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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-02-12
WILD HORSES.
Noble Animals Left to Themselves VIII
Degenerate Into Ponies.

Many, many years ago ship laden
with Spanish horses went ashore on
the sands of Chincoteague island, on
the eastern shore of Virginia, saws the
Rider and DrjUlr. No man knows
when the ship went ashore or what
port it sailed from. or how MANY
horses were saved. 1t is known. how
ever. that on the extreme edge of
Chincoteague island a ship bearing a
cargo of horses to the new world from
some port in Spain ended its voyage in
terrific storm, and that some of the
horses found their way through the
breakers to the barren waste of sand
These horses must have been Of high
order Of breed, for, though scores of
years of privation and exposure have
passed over his head, the wild horse
of this inhospitable and barren region
is most remarkable animal. He is
smaller to-day than his Spanish proto-
type, and lack of care and exposure
to the storms of this tempest-swept
island has reduced the original horse
to rough, shaggy pony, yet all the
years of degeneracy and viciSstude
have not shorn him of his evidences of
blood-his beauty, his intelligence and
his fleetness. The severity of the eli
mate the want of strengthening, nu-
tritious food, have made their infiu-
ence felt. not upon the spirit but upon
the body, of the castaway horse.
Many of these ponies have Teen cap
tured by the inhabitants of the region
adjacent to the mainland and put to
use, although the breaking and train
ing of them is in some instances a very
serious Job. The effect of years Of
unrestrained freedom upon his high
mettled blood has made this island
horse Maynard and jealous of his lib
erty. 1t usually requires the united
strength of four men to Subdue one
young horse. Notwithstanding. they
are frequently conquered and tied
down to the drudgery of farm work or
may be seen pulling the clam-carts of
ChincOteague fishermen along the
shell roads of the Virginia or Mary
land coast. 1t is certain that inbreed-
ing and privation. together with the
rigors of changeable climate, have
had their effects in deteriorating this
race of horses.
With the first settlement of Austria
I'D w ulollCduS IOISCo NSLS ihhLo-
duced. Some of these escaped from
control and soon reverted to The wild
state. They have multipl ed and de-
Perforated in that sparsely peopled
continent until they are as numerous
as jack-rabbits and rs useless. They
becassse such Il nuisance that 1000 of
them were shot at one station in New
South Wales. In nearly every country
wheA~ the once domesticated horse
has run wild he has deteriOrated. He
has dwindled into pony in Iceland
and Shetland, Corsica and Sardinia,
the mountainous regions of northern
Europe, and the Cordilleras of Amer
lea. There has miniature horse orig
mated during and since the war in the
prairies along the gulf coast from
Mobile to the western limit of Louisi-
ana. Many planters during the war
allowed their thoroughbred mares to
escape, and breeding in the wild state
| with the natives the size has gradually
diminished until many of them do not
reach thirteen hands, and few of them
go over that.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-02-12
A Word About Coffee.

Much has been written and printed
concerning coffee. Cook books all
contain receipts for preparing it in diff
ferent ways. Every hOuSekeeper con-
siders that coffee is something any body
can make. and therefore she takes no
particular pans to make 1t. 1t is a
fact that on the breakfast table of nine
out of ten families. where nice cooking
in other respects is the rule, the coffee
will be found watery stuff. tasting
strongly of chiccOry, or else so black
and thick as to be undrinkable by
whoever is used to the better article.
In the city the vast majority of
housewives buy ground coffee at cor
ner groceries. think the same rule
is good in the country. for most coun-
try stores have their coffee-grinder.
The grocery mans profit it so large on
coffee that of course it pays him well
to grind it. And he can, in grinding,
adulterate it to so great an extent that
he would prefer to sell real Java"
and real Mocha" ground, even if he
had to sell at less price than in the
bean. The fact that the price is the
same ground or unground, never
seems to show people plainly how well
it would pay them to grind their own
coffee. They may be sure the grocery
man does not do it for love.
1t is not easy TO roast coffee, for it
requires much close watching, pa
thence, and experience to bring it to
the proper shade, not burnt, nor yet too
light, neither too little nor too much.
but just right. 1t can be bought fresh
ly and perfectly roasted in the larger
grocery houses of good repute. 1t is
best to buy not more than two pounds
OF this at Il time, itshousd be kept close
ly covered until the last grain is used.
have ALWAYS found that one-third
Mocha and two-thirds Java make a
good combination. This costs about
thiry-two cents per pound at the lar
ger downtown houses.
A coffee-grinder "a good one-is
worth fifty cents. The comfort of the
good coffee it gives you is worth far
more 1t Is true Bridget will not grind
it unless compelled and if she hasn't
any coffee but unground to use; but it
should be made Il case of needs must"
If she is allowed TO grind it overnight
for use in the morning, it should be
put into a tightly covered vessel until
used.
use cofee-cup full. ground. for a
family of five. This makes pound
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-02-12

