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Year: 1870

The Oskaloosa Conseruator says
that is surprising how often he hears
the announcement that this and that
republican is going to vote for Smith
for Congress. We fear, Porte, that
there is o little Generalization in
proud Mahaska at this time, which
will doubtless como all right with
tho second sober thought. But if by
chance, time does not improve them,
let them follow Uncle Tommy Ball
niger into the sheep told of unright-
eousness.
Year: 1870




Bull Run Russell says in dis
patch:


SIN regard to the chances of sue
cess of the two combatants in the first
battle, l believe the odds immensely
in favor of France. For the last
twelve days she has been massing
the whole Of her army on the frontier
and within one or two marches Of
Retchc and Saarguemines. l have
read Of q certain number of battal-
ions being sent forward and of others
remaining behind, but SO far as I can
judge tho French are evacuating
every garrison On masse. I put
down 100000 men as the lowest
number that the Emperor means to
have under his hand, and in complete
communication at the entrance Of tho
campaign. / believe the concentra-
ton now to be within AZ hours of
completion. The number of guns
are large, but they will not be ade-
quately housed. Tho cavalry, also,
Will not pear 30 hlSn prOportion-
probably under one tenth Of the in
fantry. The whole of these troops
arc in magnificent state Of discip-
line, and the officers arc much moro
numerous than those OF the Prussians.
The French artillery was superior to
the Austrian at Solferino, and tho
Austrian was superior to the Prussian
at Konigratz. There is no doubt of
the Chassepot being better weapon
than tho Prussian arm.


lean hardly believe il the Prus-
slams having been able to effect such
concentration of strength as the
French have certainly done. Bal
ance that on the opinion of tho
campaign, either with or without
battle, the Prussians must retreat
behind tho Rhine.
Year: 1870

Union county instructs bor dele
cation in the State Convention for
Day, and her delegation in the Ju-
dlcial Convention to vote for McDill
for Days successor on the District
bench both good instructions.
Year: 1870

THE Cincinnati Enquirer, the chief organ of
the Ohio Democracy, says, with regard to the
position of its party in that State on the national
debt:


THE Democracy OF Ohio are now divided,
and only divided, upon the point whether any
portion of the debt should be paid at all. A
large and perhaps controlling section of the
party here and in the West are for open ard un-
disguised repudiation. Another division adheres
to the old views and favors the payment with
greenbacks worth what they were when the debt
was taken"
Year: 1870

The following plan is said TO have been lately
pursued ia order to hasten the decision of re-
fractory jury, who were locked up to consider
their verdict, in England 1t was past supper
time, and the Court officials had no wish to pass
the night in waiting upon their verdict.
large dish of beaf-steaks, fried with onions, CIV
ing of body of aroma sufficient to fill the
largest hall in England was brought into the
passage close to the door of the unhappy jury
men s prison. The door was opened the cover
taken off the dish, the aroma Of the steaks and
onions noated in, and invaded and pervaded
every square inch of the little room. Mere NOR
tai Engishmen couldn't stand out long against
such an appetizng aroma. second opening
of the dish clinched the matter, and enabled the
Jury to find a unanimous verdict.
Year: 1870

Eyes like blue violets, cleaning gold hair,
Parted red lips and wondering air,


Fresh rounded checks aud innocent brow
Of a child to whom grief is a stranger now.
Sad, faded eyes and silvery hair,


Brow marked with many cross and care,
Thin hands, whose labor is nearly done,
Calm smile OF happiness lost and won.
Closely they sit as the twilight grows,
The opening blossom, the withered rose.
Oh, say, for which shall pity find
Her life all to come, or hers left behiudl
Year: 1870

The STATE FAIR.-The Bee says upwards of
three hundred stalls have already been engaged
at Agricultural Park by exhibitors for the
society, based on the best of indications, that
the Fair Of next month will be far greater sue
cess than any of its predecessors.
Year: 1870

To MAKE HENS LAY.-A piece of lard as large
as a walnut, mixed with dough- will cause a hen
to commence laying Immediately after she has
been broken up from setting and by giving
hens fat this way, they may be kept laying III
Winter
Year: 1870

The Boston Commercial Bulletin asks
. Why can't the dirty linen Of the New
York Press be left in The Sun to dry by
itself, instead of being hung on the tele-
graph lines all over New EnglandP
Year: 1870

