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Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-02-17
Skimmings.

From Josh Billings s. Farmers Almanac"
TRw glt wrong things out ov yure
childs head, comb IL often.
THE time to be karefullest IL when we
have hand full ov trumps.
TEw find the square root Ov q hogs
noze, turn him into garden patch.
TEw learn yure offspring to steal, make
them beg hard for all that you give them.
@. How long kan goose stand on one
legs A. Try it-that's the way the goose
found out.
THE devil il a mean kuss; he never
keeps his own promises, but alwus makes
us keep ours.
DANDELIoNs planted in April are almost
sure tew he'd Out-sO are tud-stOols, so are
hed-cheese.
@. What IL the best cure for lazyness9
A. Milking COW on the run, and living
on the milk.
If I had mule who wouldn't kick nor
bite, should watch him dredful cluss till i
found out WHARF biz malice did lie.
WHEN yu see ID geese walking injin
file, and toeing in, yu kan deliberately bet
yure last surviving dollar on hard winter.
THARE will be domestic eclipse this
year Visible only tew the naked eye),
kaused bi the new Comet Sorosis jumping
out ov her pasture, and ksntering around
promiskuss.
APRIL 13th.-To Ezra Push, Jun, a
patient was issued for one-wheeled We
losipede. This wise fundamentally haz
two handles tew it, and IL purswaded by
taking hold ov the handles, and walking
between them with a shove moshun. If
il wasn't velosipede, it would be an old
fashioned wheelbarrow.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-02-17
down stairs He doesn't believe that she

down stairs. He doesn't believe that she
is deaf
THE meteorites which now arrive upon
the earth are not of the same mineralogi-
cal nature as those which fell in past ages
Formerly iron fell; now stones fall. Dur
ing the last 110 years, there have been in
Europe but three falls Of iron, whereas
there have been annually, on an average,
three falls Of stones. Perhaps it may
even be said that stones Of new kind
are beginning to arrive, for falls of carbona-
ce0us meteorites were unknown before
the year 1903, and four have been observ-
cd since then.
THE Philadelphia Society for the
Prevention Of Cruelty to Animals has
received t6,674o2 during the past year,
and expended 44,52887. They have
and toy books for children, Hints to
drivers" copies of the recent "Act for
the Common" and an edition of "a Plea
cases of cruelty. Twenty thousand dol
lars have been lately presented TO the So
ciety by L. Morris Vain, Egg, the Presi-
dent.
AT Mark Twain's lecture at Ogdens-
burgh, q few days since, he introduced
himself as follows: Ladies and Gentle.
men: The next lecture Of this course
will be delivered this evening by Samuel
L. Clemens, otherwise Mark Twain, a gen.
tleman whose high character and unim-
peachable integrity are only equalled by
his comeliness Of person and grace OF
manner. And l am the man. You will
excuse me for introducing myself for I
have Just excused the Chairman from in
PRODUCING me. / know it's not the usual
way, but the fact is never yet have found
q Chairman of Q Lecture Committee who
was equal TO the task of introducing me
as ought to be introduced"
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-02-17

"scientifc farming" by raising such
crops as filed those who saw them with
wonder:
Walking one day over the farm of the
late Prof Mapes, he showed me q field of
rather less than ten acres, and said. Il
bought that field for $2,4OO, q year ago
last September. There was then light
crop Of corn on it, which the seller re-
served and took away. I under-drained
the field that fall, plowed and subsoiled it.
fertillzed it literally, and planted it with
cabbage; and when these matured, I sold
them for enough to pay for land, labor
and fertilizers altogether The field was
now worth far more than when he bought
it, and he had cleared it within fifteen
months from the date Of its purchase.
consider that . good operation. Another
year, the crop might have been poor, or
might have sold much lower, 30 as hardly
to pay for the labor |; but there are risks
in other pursuits as web as in farming.
A fruit farmer on the Hudson above
Newberg showed me, three years since, a
held OF eight or ten acres which he had
nicely set with grapes, in rows ten feet
apart, with beds of Strawberries between
the rows, from which he assured me that
his sales exceeded 500 per annum. pre-
sumo his outlay for labor, including pick
ing, was less than $500 per annum but it
cost something to make this field what it
then was. Say that he had spent $1,000
per acre in under draiHing, and enrichlnp
and tilling this field, to bring it to this con-
dition, including the cost of his plants,
and still there must have been a clear
profit here of at least $500 per acre.
II might multiply illustrations; but let
the foregoing suffice. readily admit that
shiftless farming don't pay-that poor
crops don't pay-that it is hard work to
make money by farming without some
capital-that frost, or hail, or drouth, or
floods, or insects, may blast the farmers
hopes, after he has done his best to de-
serve or achieve success but insist that,
as general proposition, Coop Farming
DOES pay-that few pursuits afford as
good prospect, as full an assurance, of
reward for intelligent, energetic, persist.
emit effort as this does"
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-02-17
Ex.Postmaster Randall,s Oroide Watch

