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Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1898-11-11
GROUND PLAN OF HOG HOUSE

sired. Up to the present, however,
/ have put some cornfodder in the loft
TO make the house warmer and l am
so well pleased with 1t that ! have
concluded to leave it up there.
Fig. . shows the ground plan. As
you will see, it has two apartments,
each 12x16. The feed alley, F, is three
feet wide. j is the slop barrel, w a
common V pig trough that runs from
G to G, nearly the width of the build
ing. d ID are doors hung over the
trough to keep the pigs out while put
ting the slop in. The doors are hung
to the piece marked A A. 1t is 2x5.
The dotted line shows the position the
doors are in when putting in feed.
The places marked G G are gates. ID
ID are doors that open to the inside
and are three feet wide by three feet
long. There is a strip nailed to the
floor for the doors to open against,
with q hook to fasten them. When
the weather is cold shut the door at
night and also during the day when
the wind blows cold. All other times
! leave 1t open. The places marked L
are gates to turn the hogs from one
pen to another by letting out only one
lot. The pen 24x16 has an open shed.
The house and yard are floored with
odd plank sawed off to fit in. forgot
TO state that the building is seven
feet up to the square. The cost and
amount of material are about MS fol-
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1898-11-11
His First Bath.

a Polish jew was arrested here the
other day, and, when taken to the city
prison, his condition was so uncleanly
that he was told by the corporal to
strip and take bath.
"Fat, go in de vater??" he asked.
"Yes, take bath; you need it. How
long is it since you had a bath?"
With his hands aligned upward, he
answered.: 81 never vas arrested be.
fore. San Francisco Argonaut.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1898-11-11
A F,pcied Immunity.

weren't you afraid Of the bulletsP'
she asked of the soldier. "Not bit"
he answered. "You felt as II you had
charmed life?" "Not exactly. But
after got my system thoroughly lined
with hardtack I was reasonably con-
fdent that no bullet was going to pen
citrate far enough TO do much damage"
--WashiRgton Star,
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1898-11-11
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Dud Il ism In nurmnb IA

Some sailors on board one Of her
majesty's ships at Rangoon obtained
leave of absence to go into the in
terror, and lost their way. A short
time afterward they were brought
back by some Burmans, who had fed
them and showed them the way home.
The Burmans Immediately returned
to their village, and, though the then
chief commissioner, the late Sir
Charles Aitchison, endeavored to find
them in order to reward them, I be-
lieve he never succeeded. It caused a
good deal Of comment In Rangoon al
the time. | think it Is interesting, as
showing the effect of the teaching OF
Buddha, and how 1t saves the Burman
from that "lust Of gain" which, as
you say, "has taken so strong a hold OF
our civilization" though sometime s
found 1t inccnvenient living in land
wheIe the people are so utterly in
different to money.-London Specta.
tor,
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1898-11-11
MODEL SWINE HOUSE.
A Good Carpenter should he Able to
Build II in Four Days
Cost of S:,5.

A suitable house for swine is found
on but very few farms, for the great
majority of farmers seem to think that
a fence corner on the lee side of some
straw stack is good enough, and to so
to the expense of building a cheap
house for them to go into and sleep
at night and in bad weather seems
like throwing money away. They do
no. stop to think that comfortable
swine house would save them many
nickels.
A swine house need not be expen-
sive, and need not be made of the best
lumber in the market. / know mum
Der of farmers who have old odds
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1898-11-11
Smoke Killed by n Chemical.

The smoke made by Pittsburgh coal
will probably soon be prevented by a
Pittsburgh expert. Arrangements
have been made by mechanical ex-
pert for the installation of a smoke
preventer plant in an electric station
at one of the city institutions in Gin
cinnati, and exhaustive tests will soon
be conducted ed under his direction. The
scheme is simple, cheap and effective
The amount of oxygen lacking in coal
to maize perfect combustion is sup
piled by chemical, which is automat-
ically sprayed with water by fan
over the glowing Goals OF the fire,
The water assists in the more perfect
ombustion of the coal and the gas
given off is more highly volatile than
the carbonaceous or smoke gas, ant
the particles OF carbon in going
through 1t are consumed. 1t is claimed
that the amount OF heat which is pre-
vented from going up the chimney as
smoke, and which is practically saved
will almost equal the slight cost Of the
chemical. This chemical Is kept in a
small tank and the only addition
necessary to the plant is n small blow
ing machine. The use Of the chemica
does not require any alteration in the
firebox or boilers. BY the automatic
spraying the combustion is always al
most perfect and the fire is smokeless
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1898-11-11
The New State

