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The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1874-06-04

gar Creek and Rochester. The Fifth
District shall comprise the townships
of Center. Fairfield and Red oak.
The report of S. Yates Of Treasur-
er's, Auditors, and Clerks accounts
approved. Auditors report of
School Fund account and loans made
approved.
The following semiannual report
of warrants issused-approved.
To the Hon. Board or Supervisors,
Cedar Co, iopu.
l herewith submit my report of
County warrant issued from the lst
day of Jan. To the lat day Of June,
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1874-06-04
Picture frames at Alden's.

IT is earnestly desired that all in
terested in the Sunday School cause
parents, teachers and scholars
should be in attendance at the meet
ing at the Lutheran church tomorrow
friday evening. Let each one
consider himself committee to get
as many as possible of those who are
not interested TO attend with him.
We are assured that no one will re-
greet having attended this meeting.
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WooD WANTEp.-The undersign-
ed will receive bids until the LIST
Monday in July next, for sixty (6O
cords of dry second growth wood, to
be delivered at the school buildings
in Upton, on or before September
Is, 1874. K. II. KIRK, Sec'y.
June 3, 1874. 2w23.
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Respectfully submitted,
MoREAU CARROLL, Go. Auditor.
In accordance with Section 1921,
Code Of 1873, the following order is
hereby made, stating and declaring
the length Of the main track and the
assessed value al the several railways
living in each town, township or less
er district in Cedar county as fixed
bv the Executive Council, which
shall constitute the taxable value of
said property for taxable purposes
for the year 1874:
Name of district. Miles. Value Total
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you hsve tried fifty remedies" and
received no benefit. il there therefore
mo balm in Gilead." Verify there is.
Your liver may be conges,ed. your
stomach half paralyzed, Your nerves
9uiveriug, you mu-cles knotted with
torture. your bowels CONSTRUCTED, your
lungs diseased. your blood full of i'm.
purilies-yet in one week after com
meneing u course of DIR. Walkers Vim.
egar Btters you will feel like new
creature. .O-iw
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1874-06-04
OBSTACLES TO MARRIAGE

Happy relief for young men from
the effects Of errors and abuses in ear
Nv life. Manhood restored. Impedi-
ments To marriage removed. New
method of treatment. New aud re-
mark able remedies. Books and circu.
lars sent free, in sealed envelopes
Address. Howard Association, No. ,,
South Ninth ST, Philadelphia, Pa
an Institution having a high reputs
ton for honorable conduct and pro-
fessional skill. 46yl
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Sets at Alden's.

As THE pastor of the Congrega.
tional church will be in attendance
at the Congregational Association, at
Waterloo, next Sunday, there will be
no services in that church on that
day.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1874-06-04

DEATH BY DRowSING.-A young
man, about Is years of age, from
Mechanicsville, named Franklin
Hyde, while seineing in a bayou
above Covers Ferry last Sunday
afternoon, was accidently drowned.
His companions tried every possible
effert to rescue him from watery
grave, but all their exertions proved
unavailing. Coroner Wilhelm was
summoned to the scene, and an in
quest held by him over the body with
the result as shown by the following
verdict:
STATE OF Iowa. 3:
Cedar Co,
An inauisition holden at the house
Of NJ. |. Miller, at Covers Ferry, on
the 3lst day of May, 1874, before b.
Wilhelm, Coroner Of said county,
uyon the body of Franklin Hyde,
there lying dead, by the jurors whose
names are hereto subscribed, that
the said Franklin Hyde came to his
death by accidental drowning.
In testimony whereof the said ju-
rors have hereunto set their hands.
the day and year aforesaid.
J. NJ. LONG,
WIN. FRANKHoUsER,
n. +. MILLER.
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at Alden's.

Go thou and battle at Purzas.
What should every man, woman and
child in and around Upton find time
to do? To try those delicious baths
at Purza's.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1874-06-04

(nstoria il more than substitute for Castor Oil.
II is the only article in existence which is
tain to assmilae the food regulate, the bowels
wind collie. and produce natural sleep. il contains
neither minerals, morphine alcohol and is pleas
ant TO take. children need not and mothers
may ros,t. lyil
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Thirty Years Experience Of an
old Nurse.

