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The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1876-08-17
HENDRICKS RECORD.

Gov. Morton knows Tom Hen
bricks better than any other man in
the country. They grew up togeth-
er in Indiana, on opposite sides in
politics; and the Governor in his
great speech reviews Hendricks rec
ord, and shows him up in his true
light. He says Hendricks place of
retirement and relaxation has been
upon the fence" or opposed to
right and justice With Buchanan
and other Democratic leaders he de-
MED the right to coerce the seeding
rebels; a little later he bitter
ly denounced the government and
the war in 1862 he advocated a con.
federacy of the Northwestern States,
and coalition with the South, cut
ting loose from New England and the
Eastern States. He encouraged the
knights Of the Golden Circle and
kindred organizations; has always
shown an uncomfortable hatred of the
negro race, and has never failed to
hit them a lick when he could. He
voted in the U. S. Senate against the
thirteenth amendment which abolish
ed slavery; against the fourteenth
amendment which secured equal
rights and prohibited the payment
for slaves and the rebel war debt
against the fifteenth amendment
which gave them suffrage he spoke
in favor of slavery long after the
emancipation proclamation was is
sued; he worked against the enlist
ment Of negro soldiers ; he voted in
1855 for the repeal of the Missouri
compromise, so that slavery might be
extended into Kansas and Nebraska :.
in 1850 he was a member of the CON
stitutional convention and spoke
against all6,oing u free negro to settle IN
Indiana; in 1864 he spoke and voted
against allowing negroes to ride in
the street cars of Washington, and in
1867, opposed negroes sitting on ju-
ries or holding office. During the
war he was a blatant rebel sympa-
tizer, and made no bones of the fact,
and opposed the war at every turn.
This is a partial record of the man
who now has turned from a soft mon
ey man to the hardest kind of hard,
to get to be Vice President.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1876-08-17

Democrats tell rs the war is over
and tho South accepts, and cry ont
against the "bloody shirt" They
tell us no Southern doughface wants
to repudiate, that they do not want
the rebel debt paid, or rebels paid
for their slaves. Of course we do
not believe such yarns, and to prove
our position we quote the following
from the Glenwood, Mo-, Criterion :"
"For four years bloody, unnatural war
was waged for the purpose of liberating
four millions of semi barbarians from
Southern slavery. To do this, thousands
Of millions of dollars were squandered and
a mOnstrous debt was saddled upon forty
millions of white people, imposing upon
them debt that never can, never will,
and never ought to be paid. The next war
will be war to liberate those who freed
the negro from the slavery imposed by the
monied oligarch of the East. 1t is not diff
ficult to predict what the result of that war
will be-"
1t shows that there is still a love
for the gray uniforms of the rebel
service, and that kind Of feeling per-
vades the whole South-the same
South thatis now trying to get pos
session of the Government by elect
ing Tilden to the Presidency.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1876-08-17

represented, but know they are legion.
The building is nearly 1000 feet long
by about 600 feet wide, and filled in
every available space; here is the
corn, wheat, oats, rye, barley, every
thing in the grain line that grows;
grasses and their seeds; woods from
every land; fruits of all varieties,
dried, green and in wax imitation;
tobacco in every shape, and in mag
nificent variety; wines from every
vintage; Norway and other fishing
countries have fine displays Of fish
in every shape as we'll as the tackle
for capturing them; large number
Of tanks with live fish in them, and
one containing u green sea turtle
weighing 305 lbs; California has an
immense grave-vine in its pavilion,
said to be the largest in the world,-
nearly as large as mans body, and
the branches form roof for the paw
illion; in this they have a fine exhi-
bit of wines; Oregon has some very
fine grain-the finest wheat | saw,
and has few slabs from a big tree,
that are immense. This tree made
100000 shingles and So cords of wood.
In the hall are some fine exhibits of
canned fruits, crackers, starch, soap,
and such manufactured goods. The
line Of agricultural implements is
complete, and we shall not attempt
to enumerate them, but just imagine
them all complete in best style.
Iowa is not very we'll represented
However | saw the Morrison plows
of Fit. Madison; Orchard City plows
of Burlington; Skinner & Bros,
plows, Des, Moines; and the specimens
on exhibit compare favorably with
any there.
A few words now about our apples.
There are 1000 wax casts, represent
ing 800 varieties ofapples grown in
Iowa last year. These casts are
made principally by Col. Bracket of
Denmark, President of the State
Horticultural Society, and are the
finest exhibits, so far as the fruit is
concerned, and as specimens of
wax work have no equal on the
ground. The Japan Commissioners
called on the Colonel one day, and
made arrangements to procure one
specimen of each kind, to take to
Japan and place in the royal museum
at Ycddo. They also want specimens
of the real fruit. Ours is the only
State that this request has been made
of. The German Commissioner
called one day while | was present,
and tried to secure the same favor.
/ do not know whether he succeeded
or not Col. Bracket says not more
than One-tourth of the kinds there
represented are recommended for
raising. He thinks one great fault
with our Iowa people in fruit raising
has been that they bought too many
trees of pedIers, and paid not enough
attention to kind and acclimation.
A duplicate of our fruit exhibit, will
be a great advertisement for our
State, and we can easily do it this
year. Let every one help do it.
NOTUGIEL.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1876-08-17

