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Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-11-28

paratlvoIy open shed, the rough,
coarse, and sometimes scant food OF
tenants Of the prairie AMI Western
villages, have proved preventive,
and secured an immunity against it,
ravages. Prevention is better than
cure, and, the sooner the men inter
estod in the well.being OF this valua-
Bile animal adopt a system OF
regime more in consonance with the
natural and physiological require.
ments Of the horse. the sooner his
health will be secured. his usefulness
enhanced, his value increased, and
the physical condition ameiioratsd Of
this, mans best friend AMI servant OF
all the domestic aniinalf.
J.C.
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-11-28

This is certainly an age of marvels
in the rapid discovery Of new cnra.
tive means. Medicine has made vast
strides during the past twenty years.
The most deadly poisons are found
to contain magical relief for nearly
halt the ills to which flesh is heir
Chemistry subjugates the most stub
born things to the use of science, asd
there is no. knowing whittier it will
stride before it ends. Bat lnany OK.
traorilnary things have been discov-
cred by accident that have far out
done the results obtained by the
light Of the midnight oil. The fol-
lowing is case in point:
A man i'll Psnnsylvania, who had
been troubled by chronic rheums
tism frcm early youth, va, struck
by lightning ono day last week and
cured. Chronic rheumatism has long
bath sd tho efforts OF the most skilltul
physicians. They have sought in vain
for . cure. Rut here nature puts one
into their hands. Sufferers, rejoice.
You have only to be struck by light
n,ny TO be relieved OF your PANS
BY arming yourself with lightning
conductor. and standing ont in .
thunderstorm, near big tree, a
speedy cure is guaranteed. Little
did our earlier Franklin dream, when
hs wont ont with = kite and door
key, to what rssalts his little expert
ment would lead. We presume We
shall soon have arrangements where
sufferers may bs struck by lightning
At ANAL charge. Humanity demands
1t, and enterprise should provide It,
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-11-28
From the Chicago Tribune.
THE HORSE.
His Origin, History, Uses, &c.

The equine species furnishes the
only animals uscful alike in the arts
OF peace and OF war, and the horse 10
thus rendered An effective coadjutor
in an infinite variety OF human pur.
suits. In peace, he aids in the isbcrs
OF agriculture and commerce, minis
ters to our social attachments and
pleasures; whilo in war he 10 abso.
lutely indispensable. None OF the
triumphs OF modern science can su
perssde, offset, or neutralizs the ad.
vantagss ono army would have over
another, if til, latter were dispos.
ssssed III this Important auxiliary
Conflicts on which the fate OF nations
depended have bcen lost or won by
this efficient instrumcntality. To
this the conquest Of Mexico Is due,
tor tho lack Of this was the Revolu.
tionary struggle prolonged. "Shera-
dams Ride" ia immortalizsd, Grierson
in Miss,ssipp,, Stuart on the Poto-
mao, Morgan IN Ohio. are among the
recent instances Of the efficiency OF
this arm OF the military service
Waterloo was lost by Napoleon
mainly on account Of the failure OF
his cavalry. Frederick tho Great Of
Prussia owed his successes in . great
degree to this instrumentality, 40 did
also Gustavns Adolphus OF Sweden,
Oliver Cromwell, Alexander. and w.
rious other warriors Of antiquity,
oxldiN AND HISTORY.
Whom asked for the origin OF his
noble steed, Abd-el.Kader replied
"When God wished 10 create tho
horse, he said to the south wind, /
wish to forw. . creature cut OF thee;
be thou condensed Aiterward
came the Angel Gabriel, and took q
handful OF that matter, and present.
ed to God, who formed it into a
light brown or sorrel horsc, saying
I have called the horse. / have era
ated thee. Ihave bound fortune up
on thy name which falls over thine
eyes. Thou shall be the lord over
al the other animals. Men shall fol-
low the wh,thersoevsr thou goest.-
Thou shall be IS good tor pursuit ii
tor flight. Thou shall fly withou;
wings. Riches shall repose in thy
loins. Wealth shall bs made by thy
intercession.'
Less fanoiful are tho deductions ol
history aud science a. to his origin
Fossil remains demonstrate ''that HI
was an inhabitant OF this New WorlG
anterior to the Flood, and contem
porary with tho Mastodon; but hi
race here became extinct, aud no wa,
unreprsssnted 1t the time ot the dis
oovery OF this continent by Colum
bus. In the Old World, he was for
tunatsly preserved. AZ he was Dc
s,gnsd by the Creator for the use Q
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-11-28
Ths vsrb to S Break )"

