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Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-11-24
Double Meanings.

The English language Is peculiarly
abundant in words and phrases which are
capable of two meanings, and which thus
give rise to an endless number of mistakes,
catches and puzzles, which afford great
deal Of the amusement of every day life.
A familiar example is the. word got, which
may mean either was or procured. Thus
one boy says to another with a grave face,
Fred got shot to-day" Where asks
the other, in alarm. He got shot in IA
hardware store, is the answer, meaning
Of course that he bought it,
A man assured "a storckecpcr, who hest
taied To trust his companion for a pur-
chase. If he refused to pay for il, will"
His companion refused TO pay for it, and so
did the speaker, rs in one sense he had
said he would 1t is thus very easy, by
using uncertain language, To conveya false
impression.
A sheriff asked the wife Of Quaker,
against whom he had writ. if her hus.
band was at home. She replied, Yes, he
will see thee In "a moment. The Sheriff
waited, but the Quaker did not appear He
was con,ented with seeing the Sheriff, he
did not care that the Sheriff should see
him.
The position of words in sentence, and
the use Of stops, often entirely alter the
meaning Thus an account Of a funeral
declares, The remains were committed
10 that bourne from which no traveller re-
turns attended by his friends"
Ignorant people are apt To use phrases
with double meanings, without intending
TO do so. Among the advertisements we
may sometimes read that respectable
young woman wants washing. The pro-
prietor Of bone mill advcrtises that par.
ties sending their own bones 10 be ground,
will be ATTENDED TO with fidelity and
dispatch. II was once related in "A city
paper how, during the celebration, child
was run over, wearing short red dress,
which never spoke aftcrward.
Many popular puzzles depend upon the
ambiguity or double meaning Of words
and phrases. Thus we are told, there was
man who had six children and had never
seen one Of them We are led to suppose
that none of the children had ever been
beheld by their parent. But the words
may mean equally AZ well that one had
been born while the parent was on jour
ney, and he had. consequently, never seen
that one. Another puzzle Is this There
was poor blind beggar who had u
brother; the brother died, but the man
who died had no brother. What relation
was the begpar to the man who dicd' We
are apt To think the beggar was man, but
when we think that the beggar might be a
girl. the answer becomes quite plain.
We are told Of two men who met each
other at an inn, and greeted each other
afiectiona,ely. The hotel keeper inquired
of one how he was related 10 the other,
who replied:
.sBrother and sister have none,
Yet this mans father was my fathers SON."
This is perfectly plain statement, and yet
there are few whose minds are clear
enough to see at once that this jingle Of
words is only round about way of saying
that this man WAS the sneakers SON
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-11-24

thrown up in warning gesticulation; fig
ure that suddenly gasped, choked, and
then fell forward in fit.
But before he touched the ground York
mad him out into the open air and sun
shine In the struggle, both fell and rolled
over on the ground But the next moment
York was sitting up, holding the convulsed
frame OF his former partner on his knee,
and wiping the foam from his inarticulate
lips Gradually the tremor became less
frequent, and then ceased and the strong
man lay unconscious in his arms
For some moments York held him quiet
ly thus, looking in his face. Afar, the
stroke of q woodman's axe--a mere phan-
tom of sound-was all that broke the still
ness. High up the mountain, wheeling
hawk hung breathlessly above them And
then came voices, and two men joined
them. "A fight" No, fit and would
they help him bring the sick man to the
hotels
And there, for week, the stricken part
ner lay, unconscious Of aught but the Wis.,
ions wrought by disease and fear On the
eighth day, at sunrise, he rallied, and,
opening his eyes, looked upon York, and
pressed his hand then he spoke:
And it's you. l thought it was whis-
KY"
York replied by taking both Of his
hands, boyishly working them backward
and forward, as his elbow rested on the
bed, with pleasant smile
And you've been abroad. How did
you like Parish
"So-so. How did yeu like Sacramen.
toy.
Bully"
And that was all they could think To
say. Presently, Scott opened his eyes
again:
I'm mighty weak
you'll get better soon"
OF much"
A long silence followed, in which they
could hear the sounds of wood chopping,
and that Sandy Bar was already astir for
the coming day. Then Scott slowly, and
with difficulty, turned his face to York,
and said:
Il might hev killed you once"
:. l wish you had"
They pressed each others hands again,
but SCOTS grasp was evidently failing.
He seemed TO summon his energies for a
special effort
"Old mani"
"Old chap"
"Closer"
York bent his head toward the slowly
fading face
do We mind that morning.
"Yes"
A CLEAN of fun slid into the corner of
SCOTS blue eyes, as he whispered:
"Old man, there tods too much saleratus
in that bread"
IL Is said that these were his last words
For when the sun, which had so often
gone down upon the idle wrath of thes,
foolish men, looked again upon them re
united, il saw the hand of Scott fall cold
and irresponsible from the yearning CLASP
of his former partner, and it knew tina,
the feud of Sandy Bar was at an end
Ooe,Iaftd Monthly.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-11-24
YOUTHS DEPARTMENT
GRANDFATHERS ADVICE.

