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Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-09-08
Light In Stables.

As this Is the season when farmers
usually erect new barns and stables and
repair old ones, a few words In regard TO
the admission of light into them will not
be deemed out of place. tI
Light in day time 10 essential TO tho
and Z. hSRa ffaiHblltb .9f .dQEestic animals
cattle. A horse, especially, loses spirit
when confined in dark stable day after
day, being brought out only perhaps
daily to water at q trough In the yard or
at neighboring brook, or TO do half
hours work occasionally, TO say nothing
of the danger of his mourning blindness
by the exposure OF IL unprotected eyes
to the glare of the suns rays; and II the
ground should be covered with snow, the
tendency Of the sunlight TO produce
blindness would be considerably In
creased.
A case in point occurred last spring In
the town of Fishkill, Dutchess county,
MY. A horse, valued at two thousand
dollsrs, had been kept In dark. stable
acme nine or ten days, and fed luxu-
rio,,slv. When brought out, and his eyes
exposed TO the full blaze Of the vernal
sun. Il was soon found that he Was blind.
The owner, who had previously been Of
fered nearly two thousand dollars Tor
him, was then glad of an opportunity 70
sell him for lees than one-swentieth part
Of that sum.
II seems to US that farmers do not fully
appreciate the importance Of light IN
their horse and COW stableA Very few
f4rmers' barns built forty years ago have
4 even single window. Some Of those Hc-
Gently erected have few, but In amajoe-
| ity of cases they are too small and not In
serted where they should be. There
should be at least one large window be
every two stalls, placed opposite each par.
tition, and the bottom Of thu Ssshes should
! not be lower than six feet from the bot
tom Of the stable.foor, 30 thst when open
or raised IN mild weather the air nay not
blow upon the snin,Als. ~
Fall, winter and spring storms OF rain,
snow and sleet not unfrsdh hst two
| DAYS and s0metimes thIea No humane,
| prudent farmer would leave 20 important
and valuable domestic stock - horses and
cattle exposed to such storms during tho
day or night, and II stables are well
| lighted, dry, comfortable, and sufficiently
ventikicd, his stock will endure the CON-
inement cheerfully and with no dsdys to
be outdoors. .3s Ell
In climate 10 changesble - our, u
| proper care and stabling Of domestic ani-
/ mais ere Of more importance - thsir
health and Thrift than large nnmbeg q
farmers seem practically 70 adnjk-
66ottk and How'd a5sk
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-09-08
Frsd - HI stilts.

Frxp Il ! Iittls neighbor Of mines
dve.yesrs old boy, with pleasant face
and q little, plump, round booy, 20 round
and "roly-poly" that no looks IKE
dumping on legs. .1
4 He stood ct his fathers gate ono DAY,
when be saw boy coming down me
street with pair Of stilts. Fred's eyes
rev big witk wopdst. He looked - q
81 didp!s kpog What "a think-or rather
8 e be thought IL suits were . part Of
the boy, He Watched shs bog stride along
till - cnme opposite, and, plantsg -lis
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-09-08
YOUTHS DEPARTMENT.
SEVEN YEARS OH.
N 4. II. Po1.

II 4. u. Po1s ,a
SEWN yeas old,
Maggie, my pearl!
Thoughtful, falp-haired. l0
Hlus-eyed CHILL
1t docs eeem strange:
And, pet, do you know a
WHAT snow-drop you were
eloevcn yeays sg0l sigr
Seven ysass old, 0 sei4
4agGte, my pearlt
Grandms 10 keeping slftf
Your first baby curl.
As pink abp{e h6s2n
Or the heart VI pansy,
seven years ago.
Seven years Of gladneee,
Blossom and song;
Ney@So. the angels
All her life long, Pa
The years are 70 bright
To our dear little girl,
May they never be darker,
Maggie, my pearli
The Bright Side.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-09-08


get this business permanently mapped
out 10 that could 20 on with my work.
He said ~ could have put up those
eight rods, and marched of about my
business some men would have done it.
But no, said to myself this man IL .
stranger 70 me and l will die before I'll
wrong him; there amt lightning rods
enough on that house, and for one III
never stir out Of my tracks till I've done
g would be done by, and told him So
Stranger, my duty is accomplished; if
the recalciirant and dephlogistic messen-
nov. there. said, "put ON the other
eieht-sdd i've hundred feet of spiral
twist-do anything and everything you
want to- do but calm your suferings
and try to keep your feelings where
YOU can reach them with the dictionary.
Meanwh lie, il we understand each othsr
now, 1 will 20 to work again" / think
/ have been sitting here full hour, this
time, trying to gei back to where 1 was
when my Train OF thought was broken up
BY the last interruption, but believe
have accomplished II ~ last and may ven.
tuIe To proceed agaiD
wrestling WI h this great subject, and the
greatest among Them have found It . wor-
ny adversary and one that always comes
ND freah and smiling after every throw
The great Confucius aid .thst he would
rather be profound political economist
than chief of police; Cicero frequently
sid that politicsl economy wasthe grand
ct consummstion that the human mind
was capable consuming; and even our
own GreelEy has said vagusiy but tord
~ ta -
Here the liahtning.rod man ssnt ~
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-09-02
Fn,alit, Of Modern Warfare.

