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The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1877-01-18
How Bob IngersolPs Joke Saved His Life.

A correspondent of the Chicago
Times gives the following graphic ac-
couut of Colonel IngsrsolPs capture
by the rebel General Forrest: The
real facts in the case are curious and
charactistic. Ingersoll was reeonnoi-
tering with small detachment. Be-
fore they were aware of any danger
they came upon nest of sharp shoot
ers greatly outnumbering them. To
fight or retreat was alike impossible.
The first intimation of danger was
that .Ingersoll noticed a butternut
drawing bead on him. With q
readiness that has saved him from
defeat in many lawsuit, he cried
out: "What do you want TO shoot
me for? I've been waiting to ac-
knowledge your old confederacy for
the last two seconds" The fellow
heard it and appreciated tho joke.
Of course he didn't shoot. The squad
was led to headquarters. The ioke
was soon circulated through tho camp,
and the rebs gathered around the pris-
on tent, curious to catch a glimpse of
"the Yank." Forrest treated him
very kindly, offering him especially
good accommodations; but the Col,
declined them on the ground that
what was good enough for @the rest
of the boys" was good enough for
him. The next day they were all ex-
changed, and at parting General For.
rest returned to Ingersoll his horse,
with aote addressed to ssthe man
who saved his life by q joke in the
face of death"
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1877-01-18
DR. V. PARDUN,

~ MAGNETIC HEALER,
having removed his office to his residence M
medately north of public school building n
south part of town. is prepared to treat all k nds
diseases except deafness, with general satisfac-
ton. Terms, IS per month. He willalways be
found at home. 3
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1877-01-18
INK. e. STAFFORD

n A. HOFFMAN,
~. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
Once in Rhineharts new building, southwest
corner public square, OskalOosa, Iowa. Resi-
dence on Main street, three blocks east of pub
C square. 2l
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1877-01-18

The best remedy for borers is to dis
troy the eggs by W Iishing the trees with
strong lye, or thih ihnish soft soap. The
last days of June, after they get into the
tree, cut them out with sharp knife.
CANKER WORM.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1877-01-18

"For period of twenty years the av-
erage rainfall, by the tables of Prof. Par
vim, is Al 27-100 inches, including snow re-
duced to water in inches. The extremes
of rainfall are, in this period, IA 49-100 in
ches in 1851, and 90 35-100 inches In 1854.
and 28 3s-100 inches in 1855-the summers
Immediately preceding the destructive
winter of 1866. For three years preced-
ing the terribly destructive winter of
1928, the whole amount of waterfall, in
cluding snow reduced to water, was only
81 inches, an average of only about 27
inches per year. The autumn of 1872 was
memorable for dearth of water in wells,
cisterns and streams, over the whole west,
followed by an intensity of cold, remind
ing us OF Arctic climates. For20 years to-
gether, the temperature for Jan was 23
degrees above zero. But this gives avery
imperfect idea of the month of January.
taking a number of years together, to II
lustrate. In JAM, 1865, the average range
of the Thermometer at 2 o'clock, q. m,
was deg. above zero; the lowest showing
90 deg. below zero. The following winter
the range was still lower, being for the en-
tire month at a. m, but deg. above ze-
70, and as low as 50 deg. below. in South
ern Iowa. La January, 1873, the ther-
mometer was equally suggestive Of the
Arctic regions"
Here, we think, are the elements that
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1877-01-18
ATTORNEYS.AT-LAW.
Eo. ii. 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 cenveyancing made speclal-
ty. Information regarding the values of country
or town property in this State furnished free OF
charge. Office in Exchange Block, on High St.,
OskalOOSa. Iowa.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-08-06
A Husband For Two.

