to drunken
ness and ruin, but true Medicine made from the
Native Roots and Herbs of California, free from all
AIcOh ollie Stimulants. They the GREAT
BLOOD PURIFIER and LIFE GIVING
PRINCIPLE, perfect Renovator and InvigOrator
Of the System, carrying off all poisonous matter and
restoring the blood to healthy condition No
take these Bitters according to directions and
main long unwell, provided their bones are not des-
troyed by mineral poison other and the vital
organs wasted beyond the point of repair.
They are a Gentle PurRative rs well
Tonic, possessing ALSO the peculiar merit ofacting
powerful agent in relieving Congestion or Infamma-
ton of the Liver, and all the Vscera Organs.
FOR FEMALE COMPLAINTS, whether in
young old, married single, at the dawn of
hood at the turn of life, these Tonic Bitters have
equal.
For InfiammntOr Chronic Rheumatism
and Govt, Dyspepsia or Indigestion, Bill
iOus, Remittent and Intermittent Fevers,
Diseases of the Blood, Liver, Kidneys and
Bladder, these Bitters have been most successful.
Such Diseases are caused by Initiated Blood,
which is generally produced by arrangement of the
Digestive Organs.
DYSPEPSIA OR INDIGESTION, Head
ache, Pain in the Shoulders Coughs, Tightness of the
Taste in the Mouth Bilious Attacks Palptation of the
Heart, Inflammation of the Lungs Pain in the regions
of the Kidneys. and hundred other painful symptoms,
are the ohsprings of Dyspepsia.
They invgorate the Stomach and stimulate the torpid
Liver and Bowels, which render them of unequalled
efficacy in cleansing the blood of all impurities and i'm
parting new life and vigor to the whole system.
FOR SKIN DISEASES, Eruptions, letter,
Salt Rheum Blotches, Spots Pmpes, Pustules, Boils
Carbuncles, Ring-WOrms, Scald Head, Sore Eyes,
Erispeas, Itch, Scurfs Discoorations of the Skin,
Humors and Diseases of the Skin, of whatever name
nature literally dug up and carried out Of the
system short time by the of these Bitters One
bottle in such will convince the NEST ncredulous
of their curative effect.
Cleanse the Initiated Blood whenever you find its i'm
pures bursting through the skin in Pimples Eruptions
Sores cleanse il when you find il INSTRUCTED and
sluggish in the veins cleanse il when ii is foul, and
your feelings will tell you when; Keep the blood pure,
and the health of the system will follow.
PIN, TAPE, and other WORMS, lurking in
the system of many thousands, efectually des
troyed and removed For full directions, read carefully
the circular around each bottle, printed in four
languages-English, German, French and Spanish
J. WALKER Proprietor. R. Fl. MCDONALD Il CO.,
Druggists and Gen Agents, San Francisco, Cal, and
80 and "a Commerce Street New York.
- SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS AND DEALERS
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ILL.MANNERED GIRLS.

"Gail Hamilton has recently her.
selfto efforts for efecting much ad-
dressed needed reform among the pro
fessed "well raised" American girls
of the period. One of her criticisms
on the girls aforesaid closes thus:
"There are other displays of ILL.,
manners which are almost incredi-
BILE. Girls will sit with their faces
toward the passengers and eat or
anges in the most slovenly but I'M
concerned manner. and then pelt
each other with bits of peel across
the aisle. They will scatter the
crumbs and paper of their lunch
over the floor and sofas. l have
seen the clean tidy waiting room of
the railroad strewn with peanut
shells-not always, l fear, by women
young enough to be called girls.
Such things are simply disgusting.
Cleanliness, order, and propriety are
not local or incidental qualities. They
are inherent, inbred. A lady will
no sooner be untidY in one place
than in another. She will no more
throw nut shells on the bare room of
station than on her own parlor
carpet. She will no more thrust a
penknife into the leather lining of
station sofa than she would into the
velvet upholsteryot her own.
1.-THE world is wide, these things are small;
They may be nothing. but they are ALL
Nothing? 1t is the first duty of
woman TO be a lady. The woman
who says this is making much ado
about nothing, is the woman who
will accost you by name when you
enter, that introduces you to every
person in it, and makes you wish
that the part she occupies had run
off the track OF the last bridge. She
Is WON d who, under the pretext
of conversing with one or two
friends. informs the whole company
of her views on woman's rights, and
her relations with her husband.
She is woman who, in a public as
sembly, when we are all momen-
tarlly expecting the lecturer or the
singer to enter, rise in her place,
fronts the audience, and stands two
minutes waiting for or reckoning to
some Sarah Jane to join her. Good
breeding is good sense. Bad man.
ners in woman is immortality. Bash
fulness is constitutional. Ignorance
of etiquette is the result of circum
stances. All can be condoned, and
do not Danish man or woman from
the amenaties of his kind. But self
possessed, unshrinking and aggres-
sive coarseness of demeanor may be
reckoned State prison offense,
several degrees worse than murder,
and ought to relegate it's proprietor
to the society of New Y ork lawyers. +"
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THE OSKALOOSA HERALD.
Thursday, July 90, 1871.
THE RHINE GUARD.

