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Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-12-07
Our Agricultural Reports.

THE agricultural report for 1870 shows
that our cereal products reached the aston
ishing aggregate of ,Si3, SOP geo bushels,
of which | ,09i $4,000 were corn 235,-
s44, zoo wheat; 2fi,iii,4 oats, the
balance being rye barley and buckwheat.
These crops were NIL raised on 60, 25i ,0l6
acres, less than the area of Nevada Over
"a 525, 900 tons of hay were gathered from
1861 500 acres, 1000 600 less than the
surface of Indiana. Upon $4,000 acres,
less than half of Rhode Island, we raised
go, 62S, 900 pounds of tobacco Over t.
400. 900 bales Of cotton were raised upon
s,Gs0, 000 acres-sbout equal 10 Delaware
and Maryland The total area required
for these leading crops was 90 45l, COS
acres-about iive,siXths of the area of
California The States of California and
Oregon would probably he sufficient to
contain all our fields, orchards and gar
dcns under cultivation during the last
year. The total value of the above crops
was S., I3l sos. i06.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-12-07
The Philosophy Of Cooking Feed.

THE evidence in favor Of cooking feed
for stock il almost unanimous Among
those who have commenced the practice
we have heard Of but one who Tias aban-
doned it, Objections are occasionally
made by some who have never tried the
experiment. We have been told that ii is
an undignificd practice, and that il will
never pay for the extra labor involved.
Now, il seems to us that if the man who
makes two blades Of grass grow where but
one grew before, deserves well Of his cOun-
tyy, surely the man who makes one blade
Of grass do AZ much service as two have
hitherto done, deserves equally well.
Economy In spending is certainly equal to
an increase Of production II the amount
saved is more than the cost Of the labor,
fuel, and expense OF materials, II profit
accrtlcs.
Now, If we may credit the abundant
testimony Of those who have experimental
i'm cooking feed we may be assured that
there is a profit not only in the item OF feed
saved, but in the better growth Of the ami
mails fed And here practice abnndantly
upholds the wisdom and truth Of the the
DRY. Reasoning from analogy, we may
suppose that "a animals?need TO digest SO
much food to support life and lay on flesh
or fat, ii il a matter Of economy to sup
ply them with that food in state Iva which
il can be most easily digestcd. II the food
Tor portions of it, requires a longer time
for It's complete digestion than it.can nat
urally remain in the animals stomach, in
that case some Of it must pass away undi-
gested, and that portion Of IL il wasted.
Then If the food can be rendered more
soluble or more easily digested, the whole
| Of it will be used up by the animal. But
as in the first case, the animal appropriated
only part Of the nutriment Of its food,
now that the whole is appropriateds so much
food can not be consumed And this isl just
what the practice Of feeding cooked food
results ina saving Of a large amount
which before passed off unused, and was
therefore lost. What the proportion Of
food economical actually amounts
TO varies, with different feeders, from
onc-fourth to one-half. Our own expert
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-12-07
Curious Stage Incidents.

Iris curious how many of the incidents
and details Of representation escape the
notice Of the audience. And here we are
referring less TO merits than tOmischanceS
Good acting may not always obtain due
recognition but then how often bad act
inc and accidental deficiencies remain I'M
detected "We were all terriblyout, but
the audience did not see it, actors VIII
often candidly admit. Although We IN
front sometimes see and hear things we
should not, some popularity of our posi-
ton blinds and deafens Us to much. our
ewes are beguied into accepting age Tor
youth. shabbiness for finery, tlnsel Tor
splendor. Garrick frankly owned that he
once appeared upon the stage so inebri-
ated as to be scarcely able to articulate,
Int ''bis friends cndeavOred to stitie or
cover this trespass with loud applause, y
and the majority Of the audience did not
perceive that anything extraordinary Vac
the matter. What happened to Garrick
on that occasion has happened 10 DINERS
of his profession. And our ears do not
catch much of what is uttered on the stage
Young, the actor, used to relate that on
one occasion, when playing the nero OF
the 'Gamester" to the "Mrs. beverley
of Sarah Siddons, he was so overcome ny
the passion of her acting as to be qul'e
unable to proceed with his part. lhere
was a long pause, during which the promp-
ter several times repeated the words which
Beverley" should speak Then Mfs.
Siddons. coming up 10 her felloW-actoI'
mt the TIPS Of her fingers upon his shoul-
ders. and said in low voice, hr.
Young, recollect yourself" Yet probably
from the front Of the house nothing was
seen or heard of this. In the same way
the players will sometimes prompt eacn
other through whole scenes, inter-
change remarks as 10 necessary ad-
iustments Of dress, or instrucuois
ne TO business to be gone
through, without exciting the attention
Of tbe audience. Kean's pathetic WINS,
ner,. . am dying, speak TO them for me-
when. playing for the last time, he sank
into the arms of his son, was probapiy
not heard across the orchestra. :,
A famous g Lady Macbeth starring
in America, had been accidentally ae-
tanned on her journey to a remote thea.rc.
She arrived in time only to change her
dress rapidly and hurry on the scene.
Tbe performers were all strangers 10 her.
AZ the conclusion of her first soiiioquy,
messenger should enter to announce me
na,n;ng of '.King Duncan" But what
was her amazement to hear, in answer 10
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-12-07

