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Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-12-24
THE LATEST TRIUMPH OF TEMPERANCE.

THE LATEST TRrUMrH OF TEMPERANCE
We congratulate the temperance
world on the success everywhere attend
ing the use OF VINEGAR BTTTERs. Ger
tainly no preparation containing alcohol
has accomplished such cures OF mala-
rious fever, biliousness, dyspepsia, rheu-
matism. lung complaints, constipation,
and general debility as we hear of from all
quarters as the results of this famous
vegetable specific. No true philanthro-
pist will regret to see spirituous liquors
expelled from medical use If they can
be safely dispensed with; and that they
are not necessary in any case of sickness,
whatever its character, appears at last to
have been demonstrated. If public
opinion is capable of making any inn
preston upon the minds of the Faculty
they will ere long introduce the most
popular of modern medicines into the
hospitals, and prescribe it in their prac-
tice The millions have given the article
a fair trial; 1t has more than answered
their expectations, and no theoretical OPP
position can shake their faith in it. ID
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-12-24
HONE, FARM AND GARDEN.

Sugar Snaps.--One cup of butter
two cups of sugar; four cups of flour
one egg; stir sugar and butter TO a
cream; add the egg well beaten, and q
small teacupful of water with a quarter
of teacuptui of soda dissolved in it;
stir half spoonful of cream tartar into
the flour; roll out very thin and bake in
a moderate oven
Rice Meringue. Rice, peach pre-
serve, whites of two eggs, one-half
large cup of sugar. Steam the rice.
Add milk and salt. Butter the dish in
which it is to be served. Put layer of
rice in it,,then layer of preserve. Other
LAYERS OF rice and preserve until the dish
is full. Smooth the top. Beat the whites
of the eggs to a froth; stir in the sugar.
Put this on the rice. Place the dish in
the oven, to remain there until the frost
ing is a handsome brown. To be served
warm, not hot.
Christmas Pudding Two loaves of
bakers bread, seven eggs, one pint bowl
of suet, one pound ofraisins, one pound
of currants, one grated nutmeg, little
Glove. Soak the bread in cold water.
Then after getting it as dry as possible,
and the eggs well beaten, the suet
chopped fine, stoned raisins, currants
(which have been rubbed in little dry
fiour), nutmeg and Glove, boil for two
hours. To be eaten hot, with rich
sauce.
Method is necessary to well-regu-
lated house. Without it the work drags
heavily along from Monday morning I'M
til Saturday night. Begin the week
properly, keep everything in order as
you go along, and the chances are fair
that you will find yourself in fine condi-
ton at the end of the week. A iudicious
manager will never suffer her domes-
tic affairs to become disarranged, be-
cause such contingency involves too
great an expenditure of pod temper and
peace in family.
An Excellent Bread Pudding--Soak
two pounds of pieces of dry, stale bread
or toast all night in plenty of water, with
a plate laid on the top to keep them under
the water Next morning pour off and
squeeze out all the superfluous water
then mash fine the pieces of bread, mix
with half pound of cleaned currants, a
quarter of pound of moist sugar, four
ounces of suet chopped fine, and two
teaspoonsful of freshground allspice !;
grease the inside of a baking dish with q
bit of suet, put in the pudding and bake
for two hours.
"A Pan Dowdy. Did you ever hear
of pan dowdy? 1t is an old.fashioned
New England dish, and has flavor of
our grandmother's cookery. Make rich
crust-line deep earthen pot with it.;
now slice some pie apples quite thin for
the first layer, stew the apples with mo-
lasses and spice and teaspoonful of
milk; cover with thin crust and repeat
the process. Cover the top with crust
and your pan dowdy is made Bake in
a slow oven. A brick one is made use of
in New England generally. When done,
turn it on platter and serve hot
Western Rural
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-12-24

