The Oskaloosa herald., June 18, 1885, Image 1

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Professional Cards.
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SMITH K. D
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C. WIUUN3, M. Du
hawk'd ** c \ST fc '
JcCl.
W”**” L BcilLMTtt. M. D_
• Physician and Surgeon,
tanriml tfimiiM sf tfca Mr* • mmUmiy.
Offleq mi new Sharoo. Ivwe. *•_
M Josephine tern st. sl d .
PhTsician and Sargaon.
om<m m ««• #4* •» PoWtc *q«*rr ow
Km jMmai * HIHw? -a™ »
I've. a. cox.
JL/ Specialist in Cancers.
i»< rtiiw ram ••»» ooc«
M K >«r*S ibm!. aw aW om-ImM
bloakt < iMtrki Ullwti. Mm*
«*. MILLAR
. Dentist.
tm~r m *>«tk mS* of om J. M Jmm
A *m •tor* Ntinw OtMi Om mm*
tm RWafel OfWMtOM t*f
I vR H. L JACKBOK
Surgeon Dentist.
OSm In lirkMt* Mark, am atraat-
Oak*i»e«v 1»»» »w J. W. liiyui iruff
****. is
iiio j. Trim, m n.
Physician and Surgeon.
OUm mm Market street, ever Boyer a Bare*-'
•tees. MestlTi two Storks south **d two
block* west of iiuna-r IS
I\B. T. PAIDCS.
Magnetic Healer.
Offlcc st his rsaMesre. three Marks 4 .roily
SostS of ywtoScr. Is pftierrt te tree! mil d»
esses inspi dofeet with peaersi Mttefar
ties Tens*. Sis for »trestssrst*. He will
hlwsys be fnssd st hoMe. IS
I vB J. C. BA BRING EX
Physician and Surgeon,
•fekaionaa lowa. IMEeo aoftkoa* pmaor m
rqoara. mfckiu* room* ur slaw* la aow Maaoan
buiMlag fe*uX*<v oa lltfk •tract. S Mock*
cm at aqaara. TetegSoac oiewcUot at oEw
cal raaiSacir* wRk all pact* of ike city. I*
f\R W. M WELLS
" Catarrh, Thl at A Lung Physician.
A Swertalwt for Okroatc Dims**# geaerally
CM«aJtat»oa geeanaailr or fcy letter. Offlce
a»4 l>H*n«r«r over Way*' Drag Store. Wte
Btgk Street t»Efee kaara front to It a. ■.. ao*i
imca Ito tr a. OwclttUna fne nit
A Hornet* HD. E.C. Horra t« M. D.
r vRs d a. a r. c. Huffman.
Phvsicians and Surgeons.
o* * two door* oortß of Siaaparxi M. E.
ekttrak. Bear S. B corner of aquare, (Aafcaloo**.
lowa KMHlcarc oa Mai* atreot. three Morka
«o*t of tke pubite square. IStf
j. l» ('onra. J. 9- Homi
4 a HoiH.i,
Homeopathic Phrsioiaus & Silicons.
Will uioou »li call*, <taj or night. OMce ib
tk« Fruktl roo—• in I’noa Mock. Hr. Cokß'i
rcetfleucii co rm*r at Bllee Bod Jefferv.m. Dr
Hoifr'i, mKlwr « Honk i»rk« •*'»»«. 19
ATTORNEYS.
n" ■. ruwi.
• AtU>rncY-at-I.aw,
sol Notary '•eMie. Hill. lowa. 19tf
• . B. K |r»OtTHT O. N. Dnw—.
k DOWNS.
“ Attorneys-at-lai*.
Usi lam* Burk. < ‘—•i-- low*. 3y!p*l
MCk ALL A JOMRS.
AttomTMt'lAW,
< >ek ai- lowa. OA— orer ti.ilA— Bag'<*
M»»ra o*
| C. WILLIAMS.
** • Attorney-at-I,aw,
and Notary Pubße. Frout rou—. up stair*, In
Parthume new building Oak*loo— |a. 19tf
| ' IRASON A HASKELL
Attorneya-ai- w.
OMce la Pbcevill block O*katooaa. lowa.
Rv«iww rmaptll Itt—M to. 1911
JOHN A HUFFMAN.
" Attorney-at-IMW.
a—l Notary Pabhe. **Mea over Levi', store,
okatonaa. lowa. I9tf j
■ * •H N O. MALCOLM.
’ Attorney-at-l-aw.
Collar Um— promptly attended to. OM- eoa
north §lde. orer Franker, bank. 19
TbOLTON A McOOT.
Attorneys-at-I-aw,
Hot a loo— lowa OMce orer Knapp A -paid
l of t hardware More. |0
T C. BLANCHARD.
Attorney-at-I .aw.
Uaktioaaa. lowa. WII practice la all tbe
ao»' t» OMce orer tbe Uokalooea NaUoaal
Ha k lttf
L' M. OAVKNPtUrr.
" * Attorney-at-1 .aw.
Buaine— attended to la both
Skate and Federal Courts. OMce, rwoi 1 and
A, erer A ■ Abrabam t More, north aide W
Gan. W. l.arraaTT. Gao C. Mnnoaa.
Y AFFKRTY A MOW) AN.
* J Attonwys-at-Law,
•»•*» or— CNkatoo— National Bank. Oska
ktoa lowa. I*
C. r. BaaaLa. L. A Scott.
OKAkl.l A BOOTT.
Attorneys-at-I.aw,
and Notart— Public OMce iret door w—t of
Ke~o*der'r nSrr. National Bank building,
UfUle—. lowa. lttf
I lOBKKT KIWI' K.
** Attomey-aicl,aw,
aa I Notary Public. Oskalon—. lowa, oflke la
Centennial Monk, orer FraakH’s clot Map
■tee. oortk oede o>| a are. Practice la all of tbe
eoorta el tbe State. 19
| OHN F. LACRT.
Attomey-at-I,aw,
and govern—eat claim (went OMce la Boyer
A Ram— bloc*. t>»h alone*, lowa. Pro— —at
teutioa given to ooUectlias. Probate buaine—
will reretee care fat attention. Bualae— at
tceded to ia the U. S and State courto. 19*f
I | HI LI. IPS A (> KEEK.
* AttomfT»At-lAW,
awl Celle— lon Agents Attewl to any lera!
buatoc— ta tbe Suite and Federal coorto eo
truoted to tbe—. i *M-«* or— N Oppeabetmer
A oo> boot and tbot since aouth ndc of
Ookalo—l lowa. I*l
Jm« CtMHHx DKin. Imtii.
p. r ktmm.
/ lARMOI.U MTI»« IV*H
Vj AUorMTMt-U*.
Q*kaionaa low* will practice in nil • ourta.
CoileethMM ■•>!« a special fratars < >ttca om
frukrl t Ow'i. B«ak. Brtiol «*Scs at New
•‘karoo. I*
J. A L Canuaata J O. * jouiiu.
/ iIINHIHAM A < KOOKH AM
" * Attorn#y«-tt-lj«r,
•NkalnoM. I«WL OMce over Mahaska Conaty
lUai.watkwnirqrarr auMk square Coi
leethm* ni4r and remHtcd aroaNlT « «nv#y
wi 'lnf done. I*
MISCELLANEOUS.
nOMSB SHOEING.
