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Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-07-09
81 A Democratic platfOrm.o--
ga states Rights DOcu-
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ment.o
| Sam. Evans, of the Ottumwa
| Democrat, formerly the COpprhe0d,
| who has Of late been demanding
resurrection Of the Democratic party,
has. since the meeting Of the Anti
Monopoly State Convention, conclud-
ed that the Am. Party, the
ephemeraI organization +" which Is
standing in the place Of the Demo-
cratic party" as he said few weeks
since, is Democratic enough for him
| this year. AS it would not down at
| his growl. he has backed down, and
again yeIps, takes up the war-club
and tomahaWk for the Anti Monops.
A few weeks since he demanded that
tho Anti. Monopoly State Conycn-
ton should acknowledge the States
Rights doctrine in its platform If it
would hold the Democratic vote. lie
| il now satisfied with the dose COM
pounded for him by DR.. Stone, swal-
lows IL win great satisfaction, anu
pronounce8 il sweet. We copy here
with, III Iuil, ms editoriai III REFER
cnce To the convention ana platform,
giving prominence by italics to some
Of his utterances most worthy OF
notice:
at is with a great deal Of satisfac-
ton that the DeJl0crm can say this
morning that it endorses the plat
form adopted bv the Anti-MonOpoly
Convention on the 9th Of June, and
il will satisfy hundreds of our read.
ers who appreciate our motives, to
know that the resolutions are sound
ennuph to receive our unqualified
enlargement.
"The platform il indeed better
than any one which has been adopt-
ed hv am, marty during the last ter
wears, and il Infinitely superior to
the matched up concerns which have
been inflicted on the people and la
beled - Democracy" especially since
1868. 1t is superior not only in tone
and character, but it Is more Demo-
crattc than any other platform
which the New Departure evolved
and in its bold ringing utterances for
the Riqhts IF tie States, il riH CONF
mend agelf 10 eveyy Democrat, wheth-
or he looks at it with the Eyeglasses
Of n philosopher or in the plain com
nonsense way natural to the life.
long advocate Of popular sovereignty.
1t is a platform the leading plank
OF which Is but u paraphrase of the
Constitution, and yet it Will be vio-
lently assaulted by the opposition.
~ ts q States Ht9hts document, ana
without looking further, we see In 1t
raiiyihg point upon when can be
gathered the hitherto broken ana
scattered hosts OF Democracy and
concentrate them in one party which
viii have ut least ali the good there
Is In Democracy aud perhaps none Of
its faults.
"The platform is not only Demo
cratic in so boldly advocating the
Rights Of the States, but it is also in
favor of Free Trade, or so close an
approximation to Free Trade AZ is
possible under the Constitution.
Herein is another source OF strength
and great promise of success.
"On the currencyquestion the Dem
ocrdtic e0r-morks are apparent. We
can almost hear the Jingle of specie
In the resolution which is considered
to be the masterpiece of the authors
of the platform. 1t is good enough
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-07-09

DAVID BRoCKwAY, Sec'y.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-09-12

SLATE.-It is only within compara-
lively recent period that the many impor-
tant uses to which slate is applicable have
come to be understood. Experiments
show that an inch slab of slate is equal to
one of granite three to four inches, and Of
marble even eight 70 ten inches thick. 1t
is also an almost perfectly nonabsorbent ar
ticle, for, il an inch slab be immersed in
water for three months, it is found, on
merely scratching the outer surface, to be
perfectly dry underneath; on this account,
it is not liable, like stone, to be injured by
frost. When enameled, according to the
process now in vogue, its value is greatly
increased, and its uses multiplied. In
this process there is first the ground coat
ing burnt in, and afterwards rubbed down
to fine surface to prepare it for the pen
Gil Of the artist, who gives it the appear
ance Of the richest sienna, brocatella,
granite, porphyry, or even inlaid work,
after which it receives the first coating Of
enamel, and is again subjected to heat,
and again rubbed down; it receives, in all,
three coats of enamel over the painting,
all burnt in at very high heat.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-09-12
Big Words.

