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Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-11-17


FIRST, the rags or old garments ouch.
to be washed clean; then rip them -
I pieces, rejecting the parts too WON to ~
used; il not ready TO color them, tie n
bundles all that are TO be colored each
color, and any that do not need color;ns
may be cut and sewed, or tied up by them
selves, If not ready to commence the WORK
All wooden ones ought to be kept in linen
sacks, to exclude the moths from them
Any light, mixed or plaided woolens
may be improved in color by dipping in a
good red dye. Clean white rags can h
colorcd yellow, orange, blue or green
Dingy white rags will look well colored
hemlock color and set with lime. This ia
cheap, pretty and durable color for soma
| of the rags and the warp Bits of hark
may be gathered around saw-mills when
one cannot get it elsewhere; boil enough
bark to q make q strong dye. and add TO II
little clear lime water, after removing an
bits Of bark or straining the dye. If dree,
remain in any dye it will spot the cloth
or yarn.
IF smooth parlor carpet is wanted, III.
rags must be cotton, and other rags that
are made of fine yarn. Coarse threaded
wooden rags make carpet look rough, and
though it may DO well for kitchen, it i
not SO nice fOr c0rlOr.
Unless the rags are light, it will take
pound and hall, and sometimes more, for
each yard of carpet. To know when suf6.
Gent rags are prepared for the number OF
yards wanted, the prepared rags must be
weighed. If the rags are light, it will not
take quite pound and half; but if they
are coarse-threadcd or wooden rags, it viii
take some more than pound and hall,
if the carpet is well beaten up
If striped carpet is wanted, tear each
color separately, and mix together the
different shades of the same color in sew
ing; this will make the carpet more uni
form in color and prettier than if some
strips contained all the brightest colors,
and others paler ones which they will, if
the shades of the same color are not mixed
in sewing. A carpet always looks much
better if all the breadths are uniform in
color, and by mixing the shades of the
same color in sewing them it will be so.
For a hap hazard carpet, all different
colors may be mixed in sewing. This will
use up all short rags, of any color or shade,
and often makes very pretty carpet,
which may be woven easier and cheaper
than striped carpet. Short pieces, or
those not more than three or four yards
long, alternated with shorter ones, look
the best in this kind Of carpet.
For warp, good strong prepared yarn is
the best, and saves much labor. 1t may
be reeled in skeins of five knots before
coloring, allowing one skein TO yard and
about three knots over, to be woven in at
the end Of each breadth, for binding.
Measure the inside of the room, and let
the weaver know how long TO make each
breadth. Carpets will shrink little in
length from the weaver's measure after
they come out Of the loom, but will often
stretch little in width The stripes will
match the best, if the edges on the same
side of the loom are sewed together, as the
different sides of the loom sometimes vary
a little. Cor. RurM Neo Yorker
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-11-17

BEHIND THE SCENES.
ACT !.