Tolimrt ft Miller, Hl*rk*mith*.
at their **id «nod want of t*<»a»«.®oe. will do
Showing m tow aa any other ab' a la Oahaloo
a*. I*
/ l «AUNhA RN< AMPMENT. NO. Ik, 1.0.
W O. r. and oa •ret and ttor* Mnaihr
svnataga of sack wool* at Odd Felloes Hall.
V antaf falnairki euedtally tarilarl u a Head.
B. L. Mauvst. C. P
B. B. Ha an-’in VrUa. W
Mahaska lodge no. m, t. o. o. r_
meet* wrrj ■wnrlajr erasing at the Odd
Fallow* Hall, aaa Unrk aorta of the PoaaogDi
Takud heather* cordially tarttad to >Um>l.
Ota Wur, W. L Hows,
wmmimj. i*ij no.
Enoch j. orb.
Licensed City Scavenger.
AS work Aw wltk ■eatoro* an* <W**atrb
UaamntM ail work. PoatoMaa *aa *Mk tox<
XtTFOR sale.
Nroaral Hnaiw an* L**a ( bn* A ten awr*
claatce tatlMia* •»« b| the acre fa* at Ibe rtty.
A tan Sanaa in rent
ml * J F KLEIN
1 1HA8.~W. TRACY.
Civil Engineer.
(Man and riliati on Hi«b okra*. • Stock*
SMI af Coon Monas. Uakatooaa. Inara. mt
mLIFE insurance
Lf '•WANTED ta aaok krona at pla Ma
/I Martoo aa* Loose oonattaa
Bii Immodiaeiy.
A leara. m»
»l? oMEB,
Book j. Stationers.
* AMO
Wall Paper Dealers,
117 Weat High Bt,
C. LADYNBKI,
Ml S luirictim.
nans * aantnr •n iiair^a
MWMmI
VOL. 36, NUMBER 43.
I.A.L. i tootiiii H. ■. Bow Alto.
Pros* dent. V.-Prea
Jomn R Bars** Caskier.
MAHASKA COUNTY BAM,
or OSKALOOSA. IOWA.
Org&iiMd Under the State Laws.
PAID UP CAPITAL. SIOO,OOO.
Stork boMrrs I table for doable tbe iso*»l
ef Caattsl Stosk
DIRECTORS t
J. A. L. Oookkaa. W. A. Searcra, Jobs O
Malcolm MUtos Oookbsm, Jfcoob Versos.
W. C Rhisehsrv. R. Redman. W.C.
Inffland John Voorbees.
Jobo Mask. a*<S
IS H. S. Howard.
Vi ft. Sbstms. D. W. Dnsnn.
Pres. W. a. Lnrocv. V.-Pim.
cask isr
—THE—
Ostoloosa Natiooai Bail,
or OSKALOOSA. IOWA
DIRECTORS:
Wa. H tmiM. J W.McMru.is.
4. H tiasss. D. W. MpM>
a. L. WDM, M 1.. Lari.
Jambs Mere clots.
COR RMS POND* MTS :
first National Bank. New Tork.
Oilman. Son A Co., New Tork
First National Rank, Ckieaga.
Hide * Leather Nat l Bank, Ohkwco.
IS Dnreaport Nat'l Baak. Darenpert
BANKING HOUSE
-OF
FRANKHL, BACH & GO.
'lieOldest Bank in Mahaska County, j
Will receive deposits and traneart a general I
baakmr fickano*- end collection buMneer.the I
same as an iaeorporated bank
lirkinr. os all tbe principal cities cf the
United States and all cities of Kurope boogrfct I
end sold at rums to suit the purchaser*.
Passer* ticket, to and from all points In
Europe for sale at the lowest rate*
Collection* will receive prompt attention
We do a strictly ieritimate banking bnMneee.
and rive the wants of customers special at
tention IS
Jno -iaart_ Jro. H. Waaßin,
Prea*dent. Caeblev.
L C. Blanchtau. f »cc-Prea»denL
Tbe Farmers A Traders
NATIONAL HANK,
OF OSKALOOSA. IOWA.
CAPITAL 1100,000.
I*IKK< TORS:
Joe. Siebel. L. C. Blanchard,
T. J. Blaehatone, G. R. McFall,
H W McNeill. Matthew Pick oa
P. W. Phillips. Peter Stump*.
J.S Whitmore.
OOKH ESIN IN DENTS:
First National Rank. Cbtcajro.
Metropolitan National Bank, New York
I9tf Valley National Bank. St. Loaia.
Cowan & Hambleton’s
Loan & Abstract Office.
•800.000 ««lona at * p— cent Interect on Ire
years time; bnrrowrr having the op
tion to pay part or all of prin
cipal aft— Brat year.
W e a 100 bare o complete art of A oatract Books
of all
Lands and Town Lots
In Mahaska County, lowa.
ABSRACTB OP TITLI MADE ON SHORT
NOTICE.
OCw In front room of new Maaontc building,
north-east corner of Public Square
a!9 O-KALuOSA, lowa.
MONEY LAND. Ac.
Israel M. Gibbs, Broker-
Loan* of all kind* negotiated. Mercantile
paper bn—kt and sold. Room S. over Farmer*
Trader*' Ban k. Qakaloooa. lowa. l*f
MOT'S UIOISBCI.
I bare on my book* a la rye number of fan
ned hour— to town; a 100 many thou—nd ac~*>e
of wild land. If yon hare —al rotate to —II or
wieh te buy. Eire ate a call. I pay tax—in anr
part of the -tale. Conreyanctap done. OMer
In Boyer A B»me»’ Mock. Oekaioosa, lowa.
One handled nice building lota ia Lacey’e addi
tion to • 'akaloo—. 19
Zj&nd JLgenoy.
Farms and Town Property for
Sale, Taxes Paid, ami
Conveyancing Done.
OAra over Oekaloo— Nattooa! Bank
l*f La Wert y A Korean.
«Jy«M
M. E. BENNETT,
Beal Estate & Loan Apot.
MONEY TO LOAN
in larva or Maail amount*, on on* or abort
time mu
•100.000 la •100.000
Money to Loan t
At Six Per Cent Annual
Interest,
on 5 years’ time, in loans of $3tV aad upwards;
with primage of pai>n( fioa aad aonve la an
auai parmens*. if desired.
twf JOHN P. HIATT.
Residence and Garden
Small Farm Plots For Sale.
I am now prepared to aril in small or larpe
tot* to anil pnrehneer*. ami at reasonable 0g
urea, the whole of the farm knows a* the
•ITKWAKD HRIRtr- FARM
I fine b* .wren the lowa City and Burlington
raa la. immediately c<>Qtig»«*«* to the citr. and
now occupied a* tenant* by I. M. and J C
Jack aaa.
The farm M divided hr the C K I A P and
lava ooaventent for divtuloo Into Plot* for
KKUDF.NrE.OAKItKN and PASTURE com
bined It I* believed to be
Underlaid with Coal !
and ha* pood drat nape and water facilities.
