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The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1873-11-20
Commercial Arithmetic Depart.
menl.

However well versed in the science of accounts.
IL lack ing in ability To make rapidly and with
erring accuracy, during the hurry and press Of
business, all the various commercial calculations
Il st for large part of The accountant work he
u ~ course unit; for such position. The fstnre IL
almost invariably found to be the foundation
work of addition and multiplication, in not being
able grasp sight the results Of certain combiu-
ations figures. and know that The work Is correct
ait hout denomination
To accomplish this the rapid addition Of single
and double columns, and the multiplication Of any
quantity by two or three multiplying igure~ writ
ing the entire product al once without the Of
partial products. Is first thoroughly illustrated and
explained. The astonishing rapidity with which
this work Ii done By Prof. Montague, seems at nrst
beyond acquisition by the many. buf when carefully
and thoroughly drilled from the foundation, young
men with ordinary talent and thorough application
may acquire this To degree that is remarkable.
BY these most thorough drills that are continued
throughout the course. the student becomes hum
dred fold more rapid and accurate in all his campu
tations. In working interest, and the various
applications OF percentage. similar cnn;raetion- and
rapid methods of calculations, thai are invaluable
TO business man. are introduced, A. classes
are forinei every few weeks, each student may be
placed in class best adapted To him. and since the
work in the other departments Is conducted iIdi-
virtually, without classification. each give
- 'hy frfsTi atrbt = iint-ser iinEe y nece@>aFY
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1873-11-20

A friend writes ue from the heart Of
Iowa - follows, upon the business
situation:
Il SCENE quite odd 10 read in the
daily papsfs Of the discharge Of work
men and operatives in the factories. Of
the refusal Of hanks to accommodate
thisr customers. Of the suspension or
failure OF mercantile houses, and Of
the thousand and one consequences OF
the late panic and present depression
for the reason that re feel few or
none Of it effects here. Our mer-
chants bed been shortening sail for
months before. Their stocks Of goods
veSs nearly all sold out before the fall
pnrchasss, and most Of them were able
- make larger payment than usual
when they bought their fall and win
ter supplies. The dow Of grain vas
interrupted for few days. but it rec
again, though at reduced
prices. II Is true that our farmers will
not have nearly As much a. usual to
cell, but they are marketing their
wheat for What il viii bring and pay
ine their debts and their current pur-
chases. That there IL some diminu-
ton in the volume of trade il true
but scarcely more than has been OBJ
served in some year. OF ordinary hard /
times. Farmers hive been slow in /
getting their work done this fall.
Corn il not hushed Aud the fall plow- i
ing not half done, simply from 3 lack
help. However it may be in the cit.
lee, there Ii food enough and labor
enough for every idle person about the
cities in the farming regions of our
yrsat grain-producing Western States.
Many Of our villages are growing with
unusual rspidity. and in most Of them
700 may zee large numbers OF new
,ouses. 1t really seems to me that oil
bis prosperity in the rural regions,
Whence come the supplies that keep
.ity life and business in motion, af-
ords certain hope that the present
roubles are more than half borrowed
md imagined, aud that return to
be usual normal condition cannot be
ong delayed. With prosperity among
be farmers every where. there Is little
eason for Withholding confidence, as
90 many capitalists are now doing.
The country is not going to everlast-
ng smash just yet, nor is lifvless de-
,ressiou to settle down upon us--In-
er Ocean.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1873-11-20
Avoid Quacks and lmpos.ers.

NO VhATsy. Tot NHEITf AMI ibftTIsfT'H.
DR.. j. n Byott, Graduate Jefsrsoa Nedsc0t
Sotisgs, Philadelphia. author Of several valuable
work., can ~ consulted ON all diseases 81 the
Sexual Or rifIaTy organs, (which he has made
aa especial stndyJ ct:ner IL male Or ielnale, no
matter from what caIse originating or Of how
tcng standing 4 practice of 20 years enables
him 70 treat dfseaee with snecess Cures guar
anteed. Charges reasonable. Those at dis
lance can forward letter describing symptoms
and enclosing stamp TO prepay postage.
Send for the 6uide 10 Health Price 10 Cents.
j. 3. UYOTT, NJ d, Physician and Surgeon,
Io4 Duane -. New York.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1873-11-20

