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The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1870-11-24

Self. control and presence OF mind are
doubtless in some measure natural gifts:
but they may be greatly strengthened
and nclcased by culture. Iouug folks
may learn valuable lesson from the
heroic conduct Of Annie Lamb, q little
girl Of twelve years. She had taken
passage with her molhc. on board the
propeller Fountain City, from Chicago
to Buffalo. The day after the departure
OF the boat, the little gitl, going into the
Kitchen, remark ed that the stove smok-
ed, to which the cook replied that she
was mistaken. The child had heard
heard her mother often say that she
dreaded going on n boat for fear Of fire.
With this in her mind, and taking an
other look at the place where the smoke
seemed to come from, sh" saw that 1t
did not issue from the stove. Going OF
deck she discovered the wood work
around the smoke task on fire. and the
flames had just eaten their way into the
cabin. Without giving any general
alarm, she went to the steward and told
him the boat was on fire. He informed
the mate, who called the deck hands aft
aud they cXtinguishGd the fire withou.
one of the passengers being aware that
anything of tho kind had occurred.
There were twenty-five ladies sitting on
deck in the bow Of the boat, among them
the mother Of Annie, while this was
going on. After the work had been
done Annie went to her mother, and
said, Don't he frightened, mother; tho
boat has been Oh fire, but it is all over
now" The captain was SO greatly
pleased with the cool calm. and quie.
manner IN which the child performed
her part, that he refunded the passage
money of both, and offered 10 take
them back TO Chicago free OF charge.
Had little Anna screamed "iire'' as
most children and the majority oil
grown people would have done, n panic
would doubtless have occurred among
the passengers, and disastrous conse-
pueuscs cnsued.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1870-11-24
Homcsteads for Soldiers.

The following is u copy Of the instruc-
tions given by the Commissioner of the,
General Land Ollice at Washington, 20
the officials Of the various Iani offices
throughout the country regarding the,
new laws geving soldiers the right to
homesteads in alternate reserved sec
tions of public lands along our western
railroads. a list of the available lands
under this act so far as Iowa il concern
ed has already been given in these
columns.
HOMESTEAD ACT OF JUNE ID, 1870.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
GENERAL LAND OFFICE,
August 9th, 1870.
Gentlemen
The following is the 25th section Of
tho act of Congress, appr owed July 10th
1870, entitled "anact making appropria
tions for the support of the army for
the year ending June 30th, 1871, and
for other purposes, namely:
SECTION %. And be IL further enacted,
That every private soldier and officer
who has served in the army Of the
United States, during the rebellion, for
| ninety days, and remained loyal to the
government, and every seaman, marine,
and officer or othe, person, who has
! served in the navy Of the United states
! or marine corps, or revenue marine
during the rebellion, for ninety days
and remained loyal to the government,
shall Oh payment of the fee or commis-
sion TO any register or receiver OF any
land office required by law, be entitled
to enter one quarter section OF land, not
mineral, of the alternate reserved sec
tons ofpublic lands along the lines o1
any one Of the railroads or other public
lands have been or may be granted 10y
acts of Congress, and to receive paten,
therefor under and by virtue of the
provisions Of the act to secure home
steads 70 actual settlers on the public
domain, and the acts amendatory there
Of and on the terms and condition:
therein prescribed, and all the provi
sions of said acts, except as herein mod
flied, shall extend and be applicable Il
entries under this act, and the Commits
sioner of the General Land Office il
hereby authorized to prescribe the nee
essary rules and regulations to carry
this section into effect, and determine
all facts necessary therefor
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1870-11-24

"Ma,n said an intelligent, thoughtful
boy Of nine years, II don't think 500
mon was 80 rich as they say he was"
"Why, my dear?'
"Because the bible says he slept with
his fathers. and if he had been so aWfu
rich. he would have had bed OF Ill
own"
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1870-11-24

Near Russelville, in this county, = few
days since, child was born Of white
perents with perfectly formed face IN
front and one behind. Ripley Bee
Well, isn't one enough: You would
mt expect the child to have thousand
behinds, would you - (olunbns Jour-
nj
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1870-11-24
AurUMN's D1RGE.
A"HeA
NJ r. BUCHANAN READ.

