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New Ulm review., 1901-06-12

once week, test the quality with
Babcock tester once month and keep
a yearly record of every cow and weed
out II to Is of the poorest mixers ev-
cry year and replace them with good
heifers which we have coming in every
year, as we raise all our best calves
and turn them into either beef or cows.
We commenced working on this sys-
tenn four years ago, also providing
green feed for the cows during a
drought or a very dry time during the
midsummer months, but last summer
we made another great improvement
by feeding our cows ensilage and
grain all through the summer, when on
either good or bad pasture we fed half
| regular winter ration of both ensilage
and grain. Cows like ensilage in hot
as well as cold weather, even when on
good pasture.
last year. In very hot weather we
kept our cows in stable during the day
and out in the pasture at night. also
| washed them with a mixture. We put
it on either with brush or a spray
pump made for that purpose, applied it
twice a week, which drove the horn
flies all off the cows. All of these i'm
provements have had good effect in
largely increasing the flow of milk, so
| that this season our cows have aver.
aged II $3.50 pounds of milk. testing 3.5
per cent fat. making 476 pounds butter.
| Average time of milking, II months.
Twelve months seem long, but that
Is caused by our making our 2-year-old
heifers with first calf longer than we
do older cows-viz, IL to Is months
and cows weeded out for beef are also
MIXED a longer time on the whole
| herd.
My best COW. No. Sc. is cross be-
tween Holstein bull and Shorthorn
COW. She is now years old She
gave first year as 2-year-old 10.100
pounds in II months. Next time she
gave $4,000 pounds in II months. next
year 17,740 pounds in 10 months and 81
days, and this year so far in ten
| months up to the 1st of February 49,
| 600 pounds. She is now giving 33
pounds per day, and we intend milking
her 21a months longer, making 121h
months. We expect she will give in
the 1211a months 10000 pounds in milk
in one year. The quality Of her milk
has averaged during the whole four
years about 3.6 per cent, running from
3.4 per cent to per cent fat, which.
made into butter, for the first year
would be 424 pounds, second year $50
| pounds, third year 745 pounds and the
fourth (his) year. the phenomenal. $40
pounds Of butter from one cow in one
year.
Ny cows have good, warm, well
ventilated, comfortable stable, roomy
single stalls. fresh running spring wa
| ter and salt always before them, fas-
tened with chain round neck giving
freedom. allowed to run out for an
hour or two twice week on fine days,
but kept in on stormy and bad or cold
days. We believe in feeding well and
| find it pays well to do so.
My herd of cows are mostly Holsteins,
| one-quarter Of them pure bred, the re-
mainder three-fourths to seven-eighths
Holstein blood, having used a pure
| bred Holstein bull 10 years. first cross
| with Shorthorn cows. We have used
| none other than pure registered Hoi-
stein bull during the past 15 years.
New Ulm review., 1901-06-12

100000 germs to the gallon. By John,
me in the face can't repress a shiver!
What on earth has preserved our lives
can't make out"
"What is it about germs?' she asked.
with some anxiety.
'Simply this, my dear woman: You
have in your system at the present mo-
ment probably 5O,OO0,0S0 germs Of ty-
phoid and consumption. I have the
same number or more. They are gam
boiling up and down through the veins
and playing tag in the arteries. and we
sit here as calm and placid as if the
danger were a mile away. For the last
seven or eight years we have been alb
sorbing 100000 germs per day. and
why we were not removed from earth
long ago is a positive miracle"
'You mean there are germs in milk ?"
"Billions Of them, Mrs. Bowser-bil-
lions. That is, they are in the milk
you buy from the milkman. They
come from the hands of the mixers
and the cans"
DuL tuGy WOuluA Ut III llS uIlIk VI
your own cow
'Not one-not if I took proper pre-
cautions. No; if we had our own COW
we should not be walking around our
own graves every hour of the day. We
should have the purest of milk, the
richest of cream, and what we pay in
doctors bills for six months would buy
the COW and keep her the year round.
have it all figured out here. See? It
has simply resolved itself down to
this: Shall we fill up on germs every
day in the year and suddenly develop
typhoid or consumption, or shall we
buy COW of our own and live to be
S5 or 80 years old? AS to the germs,
let me show you how they look. /
will draw you two or three on a rough
scale. Here they are. OF course they
are enlarged
He passed Mrs. Bowser the paper
on which he had sketched two or three
insects resembling grasshoppers, and
after long look she said:
'Well. I suppose you bought the cow
Of those two men / saw in the alley
with you, but she looked to me like q
poor creature
"Oh, you were looking, eh? Well,
yes, I bought the cow, and am going
New Ulm review., 1901-06-12

THE HOME MARKET IDEA.