ANIMATION OF Nova SCOTIA letter
from Nova Scotia says it IS asserted. on
pretty good authority, that the United
States Government has been sounded on
the subject Of annexation, and has express
ed itself favorably. and Is ready to open
negotiations so soon as the people, by q
fair vote, desire annexation, and s nd dele
gates to Washington for that purpose. A
late number of the Yarmouth Nova Scotia }
Herald says: THE people of the western
in favor of annexation to the United States.
From reports that come from eastward, the
feeling seems very much the same, and
there can be no doubt that an immense ma
jority of the people desire annexation. ~
The editor proposes meeting for the pur-
pose of sending petition to the President
and Congress, and thinks it would be sign
ed by seven-eighths of the population.
Year: 1870

A farmer residing in Bristol, Ontario
county, NY, is somnambulist. One day
while working in field he lost an iron
tooth from the harrow with which he was
putting in his wheat crop. He hunted an
hour to find ii, but was unsuccessful Dur
ing the ensuing night he arose from his
bed, partially dressed himself, and started
out The night was very dark; one of his
boys followed him with lantern. He kept
up running talk with himself about the
'.drag tooth" He walked in straight
line TO the field where he had been labor
ing, perhaps quarter Of a mile from his
residence. Arriving at a certain point he
stopped short, kicked away some earth,
and brought forth the missing tooth
Then turning square around he proceeded
directly to his home. Arriving at the door
he performed the feat of lifting the heavy
stone steD, which required the combined
strength of himself and another man to
raise the next morning. He threw the
iron under the step, let down the stone
easily, saying, ''there you are. and can't gel
away again, and then cody, and apparent
ly without the least excitement, retired to
his chamber, disrobed himself and went tc
bed. He was entirely unconscious the mex
morning of what he had been doing. Nov
the question is, what peculiar power en-
abled the man to perform this wonderful
feat :" 1t would seem little less than {
miracle, but of its truth as related there il
no doubt.-Tfoy { ~ Y. Tines.
Year: 1870

MINING UNDER TIE SEA.-There Is vast
copper mine in England, where shafts ex-
tend many hundred yards under the sea.
The moaning of the waves as they dash
against the rocks is forever sounding In
those gloomy aisles. When the storms
come, the sound of the waters become so
terrific that even the boldsst miners can
not stay below, but leave their work and
come out upon the earth. Overhead are
masses of bright copper streaming through
the gallery in all directions, traversed by q
network of thin red veins Ct iron, and over
all the salt water drips, drips down from
tiny creyices in the rock. Immense wealth
of metal is contained in these roofs, but DO
miner dares to give it another stroke WITH
the picksx. Already there has been one
days work too mitch upon it, as huge
wedge of wood driven into the rock bears
witness. The wedge is all that keeps the
sea from bursting in upon them. Yet there
are three tiers of galleries where men work
day by day, not knowing but at some fatal
hour the hood may be upon them, render
ine all escape as hopeless ss it was in the
days of Noah. The ave-stricken visitor
hurries away from the scene with q hear


appalled, in view of the hourly dangers.
Year: 1870

WHAT Is more unsightly than a coat collar
or lady's dress covered with dandruff? And
what is more uncomfortable than Q head OF
hair filed with itf Reader, you have no
good excuse for either. Use Rings Vegeta-
Bile Ambrosia and you will join with rs in
praisingit
Year: 1870

EFFECT OF Cold ON Cast may sur
prise some of our readers, who have given
no attention to such subjects, to learn that
the illuminating power of gas depends in a
very marked ratio upon the temperature of
the air in which it is burned. Thus, il has
been found. taking the amount of light
emitted at 65 degrees of Fahrenheit as n
standard of 100 parts, that at 80 degrees,
or the freezing point, the percentage of
light is only rs; and that at degrees
above zero it is only .33. or about one
third of what it is at 65 degrees. On the
other hand, increased heat is not accom-
panied bya corresponding amount of light
since the temperature Of boiling water
causes an increase of only four per cent
over the standard; and that of 320 degrees
or boiling paraffine, only Is per cent. The
loss Of Illuminating power upon the appli-
cation Of cold is supposedto depend direct
ly upon the condensation of the hydro
carbon vapors; since. at q temperature of
degrees solid mass was found CONCEAL
ed upon the sides of the tube containing
among other substances, teczole, ammonia
and nitric acid.
Year: 1870

