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Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-10-11

FoR 6Aa.E.--A span OF Good mules.
csilon n. O. Msgse II the JOURNAL
Of55oe.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-10-11

A GOOD square meal for % cents at
Freelandis.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-10-11

FRuIT JARS, the largest stock in
town, at KRUCK 4 ELy's.
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al ana Miscellaneous.
lIusl Meetings.

src.keu below named will address
che people on political topics At times
and places indicated
rr-nsv. W.. -. STONE
oosport. Thursday, Oct IL ~ ? ~
pleasant'lle, Friday. Oct. ~, s:@ p M
otter, Saturday, Oct ~ 2 M
Pella, -,
Ast,c.. Tuesday, Oct. II, ] p m.
80 - oct. 18th
- Oct. 18th
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Legal Notice.
To WHOM TT MAY CONCERN.
Notice is hereby given that on thu
Let day Of the next November term
or the Circuit court OF Marion countv
Iowa, the 9th day Of November Ie5R
Wesley Cloe WIN make application
TO be discharged "a administrator a.
The estate Of Isaac Brady, decessed.
Knoxville. October z, 1879.
's ALLEN HAMMOCK,
CLERK
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-08-23
actions worthy Of mention,
COTTON.

The market this morning was quiet
and steady, with fair offerings but little
inquiry. 1t partially recovered from the
depression and weakness experienced
yesterday. Three new bales of cotton,
raised in the Memphis district, we're re-
ceived this morning and was auctioned
off at the Exchange. An account Of the
sales will be found in our local columns.
Estimated sales for the day 300 bales;
sales yesterday 200. all to spinners.
New York spots and futures were
steady and easier. Liverpool spots
and arrivals were steady and unchanged.
O0TTOE EXCgAEGA QUOTATIONS STANDARD
aHrurNaw NJ aoururNa TrnH
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FINANCIAL AND UOMMRRCIAL

PUBLIC LEDGER 0FFIcE.
MEMPHIS. TKNN,. August q. 1876. I

Mss @nNNsa Aebeet - AotVsl
We have no new features to report in
financial circles in fact, there was moth
ing doing in banking circles beyond local
checking. and depositing, which was
rather light. The banks continue to re-
port currency in good supply, with
money easy and balances we'll kept up.
First-class commercial paper meets with
favor at the banks at SOLO q cent. o
annum street rates, on short loans, rule
at l3@21 q cent. 9 month. Exchange
is steady, with the supply equal to the
demand, as follows: Buying on New
York at par and selling at ic premium;
on New Orleans. buying at fc discount
and selling at par. Brokers are paying
lO9!@lO92 for gold, With little offering.
Serips and bonds of every description
remain quiet and inactive, with no trans
actions worthy of mention.
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LEDGER.
REAsOaIO D~IREOTORx.

H ,ons-..
ouTu MEMPHIS, No. ~I1s-meets I'd Friday
eseb month. In odd Fellows Hall. B +
taller, " NJ; B K Pullen. Secy.
ANGFROxA, No. 16S-meets LIST Monday IN
each month. in Odd Fellows han. Wv
"GS y3y ssoTr. No. 2ss-meets LIST Wednesday
+, eaeb month, in Odd Fellows Hall. AZ
Davis, VIM; RIA Lyle, Ses'ys
DrSoTO. No. 99-meets Sd FRIDAY IN each
month. in Odd Fellows haii. mo " ura-
ram. w M; II J Ward. Sec'y pro tenn.
KuwryNING, No. &l-meets 9Th Friday in
month. in Odd Follows Hall. James S
Carpenter, WM lack I White, Sec'y.
ROYAL ARCH.
pvvv czlprER. No. E-meets I'd Monday Of
.,eh month-at Masonic Hall, in Gayoso
Bosk. A. J. Wheeler, NJ. x. H. p; 9. g..
hGfS SSpFfs cTIPfER, No. s5-msets at Ma
sonic Rail, in 9ayoso- Block. Sd Monday Of
eseh month. W. S. Matthews, M. e. Il. p;
II. w. Shelton. Secretary.
r.. n 3. n.
erRrxA COUNCIL, No. 6-meets Sd Thurs
AZ, Of each month-at Masonic Hall, in Gay
oso Block. A. J. Wheeler. Th. H.; @. II.
Myers. Rec.
CYRHsE C~OHNASDERY. No. 4-meets 4th Mon
lay Of each month at Masonic Hall, GayOso
lock. Ed Worsham. 3. c.; 7. ]. Barchus.
Rec.
ST. ELMO CO~HMASDERY No. l5.-Meets
ID Tuesday Of each month at Masonic Hall,
gsyosO Block. B. +. Halter. (. c.; R. W.
shelton. Rec.
KNIGHTS or RED Cross OF CONSTANTINE
meets first and third Saturdays Of each month
at Masonic Hall. L.. B. Hatch. NJ. P. s.; i.
J. Barchus, r..
o. o, +. DEREOTOEg.
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o. o Il. DIRECTORY
Odd Fellows. Hall. corner Main and North
ccurt Streets

