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Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-11-23

coach from Newcastle, and merely re-
quiring good fire and tea. re were
puzzled to understand the meaning of
this double attendance; and remember
my brother rather irreverently wondered
II we were always to be waited upon
by these Siamese twins"
On ringing the bell to retire for the
hlest, both appeared as usual-the wife
carrying the bedroom candlestick, the
husband standing at the door. l gave
iier some directions about breakfast the
soiioWlhg morning, when her husband
from the door quickly answered for her.
depend upon it, She is dumb" wills
pered my brother
But this was not the case, though she
rarely made use of the faculty of speech
They both attended me into my bed
room, when the old lady, seeing me look
with surprise toward her husband,
said:
There's no offence meant. ma'am, bv
my husband coming with me into the
chamber he's stone blind"
Poor man y exclaimed; But why
then does he not sit still Why does
he accompany you everywhere ~
Its no use, ma'am, your speaking to
my old woman" said the husband "she
can't hear you she's quite deaf"
was astonished. Here was com.
pensation Could couple be better
matched. Man and wife were indeed
one flesh for he saw with her eyes, and
she heard with his ears 1t was beauti
ful to me, ever after, to watch the old
man and woman in their inseparable
ness. Their sympathy with each other
was as swift as electricity, and made
their deprivation as nought
| have often thought of that old man
and woman, and can but hope that, as in
life they were inseparable and indispen.
sable to each other, SO in death they
may not be divided; or that either might
be spared the terrible calamity of being
left alone in the world
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-11-23
Substitute for Mahogany.

The difficulty of procuring mahogany
and other precious woods, and the con
sequent exorbitant prices demanded for
the ordinary articles of family conyen-
fence, has Occasioned the art OF the
chemist to be applied to subject .pecu-
liarly calculated to promote domestic en-
Enlistment at tritiing expense, 1t has
been contrivcd to render any species oil
wood Of a close grain so nearly to re.
semhle mahogany in the texture, density
and polish. that the more accurate Judges
are incapable Of distinguishing between
this happy imitation and the native pro
duct. The first operation, AZ no" prac'
ticcd in france, il 10 plane the surface,
SO a. to render it perfectly smooth the
wood is then to be rubbed with diluted
nitrous acid, which preserves IL tor the
materials subsequently to be applied.
Afterwards, one ounce and han OF
dragons blood. dissolved in a pint OF
spirits of wine, and one-third of that
quantity of carbonate of soda, are 10 be
mixed together and filtered; and the
LIQUID in this state is 10 be rubbed, or
rather laid, upon the wood with soft
brush This process is repeated with
very little alteration, and in a short in.
tcrval afterwards the wood possesses the
external appearance of mahogany.
When this application is properly made,
the surface will resemble an artificial
mirror; but If the polish becomes less
brilliant, by rubbing ii with a little cold
drawn iinseed-oil the wood will be re-
stored to its former briliancy. Cabinet
maker
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-11-23
Home Hints.

THERE are many who seem 10 think
that good manners are only for company,
to bc put on, like the best suit of clothes
when going out, and laid aside when AT
home. Politcness, however, il adherent
TO the person, and daily wear is essential
to its perfection. Its grace and ease, Ike
the sickness and leXibility Of the skin,
come from constant exercise. Stiffness
and roughness are the sure results Of in
activity. A certain ccrcmonlousness u
found 10 be essential To prevent familiarity
Of intercourse among men OF the world
from dcgcncrating into contempt. me
same would be no less useful In the daily
and intimate contact of the members oil
the same family. There is no reason TINT
we know of why those formalltics ana
ceremonies which are found 50 effective
in making the polite men and women OF
society so agreeable should not be adopted
in the family with like result why
should gentleman, for example, who
scorns to remain covered in the company
of a stranger. who he respects merely be
cause she il lady, keep on his hat in the
presence of his wife, whom he knows
and loves! Why should woman VINO
makes the most courteous acknowledge
mcnt Of the slightest favor from one sht
hardly knows refuse TO say polite WORD
in return for the kindness Of her constant
companion We would have wives ano
husbands i'm their ordinary intercourse "a
poIte toward each other rs are other gen
tlemcn and ladies. Ii is, however, 80 fai
from being 20 in most cases that one ol
the surest indications Of the marriage oi
a couple is their mutual disregard OF tho
forms and ceremonies of politencss
We believe that more enduring affection
between husband and wife, greater
reverence on the part of children TO Their
parents, and forbearance toward each
other, would, be the result Of more polite
ness at home fIiarper's Bazaar
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-11-23

