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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-02-12
FARM AND HOME.
THE LAST SHALL BE FIRST.
WALTER W. sKEAT.

Who would not haste to do some mighty
thing,
If safe occasion gave it to his hand,
knowing that, at Its close, his name wouic
ring,
Who would not hear with JOY some great com
Bidding him dare TO earn glorious name?
The task is easy that secures US fame.
But. abl how seldom comes the trumpet call
That stirs the pulse AMI fills the veins with
flame,
When victory asks fierce effort, once for ALL
And smiling fortune points way to fame
Alonp some path of honor, free from blame.
To one. the call to do great deeds speak loud,
To one amid a vast unhonored crowd.
For otherwise the common lot Of man,
Our hourly toll but seeks the means TO live;
Our dull monotonOus labor knows no plan,
Save that which stern necessity doth give,
Our earnings fill an overlooking sieve:
Our task fulfilled, another still succeeds,
And brief neglect brings oyergrowth of weeds.
And hopelessness gives way to mad despair
Some murmur at, yea, curse the scheme di
vine
That placed them where the saws of frettinG
Across their brows deepening channel wear.
For them, no springtide speaks of hope re
newed,
But changeless wintry skies above them brood.
Oh. fools and bindl This world is not the
goal,
But sbapes us for larger world unknown;
The yilest slave, that keeps pa lent soul,
Shall vet rank higher than the sensual drone
Who seeks to please his worthless self alone.
If humbest toll be hardest, yet be sure
He most shall merit who can most endure
The Academy
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-02-12
FARM NOTES.

Regularity in feeding is as essential 10
the hen house as the COW stables. Give
the hens fair chance and see what they
viii d..
Fruit growers who flock together III one
district, thereby produce more than their
near by market can use, do not usually
get as good profits as more isolated grow
ers, who Can sell their whole product at
home.
Those men who say the curculio is II
benetactor to the fruit grower have =
happy faculty of looking on the bright
side of things. They claim he prevents
over PRODUCTION Individually we should
choose over production as the lesser evil.
The cow that makes 300 pounds of but
ter a year pays her owner about $50
year profit more than the one that makes
only $50 pounds. That is the interest or
$3.50 How many farmers are there VIC
would think she was not worth $50 more,
We have been advising you for some
months past to plant trees in the fan.
Now we shall counsel GU to plant them III
the spring. The reason for this is that
the sooner you do it the better, without
regard to the season, if only you do 1t
well.
It is a good time now to study into tie
cost and the value Of the apparatus for
spraying fruit trees. Spraying has come
to be a potent factor In fruit culture, and
the careful grower would be; ter ] )ln the
procession tnan sheer at Ii.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-02-12

GEORGE EDWARD wooDBEBRY.


q land beloved!
Nv country, dear, my ownl
MAY the young heart that moved
For the weak words atone: . $3.50, -,
The mighty Iyre not mine, nor the full breath OF
song ,,
To happier sons shall these belong,
Vet doth the first and lonely voice
Of the dark dawn the heart rejoice,
While sfill the loud choir sleeps upon the oough'
And never greater love salutes thy brow
Than his who seeks thee now.
A lien the sea and salt the foam
Whsreer ii bears him from his homei
And when he ieaps TO land,
4 lover treads the strand,
Precious In every stone,
No little inch Of all the broad domain
But he would stcop to kiss and end his pain,
Feeling thy lips make merry with his own;
But oh, his trembling reed too freil
To bear the time all hall
Faiu IL my heart and ebbing with the passion o.
thy praise!
The poets who cannot fail,
Happy are they who sing thy perfect days
Happy am I who see the long night ended,
In the shadows Of the age that bore me,
A II the hope Of mankind blending,
Earth awaking, heaven descending,
While the new day eteadfastly
DOmes the blue dead over thee
Happy am who see the vision splendid
IN the glowing of the dawn before me,
All the grace of heaven blending,
Man arising, Christ descending
While God'p hand in secrecy
Builds thy bright eternity.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-02-12
The Glover Field.

