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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-02-20
SOME POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

The coward may marry a woman.
Only brave man can be n husband
Seymour, Ind, Democrat.
The man who never made a foo. OF
himself about II woman never hap.
pened to meet the right one, Uncle
Dick.
We shall have chance now to SEQ
whether the new woman Will leap any
quicker than the old woman did
Boston Globe
NJ bad as some men, The parrot does
not hunt you up and compel you to
llsten.--Truth.
If praying machine were invented
many would use It, II 1t did not take
too much time from business to wind
It up.Texps Sitting
There are a great many people who
are quite willing and anxious to have
their neighbors subscribe to popular
loan. Washington Post
No one over 10 looks interesting In
tears, Older people should cultivate
the habit Of weeping as they pray. 10
wit: Alone.-Atchison Globe
II takes loving mother to weep bit
ter tears over n lost child, and then
give II a good, stiff spanking on Its
return. Philadelphia Record
There Is usually one woman In the
congregation who doesn't regard the
minister as saint on earth. Yes, she
is his wife, OF course.-So merville
Journal.
Everybody commends the modest
man and rushes ahead and takes the
seats away from him when there Is
crowd getting aboard the car.--Somer-
Vile Journa..
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-02-20

There is but little doubt that the
winter will see good many farmers
abandoning dairytug as winter bust
moss on account OF the high price of
many of the COW feeds and scarcity, hut
IN most OF these instances we think n
mistake will be made. \ disadvantage
u that COWS are selling cheap, even
tor the best and next spring they viii
be unusually high, and the dry COWS
wintered will eat aud produce nothing
10 compensate tor their food When
II comes TO problem OF exchange, il
is doubtful il feed even NJ present
prices can be turned into anything
more profitable than 20-Cent butter,
provided one has a warm barn and the
ntCt SarN arrangements to we'll care
for his cows, 80 that there is not an
undue demand upon the food to protect
the COW from the rigors of winter; and
this waste makes the feed bill high,
when tar paper and hcmlcrk boards
would have accomplished the same
purpose and left the food extra 10
Lave gone either To moro economical
lCcping of the COW or II greater yield
of milk, One of the reasons why the
winter dairy well managed IL profitable
Is that there is daily compensation
for ones labor and outlay in feed, as
there is constant call tor milk and
butter in the winter, and one Is not
obliged TO anticipate or run up bills
for the future, as butter and milk arc
spot cash goods, and II is quick rota-
ton If the term may be used of feed
into produce, and MS quickly turned
into money, Not the least of the econ
omies of the winter dairy Is the fact
that rs now demonstrated, the milch
COW will actually do better and produce
corn fodder roots and the like with
corn and cob meal combined with some
oil meal and the like than upon fine
and more costly market hay, and this
bulky, unsuitable feeds into tho finest
of foods for humanity and, more, gives
him employment In the winter, and in
his interesting and profitable work he
the legislature. The winter dairy has
u place in the farmers farm work, and
there should be little abandonment of
the industry for the man who does 80
will soon regret his decision Better
keep at It, Practical Farmer
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-02-20
A Grain Elevator.

will give You a description of a
cheap way of hosting or eeyating
grain, Very often there IL room over
the barn floor whore bins could be
made, and this is the way get the
grain up: Get an oil barrel Nail the
hoops we'll Bore two holes with n
5-S-bit directly opposite each other and
a trine above the center of the barrel.
Make "A bail of 5S iron Tor have the
blacksmith do so) Put holes In ends
Of bail for key, and the elevator Ia
ready. Use two pulleys and rope and
horse. Have "A man nj the bin TO dump
the barrel, | put up 500 bushels this
way this year in six hours, as we
throshed it.--Malcolm Crockett In Ohio
Farmer
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-02-20
The Farm Specialist.

