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The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1876-12-21
DRoBATE NOTICE.

In matters Of the last win and testament of
G. II. King, deceased.
Notice Is hereby given that there is now on
le in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court
OF Mahaska county, Iowa, an instrument in
writing purporting to be the last will and
testament OF @. II. King. deceased, and
the same Is set for hearing on the first
day OF the next term of the Circuit Court,
Monday Of February, 1877, at which time OBJ
lection can be made TO the approving of said
win and It's admission to probate.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1876-12-21

The name of the Chief Justice of Ore
gon is w. w. Upton, residing at Portland,
the capital. He has brother, banker
living in Rochester, N. Y, named G. L.
Upton. This brother telegraphed to the
Chief-Justicc last Saturday, asking wheth-
er the Governor of Oregon had right TO
declare vacancy in the Electoral College,
and to fill it by the appointment of any
one Here is Judge Upton's reply to the
dispatch: ... g..
PORTLAND, Oregon, Dec 0, 1875. [By
Telegram. Mr.. C.. Il. Upton, Rochester,
N. z: In reply to your questions, the
statute of this State authorized Cartwright
and Udell to fill vacancies. Their votes
are cast for Hayes and attached to the
States canvass certified under State seal
of Oregon. The Constitution prohibits
Executive exercising judicial functions or
passing on Watts disqualifications. Grow
er only hoped to thow out whole vote.
He. failed. .-
(Signed.) w. w. UPTON.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1876-12-21
A DMINIsTRATORs NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given to all persons interes-
ed, that on the 18th day of Nov. A, D., 1876, the
undersigned was appointed by the circuit court
of Mahaska county, Iowa, administrator of the
estate of Benjaman Byers deceased, late of
said county. All persons indebted to said estate
will make payment to the undersigned. and
those having claims against the same will pre-
sent them legally authenticated to said court
for allowance. w. 8. MARTIN
Dated Nov. II. 1876. Administrator.
ID. r.. MOORE, Clerk. Il
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1876-12-21
A CARD.

The farm contains 400 acres; 240 under culti-
walton; $40 under fence, and the balance good
timber. A good frame house, large barn,
one mile east of Ornbaum station, on the X. ].
II. r., 10 mile tfrorn Oskaloosa, Iowa. There is
an orch ard 1890 apple trees; a large cherry or
chard and small fruit I'm abundance. This farm
must be sold, and will be sold very cheap for
cash. Call on John Moore, on premises, or of
PHILLIPS g. PHILLIPS,
OSkalOoSa Iowa
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1876-12-21

Governor Hayes win be the next Pres
dent, and there won't be any blood spill
ed either.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1876-12-21
PROSPECTUSGS.
ssFROM THE EARTH TO THE MOON,
WIDE AWAKE.
for 1877.

tOr 1917.
This popular Pictorial Magazine for the young
folks, now entering upon its Fourth Volume, Of
fers the following unrivalled attractions to its
readers during 1877.
First, Quinnebasset Girls, by Sophie May,
illustrated by Miss L. b. Humphrey. This de-
lightfnl Serial for the grown-up girls will run
through the year. Second, GoIdfor-nothing- Pol
ly, by Ella Farman. A Serial for the boys, who
will all be eager to read the adventures of "Poly
Witter." Third, Child Marion Abroad ,iby Wm.M.
+. Round ofthe n. Y. Independent, author of Ack-
Sdh." Illustrated with engravings ofcelebrated
spots, and with portraits drawn from photographs
child-journeying in Europe is true record of
the experiences of real little American girl
abroad, with accounts of her visit to the Pope,
her play-tmes with the Princess Marie Valerie,
her holidays at Chiselhurst with the Prince I'm
perial, her Christmas at Madame McMahon's :,
Tracy Myers. A Series of fPractical HOusekeep-
ing Papers for Girls. Fifth, the Flossy and
BOssy stories, for the little folks, by Margaret
Hammond Eckerson. Illustrated by Jessie Cur
tbs. Sixth, The Adventures of Milades Peter
kin Paul. By John Brownjohn. Done in verse
and picture for the boys. Seventh. Behaving.
Papers upon children's etiquette. By the Author
department Ofprize puzzles, edited by Kit Gin.
ton. Short Stories, Poems, Papers OfTravel, Work
for Little Fingers, Music, Parlor Pastimes, S. S.
Concert Exercises, will be contributed by Eliza
beth Stuart Phelps, Mrs. S. n. B. Platt, Mary,
Clemmer, ROsster Johnson, Rev. w. NJ. Baker,
Colquitt, Mrs. Clara Doty Bates, Edgar Fawcett,
Margaret Eytinge, NJ. Quad, Mrs. Mary B. =.
Slade, Miss f. z. Chaplin, Geo. b. Ba' tlett, DIR.
Eben TOurjee, and others. Address the publish
ers. ID. .LOTHROP 81 CO...
30 and b Franklin ST., Boston,
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LEGAL NOTICES.
A SSIGNEE's NOTICE.

