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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-10-15
What is a Thoroughbred.
Practical Farmer

Hon. George B. Loring, ex-Commlsslon-
er of Agriculture. and President of the
n. E. Agricultural Society, at its recent
fair remarked:
There is a term USED here, instruction
to Judges on thoroughbred stock, which
does not belong here, under any proper
nomenclature. | have said before, and L
insist, that the term of thoroughbred Is
entirely and totally inapplicable to any
animal but a horse. y thoroughbred ami
NAL means a horse. A thoroughbred
horse is just as much specific breed of
horse as an Arab, Morgan, or Percher-
on or anything else, and the use of thor
oughbred' in this connection Is entirely
unworthy so intelligent and literary So
ciety as this over which [ preside. The
term should be pure bred" | have a
letter in my possession which will bear
me out in this position. [ have publish
ed one or two articles about it. If you
have pure bred ShorthOrn, or pure
bred Devon, or pure bred Morgan, 1t Is
not a thoroughbred animal. They talk
about thoroughbred pigs now. The word
never applies to anything except race
of horses bred in England for speed. So
| hope the trustees, when they put up
their next list, will put in pure bred in
stead of thoroughbred"
Mr.. Loring may be right, but we fail
to see how or why. His mere ipse dixit
Is not sufficient authority, because he has
been political Commissioner Of Agri-
culture" or as the President of an Agri-
cultural Literary Society" His ex cathe-
dra distinction would seem to be without
a difference. Are not precisely the same
princiE les applied in securing pure bred
and improved cattle, sheep or swine, as
in the case of horses? What is there in
the selection of good points, succession
of good blood, etc, in a variety of horses
that is entirely inappropriate" to Short
horns and Jerseys, Merinos and Cots
wolds, Berkshires and Che sterwhites, and
vice versa. The allusion to thoroughbred
pigs is dudish. The swine of this country
are of hundred times more value than
all the race horses in the world, thorough
bred" or otherwise. To secure thorough
bred or pure bred pigs is of correspond
ing Importance, and the fast horse men,
however aristocratic their pretensiOns,
have no exclusive claim to thorough
breediup,n
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-10-15
The Crowd Was Disappointed

Sunday afternoon a man suddenly APP
peared at a third story window in an I'M
finished building, on Grand River street
and seemed to begin preparations to
commit suicide by leaping to the pave
ment. A crowd of forty or fifty people
speedily gathered, in a half circle below,
and although all seemed to be aware Of
what was going on not voice was raised
to prevent the stranger carrying out his
designs. He removed his coat and looE
ed down as if estimating the distance.
Then he removed his vest and looked
down again. Some of the crowd asked
each other in low tones if his intention
was to jump, and were answered that
there was no doubt about it. The man
removed his collar and tie after his vest,
and then spit on his hands and. took his
position square in the window. No one
below moved a foot. There was half a
minute of silence, during which every
body mentally calculated on the exact
spot he would strike, and something like
a shudder passed over the crowd. Then
the unknown spit on his hands once
more and raised them above his head,
and calmly remarked:
MY friends, this is to inform you that
l shall occupy this building Nov. with
a large and well selected stock of staple
and fancy groceries. shall do strict
ly cash business, and it will be my aim
But the last one had turned the corn
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-10-15