A complete ptan and anrvey of the property
mar be *eeo at the <d*ea of Jno O. Malcolm
l‘art cl the purchase money mat be secured
oa aey plot boagbt. II daalmd.
t*r chawi.ns hutiihnson
COWAN A HAMBLETON’S
Real Estate & Land Am
O 7 F Z C X.
North east corner Public Square, front room*
on aecond Boor of the new Masonic buildup.
The followlnp are a few of the may harpatna
that we hare la Heal K-tair. la Oefcainusa and
Mahaska county; KM reetdrnoe lots which wa
will sell far from III* to |imt apiece; all on
time W partie. build
Km 60. —id* and house with four room*.
Pnce iS?
Ra NO. - Id* and house with tour rooms
fwaltlT
Me., 100. Farm of I» acres, fhrm house. Ac.
Price pweei.
Re. 109. Farm of gi<j acre*, two hout-ea ai><l
ether tmpruvami pU. Price tM».
Jp. 1*6.-Ln*. *>««. 6e, Price
»•. lia-l><*. «* •tnrj bouse. Ac. Price
MW. 1 f&.~Lst nod two-Story houe Pries
'gg ISO. 1» acres of pood, wild land tor
tU. 1 SR-A farm of Mi aoras with poodlm
grove ment*. two retaa of workable osei. Price
■si MOO. A farm of He acres; « miles from
railroad ;l T d ttory frame d wattles; larpe bare
aad other pend Improvements. Price INR
We hare many at her Farm aad Tow* Proa
attics tor asm. of which wa bare not room m
this ipan to tad yon about, no wa Invite yea
In mat aad sea as. aad we will take i leaser>
to dewlap yes what we hare Air sale, wa also
hare leads m other eowetlsa of this Slate te oar
Aaaaay. Ml*
MACHimcmT. ~~
WMJBTOXT’B
MACHINE WORKB,
OsKaloosa, lowa,
W. K. VKRMOM, Prop.,
HTEA M ENGINES,
MaohlntaU’ Supplies,
job won
City and Farm
Somyiig and Drainage.
Reads and Drains staked eel and Grades es
tablished Plats showing beddings, fence*, lo
cation and grade of drain*, star* of tile te be
nned. etc L*n>l*c*ptng **d drafting. Conaa
pondenee solicited
«r*aBAR». (OmtALoosA. lowa.
[ IVKTaR, f OAce weet of d. W. Corner
htlc Square. n»tf
M. DERMODT,
cotmucrt)* ro*
Steam Heating, Plnmbins:,
AID
OAS FITTING.
Agent for tbe Haxtoc Bane Burning Boiler*;
dealer In Iron Pt?e. Fitting* and Bran* Good*
Lend Pipe. Rubber Hose. Packing. Iron and
Wood Pomp*, Sewer Pipe. On* Fixture* Ac.
Mo. 214 Watt High Street.
If Oskaloosa, low*.
COAL.
Try theCOAi. fro® John Burden*' New Abaft.
It I* of good quftlitr and give* general
*at i« f actioo. AII onk r* left at
A. W. MARTINSTKIN’S STORK
oa tbe eontbeaet corner of the »quare, or at
W A. SRBVRRS'S rORK.
on tbe southwest corner of tbe eqaare, or at
DAVID CONFER S STORK
on High street, will receive prompt attention
Thia mine is on tbe Beacon road one mile from J
town. oJSyI
Yooi Bolls For Sale!
The utxlemUneti ha* three young. Khnrt-Horn
Holla - Boe young am mat* which win t*e *oiii
cheat*. Also ha* a*>me |>ur« Poland-< hinaanw*
with pig. by *’DECATUR." a celebrated hog
fro® Illinois ('all at farm mile north of Fair
U round*.
3Ttf N. W. HUSSEY.
Henry Welling.
Dealer in
Building Material of all Kinds,
and eoatraotor of
BRICK AND RUBLE STONE
WORK.
Cisterns, Flush and Cellars
Built on short notice Also bar* good Brick
for sal* at lowest market price,
niatf uevalooaa lowa.
FAMILY GROCERIES.
FOR
Fresh Family end Fanoy
Groceries.
Queensware and Glassware,
Provisions of Ail Kinds
AND
FRESH VEGETABLES,
In their *ea*oo. go to
A. W. MARTINSTEIN.
Ik Southeast Corner of Square.
Canoers Cured!
Dr. S. Cox, Osbloosa, lows,
hamf had orer twentr year*' experience In
the treatment of 'sneers. flatter* hlm-elf that
be uoderatand* his business, alao that be can
CURE all ca—« ibat are CURABLB. with but
little pain, aed no occaaion for using the knife
OMce oa North atreet, one and one-half Mocka
east of central Railway. Atm 3
GIVEN AWAY.
One Fine Stereoscopic View
with every dollar's worth of
Photographs
AT
Cam mack's Photo (iallery.
Don't forget tbe place. N. S. Corner of Square.
All work guaranteed fine a* tbe floret V9tf
L. Cook Sc Son,
Steam Plow Shops.
We make a SPECIALTY of
Plow, Reaper, and all kinds of
Farm Machinery
Repairing.
Uondi warranted to plre Uafactlon in all
eaaea Cntne in and aee or aad
irlv** u» a trial.
L. Cook & Son.
If Yon Havo Any Modela
to Make for Patont
Office.
OR ANY OTHER-
WORE on MACHINE 7
Requiring nkIII. consult
E. A. Hornbostel,
AT THE
Power House. West Room, .*iro3
Prices or Fire Insurance
often eectn hioh to property owners. but It
should not be forgotten that a pm|.ert) or
business which will not warrant the ex
pense of proper Insurance bad bet
ter be disponed of and the capi
tal employed In it securely
Invested in Securities
yiel.linp a !><as profit, bat which cannot be de
stroyed by ire. In short. Inara* too*
PnoranTV or po out of business, and
when inaurinr be sure you pet the
beat, which ran always be ob
tained from
CHARLES PHELPS*
Insurance Agency. North Nde of Square, over
Franker* Bank. It
)/D OSKALOOSA /)/>
/ofamM&mm.
OSKALOOSA. IOWA'S /
CSTABUSHtD IN IN*.
❖ A SeM fWwrilj IpipH *» •*»
Baak-Kaaplay ky Actual haliiii Pracbcs
TCUMAPH DCPARTMfNT, WTTN SCVERAL MILES
OF CtTT LINE.
BHOSTHANO amTTft-NUTINO ft i PRACTICAL ''PORTO.
NORMAL PENMANSHIP Of PARTNER'
ThU SB,artm»ntofsnr whaol haaaaf ths bmtla tha
Can* malm, nadrr lh» charpr of llihaor waaco, <m
of th* Smat promrn la thr worhL Omd S cents Itarbaan-
Ufhl Uiilsnsi of hia wort direct frtu the pen.
AU onr I pirn lan atr «n»iulaSand«t by practical
f — r — Ad* ram
W. I* HOWE, A A. WOOCO,
ssS Hi. ,is{
m w its
Is
I»!
s s r it.
The
GRAIN.
J. H. Sheak,
DBALAR 111
GKR-AJCNT,
Will pay tbe highest market prtje in Cash
For all Kinds ot Grain.
