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The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1873-07-10
The Muscatine Journal learns that

The Muscatine Journal learns that
Thursday last, about 2 o'clock P. NJ.
as the eastern bound passenger train
on the south western road was about
two miles the other side of Center
vile the engineer disco vered man
lying alongside the track, outside of
the rail, with his head between two
ties. The discovery was not made in
time to stop the engine before it
reached the PROSTATE form, and the
consequence was the pilot struck the
man in the back of the head. AS
soon as the train was stopped the
man was picked up and found to be
still alive, though evidently dying
Where the pilot struck him the skull
was fractured, and under one eye
was deep cut, which had been
bleeding copiously. The latter inju-
ry was not inflicted by the engine,
and what produced it is not known.
The man died short time after be-
ing taken from the track. How he
got there is complete mystery, and
one which may never be explained.
A riding whip lay near him, which
makes it more difficult to account for
his situation. as he was too far from
the road to have been thrown from a
horse. From the fact that his clothes
we're not stained in the least with
blood from the cut on his face, the
only reasonable theory seems to be
that he fell from a passing train.
lie was no doubt insensible when
the train that picked him up ap.
preached, as he made no effort to get
out of the way. A marriage license,
Just issued, was the only thing found
in his pockets. 1t was in favor OF
w. D. Chamberlin. There was no
other clue to his identity.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1873-07-10
BRAZILIAN ANTS.

In Brazil they have very disa-
greeable species of ants. They come
in countless numbers, frequently ia
king possession and Over-running a
dwelling, when in their track, driving
the inmates theretrom, ami destroy
ing everything eatable on the premi-
ses. When seen approaching, they
can only be stopped or the head of
the column turned by fire they will
succeed in passing every other bar.
rier. A traveller abiding to them,
says: "On ascending the Corcov-
ardo we discovered colony of them
crossing the roadway high up on the
mountains. They were coming from
above, crossing the road, and des-
cending on the other side. They
came in a column three or four inch
es wide, as thick as they conld be
packed and rushing along with great
rapidlty. How long they had been
passing before we saw them is of
course unknown, but for hours later
the stream was undated and seem.
ingly exhaustless. We found it i'm
possible TO break the line without it
being INN ediateiy reformed. They
seemed to know by instinct the d.
rection taken by those passed, and
never deviated in the slightest from
the proper route. The attempt was
also attended with some inconve-
nience If great care was not taken !;
for the stream never stopped, it kept
pouring down, and in very short
time you find yourself surrounded,
and in danger of being overrun, if
not captured, yourself. 1t is said
they will remove the flesh from the
carcass of an OK or horse in few
hours, leaving the bones perfec thy
polished"
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1873-07-10
PORTABLE WATER COOLER.

EDITOR WESTERN RURAL Il will
tell you how l made portable eva
ter COOLER" for fiel6 use, which after
two seasons trial is called good. l
placed ten quart, straight.sided tin
pail with cover, inside OF y large
sized tobacco pail, which also has a
cover, filing space between with
powdered charcoal to within half an
inch of the top of the tin pail which
has the bail removed, and ears bent
down at right angles. | covered the
charcoal with apaste made of field
plaster, which soon hardened, keep
ing the inside :pail and charcoal to
their places. / have pint dipper
with short handle to go inside the tin
pail when its cover is on. / nailed
a Select acress the cover OF the TO-
bacco pail to handle it by. When
filed with water and ice it will keep
cool all day in the field. 1t is lit
tie cumbersome, but answers good
purpose and costs but little.
Z. M. POTTER.
Kalamazoo, Mich.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1873-07-10
EXTRAORDINARY ATTEMPT AT
SUICIDE.

