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The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1884-11-27
GARD.

BIB Owen desires TO publicly ack-
nowledge the timely assistance rsn-
dered him ut the FIRE last Friday night,
and extends bis sincere thanks to ell
the friends who assisted In removing
his material and tools from his burn
ing building; bis loss was small except
on bujlainR.
J. ToTTEE.
also returns thanks for assistance rem
dered him in removing his stock and
furniture and desires TO say TO his
friends that for the present he viii
continue his restaurant business in the
Abraham building. first door west of
Dr.. BTewster's dental rooms, where be
win serve oysters, lunch. etc. and keep
good cigars and candies. Mr.. Totten's
loss was considerable and he respect
fully asks continuance Of public pat
ronage in his new location.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1884-11-27
East Harrison

We are sorry to hear Of Blaine's defeat, bui
Republicans should not be discouraged, for the
grand principles OF the old party still lire. The
Republicans have made a brilliant record while
In power which Democrats, incompetent as they
are, will find hard TO equal. We believe thai
Democratic control Of the nation will be Of short
duration.
Albert Lyons has gone to spend the winter
with his sister, Mrs. Rairbrother, and 10 attend
school In that vicinity.
Mr.. Hammond has been quite sick for the
past few weeks.
Mr.. Thomas Rmmert shipped hogs to Chicago
last week.
Samuel Row is giving his house new coat Of
paint.
Mrs. Sadie Parkhurst gave q spelllngsthOOl at
Cedar school house last Friday evening, which
was quite success. Misses Jessie MeCOrd and
Lola Fox were the generals OF the evening.
After exercises they organized literary society
which met with equal success.
s. j. HtggaSOn stfll lies In q critical condition.
We hope TO hear of his recovery soon.
James HOuSer purchased the east 20 of the
Myers farm, at $50 per acre.
Stock looks well.
Democrats howl about Republican frauds,
when they themselves never elect a President
by any other means. IL the shot gun policy had
been done away with In the South, Cleveland
would have stood no chance at all
November Is. 1884. CLoDHOPPER.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1884-11-27

The stock Of Gents, Ladies, and
Childrens' shoes carried by C. FL.
Phelps, the Blue Front Boot and Shoe
man, embraces all the leading styles.
and at the lowest possible prices. IA
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1884-11-27

100000 to $25OO,Oo
wanted by responsible parties for one
to three years. Good personal or real
security. Address "X" Oskaloosa,
Iowa. 12
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1884-11-27

Drinkle, the Bargain Man. n1lwl
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1884-11-27

4wI Henry Price.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1884-11-27

l have a fair second hand TOP
BUGGY for s25. A bargain.
ISw2 J. Jones.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1884-11-27

Pure Gum Arctic 0vershOes at
Hawkins, Wilson & Hawkins.
n14wI
Furniture of all kinds at
n14w1 Drinkle's.
Artisticly illustrated Books. the latest
publications at
n14w1 Mrs. Covel's, North Side.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1884-11-27

Only "a days until the ORGAN is
given away at JOHN e.. Jones & Co.'S,
South side Boot and Shoe House. One
ticket with every dollars worth of
goods sold. 13wI
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1884-11-27

The cheapest bedsteads, chairs,
tables, safes, cupboards, mattresses,
mirrors, rocking chairs and brackets
at McCurdy & Co.'S furniture store. 13tf
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-12-25
A LOVERS SUICIDE.

A Disconsolate Cat Who Went to Join
His Dead Mistress in the Cats Para
disc.
Some time ago we were without b cat,
and the mice were evidently getting
1.-THE upper hand" and required the
upper paw of a puss to keep them with
in bounds. At this important domestic
juncture friend offered us fine French
kitten, which we accepted. Her coat
was very delicate and nicely marked
tabby and she was lively and promis-
ing animal.
But it soon became evident that she
differed very considerably in char
acter and disposition from the English
cat. Her predatory powers were ex-
treme, her agility amazing, and nothing
edible could be kept out of her reach.
Like Cowper's Frenchman, she was
''both debonnaire and brisk, and was
in the habit of helping herself to for
hidden food, or, in other words, of
taking French leave" Our cooked
meat was kept on shelf suspended
from the cellar ceiling, and no cat had
ever before been known to set foot on
that shelf. But 'sFuzz'' was more clever
than her predecessors, and was caught
thereon in the act of regaling herself on
cold leg of mutton. Various con-
trivances were resorted to in order to
frustrate her future designs, but she was
equal to every occasion, and surmounted
all obstacles with ease. What, then,
was to be done? The matter was taken
into consideration, and sentence OF
aqueous immersion was passed upon
her The sentence was carried into
execution, and the remains were taken
into the garden for mterment; but as
the ground was frozen, they were put
into the harbor, there to await the break
ing up of the frost A day or two after
this, walking down the garden toward
the spot, | perceived strange cat,
| darker in coat, but tabby also, sitting
in an apparently comfortable position,
| close to the remains of poor Fuzz. On
approaching nearer / was surprised to
find that it did not attempt to move,
| and, on a still closer inspection, / per.
ceiYed that the cat was dead This ami.
NAL had been all admirer of Fuzz, and
having found her lifeless body, had
placed himself by its side, and remained
there until he was frozen to death.
at once dug hole in the ground, placed
them both therein, and erected tomb
stone of slate at the head of it, bearing
the following inscription: 'sRequies.
cat(s) in pace. Leisure Hours.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-12-25

