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Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-02-18
Scripture Giants.

VARIOUS estimates have been made of
the probable height of Goliath and Og.
The uncertain element Is the cubit used
Goliath's height, six cubits and a span
Il Sam. xvii. Az has generally been con-
cluded to be from nine feet six Inches to
twelve feet. Og is commonly supposed
to have been rather taller, but the esti-
mate is based On the length of his bed
stead, nine cubits (Deut. lii ~, On
this it is quite hazardous to depend. A
giant king might pride himself on his
stature, and wish to keep up the idea of
it by specially large bedstead of iron
1t seems probable that Goliath was more
gigantic than the warriors mentioned as
Of " the sons of the giants" of great
stature" and the like. Surprising the
shekel of brass to be the same as q shekel
Of iron, Goliath's spear was twice the
weight of that of lshbibenob. In mod
ern days soldiers of ten feet in height
would not be specially valued Freder.
lex Williams army of giants was mat
ter of Iidicule rather than of awe. Let
US seehow far the giants of old differed
from them. We now lay no great stress
on few inches in height. Frederick
William had some enormous men
found for him by the Gear, but we may
safely fix his limit at ten feet, a height
of which we have few men recorded
during the last two thousand years. His
guards, however, were individual speci-
mems, in most cases men who from some
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-02-18

exceptional cause grew wonderfully; In
short, they were over-grown men. tn
giants in Scripture were race, and
the difference is very great. 1t is un-
common to find man with stock of
vital energy differing greatly from his
fellows; that is, those OF his race. Con
sequently, very tall man is generally
rather feeble. In some cases very we'll
made tall man may have his arteries and
limbs soaformed that the work of the
heart in pumping the blood to the ex-
tremities Is less felt than might be sup
posed Still, men that have shown ex-
traordinary energy 1--WE are not now
speaking of single efforts of strength),
very active leaders in war, for example,
have, on the whole, been remarkable
rather as being short than tall. Ma
poleon was very short, perhaps five feet
four inches. Nelson was very small
Wellington, we believe, hardly five feet
eight inches. Peter the Great was short
rather than tall. AS far as we can learn.
Gustavus Adolphus is almost the only
great leader that was decidedly tall
Marlborough was handsome man, but
there seems no record of his being
actually tall. 1t may well have been
with him as with Louis XIV, of whom
we hear that when stripped of his high
heels and wig, and laid in his coffin,
his attendants could hardly believe that
they saw in the little human frame
before them the body of lie
Grand Monaroue." And William Ill.
was understood, and his extraordi-
nary opponent, Luxembourg, was dwarf.
Claverhouse was small; so, we believe,
was Cromwell As, however, there is
considerable difficulty in obtaining relia-
BILE evidence on such points, we pass at
once to what we believe to be the fair
conclusion. To Judge if man is over
grown or not-and on this depends his
real fitness for severe work we must
know not only his own height, but that
of his race generally. An Englishman Of
the upper classes Of five feet ten inches
in height need oy no means be an over
grown man, but we should suspect a
Frenchman Of the same stature. To En-
glish ears the incident sounds strange of
Gen Bonaparte walking up t. knot of
Disconnected French officers in Egypt,
and informing one that his I" five feet ten
inches" would not prevent his being
hanged for mutiny. A race of giants
then, men who naturally grew to a
height of ten feet, with vital powers in
proportion, would be indeed terrible in
the species of war waged between Israel
and the Philistines. No wonder if the
spies crept past them, feeling they were
grasshoppers in their own sight and in
that of the giants also. Hence we can
not wonder that God chose individual
men to show that under the greatest dis
advantages the battle was still the
Lords. Sunday Magdztne.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-02-18
wapeIIo County.

