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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-03-22
Breaking and Handling Horses.

If horse has never been handed and
is timid. get him with his comp Mons in.
to q small loose box. Conurlve to let the
others out but to have him retained. Let
him stand alone in the box five or six
hours without food. Then approach with
grass or some other bulky provender and
offer him little from the hand. If he is
afraid to come near and take it, drop
handful in the corner and quietly retire
with the remainder. After an hour or so
return with the food and offer handful
as before. If be is still afraid to take it
drop some and leave; but return and re-
turn and repeat the offer at short inter
walls until he complies. Hunger will in
time compel the horse to take food from
the hand as offered; and until he allows
his nose, face, head, neck, shoulders, etc.
TO b. stroked aud patted when he gets it,
he should have it in no other way. By so
acting the horse will gradually cease to
be afraid, and will permit halter to be
put on and himself to be moved ABOUT by
1t. Till he submits 10 this, and to have
bit put in, he should not be removed
from the box or tied up in it.
A timid horse unaccustomed to a halter
is, when tied up, apt to back and pull till
the rope or something else gives way, and
lie Is Tree. us ubag Oe dNolucd ny
binding him first in a stall or box so short
that he cannot get back to pull, or by
keeping him up with whip if he does
pull, or by holding the end of the halter
rope passed through the ring in the man
ger in the hand, aud allowing it to go
with him a little until he gets accustomed
to its restraint. This last is the better
method, as by it he is neither hurt nor
frightened. To avoid iuhiction of pain
or fear at least till they know what Is
wanted of them, ought 10 be standing
rule in all stages of horse breaking. The
former iEcites TO kicking, etc., in self de-
sense, the latter to running away from
the real or fancied cause of it. There
are heroic methods of mastering horses
by fear, but If reliable service is wanted
of them these should never be resorted to
till mild means have been fairly tried AMI
failed. The latter may take a little longer
time to effect the desired objes:, but it Is
far more satisfactory in the end. May
vices exhibited by horses are the result of
harsh and unssillful breaking. Farming
World.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-03-22

While the monograph has been afford
ing all sorts of amusement for the big
folks g Boston gentleman has been
adapting it to the entertainment of the
little people. By its aid there has been
produced talking doll, whose vocabula-
ry includes many more words than the
squeaky mamma" which has thrown so
many children into eCstacies of delight.
Mother Goose's melodies and other stand
ard poems. such as "TwinkIe, Twinkle,
Little STAR" are recited III the very best
style by these remarkable elocutionists.
The dolls are very obiiging, too, and will
repeat their performances as often as the
audience signifies its desire for repeti-
ton by winding them up.
The inventor is Bostonian of means,
a great traveller, ard qdite an inventive
genius, and a member of one of Boston's
very oldest families. He has been for
some years engaged in perfentiOg his in
vention. The dolls are about one foot in
height. The photographic apparatus,
occupying the body of the doll, has a
space perhaps two or three inches in Gil
ameter in which to operate. The dolls
are brought from Europe, but the talking
machinery is manufactured and inserted
here. As each doll reache: the proper
age 1t Is turned over to governess speci-
ally employ ed to train its phor ograp PHO
ideas how TO shoot. This lady gives the
most careful attention 10 the education of
the dolls. She recognizes the value of
individual training, and imparts separate
instructions to every doll. Knowing the
great initiative power of little folks, she
is particular to mOdulate her voice to just
the pitch which she wishes theirs to as
sumo. The doll pupils are required to
repeat her words until every accent and
infection is satisfactory. The dolls have
such wonderful memories that not only
do they repeat their Lessons with sccura-
cy, but they even "hold the voice."
This faculty of theirs compelled the
employment of lady instructors. The
deep, gruff voice of man reciting
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" had rath-
er gruesome effect when issuing from
the lips of rosy checked little dollje.
Their voices are strong and their articu-
lation so cleer that their conversation can
be heard up one flight of stairs with dis
ihctness-somewhst more perfectly, in
fact, than when close by, as there is lit.
tie r-r of the machinery which is not
noticed at n distance.-New York Times.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-03-22

