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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-09-07
OLE LOW WHEAT AVERAGE.

sjuggested Reason Why Cid England ExCels.
IL is e continual puzzle to very many,
why with our superiority IN implements,
and full equality of skill, with almost
virgin soil, we only get an average of II
bushels OF wheat per acre, while the
average in England is nearly or quite,
twice as much on soil that has been titled
for centUried. We have no doubt that
larger pro portion of farmers, who living
easily on their own land, become wasteful
and negligent. Bat even our best far
Icers scarcely reach the English average,
unless in the northwest, and the reason
doubtless is that the mild English climate
allows the cereals to grow more or less in
every month of the year, and always
gives them q season more thar twice a.
long as our cIimage peTmite. There the
growth of these plants-lovers of cool
ness and moisture-begins in February
and continues until august. Here cur
soil ia usually frost bound until April,
and by July l, further growth Is stopped
by the heat, and its attendant rust. Thus
We must be obliged 70 be content 20 raise
only such varieties as ripen very early,
and these canaot attain the development
that a longer term of growth would give
II our orchardists were confined to only
The very earlp sorts of apples, pears.
plums or grapes, how posr would be the
average OF their produce. We find the
fruits that take the Whole cason 10 ma
ture, or that take even more and mature
in the cellar, to be only the largest and
handsomest, but much the finest in desh
and flavor.
Il is a rule Of nature. We fad among
our elves that young people EhO grow
rapidly and mature precociously are gel
dom or never so strong, healthy or long
lived as those that take more time for
their physical Development. In the far
northwest, within the influences of the
ocean ca rent OF the north Pacific, the
climate resembles that of the west OF
Europe, being highly favorable TO grassy
plants Of northern origin, but unfavora6ie
10 such heat lovers Is maise, tomatoes,
melons, peach trees, etc.
A frierd, Who writes from the Snake
River valley, n Idaho, on the line of
Washington territory, says he thresh7d
on. 80 acres of Volunteer wheat that
averaged % bushels per ae-e-a gilt Of
nature; for the ground was neither
ploughsC, ha roEed nor sown. u Is TO be
remembered that il these virgin lands,
that weed. which make their growth
when wheat does, snd so compete with Il
an1 overcome II, by growing raster, Aofe
not yet got their fatal footing. The same
writer said there was a grest deal OF
wheat there that yields from 20 to go
bushels per acre. The kinds of wheat
grown IN England have longer and larger
heads than ours, and usually longer grain
and straw. They entirely fail TO keep mp
with the rapid growth here Do the
shores of the Mediterranean, and espec-
tally in Algeria, the climate Is nearer
ours, and we have found some OF their
grains of value here The Tribune.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-09-07
SOWING RYE.


One OF the Best Selling Crops to Grow.
As general rule rye is considered as a
somewhat sarer crop than wheat. 1t is
one of the best sOilirg crops that can be
grown, coming up early in the spriI G and
Yielding large apoGnt of feed, and
what Is not used for feeding green can be
turned under as fertilizer, or be cut
and made into hay.
1t should be sown reasonably early in
the fell so that good thrifty grow n can
be secured in the fall. II desired a con
siderable amuun5 of pastuCege can be Sc
cured during the winter. About The
same quantity sh puld be sOwn TO the acre
as CT wheat, and the preparation of the
soil al & the seeding is about the same.
At our last farmers club meeting, SOW
ing rye was discussed somewhat. One of
our best farmers stated, that with him
rye was rather uncertain crop, unless
he sowed oats with 1t. HIS plan Is to sow
about five pecks of rye to the acre and in
addition to sog one peck of oats. The
oats come up qnick ana make q good
growth during the fall; they aid material
ly 20 protect the rye from the r&vsges of
the Hessian fly, and during the winter act
as mulch to protect the rye plants from
freezing oat. He claimed to have tried
the plan sufficiently so that no felt sure
that with anything like an average sea.
son he could SOW rye and be reasonably
certain of a fair crop, ard in this way
considered it is a good crop to SOW fOl
winter pasturage and early spring soil
inc.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-09-07
HOW 10 Mako Soft Sonn.

