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The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1874-08-06

No, don't! it's wicked. He NAV
be innocent of the charge alleged
against him; you may have con-
demned him from circumstantiai
evidence, and it is never safe to
render decision upon such evidence.
BE sure you are right, before you
undertake to go ahead. Your neigh
hor may be poor. and have no
friends; il SO, by kind words and
charitable deeds, make yourself his
friend, instead Of, by harsh words
and arbitrary display OF the power
with which wealth invests you, crush
ing MI already humblcd heart, and
bringing misery upon one, on whom
it would have been just As easy, aud
far more natural, to have bestowed
comfort and happiness.
The one upon whom you would
vent your malice may be : widow Or
an orphsn-one deprived Of her
benefac,or or guardian; then be
thou benefactor, and suffer not the
breath Of calumny to taint the fair
fame Of an unblemished character.
II there remains ore feeling Of hu-
manitv in the bosom of the slanderer.
how doubly keen must be his re-
morse, when the amount Of misery
he has occasioned forces itself upon
him,
When slsnderous reports reach
you, whether you believe them or
not, don't give them any greater
publicity. 1t is bad enough to talk
nonsense, but infinitely worse to talk
slander. Don't do it.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1874-08-06
A Medical View.

DIR. Nillium A. Hammond, of New
York, is one Of the medical lights OF
the country. On Monday evening
last he delivered az inaugural address
as President Of the New York Neu-
rologicaI Society, hi, principal theme
being the effects of alcohol upon the
human system. II" gave il as his
opinion thai the excessive use OF al
cohol is prolific ,nrce Of the worst
diseases to which the brain, the spi-
nal cord and the nervous system are
subject. SOMETIMES. under abnor-
NAL conditions, the moderate use Of
alcohol is beneficial. Often when
used Ms a remedy it is positively in
furious. But that it operates MS food
to the system cannot be denied. The
danger "f exciting thirst which is
not easi y controlled is strong ar9u-
mcnt agains, the use in many cases
where it would h. beneficial, and he
had often hcsitatel % prescribe H.
quors on that acco M, As to malt
liquors aud wines he >aid they were
frequen ly used to excess, and to
some persons anvthing of the sort
was certainly damaging. In conclud-
ing he offered this practical sugges-
tion:
IL we cannot overcome the instinct
for strong drink by prohibitory laws
and total abstinence pledges, we can
regulate il and keep its excess with
in bounds. Nv own opinion is that
the best way t. 4" This is by dis
crimina ing Legislation in favor Of
wines and malt beverages and against
spiritonr liquors. | would make it
difficult, TO get whisky, and at the
same time easy to procure beer, and
! would likewise offer every encour-
agement to the growth Of the vine
and hop. Experience has shown that
total prohibition, while failing to a
great extent in paactice, drives men
and women to opium and Indian
hemp, substance still more destruc-
tive to mind and body than alcohol
The Doctor, il will be seen, hits
the medium of the Iowa law. and
gives preference to the German
beverages, if there must be any. AL.
together, the lecture is calculated &c
excite a wide degree Of interest.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1874-08-06
The Girl to Find.

The true girl has to be sought after.
She does not parade herself in show
goods. She is not fashionable. Gen.
orally she is not rich. But, oh!
what heart she has when you find
her! SO large, and pure, and woman
". When you see it you wonder if
those snowy things outside were
women. If you gain her love, your
two thousands are millions. She'll
not ask you for carriage or . first
class house. She'll wear simple
dresses, and turn them when nec-
essary, with no vulgar magnifcate to
frown upon her economy. She'll
keep everything neat and nice in
your sky parlor, and give you such .
welcome when you come home that
you'll think your power higher than
ever. She'll entertain true friends
on dollar, and astonish you with
the new thought how little happiness
depends on money. She'll make you
love home, (if you don't, you're 3
brute,) and teach you how to pity,
while you scorn poor fashionable
society that thinks itself rich, and
vainly tries to think itself happy.
Now, do not, | pray you, say any
more, 81 can't afford to marry" Go,
find the true woman, and you can.
Throw away that cigar, burn up that
switch cane, be sensible yourself,
and seek your wife in q sensible
way.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1874-08-06
An Opinion Worth Listening To

