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Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-11-01
A brave Woman .

The Pictou Times gives the follow
ing account OF the goring to death
by bull of Mr. Aaron +. Cameron,
of Hitler: sit appears that Mr..
Cameron was taking bull from the
field to the stable. When near the
door of the stable the brute became
enraged and made an attack upon
Mr.. Cameron, who ran from him,
and at the same time called his dog
and endeayored TO urge him to an
attack upon the bull. Mrs. Cameron
happened 10 hear her husbands call
to the dog, and at once ran to his
assistance. When she reached the
spot the Infatuated beast had knock
ed Mr.. Cameron down and was gor-
ing and treading upon him in a
frightful manner. Mr.. Cameron
had struggled hard to defend him
self, and had caught hold of the ring
inserted in the animals nose. This
he held with death-like grip when
Mrs. Cameron came up. In an in
slant the brave and noble woman
took in the whole situation, and
made an effort torescue her husband
that can only challenge admiration.
She, with great effort, released Mr..
Cameron's grip upon the ring, and,
taking firm hold upon 1t herself,
literally forced the built away, and as
1t were, literally dragged him to
the field again, where she fastened
him in. There was no one to assist
her except little boy, who was able
to do nothing more than open and
close the gate. She then returned to
the husband, and carried him bruised
and mutilated, to the house. The
saddest feature OF all Is that the VII
cious brute had done its work only
too well. Mr.. Cameron survived but
q short time.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-11-01

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Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-11-01
Hold On. Rows.

Not more than ten years ago there
was an uneasy movement among the
farmers OF Illinois and Iowa, and
other interior States looking further
west. Lands were offered for sale,
on all sides, by well-to-do people
who wished to buy up townships,
more or less, in the rich land OF
Western Missouri, Kansas and Ne
braska.' The grasshoppers and
drouths drove this wave of emigra-
tion rudely back, and now 1t Is well
understood that the cheap arabic
lands of the United States are ex-
hausted. They have all passed to
private ownership. Henceforth the
price of land everywhere will go up
as it has never done before.
There are children now living who
will see land in this country as unat-
tainable to the poor man as it is in
Europe. The "old farm.n from
which the country boy is so eager to
escape, will become a little prlnci.
pality, TO which the city clerk will
look with envy. The country boy
who will now make his best strug.
gle to get good piece of land, and
when secured plant ID In fruit trees
or preserve the natural growth now
on IL, will be nabob in a small but
very real way before the SHOWS Of
age whiten his temples.
The advice TO young men now I:
not 10 $50 West" but to get land,
get out and keep out OF debt, and
hold on to 1t. The man who will b.
allured to part with his farm, by an,
OF tho mirages OF town life, viii
have occasion to rue ii bitterly
Hold on to the farm, boys, and In /
few years from now you will no
care TO cali the king your uncle.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-11-01

the same way as Kufstein does the
valley OF the Ian, and the Servians
accordingly made it the quarantine
station for alf travellers and goods
coming from Turkey. In times OF
peace it was the center Of a some
what lively traffic. as the consign-
ments OF goods sent from Adrian
ople, Philipplois, and even
ConstantinopIe, via Sofia and Nisch
TO the Morava Valley. and thence
to Semendria on the Danube, were
compelled to undergo quarantine at
Alexinatz. III there were anything
like q settled state Of affairs in the
Eastern countries south OF the Dam
ube, railway from Semendria pass
Ing through the Morava Valley and
joining the line to ConstantinopIe at
Sofia, would, Notwithstanding the
engineering difficulties, have been
begun-perhaps even completed
long ago. Another circumstance
which greatly contributed to increase
the traffic of Alexinatr was that
many of the narrow aud steep paths
which lead into the Servian high
lands join the road in the wide val
ley at that place.
One could often see many hundreds
OF the tall, broad-shoaldered Ssrvian
mountaineers, splendid specimens Of
humanity, with clear cut, sanharned
cd faces and long black boards. CON-
ing from distant mountasn Villages
into the plain on their small bat
indefatigable ponies or fiiting the
market place at Alexinatz. They
used to bring with them goatskirs.
coarse wool, wild birds, and fnrs.
which they exchanged for coffee.
maize, salt, and especially gunpowd-
er and lead. The traders were nearly
always plant, skillful, bat swindling
Greeks; some were Armenians, who
usually conducted the wholesale
trade: and there were also few
genuine Turks from Adrian1ple who
used TO come with their Caravans of
80 or GO horses, and were creditahly
distinguishable from the Greeks,
Armenians, and Wallachians by
their dignified gravity and their
strict honesty. "a real Turk Of the
old school never swindles or steals;
he Is thoroughly to be relied upon
for honest and conscientious work,
and so long as his religious fanati-
cism is not excited, is the most good
natured OF men,"
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-11-01