\ correspondent writ from Paris
\ comparison between the losses Of
armies III the battles of the First Empire
with those resulting from engagements
where improved firearms have been ON
ploycd will show humanitariaus that the
old buelt-aHd-ball cartridges. fired from
" Brown Boss. were much more deadly
than ritled cannon. nccdlc-guns and
chnsscpots
Sndowu- 100. 0O0mcn engaged 81, 600
killed aud wounded about : per cent.
Murcngo 900 combatants number
of killed and wounded. 1900 that Is
20 per cent
Austetlitz- Loss, ~. 900 ont of no. 900
over rs per cent
Jena 2I.UOO out of $50. 900 cumbn-
tnnts nearly per cent
Borodino $4,000 killed and wounded
out of 100000 engaged about 80 per
cent.
Leipzig 10000 ont Of i5O. 600. bc.
tween | and ~ per cent
AZ Magenta the French lost o per
cent. the Austrinns ~ per cent of thcii
forces. Al Solfcrino, where the Frencl
alone used riled cannon. their LOSES
amounted to l3 per cent, while the Aus
TRANS lost but II per cent.
What the mitrnillcusc may accomplish
We cannot say hut ~ II is merely mo
diiicntion Of the Calling gun. which wa
issued to some Of the troops of the arm,
OF the james. aud wns not there fuun,
very serviccahlc for campaigning pur
poses. We are not disposed to believe il
its INTERNATIONALLY destructive powers.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-09-02

The boats Will be no less than $50 feet
long-the largest ships III the world
except the Great Eastern nearly 60 feet
across the beam. and more than 50 feet
across the paddle boxes. Two complete
railway trans-one for passengers and one
for goods-can toe accommodated on board
each ship by "A most ingenious arrange
ment. The stem and stern will be made
to open to admit the entrance and exit
of trains and carriages and wagons The
passenger train will run upon platform
occupying the whole length OF the vessel
on its main deck and protected from the
weather overhead by the upper deck
The goods train will descend an incline
to lower platform, Just under the pas
scngcr tram. Dining saloons, ladies
cabins, smoking rooms, custom house
rooms, &c. VIII be situated on the main
deck, on either side of the platform on
which the passenger train rests. BY tins
most convenient arrangement, passen-
gers may either remain III their carria-
ges, or. as most of them would assuredly
do, may alight and take their ease in the
saloons during the sea passage supping,
breakiashng, dining, or otherwise re-
freShlng the inner man before resuming
their Journey on French ground. The
idea Is, that the entire voyage from coast
to coast shall bC made IN about an hour :;
and the Constitutional and steaming
i, qualities of the vessel are to be con-
ductive to this end. As 1t is part of the
bargain, I'm which Neptune is supposed
to be concerned that there is scarcely
, to be any pitching or rolling, nothing is
| likely to prevent the big fcrryship from
/ making rapid transit The passengers
, would secure the seif-same seats in the
| self-same carriages all the way from Lon
= don to Paris. The luggage and the mails
. also, would be uudlsturhed. 1t is in
, this saving of time, 10y avoiding the ne
! cessity of transhipping passengers, lug
gage and the mails that the shortening
of the Journey will he mostly effected.
The rails on the quay, on the hydraulic
hoist and on the platforms on the ship
will, of course, he on the same gauge,
+ and will Dc properly connected by
, points, sidings, &c, At high water the
= passengers platform III the ship will be
about on level with the quay at other
states of tia, tide "A descent of the hy-
! drauhc hoist will easily accommodate
! itself to the difference IN level. Marine
engines of tirst-ratc character and all the
i best appliances of machinery are, OF
course, to be looked for ii done at al
! the thing must be done well Admira
u Ommuney has SO far endorsed this plan
y as to indicate what the size of the great
, steam fcrry-ship might he, according tC
the depth OF water which the harbor'
y would accommodates hundred fee
! long. with draught of thirteen feet
. three hundred and fifty with one of ten
y feet, and three hundred with one o
u seven feet
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-09-02
Proclamation of the President.

