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South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1871-07-21
COST OF A CONVENTION.
Judge Fsrguson's s,imase,--Fiyures that
DON'T Lie.

his address before the mass meeting in
charleston on the both Of june, Judge FEReUsoN
presented the following carefully prepared esii-
mate OF the cost Of a Constitutional Convention ::
The great objection the one most
mapped upon Is the immense cost Of Con-
'en'ion. Ii Is persisiontly alleged that it
VIII cost hundreds of thousands Of dollars,
oy men who ought and do know better
Now IN order to arrive az n right conclusion
AZ to the cost of Conyoution let us appeal
to the figures, aud figures, it is said, won't
lie, and they won't when fairly dealt with.
Inc Convention is to be composed of Sc
Ven'y-eight members, and their pay is SO
per day, and the costs Of the Convention
per day Including It's officers will be as
FLOWS:
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1871-07-21

say-The monthly meeting Of tho direct
ors Of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Com
paDy took place in Baltimore on Wcdnes-
day Of last week. IL was stated that ] or
2ll tons of coal had been transported dur
ing the month Of june The receipts Of
the Company during he month were &c.,
U23 5S, aud the expenses $4,000 81.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1871-07-21
Election Notice.
Constitutional Convention.
Etectio" Thursday, august 24M, 1871.

M E, the undersigned, Commissioners appoint
w ell by the Governor of the State of w Va
60 superintend the election at the Courthouse in
this Co., TO be held on Ie Ah Thursday ia august
1871, pursuant to an act of the Legislature pass
ed February 23rd, !S7l, entitled IAN act To take
the sense OF the people upon the call Of Conven-
ton, and for organizing the same'--do hereby
appoint the following natned persons to net as
Commissioners TO superintend, conduct and GER
THY the said election at the separate polls in this
county TO wit:
GORE TOWNSHIP
~ Kedron School-house-Joh ohm Patter
son, Benjamin 10y and Evan Hiett.
N vas .Schooi-housc-Jacob Stump,
sr., George Millesou, sr., and Luther Ginneyan
BLooMERY TOWNSHIP.
At Green rood School houSe-Capt. VIM.
II. Powell, John Largent and f. w. Heskell.
LoreHS Precmct-Overton t. Hieroni-
mus, Henry fIanes and Asa Hiett.
SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP.
n SpriRlfed-Jrhn w. Moore, Mi
chael Blue and William Donaldson.
FrcHch'S Store. Abraham Hass. George
Arnold and c. ". Hampton.
CAPoN TOWNSHIP.
At Lofdyeite .School-houSe-Joh Mon
roe, Capt. David Pugh and George Spaid.
L"Ptons PrecjHci-Lemuel Pugh, ia
cob Swisher aud F. d. C. Baker.
SHERMAN TOWNSHIP
Al Delcpiune'S ,SchCOl-house-Alfred II
PownalI, Samuel Ruckmln, of John, and John
StIrkey.
Thompsou's Precinct-Sydnor Melon.
aid, William H.-Pepper and James W. Albin.
1Hd at The CDRri- WDhse-under the SUI
perntendence OF said Commissioners
X. w. GlLK ESON,
a. MONROE,
GARREr w. BLUE.
July 81, 1S7l.-tdc.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1871-07-21

IS'It is said that the Supreme Court
of Georgia has rendered decision, the re-
suit Of which will be the turning over Of
quite q number Of churches, now occupied
by the Northern Metholists, to their origi-
nal prnnTielors
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1871-07-21