Mr.. Henry B. Blackwell writes to
the WOman's Journal: During the
past three years a wicked attempt
has been persistently made by the
advocates of free love to destroy the
reputation Of an estimable lady and
an eminent Christian minister. De-
traction, like death, loves n shining
mark, and those who advocate IL
cense seek to prove that all men and
women are licentious. Meanwhile
The WOns0n's Journal has remained
silent; not because we have feared
to speak, but because we did not
choose to increase the circulation of
scandal promulgated by u woman Of
infamous character in the interest Of
immortality. Only twice have we
made exception 10 this rule Of silence:
once TO express our disgust At the
unmanly conduct of Mr.. Tilton, in
silently permitting his wife to be
thus slandercd, when it Was in his
power to have vindicated her good
name: again to publish Mr.. Beecher's
letter to TIE Brooklyn Edgte,which
explicitly contradicted the charges
against him. The gross and inde-
cent arraienment now publically made
by Mr.. Tilton, changes the situation
and makes it proper for us to speak.
We do so, without waiting for the
replies of Mrs. Tilton and Mr.. Beech
er. Having known them personally
for many years, we will frankly say
that if they should admit the truth Of
Mr.. Tilton's statement, we should find
it difficult to believe, but that until
they do so we find it impossible
Knowing Mr.. Tilton, also, we should
require collateral evidence 1T every
step before accepting any of his
statements. The man and woman
who are accused have behind them
the consistant record of private and
public worth; the man who accuses
them has no such record. What
have these three people been doing
during the past seven years? Mrs
Titon has been a patient, loving, de.
voted wife and mother, enduring
nameless wrongs in silence. Mr.
Beecher has been acting in good
works, devoting his leisure hours t.
writing a life Of Christ. Mr.. Tiltor
has been advocating "free love-" anc
writing the biography of Victori'
, Woodruff. The contrast is sharl
, one, but it tells the whole story.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1874-08-06
What the Germans Will Do.

1t has adopted a platform which
is neither flesh nor fish. In one
word, the platform says much and
says nothing! Upon the Temper
ance question it made such q miser-
able '.fiasco" as was never equaled.
If the convention had positively and
equivocally declared FOR the tenn
perance nuisance, then we could
praise it for courage and independ-
ence. But that il didn't do. For
that it was too weakened. 1t
thought to pass over this highly inn
portant question with an unmeaning,
equivocating sentence. 1t did not
want to come IN conflict with either
the friends nor opponents of Ii
cense law. Yet therein il was de-
ceived. To us an open eneMy is
more preferable to concealed foe.
III it was thought to catch the
Germans Herewith, the politicians
are decidedly mistaken. 1t will
never support party which does
not step openly and boldly with its
principles before the people, but
would rather use all honorable
means to oppose it. The conven-
tion was controlled by politicians
whose only desire was to catch
votes. They attempted to plant
themselves upon two chairs at once
and ungrscefully tumbled through
between. The second tumble will
occur at the election.
"What is to be done now! Moth
ing more than the liberal element Of
Iowa must present an unbroken
front to these fanatics and oppose to
u man the candidates of this party
to prepare it for = deserved defeat
We would sooner if no other course
is left us, help the opponents te
victory, il they nominate honest and
capable men, ere we would say .
single word in favor of such coward
ly, treacherous fanatics. Such hypo
critical actions as transpired in thi'
convention are reasons to US, snt
they will sssuredly give the part,
the death blow Holkszei
yu,aO. Clinton.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1874-08-06
Parents' Love.

No love is so true and tender rs
the love our parents give us, and for
none are we SO ungrsteful. We take
it rs a matter Of course-as some-
thing we deserve. Especially may
our mothers toll and deny themselves,
think all night and labor al day,
without receiving any thanks what
ever. From the day when she walks
sll night with us while we scream, to
the day when she helps make our
wedding dress and gives US those
cherished pearls which she wore in
her girlhood, we do half recognize
her love for us. Never until we are
parents ourselves do we half COM
prehcnd it. Yet is there anything
like it? The lover may desert US
for some brighter beauty; the hus-'
band grow Indifferent when we have
been his little while; the friend be
only summer friend, and fly when
riches vanish, or when we are too
sad to amuse; but our parents love
US best in our sorrow, and hold us
dearer for any change or dis6gure.
ment. There isn't much Of heaven
here on earth, am afraid; but what
there is Of it is chiefly given to us in
n parents love.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1874-08-06

appears in this sad narrative he ID
cool, resolute, self-possessed-moving
towards purpose which never es.
capes and never deceives him. Mr..
Beecher is always the Auppliant. Mrs.
Tilton the intercessor. Mr.. Tilton,
hard, pitiless, inexorable. with pre-
conceived purpose in his mind and
compelling every fact aud sentiment
to bend to it. Mr.. Beecher's letter
of sorrow, his wife's earnest notes of
repentance, MIR. Johnson's record of
his prayers and tears-nay, even the
tender land one would certainly
think almost sacred) letters, in which
= hopeful wife and mother sees the
measure of husbands love in the
love she bears to her Savior and her
God. 1t is almost too painful to
dwell on these things, but our main
thought goes out to the great and
noble soul who is the illustrious ac-
York Herald.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1874-08-06

