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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-10-14
The Well Born Child.

Christian Life, Chicago: Emerson
has said that ito the well born child
all the virtues are natural and not pain
fully acquired
While knowledge may not be trans
nIitted, certain it is that the capacity
for acquiring knowledge is transmitted.
Not only is this faculty of the mind
made alert ard active, but hereditary
influences affect all the faculties,
moral, mental and physical. Parents
who converse their vitality in all di-
rections will surely transmit to their
children the best minds, spirits and
bodies. The law is, that after a GER
tain line of waste of vitality is reach
ed, no creation is possible, but imDe-
ciliyt results. Tue strength and power
Of the individual is i'll proportion to
his endowment and his conversation
of vitality. The production of his
mind, spirit and body are also limited
by the same factors. If children are
to have a rich Inheritance of virtue,
health and happiness, it must be trans
mitted to them or the probability is
that they must go through life poor
indeed in these inestimable blessings,
Money considerations impel the far
mer to secure the best possible con-
ditions for the Improvement Of his
stock. By as much as humanity and
the needs Of the soul transcend in i'm
portance the stock of the farm, it be-
hooves the wise man, farmer or other
wise, to look well to the Improvement,
and to the securing of tho highest
possibilities of his own kind.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-10-14
A PETRIFIED HUMAN BODY.
1t Was Recently Found by Prospectors In
the Hills of South Dakota.

1t Was Recently Found by Prospectors in
the Hills of South Dakota.
One Of the most wonderful discover
les ever recorded in the hills was made
\ few days ago by some parties about
! ten miles north of Hot Springs, S. D.,
near Wind Cave, says the Globe Demo
crat. They We're prospecting in the
hills, and in coming down into a ra-
| vine, saw what appeared to be a fossil
of some kind, similar to those found
down Ill the Bad lands, east of here.
They proceeded to unearth it, and to
their great establishment found it to be
the petrifaction Of man. They have
sold it to George Bronte, who now has
it ON exhibition at Wind Cave, where
a large number of people are going
daily to see it The specimen is that
OF young man from % to 80 wears
of age, web formed and fully develop
ed physically. In height it is & feet
II inches, and belongs to the DOLCE
phalS or round-headed race of human
beings.
The foot, the left one, the right foot
being missing, must have worn Il boot,
as the big toe is very much compress
ed inward and the toe nails pressed
fiat on the top, the contrary to those
wearing no boots. The left arm Is
brought down the side with the hand
resting on the abdomen The right
arm has disappeared about three inches
from the shoulder, and it certainly ap-
pears to have been lost prior to tho
info
securely cemcnted to the body from
the waist to the finger ends, there is
not the slightest trace of the rirht
hand III any way having touched the
trunk. Now with the right foot it is
the reverse, for the heels have touched
each other, and with the disintegra,
ton of time the right heel has carried
with it Il portion of the left on the
extreme end. The calves Of the legs
are securely cemented together. The
lips and eyes are closed
On the left arm, extending four
inches above and three below, is what
appears to be 4 huge scar. probably
caused by an AK or cutlasS, and under
the left ear is 4 small incision one and
one-half inches long, which looks as
If caused by knife or dagger. The
skin is perfect in minute lines, and
except few pock-marks, probably
caused by insects, is absolutely per
feet. 1t appears that the specimen is
one of the Anglo-Saxon race as all the
characteristics of an Indian are want
ing. There can be no doubt but if is
one Of the most Dnrfaat Yatr;G oo +;,,,
ever discovered.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-10-14
THE FARM AND HOME
FARM NOTES.

