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uTRICUL ARIA.


DEAN NELLIE:
I turn to you, lore, in my trnubIe;
7 know ongns nut, but 1antt speak Or diet
Two found out It last that al bliss IL bubbIe--
Don't think, though, with Jack there a aughs gone
Our house superb and dear Jack ts ,ust splendid,
The baby'a the sweetest TINT ever you saw;
I think that my homo would DO Heaven descended
IL Earth, were II not for my-motAer-iu-law.
Jacks mother, Jou know IL thrnw open my hesIA
And daily in hu1ublest saalns bent before her,
TO Win her atsssion, tried srery art.
credited her with all good tn rreaslop,
I shut ny eyea tight sntl would nos see nav;
But now, spite OF slI, to my ouu confederation,
find myself hating my mother-tn.law.
II Wish for thing, she'll advise ths contrary.
She wa}laJa my ordeFs foz dinner and tea,
Crcises my friends, aul polItaiy snnSs ms.
She tries to control aA my household expensea;
nh9 hSp Tx ;hs sos r. es esw
Hutldef II Juh had I tno.AeE-in-l4w7
And Jack. II ho knew ~ OF couEae would b. Worried:
But men ara az stupid; and III mover tell!
lei to spsai would b useless know yory we'll
He'd not nnderaant. but Just snswcr, Oh, rrl.swl
8he doesn't half mean 1t, Go and don't MUD hcs-"
Just fancy "not miuding :" my mother-tu-lax.
II danca At n party, I" Such conducts impruper;"
~ amo at IaEtncr, there's s1raigLt"ay scens;
nuy :a new S,s a1ss' shs couats up eyysy eoppet
She manages always with such aly knack, too,
She makes folks be!tevo she'a saint without flaw.
I half Wish were dsad, Ncl-and baby and Jack
tuU-
In Heaven one can't havn mother -ln-law!
She ruled her oNn household why can's aha permit
To govoEn in turn my own now Us we'll
II you've auy atlste tLere, tn post time remit mo
Tho aAuls. Adiau, darlngl
IN aver, yours,
BELLE.
PH.-Of al wtEes, Nellts+ dear, my aurnniss IL.
Mother Ess Was tho iut- Last tue world eycr saw;
Though they lost An estate In certain Full Cssla,n
HE and Adam never had 4 mother-in-iawl
-" EtehlHgs IN Scrlbn<r for Fttr4ary.
, 1875-01-16

kuS Gn4A+EHpb4U1k u tl9 Asl|lhl4 A0uk6 VIII
the I!ljnoia Coutral. and the New Orleans, st.
Louis d. Chicago Railroads. =
NEW CONDITION OF THINGS
has been inaugnrated, and thero IL growing
disposition 10 take advantage Of j.. 4 joint
tariff Of those two trunk lines wont into opera
ton about tue LIST of December. And now bacon,
COIN, ltaY, aud oil Weatern products, Are sent to
New Orleans almost a. cheap as to New York
aud Boston. That the great bulk OF tue cotton
Of lhla State must go Eaat via this Northern
route, ia 4nits apparent; ns least, tho compe-
titlon will be close between n!i-1ail and tho At
lantlo. / am writing this at point los milca
north of New Orleans. and there il now IN agent
Of tue Eastern manufacturers makiug aFyaIige-
cars, all rail, direct to tho mills without change
Of cara aud bis rteBaut opinion IL, that it will
70 to Cairo, thence 10 Chicago, and Eaat to AT
lautic ports or maui ufactories. tls aaya that it
Ia tho cheapest route, and will make large
saving In time and insurance.
Hero cotton IL ehtpked on flat cars. aud ex-
posed to the srarkH Of every passing eugine
Forty bales, Of 500 pounds zach, make 4 CARLOAD
may be put tnstde Of = common box-car making
q lUhd Ut 1O tons. 4 commercial bale of cotton
Ii 400 pounds, but the common practice is to put
up 500 lounds. a. tho chargea arc by tho bale,
without regard to weight.
The planners alouK this l1ne OF road have bean
in tho habit Of getting thslr supplies 1t New
O1lsans; but this new JOINT tAriH cannot :all Of
MAKING CHANGE.
ny this taEin, = ton Ut hay ia shipped from Chi
cagu to this place for SiG.60 : ton, and iu lAre
lois at evan lcAs rates, But hay purchased iu
No1 Orlea,,H and shipped here costs S45 ton.
Adding $40 q ton IN Chicago, the cost would ba
$H.40 ton III favor Of the latter
place. 4 like difference would be
had In regard to meats, fou1 moal,
baggiug, agricultural implements, aud othor
goods of tho West. The cars that bring these
Koods South CAD return cotton, sugar. rice, eof-
foe, sud other products OF tbs South aud 1t will
not be long before thsse Will bs large trsds In
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Correspondence.
FROM NEBRASKA.
York. February l3th.lS75.

