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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-04-15
Two Robbers.
When death from some fair face
Is stealing life away,

When death from some fair face
Is stealing life away,
All weep, save she, the grace
That Earth shall lose to-day.
When Time from some fair face
Steals beauty year by year,
For her slow fading grace
Who sheds, save she, tear?
And Death not often dares
To wake the Worlds distress;
While Time, the cunning, mars
Surely all loyeliness.
Yet though by breath and breath
Fades all our fairest prime,
Men shrink from cruel Death,
But honor crafty Time.
London Spectator;
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-04-15
At Peace.
BYe WILLIAM WINTEEr
/.

-
s@ BYsw WILLIAM wINTEGr &
Green trees, and quiet fields, and sunset light
With holy silence, save for ripping leaves
Aud birds that twitter of the coming night
Calling their mates, beneath my cottage caves
These Fate hath granted for a little space
To be companions of my pilgrimage,
Filling my grateful heart with Natures grace
Not aforementioned here the garish stage -N,
Nor the wild city's uproar, nor the race
For gain and power in which we all engage
But here remembered dimly, in dream,
As something fretful that has ceased to fret
Here, where time lapses like gentle stream,
Hid in the Woodlands heart and I forget
To note its music and its silver CLEAN. . IS s.
III 0II.EgEU 10 ~
But never, never let me cease to know, rr ? 4g
. whispering woods and daisy sprinkled grass,
The beauty and the peace that you bestow,
When the wild .fevers of ambition pass,
And the worn spirit, in its gloom and grief,
Sinks your bosom and there finds relief.
-5...s The GALAXY.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-04-15

A LONDON nobleman has been obliged
to run away because he was caught
cheating at cards.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-03-12

ACCIDENT. MIR. David Mason, OF
Indiana township met q damaging ac-
cident one day last week In crossing q
small stream called Hickory branch,
ia Washington township, with team
and wagopload of corn. The water
was running over the bridge to the
depth of near two feet; but Mr.. Ma
son was well acquainted with the To-
cation, and thought he could pass
safely. He drove In, but the horses
took fright and ran off the bridge.
The wagon So oarated, the hind
wheels, bed and corn going down the
stream together. Mr.. Mason, and Mr..
smith, All old gentleman who was
also In the wagon, followed the horses
and front wheels Of the wagon TO the
shore, without injury.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-03-12
Notice

On saturday Feb. 2Sth which was
the day of Public Examination for
school Teachers, there were so appli-
cants for Teachers Certificates.
The next day OF Public Examina-
ton at Knoxville, will he the 18th of
March, commencing at 8 O'clock A.
M. If 1t is announcement for Persona
from distant parts of the county. to
tend Examinations at the County
seat, on the account of distance. or
otherwise, and it is thought advisable
by the different Boards of Directors
in each Township to have a public
Examination held at the Centers OF
each township, one day in the Spring,
and Fall; | can, and will hold Pub
lie Examination at such places for
their convenience.
D3- The usual Fee of 81 100 will be
required of each Candidate as In priv
ate examinations.
In reference to the above arrange
ment. the different Boards will please
consult and inform me through their
Secretaries. 1T their earliest eonven-
fence. !. MEasHoN.
Count Sap.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-03-12
Public Sales.

Under this head viii he given, Without caarg
the name Of seller, summary of property to be s"'
and place and date OF all public sales stTsrshe'
through posters printed Mt this ofsce.
w. M. Montgomery, six miles norlh
of Knoxville, Monday, March lo'
horses, wagon and harness, 2 coils
cows. farming implements, househola
goods, etc. 8 months credit. 4oJ
Hugh Busting, one door west
Bussing's Mill, Saturday, March III
COW, hogs, household goods, etc
months credit. l4iJ
John Mark, admir-, March ~
miles east of Attica, hor-es. eau
hogs, corn in crib, and other proper
Terms nine months credit.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-03-12

MARYsvILLH.-From the Miner we
learn that the work Of preparing ma
terial for the new church building on
Ceder street has commenced In earn.
est.
Street mud is quoted boot-top deep,
and the Miner thinks "Marysville
needs sidewalks, and ought to have
them.u
Nearly every family in the town II
afflicted with measles; the schools In
town and others In the vicinity have
closed In consequence.
A young man named Jpo. Umben-
hour, living three miles from Mays
vile, lately met an accident by which
he is crippled probably for life. He
felled tree I'm the woods; 1t lodged
upon another tree. While he was
chopping at the second tree, the first
fell. He ran, but In the wrong direc-
ton. A branch struck him, almost
crushing him to death by its weight
Parties near rendered immediate as
sistance and sent for medical aid. He
remained in an unconscious state for
several hours; but at latest word
there was good prospect for partial
recovery.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-03-12
BURNS.

