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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-11-20
Natures Te Deum.

Deep in the woods | hear the anthem ringing,
Along the messy aisles where shadows lie;
1t il the matin hour the choir Il sin ing
Its sweet Te Deum TO the King on high.
The stately trees seem quivertng with emotion,
And tremble in an eCstaCy OF l.usiC rare,
AS If they feel the stirrngs of devotion,
Touched by the dainty fingers of the air.
The grasses grow enraptured az they listen,
And join their yerdant voices with the choir,
And Zip their tiny blades that CLEAN and glisten
As thrilled with fragrant fanCies Of desire.
The broOklet answers to the calling river.
And singing slips away through arches dim,
Its heart runs over, and IL must deliver
Unto the King Of kings IT. liquid hymn.
shower Of melody and then 1utter
OF many wings, the birds are praising too,
And in harmony of cong they utter
Their thankfulness to Him, their Master true
In tearfulness listen and admire
The great TIE Deum nature kneeling sings
An, sweet indeed is Gods majestic choir,
When all the world In one pure anthem rings
Then pealed the belle, more loud and deep
God Is not dead, nor doth He sleep
The wrong shall fail, the right prevail,
with peace on earth, good will to men
-Longfellow,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-11-20
TuE ADJUSTABLE RiNG
And How n Handsome Young Lady a.
Mad. Indignant.

II was handsome solitaire, aud she
evidently desired the jeweler 10 know that
IL was Der engagement ring,
81 would like TO have this ring cut
down to suit my finger" said the hand
soonest heart smashsr rs she nourlshed,
the brilliant ring before the eyes of the
jcweler.
The jeweer took the ring and smlled--
he had seen IL before.
81 can fix that in minute, he replied.
ScrewinR magnifying glass in his eye
and taking n small sharp. pointed instru-
mcnt in his hand, he touched minute
button on the inside OF the ring md made
IL the exact size, saying as he place 70 ON
her finger, You see, these rings are
made in this manner for the reason that
they are worn by 20 many different people;
it Is n great convenience.
The young lady sailed out OF the store
burning with Indignation, and The reason
she did mol fly was because she did not
have the wings What did she thnk 2
loL know and IL is only necessary to
state that she did not wear the ring.
Another girl has IL now, hut this time
the jeweeI was not permitted TO touch the
button-the young man did II himself
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-11-20

An ordinary flock of fowls may be easily
and rapidly graded up to high standard
10y introducing well-bred mate each
spring. Then selling off all except the
pullets Sc produced, and mate them the
next year with new mate of such breed
as you may desire In this manner I'M
provement may be made, and the expense
will be but triaing. 1t Will not cost any
more for food, nor require any more elab-
crate or expensive houses than for common
fowls, while the hanging of males will
add vigor and hardness, and the profit
will be largely increased by the better
prices than can always be obtained for
better stock
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-11-20
Sh, tier for Sheep.


Iowa sheep breeders differ in opinion as
to the utility or uselessness of shelter for
sheep. As shepherd when young man,
this question of profit or loss was decided
by the condition of the sheep in their
Capability to weather the winter storms.
If in health sound in muscular and tieshy
development, round and plump and fairly
developed in fleece, ey could withstand
the winter weather well. In addition to
these things their spinal column should be
covered with spine fat. They be half
fat, and sure to do well anywhere with
plenty to eat" In beef cattle for feeders,
outdoor thin steers, that have been stunt.
ed as calves, prodded by the black fly pest
and half of their blood sucked through
their skin by these tormenters, having lit
tie flesh and no fat in the fall no matter
how good the shelter and feed may be, it
takes a full year to recover their health, so
as to make reasonable progress, in the
possession of the feeder who fits them for
market, and when sold they always mar
the price of tho we'll bred and well ted
beasts which they are among. In the
stock yards the buyer will pass every prime
steer at glance and point out ever Hide
veloped beast, on purpose to break the
price asked for the best beeves, that are
well worth the money. In horses raised
for the city's demand, for heavy freight.
ing or general purpose horse, those bred
reared and fully developed outdoors with
plenty to eat all the year round sell and
wear the best Those that are seldom fec
but have plenty to feed on all the time are
the best every way Feed enough fol
two horses and only one on it, " is con
dition of things that is the wisest econ
omy. IT'S true, It's pity" but fat ami
mails can and do take good care of them
selves outdoors, while lean heshed, ilI-favor'
ed animals shiver in the stables, because
of scrub farmers.
RICHARD BAKER, JR.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-11-20

