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Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-08-17
Youths Department.
SEWING.
ny JOSEPHINE POLLARD.

nY JOSEPHINE POLLARD.
CLosE by the window there sits to-day,
A dear little maiden-her name is Rose:
And her thoughts are out with the birds ut play
And her needle drags through the seam che seWs
The thread provokes her. hey ond doubt
1t knots and snarles; and the needle tiles
To murder her patience ont and out.
For il pricks her finger. 70, dear!" she cries.
see the trouble she cannot see;
The witches are playing their pranks with Rose /;
They dance around her In sportive glee,
And, ., how they laugh at her fearful woes!
They twitch the thread as 1t leaves her hand,
They knot, and tangle, and twist IL wrong;
And poor little Rose cannot understand
Why her sewing hour should be SO long.
81 don't mind sewing on rainy days"
Said the restless Rose, but 1t seems to be
crael thing to give up my plays
When all outdoors IL enticing mel
This seam can wait, bnt my heart rebels,
And longs to carry me far away,
To'the woods, to the beach where gather shells (;
., how can work when want to piay!"
A bird leaned hard on the roses stem,
And bent the bud till 1t famed her cheek,
And Rose, through her tears, looked ont at them,
And fancled she heard them softly speak.
IF were you, little girl" they said,
II would hurry and finish what I'd begun
And keep my mind on tina biz of thread
Nor think of play till the work WAS donel"
She smiled through her tears, and she bent her
head
And piled her needle with haste and skill;
an put my heart in my work, !" she said
"And that will help me; know il will"
saw the fairies she could not see;
They polished the needle, and smoothed the
thread,
And danced around her in sportive glee
And the sewing hour was quickly sped.
Our Young Folks.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-08-17
A gagedy.

How many acts are there in tragedy ?
Five, believe.
Act Young man starting from
home. Parents and sisters weeping to
have him 90. Wagon passing over the
hill Farewell kiss thrown back. Ring
tie bell and tet the curtain drop
Act lI.-Marriage altar Bright lights.
Full organ. White veil trailing through
the aisle. Prayer, and explanations of
" How well she looks |" Ring the bell and
let the curtain drop.
ACr IlI.-Alidnight. Woman waiting
for staggering steps. Old garments stuck
into the broken window pane. Many
marks Of hardship on the face. Biting Of
the nails of bloodless tigers. Neglect,
cruelty, disgrace. Ring tie bea and ht tie
curtain dr0p.
ACT lV.-Three graves in very dark
place Grave of child who died from lack
of medicine. Grave of wife who died of a
broken heart. Grave of husband and
father who died of dissipation Plenty of
weeds, bat no flowers. o. what a blasted
heath with three gravesl Ring tie bell and
let the curtain drop
ACT VA destroyed souls eternity.
No light no music; no hope! Despair
coiling around the heart with unutterable
anguish. BLACKNEss OF DARKNESS FOR
EVER! Woe, woEl WOE! | cannot bear
longer to look. / close my eyes at this
last act of the tragedy Quick! Quick
Ring tie bell and let the curtain Drop
Rec. T. De VAT Idtmddge.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-08-17
The History Of the Peach.

TIE peach is supposed 10 be native OF
Persia, and its botanical name refers to
that origin It's known TO have flOurished
In both Persia and China at a very early
period, and was highly valued in both
countries. IL has often been found grow
ing spontaneously in Asiatic Turkey 1t
is mentioned by Pliny, and several other
classical writer's, and many anecdotes are
related Of the veneration aud even super
stition with which it was regarded by the
A states There is no doubt but it was
one of the "Trees Of the Garden which
God anted in Eden, and which were TO
nourish and cheer our first parents in their
pristine purity and happiness. II is not
mentioned in the Bible, but its congener,
the almond, is mentioned several times,
and as early as the days of Jacob. And
we find, when he was preparing his pres
ent for the Governor OF Egypt, he com
manded his sons to take "myrrh, nuts,
and almonds as gift, showing the esteem
In which it was then held. Again, in the
directions for making the golden candle
and 0lnoyd are mentioned as of the chief.
The peach, like civilization itself.
Travelled from this center westward into
Europe, and we find it mentioned in
Roman history In the reign of the EN-
peror Claudius. i was highly valued by
the patriciahs Of Rome, and was cuitiv-
ated by them as one OF their choicest lux
uries. It Is still . standard tree In Italy.
It was introduced into England from
Italy, about the middle. OF the sixteenth
century, and has been cultivated there a.
IN exotic ever since. Her cool, moist
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-08-17
Letters of Recommendation.

