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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-04-14
FOREIGN AFFAIRS,

Mr.. Gladstone is slightly better,
Tho Portuguese government has
authorized the importation OF large
quantities OF wheat.
Xola's sentence of fine and I'M
prisonmcnt was quashod by the Paris
court of cessation.
China IL reported to have agreed to
lGnglnnd's demand for u lease OF
Wei iuiW
Senior Altamaruno Ia said to have
been Entrusted with the task of form
ing n new Chilian cabinet.
Editorials in Russian newspapers
hint ut n possible protectorate of
Russia over China.
Arthur Nrton. famous rs the ciat-
mant to the Tichbornc title and es-
tates, died In England.
Prince Bismarck celebrated the
eighty-third anniversary of his birth
by giving banquet at Friedrtchs-
ruho.
It is announced in Vienna that the
Austria hungarian government will
"ak for about S.i,O00,0O0 for increas
n,g ,ho strength OF its navy.
Tho German governor has recalled
It's order expecting Miss Iona BART
sen through approximations ut the
Quilted states embassy,
Tho steamer Iceland arrived AT st.
John $, \. T.. after having taken ~
000 seals Other vessels are reported
to have taken large numbers OF them.
Information ot the British bark
Eothnia being assisted by the French
linl La liretlgne was carried by a
pigeon, which took refuge on a
British steamer in midoCean
Lord Huntingdon (Charles Henry
Mills), chairman OF the committee
of London clearing bankers, died
suddenly In church. lie was born
in 1880.
In the British house OF commons
Sir Charles Dixie made Il motion
containing an indirect attack on the
cabinet for its general foreign policy.
Mr. Balfour replied to him.
Tho Japanese newspapers think
that the British naval display Is not
directed against Russia, but is In
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-04-14
TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS.

Typographical errors sometimes
cause really serious trouble and an
noyance On other occasions they
are simply amusing. Some years ago
an advertisement of a pol teal meet
ing was inserted in Philadelphia
paper. The advertisement was in
paper. The advertisement was
intended to announce that a
well-known leader would adj
dress 1.-The masses that
evening Owing to the displacement
Of space" however, the public of
Philadelphia was informed that the
address would lie delivered to them
asses at National Hall" A religious
Paper called the Gospel Banner, which
is published at Augusta, Maine. once
attracted attention through the prank
Of printer, who transposed two
words Of its motto, so that it read:
"ln the name of OR God we will up
set cur bG0res." The omission of a
comma was the cause OF as suit for
paper by he inventor of patent
medic,ae, testimonial to the
worth Of his compound was inserted
in the paper and read as follows: Il
row find myself completely cured.
after being brought to the very gates
Of death by having taken only five
bottles of your medicine" The
comma, which should have come after
the word death" was unnoticed by
the compositor.- Youths Companion.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-04-14
AT HOME

Chicago May wheat, $lO5.
A fierce suowsturm ragged In Col
orado.
Fort Missoulu. Mont, has beon
abandoned,
The public debt decreased $l,SS7,-
s65 in March
Tho lratn shipping season opened
Il duluth ioday.
Twelve buildings ut Rock hin. S.
T., were burned Loss $3.50 900.
San Francisco and vicinity were
shaken by an earthquake shock.
Gov. pinErecs corporation taxation
aill passed the Michigan house.
Mrs. Mary Ann Mcbride, colorod
died ut Mount Carmel, ILL., She was
lo2 years of age.
Indian packers across Slaguay trail
complain that they have been driven
III by white packers,
Society Is Grieved by reports from
Aiken, S G.. concerning the illness
of Mrs, William c. Whitney.
Governor Atkinson of Georgia has
committed the sentence OF Mrs.. eliza
beth Mobiles. who was to have been
hung.
Three Methodist Episcopal annual
conferences voted In favor Of equal
lay representation in the general con
ference.
The North Carolina railway COM
mission reversed It's recent action and
restored the old rates OH passenger
fares.
w. &. Brann, editor OF the leone
clast, and another citizen OF Waco,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-04-14
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TAlI .R!ii'I 81 !.
The Fall Calf.

