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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-08-27
Planting Trees.
Fruit Recorder.

For years we have noticed that apple
trees growing alone, or in one row along
the road or fence, would be exceedingly
thrifty and productive, while those in the
orchard on the same farms or soils would
prove unprOductive and unthrifty. The
reason for this is the roots of the single
specimens have plenty of room. Sec that
great oak or maple standing out in the
field alone, or along the fence or road.
and compare the trees of the same age
and kind in the forest. IL the one case
you have strong. spreading branches, pro
ducing five to ten times the amount of
nuts of those in the forest. We believe
the same may be said of fruit trees.
Planted close together they grow weakly
and are unproductive. while if standing
out alone they are productive and profit
able. One needs but to look at our large
apple orchards to be convinced. The
outside row of trees all around the or
chard is healthy, thrifty and productive,
and the trees produce more apples than
the other trees. The roots must feed and
have room for it.
We are satisfied 100 trees thus planted
will yield as much profit as 200 or 300 set
in orchard form. Apple trees that lean
toward the east furnish a complete and
convenient lodgment for the larve from
which the apple borer springs. The sum
mer's suns and the winters winds and
frost tend to roughen the bark of the
trees on the westerly sides of the body
These impair the vitality of the tree
somewhat, possibly aided by bad pruning
or lack of pruning and good culture. 4
perfectly straight and healthy, vigorous
apple tree is almost imperyious TO the
borsr
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-08-27

Long, almond shaped eyes with thick.
skined eyelids that cover half the pupil,
are indicative of genius when they are
found i'll conjuuctlor with brow which
Is full over the eyebrows, and which has
one deep perpendicular line between the
eyebrows. | have frequently noticed this
combination in the faces of distinguished
literary men and artists. The almond
shaped eye however, without this peculiar
form of forehead, always means sus-
cepuble, impressional nature. Eyes
which are large, open, and very transpar-
ent and which sparkle with rapid
motion under well defined eyelids, denote
elegance iii taste a somewhat susceptible
temper and great interest in the opposite
sex. Eyes with weakly marked eyebrows
above them, and with tiny growing eye
lashcs which are completely without any
upward curve, denote Il feeble constitu-
tion and melancholy disposition. Deep
sunken and small blue eyes, under y
bony perpendicular forehead, are indica-
tive of selfish and cOldhearted naturer.
Eyes which show not only the whole of
tho iris, but also some of the white both
above and below it, show n restless uncer-
tain nature, incapable of rcpose or un-
concentrated thought ON any subject.
The eyes of voluntary move slowly un-
der heavy lids. Round shaped eyes are
never seen in the face of highly intel
lectual person, but they denote kindly,
truthrm ana innocent nature.
Eyes when seen in profile are so pro
tuberent as to run almost parallel with
the profile of the nose, show a weak or
ganization of the body and minG. Eyes
rather close together show penetration,
but eyes close together denote cunning
and an untruthful disposition. Eyes
rather far apart are indicative of frank
ness and simplicity of purpose an hon
est and guileless nature. When, how
ever, the eyes are very far apart they de
note stupidity. Eyes with sharply de
fined angles, sinking at the corners, show
subtility of mind; the sharper the angle
| and the more it sinks, the greater the
greater the dclicacy of perception it de
notes. but when very much developed it
shows craftinoss amounting to deceit.
Well opened eyes, with smooth eyelids
and a steady and somewhat fixed glance,
denotes sincerity. Lines running along
the eyelids from side to side, and pass
ing out upon the temples, denote habi
tual laughter-a cheerful temperament,
or at any rate, one in which the sense of
finn Is strong
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-08-27
How to Cool a Cellar.
SrAnrific American.