A gentleman advertised for bow TO as
sist HIM in his office, and nearly fifty ap-
plicants presented themselves to him
Out of the whole number he in short
time selected one, and dismissed the RI st.
u should like to know" said friend
"on what ground you selected that boy,
who had not single recommendation.
you are mistaken" said the gentle,
man, I" he had great many. He wiped
his feet when he came in, and closed the
door after him, showing that he was care.
full. He gave up his seat instantly to that
lame old man, showing that he was kind
and thoughtful. He took off his cap when
he came in, and answered my questions
promptly and respectfully, showing he was,
polite and genilamanly. He picked up
the book which had purposely laid upon
the floor. and replaced it on the table
while all the rest stepped over it or,
shovrd il aside aud he waited quietly for
his turn, instead Of pushing and crowding
showing that he was honest and ord, rly.
When | talked with him, | noticed that
his clothes were carefully brushed, his
hair in nice order, and his teeth as white
as milk; and when lac wrote his name, |
noticed that his finger nails were clean, in
stead of being npp,d with jet, like that
handsome little fellows, in the blue
jacket Don't you call those things letters
of recommendation | do, and | would
give more for what | can tell about boy
by using my eyes ten minutes, than all the
fine letters he can bring me.--Little Cor.
moral
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-08-17

climate, however, prevents its general
cultivation, and it is only grown On walls
or under glass, and the fruit is seldom seen
except on the tables of the aristocracy.
Even IN France, where the climate is
much milder, it is not always reared with
out prott ction, and the fruit has never
gone into general use, but is delioacy
confined TO the wealthy alone, the cultlva.
tion being confined principally to gar.
dens.
In China it is extensively cultivated in
the gardens of the rich, and has attained
an extraordinary size. But of their man
ner OF propagation, and culture but little
Is yet known, owing to the exclusive poll
cy heretofore pursued by that ancient en-
plre. Now, since its amelioration, among
the many other bt netits hoped for, more
accurate and complete knowledge of the
peach is one. The Chinese are great gar
deners, and much affect the curious in hor
ucultural as in other arts, and we may ex
pect to learn much that is interesting, if
not useful. We know already that they
produce peaches of very large size, and
two, at least, of rare shape-the Chinese
Fiat, and Crooked Peach. With this be
ginning, we will not be surprised at still
more curious developments. The curl
osity, ingenuity, and enterprise of our
countrymen will soon discover whatever
may be known.
Ii is to our credit that the United States
is the only country in the world that,
either in ancient or modern times, has pro
duced peaches In sufficient quantities to
allow them to become a common marketa
BILE commodity; so cheap, that the poor,
as well as the rich, may regale themselves
and their families with one of the most
wholesome and delicious of fruits at a
very small expense, and with every pros
pect that they will still be more abundant
and cheap.-Psach Culture.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-08-17

But" said Talma, looking out Of the
carriage, i've are in Clarendon! You are
fOol!"
"Ah, so! am fool! Yes, dear sir
With this he knocked at the house door,
ana, when the porter appeared, said to
him, You have probably missed one of
your inmates whom found on the high
way. not far from here"
:" No one is missing that l know Of"
answered the porter.
just then the superintendent came out
of the yard. The driver turned to him
with, 1t is surely one Of the occupants of
your house that / have here. You will
Immediately recognize him. In his insanity
he thinks himself a great criminal; says
he has murdered his father and his mother,
and done heap of other disgraceful
things"
Talma now burst into loud laughter,
sprang out of the carriage, and began to
repeat the lines which had led to the
drivers misapprehension.
why, that is Talma, our greet TRACE
dian!" said the superintendent.
The same sir"
"Whatp" cried the driver, amazed at his
blunder. You are Talma, who plays in
Parish l beg your pardon, dear sir; but
as never had the honor of knowing you,
and never before saw you -
You have not offended me, honest
mar" said Talma-" quite the contrary !;
and, to prove this, l will give you ticket
for the theater tomorrow evening, that
you may see me in the part on account of
which you have brought me to Charenton.
After the play, you shall take me ba k to
Brunoy; but now carry me as quickly as
possible TO Paris.-Olioer Optics Maya
zine.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-08-17
An AnecdOte of Talma.

