Herald.
posl „h.d OB' THCKBDAT by
NEEDHAM.
w. H. S**db*m.
g. C. UUb***
tof Poet Office.
Orrici one door we»i
TEEMS.-42.00 a Tear in Advance.
K a_-L’otou Circuit, Uuiou Tp Kev.
IV tR* *UST soc IKTY No f**g uUr ,ervl
*chool *t 3 p. tfa.
K GKCKCII ttev-J W. McDonald, P*»tor
IOH m.. aud 7 I>.
SchooL P m t*r»y®r meeting*. rhur*<ia> «m
“"iMUSON CIIARGK—(M- KeT J --T ,f* l
Pael'T. Service# uj..au<l Ip
Holiday Scbwol at 4 i>. m. Prayer Meeting* 1 Uur»-
,U CBI’RCH. —Service* Bun
at 1014 x.. 7H Hunday School
immediately alter 'tornJng 2*^*%. tior****
’lhuraday eninjj. liiOiM* B. o
Fitter PKK*< BYTE RIAN CHURCH.—Rev S.
C Mcoane Pastor. Service* at 10V4 a. m. and 7:45
p. m Sunday School. 9a. m. Prayer meeting*.
Thursday evening*. _
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.—Rev. J. K.
Snowden Paator. service* at 10* a. m. and 7p.
in -.unday School at lili p. Prayer
metinir#. I’buraday ereuiiig*.
CUMBERLAND PKESBt TEKIAN CIILKCH.
Rev Wtn. Wi.ao Service* on sabbath at a. lt>!4
m. in 7 p. m. Sabbatn SchoolSyi a. m. Prayer
meeting Wedneeday evening.
CHRISTIAN CHURCH. Elder B
Johnson. Pastor. Service* at 10V4 B
-70. m. Suuday School m. Prayer meetiDg,
fh'iraday evening. _
BAPTIST CHURCH.—Rev. J. P. Child*. Fa«-
tor. Service* at a. m., and 7H p. pi
day- School V a. m. Prayer meeting. Thursday even
'T P. COURCH.-Rev. R. A. RcAyael.
Pastor. Servicea 10* a. m. and 7p. m Sunday
Bcbool a. m. Prayer meeting* Thursday even
M. K. CHURCH <Colored).-Re£
Coleman, Pastor. Service* every Sabbath at 10H
a. m. Sunday School at 3i4 p. m- _,
FRIENDS MEETING —Corner of Monro* and
High *treet*. On Ist and 4th day#
0 a m.; on let day at 7p. m. Sabbath School im
mediately after service* on l*t dav morning.
COUNTY OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
Jmo. N. Dixon State Senator.
M. K. Ccrra t Representative*.
C. P*. ‘.V.'.V.'.V.. .Clerk of Court*.
Jamb* Aud ii2l‘
James A. I r e u er
Joint C u >r< lwv
G. T. Cakpenteb. Supt. ol Hchooj*.
N. Cavbs Surveyor and Drainage Com r.
David Coroner.
J. K. Woods. Adams Tp.,.. I Members Board of
Jbu d Hiatt, Prairie Tp., supervisors.
J. R Bah.mh, Jefferson Tp.,. I
CITY DIRECTORY.
Mayor G*o. H. BAUGH.
Ma?*hai::::::::::::: w n bucuanan.
Treasurer H I.IIAPMAN.
soucHor j. kkllyjohnson.
Recorder K iFmEMsT’
Street Comtni»*ioner W. U. M.nMU.vB.
Trcstees.
Ist Ward HENRY MA«TOX. L. D. ROUNDS
2nd Wa d JOHN SIEBEL. J. A YOUNG
3rd Ward.. JAB. hBINEIIAKT, D. A.HURST
4ih Ward. .H. C HUNTSMAN,J Mc(pL T I»TON.
TIME TABLES.
CENTRAL R. _R-_ TIME-TABLE
Tkaims ooimu South. Train# oouto North.
Leave Leave Arrive Arrive.
I 30 a. u. 8:80 A. m. Mason City, 7:00 r. M. 4:00 P. M.
0:15 p. m. 8:47 Ackley, 4:56 p m dep’f 14:40 V. M.
Arrive. Arrive Leave. Leave.
l:uo a m 11.00 a Marshalltown 4:90 r m 8:00 a m.
Leave Leave Arrive Arrive
14:5<) p m 11:10 a m Marshalltown 4:40 r M 8:00 a m.
4.55 1:00 p m Grinnell 14:45 10 45
4:45 4:00 Sharon 11:85 A u 6:45
5:45 4:85 Oskaioosa 10:55 6:45
6:35 3:06 Eddyvllle 10:44 636
Arrive Arrive Leave Leave.
7:45 p M 8:45 p M Albia »:S5 a m 4:00 r M.
CONNECTIONS
Mason City, with Millwaunee A St Paul Railway.
Ackley, with Illinois Central Railroad.
Marxhaltown, wuh Ohiacgo Jt Northwestern R. K.
Grinnell, with Chicago Rock Island A Pacific R. R.
addyville. with Oct Moines Valley Railroad.
Albia. with Mo River Railway.
D. V. R. R. TIME TABLE.
OSJaALuGBA —WOING EAST.
Nc 4, Mail,. 10:54a.m.
No. 4, Pacific Express, 10:34 p. m.
No. 6, Freight 8:10 p. m.
No. 8, Freight, 7:00 a.m.
GOING WEST.
No. 7, Freight 4:15 p. m.
No. 5, Freight, 6.14 a. m.
No. 8, Pacifle Express, 8:58 p.m.
No. 1. MaiL 14 85 p m.
ORDERS.
Mahaska lodoe.no 16. i. o. o. f.
REGULAR MEETING, SATURDAY
Evening of each wees. Brethren visitingthe city
are invited to meet with ns.
W. H. DUKE. N. G.,
T J. EISINMINGKE. Sec. nl*
Commercial lodge. No. 14s. i. o. o. f.
hold* its regular meetings every Wednes
day evening Brother* visiting the city are invited
to ra< et with us. G. A. WELLS, V. *4.
J. M BIRD. Sec'y 3.
HOTELS.
Madison house.
M. J. PALMER. Oskaloosa. lowa.
HOU
LONGSHORE A NELSON, Proprietors, Oska
loosa, lowa.
LIVERY.
Downing a mcMULLin, a co„
CITY LIVERY AND BUS LINE.
Oskaloosa. lowa.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
WS. KBN WORTHY,
ATTORNEY AT LAW, New Sharon,
lowa. E^-
\ir W. HASKELL.
fV ATTORNEY AT LAW, Oskaloosa, lowa.
Office up stairs in the Old Court House, north
west corner of Public square. n4O-ti
MT. WILLi^MS,
ATTORNEY AT LAW, and Notary Pub
lic, Oskaiooea, lowa. Office in Street's Block,
room recently occupied by County Judge. 87
KA J. ALDER.
