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The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-01-25

THREE inmates Of the Clinton c0un-
~ Jail at De Witt, made a successful
escape last Saturday evening. a. we
learn from the Clinton Herald.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-01-25

THIS House Standing Committees
were announced Oh the Eth inst. We
notice that the experience and ability
of the members from Cedar County
has been recognized by giving to them
positions of importance and response
bility.
Representative j. q. Tufts is named
As chairman Of the important COM
mittee on Claims, and occupies Q
prominent place upon the committees
on Railroads and Expenditures.
MIR. J. W. Beatty holds the chair
nanship of the Commerce Committee
and a position upon the Ways and
Means, Compensation of Public OH
GERS, and Roads aud Highways.
Senator Chambers, in addition to the
positions on Senate Committees
noticed last week, is also q member oil
that upon schools and Banks.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-01-25

The House Committee on Public
Lands, at Washington, have agreed to
report favorable on the bills for the
extension of time for the completion
Of the Portage Lake and Lake SUPERB
or ship canal. and Green Bay, Stur-
geon Bay and Lake Michigan ship
canal in Wisconsin. The land grants
dependent on he proposed extension
of time include several hundred thou
sand acres Of pine barrens, valuable
mainly for their timber, in the distri Ct
Of country recently burned over. and
the committee are largely Influenced
in their action by = desire to afford
employment 10 the inhabitants of
Peshtigo and other places in the desc
lated distrc, in cutting this timber.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-01-25

Tne minutes Of the last Baptist State
Convention are In print at the office OF
the Oskaloosa Herald That paper
summarizes their most interesting fea
lures, which we quote: The lows
Baptist State Convention was organiz-
ed In 1872 ut Iowa City. and represent
ed membership Of only 3s2 in the
Stste. In 1852 We find the representa-
ton 1876 showing gain IN ten years
OF but l,6l4. During the next ten
years the increase WIS 10. 296 making
an entire membership in 1862 OF Il. 2O2.
At the last meeting Of the Convention
at Waterloo, there was reported to-
tai membership Of 20, PSI. This shows
an average increase yearly Of about
600 in the last decade. OF he church
20 there are 354, with 30 pastors. The
oldest church In thd State was org IN
ized in 1913 ut Danville.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-01-25
Auditors Semi. Annual Report.

The undersigned, Auditor OF Cedar county,
herewith submits his semi-annual report Of
warrants drawn on the County Fund. from
June LIST. 1871, to January LIST, 1871, and for
what purpose drawn. Also. q report of the
collections and disbursements of money in
the Treasurers Office, shown by the
monthly reports OF the Treasurer.
Warrants drawn on the County Fund and
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-01-25
Ae,r q .,'srt,ssn,cnts.

"A GENTS Want0d..- Agents
- makamore money vi work for US eIMn
- anything else. Business fichtana per I'M INA
III nj Particulars free. c. STfNSON q ~.
Fs3te .irt Publishers. Portland, Maine
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-01-25

Receipts and disbursements of money In
| the Treasurer's once, from June I, 1871. to
January |, 1872. as shown by the Tfeasurer's
monthly reports:
Name OF Amt In Treas'y
Fund. Receipts. Disburscm'ts Jan. l.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-01-25

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January LIST, 1872.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-01-18
shelscring and Feedi.g Stock.

The New York Tribune commenting upon the
loss of stock in Kansas and Colorado during the
recent severe cold weather. gives some very SEN
sible advice concerning the wintering of stock in
the west. The Tribune estimates that prOpably
half the cattle between the Solomon fork of the
Kansas and the mormon settlements toward Salt
Lake will either die OF come out in the spring
barely able to navigate and all on account OF
a lack of proper food and shelter.
That cattle can ordinarily be wintered in most
parts of Kansas without much hay and with 10
shelter is probably true; but that they would do
UNNECESSARILY better, and come ont in thespring
worth fifty per cent, more than they usually do
if they had plenty of feed, good shelter and
full attention, we think quite as certain. Our
careless management of stock in Kansas during
the cold months is one of the greatest mistakes
we make. At present our cattle are fully one
third leaner in the spring than they were the pre-
vions fall when they ought really to come through
considerably fatter. Cattle will fatten almost as
well here in the winter as in the summer ifs pro-
perry cared for; and there is just as much money
in feeding here as at the east.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-01-18
To Preve.. Mice Ire. Girali.s Trees.