AN AGED SHEEP. Considering the
fact that the average age attained by
individuals Of the woody tribe is but
about eight years, the following facts
which we learned few days since
are rather remarkable:
Mr.. VIM. Garrison, one OF the ear
Hest settlers Of this county, well-to-
do farmer who lives two miles north
OF this city, brought here from Hi
Dois, thirty years ago. pet wether,
then six years old. He was courage
Gus fellow, and In early times when
wolves'were more numerous here than
domestic animals, he was considered
competent 10 take care OF himself.
He made 1t his dGty to guard the
cows during the day and bring them
home at night He was known TO
have faced the large black wolf,
and successfully defended himself
when attacked by this bold and pow
erfnl enemy. He furnished twenty.
six annual feeces 10 his fortunate
posscssof after he came 10 iowa, sup
plying material TO he worked up into
stockings aud flannel by the family
knitting needles and loom. He saw
the Territory Of Iowa, bowling will
derness in l8l3, transformed into q
great grain and wool growing State.
lie noted the exodus OF the Black
hawks and Cherokees, and welcomed
tire advert OF tie locomotive aud teie-
graph. II he read he papers OF his
day he rejoiced with the Wings over
the results OF their campaign in lS40.
When Lidcoln was assassinated aud
Johnson, his successor, proved a trait.
or to his party, this woody veteran
marked the similarity between these
circumstances and the asssssina.
tlon Of Harrison and the periidy Of
Tyler, "A quarter Of a century before.
He was born during the great finan
cial panic Of 1887, and after seeing
Grant inaugurated, he died, A. ID.
1869, aged thirty-two years.
Though we have played Bohemian
to some extent with this item. we
may say truthfully, that the subject
was vertable sheep; that the dates
of his birth, immigration, and death
are correctly stated, AS well AS the
facts of his ownership aud courage.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-03-12
RaD ieocK, March y.

He'd fsOCk, Matcup'
Mr.. Hollingsworth has sold his
Bennington ferry to Mr.. Alley.
p. q. and A. b. Mikesell haze sold
their farms to Andrew Wikle, and
intend going west this spring.
While attending saP at
Mr.. p. q. Mikesels, Oh the
the I'd inst, VIM. Crozier, Jno.N Rees,
and VIM. Chang received special in
vitation to attend hop at the office
OF K. Haning, Esq. Crozier and
Rees hoped to the tune of So and
costs. Chang, not being satisfied
with the music, hoped out during
the night, and has not been seen in
Red Rock since.
At a special school meeting held at
Red Rock school house on the 9th
inst, Esq. HaDing presiding, riot
occurred over a matter of a vote aud
1t was adjudged that Big Charley
Harp and o. w. Watts should pay Sl5
for the benefit Of the School Fund OF
Marion county. This amount the
boys forked over, although they were
not half as rich as they were the day
before.
Red Rock wants one physician and
one lawyer, qualified not to drink
more than one barrel Of whiskey each
twenty-four hours, and not to devote
more than eight days in one week to
continual drunkenness. Those who
cannot submit to these little depriva-
tions need not apply.
The family of q. b. Stanley started
last week for Colorado, intending to
make permanent home there. Mr..
S. follows in few days.
Now a word in reference to that
Autobiography question / am per-
fectly willing if the farmers are i'm
posed upon, that they should com
plain; but when they practice the
very same abuses which they COM
plain of in others, / claim the right to
tell them so, and when / find men
going before the public spouting out
false statements, or what conceive 10
be false statements, / will, as a free
man, speak what l think. What |
said in my last was more especially
concerning the poor man and his OPP
pressors. / may some time say some
thing in regard to my views Of this
Grange Autobiography muddle.
The Red Rock ferry was never in
better running order than now. Old
ripper at his post as usual.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-03-12
JUST ARRIVED The largest stock
OF queensware aud glassware at
KENDI0 Il STUMP's.