10 fight. a law entitled The Mar
snpials Destruction Act" is now in
force. directed against the kangaroos,
to check the increase of the noxious
animals. But kangaroo's skin il
worth $3.50 in the open market in
Brisbane.
How much more need is there. then.
Tor destruction act when horses are
larger animals, eat more. are more
numerous than kangaroos and are
nearly worthless! This is the question
which is agitating the property hold
ers of Queensland at the present time,
as is learned from the recent bulletin
OF the department of agriculture of
that colony: Will it pay Australians
to ship these horses to the United
StatesP The passage to San Francisco
Will take twenty days. The Pacific
ocean at certain times is almost smooth.
One of the Australian steamships will
probably carry from seven hundred to
one thousand horses at trip. The
import duty on horses and mules at
present is thirty dollars head. 1t re-
solves itself into II question of water
carriage.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-02-12
which to entertain her guests. -&

which to entertain her guests. -A%
A fine fragment representing
Mythras in the attitude of sacrificing
the Zodiacal bull, has recently been
eXcavated in Rome. The figure is "A
perfect presentation from the breast to
the knees but the legs are broken.
The tail of the bull, which terminates
in a sheaf of corn, is we'll preserved.
On the right of the central figure is a
Genius holding aloft a torch Instead
of the usual short tunic Mythras is
habited in long gown. which ends
floating over the shoulders.
Tie handouts which Sir William
Wallace wore when being conveved
to London for execution have recently
been discovered in Scotland. At
tached thereto is this legend: Part
of the letters in which Sir William
Wallace was sent to London, july 9th.
1905 Sent as an insult by Edward to
Sir Williams aunt, Miss Jane Wallace,
who lived at Benaly and, diving. caused
1t to be buried on a hilltop there. where
II WAS dug up 9Th July 1885, exactly
$50 years after.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-02-12
WHERE HORSES ARE CHEAP.
Queensland Farmers Pay for Having
Them KilIed,

No one can buy a horse in this city,
says the Washington STIR, which is fit
for any purpose. for less than 500 A
broken-down car horse is worth near
ly this amount. A horse for a grocer's
cart in New York, Chicago or San
Francisco will cost from $3.50 to 5000.
In Queensland, Australia. however,
the horse market is away down. A
sound, well-brOken animal can be
bought for S.. Farmers in the interior
can not afford TO send horses to Bris-
bane for sale, because ordinary stock
will not bring more than 81 rs head.
They shoot them instead! And, what
is still more startling. they pay at the
~ate of 81 cents head for having them
shot!
All of these statements are strictly
correct. The colony Of Queensland is
now seriously discussing the advisa-
bility of passing law imposing tax
on all stations and authorizing the APP
pointment of inspectors TO see that all
unlicensed animals are killed. All
over Queensland they are going to
keep down horses as we keep down the
superabundance Of dogs in the city of
Washington.
Horse breeding in Australia was for
many year~ remunerative business
A great demand was created by the
taking up and occupying of new
country, from the opening up of the
new gold fields and for the prosecution
of the sugar industry.
Everyone who had land began
breeding horses. Now the demand has
ceased, the sugar industry is decln-
ing. the mining is stationary and the
owners of what was formerly new
country are sellers instead of BUYERS.
The consequence is that the whole
country is oyerrun with unstable |
horses. They can not be eaten like |
sheep and horses. and Il boiling-down !
factory for the manufacture of glue |
and other products failed after con-
Stunning 80. 1000 animals.
Now. in a semi-wild state they over
run the entire interior of the colony. !
The best of them bring at auction not |
more than $13 or $l4 dozen. Property
holders in New South Wales have re-
lieved themselves of the burden on
their grazing lands by shooting them.
On the Barwon river, within two years.
between sixty thousand and seventy
thousand head were destroyed, at
cost to their nominal owners of
twenty-five shillings six pence a head
Queensland has now the same trouble
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-02-12