To kReve0t Mice iron 9iaR0l1D8 Ifeeos
Mr.. E. C. Haserick gives the following as his
method of preventing mice from injuring trees in
winter:
A few years ago 1 saw it mentioned that the
way to prevent mice destroying your fruit trees
in winter is to trample the first snow fallen around
the trees. l found it worked well, but inconven-
iently, for you have to renew the process every
winter, until the trees become large and the bark
too hard for the mice to injure them. The philO-
sOphy of this method is that the snow which rests
on top of the grass and stubble and arches there
on SO that the mice have access TO the trees, Is
trampled down close to the ground, SO that the
passage for the intruder is stopped.
To accomplish this result, and more cOnvenlen-
tly and probably take about one bushel of
shore sand, or other clear sand, to a tree, and
spread about six inches high around each tree.
With horse and cart, fix hundred trees in three
hours. This method has several advantages over
the snow trampling process. First, the snow
hugs close to the sand, and needs no trampling
the mice find no passage, and this is done IN
fair weather, without going out stormy days.
Second the sand is no fertilizer, and will do for
several years, as grass will grow upon it.
Third, it will give the tree more vigor. While
the grass before robbed the roots of their nOursh
ment and moisture, the dew being evapOrated by
the winds blowing through the standing grass,
they are now. instead, absorbed by the sand, and
easily carried by gravity to the hidden roots.
Fourth it will save all trees formerly destroyed
by MICE which is in some years "a to 30 per cent.
And we learn from the statement of a New York
fruit tree dealer, that, according to his own bust
ness, he judges that New Hampshire imports no
less than 100000 worth of young tress yearly.
This amount can easily be saved by this simple
process; and the season to do it is at hand, 1
cheerfully giveit here for the benefit Of my neigh
bOrs
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-01-18

SAFETY KEROSENE LAMPs-A correspondent Of
the Scieztifc Anerioan, gives the following drec.
tions for using kerosene lamp, so as to insure
perfect safety. The plan promises well, and is
worthy of trial: al cram all the wick that pos
sibly can into the lamp, lup the interstices with
sponge, and saturate the whole thoroughly with
Kerosene. have always found the supply SUM-
cient for the longest winter night; long as any
have had this fairly tested. One Of my little
ones-a wo-year-old-contrived to upset q small
table supporting a lamp. With the exception of
breaking the glass, no further damage was done,
not even soiling the carpet. In fact, my plan was
brought about by similar accident, and narrow
escape from serious damage. As the wick burns
away keep filling up with the sponge, and
think lhave the nearest approach to safety lamp.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-01-18

ATTEND TO THE ANINiALs-Next to the family,
the most important duty is to make our domestic
animals comfortable. There is great profit in it.
Warmth is, to a certain extent, equivalent to food.
And, what is of far greater importance it saves
digestion. 1t is sometimes said, when speaking
Oh this subject that corn hay is costly fuel but
this does not tell half the story. When an ami
NAL is exposed to storms and loses an excessive
amount of heat, this heat has to be supplied from
the blood or from flesh and fat. And good meat,
fat or butter, is certainly very expensive fuel to
burn in the animal stove. Many farmers who
think it a great Waste to burn "body maple" in
the house, allow their cows to burn butter in the
barn-yard. This is precisely what thousands and
tens of thousands of farmers do every winter.
We implore every reader of this paper to provide
some shelter for his anmals-if it is nothing
more than q shed of evergreen branches or corn
stalks
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-01-18

