THE OSKALOOSA HERALD. “TWENTY-ONE YEARS OLD.” How proud the boy feels when the mantle of a Mam tails upon his shoulders, and he proclaims to the world, wiih a certain haughty tl »ur i>*h of his hand, ‘*l am twenty one. Ho a proud the iadf r and mother te< 1 when that boy,(-t he conducts himself as a son shout*!) whom but yesterday was a babe at the breast proclaims himself “twenty one 1 ami able to vote. It seems incredible to those fond parents that it is true, but figures that will not deceive are called into account and they mu«t ackuowl edge it. Why then, if an individual is proud of acquiring his majority, may not a newspaper be also proud On the 2d day of July, 1850, the first No of the llkrald was issued, and® consequently was tw nty-one years old last July. The first pub lishers were John R. Needham, and Hugh McNeely, the former being the editor; the material was brought from Cambridge, Ohio, ami was about as badly dilapidated as we generally see, if we may judge from the appearance of the paper. The type consisted of pica and bre vier, with scanty fonts of either. The paper was a little six column sheet, (less than one half its present size) and was called 7'he loxca Her aid.'* The name was soon changed to “Oskaloosa Herald,” which it has borne ever since. For the first vear or two the office was located in a frame building on the south side of the Square, whi ;h etood on the cor noriotnow occupied by J. H. Green Co., and which was burned in Sep tember, 1868. Below we publish entire the “Sa lutatory” found in No. 1, and out readers in‘perusing it w ill compare the Oskaloosa ot that day with the 0.-kaloosa of this, and we think how ever marked the difference in the two pictures of town and county, it cannot possibly be more so than the contrast between the llerai.d office of July 2, 1850, and that of Novem ber 16, 1871. Read the following •To the Patrons of the Herald “Iu issuing the first No. of the Herald the publishers couimeuce hd enterprise widen they hope will commend ltiv.tr ot every citizen of Mahaska and sur rounding counties. “We are fully sware that the publication of a newspaper in u m*wly Kellie 1 counir with a comparatively sparse population. i Dt-Ceßtettriiy tttt*n.bil v\: nil I v di« tdv in tages. and not unfi q 1 U i .Is i receive that liberal Mtpp rl. wlt: lie, acu dlv n<*e cssary to carry on the business of m fll hut know tug the enterprising spjrn dt« playot try the citizens ot our town and county, which is rapidly gr rwtng into im portauce; and viewing the mpdity won whien our vast and beatmful prairt s h »v« been converted from the wandering places ot the savage, to the waving grain fi Ids a civilised nation, and their puny wig warns of rushes and hark, changed for the stately mansions ot a prosperous and hap py people; and looking forward to the last approaching period when our already thriving town will be filled with the nojs< and bustle o' rapidly increasing business, and perhaps with the hum and din ot ma chiuery and w hile the country is so rich in agricultural and manufacturing advan tages not known in many of the older States,we can but believe that our citizens will willingly and freely' advance tln-ir own and our interests by lending us their liberal support, thereby enabling us In re turn to give them a paper worthy of their patronage. “We shall, by the dissemination of such knowledge as is calculated to promote vir tuc, maintain justice, and advance the pros perity of our country, expect to make the Herald a useful sheet; and one which will be heartily welcomed in every family. “Believing in the doctrine that the hap piness and prosperity of a people depend, to a very great extent, ou their virtue and intelligence, we shall feel bound to advo cate the interests of common schools, col leges, and other institutions, which have for their object the promotion of science an i morality. “Without being sectarian, we shall ever be the frieads ot morality and religion.