| am constantly casting my Brooklyn
Eagle eye about for something to re-
form.
The tocsin sounds from the tower. It
is my hour to put peas in my shoes and
walk around the block until tea-time,
for telling a book-canvasser yesterday
that / had just received copy of the
book, Forests Footprints of the
Algonquins, from the author who was
an old college chum and an army COM
rade of mine. The agent looked me in
the eye, while, with many courteous re-
grets l made this statement and then,
turning to the steel portrait of the au-
thor on the title page, asked me if l
could recognize my old chum and army
comrade.
1t was the face of motherly-lookino
old woman of about sixty-ive, and a
foot-note stated that she died among the
Indians in the winter of 1929
Dearly beloved. my sins never count
anything against me. / always get
/ caught. Brooklyn Eagle.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-12-25
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.
-spurgeon's eighteen hundredth ser

-Spurgeon's eighteen hundredth ser
mon has been published.
MIR. Lincoln, the Secretary Of War,
is said to be rapidly aging.
George Winfield Scott Hancock
Pattison Sullivan Yerks is a small boy
in the interior Of Pennsylvania.
AT New Haven. Conn, Mrs. Maria
Rood recently married John @, Walker.
He is her fourth husband and she is his
third wife.
One hundred and twenty-five works
of different authors have been prohib-
tied from circulation in the libraries of
Russia.
The venerable General Spinner and
his three brothers live at Mohawk, N.
Y. The brothers are all old men with
very young wives. Utica Herald.
"A Mr.. Carr, of Chicago, has mar
ried Miss Carr Of the same city. The
clergyman escaped without injury, al
though it is wei known that there is
much danger in coupling ears.-Phita-
delphiG Call.
The musician Rubinstein, who COM
mitted suicide at Lucerne, is said to
have sought death owing to his failure
to become famous. His recourse was
successful. He acquires fame from the
fact that he was not the great Rubin
stein Current
-"The artists" said Henry Clay
thirty years ago, have not succeeded
well in taking my features, but that has
been in a measure my own fault, for my
face never long retains the same ex-
preston, and especially when am un-
der any excitement, it changes every
moment. :"
1t was a Frenchman who wrote:
What is a woman? For, painter, a
model; for doctor, a subject; for
peasant, housekeeper; for Partisan,
a dowry; for naturalist, female; for
an Albanian, beast of burden; for q
Roman, q eitizeness; for schoolboy,
an angel; for an honest man, COM
panion. Chicago Herald.
Won Moltke, the German soldier,
was born with the century, and pre-
sents no symptoms of decay. His hab-
its, like his manner, are simple and
frugal, as much so as was the case with
the Duke of Wellington. His deep-set
eyes shine beneath shaggy eyebrows
and massive forehead. He is tall,
slightly bent, and has q martial step.
Wine he seldom touches, being satisfied
with an occasional glass of beer. His
favorite exercise is walking outdoors
with his hands behind him, and his
head bent forward. Count Won Moltka
is in bed by half-past nine o'clock.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-12-25
POISONOUS SOLDER IN CANS.
Rules of Precaution which All Who Eat
Canned Goods should Observe.