messenger to return to the window clerk
/ happened to glance over it. It was an
order for the payment of 500 francs to
'Etienne BIGGER, chief headsman.' Start
led and curious to see for myself man
at once celebrated, abhorred, and shunn-
ed throughout the whole of France.
rushed to the grating. l was too late
the bearer of the sinister draft was Just
departing, his back was toward me, and
the tall and muscular figure Just vanish
ing through the door.
eOueer as it seemed, there was some
thing singularly familiar IN the carriage
of that massive frame. | seemed to rec
ognize it knew that | had seen 1t be-
fore. and that 1t was the back of a man
a man whom / had known. But where
had I seen it? Where had | known hlmf
That I had done both | was certain as
that lived and breathed.
sWas it BIGGER himself" | asked of
the clerk.
eyes. NJ. Chabot, BIGGER himself with
a terrifying glance in the direction the
man had taken.
II can't pretend to explain it" con
tinued Chabot, ''but from that moment L
began to worry. it was mpossible-out
of the question, that l could have known
BIGGER. | might have seen him, of that
there was a remote-a very remote-pos-
sibiIity but knowing him, knowing the
headsman. the man SO hated, stunned
and execrated a Pariah among men, a
reproach among women, the terror OF
children and evil doors, was altogether
different thing.
"A chance for me to verify my haunt
ing suspicion arrived. murder had
| been committed, the assassin arrested,
| tried. and was on the eve of sentence.
| The Judge was delivering the dread words
| to the doomed man as | entered the court
| ROOM
| weighted with dread | was really far
| more agitated and nervous, as L waited
! his coming, than the murderer himself;
! but look would be enough, and the
! door was opening BIGGER was before
| me,
mon Dicu! imagine my horror. Et-
| lenne BIGGER, the man who had just en-
! tered the room-whO had presented that
! sinister and disturbing draft, who cut off
! heads as you cut off turnips was the
! husband of my charming pupil, the man
who had fed me on 'metelot,' chicken and
tarts my ever-tO-be-forGotten host OF
/ the Golden Pigeon.
"In thinking it over | now recalled that
an excursion had taken place at Loches
! the very day before our Whitsunday fish
! ing party, and twenty hours later L had
! dined with, and not only dined with,
! but taken the hand of the eXecutloner.
mo wonder that | had felt that ] knew
| him"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-10-15

For preventing daudruff and falling of
air Hall-s Hair ReneMer is nnenualled.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-10-15

operating too low, causing hernia. The
worms were also very bad. Mr.. Fulton
regards calves as the safest subject for
operation. but thinks that year old Is
the most desirable age, as at that age one
is better able to make selection for opera
ton of those not desirable to keep for
breeding purposes.
We often hear remarks that anybody
can spay a cow but while Mr.. Fulton did
not say it, we gathered the impression
from his remarks that he would not care
to risk his COWS in the hands of other
than an experienced operator.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-10-15
FARM NOTES.

Sheep will eat nearly all kinds of weeds
ana may be made to do good service in
some fields. They should, however, always
be given feed of grain at night.
An Indiana farmer advocates the cut
ting off of the tops of potato vines
when they grow too rank and states that
he has increased the yield by so doing.
All things considered the largest flow
of milk is the most profitable unless it is
secured at too great expense. Reason
must be used as in all other things.
One of the greatest drawbacks that new
beginners in the poultry raising have Is
the desire to crowd fifty chickens into
the space that about half that number
should occupy.
San Diego County, California, boasts
of tree which grows nowhere else in
the world. 1t is called the Pinus Torey-
ana, and is found only within limited
area of the county.
The currant worm should be destroyed
while small with the dust of hellebOre
or pyrethrum. The latter, being per
fectly harmless, is to be more highly re-
commended.
Destroying a beetle is equal to killing
fifty grubs. When meadows become in
let them root. They will destroy thous-
ands of grubs.
To protect watermelon plants from
bugs, South Carolina grower recon-
mends charcoal dust, or coal kiln dirt,
busting about a pint over each hill when
they are young.
1t is now generally believed that sol
| ution of copperas is the best remedy
known for graperot 1t is sprinkled
| freely on the ground around the vines
! and on the leaves.
Only knowledge of bees, faithful at
| tention to the apiary, and thorough
| and timely preparation for the honey
| flow, swarming and wintering will make
a successful bee keeper.
A sunfower only three and 4 half feet
| high with 1916 square inches exposed
to the air, gives off every twelve hours
twenty or thirty ounce avoirdupois of
water in perspiration.
When organic matter reaches a certain
period of decay it forms dark colored
mass and decomposition proceeds slowly.
The dark organic matter is called
| humus.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-10-15

