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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-03-26

The change from wet to dry or from
grass to dry feed should be made grad
ual. One dry feed a day and that at
night should be given. Housing
should commence as soon as the nights
are frosty. In the morning feed
liberal ration Of grain. After eight or
ten days give dry feed only, adding
as ration some potatoes, apples,
mangles or turnips, to keep up the
juices and better the digestion Of the
dry food.
Glover hay should always be provided
for milch cows, early cut when just
in the blossom. All kinds of grasses
to get best results, should be cut when
In the full blossom; II cut later their
value for feeding purposes Is very much
diminished. The woody fiber Is of no
value for nutriment. Plenty OF sweet
clover hay that has been properly cured
by cutting 1t after the dew Is off ana
put I'm the cock before dew falls and
cured for two days and put in the NOW
direct from the bunch with Il little
slack lime sOWn on each load Will sweat
out nice and be sweet and succulent-
AZ good as any feed / have ever used,
little corn meal will add to the
value OF u ration for milk No animal
should be housed or stabbed Withon
good clean bed The man that
staryes his cows for food or bedding
Ia unjust to himself and cruel to the
COW that does her best to return all
she can In the way OF production.
Kindness consists In the feeding as
well as the treatment. 1t will pay to
give each one good carding, or better
use brush. Give ample exercise and
out of-door rest from the stable, An
finals become diseased by being kept
In too much confinement, M their whole
system IL thus disorganized.
Sun and mir are M much n requisite
az the comfortable stable to health and
vlgor, Regularity in feeding and cX~
erciee Is quito M essential as In milk
ing. 1t will not be necessity to de-
horn cattle when they are properly
treated 1t IL the disposition of the
animal I'd be irritable when she suffers
In any way Provide In season every
thing for itA seaHonablo use, and If
there is n lack In one element supplant
1t by that which approximates to 1t
the nearest Gilbert Jaifrey, in Farm
and Home
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-03-26
IN EUROPE
THE NILE EXPEDITION THE
LEADING TOPIC.
WHY FRANCE is DIRECTING
The Republic Thinks England's Action
Unwarranted-Objects to the Use Of
the Surplus for EXpenses-Connec
ton Between the Nile Movement
and the Driebund

Paris, March 20.-Egypt continued to
be the chief topic of discussion all day
in the Hobbies of the chamber of depu-
ties and the statement made by Berthe
lot adds fresh material. The impress
ion exists that it is argued that as the
majority of Egyptian fund holders are
French, France has as much interest in
projecting Egypt from the Dehvishes
as has Great Britain 1t is hard to find
Frenchmen who see anything in the
situation but British aggression. Many
French statesmen are we'll aware a
large body of influential English states
men regard the Nile expedition as sim
ply price paid by England for accord
with the Dreibund-an effort to ex-
tricate England from her isolation
among the powers of the world How
ever, France is not prepared to go far
in obsuucting the movement.
Rome, March 90 Minister of Foreign
Affairs Berholt made a speech in the
chamber yesterday in which he com
mented unfavorably upon the proposed
British expedition to Dongola and in
timated that France is not inclined to
consent to the use of the Egyptian sur
plus to defray expenses of the eXpedi-
tion. He said the expedition tended in
definitely to prolong the occupation of
Egypt, which occupation by the British
government has constantly been rec
ognized as being of provincial charac-
ter. Therefore. before granting coop
Grafton, France thought it was neces
sary to ask for explanations on certain
points, and | asked the chamber to be
satisfied with these explanations as an
exchange OF views is proceeding be-
tween the two governments.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-03-26

Washington, March 22.-Malet Pro-
vost, secretary of the Venezuelan COM
mission, authorizes the statement that,
while the commission has reached no
decision, as a body, with reference to
the boundary question, favorable to
Venezuela, the commissioners individ-
ually entertain the views referred to in
the published statements.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-03-26

Alexander Molachlan, the Canadian
poet. is dead.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-03-26
Is CENSURED
THE HOUSE PASSES THE MEAS
URE BY BIG MAJORITY.
A NEW CUBAN RESOLUTION

Senator Morgan Who Instroduced the
Original Resolutions Takes a Short
Cut New Resolution Confined to
Recognition of Belligerency-Senate
Takes the Usual Holiday
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-03-26