Tilden says we should live within
our means, as government, yet the
last Democratic administration was
far from doing this, for James Blu
chanan during his whole administra-
ton, hawked government 6 per cent.
bonds about the foreign markets, and
sold them at a discount Of II per
cent. to get money for running eX-
penses of the government. At that
time Thos. A. Hendricks was COM
missioner of public lands, and Floyd
and Thompson were stealing the
trust bonds from the government.
Comparing that administration with
the present one, and we find to-day
the government not only living with
in its means, but steadily paying off
the war debt contracted to put down
4 Democratic rebellion.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1876-08-17
The decent Democrats (they are

The decent Democrats (they are
few, however) of Missouri, are de-
handing the removal of their candi-
date for Governor, John s. Phelps,
on account of his disgraceful conduct
on a steamer recently, when he in
vaded the sleeping apartment of a
lady passenger and attempted to take
liberties with her person. She awokc,
screamed, and had the would-bc Dem
ocratic Governor of Missouri kicked
out of her state-room by the indig-
nant captain of the boat He may
not be removed, because the cry In
'pukedom " is reform, " and Phelps
is q good reformer.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1876-08-17
REFORM.

Democrats say they want reform
Reform of what? The government
is to-day administered more economi
cally than it ever was before, for
after deducting the extraordinary
expenses on account of the war, il
only costs SLIGO per head to pay all
expenses, a less per capita than at
any time since 1910. Can they re
form that? Is the Democratic past
such as to warrant the people in
trusting it? Hardly. With il, re-
form means to turn the Republicans
out of office and let the hungry DEM
ocratic cormorants in. If it can really
reform the country, it must be COM
posed of better men than the Republi-
can party is. Let us see. Its ma
tiOnal convention should have been
composed of the best material in its
ranks. What do we find there? More
than one-third of the convention was
composed of rebels men who twelve
years ago were in arms against the
government they seek now to get
control of. Men who once owned
slaves, and who swear to-day that #
they are successful the blacks shall
again be enslaved men who to-day
belong to the shotgun gangs who
carry terror and murder throughout
the whole South men who regard it
no crime to kill Republican black
or white; all kinds Of Kukluk and
White Leagues. Men whose proud
est record was that they wore the
hated Confederate grey. Men who
voted, as members of the Confeder-
ate Congress, for the bill to put to
death every white officer found in
command Of colored regiments; men
who helped to make the rebel prison
pens veritable hells on earth ORTIZ
ern men who stayed at home and
kept up fire in the rear on the Union
soldiers. Men who stayed at home
and carried on the fearful riots in
New York city, when so many color
ed folks were killed, and an orphan
ASYLUM for colored children burned
to the ground and nearly all the in
mates murdered. Men who repre-
scented Tammany and its corruption
in its worst days. Men who learned
with Boss Tweed and aided and abet-
ted him in every corrupt plan. Men
whose only calling is ballot-box STUFF.
fling and repeating. These and 9TH
ers of kindred ilk, with small sprink-
ling of decent men, compose the st.
Louis Convention that nominated
Tilden, the personal friend and adj
wiser of Boss Tweed; Tilden who
was on a committee that reported a
resolution in 1864, declaring "the war
four years of failure" Tilden who
issued millions of dollars of q worth
less currency to the miners in Michi-
gan, compelling them to take it for
wages. Tilden who distracted the
bonds of railroad and tried to carry
off the road-bed. Tilden who helped
stuff the ballot-boxes in New York
City to keep Boss Tweed in power.
These arc a few of the disciples of
reform who want to undertake the
contract for the government.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1876-08-17

