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The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1876-09-07
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
or WATERS, McARTHrR.
ENcKTTTERICK
AUDITORS CERTIFICATE
STATE nF faEa
OFFICE or AUDITOR oY STATE.
INSURANCE DEPAErHESJ.

IL Is hereby certified that the Centennial
Mutual Life Association OF Iowa. located at
Darlington, In the state Of Iowa, has this
day deposited In this Office securities TO the
amount of twenty-five thousand dollars, as
required By section 1852 of the Cod Of Iowa.
providing fsr tile organization Of Joint
stock companies.
Its further certified. iha. the capital
stock ofthe company. TO the amount OF one
hundred Thousand dollars has been sub
scr;bed IN good faith. and ;ha. have ex-
anined the notes given by the stock held
ers OF SAID company for the amount o. sew
enty-nsr thousand dollars, ani that said
notes have alta he'd 10 each OF them the
certificate ola J.sry Public. stating that
the person making the same Is, In his opin
ion. scaaiarily god AMI responsible for
the same, In property not exempt from ex-
ecution.
IL is further certified t1af said company
has fully complied with the laws Of tubs
State In relation 70 life insurance conpan-
les, and Is aaly authorized ID transact the
business d life insur anc. in this state an-
Ri the 81 st day % March, 4. D., 1877.
In yitasss " hereof, have hereuuto set
my hand aad sea! of ONCE. al the city of
Des M3.nes. this FL day of Iuly. A. ID. ls.s
- ------------- BrRES r. SHERMAN.
buitlpr \ Sal, Auditor ~ IBWa.
k-tate oi io.s- JSo. T.. PARISH
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1876-09-07
To the Citizens Of Iowa

To overcome the numerous objections IL
the cid system, aud - enable men with
limited means 20 secure tor their fsmiiies
the benefits youchs fed by life Insurance
the Genie mia Mutual Ltte Association o.
lows has been organized on The actual
cost plan, under The law 81 the state with
the principal office At Darlington ins
utrn = ers tnutnaig tnsar. each atuer and
pay stipulated mn To The company for
tTanssct+u- their business AMI guarantee
In. liz payment ~ losses.
The ST 81 carrying policy outside az
the sum charged FOR expense. Is strictly
governed Ds the actual losses experienced
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1876-09-07
TREASURER OFFICE, CEDAR Co, Iowa,
TIpToS, August 23d. 1876.

In Genera
nj town
JaNes
Interest and due thereon.
Of
tSFcr, A. d. l.1G at the Office,
a al
day all offer the following described
situated which
unpaid
The sad lands and lD
~
SAMUEL WaMPIFR.
Treas n. e. lar "a Inxvu
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1876-09-07
HlsDDl.E.lGED NES

There are many of the age OF thirty 20 for
ty who are troubled with TOO frequent eyac-
uations Of the BLADDER, often accompanied
b. slight smarttng or burning sensation,
and Weakening the stem in manner that
the patient cannot account for, on exaaiB-
ing Tire urinary deposits, u rory sediment
will often he found aud eombt mes small
patiie,sS Of aIbumen will appear or tine COLI
OF will he ~ thin or InIikIst hue, again
changing Ia lark and torpid appearance.
There are many men Wha die ~ This dita-
Guilty. Ignorant Df the cause. which is the
second Stage Of seminal weakness. Mr.. Nc.
will guarantee a perfect cure In all suea
cases aud a healthy restoration Of the goLiie
urinary organs.
Office iour~.ss to l.. = TO q, & TO =.
All letters promptly answered and CORE
spondence confidential. Address, L.es Boz
BOO. Davenport. Iowa. lx46
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1876-09-07

anu an addItIohdI sum OF ten cents on
each assessment 10 pay expenses OF col
Letting the same
Should there be no deaths, there will
be no losses, and consequently no assess
ments, and by this plan the poorest man
Is enabled to provide for his family, and
secure them from want or Deepen lence.
Thus the poor as well ny the rich may
procure policy in the Centennial Life
Association, and pay what 1t is WORTH
mn morn f,aa
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1876-09-07
THE PLAN.

