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Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-09-14
Elections In October and November

October 3, Texas Congressional cleo
tions, continuing three days.
October 8, Rhode Island votes on the
Constitutional Amendments
October 10, Iowa, election of Governor,
State officers and Legislature.
October 10, Ohio, election of Governor,
State officers and Legislature.
October 10, Pennsylvania, election OF
State officers and Legislature.
October &C. West Virginia, election of a
House Of Delegates.
November 7, Maryland, election of Gov
ernor, State officers and Legislature
November Z, Massachusetts,, election OF
Governor and Legislature.
November Z. Minnesota, election of Gov
ernor, State officers and Legislature.
November 7, Mississippi, election o.
Legislature.
November 7, New Jersey, election o
Governor and Legislature.
November Z, Illinois, election of Con
gresham at-Large.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-09-14
tremendously, but he knelt down upon it

tremendously, but he knelt down upon it
to keep it steady ne soon ascertained that it
was an enormous skate that he was standing
on, SO he served him as he did the lobster,
He watched his opportunity and slipped
the moose of his line round the skate tail ;
he then signaled to haul" and up went
Master Skate, Tapping his great wings like
wounded eagle, and nightly astonished
were the people in the boat when they
found monster skate at the end Of the
line. and not pig Of lead
Wood onc9 nearly lost his life when at
the bottom Of the sea. A PIussian vessel
had gone down Oft the Mouse Buoy in the
Thames estuary. The captain was drowned
in his cabin, ane Wood had undertaken to
get him out if he possibly could. Arriv
ing at the bottom of the sea, Wood found
the vessel lying over on her side, and that
she had gone down with all her sails set.
He tried to get into the cabin, but found the
main sail all over the cabin door. He was
just about to return when he
found that his air pipe and signal
line had suddenly got jammed
Fully aware Of his very danger
GUS position, and without losing his pres
ence of mind, he sat quietly on the edge
Of the vessel and considered. The men
above he could find we're signalling to him
violently to come up, but he could not
answer as the line was jsmmed. He took
out his pocket knife, and thought two or
three times of cutting himself adrift. As
last chance, he determined to adopt an.
other course, so he climbed up the rigging,
among the great wet sails and loose ropes,
as well as he could and fortunately found
the place where his air-pipe was hitched.
He carefully loosened it, gave the signal,
and was hauled up imme diately. If un-
derstand right, the line was clear enough
when he went down, but while he was at
work on the sunken ship the tide changed
and, carrying his pipe and line in the OPP
posite direction to that in which it had
been originally conducted, it became
damned. He did not get to the surface
one instant too soon, for the boat was just
drifting. as her anchors would not hold
Cor. in Land and Water.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-09-14
The Hotel Clerk.

He was young, he had neat moustache
and we'll brushed hair; jewelled studs
sparkled in his shirt-front, and rings on his
white hands; a gentle disdain of the trav-
cling public breathed from his person in
the mystical odors of Ihlang ihlang. He
did not lift his naughty head to look at the
wayfarer who meekly wrote his name in
the register; he did not answer him when
he begged for cool room; he turned to
the board on which the keys hung. and,
plucking one from it, slid it toward Basil
on the marble counter, touched bell for a
call boy, whistled bar of Otienbsch, and,
as he wrote the number OF the room
againss Basil's name, said to friend
l1unging near him, as if resuming q con-
yersation, swell, she's q mighty pooty
Gull. anyway, Chawley.'
When reflect that this was type of
the hotel clerk throughout the United
States-that behind unnumbered registers
at this moment he is snubbing travellers
into the dust, and that they are suffering
and perpetuating him, am lost in wender
at the national meekness. Not that ] am
the one to refuse the humble pie his jewel
led fingers offer me. Abiectly take my
key, and creep off up stairs after the call
boy, and try to give myself the gepteel air
of one who has not been stepped upoh.
But think homicidal things, all the same,
and l rejoice that in the SAT ty
of print can cry out against the despot,
whom l have not the presence to
defy. "You vulgar and cruel little soul, !"
say, and 1 imagine my elf breathing the
words to his teeth, "Why do you treat a
weary stranger with this ignominy9 am
to pay well r all get, and ! shall not
compa ain of that. But look at me, and
own my humanity; confess, by some civil
action, by some decent phrase, that have
riahts, and that they shall be espected.
Answer my proper questions; respond to
nv fair demands. Do not slide my key at
me do not deny me the poor politeness
of nod as you give it in my hand. am
not your equal; few men are: but shall
not presume upon your clemency. Come,
I also am humanG
Basil found that, for his sin in asking
for cool room, the clerk had given them
chamber in which the sun had been
shining the whole afternoon; but when
his luggage had been put IN it seemed use
less to protest, and, like true American,
like YOU, like me, he sbrank from assert
ing himself When the sun went down
it would be cool enough; and they turned
their thoughts TO supper. not ventnring TO
hope that, as it proved, the handsome
clerk was the sole blemish of the house.
W d. Horels, in Atlantic monthly.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-09-14
Putting in Wheat.