great mistake Is sometimes made in
ventilating cellars and milk houses. The
object of ventilation Is to keep the Gel
lars cool and dry. but this object often
fails of being accomplished by com
mon mistake, and instead the cellar Is
made both warm and damp A cool place
should never be ventilated, unless the air
admitted is cooler than the air within. or
Is at least as cool as that or a very little
warmer. The warmer the air the more
more moisture II holds in suspension.
Necessarily, the cooler the air the more
this moisture Is condensed and precipi-
tated. When the cool cellar Is aired on a
warm day the entering air. being IN mo-
ton. appears cool: but as 1t fills the eel
lar the cooler air with which it becomes
mixed. chills it. the moisture is condensed
and dew Is deposited on the cold walls,
and may often be seen running down
them in streams Then the cellar Is dam p
and soon becomes moldF. To avoid this
the windows should be opened at night,
and lste-the last thing before retiring.
There Is no need to fear that the night
air l. unhealthful: II Is as pure as the air
at midday. and Is really drier. The cool
air enters the apartment during the night
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-08-27
THE N0UD0O DOCTOR.
A Pcculior Specimen in Cincinnati-Ilis dag
nOSiS of Case.

n Iecullof Specimen III tlncliHhll- Ills uldS-
n0SiS of Il Case.
The "voodoo" sentiment is strong
among the superstitious lower classes of
the people of Cincinnati, says The En-
quirer, as it is with the darkies of Louis
lana and Mississippi. Only yesterday
it cropped out in the police court, where
a middle-aged defendant sw ore with all
earnestness that n woman had tried to
"kunjer" him by placing in his bed
snakes head, rabbits foot, and other
recognized emblems of the magic art,
and that to rid himself of the effects of
these charms he had to walk over mile
and throw them into the river. Among
the darkies of the south, where this mys-
terious superstition originated and holds
its sway, the snake, rabbits foot, and all
kinds of "yarbs' are the cure alls and
charm alls of creation. With them the
most wonderful things can be accom-
plished and the most dreaded disease
overcome. The doctor" is looked upon
with terror and reverence by these dis
ciples of vOudOOism.
Cincinnati has a very distinguished
leader among these heather believers.
In complexion he Is of that color that de
notes a large proportion of African blood
He claims, however, descent from the
COmanches or some far western tribe
of Indians, and that he is Medicine man"
by inheritance and lineage. His make
up is very peculiar. His mustache stands
out horizontally and slightly waxed,
while long and similarly twisted gOatee
falls from his chin. His head is closely
shaven save In one place, directly over
his forehead, where n peculiar scalp-Iock
4,,ff 20.
his unique features.
Worn on his scarf are number of
medals, bearing hieroglyphic marks testi-
monials, he claims, of the cures he has
effected. Besides he exhibits number
of written certificates testifying to his
mysterious deeds, Apparently he is
somewhere near fifty years of age. His
manners are very dignified, and his
language leaves no doubt that he is as
fully convinced of his mysterious power
as the most devout of his followers. His
laboratory at New and Broadway is a
curiosity. Preserved in alcohol are two
headed chickens, snakes, and a perfect
museum of monstrosities. The snakes
he has cast out from patients afflicted
like the man of old with the devils. The
doctor" is power among his believers,
who are convinced that no disease can
battle his charms and "yarbs."
His diagnosis of case is given in a
way peculiarly his own. For instance,
at the bedside of patient attacked by
the cramps he has been heard TO remark
with the utmost gravity: "De altitudin-
Gus of dis yere comple1ity requires con
siderable remonstrance an keerfulness.
De interiorosity have been attacked by
de feroshuness OBJ de ubiquity and we has
to handle it as if de dexterity war in
commotion. Never mind, chile, Use shure
to bring you through with desc yere
YARDS"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-08-27
THE UNITED STATES AND MEXICO.
A Prediction in Regard to Their Political Re-
latioDs