. BE honest and brave,s said grandfather to me,
And life will 60 cheerily: cheerily, lad.
Face the world like q man, and my word, yOu VIA
find
IT'S very good world, and not nigh 80 bad
As some people declare who are ready to scold
AT q triie awry in the young or the old.
g Now checrily, lad, the good Lord hath given
Both sunshine and shower and kind mothar
earth,
And I've lived on the best terms with these fAithfal
friends, sf
And I'm proud ont, lad-since the day Of my
birth.
The Lord was so good in the spring o. the year,
And most bountiful too, when the harvest drew
near.
$50, cheerily, lad, take the world a. 1t comes,
Laugh bad luck In the face and twill shy out OF
sight;
There's nothing like carrying your heart in your
And standing out bold with your eye IN the
light;
Stand solid and Arm on the old granite rock
OF the truth, and you've taken some mighty good
stock" --Western Farmer.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-11-24

arrive at the still more astounding con.
clusion, that the human lungs possess up
wards of 166 square yards of respiratory
surface, every single point of which is in
constant and immediate contact with the
atmosphere inspired. 1t will be useful,
then, to imprint on the memory, that,
whether we breathe pure or putrid air, the
air inspired is ever in immediate contact
with an extent Of vital surface ample
enough for the erection of a large house.
Scientific American.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-11-24
Respiratory Surface Of Human Lungs

According to Hopley's Lectures on the
Education OF Man. the number Of air.
cells in the human lungs ''amount to no
less than six hundred millions" Accord
ing To DIR. Hales, the diameter Of each of
these may be reckoned at the Tooth Of an
inch; while according to the more recent
researches OF Professor Weber, the diane
ters vary between the 10th and the 2OOth
OF an inch. Now, estimating the internal
surface Of Q single cell as about equal to
that Of hollow globule Of equal internal
diameter, then. by adopting the measure
ment Of Hales, we find that 600 million
such cells would possess collectively. .
surface Of 10 less than rs square yards !;
but By haslng our calculations on the opin-
ions d Weber-opinicns, resnember. which
the scisati1c world receives ~ facts-we
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-11-24
Too Busy to Freeze.

WAS spending the winter at farmer
C----'s. Day after day observed tho
patient herd vending their way through
the huge snowbanks, but always in the
same direction. At length curiosity led
me to follow the well-worn path, until
came to large trough fed by tiny stream
from above. The thermometer was below
zero yet here was open water free for man
or beast.
"Do your cattle always find water at
yonder springg' l asked, upon my return.
sob, yes!" said he. THAT never fails,
summer or winter"
docs It never freeze p asked.
"Never!' was the reply. can trust
that little fellow" said he, laughing. "M's
too bury TO frssss.
|. To the school which / taught in this
place came poor boy more thinly clad
than others, yet he never seemed cold
Upon rough sled he drew crippled SIS
ter, often. wrapped in an old coat which
evidently belonged TO the boy himself
allow do you manage TO keep warm this
cold morningY' l asked, a. Willie, after
depositing his little sister In warm cor
ner, went directly TO his seat, glowing with
health and exercise
:" have my sister TO take caro- Of" said
he, land that keeps me stirring."
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-11-24

SETTING SHADE TREEs.-Novembcr ID
ths M sd NE sne r M ~ Sos e
ample breadth and depth, bring % its mar-
gin load Of good loan. Then bring Tho
tree dug In some woodland, shom q IL
earth, and twenty years nom now you VIII
thank ~ for suggesting tho hts!s outlay OF
time which the transactioa VII requipes-
E5chan1e.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-11-24

