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The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-08-30

An ardent temperance man Mas talk
ing to crowd OF drunken ones at Sha.
ron Springs, telling them of the awful
effects Of drinking ardent spirits. A
noted topper in the crowd said: "Now
Mister, | just want TO tell you why
take dram occasionally. | knew a
man once who lived exactly as you do;
never drank any thing but cold water.
He died suddenly, as the doc or said,
of appoplexy; but when they come to
open him they found him full oficjcles.' -
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-08-30

The Deyalls Bluff Journal, Of We'd
nesday, says: "a pile-dfieer arrived
by rail Monday for shipment to the site
of the Cairo and Fulton railroad bridge
across White river.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-08-30

Connecticut blue Laws have proDa~
bly, never had the opportunity Of peru
sing that fiimous code The statutes
copied below, from an ancient volumn
relating to the history of the American
Colonies, were enacted by the people Of
the Dominion ofNew Haven" They
were originally printed on blue paper
on which account they we're called the
"Blue Laws"
The governor and magistrates, con-
vencd in General Assembly, are the
supreme power under God, Of the in
dependent dominion.
From the determination of the AS
sembly no appeal shall be made.
: The governors ameuable to the voice
Of the people.
The governor shall have a single
vote in determining any question, and
casting vote when the Assembly
shall be equally divided.
The Assembly of the people shall
not be dismissed by the governor, but
shall dismiss itself.
The judges shall determine contro-
yersies without jury.
No Quaker or Dssenter from the
established worship of this dominion
shall be allowed to give a vote for the
election of magistrate or any other
officer.
No food or lodging shall be offered
to Quaker or hereto.
If any person turn traitor, he shall
be banished, and not suffered to return
on pain of death.
No priest shall abide in the dominion;
he shall be banished, and suffer death
on his return.
Priests may be seized by any one
without a warrant.
No one shall cross a river, but with
an authorized ferrymgn.
No one shall run on the Sabbath day
or walk in his garden, or elsewhere,
except reyerenny to and from meeting.
No one shall travel, cook victuals,
make beds, sweep house, cut hair or
shave on the Sabbath day.
No woman shall kiss her children on
the Sabbath or fasting day.
The Sabbath shall begin at sunset
on saturday.
Topick an ear of corn growing III
neighbor's garden shall be deemed
theft.
A person accused of trespass in the
night must bejudged guilty, unless he
clear himselfby his oath.
When it appears ths. ~ ocSrScl has
co,iader,t.s n.'' al '''U>
'''',''''" ,sIind he reirses to discov-
=, No. nc may be racked.
None shall buy or sell lands without
permission Of the sclectmen.
A druukard shall have Il master AZ
pointed by the selectmen, who are to
debar him from the liberty of buying
or selling.
Whoever shall publish lie to the
| prejudice Of his neighbor, shall be SET
in the stocks, or be whipped ten stripes.
No minister shall keep school.
Every rateable person who refuses
to pay his proportion to support the
minister of the town or parish, shall be
fined by the court q. and Y. every
quarter, until he or she pay the rate
to the minister.
Whoever wears cloths trimmed
with gold, silver, or bone ace, above
Is. per yard, shall be presented by the
grand jurors, and the selectmen shal
tax the offender 800 estate.
A debtor in prison, swearing he ha'
no estate. shall be let out and sold t
make satisfaction.
4
Whoever sets firein the woods and
burns a house, slmll suffer death; anC
persons suspected of this crime shall b.
imprisoned without benefit Of bail.
Whoever brings cards on dice int
this dominion shall pay fine Of iiv
pounds.
No one shall read coInmon pFayc
n books, keep christmas, or set days, ga
/. -. I'D
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-08-30

The deputy sheriff of Washington
county, w. j. Gilliland, has surren>
dered the tax books, to which the late
dificulties IN that county are attribls
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-08-30

A Western steamboat captain ,impor>
tuned by hfe insurance solicitor, set
tied matters by remarking, "Look
here, my friend, | never bet on any
game where I've got to die to beat it. y
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1871-08-03

