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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-12-05

try have got money an loyalty enough
ter ransom their missionaries, but
that'll be settin' price on EN-" said
Uncle Bill. which will be taken adj
vantage NV cnless Uncle Sam goes a
gunnin' at headquarters. The only way
some nations will liver git eny sense is
ter have II shot into EN-, few shots
at them Basni Bazooks,' OF whatever
they calls EN-, would make EN- cum
down from the mountains so quick that
they'd meet themselves a-goin mp"
IF Oh waz a missionary" said
O'Fallon. ord set trap fur thin
hathen an thin Old talk me faith TO
thin in manner quite convincing an
thin Old turn thin loose an say tn
diyA wild ye2 now so chase thin band
its in { me till OF make thin contribute
literally t tn contribution box"
Yes remarked Uncle BILL IF Yer
could sit Q bandit in front NV that face
NV your'n. they'd be mighty apt ter
give up freely ter git away from it.
Jest run bandit up aein IL an he'd
soon realize that he was up aginst a
tough proposition, he'd soon lose cour-
age an interest in This world an be
willin' ter accept most eny kind NV
doctrine that would even suggest eny-
thing better hereafter"
Well Old have wan satisfaction, {
would be av some use even at that. in
the missionary field, said O'Fallon,
but Oi wouldn't waste me tonne car
ryin that wan av yours around wild
me-
What's the matter with my face?''
asked Uncle Bill, who was more willing
to pass than receive jokes.
"Oh. oh. cried O'Fallon, seeing that
he had Uncle Bill somewhat nettled
and being anXius to even up; continued
There's nothin the matther wild It,
there couldn't be, it's past that, shure
II looks az though Il had bin fhrost
bitten, don't he Altered nothin0 II iveI
touch II, yez are safe Musha. but tn
fhrost be's tn only thing that'll touch
ii now an IL can { harum It, Oi
wouldn't carry II around wild me tin
Minutes fur thousand dollars
ITS "A pity" said the editor, that
every time YOU two get To talking you
always wind up with personal abuse,
come in again and perhaps we will
have some news of Miss Stones re.
lease"
And they went ont arm In arm ar.
guing about the missionaries,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-12-05

We have often wished thar with the
experience accumulated since we could
try the experiment once more OF open
ing up new farm on the frontier. We
did ii once years ago and can now real
ize just what lot OF plumbers and mis-
takes were made; for instance. It was
20 miles to a railroad and a grain mar
ket, and just because everybody else
did so we broke up acres and acres of
land and raised wheat to haul 80 miles
to sell when If we had had any sense at
all nothing bur live stock would have
been produced on the farm. buyers for
which would come TO the farm. The
mania, TO raise grain, wheat particular
ly. seems 10 be inseparable from the
first settlement of any new country,
when If a man would simply raise VIII at
he needed for his own use he could
make a living Ter times as easy and at
a much smaller expense The fact
should be remembered by any man To-
eating on new farm far removed from
railway facilities. We found It ont
when it was too fare TO do M any good.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-12-05
Two Crops in One Season.

We raised two crops on quite "A good
deal OF the garden ground this year
The strawberry bed. having fruited two
years. was plowed mp and the ground
planted to string beans the last Of July
giving fine crop. Then the cariv pD-
tato and sweet corn patches were clear
ed off I'D sown to fiat turnips along
about the first week in August. which
did equally well. The 20 square rods
Of ground thus produced crops MS fol-
lows: Seventyfiye Quarts OF straw
berries. worth $3.50: three bus'helR nf
string beans. worth SO; corn 70 .the
value of 81 and potatoes worth $40
The turnips sold for $40 making n to-
tai income Of s44 from the one eighth
OF an acre, or at the rate Of S3E5 per
acre and still some men think they
must have half section OF land In on
der to make living
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-12-05

great amounts Of capital have been in
vested under the impression that the
taxation OF the properties would con
tinue TO be upon the original moderate
scale. On the other hand, the enor-
nous increase in the value OF such
properties and the multiplication Of the
facilities they afford brings their taN~
alton TO the front in ways (which ncces-
sarily lead TO opposition by corporate
interests, The latest instance OF this is
afforded by Illinois, where the courts
have recently sustained the validity of
"a law which materially increases the
assessments OF corporations and the
amount OF taxes they would have To
pay, The threat that some of the com
panies might reincorporate in other
states, or even withdraw from Illinois.
where such a step is practicable seems
however. unlikely to be carried into
Ieffect.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-12-05

