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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-09-02
WONDER WORKERS,
Iarvelous Things Brought to Light by
Scientific Investigations.


A pound of coal, it is said, contains a
dynamic force equal to the amount of
work a man does i'll a day.
Scientists estimate that every year Il
LAYER equal to Il feet deep of the sur
face of all oceans and other bodies of
water is taken up into the atmosphere
in yapor.
The workings of the human heart
have been computed by celebrated
Psychologist, and he has demonstrated
that it is equal to the lifting Of 120
tons in twenty-four hours.
There is church in the town of Ber-
gan. Norway. that is built entirely of
paper. 1t can seat 1000 persons in
comfort and has been rendered water
proof by a solution Of quicklime, clnd-
led milk. and white of eggs.
At the recent Conversations of the
Royal Society DR.. Gill projected on the
screen Il Photographic star map contain
ING the images Of about $4,000 stars.
AS every star is a sun, we may infer
therefr0m something concerning the
immensely of the scale on which the
universe is established.
\ new mineral not unlike asbestos
in its properties has been discovered
Ill immense deposits in the United
States Of Colombia. 1t is stated to be
the color of amber, perfectly transpar-
ent, and incombustible. Experiments
Indicate that it will De of great value
for making bank-note paper and as 4
fire PROBING aterial. \ white var
nish has been extracted from 1T.
\ recent English invention of great
Importance to navigators is a hermet-
ically sealed chronometer to prevent
the detrimental effects of the atmos-
phere and moisture on the mechanism.
The invention consists in heImetically
closing the casing Of the chronOmeter,
doing away with the keyhole through
which the air and the moisture gained
access to the works. and effecting the
winding up of the cronometer by pro
viding Il flexible or elastic diaphragm.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-09-02
TRICKED BY a FEKIR.
tn indian .Junglcr's REALISTIC Imitation of
:. ,fsirtIcr.

tn Indian .Ju"gicr'a Realistic Imitation Of
ftarder.
The wonderful featS of East Indian
lIg1icrS have formed the theme il
nanny Il letter from travellers in the GIi-
ent. but none are more surprising than
that for which IN old Sca-doG. now ly
ing at the water front, youches, says
the San Francisco Call.
While he was an officer on board the
+. and o. steamers, two natives came
. aboard at Madras he says. They were
a iugSler and his assistant. After they
had performed number Of minor feats
and gathered quite a crowd around
them they called for sack and a piece
of sail cloth.
These having been provided, the chief
juggler made Il small, tcntlike Str'ic-
tuire with the canvas and some tools.
He then placed his assistant in the
sack and allow ed Il sailor to tie the knot
which bound him Il fast prisoner. This
done. the chief carried the sack 10 IN
open space, warning the people to stand
back some distance, and then carried on
an animated conversation with his as
sistant whose replies could be distinctly
heard coming from the sack. Suddenly
the chief rushed forward, picked up the
sack and dumped it overheard, where,
to the horror of the passengers and
crew, it sank out Of sight.
Immediately the captain rushed for
ward and seized the man, under the full
belief that he had murdered his com
panion. but the juggler Only smiled,
and pointing to TIE canvas. asked that
it be raised This was done. and the
supposed drowned man was discovered
squatting on the deck. So realistic had
been the throwing overheard. however,
that it was some time before the sur
priscd passengers could realize that
murder had not been committed.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-09-02
Protect Ynur Glover ~tuf,h.e.

Aftcr harvest. no matter whether the
clover seeding be good or bad, giv" it
every chance. The most that can bc
don" is 10 keep stock fronl it for at least
4 ueath after the grain is off The lit
IL That animals can get by paSturin@
Stuhble costs heavily III the future thrift
of the clover With modern machinery
for h.lvc>ting there is little waste of
grain. and 80 not the cld-timc excuse for
turning i'll pigs, sheep and cattle to eat
the scattering heads Of grain Even if
there looks to be little clover at harvest
time. :: month of freedom from cropping
WILL III 4 rainy time. show 4 good seed
inc. The clover was there all the time.
but the grain prevented it from making
much show.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-09-02
HOW TO HANG PICTURES.
Some Suggestions VI mich May Prove Use
flu! TO the l:uuSeseeper This Fall