Mrs. Wellwed-Did you read that de-
scrlption of Hawaii?
Mrs. Sbiftem-Yes, but it was not
very complete. 1t did not give the
length OF residence required for d.
vorce Town Topies.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1898-11-11

A good rough carpenter ought to
build it in about four days.-C. Won
Staden, in Ohio Farmer.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-03-03

cannot be expected to do its best on
land that is not we'll supplied with
plant food and moisture, and rs It Ia
rot much subject to blight and winter
killing. we need not fear to plant II
on land that Is abundantly fertile,
There is no question that the trees
of the native plums have often been
too closely planted, continues Prof.
Con-, The facts that the wild plums
are often found in thickets and that
many varieties do not bear we'll
when planted alone, have given rise to
the idea THAI trees OF the native plums
should be planted closer than those
of other fruit trees, But the individ-
ual tree OF any kind cannot do It's
best service when crowded by too near
neighbors, 1t would seem unwise to
plant the larger growing sorts less
than @5 feet apart.
The experiments OF Prof, Waugh,
OF the Vermont experiment station,
indicate that the great majority OF
varieties OF the native plum are In
capable OF self-fecundation, 4. O.. that
their own pollen Is impotent ON their
own pistils, a most important discov-
cry. II follows that unless varieties
are intermingled In the plantation we
can hardly expect the trees will be
regularly fruitful.
The plum tree requires little prun-
Ing except enough to keep the top
symmetrical and sufficiently open to
admit abundant light. Early spring
before the leaf buds have begun to
swell-is perhaps the most favorable
time for pruning.
The plum Is harassed by its full
share OF insect and fungous enemies,
and SUCCESS In growing It will depend
/ to n considerable extent upon the
thoroughness with which these are
combatted.
This bulletin, OF which a most
scanty outline Ia here given. will not
be sent to the regular mailing list OF
the station. but II may he had FREQ d
charge by addressing postal card tc
agricultural experiment station, Mad
ison, asking for bulletin No. 63-"na.
tive plums." ~
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-03-03
Royalty in...
Miniature
! ! SS,Sf

were no guards within hearing, and
the lieutenant was harshly reprimand-
ed. 1t is customary on the last night
of the year to bonnet everybCdy
within sight. 'Bonnetins' consists Of
smashing a PERSONS hat down Owe"
the ears, and is considered great joke
in Berlin. Now it so happened that
one crusty old individual did not see
the force of such proceeding, and he
prepared special hat for the occa-
sion. Beneath his headgear he wore
a leather skull cap, into. which he IN
fitted pointed spikes with the business
ends upwards. AS luck would have
it, the emperor decided that he would
like to go bonneting' the night in
question, and he did. The very first
man he encountered happened to be
the gentleman with the trick hat {,
Down came the emperor's sound hand,
He gave a yell worthy of Comanche
Indian, and went straight back to the
palace to have his wounds dressed,
Then, instead of taking his medicine
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-03-03

Berlin, Feb. 20.-The interest in the
condition of the empress OF Germany
is confined not alone to the country
over which her royal spouse rules, but
extends to every part of Europe, and
to wherever the story Of this famous
mother of kings" is known. There
are those who assert that she is dying
of a broken heart, and others again
insist that this is an error and that
the home life of the German royal
couple is of the happiest nature. Per-
haps this latter view is after all, the
correct one for the emperor has just
presented his ailing wife with gift,
the value of which runs deep into the
thousands 1t is bracelet which con-
tains the miniatures Of all the royal
children, with that of the emperor
hanging in heart of rubies just be-
low the circlet that contains the
picture of their only daughter, the
namesake of the empress, Augusta
Victoria. The jewels contained in the
bracelet number 253, all OF them of
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-03-03
MACHINE FOR kNEADING DOUGH