A SSIGNEE's NOTICE.
Henry Snyder, of Oskaloosa, Iowa, hav-
ing November GOTH 1861 made a
general assignment OF his property and
business to the undersigned for the benefit of
all OF his creditors. Therefore, all persons
knowing themselves indebted to said Snyder are
notified to come forward without delay and
make q settlement, and all those holding claims
against said Snyder are requested to present
the same properly sworn to the undersigned
assignee at the old stand on the south side
square. Said claims must be presented within
three months. ~ @ "a
q Oskaloosa. Nov. 22nd. 1876.
12-w6 X. p. BACON. Assignee.
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lt pays every Manufacturer, Merchant,
Mechanic, Inventor, Farmer, Professional
man, to keep informed on all the improvements
and discoveries of the age.
1t PAYS the Head of Every Family to introduce
into his household a newspaper that is instruc-
tive one that fosters a taste for investigation,
and promotes thought and encourages discussion
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1876-12-21
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW.
GEO. IL BAUGH, WILLIAM p. HELLINGs.
pAUGH & HELLINGS,

ID ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
and Notaries Public; collecting and Real Estate
agents. All legal business promptly ATTENDED
to. Collecting and cenyeyancing made speclal-
ty. informant m regarding the value OF country
or town properly in this State furnishad free OF
charge. Office in Exchange Block, on Hlgn ST.,
0SkaIOOSa Iowa
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-02-24

session of the court at Jacksonville, the
Wings made a formal opening of the
campaign on their part by a speech in
the courtroom from the brilliant f. ID.
Baker, then of Carrollton. The Demo-
Gratis heard the arguments of Baker with
6ismay, for they had nobody in all the
region at all competent to meet him.
The next morning they held a meeting
to decide what to do. They discussed
the abilities of all their speakers, and
finally adjourned till evening without
any decision. In the evening again,
when name after name had been men
toned and rejected, some one proposed
Douglas. A committee waited on him,
as a last resort, and heard his answer:
"If there is no one else to do it, will
speak and give him the best l have"
The next day, at the adjournment of
court, Mr.. Waldo announced that Mr..
Douglas would reply that evening, in
the courtroom, to the speech of Mr..
Baker. There were several prominent
Wings present, among them General
Hardin, and these and most of the law
yers seemed much amused at the idea
of this young fellows attempting to
speak in reply to f. ID. Baker. How
ever, the courtroom was crowded in
the evening, the speaker was introduced
by Mr.. Waldo, and of all the audiences
Douglas ever addressed he probably
never addressed one that was so
thoroughly surprised His speech was
triumphantly and enthusiastically re-
received, and from this point his public
career began and is generally known.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-02-24
Partisan Artists Models.

Lucy II. Hooper writes from Paris:
Does any lover of art, in an ecstacy be-
fore some fine painting representing
Eve, Venus, or some undraped nymph,
ever question himself respecting the
probable fate of the model from whose
living beauty the artist has won the
charm of his picture? Chance has re-
Gently made me acquainted with the
history of one of those radiant originals
whose graces have been immortalized
by art, When visiting the studio of the
celebrated artist Lefebre recently, |
paused in admiration before the origi-
nal sketch of that exquisite image of
pure and girlish loveliness, the "Chloe,"
that was one of the gems of the last
salon, and that in Photographic repro
duction has proved so immensely popu-
lar.
"The model who sat to me for that
picture" said NJ. Lefebre, "was but
seventeen years of age; and so eXquis-
ite was her form in outline and proper
ton, that l was scarcely obliged to alter
or to idealize single line. She sat to
me during the entire winter, and in the
spring | quilted Paris to travel through
Holland and Belgium. On my return |
found that the poor young creature was
dead. She was girl of more refine
ment and elevation of sentiment than is
usually to be found among persons of
her position, and being in the hands of
a gang of low confederates, they had
attempted to force her into a way of
life from which her soul revolted.
Thus driven to despair, the poor
child poisoned herself by washing
phosphorus from friction matches, and
then swallowing the decoction. She
was taken to the hospital, where she
died in few hours; and as her un-
natural relatives refused to claim the
body, it was handed over to the doctors
of the establishment for dissection.
Had l been in Paris,n added the artist,
in tone of deep feeling, 81 could have
saved her from that last indignity, at
least.n t 5stf tHtFf
Such was the final destination of that
fair and exquisite form which, repro
duced with that chaste idealization
of all painters of the nude, remains one
of the most refined and delicate of all
modern representations of the female
form divine"
The trade of a model in Iaris is a
hourishing and lucrative one. Many of
the women engaged in it are perfectly
virtuous, being always accompanied by
mother or sister when they go to sit,
and being treated with the utmost re-
spect by the artists who employ them.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-02-24
BicarbOnate of Soda aS a TOOthachC
Remedy.

