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North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1868-07-08
CHAPTE 166.

AN ACT to authorize Cities OF the
First and second Glasses to stabllsh
Fire-Limits.
Section l. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State OF
Iowa. That the mayor and city coun,
ell of any city of the first or second
class shall have authority by city or
dinance to declare and establish GER
tain limits within such city wherein
no building or addition to any build
ing, shall, after the passage OF such
ordinance, be erected, except with out
er walls composed of iron, stone, or
brick and mortar, or other material
non-combustible.
Section 2. This act shall be in force
from and after its publication in the
Evening Statesman and Des Moines
Register, papers published at De-
Moines.
Approved April 7, 1868.
| hereby certify that the foregoing
Act took effect by publication, as re
ouired by Section 2 thereof, on tn
10th day of April, A. ID. 1868.
Ed WRIGHT, Sec'y OF State.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1868-07-08

Long Island, near New York, is swarm.
ing with seventeen year locusts. In South.
ern Illinois and Indiana, and in Missouri
and Kentucky, these "varmints'' are also
very abundant, but appear to confine their
depredations to the woods, the foliage of
which they consume.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1868-07-08

A Chicago paper gives a piece of infor-
nation to those gentlemen in that city
"who have the misfortune to be without
wives"
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1868-07-08

man, newspapers published at Des
Moines.
Approved April g.. 1868, ,u
hereby certify that the foregoing
act took effect by publication as re-
ouired in Section 5 thereof, on the
10Th day of April, A. D.. 1868.
ED WRIGHT, Sec'y of State.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1868-07-08
i 100.

CllTAI 1IIe AoO
AN ACT for the More Effectual Col
lection of certain Delinquent Tax
eS.
Section l. BE it enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly of the State of Iowa,
That in all cases of delinquent taxes
i'm any OF the counties of this State
where the person upon whose proper
ty the same were levied, shall have
moved into another county of the
State, leaving no property within the
county where the taxes are levied, out
of which the same can be made, it
shall be lawful for and the duty OF the
treasurer of the county where said
taxes are delinquent, to make out a
certified abstract of said taxes as they
appear upon the tax book, and for
ward the same to the treasurer OF the
county in which the person resides, or
has property, who is owing said taxes,
whenever the treasurer transmitting
said abstract has reason to believe that
said taxes can be collected thereby.
Sec. 2. The treasurer forwarding
and the one receiving said abstract
shall each keep a record thereof, and
upon the receipt and filing OF said
abstract in the Office of the treasurer
to whom the same is sent; it shall
have the full force and erect or a levy
for taxes in that county and the collec-
ton of the same shall be proceeded
with in the same manner provided by
law for the collection Of other taxes.
Sec. 3. The officer collecting taxes
under the provisions of this act, shall,
in addition to the penalties provided
by law on delinquent taxes, assess and
collect the further penalty of twenty
five per cent. on the whole amount OF
such taxes, inclusive of the penalties
thereon. :,
Sec. 4. The officer receiving said
abstract is authorized, and it is made
his duty whenever in his opinion the
taxes are u~ncOllectable, to return the
abstract with the Endorsement thereon
of uncollectable;" and in case said
taxes are collected, the officer receive
ing the same shall transmit the
amount to the treasurer of the county
where said taxes were levied, less the
penalty provided by this act.
Sec. s.. This act being deemed o
immediate Importance shall be in force
from and after it's publication in thu
Iowa State Register and Iowa States
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1868-07-08

Every MaCnIne warranted TOR
THREE YEARS..
NORTON BROS, Gen. N. w. Agents,
% Washinton st, Chicago
MRS. II. M. TODD, MeGrcgor, Iowa.
COS
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1868-07-08

SAAA AN
AN ACT for the relief of George
Higley, of Dubuque, Iowa.
Section l.. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State OF
Iowa, That there be and is hereby ap-
propriated, out of any moneys in the
state treasury not otherwise appropri-
ated, the sum of eight hunurcd dol
lars for the relief of George Higley, of
Dubuque, Iowa, WHO lost his right arm
by the premature explosion OF a gun
while he was in the service Of the
State and in the line of his duty.
Sec. 9. This act being deemed OF I'M
mediate importance shall take effect
and be in force from and after its pub
lication in the Iowa State Register
and Iowa Homestead, newspapers pub
lished at Des Moines, Iowa.
Approved April s, 1868.
State of Iowa,
Office of Secretary of State,
Des Moines, April 18th, 1868. }
/ hereby certify the foregoing to be
a true copy of the original role now
on file in this office.
ED WRIGHT, Sec'y of State.
First publication April rs, 1868.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-10-08
South Carolina,

