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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-10-24

pigs this season. and depend upon this
wears pigs inr breeders next spring.
But il is not the best policy to kill any
SOW which has proven herself to be u
good breeder and safe sucker. Trouble
and defeat OF the whole years crop OF
pigs often occur by relying on young
and reckless sows. And there is anoth.
er good reason why good aud safe
breeding sows should be saved another
and probably several wears, They
bring stronger and better pigs, which
start off better, and keep ahead in the
race OF fattening, The price of good
SOW, which has been well tried, is n
small matter in comparison to two
large and thrifty htters Of pigs per year.
IL is not time yet to breed sows, but
1t IL time 10 prepare for a gooi lot of
breeding sows for next years crop. The
farmer ought TO raise all his own pigs,
calves, and colts, This is tho legitimate,
safe and sure process of farming. lfthe
farmer has warm and comfortable quar-.
tiers for his Slows, he can safely breed
them IN the month Of November, SD
that they will farrow IN the month of
March. But il SONS are expected 10 try
their luck by running III pastures or
wood.l IT'S, NJ such time, they should not
be bred until the middle Of January. Ii
pays we'll To have the most ample prep.
araton for brood sows. lfthey have u
litter in March, they can have another
litter i'll August or early in September.
But il they farrow the last OF April or
first of May, il is almost impossible TO
raise another brood in time before tho
cold weather. A sow will have pigs six
days less than four months from the
time she is bred. Every farmer should
know the exact time when his sows are
TO tarrow, then he can, make prepare.
tons accordingly. They should DO put
in their apartments ut least week be.
fore narrowing SO that they will get re-.
conciled with their quarters. Gut tho
straw fine for their bedding. DO not
disturb her for day or two, for when
she wants teod or drink she will get up
and call for them. She will appreciate
kind treatment Increase her food grad
ually for five or ak days, then give her
all the rich food she will eat. Learn the
pigs to eat MS soon rs possible. Push
them by all reasonable means. and
make them weigh $50 pounds at six
months. Then sell. This is the safe
way. No time for cholera. No time
for the officer to harass, In fact there
il no danger of nh officer being after .
man who prepares his pigs for market
in six months, --impn Sdte Register.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-10-24
Waste Land.

Every farmer has some waste land.
Cast a glance over your farm and view
your fence rows. Are there not few
feet Of land on both sides Of your fence
occupied by stones or covered with
coarse weedsf IL not your land dotted
here and there with stone heaps,
stumps, etc. Have you not some
swamp land which, With good drainage,
would produce abundant cropt9 Have
you not few square rods or acres over
grown with briars, bushes and the like?
Ii 70, remedy those evils which are fast
transferring your farms to the hands Of
others. Farmers should remember
that waste land, If properly cared for, IL
A. valuable ~ any part Of the farm,
and that they pay Al heavy tar on il All
they do on their best land, and receive
nothing in return. In short, farmers
cannot afford any such mortgage pro-
ducers.- Western Farmer.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-10-24

ignorant of her arrival. A peal OF
hearty laughter made him start and
turn round. II was keSia, looking
so good,tempered and huxom that he
laughed, too, and arose instinotively.
You will never hear the last of it,
The doctor said you had forgotten mel
she exclaimed.
Il suppose had; but I'll try never
to forget you again. Let's spell oppor-
tunity."
They spelt it so loudly that the vain
scot echoed, and from that time forth
it is needless TO record that, thanks to
his wife, he graually picked up his
memory.
III we had married young | should
never have lost il, said he.
Better late than never" she replied.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-10-24
How to Break a Heifer,

Tie it up and and give il mess TO
eat while milking, and lift is very nerv-
GUS take common surcingle and put
il around the body just before the hips
and in front of the udder, BUCKLE it tight,
sit down close to boss and 20 TO milking,
being careful not To hurt the teats by
hard squeezing. AT first he gentle and
in few weeks boss will stand still TO DO
milkca
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-10-24
Presidents Who Had Been United States
SpuutarS
From. the Philadelphia Times.


