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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-05-13
CROP OUTLOOK BAD.


Heavy Rains End Cold Weather Threaten
Disaster.
CHICAGO, May 9.-The farmers III the
West and Northwest have good righ;
to be blue these days. The heavy rain
falls seriously delay those who have
not finished their seeding, and the un-
seasonable snOwstOrms in the more
northern regions have played havoc
with the crops already in. The corn
belt is soaked, and the tillers o. the
soil in Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri and
Iowa are fretting away the time
until the sun dries the land SO they car
do their drilling and seeding. Wheat,
too, will have to wait in many States
until the land assumes better con,
dition for blowing. The outlook is not
at all encouraging to-day. Cloudy
weather still prevails in the vicinities
visited by rain, and in those still Wis
tied by SHOW and sleet the temperature
evinces a most discouraging tendency
to hover about the freezing point.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-05-13
THE PROFILE rnE EARTH.
As Near can be Estimated They Number
1,5OO,OOO,O0O

Exactly now nany people there are in
the world 1t is Impossible to say, since no
census is taken Of manly popuIous coun-
tries, like China, willie the number Of
people who live in the iung'es of Africa
can only be guessed at.
A long ago as 1886 Benin, leading
German authority, estimated the popula-.
ton Of the earth at l 400, 600 900.
In 1880 the same authority set the fg-
ures at about 0,000, 900 more. He did
not base the new estimates on the natural
increase of the people of the world, but
explained that more accurate figures and
| estimates had enabled him to guess more
| closely.
Two years Iater Mr.. Benin estimated
the earth's population at 22,000,000 less
| than III 1880, the decrease being accounted
for by the fact that new Investigations
had compelled the reduction of the esti-
mated population of China from some
thing over 100000 900 to $50, 000, 900
Probably the estimote for the year 1891,
made by learned G rman statistician, is
the most nearly accurate OF any yet made
!, 480, 600 900.
Il Is believed that the worlds population
Is Increased at the rate of nearly 5000 900
q year.
1bc uIosG pOpuiOuS continent Is ASIA,
which contains two countries ina and
Iudia-whose swarming millions outnum-
Der the people of ali the other countries of
the continent
The most densely populated continent,
is of course, Europe. The number of
people IL Europe is known with great
degree of accuracy. There are about three
hundred and sixty million: and the CONT
nent which accommodates all these people
10 50 small tha5 there are upon it an aver
age of ninety-three people to the square
Lille
The people upon the two continents OF
North and South America, without the
Arctic regions, are less than 10 900 900
IN number or only eight to the square
mile.
When America is as densely populated
as EaropH, this half of the world will
have a population of nearly l,400, coo 900
practically the same as that of the
whole world at the present time.-Yo uth 5
Companion
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-05-13
The Price of Irvine Gone Tn.

MASON CITY, Iowa, May 9.-Tbe Ma
tional Cordage company has now for
the first time given it's price on sisal
Irvine, which is from n to III cents
per pound higher than last season. The
dealers who are compelled to buy sisal
Irvine must Of necessity sell at
not less than u cents per pound.
Those who were fortunate enough to
place their contracts before the Ma
tional Cordage company gained com
plete control can make shade lower
price. Only about one-fftieth of what
will be needed is now III the hands OF
dealers. Jobbers are completely out
and will De compelled TO pay the
prices of the company. This means
an extra expenditure Of thousands Of
dollars to the farmers of the country.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-05-13
Wells TN Sahara.
easily.

In the year 1857 the French engi-
neer NJ. JUS demonstrated that that
portion of the Sahara desert included
within the area of French Algeria
contained large underground supplies
of water and the number OF wells
bored since that time in the depart
ments Of Algiers. Oran and Constan-
tine amounts to more than -. 900.
These wells vary from 100 to 400 feet
in depth and the pressure Of the water
forces it a couple of feet above tho
surface of the ground. 1t is then led
into bitches. and is carried in this
way to the vineyards date trees and
wheat fields. No fewer than twelve
million acres of barren land nave
been made fruitful in this way. an on
terprise representing perhaps the
most remarkable example Of irriga-
ton by means of artesian wells which
can anywhere be found. Algeria
owes to this method OF cultivation
that it is becoming most important
WINE producing country. as may be
gagged from the fact that it sent to
France in 1886. 10. 800. 600 gallons,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-05-13

