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The true northerner., 1872-01-19

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YPsnANrr, January 14.-Cornwell 81 Co.'S
large paper mill wac entirely destroyed by fire
last night. The origin OF the fire is not known.
A quantity OF paper and other property was
saved. The loss will reach about 100000.
The true northerner., 1872-01-19

A GOOD DAYS wonK-Sllas A. Engle, who il
al present ut work for DR.. Maynard, on th'
29th ultimo, set 4,o16 gratis, which involvSt
the making Of 80, 1913 motions in performing
the work, or an average OF 3,212 motions PEI
hour, allowing tho work to have been performed
in ten hours.
The true northerner., 1872-01-19

Messrs, Kilburn & Hudson have put in fine
new desk in their place OF business, to be used
ss dispensing desk, for the dispensing OF
medicines and writing out OF prescriptions. 1t
10 built Of black walnut, and nicely trimmed
with white ash. 1t is fine piece OF furniture
and was built by Joseph Davey Of TINS place.
The true northerner., 1872-01-19

Plain directions IN German and English are
given with Barr's Ague Medicine. G.. w.
Longwell d Co. agents, Paw Paw Michigan.
Bronchitis or Asthma can be cured by using
Barr's Pectoral Elixir. q. W. Long Aell 4 Co.
nUentl Paw Paw MIchigan.
The true northerner., 1872-01-19

A Battle Creek Correspondent says y gen
slemsn Is here from Lowell, Mass, negotiating
for the purchase Of large part of the Battle
Creek water power, with the view to the erec-
ton of extensive cotton mills, The purchase,
If made will embrace the Wallace Woolen Mills,
the Kellogg FIGURING Mills, and some other
minor establishments. The gentleman Ii said
10 represent capital Of $1,000, 0OO.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1872-08-08
GOOD COMMERCIAL PAPER.

A good story is told of a Chicago
salesman, who has the reputation OF
being somewhat OF wag. He re
Gently sold bill of goods to coun.
try customer, who was believed to
be little shaky, and was expected
to commit iustifiable in solvency as
soon as he had disposed of his stock.
AS it was the customers intention to
pay small part of his account with
notes, which might prove worthless,
the salesman-so the story goes
added here a little and there a little
to the price of the goods, SO that
when the purchase of some two thou
sand dollars worth had been made,
Of which all but two or three hun
dred dollars were paid in cash, there
was no possibility of the firm losing
any thing, even should the notes go
to protest. The transaction conclu-
ded, the customer besought the
salesman to give him a present OF
some sort, and the generous sales
man accordingly presents him with a
valuable silk pocket handkerchief.
THAT won't do" said the custom
er "give me nice silk dress for my
wife; or something of that sort"
"Can't do it," said the salesman;
"but I'll tell you what I'll do-I'll
give you back your notes."
"No." replied the customer, "hold
on, I'll take the handkerchief"
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1872-08-08
FROM KANSAS.
JEWELL CITY, KANsAs.

oEmELL SITY, KANSAS.
July 81, 1872.
EDS. misunderstanding that ma
ny eyes are turned to the far West
as their future homes, with your per-
mission | would say few words in
relation to Northern Kansas, and es-
pecially of Jewell county. This is
the sixth county from the Missouri
river, and is indeed the jewel county
of Kansas. 1t is settled with an in
telligent class ofpersons mostly from
Iowa, and great deal better salts
fed than I expected to find them
The land is rich and covered with
aluxuriant growth of blue stem grass.
Improvements are found on almost
every quarter section, except school
sections and some known as State
land. This land is owned by Kan
sas land company, who have a pa
tent from the Government, so there
is no dispute about the title. The
land is choice too, and if it was in
Proud Mahaska, attention would be
called to its beauty and fertility
This land can be bought at from IS
to $3.50 per acre on five years time
with one fifth down, for which / have
an agency and would be glad to re-
ceive communications concerning
The school sections are also being
put into market at from S. to 81 per
acre on ten years. time. There are
no choice government lands to home
steady at homes can be bought cheap.
The health is good, climate lovely,
crops bountiful; fall wheat is being
threshed and yields about 20 bush
els per acre. The prospects of corn
are for sixty bushels to the acre, and
on sod from twenty to thirty bushels
per acre. Jewell City, our county
seat is situated between two forks of
Buffalo Creek and is in view of the
beautiful belts of timber along those
streams. 1t is thriving town with
stores, lumber yards, drug stores,
groceries, ice cream saloons, law and
land offices, and in fact nearly all the
comforts of an old settled country
A good point still for enterprising
business men, so would say to the
readers of the HERALD come to Jew
ell county and if to town to Jewell
CITY. sa p. III. EARLY.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1872-08-08
DRINKING.

