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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-10-20
German Girls arM the French Prisoners

Berin Correspondence Boston Advertiser
1t Is worthy Of remark that no distinc-
ton can be observed between the treat.
meat received by the wounded Germans
and the wounded Fren2hmen. Indeed
there has been considerable complaint that
prisoners received the mast sympathy j
recent editorial in the MaGgeburg Dische
LeiupR one of the most respectable
daiies' in Germany wh.sh for the secrets
II exposes and TOR the Ge.lCate irony wgta
which, ii reproves some 3i the young Ger
man ladies for tho excesdsga pity they have
shown towards the gallant prisoners, IS
decidedly racy [, tells Ike story OF yorng
lady at the railway atatigG in Y, who SAL
r.e3 SIX smoking cups o. coffee TO n car
containing only prisoners, The German
9Uarl VINO had helped capture them bggg
a3 IL cup Tor himself saying that he had
/ tasted nothing warE since he left
! S4arbrucken. Eat she replied that il
! yas ordered only for tAe prisoners. Pre-
! tending 10 open the cgR door for hen he
| knocked the waiter from her hand and
! dashed the six cups Of coffee upon the
! pavement TIE editor, evidently >iolc
/ ing over this act Of the guard, diBlusst
Che questions whether these young ladie,
may not lee permitted % crafty then
"talse sen,msaMlity' lhe offspring O
. uoytlEthd.n- and If they ara 90 laye nj
| opportunity to iispley their little smattor
Ing OF French which they have esquire.
Nta ,omuch afi2ulty, aud sc sac eX
r.a-o os SO much LWd.earued mOn0y, III
HHsN.r 90 these questions tla young hdle
asa lInusuAleu 20 attend Arat, 90 thJ
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-10-20
Dortrp
ArTTMN MOODN.

Ere lr the northern gate, n.y.
Tho SD Igrrt rtsses Of the trees are gone,
The woods Of autumn, an around our tala,
Have put their glory on.
The mountains that uutod
Iu their wide sweep, the colorei landscape round
Seem gr ups Of giant kings in uurpie aud 10 g1ld
That guard the enchanted ground.
roam tue woods that crown
The upland, where the mingled spienGor7 glow;
Where the gay company Of trees look down
On the green fields below.
Ny steps are not alone
In these bright walks the sweet JouthWestst play
Plies, nesting, where The painted leaves are strawI
Along the winding way.
And far in heaven, the while
The sun, that sends the gale to wander hare,
POurs out on the fair earth his quiet smile
The sweetest Of the year,
Where now the solemn shade
Yerdure and bloom where many branches mee-,
50 grateful when the noon Of summer made
The valleys sick with heat;
Let in through the trees
Come the strange rays the forest depths are bU lag
Their sunny c5Iored foliage in the breeze.
Twiuk,s ik beams OF light.
Theriyaot, late uasceu. run
Where, pickering through the shrubs its waters
shines with he Image OF it, golden screen,
And gllmmeyiLgs Of tho sun
But meath yOu ggimso9 tree
Lover to listening maid might breathe his fame
Nor mark, within iis rOseate canopy
Her blush Of maiden shame.
Oh Autumn why SO soon
Depart the hues that make the forest glad;
Thy gen wind and thy fair sunny noon,
AUD leave thee wild aud sad
All twere a lot too blest
Forever iH thy colored shades to stray
Amid tn kisses OF The soft southwest,
Toroam and dream for aye.
And Leave the vain low strife 'er
That makes men al the tug for wealth and pow
The passions and the cares that wther lite,
And waste the little hour
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-10-20
Keeping a Thousand Hens.