New Iberia, La, has been almost de-
stroyed by fire. The loss will not fall
short of two hundred and fifty thousand
dollars. Every livery stable was burned,
but the horses and buggies were saved.
Some eight or ten stores, among them
some of the largest and best, with full
stocks Of goods, were burnt to the ground.
The large brick building used for the
Court House and for Offices of clerk Of
court, sheriff, recorder, with all the
surrounding buildings, were consumed.
Three coffee houses were involved in the
same fate A great deal Of stealing was
done, and much injury sustained by par
ties to whom the flames did not extend,
but who moved their goods under the i'm
preston that nearly the whole town was
doomed to destruction. The two lower
warehouses we're destroyed but most of
the contents we're saved
Year: 1870

A physician in London has invented
an eIectrical machine with>which he can
make the human body entirely transpar-
emit He puts yon between him and the
LIGHT and then he can examine your n
terror as plainly as If you were made Of
class. You have the stomachHehe, say
The doctor lights you up, sees that ache
fooling around in there among your
works, and then he goes forit M
Year: 1870

ONCE MORE TO THE BREACH, CAPTAis.-
a star has risen on the gloom that has en-
veloped the Union since its last desperate
attempt to manufacture political capital for
next springs election, and it again returns
to its desposble attempts. For months the
CHi0.l has hestated et no misrepresentation
and false statements TO make capital against
the present administration. First it attacks
the police, then the mayor, then the council,
then tho streets, then the sidewalks, then
the various holes its editor stumbles iLto
and driven TO despair it goes the rounds
again and again, until every body is dis
with us igrorant, false and malicious state
ments. 1t is so evident what its object is
and we have so often corrected its foolish
ness that we had about concluded to wais
no more time with its desperate folly. Blu
this morning it again makes number o
false statements which need contradicting
When people know that the ideas in its
article come from Mr.. Star, it will perhaps
ba sufficient contradiction. He has found
less complaint with the present counci
than any other for four year
past and it id fact he
hasn't had fight in the alley complained
Of this year, and before he had one mos
every week with some of the women in tn
vicinity. Now the filing up of that ale
mas destroyed his wallowing place, and c
course he wants it dug out. Murdocl
should not have filed it up. As for tn
stagnant pools on Rock River street, it i
strange that they can be seen only by std'
light.


We sincerely hope the Union will continu
in its present way, as it makes dsmocrati
votes every time for a
know that the present administration ha
done more for the city and at less e1pens
than any other administration in the las
ten years. and every man in the city know
it, SO the Union had better let this matter re,
and stick to Murrin. He is about the onl
subject 1t is thoroughly posted on, unless


be "Bourbon intact " or "whisky straight
and "Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup"
Year: 1870

Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all
thy ways be established" Prov. ". 20.


We are requested to suggest the above to
Brother Rhea as substitute text Tor 7"
profitable discourse TO his people. We pre-
sume Brother Rhea sees the point tHe
Union dug. 20fh.


That the devil can quote scripture has
become proverbial, and therefore We need
not wonder at an occasional text being
found in the Union, but there ia much more
in the above paragraph than the mere out
side can readily understand, and, as the
Union doubtlessy will feel obliged to US for
the courtesy, we will endesEor TO explain the
point which brother Rhea is so mysteriously
requested to see. The radicals are at their
wits end 10 secure the renomiuation and
election Of j. B. Hswley, knowing as they
do that he is the only card which they can
play with even a shadow of success, and
this celebrated King Lag in the frog pond
brought to bear, he being like dumb bell
one globe being Puritanism and the other
the onion. But it will never do TO neglect
one element which however distssteful 10 the
god and morality party, must be swallowed
and cejoIed and digested until after the elec,
tioB The Sabbath schools of which Haw-
lev is such a patron, Sunday observance OF
waich he is go bigotted an upholder OF, total
prohibition of wines beer, ale, cider, wbisky
and every other refreshment of liquor
character OF which he is al earnest cham
pion must all be kept in the background
until after the election, that the Germans
snsy be induced to vote, and just hear comes
in the text we quote The Rev. Mr. Rhea
with q zeal which is at least creditable, with
an intention which is st least honest, with
"a desire to convert sinners
whi2h is at least conscientious
has seen with holy horror the national Gus.
toms Of portion of our very best citizens
snd feeling i: his duty, as minister Of
Christ and steward of God S mysteries, to
labor late aud early for the conversion Of
those who, according TO his belief, are on the
road to "0h, no, we never mention it, has
paid particular attention TO the society OF
Turner's IN our city. So far has be gone as
to secure translation of their constitution
aud bylaws, aud, armed with this docu
ment, he was determined to GO out, and
with q loud voice, preach to the outside
barbaCians who could indulge il laws Sc
Oppugnant to Puritanicel observances, and
40 liberal in giving the right and liberty OF
free thought to all men, as these constitu-
lions of our respectable and hourishing
Turnverein. 1t was his intention to have
preached upon this subject, and 10 have
honestly told the German Turner's that sit
would never do" tha. they must embrace
christianity, keep the Sabbath, drink water,
read the Union and vote for HswleY, bat
the little captain who waves the penny
diaper thought It would be iniudicious be.
fore the election, and therefore dropped a hint
which II appears was taken, as the reverend
Gentleman found it convenient to go to q
camp meeting yesterday, and the dreadful
sermon was not preached, and, we venture
to predict, will not be until after the eiec
ton aud then the poor in1del Turner'S viii
not be saved from the wrath to come.
Year: 1870