DR.. Duckworth, of st. Bartholomew
Hospital, London, has recently success
fully used bicarbonate of soda as Il
remedy for severe tOothache, when ap-
plicatiOns of chlorofOrm, either extern
ally to the cheek or to the ear, or placed
on cotton in the decayed tooth, failed
and when carbolic acid, applied as last
mentioned, also proved imperative.
Pledgets of cotton, soaked in solution
of 80 grains bicarbonate of soda in one
fluid ounce of water gave almost instant
relief DR.. DucKwOrth considers that
very frequently the pain is due to the
contact of acid saliva with the decayed
tooth; and therefore it is important, in
cases of odOntalgia, first to determine
whether the saliva has an acid reaction.
If this be the case, then a simple aka
line application, as above stated, Is the
most efficaciOus means of cure.
Cases of toothache are such common
accomplishments to disOrdered stom-
ach that there seems every reason for
the truth of the above authors cOnjeC-
ture. Doubtless on the same ground IS
due the efficacy of ammonia, so fire.
quently recommended, but which, if ap-
piled carelessly, is liable to produce
more pain by burning the gum than al
ready exists in the tooth.
Bicarbonate of soda is found in every
kitchen, and hence no more handy rem-
edy could be devised, while it is desti-
tute of any painful effects; and the ra-
tionale of its operation and its simplici-
ty make us wonder why it has not been
thought of before.-Scientifc An1eri-
cnn
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-02-24
Insanity in the Pacific States.

Statistics of insanity show that cases
of mental arrangement are more nu-
merous, in proportion to population, IN
Nevada and California than in any 9th
er States in the Union. This will hard
ly be wondered at when the conditions
under which those States have been set
tied are taken into consideration. On
July l, 1875, there were 1902 patients
in the California State Insane Asylum
in Stockton, two-thirds of whom were
classed as foreigners, meaning, proba-
bly,, persons who had no settled residence
within the State. In seventy-two cases
the insanity could be traced directly to
intemperance, but in the majority of in
stances the causes of insanity were un-
known. Of the whole number of pa
tients, men who had been laborers were
the most numerous, housewives coming
next, and miners third. The Superin-
tendent of the Stockton asylum, enum-
Grating the causes for insanity which are
more prevalent in rapidly increasing
population than in stationary commu-
nifty, mentions 60 separation from family
and friends, disappoinments, disastrous
enterprises, sudden reverses of fortune,
fast living, and an unsettled condition
of life" Doubtless the almost univer-
sal passion for specializing in mining
stocks which prevails in the Pacific
States has had an important influence
in peopling their asylum.-N. Y. Sun.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-02-24

ECONOMY OF HEAT IN HOUsEs.-tor
a number of years the writer has used,
for warming three rooms, single heat
inc stove, the heat from which passed
into two drums. One of these drums Is
placed in a room adjoining that con-
tanning the stove, and the other is up
stairs in a room above the second one.
For several weeks experiments have
been made bv observations with ther-
mometers, which prove that the inter
mediate drum, or that between the
stove and last one, heats the room from
six to twelve degrees hotter, (accordinS
to the wind than the stove can heat,
though both rooms are of the same size,
and the drum is somewhat smaller than
the stove. The room up stairs, fully 30
feet distant from the fire, Is made quite
comfortable, for a sleeping room,
throughout the entire winter. These
facts are only stated to show what an
immense amount of calOric is wasted by
our system of heating with stoves, the
pipe from which passes into chimney or
directly into the open air. Fuel, and
consequently expense, is not only saved
by the use of sheet-iron drums, but the
house is more comfortably and COM
pletely warmed, not only with less fuel,
but with no trouble of making and keep
ing up fires, carrying in wood or coal
and carrying out ashes, and cleaning up
the dirt caused by doing so.-CoT. HcSt-
ern Farm journal.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-02-24
A 20O-Feet Leap for Five Dollar Bill.