\ rev eontriyance has been
Invented for kneedin3 dough. The
device is said by the proprietor OF Il
bakery where it is in operation TO be
perfect in neatly every particular
1t does the wOik 0f ten men or more
and does it more cleanly and perfectly
When seen in operation the other
day by reporter IL was kneading the
pieces OF dough an shaping them
FOR lnayes at the rate of over 1000 an
hour. The little machine did no.
lGok as If 1t would weigh over 200
pounds, but it was doing an amount
of work that would have been credi.
table to two-ton machine. 1t was
elevated 50 that the bottom was as
high as the table on which the bread
PANS rested. The top rose to about
he height OF mans head. The other
dimensions OF the machine were
smaller still. 1t was about as broad
and deep as a loaf of bread is long
at the top was trap door. which
opened downward at regular interval
for dropping the dough. On this
door man placed piece OF dough
The right size for loaf of bread as
often as the pieces were dropped. AS
he dough fell from the door 1t drop
ped between two rapidly revolving
rollers. which 1attened 1t out and
dropped 1t to another pair OF rollers
The dough was passed through four
pairs Of rollers arranged vertically
When it left the last pair It was only
an eighth OF an inch In thickness
As i fell from the last pair II drop
ped upon rapidly moving canvas
Two rollers over which the canvas
moved automatically approached each
Other and then reeeded. making the
canvas fall into a pocket form for
moment. and then Strengthened out SUI
hoiently for man To insert his hand
J his molten rolled the dough up into
cylindrical form Then, as the
roles moved apart a workman in
serted his hand and removed the roll
II is claimed for the process that
Il is the best that has ever been in
vented for kneading dough. The roll.
crs press the dough 30 hard that al
most eyery atom Of gas is squeezed
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-03-03

like man, he rayed and fumed and
wanted to have the innocent victim or
humor tried for lese majestic, and
was only dissuaded after considerable
argument. Still another time he com.
PEELED the captain of the imperial zach.
to be photographed on a bicycle, viii
his officers surrounding him iu eye
tesques attitudes"
One day he rehearsed the mu5icl4.a
who were to play before the ca
tered the time of one Of their pie,%
and wound up the session by corrent
ing the architectural plans of the pro
posed German Lutheran church t.
Jerusalem.
But the ladies of the imperial
household refuse to believe any o.
these stories. and the faith of the en-
press in her husband, they say, is as
strong today as during the day
their honeymoon. Before the hold 4ys
when she was still bit stronger, sh
knitted dainty present for the en-
Ieror. Knitting, by the way, So.
to be a fayorite pastime for this roy1'
mother. For her son, William, the
crown prince, and Estel, she always
has a gift at birthdays and holidays
made with her own needle. The
man world loves this mother Of their
future rulers, and eagerly scans the
bulletins for news of her illness
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-03-03
! MILD HAMMERED PIRATE.
An ex-Clerk Who Joined the Sea
Royers of the Spanish Main.

The Buccanee. Of Our Coast" is
the litle OF series Of narrative
sketches that Frank r. Stockton is
writing for st. Nicholas. In the Feb
ruary number, in speaking OF john
Esquemeling who joined the bucca-
nee-s ard became their historian.
Nj. Stockton says:
It must have been a strange thing
for a man accustomed to pens and
ink, to yard sticks and scales, to offer
TO enroll himself In a company OF
bloody, big-bearded pirates; but man
must eat, and buccaneering was the
only profession open TO our ex-clerk.
For some reason or other. certainly
not on account OF his bravery and
daring, Esquemeling WIS very well
received by the pirates OF Tortuga
Perhaps they liked him because he
was a ntld-mannered man, and so
different from themselves.
As to Esquemeling himself, he soon
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-03-03
ApHORlSMS.

No man is free who cannot com,
mand Observation-Disclosures.
Selt-inspection is the best cure for
self-eSteem. --Wordsworth.
The most unhappy OF all men Is
he who believes himself to be so. -
Home.
He lives Ions that lives well. and
time misSpent is not lived, but lost
Fuller,
Some people study all their life. an :
at their death they have learne,
everything except to think, DO
II tSQue.
Cnkind language is sure to produc,
the fruit of unkindness. that Is. sui.
fering in the bosom OF others. Ben.
than.
SeltiShness is that detcstable vice
which no one will forgive in Others
and no one is without himself. w
Beecher.
The smaller the drink the cleare,
the head and the cooler the blood
which are great benefits in temper
and business. Penn.
1t many times falls out that W,
deem ourselves much deceived ir
others, because We first deceive our
selves. Sir p. Sidney.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-03-03
SHE FIOGGED HIM .