Rules of Precaution Which All Who Eat
Canned Goods Should Observe.
DR.. John G. johnson, having had six
cases of poisoning from the eating of
canned tomatoes, read an excellent
paper on the subject before the New
York MedicoLegal Society. which is
published in the Sdnitartan. lie con-
cludes, after careful review of the
subject, that: First, these were not
cases of sickness from spoiled tomatoes;
second, they were cases of corrosive
poisoning from muriate of zinc and
muriate of tin; third, this poisonous
amalgam must be abandoned; fourth,
exemplary damages, at the discretion
of the jury, viii be sustained bv the
courts for this reckless tampering with
human life in using dangerous means
when q safe one could be- used: fifth,
the Gamers have only themselves to
thank for the present panic in their
business, for they have persisted in the
use of this dangerous amalgam, know
ing it was dangerous; sixth, every cap
should be examined, and, if two holes
elAO AO01tA III It's SOI1NA IL e1t OIAC0 W bllG
Health Board, with the contents and
the name of the grocer who sold it;
seventh, reject every article of canned
food that does not show the line of resin
around the edge of the solder on the
cap, the same as is seen on the seam at
side'of the can; eighth, :. standard ! or
first-class goods have not only the name
of the factory, but also that Of the
wholesale house which sells them, on
the label. Seconds" or doubtful or
:. .reprocessed . goods, have a . stock
LABEL of some mythical canning g-house,
but do not have the name of any whole
sale grocer on them. Reject all goods
that do not have the name of some
wholesale firm on the label. A ssswelT'
or decomposing can of goods can al
ways be detected by pressing on the
bottom of the can. A sound can,
pressed, will give a solid feel When
gas from the decomposition of the food
is inside the can, the tin will rattle by
pressing up the bottom as you displace
the gas in the can Tenth. reject every
can that shows any rust around the cap
On the inside of the head of the can.
-Nrs. Harriet Beeeher Stowe is
seYenty-two years Of sge
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-12-25
HUMOROUS.

Why is cornet-player like sig
nal-service storm-observer? One blows
the notes and the other notes the
elbows"
-sOh, look, papa!n . exclaimed little
Estelle, as funny man across the ta-
BILE winked at her. That gentleman
is suffering with his eye. - Golden
Days.
The English are said to be losing
patience with the Beers. That's moth
ing, We lose patience with the bores
every day. But the bores don't seem
to lose any Chicago Tribune.
-: Mr.. Smith, do you dye your
hairPn asked the small boy. No;
why do you think so?n 20, / dunno,
only it's black, and sister said she
reckoned you was born light-headed. .
"A church-bell at Saratoga recently
rang 104 times -one stroke for each
year of its existence. This is the only
instance on record where the age of
Saratoga bell has been tolled.-N Z.
Times
Little Tommy was having his hair
combed, and grumbled Why, Tom
my, YOU oughtn't to make such fuss.
/ don't mind when my hair is combed.
Eyes, but your hair ism hitched to your
head.
81 Now then, Patrick" said the
merchant to his new office-boy, sup
you 90 for the mail. y Yis, sor;
an what kind of male wud We be
wantin', sor--Indian male or oat
maleP - Norrtstoscn Herald.
--"Aproposi'- -Sententious old bach
elor (in the course of eonversation):
Gas the old saw has it, my dear mad
am, man proposes, but = Widow
(promptly): sYes; but that s just what
he doesn't do!'' CTableau. l-OH city
Derrick.
-" What do you think of my mus
tache?" asked young man of his girl
/" Oh its reminds me of a Western
frontier city," was the answer. "In
what respect, pray?" 9 Because the
survey is large enough. but the set
tiers are Struggling = burlington
Hatokeye.
Sc Yes, / have left my last place, y
said Mary. ''An' what did you lave
for?'' . The mistress was too hard
hearted. She had no more sensibili-
ties than an OK" I" An did she abuse
YOU, deariep'' s'Indade, she did thatp''
IAN what did she do?' "She put an
allarum clock right in my room, an in
the mornings it made such noise I
could not sleep another wink. "--E1-
| change.
"A New York Judge was annoyed
by the coughing of person in the
court, and after demonstrating several
times in vain, exclaimed: g anu
bound to stop that coughing. III
fine you ten dollars. I think that viii
stop it. . "Jedge,' said the cadayer-
GUS man who had caused the trouble,
"TI be willin' to pay twenty dollars to
hev that cough stopped. Eff you ken
stop it for ten dollars you'd better git
down off en- that bench and 60 to prac-
ticin' medicine. There's money in it,
Jedge-moneY in It. = - ProvFdelsess
Neles.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-12-25
NAMES OF FABRICS.
Derivation of the Names of Popular Styles
of Dress Goods.