No man ever became a drunkard,
lived drunkard's life, died a drunk
ards death, and filled drunkard's
grave, as a matter of choice. No
one ever became an excessive drinker
who did not begin by habit at be-
ing moderate, very moderate
drinker. If it were the habit of all
not to take the first step and thus
not become moderate drinkers, the
unutterable horror and woe, the
restitution and crime, which result
from this master evil of intemper-
ance, would cease. Wives and
children, and friends, and communi-
ties, would not mourn over
loved ones thus dishonered and los =.
But it is habit of drinking becoming
the law of their being and of their
life, the lack CT resisting power re-
sultins from this terrible thralldom,
the fever Of habitual temptation and
appetite, which causes the yearly
ath-march of sixty thousand OF our
people to the saddest of all graves,
followed as mourners by halt million
of widowed wives and worse than
orphaned children.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1872-08-08

The Homestead says: DEFEAT OF
Gov. WALDEN.-The Iowa City Re.
publican expresses our opinion most
emphatically in the following tribute
to one of Iowa's best men:
'In defeating Gov. Walden after
serving one term, that district has
defeated as true man as ever went
to Congress from Iowa. He has de-
voted himself earnestly and consci-
entiously to the duties of his Office,
and sought in every way within his
power to serve his constituents.
During all the canvass he left the
field to his opponents and devoted
himself to the work given him to do,
and has Jared as most men do who
are thus true to duty. He has
won the respect of every man who
respects faithfulness in office, which
is better far for future remembrance
than Office ITSELF"
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1872-08-08
NORTH CAROLINA.

The election in the "Tar Heels
State was held on the LIST of August,
and next day the reports, very
meagre, pointed toward aLiberal tn.
umph and great was Greeley's
followers rejoicing, but every day
since 1t has been Frightening
up for the Republican cause
until Tuesdays dispatches claimed
the State had gone 1000 Republican.
The Republicans concede the Legis-
lature to the Dolly Vardens by ls on
joint ballot, which is great Repub-
lican gain, as the Democrats had A
on joint ballot in 1870. The rejoic-
ing of our Greeley friends has subsi-
ded in corresponding ratio since the
late returns came in. Two years
ago the Democrats had 1900 major
ity since that time 5000 rebels have
had their political disabilities remov-
ed, and all vote the Democratic
ticket, SO if we have made an even
race we have accomplished glorious
results. -.. ...-....... ..... ....
The Gate City of Wednesday has
the following:
WASHINGTON, d. c., Aug. 9th, ~
s. N. Clark: A telegram from
Raleigh says the Republicans have
carried the State beyond doubt.
Gains are coming in favorably.
w. w. BELKNAP.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1872-08-08
A STRANGE SCENE IN CHURCH..

The following story is published
in the Albany Eveai,tg Journal:
On Sunday morning last, much to
the surprise and indignation of the
congregation, Horace Greeley, &C.
companied by Geo. N. Sanders and
Theodore Tilton, walked into DIR.
Chapin's church taking Mr.. Gree.
ley's pew. 1t was soon known tina
the notorious traitor (Sanders) who
was Matching conspiracies in Canada
during the whole of the rebellion,
was Mr.. Greeley's guest, and an ex-
preston of disgust was on every
countenance.
This man Sanders, who was wan
dering in Europe until Greeley's
nomination for President, was guest
at recent political breakfast to aid
Greeley's election, where he met
Erastus Brooks and others Of that
stripe. The incendiary who burns a
single house goes to State Prison,
while George N. Sanders, who con-
spired to burn the whole city Of New
York, and whose agents actually
kindled fires simultaneously in differ.
ent parts of the city, is not only Mr..
Greeley's intimate political friend
and supporter, but is the recipient of
public hospitalities in a city from
which he should be promptly and in.
dignantly banished.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1872-08-08
10 BOYS AND YouNo MEN.

