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Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-08-18
DO 1T NOW.

WOULD like to have you run down TO-
Mrs. Bowen's for me, Katy, before sun
down." said Mrs. Nelson to her daughter,
who sat busily stitching away in her little
willow chair.
80 mother couldn't I. 60 just as well
before school to-morrowY have this
pair of pillow cases almost done for my
doh, and Aunt Martha Is going to give mo
two nice little pillows and feather bed
all made neatly"
"But, my dear, wish you to take her
the money for the work that she has sent
home to day. She is poor woman and
may need it,.
Still Katy looked reluctantly at the
dainty sewing work before her, and laid
down the RULED piilow.cas with sigh.
perhaps the poor woman Is wonder
ing how she shall buy food for her chill
dren tomorrow" continued her mother.
think what relief it will be to have
that care off her mind"
The thought was enough for Katy's
really benevolent little heart and she
quickly laid up her work in a pretty rose
wood box, so it would not he in any ones
way, and prepared herself for the walk.
"Here is basket, with some of AIMS
tea biscuit and plate Of butter" said
Katy's mother "you may take that to Mrs.
Bowen If 1t will not be- too heavy; and
Katy, you may take this cup of jelly and
some grapes to the little sick boy. dare
say they win be refreshing
Katy returned from her kind errand
that night, little weary, but very light
hearted.
II am so glad went To. night, MOTHER"
she said. "They were just sitting down
TO supper, with only little cake of corn
meal and a pitcher Of water on the table,
The woman cried when gave her the
basket, and seemed 80 glad She gave the
sick boy his biscuit and grapes first; and
I wish you could have seen how happy
his pale face looked"
Il am very glad, too, that you went to-
night" said her mother, land hope you
will learn this lesson from it,-never put
of doing a kind action till tomorrow,
when you can do it to, day. A good man
was urged not to 60 out on stormy even
ing to pay bill to poor laborer, a. to-
morrow would certainly do as well but
he answered, Think what blessing
good nights sleep is to poor man. This
may relieve some anxiety which would
cause him sieepless night The com.
mand to Gods ancient people Is Jno
which we should remember: The wages
of him that Is hired shall not abide with
thee all night until the morning. So you
see. dear Katy, it was an act Of justice, -
well as kindness, To take the money TO-
night, instead of putting 1t of till to-m0r-
row. YeutA's Companion.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-08-18

tremities which communicate sensations
20 the brain, and any obstacle opposed to
this action of nature may originate
variety Of symptoms ranging from mere
weakness to q regular nervous crisis.
Tight gloves Of kid or other skin, by
their adhesion to the surface, frequently
produce sort Of absccss or ulcer, which
appears under the nails. In such cases,
puncturing the flesh, or even leaving it to
the process of nature, will lead to the loss
OF the nails, which cannot, afterward, be
easily renewed. To young ladies, such
a accident Is very trying. But there is
precauti0n that may be taken against
this deformity. It consists simply in
scraping the nail with the blade of q
sharp knife rounded to the end. The
scraping must be done near to the seat
Of the abscess or Inflammation. The pus
once being removed, the small orifice pro-
duced by this process will soon disappear,
without leaving any trace. But on the
general principle, in order to reconcile
those two sworn enemies health and
fashion-all prolonged pressure at the ex-
tremities must be avoided, especially in
the case of children, and Of young girls
who have not attained their full growth
and development.
It seems that in France, prolonged
series of experiments and Investigations
has been made, and that DR.. Fortin mere
ly gives the result in what is not, at all, q
new theory, but claims to be q distinct
enunciation Of surgical truth; and these
views have attracted a corresponding de-
gree Of attention. 1t seems unquestiona-
bic that, where they are not deformed by
sordid toll, the hands OF those who do not
make continual use of the article in ques-
ton are more shapely and delicate in per.
ceptive touch than those of persons who
are descended from race that have been
able to use the kid or other skin glove
habitually. One is often surprised to see
what beautiful hands the children of the
poor classes possess, notwithstanding the
laborious pursuits OF their parents, and
yice persia.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-08-18

