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Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-08-14

The eheapness Of food and coal
iiiost concerns the comfort Of the peo-
,,.ei 10 lower their price must be tbs
asin ~ avery popular government.
yet both with us have Become the
1gjects Of monopolies, and are dealt
"ag - the people by the great compa-
.its / D snch quantities rs they think
'riIi aid them best in paying their
dividends. Next winter we are
threatened with dearth OF coal, be.
tuse the companies have resolved
{ nat there shall be one. There is no
complaint Of any deficiency IN the
,uppIy. Of any failure Of tho mines,
~ any want OF labor, but the coal
,JiDpauies combine to stop the pro-
idettOu OF coil in order TO raise the
,rirel aud are willing to starve the
.luer and the consumer to enlarge
f,eir own profits. IL is OF no conse-
Ileuce 10 them that the poor must
tier or perish, that every honest
Working family must be pinched and
fdIened, that manufactures are i'm
.tataet and commerce checked, SO
i,pg az their dividends are maintain.
81 and their wasteful extravaganza
-ippiied. The price OF coal has nj
ready risen one-third; by December,
n tae companies choose, Ii may be
q nblcd, The mines are to be left
tnworked, the coal retained, and the
.al powerful companies' rule I'M
yneeked over the helpless people. 1t
- long been their custom to produce
these periods of unnecessary dearth ;
10Y scarcely seem conscious Of the
'raelty Of their policy, or OF the pain
fnl consequence Of their avarice.
oar supply Of coal comes chiefly
'fan Il small district In Eastern
Pennsylvania, which is almost who'll
" under the control of few great
companies. Here within the COM
rtrntiveiy narrow compass of about
we hundred square miles lies the
facst md almost the only bed of an
'''faelte In the world. In the beauti-
~ valley of the Wyoming, In the
Wild and desolate regions of the
tsehuyIkili and the Lehigh, strewn
~ great basins or sometimes upheav-
"a to the tops of fhe mountains, the
.i"h stores Of coal have been concen-
trated by nature In an unequaled
mptusion The supply Is at present
',dindieSs Many Of the beds reach
80 AL unknown depth. Some have
- vet heen only partially explored ;
and Notwithstanding the extraordi-
gary waste practiced in getting out
ae coal, there seems to DO enough to
sttlsfy for generations the wants OF
tbe nation. No one with us, ii ap.
neprs, need suffer from the want OF
t9pl. 'rhe gigantic mining compa-
,.ins. which are also often owners OF
always, the Delaware and Lacka-
wanna, tie Pennsylvania Coal Com
,hy. the Delaware and Hudson, the
'l.liigh Valley Railroad Company,
- i.cadlpg, and several others,
penetrate the rich territory with
4 )rir ipnumerable branches, and
Il ,iitrol the mines and the transport
y. - az ,snclt IL well understood that
4 r.s ,,mat " init,rt,st that attempts
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-08-14

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Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-08-14

To GEORGE Il. MILLER:
You are hereby notified that on the
Sd dav Of June. 1873. an order OF the
Circuit Court OF Marion county, Iowa,
was entered, ordering and command
ing YOU TO appear within ninety days
from said Sd day of June, 1873, and
make full and complete statement
and account of your doiDgs, and
moneys received as guardian Of Will
liam II. Benson and Mary Jane Ben
son. minor heirs Of Alfred Benson,
deceased. to said court. And that
unless you appear and render an ac-
count and statement as ordered by
said court legal proceedings will be
had against you and the sureties on
yonr bond.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, /, Allen
Hamrick, have hereunto SET
rsEAL.l my hand and affixed the seal
of said court this 22d day oil
June, 1873.
ALLEN HAMRrCK,
(7-IOl Clerk Circuit Court.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-08-14

