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The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-10-19
An OblIripr Husband,

A very obliging husband was John
AIcCuen, who marched boldly into q
newspaper office and asked that tho
Is piece which his wife bad writ might
be inserted. II was so inserted, and
John really believed that he bad
" posted" his wife for leaving his bed
@Nor1or. my husband,
John McCuen, has posted me as having
left his bed and board, I wish simply TO
say that he never, TO my knowledge,
had any. All the beds TO which lie lays
claim were given to me by my father |;
and as for his board, II he means table
and provisions, can truthfully swear
that he has not earned money enough
during tho past year, over and above
his f1m.bill, TO pay the board OF q
good.sized oocluoach.
RosANNA McuUES."
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-10-19
The Old BARNS Tenantry.

Tho rooster stalks on tho hangers ledge,
HO has tall like sctmstar's edge,
A marshala plume on his afghan neck,
An admirals stride on his quarter dock,
he rules the roost and ho walks tho bay
With dreadful cold and a Turkish way,
Two brOAdsides arOs with his rapid wings
This sultan proud. Of . line Of kings
Ono gutteral laugh, four blasts ofhorn,
Five rusty syllablOs rouse tho mornl
Tho Saxon lambs In their woolon tabs
ArOplAying school with tho q, b, hbsi
A, Of l. oil All the cattle spell
TIllthOy mako tho blatant yoWOls toll,
And a ahal,.laugh whinny fills tho stalls
Whom down in tho rack tho clover falls.
A dove is waltzing around his matO,
Two choyrons black on his wings Of SlatO,
And showing on with wooing note
The satin shine Of his golden throat
It is oyids "Art Of Ioyo rctold
In binding iino OF blue and gold
All, the bu1Om girls that hOlpod tho boys,
Tho noblSr HelOns Of humblor Troys-
As they stripped tho husls with ustllug
From eight roved corn a, yellow as gold,
BY tho cAndls-lIght in pumpkin bowls,
And tho CLEANS that showed fantastic holes
In tho quaint old lanterns ta.toed lin,
From tho hermit glim set mp Within
BY the nrcr light in girlish eyes
As dark as wells, or a blue as skies.
IhoAr tho laugh when tho car is red,
IsOe tho blush with tho forfeit paid,
Tho cedar calsOa with tho ancient twist,
Tho cider cup tha. tho girls have kissed,
And 1 SEQ tho fiddler through tho dusk
As he twangs the ghost of "MonOy Musk !"
Tho boys and girls in doublo row
Walt iaco to face I'LL the magic bow
Shall whip tho tunc from tho violin,
And tho merry pulse Of tho feet begin.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-10-19

A Huon Bnn.-Ntrs. McGaney, Of
Dayton, Ohio, while travelling In
Switzerland, took tho smallpox, and
was for many weeks confined to her
room Of hotel in Vevay. When she
recovered she found q bill awaiting her
attention, which was figured ut the
modest sum OF 81 800 q month. All
the guests in o panic left the hotel, and
during her illness the smallpox patient
was tie sole tenant OF the house. She
considered the bill reasonable enough,
and paid IL.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-10-19

RAHoosAroN,-Toufist (who has
had mouthful OF bread and cheese)-
"Ah, we'll good morning, Mrs. Shark,
good morningl Abby the bye thoi
You seem to be very much troubled
with rats herel" MI. Sob, yes;
that we are indeed, SIR" Tourist.
Hwell, I'll tell you o capital way q
getting rid Of them" MIR. 8. eagerly
Id Oh, indeed, sir; now will your
/ Rhall be SO glad" Tourist-"Yeg,
charge 'em half.a.crown for bread and
cheese they'll never come again"
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-10-19
! took il quickly tony room, and began