Some Suggestions which May Prove Use
flu! to the l:ousekeeper This Fall.
When the chairs are taken out of
their simmer linens, the mattings re
placed by carpets apd rugs, curtains
and portiereS hung and all prepar;t-
tons under way for the winter ar
rrtngement of the home, then, perhaps,
the way the pictures are hung may net
exactly suit a few IDEAS as to their az
fangemcnt may Prove of value to the
hariSsed hOuSckeeper. Unless Il pic
ture is genuinely good 10 not keep it on
your walls at al but give it or store it
away, unless, indeed, there is some as
ISOLATION connected with it that makes
it valuable III Your eyes. when it would
be best to keep it where only you could
gaze upon it. Do not think it necessary
to have 4 painful regularity that may
be preciSior itself but far from artistic
Nearly all pictures are hung Sloping
outward from bottom to top, rs very
few look well when placed squarely
against the wall. Do not mix np etch-
ings, oil paintings and photo gravures
Ill one Io'illl. / allttl1SS certainty Go
not look well when placed beside the
cold and formal etchingS, vet the PhilH
delphia Times says etchingS and en-
cravings cam be used together iii effect
i've harmony.
Pictures containing snail figures
should not be hung SO far above the
range of vision that one cannot discern
the objects meant to be represented.
The shadows in Il picture should turn
from the windows of a room, in which
it is hung. Companion pieces are no
longer considered good form. yet if you
own those containing figures, if they
are hung side by side, be sure that the
forms represented OH the canvas face
each other Break the set lines Of the
walls and the shape of the room b.
comminglinG panel, round and square
frames, taking care, however, that in
effort to produce artistic efforts YOU do
not achieve Il hodgepodge quite the re-
verse.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-09-02
DO Good Now.

DR. Johnson wisely said: He who
waits to tlo Il great deal of good Al once
will never do anything" Life is made
up OF little things. II is once in an age
that occasion is offered for Il great
deed. True greatness consists in being
great in little things How are all
roads built: BY one ShoveIful of dirt
after another; one shovelful at a time.
Thus drops make the ocean Hence. we
should be willing to do n little good ~
4 time. and never wait to do a great
deal of good 1T once" If we would do
much good in the world. we must be
willing To do good in little things. little
acts. one after another: speaking a
word here. giving 4 tract there and set
ting 4 good example II al times: we
must do the first good thing we can.
aud then the next. and So keep on
doing. This is the way TO accomplish
anything. Thus only shall we do all
the good IN our power
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-09-02
WEALTH OF THE JEWS.

They Are i'll More Prosperous Condition
NV .n.n I've" .rfnrr.
New York Sun: "Thc Jews" says 2
foreign correspondent, care much more
numerous and wealthy today than ever
before in the history Of tic world. In
power of the Jewish Kingdom, under
David and Solomon. they probably did
not number, i'll tol,i, NOR" than five
miiIion$ Now they nrnnbcr consider
ably more than twice rs many In Asia.
their ori@ina! home there are not more
than half Il million. settled III Syria
Persia. Arabia. India and China. Per
hal,S half Il million more are To he
found in Africa. chiefly in Morocco, the
descendants of those Jews who, in tic
year Of CuiHmbuS'S discovery Of Amer
lea. We're expelled from Spain. A con
siderable contingent is to be found In
America. But the chief modern home OF
the Jew is eastern and central Europe,
where -! .,,,,.,'l - ne t.t5i y. ma
c!"7eadrr. At on" TIM" the kingdom Of
Poland contained ninr-tcnthS of all the
Jews in the world. Two wears ago
thnro were in the Russian cmnirc,
chiefly in its Polish provinces. fully
J.nOONOO Jews. In the Polish provinces
Of All$t>1a there are 2.oOD.uOo and in
Germany 10000 and in the United
StatrS | OOn.OOO
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-09-02
GLkA NINCo.

E'i'e'oS. no llifh - Tree VINO '''liiio'
colili'lali'i himself.
me SufeoI way 10 WIN ule oEe OIL
p'"'p,, u 10 bee"illc I''i'p".
= VI y iiS"h. ''o't H''alS ny lil'til >
discoveries man olSf"E"r"FS through
"od revelation.
u YOU 20 me peS' you hll"" you VIII
soon KNOW inc oeSt 10 90
BOWEN: ne VINO mas no lilcllll'llon 70
lcafli more VIII ne very app 10 tiliiih
'ili'. ne KNOWS enough
Il" iho'rl"r; W hoe'er "lliluhy us
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-09-02
Fat Cow S---Small Calves.