A few days ago we were talking with
an old friend about the prospects for
breeders Of live stock, and he congrat-
ulatcd himself that he had stuck to his
cattle through the bad times, for now
he thinks he VIII be able to sell at
prices that Will be remuneratiye. At
the same time he said he was sorry
that others were selling their sheep
at any price that was offered, and had
stopped breeding horses at all, for his
man who IL constantly changing his
live stock from one kind to another as
the demand varies, Is very apt TO buy
at high prices and sell at low, while
in the way he has begun gets the bene-
III Of good times for his particular line
OF stock and rarely suffers In bad times
worse than those who change,
This is true OF almost all farming
operations Unless the farmer grows
all kinds Of crops and keeps all kinds
Of stock. he Is apt to mscalculate the
course OF the markets In the future and
buy and sell AT the wrong time Dlyersi-
fed industric8 viii allow him to meet
the demands Of any year, while the
specialist has his good years and bad
ones. Which Is the best every man
must determine for himself. Farm
News.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-02-20

It Is often the case that the hind
quarters Of hogs will become partially
paralyzed says writer In the Farm
ers' Journal At first It will show by
the hind feet staggering In walking.
II nothing is done In a short time the
animals will become entirely helpless
in their hind feet and legs and often
will be Obliged to drag them along and
from this will get gradually worse, al
though they may linger long time
before they will die. One OF the prin-
cipal causes OF this disease or condI-
ton Is worms and when this Is the case
turpentIne Is the best remedy. Give a
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-02-20
CHAPTER Y.
Counsel for the Defense.

Three years had elapsed since the
episode just narrated had occurred
and once again Alec Marin, taller,
handsoner, brighter and more popular
than ever, had returned home from
Edinburgh for his holidays.
Mrs. Nairn had shown herself TO be
ambitious for her son. After giving
him all the schooling to be had in
Cantiehow she had sent him to boys
academy in Edinburgh where he was
taught, boarded and kept from harm.
1t was his last year, and he had GER
tainly justified his mothers expecta-
tions, inasmuch as be had taken sew
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-02-20
a LEAP YEAR BALL.

A Bridgeport, Conn, item says:
Misses Minnie Brown, Mabel Rowland.
May Townsend. Pearl Parenteau and
600 other girls gave ball to 600 men.
and managed the details of the enter
tainment. There were no door checks
and no one was permitted to go out
to get drink. The girls picked part
ners and escorts and arranged the sets.
The two-step was the fayorite dance.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-02-20
THE DAIRY IN WINTER
NO ABANDONMENT OF THE IN
nuSTRI SHOULD OCCUR.
ROUGH FOODS COME HANDY

\ Cheap but Ettecttve Grain Elevator
to Tighten Farmers lahorss
Changes of Lave Stock Apt TO he Il
Losing Business Farm Notes and
Comment.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-02-20

small quantity In their slop One OF
the best ways of giving is to give in
milk, stirring we'll otherwise II will
float on top and the animal will rarely
take more than two doses. by mixing
with the milk thoroughly, the animal
will drink it twice day without any
trouble and dose should be given
twice daily for at least week to effect
a cure, In addition small quantity
should he rubbed on the back over the
kidneys, The length Of time the treat
mcnt must he given depends upon the
severity of the attack, but there Is no
harm in continuing ten days, The
quicker the treatment Is commenced
after the animal becomes affected the
easier Il will be to cure
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-02-20

Kychoff SO Muggson has moved into
his new home In Harlem--is he going
to have house warming? Kurdler--
I'm afraid not: Its steam heated fiat.
Puck.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-02-20

NN'NAANN vi civ NNNtNh. bul lllVIS Is HO
harm in continuing ten days, The
quicker the treatment Is commenced
after the animal becomes affected the
easter Il will be to cure,
The next best thing TO dehorning is
to ut metal blunt tip over the horns
10 keep them from piercing
when in play or anger they
are pushed against other animals.
These tips can he procured at most
hardware stores, and saving of enough
of the horn to make them good tit
Is painless operation that does not
require either skill or severe labor
American Cultivator
The growth OF chestnut as timber
for posts and rails has always been a
matter of concern to PENNSYLVANIA
farmers, A farm that had chestnut
trees on II for this purpose had always
n preference, In addition to this tho
nuts themselves were profitable, bring
ing from 81 to 81 n bushel, Wholesale,
IN the city markets. The larger vari-
ely Of the Spanish chestnut, however,
would hrtnR from So to S. hushel,
md II is new Ertting common to graft
the Wild chestnut trees with these
improved varieties OF the old world
stock, says Mcchan's Monthly, which
names the Paragon Ms n popular varie-
~, being not only very large and
good chestnut, but very abundant
bearer
The acreage of Katilr corn in Kansas
this year Ia larger than ever before,
The drought OF 1894 taught many
farmers that they must prepare for add
verse seasons, and the fact that Kaffir
corn will stand u dry season when In
diDn corn will dry up caused many
fields to be planted with 4. Tho re-
suits have been satisfactory. In some
counties of the state, notably Mont
geometry. the yield of the Katiir corn
has run ms high ms 60 bushels TO tho
acre, and 30 or 40 bushels to the acre
is considered II very ordinary yield. Az
Il bushel of this corn will 20 IA far
in fNtteuing cattle and hogs as n bushel
of the Indian corn. II can readily be
seen that great point has been gained
in It's successful production,
Have the seed potatoes exposed, as
much IA possible, to light and mir. to
reduce the liability Of sprouting to the
minimum. They may turn green but
that will not hurt them for seed,
II Is said that milk has been re-
Gently stcrilized by sending through II
n current of electrical fluid killing the
bacteria,
We have noticed more reports of
poisoning from cheese this year than
ever before, This IL possibly because
the people are learning to distinguish
tho symptoms OF this sort of poison
better than formerly,
1t Ii important In the dry season
that the cows have n plentiful supply
Of fresh pure water II they have
plenty Of this they will do much better
on the dry grass than they will II the
water furnished them In impure and
staRnant
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-01