All four Of the republican candidates for
congress in South Carolina are negroes
Prior to Whittemores withdrawal the ticket
stood three negroes to one white but 10 the
place of the great expelled negro has been
nominated. and the ebony quadrilateral is
thus complete. With Revels in the senate,
it has been impossible for the party leaders
to discourage negro nominations by arguing,
as heretofore, that black men in congress
would hurt the cause
Year: 1870

(From the Chicago Post Jan ~


The mother.in-law of Daniel Walsh,
the condemned wife murderer, died on
Sunday night, and it is said that her de-
cease was accelerated by the untimely
and terrible death of her daughter. 1t
will be remembered that the father died
short time ago, and it is said that he
too was victim of grief caused by his
child's death, under such awful circum-
stances.


Walsh still remains in quiet, sad
condition, and gives those in charge OF
the Jail but very little trouble. AS the
day of his execution draws near, he has
again to 60 through the fearful ordeal
of suspense he was subjected to o few
days previous to the respite, which now
seems to have been but an instrument
of torture and sggrayation, the doomed
man having prepared himself in the ex-
pectation that no leniency would be
shown him.


Sheriff Fischer is in Cincinnati, but
is expected in day or two to superin-
tend the execution, which will take
place about noon on Friday next II
nothing occurs to stop it.


The scaffold is in readiness for its
place in the Jail, and will not be put up
until tie latest mement.
Year: 1870

THERE is movement on foot to get
rid of Judge PEARvR, appointed from
this, the Fourth Judicial Circuit. The
proposition is to tack Maryland and
Virginia to Pennsylvania, and create a
new circuit for the South, including a
portion of the territory still remaining
from the Fourth. What will be done
with West Virginia under this arrange
ment, is not stated. We presume,
though. that the idea is to dispose Of her
under the annexation scheme.
Year: 1870

without any special complaint, except grad


ual declinatiOn Of bodily strength and nervous
erergy, will find in the TONIC a FOUNTAIN
OF VITALITY ANDEYIG0R AS RE
FRESHING AND EXT HILERATING As
A POOL IN HE DESERT TO THE SAND
SCORCHED AND PAINTING TRAVELLER
Year: 1870

Once upon a time leaf was heard TO
sigh aud cry, and the twig said:


What is the matter little leaf p


'1'he wind said the leaf, j ust told me
tha. one day he would pull me OF, and
throw me down to the ground to die ?


The twig told it TO the branch on which
It grew, and the branch told it to the
uec. And when the tree heard it, it rus
( ed all over, and sent word back to the
leaf:


DO not be afraid, hold on tightly, aud
you shall no. 60 until you want to-
And SO the leafstopped sighisg. and went
on rustling and singing. And so it grew
all summer long till October. And when
The bright days of August came, the lit
tie leaf saw all the leaves around becom.
ing very beautiful. Some we're yellow
and some were scarlet, and some were
striped with both colors. Then II asked
the tree what it mcaut. Ard the tree
said:


sAll these leaves are getting ready to
fly away, and they have pu: on these
beautiful colors because of joy