Mr.. WinsIOSv's Soothing syrup II the Pre-.
&c ipt ion ii one Of the best Female Physicians
and Nurses IN the United States and has been used
for thirty Years with never failing safety and sue
by millions of mothers and children, from the
feeble infant OF week old to the adult. II cor
reefs acldtv of the stomach, relieves Wind collie.
regulates the bowels, and gives rest, health and
comfort - mother and child. We believe u 70 be
the Best and snrpst Remedy In the World in all
cases of UYSENTERS and DiARRIItEA IN
CHILDREN, whether II arises from Ieethins or
from any other canse. Full directions for using will
accompany each bottle. None u 'nnine unless the
fac -sinie Of CURTIS Il PERKINS is on the out
side wrapper. sold Dy all Medicine Dealers. Iy2s
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Children often Look Pale aud
Sick

from no other cause than having worm. In the
stomach
BROWNS NERMIFUGE COMFfTs
will destroy Worms without injury to the child he
lug perfectly WHITE, and free from all coloring
other injurious ingredients usually used in worm
preparations
CURTIS & BROWN. Proprietors.
No. al5 Fulton street, New York.
Sold by Druggists and Chemists, aud Dealers in
Medicines al TWENTY FIVE CENTS BOX. Ives
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II is an absolute and speedy remedy for
Headache. and the other troubles mention
ed. You only need try IL.
Mr. SCIII is canNassing, and III sell ell
ther by bottle or gross.
lie has recommended ions from plenty of
men right here who have tried 1t. }m2o
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Upton UNION SCHOOLS.

Report of the Upton Schools for
Year commencing September
LIST. 1878, and ending May goth.
1874.
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Ts Aavevtisers...An transient and Special Lo-
cal Notices. and transient Advertisements. must be
paid for In advance to secure insertion.
Editorial Notices or Advertisements In the Local
columns will be charged % cents per line.
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MSIVtn


rhenm. ear ache, &C., upon the human frame, and
OF strains. SPAWN gals, &c, upon animals in one
year than have all other pretended remedies since
the world began. II counterrrtant, an all
healing pain reliever. Cripples throw away their
crutches, the lame walk, poisonous bites are render
ed harmless, and the wounded are healed without a
ii is no humbng. The recipe is published
around each bottle. 1t is selling article ever
before sold and II sells because 1t does just what IL
pretenis To do. Those who suffer from rheu-
matism, pain or swelling deserve to suffer II they
will not centaur Ltniment. More than 1000
tfcates Of remarkable cures, including frozen
limbs, chronic rheumatism, govt. running tumors.
.Sc.. have been received. We will send circular
containing certificates the recipe, etc, gratis, any
one requesting H. One bottle ofthe yellow wrapper
Centanr Iiniment is worth sigo for spawned
MED horses and mules or for screw worm In sheep
stock owners this IMMINENT isWorth your attention
No family should he without centaur Iinment
sold by all Druggists 20 cents per bottle; large hot
ties sl.eo. J. Il. RoSE6 co, So broadway, NY
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Why Will you
suffer.

To all persons suffer
ing from Rheumatism,
Neuralgia, Cramps In
the limbs or stomach,
Bilious Collie. Pam IN
the back, bowels OF
side, we would say.
the HOUSEHOLD PAN
AcEA and FAMILY LIN
INTENT is of others
the remedy you want
for internal and exter-
nal use. II has cured
the above complaints
In thousands of cases.
There IL no mistake
about IL, Try IL. sold
by all Druggists.
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l'cnonlur Eminent.

There is no pain which the Cen
tanr Iiniment will not relieve, no
swelling II will not suhdue, and no
lameness which II will not cure.
This is strong language. but ii is
true. II has produced more cures
Of rheumatism, neuralgia. lock.
jaw, palsy, spralns, swellings,
L.. 4.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-12-26

PENDENT of its party and yet discusses poll
tics, 10 as on tie high road to the camp Of its
pOltticai 0pp0aents. whether its conductor 50
intended at the outset or not
While the Tribune thus steps out Of the
ranks of Independent journalism into line
with the COLLABORATING party serving journ-
ais, accepting in return monthly thousand
dollar government advertisement, it has a
singular way of manifesting its party fealty.
While as an independent journal the Tribune
steadily quarreled with the republican party
for its servility to the tariff and railroad mo-
nopoists and cowardce in catering to the
rag money and initiation deusion, the Tribune
now, as partisan Journal moves along in
the same old rut, the only difference be.
tween the Tribune independent and the Tri.
buRe party hack being that, as the former it
censured Grant and other republican leaders
when they were directly responsible tor the
iniqu,ics; while now, when censuring the
same crime and follies, il beslobbers their
guilty authors with fulsome praise. Doubt
less uictly partisan press can be dignified,
manly and honest, but not in Joe Medill's way.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-12-26
FROM WASHINGTON.

