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Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-12-01
Who Go Crazy.

The statistical results compiled by the
Superintendent of the State Lunatic Hos
pital at Harrisburg, offer much food for
thought. OF 1913 patients who have
been treated there, only 1854 have been te-
males. Between the ages OF twenty and
thirty insanity was developed in more
males and females than for any other dec
AIDE in the scale of life. OF the 2,91S,
there were 684 married men, 1876 single, and
"a widowers. OF married women there
were 65S, single All, widowed 159. There
were 1,342 marriages, against Dab single
folks. One case was admitted after fifty
years of insanity. The occupation list
shows $40 farmers and 469 laborers out OF
a total Of 1864 There are 10 physicians,
rs teachers, 10 preachers 2 editors, artist,
16 lawyers, / musician, 26 blacksmiths, Al
carpenters, 55 clerks, 10 machinists, AZ
merchants, 81 teilors, 80 shoemakers and
1lS without occupation. OF the women,
618 were housewives, 80 the daughters Of
farmers, 121 domestics, housekeepers, 8
miIliners, IA teachers, IS seamstresses and
415 without occupation. Two thousand
three hundred and fifteen were born in
Pennsylvania, 27O in Ireland, 81 in Eng
land, $50 in Germany. In the assigned
causes of insanity, 329 are set down to i'll
health, psi domestic trouble, 3 grief, 4
Hillerism, 2 spiritualism, Excessive study,
IL disappointment, 80 Over-excrtiOn, 11S
epilepsy, 23 fright, "a intemperance, 8 re-
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-12-01
Topham, the Strong Man.

Thomas Topham, the Strong man, was
born in London, 111O, and was bred car
penter, and afterwards Travelled on his
muscle" He was quiet peaceful man,
of middle size and weight, made like other
men, except the usual cavities under the
arms and hands were, in his case, fllled
with muscles. The wonderful stories OF
his feats are we'll authenticated.
He could hold under perfect restraint,
and with ease to himself, the strongest
horse. He lifted table six feet long, with
fifty pounds on the end OF it, with ms
teeth and held it in horizontal position
considerable time. He rolled up pewter
dish weighing seven pounds, with as much
apparent ease as the reader would roll up d
piece of paper. He held pewter quart
pot at arms length and squeezed the sides
together like an eggshell.
He lifted two hundred pounds with his
little finger and waved it gently around his
head. He lifted Mr. Chambers, a clergy
man, who must have lived on the fat OF
the land, for he weighed three hundred
and seventy eight pounds, with one hand,
Mr.. Chambers head being placed on one
chair and his feet on another. At blow
he struck round bar of iron, one inch in
diameter, against his naked arm, and bent
it like bow.
One night, observing Waterman asleep
in his watch box, he picked up box and
Waterman, carrying the load with the
greatest case, and dropped them over the
wall into Tindale burying ground.
A butcher once passed window at
which Topham was sitting. He stopped
down and took half an OK from the fell
lows shoulders with SO much ease and dex
terity that the man swore that the devil
had flown away with the beef.
At race man insisted upon driving
upon the track; so Topham took hold OF
the tail of the cart and drew it gently
back, the driver whipping the horse like
mailman all the time.
When he kept public house two men
were determined TO fight him; so, to salts
fly them, he seized them by the napes o.
their necks and knocked their heads to
gether till he knocked all the fight out
of them
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-12-01
Good Out Of Evil.

