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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-05-06
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
MOVING DAY.


A.
Phil out the pipe and dump the stove,
And take the pictures down,
This is the blessed day we move,
We've got a house up town.
rsst winter when the snow was deep,
I said to John, said |;
when moving day the blue birds keep.
Then 10 this house good-by.
Don't ask me why want to move,
have my own good reasons;
You might as we'll ask me to prove
why nature has her seasons
Nv heart was almost broke last spring,
consolidating fIuitiess proving;
We didn't pull tack or thing
Two years without moving.
And John. Just brush that litter out,
or Mrs Rugs viii tiod it
When ste moves in, and then no doubt,
Shall say-but never mind II.
Come here and kill these bugs, quick John,
or else they eall us dirty
No bugs Why. where's your eyesight gone?
Good laws, I've counted thirty!
We've moved at last, and bless my stars
Where are my trunk and band boxy
wish you would unlock these doors,
For don understand locks.
A luuchg Good graciou hear he man.
He oRly thinks OF vitusls;
There's soap and soda, brad and ham,
Crammed in these iron kettles.
aOhi home, sweet home Ohm do be still,
You know the rooms are splendid;
NV. how shake I've got a chill
John, amt that old stove mended.
I know It's very trying, dear;
Can't make the pipe-hole match il;
Stoves are so funny amt il queer?
There goes the pipe; John, catch 1t!
'Oh! my, how can you talk so badg
You promised me last summer
There, dear, don't get so awful mad,
Let's send ana ge' plumber
Hungry and tiredf guess you're right
That kettles got them in IL;
1 wonder where wen sleep to-Rightf
It's Just struck ten, this minute"
OF all the sad sad days, know
This Moving Day 3 the saddest;
Pomp, pride, and dirt are all laid low
OF all our days the maddest.
What chaos all around us stands,
And hopeless wrecks dismay u.s.
We wonder how those weaker hands
Bring order out OF chaos.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-05-06

1t is somewhat remarkable that com
paratiyely few women understand the art
Of entertaining. II is not to be expected
that the younger women will possess that
great accomp lishment, for it is one of
those charms that come with years
with experience so to speak. A woman
in order TO have an attractive saloon
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-05-06

Il want this tooth pulled. 1 can't stand
this any longer
"But, my dear sir, am not den
list
"What in thunder are you:'
II am an oculist. / attend to the eyes
not the teeth
"Wen, that's all right Get TO work.
This il an eye-tooth that is botherng
me-
The irrigationist have become strong
enough in California to form a political
party based on the needs Of the agrieul-
tural interests in the dry range.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-05-06
4 Moonlight View.
Detroit Flee prpss

About 10 o'clock the other evening, M a
number of passengers at the Third street
station were waiting for a train out, a
woman about 45'years of age, approached
the special officer ON duty in the passen-
ger-rooms and said she guessed she'd go
out and take view of the river by moon
light if he'd mind her sachel.
Not alone;n he queried.
"Wen, guess 1 can take care of my
self, . she replied.
There may be rough men about, you
know"
"Then it will be the wuss for them, she
answered.
She had been gone about ten minutes
when two or three voices we're heard
shouting. The officer ran out, and as he
did so a man with a bloody ear passed
him on one side, while on the
other side he caught glimpse OF
chap with both hands on his jaw. The
woman was coming up from the river
with serene gait, and as she reached him
she said:
The view is iist boss. Is that the Can
ada shore over thereE
Those two men. madam did you see
'em?"
"kinder seen en-
"And what happened!'
"They follered me down 70 the wharf,
and one Of them called me his darling.
They left pretty soon after that, you
bet"
"H-h0w1
She extended her hand In the palm
rested an iron slung shot weighing half a
pound. which was made fast 10 her wrist
by a string.
Il guess you needn't worry about me, "
she grimly observed as he hefted the
iron missile Are there any other such
moonlight views around here worth see
ing
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-05-06

She had lovely foot and her visitors
we're admifing it. They were ladies' Of
course. A man who is not a shoemaker
dares not mention such a thing unles they
are atone in dim corner of the drawing
room where nobody can overhear. what
a beautiful foot you have, dear" eyes.
Pa saws when we 90 TO Europe he'll have
a bust of it made"
physician in Laurens county, South
Carolina. claims 70 have found twelve
year-old boy whose backbone is prolong
ed into a tail eight inches long, covered
with a thick growth Of hair. The bog cm
wag the tail
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-11-27
Sugar Beets for Stock.