— not for a moment doubting, that rectitude of conduct, which is absolutely necessary to our welfare us a people, depends upou our luith in the precepts of the Bible. “As citizens uud freemen, we shall, when cailed upon, freely and boldly advocate our own sentiments, not in a spirit of cou- Untious strife, but by giving iu all kind ness, the reasons aud grounds upon which we tound our belief. “The principles of the Whig party, be ing, in our opinion, better calculated to promote the welfare aud advauce the inter cats of our country than those oi any older, we shall, “without quarrHiog with any man for opinion’s sake, aud by avoiding the bitterness of lattiou,” ireely und fear lessly, advocate the doctrine aud measures of the Whig party, and use every honors ble means lo lorwuid its interests, aud ele vate its members to the offices of the coun try. personalities -nd invective shall be studiously avoided, nor shail we conde scend to enter liie list ot combatants who deal in vulgar epithets, as weapons ot war fare, rather than in arguments ba9ed on reason uod good seuse. A contest of rail ing, rather than of principle, we look upou beneath the dignity of iutelligeut be iDgs. Political trickery aud the abuse ot character, can never change our notions ot the manner iu which government should be administered and we think, we too well kuow tbe virtue aud patriotism otoui readers, to barbor tor a moment, a thought a*) foolish, as to suppose them capable of being influenced favorably by such a course. “Tne lIfcKALD. tines forth free from the dictation of auy and nil SrCtS, or cliques. It will at all limes take hd» cided gland in favor of the ruitu* ot Hie mass- trains* the aggression ot me few. •‘Although br>adly and utuvmpromis icglv Whig, we '•hall expert advocate our politic 1 view* without wrangling with any man, and by ohser\ ing that due regard which we should have r>r the opinions of others. •In each is-ue of our paper will be given the late**, intelligence of parting events.— T;ie doings of our Btat»* and N itional Leg id-it tires, when in session, will be as fully noticed as space in our columns will per mit. I'lie development of the vast resources of our country rich in mineral and vege table products, is h work of no ordinary importance, and should receive a great er share of attention than hns yet been devoted to it by the press of tfif west. Particular a'tention will therefore be given to the promotion of agriculture which is the great source of our prosperi ty, wealth, and independence “The usual variety of literary and mis cellaneous matter, will, from time to tim.*, be found in the column* “f ’he Herald Put without farther particularizing, we shall eatUMTfor :o promote the various in- U-'rests of this community, by the dissemi nation of such information, as may be thought useful, and by adv eating that course of conduct best calculated to insure the happiness of all. ••To our brethren of the Press, we shall ev* r extend that courtesy and charity that we will expect to receive at their bands, and nothing, we hope will ever trail-pi re to mar that good feeling, which ihould be exercised towards each other. We have thus given a brief outline of Jz jK'Ofcrofli'ty of our fellow ci'Uens without respect to party. Those who have been readers nt t Le llebai.d duriee the twenty one years that have elapsed since :he ibove was written, can bear witness b „w faithfully the paper under its various proprietor.. b« hep the S'XT ofr Whig and Republican parties, it ha- worked for their success untirmgly an.l cod so much did it accou,. p ,tsh during the Democratic county oi i Thursday. November 16, 1871. Salutatory. then aud there gave its first Whig majority. During its twenty-one years of life, it never bolted a ticket, never by word or deed threw a straw in the way ol the nominations, be lieving, whether the editors were p*rs mally satisfied or not, that the majority, whether delegates or bal lots should always rule. I’lie twenty one years that have elapsed since the Herald was born, have been eventful ones, and the pa per has endeavored faithfully to re cord the news, and fulfill its mission. lowa were then a wilderness, the notne of the wild beast and the wild er red man. Its vast, fertile prair ies were almost unbroken. The hum ble cot of the pioneer alone broke the monotony. Not a mile of rail road had it in its borders. Not a public improvement, —now it is the most promising State in the L nion.— More than two thousand miles of railroads cross it in every direction, and double as many more are last nearing completion. The telegraph reaches every village in the land.