Boys and young men, you are the
architects of your own fortunes.
Rely upon your own strength of body
and soul. Take for your star, self
reliance faith, honesty and industry.
Inscrlbe on your banner, "Luck is a
fool, Pluck is hero" Don't take
too much advice keep at the helm
and steer your own ship, and remem-
Der that the great art of commanding
is to take a fair share of work.
Don't practice too much humility.
Think well of yourself. Strike out.
Assume your position. Rise above
the envious and jealous. Fire above
the mark you intend to hit. Energy,
invincible determination, with right
motive, are the levers that move the
world. Don't drink. Don't chew.
Don't smoke. Don't swear. Don't
deceive. Don't marry until you can
support wife. Be in earnest. Be
self-reliant. Be generous. Be civil.
Read the papers. Make money and
do good with it. Love truth and
virtue. Love your country and obey
its laws. If this advice is implicitly
followed by the young men of the
country, the millennium is near at
hand.-SeLected.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1872-08-08
THE LiTTLEFOlkS.

A little girl who was asked to de-
fine reading, said: "lt's hearing
with the eyes instead of the ears"
From the school room. Question:
What Is the most lively city in
Europe? Answer: Berlin, because
it is always on the Spree.
Emma: "Father, can you say what
Mr.. Budd said to his little girl ?"
Father: "Of course l can, what is
it?"
Emma: "He said here's kiss
and there's dollar"
"Kepatomeataterin." This was a
note sent by farmer to the school
teacher during the potato digging
season to explain his boys absence
from school.
A little three.year old boy in Hart
ford, in attempting to console his
mother, who was weeping over the
death. bed Of his little sister, said
"Don't cry mamma. If Nellie wants
to die, let her die. It'll be so nice
for her to have her own way, just
once"
Msmma-Well, Johnny, l shall
forgive you this time, and it's very
pretty OF you to write letter to say
you are sorry.
Johnny Yes, ma don't tear it
up, please.
Mamma-Why, Johnny?
Johnny-Because 1t will do for
the next time.
The other dag little boy who had
cut his finger ran to his mother and
cried: cite it up, ma ; tie itaup quick,
for the juice is all running out % The
same urchin on one OF the late excss
sively hot days, appealed to his
mother for help, saying Ma, do fix
me up, for ! am leaking all over"
Three little boys were disputing as
to whose father said the shortest
grace. "My father says Lord we
thank thee for these provisions. +"
Second boy And mine says, Faith
CT, UlcSS Iuio lOOu eO US. AL, Uut
mines the best of all he shoves his
plate to mamma, and says Darn We,
fill up"
Little Robbie's mother reached
for him one day with her slipper, for
purloining the raspberry jelly, and
was surprised to hear him laugh
soon after. "What are you laughing
at ?" she asked. 81 was thinking how
! fooled you by keeping my mouth
shut" said Robbie /; sit was Susie,
that hooked the jelly"
The grandmother ola little girl en-
deavored to break her of the habit of
saying that people lied, and instruct.
ed her to say that they were mis-
taken. A few days after, her grand.
ma, to amuse her, told her bear
story, which was hard to believe.
After she bad fnisded, the little
grandchild looked up in her face and
exclaimed: "Grandma, that is the
biggest mistaken / ever heard p =
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1872-08-08

A ISLANDER REFUTED.-The fol.
lowing correspondence explains it
self: ell.
ALBA, Iowa, July 18th, 10.
GEORGE HIcKENLooPER, ESQ.
Dear Sir - The enemies of Gen.
Grant are circulating the report, that
on the report of the San Domingo
commission to Washington, the
President gave a dinner to said
commission, except Fred. Douglass,
who was excluded. Il n
\ Please answer, OF refer to
some one who is acquainted with the
facts, and oblige. Yours truly,
r...r.. THOS. Fl. ELDER.
Judge Hickenlooper referred the
letter to Lewis H. Douglass, son of
Frederick and editor of the National
Era, who wrote on the same sheet
with the above letter the following
reply:
"The statement that Frederick
Douglass, Esq, was excluded from a
dinner given by the President to
the San Domingo commission for
reason of his color is base fabrica-
ton. Yours &C.,
LEWIS II. DOUGLASS,
Son of Frederick Douglass.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1872-08-08