"I be gin to understand your Ian
guage better" said my French friend
Mr.. Arcourt to me; but your verbs
trouble me still, you mix them 90
with proportions"
II am sorry you find them trou-
blssome," was all could say.
II aaw our tiisnd. Mrs. James, jast
new" continued he. She says she
intends 70 break dsrx housekeeping
Am I right there p
Break w housekeeping, she must
hav SAID"
"Oh, yea, remember. Break W
housekeeping"
"Why dces she do that p asked.
"Bsoauss her health 10 90 broken
into"
Broken dsun, you should say.
Broken dozen, o, yes. And indeed
since the small pox has brokcn up in
your city
Broken cut"
"Shs thlnks she will leave for few
! weeks"
Indeed and will she close hs'
house ?"
mo; she 10 afraid it will be broken
l-broken-how do you say that ?"
"Broken into"
"Csrtainly, it u what ! meant te
say
.Is her son to be married soon p
mo; that engagement is broken
broken"
"Broksn off,"
"An! l had not heard that. Shs
10 very sorry about it. Her son only
broke the newa down to her las,
week. Am right? am 80 anxious
to speak the English WE'LL
"IIs merely 6rsks the nsws; nc
proposition this time.
ut 10 hard to understand. Tha,
young man, her son, is fine follow
: breaker, ! think"
I "A broker, and very fine follow
Good day. $50 ,nuch," thought l
''ior tho verb to break"
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-11-28
Are Bees Detrimenta tai to Fruits I

This question, il not % "old a. The
hills" runnsth back into the past,
aud still appears no nearer solution
than century or moro ago. AZ for
our part, we take the negative Of the
question, belisvin. that the interests
Of the apiaiian and the fruit grower
run parallel. We have kept bees tor
twenty years, and for some years
past in considerable numbers along
side OF the grape, raspberry, plum
and othsr fruits, without the slight.
est depredations, 10 tar a. vs. have
besn able to discover. Actual ex
psriments seem to prove thls preju.
dice against the bee uniounded. At
meeting of the Apiarians. some
years ago, held At Stuttgard, in Ger
many, Prof. Lucas, a celebrated po.
mologist, is reported to have re-
marked:
"A careful and observant bee keep
Or, at Potsdam, writes to me that his
trees yield decidedly larger crops
since he has established an apiary in
his orchard, and the annual crop 10
now more certain and regular than
before, though his trees had always
received due attention.
Some years ago. wealthy lady
in Germany established o green
house at considerable cost, and
stocked 1t with great variety of
choice native AMI exotic fruit trees
expecting, in due time, to have re-
munsratiys crops. Time PASSED, and
annually there was superabund dance
OF blossoms. with only very little
fruit. Various plans were devised
and adopted to bring the trees to
bearing, but without success, till it
was suggested that the blossoms
needed fertilization, and that by
means Of bees the needed work could
be effected. A hive OF busy honey
gathsrers was introduced next seas.
on; the remedy was sffctual-there
was no longer any difficulty in pro-
ducing crops there. The bees dis.
tributed the pollen, and the s.stiag of
the fruit followed naturally"
We also have tho following tssti-
mony upon tho same subJsct, from
the american Bee Journal:
I'm l774, Count Anthony, of Per-
rings, Ssefis!d, in Bavaria, President
Of the Academy OF Science at
Munich. striving TO re-introducs bee
culture on Ills patrimonial estate,
found in this generally prevalent
prejudice Il. .. that the bees injured
the fruit by its visits to the Aowere),
the chiet obstacle to success. To ov-
ercoms this, he labored assiduouyly
to show that bees, tar from being in
furious, we're directly beneficial in
the qualification OF blossoms-caus.
ing the fruit to set by conveying the
ferlllrzing pollen from tree TO tree.
and from flower to flower. He
proved, moreover, by official record,
that century earlier, when bees
were kept by every tenant on the
estate, fruit was abundant; whereas,
when only seven kept bees, and none
of those had more than three colonies,
fruit was scarc-r than ever among
the tenantry."-l HortiealtWist, for
November, 1872.
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-11-28

