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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-01-31

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Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-08-03
Lime and Ashes as Wheat Fertilizer.

THE lime that is Stacked and the woed
ashes that is left, after firing the kiln, are
generally thrown to one side and sold at
half the price of pure burnt lime. As q
manure or fertilizer for wheat it is almost a.
good as guano or other fertilizers now Of
fered for sale. The above mixture of lime
and ashes contains large amount of solu-
Bile salts, and the sulphates, phosphates
and carbonates and lime salts are just what
the wheat plants want to perfect straw and
grain. Experience has shown it plainly
where the refuse lime has been spread, as
the grain has come to maturity earlier,
growing stiff In the straw, and yielding
large crops of well filled heads of the best
quality of grain. This can be seen mostly
on the farms of lime burners, who haul
the mixture upon their land as it accumu-
lates at their kilns, and the great fertiliz-
ing effect of this manure can be seen, not
only upon their wheat, but on their grass
land. Grasses grow much more luxurious
and have much darker color, and the
clovers and other cultivated grasses grow
above and crowd out the ordinary grasses.
We have found that he and ashes mixed
as top-dressing for clover or for corn,
was worth as much as plaster, if not more,
as it has always helped the corn to grow
faster and caused it to ear better, and gives
us much larger yield with less smut ON
the stalks, than corn that had no ashes
and lime applied Therefore we would
advise our farmer friends to apply lime
and ashes as fertilizer for the cereals
H0c to Make the Farm Pay
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-08-03

THE Chinese have many customs pecu-
liar to their nation, which strike the
outside barbarian" as being unnatural
and strange. Their religious traditions
are so deep.rooted and so strongly foster.
ed by superstition as to give little en-
couragement to missionary laborers. The
most striking of these superstitiOns are
those pertaining to the disposition Of their
dying and dead relatives. Very often the
dead bodies of Chinese men and women
are found in untenanted buildings in the
Chinese quarter Of this city, and those I'm
acquainted with their superstitions are
prone to set the assertions of dying friends
down as acts Of selfisbness This, how
ever, is not 80, as the Chinese believe that
if persons die in house that they lived in
before death, their spirits will haunt the
place ever after, and give unpleasant evi.
dence of their presence to all who remain
In order to prevent the manifestations OF
the restless spirit, as soon as the doctor
gives it as his opinion that q patient can
not survive he Is taken to another place
and left alone to die. Yesterday case of
this kind was reported to the Coroner. A
young Chinawoman, who had been given
up by her attending physician, was carried
by her relatives to an untenanted house
in Ellis Place, off Pacific, above DUPONT
They then dressed her in her best cloth
ing, spread new mating on the floor,
and laid her on it. They brought in pre-.
serves, meats, fruits, candies, boiled rice,
etc, lighted some punks and retired, ieav.
ing her alone to await the coming of the
common destroyer. During the day she
died, and was found last night. Coroner
Litterman removed the body, and it is
now at the Morgue awaiting the further
action of the relatives, who will probably
leave her to be disposed Of by the city, as
is generally their practice in all such cases.
Many Chinamen-those Of the wealthy
classes do not desert their dead friends,
and for the furtherance Of this desire
there are several hospitals fitted up, in
order that those about to die may be re.
moved there until they have paid the debt
of nature, after which they are buried with
all the ceremonies of the disciples Of Con.
fucius.-San Francisco Bulletin.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-08-03

What terrible creatures are. little
children! They are always investigating
affairs by the light Of their own innocence,
and bringing older people to confusion
thereby.
The other day little girl, not past the
years Of bsbyhood, was taken out to ride
in city Car by her affectionate aunt
There had been considerable illness in the
family, and she had seen one lady fire.
quently supported on some ones shoulder,
while her head was being bathed with cam
phor, or in order that she should change her
position for awhile. Also there had been
some fear Of the invalid's death, and baby
had listened to much that had set her 70
thinking deeply. Now that she was
perched upon the car cushions, she looked
about her at the passengers, and soon
settled her attention upon young man
and young girl who, probably not being
well versed in the customs Of polite sOcie-
ty, were revealing the fact that they kept
steady company" In true Central Park
style. Anyone may zee what that ID
by taking q walk in those paths by moon
iiRht and looking 1t the benches, on every
one Of which seem TO sit : young girl
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-08-03