Big words are great favorites with peo-
pie of small ideas and weak conceptions.
They are often employed by men and
women when they use language that may
best conceal their thoughts. With few
exceptions, however, iliterate and half
educated persons use more big words than
people Of thorough education. 1t is q
very common but very egregious mis-
take to suppose that long words are more
genteel than short ones-just as the same
sort of people imagine high colors and
fashy figures improve their style Of
dress. They are the kind of people who
don't begin but always commence . =
They don't live, but ''reside." They don I
go to bed, but mysteriously "retire. I"
They don't eat and drink, but ''partake of
refreshments. They are never sick, but
extremely indisposed" And instead of
dying, at last, they "decease.7 The
strength of TIE English language is in the
short words--chiefy monosylables Of Sax
on derivation--and people who are in
earnest seldom use any other. Love,
haste, anger, grief, joy, express themselves
in short words and direct sentences; while
cunning, falsehood and affectation delight
in what Horace calls perJa sesqaipedafia
--''words foot and half long
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-09-12

THE COMMON LoT THE HAPpIEsr.-
Moralizing on the state of the times, the
Tribune says :--"For our own part, we are
willing to acknowledge in these feverish
days great yearning toward commonplace
people, who write no poetry, and are con-
tent with life's jog-trot duties. Depend
upon ii, to this kind is the world indebted
for whatever happiness it may rescue from
wrecked hopes and disappointed ambitions.
Wordsworth was right. A woman may
be too bright and good for human natures S
daily food. Her Irritating restlessness may
grow to bother. Her elegant sentimen-
talities may lead to the nerves. She may
expect an impossible happiness from mar
riage and grow morbid with disappointment.
And what we say Of Her we may say with
equal propriety Of Him. Happy both Il
God vouchsafes to them the inestima-
bic blessing of obscurity and the mild lot
Of the majority"
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-09-12
@it and 9unlor.



A story Is told Of aD old Virginia gen.
tleman who had 50 much State pride, and
at the same time 50 much courtesy, that
nc made It rule never to ask stranger
where he was born, for fear that he would
be put to the modification q aeknowledg-
ing that ne was not born IN ViFginial
But one Of the best anecdotes Of Yir-
gina courtesy heard recently is BY John
Rollins who was at one time clown in
John hObinson's show Rollins was ceIe-
brated for his ready wit and quick rcpartee,
ana IN answer 70 question whether he
was ever at a loss when in the ring 70
reply 70 any remark made BY spectators,
sald, never but once, and that was at
warrington, m Fauquier county. Il was
part Of my role to play drunken man.
l came INTO the ring as usual, 10 full clown
costume WIN a bottle Of whisky IN my
mana ana while acting the various charae-
1erS o. in'oxication noticed an old gen
'ieman standing near the rope which
enclosed the ring, occasionally winking and
noddlng at me, as much as to say, IL con-
yenlent please pass the bottle around this
way ms greasy black cloth suit, high
crowned hat, slightly smashed IN, gold
headed cane and red nose, told who he
was de had evidently seen better days,
Dut was a hne broken down Virginia gen
tieman' whose decline could be traced to
an DER fondness Of looking upon the wine
when it is red.
Passing around the ring | stopped inn
mediately in front Of the old fellow extend
ing the bottle and asking him to drink.
Win one hand he took the big cud Of
tobacco out OF bis mouth, throwing i on
the ground, his looks exhibiting desire
for strong pull at the bottle, while his
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-09-12

In the police Court at Chicago few
days ago q wife thus ingeniously explained
away serious charges of harsh treatment of
her poor husband :--One day when she
was running across the room with fork
id her hand, he jumped in her way and
struck his wrist against the fork, wrench
ing it from her grip by the proags, which
he ran into his wrist. Then he endoavored
to strike her, but she held up pan Of hot
dish-water between them and he spilled Il
all over his head Then he got stiIl more
angry at this accident, and started 10 jump
at her, but his head came against her hand,
and he fell dowa. She took hold Of his
hair 10 raise him up, and the hair was
moistened BY the hot water, % that 4
came out. Then she saw II was no use to
reason with him any longer, and she lsil
the house.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-09-12