TALMA, the celebrated French TRACE
dian, possessed country seat in Brunoy
"a village in the neighborhOod Of Paris,
where he spent his leasure time. One
evening, while walking In the surround
ing country, it suddenly occurred to him,
that it would be better to go Immediately
to Paris, and stay over night there, as he
had much to do on the morrow, and on
the following evening was TO play "Orest."
While occupied with this thought, he per
ceived the sound of an approaching car
rage. The ringing of bells on the horses
announced one of those modest convey
ances which preceded the invention of
the railroad. 1t was so. called kukuk |;
which, having set down it passenger on
the way, was returning empty to Mont
geron, also a village near Paris.
"Will you take me to Paris" asked
Talma of the driver.
"That depends upon circumstance
81 understand; it depends upon how
much | will pay you. Well name your
price,"
This was satisfactory AMI Talma seat
ed himself In the kukuk, which he had
the pleasure of occupying alone. To re-
lieve the tediousness of the journey, he
commenced, in a loud tone, to recite his
role for the next evening. The driver
started, although the rattling of wheels
and the jingling of bells prevented his
quite understanding what his passenger
was talking about. Finally he distin-
guished the words
with blood will pollute the feast to
which you call mel!
"What will you dor" cried the driver,
turning suddenly around
Talma took no notice of the interruption
but continued his recitation; while, by
the glare of his lantern, the driver watched
with fear and aslOnishment the distorted
features, and the melancholy fire which
cleaned from the eyes of the tragedian,
who, unconscious of his surroundings, was
wholly absorbed in his role. All that he
said waa calculated to inspire terror
"Open, o earthl" he cried; and then con-
tinued, "Ignominious tool of wrath, ban
ished from my country for the murder OF
my father, an outcast from the world for
the murder of my mother, an object OF
adherence to all who approach me
have lost all,-all that | held dear on
earth !"
"What shameless fellow !" murmured
the driver, as he heard the first words Of
the frightful confession. But it isn't pos
sible that he can have committed all these
crimes 1" he added; "for, if he had, he
wouldn't proclaim it upon the highway.
He is more likely lunatic, who has es-
capped from the insane asylum"
Meanwhile the tragedian continued his
monologne.
90 sun that illuminated that day OF ter
ror, thou hidest not thy face, but shinest
everl"
"Worse and worse Now he sees the
sun set at ten in the evening, and even the
moon isn't in sight ! Now l know my
duty. Fortunately l shall only have TO go
little round about way to carry him
where, without doubt, he belongs" At
the same time, he whipped up his horses,
turned off into by road, and soon drew
up before an insane asylum. The stop
ping of the carriage brought Talma back
TO the reality; he interrupted his declar
nation with. Where have you brought
me 2" !.
"Be quiet, Gear sir; you are at home,
replied the driver, - he got down from
his box.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-08-17
Il hOrasSan.

This place where, according to our tele-
grams, hundreds of human beings are daily
dying for want of food, and the starving
people are actually reduced to cannibalism,
lies between latitude 31-3S degrees 80
minutes N, and longitude 53-62 degrees
30 minutes Il and is the largest province
in Persia, containing 2l0, 900 square miles
Nearly One-third of this area is salt
waste; large portion of the remainder
consists Of plains Of shifting sands, leaving
a comparatively small part susceptible of
cultivation. The fertile districts are in
the North, where the high range Of the
ElburZ Mountains crosses the country,
throwing out spurs, thus forming an ele-
waited district Astounding in wei -watered
valleys. Art assists the work OF nature by
means of canals, which conduct water
wherever it is most needed; but this sys.
TEN of irrigation, though much used in
ancient times, has been to great extent
abandoned on account of the incessant in
ternal troubles which have disturbed the
province for many centuries past. The
chief products of Khorassan are grain,
cotton, silk, hemp, tobacco, aromatic and
medicinal plants, fruits and wine Gold,
silver and precious stones are TO be found
there, and large numbers of camels, horses
and asses are raised. There are also manu-
factories of silk, woollen, camels and
goats hair fabrics, rs well as muskels and
sword blades. The principal towns are
Meshed, the capital; Nishapur, Yezd, and
Astrabad. The inhabitants are mostly
Mohammedans Of the Shah sect. In
former days Khoras san included the de-
strt Of Khiva or kharasm, and the district
now known as the kingdom ii Herat but
the first was separated from by it by the
warlike Seljuks at the beginning Of the
eleventh century, and the latter about 1910
since which time it has been more than
once seized and held short period by the
Persians. Khorassan itself has been
sew raj times disunited from the PERSIAN
empire, but was finally permanently at
tached to it at the commencement Of the
sixteenth century, by Ismail Soft, the first
Sufiavean Shah of Persia -NiSs0uyi Re.
publican.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-08-17