to read
"DHAR FRmsp.-when this reaches
you I shall have passed out Of your
IT may DO for years,
And It may bO forever
Woman.like / have resisted Jacks
importunitieslfor four successive days,
and accepted him on the fifth. We have
taken flight together.
Luckily father and mother are both
absent for the day, and will not return
till too late TO put any impediment in
the way Of our elopement. We shall
join the frigate Growler with all speed,
and set sail for foreign shores. A tour
around the entire world is the least that
Jack will let me of with.
"Now I want to confde in you, as /
believe may, without fear. II Is only
my desire TO shield our servants from
unjust suspicion that prompts me 10
speak on this point, and you must use
your information Tor no other purpose.
Jack thought II best to take every pre-
caution to prevent detention; SO ab.
stracted blank check with fathers
signature on 1t from the drawer where
mother always preserves 1t as Q guard
against sudden emergencies. I never
could get the hang Of these money
matters; but Jack is as wise as I am
ignorant, and he says he can ell up the
check in such way rs to draw money
for our travelling expenses II we need it.
He is acquainted with bankers in all
the large cities.
Jack-the jolly, foolish, rollick.
some fellow-sends you the enclosed
lock OF his hair, which he says may pos.
sibly prove slick in your aflliotion.
/ did not know, to begin with, that you
were afflicted in any way, and haven't
the remotest conception OF the meaning
OF slick But Jack says you are well
yersed in maritime language, and will
understand him perfectly. So I an
satisfied, dear, II you are.
"Believe me, sweet Maggie,
"Yours till death,
"JEASSErrL."
I longed TO cry, but the tears refused
to flow. I was conscious OF an inclina.
tlon 70 Tear my nhlrt Dut tebibteu ",
At length I relapsed into o state Of
marble.like stolidity, and went down
stairs again.
Drawing q chair beside my brothers,
I leaned over and whispered,
"Willie, may I ask you q question ~
"Two, II you choose" he replied.
"All right-two. First, where does
the frigate Growler lie2"
"At the further end Of Nowhere,
iocularly. can the lying is done by
the first mate. To be sober, though,
Sis, there isn't such q frigate in the
navy, to my knowledge. Now, then,
what is question number two? 2"
"This-what is the definition Of the
nautical term, slick 2"
Humph How shall I explain II
to youP Well, to use a poetical ex-
preston, IL means 'oil upon the
Oh, Io,S 1 wish L had been born q
man
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-10-19

ARrAn SEASIDE PnHAsuRE.-"whati |
Miss Matilda II You in this pouring
rain, and without either waterproof or
umbrella ~" "oh, yes. Capital
plan-get wet through, you know; and
then you must change all your clothes
when you go in, and that helps to pass
the time, you know"
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-10-19

To strengthen decaying canvas, and
10 preserve sound canvas from decay,
the back Of the picture should have
given II two or three coats OF white
lead and in this shape tho picture
may be- handed down from generation
TO generation.
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Gbe Democrat.

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THE MATE OF THE GROWER.

What sublime head he has / and
what pair OF whiskersl Next TO
brother Willie, he is the handsomest
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to read
"DHAR FRmSD.-when this reaches
you shall have passed out Of you
sight
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-04-09
West and South.

The second indictment for perjury against
David A. Gage, ex-Treasurer Of Chicago, has
been quashed
mittee OF the California State Senate has re-
ported that no improper influences were used
TO secure the election OF Messrs Booth and
Hagar TO the United States Senate, but that
improper advances had been made to the leg
islators by certain persons, who acted wholly
on their own authority, and with no other re.
sponsibllity. The report acquits Boruek, who
made the charges, Of malice In the matter.
A dispatch from Marion, N. g., says the
shocks on Bald Mountain were more violent
on the night OF the 18th than at any previous
time since the commencement Of the volcanic
disturbance.
As member Of the praying league at Rich
mond, Ind, was about 10 engage In prayer on
the 18th, at q saloon, the proprietor presented
bill against her son for forty drinks She
paid the blll--s4-took receipt, and said:
"Now, friend, l shall indict thee on forty
charges Of selling TO my son, who Is minor. -
The Mayor of Cincinnati has been unani-
mously directed by the Common Council of
that city TO prohibit the women from con-
tinuing their crusades against the saloon
keepers.
The Illinois Legislature on the 21th voted
to adjourn sine die March 81.
The Ohio Senate on the 2Ith considered the
Treasurer contested election case, and voted
unanimously that George Weimer was not, and
that Isaac Welsh was, elected 10 the Office of
State Treasurer.
Two colored men were hanged In Sumter,
s. G., ON the 9th, and white man In Abbeys-
vile, all for murder.
The advance sheets Of Gould's new direct
DRY of st. Louis give ia, 1885 names, and
estimate the population Of the city at 473, $50.
The Missouri Legislature adjourned sine die
on the Both ult.
The new directory Of Omaha shows cool
names. Counting Al as the ratio, this shows
the population of the city to be 7,i09.
The Twenty-eighth General Assembly OF
Illinois was in session 203 days. The number
OF bills introduced was 2,16s, of which 900
were passed The amount of appropriations
was $5,6Ss,2S9.
The steamboat J. Hale, from Cincinnati to
New Orleans, when It's miles above Memphis,
on the night of the Goth ult., burst her steam
pipe, causing the death OF three members o.
the crew and severely injuring several others.
Hon. Harvey Meyers, of Covington, KY,
law partner OF Senator Stevenson, was muir
dered recently by Col. w. G. Tyrrell, a news
paper reporter Of that city. Mr.. Meyers was
the attorney Of Terrell's wife In divorce
suit.
A reunion OF Abolitionists Is to be held In
Chicago on the 9th of June. "All persons
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-04-09