1 ATTORNEY AT LAW, lowa City, lowa.
(Successor to Judge W E Miller,)
nl6-tf
Davenport, bolton a fisher,
ATTORNEYS at LAW, Oskaloosa, lowa.
office, on the west side ot the Public square,
in the room recently occupied by Z. T. Fisher.
nVyl
Liston McMillan,
ATTORNEY AT LAW, Oskaloosa, lowa.
Office in Kuowiton'a Block, South sice. n 9
CIHaRLES J. DODD,
j ATTORNEY AT LAW, Peoria, lowa.
Special attention given to the collection of
claims. Business attended to promptly. 48m6.
SO. W. hAFFEETT. KBIXT iOBNBOM.
LAFFERTY A JOHNSON.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Oskaloosa, lows.
Office in Union Block, North side oi the Pub
lic Square, up stain. 47
W, H. BEEVBES. CCTTt.
S SEVERS A CUTTS,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Oskaloosa. lowa.
Office in Union Block, in room recently occupied
by Seevers A William*. nil
/OH* F. LAC El. W. aSBFBBUD.
LACEY A SHEPHERD,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW, AED GOVERN
MENT CLAIM AGENTS. Prompt attention
given to collections. Probate business will re
ceive careful attention. Business attended to In
liie U. S. and State Court*. Office over the
National State Bank. Oskaloosa. lowa. 41
It' '4*
T H. WILEY, M D Office and residence cor
t) ner of High and Washington eta.. Oakalooaa.
lowa. Special attention paid to the treatment of
Catarrh. Eye and Ear. Cancer, Scrofula and ail
Chronic Diseases and Disease* of Females. Dr
W. ba« effected m iny cures of Cbrontc cases
which other physicisns had oronounced hopeless.
Certificates of sa< hcan be shown to those Inter
ested Country ba.inert promptly attended to.
11 mC
WE HAMBEKLAIN. A M M D will at
tend ur«>fe»ri'>ual call* to nil day and niuht
xc-pi to tilled *ko do not TKY to pay him or
arc ic'rco to qmboune) eee# wilt correspond to
ih-»»c or revtuia physician# and will be one when
the pati. nt 1* dicniti*s<*d
Caj»t. Ev s nal» collector of my unsettled *r
conuta ot me six year* prevloa* lo l) c 1. 1871
Let hi. visit be final .o that there will be n* adtli
tonal expense.
•office at Dtic Store add at residence one bl ock
north. Ctsaaloosa bta ion. lowa 13 f
hL COFFIN. M D Ilotneopatbic Physician,
•-Lkaloosa, lowa Office on Main street,
aonth-east corner of public square. 4 aoore east
residence it blocks doe north oi kpiscopai church,
4 door* east, on south side ofNor h street, office
hours fromto 9a. m.. from 19H to Sand 7 to
9 p, m. Country business promptly attended to
ltaraaiNCM :-E C Maine. MI) Portage City,
Wla'. RxOoy T Uwla, Columhna. Wfs Mon
Alex. Mite bell t* c. Mil wan keel Wis O T Palm
er. M i°«* C, t 7 i°‘ r iA C Barry. I) D Racine
Wi# O F Newell. M D, Waterford. Wis Kev N
Woodworth Principal of Kocbester Inetlinte T
j Patcbin. M D, Fon Du Lac, wis; Mon Wm X
Smith. Ex S'***Treasurer. Fox Uke, Wla Hon
Oeo Br«mner, Union Orove. wu. 4-jy
J\RB. CAMERON A COOLIDOE PHYK'.
CIANB. BURGEONS ACCOUCHE™ Ac
avinit formed a partnership for the practice of
Medicine, Surgery and Midwifery, respectfully
tender their service#, special attention wm he
paid to the treatment of sorglcal case*, disease#
oMhe eye, ear, throat, lungs and catarrual affec-
U Office boars from 10 to 1* a. u. and from ft to 4 r-
M. Office over room formerly <»ccupled aa Post
Office in rear of Firat National Bank. u4U,ftt.
HC. HUNTSMAN, MD.D. A. HUMBT. M. D.
I'NTBMAN A HLKBT, PUYKIC/ANS A
ocAUKONB. Oskalooaa, lowa. Special attention
given to the Practice of Surgery. Office lour door#
east of north-east corner of public square. 32
DR. D. A. HOFFMAN.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, Oskalooaa.
lowa. Office over N. Dodge’a Boot and Shoe
•tot*. Realdence on Mala street, three block#
•eat of the public square. nftl
HAIRDRESSING.
HAIKDKESkINU —ffiigg MINDA LA KSH. th«
ladles fashionable HalrUreeeer of Oakaloosa
Cload prtoee paid far Hair. AUe dreeTmlklae
BSSgjgS.r'BgS
Baagauanj
PHYSICIAN* A HURGKONB.
The Weekly Oskaloosa Herald.
Volume 22. Number 14
GRAIN DEALER*.
W. C DAVIS. J. II DOUGLAS.
Ur davi-4 a co.
GRAIN DEALERS. Highoß m irket price
piid tor all kind* I*l Grain, Seed, Ac, New Sha
ron, lowa. nl3
DENTISTS.
TAR M. L JACKSON,
lJ Surgeon Dentist.
Office Wt-si Side ol ide
So a.-ire. over
A Tiillix'x Sturt
**7 -Nltrut.x Gxi.it GH i(1
T Hiinixn-rcf* In tht- rxtrac
tion of teeth. nlO-tf
SAVINGS BANK.
UNION SAVINGS BANK.
OSKALOOSA. IOWA
Money Loaned, Note* Discounted. Government
Bonds, Gold Silver and Sight Drafts on the l rin
cipal Cities of the United State* and Europe
bought and *o!d Also passage tickets to and
from all the principal cities in Europe Interest
allowed on deposits ol one dollar and upwards.
Revenue stamps for sale. Office hours trorn 9a.
m. to 4 p. m
E. H. GIBBS, Pres.
11. L. GIBBS. Vice Pres.
ISRAEL M «IBBS. Jr.. Cash.
HOL>E MOVING.
Edson a bay wood, house movers.
To those who have poor notise* or those who
have not any. The undersigned are now pre
pared to move or raise old house* for poor pco
le cheaper th n the cheapest, and will giv* good
atisiaction. All work warranted,
jjpstf EDSON A HAYWOOD.
JBWELKK
r; 11. CHAPMAN.
CJk »0. WATCH-MAKER
“Jeweler.
4outh Side Public Square. Oskaloosa, lowa. 2014
WAGONS, PLOWS, &c.
TNTES'OT
WAGON. SMITH, AND PAINT SHOP.