ONE, two, three. ONE, two, three
Ono, two, ;hreei Set together now--one
two, throc."
1t was the balIetmaster'S voice, and
the ballet-rnas.er was drilling some hal
dozen young ladies in short skirts and
long red stockings In the intricate compli
cations Of grand pas. The great empty
theatre never Looked 40 wrctchcdly dismal
and dreary as it did on that chilly morn
ing, with all the ladies and gentlemen al
rehearsal stalking abOnt the stage in their
oyerc0ats and shawls and stamping their
feet continually upon the floor TO keep
them warm. At the back Of the building
q few windows, with their blinds thrown
partially open, let down feeble, CHASTITY
light upon the stage, revealing the dingi-
ness Of the reversed scenery and bare
safters to such an extent that the idea OF
ever finding In them the material for a
"palace Of dewdrops" or a fairy grotto,"
seemed utterly preposterous. One would
have thought that the. place had not been
used for year, so dirty and dusty and dis
NAL did everything appear; yet the Christ
mas season was at its height, and the an
Dlal pantOmime was in the midst OF an
unusually successful run.
A number Of people occupied the stage,
some Of them with books In their hands,
somc of them crossing and recrossing To
places in accordance with the stage direc-
tious The tmllctmastcr occupied the
xumce Immediately before the footlights,
and was drilling his girls to the music of a
snueaky violin In the orchestra in total dis.
regard of the movements Of those around
him. The manager sat Mt "A little table
near The wings. and some half dozen la
dies. wroppcd in shawls, stood about in
rather sleepy attitudes, waiting carclessly
for their cues.
IL wae somewhat unusual to have all this
Boi'B VI 'i",'nS wy i'. VI " o''eo1''" "
pantoniine, but inc evening was sort oi
gaia hisIt. u young ana loVciy "eo'na',te,
The daughter OF an OLD French ACTOR VINO
hN 'Iccehoy uieu VIZ W INN. ~. ~. .a, ,si
apPenrn'cc, nhu ~ ., m'" nd !. ~" s "aman
Dill, TWO 'nas " a.. ."n ,,nm,; y ~ ok p d.,
wefn w p'ece''I Wv. ne Hana 49, Nj Wv ,,,
yer rronaa' naa NJ, i,'.,o W . MARI u1,ap'
hls 'nin'c ~ '"o.nI ~, D.amy IT, 10,
maps sSG ,,,B cl nis omn .,'.,,o p'nd
genus nv WIZ ,o', o III ,o "G
not anora hcr iT'hB shc i,'u' "o.oi,',no"
70 ma what the iatter wou,o no lor hen.
She sat this morning III thc m'ngs, "l.i.
from inc others anu sclccncu rom nv
stage ny the porIi 70 'euul' cas.'c With
Ind got somehow into homogeneous prox-
unity To an Egyptian pyramid and the up
pcr portion Of a mountain pass In Auda-
lrsia Her only company In this little can
vas bower was the clown, and she had been
talking with him earnestly.
~ won't, ! won't" she said. "rhis
must be stopped, Edward, for your own
sakc M well as mine. don't love you, |
can't love you, and never could learn to
make you happy. You are cruel to talk to
me about this thing ut such time Don't
need all tho nerve I've got W get lhroggh
",." ~ .,s.snS . ,,.". 'o"" VIM" Wv
az drif,ed into Il y snId tho clown, humb.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-11-17

BEES that have been properly cared for
will need but little attention this month,
but any neglected duty should be remem-
bcred now. Store away untitled boxes for
future use. If any contain dry comb, it
may remain in them another year, pro-
vided it be kept cold enough this winter to
destroy the eggs of the moth. OF course,
1t must be protected from the mice. Honey
to be strained will need to be warmed, un-
less just taken from the bees. II any col,
onies lack stores, take up or feed as pru-
dcnce dictates. If they have combs enough
TO hold it, Southern honey or syrup Of
sugar and water may be profitably fed. No
one need expect to feed with profit at this
season Of the year, If the comb to store it
in has TO be built If straw hiHes have
been prepared for winter, bees and combs
can be transferred to them now as well ~
later. The progressive bee-kccper will see
the necessity of having movable frames Of
some kind. Hives may bo painted now
without damage TO the bees in them.
Hives intended for swarms another year
should be painted. Somclight color Is pref
erable. Two or more colors should alter
nate in the row where tho hives arc at all
crowded, 90 that the bees Of each hive can
recognize their own without difficulty
Americ0N A1riculturiM
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-11-17

JupaE TArPAx, Of the Kings County
IN. w Supreme Court, has decided, In :
case involving $40, C0O, that marriage is
perfectly legal where the parties promised
10 live together - man and wife, and that
3 child born before the marriage ceremony
~ porSosmed y lcgitimatA
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-11-17

TIE RAY or TIE WORLD.

vuu = morning ron stan on the journey o
viii your heart f1u Of hope and your pocket o.
w. tss cir seems vita sunshine and hsppiress
YOs thinf you can never grow weary and old.
Ths 18th lies before the ascent - ban sngnt
Al ne ssi. .pnnsy '1n win fes0 oe"0f0p'
vAes yoar spirisx arc bright and your foosstep \
m very Moe wsy b the way Of the world
wles ssrroHadsd By friends, yoa stries gsy'y
Ard esch vesves for the other green garisnd'
Of bays.
While you iigh.sn the journey With laughter and
Tvni Ss sunshine. Jon think, 70 the end Of
sHsepsr I'd Is pssh grows - ssuI it ascends,.
Whs prospects Of bliss are before yon unfnrled :
While the storm stili irnpends. ere you're Ien BY
IL. i. very smooth var is the way Of the world.
Bst. .h- when tie tempest o'eriakes you At last
when clouds and thick darkness the prospect
cnfoI6.
Wien yoa rresse IA vain with the force Of the
Msst,
TIL Il lea,.s yon exhausted. and naked. and
cold.
when the path you were climbing Is shattered and
Glen.
And sharp splfnte,ed erags ali around you lie
buried
whea your friends have all ieft, when OF fortune
ns very hard way h the way Of the worlds
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-11-17