report OF the escape Of Henri Rochefort
and some of his comrades from New Caledo-
mia is confirmed. They put TO sea In an open
boat. and. after having been three days out,
were picked up by Britlsh sailing vessel and
carried to an Australian port.
According to Paris dispatch OF the Goth
Algeria had been declared In q state OF siege,
In order to restrain the violent abuse Of the
radical journals OF that colony.
From Csrllst sources, on the night OF the
Both, dispatches were received claiming vic
tory in the recent battle before Bilboa. The
Republican loss, according to this authority,
was 1000 killed and wounded; Carlist loss
1000. Madrid dispatches OF the same date
insist that the victory was with the Republi
cans and very nearly reverse the figures.
According to London dispatch OF the
morning of the 31st nit. the steamship Nile
was lost on her last voyage from Hong Kong
10 Yokohama and all on board drowned.
Among them were the Japanese Commission
ers to The Vienna Exhibition.
The Roman Catholic Archbishop Of Cologne
was arrested on the 3lst ult. for violation OF
the German Ecclesiastical laws.
Madrid dispatch Of the 3lst ult says that
Marshal Serrano had issued an order prohibit
ing the transmission OF private dispatches
from santander and vicinity. A heavy fire
was kept up by the artillery upon the Carlist
position. Troops TO the number OF u, 600 had
been forwarded TO reinforce Serrano. The
Carlist General Ollo had been killed.
A Calcutta telegram Of the 3lst ult says
that reports from the districts affected by the
famine show great Improvement in the con-
dition OF affairs.
A Berlin dispatch Of the LIST announces the
death OF Peter Andrew Hansen, the German
astronomer.
A Bayonne dispatch Of the LIST asserts that
the movement Of Marshal Serrano against the
Carlsts before Bilboa was an inglorious fail
ure.
The Diarto, Of Havana, has reccntlypublished
articles advocating the restoration Of peace
with the insurgents II was said that these
articles were inspired by the Spanish party,
and that their object was To prepare the peo-
pie OF the island for manifesto of the prom.
inent Cubans demanding an accommodation
between the so-caled loyalists and the In
surgents, 10 be inaugurated by temporary
cessation Of hostilities, and followed by
formal treaty OF peace. The bases Of
the treaty are made known, and include a
pledge that the island shall remain united to
the crown Of Spain; that the people shall elect
representatives TO the Cortes; that slavery
shall only be interfered with by the consent OF
owners, and, In case that emancipation should
be decreed, then the owners Of slaves are TO
be Unidentified. A general pardon will be
granted for all political ofTenses, ahd all en-
bargoed property shall be restored TO It's
original owners.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-04-09

"The Blood is the Life" When this source
is corrupted, the painful and sorrow-pro-
ducing effects are visible In many shapes. The
muitifarious forms in which IL manfests
itself would form subjects upon which
might write volumes But as all the varied
forms OF disease which depend upon bad
blood are cured, or best treated, by such med
icines as take up from this fluid and excrete
from the system the noxious elements, it is
not Of practical importance that should de-
scribe each. For instance, medical authors
describe about fifty varieties OF skin disease,
but as they all require for their cure very
similar treatment 1t is Of no practical utility to
know just what name to apply to a certain
form Of skin disease, if you know how best
to cure 1t. Then again might 90 on and
describe various kinds OF scrofulous sores,
fever sores, white swellings, enlarged
glands, and ulcers OF varying appearance
might describe how virulent poison may show
itself in various forms of eruptions, ulcers,
sore throat, bony tumors, etc. /; but as all these
various appearing manifestations of bad blood
are cured by uniform means, deem such
course unnecessary. Thoroughly cleanse the
blood, which is the great fountain of life, and
good digestion, a fair skin, buoyant spirits,
vital strength and soundness of constitution
will all return TO us. For this purpose Dr.
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and Purga-
tive Pellets are pre.eminently the articles
needed. They are warranted to cure letter,
Salt Rheum, Scald Head, st. Anthony's Fire,
Rose Rash or Erysipelas, Ring-Worms,
Pimples, Blotches, Spots, Eruptions, Pustules,
Boils, Carbuncles, Sore Eyes, Rough Skin,
Scurf, Scrofulous Sores and Swellipes, Fever
Sores, White Swellings, Tumors, Old Sores or
Swellipgs, Affections OF the Skin, Throat and
Bones, and Ulcers of the Liver, stomach,
Kidneys and Lungs.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-04-09