— Public buildings,such as a State occu pying its position should possess are finished or building, and its devel oped agricultural and mineral re sources warrant the assertion that a richer State does not exist. Mahaska has passed through changes propor tionally as great and has a future equally brilliant. The National panorama of that time passes before us, and Fillmore, Pierce, Buchanan, Lincoln and Johnson with their administrations take seats in the past. Slavery, the hydra headed monster that ruled the land iu 1850 has passed away, and the black ra in who then w ith fear and trembling as he sought aland of Freedom, only dared travel settle by wavs and hidden paths at night even in lowa, is now an American citizen, possessing equal rights with his for mer owner. Wars have ensued, blood has been shed, hearthstones have been made desolate; but Right has triumphed, and no true Ameri can regrets that we have the country of to-day, rather than that of 1850. Six years ago to-day, Novem ber 16, 1865 fresh from three years' service in Uncle Sam’s armies, the present proprietors bought an inter est in the Herald office, which then consisted of a Washington hand press,an old Wells jobber, and a lot of worn out primer and brevier, without •i good job font itt the office. Two ve irs la‘**r, with our partner Col. C. W. Fisher, we bought a large sized Potter Power Pre->, and a large amount *>t job ty e, and since that time we have added to our stock un til four fine pres-cs, ore hundred and titty fine job {tints, ami good hotly type in abundance arc ours; and for the first time since the paper started, has a building of its own, into which it will to-aay be moved. It started with a circulation of about 200. To day it sends greeting to 2000 patrons and at least 12,000 readers, and is cue of the largest papers iu the State. Twenty-one ye irs have changed things in Oskaloosa, and the faces 'hat greeted the Herald when i» h first little sheet was issued have many of them disappeared, and others, who like ourselves, were troublesome boys of six or eight, and greeted the paper “made at home” with wonder ment, have taken the place of those oid familiar landmarks, and are pat rons of the paper their parents sub scribed for then. Some of those old stand bys have gone to other climes, many have fought the good fight and passed over the river, and a few yet remain to read the paper to-day. THE IOWA SOUTHWESTERN R. R. The reports in circulation in this community relative to the lowa Southwestern, have caused much un easiness, and elicited many ‘I told you soV from would be wise men who can predict when they think they see a consummation, better than any thertime. For our part we do not feel the least uneasiness about the ulti mate success of the project, and have no doubt the company will titl its contract and reach us on time. When we heard of the Chicago fiie and its vast destruction, our tii>t thought was of the lowa Southwes tern, but when it continued week af ter week to work right along we hoped the great disaster might not aff-ct it; but it appears from the fol lowing letter, written by one of the Engineers oa the hue, to the lowa City Press, that the fire lias caused the trouble “Cedar River, N-m the first been called national. As we said before, that the road will be built and operated, there can be no doubt. The thousauds already invested were all the property of the Construction Com pany, and must and will be redeemed by completing and utilizing the work com menced. Neither is it at all probable that the delay will be long enough to forfeit the taxes voted the road and only payable upon condition of its being completed to specified points by stated times—as to Tipton by Juy Ist, 1872. While, there fore, we are impatient of delay, let us look at the matter fairly and impartially, and the result cannot tail to continue us hope ful for the future.” lowa Congregationalism. —The Minutes ot lowa Congregational Association for 1871, show that there are in lowa 207 Congregation al Churches, with 136 ministers; 11,- 027 members, 11,713 attendants at Sunday School; and au average at tendance upon preaching of 16,749. A’e also find that the expenditures of these congregations have been, tor the support of the ministry, SBB,-! 