ence leads us to estimate it as approach
ing the higher estimate. We think
there can not be any doubt but that a
farmer, taking all the items of saving into
account, can easily feed two head with
cooked food where he fed but one in the
usual manner. Straw, corn fodder-at
least the stalks of it--and meadow hay,
are all very much wasted in the process of
ordinary feeding, Byexposure to moisture
and heat the harsh woody nature of this
coarse matter is reduced the cells which
contain the nutritive matter, the starch,
oil, sugar. and gum, are expanded and
burst, and the solvent powers of the
stomach are enabled to seize on and as
simulate the whole of them The ability
to use us feed the large amount of material
which has heretofore gone directly to the
manure pile, is only one of the items of
saving, and probably the least, and yet it
IS not an insignificant one So far as we
have yet heard, the burden of the adj
dresses made at agricultural fairs this year
has been that the profit of farming has
come, not from the grain fields but from
the pastures and the feeding stalls that
the cattle raised have brought the most
money and returned the most profit. We
do not doubt the accuracyo of this statement
Then should the farmers attention be
given to this branch of his business as
well rs to the others, and he should study
how to carry it to perfection most
thoroughly and economically --Hedyh
and IIyU5p
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-12-07

her demand, What is your tidings.' not
the usual reply, THE King comes here
tonight" but the whisper SPOKEN from
behind Scotch bonnet, upheld to prevent
the words from reaching the ears of the
audience, Hush; I'm Macbeth We've
cut the messenger out-go on pleasep'
Another disconnected performer must have
been the provincial Richard the Third
to whom the Radcliffe of the theatre-who
ordinarily played harlequin, and could
not enter without something of that trip
ping and twirling gait peculiar to panto-
mine-brought the information, long be-
fore it was due, that 1.-The Duke of Buck
ingham' is taken!' Not vet, you fool, y
whispered Richard Beg pardon.
Thought he was cried Harlequin Rat
cliffe, as, carried away by his feelings or
the force of habit, he threw what tumblers
call "a catherine-wheel," and made Il
rapid exit.-4N the Year Round
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-12-07
(" GIVE THEN HOTHERS."

THREE little white-robed darings saying
their evening prayer,
Their dimpled fingers folded, with grieyed
and serious air,
Were asking the gracious Father TO pity the
helpless brood
The cruel fires had left alone, TO want Tor
homes and food.
Following swectly the mothers voice, they
prayed for shelter warm
For the suffering little children out In the
dark and storm,
That loving hearts might take them in, and
willing arms Unfold,
And shield them from the darkness, the hun
ger, and the cold.
The mother paused 2 moment ere she said
the soft amen y;
Listening If either little voice had more last
words--and then
Sweet little LuIie faltered out, not waiting
for the others,
" Dear God, they II be so lonesome, won
you please 10 give them mothersyn
--Ohr rOaay foiks.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-12-07