patrolling the deck with his hands in his
pockets, and the acute country dealer will
not notice that there is anything in the
pockets but the hands.
Now, then" the first overseller will
sing out TO the captain, when the acute
country dealer has profeSSed a desire to
buy and walked over to the sloops, send
up basket of them cherrystones."
The captain" in the hold promptly
sends up the basket, and the first over
seller begins to turn them over. Finally
he picks one out. calls TO the captain"
for an oyster-knife, de1tsrouSly whips the
oyster open, and lays him palpitating on
his shell for the inspection of the acute
country dealer.
Just taste that, sir he says. III that
amt as fine a oyster as ever wore whis-
kers then I'm crab"
The acute country dealer sucks in the
oyster and asks the price. Il want 10 run
these off and get another load" says the
first overseller. The regular price is
SO thousand, but because l like the
humble siNpence you can have these for
Sl2."
The acute country dealer knows enough
of the market to know that this Is very
good bargain and has no reason to be
I IISNS ildL lAS oysters are NOT genuine
cherrystones. This is because that,
though acute, he Is not acute enough TO
have seen the overseller whip the speci-
men for opening from his pocket into the
basket. When the oysters get to DoyleS-
town his customers find out, if he does
not, that his cherrystoneS are common
chesapeakes worth just 81 q thousand.
He will be lucky if he gets full count aud
does not find 100 instead of l25 oysters in
/ each of the eight baskets which he buys.
/ The highest profit in overSelling is not,
/ however, in getting Sl2 for 81 oysters.
/ There are oysters that are not worth >
/ cents a million. These are remnants.
! When an oyster sloop has been on long
catch and has been slow in disposing of
| its freight it frequently happens that the
| bottom of the carCOlieS for as much as six
weeks. They are called remnants. 1t
/ was only last week that al overseller
! bought thirty barrels of these remnants
! for So. He frankly admitted that the
| oysters were not quite what they should
be, but by playing the sample dodge with
a perfectly fresh oyster on Il countryman
persuaded him that he was getting a good
deal better bargain than appeared on the
surface. he bit on the Offering price of
81 a barrel and paid $50 for the lot.
The overseller pocketed 500 on his So
venture, and the air of Montgomery
county was tainted for eighteen cubic
miles when the barrels were opened in
Conshohohocken
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-10-15
Gen. Grants Horses.

Gen. Grant was particularly proud and
fond of his stud of horses. His war charg
or was an especial favorite. He took
great delight in exhibiting his horses to
his friends with whom he was intimate.
Once at his stables with a friend he said:
perhaps you would like to see the horse
| rode during all the campaigns | com
mandQd?" The animal was ordered to
be brought out. The gentleman was sur
prised to find the horse no larger than
a lady's palfrey small, slender, agile
limbed, black rs coal, intelligent, mild,
an eye like a hawk, and a lick on the
name for all the world like n boys COW
lick II was sucn an animal as women
and children would make into family
pet. The gentleman pronounced the
animal a beauty, but expressed doubt
rs to its powers of endurance. "E ndur-
ance!" said the general. This animal
exceeds in endurance any horsetiesh |
ever saw. / have taken him out at day
light and kept in the saddle till dark, and
he came in rs fresh when ! dismOuntGd
rs when we started in the morning. He
is an imported horse of fine breed and
was once on JEFF Davis plantation"
This was just before Davis was caught,
and the visitor said: 81 presume you
would exchange the horse for jeff
Davisy" you have said it," exclaimed
Grant; Il would exchange him for his
old master, but for nothing else i'll the
world -
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-10-15
TRICKS OF THE OYSTER TRADE.
How the Acute Countryman is Fleeeed b
Wicked City Dealers.