mundsson and Gudmundsdottir. When
such concession is made TO the rights OF
women it "a little surprising to find that
she is in any other respect treated as an
inferior, not usually sitting down to the
table with the men of the family, but
waiting on them and dining separately.
Otherwise, however, women seem sufficient
ly well of, having full rights Of property,
and riding valorously about the country
wherever they will and we could not
hear that there was any movement for
their emancipation, or indeed for social
reform Of any kind, though, to be sure,
imperfect knowledge of the language
restricted our inquiries. In one regard
the women Of Iceland have obtained a
completer equality than their sisters in
Continental Europe. They receive exactly
the same education as the men do. There
are no schools in the island naturally, as
families live mostly dozen miles apart !;
and instruction is, therefore, given by the
father to his sons and daughters alike and
together, the priest--where there is priest
-sometimes adding little Latin or
Danish. Thus the girl learns all her
parents can teach her, and is as good an
arithmetician, and as familiar with the
Sagas as her brothers. Accomplishments,
of course, are pretty well out Of the ques-
tion painting, not only from the difficulty
of procuring the materials, but because
there is really nothing to paint; dancing,
because you can seldom gather sufficient
ly large party, and have no rooms big
enough instrumental music, on account Of
the impossibility of Transporting a piano
over rocks aud bogs on the back of pony.
Nevertheless, We found in remote house
"a good wooden house, by the way,) upon
the coast, where we were Hospitality enter
tanned for day and night, not only
piano, but several young ladies who could
play excellenty on 1t, and a guitar, accom-
panying themselves to songs in four or five
languages, the Swedish, as we thought, the
prettiest Of ALL They lived in the most
desolate spot imaginable-the sea roaring
in front on long strand inland, plain
Of dreary bog, and behind it miles away,
grim shapeless mountains. They had no
neighbors within ten or fifteen miles, and
told US they were often without visitor
for months together. But they were as
bright and cheerful as possible, and though
they did not respond to the suggestion Of
a dance, they sang and played to two of us
all the evening long in the tiny drawing
room, while the storm howled without; and
their worthy father, (who was a sort Of
general merchant for that part of the
island,) and the lord lieutenant Of the
county, who had dropped in from his house
thirty or forty miles off, brewed noble
bowls Of punch, and held forth to our third
comrade in strange mixture Of tongues
upon the resources Of Iceland, and the
prospects of opening, by means of British
capital, Aourishing trade in sulphur.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-09-12


Here's your nice roast chick'n,n 3 cried
an aged colored man, as the cars stopped
at North Carolina station. Here's your
nice roast chick'n n taters, all nice and
hot holding up his plate and walking the
platform.
Where did you get that chicken, nm
Gle ?" asked a passenger
Uncle looked at the intruder sharply,
and then turned away, crying Here's
yer nice roast chick'n gsnt'm'n, all hot !;
needn't go into de house for dat
Where did you get that chicken p re-
peated the inquisitive passenger.
Look-a-yer," says Uncle, speaking
privately; @you from de Norf?n
Yes
Is you a friend OBJ de cullnd mar? ~
] hope am.'
Den don't you neber ask me whar /
got dat chick'n agin. Here's your nice
roast chick n, all hot
The train started.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-09-12

A young lady in this place, one day last
week, went into dry goods store and thus
unburdencd herself :-'sIt Is my desire to
obtain apair of circular elastic appendages,
capable Of being contracted or expanded
By means Of oscillating FURNISHED steel
appliances that sparkle like particles of
gold leaf set with Cape May diamonds,
and which are utilized for retaining in
proper position the habiIiments Of tbs
lower extremities which innate delicacy
forbids me to mention The vendor Of
calicos was nonplussed but not wishing 10
appear ignorant, said that he was 'just
out" After her departure be ruminated
in silence for few moments, when new
light broke upon his distracted brain, and
he broke forth with --s'By jinks ~ bet
that woman wanted pair Of gartez.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-09-12

A MECHANICAL WoNDER.--A won
derful piece Of mechanism has recently
been produced in Europe by f. Schroeder
an Amsterdam jeweller, it is called the
"Great Mechanical City, and is twenty
feet long by fifteen feet wide. There are
houses, castles, churches and stores in It
just as they appear in almost any Europe.
an city. People walk and ride about
Horses and wagons and railway cars pass
through the streets. Boats pass up and
down the river, while some are loading
and others unloading at the docks. Mills
are in motion. A fountain plays in the
public park, and baud of music ils the
air with melody. There arc also forts
with soldiers parading about them, black
smith shops, with artizans at work in them,
and pleasure gardens with people dancing
in them. Other scenes go to make this a
wonderful structure indeed.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-09-12

ln an obscure corner of Berkshire coun-
ty, Me. there is situated a wonderful boil
ing lake whose waters are said to become
agitated and overflow the banks. A rum
bling noise accompanies the bnbbling Of
the waters IN their subterranean cavern.
Various attempts have been made to sound
different parts Of the lake, but 80 far with
out success.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-09-12
Selett Aoetrp.
SUNSET AFTER A SHOWER.