President Grant has issued proclama-
ton, the following of winch Is synopsis:
Whereas, a state of war unhapplly ex-
lists between France and the North Ger
man Confederation and its allies, and
whereas the United States are on terms
of friendship and unity with all the con
tending powers, and with the persons
lnhabitIng their several domains, and
Whereas. great numbers OF citizen of
the United States reside within the Terri
tories or dominions of each of the said
belligerents, and carry on commerce,
trade and other business pursuits therein,
by the faith of Treaties, and
Whereas, great numbers of subjects,
citizens of each of the said belligerents
reside within the Territory and jurisdic-
ton of the United States, and carry on
commerce, trade and other business pur-
suits therein, and
Whereas. The laws OF the L nited States,
without interfering with the free express
sion of opinion and sympathy, or with
the open manufacture or sale of arms Oh
munitions, nevertheless impose upon all
persons WHO may he within their territory
and jurisdiction, the duty Of an Impartial
neutrality during the existence Of the
contest therefore, |, Ulysses 5. Grant
President of the United States. IN ordeI
to perserye the neutrality of the United
States and their citizens and person
within their territory and jurisdiction
and to enforce their laws, and in orde
that all persons shall be warned Of TIN
general tenor of the laws and treaties O
the United States III the behalf, and o
the Law OF Nations, may thus be pre-
served from unintcntlonal violation o
the same, do hereby declare and pro
claim that by the act passed the 10Th ia
Of May, 1918, commonly known as til
Neutrality Law, must be enforced, Her
the law is inserted. ULYSSES 5. GRANT.
HAMILTON FISH, Secretary Of State
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-09-02
The Battle of VI 0crth.

M, 4, ll,u,iu,, i. tha co,,,l,.i,,, ,f IA
vim Ahout,s drscrintion of tine haiti nf
Wnorth
Ar the gotas ot Savarna tba mimic
.tricl,on arc Aving oInup fine railway or.
arc .bidinp in the 9ardanS. hut some %nod
,o,,,n,nrto az tbe Ilnn are tr,nui,,o in .to,,
tI,pnn,,h the etrnet.
Thn1r nossooe calm and co,roono,,s j.
NOT ovor hetnro II o'clock NJ mont
Thoso lost holnu, ia fine MN Cnr,.
NOV rnocbad Reichsbnttnn too Intn tn
l,iyc haiti find tbe IittIe TOWN - ,,ra,
f. ~ nanic realIy fahulons
NIir.bol NlocNI,bon arrival tboro ,,,,
saturday night nj II o'clock tolinw.d n,
,h,, ,,o,,,a;n. ~ I'M. MN,
Tn thn twinsIno ot an owe Sovorna
sow ;tself 6lled with fine Wrist Corn.
,rhioI, the zoe luckily helievod f., Lav.
rati,.al nnon R,lcbo
NAV ,,n.oad fogatbor moro tboy co,Id.
t,nao ,,ost fortnpatn IN tho Lnn.o. nt
H., .,,,',,s,,on 4l,n... oh, I,,l l,,.,,,,l,,
',,..,,' ,I,n;r kno,.a.l,. and ,a,,',, ,,,,,,,,
,,,'Iar tl,o,r ta,,t. mann. ,i,,,.,I a..
~ "'', tl,,e,ll
ia,,o,,, Thn mont ,yo. ,,assnd -, t,,.r,,,.
i, H. o,,,.,,,, III l,,,,i,-,, I,,,,' ,,,,,,,t,,
,,v th ,n1 ornortSnity hr miaht %ovc ,,"i,,
~ n ,IaI ~ n ooo ,,isonnrg ~ nno hi""'
ma iV,oV "o W vas only half rrossnr"j
49,, -, .I p"p prnYance 81 tronh. Lrokon dnun
-; - , .m, and discounted So,nn fon,ilirs
,T ',' nT NV W., tbe mail TRIM ot midday tbo
Eot Vh ~ a,a ,r .' Stra.Lanr .',' Wv
'", on o,," .ecs solid regiments Who propdly
WY '' ~ f1n' hal Ill., i'r ~,
iI'ii t,st ,lonnaraligad and J,.ar,nnd
m u'n,'' no,,,oiyn. do.,,ars,ni,' in,n naoi,
,iiioW wv ,,,,.,J AZ =; ",'t .,o,'
ul paul ,.,o."d T,rcn, ,o' ~ t',i' n ort
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National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-09-02