81 treat him as well as he treats me-"
said Han. His mother mad just reprCach-
ed him because be did not attempt to
amuse or entertain boy friend who mad
gone home. 81 often go in there, and he
doesn't notice me-" said Hal agein. do
you enjoy that?"-"Oh, | dou't mind! l
don't stay Iong."-'J should call myself
very selfish person if friends came to see
me, and 1 should pay no attention to
them."-"Ihen you really think that
po!iteness and courtesy are not needed
among boys?"
Hal, thus pressed, said he didn't
exactly mean that; but his father
VINO had listened, now spoke: "a
boy or a man who measures his treat
ment of Others by their treatment of him,
has no character of his own. 81 will
never be kind, or generous, or Christian.
If he is ever to be gentleman, he will
be so in spite of the bOorishness of
others. If he is to he noble, no other
boys meanness will change his nature"
And very earnestly the father added:
Remember this, my boy, you lower your
own self every time you are guilty of an
unworthy action because some one else
is. He true to your best self, and no boy
can drag you down.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-03-22

The morning meal should be given the
fowls as soon as they fly down from the
roosts.
With good care in the management
after they are Matched as fine poultry can
be raised from the incubator SIS from the
setting hens.
If good sing hens are wanted, select
the eggs for Matching from hens that
have proved their good quality.
On the farm for practical purposes, the
Pekin is the best breed Of duck to raise.
They are of large eize, of good quality
and are easily managed.
There is a considerable difference, even
with geese, between the common and the
good bloods. Embden or Toulouse geese
are much larger than the common ones
and will pay, all things considered, a much
better profit, whether kept for feathers
or raised for market.
From now until the grass has made
sufficient growth to supply green food it
will pay to provide cabbage, turnips,
onions or some kind of vegetables. Chop
up fine apd give feed once day.
To keep the hens laying sow they should
have comfortable quarters, and be fed
regularly, have warm, dry nests and be
kept reasonably free from vermin of all
kinds.
1t is not q good plan to mate all the
breeding hens too early, especially when
there is a considerable number OF young
stock, or until the steadiest and best lay
ing hens can be determined.
From now until spring chickens begin
to come in freely, prices for nearly all
kinds of poultry will be good. Is is a safe
plan to select out all that are undesirable
aud sell them.
The advantage of using loose straw on
the floor of the poultry honse is that it is
easily cleaned up and the hens scratching
among ii will get exercise. On the farm
it is economical aud clean and can be
readily supplied. 1t should not be allowed
to remain more than q week without re-
newal.
A bad f light is as bad for the hens az
logging for the mich COW.
If you buy new poultry keep them to
themselves for few days. Contagious
diseases are sometimes avoided if this is
done.
1t rarely pays to feed combine nts. The
reaction generally leaves the bowels in
worse condition THAI before. HEALTH,
nutritious food is the best.
In proportion to its size, an egg con
tains larger proportion of nutritious
food than any other material.
OF the large breeds of chickens the
light brahmas are ameng the best They
grow rapidly, are large, healthy, good
| layers, and make good marketable
fowl. Another advantage is that they are
easily kept IN.
Many fail to obtain the best results
With fowls simply by negIeoting to exer-
else good judgment in the selection of
the breeding stock. This is fully as i'm
| portant an Item with poultry as with as
with any other class of stock.
Coal ashes and wood ashes with saw
dust or dry soil, equal parts, will make a
| good dust bath. 1t should be changed
occasionally in order to keep clean. Pot
in a box and set in a corner of the poui-
| try house where it will keep dry.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-03-22
THEY LIVE IN THE SADDLE.
Me1icsns Rival the Arabs in Daring Feats q
HorSemanShip.