836.39; ami that there has been re- eeived from the American Home Missionary Society in aid and sup port of ui'nisters, $17,738.35. The total reduction of the public debt, under Grant’s Administration, from March 4, 1869, to November 1, j 1871, amounts to $273,749,811,98. j While this has been done, taxation has been reduced, and many costly I improvements made. Figures 1 speak louder and litter than Demo* i emtio words, and this the country knows. Grant is making it hard work lor politicians who are trying to induce the people to believe that Grant is not making a good Presi-, dent, A former lowan, who has been farming in Kansas lor several years, writes to the Albia Union as follows: *'l believe I have told you that the soil on an average here is not equal to that of lowa, and the seasons are more uncertain. There is hardly the difference in climate I expected to find. The people are not so hale and hearty looking as those of; lowa. They look more like South erners. But after all i like them and the country, I suppose, as well as I would any other.” _ tgges The Chicago Journal encouraging- ly says “The packing season here j promises to be a favorable one. Al- j ready the number of hogs slaugh* tered is 45,000, against 59,000 for the same period last year, and 50,921 lor the name period in 1869. The facilities lor packing, not- withstanding the great fire, are bet- ter than formerly, and the prospects are that the packing of hogs here the present season will be larger than last A New York dispatch of the 10th 1 says the latest returns Irom the State give tiie Republicans 17,000 major ity. There was an unprecedented amouqt of independent voting, and tbo majorities for Republican senators and assemblymen are gener ally larger than the Stale ticket. The Assembly stands 95 Republicans to 32 Democrats. Dana, editor of the N. Y. Hun went over whole hog, (and he had uot tar to go) at the late electiou and, supported the Democratic ticket. Now he- certainly can fire aw’ay at Giant all he pleases, for he is in just the company that enjoys it. Fifty Apaches and Najoves Indi ans in Arizona attacked a stage, murdered the driver and five pas seugers, .ud plundered the stage. Two passengers, a man aud wile es caped. The New York Tribune says The Western State that contains the greatest quantity of strong grain laud in Ipwa. It is certainly destined to lead the Union as a great grain pro ducing Slate. San Francisco has a “rooster club” which is trying to secure the release Mrs. Fair, the murderess, “because she is a woman.” Ilang her we say, same as »f she was a man. Governor Alcorn will resign tu a few days, preparatory to taking his seat in the United States Senate. On the first Sunday in November, 1846, the first l*iesln terinu Sabbath school of Davenport w as organized, with J. M. Dalzell as Superintendent, which position he has held ever since. Last Sunday week, on the 25th anniversary of the Superiuteud ency the school presented him with a silver tea set as an appreciation oi his services. IOWA NEWS A yo’jng lady of Dubuque has sued her parents for $l5O, which she bad intrusted to their keeping. The Headlight says a party of hunters killed and shipped 2000 lbs of geese from Perry station, in two weeks. Mr. Briggs, of Jasper county a no ted stock raiser, has 1,300 sheep en tirely free from any symptoms of disease. The Hawkeye estimates that 50- 000 bnehels of apples have been shipped from Des Moines county this fall, and lowa can’t raise apples. Keshon of Johnson county punched the head of John Peters with a gun stock. The latter is trying to die and the former on trial for assault. Mrs. B. C. Armstrong and daugh ter of Burlington, were injured in Ohio by a railroad accident, recently. Per IJawkeye, from which all Bur lington news we glean. The bridge-burners in Appanoose are still at work. Quite a number were arrested and bound over.— Among them were several respecta ble farmers and one Baptist preach er. A young man named Conwell, while coupling cars near Burlington, tell on the track and had one foot entirely severed, aud one arm muti lated so that amputation was neces sary. Nicholas Wagnor, aged twenty sx, was found dead in the woods near Council Bluffs Monday after noon. He loved a girl who would not marry him. So he shot himself with a musket. The Hee says Mrs. Young of Greene oounty, died suddenly—be ing in apparent good health half an hour before she became a corpse.... Also that a little child named Black, fell into a lime box, got some lime in its wind pipe, which caused its death. The State Center Enterprise says the wife of John Airy, jr., residing near lowa Falls, was, one day last week, literally frightened to death by some Indians who called at her resi dence. Whether the Indians fright ened her intentionally, or not, we have not learned. Richard Collin*, living near Du buque, undertook to stop a runaway horse on Friday, and received injur ies that may prove fatal. A work man named Yoetschow was severely injured on the same day near the same place by being struck on tbe head with a pick. Lieut. J, R. Wasson, of Warren county, who had tbe honor of