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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-12-26

in 70 or 80, and, after keeping it in
the house year, sent it to Mrs. Browni
then she must have sent it to Mrs,
Smith. for saw it in Mrs. Smiths par
lor for long time Then it suddenly
disappeared, until it turned up in Mrs
Green bedchamber. Wen, to cut a,
long story short, I've traced that card
from house to house, and ] don't be-
Ieve there's family in the village that
hasn't had it for a Christmas present.
How natural il does look, TO be surey
And it will probably look just as natural
TO Mrs. Smith: but then. I've got to give
her something, / suppose"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-12-26

had added by picking up every splinter as
large as toothpick and every chip as large
as t-n-ceut piece that we discovered in
our wanderiu- : about the stOckade
= The occupants o. shebang near our
own, in addition 70 the usual cooking uten-
siIS-quart bottles and tin or sheet-iron pans
Possessed a gunboat This was piece
Of Old roofing tin. made into pan more
than foot long and about SIX inches wide
and deep The corners where tie tin has
been cut of or tuned were soldered with
corn meal. 1t was not slightly, but was CON
yenient We had bargained before for the
Use of this raaboat
The FIRE was lighted The gookas had
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-12-26

been soaked the night before and were now
put in the Suphoat covered with water. and
the Sunhoat was set over the fire upon Two
mud bricks made for the occasion \
watched pot may not boil, but watched
Sunboat did, for three heads bent forward
and six eyes gazed intentiy upon the con
tents Of the vessel over the Tj0e, until the
water was bUbb,iHg and the peas dancing in
and out among the bubbles.
AT short intervals 4 few peas were
taken out in spoon and allowed 10 caol
and 4 pea was tasted by each Of rs and
Judgment given as 10 its being done
Finally we were unanimous in the opinion
that the gookaS Were cooked enough. MeI.
was brought forth and stirred III and the
pudding was allowed 70 remain en- the fire
until il had thickencd, 50 that there was
danger Of its being Scarched. The peas
were dark skinned and had given the
pudding a purpljSh hue The gunbo3t
was lifted oil and set on the ground To cool
While we were waiting the fire was re
Moved. COrn-meal saved for the purpose
was put in i pan and thoroughly dried and
Drowned This corn coffee was divided
into three portions, put in three quart ket-
ties and boiled.
" At last our dinner was ready The
gunboat was pat on the ground IN the con
t.r Df hta ShaLa-l,r slr1I W.. >af
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-12-26

TO celebrate the birth Of Him,
"Of welded maid and virgin born,
Who made atpncmrnt for our sin;
o, hailuwcd be the Christmas morn.
when God. His only Sen did give,
So that Il dying world may live.
n wv. may learn from this great gift
bestowed 10y God, from Heaven above,
Our selfish hearts and minds To lit
TO deeds OF charity and love
q, may work for others good,
And not Il vile ambition feed
While there are thO~" who want for food,
And weary, weary hearts that bleed.
We may not hr in reach Of such
As justly mierAt our uim- demand:
But thousands need the palmY touch
OF Il warm and generous hand
pleasant smile, or word of cheer,
Will always outweigh loads of gold,
In haui>hiny dread, doubt and fear.
And masking weak ones strong and bold.
Now VIC cnn give as much MS this,
No matter what orr tot in Fife,
So let H. each and all dlSmi~S
our love of worldly din and strife.
And while Christmas bells are telling
OF the br"ht star of Bethlehem.
bial our Utmost hearts lie swelling
For Peace ON earth, good Will toward mCn.
detroit Post.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-12-26

chimney, which was meant to represent
human figure. In a moment OF art enthuSi-
assn one Of Us, q hentGcky cavalry man, had
fashioned it when the chimney as put up.
i would have made q tObacconist'S Indian
split its wooden SIDES with laughter. But
our thoughts We're A. shallow a. our faces.
After a time the Iowa man spoke:
Boys, it must he Thanksgiving Day at
home. and my folks are Just through their
dinner. l don. believe they cared much for
it
We are silent for awhile I was the
first 10 speak:
= Well. boys, we mustn't think about
home, o. any one there We al know
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-12-26
CHRISTMAS IN A STOcKADE.
How Three Prisoners of War Dined in De-
Cenber. 1861.