Observation-Disclosures is improving
more this year than any previous season
for at least decade New business blocks
are going up in various sections, and
dwellings spring up as if by magic. 1t
has been estimated that the buildings and
improvements in this city this year will
aggregate 800, 900. Eight two story bus
mess houses are being built at present. be-
sides two completed, and double as many
more under advisement. A party of six
are trying 10 negotiate for the Mckinley
block, with the intention of putting up six
rooms thereon. Messrs. r. L. G. Lord
g. Il. Carpenter, and II. p. Nlnde are ne
gotiatlng for the Dawson property with
the intention ofputting up a three story
brick, 60 feet front next season. The
Odd Fellows are negotiating for 40 feet
corner DIR. COX's lot to put up "a three story
brick, the lower part for store rooms, the
upper story for a Hall for their own use
Peter Stump, west of Central depot says
he will put up two story brick on his lots
west of his store, if some one will take the
next 90 and build. Seibel & Co., will
next year put up three story brick store
room on the corner west of their wooden
mills, for their own use and there may be
others we have not heard of, which we
will be pleased to mention.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1871-08-03

The Portsmouth Tribune puts it thus ::
"a drummer from printing house in
Cleveland called upon one of our mer
chants on Front street last week, and pro-
posed to show him samples of cards, bill
heads, etc, with view to securing an or
der. The merchant politely but firmly re-
piled "Sir, do not wish to examine
them. We have good printers here, who
give us satisfaction in work and price, and
they publish papers here, and represent
our interests, besides paying taxes and
contributing to The general welfare and
public enterprises, we feel it our duty to
give them our work, and think it wrong 10
send printing elsewhere that can be done
AS well here" Such business men can
consistently ask their fellow citizens for
their custom. But what claims has one
upon this community for trade who goes
elsewhere himself when he has money"
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1871-08-03
STAND BY THE TICKET.--One week from

STAND BY THE TICKET.--One week from
next Saturday the Republican nOmina-
tons will be made, and as a matter of
course there will be many disappointed ;
some must be beaten, and to-day no one
can tell who it will be. We are pleased to
see that as general thing the canvass is
being conducted on the square, with but
few personalities, and consequently but
little of the bitterness that personalities
always engender. Let every one resolve,
that be the result what it may, he will cor
daily support the nominee, just as he
would wish the others to support him if
successful, and thus we will have a strong
ticket. well supported. Suppose for mo-
ment that the unsuccessful ones would all
bolt and carry with them their friends.
Think what destruction it would carry
with it, and see how totally it would de
stroy the party and its power. The ticket
aoiN be q good one; we feel certain that
from such an array of genius and talent it
would be impossible to get other than good,
sound nominees men who will be credit
to the county in their official relations. Let
each one work for his friends in a friendly
way, resolving to support the nominees in
any case.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1871-08-03

OUR WANT.-As town we want more
manufactures. We want some of the rich
nabobs of the east to lift their per cents
and bring the cash out here, put it in man.
ufactuIe s, and assist us to make large
city of our town, and while they are as,
sisting us, be making % per cent on their
investments. We have cheap lands al,
joining town we have coal in ineXhausti
bic quantities on every hand we have
railroad connection with the civilized
world, by which we can receive such ma
terial as we have not on hand. We have
soil unequalled in richness, from the pro
ducts of which the thousands of workmen
who must some day fill our shops will be
fed, and we want some man of capital tC
open the ball more extensively. Iowa an
nually pays out millions for agricultural
implements that shops established on cap
itaLcan put up as cheaply here as farther
east; the transportation of materials raw
will not cost more than that of machines
made up; our wagons and buggi9s are nearly
all imported from other States large part
of our wooden goods, furniture, vehicles,
implements, and every thing else we wear
or use can be made here as well as in Chi
cago or Ohio, if we only had the necessary
capital invested. 1t will pay some man
whose foot will fit this shoe, to give it
his attention.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1871-08-03
EnEM0NT IOWA Inlu 20 1S1

