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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-10-10
Home Hints.

Whites of eggs may be beaten to a stiff
froth by an open window when IL would
be impossible in a steamy kitchen
Powdered hint glass ground to an i'm
palpable powder and mixed with the white
of an egg makes one Of the strongest
cemeuts known.
Half lemon dipped in se,e will do all
the work Of oxalio acid IN cleaning copper
boilers, brass teE&e.ties and other copper
or brass utepslls
Roasts that should be juicy come to the
table as dry as pasteboard, because the
oven was not hot enough at first to in
stant., harden the outer surface and pre-
vent the escape OF its juices.
To temper sarthenware which is to be
used for baking pat the dishes In cold
water over t0s are and bring them gradu-
ally to the boiling point When The water
boils around them, remove tiem from the
fire and let them remain IN the water till
IL becomes cold
A delicate way of cooking eggs this sea
son is to break them on little plates
Small china preserve plates viii do, but
there are special plates which come for
ser, ing eggs sur le plat - Sprinkle
little finely minced ham on each egg. Put
a mere grain Of cayenne over each egg,
and put the plate in the hot oven till the
white is irmly set; or, IL you prefer them
harJ ar, till the yolk is ne. A little
Parmesan ch,ese sprink.ed yer the eggs,
with some salt sdded in place Of the ham
and cayenne, VIII give a varsity to the
dish
The very best lounge one can have, all
things considered, is = frame supporting
good spring bed, with regular hair mat
tress OF suitable size over it, the whole
kept in place 10y an inexpensive bsgdad
rug, or an expensive kslin rug as you
prefer Repeat half dossn Of the tones OF
color In the rug in the covering OF the down
pillows, q which you can hardly have too
many II YOU cannot sford the expense
OF eider-dowu for sofa pillows, use the
best OF feathers rather than the cheap
down generally sold in the stores Many
oec,.,e like a hair pillow better than any
other, and hammock pillow covered with
blue denim will often be welcome sddi-
ton 70 the lounge.
Whenever it is possible il is well to keep
A separate closet for articles pertaining 70
ironing Keep the irons, starch blaing'
holders. boards, sheet, blanket and other
articles pertaining 70 ironing in this closet,
which should be warm and dry and shat
OF from the dust II the ironing oosrds
are kept IN closet in general use II Is
best to put them in bags q bed ticking or
Z some other heavy cotton and hang them
/ up where they will BE- free from dust and
I dirt II they are kept IN a closet reserved
Tor the ironing material they need not %
covered .lus and ironing boards should
he kent Id cold place and there u nc
direction Is ltIe dampaess
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-10-10

The refuse of the crop from an acre Of
tomatoes contains more fertilizing ma
terial than similar remains of most other
crops.
There ia drawback in the use OF bells
on sheep by reason Of greater excitability.
A restless flock will run Off more fat than
the loss of ten sheep would amount to-
No tree should be planted nearer a
house than its length when full grown,
Trees not only moisten the air about them,
but the earth also. Sunshine should have
access to the house at all times.
Road dust is an excellent absorbent
for manure cellars and privies, and dur
ing dry season can be gathered in guam
tity by the aid OF scraper 1t usually
contain, also a considerable percentage Of
horse manure.
farmer in New Hampshire whose
cows bothered him by jumping over
fences shod his cows forward with horse
shoes and has had no further trouble. He
explains his method by saying that the
cows, finding that they have solid in
stead OF split hoof, do not attempt TO
jump
Any cultivation which disturbs the fine
roots of growing plants is On injury,
Deep cultivation therefore, after the roots
have spread through the soil should DO
avoided This applies to everything that
you grow. Clean, shallow culture and
plenty Of 1t should be the rule.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-10-10
Making Bottles by Machinery.