THE huge, drastic, gripping, sickening pills,
constructed of crude, coarse and bulky In
gradients, are fast being superseded BY DR..
Pierce's Pleasant Purgative Pellets, or Sugar
Coated, Concentrated Root and Herbal Juice,
Anti Bilious Granules-the Little Giant
Cathartic or Multum IN ParUo Physic. Mod
ern Chemical Science enables DR.. Fierce TO
extract from the juices Of the most valuable
roots and herbs their active medicinal prin-
ciplcs, which, when worked into little Pellets
or Granules, scarcely larger thar mustard seed,
render each little Pellet as active and power
full as large pill, while they are much more
paIatable and pleasant in effect.
DIR. IRA A. fHAYEE, OF Baconsburg, ONO,
writes: II regard your Pellets as the best
remedy for the conditions for which you pre-
scribe them Of anything have ever used, so
mild and certain Ia effect, and leaving the
bowels in an excellent condition. II seems 10
me they must take the place OF all other ca
thartic pills and medicines"
LYON IL MAcoMBER, druggists, Vermllllon,
d. T.. saw: We think they are gong " sell
like hot cakes as soon as people get &C,
ouainted with them, and will spoil ihe pm
trade. az those that have used them iike them
much better than large pills"
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-12-24

An extraordinary scene occurred re
Gently at Zion Chapel, Nottingham, En-
gland. The appointment of Mr., Lang
ford as minister is disputed by section
of the congregation, Mr.. Langford en-
tered the pulpit on the morning OF NOV;
IS, in spite of a request that he would
not do so, and conducted the service,
but in the evening the opposing body
obtained possession, and Mr.. Langford
was stopped at the pulpit steps. lie
then gave out hymn, IN which part OF
the congregation joined, the opposition
party at the same time starting another
hymn, thus producing great, discord
Mr.. Langford began to preach and the
minister appointed by the opposition
party commenced reading a psalm. MIR.
Langford preached his sermon while his
opponents were singing, led by the har-
monium. Some police officers were in
attendance but no violence occurred.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-12-24
Warm Stables lanketing Stock.

The Western Rural believes that, If II
could be properly estimated, fully one
half the grain fed by farmers in winter
is wasted for want of suitable quarters,
care and clothing. Every person living
on the prairies knows that in a wind
storm on the open plain every endeavor
must be used to keep from freezing,
while, as soon as the shelter OF the tim,
Der is reached, it is as though one had
reached another climate; and the CLOTH
ing that in the first case had failed 10
keep the individual warm, even with
violent exertion, in the last case becomes
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-12-24
silver and China Given
Away for Christmas.

The E1eelsior Magazine is giving away
newspapers free for one gear to tier sub
scribers, and in some instances papers with
their chromos framed. Every subscriber who
orders through said magazine sewing ma
chine win receive gifts of gold or best triple
plate silver tea service, etc, or china dinner
set of 16l pieces Send twenty-five cents for
sample copy of magazine, or inelose stamp
for circular. Agents can make enough on
this before Christmas TO keep them for one
year. Office 50, No. 157 La Sale street, Chi
cago ILL.,
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-12-24

THIS notice is addressed TO ladies only y
YOU want to make your husband, iather OF
brother handsome Christmas pfeSeg., sne
liz, !. ,.ayfon az Elmwood Collars. You can
rel them a. any gents furnishing store. be
snre 10 get tie Elnwood, beesuse 1t looks ana
fits better than any other.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-12-24

SAFE, PERMANENT AND CoMPLETEl-Wil-
hoft's Tonic cures Chills and Fever, Dumb
Chills and Bilious Fevcrs--those Titans that
kiln their thousands where this remedy is un-
known. II cures Enlargement OF the Spleen
1t cures Hypertrophy OF the Liver. 1t hurts
no one. II cures all types of Malarial Fevers
and is perfectly protective in all its effects.
Try Wilhoft's Tonic, the great infallible Chill
Cure. WHEELocK, FINLAY Il Co, Proprie-
tors, New Orleans.
Fox SALE BYALL DRUGGISTS.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-12-24

A PRoTRUDING toe is not slightly thing,
say nothing about health and comfort. SILL
YER TIPPED Shoes never wear out at the
toe. For sale by all dealers.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-12-24

ANNA s. GRTsINGER, OF Honesdale, Pa,
writes the following: After suffering for
nearly two years from neuralgia In the breast,
passing up into the throat. face and head, /
was entirely cured and restored TO health by
using DIR. L. Q. {. Wishart's Pine Tree Tar
Cordial"
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-12-24

Or course everybody knows that the Sher
man House is tire best hoel in Chicago. But
we desire them also TO know that its rates
have been materially reduced. This win SIN
further increase its already deserved popu-
larity
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-12-24

Vegetable Pulmonary BaIsam Most ap-
proved, reliable and wekn0wn remedy for Coughs,
Colds and Consumption Get The Genuine. Price 81 I;
small SOC. CUTLER BROS. Co.. Boston.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-12-24

