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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-01-06
SMALL FLoCKs OF SHEEP
Feeding Pigs for Early Market.

To grow pigs from 6 weeks old, and
fl them for market in less than seven
months, Prof. Stewart advises, IN the
Albany Cultivator, that they should be
fed the first five months with the special
object of growing their muscles and
bones and producing frame on which
good weight can 5e put in the last two
months. Rye, oats, wheat bran and per
haps some low grade -four may be fed, if
the -four costs less, but shelled corn
should have no place in the ration for
feeding young pigs. When the frame is
grown, then corn meal is the best TO put
on the fat. If the rye and oats are worth
the same price per weight together.
When corn meal is fed during the special
fattening stage, 1t would be better to
mix an equal bulk of bran with it. The
bran will prevent the meal from having
its usual constipating effect and keep
them healthier.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-01-06
The Value of Cow Peas.
American Agriculfnri-t

Though regarded rs q Southern crop
experiments have demonstrated that COW
peas can be grown in many of The North
ern States a5 a sOiling or hay crop. Tho
COW pea draws it's suetenance largely
from the atmosphere, as Is demonstrated
by the fact that it will flourish ON our
poorest sandy soil. It is a common say
ing down South" in speaking derizIvsly
Of very sterile soil, "That land is too
poor to sprout COW pea-!" For green
manuring they should be sowa broadcast
at the rate of from three 20 five pecks
per acre, according to the soil and variety
planted. In plowing under crop of COW
peas, the returning of plant food to ths
soil, though the principal good, is no. the
only benefit exerted on rundown soil.
The roots are very penetrating, reaching
dozn into, aud rendering more porous,
the underlying stratum of our fields.
pea crop Is one of the easiest means of
supplying vegetable matter of exhausted
soils. /, supplies both chemical and
Gov peas for green masuring should have
a rank growth of vine, as this Is the most
valuable part of the plant for this pur
pose. Where the crop Is IN full bloom,
and ready for turning under, more seed
should be sown On the same ground. The
plowiug covers the seed sufficiently and
if this Is done in the latter half of June,
second crop will manure before frost
destroys vegetation, and will produce
luxuriant pasture for cows, horses or hogs.
Cow peas make most excellent food for
fsttening hogs.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-01-06
Criminal.

PRISONER named Waterman an was shot
and killed while attempting to escape
from the jail at Waynesvilie, Mo.
JOHN II. SWIFT. of Hartford, Conn,
found guilty of wife murder, was sen
fenced Tuesday to be hanged April o.
next.
MCNEALLY, the Saco, Me-, savings bank
robber, who got away with $2ooOo IN
cash and securities has been arrested at
Halifax, n. s.
FIFTY Hungarian miners near Dover,
n j., celebrated Christmas by bloody
fight, in which several We're seriously
stabbed.
ADv1oEs from Thursday Island, received
at San Francisco, report the capture of a
schooner -rigged craft by natives at Mar
garet Bay, and the murder of her crew.
FRANK FULLER, who killed archbishop
Seghers on the Yukon river, IN Alaska,
last December, has been found guilty of
mauslaughter and sentenced TO McNeil's
island for ten years and to pay fine of
$1,000.
THE tally sheet forgery cases at Colum
bus, Ohio, have been postponed from
Jan. > to a date not yet set, at the request
of the defendants. Judge Thurman s
participation in the prosecution Is said
to alarm the defendants, who beiieve the
"Oid Roman" is seeking revenge.
STONE COUNTY, Missouri, the headquar-
ters of the Bald knotbers, is again In a
state of great excitement over feud be
tween the families of Ike Terry and one
Wagner At recent Meeting of the
parties Wagner was killed ana friend
named Garrett was mOrtally wounded.
iN a Kentscky village with the sugges-
tlve name of Erlanger, party of drunk
en men undertook to clean out saloon
Satuzday night. They smashed in the
windows and fired their pistols into the
bulldog, and IN the battle the attacking
party was worsted, four being badly
wounded.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-01-06
IN GENERAL.