WapelIo County.
Two passenger trains collided on the Chi
cago e. Southwestern Railroad near the point
where that road crosses the Des Moincs Val
ley Railroad the other afternoon. The engi-
necr Of one OF the trains and four or five
passengers were severely injured. Both
trains were behind time. The engines were
badly broken up and the track torn up.
Jesse Holmes. an ottumwa boy. fell on the
floor few days ago and ran hair-pin into
his forehead just above the eye, so deeply that
the physician had to exert all his strength
to pull it out. The boy is getting well, and
hopes such a thing will never hairpin again.
woodbury. County.
A Sioux City man married the woman Of
his choice the other night, and separated
from her an hour after the ceremony was per-
ormed.
A Sioux City young man was out calling
the other evening, and when he started home
he left the room by the wrong door, and
bowed himself down the cellar stairs, reach
ing the bottom in chaos OF pickle jars,
cracked plates, mackerel kits and an empty
cider barrel.
The Sioux City Journal thus laments: With
no mail since Tuesday, and the editor fast In
snow bank somewhere between here and Fort
Dodge, 1t is not to be expected that the Jour-
nal can maintain its standard Of excellence.
We've MIXED the same batch of exchanges
for the third time, and II there is anything
left in them OF interest we can't find it. II we
don't get a mail to-day we will have 10 fall
back on the Bible and cyclopGdia."
The Sioux City Journal tells Of station
agent near there who wanted to use some red
lanterns, but had no red globes, and wrote to
the Superintendent to send him gallon Of
red signal oil. The Superintendent sent him
his discharge
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-02-18
AnecdOte Of DR.. Bethune.

On one occasion, when the doctor was
resident in Philadelphia, he went for a
few days Of rest to a trout stream he had
heard of in the interior of the State. Ar
riving an entire stranger, at a house kept
by man who had been accustomed to
entertain those who came there to- fish,
he was coldly received. The man told
him frankly he had attended a protracted
meeting during the winter, that he hoped
the Lord had forgiven his sins, and that
he had joined the Methodist Church, and
meant to give up going with the kind of
men who came up there to fish. The
doctors humor oyercame his scruples SO
far as to gain admittance for the night,
and the next morning succeeded still
further, prevailing upon the man to go
out with him and show him the best
places Of the stream. They spent most
of the day together, and, on returning TO
the house in the afternoon, the man
slapped him on the shoulder, saying:
Doc, like you"
"Why do you like me, my friend?"
Well, Doc, I'll tell you. We've been
out a'most all day, we haven't caught
much, you fell in and got wet, and ]
haven't heard you swear once"
After supper, as the doctor was smok-
ing his pipe In front of the hou e, his
host came out and, with some hesisancy
said:
DOC, since l jined the church I've
had prayers every night; we are going to
have them now, and maybe you wouldn't
object to come in"
"Certainly not, my friend" and he
went in TO listen to the reading of pas.
sage in broken way and to join heartily
in good old Methodist hymn. DURING
the singing the man watched him closely
and at the end said, anxiously: MAYBE
you wouldn't mind leading us in prayer
The doctor knelt and offered one of those
full and hearty, yet simple, supplica
| tons which are so well remembered BY
all who knew him. He was hardly
seated in front of the house before thu
man reappeared, saying:
| Doc, kinder suspicion you"
"What do you suspicion me Off Moth
ing bad, hope"
NO, nothing bad, and maybe Tn
wrong, but kind o. think you are
minister"
What makes you think I'm minis
teri"
swell, I'll tell you l haven't hear
way you jined us in the hymn; then tn,
way you prayed made me think you wer,
a minister"
The doctor laughed heartily as he &C
knowledged that he was indeed minis
ter While ever willing to be known TO
what he was, he never paraded his call
ing, but stood simply upon his dignit,
and worth rs Christian gentleman, ask
ing no favors for himself but such as h
accorded generously to others.-Nationa
B1ptist.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-02-18

IHAD pair of jet-black yellow-eyed
cats, twin brothers, of very large size,
which followed me when walked about
my grounds, and they usually accom-
panied me when l hunted the Texan
hare on the adjacent mesquite prairie, or
when angled in my fishing boat on the
Colorado River. They were very much
attached to me, and commonly sat near
me or slept under my chair or table when
/ was reading or writing. They pos.
sessed unusual intelligence, and had
taught them variety Of amusing tricks
They were as useful to me in my war
upon the tarantulas as the pointer was
in my contest with the snakes, although
the spiders we're not SO numerous or
dangerous as the copperheads. One day
was sitting in passage between two
rooms of an unfinished house upon
which the carpenters were at work, care
lessly leaning back against the wall read
ing, while the cats were lying near me
on the rock pavement which formed the
floor of the passage. One of them
sprung suddenly and gave me a sharp
blow upon the side of my knee, which
attracted my notice slightly; but as they
often did something of the sort to induce
me to lay aside my book when they
wished me to give them water or play with
them did not pay particular attention
to it, and resumed my reading. Soon one
OF them leaped three or four feet in the
air and struck me on the shoulder, and
instantly the other sprang almost as
high as my head and knocked q huge
tarantula from the collar Of my coat,
which fell heavily upon the pavement.
1t Immediately made battle" by facing
the cats and raising its two fOre-legs at
them, and threatening them with a dis
play of its fangs. / did not interfere
with the tight, knowing that the cats I'M
derstood well how to conduct it. They
quickly separated. and one confronted
the enemy while the other placed him
self in the rear. When the spider made
a furious but Intellectual spring at the
one which faced it, the other behind
gave it a sharp pat upon the head with
his paw which psralyzed it, then took
1T up with pair of tongs and placed 1t
upon the top of large, conical hill of the
useful insectivorous yellow ant OF West
ern Texas, which is very different from
the grazing ant, for which it is often
mistaken by ignorant or unobservant
people, and which is pest TO horticul-
ture. Myriads of these insect-eaters
soon covered the black, hairy carcass,
and disappeared with it in their subter'
ranean vaults, where | suppose 1t was
added to their winter stores.- Home ana
School.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-02-18
Iowa POstOiIice Changes.

