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The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1874-12-17
WHY EARS SHOULD NOT BE BOXED

In Physiology for Practical Use," I'd
Appleton & Co.. we find the following:
"There are several things very common
ly done which are extremely injurious to
the ear, and ought to be carefully avoided.
y = And first children's ears should
never be boxed. We have seen that the
passage of the ear is closed by thin
membrane, especially that adopted to be
Influenced by every impulse Of the air,
and with nothing but the air to support
it internally. What then, can be more
likely to injure this membrane than sud-
den and forciable compression of the air
in front Of it? IF any one designed to
break or overstrech the membrane he
could scarcely devise more efficient means
than to bring the hand suddenly and for
cibly down upon the passage of the ear,
thus driving the air violently before it,
with no possibility for its escape but by
the membrane giving way. Many chill
dren have been made deaf by boxing on
the ears in this way"
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1874-12-17
THE BETTER LANGUAGE.

Many and many year ago,
When we old folks were young,
In giving language TO our thoughts,
We used our mother tongue.
But now the age has grown so fast,
The old words are forgot,
And nothing will suffice us now
But slang that is ''red-hot."
In those old times we never said,
OF Joe, or Tom, or Bill.
In speaking of their penmanship,
He sings a nasty quill"
In speaking Of a man of sense,
His judgments good" they said;
But now they say, 1.-The cid sardine
Has got level head"
Once angry words would lead to blows,
But now, when a "galoot,"
"Gives too much chin," or puts on frills,"
We punch him in the snoot."
In sorrow then they spoke of death,
With pale and trembling lip,
But now, Hes handed In his checks"
Or 1.-THE duffer slipped his grip
Then. they grasped a friendly hand
And said "How do you do?"
but now, wv nat nave you got tndtS fresh,
Or, well, old chap, what's new?'
Then, "He plays billiards WELL" we said
OF one excelled by few;
But now. "Well, he is not slouch;'
HE shoves a healthy cue."
Once on a time, man danced we'll
Alas, It's so no more;
Hes just the boy can shake himself
When you boost him on the floor"
A man once used to go to lunch
When eating time drew near,
But now he'll "wrastle with his hash"
Or, Tackle his daily beer"
Old friends at meeting used to pledge
Each other in a cup;
But now ii is, Here's to yer Bill!'
And. George, just hang that up
Oh. give me back those good old days,
When both the old and young
Used none but the old fashioned words,
And slang was never slung.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1874-12-17
EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT.
EDITED BY Z. G.. TABER.
AQUERY.

OsKALoosA, Iowa, Dec 5th 1874.
Mr.. TABER, KIND SIR-Will you or
some teacher answer through the teachers
column of the OsKALoosA HERALD, the
following question: Why does the word
Heaven begin with capital letter in the
sentence, Hail holy light, offspring Of
Heavens first-born, or of the Eternal co.
eternal beam" as found on page three
hundred and twenty-five, in Green's gram
mer, and why does the same word in the
same sentence, written by the same author,
begin with small letter, as found on page
one hundred and sixty-one, of same gram
mer. The question is, Why should one
begin with capital letter, and the other =
small letter, and oblige your humble ser
want, FL. NJ.
Who will answer.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1874-12-17
THE CIVIL RIGHTS BILL.
From Register.