sympathetic love. She stood ready
to throw both arms about his neck
and cry out her JOY. There was moi
much color in his face, and his voice
was husky. He said:
ST have been with you six months,
Matilda, and / tried in all that time
to do what was right He paused
an instant to recover the voice which
was faltering rapidly, while her
trembling increased. 81 know that
I have got considerable temper, and
that do not control 1t always e. /
ought. But ! have tried to be faith
full to you, tried TO do everything
that thought would tend to make
you happy. And, feeling this,
have called tonight to see If you
wouldn't be kind enough to give me
a sort oftestimoLial to this effect, 50
that could show ii to any other
young lady i might so with. II
might help me-"
lie looked at her anxiously. All
the color left her face in flash. She
made q great effort TO swallow some
thing which threatened TO suffocate
her. Then she spoke:
s.You get out Of this house rs
quick as you can. You miserable
whelp, or my father SHALL kick you
out.
lie diin's toy with time. lie LEFT
without the testimonial.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-11-01
Iowa Republican Platform.

The Repubtgcuus Of Iowa. lm cgaveztsaa 81
semblcd hereby 5esi&re tke following p-AttSEEa
Of principles:
l. We are f0y maintaining the rnSty ~ ths
nation sacred and fnyiolzse, :0r the tnsi &ad
equal rights % AL men, for pesce harmony sns
Brotherhood Throughout. the nation tDr men o.
GnsuiiIed honesty &Ed parity 81 character g..
public trusts, and for the swtit pursuit aud IN
sparlng punishment OF All dssAgness ofetals- nigh
or low.
?. That we ere In favor Of and that we demand
rigid economy ia the admin lstraiion @! govern
nent Affairs, both state and National,
g. That We favor the early attainment Of eur
rency convertible with coin. and therefore adV0-
cate the gradual resumption 0f specie payment
by continuous and steady steps in thai direction
4 That we demand that all railwsy and oiife
corporations shall I've held In fair aud insi suhe1
ton a. the law making power,
s. That ae stand by free education, our pubic
school system the taxation Of all for IT. support
and no diversion Of She school fund from th'
public schools.
s. That we cordially invite Immigration from
all civilized countries guaranteeing 10 the immi
grant the same political privileges and social ans
religious freedom We Ourselves enjoy. and favor
ing free and uusettaTlan system Of common
schools for their children with oars
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-11-01
The Lost Arts.

A great deal OF nonsense has been
uttered by sensation lecturers and
magazines writers about wonderful
arts which persisted with the an
clients. TO trust in the lamentations
OF these wise-acres over the "lost
| arts, !" one would think we had fall.
en- upon very degenerate times in
deed. But none OF the doleful sto-
| rles are true. Cleopatra, no doubt,
was very fine woman; but she
| never dissolved pearls in wine.
.Archimedes was a great man In his
day: but he never set fire to The
Roman ships with burning-glasses,
as the fable relates. The ancients
had no useful arts which we do not
understand better and practice more
skiiifully than they did. The hum
blest English mechanic could teach
the polished Greek and cunning
Egyptian sciences and arts Of which
they never dreamed. The aneients,
indeed, did many wonderful things
which have not since been repeated;
bat they are only such things as are
no, worth doing over again. II we
had occasion to build such foolish
thing as a pyramid, we would inn
prove our model In every respect;
and instead Of keeping 10000 half
straved slaves at work for twenty
years, we would turn il out finished
In a few months. II any people
nowadays lived In condition like
the ancients they would be objects Of
sincere pity, and 1t would be our du-
ty speedily TO send missionaries
among them. What a lamentable
sight would be nation OF great
mental yigor, half-clothed, and poor
" fed, filling the earth with wooden
plows, without soap, pins, friction
matches, or India rubber! How
qneenly would one OF our factory
girls appear to them! How magical
the art Of the clock-maker! Beggars
nowadays with regard to the sub
s,antiai comforts of life, fare better
than ancient kings.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-11-01
African Pottery.