TEE NORTHWESTERN HORSE NAIL Co.
:" Finished" Nail is the best IN the world.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-12-24

T,vpArr,s finest candies mailed free TO all
rarts at COO per b. Address Dyball, Chicago.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-12-24
THE WEEKLY SIN. s, q lssgs,

Independent, honest and fearless newspaper, of 10
broad columns. especially designed for the farmer
the mechanic. the merchant and the professional
man, and their wives and children. We aim 10 make
the Weekly -un the best family newspaper Ia the
world IL Is full of entertaining and instru"tye read
Ing OF every sort but prints nothing 70 offend the
moet scrupuEous and delicate taste, Price, ~ .20
per year, postage Greoaid The cheapest pnper pno"
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The Cincinnati Weekly Star

Including postage and the finely Illustrated Star Al
mnnac, Sl per year. Antl-MOnOpoly---Th
Grungcr's Raper---contain.ngs large pages q ex-
cefent reading matter. The farmer merchant and
chanc any part of the country viii find this best
of the weeklles, to say nothing of the low price.
Agents offered inducements superior To anything
heretofore attempted. Specimen copies free. Ad.
dress THE STAk" Cincinnati. Ohio.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-12-24
The Miller and Millwright

A monthly journal OF Is pages. Every Miller and
Mwrght should take IL. Address s. spsos A. GAULr
Cincinnat o. $iD per annuIi. Send for sample copy
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-12-24

~ Female tsea week warranted. No capital required
Particulars and valuable sample sent free. Address
with &C, return stamp, G. Ross Williansburgh NJ ~
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-12-24
TRYING ON THE BOOTS!

A" Dear ST.
Having heard
of the Yor NO
FoLEs'hEws,
1 send for q
specimen copy
Ialwayaiind Il
the best way
10 trH on my
J0Ots be6Orc 4
bltB Mfnt.
FREDDIE r."
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-03-19

''Joe, Joe !" cried the deacon. while
big tears fell from his rugged face.
'God hev mercy on yer soul -
From beneath the cruelty singed
eyebrows and lashes, Joe's good -natur-
ed eyes opened; his cracked lips part.
ed and smiled he tried to speak but
suddenly he gasped, shivered; and
then the deacon knew by the way Joe's
head hung over the kind old arm that
supported it, that his partner had
drawn his last dividend.
For some moments the crowd stood
in respectful silence; then Jim Slip
son invited the crowd to open his few
remaining bottles, and drink deep to
Joe's good luck in the next world. A
stretcher was then improvised, and
Joe was carried TO the office of the
Quickledge Company. There was no
formal lying-in.statc there was not
single flower placed on the catatalquc
but men of all degrees crowded to see
what remained of the hero and many
of them, when they went away, show
ed the first indications of soul that
had ever been seen in their faces.
The three partners sat down TO sup
per, and gazed sadly at the empty
chair. The major finally broke the
silence.
"A Christian couldn't have died
more nobly," said he.
''Christian" exclaimed the deacon,
The publicans and harlots shall 90
into the kingdom fore you-an' me
We only offered our money, while he
gave his life"
blessed be the promises" said the
professor. "Give, and it shall be
given unto YOU" Joe gave his life;
can we believe he will get anything
less in rcturn."
"Ef burnt Or rings II make an
atonement nowadays" said the dea.
con, "hes done his best; an nobody
could do more"
The deacon took upon himself the
mournful duty and pleasure Of max
ing headboard for his deceased part
ncr, and of painting thereon suitable
inscription. For hours did the deacon
rack his brain for passage of Scrip
ture which would be appropriate and
he finally painted on the headboard
the verse =
Greater love hath no man than
this, that a man lay down his life for
his friends"
But while it was drying, and the iea.
con was absent for few moments,
some heterodox person strolcd in,
read the inscription, and, seizing the
paint-brush, wrote:
''liow bout feller that saves Ingin
babies that amt his friends!"
And thus reads the inscription TO
this day.-From the "Qmckiedge Part
ners" ia Old and NeU yor -udrch.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-03-19