As the guests were rising from a dinner
table which had been covered with the good
things of the season, one of them said 10 the
hostess: NO one could enjoy dinner
more than l have enjoyed this"
John will no: agree with you, turning
toward her husband; he insists that lie
helped to cool, and eat dinner which
tasted better than any l have ever pre-
pared
The guests Joined in requesting the hus-
band - tell the story Of ,har dinner. and
sitter they lad moved 10 the Sittlns-roem
and were comfortably seated John began:
',On tn. last Thursday OF November. 1864
three OF US sat in a >hebang in the prison
StocI,ade at Florence, 5. {. Shebanr was
the prison word Tor dwelling constructed
in this way. An excavation about seven
feet in length six feet i'll breadth and two
feet in depth was made. The earth taken
out was banked up perpendicular!y on
TIE EDGE OF TIE EXCAVATION
inside outside the surface was Sloped Two
crotcAed sticks driven firmly into the groun |,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-12-26
CHRISTMAS CAROL.

The earth is cold and drcaT to-night,
The wind goes moaning through the trees
While summer birds have winged their tight
To grcener fields and warmer seas.
The dear old year is nearly gone,
Yet as il slowly dies away,
1t steps another pace along.
And brings another festive day.
Tomorrow Christmas bells will chime
An anthem full OF joy and mirth
in memory of that blessed time
When Jesus Christ was born on earth
Moan on we night winds if We will
Yea, mourn for the departing wear,
But let the troubled heart be etilI,
And Christmas be Il day of cheer.
What care we for the winds without,
What care We fOrthc frozen earth,
For Christmas bells viii soon ring out
To celebrate the SavIours birth.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-12-26

three spoonfuls of meal in the other. Ev-
cry succeeding day the bags received their
portion, and We're felt of atfectionately, to
find out how much they contained.
CHRISTMAS MORNING,
1864, after being long waited for. came at
last. The faint light of the morning found
us stirring. We had boarded our fuel, saw
ing a little every day. 1t was not an easy
thing to do, for the daily fuel ration of
ninety men was three sticks Of pine cord
wood of average size. To this supply we
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-12-26

a rdge-pole laid in the crotches, army blank
cts stretched over the rdge-pole and fast
ened to the earth slope with wooden pins,
a mud chimney 1T one end and hole for
door at the other finished the building.
1t was i'll the afternoon. We had re-
ceiyed our daily rations-about three table
spoonsful of gookas. or COW peas, and a
little over pint of corn meal-had cooked
and eaten them, and We're sitting on the
ground floor Of the shebanS. our eyes list
IeSSly turned toward baS-relief upon the
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-12-26
A SYMBOL OF THE SEASON.

AS birds to sun-land wing their
way in blitEcsome bcvics and
with song. so from the gift-hand,
Christmas day, flow tokens that
lite's joys prolong. The seal
sons symbol, like charm, wish
and delight is intcr!ocking; and
plaine-t gifts the heart will warm
De they but found within n stock
ing, - Time can destroy the
dearest whim; the sweetest Joy
age can bedim; but on LIES
way all love to pause each year
day with Santa Claus. Tho
heads be bowed with weight
of years. and onward
crowd lfc's sadding
cares. the mem ~ turns
at ChristmaS-tidc in
grooves of child
hood joys to glide.
- Then hang
the stockings
great ana small!
Our chimney
sprite viii
know them
all He reads
the wish in
every mind.
and tries the
wishcd-for aye to
find Yes hang
the stocking - young
and old Let Saint
Nick's leg ends
be retoid, Let
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-12-26

Charley wanted 10 give Clara Christ
mas present. but couldn't make up his mind
what it should be: so the next time he
called he frankly told her the difficulty UNI
der which he was laboring. Want 10
make me a present Charley" Clara ex-
claimed. in well-disgUsed establishment.
:. Why, Charley you forget yourself
Charley took the hint and offered himself
On the spot
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-12-26
WHAT'S writ