A recent number of the Mechanics Mao.
azlne contains the following data concern
ing an immense chimney now being built
at Dover Court, England One of the
lmpediments to perfect enjoyment of the
delights of the neighborhood is at this
moment in rapid process of removal The
pure air which naturally exists there has
hitherto offered some contamination from
an intermixture with it of the fumes and
smoke from series of cement klns,
ranged in a line of close proximity to the
neat little railway station of the town. In or
aer 10 obyiate this sometimes too palpable
annoyance, the owner of the l.ilns, which
are led with material dredged from the
estuary of the Orwell and from the west
rocks near Walton-o the Maze, is caus-
ing au7 igantic shaft to be erected. This
Is remarkably well-proportioned square
built structure, formed of the hardest red
bricks and the finest cement of the dis
trict Its height, when finished, will be
upwards of one hundred and ninety feet.
and it will form one of the most conspic-
uous, and, in its way, handsome objects 70
the place. at its base the giant chimney
is twenty feet square, and at its summit,
capped with stone, it will be eight feet six
inches across. Some idea may be gained
of the large number of brick used in the
construction of the chimney, when it is
stated that in single course at its base
1000 are comprised A brick tunnel, 100
feet in length and of large area, will con
meet the great landmark-for such it will
be-with the apices of the various kilns
The fumes generated by the calcination
of the cement stones will thus be carried
to height, whence they will be distrib-
uted over much wider area, and, of
course, by diffusion, deprived of the
power of irritating the lungs of visitors
and the tempers Of the inhabitants of
Dover Court
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-11-23
Youths Department.
F,INTSDTVIN' rs TG-NHIN' i,

Fantsdivin is tummin,' / say, loot here!
Its q jolliest bestest ole day in e year.
dust dot weaned last time fore 1t tame
And e way dust ct was a jolly ole shame.
Pa auyed bid turtcy, it dust loot 'mo't
froze,
For e. i,cvvers was dawn, 'eEdear turtey's
Ely pit EN- al. Oh, pa said, tause asst her
II was tnrtey ia @.st run e faster
I'd dust dot away; I'd hollcr,, and tried;
I'd said: Loot here amt e-,s,,' to be
fried
Dit some oyver turtey, but let alone;
j so awfie little, isn't half drone."
Jane stuffed e ole turtey, aud dust made he
cat,
Tho he hadn't no head to chew up e meat
S'e chewed it up for him wild bid chopin
knife;
! never did see such times IN my life
Sc foot q ole shickens an put in pic,
Il poor little shickens, 'ey dust had 10 dc
'Ev dust laid 'em down all tuddled to sleep,
But icy never tried once not even peep.
An dust all e fugs we had | don't know,
Rut dust had one fling that want in e show;
| had an ole ate before dot froo;
IL dust made me hollcr-I bet 1t would 90.
90 see was title, but fo't was bid,
And so dust ct lite u little young pid,
| And my dwess dot SO tight | fot should
die,
! But didn't do nothin' but set up and try
| But now wears pants, I'm dittm so Old,
! an' ,ess ian eat dust all tan hold
] Fantsdivn's Il splinty ole day, don YOU mt,
/ Wiy such lots OF stuff to eat and to drint.
But dear little boys what don't know no
better,
Dust pay an attention to my title letter;
Don't eat so much tnrtey-so much shtckeh
l. PIE,
Or oo'll have an ate the same as did !.
Bnt dust tate II little Of evcrythin' nice,
And dust 90 say no, when totes asts 90
twice,
oo'd better loot out and know when 70
stop,
or OOH dit an ate that'll dust make 90 hop
Fantsdivin' is tummin' say, loot here
Its e iolicst, bestest ole day In e year
Ii 90 haint dot no ttfrteR, 90 tum and see ma,
Sell div 90 some dinner and So will my pa
49, Woods household HdgagiHc.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-11-23
A Singular Couple.

The circumstances which, more than
ANYTHING else, obtained, in the dingy Ola
town of Hexam, England, lasting place
in my memory, was our taking lodging
With an extraordinary pair-an old man
and woman, husband and wife-who lived
o., themselves. without child or servant,
s 81 upon the letting of their
30 flor and two bedrooms. They were
taI l Thin and erect, though each seventy
Years ,a, of age. When we knocked at the
door for admittance, they answered 70,
gether If we rang the bell, the husband ,.l
and wife invariably appeared sac Dy
side !. all our requests and demands were
received r by both, and executed with the
THE The first night, arriving late by the
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-11-23

search tar for Possible source of food
The cold OF the glaclt. benumbs and LII.
thousands OF insects whic. aI;gI, ,non ni ;,s
surface, and bees, wasps, flies, and Moth, ~,
are frequently seen dead upoil .ba i ;na
Then there is the so-called s.red sh.n- ~ :,
and other allied organisms of simii,.,
habits, which may perhaps minister to the
wants OF this singular insect. Is the ice
flea. like its irritating cousin, nocturnal
predatory insect, and does it issue from its
abode at nightfall in search of frozen bees
and butterflies s-[E. FARMLAND, in
Nature
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-11-23