JoDGzs,
MRHPErs Lopez, No. 6-meets every Tues
day. S. S. Garrett. n. g.; A. j.. Knapp,
v. g.; L. S. Burr, Secretary; &. 4. Risk
treasurer.
day night. Z. M. earn. N. G.;A. D. Glib
son, v. e.; I. j. Hogan. r. s.; John A.
bolt. Treasurer: Themas Bacon, z. 5.
SCHILLER LODGE, No. l40-meets every We'd
nesday night. Frank Dries, N. G.; Ed
Bohle, Y. g.; Chas. BorRer, Secretary; John
BANNER L0DGR, No. 1F7-meets svary Friday
night, J.W. Anderson, N. g.; W.k. French,
V. g.; WIN. Henry, P. and r. s.; J.s. VIII
BLUFF CRY LoDeE. No. lsT-meets every
Tuesday evening at $50 Second street. Macon
Webb, N. g.; Up. Young, V. g.; w. IL.
Moyston, Secretary; A. Z. Kenneday. Treas.
HARMONY Lopez No. 199-meets every Tues
day night at Odd Fellows' Hall, corner Beal
and fernando streets. G.. W. u. Crook, NJ
e.; D. g. Reahard, V g.; D. A. Mc0mber,
Sec'y; Henry G. Dent, Treasurer.
HEoANPNKSTB.
GAYoso ESoANPHEET, No. 8-meets on the
LIST and Sd Thursday nights Of each month.
D. r. Goodyear, q. 2; ! W. \. French, h.f :
p. o. Smith, S. W.; Ihos. Bacon, scribe; B.
Bingham, Treasurer; I. j. Hogan, J. W. q,
MEMPHIS ENOAMPMEET, No. 39-meets ID and
eth Thursday nights Of each month. &: ".
l.. Crook, G. P; j. j. Ross, II. p; 5. \.
Garrett, s.. W; u. B. Cullen, J. W.; G..
Plischke, scribe; John Waynesburg, Treas.
DEGREE ODG
MEMPHIS DEGREE LoDeE No. Sheets hrst
saturday Of each month. VIM. Henry, d.
d.:D. A. Wardlaw, D. D. Nj; Frank Mel
lersh, A. D. NJ; I, P. Holland, Sec'y; +.
W. Smith. Treas.
RUTH LoDGK, No. I'D OF R.-meets second
and fourth Saturday nights of each month.
I. P. Holland, Sec'y; Mrs. Geo Miller, Treas.
GENERAL RELIEP CoMMGTTEE-J. S. Wilkins,
Chairman, 20 Main street; John W. WayHes-
burg, Secretary and Treasurer, 2lO Front
street; A. D. Gibson, 6 West Court street; ).
q. Schmidt. AZ Menroe street; d. I. Porter,
s. Union street.
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REIGHTs OF H

TuEEEssEu Lopez No. 5-Meets Me-
every Monday night at No. $50
Second street, Vincent Block. opp. Court
Square. G. Layton. &C Jno. Wilson. V.u.;
W. Klostemeyer, P.;G.W.L. rroek,M NJ. Of y;
Of r. and g.; Joe Locke, p. G.
MEMPHIS LODGE No. 6.-Meets for drill on
hrst Thursday of each month. Regular meet
ing second, third and fourth Thursday. John
Wood, @ G.; + P Bath, v G; A M0rgel, p;
Martin Cohen, X RS; J Iutz, jr; N f; c W
Vigus. NJ Il Jos S Leon. + @.
C0URDE LION LODGE No. 13-Mosts ID and
4th Wednesdays Q cry month, at $50 Second
street. Vincent dlock. opposite Court Square.
IL. IL. Briggs, Q. c.; NJ. Cooper, jr., ". c.; T.
E. Wilson, p G. A. Burr. M. of g.; j. T.
TOmlinson, NJ. Of f.; D. W. bchatfer, f..
Of X. s.; j. j. Ross, P. C.
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OEUTsOHER BRUDER-BUND.

