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Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1872-02-01

basement under it, and stone cans move
the windows we take great pleasure in
setting Smith right before his fellow citi
zens, and"
(Here man came up and wanted to
look at State map, although he could
have found one down stairs
Certainly, sir; look at all the State
maps you want to, and call back the spirit
of some dear friend gone before as will
ascertain the name of the policeman Tho
wrongfully accused Mr.. Smith of having
frontage on Michigan avenue, which
helps the looks OF that street very much,
and you will find the county of Hillsdale
further to the left of that land from
which no one has ever returned TO tell
us whether our friends are sad or Joy
full"
(Here boy came up and wanted to sell
some tonka beans to keep moths off,
"Thank We, bub, don't want any tonka
beans; if you ever want to look at any
more OF our maps come right up with a
Mansard roof to crown all, and Smith is
now set right before the public and his
friends generally, who have thus improv-
ed the town and commune with them as
to whether moment of sadness does not
occasionally steal over them as they think
of the fond friends left behind come up
again and I'll talk with you about the
tonka beans and every patriotic citizen
ought to keep State map in his new
block on Michigan avenue Smith states
that one of his wives deserted him in Hi
nois and the other"
(Here a subscriber came in and wanted
to know why no paper was issued the.day
after Thanksgiving
Because it was day set apart for one
hundred and fortyfour windows in the
entire block with tonka beans enamelled
on State maps to mourn their early de-
parture through the valley of the shadow
Of death. ! don't want you to bother me
any more, Mr.. Smith, about your wives
and come bub get right down stairs with
your beans to that spirit land where all
Joy and peace the compositors wanted "A
holiday and it's against the principles of
Christianity to"
Here boy came up with basket of
apples.)
Forever more can't eat apples owing
to my teeth and Smith is made good for
any beans which any State map connect
ed with this Office has nothing but Joy and
peace TO mark the never ending time I'll
break your neck if you say apples to me
again and you see that the new block
spoken Of has no bigamy to prove the
moths don't apple the tanka beans sold in
Ilillsdale County"
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1872-02-01

s'pose if l didn't tell him, and made him
stay at home, it would be my revenge :"
and she looked little triumphantly at
the big boy, his black curls all tangled
with poking his head into all sorts of cor
ners, and his red cheeks stained with
tears. Pity filled her tender little breast
at the sight, however, and she thought
again:
But guess I'll tell him this time, and
that shall be my revenge instead of the
other"
So she only said, saucily: 90 you big
cry-baby hurry on your coat and mittens.
ri find your hat :" and flew. like little
bird, up to the garrett and back, just as
her mother again appeared at the door,
all ready in her own wraps to start.
BERTHE looked little sheepish as he fol-
lowed her and his sister out to the
sleigh, and all he said was ahurried whis-
per, "You're jolly girl, Rosy" but he
said to himself, quite in earnest this
time, that he had been agood-for-nothing,
selfish, careless scamp, but that this sort
of thing had to be changed now, right
away. And then the charm and the ex-
citement of long drive in Browns big
Sleigh" put quite out of both their heads
all thought of Rosy's "revenge. "-Netho-
Rlsf
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1872-02-01
Two California NabObS.