A good clover field, cut the first time for
the hay crop and the second time fol- seed,
will give net return that is not excelled
In very many of the staple branches of
agriculture. The hay crop should equal
at least two ons per acre, and an average
value would be perhaps Sc per ton. A
s and sufficiently good to give this amount
of lay should yield four bushels of seed
to the acre, worth say $3.50 per bushel.
Then there remains some late pasture and
the straw from the seed crop which have
some feeding value, say the two together
are worth 81 per acre This would give a
total return of $50 per acre, an amount
often exceeded by such management of a
good clover field. The expenses incurred
in making these crops are not very heavy.
considerably less than in making and har-
vestlng corn crop Farmers who are
keeping more land under the pillow than
they can well handle might find it wise TO
seed down good portion to clover and
handle as above. Sow on the wheat with
the last snow. and you will be pretty sure
of catch.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-02-12
Desirable Cover for Hives.

In a.recent issue of the American Bee
Journal, the following query was asked
and answered: (Which is the more desir-
able for hives "a fat cover or q gable
roof?"
There were eighteen replies to this
query. Fifteen of these answered "a fat
cover The editor was included among
the advocates of a fat cover, and said
that IF the hive slopes little to the
front all the advantages of a gable roof
are obtained, without any of its disad-
vantages." J. P. H. Brown replied
Flat, if to be covered with tin; but, if
no metal covering, prefer a gable. Mr..
Mapjn expressed a preference for a gable
roof. 6. NJ. Doolittle wrote that he used
fat cover overlaid with tin, which is
painted white.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-02-12
Electro Culture.

Bulletin No. Is Of the Hatch MASS.
station furnishes a brief summary of re-
suits in electro culture gathered from
various sources (mostly European also
some exp eriments made at the station with
lettuce grown under the influence OF
dynamic electricity Several plots were
prepared In the greenhouse. Frames were
put together and across them were run
copper wires in series of from four to nine
strands, each separated by a space about
four inches wide and the strands by a
space of one-haf inch. These frames
were buried in the soil or two electric
plots, each furnished with two common
battery bells, so arranged as to allow con-
lnuouS current to pass through each
series OF wires. Near each was plot
without the electrical apparatus
In the electric plots lettuce plants of the
head variety were set directly over the
wires, so that The roots came III contact
with the latter. The plants were we'll
watered, and cared for In the same man
ner as those in the plots without eiectri-
city. Fist ana second experiments were
tried ana, every thing considered, the re-
suits were in favor of electricity. Those
plants subjected to the greatest electrical
influence We're harder, healthier, larger,
had better color aad were much less af-
fected by mildew than the others.
From what has already been learned it
would appear employed by nature to aid in
supplying the plant with nourishment
and to stimulate It's growth.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-02-12
Give the Children Work.

F1@beI says that children learn too
much Of the uniformed and formless, and
too little work; although the learning by
work is immGasurably more impressive
and comprehensive, and causes more
living, continuous development in self
and in the children. There is no child,
and later no coy and youth, whatever may
be his rank or position, who should not
daily devote at least one or two hours of
earnest activity to the production of some
definite outside work
The present home education, as well as
the school education, says a writer, leads
the child to bodily inactivity and laziness
III respect to work; an immense amount of
human power remains thus undeveloped
and an immense amount is wholly lost
Give the little folks a part of the home
burdens to EAR and they will be happier,
wiser, and better.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-02-12
Which VIII You Do?