When the Hon. Ex-Governor Randall,
of Wisconsin, was Postmaster General Of
the United States, he was notified by Q
lottery swindling company Of this city
that he had been fortunate enough to draw
q gold watch. He was incredulous and
paid no attention TO the notice, but was
soon afterward agrecably disappointed at
receiving per express . handsome chr0-
nometer Of the real sim0n-pure metal,
and Of finished workmanship. He immc.
diately became convert to gift enter.
priscs, and It appears has continued stead.
fast in his new faith ever since.
The other day he was once more mott.
ded that he had drawn 3 gold watch (thia
time by Waters s. Co., of 900 Broadway
who pretended to be the assignees of q
bankrupt lottery enterprise), and that. he
would receive II on payment of . e1O
commission. Yesterday he arrived In this
city, and going down to the United States
Express Company's ONCE, where he Il
wen known, no gave one Of the psrters a
ten dollar bill, with Instructions to 20 uI
to Waters & Co. and get the prize.
The man obeyed, and entering the bogus
establishment, boldly inquired for the
watch which had been drawn by ex
Postmaster General Randall" There wal
great commotion among the clerks; sev'
eral Of them made . show Of looking
over hugo ledger and then retired into
q private Office, whence they emerged In
| few minutes with an oroide watch. Thu
porter looked ct the watch, thought \
would be worth ton dollars at any rate
and handed over the money. pod
When he arrived at the Office of the ex
press company again, Mr.. Randall and I
crowd of eager employees we're waiting
TO receive him, and the watch WAS care
fully examined and appraised ct IS. Ate
. hearty laugh oil around. Q rattle of !
IVES gotten up, and the sum Of e95 va
realized among the boys This VA
handed, with al due solemnity, to Gen
eral Randall, and the whole party I'd
| iourned to neighboring bar-room, who's
proprietor was soon richer by e25 thar
| he was before the General won the watch
-Nec York Sun, Jan. ~.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-02-17
Oh inese Method Of Preserving Eggs.

AS much has been said of late about
the modes Of preserving eggs, it may not
be uninteresting to say few words about
the Chinese methods, as related by
French Chemist, NJ. Paul Champion.
who had lately visited that country, and
published very interesting book on the
ancient and modern industries of that
curious people.
A very common method is to place the
eggs in q mixture of clay and water the
clay hardens around the eggs, and ID said
to preserve them good for considerable
time But another and much more elabo.
rate method is also commonly practised.
An infusion of three pounds of tea IL made
in boiling water, and to this are added
three pounds Of quicklime Tor seven
pounds when the operation IL performed
In wintsr), nine pounds Of sea salt, and
seven pounds of ashes Of burnt oak finely
powdered. This is all well mixed TO-
gether into smooth paste by means Of q
wooden spatula, and then each egg il COW
cred with 1t by hand, gloves being worn
to prevent the corrosive action Of the
lime on the hands, When the eggs are
all covered with the mixture, they are
rolled in mass Of straw ashes and then
placed in baskets with balls of rice
boiled, we presume-to keep the eggs
from touching each other.
About 100 to $50 eggs are placed in one
basket. In about three months the whole
becomes hardened into crust, and then
the eggs are sent to market; the retail
price Of such eggs Is generally less than q
penny each. These eggs are highly
esteemed in China, and always served in
good houses; but they have undergone q
strange transformation, which certainly
would not recommend them to English
palates; the yolk has assumed . decidedly
green tinge, and the white h sek When
broken, they emit thAtunpleasant sulphur
Gus smell which would certainly cause
their instant Punishment from our break
fast tables. However, the Chinese are
admitted, even by Frenchmer, to Be great
gotsrmets;; and we can only ray, therefore,
thak In questions about eating there is Ger.
taihly no disputing about es.-6ssss-
tife american.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-02-17
Will Farming Pay?