gradu ating at the head of his class when graduating at the Military Institute at West Point last summer, is now in J apan. The Indianola deader is publishing some very interesting let ters written bv him to his father. Michael McNau hton, who for two or three years past, has been practic ing his ‘confidence’ games in lowa, Davis, and other counties in this State, was arrested in Nebraska a few days ago, and on a requisition of Gov. Merrill, returned to Marengo, where he will he tried for some of his ras calities. It. W T itz of Burlington, 50 years old while moving a building, had his leg fractured at the knee joint... Four drunken white men set upon a colored man at Burlington, run him a block or two, when he dodged into a room ho was in the habit of sweep ing. picked up a revolver I>ing on the table and shot one of his assail ants; says tiie Hawkeye. The Waverly Republican has a nnt for the geologists to crack. It says that J. C. Janes, on the farm ofWm. Janes, in Lafayette township, in dig ging a well, found, at a depth ot 18 feet, a strata of petrified rock, and a china toy, the figure of a horse.— Several wells have been dug on the place the past summer, and not the least sign of rock discovered except in this instance. The Independence Bulletin of the 3d, records three gunning accidents to citizens of the town. A. C. Cecil, 47 years old was hunting in Chero okee county some elk passed, a mail iu the wagon tired, the horses jumped throwing Mr. C. out; his rifle was discharged in the fall, the hall going lurough his arm. He started for home at once, was ex posed, caught cold and died..... Elijah Chitterton, jr., while hunting ducks, put a shot gun in the boat, muzzle pointing towards him. The gun was accidentally discharged he was found dead some hours af ter; the charge penetrated his heart. J. M. Gillett lost two fiDgers by the bursting of a gun while duck hunting. He killed two ducks, how ever, with the load. A well-to-do farmer residing in Bedford county, lowa, about a year ago, by force and threats, seduced his daughter, a young girl about fif teen years ot age, fair, intelligent and highly esteemed. He continued his bestial lusts until about two months ago, when the daughter was delivered of a child, it is alleged, the fiend murdered. The farmer was arrested, and having wealthy friends, was released on bail. About two weeks ago, while the trial was pro gressing, the prisouer managed to get away, went to Nebraska, and went to work as a farm laborer. The Sheriff soon heard of his wherea bouts, and arrested him. Ho arrived in Si. Joseph, Mo., with his pris oner oti Friday night, and left Mon day morning for lowa, via Savan nah. VHIEIiIFF’S SALE. Notice i» hereby given that by virtue of a Spe cial Execution directed to mu from the office of the Cierk of the Dimrict Court of Mahaeka Co, lowa, and dated Nov. 16. A. M. 1871. I have levied upon and will offer at Sh-rifl’* Sale to the highest bidder for caan In haud, at the door of the house in which the last District Court was hu d in said toun y. on Saturday, the lGih day ot December, A D if 11. at the hour or 3 o'clock, P. M the followinu described Heal Estate in Mahaska county, lowa, to-wit: The north forty sixth sixtieths (46 60) of lot No. four (4) in block No. thirteen (13) in the city ot Oskslooss, lowa, old plat. Taken as the property of John Mont gomery, et al, to satisfy the above men tioned execution in favor of Charles Breck ner and against John Montgomery, et al. J. W. HINKSLEY, 10 ti hex iff Mahaska Co., lowa. The Executive Committee of the Republic Insurance Company of Chicago, at a meeting on the 3d, passed the following. “Wherbas. The Republic Insurance Company ot Chicago, Iff., had policies out standing to the amount of $3,000,000, aud upward, upon property winch was de stroyed by fire in the great conflagration in Chicago on the Bth and 9th of October, 1871; and, uekkas, The available cash means of the company are not sufficient to pay said losses with its other legal liabilities, as they mature and become payable, and con tinue the business for which the company was organized, and it has become neces sary to make an assessment upon and coi lect the unpaid stock subscribed to pay losses and debts and continue business; therefore, Resolved, that a call and assessment are hereby made upon all the unpaid stock subscribed as held by the several stock holders of the Republic Insurance Com pany, of Chicago, 111,, to wit; Eighty per centum upon all the stock held by