A New York manager tells the follow.
ing good story:
II once sent ON young medical stu.
dent in the character of lover who had
to make declaration, be accepted, be sur
prised by rival, challenge him on the
spot, declare that he would not stir until
the green sward was stained with the blood
of one, if not both, order pistols parenthet-
ically for two at once, and coffee for two
in ten minutes, and, in fact, go through
the greatest amount of bombast compressi-
bic in, short time OF course the love-
making was to be of the most high flown
character ON he went, and at the sight
of the audience and the lady seated at her
werk table, subsidized Immediately into an
abyss of tears. Instead of rushing frantic
ally toward the object Of his affection,
f1inging himself upon his knees and burst
ing into a tremendous rhapsody, as he
should have done, he simply stood and
looked at her, twisting his hat freely in his
hands. Not one word could he say, but in
dead silence crept across the stage slowly,
took up a chair, set it exactly opposite the
lady, put his hat under the chair, offered
| to sit down, looked behind him to be sure
if the chair were really in its place, sat
down on the extreme edge Of 1t, looked at
| the ground, rubbed his knees slowly, and
now and then glanced up at his intended
bride, much as dog looks when it has
stolen something, and knows 1t is going to
be whipped.
"The audience were in ecstacies. They
all thought it was pure acting, and that the
| part was that of bashful lover Certain
| ly any one who could act half so well
ought to make his fortune. He had been
in possession of the stage some seven or
| eight minutes without speaking word,
when he opened his mouth once or twice,
rubbed his knees again, and at last said, in
broken and husky voice, 'How's your
motherg' A perfect shrek of laughter
bursting from the audience, gave the OPP
portunity of getting him off the stage.
| The rival rushed forward, bouncing on him,
hauled him off by the collar, flung himself
on his knees, did all the rhapsody himself,
and we had to patch up the scene as we
best could Although so complete fail
ure on the part of the individual, the scene
was the best of the evening, and is well
remembered to the present day"
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-12-01
HOME, FARM AND GARDEN.

"A farmer Of OswegO county, n. Y, has
recently been engaged in digging second
crop of potatoes from the same piece of
land, this year.
"A correspondent of the .Couatry Gen
Nenaan gives cleanliness, pure air and good
food as the best preventives of hog cholera /;
coal-tar charcoal, or carbolic acid are also
valuable both as preventives or in treat
ment. An emetic (white hellebore) is
recommended if the disease breaks out.
An exchange says The best land for
broom corn is river bottom or black muck
or sandy loan. 1t will yield when prop
erlv cultivated on such land from seven to
ten and even as high as twelve hundred
pounds to the acre. But six to eight hun
dred pounds would be fair average crop
for most lands used
"A correspondent of the Country Gen
Aeman says IF lime be used at all, the
only way to use it is by applying it to the
top of the ground Many farmers have
been disguised with the use of lime SIM
ply because they did not apply it properly,
or, in other words, they spread it on the
ground and plowed it under. This is the
last way to apply lime, if you wish to de-
rive any benefit therefrom for as lime is a
very fine substance, it sinks into the
ground very rapidly, and when once
plowed under, especially if plowed deep,
you will never be able to get your lime TO
the surface again. That lime is Of value, at
least to some lands, think there can be no
doubt Flint, whom i consider good au-
thority, states that an application OF lime,
from ten to fifty bushels, is good for all
kinds of clayey lands, but on sandy land it
is somewhat injurious. Last spring / APP
piled about fifty bushels of lime to my
oats, in this manner: first plowed the
ground, then spread the lime, then sowed
the oats, and then narrowed"
--Buckwheat Cakes-A lady contributor
to the Western Rurat says:
Not any yeast-made pancakes for me |!
They are good enough, perhaps, but can't
compare with golden hucd, buttermilk
buckwheat pancake. See take quart
Of buttermilk without drop of water in
it, Didn't rinse down my churn9 No,
| scraped the butter down with spoon to
keep it rich, you know. Now | put in a
teaspoonful of soda and one of salt; then
dip five handfuls of flower SO big, and then
stir till mixed, and no longer. If you
keep stirring and adding now little flour
and then little more milk, you will find
your dough stringy and cakes tough All
kinds of pastry that are required to be
tender and delicate, must be manipulated
as little as possible.
Don't think Of setting the table during
the operation Of frying Have that all
done first, and merely get good start be-
fore you ring the bell. You need not have
disagreeable smell Of burnt fat accom-
panying the operation unless you wish to
waste it. A large square of fat pork is
best I think) with the rind on; skim it
lightly over the griddle, though; and when
through trim off the soiled looking part,
and it will do many times, | never turn
cake over twice, and don't let it get
cooked through before turn it, Pop the
cakes under cover quickly; steaming
minute is the cap of perfection, but see that
the lid does not bear on them heavily.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-12-01
Testing Her Innocence.