Horace Greeley is writing a series of e..
says on what Know of Farming
The first topic he discusses is, Will
Farming Pay" We make the following
extracts:
commence my essays with this ques-
ton, because when l urge the superior
advantages OF rural life, am often met
by the objection that farming don't pay.
That, II true, is q serious matter. Let us
consider:
+. +" DO not understand it to be urged that
the farmer who owns = large, fertile es.
tate, well fenced, well stocked, with good
store OF effective implements, cannot live
and thrive by farming: What Is meant
Is, that he who has little but two brown
hands to depend upon cannot make
money, or can make very little by farming.
l think those VINO urge this point have
q very inadequate conception OF the DIM
Guilty encountered by every poor young
man IN securing . good start In lie, no
matter IN what pursuit: lcame to New
YORK wnen not quite OF age, with good
CONSTITUTION, gooo nealtn, . lair common
scnool education, good habits, and pretty
iair trade-that OF printer. think my
outnt f0r campaign against adverse for.
tune was decidedly better than the aver
age; yet ten long years elapsed before it
WAS settled That could remain here and
make any decided Roadway. Meantime, !
drank no liquors. used no tobacco, attend
90 no DaAs or otner expensive entertain.
ments, worked hard and long whenever l
could nnd work to do. lost less than q
month sltogether BY sickness, and did
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-02-17
Woes Of Childhood.

Cm1DRsn's woes are rarely underwood
or saeuaged. No one can console them,
because no one knows what they are. IL
there any alienation for lying In bed in
the dark, I should IKE TO know Partic-
ulsrly II conducted thither by apcrs0n
prone to look for thieves on the way, the
children, ignorant Of what they are COM
ing to, hut whispering among their little
selves, nowand then Saying, Boo r. into
black corners, and getting their nerves
ready for the horrors Of hands coming up
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-02-17

I have seen stream of drivers crossing
an open patch at six o'clock in the morn
ing, and at six o'clock at night their mum.
Der was unfinished. How long they hsd
been passing before l saw them, or how
long it continued / am unable to say.
Their path, from constant travel, became
quite worn and smooth. The natives arc
very careful to remove all grass from the
vicinity Of their houses, as means OF
keeping off these pests.-Americon Nosu-
rnZiak
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-02-17
Domestic Economy-A Fashionable
Lesson.

| Mrs SMITH has lot of cake left upon
her hands after New Years, and ann0un.
ces the fact to her husband in these
! words:
Mr.. Smith, I must give party"
Mr.. Smith groans approval.
The cake itself was superfuOus, ~ he
told his wife, for men like pickles and ssei-
kaiser, or nasty stuff with some such hor.
rid name, much better. But when Mrs.
Smith remarked severely:
Mr.. Smith, have set my table with
seventeen kinds of cake and q pyramid
in the centre for thirty years, and am
not going to stop now!"
OF course there was nothing more to
be said
And the cake was bought.
Now it was to be got rid of, and how
could that be done except by giving a
party ?"
Mr.. Smith succumbed-
| As men, tyrannical as they are, always
| do under such circumstances.
| 1t would not be very costly entertain.
ment, Mrs. Smith argued
Having the cake
Only music, flor the young people would
want TO dance). 5e
Ice creams and creams from the confec.
toners.
A few dozen oranges, pineapple or
two, and some 81 apes for show.
A couple of bOned turkeys, few moulds
of Jelly, and Charlotte Russo.
Five hundred picked oysters, some
chicken salad, and other trifles.
The wine" 40 Mrs. Smith remarked
TO q friend, Mr.. Smith never grumbled
at, and always sent home himself"
Even from Mrs. Smiths light, and every
point Of view, the party Is mere bagatelk,
and fear Mr.. Smith will be surprised,
rot to say dumbfounded, when the bills
come up, for really having the cake does
not make 80 much difference as 1t did,
when the cake and tea formed the princi-
pal part of the banquet at party.
Already he observes with some dismay
the possession Of the cake does not pre-
vent the days Of discomfort which precede
and follow modern evening entertain
ment.
He has, moreover, a dim suspicion that
the thing won't "pay."
There was only one man that he want
ed to ask, and he couldn't" come
And wouldn't If he could
He told him so.
Told him he didn't believe In parties
unless people could afford house-room
enough for the men to move without step
ping on the women's trains
But then Boggs was always bear.
At least Mrs. Smith says SO.
The party will be success undoubt-
edly.
A number Of people will arrive in car
riages, eat some chicken salad, drink q
glass of champagne, and go away again.
The carpets will be a great deal soiled.
One Of Mrs. Smiths crystal fruit dishes
will be broken.
The gas bill will be double.
The house will be In state Of siege for
q week.
Mr.. Smith will be unable to take his
afterdinner nap during all that space OF
time.
The children will be sick and want the
doctor.
The servants will be cross.
The beggars demoralized by the amount
of cold victuals they will get.
Mrs. Smith laid up witha nervous head
| ache.
Sarah Jane with sore throat.
Five hundred dollars, more or less, will
DO spent.
But the cake aoiH be sGped
There's economy for you I
| And there's work. II that is not living
for others, and living hard for them, too
| don't know what is.--N Y. World.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-02-17