the sev eral stock holders on the 7lh day of Ocio tober, 1871, (since which time no stock has been transferred on the books of the com pany), payable on the 15th day of Decem ber next, provided that no suit shall be brought by the company against any stock holder who shall on or before said 15th of December next pay in ten per centum on said stock, and shall on or before the 15th nt'each month thereafter pay in a like ten per centum until the whole eighty per centum is paid, but in default of the pay ment of any of said installments, then the collection ot all that is unpaid upon said eighty per centum so caded for 6hall be immediately enforced. Resolved That the President and Secre tary proceed to adjust, with all reasonable dispatch, all claims for loss«-s by fire against the Republic Insurance Company, and pay upon them severally, as soon as adjusted, the sum of twenty-five per centum in cash, and the said President **nd Secretary, are authorized to give to the several claimants written evidence of indebtedness in such form as they deem proper, for the residue of their respective claims, payable in three equal installments of twenty five per centum each, at the ex piration of four, eight and twelve months from the first of D*-cenilier, 1871, provided the said claimants ate willing to accept such evidence of indebtedness in discharge ot their respective claims for losses under the policies of the company.” THE REVOLUTION IN NEW YORK. One teature of the recent election* will afford universal satisfaction, and that is the up turn in New York city. Doubts were felt concerning the re suit. It was deemed hardly possi bly to out set the King iroru its ill gotten power. The skill, daring the wealth of those political chiefs—the enormous patronage at their dispos al—the number and desperate char acter of their adherents backed by every thing vile in American Bablyon —together with their experience in manipulating majorities by bewitch ing ballot-boxes and election returns all combined might well raise grave doubts as to the ability of the better elements of society to dislodge them from iheir stronghold. The cituation ot the city had for a long time excited the apprehension of thinking men. They were puz zled to fortell w T hat the upshot of its experience was to be. Here was the problem Could a great city, del aged with fresh importations from monarchial lands, be relied upon to govern itself? Would not the American system of self-government tail when subjected to such a test? The inauguration of Commissioners, appointed by the Governor of the State, to take charge ot certain branches of city affairs, had its or igin in these fears. The interests were so enormous—the opportuni ties for swindling the public so great —and the vote of the dangerous classes was so easily concentrated and so powerful, that it was fell that the great city must be robbed of its sovereignty and become a ward of the State. All will recollect how the Democracy protested against this, and declared that the city could govern itself. “Put the responsibil ity upon the Mayor, and upon cer tain specified officers,” said they, “and all will be well—much better than the divided responsibility ot your Commissions.” Up to that lime the Kiug could only squeeze out a tew hundred thousands ot stealings yearly, and of course they quickly look advantage of this party cry.— The Democracy had come into pow er, and Tweed was omnipotent at the Capitol as well as in New York. So the Commissions were abolished, aud the entire sway conferred upon the King, for a term ot years. Tins was only eighteen months ago, and dur ing that period these Samsons in theft have lugged away trom the Treas ury a hundred millions ot dolla s Such was the culmination of city rascality aud the overthrow' ot this oligarchy m crime became the ques tion of the hour. That a gang of thieves were fattening upon the hard earnings of the people everybody knew but when the tuaguiiude of their robberies began to dawn upon the public mind, patient forbearance gave way to indignation—the people met, consulted, resolved, acted—and the lightning of th ir wrath alarmed the revellers in the public halls. The thieves fell out among themselves— tried to hedge by accusing each oth er—and in the meantime the devel opments went ou. Then was wit nessed a strange sight in Gotham. Representative men of character in both parties came together—they ad journed partisan issues the lawyer left his office the broker his stocks; the