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The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1873-04-24
RiRTHS.

To M. A. Waters and wife, a 4K b SOD, Tues
day morning ApriI %
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A CORDIAL INVITATION.

Messrs. Hurst g. Gage extend their COM
pliments to the public and cordially invite
every one to use DR.. L. Hurst's anti-d ys-
peptic and liver pills for dyspepsia and
liver complaint Cure warranted 10 every
case. 32m3
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Read notice of teacher wanted"
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THE OSKALOOSA HERALD.
Thursday, April "a, 1878.
Read buttons locals.

Read "for sale or rent.
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Road Scrapers-read local.
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TIE first installment of the dedication
subscription of Simpson chapel M. e.
church, was due April LIST. ,Wm. Duke,
Ham Duke and ]. McCurdy are authorized
to collect and receipt on said subscr iptions
j. l.. SIMMONS, Pastor.
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New Maple sugar and Syrup direct fro I
the camp at
s. J, Duttin & Cos.
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Read Mrs. Craig's local.
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q ~ 1|1-AO3NS
81. II. PRIME, Pres
Garu
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FIELD CRoPs.-The Mahaska county
Agriculture Society offers the following
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Below we give copy of manuscript
filed by an applicant for certificate to
teach school in this county On ortho gra-
ply, reading and history we give almost
the entire manuscript. On grammar, about
one half: E. BAKER.
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My excuse for coming before the public
at this time is to assist the many who have
failed in growing the sweet potato. to get a
right start in season. The majority OF
failures have been occasioned in Iowa by
the wrong selections and preparation OF
the soil
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-10-11

The importation Of American cattle for Tn,
supply of the London market with beef la,
proved so successful that it may be regarded
as permanently established and likely to af
feet the price here. An American steer, tax
en- in good condition from New York by
steamer, loses about fifty pounds on the voy
age, but a weeks rest and grazing in English
pasture makes up the loss and adds to his
weight. As to quality, the English admit the
excellence OF the American beef. 1t seems
like a strange undertaking, but it is actually
in progress, and at n profit England is re
ally short Of meat, owing to disease among
her cattle and that of other countries whence
her supplies have been drawn. The price
advanced so much As to induce importation
from this country, and now the best stock is
being shipped by every steamer ofthc Anchor
line that leaves New York. Twenty-tOur head
60 in every one Of the thirty-tivc vessels run
by that line. The cost Of freight and attend
ancc is great, but yet each head yields clear
profit of from fifty to seventy five dollars A
company is TO be formed in New York to cX-
tend this business, and it is considered so
likely to be permanent one that the Anchor
line is now building four large steamers on
purpose to transport cattle 1t is said the
line is now clearing $1,000 a week by this
business
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-10-11

According 10 IA writer in the Chicago Id
r0Dce the yentriloquiSt's art is learned as
easily as falling off Il log. He maintains that
there is no difficulty in acquiring the power
In the first place spaek any word or sentence
in your own natural tone; then open your
mouth and fix your jaws fast, as though try
ing to hinder any one from opening them fur
her or shutting them, draw the tongue back
| in a ball, speak the same words, and the
sound instead of being formed in the mouth
| Is formed in the pharynX. Great attention
must be paid to holding the jaws rigid. The
sound will then be found To initiate voice
from the other side of the door when II is
closed, or under floor or through wall. To
initiate a voice behind door partly open,
the voice must not be altered from the Orig-
nal note or pitch. but be made IN another part
of the mouth. This is done by closing the
| lips tight and drawing the corner oft the mouth
downward, or towards the ear. Then let the
| lipS omen at that corner only, the other part
to remain closed Next, breathe, as it were,
the words out of the orifice formed. Do not
speak the words distinctly, but cXpel the
breath in short pulls at each word, and as
loud as possible BY so doing, you produce
the illusion in the minds of your listeners
that they hear the same voice they heard when
the door was closed, but more distinctly and
nearer on account of the door being open
The lips always must be used when the ven
ltriloquist wishc. it tn appear that the sound
comes through an obstacle, but from some
one close at hand
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the first public service | ever did at the Cap
itol was to give warning about him. The
lobby in this city must be tanned down, and a
special shower,bath and cell put up in the
Capitol for the hangers-on who follow the bus
mess. Until that is done foolish rich men
like Jay Cooke will be ruined by boys like
Chandler, and weak congressman tempted in
10 dishonesty.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-10-11
RISE AND WALK. "

BY PROF, j. u. BUTLER.

