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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-05-17
FARM NOTES.

Wait until the ground is dry and warm
before attempting TO put the garden seeds
IN. wei soil Is cold, and the seeds may
decay for lack OF warmth TO gcrmtnate
them,
Make the melon hills now Use plenty
OF manure over @ surface of feet Ia Oh
ameter, aud after making the hill let il
stand until time 20 plant, then rcwork the
hill aud put IN the seed
After you have narrowed the garden
iiue, and the work has been apparently
finished, harrow 10 again. The soil for a
garden can not be made % fine, especially
n small seeds are to be sown.
The peach trees that were planted last
fall should bee properly shaped with the
shears. The FIRST year Is the most i'm
portant one for trimming the trees, as
any injury received will be permanent.
Dorking fowl, in this country prove
excellent layers, owing to fresh lmporta.
tions of The breed. Formerly they were
closely inbred, Now they are hardy, and
are considered one OF the best breeds We
have.
Look over the peas and beans for
weeyils Placing the seed in a yessol of
water for few hours, adding a teaspoon
tu OF blue vitriol to eGoh gallon G. water,
would be az advantage. The seed should
be carefully picked over.
Pick off All tho blossoms that may ap.
pear on your young strawberry vines SGT
out tins spring, DO not allow any OF tho
young plants TO fruit IL will iore their
growth and lessen their produotiyeuess
next season.
The sweet potato hot-bed should be
we, under way 10y this time. The seed
should be only of the best, free from all
signs OF decay, and OF varieties best suited
TO the sor Light sandy soils are the
most suitable for sweet potatoes.
Give the little girls a spot ~, dower
garden, provide them All the seeds and
plants they desire, and let them enjoy
themselves with the outdoor work. 1t
will greatly promote their health and al
SO create an interest In other direction,
ON tho farm.
cauru should be scalded With boiling
water made alkaline with wasuiug soda
Every particle OF milk or cream should
the churn should be rlnsed by again using
boiling wGter. The work can not be- toe
carefully done.
Farmers should consider that corr
is not proper food for young stock
II will fatten them, but does not encour
age growth A young animal shout,
DO made TO secure bone and heavy frame
not fat. II can be- fattened after ma
turity. II is simply wastcfu 20 feed corr
TO young stock.
Some Of the best friends of tho farmer
are tho parasite insects. The ichneumor
ny dopsits eggs IN caterpillars, and the
tomato worm seldom escapes. The eggs
soon hatch, and the larym eat into the
worm, avoiding tho vital parts until Ga,
little parasites shall have been full fed
when they will come out and spin cocoon.
on the body of their victim.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-05-17

tNC Emperor tANNtl+
The following touching story on the
favorte Wild hower-of the late Emperor
William has just found its way into the
papers:
SIT was the evening after the battle of
Sadowa; the last rays OF the sun cares-ed
the dying and tke dead the victorious
King, in his armOr and with his helmet
covered with powder dust, sat alone on
the threshold of his tent. He looked
over the mournful plain where thousands
Of soldiers lay whom mothers and brides
would never see again. From the valley
rose an endless murmur and painful
sounds created by sighs and death rattles,
by sobs and by prayers, rose up TO his
ears. The King bent his head and said,
AZ in q dream, and in very soft voice:
Down in the fields of Brandeuburg,
among the yellow ears waiting for the
approaching harvest, the c0rrHo"of5
droop and play together IN the soft
breath of the wind a. night. Trey are "a
numerous as the stars of a summer sky:
they shine with purer light than the
amethysts and sapphires IN the shrine OF
Charlemagne in the imperial dome at
AK .Ch8pele. When was quite young,
in the Brandenburg fields, liked to put
"A garland of cOruhJWer round my head,
and the sight of my childish diadem
made my mother smile. ! would like 90
have to-day a starry bunch of my tayorite
flowers, To inhGle from them the perfume
of my country and TO crown my victory
A soldiers child ran past the tent carry
ing a drum pierced by bullet Inc
King called she child, and, showing him a
sovereign, said; Boy go and gather me
a bunch of corunowers; you stall be well
rewarded The child left his drum, ran
! down into the valley. climbed the hilis,
and looked for the azurs tower IN the
| fields trayersed ny the battaliOns, IN the
meadows torn by the cannon balls lie
searched among the dying and among
/ the dead; among the ears of corn crushed
Nv the horses' hOOfs, among tho tall
/ prasses bent with the storm Of battle
even among the stffened hands which
never again would make the sign OF the
cross. But, az the sun was glOrOusiy
vanishing on the horizon, flooding The
valley with q vsrmiilion light, the child
saw a coruGower, which ghttered like %
star Of rubies, dropping over white face
He picked the solitary flower and ran
over the hills aud dales, past the dying
and past the dead, joyou-ly TO the King z
tent Your Majesty he sand, all me
corbAowers were dead this was the only
ons / could tiud, but loOE hOw beautifully
purple it il. Il 20 BE put on your cap.
The KING smiled, and gave the sovereign
TO the boy. Then he looked al tht
foyer. His face became terribly pale
for the flower was covered with BLOODY
dew. With trembling nand he t1re"
it down, then bowed his head and said, a'
in dream, and ia very soft voice
Forgive. % Lord.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-05-17