'Aunt Rachel in the Rural Newly ork
err, gives the following directions on max
ing soft soap of the old-fashioned sort
from WOOD ashes:
CAS- it is the lime of year when soap
making out-of- doors becomes possible, [
give one way of doing it. Instead of the
old time barrel with holes bored in and
near tho bottom, q more expeditions way
is to build a tough-like leach out of
matched fencing, long enough aud high
enough to hold all the ashes that have
been accumulated. 1t saves the trouble
of refiiling the leach twice or three times.
In the bottom of this leach put p layer of
straw and peck or so Of good lime; on
top of this put the ashes, pounding them
down as added, having depression III
the middle to hold the water better, Then
if there are men or boys whose services
are to be had, have them fill couple of
barrels of water for your convenience.
Soft water is best if it can be spared.
Pour the water on gradually, SO shat 1t
will take the strength OF the ashes and
| make good I've. Usually the first that
| runs off is very strong, AMI u gradually
become ed weaker the longer it runs. As
1t collects fill the big kettle, and when
nearly full put fire under it. If clear
| d. |
| I've is hot before putting it in. Six quarts of
clear grease will make a barrel or soap
so say experienced makers of soft soap.
| Ga q farm, with ordinary care, there will
always be sufficient grease to make all
the soap needed for largo family If
| the ashes are good and everything else
has been well done, once boiling ap will
make the soap. Ii should, however, be
kept hot all day to prevent separation.
In the morning it will be cool enough to
| be dipped out ard put in 4 barrel. A
pound of pulverized bOrax stirred we'll
| through barrel of soap will be found
great Improvement, making the clothes
wash easier, and they will be winter with
! Less labor. If more than one kettle Of
soap il to be made, and there are rough
grease scraps and such things to be used,
| they should be put in the kettle at first,
that the lye as gathered, may begin to
! take effect on them. When the ly9 Is
vely strong, often the first kettleful Will
refsse to come as the saying goes.
| Take a little out of the kettle and add
slowly some cold water and it will usual
| Iv become soap Immediately. Sometimes
the amount in the kettle Ct mean n cal
dron) will bear three or four pailfuis Of
water, and then be excellent soap. U5u-
allv the last kettle OF lye will require
boiling longer than the first on account
of the Iye becoming weaker. It is profit
able, as well as convenient, to use up the
refuse grease which accumulates, and it
gives a feeling of enjoyment TO put
everything in good shape. If the house
keeper makes the soap herself che knows
what it IS made of, which is not always
the case with the mere expensive hard
soap that is purchased. A careful per-
son will always cover the kettle of soap
when it is left to cool over night, so that
no stray animal may blunder into it; and
the fires need attention so that no dam
age may come from them.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-09-07
Did You Ever Kill Anybody =

1t may seem az first glance that nobody
has suy right 20 hurl such morssrous
question at promiscuoas public. But
however startling the statement NAV be.
aooUr onehilf of the population i
metho0IcAliy engaged in killing off the
other half. Ii Darwin's famous theory
of the survival of the titt,st is true land
"ho can duuat it!(, the strongest survive
and the weakest perish. It is said that
80 per cent. Of the people who 40 into
business fail. ompetluon is so strong
hat only the shrewdest, the most active,
and he most vlgilant succeed, and under
toe operation OF natural business laws
this email fraction lspCssesSes the other
and larger fraction, and occupies the
whole field themselves. The little fish
are eaten by the rig fish, the big fish ere
eaten by men, snd men, speaking meta
Phoricslly, are eaten by other men.
But IL is the ways ana indies yncrasies
of individual men and women that kill,
n wise philosopher has said that no two
persoas, unless they are man ard woman
Violently In love, can live intimately to
gether for ten years without hating each
other. AaG man often slowly murder.
his wife by his manners. The unconSci
Gus defects of ones character, his little
! whlns and crotchets, his pet theories OF
| his darling hobbies are sometimes tbs
Instruments of slow torture by which
man murders his wife. In precisely
! similar way wife frequently murders
her husband The daily torture of tree
nerves finally brings the victim to tn,
grave, just as surely as daily pinch OF
strychuine in the coffee pot. There have
been thousands of boys who have muir
! dered their mothers without knowing il
Perhaps efter all it is not an impertinen
| question for any man to ask of himself
Did you ever kill anybody"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-09-07
4 Woman ofNCryc.