| have spoken of the Grand Canon
of the Colorado as a gorge in which
all other famous %Orgcs could be lost.
Some of you have ridden through the
Grand Canon of the Arkansas on
the Denver and Rio Grandc Railway in
Colorado, and many more have seen
the White Mountain Notch and the
Franconia Notch, in New Hampshire.
All three are very beautiful and noble;
but if any one of them were dupli-
Gated in the wall of the Grand Canon
of the Colorado, and YOU were look
ing from the opposite brink of that
stupendous chasm, you would have to
have your attention called to those
scratches" on the other side before you
would notice them at all. If YOU were
to take the tallest mountain east of the
Rockies, dig down around its base two
or three thousand feet. so as to get to
the sea-level (from which its height is
measured), uproOt the whole giant
mass, and pitch it into the deepest part
of the Grand Canon of the Colorado,
its granite top would not reach up to
the dizzy crests of the cliffs which hem
the awful bed of that great river. If
YOU were on the stream and New
York's noble statue of Liberty Enlight-
ening the World were upon the cliff it
would look to you like the tiniest of
dolls; and if it were across the canon
from you, you would need a strong
glass to see it at all!
The Grand Canon lies mainly in
Arizona, though it touches also Utah.
Nevada and California. With its wind
ings it is nearly seven hundred miles
long; and in many places it is over
mile and quarter deep. The width
of this unparalleled chasm at the top
is from eight to twenty miles; and
looked down upon from above. river
larger than the Hudson and five times
as long, looks like a silver thread.
The Yosemite and the Yellowstone.
wonderful as they are in their preci-
pices, and the world outside of Amer
lea cannot match those wondrous val
leys. babies beside this peerless
gorge. AS Charles Dudley Warner
has said: There is nothing else on
earth to approach it."-CharIes +.
Lal7anlis. in ST. Nicholas.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-02-12


last about week. Put IN an egg
shell. and fill the pot about third full
of cold w.ter. When it boils hard,
add boiing-hot water to the quantity
YOU wish to make. When that boils
up once. put in dash of cold water,
and cover the coffee-pot with a folded
towel. and set on the back part of the
stove until you wish to use it. If you
pour into silver urn, BE- sure to scald
the urn first that the coffee NAV not
be chilled.
Whoever is used to drinking good
coffee, bought and made in this way,
will never be content with ''grocers
coffee again.
Always buy a grinder to screw
against the wall. 1t saves time and
temper, and is at hand when it is want
ed-HurDer'S Bazar
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-02-12
TIGHTS AND STOCKINGS.
The Newest Wrinkles In FasteninGs and
Garters-How Girl Shops.

EVERYONE knows that garterS have
gone out. and girdles have come in;
but did any stop to trace the analogy
between the decadence of the one and
the popularity of the other? 1t Is the
wearing of tights, of course, that
brings the garter into deSuetude; that
is, that reduces the number of carriers
worn by one-half. If you see a swag-
ger girl with gold ribbon one inch in
width clasped around her waist you
may wager your bank account that she
has its mate clasped around her leg.
inst below the knee. What forp Oh.
just for the quaint conceit of the
thing!
1t is amusing to watch the pretty
girls shopping for tights. With the
pervorsity of things mundane. the hose
counters are presided over by men, and
it is very embarrassing to have them
think YOU are Il skirt-dancer or Il bal
let favorite. And so the pretty girls
gets the tights Oh an order from the
country. or for a friend. or her mother.
or grandmother even. Then she huS-
ties home and puts them on her own
slender eXtremitieS. throws away her
carriers and harness of elastic straps,
and in half an hour realizes that she
has never really lived before. The
lines of anxiety smooth out of her fair
brow, the shadows of care soften from
her eyes. She knows her stockings
won't come down, and battle, murder
and sudden death lose their terrorS for
her.
One of the most remarkable things
about Il woman is the way she man
ages from little girlhood up to keep
one corner of her mind clear and de-
voted to her stockings in the midst OF
most distressing grief and anxiety. As
a child no matter how much she wants
to beat her brother in the race. she
has to stop if her stocking comes
down. As woman she may, in the
stress Of her woe, let her hairpns fall
out, she may forget to eat or sleep. but
she never relaXes the vigilance over
her stockings. The amount of nerve
force consumed in lifetime of this
constant, strict surveillance is euOrm-
Gus. Now that the tyranny of the
garter is ended it is little wonder that
our girls are growing taller and that
our women are stepping up braveiY
into the worlds high places and win
ming laurels in flames great temple
". T. Recorder.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-02-12
His Attitude,