The house pOstollice committee au
th0rized favorable report on the
bill to increase the maximum salary OF
letter carriers in cities of more thar
$1,000 population to $1,000 per annum
and in cities with small population to
$ 900 per annum. The senate bill to
regulate mail matter Of the fourth
class was also reported favorably.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-03-26

Why The Silo Pays. Until every
farmer has II sio, II Is In order to
preach the silo, 50 we beg those who
have ailoa to bear with vs. If we seem
to repeat self -cyldont truths. Rcmem-
Der what an awful lot of preaching 1t
takes to save few sinners, and have
patience; or do better, help us spread
the truth
|. The sio stores away corn moro
safely aud more permanently than any
other plan. Silagc Ia practically fire
proof, and win keep in the Silo indetl-
nitcly
., Corn can be made into silaEC at
less expense than II can be preserved
In any other form
3. The silo preserves absolutely All
but the roots Of the corn.
4 Silage can be made in the sun
shine on IN rain, Unlike hay, II is in
dependent of the weather,
+. When corn is ready for the silo,
there is but littlc farm work pressing,
& corn is worth moro To the dairy
as silagc than in any other way,
Z. At least one-third moro corn per
acre may be fed on silaGe than on dried
corn. stalks or fodder.
s. Corn Is fed more conveniently ms
silage than In any other form,
9 Silagc is Of most value when fed
In combination with other food richer
in protein. II Is not u complete food
10 Owing to its succulCncc and bulk
mess, silaEo Is the best known sub
stitute for green grass. and Is therefore
especially valuable rs winter food.
Jersey Bulletin
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-03-26

Tho Need of Potash No doubt 1t
IL true that potash Is the great need
OF the soils where tobacco culture has
been the main crop for years, The
seems to derive the greatest benefit
from the use. This Is especially true
when the orchard IL on sandy land,
Potash In the form of hard wood, fresh
ashes, or II liberal application of kninit
or other potash SALTS, aids materially
In keeping the trees In such healthy
condition that they are undoubtedly
less liable to be attacked by the vel
lows, or other diseases of similar
character.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-11-30
He Had One Defect.

The just-engaged girl was telling the
other girls all about "it," or, more prop
erly, "him." YES" she said, "I'm very
much in love, I know, but not in the
blind, silly, Illogical way that most
girls are. I'm not so for gone but what
I can see that he has defects-oh, lote
Of them-both In looks and in chnrac-
ter. I'm able to regard him, thank
goodness! from a perfectly impartial
ind dispassionate standpoint" After
which the just-engaged girl proceed
I'd to go into detail. According to her
impartial" "dispassionate" stand
point, she" was. 1t seemed, handsome
and amiable and clever and courageous
and charming, and "See here" IN
tcrrupted one Of the girls; "isn't this
rather one-sided? How about those
Tpany defects you said you sasv SO plain
ly? Please mention some of them"
"Well," said the just-engaged girl he
roically, after minutes silence, "one
of his front teeth is just a tu-ife crook
ed."-Boston Advertiser.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-11-30

off with the claws of his right fore
foot at the same time eying me very
suspiciously. First he would make a
dig at his nose, then cock his head over
to one side with a malicious CLEAN In
his eyes, as If to, ask what was going
to do about it. The whole proceeding
seemed to me SO entertaining that, as
there were sugar-eaters in plenty, was
ready to leave Mr.. Lizard In posses
sion and go of in search of anothe.
bird.
But suddenly, just as I was turning
away, black, hairy object fell upon
the lizard; there was a short, SHARP
struggle, and my predatory friend was
Etill In death.
was much disgusted at the termina.
ton Of the adventure. I might easily
have killed the spider (for such 1t was),
but / did not; left him to enjoy his
double dinner of bird and lizard.
1t was indeed revolving spectacle to
see that horrible thing descend upon its
victim. Its bite, or sting, is said to be
extremely poisonous, and I concluded
that this must be so from the expedi-
tious manner in which it caused the
death Of the unlucky little reptile, itself
as long as its slayer. The incident made
me decidedly nervous. The hideous-
looking but harmless iguanas have a
habit of darting noisily through and
over the dead leaves on the ground;
and for long time at every rush I
would leap hastily aside. under the i'm
preston that 1t was one OF these huge
and venomous spiders.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-11-30