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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-01

Tho idea e golf that - prevalent
among most devOtes Of football baseball.
and other rougher sports BIS that the game
Is Il cross between udd. -winhs ana
cro0uct-a sort of gloriued Niger baby
win III rl.sl amusing feature OF ''uisser
baby" lcft out. says an exchange There D.
one old football man IN TINS Guy VINO uo''
NOT think SO now although he dld once
Tho gentleman bon question ls am old
Harvard football man. re Is IIt"t
admirer Of the mlnler athletic games
and he held up his nos, at golf as ~. man ,.
naturally would who thought u n game
frr women and "Wilies. but not for
men. Recently while on q visit 10 New
York n friend persuaded him 10 visit inc
Morrisiov.n golf links and finally 10 take
a. stick in the game.
Here is what The iootp'l man tolu
reporter OF his adventures.
nv friend introduced mo 20 the men
VIII, were to me my opponents. All on
Thorn had on golf suits and most OF them
had single eyeglasses in their eyes.
know that they were Willcs the minute
that I set my eyes ON them ana was
mighty cool in consequence heclue"
don't like Wuhcs Tho game was 'N-
MANNED 10 mo as c0nsisfne in hItii1"
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-01

The lecture on the Battle Of Gettys-
burg boy Mir. William l.. Royal, 10 be
given at the Academy of Music next
Thursday night. should. and doubtless VIII
be. from Present indications. largely at
tcn0ed. MIR. Royal has given The subject
profound and CIlUCal study ana ms Work
d. UrOnOut ccd &C. DE the finest, most inter-
Cstiug and thrilling address on this drd-
matte and tragic event of the late war
that has ever been given 10 tho pubic.
s largo map or diagram OF the battle
field al Gettysburg, taken from official
reports and surveys, has been PROVIDED,
and viii add largely TO the interest of
the story. Those WHO have am idea that
there can Doe anything undressing in
me telling Of such story as that cf
gettysburg should attend, If for no
other purpose than 20 test the fallacy
of such am impression. Ia the person
aIity aud ability of Mr. Royal the sub-
1cct receives justice as far as man could
DO justice 10 SUCH am Inspiring thrilllns
and marvellous event. Mr. Royal deilV-
cred the lecture I'm Baltimore 10 an audi
cuco Of twenty-five hundred people, and
received the most enthusiastic approval
OF his audience and the unqualified cu-
dOrSemeut of able critics and the press.
The lecture was delivered I'm the old
Richmond Theatre last March under the
most unlavoraule auspices. the house be-
ing cold and several attractions ON the
same evening taking from what would
have been 90 large audience. The three
OF four hundred people Who We're there
were almos- unanimous i'm their praise
of the lecture. and the special cause for
criticism ly few of the audience has
since been removed Icy tine reconstruction
of that part of the address. The lecture
is given under the auspices and for the
benefit OF tine J. p. j.. Stuart Monument
fund Governor Charles Il. o Fcrfah and
Mr. Joseph Bryan have arranged box
parties. and 20 number a. prominent Citi-
z.rs navc already secured their seats.
THE Aoad my boN-ofiicc viii open to-mor-
row morning for the sale of rcscrNed-scat
tickets. and they may also be mad by
addressing Mr. w. Ben Palmer Fox 54
secretary Stuart Monument Association
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-01
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II cannot be predicted that. even when
the next session oonvcues. Mr.. Glove
land viii recommend in ms MESSAGE
action looking toward the recognition
as bciiiserents OF the Cuban revolution
lists. This can bee said however. taas
continuance OF che failure on the part
of Spain 10 accomplish any results what
ever toward the suppression or the long