A Lecture on the Nature. Tica'm cni and
Radical Cure ~ Seminal Wcakuess. or Spermai.f-
rhp, induced by Self Abuse. Involuntary Emi-
si0ns lmpotency, Nervous Debility. end lmifi-
menis TO Marriage generally Consumption, W.
lcpsy, and Fits; Mental aud Physical lnApae't
&c.-By ROBERT J. CCLNEEN EDL, y. D.
Author Of the "Grcen Book &C.
The wOrld-renOwned author. iu tbis admits
Lecture, clearly proves from Dis own experience
That The awful consequences of Self Abuse nAl
be eIectually removed without medicines, a04
without dangerous surgical operations bonra'
instruments, rings or cordia.8 pointing oHl
mode Of cure az once certain aHi ciD'aN ~
which every sufferer, no matter uhai To. rli-r
ton may BE-. may cure himself chcar'v private
IS, and radically This icctgre HuI prove
boon 90 thousands and thousands.
Sent under seal, 10 any address boz plain ''n-
% envelope, on The receipt of SIX cents @, 'f'
postage stampg, by Addressing the pab.
ALSO, FIX. CCLF EitW Ellis. .d4Hi.-
Guide, price 20 cents
address ihe Pub'ishers,
GilAS j g.. KLINE co.
~ rowery New York, Poet Oha Ht
june -3, 1871
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1871-07-21

byNThe manner in which 'hc spoils Of a
recent express robbery in Alabama were
divided by the robbers, who wcro negroes,
shows in the case Of one Of the parties a sad
instance Of misdrcctci intelligence None
Of the gang could read, 5ut after the safe
was broken open Alfred Crosby tore Oh the
ends Of some Of the packages, and soon
discovered that the largest contained the
smallest bills, and consequently tho least
money Therefore in making tho division
Alfred proposed that two small packages
should count as one large one, to which the
others readily acquifsced; and be then took
care to take Lisrart in the small packages,
thus g.,ii1g q Jouhla share of ibc booty.
II is evident that Alfred has eminent quail.
ifsaions for n scat in the Alabama Legs
laturc w T. Sum-
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1871-07-21

A SPECIoUs STAB AT RELIGIOUS FREE
DoM.-There is one aspect of the mclancho-
ly riot in New York on the 10Th which
must arrest the attention of every thought
full man in the land. 1t is the call, on the
part of the OraDgemen, for a re- organiza-
ton of the Know Nothing party. In other
words, they would establish political cru
SADIE under the guise of religion-a union
of Professionalism with politics, arraycd a
gainst Catholicism aud politics, on the 9TH
er side. We heartily concur with the Nor
folk IbyiniaH, when it says that "every
honest man 10 the land, native born, or of
foreign birth, should stamp this cruel and
blood-stained idea down. 1t cannot be done
too soon, or with too much emphasis As
long as the Bill Of Religious Freedom re-
mains, written not only on the parchment,
illuminated by the pen of Jefferson, but in
the hearts and conscieuces of men, we will
oppose all efforts from any quarter to blend
questions of faith with political affairs and
We warn the Church low in the beginning
that its bulwark5 arc the last ramparts be-
hind which the Conservative cause of the
world now stands at bay - Virginia Her.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1871-07-21

S15-The pensions to the soldiers aud
sailors of the war Of 1872 have developed
the fact that $4,000 Of them survive, n
moDg whom over 100000 will be dis
bursed the present year.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1871-07-21
Es,- We uudoralud Dat Wm. O. Brown

r. We understand that WIN. O.. Brown
will mako Tocclc5 10 Preston county a.
cainst tha Convention. ne BE makes such
speeches ho made DO bis campaign 10
1868, We hope ha viii speak every day and
every night iadiealism FOO the days Of its
yigor could stand great deal but 10 new
err could have stool tb5 speeches Of this
spcochist Ills speeches destroyed tho Dem
ocratic party gf Preston ard Monougalia
counties. He's ike ciiekon that's dead
10 the .hc.l--he can't be hltcbcd out: the
party That attempts it. will die before thc
process Of incubation is a, an end The
Democratic party merely pucuc1d on him
while 10 bad nothing else 90 do that party
labyrei on William, but be couldn't be
warmed into life lIci5 o dead cock In the
pitt LHr0iist
William O.. Brown, who died in Preston
county several years ago, is opposed 70 a
Convention.
Billy buckin characterization is oppo-
scd Co a Convention ID
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1871-07-21

80 During tho month of June the earn
ings Of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
and Its branches we're sl,ll2,0ls6O, be.
iug an increase over the corresp onding
mouth Of the preceding year ofsll3 ,36S OF.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1871-07-21