Mr.. MERsHoN, as we have recent
~ been informed, says the rea-
son he did not reply to our article In
December last In reference TO his for
ward pay demand, was that McCor-
mack told him we would not publish
his reply. Hence we repeat, our col
umns are open to him at all times,
aud any article he may hand us will
he fairly published II he will give NJ
fair copy, and allow US to publish IL
M 1t should be and he will be fur
,iisiled q printed proof for correction
be before 1t appears In the paper, II
lie wishes.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-03-12
MARYsvILLE, March 8,

AS a village, we are drifting along
in the old channel; some of our
citizens leaving aud others taking
their places but all is done so quietly
that there is scarcely any opportunity
for picking up an item for your col
umns.
AS we have no saloons, cannot re-
cord the proceedins Of any crusade
by the fair sex; yet We are not with
out some excitement, as this il the
day for the election eff seifoof officers.
An effort is being made to elect those
who are pledged to the employment
of cheap teachers, contrary to true
economy.
Among the changes in property we
notice the following: J. S. Bridges to
Charles Perry, one-third interest i'm
the saw mil la this place, valued at
Si75; l.. Like to S. Young, one-third
interest in said mill for $500.
We see G.. w. Clemens has lost
none of his energy by his loss in the
late fire at this place, but has moved
what furniture he saved into another
room and gone to work, exhibiting
his usual thrift.
We notice that the massive proper
tons Of r. NJ. Devore have been some
what diminished by severe Illness
while he was enjoying the measles,
which disease has become quite COM
mon here. About the only salutation
we hearts how ale the measles I'm your
famiIy--that is when one has family.
Our public schools have closed on
account Of the expiration of the term,
mot on account of the measles, as has
been reported, without our worthy
County superintendent performing
his duty In visiting us, as we have not
had the pleasure of seeing his smiling
countenance in our. village since he
was preaching political repentance to
US last fall. Sorry we are, that he
should neglect his duty.
Fiddling artists seem TO forget that
Marysvile IL without such a person
age at present, and that there il car
already fitted out and unoccupied. the
only relic of the departed Hamilton
standing In our streets. But it is said
that every married man carries revol-
Yer now on the same principle we pre-
sumo, that the barn door is locked az
ter the horse is stolen.
The first inquiry that the young men
of our town make when they hear OF
a new family having moved to town,
is whether they have any big girls, for
they consider that very desirable CO.
modify scarce here.
PoRT.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-03-12
Ed. CARRuTHER's Is the place to
get your cigars and tobaccos.

PRETTY Go0D.--We have one piece
81 thrifty feminine humanity In Mari
ON county, worthy Of especial mention
IN proof OF the wholesomeness Of our
climate. We refer to daughter Of
Mr.. Walker, who lives eight miles
southwest Of Knoxville. She IL only
ten years old and weighs one hundred
and fifty pounds. She Is an active,
healthy child, and still grows at her
usual pace.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-03-12
THE woMrN's CRUSADE has con

THE WoMEN's CRUSADE has ceni-
menced In Knoxville. Fifty ladies Wis.
tied certain establishment on the east
side OF the Public Square, singly aud
In pairs, some Of them accompanied
by their husbands and brothers, on
Saturday last, and informed the pro-
prietor, John Rockafellow, that they
should hereafter call every day for tea.
coffee, sugar, dried fruits, canned fruit ,
spices etc, etc., ms long as he contin
ued to sell at present prices. John
treated them CONTINUOUSLY and signed
the pledge to sell AS low as any other
man In town.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-03-12

THE ELECTION Of School Directors
for this city, last Monday, resulted In
the choice Of the present incumbenfs,
d. r. Coats and r. N. Frush, without
opposition. There were only IS votes
out of over 300 In the city, cast, show
Ing deplorable lack OF interest In O
matter of so great Importance a. the
selection OF the members OF the School
Board, which leyies and expends one
half or more than half Of our taxes.
These officers serve for three years,
and hold vital Interests of every citi-
zen la their hands. Upon them
devolves not only the duties OF wisely
levying and disbnrsing our taxes,
but She selection Of teachers and man
agement of our schools. Probably
few II any persons would have pre-
ferred the choice Of other men than
those seiected as Directors; but very
few men might have taken advantage
of the general neglect, carelessness,
or--perhaps Iaziness Is not too strong
a word and selected men who would
not have been satisfactory to the peo-
ple. That there was no strife In the
election, Is rather matter Of congrat-
ulation than regret, bat the absence Of
strife is no compensation for the lack
OF watcbfulness and care, when our
important interests are at stake.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-03-12

THE II. II. Survey from here Ia
Charlton on the Divide route was
completed last week. We have no
definite report yet, and must wait q
week or more for the estimates on both
lines. The last line run IL generally
very satisfactory, we believe. Ii will
require less grading than the other,
mud 10 IN longer than the other by on
Is 9so feet but the ascent from Little
Whilebreast is 100 feet per mile. The
sscent on the English crossing, on the
other route. coming this way, Is IS
teet per mile.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-03-12
BEST Orleans molasses at
KENDiG IL STUMP's.

