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Power of a ChiId's HYMN.

When was first urged to preach, /
shrank from the duty The spirit was will
ling but the flesh was weak. i debated
with my feeling for long time. Duty and
timidity had hard contest, and the latter
almost carried the day had almost per-
suaded myself that | was not the person,
and that God must have some other field OF
labor for me. In this nervous and hesitate
ing frame Of mind was walking-medi-
tating, praying, and about to yield to my
weaker feelings-when came by group
OF children playing by the roadside Sud
denly one of them jumped up before me
and sang this verse:
my gracious Master and my God,
Assist me to proclaim;
To spread through all the earth abroad
The honors of Thy name"
The child Immediately resumed its gam,
little conscious ofwhat she had done. Fror
that moment | was decided. All dout
departed, and whatever good may hay
done in the pulpit, under God, the simpl
hymn of that careless child must have th
credit.
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Bridget, what have you done with the
cream? Those children cannot eat skim
med milk for breakfast p 'sShure, marin
and it isn't myself that would be after Civ
in the scum to yees. I tux that off and
guy it TO the cats !"
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-11-02

A saying of old DR.. Fuller was quoted
in Dr. Marsh's presence: "He that falls
into sin is man; he that grieves at sin is
a saint; he that boasts of sin is devil. -
DIR. Marsh replied, ''tOnly one thing more !:
he that forgives it is God" a-a
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An exchange says: zone grain of ma
genta win tint to rose pink ten millions
ofits own weight of water" So one drop
of alcohol will flush the whitest thought
with tint of shame.
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The Methodist Episcopal church last
year erected 10 new places of Worship
One hundred and forty of these We're built
to take the place of old ones; the other $40
are net inerease The total amount of
money expended in building these church
es was nearly Sc, 900, 600
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A Maine farmer asks, ''Is there any con-
sistency in paying premium of $500 fol-
the fastest tsotting horse and only $40 for
the best wheat field in the country? There
may be, but we cannot see it."
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-11-02

You can't prevent the birds of sadness
from flying over your head, but you may
prevent them from stopping to build their
nests there.
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Faith supplies to its possessor Jesus and
the fitness there is in Him, and trans
mutes every conceivable evil into a bles-
sing.
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Snow heavenly pearls her brow impress.
Robes of ethereal dye invest
Which sweeps along

How unwise to measure happiness by
outward appearance, and esteem them rich
whom wealth and fortune favor. He only
is rich who has the hope of the christian,
which sustains alike in the yicissitudes Of
life and the exigencies of death Watch
man and Reflector c
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Many farmers have come to the conclu-
sion that close manure cellars under barns
are not well for the animals, carriages, or
the hay and grain above. A manure shed
is better arrangement, they think, and
SO do we.os n .esn
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BOOKS.

Just received
BOOKS,
MISCELLANEOUS BOOKS,
TOY AND
BLANK BOOKS,
REWARDS,
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The Contrast.

Upon gala day at Versailles, in the
midst Of the most imposing displays of
courtly splendor, beautiful maiden ap-
peared, arrayed in costly attire. She was
the daughter of a duke. As the spectators
gazed on her queenly form and bearing,
one of them exclaimed, "What destiny /!
young, rich, beautiful and duchess p'-
Hers, indeed, was golden cup, and it
foamed to the brim with unmingled Joy.
But few years passed before it was dash
ed from her jeweled fingers. The French
Revolution consigned both father and moth
er to the'guillotine, after which their prop
erty was confscated and their daughter
driven from her home of opulence to for
eign land. Lingering years of poverty and
grief robbed her face of beauty and bowed
the form once so gracefully elastic, till al
last, on bed of straw, the poor exile
breathes away her life. Lord Jesus, re.
ceive my spirit" says the dying woman
and to His celestial home her weary fee
ascend.
4
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INITIAL PAPER AND ENVELOPE,

A large assortment or
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All kinds, common and nice Stationery, Per'o
rated Paper, Drawing Paper, &C., &c, al
WIN. JOSLYN 4 SONS.
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Perfect love had cast out fear. Peace
reigned. Joy sparkled in the sunlight Of
Gods countenance. There was a well there
which death could not dry-the "well Of
water which springing up unto everlasting
life."-Dr. Cayler in independent
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FURNITURE.