USEFUL HINTs.-WOOd ashes and common salt
wet with water will soak the cracks Of stove
and prevent the smoke from escaping.
Stir Poland starch with a common candle and
it will not stick to the iron, and it will be
much nicer.
Alum or vinegar is good to set colors of red,
green yellow.
Sal-soda will bleach very white; one spoonful
is enough for a kettle OfclOthes.
Save your suds for garden plants, or for garden
yards when sandy.
Wash your tea trays with cold suds, polish with
little flour and rub with dry cloth.
Frozen potatoes make more starch than fresh
ones; they also make nice cake.
A hot shovel held over vanished furniture Will
take out white spots
A Bit of glue dissolved in skimmilk and water
will restore GRAPE
Ribbons Of any kind should be washed in cold
soap suds and not rinsed.
If your fiat irons are rough rub them with fine
salt, and it will make them smooth.
Dat straw is the best for filling beds; it should
be changed once . year.
nyou are buying carpet for durability, choose
small figures.
bit Of soap rubbed on hinges of doors will
prevent their creaking.
Scotch snuff put in q hole where crickets come
out will destroy them.
gallon of strong ley put in q barrel of hard
water will make it as soft as rain water.
Half cranberry on acorn will soon kill it.
Always mend clothes before washing them
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-01-18
Msefal aud eCnripias.


bERfsIEAK-Almost every one has . way for
cooking beefsteak % that it IL eatable. But do
not believe that any one can make nice steak
ont Of tough meat. Very few broil meat, as it re-
quires strong heat from Goals Next comes the
frying pan. Be sure and have that hot, but not
red hot. Then take q small piece of butter and
rub ON the bottom of the pan, enough to "grease y
it, ~ women folks say. This is TO prevent the
the taste Of both gravy and meat) Then throw
in the meat. By the time the last piece is in the
first will be ready to turn. Notice you lift it if
the pan looks dry, if SO take piece fork, and
grease again, and serve each piece the same way.
Turn often until done. If you cannot Judge BY
piece, but remember, the more you cut meat while
cooking, the more juice will be lost Ifyou prefer
buttered meats, place small piece ON top, and as
it melts, spread it over the slice of meat then add
and add IS much water as yOn need, pepper and
salt this also. One in twenty cannot tell whether
this steak is broilei or not.
ROAST BEEr.-Dreslge well with flour and pep
per, If very fat place in the pan with just water
enough to cover the bottom. II not place long
slice of pork on top of the meat Mark this.
Have the oven rery hot, SO that the meat will
brown all over in a few minutes, and then the
juices are inside the meat. When the meat has
become thoroughly Drowned, reduce the heat to
an even, quick heat. Basic often and keep the
water low. One hour before taking out, sprinkle
salt over the meat into the pan. Ihave often seen
people put meat into moderate oven, fill the pan
half full of water, and haste it twice, perhaps.
Such meat would be dry and tasteless, both warm
and cold. A roast Of thirteen pounds should
cook four hours and half, and the center would
have q streak not perfectly raw. The grease SO
essential for basting must be turned from the pan
before making the gravy. If you wish to stuff
meat, take out bone; If that cannot be done,
make an incison in the roast, and sew q thin
piece over the stufing
CORNED BEEF-Perhaps "Young House keep
er" has read that she mustn't boil too fast; that
tough meat will be the result. The whole secret
in cooking cOrned beef is time enough. Apiece Of
eight pounds should be put into boiling, babblisg
water, and let it bubble four five hours. some
times cook meat thirty minutes after the bones
slide out easily. Let it remain in the water until
cold. If it falls apart before you aware Of it,
pack it close together in an earthen dish sci.
dom press meat, as the best of meat presses out
but if you wish extra nice looking slices, you will
be obliged to press it little By the time this is
thoroughly digusted will write again.-S. ID. B.,
in Maine Farmer.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-01-18
che Fun Of the Ching.
TIE GOOD TINE COMING.
III pIxxrs o'RAFEKrY


Outlines me bod on me shoulder gals.
A-carryin mortar IN the walls
In rain and sun:
But better times are comm soon.
When sll the year will be like june.
And dhrudsery done
whin victory crowns the fsymale cause.
whin women shall be maxim laws,
Each wife and maid.
THIN every mothers son will be
Allowed to follow fancy free
Some fayrnale trade
Tin purty girls VIII asks rs out
And paw our bills and dhriye about
Wild tender care;
THEY'LL keenly feel for all our woes,
And to the ginflemen propose
Who single are
No matter If we've not = clint.
TbereTl thin he diyil thanght av rinf,
Or things to ate.
oh, that to see the blessid day
wbin an our troubles pass away
May be my fate
The kitchen girl will lave her place,
And Teddy foilowin' wild grace,
VIII bake and stew;
He'll keep the floor both ciane and nate,
And have the lesht of things To ate,
And learn to sew.
The milliner shops. where purity girls
Now smile 80 shwate and shake their CURE
And look so handy,
By gintlemen will be controlled =,
And in thin goods are stores oil soia
For Pat and Andy
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-01-18

