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Mf* laWHitoiiH VOLUME 11. THE GAZETTE, PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY, iTOIDiR rALLS, IUCX UWI COU1CTT, fMk. c. W. & E. A. SNYDER, Editors and Publishers* TKR1IN-$i Per Annum tn Advance. General Directory. RAILROAD Time TARL1E. ILLINOIS CKNTKAL IOWA DlVIStOW. DAT J\4fSEMiRa tiOlii'J BAST. Fort Dodffc S 00 A. V., arrivo at Cedar Fall* 2:f P. M., Dubuque 8:80 P. M., Chicago *40 A. M. HAT PA«5EN(JEIl GOIJtO 'WIST. l,eave Chicago i':00 l'.M., leave Duhnqae 7:15 V M.. arrivo at Cedar Fulls 1:00 1*. M., Ft. Dodge '.:SU i\ X. Mioirr passenoer ootxo ax sr. Leave Siunx Cilv 10:30 A.M., arriveat Cedar Fall* #.:•) P. M., i)ubu|iie 3:15 A. M., Chicago 'J0 1'. M. XIOHT PAWiltNOKROOISO WKST. T«ave Chicago »:(K) A.M., leave Dubuque 7:80 P. V arrivo at Oodar Falls 1:15 A. M., 81 mix City l":jU P. M. PRBianr. (lolng ra*t, (AM* Cedar Fall* at 8:00 P. ||. In* west, laavJrCedar Fall# at 8:45 A. M. CK11AR PA LI .9 AND MINNKSOTA. (loin? north, leave tin* .Junction at 1:06P.M. mhI 1:"15 A. M., arrive at Mota 7:ir« P. M. nndS:43 A. M. Heturnlntj, leave Mon.i at A. M. and 4:00 P. M., arrive at unction 2:12 P. M. and 9:10 8. A. JOSSELYN, Station A^ent. BURLINGTON, CET,AR RAPIDS & MINK. FASSKMOBR TRAINS OOIKO SOUTH. HI ill and Express, I^ave Cedar Full* at 3:15 A. M.: Cedar KapM* at A. M. Arrive ar I'.ur Iliu-M'iat l:®i P. M. Makiuir Connection at Cedar Baiii'*" with trsilni* on C. & N. W. K. H. both cast ancl West. I Accommodation.—Leave* Cedar Fall* at 3:VI P. 11 Arrive* at Cedar Kapids at 7:8(1 P. M. Makes i cloifj connection with C. & N. \V. U. K. for Chi- PAMBHOBIt THAIM8 GOIXO XOR.TH. Mnlt and Kxpre*s.—Leave* Burlincton at MO A.M.: Cedar Rapid* at 2:00 P. M. Arrives at Cec .r Kail* at 5:10 P. M. A commodation.- Leaves Cedar Rapids at 9:35 A. M- Arrive* at Cedar Fall* at 1:15 P. M. PBKlnllT—OOTNO SOCTH. I.eaves Cedar Fr.ll* at ti:3n A. M. Cedar Rapid* at Jl:S0 A. M.: Arrive* at Burliegton at tt:30 P. M. PRKIOIIT -(iOINU KOKTII. Burlington at 11:00 A. M.j Cedar Raplde fit 0:45 P. Arrives at Cedar Kali* at 12 M. O. I. ADAMS, s tot ion Agent. CEDAR FALLS FOSTOFFICB. ARRIVAL ASH HF.l'ARTUKE OP M.WI.8. astern--Arrives at 8 A. M. and 1 P. M. Closes $ P. M. Otflcc open on Sunday* for one hour Immediate y af' or mornlm nervlees in tho Churches. No MaiU arrive or depart on Sunday, exespt the throurh Mall. WM. M. MOU1IISON, P. M. CRDAR FALLS O.TINIUI'S LING. 'llussea run to nml from D. A S. C. and Ced Fal1* Minn. R. K. DejMit*. in connect inn with all train*. Aluo 'Utiles rurnlxhed on ai: occa»iou» wh«n dieirrd, OWri- at the farter llunfo. GKO. W. CLARK, l'i«i«ietor. DISTR I€ COUR*. J*4b4—Hon. J. M. Rr.nton. liitT. AITy—3. It Powers. thtritf-- W. F. itrown. rttr/k—d. A. Eberliart Hcxt Mondny, May MA, 1871. CIRCUIT COURT. J«4p*-flon. 8 BakR Next SesnioB Mouday. Fchrnttry 87th, 1871. '«1'NTY OFFICERS. fkdpfrH*orn -U. II. Vim 16mm, A. T. Wsathef WBJ. C. Close. A»tnty Au litor -T. W. Foote. tMun/jf ('tfrk—. A. Rhcrhart Ctunify Trea»urer—R. A. \Y hi taker. Oounty Jifcordtr Jas. W. McClm*. Sheriff W. K. Itmwn. tXjutJv .-•urc: yor —John Ball. 0» Hlip?. Cum mo a School*—A. II. Hya. t\jron*r -W. O. lilchanls. JHrtctm.« i•/ l'oor-lloutt—W, F. Brown, O. CM!,'er, Caleb May. Regular s MODH of the Board -First Mondavs of January, Jnne and S- nteinhcr. TOWNSHIP OFFICERS. JWif«»-F. A. llolclikisa, Fiauk Ford, 4.M. Benjamin. Tt wt ("erk—I^nfear Knapp. Jinrttor (I. II. Richmond. Juttu-t* nf tfu I'tact- Lanfevr Knapp, O. W Barnard. VoattMtt—i. 3. Royc, Oco. Plitlpot. CITY OFFICERS. Mayor—TOWNSEND. A bit one th 1 it Ward—C. B. Stllson, J. Zel/Inp. ALterma\ XI Ward—J. M. Benjamin, B. C. llunt. Al'lrrtntn, 84 WarO—Ellas Overman, O. 8. Andrew*. Atdi nne/i, 4M Ward—Joslah Thompson, B. A Bishop. f.'i/v Tr'fvurcr—C. C. Knapp. City A*****or -Lunfeur ICna|»p, City f'lurk—O. L. Mill*. ('ity Martkal J. J. Iioyea. City Couacll meet* first Tuesday In each month. CEDAR FALLS SCHOOL MASS. H. Van Saan. Mrcrtlarj -S. N. Pierce. Trcnxnrtr—J. T. Knapp. i/rc/or*--Byron Culver. II. C. TTemenway, A. THE Van Saan, O. Thomiwon, Shepard Wllseu, -O. S. Yan Der Vaart I DAR FALLS CHI'RCIIES. ®AITIST- Conierof Main and fit!i Streets, Rev. P, S. Starr, l'ai-tor. S-niees ev. rv Srd.hnth at II A. M. and P. M. Sald'ath Sehoul nt 14 M. MKTIIODIST—Comer Wachlnpton and7t!iVt, Rev. R. W. Heeler, Pant or. Service* every iabhnth at U A. M. and 014 P- M. Sabbath •chool at 'J A. M. PRKSBYTKRIAN—Main Street between Cth and Tth. Ttev. S. It. Oriffltli. Pa*tor. Sorvlco* every fabb:it!\ at A. M. and 6(4 P. M. Sabbath •chool at 1'^.V. CONOREtiATIONAL—Corner Clay and Cth St., Rev. ('ha*. iibb*, Pastor. Service* every Saobath •til A. M. and 6'/4 P. M. Sabbath School at ItM. CATHOLIC—'Washington Street between 7th ttid fith, Father O'Dowd. Service* every Sab bath at 8 A. M. and 10H A. M. Sabbath School at M. GERMAN LUTHERAN—Fremont Street. Rev. Bernard Kodech Pastor. Services every Sabbath at Iuh A. M. EVANURLICAL—Corner of Franklin and 8th fttreet*. Re*. J. Nuhn, Pastor. Sendee* ever' 4ahtath at 10U A. M. and Tk4 P.M. tckaol at i P. M, «s every Sabhath IW A SONIC. BLACK nAWK LoixiK NO. 05, A. F. A A. M. —-Me£ul&r at Masonic IlalL on the Mon- on or before the Full Moon in each month. (J. B- *n S.tiin. \V. M- E. Townwnd. S. W. A. O. FHOMPNON, J. W. J. F. Whitney, Scc'y. VALLEY CHAPTER. R. A. M.. NO. W.