The suffrage question in South Car
oinaiis a puzzle to the Radicals. % The
Democratic Executive Committee have
issued proclamation announcing
that under the Howard constitutional
amendment no citizen is excluded
from the right of suffrage, although a
very large class is shut out from the
rightsof holding office. A slight pc
rusal of the third section of the four
teenth amendment suffices to show
that the point is well taken. There is
not word forbidding the right to
VOTE The disabilities imposed extend
solely to the right of holding office
whether Federal OF State. Therefore
under this fourteenth article,no rebels
are disfranchised. The new Consti-
tution oflthat. State, prepared under
carpet-bag influence, simply provides
that no person shall be allowed to
vote or hold office who is now, OF
hereafter may he; disqualified there
for by the Constitution, of the United
States. = AS the United States Con-
-stitution allows all to vote, therefore
the State Constitution is equally iber-
al. This view of the question has
greatly alarmed the Radicals; who see
mo way of escape for themselves. >uh-
der the circumstances. 80 5D
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-10-08

ELoQrEEEET ,lEIxTRAGT.-Wef copy the
follow passage from the new work,
"The Old House by the River :" we
regard it not only as eloquent, but en-
bracing the belief that every christian
heart must hold, He, who believes in
love and sympaty Of soul, must be-
ieve it to be eternal OF eternity a fa-
BILE.
Gospreach to- blocks and stones,
ye who believe that love is of the clay
Go preach to the dead, ye who deny
the Immortality of the affectionsl Go
reason with trees, OF hills, or images
of wood, OF with your own motion
less, icy souls, ye who believe that be-
cause there is no marrying yonder,
there shall be no embracing, or be-
cause we may not use the gentle words
"my wife" we may not clasp these
sanetited forms in our own holy arms |!
l tell you, man, that Immortality would
be aglerious' cheat, if with our clay
died all our first affections. 1 tell you
that annihilation would be heaven, if
I believed that when my, head at length
rests on its coffin pillow, and my lips
sink to the silence and repose of death,
these loving eyes will never look into
mine again, this pure clasp never be
around my neck, tliis holy caress new
er Bless me mofe"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-10-08
FOR GLORY AND FAME.
= = - = ? q . |.
BY HENRY Galley, Z. s. A. :

For glory and fame-for glory and fame,
Toiling with aching hands and brain;
For only a name-for only a name,
Risking all a bubble to gain.
Emi sEstionsaAd weAlfh 4fDr stafion and wealth,
Living life of strife and pain;
Our pleasure and health-our pleasure and
health
= yentured and lost for worldly gain TT
For tempSfal showlfor temporal Show, Il
Forgetting our Father in heaven above
Most surely must know-ahI surely must know
How little our fellow-naen We love.
And what do we gain?-ohl what do we gain
Fen though loHrt ends. are all attained
But envy and pain? for envy and pain
Is all that ever the worldly gained. .
'Tis better indeedLmach better indeed,
If talent and strength to US are given,
With many deed, the unfortunate need,
To sedtterfthe Way1that leads foJheaven.
For glory and fame-for glory and fame
Harden the beart and rack the brain;
and dnlS an5nie-yeh, only hamez {
Has cost the world world of pain.
For glory and fame-for glory and fame,
81 Strong men crippled and brave men slain;
=. =. E6f only name-foY only q name,
Widows. and orphans weeping in vain
For station and wealth-for station and wealth
Robbing the poor and crushing the weak;
Their pleasure and health-their pleasure and
health
Stealing from those who are lowly and meek
Aha Nhat-sI1an It profit a-man thohgh he gain
Titles, and wealth, and honor, and fame
If when in his costly tomb he's lain
The poor pass by and wall the strain,
"He bartercd his soul for only a name'
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-10-08
4 .sprIEAsAR VOICE