gloss oad freshness y youth. itn
hair is thickened, falling hair checked,
and badness often. though rot always,
cured BY its use Nothing can restore
the hair where the tollicles are de-
stroyed. or the glands atrophied aud
decavea; hut such as remain can be
saved by this application, and stima-
lated into activity, 80 thar a new
growth of hair is produced. Instead
of fouhng the hair with pasty Sedi-
raent, it viii keep it clean and vigorous.
Its occasional use viii prevent the hair
from turning gray or falling eii. ani
consequently prevent badness. The
restoration G! vitality it gives 10 tiir
scalp arrests and prevents the forma-
ton II aandruff, which is often - ai-
clearly ard offensive Free from those
deleterious substances which make
some preparations dangerous and INN
rious to the hair, the Eigor can only
benefit but not harm it, Ii WANTED
merely for HAIR DRESSING.
nothing else can be found % desirable.
Containing neither oil nor dye, it does
not soil white cambria. and vet lasts
long on the hair, giving it rich, glossy
lustre. and grateful perfume.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1873-11-20
Penmanslsip.

This departmeu t Is, We believe, the best place TO
learn to write q good cuisines hand in the United
states. We claim for il more than can express
In this short space. Our purpose is to make tins
department of 50 high order that there can be
write.
Both ofthe propretors of the College are practical
business PenmeB. and most socces-f.! teachers.
The finest premium for both Business and Orna-
mental Penmanship has been awarded to the
pyoprietors OF this college for the last three st
the iowa state Fair and al numerous other agrssu-
tural Societies.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1873-11-20
Thorough Drill.

In the theory and principles OF double entry book
keeping. wherein the student il required post 10
= SIX eienn ledger. take trial balances and make out
statements for ten different businesses embracing
every form of transaction which IN likely to occur
In actual business The use of the skeleton ledger
LA. proved II la he by esy The best and amo-t the
only neshoi II teaching bookkeeping successfully.
The absence OF unnecessary and tedious writing en-
aols~ the teacher to Keep the mind of the pupil
constantly upon the principles and results OF the
science until they have fully mastered them which
object having been accomplished.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1873-11-20

journalism is not dull at Ida, in this
State. speaking OF sermon there by
the Rev. barley, the Pioneer says !:
The speaker pitched into u unre-
generated scrubs, aud gave us hell
on every side"
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1873-11-20

The man who ran against Abby
Clifford for school superintendent in
Marshall county, Of this state. and
received eight vote. to her two thous-
and, concludes that this is an off year
in politics, and that there i. apathy
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1873-11-20

The principal Of young ladies' sem
mary, MP town, where especial atten.
ton ia devoted to department, was
Lorrified the other day to find the big
girls playing "leap-frog' in the back
yard
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1873-11-20

1t is truly touching to see the Dem
ocrats aud the so-called Anti Monopo.
lists rejoicing over the election of Gen.
Banks, salary-grabber, to the state
Senate in Massachusetts. II shows
how much ia earnest they are about
that
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1873-11-20

The following CHASTITY jocularity is
from the Cincinnati TH,es
Weighed IN The scales s<eing Sing.
Stokes turned the balance AT 1873. He
has not lost much in the Tombs not
so muah as Fisk, ia hi. tomb.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1873-11-20

Why" asked govsrness Of her
little charge, fdo We pray God to give
US our daily bread ? Why don't We
ask for four days, or five days, or
week ~ we want it fresh" replied
the ingenious child.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1873-11-20

1t should be horne In mind that q schoiarsh ippus
chased At this College IL good during the life OF the
holder In all ofthe Colleges constituting the Inter
national business College Association, and can lie
used for taking the for reviewing at any
these Colleges. This feature alone adt.s much To
the value of the scholarship. Even aferibe cours .
10 completed this scaolafastip fa,aing Hych value
a. u gives the hader. sc % silfaA Li,sIness con.
nect,on and an aeanain'ane~ ~ all Of these cities
which IL of,entime- Of create aIue To the holder
than the original cost ofthe scholarship.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1873-11-20