A correspondent of the Rural New
Yorker says: After 10 years ex-
perience, we can confidentially say
that fall calf is much easier raised
than one dropped in the spring.
If dropped September Is to November
l, it is not bothered by flies or heat.
We feed the calves fresh skim-milk
warm from the farm separator, about
six pounds at first, and increase to
eight pounds, and to 10 pounds at
four months old at a feed We early
teach them TO eat oats by keeping a
few clean oats before them, and
nice, bright clover hay completes the
ration. A fall calf should be kept
in the stable most of the time except
for an hour or two on warm sunny
days, when a chance to run will do
it good. BY May Is, the calves are
ready to be weaned and put on pas
ture.
Different state experiment stations
have figured out the cost of feeding a
well-balanced ration to a LOCO pound
cow for one day as follows:
Wisconsin-Thirty-t pounds corn
silage, ten of clover hay, five of bran,
or fifteen of clover and timothy hay
five of corn fodder, five of bran and
five Of gluten meal. Cost in either
case, 10 3-4c.
Iowa-Eight pounds of corn, eight
Of oats, fifteen of clover hay. Cost, SC.
Minnesota-Eighteen pounds of clo-
yer hay, ten of beets, ten of bran,
four of shorts. Cost, sc. Or, four
teen pounds of prairie hay, ten of
bran, four of shorts.
Nebraska-Sixteen pounds of alfalfa,
six of corn, six of oats. Cost, 4c.
New York-Forty pounds of corn
ensilage, ten of clover hay, tour of
gluten meal, three of cotton seed
meal, one of bran. Cost, 15c.-Hoard's
Dairyman.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-04-14
Flowers that Tell Time.

1t may not be generally known
that the time of day may be told quite
accurately by means of certain flow
ers Most of us know that the Four
o'clock is supposed to designate the
hour implied by it's name, yet there
are others even more reliable than
this.
The common dandelion opens its
yellow blossom at $50 a. m, and
closes it at $50 p. M, so says an
authority upon the subject. Let's
satisfy ourselves in regard to this
next spring.
Another yellow flower to tell the
time Of day is the Goats Beard. This
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-04-14

plant closes its bloom at high noon
whether the sun is shining or not. 1t
shows true meridian the world over.
The sow thistle opens at a. M,
and closes between II and II. The
white lily opens at a. m, and closes
at p. m. The pink opens at s
a. m. s/0 closes at $50 p. m.
Farm Notes.
jumpers should see that the coops
! aEe in good condition before using, so
that they are not liable TO come apart
in transit, as they are roughly handled
sometimes.
The coops should also be high
enough to allow whatever 1t contains
room enough to stand erect. Low
coops should not be used, as 1t Is
not only cruel, but a great deal Of
poultry is lost every year by sur
! location. Coops should not be over
crowded.
In shipping hens and roosters
they should be kept separate. Nothing
Geprecities the value OF a coop or
| fine hens as much as to have num-
Jer of old cocks among them Snip
pers often wonder why they do not
get the highest market price for
their stock; in most cases this is the
reason. Good stock always commands
quick sale at best prices.
Poultry should be shipped so as to
arrive on the market from Tuesday
to Friday. Receipts generally in
crease toward the end of the week,
and there is enough carried-over stock
on hand Saturday to supply the de-
mand. Merchants, rather than
carry stock over Sunday, will sell at
sacrifice, as the stock, when in
shops, loses considerable in weight
by shrinkage and does not appear
fresh and bright. Besides, Monday is
usually poor day to sell poultry
Farm and Home
Straw which has been cut is better
for bedding stock stabbed, for the rea-
son that it is better absorbent of
liquid manures, and that it rots more
readily when put in the field, and is
ther 3lore, more valuable.
Do not let the wood ashes of the
farm go to waste this winter. They
are valuable on the garden, and for
corn and wheat as well, and the value
of liberal application will be seen
for years. BY all means keep them
covered, that they do not leach.
A western man has invented a self
rocking cradle, in which a spring
motor is attached to reciprocating
arm at one end of the cradle, which
is pivoted in its frame and moves
with the arm.
Feather pulling is habit that is
contracted by idle hens. Keep your
hens scratching for feed if you would
prevent them from plucklng feathers
from each other.
Now is the time to plant bulbs and
as they cannot be obtained so cfleaply
every housewife should have a few.
Directions for growing them are
usually furnished by seedmen who
sell them.
Now is the time to cut the Dor
ers out of the trees. Examine every
tree closely at the base and do not
keep any of the pests over winter.
Keep the pillow team going until
every acre of land you expect to seed
next year is turned under. You can
not farm successfully by any other
method. You cannot get your crop
in early if you wait until next spring
to pillow your land.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-04-14