very high, frequently seven to eight fe ct
this takes llttte longer TO make a large
top TO the tree, but when once formed it
needs Lo further care in shaping for many
years. II must be borne in mind that
leaves are the lungs of the tree, aud chat
leaves cannot exist without branches, and
IL these are all removed the tree cannot
breathe, as IL we're, and suffers from suffo-
cation, as an animal would do if deprived
of it's lungs. All crossed branches should
be removed, and dead limbs taken cut.
These, II allowed 10 remain, are injurious
TO the health and growth. Sons upright.
growing fruit trees appear in winter to be
entirely too chick in the top, but when in
bearing the weight OF the fruit bends the
limbs outwardly and admits of sunlight
ana air to properly ripen and color the
fruit. The reader, 20 prune properly,
should make Il a study. There is no mys.
terry at all ABOUT it. only practical com
mon sense aud observations OF the habit
OF the tree.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-05-17

m pruning If trees we do not ind it
advisable 20 do as many writer's recon.
mend. We find that many advise TOO free
Use Of tho pruning knife, 81 the two evils
We stand moro 10 fear Of too much than
Of TOO itIe pruning Some claim That
bs thinning trees they will make larger
and aner fruit. bat always al the cxper-
~ the vitality Of the tree. We prefer ~
.p-rra.e the -iz3 Of the fruit by isr'iiIh.
ing Tie tree properly, destroying BE m
scots that infest it, and BY proper cai'iya.
tiop. Trees have not ali The same haoit1i
some grow with droopiug limbs winch
many ihouKhtlesaly lop Of w..a me axe
.-5 isaya tae ztu5s III the tree. This
Nm sooner 81 later eau.a She death Of the
brancbes when aill extend to lhe tree.
Ira limb j. 10 be removed ~ Dee-sslty
pruue + a clo-e the branch Or boc5 81
We tree 81 possible. we prefor 70 make
the bodies of our trees Of dropping hapit
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-05-17

OllNNI NtNNth libllNtN
don't like your chopped music, an
way!
That woman-she had more sense in
her lttlo finger than forty musical 80
oictie4- Florence Nightingale, says that
tho music you pour out is good for sick
folks, but the music yoa pound ont isn't.
Not that exactly, but something like 10.
have been 10 hear some music pound
ing.
II was young woman, with as many
white muslin 1ounces around her ~ the
planet Saturn has rings, that did 10.
She gave the music stool a twirl or
two, aud luifod down on 1t like whirl of
soap suds in haudbaain.
Then che pufed up her cuffs as Il sho
was going TO 6ght for the champions
belt
Then she worked her wrists and her
hands to Timber 'em | suppose, and
spread ont her fingers til they looked as
though they would pretty much cover
the keys, from tho growing end 20 the
rqueaky one.
Then these Two hands Of hers made
Jump at the kuyf az it they we're q couple
of figers coming down on flock Of
black aud white sheep, and lie piano
gave a great howl a. il its tail had been
trOd on
Dcad stop 80 stiil you could hear her
hair growing,
CThou another jump and another howl,
as if the piano had two tails and you had
trod on both Of them AZ once, ana then a
grand scramble and string OF jumps,
up and down, back ard forward, ono
hand over the otscr. likc a stampede Of
rats ana mice more than lile anything !
call music.
like 20 hc4r woman sing, and like
to hear "a fiddle sing, but these noises
they hammer out Of their wood aud ivory
anyils- don't talk 20 nae.
/ know The difference between bull
frog and q thrush.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-05-17

our Old friend John Gull, Of Butte
county, says that farmers can put money
in their pockets by raising beets "Iht
mangels vail produce from tweaty hYo 20
Gly tons per acre; viii produce mere
beef or pork than fifteen acres Of nay or
grain. Prepare your ground for plowing
twice, harrowing thoroughly finishing mp
with a clol crusher then with marker
made of az by 6 scantiuR, fect long
aud 3 feet apart, nailed on the top secure
IL together, then en- top of that rail two
pieces of ecantliug 70 form two hounds,
.heu put your wagon tongue in, hitch
vonr team on, have flag at each ond,
noun: your marker, drive straight for
your Hag. Twenty acres II a small day'a
work. Slit the seed IN by hand the same
a. drilling corn, from o 70 Z pounds TO
the acre. Cover with light harrow or
with the back Of the hos not more than
inch deep. Ny boys will cover from one
TO two acres per day.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-05-17