What IS written Is written. Tie old year
we can not recall. That leaf in the book Of
our life is turned; it is closed; we may not
change or erase a single mark. Regret over
its black spots ! al in vain. But new
year opens q Us fair. clean page on which
we may write what We list Tank You it
will COX year hence r. this one does we
have !gst closed9--G0lGcR RltLe
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-12-26

vet speak in the most tender accents
through these things. Let gift giving be
part of your Christmas. Give cheerfully
Do not forget the widow and the orphan
Send coal, and flour, and meat to such as
you know need these things, and do not
forget the children Your Christmas will
be all the sweeter for it Christian
World
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-12-26

childhood with a Thousand
unique and groteSqUe plant
Oms give place To the care Of
providing tor the little one. of
to-day tire MANY little tokens
mystcriouSly bestowed, man
tanning III their yotnE minds
the same pleasant dvceptionS
that were kindly imposed III on
us in a former generation, and
which weave around tie
Christmas time beautiful. be-
cause mysterious, ideas that en-
velope an unreal world.
There was Tor many years a
growing tendency. the result,
undoubtedly, of the practical
character OF the age inwhich we
live, To undecciye childhood
with reference to Christmas
customs, and the hand of the
icOnuclast was raised to strike
down good Saint Nicholas from
the pedestal upon which infant
alteration had placed him, and
To reveal 10 the babies of to
day the actual facts concerning
Santa Claus and his annual
visit. 1t is gratifying to notice
that, in still more recent years,
this realistic tendency has been
checked. 1t may be safely said
to be Il false devotion to truth
that would tear down the limo
cent vail that screens Santa
Claus from the bcwildered
mind OF the children, anJIthat
leaves their Young Imagination
full play to fill a land with
elves and brownies. quaint little
pcoplc.prps.ded over by a Jolly,
kind-hcalted, uniyersally-be-
loved. rotund little patriarch.
whose only object is to make
little folks happy. WHO comes
mystcriol'>ly with his rcind, erS
and his pack. who goes mysteri-
ously to land where thcSnows-
never melt, and where elves
and brownies haste in unique
gicr to do his bidding. and pre-
pare for next years visit.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-12-26
GIFT-MAKlNG.
A Man to lie Pitied - The
Beautiful Custom Of Making
Christmas Presents.

A Man to lie Pitied - The
Beautiful Custom of Making
Christmas Presents.
This is a time when the purse
strings are opened as they are
at no other season of the year.
And why not? We pity the
man. from the bottom of our
heart we pity the man, Who
draws them tight for fear some
thing will drop out, and who
has never felt Il single emotion
of benevolence, or tenderness
at this time of universal gift
making. How Singui rly pen
urious and poor some men
grow at the approach of the
holidays; they are yerging on
starvation We should suppose
from their language. We do
not by any means advocate
extravaganza, but What should
there be to prevent us from
giving Gifts to our friends, our
parents, or children? How il
will do our own hearts good
to remember each one of the
family with a small gift,and to
allow the children to do the
same. How such things are
appreciated in after life. A
ring, cup, a book, it viii be
a treasure when the giycr is
gone. How much tenderness
Ihcre is concealed in the eX-
preston: Mother gave me
this on Christmas many years
ago" or Brother gave me
this as a Christmas present a
few years before he died, and |
hold it very dear" The form of
tho loot ono &c r.pollaJ aud tTc,-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-12-26

A dyspeptic view Of Christmas and
Christmas presents:
Wives and sweethearts al remind as
We may make our lives sublime,
And departing leave behind US
Sad memories Of many dime.
-Phikadei pistd Press.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-01-10
Climbing the Spiral Stairs.
INVISIBLE ARCHITECTURE IN NEW ENGLAN
PARSONAGE.

INVISIBLE ARCHITECTURE IN NEW ENGLAND
PARSONAGE.
''Yes," she said, ''Our children are married and
gone, and my husband and I sit by our winter
fire much as we did before the little ones came
to widen the circle. Life Is something like spi
raj staircase. we are all the time coming around
over the spot we started from, only one degree
further up the stairs
THAT is a pretty Illustration" remarked her
friend, musingly. gazing into the glowing Goals
which radiated 4 pleasant heat from the many
windowed stove. ''You know we cannot stop
toiing up the hill, though"
'-Surcly we cannot, and for myself don't find
fault with that necessity provided the advance
in life Is not attended nth Calamity or suffering
for have had my share of that. Not long since
full Of malaria. My digestion became thorough
ly dtsOrdered and my nerves were in a wretched
state. l was languid. ate little and that without
enjoying 1t, and hal no strength or ambition t."
perform even my light household duties Met
ical treatmsnt failed to reach the seat Of the
weakness of all the vital Organs-prOgres>ed un-
i'll had several attacks which my physician
pronounced to be acute congestion of the StOms
ach. The last OF these was Il desperate struggle
and was given mp to die. AS the crisis had
partially passed: my husband heard Of the mer-
such cases As mine. took It and felt its good
efectsat once. Itappeared to pervade my body
~ though the blessing Of new life had come to
me. Taking no other medicine continued t.
improve, and am now in better health than l
have been for long time"
Extract from interview with the wife Of Rev.
r. Perry, Pastor of Baptist Church, ColdbrOOk,
Mass.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-01-10

