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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-07-05

of New Jersey, says: with u, in New
Jersey, the Wilson is strong grower,
and more certain 70 yield tnsu any
other variety large marketable crop
of farm berries. have had several
growers tell me this, this season, and
most OF these men have from II TO 20
different varieties fIuitug this season.
They also have stated they see no
signs of its running ont. Mr. Henry
Campbell, OF F.eeholi, n j., received
a premium of $50 last season from the
New Jersey State Agricultural Society
for the best acre of strawberries, he
having raised S704 quarts OF Wilson
strawberries, which sold for upwards OF
$3.50.
OF the other varieties we are cel tain
to hear that they are ''too soft" "have
green tips" leaf blights," "sets too
much fruit" "nced high culture sd
infnitum; while no higher commeuda-
ton can be given to . neE variety thaa
to compare it in ftmnesS, c. lor, g., to
the Wilson. In fact the Wilson has
more good qualities to rSc' mmend it
than any other well koowa strawberry,
and am not surprised to find the
grower IN convention making this tact
known, and / think that any horticul-
tursl society which is RIM by fruit
growers. and not by men who have
plants OF new varieties to sell, would
testify to the same. The Wilson has
come to stay; AZ least it will be the
leading one for years to come. The
only new variety which shows any signs
OF becoming com petitor for public
favor is the JAS. Wick, and its merits
ere yet to be proved. The Manchester
will have hard work to convince gro -
ers that it ought to supercede the Cres-
cent, and it will never fill the place
now occupied by the Wilson | think
no pistilate variety will do this.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-07-05
A Funny Man Who Was Not Funny

sis the man who gets up the funny
column here?" asked Sinking little
chap as he poked q dubious little nose
into the room
"Oh, yes" said bald-headed man
with disordered neck6e, grizzled
beard and face like that of an under
taker at an expensive funeral. walk
right in" and he caught the little man
vlciously by the collar.
WANT to see the funny man. don't
your" and he butted the lit lie fellows
head through seventy-hye cent look
ing glass.
"Like to look at the cor1ic, wouldn't
your" and he tore the intruders coat
down the back and took fresh grip
on the shirt.
"Come down from the country to see
the old clown havn't you? Like to see
him stick his head through a paper
balloon, say Hey, diddle diddle, the
fools IN the middle, and get cut around
the legs by The ring master, suppose"
and a No. u boot collided with the
seat of the little wretch's trousers with
shock like that of dynamite bomb.
III" pulloOh alh III nc 10 NIdthlIS
a new iokass. Como right in. Child
rem half price. Just going to begin,
Sit down." and he jammed the terrified
little visitors into kog of printer
ink.
"The queens jester will be along
pretty soon Wait for the great shcwl'
he yelled, as the little man madly tried
to escape through two closet doors, and
finally rolled down stairs accompanied
by the water cooler, two ink Jugs and
the paste pot.
"Want one more paragraph, Mr..
Graves, " said a voice through the speak
ing tube, and the solemn man wound
3 wet fowl around his head, sat down at
the desk and YEARLY wrote:
SIS a man getting up stares when he
buys an e5e-gla:s2"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-07-05

we owe it to them and cannot claim it
ourselves.
Butter al Is cents means milk at
IL cents quart. At this price it would
pay to feed to pigs 20 make pork; for %
10. of new milk will make q pounds OF
pork. But why should not dairy men
take hint from other industries? When
the markets are glutted with strawber-
rles or peaches, whole carloads are
thrown into the rivers and the remain
der then bring more than the whole
would have done. Why should not
dairymen feed one.hslf the milk to pigs
and poultry, and so bring no the price
of butter to 80 cents and cheese to 124
Every other interest besides agriculture
regulates the market value of its plo-
duct by regulating the quantity Of the
product, but farmers and dairymeu
take what fortune sends, aud this is too
often a very meagcr recompense for
their labor.
Col. Clough has little faith in Jerseys
for practical agriculture. They are not
ft for oxen" he says, land when taken
to be slaughtered il puzzles the natives
to know how to make them lie on their
backs to be skinned" This we find in
the New York Tribune. If the gallant
colonel WAS never nearer right in war
than he is in the peaceful art of agricul.
ture, his record would be but light.
What ID practical AGRICULTURE Rearing
beef or work oxen? The dairy is of far
greater importance than grazing; and
the Jersey is easily the first for the dairy,
But we fancy the colonel never saw a
Jersey steer. Steers are not made Of
$500 or $1,000 bull calves. But if he
mad ever seen Jersey steer, he might
have seen an active, fair sized OK and a
very respectable CARCASS of beef.-rHE
DAIRY.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-07-05
Big Railroad scheme.