DKUTsoHER BRUDRR-BuND = meets let Sunday
in each month at2 o'clock Pm, at Cochran
mann. Vice gres't; W. G~laentzer, sec'y: II.
W. Sehultze, I%reas'r; Aug Zweiiel and John
Handwerker, Sick Committee for Northern
Division; John Wendell aud John Margle,
Sick Committee for Southern Division.
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KNIGHTS OF HONOR.

UNITY LODGE No. 2l7-meets every Wednes-
day night at Hall, No. 29S Second street. up
stairs. 5. s. Garrett. Dictator; A. b. Hill.
Reporter.
CHELSEA LODGE, No. 2SO-meets ID and 4th
Thursday in each month, at Brick Church.
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LIVERPOOL. August p 1880 p.m.-Cotton is
quiet. Uplangs. 6l-16d; Orleans, 63-16d.
oaies, $500 bales Of which 1000 we're for ex-
port and speculation. Arrivals are quiet and
steady
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NAFONA TEMPLE OF II. AND T.
80. 1-meets every Friday even
ing at 3 o'clock at Temperance
III Mn IN Ennnnd nkrnal
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RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
BOATS LEAVING TO-DAY.

BOATS LEAVING TO-DAY.
Arkansas river. Rosa Miller pm
triar 8 folnt, A.. j. W blte.--~"..........5 pm
Arkansas City, City. of Augusta.....-......5 pm
Cincinnati, Robert Mitchell. ...-.....5 pm
Seanlan's Landing, Carl SchurE~~~......5 pm
ARRIVALS.
Steamer City of Augusta, Greenville.
a. j. White, Friar's Point.
DEPARTURES.
Steamer Ella, White river.
Illinois, Vicksburg.
Cons Millar, Cincinnati.
Grand Tower, st. Louis.
I. f. Eckert, st. Louis.
BOATS IN o
A. j. White, Rosa Miller, Osceola, City
Of Augusta, Carl Schurz.
Condition OF the Rivers.
The river here is falling slowly,
but will probably come to a stand
by tomorrow. At Helena the de-
cline was 4 inches; at Yicksburg, 2
inches; at st. Louis, 3 inches, with
y feet on the crossings out to
Cairo. At Cairo the rise was 3
inches, with 15>feet 9 inches on the
gauge. At Pittsburg the decline in
the Ohio was 1S inches, with 2 feet
II inches in the channel; at Gin
natl 6 inches, with IA feet on the
gauge; at Louisville 3 inches, with
7 feet 3 inches in the canal. At
Evansville it is falling, with IL feet
8 inches on the gauge. Cumber-
land river is falling, with 3 feet s
inches on the shoals. Arkansas
river declined 4 inches at Little
Rock, with 8 feet 5 inches on the
gauge. White river is receding
steadily.
Miscellaneous.
Too warm for comfort.
A dull day on the landing.
Shipments to the bends are I'M
proving a little.
The cotton crop promises a large
yield and an active season in river
circles is anticipated.
The Golden Rule passed Evans
vile yesterday for New Orleans and
will be due here tomorrow night.
The Belle of Shreveport and Leo
pold and barges, for New Orleans,
and Capitol City for Vicksburg left
st. Louis yesterday.
The Illinois backed out for
Vick8burg last evening with a
splenpid trip Of freight and people.
The Grand Tower for st. Louis
added here 140 bales of Eastern
cotton and was full of people.
The Cons Millar for Cincinnati
had 225 bales of cotton, Is bales of
rags, 200 barrels of oil, a lot of
scrap iron and sundries and 80 cabin
passengers.
The Carl Schurz, Captain Matt
Trimble, is the regular packet
leaving this evening for Scanlan's
Landing.
The Capitol City, Capt. O'Neal,
is the Anchor Line packet leaving
Friday morning at 10 o'clock for
Vicksburg and the bends.
The Riverside Base Ball Club
lett last evening on the Grand
lower for st. Louis. They make
a tour through Missouri and Hi
nols, and will be absent two weeks.
The Ella returned to White river
last night with a fair trip.
We are glad to see Mr.. Hugh
Langdon, deputy wharfmaster, able
to be out again. He has been suf-
fering for the past two weeks with
malarial fever.
The City Of Helena left Vicks-
burg yesterday for st. Louis.
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AlE III y v NNnNh al AINuHti duNb Hkl-Lklh
Hall, No. 1913 Second street.
ID. c. McDougal. W. G. T.; f. 0. Milton, W.
V. T.: @. A. S. Richardson. W. R.; @, +
Shepherd, ". A. R.; j. ii. Thompson, W. I.
r.; Bun r. Price, W. IT.; A. Hum, W. U II.
II. Hampson, W. d. u; W. A. Hill, IT., W.
g.; Geo. B. Elliott, W. S.; Rev. II. G. Gull
ton. W. Chaplain.
CHELSEA TEMPLE OF II. AND 7. No. 2-meets
every Tuesday evening at 5 o'clock, at their
all, Brick Church. Chelsea. Z. E. Colby.
-. O. T.; B. 7, Carr, W. V. T. X. M. Ken
dali. W. R.; 7. b. Rawlings. W. A. R.; :.
=. Chandler, W.. +. r.; w NJ. Carr, w. T.;
w. 5. Rodgers, W. u; Z. T. White, W. u.
a.; chas. H. Lanham, W. g.; @. r. Egnew,
W. s.; r. J. Rawlings, W. Chap.
MONTGOMERY Council No IT. A. AND S
T.-meets Grst Monday in each month, in
Masonic Hall, Gayoso Block, at TX O'Clock
pm. John W. Graham, @. Of c.; John W.
Brush, r.
THALEs TEMPLE OF II. AID T. No. 4-meets
every Monday evening at ~ O'Clock at their
hall, corner Second and Adams streets, over
En~gine-house. Jonathan Wood, W.. y. I.
John w. Brush. W. v. T.: W. II. Atkinson,
W. R.; John D. Cox, IT,. W. A. B.; John W,
Cacey, W. r. L.; Chas. II. McD0uRal. W
T.; +. 7. Davis. W. U.;R II. Hester. W. D
u; 4. W. Halle, w. g.; j l.. Bourne. W
S.; Dan A. Johnson. W. Chaplain.
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The following quotations are for orderp
rom store and small lots in q iobbinR ways
APPLEs-Medium. l 25i choice, l 0g3 90
per Dbl.
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NV YORK. August %. l2:2i ~p.m.-Cotton is
easy, with futures steady. Sales for future
deliverv- 1700 baleq
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Shooting an Anaconda.