Bottles are now made by machinery
in Woodbury., N. j. The glass is
gathered in the usual way and allowed
to run from the rod into an iron cup
which measures the quantity needed
for making the bottle. From below
hollow iron plunger is pushed up
through the Bottom of the cup and
through the mass, and the cup is re.
versed, leaving the glass suspended
from the hollow plunger. The cup,
which IS hinged, is then removed and
the movement of a lever admits a small
quantity of air through the plunger
after which the bulb is hsttened at the
bottom and dropped into the mold
which is then closed and the air ap-
piled. This completes the bottle, which
is taken while hot to the annealing
oven.
By the old process the ring at the
top of the bottles neck was made by
second operation, By the machine the
bottle comes from the mould complete
Men totally inexperienced in the hand
ling Of glass, are able it Is said, after
six weeks practice to turn out as much
as an experienced blower with a blow
pipe.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-10-10
THE INDIANS MUSTANG.
Horses Were Introduced in America by
the spaniards and some Escaped.

/ Horses Were Introduced in America by
the Spaniards and some Escaped.
The Indian horses of the mountain
and plains tribes were originally Of
that wild stock once found in vast herds
all over the intracontinent region, and
which had their beginning from those
that strayed from the Spaniards in old
Mexico, as there were no animals Of
that character on the continent until
the Spanish conquest, If we except an
extinct species found only as a fossil
on the plains of Kansas. These were
geological specimens long before the
advent Of the Indian, and OF such re-
mote age as to bewilder the mind in its
contemplation.
Even until the middle OF the eight
zenith century the Indians Of the coun-
try east of the Mississippi used to laugh
at the white man, who could not walk
but must ride a horse. The Indian
thought nothing Of keeping up dog
trotn all day, making his fifty or sixty
miles during that time.
The wild horses Of the American
continent once roamed from the border
of old Mexico as far north as Lake
Winnipeg, says writer in the Kansas
City Star. Twenty-three years ago
there were a great many wandering
over the broad, grassy bottoms OF the
Cimarron in southwestern Kansas;
perhaps they are not all extinct yet.
All the wild horses that / have ever
seen were OF small stature-pony
built in every instance-but possessing
a wonderful amount OF endurance; a
tough, hardy animal, well fitted to per-
form the peculiar duties the Indians do
handed Of him. The sayages are very
hard on their animals, and unless their
horses were constituted to olive on
cactus and drink the green slime of the
buffalo wallows" they would have be-
come extinct, probably long ago.
When caught young they are easily
broken, but If taken at an advanced
age they are perfectly incorrigible.
! remember one that used to do duty
on the old stage line between Ellsworth
and Sterling, about seventeen years
ago. He was the most vicious brute 1t
has ever been my fortune TO SEQ.
Whenever it became necessary to shoe
him he dad to be knocked down with
an TX, and before he recovered his
senses tied, and only in that condition
would the blacksmith dare approach
him. His endurance was something
marvellous; his driver, the only man
that could do anything with him at all,
tried for years to wear him out, but
without success, and he succumbed at
last only to old age. have ridden
behind him many time, but in mo-
mentary expectation of having my
brains kicked out or dashed to pieces
whenever he started down hill. His
bones lie bleaching somewhere on the
divide between the Smoky Bill and the
Arkansas.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-10-10
Farm Notes.

Look both for pedigree and good ami
NAL
Disease turks In filth. Cleanliness is
necessary to health with all classes of
stock
When milk or butter is an item, 1t is a
good plan to feed the cows little bra
and oil meal
Wool and butter can both be shipped at
Aless cost in proportion to their value than
most farm products.
Stop is a good feed for growing hogs IL
properly made but it should not be made
to take the place Of water.
Unless young stock is kept constantly
growing they will be so much dead capital
from which no profit is realized.
Varying the rations occasionally helps
to stimulate the appetite, but radical
changes should not be made too suddenly.
The science of feeding is better under
stood now than 1t was five years ago, but
there Is still room for considerable i'm
provemen
In order to make the best growth IN
proportion to the feed II Is necessary
that the animals have good digestion and
assimilation.
No definite rule can be laid down for all
COWS as to the amount of grain rations,
as different animals are not capable OF
bringing equal results
An classes Of stock must be fed accord
ing 10 their age and condition; young
growing animal needs different ration
from one that IS matured
While prevention is better than a cure,
II lice get start use diluted kerosene,
and thoroughly clean every place posi-
BILE to afford them a hiding place
Hos do not require high temperature,
but viii thrive better with less feed If
they have comfortable shelter A dry
hog house is important but II is not by
any means necessary to have a costly one.
hogs should not eat or sleep in the
dust. dry dirt floor makes a good
sleeping floor, but 1t should not be allow
ed TO get dusty, and tight floor is better
than the ground, but care must be taken
to keep 1t clean
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-10-10
REDPATH AND DAVIS.
The Intimacy Between the Aboutionists
and the Confederate Leader.