First Door Bast of Lauck's Bakbrt.
The ndersigned would invite his old customers
and the nnßlic »o hi* n«w «hor>fr>r W*<»nn« Pin»r«
and-enairing. horse shoeing and P»»FPtMmn ii
onrlln- T p fowiv.
LEVI COOK,
[Successor to W. 8. Edgar,!
will carry on the blacksmithing business in all
its various branches.
SMIIV(i*»» REPAIRING.
Special attention given to
Plow and Reaper Work!
Four New Sloes for $1.50.
All work warranted and as iow a* ethers. n€
Blacksmithing.
AT
Tolbert’s Old Stand.
G. W. MILLER. A. B. DILLON.
IDIMiER i DILMIM
are now prepared to do all kind* of
Plain ami Fan«*y Horseshoeing and
Re-pairints all kinds of Farm
Implements. Al-o, all
kinds of Plow Work.
MILLER DILLON
PAIN i ER.
CITY PAINT SHOP.
f S. PERRY,
Has fitted up the shop formerly occupied by
George Acomb, a few doors south of the south
west corner of the square, and is prepared to exe
cute ail kinds of
HOUSE AND SIGN PAINTING.
GRAINING AND PAPER HANGING,
Ia first-class style, on short notice and tne most
reasonable terms u9t
FO UNDER Y.
J. t. II AH KINGSTON,
Oskaloosa Foundry
—and—
STOVE SHOP.
West High Street, n'.ar Seibel’s mill.
2y21 Oskaloosa, lowa.
BAKERIES.
STEAM BAKERY,
IN KNO WLivy'S BLOCK SOUTU SIDE
OF THE SQUARE,
Where we keep ihe best
BREAD, PIES, CAKES, CRACKERS,
Foreign and Domestic Fruits,
Lemons, Oranges, Dates,
Figs Sardines, and
all kinds of Can
ned Fruits.
Warm Meal* at all hourt through the day.
FRESH OYSTERS,
By the Cau or by the Dish,
U AYRES Ac VEHMttN.
MILLINERY.
MRS* TUMLINNON A CO.
MILLINERY AND FANCY GOODS,
make Dre.re., and everything ei.e generally
made In a
MILLINERS AND DRESS MAKERS SHOP,
PUT DP SWITCHES, CUBI-8, AC.,
North eaat corner Public Square,
OSKALOOHA IOWA.
REA L ESTATE AGBNCIBS.
roan v. la< at. a. aMaruaun
LACEI’ A. ftllfiPilKKD’*
I AND AGENCY.
We have u n our buuk. a targe number
FARMS, AND HOUSES IN TOWN
Alro many thouaand acres ol
WILD LAND.
If yonbave Real Estate to aell. or wi.b to buy
give uk a call. We pay tazee in any part of Ihe
Slate. Conveyancing done n3l
W. BURNSIDE CO.,
CENTRAL IOWA REAL ESTATE AGENCY.
and dxalkbb m
WESTERN LANDS.
Office In County Kecorder’a Offlc®,
We have the only Set of Abetracu far
Mahaeka Co., and are prepared to furnieh
A tetrode of Title to any Land or
City Property in the Co.
Special attention giveß to paying Taxee In thlt
State. n»-tf_
G. W. LAFFKRTY, J. KELLY JOHNSON,
Attorney at Law Attorney at Law,
and and
Notary Public, Notary Public,
Oakalooea. lowa. Oekalooea. lowa.
LAFFEBT! k JOHNSON,
Real Estate Agents
lamine
Yv already have a good aMortment of City
and country property on our book., but deiire to
increase oar liat, and to thl. end requeat thoae
haring property far .ale to give oa call
Office in Union Block, over M Wluon*. .tore
OSKALOOSA, IOWA?”
Oao. W. Laflerty of the above firm, and Ute o
the Cm of Needham Laffertv. la also an author
mod agent for the collection of Penaiona, Bounty
Bach Pap, Me. From hie long experience In thla
ku.lain ho con conAdently aojr to thoae desiring
hio aorriew that their traaineoa wIU be promptly
and carefully attended to.
iaail .aaail parwanto of Penaiona aloo ooliaet-
Od. *M
GROCERIES.
GIVENS BROS.,
DEALERS IN
STAPLE AND FANCY
GROG KUIES
FLOUR, FELD,
AND
PROVISIONS!
Are now prepared to offer to theci izen* of Os
kalooxa and vicinity, lor
C G
.A. A.
S S
HE
CHOICE TEA*. *I’«AU<S TOFFEES,
AND bVHIPv,
at price* which will defy competition. Our stock
CANNED FBCTTB, OYSTERS, AT.,
are of the best brands, also Extracts and Baking
Powders, with a lull line of unadulterated spices.
TOBACCOS,
We call particular attention to our large stock ol
Chewt g and Smoking Tobacco* a* being
unequalled lor variety and quality
in the city. A large dock ot
FLOUR AND FEED
i* kept constantly on band which will be
gy JoE, re
pense anywhere ii theciti. We are now welling
FORGASH“‘‘p;r ~,I“ OBJECT
tor all ol those who* I for the!- vr -eerie*, to
give u* a call. Highest in irkei price paid
Butter. Eggs, Lard and other produce
GIVE US A CAL L.
GIVENS BROS.,
n 9 N<>rih of Niebi i’s Mill.
WHETSTO! BROS,,
Dealfrs In
Staple and Fancy Groceries,
STONE,
WOODEN Sc WILLOW WARE
Choice Tesß, Coffees Syrups,
PIKE GRttCND A WHOLE SPICKS,
CANNED FRUITS EXTKACTS, B.\lv
ING I’O vMIEItS,
Smoking and Chewing Tobac
cos of the best brands,
All <>f which vve sell at lowest living pri
res f >r
CASH, FOfi PRODUCE ONLY.
We pay ihe
HIGHEST MARKET PRICE
CAH AND GOODS
FOR
FRESH HITTER, F.«6N, URD. Ac.
Remember the place, S. E. corner Pub
lic Square, Oskaloosa. nsl
GROCERIES PROVISIONS.
Mattison Bro.
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
GROCERIES, Queensware,
GLASS, LAMPS, LAMP FIX-
TURKS, POCKET AND
TABLE CUTLERY,
NOTIONS, &c.
H&ve on hands a large and weil selected stock
of everything in their line, bought for the Spring
trade, our terms are
Exclusively Cash,
OR PROCUCE,
which enablei us to sel at the very lowest prices.
Our facilities for handling
Eies, Butter, Blits, Eats,
FEATHERS, BEESWAX. &c.
Enable u* to pay the
Highest Market Price,
m CAKU or GOODS. Thankful for past favor*
we solicit a continuation of a share of the patron
age.
High Street, VV«-t«t of Square.
22 MATTISON P.RO.
NEW FIRM.