In the NeD quarterly Reoiesc, Mr..
w. II. Drummond, of African sport
ing fame, tells how he came upon a
twenty-foot serpent one morning very
early.
Life was already stirring; faint
rustles, and once breaking twig, de-
noted the whereabouts of antelopes,
or, it might be, of their enemy, the
leopard, while the calls of birds re-
sounded on every side; by-and-by the
rustling became louder, and it was ev-
ident some animal was coming up the
track by which | was going to descend,
until at last it got so near that | could
distinguish the rattle of sharp hoofs
among the powders and stones behind
me. 90
Suddenly there was dull sound,
as of some heavy body falling, followed
by confused noise of struggling, a
half-choked bleat, which l thought l
recognized as coming from the throat
Of an 'unkumbi,' and then silence
again. l could see nothing from the
position 1 was in, and did not care to
alter it till l could see distinctly enough
to fire if necessary; so 1 remained
for few moments more, and then be-
gun cautiously to descend again. But
a few steps sufficed to explain the cause
of noise.
81 got round the corner of the rock,
under the upper side of which l had
been sitting, and camein sight of an
boa constructor, some ten or
twelve feet of whose huge body was in
view, employed in licking the carcass
of its victim, young doe of the
species l had expected, which lay, a
mass, within yard of the
very path l was following. No doubt
had l Numbered on through the dark
ness another five yards, l should at
that moment have occupied its place,
though the great snake might, perhaps,
have found it impossible to swallow
me after killing me; however, the idea
was enough, and, without remember
ing at the moment how / should dis
5urb the whole bush, I leveled the rifle
At it's broad head and fired. 1t was not
until the smoke cleared, and l could
see its whole body, as it writhed and
visited in its last agonies, that 1 COM
pretended its enormous size and
strength, and that the portion / had
'een was little more than half its full
ength. \ - -
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Don't want any hair there" he re-
piled. 81 was never so happy as since
l became bald-headed.
"Well, don't you ever brush your
scalp?"
"Never. 1 have it sand-papered
four times per year, and the rest of the
time it must get along the best it can"
81 am in great need of money" she
remarked as she looked around the
shop.
$50 am l." he replied as he pegged
away. 81 haven't seen but three dol
lars in the last two weeks"
cit would almost be an act of char
ity to buy of me" she pleaded.
81 never give to charity, madam. l
haven't given a shilling to any one or
to any object for the last thirty years. :"
"Your second wife might want the
brush"
81 shall never marry again. I hate
all women"
"Then you don't think you could
use it?" she asked as she rose up.
Eyes, could take it and brush my
dogs ears clean back to his tail, and
brush his tail clean over his nose, or ]
could make it over into a snow-shovel
or sell it to some saw-mill, or repair
my wheelbarrow with it,. but 1 sale
no. and l shall stick to it. I'm bald
headed, ugly-tempered, sinful, malic
ious and desperate, but l pride myself
on keeping my word; and, madam, il
metal hair-brushes and bald-headet
men and female agents were as thicl
as buttons on girls dress m,
thunderous voice would still cry
l." N-o-u-g-h-non'-Detroit Free Pres
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Be Patient.

BE patient with your friends. They
are neither omniscient nor omnipotent.
They cannot see your heart, and may
misunderstood you. They do not
know what is best for you, and may
select what is worst Their arms are
short, and they may not be able to
reach what you ask. What if also
they lack purity of purpose and tenac-
ity of affection; do not you also lack
these graces? Patience is your refuge.
Endure, and in enduring conquer