The Intimacy Between the Aboitionists
and the Confederate Leader.
The career Of Mr.. Redpath was re.
markable for its vicssitudes, says the
Boston Herald. Though not an old
man at his death he had been through
stranger and more marked extremes
of fortune and experience than most
men of his generation. His connec-
ton with the underground railroad in
Kansas twenty-five years ago, and his
relations with John Brown, are well
known. They represent one phase Of
his life, but it was appointed for MIN
to have an experience with the leader
OF the pro-slayery cause in which his
position was absolutely unique. Nothing
no ever did was so unexpected as his
intimacy with Jefferson Davis two or
three years before his death. While con-
nected with the North American Review
it became necessary for him to meet
Mr.. Davis in his own lone Two men
more unlike could not lave been Sc
loctcd for companionship, but there
grew up such friendship between
them that Mr.. Redpath became the
assistant and adviser of Mr.. Davis in
preparation of his political memoirs,
and was in the closest literary and
personal relations with the ex-confed-
crate chief until his death, still assist
ing Mrs Davis after that event in the
preparation and final publication OF
the biography of her husband.
He made his mark as a friend Of the
Irish as well rs OF the negro, but his
utilization with Mr.. Davis was the
strangest of all strange experiences
through which he passed. The most
radical man at the north and the most
radical man in tho south met together,
and were closeted for weeks in the
same room. while going over events in
which each had been in conviction at
the furthest remove from the other,
and during all this companionship they
lived in entire harmony, and never
abused the courtesies Of friendship. II
Mr.. Redpath's lite-story could be fully
written out it would be the record Of as
thrilling romances as were ever record
ed in a work Of fiction. He was in
every respect a unique and exceptional
man.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-10-10
General Purpose, Aftcr AL

Leading agricultural writer's In these
days seem with one accord TO regard
with disiayor the idea OF general-pur-
pose stock. The tendency now among
the more advanced agriculturists Is
rather toward special development
A strenuous etIoct Is certainly being
made to induce farmers to select their
horses, cows. etc. more with the idea
OF securing a single product in high
degree than in covering the ground so
generally sought some years ago. IL
must be said, though, that these efforts
are not very successful The average
producer Is still u firm believer in the
general purpose animal, and The prob
abilities are that no amount OF rea-
soning or coaSing VIII lead him 20
abandon his old position. This being
the cuse, we urge our contributors TO
give readers the benefit OF experiences
aiding the owner Of so-called general
purpose stock We want to make the
matter contained in The Stockmau as
practically useful as it can be- made;
and while il is all right to set forth the
advantages OF a certain system, whom
ever it can be introduced il is also Of
value TO tell the people how to get the
most out OF the system now in vogue,
The general IA mer will, after all
milk "a cow which he expects someday
TO turn into beef He will also use a
horse which may be taken from the
plow and pat TO lighter work. This is
matter Of fact ANA we do not expect
TO see the time when any great change
from This policy shall have been sue
cessiuly brought about This being
the case we hope our friends will bend
their efforts 20 helping eaca other
through our columns, not only 10 do
good work in special lines, but to
make the mos. they can Of opportuui-
ties with stock which must be used ia
the way indicated. National Stock
man
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-10-10
Domestic Dots.