Both houses of congress adjourned on
Wednesday for two week, or until the 9TH Of
January.
The senate on Tuesday passed the caucus
currency bill, almost without debate, every
"true blue" republican voting Tor it, and even
Carl Shurz gave a hesltating, reluctant yea,
IN the hope of conciliating the radical major.
i,y towards himself. An attempt was made
on Wednesday in the house to force the
bill through that body, but the democrats,
with the help of a few honest hard money re
publcans like Phelps and Dawes, got the
measure put over to January.
The Pacific Mail Investigation stink has
made little real progress within the week.
Irwin has so far recovered his health as TO be
able to let out the fact that he was entrusted
by the company with $4,000 to be used in
Washington in getting congress grant to the
steamship company an annual subsidy of
$500, 900 for ten years, and he said he used the
money faithfully, but whom be paid it to he
tempt don't appear to scare him out of his
The general appropriation bill passed the
reticcnce. He holds religiously 10 the duty
of maintaining honor among thieves
house on Monday, SO that one big job is ont
of the way.
The promoters of the Tom Scott and North.
ern Pacific railroad projects received a signifi-
cant hint in the passage of resolution by
the House on Friday. that in the present con
di,ion OF the national finances congress will
vote no subsidies for any purpose
King Kalakaua had formal reception by
congress on Saturday and on Tuesday even
ing was Toasted at the White House, On
Wednesday he left Washington fer New
York
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-12-26

The death of VIM. b. Gushing, of the L, 5.
Navy, is announced. 1t occurred at the gov.
eminent Insane Hospital opposite Washing.
ton, on the 18th inst Few names in our navy
shone brighter during the rebellion than that
Of young Cushing, who, at the age of 81 was
placed in command ola vessel, and at 90 took
charge Of some Of the most responsible naval
expeditions during the war and executed
them with an address and ability that shamed
many Of the older commanders. A few days
before bis death he became insane, the fear.
full maiady having been brought on, it is
said, by an older brother, who was a pay
master N The navy, having proved dcfaul
t.r
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-12-26
BASE INGRATITUDE.

The most conspicuous case OF lngratitudo
of modern times is that Of the republican
leaders at Washington in giving the cold
shoulder to the southern carpet baggars.
For the terrible retributon visited upon the
party by the fall elections it was necessary
to get down low in the valley of humiliation
and make scapegoat OF somebody to carry
the sins of the party away off into the wilder.
ness. And for the purpose Of an "Azazel,"
who could be better spared than Clayton Of
Arkansas, Pcase of Mississippi, Patterson of
North Carolina, or Ames, or Kellogg, or any
or all of that whole thievish thrOng9 So al,
the republican congressional caucus last
week, when the carpet baggars presented
themselves tor admission, the door was shut
in their faces. $50 away, you reeking herd"
they were told We can afford TO carry you no
longer The shameful condition of lawlcss-
ness and anarchy at the South, the piundcr
ing of her treasures, the open robbery of her
people and ruin and desolatlon of the land,
are your work, yet the party is held response
BILE for it, and brought to humiliation and
disgrace. Go away. We can uphold you
no longer
And this in the face of all the hard and eftec-
tive though indesputably dirty work the car
pet baggers had done for the party Who "com-
PEELED republican victories" in North Caro-,
lima, Georgia and Tennessee at time when
the salvation of the party hung on such vic.
tories, but the convenient, unsCroupulous,
constituencies carpet baggars, with the help
of federal bayonets? Who when aparticular,
ly nasty job of hard-swearing was to be done
to save the party from scandal and enable a
house committee to make whitewashing re.
port was so handy and serviceablc as car
pet Dagger? Why even Dawes and Blaine, and
the President himself, might have become be
daubed with the credit Mobiler slime but for
the facile perjury OF some convenient carpet
Dagger. And now they are TO be turned into
the wilderness. In the language of the i'm
mortal Jim Lane, "Great-Ccsarm
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GRO. =. PEDDICORD