Any person, male or female between
the ages Of ID to 60 years, who can pass
the tsauired medical examination. nav
obtain policy in the Association, as
follows:
For Policy Of 81 $50, it will cos. 500
For Policy Of $500, 1t will cost 400
For Policy Of 5000, it will cost 100
Medical Examination 90
To keep up the expenses of the Asso-
clation, yearly dues will be required, as
follows:
Upon Policy of $3.50 81 30
Upon Policy of 2 500 g 10
Upon Policy of 5000 ) 90
To pay death losses, a levy will be
made upon each member according t.
age at joining. newer To exceed the fol.
lowing amount:
Between the ages OF ID and 25 s -
Between the ages of % and 10 100
Between the ages Of 4 and 80 leo
Between the ares OF 81 and 50 50
Between the ages of SO and 60 200
And an Additional sum of ten cents IN
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1876-09-07
Nichols, Shepard Dc Co..
EAI1LE CEEEK Vim

These unrivaied mac4ines ana EXTRAS n,
same are supplied At lowest factory prices
BY MCNAMARA Il CAshD
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-09-08
Ancient Condition of Great Salt
Lake.

According to Prof G. K. Gilbert, OF
Wheeler's expedition, the Great Salt
Lake of Utah anciently had an outlet
the overflow being carried to
the ocean by the Columbia River. But
the Great Salt Lake was then great in
land sea, as is evidenced by the exist
ence of an ancient beach go feet higher
than the Great Salt Lake Of to-day and
700 feet higher than Sewer Lake. The
subsequent changes of level are describ-
ed as follows by Prof. Gilbert in the
american Journal of Science: "From the
upper beach the waters slowly subsidized
by desiccation, recording its lingerings
in series of fainter shore-lines. When
it had fallen to the level of the divide
between the Sewer and Salt Lake Basins
it was separated into two unequal por
tions. In one of these the evaporation
exceeded the inflow from rivers and the
subsidence continued; in the other the
inflow exceeded the evaporation and the
surplus was discharged over the divide
into the former portion, just as the sur
plus of Utah Lake is now discharged in
to Salt Lake. In the course of time, as
the climate became drier, this overflow
ceased, but not until it had carved a
channel of some magnitude. This chan
mel is crossed by the old overland stage.
route and is known as the "Old River.
Bed" 1t is the opinion of Prof. Gilbert
that the humid climate which was mark
ed by this inundation of Utah was pre-
ceded by one as arid as the present, and
that the humidity was phenomenon o
the glacial epoch. A fuller statemen
and discussion ofthe facts will appear il
the forthcoming geological volume o
the "Reports of Wheeler's Surveys
Popular Science Monthly for Septem
bpr
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-09-08
We All Have Faults.

"He who boasts of being perfect"
says modern writer, sis perfect in his
folly. / have been great deal up and
down in the world, and l never did see
either perfect horse or a perfect man,
and never shall until see two Sun
days come together. You cannot get
white -four out of coal sack, nor per-
fection out of human nature. Of dead
men We should say nothing but good;
but as for the living, they are all tarred
more or less with the black brush, and
half an eye can see it. Every head has
a soft place in it, and every heart has its
black drop. Every rose its prickles,
and every day its night. Even the sun
shows spots, and the skies are darkened
with clouds. Nobody is SO wise but he
has folly enough to stock stall at Van
ity Fair. Where l could not see the
FOOLS cap, l have, nevertheless, heard
the bells jingle. AS there is no sunshine
without some shadows, SO all human
good is mixed up with more or less of
evil; even poor-law guardians have their
little failings, and parish beadles are not
wholly ofa heavenly nature. The best
wine has its lees. All mep's faults are
not written on their foreheads, and it's
quite as we'll they are not, or hats would
need wide brims; yes, as sure as eggs,
faults of some kind nestle in every man. s
bosom. There's no telling when mans
faults will show themselves, for hares
pop out of ditch just when you are not
looking for them. A horse that is weak
in the knees may not stumble for mile
or two, but it is in him, and the rider
had better hold him up we'll. The tab,
by cat is not tapping milk just now, but
leave the dairy door open, and we will
see if she is not as bad thief as the kit
ten. There's fire in the flint, cool as il
looks; wait till the steel gets knock
at it and you will see. Everybody car
read the riddle; but it is not every body
that will remember to keep his gun
powder out of the candle"
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-09-08
History of the Onion.