Tex, fought with reyolvers and both
we're killed.
Floods and terrible loss of life ar
apo tod from Illinois, the number
Y. Tins at Shawneetown being
lace. at 100.
Miss Helen Gould mas given another
10000 to the University OF New 70 X
making 10000 given by her to the
same institution within year.
| Arrangements have been completed
for the annual meeting OF the Genera
Society OF Daughters Of the Revolu'
ton in Boston on april Is.
New York Corporation Counsel
Whalen has rendered a formal
opinion, sustaining Mayor Van Wyck
in his refusal to issue any more city
bonds for publ improvements.
| Funeral services OF Anton SeidI at
the Metropolitan Opcra~lioU3c fur
nished one Of the most remarkable
demonstrations ever seen in New
| York
Sir Nicholas Hanna, as arbitrator,
decided that Siam must pay 500, 900
tn the estate Of DR.. Cheek, an Ameri-
can, for selling his elephants and
other property.
In n collision of two freight trains
at AdaIrsville, Ga, Engineer Charles
u. Elliott refused to jump when
urged to do so by his son, and was
killed. The son jumped and escaped.
Gov. Black signed Bill which Will
upset the calculations OF Tammanys
ciVi-service commission in New York
and will put out the 200 officials APP
pointed under that commission s
rulings
The Boston fire insurance officials
are having almost hourly applications
for policies covering possible risks by
bombardment. The insurance com.
missioner, however, has refused to
permit agents in this state to write
such risks
steve Brodie, bridge jumper and
pride OF the Bowery," who had sue
ceeded In causing his friends and the
public generally to believe that he
was dead, arrived in New York alive
and well He had made the announce
ment OF his death rs n joke.
At Rockford H., Louis j. Smith
and Louis Hail, two 1G-year- boys,
were arrested and confessed to hay
Ing tempered with switch which
caused passenger wreck on the
Northwestern road, resulting in the
death OF Fireman Daniel O'Leary.
At San Fraccisco Adolph Stecker
has beaten the worlds record on
single targets by making 56l rings In
twenty shots. Stecker beat his own
record by nine points, having made
on n former occasion 552 points.
Steckor's fine work did not end at this
record, for he scored seventeen out
of twenty possible buIseyes.
Tho Episcopal church ut It's General
Convention viii be asked to adopt the
has just concluded its six years la
bors. Among other recommendation
IL ono that neither party to divorce
shall be married again. Among those
opposed to this Is Bishop Potter, who
holds the innocent party to divorce
should be allowed to marry.
Chuuncey M. Depew VIII cease to
be president OF the New York Central
railroad on April 20. On the same day
he win be elected chairman OF the
boards of directors of the four great
railroads of the Vanderbilt system.
S. X. Galloway, now president OF the
Lake Shore railroad, practical rail-
road man OF great experience
admired by w. X. Vanderbilt Will
succeed Mr.. Depew as president OF
the Central
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-04-14

tended to coerce China into making
concessions to Great Britain. The
belief is expressed that Japan is to
be left in isolation, for which state
Of affairs Great Britain is blamed and
there is consequently growing feel
ing OF resentment.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-04-14
Honey-Dew of the Linden.

1t has not been known until lately
that the emulation from leaves of the
linden, particularly in dry seasons, is
caused by an insect allied to the plant
louise, which, when in large quantity,
resembles mama. The emulation is
sweet, like sugar, and often so album
dant as to fall in drops to the
ground. M. Maquenne has the credit
of being the discoverer of the cause
of the honey dew, which is found not
only on lindens but also on naples.
(Translated from La Semaine Horti-
cole, by Sarah d. Lanning.l This
accords with observations made some
years ago in America, with this ad-
ditional one, that though it is GER
tain honey-dew is often traced to
this cause it is at times present on
leaves when there certainly is no in
sect to produce it. In these cases it
is an undoubted oxidation of the
leaves themselves.-Me ehan's Month
ly
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-04-14
Color.