A gentleman who is vouched by
the Chicago Journal as being one
of Chicago's most reliable business
men affirms that in 1866 Mr.. Gree
ley attended KnOw-Nothing Lodge
in New York City, and offered to
make the Tribune the organ of the
Know.Nothing party on payment to
him of thirty-six thousand dollars.
In 1858 Mr.. Greeley was one of the
speakers at Know Nothing conven-
ton held in Kingston, N. Y, and
there heartily endorsed resolution
"excluding foreign born citizens
from the right to vote in the State
until they had resided there twenty
one-years." And yet Carl Schurz
has promised to deliver the German
vote of the country TO this man, for
President.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1872-08-08

"Whenever a speaker says tina
more soldiers support Grant thar
Greeley, he lies"
This is link out of cham of argu
ment which was brought all the way
from New York City, by Mr.. Joel
q. Vancise, for the benefit of the
Greeley and Brown club. He de
clared that as many soldiers would
support Greeley as Grant. This may
be, but we assert three. fourths of the
Union soldiers will be found train
ing under Grant and Wilson banners
The rebel soldiers, of course, will
fight almost en- maasse for Greeley
Mt Pleasant Journal.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1872-08-08

AS the Copperheads expected the
aid of General John A. Logan, in
the cultivation of the Greeley vine
yard, and also did they build their
hopes on the supposed detection OF
Gen. John A. Dix. In both cases
they have been grievously disap-
pointed. General Logan has opened
the campaign with rousing Republi-
can speeches, and General Dix fol.
lows with a speech giving Grant
and Wilson his decided support. So
also has it TRANSFERRED that the "prom-
inent Massachusetts Republicans
who were expected to follow the
lead of Sumner, propose to do moth
ing of the kind, and are giving the
Administration their earnest endorse.
ment, and are doing all they can to
make the ticket triumphant.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1872-08-08
STATE FAIR.


preparations made for the State Fair
at Cedar Rapids, September 9th,
10th, 18th, 10Th, 18th.
l. The grounds, fifty-six acres,
well watered and interspersed with
forest trees, have been thoroughly
cleaned up and arranged with neat
ness and taste. The newness of last
year is fast disappearing, and fine
sward of bluegrass and white clover
now covers the surface.
2. The fen ces have been rebuilt,
ard the grounds thus made more at
tractive, and visitors entirely Sc
cure from possible accident from
teams and the testing of horses, and
the exhibition of cattle. T.
3. The Amphitheater now nearly
completed, is six hundred feet long,
set on stone piers, has heavy shingles
and tin roof, and will comfortably
hold 5000 persons. This will add
very greatly to the comfort of visit
ors. 1t will be free at all times ex-
cept during the contest for the purses
of $500 and $1,000.
4. In the improvement of the
Grounds there has been used more
than 100000 feet of lumber and
400, 900 shingles, affording 500 stalls
for horses and cattle, $50 pens fol
hogs and sheep, Fine Art Hall, a
Vegetable Hall, a Dining Hall, Office
for the President and Secretary, all
these at a cost OF nearly $4,000,
and affording facilities for an expo
sition of our industries in which all
can take a pride.
5. The Society has secured the
services of the Vinton Zouaves as a
Police Force, and the public may
rest assured the duties will be well
and thoroughly performed.
6. The Refreshments will be in
charge of an experienced caterer,
will be abundant, of good quality and
reasonable prices. ..
7. Immoral, indecent or noisy
Side Shows, and all games of chance,
gambling, and traps for the unweary,
will be prohibited and promptly sup
pressed.
8. Hotels and private houses will
be prepared to accommodate those
from abroad, at reasonable rates,
and no one need feel the want of
a good bed and "square meal"
9. Railroads will offer largely in,
creased facilities tor reaching Ce-
dar Rapids and Fair Grounds, both
for visitors and articles for exhibit
ton. Every car that contains only
articles for the Fair will be immedi-
ately transferred to the grounds and
unloaded there. Freights free; Wis.,
itors at about half-fare on all roads.
Trains will run regularly and at short
intervals, from the depot to the
grounds, at merely nominal fares.
10. The trotting track has been
greatly improved in various ways !;
purses of $500 for running horses,
and $1,000 for trotting, offered by
the local Association, it is believed
will add greatly to the interests of
Fair. Some of the best horses in
the State are expected. ..s .. .
The Board of the State Agricul-
tural Society of Iowa, are much graf
flied in being able to hold out these
inducements, and to give assurance
that the people of Iowa and neigh
boring States indicate a determine
ton to make and sustain better ex-
hibition of our products than has ev-
er been held.
For Premium List and information,
address the Secretary, Hon. j. M.
Shaffer, Fairfield, Iowa, or
JOHN SCoTT,
President,
Nevada, Iowa.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1872-08-08
Attorney General-A. D. Case.