CHEAP LUxURIEs FOR TIE PEOPLF.-Oppor-
tunely. at the time when the cost of living is
enormous new article appears in the market,
affording an unprecedented amount OF delicious
and wholesome aliment almost for song. We
refer to the patent SEA Moss FARINE, which is
now, by virtue Of its extraordinary cheapness,
taking the place of all the gelatinous articles OF
food manufactured from maize and grain. The
raw material of this nutritious and fattening
agent is the free gift of nature marine moss
growing in prodigious quantities on the Irish
coast. and known az Carrageen Cleansed, des-
sicated, concentrated and reduced TO powder by
patent process, this wonderful plant yields
a larger quantity of pure, palatable aliment in
proportion to its weight. than any substance
produced from the great agricultural staples.
Artistic cooks pronounce 1t the finest article for
custards, buildings, creams, soups, sauces, &c,
that has yet been discovered, and the SEA Moss
FARINE Co.. of New York, who own the patent,
find it all they can do to keep pace with the de-
mands for the new staff of life.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-09-02

$500 BAuN - An Ohio subscriber wants
to know on what plnn John Dnws -
Whose experience is set forth IN He0H
and H0me for July 9TH built u barn for
$500 also. what cuntriNnnco costing
scvcn,y-liyc cents will grind apples
effectively
IN the absence of positive information
We venture to suggest that John DAVIS
probably procured aud drew IN the stone
required from his own land . cut the
necessary timber IN the same quarter.
had II sawed ut an adjoining mill, and
did most of the work himself In uo
other way can We conceive 1t possible Ia
build barn Of any efficiency ~ n shelter
for the sum unmcd,
The cidcr.mnchinc puzzles us more.
Two stout mauls IN u tub might serve
IN small way. but good tub ought to
cost more than seventy five cents.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-09-02
Rats Going 10 The >ca>llorc.

\ correspondent has heard from mn old
resident Of Nahant II queer rat tory. The
informant was for long time resident
upon the most url,tocratic portion 81 the
peninsula and IN the good old day.
when the big Nahant Hotel was consid-
cred the resort puy crcph'e0ce for I'm IN
that region, rs well as from abroad, he
noticed on one occasion that squad of
rats, old and young, made their way car.
~ in the season over from Lynn across
the beach, shortly after the tide of fash
ion SGT III III good earnest at the old hu-
tel. He watched them. and saw other
squads of their predecessors. until nt
length, from their coming ~ the waves
come. they accumulated IN numbers, IN
til, during the later season, their nmuc
was legion there.
As soon ~ tine season WI, over. in the
cold Fall months, the more singular fact
was observed that this army ol rat. were
retiring from the vicinity Of the we'll.
stocked lnrdrrs of the hotel. and were
scamperiuR back in phtoons from Ma
liant tu Lynn again, until the Sun merlin.
Tested premises became entirely deserted
10y them. but only when the last visitor
litl TIC llbltu lItll INC litl So \ his tiIil
GUS emigration uf the Lynn rats confirm.
I'd for several years Once lac bchcld tn,
remarkable spectacle Of big, old raj
carrying long stout straw IN his mouth
guppcd ~ the center. aud on each sid,
ul the venerable chccsc-cntcr were YOUNG
rats holding the end of the straw nnd
lending thcpoor blind parent along from
Lynn tu the hotel. whore he might enjoy
himself with the rest for the season.
MARSHAL Lcbruf sent for the tw,
officers ui The Baden army who wer,
taken prisoners IN the skiimish ut Ncder
brunn. aud an hour afterwards they wcr,
seen Ia return from his dinner table
each with lady on his arm one bciul
the wife of The marshal. The froncl
; officers Thought that this WIS CARRYING
courtesy II little too far II is snid tina
one OF the captured captains is yer,
= wealthy.
b TIN Sandwich Islands propose To hay,
wooden and cotton mills
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-09-02

Long-con,inucd dry weather recalls u
story u true one. Of minister uf New
Hampshire who prayed for rnin IN thr,
fashion y ooh Lord, W. pray for ruin
Not n tearing driyin' rain, such ~ hnrrorr
up the face ~ natur. hut q drizalin
sozzlin rain, such IA lasts pretty much
all night 90
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-09-02
The Life-Sustatnin- Organs.