Some newspapers in discussing the
prospects Of Thurman, Bayard and
Blaine as Presidential candidates have
stated that the road to the White House
is not through the Senate Chamber, and
that no United States Senator ever be-
came President. The truth is we have
had at least nine Presidents who were
members Of the United States Senate,
and with three exceptons-W Washington
Taylor and Grant-every one OF the
Presidents, had either passed through
the House or Senate. Adams was Vice
President; Jefferson, before he became
President, was Secretary OF State and
Vice President; Madison had had a term
Of service in the House, and had been
Secretary Of 5 ate; Monroe had been
Senator, Secretary Of State and foreign
Minister; Adams had the same expert
ence; Jackson was a member Of the
House. the Senate and foreign Minis
ter; Van Buren, had been Senator,
Secretary Of State. Vice President and
foreign Minister; Harrison was q mem
Der OF the House and Vice President;
Polk was member OF the House: Fill.
more member Of the House; Pierce,
a Senator; Buchanan. member Of the
House, Senator and Secretary Of state;
Lincoln member Of the House; John
son, Representative and Vice Presi-
dent, Senator after he had been Presi-
dent; Grant even had been Secretary Of
War, and Hayes was member Of the
lower House. With these factg Of his.
tory il would seem that any member of
Congress might be pardoned for having
an ambition for the Presidency.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-10-24
Pigs for Next Yaar.

AT this time, when farmers are deter
mining what hogs they will faitep, ii
the proper season to determine what To
do for the next years crop 81 pigs. Too
many fatten all the sows which had
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-10-24


NOBILITY or BLoop.--Crantz, in his
Saxon History, tells us Of nm earl OF
Alsaitia, surnamnd, on account Of his
great strength, lion, who was u great
fayorite Of Edward the Third, Of
England, and much envied, Ms favor
ties are always sure to be, by the rest
OF the courtiers. On one occasion,
when the king WAS absent, some noble.
men maliciously instignted the queen
to make trial OF the noble blood OF the
fayorite, by causing lion 10 bo lot
losse upon him, saying, according to
the popular belief, that If the earl WAS
truly noble, the lion would not touch
him. IL being customary with the
earl TO rise at the break Of day, before
any other person in tho palace was
stirring, lion was let loose during the
night, and turned in the lower court.
When the earl came down in the morn
ing. with no more than night gown
cast over his shirt, he was met by the
lion, bristling his hair, and growing
destruction between his teeth. The
earl not al least daunted, called out
with a stout voice, Stand you dogp
Al these words, the lion crouohed at his
feet, TO the great amazement Of the
courtiers, who were peeping out at
every window To see the issue Of their
ungenerous design. The earl laid hold
Of the lionsby the name, turned him in
TO his tso, and placing his night-cap
on the lions back, came forth without
casting a look behind him. Now
said the earl, calling out to the court
iers. "let him among you aI, that
standeth most upon his pedigree, 90
and fetch my niphLcap.p
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-10-24

4 COMPANY with i capital Of 5000
900 has purchased thirty.three acres If
pleasure ground in the north part Of
New York city, ard ii erecting con.
servatory and geological garden.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-10-24

PRorAGATIaa sponges by cutting the
live ones into small pieces, attaching
them dumps Of rock and sinking them
10 proper depths IN suitable places il
proposed.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-10-24

The hot water now flowing from the
mouth Of the Sutro ESeyadal tunnel il
being used To irrigate gardens.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-10-24

But few men, SAYS The Nebraska
Farmer, are aware OF the fact that hay
is very beneficial TO hogs, but il is true
nevertheless. Hogs need rough food rs
we'll MS horses, cattle, or the human
race. To prepare it you should have n
cutting,hox Tor hay-outterl and the
sreener the hay the better. Cut tho hay
very short, and mix with bran, shorts,
or middhngs, and feed Ms other food,
Hogs soon learn 10 like il, and if soaked
in swill, as other slop food, is highly rel
ished by them. In the winter, use for
the hogs the same hay you feed toyour
horses and you will find that, while ii
saves bran, shorts or other food, il puts
on flesh A. rapidly rs anything that can
be glyen them.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-10-24