II IS common saying among farmers
that If cow is Very fat during preg-
nancy. i small calf may be expected.
ASSumn. this IL he true it NAV he
We'll 10 look into the philosophy of it,
The nelvis in which the uterus is held.
affords merely space enough for the
gravid uterus that is. the uterus CON
tanning the foctuS in the early months
OF pregnancy. Later On. the uterus or
womb leaves The pelviS and enters the
abdominal cavity. When W. feed toe
freely. or when the animal is too fit.
the pelvis IS filled up with fat. and the
uterus is crowded out of the pelylS space
sooner than nature intended. The rea-
son Why fat COWS are apt To miScarry
Is because there is not room enough. on
proper performance of the natural func-
tons. The fat is in the nature of Il
froeign substance. AMI hence. produces
abortion. and if the foetlS is developed.
compelS il to be small hy reason of
lack of space Of growth or develop
ment. This being the ease, il will hn
seen that excessive fairness in Il COW.
whether for dairy or beef breeds. must
necessarily be injurious. and if she be-
longs to the beef breeds. and the dis
position to lay on fat is hereditary. the.
supply of food must be regulated So as
to produce the conditions necessary for
the growth of healthy calf
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-09-02
EseiiuiR ~iI" of sheep.

Very large animals on the one hand,
ami understood ones IN the other hand.
ar. not ant 10 hc the best breeders. II
is always best 10 choose Il mediums sized
sheep, that is, one which conforms
closely to til" standard of the breed.
The manipulation Of man has develop
"a breeds Of Ill sizes from the immense
Romncy Marsh sheep down I" the Mcri-
no and the little Welsh mountain sheep;
and, instead of trying to incrcas" the
size Of these. the farmer had better
select that one of the breeds which
suits him best rs to size. and then work
Oh tire standard Of the breed.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-09-02

Both sitting hens and Young chicks
are very liable to attacks Of lice during
the hottest weather This is partly be-
ca'lsr tho fowls are exhausted from pro
dueing 50 many eggs early in the Sc.l-
son. and 80 10 not scratch 50 much,
lfi thus keep themselves free. as titey
~ curly IN the spring Hence the sit
ting hens especially will need greater
care IL this season tl,an earlier. If ne
elected NOW til" yrlfDin Will inc rrasc
on them, 50 that even the hens may eli"
en thcil nests before the eggs are hatch-
"a. If amy eggs are added they ShOtll
J." promptly removed. The odor from
then hnlnS make tho hens mopish, aud
less lll, to resist ycImiin attacks.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-09-02
\ Boz with a Heart.

Good News: First Little Chap
Sacksey Swip"s. he's the right sort of a
boy. He's got heart in i'm.
Second Little Chap-WOt did he do?
You KNOW his bru,lder got killed by
& explosion last Fourt'.
Yep. Too much powder in der
lead pipe"
We'll. that little brpller mad four
packs O firecrackcrS wot he didn't have
time to shoot off. an Sacksey never
touched EN-
'.Didn't|
Nary one. He saved EN- till this
Fourt'. Sacksey wasn't around this
Fourt'. Dye know where he was:''
Nope
He was off to der cemetery shootin'
off lem tirecracllelS over his little brud-
der's grave
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-09-02
a Musical Treat.

One man met another the other day
on q street corner
81 say, Tom" said Joseph, come up
to my house this evening, can't your"
Whats going on"
1--WE are TO have musical treat. A
lot of well-known amateurs are to be
there
Toms face became drawn in an in
slant: he had had musical treats before.
Really, old fellow, don't think
he began in mild protest, only to be in
terruptcd.
Yes. you do, too. and you'll come, y
insisted Joseph. TT will be the finest
amateur musical treat you ever attend
cd. We are not going to let single
one of them play or sing Or do any
thing"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-09-02
The Feeders of Life.

Christian Union: The necessity of
Success is effort. No enterprise ever
succeeded backed only by good wishes
and approval. Real interest means eff
fort-cffort that tends to success.
No character was ever developed by
the mere desire Of attainment; it IS
bending every effort toward the desired
end that makes character. Nor has
success ever come from spasmodic eff
fort. No man ever became 4 force in
any field-art, science. politics. church.
or ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS definite effort
toward a MISUNDERSTOOD end. The
whole of Ife's success depends ON per
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-09-02
BITERS WERE BITTEN.
He Was from Boston, and They Couldn't
Give Him a Bluff.