DENIsoN, Tex, Dec. 25.-SGven train
robbers stopped the south-bouud Miss
Ouri Pacific train i'll Indian Territory at
3 O'Clock Sunday morning. The express
car door was opened, suPposing It was q
station. John Gren-haw, Pacific
express messenger, on going to the door
was met by three men with Winchesters.
without waiting to ask any questions he
shut the door quickly and bolUed it. The
robbers commanded him to open up.
Getting no reply, they fired forty or fifty
shots into the car, some going through
the heavy door and side. Grenshaw and
Baggage Master Sparrow, who happened
to be in the car, fortified themselves be
hind freight, and armed with their pis-
tolls, awaited the robbers, who, after hold
ing the train half an hour and failing to
make an entrance, let the train go on.
They fired through the mail lear and Pull
man sleeper. No one vas hurt. The
robbers escaped. A posse is in hot pr
suit.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-01-06
THE HOUSE COMMITTEES.

They May not be Announced Till Tomorrow
II so Real Work Will Begin Monday.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.-Speaker Carlisle
was Suslly engaged this morning in
finishing his committee assignments.
Although the committee liat is practical
ly completed and will in all probability
be announced as soon As the house as
sembles tomorrow, there is a possibility
of postponement of the announcement
until the following day. The COM
mittees having been announced, there
will be an effort made to have bill day"
Immediately, but as motion to tn at
effect would require unan nous consent,
1t Is improbable that the effor. will sec
oeed. In the event of Its failure the
house will adjourn uutil Saturday, and
the real work of the session will begin
next Monday.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-01-06
Broom Corn Growing.
Agriculturist.

Broom corn can be grown in almost
every part of the United States. Unless
the crop can be held over when prices
sre low, broom corn can not be recon-
mended, IS the price of no other crop
nuctuat~s more-from $40 to $500 per
ton. Also, on q heavy clay soil or on
foul land, it will hardly be profitable.
1t Is crop that requires so much work
that Its average costs will be from SIS TO
$50 per acre. The average yield per acre
Is 600 pounds. There are only two vSrie-
ties worth growing. The dwarf vsriety,
which grows only s TO feet high, is
little cultivated, its brush being used
only for whisks and clothes brushes. The
evergreen, Missouri or Tennessee, is the
standard variety. It yields 3 long, fine
brush, ana retains its green color tai the
sees r'peu, BSoom-co requires more
warmth than Indian corn, hence does best
on q sandy or black loan soil, ana in the
North the ground should be plowed in
the fall or very early in the spring, and
put IN fine tilth for the crop. But moth
ing Is gained by planting before the
ground Is warm. 1t Is of the utmost i'm
porsance to get good seed; select the
best seed, swim it," sId reject all that
t9Sts. On very clsSn laut II may be put
III drills feet apart, the stalks IN the
drill to inches apart. Otherwise plant
in rows feet apart, hills > feet apart in
the row, six to eight stalks in the hill,
and drop only enough, for thinning is Il
tedious, hard job. Cover lightly, not
deeper thsu an inch. Its cultivation
is the same As for Indian corn, but mus
be thorough. Usually at least one hoe
ing will be required. The ground must
cleaned and mellow when the crop Is
Young.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-01-06
50 FertiliZing with Glover
Philadelphia Ledger.

A correspondent requests information
IN regard to how best TO ferulJze with
clover, and whether 1t should grow to
certain height, be used rs pasture, or cut
as hay before plowlng under. There are
several modes of feUtlhzlug with clover.
One Is simply To use a clover crop in g
rotation, the simple occupancy of the
land by the clover being bent fetal,
as the sod must always he turned under
before another crop can be grown, 70
Plow under crop of growing clover that
can he cnt rs hay will be objected TO 10y
farmers, rs they will not willingly make
such dUect sacrifice. Nor are they re-
qured to do SO. The object III advoCat-
ing the advantages of growing = crop of
clover Is To induce a larger number of
farmers to grow more Of It. 1t sVwn ON
wheat land, and good stand be secured,
the clover will occupy the land after the
wheat shall be off, and may be used for
any purposes desired, either as pusturage
or to hay; but the feruhziuS OF the land
Is done by the decay of the roots after
the sod shall have been plowed under. IL
is 4 property of clover to secure ammonia
mostly from the air, and rot from the
soil. The proof of this fact Is shown 10y
the large amount of nitrogen IN
clover, yet it thrives best ON u
soil rich i'll potash and lime.
Though containing nitrogen IN great
proportion, yet 1t Is not benefited by ap-
phcations of fertilizers containing III
trogen, thus demonstrating that 1t de
rives the greater proportion of It's nitro
gen from rhe atmosphere, which Is stored
largely IN the roots 10y the plant, whlle
the mineral matter Is derived from the
soil. Ii the farmer, therefore, Will grow
= crop of clover on the same laud every
four years, he will fertlllze the land with
the nitrogen taken from tie HtmOsphore,
thus enriching his soil with that winch
will cost him but very little, and he may
cut his crop and dispose Of IT, provided
he shall pillow under the sort and thus Iur-
ulIHerthe roots. If an application OF lime
ana wood ashes be made ON the land an
nually the farmer need not be compelled
to purchase heterogeneous fertilizers at all,
and these advantages he will secure by
simply growing the crop ou the land. If,
however, he should prefer to seed Gown to
clover i'll the spring, cut the first growth
the next season. aud then piow under the
second growth when the clover shall be
from inches to foot high he viii add
additional manurial matter to the soil but
without blowing under anything but the
sod, after all7the crop shall have been Sc
cured the land will still tie benefited, pro-
vided the mineral elements (Which are not
costly be supplied, such as lime and
potash but more so If ground bone be al
so added. II is the rotation of crops that
prevents loss of fertility.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-01-06
THE LAZY CONGRESS.
1t Will be in Session Four Days This Week
but do Little Nork-Sherman on His panler
Mills Takes Time by the Eorelock.