that figure unless sure that the dog was q
good natter, he proposed to the party to
meet him next day at pit where dogs and
rats were brought for sanguinary contest,
and try him with q rat Agreed. Next
day our friend. having obtained first class
rat OF the wharf species, had him con-
veyed 70 the theatre of strife. Both were
at the same time thrown into the arena
After being pursued for moment the rat
turned, made spring at the terrier. caught
him on the lip, and made him howl with
pain. In short, ne had him." Our Dur.
chaser turned and said, 81 DIDN'T think
your d-d-dogs good for anything. DID,
don't you want to b,buy my r-rat?''
A CHINAMAN who was murdered in San
Francisco recently was given grand fu-
neral, some fifty carriages of Celestial
sympathizers parading in a long process
sion, headed by discordant band of
Chinese musicians. The murdered man
mad been laid out in a new suit of clothes,
With a quantity of feathers around his
head. In his hands were placed dirk.
knife and other weapons, with which he is
expected to pitch into his murderers when
they arrive in another world-if he can
find them. From the shoes the soles
We're removed, the uppers being left. This
was done 80 that he might step softly and
reverentially into the presence Of his
Joss. AS usual, a quantity Of Chinese
provisions were put into the coffin and left
at the grave Chinese wine-rice spirits
was also left at the grave; but alas! the
prOfane Mclean ruffians of the Golden
City always follow these professions and
ruthlessly gobble all they can find eatable
and drinkable as soon as the backs of the
living Celestials are turned.
A PERSON walking through the streets
of Charleston, s. c., will see large black
turkey -buzzard here and there quarreling
with dog about the possession Of bone
These turkey -buzzards, or carrion birds as
they are more familiarity known, are one
of the institutions of the city, and are as
tame and docile as the common cur dogs
which wander through the streets. They
have been in the habit Of visiting the city
for almost century past, and have become
so useful that the laws of the State pro-
hibit any interfere nee whatever with them.
The children, dogs, poultry and all other
street hsbitues are on intimate terms with
them. They are very industrious, and can
be depended upon to clean the city of all
refuse and filth which may be thrown upon
the streets. They live mile or two out
in the country, and spend their days in the
city, around the market, where they dew
our the otfal as soon as the butchers throw
it in the street. They are pronounced by
those who have tried them to be the best
scayenpers in the world
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-08-03

Girls, don't talk slang If it is neces-
sary that any one in the family should DO
that, let 1t be your big brother, though /
would advise him not to adopt pigeon
English when there is an elegant, sys-
tematized language that he can just as well
use. But don't goa do it. You have no
idea how it sounds to ears unused or
averse to 1t, to hear young lady, when
she is asked II she viii go with you to
some place, answer, mot much!" or, If
requested to do something she does not
wish, to hear her say, cant see itw
Not long ago heard a young miss, who
is educated and accomplished, in speaking
of young man, say that she intended to
go for him' and when her sister asked
her assistance at some work, she answered,
Not for Joe"
Now, young ladies Of unexceptionable
character and really good education, fall
into this habit, thinking it shows smartness,
to answer back in slang phrases and they
soon slip fiippantly from their tongues
with a saucy pertness that is neither LADY,
like nor becoming. Il bet" or "you be"
may be well enough among men who arc
trading horses or land but the contrast is
startling and positively shocking when a
young man is holding the hand Of his
lady love to hear those words Issue from
her lips They seem at once to surround
her with the rougher associations of his
daily life, and bring her down from the
pedestal of her purity, whereon he had
placed her, to his own coarse level.
know the bright eyed girl who reads
this, will think the matter over, and dc
what is right, and discard slang and un.
ladylike phrases. Erchange.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-08-03

with her head upon young mans
shoulder and his arm about her waist.
Baby looked wisely for awhile, then
shook her head, and plucked her aunt by
he sleeve.
"Aunty," she said, in a shrill, childish
treble, ooh, aunty, do you think that lady
is going to die?-the one the gentleman is
holding upon his shoulder"
Aunty sat overcome The majority of
the passengers Uttered audbly, while the
more polite looked gu, of the window,
and plainly saw something on the side
walk which amused them. And the
young lady's head was set straight upon
her shoulders in moment, while her
sweetheart indicated to the conductor his
wish to alight at the next crossing, an
operation which Baby witnessed with the
remark that THAT lady seemed to be
better, and could walk all by herselfnow.
Times
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-08-03
Let Well Enough Alone.