Weeds left in the fence corners this
fall may make the whole farm foul
next spring.
A good cement floor, jmpervious to
water, is easily kept cool and clean.
1t is hard to improve upon.
Turnips are natural iced for sheep,
and may safely lie pastured, permit
ting the animals to eat all they want.
Corn is the very best grain for Ill.4in-
tanning animal heat. Feed it freely if
cold weather comes ca after the sheep
are Shorn.
Horses, as well as other stock, will
relish All occasional meal Of roots with
their dry Wiuter ratOns. Carrots are
especially beneficial.
Ii u dairy COW gets all the exercise
she needs by chewing her cud, why
can not u business man get all the
exercise lie needs by chewing gum.
Rub al the eggs with j damp CLOTH
when brought into the house. Then
they will look clean and bright when
tIken 10 market
Put jacket Of straw paper about the
celery punches before banking up. 1t
will bleach better and be more free
from rust and WORMS.
GrattingW wax made of bees wax and
rosin, rendered plastic by additions OF
alcohol, is used and recommended by
Irof. Craig, Of the Canadian expert
mental farm.
If you wish To make a speciality Of
very early lambs for market, use
cross Of oouthdowE upon Dorset The
lambs OF this cross will be hornIeas
The growing Of mutton sheep Will
afford profitable employment for every
acre Vi good SldZlug land i'll the coutl
try. There is no use letting it remain
idle.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-10-14

OF our increasing population showed
pretty clearly what we could depend
upon from this source, and the pro-
duction was increasing much too rapid
| ly to be taken care of by this means
alone. The ranch business was de
veloping and threatening to over
| whelIn our markets, but when the
need was greatest our export trade
| began to develop, and has grown to
| such dimensions that it easily consumes
all our real surplus, leaving our mar
kets comparatively free from conges-
! ton. The exports now amount to
and dressed meats, and there Is SO
| wide 4 margin betv the value of
meat in Europe and the cost Of pro-
| ducing il here upon our cheap lands
| that there would seem to be no near
limit to the possibilities of the extern
sion Of that trade; but it must he
/ borne in mind that only the very best
classes of cattle ere wanted for export.
Gamers stock" and culIs of every
description will remain at home to
glut our markets and depress prices
Hedlly SOOu cdIIle are not ana nave
not been at any time greatly in excess
Of our own needs, but now, when they
are offered, export buyers are always
ready to take them, and so if sold for
home use they bring better prices
than if such market was not reasy
The lesson of this export trade is that
more good cattle should be raised,
then more would be exported, and the
entire market for all grades would
respond to such relief with a higher
average.
In Outing for October the Old-time
uDrivaled player, Ross Mackenzie, tells
of the origin. progress and future pro-
mise Of the Canadian national gaIua.
lacrosse No man is better Qnaii-
fled to write upon this subject than
the gigantic cxgoal keeper, who was
such 4 tower Of strength to the TorO,i-
to Club in its palnlieSt days, and Mr..
Mackenzie also combines with his ar
tiCle history Of the introduction 81
the game into England. and Of matches
in which his team illustrated ~la p.rs-
sibilities Of one of the finest gaines
known.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-10-14
Arrogance.

There is nothing more offensive to
an ordinary company Of people than
the assumption Of the part Of a COM
raraive stranger that he knows every
thing. Better a little over-depreciation
of self, if only it will give a touch Of
modesty to ones demeanor. The best
of men have been free to acknowledge
their human frailties and deficiencies,
and by this acknowledgement they
have put themselves ON terms of SYM
pathy with their hearers. The other
set please themselves but no one else
Socrates said to one of this kind, ''The
only difference between you and me is
that you. know nothing, think that
you know something, while I, know
ing nothing, am aware of it,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-10-14
The Lost Heart.

SpurgeCn: 1 knew a man who lost
his heart. His wife had not got it,
and his children had not got it, and he
did not seem as if he had got it him
self. THAT is oddr' say you. Well,
he used to starye himself. He scarce
" had enough to eat. His clothes We're
threadbare. He starved all who We're
around him. He did not seem to have
heart. A poor woman owed him a
little rent Out she went into the
street. de had no heart. 4 person
had fallen back little in the payment
of money he had lent him. The debt
. Cr's children We're crying for bread.
The man did not care who cried for
hunger. or what became of the chill
| dren- He would have his money. He
had lost his heart. / never could make
| out where it was till I went to his
| house one day, and saw an iron safe;
, it stood behind the door of an inner
room, and when he unlocked it with
a heavy key, and the bolts were shot
and the inside was opened, there was
musty, fusty thing within it, as dry
as a kernel of a walnut seven years
| old. 1t was his heart. If you have
locked up your heart in an iron safe,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-10-14
Little Things.

