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Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-11-20
THE NEW MEETING-HOUSE.

= vrs we're prosperin' finely; we've pulled the
old church down,
IA bnilt a handsome new one with the tallest
spire in town;
with organ-screen ana every nhg oone up Ia ma
gree.
put when we'd got it done, the old parson had to
He was gettin' pretty old, and thought rather
% they called q smart young parson; then they
broke up the old choir,
nd cot some firstclass singers-the best that they
They call this an improvement, and don't say but
Rut this new-fangled singin' does bother me a
sight!
One starts out with flourish, then another she
Aud soon amongst 'em all they raise a regular din
Eve always listened sharp, but don't know what
n there's any words at all, It's in an unknown
tongue.
Perhaps it's just as well If we don't know what It's
about
OF course they're prasin' the Lord-of that haint
doubt.
Ineyer speak my mind, for they'd only laugh at
70 talk Of saints in heaven singin' old Dundee
And when the parsons preachin', only hear the
sound,
For up among the rafters the words seem wander
In round.
The Young folks say his voice is uncommon loud
and clear,
And I'm sure 1t amt his fault that I'm gettin' slow
to hear.
The old stocks mostly gone, and I'm pretty much
clone,
And guess they'll all be glad when the last old
fogy's gone.
A. ,,ai1 T a,nose liza time the vounu foIks had
their way,
And won't quarrel with 'em, for hain't long to
stay.
know I've got too old to take to such new ways,
And can't help sometimes longin' for the good
old by-gone days.
Providence {R II Journal.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-11-20
And so Katie Crowninshield suddenly

And so Katie Crowninshield suddenly
found herself heroine, with swarm of
grateful people around her, very much to
her discomfort. They would have made
her present if she would have allowed
them, but the only really welcome words
she heard from any one were those of the
surgeon:
What, killed? A man like hims Non
sensel he'll carry his arm in sling for a
month or so, but he'll be up again in a
fortnight"
Of course, no time was lost in repairing
the track and in forwarding the passen-
gers, and few hours only saw the old
farmhouse as quiet and peaceful looking
as ever. Even the surgeon had done his
work and gone. The engine lay battered
and helpless among the powders where it
had forced its willful way. The conduc-
tor lay still on Grandfather Crownin-
shields bed, and the fitful slumbers the
surgeons opiate gave him were starry
with signals that white fingers
held up before his dreaming eyes. As
for Katie and her lantern, the latter had
fairly burned itself out and asleep on the
little table in Katie's own room, and she
herself had by NO means comprehended,
as yet, tne nappy consequences OF her
railway signaling. 1t was very much
like dream to her, for Katie was no
prophecies, nor could even her lantern
throw any light on the future She could
not see, just then, and yet the days that
followed brought it all to pass, that
neither she herself, nor Grandfather and
Grandmother Crowninshield, would con-
sent to any more railroading or signaling.
1t was much better, indeed, they all de-
clared, nor did he himself pretend to
deny it, that Katie's husband should farm
broad acres of the fertile valley than that
he should any more be at the mercy of
train-wreckers and wayside lanterns. And
when the question was decided to her
liking, such hug and kiss was that
which Katie Crowninshield gave
"To whom?"
"Why, to her lantern, of course. "-Ap-
plet0n's Journal
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-11-20
Overcoming Temptation.