Very few members of the vegetable
kingdom exist that can boast an older
record than the onion. Theophrastus
alluded to it as follows: "There be
divers sorts of onions which have their
sirnames of the place where they grow;
some lesser, others greater; some be
round, and divers others long" This
is ample proof that, even in his early
days, variety of sorts were grown, and
in many places. Pliny adds the ques-
tionable information that "none grow
wild" The onion is also spoken of in
Holy Writ, where, in connection with
the leek and other vegetables, it is refer
red to as luxury belonging to the
Egyptians, at the earliest date we pos
sess any history in regard to them.
Though Theophrastus shows by his
statement above that distinct sorts ex-
listed, we are inclined to believe that
there were not more than two or three
distinct types then. They derived, how
ever, a variety of names from the va
rious places where they were known to
be grown freely. Old authors describe
a kind known as "Ascalonitides," a
name said by Gerarde to be "of town
in Judaa, otherwise called Pompeiana."
Singularly enough, however, the Eng
lish name of this kind is given by this
latter authority as "Scallions," and along
with it is given an illustration and the
following statement: "This hath but
small roots, growing many together; the
leaves are like to onions but less. i
seldom bears either stake, floure or seed
1t is used to be eaten in Salads" Botf
Theophrastus and Pliny refer to this
the latter in the sixth chapter of hi
nineteenth book, where he says, 9TH
one serving for sauce or to season
meat with" Can it be, then, that il
Pompeii of old, chives, as we know then
now, were used popularly.-[Garden
, Chronical.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-09-08
Removing a Lake.

The Bath (Steuben county, Courier
has the following: ga very competent
engineer has made some careful surveys
and estimates to determine the possibili-
of moving Lake Keuka about eight
miles further up the river. We are
happy to be assured by him that the
project is feasible and that the expense
will be much lowef than has been sup
posed. The plan involves the buying
of strip of farms extending from the
head of the lake up to the corporation
bounds Of the village. A trench being
then dug of sufficient depth and line
of barrels filled with nitro-glycerine
carefully laid in the bottom single
explosion it is calculated will lay open
chasm seven and half miles long and
half mile wide, into which the water
will rush in perfect deluge. Penn
Y an will then be left eight miles from
the foot of the lake, and all that space
which is now covered with useless water
will become in few years fruitful farms
occupied-by an honest and industrious
population. The expense Of this great
improvement will be but trife over
one million dollars. The 'moneyed men
of Bath have already subscribed $780,
900, and the balance will easily be made
up by small subscription. A public
meeting will shortly be held to secure
this important movement"
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-09-08
All Our Names.

\ Centennial correspondent writes:
"In the Government Building is much
that is most interesting, and some things
/ have not seen mentioned For exam
pie, if / tell my reader that his name,
with that of all his family, is carefully
registered in the Government Centennial
Building, he will doubtless like to know
what has entitled him to such d;stin-
gulshed consideration. Well, here are
deposited the manuscript volumes of the
census of 1870. When you know that
only two counties of Ohio make a folio
volume, you will see that there are over
900 great volumes You turn to your
State, county. and township, and there
you find your name, and those of Your
wife and children. Just think of near
100000 of people registered in this
wayi You see that such record may
be invaluable in great legal controversies.
To know that certain man lived in a
certain place, in certain year, may be
of vast importance"
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-09-08

Day BUILDING SPoTs.-1f houses
were built on dry sites and of sufficient
area, and with proper arrangements for
ventilation, and the water supply was
pure ahd sufficient, the larger half of
the great problem of sanitary science
would be solved. The disposal of the
refuse of life and labor is simpler mat
ter. Wretched homes, impure air, and
fouled water lower the physical and
mental stamina of men and women so
much a. to make them indifferent 70
dirt, and passive almost under disease.
Arouse their energies by better homes,
and the disposal of refuse or waste sub
stances would become a work of ease, if
not of absolute pleasure. For all OF
the different modes of disposing of sew
erage or other waste there is none so
simple, direct or efficient for the rural
districts a. its immediate application
the soil and conversion into the growing
crops of the garden or allotment San
itary Science.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-09-08
No Inquiry Without Its Use.