Is there a young man or woman in the
country who is impatient to have a COM
Portable home kind and true friends, or
means of gaining livelihood-to travel
TO the city in quest Of grander opportuni-
ties-some place where their love Of dis
play and excitement can be gratified, in
stead Of Flooding along in the seclusion
of the country
We would say to him or her, do not
come with too sanguine hopes Of success.
Good situations do not go a begging, and
coming without money or friends In search
of work is oft attended with sufferings in
mind and body.
In the great, busting city nobody cares
what becomes Of one stranger, and you
might walk from morning till night and
scarcely receive kind word of encour-
agement. People are intent upon their
own pursuits, and have SO many applica-
tions for work and help for the needy,
that the addition Of one more to the mum
Der of suffering ones Is not felt by any
body. Not that everybody In town is sell
fish and uncharitable.
Many kind hearted man or woman
would give you money for nights lodg-
ing, or TO buy something TO eat but you
are no begger-yOu ask for work and are
too proud TO receive charity. They have
no work for you, and perhaps you may go
hungry many day before you find u
place, and then, in desperation, accept q
situation you would be too proud TO take
in the country.
Working on farm Is much easier than
the life of city clerk, who must work
twelve, fourteen, often sixteen hours a
day, in close dark rooms year in and wear
out, always the same drudging life.
You long TO see life! Stay where you
are, even If you imagine yourself very
miserable. Such misery is joy compared
to the struggles. privations, desperations
and crimes which wear and weigh upon
the darkened spirits of the multitudes
who have come before you.
You might succeed, be very happy, and
make great fortune but, dependent up
on your own efforts, all alone, unaided by
the counsel of kind parents and the com.
panionship of friends, the chances are de-.
cidedly against you.-Ezm Orlou.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-08-03
A Few Sheep ON the Farm.

THE relative profit is much greater from
small flock than large one. The grain
farmer, no matter how few his acres, can
make money by keeping a few sheep.
There is always room for them somewhere,
and they consume and turn into money
food that otherwise would waste. But he
must be careful not to overstock.
To illustrate, suppose the farmer culti-
Yates only eighty acres, raising grain
chiefly. He keeps few cows and the
necessary teams One. fifth of his farm is
in pasture, ne-fifth meadow; one planted,
one spring grain, and one wheat He
thinks he has as much stock as he can
protitably keep, but if he puts on one
sheep to every five acres, he will find their
products clear gain.
In the spring, early, they can run on the
sod which is to be plowed and one sheep
to each acre will not hurt the land, yet
they will live well. After that they can
go into the pasture and will CLEAN after the
cows to advantage. A run on the stubbles
after harvest will not be felt where each
sheep has two acres, and in the fall there
is plenty of feed Through the winter
they can do well kept on what the other
stock would not consume, with the addi-
ton of little grain.
Probably the most profitable are some
Of the coarser wooded, mutton breeds.
Their lambs sell TO the butchers for high
prices, and when fat the sheep fetch as
much as yearling steer. Sixteen mutton
sheep well managed would produce year
ly income of one hundred dollars, where
If none were kept, nothing would be real
lied.
The greatest drawback Is liability to
loss by dogs, and il IL disgrace TO any
State to protect its ours 80 well that they
expel, to a certain extent, the only animal
which can cheaper the meat and clothing
of the professionalism Rural Home.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-08-03

Probably no one has written upon the
subject of poultry raising, who has not
said that cleanliness is of vital importance.
Cleanliness is godliness," to mankind,
and the next thing 10 IL in the care Of
chickens. If under your perches you will
spread little straw or hay, you will find
1t no trouble to clean out your hen-house,
which should be done once week In win
ter, but less frequently In summer, where
the house is perfectly dry and the chickens
half the time in 1t, will answer very well.
II Is important to see that you invariably
feed them in clean places.
change of diet They grow weary of corn
even, If fed continually. A better way is
to keep a supply of corn and also of wheat
screenings, etc, and alternate the food.
And If poultry is your chief delight, what
ever else you do, don't keep dog to sup
plant your fowls in your affections, and TO
get all the bones and bits of meat which
your chickens SO much need. And don't
be stingy about your scraps; cut of all the
scraggy parts from your TOasts, or legs OF
veal or mutton and chop 1t, raw, for your
poultry; and observe what concert you
will create in the chicken yard when you
feed it.
Don't forget the box Of fresh, dry ashes
where they may have the fowl luxury Of
busting themselves as often as they like;
and also the fresh lime somewhere conve-
nient for them to supply shells for your
eggs, as well as to promote cleanliness and
and sweetness Of their premises. You
will not, of course, ask your chickens TO
drink water which has stood twenty four
hours, any more than you would drink
such yourself. But you will see that every
morning finds your watering places thor
oughly cleaned, and filed with good fresh
water.
have been usinga preparation TO i'm
pregnate the water with iron and sulphur
both conductive to the health of poultry
which has been recommended by per-
sons of large experience II Is this: Pour
half pound of sulphate of iron and half
ounce sulphuric acid When the iron has
dissolved, bottle the preparation, and use
about gill Of it in each pail OF drinking
water.
When your hens are ready to come of
with brood Of chicks, before coping
them, take some kerosene oil and with
swab thoroughly oil the feathers and flesh
Of the fowl about the breast, legs and
wings The oil Is thus communicated TO
the young chickens, and all are rid Of lice
most effectuslly. BY the same process
you can cause every fowl on your roost To
"rise up and call you blessed" if they are
troubled with this little poultry pest.
This spring took a newly Matched chick
en-, which had come out few days in sd-
vance Of the rest and rolled it up in fan
mel; discovered louise on it, put some
kerosene on the downy chick and when
next unrolled it, found over fifty lice
on the flannel. Fact!
l do not know that have given very
valuable hints in all that have written
upon the subject, but do know that while
others have had fowls dying of promiscu-
Ously, have not had even one ON tho
sick list; and out Of 1893 young chicks
one-third Of which are now large enough
to broil, / have only lost four Or.
Prairie Farmsr.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-08-03
Keep Away from the Wheels.