Though it is but a step from the
sublime to the ridiculous, it is sur
prising how few can take it, well di.
rected as their efforts would seem to
be. An unhappy Frencbman has
lately made a very creditable at
tempt. This gentleman, who is des.
cribed as having ga finely-sprung
poetic sentiment" being unfortunate
in some literary ventures, and in a
certain affair de cour, determined to
destroy himself. He had already
made during his short life four unsuc
cessful attempts. Resolving to sue
coed at last, he provided himself with
revolver, rope, stake, a bottle
of poison, and box of lucifer match
es, and proceeded to cliff that over
hung the sea. He there drove the
stake into the ground, fastened one
end of the rope to 1t, deliberately
adjusted the other around his neck,
took the revolver in his hand, set fire
to his clothes, swallowed the poison,
and, swinging himself gently off-he
was sensitive of pain-pulled the
trigger. The instrument exploded,
but the ball, only grszed his ear, cut
the rope, and the baffied suicide was
precipitated into the sea. The salt
water, together with the violent
shock, not unnaturally destroyed the
effect of the poison, and he was ig-
ANONYMOUSLY say ed from drowning by
a passing fishing smack. He con.
cluded that Providence had intended
him for something great, but he died
three days after trominflammation Of
the lungs contra ,ted from the expo
sure to cold and damp. That this
slime poetic character" should have
miscalculated the designs of Provi-
dence is not SO surprising, perhaps
as the fact that he could not mana ge
to live for effect when he had tried
so hard to die for it.-Lo'adon
Globe.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1873-07-10

The Cerro Gordo Republican
gives this sketch of Senator Dysart,
the Republican candidate for Lieut..
Governor
"Mr. Joseph Dysart, the new man
On the Republican State ticket, can
didate for Lieut.. Governor, is grad
uate of Dickinson college, Pennsyl-
vania, graduated at the head of his
class. He studied law, and was ad.
mitted to the bar, but did not contin-
ue in this profession long. He came
to this State about eighteen years
ago, settled in Vinton, where, after a
short time he connected himself
with Hon. Thomas Drummond in
the publication of the Eagle of
that place. He did not continue in
this business long, but after few
months .emoved to Tama county,
where he commenced improving a
1000 acre farm on this tract he has
resided ever since, and as q farmer
he has met with success. He has
been honored by his neighbors with
several terms in the State Legisla-
ture, and his career in that body has
been marked less as public debater,
than as calm, intelligent worker on
committees.
His votes were always cast on the
side of the people. He is a good
man in the right place."
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1873-07-10
Of the nameless opposition to tn

Of the nameless opposition to the
Republican party, the Keosauqua
Republican says: "The more that is
known of the new party movement,
the more apparent it is that its in
SEPARATIONS come from the Democracy.
Whether it is called a peoples"
party, a "farmers" party, "work.
iDg-man's" party,a or an "anti-
monopoly party, it will in the
main be composed of the same
material that have for the past twelve
years stood opposed to the party of
freedom and equal rights for all, and
be manipulated by the master spir-'
its who have marshaled the Democ-
racy under SO many names and on so
many disastrous fields"
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1873-07-10

A letter from the Red Cloud
Agency, dated June 90, says the
main object of the visit of the In
dian Commission was to induce the
Indians to relinquish possession OF
vast tracts of unceded lands held by
them in Nebraska and Wyoming,
but it was not deemed advisable to
present the subject, the Indians be-
ing unfavorable to q discussion of
the matter, and therefore the Com
mission contented themselves with
obtaining the removal of the Agency
from its present location on the North
Platte, thirty miles below Fort Lar
annie, northward to the White River.
The Indians demanded 100 stand
of aims Of the best pattern, with
plenty of ammunition. The Com
mission could only agree to ask the
Great Father to issue ten guns to
each of the eleven bands of Sioux
represented in the Council. Red
Cloud wanted a hundred white
squaws, sent out for his young men.
Many white men had married Indian
squaws, and afterward left them and
their children on the hands of the
tribe to be provided for, which did
not strike him to be the proper
thing.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1873-07-10
The Yellowstone Expedition.