A LANr-wIcx, equally good with those
we buy, may be made out of canton fan
mel. Take : strip three times as wide q
you wish the wick to be, and a. long - you
Hike Fold II with the hsecy side in, 10
that Il viii have three thicknesscs, and
haste or overcast it up the side. Almost
every hOusekcepcr has bits Of canton 6an-
mel which would be used for nothing eIse
and Il saves quite little item Of exnenae'
TO say nothing Of the convenience 81 bcinS
able to make new lamp-wic whsneycr
y h needed-z1ahoA0e. 49,, -
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-11-17


At the hour for the commencement of
the performance that evening, the theatre
was filed to its utmost capacity. From
parqucttc to dome crowd of expectant
people eagerly awaited the rising of the
curtain. The dress circle, brilliant with
costly toilcttes, blooming with beautiful
women, was alive with the futter Of hun.
dreds Of fans and the rustic of silken robes.
The sparkle of diamonds aud the perfume
of bouquets lent their aid 70 the enchant.
ment Of the scene, and the murmer oi
many voices filed the air with languid
drone, A certain measure of romance IN
the history Of this unknown daughter oil
Peter Frondat had given 10 her debut q
degree Of interest which brought half the
elite of the great city To witness her failure
or success, Her appearance had been well
managed Discreet and judicious advertis-
ing, editorial notices Of the marked evil
denccs of her genius, careful cooking" Of
the public ear. all that could be done In
her behalf TO bring theatre goen 10 the
box -ofYlce had been done by her two best
friends, Steele. and Beamish, the manager.
The result thus far moro than justified
their hopes and expectations. Whether
their endeavors were destined 70 DO 70.
waried by her success tonight, an hour OF
moro, u Che most, would certainly prove
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The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1870-01-14

The Fensngo Spectator publishes por-
tion of tha communication which recently
appearekin this paper, and says: "a gen.
nenan Who subscribes himself .Aquila
Hose, Travelling Elder, OF tho Church Of
the Latter Day Saints, is ont in cari,"
&c The Spectator is IN error in one par.
ncuiar. Aqu:la is u Ross of the female
persuasion. Aquila ''iorkrd over" twenty
cents per line for the privilege of address
lng "the ranlaakerous sons of men, in this
vlciniiy through these columns. Aqnila
viii probably visit Franklin and Oil City ia
due timo and will no donbt succeed in FORM
Ing a''pbalanx" from the ample material
10 DO found in those places. Sho will prob
ably lind 1t u difficult matter to trout the
hosts OF Satah" thereabouts
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1870-01-14
IIOdificatiOn of tho Income Tax.

The New York HERALD coutaiuA the fol-
loving suggestions on the Income Tax
Should Congress not find it convenient
to reduce the income tax altogether. though
that perhaps, would be the wisest course
the tax should certainly no modi ed 50 as TO
not bear upon those OF small incomes and
TO mahe it more equal Upon individuals
under different circnmsta Dtes. a three per
cent tax on incomes over thousand dollars
and under Two thousand would be enough.
ESTATES, however, could very we'll pay five
per cent, because the tax in such cases does
not lear directly On individuals. Commu-
mites, too, should be made to pay al in-
come in excess Of u thousand dollars, aft +
allowing fves hundred dollars for the sup
port Of each male artisan or laborer. a
change that is most urgently needed is in
the case OF a man With u family, whose in
come is small. Under the law at present. a
man with q large family, having a small
as much as q single man with the same in
come The single man can pay the tax
without much Inconvenience, while the
man with family finds it very difficult -
To the thousand dollar exemption ought to
% added five hundred dollars for each hid
under eighteen years of age, and for old OIL
inlrm persons dependent upon the taxpay
er. The law does not operate equally upor
ditftren. classes o! the community according
to their means and depends upon them. =
Capitalized wealth and large incomes from
business can best bear the burden. w.
hope, If the income tax is to be continued
Congress will modify it in accordance with
| ustice and the means OF individuals.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1870-01-14