An old farmer went into store IL New
London, Conn, some time ego, and after
pur, hlsing and paying for small guam
tity Of goods went out leaving his pocket
book open on the counter. One of the
clerks discovered it and resolved to tam
per with it, Visiting one OF bis own
pockets, he selected three fiftycen shin
plasters, redeemable 200 years after date,
in new kind of bitters These he sand
wiched with the currency in the pocket
book, which he returned 10 the place
where he found it, and patiently awaited
results Before many minutes elapsed the
c)untryman rushed in and excitedly in
u red about middliDg good sized wal
let-had it been lynn round the store?'
Hasn't, sir" said the clerk. ooh, there
it is now!" exclaimed the man, as he
caught sight of it and successfully raked
in the lost sheepskin. On looking over
the contents to see if it was all Iighr, he
discovered the bitters money, and great
was his grief. where in thunder did /
get that stuff? "said he. by feugin.
that's fought" And he forthwith set out
to find the party who had passed it on
him. The greater part of the afternoon
was spent in this way, but the poor 10
fortunate man was unable TO accomplish
his object, and went home sadder, and
poorer in his own estimation.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-08-17

REMEDY FOR FRESH WOUSDs.-Bind
up the cut or wound with fine or pulver-
lied earth, and renew the earth in the
course Of y few hours The remedy Ii
,imple and within the reach Of every one.
Earth Il q complete deodorizer, and acts
like charm on fresh wounds.
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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1871-08-10
SchaoI ELECTION.

On Monday last, our annual school
election came of, and, as usual, two tick
cts were in the field, and considerable in
terest manifested, not to say activity.
The result was a pretty fair vote for a
school election, and the success If Messrs.
Davis, Meyer and Tyler, and the defeat of
the school house levy of q mills. The
design of the building levy was the COM
mencement of a yearly levy for five wears,
with a view of gathering a fund for the
erection of a new building for a High
School, and one or two more ward schools.
But it seems our people are la 5ing enough
of taxation, and we should not be sur
prised if the same expression were given
this year and next against the Grant party
now running the machine so extensively
all over the country. The people are be-
| ginning to indicate q discrimination 10
compel the land grab and other rings from
Grant down. not forgetting the county
court house rings, to return to the ways
of honesty and economy. So mote it be.
The vote on Monday was as follows:
T. M
JOS. a. mey
1ylertl year-------------.. .....-..-....-..--..-5SO
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H. a. OAshloAy
ID. Lanker,l
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1871-08-10
Local MIxinra.

Heavy showers on Monday, and warm
weather.
The corn crop promises to be huge.
An ill-natured editor says the women
all use paint, and be sets his face against
it."
Balloon -ascensions are all the go the
past few days. Several evenings they
have assembled gaily.
The height of patience deaf man
waiting to hear the ticking of a sun-diaL.
Exciting time at the school election ON
last Monday. About a thousand votes
were p0lled.
Young ladies' who play croquet are
known as "maidens all for lawn"
Our Board of Education will now con-
sist of H. c.. Ellison, John Schilling, Capt.
T. B. Correll, D. Tyler, ]. A. Meyer and
z. M. DAVIS.
What kind of hat is easiest to the head?
That which is not felt.
The Democratic Judicial and Senatorial
conventions meet to-day at Alliance. The
Republicans meet for the same purposes
tomorrow at Alliance.
Tuneful lyre-the mnsic teacher who
broke his engagement.
The Democrats of Franklin county, in
which is Columbus, are setting a noble ex-
ample for their brethren over the state.
For weeks they have been holding after
loon and evening meetings in every town
ship in the county, and they still continue
and will continue till the second Tuesday
of October
Thanks to General G. w. Morgan for
documentary favors.
Cure for The heart-bprn-swaflow a FIRE.
engine.
1t is said Grant hopes 10 occupy the
new ten million palace at Washington.
which the late radical Congress com
menced.
Excursion tickets can be had at Salem
and other Pointsto attend the camp meet
ing,
Why are the nose and chin not likely
ever to agree? Because words often pass
between them.
The Disciple yearly meeting commences
tomorrow Friday) in the grove between
New Baltimore, and Marlboro.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1871-08-10
Radical DoHauIters.