DEAR HERALD When the heart is sad
and the brain confused, the political arena
so beclouded, come to the dear old HER
AID to seek for that sympathy so much
needed while weary nature is being pressed
down as a cart beneath its sheaves. We
always loved Glass Meetings, so you bear
patiently while l relate my experience
From early boyhood l was taught 10 be-
lieve that Democrats were the salt of the
earth, or of America, at least, and that
Wings were traitors, every one well, L
was like the boy that believed as his father,
his father as he, and both believed alike
faith--perfect, of course. 1 labored, quar-
relied, partook of the spirit plank of our
platform, hated the Niger, thought it was
wrong to legislate on the whisky question,
that might interfere with our rights. So
it passed until the days of Buchanan
when people began to see where they were
drifting. Since that time l have been a
firm supporter of Republican prin ciples,
and glory in the fact that, by the Republi
can party, with the cooperation of many
good, loyal and true Democrats, the old
ship was safely moored, and to-day we
have free and prosperous country. To
whom do we owe it? Let the thinking
mind answer, What shall be the future of
the Republican party? While We are
frank to confess that we need reform, and
for one ask pledge of every candidate,
yet we have not found it in our heart to
abandon the party because some members
of it have become corrupt. We think
there is better way. Shall forsake the
Church whose doctrines are sound, because
the practical workings of her members are
corrupt? Or shall we labor to reclaim
such, and thus try to purity the body !?
These are things we can think of at leisure
| We, the tax payers of Mahaska county,
| say we want reform, retrenchment. There
are too many leaks, too many officers, too
much extravaganza and we will demand
of the nominees for election that they see
to these matters when they enter upon
their duties, or we shall remember you in
the future. We were present on the evening
of the Both, in Fremont, at Reform meet
ing addressed by Mr.. Kent, G. b. McFall
Jesse Keith, and Mr.. II. r.. Harbour, a brick
layer, who labors for living out west at
81 per day, until driven from his position
by mosquitoes, frogs, &C. Gideon if elect.
ed, would Stay the whole horde OF INDIAN
lite and purge things generally, while
Jesse has lost all confidence in the race.
Phineas was not in his official robes, but
judging from his sedate physiognomy he
was thinking the matter over. Meeting
adjourned, and all went home satisfied that
] something would be done. 50. ID.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1871-08-03

BROKEN BONEs.-During a conversation
with Mr.. E. o. RILEY last week, he men.
toned the manner In which he treats the
limbs of his cattle, sheep, hogs, etc, when
broken. He takes strips of stout linen
cloth, as wide as the hand, covers them
with glue, and having set the bone in its
place, proceeds to swath it with these band
ages, beginning below and wrapping tight
ly around the limb to some distance above
the break. The glue causes the wraps to
adhere closely to the limb, keeps it in
place, and if properly put on, with layers
enough, prevents any possibility of slip
ping out of place. Mr.. Riley has tried
this for years, and always found it to sue
coed well, the animal recovering much
earlier than by other methods.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1871-08-03

NEW SHARoN.--C. w. Rose sold his
house to Mr.. Winder, few days since
FAxoN g. TULLIs' new elevator is very
nigh completed, and will be one ofthe best
In the State. The main building is 20x40,
two stories high, with nine large binns,
and will hold 10000 bushels of wheat
They can handle 5000 bushels day.
Another building, 22x32, one story high,
standing by the side of the other for the
horse and corn shelter, is being erected,
and will soon be done Faxon & Tullis
propose to buy wheat and corn, for which
they will pay the highest market price in
cash. A new NJ E. church will soon be
under way, which will be quite an addi-
ton to their town. Mr.. Pagan intends
erecting new house. Amos Vickers in
tends erecting two new houses, and Mr..
Kirk also intends putting up nice house
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1871-08-03
y. W. IlUNI,
President of School Board.

We keep the largest assortment in town,
giving you an opportunity to select from
different patterns of the best make of
goods. HOWARD & AYREs.
Messrs. Mitchell & Purdy having pnr-
chased the interest of Faxon q Tullis, ON
north west corner of square, are DESTROYS
of informing their friends and the public
generally, that they will continue the Gro
Gerry and Produce business at the old stand.
And by strict attention to business and
fair and liberal transactions they hope to
retain all old friends and make many new
ones 1t is their intention to always be
ready to buy country produce of all kinds,
grain excepted) and to pay the highest
market price for the same, either in cash
or goods Call one and all and see if what
they tell you is not true. 46
Everybody is buying Teas and getting a
handsome can at lower prices for the same
quality than you can buy anywhere else,
at
45w2 HOWARD & AYERS.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1871-08-03