TT On Paris, Mrs Kate Chase Sprague
bought six aud a bali yards Of lace for
eighteen thousand dollars, and the shop
where it was sold retained a photograph Of
tLc costly fabric, aud has !. on exhibition
- It.h4nyr
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1871-07-21
1880. TAKE NOTICE. 1871.
Are You Afflicted or Sick?
Use
1880

An Alternative aud Cathartic, or Tonic and
Purge combined, for diseases arising from bad
blood.
This preparation was established IN 7sD, and
h1s now been prepared Joe iiYpi form for more
ihan D. years. Do January or February, 1870.
another party commenced to Urrpore n similar
article which it inferior % the genuine. and
which sbould not ho mistaken for ours Ask
Tor 'Hli. ItHl..Y Blood CLEANsER on PANA-
rE'.' 8rd accept 900 others.
1he Trade MafE 0r label IN the oldest and gene
uiur, printed Boo green on "a yellow wrapper.
having also the signature OF r.. Fahrney, so b.,
Chicago
nm j.. Ftrn-ys Hlbi N-sarg,r gives
th. history and u.cs nf the Ht1n1 CiFtsarl. ies-
umonas. ava other information sent free of
charge Address
DR. g. FAHBNEY'S BROS. & CO.,
VIya.Jsro. Frrntt1 Canfg ps
Ass fr Hr T. gahmy Blood Cleanser and
CLEANSE YOUR BLOOD
Sold by wholesale and retail dealers aaihy
ClLKESON & PATTIE.
Eamag, Ifeu w.
Also, tv j. So Uat.r. H'ram-rr- Coar.r a
Horn C1p1n Nif-r-usrlei rsuh. IIaf..
Ridge frederick Comfy. va -GarFtn < rrn
ligh NIcw-Buce Giison. Cspn1 Springs end
Jericho, hampshire county, Wet Va. U
Mcdonald Carau UrIdrr-~firur Mcdonald
hanging kork-cocpsr. Horn a. Carter. pleasant
Dale Hampsa.f. county
IHOS IT, b. ELLIOTT.
Iroreing 1yHt
June 80. 1s71-ly
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1871-07-21

E%ra,rck Moran, Of Piedmont. Ia,
gone 20 jail f5r haviog carried 90 fny dol
lars in grceubacks, che property Of VIM.
Arnold, Of ST. Savage
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1871-07-21

~ "A al
r. 49,: 100 'se e's's OF me = 'nFeh'ioo
- iu'iu1iuS It's oihcers VIII DC Us
20 members at % each per day 1924 90
Assistant $50 - 81 per esy w
Sergeantat-Arms at s. Der day 8 90
Doorkeeper at So per day 90
Ia - a. p per day, each 90
Pc va! w
Total per day S2s5 90
Say the session lasts 40 days the same rs the
ovg'SSure ,S-5o per day, the cost OF members
Room rent. fuel and ,;ghts 30 01o
Printing aud stationery 5000
-
V H,', sunni, -, Si1'923
nav Gifts members ana o.s-, Iii bn ~ one e
Room rent, fuel, lights printing ana sta
tionery G,ooO
~,
iCri 81 300
"a ' III. SuppoSe we ada S,,loe Tor contingencies
"nu we nave me whole cost OF a 90 days session
oi ','e convention $4,000
anu IL Is useless 70 talk about the Con
opinion is that il win not III moro fb,, Ak
m - ~. ~
NY Ahe sort O! cons luu"n 10 be aaop
ted Is as well understood to-day as II will
be when coInDleted. ana il will nor take
long To mt il IN .LS,o An1 ON nj
"'N "''
""hou' eV.uehce OF me correctness OF my
have taken the trouLla of examining the Sc
vorol ,n,ro-r;..;,r an. ,,..s,1 -
-tF p 10
s'''"'uIG SINCE tue organization OF Inc state,
To see what il has cost to run the Lcgish-
ture That badv n voua, nu,re ;scoro
r,soI of-o -, ~,
- '"o - '"e O'"-
'ch'oh, "ut IL IS more expensive tAr the
reason that II Is composed of two branches
and has double set Of officers. while the
C,,,,..r.;,, :; ;.L -.
;" '"'E" D"'y "t'n ou1 one
SET OF omcerS' Ana than me printing for a
StSSl'" OF Tue Lee stature Is necessarily live
'lmes as much as II caHbe tor the C"nven-
sioh' ana my estimate Oh S5,uoO tor iMS
'tenl Is very oAtrA'agaht one liut to
'hc '"c'7
nc ,5' session o' inc ts8s!iqre under our
drcl days and tho af1for,riatio1 tbcy mad
for their expenses, incIuding pay Of Officers,
printing, stationery, aud Fent OF Liudsley insli-
f fH,e WAS .-c ,,,,- 49, %""'oo
- w Ses9,Du O' ,'',io' u" 10y - 're
appropriation, Including Pay OF OH
80 r'.u.'ns' sui'',iVi ~. ,Io"t VI linus ~
3, icy INSTITUTE, "u' rVl'u9 70 s''is was @l'' DO
70, S,sS'oH % go roI ~ HNSf, 'e "P
Iindslcy institute was 9 ~ S17. 900
For 1866 10 days 10000
'5 r ,S:6' - days 4. $4,000
'Vi ,S''1 60. G,'.' - ,n,lk liz 30 Io5
days in all Ia DAYS $50. 600
For 1863, IS days 5000
t r%r 1872 y; A.; a. days ,.v 10000
i,oirdi,7,, 40 ysor fs-o. ,i1c s,s.iIn,
of,hc legislature The whole number
Of DAYS occupied at these nine sessions
r Was -, 2o@ ana ,Af wl'lS ne C,'5 J,, 1000
and n,c oycr,1e est was s2I an
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1871-07-21
TO all whom it may Concern