A crop of wheat is often only halt as
large as it should be, from the faulty pre-
paration of the ground. Manure and lime
are supplied as abundantly as may be, but
the land is plowed in such manner that
the surface water is always about the roots
of the wheat, and the FIRST frost heaves out
the plants 1t is too commonly the case
that fields are plowed from the outside to
the center, leaving, as the consequence OF
few years blowing, high bank around
the fence, and hollow in the center OF
the field, with four diagonal hollOws meet
ing there. This gives no chance for the
water to get away; it lies and sa urates
the surface. Now let the field be plowed
in lands, say II PAGES or % feet wide there
will be dead -furrow, causing drainage al
least 6 inches deep at each Of these spaces,
which will bring the surface water at
least below the level of the roots OF the
wheat. Besides, there will be number
of Watercourses which will carry Oh the
surplus water, and by means OF a connect.
ing furrow it may be generally conducted
away from the field altogether. However
much it may be advantageous to under
drain land, in many cases, from want OF the
necessary capital, 1t can not be undertaken.
Then the best possible substitute must be
found. Surface draining by means OF
ridges and open burrows is the best substi-
tute, and if this style of blowing is proper
w performed, where the subsoil is not re-
markedly retentive, the ground may be
kept dry enough to prevent throwing out
during winter. Above all things, the
fashion of blowing around fields should
be abandoned when wheat Is TO be sown.
1t may answer for spring crops, but bet
ter and neater plan Of blowing, and one
leaving the ground in a better condition,
could be easily substituted. Generally, 1t
may be concluded that the ridge and fur
row 81 stem of blowing is in all cases bet
ter on undrained land than the flatsystem.
Where the land is underdraincd, swivel
plow makes handsome work, and entirely
avoids the bad effects of blowing around
the field.-American Agricuhurt@.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-09-14
E;aeellaneous Reading.
ONLY REsTNGl

-, The plajded frock away,
"A the yellow buttcned boot;
,'..,ss does not need them now,
Cannot wear the pretty suit.
- -. ,sk. .Why, where IL Charlie!"
v,,eriny )ips will family say,
III. Charles gently resting,
h % la been $50 tired Of play"
~. and white the robe AROUND him,
uofs and white his narrow bed;
al ana soft thu cod that'A DER him,
e Al. you ask" Is Charlie deads"
"a not dead, but sweetly resting
~ When the sunset closed the day,
,,,,Ie charlie, prattling, murmured,
sol am 60 tired OF play"
.,,ed Of play the busy fingers,
TsTed OF play the restless feet.
Rod the voice whose merry laughter
TiIled the house with echoes sweet.
a. re say our darling's resting,
TN = slumber calm AID deep;
Tho, me birds are singing DER him
Tho The etars still yigils keep.
ver his bed the storms may mutter,
Thev can wake him never more,
Vat We do not say we've lost him,
Only that he's gone before.
vor ne know he rests securely,
In the Heavenly Fathers care,
uone the lambs the Saviour's keeping,
FOR his pastures green and fair.
-AdU0c1te and Guardian
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-09-14
In this case, the clover seed should be

In this case, the clover seed should be
cured in the same way We cure clover hsy.
But when the fodder is of no value, clover
seed may be allowed to lie exposed to the
sun and rain for days or weeks without in
jury. In fact, it vii! thrash ell the essier
for such repeated wettings and dryings.
When drawn in, however, 1t should be
quite dry, and Il there is no barn room Il
is better to thra. it out at once, aa 1t Is
almost impossible to make q stack OF
clover seed that will shed the rain If put
in stack, it must be matched American
Ao7tcultu7ist.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-09-14
Very Bad "Spells."

