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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-07-03
COREAN WONDERS.
Some Remarkable Things to be seen in
That Country.
St. Louis Republic.

st. Louis Republic
Corea, like the world of the ancient, has
its ''seven wo,dnrs." Briefly stated, they
are as follow: First, hot mineral spring
near Kin-Shantao, TIE healing propertis Of
which are believed to be miraculous. No
matter what disease may affiict the pa
tient, a dip in the water proves efficaci-
Gus. The second wonder is two springs
situated at a considerable distance from
each other; in fact they have the breadth
of the entire peninsula between them.
They have two pecuiarities. When one is
full the other is always empty; and. not
outstanding the obvious fact that they
are connected by subterranean passage,
one is of the bitterest bitter and the other
pure and sweet.
The third wonder is Cold Wave cave, a
cavern from which IA wintry wind per
petually blows. The force of the wind
from the cave Is such that a strong man
can not stand before it. A forest that
can not be eradicated is the fourth Won
der No matter what injury Is done to
the roots Of the trees, which are large
pines, they will sprout up again directly
like the phoenix from her ashes. The
fifth is the most wonderful of all. 1t is
the famous floating stone" 1t stands, or
seems to stand, in front of the palace
erected in it's honor. 1t is an irregular
cube of great bulk,
1t appears to be resting on the ground,
free from supports Gu all sides, but
strange TO say, two men at opposite
ends of Il rope may pass is under the stone
without encounterlng any obstacle what
ever.
The sixth wonder is the "hot-stone, -"
which from remote ages has lain glowing
with heat on the top of high hill. The
seventh and last Corean wonder is drop
of sweat of Buddha. For thirty PAGES
around the large temple in which it is
enshrined, not a blade of grass will grow
There are no trees or flowers inside the
sacred square. Even the animals decline
to profane spot so holy.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-07-03
4 DAKOTA GIRL.
She Loved the Country and Had all the
Company She Wanted,

She Loved the Country and Had all the
Company She Wanted.
Can water my horse at the trough,
there?"
IF he's thursty you can. If he amt
thirsty he won't drink, will 'e?''
The logic Of this answer was overpower-
ing, and looked at the girl in mute sur
prise. She was about 10, h Id tawny hair.
tanned face and an abundant crop of
freckies. She wore her brothers straw
hat and from under its brim there flashed
two bright blue eyes-clear, Intelligent
anO rougiSh.
While my horse was drinking, leaned
against the well curb and glanced at the
surroundings. It was the home of Da-
kota pioneer. 4 shack covered with tar
paper and banked with Sods; to the left
a sod barn matched with long slough
grass; TO the right and between the house
and barn a stretch of ground covered with
chickens and ducks and troop of dogs.
and Uttered with farm implements rang
ing IN size from hoe to a harvester, COM
pleted the scene. On all sides was one
great prairie rolling away to the horizon
with not another house in sight
Ism 1t terribly lonesome living out here
all alone? said | turning to the girl with
a shudder
"Lonesome?" she asked quickly.
''why?"
why? Because you are out of the
world entirely; you have no neighbors, no
society, nothing to amuse yourself with. :"
who asks foI neighbors and society :?
Not |. As for amusement-huh! Guess
| can have all the fun | want hunting
and riding round the country No, |
amt lonesome. I'm a regular Dakota
girl. mister. A land agent down at Bur
ton's was up here once and said: God
made the country and men made the
town, so | guess it IS all right if like the
country best, ain t it?"
She was hard girl TO understand.
Then you never feel lonely?"
Never. Nav ana paw and brother
Then, sometimes, Joel comes over and he 5
all the company we want, or care for"
Joel"
"Yes-Joel Simpson. He took up a
claim over north just to the right of that
cause it's too far out Of sight. If Joel
has good luck with his crops this year
we're going to get married in the fall "
hppV llC II tfANC GOOO NIOpS
80 do l. So does NAV and paw. al,
though they don't like to have me leave
any more'n like to go; but with a sigh
people have got to strike ont for them
selves some time and then you know cher
blue eyes sparkling). like Joel"
And know he must like you, said
Says he does, but"
Liz Liz! amt you ever going to bring
that water? Laws-a-mussy! have you lost
the bucket in the well, or
A tousled head appeared at the door anG
a garruIOus voice died away when the
cause of LIS hardness was discovered.
Ny companion picked up her bucket OIL
water and darted away
yes. NAV, Tm coming. Good bye
mister" and she fastened to the house
Ny horse bad finished drinking during
our very brief conversation and got int
| the buggy and drove away, barked out O
sight by pair of dogs. But from tina
day have ever been impressed with The
frsnkness and independence of at leas
| ore Dakota girl.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-07-03
FARM NOTES.