of Dress Goods.
Everything connected with ones busi.
ness is of Importance. Very few dry
goods men know the origin of the names
of many of the goods they handle.
These may seem trivial points, but they
are of interest to the man who seeks to
be thoroughly familiar with the mer-
chandise in which he deals. For the in
formation of such we give the derivation
of the names of the following goods:
Damask is from Damascus; satins, from
ZaytoWn, in China; calico, from Calicut,
town in India, formerly celebrated for
its cotton cloth, and where calico was
also printed. Muslin is named from
Mesul, in Asia; alpaca, from an animal
OF Peru, of the llama species. from
whose wool the fabric is woven. Buck
ram takes its name from Bokhara.
Fustian comes from Fostat, a city of the
Middle Ages, from which the modern
Cairo is descended; taffeta and tabby,
from a street in Bagdad; cambrie from
Cambria. Gauze has its. name from
GAIA; baize, from Bajac; dimity from
Damietta; and jeans, from Jean. Drug
get is derived from a city in Ireland,
Drogheda. Duck comes from Torque,
in Normandy Blanket is called after
Thomas Blankett, a famous clothier
connected with the introduction OF
woolens into England about 1910.
Serge derives its name from Xerga, a
Spanish name for peculiar wooden
blanket. Diaper is not from D'Ypres,
as is sometimes stated, but from the
Greek diaspron, figured. Velvet is
from the Italian velluto. woolly, 1atin.
yellus, a hide or pelt.) Shawl is the
Sanskrit sala, floor; for shawls were
first used as carpets and tapestry.
Bandanna is from an Indian word.
meaning to bind or tie. because they
are tied in knots before dyeing. Chintz
comes from the Hindu word chett. De-
laine issthe French Of wool, - Chicago
Interior,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-12-25
THE POETS DIFFICULTY.

rAnoor Poet, on one-occason having prom
;sed n Pretty Girl to write an Ode to her
found that he already Owed so much that ths
a,,I,iect was beyond his Reach. and he Craw
fished after the following manner:l
Yo1 ask me to write You poem.
Don't you know you're poem yourself
Which. being compared with my effort,
Would appear as does china to delfg
The Creator, who writes in the heave
His verses with stars on the blF oAS
Has given his rhythm and mus
To world fun of beauty, 1ro,,
WHY then should wri a vo,, a ,,,,,,,s
Why need / to gile refined goldf
1lIld R,3f III, the - color " paintthe rainbow,
oa' tii0 o0-0' ., | fear, would be cold.
1ou a. tlA' ~ think am not acting fairly
az Aus build line upon line
e d'twrfte an ode to poem,
1ou'n permit me therefore to decline.
Merchant TrdaeIer
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-12-25

I'm Switzerland you can send al
most anything through the mails.
Trunk, gripsack, hat-box, bag of po-
totoes-iti is all one to the postal author
ities, as long as you pay the postage.
And It is very rare thing for anything
te be taMpered with az miscarrg.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-12-25

L airbankS SC
measure. 81
Madam?'' q
three-quarter
little dear.
measure and
mother bids
pantomirne, (
inches of tai
little boy wei.
ten and fve-s
to these scales
it; seventy-th
Seven dollars
] trust the r
dom of this s.
pose l will sa4
can dodge tt
now under t
(which really Is
offered on lyil
the truth is &C
to pay half fa1
the man who /
dren carried
neither in the
gers, but this /
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-12-25

punch a tape
rlir little girl,
eleven and
Stand up,
s the tape
ooping as her
US. n1atronly
tour feet two
aat does the
mine pounds
}. "Hop on
b, that S just
nine ounces.
adam. ("
see the wis
don't sup
It. In fact, 1
more easily
absurd rule,
a premium
n who tells
be company
ldren, while
has his chill
j interested
the passen-
rafoTm. aud
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-12-25

Mrs. Harriet Beeeher Stowe is
seYenty-two years Of sge
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-02-15