1t Will be in Session -Four Days This Week
but do Little Work-Shermau on His Danler
Mills Takes Time by the Eorelock.
WASHINGTON, Jan. S.-Congresss will
be IN session but four days this oeek. 1t
will convene at noon Wednesday. and
there viii he very little, if any, routine
business transacted. Speaker Carlisle
intends 10 announce his committees
Wednesday. Senator Sherman Is going
to start the political ball moving in the
upper branch of congress by delivering
what i expected to be very severe
criticism of the presidents message. 1t
will call forth hot political debate. If
opportunity offers Mitchell. of Oregon
will speak in support of his resolution
TO investigate the feasibility of the estab
Hshment of & naval station on the Pacific
coast. Mr.. Blair will try 20 hsve his edu-
cstIonal bill considered, and the dnect
tax bill may be taken off the calendar and
passed. Congressman Mills, of Texas,
who will as everybody expects, be the
chairman Of the ways asd means commit
tee of the house, has been spending some
time studying the effects likely TO be pro
ducsd on the revenue by certain changes
IN the tariff, but dSnies that he has sub
mittes complete tariff bill to the pres
i'd mt, or that he has as yet been consulted
IN regard to e matter.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-01-06

The question of the policy of allowing
Americans to col0nize Lower California
continues to be agitated the opposition
taking the ground that the adninistra-
ton of President Diaz in its coTdiallty
toward Americans forgets the result OF
permitting American colonization il
Texas. Gen. Pacheca, the minister O.
public works, in pamphlet, shows
that no danger from American coloniza-
tiOn exists, and, in fact, that Americans
are in large minority in the territory
of Lower California. he argues that TIE
separation of Texas from Mexico was
brought about not by Americans who had
gone there to settle, but by adventurers
who had focked into the state from the
United States. He takes a liberal view
of American colonization, ard intimates
that it is too late In ths century to begin
to show dread of 3 friendly and neighbor-
inc nation.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-01-06
SENATE RISINESS.

The Senate Bill will be Laid Aside TO Allow
Sherman and Voorhees, a Chance to Stir up
Long Tariff Debate.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.-The unfinished
business of the senate is the Blair educa-
tional bill which comes up tomorrow. 1t
is expested it will be informally laid
aside to give Senator Sherman an sppor-
tunity to make Il speech upon the presi-
dents message and that 1t will he again
informally laid aside on Thursday 10
afford Sen. Voorhees, an opportunity to
make his tariff speech.
Sen. Mitchell has given notice of his
purpose to address the senate tomorrow
upon his resolution providing for com
mission TO select site for naval sta
ti0n on the Pacific coast.
1t Is possible that the speeches of Sen
ators Sherman and Voorhees, may be the
beginning of long tariff debate.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-01-06
AFAMILY WIPED OUT.

A Georgia Colored Man Kills His Wife an6
Six Children and Then Commits Suicide
The murder of seven PEOPLE aud the
suicide of the murderer has furnished
Worth county, in southern Georgia, with
a sensation. Nathan Reid, q negro. who
lived unhappy with his wife, murdered
his wife and six children. and then fred
the house, which was destroyed. nearly
burning the corpse within 1t. After the
crime Reid cut several geshes IN his
throat with knife but apparently find
ing this too painful method OF ending
ais life he leaped into his well and was
drowned. His blood-stsined blade was
found on the curbing of the well.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-01-06
Fight Shy Of Miss Gush.