As rule there is but little gain in at
tempting to help chickens out Of the
shells; the much better plan is to let them
alone.
With nearly or quite all breeds of
poultry those of the same color should he
used 50 that the progeny will be uniform
in size and color.
This Is the season when the farmer
should b. sure to keep ahead of his work.
instead Of letting it get the advantage of
him.
Thinning and TRANSFORMING should be
attended to in the garden before the gard
en- becomes dry again and the hurry of
having lnterferes.
A rich soil Is not suitable for the
growth of the larger kinds of fruit, as it
promotes too rapid growth of wood, and
makes the same thereby tender and more
brittle.
Many farmers make war on the bum
Die bees that build their nests in his hay
field, not knowing that they are his ser
wants to polienize his clover crop. The
clover raised in Australia bore no seed till
humble bees were introduced into that
country.
Sheep do not like tall grass, but prefer
that which is short. They will pick up
quite a large share of their food on fields
that are bat scantily covered. and in wheat
>tubhe they will eat down all young
weeds as FIST as they appear. Sheep are
excellent scdvengers.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-07-03
A Capitol Dome.

The capitol dome at Washington i. the
only considerable dome Of iron IN the
world Il Is vast hollow sphere weigh
ing s, ZOO, 800 pounds. How much is that ?
More than 1000 tons. or almost the
weight Of 10000 fuli-groxn parsons. or
about equal TO 900 loaded coal cars OF four
tons each, which If strung out one behind
the other, would occupy a mile and half
Of track On the very top Of the dome the
allegoricsI fgnre America, . weighing
1885 pounds. lifts its proud head high in
the air. The pressure Of this dome and
figure upon the piers and pillars is Il All
pounds t. the square foot. Ii would, how
ever, require pressure Of 755. 2S6 pounds
to the square foot 70 crush the support Of
the dome The cost Of this immense dome
was little short Of 81 ,000, 900
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-07-03
Graceful Men.
The Pail Mall Gazette

Mr.. Nisbet fell in love with Ceylon, hut
seems to have got mixeG as to details:
A pleasant place to idle in Is this pearl
drop" of India. and altogether novel to
the English eye, with Its temples and
palm groves, its cinnamon gardens, and
ever-changing groupings of gentle-fased
natives. | thought myself an adept at
telling the difference between male and
female until landed at Colombo; bat now
my ideas Of the subject are vague and
doubtful, for, like the lady who came here
and took maid. trusting to external ap-
pearance. | was forever making mistakes
and vowing that the men were women,
the only difference being that the men are
more graceful and beautiful, having the
least WORT 70 do and dressing finer, while
the women work IN the fields and look
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-07-03

Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
GENT y yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Livor and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
tam effectuslly, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro
duced, pleasing to the taste and &C
oeptaple to the stomach, prompt in
its action AID truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from tie most
healthy and agreeable substances, is
nsny excellent qualities commend it
10 sll and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in Soc
and 81 bottles by all leading drug
sists. Amy reliable druggist who
may not have it ON hand will pro
cure 1t promptly for any one who
wishes to try It Do not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA re syrup co.
san fRAso,soo, olL.
Ees1Syux. ~. ASH Ycsk. NJ
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-07-03

Chickens do best when happiest They
do not seem to like or to prosper in a
prison yard. They need shade, grass and
insects. and want to gather these delica-
cies for themselves Even the American
cock seems TO glory in freedom, and has a
clearer ring in his Growing when at perfect
liberty. and the gentle biddies have better
domestic habits under like conditions.
They har1 lily thank you for the Clipped
meat and cut grass you throw into their
narrow yard Fence in a whole orchard
for them They will reward you doubiy
first, with better growth and more product,
and next, will give you better apples and
plums and pears from the chance they
have at the grubs in the perfect fruit that
falls.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-07-03

Ruth Ashmere, writing on subjects of a
special interest to the girls, has this to
say:
The welcome guest is the girl who
knowing the hour for breakfast, appears
at the table at the proper time, does not
keep others waiting, and does not get in
the way by being down half an hour be-
fore the hostess appears.
The welcome guest Is the girl who, if
there are not many servants in the house,
has sufficient energy to take care vt her
own room while one ls,,visiting; and if there
are people whose duty it is, she makes
that duty as Light as possible for them. by
putting away her own belongings, aud in
this way not necessitating extra WORK.
The welcome guest is the one who
knows how to be pleasant to every ntrm-
Der Of the family, aud who yet has lacJ
enough to retire IRON a room when some
special family affair is under discussion.
The welcome guest is the one who does
not find children disagreeable, or the var
ious pets of the household things to be
dreaded.
The welcome guest is the one who, when
her hostess Is busy, can entertain herself
with a book, a BIT of sewing, or writing of
letter
The welcome guest is one who, when her
friends come to see her, does not disar-
range the household in which she is stay
ing that she may entertain them.
The welcome guest is the one who, hav-
ing broken the bread and eaten the salt of
her friend, has set before her lips seal
of silence, so that when she goes from the
house she repeats nothing but the agree
able things that she has seen.
This is the welcome guest, the one to
whom we say goodbye with regret, and
to whom we call out welcome with the
lips and from the heart.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-07-03
"a. AGPIPEs SCARE WOLVES.
The Charms of the Beautiful Bagpipe Fail
to Soothe these Beasts.
Scottish Canada,