TOO WIUU rtMD TUB
ELEVATOR
•»u tbe Central of I~wa Bail way Track, Warn
High Street. Oakaloos*. lowa. alt
GROCERIES.
H. Snyder & Sob,
-DSALFR* IN
GROCERIES
Will sell a* cheap as any other house in tbe
city. If you want a sack of tb
BEST FLOUR!
la the city, call on us
Everything Fresh.
H. Snyder Sl Son.
PRICE LIST
Seevers & Neagle’s
PRICE LIST.
12 lbs Granulated Sugar 61.00
13 lbs .Standard A Sugar 1.00
14 lbs Extra C Sugar. 1.00
8 lbs Good Green Coffee 1.00
8 ll»s Good llrown Coffee 1.00
1 lb Can Best Full Weight Baking
Powder. 25
1 lb Desiccated Cocoanut 30
1 lb Good Young Hyson Tea 30
1 lb Fancy Mixed Tea 50
30 kinds of Canned Goods, j»er can 10
1 lb Salmon. 15
2 lbs Salmon. 35
Celebrated White Rose Flour, per
sack. 1.35
30 Bars White Russian Soap 1.00
All Standard Brands Plug Tobac
co, per lb 50
Earthenware, 3 gallons for 25
Southwest Corner Pub
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NniTK R OF INCORPORATION OP THE OS
■ KALOUSA SAVINOS AND LOAN' ASSO
CIATION.
Notice la hereby given that the undersign#*
Save incorporate* under the general lnoorpor
ailoo laws of ibe State of lowa.
The name of the a**octatioa shall be “The
Oskaloooa tarloga aa* Loan Association.” an*
Its u rind pal place or transacting bnaiaaaa shall
ba Oaknlooaa. Mahaska ooanlr. lowa.
Tha bnolnraa of tha association shall be to
crest* a too* for It* aasatban by wseklv aaaeaa
aent* an* loan in* ibe aaae.
The capital stock authorised shall be Fifty
Thousand Dollars, tlaa and form of pay®ent
to ba praacrlbod by by-laws.
Tha corporation to enmaaeace oa the *r*t Aaj
at Jaaa, MM, and to eod hi Ire yaara.
A*are at iha eon*'rattan to be managed by
arren directors and such other ofheers aa they
aaa j atoet or appolat.
No indebtedness to ba Ineerred by the aaao
ion
Private property of tha ataak-hoM ra to ba
exempt from eorporai* debts.
a. K. Huns, Cna*. A Lo»uw>
o*o M. Platt. L a. Stout,
r. W Lonno. W. f. Stswa**, •
J r. MoKmia, C. ■ StAwasd,
Hcatar übavv. C. 11. Cowsill.
n*kwl
SALE.
Rattea ta hereby given, that bp virtu* of
Maatal •rrc'ion. ui ma dtmtaai bp tha Otork
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Recollections of General Grant
The military critics over the sea long
since accorded to General Grant a first
place among the great military geniuses
of the world. His own lieutenants in
the late civil war never expressed a
doubt as to his ability to command.
Indeed, none, but carping critics of no
broader scope than a .uere partisan
view of men and evehva, have ever dis
puted h is ri gh t to the em inence accorded
him by more competent authority. It
may be that the perceptions of the
writer are blunted because of his great
regard for the man personally, and ad
miration for the many qualities pos
sessed by him, but only apparent to
one near him, as was the writer, dur
ing the eventful period of tbe war from
the siege of Vicksburg to and after the
battle of Spotteylvania Court House,
in 1864.
Detailed from the ranks to a place at
Headquarters Department of the Ten
nessee, and placed in charge of the
records of the department, the poeition
was one of responsibility, and matters
of great moment were always intrusted
to my rare; yet the suggestion was
never made but once that the matters
so confided were of a confidential
nature, and then in tbe most delicate
manner. This confidence once lie
stowed was rarely ever shaken. This
peculiar trait in the character of the
General was most strikingly noticeable
in his relations with Sherman. McPher
son, Ix>gan. Sheridan, and other of our
Generals, and yet lab r on when he be
came President, and or which he was
often severely and unjustly censured.
In his military orders to his western
Generals it was rare that more than the
object to be accomplished was stated,
the details were left to them. His
orders to rastem Generals were differ
ent, fuil in detail, and positive in all
particulars.
That the “March to the Sea” was
Grant’s idea is easily proven by two
facts, lie had in a communication to
the President, prior to the fall of Vicks
burg, expressed the opinion that “the
Confederacy was a shell,” and that
“ once broken at any point, a march to
the sea was easy of accomplishment.”
laiter on, in a conversation on the
piazza at headquarters in Vicksburg
when Sherman, Ix>gan, McPherson
Ord, Steele, and others were present,
the question was asked why the two
assaults were made upon the works.
May 1U and 21. and the answer promptly
came, that had either succeeded, the vic
torious army would have been in con
dition to have marched through the
Confederacy to the Atlantic Ocean.
Sherman never claimed origination of
the ilea, and but carried out in his
famous march from Atlanta to the sea,
the plans settled at the Burnett House
interview between himself and Grant.
Grant, unlike most great Generals,
was always approachable. Though a
guard was always maintained at head
quarters, no instructions were ever
given to prevent i>eople having busi
ness to transact from entering, ami the
humblest private in the ranks was as
sure of audience as the officer of ex
alted rank. More than once did it
come to the writer’s notice that some
poor soldier with a grievance, a redress
of which had been denied him through
regular channels, presented himself at
headquarters, saw his commander,
stated his case, and went away happy.
I once asked why this was so. and re
ceived this answer from General Raw
lins, Chief of Staff. *• That there was in
the ranks tbe best blood of the nation,
men of education, refinement and
wealth ; men as fitted to command as
those in position over them, and their
interests might suffer if this privilege
was denied them "—and never was this
privilege abridged West or East.
The General seemed to bear a charmed
life in the midst of exposure and dan
fjer, and if conscious of his peril be
trayed it by no visible sign. So many
instances in this regard have been
given by others, many of them within
the writer’s pomonal knowledge, that
they need not lie multiplied by yet oth
ers that might lie given. If ever ex
cited by untoward circumstances or the
failure of plans to bring about desired
results, neither facial expression or
hurried action gave token of it. Once,
during the battle of the Wilderness, a
report came in that Bimey’s division
of Hancock's famous corps was demor
alized and falling back, and, as if to
emphasize the statement, there came
out of the woods, toward the front, a
large body of apparently panic-stricken
soldiers. Grant spoke only a word to
General Meade, and mounted the little
black mare near by and rode rapidly to
the point mentioned. The alarm was
false, and they soon returned, but no
comments of any kind were indulged
in regarding the matter. Soon after
the shades of night settled over that
hard-fought field, and near midnight
the writer retired to rest, leaving the
General seated on a ramp-stonl in front
of his tent, gazing into the bright tire
of rails that illumined everything
about him, and smoking, as was his
custom. Between two and three
o’clock in the morning a brisk tire of
musketry ensued on our right, which
awakened me, and, going out of my
tent, the General was discovered, sit
ting as when 1 had left him on retiring.