John Wesley, the founder of Moth
odism, thought there was o future life
for animals. So did those eminent
Caristiau bishops, Jeremy Taylor and
Bi-hop Batter Coleridge advocated ~
in England, Llmartine in France aud
Aga-aiz iu America. Agassiz, the great
st soientist W. ever had on this couiin-
emit, and q man Of profound religious
convictions, WAS firm believer IN some
future life for he lover animals. pro
fes-or Of Harvard university mas compil-
ed a list Of l6j European authors who
have wittca on the subject. Among the
leading clergy Of Boston who have pub
lfcly expressed their belief in future
life for animals ARE Joseph Cook, Triui-
,ariau. and james freeman Clark, Uni
tartan Some ten gears ago o man left
by sill - Nr. Berkhs New York society
about one hundred and fifty thousand
dollars. Relatives contested the will on
the ground that he was insane because
ia believed il future life for animals.
The Judge in sustaining the will said he
found that more shan half the human
race believed he same thing
Joseph Willard, the proprietor OF VII.
lard's hotel Washington, is worth Sl8,-
100000 He began life az one Of the
porters in the hotel Ee row owns
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-05-17
OnInn III. La ma Inn .ecd..

The onion maggot will not attack The
cr,p 80 readily "a If new land be used
The growing Of onions on the same land
every year, rs has often been recommend.
ed, has led TO the introduction Of insects
and Diseases Use plenty Of manure and
keep the ground clean. The old location
may be used for early cabbage. Put the
sets out as early IA it can be done.
The aims OF Aockmasters in keeping
sheep differ greatly, aud they should not
attempt to make their AoCks conform to
any type not adapted 20 their require
ments ana surroundings because 10 hap
pens 10 be the fashion with some one
else. Every farmer should decide for
himself what breed and class OF sheep u
will pay him best 70 raise, and then get
the best animals possible Of this kind
AID keep them 30 as to make money from
them.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-05-17

Importance of Using Proper Varieties Of
Plants
Philadelphia Record
Some plaNts will thrive under condi-
tious that are entirely uuIayorBble to
others, and yet failures occur every sea.
son by "a non observance of the plain law
of nature that i, daily made known to
farmers and fruitgrowers--tha -aore
than a single favorable condition Ia uss-
essary to perfection. At recent meet.
ing ot horuculturists a vote WAS taken TO
decide which was the "best variety OF
gcnpe," aud the ballots showed result
that was surprising, as each leading var
iety OF the grape family had friends
ready 90 advocate its merits II is also
we'll known that there is no "best straw.
berry or, at least, there ia no variety
that woEld not Gnd a rival ready TO dis
pute it's claims of excellence represented
by his friends. Nevertheless, while there
may be no beat variety of any single
vegetable or fruit yet there are hundreds
of best varlOties when each and all are
Judged from certain stHudpOints. The
Clmate has more 90 do with the success
of any particular variety than anything
else, but tie climate only influences the
variety to a certain extent, for the soil
must he considered, and then follows the
time required for maturity the plant
food best adapted 90 the variety, tho
amount of pruning 10 requires, the liabil-
ity to alta ks of Diseases and insects, the
quality of the fruit, Its appearance iH
MARKET its slipping qualities and the la
Dor required for it's cultivation. As it is
seldom that any two fields (adjoinng or
otherwisel are of the Same degree ~ fer
tility, or alike "a character OF soil or ca.
pncity to eAdure drouth, the selecting of
the proper variety for the particular To-
cality is a very important mattor, and
can only be done inteligenny by com
pnrison, which requires more time than
most fruit-growors can afford TO bestow.
| But that shOulc not deter tho farmer or
! fruitgrowor from carefully observing the
progress OF all plants grown IN his acc
/ zion aud endeayoriug To select as olose ma
/ possible 30 the standard required. He
/ should at least never discard an old va
riety that has given partial satisfaction
| for something new, unless he should be
certain the change would be advantage
Gus. Fortunately, there are a large num-
Der Of varieties OF ali plants from which
to select, which the experienced grower
will use TO the .bost purpose, but which,
| unfortunately for some, are confusing.
But il the climate and soil be frat CON
siderod tho other essentials will not be so
dificult TO contend with. What the
grower should not do, however, ia 90 at
tempt TO ignore variety altogether and
! place his dependence on anything that
may seem TO serve the purpose, yet which
may be the very ono he should discard.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-05-17
LULLABY.