YORK, February 18th, 1875.
Dear Adcertiser - Our good
weather has gone back on US. For the
last two mouths We have had he
coolest weather | ever saw or exper-
fenced in Nebraska, or want to again
aud be 10 ,he same situation. It
takes one d,y to &c, load Of wood
aud three to burn it Aid coal has
been very scarce, the most any one
has drawn from the Aid Society is
about eight-hundred pounds. Sever
al families through the county have
burned nothing but corn stalks, and
one family OF I'D people had nothing
but hay for three days Of our coolest
weather. You may ask why they
did not get aid? For the simple reas-
on that their property amounted to
over four hundred dollars, consisting
of team, wagon, farming imple-
ments, &c. If any man gets aid in
this county, he must take an iron
clad oath that he is not worth over
three dollars; but . great
many Of our homesteaders are not
worth even two-hundred dollars, yet
they get some help. We have re.
ceiyed meal TO the amount Of Fifty to
one hundred pounds to the family.
according to the size. There is now
on hands about three hundred sacks
Of flour for the county, also beans
and pork which will be divided in .
few days. Uncle Sam has been TO
see us with fine lot Of "blue" and
boots and shoes. Come again Uncle.
But seed wheat, where 10 it 10 como
from? There are but few who have
enough for seed. But there is not
one family in ten that can live here
till after grass grows, or until after
harvest without help. In fact, most
every one is living and feeding up his
seed. But in spite Of ell the desti-
tuition, we have railroad proposition
flung right in our faces for $4,000
bonds for the Midland Pacific, which
will carry by two-,hirds majority;
the election comes OIL the 9th OF this
majority. We propose having q
road 10 ship on by the time the grass
hoppers get ready to leave.
Our little town, Arborville, is
growing finely. Will Fairchild is
our principal merchant in the town
and is doing good business. Ar
borville, like all other towns, thinks
hat it is natural point for > rail
road, and We hope it is.
| hope ! have not said enough
about grasshoppers to make any ono
ok.
We have no many dog towns in
our county to tell about, therefore,
hers must speak of them that are
more interested.
Whea, is worth ffty-6ve cents in
Y rk, and that is about aIl there is
to sell, aud no money to buy thai.
We are all sick eating Amos Wis
ner's crou,. which arrived last night,
i, being shipped some two months
ago through the Aid Society.
Yours Respect ully,
JOIN LETT.
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The Wife,s Crime.

It is . pity the women of this
country cannot vote, and if thew
could vote it would be another pity
that they could not bring Mr.. Justice
Brett, of England, across the ocean
to make him President here. Mary
Lancaster, aged thirty three, was
convicted of manslaughter of her
husband, John Lancaster. at Birken.
head. The deceased had long led
the prisoner wretched life. and on
the 18th Of September h. came home
drunk, kicked over the meat she was
preparing for his dinner, and beat
her. In = passion the prisoner threw
at him \ sharpening steel, and caused
his death. Instead Of passing sen
tence, Mr.. Justice Brett, address
ing the prisoner, said:
believe that il | thought it right
to act according to your own feelings
| should say nothing about this un-
happy husband Of yours. As far AS |
can see, you were respectable,
hard working, well-behaved wife, and
/ feel bound 10 say greater brute
than your husband was have sell
dom heard of. The dispositions show
that, even on your very last day TO
gether, you were doing all you could
10 make his home comfortable and to
make him happy. 1t was only when
he had driven you to desperation by
ill-trea,ing you that you, in mo-
ment of passion, took up a fornida-
ble weapon and threw it at him IL
believe without the intention OF strik
ing him. 1t did strike him and you
Immediately ran for assistance, and
did all you could TO save him. AL!
the real right in the case was on your
sidc-all the real wrong on your
husbands; and God forbid that l
should punish you. will be no par
ty to it. l will not even make this
judgment complete. ! will not al
low it to be said by anybody that
you are a convicted felon-for con-
viction is not complete until sen.
tence is passed, and mean TO pass
no sentence at al loud cheering.
which for some tire the officials of
the court vainly cr ,avored TO SUD
press.) | shall merely ask you to en-
ter into your own rec enhances to
come up for judgmen, if called upon,
and nobody in the world will ever
call upon you-Gnd forbid they ever
should. Cheering, during which
The prisoner left the dock
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Our people are intelligent snd en-
,erprising, being part and parcel ol
the people of the older States, from
whence most of them came. W.
are building up the same institutions
that have distinguished the best oi
the eastern States, modified Is time
and experience may dictate.
Such are the reasons that give our
people confidence in the future oi
the country and induce them to brave
hardship aud privation for the pres
ent, in hope Of the "good time CON-
ing" l canno, close this article
without again expressing my graft
'ude and the gratitude of our people
for the noble manner in which Iowa
responded To our call for help in our
present extremity. There is no
pronder fact in my history than ,ha
l was once an honored and respected
citizen of Iowa. trust that nothing
/ have written will induce any man
to leave Iowa who has . comforts
t.le home and q successful business
there.
J. B. WRIGHr.
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The Iowa Mound. Builder~.
GARSAyILLo. Feb. 4, 1875.