DslasMntt Taylor,
IN
Staple and
Fancy Groceries,
Flour Provisions,
Feed and Produce.
High Street, 5 doors west of Square.
The highest Market Price paid for all
kinds of
Country Produce.
All Goods sold by us are
WARRANTED
as represented, or money refunded.
V. B. DELA.BBM UTT.—I. B TAYLOR
»w 9
LUMBER YARDS.
Lumber Yard!
K T
NEW SHAM
I. Kalbach& Son,
keep coiist-intly ou hand a full assortment of
FI M SIIIN G BO A RDS,DR KSSED
SIDING, FLOORING CEIL
ING, FENCING, COMMON
BOARDS, SHEETING,
JOIST, PALING
A N I)
SCANTLING, FRAME TIM
BERS, SHINGLES, LATH,
DOnRS, AND SAsH,
V hich we are selling at
OSKALOOSA PRICES!
H n-21 tf.
Lumber Yard!
WRAY SON.
OEAI.ERS IN ALI KINDS OF
LUMBER,
SHINGLES
LATH,
Keep constantly on band a tall assortment of
DOORS. ,f- SASH.
DRESSKO SIDING,
VEIUNG AND FLOORING.
FEW UNO. SHEETING,
BARN BOARD*,
PALINo. JOIST,
SCANTLING, AND
FRAME TIMBERS,
FINISHING LI'MRER, ETC., ETC, ETC.
if you wish anything in our line g. veusa call
ana examine our stock and prices.
Lumber delivered to all
pails of the city free of charge.
Office on west High stree* door east
of City Mansion.
n4SM.
ISAAC KALBACH SON,
DEALERS Ik
PINE LUMBER
Keen constantly on hand a full assortment of
Finishing Boards, Dressed Sid
ing, Flooring And Ceil
ing, Fencing, Common
Boards, Sheet
ing, Bailing,
joist
and
SCANTLING
FRAME TIMBERS,
Shingles, Lath,
DOORS SASH
We have on hand the largest stock In the city,
and Invite all wishing auythiDg in our line to call
OUR PRICES WILL BEEOUEI) REASONABLE
Lumber delivered in city free of charge.
£*yotlice a lev blocksnou'h-weat of Square.
n.tu tt
DRUGS &c.
Dr. Q. N. liEEcuLEH. J. C. Hexcbi.br.
BEECHLEE BROS.,
Successor* to I)r. S. K. Ithinebart.
Dealers in
PURE DRUGS,
MEDICINES,
OILS, PERFDIEET, SOAPS.
Proprietary Article*. Toilet and Fancy Good®,
I'tgars und Tobacco of the finest brands always on
hands.
Purs Sofia Water,
Free from Acid- or Alkalies, at 5 cents per ?ia**.at
'he Drutr Store under the Madison Uouse, Oska
ioo»a. lo«a 1153 m
Susie!
MUSIC! MUSIC!!
Melocleons Pianos, Organs, &c.,
May be found again at my
DRUG, BOOK MUSIC STORE.
I nm Prepared to Supply the Wants o
Thin ommiinlty on Ternia
Equal to Clutap, Mi
on
New York.
SAVING TO YOU FREIGHTS
TERMS EASY
CALI* APiD EXAMINE MY STOCK.
Ail lastruineata WARRANTED.
W. M. WELLS.
MStf.
OSKALOOSA, IOWA, DECEMBER 14, 1871.
KALBACH SON.
THE ATHEIST’S THEORY OF CREA*
TION.
BTK LARKIN.
Perverted reason see* vast systems roll,
View* wise ie*ults, but Nature void of souL
The birth of nature is thix problem vain
Search on who will—God only can explain.
One axiom, so near to truth allied,
TUal neither art nor scieLCe has denied.
Is this that all effects are even law#
To have existence, must have equal cause.
But how Creation started her career
Is thus uuveiled by our learned seer.
The nebula:, through regions wide displayed.
Our giant Builder finds already made.
These at command, with compass, law and bevel.
Creates the worlds, without a God or d****l
'j hi# passive substance, yielding to control
Wakes into lie, and then begins to roll.
Confiding saiely in his code of '“law,”
The rouuued globes revolve without a cause
Vast suns and planets now rush into space
And solar systems wiseiy choose .heir place.
The huge tailed comets next commence, by turn*
Plunge out in space, and then sweep round their
suns,
These heavenly orbs in endles* unionjoin.
Move all harmonious, hut without devign.
Self moving system# down through Time's ad-
vance
Roll ever onward, going right by chance
Each work of art requires a mental scan
See myriad worlds progress without a plan
And wb u at last the mighty work is done,
The vast contrivance must lor ever run.
And run alone No legislation here,
Nor any lawyer called to interfere
Uow vain to think this theory can fail
While 'law' and chance' adhere to matter's tail 1
Oh gifted Newton, where isthy;renown f
Or likewise thine—the pious Fergusen T
Tt i* great rewalinent failed to wreath your fame.
Bui left by chance to crown a future name.
We blame you not; your vision failed to see
That -Law” and “Chance” were sole Divinity.
THE LOST RING.
There was great excitement in the
village of Cornville, over dressing
the church for Christmas, last year.
I say the church, as it there was but
one, although the lact is there were
several edifices dignified with that
name, in different pares of the town.
But among the set of young people
with whom my story has to do, and
who were mostly Episcopalians, the
Church of St. Simeon was a great
center of interest, especially at this
time when they were more or less
occupied Redecorating it for the com
ing festival.
It was ‘lots of fun’ for the girls and
boys to meet every day, and help at
trimming wreaths and nailing then,
up, and hold long consultations as to
the most effective points at which lo
place trees and it was generally
conceded that more flirting whs done
in those two weeks before Christmas
than all the rest of the year put to
gether.
The belle of the occasion was, be
yond doubt, Bessie Miller. She had
come back recently from a visit to
New Yolk, with some new dresses,
and perhaps, some new notions at
least, so Sam Fielding feared.
Sam had adored Bessie for the last
three years—ever since they went to
the academy together but he was a
dreadfully diffident fellow’, and could
never manage to indicate the state
of his feelings by an) thing but his
silent devotion. lie had no reason
to suppose that Bessie guessed at the
wish of his heart, unless she could
see the love looking out ol his great
brown eyes and, indeed, if she
could not, she would have been stu
pider than girls generally are, for all
the rest of the village knew his secret.
But it Sam had entertained some
faint hope before Bessie went to New’
York, he was perfectly certain that,
since her return, he could never
pluck up courage to ask her to be
his wife, she looked so stylish and
that sparkling sauciness of manner
which had first fascinated him, s**e
edjto be more defiantly charming than
ever yet she had been very good to
him.
‘Come here, Sam Fielding,’ she
had said, »n the very first evening.