SOME Of the European astronomers are
discussing "a new and interesting theory,
namely, that auroral appearances and the
zodiacal lights are in some way connected
with the phenomena Of terrestrial magnet
ism. DIR. Bclfour Stewart declares that in
the anti-tradc winds he finds the moving
conductors required TO produce the effect,
and suggests that, rs they pass rapidly
over the lines IF the earth's magnetic force,
they may be regarded as the vehicles OF an
electric current, possibly to be lit up az
attenuated gases are when they conduct
electricity. In this way, he thinks, the
phenomenon of the zodiaca light might
be produced Then, again, these moving
currents will react on the magnetism OF
the earth, which may account for the
somewhat sudden and violent changes that
take place in the earth's magnetism at
those seasons when the great wind cur
rents change most rapidly, a., for ex-
ample at the cquinoxes. DR. $. also in.
timatcs that there may be two varieties Of
aurora, one corresponding To stationary
conductors under very rapidly changing
core, and the other to rapidly moving
onductors under constant core.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-11-23

the tree, remove your stand for some dis
lance away, at right angles from where
it stood at first Get the bees at work as
at first, and by following up the two
lines to where they meet, the tree may be
found. -ERural New Yorker. \
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-11-23

THE Oskaloosa iowa Herald says:
John birth, Of Farley, concluded he
would commit suicide the other day-his
father-in-law was not kind enough TO him.
He went to drug store and purchased
arsenic went home and took IL, and in a
few moments was rolling on the floor in
mortal agony. The doctor was sent for
He came, and brought the druggist along,
who spoiled the whole sensation by letting
BIT out that he had suspected the young
mans intention, and had sold him chalk
instead of arsenic. The young man was
well in a minute.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-11-23

WHEN breathing air that is dusty, or i'll
smelling, or otherwise impure, draw the
breath slowly through The nostrils. In
this way the dust or other impurities are
in part arrested in the moist and narrow
nasal passages, and are prevented from
being thrown upon the lungs. When we
breathe through the mouth they are car
RED more directly thither. Many would
lengthen their lives by resolately breath
ing through their nostrils.
, 1871-12-18

The disinterested patriots in this city,
known as the oustom-house faction -
of the Republican party. met ON Tues
day and resolved that, as their friends
are well provided for, General Grant
ought to be re-nominated. The faction
whose friends are not provided with
comfortable offices think he ought not
to be renominated. The people will de.
eide the question next year upon -dlfffsr-
ent ground.
, 1871-12-18

From Henry Ward Beechar's PoIiti.
cal Sermon.
The greatest moneysd institutiona
have a power that is fast becoming
alarmingly great. Look at Erie and the
other gigantic railroad corporations Of
the country, that can warp legislation
at viii. They can touch the ballot in
the most vital part. Is there no danger
to be expected from them 2
But. thank God although they hare.
CORRUPTED THE JUDICIARY.
we can look back to the time when
slavery had narcotized the country, and
when We rose and destroyed it. Human
nature is not dead yet.
Yes. we have much to fear from these
gigantic moneyed institutions-mora
than we feared from slavery.
The battle of the future is to be tina
battle of gold and silver. What can
stand such sieges, such bombariment,
such sapping and mining, as money can
threaten US withal ? And when the ball
lot is menaced by that power, when it
becomes stronger and bolder, it be-
hooves US to prepare for war against
our institutions such as We have little
dreamed Of
If you use money to secure votes You
belong to the old party, are not reform.
ers. Our offices must no longer ba
scrambled for. but must be given to
good men. Our cira ser-rice is stahd-
ing threat against our liberties, and if the
system is much longer supported our
government cannot maintain itself
NOBLE woEDs.
The Administration must reform the
civil service. Euery custom house is n6u
bribery shop, and nearly all the other
offices are damning and deadening to
the national conscience.
We must not give way to cowardios
by saying that the Republic is failure.
1t has not been, it is not, and with God q
help it shall not be. [Applause.] Woe
to that vaticinator who says we may.
I smite him upon his mildewed cheek
with contempt.
After advising the people TO give SYM
pathy and encouragement to the honest
workingmen, Mr.. Beecher closed with
a glowing appeal on behalf Of our sys-
tenn of government under which We
have overcome gigantic tax, and paid
off in seven years a large portion of a
gigantic debt, the whole of which We
can and will hquidats in due time, with
out hiat at reputation.
, 1871-12-18

The st. Louis Repablicoa objects to
Mr.. Thomas Scott as Democratic can
dldate for President, not, however, On
personal grounds, but because it objects
to any Democratic nomination. Ii
thinks that Grant can only he defeated
IN his determination to be reelected by
concentration of all the opposition ups
on conservative and reform Republic
can. Nearly all the Democratic Journals
IN Missouri support the views of tho
Republican.
, 1871-12-18
9olititat.