Which will you do, smile and make
others happy, or be Grabbed and make
every body around you miserable? You
can live among flowers and singing birds,
or in the mire surrounded by fogs and
frogs. The amount OF happiness which you
can produce is incaIculabe, if you will
only show a smiling face, a kind heart
and speak pleasant words. On the other
hand, by sour looks, cross words and a
fretful disposition you can make hundreds
unhappy almost beyond en- lure nee Which
WILL you do? Wear pleasant counte-
nance, let Joy beam in your eye, and love
grow on your forehead. There is no Joy
so great as that which springs from d NInd
act or pleasant deed, and you may feel It
at night when you rest, and at morning
when you rise, throughout the day when
about your daily business.-Texas Advo
CAGE.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-02-12

! have learned in whatsoever state am,
Herewith to be content.
If men had to be judged by men, no.
body would ever get to heaven.
Pride and shame are twins, though
they do not look DIT alike.
Spiritual dyspepsia is a great deal
harder TO cure than the other kind.
More people fail from encouragement
than from misfortune.
Fretful people always shut out the sun
shine and grumble about the arkness.
The man who can ply fifty cents on the
dollar, and will only pay twenty-five is a
robber.
In the day of prosperity we have many
I refugees to resort to; in the day Of ad-
versity only one. H. Bonar.
When q man lives in God. his voice
shall be as sweet as the murmur Of the
brook and the rustic of the corn.-Emer-
son.
As grain bringeth increase, not when it
lieth In heap in the garner, but when
scattered upon the land so are spiritual
graces best approved, not by keeping them
! together, but oy distributing them abroad.
-Sanderson.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-02-12
Comfort of Amin ais

The comfort of the animals intrusted to
our care should be considered as a duty.
We are commanded to subdue, but not to
abuse them. The saving of manure should
not De the only plea for using proper bed
ding, but the comfort of the animal means
good health, good work, or products, and
a good disposition. Horse manure should
not remain long where it can heat, or the
ammonia fumes blind the horses eyes.
Mixing of the different kinds of manure
makes the stable more sweet and saves
much in the quality of the manure, as it
can thus be better preserved from over
heating.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-02-12
SNOW-CLAD NOUN
How the IceIanders Dispose of Their
Babies While They GO to Church

Babies While They GO to Church
Ia such cold regions as Greenland, Ice
land and the mountains of Switzerland
snow is very plentiful; on the Alps it is to
be seen the whole year round.
In some places dogs are trained to guild,
| travellers from one point to another through
| the deep snow. They are not large like
tue St. Bernard dogs, who are so bright
and intelligent in finding travellers who
have become lest on their way through the
deep and binding sno of the mountains,
! out small wolfsh-looking dogs, with long,
shaggy hair to keep them warm.
These dogs are very strong and swift
and when harnessed in pairs, from four to
six or eight, they will draw well-flled
sleigh with their master upon it, and
rapidly travel miles at a time. He holds
the reins tight and guides the dogs by
his voice, or long whip or lash snapped
in the direction he would have the leaders
! turn.
We must now tell you something am"s-
ing of the Icelanders. They are an intel
! ligent and religious set of people. They
have places of worship, and in some in
stances travel many miles in the colo &C
reach them. Well bundled up in furs, the
whole family goes-baby and all And
what do you think they do with their babies
during the service? Bury them just out,
side the church door. They make a hole
In the deep snow, place their babies in it,
cover them all up warm, leaving out only
rheir heads, well wrapped up in deep tul
caps or hoods. Then they set their faith,
ful dogs Oh guard.
\ funny way, is it not, Of disposing d
them? The snow is like a soft feather
cushion to them, and the playful dogs
keep them wide awake and happy until
they are taken out of their snow cradle
| Even if one or more of them should drop
off TO sleep, no harm would come to them
on clear day, with their heads well pro-
tected above the snow and the faithful
dogs to watch over them.
Up In the Arctic regions, where vessels
have been sent on voyages of discovery, OF
TO recover lost travellers in search OF The
North Pole, men bury in different places
a quantity of their supplies to keep them
! safely
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-02-12
Help Wanted in the Red River Valley.