the river: the buildings around him were
of later date and newer fashion. AS. he
strobe toward the river lac noticed here a
school-house and there church. A little
further on 1.-The Sunny South" came in
into restaurant--its
gliding faded and its paint rubbed off He
now knew where he was and running
briskly down declivity, crossed ditch,
and stood upon the lower boundary Of the
Amity Claim.
The gray mist was rising slowly from
the river, clinging To the tree-tops and
drifting up the mountain side, until 1t was
caught among those rocky affairs, and held
q sacrifice 10 the ascending sun. At his
feet the earth, cruelty washed and SCARED
by his forgotten engines. had, since the
old DAYS, put on a show Of greenness here
and there, and now smiled forgivingly up
at him, as if things were not 50 bad after
all. A few birds were bathing in the ditch
with pleasant suggestion Of its being a
new and special provision of Nature, and a
hare ran into an inverted sluice-box, as he
approached, rs If it were put there for that
purpose.
lie had not yet dared to look in a Ger
tain direction. But the sun was now high
cuouSu w khlut snC liSslC CsuInchSc VI
which the cabin stood. In spite Of hi:
selfcontrol, his heart beat faster as he
raised his eyes toward 1t. It's window and
door were closed, no smoke came from ii
adobe chimney, but 1t was else unchanged
When within few yards Of 1t he picked
up broken shovel, and shouldering Il
with smile. strobe towards the door and
knocked. There was no sound from with
in. The smile died upon his lips a. be
nervously pushed the door open.
A figure started up angnly and came To-
wards him ; . figure whose blood-shot eyea
suddenly nxed into . vacant stare; Whose
arms were 6 1syt Constructed and then
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-11-24

ca,,se hate him. was the reply, heard
only by Jack Contrary TO popular be-
lief this reply was not Kissed between the
Ens of the speaker, but WAS said in an
ordinary tone. But Jack Hamlin, who
was an observer Of mankind, noticed that
the sneakers hands were cold, and his lips
dry, as he helped him into the buggy. and
accepted the seeming paradox with a
smile.
When Sandy Bar became convinced that
the quarrel between York and Scott could
not he settled after the usual local methods,
il gave no further concern thereto. But
presently il was rumored that the Amity
Claim was in litigation, and that its pos
session would be extensively disputed by
each of the partners As 1t was well
known that the claim in question was
worked out" and worthless, and that the
mariners whom it had already enriched
had talked Of abandoning II but day or
two before the quarrel, this proceeding
could only be accounted for as gratuitous
spite. Later, two San Francisco lawyers
made their appearance in this guileless
Arcadia, and were eventually taken into
the saloons, and what was pretty much
the sane thing-the condolences Of the in
habitants. The results Of this unhallowed
intimacy were many subpnnas; and, In
deed, when the Amity Claim came to
trial. all of Sandy Bar that was not in com
nulsory attendance at the county seat came
there from curiosity. The gulches and
ditches for miles around were deserted, l
do not propose to describe that already
famous trial. Enough that, in the language
az the plaintiffs counsel, 1T was one OF no
ordinaly sieni6cance, involving the in
hercut rights Of that untiring industry
which had developed the Pactolian 70
sources Of this golden land" and In the
honelier phrase Of Colonel Seazboesle,
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1870-10-21
CAUTION.

Ihs public Il cautioned against omaloyirg anv
IN the regularly authorized Agents Of tIn. Cnpns'
~. since the Roberts Patent cover thu. rsc of X
1"rpedo and all explosive materials for oil well.
and the n.e OF such materials by other parties i.
finxinc any OF the ROBERTS PATEN ri uiii ~,
dealt with according 10 law, and as acting viify
AMI kunwingly in defiance OF law and the decision
Of the Courts.
The Company have re organized their bps;ros,
Wit. view 10 accOmni odate Oil Men II, eyerv nnrt
Of the OH Region Thev have employed tho mos
efficient Agents and Assistants that can be procured
for The business. Each Torpedo /. labelled will,
tac sf patents, together with the price of the I'or
psdo, and signed by an officer Of the Company, 50
every Operator wishing a Torpedo may know liz
price and whe,her it can from our otfic. y
tpe stors will confer favor by reportino In tb;
Onice any negligence of Agents,
The following named persons have been appoint.
ei aselts tnd Assistant AGENTS for the Oil Reaions
OF Pennsylvania and West Virginia
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1870-10-21
LIST OF AGENTS,