Two incidents have recently attracted
attention to the relations of England
and Ireland. One is the meeting at
Dublin of the Irish National convention,
attended by representatives from the
United States and the British colonies
as well as from Ireland. The pur-
pose of the convention was to recon
cile the warning factions of the Irish
parliamentary party, but the effort met
With only partial success. The other
incident is the publication Of the report
of the Royal commission of 10, com
posed mainly of Englishmen, which has
been for three years Investigating the
subject of Irish taxation. The conclu-
bion reached by ten of the 1a members
is that for so years England has been
,aking from Ireland on the average
about thirteen and three-quarters Of
million dollars annually more than her
due proportion of the burdens Of taxa
tion.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-11-30
BIRD-EATING SPIDER.
How This Repulsive Creature Lies
In Wait for It's Victims.
veritable Insect Tiger-Big Haul Made
by One of Them In the Presence of
Disgusted Expiorer-Found
In Guiana
1CoPYRIGHT. 1851

tCoPYRIoHT. 1851
If asked to name the things J. most
dreaded when in the tropical forests
and on the savannas, think it would
be the centipede. Scorpions are bad
enough, some species of ants are ex-
tremely troublesome; various minute
insects, like the 'bete rouge or red
bug, the chigoe or "jigger," and the
"garrapata" or wood-tick, are things
to be avoided; but the centipede Is
by far the worst of them all. 1t has not,
as its name would indicate, hundred
feet; but it has between 80 and 40, each
one poisonous. And, once let cent?
pede get on your skin, and become
alarmed, no power on earth can re-
move 1t quickly enough to prevent it
from digging it's venomous claws into
your flesh. 1t moves with the celerity
Of CREASED lightning" and when seen
running across an open floor appears
like brown streak.
There is one other object more hor-
rible to contemplate. and that is the
tarantula, which also moves with sur
prising quickness. 1t does not glide,
however, like thing of evil, rs the
centipede does; but leaps directly at
one with viciousness not to be mis-
taken. remember well my first at
tempt to capture one, in the beautiful
botanical garden Of Martinique in the
West Indies. I was strolling along the
avenue of stately palms (since de-
stroyed by hurricane), when l saw
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-11-30

dered decision against q claimant Mt
California, Mo-, where a post office safe
was robbed. In such cases the depart
ment pays 5000 each for the conviction
of the persons engaged in the robbery.
There are five persons In the affair,
but the authorities had no clew of the
men. 1t happened that the guilty per-
sons were in a saloon some time after
ward, and one Of the crowd got into
dispute with farmer. A row ensued,
In which the farmer shot and killed the
man. The other men ran and were
captured by other persons, not because
they were post Office robbers, but be-
cause they were engaged in the row.
1t turned out on examination that the
man killed was the ringleader and had
the bulk Of the booty on his person. His
death resulted In proving the compiled
ty in the robbery of the four other men.
The men who captured the four have
been allowed $500. The farmer made
application for $500, but it is said that,
the reward being offered for the ARREST
and conviction" of the robbers, he can
not be paid the amount. The dead rob-
Der was neither arrested nor convicted
of the offense. Judge Thomas said that
1t was rather hard, but under the law
he could do nothing else.
He recalled case in Oklahoma,
Where there had been a robbery and
three notorious desperadoes were pur.
sued, and, after fierce encounter, one
was killed, another mortally wounded
and the other captured. The dead rob-
Der was the leader and had nearly all
the stolen property on his person. The
others were tried and convicted and the
wounded man died. The reward of S4o0
was paid for the capture of the two, but,
although the special agent reported in
favor Of paying the reward for the dead
robber, IL was found not to be in accord
nnce with the law and was refused.
Post Office robbers must be taken
alive in order to secure rewards st.
Louis Republic
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-11-30
IICAL ANNOUNCEMENT.
Loder's "HilarIty" Company.

Abundant proof will be furnished by
Manager Welsh that Chas. A. Loder's
"IIilarity" Company, which appears here
tomorrow night, is all that he has rep
resented. There are comparatively few
producers of comedy that enjoys the
distinction that Mr.. Loder does. While
it is not difficult matter to produce an
ordinary play, such as are at times i'm
posed upon the public as standard at
fractions, it is a serious undertaking to
produce anything on the "llilarity"
order without brains and most extend
ed experience. One must have natural
capacity to write funny sayings and
songs and know just when and where to
introduce them. In this respect Mr..
Loder has no peer. This season Mr..
Loder has introduced many refreshing
novelties in "Hilarity" in the way of
characters and songs which are only to
be heard with this company.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-11-30