A Georgia correspondent of TIC
Louisville Commercial writes that
Gen. P. b. NJ. Young, who was Con
federate Brigadier, and who has serv-
ed four terms in Congress since the
war, said, in Il speech at Carterville,
on Saturday, the Goth ultimo, that
GIT WAS AN ACT OF GREAT FORBEAR-
ANCE TO PERMIT A REPUBLICAN TO RE-
SIDE IN THE SOUTH"
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1876-08-17

Tilden says save seventeen millions
annually, andresume. The Republican
party goes better, and saves THIR-
TY-FoUR MILLIONS annually by paying
off the debt, and cutting down the
annual interest from $l34,o00,000, to
about $780, 100000, thus saving double
what Tilden asks. Try again, Sammy.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1876-08-17

When Tilden's letter was first is
sued, we handed a prominent Demo
crat a paper containing the letter.
After looking at the length of it he
said: "My Lord, the most of our
party will not be able to spell it out
before the election"
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1876-08-17

Tilden wants the government to
live in its income. Is he so ignorant
that he does not know that the Re-
publican party in seven years past,
under Grant, have paid expenses, and
$426,0O0,0O0 of the public debt, Gre
ated to defray the expenses caused by
a Democratic rebellion? If he is that
ignorant he is not fit for President.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1876-08-17

Hendricks was one Of the chief
fuglemen in getting the North Pa
cific r. R. Land Bill through, by
which 100000 acres of land was
voted o worthless r. r. Now his par
ty is helping him cry against just
such things.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1876-08-17

Gov. Mortun in his great speech
last week, says it is little brassy in
the Democratic rebels to say that we
did not suppress the rebellion as
cheaply as we might. That we did
not manage the debt and other mat,
tiers growing out of their treason, as
we'll as we should have done; and
therefore they propose to take charge
of the matters themselves.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1876-08-17

The Chairman Of the State Central
Committee has invitations for sever
al Iowa speakers to take part in the
Indiana campaign. Among Others
are Hons. NJ. Il. Cuts, Hiram Price
w. NJ. Stone, ]. +. Wilson, B. r.
Sherman, Il. r. Hutchins, James
Harlan, and others, and some Of
them have consented to take the
stump therein. Either one of them
win make 1t lively for the Democ.
racy.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1876-08-17

A Democratic district convention
was held in Oklahoma, Miss, recently,
when four rebel flags were displayed;
and the Confederate gray was worn
on the street in procession.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1876-08-17

The Democrats of Missouri propose
to "apron" their candidate for Gov
ernor, J. S. Phelps, hereafter, when
they let him go away from home.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1876-08-17

Banks is said to be for Hayes and
Wheeler. He has been a Liberal for
four years, but has become Disguised
with the Confederate House.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1876-08-17

Congress adjourned Tuesday even
ing at 7:30. This has been the long
est session ever held by the American
Congress, except one.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1876-08-17
EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT.
Edited by J. w. JOHNSON, Co. supt.
NORMAL INSTITUTE.