| The farmers la the R I'd River Valley. ON
both the Minnesota and Dakota side, are
/ complaining seriousl y about the scarcity
| of farm hands in those states. Last season
! the crops there were unusually heavy. and
owing to the lack Of farm hands it was
utterly impossible to cut, stack and thresh
| all the grain. AS a consequence, thousands
| OF acres of grain are still unthreshed. the
| shocks and stacks standing untouched and
the fields unplowed. Unless TIE farmers
can get help in the spring, the acreage will
| of necessity be seriously deere ased, which
is to be regretted, as the ground IN the
Red River Valley was never SO full of
water as it is this season.
Mr.. Jacob Lowell. of Fargo, n. D., es-
Inmates that 10000 men will be required
for springs work in the Red River Valley
alone. 6. w. loom, of Stephen, Mimi,
makes exactly the same estimate. These
two gentlemen are utterly unknown to one
another, and therefore the similarity Of
opinion is significant. ]. D. Lakin, edi-
tor of the Tribune, Mayville, n. D, says
| that his neighborhood neeoS 300 men.
| When one district demands so many the
estimates given above are by no means ex-
! travagant In fact were each locality to
need as many, Is, 900 would be nearer the
figures than 10000.
Many of the young men left North Da-
kota for the Pacific coast-attracted there
to by the mighty stories of the boomer,
and their places must be filed. Now i is
plain as need be, that wages are going to
be high, and as the summer in North
Dakota is very pleasant, there are many
young men who could materially better
themselves by going to the Red River
Valley when spring opens and working till
after thres hing is done in the fall 1t is
more than probable that the railway com
panies will furnish as they did last year,
free transportation west of St. Paul, to all
who wish to work in the wheat fields, in
which case any strong mai can earn a
snug sum next summer working on farm
in the Red River Valley without mourning
any expense in reaching that region
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-02-12
w riting tS-Bry.

All things are engaged in writing their
history. The planet, the pebble goes at
tended by its shadow, the rolling rock
leaves scratches on the mountains; the
river, its channel in the SOIL the annual
its bones in the stratum, the fern and
leaf their modest epitaph in the coal
the failing drop makes its sculpture in the
sand or the stone; not a footstep in the
snow along the ground but prints IN
character, more of less lasting, the map
of its march. Every act of the man IA
scribes itself on the mem4ry of his follows
and in his own manners and face. The
air is full of sounds, the sky of token; the
ground is all memoranda and signatures,
and every object is covered with hints
that speak to the inteIligent.-Em Emerson.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-02-12
THE HOUSEHOLD.
Time and Love.
CHARLES n. sINNETT.

The elm was broken after many years;
The great trunk yielded where il seemed most
sound,
AND, while its wreck yet trembled on the
ground,
A curious man, putting aside all fears,
Found in the wood fragments of broken spears
Of boyish fun. He thought: "The strength pro
found
OF natures life, which every spring upresrs
The tiny bud and cares for each small leaf,
Nursed we'll these wounds, the tree grew
sturdiy.''
One answered: Loves hand, drawing out the
STEEL
Had outweighed years in its prompt service
brief;
weak place in the heart of man and tree
Leaves he who waits for time such wounds TO
heal. -
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-02-12
Worth Knowing.

a poultry raiser is quoted as saying
that as a rule a bushe Of corn will produce
nine pounds of live weight in poultry, and
with good, even care one has onl y to weigh
his chicks to find out.
Another statement is this: A greater
profit viii be realized on iucubating
breeds, if allowed to rear one brood of
chicks during the season, for the incubat-
ing season gives the laying functions rest
and you get more eggs, we are confident,
n the year, besioes the care of the brood
of chicks gratis, and IS the chicks will
pay 100 per cent. profit on their cost You
will fnd that many of the incubating
breeds will pay as we'll, and even better,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-02-12
RnNiup a Cow.