With a flock of one thousand fowls. six
acres are requisite, this area should be
fenced - with boards, or piekets refuse
stock will DO as we'll az any-aud houses
erected, each large enough for accommo.
dating one hundred fowls for roostiag.
shelter from storms, and laying Itisnot
essential that these houses should be ex-
peusive structures, but they should face
The south, and the fronts should be par
TALLY or entirely glazed. The glazing
should be 10y sashes which may be opened
easily by hinges above and may be left
open through the summer to permit free
circulation ofair, The care of these houses
should be entrusted to a reliable person,
az on their proper management the success
OF the poultry largely depends.
I'm addition to the poultry houses, there
should be provided numbers of low sheds
mere lean-to sheds are enough beneath
whi.n the fowls may take shelter from the
heat of the sun and from storms.
Care should be taken to prevent the in
gress of yermin, skanks, weasels, etc, to
the grounds, and one or more good dogs
should be confined within the enclosure.
care being taken to secure dogs which will
not trouble the fowls but which are good
watch dogs and vigilant. An abundance
of pure water is also absolutely necessary,
aud unless brook runs through, or a pond
is located on the land, water should be
brought by a ram or pumped by wind
mill from well. Fowls drink great
quantity of water, and it should he of as
pure quality as can be obtained The pre-
paration Of the grounds and building OF the
houses and sheds having been completed,
the stock may be procured.
For all practical purposes the common
dlpgbill FOWLS as good as any, as we have
proved completely to our satisfaction. In
selecting stock take hens from one to two
yeals old, bright eyed, red combed, clean
legged fowls, as large and well formed as
can be obtained There is no need of "a
grower with the large hocks, the breeders
being selected and kept seperate from the
others; for laying purposes hens do better
away from cock than with one, and il
number Of the male birds are kept toeeth-
er, the fights and troubles viii be inces-
SAINT.
The care Of the poultry Is not great after
they ere placed in the PARK. The fowls
selected for breeding purposes should be
nept N docks of twenty IN yards separate
from the others, and each Of these small
focks should have a male bird These
hens should be the very best 10 b obtain
ed strong, we'll formed and hardy, and the
cock should be two years Old. healthy,
strong and courageous We believe that
Brahma cock, such as We have described
crossed with the dung-hill fowls, would get
better and more marketable chickens than
would any other breek This. however, is
for the poulterer to decide Massachusetts,
Ploaghman,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-10-20

Trn AVERAGE YIELD IN ENGLAND "A
prominent English agnculturi5t of Hove
lately said he hoped people were better
OFF in other districts, but so far as this
neighborhood was concerned, he had new.
er known, during the thirty years he had
been here, such bad crops Of corn there.
fore, it was perfectly astounding to nm
tina people should say the country Lad
grown an average crop of wheat Between
here and Sh0reham was very good dis
trict, but it bad not produced halt a crop.
He frequently travelled through that dis
trict, and in ordinary years from 100 to
120 wheat sticks might be seen; but this
year there were hardly 20; cor Sc
quently there must have been great
falling of, and he was perfectly certain
there cous6 be nothing like an average
crop" THIS was confirmed to us by ether
oooupiers IN different parts OF the county
OF Sussex. One of the eldest farmers,
near Eastboarne, sets his wheat crop at
some quarters below the average Weld and
another, on good land near Arundel, has
five stacks Up instead of thirty; while about
Chichester many are as badly off for wheat
Dr. i.awes says in letter Just published,
that the plant has this season been I'M
gsually deficient, more especially on the
igAter soils. SO far as wheat is con-
cerned, there has been a splendid
seed-forming and maturing season, but act
ing III many cases upon an insufficient
amount OF plant, and 1t is probable that
some of the heaviest and some of the
lightest crops ever known in England have
been grown this year Under the circum-
stances described, it is of course extremely
difical. 80 iorm satisfactory estimate of
the average yield over me United King
dom. Considering, however, that the
best wheat lands have suffered the least,
that many OF them have yielded large crops
and that the quality at any rate is gener-
ally considerably over the average |
think the United Kingdom may be esti-
mated as equivalent to from 30 to 81
bushei per acre, weighing g pounds per
hushel
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-10-20

The Clover CROP ia Jbis county has
proved % be q mos, profitable one 70 the
tanners Who have taAeutne trouble TO grow
it. In consequence OF the frequent grow
ing rains during the summer, tae first crop
came of heavy and the second crop aboul
equally productive has also been euJ, and
September al through being quite warm
has started the tlird growth 80 rapidly
tbat should frost keep oH and the weather
prove fine for coeple O, weeks or more,
even a third, though somewhat igLt yield
ol hay might be taken from many Of the
clover fields in this county. Under such
circumstances, he must be a chron!f
grumbler OF farmer who would not Re sal.
fsfed with such manifold production. -
appleton Creseeat,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-10-20