A dispatch from Stanley's Yellow
stone expedition, dated in camp, 70
miles west of Bismark, Dakota, June
80, stated that the health of the
whole command was good. The In.
dams were offering no serious resist
ance to the location of the railroad
through their hunting grounds
Abundant coal of good quality was
found 81 miles west of the Missouri
river in the surveyed line of the road,
and the country thus far traversed
by the expeditionary force is an ex'
cellent one, well erased and wa.
tered.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1873-07-10

Mr.. Masina, of Cedar Rapids
whose wife was SO mysteriously
murdered a short time ago, has been
arrested on a charge of brutality
maltreating his son, lad of six
years. He whipped the boy severely
with whip of leather thongs, then
threw him over the fence into an alley,
climbed over the fence and gave
the senseless body kick which cent
it at least ten feet away. An i'm
macHlate police justice fined the
bereaved widower $50 and costs. II
some one would mysteriously muir
der that man the community would
not mourn his loss.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1873-07-10
KEEP YOUR IMPLEMENTS BRIGHT

When you have done with your
plows, and other implements having
bright surfaces, always clean them
thoroughly, wipe them dry, and be
fore putting them away rub them
lightly with lamp black and fatty oil,
or even lamp black and kerosene. 1t
will preserve the bright surfaces in
tact, if they are kept under cover as
they should be, and save much brick
dust and water or oil when they are
to be used again. Many good farm
ers have cloth moistened with oil
in the field to rub the bright surfaces
OF implements with, at night, to pre-
vent the rust that often attacks them
after days work, particularly on
soils that don't scour. 1t will be
found to be paying investment.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1873-07-10
FIVE STEPS.

A man had committed murder,
was tried, found guilty, and con-
demned to be hanged, few days
before his execution he drew upon
the walls OF his prison a gallows,
with five steps leading up to it.
On the first step he wrote, "Diso-
bedience to parents"
On the second step, Sabbath
breaking. !,
On the third step, Gambling and
drunkenness.
son the fourth step, "Murder."
The fifth step was the platform on
which the gallows stood.
This poor fellow doubtless wrote
the history Of many wasted and
lost life.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1873-07-10

A large number of accidents &C.
cured on the 4th, throughout the
country. A boat containing five
persons was carried over Niagara
Falls; picnic party near Milwau-
kee was capsized in Green Lake and
twenty persons drowned a balloonist
was killed at Brooklyn, Mich. His
balloon collapsed and he fell four or
five hundred feet.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1873-07-10
A CARD FROM THE HON. ROBERT
LOWRY.
FARM NEAR DAVENPORT,

FARM NEAR DAVENPORT,
July 4, 1873.
To the Editor Of the State Register.
In your paper of July l, 1878, in
an article replying to the Chicago
Tribune, which refers to a preamble
and resolutions that / offered in the
Senate on the 22d day of April, 1872,
in reference to the four noted rail.
road lobbyists, you say, "Senator
Lowry, who offered the resolution
was then, and is now, a practical
farmer, and is to-day, more than any
other man, talked of as the candi-
date Of the Anti-Monopoly State
Convention meeting in August for
Governor Now am at a loss to know
what l have done, what have said,
or what vote have cast in the SEN
ate or out of it, that would lead any
person to suppose for one moment
that l would accept the nomination
for any Office outside ofthe Republi-
can party. I was at the birth of the
Republican party as delegate from
Scott county to the first Republican
State Convention that assembled at
Iowa City on the 22d day of Feb.
1856, and / do not expect to attend
its funeral in my day and generation
if I can prevent it. 1 have voted
regularly for the candidates of the
party ever since, and I believe that
the mission of Republicans has not
been fulfilled. If we are true to our
country, true to the fundamental
principles of the party, that guaran-
tee equal and exact justice to all
colors, classes, occupations of men,
the party will live as long as the
nation lives.
Why then abandGsA the Republi-
can party, the life boat of the nation,
that has saved the nation, put down
the most gigantic rebellion the world
ever saw, knocked the chains of sla-
very from the limbs of four million
human beings and placed them on
the broad footing of equal rights and
even and exact justice to all. The
party has given the country the best,
most cow enient currency the Union
ever had-no more corruption shin
plasters, no more red-dog, no Michi-
gan wildcats, bat a currency that
will pass freely in all the States of
the Union, and perfectly safe. Why
then leave the Republican party, the
party of Lincoln, of Slant IN, and of
Grant, and form an Anti Monopoly
party? Are not all the candidates
nominated radical enough !? Are
not the resolutions strong enough to
suit the most radical Granger ? 1
then appeal to all Republicans to
stand fast by the old flag, by the old
party, and equal and exact justice
must be given to all. Imost hearth
ly endorse all the candidates nomin.
ated and the resolutions adopted,
and will supp OFT them most cordial
ly, and expect to see them elected
by 10000 majority.
Yours very truly,
ROBERT LOWRY.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1873-07-10
ARE CROWS USELESS?