After the rectoraL address delivered
by Dean Stanley. upon being made
Lord Rector OF ST. Andrews there
was reception. which very nearly
ended in tragedy: An awful Incl
dent Cured to the dean, TO which
not even his greatest friends ever ven
tured TO allude in talking with him
He had been introduced to dear old
lady and said u few kind words TO ner.
at the same time bending forward his
head IN the way many will remem Der.
The aged saint misunderstood The
gesture, and sOlemniy kissed him.
Another lady had his arm at the mo-
ment but he rent himself ANY and
fled from the spot with extraordinary
activity. Few have ever seen stanley
so frightened as he was then. ago
nauL
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-05-13
WISCONSIN NE Tvs.

the Sheboygau county board appointed
committee and empowered them to ad-
vertise for plans for new court house, to
cost not more than 100000 Pans pre-
pared by Koch Il Co of Milwaukee,, have
been received. Proposals will be received
until June Is.
The case or Mrs. Johanna Duthie
against the city of Wasbhurn with A.
G. Pfobert as CO defendant. resulted in
d verdict in favor of the plaintiff against
Probert in the sum of 5000 The &C
ton vas for damages resulting from the
plaintiff s falling into hole where the
sidewalk had been removed in excav at
ing for the basement of building be-
ing erected by CO defendant.
While boat riding above the dam In the
Milwaukee river John BIroach. ag 4 I6
years, whose parents reside at 1921 Wal
nut street, was drowned, the boat capsiz
ing. Two companions, Peter Altmeir
and Frank B9rminger, about the same
age. were rescued, but Burback could not
be reached before lie sank out of sight.
Henry Habert, of Chippewa Falls, a
veterinary surgeon, died very suddenly
He was called to the country on business
connected with his profession, when be
Nto suuScuiJ tohcu diAH1, duo ca ptSu VI
short time. Heart failure is said to Lt
the cause of his death
Or. Geo. S.. Sure, of Sheboygan, aged
IS years, died suddenly. Deceased was d
surgeon in the seventeenth regiment
Wisconsin volunteers.
John Lendquist, while loading logs for
the Chippewa River & Menomonee R Ill
way company, near Verona Junction, was
struck by rolling log and seriously
injured about the bead and stomach.
A wreck occurred on the Lake Shor
road just outside the yard limits at Ash
land. An empty ore train was pulling
out when the brake beam on one cal
dropped and the car Jumped the track, fol
lowed by three others, smashing the car
to pieces and tearing up the track for some
distance. The passenger train was &c
layed and passengers transferred.
An armed mob, melted by resort own
ers and others. drove off a gang of work
men sent to Waukesha to start the pipe
line from the Hygea spring to the world !
fair grounds in Chicago.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-05-13
Fattenipg

For stoas intended for late spring or
early summer market, the next eight or
ten weeks is favorable time. La fact.
with good management a rapid gain at a
| CT III parat1vey low cost can be secured
! Under what may be termed average condi
tions stock thrive best when they can has e
| plenty OF nutritious grasses, snd this Is
| the case whether feeding for growth, or 10
fatten for market. With all farm prod =
ucts if the best margin of profit is realized
every advantage must be taken to lessen
the cost as much as possible
| In nearly all cases, not only will the
stock keep healthier, but they will make a
| better growth in proportion TO the amount
O. food supplied if they can have plenty Of
grass in connection with their grain. Ia
fattening for market it is rarely good
economy to stint the feed or the grain;
give them al! that they would eat up clean
at each meal and then let them bave all If
the grass they will eat. 10 fattening il is
an item to get stock to eat all that thev
can digest and assimiIate to tie best ad :
vantage, and this is one advantage with
grass, it helps materially to keep them
with a good Appetite
At IT once commencing to feed to fatteu
1t IS ute an item to give the stock all
that they will eat. Give them sufficient
varle BY to keep with good appetite, and
Yet have the 70 d a fattening one Ia
| some cases, Of course, it may be best to
ccnfne, but generally the safest plan is to
give the range of the pastures, the loss
Caused by the animals taking exercise will
e more than made up by the better thrift
nd health secured, anu especially SO a.
his season wren there is plenty OF grass
and the conditions for grain are so favor
/ able.
GIVE al the fattening ra.ions they will
eat; supply plenty cf water, KEEP them
comfortable, and stock at this sea son and
especially if they have been well wintered,
Will fatten very rapidly and often at this
season, stock may be fattened and scld
with profit to better advantage than at
any other.-Farmers' Guide.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-05-13
Potato-SCab Preyentfve.