BY r. BUCHANAN READ.
Autumn's sighing,
Moaning, dying,
On like steeds,
And their shadows,
Ore the meadows,
Walk like widows
Decked In weeds.
Red leaves trailing,
Fall unfsiling.
Dropping, sailing
From the wood,
That, impliant,
Stands defiant.
Like some giant
Dropping blood.
Winds are swelling
Round our dwelling.
All day telling
Us their woe,
And at vesper,
Frosts grow crisper,
AS they whisper
,,s.Ofthe snow.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1870-11-24

When women come to sit in the jury
box, possibly infants may get to oe erlers
in court. a.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1870-11-24

-...1LIffrIonger.
a And even before the evil day drew
''igh, while the time of his visitation
o1vas yet afar off, did Bascom remove
Nis habitation, which is the Sap House,
rom without the gates of the city and
aa.trew nigh to the temple of justice
tHhich is in the very midst thereof
Naor is it to be known at all from that
ay henceforth as the place Of fluid
Ionsolation, which is the Sap House,
ut it shall be instead to all the people
fthe children of Upton but a dry
tumbling block, where nothing that
9th int ,xicate, save only herring and
Cologna, shall enter in or have place.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1870-04-07

The KEY NorE.--There is but one senti-
ment in the Democratic party, from the
Atlantic to the Pacific, and from the St
Lawrence to the Rio Grande, touching the
so-called Fifteenth Amendment, and that
is, that il is no amendment at all, but ut
terly void and Of no effect, rightfulIy and
eonstituiionally, in law. II may be enforc
ed, for brief time, by usurping and de-
apised Congress, but it cannot stand
ExfuSeE is the word-the key. note-.of
the Democracy, through the length and
breadth Of the land. Bat that would be
revolutionary, exclaims some Republican.
No Republican should raise an objection
like this, since the course of that party has
been marked by revelation for the last de,
cade. Besides, Il Is the rightful resort OF
frecmen, when all other means have failed.
That pretended amendment may as readily
be expnnged, as the resolution censuring
Gen. Jackson, which passed Congress in
1854, and was wiped out in 1887. Nor do
We believe that il will take longer time
70 DO i. Popular sentiment will array il,
self against It, and the overthrow of The
party ia power is the most probable event
IN The immediate futurc.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1870-04-07
The Fifteenth Amendment.

Tho long looked for proclamation Of
The President. announcing the raiifea-
ton Of the Fifteenth Amendment, was
addressed to both houses Of Congress
on Wednesday of last week. The New
York Horli characterizcs the message
as @stupid, stilted and bombastic. -
The President attempts to play new
role, in this his latest official paper
thatof commentator on TIE c Constitution,
ofwhich he speaks, with most exquisite
irony" as the Baltimore Gazette phra.
ses H. as "that revered instrument l''-
Judge TaDey is anuihilated with one
stroke Of the Presidents faeile pen
Judges S,oryand Upskur may now stand
aside. and even the fame of the great
Massachusetts, 'sexpounderv himself,
dwindles into insigni6cauce before the
acumen Of Ulysses S. Grant. The
President, with fine appreciation Of
The mental ealiber Of the new class of
voters thus admitted to suffrage, declares
that the stability Of republic must rest
on the intelligence of the people. He
closes by urging upon Congress to do
all that lies within its power to eueour.
age popular education. Whether he
believes that that power extends to the
education Of these wards of the nation, I"
at the public expense, he does not say
in explicit terms, but if such is not his
opinion, il is difficult to see the point
Of bis recommendation.
The Presidents proclamation is ac-
companied BY one from the Secretary of
State, setting forth that twenty nine
States have ratified the amendment
TO make up this number New York
and Indiana are included. New York
subsequently Withdrew her ratification,
and that OF Indiana was procured by
fraud, as Mr.. Niblack asserted in Con.
gress, when he rose to protest, after the
reading Of the message. Leaving out
these States, only twenty remain,
countingall the eoerccd Southern States,
one short Of the required three iourths.
Il is clear, therefore, that the ratifica-
tion is not legal, and this fact will but
hasten It's expurgation, as it is notorious
and undeniable that the result has been
achieved BY Illegal and unconstitutional
means.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1870-04-07
Transfers and AbatementS.