The Keoluk Constitution thinks THE
REGISTER is riding the Civil Rights Bill
as hobby. If it will make the Constttu-
tion any happier we are glad to say that
we are. And for fear it may not know
our real opinion on the question, we will
do, like the Philadelphia Bulletin did, the
other day, make our position clear enous b
tor tender-skinned Republicans and
tough-skinned Democrats both to under
stand it. There is some prospect that
there will be some faltering by some of
the Republicans in Congress in dealing
with this question. Already we hear of
expedients and compromises. Among
other make-shifts, it is proposed to ar
range a compromise by which the clause
which authorizes mixed schools shall be
stricken out. IF this is DONE we say with
the Bulletin, of Philadelphia, the entire
bill had better be kicked overheard. If a
black man has right to ride on a rail
road car or stop at hotel, for the main
tenance of neither of which he is taxed,
he certainly has right to send his child
rem to schools which are supported in
part by the money which is taken from
his pocket by the State. To deny him
this right, and to accord him the others
for which the bill provides, would be not
only ridiculous but in the grossest sense
cowardly and unjust. The present Con-
gress has the power to place the Repub-
lican party upon record as having an earn
est desire to do justice in this matter. 1t
can complete the work that was begun by
the party with emancipation, by placing
upon it this cap-stone, and if it is recreant
to its duty it will deserve popular shame
and contempt The Democrats may re-
peal the law next year, but we can well
afford to place upon them the burden
OF that responsibility Our obligation is
clear, and we need not avoid it because
our opponents will probably deprive the
act of its full value. AS proof of the
fact that the Civil Rights Bill as it now
stands is needed in the interests of right
we may point to the fact that the Su-
preme Court of Indiana has just decided
that tax paying negroes in that State
cannot be permitted to send their children
to the public schools. They may have
separate public schools if the State
chooses to provide them, but if the State
does not do so the negroes will be COM
PEELED to pay for the education of white
children, while their own little ones are
either forced to remain ;gnorant or to be
educated at additional expense in private
schools. If there is any more scandalous
injustice than this in Turkey or Poland,
we have yet to hear Of it.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1874-12-17

The following resolution was adopted
at the National Anti Masonic Convention
at Chicago last Friday:
Resolved, That while Christians pray,
"Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on
earth as it is in heaven" and yet suffer
their individual vote at the ballot box to
promote Free Masons to Office either in
Church or State, they contradict their
own prayers and mock God.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1874-12-17

The Washington Gazette calls the man
who recently applied to the court in that
city tor divorce from his wife because
she was an invalid, 1.-The meanest man"
Whereupon the Sigourney Neus insists
upon knowing what the Gazette calls the
Democrats who want a divorce from the
Anti-Monopoly party, "because it is an
invalid"
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1874-12-17

The anti-secret society agitators, in con-
ventlon at Chicago the past week, resolv-
ed to ruin any newspaper which should
refuse to lend them the gratuity of it's
columns for the spread of their cause.
Suppose now they resolve to ruin the
grocer who objects to donate them each
sack OF flour when they are hungry?
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1874-12-17
The Daily Register

Publishes the most and latest news of any Iowa
paper. Located at the Capital, the news and
political center of the State, it also has entire
control al Des Moines of the dispatches and
Market reports of the Associated Press.
Rates of subscription as follows:
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A test of honesty-When an EMPLOYER
sees young man with good wages spend
all he earns, he had better look sharp to
see that he earns all he spends.
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Make remittances by dragt, money order, or
der. registered letter. and give post Office ad-
dress In full, State and county. Specimen cop
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Agents wanted at every post Office Address
CLARKS0N BROS,
Publishers of Register, Dcs Moines.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1874-12-17
THE YEAR 1875 WILL RE

the most exciting campaign ever known In Iowa
politics The reinspired Democracy will make
powor in Iowa, preparatory to the great Presi-
Dental struggle In the year following. This
and the fact that a Governor, a Legislature and
n United States Senator are to be chosen will
make the ensuing contest one of such interest
and moment that every intelligent man in the
State viii need general State paper to the end
of keeping himself fully posted. THE REGIS
TER will supply this news better and more fully
than any other paper.
To Republican committees and Republican
clubs TIE REGISTER will make special rates
making it possible for them toput Republican
paper, during the campaign, in the hands of
every voter.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1874-12-17
A Farm DeDartment,
PRICES OF -POSTAFE PAID.

Edited by practical farmer, who lives on q
farm, and writes of everything in its season, as
he sees 1t in every days work.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1874-12-17
The Weekly Register

Is a mammoth forty column sheet, containing
for the general reader, in every issue. as
much reading as a book OF 100 pages
For farmers 1t is also an agricultural, as well
as a news and literary journal. as it has
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Especially devoted to

A modern Journal of News, Politics, Bushes
Commerce, Agriculture and Popular
Literature.
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Especially devoted to
Iowa and iowa Interests.
Let the Iowa people support the papers that
represent their own State, and which labor for
its development advancement and upbuilding.
THE REGISTER gives all the News of the out
side world, and all Iowa News besides.
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Enterprise.
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Always for the People and uncOnditiOn.
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recognized by the people and endorsed
by its party.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-07-27