T.TUSEILIE, CHURCH RUN AND VICJNy.
ll-orLfhEN "OlF Office, lIamilton's Cinnr
store addrtS ri,Usvilie, Pa assistant John Tan
&c i've. ~ ''
rliUsvILLE, cHURtI RUN AND ytcr,,,.
TY-U. Ii THOMAS. Ofce and address. Man.
tinn House. 7 itusyile, Ia. ~
S!IAMbURG AND VICINITY-GEORaE JR.
VIZ. ONCE, Shamoursi residence, Titusvillc, Pa.
ENTERPRISE PINASANTVILIE. BEAN
FARM AM Pfri!G.G w GEO. VAN
SL'Er. Once md address. Cnass Nouso. pleas
antyilIe Assistant, H. G. Huntington. '''
TlnIOUr AND VEST InCEORY-CUAS.
CLARK. Office and address, Exp e.s Office Tidi.
UHtc. Pa. Assistant, T.. G Beurdsley.
PETROLEUM CENTRE ANU VICINITY
LEVI MASON. Office and address, Petroleum Con.
tire, Pl. Assistant, Charles Blackiord.
TARR AND BLOOD FARMS and District living
on oil Creek and Cherry Run, from Story F,rm Ia
M;ClintocSville--JA aESSAUNDEHS. address
arr Farm. Pa. Assistants Luther D. Saunders,
Charles E Cochran and william lIoyt.
Mu}LlNrnCKVlLLE, OIL CITY AND RENO
y. ). W ST Address, Oil City or Reno, Pa
Assistar-, I. Mead
= l4FhANSu.tN, ALONG THE ALLEGHENY RIv.
Err N.L3NR Office and lddrcSs. Franklin Pa
sc t'BG ASS, FOSTER FARM .E PAGKE"'S
jANOIN'i-RlCHARD W. RNDFlELD. Office
AMI ndir ss ScrubgrlsI, u Assistant, Il. W por-
taacld. a1dr's =. Fulentn0, Pa.
WE'r ViR iI>I &C d. ANGEL, and r. +.
cor Il .1trcs- IhirkershIr., We .ugiuil.
.UJ IT'S I'etrrI"uE.i Torpedo 20.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1870-10-21
ROBERTS PETROLEUM ToRFEpo
FORP EDOES.
FAE ROBERTS
PETROLEUM TORPEDO Co.
OffiCe at flle
RED PLANING NsILL.
Corner OF Pine and Seeoud streets,
Near the Ieatlroad,)
TITUSVILLE, Pa.

owing 70 the large nnd intreas rg rand for the
commissioner of Patents iu,reiusin.. TO VIM Reed
paient; and the decision OF Juigc Z, g. t;rier su4
niNig the tob,rts, patent they lave LOWERED
the price Of their Torpedo,s
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1870-05-06
CongA'cSsionaI.

In view of the probability that the
re districting of the State will be-
made before the close of the present
Congressional term, the Marshall
County Times predicts one of the
grand contests this fall, for which the
sixth District is noted. In the event
OF IA general fight the Times sees in
prospect the ponderous form of Col
John Scott, of Story county, moving
with easy tread over the slaughtered
corpse OF Hon. Charles Pomeroy. II
we are to belisve all that the Times
claims to divulge, it would appear
that the said Col. is bringing all bis
military skill to bear to crafty his
''hankerin" for Congress. He is
placing his mouth pieces at all vul-
nerab.e points to talk Scott over
Pomeroy's shoulders, while he keeps
up a cross fire from his little battery -
the Story Cornty Asgis. While we
ale not prepared to believe all that
the Times alledges, it is not improba-
BILE that thus early in the contest, the
wires ore being carefully laid.
Aodesty is the prominent trait in
the Colonels. character, but in his
zeal to serve his country in Congress
he may be the leader of a plot, even
40 artful, as the supplanting of Mr..
Pomeroy. We shall see as time
moves on.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1870-05-06

AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE AND
FARM.-A gentleman of this city
has been to Ames this week, and
gives us some information relative to
the Agricultural College and Farm.
We will give it in his own words:
They are making beautiful place
of it. Improving it all thetime. pve
never seen young people work so
faithfully as they do. At work all
the time. in working hours. Every
thing is coming forward nicely there.
II was interested to see them trans
plant trees. Here, you know, we
transplant such trees, not larger
round than the wrist, and frequently
they die. But there, half a.dozen
young men go out with q team, and
select a tree foot in diameter. Then
they dig around il, four of six feet
from the trunk, dig down deep. TAX
ing up much of the earth. Then
they set it on the wagon, haul it to
the spot, set it in hole as large rs
the one it came out "f, fill it up and
let it grow. The job is SO well done
that the tree gives no sign of the
change, but grows the same Us before
trsnsplanted.
1.-The President superintends the
whole work, and understands 1t well.
II was surprised to see them so
busy-seemed as though all went on
the double quick"
"They knew you were there"
mo, ! could see them rs / ap-
preached the College; you know il
is open ground all around there. My
son is there, too, and he keeps me in
formed OH what IL TRANSPORTING. - Dcs
Eoines EuliettN,
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1870-05-06
Equal Rights Again.
INDEPENDENCE, Iowa,
Nav 1. 1870.