on hand and for sale by
IS H. Q. WHITCHER.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1869-08-05

Nellie Harlan, the young lady
who has been so extensively pub
lished as farmer on her own hook
i'm Iowa, writes a letter to the Des
Moines Register, wherein she says:
II am not very strong advocate OF
'Woman's Rights but think one
has right TO take homestead, and
would think it strange if one should
come and see these beautiful prairie
lands, and go home without exercis-
ing that right" Miss Nellie adds
naively: 81 must here speak Of the
favor you did me by publishing my
name. / received letters from differ
ent gentlemen lstrangers) who would
inquire about Buena Vista lands,
speak Of my lands, and politely close
the letter by asking correspondence.
Now, my brothers here are land
agents, instead of myself; and instead
Of acquaintance by letter ! expect to
have a personal acquaintance with
the one to whom l may deed half of
my homestead"
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1869-08-05
Balloon Fra III es.

Many persons do not appear to
comprehend the difference between
a framed building and another build
ing that is erected according to the
balloon style. A balloon frame has
very few or no mortises and lemons.
Instead of beating mortises in the
upper side of the stills for the lemons
of the studs, the lower ends Of the
studs are sawed off square, simply
placed on the sill, and secured by
s.tocing-in" several nails at the lower
end Of each stud into the stills. In
stead Of framed plate, the upper
ends Of the studs are sawed off square,
and one or two pieces Of scantling
are nailed on tho top Of the studs.
Instead Of placing the ends of the
joists In corresponding pairs i'm grid
ers, they are placed against the sides
of the studs, and spiked fast with
several nails at each end. No posts
are employed, other than two studs
at each corner of the building. In
stead of large and expensive. stills, a
joist, two by eight inches, is sufficient.
A dwelling house may be built a
great many dollars cheaper by adopt
ing the balloon frame, and the build
ing will be much stronger.-Er.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1869-08-05
Chinese Ontlls.

A Chinese trial has been In pro-
gress at Silver City, Idaho, and has
considerable interest from the novel
method of swearing witnesses. The
Ifdat Wdre thus describes the cere-
mony: "a ROSTERS head is hacked
Off with a knife, II saucer broken, the
oath written on yellow paper, burned,
and the smoke in which is supposed
to be the spirit of the burned oath,
blown up to heaven ineach case. The
prosecution and defense each swore
five witnesses, killed five chickens,
broke five saucers, burned five pieces
OF paper, etc. After killing the
chickens they are thrown away by
the Cinnamon and considered unfit
for use; but having had their Threats
cut, nicely bled, ETC., the American
heather consider them none the
worse for having been sworn by; and
we confess to having been guilty OF
the sacrilege of assisting to devour Il
portion that was really fat, tender,
and good to our unsanctified palate"
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1869-08-05


meDt of the bump of self-esteem.
"What's the news, sir? Has any
thing unusual happened of late sir?''
inquired he, with a consequential
air.
Mr.. NJ, happening torecollect that
a furious storm had occurred just
previous, gave him some account OF
it, mentioning that on the sea-coast
it was very severe, several vessels
having been driven ashore and
wrecked, With the loss of many lives.
"Can you remember, sir, what
night in the week all that happened?'
eagerly inquired the listener.
Mr.. Mann said he believed it was
the night of Tuesday.
"Ah!" said the lunatic, with an air
of solemnity, mingled with triumph,
and lowering his voice to whisper,
II account for it, sir! That was the
night when / whistled sol"
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1869-08-05
39,563,5O6 233 235