-Roun. ,«r Meeri n^s at Masonic Hal!, on the Wednesday 3D or betore the Full Moon of each month. P. Jlekton. M. E. II. P.: S. II. Packard, K. K. S. JL. Uishop. E. 3. A. Thompson, Sec'y. BALDWIN COMMANDRRY, K. T., NO. 11. Refular Meetnur* at Ma*onic Hall, on Friday ou oi Defiirt the Kull Moon of each month. (J. B. Van Ban, K. C. S. A. Bishop. tJen. E. Towaaaad. C. ti 8. U. PaeWd, Recorder. I. O. OF O. F. CRDAR FALTJS IXrKR,NO. 71,1. O, OF O. F. meet* at T!iomp*on'« Hall, on Thursday evening Of each week. W. I*. Overman, N. O., C. P. Car ptaii, Scc'y. LIBRAQ1' ASSOCIATION. The Cedar Fall* Library Association haa 14 Inrary of about one thousand Volumes. Any per ItMi can have the privilege of drnwinu hook* fot th* period of one yuar by paylug the sum of two lollar*. AiMve M:ir»halttown Jjave Marshall An-ira^ckley L... Iowa. Central R. R. of Timo Table, Commencing Nov. 4th, I8TO. ooixa SOUTH. Imvs Mason City... Ackley 6:89 A. M....18:45 P. M. .10:55 .... 4.-80 aeixo XORTO. 11:00 A.M.... *|5 P. M. ... *d0P.M ... M# .... 6:0# CHy... C. C. OILMAN. Cfeaeral Supeiint«-ndenl. LIMK! IjIME! CIIAIILKS IIKSSE, Is prepared Is nit all orders fer Lime at all tlsics. A FULLSUPPLY ALWAYS ON HANI). A!»o Plastering Hair kept constantly on band. spas*.- w'-ss-rfy Stove G. H. VAN SAI N. Business Directory. CARTER HOUSE BURR & n\vis PROPRIETORS, MAIN Street, Cedar Iowa. GERMAN HOUSE PAi L.WILCOX (nil :ied Hii'ii:. HAV llding i inv pitoritiKTOR. Orphan"1' Home." for a notel, Int t»ur. 1 aid r.-iitti-.l tho bRlli known a* tne 1 am prepared to ent.er'ain the traveling public in the bent manner and on roa^onable term*. Ho:irl in^ hy the day or wet k. Good tstubliii.? in con nection with th !iot «e. 8Hyl JULIEN HOUSE, Ww.woouwMain GFO. oRrir, PHOPRIETOR, Corner id and ste., luloque. Iowa. TREMONT HOUSE, II. II KINNON A SOX, PROFS. Coniursth :.nd Iowa Streets, .lnique, Iowa, KEY CITY HOUSE, W. PVNK, PROPRIETOH.CORNBR Main and Third Street*, Dubuque, Iowa. W. WILCOX'S RAILWAY HOTEL,. J. I'poprl .tor. Illinois On A M.»as City, lUihoad 1o» .Utf o u u i u e 1 1 WILLIAMS HOUSE. PARKGUSBlHtiH, IOWA, haa baen I well fitted up for the convenience of the trav (-lititr public, livery Stable connected with the house. J. J. TOLERTON, TTORNHV AND COCNSELLOR Block, (owa. LAW. omce in Miner A Wilson's Stor ATTORNRY Coloaea at 12 yt at Mild 8 Western-Arrives at 3:45 P. *. r. Closes at 8i4 Southern—Arrives at 12:40 P. *. a. Northern—Arrives at 3 P. *. Close* nt 124 p. m. M'illougliby—Arrives at 4 P. *. Tnn*d:iy* and Fridays. Closes at 8 A. *. Wednesdays and Sat urdays. omr« hours (except Sandays) from 8 A. M. till 8 P. M. AT (ivi:numi Cedar Fulh over S. H. PACKARD, AND COUNSELLOR AT LA w, ('edar Falls, Iowa. Office No. 1, Mul larky'c IMoek. I. B. rou'Liti. [i. nranwA*. POWERS A HEMENWAY, ATTOHMiYS &. CorNsKl.l.ORS, OF FICE In 'n*e'« Block, Cedar KoU*, Black Oawk Connty, Iowa. J. BEEMER, VTTORNKYnt. AT LAW, NOTARY PUBLIC itinl Lard A'»i will ijive Special Atf-litIon I5uv• 11'.r and Selling Heal ltaie in Hntler and 3rnnd.v countiee on Commission, Kurni»h Aw*rets »f Title, and Pay Taxe* for Nonretldcntr», rar »er*bur(j. Duller ('ounty, IOWA. ATTOJIM'.Y ir OFFERS 0-38 ALONZO CONVERSE, AND COfNSKI.LOR AT Ijm and Coll,—lion Aijeilt, N.'V Hartford, Sutler County, low i. vlOiilOyl J. H. WYATT, M. D.t On i:OFATIIIST. OF KICK AND Res idence. Corner Main and Fourth St*., En*t -iid". CeilarKullsi. Iowa. EKp«-cint attention triven o obstetries and Di^enres of Women and Chil Jn-n. 10-10 8. N. PIERCE, PHYSICIAN AND SCRORON. OFFIC1 IN OvinnanV Uloi k. Cedar Kallr lo\.a, L.W.WARREN, M.O. HIS PltoFi:SS10NALSRRVIOBS to the people of Cedar Kail* and vicinity. Of Kelio/t''" Dnvf Store. Itei-idence oil Snd t, Ikt wen \Vii-Mi:^toii and ("ay. t. W. TOUKO. O. H. BRIDK. YOUNC A BRIDE, piTYSICIANSANDSUKOKONS. OFFICE Over Crosby & drug halls, Iowa. Di ua Store, Cndar vllnlS F. A. BRYANT, M. D., PIIYSK IAN AND Sl lttiKON. OFFICE in Wise ,t Brv.iiit'n Druy More. Re^idi-nce, wnur oi bi.\iU and 1'iaiiklin btrucU, C«dor FoUa, ,'owa. WM. ROBINSON, M. D., [Latv Surgeon of the tth Iowa Cavalry.! IT AS LOCATED IN CKDAR FALLS, FOR I.J. the practice of Medicine and Surgery. Of Icc a: J. L. Cole'* Drii'r Store. Ru*iduMia firet •oaae south of New s uo! Moure H. M. ADAMS, M. D., PHYSICIAN AND SiniEON. ALSO, Meclmnl' al ar.d Surgical Dentixt, i* prepared loperfoni ail (.petal a e: 1 JII ir_.. and Teeth, lV.aiei, &e. i First l)oor west of th pt it.oniu: to Surgery to furnish Artificial live*, ii irires 'isuiintde. Offtee, liiman llo ise, Cedar Fills. HUNT A HOWLAND, DKALKIIS IN FARM MACHINERY. Field, (iardeu ami Flower S.-eds. Agents for the C.-lebr itr-d Ct. A lilt mail & Co.* "Sweep stnkeu" I hrestier. M:Uh Harvester, K*terlv and other Reapers ,v Mowtirn, Sclmttler Wa^ou*. Ac. A full stock of Farm Tools alwuyu on hand.- Ofli ce Corner of Main and Second, St*.,Cedar Falls. Mrs. A. GIBSON, PYIOTOf IIA PI I 4RTIST. CORNER 1st Mid Maiu Streets, t'p huiie. Cedar Fall*, owa. Photograph". Ainiroty|K,'*, (Jems, Porce ain and Ivory rvpe Pictures of every style, taken )n short notice. J. WYTH, R, FOfTR Door* south of file's Store, Cedar Falls owa. Repair* neatly and promptly executed on pASIIIONAIILK TAILO hemOft reasonable terms. H. C« DAVIE8, fTOISF, SIGN AND ORNAMENTAL PAIN II ter and Paper Hanger, Shop on First St., ti.tr Fall* Iowa. E. BAKER, t'ARRIAOE AND Q.RAINKR, lKH'^K. Si^n Painter, ha4 tak'ii R. Wild's place at lar Falls. wilt u'ive entire satisfaction to all ^ho entrust him with work In 111* line of buslne*8. •Uiop over Fosdiek's w.n.'on shop. Paper bonding leatly douc oil short notice. MORRIS LIPPOLD, BARItliKAND 1IAI It DRKSSRR, OVER A. L. .Nicnoln (Jtucvry Store, Cedar Falls, Iowa. W.T. MEDARYACO.. DRILFRS IN LEATHER, SADDT/ERY Hard-.VTHC, Shoe Fiudini?