Cultivate pleasant voice. Regular
features cannot be cultivated. A
kindly expression can be cultivated.
So, too, can a, pleasant. voice. We
mean a smooth voice-one that is
agreeable to the listener-tender in its
quality, though strong, clear and mu-1
sical. The voices IF our really con-
summate orators are the result, in a
very great measure, of cultivation.
We do not mean that they would have
been dumb without cultivation, nor
that they would have set the teeth of
their friends upon edge. The voices
of many ofthem, however, would have
been weak, many others far from
agreeable, some of them absolutely.
painful others still, which were, nat
urally strong and smooth and musical,
would have become thin and harsh,
through. carelessuess and neglect
One charm only, of all which wo-
man can possess, is equal to that of a
musical voice in conversation. That
one charm is d cultivated intellect to
use the musical voice., with wit
enough. t.. use them well sweet, wo-
manly accents are more attractive than
a beautiful pair of eyes, or fair COM
plexion, regular features, full lips, a
dimpled chin, plump shoulders, lux
urient head of hair, or a pretty hand.
Even the presence of wit, indeed, is
but an aggravation, when it finds ex-
preston, in tones that are harsh, OIL
shriI, OF thin. Every gentleman re,
members the disappointment wmchhe
has felt on approaching handsome
woman in a drawing room, to heal
an unpleasant voice issue from beau
tiful pair of lips. Every other charm
is forgotten one hardly yorealises tha
the woman is intelligent and witty, as
beautiful, if her voice is not agreeable
1t behooves the ladies, then, to cart
for their voices, if not to cultivate
them. '''
The English tell us that the voice!
of our ladies are, as a rule, too .shril
I-too much, they say, of the American
eagle scream. Strangers are better
critics of ourselves than we are. Thi!
4 may be true. We slackened our pace
upon the street yesterday to hear tht
voice of French woman, a note o.
two of which we caught as we were
passing. 1t was without exception
the most deliciously musical voice il
conversation we have ever heard. I
fingered IN our ear all day, and W.
shall hear it there for many week
was it the contrast with the average
cAmefican female voice which chdelightet
us? Mothers should be careful in the
1 training their daughters voices a.
they are in giving them other accom-
plishments and graces which make
them delightful in society.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-10-08
..PUrrHAr 1MPtutDf5EEsNTi tutDf5EE l. RASCAL OUT

"PUT THAT IMPUDENT RASCAL OUT
While the congregation were col
lected at church, on certain occasion
an old, dark, hard featured skin and
bone individual was seen vending his
way up the side. and taking, his, seat
near the pulpit. The officiating min
lister was one of that class who detested
written sermons, and as for prayers
he Thought that they fought to be the
natural outpourings of the heart.
After the singing was concluded, the
house was as usual called to prayer.
FThes genius we have introduced, did
not kneel, but leaned his head devo-
tionaly. on the back of his, pew. The
minister, began by saying:
,2GaIFather oeaI il every age, by saint
and savage adored.-"Pope," said a
low but clear voice, near old hard fea-
lures. The minister, after casting an
I.indig ghaHt lookin the direction of the
voice continued --"fwhose throne sit
teth on the adamantine hill of Para
disc" K87toaa;3 aghiniinterrupted the
voice. The minister's lips ,quiFeEed
moment, but recovering himself he
began, ftlRe thank ithee1 most gracious
father, a that we. are. permitted once
more to assemble in thy name, while
others equally meritorious, but less
favored, have been carried beyond
that bourne from whence no, traveller
returns n .f!SAheakspeare" interrupted
the voice; this was too much. "Put
that impudent rascal out" shouted the
miiD1ister.-" N Original" calculated the
voice in the same calm but provoking
manner. ..: SPA e. .rs.. ~
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-10-08

An old man and an eminent divine
at whose side generations have risen
and fallen, whose head is-whitened by
the frosts of many winters, lingering
as he yet does between the living and
the dead, q memento of the past, and
as it were, alone i'll the present, in con-
versatien recently with gentleman,
was found quite cast down and defect
ed. The suggestion was made that it
would be well for him to take res
pite from his official labors and go
among his friends to recruit, in the
hope that he would thereby be cheered
and his dropping spirits revived. His
response was an impressive one and
full of import: "a so.,I'n. risIpli,.I
Sir, Z should Aure to go into The
grdUe-ya,'Gls to find hene!"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-10-08
Loxehhd dsna,l poox