Although, remarks the Lewiston
tMe.) Journal, distinguished scientist
claims that horse is not an intelligent
animal, as compared with some other
beasts, yet he would have hard work
to convince some Portland people that
enc horse cannot make plans and act on
them. This horse wanted drink, SO he
walked across the street to fountain.
but there found that another horse, at
tached to job wagon, was standing at
the curbstone directly in his way. But
the thirsty equine was beast of re-
sources. He deliberately took the bri.
die of the other horse in his teeth and
hacked him until the way was cleared
for him to thrust his own nose into the
fountain.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-11-30
RAILROAD TIMETABLES
He DELAWARE, SUsoUEHANNA ANIL
SCHUYLKILL RAILROAD.

time table IN eject December l5, 1895.
Trains leave Drifton for Jeddo, Eckloy, Hazle
Brook, Stockton, Beaver Meadow Road, Roam
and Hazleton junction at 30, q % u IN, 4 Is p
m. daily except Sunday; and U3 IN, 2 3o p IN,
Sunday.
Trains leave Drifton for Harwood, Cranberry,
Tomhtcken and Deringcr at 30 II nj, p IN, daily
day.
Trains leave Drifton for Oneida junction,
llarwood Road, humboldt Road, Oneida and
sheppton at q % a IN, 10 p m, daily except Sun
d'iy; and 03 u IN, 3S IN, Sunday.
Trains leave Hazleton junction for Harwood
cranberry, Tomhicken and Dcringer at 30 a
NJ, daily except Sunday; and 81 m, 4 y p IN,
Trains leave Hazleton Junction for Oneida
Junction, Harwood Road, Humboldt Road
Gucida and Sheppton at o 20, IL III Il III, As IN,
duly except Sunday; and Z 81 n nj, 0S p IN,
Sunday.
Trains leave Deringcr for Tomhckeu, Gran
nerfy, HurwoOd, HaZeton Junction, Itoan,
Beaver Meadow Road. Stockton, Uazlc Brook.
Eckley, Jeddo and Drfton ut 2 ~, 10 u ni
duiy except Sunday; and 81 "a IN, 5g7 p IN,
sunday.
Trans leave Sheppton for Oneida, Humboldt
Road Harwood Road, Oneida Junction, Halle
ton Junction and hoan at Z IL a nj, L 40, 3 %
IN, uhily except Sunday; and SUJ III, IA
y IN, sunday.
:, Trains leave sheppton for Beaver Meadow
hoad stockton, llazle Brook, Eckley, Jcddo
and Drifton at % M, daily, except sunday;
ald W a IL, n p nj, sunday.
=, Trains leave Hazleton Junction for Beaver
Meadow Road, Stockton, Halle Brook, Eckiey,
Jeddo and Drifton at 3OJ, AZ, 2G p III, daily,
except Sunday and 10 OS a IN, 8 81 IN, Sunday
All trains connect at llazleton Junction with
electric cars for HazletOn, Jeanesville Auden-
red and other points ON the Traction Com
pany's line.
Trains leaving Drifton at 90 m, Hazleton
junction at ~ m, and Sheppton at Ii M
connect at Oneida Junction with Lehigh Valley
trains east and west.
Train leaving Drifton at 3 30 a m makes con-
nection at Deringer with p. X. X. train for
Wilkesbarre, Sunbury, Harrisburg and points
west
For tho occomr, tio,, =, = u -. =. -
stations between Hazleton Junction and Der
niger, an extra tram will leave the former
point a. ~ p III, daily, except Sunday, arriv-
Ing ut Deringer at W m.
LUTHER G. SMITH, Superintendent.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-11-30
FREELAND, NOVEMBER 80, 1896
A Queer Society Fad.