ONE night at late hour DIR. Bently.
well known among the clergy of olden
time, was disturbed at his studies bv
rafting sound among some wood which,
sawed and split for his study fire, had
been left by the teamsters the afternoon
previous too late to be properly housed.
He rose, went cautiously to the window,
and saw woman filling her apron with
wood, which she hastily carried away.
He resumed his seat and recommended
his study. Shortly after the same noise
occurred, and on looking out second
time he saw a similar operation, the wo-
man filling her apron to its utmost capac-
ity. When she had gone he returned to
his book with tender pity in his heart
for restitution which sought relief in
this lonely, dreary, not to say sinful man
ner By-and-by he was startled by a
crash of falling wood, and hurrying to
the window, beheld the poor woman cast
ing the very dust of the wood from her
apron. He remained motionless, his
gentle heart filled with commiseration.
She swiftly departed and soon returned
heavily laden with wood, which she threw
on the pile as if it were indeed "the &C
cursed thing" The doctors compassion
and curiosity were now intensely excited.
He followed her retreating figure till he
discovered her residence, and thus ascer-
tanned who she was What she was, was
no mystery to him. The last hour had
plainly shown him her virtues lofty
height.
He called early the next morning on
Mr. b., the wood-dealer, and directed him
to send halfcord of his best wood,
sawed and split to Mrs. -, but by no
means to let her know from whom it
came, which was readily promised. Mr..
BIS teamster, who happened to be within
ear-shot though out of sight, was not so
bound, and when he tipped the wood into
the poor widows yard, replied to her
eager inquiry who sent it, by relating the
conversation he had overheard
The conscience. stricken woman, feeling
that her sin and her repentance in the
lonely darkness Of the midnight hour
were known and understood by another
heart besides her own, fastened, without
delay, TO the house of the benevolent man
to express her gratitude and her sorrow,
and, with deep humility and bitterness,
| told him the temptation 20 which her ex-
IRENE poverty had reduced her, of break
ing the eighth commandment.
"Sir," she said, though my house was
dark and cold, though my heart was
wrung with anguish at the sight of my
poor, shivering little one, could not keep
1t ! could not keep It'll My conscience
| would not let mel"
Say no more, my dear madam" said
| the good man. al saw it ALL saw you
conquer the devil in two fair fights"
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-11-20

Popcorn at Dessert think need
not tell how to pop corn, need /? 1t is
the best way to have a corn-popper; then
you can watch the progress of the corn
and vary the degree of heat as seems nee
essary. Many imagine that the popcorn
is more tender or brittle if taken from the
hot fire and shaken about in the cold air
as quickly as possible. Children are apt
to stuff themselves with popcorn when
they are not in the least need Of a meal.
Popcorn is food, and such crowded
condition of the stomach produces dis
comfort, and so popcorn is supposed to
be unwholesome. 1t is quite the contrary
if eaten as food with the regular meal,
and properly chewed. Try it with milk
and apple-sauce or with any good fruit
sauce.--C0r american Agricutturtst.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-11-20

red-hot heart of hard coal fire is a type
of friendship that outlasts the longest and
darkest and coolest night. You may for
get your fire, but when you want it the
red heart of fire answers to your call.
Talk of Pickering blazes and dancing
shadows and antique andirons and bright
hickory Goals! Give me the rosy twilight
of an anthracite CRATE or mica Widowed
base-burner
We'd just as well start little sentiment
on this side of tho question; for the wood
will soon give out If we should all insist
on burning it. Therefore let's see the
beauty of good, staunch, honest anthracite,
that makes less flicker and gives more
warmth--slow to kindle, but constant
friend when lighted.-EdparG Eggleston,
tn Hearth and Home.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-11-20
TIE Barnesyille lOhiol Enterprtse says

THE GAINESVILLE Ohio Enterprise says:
"An old gentleman and lady from Penn
sylvania are visiting our fair whose life
history is somewhat singular. 1t appears
that widow lady took an orphan boy to
raise, and when he arrived at the age of
eighteen she married him, she then being
in her fiftieth year. Ten years ago they
took an orphan girl to raise. This sum-
mer the old lady died, being ninety-six
years of age, and in nine weeks after the
old man married the girl they had raised,
he being sixty-eight years old and she
eighteen
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-11-20

An excellent article for cleansing
grease from clothes was vended at the
Danbury fair, according to the Neus. 1t
was in cake form, about one inch long, a
halfinch broad, and about an eighth of an
inch thick. These cakes were enclosed
in little gilt boxes, and the seller disposed
of an immense number of them at 25 cents
apiece. What the buyers thought when
the cake of grease-annihilator proved to
be slip from bar of yellow soap, No.
Q lead pencil is hardly equal to express.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-11-20

A NEW use for patent pills has been dis.
covered: A farmer living in a Kansas viii
lage was abruptly visited by robbers one
night not long ago, and having gun and
powder, but no shot, loaded with box of
fever pills and blazed away. The result
was as satisfactory as though the rascals
had swallowed the pills. One of them
was killed outright, and another danger
ously wounded.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-11-20

The Ne1 Hagen journal says that that
city feels the times more through the car
riage business than in any other way.
There are forty carriage shops in the city,
some large ones, and there are score Of
shops which furnish dependent portions
Of carriage work. People can economic
in carriages, and do. On the other hand,
the largest shop is running not only days,
but nights also, and probably will all
winter, such is the demand for work I'M
der contract.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-11-20