The following touching scene recently
occurred in Partisan court Of justice: A
poor, pale, wan seamstress was arralgned
for theft She appeared at the bar with a
boy eleven or twelve months old In her
arms, her child. She went to get some
work one day, and stole three coins OF l0f
each. The money was missed soon after
she left her employer, and a servant was
sent to her to claim it, The servant found
her about to quit the rooms with the three
gold coins in her hand She said to the
servant, Il was going to carry them back
to YOU" Nevertheless she was carried to
the Commissioner of Police, and he
ordered her to be sent before the police
court for trial.
She was too poor to engage lawyer,
and when asked by the Judge what she
had to say for herself, she answered: THE
day | went to my employers carried my
child with me. 1t was in my arms as 1t
is now | was not paying attention to it.
There were several other gold CONS on the
mantle piece, and unknown to me it
stretched out its little hands and seized the
three pieces which did not observe until
| got home. | at once put on my bonnet,
and was going back to my employer to
return them when was arrested. This is
the solemn truth, as l hope for Heavens
mercy"
The court could not believe this story.
They upbraided the mother for her impu.
dence in endeavoring to palm off such a
manifest lie for the truth. They besought
her, for her own sake, to retract so absurd
tale, for it could be of no effect, but
oblige the court to sentence her to much
severer punishment than they were dis
posed to infict upon one so young evident
ly stepped so deep in poverty.
These appeals had no effect except in
strengthening the poor mothers pertina-
cious adherence to her original story. AS
this firmness was sustained by that look OF
innocence which the most adroit criminal
can never counterfeit, the court were at
some loss to discover what decision justice
demanded. To relieve their embarrassment,
one of the Judges proposed to renew the
scene described by the mother. The gold
coins were placed on the clerk table. The
mother was requested to assume the posi-
ton in which she said she stood at her en-
ployer's house There was then breath
ing in the court. The baby soon discovered
the bright coin, eyed ii for moment,
smiled, and then stretched forth its tiny
hands and clutched them in its fingers with
a miser's eagerness. The mother was ac-
quilted.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-12-01
Hints to Farmers.

Tup "Fat Contributor" of the Cincin-
nati Times. contributes the following hints,
which may not be of any use to our agrl-
cultural readers:
Now that winter isapproachlng, IL would
,erbans he as we'll to discontinue haylng,
and turn your attention to getting IN your
ali saw-logs. No farmer can consider his
fall work complete until he has his cellar
well supplied with saw-logs. Seated
ground a blazing hearth of winters
night. there is no fruit more delicious.
correspondent asks us what we think
Of late blowing Flowing should not be
continued later than 10 or II o'clock at
nicbt It gets the horses in the habit OF
Saving out late and unduly exposes the
plow We have known plows to acquire
sprine halt and infiammatory rheumatism
from late blowing. Don't do it.
To another correspondent who wants
MS to suggest good drain on a farm, we
would say heavy mortgage at 10 per
cent will drain it about as rapidly as any
thing we know OF.
When YOU make cider select nothing
but the soundest turnips, chopping them
into sled lengths before grading them
In boiling your cider use plenty OF ice, and
when boiled hang it up in the sun to dry.
A pick-ax should never be used in pick
ing apples. 1t has tendency to break
down the vines and damage the hive.
In sowing your winter apple-jack a
horse rake will be found preferable to a
step-ladder. Stcp-ladders are liable to
freeze up, and are hardly palatable unless
boiled with sugar.
In cutting down hemlock trees for cam
ming, select only the largest. Don't throw
away the chips, as they make fine parlor
ornaments, encased in rustic frames OF salt
and vinegar
The coming cold weather should suggest
to the humane farmer the necessity for a
new cow-shed The following is receipt
for making a good cowshed: Pour a
pailful of boiling hot water on her back,
and if that don't make good shed
her hair-we are no prophet, to anybody.
Now is the time for planting your win
ter hay. The pink-eyed Southdown is
probably the best variety, as it don't need
poling and begins to. hay early.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-12-01
Points Of Etiquette.