Men often talk sneeringly about what q
woman can do. Mrs. Lewis Maryth, OF
Wichita, Kan, however taught saloon
keeper in that booming city recently
a very practical Lesson of how q woman
can overcome evil. She caused the sa
loon-keeper to be pulled" one day fol-
allowing her husband to squander his
earnings in the grog shop for three weeks
Not satisfied with this, she determined &c
break up the saloOn-keeper's business
which she did with q vengeance. Arriv-
ing at the saloon about sunrise, Ratchet
in hand, she gave the proprietor orders tC
march to a certain corner and await fur,
Their orders. She being a very large
woman and ne a very small man, the sa
l0Or-keePer concluded TO march. The
woman then began business in earnest
With her little Ratchet" she demolished
the mirrors, and by stages smashed ur
everything breakable in the place. When
Der practical temperance work was over
she ordered the saloon Keeper to march
up the street for & block in front of her.
He meekly obeyed, and she dismissed him
with the admoDitioD never to sell any
more liquor. The temperance lesson
cost the saloon keeper about $1,000, and
will probably save many thousands to the
city homes.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-09-07
RRER RABBIT PLAYED OFF
The Fols Lore and Dialects of,he South f

The feiS Lore and Dialects Of the South Fad
ing Out.
Inc humble country people, the tollsrs,
sre advancing in knowledge. in idess, in
language says the Atlanta Constitution.
The time was when most every family
and their kindred had dialect of their
own. Their was a whole settlement in
Gslnett county wbo said "Sail' for we'll
'yass" for yes and added Ell to every
break il their sentences. He told ms,
Ell, tina. be was gwine TO town, eh, and l
axed hiB, en-, 10 bring me some coffee,
Ell" There was auother very numerous
family who Enclosed their sentences with:
50 i was" or so he did, or so l WILL
I have bought me COW, SO I have, and
paid SIS for her, so old There are
people stIil living IL the hills of northern
Georgia, who say you'uns and we'uns, but
they are growing few and OLD. l knew a
good woman who called her daughter
Thela. and when I asked her what The
chIld,s name was said: Her uaule Is
Othello, but | cal her THETA for short"
But the children and grand children OF
THESE good oid-fashioned peopls make
no such mistakes. The school master Is
abroad in the land and the press is cir,
culatlag knowledge everywhere. Miss
Murfre cannot now find people nor dia
Ices on Smoky Mountain, that she writes
so charmingly about. That generation
Is well nigh gone. Even the niggers
have ceased to use their old tine folb
| lore, and brer rabbit and brer fox have
ceased to discuss their private affairs.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-09-07
HOPE.
INpEPENDENT.

All me, what battles have fought.
would knew the rune that lays
The Syarmirg shades OF weary days.
That take the lonely house Of thought
A restless rab9le uEsuodued;
a wild and haggard mutt tude;
Distorted shapes that spring from tears
And toTnents born of wedded fears.
Sometimes amid the changing route,
a rainbowed figure gliies about.
And from her brightn S liSe the day,
The whipping shadows slilk away.
know that Tyre of seven strings
The seven cOiors CT her wings:
The seven blossoms of her crown
There violeis Irvine for amethyst:
Small lilies white as siizen down,
Those myrtle sprays her locks have Kissed,
And pansies that are beryl-blue,
And varied roses rich of hue,
With iracecent dewy ewes
OF buds thai bloom in Paradise
Come often, thou ethereal chill!
Now string thy Tyre and sing to NE,
Thy voice estate, fresh and wild,
Euthralls each dArk-browei fantasy.
Beyond the walls she bids NE peer
To see future dim and dear:
Sweet faces shining through he mist
Like children waiting TO be kissed
4 lovely hand that knows no pain.
Atlantis land beyol life S main,
Where we Who loved may love sglin;
An, ne, is this beyond the plan
OF God beDehceECe to man.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-09-07

the same, and ornament the edges: bake
IL brisk oven from half an hour to
forty minutes; stTew finely suited sugar
over.
ASPARAGUS oaIELST.
Cut four or five tender pieces of as
paragUs, into pieces about l inch long
Boil in sailed water until tender, about
fifteen minutes, Drain and stand in a
warm place while you make the omelet.
Beat four or six eggs slightly, Rot en-
ough to make them light, but simply 20
theron shly mix. Making al omslet is
indeed an art. If you beat the eggs IN,
til light the omelet is invariably tasteiess
and tough; if you use milk IL is sod6en
and heavy. If salt Is added at first il
toughens 1t. Flour, corn starch or arrow
root should never te used. The common
error Is too much beating and too murh
cooking. After you have beaten slightly,
water and piece of butter the size OF a
tlbert. Now stir in carefully the aspaIa-
gus. Melt , ounces of butter IN q per
fectly clean, round frying pan: pour in
the Cmelet al once; shake, aad with o
knife, separate the thickensd part from
the frying par. allowing the liquid part
to go underneath. Il must never stick,
hut move as you shake the pan from one
side to the other. As soon as the eggs
begin to set, dust with salt and pepper,
and. with timber knife. roll and fold
the omelet and turn it out On & heated
plate. Send TO the table st once.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-09-07
TO be cuntinusd.l