1t would be well for every farmer
to endeavor to answer this question
to his own satisfaction. We all know
how provoking it is, in the spring
time, when the corn and other grains
are planted, and work drives hard,
to see an army of crows encamped
on our fields, rapidly destroying the
newly planted crop and we cannot
wonder much if the farmers temper
does rise and impel him to shoulder
musket or rifle, and deal death to
the marauders.
Farmers are apt to regard crows
as their natural enemies.
What about cut-worms and white
grubs ? Are not they pests of the
cornfields, and are not they the nat
ural food for the crow?
To be sure his appetite prompts
him also to taste your corn, and pull
up the young wheat, and tear open
the husks of the ears of corn. Should
he not take little toll as we'll as the
miller =?
Destroy every crow, and your
corn will not be taken in the kernel,
perhaps, but it will stand a chance
to be cut off when two or three inch
es high, and force you to plant it
over, when it will put your crop back
at least two weaks for that season.
Crows are undoubtedly useful
birds in destroying the myriads of
vermin which attack our crops ; and
so feel inclined to speak good
word for them, although few of your
readers may incline to do so when
they are suffering from their depre-
dations, and daily seeing them pull
ing up hill after hill of corn.
think one might find remedy
in planting thickly-putting ten
grains of corn or wheat where four
are needed, and allow Mr.. and Mrs.
Crow to dine on the other six, while
they also devour the cut worms, etc.
But if war must be waged against
them, begin it by setting steel trap
in tuft of grass, and bait it with a
blown egg shell, or a bit of fresh
meat.
MsIf you succeed in catching one
crow, its cries will teach all the 9th,
er crows that danger is near, and it
is thought to be safeguard for the
whole field.
Crows are, as we all know, exceed
ingly wary birds, and smell danger
from afar SO if one dead crow is
hung up in field it is the most eff
fectual scare. crow that can be fur
nished.
Poisoned corn will soon rid the
farmer of the nuisance of crows.
Yet think it very mean resort, and
feel that he who undertakes it, will
have his crops blasted by cut worms,
and other vermiD. and will pray for
a return of his black enemies
Country Gentleman.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1873-07-10

A ToUGH YARN.-We do our best
to believe all the queer stories we
find, for we could not conscientious
ly present them to our readers unless
we believe them to be true, but here
is one, that we caution the public,
seems to US little doubtful. We
will not say that it is lie, but it is
improbable. A horse in st. Paul,
Mimi, drank beer till he was in a
beastly state of intexication. His
owner, knowing that his previous
habits were exemplary, thought he
was dead, and skinned him. Next
morning a CHASTITY steed, with
out hide or hair, was found gra-
zing on the public common, and a
skillful veterinary surgeon is engaged
in planting his superficies with hair
from neighboring tannery.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1873-07-10

A severe tornado visited the vicin-
ity of Carthage, ILL.,, last Friday
evening, destroying much property,
and inflictiDg considerable loss Of
life. In one family named Saunder.
son, the mother had one leg mashed
to a jelly, one child had both legs
broken, another was killed outright,
and Mr.. s. struck on the head and
knocked senseless. Other lives were
lost, and many thousands of proper
ty DESTROYED.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1873-07-10

AN UNBALANCED SHREP. Will
liam Giaspel, of Dutch Neck, N. j.,
owns a sheep which seems to pos
sess greater propelling power in the
hind parts than before. In running
the hind part invariably outruns the
fore part of the animal, which makes
it necessary for it to turn around
every few feet, when running rapidly.
The sheep has never been injured in
any way. but from It's birth the tail
of the animal has manifested deter
mination to keep at least even with
the head on run.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1873-07-10