The cultivation o. the beet-root Tor
s,1gar-making has attained immense
nroDortions in some parts OF Europe,
notably Germany and France. In
this country, where large areas are
CAPABLE of producing either the true
sugar cane or sorghum, the manufact-
ure OF beet sugar has not proved very
successful. Yet there can be no
doubt about the value OF beets as q
ngeful food fer farm stock. They
will grow wherever mangel-wurzels
succeed well, or ripen early. Numer-
Gus varieties have been developed IN
France and Germany, to satisfy the
various requirements OF SOIL ana
climate. In those countries the main
object is to obtain sorts rich IN sugar.
Generally those varieties which give
the heaviest yields OF roots contain
the smallest proportion OF sugar,
and conversely, the kinds richest
in sugars Weld the lightest root crops
,,er acre. 1t will be seen that one acre
Of the small variety contains as much
sugar as an acre of the largest, whlle
there is less than two-thirds as mucn
hulk and weight to handle. The sugar
content is not an exact measure OF the
nutritive value OF the respective va
rieties. but it is approximately so, as
the excess in weight of the large sorts
ia composed OF water. Sugar beets are
GOOD food for all kinds of stock except
mich COWS; and this exception holds
only during the first few weeks after
harvesting. Fed with grain and other
rations they possess nutrltive value
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-11-27
The Mormon LepIosy,

from the Salt Lake City Tribune.l
The son OF a polygamist told the
writer OF this, recently, that his
father, some years ago, worked the
whole summer through building a
house or barn, for which in the TALL be
received $500. OF course $40 of that
went to the tithing fund. OF the rest,
$3.50 went to England to oring out
two sisters, whom he married as soon
as they arrived here. He added: cat
that time my little brothers and
sisters and myself had no shoes TO
wear, no comfortable clothing, and
not enough to eat. At the same time
the English girls were stolen from
home; they packed their clothing and
sent 1t off to q neighbours first; then,
when their father was absent, they
ran away to the coast, leaving noIe
which put their father on the wrong
track. They had timed the per-
Torrance so there should be no de-
lays; and when their father, suspect
ing their intention, rushed to Liver
pool to intercept their flight, the ship
with them on board had proceeded to
sea-" He said further that when his
father was a missionary in England a
nelghbor OF theirs sent him S65, with
instructions to pick out some girl who
would marry him and send her over.
The order was obeyed; the woman
was sent out, and on landing went
directly to the house of the man to
whom she had been consigned, as
though she were a case of RAGS, or a
Norfolk polled heller. Hefurther says
that such cases are common, aud
always have been. This is worse than
importing Chinese or Dago contract
laborers. If the matter cannot be
reached by law, there certainly ought
to be a more general distribution of
the facts about Mormonism in the old
country. We think in this respect a
revulslon Is going on against the creed
already IN Great Britain. This same
mans father is on q mission in Great
Britain now, and the son showed a
letter received from him recently, in
which he said "Things are very dull
here; this country is done with Nor
monism." The facts will befound out
after awhile, but in the meantime, if
no other plan can be devised to stop
the importation of Mormon contract
harem laborers, means should be
taken to make it impossible for them
to acquire homes in the United States.
There is no particular promise OF
strength to nation, when the
mothers of the race are degraded
enough to contract to become the
poly gamous wives OF any brute who
will pay their fare across the ocean.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-11-27
Wine With a History.
From the Salt Lake Tribune. /