'aRNASiILSs ! CO. H Aoto'
Editor .NcGregor Times. The
Decorah Republican is correct in
stating that ! had estimated the
Mound Builders, in Clayton county
alone, at 100000. and rather than fall
below that est.nat. ! would increase
the number.
do not make this estimate on my
own observations alone, but | can
refer YOU to DR.. John Linton, Of
Garnayilo, who is one of the most
careful of men. as well as one of the
ablest and most scientific men of our
State, who has been with me in near
" all of my Investigations among the
mound builders, and who fully en-
dorses the estimate have made.
| have stated that the round
mounds contain from five to fifteen
or moro skeletons, aud that these
round mounds alone in our county
can be counted by the thousand,
while the elongated mounds, ranging
from one hundred to six hundred feet
in length, are equally numerous, and
all Of them confirming more or less of
these skeletons.
d.. IiLtoa also informed me that
he had uncovered one Of these round
mounds, near Clayton, and upon a
careful examination he concluded it
contained over hundred dead
bodies.
Now, when ! can trace both classes
Of these mounds continuously in q
circuitous route of over fifty miles
through our county, while through
the circle they are everywhere in
sight, | do not think have over-es-
timated the number of dead con-
tained in them, but rather think l
have estimated them too low.
have further stated that in nearly
all of these round mounds these skel-
etous are in a remarkable good state
Of preservation, and can be obtained
by the thousand, and in no subse-
uuent Investigations have ! seen
Cause W TtlldSt tblS st6tCuiOut
while in the elongated mounds have
found the skeletons more decayed
more eaten or gnawed by mice and
other rodents, and sometimes fail to
find any traces of bones in them
These facts lead me to the conclusion
that these elongated mounds were
the work of a much older race of the
mound builders, and were erected
ages before the round ones. In al
my investigations l have not founc
any well preserved and entire bone,
in these elongated mounds, but
have found in them many fragments
of human bones in an advanced stag,
of decomposition, which clearly show
that these, too, we're the receptacle
of the dead. Instead of our over
estimates and over-statements in re
gard to the wonderful people VIII
built these mounds and left thsi
dead among US, can assure you, si'
that the half has not yet been told.
Respectfully yours,
SAMUEL MURDOCH.
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Our Eyes.

The eyes minister TO sight, that
most important OF the senses, which
bring us into communication with the
physical world; and no, only do they
subserve This property Of human in
tellection. but they also constitute .
medium for the external expression
of "the thoughts and desires Of the
heart" This expression in its numer.
Gus phases is the most easily learned
and understood by all classes of man
kind. Many Of these phases, indeed
need no Interpretation, but are in
stinctively comprehended by the civ
ilized and savage among men, anf
by even brutes.
Asa vehicle for transmitting
intelligence, it is the most facile. The
questioning eye, the look that an
swers 'Yes," the stern gaze that saw,
so plainly NO" have no need Of the
lips to act as their interpreter. The
dog reads his masters wishes in his
eyes, and hasre ems to obey the com
maud before 1t goes forth.
All comprehend and acknowledge
the power that speaks in the flaming
eye, that inspires terror in the guilty
and and fresh courage in the virtu.
Gus; in the commanding eve that
compels awe and prompt obedience;
in the look that speaks volumt s.
when the tongue fails To express the
fast thronging thoughts and emotions.
As q natural organ of language, the
eve may express all the nobler emo.
,ions Of the mind; So, also, may it be
made the servant Of baser uses. The
look of coarse insolence. the lcer sc
expressive Of a brutal mind, the in.
sinua,ing glance that hints more thar
the lips dare utter, are some Of the
forms Of the lower language OF which
the eyes are susceptiblc.-Aa,ua
Of Phrenology and Wysiognomy.
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Make Children Useful.