fanst:on into yonr teeth. ,riU believe
that the magic of God cannot be de-
stroyed. 1t may be wrapped about by
the dead husks of sin. 1t may be vailed
and shut out from the pure radiance OF
the Kingdom of God. But who of us
dare say that soul is morally dead.
repeat that that is not the true reason.
The truth is your order is not willing TO
90 down to the level of those il seeks TO
benefit. Those that want milk it is
bound to give meat, and it the poor
stomach is too weak TO retain the good
cheer of healthy one, let the piriable
victim starve. Again, suppose some
woman, whose life had been that of
drunkard's or worse, should knock at
the door of your temple, would there
not be holding up of hands and a roll
ing up of eye. in holy horror at the idea
that that woman should want to be saw
ed. How long would she remain stand
ing at the door before she would be
pointed back to her old haunts?
Let it be understood that l write this
not as the enemy of temperance, but as
its true friend. What ask of any So
cie,y is to adapt itself to the object of its
work. No soul lays its head in SO dark
recess but some ones light may reach
il. Remember that among you, friends,
walks the revelator of glad tidings to
some poor soul. That among You there
are some at whose touch the purifying
masses of sin which covers some wretch
ed soul NAV he rolled off and God
image made visible. V.P.W.
Bucksport, March !.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-03-19

ENCOURAGING THE HEART No one
doubts the wisdom Of those persons of
wealth who donate or bequeath a /. +.
ton OF their means for the encomap,-
ment of brain effort, and there is nllle
danger OF too rapid increase in
scholarships, medals, and other re-
wards to be conferred upon deserving
scholars. But human beings have
hearts as well as brains, and this fact
was evidently pondered we'll by the
late James w. Gerard, who has left to
the city of New York fund, the OBJ
ject of which is to give silver medals
to be bestowed in six schools of that
city annually upon three bows and
three girls who shall distinguish them
selves by amiability Of character. 1t
is grand gift and will do much good.
The boys and girls who honestly win
the medals will as general thing win
them by their natural ability to be
gentle and good, but there will be
some who will win them bv striving
against natural imperfections. In
such cases, and in the general good
effect which will result from AN en-
couragement of heart-education, the
good done will be incalculable. SO we
would say of Mr.. Gerard's bequest,
''Let it be recorded in letters of gold"
for love, after all, can lift the world
higher than learning Boston Jour-
nal.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-03-19
Vol. Xxx. Whole No. $780,, No. u,
VANDERBILT AND HIS EMPLOYE

VANDERBILT AND HIS EMpLoYE
"Burleigh" gives the following anec-
dote of Commodore Vanderbilt:
II am an elder in the Presbyterian
church. l made profession of relig-
ion when was very young. Wander.
bilt employed me to run one of his
boats. 1t was considered a great
thing for person of my aye to have
such a position. l was very proud of
it, and tried to do my best. One Sat-
urday the agent came to me and said,
You must fix your boat up to-day,
for Tomorrow we are going to send
you up the North River on an excur-
sion.' l thought the matter over. l
was a young man. l did not wish to
lose my position, and yet I could not
run the boat on Sunday. l said so to
the agent in letter, rendered him my
resignation and prepared to 60 home.
l met the Commodore on the Bat
terry. He said, Come down and
dine with me Tomorrow; my wife
wants to see you" IL cannot" was
the reply, ''for must 30 home.
have got through on your line"
What does that mean" said the
Commodore. l then told him the
story. That fellow is fool. We
have got men enough to run that boat
whose principles wont be hurt. You
go about your business. If anybody
interferes with your religion, send
them to me-"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-03-19
The Metric System.

The new system of weights and meas
ures that our educators have been at.
tempting to introduce into this country
Tor some years, is constructed on the
principle of decimal notation, similar to
American coinage. In translating fors
eign weights and measures into thi
system all that is necessary is to fix on
some amounts of equal value in both
systems, and transfer by proportion.
The names of the new system are
formed on the following plan:-
The names of the higher orders, or the
muitlples OF the standard unit (metre,
gamme, or Etre), are formed from the
name OF that unit by means of prefixes
taken from the Greek numerals. namely:
deca- (lO), hecto- Q0O), kilo- QOOO.
The names of the lower orders, or the
subdivisions Of the standard unit, are
formed in similar manner by means
OF prefixes taken from the Latin numer-
ais, namely: deci-(lO), cent? QOO),
mill. U0OO).
Now. If we have learned this simple
nomenclature, we have only to learn the
value OF the three standard units, and we
can then readily figure out the value OF
any weight or measure that we meet
with. For instance, the metre is SO 81
inches. We can fix that in our memory
or call it feet, 8 l.3 inches, which ia
near enough for most practical purposes.
a decimetre is, OF course, one tenth Of
that; millimetre is one thousandth; a
kiiometre is a thousaDdfold greater, etc.
IL you prefer it, you can cut out-or
copy upon card, il you do not wish to
mntilate the paper-the following brief
tables, which give the English equiva-
lents established by Congress July,
lS66 -
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-03-19
The Philosophy Of Long Life.