A simple cement for broken china or
eartheu ware is made OF powdered quick
lime. through course muslin bag
over the white OF an egg.
Doughs shat stick to rolling pin, board
and hands In a hot kitchen should be set
away till thoroughly chilled, but all trouble
might have been saved by using cold fat,
-four and liquid at first, and the texture Of
the dough would have been better,
To temper eartheuwars which il TO be
used for baking, put the dishes in cold
water over the fire, and bring them grad
ually to the boiling point. When the
water boils around them, remove them
from the fire and let them remain in the
water till it becomes cold.
To prevent unframed oil paintings from
sticking together whether in storing or
packing them, proceed as follows; Cut
ordinary corks into halves aud insert
needles into them, Stick these into the
corners OF the cauvns aud by this means
the pictures Will I've 6ept etfectually apart
Coarse cheese.cloth may be used for
making the bags used in the bath, They
NAV be filed with either almond meal or
else with bran in which a great deal OF
orriS powder has been mixed With care
bag may he useO twice that Is, II after the
first bath It is put In the sunshine to dry
and not allowed to grow sour, for In this
condition Il becomes unfit for use
A simple dessert, which is variation
OF cake ami preserves, is made by taking
a thick soaf OF sponge caks--thst baked
the day before is all the better-and cut
ting il 10 round pieces with the aid or a
large. ,sed biscuit cutter Slightly hollow
out tEs centre, and put In large tea
spoonful OF preserved strawberries or
cherries or pineapple. Arrange these
cake mounds on p!stter, and serve with
whipped or plain cream, though whipped
cream gives the dish much pretuer APP
pearanee.
A hot siaw represents one OF the test
aud most wholesome methods OF preparing
cabbage Shred the cab, a-e on a board,
/ but du not chop it Tut it into q deep
porcelain dish Heat pint OF vinegar
/ TIL ii hollis add two tablespoontuis OF
/ butter. Tablespoonful Of salt and = little
4 pepper sprinkle two tat.espoonfals o.
sugar over tile cabbage II you Ike the sd'
dlfuu aud pour taa boiling mEeture over
Cover i. ), CID Il late All set u q noi
oven tog about avs minutes serve warm
or cold as you fsncy.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-10-10

Tho idea that feed wholly makee
the COW is now fast Disappearing
The born performan ce of COW, he.
power to assimilate and appropriate
the food and convert it into milk. are
the matters that must be studied into.
Two COWS alike TO all external APP
pearances, fed the same full ration.
yet one will produce full half more
milk Of as good quality than can be
obtained from the other. No feeding
or care can make this last cow the
equal OF the other. The same varia-
ton holds good in butter production.
One cow standing along side Of
another, makes twice the butter from
the same ration. Individuality In
cows is the great study of the dairy
man, and the mating Of these individ-
ualities tbs striving to induce like to
beget like and to prevent deteriora-
ton, is tie farmers great study in
this matter, and he who best succeeds
is the one that is pointed out as the
sGccessful dairyman. Feed is all right
but there must be individual possibil-
tiles in the COW that eats the feed.
The dairy performance Of a COW is
born with her. Feed develops and
strengthens It Farm and Home.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-10-10
a STRANGE DISCOVERY
Intelligent Pets Have Been MAJ.
Coral Animals.

Coral Animals.
81 know that coral animals co.
tanned, for have had consida-ohJ'
experience with thom," says Georao
Bancroft Of Tallahassee.
Mr.. Bancroft has spent several va,,.
OF his life among the coral reefs oir 49,
coast of Florida and Key West anS
has made study of the work Of ~
little coral animal. The traveller ba.
a fine collection of coral with him ana
about each piece has something inter
esting to relate.
4 believe | am the first person
however, who ever tanned the poIvns
continued Mr.. Bancroft as he toot,
fine specimen from his pocket. "Tba,
piece | found on a reef in Florida ana
as was anxious to notice how fast thu
coral grows l placed it in the water
where | could visit it every weeI, ana
note the change. | had no idea tina
coral animal would become used to nv
coming, but one day after about the
tenth visit noticed the polyps darting
into their cells. After several mora
visits some of the little fellows became
so bold as to remain on the yutsida
and finally they became so well an.
quainted with me they would remain
in sight. | have stood by the side a
that four-inch-square specimen 70,
hours examining the thousands Of ami.
mails on it.
Scientific men claim that the coral
grows slowly. not more than an inch IN
100 Years, but have proved that ths
scientific people don't know what ther
are talking about for the piece con.
tanning my coral pets in six months
grew at least an inch. 1t is rather
hard to describe how theanimal works
The little fellow is a mere sack con.
tanning stomach. 1t is compound
animal and increases by gemmation.
young polyps springing from the orr.
ginal polyp, sometimes inditferently
from any part OF its surface. The
upper surface is decked out with tenta,
cles, and the body is separated by
number of partitions that extend from
the stomach to the outer skin. Pe-
tween these walls of flesh the carbonate
of lime is deposited and in that way
the coral grows"
Mr.. Bancroft has many specimens Of
coral with him. One kind he calls the
pepper cvral. When touched with the
tongue it will cause tears to run from
the eyes Of the owner of the tonzua
1t is worse than red pepper. The
coral, the traveller says. is not sought
for as it was years ago.
Coral ornaments are not sought for
at present said Mr.. Bancroft, and
until there is craze for them the trade
will not be extensive"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-10-10
mhere Sac Hoped Fer Pa dad CONC.