A colored man by the name of Mar
suete Goefe took his life in his hands
for a paltry S5, and jumped from off
the bluffs overhanging the X. c., St.
10. & c. B., Railroad. The bluffs, at
the point from where he jumped, are
in the neighborhood of 200 feet in
height, and twenty or more perpendicu-
lar. The rest of the bluff is at an angle
of about forty-five degrees. He slid off
the edge, striking solidlyupon his back,
but failed to retain his position, and to
the horror of the spectators commenced
to roll down the almost perpendicular
face of the bluff The velocity with
which he came down would have killed
preserved the least particle of breath in
his body. During his descent he gave
vent to three or four yells of horror that
rang out like death knell upon the air,
attracting the attention of the few per-
sons in that vicinity, who came up Just
as he, apparently dead, reached the
gully alongside of the railroad track.
After the excitement occasiOned by the
scene had partially worn off, the man
was examined, and, strange to say, was
found to be without serious Injury. He
revived after some moments, undoubt-
edly having tainted from fright, and at
tempted to raise himself up, but after
two or three Intellectual attempts gave
it up for the time being. His COM
rades, having made the descent of the
bluff at some other less dangerous point,
came up, and with their assistance he
was taken home, they afterwards in
forming us that, though very sore, he
had escaped without serious injury.
The So for which he made the fearful
leap was paid him, but we question if
a hundred times that amount would in
duce him to try it over again.-St, Joe
Herald. ~
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-02-24

Most of the celebrated painters will
engage fine model for months, or even
for years, so difficult is it to discover
one that at all approaches the ideal of
the painter. They receive from five to
twenty francs day for their services
according to their beauty and celebrity,
those who are capable of posing for the
entire figure receiving, of course, the
highest pay. A romantic but painful
story connected with one of these models
was recently related to me by an Ameri-
can artist of distinction.
A few months ago there appeared in
that capacity, in the art circles of Paris,
young English girl not yet fifteen, so
perfectly and radiantly beautiful that
her services were eagerly engaged for
months ahead at the rate of fifteen
francs day. She was under the charge
OF an an old Italian woman, and was a
thoroughly maize and childlike little
creature, delighted to pose for the Eng
hsh and American artists, because they
spoke her language, and far more inter-
ested in the cakes and sugar-plums that
were literally bestowed upon her than
in the money she was making, or in the
degradation of her position. One of her
own countrymen, by dint of questioning
her, drew from her the story of her en-
trance into her questionable and peril
Gus career. She was the daughter of a
small shOpkeeper in London. Her par
ents were very poor, and the Italian
woman had offered to bring the girl to
Paris, to feed and clothe her, and to pay
her parents one shilling a day for her
services, avering that she was to sit in
Italian peasant costume to the French
artists as blond caratadind. Instead of
keeping her contract, the wretched Ital-
ian had hired out the poor child as
a model for the entire figure, and was
reaping rich harvest from her services.
The Englishman laid the case at once
before the authorities, and the Italian
was arrested, tried for that grave of
fense which is known in France as de-
de mineur, and convicted.
The lovely model-girl was placed in
convent to be educated, and will proba-
bly, become a respectable and decent
member of society.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-02-24
jenkins in Colorado.