From the ChicIgo lnteT.Oeeln.
This is only pattern with deeper col.
.oting Of an occurrence in fashionable
ParSiun life. There are rs the actresses
in this immoral drama . couple Of young
and beautiful sisters. 1t Is difficult, on
.looking at them, to discover which Is the
most charming, but that they are both
dangerously SO is proven by the divided
heart Of romantic, to.rahneSs young
man, with the name Of Alfred Choumard,
The name, at least is French, and its own.
er, judging by what follows, may be con.
sidered Frenchy. This Individual fell in
love with one Of the two charming sisters
and then married her, and that is, il
seems, where he was unWise and not
Frenchy, for the honeymoon had scarce.
ly scattered the faded leaves Of early love,
before he tumbled-no lighter word
could express the fall-into love with the
second sister. With all the communistiu
tendencies Of a thoroughbred Panian,
close relations rapidly followed the falling
in love. It 10 the Paris way. No long Lin.
gering divorce suit troubles its children,
In this case no one thought Of divorce.
At least, Alfred didn't. He thought that
he had done good thing; that he had got
two wives with only one mother.in.law to
do the fighting. This mother.in.law, by
name Emma Corbein, has come out in a
manner that II might be expected dou.
BILE nother.in.law would como out. She
saw too much. She was willing that both
her daughters should be admired by the
same man, but though willing that that
man should marry one Of her daughters,
she objected TO his setting up as the sup.
posltitious husband Of the other, which
no did at No. 10 South Union street,
The married sister, strange to say, doea
not seem 10 have known, or perhaps not
cared about the brother.in.lawish kind.
ness 10 her sister Of her once dear and
devoted Alfred. But after five months Of
this kindness, and the prospective en-.
trance into this vale Of tears Of another
inhnbitant without a father, the mother.
in.law stepped in; went to the West Side
Police Station; raised its rafters with her
bowls at the wickeduess Of mankind in
general, and Of Frenchmen in particular
and from thence, at the head Of posse
Of police, proceeded to the residence Of
the supposed husband and wife. The
posse went back to the station; so did the
erring ones. Tho concluding volume will
be given in the court proceedings.
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thus not only put herself outside Of the
the power Of tie Baltimore & Ohio Com.
pany, but secured all the advantages that
arise from competition with that Com.
pAny. Contrast her position with that oil
Charleston, an isolated point upon The
Chesapeake & Ohio road, having relA.
tons at one end Of It with the state Of
Ohio, and at the other with the city Of
Richmond. How came Mr.. Hunt
iDgton, the President Of the Ches.
apeake 4 Ohio road, TO hold a
mortgage on the Charleston State HOuseH
What does that significant circumstance
indicate? The very money-the thirty
thousand that was paid for rent Of that
building by the State Of West Virginia,
went into the pockets Of Mr., Huntington
to pay of the mortgage he held upon II.
What then is to be the prospective inau.
oncC Of the Chesapeake & Ohio road over
the Legislature Of West Virginia, once
the Capital is relocated at Charleston,
measured by this manifestation Of inter
eat in the question by the President Of
that road.
The Judge alluded to the bogus picture
Of the Charleston Capitol building that
had been published in the Wheeling Reg
iIser. lie said that he had some knOwl.
edge Of tbst building, and that It was no
more to be compared to the beautiful struc
turo in the shadow Of which he was now
speaking, than the Hyperion to the sa.
tyr. The Register had given to the public
fac-simile Of this beautiful building az
a picture Of the cramped up affair. at
Charleston, but those who had seen the
two structures would be in no danger Of
contounding them,
In conclusion, Judge HOgc exhorted
his hearers to rise above all small and
unworthy considerations in tie settle,
ment Of this question. Tie future pros,
poets Of tho State OF West Virginia were
bound up in the unity OF her people
Let Us not BIO diStr acted then by such
unworthy considerations as the location
here and there, Of few State building
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o1iCen Of the Army and Navy haVIrg daughters
to educate, and who wish 10 secure for then the
advantages Of hrst claSI EnSllh and French
Academy, With musical instruction unsurpassed II
mot unequaIIed In this country, and all At exceed.
inEly moderate rates are adv sd 10 investigate the
claims Of tho Academy Of the visitation; At Mt.
de Chantal, near Wheeling, W. Va
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-08-06
i PROPERTY.