While the crops in Iowa have late
ly suffered for the want of rain, and
everybody has experienced great in
convenience or personal discontinue
on account of the parc!ied roads and
the dust that fires sO1hick in the air
the dumb animals a. well as man
experimenting III effects Of theprolong
eel drought, Utah il having frequen
rains something seldom known IN
that country. The farmers Of that
region depend greatly upon irriga
ton, but the copious falls Of rain this
year havo rendered irrigating canal
quite unimportant adjuncts of farm
ing. The worst drought, however
prevails III Massachusetts and tn
other eastern states, where all forms
Of vegetation are rapidly assuming q
parchcd appearance. The suffering
among cnt;ie is also very great o.,
account of the prolonged absence o.
rain. No such complaints are heard
from any other part of the West, o.
those which are made In the eastern
papers, in reference 60 suffering from
drought. - Due. gazette.
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ny vIRTUEOf A SPECIAL In
I'D scutipn TO me directed BY The Clerk
Of the Circuit Court Of Marion County
and state Of Iowa, ] have levied upon
and will offer 1T public sale, n TIE
door Of the Court House in tie city oil
Knoxville, Marion county, Iowa. On
the 2.th day of Sept, A. ID. 1873, be,
tween the hours of so'clock "A. NJ, AND
O'Clock p. NJ, commencing at ].
O'Clock A. NJ, the following described
property te-wit: ),
The northwest quarter Of the north
west Quarter of section twenty-four
"a in township No. seyenty-four ~
north. range No. twenty l20l west,
attaining 40 acres more or less.
Levied upon as the property OF
James NJ. Lawhead and Parthena Il.
fsawhead TO satisfy ar Execution IN
favor of William J. Wilson ana agai INST
James NJ. Lawhead and Parthens II.
I.awhead.
+. p. KELLY,
Sheriff of Marion Co., Iowa.
Dated Aug. 18th, 1873. tl0-l1
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-08-14
Ahersm's Sale.

ny VIRTUE OF A SPECIAL EX-
ID ecution to me directed by the Clerk
of the Circuit Court Of Marion coun-
~ and State of iowa, | have levied up.
on, and Will offer al Public sale, at ths
door Of the Court House in the city OF
Knoxville, Marion county, Iowa, on
the 18th day of September, A. ID. 1873,
between the hours OF 8 O'Clock A. NJ,
and O'Clock L. NJ, commencing at ! l
o'clock A. NJ, the following described
property, to-wit:
The southwest quarter of the north
east quarter, except six acres in the
southwest part thereof owned by An
drew Stone, and the southeast quarter
Of the northwest quarter of section Is.
township rs north, range 10, or so
much thereof ns shall be necessary to
satisfy first, the sum Of $5IS.05,
with ten per cent. Interest from June
4, 1873, in favor of Parker Lewis and
second, the sum Of sig hundred and
eleven dollars aud eighty-three cents
with ten per cent interest, and fifty
five. dollars and sixty live cents Attor-
ney's fees and $l2.25 costs and accru-
ing costs, In favor of A. b. Hannah !;
and third to satisfy the judgment of
j. G. Rankin of $591.l0 with ten per
cent. interest. and also the southeast
quarter Of the northeast quarter Of sec-
ton IL, township rs, range 10, In Ma
riOn county, Iowa, to satisfy q judg-
ment In favor OF said A. j. Hannah
and Parker Lewis.
Levied upon as the property Of Jul
Inns A. Henry aud Ann +. Henry 10
a r
Hannah ct AL. and against Julias A.
Henry aud Ann i. Henry.
j. p. KELLY.
Sheriff of Marion Co.. Iowa.
Dated August II, 1873. GOLD
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Henry Clay Dean afflicted the peo-
Pile Of Bloomfield with II speech on
Saturday last. Among other things.
the Republican reports him as saying:
81 am asked if the Democratic party
is dead. l don't know, but Tom.
jefferson is not dead, Jesus Christ is
not dead. - Register, Aug. Z.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-08-14
BLANKS
AT THE
Voter ONCE.

We now have, and shall always keep on
hand, for Sale at very Low Rates. by the
quire or singly, the following Blanks, very
nicely printed at this Office:
The Van Buren press., 1873-12-02
The Feet.

fall parts Of the body there is not
one which ought to be so carefully at
tended 10 as the feet Every person is
aware from experience that colds and
many other diseases which proceed from
the same are attributable TO cold feet.
The feet are mt such distance from the
"wbeel at the cistern" of the system,
that the circulation Of the blood may be
easily checked in them lou see all this,
and although every person OF common
seass should be aware OF the truth OF
what we have stated, there is no part OF
the body SO much trfled with as the feet.
The Young and would be gentcel footed
cramp their feet into thin-Soled bone
pinching boots, in order to display neat
feet, in the fashionable sense Of the term
Now tni, 10 very wrong Ia cold weather.
boots Of good, thick leather, beth in soles
and uppers, and large enough to give
free circulation to the blood in the feet,
should be worn by all. They should be
watertight and warm, bnt not alright.
Ii injures the feet to wear an air tight
covering ever them. India rubber shoes
or boots should not be worn except IN
wet and sushy weather, and then taken
of as soon as tho exposure to it is over.
No part Of tho body should DO allowed
TO have covering which entirely OBJ
structs the passage Of the oarbonic acid
gss from the pores of the skin. There
is one great evil against which every per-
son should be on his guard. we mean the
changing Of warm for cold boots OF
shoes 1t is a dangerous practice
The Van Buren press., 1873-12-02