This is now the second week Of the
term, and at this writing, Wednesday
evening, Aug. 16, the enrolment has
reached 164. Few Institutes will eX-
eel this in number, while the interest
is such as will secure good results.
There is quietness about the entire
work which always characterizes
healthy school exercise. Heavy
class work will be done throughout
the term, so that teaching will be i'm
proved both in method and matter
in what and how to teach. A MODEL
CLASS will be taught daily by Prof:
Eldridge before the teachers, begin
ming on Friday the 18th. By this
means some of the principles of Di-
dactics will be illustrated. 1t is be-
lievcd this will add new interest and
value to the course. Prof. h. Baker
delivered an instructive lecture upon
Ocean Currents and Trade Winds. On
Wednesday evening, 10th inst, Pres.
f. Nj. Bruner addressed the teachers
Further mention will be. made of
this at another time.
On next Friday evening, 18th inst,
an entertainment, consisting of the
following exercises, will be given at
the Christian church, beginning at
o'clock p. m:
PROGRAMME.
Music.
Defamation, d. G. Olney, The Teachers
| Vocation.
Essay, ]. f. Newsome, The Teacher.
Selection, Henry V. Chase, The Reforma-
ton.
Defamation, Justin G. Wade, Mothers
Bible.
Defamation, Belle Smith, A Mothers
Love.
Music.
Essay, o. w. Wade, Normal Institutes.
Essay, S. NJ. Brewster, Effect of Example.
Defamation, Sarah J. Hellings, My Ship.
Essay, G.. S. Slagle, The Good Schoolmas-
| ter.
Defamation, Nellie Harbour, Room at the
Top.
Grafton, Clemmie Perdue, The Education
al Trinity.
Original Recitation, G. S. Hull, Mary's
Problem of Life.
Essay, Erville Harris, The Ship of State.
Reading, Mrs. Allie Stephenson Gray,
"Our Folks"
Discussion-The Common School Course
of What Should it Consist by w. j.
Brewster, Rebecca 0. johnson, Milford
Hull, Prof. j. G. Yocum and others.
Music.
This takes the place Of the even
| ing lecture. 1t will add variety in
the evening exercises, and it is con-
fidently believed will be of great in
terest to teachers and friends. The
question here to be discussed is OF
vital interest TO every citizen OF the
county. "What our children should
be taught" is second to no matter in
the whole curriculum of education.
Are the people interested ! Of course
they are. Will they turn out and
take part in this talk? This remains
to be seen. If there are branches
now taught that should not be, or
those not taught that should 'be, this
is just the place to say SO. Let us
reason together that good may be ac-
complished.
CONSTITUTION OF THE MAHAsKA CoUN-
TY EDUCATIONAL AND LIBRARY Asso-
CATION
PREAMBLE.
| Knowlcdgeis power; power is the
driving wheel of progress, the main
o,,r;n., ~ a.tiap tho dipaetor of tho
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1876-08-17

We will publish Senator Morton's
great speech next week, in full.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1876-08-17
BLACKBERRIES

Are one of the most valuable of our native
fruits. Cooling and astrngent, they form when
compounded and medcated the very best and
safest remedy known for Diarrhea, Dysentery
tluX, and what Is commonly called, Summer
Complaints. These are always troublesome and
sometimes terribly fatal, especially among chill
dren; many lives might be saved by giving them
prompt attention and care. On the other hand,
many lives are sacrificed by the use of prepare
tiOns containing laudanum and other opfates
Dr. Green's blackberry Cordia! is just what it
represents to be: pure medcated compound
containing nothing injurious to the system. yet
prompt and effective to check and cure these dis
eases in men and women. Beng made without
alcohol it is the very best and safest remedy for
children.
After this disease is checked the body is gen
orally left worn and debitated. A daily and
moderate use OfDr. Green's Bitter Tonic will re-
vive and build it up, giving tone and vigor to the
whole system, with an increased and healthy ap-
petite. fyour druggist does not keep DIR. Green's
Family Medicines, send to the proprietors, Z. T.
Bartruff & Co, Burlington, Iowa, and they Will
send you trial samples, as well as circulars and
testimonials. For sale by your druggist, H. W.
Clifford 23-e4thwfor1y
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1876-08-17

Knowlcdgeis power; power is the
driving wheel of progress, the main
spring of action, the director of the
universe.
Of Gods great realm of nature
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1876-08-17

Defamation, d. G. Olney, The Teachers
Vocation.
Essay, j. Z. Newsome, The Teacher.
Selection, Henry V. Chase, The Reforma-
ton
Defamation, Justin G. Wade, Mothers
Bible
Defamation, Belle Smith, A Mothers
Love.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1876-08-17

Essay, o. w. Wade, Normal Institutes.
Essay, S. M. Brewster, Effect of Example.
Defamation, Sarah j. Hellings, My Ship.
Essay, G. S. Slagle, The Good Schoolmas-
ter.
Defamation, Nellie Harbour, Room at the
Top. ...
Grafton, Clemmie Perdue, The Education
al Trinity.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1876-08-17

Original Recitation, G. S. Hull, Mary's
Problem of Life.
Essay, Erville Harris, The Ship of State.
Reading, Mrs. Allie Stephenson Gray,
"Our Folks"
Discussion-The Common School Course
of What Should it Consist by w. j.
Brewster, Rebecca o. Johnson, MILFORD
Hull, Prof j. G. Yocum and others.
The true northerner., 1876-05-05
The Revolt in Turkey.

