davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-10-21

may remain in this condition for sew
eral days, with the result that he has
not only got the few bales that were
on the top of the load, that were not
wet enough to do any harm, but he
may have twenty or more bales that
may have their selling quality injured
from stain or change of color to the
extent of from two to five dollars per
ton, and it may not end with these
few bales. When the car gets to mar
ket a dealer comes along and buys it
ut a good price. When he breaks into
it and finds a few of these bales that
did not get wet enough in the country
TO do them any harm, he stops bust
ness at once and says: ''There is some
thing wrong about this car of hay.
l don't want it; it is not what / bought;
some of it shows wet or stain and [
am afraid it is all alike" and no
amount of explanation will convince
him to the contrary. He leaves it and
buys elsewhere. Later on, another
buyer comes along and the broker
will show him the same car, and he
will say: Il saw this car marked sold
this morning; why is it that the party
did not take it," And this may occur
again and again during the day, and
probably tomorrow it may have to be
sold for a dollar or two per ton less
just because few bales crept into the
car that We're not wet enough to do any
harm. But it has cost the dealer ten
or twenty dollars which could have
been avoided by the trifing expenditure
of Il few dollars for wagon cover,
which every farmer ought to have, or
the dealer have for him. In either
case of ownership, it would soon prove
itself to be one of the lest investments
ever made. There seem to b a thous-
and one small leaks in the hay trade.
and this is one of them that it would
be well to look after.
When the hay gets to the city mar
ket, no dealer thinks of sending it out
without its being fully protected with
Il cover, for he knows full We'll that
should it get wet it will be returned
to him. No excuse in regard to the
rainmaker will do in this case; but he
must stand the loss caused by his neg
ligence. The dealer provides his store
house; the steamboats, or barge lines
their covered boats; the railroad COM
panieS dry cars, also good stores at
their terminals for the protection of
the goods from the elements. The only
missing link seems to be between the
farmer and the receivers hands. When
this is connected you have remedied
that which has cost an unknown
amount. This has cost the writer
money to learn, and probably every
one in the hay trade has had the same
experience.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-10-21
Harvesting and Storing Potatoes.
T.. N. GEORGE NEW YORK

That potatoes require even more care
than grain in harvesting, is verified
by Il long experience. Unless the soil
is very heavy and wet, digging should
never be done early in the fall. POta-
tees should remain in the ground until
the vines have become dead, and, if
the weather is warm and dry, they
should remain still longer. OF course
there are exceptions rs when blight
Withers the vines and extends down
to rot the tubcrS. Then the crop should
be harvested and stored in Il dry, cool
place as quickly as possible.
Provided normal conditions exist, and
toes for winter storing should remain
undug until late fall, even until tho
last of October. If possible, harvest
when the ground is dry, and do not
let the Lubers be exposed to the wind
and sun any longer than to evaporate
the moisture clinging to them. Wheth-
or dug with Il hoe, hook, or horse po-
tato digger, avoid harShness in rcmoy-
ing the potatoes from the ground. One
reason why potatoes should be left i'll
the ground until fully ripe is to
tougher their tender skins to abviate
easy abrasion, but, of course, the prin-
ciple reason therefor is that the tubers
may become thoroughly mature, SO is
to be Il healthful nutritious food.
The potato tubers should not be al
lowed to burn in the sun, or their fine
l.,
should be handled as little MS possible
to prevent abraSiCnS that do irrcpara-
bic injury. 1t is always the best plan
TO do the asserting i'm the field when
the tubers are gathered. Place the
mcrchantable potatoes carefully in
crates or baskets, never throw them
roughly in, and do not take them from
these receptaclcs until they are put in
the bins in the cellar. The mode, prac-
6ced by some farmers, Of pouring
them into a wagon box In the field,
from which they are shOvelcd into a
chute, whence they slide into the eel
lar, is ruinOuS to their keeping quail
ties, and should never be practiced.
The cellar, or store room, should be
dry, well ventilated, and cool Do not
mass the potatoes together in big bins,
they will 'swaat' the same as hay or
grain when in bulk, and will neat and
rot if there is no ready escape for the
moisture. To store potatoes in pits to
remain until spring, select a dry cle-
waited spot, and, whether buried below
the surface, or covered above the
ground, always leave free space over
the potatoes for the evaporation Of
moisture. Potatoes thus kept will not
sprout during the winter.-Amcrican
AgTiCulturist
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-10-21