THE NJ. & Il. II. TO EE EXTENDED.
The Pipestone Star of last week, in
an enthusiastic article, says that the
Black Hills branch is to he extended
from Woodstock to Pipestone next
spring. They have positive assurances
from Mr.. Winters, Of the st. Paul &
Omaha, and Il committee has been ap-
pointed to so to st. Paul and confer
with the management Of the road.
And now, BIO. Hart. we wish to re-
new our offer of u wager, made last
winter, viz: that in due time the trains
on the Black Hills road will he run
from Worthington to Pipestone. thus
giving each of the towns another rail
road virtually. What do you say to it
now?
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-01-10
WIDE AWAKE DRUGGISTS.

Chas. W. Smith is always alive to his
business, and spares no pains to secure
the best of every article in his line.-
He has secured the agency for the cele.
brated DR.. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption, the only certain cure
known for consumption, coughs, colds,
hoarseness. asthma, hay fever, bron-
chitis, or any affection of the throat
and lungs. Sold on a positive guaran-
tee. Trial bottles free. Regular size
$1.OO. 3
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-01-10
How Watch Cases are Made.

Most persons have an ambition to carry
a gold watch case, and yet few people know
how q watch case is made, or the vast diff.
ference in Inequality of them. InaSo11D
GOLD WATCH CASE, aside from the neccs-
sary thickness for engraving and polishing,
= large proportion of the metal is needed
only to stillen and hold the engraved por-
tions in place, and supply strength. The
surplus is not only needless, but undcsira-
bic, because gold is soft metal and cannot
furnish the stiffness, strength and elasticity
necessary to make the case permanently
strong and closc-litting. The perfect watch
case must combine gold with some metal
that will supply that in which the gold is
deficient This has been accomplished by
the james Boss Gold Watch Case ~ MAN.
which saves the WASTE of need 4 q
less gold, and INCREASES the so11D1TY and
STRENGTH Of the case, and at the same time
reduces the cost ONE HALF.
ossA stasD Keystsss Watch cass Taetsis Phi.s
delpA Pa ss haadsons lustraeA Pamphlet showing how
Ja.ss Dss.' and Ksy.ts.s Watch c..e. made.
ITO be continued.)
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-01-10
THE LAND CONVENTION

The time has row come to let the
world know what this region has to Of
fer as inducement to settlers, and we
hope the convention at WorthingtOn
next Friday will be fully attended, and
that measures may lie adopted to most
efficiently perform the work, and soon
result in filling our southwestern coun-
ties with farmers to occupy our vacant
lands, and develop one of the best and
most prosperous regions in the great
west. A well.directed effort by each
county would accomplish much; but a
harmonious ''pull together'' by the six
counties will do much better. Let's
have it.-Wiulom Citizen.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-01-10
RAILROAD NEWS.
THE BURLINGTON ARTICLES.

THE BURLINGTON ARTICLES.
Register of Deeds Johnson has re-
ceived for record the Articles of Incor-
poration Of the Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Falls & Northwestern Railway Co., as
amended recently and announced at
the time IN the ADVANCE. The amend
ments increase the capital stock to
$lS.OO0,00O. The object is "the loca-
ton, construction, maintainance and
operation of connecting lines of rail-
ways in the states Of Iowa, Minnesota,
and the territory Of DAkota.'' The
lines are designated as the Iowa, Min
nesota and Dakota divisions.
So the preliminary work goes on and
everything will be ready by spring.
When the snow ceases to fly the dirt
will begin to fly.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-01-10
DIR. S. CLIPPENGER.