The claim is made in The recent annual
report of the Connecticut Experiment Sta
tion that application of auy substance to
potato vines as a supposed remedy Is ab.
surd; the point of attack cannot be reached
by such means. Potatoes for seed shonld
be free from scab; by llauting shabby
iubers alongside of those that were healthy
remarkable difference in favor of the
latter was seen at digging lime. Land
that produced scabby potatoes should not
be planted again to the same crop until
after an interval of some years. Scabby
potatoes should not be fed 10 stock ur less
previously cooked, for the 1dngi will be
propagate6 in the manure and carried
with it to the field. Commercial fertile r
is preferred to barnyard manure, because
| the latter SO frequently breeds the disease.
The point most emphatically stated is the
great Importance of digging the potatoes
soon as possible after they are ripe; other
wise the scab will continue to spread and
increase the damage. In short, use pure
seed and pure ground, avoid manure as
much a. possible, and harvest soon as the
tubers are mature.-Dr. Byron D. Hal
ste9
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-05-13

Republican Congressional Campaign Com
mittee Gets to Work

Republican Congressional Campaign Com
mittee Gets to Work
WASHINGTON, May 9-The republican
congressional campaign committee beld a
meeting tonight. Hon. Joseph Ell. Walker
Mass was elected temporary chair
man of the meeting and Rapresen-
tative Hcuk Tenn. ten porary secretary.
In accordance with motion
by Representative Boutelle (Maine) the
following persons were constituted COM
mittee TO report at the caucus meeting q
plan Of organic alton and list Of per
manent off 5ers:
New England-J. H Walker, Mass.
Middle States-J H. Ketchum, New
York.
Western states-Bishop Perkins, Kan
sas.
Northwestern states-W. F. Sanders.
Montana.
Bud r states-J B. Wilson, K N,
lucky.
Southern states-John C. Houk, Ten
nessee.
Pdc;f. states Binger Hartman, Ore
gen.
Garfield Tea oorrects evils of over-eat-
ing, aud restores to health the liver kid
neys and bowels.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-05-13
FG RM NOTES.

Have no saeging gates or shsckly fer ces.
Seek rather to Increase the yield per
acre, rather than attempt to increase the
acreage.
Any harsh treatment that excites COW
lessons both the quantity and quality of
her milk.
What your cattle now lack in breed
make up in iced. In future have breed as
we'll as feed.
Sheep need less feed during the summer,
il given plenty of grass, tran any other
else of stock
Never feed Jour fowls damaged grain Oh
tainted food, and see that the water they
drink is clean and good.
LIT the horses 20 baIefoot awhile in TIE
summer If your ert und will admit Of il al
al. II lets The foot recover its shape and
heath. But if the feet are very brittle
and tender great care must be used.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-05-13
FARM AND HOME.
WE BUILD THE LADDER
J. 6 HOLLAND

Heaven il not reached at a single bound
But we build the ladder BY which we rise
From the icwly earth TO he vaulted skies
And We mount to the summlt round by round
II count this thing 10 be grandly true,
That q noble deed Il a step toward God,
Liftine the soul from the common clod
To purer air and broader view
'We rise b. the things that under feet
BY what we have mastered of greed and gain
BY The pride depoeed ana the passion slain,
And the vanquished Ills we hourly meet
I've hope, we aspire, we resolve, we trust
When the morning calls Us to life and light;
But our hearts grow airy, and ere the night
Our lives are trailing the s0rdid dust.
I'VE hope, we aspire, we resolve, we pray
Ard we think that mount the air on wings
Beyond the recall Of sensual things,
y hie our feet slill cling to the heavy clay
"Wings for the angels, but feet for The men!
We may borrow the wings to find he way;
We may hope and aspire end resolve and pray
But our feet must rise We fall again
SONY in dreams is q ladder thrown
From the cary earth to the sapphire walls:
But the dream departs and the vision falls
nd the sleeper wakes on his pillow of stone.
"He&ven is not reached at a single bound
But We build the ladder by which we rise
From the loVly earth to the yaulted skies.
And we mount TO the summit, round by round.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-05-13
MUSTACHE OR LIFE.
Rather Than Cut on tho One the Hunga-
riap Took the Other.