NOTICE is hereby given. that having
y appointed by Csc proper Court q.
County of ,be state Of Maryland. -in1
George W Rites infant child Of .rIH "'t
deceased aud as such one OF 500 l ~
Peters decd shall apply to ila t.r. l
Of Hampshire county state Of Wct wig h.+
the 2nd day Of ihe August Term, lsll, p
Circuit Court tO make an order dIre1s
Commissioner in Chtucery Cause NJ io.
ker rs Peters and tbe Administrator 30 aat.
Peters. decd, respectively, 90 pay aad as-
t0 mc sil money ADD personal property
hands, belonging 90 my ward. and '3 aN'
me 90 sue Tor, recover, and receive au
OF personal property, which may belong
said ward. 10 said county, aud iu ilr..i .'.-
said Court, and o. remove the safne Oh ile
% Maryland. .,r
JOHN vs.. ANGEL
June G3, 1871. GH9rf''H'
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1871-07-21


THE KU-KLUX ACT AND MARITAL
LAw-Hon. j. G. Carlisle, the Democrat
ic candidate for Lieutenant Governor of
Kentucky, il a discussion with his oppon-
ent, said a few days ago:
"By the fourth section the President is
authorized, whenever he sees properties
cause he is made sole and final Judge Of the
necessity-to suspend the sacred right of
the writ Of habeaS corpus, and to declare
martial law, remove every State officer,
from the highest to the lowest, and make
his owG will the supreme law OF the State.
Under the provision he may arrest your
Governor, your legislators and your Judges,
close your court-bouscs, arrest every sus-
pocted citizen, and give them just such
form Of trial as he may see proper, be it.
military commission or drum-head court
martial. lie may deprive you Of tho right
OF trial By jury, right sacred to our race
for q thousand years, and command that
sou be hung or shot at bis own will and
there is no appeal TO any tribunal under the
sun. This is the true definition of despot-
ism. 10 Is no answer 90 say that In fact
you arc now enjoying your liberties, for
that man who holds bis Liberties at the
mere mercy Of another is q slave, and the
people Of these United States to-day from
The Atlantic 90 the Pacific ocean, enjoy cv-
cry right they have a. tho mere sulIaunco
Of General GRANT. lie has 80 in bis pow
or now to manufacture a fcticious rebellion
in the county Of Hart, and forthwith issue
proclamation declaring your county in a
s'a'o of instruction nu1 rebellion and
tboa Dc can send bis army here, suspend
ihe writ Of h0br0s coypv, declare martial
law, and hold every mans life and proper
~ boa tho hollow Of bis hand These asser-
tons as to the provisions Of that bill cannot
be successfully controgerted by anybody.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1871-07-21