Do you want good early garden next
year? If so, now is the time to make
preparation On majority OF farms the
first thing needed is 70 get rid OF the weed
seed, for the garden will be found oyerrun
with weeds that have matured seed. pass
gardens daily where there Is enough weed
seed matured on each square rod to thor
oughly seed an acre, If, as | suspect,
YOUR garden is in this condition, get a load
of straw and spread carefully over it so AS
lot to shatter the seed off any more than is
necessary, and in the middle of the day,
when there is good breeze, set hire to 1t,
and you can destroy most OF the seed, and
do it much easier than you can kill them
with the hoe after they come up. When
you have burned them, write a pledge
agreeing to forfeit $50, to be paid to your
wife, if you ever allow a crop of weeds to so
to see on your garden again. ! would not
have Il crop of weeds go 20 seed on my
suarter-aCre garden for SIS, for | well re-
member the labor of Cudvatlng II The
first FIVE years after | made garden of it,
and now, for more than 20 years there has
not weed been allowed to go TO seed on
it, and the labor Of cnltivating it is less
than half what it was For more than
20 years past | have plowed my garden in
the fall, and | not only can plant it a
week or Two earlier but | also have a
much better seed bed, and that with very
little labor. | would not get this result il
| had plowed the garden in one land md
left it fiat, and, indeed managed in this
way it might be in worse condition than II
| had not plowed it ut all. plow in lands
nbOut rs feet wide hack -furrOWing so rs
to get the middle high, and then with a
round pointed shovel clean MI the loose
earth out of the dead burrows, and open
the lowest end so that the water will NOT
stand in the burrows, but at once run off
When spring opens these lands dry OF
early, and all that is necessary to ma Ike a
perfect seed.bed is to harrow it and run
over it with light plank drag.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-11-20
GOLD sUIPM ENTS.
Tho Specie Room ON sbipbosrd, and Row
II Ia Secured

In these days of heavy gold shipments
the specie room on the steamship is very
important institution II is located in an
cut of-the-way place amidships, under The
saloon. Few Of the passengers know OF
its existence, or OF the valuable treasure
that is carried across tho oce8n with them.
The room varies slightly on different ships,
but il usually about l6 feet long by 10 feet
wide, and 3 feet high. IL il constructed
OF steel plates oEe.qUarter OF an inch
thick and strongly ,iveted together. The
floor, the ceiling and the walls are all Of
steel plates. There is heavy door also
made Of steel II is provided with two
English "Chrb' locks, variety Of cnmbi-
nation lock that is said 10 be burglar
proof The gold and silver is usually in
bars. but occasionally quantity Of coin
in bags il shipped This was the case
when the heavy shipments OF gold were
made last spring. The Majestic is credit.
ed with carrying the largest quantity, her
strong box having 81, SOC, 90 inirusted to
II for safe keeping John X Gould, in
November Scribner.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-11-20
To Ne Kind IL kingly.

If we were only little more tender one
with the other, how much sweeter, brighter
the world would scent and sweeter and
brighter to both ourselves and those who
engage our kindness ana long suffering
How much misery grows out Of needless
Misunderstanding and needless criticisms
II i. not that the hawthorn is more fra
grant to-day than yesterday, but that to.
day We have a soul to drink its breath 1t
is not that men are more full q fanIt than
z cd. but that we have net eyes 10 see nor
hearts to echo the good in them Be
kind. II is kinglv and, more thar all, il
is Christ ike. Pacifc Methodist Aiyo
cate.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-11-20