The Democrat proceeds to farther
calculation as follows: Divide the
population by 233, we have as the
ratio Of representation 1882, or
about 40, 600 toa representative. AT
this ratio the several States would be
entitled to the number of representa-
tives given in the second column, so
that New England would have 20,
the other Atlantic States 81, total I07;
while the Southern States bordering
on the Gulf and river would have 36,
and the Northwestern and Pacific
States 80, total l2G members. The
States which would lose representa-
tives would be Maine, losing !, New
Hampshire /, Massachusetts 2, Con-
nccticut l, New York 3, Pennsylva-
2, and Maryland, Virginia, North
Carolina, Louisiana, Tennessee and
kentucky each. OF the States gain
ing, Michigan would gain 2, Indiana
|, Illinois 3, Wisconsin l, Iowa 2,
Minnesota /, Missouri A, Kansas l
and California /. We suppose these
estimates will not vary materially
from the actual result Of the census,
and though Tennessee, ! ouisiana or
Kentucky may retain its number,
and Indiana, Georgia or Minnesota
may perhaps gain another, the gem
eral result us to sections will be va
ried hardly any. twill beobserved
that with the votes Of the Mississippi,
Western and Pacific States, including
Alabama, there will be majority OF
10 for Western policy over the en-
tire vote of the Atlantic States.
These figures of the Democrat may
be considered, and we think will be
proven nearly correct. AS will be
seen IL calculates that Iowa will have
population Of |, l66, 1884 in 1870. 1t
will have that much, and there Is
every indication that II will have
even more. Register.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1869-08-05

The Laramie Sentinel says: "a
gentleman, an old settler Of Iowa,
who has been visiting our city with
his family, makes a very enigmati-
cal but true statement to us. He has
four children, three Of whom were
born In three different Territories,
and the fourth In one Of the States of
the Union, and yet they We're born
In the same house and on the same
farm. We are inclined to leave this
enigmaunsolved to test geograph-
ical and historical information Of our
exchanges"
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1869-08-05

100 ACRES, "a milo East of Knoxville:
WV 50 in Cultivation. 70 in timber ard
Coal; well divided by fences; comfortable
house and stable; 40 acres we'll set with grass
Price $40 per acre. For further partcul lar,
inquire Of the undersigned at Knoxville,
Iowa. (2.33tf) j. X. CASEY.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1869-08-05
ThriIiing and Romantic story.

In the month Of August, 1863, the
French ship Adelina Eliza quilted
Bordeaux for Hong Kong. A month
afterward she was spoken off Cape Of
Good Hope. She wasnever heard of
again, until few days since her his
tory and the history of all her crew
became public. a typhoon in the
Indian Ocean threw her out Of her
course, dismasted her, broke her rud-
der, and tossed her toward Oceaniea.
Bad weather lasted 80 days, and
when fair weather returned, she
struck upon coral reef, and the ex-
halisted crew were scarcely able to
take refuge in the boats.
TX was lnoonless, starless night
when this accident occurred. They
rowed wildly, and thanked God when
the breaking day showed them bar
rier surrounded by shining land
scape. They reached land and laid
down to sleep. When they awoke
they found themselves bound hand
and foot and surrounded by savages.
Their captors proved TO be cannibals.
Eleven Of them, their captain inclu-
ded, were slain and eaten. Three
c...h.c-.S co;st.IIivei, how does not APP
pear, TO make their escape, but they
were mutilatcd. The one who sue
ceeded in reaching Europe has one
arm torn off and one eye torn out.
The three reached remote part Of
the island, where they found canoe
and embarked in it, preferring the
risk Of being devoured by sharks to
the certainty of being killed and eat
en- by cannibals. Fortunately they
found themselves in an archipelago,
and were able to go from one island
to another. After wandering for
some time, moving as rapidly as pos
sible away from the cannibal's home,
George Samazon's two companions
died of exhaustion.
He remained alone, mutilated,
hopeless, upon a frail canoe. He new
ertheless continued topush on, touch
ing land only when necessary to sleep
and get water and food. He ate shell
fish and roots. One day he reached
the last island Of the group, and moth
ing lay before him but the wild ocean.
lie set to work to build raft. 1t
took him a year. He launched it..
The waves threwit back on the island.
He several times tried to put it to
sea, but constantly failed. He re-
solved to turnhis footsteps landward,
but i'm different direction from the
cannibals' home. He climbed a
mountain, crossed desert, fell again
into savages' hands, once more cs-
capped from them, fled through for
ests; his feet were bitten by venom
Gus insects; his face scabbed by the
bite of the mosquitoes; at last, nearer
dead than alive, he came upon white
men. He had been walking for three
years, and had crossed South Ameri-
ca on foot! The white men received
him kindly, and did what they could
for him. Tie embarked upon small
Portuguese ship, and at last reached
Europe. His family had long given
him up for dead.-COr. Of Ne,c Or
leans Picay,uie.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1869-08-05
Our Population I'm 1870.