CALLS ON HORSES SHoULDERs.-A gaN
Of two years standing will require care
full and persevering treatment in order to
effect cure In the first place, you must
dispense with the use of collar. The
following lotion should be applied to the
sore daily: sulphate of zinc, one orch.
acetate OF lead, drachm water, pint.
Where it IL very difficult to dispense with
the use of collar, some Of the stuf1ng
may be removed from it, 90 as to make
hollow opposite the sore part, which is
thus relieved from pressure.-Fd Farm Jour-
nal.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-02-17

PRETTY TBAcHRR.-s Now, Johnny
Wells, can yen tell me Whit 10 meant BY
. miracle - Johnny Yes, teacher
mother says If you don't injury the new
parsou it'll be Q miracle"
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-02-17

Fowls EATING EACH OTHERS FEATH-
ERs.-This propensity only comes 70
thoee that are IN Conflnement Birds that
are Il liberty never fAll into It. II arises
from bad stats Of body; this II caused
BY confinement and deprivation Of some
thing they get when they are ct liberty.
We speak practically. Ours arc cured By
lettuce and sods Of fresh earth.-Fsrm
Journal.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-02-17

the labOrers pass IN safety.
When they leave o house II must DO
from some signal from the leaders, as some
of them are seen running from one 70
another, evidently giving command. The
retreat is made in good order; not one
individual is ever left behind. They often
bridge narrow streams Of water when
these come across their path, by going In
large numbers upon flexible plant on
one side of stream, until their weight
causes It to bend to the 0thereide. For
courage and activity the soldiers have no
equal; they know no fear, and whom on
duty they stand with their shiny black
heads erect and forceps open, ready to
seize on any passing animal. No horse,
donkey or dog can be induced TO eros
their path, seeming to have an instructive
dread Of them; and woe be to the tndt-
yidual, man or beast, who gets among
them at night. If atwig 10 drawn through
their ranks they instantly close their for
ceps upon 1t and others In turn close
upon their bodies and legs, until mass Of
them is seen at the end Of the stick, look.
inQ like bunch Of curled hair.
These insects have no eyes, but their
sense of smell In very acute, for II the
breath be blown on them from the distance
of some fact, they are instantly in motion.
running to and fro with the greatest
speed, evidently aware OF the approach Of
come human being. Whensa i've coal u
dropped in their way they Immediately
attack it, though hundreds may perish In
doing 90. They are very sensitive 70 the
lirht Of the sun, which b fatal to them.
They seldom move during the day, and
then only when cloudy. chQcdng then the
dark woods or thick grass. Their rate OF
progression Is about two yards In min.
ute. and, In their journeys nom place "a
place, they 60 from four to eight abreast
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-05-04

REPUBLICAN, VlCroRY IN GOLD Hill
Last evenings News gives US the fol-
lowing returns from the municipa
election in Gold Hill on last Monday:
The election for municipal officers In
this town, yesterday, passed off very
satisfactorily in all respects, and the
vote resulted as follows: First Ward
Republican candidate-For Town Mar
sbal-Craudali, 342; Town Treasurer
-Chubbuck, 3l5; Town Trustees
Stern, 302 Mercer, 29S; Fiagg, 2s6
Democratic candidates-For Mar,bal-
Drew, 1855; Treasurer--Stockle, 2l0;
Trustees McMurty, 245 Winterbauer,
223. In the Second Ward, the follow.
ing were The Republican majorities !:
For Marshal-Crandall, So; Treasurer
Cbubbuck, 10; Trustees-Gallagher,
g.; Huguet, B. The Republican III jor-
ity in the town, as judged by the vote
for Marshal, was 245. The vote to sell
the school house lot was carried by 2S3
in the First Ward and l50 in the Second
Ward.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-05-04