The old proverb that there is nothing
only we knew what it was has been VERT
fed again. This time the discoverer was
the girl who has returned from her out
IL q at the seashore or in the mountains
The bugaboo of the sumner girls sea-
son is the tan which she brings back to
thc city with her. 1t interferes with
her wearing of evening gowns. And she
will go to almost any extreme to accom-
plish that result in hurry. The latest
wrinkle of the city girl Is mud. Plain.
dirty, sticky mud. The idea is by no
means new, but 1t is the first time that
society as a whole has accepted 1t as
a skin beautifler. Swamp mud or the
mud from the bed of n stream Is the
nest. The skin should be thoroughly
cleansed and dried until the skin feels
warm and the perspiration has started.
Then apply the mud thickly. taking
care to keep 1t from the eyes. 1t is es-
pecially necessary that care be taken
to cover all portions of the skin alike,
as the smallest patch of uncovered skin
is likely to stand out with disagreeable
plainness the next morning. The feel
ing of the mud on the face is not as
unpleasant as one might first suppose.
1t feels much as q coating of vaselineor
cold cream would and its beneficial re-
suits are much greater. The hands are
treated the same way, except that 1t is
advisable to wear an old loose pair of
gloves to prevent the mud from being
rubbed off during the night. The idea
of the mud wash is as old as history
The old Romans knew Of 1t and 1t is
very probable that Cleopatra used the
prescription to enhance her charms. In
the west mud is a panacea for poison
ous bites and stings. And the rural
maidens use it to whiten their skins.
The idea may be distasteful to a great
many people, but 1t is the fad at pres
ent and has as many devotees as social
5ancies always do.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-11-30

big tarantula directly in the path be-
fore me. half hidden beneath the dead
leaf of a bread-fruit tree. l had stick
In my hand. and poked the spider to
make 1t get into the open. Instead of
tvrning about to escape, it made a leap
for my hand, which 1t missed only by
o few inches. That was enough for
met / did not crave live tarantula
for my collection, though q moment
later there was dead spider in my
path. Even in death it is an ugly-ap-
pearing thing, large and hairy, with
legs that would stretch across
saucer.
On another occasion saw tarantula
on the wall of n hut by the roadside,
right over the doorway through which
the occupants Of the hut, black woman
and her children, were constantly pass
ing. l called their attention to the crea-
ture, but they merely glanced at it
carelessly and allowed it to retreat into
the thatch Of the roof.
There is, however, one spider larger
than the common tamntula. which is
abundant enough to be an object of
dread in the forests of the Guianas.
This is the great Bird Spider, the My
gale avicularia," which catches and kills
not only birds but lizards, other small
reptiles, and even young chickens. II
builds it's nests in the trees and there
lies in wait, just as the house spider
does for flies, leaping upon its victims
like tiger. 1t is, in fact. the tiger of
the tribe, and is justly feared by both
birds and human beings.
In my excursions into the woods,
used to pass an old tree, the trunk of
which was slightly followed. Beneath
the overhanging bark above the hollow,
family of bats had affixed themselves,
six of them, hanging by their toes, noses
downward. They always clung in the
form of triangle, three bats In the
upper row, then row Of two, single
bat ut the bottom. One day missed the
lowermost one, but the next day his
place had been supplied. The day fol-
lowing he, too, was gone; and when
inquired of my negro guide the reason
and manner Of his taking Off, he in
formed me that probably bird spider
had captured him.
At another time was hunting along
shore for small birds, among the sea-
grapes, the hanging racemes of creamy
white flowers attracting birds and in
sects, owing to the honey which they
contained. The first bird shot there
was a black-and-yellow Sugar
so-called from Its liking for sugar and
all sweet things, frequent visitor to
the sugar plantations during the boiling
season. 1t fell, as fired, into dense
cluster of sea-grapes; another bird at
tracted my attention just then, and first
noting the location of the one had shot,
went In pursuit of the second. | soon
returned, but could not find my bird,
though l knew he must be somewhere
near. AS l was peeping through the
leaves, however, a slight rustling drew
my attention to a very comical sight. 1t
was a large lizard, which, with one foot
placed upon the bird had shot, was in
tently watching me with his diamond
bright eyes. He had stripped off some
of the feathers from the dead bird,
which he was hastily devouring, having
first drawn 1t some distance from the
spot where 1T had fallen. A tuft of yell
low feathers stuck to his nose, and
these he vaiDly epdeayored to scratch
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-11-30

Hand6ilIs.

Did the idea ever strike you
to issue Handbills occasionally,
thus getting an advertisement, en-
tirely by yourself? We have un-
common facilities for doing this
class of work, and are proving our
capacity for it every month by
turning out numerous catchy pro-
ductions for shrewd advertisers in
this line. We will write a Hand
bill or an ad of any kind for any
person who hasn't got the time to
do it himself, and will guarantee
satisfaction, along with the best
printing and the fairest prices to
be had in the region.