ED. Iowa VOTER - Dear Sir II do
not wish TO hurt your feelings, nor take
you too strongly to task for your official
conduct as judge Of matter suitable for
publication in your paper; but it does
seem TO me that in some Of your late
issues, you have been entirely too
hard upon an innocent ami .nofIend-
ing old man, who had the misfortune
to have been born for another day
and age OF the world. And more es.
pecially would This appear TO be the
case In allowing such an article 10 APP
pear In your columns, as that in your
last issue, from PieasanLville, signed,
&c. /. aud r." 1t seems to me that
the action OF the Superintendent in
some Of the cases referred to, is not
without precedent, and chat there
need not have been SO much fuss made
about it. Taking for instance. the so
called rejected and absurd idea Of
counting during pauses in reading"
| think he has made some steps IN
advance already, as 1t is much better
to count during pauses, than 10 use
the word tick, y as it was formerly
used for instance: In school exam
ination not many years ago, one schol-
ar read verse IN the bible, commenc-
ing -"And theLord said unto Moses"
tick. land unto the sous of Aaron"
tick, tick, DC. Now the SuDerintend
ent probably objects 10 adopting the
tick system, at least In schools and
examinations.
The teachers throughout the county
must not expect too much from SUI
perintendent. IL Is mposs-ibAp for one
man, OF even half way ordinary capac-
ity, 10 please all aud If some Of the
ftt,tt itttts IF tire present incumbent don't
exactly conform TO their ideas of
school government and instruction,
they must let them pass IN silence, as
the man must live, and he is perhaps
no better qualified TO fill that Office
than he is any other.
Xl0US.
l,,M,y,, r,.1nI NoLnnJ yynyJSe 1J1,soL mn
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-03-12
MARRIED

WELLS-BRU ETT-At the residence
of the officiating minister Rev, las
Hout, March 5, 1874, Mr. VIM
Wells, and Miss Lizzie Bruett Of
Dallas and Knoxville townships
Marion county, Iowa.
This office is complimented by
presentation of splendid cake from
the hands of the fair bride. If there
is any potency in good wishes the
happiness of the pair is assured,
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-03-12
PoIsT.

The INTERIOR says: "Mr. Tai
mage has, associated with him in The
Christian at Work, g. III. Spurgeon OF
London. A combination like this
naturally produces q sensation In
newspaper circles, The first number
is bold. swift, fiery, gospel courier,
I" Evangelical alwaysv "Sectarian.
never ~ Mr.. Talmage's sermons and
articles are furnished only to this pa
per. Mr.. Spurgeon writes for no other
American Journal. Sample copi. a
mailed free. Address the publishes.
l02 Chambers street, N. Y,
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-03-12

FINE HORSE. MFR Tyler Overton
has recently completed All elegant
dwelling on his farm five miles south
east OF this city. The Assessor, Il. Il.
Woodruff, tells us the house Is two
stories high; main building 1899
fret, with l. l6x20; cellar under whole
house. The building Nv elegantly
finished inside aud outside. The
work was done on contract by Messrs
crozier aud Mathews.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-03-12

CORRECTION Two errors occurred
last week Ia our letter from Pleasant
willie In reference to the visits OF the
Co. superintendent to the schools Of
that place. Mr.. Varner's first initial
~ was omitted In the body Of the
letter, and was made "J' In the sigma
ture. The Pleasantville and Wheeling
packages. and perhaps very few 9TH
er papers were printed and mailed be-
fore the errors were discovered and
corrected. The teachers, Messrs. G.
w. Embree, I. q. Warner and Il. j..
West, whose names we're written in
full In the letter, and whose initials
were affixed as q signature, manifest
~ did not wish to hide themselves, as
might he supposed II this statement
were not made. Justice to them re-
puir.s this explanation and acknowl-
edgmeut Of our blunder.
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Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-03-12