At the late session OF the orange
County IN. W Teachers Institute, each
teacher was given certain words 10 spell,
ard was required 10 write them on paper.
The list of the words, fifty Ia rum er-
dictated 10 the teacher, was the same that
bad been used in institutes held in several
of the counties in this State, with the fol-
lowing results: In Ulster County sixty
ner cent. Of the words had been iLcor-
rectly spelled; in Saratoga County sixty
seven per cent. ip schohar,e Count sixty
ionr ner G mt IN Madison County seventy
ner cent. in Cheuango County ixy-fve
Der ce nj, and in Orange County MT. seven
Der cent. Tne report OF saturday eAeI,
cises showed that the word each nnatioh
had bothered the teachers more tban any
other. In the ninety five papers examined.
there were 10 less than hfty cinersnt
snellines for this word These inciuned
al kinds of combin@'ions OF letter., after
the true spirit of English spelling; OF
course. as was remarA el by Profess r Fra
In the ninety-four papers examined
tn re were 1868 misspeliings-an average
The hard words" were as follows :
Intermittent, Heresy, Bilious, COERCION
Ecstasy, Claironet, sgrcings, r s5s;Ss;s
Anostasy. Mortgaging, Singing, skill
fnIly Subpoena, Allegeable, !gniti6le,
Phosnhoresence, Sibylline, Exclamation
vaciliation. Catechise, Trisyllable, Tyran-
nize. Apologize, Gauging. saccharins'
Hemorrhage, Rendezvous, Fahrenheit
Galilean, 6adducee, Eryslpelas, Oana M;e
Gannibsi. Mignonette, Kaleidoscope, HE
roalyphics, 1pocrypha, Daguerreotype'
Au The Newburg Journal, in closing up the
renort ssys there il one redeeming feature
in the achievements Of the Orange County
Teachers Institute. The percentage Re. o. o.
s wu,u n,her institute that has been tested.
I Rnt the the shocking work which al the II;
ai;t,tes have made is sad, yet faithful
s s.,au, on the disgrsceful neglect OF
this important branch Of education
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-09-14

They are not vile FANCY DRTNc'
Made of Poor Rum, Whiskey, Proof spirics
and Refuse Liquors doctored. spiced and sweet
enee to please the taste, called "Tonics" "Appens
era" "Restorers" &C., that lead the tppief On u
drunkenness and ruin, but a true Medicine, msco
trom the Native Roots and Herbs Of California, free
from nil Alcoholic stimulanta. They are the
GREAT BLOOD PURIFIER aud A LIFA
GIVING PRINCIPLE, perfect Renoyator and
inyigorator Of the System, carrying on all poisonous
matter and restoring the blood TO healthy eondtieo
No person can take these Bters according to drec-
tons and remain long unwen, provided their pon0
are not destroyed by mineral poison or other means
ana the vital organs wasted beyond the point OF rc-
pair.
They are "a Gentle Fassa.rSe as we'll NJ .
Tonic possessing also, the peculiar merit Of acting
as powerful agent In relieving Congestion or innam'
nation of the Liver and all the Vsceral Organs
FOR FEMALE COMPLAINTS, whether n
Young or old, married single. at the dawn OF wo-
manhood or the turn ffe these Tonic Bitters have
equal.
For Innammaisry and Chronic kheuma@
tism and Cont, Dyspepsia or Indigesttons
Bilious, Rcmtttent Ind Intermittent Fcvers,
Diseases of the Blood, Liver, kieucys, anA
Bladder, these Bitters have been most successiui'
such Diseases are caused by Initiated ssiosas
which is generally produced BY arrangement 81 ths
Digestive Organs. -
DysPEPsIA OR INDIGESTilD,nNS:.. ae -
ache Pain in the Shoulder Coaghs, Ightness OF ~
Bad Taste n The Mouth, bilious Attacks PalpiatieS
Heart Of the hnngs hsn ,a al
symptoms, are tho onsprings OF Dyspepsia.
They invgorste the Stomach and stimulate sne Snr
Did liver and DO wells which render them oil upequAes
efficacy In cleansing the blood OF all inquiries sns
impartInY new life and vigor to the whole system.
FOR SKIN DISEASES, Eruptions. letter, saA
Rheam Biotches Spots, Pimples, Pustules, bois Gar
buncles, Ring Worms. seald Head. Sore Eyes Erys,n
elias Itch scurfs, Dscolorstion. Of the skin humors
and Disc the Skin, Of whatever name or nsrur
literally dug mp and carried out q hs sysem N
such cases will convince the most increduious 0! the9
curative effect.
Cleanse the Initiated Blood whenever you hnd i0
Impurities bursting through the skin In fimpes Erup
lions or Sores cleanse IL when you nnd obstrucfee
and sluggish In the veins cleanse when AM
| your feelings will tell you when; Keep the Dooa Pfs
| and the health OF the system VIII follow
PIN, TAPE, ana other WORMS, lurking IN we
system of 80 many thousands, are efectuaiy dcs.IVy
| ed and removed. For full directions read careivy
the circular around each bottle, printed In TOUR IAN
| guages-Englsh German French and Spanish.
!. WALKER. Proprietor. r. II. MCDONALD q Co.
Druggists and Gen. Agents. San Francisco, Cai aAs
az and 81 Commerce Street, New York
pSOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS AND pEALEln'
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-09-14