‘You shall help me on this waw
wreath your hands are bigger and
stronger than any one else’s.’
And Sam, blushing and smiling at
the laugh that went round at his ex
pense, had hurried to her side, and
worked so hard over the prickly ev
ergreens that his hands, tough as
they were, wrere quite blistered when
the work was done.
His devotion met its reward, for
Bessie would have no one but him to
he l p all t» e rest ol the time, and
was so kind to him that Sara’s heart
was in quite a flutter of happiness.
lie began to pluck up a little cour
age, and resolved at last that he
really w’onld say something to her,
for he felt as if he could not keep his
secret, much longer, though, whenev
er he approached the subject, his oh!
enemy, bashfuiness, still afflicted him
into dumbness.
Two days before Christmas abril
liant idea struck him he would buy
a ring—that would help him when
the awful moment arrived he was
sure it would half tell the story itself.
Inspired by this thought, he went to
the nearest town, and returned with
ju>t the neatest diamond ring that a
good hundred dollar bill would buy.
He felt much happier when he went
up to church next morning with that
in his pocket. Bessie began to pout
as she saw him.
‘Where were you all day yester
day, Sain I wanted you most ter
ribly.’
‘l—l —had to go out of town,’
Sam, tremendously con
scious of the ring in his pocket.
‘Out of town,’ repeated Bessie. *1
know you have been nursing your
hands—you were too lazy to come.*
‘Oh, Bessie, how can you say so?’
Bessie was a great tease, and per
sisted-
•Let me see your hands, sir; I
know you have stayed away just to
try to cure them.’
Sam meekly held out his hands,
which were indeed red and blistered,
with all the toil of the last fortnight.
Bessie put her own little white fingers
around them, and Sam blushed to
the roots of his hair, a corresponding
color, strange to say, flushing Bes
sie's face.
‘Poor hands she said, gently.—
‘They have received all those hurts
in my servioe—you deserve some
reward.’
‘Oh, Bessie,’ cried Sam, giving
her fingers a sudden squeeze ‘come
away with me a minute, and I will
tell you what reward I want.’
He drew her off as he spoke, to
ward one of the old-fashioned square
pews, two of which still remained on
each side of the old church. Bessie
went with him, but the moment she
found herself within the pew, the
very spirit of mischief seemed to
possess her before Sam could say a
word, she sent him away after some
holly, to make some bunohes, that
she said must be put on the bracket
for a lamp, that hung directly abova
them.
Sam went for the holly, but on the
way back he managed furtively to
take the ring from the box and slip
it, diamond inside, on the end of his
little finger. He was positively de
termined that now he wonld speak.
When Bessie saw him approach
ing, she seemed to have an instinct
ive knowledge of his intention, for
she oalled, in almost a frightful tone
of voice, for h»-r friend, Clara Ire
land, to oorae and help her.
Now, Clara bad a flirtation of bar
own on hand, and would do no more
than come into the next pew with
the young gentleman who was with
her, and chatter noisily with him.
This, however, effectually prevented
Sain from saving a word on the sub
ject nearest his heart, and he and
Bessie worked on at tying up the
holly, almost in silence. He was
resolved that he would go home with
Bessie, certa nly, and say his say
there, and as for Bessie, who can tell
what thoughts w-ere running through
her pretty head
They were interrupted after a
while, by a sudden exclamation from
C’ara.
‘I declare, Bessie, there is your
New York admirer, coming up the
aisle
Bessie started and looked up. Sam
with a pang at his heart, saw a hand
some and very fashionably dressed
young man coming toward them, and
mrned away, utterly saddened, as
Bessie greeted him with smiles aud
blushes.
•This is my old friend, Mr. Field
ing Mr. Stevens,’ she said* introduc
ing the two but Sam only stayed to
shake hands very st ffly, and then
hurried off, and presently left the
church.
She did not care for him really,
then, at all, except as a friend. This
was why she was so anxious to es
cape from a declaration. She liked
this fashionable New Yorker, and
what wonder lie W’as stylish and
handsome, while poor Sam imagined
himself to be only awkward and
countrified.
He was so miserable that it was
not till he was fairly in his room that
he thought of the ring, and then he
discovered that it was gone. He had
no recollection ot it after he had put
it on his finger it must have drop
ped off in the pew. At first he was
so unhappy that he did not feel as if
he could go aud look tor it, but com
mon sense prevailed, and in the af
ternoon he went down to the church.
The dressing was all complete, and
the sexton was sweeping out the
building.
‘What sort of a ring was it he
asked, when Sam told his errand, as
people always do under such circum,
stances, as it he had several dozen
on hand.
But Sam was non-committal.
‘Have you found any ring at all
asked Sam.
‘Well, no, I bain’t. I found one
old steel breastpin I guess that ain’t
it, is ii
Hardly, S»m thought; hut he made
no more fuss after he himself looked
in the pew it was no use, and he
did not care to make the matter pub
lic if he said he bad lost a diamond
ring, the whole village would be
uoude ing what he had bought it
for.
The next few days were perhaps
the most wretched of Sam’s life. He
never went near Bessie, and Stevens
was with her constantly—at Christ
mas Eve service, at the church the
next day, and at the party at the Ire
land’s in the evening—perfectly de
voted. Sam stood glowering in a
corner for a little wLile, and then
went away. It is true Bessie did
look alter him very wistfully. As h*
went oui,he caught a glimpse of her
face, but he fancied that it was onl)
because she was sorry tor him, and
hj weut off" miserable enough.
The next Sunday Sam again went
to church, because he thought it his
duty, though it cut him to The bean
to see Stevens in the Millers’ pew
with Bessie. He would not look at
them it he could help it and so i'
chanced that his wond**ri g gaze
rested on a bunch of holly over tfu
old pew where he aud Bessie bad
been that night. Uow bright and
shiny the leaves were, to fie sure
They seemed absolutely to gleam
they were so smooth. In or.e spot
«n particular, a ray like tire appeared
to shine out from them. As Sam
looked, a sudden conviction came in
to his mind that it was the light
from his diamond ring that he was
gazing at. By some accident it had
been tied up in the holly, and was
there shining down on him.
It was possible that it might be so,
at least, and he resolved to satisfy
himself about it in the morning.
Accordingly, the next day he went
to the old nexton, and, merely saying
that he had left something in the
church, got the key and let himself
in. He walked up to the old pew,
and then discovered that even when
s anding on the seat he could not
reach the holly bunch of course the
ladders, etc., used »n decorating the
chureh were n longer there but
from the gallery he saw that he
could easily touch the bracket.
lie went down the aisle again, up
into the gallery, aud was crouched
down in the corner, over the lamp,
where the holly hung, when he was
arrested by bearing Bessie’s voice.
‘Why, who has left open th«
church door? t and at the same mo
meDt Bessie’s prelt) figure appeared
in the open entrance.