INDIANAPOLIS, June ga secret
meeting was held at Plymouth Har,
last night, in the interest of new rail-
road scheme Of great proportions. The
substance Of which was as follows Two
double track, narrow guage roads are
to be built, trsversing the country in
opposite directions from New YORK TO
San Francisco and from Chicago to
New Orleans; or, as tn @ circular states,
from ocean to ocean, and from lake 10
gulf. Eight series O; stock Of twenty
five million dollara each are to be
issued and the bonded debt on the
| doub track road properly equipped
il to be but $50 600 TO the mile. Ga
the single track Sl2, coo Indiana viii
be allowed but 100 stock hGlors, and the
organizers OF the scheme say that rs of
these stockholders can be residents OF
Indianapolis. The new company is TO
be known ~ The PEOPLES Railroad
company of America" Every employee
of the company Is Co DO stock
holder and the profits are to
be divided upon this basis. 1t
was stated last night that California
capitalists are wiling TO advance
the money TO get this colossal scheme
in operation. Seventeen stockholders
in the Peoples Railroad of America
met in Plymouth church, this morn.
ing, 10 perfect the organization begun
last night. The committee on articles
OF association submitted report, and
the articles were adopted. They pro-
vide for over eleven thousand miles of
narrow puago road. with capital stock
of $3o0000,000 The entire scheme is
somewhat in the nature Of mutual
benefit association and national syndi-
cate, with headquarters at this city
provided for, and composed Of 1000
stockholders, members Of which are TO
be elected from the organized boards Of
stockholders along the lines of the
road Up to this time there are
eighty-three subscribers 10 stock, rep.
resentIng $4,000. So soon az ten
million dollars of stock il subscribed
by the people, California capitalists
stand ready to subscribe tho balance,
or such proportion rs may be re-
quired to build tie road The pur.
pose OF the organizttio on is to build
road from San Francis co TO indianap-
oils. This afternoon committee on
nominations was appointed by the
delegate stockholders and in accord
nnce with its report directory was
chosen.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-07-05
At What Age do Bees Gather Honey.


As has often been said in this depart
ment, success depends largely upor
our knowledge of the physiology of the
bee and the adaptation of our manage
ment of apiary accordingly. We should
study the bees; try to observe all VIZ
read of them, and strive to advance the
science of bee-culture. A very acute
and painstakipg apiarist, Mr.. G. M
Doolittle, of n. Y, gives us some very
interesting observations in an article
below, which we axe from the Ameri
can Bee Journal and which will be o
great importance to all beekeepers:
The above heading may be thought
by some to be of little interest, but as
it has much to do with the surplus
honey we get, l thought few words
on the subject would not be amiss
Many seem 10 suppose that the bee is
capable OF going to the field to gather
honey as soon az Matched, or in three
or tour days at least, but some facts
proves that they do not do so. Bees
may be forced to go to the fields for
pollen and honey at the age of 8 or 6
days old, but when the colony is in q
normal condition, as it always should
be to store honey TO the best aevan-
tage, the bee is 10 days old before it
gathers honey. If we take combs of
bees just Matching, ard place them in a
hive without any bees, as is frequently
done to Introduce valuable queen, we
will see young bees not over 5 or 6 days
old 90 10 the fields, being compelled to
do go for water, pollen, ETC., because
there is none of older age TO 90; but
this does not prove the bees of that age
usually do so any more than the expert
ment of feeding % pounds of honey to
bees confined 10 Inc hive before one
pound of wax was produced, proves
that it always takes 20 pounds of honey
to produce one pound of comb. have
conducted two experiment since kept
bees, to ascertain the age at which bees
gather the first honey, and as each
proved the same, believe l6 days to
be the time when II bees brings her
first load Of honey, r.nen the colony ls
in normal condition.
The experiment which ] tried was
this: A black queen was removed
from a colony, and an Italian queen
introduced In her place about the mid
die of June. The date was marked on
the hive, and as the 21st day there
after arrived, careful watch was kept
to see when the first Italian bee
Matched. When the first italian had
emerged from the cell, a careful watch
was again kept Of the hive TO see when
the first Italian took its fight. This
happened about 2 p. M, on the eighth
day after the first Italian was fonnd
hatched, when few came out for a
play spell, but in an hour all had re-
turned, snd mona but black bees were
seen going to and from the hive. AS
the DAYS passed on The numbers in
creased at each play spell isbout 2
O'clock, but none having the Italian
p1arkings were seen, except at these
play spells, till the 10th day after the
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-07-05