A leap-year carnival at Central City,
Col, was a. very enjoyable affair. A
reporter of the Colorado City Register
describes it at length, and, reversing
the usual order of things, gives the cos
tune of the gentlemen:
To begin with, Mr.. A. G. Rs was
entrancingly arrayed in an elegant robe
of imported flour sacks, with overdress
of the same, tastefully trimmed with red
flowers of Canton flannel; Boston crack
er jewelry; hair cut intelligently ala
Pat Casey, and scented with double
extract of hartshorn; square-toed num-
ber eleven army CATERS cut low in the
instep, and heisted up high at the heel.
A lovelier creature never danced a
breakdown.
Mr.. L. G.. ST was appropriately
swaddled in a full suit of sky-blue bed
ticking, with bias folds, black Grape
overskirt, cut high in the neck, to give
startling effect to his dazzling ears
striped stockings fastened with gold
nuggets, brown-paper collar, corn-cOb
jewels, hair en- regle.
Solomon in all his glory was not ar
rayed like Il. Ms, who captured all
beholders with his picturesque toilette
of Sea Island cotton, trimmed with taS-
sells of antelope horns, overskirt of juni-
per lace, with panier to match, red
brick jewelry suited to his complexion,
hair fricass seed and powdered with
costly tailings from the bobtail mill up
the gulch.
Mr.. O-s S-h, brunette, wore
a ravishing suit of Japanese oil cloth,
cut high in the back and very low in
front; sole-leather belt; magnificent
solitaires of Gregory pyrites; hair loose
and flowing.
Wm. III dashed in with a surpris-
ing suit of corn-colored hemp lace,
trimmed with white cotton cord; large
and expensive hustle, brown bread or
naments; hair in curl papers, elegantly
embellished with artificial sun-fOwers.
Ed-C. H, (the belle of the
evening" was beautifully wrapped in a
tight-fitting "pull-pack" of antique
gunny- bags, bewitchingly adorned with
winter vegetables and rare pOrk-chOps
crowned with ruflies of ingram carpet; !;
Spanish flowers cut from army blankets; !;
disappointed cuffs, cross grain muslin; !;
Grecian-bend slippers; spring-bOttOm
palpitators hair ala centennial pig
tail The warts on his knees were dis
PLAYED to excellent advantage, and he
sang during the evening, with touching
effect, that soul-stirring ballad entitled,
g Put me in my little bed.''
Mr.. Men, of strawberry blonde
variety, blushed his joy in neat navy
blue calico, cut hollow, with basque
waist and double skirt trimmed with
Mexican onions, tucked Irish linen
chemisette; Quartz hill diamonds and
tout en- sem6le purchased "at cost"
il tn wore an elegant robe
de chanlbre of golden brown homespun
of the swallow-tail species, double
breasted in the back, slashed with myr-
tie green velvet; horse-hair ringlets,
and block-tin jewelry. This mild-eyed
gazelle was in great demand.
I'd B-d blazed forth in XXX
Kentucky jeans overskirt of Missouri
sweet potatoes, fringed with veal cut
lets; decollete jewels of imported pop
corn. The unadulterated stunningness
of this outfit was sight to behold.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-02-24
AStOmach Load.

An unfortunate lunatic, who died IN
the Prestwich Asylum short time
back, seems to have lived neither wisely
nor we'll. A post-morten1 examination
led to the discovery of no fewer than
I .841 articles in his inside, viz: Sixteen
hundred and thirty-nine shoemaker's
sparables, six finch cut nails, nineteen
3-inch cut nails, eight 2d-inch cut nails,
eighteen Pinch cut nails, forty 3-lnch
cut nails, seven g-inch cut nails, thirty
nine tacks, five brass nails, nine brass
buttons, twenty pieces Of buckles, one
pin, fourteen bits of glass, ten small
pebbles, three pieces of string, one
piece of leather three inches long, one
piece of lead four inches long, and one
American pegging-awl; the total weigh
ing II pounds and 10 ounces.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-02-24
A HOmelY Mans Wit.

Abdul Aziz-says Lord Staleybridge
is not imperviOus to the shafts of wit.
Once in his younger days, as he was
hunting in the valley, he met one mOrns
ing as the day dawned an uncommonly
ugly man, at the sight of whom his
horse started. Being nearly dismount-
ed, deeming it bad omen, he called
out in rage to have his head struck
off. The poor peasant, whom they had
seized and were on the point of execut-
ing, prayed that he might be informed
of his crime. '' Your crime," said the
Sultan, "is your unlueky countenance,
whichis the first object saw this morn
ing, and which had nearly caused me to
fall from my horse " "Alas!" said
the man, "by this reckoning what term
must l apply to your Majesty's cOun-
tenance, which is the first object my
eyes met this morning, and which IS to
cause nv death?" The Sultan smiled
at the wit of the reply, ordered the man
to be released, and gave him a present
instead of taking off his head.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-02-24
The Cow.

If civilized people were ever to lapse
into the worship of animals, the COW
would certainly be their chief goddess.
What fountain of blessing is Cow!
She is the mother of beef, the source of
butter, the original cause of cheese, to
say nothing of shoe-horns, hair-combs,
and upper leather. A gentle, amiable,
ever yielding creature, who has no Joy
in her family affairs which she does not
share with man. We rob her of her
children, that we may rob her of her
milk, and we only care for her that the
robbery may be perpetuated.-House-
hold Words.