find. Twenty-Five years ago they each
kept twelve cows and team. One
owner kept his cows doing nothing
during the winter except manufacture
ing the hay-mow into manure, which
was thrown out under the caves Of
the barn, the liquid being gotten rid
Of by boring auger-hGles through the
door, which stood up some three feet
from the ground, so as to give free
circulation of air underneath. The pig
pen was located over the brook, so
that any Accommodations from it would
be washed away, and all kept clean.
No fertilizer was ever purchased, not
withstanding good deal of grain was
grown on hill lots, where it was ditfi-
cult to get barn manure-in fact, there
was little manure for any place. To
day the farm is only able to keep ten
cows and team, pastures are barren1
buildings present a trrmble-down ap-
pearance, and the children look upon
the farm as n good place from which
to get away.
How is it With the neighboring farm?
been obtained. Cows were kept at
work ten months i'll the year; warm
stables were provided where COWS
stood upon the ground so no cold air
could come under them; cutters were
built in which all the cNcrement, both
solid and liquid, was saved, by the use
Of plenty of absorbing material, and
.lll 1f,lIx
rs fast as made. The pig-pens were
provided with tight floors sloping to-
ward Il manure vat, into which was
carried an abundance of anything that
could be obtained, such as SodS, weeds
from the fence corners, damaged
straW-in short. anything that would
absorb and help to keep the porkcrs
clean. The manure from the horse
stable was not thrown out in IL pile to
become tircfanged and worthless, but
used in the cow stables or piggery, to
absorb liquids. Upon this farm have
been erected large pearns and com
Portable out-buildingS; 4 modern dwell
ing stands in place of the old one; in
stead of blackberry bricrs and weeds
that used to abound, no berries can be
found outside the patch of cultivated
ones, and clean fields are seen. In
stead of twelve cows producing 125 lbs
of butter each, there are forty COWS
with Il yield of $50 lbs each Let no
one say this is Il fancy sketch, for it is
but one of a number of instances from
life that could be given. TO sum it
up, success i'll any calling means the
lettering of existing conditions, the
lifting of those about us to Il higher
plane, and SO to perform and completes
the work given us to do, that finally
of us it may be said, well done"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-10-21

reference to this matter in future. As
soon as I am so sure of the facts that
innocent persons will not be wronged.
at the risk of all that may follow, l
will publish the names of the offender
or offenders in the papers of this con-
tinent. l look upon this as necessary
to the protection of the reputation Of
the various parties concerned.
And now let me say that 1 hope far
mers will not be deferred because of
what has happened from trying rapo
next year Ny faith in it as 4 pasture
for sheep increases with the charging
measure Of experience in growing it.
On prairie soils where the climate is
suitable it SnU,.--- e-v" in great lux
uriance, and it comes into use at a
time when pastures oftentimes arc
parched and bare.
Thomas Shaw
Ontario Agricultural College, Guelph.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-10-21
Fiendish Attempt ,{ade to Burr
a Big New York Tene-
ment.
Nineteen Families Saved by the
Timely Discovery OF
the Fire.
Abraham katz, a Barber, Sus-
pected Of Starting the
Blaze.

New YORK, Oct. I5.-An attempt was
made early this morning to burn the
large tenement, 80 Attorney street,
for the sake OF insurance money and
the lives of number of human beings
were thereby icopardized. The fire
started in the b.. Der shop of Abraham
KATE, on the ground floor, but was
extinguished before any serious loss
had been done. The nineteen
families that had apartments in the
building had been aroused by the
cry of fire, and fed into the street by
means of the fire escapes and stair
ways. An investigation by the fire
marshal revealed unmistalka6le evil
dence that the fire was incendiary. In
some of the drawers of the barber shop
were found a quantity of rags satu-
rated with kerosene. I-atz has not
been arrested, but it is expected he
will be. He has already told num-
Der of conflicting stories with regard
to his whereabouts at the time of the
fire. He generally slept in small
bed room in the rear of the barber
shop, but did not occupy it last night.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-10-21
Canadian Cabinet Changes.