THE RHINE GUARD.
BY BAYARD TAYLOR.
A peal like thunder calls the brave,
With clash of sword and sound Of wave;
To the Rhine, the Rhine, the German Rhine
Who now will guard the rivers line?
Dear Fatherland, no fear be thine 4!
Firm stands thy guard along the Rhine.
A hundred thousand hearts beat high;
The answer flames from every eye;
The German youth devoted stand
To shield the holy border-land.
Dear Fatheriand. no fear be thine
Firm stands thy guard along the Rhine.
And though my heart in death be dumb,
Still thou shall not Frank become
Rich, as in water thy fair flood,
IL Germany in hero blood.
Dear Fatherland, no fear be thine!
Firm stands thy guard along the Rhine.
He sees above him Heavens blue dome,
Whence souls of heroes watch their home,
An Yows. with battles pride possessed
BE German, Rhine, as is my breast
Dear Fatherland, no fear be thine!
Firm stands thy guard along the Rhine.
So long as blood shall warm our veins,
While for the sword one hand remains,
One arm to bear gun-no more
Shall foot of foeman tread thy shore
Dear Fatherland, no fear be thine,
Firm stands thy guard along the Rhine.
The oath resounds, the wave rolls by,
The banners wave advanced on high;
To the Rhine, the Rhine, the German Rhine
We all will guard the rivers line,
Dear Fatherland, no fear be thinet
Firm stands thy guard along the Rhine.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1871-07-20

Au apprentice sailor fell from the
"round top" to the deck, stunned,
but little hurt. The captain ex-
claimed in surprise, "Why where
did you come from ?" "From the
north of Ireland, yer honor!' was
the reply, as the poor fellow gather
ed himself up.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1871-07-20

There is an undertaken in New
York whose sign bears the inscrip
ton Every requisite for funeral.
JOHNNY Mcbride Davidson, passing
along with Billy Birch, went in and
said he would take a corpse. "A
corpse! havn't any Then take
down your sign,' said Me-; Il don't
know anything more requisite for a
funeral than a corpse. Good morn
ing
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1871-07-20

A Virginia editor having notified
correspondents that all communities
tons intended for publication must
be accompanied by the full name of
the writer, received one from lady
who signs her own full name, to-wit !:
Anna Matilda Sophia Electra Jane
Dolly Ann Potter Bell.
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THE FORTUNATE KISS.

In the great University of Upsula,
in Sweden, lived a young student, a
noble youth, with great love for stud
les, but without means for pursuing
them. He was poor, without connec-
tons. Still he studied, lived in great
poverty, but keeping a cheerful
heart, and trying to look at the future
which seemed SO grim to him. His
good humOr and excellent qualities
made him beloved by his comrades.
One day he was standing in the
square with some of them, prattling
away an hour of leisure, when the
attention of the young men became
arrested by young and elegant lady,
who, by the side of an older one, was
slowly walking over the place. 1t
was the daughter OF the governor of
upsula, living in the city, and the
lady was her governess. She was
generally known for her goodness and
gentleness of character, and looked
at with admiration by all the students.
As the young men stood gazing at
her as she passed, like a graceful Wis
ion, one Of them suddenly exclaim-
ed :
We'll, it would be worth some
thing TO have a kiss from such lips.
The poor student, the hero OF our
story, who Looked on that pure, an
gelic face, exclaimed, as by lnspira,
ton:
swell, | think | could have it,
well ? cried his friends IN a cho
rus, ARE you crazy ? Do Won know
her p
Not at all, be answered, sbut |
think she would kiss me if asked
ber.'
What in this place, and before
all our eyes p
Yes
Freely p
Yes, freely
We'll, if she would give you kiss
in that manner, will promise to Civ
you thousand dollars p exclaimed
one of the party.
And / a.! and | = exclaimed three
or four others, for it happened that
several rich young men were in the
group, and the bets ran high on so
improbable an event. The challenge
was given and received in less time
than we take TO tell it.
Our hero my authority tells not
whether he was plain or handsome !;
| have my peculiar reasons for be
lieving that he was rather plain hut
6lngularly good looking at the same
ume,) immediately walked up to the
young lady and said &:
Mem frauleln, my fortune is now
IN your hands,
She looked at him with astonish-
ment, but immediately arrested her
steps. lie proceeded to state his
name ana condition, his aspirations,
and related what had passed between
him and his companions.
Inc young lady listened attentive
~. ana at his ceaslng to speak, she
SAID Dlushingly, but with great sweet
ness
III by so little thing so much
good can De effected, 1t would be
wicked I'D me toretase your request; )
ana pubicly, III the open square, she
Kissed MN.
Next day the student was sent for
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Astonishing as it may seem, all
the people of Iowa, occupying "a
spot of ground each, eighteen inches
square, could stand on one eighty of
land.-Thc arithmetic proves it, an d
it is vain to fight figures when prop
erly arranged.
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A capital story used to be told of
the late David Roberts. An art
critic who was his personal friend
published a sharp attack upon GER
tlin pictures of his just exhibited.
'My dear Roberts, wrote the critic
in a private letter, 'you may have
seen my remarks on your pictures. l
hope they will make no difference in
our friendship. Yours, etc.
'My dear - wrote the painter n
reply, the next time | meet you l
shall pull your nose. hope it will
make no difference In our friendship.
Yours, ETC., ID. Roberts.
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Ayers Cherry Pectoral,
For Diseases Of the Throat and Lungs,
such as Coughs, Colds, Whooping
Cough, Bronchitis, Asthma,
and CONSUMPTION.