The unsettled condition of the Demo-
cratic PARTY is illustrated from the fol-
lowing comments of the Detroit Post:
'sThe democratic organs still continue
to invent new departures. The Wash
ington Patriot nominates Charles Sum-
ner as Democratic candidate for Presi-
dent! The Cincinnati Inquirer goes for
Colonel Scott, who was Stanton's assis-
tant during the war. The st. Louis Re
puJl;cda is willing to take anybody that
any clique of dissatisfied Republicans
may nominate. The Chicago Times in
dicates that Governor Palmer will be its
choice. It only remains for the Boston
Post to nominate Wendell Phillips, the
New York World to nominate Fred
Douglass, and the Richmond Enquirer
to nominate General Grant, to make the
Democratic new departures complete.
As for the Democrats of Michigan, the
Free Press seems to be preparing to
nominate Boss Tweed. and Tweed is
preparing to run away. Those who do
not like this, but, like the Democrats in
other states, are bound to run Repub-
lican, can go for Senator Trumbull or
Chief Justice Chase, each of whom has
been nominated by Democratic journals
heretofore.
, 1871-12-18
CITY OF SEATTLE.
MAILS.

The Seattle Naifs arrive and depart as fol-
lows
Oregon, California and atlantic States. ria.
olympia, Tacoma asd Ssesiscooaa Arrive 31on-
days and Thursdays, 6 O'Clock. 4. N. Depart
Tuesdays and Fridays, 10 P. Nj. Close . P. II.
Victoria, rid Ports Madison, Gamble, Ludlow
and Townsend. Tuesdays and Fridays, 10 P. NJ.
Depart Mondays, Is 4. NJ; Thursdays, ) Is
4 n Close s A. ". and P. II.
Whatcon, ria Nukelteo, SRohoniish. Tulalip.
Coupeville. Coveland. Utsaiady, Laconner. Fl
dalso and Sallish Arrive, Wednesdays. s P. NJ.
Depart. Mondays, i. u. Close 30 AN
Franklin, ria. White River and Slaughter
Arrives. Wednesdays P. Il. Departs, Tues
days - NJ Closes 90. \. n.
Snoqualmie. ria. Black River and Squak Ar
rives, Wednesdays. s P. NJ Departs. Tuesdays,
NJ Closes 30A.M ".
Port Orchard, ria- Port Blakely: Arrives.
Tuesdays. IL 4. IL Departs, Mondays, II \. N.
Closes 10 -.
S1NEs &c SXCGHT- John LEARY-
, 1871-12-18


the default of the defendant; and there
after the plaintiff may apply at the first
or any subsequent term of the court,
for the relief demanded in the COM
plaint. If the taking an account OF the
proof Of any fact be necessary to enable
the court to give judgment, or to carry
the judgment into effect, the court may
in its discretion order a reference for
that purpose. And where the action is
for the recovery of damages in whole or
in part, the court may order the damages
to be assessed by jury; or if to de-
termine the amount of damages the ex-
animation of a long account be necessa-
n, by reference as above provided.
8. In actions where the service of
the snnimcns was by publication, the
plaintiff upon the expiration of the time
designated in the order of publication,
may upon proof of publication, and
that no answer has been fled, apply for
Judgment and the court shall there
upon require proof TO be made of the
demand mentioned in the complaint,
and if the defendant be not a resident
OF the Territory. or is foreign corpora
ton, shall require the plaintiff or his
agent to be examined on oath, respect
ing any payments that have been made
to the plaintiff, or to any one for his
use, on account of such demand, and
may render judgement for the amount
which he is entitled to recover.
In all cases the person recovering
judgment in the district court shall have
the right to an execution for the satisfac-
ton thereof as soon as the same is rem
dered. But the court in which the iudc-
ment was rendered may by order stay
the execution for reasonable time, in
order to enable the Judgment debtor to
apply for a new trial, Or to take his writ
of error. Provided that in all cases of
appeal from DEGREES not provided in this
act the supreme court may at its
next regular term by general rule pre-
scribe the manner of taking appeals
from DEGREES of the district court to the
supreme court, and shall at the close of
said term publish such rules. if any be
SO made.
SEC. 8. All acts or parts of acts con-
trary to or inconsistent with the pro-
visions of this act are hereby repealed:
Prorided, That rights acquired in act
ions now pending under existing laws,
shall not be affected by anything herein
contained.
SEC. 4. Chapter so and sections 433,
AT, 691 end 693 of the act to which this
is amendatory are hereby repealed.
SEC. ). The same fees shall be allow
ed for The service of writs of summons
and subpenas in chaneery that are now
allowed for service of complaints and
notice.
SEC. 6. The first paragraph of Sec.
363 of the act to which this is amenda-
tory, shall be amended so as to authorize,
in addition to the Judgment debtor or
his representative, any person who may
be interested in the said property, to
likewise appear and file his objections
thereto and be heard thereon.
The following portion of paragraph 4 of
said section is hereby repealed, viz:
"An order confirming sale shell be
q conclusive determination of the regu-
larity of the proceedings concerning
such sale as to all persons in any other
action, suit or proceeding what ever. 4"
, 1871-12-18