WHE County Commissioners for Carroll
4 county, will meet ut their Office in he
Court House, at Westminster, on MON
DAY aud TUESDAY, 18th and 18th Of
April, and every Monday and Tuesday until
the 10th and l7lh Of May, to make transfers
and Attachments.
All persons interested will attend, as no
attachments or transfer will be made after
the l7lh of May.
Persons making application for transfers
OF property will be required to comply with
the following sections of Article 81 Of the
Code OF Public General Laws:
Section Is. Whenever any person shall
make application for any allowance or de-
dnction on account of tho sale, transfer,
alienation, loss or removal of any property
or the collection or payment Of any public
or private security for money, the County
Commissioners, or Appeal Tax Court, shall
lnterrogate him on oath in reference there
to, and the disposal of the same, and espe-
cially inquire Of him TO whom the same
has been sold or transferred, and the
amount of purchase money, or the money
collected, and how the same has been in
vested.
Section 10. They shall also interrogaic
said person on oath in reference TO any &C,
QUESTIONS or investments made by him and
not already assessed, and the amount Of
all such acquisitions and investment shall
be added to his assessable property, aud II
he refuses to answer, no allowance or de-
duction shall be made on his assessment
Be order Of the Boa'd,
JAMES BLIZZARD.
ap It'd Clerk.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1870-04-07

KEEPING LENT AND HEALrn.-Dr
W. W. Hall, the publisher of HaRs
Journal Of Health, in his recently pub
lished work on 'Icalth aud Good Liy.
ing" has the following on the physical
benefits Of keeping Lent strictly, with,
out the dispensation usually granted !:
q II all persons for month in early
spring were to abstain from all meats what.
soever, as the spirit Of the doctrine of Lent
requires, it would add greatly to the health
Of communities, by enabling tho system 10
throw off the impurities OF the body ac.
CURED by the hearty eating Of winter. would
cool of the heated blood and thus DESTROY
the germs Of spring and summer disease |;
aud thus it is that tho proper practice Of
The precepts Of religion promotes not only
the spiritual bat The physical health ofman.
These are simple measures; they are prac.
ticable, cost no money, and are available
70 all and ifheeded in rational manner.
death wonld be kept from many a dwell.
ling, and life time sorrows would be light.
ened to many bosoms
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1870-04-07
The Fifteenth Amendment and the
Democratic Committee Of the State.


The Democratic State Committee mot
at Annapolis, on the 10Th ult., when
Hon, Joshua Vansant was elected
Chairman of the committee, aud John
Merryman, Esq Secretary, A com.
mittce was appointed to draft resolu-
tons proposing some action to be taken
by the Legislature in regard to the
Fifteenth Amendment. A recess was
taken, and on re.assembling, Hon. Fred.
eriek Stone, chairman Of the committee
reported the following;
WHEREAS, we have been informed that il
appears from the files of the Department Of
State of the United States that the 10th
amendment to the constitutions Of the United
States (which abolishes all distinction of
race and color in the elective franchise in
all the States of the Union) has been rati.
fed by the votes of three fourths of the
States; and
WHEREAS the constitution of Maryland
declares that the constitution of the United
States and the laws made or which shall be
made in pursuance thereof are and shall be
the supreme law Of the State, and the Judges
of this State and the people of this State
are and shall be bound thereby, a. ything in
the constitution or laws of this State to the
contrary Notwithstanding and
WHEREAS the Democracy Of Maryland
have at all times recognized in good faith
their constitutional obligations both to the
State and the United States therefore
BE IL Resolred by The Democratic State
Central C0Rmitfee, That the registration
law of the State be so altered as 10 conform
to the provisions Of the said 18th amend.
ment, and enable all persons who will then
be entitled to register under the law Of this
State to register and avail themselves ef the
privilege Of the elective franchise.
After the reading of the resolutions,
Mr.. Roman, from Allegany, submitted
substitute, whish was rejected, and
the resolutions Of the committee of five
adopted, the two members of the State
committee from Allegany, and ono from
Hartford (Col. Walsh voting against the
adoption.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1870-04-07

a SCENE AT rue WHITE House.
The Washington correspondent of the
Baltimore San, in speaking of the
signing of the XVIII amendment saws /:
There was quite gathering in the ante.
room of the White House when the MESSAGE
and proclamation were signed, halfthe num,
Der, however, being newspaper men. An at.
taehe ofa Washington newspaper begged
the President for the pen with which the
documents were signed, and il was handed
him. A venerable old gentleman who was
in the crowd cried out, when the announce.
ment was made that the negroes could now
vote everywhere "Well, gentleman,
yon'l II all be damn sorry for this II The
speaker was Dent, senior, the father in law
OF the President.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1870-04-07