THE Supreme Court of South Carolina
has decided against railroad company
in suit brought by Knox & Gill, mer-
chants Of Camden, in that State, to re-
cover the excess over a fair and legal
charge for freight; and the Supreme
Court Of Iowa has awarded $4,750 to a
father for the killing of his child by a
passing train.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-11-20

OWNERS of threshing machines which
do not have the tumbling rod boxed, can
not sue for threshing done by such ma
chine, and are liable for all injuries done
by such exposed tumbling rods. Eighty
three persons in Illinois have this year
been killed or manned for life by neg
lect of the act Of March 81, 1869 A few
more suits would make this class of acct
dents less frequent.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-11-20

OWING to its abundance, petroleum is
now one-half the price it was two years
ago, and its use has greatly increased, both
tor illuminating and lubricating pur
poses.
Liberal Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1872-1???, 1873-05-10

4. frightful accident occurred on
Monday afternoon in lot on the North
east corner of Sixth and Brannan streets.
by which three little boys, belonging
TO different families, wers burned in
shocking and probable fatal manner.
lhe accident occurred while certain
experiments were being made with the
oxy-hydrogen fame. In order to convey
proper idea the of manner in which the
terrible affair occurred, somewha.
lengthy explanation is necessary.
HOW THE DEADLY FLAME WAS MADE.
Some time ago G. II. Swain con'
ceived the idea of applying the! oxy-
hydrogen fame to lighthouses and
other Illuminating purposes. This
fame is produced by the mingltng Of
jets Of superheated steam and petroleum
or other highly infammable grasses
For the purpose of making experiments
Mr.. Swain rented the building on Sixth
street adjoining the lot where th'
Liberal Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1872-1???, 1873-05-10

to make Its existence secure, and secu~
rity to the States comes only from the
education Of the whole people, which
thus becomes self Defense. Dogmatie
religion is not necessary to the existence
Of the State intelligence is: School
houses should be multiplied till they
are ample for the accommodation of all
and the teacher should be among the
most honored of the land. No one
stands 80 near the father and mother,
in influence upon the future Of the
country, as the sci,ool teaeher--od
professors 10 colleges, bnt the educator
of the masses.
Our schools do not teach eHough>
They should include the distinction
between good and evil, inculcate truth
honesty, temperance. self control, fidel-
ity, economy and patriotism. 1t was
not imperative, that tie use of the
Bible be insisted up. for really it was
the most felicitous school book ; but
more truth should be taught. Every
man should improve in the use of
| truth. Is there truth in the houses
we build in the goods we sell in
the work we do? Are there not as
many untruths as mice in an old hotel ?
we grasp for more than ws deserve,
and fnd ourselves cheated in the quail"
| ity. It il vain to teach the higher
branches aud leave these more import
ant things untaught. Men should be
SO Taught as to be patriotic, not when
drum beats aud cannon roar, but when
they stand alone Dapper, dainty,
delicate young men, who are afraid oi
hard work, swarm 10 all the cities and
beg for soft positions under government
and in tat Offices 1t is sin for any
TO bring up boys thus they should b'
taught to take care of their own mouths
and backs with their own hands. II is
a shame to know all about Mars aud
Jupiter, and nothing of Massachusetts,
The State schools should be made SC
good that no private school can live in
their vicinity and every poor boy
should look up TO the State as his rich
uncle. Compulsory education ought
to give no just person offcnse. The
law gives no annoyance to the man
who always keeps in advance of it
Self interest might demand education
but it could not be depended upon
Many foreigners come here desiring
education tor their children others
who ought to be equally interested come
with far different motives. They are q
useless and dangerous class without
intelligence. We have 100000 mer
in the country, who cannot make any
thing, and these all require
education. The speaker hailed
the coming of the Chinese to ou1
western shores. for they brought theil
hands full of tools-brought intelligence
r education and industry He did no
fear their religion, if their JOSS wa
stronger than our Jehovah he ought tt
reign; but the times was not dlstan
when they would become valuble Good
serving citizeus.-Journal of Educa
fi0U.
Liberal Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1872-1???, 1873-05-10