An amusing episode of the Peninsular
war seems to prove that even the charms
of our beautiful national bagpipes fail
to soothe these savage beasts. 1t happen
ed that while one of the Highland
regiments was marching across a desolate
part of Spain, one of the pipers, for some
inexplIcable reason, found himself separ-
ated from his comrades. Hating on a
lonely plain he sat down to eat his break
fast, when to his horror, he saw wolves
approaching. When they came very
near, he flung them all the food he had
with him, fully conscious, however, that
this meagre meal would not stay their adj
vance for many seconds. With the calm
ness of desperation he then said: AS
we've had the meat, yell hae the music,
too, " and thereupon be proceeded to blow
up his chanter. No sooner did his IN
welcome guests hear the first ''shrill' of
the pipes than they turned in wild terror
and fed as fast as thsir long legs would
carry them. Said the piper: Had |
thocht We were so fond o the music ye wad
nae gotten it afore meat instead o after"
Then hungrily he went his way, not TO-
getting from time to time to blow a blast
so wild aud shrill as might effectrslly
scare GnY proving foes.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-07-03
Bitter Fruits.

The first lesson that the child learns
when he first runs in the fields is to avoid
certain brilliant berries, flashing in orange
and crimson, and Turing him by grace and
beauty. At the same time he Is taught
that the common brown berries that grow
ON branches and are somewhat hard to
obtain and may wound him cruelty if he
handles them roughly, are both luscious 10
the taste and wholesome. 1t would be a
happy thing for him in after life if he
could be taught as easily to avoid danger
Gus errors IN his career. Bitter berries lie
around him, temptations of every kind; he
is warned that ne cannot be controlled;
that it is left TO him alone to choose the
brilliant berry or the brown. How many
of our brightest and best, who should be
proudly enrolled In the cause of all that is
good and noble, are poisoned early in their
lives, their moral natures dwarfed and
stuDted, so that they become a shame,
rather than blessing to those who love
them best? Who has not seen the brill
liant boy, at TIE head OF his class. leading
his males in al! the daring adventures Of
the playground, possessed OF that danger
Gus and powerful force over his compan-
ions called magnetism-yet with ali this
briliancy hopelessly lacking the moral
force to resist temptation? The grudging
lad who worked beside him, not unlikely
the butt of his class, plods steadily on. He
Is possessed of that rarest OF all character
istlcs. good common sense and Judgment
He slowly and surely discriminates be-
tween evil and good, and In the long run
comes out ahead Of his more brilliant
compeer. The bright boy was the better
fruit. Bow many girl Is fascinated by
the brilliant manners and persuasive
tongue of some snowy man Of the world
and refuses to listen to all reports
Of his questionable career The rude
rough farmer boy whom she has always
known seems common and unattractive
beside him, and yet In all that makes up
the nOblest attributes Of mankind ne Is the
snowy man - superior. No Weakening viii
be more bitter than hers If she chooses the |
brilliant bitter fruit. How seldom It is In
life that that which Is externally most at
tractive Is genuine and best. AL around /
lie bitter aud sweet fruit. Sometimes it
is not our fault that We choose the
''worser part = Not the wisdom Of all !
the sages could hls told u the difference
But there are temptations that lie around /
u which 1t requires only ordinary Judg
ment TO resist-temptation TO debt, dis |
honor, treaeherF, or falsehood- We can /
be true - Il friend and true to ourselves. /
Strange IT Is. having once tasted the bitter I
fruit. We mar become accustomed to the |
flavor and so poison our moral natures /
that we cannot distinguish between good /
or bad
The desire to be brila1r conversation
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-07-03

On tie mo0e
Liver, Stomach, and Bowels
after DR.. Pierce's Pleasant
Pellets have done their work.
It's a healthy movement, too
a natural one. The organs
are not forced into activity
one day, to sink back into a
worse state the next. They're
cleansed and regulated-mild-
ly and quietly, without wrench
ing or gripping. One tiny,
sugar-coated Pellet is all that's
needed as a gentle laxative;
three to four act as a cathar-
tic. They're the smallest,
cheapest, the easiest to take.
Sick Headache, Bilious Head
ache, Constipation, Indigestion,
Bilious Attacks, and all de-
rangements of the Liver,
Stomach and Bowels are
promptly relieved and cured.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-07-03
Churning.