OTTAWA, Ont, Oct. Exchanges in
the dominion cabinet are impending.
T. M. Daily, member of parliament OF
Selkirl, Manitoba, will shortly be
sworn in as minister of the interior.
succeeding the Hon. E. II. Dewdney,
who will become Lieutenant-Governo
of British Columbia, Sir John Thomp-
son will become Premier upon the re-
turn of Sir John Abbott from England.
He will be strengthened 10y the Hon,
w. r. Meredith, the present leader OF
the conservative opposition in the On
tario Legislature, and the Hon. A. R.
Angus, Northumberland Of Que
bee.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-10-21
~
Threatened Express Robbery.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Oct. 15.-The local
managers of the Southern Express
company yesterday received a telegram
from superintendent Fagin of the
Kansas City, Fort Scott & Memphis
railway, dated at Kansas City, stating
that he was informed that an al tempt
would be made to rob the train Ieav-
here at 5 p. M, and that an attempt
would be made somewhere between
this city and Thayer, Mo. When the
train left last night Sergt. Horn and
three policemen were aboard, all heav-
lily armed aud ready to repel any
attack by robbers. Up to a late hour
nothing had beeh heard of an attack.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-10-21
Systems of Dairy Farming.

1t cannot be disputed but that dairy
farming has brought prosperity to
many farms and will continue to do
so as long as skill is employed and
good judgment prevails. There are
dairymen who are not making money
yet they toll hard. A perusal Of the
following sketch by J. D. Smith in the
Country Gentleman presents the un-
profitable and profitable kinds of dairy
farming in a clear way: A careful
study of the different systems Of dairy
ing will furnish examples Of both sue
cess and failure. In the same Ecighbor-
hood are two farms as nearly alike in
quality of soil as you VIII generally
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-10-21
SEN SATIONAL CASE.

One is Now on Trial in the Circuit Court at
Ashland.
Ashland, Wis, Oct. 1.-THE trial of
Bertha Lipka, for poisoning her hus-
band two years ago, began in the circuit
court before Judge Parish this after
noon. Her present husband is also
held as an accomplish in the crime. The
application for a change of venue has
been compromised by giving the hus-
band and wife separate trials. There
is large attendance Of witnesses and
spectators from Butternut, where the
poisoning was planned and executed.
The case is very sensational
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-10-21
THIEVES FIENDISH WORK.

Murder Young Girl, the Only Person at
Home. and Rife the House.
st. Louis, No, Oct. 1.-At SubIette,
a small hamlet distant some miles from
this city, this afternoon, Josie Simmons,
girl Of eighteen, was murdered by
thieves.
Her mother came to the city early in
the day, and returning about 5 p. m.
found her daughter lying on the floor
in the front room of the house with her
throat cut from ear to ear.
The house was literally torn inside
out by the criminals, who had con-
cea1ed their thefts or a worse crime by
numbering the only member of a family
at home. No clue to the perpetrators
has yet been found.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-10-21
HUNDREDS ESCAPE DEATH.
Many Men Injured by n Boiler Ex-
pIosion at Portsmouth, Ohio.

Many Men Injured by Boiler Ex-
plosion at Portsmouth, Ohio.
PORTSMOUTH, Ohio, Oct. 15.-One Of
a battery of six boilers at the Burgess
Steel and Iron Works exploded this
morning, wrecl1ing the rest and serious
ly injuring three men, as follows:
j. BROWN. engineer, Scaldcd
DICK FLEMING, fireman, scalded and leg
broken.
GEORGE BREssLER. back injured by falling
timber.
The last named cannot live and the
others may die. Many others were
more or less injured. The boiler was
lifted high into the air and parted,
hurting pieces in many directions.
Most of them came down through the
roof of the mill. hundreds of men
were at work, but miraculously escaped
death
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-10-21
FIVE PERSONS INJURED.
Terrible Explosion of Natural Gas at
an Indiana Oil Well.


an Indiana Oil Well.
ST.. MARY's, Ohio, Oct. l6.-A bad
accident occurred at the Hyatt farm,
near Camden, Ind. last night. A large
gusher had just been completed and
when the crude oil was turned into
the tank there were quite a number of
persons on top to watch it. BY some
means the gas became ignited and a
heavy explosion followed, throwing
those on the tank in every direction.
Following is the list of those injured:
JACOB LIsTENFEIN, face hands and arm
badly burned.
A. M. HYATT, seriously burned about the
face and arms.
j. c. GRAVES, Slightly burned; hurt about
head.
CHRRLEs WOOD badly burned on the face
and about entire body; recovery doubtful.
A. B. WILKER severely burned about face
and hands.
The tank was entirely destroyed;
loss about $500.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-10-21
WISCONSIN NEWS.