Feeding Crops ON the Fnrm-FroEen
Wheat Valuable For Stock.
It has seemed to che Utah station
that farmers who are engaged in the
production of hay and grain might,
with advantage, add lamb feeding to
their work. This would afford home
market for the products of the farm,
assist in maintaining the fertility of
the soil and would give profitable en-
ployment during the winter months.
During the summer of 1899 heavy
frost injured considerable quantity
of fall wheat throughout the state. In
an experiment by the station frosted
New Ulm review., 1901-06-12
Quegtion and Answer.

A woman carrying a suit case and
several umbrellas hustled up to a Wea-
ry looking servant of the company in
the Pennsylvania railroad ferryheuse
at Jersey City the other day.
t'Does it make any difference which
ferry take for New York" she asked.
''It don't make any difference to me,
ma'am," he replied.-New York Sun.
New Ulm review., 1901-06-12

the side drift. Let the shafts in at the
lheadsso as to give marker boards an in
cline back of 10 inches out of the
square Of the shafts.
The advantages of this marker are
that it does not cut the soil to invite
washing. The middle marker takes out
all horse foot marks. The outside
marker runs in the last row made. The
back incline of the markers makes it
runAs steady. Now we have the field
laid off and not horse foot mark ex-
eept at the turning.
New Ulm review., 1901-06-12
1t Brings Her. Etc.

ssWhat do you do when your wife
gets sulky and refuses to talk to you?''
why, l begin to praise Mrs. ALI
good across the street or some other
woman know she detests."
And that brings her, eh 2"
Eyes, it brings her and sometimes
everything throwable that happens te
be In her reach too."- Salt Lake City
Tribune.
New Ulm review., 1901-06-12
Card the Cow.

A cow kept in small lot, stall or
shed ought to be kept clean and carded
or brushed before milking each morn
ing to insure the milk from being taint-
ed. for butter takes up any odor easily.
Butter should be worked only enough
to get it together. Too much working
gives it greasy taste like lard. Never
set butter near a strong smelling sub
stance.
New Ulm review., 1901-06-12

to ask you to come out and see her.
I think know a thing or two about
cows. and if this one isn't a good one
I'll go out of the business. She's new
mich, you know, and she gives an
average Of 10 quarts at a milking. Just
think of 20 quarts of rich milk per day
20 quarts without a germ to be
foundr'
New Ulm review., 1901-06-12
intelligence In the Dairy.

Dairy farming demands higher de-
gree of intelligence and q wider range
of practical, knowledge than any ether
branch of agriculture.
New Ulm review., 1901-06-12
Take Care of the Cow.

Don't expect your milk COW to fur
nish her quota of milk and butter if she
be left to hustle with the rest of the
stock. If she is to do her best, she
must be fed regularly and well and
must be protected from the cold storms
and sudden changes of winter. Winter
milking doesn't pay unless the cow is
well treated.
New Ulm review., 1901-06-12
Pressing Cheese.

! Press cheese continuously after put
ting In the. frame Begin gradually,
then increase the pressure.
New Ulm review., 1901-06-12

&. 1. s. s
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-12-26
SPEAK WELL OF YOUR CITY.