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accident occurred. He put small
ooiier' in .he ou''a'ns anu
containing ADou' . sa''0u
'.a
P'pe' o'e ''0 ~ .' VOC .
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vac wa" " .As o
auu AooN' 'o ''e' o1'
from 'he o0''~aAs " ''S o'He'
y .hiS p'P' Was o'.
'hcnes VI sa"u Aos'1' '"' '' PIP
was saaahe' oae' 's's 'ha"
or an ihcn in aiaiAesef' sts"
this the naptna was~carr'ed' wnie 1he
larger pipe conveys 'he 'upsl"saseo
s'eah' wear LUG apei'u'e ~ '"o
'<emitS Ooth )e's "ingieu anu eo"oas''
ION easeoo' psooac'"k nau's s"o'0
'n'e"se neat anu uSA.''"s o''AA''J %"
s'a'oeis INC '"n0eise' W a"J o"s "Ao
" - neSef Si1Saseu Su0" '~P''A"'"'e
now THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.
On Monday afternooa, about FIVE
o'clock, Mr.. Swain was engaged ia some
experiment with his apparatu. A
perpendicular poiat, about twelve inch>
attached 10 so ihattbe fan a MIGHT shoot
directly inward. A laroe nnmhsr of
children, attracted by curiosity. had
gathered about, and, although cautioned
repeatedly to go away, or, at least, not
TO come too close. it seems the warning
was not needed. Still, cs the direction
of the fame was straight upward, no
ua"ge' was ApPfeneuueu W WI o"a'pp
Everything oeing at 'as' arraagea the
Jets oi steam and gas were turned on
ana tne nerce name sho' upward ouu'
ae"'y 'here VI" fe'a' Aa
o'e o'm'"u''on oo'h " tue Vo'ume
A'o o'''''a"oS 0' Tue H'"'' ~ :, o"A''
surm'sed that mere was some oos'foc,
''on ~ Tue 'eu' VI ''e SMA'e' P'ps' anu
'eariu' 'oa' tue pipe in'sn' 0u'S'' A'
'he gas was constantly gene'a''ng' ae
attempted with wrench 10 take on tue
peFpenaicu'ar sec'ion OF tue PIPE 4"
doing this the horizon'ai sec'ion was
raised so mat the enc rested ABOVE 'ne
ground. The children crowded ciosei
TO see what vas golng on. swain ana
Arlington, his assistant, were ooth too
busy or too much excited TO think OF
anything but clearing the pipe
THE EXPLOSION.
Suddenly the disconnection was made
and instan,aneously came a loud repor,
and a sheet of. binding fame sho,
forth with the resistless fury of .
,b,,derhol, RIGHT in among the
,roun of children. The effect wa,
an,.,,,nn Tire. IF N. G,,,a hovs
were l;teraHv roasted alive By the awful
a,u. ,ho ono Who was stana;no mos,
dire, ,,v in line was William Shannon
boy not quite ten years old. He wal
about eight feet from the pipe, an'
the tremendous force OF the explosion
hurled him twenty rect backwards.
Blinded with hre ana frans'c w''l
pain, ne rose 10 MS leet ana rusueo
PACK oiFeo''Y '0'o 'ne na"e' "hefo "'
cio'nes "e'e ou'ae' a''noS' " ''''
'no ''u'e'y a''. s'
p'ese"'' ""o .ppeA ' D
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70 oea'h' i"o o'"e' 0"''1'e" '''1s'
; "sa, Nun
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Liberal Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1872-1???, 1873-05-10

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We commend the JOURNAL to all who want
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Liberal Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1872-1???, 1873-05-10

Attention il called To description Of property
for sale n the WEEELY STATESMAN
Feb 1878 Iy
Liberal Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1872-1???, 1873-05-10
OUR RULES:

We buy or sell only on ommission-chargng
. per centage for the amount which the prop
Arty Is sold or traded, for our services, due
when the contract of sale or trade is made
We will introduce purchasers to the owners Of
the property, and leave them free to make the
beat bargain they can, without any interference
on our part
We pay all advertising expenses, depending
en- cur commission, when 4 sale or trade is
made
We show all property. where withia reach, or
give letters of Introduction to reliable parties
living near who will showit
All letters of Inquiry promptly and fully ar
swerea
@ We have many applications from good. prompt
paying men who will pay l2 per cent for money.
and give first class personal o: real estate securi
ty ,aDd pay all the expenses attending making ou,
the papers &c. Parties having money to loaf
will do well to apply to us before placing it elsa
where We ehafsse the Lenders nothing for oul
services /; the borrowers pay US Entire Satisfac
ton given regarding the securities.
The weekly Shasta courier., 1873-09-20
ATTEMPT TO MURDER.