rand doth q river How,
nrsu;a me-. ss. bank ooh WHIT daisies aa grow
b Is ilr' mic sheep 10 WOODY moss
IA sHJW-tN ., an. be ferrird across.
\ lfis p9 80, .' green, on the other side
I5e rTag9.laby, sing lullaby
..sn comes to carry ne sheep
ID 7'airl1buo s M 70 the Land of Steep
has rs nd IS a poppy wreath.
ia. tis he 80 and his eye, beneath
3. rom counting one, Two thfee' r
IN Tow sheep doth the haOy Seei
ags AAN1' lullaby, sing lullaby
has gose over the stream;
sa lle ~ ~, tb-b.nk How eager they seem
rs press ~ alone m The shore
Tao .l SD sT but he's bringing one more
gI w. We s6iep. in the tio~eIy h,-iisI i'm.
-as iI.' W. 5rtss wnicn Sleep Land yields
caa1' ~ laoy, sing iuuabt
,. FIVE Jittle sheep nov are over;
fll- 4" zen little sheep ih the clover
So ~ r5ney.swte cover they stand
lrl .aa.I. nine little sheep, no" tney iandi
Z %. w.. sgar. and twelve htl le sheep r.
.- gu r,rs-If is gone with them 10 sleep =
L. .5o' ifIlaoy sing lullaby
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-05-17
FARM AND HOME.
WHAT'S IN A NAME


10 your lover s name is Harry.
lWun' o be long Uuul you marry
10 he's the mau on HON you're gone,
No ~ run no risk 90 trust in Johu
II Richard is yodr Swcethesrt's uaue.
lte'u likely bring 1ou wealth Cud fame
should you wed "a man named Charley,
Expect temper sharp aud suarly.
II one all patient on expect,
jos phi the name You must select
There Is no other name can rank,
For loving LOYALTY like Frank.
~ homely bliss q you incline,
To soms sweet Miii am take a shine
II on seek the fond and trae,
Atoettis the name Tor YOU.
Don expect STEADY head,
10 your fancy iuu TO Ned
IL uuruillod ne Nuud know,
FlcS out ia,tnW, honest Joe.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-05-17

one. When he had finished he paused,
and said, very cody: 81 see nothing
incriminating in these az against Lady
Noodle, They are all of the most limo
cent description. But what's thisy"
And he held up Syendeleri's letter
The count turned deadly pale.
Can have made mistaken he NUT.
tered
I'm afraid yos have said Mr.. Wylie,
and he touched a bell
As he did so the count spraug madly
upon him. There was for moyent n
serce struggle, but before the Italian
could overcome Mr.. Nylie's resistance,
Sir Charles and a servant rushed iato the
room and seized him.
Too late, my hearty said she de.ec.
tive 10 the count. Look, Sir Charles,
those are the letters he received from
Lady Noodle; more innocent notes
oman never penned. And see what
discovered among them letter from
that Jewish scouudrel Svandeleri, Offering
two thousand pounds for the Heaylsjdi
diamonds which were stolen about two
months ago. There stands the thief'
"Nhat!' exclaimed the count, you're
not Sir Charles Moodieg'
mo, I'm Johr WyHe private detective,
at you service
"What fool l was, exclaimed the
coUnt, mot to see how il came that my
luggage won't wrong. London Truth.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-05-17
WIsEsAYINGS

Keep yourself from envyi it is the low.
est suI mos. SD msfui passion IN the
world.
Hap, rs. only begins when Wishes
end: ana be that bankers after more en-
joys nothing
what rs necessary 20 make an honest
man. properly applied, would MAKE 2
polite one.
Genial cheerfuine-s i- au aimost GER
tain index u happy mind ana pure
good heart.
Nothing except ehat flows from the
heart cau render even external manners
really pleasing
Nesdame- Cornelius Vanderbilt Fltz
5uyh. Watehou-e, MAXIM and Miller and
N.s- Miller we're the American ladies
pre- entad ta Queen Victoria a. the draw
ing room Wednesday.
The planning mul and umber} ard o.
Osster and Short, PiusbGrg, to4ettei
with tuo delahss and paint srof
burned Friday morning causing ioss q
500.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-05-17
The Past