WILL give you story about couple
. those mining nabobs whose names were
Eolonels Jim and Jack. Colonel Jim had
sen considerable of the world, but Colo
'el lack was raised in the backwoods of
kansas. These gentlemen, after their
God luck, suddenly determined on a
Eleasure trip to New York /; SO they went
San Francisco, took steamer, and in
Ene time arrived in the great metropolis.
While passing along the street, Colonel
Hacks attention was attracted by the
hacks and splendid equipages he saw, and
h saws: "Well, I've heard about these
carriages all my life, and mean to have
/ ride in one. l don't care what it costs !"
30 Colonel Jim stepped to the sidewalk
Ind ordered handsome carriage. Colo
he'll Jack says /: mo you don't. None of
FOUR cheap turnouts for me. I'm here to
have good time, and money is no object.
FIN going to have the best rig this country
Sfords You stop that yellow one there,
With the pictures on il" So they got into
fbe empty omnibus and sat down. Colo
he'll Jack SAYS "Well, amt it gaya Amt
4 nice /? Windows, and pictures and
Fashions till you can't rest. What would
{be boys think if they could see us cut
kuch swell in New York? l wish they
rould see us. What is the name of this ?"
Colonel Jim told him it was barouche.
after a while he poked his head out in
front, and said to the driver, q
Law, Johnny, this suits me. We
Want this shebang all day. Let the
horses 60" The driver loosened
Ihe strap and passed his hand in for the
! ARE Colonel Jack, thinking that he
SFanted to shake hands, shook him heart
tly and said 5: "You understand INC. You
, AXE care of me and I'll take care of you"
bic put a $50 gold piece into the drivers
hand. The driver says 7" / can't change
that" Colonel Jack replied Put it
into your pocket; Idon't want any change.
Mere going to ride it out" In few
minutes the bus stopped and young
lady got in. Colonel Jack stared at her
Pretty soon she got out her money to pay
khe driver Colonel Jack says "Put up
Eour money, Miss; you are perfectly wei
come to ride here just as long as you
want to, but this barouche is chartered
and we can't let you pay" Soon an old
lady got in. Colonel Jack told her to
E'sit down. Don't be at all uneasy !;
is paid for and as free as if
you were in your own turnout but you
can't pay cent" Pretty soon two or
three gentlemen got in, and ladies with
children. Colonel Jack says: "Come
tight along. Don't mind us. Free blow
out. BY and by the crowd filled all the
seats and were standing, while others
climbed up on top He nudged Colonel
Jim, and says: "Colonel, what kind of
cattle do they have here If this don't
hang anything l ever saw. Amt they
kiendly, and SO awful cool about it, but
hey amt sociable" But l have related
Xnough of that circumstance to illustrate
he enormous simplicity of these un-
Iedged biddies of fortune. -lIark I1catn
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1872-02-01
Japanese Marriages.

IT is very difficult for the stranger IN
Japan to share to any extent In the 40
nestle life of the people, ana hence
almost impossible to witness their FAMILY
festivals and ceremonies. In all lhe
countries of the extreme East, the mar
rage of a girl is characterized only by the
festivities which are held in the house OF
the bridegroom. But while the Chinainan
is proud to invite foreign guests 10 .ne
wedding Of his daughter, in ORDER 10 IN,
press the former with the display, .he
Japanese, ON the contrary, SURROUNDS vi.
ceremonies of the occasion with the ihose
discreet reserve. He considers IL 700
serious to be witnessed by any other tilan
the nearest relations and friends OF 'he
two parties.
Most of the japanese marriages are lhe
result Of family arrangement, prepare
long time in advance, and usually chai,
acterized by that practical good sen ,,
which is one of the national traits. he
bride has no dowery, but she receives q
very rich and complete trousseau; bu'
Ills necessary that she should ha.1
spotless reputation, gentle and amiapie
Character, proper education, ana SKIN "
conducta household. Pecuniary con
slderations are of secondary importance
and they rarely take the form OF MONEY one,
When a father, who has no male cnliu'
gives his only or eldest daughter IN mar ar
mage, her husband is called the aoop.eu
son of the family, takes the same hai ~,
and inherits the trade or business Oh Tue
ialherinla law.
Marriage is preceded by a ceremony,
OF betrothal, at which all the pflnciPa,'
members of the two families are presen..
1t often happens that the parties concern,
"a then for the first time are INFORMED "
the intentions of their parents with re- re-
gard to them. From this time they arc
allowed every possible opportunity o.
seeing each other, and ascertaining .ne e
wisdom of the choice wherein they were
not consulted. Visits, invitations, pres.
ents, preparations for furnishing tneia
iusure home, succeed each other, ana TIC
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1872-02-01

HERE is how a writer in the Detroit
Free Press talks about the pleasures peCu-
liar to the deep grim silence OF the
sanetHm: ~
No one ever comes into the rooms OF
the ton story of four-story building set
anart for the staff of daily paper. Inns
IS why every article reads so evenly ana
smoothly. All you've got to DO II you
belong TO the staff is to climb up there,
cit all day long in the deep grim silence,
and when midnight comes you can lower
Yourself down stairs with conscious
ness that every article will read like CLOCK
work
Yesterday morning commenced an ar.
,;cla entitled 1.-THE Unseen Influences OF
the Spirit World and had gol as , la 90
TO saw that although we hear no volcea,
there is some subtle influence pervau,hs
tie -" when man came up VIII a
demand for a correction OF an aitioio
charging him with bigany. 19a HAY.
IN keep right on with an idea "heh you
get hold of it so run him IN.
Peryading the air about you an ano
time Peter Smith has called al TINS oli'cc
tn saw that the unheard voices coming
iron, the dead often swerve us from ne
INV the man mentioned as having TWO
wives the path marked out by the oDs'''
na Mero another man came in and wanted
q Notice of his new building) -,
n~spirits which refuse to yiela 70
..ot now block on Michigan avenue,
INN a1.houab Smith is directly charged by the
nnl;ce with marble front and iIo Iee a
DEEM peen' AT night, after days toii, VINO mo
does does not love to sit down ana ie, lib
uGes n run to the mysterious, shadowy
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1872-02-01
Pure Water.