TIE city Of Mexico has the following
among iH industries: -Four iron found
ries, two 81 printed goods. eight bricK-
yards. two piano factories, two type
foundlies, ten oil mills, ten starch facto.
rics one ice factory. two crnoine facto-
ries, one cloth mill, seven match facto-
ries, seven saddler's shops, three musical
instrument factories, two paying cards,
two window glass.
TIE Mexican volcano Of 0rizaba,
over 900 fee, high, has been recently
ascended by NJ. Aihaga, resident OF
Puebla, and thirteen other persons. The
climb was most exhausting and peril.
Gus, and one Of the party died on the
top from rarefaction 81 tile air and m.
other few days after from erysipelas,
caused by the reflection Of the sun on
the snow.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-10-24
How six Cars Werc Burned

From tho Bnphampton IN, w Republican,
The night train coming west on the
Albany and Susquehanna Railroad, yes.
terday morning, met with an accident,
in fact, was annihiated about half II
mile this side of Maryland Station soon
after | o'clock. The train consisted OF
the engine md tender, three through
freight cars, baggage car, sleeping
coach and one passenger coach, The
train il made up at Albany fora through
run, and connects nj this station with
Erie Railway train No. 8, ut $3.50 in the
morning. At the place where the ACCT
dent occurred il small run or dopres.
sion IN the ground, over which was u
trestle-work about seventy feet long and
ak feet high. The trestle was probably
built in this manner because II WINS
thought TO be cheaper than building a
culvert aud filling. The train---notwith.
standing il carried freight--ran ON fast
time, to compete for firstclass travel
with the Central Railroad. IL was run
ming fast AT Maryland, and ran with full
speed upon the trestle, which was on
fire and burned 20 that II was almost
ready to drop. The momentum took
tho engine over in safety, but the trestie
fell under the tender. The freight cars
following were piled up in the ditch on
the fallen trestle, and the baggage-car
climbed on the pile. Tho passenger
coaches did not leave tho track, but
were wedged in by the conclusion 80
that they could not be backed out Of
the way when the wrecked cars caught
fire and oil went iii one grand conilagra.
ton. There were only a few passengers
on the train, six OF seven, and they es-
capped with n few slight bruises.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-10-24
THE FARM.

Thirty years ago the common sheep
Of Germany are said TO have had only
5000 or $500 wool fibres to the square
inch Of surface; through improv ments
in breeds, the common grades oil sheep
now have - 900 to the square inch,
and the purebred merinoes have from
40 coo to $4,000 wool tilaments 10 the
square inch.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-10-24

The magnitude Of the business OF
raising sweet-scented flowers for their
perfume alone is indicated by the fact
that Europe and British India alone
consumes about 10000 gallons OF
handkerchief perfume every year.
There is one great perfume distillery
n, Cannes. in France which uses yearly
about 100000 pounds Of acacia flowers,
10000 pounds OF rare flower leaves,
$1,000 pounds OF jasmine blossoms, and
10000 pounds OF tuherose blossoms, to-
gether with an immense quantity Of
other material used for perfume.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-10-24

4 singular accident is reported from
Augusta, ia, \ horse lying down was
found with hind hoof SO completely
locked in the animals mouth that u
lever had to be used to extricate it,
several teeth being displaced in the
effort. II is supposed that the horse
threw his feet forward to strike AT flies,
and ut the same time threw his head
backward, biting at them, thus opening
his mouth literally putting his foot in
it." The entire hoof was i'll the horses
moutn, the teeth being sunk into the
flesh above the hoof almost, il not en-.
tirely, 10 the bone,
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-23
NORTHERN DAKOTA