Before | give yon this dime" re-
marked the gentleman to the seedv APP
plcant. as he held the coin ia his fin
gers. Il should like to know your at
titude on prohibition.
well" replied the applicant frank
ly. ''at present confess that it is
somewhat suppliant; but, sir. if
should receive the sum which YOU so
tempting hotd before my very eyes. l
may say, withou; fear of contradiction,
that my attitude would be in front of
the nearest bar | could find. Do |
make myself sufficiently plain?"
1t was evident that he did. for the
next minute he was Swimming around
the corner at forty miles an hour
Detroit Free Press.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-02-12
A Complaint.

think it really rnean-don't your
To leave us nothing at all 10 40.
In q world ali made to order 20
a modern boy has no earthly SNOW
Columbus sailed across the set - -, nm
Which might have been done by you Or me-
And now they call him great anu VS. .'
They pIai g lis genius and enterprise e.,
Although when he found our hatitS i"
He took il for Indias coral soianN'
There N.vton too saw an apple fall
Down from the branch. and that was an
Yet they ak of bis great l ma2lnia,tGiu
And say that he discovered gray iIa ~
Goodness mel-why. could nave O'iu
Him all ABOUT it; at ten years oid ,,, ,to ,,,Io
knew why things fell, ana 7Iuua5 cbc coli N'0
There's noble George VINO goti ~
Perhaps he couldn't. He ddn Wy.
But If Should cut kown a cheff! -Oi'0
NJ father would only Iaugh AZ AiS'
BENJAMIN Franklin-what did he dor
Flew big kite; on Sunday, TOO
standing out in heavy shower
Getting soaked for half an hour,
Fishing Tor lightning with strlh9
To see II he couldn't bottle me LIME Ctr,
Suppose ! should fly my kite IN the rain'
People would say that ] WASH SANE
Why should there such a difference DC
Between Ben Franklin Esq, ana hIeE
7 can see steam move a kcttIe-Iid
Quite as - ell a. James Watt did'
And can explain about engines Ioo,
Bigger and better than watt ever hhen'
But somehow he took all the praise
And I'm neglected nowadays.
Then there Napoleon First ol frahce'-
Suppose tlat we had had l,is chance
No doubt we'd have been EmperoFei Coo'
But we'd Lave conquered at Waterloo
i wouldn't nave ht d old Grouchy MAKE
Such q stupid and grave mistake'
4 should have sent him the proper way
To arrive iu time 10 save the day!
Still, what makes me feel the worst
Is Adam's rnuowu for being first.
That was easy enough, you Know;
1t was Just a thing That happened SO.
Aud my sfst, r says. IF it had been me,
/ wouldn have touched the appIe-tree.
That's So If She secs q snake to-day
She gives p scream and she SCOTS away
TO write such things as Shakspcares plays
Was not 20 lard IN Queen Bess days,
But now, when "Y"ry thing has been oone,
j cannot think OF Il single one
To bring Il boy TO wealth and fame,
Its u regular downright burning ShameI
p. S.-Whcn it. ; fine, / shall play baseball;
For you know Il never would do at all
10 forget about jack who becomes, they
say,
a very duil boy, without plenty Of play.
But wait when a rainy Saturday comes,
As soon aE I've fms ed MOuday' sums
I'm going to build a great fyi lg-machine
Thai will make T. Edison LOOK pea-greenl
Tutor jerks IN st. Nicholas.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-02-12
SagaCity of Ants,

When DR.. Franklin was in Paris, as
he sat quietly and alone at his break
fast one morning, he saw a number of
black ants busy with the sugar bowl.
lie drove them away, but they return
ed. Again he dispersed them. but in
a few minutes they were seen elm o.
ing from the lump as if nothing had
happened. To try their ingenuity he
had the sugar bowl suspended by a
string from the ceiling. They en-
deavored to reach it by standing on
each others backs. Several mounted
IN this manner and reached upward.
but In vain; the chain of ants fell
down as fast as it was raised. After
repeated attempts they went away and
he supposed they had given up the mat
ter, but presently he saw them de-
scending the string and dropping down
upon the Jumps of sugar. They had
scaled the walls. traversed the ceiling
and discovered another road to the
treasure-NeC Orleans Picugune.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-02-12
Oregon Girls.

