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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-08-26
Applying Lime 10 Land.
PHILADELPHIA Record.

There is one point which should always
be observed in applying lime, and that is
to have it in as fine condition as possible.
The two kinds mostly used are the oyster
shell lime and the stone lime. The later
is best and should be thoroughly Stacked,
which renders it fine and easily handled.
When the stone or shells are placed in
the kiins the composition is carbonate of
lime or carbonic acid and lime. During
the process of burning the carbonic acid
is driven off, leaving the lime, which is
really an oxide of calcium. When Stacked
in lime the mass is hydrate of lime, and
remains with it although no trace of 1t
is seen. 1t is this finely divided hydrate
of lime that is applied to the soil which
is readily carried into all the spaces of the
soil by the falling ratus.
After the lime is applied to the soil 1t
slowly returns TO its original condition of
carbonate of lime, and in doing so 1t
seizes carbonic acid from the air, the
soil or any substance with which 1t may
come in contact. 1t thus causes change
in some of the other substances IN the
soil, which, in turn, act upon others, and
in this manner the lime influences many
reactions, the effect of which is to break
down barriers and render inert substances
soluble 1t canses the soil to become
more fertile, not because it really adds
anything but lime, but because the ma
terial which formerly was unsoluble IN
water is converted into plant food. The
soil may appear more fertile when 1t Is
only improved, as all the elements are
taken from the soil itself.
But loss of fertility should be prevent
ed by growing some kind of greea crop
to turn under with the lime, so as to add
as many elements of plant food as posi-
BILE, and the land May also receive manure
and fertilizer Lime always works down
in the soil, and when about TO apply il the
land should be deeply plowed and the
lime broadcast over the surface. 1t Is
best to hurry it down before applying;
but some prefer to pillow the ground and
apply the lime, SO as to leave 1t on the
rough land, especially in the fall, believ-
ing that by so doing the frost more readi-
ly penetrates and assists the lime to rem
der the soil in better condition.
Lime is said to render light soils heavi-
err and heavy soils lighter but much de-
ponds upon the drainage, the climate and
the quality of the lime itself. The chief
benefit is derived from its fine condition,
which hastens chemical action. As near
ly all soils contain lime. it does but little
good of itself; but it should be used, even
on limestone soils as its chief benefit is
due TO its chemical and mechanical ac
ton.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-08-26

meath had kept unswervingly on their
course.
When he reoched his chambers. he sat
down by his table and drew paper and
ink toward him.
Il shall not accept your dismissal Ell
sic" he wrote hurriedly in answer to her
piteous letter. II should be very shallow
if could aot read the motive which
prompted your letter. / shall come down
as usual, and we will talk over it till we
understand each other fully. Till then,
you must believe me when l tell you that
l love you all the more for your act of
sacrifice, and that / love you more now
than | ever did"
Frank and Elsie have long been mar
ried, and are content. He knows now
that he was on the verge of comm itting
a grievous mistake, and one which might
have darkened all his future life. For it
is not great events, involving tragedies
and tears, that impress themselves most
deeply upon the body of our habits and
thoughts; but the tendency of our life is
most affected by what is no moAe than an
"evfry- day occurrence
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-08-26
An Uncertain Test.
Prairie Farmer.

There is homely old saying that "You
can not tell by the looks of a cat how far
1t can jump" 1t is equally impossible
to judge by the cream-gauge how much
butter can be made from given amount
of milk. The question how much cream,
by measure, was required to make a
pound of butter came up last winter, and
was referred to the highest practical au-
thorities in the West upon dairy matters.
1t elected the fact that the quantity
sometimes varied fully one-third, and
even more. Some milk throwing up 20
per cent of cream will be as rich in butter
fats as other samples showing 80 Der
cent. These variations may be caused
be difference in food, temperature of
milk when set, or other circumstances.
Whatever may be the causes the fact is
well established. The cream gauge is.
therefore, a very uncertain test of a cows
value for butter making.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-08-26
Chewing Gum by the Ton.
Cleveland plaind ealer.