I asked what it was, when he said “ a
night attack on Miles’division of the
.Sixth corps.” • How can I tell who
are succeeding?” “By the cheers of
the troops—our soldiers giving three
cheers, while the rebel troops prolong
their cheers into a yell.” 1 was then
calmly requested to call his cavalry
escort and awaken the staff, and soon
everything was life and activity.
The reception of General Grant by
the eastern troupe was peculiar. He
came to them quietly, without ostenta
tion, issued no paper pronunciamentos,
never paraded himself for display, yet
they seemed to feel a confidence in the
future of events that had not before
existed. Hundreds of the boys came
by headquarters in the woods, and
gathered in groups to gain a look at
the “old man ” and often the writer
walked from the tents down to them
to be quizzed—“ Say, pardner, is this
Grant’s headquarters?” " Which o*
them fellers is Grant," etc. Often I
have asked the boys to pick him out,
and was much amused at the peculiar
expressions on their faeee and from
their lips, when, after having picked
out Rawlins, Comstock, Bsdeau, or
some of the dressy officer*, I would
point out the quiet “ man of destiny,”
sitting alone, with the inevitable cigar
in his mouth. General Gwnt was as
popular East as West, and though he
never sought them, wss greeted with
hearty cheers wherever be appeared
along the lines, though such appear
ances invariably “ meant business ” for
the boys.
In all the promotion* that came to
him during the period of my May at
headquarters there wss as di#«ronce
in the man. Duty of whatever kind
was accepted as a matter of fact, and
performed, how well the results have
grandly shown.
AY. JUNE 18, 1885.
I am frequently asked the question
as to tbe presenee of liquor at head
quarters, and the General’s habits in
that particular. I always answer that
seeing him at all hours of the day and
night I never saw him use liquor, nor
ever saw or knew of the presence of
the article at headquarters. Intemper
ance among the people at headquarters
was sure to bring about an order to
return to one’s regiment.
Now that the angel of death is hov
ering over the home of tbe nation’s
savior, the writer is pleased to know
that men are measuring up the grand
character of this great man as it de
serves to be measured, and according
to him all that is bis due for the brav
ery and ability that characterized him
as a soldier, and the magnanimity he
displayed to a conquered foe at Appo
mattox. There is little to criticise in
all his public life, and much to praise,
and he who emulates the life of Grant
and patterns after the charactaristics
which predominate in the man, will be
the better citizen for having done so.
CnAs. A. Croney.
—The crisis in the English Parlia
ment occurred last Monday in the de
bate, and a vote on a hill to increase
the duty on spirits, which was merely
a pretense. The real question at issue
was the Crimes Act or Coercion Bill
as applied to Irish affa rs. On tbe sec
ond reading the budget was rejected by
a vote of 264 to 252. The * iajority re
ceived the support of all th Conserva
tives and thirty-nine Pameilites. The
Commons became at once a Battel of
confusion and tumultuous cheering
that could not f>e suppressed came from
all parts of the Chaml*er, mingled with
jeering cries directed to the great
Premier Gladstone, who rose in his
place, and adjourned the House until
yesterday, (tending the result of a ten
der of the resignations of the ministry
to the Queen. The Conservative lead
ers will form the new cabinet if the
Queen so desires. There can be but
one result from this crisis. The settle
ment of the Russian difficulty is post
poned indefmtely. ami guarantees will
be insisted upon that will put present
negotiations “at sixes and at sevens.”
—Pension Commissioner Black de
manded the resignation of his old
army comrade Colonel Stephenson,
who is too feeble by reason of wounds
received in the line of duty as a Union
soldier, for manual labor of any kind,
and then sought to smooth over the
contemptible act by saying he wascoro-
I*elled to the act by those in authority
over him. Goon. Put all the Union
soldiers out, maimed ones as well 3 .
others. Any other line of conduct
would not i*e Democratic.
—Judge Brewer. of the U. S. Circuit
Court, in a late rjise declares the Glid
den patent valid and enjoins other
companies from further manufacture.
The Grinnell Company and Farmers’
Protection Association are ordered to
account for all wire made since Nov
ember.
—Jake Morgan, formerly of the Coun
cil Bluffs Globe, after years of patient
waiting for a Democratic millennium,
receives a commission as Nasby at
Kearney Junction, Nebraska. Won
der if Jake still dries his wet powder
in the stove ?
—Bayard, Holman, and other Dtmo
cratic officials go galivantingover the
country since March 4, and business
goes on much the same as usual. But
let a Republican oflicial do such a
thing—“ Aye, there's the rub.”
—According to a Mugwump view of
the situation, General Rosecrans’ only
recommendation for the position of
Register of the Treasury, was Ins cow
ardly attack upon General Grant.
—Statisticians report a shortage in
the growing crop of wheat at near
220,000,0(10 bushels, as compared with
the average for the past five years.
—The 3d Annual Reunion of ('rock
er’s Brigade is at lowa City, Septem
ber 23 and 24. Genet il A. Hickenl»*q>-
er is orator on that occasion.
—Judge Foraker was nominated for
Governor of Ohio, on the first ballot,
at the Republican Convention held at
Springfield on the 11th instant.
—A fellow named ILilpin has l**en
appointed Deputy Collector in the Du
buque District. The name is painful
ly suggestive.
—A speculative demand in wheat
and corn is making the market fever
ish and higher.
—Fence reigns l*etw<*en France and
China. The treaty was signed last
Monday.
CONFEDERATES in THE SADDLE.
Partiality of the Administration for
Thnae Who Fought the Flag.
From the PMaOritpM Preen.
The following is a list of the officers
and emoluments which have been con
ferred by the Democratic administra
tion upon Confederate and Union sol
diers. It does not include the great
number of appointments which have
been given to civilians in the South or
in the North. The disparity in the
favors which have been given to the
soldiers of the two armies will be ap
parent to any one:
L. Q.C. Lamar, of Mis-i Lieut. Colonel In a
stselppi, Secretary of Mississippi Rebel regi -
the Interior. ment and Confederate
Minister to Russia.
Augustus H. Carl and. Served In both branch
of Arkansas, Attorney- es of the Confederate
General. Conn-ess.
Henry R. Jackson, of Brigadier Ueneral in
Georgia, Minister to Confederate service.
Mexico.
Alexander B. Lawton, Brigadier Ueneral and
of Georgia. Minister to Quartermaster Uener-
Russls - ice declined, al In Rebel Army,
disabilities never re
moved.
T. J Jaryls, of Ni •*’» Captain in Confeder-
Carollna. Minister ate Army.
Brazil.
Anthony M. KelUy, of Papal enemy of Italy
Virginia Minister to and Rebel friend of Jeff
Austria. Davis, having written a
book praising him
Eugene fllggtns. of Deputy Provost-Mar-
Maryland. Chin of the shal at Richmond, Va,
Appointment Division under Winder, whose
of the Treasury Depart-cruelty to the Union
ment. prisoners Is a matter of
history.
J.D.C. Atkins, of Ten- Served In the Rebel
neeaee. Commissioner army and In the Con
of Internal Affairs. federate Congress.
James D. Porter, of Adjutant General on
Tennessee. Assistant Rebel Gen. Cheatham’s
Secretary of State. staff.