The preciousness of little things was
lever more beautifully expressed than
by 3. +. Taylor, in the following
Little words are the sweetest to hear;
little charities fly farthest and stay
longest on the wing: little lakes are
the stillest; little hearts are the fullest,
and little farms are the best TILED.
Little books are the most read, and
little songs the most loved. And when
nature would make anything especial
~ rare and beautiful, she makes it
little-little pearls, little diamonds, little
dews." Everybody calls that little
Which he loves best on earth.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-10-14


The Hydrangea GrandhOra is now
filling its mission. 1t is a flower that
should become rs generally planted as
the SNOWFALL. 1t is a quick grower,
hardy as an oak, and always ready
for duty every season. 1t comes now
when the most of our popular flower
ing shrubs have done duty, and stays
in bloom Il long time. If the shrub is
treated right its flowers are simply
wonderful They form on twigs of
considerable length that all come from
Il central stem or framework and large
flower panicleS, almost egg shaped with
points out, surround the plant. If the
shrub is severely pruned back in it's
new wood every spring these flowers
are as large as medium sized pail;
the stems are not able to hold their
weight, and they lay in a circle around
the central stem on the grass. The
flowers are pure white at first, but as
the season advances they run into
three colors which graduate off into
each other. These colors are rose, pink
and purple. Taking it all in all this
flower is the most pleasing plant that
we have for fall shrub. Since it has
been grown for many years it is thor
oughly tested ana perfectly hardy,
and should be better known and vide
ly planted.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-10-14
STAGE ON BASEBALL,

Recent decline of the Game Not Perl.la
nent---FootbaII is better.
GAS to the decline of baseball il
the last three years, and especially The
last year, said Prof a. Alonzo Stage
of the University Of Chicago yesterday
Il am not a good authority. | am not
Well posted il the league games.
know who is first, and probably who is
second, but / could not tell you who is
third. l know there has been a great
falling Off i'll the attendance but
/ have no idea that it is a permanent
decline. The merits of baseball as q
game are so great that it can never
permanently decline, nor ever cease to
be the American game. Still, | think
football is Il greater game, because il
playing it every man is engaged all
the time, and because it requires higher
physical, mental and moral qualities
than baSeball.'
How so!'
The physical eXertion is greater the
danger is greater, calling for greater
courage, and the eXaSperating coils
ions and accidents demand greater
good feeling, forbearance, and self-con
troll"
Then why may not football sup
plant baseball as the national game?'
Because it can never be popular
with professionals. Football is already
more popular among college Students
but professionals dislike it on account
Of the danger"
What do you think Of the opinion
of some people that baseball is dc,
moralizing?"
''As to the amateur playing it is ur-
founded, for nothing could furnish q
more admirable training of the physi-
cal power, as well as some important
mental qualities. AS to professional
playing, l must admit that it leads to
idleness and vice.
What reformation does professional
baseball stand in need Off"
swell, there is the desecratiOn of the
Sabbath; that ought to be stopped
Then the sale of liquors on the grounds
ought to be prohibited. There ought
to be a reformation, too, in the matter
of training. Some men allow their
teams to go off on sprees instead of
attending to their work. If these
things We're attended to as they should
be. and as [ think they will be some
day, | think professional baseball as
well as amateur baseball would be a
blessing"
''You have not found the game de
moralizing to you, at least?''
81 have not. My amateur playing
has never been to me the slightest
temptation to engage in professional
work, even when other inducements
have been added. My pay for long
| time was very small, and l was il
great need of money, when dazzling
offers We're made me to become a pro
fessional player. But so far from that
l have had my mind all the time Oh
| becoming a Presbyterian minister. II
is true that my baseball proclivities
have been the cause Of my abandon
| ing that purpose. But the reason is
| that my present field for religious worl
and my present opportunities for do
| ing spiritual good to the students arr
so much greater than they would bt
in pastorate and pulpit that have
| deliberately concluded that / would bt
| going away from rather than into thu
vineyard by being ordained"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-10-14
ANOTHER COMBINATION.