The distress prevailing in Venice,
owing to the wretohed wages paid the
working people, continues uusbstsd.
Skilled svadesuen, working twelve hours
a Say. receive only $3.50 per week; ex-
poet wood-cutters get but s. for the same
tine, and clerks eau only earn from LIS
to $3.50 weekly. Women engaged in
making laccs and bead embroidery must
work hard 80 earn 81 week, while agri-
cuiSzral lsborsrs average somewhere be-
twSeu IS cents and 81. One governess,
working six hours day for six days in
the week, receives 1915 month
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-09-07
SAFE AND EFFgrTIyy

BRANDRETH's Pulls are the safest and
most effective remedy for Indigestion.
lrregularity of the Bowels, Constipation,
Biiiousness, Hsaiaehe, Dizziness, Malaris,
or any disease arising from an impure
state of the blood. They have been in
uss in this country for over atty years
and the thousasd. of unimpsschshle
testimonials from those who have used
them, and their constantly increasing
sale, Is incontroyertibls evidence thaI
they perform sll that is claimed for them
BEANpRsrs's Pulls are purely vegetable
absolutely harmless and safe TO take g.
any time.
Said in every drug aud medicins store
either plain or sugar coated.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-09-07
CHAPTER xxTy.-NfAN PROPOSES

Morning brought removed spirit and
| fresh courage.
Mona could not help smiling ut the sin
| guar combination of circumstances which
brought her once moro face to face with
the man whose wife she had so nearly been.
Ii was foolish to feel SO uncomfortable
about meeting him. As he was perfectly
unemharrasSed, she was resolved to fui-
tate his compoSure, and treat him with
friendly cordtality. lie deserved consider
alton ut her hands, for he had behaved to
her with chivalrous fOrbearauce
Sun, she did not leave her room quite so
early as she usually did. She was determ-
med to run no unnecessary risk of a tete-d-
tctc interview.
Uncle Sandy and Kenneth were already
In the dininE-ro0m when she entered, and
went through the ceremony of infUsinc
the tea before her uncle began the Ions.
rambling, eXtempOrary prayer with which
| he always opcnedthe day They had hard
" risen from their knees. when Warinc
came in and wished the party Sood-norn-
ING.
= hope you rested weeIs'' said Uncle
Sandy.
Il was extremely comfortable, but !
dreamed furiously,' he replied 4 seemed
~ navy A4hSN NiFGk my W mole ne since
parted last n5Ght ! hope the strain Of
Scotch blood in my veins has not developed
tendency TO second sight. now that am
in my mothers native land, for have had
quite awful warnings in my visions Some
disaster hangs over me. However. that
Is nothing new, and suppose shall live
through many more before have done
with things"
shall give you tea or coffee, Mr. War
ing" asked Mona.
Coffee, please"
He turned toward her, and sudden 1
meeting her eyes, the color rose in :
brown cheek.
Were your dreams in the morningf
she made haste to ask, anxious TO hide he
own confusion by speaking.
"Sesl 1t was daylight when 1 woke fror
the LAST and worst
Then be of good courage. The evil in
your dreams viii prove good in disguise,
aud you viii get your vish.'
Thank you! I accept the omen from
your lips"
Are We no for parritchsn asked Uncle
Sandy. Its yarra wholesom and strength
'nin'r
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-09-07
PUBLIC LAND SALES.
The Number OF Entries for the Year and the
Receipts lherefr0m. =


Receipts lherefrOm. -
WASHINGTON, d. C.-The forthcom
ing report of the commissioner of the
general land Office will show that during
the year ending June 80, 1888, there were
made 29,G95 cash land entries of all
classes, aggregatiDg 5,9O7,254 acres
for which the government received
81 ,202,071. The report viii! show that
the whole number of entries of all
classes, including Indian lands made
during the year was 255. 119, embracing
24,4S5, 1913 acres; total receipts from the
foregoing, $13522, 185. OF the whole
NUMBER of entries, 1926 were
original homesteads ard embracing
3,175, 400 acres and 2i,472 we're timber
culture entries, having in all an area of
1873 305 acres. In addition to "a ,485, 83a
acres entered under the various public
land laws, the aren of committed home
steads, final desert entries, final home
stead and final timber culture entries
aggregated 5,G47 ,543 acres,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-09-07
pORafERS.