TsE LARGEST KITCHEN n THE WoBLD is
that OF the Mebig Beet Extract Company
in Uruguay. It covers %, 900 square feet
Of ground, and is divided into number Of
compartments, which are so constructed
with view to their peculiar use. You
enter fist a large dark, cool hall, with
!. we'd door, where the meat is weighed and
conveyed through openings in the
vall to the cutting machines
These are four In number, and
can cut up two hundred young oxen
in an hour From the cnttug-
machines the meat goes into twelve re-
ceiyers, where it is pressed by steam
power Of seyenty.fye pounds to tae square
inch. These twelve receivers are capable
Of confirming 1900 pounds Of meat each,
From these the meat, or rather the liquid
nov, runs through pipes into racvptacles
constructed for the purpose OF separating
the fatty substance from tLe extract and to
clear it Lastly, il is raised by steam air
pumps into large coolers, filtered, and sub
sequeuuy packed for transportation. The
butcher o.! the company is a scientific exc
cutioner who can with ease and grace kill
eighty oxen in an hour by skil.fully cutting
the yertebrH.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-10-20

Kansas City has vocal dog, and this IL
way 4e is described by q local repcrtey;
"It would bt utterly impossible 30 express
in words She force the depth and variety
OF thjs canine y0eahsm I. expresses all
tie mobilization aud notifications Of human
distress. The phinuge wall OF suffering
infancy, Tic groan Of the strong mans
aSony, the means of the sick and wounded
the stided cry of the victim under the
grasp OF tho garroter the shout Of def.
auao. the scream OF terror the yell oi le.
sp..r, grief rage maduus, nightmare
aelrum tremeus h6ilad ambition, dislp-
pointed love, defeat M elections. the BAN
mer'F ucchalatau shout loopche, cnrus
la tla goes, beaougs mosaulos, ana al
tat Ms tlAt Ae-lis heir 10. are faithfully
deiinual ot wildly suggested by this
eamle ycutriloquist
IaG body eta Mrs, Catharina Hpoe,
who died al Manroyia, Kan. four yaars
ato, was recently found IN complete
state 81 pesrihcation, The face was al.
most two shades darker than when in It's
natural state iand looked as il it had been
vanished, gE
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-10-20

Ere ir the northern gate, W.
The gu uer sses Of the trees are g1ne,
The woods Of autumn, an around our vale
Have pat their glory on.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1870-10-20
The Triumphal Entry.

Two vast streams of people
met on that day. Half of the
vast mass, turning round, pre-
ceded; the other half followed
Gradually the long procession
swept up and over the ridge
where first begins "the descent
of the Mount of Olives" toward
Jerusalem. AT this point the
first view is caught of the south
eastern corner of the city. The
temple and the more northern
portions are hid by the slope OF
Olivet on the right: what is seen
is only Mount Zion, now for the
most part rough field, covered
with the mosque of David, and
the angle of the western walls,
but then covered with houses to
its base, surmounted by the cas-
tie of Herod, on the supposed site
of the palace of David, from which
that portion of Jerusalem, en-
phatically the "City of David"
derived its name. 1t was at this
precise point "as he drew near,
at the descent of the Mount of
Olives"-(may it not have been
from the sight thus opening upon
thems)-that the shout oftriumph
burst forth from the multitude,
":Hosanna to the Son of David"
.-&anly.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1870-10-20

There can be no greater blessing
than to be born in Il cheerful, lov-
ing home. 1t not only insures a
happy childhood-if there he health
and Il good constitution-but almost
makes sure a virtuous and happy
manhood, and fresh Young heart
in old age. | think it every parent s
duty to try to make their children s
childhood full of love and proper
joyousness; and I never see chill
dren destitute of them, through the
poverty, faulty tempers or wrong
notions of parents, without a heart
ache. Not that all the appliances
wealth can buy are necessary to the
free and happy unfolding of child
hood in body or heart quite other
wise, heaven be thanked. But chill
dren must at least have love in the
house, and fresh air and good play,
and some good companionship out
of it, otherwise young life runs great
danger of whitening, or growing
stunted or sour. or at best perma-
turely old and turned inward on
itself.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1870-10-20
To Speedily Remove Corns.