We take pleasure in reproducing
the following which recently appeared
in The Wood County Reporter, and
commend it's tone and spirit. Home
readers will please substitute the
words Mineral Point for the words
Grand Rapids where they appear in
the fifth line and elsewhere throughout
the article:
at ought to be every mans pleas
ure to speak we'll of the city in which
he lives: to convey the idea always
that his city is the best. If we know
of any city better than Grand Rapids
we should lose no time in getting
away from here. Not knowing any
better place to go, it becomes our
duty as citizen of Grand Rapids to
speak we'll of this town and it's people.
Talk is said to be cheap, but if every
man and woman would resolve to
speak we'll of the city to everybody
he or she might meet, this fact alone
would be the most valuable advertis-
ing this city could get. In fact, the
the only way to build up any COM
munity, is to show to others that you
have faith in it yourself. How many
of you expect a man or woman to
locate in Grand Rapids for any pur-
pose whatever, if you show him or
her that you yourself have no conf
dence in your own city. In your talk
and IN your correspondence speak
we'll of everything that pertains to
Grand Rapids, her industries, her
resources and her people. Cities
NOWADAYS do not build themselves,
but it is within the province of the
people of Grand Rapids-the rank
and file-to make or build one of the
best cities of Wisconsin right here.
All that is necessary is push, energy
and enterprise and disposition to
convey to others that this is a good
place, the best in the world. If we
should all adopt that policy it would
be surprising to US what the results
would be in a very short time"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-12-26
OVER SPECULATION.

1t is plainly evident that we are in
the midst of an era of great specula-
ton. The mails are burdened with
circulars describing innumerable stock
companies which are on the road to
the land of the golden fleece, and these
circulars are invariably accompanied
with cordial invitations to invest.
These circulars and invitations would
not be sent out so broadcast if they
did not bring great returns in the way
Of subscription for stock, from the
public. "Invest with US today in the
SpOuting Oil Company" is the way in
which one of the very flattering pros
pcctuses received at The Democrat
Office concludes. When printers are
expected to invest their earnings no
class is excepted, The situation may
look all fair and bright; but we are in
clined to believe that it is not a good
time to speculate; and are quite GER
tain that it is not a good time to go
into debt. Many who bought proper
ty on credit several years ago have
prospered exceedingly through the
great rise in prices. But it is not
reasonable to believe that prices will
long continue to advance in the same
ratio. At this season of the year the
settlements of accounts is more in or
der than the purch ase of certificates
Of stock.
In an article on "The Industrial
Depression Abroad" The Milwaukee
Evening Wisconsin sounds note of
warming. After describing the very
grave industrial and trade depression
existing in Germany, France, Eng
land other countries, the article con-
cludes as follows
sit may be said in brief that the
view of the Industrial world is not en-
couraging, and that at the present
time America is the only country
where labor is fully employed. How
long that blessed condition will con-
tinue is problem. We say to every
body, be thrifty, be economical, and
prepare for those times and those
changes when labor secures so little
reward that the wage-earners are
vcrging upon such narrOwness of
means as to make life harder and
more uncomfortable than it has been for
years past in the land of the free and
the home of the brave
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-12-26
Fortieth Wedding Anniversary.

Madison Democrat, Dec. %: About
fifty of the neigbors ana friends of
Prof. and Mrs. J. B. Parkinson gave
them a surprise party Thursday even
ing, the occasion being the fortieth
anniversary of their marriage. They
were deluged with roses, and they al
so had presented to them a beautiful
water color and some cut glass. At
ter the handshaking, congratulations
music and social part of the program
had been gone through, baskets of re-
freshments were brought in and Prof.
and Mrs. Parkinson were invited to a
feast in their own home. During the
evening pleasing vocal numbers were
given by Mrs. J. c. Monaghan, Mrs
M. M. Parkinson, and the latter's
sister, Mrs. Walter Marling.
Prof. and Mrs. Parkinson were
welded at Fayette, La Fayette county,
in 1861, the year following Prof. Par
kinson's graduation from the univer-
sity, whose hoDored vice president he
has now been for six years. That
same year he became a tutor in his
alma mater, then for two years he
was school superintendent of his home
county, and finally, after having been
a regent for time, he reioined the
faculty, first as professor of mathe-
MATES in 1867, then as head a few
years later of the department of civil
polity and constitutional law. For a
short time he was in journalism, then
from 1874 to 1876 was president of the
Wisconsin state board of centennial
managers, but went back to the facul
ty in the latter year, and there he has
since remained till in point Of service
he is the patriarch of the body, and
! beloved of all.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-12-26
The January Number