practical jokes sometimes come to
grief, says William Jordan, one of Ne
braSka'S big bonanza farmers, to a
Glob"Democrat reporter.
AT Omaha some years ago l fell in
with Il gay party of drummers en- route
to lincoln. In the party was Il young
Bostonian making his first trip west.
He imagined he was liable to lie way
laid and massacred any moment by In
dams, and the drummers We're careful
to strengthen this impression. We
finally determined to get up an Indian
massacre for his benefit, SO a committee
was detailed to get him into the smoker
and tell him Observation-Disclosures stories,
while the rest did the Indian act.
The night was pitch dark, and when
the train stopped ut Il lonely water-tank
four or five drummers quietly dropped
off, surrounded the smoker set up Il
frishtful YELL and began firing off their
revolverS.
I'VE expected the young Bostonian to
crawl under a seat and say his prayers,
but he disappointed us. He whipped
big 40 out of his grip, threw up a win
dow and began to blaze away at the
mock Indians in a way that took all the
fun out of the joke. 1t had been rain
ing There was deep gully full of
water on either side of the track, and
through this the jokers rolled and
plunged to get out of the way of the
whistling bullets. When they crawled
back ON the train they We're the SORT
est-looking set of stage Indians you ever
saw
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-09-02
a TIGER HUNT.
One of the Hunters Undergoes a Decidedly
Thrilling Experience.

Il
Thrilling Experience.
Il had one tiger hunt in India. but I
can not say that I enjoyed it." said The
odore CryukShank to 4 st. Louis Globe
Democrat man. Il went ouE there on
business trip for our London house
some years ago. and fell III with q
British major with whom had gone to
school. He WAS an enthusiastic sports
man. / crack shot, and has killed a half
dozen man eaters. He got up a tiger
hunt. TO give me Il taste of genuine
excitement. be said. / cot more than :.
taSte-1 got square meal. We heard
that Elan-eater had been playing
havoc in the neighborhood of an Indian
village called Ski. and we fastened
Ihlther, hoping to round him up. We
found the natives terror-stricken. They
declared that the tiger was rs large as
an OK and bore a charmed life. He
had bean repeatedly shot at. but these
little attentions only made him yea1n
the more for human society. Every day
some hapless victim was sacrificed to
his appetite for fresh meat. He had
entered the village at noon the day be-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-09-02
s&u iiueiin =.

$. s. Times: Fault-fnding by itself is
no criticism. Unless Il man secs the
merits rs we'll as the defects in any
person or thi!g which he would esti-
mate, he is unable to Judge wisely CON
corning it; and Il critic is primarily IL
judge. 1t requires less ability to per
Ctive defects than to perceive merits
Th" lowest order of human intellect is
fully sufficient for fault-tinding. One of
the sureSt signs of intellectual superior
ity is shown III recognition of special
worth where defects are prominent A
habit of fault-tinding marks the infer
iority of the fault-tinder
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-09-02
Poor References.

Good News: Office Boy-You want to
see tn boss bout that advertisement fer
bookkeeper. don't ye?
Applicant-Yes.
"Got any ref'rences?'
II am ready to produce them when
requested"
"Where did We work 2"
81 was two years with Cash & Co."
"Huh! That's the firm that discharg-
ed me. They don't know smart fell
Ter from idjet."
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-09-02
Guard Your speech.

Watch Your tongue lest it talk more of
Your neighbours business than your
own: watch it lest it may wag before
YOU have 4 chance to think twice Just
remember that You have but one
tongue. while you have two eyes and
two ears. This wise arrangement sig
mites IN intention on the part of nature
to have us Sc" twice and hear twice be-
fore we venture to speak once.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-09-02

The tups will begin on the breeding
ewes early in August and rs soon ~
they begin to have indications Of this
kind they should be separated from the
breeding ewes unless it is desirable to
have early lambs. If one is fixed for it
tie carly lamb is preferable, and unless
one Is properly fixed it is unwiSc 10
haze fhcIn come before May.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-09-02

II is now q well known fact that the
milk from 'stripperS" does not cream
easily or thoroughly unless it is run
through the separator. Many dairymCn
do rs some Of our @!.s.ndluothcrS did
PIT I'll" milk Of shippers in with the
cream This seem; to be the best way
Of getting Tho fat into the butter Unless
tic milk is run through 4 separator
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-09-02

Drunmnnd: | wonder why it is VIC
are not al kinder than we are? How
much the world needs it. How easily
il is done, How infallibly it is rcmenl-
h"ivt', How superahundantly it pays
Itself back, For there is no debtor in
the world 50 honorable. so Superbly
honorable, as love. Love never fail
eth
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-09-02
Cows Shrinking in Their Milk.

c. NJ c.: As the pastures dry Up
from the heat of summer and the want
of seasonable showers dairymen are 50
usually accustomed to a shrinkage in
the milk that it is looked upon as in
eyitable, and often but little care is
taken to deter it as long as possible.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-09-02
,9c%utic,:i Thought.