| Ntssrs Edttors-As time and tide wait for
no man, another year has swiftly gone by,
and beg the privilege Of again troubling
you. readers with my yearly budget of Items
from our pioneer town.
| The spring was cold and wet until the lst
OF June, and then the dry weather came and
continued up to the end Of summer, and H.
deed the spell" Is not over yet The result
is-water scarce and farmers obliged to draw
it from the river; crops rather poor-hay
halt crop, corn % bushels TO the acre, oats
80 bushels, and wheat 10
The farmers have generally been successful
however, in selling their corn at good price
at least one would think so on taking stroll
through the town and seeing the many i'm
provements that have been made this year
new houses and barns built, and the activity
that prevails IN buying and selling farms.
The Dayton and Rutland Bridge suit was
tried IN the Circuit Court last term and the
verdict was in our favor
The Rutland Grange held their annual elec
ton Of officers on the 10Th inst, and will hav,
a public installation of the new officers a
Spencer's school house on Saturday, January
9th, at o'clock p. NJ.
| j. G. Burners horse Battle" is partial 4
the blue, having been awarded SIX blue rib
bons or first premiums during the past year
We have some other spirited horses among
US, Judging from the number Of runaways-
probably owing to the use of too much min
eral water.
The women voted at the school election il
Town "a, Range 4. Hadn't they better pos
themselves in regard to the law on that sab
ject?
T. E. MacKinlay and family are stopping
at the Clifton, in Ottawa. Elias Trumbo an(
family are spending the winter in Chicago
They say the young ladies have from ont
to two beaux each, and some older ones Sc
more attention than courtesy demands.
The Shaver family had their annual Christ
mas gathering at the residence of j. r. Sha
yer, Esq They were all there-twenty more
than last year by actual count. Presents wer'
exchanged Of every description too numer
Gus to mention, and general good time EN-
joyed by all.
The Methodist Church has been converted
into farmers home.
The Rutland and Manlius Farmers A
Insurance Company have about 100000
worth of property insured.
Health has been generally good in the town
Few deaths, and births numerous
SANTA CLAUS.
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FEEBLE-N MINDED iSsTITUTE.--l ntil fifteen
or twenty years ago il was not regarded as
practicable 10 so foster and train the minds of
the feeble-mindcd and idotic as to make them
sensible, useful, supporting citizens.
Efforts in that direction in Massachusetts,,
however, yielded such surprising results, that
since they were made, most OF the states have
at least made beginnings toward establishing
institutions for the education of the feeble
minded and idiolic.
The Illinois Feeble. Minded Institute, AT
Jacksonville, was organized about ten years
and usefulness The attendance was an
average Of l07 for the past two years, and the
cost of each was $3.50 per annJm, including
insurance on building. The receipts of the
institution for the last two years were $2G,0S2.-
10; the expenditures were S25 ,9S1 80; balance,
$l000J9 10 which is TO be added balance
Of $685. TO the credit of The insurance fund.
There arc 1903 inmates now The State Board
Of Public Charities find that there are of this
class in the Stale 5000. The building now
occupied is a very poor one, and ill-adaptcd
for its use. The Trustees ask an appropri.
alton of So, 900 to buy farm of 200 acres, and
$4,000 TO build a plain, substantial building
They have plans already drawn for the build
ing, 10 accommodate $50 inmates, showing
that il can be built for the amount asked
They ask $4,000 per annum for current ex
penses, and $500 for insurance. DIR. Weber
the superintendent, is especially commented
and the Trustees thank Gov. Beveridge FOL
his sympathy and cooperation in their efforts
70 provide for this unfortunate class.
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Patents.
/ = 4

The following Patents were issued from The
United States Patent Office TO citizens of Illinois
for the week ending Nov. Il, 1874. Reported
for the FREE TRADER by Alexander II Mason
Solicitors of Patents, COS Seventh street, Wash.
inston, d. c.:
Toys-G. W. Hank, Chicago.
Sulky pows-E. Dcrwent, jr, Rockford.
Cul.ivators--J. l.. Graham, Carthage
Watch balances-E. Chaplin, Freeport.
barrels-E Chaplin,
Middliugs puriiiers-A. Fulton, Olney.
Boilers. Il. Lamb, Jacksonville
Life raits-C. Parker, WenOna.
Rails for sliding doors ID. Speer, Chicago
Base heating stoves-N. Nermily, Sandwich,
REISSUE.
Elevated railways. VI, llamalis, Chicago.
For the week ending Dec. lst, 1874.
Cradles-D. VI. Cobb, Galesburg.
Whifletree--D. VI. Cobb,
Middlings purifers-H. A. Barnard, Moline.
Rotary harrows and rollcrs-L. Belly, ST. Anne.
Feathering paddle wheels. Burson, Yates
City.
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HOME MADERs.