during the time Donovan MANAGED &c
Shooi two superb ducks that were f,vins
90 tue MSGcltSu .NS'&2 pelaSo, It beng SIX
nalixed by NO event ot Importance, The
weather continued delightful during the
entire voyage aud the water comparative,
ly calm, The shores seemed deserted, but
Il was probably all for the best that the
youthful marincrs encountered none Of
the natives VI these regions who are not
always in a very hoSpjtahlc mood, Once
or twice during the night fires were seen
on some ot the islands, but no Indian was
visible ON the shores.
On the nth OF February the boat en-
tered the Strait of Magellan through
Smiths Channel, which lies between the
coast ot Queen Adelatde'S Island and cliffs
ot King WilNam'S'lApd On their right
lowered Mt Saint Anne, while to thcu
left, at the further end OF Beaufort BAY,
doomed up several magnificent snow. cap
ped peaks, the tallcSt ot them being the
mountains seen by Britain ON the occasion
Z of his trip Ia the eastern coast OF Hanover
island
All on board were we'll, and the sca-ait
certainly agreed with Donovan, for ho ate
heartily slept Souudly, and now felt strong
euou N 10 ~ ashore Whenever an oppors
tuuity offered,
Ga the l!ih o, FyordaY the boat oam,
in 81 M az T1mov lS'ani hVt as tho har.
Dor or rather the creek ot that name WA
dcsvr,yd ,t tuv ltutv, hNaaN, attvu having
rouu 'nl Clp' NNmNS stCCrcd his bark In
a south rNstrrlv direction across l,c strait
Gu uav sale aNvlvNvd the ilat stcutv
plains OF Dissolution Island, ON the other
the capriciu,s'" 'H 'NN'ed shores OF Crook,
er's Peninsula, aud AFTER passing Cape
Frowavd it was tle ra,lUl a~,ppyr'S in
teution 10 sail alul. tae coast ul the pen
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-11-20

fill the barrel with saturated brine, and be
assured that your side pork is well packed,
1t is wise to watch the brine, however, il
the weather is warm, and if 1t looks the
least red or moldy pom it off, scald and
skim it, and when cold drain it into the
barrel If there is not enough brine to
cover the meat, put AS much salt into a
pail of water as will be dissolved, and then
turn il in tothe barrel
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-11-20
Orchards.

As a rule, orchards should not be pIowed
in the fall, and especially if they are in
grass The injury to roots at this time
would be repaired 10y the tree if it were not
for freezing of the soil often below where
the root was shortened. In such cases
roots freeze injuriously, when they would
not be harmed if they had not been prun
ed 1t is, perhaps, in minor degree, like
the greater coldness to a cut fnger from
cold weather as compared with one that
has not been injured,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-11-20
FARM AND HOME.
1ELEGRAPHING MAMMA
voopuoUsENEEPING

AIS this the telegraph Office
Asked a childish voice one day,
AS l noted the click of my instrument
With its message from far away,
As | ceased, turned; at my elbow
Stood the merest scrap OF boy,
Whose childish face was all aSiow
With the light Of sudden Joy,
The golden curls on his forehead
Shaded eyes Of the deepest blue,
As il a bit of the summer sky
Had left in them its hue.
They scanned my office rapidly,
From ceiling down 10 door,
Then turned on mine their eager gaze,
As he asked the question Ger.
els this the tel graph ofices"
at is, my little man.
! said, "pray tell me what you want,
And III help you all can.
Then the blue eyes grew more eager,
And the breath came thick and fast;
And saw within the chubby hands,
folded paper grasped.
"Nurse told me" he said, that the lightning
Come down on the wires some day
And my mamma has gone 10 heaven,
And I'm lonely since she away,
For my papa is very busy,
And hasn't much time for me,
So thought I'd write her letter.
And I've brought it for you TO see
1--WE printed il big, 80 the angels
Could read out quick, the name,
And carry it straight TO my mamma,
And tell her how it came;
And now, won't you please to take II,
And throw it up good and strong,
Against the wires in a tunder shower
Aud the lightning will take 1t along
An what could tell the darling
For my eyes were filling fast,
| turned away TO hide the tears,
But cheerfully spoke at last
"Tll do the best en-, my child
Twas all that l could say.
"Thank you" he said the scanned the sky,
"Do you think Ii will tunder to-day
But the blue sky smiled in answer,
And he sun shOne dazzling bright,
And his face, as he slowly turned away,
Lost some OF its gladstone light,
"But NURSE he said, off stay so long,
Won't let me come any more;
So good bye, III come and see yon again
Right after funder shower"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-11-20

When tobacco stems are abundant and
cheap they make very good fertilizer to
pillow under, or to use as a mulch around
fruit trees or among small fruit. They kill
or drive away many species Of insects,
and are therefore especially valuable on
land that is to be sown next spring with
turnips, radishes and onions, if the land is
thought likely to be infested with grubs
that troubles those roots.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-11-20
Curing Pork.