Type Founders Expect to Increase Their
Profits to 81 100000.
New York, Oct. 6.-After several fail
ures, the type founders have formed
a combination to be known at theType
Founders company, capital stock SO,
100000. Robert Allison, Of Cincinnati,
will be president, G. III. Jordan, Of New
York, eastern manager, and John Mar
der, of Chicago, western manager.
The type founders think their profits
can easily be increased to $1,OOO,0OO a
year. A. D. Farmer & Son and George
Bruce's Son & Company, of this city,
still refuse to join. Barnhart Brothers
& Spindler, of Chicago declined to join
the combination, but it is said they are
willing to sell out.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-10-14
Harvesting Potatoes.


| aim TO harvest my potatoes as
soon rs | lind they have stopped grow
ing, says an intelligent farmer. This
can be easily told by the appearance
OF the tops. AS long us portion of
the tops remains green it shows that
tie roots are ut work and the tubers
are increasing i'll size After the tops
Gle down and the skin remains smooth
ana trim on the tubers, as shown by
rubbing them after they are dug.
prefer TO have them in a cool cellar
rather than in the ground where they
grew. Potatoes should be dug in dry
weather and be stored away in a dry
condition. They should, however. be
air-drled and not sun-dlied. for ex-
posture to the sun for any considerable
time is injurious both to their quality
and color. On the average l consider
the potato as profitable a crop as |
can raise. and about the only one
where II pays me to buy fertilizer for
it.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-10-14
INC mir. .

The farmer Who makes the dairy
his main business, instead of operating
il rs i mere adjunct to the general
work OF the farm, is the ole who viii
turn out the best product and procure
as well the Nest rroHt and satisfaction
from IL. There IS ITO other matter
about the farm that will SO poorly
stand to he made 4 secondary interest.
A very little neglect will so Il long
Way Ill dairy ttwaid destroying prout,
and there is sure to be such neglect un-
less it is made the first consideration
all the time.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-10-14
HOPPERS ARE HUMPING.

warm Weather Matches the Little De-
stroyer and Winter Wheat Suffers.
Kansas City, Oct. 7.-r1yriads of
grasshopPers have appeared in Buchan-
an and adjoining counties and are
rapidly destroying winter wheat The
hoppe1s are not Of the variety that ap-
peared i'll 1879, but are common field
grasshoppers that stay in one locality
the entire season.
The warm, dry weather Matched them
out by millions and unless a cold rain
or frost comes immense damage will
be done. Fourteen counties in Mis-
souri, also report them.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-10-14
THE HOUSEHOLD.
Gleaninps.


Each day holds reason for gratitude.
eve know that all things work to-
gether for good to them that love
Cod"
You may feel pretty sure a thing is
right when it looks right on all four
sides
The way we treat men is the surest
test of the state of our hearts toward
God.
ness any one can be engaged in iG
this life.
The only reason we ever have any
dark days is because we live too low
to see the sun.
The Christian who is always on the
alert never lacks for useful employ
ment in bis Masters service.
"Whom the Lord loveth he correct
eth; even as a father the son in whom
he delighteth."
The smallest thing we do, if done to
please God, is sure to be paid for in
heavens money.
Goethe: Do not wait for extraor-
binary opportunities for good actions.
but make good use of common situa-
tons.
Methodist Protestant: II we lived
up to the ideal we set for our neigh
Dor. we should be very excellent in
deed.
''rhey that seek the Lord shall not
want any good thing" This is Gods
check for something away beyond
what any bank can hand over to you.
Boston Budget: Believe in soma
thing, work for something, and even
though it prove of little consequence
in itself, its power will have carried
you forward to certain goal
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-10-14
smash his thumb mailing 4 board on

smash his thumb mailing 4 board Oh
the fence.
He will go to town on Saturday and
come back with fifty cents worth OF
coffee, a paper of pins and a dollars
worth Of chewing tobacco.
He is econCmical; economy is his
forte; he will save ten cents worth of
axle grease and ruin the spindle Of a
seventy-dollar wagon. He won't sub
scribe for newspaper, but will Dor
row one frolu his friend and forget to
return it.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-10-14
FELL FOUR FLOORS.