Gen. Joseph K. Johc- Division Commander
•ton. of Virginia, Com- in Confederate army,
mlsmoner of Railways.
Henry Muldrow. As Colonel of Confeder
sistant Secretary of the ate Cavalry.
Interior.
Robert B. Vance, of Brigadier General le
North Carolina. Assist Kebelariny.
ant <>f
Paten ta.
James M. Morgan, of Served under Priva-
South Carolina. Consul teer Captain Semmes.
to Melbourne.
g. Rrusst Mete re. Coo- Confederate, and de-
Sttl to Nagasaki, (com- clared In Washington
mission withdrawn). recently that be was
j£»ud of having been a
James Black bum, of Served In Rebel army,
Keotocky, app"in n*d and wrote that be want-
Oedector of Internal ed to see Union blood
Revenue, but appoint- Sow deep enough to
ment canceled. swim his horse in.
Chariea M. Shelley, of Brgaoler General la
Alabama. Fourth Audi- Confederate army,
tor of the Treasury.
R. M. T. Huawr, of Member of Confeder-
Vlrglnla, Collector of ate Senate,
m *To -
CjrtOK eOUMKKS ROM JUS wm crrica.
W. r. Villas, of wts- colonel of volunteer
consl! , Postmaster Ga»- regiment of Union soi-
Gen. J.C. Black,of U- Served In Union
Uaota, Commission' r of army.
Educational Department
HOMER H. SEERLEY,
Superintendent o; Osksloosa City Schools,
EDITOR.
New* and Vote*.
Clinton high school graduates a class
of fifteen, June 18.
Miss Clementine Barrett is elected to
a position in the Colfax schools for the
coming year.
Chas. E. Shelton, of Mt. Pleasant,
goes to DeWitt as principal of schools
the coming year.
Dr. Geo. F. Magoun, of lowa Coilege,
Grinnell, accompanies the lowa Press
Association to Oregon.
Principal O. C. Scott opens an educa
tional department in the Globe. We
welcome the new departure.
Willard 11. Patterson, O. H. S. *76, de
livers the Penn College alumnal address
Wednesday evening, June 24.
John P. McMurray, of Bea< m, has
accepted the principalship of Marble
Rook schools, at a salary of 875 per
month.
Four students graduated from lowa
College for the Blind, located at Vin
ton. There were 150 students in attend
ance this year.
S. L. Moser, a graduate of our State
University and at one time a principal
of Albia schools, is principal of schools
in Durango, Colorado.
The alumni of Michigan University
have the pleasure of having a poem by
Will Carleton, of class ’69, during the
commencement week.
Mattie A. Tovrea, O. H. S. class ’B4,
has taught four terms in the same dis
trict near Seward, Nebraska. This is
the best of evidence of sue* ess.
Simpson Centenary College com
mencement occurs June 18-25. The
master’s oration is to be delivered by
Supt. S. E. Wilson, of Page county.
Herman Knapp, assistant professor
of agriculture at lowa Agricultural
College, is elected to the chair of agri
culture in the college at Brookings.
Dakota.
The O. U. S. Alumni Association has
provided well for next year’s program.
Plenty of work has been marked out,
and it is to be hoped that all their plans
will bear fruit.
The Keokuk schools hold an exhibi
tion of class and industrial work June
18. Invitations are being sent out by
the board to secure the attendance of
prominent school workers.
Marengo high school sent out a class
of thirteen—four boys and nine girls.
Dr. J. C. W. Coxe, of Brooklyn, lowa,
delivered the address of the occasion.
Nevada high school sent out a class of
eighteen.
Under present arrangement with the
railways the fare to Saratoga and re
turn will be .f 18.90 from Oskaloosa.
There is some probability that the rates
will *t better, as they did last year, be
fore the 10th of July.
California has begun to prepare for
state publication of school text-books.
The State Board of Education has se
lected the editor of the books. If this
results in as much jobbery as state
adoption did, the schools will be a scene
of much conflict.
The Clinton Herald announces the
candidacy of Supt Henry Sabin for
Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Mr. S. is a first class educator. His
nomination would do honor to a worthy
man and he would be able to do much
for the schools of lowa.
Mr. Ruskin resigns at Oxford Uni
versity his professorship of art because
the authorities have agreed to teach
physiology, etc., by vivisection. His
very nature revolts against such a
method of indicting pain for experi
mental purposes upon the brute crea
tion.
J. Ormand Wilson, of Washington,
D. C., the founder of the public school
system of that city, has resigned and is
succeeded in the superintendency by
W. B. Powell, of Aurora, 111. Supt.
Powell is a brother of Major Powell,
who is noted for his work connected
with the U. S. geological surveys.
Beacon independent school district
will elect their teachers on the first
Monday in July, IHBS. Salaries will be
paid as follows: Principal, SSO per
month; Ist intermediate, s4opei month;
2d intermediate, Ist primary and 2d
primary, S3O per month each. Appli
cations are desired before the date
given.
So far as we know. The Herald is
the pioneer among lowa newspapers
in establishing an educational depart
ment The editors in the order of ser
vice have i>een E. G. Tal>or, J. W. John
son and the present itemizer. Mr. Ta
bor was editor of the department for
one year, Mr. Johnson for years
and the writer eight years.
At the University Quarter Centen
nial celebration addresses will l>e de
livered by prominent |»ersons of the
State. The alumnal oration will be
given by Rev. Frank E. Brush, of Ana
mosa, on “The Moral Quality of Civili
zation;” the alumnal essay by Mrs.
Alice B. Cook, of Mitchell, I)ak., on
'The Land of the Dacotahs.”
The announcements this year show
that the graded institute system is be
ing generally adopted. Exsuperintend
eut Von Coelln does not favor the plan,
but it is strongly supported by Supt.
Akers and it will be well tested. He
is pushing the work in every part of
the State. As it happens the graded
institute is not a new thing—nor an
experiment to Mahaska’s teachers.
Miss Emily Aber and Miss F. Belle
Patterson have both decided not to
teach next year. Miss Patterson dis
played great strength as principal of
the first ward school. Oskaloosa will
never have better or more successful
teachers than these two ladies have
been. It is hoped that a year’s rest will
so restore health as to make both de
sirous of going back into our schools.
W. J. Shoup, of Dubuque, the first
editor of the lowa Normal Monthly ,
has almost entirely recovered from his
heart trouble that forced him to leave
the school room and sell his education
al magazine. Hie friends are asking
him to permit his name to go before the
State convention as a candidate for
State Superintendent Mr. S. is a Knox
College, graduate, knows the lowa
schools and their needs, and would
make the State an officer capable of do
ing much for the schools.
At the University banquet June 24,
will be responses by Hon. Frank Spring
er, Las Vegas, N. M.; Min Lizzie Hen,
lowa City; Hon. Frank D. Jackson,
Dm Molnn; Dr. W. S. Robertson, Mus
catine; Dr. A. C. Cowperttawatte, lowa
City; Prof. Alfred. Hunt, lowa City; J.
H. Harrison, Davenport; Hax John 0.
Bills, Davenport; Geo. J. Boal, Esq.
lowa City. Reduced railroad rates
have been secured on theO, R. L & P„
8.0.R.4N,C,8 4Q,C. A N. W,
and lowa Central tot the acoocamoda-
ESTABLISHED 1&50.
t*on of all who attend the commence
ment at the State University.