PAPER Communicable mode of making
comfortables warmer by lining them with news
papers, long they last, especially after wash
ing a few times. have tried q simpler way Of
attaining the same object on cold nights, when
have not had sufficient over me, especially at ho-
tells, where we cannot always get just what we
from the bed then pull FROM the pocket or satchel
two 10 three large newspapers-one very large
one will do-spread on the bed, replace the cover,
and you will have warm and comfortable night,
without any perceptible increase in the weight of
the bedding Again, when you have a hard cold
ride in cutter, of ten or twenty miles, against
the wind, place spread newspaper over your
chest before You button your Overcoat, and you
will not become chilled through. Nothing can be
cheaper and as far as it goes, more eficient.-Cor
Country Gepfleman.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-01-18
The Hcashea Chsnoes

The Virginia, Nevada, Entnprise is responsible
for the following:
out collecting money for church purposes, stop
ned at the Pinto House, Lower Gold Hill After
tbey asked John, the Chinese cook, to give a dol
lar
awhat for You wantee me give dollar asked
John. ,
ave want you to give us dollar to help the
church" -.
aDolla belpa clIurclla!" cried John, opening his
ewes; "what matter churchap
ats poor; it needs money. Can't you give us
dOllarp
ssMe no sabe churcha; me poor, too What you
Gala churcha-what him nameew
"Christ's Church" was the reply.
"No me no give dolla," answered John, decid-
edly. "Me no likee Klist; Klist wantee too
mueha money-money, money, all time money for
Klist ~
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-01-18

SAMMY AND THE CAPTAIN.-An illustration of
the limited ideas of children, very closely like
those of the savages who have very repeatedly
taken the first white man they cav for superhu-
man being-is recorded in respect to worthy
farmer, who was
Captain or colonel, or knight in arms,
in one of the New England States. One day, at
ter general training, the warrior found occasion
to cali at the house where our subject resided and
sheathed in his full panoply, he dismounted from
his steed, marched up to the front door, and RING
the bell. 1t SO CHANGED that our young friend
opened the door, but the overpowering vision
Of res. and yellow steel and feathers, flashed upon
him. he incOntinently turned and ran up stairs to
his mother.
sob, mamma, there's somebody at the door"
"Who is il Sammy"
81 don't know, mamma, but think it's God!'
9Th Club Room" in GALAXY.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-01-18
fer the farmer.


Methsa Of Asee.snt.i.E re Weases q Ce'"e
This is of the utmost utility for all those who
are not experienced judges by the eye; and BY
the following directions the weight can be ascer-
tanned within mere trifie: Take a -stnng, put
il around the beast, standing square, tnst behind
the shoulder blades; measure on foOt-rule the
feet and inches the animal is in eircumference-
this is called the girth then, with the string,
measure from the bone Of tine tail which piumbs
the line with the hinder part of the shoulder
blade; take the dimensions on the foot-rule as be-
fore. which is the length, and work the figures in
the following manner: Girth of the bullock, 6
feet 4 inches; LENGTH 5 feet 8 inches; which,
multiplied together, make 81 square superficial
feet; that again multiplied by % (the number Of
,onnds Allowed to each superficial foot of cattle
measuring less than z, and more than in girth, }
makes 7I3 pounds; and allowing IA pounds to the
stone, is So stone Ii pounds. When the animal
measures less than 8, and more than 2 feet in
eirth, 81 is the number of pounds to each su-
beast should measure 2 feet in girth and 2 feet
along the back, which, multiplied together, make
square feet that multiplied by IL the number
of pounds allowed for each square foot of cattle
measuring less than feet in girth, makes "A
pounds; which, divided by IA to bring it to stones,
is stone 2pOunds Again, suppose a calf a
sheep, &c, &c, should measure feet 6 inches in
girth, and feet inches in length, which, multi
piled together, make 16& square feet; that multi
piled by 16, the number Of pounds, allowed to all
cattle measuring less tnan feet ana more tnan
in girth, makes 264 pounds; which, divided by IA
to bring it to stones is Ia stone IL pounds. The
dimensions of the girth and length Of back of cat
tle sheep, calves hogs, may be as exactly taken
this way is at all necessary for any cOmputa-
ton valuation of stock, and will answer ex-
actly to the four quarters sinking the Offal, and
which every man, who can get even bit of chalk,
can easily perform. deduction must be made
for half fatted beast, of stone in 90 from that
of a fat one; and for COW that has had calves, 1
stone must be allowed, and another for not being
properly fat.-Ex.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-01-18