The value of pure water as sanitary
agent, cannot be well over-estimated. rs.
pecially should great care be bestowed
upon the selection of the water that IS
used for drinking and cooking, and while
in many cases, really excellent water is
readily accessible, it is also the case that
much of the water that finds its way INTO
our bodies is very unfit for that purpose.
The GREAT evil in the case OF most KINDS
of water is the presence OF organic mat
ter. in other words, dead and dtcayIHg
animal and vegetable matter has found It's
way into it, In the country, where the
slnplv of water is obtained OF a spring
bubbling from a hillside, and constantly
changing, this difficulty does not preyhii
TO any great extent. But in the thicKly
peopied districts where wells are SUNK
beneath the surface, we often find water
so impure that it produces disease. ms
is especially the case where wells and cess
pools are in proximity to each other. IL
is a generally received idea that AFTER
water has been filtered through timex
LAYER of soil it becomes purified from all
organic matter; and that this is true To a
certain extent, there can be no DOUBT.
But it often happens That liquids highly
charged with organic matter VIII DO"
through assures in the ground for con.
siderable distance without losing much OF
their impurities. Alderman Mechi tells
us that after heavy application OF liquid
manure to his fields, the drains that are stu
ated three and four feet below the surface
always discharge large volumes OF highly
colored liquid If this be the case under
circumstances that would seem TO afford
the very best conditions for perfect filtra-
ton, what must be the result where the
distance where the sewer has to pass is
mot very great, and where it constantly
flows through the same assures or chan
nelsy-I echnOIogfa
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1872-02-01
Youths Department.
THE SLEEPY BOZ

err
know q little boy;
That he never was so tired
That he wished to go TO bed.
Though he scarcely can hold up
HE drowsy little head,
Yet this very foolish boy
Cannot bear to go TO bed.
When the big golden sun
Has lain down TO sleep;
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1872-02-01

LEWIS LILLE has invented new safe.
lie fills the walls with gunpovder in such
q manner that the blows OF sledgc or
the cutting Of a chisel in an attempt to
rob the safe, will ignite the powder,
blow Off the outer shell, and make a
corpse OF the burglar, while the contents
of the safe are left uninjured, and still Sc
cure Bank vaults are constructed in the
same way. There Is said to be no danger
in the ordinary use Of the safe.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1872-02-01

Why il an omnibus strap like con.
sc;erce; Because it is an inward
check on the outward man.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1872-02-01
Editorial Troubles.

urRE is a how a writer in the Detroit
Free Press talks about the pleasures Pecu,
liar to the deep grim silence ol 'no
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-02-24

A SINGULAR CAsE.-on the 18th OF last July
Charles Pitman, a lad ten years of age son of J.
X. Pitman, then OF Skowhegan, Maine, but who
has since removed TO North Beverly. Massachu-
setts, while at wsterviie, Maine. attempted 60
blow cherry stone With pin thrust through IT,
through q hollow stick OF elder. The missile
stuck in the tube, and in drawing in a breath
quickly TO more forcibly eject IL he sucked cher
~ stone and pin into his lung. No amount OF
coughing and choking could dislodge it, and from
that time signs OF consumption began % appear.
Some time in September his parents took him TO
the MasSac usctts General Hospital, in Boston,
where the operation OF cutting open the wind
PIPE and inserting a silver tube was performed
ffom tkis time TO the 18th day of February he
has spoken only in a whisper, and breathed
through the tube in his neck. His health other
wise than the terrible cough caused by the pin
and cherry stone in his lung, which has been
gradually wearing him down. has been better
than could have been expected. Last Monday
night he gave terrible cough and strangled.
and seizing the tube with his own hands drew
il out OF his neck, and clapping his hand over
the incision, pulled from the tube the pin and
cherry stone. The stone had enlarged cOnsid-
erably, and the pin was badly corroded. The
health Of the boy has steadily improved sine
then.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-02-24