Love and Small Pox.
The San Francisco correspondent OF
the San Jose Mercauy writes the fol.
lowing:
When I tell you that three or four
thousand people were vaccinated in
this city last week, you will readily
understand that a yellow flag waving
in the breeze will create degree OF
CONSERVATION and excitement that will
at least rid that immediate neighbor-
hood of all the noise and disturbance
of hawkers, passing foot tramps and
frequent visitors. Well, a certain pop
ular, but very excentric young lady,
who has string of beaux, conceived
the romantic idea of testing the sim
cerity of her devoted admirers, who
professed to live only on her smiles,
and often avowed willingness to die
for her. She aYai1ed herself, Of the
temporary absence of her parents in
the country, took a servant into her
commence, procured a yellow flag,
nailed it to the gate, and awaited the
=" breaking out" of thesnews. It broke
and the tidings spread like wildfire
neighbors urged each other to report
the case to the health officer and insist
that she be taken to the pest house.
Two OF three "devotees 2 sought the
vicinity to make assurance doubly
sure, and on spying the signal retreat
led hastily, denying themselves even
the light diet of a smile. The family
physician was questioned, but hadn't
been summoned, and at last an officer
boldly ventured to investigate the
case, and learning the ruse, promptly
removed the flag, but not until the
fact fac was fully established that she, was
abandoned to her fate, whatever it
might be, by the swarrns of SIMMER
friends who lived in hers smile, and in
the prospects of her fathers bank ac-
count
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-10-08
$500 rz=iszi.. *
The Red of Lake of Erie.
The following paragraph is goin

The following paragraph is going
the newspaper rounds:
"In discussion at the meeting of
the American Scientific Association
at Chicago, Professor Newberry re-
marked that the present bed of.Lake,
Erie, did not well represent the an
cient basin, either in extent or depth.
1He said the Lake was enly-a river,
and rivers running into it from the
south have their beds one hundred
feet above their ancient beds. The
rock forInstiops along the river val
Ieys show the Iindisturbed geological
order. 2utl>to@i tsisSxrt fS3sA
Professor Newberry may have said
this, but Certainly not in the form in
which it is here given. 1t may be
that a river once eocoursed along the
bed of Lake Erie, but some terrible
EupheaEals must have occurred to. pro-
duce the change from River to Lake.
All the evidence in our possession
tends to show that the. Lake is to-day
! confined to- a. much smaller compass
than formerly The geological indica-
tions are very strong that several
counties here in the Northwest were
at one time, and that not very far
back, entirely submerged. The boul-
ders which are. occasionly found by
farmers in their fields, were evidently
brought from Lake Superior, perhaps
on huge cakes Office which 'foated
out into the marshy Innings of Lake
Erie and there. deposited their car
7 goes: " The sand ridges and deposits
of shells, Sc, clearly indicate that
Lake Erie to-day is confined to a
much smaller commas thansit WAS Nt
an earlier period. ,zsoG.s
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-10-08
zT5jt7g99 AURORA, Sept. %, 1s6s.

,1ullI59 ..AtkURRppRfA, ptl.tZ5, Slooo.
ED. DEMOCRATIC PRESS: The citi-
zens of Aurora were last evening fa-
YoEed with speech from your towns
man s. D. Norton, Esq. "A good at
tendance of Democrats and Republi-
cans were present. He spoke for an
hour and a half upon the finances, and
taxation, and snadea some telling hits
against the nongrel distructives in
power. He was listened to with pro-
found attention by the members of
both parties, - and everything passed
off satisfactorily. '~a ST.
The Democrats of,the several town
ships would do well to secure the SER
vices of this able and eloquent speak
er, foE,at least, oneFspeeeh during the
cana paign.in lrajoE ,ssaI "a. !. ,flosf1
-. .a ' s., IN si.aG.ar,. 9, SUBSCRIBER.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-10-08
- F--t> .sI[itf .Ei'3-
You Beta Vermonter Puts Up His Green
backs on His Own, State. jlcE9.-

70 ,.TTTa y
You Beta Vermonter Puts Up His Green
backs on His Own, State. igcE4-
very amusing incident of, travel
is 81 relatedsby a gentleman of this city
as having occurred recently on one
OF the railroads leading into Utica,
New York, the home of Horatio Sew
mour. ANumber Of New Adventists
were aboard the train, returning from
one of their religious demonstrations
atWhich the doctrine that this world
would wind up its affairs about the
first of the new year had been extern
sive1y held up. Two. of them sitting
near him opened a conversation on
the election prospects,, when one re-
marked = eis''1i Z A51s2 = "a
'"F haven't the slightest doubt that the
Democrats will elect Seymour and
Blair this fall, and I.5belieNe lit ought
to be done, too. yzs.yf.E
g" don't see how You figure in that
way" remarked the other, ''Grant and
Colfax viii be elected as sure as No
vember comes, and if 1 were betting
man I'd put up some money on it.p
At this another N. A. with a long
funeral countenance, very. owl of
tfralns.cendent fl wisdom, drawled sol
emily:
'Y ou are both mistaken, my friends !;
the LerdJesus Christ will be Presi-
dent Of the United States in 1862
Hardly had this sage prediction been
uttered when a big Vermonter, on the
other side of the. isle, who had heard
the, last speaker rather indistinctly /;
jumped to his feet,n and. bringing
down fhis fist, shouted sspll bet You
twenty-five dollars we increase our
majority in Vermont against him.
e 4 In five minutes the whole car was
in roar as the joke went rount, and
the discussion was abruptly wound
up, leaving the enthusiastic corn
cracker. very; much astenished. and
puzzled leg at the result of his share in it.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-10-08