A Prediction in Regard to Their Political Re-
lati0ns
The political relations of the United
States with Mexico, whether the people
of the government of the former wish it
or not are going to be intimate and com
plex in the future. The United States il
geographically married to Mexico, and
there can be no divorce between the par
ties. IntercOmmunication between the
two countries, which few years ago was
very difficult, is now comparatively easy,
and facilities for the same are rapidly in
creasing. And with the rapid increase of
the population of the United States, and
with increased facilities for travel, the
number of people Restless, adventurous,
speculative, or otherwise Ininded-who
are certain to cross the borders into Mex
leo for all purposes good and bad, is like
Iy TO increase in the future. An extensive
strip of territory within the Mexican
frontier is already dominated, to n great
extent, for the purposes of contraband
trade by class of men who acknowledge
no allegiance TO any government, and
whom the Mexican authorities tacitly ad
NIT they can not restrain. Out of such
condition of things political complica-
tions between the countries at no distant
day, are almost certain TO arise. Again,
in ascertaining the Monroe doctrine"
the United States Virtually assumes pro
tectorate over Mexico. For, il unmistak-
ably says to Mexico: "You shall not change
your form of government" you shalt
not enter into any European alliances;"
"You shall not make concessions of terri
tory, except as we (the United States)
shall apprCve;" and in return ave shall
not allow any foreign power, ourselves ex-
cepted, to bully, invade, or subjugate
you II may be, and is, replied that the
necessity of repelling from the outset any
attempt of further aggrandizement Of
any European power on the North Ameri-
can continent, with its contingent menace
TO the maintenance of the democratic in
stitutions sufficiently iustifes the asser-
tion of the Monroe doctrine, and il for
the good of Mexico as well as the United
States. But, at the same time, If there
was any other power on the American con
tinent which should abrogate 70 itself
the right TO dictate to or control the
United States as the United States abro-
gates TO itself the right to dictate to or
control Mexico, and had sufficiency of
power 10 make its assumptions respect
able. could there be any doubt that the
people of the federal union would regard
such pretensions as justifable occasion
for hostile protest and defiance!
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-08-27
GARNERED WIT.

The ideas of the colored man in the
south are somewhat confused on some
subjects. An old negro from Onion creek
applied to an Austin lawyer to bring suit
against Uncle Nose for so borrowed
money. "You must have IL witness who
saw you lend the money" Boss" re-
piled the colored agriculturist, after a
minutes pause, "ef l bring two witnesses
what seed me loan him de so, kin I make
him pay me back S20?"
Irregular business methods - Uncle
Rustus Ito grocer Mister Smif, tole me
ter come heah an git sack o. flour an a
plug o terbackah, an yo' is ter charge
em ter him. Grocer (dubiouslyl-I don't
know about that. Uncle Rastus. Was it a
verbal order that he gave you? Uncle
Rastus-No, sab; he jes toIe me ter git
'em. Yo' hain't afraid to trus' a gemman
like Mister Smif, is yo':
Father" said Rolla, ito whom was
Byron writing when he said: Fare thee
well, and if forever, still forever fare thee
well?" "Oh," said ROllo's father, who
is away up in ancient history, ''he was
writing an ode to PATHS farewell tour.
Still forever fare thee WE'LL And who
was Byron?" asked Rollo:" He was q
prophet" said Rollo's Uncle George.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-08-27
GENERAL NOTES.

PREPARATIONS are being made at Gal
ena, Ill.,, for a reunion of the soldiers of
the Northwest Sept and ;. Governor
Oglesby, General j. c. Smith, Senator
Cullom and other prominent men will be
present.
A lively revolution has broken out in
the Altar district Sonora, Mexico. The
people want to get rid of the old officers.
In the Magdalena district, bordering on
Arizona, there has been a revolutionary
movement also. There promises to be a
Wholesale revolution next year when the
presidential election takes place.
FARMERS of Tippecanoe county, Ind,
have been swindled out of considerable
. amounts of money by the introduction
among them of counterfeit United States
notes of different denominations. The
spurious money is somewhat shorter
than genuine bills.
The Indian mounds in the vicinity of
| Oakland, Illinois, are being opened. In
one of them there were found n stone
wall ten feet square, half dozen skele-
tons, fifty pounds of silver ore, and cop
! per vessels, axes and tomahawks.
| In the vicinity of Tolono, Illinois. on
Tuesday afternoon, Mrs. Jack Montcalm
killed large panther which was about to
spring upon her children, asleep beneath
tree. She is making he way with a
| team from Indian Territory to Cleveland,
| having eloPed ten years ago.
| WHEN the news reached the City of
/ Mexico that the Government at Wash
! ington denied that Minister Jackson had
| resigned, 1t created considerable surprise
! 1t is firmly believed there that the resig-
| nation was handed to the President two
/ months ago.
AT Newark, D. t, a frightful storm
/ ragged, Monday. While extending over a
! great part of the territory the greatest
/ loss is reported there. -Four persons
were killed and one injured. At Mansfield
/ the lightning struck the postmaster, in.
/ juring him seriously. From other part:
4 of the country come reports of the dam
/ age done by the wind, rain and lightning
/ showing that the storm was general.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-08-27
The Farmers Paradis
New York Times.