How the Acute COuntryman is Fleeeed by
Wicked City Dealers
Selling 81 oysters TO lays" or count
-ymen. for SIS Is the essence of the prof
liable business of overselling says the
Philadelphia Press. II has reached such
proportions at the oyster mart about the
foot of Spruce street that many reputable
oyster-dealers refuse to sell from their
sloops at all, as they fear TO share in the
overseIlers' odium, which Is either en-
tirely practiced by sloop-owners or by
their connivance. OF the professional
overssllers there are at least fifteen active
" engaged in business, and their head
quarters are, as indicated. at the Low
saloons about the river front IN the LON
bard aud South street region Their prey
Is generally the country dealer who
imagines himself in possession OF good
many points about the oyster trade that
Will enable him TO buy good deal cheap
er at the wharf than at the regular
houses
As sure as the sun rises this morning g
specimen Of one of these acute incIvid-
uals viii get up at Doylestovn. for in
stance. and take an early train for the
city. He viii find the frsf overseuer
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-10-15
Wanted an Earthquake

to apologize to him?"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-10-15
FARM, HOME AND GARDEN
AUTUMN TO SPRING.
ST. NICHOLAS s.

| wish the stately golden rod
Might kiss the little wind flower sweet.
That asters might to cowshps nod,
and eyebright run in haste TO greet
The violet from the April sod.
So once the fall and spring might meet.
/ wish my Little Self and
Might sometimes cross each other way.
NY Little Self is wondrous shy,
can not meet her any day.
Howe er l search howe'er pry
About thess meadows autumn gay.
The runaway, the teasing elf,
She fits where woodland blossoms drift,
She has world Of pretty relf
She gathered from rhe ripples swift,
Such Joys she has my Little Self
win not be lured by any gift.
She's light as the bird upon the wing,
Her cheeks and eyes are all aglow.
To me what giadneSs she could bring,
To her / should be strange, know,
My Little Self holds fast to spring
Aud autumn will not let her go.
Yet still wish the golden rod
Might kiss the little wind flower sweet,
That asJers might TO cOwsiips nod,
AID eyebrght run in haste to greet
The violet from the April sod
But fan and spring can never meet.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-10-15

of any nature is usually avoided by those who
have foresight. Those who read this who have
foresight will lose no time in writing to Hallett
4 Co, Portland, Maine to learn about work
which they can do at a profit Of from s. to S2l
and upwards per day and live at home, wherever
they are located. Some have earned over $50 in
a day. All is new. Capital not required You
are started free. Both sexes. All ages. Partic
uarS free. \ great reward awaits every worker.
The foliage ON the mountains in Massachu-
sets. promises to be very gorgeous this season.
1t has already assumed autumnal tints in many
localities
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-10-15
Turnip Pasture.
Our Country Home

Few farmers in this country know the
value of turnip pasture. We generally
like to take things too easy to put in tur-
nips and gather them, although they will
help out wonderfully with the fattening
cattle and the sheep, and are most excel
lent for the young stock. Hardly a far
mer knows what nice mutton turnips will
make, and that turnips have made Eng
lish sheep so famous aud the mutton so
superior. There is another use turnips
can be put to OF great importance, to
make pasture or food after the frosts kill
the grass. and even after quite cold wealth
er has come. On most every farm there
is field of run-out meadow or pasture,
which could be plowed up and fitted in
August for turnips to feed off on the
ground. The land need not be plowed
deep, but it must be made mellow, and
well MANFRED on the surface either with
yard manure or superphosphate. The
seed may be sown, broadcast and covered
with a brush harrow or by the rain. A
plot of ground well fitted in this way Will
afford large amount of food, and be in
a most admirable condition for any kind
of crop to follow. We consider the tur-
nip pasture so valuable that we repeat the
suggestion. 1t is a more excellent plan
than summer following.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-10-15
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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-10-15

When you Writ or leave New York City, save
baggage. Expressage and IS Carriage Hire, ana
stop at tho Grand Union Hotel, opposite
Grand Central Depot
Gle elegant rooms, fitted mp at a cost Of one
million dollars, 81 and upwards per day. Eur
opean psn. Elevator. Restaurant supplied with
tn best Horse cars, stages ami elevated rad
road 10 all d4pors Families can live better for
less money AT the Grand Union Hotel than st
any other first class hotel in the city
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-10-15
He Wasn't at Home Much.
Texas Siftings.