THREATENING TO SHoOT.-COnsider,
able excitement was produced in Centre
Wheeling Saturday morning, by Benja,
min Franklin Swallwood CavOrting
around the house of John Gillespie, who
lives on the corner of Twcnty-third and
Eotf streets, with loaded revolver in
his hand, and threatening to make
an angel or something else out
of Gillespie, for alleged criminal intimacy
with his (Smallwood's) wife. Both OF
the parties belong to that sect known a
Latter Day Saints, Gillespie being II
preacher. Benjamin, however, failed to
perforatr the body Of his minister with
cold lead for which he presented him
self. Gillespie threw him down
and took the pistol from him,
and then went before Squire Mccormick
and made complaint against Smallwood.
The latter gentleman was arrested soon
after, and the Justice required him to
give bond in the sum of 5000 to keep the
peace for the period of one year.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-07-27
New York Market.

New YORK, July 25.-Cotton-Stcady;
middling uplands at I1c. Flour-Dull;
superiine western and state 81 GjCa5 20;
common to good s. 50Ca5 50; good to
choice s. 75Ct ) 81. Wheat-Quict and
steady; No. > Chicago 81 &@@l $j; No. ,
Milwaukee 81 2S@l 35; No. spring
81 50. Rye-Quiet at 81 OO@l II.
Barley and Malt-Unchanged. Corn
Dull and heavy; mixed S0mS2c; Oats
-Firmcr and more active; mixed west
ern 67(a zoe: white 73(r 73c. Hay, hops
and Groceries Petroleum-Dull;
crude Sc; refined l2!c. Lcather-Firm
at 27m,30c. Pork-UnSettled at Sl9 30;
Cut Meats-Quiet.; picked shoulders &c.
middlcs unchanged. l.ard-Heavy at
123c. Buttcr-Steady at l7@27c. Cheese
Firm at 9!@l2!c. Whi>ky--$l 90.
Metals Manufactured copper steady;
new shcathing 3$c; ingol ak" dull at 22i
a2%c Pig iron-Quict at $3@ 5O@
40 90; American dull ut ~ OOG@2 80.
Russia sheet ljlc. ...
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-07-27
Chicago Market.

CHICAGO. July 2j.-Flour-Quiet
and unchanged. Whcat-Quiet and
weak and 20 lower; No = spring 81 Osi ;
No.l$ll49; No. 3 81 O0m ! Ol; reject
ed Ole. Corn-Dull and lower; No. 9
mixed G2Im G4c closed at G}c bid for
spot; cage bid seller July. Oats-Dull
and lower; No. , 49@ SOC spot, closing
at inside; 47c seller July. Rye-lighcr;
No. ! SAC. Barley-Active; No. 81 o.
GlO5. Pork-Dull and declining ut
$22 70 spot. Lard-Dcmand good at
full prices at Ia l2c spot; lljc seller
August. Bran-l5Im lj.c. Corn
Meal-S4 % for kiln dried Whisky
Unsettled Mt 95c bid. On call OF the
board in the afternoon wheat closed at
3 o'clock at 07!@l 073 seller July;
O5I seller August. Corn-6S!c cash;
G3c seller July; IL &C. seller August.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-07-27

LECTUREs.-Mr. Bakers lectures on
Spiritualism were we'll attended at Wash
ington Hall yesterday afternoon and last
night, and all present were delighted with
the gentlcman's skill as an elocu-
zionist and his fine voice as
singer. In the evening he re-
lated numerous incidents coming under
his personal observation of the manifes-
tation of spiritual presences and inRu-
ences and entertained his audience with
ghost stories without number.
Mr.. Baxter is trance speaker and
medium, and toward the close Of his lee
ture last night, seemed to pass into
trance-like condition in which
he communicated spitualistic messages
from Thos. Sweeney, Jr, and from Mrs.
Creighton of this county.
He is n man of fine presence, an excel
lent speaker and reader, and all those in
his audience who had the slightest posi-
bic faith in the, mysteries of
modern Spiritualism were both
Interested and charmed, while unbe-
levers were simply amused. The storm
somewhat interrupted the exercises by re-
minding many in the audience that their
spirit friends had failed to warn them
to take umbrellas, and the anxiety in an
ticipation of wctting somewhat marred
the effect of the orators well rounded
periods.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-07-27
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
New York Money and Stock
Mark ct.