The !stes. narve. IA :ssegTsp6y l.
an invention. recently exhibited af
the French Academy OF Sciences, BY
the aid of which maps and plans may
be sent By telegraph. without neo~ssi-
tatine : special drawing for the pur-
pose. Over the map already made I.
laid . semi-circular plate OF glass. the
circumference Of which is graduated.
At the center Is an aIidade, also grsiu-
atad, which carries, on . slide, piece
OF mica marked with . blade point
The latter, by its own movement along
the alidsde. and also that Of the ALI
dade, itself, can be brought upon every
point in the glass semi-circle- Just
before the piece is fixed eye piece.
Looking through this, the black dot IL
carried SUCCESSFULLY over all the points
Of the plan to be reproduced and the
POLAR co-ordinates Of each noted. The
numbers thus obtained are transmitted
By telegraph. The receiving device Is
analogous TO that just described, but
simple point il substituted for the mica
dot, and by il the designated positions
On the glsss are successfully marked.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1873-11-20

Is taught in thorough and scientific manner
commencing first with most simple transactions
from which 10 make up and arrange sets of books,
and gradually increasing 10 the most difticoit that
can occur in any department oftrade.
The system of initiation Is peculiar TO this Institu
ion aud does away with the long days and hours Of
working in the dark thai most students experience
whesi initiated by the old system, and consists of
tho following steps:
1. study OF the general theory and object Of
~ excepting. together with description Of the three
n,in books OF double entry, 9. nayha"s, Journal,
all. Ledger.
- study and examination 81 Tie taeory Of led
en- of Debts and Credits the Resources, Liabili-
to- and Gains Of business Ascertained.
~. The science of double entry book Keeping ex-
piane6 its results demonstrated by ample black
board illustration. and principles fixed upon the
mind offhe student by examples. These
pies given until The teacher Is fully satisfied that
he theory has been eomprehended by the pupils.
and UNITS; upon given Trial Balances and inventories
they can make complete statement Of the stand
ing Of a business. Next comes
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1873-11-20

There 10 less talk among the conf
dent advocate Of a resumption Of spe-
Gle payment now that gold has ad.
vanced per cent. above its lowest
point. That per cent. has, temper
arily at least, chilled their lofty en-
thusiasm.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1873-11-20
Business. Sets.

are in form written in the Daybook, Journalized
posted 10 the Ledger Ledger clos I'd and statements
OF results made.
act upon their own responsibility, asking few
questions possible and showing each book in
every set 10 the teacher for examination and
rertloo.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1873-11-20

The best Washington prophets now
predict that Conkling will be appoint.
ed Chief Justice. He's good man for
il but not the best.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1873-11-20

IL the only Known Remedy for Brigh;-. Dis
ease and has cnred every case Of Diahetes IN
which il has been given. Irritation ~ the secs.
OF the Bladder aud Inflammation 81 the ken ys,
liberation or the Kidneys and Bladder h,t.n-
ton Of e rine Diseases Of the Prostate Gisid
Stone in the Bladder Gravel. Prick Du.t Deposit,
and Mncons or Milky Discharges. ard for En-
feoS1aa aid Delicate Constitutions II notB -eIes,
attended With the following symptoms Loss
of Power Loss Of Memory, Difficulty Of Breath
ing Weak Nerves, Wakefulne--, Pain ia the
Bask, Flushing u the Body. Eruption the
Face, Paliid ConDtcnaBce, Lazsitude Of the
System, etc.
Ised by persons in tic decliae or change 81
life, after confinement or labor pains beti-w
ing in children. etc.
In many affections peculiar TO ladies. the Ex-
tract Bnehu is uncquaed by any other remedy
Asin Chloro-is u Retention, lrcguarity, Pain
fitness or Suppression Of Customary ky2cuatons
liberated or >chirrus state IT the Itern-, Len
corrhaa or Whites, sterility, and for all com
plants incident 10 the sex. IL is prescribed
extensively By the most eminent Physicians aud
MidxiYes for enfcebled and deficH'e cOnstfu-
fiaus ri hath seys. and all ayes
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1873-11-20

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The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1873-11-20