4 tenement at NenaSha owned by
lire. The family Of Albert RoeSch occu-
pied the lower aud George kelhauS@r
anu family the upper part of The house.
Nearly I'LL the furniture Of both parties
MIS- destroyed. The loss on the build
Ing Will br $1,000; insured for $1,000
johnny Slilinle, 4 boy l. years old,
LIVING near Sturgeon bay, WIS probably
fatally injured While leading : mule
from the stable. In some manner the
halter became tangled about the boy ;
wrist. and the mule ran away, drag
ging the boy hall 4 mile. Ills arm WAS
broken aud ms oo,ty horribly mutilated
At the bayfield, county republican
convention. held III WasAburn. the Iul-
lowing ticket MAS uominateQ: Clerk,
John l'rosln: sheriff. John Anderson;
treasurer. u. II. Haven't: register ui
deeds, w H. Irish; district attorney.
~. ". Downs; clerk OF court. +. NJ.
Stone; superintendent OF schools, Mary
Nelson; surveyor ID. I. Glover.
j. ]. Wilson aud Dave CoSS2l. Of Au-
-rSsa. Eau Claire county. captured 4
bear i'll 4 trap near that place Il few
days ago. They returned 10 town and
invited Il number Of young women IL
70 and see hruin in his cage. Miss
u .lsen. i school teacher. picked UP 4
rite ana killed the bear 1T the urst
shot.
The Sawyer county republican con
vention. held At Hayward. nominated
Tie following ticket: john Erickson.
county clerk: Jonas Anderson. sheriff
T. ]. RioIdan. district attorney: ]. ".
Jones. register OF deeds; Ole Hanson.
clerk of court; Mrs. Ettie Harrington.
superintendent of schools.
Tie Waupaca county republican con
yntion. held in New London. placed the
following ticket in nomination: An
drew Williams, sheriff: A. L. Rowe.
treasurer; 5. s. Chandler. register OF
deeds; J. N. Hatch. clerk of the court;
Jerry Dean, county clerk: Benjamin
Goldberg. district attorney
The experiment of growing hemp
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-10-21

Ernst Ninic. peddlar. made com
plant 1T the Racine police station that
he had been robbed and thrown out of
Il hotel 1T Franksville. where he was
stopping over night He claims that
nearly I'll his clothing was also taken
away from him. He Travelled to Racine
to get 4 warrant for the arrest Of tho
proprietor
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-10-21

The University of Pennsylvania
Wednesday defeated the Annapolis ca
diets at football by a score of 16 to O.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-10-21

The first number of the Yale Law
Journal will appear in about two
weeks.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-15
TIE DISORDERS AT CARMAUX.

Paris. oct 14.-The struggle between tn" strikers
Of C,rmaux and their employers continues with lii'
sign Of settlement, The striker, appear TO tlnk 'hH'
tho Government Is afraid 10 use force TO suppress
tber attacks on miners who are WILING !" ""fh'
Todav the Marquis dc Solagcs. Director "i MihN re-
signed hi, seat In the Chamber OF Deputies h"I"'s
thai thi, action would facilitate a - tlcment {" th'
dGoutv scuflcs are continually occurring between
,ho ,onda, rneS and Tho strikers. and the Nf"cling
grow. more bitter every day. VI. Eaudin SOCIALIST
Dopuiy has taken prominent part In adihg ana
obe,,ing the strikers. To-day b" was loli"rihe Oh
tho street in the town, which is contrary TO IA" pole"
or,,,ions The patrols ordered him 10 "m"v" on.
- n"I,u he drew a revolver and threatened 10 shoot
tbn,n Notwithstanding his blusicr. h" wa, c"mp'led
to obey the patrols order, and he did not shoot
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-15