‘Let us go in and see,’ said anoth
er voice, aud the inevitable Mr. Ste
vens appeared by her side at the
door.
*There does rot appear to be any
one here,’ said Bessie, coming half
way up the aisle, and then pausing
with a look of suiprise and some an
uo) ance.
Sain crouched down it would be
too absurd, he felt, lor him to loom
up suddenly and say
*1 am up here on a wild goose er
rand.’
‘Dou’t go out yet,’ said Mr. Ste
vens, coming close up to Bessie.
‘Yes, I must,’ she replied quite has
tily.
‘No urged the young man, and
now be Kid his hand on her arm
You must hear what I have to say
first. You know well enough why I
came to (Jornville )OU must know
that I only came to ask you lobe my
wife you have avoided every op
portunity of late, but I am forced to
return to New York to morrow, aud
I cannot go without pleading my
suif. Bessie, what is my answer?’
His voice was firm but very ear
nest. Sam could not see how Bessie
looked, but her tones were tremulous
as she answered
‘Ob, Mr. Stevens, I am sorry you
have said this.’
‘Why
‘Be'-aus^*—because—oh, I did hope
you would not say anythiug 1’
‘Do you mean, then, that you do
not like me he asked, almost
fieroely.
‘I like you, of course, bat not that
way.*
‘That is, you will not marry me
Low, but very distinct—‘No 1’
‘Then there is no hope
‘I think not.’
‘B »t, Miss Bessie, I have not
known you very long—perhaps in
time you might learn to love me.’
*Ob, no, I could not!’ This waß
said very quickly.
‘Why not The* after a pause,
he asked, suddenly, ‘Do you love auy
one else
She was silent tor a moment, and
then she spoke, in tones that did uot
falter uow
‘Yes, Mr. Stevens, I do it is kind
er to you, to tell the whole truth. I
have been attached for years lo one
I have known lruiu childhood’—and
then, with a little sob, she added,
‘There, I have told you my secret j
now you had better leave tne.’
‘You are right, Miss Bessie,’ be
said slowly *1 will not inflict what
must have been my unwelcome at
tentions upon you any longer. I
will bid you good morning.’
lie went quickly dow n the aisle,
ami out into the sunshine. Sam ven
tured to peep out. Bessie was sit
ting in one of the pews, crying si
lently. Somehow’, he never exactly
knew how, he got dowui from the
gallery and lo her side, and almost
before she heard him approach bad
her in his arms.
‘Bessie, Bessie, do you care for
me Oh my darling, I love you
so dearly.’
There is no need to dwell on all
the details of the scene Suffice it to
say, that for once Sam forgot lo be
bashful, aud that when the first rap
tnres were over, he and Bessie went
together to the gallery, where, sure
enough, they found among the holly
leaves the lost ring.
A SLEEPY DAVID.
In a certain town on the Missisaip
pi lived a man who made horse t>a
ding his business. He bought up
hoisesfora city market, and was
considered pretty good on a trade.
One day, a long, lean, queer, green
looking specimen of the VVestern
countiy arriving at the dock with a
boat load of horses, lie iuquired lor
the horse jockey.
“Daddy sent me down with some
horses,” he said in a half idiotic tone.
‘Who is he?’
‘Daddy.’
‘What do you want for the horses T
‘Daddy said you could set your
price,’ w’as the response.
‘Let me go down and look at your
horses,’ said Brown, and accoard
ingly they w r ere soon at the boat.
Brown examined the horses, and
named the price he would give lor
this and that, and the country pump
kin made no objection, although
some of the offers were not worth
more than one half the animal. One
of the bystanders said to the coun
tryman that he was being cheated,
hut he returned
‘Daddy said Brown w-ould set the
price,’ and bo Brown had it all his
own way.
At last they came to another ani
mal which ditl not look much much
superior to the rest.
‘I must have more for this animal,’
said the fellow. ‘Daddy says he
can run some.’
‘Run,’ said brown, ‘the nag can’t
run worth a cent.’
Daddy said so, and daddy knows.’
‘Why, I've got one one up to the
stable that will beat him all hollow.’
‘Guess not,’ said the lellow.
‘Let’s not try ’em. I'll bet the
whole boat load of horses on Vm.’
Brown smiled.
‘l’ll stake five thousand dollars
against your boat load,’ said Brown,
winking to the crowd ‘and these
men,’ sekcling two, ‘shall hold the
stakes.’
Brown’s five thousand was entrust
ed io one and the other went ou board
the horse boat.
One of the crowd started to re
monstrate with the idiotic fellow,
but he only responded
‘Golly dad told me he could run
some and daddy ought to loose, if
ne was such a tarn a 1 fool as to tell
me that when he couldn’t.’
Brown’s sleek racer was brought
down aud Brown mounted him. The
countryman had out his animal aud
clambered on his hack, looking as
uncouth aud awkward as the horse
tie }>roposed to ride.
The word was given and they
started amid the laughter of the
crowd. At fir.-t Brown was at the
head, and it looked as if the p«>or
follow was to be badly beaten, when
suddenly his horse plunged forward
and the jockey was left far behind,
tnich going had not been seen in
those pans for a long time, and poor
Bmwn w’as crest fallen as the cheers
of the bystanders fell on his ears.
‘l’ll take the ‘spondulix’ snid the
countryman, riding up. ‘Dad was
right. The anermal cau get around
a little.’
Brow’n tried to say it was all a
joke, as lie put up his old lantern
pocket-book, ‘l’ll go hack to daddy.’
In vaiu Brown tried to induce him
to trade, but he pushed oft h s bo it,
resolutely, sa) ing, ‘l’d better go hack
and tell daddy.’
Brown was completely ‘sold,’ and
he knew at once that the green
countryman was a little shrewder
than people immagined him, and had
just come here purposly to win his
money from him.
Next time he did not ridicule a
horse that ‘daddy’ said could ‘run
some.’
MR. BOUTWELL’S REPORT.
The report of the Secretary of the
Treasury is the balance sheet of the
national book-keeping, with explana
tory notes to show how results have
been achieved, and what is expected
aud desirable in the future. We give
to-day so much of this document as
we have room for, and all that relates
exclusively to the finances.
It is difficult to see how any intel
ligent citizen can be otherwise than
gratified with the exhibit which Mr.
Boutwell makes. He is uot merely
a good accountant, but has shown
himself a practical statesman of great
sagacit;. Every step lie has taken
has been crowned with success, and
his estimates and prophesies have
been justified by eveuts. While uu
ihr his recommendations taxes have
been annually reduced, the income
has exceeutd hiß estimates, while
every promise to curtail expenditures
has been carried out to the letter.