Ny son, l would have you ever brave
bold, never Iimid and cowardly but when
gushing creature In the bloom of youth
and fetching costume gaxes into your
eyes, with dreamy look in hers, and
asks you if it Is really true that young
gentlemen do sit up half the night with
the young ladies 70 whom they are at
tentive. and If there il any foundation
for those sunny things the papers Say
about turning down the gaz, and all that
sort o. thing, you kaow, then. my son, 10
the time for you to sc. your face away
ward from that young woman and go
thencevard with all the speed that you
have on hand
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-01-06
SOME OTHER MAN.


That is What Boss Sawyer Says of Mr.. Blaine
and His Boom.
CHICAGO, Jan. st is understood that
Mr.. Blaine telegraphed to an intimate
personal friend in this city asking him
to call ON Senator Sawyer and get his
opinion as to the advisability of Mr..
BIaine's being a candidate, and that the
senator answered: "There is no man !
love more than Blaine, nor is there a
man whom | would spend so much money
for, but the fact is the attacks of the
newspapers of his own party upon him
years ago led the public TO form false
impression of the man, and this wrong
cannot be eradicated. We did our best
for him four years ago, and | believe
we must now take up some other man.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-01-06
A RING KNOCKED OUT.
Thirteen Ohio State Senators Combine With
the Democrats to do il.


COLUMBUS, O., Jan. 3.-The organize
tion of the sixty-eighth general assembly
took place yesterday. In the lower
house all the caucus nominations were
confirmed without scratch and the best
of feeling prevailed. rhsse were, howev
er, sensational developments in the sen
ate. In the republican caucus ring was
formed by the majority. and the minor
ity were allowed no voice in the makeup
of the slate. When it came to voting in
open session for officers the minority
bolted and combined with the democrats,
defeating all the nominees of the caucus.
There is strong effort being made TO
bring the two factions together with a
view of compromising and undoiug the
work of yesterday. The feeling is very
bitter and Eeither side is inclined to make
any concessions. Thirteen senators
bOlted.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-01-06
getting better, he suddenly fell over and
vas stone dead in an instant.
lnhUnlan Cruelty.

Captain Paynter and Second Mate
Fischer, of the British bark Embleton.
have been charged at Sunderland with the
grossest cruGlty toward the crew of the
vessel. During the voyage of the bark
from San Francisco TO Sunderland three
of the crew jumped overheard to escape
cruel treatment, another succumbed TO
his injuries, aud a fifth was landed in an
almost dying condition. Paynter and
Fischer were both remanded.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-01-06
Alive in His Coffin

Willie Baxter died OF diphtheria on
Monday, as Coldwster, MINI. Tuesday
his body was made ready for the coffin.
and the family retired from the ROOM
Half an hour after some one returned to
the apartment aud found the boy up and
crossed in his everyday clothes He in
sisted that he was not dead, and was not
going TO die. However, IL about an hour,
during which time he talked cheerfulIy
to those around him, and seemed to be
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-01-06
NINE MONTHS As CASTAWAYS.
Eight Men Wrecked on Lone Island-Murder
and an Escape.

and an Escape.
Ine schooner Gen. Sigel left Honolulu
Sept. l, 1886, on a short fishing expedi-
tion. She carried crew of eight. On
Sept. 26 the vessel was riding off the
island of Midway. The crew camped on
shore, but during the night a gale arose
and wrecked the vessel on the shore, leav-
ing the crew helpless on an island in the
middle of the Pacific ocean. The eight
men subsisted on birds eggs for ten days,
and then Peter Larkin, a seaman, died.
A double mHrder next reduced the seven
neil to five the mate having killed the
captain and 4 lad. Edward Olson and
William Timpe, two seamen, rigged up
scow and sailed away. They arrived
at Honolulu some days ago, having lived
nine months on the island. The mate
doubtless persisted with the other two
VITO we're left.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-01-06
THEATRICAL NOTES q.
= Irving is in Chicago.

Henry Irving is in Chicago.
Maggie Mitchell is in Pittsburg.
Maud Granger is away out in British
Columbia.
1t is a fixed fact that Joe Murphy will
not play next season.
Robson and Crane will remain at the
Union Square theater till Easter.
Denman Thompson has ended another
long and profitable New York season.
The Boston Ideals, with de Lussan as
prima donna, sings il Richmond, Va,
this week.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-01-06
Negro Thrift and Honesty.