Foster of the Alert, continues to get 1
glimpse. every few days. Of that mountain
lion which he claims IL roaming about in
the vicinity of Jamestown. Foster should
swear of.
The Alert says that last October "A. Klaus
laid out . fifty acre addition to jamestown
and having sold all the lots, is now engaged
in surveying another fifty acre addition to
the town. -s~rs,
la The wife of Hon. D. w. KelIeher, Of
Jamestown, died suddenly . few days ago.
Mrs. Kelleher was q very estimabte lady,
and her death is seriously regretted BY her
many acquaintanoes in northern Dakota.
Bismarck special to Inter Ocean, 18th:
Work on the new depot At Mandan, the
finest on the Northern Pacific railroad,
commenced to-day......The first train.load
Of Montana cattle this fail will 20 forward
N Monday. The herd here will crowd
n%ine,y-six cars....The track on the extern
will 60 forward at the rate Of . mile a day.
will be finished in fifteen days. The coal
mine being developed BY E. H. Bly, has
turned out coal that works we'll 10
tue lOCOUOuve. IL looks - II nOFtn-
ern Dakota had struck a full bonanza. The
quantity is inexhsustible. Several hundred
scres have been covered with Sioux scrip
on the Yellowstone, ia anticipation Of the
railroad aud growth Of Big Horn. where
the Northern Pacific strikes that river......
The Northwestern Telegraph company have
commenced the building Of a line Of extern
sisn. .....John McKins,ry was the name Of
the man killed By the falling Of \ tree At
Mandan.
Coalinued 70. morton.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-23

II you wish . nobby pair Of pants 60 TO
uAcKEa d GRERE.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-12-17


TaIIeyrand having very cloudy idea of the
notahiIitY whom her husband was about to
entertain, mistook the name of Demon for
that of Defoe, the author of Robinson Cru
soe.'' So unfortunately, seeing the some
what similar name Of Defoe upon the shelf,
she seized the book containing the fascina-
ting story, and made herself very familiar
with the shipwreck and hardships of that
famous "castaway," and, in the flush of her
new found knowledge, discoursed with great
f1uency to Demon upon his supposed adven-
lures, thus installing him for Defoe, a
gentleman who had lived at least $50 years
previously. Talleyrand sat aghast, listening
to the misplaced eloquence of his wife on
the subject of the shifts, privations and
trials of her guest during his sojourn on the
uninhabited island. NJ Demon remained
silent and puzzled, and the confusion of the
listeners reached its climax when Nine.
Talleyrand suddenly faced NJ. Demon with
the abrupt question, On est Daaintersant r0tre
h0nnle Pendredi1'' (Where is your man
Friday now 81 Talleyrand's appreciation
of the ridiculous oyercame his sense of
chivalry to conceal his wife's blunder, and
he exclaimed to Demon, "Mme. Talleyrand
thinks she has the honor of talking to the
author of Robinson Crusoe.'
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-12-17
Natche
On-Cake In stock-Feeding.