The Ssratoga correspondent Of ~
Springfield Rsps6sscos says: Sers-
toga potatoes, the postry Of . CON-
mon life and costly charm Of Delmou-
ico's snd Parker's, can be made IN
perfection in any kitchen BY the ne
Of very simple apparatus consisting
of sharp blade set slanting into :
wooden trough with . narrow slit in
the bottom, two wire screens or
sieves, and common spider. Select
eight large potatoes, pare them and
slice very thin with the cutting ma
chine, soak them in cold water Tor
two hours, and stir common table
salt into the water, one tea-spoonful
to quart, and allow them to remain
in the brine half an hour longer. Put
them upon the screen to drain, and
put on . spider with pound Of clear
lard over = brisk ere. Wipe the
sliced potatoes dry on towel, wait
until the lard 10 smoking hot, and
pour large plateful into the spider.
The result 10 like . small sea in
white sqnall: and now the cook sh ,ws
the artistic soul which every vo,ary
of that noblest of the srts must pos-
sess to be worthy Of the name. Pa
tient and calm, with steady and in
,essant motion IL the skinner she
prevents adhesion Of any too affec-
.ionate slices and watches carefully
or the tender blush Of brownness to
appear. Slowly it creeps and deep
ms until it rivals the hue of the fra
yrant Havana. Haste then takes the
'lace Of caution, lest any martyrs
,urn for the perfection Of others;
md they must be quickly spread up
M another seive to drain until dry
md greaseless enough for the fairest
ingers, then served hot, to melt like
kiss on sweet lips, with a dying
rackle like the fallen leaves of au-
umn.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1874-08-06
Saving Q ''Sarstoga !"

i Hank Monk, the stage driver who
gave Horace Greeley his m- morable
mountain ride, in common with al
his tribe, hates sght of those pom
derous specimens of architecture in
the trunk line known as the .'Sara-
toga hani box" He likes = .Sara-
toga' about rs well as ca, likes hot
soap. He now drives on the stage
I line between Carson City and Lake
Tahoe. He was driving on the same
line last summer. A Virginia lady
who was stopping at the Glenbrook
House had Saratoga at Carson
which she wished hrough, up to the
lake. II was about as long and wide
as hrst class spring mattress, and
seven or eight feet high The lady
had managed to get it rs far as Car
son by rail. but the trouble was to
get il up into the mountains. Hank
had promised two or three times to
bring it up next trip" hut always
arrived without il. A, last Hank
drove up one evening, and, as usual,
the lady came out upon the verandah
to ask if he had brought her trunk.
Like that great and good man,
George, Hank cannot tell lie, and
80 he said: mo, ma'am. / haven't
brought it, but think some Of it
will be up by the next stage.
"Some of it," cried the lady.
"Yes; maybe half of it, or such
matter"
Half Of it." grnanrl ,hc horrifcd
owner Of the Saratoga.
"Yes; half morrow, and the rest
next dsv or The day after"
why, how in tn. name Of com.
mon sense can they bring half Of it:'
"Well, when l Ief, they were saw
ing it in two, and
"Sawing it in two. Saving my
trunk in two.'
"That was what said." cooly an
swered Hank. Two men, with
big coss-cut saw, were working
down through it-about in the mid
die, think
''Sawing my trunk in two?-and
al my beat lnhes in it. Saving it
in the middle! God help the man
that saws my tunk.' And, in =
towering p,s>io,. she rushed in
doors, threatening the hotel, the
stage line, the railroad company, the
town Of Carson and the State of Ne
vadx, with suits for damages. 1t
was in vain that she was assured
that there was no truth in the story
of the saving that Monk WAS
grca, Joke she could no, be made
To believe hut tha, her trunk had
been sawed in tw, un'il il arrived
intact, a d sh. examined i,s contents
most tho, oug'ly.
Hanks .Sarat ga joke is still re-
mcmhered and ID n, the Glenbrook
House: bur the ladies' see no fun in
the yarn, piryiaio Gty Enterprise.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1874-08-06
A Decision for the Girls.