j. A. Murray, of Butte, Nj. T., is the
possessor OF twelve bottles OF wine
with history. The earliest known Of
this wine is that it was found in sub
terranean vault inside of sealed
stone receptacle, in g. Jesuitical mon
astery that was demolished during q
local feud among religious fanatics.
1t so happened that the eye OF an ep-
icurean fell upon it and he secured it
as the most valuable OF the treasures,
carried it into Poland, and presented
it to the crown for which he was re-
warded by the highest honors and IT,
ties that could be conferred upon an
ordinary citizen. At the marriage of
the Princess Decherniz of Poland to
the heir apparent of the throne
of France, the only remaining
basket of this priceless vintage was
presented to the Prince for the nuptial
occasion. Anunprincipled adventurer
cured the position of second steward
to the crown, stole twelve bottles of
the precious nectar and replaced these
with twelve of an inferior article.
These twelve bottles he brought with
him to America in the year 1890. He
communicated the nature of his spe-
cial treasure to his most trusted friend
Henry Coatway. The cupidity and
avarice of the latter overpowered his
reason, and he killed Bouforte to Sc
cure the wine. The deed was no soon
er done than he feared the vengeance
of the law and resolved to fly to dis
t9nt; n0rt9 for a. time q+ laaGt until
the excitement of the murder would
die out. Before leaving he buried the
twelve bottles, with their history, far
down among the roots of an ancient
oak. Fifty years after, on uprooting
this same tree, a newly converted Nor
mon found the treasure and took it
with him when he migrated to Utah.
When Brigham Young was made &C.
quainted with the nature of the valu-
able article contained in the twelve
bottles he informed the owner that
God had made him the instrument to
find this treasure that he might give it
to the head of the church, and forth
with took the vintage.
The wine was in turn stolen from
Brigham by an apostate Mormon who
brought it to Montana, and on his
death bed at the mining camp of Pho
neer, he bequeathed to j. A. Murray
this wine of such an eventful history,
as a testimonial of his gratitude to
that gentleman for bis having loaned
him $500 at one time for the purpose
OF calling a hand of Julius Levy, by
which he took down pot containing
81 300.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-11-27
Rubbing the General Down.


A strange scene was witnessed in the
office OF Gen. Sheridan yesterday
morning. The outer doors were locked
and the staff officers notified the mes
sengers not to introduce visitors. The
general of the army lay upon his back
on the floor with his coat off. Every
now and then he would raise his feet
with difficulty and then swing them
around to the left and describe circle
with his feet while still reclining and
then he would reverse the circle and
let his feet fall at the expiration of
one or two movements of this kind and
with a thump as if they were lead.
The general became very red in the
face and an unenlightened observer
might have thought he had q fit, but
he was simply In the hands of the New
York masseur and Swedish movement
gymnast, who has charge of Mr.. Man
ming, and who was Gen. Grants at
tendant when he was recovering from
his fall on the sidewalk in front of his
house in New York. Gen. Sheridan
was undergoing physical discipline for
the purpose OF reducing his waist. He
has become altogether too stout, and
he is trying the Swedish movement
gymnastics for the purpose of reducing
his weight. Mr.. Manning has reduced
his circumference two inches and q
half by following this line of gymnastics
within the last two weeks. He mas
also freed his neck so that it moves
easily and his head appears to stand
mn biOher
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-11-27
MoultinR Hens.

When hens are moulting the eggs will
soon begin to fall off in number. The
hen has two difficulties in her way
during the period of moulting, one OF
which is to procurefoOd best suited to
serve the purpose of supplying new
feathers, and the other is the tempta-
ton of her owner to send her to mar
ket. In her defense it may be stated
that the process of moulting, or feath-
eripg, is but the preliminary proceeding
for q new season. During moultlng the
food should be varied. The compost
ton of feathers is different from that
of any other portion of the body, and
she should have, as an additlOnto her
regular food, plenty OF sulphur, char.
coal and bone dust, as well as q little
meat occasionally. Corn is not
desirable, but wheat, oats and
chopped vegetables are excel.
lent. While the hen is moulting
she will not lay, for she cannot supply
her wants during this period and pro-
duce eggs at the same time; but Judi
cious feeding will hasten her work and
enable her to resume her laying sooner.
It ia not wise at once to sell the hens
that moult, for the men that mouths
early begins to lay early, andif she be-
gins to lay before the advent OF frost
She will be sure to lay all through the
winter, when eggs are high; but should
the hen not finish her moulting before
the weather becomes cold but few eggs
may be expected beforespring. Much,
however, depends upon the treatment
of fowls in order to get eggs IN winter,
but no amount OF good treatment will
make late moulting hen profitable
For eggs in winter keep the earliest
pullets and early moulting hens and
push them forward as rapidly as pos
sible by a varied diet.-PractIcai
Farmer
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-11-27
BY A WOMAN.
BY LuCY LARCOM.