Chop one pound cold D2n5ton with three
ounces beef suet, pepper and salt TO taste,
four ounces boiled rice, one egg aEd
bread crumbs; mix these ingredients well
and roll into dormers, cover with egg and
bread crumbs and fry in hot dripping to
nice brown. Serve in dish, with gravy
poured over them.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-09-07

Make your pie as usual, adding your
spice and a little salt, and then bake.
Put your sugar il tin and ws'er enough
to make a syrup; let it cook, and when
you take your pie fIon the oven insert 2
small tunnel in the ole and pour in the
syrup hot, and you have moist, finely
seasoned apple pie. without any juice in
the oven.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-09-07
Moving Rapidly.
NsS N.Nrl S,nr,


Policeman Ito citizen clingins to lamp
post)- My friend, you will have to move
OF.
Citizen-Movs (hic) onl Grs-graoious
ofshur, I'm (hic) maxim fifty mi!sh n
hour now.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-09-07
MUFFISS.

One pint of milk, two beaten eggs, two
tablespoonful of melted butter, two
tablespoonfuls of sugar, two teaspoontui5
of cream tartar, one teas pooIful of soda.
-four enough to make batter that will
drop from the spoon.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-09-07
sPIpEE o1RS CAKE.

A spider corn cake is baked il the pan
that gives il lis mans. To make i, mix
together ere and tTo thirds cops of corn
meal, ou--ihird cup -four, one-fourth of a
cup of sugar, one teas poonfui of salt and
one teas poonful of soda. Beat two eggs,
add enc cup OF sour milk and one cCp OF
sweet milk. and a6d to the other ipgredI-
ents. Melt two tables Poonfuls OF butter
in spider, pour the batter into II and
then add another cup of milk. Bake half
an hour.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-09-07
so,uctuiu" To- l.aTs ami Men,

Mss Smythe Qsnguidlyl-" rou fond Of
musicF" Soung De Jones (rapEur0uSlyl-"Uh-
ah-y-c-a-s, WEAKLY, Miss Sulythe: II bAereS one
thlnE do a6m -e Z IS = cal voice =,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-09-07

sc. buys pair of Lyons eStsnt Heel StiiTeu-
erS, which makes . boot or shoe last twice as
lou~
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-09-07
CEEBET PIE

Take ] y pounds of cherries ard pick
the stalks from them; put them with two
tabiespoonfuls of sugar, into ple-dish,
with a small cup turned upside down in
the midst of them. Make half pound
of puff paste as follows: Take half
pound of -four, dry it and sift 1t and
make it int q paste with quarter of
pint OF water Roll il out TO the equal
thickness of half an inch. Take one
quarter pound of butter, and squeeze all
the moisture from it; break l ounce of
the butter and place il on the paste sift
some -four over il. roll it OF. and put
some more butter on it; repeat the roll
ing and bu.tering until all the butter Is
used lay a border of the paste around
the edge of the dish; put on cover OF
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-09-07

Nothing in the world viii cause man to realize
quicker that he is an example Of noble race OF
animals than to listen TO fifty-tive pound BOY
discussing the merits Of the different athletic
clubs between the puffs of "twofer'' cigarette.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-09-07

Sci. the Duplex Fuel Saver and make
money this winter. See advertisement in
nnn-Lnr Nnl.M,n Il tNtS MlnAr
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-09-07

Moxie has created the greatest excitement as
& leverage, in two years, ever witnessed, from
the fact that it brings nervous, exhausted, over
worked women to good powers OF endurance in
a few days; cures the appetite for liquors and
tobacco at once, and has recovered 4 large mum.
Der Of cases of old, helpless paralysis as food
ouiv
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-09-07
Y S;Q1z q: 49, : " II H. o p

To H07ESckcepcTsGnd
Farmers. Its impOr-
tant that tho Soda you
use should be White and
Pure same az all similar
subst noes used for
food. To insure OBJ
tanning only The "Arn s.
Hammer brand SOds,
by it in pound or
ha'f pound" cartoons.
which bear our uamc
and trademark. as in
forior goods arc some
t;rncssubstitutod fOrthe
arm & Hammer brand
when bought in bulk.
Parties using Baking
Powder should remcm-
Der that its sole rising
property consists Of BIZ
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-09-07

Senator Sherman, Robert I. Lincoln,
Judge Tourgee, Mr.. John B. Henderson
and many other leading speakers are
pr 3Faring to take part in the campaign.