He has throttled the gold gamblers,
averted panics, reduced the national
debt, kept the business of the coun
try in good heart, aud made ourured
it the best in the world. Higher
praise, or a more substantial lame
than this, no Secretary could reason
ably ask.
The Secretary show’s that the re
ceipts from customs (2u6,270,408.05)
have been ten millions more than last
year, and greatly in excess of the es
timates. He recommends reductions
that will lessen taxation from this
source twenty millions. The receipts
from internal revenue have been
$143,098,133.62, being four millions
less than the estimates presented to
Congress but the Secretary can
spate sixteen millions from this
source, and recommends that taxa
tion hereafter be confined to stamps,
spirits, tobacco and malt liquors.—
With these reductions he expects to
have a surplus ol fifty millions a year,
sufficient, in his opinion, to maiutain
the publio credit so high that the
balance of the fifteen hundred rail
lion loan can be placed at 4 and
per cent. When ibiH is accomplish
ed the people will save twenty mil
lions of interest yearly. Thai,if*uc
ceshfol, will be the crowning glory
of Mr. Bout a oil’s financial earner.
Established July 1850.
CONGRESSIONAL.
Washington, D. C.
On the oth in the House, Mi
Bunks offered resolution* which were
adopted, calling on the President toi
instructions to naval commanders ii
Cuban waters in the proteeion ol
American life and property, and tin
maiutamance of the dignity of the
flag; for information ot the recem
executions in Havana, and inrelatn n
to the tailure of Bpain to carry i<
carry out the promises of tbereforim
in the West Indies.
Mefisrs Kelly Hooper, Lynch, Per
ry. VV iilard, Wood, Marshall ami
Holman wero announced as a selec
Committee Reorganization of the
Civil S rvice.
The House went into committee ot
the who'e on the appartmerit bill re
por ed at the last session. The biii
provides, first, that after March 3d,
1873, the Houce of Representatives
shall consist 281 members, appor
Honed as follows: Maine 6, New
Hampshire 2, Massachusetts 11,
Rhode Island 2, Connecticut 4 Nku
York 32, N* w Jersey, 7, Pennsylva
ma 20, Delew’are 1, Maryland 0, vir
ginia 9.,North Carolina 8, Bouth Car
olina 5, Georgia 9. Alabama 7, Mis
sissipi 0, Louisiana 5, Ohio 19, Ken
tucky 10, Tennessee 9, Indiana 12,
Illinois 19, Missouri 12, Arkansas 4,
Michigan 9, Florida 1, Texas, 0,
lowa 9, A iscousin 9, Califernia 5,
.Vi oiesota 3, Nevada 1. Nebraska 1,
The second and ihi-d sections,
providing for additional members ol
the 42d Congress, were, on motion
of Mr. Farnsworth, stricken out, af
ter discussiou and offering of various
amendments.
The Committee, withont having
disposed of the bill, rose and the
House adjourned.
In th« Senate, Mr. Anthony intro
duced a bill io amend the act “to en
force the right of citizens of the Uni
ted States to vote in the several
States,” amending the 19th section
of said act so as to prohibit the em
ployment of not only a district force
to menace and bribery to prevent
the free exercise of the right of suf
frage but also to use any writing de
vice, token, word cr question with
the intention to intimidate voters or
counselling and indirectly procuring
the use of any such means of intimi
dation.
Mr. Anthony also introduced a bill
to prevent and punish bribery and
corrupt practices in election of Pres
idential electors and members of
Congress, being the same bill intro
duced by him at the late session.
The Republican Senitorial Caucus
this morning appointed the following
committee the report changes in the
Staniing Committees: Bucking
ham, Sawyer, Pomeroy, Frelingbu
ysen and Ferry.
The opinion prevails that the only
change will be the placing of Mor
ton as Chairman of the Committee
of the Foreign Nations, and the
transferring of Cammeron to the
Committee on Elections and Privile
ges.
A defective flue in the Consular
room of the S'ate Depanment build
ing, last evening, caused a fire to do
some damage in the flooring, bui
was extinguished without much lose.
CLIPPINGS.
‘That’s a pretty bird, mamma,’
said a little boy. ‘Yes,’ replied his
mother, ‘and he never cries.’ ‘That’s
because he’s never washed,’ rejoiued
the youngster.
An ecci ntric clergyman lately said
in one of his sermons, that ‘about the
commonest proof we have that a man
is made of clay is the brick often
found in his hat.’
The Topekt Record says The
Missouri Republican queries, 4 Where
is Boss Tweed to go As this paper
is not addicted to profanity we de
cline to answer the question.
‘Vill you dake sumdings sa d a
German teetotaler to a friend, while
standing near a saloon. ‘I don t
care if I do,’ was the reply. ‘Veil,
den, let us dake a valk
A conceited coxcomb once said to
a barber’s boy ‘Did you ever shave
a monkey ‘Why, no sir,’ replied
the boy, ‘never; but if you will
please to sit down, I will try.’
A young lady requested to be re
leased from her marriage engagement
on the ground that when contracted
*h* believed her lover a “duck,” but
has since found him to be a goose.
A boy in lowa has a silver quarter
stuck in his throat, where it has been
for three months. He has tried every
way to get it out, but he can’t do it,
and the only hope is that a circus
will go that way soon.
At a rural summer resort in Con
necticut the only walk is to the grave,
yard, and when a visitor shrinks
from taking it, his landlady cheers
him remarking ‘Ah, sir, there's no
telling how soon you’ll be carried
there
Chi Lung, a celestial fruit dealer
of Sacramento, objected pointedly to
an assertion of a customer just in
from the mines by saying, ‘uielican
man damn liar.’ The next Pacific
steamer w ill convey Chi Lung, elab
orately slashed with thirteen knife
strokes, to bis long borne in the Flow
ery Kingdom.
A Chicago girl wrote to her lover
in Springfield, Mass., just alter the
fire, saying ‘Our wedding day was
set for next week, and if you will
stand up with a woman dressed in a
cotton skirt aud her father's over
coat, come on.’ The brave youth
telegraphed in reply ‘Get ready.
I will be with yon.*
The Squire's Indigestion.—Old
Squire II was a very successful
and substantial farmer, in an inteior
town in Massachusetts, and a more
amazing eater never lived in any
town anywhere. And especially
much did he eat wheu fresh pork
waste be the nourishment. Well,
at a certain time oue ol bis hogs was
killed. The next morning there w'as
to be fresh pork for breakfast, and
the old man eat most woudrously.
In the course of the fore noon he ate
his luncheon, consisting of bread aud
butter, mince pie and cheese. At
noon his dinner consisted of fresh
pork, pickles, mince pie and usual
accompaniments. llis afternoon
lunch was like that of the forenoon.
