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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-10-28
Sweet Clover for Honey.

Mr.. Ct. w. Demaree, of Christiansbury
KY, in an article on the Bee-Forage of
kentucky" published in the Bee K eepers'
Magazine, remarks as follows:
For cultivation as a honey plant under
proper management, sweet clover is the
promising plant. In this locality it will
not succeed in waste places. The plant
is too feeble when it first appears above
the ground to hold its place among the
weeds indigenous to the soil, but when
the plants once get of some size they will
crowd their way and grow rapidly. In
favorable places | have seen the plants
grow ten feet high, throwing out numer-
GUS branches, all thickly set with spikes
crowded with delicate white flowers. NV
patch of sweet clover this season had
been perfect wonder of swarminp bees
erowding each other like robber bees
contending for illegitimate gain. | have
had best success with it when sowed in
the early spring with oats. 1t will bloom
the following year just as red and Alsike
clover does, and if left to itself it will
bloom at the same time that white clover
does, and il will be of little advantage to
the bees, as they have all they can do to
gather the white clover harvest. To re-
tard its growth and make it succeed the
white clover bloom, the sweet clover
should be lightly grazed by sheep or
young cattle when it is twelve inches
high. This will cause the plants to throw
new shoots which will bloom later in the
season than they otherwise would. now
have some plants in full bloom that have
been browsed and nipped by some Jersey
cows oil spring and summer. Alsike clover
yields nectar profusely, but its
bloom is short lived, and l have failed to
so manage it as to have it bloom at any
other time than when white clover was at
its best.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-10-28
The Draft Horse PROGRESS.
Western Agriculturist.

Tht draft-horse has made his way to
the front, against the most bitter preju-
dice, because he was a necessity of the
age. What could he do without the
oraft-horse in our cities and factories to-
day: And it is this pressing demand
that keeps the price such that the farmer
finds it so profitable to raise grade draft
horses he has buried his prejudice, and
when once he engages in breeding draft
horses he becomes prosperous and sue
cessful farmer; he finds the merits of the
draft-horse developing and his popularity
increasing. The draft-horse has made his
way to the front upon his own merit he
has achieved a successful Introduction
and wide popularity throughout all the
stock-growing states and territories, from
the Atlantic to the Pacific Larger inn
portations are being made this year than
ever before, and the best animals with
the best breeding to be found in Europe
are purchased by our importers We
have become educated up to higher
standard of excellence and the best
horses command the highest price in all
countries. Already a larger nun Der of
this years importations have been pur-
chased than on any former season, and
NNCAg 1ouhtgf ONV4 NpHLNAlpF tfNi9
neighborhood wants from one to ten
horses All the state and county fairs
have had grand exhibits of imported and
grade lighthouses that shows the re-
markable progress the dralt-horse is
making. The best class of farmers and
stock breeders in America are buying
draft stations to improve the horses in
their vicinity. There is an ennobling
dignity about the draft-horse interest, as
well as a financial prosperity, to all who
raise them. The dealers, too, who buy
and sell horses have keen admiration
for the draft-horse because there is al
ways an active demand for them at profit
able prices. The great mass of farmers
have come to appreciate the merits of
the draft-horse as profitable cash article
on the farm and are grading up the farm
horses breeding to the best draft stall
ION available. There is none of that
chance work or gambling about the draft
horse il is "strictly business
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-10-28