A What Cheer correspondent Of the
Sigourney Meas says: Il would here in
form your readers that coal is still being
discovered, showing a still larger area of
coal land A short time since Mr.. VIM.
Fisher with C.. Mohme, engaged in boring
on the farm of the first named gentleman,
which resulted in their finding a coal seam
over five feet in thickness and apparently
of good quality. This coal seam was
discovered on the farm of Mr.. Fisher be-
ing about half mile sou1he east of What
Cheer, close to the road running between
sections IA and Is, so that before long
another bank may be running in that To-
cality, it being little northeast of Sam.
Rowley's coal bank, formerly owned by
Peter Britton."
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1871-08-03

COOP JoB.-We always make practice
of patronizing those who patronize us, and
never send away from home for anything
we can get here, even though we pay a
slight profit thereon. Following out this
rule, we got the iron columns, door teps,
etc, for our new building of J. G.. HAIR
RINGToN, whose foundry is in the west end
of town, and We take pleasure in listening
to the encomiums heaped upon the work
by good judges. Those who know say it
is the best work of the kind they have seen
in the State, and the price is the same here
as in Keokuk, thus saving freight. We
cannot see why more of our work cannot
be done at home. We have every facility,
and only Lack encouragement
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1871-08-03
pUMPSi PITMPSii
MRS POTTS. PAT FIATIRON


The agent for Mrs. Potts Flat Iron is in
town again, and IS selling great many
Irons. They need no holder, will not heat
the room up, and economic in fuel. They
have been thoroughly tested in town, and
give satisfaction. Refer to Mrs. Judge
Rhinehart, Mrs. W. A. Indy, Mrs. Eliza
Warren, &C., &c. The agent has taken UP
his residence here permanently, at the
corner of Washington and Ellen streets.
He also makes specially of cleaning and
repairing Sewing Machines, having been
agent for them. and understands the bust.
ness Refer to N. Dodge and II. Howard.
Those having Wheeler g. Wilson Sewing
Machines can have them put in perfect or.
der by leaving your order at the corner OF
Washington and Ellen streets, next door
to DR.. Cogley's residence.
e. s. SAUNDERS, Agent.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1871-08-03

The Headlight man has witnessed one of
those soft performances that too often meet
the view on trains, and discourses of it
thus when "feler and his gal" get
on the "keers" for ride, decent respect
for the opinions of their fellow travellers,
and of mankind generally, ought to prompt
them to postpone to more appropriate
time and place any exhibitions of the flame
enkindled by Cupid in their susceptible
hearts. Squeezing hands. reaching around
dry goods and too much indulgence in
osculatory sweets, are not calculated to
give strangers very high opinion of the
performers in this kind of private theatre
calls The lady's cha racter for modesty and
the gentleman's reputation for common
sense are both apt to suffer-
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1871-08-03

The Eddyville Advertiser says: A son
of Esquire Walker, who resides In Des
Moines Tp., Mahaska Co., was severely in
jurcd by runaway team last Mon
day. The boy aged about nine years,
was on the top ola load of wheat,
when a few sheaves fell down behind the
horses, frightening them and causing them
to run away. The injured boy fell down
on the W hiffletrees, and from there to the
ground II is not known whether the
wagon ran over him or not. A cut in his
forehead began about the center and ex-
tended around the orbit of the eye, taking
the eye from its place, and causing it to lay
down upon the cheek-a CHASTITY wound.
He is getting along very we'll.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1871-08-03

NICE RooMs.-J. S. MCNEILAND has re
fitted his rooms at the Bakery in good
style, and has two fine parlors for the &C
commodation of those desiring Ice Cream
and other refreshments. The parlor up
stairs has just been completed, and afford:
a pleasant, retired place for parties to en-
10y the delicious Ice Cream, Lemonade
Cake, ETC., dished up at this Bakery. Try
dish.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1871-08-03

MARION CoUNTY-James Cody had a
colt cut TO pieces by a reaper. Samuel
Palmer fell from roof he was shingling,
and broke his ankle The Knoxville
Baptist church was broken open. but the
burglars scared off by the minister who
sleeps near by. Pr Democrat. The Voter
says Henry Morkent had one foot nearly
severed by moving machine.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1871-08-03