A man on his own farm, well cultivat-
ed and kept well stocked, with good
modern dwellings and barns and out
buildings, master of both time and acres,
tied to no hours by calls of bells and
whistles, free to come and go according to
the necessities of none but himself, most
ly on his own fields, performing his labor
within sight of the smoke of his own
chimney's is surely as rich in the genuine
sense of that word as any man can be.
He has nothing to fear and nobody TO en-
Wy. OF one thing he is sure all his days,
and that is a sufficient living; and that is
what other men can never sure of without
a single pang of doubt or apprehension.
There is his land; there is his animate
and inanimate machinery of his estab-
lishment, and for the rest he looks in pro-
found trust to the bounty of heaven.
Instead of this unworthy and demoral-
izing anxiety, to get rich, if the average
farmer, once being solidly established,
would resolve to enlarge and exalt his
life as it is TO Nuke more out of that, to
enjoy as much as possible of what there
is to be enjoyed, to adorn and beautify
his home-that only paradise on earth
within and without, he would find all his
daily tasks easier, even the extent,,o being
delightful: he would feel rich, where now,
he feels all the time poor, and he would
rid himself of tyrant in the form of in
creasing parsimOny that holds his nose to
to the grind stone until he Is flung in his
grave If farmers only knew it they
could be the richest men on earth.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-08-27
CONDENSED TELEGRANS
FIRES AND CASUALTIES.

C. B. PARSONS dry goods store at Bur
llngton, Ia, was damaged by fire and
water to the extent of $4,000: insurance
| $4,000.
The lighting station of the Bush Elec-
trlc-light Company, at 204 to 210 Eliza
beth street, New York, was destroyed Tues
| day night. Loss, $4,000.
The boiler of a steam threshing mach
inc in VermontvilIe, Mich, exploded
Wednesday, killing E. Darrow and Leon
ard Garinger.
FIRE Thursday morning caused by an
explosion of flour dust in Fellon's -four
mill, Washington street, New York,
caused loss of $4,000. No one was in
jured.
A HURRICANE in Texas on Friday de-
molished seventy-five houses at Victoria,
caused the loss of several lives and de-
stroyed 100000 worth of property at
Galveston.
BARN attached to Kinney's Hotel,
at Earlville, n. Y, caught fire. The effect
was about the same as when Mrs. Oleary's
barn caught fire in 1871. The town was
nearly wiped out.
The business portion of Earlville,
Madison County, n. Y, was destroyed by
fire. There is no fire company there, and
the fire swept away the hotels and post
office Loss over S35,OOO.
SEVEN persons were injured by a col
lison at Aurora, New Jersey, between an
excursion and newspaper train.
THE Lake View Hotel, Trafford's Block
the South Florida Railroad offices, the
Southern Express Office, Paramour's liv-
cry stable, and Il number of other build
ings at Sanford, Fla, were burned We'd
nesday. Loss, S25O0O0.
ARNOLD CARTER, farmer near Darling
ton, Wis, was attacked by hornets while
in his wagon on his farm. The horses
became crazed by the stings of the in
sects, and bolted. Carter was thrown to
the ground, and was injured about the
back. He died in great agony.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-08-27
CRIME