The revolt of the Herzegovinians is
assuming dimensions of a very formida-
BILE character, aud almost daily develops
In a manner that is full of portentous
warning to the Sick Man in Constan-
tinople. The latest dispatches indicate
some very important results in favor of
the Christian insurgents, and they are
these: First, that Mouktar Pasha, the
Turkish General in Herzegovina, has
heen badly defeated and compelled to re-
treat, and that the retreat eventually be-
came almost a rout, the victorious insur-
gents following up the Turkish army
and inflicting terrible injury upon them
in the narrow defiles and mountain
gorges; and that the Turkish garrison at
Nicsics is 80 completely hemmed in that
they must soon starve or surrender.
Second, that the Servians will take the
field In May, and that official assurances
have been conveyed to them from Rus
sia that they need not fear any 70, eign
interference with them. Third, that
the Turkish Generals themselves assert
that, III the recent defeat of Mouktar
Pasha, 1000 Montenegrins were engaged
with the Herzegovinians, thus showing
that the neutrality-suspicious. province of
Montenegro is in open revolt against
the Turks. Fourth, that Bosnia has
joined in the revolt. Fifth, that the
Sultan is about to raise the standard of
the Prophet, and thus incite the Mo-
hammedans to religious frenzy and bring
about war of religions, and that the
three northern powers, Russia, Austria,
and Germany, have notified him that, If
any massacre of Christians follows the
arming of the Mohammcdans, as will be
sure to follow, military expedition of
Austrian and Russian troops viii be sent
into Turkey.
The infamy of Turkish misrule and
despotlsm is evidently near its end.
The Sick Mans constitution grows
The true northerner., 1876-05-05
Advantages of Anonymous Authorship

The poet Coleridge, he who wrote the
Ancient Mariner" used to tell the fol-
lowing capital story:
When my Lyrical Ballads first
came out it was anonymously, and they
made good deal of noise. A few days
after they were published dined at
Mrs. Barbaud's, and sat beside 'many-
toned Pinkerton,' as he was called, from
the number and variety of his writings.
We talked good deal together, and /
found him very amusing and full of
general information. When we retired
to the drawing-r he led me to re-
cess, having taken copy of the Lyri-
cal Ballads which lay on the table.
Pray, sir" said he, have you read this
thing2' Il have looked into it.. DO
you know the author p asked he. do
yon know the author2' echoed 1, re-
solved not to be caught. NO, said
Pinkerton but never read such utter
trash as his book, particularly an extrav-
agant farrago of absurdity called the
"Ancient Mariner" Don't you think
it insufferable9' Coleridge-'I Intoler-
able 7 PinkertOn-' Detestablev Cole
ridge -'Abominable = Pinkerton-' Sir,
you QtllBllO ulo. IL lo Icdily ucnBublll VI
to meet man of sound taste in these
days of our declining literature. If j
have passion on earth, it is an abhor-
renee of these Lyrical Ballads" OF
which everybody is talking, but more
especially of this wretched "Ancieni
Mariner. Coleridge-' Hush No.
a word morel Here comes our hostess.
know she is acquainted with the au
thor, and she might be hurt. Pinker
ton quilting Coleridge by the button,
taking pinch of snuff, and speaking il
whisper)-'Iu tell you what, sir, we
mustn't let this matter drop. Let's fA 6
day for dining together at the Turks
Head. We'll have private room, {
beefsteak, a bottle of old port, pens, ink
and quire of foolscap. Well lay oul
heads together and review this thing
and if we don't give it such a slashing
such tearing, such = If we
don'tp said Coleridge. Is it bar
gain = Most certainly"
The true northerner., 1876-05-05
The First News of Washington's Death.

There never was more striking or
spontaneous tribute paid to a man than
here in Boston, when the news came Of
Washington's death Q799). 1t was a
little before noon and L often heard
persons say at the time that one could
know how far the news had spread by
the closing of the shops. Each man,
when he heard that Washington was
dead, shut his store as matter of
course, without consultation, and in two
hours all business was stopped. My
father came home and could not speak,
he was so overcome my mother was
alarmed to see him in such tate, until
he recovered enough TO tell her the sad
news. For some time every one, even
the children, wore Grape on their arm ;
no boy could go into the street without
it. I wore it, though only eight years
eld.-Life of George IicknOr.