The following are the postal changes
in Iowa for the week ending Jan. 30,
1875
Observation-Disclosures, Butler Coun-
ty.
Postmasters Appointed-Benton, Mills
County, Samuel Debolt; Cedar Bluff,
Cedar County, Franklin A. Baldwin
Cotton Grove, Henry County, Howard
Root; Frank Pierce, johnson County,
Robert Johnson; Hawthorne, Montgom-
cry County, James Cunningham; Ladora,
Iowa County, G. A. Huston; LaVega,
Des Moines County, Henry Stalker; Ok
ford Mills, Jones County, Albert L. Bris-
toll; Snow Hill, Page County, Nelson Aus.
tin
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-02-18
A Buttermilk Bath.

IT Is said buttermilk will remove sun
burn, and we've been told that it would
remove freckles We are no authority
for either statement, but couple of men
who drove along North Pearl street this
morning about nine o'clock, and who
turned rather too all Of sudden" into
State, are. What they don't know about
the effect of buttermilk when applied ex-
ternally to the human form can properly
be set down as not worth knowing. You
see they were seated in low sleigh, and
at their back were two barrels filed to
the brim with the foaming buttermilk
which cheers and removes tan but don't
inebriate.
We can't say how it came to pass,
whether one of the sleigh-runners caught
in the horse-car track, or whether the
driving was careless. or whether the
horse took bad streak, but the conse-
quence was fearful to contemplate. Just
as the sleigh turned to pass from Pearl
into State-look out therel Over went
the whole concern, the two unfortunate
fellow-creatures under and the butter
milk on top!
They didn't lose much of the milk-in
fact they caught the whole of it on their
heads or else down their backs. The
spectacle presented by the twain lying
prone and dominated by the beautiful
buttermilk was one well calculated to
awaken all the better feelings of all the
spectators, and the consequence was, not
man who witnessed the mishap but
was visibly affected.
Getting corner on buttermilk is all
well enough, but when buttermilk comes
to get you in corner-that's another
matter.-Albany IN. ~ Euening Journal
The Boston Journal says that as the
Custom House Inspector boarded the
train from Canada, on the Vermont line,
few days ago, he found man closely
slowed in the front seat with several
bottles of liquor. AS he was taking one
after another from his large pockets and
large army canteen from over his
shoulder, the man drew the cork from
the canteen and threw it on the floor.
then smashed one bottle on the floor.
and tried another, which did not break,
when he took it up, Dunbar all the time
scuffiing with him to prevent the sacrifice,
and broke it on the hot stove, and in a
iitfy the whole end of the car was on fire.
Dunbar Immediately pulled the bellcord
and stopped the train, the passengers
getting into another car. A few buckets
of water extinguished the flames. The
smuggler, in the confusion, left for
Canada on foot, and was making good
time when last seen. The mercury at
the time was thirty-two degrees below
zero.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-02-18

-Ayoung lady in Pittsburgh lost a
lover worth $4,000 because he caught
her eating Dutch cheese. She was try
ing to be a dutcneese, but he couldn't
see il.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-02-18

I'm India there is one Christian
preacher to about million heathens. In
some OF our Christian villages there are
half dozen preachers to few hundred
souls.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-08-18
~ CHANCERY.
VXvAsHINGTON COUNTY COURT.
" SfplfNuEK ItHM A.