The Dalles (Ore.) Four Corners says
that Oregon girls take the cake"
when it comes to ''buckarooing." Last
week an emigrant wagon and band of
cattle from Oregon passed through
town with two good-looking web-foot
girls driving the cattle. riding 'strad-
die" and sitting the saddle with as
much ease and grace rs the most ac-
comDIished yanQuerOS
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-02-12
Highest Dam,

Tie highest dam in the world is be-
ing constructed by the Lake Helmet
company in the northern part OF Los
Angeles county, California 1t is be-
ing built OF blocks of granite weigh
ing from five to ten tons. set closely
together in beds of Portland cement
1t is 100 feet thick at the base and will
tower 150 feet in the air.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-02-12
Entitled to Recognition.

Farmer Clover-"I guess we'll have
to elect Nathan Meddergrass school
supervisor"
Farmer SassafraSs Why. he don't
know nothin' bout eddicati0n."
Farmer Clover-''No; but his BIG
punkin TUX the prize at the county
fair. "-Juttgc.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-02-12

The Mormons are building church
in Copenhagen for the members of the
faith there.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-02-12
Dear Fuel.

Coal costs $23 per ton in Venezuela,
but then few people need fires.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1892-07-22
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
Of tho Board Of Directors ef WILL
Transport School District, No. 6.

WlLLL44sroRT. July IL, 1899.
Board mes IL regular session, Present
L Flellen, J = Routill'er and Lot s
Koker, directors.
Minutes of the last meeting read and
approved.
On motion L Boutillier was appoint
cd president and E Campbell clerk.
The following bill was allowed:
J L Boutlllier, wood, and one half
years salary as director. .,.....s @ rs
Board adjourned to 4cot Saturday
evening, July IS, 1909,
W1LLrAMspoRr, July 10, 1892.
Board met pursuant 70 adjournment.
Members all present.
The following bills were presented and
| allowed;
s Il Brindle, one tou coal, dellvercd.S 8 so
Mary Farrell. one months teachers
| salary ......... ....,.............. AZ W
Mrs. w S Cassclman, two months
teachers salary .............0S 80 80
Faunce g. Brown, glass and paint. 9 Is
| E G Campbell, clerks salary forunc
halfryear, postage and stationery IA 90
l. s Kokcr, one half-year's salary
as director. w
Peter Farrell, hauling and cutting
two cords of wood, $40; amount
| allOWeu. w
A petition signed by one-tbird of the
voters of the school township was pre-
sented, asking the board to submit 10 the
voters of Will,amspovt school Township
the following question Whether bonds
shall he issued to the amount Of three
h1ndyed dollars, foy the purpose OF build
ing a houee ia be uaal sor sahool ppr'
noses, 9ald Aon.sa to bs h4ilt p1 AZ goNe
where pear section ., tewRssis 1M
range ".
! The clerk was instructed ia issue no &c,
of election to he held at WIlliamspor
scAeolhouqe on Saturday, Augqat 6, 1909
Polls open from 9 to q p. m.
| Mrs. W. 8. Casselman's contract ~
teacher for No. 4 was extended two
months. commencing July II, 1892.
| An order for the amount due tie Cax
ton company for mans was ordered to BIT
draEn.
Tie salary OF the treasurer and clerl
was Axeh at $25 for the ensuing year.
| The oath of Office and bond of D. r
Streeter az treasurer was approved ant
6lel with the clerk. Also. tho oath O.
! 'fRce of + Fle.den as 1irrctor for three
.cai2.
| TIE tax levy Tor the coming year wa
fixed at u mills on the dollar.
Adlournea. =. G. CAMPBELL, Clerk.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1892-07-22
NOTICE.

Parties owning Deering Mowers OF
Binders, PLANO Mowers or Binders, Buck
eye Mowers or Ginders Hodges Headers,
Walter A, Wood Mowers or Binders, and
who viii need repairs for same to put
them IN shape for work, should inform US
aim oiee keep as % Ii full line u9e Of Tepas for M
the machines we handle, We may not
have the piece you want If you wait until
you need it. Leave your orders with 8.
E. Kultz or NJ. E. Waldroff. our agents at
Williamsport. Lyons g. WooD,iANsE.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1892-07-22
For over Fifty Years.

MRs. W1NsLows SOOTHING SYRUr, for chill.
dren tecthing, is the prescription Of one OF the
best female nurses and physicians in the United
States, and has been used for over fifty years
with ncver-failine success by millions of moth
ers for their children. During the process Of
teehjng its value Is incaculebIe. 1t relieves tho
child from pain. cures dysentery and diarrhpa,J
Ing health 70 the child 1t rests the mother Pric
25c, q bottle.