them, and if not them, then at least
yourself. Above all, be patient with
your beloved. Love is the best thing
on the earth, but it is to be handled
tenderly, and impotence is a nurse
that kills it.
Be patient with your pains and
cares. We know it is easy to say and
hard to do. But, dear child, you
must be patient. These things are
killed by enduring them, and made
strong to bite and sting by feeding
them with your frets and fears. There
is no pain or care that can last long.
None of them shall enter the city of
God. A little while, and you shall
leave behind you the whole troop of
bowling troubles, and forget in your
first sweet hour of rest that such things
were on the earth.
Be patient with your deferred hopes.
The heart is sick, no doubt, but sick
hearts must take the tonic of patience.
All that is worth hoping for will come
to the Christian. The hope itself is
put in peril by the Impotence that
weakens and prostrates your strength.
Here also you have no better resource
than patience. You will reach next
year just as soon by taking it quietly;
the end of your preparation for life's
work-your apprenticeship or college
course-will come of itself. The end
of all your labor is not far beyond,
and need not be sighed for or impa-
tiently expected. Clad in patience,
you walk in an invisible armor, against
which temptations to repine and MUIR
muir fall harmless. Put on patience
against your hungry hope.
Be patient with yourself. You are
full Of faults, and your life abounds
in blunders. Do not lash yourself
sore with self debasement. Some con-
fidence in yourself is needed to your
success.
Be patient with God. 1t seems al
most lrreverent to counsel you so.
And yet, you know that even against
God you have cried out in your impa-
thence. Your garden did not bloom in
season, or bear fruit in abundance,
and in your heart you said, "God will
never reward me according to my
works. He has flowers for others and
fruit even for the ungodly, but me He
leaves in want. When shall my turn
Gomez? Be patient. He has one
time and you have another. Your
time is when you desire; His time is
when you can use. He sees your day
of real want; you see only the hour of
capricious wishes. For Him and for you
there is abundance of time. His years
shall not fail nor will yours. You
can afford to wait. Be PATIENT
Methodist.
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never rise above it's source, so the
quality of dairy product never will
exceed the quality of the material
from which it is made. 1t may fall
below it's true level, but will never
rise above it. Very poor butter may
be made from the milk of COW that
has been fed on the sweetest grass,
but no amount of skill or care can
produce good butter from milk that
is strongly impregnated with bitter
herbs. The milk will inevitably take
it's quality from the quality of the
food from which it is made.
This fact shows the Importance and
the absolute necessity of improving
our pastures as means of improving
the quality and elevating the standard
of our dairy products. AS long as our
pastures are full of coarse grass and
bitter weeds and herbs, just so long
will our butter and cheese be poor. 1t
is of no use to flatter ourselves that
COWS will not eat these weeds. If we
let them grow in our pastures the cows
will eat them to a greater or less ex-
tent, even if they have plenty OF better
food. Just as long as we let blttel
weeds grow in our pastures we may as
well make up our minds to have poor
quality Of butter. To a less degree
the same principle will apply to coarse
grass. Although not as bad as weeds
it is far from being as good as the finel
qualities of pasture grasses. 1t viii
not keep cattle in as good condition
and the quality of milk produced from
it will of necessity be inferior to TIT
milk made from clover and the best O.
our grasses.-N. Y. Herald.
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AT THE GATE.