*, Saddle* Collars, fcc.. Cedar Fall*, Iowa. £u»h paid for hides. w. ii. DENTIST. over Millar A Wll *on's Store, CEDAR FALLS, IOWA. AM work. Mechanical or Operative, done tntke most approved manner and Warranted, CompVte apparatus for the Insertion of Con tinuum Gum in full or partial Sets. Partlcalar attention given to the preservation and regulation of Children's Teeth. •rpicK nouns, mott 8 A. m.TO 5 *. a. 7aUa. Iowa, one 86,1368. Mt fESTABLISHED IX 1830.] WELCH A CRIFFITHS* Saws! Hiiwn! ....IftflO A. SUPERIOR TO ALL OTHERS. ASM, Fllen, fust steel, TIUl Fnralnk luga, and fflarniuery. HT"Oct the beat, they will prove the cheapest. ftlfw |*liic«?d. Send for Pri^e List and Clirnlara. WELCH A GRIFFITHS, Wf IUSTON, MA"S., or DETROIT, MK'H. Cornell College. FOR"" ROTII SKXKS, WITIITRN ASM "r -sors ami l't aelier* full Clu*t ical and s-iepfitte oti:*e*. Preparatorv. Commercial and h'Teirie'nt.il Department*, ample britidln1 and ap ph-ine. and l.',0 students annr.iHv in a tow'n noted lor To in |t«-ranee. Hoard anil T» UU'll ...., VarCalakisrvQ addie** f(ie Pre*idmtt BEY. WM. KIN«, A.LLN MI O A A S AND HOLLOW WARE MANUFACTORY, VAN SAU3V Ac IlliNJAMIN, PropHetors. Now Prepared to Supply the Trade with Stoves and Hollow-Ware of all Kinds, on Short Notice. A N K E 8 CEDAR FALLS, IOWA. KBrtabiished i« 18M.) Exchange Bought and old on the Principal Cities of the (JnifeMI 8tates and Europe. Dealers In Cold and Gov ernment Bonds* PROMfT A tTEyTIOtf 01 VMM TO LMVTINQ. INTEREST ALLOWED ON TIME DEPOSITS BY SPECIAL AORKKMKNT. BANK OE CEDAR FALLS Oeclai* Falls, Iowa. A Rogulnr Rnnklnc, Fichanee and Collection IltiMlneM Trun»h( ted. Us S» Bonds and Coin Bought and Sold. Refers to and draws on iflstt MUtional Bank, Nt io York, Ariwri' and Mechanic*' ML F. Ff/th National Bank, Chicago. Collections made on all accessible point* Klirht Drafts sold at reasonable rates chantre on all principal cities of the United States and Europe. Passage* socurcd from any part of Enrope to this Country. Inteir*t allowed 4M agievmeut. Aepodto If (pedal Any bn*ine«* yon may ei trust to onr care will be faitlifnlly js'iformed. und we shail'endeavor to merit your esteem aud confldeiice. A. C. TIIOMI-SON A CO., Bankers. 1. L. BTTART, Cashier. vlln90 EXCHANGE BANK or At«T R8BT7RO, Farkorsburg, Iowt* MONEY LOANED Notes Discounted, Government Bonds, Ce4d, Silver and Drafts On all the Principal Cltlea of the United and Europe, Bought and Sold. Also. Passage Tickets To and torn all 'he principal ritfaa la Sarope. Interest allowed ou lfi T1!HK SKFOIITS, S. *. (BIBBS, I'rcs't. u PICKTON Ac I^lNDGllAF, Have the!Largest and Best Selected Stock of CLOTHS, CASSIMEBES AND DOESKINS In the Cit$» All in want of Clothing wil! do well to Examine Our Stock Before Purchasing'. Prices Low and Satisfaction Guaranteed. VllBll Main Street) fMar Vails, Iowa. BKNJAT\IXN Ac McCAlHO, Successors to A. L. NICHOLS, M. Rf. INKNJAiTIllV. TAILOBS, PICKTON & LANDGRAF, IN GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS Of ail kind*, DRIED AND GREEN FRUITS, WARE, STOKE WARE, £C„ AC, CASH PAID FOB BUTTES AND EGGS. Goods Delivered to all Parts of the City Free of Charge. J. M. BENJAMIN. SStf JOHN McCABE. TOWNSEND & KNAPP, C. C. KHAPP, IiiNuraneo Agent, CI1AB FALLS, IOWA. CanfMBtca Represented: PH(ENIX, of Bartflxd, Conn. LOIULLARD, of New York. REPUBLIC, aT Chicago, III. HOMR, of New York. KORTII AMERICA!*, of PhUadelphla. PIIENIX, of Brooklyn. ALBANY CITY, of Albany. N. Y. MUTUAL BENEFIT LIFE INSURANCE CO., of Newark, dl. 4. vUu7 Cedar Falls Carriage Works. B. W. HARRI8* IpHHifacturer ar.d Dealer In Carriages, Buggies, WAGOM H, HLIIIGIIS, CUTTERS, AC. I am a1uo pr 'pnri'd to do the he*t quality of CARRIAGE, #*UON. SLKHiH ami SIGN PAINTINO. Roth on Now ami Old Work. Our Paints and Varnishes are Carefmlv s. :.-rt(d rroin tlie M*st o American and Einrlish" Miiiiufacturci*. Repalrlns Fromply Attended to totrtlcuUr Attention BAd to Mepairimf Jbrm Implrmenls and Machinery. Shop on Third Street, Potst-Offlce Block, Cotlnr J^UIIM, IOWQ. New Meat Market. Oa .WITTISK, AH ntted up in the nwt neat and tasty -tjU- a i« Meat Marke* on Main Stree.t, i"i 'jde. b.itweeii Second aiiil Third Mr'-et*. and i-t pared to *upply the people of Cedar Fall* with.all kinds of II Fresh it Sal* Steel* Poallrf, And cverj-thln.7 n«nally kept at a First C!x?« Ment Market, and respectfully invite a chare of the pub Hcpatronaire. The highest market price in cash paid for stock. CHRIS. KITTKR. Cedar falla. So*. 1, Farmers' Ins. Company! or-- Cedar Bapids, Iowa. AS SETTS DEC. 81, 1870, 04,873.39 INCOME FOR 1W» $70,081 04 LOSSES &, EXPENSES for 1870 37,664.08 H« LOSSES UNPAID ijust reported* 524. I 6 TWO ISKACL B. «am, /B., OH*ier. This i* I Purely a Farmers' Company as it in«nres no hool pnblic bnildlngs except Houses aed CbarUtes. I. W. McCl'LLOCTT, 11-45tni Agent for Black Hawk Conntf. Houses for 8ale HOUSES WITH LOTS. Also m* va cant lot, situated between 3d and 4th Street*. on Fnmklin. near Public Square. Will be sold on law Mhle term* fo po.