RADICAL SPEEcH.-The Hon. Mr..
Lewis, of the Alabama Legislature,
made the following speech OH the bill
authorizing the Legislature to choose
the presidential electors:
Il reference q large people of the
masses and believe that my stituen-
cy4de masse-wairts us to vote for
them as dere representatives, and I
believes we is competehtfur to vote
our land is in a bad condition, ana de
handsis needed on de fields, and, sir,
de warm viens' Of blood now ceiussing
through some of our bodies will be
split on dc. ground if de people is>al-
lowed to vote, cause there will5be
fights.between the7exteifdfng parties;
derefofe L am in favor of US voting
for Gineral Grant in de; Legislatrlr.p :
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-10-08

WE learn to read and write, but we
cannot learn raillery; that must be a
peculiar gift ofnature ;and, to tell the
TRUTH I esteem him happy who does
not wish to acquire it. The character
of'sarcasm is dangerous ;although this
quality makes those laugh whom it
does not wound, it nevertheless, never
procures esteem.-OsenStie,R., y..--,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-10-08

SHAME THE, negroes of Liberia,
after several years. experience of Uni
versal suffrage, have declared against
it. The ignorant negroes are excluded
from the polls. Onlyeducated negroes
are permitted vote IN that negro
republic. But the Radical party of
this country would not only force up
on ten States the votes of set Of
black semi-brutes that are not deemed
good enough to vote in negro colo
ny in Africa, but would place the po-
litical fate and social destiny of the
white race in their hands, a.-.J -.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-10-08

The mind of the greatest man in
the world is pct soz independent but
that he mayMbe rsubjecteds to- being
troubled by the leastjnmBle which is
made around himiAaiitt' il ne need not be the
noise of cannon to disturb his
thoughts iitheed 'only-be> the noise of
weather-cock or pulley.-Pascal.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-10-08

IT is observed in the course of
worldly things, that mems ;tfortt1ines
are oftener made by; ltlfeir tongues
than by their virtues andmore mems
fortunes overthroWn thereby thanVby
vices.-Sjq' ". Ralesah. h.f--t1,s,A. ~ i,ua
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-10-08

"A YOUNG man wrote an article for
temperance paper, and quoted.
"SGiye Cir e, me: cot in the, valleysI love-
which appeared, "Give me a sot in in
the fellow l love-
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-10-08

NATURE, which has given syii1 us one Or
gan for speaking, hasgiven us two for
hearing. that we may learn, that it is
better to hear Than to speak.-Na6S
EBeadS.p . - 81 . II = - -
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-10-08

FRIENDsH1P,-To enjoy the society
of friend We should limit our inter
course with him. We Ehaye pushed
our companionship. to. far when we
feel ourselves sharing each others
dulneSs ..5,sr... - .sgse,f. E.. -.tf...s .,E,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-10-08
what a Democratic Administration WI,

d OenOCraC1c administration Will
% s 2 7ass:l- -E,aal
1t will reduce the expenses of the
Government one hundreds millions a
year below what it has been each
year for the last three years, and ap7
ply $50, 100000 or s75, 100000 = year
towards thereduction of the national
debt. It will gradually call in the
greenbaek notes, more equally distrib-
ute the banking capital of the .eouH-
try, and start at once on the road to
resumption of specie payment. 1t
will reduce the debt and reduce, tax
es, reduce the price of sugar, flour,
molasses, tea, salt, clothing, boots aid
shoes, and, in three years. make green-
backs as good aszgold. 1t will also
secure equal and just taxation of all
property, and the payment of every
bond and every note issued by the
Government to the last dollar. 1, =,