The SNAKE DANCE IN THE BLACK CROOK
What do you think of a young lady dancing with
a snake-a great six foot snake, wound around
her neck? They do it at Niblo's. And it is a
real snake. 1t hasn't eaten anything in three
months. 1t only eats twice a year. Then IL
gorges itself enough to last. When it does eat
they say it moves like lightning and devours
any thing within its reach. A beautiful girl
Sassi is her name-lifts the reptile from the urn
and coils it around her neck, yes, lays it against
her naked bosom! Now she dances with IL in
the air while the snake darts out its tongue be
tween two eyes which seemed to spit fire The
audience is transfixed with horror, and they feel
relieved when Sassi finally goes through the pan
tomme as if she were charmed, and then bitten
by the snake. Failing on the floor the audience
shudder for fear the shake has really bitten her
and the snake is left in a coil upon the stage
They say this beautiful girl is curiousy affected
by the snake. She goes off the stage uncOncern-
ed, but she breathes as if she had gone through
trying ordeaLjust escaping death. She
br' athes fast, hectic flush is upon her cheek.
and cold drops OF sweat stand upon her forehead
BY and by, after vigorous tanning, the beautiful
Coryphee is restored, the snake is coiled up in
box in Harry Palmer's Office, and the glory OF
tie BLACK Crook" goes on.-E.i Perkins in the
". Y. Commercial
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-02-24

The Union League Club, of New York, on
Thursday evening held a meeting to protest
against the appropriation by the city govern
ment of money and land for sectaran purposes.
Resolutions were adopted asking tn legislature
to amend the state constitution so as to prohibit
such appropriations, and suggesting to Congress
whether similar amendment should not be
made to the constitution of the United States 30
as to preserve effeetually and afirmatively in
the whole country freedom and liberation in
religion and worship, and to prohibit forever any
sect in the whole land from building itself up at
the cost of the public treasury OF public prop
erty. The resolutions affirm that the true in
terests OF religion, as well as the state, see to
require such an amendment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-02-24
The Bourbon Ring.
The Cincinnati and Louisville Rail.
road Accident

ID.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 24-The following are the
names OF the wounded by the accident on the
Cincinnati and Louisville Short Line railroad
;; II; Alberton, Brownyille, Tenn, head and
shoulder, badly; Mrs. Leny. Columbus, Miss
head, badly; Craig Mitchell, Louisville, teeth
Knocked out and back and head injured badly
\. b Jacobs, Warsaw, Ky, head, hips and legs
broken anG head badly hurt; Michael Madden
Louisville, slightly hurt; w. Hukill, Louisville
severely in hip; G. b. Varis, conductor, hurt ali
LAGRANGE. KY, slightly; Samuel Fox, Cincifl-
natl, and Henry Klodepak, Newport. KY, badly;
Maggie Powers, Perry county, Ohio Severely;
Frank Dommert, Portsmouth, Ohio, badly;
Robert Sherrard, Canton, Mics, severely; Andy
Pierron and George Brown, of Portsmouth,
Ohio, severely; p. M. Hunt, Cincinnati, badly
int the head; J 8; Scroggins, Bagdad, KY, back,
KY. hurt on the shoulder and side; Stephen
Allen, New Orleans, slightly; j. Il. Odell
Brownsville, Tenn, ribs broken; Mrs Odell,
hurt on the breast and back, and two children
OF the same, both hurt, one slightly; VIM. Clark,
OF Chillicothe, Ohio, leg crushed; j. l.. Text, OF
Oakland Station, KY, slightly; j. s. Lehman.
express messenger, slightly; I. j. Martindale
wife, OF Racine, severely; NJ. Shay, of Coving-
ton, KY, badly; G. A. Coffin, OF Cleveland.
fsce cut and breast injured; Frederick
S neahH o. Cincinnati slightly; A E. Hewitt OF
Wisconsin, slightly; Mr.. and Mrs. Ira DeGraffe,
Of Wincna, Mimi, slightly; j. b. Martin mai
agent, Of Louisville, badly; Preston Childs, OF
Station, slightly; William Tull badly; Thomas
Gayle, OF New Liberty, Ky, severely; s. Mad
dox, Of Poplar Grove, Ky, badly; Calvin Mad
dox, badly; +. j. McMichal, of Anchorage, Nv.
severely; James Nj. Hall, slightly; d. S. Told.
OF Louisville, slightly; Mary Martin, of Spring.
held, Ohio, badly and her child slightly. When
the train with the wounded arrived at Coying
ION The sufferers were conveyed to the hoteIs
and the hospitals. William TulI, OF Louisville.
Will probably die. The clothing of many of the
passengers was literally torn from their bodies
Dallis Pullman, the engineer of the train, was
the only employe that escaped injury. The
cause Of the bridge giving way has not been
ascertained,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-02-24