THE FESTIVAL given by the Ladies'
al. j.. Sewing Circle. at the Court
House last Friday evening melted Ia
s'ae Society something over 49,. 1t
was lively and agreeable affair soci-
ally, and though not OF huge dimen-
lions, 1t was attended by very cred
Jtahle number, was conducted in an
orderly. business like fashion, aud
;raye satisfactory results.
just before the festival. the ladies
alsd, with little effort, collected az,
amount sufficient to purchase q com
l,lete outfit of queepsware, ETC., for
ina. aud future occasions Of the kind
They promise "a treat the public pal
ate monthly hereafter.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-03-12

BLANKs.-A very full assortment Of
blanks will always be found on hand
at the VOTER office, including deeds
warranty and quit claim; mortgages
real estate and quit claim; bonds-ti.
tie, official, ETC., Justices notices
Constable's sale notices, supnnas: sx,
ecutions, warrants, promissory notes
etc, etc
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-03-12
DIED.

SAGE-David Sage, at the house Of
his son-in-law, Rev. J. j. d. Scoles
in Columbia, March 5, 1874, in his
10Th year.
Deceased was professor of religion
and member of the M. f.. church for
go years, and died rejoicing in faith.
He emmigrated to this county from
Otsego county, n. Y, in 1856.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-03-12

II YoU WANT to wear good boots
and shoes buy them Of Burns, north
side Of square. He also has large
supply of queepsware. and everything
in the grocery line, which he will sell
cheap. Don't forget to buy OF
BURNS.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-03-12
Markets..

CHICAGO, March 9, 1871,
CATTLE Receipts $3.50; msfkes
quiet and and buyers holding on ~,
a decline, but prices are not quo.ag;!
changed a few lots of good TO eho', =
steers sold at 5 1908 65; common y
choice butchers cows and far S,se, Nv,
at 275(a4 90; good Cherokee slee'
at 4 60.
HoGs-Receips 500; good az
mand and higher; 30(g4G5 TOT e'n -
mon to medium 1905 so for h'if "
really choice. ling
WHEAT--active and.higher, cios,p
firm; No. !, "a; No. 2, Iii: TX =,
lar ! %; fresh, cash ! ~: Apiii ,i.sd
May, No. 3, l l6(gl 164; feJee"''
10. ;oo
CoRN-Active and higher, cio', es
firm at outside prices; 81 cash. - -
April; 66 May; new, No. 2, o9' "
jected, old, sol; new, 55l(a3o.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-03-12
SUPERINTENDENT Mershon called

SupgRINTESDEsT Mershon called
at our Office last week and requested
publication of Notice" which APP
pears on this pnge. We have careful
Iy made the printed notice as nearly
an exact copy OF our friends manu-
script as possible with our types. We
have no, yentured to correct it In any
Of those things which appear TO
us az faults in orthography,
capitalization, punctuation and
syntax, for the sole reason that the
gentleman said TO US in threatening
tone, when he left the copy: Now
| I want that published right don't
want any skulduggery about It,"
We publish 1t right according to
his own high standard, which Is very
materially at variance with the stand
ards set up by such authorities as
Webster end Clark. We obey, with
out questioning the Superndents
method Of spelling certificate" and
reference We shall not inquire as
to what he understands to he the
meaning of the word tend" nor
shall we investigate IA To the number
of ncentres'j In leach township" or
what he means 10y zone day in the
Spring and Fall" In our school-boy
days the belief prevailed that the
names of the days Of the week were
proper nouns" and that every noun
of this class should begin with capt
tai letter. These ancient notions inn
bibed in youth cling to US yet, but
our modern educator scorns them.
Now let us seriously contemplate
one suggestion embodied in the notice
in question: For the 'connenience"
of teuchers, he is willing TO "hold a
public examination at such places"
f" BS7s~The usual fee of $780, etc.
Certainly The Superintendent
would be glad to accommodate the
teachers i'm this way. He could
tend 10 that duty on Saturdays
49," "e -
80,
Fall, +" and at the same time accommo-
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| SIS, more or less, each Saturday.
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a., E,,,i 9. to L.
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Nv =. 30 ,ei."'eu ~ .nese 'h'ee
s'"npie 'e''eis TOT eAa'hPie' greet
t Aoa- MN ~ - tire f.f'fy CIT
c"Veys 'iie c"rehaefeu cvtihcate with
uncertain concern.
70" we 10 NOT WISH 10 harrass or
ihJure our superintendent; but it is
right that the people should under
s.ahn "ha1 hiiid OF man we nave al
.he iiean Vi our county sc'iooi system.
we oa'no, nave 'he oest education