It has not often been the fate Of
nations to undergo, within the space
OF two centuries, such stringent proc.
esses OF dcnationallzation ~ have
been applied to Alsaee aud Lorraine
in directly opposite directions within
that period. The dsnizens OF those
contested regions who are being ~.
Gsrmanizei i'll no soft handed laan.
ner may still thank the milder prin.
ciples OF the age that it is not with
them as il was with their great grand
fathers, when Louis XIV deter.nineA
on turning them into Frenchmen.
AZ soon as StrasbourR had bsen
clutched by the surreptitious tow d.
yvrs vi OUtobor, 1ceV, L...:s sonl.
the cathedral from its Protestant
worshlppers, in spite OF promise Civ
Ell, and handed it over to the Roman
Catholic prelate. All Lutheran Off.
oials were displaced in the country
parishes even the Protestant pastors
were turned out, though at Msysen-
helm tho women made q gallant
stand, and thrashed the French ejsc.
tors before the process was compile.
ted. French names were given to
many places, instead OF the old Ger
man names. On the 4th OF June,
1855, q mandate was issued, to the
effect that every Protestant who
should embrace the Catholic religion
should be excused from the payment
Of debts tor three years. And anoth.
or equally arbitrary enactment, pos.
sibly more popular with the daugh.
ters than with the fathers OF Alsace,
oriainsd that the Franch fashion IN
dress should bs adopted by all young
persons OF the female sex. Now, a.
the old FHnkfsrt Ks!assr observes. it
was very costly matter for the Ger.
mana to initiate the French in dress
and hitherto the magistrates Of Stras.
burg had been strict iu requiring ths
maintenance OF the national costume.
The men, too, came in for their pro-
h,bition: they were forbidden any
longer to wear the high pointed has
OF former days. The writer Of tho
Frankfort Rs!ator in 1894 says, The
French ministry have again invented
extraordinary means OF sxtorting
money. All the clergy are forced
to purchase their Offices over again.
The poll.tax in Alsacs aud tho Pala.
tinats was very high on all officials !;
and every man (non. Officially was re-
quirsl to pay one rsichsthaler, every
woman one guldsn; halt those sums
was raised on each child; six kreuzsrs
on every cook. tour kreuzsrs on eve
~ hen," &c. When be annexed
Lorraine ten years previously
Louis had proceeded in tho same un-
compromising style to denatioaalizs
the province; removing all officials
who were suspected OF entertaining
German sympathies, aud forcing the
young nobility into the ranks OF his
army. All the treasures OF Nancy
ha removed to PAris.-Ereyy Sassr-
day.
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-11-28