tity of clay exposed on the surface, and
~ upon the depth loosened up to the ac-
ton OF the frost, SO that the rougher the
surface the greater will be the area ex
posed, and the dee per the blowing the
greater will be the cubic dimensions acted
upon by the frost, and a minimum will
produce a maximum effect in the unlock
ing of the insoluble constituents of plant
food. These remarks are based anon the
presumption that the subsoil is not infe-
rior to the soil on the surface: a small
quantity of stiff bottom clay will receive
the greatest benefit by being exposed to
the surface over winter
When farmyard manure is spread over
the held before it is plowed, it will, by
leaving the clay more open, make the
son more susceptible 10 the action of the
irost; out II the manure lies spread even
over the field until il has received a
considerable quantity of rain, the soluble
matter IN the manure will be more evenly
distributed IN the soil than when plowed
IN BEFORE any rainfall. Manures are not
benebclally acted upon by frost; like the
vegetable position of the soil, they require
neat Tor their conversion to plant food
FROM these considerations it will also be
seen that late blowing is more beneficial
than early, for the Ill will not likely be
so compact, the more compact the soil
the more frost proof it will be. In order
that the frost may have its greatest effect
water must not be allowed to stagnate:
and even if the soil is not drained, the
water will usually escape at least to the
depth of blowing. The better the land is
drained the more il will be benefited by
deep blowing.
No farmer can pIcw intelligently now
without knowing what the succeeding
crop is to be. 1t takes twice as much ma
nure TO fertilize the soil ten inches deep
as five inches, and if the coming crop is
a surface feeder, and if the manure is
scarce; there may be an advantage de-
rived from shallow blowing. 1t will take
twice as long to exhaust ten inches of
soil as five, other condition being equal.
But then it must be remembered that
shallow soils are favorable to drouth. In
many respects feeding soil is like feeding
stock, and it is bad practice to stint it
for several years and then cram it all at
once.
The main points therefore for the
farmers consideration are: Pay atten-
ton to the stiff fields in the fall leaving
the mixing of the soil and the getting of
it into proper condition for the spring
work.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-10-28

The London Lancet, referring to the
death of Mr. Mas, the well known tenor,
calls attention to the peril of sleeping
ia damp bed. AS matter of fact, this
peril is OF the greatest, and it is almost
ever present. The experienced traveller
rarely hazards the risk of sleeping be-
tween sheets, which are nearly sure to be
damp, until they have been aired under
his personal supervision at fire in his
bedroom. If this be impracticable, he
wraps his rug around him, or pulls out
the sheets and sleeps b etween the blank
ets-a disagreeable, but often prudent
expedient The direst mischief may re-
suit from the contact of an imperfecty
heated body with sheets which retain
moisture.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-10-28
THE NOVEMBER ELECTION
circular OF instructions from the Denay,r,.
OF justice FOR the Guidance of United Sta.n
darshals and Their Deputies. 's'es

Circular OF Instructions from tba no,.
OF Justice for the Guidance of Tinted S,leht
darshals and Their Deputies. 'a'eS
WASHINGTON Dispatch Dor.
ment of Justice has sent COW ~ Pa ~
following circular letter to each &c "a .ne
United States Marshals: 'he
SIR: In pursuance of a let.er 90 !,
9th instant from the President d;reo4; sue
the Attorney General to take cha
the appointment of special depntv ra.
shals, the performance of their dutias a-a5
their compensation, together with az
compensation of the supervisors a. a nc
congressional elections in Noyembar -. s.io
your attention is directed to titles 81 or,,
~, chapter Z, of the Revised Sta+rtaN
Under sections 2,022 and 2.O24 Ravisa',
Statutes you have the power to keen H.
peace, protect supervisors, preserve ~
der, prevent frauds and enforce The To-.
IN towns of 10000 and upward. W.,
should make yourselves familiar with r.
statutes referred to and see that thev 49,
understood by your deputies. who sbonlS
be discrete men, impressed with the IN,
portance of an honest franchise ~.
manner of discharging these duties ~.
= :, lUTpClV
to your discretion. In matters ipvolvin..
questions OF law you are directed to con,
suit the attorney of the United States for
your district for needed information ana
advice. 1t is assumed that the duties ca,,
be performed without infringing rnon
the rights of any citizen in manner tbot
shall be firm and at the same time free
from an unnecessary display of author.
lty. 1t Is not expected that superyisors
and deputy marshals will receive common.
satlon for more than five days service
and they should be so informed. Within
this time all can be done, it is thougb4
that ought to be. You need viQilant men
who are conscientious workers, and no
others. Before payment each deputy
and supervisor will present to YOU his
commission, oath and badge of office.
with an affidavit that he is the person IN
whom the commission was issued, that he
performed the days services as CHARGED
which will be annexed by you to the pay
roll as voucher for its adjustment. The
same facts should also be known to You
through other means. Upon payment
being completed these accounts should
be approved by the court and forwarded
to this department for action under the
executive order mentioned.
In circular letter to United States
district attorneys on the same subject the
Attorney General invites their attention
to the letter addressed to the marsbals.
and asks them to assist the marshals in
the execution of this law without friction
while it maintains the right of suffrage
intact
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-10-28
Deep Us. Shallow Pl0Win.
Practical Farmer.