II is not this against which he mus
guard himself
It is, first, against the efforts of drink
era, who may endeavor to induce him
to Join them. Second, against giving
way to petty annoyances and dfsap-
pointments, and seeking to drown
care.
Third, against 0versoork.
Let him remember that the years OF
dissipation, In which his system has been
going through q condition of partial de-
struction of the nerve fibre and the tbs
sues and the brain matter, must require
years In which 70 recuperate.
He must not ovcrwork himself He
can now do more work in two hours
than he did before in eight, so let him
not work six.
Let him deal with life, and especially
his own life, philosophically, and having
done fair amount of work, accept the
needed boon of rest.
And should he find heao or brain failing
him at any moment, let him cease work
Altogether. and take relaxation in the
open air, in music, or in the society OF
friends.
And, above all, let him never, under
any circumstances whatsoever, by the
inducement Of friends, BY the advice OF
q physician, or on account of any need or
temptation that may sssail him. suffer
himself to be betrayed into taking the
first glaze.
For therein the secret lies; and as We
said in the beginning, the willing and
the strong man, if he follow these rules,
may, by the grace of God, he his o,on
snebriate asylum And SO he may step
again into the arena Of life, armed and
equipped anew for its daily struggles;
with the serene consciousness OF his
weakness and his strength to guide him
and to guard him in the future and the
soul.stirring conviction, moreover, as an
incentive for exertion, and for continu-
ance in the course he has chosen, that he
has displayed his truest manhood and
supremest nobility of character and
strength of win power, By fighting it ont
hi,nae}f Pufnann's M101ziNe
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-08-18

A SPIDER, living in the country, and
having followed his business for time in
an obscure corner, determined to travel 9
little, for improvement of taste, and also
for any advantage in business which
might chance to turn up. BY good for
tune he turned his steps to flower gar
den, where were displayed q thousand
blossoms, of every variety and hue. AS
we always compare new things to some
thing well known before, 30 in his mind
he compared the colors of brilliant flow
ers to the various insects which, in his en-
Genealogical studies, he had become &C.
ouainted with. Elated with all he saw,
he passed on, sometimes creeping, some
times throwing o suspension bridge from
pier to pier OF flower-stalks, until the
thought occurred TO him that he had not
dined nor euppeo. Accordingly he looked
around for place wherein to spread his
table. For spiders are accustomed to
spread their table first, and then to sit
down on it, or near it, TO see what fortune
will send them.
At length after several selections and
reflections, he found saloon of the most
admirable description. 1t was nothing
less than a morning glory! If he had
only known the name which 1t bore in the
catalogues, he would, suppose, have
been still more proud than he was of his
tent. For that must be sumptuous
flower which can boast q name as long as
q Spanish princess, as this did. Itwas the
Lponea hederacea superba gTdndifOrd.
Across the opening of this splendid bell the
spider stretched his web. In the morning
first saw him there. The dow was fresh
on the leaves. He said to himself, This
is the very cell of pleasure There will
be enough hungry flies or other insects
coming here for honey. 1t shall be my
business to entertain them when they
come"
Alas for day-dreams! While he was
thus fondly expecting his guests, | saw q
bumblebee of the largest size heavily
flying from blossom to blossom, from bell
to bell, and the thought crossed my mind,
how queer it would be If he should visit
the spider. Sure enough, he seemed to
have caught my thought, for, in second,
he carried his great laundering body right
down to the bell, through the web but
not liking it, he made of, like Sampson,
with part Of his prison on his shoulders.
Meanwhile, the spider seemed far more
alarmed than the bee, and shrunk back
into his flower house. MisfOrtunes never
come single, II is said. About an hour
after this encounter, went out ~ see
how the travelled spider was enjoying
himself He and had both forgotten one
thing, and that IL, that on fair summer
morning the convolvulus shuts up ita
blossoms by ten o'clock. While the spider
lay securely inside, the edges had folded
dOwo and closed the opening entirely
The flower had proved prisoni All, ye
who spin webs Of evil across the places OF
pleasure, and Turk for the destruction OF
the simple, may your refuge prove q
snare, and may you be caught in the very
net which you spread for others.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-08-18