EFSCCE OF HIE Cl'l-"-l Of AhE
LOSS OF OTHER sHIPs-RUNNINC INTO
THE TYNE FOR SHELTER.
london. Oct l4.-Hcavy gales prevailed last
night over the northeastern part OF England,
Northumberland, Durham, Yorkshire, Lincoln ana
Norfolk being the worst sufferers by the storm
Tho reports to-day from along the coast brought
,idinrs of wrecks and of acts of hcrolsm by the
Efehoa:mcn and coast guardsmen. IL Is supposed
,hat several lives were lest by the founderlns oi
vessels. hut as yet no bodies have bcHa washeh
ashore At the height of the gale the coast suardS-
mon near Yarmouth SAW schooner, which sunSe-
ouentlv proved to be the Isabella bound Tor
Gcolc scuddng along the coast with only storm
calls set She was pitching and rolling heavily
and NJ times it, appeared that the masts would
be icrked ont of her. The wind was blowing
IN heavy gusts from of the North Sea. and the
Isabella. though forging ahead rapidly. was seen
70 he making leeway well. The vessel hnaily
stranded not far from The town OF Yarmouth
When she struck, her mainmast went py 'he
hoard close to the deck. The forcmast stood. ana
INFO the foreriqQinc the crew climbed to escape
being washed overheard by the tremendous seas
that made a clear breach over the wreck.
large number of the people of Yarmouth
when they heard of the disaster, ran to the
Il
s,ul on board the schooner was doomed to death
A rocket was soon fired, and at the first a'tcmp'
line was carried 10 the wreck, when was
close in shore The breechcS buoy was soon
ricped and amid the cheers of the crowd oi,
shore everybody aboard the schooner was lahnci
IN safety The beach is strcwn with wrcckag",
which il is supposed, came from NeSs"iS tndt are
reportel to have been wrecked on ScruhN SAM.
MANY vessels ran into the Tyne Tor shci,rr'
finding it, impossible 10 proceed in IN" cal" iir'
weather was so heavy that II was lmppSNln' VI
nIots 10 mt out 10 board vessels. ana crait n,aN
iny for havcns of rcfuc" were compellcd 10 Hi"
their own way into port. A.
Tho wind blew with renewed tnrY IN IN"
storIn-swept portion Of the United hlnGdom 1o-
night Several piers in the River lNn" were
damaged by tho storm. 4 terrific sea Is running
in The Irish Channel. The nlailboats plying hr. ne
tween England and Ireland have been greatly
DELAYED Large tracts of land IN the Nortn ~
Wales have been 4 coded and the crops SIN IN
tho fields have been ruined Several rivers II,
Westmoreland and Dcrhyshire hav" overnowrh
their hank. and adjacent lowlandS ar" suhm"rg"d
During the gale at Wicklow. Ireland three men
who were trying to pass a line 10 schooner III
distress were washed from pier and drowned
The Drorheda packet boat has grounded on the
coast of Ireland. ,,.oxo,. ot
There is no prospect of an early abatement ol
the gales. which now extends. :Iom YORKSHIRE on
the North Sea. to lrcl"nG. immense ddn'sc IL
being done by the terrihc wind
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-15
FOUR MEN KILLED ~ 4 COLLISION.
TWO FREIGHT TRAINS WRECKED ON THE NEW
LONDON NOETHEEN ROND.

rNO FREIGHT TRAINS WKINkiD ON LIE NV
LoNDoN NORTHERN ROAD.
New.rondon. Conn. Oct. Ii.-Thc Boston cNGr~,
freight which LETT the city thl, moriinS at ";io ran
into the Brattlcboro freight. bound south. about
.bol.aud feet south Of the flag station at Harrison '
Landing on The New London Northern Railroad. The
on,,in., came togch,. head on and itghiiW wreck
VA tl. result The first car Of the sou'hlOund train
cout,iucd four rae, horses bound for the racco at
Grafton dnv Four Of the five men In charg" Of il"
hor,r, were Killed outright and one Wa. 80 i'arinily
injured that hr died few mlnut's after reaching tn
city.
The men Killed We're follows, Charles Illnoy ana
william Gill,n. Of Ball,ton spa. y. Y; Edward Moore,
of Norwich thl, state: --- McKennI. residence nm.
known OF the nth man nothing Is known and there
Is nothing upon hi, person which would tend to
Identity him.
The raccior,cs Killed were Teddy Il. Irochaway.
Wonderful cure ana Jennie Maynard. The ear which
carried the horses and men was carried. after the
collision over The engine OF the nOrhbOund train AMI
then fell over on ifs side Other ears Of tls train
were also thrown over and the side Of the Boston
freight.
The cause Of the accident has not yet been d.
termincd and no one can be- found who will venture
a theory The railroad official, have nothing 10 -ay.
The coroner and medical examiner were at work In
and other train hard, and railroad official, put
lippn the stand. The train dispatcher of the rpnI
at Norwich I, DECLARED TO br the person at iaut, ana
he has been placed under arrest by the coroner