Last Sunday a boy about seventeen
years old, having in bis possession watch,
revolver, and about one hundred dollars in
money, came from below to Redding, where
Re fell in with middle-aged man who repre-
sented himself as the owner of ranch and
a rich placer mine in Trinity county. The
boy wanted employment, and his newly
found acquaintance agreed to give him work
on his mining claim at good wages. In
order to economize, the pair concluded to
walk to Trinity They passed through
Shasta Monday. Tuesday they arrived at
Buckborn Station, took refreshments and
left in the direction of Weaverville. The
boy says that after passing Buckhorn sta
tion few miles, ard just as it begas to
grow dark, they came to an unoccupied
building rhich his companion said was his
house, and pushed open one of the doors
and invited him to enter, which he did
The man remarked that as they had eaten
supper at the Station, and were tired, they
had better 90 TO sleep, get up early in the
uUtuluS duu 81 oNCi thC uiA oou oSS INV
mining claim The boy assented to this,
spread his blankets upon the floor and soon
fell into sound sleep. From this slumber
he was awakened during the night by
severe blow across the head from an old
pick handle in the hands Of his companion
and supposed friend. The boy struggled
to his feet, and begged for his life, but his
assailant struck him several more blows,
knocked him senseless, and robbed him of
his revolver, watch and coin, left him for
dead. and fed fiom the scene. The boy
finally recovered his consciousness, got
into Weaverville the next day, and was ta-
ken to the Hospital where be now lies in
critical condition.
Officers are in pursuit OF the black heart
ed scoundrel who undoubtedly enticed the
boy up into the mountains with the delb-
crate intention of numbering him for what
little valuables be had about his person.
Il the offender is caught, hanging will be
too good for him. Ifcaught, let the honest
miners Of Trinity make an example of him
by taking him out Of the hands of the Sher-
Fl. lashing him to the outside rim of one
of the large slowly revolving water wheels
in Trinity river, and keeping him there un-
til the breath leaves his carcass
The weekly Shasta courier., 1873-09-20

PATENTs.-Land patents were received
for tie following persons at the Shasta
Land Office Sept. 10Th, 1878, from the
General Land Office at Washington:
Hamden Hederick, William Andrews,
John Heavier, George F. Mcpherson, II en-.
ry Bergh, Elkanah Richardson, Marie
Tapie, Henry w. Adkins, George W.
Walker, Theobold Garrecht. Loren Dana,
Isaac Rambo, Mary Tubb, William C. Bar.
Der, Thomas \. Palmer, Charles A. How.
ard, Thomas A. Underhill.
On presentation Of duplicate receipts to
the Register or Receiver of the Land Office
said patents will be delivered.
The weekly Shasta courier., 1873-09-20
BRIEF MENTION.

The game law expired on the 18th.
The fall and winter raid of half starved
hogs and cows on yards and gardens, has
commenced.
Clay W. Taylor Esq, has had an attack
of rheumatism in one of his feet which
compells him to use crutch in order to
get about.
Theodore Popejoy killed three deer one
day this week.
Charley Williams is "laying off, for a
week and George Finch is driving the
Weaverville stage in his place.
The "frst deer of the season" was
brought into the City Meat Market Wed
nesday morning.
The weekly Shasta courier., 1873-09-20

Docs AND CATs.-The canine species
have had rough time in town this week.
Only Eve succumbed under the soothing
influence of strychnine administered by
some party or parties unknown to the pub
lie. The mortality among cats has not
been reported, but the power and volume
of music poured forth in their nocturnal ser
enades is sensibly diminished, for which
le. Allah be p-n:ssd-
The weekly Shasta courier., 1873-09-20

HIGHWAY noBBERY-Joseph Huott, a
trader in Trinity County, came down on
Wednesday with a wagon and four horse
team TO obtain supplies for his store. On
Thursday morning early he started to drive
out Of town, and at point about halt way
between Conklin's Aume and the junction
of the Lower Spring and Middletowu roads,
he was stopped BY two masked men. who
presented revolvers aud ordered him to
come out with his m nney Huott compli
cd With the demand aud handed out s206
which the scoundrels took then made of
into the brush. Officers went in pursuit
Of the robbers but no arrests have yet been
reported.