Fun AHEAD.-Alf Burnett, the re.
nowncd funny man-with the most
comical and flexible face in the world
is announced to appear at the Carson
Tbeater on Thursday and Friday even
ings May 9Th aud 9th. His specialties
are somewhat after the style of that
great carieaiurisi, DR.. Valsntine-only
more SO, if anything. Mr.. Burnett is
accompanied by Miss. Helen Nash COM
medicine and Mr.. J ". Sharpley, who
is announced as the finest English con-
certibist in the world. This will be a
highly entertaining show. See adv
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-05-04

The WARN SPRINGs HOTEL, under tn e
management of Mr.. Joseph R. Cowen, is
a deservedy popular resort He has
now got il in thorough readiness for the
accommodation of wedding and dinner
parties, breakfast parties, boarders,
travellers, &c. Everything about the
house is as nice as new dollar and
Joseph seems to be one of that happy
know how 10 keep hotel" See his
new advertisement.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-05-04
UNITED STATES TAXES.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
l Y Annual List OF Taxes for the Collection Dis
Irct of the state of Nevada, embracing ASSESS
ments of Incomes for the year 1o69, Special Taxes
for the fiscal year ending April so, ISL, anu the
has been returned &c me for collection. and all
persons residing In the sixth Division of said Dis
trict, and embracing the Counties OF 0rmsby auf
Donglas liable TO pay such Taxes, are hereby no.
and will be received by me, az my office, in Carson
City, until and including the 18th day of May,
$50. All persons who shall neglect or refuse to
pay such Taxes, within the time prescribed, shall
be liable to ray tive (5) per cent. additional, and
interest a. the rate of ~ per cent. per month,
together with such other costs the law pre-
scfibes.
STEPHEN 7. GAGE,
Coll Dist. of Nevada.
Carson City, May 3, 1870. lot
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-05-04

THE VIRGINIA CITY ELECTIoN-REPUB-
LlCAN VICToRY.-Our Republican friends
in Virginia City made a clean sweep of
everything at the charter election on Mon
day The Enterprise of yesterday has the
following items:
candidates in the different wards in this
city: For Mayor, First Ward-W. T. Eaves,
125; w. NJ. Bird, 81. Second Ward-Ea-
YES, 207 Bird, 81. Third Ward-Eaves,
1856; Bird, 140. Fourth Ward-Eaves, Is !:
Bird, g. For Chief of Poiice-George
Downey, First Ward, l60; Second Ward,
239; Third Ward, 27l; Fourth Ward, SO.
For Alderman of the First Ward-Louis
Schoenfeldt, 10Y; W. S. Wright, 81. For
Alderman of Second Ward-J. w. Wilson,
243. For Alderman of Third Ward-J. W.
Hemenway, 2S7. For Alderman of Fourth
Ward-Robert Wood, 100. For Treasurer,
Henry Piper-First Ward, 259; Second
Ward, 244; Third Ward, 2S5; Fourth
Ward. l02. W. NJ. Bird. colored candidate
for Mayor, was the only avowed Democrat
fairly in the field. He probably received the
full vote of his party. He obtained no votes
from the colored men. They, prompted by
principle, voted the straight Republican
ticket w. S. Wright claims to be Repub-
party, he only received 81 votes. There
was a few scattering votes for persons not
candidates.
OF the colored voters the Enterprise makes
the following good report:
Yesterday, the first time in the history of
Nevada, the colored men of Storey County
exercised their right of suffrage. Whatever
they may do elsewhere in the United States,
nv~ 1-rv Al -Snl Ah1v,n 4
selves intelligently and properly. They
went to the polls quietly, cast their votes for
the several candidates Of their choice, and
retired in good order. They displayed just
enough earnestness in the matter to show
their appreciation Of this great privilege SO
recently extended to them, without any in
consistent arrogance. Every step Of the
colored men in Virginia since the adoption
Of the Fifteenth Amendment has been Of the
most commendahle character. They have
shown themselves in every respect worthy OF
the rights thereby granted.