That on Friday, Use 2sh day az July. 1871.
between ihc hours Of sunrise end suneee Of said
d1y GOO ihc Clerk Office of he Circuit Court Of
Hampshire County West Va, 7 Will proceed to
take the dispositions of suudry persons which.
when taken, viii Boz offered us evidence ir mv
behalf upon the trial of a cause now pending Boz
hc Circuit Court 81 Hampshire County. West
Virginia. upon thc chauccry side Of said Court
Hhcrr'n said Guardian, om Plaintiff and you
orc Defendants and r from ans cause said de-
positions should nos he taken on said day. or 10
commenced should not bo finished. the same will
he continued from day Co day and time 10 time.
0t'a..n fHe same hours, and 90 thc same place
uutI completed. Yours &c.,
WILLIAM ~ STREET,
Guariiao Of Mary STREET..
June 71. fs-l
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1871-07-21

int PuSH,ssd, ina ,eriei ear,iay, F,osc, s1
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1871-07-21

TAD LINCWN's DEATH -MRs LIS.
COINS GRIEF TAD LINcoLN died 90 Sat
urlay last a, ibo Clifton House, iu Chica-
90, where De aud hls mother bad been
boarding since tl.- return from Europe
Ills disease was dropsy Of The chest
The disease had been proving upon him
since sometime before bis return At the
time of bis death Tad was eighteen years
old Mrs Lincoln IS now lcft With only
one child. The body viii be taken 10
Springfield and inferred by the side Of his
father She is overcome with grief at tbc
misfortune, and is iuoou.clsble
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1871-07-21

E1 Hon. OKEY JoHSsoS il publishing
10 the Parkeshurt GgafH some rcmiuis-
ccuces of the mauuor in which Discussion
of the present Constitution % Yves Virgin
ia was forcibly prevented 10 1868 sem
tor, then Judge, BJromans was prominent
in the movement 90 silence all opposition
and arrest whoever dared 20 speak 900 pub
he 10 opposition 10 tbe new constitution.
If those men bed tha power to-day, they
would uea tho some means 90 compel thc
people of The State Oh retain % constitution
ratified by force anI aIways buriensomo
and iDcouvcuicnt- Jhe,iipy Reyis,cr.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1871-07-21

nCDnk brown bids wear better than
any other color
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1871-07-21

june 80. ls71-ly
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1871-08-10

CHAMPION SPLICIsT.-The Gazette
claims for Davenport a champion Of this
description, as follows:
Justice Bleik Peters has been in said
office since January 1868, since which
time he has united in bonds matrimoni-
al nine hundred aud thirty eight couples,
the last on Saturday. The Justice
thinks II the season is as happy as usual
he will have reached one thousand De-
fore ~. When that number IL OH his
Record Book he proposes to give a
champagne supper to all Justices ia the
United States, who have accomplished
the same number. or this regiment of
Happy Benedicts only three of them
were 80 happy as to forget to pay the
usual fee. Davenport certainly has the
champion splicist."
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1871-08-10
[COMNUNICATfDN.l
EDITOR ADVERTISER

EDITOR ADVERTISER
In speaking Of candidates for Repre-.
sentative in your issue of the Sd inst.
you cay THAT Messrs. Tufts and
Beatty both served the county during
the last &c neral assembly and have their
record to speak for them, and they
also have the two.term ustom in their
favor"
With one exception, viz. that of Ed
Wright, l do not now think of a single
instance during the last fifteen years,
that the two-term custom of which you
speak has been adopted, so far as Rep
resentative Is concerned, in this County.
II I remember rightly such men as
Rothrock, Stanton, Sheldon, Wolf, Safe
ly, Chase, &C., were only honored with
the Office for one term, and if this is true
it would seem that your statement is
quite in conflict with the facts in the
case.
If Messrs. T. and b. made for them.
selves record SO much brighter than
the names mentioned above, then l have
no doubt that the good people Of Cedar
County will, for once, depart from their
usual custom and honor them with an.
other term but by all means let it b.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1871-08-10