This question has been discussed tread
bare, and yet there are many farmers who
adhere tenaciously TO the one or the other
side Of the question without taking the
various conditions into consideration
The first inquiry should be: What i
the character of the soil and the sub-soil 4!
What is tho quantity and nature of the
manure, if any be supplied' The last
question is auxiliary to the first, 1t must
be also borne in mind that fall rains and
winter frosts only act in the clayey por
tion Of the soil the vegetable portion Is
converted into plant food by the action
Of heat ana moisture. 1t will now be
seen that the clay-helds should be the
first obj Get of attention, and that the ben
efcial effects depend On upon the guam
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-10-28
Tile Rail Fence a Tax.

If any one wishes to know what heavy
tax the rail fence imposes on its owner,
let him take 10C acre farm and measure
the loss. A rail fence will occupy a space
one yard wide A 100 acre farm is about
one-third of a mile front and about
one-h alf a mile deep, Or, we may say,
ISO0 feet front and 2,4OO feet deep. Now,
we have two sides 2.4OO feet, making
$500 feet, and two sides 3,400 feet, max
4 500 feet. or n total of $500 feet. Multi
ply this by three feet occupied by fence,
all around the field, and we have 25.200
feet. This is the space that tho rail
fence win take up. Thus, in order
to secure what some supposeto be an
economical fence, the farmer taxes him
self all this ground on a field of 100 acres
If his crops are worth $40 an acre, he
pays tax thereon to his fence If his
crops pay him $50 per acre, he pays
1.-THE to the fence. Such a fence Is dear
luxury. II also harbors all the weeds
that can find foothold in its corners,
renders the farm unsightly, and Is more
laborous TO build. The only advantage
in il is that the farmer can get the rails
on his farm, and is, therefore, not com
PEELED to pay out cash at the sawnlll or
TO the lumber merchant, but he pays for
the fence in land and crops. This per
cent of his land goes TO that fence every
year, and 10 per cent more for work
done in getting rid of weeds seeded over
the farm from its corners, in which mar
Dor not only insects and vermln, but
rabbits to knaw the trees Let the crook
ed rail fence go. 1t is not so cheap at
any price
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-10-28
The Dust Question.
Good House peping.

4 housekeeper whose rooms were as
nearly Speckless as modern convenience
admit a furnace being always Il dust dis
trlbutur for the entire house, long ago
settled 10 her own satisfaction that a
damp cloth was the key to the difficulty.
Not wet cloth, for wet is the interpreta.
uon that the Celtic mind will instantly
put upon damp, but a soft cloth, sprinkled
IN Slight degree, enough TO make dust
cling until u can he shaken off Mold
ugs, base boards and all corners should
bee wiped IN this way, and whoever tries
the experiment will be amazed TO see how
the necessity for wha; is known rs gen
eral cleaning diminishes.
Sweeping Is far less a frequent need
than is supposed, and when 1t must be
done the damp cloth system is of equal
avail Put a spoonful Of amonia in a
malt pail of warm water and wipe the
carpet with cloth ruHg ont from this
water, The dust Is removed, the colors
treshened, and any stray moth-a posi-
bldiy everywhere in these days or fur
naces finds q sudden end Fluff insinu-
Gus and uncouquerakle, forming itself
INTO mysterious rails under beds and in
+ corners, Is reduced 10 ITS lowest terms.
SINKS INTO almost impalpable unpleasant
ness before the damp cloth instead OF
sailing triumphantly before the broom
The broom will still be an essential but
as servant, not monarch. and even where
one cannot afford carpet sweeper never
again involve the amount of hard work
associated with H.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-10-28