john MCDONoUGu, the millionaire OF
New Orleans, has engraved upon his tomb
series of maNims he has prescribed
through life, and to which his success in
business Is mainly attributed. They con
tain so much wisdom that we copy them /:
RULES FOR THE GUIDANCE or Ny LIFE,
1904.
Remember always that labor is one of
the conditions of existence.
Time is gold throw not one minute
away, but place each one 10 account.
Do unto all men as yc would be done
by.
Never put off till tomorrow what you
can do to-day
Never bid another do what you can do
yourself.
Never covct what is not your own.
Never think any matter SO triiling as
Not to deserve notice.
Never give out that which does not first
come in.
Never spend but TO produce.
Let the greatest order regulate the trans
actions of your life.
Study, in your course of life, to do the
greatest amount of good.
Deprive yourself of nothing necessary
to your comfort, but live in an honorable
=
simplicity.
Labor to the last moment of your cx-
istenCe.
Pursue strictly the above rules, and the
divine blessing and riches of every kind
will flow upon you to your hearts con
tent.
First of all remember that the chief
and great duty of your life should be
to tend, by all means in your power,
to the honor and glory of our Divine
Creator.
The conclusion 10 which | have arrived
is that without temperance there Is no
health; without virtue, no order; without
religion, no happiness; and that the aim
Of our being is TO live righteously, wisely,
and soberly.
.IoHN MCDoNOUGH.
NEW ORLEANS, March 9, 1904
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-12-07
HINTS ON READING.

Do not try to read everything. Were
you second Methuselah you could not
read all that is printed. Select the best
the wheat-and leave the chat.
Let sensational literature alone. You
may think ii does no harm Does il make
you wiser or better That is the test.
Your time is lost il your reading does not
benefit you in some way.
Il want to read some for amusement,
is the excuse boys and girls frequently
make when rcproved for reading dime
novels and similar stories. Amuscmcnt5
are 10 divert people from thought and care,
To refresh and rest them in a manner that
will renew their strength and vigor for
work. After reading the impossible Ad.
ventures Of KenistO the S"alper of the
Plain, or of Blanche, the Lily Of the Dun
eeon. can you become interested in His
tory and your Grammar lesson as readily
"a before The exciting trash spoils
your taste for study and your interest in
real life and work, just as intoxicating
LIQUORS make the drinker lose his relish
for pure cold water
Avoid stories or histories Of pirates,
bigbwaymen. burglars, and murdcrers.
You do not want to become pirate or
robber spend your time TO DIETER pur.
pose than learning how TO be one. lou
can not read such books without losing
some Of your purity, any more than you
can crawl into dirty c0al-bin and come
out clean.
Have variety in your reading. Read
history, travels, science, poetry, and some
fiction but be sure to read the very pest
within YOUR reach. There is no use IN
spending your time over worthless books
full of errors and Stiffness. Ask your
teachers and ministers TO help you 10
select standard works. II you do not like
solid reading and poetry, read Just niue
each day and think about il, and you VIII
soon be interested
Our wisest teachers tell MS that every
one ought TO be well acquainted with
three works: the Bible, good history Of
our country, and Shakespeare. TO these
/ would add good work on how to pre-
serve health.
Read the newspapers. We are making
history. Know what is going on in Eu-
rope. what Congress and your State Legs.
lature do. Remember the occurrences OF
each wear; who is President, and who
Governor; the acts of prominent men;
what laws are passed or repealed; what
kings die or are deposed; what wars are
declared; the battles, generals, causes,
motives and results Of those wars; wliat
discoveries and improvements are made.
File all these things away in your lneino-
nv. and when you are fifty you will kno"
the history of your times--a most Vai1ia-
bic knowledge.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-12-07
Midget and Her Mamma.