A. Appsal Tor Help lbr the suffer.
- 0s$sasrs in Northwestern
D. Hoaun, Eov. ii, 1878.

d. HoaHnn, Eov. II, 1878.
Edi1sv ~ 0vs1w.-I have read,
NJ nosning. n ysar papsr. your ed
jlsefal md ~ extract from the Sioux
CITY Jo9sai. relating 10 the wants o:
- .shoossesodees" u the Northwest
- eountjss. II y stated that many
q thsm ore men Who served = sol
Aien II he lans war 1or defepce Of the
Union. ! presume that many Of them
~ Io9A soldiefsL / do not know
thsir nsmn. bst I shall IN . nv
49,, Bet whether from lows Of
AkUm ngiments Of other States which
1s1ght side By aide with Iowa troap.
q fought In the sams csusss ii matters
lIte3o: thels wants sAosh b promp-
~ supplied.
I bslieve the soidien Of Iowa in the
nore iavceed portions Of the State
would sisdly contribute most literally
fbo0 their abundance. What more
Astisg Thanksgiving gin than relief
aeot to needy comrades
Twill send any donation Of money,
cloth, blankets, clothing or anything
49, ire u charge TO the nearest rail-
soad point to which any donor wishes
70 send bis gin, and II any soldier
wislbes to ssnd to any particular COM |
nd, Il will b sent free to the nearest |
snilroad point. II any person wishes
70 contributs to the relief Of the needy
In southwestern Iowa, the donations
win b gladly resolved and promptly
forwarded to points or to individuals,
= dissctsd. free.
lam enabled to do this through the
esnssous liberality Of the q. 3. and
Ameslean Express Companies.
Nsoy consributio0s are sent 10, like
wheat, corn, or airy product Of the
FARMS, I shall sell 1t 70 the highest
bidder and send amount received In
cash, unless otherwise ordered by dom
or.
Do soG wait until November q 70
sood your Thanksgiving presents.
6aud q at once and there will be .
great Thanksgiving up ia the North
west Of the State Of Iowa just about
the 9TH. il
All donations will he acknowledged,
30 that each donor shall know that
his Rift has gone in it, way to rejoice
some heart or many hearts.
y. B. BAKER.
P.S.-All lows papers are request
ID to help this good cause along by
this appeal. and by urging
their respective communities to do
their duty in the matter promptly.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1873-11-20

American corn is now largely used
in the manufacture Of alcohol in Ger
many aud Italy, The export to ports
connecting with Germany during the
last five months having reached sD,-
900 bushels. and within q few weeks,
about 100, 600 bushels direct to Naples,
and 40, 900 bushels to Leghorn.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1873-11-20

The Natfon says that American
railroad securities represent about So
0oo, 0oo, 900 Of money actually invested,
some Of it belonging TO foreigners,
some to Americans.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1873-11-20

1t has leaked out that in the discus
sion ia the jury room on long win
ded case in the Circuit Court at Mus
catine last week, Q jury man argued in
this wise: why, looka-here, don't you
know that lawyer C----n read out Of
eight books while lawyer Cd read
out Of fourteen books. which shows
that he had the most law on his side"
Here's hint for attorneys to i'm
prove on when they are presenting a
case to certain class of Jurors.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1873-11-20

Commenting On the victory OF the
disguised Democracy in Wisconsin
the Madison Journal says: st is q
strange and pleasing sight to see six
teen-year- old scowls soften and fade
from the faces Of old Democrats az
they pas along the streets"
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1873-11-20

Among the victims of the fever at
Shreveport ~as Alfred Saville, one of
the best known and most accomplish
ed telegraph operators in the country,
and attached to the command of Gen.
eral John A. Morgan during the late
war. Few have forgotten how early
in the game, he took possession Of the
wires between Nashville and q body
of Federals operating in Southern
Kentucky, giving peremptory
orders not TO send any more troops,
but plenty of provisions and ammuni-
ton, and sn old friend, then in charge
in Nashville, detecting the peculiar
touch or lingering Of the bogus opera.
tor, flashed back to him this good.
humored answer: Get out, Saville,
OF I'll send the cavalry after YOU
Saville volunteered his services al
after every resident opera
tor bad been stricken down. and died
at his post.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1873-11-20
GENERAL INFORMATION
Time or Commencing.