Mexiesns Rival the Arabs in Daring Feats of
Horsemanship.
This finest sight in the world, one on
which the gods must look down spprov-
ingly, is high spirited lad astride coed
horse. A Mexican boy takes TO the back
of horse as Cape Cod boy does 70 a
boat. At no age is rider holder than in
thst enchanted period of existence lying
between childhood and manhood.
A Mexican lad. in default Of saddle,
will enjoy himself hugely bareback. He
early learns TO use the rope or RATA and,
beginning Sith lassoing dogs and pigs,
he advances to mules and COWS. and final
ly essays the ropiug of q lively bull. So
expert do they become that In war they
frequently drag their enemies from their
saddles by a skiufui cast of the rope.
Some of my younger friends here seem
to me to live on horseback. They come
home at noontime to snatch a bite, as
most boys will, but of they are again on
their tireless horses. They have the good
fortune to live in country which eni $
8 climate which makes out-of-door life
possible all the year roand, and the
country lad, continually on horseback,
grows up straight, robust and daring.
The "silla vaquera," or Mexican chair
saddle, is excellent for teats of horseman-
ship, and permits of 81 easy, comfortable
position. The high horn is, of course,
for the rope, when, after lassoing ali ami
imal, the RATA is given turn or two
around this strong projection. If you
horse falls on you the horn is dangerous
and may break a leg or arm. But Mex
can horses seldom fall. 1 am amazed at
their quickness, their courage and erdur-
ance.
a friend of mine just back from Noroc,
co, and who, having lived in Mexico, I'M
derstands what Mexican horses and riders
can do, tells me that the Arabs, despite
the poetic tales of the travellers, are no
better horsemen than the Me1icsns, and
that their horses are no better if so good
-Correspondence Boston Globe.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-03-22
CHAPTER XvI.-QUE ZEN NAB.

We landed in a little cove from which \
steep zigzag path, winding among greet
cedars and towering palm-trees, led to the
town-so steep, that being out OF condition
with our long life at sea, Tom and found
some difficulty in keeping up with our
companions, who could hardly have walked
faster If we had been competing for prize.
We two were continually tagging behind,
and more than once Fame gave us look
which expressed both pity and contempt,
As il he thought us very poor creatures in
deed. This riled me exceedingly, and did
my utmost to oyertake him; but he was in
splendid fettle; the more | stroYe the faster
he went and when after a fifteen minutes
squirt we reached the town. | was COM
pletely blown and bathed with perspira-
ton, while he was not even flushed, and
breathed as quietly as an infant. l began
TO dislike Mr.. Amyas Fame.
AS for poor old Tom, we had left him
half a mile behind, dead-beat, sitting on a
stone and hopping his face with an an
oient bandana pocket-handkerchief.
The town-villagc. rather, though it was
the capital of the island and the seat OF
royalty-cousiStedo of two or three hundred
wooden houses. Some of them were rude
in the extreme, being little more than log
hutS; others were larger and more preten-
tious, built of boards, with verandas and
external galleries. and brightly painted.
All were matched, and being more or less
mantled with greenery and begirt with
gardens, the general effect was gay and
picturesque.
In the center OF the village was a large
square, on one side of which stood the
church, distinguished by wooden tower,
and on the other a still larger building.
known as Government House, used for
meetings, public Offices, and the like.
All the people we met were more or less
piebald. Some bora general resemblance
- my companions. Others were OF the same
type as the boatmen whom have already
described
At last we reached the house where the
flag was flying. 1t was the largest l had
yet seen. Thatehed. like all the rest, it
had several high-pitched gables, ana
wide porch with overhangiug caves. An
open gallery ran round the building at the
level of the upper story. Beneath the gal
lery was veranda, supported by wooden
pillars and festooned with vines.
A narrow path, winding between dwarf
palm-trees and rhododendrons in full bear
ing, led up to the porch.
Two o. three young women, with mot
tied compilations, were sitting in the We
randA One was reading. another knit
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-03-22