A SURE CURE FOR GARGET -Garget OIL
Inflammation Of the udder, causes serious
distress to u COW, frequently, and some
times entirely destroys her usefulness as
dairy cow 1t can be elIeetually cured
by administering half teaspoonful OF
aconite and a little ground feed | have
known cows when it was impossible to
draw the milk, cured in twenty four
hours time. Given at night, unless in
extreme eases, the COW will be well the
following morning. One dose is sufli
cent usually. Being dairy man, and
having some experience with the garget,
] knew the above remedy to be an ef-
fectual one - w d. d. Spencer, IN Am,
Farmer
The Van Buren press., 1873-12-02

Ev Ladies' travelling across the plains
carry their hair in their pockets to avoid
being sealped,
The Van Buren press., 1873-12-02

WIVES ENouGu.-An inc dent OF cross
ing the plains, in the early days, was told
By q clever lady at the breakfast table
one morning in Frisco. A Dutchman
and his wife had travelled west and ar
rived at Salt Lake, where they halted for
fow weeks The Mormons got around
the cid Dutchmsn aud eoaxod him to
join their ranks. After retiriIg one night
in their canvass. covered wagon bed, the
Dutchman broke the matter to his better
half, limiting TO her that the Mormoas
told him he bad better stay, settle
among dem, and dske some more wives" "
How many wives you links you wants ?"
asked Kathr,na. The Dutchman thought
"Hfe more would make half dozen al.
ready" !" whereupon the old wife got down
her bodice. and slipping from it what tho
Dutchman called the pressboard, vich
vas made from Wisconsin, hiciery, vas
very tough and she laid the hictery
fierce and fast on the old man, who shut
fled out Of the wagon and fell in ditah'
The old man got up. and said, his
stomah. IL vas very cold, bat his back. it
yas very warm" His wife cried out,
how many wives you links you wants
now. ould feol?' But the Du,ohman
felt and expressed that one was enough
The Van Buren press., 1873-12-02
aasse. u so.s...iL.s.
Hymn for a Little Child.

God make my life little light.
Within the world TO glow
A little fame that burneth bright,
Wherever | may so.
God. make my life little flower,
That giyeth JOY TO ALL
Content to bloom in native bower.
Although its place be small
God make my life little song,
That eomforteth the sad
That helpeth others TO be strong,
And makes the singer glad,
God make my life little staff
Whereupon the weak may rest,
That so what health and strength have
May serve my nsghbor best.
God make my life little hymn
OF tenderness and praise;
OF fsjth-that never waNeth dim,
In all has wondrous ways. tdood Words
The Van Buren press., 1873-12-02
wh19lxoy,
IRON !!

from the Globe Rolling Mills, Cinnr bought
since the govt, manufacturing duty was re-
moved which our customers and all hands can
have the benefit Of by calling early on
GEO. AUSTIN.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1873-03-01
RIM AT wAxAMACnIEi
TEN BUILDINGS DxsrRofEb II
Loss ssvsnty.Fivs Thousand Dollars.
DEMOCRAT OFFICE BURNED

wAxAnAcmr, Feb. u, 1873.
Edltor Dallas IiersIdi fa
The town Of wsxasbIs ives vIsItsd by q
very heavy FIRE last night about II o'clock.
The Ere originated In the back part Of
Kennedy's carriage shop. II 10 supposed
by many to be the work Of m incendiary,
III ough that question is in doubt. II 10 loss
10 estimated by those who. are familiar
with the business, to be about $4,000 !
some think more some less. fi-
MIR. Kennedy, Il. II. Parks, JudgeTimle-
ton, A. Trippeit and your humble servant
lost all they had; the rest Of the sufferers
saved some Of their goods. There were
ten buildir 90 destroyed, from Ken nedy's
shop up TO Picketts store, then across to
Mr. JAS. L. Smiths storej thence to Msj
Rogers brick store, which was saved by
superhuman efforts and which arrested
the progress Of the flames. Mr.. Downs
store, right across from Mr.. Pickets, was
saved by extraordinary efforts, and, as II
seemed, by divine intervention, as sstrong
north wind was blowing at the time the
fire commenced. ~,
The most of the. sufferers are cheerful.
The Democrat office is entirely destroyed,
but it'willbs rssu,oitateda as soon AZ circun-
stances will admit. Respectfully.
JNO. B. DALE,
Editor Democrat.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1873-03-01
Speaker Blame.