THE Paper and Printing Trade Jour
nal calls attention to q source of danger
regarding which farmers should be in
formed.
A wolo of caution is necessary about
the ink pencils which have cone so
much into vogue lately. A most use
full implement to the business man,
this innocent looking pencil can be
easily converted into treacherous
friend, and on no occasion should be
used 10 write signatures. The compo-
sition OF the pencil is a peculiar COM
binahon, highly poisonous in itself
and herein lies the danger to signature
writers-competent to give of two or
more impressions on damped paper
not tissue paper, be it understood, but
ordinary writing paper. Attention was
first directed to the peculiarly by al
official OF the Bank Of New u saland,
and experiments proved the easy prac-
ticability OF making clear copy of the
filling III check with this ink pencil.
First, the writsng of the check Is trans
ferred, upside down, of course, to a
clip of damped paper, and from that
transferred, right side up, TO another
slip of paper. We tested this recently
in the case OF a check written with the
ink pencil, and sent III from the coun-
try, and by simple hand pressure OBJ
tanned a very correct copy of the doc.
ument.
1t will be seen that the ink pencil in
very common use may at any time
lead to serious trouble. Toe hint TO
business men will be enough, but there
may be farmers who must have practt
cal lessons before they will heed the
warning.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-07-05
Improvement Of Dairy Gait e.

Feeding comes before breeding in the
improvement Of animals. Breeding
cannot improve a race any farther than
the race has already progressed. 1t may
serve to fix every step made in course
of improvement, and that is all. 1t is
by course of feeding and training that
every race OF cattle has been prepared
for breeding. This fact opers all the
possibilities of improvement 10 every
owner of herd OF COWS; for be may
begin a course of Improvement with it,
first by feeding, and then by selection
and breeding. No dairyman need wait
for another 10 begin, nor think it nee.
essary to pay large to more enterpris-
ing man to do this work for him. We
do not know as yet the ultimate posi-
bility of dairy COW. Jast as, years
ago. the sheep men began with 4 or 5
10. haeces, and have fed and bred up
20 i on 20 ID. and sometimes reach 35
10. weight Of fleece, and have increas-
ed the carcass from so to 80 lbs. up to
100 or $50 To-, and even more, and as
the Jersey breeders On the island-foy
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-07-05
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Seine Popular Snperst tiOns.

IL is q matter Of superstition that II
is unlucky to pare the nails Sunday
to see the new moon over the LEFT
shoulder or through Il tree. II one
dreams of false teeth or having q
tooth pulled it is unlucky. To dream
of a marriage its considered by those
who are wise ia these matters to be "a
sign of funeral. To break looking
glass indicates that some one of the
family will die, as does also the flying
of q wild bird through the house. The
sydeen ringing in the ears, sometimes
heard, caused by local irritation of the
auditory nerves, IS called a death bell
and the first person thought Of is the
one who will die, The popularity
about this sign Is that it IL never known
TO be verified. If dog howl under
the window of any one, that person
will die before the year is out. 1t was
the custom years ago, and in some of
the more rural towns still obtains, that
the male relatives of the deceased
should wear their hats in the church
during the funeral services. The look
ing glasses were hung with towels and
the clock stopped, and all pictures Of
the deceased turned close to the wall.
The bees were sold by some one of
the family who was the one who had
died
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-07-05
Crime.
IN NEW YORK.