The following plan for curing pork has
the experience of years to back Its excel.
lence: The barrel in which the pork is to
be picked must be perfectly clean. If a
barrel is used for this a second time il
must be clean,ed perfectly, for if a suspic.
ion Of faint remains the meat will spoil.
A barrel which has held any KIND OF
liquor will not keep porK, but a molasses
barrel with salt.
Cover the bottom OF the barrel with
salt Put in a layer Of pork. turning the
rinds toward the side Of the barrel and
packing the pieces as closely as possible.
Fill all space anu cover the meat with
saIt Continue to pack in this way until
the cask Is nearly fall, using an
extra allowance Of salt for the top. Fit a
loard to the top Of the neat, and keep il
place With two or three clean stone, Nov
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-11-20

He who forglVeth much IJveth much.
When a man has lost his opportunity
he doesn't know where to look for it
again.
The man who is such slave to habit
that be has to stand on the platform of
a street car and blow smoke into the faces
of the passengers in full brother 10 the
man who hired out TO feed swine.
Let every man be occupied, and occupied
in the highest employment of which his
nature is capable, and die with the m
sciousness that he has done his best.-SId-
new Smith.
Influence is TO an individual what flavor
is to fruit, or fragrance TO the flower; and
no one can define the limit of that lIau.
ence which constantly and imperceptibly
escapes from our daily lives.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-11-20
CHAPTER Xxx.

IN THE CHANNELS AND SOUNDS - HEAD
WINDS -THg STRAIT or MAGELLAN TIP
GRAFTON RETURN 70 AucKLAgD-AF
ENTHUSIASTIC WELCOME - EVANS AID
CONCLUSION.
IL IL hardly necessary 10 give detailed
account q this voyage through the watsss
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-11-20

One quart Of cornmeal, one pint of -four,
one pint of thick, sour milk. one egg. two
tablespoonfuls of molasses, one teaspoon
full Of soda; mix all together. adding the
white Of an egg we'll beaten last, steam
one hour in a two quart pail and bake 10
or Is minutes 10 brown.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-11-20

~ the "~louglu, matured and disciplined
by the severe ordeal through which they
had passed, that ON their return the little
boys were almost big boys, and the big
boys almost men,
IruE END
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-11-20
THE HOUSEHOLD.

RICHARD BAKER, JR.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-11-20
FOSSIL INSECTS.

ruE ENpl
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-11-26
The Art of Christmas Giving.


1t has been nearly two Thousand years
since the first beautiful Christmas gift
came or earth, and it was received with
gladness and joy by the shepherd and
king alike. To-day, In memory of that, l
give you some little tlifie, because l love
you, but | give it 30 unpfaciously you scarce
ly like to take 1T, writes Ruth Ashmore in
the December Ladies' Home journal. A
pretty way to send q gift is to DO it up in one
of the colored tissue papsrs. tie it with the
extremely narrow ribbon that can be bought
for q few pennies, the whole twelve yards,
and 80 give your friend the pleasure of un-
Iretty ribbons and of coming to the sur
prise at last, the something for which she
has lonRed for many q day. now a wo-
man who has wanted n pincuBhion for ten
years, who in that tims has gotten two dia-
mond bracelets and innumerable things,
but the long-lcoked for pincushion has
never come. fhe still hopes for it, and be-
Loves ttat this year will certainly bring it.
You say, why not buy itY" Well, now,
who ever bought a pincushion without the
intention of giving it to somebody else?
Give with a loving and full heat, and
and never, under any circumstances, give
that which You beRrudge. Such a glft will
bear no fruit for you, not even the honest
fruit of thanks. You can quote as many
times as you rant that unto him that
hath shall be given" and so it shall, be-
cause it is just this way, my friend. You
possess the gifts of gen.lenes. and gracious
ness, of politeness and of goodness, and
these are gifts that call others to
them. If people are cross and dissgreeable
there is very slight inclination to wish
them a Merry Christmas; if they are irrita-
bic and snappish nobody care whether they
are blessed with a Christmas present o,
not. but unto her who hath the graces that
l have cited, will certainly com 8 a basket
full of good gifts. pressed down, shaken
together, and running ove,."
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-11-26
SWEET GIRL TYpEwRITERs.
Havo They y nctser han Than Those
More Iiomsix Grown.