AsgN"s '"AS "eSh VI tuc udIly OpcI6IlOuS
DIR. S. CLIPpENGER.
DIR. G. has been for some years oper-
sling or the Clippenger farm on the
est lake, but recently took possession
t. the Moulton farm south of town.
which was purchased by his wife.
He has been resolutely persistin9 in
dairying, determined to build up a fine
stock farm and maintaining that stock
Wrs what would pay in this locality.
During the last year he MIXED an
average of 10 cows, the range being
from 6 at one time to Is at another.
Rms a winter dairy which gives
Mn better prices. He is shipping now
to Geo. II. Smith & Co., of St. Paul, to
which house he generally ships. They
write him that he is one Of three men
from this county who always ship first
class butter. Recently out of 5000 lbs.
on hand, there were less than 500 lbs.
equal to his. During the summer he
sold his cream to the Worthington
creamery. He made during the year
1888 about 1000 Tbs. of butter from an
average of 10 cows. The highest price
received was last winter when butter
was up, IS cents per pound. During
the spring he sold at 20 cents, and from
April to June, when he quit shipping
he sold at 80 cents. This winter he il
receiving 80 cents. He estimates til,
average income from each cow over $4(
and thinks he can raise it to $50, as
half those he milked last year were two
year-olds which were being MIXED 70,
the first time.
He feeds mostly grass and hay, bu
last winter fed some bran and oil meal
This winter he feeds some grain raised
on the farm. So far this fall and win
ter he has fed only about SIP worth Of
grain.
He was offered this fall $15 a heat
for his last winter calves, but he pre-
fers to keep them as his plan is to keel
the calves till they are three years old
combining stock-raising with dairying
The DR.. intends also to keep about
100 hogs, and has now 32 head, 10 o.
Which are brood sows.
He expects soon to milk about q
cows.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-01-10
NORTHWES7ERN DAIRY1MANS' ASSO
CITATION.

Eighteenth annual Convention.
The Eighteenth Annual Meeting of
the Northwestern Dairymens' Associa-
tion will be held in the city of Mankato,
Minnesota, commencing Tuesday, Feb
18th, 1884, and continuing with three
sessions a day, closing Friday the 18th.
The splendid success of the meeting
of last year. which was held at Man
kato, induced the executive committee
to select the same locality for the meet
ing OF 1854. Every indication warrants
the conclusion that the coming con-
vention will prove the grandest sue
cess in the history Of the Associations
n full array Of the hest dairy talent Of
the entire northwest will be present.
The meetings of the Association have
always been characterized by Il large
and free discussion Of topics calculated
to instruct and profit the individual
dairyman, and it is especially desired
that as many Of this class as possible
make an effort to be present at this
meeting.
Mankato is easily reached by three
important railroads, the Chicago &
Northwestern, the Chicago, Minneapo.
lis & Omaha, and the Chicago. Milwau-
kee Il st. Paul. Reduced rates of fare
will be accorded to all members of the
association who attend the convention.
Manufacturers and dealers in dairy
and stock implements are invited to be
present and exhibit the same, for
which purpose convenient roem will
be provided. Dairymen are invited to
bring samples of their butter and
cheese for exhibition.
The purpose is, both in the arrange
ment of the programme and in the
conduct Of the discussions, to make of
the coming convention an institute for
study and instruction, which no intel
ligent and progressive farmer can af-
ford to miss.
For further particulars address the
undersigned.
w. D. HOARD. President.
Fort Atkinson, Wis.
r. p. MCGL1NCY, Sec,
Elgin. Ill.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-01-10
TIE WABASH COMING.

The following item appeared in last
Thursdays Daily Leader, Of Des
MOines:
The new map Of the Wabash shows :,
heavy black cross. tied contemplated"
line from Fonda to Spirit Lake, and
the tact that large quantities Of con-
struction supplies are being accumu-
lated at Fonda would indicate that 4
squirt northward was contemplated in
the spring III spite Of an official state
ment to the contrary, appearing in the
Register few days ago.
The Wabash will he along in due
time, right through Spirit Lake, Wor-
thington and on into Dakota. That
project has been on the boards for sew
eral years. The new map gntten ont
by the company is II good in.'i ation of
where they intend to go. We remem.
Der y few yerrs ago a good many
wouldn't believe us when we told them
the B. C.. -. 4 n. Was coming to Wor-
thingtOn. We sent to headquarters
and got \ cut Of their map showing the
road to Worth.nston. This actually
made some people think the road was
coming this way.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-01-10

The patent snow plow in process of
construction at the Burlington. Cedar
Rapids & Northern shops is the inven-
tion of Lewis Larcher, Of Marble Rock.
The plow will be fifty feet in length.
ten feet and seven inches in width and
thirteen feet high. Rapids Re-
publican. I