INDEPENDENCE, Iowa, |
May 1. 1870. {
My DEAR SNYDER Editors car
thoroughly appreciate the annoyance
of typographical blunders; still, they
possess an advantage over correspond
ents in having the opportunity to re-
vie "proors" and correct errors be
fore going to press. The last sen.
tence in the second paragraph of my
communication in your last issue, as
printed, was incomplete and mean.
ingless. Your compositor com.
menced a sentence, skipped a few
lines and took up another, without
completing either. [ wrote Us fol-
lows:
"This almighty leadership is some
thing to fight under with confidence
and with the grandest faith in glori'
Gus results. 1t is leadership which
never fails and which will bring
about our acknowledgment of the
principle of equal rights as surely as
the King Of Kings shall continue to
cause right to triumph over might"
Will you allow me to reconsider
my decision not to enter into a con.
troversy with you upon the question
Of woman suffrage? Not that I love
controversy, or doubt your ability to
give all the strong points on your
side of the question, but that l be
lieve the grounds upon which this re-
form is based to be entirely misap
pretended by the great majority o
tho--a in opposition.
In YOU issue of the ODD ult., yor
say that the enemies to this move
ment in Iowa Evil give a free tield;'
that "the galIantry o: men could dc
no less" Yet in your very next Is
sue you have your dig at Mrs
Stanton, giving anything but q Tree
field" Are we to infer therefore
that you are ungallant?
This is by no means a question o
gallantry or championship, but OF
eternal right and justice. Viewed in
this light, it does not effect the mer,
its of the case whether few or many
women or men favor or oppose it,
whether it be popular or unpopular.
Of even less concerh are the peculiar
idiOsyncrasies of those who favor OF
oppose it. individuals are nothing
principles everything in this cause Of
equal rights. The great question IS.
Has woman an inalienable right to
the ballot? Do you deny it? Do
you deny that woman has a natural
and inalienable right to say how and
by whom she shall be governed?
Not to make this letter too long,
simply open our discussion of the
subject with the above questions,
trusting you will not give an "eva-
sive answer"
Very Cordially yours,
J. l.. LOOMS.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1870-05-06

A friend who has travelled in Ger
many, reports the following Incl
dent, for which he vouches Dur
ing the summer, DR.. J. G. Aver
spent some weeks at Dresden, in
conference with the chemists o.
Central Europe, where he was her.
aided as the inventor Of the world
renowned medicines that bears his
name, and considered one of the
American celebrities. While riding
one day, his open carriage fell in
with the cortege Of the King OF
Saxony, on a drive from the review.
The Doctor soon became the chief at
traction and received the marked at
tention of the people, who were even
more demonstrative in their courte-
sizes to him than the King himself
whom they see so constantly. King
John, observing this, wrapped his
military cloak around him and re-
clined upon his seat, while our great
American medicine man did the
honors for the royal retinue, graz
ciously bowling, hat in hand, on
every side, until wearied by his ex-
cessive eondescersion to this old
monarch's people.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1870-05-06
CEDAR FALLS, MAY 6, 1870.
OF Democracy. whatr

1t ia rumored that there will be nc
Democratic ticket in the fsd this
fall. The party is adrift and the
leaders are disorganizcd. Not only
IS il true Of Iowa, but, with few ex'
ceptions, Of oil the States it is the
same. In view of the prominence
once held In this country by the
party, let us spend few moments in
contemplating its past record.
In the days of its usefulness, il
stood the test, but 1867 found the
party n-American i'm its ideas and
II lost lis power. IL has to-day g
national politics but no national
principles. I'm 1861, American forts
III southern harbors were assailed,
The "stars and stripes" were fired
upon. The Democratic party said il
was right, and did aid and abet those
who were guilty of these crimes. In
1864, the party in its National Plat
form, said the war was failure, ana
they have by no public act recalled
that libel upon the brave men who
cast the lie into their teeth. The
war ends and we find them opposing
the honest payment of the National
Debt. They wanted white mans
government and they opposed the
18th amendment. Every idea, every
position they have taken during the
past ten years has been non, American,
hence their ruin. Their principles
were catch words. Thirteen years
ago it was slavery in the Territories.
Ten years ago, "let the Union slide
IL the Republican party is to rule the
country" Seven years ago. McClel.
Ian and peace. Three years ago, re.
pGdiation and down with the black
man who dared shoulder his musk ct
In defence of his fire side and your
own. To-day-what? Failure, de-
feat, political bankruptcy, written in
letters reaching from Maine to Flor.
Ida. There is a magic still in the
name that lends its deception to
thousands, but party without great
victories is like an army whose Skin
mishers drive the eLemy, but
whose brigades fly in dc feat. Dem
ocratic principles" Illuminated by
unclaimed lunatics, have been empty
words. Of the party to-day, what?