Havo They y neteer Chance Thar Those
More Iiomsix Grown.
They were talking about wolGan's place
and work III the world, aud II remained for
the meek little woman in the corner TO start
tho ball OF arguments rolling. She said:
ID You think-providing they are
equally capahic-a pretty woman has a bet
ter chance in the world of work than a plain
onep".
Hitherto thoy had agreed on everything.
Now they began to disagree violently. Z.
mo. indeed" said tho se~lf-opinionated
woman by tho fire. place. "a homely
woman, neatly dressed. stands a much bet
ter chance than q pretty one. Men can see
at y glance that tho pretty woman IS good
for nothing. She has been accustomed to
admiration and attention all her life. She
still expects it whore she works. On the
other hand the plain woman, having never
had admirers, has no notions ABOUT her
self and ia usually ~cleyerar because she has
had more time to devote to cultiyating her
mind"
Nov, you're wrong there" said the
pretty woman in a tailor-made frook. TO
be sure a plain woman stands a better
chance than an overdressea beauty, but a
pretty woman dressed quietly and stylishly
has the best chance of anybody"
Nonsense" said n OF the men. II
WOuluu y Hire u ptotbJ aVouVSiuPAoA ~
any consideration"
''And l wouldn't have a homely one IN
my office" put in another.
And ono woman who listened to all this
in silence felt so puzzled that the next time
she saw her editor-in-ohief she propounded
this query: Does a pretty newspaper wo-
man stand a better ohanoe with an editor
than a homely one?' Whereupon he re-
piled sen~tentiously:
st depends on the editor"
Which left her more puzzled than before.
York Recorder.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-11-26
ARE THEY IN MONTANAs
Two Well Known People of Dubuque ID
appear the Same Day.

Two Well Known People of Dubuque Dis.
appear the Same Day.
DUBUQUE, Iowa, Nov. 25.-Society circles
in this city are aRitated over the discovery
that Mrs. NJ. q. Duncan, wife of the score
tary of the Worlds Industrial Accident
Insurance association of this city, is miss
ing. Her husband and si1-year-old son
do not know where she has gone. Mrs.
Duncan left her home last Thursday morn
ing, informing her mother. who was visiting
her, that she was going to the dressmaker's
Mr.. Duncan. who was absent from home,
was suddenly called back by a telegram from
his office requesting his presence to attend
to important business. When he reached
home it was late at night and he found his
wife away from home. He thought hrs
wife had goneto her sisters to remain.
The next day she did not appear, nor could
she be found. She had taken all her cloth
ing and jewslry from the house from time
to time and when all had been secured she
left the city. John d. Bush, Jr., a member
of a wealthy family here is also missing.
He disappeared the same day that Mrs.
Duncan's absence was noted. His father
died some years ago, leaving a large estate
in the hands of his wife, who lavished IN
limited favors upon her son. She recently
bought him an interest in a brewery in
Montana and it is believed that he has Rone
to that state.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-11-26
Reclamation of Arid Lands.

Tie reclamation of alkaline lands at
Fresno. CAL. has been effected by Mr.. John
s. Dore, in n simple and inexpensive way,
according to the sacramento Bee. Mr..
Dore had a vineyard Of sixty acres, planted
in 1888. The vineyard was irrigated ut the
surface az ICON az planted, and since then
sub-itrigation has bSsn used. Tho land
being spotted with alkali, Mr.. Dors selected
a spot about an apricot tree which had
died, and aent soil from different
depths to three feet to Professor HilRard, of
the state university, for analysis. The an
Rlyses showed the samples at the surface To
to be very heavily i~mpreguated with
alkali, while some distance below the
amount Was said to be merely sufficient to
act as a good fertilizer. Mr.. Dore there
upon mixed the surface soil with that SOM
six and eight inches below, and thereafter
secured n good growth of vines.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-11-26
Afraid of the Baptists.

uncle" Jason is a colored preacher who,
in his way, is as original as Sam Jones. He
recently preached a sermon in which he
said that during a trance he was taken to
heaven, and while there he saw the Metho-
dists, the PresbyteIians and the Episcopa-
lians way off on one side.
"And whar wur de Baptists?" asked q
brother in the congregation.
'Dsy was right at de throne" said Uncle
Jason.
How dey come dar?"
"Well. dc Lawd say de Baptis' am such
Unreliable raskals he had to keep 'em wha'
he kin git his hands on 'em!"-Atlanta Con.
atitntiof.