As We expected Prince Pierre Bona
parte has been acquitted Of the shooting
Of Victor Noir, the jury being out only
an hour. lie was subsequently, CON
demned by the same court to pay $500
francs to the family of the deceased,
instead of 100000 as claimed. English
correspondents, present at the trial,
comment on the subseryiency of the
Court to the Emperor's supposed SYM
pathy with the Prince.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1870-04-07

PASSAGE or AN IMPoRrAN- LAW
Senator james G. Clarke, of Baltimore
county, several weeks ago introduced n
bill entitled Gan act to assess aud col.
leet taxes on the property of the several
railroads chartered by the State of Ma
ryland,' and on Saturday night last it
was passed by the House of Delegates,
and on Monday Gov. Bowie signed it..
II includes the stock and property, real
and personal, of any Railroad Company
whose line or lines Of railroad passes or
may pass through or over any part of
the territory of this State, aud repeals
all laws exempting them from taxation
This is the most important law passed
this session, and will bring under i'm.
mediate taxation property to the value
of fifty millions of dollars, iucluling
that Of the Baltimore aud Ohio Rail.
road.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1870-04-07

The Banks are in a ferment over the
funding bill now before Congress, and
meetings are being held for consultation,
in Boston, New York, and other cities.
1t is alleged that the bill compcls recon.
struction on terms which the banks will
not accept, that it will disturb the en-.
tire banking capital of the country, pro-
dace financial disaster, and defeat the
object Of the bill, which is to fund the
national debt at lower rate ofinterest.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1870-04-07

DEATH OF GEN. WALTER MITCHELL.
General Walter Mitchell, prominent
citizent of Maryland, died on the 18th
Of March, at his residence in Charles
county, aged 67 years. He has been a
prominent politician in the past, was a
life long member Of the Democratic
party, several times Presidential elec-
tor, member of the State Constitu.
tional Convention of 1850, 1864 and
1867, aud frequently q candidate for
the party nomination for Governor.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1870-04-07

| can touch bell on my right hand. nv
lord, and arrest citizen Of New York a
bell on my left, and arrest a citizen of Ohio;
can your Queen do more?- I'm. II. Serard
to Lord Lyons.
This remarkable sentence, uttered by the
Secretary Of State to the British Minister at
Washington, during the Southern rebellion,
will go down through succeeding ages.
coupling his name with the despo,ism
praetieed by the government during the
'irrepressible conflict which he foreioId.
and which he probably did as much as any
one else to bring about The practice OF
arbitrary arrests without legal process.
which IT illustrates, was foul blot upon our
country's escutcheon, and ever links his
name with iniamy. No British monarch
could do the like without putting the throne
in jeopardy. Here, the people, feeling their
stake in the government, bore every wrong
10 which they were subjected by those in
power, assured that time would cure the
evil Had hope of redress through their
own Inherent power been cut off, despera-
ton and sanguinary resistance would have
ensued but this hope restraincd the arm
which else had struck for revenge and roll.
led the heads ofsuch tyralts as Seward in
the dust. Nothing else stayed the ven
gence ofan outraged people; and herein
hes one great superiority ola Republic over
Monarchy. Nothing else restrained the
people under the severe proyoeation i'm.
posed upon them, from crushing those who
were trampling them in the dust; for we
hold that ''there is a spirit in man." which
cannot be subdued by all the bolts and
dungeons that despotism can devise.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1870-04-07
Our Book Table.


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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1870-04-07
DIED.

On the 30th of March, Elizabeth, reict
oil the late Thomas Henning, tn the s7th
year of her age.
AT her residence, in Baltimore county,
April ID, Mrs, Sally Cole, wife of Lewis 4.
Cole, in her 18th year.
In Freedom District, on the 3lst ultimo,
Mr.. john Frizell, aged ~ years.
In Freedom District, on the Doth Of
March, Mrs. Ruth Gardner, consort oil
Freedom Gardner, in the G3d year of her
age. She was q true and faithful wife,
mother and friend, and but few leave q
purer record.
Suddenly, in this city, on Sunday night
last, Bridget Mcnamara, about 3s years Of
age.