over the hill tops, fold upon fold,
Like blood stained banners within the sky,
Braided with crimson and fringed with gold
In sea OF amber the spent clouds lie
Down I'm the valley the slumb'rous trees
Droop. heavily Jewelled with fallen rain
And spicy-scented tremul0us breeze
In ripples crosses the bending grain.
The winding river, like silver CLEANS
Through dreamy yistas that melt and fade
And the sunlight falling In slanting beams,
strikes deep In the heart Of the forest shnde
On distant upland the lonely pine
Is tangled with purple and bound with FIRE;
The stones In the churchyArd glance and shine
And the weather yane Is gilded wire.
The laperlng cedar. like n spear.
shoots out Of the elf, where stands revealed
The rocky ledge and the herd appear
Like spots OF color within the field.
And the braided banners OF clouds are seen
To fiercer burn, as with sudden shame;
While the vale below and the hills between
Are drowned in yellow mist Of flame,
And farmers boy, all aglarc with light,
Looks over the cliffs where the cedars grow
And shades with his hand his daEEled sight
And calls TO his comrade down below.
Then the brazen woodlands echo and ring
And the earth and sky seem 10 shout with him
A peariy arch In the hawks feet wing
And the swcltering landscape seems 10 swim.
On yonder hill side cottage shines
The window westward flashes and glows
II nestles amid It's sheltering vines
ofglistening ivy, like a rose.
And there In the porch two lovers WOO
Her slender figure his arms enfold;
While the doves in the doye-cote bill and COO,
Ana rune their neeks OF green and gold.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-09-12

Small boys in Boston are now called
Huhbubs for short.
New-York tribune., 1874-12-17
FOREIGN NOTES.

TORONTO, Ont. Dec. 16.-ElectiOns to the
House OF Commons took place to-day iu North Leeds
and South Norfolk resulting in the return OF Ferguson
and Wallace. both OF the Opposition
LONDON Dec. 1850 a. MA special dis
patch from San ntander The Times, the storm.
which has been raging the Bay Of Biscay several
days. continues undated Many boats and over 10 per
missing from taat port. No foreign mails have
been received there for eght days
QUEBEC, Dec 16.-The Committee on Winter
Navigation OF tho 81. Lawrence River met last
Mr. Bellingh chair. The following
examined: Mr.. Savage for 80 years resident Of Cape
Gaspe Michael Guenard. pilot OF 26 years experience
Thos Mcconnell pilot OF 20 years experience; Chas
and Joseph Brown, pilots OF "a years experience
They all agree that with properly constructed vessels
there would he no difficulty IN navigating the 81. Law
renee during the Winter mouths.
OTTAWA, Dec. 16.-A joint deputation of the
two boards OF directors of the North Shore aud the
Northern Colonization Railway Companies arrived here
this morning. and had interview with the Premier
New-York tribune., 1874-12-17
WASHINGTON NOTES.