New YORK, June 29.--Jas. Ward,
who was shot by Jas. English, last
night, made an anti-mortem statement
to-day, in effect that he went with
English into McFlory's saloon, though
be was an entire stranger to him.
While there English began examining
revolyers and said II nave never
tried this pop; III try i on you" and
fred the bullet into Wards abdomen.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-07-05

1T is well known that plants sleep
at night; but their hours Of sleeping
are a matter Of habit, and may be dis
turbed artifcially, just as a cock may
be walked up to crow at untimely hours
bv the light OF lantern. A French
chemist subjected sensitive plant to
an exceedingly trying course of disci.
pine by implicitly changing its hours
exposing it to g bright light at night,
SO rs to prevent sleep, and putting it
into dark room during the day. The
plant appeared 10 be much puzzled and
disturbed at fret. It opened and closed
It's leaves irfegularly, sometimes nod
ding, 10 spite Of the artificial sun that
shed its beams at midnight, and some
times waking up, from tue force Of
habit, to find the chamber dark in spite
of the tnnc Of day. Such are the tram.
meIs Of use and wont. But after an
obvious struggle the plant submitted to
the change and turned day into night,
without any apparent i'll effects.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-07-05

Mrs. Mckee Rankin is recovering
slowly. from her long and severe i'll
ness.
The Opelousas courier., 1883-09-01
TI,e Gar6eEK FSss,aiya.

Miss Molly is now a charming girl
Of sixteen, and to her has fallen a
greater share Of physical beauty than
to any other member Off the family.
She is pursuing her studies at a pri-
vate school, and has few a6quaint-
ances outside Of her school associates.
She is a bright scholar, and her mind
is but little given TO society matters.
Irwin is like the Rudolphs, his mothers
family. His mind is keen, and he pos
sesses a shreWd mother wit. For a
long time it was thought that the
children were i~gnorantsof the fact that
they were eyertthe subjects of public
comment, but one day; after Irwin had
been corrected by his mother, he aston
ished her by repeating, word for word,
an extract from an eastern paper in
which he was made to appear as a very
model Of juvenile excellence.
Irwin and Abram, the youngest boy,
together, form what might be called a
team. They are regular young ath-
Ietes, and are the prime movers in the
boyish sports of the neighborhood.
Harry and James are in the transit
ton state-neither men nor boys
Harry is somewhat romantic, being
iond of painting, poetry, and vocal and
instrumental music. He draws YerJ
The Opelousas courier., 1883-09-01

and, save a nervous contraction of the
muscles of the face, there was nc
movement.
DeIagrave took him by the hand as
he lay on the damp grass, and said, in
a tender voice: Il regret it, but it was
to be-"
The funeral was one of the largest
ever seer in New Orleans, and fol
weeks the cafes were agog with the
story of the duel. The beautiful wild
ow, Mortified at the affair, would never
see Delagrave afterward, and is now a
happy grandmere ON Bayou Lafourche,
having married a wealthy planter
two years after the fatal event.
Delagrave, weighed down with the
trials Of an unhappy life, wrinkled and
tottering, strolls along Canal street OF
warm afternoons. assisted by a negro
servant. Having a bare competency,
he has never actually suffered from
want; but he shows evidence of great
mental anguish: The sight of a pill
box makes him shudder, and the taste
of claret will give him commissions.
The Opelousas courier., 1883-09-01

cleverly, has a pleasant tenor voice.
and is unusually skillful at the piano
for n of his age. While he is a very
creditable student, his mind is given
up to such variety of subjects that
he does not perfect himself in any n
of them. James is in all respects
Harry's opposite. He leads in his
classes, and is much given to outdoor
games.
Mrs. Garfield herself is Il changed
woman, and one who saw her w
years ago, burdened with the response
bilities OF a life she never cared Tor,
would scarcely recognize her, SO much
is she improved. The deep lines that
once marked her face are gone, ana III
their stead is an expression ina
belongs only to one who is well con-
tent with the world, She manages
her affairs seemingly ~forgetful Oh the
past and unmindful Of the future, n
yet to one knowing her it is apparent
that she has a regard for both. When
asked by a visitor who was paying hef
a visit OF coincidence, if she was not
comforted by the fact that the entire
world mourned with her, she rerllcl.
ayes, when ] think about it,
The Opelousas courier., 1883-09-01
Mirrors and their Decoration.