ACCsPTs.-John Irish, of the Iowa
City State Press has received All ap-
pointment, which he accepts as fol.
lows:
The Union Agricultural Society will
give its Annual Fair at Mechanicsville,
Cedar County, on September 10Th, Goth,
Dist aud 22nd. We acknowledge the re-
ceipt of a ticket aud also Of the notice %
our appointment on the committee to
award a hundred dollar silver bat to the
best Base Ball Club. This is good ap,
pointment. There are few men in the
State that have heavier experience in
base ball than we. We accept"
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1871-08-10

IMPROVEMENT is the direction of the
march of events in Upton, and we no.
tice that Pritchard Bros have further
improved their livery stock by the ad.
ditiOn Of a matched team Of blacks
which is just going to he the team when
Tom, Dick or Harry wants to do par
ticularly "bis thing" They are well
matched, good travellers, and in front of
one Of Pritchard's new buggies they do
make tip-top turn out. The Pritch-
ards are just the fellows to get livery
from too, and even if you don't get the
blacks, they will give you q good rig,
good treatment, and good chance to
come aid see them again.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1871-08-10

NEWSPAPER CHANGE.-A change in
the Editorship of the Davenport Gazette
has recently been effected by the retira-
cy of Mr.. Edward Russell, under whose
competent leadership that paper has
grown to the important and influential
position among Iowa papers which is
now generally accorded to it. Mr.. Rus
sell only leaves the editorial work for
which he is 30 we'll qualified on account
Of failing health--necessity. His sue
cessor in the Gazette Company and on
its editorial staff is Mr.. Waldo NJ. Pot.
ter, formerly of Saratoga, New York,
but more recently Of Omaha, Neb. He
is gentleman of long experience in his
profession, and if the high enconiums Of
hosts of friends mean anything. one
who Is we'll calculated to uphold the
high standing to which the Gazette has
already attained.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1871-08-10

WHEAT CRoP.-Those who are thresh-
ing new wheat. are generally finding,
SO far a. we are able to learn, that 1t ex.
ceeds their anticipations both in guam
tity and quality, and particularly in the
latter respect. One farmer, near Stan
wood, tells US that over 200 acres from
which he had expected but from ten to
twelve bushels per acre, actually pro.
duced from twelve to twenty.one, and
will average sixteen; and that while he
anticipated rust and scab would consid-
erably injurc the quality and reduce
the weight per measured bushel, it all
weighs well, and one lot just as it came
from the thresher stood sixty.one lbs
to the bushel by the tester.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1871-08-10

FREAK OF MISUNDERSTANDING the
storm OF Monday evening, 7th inst, the
house Of Mr.. VIM. Donabue, Fairfield
township, was struck Dy lightning. The
fluid struck the chimney and passed
down through the building, tearing of
some Of the siding. It struck the clock
and scattered it in fragments all about
the room In such shape that it would
require an expert tinker to set it going
again. It also shattered the cupboard,
but broke nothing there. The room
was densely filed with smoke.
The family were all in the house, but
escaped unhurt.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1871-08-10

Triton AND CLARENCE.-We believe
it is definitely settled that the "Opposi-
tom Base Ball Club, Of Upton, and the
"Cedars" of Clarence, will measure bats
at the latter place on Friday next, game
Our boys have had almost no practice,
having only been organized a couple of
weeks, aud have undertaken a pretty
large job, as the Cedars have been at it
all summer and have been successful in
a number Of matched games; but not
withstanding this, the "Opposition"
nine are not exactly tyros et the Ma
tional game, and hope to at least inter-
est their better trained opponents.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1871-08-10

AN Iowa ELM TEEE.-The Andrew
Journal thus describes an elm tree in its
vicinity:
"By actual measurement this tree is
twenty seven feet in circumference ut
its ground base, being full nine feet in
diameter while its branches, from either
side, extend laterally over forty feet
from the center Of the trunk. the branch
es each way covering and shading over
eighty feet Of space transversely, and
describing a circle Of 24O feet in extent
at the extreme limits of the branches
-Four hundred persons may comfortably
repose in its shade"