For the rosebUd's break of beauty
Along the toiler's way;
For the violets eye that opens
To bless the newborn day;
For the bare twigs that in summer
Bloom like the prophets rod;
For the poisoning of flowers,
thank Thee, Q my God!
For the lifting up Of mountains
In brightness and IN dread;
For the peaks where snow and sunshine
Alone have dared to tread
For the dark of silent gorges,
Whence mighty cedars nod;
For the majesty of mountains
thank Thee, o my God
For the splendor of the sunsets,
Vast mirrored on the sea;
For the -fringed clouds that curtain
Heavens inner mystery:
For the molten bars of twilight,
Where thought leans, glad, yet awed;
For the glory of the sunsets,
thank Thee. o my God
For the earth in all its beauty,
The sky and all its light;
For the dim and soothing shadows
That rest the dazzling sight;
For unfading fields and prairies
Where sense in vain has trod;
For the worlds exhaustless beauty,
/ thank Thee, o my God
For an eye Of inward seeing,
A soul 10 know and love:
For these common aspirations,
That our high heirship prove;
For the hearts that bless each other,
Beneath Thy smile, Thy rod;
For the amaranth saved from Eden,
thank Thee, o my God
For the hidden scroll o'erwritten,
With one dear name adored
For the Heavenly in the human,
The spirit in the world;
For the tokens of Thy presence
Within, above, abroad:
For Thine own great gift OF being,
thank Thee, o my God
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-11-27
Cost of q Ton nfHaY.


A correspondent of the Lewiston
Journal has been figuring out the cost
CT ton OF hay, and finds that where
land Is worth $25 per acre, the hay
will cost about $40 per ton. 1t is al
lowed that ton of nay removes from
the soil thlrty.fve pounds of nitro
gen, thirty pounds of potash, and
eighteen pounds OF phosphoric acid,
costing at market prices 1884. For
other fertillzlng material taken from
the soil 81 so is charged Interest and
taxes are reckoned at 50. so, and only
81 for cutting, curing and storing. If
these figures are approximately cor
rect, it will be seen that farmers in
Northern New England who are sell
ing their hay at from So to $10or 81 2
per ton at the barn, must be impov-
erishing their farms by so doing
Nor Is there any doubt that this is
the TACT, for wherever we see men sell
Ing hay at low prices, without buying
manure, We are pretty sure TO find
their farms running out. Even at the
present low prices of milk and other
dairy products, it is better TO feed the
hay than sell it at the prices named,
for by so doing the farms can be kept
fertile, and what income Is received
from the sales may be counted largely
SIS the income from labor, rather tnan
from the sale of the land itself. Some
of the Maine farmers who could get but
$40 or $l2 per ton for their hay at
the barn, have found that by feeding
It out TO good dairy cows they can get
at least $50 per ton for it, without
the expense OF bailing it or hauling it
to the railroad station. Very few
farmers can afford to sell hay for less
than 81 5 per ton, unless they can get
manure ct low prices and near by
They can do better to put d little more
labor to it and sell in the form of 8
more highly finished manufactured
article-New England Farmer.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-11-27
Hints About Horses

The secret of giving the hair of a horse
a smooth, glossy appearance depends
largely on frequent and thorough
grooming during and just before the
moulting or Shedding season. Good
shelter and feed are also essential items
IN securing the result. Condition
powders" are of more than doubtful
value Tor this purpose. 1t is well to
allow colts and horses not at work the
range OF the pasture fields except on
stormy days, until snow covers the
ground. They may not secure much
forage from the fields, but the pure air
and exercise are much better than con-
timing them to the stable all day. In
most cases it will be found that colt
can be broken to harness more easily
than to g. saddle. N zine cases out of
ten if hitched by the side of a steady,
reliable horse, little trouble is expert
enced, while If it is attempted to ride
the animal first, the chances are that
breaking the colt" will be serious
task.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-11-27
A Good Horse,