n the Senate on the 9TH the members
Or he TWO new committees were an
nounced. Among the bills reported and
placed On The calendar was Senator Cock.
reli's Missouri war claims bill Sever al
resolutions of inquiry were adopted, an
bearing on some u the Investigations in
progress o. IN contemplation. The Bayard
Bank currency bill was made the special
order for the 18th inst Discussion pro
gressed On the bill 70 se.tle titles
20 Mexican lands...-..In the House
the resolution making an mp
preparation % send an investi-
eating committee % Hot Springs was re-
5ected- The foreign copyright bill was
placed On the calendar. Resolution for q
constitutional amendment % make elective
the Offices 81 Postmaster. Collector and Dis
trict Attorney was tabled. A number of
bills were reported, and the House went
into committee on the bin establishing q
bureau Or animal industry. Mr.. Hatch ex-
piained the bill &c length. Final action was
not reached.
ANOTHER revolt i feared in the Span
ish army
"A THOUSAND weavcrs have struck u
Lawrence. Mass
BAKER PAsuA has been defeated by
Fl Mahdi IN the Soudan win 4 los Or 49,
guns and more than 900 men
The Mississippi River Convention as
sembled "a tho stn IL Lincoln Han. Wash.
ington.
TIL members Of the Illinois Frcss
Association called On President Arthur on
the nh.
TnE steamer bearing the remains Of
the Jeannette victims sailed from Hamburg
on the Cth.
GERMAN Conservative papers arc
making violent attacks on The memory of
Herr Ln4tcr.
The board Of inspectors Of steam ves-
sells have begum an investigation u tie
City 81 Columbus disaster.
TnE Democratic Senatorial caucus in
Kentucky succeeded On the sth ia breaking
IT, deadlock and nominated Blackburn Tor
Senator.
PnEsrpExr ARTHUR gave biz first
public reception of the season on tle d..
TIE attendance was very large.
TnE eleventh annual meeting u tho
Grand Lodge a. q. Y. ". began is sessions
Il Syracuse, n. ~, On the sth. There II
now membership 81 1905 During tho
pa<t year 81. 900 were collected In assess-
ment< and IN, 900 paid In death claims.
The Chinese COMMUNICATIVE chief has
only just been ordered 70 make detailed
plans for campaign In Tonquin.
o. AZ Cxuprx1rr chor0cd with ~.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-02-15

sur has bccn brought By the Pits
burxh (Pa.) Exposition Society against
twenty-ooe Insurance companies % recover
<3lo0o o. the hnrnpi hsildIn<
NE Woman 4 Christian Temperance
UnIcn wa>io have held u,sstlnx IN me
orr Block q Alliance. o., q just the hour
wl,sn the building was blown q atoms ~
lehe explosion Of gasoline On the ist.. Some
thrilling matter hal caused the meeting %
b. postponed.
TnE proposal % ask the Rcichstag 70
vote seven million marks 90 maintain from
clad<. construct torpcdoes and increase tho
number 81 sailors y occupying the atten-
tion Of the German Admiralty.
OK the 81 about eighty members Of
the Iliinois Press Association, many ~
them accompanied ~ their wives, arrived
IL Washington on their annual excursion.
They were met some miles outside The city
~ Is. r. Rounds. public printer. and wife;
Cadet Taylor. Senator and Mrs. Logan and
other members Or the Illinois Association.
FoR the month Of january the Was .
ern railroads show handsome increase in
earnings.
on tho 4th the overdue steamer
Guadalonre from Galveston reached New
York.
OK the 4th nineteen members u the
British Parliament attended the Parne.litc
conferences.
A COMPANY Is forming in Germany 70
buy up land in Borneo in opposition % =
British company.
ANNOUNCEMENTS a reductions Of
wages il Eastern factories continue, and ia
n,nny cn<es strikes are threatened.
OK the 4th Leon Cronson. who en-
bexxled $4,000 worth Or jewelry from
New York firm. was arrested In Chicago
and 81. 100 worth d the goods recovered.
TIN ship-owners' convention with 10
Lesseps relating Is the suez Canal ass
been officially approved BY the British
Government
FoR the month OF January the fire
losses in the United States amounted ~
Sl2.No.oeo, an amount equnlled only two o.
three times In single month.
A SETTLEMENT has been effected BY
the Ohio q Mississippi Railroad with the
Vale Glee Club FOR injuries received in
the recent accident ~ Louisville.
Ar Richmond ya.. = consignment Of
guns and munitions Of war intended tor
the Haytien insurgents has been seized
and forfeited 70 tho United STATES Govern
m>nt.
Iris announced that the great syndi-
cate formed 70 control the coke output ~
Western Pennsylvania has dissolved. on
account of disagreemcnts between the
large and small operators.
Fox the week ended February ? tho
issue 81 standard silver dollars was 80.
fraf; for the corresponding week last year.
<Ias.o00.
The Grand jury in session AZ Fargo.
d. T.. have found indictments against =
large number Of prominent attorneys for
fraud in land Office cases.
o. the ith the crew o. the wrecked
fishing schooner :. q. Moves were picked
up badly frozen on Newport, r l.. having
been ten hours ia an open boat.