Bathe the foot or feet well in
warm water about half an hour
before going to bed. When the
corns have become soft by bath
ing, shave down the horny parts
smooth. but not so close as to
produce blood then moisten the
tops of them and rub over them a
little lunar caustic. This caustic
must be gently rubbed on until a
sufIiciency oft sticks on the corns
to change them, firstto a gray and
then to deep black. Put a little
cotton over them to prevent the
stocking rubbing them. In afew
days they will come out by the
roots. 81 20
This is the remedy of DIR. Brown
of Philadelphia, and l know by
experience that it is good
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1870-10-20
Make Your Mark.

Shame on the young man who
says II can't" There is always
room and a way for those who
will. Poverty and even misfor-
tune cannot keep one from max
ing his mark if he but says l will.
Set your mark and work to it, and
although you should fall short.
be assured that you will not pass
unnoticed from the world. Look
at the many records Of honor and
affluence attained from and by
persons in the lowest ranks OF
life, and then ask yourself "what
can't a young man do in this age
and country" Why stand we
here idle, whilst others are seiz-
ing hold of the many chances
around us? While in most c0un-
tries all, with the exception of
the favored few, are debarred of
the privilege of participating in
the affairs of the nation, here no
position so high that a young
man may not aspire to, or receive
at the hands of the people.
Here distinction can be sought
in many avenues laid open to
emulation by a Republican form
Of government. Commerce, Law,
and Divinity are all open to the
searcher after knowledge. and
none to say you nay.
Awake then young men of
America to a sense of your duty.
Look around you, over this
most glorious country dotted with
lakes, rivers and railroads, and
see if you cannot somewhere find
your sphere of action, and then;
make your mark.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1870-10-20
Apple Tree Borer.

have found an effectual rem
dy for the destruction of the egg
of the apple tree borer. After
the deposit of the egg ofthe bor-
er, which occurs it September,
make wash of one pound of
sal-soda, put into two gallons OF
hot water; let it stand for thirty
minutes, stirring it frequently.
Then take a rag and rub the body
of the trees-the lower part es-
pecially-with this wash, and the
work is done. This is a good
wash for removing the lice from
the limbs. | have had several
young trees destroyed by these
pests, but by using the above
wash have no trouble.-COr. ".
T., Farmer.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1870-10-20

STORING CELERY.-To make Gel
cry good, in winter and spring,
ii requires storing properly. The
following method is very COM
mon, and perhaps as good as any:
Sink barrels in the earth, so
that the tops are two or three
inches below the surface, and
then fill them compactly with
celery, without any soil, but with
close, compact covers upon them,
so as to exclude moisture, and
then a couple of inches of soil.
: CATCHING HORSES IN PASTURE.
"A writer in the Cincinnati
Gasette takes a few sweet apples
when going to turn the horse ont,
and feeds one before taking the
bride of, and one or two more
after. Apples are taken again
when the horse is to be caught and
no. trouble is experienced. ~
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1870-10-20
Farm and House hold.
Butter Making.

The editor of the New England
Farmer says that good butter can
not be made without a careful
observation ofthe following rules.
|. Perfect cleanliness in every
thing, from the milking of the
COW to packing the butter down:
.. A dry, well ventilated room
in which to set milk, at atemper-
ature of from 90 to 63 degrees.
3. Cream not to stand over
thirtv-siX hOurs-twenty-four Is
frequently better-in winter; and
in summer, twelve to eighteen
hours, in most dairy rooms.
t. Stir the cream, and add a
little salt each time Of Skimming
the milk.
) Churn often; twice or three
times a week is better than only
once.
6. One ounce of salt TO pound
of butter will more nearly meet
the average taste than a larger
or smaller quantity.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1870-10-20
Insects on the Evergreens.