SHo,v me boy who obeys his parents
who has respect for age, always has .
friendly disposition, and who applies HIM
self diligently to get wisdom and to do
good towards others, and If he 10 not re-
spected and beloved then there ID no such
thing % truth In the world.
Even when parents are fl-tempered
and unreasonable they should be treated
with respect and forbearance BY theiT
children. Olympias, mother OF Alexan-
der the Great, was woman OF ambitious
disposition, and occasioned much trouble
to her son. Nevertheless, when pursuing
his conquests in Asia, he sent her many
splendid presents out of the spoils which
he had taken, - tokens of his affection.
He only begged that she would not med
die with state affairs, but allow his king
dom to be managed pesceably by his gov
ernor, Antipater. When she sent haIsh
reply to the request which he had made,
he boro 1t patiently, and did not use sharp
language in return.
On one occasion, when she had been
unusually troublesome, Antipater sent
him letters complaining of her in very
grievoB terms. Alexander only said,
"Antipator does not know that one single
tear OF my mother is able to blot out nix
hundred Of his epistles."
A. boy was once tempted by some OF
his companions to pluck ripe cherries nom
tree which his father had forbidden him
to touch.
You need not be afraid" said one Of
his companions, "for IL your father should
find out that you have taken then he II %
kind he would not hurt you"
'Tha. is the very reason" replied Tho
boy, "why would not touch them. II y
true that my father would not touch me,
yet my disobedience, know, would hurt
my father, and that would be worse To
me than any thing else"
A boy who grows up with such prind-
pies will be man In the best sense OF the
word. It shows regard for rectitQde
that would render him trustworthy under
every trial.-GOIden Hours.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-08-18
Kid and Leather Gloves.

FRANCE and Belgium are, par ercslknce,
the countries of all others where kid and
leather gloves are manufactured and
worn. It is quite appropriate, therefore,
that any warning in reference TO thtir
use should come from that same quarter,
lest 1t might be supposed, were the argu-
ment put forth elsewhere that 1t was a
weak device of the enemy" 1t IL with
some curiosity and interest, then, that
the world Of readers and glove wearers
will read the comments that certain
DR.. Forth, of Paris, writing to the Figaro,
of that city, makes on the effects Of tight
gloves, although, such 10 the peculiar
perversity of human nature, that we
doubt much whether the slightest differ
ence will result in the consumption OF the
article, FROM oil that may be said about it.
In brief, the Doctor remarks that the
use of gloves made from the skins Of ami
mails Il attended by notable dangers
They were introduced, In their liner
qualities, into France by the Nedici
family, and since then the hands 1T the
higher classes have lost much OF their
purity and beauty Of contour. 1t IL not
difficult to comprehend that the con-
tinuous and violent compression OF the
hand must disturb its organism, and de-
teriorate the exquisite delicacy Of its
sense Of touch. But ill the difficulty
does not cease ct that point, by any
means. Anatomists can tell NJ that an
interchange Of two kinds Of blood, the
venous and the arterisl, takes place ct
the ends Of the fingers, - well a. else.
where, and that anything which inter.
fupts the process produces = reaction
toward the heaft-tho hollow muncle that
i the projecting ard propelling organ Of
circulation.
An organic precipitation cooperating
With tbs disorder nay develop certain
diseases OF the heart, or agGnvate those
that prsviousiy existed. there ere, also,
certain nervous opeEstions q the ex-
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-08-18
How to be Nobody.


IT il easy to be nobody, and we Will
tell you how TO do IL. Go to aha
drinking saloon and spend your leisure
time. You need not drink much
now; Just little beer, or soma
other drink. In the meantime play dom.
NOES, checkers, or something else. 70 kill
time, 80 that you will be sure not 70 rad
any useful book. II you read, let II b
the dime novels of the day. Thus 60 on
keeping your stomach full, and your head
empty. and yourself playing time. killing
games, and in few years you'll be no
body, unless Gas - quite likely You
should turn out Q drunkard or prcSss-
sional gambler, either OF which 10 worse
than nobody. There arc any number q
young men hanging about saloons bl-
lard rooms and other rum shops juse
ready TO graduate and b nobotes.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-08-18

done wonders. The chocolate and the
brioshes have claimed extremely well
my nocturnal hunger; and this morning
the mutton-chop took-fasting- accord.
ing.:to your prescription, has produced
the same happy effect. All! let any one
henceforth dare deny, before me, the re.
suit of science ~
This kind note and the hundred dollars,
easily consoled the doctor for his night so
aWkwardly troubled. $50
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-08-18
YOUTHS DEPARTMENT
a LI7TLEFOLK SON0.

CONF here, you grigs,
Here's q show
Five baby pigs
All In row
They came last night,
Brown, pink and white
With tails curled tight
And eyes 90 bright.
It 10 treat
To see them eat
And hear them sqresk,
A-weeki A-weekl
And, oh. what fun
To see them runi
And then stop short.
With grunt and snort,
Poking about
With curioue enout.
No, Master Dick.
Put down THAT stick,
You must not dig
A baby pig
Under the rib.
To make him squeal.
How would you feel
Should do go
To you, you know!
You must ba kind,
Or else you'll fnd
You won't come here
Again, my dear.
-Riperside Lo0QeiRA.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-08-18

How TO scrape IN Acquaintance r. =.
situation - IN ssststsnt n TuSSe
hath. #ls r3A2Sf
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-08-18
Potassii Bromidi-Drach. y.
sigma. Vi. Puly.