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No''.i"S 1u' s.''..l I.u," NV given mem
power " l!ec anu van lhey were OUT OF
worn steam 'a'i'eu 'nclh where no man
STATUS an 'he "Hy I"ic III 'ao"I markets.
/ nosc uoi ~ "hcIc an aIIc Co9t9 uiIet years
to!I, steam mas car ieo "i'e' m may DC Ooughl
Lor the WAGES OF one uay. most Drought up
10 oe Gohtcht WIN ihcat t"iCe wees II mas
waited where thcy ear IL 'hree tunes Il DAY.
nose hurtureu where cottages arc pulled
uo"h beGause cnuhEero are possible paupers
So that laDorGrs must Walk an houT before
and alter work, steam has conveyed where
workmeh can live close 10y Their labor
The main tide OF American migration, alike
OF native Americans and foreigners, has
tIoWCd westward, on an agricultural belt, the
middle OF which, Is IN the latitude OF New
York clty-Swceplng over Pennsylvania
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-10-11

Old Money Grub has piles OF wealth,
Yet tolls like any digger
Greed seals his heart aud sapa his health
But larger grows the figure,
He says religion is lie
And men can do without it
VIII this pay when he comes to die:
Perhaps so, but doubt II.
And while old Grub boards up his gold,
Young Grub makes haste to spend II,
Resolved 10 sin till he Is old
Then change his life and mend il.
But when age bids him right the wrong,
Do YOU think he'll set about it:
Win long indulgence make him strong
Perhaps so, but ! doubt it.
And Mrs Grub, the miscrs wife,
who pirates of Mrs. Grundy,
And leads a very worldly life
On every day but Sunday.
VIII riches her the power give
TO conquer death or tlout it?
Can she, by wishing longer live,
Perhaps so, but doubt ii.
And young Miss Grub, SO full Of airs,
And 30 devoid Of candOr
So fond Of Striking household cares,
SO very prone TO Islander.
VIII Heaven her petition hear,
However loud she shout it:
win she rejoice when death draws near!
Perhaps so, but doubt it.
VIII strife and anger lead to peace:
VIII riches bring c0ntCntmcnt;
viii vice, by free indulgence, cease
VIII harsh words cure resentment;
When Heaven wills that We should bear
Misfortune, can we rout it;
And is it wisdom to despair?
Perhaps SO, but doubt il.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-10-11
TUE REASON WHY.

II was not that loved her oycrmuch
That made our parting bitter;
II was not for the softncss Of her touch,
Or her eyes glitter
It was not that her check was rosy fair
Or smooth as any peaches;
II was not that she had such lots Oh HAIR
As black as leeches;
II was not for the cunning hat she wore,
Al flowers aud lace and feather;
Il was not that though temperance TO the core
We smiled together;
Twas not that when We parted her small hanc
Waved an adieu--l did not discern 1t;
Twas that she borrowed my umbrella, and
Did not return it.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-10-11

I" ,,ra" rnIn,"r thnt tound him taking ear
If mo and Thai didn't dislike it a, much a
i ono mi,rht have cynccrrJ don't remcm
her hon. | told him all: supposc the turnlI
and knife, which still Law ON the seat, helped
me q little. but do know that he told IN,
mot to be frightened, for he would not throw
the scoundrcl our of the window, as he de
serycd"--and that lac looked so fierce and st
strong that | could quite imagine it was
habit of his to throw scoundrcs from win
| dows, and that he rather liked it, What hC
did was 10 take the creature by the collar
and force him down ON his knees in spite d
his pitcous protcstatioms that "hc never mean
to hurt the lady-it was only lark; he
would not have done II for a ten-pun note
not il he had known
Hold your tongue. Swallow this, sno
think yourself lucky to escape six months or
the treadmiIl For the lady's sake, | viii
not prosecute you, and III not break every
bone in your body Is | should liketo do, a,
1t might annoy her to see II done. But you' Il
eat this 10 the last morSel-mud and all. |
should say 1t Is not the only dirt you VIII
have to swallow IN your lite! Down with
it,
And when the last atom had disappeared
my deliyerer with parting shake, flung the
creature into corner, where he lay till the
train stopped, and turned to take care OF
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been annually taken from the waters Of the
Sound, bringing thousands of dollars to their
captorS. But not until recently, at the Cas-
tlcnook fishery establishment on the bay, has
1t been demonstrated that the heads and fins
of the dogtsh are rs rcmuncrativc As other
parts of the body. Excellent glue can be
made from these parts of the fish, and the
taStlcnoOk establishment now exports to
France kegs and barrels filled and nicely
packed with the heads, fins and tails of the
Puget Sound dog.tish, which abroad is con
Sidcrcd a great luxury
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-10-11

The Earlvillc Transcript says: George
Wallace, of this town, dreamed of sand
bank on his land. The next morning he
took spade and went TO the spot, and two
and half feet below the surface found 10
feet bank of sand. He is now selling itfor 30
cents load. Beat this, spiritualists, fyou
can. Such bank is better than Jay Cooke "
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The dog fsh-a species OF shark common
TO Puget Sound-the only Use of which has
heretofore been In manufacturing oil for the
lubrlcation of saw mills, is, according To the
Puget Sound EIprcss, available for the man.
uiacture of glue. Millions of dog fish have
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-11-20
Reunion.