There being no vacations. student. can commence
VI any time 70 suit their convenience Kew students
are enter ing almost every week day Of the year
person commencing will always find others just
entering who will he company for him.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1873-11-20
KEARNEY's EXTRACT BUCHU.

81 per bottle or fiz bottles for - % delivered
10 any addres., SECURE from observation Sold
hy druggists everywhere. Prepared by
REARNEY 4 CO, 104 Duane st,N. Y.
tn whom all i.t.e-s for information should i,e
add
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1873-11-20
No Real Causes for Business Des.
pondency.

The FTadneidl CSroasclk, excellent
authority In boaiDss matters, has %
sympafhy with the feeling q dsspoo-
Asocy which exists in scsne qEA,-
ten, growing cut Of the ssorpaxs *
manufeesoriea In vasiooz parts q Lie
country and it administers severe
asd well-deserved reb0aue sos the
commercial and monetary disgust
which dssigning persons and papers
arc attempting TO excite" 1t says:
"There ore undoubtedly weak spots
In every trade. and . time like the
present tends to bring them 70 surface.
but - . whole the mercantile COM
munity Is, be, ond doubt, sound and
in better condition than for years be-
fore 70 meet such strain ~ the pres
ent and ~ money has again become
easy TO Obtain by oil who have un-
doubted security to offer. and il sure
to grow more abundant. there are the
bsst OF reasons for viewing the situs-
tion with hope and confidence rather
than with dependency"
This also 10 the view taken by the
New York bulletin, another able and
influential authority on matters con-
nected with trade and finance. Dis
cushing the several features Of the sit
nation, that paper observes.
The manufactures retire, Is it were
before the panic In good order and
condition. When the blow struck
them they were a. q rule, doing a
profitable, business and from no quar-.
ter are there complaints Of over-prod-
uction. Stocks are generally very
light, and the credit and resources OF
employers are comparatively unim-
paired. They are oil, or nearly all,
In excellent condition to start up
again ut any moment. In this very as
sential and important respect there is
abundant ground for favorable hopes
Of the future.
The Ec0nOmtst holds similar langu-
age; declaring that .'the alarm mani
tested during the lest few days is ex-
cessive, and to considerable extent
groundless.
The truth unquestionsbly is that
there 10 great deal more trouble on
paper than in fact-the result, princip-
ally, OF the labors Of tina. obnoxious
class Of people and papers who for per.
sonal or partisan purposes are always
TO be found striving TO promote fur
Ties and panics. No one denies that
times are hard. But whatever tends
to lower confidence depresses trade.
Let Us have more working and less
Wailing.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1873-11-20

The Anti-Monopolists have q ma
jority Of one In the Wisconsin Senate,
aud eighteen majority ia the House.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1873-11-20

The American Express Company
has reduced the wages Of itA officers
snd employees ten per cent.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1873-11-20
Aienda n &c and Department.

The system of checking and eep.ng a record Of
ATTENDANCE and department adopted by this College
gives universal satisfaction. We have for the past
four years kept complete record OF attendance and
department and still continue 10 do so. We send
weekly reports to parents and guardians, and all
are pleased with and heartily concur he arrange
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1873-11-20
Mary and Her Lamb

Mary was the pfoprie:ress Of d.
minutive incipient sheep, whose outer
covering was as devoid of color az con-
gealed atmospheric vapor, and tn all
localities to which Mary perambulated,
her young Southdown was morally
sure to follow. 1t tagged her TO the
dispensary of learning one diurnal
section Of time, which was contrary to
oil precedent, and excited the caehin-
alton of the seminary attendants when
they perceived the presence Of young
mutton at the establishment for in
struction. Consequently the pfecep-
tor expelled him from the interior, but
he continued to remain in the imme-
diate vicinity, and continued in the
neig b borhood without fretfulness un-
til Mary once more became visible.
"What caused this specimen of the
genus owls to bestow SO much affection
on Mary" the impetuons progeny vo
ciferated.
because Mary reciprocated the WOO
producers esteem. you understand,
the tutor answered back.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1873-11-20

Our aew Diploma. engraved nnder the auspices
Of Association, Is one Of the most beatitill
specimens OF art In this oan,ry. 10 this our gTadn