Don't speak of persons, with whom
you are slightly acquainted, by their ilrst
name.
Irritability is breach Of good morals as
well as good manners. Gentle courtesy we
owe to all
Be punctual 1t is always annoying to
be kept waiting, and often serious detri-
ment to ones business.
Answer civil question pleasantly and
kindly, even if you are in hurry.
Jokes are dangerous things, to be used
like gunpowder, with extreme caution.
If possible, always be at the station a
few minutes before the cars start. Getting
aboard after the train is in motion is not
favorable to bodily safety, nor to that calm
ness of mind which leads US to act
wisely.
Don't be disturbed if you find the best
seats taken. AS no one knew you were
coming, of course they did not reserve one.
Have your ticket in your hand. Con-
ductors haven't always the time to wait till
the portmonnaie, pocket and travelling bag
are searched before receiving it. We once
saw lady, when the conductor demanded
her ticket, dive to the lowermost depths of
her travelling bag, where she clutched
something frantically, and, in blind haste,
handed the waiting officer fine-tooth
comb, supposing it to be her ticket, which
she afterward found in the folds OF her
garments.
When a car is crowded, don't fill seat
with your bundles. True .politeness is not
amss. even amid the confusion and hustle
of public conveyance. If an open win
dow proves uncomfortable to another you
will close it.
Don't fidget with the hands or feet. Let
alone the watch chain and neck-tie. Quiet
ease, without stiffness, indicates gentle
breeding
Whispering in church is impolite. Be
sides showing disrespect to the speaker, it
is extremely annoying to those who wish
to hear Coughing should be avoided as
much as possible Sleeping, with its fire.
quent accompaniment, snoring, had better
be done at ome-Erchdnge
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-12-01

some one will find this book and will send
it to you. (Then follow directions reia-
tive to his private affairs) We have no
provisions. My feet are already frozen,
and am entirely exhausted. l have oniy
strength to write these words. l die be-
lieving in Jesus Christ, with the sweet
thought ofmy family; my friendships, mo
all. / hope that we shall meet in heaven
Yours always.
NV effects are partly at the Hotel gu
Mont Blanc, part with me in two port
manteaus. Send them by post to the
Hotel Schweitzerhoff at Geneva Pay my
bill at the hotel Heaven will reward you
for your kindness.
Then follow more instructions to M
family, then q sudden close, as if strength
failed and he bowed his head submissivel,
to meet the great struggle, clearly accept
ing the lonely gateway through that TO TIM
place beyond
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-12-01
Cold Mutton.

If you wish to be very economical with
a leg of mutton, you should carve it pretty
much as you do ham, then the next day
put it for twenty minutes into a vessel con-
tanning boiling water, take it out, and
sprinkle some salt and little flour over it,
and put it to roast for twenty minutes be-
fore good fire, basting frequently with
some dripping, melted for the purpose.
The result will be a very fair second edi-
ton of roast leg of mutton. Some, how
the fashion Of ham, and in that case hash
or mince are the only ways of turning
cold mutton to account; but there are
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-12-01
Frozen to Death in the Alps.

Chamounix, Switzerland (Oct. 49,, Correspond
ence Of the Boston Transcript.
THE bodies of the Rev. Mr.. McCorkep-
dale, of Scotland, and DR.. Beane, of Balti-
more, have been found also, those Of the
three porters.
The bodies proved too brittle to undrcss,
and were inferred in the same clothing in
which they made the ascent. DR.. Beane
was found in a sitting posture, his fore
head resting on his hands He was some
what protected by an unfallen projection
of snow Mr. McCorkendale, sitting also,
penstock in hand, passed into his frozen
sleep with the calm lines Of quiet peace
fulness made enduring while his spirit
fioated restfully on to bright awakening.
To the family and friends of Dir. Ran
dali, in Quincy and Boston, these last
words Of Dr. Beane, written amid those
darkening Alpine SHOWS, must have almost
as deep and solemn an influence as though
they had been Mr.. Randall's own fare
well:
Tuesday, Sept. 6.-I have made the as
cension of Mont Blanc with ten other per-
sons-eight guides Mr. McCorkendale and
Mr.. Randall We reached the summit at
2L o'clock Immediately after having
quilted it, found myself enveloped in a
whirlwind of snow at $4,000 feet English
height. We had passed the night in
grotto dug in the snow,-an uncomfortable
asylum,-and / have been i'll all the night
Sept Z, morning.-Cold very intense.
Much snow. 1t falls without cessation.
The guides are uneasy.
Sept. Z, evening.-We have been on
Mont Blanc for two days in a terrible
snow-storm. We are lost We are in
grotto dug in the snow at height of 49,
600 feet.
have no hope Of descending. Perhaps
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-12-01
selected Miscellany.
TIE STEP At THE GATE.