There are several insect enc
mics to the evergreens, and they
seem to have been unusually
abundant this year. We have
noticed marked instances of their
destructiveness in various places.
The insects we have seen as
well as specimens that have been
sent, are the larvae Of a Saw fly,
several species of which infest
the pines, spruces, and other con-
ferrous trees cultivated for Orna-
ment. Lophyrus abietis attacks
the Fir and Pitch Pine; Z. 45ot-
ti is found upon the White Pine;
and l.. Leconteii infests the
Scotch and Austrian Pines. Re-
ferring to works upon entomo-
logy for full descriptions, we
briefly say that the perfect in
sects are only about one-fourth
of an inch in length; the larvae,
which do the mischief, are from
half an inch to an inch long, in
the different species, and are vel
lowish with green, and in some,
black stripes. The eggs are laid
upon the leaves, and the cater
pillars feed, often in considerable
numbers together, upon the foil
age, TO the great injury of the
trees. The one which infests the
White Pine is often found as late
as November. The larvae when
fulfilled, spin tough cocoons either
upon the trees, or descend to the
ground and spin among the dead
leaves, etc. They can only be
attacked in the larvae, or cater
pillar state, and are said to be
easily killed by carbolic soap,
whale oil soap, or tobacco water.
Many are destroyed by shaking
them from the trees early in the
morning when they are torpid.
Being so small and so near the
color of the leaves, the caterpil-
lars are not usually noticed un-
til the appearance of the tree
shows that it has sustained some
injury.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1870-10-20
icinu for Cake

Take of the best white sugar
one pound, and pour over it just
enough cold water to dissolve the
Jumps; then take the whites OF
three eggs, and beat up the mix
ture. 1t will first become thin
and clear, and afterward begin to
thicken. When it becomes quite
thick remove it from the fire, and
continue the beating until it be-
comes cold, then spread it on
with knife. 1t is perfectly
white, glistens beautifully, and
is so hard and smooth when dry,
that you may write very well
upon it with a pencil.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1870-10-20
Fireside Department.
SLEEP AND DEATH.
A GERMAN FABLE,

The Angel OF Slumber and the
Angel ofDeath. fraternally lock
ed in each others arms. wandered
over the earth.
1t was evening: they reclined
upon hillside, and the inhabit-
ants of men were not far off: a
sad stiffness pervaded the air, and
the evening bell OF the village
was hushed. Still and silent, as
is their manner. the two benefi-
cent genii of mankind reposed in
a mournful embrace. and night
came rapidly on.
Then the Angel of Slumber rose
from HI mossy couch. and softly
scattered from his hand the invis
IDLE slumber-seeds. The wind of
night waited them to the
quiet dwellings OF the wearied
husbandmen. and forthwith sweet
sleep descended upon the inhabi-
tantS of the cottages; from the
gray-haired sire to the cradled in
fant. The sick man forgot his
pains: the unhappy his sorrows;
the poor his cares; every eve was
closed.
Aud now. his benign labors be
ing ended, the kind Angel Of
Slumber again lay down by the
side of his thoughtful brother.
and said, cheerfully:
"When the red morning awakes
then will mankind bless me as
their friend and benefactor. Oh,
how sweet it is to do good unseen
and in secret, how delightful is
our duty"
Thus spake the friendly Angel
of Slumber. The Angel Of Death
looked upon him with silent sor
row, and a tear, such as immortals
shed, gathered in his large dark
eye.
"Alas.." said he, ..that | cannot
like thyself, rejoice in their graf
itude; the earth calls me her en-
emy and the disturber Of sher
peace
my brother replied the An
gel of Slumber, '.will not the good
when they awaken own thee as
their friend and benefactor, end
will they not bless thee2 Are we
not brothers and messengers of
our faith err"
Thus he spake; The eye Of
the Angel Of Death sparkled, and
he clasped his brother more
fondly in his embrace.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1870-10-20
Trimming Gooseberries and Currants.

As soon as Gooseberries and
Currants have dropped their
leaves, trim them-thinning out
the center. The wood that is cut
out can be cut into cuttings about
six inches long, and set out into
rows, say eighteen inches apart.
Set them up to the top eye, pack
ing the soil firmly around them,
which allow to remain over win
ter TO prevent the "heaving" of
soil.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1870-10-20

Boy cried out Brown to the
waiterat Sans. Don't call me boy,
Sir; I'm no boy, Sir" said the latter.
"Then do as you'd be done by" put
in Brown, "and don't call this NUT
ton lamb any more"