Although young man and making no
pretentions to the God and morality school,
or Of the ''unco good and rigidly rightc-
ous' class, like sanctimonious Pomeroy
and Colfax, the damaging testimony Of
the Credit Mobilier investigation holds
him up in an honorable manner and justly
vindicates his integrity.
During the late campaign when candi-
date for reelection for Congress, from is
istrict in Maine, the McComb-Ames
memorandum was sprung ON lhm by bis
opponents, and there was silence in the
political armament for several days, for
others high in the Repub lican ranks were
duplicated.
Speaker Blame, however, soon broke the
silence by his prompt and emphatic de
NAL, and although others attempted to fol-
low him in this line of defence, unforlu-
natcly for their regulations, they signal
ly failed in esta blishing their record, and
were consequently humiliated by an expose
they could not prevent while he alone,
of all the throng, stood forth vindicated
and justified.
Although Theoretically opposed to Speak
err Blaine in politics, YET we are always
willing to give the Devil his dues-the
more SO in this instance, since We have
understood that he was illing to do justice
10 our section in his rulings from the
chair.
From those who knew Blaine in anti
bellum times, we have a good report Of
his versatile talents, scholarly attachments
snd esnuine social qualities, while from
thees Mo have met him since We learn
lkst - y 4 true friend 10 the West and
81 the1, Il we are 70 have a Republican
eenkor, ~ the coming session OF Con-
gyess, Ne say, by an means, let il again
81 Speaker Blaine. sS
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1873-03-01

fol and imaginary misgivings,
has fouodcred In tho very flower OF
iis growth, In Tho very midst OF
It's usefulness, upon tho unsur.
mountabIc rock Of dependency.
Look aroundyou at tho busy tbrong
that surrounds you, gain from their
example, new life, and insult not
your manhood, by paying petty
tributes to n pride, false in charac-
ter, that will not only add to de-
preston, but detract from worth.
We write this for the benefit OF
strangers who may be in our midst,
those who, taking cursory glance
at the situation, yield to their fears
of failure, even before they strive
for success they lack stability OF
character, and fxedness ofpurpore;
to them we Say, bepaticnt, perscve.
ring, but above all else DO hobeiul-
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1873-03-01

The Health ONCE al Palestine is ordered
TO inspect all persons who stop there from
Longview, and other points up the Great
Northern and International- The purpose
is 10 keep out small-pox.-HoustOn Age.
About 1--WE fools named voight, in Bss-
.trop county, write to Gov. Davis that they
are beset BY desprsadoes, and are afraid
their lives are in danger, and that they
don't think the despreadoes can be arrest
ed by the NBastrop county officers, where
fore they ask for q special detail Of Slate
police 10 come TO their rescue. X. r.
Campbell, district clerk at Bastrop, sends
his regards TO the Governor, and says The
Weights are reliable people, and hopes the
police will be sent rs they request All
Of which pounds very pretty, and might
70 q good ways towards getting up very
profitable case Of outrage as capital Tor
radicalism. But II so happens that the
Sheriff Of Bastrop comfy publishes let
ter in the Bastrop Advertiser, stating that
he ha d arrested the said ''desperadoes" as
soon as complain, was filed and warrants
issued, that their names are Barker, and
that one Of them is . son-in-law Of one OF
the volghts and thus the Outrage oil
spoiled.--Ibid. f.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1873-03-01
Horace Greeley.