Ine .swart the garden wall,
r,.a summer winds come whispering py'
Ing Nd showers Of rose leaves iail,
Anu Iu;, nv INV cottage window
aresm and listen and walt
Ana uinnnd of well-known whistle
fot ". welcome step at the gate.
rs. tea-settle out in the kitchen
Inc WINNING its busiest song;
. r. y hn;Iina. / say! It's time to get tea,
" IN pol hr Amt You come alOng!"
90 VIZ d Get In the parlor.
Inc ~ sinefng kettle must wait,
Da - - will spoil If make IL,
iii hear the step at the gaze.
pahy sleeps in her cradle,
Dreaming with all her might,
And over both her blossom blue eyes
Are drawn their curtains white.
But her nap is nearly over;
she seldom sleeps so late;
she'll wake in glow Of gladneee,
When she hears the step At the gate.
This is our little kingdom
This cottage with vines o'ergrown;
pana,s the king and mamma's the queen,
And baby's the heir to the throne.
Univ fingers the king, wonder!
TITS growing go very latel
All. there he comes! Baby, wake up,
For hear the step at the gate.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-12-01

many Wuys u lSnlng muttOH duu OtilcT
meats and of mincing them, too
Tht great disideratum of a second hand
dish, 70 to speak, is that it should not taste
as suce. Nothing is more abominable than
the ba taste which is SO prominent in the
attemtts at warming up cold meat, which
your Itain cook is pleased to call minced
veal, yashed mutton, etc. The only means
to AVID that taste is to remove carefully
fromfhe cold meat that you are going to
use, very part that has seen the fire, as
we'll hs the gristle and fat Let every slice
be c1efully trimmed, and let them all be
as I'd r as possible similar in size and shape !;
thedmake your hash, and, even if you are
not an expert at combining sauces and
spices, at any rate it will not have a
| warlnedup taste. The following are va
rious formulas for warming up mutton and
other meats:
Cut an onion in slices and fry it in but
ter till it assumes deep brown color,
then put in a tablespoonful of flour, and
| when it is well amalgamated with the but
| ter, add little less than half pint of
stock broth, or even water previously
| warmed. Stir few minutes on the fire,
and then proceed to flavor your sauce with
walnut or mushroom catsup, tomato sauce,
spices, and pepper and SALT in such pro-
portions as taste may suggest and practice
may teach A little burnt onion browning
may be put in If the sauce is not of suf-
Efficiently deep color When the flavoring
Is completed, strain the sauce through a
fine colander into a'saucepan, and place III
il your slices of meat. Keep the saucepan
al a moderate heat till it is time to serve
and send up your hash with garland OF
bread siDpets fried in butter around it.
The longer the meat lies in tAe sauce the
better will your dishes be.
Proceed as in the above recipe as far as
the bitter, flour and onions are concerned
then add to your sauce moderate allow
ance bf mustard ; then add the stock and a
wine.glassful of white or red wine. Sea
son With catsup, spices, pepper and salt
Strain and put in the meat, serving with
pickles or not, according to taste. Beet
and pork are best warmed up in this way
A h0mely mode of warming cold meat is
in this wise: Fry some slices of onions in
butter, and when they begin to take color
put in your slices of meat, pepper, salt
and sprinkl;ng of -four. Keep on fry
ing till the onions are thoroughly done and
the meat warmed, then add a small quaint
ty of stock broth, or water, with small
quantity of vinegar and serve,
Minced parsley may be added to any OF
the above dishes with advantage.
If the state of the joint you have te
work upon will allow it, cut your slices the
thickness of your finger, trim them al
nicely, rs near as possible the same shape
then dip them in egg, and cover them with
mixture of bread crumbs, powdered
sweet herbs, pepper and salt in due pro
portionl Let them rest couple of hours
and egs and bread crumb them again
then fry them in plenty of lard till the,
are a nice color. Serve either alone wit
! fried parsley as an ornament, or with an
sauce, such as tomato etc, which tast
may suggest odey's Ladys Book Recipe