«! pfirlic*. Apply Ht my CEDAR FALLS. IOWA. FRTDAY, MARCH 17, 1871. IJUIPIFMITPHI THE GAZETTE. OEDAB FALLS, MABOH17,1871. The Unexpected ltaco. In one of the largest towns of Worcester Co., Massachusetts, used to live a clergyman whom we will Sail tthlewell. He was of theltaptiMt persuasion, and vtry rigid in hh klma of moral propriety. He had in bin employ an oiil negro named l\m pey and if this latter individual was not as strict in lile morals as his mas ter, be was at leant a vefy cuiu.ing dog, and patted iu the reverend household for a pattern of propriety. Pompy was a useful servant, and the old clergy man never hesitated to trust him with the most Important business. Now it so happened that there Were dwelling in and nbout the town, Sliudry individuals who hud not the fear of the dreadful penalties which Mr. Itidewell preached about lie fore their eyes, for it was the wont of tl»ene peojde to congregate Jon Sab bath evening on a level piece of land in the outskirts of the village, and there race horses. Tills spot was hidden from view by a dense piece of woods, and for a long while tlie Sun day evening races were carried on without detection by the olllcers or those who might have stopped them. It also happened that tlie good old eletgyman owned one of the best horses in the county. This horse was of the Morgan stock, with a mixture of the Arabian blood in his veins, and it was generally known that few beasts could pass hiiii on the road.— Mr. Ilidewell, with a dignity becom ing his caliiug, stoutly declared that the lleetncss of his horse never af forded him any gratification, and that for his own part he would as iief have any other. Yet money could not buy his Morgan nor any amount of argument persuade him to swap. Tiie church was so near to the good cleryman's dwelling that he alxvaytt Walked to meeting, and his horse was consequently allowed to remain in the pasture. 1'ompey discovered that the races were on tho tapis, aud he resolved to enter his master's horse on bis own account, for he felt sure that old Morgan could beat anything in the •liape of horse-flesh that could be produced in that quarter. Soon the Very next Buntlay ufiurnoon he hid the bridle under his jacket, and went out into the pasture aud caught the horse, and then off toward »!?«epot where the wicked ones were congre gated. lien* ho found sonic down horses assembled, aud the ratting was about to cotnmenco. Pompey mount ed his beu*t, and at tho signal he started. Old Morgan entered into t«!e spirit of (lie tiling, and came out two rods ahevd of everything. Ho Ponipey won quite a pile, and before dark lie was well initiated in horse racing. l'ompejr succeeded la getting home without exciting any suspicions, uml be now longed for tho next Sunday to come, for he wan determined to try it again he did so again, and •gain lie won and tills course of wickedness lie kept up for two months, making his appcarauce on the racing ground on every Sunday afternoon, as soon as lie could after meeting was out. And during this time Pompey was not the only one who had learned to love the racing. No, for old Morgan himself had learned to love (lie excitement of the thing too, and liis every motion when upon the track showed how zealously he entered into tho spirit of the game. 15ut these things were not always to remain a secret, One Sunday a pious deacon beheld this racing from a distance, and straightway went to the parson with the alarmiug intelli gence. The ltev. Mr. Ilidewell was utterly shocked. His moral feelings were outraged, and he resolved at once to put a stop to the wickcduess. During the week he made many in quiries, and having learned that this thing had been practiced all sum mer, on every Sabbath afternoon, he bade his parishioners keep quiet, and told them that on the next Sunday he would make It is appearance on the very spot and catch tiiem.in their deeds of Iniquity. On the following Sabbath, after dinner Mr. Itidewell ordered Pom pey to bring up old Morgan and put him in the stable. The order was obeyed, though not without many misgivings on the part of the faith ful negro. As soon as the afternoon services were closed the two deacons, and some others of the members of the church, accomp&iued the minis* Itr home with their hones. "It is tho most liagraut piece of ebomination, that ever came under IDy 'ib-ervution," said the indignant clergyman as they rode on: "It is, most assuredly," answered one of the deacons. "HorKo-raoing on the Sabbath Bltereu the minister, "Dreadful!" echoed the second deacon. And so the conversation went on until they readied tho top of a gen tie eminence which overlooked the! plain where the racing was carried on, and where HOIUO dozen horsemen,1 with a score of lookers on, were as sembled. The sight was one which thrilled the good parson to his soul. He remained motionless until he had made out the w hole alarming truth. "Now, my brothers," said he, "let! ride down and confront thei wretches, aud if tiiey will fall down upon their knees un.l imploro (Jod's mercy, and promise to do so no more, we will not take legal action against them, O, that my own land should be desecrated for indeed it was u section of his own farm. As the good clergyman Uiua spoke he started on_ toward the Bcene. The borves of the wicked men were just drawing up for a start as the minis ter approached, aud notne of the rid ers who at once recoguized old rs&xs DALC, morgan," did s* rewoguiae ttte k»»S verend Individual who rode him. "Wicked men!" commenced the parson, as he came near enough for his voice to be heard' "children of shame"—"Come