The Commercial, two days ago under
took to deny that various Radical Inter
nal Revenue Collectors were defaulters to
the government to the amount of more
than $40, 000,0 200, and claims that all the
defalcations amount only to $2,768, 1857.
In support of the charge we refer our CO.
temporary to the official report of Secre-
tary Boutwell, made to Speaker Blaine on
the 18th Of February, 1871. In this re-
port the Secretary furnished "the House a
statement of the balances due from Col
lectors of Internal Revenue, who are not
now in Office and the total amounts of the
balances so due as thsy appear on the
books of the accounting officers of his
Department on the 30th day of June,
1870"
In this report, to which we refer the
Commercial, Mr.. Boutwell, officially GER
titles that there were then defalcations to
the amount of II0entY MILLIONS Seven
Hundred ThOlIsaaa Nine Hundred and
EiQAty-tArss Dollars and ~ZRiyty-three
CsntS, shown by the accounting books of
the Treasury. He gave the name of each
defaulter. In the list we find tw~enty-nine
defaulters in Pennsylvania charged with
nearly two million dollars. We give be-
low the list
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1871-08-10

SECRETARY BOUTWELL, has decided adj
versely to the payment of the claim Of
the 9tata Of Kentucky, amounting to
about halt a million Of dollars for equip
ping troops during the war. The claim
seems Just, being Of the same class AZ
those Of other States which have been
p4ld By the General Government. 1t had
been approved By the Secretary of War,
General Sherman, and tbs auditor, and
only wanted the signature of the eomp-
trpUer, which Boutwell, forbid. The Ken
tuckians say the only reason for BoutwelPs
actioalis that Garrett Davis introduced in
the Senate a resolution of censure against
the Secretary. 1.-the claim had been a
Massachusetts, one, Boutwell, would have
had no doubts. That State has been paid
twice IS much as any State of the Union,
in proportion TO the number of troops it
put IN the field. el'l@ ~
- 4 r. LL. LLL.- LmH#HMUA-N AL ."-|
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1871-08-10

Hon. James B. Jamison has been re-
nominated by the Democracy of Belmont
and Harrison for the State Senate. This
is the third time he has been nominated,
and twice has he been elected in that Re-
publican district. This nomination is
about as strong an Endorsement of person.
al worth and official fidelity as any man
can get.
The Republican Senatorial Convention
Cor the counties of Miami, Shelby and
Darke, met at Piqua on the I'd; INDUCED
in a row, and adjourned for two weeks.
The Democracy of Marion county have
nominated the following ticket: Repre-
sentative, Robert Hill; Auditor, Samuel
E. Haine; Treasurer, A. D. Mathews
Sheriff, John H. Weaver; Prosecuting
Attorney, Caleb H. Norris Commission
er, Joseph Court Inhrmary Director
Hartman Dickhout Coroner, A. h. Free
man.
The Democratic candidate for the House,
in Jefferson county, is A. S. Bishop, of
Sabine township. In the Senatorial dis
trict, Columbiana and Jefferson, Wilson
S. Smith, OF Columbiana, is the Democrat
ic nominee.
The Democrats of the district composed
of Montgomery, Butler, Darke and Preble
have renominated VIM. J.. Gilmore, Of
Montgomery, for Common Pleas Judge
and have selected Henderson Elliot as
their second candidate.
The Prohibitionists OF Columbiana
county have nominated a full ticket, with
D. ]. Smith, of Liverpool, for Representa-
tive
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1871-08-10

The Kentucky election. which took
place on Monday, resulted in a Democrat
ic triumph of from twenty to thirty thou
sand majority, or about the same as last
year, when the majority was $1,000.
Radical papers have a great deal to say
about Radical gains in Kentucky, but an
inspeOtionaof the votes cast this year and
last. reveals the fact that With the large
accession Of negro votes, the Radical par
tyhAs failed to appreoiably reduce the DEM
ocratic majority of the State. ~.
People may draw their OWN differences
as to why the Radical party, with the aid
of the negro voting population. failed to
rednee the pemecratic majority.