continued insurrec ion ~ The island OF
Cuba, when made clearly manifest To TINS
country, joined % the Information that
the island Is being laid waste. the rights
of American citizens invaded. and a BAR
harous warfare carried on. with no prone
ise Of an ending. may induce both con-
gross and the Administration. under WE'LL
SET rules or international iaw 10 change
policy which has been faithfully ana
consistently adhered Co. in Accord
arce with the historic traditions
OF this Government. in connection
with it, relationship 20 other countries.
Should the United States. by IFS executive
action. recognize cuban beilgerency a.
viii bc done under circumstances which
viii debar The Administration from
criticism hy other countries. and waich
will not haunt this Government in ne
future as % precedent which may he used
TO its own disadvantage. Washington
correspondcnce Philadelphia Public Leds-
or.
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! bride fully OF the circumstances. She.
| brave woman and worthy partner. prob
/ ably foresaw the force of the man ana
| his coming recognition In time; at any
| rate she had great faith i'm him. ana
very cheerfully accepted the situation.
Their wedding journey. denied them III
tho beginning by their poverty. was de-
ferred from one cause ana another Tor
years. so long that they came 20 refer
10 II as 10 be taken upon t.o marriage
Of their eldest child. when the two cou-
pies could take the journey together. But
Nve was yet an invalid. and one year
when California had been prescribed Tor
him. we had made line of engagements
toward the Pacific slope after the regular
season. II had been arranged that airs.
Nye was 10 meet MS IN Kansas city and
The trip from there 20 the coast was 20
he the long-deforred wedding journey. Hc
rad built great hopes upon this prospect.
and I'm the pleasure Of anticipation had
devised dozen little schemes for the sur
prise and entertainment OF his wife who
had already left their home. on staten
island. 10 Join Us. She lad left their
four children i'm care OF her niece. a very
worthy Young woman. and was some
where on her way to Kansas city when
we arrived there Nye had expected TO
find her there. but instead he was con-
fronted with telegram from his Staten
island physician stating that all four OF
the children had been stricken with scar
let fever. Through the influence Of the
physician. who was great friend Of
I'VE. they had not been removed 10 the
hospital. as tho regulations required. but
lad been permitted TO remain az home.
with the house quarantincd. During the
next few hours prior 10 Mrs. Nye's ar
rival. and i'm ail agony OF suspense and
apprehension hfr. Nye busted himself
with cancelling an further lecture dates.
and when Mrs. Nye finally arrived he
broke 10 her the painful news OF their |
chiidren's illness. and took the next train |
back East. not knowing II their little |
ones would Dee alive 10 greet them when !
they came. Arriving home after that |
terrible Journey. they found the children |
So nl that they could not be told Of the |
arrival OF the father and mother: and |
I'VE with his heart breaking. sat down.
stairs and wrote TO tho children he was
not permitted 20 500 I'm their rooms above,
long and happy letters from California.
telling them what Jolly lovely times their
mother and father were having In the
land Of flowers.
and. therefore" said Mr.. Riley. I'm con-
clusion. again fondly referring 10 the vol
ume. II ann especially rcioiced 10 see my
Ella c0mrade no his best in this last pub
lishal utterlnce and the book itself so
.cfttingly presonfcd-so handsome and so
iiguiicd "a volume. that am certain %
sight Of it could but have been hirhly
gratifying TO the gentle humorist HIM
self" Russell Fl. SEEDS
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THE TIMEs-R1CHMOND VA. TUESDAY. DECEMBER 1898