Phneas Flint rs Jones W. Ferris, John NJ fsrs. John
ferris, james 7. Warner Al " inden aud oliva shep-
Phnsas FLINT Of Ro1bury In the county OF Washington
having nled hia b in ehancey WITH The CLERK % sad court
W. aud John NJ fefrs, being justly indebted 10 the
orator in the sum O one thousand dollars as specified in
the orator In the payment VI said notes and OF money
sssea.sd sne nSrsse Sssh 20 s ss, Of se'an ana
described IA follows Wa II being all that part Of the Third
Division io drawn % The osiaa' ,ish. Q, 's wsshnssSa
OF parallel line to be continued easery ifoni the IL, sion
line ee,ween Israel steele and The said rhnsas rnt LINT,
toned for tho payment Of the said Ave pronissoy nees
according TO their tenor and Al the several times ed Tor
Aud further showing that one Olivia shepherd claims an
waan,s deed rom 20 49,, saa Jones " Ferns and qa
claim deed f.em said John Ferris anu d "a ax,
have, o. "Iam 70 have an Interest "a said olsase
ses, by virtue Of having attached the elnp VI ~
q The sas ,S , W. fs money ss IL he aid PROM.
ssory notes nent0ne In the contioi o. sa ue. " ay
Sat hs sane Il now due and OWNS the orator, with
great areA d interest and rents TO the state Treasurer
slsa,l VII, asssai And pla,s might
snsseI NJ ..d sll o ,hs orator fully and perfectly and
polluted BY Honorable chaneelor, and that IN dsiaalt
bv ths, bs forsaiose q their equity Of rcsmpon In sAlA
premises; and that writ Of Possession may be granted
Aud The said phineas Flint having filed his aid petition
q the once o. he CLERK q Md court and agpsainS ma
subpoena cannot es served upon HIM u I orsIed hai shs
Sss y i sss a. Ssa e III he ssa
~ Ne $ s s e. 4 %
man state Journal tnIse weeks snes.sisey the sss %
Ss an. ass q ne .a y e a Gays
Given under my hand, at Montpelier, N said county "
Warrington hs s'4 az K af IslS p 6i iss cs,.
CAzrnxtER rLraLns, Orators solicitors. ~-n
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-08-18

PERsoNAL-Charles G. Finney, for many years
President of oberlln toho) College, died suddenly
on Monday morning, Of heart disease.
THE parshioners OF Rev C.. W Thompson, Of
Danyille, have recently made him up purse Of
nearly two hundred dollars to buy a horse with.
NoBonr rejoices more heartily than we that the
statement in regard to the amputation OF one OF
George NJ. Clarks arms proves erroneous. May
he live long and prosper
HORACE BINNEY, the oldest member Of the
Philadelphia bar, and previous to his death the
oldest living graduate Of Harvard University, died
In Philadelphia ON Friday morning of last week
ut the age Of ninety-seven
o. A. DODGE, formerly Of burlington, has been
appointed local freight agent at Aspinwali for the
Panama Railroad Company, d. G. Burt, formerly
of the Rutland Globe, has likewise been appointed
local freight agent Of the same road.
MR JAMES o. EDDY, Of IIartland, the insane
manufacturer, OF whom mention was made last
week, is at home with his family, in very critical
state requiring to be kept in as quiet condition as
possible The case is very remarkable, and ex-
cites great interest.
TnE Yergennes Termonter states that the case
of Rev. Mr. Porter, Of Weybridge, suspended from
the ministry for alleged immoral conduct, is
creating profound sensation in that town. His
innocence is loudly proclaimed by his friends, and
his conviction, under the circumstances, they con
slider all wrong
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-08-18
Weekly News Summary.