1t seems to be necessary condition OF
human science that we should learn
many apparently useless things in order
to become acquainted with those which
are of service; and as i. is impossible,
antecedently to experience, to know the
value of our acquisitions. the only way
in which mankind can secure all the
advantages of knowledge is to prosecute
their inquiries in every possible direc-
ton. There can be no greater impedi-
ment to the progress of science than
perpetual and anxious reference a,
every step to palpable utility. Assured
that the general result Will be beneficial,
it is not wise to be too solicitous as to the
immediate value of every individual
effort. Nor is it to be forgotten that
trivial and apparently useless acquisi-
tions are often the necessary prepara-
tives to important discoveries. The la
bors of the antiquary, the verbal critic,
the collator of mouldering manuscripts,
the describer of microscopic objects
(labors which may appear to many out
of all proportion to the value of the re-
sultl may be preparing the way for the
achievements Of some splendid genius,
who may combine their minute details
into magnificent system, or evolve
from multitude of particulars collect
ed with painful tolls, some general prin.
| ciple destined to illuminate the career
of future ages. To no one, perhaps are
the labors of his predecessors, even
when they are apparently trifling or un.
successful, of more service than to the
metaphysician; and he who is we'll &C.
quainted with the science, can scarcely
fail to perceive that many of its inquir
les are gradually converging to impor
tant results. Unallied as they may ap
pear to present utility, it is not hazard
ing much to assert that The world mus
hereafter be indebted to them for th,
extirpation of many mischievous errors
and the correction of great part o
those loose and ill-founded opinions b,
which society is now pervaded.-[Ex
change.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-09-08
A Byway to Health.

Let it be rememb bered that the best
cookery of the best viands in the world
is comparatively thrown away, in its
health-giving and nourishing qualities,
if the food be swallowed hastily and in
lumps. From the esthetical side of the
question, too, grave mistake is this
haste and imperfect mastication. If to
eat be necessity, and if the satisfaction
of this necessity be pleasant, as nature
intends it to be; if a sensitive palate be
given US to enhance our pleasure, and to
enable us to enjoy the goods the gods
provide-why, in the name of all that
is rational, should there be anything
grosser in enjoying the fine flavor of
welI-crooked dish than in enjoying the
scent of full-blown rose, particuls rly
when the former in some shape is ne
cessity, while the latter is merely a lux
ury? Therefore, phllosophically, it is
grave error and an ungrateful deed to
swallow well cooked, palatable food at
such a pace as prevents your getting the
full amount of pleasure out of the act of
eating, and which renders you indifer-
ent to your cooks skill. There are some
supremely virtuous. beings who condemn
epicurism as something horrible, and as
likely to lead to murder, petty larceny,
and other Objectionable crimes; but,
good sonls, they often confound refine
ment and discrimination in feeding with
gluttony, and, in their desire to avoid
this, and set high example of indiffer-
ence to the flesh, adopt a scornful disre.
gard of what and how they eat and
drink; and, pretending to be above such
mundane considerationsbring themselves
to chronic state of i'll health, which it
takes years of strict regimen to recover
from. No; you must linger over the
taste of your food as you would linger
over the smell of flower; nature de-
mands of you this concession to health,
and there can be nothing more sinful in
indulging the sense Of taste than the
sense of smell. Having swallowed your
dinner in Jumps, the usual custom is
to endeavor to counteract the discom-
fort produced by washing in down, and
rendering it soluble by huge draughts
of fluid. This is merely adding insult
to the injury you have done your stom-
ach, and is resented accordingly. Copi-
Gus draughts are just as injurious as
large quickly, devoured mouthfuls; and
drink should be taken as cautiously and
slowly as food. Thirst is really more
efectually assuaged by swallowing slow
ly moderate quantity than by taking
a large one at gulp, and little thus
goes further than much. The best check
upon immoderate draughts is never to
drink out of too large tumbler. TAX
ing it in moderation, the fluid assists in
dissolving the solids, instead of setting
them floating and sluicing them all be-
fore it, as is inevitably the ease when a
so-called hearty draught is taken
[Tinsley's Magazine.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-09-08
A Financial Drink.
From the Austin (Nev.) Reveille.l