The two organs which minister most directly
the support OF the body, the stomach and liver,
In the former, the FIRST process of Digestion takes
place under the action of that powerful solvent the
pulp passes into the duodenum. where il il subjected
TO the action of the bile or gall, flowing from the
liver and of the tuid generated by the pancreas,
sweetbrOa d OF the stem. These secretons separate
the nutritious portions from the rest and it is then
taken up by tho absorbent vessels and conveyed into
blood while the waste matter Is discharged through
Ihe bowels. Unless all these processes are duly per-
formed. disease OF sort Is inevitable aud the
best OF all medicinal agents for preserving or restor
ing the tone and regulating the action OF these organs
the stomach liver and intestines-by which the
three-Od work is carried Is l1ostetters stomach
Bitters. Indigestion is generally accompanied by
constipation, and the gentle Cathartic operation OF
the BltteTs is less important III OF TINS KIND
than its tonic effect upon the stomach and the hillary
gland. Beauty of person, wei as health. depends
small degree upon the regularity Of the eXcrc
/ tive functions. salOw compeNunra thick, opaque.
/ coarse skin tainted breath, rush OF blood to the
head, loss OF memory, headache and extreme mental
depression, the usual accDmpaniments OF costlye-
ness. course OF the Bitters will intallby relieve
and finally Danish the obnoxious symptoms, while
/ nvIgOrating the stomach and promoting healthy
action in the liver This genial vegetable stomachic
and Alternative strikes at disease in its primary sources
the assmilating, secretiye and explosive organs
and the cures it effects consequently thorough
and complete,
CHAPrED HANDS Face, Rough Skin, Pmplos
Ringworm, Salt lhcum and all other cutaneou,
affections cured, and the skin made soft and
/ smooth, by using the juniper Tar Soap. made
/ by CASWELL, HAZARD a Co., New YORK. II
il more convenient and easily applied than Other
. remedies avoiding the trouble of the greasy
compounds now in use, Sold by all druggists.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-09-02
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National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-09-02
An incident of the War,

The following story is told by a cores
pendent of the London DAILY NepS "A
young and thriving merchant of Suar-
LOUIS was to have been married at Saar-
louis to Young lady from Sclei2 on the
10th July. On that morning came the
Geographic order of mobilization. The
train carried oi the bridegroom quarter
of an hour before that fixed for the mar
riage He, like thousands of other men
of an equally good position in life, took
his place rs private IN bis regiment
the tortcth Hohcn2oilens- and cheer
fully arranged with his bride that the
marriage should take place rs soon rs
his battalion reached Saarbruck. He
would then go of to the war and she
would return, rs his wife, to her home.
The bride came on the day with her
brother 10 Saarbruck. | had the pleas
nre of walking up with them i'll the aftcr.
noon t. watch the battalion III which the
bridegroom was TO appear, pass from the
highrund into the hivouac field. The
bridegroom who was there in the thick of
the hclmctcd stream ran from the ranks
f and kissed his bride with German fcrvor
/ The mon marching past looked at then
with S,mnalhrl' admiration, nut VIII
10 sign of wonder, much less Of conrs,
derisiun. Then the bridegroom ran on
to the place he had left, and the hrid,
went to an officer and begged a few
hours leave for her bridegroom, tina
they might be married The officer @
course. was only to glad too listen TO sucl
n request from the bps of such an appli
cant, and escorted the bride to the Col
oucl OF the regiment from whom leave hn,
to hc obtained. We saw the bride, wit
dark eyes more expressive than ever, AN
shadow of apprehension over her bron
forchcnd-uot too German tpr pcricc
beauty repeating her request to the Col
oucl and winning from his lips of disc
pine the gonticst answer The hrid,
groom WIS sent oil on leave. and th
marriage was fixed to take plnce on III
following day
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-09-02
YOUR

complaint Is indigestion. costiyene~s, nervous deb
lty, biousuess gravel any at, Stion OF the kid
ueys, remember that the Eficrvesccut settler Arer.
ent is not only unequal purgauye, but also
general iuvigoraut and that its saline principle has
powerful sanitary effect upon the initiated secIet9ns
their,
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-09-02

TIM GAINESVILLE GdscHc says that do
nestle economy is illustrated 10y boot
black on our streets who carries with
him small alcohol stove with which he
cooks his daily nations Of ten or coffee.
Besides it, chonpncss this style of
living recommends itself from IL con.
vcnicncc, ~ it, owner always has his ho.
tel with him When his meal time comes
lac goes into camp wherever he may hap.
pen a. hc, prepares his repnst aud de-.
YOURS il independent Of landlords or
wnitcr girls
Ara recent CONCERT in Paris the Mar
seilnisc" was sung thirty two timos
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-09-02
WITH

the utmost mildness, yet thoroughly restores the
functional action OF the digestive organs and the ill.,
tesncs, and reireshes and renovates the whole phy.
siQue For more than hundred years the water Of
the settler spa has been considered the finest cor
receive in the world and this preparation is chemi
ally idon tical with it. If