IN distillery at Aurora, Ind, Louis
Hilbert was killed with a knife by Will
lam Watkins. A mob took the murderer
from jail and hauged him at the scene of
the killing.
MICHAEL GLEASON. perintendent of
the poor farm and insane asylum OF Bu-
chanan county, Missouri, has been held to
bail at St. Joseph on an indictment for
misdemeanor.
Ar Princeton, Ind. Tuesday. Fran
Stout aged % years, was shot and instant
ly killed and his father, A. C. Stout. hor-
ribly beaten by Charles Emmons, dis
charged employee. The murderer made
his escape.
DE-. c. c. BEERS, of Boston, was arrest
ed in connection with the Somervllle poi
souing cases. He was accused of edu-
eating Mrs Robinson in the use OF ar
senic, but upon an examination denied
the charge in toto, and also that he knew
anything about the cases.
SIX young roughs of Scranton. Penn
sylvania. killed saloon-keeper named
Baird, doing business opposite the cen
tral police station. because he refused to
reopen his place at midnight or Satur-
day.
Mills p. HENDERSON, farmer of Mar
ion- Mich, was shot dead by some IN
known man Wednesday. Suspicion
points to a neighbor with whom the de
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-08-27
ATried Remedy fnY RiIinusness

Those who suffer from disorders or inaction Of
the liver will never get the upper hand Of the
remedies as blue pill, calomel and podophyilir1
But from the tried and popular medicine, Hoste>
ter's Stomach Bitters, they may expect reiiei
with certainty OF obtaining H. The influence OF
the Bitters upon the great hillary gland is direct
powerful and speedily felt. The relief afforded
Is not spasrnodic, but complete and permanent
The sallowness Of the skin, furred appearance Of
the tongue, indigestion. costiveness, headache,
nausea pains through the right side and sho.il-
der, in fact every accompaniment OK the obstt
ed BY a course Of this ipestirnable medicine N
behalf Of which testimony is constantly ernsnat
ing from every quarter, and from all classes Q,
HO<-.Sfy
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-08-27
ANOTHER REPUBLICAN KICK.
The Eau claire Free Press Advocates a New
nrnl AfIrr tho Inn

The Eau claire Free Press Advocates a New
Deal After the Top.
EAU CLAIRE, Wis, Aug. 2t.-The Free
Press comes out tonight in favor of an
entirely new state ticket except Gov.
Rusk. 1t says: "rhursday's congress
sional convention in this city brought
into it, from other counties of the dis
trict, nearly one hundred republicans of
Northwestern Wisconsin. Next to the
unanimous sentiment for the return of
Mr.. Price to congress, no other sentiment
or opinion is so freely expressed, or SO
positively proclaimed, is that the future
of the republican party will be best sub
served by the nomination of state
ticket composed entirely of new men,
except for governor. Not word
of displeasure with or complaint against
any OF the present incumbents of the
state offices was uttered: on the CON
trary, it was only regretted that they
might not be retained, without certainly
weakening the party and ieopardizing
its success in the near future. To eI-
tend the tenure of the present officers
another term is to establish the prece-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-08-27
The Isle of Man.

In the midst of the Irish sea, at about
an equal distance from England. Scotland
and Ireland, is situated a small island.
thirty-three miles long, twelve miles
broad and about one hundred miles in
circumference, which bears the name of
the Isle of Man. Whence it derived this
name is uncertain. Some say that it
comes from a Saxon word mang. which
means surrounded; others from a Scandi-
navian word. mon, signifying isolated, to
which it is said Caesar gave Latin ter
mination, calling it Mona According to
some philologists it Is the Sanscrit word
man tequal to know, and was so called
because it vas the abode of holy, wise
wise men-viz, the Druidic priests.
The Mona to which Tacitus re-
fers is undoubtedly Anglesea. for he
speaks of the infantry of Suetonius cross
ing from the main land In fiat bottomed
boats. and of horses swimming across
and fording the stream; but it Is not i'm
probable that the same word was used by
Caesar to designate this remote island
also, especially if the last derivation be
accepted, as the Druids occupied both
islands. The natives call it in their
tongue Mannin lin being the Celtic for
island.} which some render into '-the mid
die island" and Others ''the island of the
wise men" They also speak of it a.
Manninvegveen, (the dear little Isle of
Nam and ELAN Yannin. Some regard
the name as corruption of Maune, the
surname of St. Patrick. but both words
NAV have been derived from the same
root, The Danes and Mortimer appear
TO have pronounced 1t Maun.-LOndon
Sar5a-r