The daughter of Deacon c. was
q trihe slow. both OF speech and Of
understanding. but as good as the day
is long" After her fathers death, she
was talking with a neighbor who had
Just dropped in. " concerning some Of
the characteristics Of The departed.
Father. said she, was always q
great hand to tend dres. He jest en-
joyed putin in wood n then spreadin'
his hands out 10 feel the warmth.
do hopc'-reacctiyely, and with con-
siderable tenderness in her tone, i do
hope they'll have good fro where
pas gone Lewiston Journal
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-10-10

A story is told OF bright Bangor
lad, whose mother is prominent In
society circles and was entertaining q
party Of lady friends a few afternoons
since. He, with boylike enthusiasm,
was assisting in serving refreshments,
Tow .vd the latter part of the after
noon the little fellow approached his
mother. who was engaged in converse
ton with tho ladies. Holding a plata
OF cakes aloft he remarked in a not
at all subdued tone; Say, mamma,
guess they liked EN- pretty well. for
that's all we've got left. A hearty
laugh went the rounds in which tho
hostess Joined. whie the speaker de-
parted wondering what caused so
much amusement. Bangor CONNER
cial
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-10-10

In these dags ~ earnest care for the
''home market, few facts from the
table Of imports and exports OF 1890
will be interesting and instructive
We imported 1914, 1871, 442 worth Of
agricultural products Of which sugar
and molasses formed nearly one-third,
or SOL, 267, 326, ten, coffee and cocoa
1913, 454. G37, and OF fruits and nuts mcst
of which are not natives OF this conn
try, $50, TAG. All, and Of spices nearly
IS. 600 600 worth IL may be easily
calculated then that about two thirds
Of our agricultural imports. which are
nearly one-half Cor 474) per cent Of
our total imports are Of products OF
other countries which cannot be grown
here, or like sugar do not yield re-
munerative return tor money and la
Dor required in producing them.
But our exports OF agricultural pro-
ducts were nearly three fourths OF our
total exports (74.2 per cent?, or $627, =
PIC, 600. We sent away $3l. 261, 1871
worth OF living cattle and $50, 173, 81
OF beef products, not including hides;
Nvb@i PfH WIZ VI VI Alfb mugs dIih s9Ot-
279, ia more in the various pork pro-
ducts. To 20 with this meat we sent
s154, go, 937 worth OF bread and
breadstufIs, and nearly $13. OC0 600
worth OF butter and cheese to 20 on 1t,
beside s4,O11, $50 worth OF fruit as a
dessert and over 81, $50, 600 worth Of
vegetables.
Again We sent away $3.50, 968, 1872
worth Of cotton TO provide our neigh
Dors with garments. Our agricultural
exports in 1890 exceeded those of 1889
by 500. 400, 300, and our imports were
$l8, 068, 3s2 larger in 1890 than in 1889,
OF which nearly one-hali was in sugar
and molasses, and the remainder nearly
all in other products not grown here.
1t will be- seen that the farmer earns
nearly three-fourths of the money
brought US by our exports to foreign
countries and there is but little that
he can grow for his home market that
he is not producing so aJundantly that
there is but little need of calling upon
other nations 10 supply us with any
thing that will grow here II the
country is not prosperous, it certainly
Is not the fault OF the farmer.