From the Austin (Nev.) Reveille.l
"Do you take trade-dollars at par?"
asked stranger Of bar-keeper in a
Main street saloon, this morning Ger
tainly; take anything" replied the ac-
commodating tumbler-slinger. "Well.
then, give me some whiskey," said the
stranger. The bar keeper set out the
bottle and glass, and the stranger poured
out and swallowed his drink and started
for the door. "Hold on, there! where's
that trade dollar?" said the bar-keeper.
"Oh, haven't got any trade-dollars, "
replied the stranger; "I only asked if you
took them at par for information" A
shad of sadness stole over the bar-keep
er's face as he discovered that somebody
borrowed the pick handle he keeps un
der the bar for such emergencies-and
the soda-water bottle that swishet
through the air only came within 81,
feet Of where the stranger had stood tn,
moment before.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-09-08
Exploring a Mound.

A telegram from Urbana, Ohio, Odd
inst, TO the Cincinnati Gazette says:
"The exploration of the mound near
this place, in which were found three
perfect skeletons of the ancient mound
builders, was continued yesterday by
members of the Central Ohio Scientific
Association. The result was the un.
earthing of the head of the third and
larger of the three skeletons, which was
we'll preserved, and its shape indicates
good brain development. Below the
head was found strand of pure pearl
beads, which admit ofa fine polish. A
circular mica ornament was also found
above the builders, and must have
served rs burial ornament. Near the
upper part of the body were three flint
arrow-heads, lying with the points up,
pointing as from the wooden handles
which had been held in the hands OF
the dead warrior, but now moldered
away. The lower jaw of this skeleton
is perfect. The mound in which they
were found is about seventy FIVE feet
in diameter. and fifteen feet in height
and is covered with au old growth OF
oak trees. The box in which they were
inclosed was made of logs and bark, and
was very rudely constructed. The ex'
plorations will be continued, and it i,
believed much more of interest yet
awaits discovery. DIR. Thomas F
Moses, of Urbana University, a gentle
man of rare scientific knowledge, ha.
charge of the work, and will leave moth
ing undone which may add to the yer,
limited knowledge of the strange people
who once inhabited this continent"
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-09-08
MISCELLANY.
Roadside Weeds.

Farming is only gardening on more
extended scale, and the same principles,
as regards the care and culture of plants,
are applicable to both. More than this,
neatness in appearance, which is general
Iy considered indispensable in garden
ing, should be extended to the farm as
far as practicable. The good gardener
knows the importance of keeping walks
and roads free from weeds and rubbish,
and he usually begins his labors by
strict attention to these necessary but
improbable adjuncts of fine garden
or ornamental grounds. 1t is an old
saying that bad hat will overshadow
an otherwise fine suit of clothes, and the
same is true in regard to garden walks
and roads, for they are the first things
seen on entering and the last in going
out, and the general impression left up
on the mind depends much upon the
appearance. The same is true to great
extent with the public roads running
through or alongside farm; and the
traveller in passing cannot help forming
an opinion of the owners from the con-
dition in which the thoroughfares are
kept. In spring and fall he is likely to
pay most attention to mud holes and the
general condition to the road bed; but
in summer the presence or absence of
weeds and brush cannot fail to attract
his notice. Neat and tidy farmers
and perhaps We should make the term
little stronger by saying all good farm
ers-pay as much attention to the road
side weeds as they do to those coming in
their fields.
Permitting nozious weeds to ripen
their seeds in the public highway is far
too generally practiced, and is public
nuisance which should be abated speed
lily. The seeds of these "public weeds"
are often caught up by passing vehicles
and distributed over the country. This
is well known to every farmer, and still
thousands of patches of the vilest of
weeds, such as Canada thistles, clot-bur,
and toad fax are allowed to grow undis-
turbed by the roadside year after year,
adjacent to land owned by men of whom
better things are naturally to be expect
ed. 1t is worth in appearance all II
costs to NOW the road.ides and keep
them clear of weeds; but in addition the
dissemination of noxious weed seeds
makes neglect of this practice a posi-.
tive injury to the country for miles
around, and it is at least a question
worthy of discussion, if man has f
moral right to permit weeds likely tc
injure the property of his neighbors tc
ripen their seeds without making an ei
fort to prevent it.-[N. Y. Sun.