The st. Louis Democrat has been
making an estimate of the popula-
ton that this country will show by
the census Of 1870, taking as a basis
Of calculation the vote last fall. 1t
compares the census Of 1860 with the
vote Of that year-applies the ratio
thus found to the poll of 1865, and
then allowing the proportionate in
crease for two years more, reaches
the population Of 1870. Reasoning
from this data. il finds that the New
England States have increased very
slightly in population; that New
York. New Jersey and Pennsylvania
have grown rapidly; that the South
ern States along the Atlantic coast
have increased very little, If any;
that Ire Southwest has increased
and that the Northwest has
grown with marvellous rapidity. 1t
presents the following estimaieof the
results to be ascertained by the cen
sus Of 1870, stating that ii may vary
a little as 10 some States, bat not
very much. The table first gives the
population estimated a. We have ex-
planned, then the representation for
the next decade and the third eei-
umn the present representation. BY
this estimate the Southern States will
yain nothing i'm representation-the
Eastern States will lose, and the
will gain considerably:
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1869-08-05
TIFICA TIE.

CALeMA, Iowa. June 20, 1869.
MEssRs. E.B. WoopRuFF Bro,
Knoxville. Iowa:
Gentlemen:
We, farmers, living 10 Marion County, Iowa.
lake pieasnra in saving to you that Messrs.
WcGse. Fulton & Niles did thru shipg for u
in the Fall Of 1858. with the justl, celebrated
Rirdsall Patent Thresher and Serara'or. and
we firmly believe u TO be the Best Machine
we ever knew. II IL a perfect Separator,
'eaving no grain in the straw. runs very easy
20 the frame. does not get ont of repsir, and
'hreshes faster and better than any Machine
VS. ever had the pleasure of seeing at work
We would employ no other If we could get
this or one like it.
(Signed)
IOBG d. COLBY, w PATTERSON.
THOMAS K,Ss, W. BgLKNaPs
WM Fulton. NORMAN swEzY,
ABRAHAM RIGGLE, THOMAS WILSON,
AUSTIN WARNER, w q. MCELREA.*
J. 4. FuLroN.
Did rot have threshing done. but saw the
Machine work.
n9S- The above Machine was bought Of
E. b. W0ODkUFF& BRO,
34f Knoxville.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1869-08-05
TOWN PROPERTY
FOR SALE.

T 0FFER FOR SALE my Residence, one
/ block from the Northeast corner of the
Public Square, Notwithstanding Of New
Dwelling House containing Nine Rooms. ali
we'll fnished, with excellent Cellar, GOOD
Wei ard Cis;ern, Barn and Wood house, and
choice variety # Fruit and Shrubbery, Cd
two Lots fenced together.
ALSO MY BUSINESS ROOMS,
On north and west sides of the P,Slic Square.
Fur Terms ard further Particulars, enquir.
of the undersigned,
H.B. KEEFER
Knoxville, Sept. Q, 1868. 2,13f
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1869-08-05
A vvlllstllalg Lsinatic.

Horace Mann used to tell capital
story Of Il conversation he once had
with nm inmate Of the lunatic asylum
at Worcester, whose peculiar mania
resulted from an inordinate develop
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1869-08-05
Ne"
BLACKSMITH SHOP.

KoBERTs Il LYLE have opened a new
Blacksmith Shop, west of the Bank, Knox
Vile, where we are prepared to do all kind
OF work In our line in the best manner.
SNORING, span, new shoes, 81. And zoe Wii
do all pork, Of every kind, on as iO'o terms as any
Shop in torn. Thankful for past fayors, W.
respectfully solicit continued share Of pub
lie patronage. ROBERTS 4 LYLE.
Knoxville, Nov. 3, 1863 2,2If
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1869-08-05

Total West'n States. .ls, 1853, 500 107 100
Total Western and
Pacific States... 20, S59,8l5 12G 115
Add for Territories. 100000 ..... .....
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1869-08-05
Farm for Sale.

Knoxville, Sept. Q, 1868.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1869-08-05
SORGHUM
CANE MILLS!