policy TO sell them to the i'm poverishmeut
of your own needs for early planting.
First determine as definitely as possible
what your own requirements will be and
prepare aud keep intact the beds for Chi.
purpose, having separate set from
which to SELL
In sections where sweet potatoes are
grown these plants will probably be need
ed In greater numbers than any others.
O1 e barrel of Eeet potatoes will seed a
bed abou. six by Is feet, and may be re-
lied upon for 5000 to 5000 plants for the
first setting and for q second crop of at
least as many more; and third crop of
plants may frequently be had before it
becomes too late for setting them ou-,
although this cannot be definitely depend
ed on. The rows being three feet apart
and the plants fifteen inckes apart in the
row, au acre will require IL 100 plants,
and it may be readily determined how
mPny will be required for home use. Usu
ally there need not be any fear of plant
ing too many. there are few sections in
the northern states where there has ever
been any serious ovarproduction
OF this crop, or a sufficiently
large production to run the price below
the point of profit. In the North it has
not become general farm crop. Farm
ers seem to be coustitutionslly opposed
to growing hot-bsd plants of any kind,
and when buying only aim to secure
enough for the needs of their home cou-
sumption. In deciding upon the num-
Der to he planted it must be borne in
mind that thorough cultivation implies
considerable hand labor, as two hoeipgs,
at leas5, should be given to e1terminste
Il
and to keep the vires loose upon the
ridges and go prevent the suckers from
roofing. While there is no large sum to
be made from the sale of plants within a
restricted locality, it is fairly profitable
work as far as it goes. barrel of seed
sweet potatoes will Usually cost from
s. so to S., and plants are sold at vari-
Gus prices, according to season and local
titles. Northern growers should always
procure Southern or New Jersey seed, to
insure quality and flavor of the product
Next in Importance comes the cabbage.
Only the earlier supplies of these need
be grown under glass; the late plants may
be placed in rich beds in the open ground.
The amount of early plants set out should
be strictly limited by the demand of the
home market, unless the grower is within
close shipping distance from large city.
1t is a crop that will not pay to ship a
great distance except the earliest supply
from the South to Northern markets,
and it must DE disposed of as soon as
grown, as it will not keep long after it
heads. 1t is we'll to provide for two or
three successive paintings of early cab
bage, to be followed by the same quauti-
ty for summer use. A couple of thous
aud plants for each setting would be g
fair quantity for a gardner selling in a
town of 5000 population. Two ounces of
seed sown thInly in drills s inches apart,
and requiring bed by II feet, would
about supply single planting as above
proposed. If five such beds were sown
at intervals of week each it would give
the proper succession of plants for tat
spring and summer STOCK.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-03-22
A Queer Occupation.
Philadelphia Press.


An old industry pracsiced IN this city -
that of making paste in large quantiti' :
1t is done by an old couple, each -
whom is nearly eighty years of age, and
they live in the very heart of the most
hustliug business portion of the town.
The old man was bookbinder, and il
was while IN this business that he learned
the secret of preparing the excellent
article that provides him livelihood In
his declining years Up three flights Of
stairs, with quaint little carved bsnisters
hardly more than an inch in diameter. are
the rooms in which they live and ply their
trade
Everything il as clean as pin, and
when you have made purchase and seen
4. transferred from the huge cauidron
which hangs over the fire, and that might
do duty as "property" in the witches
scenas in Macbeth the compound Is so
clean and sweet that it looks positively
inviting.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-03-22
a Public Benefactor.

Who Is ii. FL. Warner, of Roche Ter,
n. T., whose Safe Remedies, especially
Warmers Safe Cure, have attained such
success and celebrity at home and
abroadf"
The question is inspired as much by
affection as curiosity, sIuce through his
fundamentally hundreds of thousands,
In both hemispheres, have been restored
to health and happiness.
Hon. ID. ii. Warner, then, is q le1@ing
and honored resident of Rochester, hot
only, but prominent and Influential cti-
zen OF the United States. Ga severni DC
caslons chosen by his party as National
delegate to nominate President of the
Republic, he has been member of the
Republican State Committee and oc It's
Executive Committee. He is a member of
the American Institution for the Advance
ment of Science; President of the r ,ches-
ter Chamber of Commences; u successful
and upright business man. He has given
away fortunes in charities. The celebra ed
aud costly Warner Observatory of Roches
ter WAS conceived, endowed, and is main
tanned by him. His insufficient prjz Z f,-
the discovery of comets has been at once
the wonder and delight of the scient tic
world.
The yellow fever s"ou-7ge in the South,
the Ohio foods, the fl disasters of R Ich
ester and other cities awaken his pro-
foundest sym pethiss and in each instAuc-
his check for $500 TO So 900 swelIed the
several relief funds. Where other wealthy
men give tens aud hundreds, he gives
hundreds and thousands.
His charities are a. ready and maguif
cent as his enterprises and public spirit
are boupdless.
The world has need of more such men.
An incident led him into the manufsct-
ure of medicine. Seized some twelve years
ago with what the ablest physicians termed
fatal kidney disease, he Eas miraculously
restored to health by what is now known
as Warmers Safe Cure. At once he re
solved to make known tbs merits of SO
potent remedy, and the consequence is
that too day he has immense Laboratories
and warehouses in the United States,
Canada, England, Germany, Austria, Aus
tralis and Burmsh. Sales of his SAFE
Remedies are enormous, and their power
over disease simply marvellous.
The merit of produc ton is ia exact
keeping with the character of its pro-
Queer. An honest and reliable man him
self, Mr.. Warner makes honest and reii-
able Medicines fact abundantly
attesteo by their phenomenal efficacy
and popularity.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-03-22
How the Parrot Spoiled the Bird Dog.
Our Little Men and Women