But few men die of age. Almost all
die of disappointment, passional, men
tal, Oh bodily toll, or accident. The
passions kill men sometimes, even sud-
denly The common expression,
''choked with passion" has little exag-
geratIon in 1T; for. even though not
suddenly fatal, strong passions shorten
life. Strong-bodied men often die
young-weak men live longer than
strong, for the strong use their
strength, and the weak have none to
use. The latter take care of them.
selves the former do not. As it is
with the body, so it Is with the mind
and temper. The strong are apt to
break, or, like a candle, to ''run :" the
weak burn out. The inferior animals,
which live in general regular and tenn
perate lives, have generally their pre-
scrlbed term Of years. The horse
lives about twenty-five years; the OK
fifteen or twenty; the dog ten or
twelve; the lion, we are told. about
twenty the rabbit eight. The dura-
ton of life in all these bears similar
proportion to the time it takes the an
imal to grow to its full size. But man,
of all the animals, is the one that sell
dom comes up to his average He
ought to live hundred years, accord
ing to his physiological law, for five
times twenty are one hundred ; but in
stead Of that he scarcely reaches, on
the average, four times his growing
period the cat six times and the rab-
bit even eight times the standard Of
measurement.
The reason for all this is obvious.
Man is not only the most irregular and
the most Incorporate, but the most la
borious and hard worked, of all ami
mails. He is also the most irritable of
animals ; and there is reason to believe
though we cannot tell what an ami.
NAL secretly feels-that, more than any
other animal, man cherishes wrath to
keep it warm, and consumes himself
with the fire of his own secret refiec-
tions. Besides this, man is the only
animal which makes wide departure
from those laws of Nature which con.
troll life. He takes on unhallowed and
Misunderstanding habits, carrying them
to the verge of the grave, and cling
ing to them with . tenacity which
yields not even to his better judgment.
The lower order Of animals never do
this. Instinct is their guide, and the
superior duration of life they enjoy is
proof Of the folly Of mani Investi.
gator.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-03-19

EARLY HABITs.-There is nothing
that clings so pertinaciously to an in
dividual as habits acquired in early
youth. The boy who lounges away
his evenings on the corner, or in the
lager beer saloon, or in idle or unprofi-
table conversation, is laying up for
himself store of misery which will
plague him the rest Of his life and the
youth whs, at eighteen, makes the
humlliating confession that he is al
ready so completely the slave of ardent
spirits that he cannot give them up is
to be regarded with pity. Good hsb-
its acquired in early life are just As
lasting as bad ones. The young man
who spends his evenings at home, in
pleasant and profitable study, or in
the company of those from whose as
sociations he will learn only what is
good and ennobing, must have a de.
prayed heart and taste il he does not
become good and useful man. Such
thoughts as these should be pondered
well by the young of the present gen
GRAFTON, SO many of whom are wasting
precious moments and hours in worse
than proiitless pursuits.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-03-19

A journalistic observer suggested
last summer that the desolate PENN.
sula be turned into a penal colony,
ana the New York Tribune has a good
word to say for that project apropos
Of the rumor that 1t will soon come up
in Congress for serious consideration.
The grounds upon which this is urged
are general economy and the good of
the criminal, and society. whose rights
and laws he violates. The forty-one
State prisons in the country contain
about $4,000 convicts, who, after serv-
ing their sentences, largely return to
crime again, and during twenty-three
years the cost OF New York State
prisons has increased 800 per cent,
while convict labor has risen only so
per cent. In Alaska or its adjacent
islands criminals could be guarded and
utilized with q force but little larger
than that now employed, and there is
not much doubt that the restrictions
Of penal colony are healthier influ-
ences than the close confinement of q
cell. Should the question really as
sumo practical shape, it will have con-
siderable interest as q radically new
species of criminal discipline for
Americans to adopt.