In nominating Colonel Scott for Pres
i1ent, the CINCINNATI Eaq'liivr says:
i" We do not mean to say that Mr.. Hen
bricks, Mr.. O'Conner, Mr.. Thurman,
Justice Thompson, of Pennsylvania,
Mr.. Pendleton, Governor Hoffman,
Governor Parker, of New Jersey, Mr..
Groesbeck, or ex-Judge Ranney would
not make first-class Presidents, nor that
We would not like to see either of them
chief magistrate. We simply mean that
We believe Colonel Scott contains more
of the elements Of success before the
people than either Of the distinguished
gentlemea above named, and would, in
, 1871-12-18

yHDfc fHFUEHNDfy IN Auvuuc6.
RATES OF ADVERTISING:
One Square of IL Lines. LIST Insertion. 81 90
Eseh Subsequent Insertion .....--. / 90
Yearly and quarterly advertisements at the
lowest rates.
JOB PRINTING
OF every description done at the most reason
able rates.
, 1871-12-18

The Springfield RepuJlieaa opposes
the denomination Of President Grant.
and would prefer to him Vice President
Colfax, Secretary Boutwell,, General
Hawley, of Connecticut, Senator Sum-
ner, Mr.. Charles Francis Adams, Gen,
]. D. Cox, Senator Trumbull, Governor
3. GHatg Brown and many other men.
, 1871-12-18
FOR SALE.


LOTS IN CITY OF SEATTLE, i'm
proved and unimproved.
Also, LANDS in King. Kitsap. Sno-
homish and Island Counties.
Tracts at HOLMES HARBOR, CA
MANO ISLAND, MUKILTEO, PORT
TOWNSEND, PORT DISCOVERY,
NISQUALLY, etc. etc.
Also. several Bottom Land FARMS.
under cultivation, on the White, Black,
Cedar, and Duwamish Rivers.
AGENTS For Remington and Osgood,
New York : Benjamin Flint, San Jose,
california, etc. etc.
McNAUGHT d LEARY.
JAMES McNAUGHT,
JOHN LEARY,
Seattle, ". I. Aag. p. .ls7l. 1871.
, 1871-12-18

RAILROAD MEETING AT THE DALLEs.-
4 large meeting was held at the Dalles
lately for the purpose of memorializin3
Congress for land grant to aid in the
construction of the Portland, Dailss and
Salt Lake Railroad The memorial
adopted was indorsed and a Committee
appointed to procure signatures to it.
, 1871-12-18

NAVIGATION TO BE SUspESpED--It IS
the intention Of the o. S n Company
to haul off their steamers from the Up
per Coiumbia after December 1st, on
account Of the cold weathe Il
increased dangers OF navigation.
, 1871-12-18
cur opinion, be more likely to be eiect,

The canvass of 1872 win begin early.
The connecticat temperance men have
calleda state convention to nominate
candidates for state officers, to meet in
New Haven December 13. On the same
day the Demoerats of Now HAMPSHIRE
will hold their state convention in Con-
cord. TIE labor reformers of New
hampshire will meet December z,
, 1871-12-18

A few days before the New York elec-
ton the Richmond Wig wrote: " In
federal politics more perhaps depends
upon the result in New York than in all
the others If she goes Republican
there will not be a ghost of chance
for the oposition in the next Presiden-
tiai election, unless soma new and DC.
tential combination shall be formed
against the administration