THE UNDERSIGNE ED. having made ar
i rapgements with two reliable Western
Manufacturing Establishments for the intro
du 'iion Of his improved Sorghum Cane Mills,
IL now prepared to ke orders for the same
E r the coming season.
Two sizes Of these Machines viii! DO offered
to tho Public: -lst q Heavy One Horse Mill.
driving roll l4-inch dir meter, 9-inch face,
inch wrought iron shaft; 2d Two-Horse
Mill, drivi' g-roil 2d.incb diameter 9-ir cb
fec. and ~ i, Oh wrought iron shaft. These
Mills will be Warranted to stand any reason
able amount of work without breaking, and
will be sold Cheaper than the cheapest MI Of
any other make.
Tho principal Improvement 10 these Mills
consists in the complete separation Of the
"crushing strain" from the frame. work Of the
Mil, by direct connection Of the shafts OF
the rolls wi b each other. detailed De.
scription, With diagrams, will shortly appear
in these columns.
Mr. Geo II Conweli. Hardware Dealer OF
this city. will receive and attend to orders
for my Mills during the coming season.
L. RIDDLE
Knoxville, Iowa, March %, 1889. 24lti
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SHERIFFs SALES.

RYvirtue Of writ Of deri tacias. to me directed,
I'D will sci, ION the. FIRST, ,MoNDAYtin May
next in front Of the Court House, In Coiumbia,
within the legs, hourS tho following property viz:
as "Red Oak" in Richland County, containing
454 ACRES, more or less and bounded on the
of E. NJ Clarkson; South by laitls of p. B. CLARK
son, and West by lands of - thoobred. .sa$ ~ !
ALSO " .i = TT '''h'''i WV )
All that tract Of Land known as the t'Williams'
Tract" in Richland County, containing 1926 acres,
more or less. and bounded on the North by Iatids
of estate Of NJ. r. Singleton; East by Wateree
River; South by land Of T. B. Clarkson, and West
by land of estate of NJ R. Singleton.
ALSO, - t.'r.
70 acres of Land known as the Sandhil Tract,
bounded on the North by lands OF Mrs. A. g.
Clarkson, and on the East, South and West by
lands of T. b. Clarkson.
ALSO,
120 Shares of Commercial Bank of Columbia,
South Carolina, and 81 Shares OF Columbia Bridge
Company, Of South Carolina. Levied on as the
property Of Thomas D. Clarkson, at the suit Of
FlOrian c. Mey rs. Thomas B. Clafkson. {e.Htts
Terms cash. 'f iP. 'EaFRAZEE,S g. r. @. z
April II i]i. t'a.-.4! 2e.52 i-Tcti NTH
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witIails, or las the grains shed very easils)

wittails, or las the grains shed very easily)
a. Sat threshera might better serve she
pulse. To obtain the most matured, and,
the pre-, the best seed for the following
yea|hresh portion of each of as many
sheIs us may be desired, on o piece Of
boa Or overya barrel. holding the butt of
the eaf between the hands. The ripest
fall st, and the remainder may be reserved
for ordinary process. If land to any
reashble extent be planted in rice, no
dou cleaning mills will be erected, or ma
chin for the purpose will be attached to
the lis in common use. Until this is done.
the time pestle, of seasoned pine, and
the srtar, burned out of the section of q
pineg, although slow, will be entirely eff
fectiI affording one consolation, that more
goodce will be saved aud less loss incurred
fromce -four, than nre usual in q pounding
mill. augusta Constitutionalist.
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SHERIFF'S SALE.

Under order of Judge Of Probate, er parte Jacob
II. Wells, administrators Petition for sale Of
Real Estate.
TN pursuance OF an order made by William Hut
Il son Wigg, Judge of Probate for Richlsnd
County, directed to me. will sell, on the FIRST
House, in Columbia. within the legal hours:
All that tract of LAND, in Richland County, on
and forty. -four (144), ACRES, more or less, and
bounded by lands Of Jesse House, Isam House,
Gilbert Garner and estate OF Singleton.
TERMS OF SALE.-Cash enough to pay expenses
of these proceedings, and one third Of remainder
balance in twelve months: purchaser giving bond
with mortgage for payment Of purchase money.
Purchaser to pay for Stamps and Papers.
April IL NTH p + FRAZEEa &. r.: @. -,