Perfect color in butter making is
one of the things quite within the
control of the butter maker, and in
dairy competitions perfection in
color is very commonly found, moth
ing being charged off on this &C
count. The rule is to take June but
ter as the standard and then color
uniformly throughout the remainder
of the year. While perfect color
seems to be of ready attainment by
exhibitors, we every now and then
hear complaints of bad color in COM
mercial butter. Complaints are al
ways that the butter has been made
too dark This has all the less eX-
cuse because color is a thing that is
SO completely within the butter
makers CONTROL and whatever he does
he should not use too much color If
there is to be error at all, the safe
side on which to err is in using a lit
tie more than is needed. Some mar
kets prefer butter somewhat light,
but we know of none that willingly
receive butter with too much coloring
matter in it.-Wisconsin Farmer.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-04-14

Margaret Mather, whose death from
Brights disease occurred Thursday af-
ter her play at Charleston, w. Va,
ose from the humblest beginnings.
She was the daughter of John Finlay-
son, q Detroit mechanic. III luck
came to the Finlayson family, and
when she was 10 years old Maggie Fin
layson was selling newspapers in the
streets of Detroit. Then she became
hotel kitchen girl Somebody later
told Mrs. Finlayson that her daughter
had a pretty face and some stage tai
ent and offered to send her to New
York to study. Miss Finlayson adopt
ed the name of Margaret Mather,
studied for two years and then made
her debut in a New England town.
The cost of the production made a
bankrupt of her Michigan hacker.
while Miss Mather's performance
failed to attract favorable notice from
critics. Then she met J. NJ. Hill, who
starred her in Romeo and Juliet. This
venture proved a success and Miss
Mather tasted her first triumph. There
followed several years of varied stage
experiences, and then the actress mar
ried Emil Haberkorn. an orchestra
leader She got divorce from him in
Chicago after less than three years of
married life. In 1892 she was guest
at Lakeside, Wis, and there met Col
onel Gustaye G.. Pabst, son Of the Mil
waukee brewer. He fell in love with
her and they were married at Keno
sha. Colonel Pabst's family refused
to recognize his bride and there were
frequent quarrels, which eliminated
in Mrs. Mather-Pabst trying to horse
whip her husband. Soon afterward
Colonel Pabst obtained a divorce.
Since then Miss Mather has lived in
New York.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-04-14

! Washington, April b.-When the
senate convened intense expectancy
amounting to excitement, prevailed
on the floor and in the galleries. The
presidents message had been posi-
tIvely promised and its coming was
awaited with anxiety. Ten minutes
after the senate convened consider
ton of the sundry civil bill was re-
sumed and with the exception OF
eight minutes consumed by the exec
utiVe session, in which Senator Davis
announced that no message would be
! sent in, almost the enSire session was
consumed by the appropriation meas
ure. 1t was practically completed
when laid aside for the day. Mr.. Da-
Wis secured the adoption of an amend
ment extending to $250,00O the limit
Of the cost of the public building in
ST Paul. An amendment by Mr.. Gull
lom appropriating $4,000 to restore
the banks of the Ohio river at Shaw
neetown, H., recently swept away by
the floods, was adopted. An amend
ment, practically war measure, was
proposed by Mr.. Pettus (Ala). 1t pro-
vides For an appropriation Of 100000
for the Improvement OF Mobile bay
that warshiDs and barges might reach
the wharves to obtain coal and sup
plies.
Washington, April 6.-After waiting
patiently in the galleries and cor
~. - Fnr no
thousands who had come to hear the
presidents Cuban message turned
away weary and disguised at the
delay. Never was there such disap-
pontment at the capitol The mem
bers felt 1t even more keenly than
did the spectators. For two hours
they stood about the Hobbies, dis
cussing this latest phase of the sit
uation. The proposed armistice
which came on the heels of the an
nouncement that Lee had cabied for
delay received quite as much at
tention as the request of Lee. Con-
siderable opposition to the army re-
organization bill developed on the
ground that it's provision for an ex-
tension of the regular army in time
of war to 100000 men would be inlm-
ical to the national guard and vol
unteer forces upon which the country
heretofore relied in time OF dis
tress. There will be a strong eff
fort to recommit the bill.
Representative Jones (Wash.) in
troduced u joint resolution to pro-
tect Americans in Cuba, which directs
the president to Immediately order
all vessels of war of the United States
in the vicinity of Cuba to proceed to
Havana without delay, protect all
American citizens and bring away
all who desire to leave the island.
Notwithstanding the Impotence
and disappointment among the re-
publican members of the house by the
Withholding of the presidents mes
sage the frank statement of the presi
dent to the leaders that such a course
was deemed absolutely necessary by
Lee to insure the safe departure of
Americans in Cuba has caused them
to acceit the situation in good faith.
Some OF the most radical, after hear
ing the statements of those who saw
the president, appeared satisfied.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-04-14