FARMER near Nashua, N. H., recently bargain
ed his farm to another farmer for 600, but when
the day and the purchaser arrived informed him
that his wife in histories about the trade, and
he guessed he would back ont. "But," said the
purchaser, 81 have come long distance, want
the farm and must have it. How much more
would induce yon to sell.' "Well," replied the
agriculturalist, "give me SEQ more, and let her
cry.o
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-01-18
NEW YORK TRIBUNE,
For 1872.


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srrhics dSminon a Tie 01tsn ~ ooabise with
profound iuerst the pasrs Il tidings
from the Old World The TklbCNA hrcogn uIsseo
coespndents seatioocd at al points IN Eu5ope where
great movenens in progress imminent aims 70 pre-
sent cs0paete md penor.na even On tnat
continsa4 sd 70 minor H. Pro0aged oetSeen
middlseee fesda.n md Eccieasunn O ne oss n.h h
and Ninetee1tA Gentry nkepec1n - sec9san ON tne
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g., e h. ~ ~ W. T.; o.,r DIV 1hershv ths
o oar STATE has been revouonzed through
initial trfuuph Reform which surpaSses the
aanguine anticirstiooa Il IL morally certain that the
movement thus nsugurated cannot IN in pfogrnsa be
crcumscnbed 70 any ocahty OF any party Dot tnat us
purifying nnnence n destined 70 DC let every part Oh
the Union rebuking venaiity exposng robbery Wrestling
power ffom Poaidcans ~ trade and conn@ng In those
worthiest and hftest IN Weld T. 10 this benenccnf and
vitality needed Reform. THE TRIBUNE will devoteits best
energies regardless OF personal interests OF party prciec
tonA the choice Of honest and faithful men
ONCE Of al New Departures the most essential and
saspiciops
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-01-18

Do BEES NEED SALT.-B. j. Watkins in Bee
Keepers Journal, says: az salt my bees whether
they require it or not, and here is my method:
Fill a vessel, through, bucket, or anything, that
viii hold water, with water shavings and salt,
and set in the yard They will soon find it, and
through May and June, and all through the bree-
ding season, the vessel will be covered with bees
If bee keepers would do this, their bees would not
be losing time in hunting for salt fish, heads and
salt cucumbersv
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-01-18

An Iowa gentleman who was involved in domes-
tic troubles met with genuine "Jobs comforter"
the other morning. Meeting an old friend, who
was a widower, he related his troubles to him,
and told him he expected to be broken up as his
wife had commenced suit against him for the sum
Of three thousand dollars alimony. "Well," says
tho widower, I'm wait and see how she comes
ont, and if she succeeds, I'll go for her.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-01-18

GIVE THE ANIMALS ENOUGH TO EAr.-Next to
exposure, one of the most serious drawbacks to
profitable stock-feeding is the want of a liberal
and regular supply of nutritious food. Many far
mers cannot he made to understand that an ami
NAL eats large amount of food merely to keep
it alive and that all the profit the owner derives
from keeping the animal, comes from the food
eaten in excess of that amount. If straw will
keep an animal alive, all the profit of keeping
the animal is derived from hay grain fed in ad-
ditiun to the straw
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-01-18

On one Of the recent cold nights, lady ac-
quaintance of ours put her two boys in bed, in a
cold room, tucked them up and sat down on the
edge of the bed to hear them say their prayers.
JOHNNY, aged sever, got through all right and cud-
died up to Willie, aged five, who had just COM
menced his prayer. Presently, Willie began to
hurry, the words came faster than he could dis
tinctly utter them, and the prayer ended, thus:
81 pray the Lord my soul to keep-take your
hand off from I'll warm your ear for youn
Johnny was tickling him.