TRUrTEE's SALE OF VALUABLE
L PROPERTY.
~ virtue Of Decd Of Trust made Ly rimgaI
booking and earah +. Dscking, his wife 10 The %,
ueIsSned Trustee, dated May 9th 1870 atd q
ISco!I among the lard records Of Ohio eoatlh
nmHet virginia. IN Decd Of Trust BOOK No S,i'T
US, will GU
SATURDAY, the 9Th day Of August, Isli,
Beginning at 10 O'Clock A. ~, at the froat door q
Tue court House Of Ohio county, Nell 1t PubLs
auction the folio Wing described property thlii'o
say: AL that portion Of square nuIul- red iutDty
" Tho addition TO the city Of Wheeling laid oMig
Moan Zane. and called BellAire addition, raid Ff'
lion being bounded rs fellows: Commencing al
E2lnt on the north aldo Of Thirteenth uJTneiI
nAmpdenl street, at the dlyiIlnn line between w
property formerly owned BY S0bI,sEl Brady az
The property oil George " johnson, which Prfl
y marked BY line Of brick Set on Cdge bstWsth
Tue laTemenu on ald street In front Of Eld pc,
prnes, and Is distant frUW the northeast eornc o.
thirteenth and Eon streets ea,tW4Tdly on lhLti
ltenth one hundred and Ninety .lhfee feet ara
seven inches; thence running In a noTthTly di..
tecuon with Ald division line enc hundred atl
tEenty-on feet iourand one-hAli inches 10 f1h'
on The back or south boundary line Of A. w. Ne,
lyb property. which point Is distant from ~
Sueet 10 the direction Oi the north boundTy w,
o. bobleski Bndy'B property ono hundHd so
niuety-one ieeL Eve and one-iouIth inthes; tbtbf
running WeltWardly with the direction Of 'iia
north boundary line ffty.nIne feet 70 cross mar
on The rear Of A. W. Kelly's brick stable, Vh'la
marx IL distant from Eofr ttreet along said nofih
boundary limo one hundred and thirty.tWo ltr
I'VE and One-fourth inches; thence running s3g'hI
NRrdly one hundred and tVtnty.One feet four 81
ong-hLl inches 10 point on tho north tide 9
Thirteenth street distant ifom the nouhCaT core
o. thirteenth aid Eoff streets one hundred ~
thifty'tWo feet seyeu lnche,; and thence fGhniiG.
10 an eaatarIy direction along ThiTteeHth SUI"
iiTHly-one ieet 10 the place Of beginning ,,,n,l
beinH Tue came property conveyed 10 EimuRIi
booking BY soblRNfi BRADY ami vile by dCci DATE
November 18th, 1871, recorded In Book a. IaScs'
Of Tho Ohio county land records.
The title j. believed 10 30 perfect, bot vile
vey such title as d vested in me By the dCtu "
trust
Terms OF SALE--onC- third, or more Il The Ie,
chaser 30 elect, cash In hand; the balAnte 10 wv
tqual installments At one and Two year., Ihs ~.
chaser giving negotiable notes bearing Intero'I''1
the day Of sale for the deferred payments,
WI. W, CowpEN. solieiior' L!l9
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The Pittsburgh, wheeling il
Kentucky railroad ApprOpri-

WHEELING, August L.
Editors TutelliSrnrer
1t is to be earnestly hoped that an &C,
tive element OF opposition will be de-
veloped on Tuesday next, against tina,
huge elephant, the p. W. & Ky. r. R
The managers OF the job have shown rare
good sense and judgment in avoiding d
discussion Of the question in our news.
papers, we'll knowing that it has not the
merits claimed for it, and therefore the
less said about it the better. The enter,
prise is now reduced TO the narrow circle
Of few individuals largely interested in
its successful completion. They are en-
deAyorlng to throw private enterprise
upon the HANDS OF an innocent public, re.
gardless Of the large amount OF public
money that has already been wasted and
lost to the people.
The managers Of the enterprise in i'll
present shape, are calculating largely
upon the public apathy, and BY means q
circulars, privately distributed, they are
by stealth rs it were, drumming up theil
recruits, thus expecting to accomplish
that in which they failed by public effort
not great while since.
The people should not forget the pas,
nor lose sight OF the importance Of the
present proposition TO every citizen OF
Ohio county, from tAx.paying stand,
point, and each should use his best efFor,
to defeat any further appropriation for
this road by the county. Let every citi.
zen then turn out and vote against the
measure, for they can rest assured that a
portion, il not all Of the road will be
built, even il the county refuses the ap.
preparation, as it is publicly stated tha,
tho interested parties will accept the
road and the proposition Of the Pennsyl.
vania Company.
Let 1t DO borne in mind that at the pres,
ent time, half or more Of the railroads
in the country are bankrupt, ::and many
Of the balance are ready TO 20 into the
hands Of Receivers; that much is said
about the lack Of business, inability to
earn dividends, great necessity to reduce
expenses, wages, &C., &C., and that the
p. Wa Ky, when finished, will only be
another added to the now very long list.
The appropriation, II made, will simply
be throwing away Of the public money.
Let those most intereIted-the proper.
~ holders along the line OF the road, to
whom 1t will be great business conye-
nieneee, the value Of whose property will
be enhanced thereby, lot those do by pri-
ySte subscription what they ask the pub.
lie to do.
Our taxes are heavy enough, Heaven
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-08-06
TINTED STATES OF AMERICA,
District Of IVES! Virginia, IS:
George BGih!aIs,

