Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-04-12

flM pieces ot bark oil the root q
sasSatraS put III their nests Mill prvvcn
or cNrc licc Oh hens
SnEBoNGAN COUNTY. Wis, shippct
during the year lS11 4.2S50oO pound,
of cheese, for which the producers re-
ceivcd the round sum of $lt9,525.
fuE English government has issued
orders to nuy II 600 cavalry horses. Al
S20n each, Tive horscmcn uf Great
Britain Will realize something like
Sa.ooo,O0o out ~ the SSO0oO,O0O vote
OF credit for war purposes it the wat
goes ON.
niE best time for tranSphntiug ever
green's is just rs he buds are beginning
to swell III spring hut il much earth is
carried with the roots. or enough te
hold them erect against the wind,
standing on the surface of tho ground,
they may he set ut almost amy time,
except at the most rapid ncriod oi
growth.
lloRSEEAplSH is aplant easily grown
and Is very agreeable to most persons
rs 4 seasoning To meats, and is CON
sldercd Y healthy eNeitant of appetite.
II can hr grown from cuttings III ANY
deep rich soil, Or even III mucky one.
II Is best after standing out AL winter.
In the vicinity Of the cities il is on
tensivcly cultivated rs " market crop,
and is found to he very profitable For
family use few plants will suffice
An idea Of the size Of somo of the
big trees of California is given hy the
following from the Padhnmd ilg,tS
James English is still III work on the
redwood troc he felled at Russia River
station some months ago. He has al.
ready made from it 250,000 shingles.
1000 fence posts, 600O stakes, lumber
for II dwelling house and out building,
and has lumber left for 100000 more
shingles The tree WAS fourteen feet in
diameter,
A CHEAT lcE-llorsr Ice il one If
the greatest Injuries Of life, and should
te secured bY each farmer and other
person who has room for small ice
house, My ncighbor, MIR. George
klngsland, of kingshnd, N. j., has the
most complete leo-house and cool
room, ut " moderate cost, that ! have
seen. 1t is IL feet square outside Is
feet high, II inch studs, inner lining Of
boards, and sawdnst filled between
lnner and outer boards to peak. The
floor is Of plank The house is located
on n hillside, with entrance door ut
upper surface, and cool room door mt
lower surface, The cool room is 4 bv
) feet and "a feet high, which admits of
ice being packed on three sides and on
top Of II. This makes il 50 cold inside
III summer, that meat, milk, butter,
etc, freeze therein, and remain so even
III the hottest weather This is upon
the principle of the Lcslcy's Zero
Refrigerator, which proves 80 grand II
success. Country Gentleman.
SOUND ADVICE To BREEDERS a writer
III the Nark Lame Erpqess Of late date
is SO cmlncntly sound, that we recon-
mend his remarks rs nh especial study
to breeders: Finally, then, select if YOU
can, Of the breed that is acclmati2ed in
your district. Strengthen it by an infu-
sion of what blood YOU find on study,
to suit best or, if you be imaginative,
calculate n cross for yourself Keep
| pairing within II narrow circle 50 long
as no symptoms Of physical iniirmity
show themselves. Select continually
the best specimens developed, and keep
wedding out the weak, SO, with ordi-
nary luck, you will do ms all other dis.
| tinguishcd improyers Of stock have done
before you, you will justly win n name,
you will supply the market with new
stuff, and you viii fill up your pockets
with money 1T least, if You cannot
thus, you viii il no other way. But, IN
the first instance, do not 20 too far
afield; to begin with, get rs high as You
can upon the shoulders Of the gcncr.
alton before you. Then be pucky, per
severing, and prudent.
IIIDEBouND. IIidebound is Il phrase
often made use Of to imply IN cmacia.
ted condition Of the body, which state
il often occasioncd ~ 4 dGrangcmcnt
Of the digestive and assinlilating organs
or il may be the result 0f feeding on
poor provcndcr, or from oycrwork. III
such cases the hair loses its natural
| gloss, from want Of nutrition, the skin
becomes unhealthy and scurfv, and
fecl- tight oyer tire body (hdoLmtadl
which state il produced from absorp
tion of the adipose tissue. Take 81
Barbados alocs one ounce; calOmrl
one drachm .Iamacia ginger, twc
dfaehms; powdered gentian, f0ua
drachms Mix into mass with Il solu-
ton Of gum, and divide into four pills
One may be gwen every nign' and
morning until the bowels arc sufficient.
/ Ii relaxed After tie animal has rs.
covered from the effects Of the cathartic
one of thc following powders may N
gwen. mixed i'll tie feed every night
and morning: nux yonica, twenty
grains; powdered ginger, one drachmt
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