barley, wheat, oats, corn, rice, timothy,
red top, blue grass, sugar cane, sorghum,
etc. Blower, the most valuable of forage
plants, is not grass, but legume.
A warm and comfortable poultry house
can be built of three-ply tarTed felt, and
it will greatly assist in keeping off the
vermin. Such a house can be whitewash-
ed and made to look as bright and cheer
full as one made of boards.
good feed for young pigs that
are nearly ready for weaving is equal
parts of meal, ground oats and shorts,
one quart of the mixture in a pail of
skim milk, allowing them all they can
drink of it, three or four times daily.
Plow the heavy land and leave it in the
rough condition, so that the frost can
penetrate and render it fine. There Is no
better agency for pulverizing tough soils
than frost. 1t will also at the same time
destroy the cut-worm.
Excellent saddle-horses can be producd
by crossing the common mares with thor
oughbred stations. The thoroughbred
possesses great endurance, is active,
speedy and powerful in proportion to his
size. Such horse can be used also for
other purposes.
The hop crop in New York state is very
short. Lice and honey-dew have injured
the plants to such degree that the leaves
shriyeled up and the vines turned black.
The crops in England and the west, how
ever, are said to be fully up to the aver
age.
Clean up the weeds and burn them. A
hay-rake will take up the weeds and dead
grass after they become dry and they
can then be put in large piles and CON
sumed. Thousands of seed will thus be
destroyed and the work of blowing the
field rendered easier.
In trimming hedge something else
should be considered as well as the mat
ter of cutting off the extra growth. Some
kind of shape should be given it. There
is nothing so attractive or ornamental as
a shapely, well-kept hedge, and it adds
value to the farm.
The number of fruit trees in California
il given as follows: Apple, 100000;
peach, 100000: pear, 100000; plum and
prune, 100000; cherry, 100000; apricot
100000; orange, 100000; lime and lem
on, 100000 1t is estimated that there
are 10000 acres of grapevines.
The beet draws its nourishment from
an area of twelve square feet for each
plant This has been proved by explor-
ing to the ends of the roots carefully, it
being found that these extend downward
and outward in all directions for several
feet. 1t is evident that where size of
root is desired the plants must be given
plenty of room
The little triangular seeds grown in
Mexico called devils beans" which will
jump several inches when taken into the
hand, are found to contain small but
very lively beetles Matched within the
odd grains, which do their jumping in
their natural desire TO escape.
The liquid manore from hogs is very
valuable and they should be supplied
with quantity of dry dirt This affords
a convenient mode of saving liquids and
solids and assists in preventing disease.
Where a large number of hogs are kept
together fine dirt will do valuable service
in keeping their beds clean If the pens
are in proper condition.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-10-28
Grade nolstelns for tic Dairy.

J. c. Wade in Hol,tein Friesiau Register
A few months since | visited dairy
man in New York who had for years kept
good common cows. Four years ago he
bought a fine pure bred Holstein bull and
crossed upon the COWS. Last year his
2year-Old heifers gave double the quanti-
ty of milk his common COWS did, or, in
other words he received 5000 pounds of
milk instead of $500, which at one cent a
pound at first glance would seem TO be
Just double-SS0 to $40. But see . mo-
meut Times were hard and feed high,
and it cost $50 each TO keep the common
COWS and so each to keep the grade Hol-
stems, which left profit OF four times as
much for the Holsteius. He had also
sold his three-fourths grade Holstein
calves for $50 each when common calves
were worth only 50 each. Here is anoth-
err four-fold profit. | saw a pair of grade
Holstein steers at the breeding farm Of
F. c. Stevens, Esq, Attica, n. Y, which
at u months old weighed $500 pounds.
l believe they are to be exhibited at the
Chicago Fat Stock Show. / have a year
ling bull Il year old last March, that
weighs 1900 pounds; also a 2year-old
heitcr that weighs l,400 pounds. They
are thoroughbreds, and only a little
heavier than other members of the herd,
and hence l think the claim just that the
Holstein is the coming cow-ahead of all
others for milk, butter and cheese, and
crowding the others for beef Every far
mer of neighborhoods which have ten or
more COWS can afford to buy a pure blood
bull call 10 use next spring, and make
money from the first year.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-10-28
FARM, HOME AND GARDEN
ATTHE CONCERT.
Rocn.sTER DEMOCRAT.