Steamboat "Bcttle dllbHt."
WHEREAS. a libel has been fled In the District
Court Of the United States, for the District Of Wes
Virginia, on the q day Of August, A. d. 1877, by
George BAsheATs Il dh, against tho steamboat
"Betuo Gilbert" her engines, tAfke, outfit ap,
parel and furniture. Now, therefore. In puTsu.
auce Of the mOnltlOn under tho seal Of said Courr
TO me, directed AHd delivered, l do, hereby, give
public notice to ali persons claiming the said atean.
boat her engines tackle, outfit, apparel and iu nj.
turc, or In any manner interested therein, thai
they DO and appear before the said District CourT
to be held at the City Of Wheeling, 10 and for III.
District Of West Virginia, on
TUESDAY, AUGUST 2IIt. 1871,
at II o'clock In tho forenoon Of that day provided
the same shall DO day Of jurisdiction, 0therWlSi
on the next day Of jurisdiction thcreaIIGr), Iha1
aud there 10 intsrpOse their claims and 70 make
their allegations on that behalf.
GEORGE W. PATTON.
U. $, Marshal, Dist, West Va
By D. J. CAMPBELL, Deputy.
CHAGRAFr d BARR,
ProCtOrs for LI6tllaIt'
Wheeling, ". Va, August 1, 1871.
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knows. We want no more. We have
other demands upon US Of greater Inn
portance and value 10 US than this road
can ever prove. II Il the duty Of every
voter to register himself against an ap'
preparation which will be certain TO be Of
greater benefit to private individuals
than to the public.
Yours, &C., TAX PAYER.
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COMMISSIONERS SALE OF vALu.
" ABLE PROPERTY.
State Of WCst Virginia.
In tho County Court Of Ohio county,
W. B. O'NeIll


VI:SInia Il. Wheat ct nj. In ChaneGy.
BY virtue Of decree entered In the above trt
tied cause on the 2sd dIy Of June, A D. 1877, TIE
undergrad, who WAl appointed special Comhl
tloner fur the purp %, will sell on
"WEDNESDAY, AUGUST Goth, a. d. ISL,
commencing at 10 O'Clock, 4. NJ, at the irontdccf
Of the Court House Of Ohio county, West Yin,.ns
tho following described real estate that Il 70 ny
All that lot or parcel u ground described - ii
numbered one In square twenty mine In the Plat q
the addition to the city Of Wheeling laid out by
Charles 7. Churchill, trustee for Emily A. Zltt
and called Buena Vista addition 10 the uid city
the fame being sixty feet front on Twelfth slEt,',
and extending back the same width one hundred
feet, together with all and singular the heitiis.
menb and appurteuanCrs thereto belonging Of 10
any vile HPPeitalning thereto. On the w,s Idt
OF aii lot there Is an alley ten feet In Width
tending hack the full depth Of the sail lot, tJ'
icet o. which alley belongs TO tho Rid lot, Srd 4
y understood and Sgrecd that the raid all, shA4
Be kept open pcrretually for the accommOlation
The different premIsIs TO which the same beloDH
TRRAs OF sALE-0pe-thIrd or more Il the pur'
chaser 80 elect cGsh In hand; the bSlantc 10 lvo
equal instAllments at one and two yeaFs the pui'
chaser giving notes bearing interest," with good pr
sonAl security. for tho deferred ray meHts.
W. J. W. COWnPS,
Y2a Special COmmiNilnrf
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Appealing 10 Passion.

Judge Ferguson, of Charleston, is not
much of poet, we fancy, although he is
u gentleman highly endowed in the way
OF intellectual gifts. We have heard him,
however, on one or two occasions quote a
line Of poetry. Last winter, in few re.
marks in the House Of Delegates, illus
trstive oftrue and false economy, he had
recourse to that we'll known dislich run.
ming
~ earned shilling and spent a crown,
And burned hole In my holiday gown"
Asa general thing, however, Mr.. Fer.
guson deals in prose, and as a general
thing, too, he keeps himself under good
control, seldom evincing any passion in
his discussions. Indeed, we have some
times doubted whether he really had an
emotional nature at all. Emotional ma
lures are prone TO break forth in song or
oratory, but the Judge is forever cold,
calm and logical in his remarks.
There is such thing, however, as af-
fecting passion, and some public speak
ers have been known to resort to it for a
special purpose. We suspect that the
Judge simulated all the resentment he
expressed in his speech at Weston the
other day, when he fell to quoting poetry.
The policy OF Charleston in this canvass
has been to crack the whip over tho rest
Of the State. One Of her orators vent SO
far us to intimate that the public men Of
this state who went against her on the
Capital question would in future political
conventions find their aspirations nipped
as il by an untimeIy frost. And Judge
Ferguson, following up this policy, grew
80 defiant in his Weston speech as TO pro,
claim vengeance in the hereafter on all
who now refused to bow the knee to the
Charleston Baal. lie actually got SC
blood.thirsty as to quote the following
lines:
UIlmc nj last sci, ali tIinvS cyer
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nHE LAST STRIKER CAPTURED,
BALTIMORE & OHIO
EX PR E S S