ocToBER-xovBMBHa,
All along the Susqushanns
Waves the Grant and Wilson banner,
Aud ws hear the loud hosannA
Echoing through the laad once more.
For the frsemsn staad alert in
Psnnsylvanis, called "uncsrtain,"
And they step before the Curtain
At the nations losg encore!
From Ohio comes more thunder.
And the "Liberals," dumb with wonder,
See old parties rent asuuder,
And the honest men combined.
Though the "Liberar' egg Was hatchsd
there,
And the by bird blanket patched thsre,
they were bravely ovsrmatehsd there,
When the voters "frsed their mind"
North Carolina told . story
That revived the old-time glory,
Whom the people fought the Tory
And the foemsn from afar.
There tue loyal hsag,s nser sluuberod
Till the Ku-Klux days were Numbered,
While the sage's heels w,re cunlbered,
l3y the Ncrth Carolina tar
In Vermont the mighty chorus
Of her sons yet fingers DER us,
While thei- watch fires shine before us,
And our path can ne Or bs dark.
They have 70 ught asainst all knavery,
They have batt!ed human slavery
Ethan Allen taught them bravery,
As did Jshn and Molly Stark.
As the sun appeared one morning,
All the way from Maine adorning,
Came to Horace words Of warning
From A Aroostook to the sea.
Tales Of chopping and Of farming,
Somehow. there were net % charming,
Nor we're 'chasms" 90 alarming
As twas fondly hoped they d be,
With such Victories to remember,
1t was easy in November
To put out each dying embsr
Of the Liberal fire. that day
Old.time friends cannot be trusted
When with "sappsr' they re encrustsd-
And their .tidal wave" 10 sbustsd.
From Cape Cod to Frisco Bay.
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-11-28

Farmer" Well, Tomkins, after
this week. lustsad Of paying you
partly IN cider, l shall give you two
sh,llings extra wages"
Tompklns-"No, thanky. master
that wont do tor me !"
Farmer-"Why, man, you'll ba
the gamer; for the cider you hal
wasn's worth two sh,llings."
'rompkins.-"Ah, but you see
drinks tho cider myself /; but the ow
'ooman II 'sv the two shillum' "
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-11-28

Some children u the dinnsr-tabls were
discussing that which has often troubled
the heads Of older and wiser persons.
"Wasn't Alan good man bsfo.s he got
. wife 2"
.Of course he WAS" answered . little
girl.
"How long was he . good nan after hs
got wife,
"a very short time.
..Whn N .ds him bal n ~ after hs ggt
. wifs!''
Al this juscturs little fellow spoke up.
.:Miss Ana, / can answer that question:
"Wel., what Was it!"
Eve ma 10 him eat the wrong appls.r-
Editors Drawer, in Uspsrs .aa5niss TOR
Decem bsr, !.
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-11-28

To sll the ,ousish girls in The world, bee
particularly 70 . eer,sia awful Issbs,.

10 81 tns vou6ssn 8afis In the world, but
particularly 70 . eer,sia awful Issbs,.
Hear the elssor Of the ssllss--
Issbsls!
What world 4 mischief from their msrrs
heart upswells.
From the dswning Of the light
Until far int the night
How they fill the house with lssghtsf
Aud uprsari
Shaking wetl and raising raftsr
With the roar!
How they chatter, chatter, chatter,
How they clsttsr, clsttsr, ciat,sr,
How they batter. batter. batter,
Here and there;
Till the clsngors and the clamors
Like the ring Of fifty hammers;
How they thunder, thunder, thundsr,
Splitting peoples ears asusdsr,
Till it 10 the eighth worlds wonder.
They're not hoarssi
And the while they chatter, chatter
And the while they batter, shattsr,
How they scatter
In their course
Here glove and there's bonnet
Out Of place, dspsnd upon it,
While the Loving, patient mother,
Picks up one thing and ssethsr.
Never feeling any ssgsr
At the litter and the changer:
Fer the mother loves her daughter, IL she 10
IN Issbel!- -
II she 10 careless, noisy, aaegh.y, laugh
ing Isabsl-
And did frown moment dwsn
On her features, Isabel
Knows full we'll
That she can the frown dispsl,
And instead, . smile compel,
Ere the lips can shape . syllsbls Of blame
deserved 80 well.
So they keep up their uprosr.
Scatter things on chsi: and Aoor,
Laugh and frelic oil the more.
But 'tis well.
Spite Of ell the faults about them,
Who wosld have the world without then.
Who would dwell
Ia world that had no Belle
Issbel7
Like day without sun;
Lkes night without neon
All gloom, gloom, gloon, and % drsary -
tomb,
We're our~ull existence here
With no Isabel to cheer,
With no sprightly Isabel,
With NO noisy Isabel
With no careless Isabel,
With NO naughty Isabel,
With NO laughing Isabel,
With ne rougish Isabel,
With no Belle, Belle, Belle, Belle, Bell,
Belle, Belle,
With no charmiag, care disarming Isabel.
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-11-28
Legal advertising, At legal rates.