on old boss," cried one of the jockeys, turning toward the minister. "Ifyouareiu for the race, you must stir your stumps. Now we go!" "Alas! O, my wicked—" *'AM ready," shouted bo who led In the aflTair, cutting the minister short. "And oft" it is." And the word for starting was given. Old 3/organ know that word too well, for no sooner did it fall up. on his cars then bo stuck out his nose, and with one wild snort he started, and the rest of the racers, twelve lu number, kept him oom» pany. "Who-oa! wlio-oa?" cried the par son at the top of his voice. "Ity the powers, old fellow, you're a keen one," Khouted one of the wicked men. who had thus far manRged to keep close hy the side of the parson. "You rido wc!l." "Who-oa! who«a!" yelled the par son, tugging at the reins with all his might. But it was of no avail. Old Mor gan had now reached ahead of all competitors, and ho came up to the judges stand three rods ahead, where the petrified deacons were standing, with eyes and mouth wide open. "Don't stop,', cried the Judge, who had now recognized Parson Itidewell aud suspected his business and who also saw at once into the secrct of old Morgan's joining the race.— "Don't stop," he shouted again it is a two-mile beat this time. Keep right on, parson. You are good for another mile. Now you go—and off it is!" The last words were of course known to the horse, and no sooner did Morgan hear them than stink his nose out again and started off.— The parson tried his best to stop the bewitched animal, but it could not be done. Tho more ho struggled and yelled, the faster the animal went, and ere many moments lie was again at the starling point, where Morgan now stopped of his own uc« cord. There was a hurried whisper* ng among the wicked enes, and a succession of curious winks and knowing nods seemed to iudicate that they understood. "I'pon my soul, parson," said the leader of the abomination, approach* ing the spot w here the minister sat iu his saddle, he having not yet suf* lleiently recovered his presence of mind to dismount, "You ride well.— We had not looked for the honor." "Honor, sir!" grasped Parson Hidewell, looking blankly into the speaker's face. "Ay for 'tis an honor. You are the flrnt clergyman who has ever joined us iu our Sab'jath evening en tertainments." "I—I, sir! I Joined you?" "Ila, ha, ha! O, you did well your good deacons really think you tri' to stop your horse but I saw through it I saw how slily you put your horse up. But I don't blame you for feeling proud of old Morgan, for I should feel so myself if I owned him. Hut you need not fear I will tell all who.may a^k me about it that you did your best to stop your beast, for I would rather stretch the truth a little tliun have such a good jockey as you are suffer." This bad been spoken so loud that the good deacons heard every word aud the parson was bewildered but he soon came to himself, aud with a flashing eye, he cried: "Villains, what mean you? Why do you thus—" "Hold on," interrupted one of the party, and us he spoke, the rest of tho racing men had mounted their horses. "Hold ou a moment parson We are willing to allow you to carry off the palm, hut we won't stand your abuse. When wo heard that you had determined to t*y if your your horse could not beat us all, we agreed among ourselves that if you came we would let you in. We liuve done so, and you have won the race in a two mile heat. Now, let that satisfy you. ISy the hokey, but you did it well. When you want to try again, just send us word, and we will be ready for you. Good bye As the wretcii thus spoke, he turn ed bis horse's head, and before the astonished preacher could utter a word, the party had ridden away out of hearing. It was home time before one of the churchmen could speak, they knew not what to #ny. Why should their mauler's horse have joined in the race without permiss ion from his master. They knew how much lie set by the animal, aud at length they shook tbgr baads with doubt. "It is very strange,M suM 01)0. '•Very," answered a second. "Remarkable," suggested a third. "On my soul, bretheru," spoke Ride well, "I can't tnako it out." The bretheru looked at each other, and shook their heads in a very soN ruin and impressive manner. Ho the party rode back to the clr gymau's house, but none of the bretheru would enter nor would any of them stop at all. Before Monday had drawn to a C!OFO, it was generally known that Parson Itide well had raced his horse oil the Sab bath, and a meeting of the ciuircb was appointed for Thursday. Poor Itidewell was almost crazy with vexatiou but before Thursday came, Pompey foundeout how man ors stood, and lie assured his muster that he would clear the matter up, and after a day's search lie discover* ed the astounding fact that some of those wicked men had been in the habit of stealing old Morgan from the pasture, aud raciug him Sal bath afternoons, but Ue could not And out who did it. As soon as this became known to the church, tho members conferred together, aud they soon concluded that under such circumstances, a high mctticd horse would bo very apt to rua with hie rid*f when be Mm found hiuiaclf directly upon the track. So Parson Ride well was cleared, but it was a long while before he got over the blow, for many were the wicked wags who delighted to pester him by offering to "ride a race" with him, to bet on his head. But as Itidewell grew old, his heart grew warmer, and finally he could laugh with good will whenever he spoke of his unexpected race. Be sure there was no more Sunday racing in the town.