We do not know where we have read
sadder story than that of the last few
weeks of Mr.. Greeley's life. Less than o
year ago, be was controlling editor Of the
leading paper of the country. The Trib-
une crenied and moulded public opinion.
Thousands of its readers did no, know
what they thought until tho Tribune
spoke. and the Tribune was Horace Gree
lev. His uame was more familiar to the
American people than that OF any other
living man. He had everywhere warm
friends, and bitter enemies; but by his
friends and enemies, he was alike respec.
ted. His nomination for the Presidency
was received throughout the country, as
the harbineer of better times. What more
enviable position was ever occupied by
man
In few weeks, all was changed. His
old friends, personal and political, desert
ed him. The great party which he had
built up, cast him out. His character
was bitterly assaulted. He was lampooned
in caracilures. His overwhelming defeat
became apparent long before the election.
Personal Affections assailed him. He
passed anxious days and nights by the
bedside OF his dying wife, to whom he was
most tenderly attached. The strain was
too great his sensitive organization gave
way; his great intellect was paralyzed,
and he became as impotent, as the strong
man when smitten by the hand OF God.
Carried to private mad.house for treat
ment, he keenly felt his separation from
loving friends, whose tender care would
have soothed his last hours.
II is no repr zach to Horace Greeley, II
casts no shadow upon his great name, that
disease settled upon his brain; but it is
painful to those who loved, who admired,
who respected him, that sickening details
of his great calamity have been brought
gu. in judicial investigation, and been
made the subject of newspaper comment.
Over such things, the hand of affection
seeks to draw the veil of forgetfulness.
No one cares to parade before strangers,
| the personal defects orsflic,ions of those
with whom he sympathizes
Misfortune seems to have followed Mr..
Greeley to his grave. A few weeks be-
fore his death, he had executed his will (;
giving his property to his two daughters.
By will executed some years ago, he had
made bequest 10 some charital lie in
sti.ution, which was omitted in his last
will. The probate Of the will Of later
date, was resisted on the ground of his in
sanity. By whom, or in what interest,
opposition 10 the probate of the will was
made, has not TRANSFERRED but it seems TO
have originated in some malignant mo-
tive. HIS daughters withdrew the last
will, content to take diminished legac y
under the first will, rather than that thei r
fathers memory should be darkened by
these / nful disclosures. But too much
had already been told enough TO tea,h us
that, with the purcst gold is mingled the
base alloy that there is nothing perfect !;
and that in every life is mingled much OF
good and evil.-Bren ham Bauner.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1873-03-01

s-Be patient and hopeful
Whyindfigc N lamentations that
time can only cure f? Why pass in
sorrow, days whose very bright
ness should infuse into the heart
the reflection of their own joyous
ness? Remembering that a sor-
rows crown of sorrow in thinking
of happier days, be not craven in
spirit, detected in mein, depressed
in thought, but being as light heart
ed as the mellihuous winds that
coquet with all Nature, throw of
the trammels imposed by by-gone
memories and BIO hopeful. The
future should be the engrossing
subject Of every hour, not only
as il tends to secular advancement,
hut also with due regard to it's con-
uection with the securing of the
ahieher and better life we are all
promised. Repinings over what Is
done, can by no possibility benefit
anyone, but an earnest effort, sup
plemcntcd by a strong determine
tion, will not fail to bring the smile
|of eheerfulness and the tear
| Of joy to many a dropping spirit
wuneal amhjtjous, and proud
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1873-03-01

everything Ia ffso, hotels, dram.
shops, strcot cars, and steamboats,.
II Is TO DO hoped that "yo solons"
will have a good time, a high old
tIme---whilo tho State goes TO pro-
test tho first day Of March, A, d.
1873. Verify, "Nero fiddIed while
Rome burned" SALAD.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1873-03-01

We are nov scattered . iltils, only 4 here
now. I could cause The arrest N 10 bui !
would not like 10 fail into the clutches OF
The authorities myself We are paid by
European monopolisis 10 destroy property
and American manufacturing, and 80
bring freight goods In demand. We rent
rooms so ps 10 DO neighbors--hrs breaks
out accidentally. We transplant u care
fully so ihnt II will play Hell generally.
When n start we l,ave In victory. This
Is sufficient | suppose; you can do as yon
please about II. I write this 10 warn you
OF approaching danger this Is oil there
is in Empower, as | would be gone up u
were to do more. Assuring you that 81.
Louis Is elected for next sprtng,I sign my
self, Yours truly, NO MORE.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1873-03-01

Almost q sinless century Is said to have
rolled over the happy city Of Frankfort
on-the-klaiu. Out of the 10000 inhabit-
ants not one in All that time has died by
the hands Of the murderer whether IT
has been e free from other crimes We
have not been informed, but probably no
city ever had like record before. This
state Of security is accounted for BY some
by the he strict and unrelenting laws Of
the coussry, from which the criminal has
no esoap& aa1 rbieh recognize no pardon
ins rs9ef. There must be some stranger
rsstrainin< lnGnence Than morality, when
ve rsnonS>r ~ large proportion Of Ger
So nnr1sr1rs We have with us, or else
~ 0srrsao 1rAnsplanted 10 American soil
&svolscs ~ more vicious traits, as he SER
1aln1r russeeds in committing the cruel
* crinse Of this sort here.