Then the little leaf began to want to
go. and grew very beautiful id thinking
of it, and when it was very gay id colors,
it saw that the branches of the tree had
no color in them, and so the leaf said:


'Oh branch, why are you lead-eolored
and We golden 2


We must keep on our work Clothes
said the tree, for our work is not done yet
but your clothes are for holiday, because
your task is over.


just then little puff Of wind came,
and the leaf let 60 without thinking Of il,
and the wind took it up and turned it
over and over and then whirled j. like
spark of FIRE IN the air. and let it fall
gently down under the edge of the fence
among hundreds Of other leaves, and 1t
fell into.a dream and never walked up to
tell what it dreamed about.-H. " Beech.
Year: 1870

In earthquakes, says the Peoples Maga-
zine, we see the conservative agency of fire
called in to counteract the des' 'ructive
agency of water Wind and rain, heat and
cold, are continually at work rending in
pieces and grinding down the solid rock
the disintegrated portions of the rock form
the soil Of the lowlands and this in its
turn Is eaten away by running streams,
swept down by heavy rains, to be carried
by the rivers and deposited in the sea. 1t
is thus that the shadows and great river
deltas are formed; and The materials so
brought down are gradually, by the action
of the waves, distributed over the bed of
the ocean. This action, if suffered to con
tinue without interruption, would in time
level the highest mountain ranges and in
the place Of varied surfice of land and
water there would be uniform shallow
sea covering the whole earth. Here the
working of fire steps in 90 Coqnteriut 1he
destructive agency of water. IL acts sud
denly and with terrific force, and therefore
il is more noted and more feared than the
work which is done so silently and slowly,
vet so irresistihly, by the gentle flow OF
the rivers. OF one thing VIC are sure, that
they are caused by the internal heat of the
earth. They usually occur in volcanic re-
gions; they are frequently accompanied by
volcanic eruptions during their continu-
rance flames are said to burst from the
earth, springs sof boiling water rise from
the soil, ,hnd new volcanoes have been raised
as their result We know that at a com
para lively small depth below the surface OF
the globe there is temperature very far
exceeding anything which we experience
at the surface. Whether we accept the hy-
/ pothesis of vast central fire, or consider
/ that.this heat is generated by chemical ac-
ton or by electric currents, we know that
there are stored up beneath our feet vast
reservoirs of heat. What gases are stored
under pressure in the cavities of the earth
we know not But we know that the in
creased expansive force of an elastic fluid
under comparatively small increase Of
t, mperature would be sufficient to rend
asunder the solid rock and produce the eff


fects we see. Perhaps tissure so opened
may admit water to the heated nucleus


there to be instantly converted into steam


with vast increase fof volume. Thi:


eXerting enormous pressure against The


rocky walls of the cavity in which it Ii


formed causes wave OF compression IA
4 the zone of the rock Immediately sur


rounding it. and this wave is propagateC


onward through the rock, just as n way'
travels through water, The confined tiuiC


strikes the walls Of its prison chamber {


fierce blow, and this causes 3 shudder u


run through the earth, which passes alien;


the surface a shock, whose intensity IS tn


only measure we have of the forces caus
iuCr IL
Year: 1870

STONES OF THE PYRAMTDs.-I dare
say very many will differ from me in
my opinion, aud say hard thi gs in
reference to my lack of taste and
want of appreciation of the so-styled
wonderful, but am bold to confess
that my first impression on reaching
the Pyramids of Sakkara was one of
disappointment. From what | had
read, and from all | had heard tour
lists relate from time to time, regard
ing the wonderful size of the blocks
of stone composing these great struc-
lures, | was led to imagine that the
individual blocks of stone were so
large that it became difficult mat
ter to form any conception as to the
manner in which they were piled one
upon another. The blocks of stone,
when | had looked we'll at them, did
not convey to my mind any very exal-
ted idea of magnitude; neither could
L Tor the lie OF me, see any real
difficulty where laborers "a we read,
were numbered by the hOuand, in
raising any one of the blocks of stone
composing the mass of the pyramid
from the base to the summit. To
put this matter to a more practical
test, VIC carefully measured some of
the larger blocks in the Gizeh pyr-
amids, and by calculation we found


hat the heaviest block of stone max
ing up the structure of the pyramids
did not exceed two and a half tons,
and that by far the greater part
were, of course. much lighter.-J. K.
IN Land and Water.