Elevator Containing Seven persons Is
Dashed to Pieces.
Cleveland, Oct. An elevator cable
at the Doan apartment house broke
this afternoon, containing six ladies and
the elevator boy. 1t was broken into
fragments in the basement four stories
below.
Miss Breckenridge received internal
injuries, not serious; Miss Emma Peep
ers and Miss Warner were badly
bruised; Mrs. viii Heman was injured
about the head and her left arm
broken; Mrs. Carrie Vorweak was in
jr1red about the head; Willie Kelly, the
elevator boy, was seriously injured in
ternally. The other Lady escaped IN
hurt.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-10-14
RACINE ALSO HAS THEM.
Gang of Youthful Burglars Disturbed
Their Work of Plumber.

Gang of Youthful Burglars Disturbed in
Their Work of Plumber.
Racine, Wis, Oct, An important
arrest was made today that will prob
ably break up the gang of young burg
lars who have been operating here late
". William Grommull, who graduated
from the reform school, has been caught
and admits that he is the leader of the
gang, and gives the names of two 9th
ers who have gone to Chicago.
A lot Of Clothes cigars, etc, have
been recovered. He says that while
| in the reform school he and his cOmpan.
ions planned to become burglars.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-10-14
Tranquility of Heart.

+. w. Robertson: Rest is the deep
est want in the soul of man. All men
do not desire pleasure; all men do not
crave intellectual food; but all men
long for rest. 1t is this need which
sometimes makes the quiet of the
grave an object of such deep desire.
There the weary are at rest. And it
is this which, consciously or uncon-
sciously, is the real wish which lies
at the bottom Of all others. o, for
tranquility of heart, heavens profound
silence in the soul!
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-10-14

i'll The poultry business, because it is
much easier to manage fowls i'll cold
weather than Ill WARM, and by START
ing now With !. small flock one can be-
come accustomed to their needs and
methods Of handling before really seri-
Gus work Of setting the hens begins.
Get Il dozen fowls of Il good laying
breed to experiment With.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-10-14

Christian world: We make the hours
golden 10y putting into them that
which is true gold, and which will
pass current with the great King
Every hour as it passes is filled with
something, but our conduct daily de
clarcs that many hours do not carry
with them that which is of much
worth. Let us fill every day and hour
with something good.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-10-14
Not WHIT w. Apnnar to E;e.

II. w. Beecher: Living is death;
dying is life. We are not what we
appear to be On this side of the
grave we are exiIes, on that citizens
On this side orphans, on that children
On this side captives, on that freed
men. On this side disguised, unknown,
on that side disclosed and proclaimed
as the sons of God.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-10-14
LInrtieniLnrnl I.rcNIties.

The winter blooming fuchsias ought
to be pOttcd now.
The hardy bulbs should be planted
now without delay.
Besonia bulbs ought to be dried
thoroughly and Wintcred III sand.
Strike some cuttings OF your choice
GcfInlulnS lOr next SEASONS stock.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-10-14
Farm Cheese Making.

We do not intend to speak of cases
where the environments of ones lOca
ton naturally decides the question, Dis
where Il farmer has Il number of good
customers providing IL steady market
the year around for his butter, or
where the section Of country lies adj
jacent to some large city, making the
sale Of milk much more profitable.
We have often found farmers toiling
to make butter, when by putting their
milk on tie train and sending to the
city would net them, the year around,
10 to Is cents a gallon. We know Il
nCighborhOOd where the farmers are
gathering their cream and selling it
for nine cents per inch says Il writer
i'll Farm and Home, when the same
quantity of milk required to produce
this amount of cream will make two
pounds of fine cheese, worth on the
market to-day ten cents per pound.
Now this seems to settle the question
from Il financial standpoint. A small
handmade press, vat and hoops, fur
hished us on this farm with some extra
fine cheese, with much less labor than
it would have cost to have made but
ter. Besides having all we could use
for several families connected with the
farm, we sold several hundred pounds
Of our Young Americas at 10 cents
II pound, and rs butter only brought
the same we received more than
double value for our produce. Again.
cheese will not only keep, properly
turned, all through the long summer
days, but continually get better, while
the reverse is true of butter Another
very great factor not usually taken
into consideration is that the public's
taste is changing. Fresh butter is de
manded; the days Of June butter, kept
for six months, are past. Cheese con-
tains the proper nutriment for Il labor
ing man, it is il muscle and bone for
mcr, while butter is a luxury.