Iiaut. Cameron's Diary PuD''s"e1
IN the .fo,una, ofthe Royal Ge07sop''.
lea, lsociety, contains an in'eies.iHs !,
account OF the primitive method .
manufacturing pottery as II Is p.ae
,ieed among certain tribes 2. ATTIC, =, !.
CIV ~ was much interested" Says the
u.ri.er. .in a village lKisurgel oy
watching a potter at her WORK .
Firs, she pounded enough earth anu
| water for one pot. with q pessie suc !.
| :. they used in beating eorp' 'iii =
| formed a perfectly homogeneous
| mas. she then put II either on :
IA. stone, or on the bottom o. az.
other. and, giving i. a dab with hei
fist In the middle, TO form q hoi'oa'
worked II into a shape roughly win
her hands, keeping them constantly
wa, and then smoothed out 'ne
snger.marks with q corn-coD' anu
finally polished IT over with one , 2,
two bits of gourd and . blf Of MAJ
wood--the bit OF gourd giving II
The proper curves--and finally orna.
menting it with a sharp poln.eo
s,ick. / went to look at II, wonder
| ing how Ii was to be taken on Tue
stone and the bottom shaped, when,
| 10 and behold. 1t had no bottom!
waited TO see what would be done
and. after ii hsd been drying four o.
| Ave hours in a shady place, 1t was
stir enough to be handled carefully
| and n bottom worked In OF another
piece OF clay. timed one from be
ginning to pound the clay I'LL It was
put aside to dry, and 1t took thirty
minutes; putting 10 the bottom
might take ten more. This wouio
hold from two and half to three
gallons. The shapes OF many are
very graceful, and all wonderfully
truly formed like the amphora 10
the Villa Diomed. at Pompeii.j
They are used for palm-oil."
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-11-01
Aeroiites.

4 AA9ASNh Bif@cEbSf-E
Aerolites have lately attracted un.
wonted attention owing to one OF
them having come down with a
thump on Windsor Castle. This in
cident would, however, have caused
no surprise In countries where the
fall OF meseoric stones from the skies
Is almost as common as the shower
of stones and other missiles hurled
by the playful youths of London
from railway bridges at passing
trains. In the Mysor Provinces the
fall OF aeroiites is, says a Bangalore
paper, common enough, and DIR
Haynes in his Statistical Fragment on
Agsors, drawn up In the year 1900,
states that Masses OF immense size
are said to have fallen from the clouds
at different periods. In the latter
part Of Tippoo Sultan's reign II is on
record, and well authenticated. that
u peice fell near Seringapatam OF the
size OF an elephant, which, by the
Sultan's officers was reported to pro-
duced the effect Of fire on the skin Of
those who touched 1t; comparison
naturally made by persons ignorant
OF the sensation OF extreme fridgity
Il Is stated that two days elapsed be-
fore !. was entirely Dissolved, during
which time ii exhaled such stencil
As TO prevent people from approahin,
it. This account Is in the public rec
Ord OF Tippoo's reign, from gentle
man of the greatest respectabIlity o
character, and high in the civil ser
vice Of the honorable Company
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-11-01