In 1869 Mr.. Greeley wrote the
following paragraph: "You must
stop electing to the Legislature
such men as Nation, Aiken, Be-
mis-, and three dozen more such or
corruption can never be vanquished.
If you lie down with such dogs you
will get up alive with fieas."
These three men are now for
Greeley. How about the feas
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1872-08-08
70 TIE DEMOCRACY OF IOWA,


A National Convention, calling
itself Democratic, has lately com
mitted the egregious blunder-the
amazing folly-ot presenting as its
Presidential candidate, the most OBJ
stinately malignant oaetipode, in doc
trine and practice, to be found in
the United States! ..
Moreover, it promulgates a bor-
rowed platform, of ambiguous, I'M
meaning rubbish, that SO "palters
with us in double sense" IS to rem
der the very name of our party con-
temptible before the whole world.
The rotten tricksters who manipu-
lated this abortion, have thus started
US upon a Presidential campaign,
under fungus flag and with poll
tician alien for leader and have
done what they could to transfer,
like so many cattle, some three or
more millions of conscientious cleo
tors to the support of sworn enc
ney, who has devoted life to revil-
ing them and their political faith =!
and VINO still says he would cheat
them if they elect him.!
am compelled to denounce the
whole thing as piece OF lnsolent
treachery and l appeal to the Dem
ocracy of Iowa to repudiate it, as
they value the selt-preservation of
the party.
Believing that Democratic can
didate will be insisted upon by the
masses, 1 suggest that State Con-
vention of undefiled Democrats be
held at Des Moines, August %,
1872
To rescue the party organization
from the hands of the Greeley Goa
litions;
To send delegates to the Louis
vile Presidential Convention, and,
to nominate a straight ticket Of
reliable Democrats for the November
election.
LEGRAND BYINGToN.
IOar0 CStu, .JuIu II, 1872.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1872-08-08

GRANT OR GREELEY ?-What the
two men have done is patent and
indellible and it is impossible for us
to believe, within seven short years
of that tremendous struggle, with
all its hopes and all its fears, and
all its glorious victories, that the
American people are going to hest
tate between The man who saved the
Union by his sword, and the man
who sought tc destroy it by his
pen; between the conqueror of
Vicksburg and Richmond, and the
taint-hearted pleader for dishonora-
BILE secession and a humiliating
peace? ..
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1872-08-08
Nevada, Iowa.

The New York Times of Saturday
publishes list of names two columns
in length of "Greeley's Chief Sup
porters," arranged under diff
erent heads, such as those "under
Criminal Indictments" "Gamblers,' -
"Disturburs of the public peace"
"Men of notorious bad character"
''rammany Office holders, !" "Sample
traitors, ""Sore-heads turned out of
Office" and "Disappolnted aspirants
for office" 1t is q fearful list, In
deed-a combination OF criminals and
scallawags from all former parties.
If a man ever needed to pray to be
delivered from his "friends" Greeley
ia the man. |
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1872-08-08

BANKS FOR GREELEY.-The des-
patches give Greeley the pleasure OF
Gen. Banks company. After the
terrible scourging given Banks on
Red River by Greeley's friends, we
should think, like whipped cur be
would tag at their heels. There are
a few thousand soldiers in this part
of Iowa who followed the gallant
Steele to Banks relief, and were
compelled through the latter's ineffi-
cheney to skeedaddle for life, who
will not be sorry to learn that he has
gone to his rebel friends.