CONE, now mamma, and sit in TIE
cradle, 4" said little Midget land you must
pretend you are Midget, and | am mamma.
And YOU must hold dolly, and you must
say, please mamma and You must be u
good child shall feed you now some
bread and milk, and If YOU cry for candy
| shall whip you. ] shan't lct you ask
questions, and when you play ] shall say,
Midget, Midget, ] can't have such
noise And pretty soon, when you are
playing, ! shall make you stop and 90 TO
sleep on the bed and if you are naughty
child and cry, | shall whip you And l
shall take comb and comb your hair,
ard If il pulls md hurts you, | shant let
you cry but | shall take the stick and
whip you, and call you "a very naughty
child
80 open your mouth now, and take
this bread and milk. ! shant give you
any sugar in II, because sugar isn't good
for little girls. And what do you think l
shall do pretty soon2 | shall bring you
some nice swcctmeats in n spoon, and /
shall say, here darling - but ! shall put
n bad, naughty pill in the sweetmeais, and
If you see the pin, and pick il out, shall
whip you and then you will cry, and
wish YOU wasn't a little girl. BE n good
child now, and then perhaps mamma win
LEI little Midget have a great lump Of
sugar and plenty Of candy and she may
% into the kitchen and help the cook make
the pies, and she may wear hcrncw shoes
all the time. And she shall have a new
doll, and mamma win tell her stories, and
let her ask questions--an when she gets in
the way mamma won't care. And Midget
will say, 'Oh, dear mamma ] am so glad
! anna little girl We will play II that
way now, and then see how nice it would
he to play so always "-R~nd Man
YoyL,r
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-12-07
Have a system and an aim in your read

Have a system and an aim in your read.
ing. Try to know what YOU want to read,
what you need to read. Boys and girls
frequently ask for something good to read
without caring what it is or knowing what
they want That is little better than no
reading. Learn to trace a subject John
sees Napoleon Bonaparte frequently re-
ferred to in the articles upon European af-
fairs, and he wants to know more about
that famous Emperor. He reads the Life
of Napoleon |. and becomes interested in
the French Revolution, and he reads a
history of that, which leads TO a history of
the Bourbon kings, and finally to the com
plete history of France. That is so close,
ly connected with the history of other ma
tons that John is soon interested in and
reading the history of Europe.
Mary, while trimming her winter hat
inquiries about ostrich plumes. l send
her to the encyclopedia, and Tie article
on the ostrich causes her to turn to the
one on Africa, and she comes to me full
of questions concerning that wonderful
country. ! give her Dr. Livingstone's
works and Captain Speke's; they suggest
other books, and in few months Mary
is well acquainted with Africa.
One of the best methods of forming a
course of reading is to choose a subject
you are interested in and trace it thor
oughly.
Read Understandings Try your ut.
most to learn the meaning of every allu-
sion, historical or otherwise. Read with
a dictionary and geographical atlas for
companions. Know the meaning of every
word and the location of every pace men
toned
Lord Bacon says: Some books are to
be tasted Others 10 be swallowed, and
some few to he chewed and digested."
Taste first, look at the index, read a little
here and there, to see if the book is worth
digesting Swallow books of amusement
and recreation, but chew and digest books
of information. At the end of one or
two pages, think over what you have
read. see what it means. At the close of
the article, chapter or book, look it over,
gather the substance, fasten it in your
mind, make il your own. Read slowly,
thoughtfully and daily.-HearM dhd
HDHie
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-12-07
NEW ORLEANS, March 8, 1904.

TIE students Of certain theological
seminary, in order that they might be
better qualified for praying in public,
were required 10 write out as often as
was deemed best form Of prayer which
was submitted to professor for criticism.
These compositions were usually crit
ciscd with such severity as 10 create an
impression that the hypercritical profcs-
sor had set a standard much higher than
he himself generally attained to; ut any
rate il was determined 10 give the matter
a practical test. Accordingly, public
prayer that he offered some time after,
when conductingdivinc service. was taken
down in shorthand by one Of the stu
dents, who was a good stenographer, and,
after il had been fully written out, was
handed TO him for criticism. Although
it had been reported verbatim ct literatim,
he did not recognize il as his own pro
duction, but proceeded TO show up at
length its defects and faults, finally pro.
nouncing it mo prayer at ALL all OF
which was greatly to the satisfaction and
amusement Of the students. IT Is hardly
necessary To add that this requirement
was soon after dispensed with.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-12-07
orr LfTTLE CH4TTERBON.