When he came home to his supper,
his favorite dish had been prepared
as part of that meal. The old man
fretted au scolded till fresh por was
added to the substantial. He ate
voraciously as usual. In the eve
ning be toasted some cheese, but
tered and ate it.-Just before going to
bed he roasted a couple of apples
and ate them. In the night he was
taken with a severe colic; the doctor
was with him untill morning, and
wrought a miraole in saving the old
mans life. The next day B-dles W. f
oue of his neighbors, went in to con
dole with the old Squire. “Faithful
Holies,” said the old worthy, “I like
to have died last night. I'll never
eat another roast apple bo long as I
live. I never did love them very
well; and last night 1 ate only twO|
and they nearly killed me.
The Weekly Oskaloosa Herald.
i« BY Paß TBS
Best Advertising Medium in Oeknioo m
HAVING A Vimi
Circulation of 9,000 Copies
Mott of which are to person* In M*hMkaC*oat?
0178 FACIUTIISrOB
BOOK AND JOB WORK
Are r.a good at the demands of the place wIU
warreet, and work done on at reasonable rate*
tie at any other office.
tearful Mortality.—Those indi
viduals, cliques aud cooperations who
ire ambitious to start newspapers in
LOeir f'wn interest, or the interests of
their party or localities, should look
well into the expense of undertaking
to establish newspapers.—The first
expense is a trivial ono compared
-viih the great expeuse of sustaining
«iid keeping alive organs that have
.nee been started. The pride ot ed-
ors and their iriends enables the
p ipers to live a lew short mouths,
•mt even “pride must have a fall,”
uid thousands of newspaper enter
orsies “go down amid the wreck of
natter and the crash of worlds.’’
The mom y lakeu to keep the pa
pers on their leet is gone, and the
imeoi those who conduct them is so
nuch taken from otherwise useful
oid active lives. We do not mean
he starting ot papers end conducting
tiwm to their deaths has no good re
suits; but we do aa-ert that if the
Money and time required to sustain
uany journals in the country wero
'iven to enterprises already estab
ished, greater good and more bene
fi ;ial results would be accomplished.
vVetake the position that, in the
State ot lowa, for instance, there if
scarcely a country capable of sus
taining more than two journals, one
•>t each politicial parly. Many of
hern cannot do that much. And
we do no‘. beleive that there is a town
iu the State, outside of the county
seat, of less than 1000 population,
that is capable ot sustaining a news
paper permanently. By extraneous
efforts- “paieut insides,” and other
illegitimate appliance-*, newspapers
iu small towns can lead a sickly and
impecunious existance; but their end
is in the near future. We do not
believe ther* is a newspaper in lowa,
away from the county seat or a city
of 5,000 population, that can write,
Close of Volume Four.”
We are led to these reflections by
a statement of the American Netcs
paper Directory, that not less than a
thousand newspapers that were in
existence on New Year’s Day of tba
present sear, have failed and passed
out of existence. It is estimated
that the capital of these newspapers,
as weeklies only, was $3,000, which
is a low estimate, and the total
amount is $3,000,000. The Direct
ry states that, “no oity daily can be
said to be alive or healthy unless it
has rxhisted eight or ten years, and
consume the capital of three or four
sots of publishers and proprietors.**
With this fearful molality of news*
paper life in full view, however, san*
game individuals and localities are
still embarking in newspaper enter
prises We presume there are doub
le the number of failures in the news
paper line than any other business,
but ambitious men will not take
counsel by “the light of the past,”
and newspaper enterprises will still
be brought into exhistance, and the
i fearlul molality will still continue.
Fairfield Ledger.
SERVED HIM RIGHT.
A tew weeks since, a clerk in one
of the Departments, accompanied by
a triend, entered a restaurant in this
city for the purpose of ordering “a
few on the halfshell.” The two
young gentlemen referred to had
been in a saloou but a few minutes
when a well dressed and respectable
appearing colored gentlemen en
tered, aud, sitting down at one of the
tables, in a quiet manner gave his or
der tor retreshmeuts, which were
►oon forthcoming. Hereupon the
clerk above referred to, who bad
watched the proceeding with rising
indignation, remarked to his com
panion, loud enough to be heard
By every oue io tbe room:
“If I had money enough to buy the
Court. I'd take a chair and break
tiia nigger’s head l” The col
ored man continued his meal in si
lence, and, after finishing, made in
quiies as to the indentity of the bel
ligerant young gentleman who had
made the above quotated remark.
Ascertaining that he was a Gover
ment e] e rk, he laid the matter before
the head of the Department where
the ‘niggir’ hater was employed,
who at once summoned the young
man and questioned him as to the
truth, as to the charge which had
been made against nim. Clerious
“acknowledged the corn,” both as to
the offensive remark aud the usual
quantity of bad whisky he had been
drinking when be made it. His ex
quse was deemed insufficient, and he
was at once dismissed. The colored
man refurred to was the Hon. B. D.
Elliot, one of the colored members of
Congress from South Carolina.
PLANTING CHESTNUTS*
No timber is better worth planting
in fence rows, kitchen yards, waste
places, or in regular plantations than
chestnut. For posts, rail, piokets,
stakes or lumber, no timber is more
salable, grows quicker, or realises a
better proportionate price. For
shade, chestnut trees are excellent;
dense, spreading and handsome in
foliage. Once planted they need no
further attention, and when out down
reproduce themselves abuud&ntly by
means of sprouts. Wo have cut
chestnut sprouts that were large and
long ei for four round posts, or
six, h i en the two lower ones were
split, and one rail besides.' At this
age they are large enough to Split
into two heavy rails, worth now six
to eight cents each in a limber coun
try. We can not just now think of
any crop that would pay better than
a tew cases of thrifty chestnut
sprouts. There is but one disadvao-
tage, which is, that chestnuts don’t
stand transplanting well. They
should, therefore, be planted where
they are desired to grow. Probably
the best way to make a plantation is
to plow the ground now and mark
out furrows s x feet apart each way,
and it the intersections drop three
nuts cultivate the ground oue year,
then seed down to grass. The grass
aud the shade together will keep out
weeds, and the close planting will
cause the young tree* to shoot op
straight and lengthy. In five year*
a good many rails can be cut out,
leaving one tree at eaoh place. In a
tew years the plantation will need
thinning again, and sprouts will have
taken the place of those first out out.
—Hearth and Horn*.
Patrick saw a bull pawing in the
field, and thought what fun it would
be to jump over, catch him by tka
horns, and rub his nose in the dirt.
The idea was so funny that ha lay
down and laughed about it The
more he thought about it tba funnier
it seemed, and he determined to do
it. Taurus quickly tossed him over
the fence again, somewhat braiaad.
Pat leisurly picked himself up and
wilh the consolitary remark;“Well,
its a moity foin thing had my laugh
foost.”
Thinks that will sever hart by
falling—Prioee; they fall eolow th*y
will iioT«r gtt »ina*hedt