An incident occurred recently in
of young woman who publicly pun
ished a cruel driver who was unmer-
ciluly abusing his no Sc The man
was driving poor, broken down
horse. The load was too great and
the driver was cufsing the poor brute
and beiaboring 1t with heavy whip
at every step.
A number of citizens asked him to
stop, and for reply he turned the
whip about and used the handle on
the Jaded beast. At this point q
handsome, stylishly dressed young
woman ran into the street and called
on the brutal driver TO stop He
paid no attention, and as his whip
descended once more she seized 1t and
pulled 1t from his grasp. He jumped
from his wagon with curse, and a
number OF men rushed In to interfere.
The young woman, who afterward
gave her name as Miss Warner, push
cd them aside, and with flashing
eyes and flushed cheek commenced to
belabor the man with the whip. Once,
twice, three times 1t fell still she did
not desist, and only ceased when she
broke the whip. Then she turned and
picked up her bundle which she had
dropped, and the arrival Of police
man dispersed the crowd, who all
agreed that the brutal driver had re-
ceived well-deseryed punishment
The Saratoga Monitor.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-03-03

came to entertain the highest opinions
of his pirate companions. He looked
upon the buccaneers who had dis
unguished themselves, as great
heroes; and it must have been ex-
treme,y gratifying TO those savage
fellows to tell Esquemeling all the
wonderful things they had done,
EsQuemeling might have earned
salary as listener.
1t was not long before his intense
admiration of the buccanneer and their
performances began to produce in him
the feeling that these great exploits
should not be lest TO the world; and
so he set about writing their lives
and adventures.
He remained With the pirates for
several years, and during that time
worked very industriously gettins
together material for his history,
When he returned to his own country
in 1872, he there completed book
which he called, The Buccaneers of
America; or The True Account of the
most Remarkable Assaults Commit
ted ot Late Yeas upon the Coasts OF
the west Indies by the Buccaneers, etc,
Fly John EsQuemeling. One OF the
buccaneers. Who Was Present at
Those Tragedies"
From this tide ii Is probable that,
in the capacity of reporter, our liter
airy pirate accompanied his comrades
on their various voyages and assaults;
and although he states he was present
at many OF those tragedies" he
makes no reference to any deeds Of
valor or cruelty performed by him
SELF which shows him to have been a
wonderfully conscientious historian.
There are persons, however, who
doubt his impartiality, because, as he
liked the French, he always gave the
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-03-03

immense value, the total reaching near
to $4,000. Such gift coming to the
empress at such time argues against
any reported infelicity in the royal
household
The empress Of Germany, if she
lives through the serious illness from
which she now suffers, will be 40
years old in October just about three
months before her husband reaches
that milestone that marks the change
from youth to middle age. There
are those, and their number is legion,
who believe that the slurs cast upon
her imperial spouse have had some
thing to do with aggravating her III.
ness. And in proof of this belief they
point to the publications in French,
English and American papers, clip
pings of which have found their way
into the apartments of the empress.
For instance the latest printed story
showed how the insanity Of the en-
peror was growing upon him, and
here is a clipping which was found in
JDG private man Va IhO Chhpi 0oo
William has father, great-uncle,
a great-greatg grandmother, a great
grand uncle, a great-grandmother and
a great grandfather, all OF whom died
from either insanity or blood faint.
Would any court fail TO consider such
evidence as tremendously weighty in
dealing with such a Question? Nhen
we come to consideration of the en-
peror's eccentric acts, we encounter
a mass Of stories from which it is dif.
fcult to extract the truth. 1t Is worth
while to present the best authenticltef
OF them. His freaks have ranged 70"
writing poems to preaching, from
painting alleged pictures to playing al
architect. The emperor's 'humor' Is
peculiar, TO say the least. Take one
instance OF 1t. He was to open the in
dustrial exposition at Treptow. near
Berlin, and went thence in his yacht.
In advance OF him steamed a police
launch. When the emperor saw lit
tie boat laboriously putting and snort
ing ahead of him he gave orders to put
on full steam and ran away, arriving
at the exposition ten minutes before
he was expected. OF course there
was no one there TO receive him and
he was furious during his whole stay.
On another occasion he wandered
through the streets Of Potsdam at mid
night and dismissed all sentries he en-
countered Then he went to young
lieutenant on watch, who had dozed
and waking him, Numbered out. Call
Out your guards or course there
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-03-03

Madison's Woman Club Aiding Free
Library Commission.
Madison, March /.