Now It has been the regular custom,
and tho daily necessity Of this unfortu-
nate, for months perhaps for years-to
stimulate into renewed power the brain
and nerves, suffering after . nights OBJ
stinence from their daily food, perhaps
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-08-18

muscles will strengthen, his will become
elastic In his movements, and strength
come to him as by . miracle.
There can be nothing in earth's warfare
that can give that sublime CONSCIOUSNESS So
of well-dOing, which is 50 intensely felt
after those days of terrible suffering.
He il respected; HIS utterances are re-
garded with their due confederation his
friends and those who understand through
what valley Of the Shadow Of Death
he has passed. respect him; and even his
former boon companions appreciate q
courage and fortitude which they have
not the faith in themselves TO initiate.
In his daily duties, be they professional,
artiStic, or business, he Will find that he IL
gifted with new vigor and judgment. Hil
Imagination 10 stimulated Tar beyond the
power of alcohol, because II IL natural
now, and part Of the Divinity within.
And finally, the decentralization Of the
soul. that always follows, and forever de-
bases the habftuA1 inebriate, r. gone for.
ever. His ideas Of right justice, and
virtue have ceased 10 be perverted.
Deeds which he would have performed,
and scenes in which he would willingly
have acted Q part, but . few short weeks
aao. he now looks upon with scorn and
sbhorrence. And In rectitude OF inten-
ton and act, and the supremest effort
of his intellectual and physical capacity,
he may now save his lief! yes, u
nh do not % back.
There win he no need Of It.
He win have no craving for hquor.
On the contrary, he win hsye formed
Tor himself an ahsolute hatred and do
testAtion Of It.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-03-01

ravens hitting to and fro, and cowardiy wolves
fnhrna anu snaI ping over their east.
col. pAKER TREATS WITH ANOTHER Rand or BLACK
FEET.
On the oycnin. Of January q tho command re-
traced their s'crs to Fort : Uw. md on the Hlth
reached trading Tos'. where thty learned lhat u
band Of blOods numbering out hNc Uuaulel, huH
lc1 that place the came morning. Col Baker m
uedatcly went into camp, and sent request Ter
the Loading clcfs tn come in.
They compiled with fi- request. AMI also denver
cd IN al ihe American stock in their possession;
taking pnaios 30 return. They acted lNcn.NN. anu
" 90 he fieudv until an opportunity rrcsctts w.
for ftem 10 stttp and steal. and then tttk' LuEc
under Gle British ilbr. ty imply gong NC rrc!t us
lance 10 uI,ro trc ire ~ british Cour bii Keeps
lack our soldiers from following them 'r'her.
WHAT Will DE rrouGnr AHD sMD.
The Marias fight is now thing oftlepast; Buthow
viii be icef'ci by ,no'e lovers Of t.e Icu
cut-hroat az the rerC ct embodiment OF honor Ihey
will call II n massacre.
What win tnoso term 70 who lave been made
widows, la'heressI orphans, poor, by those once nc,
pets Of the Goyernmenti' A terrible though Just
such it is, and 1, Is my belief that those who en-
terrain different opinion, are either nal ing money
from fat Indian contracts, belong TO that class OF
beings who totally ienoiunt Of Tie character anu
doiugs Of an unhicndly tribe Of Indians -.
In conclusion, the people Of Montana arc almost
unanimous (excepting, perhaps few IN the indian
Ringl. in expressing their feelings OF gratitude 10
Col. Baker Tor sweeping from existence so many
murdcrers Of the whites. AZ the same time they
the signal io~ his removal. In other words, Indian
traders AMI contractors for the greater part. are
ignorant and interruptions men, WHO would shield
the numbering redskins and misrepresent the doints
of an army officer who has fcare slv done his duty.
We trust that Gen. GIANTS administration viii
treat Indian TGrderers as such And also, that the
military vii, not In the future, as tnCy nave in
Indian Ring II. r. II.
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init all this and then il perhaps may logi
cally follow that Republicans, trained in
such a bold, vigorous, progressive school, and
who have borne conspicuous parts in tho co
lossal events Of the past fifteen years, solving
some of the most difficult problems which
have agitatcd the political world since the
era Of CROMWELL, and waging one Of tho
greatest wars and winning ono Of the grand.
est triumphs in bistory-wc say II may well
he that such men, though they may leave the
Republican party, will not be attracted TO the
Democracy. Certainly they viii not If it is
bent upon fighting the reconstruction con.
trovcrs.cs over again, allows its policy in
Congress TO be dictated by Carrulous fools
Ike DAVIS and SAULsDURY, and in the fore
most city and State Of the Union prefers to
strikers, who arc distinguished for nothing
except skill in stufilng ballotboxcs with
fraudulent votes, and filing their pockets by
plundering the people.
If the Democrats embrace this suspicious
hour to reform their party and bring in allies
who will more than make up for the expur-
CATION Of rcactionary and venal members,
they will save tho country from a repetition
of the political distractions that marked tho
MoNRoE epoch, when four candidates ran for
the Presidency. Let the reform Democrats
pcrscverc and they will surely rescue the
name Of Democracy from being the synonyme
of defeat, or, whenever victorious in its
stronghold, from being n mere cover for fraud
md corruption. At the Same time they will
save the country from being distracted by
tho wranplcs of three or four, or il may be
half dozen, sectional parties or personal
factions.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-03-01
MIR. ROBEsOY STRIKING orr.