merchant his counter, aud the I capitalist his ledger—aud for once i the people went to the polls to de fend themselves against highway men. The result is betore the world, i The Ring is annihilated. Only a f beggarly fraction of its candidates are chosen. The Legislature is over whelmingly agaiust them. The fiat has gone forth The Augean Stable must be cleansed Forthwith the fortifications of the bandits are tumbling in every quar ter. Sweeney has resigned Tweed holds on to his place, but sells his property to hide his pluuder. The result of the election astounds them, for they did not expect such a dis play ot virtue in New York. What next A new charter, and new officers for the city. Doubtless some improvement will be realized, but how long will the reform last This question comes back again to puzzle speculators in the philosophy of government. New York is what it has been. A spasmodic uprising ot the wealth and character of the city has scattered the knaves, aud uncovered their villaiuies. But how long will the people attend to their own business, and keep the rascals at bay Not long, it is feared though it is some consolation to know that they will be likely to arouse them selves again wdien they lose fifty ora hundred millions more. The overthrow’ ot Tammany has released the Slate from Democratic thralldom. This is likely to be per maneot. New York will lake her place in the Republican column.— This accords with the honest senti ment of her people. And in strip ping the King ot the power to steal it is probable that the last reliant* of the Democracy for the “siuewu of war,” for the national campaign has been taken away. So when Twted is laid on the shelf it will be in. order to bold the funeral services <4 the Democratic patty (From Chicago Railway Review.} THE IOWA CENTRAL ROAD. Mr. C. C. Gilman, President of the Road, has spent the last week in St. Louis, addtressed the Mer chants’ Exchange on Friday, and the mass convention on Saturday evening. The object of this visit is to obtain mean* to build a seotion of Road, to qo turned, the lowa Central with the North Missouri Road. The proposed section. 27 mi!es in length, lies between the village of Albia and the la. State Line. It islooated and partly graded. Mr. Gilman, in his address, fully explained, and in a manner to which no exception could be taken, the position, re sources and plans of his Company, which has 700 miles of road, and needs only this addition of 27 miles, to secure direct through connection, between St. Louis and its Northern terminus and connections. He re ported in his Slate, they had no tim* berland. Their streams, which run through little valleys, have, perhaps, a little fringe of limber, a quarter of a mile on each side, but the balance of the country is rolling, and every foot, has twenty inches of black soi 1 productive in corn, wheat, potatoer and barley. Four years ago, the North Missouri terminated at Ma con. Since then it has been exten ded to the lowa line, and more di rectly east to Ottumwa. The par ties with whom he was associated went where there was a surplus oi money, and put their money into the enterprise, because a railroad wa* wanted. There is no land grant and no special iuducemeut, except to make it as direct as they could, and then rely on the stock enchanging ii value. The construction of this short sec tion is looked to give the Road inde pendenct-to secure direct coumiuni cation between St. Louis aud Duluth. Mr Gilman called forthesuin ol $320,- 000 and suggested that 320 men be found who will subscribe SI,OOO each. A general committee, was appointed, with three local committees, to can vass the entire city. The leading, newspapers ot St. Louis are giving a great deal of attention to the matter; aud if the plan succeeds, it will be largely due to the judicious advocacy of the JJemovrat ana Times. The latter paper, in the course of a leading article, presents the following sketch ol the route, connections aud resources of the Road, so far as concerns St. Louis “This road connecting at the Mate liue with N. M., extends northerly through the richest sections ot lowa, lapping the Des M. at Eddyville;j the C. R. I. A P. at Gnuueil the C. AN., at Marshalltown; the I. F. aud Sioux C., at Ackley and the McG. and Sioux C., at Masou City. Except the D. M the roads run east and west. It is from the Des M. valley aud from Minn, that we are, with proper assistance, to derive the greatest benefit. From Mason City, in Northern lowa, and on the