of The Ladies's Home Journal is a
regular storehouse of interesting facts
and good fiction, and in point of il
Illustrations is one of the most beauti-
full issues ever given the public. 1t
opens with page showing some of
Miss Brownell's artistic photographs,
then tells "How Uncle Sam Guards
His Millions" and presents Mr.. Kip
ling's actual.experience in ''raising"
a baby Iona really remarkable
piece of writing. Cardinal Gibbons
contributes a fearless article on 1.-THE
Restless Woman" and James Whit
comb Riley's "Home Folks" are des-
cribed and pictured. Plans for "a
S6CO) House and Garden" are Civ
en-, and Will Bradley shows the din
ing room Of "his house" The edi-
torial page is given up to extracts
from sixty-eight letters relating to the
"cramming' system in the schools.
1t is pathetically powerful. In the
way of fiction are the second part of
1.-The Russells in Chicago the con-
clusion of Miss Portor's GA Gentle
man of the Blue Grass" and of Mr..
Frederick M. Smiths delightful ro-
nance, "Christiue," and 1.-THE Wis
dom of the Dove" clever short
story by Lillian Brooks. The pictori-
al features are headed by the second
part of The Journals picture story
of "What a Girl Does at College,"
which shows the athletic side of col
lege life, and there are two pages de-
voted to pretty rural scenes "Along
Country Roads," Eight pages are
given up to the new fashion depart
ment under the editorsship of Vir-
ginia Louis Ralston, and all of the
regular editorial departments are ex-
cellent. BY The Curtis Publishing
Company, Philadelphia. One dollar
a year; ten cents copy.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-12-26
PHIL. LAWRENCE.
Growing Cabbages in Winter.

Hollandale Review: Hon. B. Hol-
land and his brother-in-law, John G..
Johnson, returned from their south
erd and eastern trip Monday evening.
They report that in Virginia, on Sat-
urday, the people were setting out
cabbage plants and doing other gar
den work, while we were enjoying (?l
10 to 20 degrees below zero. On this
trip the gentlemen visited Washing
ton, Mount Vernon, and other points
of interest.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-12-26
A Fine Farm for Sale.

[ offer for sale for a short time
only, my farm of 100 acres, 100 acres
of which has been plowed, at present
all in pasture and hay except about
40 acres.
Farm is thoroughly fenced and has
a large, twO-stOry house of Il rooms,
besides pantry and closets; two cell
lars, some small fruit; barn-rOom for
forty cattle and five horses, fifty tons
of hay, grain, we'll and windmill, els
tern at house, forty barrel tank at
barn, and water in barn for cattle:
living springs in pasture; II miles to
cheese factory, p miles to creamery,
and q miles from the court house.
Inquire on premises. Fred W. Dave.
Mineral Point, Wis.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-12-26
Boy Accidentally Shot.

Platteville Witness: George Turn
err, residing about twelve miles from
Cassville, met with a most distressing
and deplorable accident last week.
The boy intended going hunting and
got on chair to take down the gun
which was hanging on the wall. AS
he was about to step from the chair
the hammer of the gun struck on the
edge of the same and was discharged
the charge striking him in the left
shoulder. 1t was glancing shot and
plowed its way through, coming out
OR the top and making an ugly rag
ged wound. The flesh was also ter
ribly burned by the powder.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-12-26
TOUR OF ALL MEXICO.
Leaving Chicago, January %,
1902,

Leaving Chicago, January IS,
Extended itinerary of forty days in
cludes the famous Ruins of Militia,
Cuernavaca, Jalpa, Teocelo, Orizba,
Oaxaca, the Grand Canon de los
Cues, Tampico, seven days in the City
of Mexico, and Three Circle Tours in
the Tropi:s. Special Pullman Trains
for the entire tour, Sleeping and
Dining Cars, Drawing Rooms, Com
partments, Library, Observation,
Parlor and Music Room, and the
celebrated Open Top Car "Chililitli. :"
Liesurely schedules with long stops.
All disagreeable features of the 'Per-
sonally Conducted" system eliminat-
ed no professions on foot or in
carriages; no moving about in
body.
Best rooms at the best hotels with
private dining room. Tour under
escort of The American Tourist Asso-
citation, with the general Manager,
Mr.. Reau Campbell, in charge of the
train and tour, 1923 Marquette Build
ing, Chicago. TICKETS INCLUDE ALL
EXPENSES EVERYWHERE. Illustrated
literature on Mexico, all information.
reservations and bookings at the
Offices of the Chicago, Milwaukee &
ST. Paul R'y.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-12-26