TRUE As GOsPEL.-A western ''local,'
who has evidently been through the mill,
says: ITO run the local columns Of pa
per just as every body would have them lun,
require space equal to u ilsI class barn.
yard, aud then such a holcu-pUicn Cf stuf
IS they would present 40 mortal man Set
Eyes on. Comply with the request Of
everybody, insert all they would have i'll
serted, elaborate aud publish all die yarns
poured iu,o our ears with the expectation
Ut their appearing in print, puff this, con-
de.nn that, and let the other slide, pIInt all
pieces that are hanI iu, and what mess
tnose columns would term with. Every
thing poureL into the ear Of local Is sx-
pected 10 come through HIM in shape Of rln-
ters Ink and paper, in long coIumhs Vi
gussip-and # ne dos not dress it ali up i'll
the shape, somebody in mad, the author is
u foul, the paper don't amount 10 anything,
and ills local Is slaier than diluted dish
water reduced How reasonable! The
columns are expected t., Admit everything,
10 ulaltur how worthless; .vcry yarn, how
ever stale; scrap. % iamily history that
never should se icad by. The public; siandrr'
Gus tales OF nelguUJrs, and puifs ol every
tAins that anybody takes u notion ought IL
be pulled, else lLese columns don't ausuhi
IA shl,AsD u
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1870-01-14
Gold to-day l2ls4. -

The name Of the man drow ned at Rouse
vile, mention Of which we made yester-
day, was Thomas Higgins Tho Tilusyille
Herald says; The deceased was about So
years Of age, and, 80 FAR as Is generally
known, did not have a family He came to
the creek from New York abou, five or six
years ago, since which time he had been
operating on the Steel farm (Coal Oil John.
nys) In small way. and u. the time of lis
death owned two or three wells. From
New York he made many sea voyages in
the capacity Of captain, and had followed
sra.fariag life from is youth up to the
time lie came to the creek. The remains o,
she unfortunate man have not been found.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1870-01-14
ST ElkS.

Maryland has three hundred and seventy
three square miles Of oysters beds, ninety
two of which arc closely COVERED, AMI the
rest scattered. To protect them a regular
commission has been sppointed. Of whicn
tho head officer bns just made u report 10
the Legislature. lie calls ior an amend
ment Of The laws, which, il secured, he
thinks, will provide for the employ
rwenty thousand men, Al present five hu.
drsd aud sevent, three dredging vessels
aud one Thousand nine hundred and sven
canoes are licensed Tor the traffic, The an-
uual product is three mill ion five hundred
thousand bushels The consumption OF BIZ
valves is imm ense, and is annually in
creasing, but as each adult oyster generates
about one million young a year, tho supply
will hardly give out
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1870-01-14
NEWS ITEMS.

The only clique worth knowing-Cliquot
Fun.
This is open weather-opsu to oSjec-
Chicago doctors have agreed. to chargsl
800 for eniting Of leg.
Stores ia New York that have rooted
for $4,000 year, ars now offered for ss'--,
900.
New Orleans landlords get rid Of OBJ
noxious tenants by removing the roof for rc-
pairs.
The famous gun "Swamp Angel" is TO
be purchased by subscription by the people
Of Trenton, New Jersey, for monu-
ment to the soldiers OF Mercer county.
Itisa curious fact.:that the dividends of
the Chicago, Iowa It Nebraska Railroad are
paid in Salem, Mass. The reason for this
9 that the road is largely owned in that op'
ulent city.
The New York Herald is reviewing the
bon bon business in Nsw York. !, finds
terra alba used for sugar, verdgris, insel
oil, lanpblack. lard and sublimate OF
mercury, the princ pal ingredients in t .
babulum of sweets dispensed by certain deal.
ers in that city.
| The treasurer OF . church in Sien% City
was startled the other night TO find one Vi
his pew holders come in aud jim his party
in playing faro. Neither spoGe mutil No
2 pushed some chips acro.s the table and
said quietly: John, just give ME credit
for that amount upon my pew rent"
1t is related OF u certain distinguished
citizen of Massachusetts, nos now living,
chat after his rrtliru from short Euro
peun tour he was accustomed to refer to IL
more frequ.ntly than good taste would
dictate aud that on being asked TO offer
prayer in public he begaa: 10, Lord,
thou knowest that when 1 was in Europe,
&C., &s.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1870-01-14

Rev. Cook, the erring divine who eloped
from New York. with young lady member
of his church, has hitherto possessed the
entire confidence of his flock, but it is feared
that his evil courses are not of recent origin.
He is believed 10 have been the prey OF
blackmailers for some time past in conse-
quence OF his secret indiscretions, and
driven to the wall by their imI ortunities
he resolved at last to secure the person OF
the poor trusting child and fly forever. He
departed on Saturday, leaving letters TO his
wife and the father of Miss johnson con-
tossing his crime Detectives are on the
track in several objections The girl il
undoubtedly ruined. Her brothers are on
the track, and bloody tragedy will prob. +.
ably end this painful drama. ......
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1870-01-14
BEDRoLEuM ZENDRE, Jan. 4, 1870.
DERUxDlDY zAvED zUZETTA.
VRou vow f. p C.