CurlrY BoAnnLEy, known as the New yorh
Tea Company, have failed, with 500 600 Liabilities
LOADER the alleged pcriurer in the Beeche,
case, has found man willing to sign his bail
bond
Inr new ant-tnmp law is now vigorously en-.
forced in Now Hampshire. The Migrants march
oil to Jail and worlS-and may be- kept there for
six months.
H. " WALLiNcfoRp, deputy sheriff in Hills
borough county, New Hampshire, was shot and
Killed at Milford, one night last week. by some
unknown assassin.
TuropoRr CARiisrr, white man who had
married into the Cherokee nation, was taken
from his bed last Friday night by three men,
and murdered In the presence Of his family.
TnE first tramp arrested in Portland, as va
grant was sent to the house Of correction for
thirty days though he begged to be permitted to
leave the state All others are 10 be similarly
served.
A BosroN paper says the army worms are so
thick at Rockland, Maine, that they can hardly be
kept out Of the houses, and cover the fields 10
completely that person cannot walk without
crushing them.
THF now fast mail trains between New York
and Chicago are to begin running September 10th,
leaving New York at ! s. NJ, and Chicago at D.
NJ, aud making the run 10 twcuty-six hour-, and
possibly in twenty -four.
a MAIL was received on saturday night, July
3lst, at the San Francisco post office, which had
been but fifteen days in coming from London
thither aud but fourteen days from Dublin This
is the fastest time on record
A HAG0A0E master on thc Cleveland, Columbus
Cincinnati and indianapolis railroad, named Ad-
ans, has been detected In robbing the passengers
baggage placed In his charge His house was
searched, aud nearly $1,000 worth Of stolen goods
were recovered. lie Is In jail, and has made a
full confession.
A TRAMP recently entered the house Of Mr. Nor
ton at lhomaston, Maine Miss Morton was
alone aud ran up stairs, when the fellow followed
her put pistol to her head, threatened her lie,
then bound and gagged her, and proceeded to
search the house lie carried of valuable gold
watch, some money aud other yaluables, and
escaped unmolosted
DunN0 late trip Of citizens Of Niagara Falls
10 the "Caye Of Winds, without u guide, two Of
the party, fthelbert Parsons aud Lottie C. Phnpot,
descended to an oddly rarely visited, when the
lady lost her footing As She Tell, she was caught
by The gentleman, and both were swept into the
river below and drowned The couple we're en-
gagged 10 be married
WHEN Lord Dufferin, the Governor General Of
Canada, and his wife, arrived at their Irish home
in Claudoboy the other day, they were Welcomed
with much enthusiasm by the people at the nail
way station, and before reaching the family resi-
dencc, which is about three miles distant, the
horses we're uuyoked, aud the carriage drawn to
the entrance Of the mansion 10y the crowd
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-08-18

MosDAY August 10, 1915.
HITTER The receipt. Of butter Daring July have been
pact the supply has been barely enough 70 meet the demand
Of Nsfhefn are now worth llshle a NJ Al goods bsvs
shared IN the rise aud the prospect Is that the market viii
coaniy We hea Thai Soc y N has been paid 10 farnsis 81
that would not surprise TO prices up 5c before
reaction takes place, But there is only scarcity 10
these high rates and when supplies come along plen-
i a i0oh2, ior decline From AL accounts there 4
holders wse they viii take advantage Of The present
furry and realize possible. Trade here com
paraiveiy dull does seem reasonable that high
range of prices can BE- maintained Medium grades have
been selling AZ ftsc y N, and no butter that
CHEEsI-Hoiers Of cheese Tiled 70 get prices up, bu,
they did not succeed, and the market just about Ia tn,
same condition ~ last week. Choice Western selling
il@iihc. and choice northern l2c n NJ. We hear d
some sales AZ l2isc sui this = above the market and
not ee safe In quoting over he The sales fair goo,
have setl0 d ~ There have been large Shipment
from New York, and the European markets are favorable
present.
EGUsrhe egg market has passed through another dul
week with little nner tendency At the close Most o.
aales have been ls receipts running light
aud fresh lot. readily sold at goG1le n dozen. Holdn.
roTATOTs-S are now in large supply with sale,
At 81 75et n bushe sweet potatoes have made their sr
pcarane and are selling AT $ u barrel for red, and - 500
nay Ash sTRAw-Therc /. a large supply Of hay and
AZ So straw has decIined 10 s!Sssg, Il ton
fLouR-ln tbs flour market there has been another de
sales Of good and choes ST. Louis White wheat, have beef
At ss1s0 and brands offered less than $40
Michigan al SOS barrel fancy aihnsscs brands ar
IN demand A. ssee95o ~ barrel for and choice
and choice family brands Of Southern range tSse930
barrel Bakers extras range at 81 esf for Wisconsin
and Minnesota and Western common extras selling
okAlS-corn has been In fair demand at ooBaSe \
hsss aasa as % S os snS
while stocks ARE light and small receipts looked foi
sm ali" eS o S sHI ns 20 ~ ss
Inllil.IEs We sales hayo been a s25Qlo N ton.