Probably never before in the whole history of
medicine, has any thing won so widely and so
deeply upon the confidence of mankind, as this
excellent remedy for pulmonary complaints.
Through long series of years, and among most
of the races of men it has risen higher and higher
in their estimation, as it has become better known
Its uniform character and power to cure the va
rious affections of the lungs and throat, have
made it known as a reliable protector against
them. While adapted to milder forms of disease
and to young children, it is at the same time the
most efectuai remedy that can be given for incip.
lent consumption, and the dangerous affections
of the throat and lungs. AS provision against
sudden attacks of Group, it should be kept on
hand in every family, and indeed as all are some.
times subject to colds and coughs, all should be
provided with this antidOte for them.
Although settled Consumption is thought in
disease seemed settled, have been completely
cured and the patient restored to sound health
by the Cherry Pectorat. So complete is its
mastery over the disorders of the Lungs and
Throat that the most obstinate of them yield to it,
When nothing else could reach them, under the
Cherry PecfOral they subside and disappear.
Singers and Public Speakers find great
protection from it.
asthma is always relieved and often wholly
cured by it.
Bronchitis is generally cured by taking the
Cherry Pect0raL in small and frequent doses.
Z So generally are its virtues known, that we
need not publish the certificates of them here or
do more than assure the public that its qualities
are fully maintained.
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RAILROADS.
"LUxURIES OF MODERN TRAVEL. !,

In these days the tast of of the Travelling Fub-
lie has become exceedingly fastidious. In order
TO OBTAIN their patronage, a Rail Road Line must
be able to insure Safe, Speedy and Comfortable
transportation. by possessing the necessary quail
lhcatlons OF a First Class Equipment of Coaches
and Locomotives, Solid Road bed and heavy
Iron, Pullman's Palace Sleeping Cars, Pulman's
Dining Cars, Direct Route. Good Connections
ana Careful Management. -
The burlington Route is making every effort TO
possess all these qualifications to a high Degree.
and offers Route TO all points East, West
North, and South, by means of Connections as
follws:
At Omaha with the Pacf Roads.
AT Plattsmouth with the Il. & NJ. r. r. in
Nebraska.
At Hamburg, with the St joseph Railroad
for All points in Kansas. &C.
AT Ottumwa with the Dcs Moincs Valley and
North Missouri Railroads. ~.
. Vt burlington, with the B., c. X il N RR
Tor Davenport, MuscatiHe. &c.
. At Monmouth, with the r., X. IL ST. L. and
western Union Railroads, for ST. Paul and points
IN the North, and for st. Louis and points in the
South. - Wv
AT Peoria, with the Short Line bloomington
Route TO Indianapolis, CinciLnatti Louisville,
points South and East
5 At Peoria. with tie T. F. & w r Il for l..
gansport, Columbus. &C, &c
A. Mendoza. with the Illinois Central,
~ AT CHICAGO, with all Trunk ling
East. : for the
No better advice can be given
patroalze the burlington route Iheh' IMAM 10
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New Route 20 the East.
+10''' AAND WARSA WRALL VA Y
SUM IER ARRANGEMENT.
and after Sunday June 70, 1870, trains will
ave Keokuk as follows:
GOING EAST.