A gentleman lately from Tallahassee
mentions two very interesting facts as
illustrating the present outlook for the
farmers of the of the BLACK Belt of
which that city is the center. The first
is that the crops of cotton and corn the
present year have been considerably
above the average. The second is that
the negro farmers, after selling their
cotton at good prices, are paying off rents
to owners of the land and to the merch
ants the advances by which they were as
sisted III making their crops-these debts
being secured by liens-and, with most
exeu p!ary honesty, are also paying off
debts-the accommodations of years-for
whIcn there were no liens or other secur-
ity, instead of showing any disposition
to spend the remainder, take 1t home
with them and lay it by. He says he act
uaIly heard, as a matter of complaint by
very wealthy Tallahassee merchant. who,
having given no credit, was collecting no
old debts, that the negroes were buying
little or nothing; on the contrary, hoard
ing thsir money. We hear similar stories
from the negroes in every part of the
state. Those who are industrious, econ
omieal, and prudent are almost invaris-
bly, doing well. They have built up in
Vulnerable comfortable homes, and 6
good proportion of them are accumulat-
ing property. The most gratifying
feature of this thrift is that the. negroes
are keeping up their churches, educating
their children. and living in peace and
real friendship with the whites.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-01-06
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD,
WATCH. WORK AND WAIT.
Boston TRANSCRIPT.

flashing,
To guide, our boat through life. to harbor safe
snd sure,
Fear not the mlsts you meet, for waves, high
CsShil X,
Nor rocSS yoG pass 50 near. VIII lie YOU endure.
but &lrd your bet and steer your craft along
by truthful chart sud faithful COMPASS led!
the HoA age Ger, you'll rest IN peace al last
On waters calm with storm eSS skies q erheal
Watch, friends, watch.
Work, friends work! The idler's work is never
done;
The faithful rest while he has lust bssuu
our hearts will bound with honest pride,
As q eF the sea Of htc GA safety Snde
II auIy be Your law, and work be iIly done
Your Tod your guide, your hope MIS- spotleSs
Work, trieu IS work!
Wait, friends wait? Be sure you're right, then
Sstlt Ahr al:
impatient Zeal 20 victory never led:
"ih courage firm and temper ever sweet
With cieer,ul zeal your every task To meet
Win Aluu"eSS pure 10 all " ho toll with Won
As good, a> brave, and only brave as true
iheh soat you b eSS the woTlG, AID, by IL
blessed
Depart from earth, and with the rausomed
TEST.
Wait, frieudS, watt
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-01-06
slghin. for Reuudiatinn

New York World. The talk IN Chicago
i. that Mr.. Gedil prsys every night that
Ar. Bisiae may yet repudiste that inter
view pertaining 70 the presidents tariff
message.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-01-06

RISG rule and the <. 0. p. are fast losing
their grip upon The sensible voters. The
Ohio Legislature convened Monday. The
republican majority in the senate made
up 4 slate and frozo the minority out ia
contemplate manner in the caucus.
The disgusted minority and democrats
combined and stove the slate all 20 smash
when il came TO votin., in open senate,
electing officers to their liking. This in
dependent (mugwumP) spirit has been
and il very unhealthy for the republican
party and shows more than anything
else, perhaps, its rapid decline. There
arc strong indications at present that 1t
will, this fall, lay low the party, now
merely the ghost Of by gone days, in the
tomb from whence it will never bo resur
reeted
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-01-06
WHAT RIGHT HAS SENATOR SAWYER To
DO III

Interviewed in Chicago Monday
Senator, Sawyer, is represented to
have said: Lamar is a much better
man for the supreme Justice than any
other man from the south served for
four years with lunar on the railroad
ma any ono. have had many copyrrsa-
tions with him and am sati. fed that he is
loyal man to the union. Lamar's senti
in tho Sumuer euIo,ries md in "a s,,o,cb
in the Forty third cnp,,ress ~, the I,,uis.
ann contested cascs In that speech he
TINT tho fnct cos rrur -oo,,,riysI
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-01-06

When man conveys to you in loud
tone of voice and the language OF
siang, profanity and bad grammar the
information that he is q gentleman, 1t 10
Q waste Of time to doubt him.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-01-06
May Ask For IL.

ST, LOUIS HrpubIican
Az on and after this date II is leap yesr
Mes.rs James Il. Blame and John Sher-
nayn may ask for what they want if they
don't see 1t.