A day or two ago my hayward feet car
ried my body INTO the suburbs and to a
chewing gum factory. There ! got some
ideas of an industry that thrives ON pen
ny sales and the remorseless energy of
American jaws.
In the place | saw dozen blocks of
petroleum wax Each weighed about 100
pounds, and was almost like pure penteli-
can stone, dear to the old sculptor's heart
and hand. And it was absolutely clean
and OdOIless. A few weeks ago the stuff
laid in one of the huge tanks near the oil
wells of Pennsylvania, dirty, greenish-
brown fluid, with the consistency of bad
mud and the bad smell of glue factory.
Then it was crude oil, but since then it
has been in a turmoil, and through "stir-
ring times and chemical processes.
From it had been extracted lot of kero-
sene, almost as much naptha, not little
benzine, plenty of tar and lot of valu
able but technically named affairs that
are out of reach.
Any way, the gumwaN was left, and IT
was in that | saw, clean as an ideal farm
er's bed-chamber, and ms odorless as a
civil-service farmers record. Before it
became the chewing gum of our friends
it had to be melted, favored, sweetened
and put up in fanciful array. Then the
l00-pound block would appear in 5000
penny cakes, and am told that about 500
OF these lO0-pound blocks are used in
each week of the history Of Columbia
"the gem of the ocean," etc. 1t is tough
the fact, not the gum.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-08-26
BASE BAIL CONTRACTS.

legal Lights Who Claim They Reduce the
Players to Mere Slaves
A well known Pittsburg attorney, who
las made close study of base ball play
ers' contracts, and has figured in suits
growing out of them, says they are Illegal,
ard would not stand for a moment in any
court in the land. As for blacklisting a
player which is practically issuing an in
Junction to prevent him from making a
livelihood, it gives the victim the best
kind of grounds for suit for cons piracy
against the club or association of clubs
placing ban upon him. AS soon as
players realize these facts, and demand
their rights, there will be a radical change
in the manner of engaging them. Judge
Stowe nj the time of the trouble between
the Allegheny and Baltimore clubs, who
both claimed the services of Sam Bark
ley, expressed great reluctance to hav-
ing anything to do with the case. His
reason was not given then, but it has
since cropped out in conversation that
on making study of the association con
stitution and rules, he saw that the whole
thing was radically wrong, from legal
stand points he advised the litigants to
settle the difficulty among themselves,
Wnlcn tney ala.
II do not understand" the Judge is
credited with saying, chow intelligent
men, such as | think the players in the
American Association usually are, would
allow themselves to be tied down by such
pernicious rules and regulations as were
embodied in their contracts. 1t is slavery
"A worse form of slavery than from
which the negro was released twenty
three years ago. / am surprised that the
players did not seek legal redress years
ago"
1t does not suit the managers to take
the initiative because they have the best
of the matter by long odds. No other
form of contract on earth, so far as
known, contains provision by which
player can be released or sold to another
club for momentary consideration. If
he refuses to go he is blacklisted and
neither the league nor the association will
recognize him. The fact of the matter is,
there is probably not legal base ball
players contract in existence in the
United States to-day, and every playes
that is blacklisted can sue and recover
damages from the club that blacklists
him. Have you noticed that neither the
League nor the Association has blacklist
ed a player since the Allegheny Baltimore
Barley difiicultyS
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-08-26

to do. / am dairy farmer. Now and
then have to sell an old COW or a cripple
for beef, hut l never calculate upon it. /
claim that my mich cows do so well that
when their milking days are over 7 can
afford to give them decent burial and
still be ahead This keeping a COW for
or 10 years and then being obliged to sell
her for beef in order to come out
whole, looks to me like very poor bust
ness. We don't need any general pur-
pose" cows; aim at the bulls eye and not
at the whole target. Decide upon what
you want-beef, milk, butter-and then
breed for that special purpose. Have a
definite purpose and steady aim.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-08-26
Building a Corn-Crib
Kansas Farmer.