We examined q horse last week that
came as near our ideal of the perfect
farm horse as We have seen. Broad
and strong, gentle and kind, of good
color, a willing worker, fair roadster,
and with far more than the usual
equine intelligence. The first reason
her owner gave for her excellence was:
alt cost $50 to sire her" There is q
good deal in that remark. If you will
think it over you will find that every
tirst-class horse that you know of cost
more money than the common horse
A $50 colt is a $50 colt, and S. colt
is S. colt, every time. Back in the
pedigree of every frst-cless animal will
be found a good-sized service fee. We
do not wish to be understood as say
ing that by simply paying q large serv-
ice fee a farmer may consider himself
sure to secure g. good colt. We do
mean that the service of a irst-class,
shapely, well-bred animal is worth
ten times as much as that of scrub.
There is no law of nature that can en-
able scrubs to produce anything but
scrubs.-Rural New Yorker.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-11-27

saddle, shouts aloud and waves her
plaid, in the hope of attracting atten-
ton. The long refreshment counter
has been swept clean, and the passen..
gers are hurrying to the cars, when all
pause in surprise at huge black steed
that comes dashing on to the platform,
stopping 80 suddenly that the little
rider loses her hold, flies over his head
and is caught in the arms OF tall man
with bushy whiskers, while she cries:
"Stop stop the railroad bridge IS
down and you will be lost il you go
on"
The excitement is intense. Passen-
gers and employees crowd around; but
the little maid hears only one voice,
which exclaims, "Why, it's Chatty, my
little Chatty" and now that the dan.
ger is past, she gives out and falnts
away in her fathers arms, for the tall
man is no other than Capt. MacDon-
aid, given back to home and family
from the perils Of the deep. And very
proud he is OF his young daughter,
when restored to consciousness, she
tells the story OF the flood, and re-
ceives the thanks and blessings of the
grateful travellers. What Thanks
giving that was in the old red house!
when the crickets-not q whit the
worse for their journey in Chatty's
pocket-chirped merry chorus on the
hearth. Chatty nestled close to her
fathers side and beamed with happi-
ness, while the dear old grandmother,
her mother and Jessie fairly scintillated
with delight. Mrs. Peterkin's turkey
did not grace the feast; but far
larger and plumper bird, over which
Sandy related his adventurous story
of shipwreck, fever, and weeks of in
sensibility in foreign hospital, and
lastly of a lucky stroke which sent him
home with honor and fortune.
And just as Chatty thought her cup
| of happiness was running over, anoth-
er drop was added in the arrival OF q
beautiful little 1.-THE, limbed steed, "the
gift of the grateful passengers OF the
rescued train to the heroine OF the Five
Forks"
''The dear little crickets brought us
a shower of good luck after all, did
they not, grandma?" asked she, gaily.
"Yes, my bairnie, so far as if you had
not gone for them yesternight the rest
would not have followed; but much
more l fancy is owing to the bravery
of one wee lassie named Chatty."
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-11-27
THE RURAL HOME.


OoahuJ THANKSGIVING.
Ay, good man, close the great barn door,
The mellow harvest time is DER
The earth has given her treasures meet
or golden corn and hardened wheat
You and your neighbors well have wronebt
Ana OF the summers bounty caught.
won from her smiles and from her tears
Much good, perhaps for many years.
You come tribute now 10 paw
The bells proclaim Thanksgiving Dav.
Well have you sown, well have Won resned .
Ana OF The riches you have heaped,
You think, perhaps that you will give
part, That others, too, may live
But If such argument you use.
Your niggard bounty refuse
No gifts you on the ter Law
III any sense are given away
Lol rings from Heaven voice abroad:
who helps Gods poor doth lend the Lord -
What is your wealth? He'd have YOU know
10 have 1t, you must let il go.
Think you the hand by Heaven struck cold
VIII let you have power TO clutch its gold?
6hiouds nave no pockets, do they say?
Behold show you then the way;
Wait not till death shall shut the door.
But send your cargoes ON before
Lo he that giveth of his hoard
10 heIp GODS poor doth lend the Lord.
To-day, my brethren-do not wait;
1onder stands Dame Kelley's gate;
And would you build mansion fair
IN heaven, send your lumber there
Each stick that on her wood-pile lies
May raise dome beyond the skies;
You stop the rents within her walls,
ANA yonder rise your marble halls;
For every pane that stops the wind
mere shineth one with jasper lined
Your wealth is gone, your form lies cold.
But in the city paved with gold
Your hoard is held in hands Divine;
II bears name that marks it thine
Behold the bargain we have made;
With usury the debt is paid
NO moth doth eat, no thieves do steal
NO suffering heart doth envy feel
Ring out the words; Who of his hoard
Doth help Gods poor doth lend the Lord
Go get your cargoes under way:
Inc bells ring out Thanksgiving Dayl