Civil service reform is a good thing.
It should be applied to the electing of
teachers, of members of thefboard and
county superintendents.□ When good
service is being given no change should
be possible, simply to satisfy some one
that is place-hunting It is in the in
terest of education 't is business.econ
omy and is simple justice to recognize
professional preparation and success.
Changes in the county superintendency,
in principalships, in. teachers, should
only be made for cause, and then those
selected should be|more'competent tod
work and more useful in the great work
being done.
Wk* ia ReeponsiMeT
Good schools cost money. The great
heart of the American people says give
the children of this country an educa
tion, and we will gladly pay the bills.
But with the giving of this money, the
tax payer has a right to expect that his
contract with the State will lie carried
out, and that the schools will give back
to society and to the home well edu
cated boys and girls. In many cases
this is not done without any fault of
the Boards of Education or of the
teachers. The coming to school of
every child depends upon the voluntary
act of every parent or guardian. To
secure a regular and an efficient at
tendance requires that the parent or
guardian feels the necessity of the
child’s time being applied to study. It
is surprising how many and what
kinds of motives keep boys and girls
out of school. There is much neglect
and indifference on the part of those
in authority, and the school is not
granted either time or opportunity to
train and cultivate the mental power
of all the children of the district.
About fifty per cent of the children
of legal age in Oskaloosa are daily in
the schools. The other half of the
boys and girls are outside of the
school’s authority and influence. Vet
many people without much reflection
would hold us responsible for the out
come of child-life. Morals, character,
and mental training are all required of
us when we have neither control nor
direction of the time or training of the
half outside of our doors. From a
careful examination, the opinion is
formed that 20 per cent of those re
ported as of school age are unavailable,
and should not be considered in this
problem. They are the sick, the five
and six year olds, neither strong nor
mature enough to attend school, and
those near the ages of 18 to 21 who
have really acquired a reasonable ele
mentary education, and have under
taken the individual responsibilities of
life. But there is still left 30 per cent
to account for, and here we are unable
to meet the cause. Temporary sick
ness, necessary absence, or unavoidable
irregularity caused by bad weather
will explain a small per cent, but we
must count at least from 20 per cent to
25 per cent who could be and ought to
be enjoying the advantages of the
school. The reasons that underlie the
matter are flippant and unworthy, and
yet from this class are recruited the
criminals and paupers that are a bur
den upon society.
Oskaloosa really enrolls during the
nine months 80per cent of the children
of school age—almost everyone of those
we have before counted as available,
but their attendance in many cases is
brief, irregular, and unsatisfactory.
The power with which the Board of
Education and the teachers »s clothed,
by law and custom, can not reach this
evil. None of the compulsory educa
tional laws existing in this country
would remedy it. Their required max
imum school attendance does not ex
ceed what is already secured in Oska
loosa. Neither would any of tne pro
posed compulsory laws reach this evil
and remove it. There is a work here
for the great public, for the benevo
lently inclined, for the church, and for
society. A higher appreciation of
child-life is a necessity, before these
people will receive the education
gratuitously given them. A higher
ideal of man’s mind and character must
be attained. A loftier type of human
ambition and excellence must be found
in many of the homes of this city.
Until these conditions are secured, w e
bespeak a charity for our work, and
for the fruits we must bring to the
altar of expectancy.
A fortunate Discovery.
A new light is thrown on the subject
of Consumption Dr. Wagner Kemp,
discoverer of Kemp’s Balsam for the
Throat and Lungs. A remedy that
has proved itself to be a remarkable
compound. It does its work thoroueb-
Iy, stopping a backingcough instantly.
Sold by Will S. Mays, the Druggist.
Price 50 cents and #I.OO. Trial size
free. Get one.
Swifter Puiihweit for Murderer*.
St. Louie Republican.
In a special message to the late Legis
lature of New .tork, Gov. Hill com
plains of the tardiness attending the
infliction of punishment of murderers
in that State. “The long delay which
in almost every instauce intervenes be
tween the original sentence of death
and the execution of the criminal has,”
he says, “for many vears been a scandal
upon ouy system of crimina l law, and
recent changes in the statutes have re
sulted in aggravating that scandal ” It
seems that under the existing laws,
after a murderer has been convicted,
two appeals are not only possible, but
are usually resorted to —one to the Su
preme Court aud another to the Court
of Appeals. It is further provided
that tne day of execution must not be
less than four nor more than eight
weeks after the sentence. The prison
er's attorney may defeat the execution
bv serving notice of appeal on the very
day. The appeal is heard at the gener
al term of the Supreme Court, which
may not sit for several months after
wards. If this court affirms the judg
ment another eight weeks may elapse
before the day of execution. But on
the second day appointed for execution
another appeal to the Court of Ap|>eals
may be taken to be heard several
months later, followed Ly » third day
of execution after an interval of eight
weeks before the murderer is brought
to justice at last As a rule, therefore,
one to two years may pass after the
first sentence before the guilty man
meets his doom. “Whatever merit
there may be in capital punishment”
says Gov. Hill, “is lost by this delay.”
The remedy be proposes is one appeal
direct from the trial court to the high
est tribunal, so that one-half the pres
ent possible delay mar be avoided.
Tne chief merit or what is called
lynch law is that it brings the punish
ment swift upon the heels of the crime,
and thus makes it signal and condign.
If this merit were imparted to regular
trials and executions there would be
few eases in which lynch law could be
resorted to. Crimed against life are
growing so frequent, defiant and atro
cious as to demand a more swift retri
bution than our sluggish laws usually
afford.
George Hutton, Zanesville, Ohio,
joins the army of people who testify
to the virtues of Miahler’e Herb Bit
tern: “This is to oertify that I have
been laboring under a difficulty of
breathing for a considerable length of
time, which was accompanied with loss
of appetite, general debility, etc* After
using one battle of MisfcWs Herb Bit
ters 1 am weli."
Robert Toombs is totally blind.
THE GASES.
[Communicated. |
OXYGEN.
Question.—What is oxygen ?
Answer.—A gaseous body which is
found diffused throughout all nature,
being an important element of air,
water, rocks, earth and minerals.
Q.—When and by whom was it dis
covered ?
A.—lt was discovered in 1774, by
Sehule, of Sweden, and Dr. Priestley, of
England.
Q.—W ho gave it the name of oxygen ?
A.—Lavaaier. The name is derived
from two Greek words, oxtu an acid,
and genesis, I produce. So called be
cause originally supposed to he an
essential part or every acid.
Q.—What is oxygen good for ?
A.—lt is neceessar} .or the growth
of plants, it supports combustion, and
sustains animal and vegetable life.
Without oxygen, man, animals, and all
vegetation would die. In regard to the
discoveries of various gases 1 am in
clined to thiuk that Dr. Joseph Priest
ley made the most thorough investiga
tion in regard to the properties of the
varic rs gases, although all due honors
are given to Lavasier, of France, Cav
endish, of England, and Scbule, of
Sweden.
HYDRO* lEN.
Q.—What is hydrogen?