y For, behold the kingdom of God is within yop.
Thy kingdom here?
Lord, can it be?
Searching and seeking everywhere
For many year,
Thy kingdom come has been my PRAYER.
Was that dear kingdom all the while SO neari
Blinded and dull
With selfish sin,
Have been sitting at the gates
Called Beautiful,
Where Thy fair angel stands and waits,
With hand upon the lock to let me inf
Was the wall
Which barred the way,
Darkening the glory of Thy grace,
Hiding the ray
Which, shining out as from Thy very face,
Had shown to other men the perfect dayi
Was the har
Which shut me out
From the full joyance which they taste
Whose spirits are
Within Thy Paradise embraced
Thy blessed Paradise, which seemed so farf
Let me not sit
Another hour,
Idly awaiting what is mine to wiz
Blinded in wit.
Lord Jesus. rend these walls Of self and sin,
Beat down the gate. that 1 may enter in.
Susan Coolidge.
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Wanted to Sell Him a Hair
Brush.

A LoNG-wA1sTED lady, having a Sc
ductive smile and winning ways, called
upon Detroit shoemaker yesterday to
convince him that he needed a metal
hair-brush-a novelty just out and in
the hands of canvassers. After she
had put in about five minutes talk he
uncovered his bald head and asked:
"Where is there anything to brush
with it?"
"Then your wife could use it." she
said.
"My wife is dead, poor SOUL"
"Then your daughters.
81 have no daughters, and the only
son have went crazy from brushing
his hair too much"
II believe this brush would help
new growth of hair on your scalp"
she said, unwilling to let him off,
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Weeds Will Not Produce Good
Butter.

WHEN COWS are required to eat two,
three or more unwholesome and bitter
weeds to every clover OF spear of
grass no reasonable person can expect
to produce butter of fair quality
from the milk. A large portion of
The inferior butter sold in the market
IS chargeable to the condition of the
pastures in which the COWS are kept
When there is strong, bitter taste to
the butter there is pretty strong evil
dence that the cows have been eating
something which they had much bet
ter let alone. We cannot gather
grapes from thistles, neither can we
obtain sweet butter from a COW that
is fed on bitter weeds. The meal that
comes out of mill is of the same ma
ture as the grain that is put into the
hopper. If corn is ground corn meal
is the result; if rye is put into the
hopper rye meal will be the product of
the grinding. So with a COW: the
quality of her productions will be de-
termined in great measure by the
quality of the food which she eats.
1t is true that want Of care and
skill in handling may produce a poor
grade of butter from milk that was
capable of being made into a first
class article, But as the stream can
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-10-05

A PECULIAR season for the duty of
heavenly CONCENTRATIONS is when thou
art in suffering, distressed or Tempt
ed state. When should we take our
cordials but in time of fainting? When
is it more seasonable to walk to heaven
than when we know not in what
corner of earth to live with comfort !?
or when should our thoughts converse
more above than when they have moth
ing but grief below? Where should
Noah's dove be but in the ark when
the waters cover all the earth, and she
cannot find rest for the sole Of her
foot? What should we think on but
our Fathers house when we have not
even the husks of the world to feed
uponp Surely God sends thy Attic
tions for this very purpose. Happy
art thou, poor man, if thou make this
use Of thy poverty, and thou that art
sick, if thou 50 improve thy sickness.
-BQIter,