road, a junction is uow being built, northwest to Mankato, Minn., where the Minn. River, running further N. W., and the St. P. and S. City pass each oth er, thus bringing us indirect connec tion with the great wheat growing regions of Minn. At the Missouri State lise another conneot’on with St. L. will be made via Quincy and the St. L. and K. R. Thus with the St. P. and Duiuth direct connection, St. L. has the opportunity (and she should promptly seize it) of drawing to her granaries the choice spring wheats of la, and MinD., which mix so well with our winter gardens, corn, oats, Ac., now going to other mar kets, and last, but not least, the dry goods, grocery and other trade of the rich Northwest.” REMOVED. The HERALD will this day be removed to the new build- ing opposite our present stand. Call and see us. Office in cor- ner room. DR. E. TENNANT, would respectfully announce to the citizens of Oskaloosa and adjoining countie* that he ha* permanently located in ihi* city. Dr Tennant doe* rot propose or undertake to cure all disease* the human family 1* h> ir to. but having an extensive experience in the East and Biitish Province*, and practicing with the oldest and most auccesslul Doctor in the East, will c<>n fidently neaert that he can cure the following di* eaae* Cancer, without pain or use of Knife, Scrofula in all its forma. Scurvy, Salt Rheum, Epilepsy, Gravel. Dropuy, Piles, Erysipelas, Neuralgia, Female Debility. Cancer, a dire and malignant disease, which ha* become fe rfully prevalent on thie Continent a* wall as Europe, and la much to be dreaded above all other diseases. Cancer can be recognized under three marked forms, viz Hcirrhus, Kncuphaloid and Colloid. These forms are sub-divided into numerous varie tiws. what now’ may appear to be harmless lumps in the breast, neck eyelid orolsewhere. A small wart or sore on the lip may in a few weeks or months become a disgusting mass of disease. The l)r. does not pretend to cure Cancer in all its stages, but it taken in time, will guarantee a speedy and permanent cure. Asa f roof of this, no pay is requires nntil the cure is complete. All professional matters strictly confidential. Communications promptly answered. Consulta tion free. Office hours from Bto 12. and 1 to d. Office, one door north ot Adlon’sJewelry shop, Market Street, Oskaloosa. lowa. LKVI HAMBLKTON. W H. KIMBALL. E H LONGSHORE. HAVE YOU HEARD THAT HAMBLETON, KIMBALL CO Have bought out the Grocery Store at the stand formerly occu pied by Mitchell »fcil f**x chA or prodoce at very low prices, and strive by fair and honorable dealing to merit tfieir full share of public pat ronagtt. Our stock will be first class both in dry goods and and groceries, and will bt sold at such prices as cannot fail to please. CARPETS we intend to make a speciality and those wishing to purchase should not fail to examine our stock. We have made special arrangements with Eastern manufacturers that w»H enable ng to tell at less Ugures than any other house in town. Our line ot Dress Goods, Shawls, Furs. Heavy West ern Flannels, Jeans, Cassimeres, &c Will CO tnpar* favorably In style, quality and price with say suck in low«. W« wl*h it particularly untie rut pod that we not only SAX we ar« going to sell at bottom prices but we mean Just wbat we say and can do so. Ist, Because our guods are all bought fdr curb. 4nd Because we know that QUICK •ales at low prlcea and LARUfi sales are profitable both to seller and cou*U'Qer. Bd, Because We buy montly direct Irom manafacturera. waving nil th«* urotliM «f IHldtllemcn. 4ih, Because we tell istrictly for Cash or tu equivalent, thereby euabUng us to sell goods at least 20 cents on the dollar clSeaper than they can posalbly he sold on t sae Our customers will therefore have the ad vantage of baying their go<«le at least 90 cent* on the dollar leas than those buyiug from Houses do ing a cr idit business. Como one, come all, buy at least one bill of goods and realize that we mean what we have said. Aid UAimilSfVjl, KIMBALL CO. MEDICAL. CARPETS AND BOOTS AND SHOES DRY GOODS. LEVI HAMBLETON, South Side of Square, at the old. stand ofG. D. Cook its municipal uflaits, and the great fire* of the World The *tati*»ic* ofth- fl-e department, with a de*c iption of the wonder,ui Water Work* lie •cript'on of the Sewerage, paving and building ma'eri engravings oi mechanical movements patent laws, and rules lor obtaining patents, mailed on receipt of 25 cents. 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