Whether the farm is large or small, or
whether corn is one of the principal crops
or only sufficient quantity is raised to
feed a few head of stock necessary to
properly work the farm, crib sufficiently
large to store all the corn needed from
one end of the year to another is a neces-
sity.
On many western farms the corn wasted
by being exposed to all kinds of weather
and lose from the depredations of YER
min would, in a short time, if saved, pay
the expense of building good, suitable
crib.
The first thing to be particular about
is to have it rat and mice-proof. This
can easily be done if the building is de-
tached from everything else, is built up
from the ground at least ten feet, set on
stout pests or pillars, over which a good
sized pan or large piece of sheetiron Is
put "a pan is the best, so that these
pests can not gain access in this way. Do
not have any steps or allow anything to
be placed leaning from the ground to the
building; build it entirely detached and
then take pains to peep it so. If proper
pains are taken to build so that they can
not get in there can be security from
these parts.
A double crib will in many cases be tho
most convenient, far enough apart so that
team and wagon can be easily driven be-
tween them. When this is done, board up
the outside tight, and use Stats two or
three inches wide by one in thickness,
leaving them about one-half or three
quarters of an inch apart. This will give
free circulation of air. Corn when gath
cred reasonably early in the fall must have
a free circulation of air around it when
stored IN large quantities or portion of
it will spoil. Be careful to have a good
tight roof. The corn should be kept as
dry as possible. very good plan is to
build two cribs side by side, eight feet
wide, and as long as may be necessary.
This would make the building twenty
four feet wide, and it could then be made
as long as desired.
Good stout stills and posts should be
used, as there is not only considerable
weight, but pressure, when such build
ing is filled with grain, so that it pays to
take considerable pains 10 have the build
ing strong.
Build early in the fall, so as TO have
the crib ready for use whenever you need
it.
Ten feet high from sill to roof is plen
ty high. If built double, use slaths on
the insides, as this will be better than if
built tight.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-08-26
AROUND THE FARM.

A good grade of horses on the farm is
an evidence of thrift and prosperity
Regulate the feed of your horses to
rrespond with the amount of work they
are required to do.
Seed corn should be changed every four
or five years, or at least new kinds mixed
with the local sorts.
4 mans farm is volume, every acre
of which is a page bearing the marks of
his character, indicating the degree of
mentaland moral culture to which he has
attained.
Whatever farming may have been in the
mast, the time has come when the highest
intelligence is demanded as necessary
qualification oa the part of the agricultur-
list.
True. economy in farm matters is wise
nse of resources, with care 70 prevent
waste. The word signifies something
more than saving, for there is economy
in dispensing the proceeds Of labor as
well as in outstanding,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-08-26
Mr.. Gould as a Laborer.
New York Time.

A gentleman who had business with Jay
Gould called on him yesterday morning
at the millionaire's Office down Broadway
as Mr.. Gould in?" he demanded of the
clerk who confronted him,
He is too busy to see anybody to-day,
was the ans yer, to which in glib tongue
this further information was added: HE
is attending a meeting of directors now
and will be kept at that till noon; then
while he lunches, he will dictate his CORE,
spondence, and afterward he's got two
other meetings to attend and half-dozen
appointments with his lawyers and other
folks. He won't have a single spare mo-
ment before 3 o'clock; then on the minute
he picks up his hat and makes straight.
way for the Atalanta, to get his dinner up
at Irvington."
The moral of all this is that Mr.. Gould
monopolist or what not, is something OF
a workingman.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-08-26
THE WEST.
ELLA WHEELER WILCOX .

oh no! for the West, the boundless West,
Where pastures and creeds are broad
Where the breeze is a tonic that thrtli inc breast
Blown straight from the hills OF COO
The East is a land OF dead mems bones,
Laid tier on moldering tier.
And the damp Palarial wind that means
is the breath of those dead men near.
And it's slow. pale people seem merely wraiths
That have stray ed away from the TOMB,
Clutchiny the cold ancestral faitns
And wrapped in the garments OF gloom
And the mountains rise up and restrict the sight
AS its creeds restrict the soul
But away and over the frowning helght
Those biilowy pastures i.'i.
And there the people are flesh and blood,
Snew and muscle and brain,
And the strong life tide is a crimpson HOOD
Thrilling through nerve and VEN.
They ride for miles Ger meadows Of green,
Tn. follow the trail Of the kline,
And scarcely a tomb by the way Is seen,
And the air they drank is liAe wine.
Brown of feature and bold Of heart,
They ride in the face OF the blast,
And nature is dearer to them than A.,
AND the Present is more than the Past.
They do not sit down by the tombs Of the dead
They live in the world OF today;
For the Present is here and the fast mas heu'
And the future is on the way.
Then no, for the West land, fair and broad,
The land where thought is free.
Where people live Gle 60 to natures God
Oh, that is the land Tor me!
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-08-26
FARM, HOME AND GARDEN
LITTLE BROWN HANDS.