Hudson True Republican, Dem:
What is the use in taking personal
tiles in the coming state campaign?
1t is Democratic principles that Dem
ocrats are after. They do not want
to tie to doubtful personalities of
doubtful integrity. The Democratic
party in Wisconsin that protected
freedom of education in 1890, and
restored to the people of the state
more Than a quarter of a million dol
lars has not degenerated into such a
necessity.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-12-26

the honor of the nation demands that
If Admiral Dewey is correct in his
Judgment, Admiral Schley should re-
ceive the justice due him for his glor-
ious victory and great service to the
country and Congress should reward
him with promotion to the rank of
vice admiral for the rest of his life
and compensate him for the financial
loss he suffered ia the effort to protect
his name from the false charge of
cowardice."
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-12-26
SCHLEY THE VICTOR.

AS there is perhaps no other ques
zion which occupies so much attention
at this time as the result of the Schley
investigation, we republish the fol-
lowing able and vigorous summing up
of the matter by the Northwestern
Christian Advocate:
Admiral Dewey'S report does not
overlook the faults and mistakes of
Admiral Schley, but he does give him
full credit where credit is deserved.
In his statement that Commodore
Schley sis entitled to the credit due
for the glorious victory which result
ed in the total destruction of the
Spanish ships, he voices the cOnvic-
tion of the American people.
Technically, Admiral Sampson, who
Is unquestionably one of the ablest
tacticians in the navy and is entitled
TO credit for the organizing ability
which he displayed during the Span
ish-American war, has received the
credit for the Santiago victory, and
had he been as generous in according
praise to Admiral Schley and those
associated with him in the battle as
was Admiral Schley himself when he
said There is glory enough for all,
the American people would have ac-
corded to Admiral Sampson the credit
which they give and which, in the
light of Admiral Dewey's declaration,
history will give to Admiral Schley.
''It is to be regretted, for it is to the
discredit of the American nation and
of the American navy that the officer
who won the battle of Santiago, the
most decisive battle in the war be-
tween America and Spain, should be
subjected to censure for incidental
errors of judgment. The training of
an officer in the navy or army is for
decisive crises, and a grateful nation
should overlook such errors in the
movements of an officer who was
moment.
The majority report will have a
tendency to increase the feeling now
widespread that there is a clique in
the navy which has conspired to de-
fame and destroy Admiral Schley
If there be such clique and such was
their purpose, they have failed and
have placed upon the brow of Admir-
al Schley the laural wreath as the
victor in one of the greatest naval bat
ties in American history. They have
not only done this for Admiral Schley
but they have. on the testimony of the
admiral of the navy himself: taken
that laural wreath from the brow of
Admiral Sampson, upon which it had
been placed by others. Admir-
al Schley, though he has not
received the full vindication which he
doubtless hoped for and expected,
may we'll be content with the verdict
of Dewey.
The verdict of Dewey is the verdict
of the American people. While this
may be satisfactory to Admiral Schley
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-12-26
WALDWICK.
To The Iowa County Democrat.

To The Iowa County Democrat.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Jackson, of
Freeport, ILL.,, are here for a visit with
James parents.
Walter Collard, of Chicago, is Wis
iting his relatives here.
Mr.. G. B. Zollinger returned last
week from Kansas, where he has been
to see his aged father, who is in poor
health.
Miss Lenora Buckingham came
here from Milwaukee last Monday.
The festival here last Wednesday
evening was great success. The
proceeds amounted to about S74.
Mrs. Geo. Campton spent few
days in Mineral Point last week.
The telephone line here is completed
and everybody is talking.
Mr.. VIM. Whitford is in Mineral
Point for treatment of his eyes.
Little Zoe Burgess. who has been
sick, is improving.
Mrs. Fred Dave, of Mineral Point,
is visiting her relatives here
Geo. Humbert, John Ross and
Walter Collard went to Gates county,
this state, las4 Thursday.
School closed here last Friday for
two weeks, vacation.
Mrs. Clara Buckingham and two
children returned to Newell, Iowa,
last Thursday, after two weeks visit
here.
Perry Noble spent few days in
Waldwich last week.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-12-26
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