4 Boston lady declares she u guilty
- aowny;oht f.lsehood dozen times z
day. by saying 70 people c sne ns fsas her.
s s% s feom the habit Of 20 lying.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-09-14

This paper is prepared by corps Of Editors Of special
qualifications every pains taken TO make tindispens
able to every railroad Man. tits altogether independent
avoids all undue putting Of men corporations, gives
news fully and imparaly aims especially 10 give proca
cal Information which viii directly aid Its readers IN he
prosecution OF their business. Business men hnd IN the
,AuNo. d GAzErrx the earliest information OF tbeop1
gof new stations railroads In course OF construction
dare thus enabled establish relations with such towns
mtin beginning Of their existence.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-09-14

Relations of Companies to their En.r4oyss, and msa
Seyerai Rights and Dudes.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-09-14
THE

THE
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The attention o, Rs,road Men i O. ed 70 this journal
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Treating as II docs of al branches Of tiA
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In It's columns. Engineers, Master Mechanics and Mann
acurers ind these illustrated descriptions OF the creates
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A HANDBooK-A 1ger-de-main.
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Complicated business Of transportation, and especial.
Of the Operation Of Railroads, Railroad Engineer.
Ing, the Construction Of Locomotives and Cars.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1871-07-13
NEWS SUMMARY.