Some seventy years ago, David Mercy and wife bought farm in Ellsworth, Litchfeld Co.,, Ct. Three sons and three daughters were born to them and grew up among those rocks and hills, with good constitutions we conclude, for the past week we attended reunion of those six brothers and sisters with their com paniops, in this place, at the house of their sister, Mrs. Clark Chapman. They all sat at the table together for the first time in more than forty years. The old est was seventy-two and the youngest was in her sixtieth year. We learned that they have seventeen children, thirty six grandchildren and eight great-grand- children. One brother, Mir. G. s. Mercy, and one sister, Mrs. Deacon Nathan Dun- bar, still live at Ellsworth, and both be- ing: on visit here gave an opportunity for this reunion. The others still live in this State. They had the finest weather Groton ever knew, and we gave them all the place affords for their entertainment. and hope for another reunion at some fu- ture time when they can make us another visit. U.
 Groton, N. T., Nov. b, 1873.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-11-20
Warren.

The good people of Warren in town meeting assembled on Saturday afternoon, ratified the action of their selectmen in laying out a new road on the north shore of lake Waramaug.
 Tine town meeting was orderly, the Ati- zens candid and conciliatory, the moder- ator prompt, clear-headed and decisive, and the result, worthy of liberal com munity. To one who has attended such meetings in New Preston, the gentleman ly bearing of the speakers towarda each other was the peculiar feature of the occasion. This was noticeable, that men did not blindly resist the inevitable; they would not pay for the road and 8 lawsuit too. They gave mole than a thirds majority. G.
 Another correspondent adds the fol- lowing regarding the new road and other matters.-ED ENQ.
 Many from out of town were present, using their influence in debate, also sub- scribing nearly $500 towards it's construc- tion. All the owners of. land through which it will pass have offered to give enough for, and fence the same, except one whose damages. are assessed at six hundred dollars. The town is saved an expensive lawsuit, of which it has had quite too many.
 Our first snow came on the 10th inst, has been coming occasionally since, and bids fair for good sleighing soon, as the ground is frozen hard
 The Tract society held its annual so- ciable at the house of it's president, A. T. Peck, on the evening of the 11th inst.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-11-20

E
 LAKEvILLE was delighted, last week, with lecture on "Old English Ballads" by Moses Colt Taylor. Mir. Jepson. the elocutionist, follows on the 1st of Dec.- MT. Low, keeper of a restaurant has in- vented ''griddle greaser" which makes the cooking of cakes delightful recrea- tion for the tired housekeeper instead of the exasperating infiction it now is.
 WEST CORNWALL needs more tenement houses, says the News.-Miller is paint ing his hotel-T. s. Gold had eleven sheep killed and wounded by dogs one night last week.-J. Sanford Johnson, we are sorry to hear, is quite low with con sumption. He has been ailing long time.-Wiliiam Wheeler has resumed work at the railroad station in this place. Pork is selling for seven dollars and a half per hundred; beef at eight and nine dollars.
 At BRIDGEwATER, last week, a man by the name of B. w. Fuller, with some dog en aliases, was arrested, charged with nu- merous depredations committed in and around Brookfeld
 NEW MILFORD boasts 9I tb. turnip ''common field" variety So are all the big turnips we notice.-The freight busi- ness of the Housatonic is on the increase. The Water Go. lies by till next spring. A movement is on foot for lighting the village streets.-The formation of socie- ty to protect the public against thieves is talked of.-The final game of base ball between the Pastimes and Pootatucks was won by the former by the distressing score of 46 to in six innings. It has been generally supposed that Pootatucks were all dead. and their style of base ball in- dicates that the popular notion is the cor rect one.-Some thieves slaughtered a fat OK, in the field at Worthwhile, one night, recently, taking two quarters and consid- erately leaving two.
 MT. Henry T. Curtiss, of NORFOLK, who was badly injured by being thrown from his wagon and run over on the 9th inst, 7, died on the following Friday morning.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-11-20
Marriages

At Torringford, Nov F. by the Rev. MT. Knight, Charles o. Rood and Mary F., youngest daughter of Richard W. Griswold, Esq, all of Torringford
 At Winsted, Nov. 12, by Rev. Father Leo, MT. James Madden of Canaan, and Miss Maggie Foley of Winsted
 At Salisbury, at the residence of the brides parents, by Rev. Mr. Johnson, Wednesday, Nov. 12, S. fl. Cram, of Bridge port, and Miss Ella F. Negus.
 At Millerton, N. r., Oct 26, by Rev MT. Ferguson, G. V. Capron, of Falls Village and Miss Mary J. Bump, of Mil lerton. 'is
 At Bridgeport, Oct. %, by Rev. Chas. Ray Palmer, Samuel s. Hunter, formerly of Goshen, and of Go. c 2d c. V. A., and Mary l.. Dickerman, of Bridgeport.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-11-20
AmuSements. A