Some nice girl who wanted to do
just what was right, and still what
would best suit herself and her dear
Adolphus, has written to the Chris
tian Union, asking its editor ques-
tion, which he puts in this fashion;
"A young lady wishes to know if
there is any wrong in a gentleman,
to whom she is engaged, calling on
her on Sunday evenings; and if they
attend church, is it right for him TO
come in after returning, or go imme-
diately homer" Every girl will
want to know the answer, Of course.
Here it is, and it is easily big enough
to slip lover through: slt is Ger.
tainly right for him to go immediate.
ly home If he wants 10. As to hi
coming in-why not? When yo,
are married you will hardly turn you,
husband out of doors on Sunday
evening. Why shut him out now
One of the uses Of Sunday is the en-
joyment Of the society Of friends
Chlist even dined in company On tb'
Jewish Sabbath"
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1874-08-06
The crop reports from all portions

The crop reports from all portions
OF Minnesota are at hand. Grass
hoppers have undoubtedly destroyed
100000 bushels Of wheat, and are
liable to destroy another 100000
bushels. Allowing for the grass
hoppers' destruction, the whole crop
will not he AS good rs last year. In
the northern part Of the State the
weather has been favorable, with
plenty of rain. In the southern par,
moisture has been scarce, while very
fervent heat has been the rule. The
yield in the northern part of the State
will be good, probably fully up te
the average unless the weather o
the next ten days prove unpropitious
while in the southern portion har
vesting has commenced or will soor
commence, with generally ligh
yield Of all grain crops. 1t is tot
soon to make . close estimate of tn.
wheat yield. Compared with las
year, allowing for grasshopper de
vas,ation in southern and wester,
counties and for diminished yielt
from drouth, the surplus wheat croI
of the State may be roughly esti
mated at 22,OOO,OOO to 25,OOO,OO
bushels. Barley, rye and oats prom
ise well, although barley is some
what shrunken in the lower countie,
Potatoes are abundant, with no CON
plant, SO far, of potato bugs. TIL
season has been excellent for hay j
that region. Cattle are moderated
cheap.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1874-08-06
A Slight Mistake.

i About three years ago, when tn,
East Genesee N. Y.J Conferenc,
was held at Elmira, the basement o
Hedding Church was used for gen
eral committee room. \ Young
friend whom ! viii call Wilkins
came along and reaching out hi.
hand, deposited in mine circula,
piece Of red enamelled substance,
about the width and twice the thick
ness Of silver dollar. | smiled, u d
Wilkins remarked: 81 am going t.
fool some of these old heads, see ii
don't. ] am going to see If they g
as innocent as they pretend. I'll
bet some Of them know confounded
sight more than they are willing /,
tell, anyhow. You just watch me -
He began to turn over and scrutin-
ize the red disk until q reverend
brother approached him with con-
siderable curiosity depicted on his
countenanoe.
"What have you got thee9" in
quired the reverend.
"O," said Wilkins, ''that is q relic
Of the times of Phsroah; = sort of
charm, believe, called = chip"
"But where did you get it!"
.'Oh, one of my brothers who was
of in the east, hunting the tiger,
came hack through Egypt and
brought this with him."
'.lndeed; that is very curious.
Wonder what they used 'em for.
How red and smooth it is, very
curious indeed"
"Yes," dryly remarked wilkins,
sit is not often we are favored with
the sight of such relic.'
"Here, Brother Brown;" and the
clergyman motioned to another re,
erend who stood near him.
"IIere is one Of the old Egvptian
relics; some sort Of charm. yon
know"
"A whs,s It's some kind oi
money, most likely. Who knows
but that the children Of Israel were
paid ia such ~ this for making brick
for the pyramids. It's made Of
ivory, amt it!'
Other brethren came up aud the
"relic Of the times Of Pharoah" circu-
lated freely, creating great deal o'
interest. Some of the clergymen
suggested that it was ''some orna
ment for y woman, most likely"
others thought it must have been
used for money, and others that it
was charm worn by that mummy
making people. Brother T
said:
81 wish could have that to u.s..
in my Sunday school class next Sun
day. The lesson is on Joseph dow
in Egypt; and anything like III
creates such an interest in the B,bl
class, you know
"Yes," said another, 81 have !,
piece Of brick from the Tower oi
Babel, and you ought to see the Ii
tie ones examine it, just Ms II the
Tower was in sight"
By TINS time good number of ihr
preachers had examined the object.
when Brother B. came up and
spying the red disk seemed little
taken aback by it.
"What do you say it is, Brother
B-?' chimed in half q dozen
voices.
THAT! don't you know what that
i>?" said Brother b, with a
smile Of incredulity on his face.
"No, Brother B -; isn't it a
charm Of some kind?"
"That a charm! No, that is
faro check, such rs gamblers USE"
That it certainly was, and the
brethren were Immediately in anxious
search for young Wilkins, who had
just passed out. The "relic Of the
times Of Pharoah" was not exhibited
in Sunday school, and the preachers
went about asking themselves how
Brother B. knew that that red
thing was ssfaro check"
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1874-08-06