riap Took the Other.
His mustache was magnificent;
black and stiff like a well-trimmed
horses tail its tips pointed on both
sides slightly upward little to the
back Of the lobes of his ears He
never passed girl but she would
stand struck with wonder asserts the
Chicago Herald ga ing at this re-
markable specimen OF mustache
adjoining the upper lip OF Alexander
Passer Aud he was rs proud of this
adornment OF his masculine beauty as
q peacock may be of his tail Alex
ander had been for years coachmau
in the employ of the bishop o. Gross
WARDEN, in Hungary. One day wncn
he was driving the clergyman across
the country a handful OF girls had
stopped by the side OF the carriage
and had looked at the mustache with
such wonder and awe that Alexander
was little out of his depth and near
ly upset the carriage with lis holy
freight into the ditch. He go proper
blowing up and left the bishop in dis
gust He had some difficulty
III uuulnS duOliiS- SAtu@lpu,
and was finally compelled to
bid adieu to all his lady friends and
tramp to other places. After timo
he found employment with u couatry
gentleman. He had not b2en there
long when his master found out that
the mustache of Ala ande' was mach
in his way so he told him he must cut
Off his mustache or quit his place
| The dilemma was bewildering. Lose
| the mustache and with it all the adj
miration of the gentler seX-the idea
was enough to drive him mad Leave
his place and tramp the roads again
for ever so long-he shuddered at the
thought. Then he stood utterly help
less, no one to speak TO. no one to adj
wise or guide him. He paced his little
room over the horses stable the whole
night and when the morning came
and he knew he would have either 10
| quit or to shave. in utter desperation
| the poor fool seized a revolver and
| blew out his brainS-probably the
| lightest part Of his anatomy, and
which could therefore be spared most
| easily.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-05-13
NORWEGIAN HONESTY.
An Old Traveller Relates an Incident Ilius-
trating This Trait.

There are NO more honest people under
tie sun, said an old traveller to man
YESTERDAY, ethan the N0rwegians. | Will
give yousan instance 10 proof. Some years
ago | was shooting ptarmigan high up in
the Norwegian field, putting up with the
rough acc0lnm0 datiOns TO be found with
at the saetera, or summer dwellings, OF
the herders Everywhere | met with TIC
greatest kindness and hospitality,
although | was an alien ard possessed
but the merest smattering Of the Ian
guage.
At one particularly rough, but roman
tically situated cabin, near the fort OF a
glacier, had tarried for several days
finding the shooting superb. Whtn
packed my effects upon pony and 81 arted
for the coast, about fifty miles distant and
a couple Of thousand feet nearer the centre
OF the earth, | paid nay entertainers the
princely remuneration of about seventy
five cents a week, filling their breasts with
the Iiveiiest feeling of gratitude.
NJ ! road lag though the n st enchant.
ing scenery, but was as tortuous and
rocky as the well known path that leads
TO righ eousness, though ike OF Massa's
road, it was all the way down hill The
outf had covered fully seven miles before
malt was called and the kettle boiled,
and while this interesting performance
was going on we saw a something coming
down the trail we had passed over, bound
ing from boulder to boulder and making
most excellent time. 1t proved to be my
iate host, oreathless but radiant
~ had forgotten neutrality-suspicious. $
of great value; and rather than the eener-
Gus stranger should suffer from the effect
OF his forgetfulness, the worthy bender
had followed as quickly as possible to re-
store the missing article
And what do you think it proved to
be? An old tooth brush, which the Door
saetor folk thought was part of my gun
cleaning gear "
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-05-13
THE BRITIsHER BEATS.
Bantam Weight Prize Fig ut Won by Billy
Plimmer,