The energy which some children
manifest in mischievous pranks may
be made to subserve useful and in.
s,ruc,ive purposes. Little odds and
ends OF employment may be given
,hem-work suited to their small
capabilities may be assigned them
and under judicious direction and
considerate encouragement their lit
tie heads and hands can accomplish
much, and that gladly. The bright
little ones who would "help" mama
should not be repelled with harsh
word, but some simple task should be
devised for their occupation, and
some trifling thing-so very great to
them-should be the reward Of its
performance.
As q general rule, give your chill
dren something 10 do. A daily en-
ploymen, Of some sort will exercise
their minds heal,hfully, aud develop
elements Of usefulness and self-reli
snce which may prove incalculably
valuable to their manhood and wo
manhood. Miserable is the plea
urged by some that they shave not
The time" to look after their children.
No such pretext can divest them oi
the grave responsibilities which the
having of children imposes. Thr
laws Of God and of humanity demand
Of parents the best care and training
for their children they can bring into
exercise. How many poor wretches
here are, taxing society with Their
maintenance, who owe their worth.
lessness and sins to the negligence
of their parents in developing and
directing good natural endowment.
for lives Of industry and independ
ence! Large Firmness in . child i.
a good thing; it contributes to stead
mess Of thought and decd. Larg.
Self Esteem is desirable, in that il
confers the sense Of personal wortl
and dignity. Large Approbativenes
is most serviceable in its restrainin.
and stimulating ministrations. Large
Desiructiveness is . good heritage
under proper control it contributes I,
activity and achievement. Larg
Cosnbativeness is . good quality;
contributes courage, boldness, an
progression to the character. Larg
Acquisitiveness, rightly trained, ,up
,lements industry with economy an
hrift. But such qualities in chi
iren need the guidance Of discree
parent. Mismaragement, neglcc
easily lead to their perversion an
the ruin of . life which, other is,
might have been splendid success'
l-Anaudl Of Phre'.ology and Phys
o0NoxsY,
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A Charming Woman .
BIT JOHN O. SAKE.

A charming woman, I've heard II said
BY other women as light as she;
But all in vain puzzle my head
To find wherein the charm may be.
Her face, indeed, is pretty enough,
And her form is quite as good as the best,
Where nature has given the bony stuff,
And a clever millincr all the rest
Intelligents Yes-in certain way;
With the feminine gift OF ready speech;
And knows very well what not to say
Whenever the theme transcends her reach.
But turn the topic on things to wear,
From an opera cloak to a robe dc mutt
Hats. basques, or bonnets-'twill make you
stare
To see how fluent the lady can be.
Her laugh is hardly thing to please;
For an honest laugh must always start
From gleesome mo cd like a sudden breeze,
And hers is purely a matter Of art
A muscular motion made to show
What nature designed to lie beneath
The finer mou h; but what can she do,
Ii that is ruined to show the teeth!
To her seat in church--a good half mile
When the day is fine she Is sure to go.
Array ed, of coarse, in the latest style
La mode de Paris has got to show;
And she puts her hands on the velvet pew
fCan hands so white have taint Of siny)
And thinks-how her prayer books tint Of
blue
Must har,uonize with her milky skin!
Ali what shall we say Of one who walks
In fields of flowers to choose the weeds?
Reads authors of whom she never talks,
And TALK OF authors she never reads!
She's a charming woman, Eve heard 1t said
BY other women as light as she;
But all in vain puzzle my head
To find wherein the charm may he.
-Ha,per's Magazine.
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One turns naturally to The East for
the ruins Of ancient cities and lost
empires, and the plains Of Mesopo-
tamia and the Syrian deserts offer a
long list Of fallen marts of commerce
and early centres o. civilization,
hidden beneath their sands, or marked
only by few lall and shattered col
umns. The Chicagos and Cincin-
natis of the past once lined the banks
of the Tigris and the Euphrates. or
sprang up in the track Of the caravan,
and wanting chiefly the mental ele-
ments of later progress, peri>hed
wholly in the midst of their great
ness. No modern city has ever met
with SO complete ruin as Babylon
and Tyre; all the great centres Of
modern commerce seem gifted with
civic immortality. The printing
press and the school-house, the tele,
graph and the steam-car, unite to
shield London and Paris from decay
and New York aud Philadelphia, III
nearly the hundredth anniversary of
their freedom, are menaced by few of
the perils that surrounded Carthage
and Rome. Men have become some
what more discreet since the world
was governed by Sennacheribs and
Nebuchadnezzars. Ye, tour over
the ruins OF the Eastern capitals, and
down those famous rivers where
Semiramis la5ored and Israel sang
its immortal lament, has always a
strange interest, and no one treads
the Mesopotamian plains or specu-
lates upon the site of Babylon with
out feeling that the deft fingers OF
the Assyrian weavers have instructed
the modern artist, and that the in
ventions and devices of the merchants
and mechanics of Mesopetamia were
not lost to the factories of New York
Cities perish. but knowledge never:
and the Powered musIns and painted
vases of the East live again in the
looms Of LYONS and the furnaces o
Sevres.-Eugene Laurence in Har
per's Magazine.
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AUCTIONEER.