DIR. WLHorT's ANTfPERroDIc on Frvyp
AND AGuE Tonic E-Wilhoft's Toni has estah.
lished itself as the real infallible Chill, cnre
IL Is universally admitted TO be he on,v "a
liable and harmless Chill medicine now i'm use
It's efficacy Is confirmed by Thousands az Ger.
tiiicates OF the very best people from am ma, 4
OF the country. 1t cures malarisus disessas
OF every type, from the shaking aues Of the
lakes and valleys to the raging fsyers Of the
torrid zone. Try 1t! II has neyerbeen known
e 70 .al; wv Mn n, FiSLAr d Co., Propri-
FoR SALE BY ALL DRUGG1srs.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-04-09
General News Summary.


In the sanborn investigation case before the
Ways and Means Committee at Washington,
on the 9th, Sanborn's counsel apologized for
the non-attendance OF his client, and said
his counsel In New York had advised him not
TO appear before the committee prior TO bis
trial In Brooklyn. After considerable discus
sion It was decided that sanborn should be
summoned TO appear as a witness on the 9th
OF April, or earlier IL his trial in Brooklyn
should be previously ended.
The Secretary OF the Treasury has directed
the Assistant Treasurer at New York TO sell
$1,000, 600 In gold each Thursday during the
month Of ApriI-$5, OO0, 600 In oil.
A Washington Associated Press dispatch OF
the Goth ult says: "In the approx ration
bills already reported there has beer reduc-
ton OF between eli ,0o0, 600 and $I2,000,0Oo
from the revised estimates OF the departments,
and the committee confidently expect 10 be
able to effect an aggregate saving OF s25 oo0, 600
in the total appropriations this year as com
pared with those OF last year"
Secretary OF the Treasury Richardson and
Commissioner Of Internal Revenue Douglass
testified before the Ways and Means Commit
tee In the S1Aborn investigation on the 3lst.
The former gave 1t as his positive opinion that
the law under which the Sanbon contracts
were given should be absolutely and uDcondi-
tionaIly repealed. He had never spoken with
6anborn about his contracts, and had never
been approached by any other person in San
born's behalf He knew absolutely moth
ing OF the details Of the matter.
ANY papers Or documents which he
had signed were signed In the ordi-
nary routine OF business without giving them
special attention. Mr.. Douglass stated that he
had never been consulted by the Secretary OF
Solicitor of the Treasury In regard TO the law
or contracts given under II, and knew nothing
of the latter unless as they came incidentally
10 his knowledge In the course OF proceedings
He stated that delinquent income taxes, and
legacy and succession taxes, and
taxes on railway dividends, etc, which
are embraced Ia the Sanborn con
tracts, were all being collected through
the regular officers OF the Internal Revenue
Bureau. lie was very positive in the belief
that there was no difficulty In having all these
derclict taxes collected In the regular course
of business, and AZ 10 asccrtaining unpaid
legacles and SUGGESTIONS OF taxes, he exhib-
tied 10 the committee book in which AS
SCISSORS were required 10 keep records OF all
the estates OF deceased persons that were
liable TO taxation. He did not believe
In the policy Of the law under which the San
born contracts were given out 1t gave a
monopoly TO three persons, and thus intensi-
fed the meanness Of the informer and spy sys-
tenn He had never been consulted about or
asked 10 recommend the passage Of such law,
although he was under the impression that he
had been called upon by sanborn and that
Gen. Butler had recommended him, sim,
since having seen sanborn lately, he did not
appear To be the same person whom he had In
his mind.
The following IL the public debt statement,
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-04-09
Foreign Intelligence.