Washington, April Z. Some sharp
war talk was INDUCED in by the sen
ate. When the consideration of the
sundry civil appropriation bill was
resumed. the question pending was the
amendment of Mr. Pettus (AlaD, pro-
Vidlng for such Improvement Of the
harbor OF Mobile as would enable war
vessels to obtain coal and other sur
plies there. Mr.. Allison ua), made
a point of order against the amend
ment, This called out bitter speech
by Mr.. Morgan (AlaO, who charged
that the appropriations committee was
discriminating against proper meas
ures and threatened to assist in dis
solving the committee. He followed
with an argument showing the necessi-
ty for the Improvement proposed,
holding it would open to the gov
ornment in time of war the coal fields
OF the south and enable II success
fully to fight reasonable monopoly
formed to control the coal supply of
the country in the event of war. Mr..
Morgan said that already we have
heard OF n great coal combine to con-
troll the price of coal to be supplied
to the government mt southern ports,
He hoped tho report was not true,
hut he realized the opportunity for
such reasonable spoliation Of the
government. lie pointed out some
OF the advantages of opening the
coal fields of the south by the move
ment suggested in the pending amend
meut The government would thus
be enabled to obtain coal In any
quantities at reasonable rates near
the theater OF action in case of hos
tilities. Il do not know whether war
is coming or not" said he. Il never
myself have done anything that might
involve the country In war: but 1t
seems to me the sworn testimony now
before the senate is sufficiently strong
to compel us to strike In defense of
the honor and dignity Of our country.
| am willing to vote for decara-
ton that may involve us in hos
Utilities because believe that we have
Just cause" The question whether
the pettus amendment should he con-
sidered resulted In the negative 10
to -. The bill was then laid aside
Washington. April There was
great excitement In the house during
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-04-14
PERSONALITIES.

President Eliot of Harvard, in a
recent address before the Dorchester
Woman's club, lamented the tendency
of American families, and especially
those of New England, to scatter all
over the world. He said that it was
normal for generation after genera
ton to reside together and that it
was to be hoped that this condition
would again prevail in the near flu
ture
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-04-14

Six more train loads Of Dunkards
are en- route for North Dakota.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-07-22

From that time forth q new life
dawned on the Dobsons. Their lamp
was the last in the valley to go out at
night, and the first to be lighted in
the morning. The whole family
seemed possessed with fever of joy
GUS excitement.
''Got to have everything slick and
mended," admonished Abner; cant
60 of leaving things shiftless like"
When the eventful day Of the party
finally arrived, everything was in per.
feet order. Two hours before the ear.
lest guest could be expected, Mrs.
Dobson went to the door in her fresh,
new calico, and looked about anxious.
ly.
"They will be along now pretty
soon," she announced, excitediy;
"you haven't forgot your piece, have
you, Abnsr?"
81 reckon not" he answered,
thoughtfully, ~ he ficked straw
from his new overalls; ut begins -
Fellow neighbors.
ooh, never mind about sayip' it
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-07-22
Making Our Flag.

One may pay anything from one
cent to $3.50 for Tag of the United
States. The latter price will buy
beautiful silk flag, 12x1S feet in size.
The cheapest flags are stamped on
muslin with the colors red and blue,
and are then tackled or pasted upon
sticks; they are not guaranteed to
wash. OF this kind is the little penny
flag which the small boy wears on the
lapel of his coat. Such flags are put
through printing press like calico
shirts and come out all colored at the
ate of 100 minute. Girls then, snip
them apart with sharp shears and glue
them to small sticks hardly bigger
than matches. The best flags have
canvas baud sewn along the back,
through which q rope may be run for
fastening them to the pole tackle.
Anybody is at liberty to make
United States flags. Thus it comes
about that all sorts Of patterns of the
national ensign are on the market and
in use. Butif any one desires to have
the colors as they ought TO be refer
ence must he made to the standard
adopted by the army and navy. This
standard, altered from time to time by
the addition of fresh stars, preserved
and will continue to be kept by the
secretaries of war and the navy. In
the war department of Washington,
close by Secretary Ayers Office, is
displayed in glass case the true
regulation flag of this country. To
exhibit it better il is illuminated by O
brilliant electric light. This is the
original, all others are limitations, or
else they are not correct. Detroit
Free press