M. Brown had a bird dog" a very
handsome hunter, and l must tell you
how he was spoiled for hunting; it was so
funny circumstance that his master al
ways laughed when he told the story, al
though he was much vexed to lose so
good game dog. His housekeeper had
a parrot given to her, and the first time
the dog came into the room where the
bird was he stopped and pointed" The
parrot slowly crossed the room, came up
in front of the dog and looked him
square in the eye, and then, after a mo
nent, said: You're rascal" The dog
was SO much astOnished to hear a bird
speak that he dropped his tail between
his legs, wheeled about and ran away;
and from that day to this he has never
been known to point" at a bird.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-03-22
Preliminary Garden Work.
American AgriculturiSt.

One of the most difficult matters for a
beginner in gardening to determine is the
stock of hot bed plants which he should
prepare, the size of the beds and the
amount of seed likely to be required. The
plants needed by gardener supplying a
village or town trsde will ordinarily be
confined TO cabbage, tomato, sweet pota-
to, celery and perhaps limited amount
of pepper and caulifower. If hs intends
to grow the plants las we'll as The products
of the plants) for sale, care must be taken
to arrange the supply so that the demand
may be ID ct without interfering With the
stock for home planting. While the sale
of plants is quite profitable, it is poor
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-03-22
Beware of Ointments for Catarrh that Contain
Mercury

s Mercury will surely destroy the sense of smell
and completely derange the whole system when
enter ng IT through the mucus surfaces. Such
articles should never be used except on preScrip.
items from reputable physicians, as the damage
they viii do are ten fold to the good you can pos
~iNly derive from them. Halls Catarrh Cure,
manufactured by F. j. Cheney & Co, Toledo, O..
contains no mercury, and is taken internally, and
acis directly upon the blood and mucus surfaces
of TIL system. in buying Halls Catarrh Cure
be sure you z the genuine it is taken internally
AMI made IN Toledo, Ohio by F. j. Cheney & Co.
e2@-Sold by Druggists, price 75c. per bottle
An old neg o walked into one of the stores at
Vienna La, last week and offered some eggs for
sale. The merchant prOffered him Is cents per
dozen for them in trade. The negro scratched
ms head a minute. and said: Boss, dem white
folks dun to me not TO take lessen 1915 cents fur
desc yere eggs, and l 'spects l better take 'em
back home 3"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-03-22
| To be continued.
BRIEF MOTIFS.

Nearly 10000 pounds of copper
changed hands in New York. Friday.
Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stove remains
in good health, and her mind is brjghte
than for some years past.
An oyster receptiy dredged up in Eng
fish waters, measured inches in length,
the same in breadth, and 2ol inshes
around the outside edge, and weighed
three and half pounds.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-03-22

The only Crate that VIII secure perfect and
and slow combustion OF fuel, warm hoors steady
and constant circulation and perfect ventilation.
The ALDINE can be piped TO common chimney
with good results If set in In a chimney
place. The cut and advertisement of this fire
place, in another column of this paper will re-
pay careful perusal All contemplating to build,
and others not satisfied with their heating appar-
atus in dwellings and stores, should carefully
look into the merits claimed for The Aldine Fire
PIaCe
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-03-22
The Oft TOLD Story

OF the peculiar medicinal merit " Hoods Ssr-
sspSrilla is fully confirmed by the testimony "
thousands who hsve tried It Peculiar IN the
continuation, proportion, and preparation Of its
ingredients, peculiar in the extreme cSie with
which it is put up. Hoods SSrsapsri.lA accom-
piishes cures where other preparations entirely
fail. Peculiar in the uneQuslled good name /. has
made at home. peculiar IN the phenomenal sales
It has attained, Hoods Sarsapsrilla is the most
successful spring medicine and blood purifier
hefnrs the MINI.