They drive home the cows from the pas
lures,
Up through the long shady lane,
Where the quails whistle loud in the whea
fields
That are yellow with grain.
Where the scarlet-lipped strewberr
grows
They gather the earliest snow drops
And the first crimson buds OF the rose
They toss new hay In the meadow,
They gather the elder bloom white
They know where the dusky grapes purple
In the soft tinted October light:
They know where the apples are ripest,
And sweeter than Italy wines;
They know where the clusters are thickest
On the long thorny blackberry vines
They gather the delicate sea weeds
And baild tiny castles of sand:
They pick up the beautiful sea shells
Fairy boats that arifted to land;
They wave in the tall-reaching tree tops
Where the orioles hammock nest swings
Aud at night they are lulled into slumber
By the song that fond mother sings.
Those who toll brayey are Strongest
The humble and poor become great,
And from these brown handed children
Shall grow mighty rulers of state;
The pen of the author and scholar,
The noble and wise OF the land
The chisel the sword and the palette
Shall be held in the little brown hand.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-08-26
Turnips Il Profitable Crop.
Farm and Stockman.

Turnips are grown at a small cost, and
those who have planted a crop as well
recommended, will find that they have
benefited themtelves and their stock by
SO doing. We admit all that has been
said against turnips, that they are com
posed largely of water, and that the
amount of nutrition in crop is small
compared with grain. But turnlps pro-
duce largely, and grow so quickly as to
cost but very little. We do not claim
that if turnips are made the principal
portion of the ration they can be used IN
place of grain or more concentrated food.
No one would attempt to winter cattle on
turnips alone, but in this respect those
who do not grow them take a mistaken
view of them. Turnips should be used as
an addition to the food not as speciality.
They NAV not contain those elements IN
excess that are desired in food, but they
contain them in form in which material
can not be secured in any other manner.
The very water which is Objectionable IN
the succulent turnip is solvent OF that
matter which is desirable, and which, IN
combination in the turnip, is more easily
digested and appropriated than when
dried An apple is composed largely OF
water, but all know that there Is diner
ence in apples containing water ana those
that have been dried and then soaked.
And so with turnips. They may, IN lfact'
contain much water, but in that juicy,
succulent condition they act as cor
receive to the bowels, increase the apPe-
tite and promote health, making desire
able change from the dry food of winter
the proof of which is the readiness with
which they are accepted by stock.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-08-26

A CORES ondent of the Rural New
Yorker thinks that the expression gen
eral purpose cow is nonsensical one.
He says.
Milk and beef qualities are as far
apart rs trotting and draft qualities are IN
horse. To care for either milk dairy
or herd of fat cattle is all man wants
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-08-26

Boil in two quarts of water with two
onions, little sage or maloram, rind of
half a lemon; condiments to taste
Strain, return to the kettle, add gill of
cream thickened with little corn starch.
end bring to q boil.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-08-26
sAGo SOUP.

Take good, clear soup stock; remove
the fat from the top and strain. Bring
to boil, and stir in half cup of pearl
sago which has been washed and soaked
for half an hour in tepid water or three
hours in cold; season; simmer half an
hour and pour out. Serve with grated
cheese.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-08-26

While bathing in the river at Green r. "a!
Joseph Hollogue, aged about ~ 5eai!'
became exhausted and was uFoNneu'
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-08-26
TONGUE TOAST.