igently the pages Of that book TO find
whore that stun was printed.
REVENGE OK 4 TAILOR.
"Sye's method Of stringiug people,"
said Mr.. Eylcy. was entertaining always.
tut never cruel and never earned him the
resentment OF the people who were the
victims Of H. one OF the most artistic
cases Of this sort I recall was the way
he got revenge on Chicago tailor The
tailor did not know him when he went
% order his suit. but he ala know from
his style that he was from the country.
lie told Mr. Nye Just what kind Of "a suit
he wanted. selected the cloth ana meas
ured him with the assurance that this
was n beautiful fast color and would wear
Ike iron. II should be put up handsome
iy. When Nye paid him for the suit and
asked that il be shipped 70 way sta
ton i'm Iowa tine tailor was sure that he
was right in the mental measurement he
had taken of his customer. The silt ar
rived. neatly lined with farmers SATIN
and Nye put in on. Day hy day It's
bright blue grew lighter ana lighter. UNI
III. when we arrived in Chicago six weeks
later ii was "a kind OF "a dinry dun color.
Nye remarked as the train pulled IN that
his first duty I'm that city would De 10
90 around and Interview that merchant
liar ana we went lie shamhled back
90 the rear end ~ the shop. where he
found the man who sold him the gar
ments lie shook hands with him cor
daily: said Doe was glad TO renew the
pleasant acquaintance. and asked If he
knew what had caused the suit 10 change
its beautiful color. az the same time turn
ing up the lapel OF the coat and Showing
the striking contrast between the or!yI-
nal and the present color OF The cloth.
Why man. cried the tailor. hr.stiing
with defensive Indignation. what IN The
world have you been doing 20 that suft7'
Well replied Nye. DOB tone OF The
moekcst apology. YOU did not warn ne
and ] suppose it WAS mr fault and
ought TO have known hcttcr Dut since
you insist. Iu tell YOU frankly what T
did; puf Do on and wore b. rirlf out
in the sun" The tailor saw the point
ANA Insisted upon making another suit
out of cloth that was really Gool and
would not accept pay for TO-
SQUELcHlNG \ DlSTURBER.
Mr.. Nyes sudden comments made n
the midst OF lecture were often the
means of bringing the house 90 Sos feet.
iJe kucw better than anybody lis lIck " !
physical ability 90 nll large h1u with !
his voice and he strained every n,rve t0 /
meet it. Any extraordinary connection
IN the hall discompOscd him. and De- would |
wait until 1t subsidized. 10 WIS not a /
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-01

ball into a couple OF dozen holes with the
least number OF stro kes possible. 4 made
the hrst hole all right with no more
and looked around fer the next. ~ was
farther on than the nrst and the fourth
and NTH were still farther apart i be-
the sixth hole was reached / was pulling
and blowing like "A porp.ise. looked Tor
my companions ana they were strOlllng
after their balls apparently AS fresh "a
when they started. 1 followed 10 was
necessary to set my teeth ana use All
my determination TO Keep up with them.
but Old, ana finally completed the nrst
round.
NO one knows how many strokes 1
made. Considerably more than nave ever
httn made ON those links before M any
rate All that l could do was to sink
down on rock completely exhausted ana
tNdtaNor 10 got nay wind. While I was
sun there wheezing Ike "a rusty pump one
Oh me Nlllcs. whom / didn't dcspIsc any
more Was too tired % despise ONE
siiollcd up 10 me and win a. pronounced
thsith accent mat would have caused 4
rot ON the strand said.
say, OLD chappy, we re g0in' oVah
the blasted unAs again. Mouldn you
Ike 10 come along
told him ihat 1 had am important
business engagement that would prevent
me, as much ass / would like 10 do SO. ana
J. dragged my weary legs on those links.
Ana Dr. any one toAs Atu that golf Is a
W lille game just refer lim 10 me, be-
cause 1 know that h isn't
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-01

State Senator II. l. Maynard. Of Ports
mouth. was in the city yesterday in com
pauy with Mcsers. Bradley and Woodall,
Of the Richmond Baseball Club. Early
iu the season Senator Maynard, who was
"a stockholdct I'm tho Portsmouth Club, be-
came part owner Of the Richmond Club,
ana IL was thought that he would be
one ~ the local managers next season.
But the Senator finds that his private
business in Portsmouth viii prevent him
from engaging in the baseball business,
500 he sold his interest TO Mr. Bradley
yesterday. which makes the latter gen
ueman sole owner of the Richmond team.
with Messrs. Bradley and Woodal push
inr the club along. Richmond may expect
90 De pretty near the front next season.