The Rev. Malcolm MaccoiI, VIII
accompanied Canon Liddon on hi
visit 10 seryia, in letter TO tn
London 7fsHes, dated Bulgaria, sept
81. relates the mode in which In th'
Turks torture Christian subjects IN
Bosnia. He says.
Tn my way 10 this place / tray
ersei considerable part OF the from
tier line which divides Bosnia from
Austria. Along the route were sew,
erai Turkish encampments. / wa:
accompanied by DIR. LiddOn, who
would cOrroboraSo what i am now
going 10 relate. ~ The first or the
military stations we observed some
sharply pointed stakes, about twenty
feet high. On inquiring what they
we're intended for, VIC we're told that
they were used for iinpailng Che
Christian insurgents Of Bosnia. In
facs, any Bosnian Christian found
with arms In his hands was, and is
noA, exposed to this treatment. Do
yoar readers understand what Inn
paling means The victims hands
and feet being fastened. he Is raised
alofs and dropped In sitting posi-
lion upon the pointed stake, which
il thus driven through his body.
There he Is left to wriihe in agony
till death puts an end TO his anguish,
at the end Of about two days. Ifhis
powers Of endurance are good, he
may finger FOR three days.
But what evidence had DR.. Liidon
and myself that those stakes were
used for 50 fiendisii purpose: That
10 question which may ba asked by
those who began by denouncing the
stories Of the Bulgarian atrocities as
''cotfee-ionse babhle" retaiied ''ar-
tisiicsiir" by newspaper correspon.
dents, and then, when the truth
could no longer be concealed, proies-
ted that their fine sensibIlIties were
hurt by the recital OF such .'disgus-
tingn horrors. confess that I feel |
more sympathy for the impaled |
Christians OF Bosnia than 1 do for
the insusferable prigs who have been
exhorting us with ''damnable itcra.
ton" to keep our minds In state OF |
philosophical repose al the sight Of
human misery; and, therefore, | do |
not scruple to give what your read
ers viii. think, accept as sufficient |
proof that the Turks, Lord Beacons-
field Notwithstanding, are in the |
habit Uf terminating their connec.
tom not merely .wilh eulprits. y
but with those whose only crime II
that they are christians, by q mode
OF torture which II anything but
sexpeditious.s The officers of An
Austrian steamer which passes no
and down the Save twice a week
assured Dr. Idddon and myself that
they often saw human beings with
ing on these cruel stakes. And We
saw with our own eyes tie ghastly
confirmation Of their story ia the
shape of body thus iinpaIed.
This has been done, and is being
done still, remember, not by wild
BashI -Bazouks, but by regular troops
under command Of welI-educated
Turkish officers pleasant, smooth
fongued men with whom we came
contact, and whom / have heard
belAlded By delicate ladies In Ion
don drawing rooms. These cruel
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-11-01

ties are perpetrated as part OF . resa.
lar system, and II is only wnen ~
:, orurs ard some courageous
new correspondents ferret out
!. ss,v ~ the works of darkness that
,ve hear OF them. The route Dy
which DIR. Liddon and myself came
S;;Tsr : out ar the beaten path, anu
has remained for the most par' un-
visited by tourists and corresIoh'
dents.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-11-01
~
A Description OF AIexlnalx.

Herr Julius Won Wickede pub
fishes In the Cologne Gazette des-
cription Of Alexinatz as II appeared
70 him when ne visited Servia some
years ago. II was, he says. q
handsome town, according to Eat.
ern notions, Of some 1000 or 5.00(
inhabitants, built on high hills, and
completely blocking up the old mill
tary road through the Moraya Val
iey. II closes up this valley In mucl
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wanted, a Testimonial

They had quarrel Sunday eve
ming. He got mad and sworc he'd
leave her. Then she got yexed
and told him he could do as he
pleased. He LEFT. The next night
he camo around again. He asked to
SEQ her alone. She readily CON-
piled. Che was all OF q trsmor. Her
heart went out to him In = gush OF
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-11-01

The Presbyterian Beard nj Foreign
Mls~sors has sa It's eKnploy nearly
nine hundred rnfsssansrses, helpers,
and ssaehsrs with : ss1 communicate
aud Is. 5eI scholars in day and beard
ing schools. The missions sre snlong
the Indian tribes in Mexico. South
Americs, Afrsea, India, Siam, China,
japan, Persia. assi Syria
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-11-01

A mammoth set Of scales, said to
be the largest in the world, has been
erected q, Ashley, Luzerne county,
PA. IL i 80 feet long, with the
ordinary railroad width, and can
weigh 1000 tons OF coal. 1t cost
az on
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-11-01