A very nice dish is prepared from cold
boiled or ported tongue. Slice the tongue,
and cut each slice into small, fine pieces
heat in pan with little butter. 40
prevent burning moisten with warm ~a'et
or clear soup. Add salt and pepper
stir into it two beaten eggs. "hen se''
arrange neatly on toast.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-08-26

"Dont you THINK It is little unfair TOR
you to dine sumptuously at the hotel
while your family dino upon what they
can pick up at homer" Not at all; l
always tell my wife whR. l have had when
/ get home, and you can not imagine
what pleasure it is to hear her and the
chill iren. And the best OF it is that it
never iniures their direstinn."
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-08-26
BOILED CUCUMBERs.

Peel and put into sailed ice-water for
half an hour, then slice thicker than the
table and put into salted water and cook
until tender Drain and add butter, salt
and pepper, with cream enough for a
dressing, and pour over buttered toast.
Serve quickly and eat at once.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-08-26
SUMMER SQUASH.

Cut the squash in quarters, remove the
seeds and sdin, cover with sailed boiling
water and boil until done. When cooked
mash the squash and add one ounce of
butter for each small one. Moisten with
gravy or broth and put in little pans or
dishes; cover with bread crumbs, place
tiny bits of butter on top and bake del
icate brown in brisk oven.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-08-26

OF the l,426 persons treated by NJ
Pasteur for fang wounds but four have
died. No better trumpet OF mis- success
than this bare fact would seem TO be
needed.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-08-26
\ story of an Unfortunate Nose.
Chambers Journal.

Il am satisfied on every point but one, -
said gentleman TO an applicant for ser
vice. can not get over your nose"
That is not to be wondered at, sir, -
replied the applicant, "for the bridge is
broken"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-08-26
A DREAM CAKE

Make a rich batter and bake in three
layers. The layers should be frosted with
confectioner's sugar and the white or
eggs. The frosting for the first layer
should be favored with lemon, for the
next layer with vanilla, and the top layer
should be favored with few drops OF
rose-water and thickly covered with CO.
coanut.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-08-26
TOMATO SOUP.

To one pint of canned tomatoes, or
four large raw ones cut up fine, add one
quart of boiling water and let them boil
till done; then add nearly teaspoonful
of soda; when it foams up add one pint
of milk, pepper and butter or one cup of
sweet cream instead of butter, few crack
ers rolled fine, and serve.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-08-26
SALAD DRESSING.

Put in basin saltspoonful of pep
per and two or three of salt; mix we'll and
add tablespoonful of good vinegar
stir it with a fork and then drop in grad
ually, stirring all the time with the fork,
three tablespoonfuls of the best salad
oil. just before serving add to it the
salad, mixing the dressing well in with
fork and spoon.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-08-26

Scrape two carrots, an onion, quarter
of a cabbage, and two turnips, and cut
them into pieces little larger than dice.
Put the pieces into a large saucepan with
a little butter and water, and cook half an
hour; then cut the potatoes in the same
way, take the meat out of the soup kettle,
skim off the grease and put all into the
broth and cook another half hour.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-08-26

Pare fresh cucumbers and then slice as
thin as possible; ond or two large onions
are sliced in the same manner and mixed
with the sliced cucumbers, and the whole
wit into sailed ice water for an hour
Drain them and put in shallow dish
pepper and half cover with sharp cider
vinegar. This salad is appetizing frozen
and served with boiled fish.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-11-05
THE NEWS an

Beeoher has returned from
European trip.
Newspapers in tbe city of New.
have reports that Gen. Garcia a.,
Cedena has been shit for h.gh treasoa
The Chicago kniguts of labor is,r,,
last night an order For Suspension !
work this morning by Armoul's bes
men.
1t has been arranged that the n,..,
dent, after his return from the ce,.
MONIES in Cambridge, on Monday. nil
hold a reception at Faneull hall. B,,,, !.
for the general public.
The trial of ex-Alderman Frapcis NJ,
Cabe. one of the New York booa'
alderman, IN the court OF general 90,
sions. to ascertain the question Of h,
sanity, resulted in a verdict Of ipsan,,,
In the Austrian and Hungarian da,;
cation yesterday Prime Minister Va
Iisza snd Herr Smolka declared III,
the interests OF eastern Europe shouI
be defended with the sword.
One Of the Bulgarian ministers bs
written to the London Times throno
Its correspondent at Vienna appealip
to Gladstone, to raise his voice in beba
oil the independence of Bulgaria.