HALIFAX, July THE steamship
City of Washington, from Liverpool,
June "a, Queenstown, June %, for
New York, struck on Gull Rock bar,
Port Lebere, 70 miles west of Sam
bro, at P. NJ. on Saturday, in a
dense fog. All the passengers and
crew were landed safely. The ship
has about Is feet of water in her
hold, and is likely to become total
wreck. The purser is expected in
the city about II tonight, when full
particulars will be obtained. The
passengers baggage and spare stores
are saved.
Midnight-The purser has not yet
arrived. 1t is impossible to get fur
Their intelligence from the wreck to-
night, as it lies 20 miles from any::tel.
egraph office.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1873-07-10

r. B. Rhett, of the New Orleans
Picayune, killed ex-Judge VIM. FL.
Cooley of that city, in duel fought
with shot guns loaded with balls,
yesterday, Cooley fell at the second
fire. Rhett, the oh allenging party,
was not injured. The quarrel grew
out of q newspaper article.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1873-07-10

The Maquoketa Excelsior says =
GA worthy couple in our city were
married thirty years ago the Fourth
of July. They were patriotic then,
but the last war had none of their
SONS supporting the Star SpaDgIed.'"
Perhaps SONS were not the product
of their patriotism.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1873-07-10

Rube Johnston, the frebug recent
~ arrested at Burlington, attempted
30 commit suicide in the Jail at that
place, on Wednesday last, but his
design was frustrated, and Fort Mad
ison will probably receive him in
due time. Why didn't they let him
suicide?
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1873-07-10

A very good omelet is made by
preparing a mince-meat of boiled
ham, For cold veal, or chicken, well
seasoned, and after the egg is poured
upon the gridle, aimmediately scat
tering on a thin layer of the mince,
and then folding the omelet as usu-
al. Never put salt into an omelet.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1873-07-10

Canada Bill is at his old tricks at
Council Bluffs. This time he "beat"
a stranger out of his watch and
chain, at little game of monte
Canada Bill paid a fine of $106 for
doing this, and is looking for another
victim. He has about the same rev.
erence for the law as Modoc.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1873-07-10

On Saturday evening about ten
o'clock while q number of persons
were bathing in the river at Lansing,
one John Becker, aged S5, and a
orominant and much esteemed citi-
.sn of that place, was drowned. His
rem aims have not yet been found. He
,a.vea 4 wife and fsur children.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1873-07-10

The Burlington Hasok Eye learns
there was a heavy burglary at Mt.
Pleasant on Friday night. Sargent's
jewelry store was broken open and
goods amounting in value to $2 900
we're stolen. The reward offered for
the arrest of the thieves is two hun.
dred and fifty dollars.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1873-07-10

An aged man named Darnell, re-
siding near Troy, recently attempt
ed in temporarily insane mood, to
hang himself in a barn, but his wife
interfered and prevented the act.
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EFEREES SALE.

Alfred ROsborough, Partition in
District Court, Ma
Elvira Rosborough. ct al. haska County. Iowa.
Pursuant to an order of the District Court OF
Mahaska county. Iowa, made at the February
term thereof, 1873, the undersigned referees In
the above entitled cause will offer at public sale
at the door of the house in which the last district
court was held in OskaloOsa, on Saturday, August
10th, 1873, at one O'Clock, p m, the following
described real estate situated in Mahaska county,
Iowa, to wit:
The southwest quarter of the northwest or of
section twenty COO twp 76, IL W, 40 acres Al
so the following described tract:
Beginning at the NV corner, sw or OF sc ar OF
section thriy-one (3l) tip rs, n low; running
thence east 40 chains to ne corner Sc Or ne
or of said section 81. thence south 80 chains and
IS links to center of Pela road ; thence n 81 w
with road chains and II links /; thence south IL
chains and Il links: thence west IL chains to sw
corner OF ne or Sc Or of said section 81 thence
north II chains and 81 links to center OF Pella
road; thence n ste W, "a chains and 10 links,
thence north chains and 20 links to the place OF
beginning, containing 95 acres. Total area 135
acres.
TERMS OF SALE.-One third OF the purchas
money IN hand, one third in six months and one
third In twelve months from day of sale, the de-
ferred payments to bear interest the raSe OF 10
per cent per annum from date and to be secure
by mortgage on the premises sold.
SAMUEL THOMPSON,
NJ X PRIME. SReierees.
). Q. MCCONNELL,
A. ,Iuly IN 1879