Around the hallth Ii hts shone down
on hais the beauty of the town
Ga swaying perfumed multitude
That Tu.tIed Ike the summer woods;
Aud my own we'll beloved was there
Ard wore a white rose in her hair
And while with many look and stir.
Men bowed and smiled their love 10 her
AID good named youths whose bl cd ran
high,
We're hsppy when they caught her eye.
] knew. as sure as sure could he
She put the white rose there for me
All, well beloved the space is wide
That keeps me yearning from thy side:
What hills and mountains Intervene
What seas and rivers roll between,
But love can augh at heights lie these.
And love can bridge the very seas,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-10-28
FARM NOTES.

1t is said that the corn crop will be one
third less than that of last season, as well
Is inferior in quality.
DO not send any turkeys to market
until they have been first penned up ana
fattened. II adds to both the weight and
price.
In order to guard against pleuro-pneu-
monia the Canadian Government re
Gently ordered 857 imported cattle, val
ued at $4,000, to be slaughtered and Gre
mated
Botanists include in the grass family
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-10-28
ON THE RIVER.
j. ARTHUR BLAKE

where the wind and water meeting made
A tremor in the hues Sat fade
Between the sunfown and night shade
We fiOated on sdo~n the river
Not Death himself our souls might sever
We fen We should so float forever.
And passion slept. Sc cure from waking,
Onr hearts forget their ancient aching,
our spirits so the past forsaking,
We know hat delicate hour ana go,5en,
Delight was ours, and memory oldeD'
The tapping wave no boisterons billow
Behind us SWEET past reed aud willow
Love for our guide and peace our pillow,
Whst 10y 10 see The coy moonIpeeping
Ger dreaming hills ana woodlands sleeping
Ever her faithful vigil keeping
O, then for MS no fantom morrow,
Fun fraught with old prophetic sorrow,
Might teaoe our soulsto Vaiily borrow
The futures laTgess in that ho.-,
Whose wealth or unimagiued DOVER
Sufiiced for life, come sun, come shower.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-10-28
Why Chewlng-Gum is injurious.

The havoring is usually poisonous
replied the doctor. land by its constant
presence, in however small quantity, it
set up an inflammation. But the habit is
otherwise pernicious. The untiring mo-
ton of a gum-chewer's jaws provokes
superauous flow of saliva just as if there
was only pinch of salt on the tongue,
and wears out the salivary glands. Gum
chewing retards digestion. If woman
fills her stomach with water or saliva she
browns the gastric juices, also the inter.
minable attrition wears out the teeth, and
foreign flavor by degrees renders the
breath more and more disagreeahle. The
practice is bad in every way. Nashville
Union.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-10-28
BREFsrEAK.

Have the steak cut very thick, with two
ounces of fat to each pound of lean, and
set it on dish that may be sent 20 the
table If liked well done set it before a
clear, hot fire for an hour and a quarter
before dinner. Turn the steak once and
turn the dish once, so that each side of
the steak may be turned to the fire. Be
fore sending it to the table put piece Of
butter the size of hickory nut in the
middle of it; sprinkle it with little pep
per and few drops of any desired sauce.
Pour over it a pint of button mushrooms
that have been cooked in their own sauce,
and serve hot
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-10-28
Some Men Think he Was Right.
Fexas Siftinys

Teacher. Now, dear children, as you
have been good to-day, I'll give you a
conundrum to answer. 1t is this, When
we are young We want to have it, and when
We have got it we no longer care for
it.
Tommy. [ know what it is.
Teacher. What is it, Tommy?
Tommy. 1t is a wife.
Teacher. Who told you that was the
answer.
Tommy. | heard my father say so.
Teacher. That answer Is not so far
out of the way after all, but the answer
meant was maturity. When we are young
we want to be older, and when we have
obtained age We no longer want it, but
as your father remarked Tommy it is
the same with a wife. The class is dis
missed
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-10-28

Job Shuttle sat by the open CRATE upon
which the first fall blaze was burning. He
was in a pleasant mood, rs all men are
when they are comfortable. II suppose"
said he to Mrs. Shuttle, chat the children
were all at school to-day?"
you suppose so? Why, don't you
know they were?"
NO, not exactly. l met Charley down
town about an hour after school begun
"Oh, he was carrying a note from the
teacher to her best young man"
Chats pretty business"
But she marks him ten in his studies
for keeping mum about it,"
"Oh, that makes a difference