NEW YORK, May ga crowd of sport
ing men assembled at the Coney Island
Athletic club tonight TO witness the inter.
national prize fight between Tommy KeI-
ly Of Harlem, the champion ITO pound
man of America and Billy PLjmmer,
the champion of that weight
the fighting in the frst, but PIimmer
quickly forced him to cling to bis neck for
safety. IL the second, the Englishman
tried fighting and made Kelly cautious.
la the third, Kelly tried walking around.
but Plimmer followed and gave
him good many lunches,
ge.tirg a few telling blows III return
IL the fourth, Kelly kept up running
around tactics and proved himself a good
two handed fighter, but in the fifth Plim-
mer landed straig bit which made the blood
flow from Kelly's mouth In the sixth,
under the direction of bis seconds, Piimer
forced the fighting and made chopping
block of Kelly's face, landing his lett
at will. In the seventh, Kelly again as
sumed the offensive but Piimmer met him
with the utmost ease. Several vicious
blows were struck. In the eighth both
men received severe punishment but
Kelly was forced into the defen-
sive. liz the ninth Kelly was almost
knocked out by short arm blows, but
pluckily staggered to his feet and fought
like tiger to the call of time. In the
tenth Kelly showed signs of quoting an d
fell down twice without receiving a knock
out blow. The last time he was counted
out, much to the disgust of the assem-
hlage
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-05-13

For every failing a man can point out
IN others he has two OF his own
The nan who seeks reward in this
world, never gets d price that suits him
The less man amounts to the proude1
ne Is of his ancestors being big people
The greatest rewards ever offered for
fa'thtulness are those promised In the
word of God.
Deep rivers pay larger tribute to the
sea tban the shallow trooks; aid vet
empty themselves with less noise.
A look of vaxation. or a word eoldly
spoken, or il tie help thoughtlessly with
held, may produce icny issues OF regIe.-
Spurseon.
God never gives up man simply be-
cause ne thinks he has falled for good.
The right kind of mother never whips
DER Child for falling down in trying 10
earn TO walk.
There can be 70 real fear, or rev renee,
or seriousness or heart, until a man has
come to understand, at least In some
measure, what he is-that IL, to realize
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-05-13
The Crown OF the Gar.

The crown of the emperor OF Rus
STA dates from the year 1868, and is
the masterpiece Of the court jeweler
jeremiah Panlio a native Of Geneva
who made it for the coronation Of the
Empress Catherine H. It's chief Orna-
ment is the Orloff diamond which Is
said TO weigh 779 karats and 10 be
worth 80, 900 900 rubles. 1t formerly
belonged to the !rahmin temple at
Tcherigam. and was stolen by a
French grenadier when it came into
possession Of Prince Orloff who pre-
scented it to the empress. The scep-
ter too. made by order OF Paul J., Is
adorned with diamond OF 49, karats
bought by Catherine II. from an Ar
menian for 40, 900 rubles. Its pres
ent worth is estimated at 80, 600, 600
rubic> This brilliant q almond formed
one eye Of the massi.e golden lion on
the throne Of the Shah Nadir The
other eye was the famous KOh Moor,
Jewellers Review.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-05-13
LIFE IN EUROPE.
The Bomb and the Cartridge are Every
where Present

RoUBAx May 6. A mysterious ex-
p,osion occurred in the kitchen of hote
here today. The cook put Goals on the
IRE and 1t Is supposed there was cart
ridge In tde coal. The noise Of the ex
ploslon was ike the report of q cannon
Tie cooking range was destroyed and the
colten,s Of the kitchen smashed to pieces
Tee cock and waiter We're badly burned
PARIS, May 6.-The police of Stenne
today discovered secret telegraph code
containing Ii cf the anarchist commit
tee Az attempt was made today 70 blow
up the railway bridge at Stenbequ,, nea,
Arras.
LIEGE. May Ga powerful cartridge
was found this evening in the doorway OF
the residence of Baron Sely's son, the
scene of enc Of last Sundays explosions
TIE fuse attached to the cartridge had
failed TO burn
a. the Catholic examination of anarch-
lst prisoners today Beauhean confessed
that he. Moineau aud Wolf had stolen a
quantity OF fayier powder and used it In
connection with cartridges to blow up st
Martins church ard Count Ainette' s
residences.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-05-13
A Warning to Anarchists.

New YORK, May 9.-Julius Hamburger
grand master of the Independent Orde1
of Free Sons of Is rael, in an address Il
Washington lodge yesterday, sale
among other things: "The root of an
archy cannot take foothold on Amer
lean soil The agitation in imperia
governments by anarchy does not dis
turb the feelings Of our countrymen
We want to be ranked as among the
best of American citizens in our al nj
to perpetuate our country's greatness
and whoever of our creed may settle Z
our soil must understand that the doc
trines of anarchy are reasonable and
subversive to the principles of the re-
public"