The sheet anchor of our meat production
aside from grass, is Indian corn, as Is the
turnip or other root crop, that OF England
But we do not manifest the same skill and
Judgment in compensating for the dehclen-
cy of albuminoids in corn a. stock food as
do the English farmers in the turnip. The
proportion of albuminoids to carbohydrates,
Is about the same in Indian corn as in the
turnip, being in succulent state, assists ID
promoting a healthy condition Of the diges-
tive system IN winter, while corn, being d
highly concentrated carbonaceuos food, is
productive, of heated, feverish state Of the
system, unless combined with some succu-
lent, oily or laxative food. The English
feeder buys oil cake, and feeds a regular
ration with turnips, because he finds the
cake rich in the elements which are deficient
in the turnip. He does this TO make bet
ter balanced food-to cause rapid growth
and fattening, and rich manure. When he
buys our Indian corn to feed, he never takes
an exclusive ration of it, as we do, but feeds
it with oil-cake, bean meal rape-cake or
other food rich in muscle-forming matter.
In such a combination, corn is a most
efficient food and British feeders have be-
come well aware of its value. OF the TO-,
$50, 1853 bushels of corn exported from the
United States in 1877, the United Kingdom
took 81, 467 ,43j bushels She has found corn
to be a most excellent fattening food. But
when she buys our corn she does not neglect
our oil-cake, but takes larger proportion
of that than Of the corn. We sold in 1877,
273, $40, $40 pounds of oil-cake and the
United Kingdom bought of this 268, 403, 276
pounds, or % per cent. In fact, British
feeders buy all the oil-cake we can export,
and would, no doubt, buy much more if
they could find it.
American feeders do not yet prize Oil-cake
as il deserves, for during the last fiscal year
we exported 100000 pounds more than
in 1871 and nearly all of this went to en-
rich English soils.
Late machinery has improved the quail
ty Of our cotton seed cake, which forms
large part Of the oil cake exported, and it is
now coming more into use in England as a
feeding stuff and, being still richer in
nitrogen than linseed cake, is highly priced
for the rich manure it produces. This cot
ton seed cake, when all the seed shall be
carefully saved, will amount to no less than
100000 tons Of decOrticated cotton seed
oil-cake. And it becomes a question of
great importance to our future welfare to
prevent this great drain on the fertility of
our soil
This very valuable cattle food should all
be fed in the cotton States to produce the
beef and mutton required for home con-
sumption. An economical and intelligent
use of this food in the South would render
her independent of the meat production of
other States-woud enable her to raise her
own corn and fertilize her own cotton
fields without the aid of commercial fertil-
izers, and thus save many millions, which
are now drawn from her every year, leaving
little surplus from her splendid revenue of
two hundred millions derived from cotton
exports.-Cor. Country Gentleman.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-12-17
Early, or Late Fall Flowing.

There is this against early fall blowing
that it tavors the springing up of grass and
weeds, which necessitates replowing in the
spring. The fall rains, should they be heavy
will pack the surface of clay soil, which
the frost that follows does not ALWAYS
relieve, and never if pressed during the
winter by deep snow. This not only
compels blowing in the spring, but the soil
then turns up rough, and generally too wet
and stickey, and also it is necessarily done
late in the season so that fall blowing,
instead of benefiting, hurts it and the crop
for the season Is lost or seriously affected
the land showing it for year or two more
But as the season is now advanced, there is
little danger from the rains the land would
rather be benefited by them. Late pillow.
ing therefore is III order. Land ordinarily
the wettest, can now be plowed to the great
est advantage. 1t requires more power to
break it, but the improved condition in the
spring will more than pay the expense
This is point not sufficiently considered
No possible harm can result from the
blowing. 1t leaves the texture of the soil
as it was before the ground was broken
with the advantage of exposing it to the
elements which will cause it to crumble as
it could not have done in the ground I'M
plowed The days are short, the weather is
cool, thus favoring the extra labor req uired
Iflate fall blowing is an advantage, bet
ter still if it can be done in winter or early
in spring, so as to be followed by freezing
and thawing. My best success has been
obtained by winter and early spring plow-
ing. But it cannot always be done, espe-
cially on clay. Yet there is hardly a year
in whicc one of the three seasons-either
late in the fall, during the winter, or early
in the spring-is not available To make
as sure as possible, do the work in the fall,
if the ground will admit, as now but avoid
making mortar. The same applies to win
ter and early spring
Other soils, especially sand and the leachy
shales, have less to fear from water; they
have also less benefited by the frost They
are the soils, therefore, that may be left UNI
plowed till spring. One of the difficulties
with spring blowing, is that it does not al
low of the winter application of manure
should manure be required though with
an early spring and favorable weather, this
may be done without interfering much with
the work which usually requires all the
time. The aim should be always to get
the blowing done as near to winter Tor in it)
as possible, so as to get the benefit of the
freezing and thawing, and avoid the pack
ing of the heavy rains.-Country Gentle