— Ex. Theory vs Practice. Rev. Elijah Kellogg, in his capital story, "The Spark of (lenius," re lates this funny iuciduut uud vouch es for its truth: The extent to which theory often fails In practice is furnished by a venerated professor, a most distin guished mathematician,whoso works are still used as text-books in many of our institutions, ami which occur red within the compass of our owu ex perlence. He went to "Rcthel on his return he spent tho Sabbath at Lewiston.— Monday morning, lie started. He went a few rods, fell down and broke both thills. He then sent his wife home and also sent, to Brunswick »r another horse and carriugc to take him and tho broken chaise home. When the driver camtftfiey lashed tho two vehicles together and start ed. All went well till they cante to the first long, steep hill between Lowiston and Brunswick on its summit they held a consultation.— The professor had an exaggerated idea of his strength, and said, "Mr. Chuudler it is too much for the horse to hold these two carriages ou this steep descent take the horse out I will get into the shafts." "Professor," replied Chandler, "the breeching Is strong, aud so is the arm-girth." "But the horse, Mr. Chandler it is too much for the horse. Besides be ing stronger, I know how to take ad vantage of the descent, and manage it much better than the horse." "If the horse can't hold It, you can't." "Do you, sir, intend to place me in poiut of Intelligence, aud knowledge of mechanical forces, below a horse? I have uiado mathematics the study of a lifetime." "1 have uo intention to be disre spectful, sir but I know that a horse understands his own business-which Is handling a load ou a hill—better thau all the professors in the United States. I was sent up hero hy my employer, who confides iu me, to take care of It in property If you will tiiko tho business out of my hantls, and be the horse yoursolf, you must be auswerable for tho conse quences." Tho professor had a habit when a little excited, of giving a nervous twitch at the lapel of his coat with bis right hand. "I," lie replied, with a most em phatic twitch, "assume all responsi bility." The driver, lu reality uothiug loth to witness the operation, took out the horse aud held him by tho bridle aud the professor getting Into the shafts, took hold of them at the ends. The forward carriage was just de scending the hill, and the hinder one a little over the summit, when the professor trod upon a rolling stone, which caused liiin to plunge forward, and increased the velocity of his load so much that he was forced to walk faster than he desired aud cxehango the slanting poailiou —with his shoulders drawn well back, aud his feet braced —which he had at first adopted, for a perpendi cular one. At length lie was pushed into a run the canlugca wtry goiug at u fearful rate. At the bottom of the hill was a brook on each side, precipitous banks. The professor was between Scyllajand Chary lalis going nino feet at a leap. in order to cramp the forward wheel lie turned suddenly to the right. The shafts of the for ward curriago wuut two feet into the bank, breaking both of them short off the lashings of tho hinder one slipped it ran into tho forward one, breaking the fender aud both vehi cles turned over down the hill, with a tremendous crash, the learned gentleman describing a parabola— one of his favorite figures,—and laud lug some rods away. ilo ro.o from the earth a dirtier, and wiser man knees skinned, pants toru, a piece of skin knocked oil' his forehead, and his best hat flat as a pancake under neath the hind carriage aud look* iug around, he exclaimed "Is it possible 1 could have been so deceived as to the momentum? It was prodigious!" "I don't kuow anything momentum," replied Chandler "but 1 know souietiii ng about horses, I kuow it makes a mighty difference about holding back a load ou a steep hill whether the horse had two legs or four, and whether he weighs —A frightful affair happened at Nicholas Station, five miles south of West Liberty, ou the night of the 2hth prox. The Wilton Chronicle aays that Ihe proprietor of the only store in that place upset u kerosene lamp. The oil ignited and the Hume* spread, threatening destruction to the whole establishment, but more especially did the tliun think of u kvg of gun-powder, which the fireg was rapidly approaching, am] of hi» wife I better and children quietly sleeping in the room above. With remurkuOle pre sence of mind he rushed up stalls, seized his slumbering treasurer*, rushed down aud with them, hasten ed from impending death. They hud scarcely gained the opposite side of ttic sired before the powder explod ed, scattering the building to ihu four winds, ieuviug nothing ou thet old site but u part of the foundation Davcrnxnt (ii:rt(e. —The Ohio Senate indeiinatel postponed the toll U. utoJuh Capital puuiaiuaeut. ^fc^f' State News. —The Burlington llnwhryc favors Hon. Thomas I. Saunders, of Scott county, for Lieutenant Governor. •—The Fnyntte Times wants the people to pray for Wm. G. Don nan, that he may not becomo corrupted. —A Des Moinca chap got himself into trouble by promising to marry two more young ladies than the law allows one man to have, —At tho election of city officers In Waverly, the Republicans elected the straight ticket, except Marshal. Jtus. Stevenson waa