WAsHISGToN, Wednesday, Dec. 49, 1874.
Senator Scott to-day introduced n bill for the pay
ment to the Allegheny Valley Railroad OF the sum o'
232 B being the balance due the road for carrying
the mails In 1863 1862 and 1870 senatOr Edmunds the
faithful watch dog OF the Senate scentng something 10
the shape OF subsidy, Tor when he mas an uVcrsion
remarked that 1t was little singular that raiiroaa
should be so backward IN tng what belonged 10 IT,
Senator Scott responded that there was some
IN the accounts or the railroad ana read etter iIon
the Treasury Department setting forth that TINS sum
the balance Of long accoui;. Ihereu on MI Eu
munds withdrew all objection, aud tho Ulll passed.
All claims for losses incurred by the capture or de
structon OF vessels or cargoes by the Imprisonment
OF officers sailors passengers, done bv the Alabama
SHENANDOAH the Florida. the Tacony her tender
must be died In due form before tne Court OF Coms
soners at Washington before the II OF January next or
be forever barred. Tnis does not lhcudo callns VI ~
surance companies or claims for war premiums pau,
but only for property losses aud personal damages
beyond the amount OF insurance.
The cases OF the Union Pacific Railroad Company agt'
Twenty-Five counties OF Nebraska. involving the ques
ton whether The lands Of that Company are tafaoe
were argued to-day in the Supreme Court by Mr. Poppe
ron OF Omaha for the Railroad Company aud by Messis
Briggs aud Cowan for tue counties About sJooo taxes
are involved.
The California Congressional delegation united 10
letter to the Tariff Bill Conference Committee urging
them to recommend the immediate enactment OF the
provision xing tho duty on stiwine at 40 cents ga
hold their first meeting To morrow Afternoon.
John d. Parmly Leroy X. Miner. ] oel H. Wicker. ana
George W. Schnely have been appointed Internal he'
enue storekeepers for the Vth District OF Illinois
Henry Il. Miller, AiODzo T.. johnson. George Exhs,
Jesse Iikens, aud BENJAMIN BabcOck have been hl-
pointed CANCERS for Vin Illinois District aud Luxe
l.. Schuy Ter for the XVIIIth Pennsylvania District
Ex-senator B. +. Rice to-day made statement before
tho House Arkansas Committee In favor OF Brooks,
whom he claimed the legal Governor OF that State
J.dge Mcclure VIII tomorrow present the legal argu
,nenI m the same side. Ex.GOv. Baxter and judge
Lowe Will argue that Garland Is the legal Governor.
The House spent nearly the whole day the Legsla
tive, Executive, aud Judicial Appropriation bii ana
before djJur nucnt had gone half through with H.
Mr Cochranc OF Chicago, 1t Ia said Will be appointed
Supervising Architect OF the Treasury DeDartinrDt
vi reaiRned
New-York tribune., 1874-12-17
COMMENTS IN CUBA ON PRESIDENT GRANTS
MESSAGE

toMhLNIS IN CUBA IN GRESlDENI GkAN
MESSAGE.
THE ATTITUDE OF TIE United sEATEs COMPARED
WITH THAT OF GERMANY-wIY FOREIGN
POWERS SHOULD INTERFERE TO STOP HOSTILE
TIES WITH THE INDIANS.
HAVANA, Dee. 1G-The message Of President
Grant generally discussed wthodt excitement by the
people, who do attach much importance to the aIlu
SONS to Spain and Cuba. Tho authorities give sign
oi their opinion but the Journals have long editorials
which, while they considered 80 reflect the
lments OF the people in general may suit The views OF
parties they respectively represent Tue Voz de Cuba
says:
President Grants message amply cOmpensates for the
silence observed on Spanish aniirs BY tue Germin En-
Ieror III his speech To the RecnStag II II rcmarkaOe
coincidence tnat. while the ULitci States aspire 10 s-
ptemtcy III Ameri'a, and GERMANY To supremacy ~
Europe. both are anxious medde with the iternal
Affairs o Spain. ASIDE from the desire OF these nations
TO have peace III Spain her Affairs cannot interest them
so much as ourselves, anl must their efforts
with SUSPICION. Russia imposed silence on Germany.
We do not know VINO Will make Grant silent As for the
lnsurreciiOn here, the strength aui duration or
which the President lays stress Is les powerful now
tiah was at the neg nhI' and is endurance ~ 10
give II slgnical,c We doubt if power Will in
tcrfCre III SpdG!sn Affairs, AT least IN CUBA but should
thcy attempt nterYeLil0n NC arc prepared 10 TepcI H.
Tie Dilrio de la Martaa. In al article moderate in
tone says there is nothing In the message to cause alarm
to the most timd The present condition of affairs IS
not to be compared with that Of last year There has
been some excitement In tho gold market over reports
about the to which mast be attributed the rise
OF eight per cent in he premium.
Referring TO the military situation the DGrio declares
tha, afairs improved in the Eastern Department,
while they show cnange since the Autumn of 1873 IN
the Central Department owing TO the continuous rams
and the many thousands OF sick in the army. As for tue
rebels only about DOZEN OF their original leaders re-
main the others are deaf or have lef5 the island
Their army numbers from 5000 to GOO men.
the large majority of whom negroes and C"namen
Tie leaders hold out for the sake OF tho power they
enjoy regarding compensation for their troubles.
The ne groes refuse because they mistakenly
believe that they will bc reduced to their former condi
ton OF slavery IL they give up.
TIE DiQitO conculcs that foreign nations can, but
Will not interfere IN the internal aft irs Of tho Island
II the duration OF is good reason for tDtervcn-
tou then lho foreign powers ought to have intortcred
in tue United States to stop tho war with the Indians,
which has lasted lOn2er thln aud Is not yet
ended"