Smithkins, in 4 restaurant with friend
was Dragging to him about the hired girl
they had at his house, how industrious,
clean. and economical she was.
But she must have been pretty near
perfect to have lived six years with my
wife he added. She's a tough one to
get along with"
But you have ivsd with your wife
much longer than six years" said the
friend
Yes, but you see amt at home very
much
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-10-15

'Oh, Miss Brown. who was that very
homely young lady you were With this at
ternoonc-
THAT, sir, was ny sister"
'-0h-ah-I-I beg ten thousand par
dons. i ought to have noticed the great
resemblance. That is-that is
Then he wished an earthquake would
happen then and there
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-10-15
4 Fleet Hog.
Atlanta Constitution

At one of the Fost-bellum state fairs
man from Echols county brought up to
the judges razor back piney woods hog.
The hogs head was rs long rs barrel,
and his hams were not bigger than pan
cakes. He presented lively contrast to
the fat hogs in the ring, and the judges
asked the owner what he meant by enter
ing such an animal.
country"
What qualities do you claim for your
hog!"
speed"
What has speed to do with hog"
why, no hog will do for the wire-gra
that can't outrun a niger"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-10-15
THE BRAyEST BATTLE.
JOAQUIN MILLER i.

The bravest battle that ever was fought!
Shall tell you where aud when:
On the maps Of the world you "lh nhn II nut
Twas fought by the mothers OF men.
Nav. not with cannon or battle shot,
With sword or nobl-r pen:
Nav. NOT with eloquent word, or thought
From mouths OF wonderful mep'
But deep 10 walled up woman heart
or women that would not yield,
But bravely, silently bore her part
Lo, there Is that battle field
No marskaling troop no btVouac song
70 banner to CLEAN and wave,
But. oh these battles last 80 long
FROM BABY hood to the grave.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-10-15
4 Light Outfit.
Jersey Bulletin

Theatrical Manager-And when shall
1 send that express for your trunks Miss
Shapelys
Burlesque Actress-My trunk:
I. M.-Yes the trunks with your cos
tunes.
B. A.-Oh, 1 always send my costumes
by mail.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-10-15
SWEETRREAD.

Put the sweetbreads over the fire in
cold water, and when it boils take them
off and let cold water run over them I'M
til they are entirely cold Put some lard
and butter mixed in a stewpan with some
sliced onions, carrots, thyme, whole pep
ers and Glove, and the sweetbread with
consomme enough to nearly cover it.
Put over the fire closely covered, and
when it begins to boil, place it i'll hot
oven for half an hour. Have some chick
en- livers baked. Take a small piece of
sweetbread, some trutfies and olives, and
put all in a saucepan with some brown
sauce, and let it heat gradually. Dish up
the sweetbread, put the garniture around
it and serve.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-10-15
THE HOT SEHOLD.
HOW TO CALCIAIINE.

Thin fifteen pounds zinc white to a pro
per consistency with cold water; and a
pound of white glue. To dissolve the
glue, first cover with cold water, soak I'M
til soft, then drain off the cold water and
cover with hot. Add half ounce of Ill
tramarine blue before stirring in the
glue, in order to make the wash a clearer
white. Lampblack, yellow ochre and 9th
er colors can be added according to the
shade desired.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-10-15
The Careful Wife.
1exss Siftings

Wife. Why don't you eat your pud-
ding?
Husband. I'm afraid the pudding will
put my stomach ont of order.
Wife. Well, suppose it does. That's
better than throwing it into the slopbar-
rel. Have some more?
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-10-15

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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-10-15
CHOCOLATE PuDDING.

This chocolate pudding is well liked by
children and is equally well liked by
those of larger growth. Half cake of
chocolate broken in one quart of milk
and put on the range until it reaches
boiling point; remove t&e mixture from
the fire, strain, and then return to the
range; and four tablespoonfuls of corn
starch mixed with the yolks of three eggs
and one cup and half of sugar, stir CON
stantly until thick; remove from the fire
and flavor with vanilla; pour the mixture
in baking dish; beat the whites of three
eggs to a stiff froth and add little sugar,
cover the top with the meringue and set
in the oven until light brown. Serve
cold.