BGuN: The same clouds which grow
thick and dark to prevent th" sun from
shining clothe themselves with supple
ness and transparency when the sun
has forced them to make WAY for him
The evening world., 1892-01-08
ITS TREASURER ARRESTED.
$4,000 Enbezzlement on the
Open Board Clearinghouse.
Judge Eugro Signs n Commitment
to Ludlow Street Jail.

Treasurer Parker G. Leonard, Of the open
Board clearinghouse, llimitedl. was to
day arrested by the sheriff upon an order is
sued by Judge Dugro Of the superior Court
In n suit to recover s+,O3a13 alleged upon in-
formation and belief to have teen embez2ed
by hin. lie was unabled to furnish $4,000
bail aud Is In Ludlow street Jail
Alfred Sedman, the secretary OF the corpO-
ration, says that Leonard admitted to him
that he had used 81 800 OF the corporations
funds To pay Il personal note, $500 FOR rri-
yatc purposes and that lie lost 900 at the
races.
Leonard was arrested by Deputy Sherln
Wagering at his residence, one Hundred aud
Twenty. second street and seventh avenue.
The order Of arrest was granted upon COM
plaint OF Alfred Sedman, secretary OF the
open Board Cleating.ilo,,sc through Attor-
ney Max stern, Of ~ Broadway.
The Omen Board Cleari House Is well
known downtown as one Of the largest
bucket shops now In operation In the vicinity
OF Wall street.
Manager llubbell when asked In regard to
The arrest OF Leonard, the proprietor, de-
clared that he knew nothing at all about It,
lie said he did not know where Leonard
was and that he had gone out some time be-
fore to attend TO some business engagements.
Other persons In the place prOfessed ignO-
rance or the matter.
The evening world., 1892-01-08
THE SENATE CONTESTS.
Intimat!on by Counsel that Wit
nesses Were Tempered With.


ALBANY, Jan. s.--The hearing In the Derby
Collins sixteenth District) Senatorial con-
test was continued before the Senate Commit
tee on Privileges and Elections this morning.
The presentation OF the case for the contest
ant was continued.
Michael Broderick. OF Whitehall, testified
he had received So from Patrick Casey to vote
a paster ballot. He di not know what kind
Of ballot he had voted
Four other witnesses also gave testimony
Judge " hitman said that about twenty-five
witnesses had been summoned from White
hall, but that after their arrival In Albany
they refused to talk to the counsel ut all;
therefore the counsel Tor contestant were
unwilling to put them on the stand not
knowing what their testimony might be. lie
inIimitated that Tracy Cowan had Influenced
the men.
Mr.. Cowan is bookkecper for Henry 4. Bur-
leigh, ex-CongrCssman. lie was called and
tesiitied that he had told the men subppnaed
from the works where he was employed TO
tell the truth. They had consulted him.
II was common talk In Whitehall that
nc ney had been used In Whitehall. He did
not know whether the flve men from' the
Burleigh works had been bribed or not. lie
did not know how many men had been sub
ppnacd from Whitehall.
The Committee adjourned until 10 A. ".
Monday, when the hearing In the lioyt-Don-
aldsOn Eighteenth DistricD case Will be
opened Al 3 p. N. on Monday the Collins
Derby case will be taken up again.
The evening world., 1892-01-08
.EMANs TRIED FOR CONTEMPT.
Judge Cullen Asks Why Deane's
Certiicat Was Held.

County Clerk storm Emans, OF Dutchess
County, appeared before Justice cullen, In
the supreme Court, brooklyn, this morning
in answer to an order To show cause why he
should not be punished for contempt is dis
regarding the judicial order OF Dec 10, re-
qulrlny him to file the Deane senatorial GER
tifcate with the Secretary OF State.
A number OF lawyers were present. includ-
Ing Col. George Bliss, representing the Re-
publicans. and c. +. !lerrick for the Demo
Gratis.
Col. Bliss read an affdavit describing the
facts, while Lawyer Herrick produced an AMI
davit on behalf OF Emans showing that he
had received an order from Justice lngraham
countermanding the one issued by Judge
cullen.
Judge cullen Will hear testimony as to the
manner I'm which Clerk Emans got back the
certificate from the messengers