New YORK, July 25.-MoNEY--
Loaned down to u per cent this afteri
noon. Foreign exchange closed quiet and
steady at 4s63@4s7! for all grades Of
bankers sixty days sterling and 4S93@
400 for demand. .... .-s..-,.. a.
GoLD-The extreme range was. llO9
lO9I, the opening and closing transac-
tions having been st'l09b. Carrying
Rates were l4@2 per cent; loans Were
also made fiat. Clearings 39,OOoOoo.
The Assistant Treasurer discussed during
the week Sl,349,Ss3, and received for
customs $2,639,4 Specie shipments
for the same time S676,6S0 principally
gold and silver bars. Imports OF dry
goods for the week $2,S57, 1913; general
merchandise $3.50, 1913.
GovERNMENTs-Active and strong.
The bids for the remainder of the > per
cent loan of $l79, 100000 Were opened on
Thursday at noon, and the week closes
without a Ccintilation of official informal
ton on the subject. The latest dis
patches are that the accepted bids amount
- Sl0llS,j50, all representing home IN
yaStmpnt
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-07-27
l. H. LOXGDON, A, NJ NJ D,
Physician and Surgeon
FOR ALL
CHI R MIC Disc ASE S
Requiring Medical Aid and Surgical
Skill

Every facility for accurate diagnosis and
skilliul treatment. More than 500 CASES
successfully treated since locating In
Wheeling two years ago.
Every patient told exactly what his lis
cas- i and whether IL can be cured
No case treated that cannot be cured or
permanently benefited. Hundreds Of the
best citizens Of Wheeling have proved the
efficacy Of DR.. LOngdOn's treatment and
will testify TO his great practical skin, but
for which many who are now robust and
happy would be in the grave.
Catarrh, sore Throat, Bronchitis, Scrof-
uia and all diseases tending 10 Consume
ton cured in every case
Special attention devoted to all thoS.
grave and obstinate maladieS which the
common practice has nllrdlys G1iIerf N c,trs
Dr. LOngton examines and treats more Of
these ailments ia n feir months than are s.-e,r1
by the ordinary physician In q life time.
The most hopeless invalid need not de-
Spair. Others as bad a. you have been cur
ed and are now revealing in health.
Fees for consultation, examination. al
vice and Treatment, within the reach OfaII
Medicine for all diseases by mail and ey
press 10 ali parts Of the country.
NnTE-Dr. LOngdOn'S Office and residence
are al No. l3s EOf street told jthJ. oUuo.
site the Cathedral. iyIs
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-07-27

BOARD OF COMMISSION ERS.-The
Board of Commissioners of Ohio county
met vt the Court House Saturday, for the
purpose Of certifying to the returns of
the election held last Tuesday on the
question of subscribing 100000 more to
the Pittsburgh, Wheeling and Kentucky
Railroad The official vote of the county
was rs follows: ., ..s..s $50
Total number of votes cast. $500 for
subscription, GAL; against, 1862. For
the power of transfer, 1880; against, 2SS.
The Board adjourned without transact
ing any other business.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-07-27
RIVER NEWS.

The marks at the wharf last evening
Showed 9 feet and inches in the chan
mel.
The Mallic Ragon departed 70 Park
ersburg Saturday afternoon.
The Science is the Parkersbdrg packet
this evening at l0l o'clock.
The Cincinnati Commercial says:
Up-river packets enter serious com
plant against the obstruction created in
the Ohio Chute at Four-mile by the barge
recently sunk there by the Robert Pee
bleS. The Ohio Chute, on the present
stage Of water has n gravel bed and Is
the main channel Of the river at that
point, boats being compelled to use it
until the crossing on the bar washes
out. ....
The Louisville CoH'iSr says: "Beecher
and Tihon road in the same boat until
Beecher got to Tiitiu', and Beecher saw
no chance to save himself but to Jeach
her.. Then they all fell out,
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-07-27
THE Ram srosM-The rain storm