This Adams Express Company having
abandoned The Inns Of this company be.
tween the Ohio River and Baltimore,
the transportation Of merchandise by
passenger trains win hereafter DO 0on-
duotad and performed by the Baltimore
{ Ohio Railroad Company.
Ills the Intention Of this company 10
encourage and foster this ratio and
shippers can depend on quick time,
prompt and careful delivery.
For the present the company will not
carry money nor c. 0. D. packages, but
all other merchandise Will be accepted
and transported by passenger trains.
r. 7. DEVRlEs, een'I Agent.
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MANY WHO ARE SUFFERING

from the effects OF the warm weather and
are debilitated, are advised by physicians
to take moderate amounts Of whisky two or
three times during the day. In little
while those who adopt this advice frequent.
" increase the number Of drinks" and in
time become confirmed inebriAtes. A beve.
rage which will not create thirst for iutoxi.
eating liquors, and which is intended cs.
pecially for the benefit OF debilitat.d per.
sons, whether at home or abroad, is DR..
SchGnck's Sea Weed Tonic. Containing
the juices Of many medicinal herbs, this
preparation does not create an appetite for
the Intoxicating cup. The nourlshing and
life supporting properties Of many valuable
natural productions contained in 1t and
well known to medical men have most
strengthening influence. A single bottle OF
OF the Tonic will demonstrate It's valuable
qualities. For debility arising from sick.
ness, over exertion or from any cause what.
ever, q wineglassiul OF Sea Weed Tonic
taken after meals will strengthen the stom.
Ach and create an appetite for wholesome
food. To all who are about leaving their
homes, we desire to say that the excellent
effects Of DR.. Schenck's seasonable rem.
edies, Sea Weed Tonic, and Mandrake Pills,
are particularly evident when taken BY
those who are iniuriously affected by a
change Of water and diet No person
should leave home without taking supply
Of these safeguards along. For sale BY ali
druggists. cod.
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GENERAL NOTICES.
STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA

STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA,
In The Municipal Curt Of wheeling
L. 8. Jordan, Administrator Il tho estate n, r..
nd Colts, deceased, Va George RsitJ SOh'
Otll Ia IhAheery.
~ Virtue o. decree o. IAS Municipal Court Of
Gauss, on the sd day Of July, A. D, ISL II ~
isfrrd 10 the underIil ned, CommliAiJnrf n y;
Court, to tBke, STATE and report! :" MI
1T An secount between the aid plan,ltT IN,
"a 70 AZ day for stating an accoun, b,,,,..
the parties. ''''csa
E0IIOE Il hereby given that have e,o 4.
Tuesday, August 18th, 1877, At 10 o'elCek A q
the time, and my once, No l222 Chapline IN,
wheeling, West Vlnini1, a the placu 10 s,,.,,,
and state the matters In sid decree m,ntionsI
w. J. ". COWbES
CommlhIuner Of tho Municipal Court q Ti,s
hB' la
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IMPORTANT TO PARENTS AND GUAR.
i dams. err..
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NHu II We 10 UUI WHICH, Ilu HOuFI
There never yet was human power
Which could cvade, II unforSivenI
The patient scarch and vigil long,
Of HIN who treasures upa wTonR.n

This poetry does not seem to have done
its work well at Weston. The Democrat
Of thar town resents it in uumistakable
terms, and is bold enough to say that
"Mr. Ferguson greatly mistakes the in.
dependence Of the voters Of this county,
when he undertakes to bully them into
voting against their convictions. The
citizens Of Lewis county cannot be driven
TO the support Of any measure, and II you
want their votes you must appeal to
their judgment. They will by their vote
on Tuesday next bid dsfanes TO ar. Fer.
yuSOa's silly and unealiei for threat"