MUST NOT DUN DlBroR ON THE For RrH
OF JULY-In cause tried in Troy on the 10Th
instant, the plaintiff claimed 81 900 from the
services as managing partner in the concern.
and testife d that such was the agreement. The
defendant contradicted the statement under
oath. 1t seems that the plaintiff wrote the de-
PENDANT dunning letter in reference to this
claim, ON the Fourth Of July. Mr.. X. A. Par
menter, one OF the counsel for the defendant
seized upon this circumstance to make telling
point, In pleasant way, against the plaintiff,
ogiDg in substance that no man who regarded
the American Eagle with suitable reverence, or
who had in his soul a particle of the patriotic
spirit that achieved our independence could be
guilty of writing dunning letter on the Fourth
OF July; the claim under such circumstances
must have been dishonest one, and the plain
tiff must have been horn in Canada. The iury,
who appear to have been exceedingly patriotic,
seem TO have adopted these views OF the skillful
counsel, as they rendered a verdict for the
defendant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-02-24

1The Indiana democratic state central conn
mittee decided to hold the state convention on
Wednesday, June Il.
- Sighted Cincinnati has her revenge by
calling Alexis sthe Young man with the big
feet"
~A minister who recently delivered yery
eloquent sermon in favor Of matrimony was
afterwards found to be . bachelor.
~Many gentlemen consider that they really
sntire use of tobacco during that time. INC
~Miss Ellen L. Fletcher, of Charlestown. n.
a., having learned the jewelers. trade, has
opened shop in that town.
s0The GermaA democratic general commit
tee Of New York last evening adopted resolutions
complimentary to Senator Scharx. - =
ga letterfrom Florence, Italy, dated ANNA
~ "a, says IRE there the day previous rendered
4 hundred families homeless and dependent upon
charity for sustenance.
~Two children Of p. Flanagan. living at
burned to deafA yesterday morning BY the de-
-truction Of the shsnty in which they hved.
~The farmers Of Maryland are 10 hold q
tate convention In Baltimore ON Thursdav,
~oads, sc, that they may devise some means %
develop the rural districts.
~ Rev. w. q. Van Meter has, II 10 statsd, re-
aRDed his position n superintendent of the
Howard Mission in New York, with the inten-
dren in Rome. =
0The Pennsylvania Democratic state con-
sention to nominate candidates for stsae omcers
and presidential electors, and to select delegates
to the democratic national convention, n . b
held in Reading on Thursday, Nay %.
~Mr. and Mrs. JohnScott, ofGrand Rapids,
Mich, have been held for trial, charged with
maliciously setting 6re to the dweiiing mouse OF
George Scott con Of the former and sfop-eon Of
the latter. The fire was certainly set, ande
we're followed 10 the house or the elder Scott,
and Mrs. SCOTS rubbers, covered with SNOW
found TO TT the tracks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-02-24

London correspondent writes that all the
American business and American enterprise
which have their headquarters OF agencies. in
that city are at complete stand still. Prior TO
the beginning Of the late controversy in regard
to the Treaty OF Washington American financial
houses in London were doing prosperous bust
ness, but the pending difficulty has postponed
everything. Referring to this state of affairs a
prominent London banker recently remarked
that the losses already incurred on account of
this difficulty far exceed anything we shall ever
get, or hoped to get, on account of the Alabama
Claims.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-02-24

THR EFFICACY OF VAcCINATIoN.-Dr. John
Rae writes to Natgre: 1 may record . strik king
instance OF the efficacy of vaccination as pre-
yentlve OF smallpox. Nearly forty years ago
this dreadful disease spread like a scourge from
the Missouri river al over the prairies, being
carried by bands OF horse steaiers from one
tribe to another; for these amiable .schiltren of
Nature" no sooner heard OF any Of their neigh
bors being attacked by the terrible disorder,
than parties went immediately to rob the suffer-
the horses, but they also caught the disease, and
many hundreds died. The Crees, a tribe of
many thousand, having nearly ali been vaccine
charge of the district, escaped with the loss OF
only two of their number. ~