Madison, March !.
The State FREQ Library commission
Ia doing excellent work In furnishing
travelling libraries to rural communi-
ties. especially In the central and
northern districts of Wisconsin, The
commission has of late added eollec-
lions of pictures to It's little libraries.
and in this way reproductions of good
works OF art are now cloulating In
hundreds OF isolated homes which
hitherto have known nothing OF a
highe grade than newspaper cuts. a
special committee Of the educational
department Of the Madison Woman's
club has undertaken 10 assist the com
mission In procuring and mounting
pictures. Amy person who has really
good specimens Of pictorial at which
they are willing to contribute to this
missionary work, be they photogra-
wires, process reproductions, wood on
cravings, or what not, will render n
Nndnesa by leaving them for the
committee at the city free library.
reproductions Of famous works of art,
or fine architectural bits are espec
tally appropriate.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-03-03
FROM A PRACTICAL POINT.

He stood long before represon-
tation OF The Venus Of Milo.
Il see that you appreciate art"
said another visitor TO the gallery.
Appreciate art!" he exclaimed.
Say! can hardly tear myself away
from that statue. II I only had IT."
Il suppose you would never tire OF
looking at IT.
I'D have II up in the store window
In just about two shakes II I had II.
Why, sir, you couldn't get finer or
more appropriate figure on which to
exhibit the sleeveless undershirtr
that we are putting on the market
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-03-03

pIae a of that nationality the credit
tor most Of the bravery displayed on
thcir eXl editions, and all Of the
magnanimity and courtesy, If there
happened to be any; While the surli-
ness, brutality, and extraordinary
wickedness We're a ascribed to the
English.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-03-03

The private and personal blessings
We enjoy, the blessings OF immunity
safeguard. liberty, and integrity, de
serve the thanksgiving OF whole
life.-Jeremy Taylor.
Nothing in this world Ia so good as
usefulness. 1t binds your fellow
creatures to you and you to them; II
tends to the improvement of youy
own character and gives you real
Importance In society, much beyond
what any artificial station can bestow
B. G. Brodie.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-03-03

cut and the substance is made Of uni.
form consistency throughout. II OBJ
viates the necessity for great deal
of hand kneading and handling which
would otherwise be unavoidable. The
machine is operated by only one.
haU horse power and can be
gelred up to knead over 1000 pieces
of dough in an hour--Chieago Chron.
Gle.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-03-03

Senior Seraone. one OF the new SOC
retaries under the new Spanish miu-
lister, Bernabe, IL said to be an Inn
placable enemy OF Senior De LONE.
The wife Of Senor Soraone was Miss
Clara Cullen, n sister OF Judge Cullen,
OF New York, Seraones mother Oh.
Jected to the marriage and enlisted
De Lome's services to prevent II. He
made certain representations TO Miss
Cullen's family concerning Seraone.
which for time broke off the engage
mcnt. Seraone, however. established
the falsity OF the representations, tho
marriage took place. and since then
he has been hunting the ex-minIster's
scalp.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-03-03
WON'T GO TO MOUNTAINS.

San Antonio. Tex. Feb. rs. The
sensation Thursday at Fort Sam
Houston was an order from head
quarters suspending for the present the
order sending battery X. iirst artil-
lery, into the mountains on its annual
thirty days target practice.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-03-03
JAPAN TOO RECKLESS

Japan IL causing the powers con-
siderable uneasiness by her disposi.
ton TO light her pipe near the power
magazine. indianapolis News.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-03-03
PERSONALITIES.

Richard Coker's friends are OF the
opinion that he will abandon any In
tention he may have had TO take
hand in politics this year. and viii
sail fer England
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-03-03

The De LONE note has been official-
ly disayowed by the Spanish gov
eminent and the incident ID now re-
garded In Washington az closed.