A LFRED DAY, Proprietor Pacinc Hotel,
n Clarence. Iowa, tenders his professional u
Cedar and adjoining counties. Having had
thirty years experience in the sale Of all
kinds Of merchandise, including farm Inn.
piements, horses, cattle, ets., feels conndent
services, and satisfaction 10 guaranteed In
all eases. Charges reasonable. Letters ~
mail Will receive prompt ATTENTION. One
TRIAL will satisfy any one Am master Of the
bustnsae and will perform all advertise.
ALFRED DAY County AuetioAe1r,
20. hox 10. Clarence, IVwA. ~
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The Pacific Mail investigation will
cost, in all, about $4,000. Nolhing
short of The Ross telescope will en-
able the country to see where it's
going to get it's money back on the
inves ment.-Neac York Commercial
Adcertiser.
In the next year alone it will get
hack that investment ten times over.
for Congress has withdrawn its $780,.
600 subsidy to tho Pacific Mail, si
the result Of this investigation.
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A Kentucky kooss has s'ded
feathers enough for seven large pill
lows . noe LIS. spring. She de: srves
the chrome
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CT. CHAMBERS. NJ. D.,

DHYSlGIAN AND SURGEON, has prac-
i ticed twenty five years in this viciaity,
and need only ak - continuance ofthe pub
licconfidence hitherto shown.
Office In City Drug store. Residence on
Cedar st., opposite Reformed church, Upton,
Iowa. y21nI
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A TTORNEY AT LAW and General Collec-
n tion Agent. VIII give prompt atten-
ton to all business entrusted to him.
Clarence, Iowa. s3
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Justices.


JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, NOTARY PuB-
y Lie Ins. rance Agent. and Conveyancer
Office with the County Recorder in the court
house. Upton, Iowa. Jan. lst. 1868. nlvl5.
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= II. pNGRAuuau. N. n.

HOMEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN & SUR
III GEON. Office and residence in Durhin
property, at north east corner of Monument
Square linton Iowa 1877
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i. ID. WALKER

A TT0HNEY At Law and Notary Public,
n Wilton, Iowa. viii practice in all tho
Courts OF Cedar county. Particular atten-
ton given to Probate business. v2lu9
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G. =. SHELDON.

JUSTICE OF THE PEACE. Collections.
~ aud other business, promptly attended
to.--Office with county Superintendent In
basement of Court House. 4m6
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Surveyor.
Auctioneer.
MN. N. KNOTT,

A uCrfoSEFR Will attend promptly
n to selling all kinds Of property at Au0-
tion, In any part OF Cedar county. list OF
his sales viii always be found at the TIPron
ADVERTISER office, where these desiring his
services ean fix the dav for their sale with
ant seeing rim. ~
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ConyaYancer.
a. z. FILE HING,

CONVEY NICER, VIII attend promptly tn
~ ali kinds of tonyeyanciug: wi | redeem
land sold for taxes. and give special asten-
tion T., the exami nat on Of land titles, and
furnishing of Abstracts. ofice with Clerk
OF District and Circuit Court.
Refers TO Piatf & Carr. Hon Wm II. Tut
hill John p Shrarer Sheriff OF Cedar Co.:
VIM. X. vtnNess, Clerk; and Hon. sylvia.
nus Yates. IL
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Physicians.
GEO. $. FOCHT, NJ. D.,
CHAs. m. HUNT.
s. ENSIGN. NJ. d..

PHYSICIAN & SURGEON, Triton. Iowa.
Having had thirty years experience
DIR. Il. hopes to give satisfaction in all cases
entrusted to his care. Office. at residence.
two blocks east OF Court square. l8tf
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Attorneys.
RnssELL A. STARRETT,
n. MCLAUGHLIN.

A TrORNEY At LAW and Notary Public.
n Office Oh caaar street. opposite Court
House 2int TIPToN. Iowa.