This is the day we celebrate, and we hope that,
like the transit Of Venus, it may pass of quietly
1t is q day that We are proud Of tbrih 20 to our
memory dog handled, pewter'bladed pocket
knives, turkey, cranberry sauce, candies, nuts.
rais'r-, more turkey and - cho!ic. Long days
were they that slowly dragged themselves past
during the week before Christmas, aud long
nights were they after we had passed through
the war upon turkey and had 70 wrestle with a
pain in our diaphragm, hot needles puncturins
our gizzard, and four inch post augurs sinking
artesan wells in our liver! Still Christmas 10 a
day 10 be venerated. II is old. Though by lcom.
mon repute it is supposed to be 1874 years since
the day was discovered we have proof OF q
higher antiquity for it. We found II necessary to
interview Susan B. Anthony on the subject. She
and Confucius, the original heather Chinese, it
is rumored, were twins in everything but seX
In this they differed. Susan B. Anthony, ESQ.,,
Esq. is feminine for Eskew Susan, we say, and
old Con-, according to Chinese mythology, were
born about $500 years before the food. Christ.
mas was in vogue when Susan was child. Con
sequently its origin, like the common law, dates
from that time to which "the memory of
man runneth not to the contrary
But, seriously, it is a day OF giaduess and en-
ljoyment, when families reunite, eat their turkey
recall old memories and become happy and young
again. We feel on this day like taking the
world to our bosom, and no. to beSrudge our
bitterest enemy, if We have one, lis Christmas
turkey in peace. We hope in our goodly city OF
Ottawa, there is no family SO poor but can have
an extra dinner for Christmas
A walk about town on Christmas eve revealed
ample preparations for Christmas The fancy
dress goods stores were scrumptious in pretty and
rich notions; the toy shops were rcspleIdent in
the thousand and one devices that catch the juven
lie eye and the jewelry stores were gay IN valua-
bic presents. The meat markets were filed with
lhe choicest meats that The country could pro-
duce. II the ten butcher shops Of Ottawa were
not prepared to supply the city with fancy
meats, then our people are fastid.ous indeed.
Though our FREE TRADER comes 1ut day
after the day we celebrate, Fc desire u be under
stood as writing the above day in ADVANCE and
though il may not reach them in time to do them
all the good We wish them, yet we desire in all
earnestness and hear.ncss to wish aIour readers
q Merry Christmas
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HOW TO PAY OFF THE DEBT IN TWENTY
YEARS

Said Senator Eaton, the newly elected Sen
ator from Connecticut, at the late Manhattan
Club meeting:
If we are wise, we have before us thirty
years Of power. | am well aware ofthc great
responsibility that will fall upon the Dem
ocratiC party, but desire TO say one thing
here, and | have examined the question and
have no doubt about il, and | wish TO be re.
sponsible personally for my opinion, that
under Democratic rule in this country, in
twenty years every dollar of the debt can be
paiu, and taxes reduced each year IAp.
plause 1t can be demonstrated. There
has been expended in the last ten years in
this country, SS0,000,000 over and above the
excess of interest on the national debt, more
than ever was expended before Once place
the government into the hands of men who
Will examine this matter thoroughly, who
Will cut down all expenses either in the army
or navy, and Top off the eighteen thousand
"blood.Suckers" who have fastened them.
selves upon the body polite, and in twenty
years every debt of the government can be
paid.
propose that this government shall nav
its debts in the legal currency of the govern.
ment and the same FOR the people IAN.
plause Let every step we take hereafter be
n step in advance toward specie payments.
No man Of sense Will say we must come 10 il
today, tomorrow or the next day, but we
mean 10 have all legislation point that way.
The very moment you cut down the EXPENSES
of the government TO 100000 900, that very
moment you take the great step TO ward the
and