But it is probable that the most ancient
of all music was made by the wantou
wind wandering among the reeds that
stood up tail and wilIowy from soma cool
stream.
This act the stream TO babbling 30 the
pebbles in its way, and the Wild flowers
strayiug dowH TO the bank found voice in
perfume.
The birds paused 20 look at themselves
in the water, TO plume their pinions for
further flight, and they listened win
heads Gsidewise turned 90 the stream's
murmur An echo Weakened ia their
quivering bosoms aud song burst forth
unheard before OF tree or brook or noun
tain.
Bat an! before all this, unexpected,
unknown of earth or ocean, tine song
seed was planted by high Heaven, whose
rosy gate, flung wide one ancient morn.
when still the sleep of silence was on all
things, to let the bosts of paradise
through.
Twas then She morning stars snug
together, and all the s0ns of God shouted
for JOY.
Twas then the countless myrids Of
planets, suRs and meteors were sent reel
ing on their way TO the celestial march by
which still they go.
Il was then that Jehovah wound the
great machinery of tho universe to play
its mighty music.
Il Yves tbcn that the keynote of the
music of all time WIS struck. God
smiled upon His creatures aud breathed
upon the lutte Of many s.rings the breath
oflife.
II was then that the world was born,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-09-06
Asphalt Lake of Trinidad.

Asphalt is substance as familiar
now as are its related substances, coal
and petroleum. It is used in great
quantities for paving streets and roof
ing houses. A large part of the
supply is brought from the lake of La
Brea in the island OF Trinidad. This
lake is said to have been discovered
in 1895 by Sir Walter Raleigh who
employed the pitch found there in calk-
ing his ships.
This wonderful bituminous sheet
has an area of nearly one hundred
acres, between elevations close to the
hilltop. 1t is broad surface of pitch,
scanned with small channels of water.
The pitch is dug from the hardened
top, and the quantity taken away is con-
stantly replenished by the soft asphalt
oozing up from below, which becomes
hardened by the evaporations of its
constituent oil in the sun. Night sup
plies the exhaustion of day.
The method of Swimming the great
bowl may be illustrated by comparing
it to pond from which blocks of ice
have been cut and the water solidified
again by the action of frost, the differ
ence being that heat is the agent in
one case and cold in the other Youths
COYnDnn1On
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-09-06
Railroad Stntinns In Germany.

The railroad stations all over Germany
are models of convenience and pretep-
sion. The smallest local train on Ger
many railway receives a degree of con-
sideration and honor that would stagger
the engineers of the Chicago limited
The railroads are run entirely by the gov
ernment, and everything connected with
them shows the i'm press OF military rule
letter from Berlin to the New York Sun
says:
The stations are surrounded by small
parks, in which there ars fountains, flow
ers, and artistically -arranged hedges.
The station building is often the most
pretensions one in the town, and there is
usually attached to it large restaurant
with several walters in the conventional
claw hemmer coats. Broad walks made
of granite and marble and relieved from
monotony by designs mosaic stretch
along on either side, and there is an air of
spick and span brightness about every
thing in sight. As the train draws into
the station the walters stand in an orderly
row at the entrance of the dining room.
They have all been sOldiers-every man in
Germany has served a number of years in
the army, and they stand in military
attitude with their hands on their sides
and their chins up. Directly in front of the
main entrance stands the captain of the
STATION. His rank is indicted by a red
cap. His uniform is exceedingly SNOWY,
and often bloomington the men as
rule are stalwart and we'll formed. He
wears high -heele6 boots, dark blue trous-
ers, relieved by red stripe, double
breasted military frock coat, with gold
belt and rows of brass buttons. Ranged
behind are the guards, who are also in
uniform, but whose caps are dark
blue. After the train comes to
halt, the chief guard jumps to the
ground and saIutes the station master.
Then the other men step forward, and the
work OF loading and unloading the train
goes Ca with conventional Teutonic stol-
ldity' It is the duty of one of the guards
to walk "loDg the train and rub all the
dust from the door handles aud other
brass work, so that IL the course Of the
journey the metal becomes brilliantly pol
ished. When the train is ready for de part
ure the guards salute the station master
again, and he takes a whistle from his
belt and blows it twice. Upon this another
guard, who is stationed at the further
end of the platform, rings huge bell
three times and then, with another
saluteby way of courtesy, the train moves
of the way.