Legal advertising, At legal rates.
For the use Of large cuts aud wood typo
Ah additional charge. varying from 10 to 70
per cent, will BE- made.
Prompt settlements will be expected with
ell time.advertisers, at the close Of each
calender quarter. Transient advertise.
ments must be paid for in advance.
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-11-28
THE REPUBLICAN,
Is published every Thursday morning BY
N. 3. c. TnuE.

II paid strictly IN Adoa,tce the subscription
price Of the RgPuHLIcAN will be $l.75 .
year; otherwise II will be $500, and no
subscription will be allowed to run over
two years unpaid.
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-11-28

Siorx City will: have large pack
ing housc ready TOR operation Nov.
20.
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-11-28

ONCE on High Street, East Of Tana Coun-
~ Bank.
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-11-28
Meet Market

UMeaC MaTkot
A I THE OLD STAND, east Of the Court
n House, 3rd door north Of the Foster
House, in Toledo.
LIGHTLY BROTHERS have fitted up the
shop lately occupied BY c. +. Hanemana,
and are now ready to supply the oitissns Of
Toledo and vicinity with the choicest arti-
cles usually found at market, such -
fresh Beef, Mutton, Pork and Veal; also,
Salt Pork, and Bacon, Hams and Shoulders
and Lard. Highest cash price paid for
Sutter and Eggs. Cash paid for Hides.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1872-06-07
AGENTS WANTED FOR
LONDON ILLUSTRATED.

By D. J. KIRwAN, the well known Journalist.
THE VERY LARGEST COMMISSIONS PAID.
TNHIS book is beautiful octave of 665 pages,
l. embellished with 200 engrayings, and a {,
artists. 1t contains full, graphic and truth
full statement of the Sights, Secret and Sensa-
tions of the great Metropolis of the world.
DUFFIELD ASHMEAD, Publisher.
JET Ill SAMSON St., Philadelphia.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1872-06-07
Primary Meetings and County
Convention.

TINE DEMOCRATIC and CONSERVATIVE
1 VOTERS of Charles County are requested
to meet at the respective places of holding Polls
in each Election District,
On SATURDAY., the sth of June,
to select TEN DELEGATES to attend Coun-
ty Convention, to be held in Port Tobacco,
On TUESDAY, the 18th of June,
for the purpose of selecting THREE DELE
GATES to represent the county in State Con-
vention, to be held in Baltimore city, on Wed
NEsDAY, the 18th Of June, to appoint Delegates
to the National Convention, to be held in Bal
timore city, on TUESDAY, the 9th of July, 1872.
By order OF the
Democratic and Conservative
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
May 81, 1927 for Charles County.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1872-06-07