YRoM. VoN T.. p. G.
I'm in love init woman vair,
Hose worm I admire vor it is bnriect
and 'drue
Cheaks like roases uat air dot isb red.
Bearley vide deethe uut sies oIblue,
Nit small voot in wooden chos.
Yes SchorgeI no my art is dender,
Ven ebsr beold zuch budiful kre-
turr,
INT / would my vrow make her vor de
yender,
. INT mi. dc Eoglish language Id deach-
In de MYSTERIOUS dings cv Henry " ard
B.
Bud Schorge I'm avraid do ask er do be
sweed zuzetsa, Deer zize'sa iv i'd only
q dare,
And vas znre my over You vonld dekline.
Oh ow appy ia be vid you mosd any
we're.
Vile We In dis vido world vas living here
Cbes I'm in low init dot gal, but Sehorge
1ais dat dere are blendy more scbust al
goot, (but kant zee it, Schust dink how
Mise che could kook my neels, do my vast
ing, keep &c budtons Oh my klo.hes, bilc
de wires desc kOld MORNINGS, urn her owl
bart Of dc living by cewins unit washing 20
odders, net liken do bug in rug kul,
ave her dnck me in bsdd at kuisht mt In
pottle Of warm vauter do my veet, bev or,
che dare redrs. Unit ow l kuld Icy dar,
unt schnore unit iv Ichould ged lie nidemar,
che would wake NE up. INT iv ad any
bsns or ils how che would dance out on dt
kold vlor in er bare veet unit ramsack dt
kubboards iu dc hase DO got zom dings do
hease er lord unit mssder. Schorge ven
diuk Of dess dinss i'd uluhosd make me viru
emu do pop 90 ouesdion do vair Zuzstta
Butt wear dot my dernididy will lose d.
me vorever deer Znzstta. Vot You dinl
vrom' dot Schorge? You diuk 70! Vel
den ron liddle vic / led i'm 81.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1870-01-14

The Cincinnati Equirrr says: ''As an
evidence of the honesty OF the late lament
ed General McGroar'y must be taken the
letters OF admin 'stration granted 10 Charles
O'ilera on his estate. That estate, as
sworn to before the Probate Court. amounts
to $500 in personal property only. Very
few men can show such record after hav-
ins passed through so many fine opporiuni-
tics to get rich out VI the public purse
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1870-01-14

The recent high water in Oil Creek and
The Allegheny River has caused consider
ols damage to property along tho banks. =
At Parker's Landing, karns oil pipe was
carried away and other damage done. At
Tii'Isy!l!e the flats We're oveiuwed and cor :
siderable property was Destroyer The
creek and river was higher than they have
Leen for long time past
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1870-01-14

Tho Law proh,Ditln; minors from frs-
quentlng billiard rooms is being put in
torcs in Titusvilie. Tue names Of fifteen
minors who Neio engaged IN playing hi
!iards were taken down. The penalties are
applicable only TO The keepers Of such places
and involve fae Of Sl5 for each cast #
violation, besides imprisonment in The cou:
~ jail for II stated period.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1870-01-14

The Vcnango Spectator says: Tho work.
20 tba extension oi the Jamestown and
franklin Railroad from Franklin TO Oh
City, 10 making as good progress AS the sea.
sou will permit About eleven Hundred
men arc now on the check rolis. The road
will be ready for the cara at not later date
than March lst.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1870-01-14
Dissolution of Partncrshfp,

Notice Is hereby given, that the pertnership
lately existing. between l. Stcrnburg' and n. II
Warner, under the firm name Of !. n Sternbnrg
~ Co.. was dissolved on the 9Th doyof January 1871
by mutual csnsent. all persons illllItd to US, will
l.. N. - RNBCRG
Ii. II. WAitSER
Fec str