A Madrid dispatch Of the 26th says des-
perate engagement was fought on the proceed
ing day between the Republicans and the
Carlists before Blboa. The battle lasted all
day, ceasing only at nlghtfall, when the Re-
publican army eneamped In the positions
wrested from the Carlists. The Republican
loss In killed alone was 40. Marshal serrano
commanded the National forces.
According to Madrid dispatch OF the 27th
the battle ON the 26th between the Republi
latest dispatches from Scrrano to the Ministry
were very hopeful. Sixteen heavy guns were
In good position for nm attack on the 9th
Dispatches from Carlist sources of the same
date claim success for the Carists In the two
days lighting.
A Rome Qtaly) dispatch OF the 2Sth says
that Victor Emmanuel Ind burned the ad
dresses sent to him by citizens OF Trieste,
which contained disleyal sentiments toward
Austria. He had forwarded note to the Aus
trian Government, formally disavowing any
sympathy with the address.
The steamer Maliva, with the remains Of DIR.
Livingstone, arrived OIL suez, Egypt, on the
night of the 2sth.
The French Assembly adjourned on the Goth
until May IL.
A Madrid dispatch OF the 10Th says that
Marshal Serrano had finally won victory,
and that the Carlists had been driven beyond
Etanta Guiana. The losses In the battle on
the 2Sth were enormous, Rivera was MORALLY
wounded. fI
The Ashantce heroes were reviewed by the
Queen In Windsor Park on the 30th. In the
presence of the forces Her Majesty, assisted
by the Princess OF Wales and the Duchess of
Edinburgh, made Sir Garnet Wolseley a
Knight Commander Of the Order OF the Bath
and conferred on Lord Clifford the Victoria
Cross.
London dispatches OF the morning OF the
Sist ult. say that extensive strikes had occurred
in the coal and iron districts Of England. There
WAS almost panic In domestic stocks In con-
sequence.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-04-09

The ORGAN as household instrument
has been rapidly growing in favor, and
the yearly sales are now enormous. A
good Organ remains in tune, is easily
kept in order, and blends naturally with
the quality of the voice. The advertise
ment Of the Smith American Organ Co.,
in another column, is referred to the con-
sideration Of our readers. This house has
an enviable reputation for good work and
fair dealing.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-04-09

COMMON SENSE REASONS why DIR
WALKERS CALIFORNIA VINEGAR BITrERs
should be used.
1st. They are an entire Vegetable Bit.
tiers, free from all alcoholic stimuhnts.
I'd. They are the result of careful
study, experiment and labor.
3D.. The greatest care is taken to Sc
cure Medicinal Virtues and exclude every
thing Objectionable.
4th. They unite, as life-restonng SCI
entific tonic, the greatest Strengthening
and vitalizing principles.
9Th. Persons of Sedentary habits and
overworked find in them specific for
rant Of appetite, 7,dlpttatioa, debility con
stipatioa, and many other namAless all
ments.
9th. The aged find in them ruarantee
OF prolonged health and kfs, and weak and
benefit from their use.
It'll. They are the MAsTEH OF DIS.
EASE IS
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-04-09

Children Often Look Pale and Sick
From no other cause than having worms In the stom-
ach.
BROWNS vERMIFUGE CoMFITs
will destroy Worms without injury to the child being
perfectly WHITE, and free from all colorng other
injurious Ingredients usually used in worm prepare.
lions.
CURTIS q BROWN, Proprietors,
No. 2l5 Fulton street, New York
Sold By Druggtsts and Chemists, and Dealers IN
Medicines, at TWENTY-FIVE CENTS A Box.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-04-09
Thirty Years. Experience OF an On
Nurse.

Thirty Years. Experience OF an Osa
Nurse.
MRS. WISsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP is the prescrip-
ton Of Of the best Female Physicians and Nurses
in the United States and has been used for thirty
years with never-failing safety and success BY mill.
ions of mothers and children from the feeble infant
OF one week old to the adult 1t corrects acidy Of
the stomach relieves wind col.c regulates the bow
els and gives rest health and comfort to mother and
child We believe it to be the Best and surest Rene
dy In the World In all cases of DYSENTERY and
DIARRHEA IN CHILDREN, whether 1t arises from
Tsething or from any other cause. Full directions
for using will accompany each bottle. None Genuine
unless the fac-simile of CURTIS & PERKINS ia o.
the outside wrapper.
SOLD BY ALL MEDICINE DEALERS.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-04-09

AGENTS desiring to canvass for popular,
gutckselling, standard uorks, as "Art of
Money Making by Mills, etc, see card
of Allen Broomhall, Muscatine, Iowa.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-04-09

WITHOUT doubt hundreds of people who
will read this item are suffering with Kidney
Disease in some form, which might be cured
with bottle or two of yohnso,'s Anc Inn,
Linime,,t, used internally. Why not try it?
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-04-09

KUHN'S EUROPEAN HOTEL i. the place
TO stop at in Chicago. $1.00 per day and
uone better.