The Marshall Republican says the Gen.
trail Railroad has commenced to put up a
grain elevator near their depot, south OF
all the tracks, and west of the bridge on
the turnpike. Dimensions 24x4S feet Ca
pacity from $1,000 to 10000 bushels. -.
Challenges have been issued to every
Base Ball club in the State, by order OF
the president of the Marshall list Nine, and
warm time may be expected among the
Base Ballists.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1871-08-03

PowEsHIEK CoUNTY.-Circus day at
Montezuma was time of general rows. 80.
The Republican says: Just as we go to
press we learn of the death, by drowning,
of Orion, son of John Mullikin, Esq, of
this town. The sad catastrophe took place
near Lynnville, at which place he and his
mother were visiting. The little fellow,
with some of his playmates, were in bath
ing, when suddenly ne was missing, and
when our informant left-yesterday at
o'clock-the villagers had dragged the riv-
er two hours in vain search for his body.
Orion was a bright tie fellow of about
eight years, and his tragic death has fallen
with terrible force upon his afflicted pa.
rents and relatives, who have the heartfelt
sympathy of the entire community.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1871-08-03

The Washington Press says that Mr.
ellison, of that city, who some time since
had a fine mare stolen, found her in the
hands of a Keokuk county farmer who
had bought her, but hearing intimations
that she had been stolen, posted her in
bills, thus enabling Mr.. ellison to recover
his property.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1871-08-03

IMPORTANT NEWSPAPER CHANGE.-Ed
Russell has sold his interest in the Daven-
port Gazette to Mr.. Potter, of Saratoga,
New York, who is said to be writer of
much experience and ability. The Gazette
has long been one of the leading Republi-
can organs of the State, and we are glad to
know that in this recent change of editors
in.chief, it will lose nothing in point of
merit or real ability.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1871-08-03
BIRTHS.

]
On the 2Sth, to Thos Dumont and wife, a soE-
weight 10 lbs.
MARRIED.
SPENCER-DUNCAN.-O the 27th of July
Frank Castles, j. p WIN. SPENCER to LUCINDI
&. DUNCAN, both of Des Moines TIP.
May their union prove a happy one 4; aiding
and cheering each other, and bearing patientl,
all the perplexites of practical life, they viii
learn that lit is better to give than to receive,
and learning this be happy.
BINNS--BEATTY July 27th, 1871. by Rev.
Hewitt, Mr.. JOHN BINNs TO BELL BEATTY all o
this city.
gentleman of honor and lady OF beauty
have common sense like concluded to sail thei
bark together. That they may ALWAYS be happ.
as the day is long, is our wish.
DIED.
In Pekin, TaZewell Co, Ills, on the 18th ins t.
Henrietta, infant daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. j. Il
Shultz aged 10 months and II days.
At the Mahaska County Poor Farm. July Both
1871, OF consumption, Isaac Jones, aged &c years
Came West some three years since has been il
Iowa some three months has no relations West
but left two brothers at Hanover, York Co., Pa.
james and Andrew. Isaac came under our care
May Nth, since which time. with the exceptions
OF a few days, has been confined to his bed. liz
al until about half an hour before he died. Tn,
body was inferred at Forest Cemetery, Oskaloosa
Iowa. III. Z. WEAVER, Supt.
7. 5. Eastern papers please copy.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1871-08-03

A NJ. Abraham and Norman, Green &
McQuiston have sold their stocks of Dry
Goods to John Jefferies, who intends to
sell at the old stand of A. NJ Abraham at
No. 5, Union Block, north side of square.
Mr. Jefferies is an old citizen of Mahaska
county, and has been selling goods for a
number of years in Monroe TIP, and at
Indianapolis. He wishes his old friends
and customers to give him call and get
some good bargains. Look out for his ad-
VcrtiSement next week
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1871-08-03

Samuel Ingels and John Burdess sunk a
shaft on Ingels' farm, Immediately on the
line of the Central r. r., and 80 feet below
the surface struck ten foot vein of coal
Ingels & Burdess have coal enough on
their farms to supply Northern Iowa and
Minnesota for thirty years to come.