THINGS l HAVE NOTICED.-I have
noticed thst in eOciety . wOman's soul
weighs just the amount that her
clothes cOet.
l have noticed that most business
people are much more polite when you
call to pay. than when sou call to col.
lect.
have noticed that nature repeats
itself. When see very bad child,
am pretty sure that the parents have
not always been blsmeless.
I have noticed that when there 10
only one daughter in family and her
parents are very anxious to keep her
at home - long - possible. soms chap
coaxes her on before shs II seventeen.
have also noticed that where there b
house full Of girls, and the parsnss
are praying daily for husbands f0r the
Same, the whole lot are apt 70 live and
die old maids.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1874-08-06
The Kukluk in Texas.

The Austin Daily .Notesman Of
June 9th contains the following let.
ter:
AUSTIN, June II, 1874.
Hon. Richard Coke, Governor. Aus.
tin, 7sras:
DEAR Sir: In response to your
request through Col. J. w. Robert
son Of this c!ty. have the honor to
make the following statement Of the
facts bearing on the indignities to
which | was subjected while At Bel.
ton, Bell county, on Sunday night,
the l4th inst:
As the presiding elder Of what is
known as the Waco District, West
Texas Conference Methodist Episco-
pal Church, district comprising
both white and colored churches, l
visited Bolton for the purpose Of
holding a quarterly conference with
our colored church. Reaching Bel
ton on Saturday. put up ut the no.
tel, and ON Sunday morning held my
meeting without any interference.
In the evening | visited and took
tea with the family of the pastor Of
the Method st Episcopal Church
South, and accompanied the family
at night TO their church service, leav-
ing my umbrella ut the house by mis-
take. After service, returned with
the family to the parsonage after my
umbrella, and, while on my way from
thence to the hotel, ] was attacked
by some ten men armed and masked,
who, against my earnest protesta-
,ions and resistance, dragged me
about one-half mile to the rear Of the
town, to a deep hole in the creek,
where they attempted to take my
watch and otneE valuahles, but which
they desisted from on my resisting
them.
Then they took me up bodily and
threw me into the creek twice, after
which they ran away and left me
alone.
The only reason assigned for this
act was the remark dropped by one
OF the mob: "We'.l teach you not
to come to Bolton to preach to mig.
gers," and ''if you come again we'll
kill you.'
ask, not so much on my own be-
half as in the interests of the State
and the church represent, that your
excellency take cognizance of this
matter to the end that protection can
be guaranteed to myself and others
prosecuting my calling. and that pun
ishment may be visited upon all such
transgressors of the law.
Very respectfully yours, ETC..
GEO. w. HONEY,
Presiding Elder Waco District, West
Texas Conference, M. +. C.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1874-08-06

During q recent hail storm in New
Jersey city, reporter standing in
the doorway Of hotel was astonished
to see huge lump Of ice, weighing
fully FIVE pounds come dashing down
upon the side walk. "My," he cried,
asee that hailstone.' That "hail.
stone" was extracted from refriger.
ator and dropped out Of Nh upper
window by some Of the wags of the
house for the said reporters specia
benefit.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1874-08-06

There are 52,0lS water wheels in
operation in American manufacturing
establishments, giving . power OF
1880, 4l6 horses, while Niagara Falls
gives . power of ll,36S,oS6. When
will ID BE utiliaeds
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1874-08-06

A japanese young lady, who oans
over to our shores three years ego,
bore Of four Of the highest prizes q
. Washington seminary recently.