Victor Emanuel arrived In Rome on July
ID and met with an enthusiastic reception
n Paurer Ouertier, the French Minister oi
T7;nanee has RENTED l00.O00,0OO francs. on
account Of the war indemnify, 10 C0unt " d.
derso, German ambassador.
On July Sd Queen Victoria invested u. De@
,essepg with the order Of the Star OF lndia,
The 5ngurgenf General, FREDERICK CaYaoa'
yeas rae.utly CAPTURED while trying to escape
from Cuba. His execution is considered cef-
tain. rLa
The latest Classification Of tie result OF Inc
French elections give 50 members FOR ihlefs,
l3 Radicals 20 LegItimists, Orleanlsfs ana
\ Ronapartigt. The general estimate Is t1ai'
of 40 Deputies elected. l2J are Republicans
: Leeitimists and IL Bonaparfsts.
The French Government has demanded an
early evacuation of the forts near Farls' ana
of the three departments occupied py lne
Germans. Bismarck has not, az yet, compiied
with the demand.
The Emperor and Empress Of Brazil VISITED
Queen Victoria, Oh July 9Th.
The Fourth appears 10 have been more gen
orally celebrated throughout the United States
than il has been for years past
The Grand Master Of Masons Of lie Dis
trict of Columbia has received an eieganuf
engrossed copy OF Resolutions FROM TIE Orand
Lodge of England. thanking the American Ma
sons for the reception giTen BY them 10 Ear
de Gray and Ripon, Grand Master Of treat
Britain. :,
On July Isl the German troops commenced
leaving Paris, and orders were issued, proA-o-
iting German officers visiting the clty.
The ratification Of the Treaty OF Washing
ton was proclaimed july 4t5-
The Democratic members Of the hu-hIaA
committee have summoned many representa-
tive men from Georgia - testify before Tie
committee.
Tie motion made by Mrs Fairs counsel ioE
4 new trial. Ok new evidence lIupeachlag Tie
iuror Beach. was oyerruiei By Judge Dwinelr.
The Supreme Court having postponed Tie
hearing Of the appeal until September. the *
ecution will not take place on July 2oih-iae
day set-but viii oi course be stayed un.L he
Supreme Court passes o. Tie case
Il is generally bcliryed that tie difficulty
and MISUNDERSTANDING between Commissioner
Fieason;0n and Secretary Boutwell, Hl.. result
in the former resignIag lis Office.
The celebration Of the Popcs jubilee was
general throughout tie principal cities oi lie
United States. II S4a Francisco ll,4J9 per
sons were n the procession.
o A Halsiea9. formerly well-known char
acter in Washington, and Familiarity called
Pet" Halstead, was shot through the heart
aud instantly killed, July ID. IL house u III
fame i'll Chicago, b. one George Bait
Late adyces from Panama say that Z salts
factory route for the Dariea s4lp canal has
been discovered.
The Sa.ro Tuanc! Commissioners are now
n Nevada making thorough examination G!
the tunnel
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1871-07-13
GREAT FIRE IN YREKA.

We publish for the beneE: Of old Yrrkans
the following account Of the reccrt great ERE
III Yrrka, which We take from the san Fran
cisco Call Of July 9th:
YgEKA, July 3-Aa extensive coaesGra:iau
occurred in this place yesterday afternoon,
commencing u forty-hge minutes past three
O'Clock, originating from China wash house
On Miner street, opposite tie old lrcka Hotel.
From iae time tie alarm .yas gIveu scarcely
eight minutes was occupied 10 the flames e1-
tending over four or FIVE blocks. everything
being as dry as Under. owing Ia the continued
hot weather. Both engine companies were
promptly pu. TO work. bu. their streams Lad
no more effect than the Use OF so many syr.nses
the flames sweeping in vast sheet. from house
10 house.
Miner street. from Cleveland ( WaibridGe's
store 10 the creek on the south SIDE. Including
the Odd Fellows Hall Union Hotel, and sew
eral brick stoIes, are all in ruins. except Laa.
ers building aud Kings, Norgnan's. aud Hes
sier's, which are oneWhat damaged. The
Union printing Office escaped with some daul-
age, but tie Bank Exchange saloon, under
meath. was Quilted. The north side Of Miner
street, from Third street Ia Yreka Greek is in
ruins including the Cotton Theatre By ex.
traordinary exertons the fire was checked at
BlTu street, IDus saving t4s Telegraph once.
No. | Engino House, the Frauco-Amerlcan
Hotel, journal Office. Masonic Hall, and sew
eral other brick buildings. Above Third street
the Post Office. and Cleveland s. Walbridge's
store are seriously damaged by fire aud water.
and IN tue rear of Horseman's, Junker's. and
other buildings above Fourth street, on Miner
street, much damage was done to outhouses
and sheds. From Miner street southwark the
fire extended beyond Butte street, destroying
four livery stables, blacksmith shops, foundry
several hundred cords of firewood. also the
Metropolitan School House the Catholic
Church, and damaging the SISTERS Academy
TO some extent. Some fifteen or sixteen blocks
were destroyed. and many of the occupants
were unable TO Get ont even their clothes, so
rapidly did the flames extend.
1t is impossible at present to fully estimate
the losses, but at least one-third of the town
is destroyed. The property destroyed will foot
up probably more than 500, 900, on which there
is about Sl00, 900 insurance.
The women worked herocally In carving
goods from stores and dwellings to places OF
safety. and about two-thirds of the families had
theiE household goods out of doors before the
FIRE was checked.
The town this morning presents a desolate-
looking appearance, several acres of ground
being an open field of burning embers