and after Sunday June 70, 1870, trains will
ave keokuk as follows:
GOING EAST.
vail and Express 90 a. m, connecting
at Fl Paso with the |. c. X, r., arriving at Cairo
at 2.2i p. m next day; at ChenOa with the c. &
A. train, arrlving in Chicago at SEQ D, m Bloom
ingtou '.l5 p. m, Springfield AZ D. m, Alton 50
the l. c. train, arriving IN Chicago at 7.45 D. M
Reynolds at 7.15 p. m, SoganspOrt at 7.30 D. m.
Through EXpress.-11.O0 a. m, connecting
at III Paso with the l. G, for Dubuque and points
north, ar ChenOa with the c. Il A. train south ar
irving at Bloomington at 1l.40 p. m, Springfield
at 2 - a, m, st. Louis at eco a. m, at Gilman
with l. C. train south, arriving at Cairo at 315p.
m: arriving in Logansport at 05 a. m, Indianap-
Oils Goo a. m, Cincinnati at 10 Is a. m. Dayton at
1000 a. m. Union City at 30 a. m. Piqua at 90
a, m. Urbana at . 10 a. m, Columbus at II 90 a.
m. Pits burg a. I.O5 p. m, Harris burg at 90 a.
m, Baltimore at 800 a. m, Philadelphia at 935
a. m, New York at u m. This train has
Pullman Palace Sleening Car
through 10 Columbus.
Wth dm one change Of Cars 10 Nea0 York CITY,
Passengers leaving New York at D. m. by n, j.
II. r. arrive IN Keokuk at .45 p. N. of second
day.
By this train there is but
One change of Cars to KeOkuk
Baggage checked through, and fare as low
a. by any other lines,
SPECIAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO THE
SHIPMENT of LIVE STOCK.
W.. H. CRUGER,
Vice Pres. and Genl Supt.
Gen'l Freight and Ticket Agent
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MISCELLANEOUS.
FARM FOR SAI.F |

offer my farm OF so icres, situated smiles north
oil town, near Farmersyille, for sale at a bargain
New story and half frame house, 22x2S stable
frame shop, out-houses, &C, young orchard of
about one hundred trees. Any person desiring a
bargain can get 1t by applying at the HERALD Of
flee or on the premises, to
42m3 T. p HEIIJNGS
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BLACKSMITHING,

The undersigned having bought the Shop I'd
door East of the South East corner of the Square
is now prepared to do all kinds of SMITH
WORK in the best manner and at fair rates es-
pecialy Tire Shrinking; having an Iron Platform
and screw, and over % years experience, | defy
competition in that line Repairing of woodwork
OF all kinds taken in connection with iron work.
also have and will keep on hand FOR SALE. as
cheap as the cheapest, an improved Patent Ma
attached.
44-m3 VIM HINT
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PIN G Ian DIS
In ALL DIRECTIONS.

and forming a united length of over 1900 miles,
places the Mills on the line of this Road in more
ADVANTAGEOUS POSITION to supply the
wants of this large and increasing trade than any
other point i'll the State, and with the strongest
confidence i'll the present wants and future re
quircments of the State, the
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Ayers Ague Cure.

For Fever and Ague, Intermittent Fever,
Chill Fever, Remittent Fever, Dumb
Ague, Periodical or Bilious Fever, &C.,
and indeed all the affections which arise
from malarious, marsh, or miasmatic
poisons.
AS its name implies, it does Cure, and does not
fail. Containing neither Arsenic, Quinine, Bis.
muth, Zinc, nor any other mineral or poisonous
substance whatever, it in nowise Injuries any pa
tient. The number and importance of its cures
in the ague districts are literally beyond account,
and we believe without a parallel In the history
of Ague medicine. Our pride is gratifed by the
acknowledgements we receive of the radical cures
effected in obstinate cases, and where other REM
edies had wholly failed.
Unacclimated persons, either resident in, or
travelling through miasmatic localities, will be
protected by taking the AGUE CURE daily.
For Liver Complaints, arising from torpid
ity of the Liver, il is an excellent remedy, stnu
lating the Liver into healthy activity.
For Bilious Disorders and Liver Complaints It
is an excellent remedy, producing many truly
remarkable cures, where other medicines had
failed. sd 81. -
Prepared by DIR. j. C. AVER & Co., Practical
and Analytical Chemists, Lowell Mass, and
sold all round the world.
PRICE, $500 PER BOTTLE.