chosen Mayor. —HetClarkflon says that Washing ton city is a capital place to gut ac quainted with Keokuk ami Des Moines folk. And that one docs not get home sick for lack of an Ottum* wa or Dubuque man. —A young Ituly recently astonished a Council Bluffs photographer by de siring him to take her picture in the airy costume of mother Eve. He blushed at the bare idea, and uugal lantly refused. —A sad affair recently occurred at Osslan. A man by the name of Sny der died on the evening of the day set for his wedding. The lady to whom lie wa» engaged attended the funeral in what was to have been her wedding dress. —There are one hundred aodslx practising physicians in Keokuk Mahaska and Marion co'iniies, an re turned by Col. John Lodland, Assis tant Assessor for the District com posed of tho counties numed. Ma haska and Marion have thirty each, which leaves Keokuk with firty-six —enough to kill u whole State, leys the JJlmle. Marriage. Boms genius w ho has mors reason than romance, nnd more figurative facts than poetic fancy, nays, iu pti /on'n Journal that marriages occur in accordance with large general facts, over which individuals can ex ercise no authority, and that In num ber they arc in nowise affected by the temper and wishes of the eople. Think of this, young Romeos and Juliets, who believe that "marriages are made in heaven," but take cour age aud read, for all the figures are not, if the fates are, against you. This statistical bear saj s the average age of women, when lliey marry, is 2H.4l years and of one hundred who' reath tills age, twenty-one will nev er marry. More women than men get married forofono hundred of the latter who reach the manisgo age of ^(!.5 years, twenty two will die bachelor*. Thus about one-fifth of our people aro doomed to die un wedded, whether they prefer it or not. The rule seems to be that ubout one in three widowers, and one in four widows remarry. Of one hun«» dred marriages, about thirteen of the men will bo widowers, and only eleven will bo widows, the bachelors numbering eighty-seven and the spinsters eighty nine. Spinsters have better success against widows in tiie hunt for husbands, than bach eiois have against widowers in the winning of wives. In one hundred marriages, twenty four liavo pre viously been married, aud about nineteen will be under Hge, tho re mainder will IH) bachelors and spin leru of the average of for the former, aud 2."J 4U for the latter. Any young lady or gentleman who is anxious upon the subject mav tell what her or his chanccs of marriage! are, or have been, by consulting thisj statement of figures: In every thousand marriages, there 9 bus bauds and 17!) wives under years! of Hge husbands and 4.'M wives' between LM ami -0 years of age 348 husbands and wives between lio and 30 years of 17- husbands aud SI wives between .'{(land .V years of age k husbands and 48 wives be tween Uo and 4V years of age 44 hus bands und wives between 40 and 4"i years of age lio husbands and 8 wives between 4") and fiO years of age IU husbands and !i wives be tween 60 and .V years of a^e and 6 husbands .Mid 1 wifo between .Vi an 0 years of age. The remainder, nine men and five women, will be scatt ered along between U0 and 80 years an age at which almost any one would be expected to know better. Kroin the above it will be seen that young ladies rush into the matrimo nial lmsiuc.-K much sooner than young men, but do not continue in it us long, aud that the desire as well as the opportunity for marrying falls off rapidly in both sexes after thirty. Every woman living between the uges of fifteen and forty-live, has twenty-five chattels iu ouu hundred of dying an old maid that is, her chnnoes of marriage are us four one. This Is Just enough to give I hem all hope, and not sullicicnt to drive auy to despair.--£cd Mniuas He view. Beeclicr and Chnplu. Speaking of churches reminds mo of an anecdote of llenry Ward Beech re ami Dr. Cliapin. During their summer vacation, tlioy were travel ing a short stage route together, and according to their wont—ami I may say, the wont of all good men on such occasions -rode upon tho outside, passing I lie time most agreeably in geulal eon vernal ion and in admiring the scenery. At one of the stopping pl.ices on the route, a countryman about! asked them "could they make room for him up there V" which they cheer fully did. Boon after taking his seal Mr. Beeclicr entered into conversa tion with ITiin. and finding that he had rcently returned from a visit to New York, aud, to use hi* own ex pression, bads, en enough of it, usk ed him if lie stopped over Sunday a hundred onti seventy-live or twelve i and went to meeting there, llv said hundred pounds." It cost the professor thirty-seven dollars and fifty cents to uncertain how much horse-|Niwer he represent ed. he had, und went over to Brooklyn, to hear a fellow preach ho did not hear his name. "Henry Ward needi er 7" suggested Dr. (,'hapiii. Yes, lliat was his nume." "How did yoij like l:im?" said Dr. Chapiu, slyly winking at Mr. Been her. Oh, very well," said lite countryman. "Did you go to hvur him in tbe afternoon," said Mr. Beecher. "No, I went tin town to hear another idg fallow." "Dr. Chapiu?" suggested Mr. Beech er. Yes, (list Wis his name." "And which did you like the be.H V" said Mr. Bccciier, win king at Dr. 