Buying a COW is risk greater than that
of buying horse. An expert may dis
cover defects in a horse. especially of the
limbs, and a test may show the
faults of the horse when it is driven, while
even the vices may be discovered, but the
one who buys a COW is compelled to test
her at the pail and on different kinds Of
food, while her vices may not be known
until she has done more damage than her
worth
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-02-12

SIX ounces brown sugar, half a pound
coarsely chopped fig. Chop all we'll to-
gether. add one teacupful sweet milk, one
beaten egg, and one quarter of a nutmeg,
grated. Mix, pack in oblong form or
brick-shaped baking pan, set in steamer.
steam for three hours. The bread must
be perfectly light and sweet and at
least two days old. Serve with lemon
sauce
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-02-12
Hominy Mu fins.

Take two cups of very fine cold boiled
hominy, beat it smooth, and stir in three
cups of sour milk, half cup of melted
butter, two tabIespoonfuls of salt and the
same of white sugar; then add three eggs,
we'll beaten. one tablespoonful of soda dis
solved in bot water, and one large cup of
-four; bake quickly.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-02-12
Rice Erouueffes

To teacupful Of cold boiled rice add
one egg and a pinch of salt Mix well to.
gether and then form into rolls or balls ;
dip in beaten egg then in bread crums or
cracker dust and drop into boiling fat an d
fry to delicate brown. Eaten with syrup
or cream and sugar these form delicious
breakfast dish, and are nice for des-
sert
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-02-12
Rallied ,TaI1v Caka

7 Three eggs, one cup Of sugar, one tea.
spoonful water. one cup of -four, one tea
spoonful of baking powder. Bake In a
dripping pan and turn bottom side up
Put the jelly on the bottom of the cake
and roll as soon as possible. This amount
makes roll, and is quickly made and
very nice.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-02-12
Give Your Animals Light.

There is no necessity for keeping the
stable dark. unless at times during the
summer, as protection against in.
sects. Animals love the light and will
seek it if they have the opportunity.
Cows endure severe cold in the barnyard
rather than remain in a gloomy stable.
There should De windows on all sides
and the stable will be more comfort
able,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-02-12
Onion Soup.

After removing the skins, boil six good
sized onions IN quart or more of milk;
remove when tender, add salt and pepper
to taste, and tablespoonful of butter
rubbed smooth with the same amount of
-four LIT the thlckening boil well in it.
then take up and serve very hot.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-02-12
Bnttermilk Mullins.

One quart of SOUR milk, two eggs, one
teaspoonful of soda dissolved in warm
water, one teaspoonful Of salt, and sufi-
cient -four TO make a good batter. Beat
the eggs well, stir them into the milk,
then add the -four and salt, and lastly
soda. Bake in Quick oven.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-02-12
Potato Cakes.

Crate 6 large potatoes, and mix well
with the pulp a full teaspoonfu salt, 8
well beaten eggs, and tablespoonfuls
sifted -four mixed with ~ teaspoonfuls
baking powder. Mould into small fiat
cakes, roll in -four and fry in hot fat or
butter to delicate brown.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-02-12
Fig Pudding,

To six ounces of beef suet add two
tablespoonful of -four and chop Have
suet well chilled. Add three-quarters of a
pound of grated or finely crumbed bread,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-02-12
THE KITCHEN.
Apple Custard Pie.

One apple grated fine, one lemon (chop
the inside and CRATE the outside) one cup
sugar, butter the size of a walnut, one egg
for each pie. Bake with one crust.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-02-12

burning cheeks, her tone was regretful,
her attitude beseechful.
In few hurried words she told him
how she had misconstrued his kindness
Il don't blame you, ne gently sid.
Y on didn't know"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-02-12
GovERNORs AT Denver.
Boies, Crittenden and Baker are vIewin z
the Oily

DENVER, Feb. 8.-G)v. Boies and perty,
of Iowa, tx Gov. Crittendnn, of Missouri,
and Gov. Baxter, of Wyoming, arrived
tonight and will spend tomorrow viewing
the city. Tomorrow evening they will at
tend q banquet at the Grevstone club