Thirty-nvc Thousand Dol'nrs Io.t 10 II,
Government t'rouzh Dinner 10 tho SEQ.
rotary Of the Nnvy-United Stntcs steam.
era us in Private -pecula'ion-'rhe U.
:. Government Running the Commerce Of
tho Country.
Mr.. Secretary Robson is a jolly man. Il,
ioves social glass AMI social talk With HE friend.
He loves TO do them services and since be has besa
In the Department he hns steadily advanced the H.
forests Of his boon companions Allmen have ttern
Tic fliincs. Robesons failing is good dinner penj
OF cllrct u follow, and suffoicncy OF walnuis rd
rather broad stories Shortly after his elevation
the Sccretaryship he came up 20 New York nd
some friends who knew the man invited him 10 or
OF Delmonico's dinners lobeson accepted, ate nd
drank to his hearts content told stories and craekl
jokes, and was duly npplauded and fallercd by he
company.
At tile same table sat some gentlemen who wu9
in q oil and tallow business Thoy talked to ihs
be1ming Cabinet officer, ard persuaded him thu
uying oil for the Naval Department here in Amcro
WIS b'under; that ir the United States wanted Cd
II could be got from their agents In Oporo at con
siderable saving: and that the storcship bringing II
home " ould save the lrcightngc. Robson saw the
point and the thing was agreed to- So when tho
United States storcship Guard sailed from New YORK
with stores for the Medtcrranean. on tue 10Th Of
10 fupDS I've Niniufon Nil'tN WIS "a
any particular need, she landed three fourts Of lei
cargo ut Oporto, and took board 5000 Gallons q
olive oil.
1he Price paid was lot cents in gold per ,allon, IN
tanks il had therefore TO be pu' IN casks. woished
and taken In lighters to the Guard which WIN
commissions due Officials. ,uld cost some s41
IN gold Now, II to this We add the expense he'f'
rel by Importers, and necessarily by the OoWn'
nent We shall find that the difference IN exchnt
alone amounted to S5.5S05i on the sum total Of We
hbovc, namely, S62.t1: talt the interest on us
gold Tor, say 81, would amount O. $pO,Ul; and VA
the marine Insurance would amount to ile sans
sum. II this we add the duty which 81 ould have
boon nnid, but which tie Revenue lost, We hnd
total IN gold OF SSi0UJ. TO this has 10 lie idtn
the amount OF oil lost by leakage, WI ch ranges N
cordng 10 the beat authorities from tn Is ~ cent
Taking an svera"e Of 10 per cent OF leakage We ma
That Of the t0H0 gallons OF oil taknn on toard :.
Oporto, only 5000 " ere Landed In New York Its
would make the oil cost 2l6 $40 cents 'cr ra0p,
Now, the Mnnlattan Oil Company and TlHanes
| Co. had previously offered to supply the NaydN
partnent With Malaga olive oil considered I've pe''
| IN tho market end fetching the higl,-, zee ~
Sl35 rer gallon In casks, and TO be deliver AVN
| Naval Yard. RrnpklVn