VINO Is il now. That tears her ffuchs
Who takes the keys from out the locks?
Who at the door SO slyly knocks?
It Is our little thattCrboX.
Who hides her baby brothers socks2
Who tips the chair when grandpa rocksY
Who Filters up the floor with blocks?
& Is our little Chattcrbox.
Who puts her fingers in the crocksy
Who oft attempts to stop the clocksy
Who by her varied mischief shocks?
II Is our little ChattcrboE.
- The Nursery
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-12-07

SACRAMENTO lady found hcrselfguiity
Of larceny, the other day, under raihcrpe-
culiar circumstances. She was riding in
n railway car, and occupied scat with
another lady passenger Like great
many other women Of the present day
she wore curls--her own hair, Of course,
but it wasn't fastened on strictly accord
ing TO natures programme BY and by,
as the train joItcd along, she felt some.
thing falling about her face and neck, and
in second il flashed across her brain that
her curls had become detached. The
predcament was a shocking one, but she
endeavored 10 save herself as much as
possible by quietly passing the capillary
ornaments into her pocket, thanking her
stars that she was almost at her destina-
ton Al the station she hastened to the
drcssingroom To repair damages to her
toilet, when, behold the mirror reflected
back the fact that her curls were in their
proper position, and an examination Of
those in her pocket showed that they were
not hers, but Of different color, belong
ing TO the lady who sat by her side in the
car.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-12-07

FEAR or HEART DISEASE. The dread
OF this complaint Is very common, and
very commonly groundless. Medical stu
dents, after hearing lectures on this subject,
are given TO interviewing their professors
under the belief that they are themselves
affected But auscuItation generally shows
that the disease is imaginary. Why this
disease should so often be Imagined 10 ex-
list when il does not, ii is difficult To say.
But there are strange examples of this fear.
An Indian officer INDUCED in il for twenty
years, to the annoyance and terror Of his
family, and finally died al a good old age
from an entirely different cause.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-12-07

The deck hand 10 the shore complaincd;
The varmint's bound to stay ~
And still upon the critters hide
The sounding lash made play.
His master from the shore replied:
The boats about to sail;
As other means in vain you've tried,
Suppose you twist his tail!
ats likely that viii make him land"
The deck hand, brave though pale,
The nearer drew, with outstrctchcd hand,
To make the twist avail.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-12-07

A CHURCH IL in process Of construction
in the village of Mumford, New York,
which, when finished, will be decided
curiosity. 1t Is being built OF petrifae'
ton, taken from swamp near by, CON
sisting of leaves, roots, twigs, muck, etc,
together with limestone; the blocks be-
ing cut so as to show the material OF
which they arc composed.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-12-07

A NEW YORKER went down TO Sandy
Hook ON a steamer to bid some friends
good-by, was forgotten by the pilot-boat,
and had to 60 to Europe.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-12-07

NARROW paths divide farms in France,
Germany, and Holland. Illinois is said
To have ten times az much fence as Ger
many, and Duchess county, n. \. more
than all France.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-12-07

But obstinate and braced he stood,
As born the scene to rule
A creature of the hold-back brood,
A stubborn, steadfast mule.
They cursed and swore--he would not go
Until he felt inclined;
And though they Numbered blow on blow,
He altered not his mind.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-12-07
THE DECK-HdND AND THE MULE

The mule stood on the steamboat deck,
The land he would not tread;
They pulled the halter round his neck,
And whacked him DER the head
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-12-07

How TO RAISE BEETs--Take hold OF
the tops and pull G.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-12-07

RUFF WORK. Making lace collars.
The Portland daily press., 1871-10-23

A CHICAGO FIRE INCIDENTAL private let
ter from Mr.. Edward /. Tink kham's family. of
Chicago, has been received in this city. Mr..
kbam is cashier of one Of the banKs which
were burned out, and also lost his residence.
he succeeded in removing the valuable papers
OF the bank to his house, but at three O'clock
house. trunk. containing the bank secur
ties and his silver ware and jewelry, was en-
trusted to negro. TO be taken to a place of
safety, AID returned after the fire, for which he
driven by the flames to the liohthonse nier
where they remained with thousands of Others
until late in the afternoon of Monday, when
they were removed by a tug boat to the west
side, where they took the cars for Milwaukee.
Some bours afterward the trunk was safely de-
hvered to Mr.. Tinkham, and the colored man
received his promised reward The bank val
uables are reported to have amounted to 5000 =
000.- Concord Monitor