THE PATRIOT will advocate prompt and
4 perfect restoration of the Union in all its
parts, and its entire integrity; equality among
the States as prescribed by the Constitution; the
immediate removal of all disab abilities resulting
from the civil war, and the restoration of har-
mony and fraternal fellowship between all Sec
tions of the country, which the abuses and usur
patton of partizan power have criminally labor
ed to prevent: -
Legislation, by which the public lands will be
reserved for actual settlers, and resource of
National credit in opposition to the Radical pol
icy of enormous grants to speculators and cor
rupt schemes. 81
The fullest and firmest Protection to American
Citizens abroad.
A Tariff for Revenue to cover the expenditures
of an economical Administration, and to meet
the just obligations of the Cover nment, as op-
posed to the existing system of exorbitant pro-
lection for special monopolies and undisguised
partiality for favored manufacturers.
A Sound National Currency, equally distri-
buted among the States, and protected against
speculative fluctuations. =.
| The Rights of Intelligent Labor, against all
selfish combinations degrade and depr it.
| Reduction of the present odious and oppres-
sive scale of Taxation, both applied to duties
on imports and to internal revenue.
Rigid Economy In every department of the
Government, and retrenchment of the expenses.
Reform ofthe Public Service in all its branches,
| Civil, Military and Naval.
And cordial sympathy with all people for lib
erty and self government ~E
| 1t is intended to publish newspaper of the
first class, and to enlist the best available talent
| in all its departments. q. -... s-. j..
TERMS-INvARtABLY Cash IN ADVANCE.
Daily, per annum, ... So 90
Weekly, per annum, single copy =. &. 2 90
Weekly, &c &c clubs of ten more, l so
| Remittances may be made by RATS or checks
payable in any of the principal cities, or Post
Office orders. Address on business
PATRIOT OFFICE,
NAV II Washington D. C..
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1872-06-07

Caution.--The popularity of Excelsior
as the only reliable substitute for Peruvian
Guano has induced unscrupulous parties in
this and other cities to use our trade mark,
Excelsior, to sell their worthless compounds
Every bag of genuine Excelsior" has our
name en- it, in RED LETTERS. All Others
are counterfeits
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1872-06-07
ADMINISTRATION NOTICE.

Orphans Court of Charles County, Set,
May IA, 1872.
ORDERED by the Court, that JOSHUA B.
" SHERIFF and THos. r. HALEY, Admins
traitors, with will annexed, Of SAMUEL SHERIFF +,
deceased, give the notice required by law to the
creditors Of said Samuel Sheriff to exhibit their
claims, legally authenticated, by advertisement
published in some one newspaper published in
Charles County, Maryland, once in each of
three successive weeks.
True copy,-Test:
JOSEPH STEWART,
Reg. Wills for Chs. Co.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1872-06-07

PORT REPUBLIC, CALVERT Co March 9, '72.
Gents:-I used "Dorsey's Tobacco Compound
drilled and broadcast, and found it superior to
any fertilizer that have used. / thinkit equal
to Peruvian Guano.
Yours respectfully, R. E. KING.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1872-06-07

Prices for Beef Cattle ranged as follows =
Best Beeves at 81 OOa$7 Is; generally rated first
quality $5 75a$7 90; medium or good fair quail
ity So OOa$5 Is; ordinary thin Steers, Oxen and
Cows SIS 3Oa$O 90; inferior and lowest grades
of Cattle So 0Oa$0 OG-general average of the
market Sc so; extreme range of prices 81 5Oa
81 Is. Most of the sales were from Sc so to
81 795Hp per 100 lbs.
SHEEP.-We quote sheared at 5a6 cts, and
wool at t,53a7 cts. per Id. gross.
LAMBs.-We quote at So 90 to 81 so per
head, as to size and quality.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1872-06-07
NOTICE.

INHIS is TO GIVENOTICE, That the sub
L scribers have obtained from the Orphans
Court of Charles County, Maryland, letters
of Administration on the personal estate of
SAMUEL SHERIFF,
ing claims against said deceased are hereby
warned to exhibit the same, with the vouchers
thereof legally authenticated to the subscribers,
on or before the 3lst day Of November next
They may otherwise by law be excluded from
all benefit of said deceased's estate. Given
under our hands, this 3lst day Of May, 1879.
JOSHUA B. SHERIFF,
THOMAS r. HALEY,
Adm'rs of Samuel Sheriff, deceased.
NAV 3I-3W