Little Charles Williams lived near a
mandatory, and he was very fond of
going among the workmen and the young
people who were at work there. The fore
man would say to him: Keep away from
the wheels, Charlie" Charlie did not
mind, and would often say: II can take
care Of myself" Often he would 90 near,
and the wind Of the wheels would almost
suck him in, and two or three times he
grew 80 dizzy that he scarcely knew which
way to 60. At length, one day he stag.
gered while amid the wheels, and fell the
wrong way; the band caught his little
coat and drew him in, and he was dread.
fully mAngled.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-08-03
Youths Department.
THE NILLERs OF LABORTOWN.
BY REV. r. NIELp.

BY REV. T. NIELD.
THERE lived thrse millers In Labortown,
Each owning big stone mill
On stream where The waters tumbled down
From the rapids beneath the HILL
With roar beneath the hill.
First Simon Coon was an easy soul,
And nothing disturbed old Coon:
And often he watched the big wheel roll,
And he shocked his pipe till noon;
And that was his work till noon.
At noon he complained It was so hot
Ana half dozed the hours away;
Then at night was sad to think OF what
lie might have done that day
Each beautiful summers day.
Next. Moses Jay was restless man;
OF fortune dreamt old jay,
And every morning he had plan
For grist of gold that day,
That he meant to grind that day.
Great things be was Just about to do.
When the mill was wrecked on his hands,
And his lite-grist only amounted 10
A ssckful of worthless plans
Though gold was in all his plans.
Then Jacob Spry was thrifty man,
And bright life had old Spry:
He planned his work, and he worked eachlplan,
Aud had rom very boy,
For man was in the boy.
His days went on Ike the water wheel,
so busy, and steady. and true.
And never a day was allowed to steal
Away without something TO do,
Ana that ne would always DO
Who knows the miilers of Lsbortowup
Who do you think they could ber
just lend us an ear and sit right down.
And Wei tell of all the three,
Until you know all the three.
The boy who will waste life's golden day,
Its morning and then Its noon,
Who, when he should study or work, will play,
Is little old Simon Coon
thriftless and worthless Coon
The boy who's always going TO do
Some wonderful things each day,
Yet finds each night his plans fall through,
Why, he Is old Moses Jay
simple, chattering Jay.
But he who Is up with the rising SUM-
And, before the day goes by,
Has his grist OF study or work we'll done,
IL a thrifty old Jacob Spry-
steady and true old opry.
The world has no use for an idle Coon,
GNor yet for u Jay of boy,
But In its heart there are warmth and room
For every industrious Spry,
And it, blessing will fall ON Spry
-Chs,dren's Hour.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-08-03
I'm case of assault and battery, where

I'm case of assault and battery, where
stone had been thrown by the defendant,
the following clear and conclusive evi.
dence was drawn out Of Yorkshire man !:
did you see the defendant throw the
stones" II saw stone, and rs pretty
sure the defendant throwed It, "Was it a
large stone?" IL should say II wur a
largish stone. "What was its size."
should say sizeable stone" Cant you
answer definitely how big it wass" ~
should say 1t wur stone OF some bigness."
/" Can You give the jury some idea OF the
stones" "Why, as near a. can recollect,
it wur something of q stone" "Can't
you compare it to some other objectt !"
Why, if / wur TO compare i, 20 40 TO
give some notion of the stone, should say
Il wur as large a. lump Of chalk"
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-08-03

So it is, boys, when you go in the way
Of temptation: you may think you can
take care of yourselves, and keep clear Of
the wheels; but oh you may find your
selves dreadfully mistaken. Before you
are aware of it, you may be caught and
destroyed. Keep away from the wheels.
Young Reaper
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-08-03

Why is the treadmlll like true con-
vert, Answer-BecAuse its turning Is the
result of conviction.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-08-03

People say iron natures never weep,
and yet We have seen whole rows OF can
NON In tiers.
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