We publish III another column an ex- cellent letter from New Preston which reached us too late for insertion, last week. We agree in the main with the writer's view of amusements. In the country we are not likely to have ent ter tainments enough to encourage dissi pa tion. It is the jolly side of the New Eng lander, not his serious side, that needs cultivation. Still we should not like to think that it is the work of a lifetime to build up a taste for rational recreation. We make distinction between the de- gree of culture that enables people to en- joy good entertainments given by others, and the much higher degree of culture necessary to contribute to good entertain ments themselves. It is in this last re- spect that MT. Gum has succeeded so ad- mirably.
 Of course country people are slow in learning to patronize good lectures, good concerts and good dramatic entertain ments as they deserve. Still we imagine they are not so slow in testifying their appreciation as X. supposes. Let it be understood that the entertainments are really good and they will not long want patronage. Wendell Phillips is not only cheaper at $15O than MT. Jones, of Jones' vile, at $50; but in one case the audience go away satisfied and determined to be present at the next lecture; while in the other, they go away dissatisfied, and de- termined to cut Smith, of Smithville, who follows in the course. It is because Mir. Gum has given good dramatic entertain ments; it is because the Washington Lee ture Association have provided good lec- lures, that they draw large audiences, from long distances. ..
 We hope X. will not forget to send in his views regarding Lecture No. 2, on Political Reforms. at his earliest conyen- ince. o
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-11-20
COUNTY ITEMS.

The TWISTED 1st Congl Choir has lost six members by matrimony during the past year. Yet it is more thronged than ever by young people whose love of mu sic makes them ready to run the terrible risk attendant on it's practiee.-A mer- chant recently sent out bills to the amount of $6,OOO; his returns foot $30.-T The Dis trict court is in session this week.
 The SALISBURY News fears that the ear ly winter is likely to interfere with the Sunday sport that makes the woods east of the village lively with the barking of squirrel dogs and the banging of shot guns.-It turns out to have been Prof. Richards of Pittsfeld and not Hitchcock of Amherst who was recently lost in the cave at Salisbury recent school meet ing got very hot recently, says the News, talking about reversing their stoves and seats The motion to reverse" f- nally carried. ,Reyerses are not uncom- mon in these days, but reversed" stove in action would seem risky institution to introduce into graded school. And will the reversed seats come quite easy to the younger scholars who are not quite toughened enough yet for that style of accommodation? tss- -.>
 Wo1corrviLIE celebrates Thanksgiv- ing night with hop at the Allen House.
 The town turns out very considerable loser by the dedication of Mir. Herman Clark. His bondsmen have to make up the amount due on the last years bond, but for former collections the town has no security. His creditors stole march, we hear, on the town officials, and at tached Clark's goods before they could levy their execution. His whole stock sold for about $500, only.-various par ties have been making things lively even in these dull times. Mrs. J. G. Lyman, of Torringford. was badly scalded recent ly, while taking kettle of boiling water from the fre.-F. Adt has exchanged his house and lot for the Taylor farm. 1l
 A RrvERTos correspondent of the Win 1 sted Press complains of the high rate of | board s4 50, a week-when he estimates l that 8, ,5eO, ought to be enough. He says, ,assWe are paying the same rate for board we did eight years ago, when all 1 articles of. consumption cost from one third to one hundred per cent more than now"
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-11-20

N r E
 nothing to do with it, but turn and go West. or if possible to worse place."
 We are glad Judea has good s'course' for the coming season and we hope with some young friends to attend. We wish other towns about had each snch course. We wish other towns had such schools as the Gunnery. We wish other teachers had done ss good work for the culture and refinement in manners and morals as MT. G.
 We are happy to note that Warren is waking up-shall we say from its Rip VanWinkle sleep?-to matter in which we of New Preston are concerned, that is, ''the Shore Line Road around the Lake. Capital in large amounts will ere long be invested here and it is important for War ren to have it's share, and she must see that 1t Is for her interest to open the way. Two investments have been made this sea- son, one in Washington and one in Kent, both of which Warren would probably have had, had their new road been open. They have thus lost all they can afford to, and should delay no longer Rev. Mir Drake. of New Haven, has been preaching in the village for some Sabbaths giving general satisfaction, the young people and children being espec- ially pleased with him. At first he seem- ed somewhat nervous, perhaps from nat ural temperament.
 If this communication were not al- ready of undue length we should say something of that second @ lecture over at Washington on Political Reforms. We heard it with pleasure, great pleasure, but should like to criticise it iusta little.
 X.