THE RAIN SToaM.-The rain storm
which commenced last night about nine
O'Clock, and lasted nearly two hours, was
one Of the severest that has visited this
section of the, country for a number of
wears. Z The rain came down by the
bucketfall, and in a short time the
streets were flooded TO such an extent
that. they resembled small rivers.
At the corner of 18th and Market streets
the water was two or three feet deep, and
thoroughfare was impossible. The street
cars were all knocked out of time, and in
fact they were compelled to suspend run
ming. The storm has evidently done
considerable damage, but the lateness of
the hour prevented US from making the
necessary enquiries to find out to what
extent.
Our dispatches this morning state that
the track of the Cleveland and Pittsburgh
railroad, was washed away seven miles
above Wellsville,' which will delay
| the trains over that road to and from
Bridgeport. The telegraph poles were
blown down between Bridgeport and
Martins Ferry, and also at several points
above the latter place the wires were so
INSTRUCTED as to prevent the transmission
of news. We will know more about the
damage done tomorrow morning.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-07-27

MAKING Room FOR FALL Goods
In order to make room for Fall and
Winter Goods / will sell for cash all
Serge Cloth, Lasting and CoIored Shoe
and Caters at greatly reduced price.
justly claim that there Is no place in the
city at which you can find better AZ
sort;nent of Boots, Shoes and Gaiters than
at my store, corner Of Main and Elcv-
enth streets. Such Is the variety Of
styles. width of last, etc. that none need
fear of being disappointed BY not obtain
ing proper fit. All Z and K crown
brand shoes warranted to give satisfac
ton or replaced with new pair.
1910 JERRY CLEMENS.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-07-27
Baltimore Market.

BALTIMORE. July 2j.-Flour-DulI
and unchanged. Wheat-Fairly active at
81 400 -. Corn-Firm AT sc. Oats
Heavy and very dull at 62c. Rye
Dull and heavy ut S0M SIC. Provisions
Strong. Pork-$2l 80 Bulk Meats
Strong; no sales, Bacon-Active;
shoulders ga 9!c; clear rib llg@l2c.
Lard-Firm at l%i@l3!c. Butter
Steady at 2lG,23c. Petrolcum-Dull;
undo 4ic. Whisky-Firm at 81 M.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-07-27

II MEMORIAM.-The Rev. ]. ",
Goodwin, Of York, Pennsylvania, preach
ed the memorial sermon on the death of
Mrs. :. B. Barnitz at the English Luth-
eran Church last evening. His text WAS
rs follows: "And now men see not the
bright light which is in the clouds; but
the mind passeth and cleanseth them"
The church was crowded, and all pres
ent were deeply affected by the sermon.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-07-27
Cincinnati Market.

CINCINNATI, July 25.-Cotton, Flour
and Rye-Unchanged. Wheat-A shade
firmer at 81 ljGal %. Gorn-Steady AT
Goa 6sc. Oats-Stcady at 57Gt6Oc. Pork
Demand fair and market firm; held at
S23 5OM $24 90. Lard Scarce and firm;
summer ll3mllJc; kettle 1890 l4c. Bulk
Meats-Firmer; shoulders 73@75c; clear
rib sides lO4c; clear lO!GllOsc. Bacon
Steady and IN moderate demand; Shout
ders SIC; clear rib sides Gllkc; clear
sides ll3mllJc. Whisky-Firm at 9Gc.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-07-27

POLICE CoURT-Judgc GRAMMAR
Only two cases appeared before. the Po-
lice Court Saturday. ........
William Watson, charged with disor-
derlv conduct, was assessed five dollars
and costs, which he paid.
Patrick Haley, for disorderly conduct
in Centre Wheeling, was fined five dol
lars and costs Paid.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-07-27

ISsANE-A girl named Mary Munchc-
meyer, about sixteen years old, whose
parents live in the Eighth ward, was
after an examination Saturday afternoon
by DR.. Pipes, pronounced insane. Squire
Schultz required the father Of the girl to
give bond in the sum Of $500 that he
would take proper care of his daughter
until she could be taken to the Weston
ASYLUM
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-07-27
Now York Dry Goods Market.

NEW ORk, July 20.-BNslntSs was
slow in nearly all departments. but II
cheerful feeling prcyadr> trade and N
early movement is looked for. Cotton
goods quiet hut firm. Cotton FlannelS
in good demand. Side Band Prints in
brisk request. Gingham> in improved
request. Wool FnnnclS and Blankets
n iuprnvcd demand,