There il an enameled-bronzed soup
bowl In the Chinese department OF
the exhibition which is 1000 years
old. An imaginative editor thinks
that probably Noah took pot-luck out
of that bowl while In the ark.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-11-01

Signor Pieruszi. a railway man,
who hiss long resided ia Palestine,
has proposed 10 the pope TO make
Jatfa q seaport, and connect II with
Jerusalem By railway. The Sui
tan had already given his sanction,
and both Pho None As well AS Car
dinal Franchi, are fayoring the
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-11-01

:. s. ever haliisg oulsuissions ~ 'ns
I a,suy. us Democrat deiAies shis. Aiia ~
..,s.,,ss. ,l.sug wss prny,csed and EAaf DO A'-s
-. ,r..ts ses, th9ng dose. aud thai ne is'
$3.50 49, eypr Suggested sach 3 tang bS
h.,h hsvs agreed % Eefes Il to yga Ns'' 20
s.syc IA the facts
AxswEg.-Such measure iros pro-
,osed in the last session Of the House
and not only proposed but passed.
In March the Democratic majority
offhe lower branch Of Congress did
mass q bin repeating Che 'ar 'cislcli jo!-
5ids the appointment 70 anyI'os'f'on %
The ARM Of any l,srsontrdo eTre.i ~
anu capacity in The military, n0sdt, o.
Girl serriee Of the Confederate Mates p
us late REBELLION. And except iof
The Republican Senate and Presiden,
this bin would now be the Law OF
the land. and If Tilden is elected,
with Democratic Congress,is VIII
certainty be made the law OF the
land. But the Democrats OF the
Horse knew that the Stnate would
never pass the measure willingly
Hence. though the House dih
March g, pass this rs scperate Dill
the Military Committee considered
II necessary to pass the bill again, III
such shape ~ to force the Senate ts
agree to II, and compel the President
to approve 1t. 50 they put II IN I
clause o. the general military bill
entitled "a bill to promote the eff
cheney of the army Of the United
sfates.p etc. The last section Of this
bin reads follows:
THAT Sections 1918 and isIs OF thu
Revised Statutes, and ali other act
or parts Of acts inconsistent with uili
sct. be, and the same are hereby re
peaied."
Section 1915, which II was second
time attempted 10 repeal, reads a.
follows:
aNo person who has served Ia any
capacity In the military, naval, o.
civil service OF the so-ealled Confesier
ale States, or either Of sLaies IN IN
surreclion during the late rebellion
shall be appointed 70 any position
in the army Of the United States.
The plain intent Of this repeating
section was 10 allow the army to bt
ofsicared by Southern Confcderates
and especially TO allow Southern ex'
rebels to be appointed 10 professor
ships at West Point, 70 - poison ou'
army at its fountain, by teaching The
cadets who are to be the future OIL
Gers Of our army the Southern dis
loyal doctrines.
flour Democratic friend az uiium.
wa does not believe III this bill for
repeal, he wants to get out Of the
Democratic party, and to vote
against Samuel j. Tilden, and reject
the whole Democratic ticket.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-11-01
XpoxWNe Journal
(. -. Grey over the Blue.

HH7 FrtEtt FtAstsE7sHs@.N -.
..,x-xwa. OCT. IT, E5ds'v@ ssf ~ l.ss.s'.'
$50, hiss arisen herr over one ihsi's'
- ~. ;ses,tanss hare asretd n leave = ~"
- p,,,,,asean asserts sas; the psaecFAfss
= 80 i,,.cr psssea bill repsslis ne =
81 ahaaalisying nles who asrs Y 'ns 4. Il.
a,e array from sver sol'ii'g commits ON = =
Z s,,ay. Tbs DsaaocEas deiAies shts. siia -
,,asrel ] ,,.sng was proposed and mai DO -
=, go ,..ts s,eh thlug aone aud thai 70 isil
as-ss hns eycr suggested sach taslig- ba
h,,h h.vs agreed Is refer tie yea. eas' ~
eve "a the facts