The interest taken in household
decorations of all kinds is universal,
and the following information regard
ing a notable article in the home is of
fered the readers of the New York
Art Interchange.
Our age is eclectic and admits the
taste of various ages in its fashions.
The place of the mirror, in the Vari-
GUS styles of decoration now adopted
in our houses, is a rule subordinate.
The large looking glass is discarded in
favor Of a. number of small looking
glasses of various sizes and shapes,
placed in different portions OF the
room and at various angles, rejecting
the light and giving the apartment
the illusion of broken reflections.
When the large looking glass appears
it's frame is seldom gilt, but is carved
wood. In many cases it is made with
shelves and recesses for the reception
of brio a brac, and we have seen large
mirrors enshrined in painted tapestry
harmonizing with the general color
ing of the room. The favor in which
small looking glasses of various pat
terms are held has led to new attention
being paid to their ornamentation.
Plush and velvet frames are n
mented with the needle and painted
upon, and the old habit of painting on
the glass has been revived. [ have
seen some pretty mirrors thus adorned.
A looking glass given to bride was
set in a frame five inches deep, Gov
cred with white velvet, IN the corners
| Of which sprays Of pink hawthorn,
d~elicately painted, seemed negligentiy
thrown. On the glass itself lay a
small branch bright with rosy bios
SONS and tiny leaves. Another mir
ror was framed in blue velvet, on
which was painted a garland OF OK
eyed daisies; daisies and grasses fell in
clusters on the side of the mirror.
Water lilies and their leaves enshrined
a looking glass. as they might have
lain on a silvery pool. On a large
mirror, painted by an amatuer, fancy
heads III medallions were placed at in
teryals; a line of gliding encircling
each medallion, and a bar of gold di-
vided the larger and unbroken surface
Of the glass from the ornamented
sides. Birds and fruit a also be
used in charming variety.
The Opelousas courier., 1883-09-01
nooa;cke,. o., Mosquitoes.

MOSQUITOES" exclaimed Mr.. Doc
flicker. as he brought chair out under
the apple tree in the front yard and was
Joined by his family, ''you don't know
anything about mosquitoes. When
was sailing on the Caribbean sea l saw
more mosquitoes in II afternoon
than Won all have seen in your whole
lives. And bills-great scot, longer
than a plumbers. [ remember one
Gay [ was lying in my hammock above
decks. when % swarm of them came
along and settled on the guards
"What, plumber's:' asked Mrs. o
flicker.
"No. mosquitoes. l had nothing to
do, and as time hung rather monoto-
nously on my hands, l thought [ would
see how many of them l could count.
How many of them do you suppose
counted in about three hours?'
"About three thousand" said Mrs
Dooficker.
"Ten thousand" said Mollie.
"Not more than nine hundred" said
Theopholus, looking up from his slate,
Oh which he had been working out his
! arithmetic lessons.
"Well, you're all clear out OF the
way" said Dooficker. 81 can forgive
you for making SO poor guesses, how
ever, for none of you ever sailed on tho
Caribbean. | counted Just million
anil seventeen, and could have made it
another million if they hadn't flown
away at just that time"
There was p long silence. Doofick-
er was smoking his pipe and thinking.
Mrs. Doofiicker was putting d heel on
one of her husbands socks. Theopho'
lus was making many and many fig
ures on his slate.
Half an hour afterward, when the
subject of conversation had been
changed, Theopholus looked up and
asked:
"Say, pax, DO figures ever lie?
"NG, my son, excepting sometimes
the female figure" and he cast a side
glance at Mollie, who had been in and
r,ade herself up for promenade in the
park.
"But this kind of figures, | mean
mo, my boy, they are the represent
atives of an exact science. The con-
illusions reached by the mathematician
arc us certain as that the day follows
night"
"Rut | think the figures are mistal:-
Ell sometimes"
"Why do You think SO, Theopholus?'
"I'eca1sc you counted more than a
million mosquitoes in three hours, and
they say that if a man could count
200 a minute, which he can't, it would
take him fifteen years to count a mil
llion."
Dooficker said there wcre exceptions
to all rules, and told Theopholus to &C
in and get a fan for him.-Chicago
Herald.