A.—An inflammable gas. It is used
to light our streets in towns and cities.
It is drawn out of bituminous coal by
heat. Hydrogen is the principal ingre
dient of water. It derives its name
from two Greek words, tfowp, water,
and genesis, to produce ; i.e. 1 produce
water.
Q.—When was hydrogen gas discov
ered ?
A.—By Par elsus. a Swiss philoso
pher, in the sixteenth century, but was
investigated by Priestley and Caven
dish in IT->l.
Q.—Does hydrogen support life?
A.—No; it destroys life by excluding
oxygen.
Q What are some of its character
istics?
A. —It is considered the lightest of
all sulwtanees.
Q.—How can it be made?
A.—Hydrogen may l>e made by plac
ing pieces of zinc or iron tilings in a
glass and injuring over them a little
sulphuric acid diluted with twice the
quantity of water, then cover the glass
lor a few moments and hydrogen will
be given off.
CARBURETED IIYDHOGEN
Q.— What is carbureted hydrogen ?
A.—lt is carbon combined with hy
drogen.
Q.- What is marsh gas or fire-damp?
A.—Carbureted hydrogen. It is gas
accummulated on marshes, in stagnant
waters, and in coal mines. It is fre
quently called inflammable air.
Q.— Wliat kind of gas is used in light
ing the streets and buildings in cities?
A. -Carl >u rete* l hyrin >gen.
Q.—How can it be procured?
A.—By stirring the mud at the bot
tom of any stagnant pool, and catching
the gas as it escapes in an inverted
glass or rubber bag.
Q.—What is coal gas?
A.—Carbureted hydrogen extracted
from coal by heat.
Q.-W hy is carbureted hydrogen
gns called fire-damp or inflammable
air?
A.—Because it readily catches tire
and explodes when fire is introduced,
providing atmospheric air is present.
We are indebted to Dr. Priestley, and
Sir Humphrey Davev, an eminent
chemist, for their beneficial investiga
tions. Thev also tell us of
PHOSPHORATED HYDROGEN
This gas is found in marshes and
boggy places, and in graveyards. This
gas ignites its soon as it comes in con
tact with atmospheric air and oxygen.
When we see a jack-a-lantern or will
o’-the-wisp, they are nothing more than
phosphorated hydrogen ignited. It is
from seeing these that we have so many
ghost stories. The decomposition of
dead bodies eliminates phosphorated
hydrogen, which accounts for its pres
ence in graveyards.
CARBONIC ACID
is a gas formed by the union of carlmn
and oxygen. Three pounds of carbon
and eight pounds of oxygen will form
eleven pounds of carbonic acid. It is
found in the air we breathe, in mines,
in cellars, in water, in wines, and in
minerals. In Brohl, nea r Lake Laach,
which occupies the crater of an ex
tinct volcano in Rhenish Prussia, it is
stated that six hundred thousand
pounds weight of carbonic acid gas is
discharged from the ground every 24
hours. This gas is fatal to an life,
and w hen inhaled acts like „*rcotic
poison, producing drowsiness and
death. In Java, one of the East India
Islands, ther* is a valley,three-fourtbs
of a mile in circumference, in which
carbonic acid rises 18 feet high above
the surface. The vallev is devoid of
animal and vegetable life, and is called
the Valley of Upas or poison. This
valley is the crater of an extinct vol
cano. If a pit or well is to lie entered
it should lie tested by lowering a light
into it. and if carbonic acid is present
the light will lie extinguished, and it is
unsafe to enter. This gas permeates
the air we breathe, and becomes very
injurious to health in crowded halls,
churches, and school-rooms, unless
thoroughly ventilated. In such places,
if overcome by drowsiness, listlessness,
or headache, immediately seek fresh
air and find relief. It is the presence
of this gas that renders the large cities
less healthy than the open country. It
is often called choke damp, because it
will choke a person if he gets over
head into it. Being heavier than air
it is found in the lowest places and not
easily disturbed by currents. Many
persons have been killed by leaning
over beer vats, the fermentation throw
ing off large quantities of this gas; it
is often present in the vats and some
times has proven fatal to arsons enter
ing to cleanse them. Si the temj»er
ance lecturer and prohibitionist will
tell you that many a good man has
been* killed by leaning too often over a
saloon bar. This gas often collects in
Iwiilers after l»eing blown off, and they
should always l*e tested with a light
l»efore going into them.
We might ask what are the chief
sources of carbonic acid gas? First,
the breath of men atal animals ; sec
ond, the decomposition of vegetable
and animal matter; third, it comes
from limestone, chalk, and calcareous
stones, in which it exists in solid form.
Its most prolific source is from fermen
tation and putrifaetion. Wherever it
exists quick lime will altsorb it or water
thrown will disperse it.
A Clear Heed itnd a Strong Heart.
If you luudd! * your brains with any
of the whisky compounds which are
sold under the name of “bitters,” and
topers delight in for stimulants,
you do your system irreproachable mis
chief. Brown’s Iron Bitters is not one
of those. It promotes healthy action
of the heart, liver and stomach. It
cleanses and enriches the blood, aud
fits the brain for the best mental
work. The l>est physicians preecrib
it, aud it is well worth of a trial bv alt.
A«luuned of Her Name.
ymUh'e < ‘rmpanUm.
The modern way of changing and
“twisting around” some honorable old
family names indicates a mental vacu
um in those who do it. A name on
which there is no stafh is one of God's
best gifts. Accept it, be thankful for
it; and do it no dishonor bv seeking to
put it aside for one more fanciful and
fashionable, to which you have no
right. We sympathize with the old
farmer whose daughter was ashamed
of her name.
When she lirst left her good old coun
try home, with its quiet, simple ways,
for a year in a fashionable boarding
school, she signed her name, “Sarah
Jane Smith,” and took no offence at be
ing called Sally.
Three months later her letters came
home signed, “Sadie J. Smith.”
Six mouths elapsed, and she had be
come, Janie Smiths.”*
Time rolled along, bringing in its
wondrous changes, and when tne June
days came, she blossomed forth as "S.
J canine Smylhe.”
Then her old father hitched his cUI
blind horse to the vegetable cart, anu
said,—
“I'm goiu’ to bring that there Sal
borne, an’ let ’er know that she can’t
bring ojeom on the good old name o'
Smith by ringin’ in any more *f and *e’
changes on it.
“They can’t nobody say a word of
barm agin my branch of the Smith
fam’ly. I’m proud of it, an’ glad I’m
one of ’em. 1 reckon a month o’ right
hard work in tatei time’ll let Sary Jane
know that J-»-n-e don't spell no Jean
ny.”
The thousands who suffered with
Rheumatism and Neuralgia bad a hard
time of it till the discovery of Ath-
Lornoßoe. Now they needn’t suffer
if they don’t want to. S. It Denneu, D.
D., Third Congregational Church, New
Haven, writes thus: “Have long been
a victim of Rheumatism. During a
recent severe attack 1 commenced to
take Atwlophoro* on Friday. Sun
day I was in my pulpit Monday I
went to Boston wail, and remained so.
You have indeed found a specific.*
The Abyssinian alphabet consists
of A* characters, each of which is
wrl An distinctly and separately.