When you are ready to start the churn
the cream should be of a temperature of
81 to "a dogs depending on the season of
the year, and the churn should run about
fifty revolutions per minute, and thirty to
fifty minutes is plenty of time to do the
churning. Now comes the question of
when to stop. Too much is as bad as not
enough. Stop when the butter is in small
particles and the buttermilk will leave it
freely. A little cold water poured in is
great help sometimes. Draw off the but
termilk as long as it will run; then Eli the
churn say about half full of water about
55 dogs. cold and churn ell, hit or ten revo-
lutions. Draw off the water, Eli up as be-
fore and repeat this two OF three times
from MISUNDERSTANDING
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-07-03
BELIEVES IN NOTHING.
Hugh J. Pentlcost Denies the Exist
ence of Heaven and Hades.

New YORK, June 29.-Hugh j. Penti-
cost delivered the last of his Sunday
night lectures of the season in CHECKER
ing Hall last evening before a large
audience. His subject was, What
Believe" He gave the following as his
creed:
Il believe there is no God. | believe
there is no supreme person who is in
personal relations 10 human beings,
hearing and answering prayer | be-
ieve there are no devils. no demons,
no angels, no conscious perN nal exist
ence after death, nc such places or con-
ditions as heaven or nell, and that the
bible, like all other books, is purely
human production. | believe the
church is an entirely imaginary lnsti-
tuition. l believe there is no state.
The state, like God and the church is a
wholly imaginary thing"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-07-03
Pieplant Culture.

Rhu5arb or pie-plant may be propagated
either from seed or by division ii the roots.
Ii much is wanted the former is the bet
ter method. Sow the seed thinly about
an inch deep, in drills foot apart, in
early spring. Keep the ground clean and
in October transplant to rich ground pre-
viously stirred to depth of 18 inches and
richly mauured. In transplantipg set
plants at intervals of 3 feet, in rows feet
apart The first year beans, peas, lettuce,
ETC., may be grown between the rows. In
early winter, each year, cover the ground
with a few inches of manure which should
be thoroughly spaded in, in the spring.
The stalks are sold by the pound and
usually come to market tied in lunches 6
or inches in diameter
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-07-03
Encts in Short Order.

The male of the silkworm moth travels
at the rate of one hundred miles a day.
The average cost OF constructing mile
of railroad In the United States at the
present tine is about thirty thousand dol
lars.
The number of passengers carried by all
the railroads in the world averages six
million day.
1t would take all the Lancashire cotton
factories four hundred years to spin
thread long enough to reach the nearest
star at the present rate of production of
about one hundred and ffty-fve million
miles per day.
Teachers salaries in The United States
annually amount to mora than sixty mil
lion dollars.
In average condition, turnip seed may
increase Its own weight Is times minute
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-07-03
Granulated Honey

Toprevent comb honey from granulating
it should be kept in a warm room
with free circulation of air. In
such d place granulation may be kept
IF as long as possible A cool damp place
will run any honey in the comb in short
time. When once graduated we know of
no way to liquefy it except to m cit the
honey and comb; e wax will then cake at
the top, and can be removed. Even then
the honey will granuate if exposed to the
ink
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-07-03

ments should be simple, have every frame
moyeable, and give ease of access to every
part. Neither should it be too expensive
There Is not enough in the business to
Justify an expensive hive. The days for
% patent hives have gone by. and as [
said before. the farmer has no use for them.
bees Will store just as much honey in a
na1l keg as they will in the most improved
hive. but the trouble with the nail key
Is, you cannot get tho honey without de-
stroyIng the bees. If you do this. and
nave mora honey than you want for
family use, it is in such a shape that it Is
ha-d TO find market for it. Or, if You
do. 1t will be at greatly reduced rates.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-07-03
Ree-K.epius for Farmers

There Is no patent on anything in the
shape of bee hive that farmer needs.
| do not mean 70 say, writes a correspond
ent of Nebraska Farmer. that there are no
patent hives, for there are great many;
but the most of them are not worth TO the
farmer the lumber out Of which thes are
made. " henever / man begins to
talk patent bee hives, or farm right to
manufacture them, the farmer will save
great deal of time and money f he will
suddenly remember that he has some ur-
gent business that he must see TO at once.
He should make it point never to be talk
ed into buying patent hive. While he
does not need a patent hive. he does
need a good, improved. hanging frame
hive. upon which there Is no patent. A
good hive is the first requisite to success In
beekeeping. a hive to Eli the require