'haplii. "Oh, thunder," paid the country mm, "Dr. Chapin can preach Beecher right out of his boots You had bilievo there was a pretty loud shout went up from that coach for a llitle while—a shout that aston ished the countryman, who failed to recogulse his jovial fallow travelers, —Ex. —The latest "llttlo lamb," comes from a rurali/.cr, who tells us that: "Marr's sheep wa* occe a la'.U, ptlie f..iil:(i it in a j.'tj11--I* It didn't itkilit worth ad- iffle, But it fretpteuuy did lxu'ar. -—The women's petition against fe male iranehi**,- has more than six ithMMeod signatures. PilifiilMttUi NUMBER 51. (iciicralitb'.s. —Peach trees are to Moom, la Tts aa. —Judlcuroa wlrertistttg always pays. Bancroft Is to be ar pointed Min ister to Germany. —Iowa has an area of 20,000square miles of coal fields. —Charles Allen was elected Mayor of Decorah. —London only supporta a fraction over 10,000 lawyers. —Virginia expects to hare 2000 public schools open by April 1st. —The telegraph lines in Russia are arc almost eutirely worked by female operators. —A hill prohibiting trains from running on Sunday was defeated lu the Mississippi Legislature. —The Iowa State Reg liter say» fs'nt it a little ungnlhuit lu nTIU helm taking Nancy from France,aud Nancy not willing? —The Chattanooga asks "Whither are wo drifting V To which tho Knoxville Whig replies, "It would he profttiis lu us to say." —The Revolution Is "willing U compare tho women sufTVngMs, OJI tbo scoro of personal attractions, With any body of women in tic laud-' —The Blue Ei^rth City says Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Min nesota lailway will lie extended to Blue Earth City by the 1st January 1872. —"Is It wrong to cheat a lawyer?" Was recently very ably discussed by a debating society. The conclusion arrived at was thut It was not wrong but Impossible. —The largest va!!#y In the world is the valley of the Mississippi. It contains r00,000 square miles, and is one of the most fertile aud profitable regions ou the globe. —A distinguished Southern law yer states thnt the practice of duel ing owed its continued existence at the South to the sustaining of publiu sentiment among tho women. —A Boston paper expresses the de liberate conviction that "a mau w ho will not do anything, by way of pub lic improvement-, ought to keep tav ern after everybody else is dead." -The President has uoinlnated Asa O. Aldls, of Vermont James B. Howell, of Iowa, and Orange Fetris of NtiW York, as Commissioners on Southern Claims under the new law. —A Missouri newspaper claims that the hogs of that State are so f'ut that in order to find out where tht-ir heads are, it is necessary to mako them squeal, and then judge by the sound. —A good parody waa that Involved in tho story of a young English nobleman, with a lurgo number of lilies ami a very small amount of brains—Lord this, and Viscount that, and so on ad infinitum. "My fair friends," said the witty N "on« tif his titles you appeur to have for gotten." "Oh!" was the unlvvrsiil exclamation, "what is that?" "Ho is Barren of Intellect," was the re-, joinder. —A poor soldier is Vew Hamp shire, who, after three applications, succeeded in getting $100 bounty, sent at once $10 to an uncle who had loaned him Unit amount, when ho was in desperate need, A few dnys ago ihs uncle died, aud by his will left the almost penuiless soldier all Ills estate, valued at $^HJ,000, giving as Ills reason for doin ,' so that he had many times leut uiouey to his rtda tlves, aud healouo had repaid him. Au Indiana pedagogue, going to sciool ou a cold morning lately, found himself locked out by a num ber of scholars who were Inside. He got a ladder, ascended to the roof, and laid a board over the top of the chimney to smoko them out. They took awuy his ladder and left hirty, sitting ou tiie ridge pole till he frozj his ears and llugrs, and agreed yield to their demands. They then let hiin down. School discipline la imperfect out that way. & Hopeful's Letter to his Mo Prom the Louisville Courlsr. A jMHiugater attending school In Paducali ha* written his mother the following characteristic letter: DI:AK MOTIIKK: 1 got another licking yesterday, but I had on three pair of punts, audit didn't hurt much, I was licked because I put six pins in Mr. 's chair. I knew they would not stick hiui, and I made bet they would not. Mr. w i so mean and hard that the plnscoul not go iu. 1 won the bet, which wap ado- He is a good dog, and I'lS training him to biteold "llardsides," as we call him, some night when he couies home after dark. He isofteS out after dark, and, If Zick is good after him as lie is after cat*B won't get licked auy more. 2ack an killed three cats Sunday, though was at Sunday School and Church all duy, and it wasu't a good day fo| killing cats either. This makes th|f third liekhig I got this week. On* WUJ because 1 hail a bottle of milk i£ my room, and the oilier was Uecikus^ I wroto a composition en i»wgro*» that old llnrdside* didn't like. said that a negro wasadark »ui»jec' t|| write ou. It was liko a dark Afrieaia goii down a dark cellar, on a dark iilght without a light to look for Idaek cat that was n:t there. OI| Hardsides stopped ine and then liokf ed me for that. Send me some mo of them pies. I made a good trad with some of them. If you will sen tue $5 1 will stop all my bad habits except cursing and swearing, and shewing and drinking and one or two others. You had better make the trade. Give niy love to Julie*, and tell her to send me that little fiddle I left iu the old trunk. Your affectionate sao# if