the rings on q racoon's tail You'd
make purity mess of it tryin' ter
convert the heather; now wouldn't
yer?''
Wen, said O'Falion, putting on an
air or great Importance, "Oi will ad-
NIT that the heather be's a hard set {
worruk upon but Dim not discourag-
ed, vi may convert yez yet.
Layln' this jokin' all ter one side. "
said Uncle Bill, Il sort NV believe that
eny one as wants ter do missionary
work KIN find purity good timber ter
work on in Uncle Sans door-yard
Why gosh durn my buttons. look at
Miss Stone, I'll bet her Influence fer
good could be used in this country ter
better advantage than over there in
Bulgaria"
"Thrue fur yez. seq. OH" exclaimed
OFallon. But thin. Pat Grove might
git her. Sure Oill bet he bes boilin
over wild envy whin he do be thinkin
av his little $4,000 job. thin heather
can give him pinter on kidnappin'."
Pats liable to be kidnapped himself
chimed the editor, whose mind was
now easy. since he had ransomed a
few eggs that the merchant had held,
You fellers Is tryin ter make fun
nv serious question" said Uncle
Bill What ! wanted ter impress rpon
yer minds, was the fact that mission
aries KIN do lots nv good at home.
where they can't do much good abroad.
Why, look at the years NV ceaseless
Worry an toll our missionaries have
had Il tryin ter convert India an they
have succeeded in convertin' few NV
the rabble; an the Hindoos cum over
here an convert over 40 600 ter those
ply III the city Of Boston in ten years'
tlme' an the way up language pnlers
at that"
IN would seem by that" remarked
the editor that they are beating us on
numbers of conversions"
An the fun nv IL IL" said O'Fallon.
they all think that they bes convertln'
TIL hathcn 4"
IT'S purity hard ter tell Jest who is
bein favored the most. Miss Stone
was over there prayin' fer the heather
an guess her prayers is goln' ter be
answered ter the tune nv 500 900
that's sittin' purity quick returns as fur
as bencfttin' the heather. in q none
tar! sense goes At eny rate they are
sure ter git IT, cause they are holdn
her as a chattel mortgage fur the ran
som. II seems that the heather don't
go much on prayers Nv the mssionar-
les. onless they have mortgage with
II. argued Uncle Bill
'Yis. said O'Fallon." they hes set
tin precedent fur Shylock: they takes
their pound av fish first. quick sales
an all big 'FRONT.' be's IN motto av
the Bulgarians or Turks. or phwat liver
tn divil they he, that have Miss Stone
Gagged up in tn mountains Sure II
Teddy could cit away from tn ardnois
juties nv bein' president fur a few DAYS
an go over there wild mis- rough riders
he'd soon give thin their ransom wild
a vengeance loike he gave tn Spanish
at 81. Johanas' hill Give thin good
ehasin'. say Oh an make thin think
that 10 divil an Paddy whack be's
afthe thin an thin they would soon
forgit all about their ransom money
and their captives.'
"One thing certain said the editor.
Miss Stone must be freed from the
clutches Of those bandits. other nations
should be taught that citizens of this
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-12-05
Farm Institutes.

The season for holding the farm in
stitutes is near at hand, and these
meetings will to a greater degre than
ever before become centerS OF interest
to all farmers who wish to be up to
date in their calling, There is no bet
ter textbook on agriculture than the in
dividual and practical experiences or
the farmers themselves. The colleges
and experiment stations furnish many
theories and useful facts; still this
work must of necessity be largely sug-
gestive something which each man
must work out in his own way with
good or bad results as the case may be.
The testimony of a farmer at an insti-
tute giving details of his success in
any particular line is worth more to
bulletins For instance. one man in a
community always makes a success OF
clovel-gets a good stand, cures his
clover hay nicely and always has clio
yer seed TO sell to his neighbors, Such
a man should be given whole half day
at any institute where he can be found
for he knows what every man to whom
he talks ought to know and that which
is worth lot of money to any man
who will listen to him, Another man
always has a clean cornfield and big
crop. He should he nut on the witness
stand. Here is woman who makes
$3.50 year out Of poultry on her hus-
bands farm. She should be cate
chized and all the facts pertaining to
her success brought out, Here is an
other good woman who has raised up n
nice family of boys and girls. and
much of the very greatest Importance
may be learned from her
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-12-05
A CHOATE STORY.
What Followed When an English
man Mistook Him for +. Lackey.

Buffalo Commercial. a new story
in London semi-state reception
was given at the residence Of a GER
tain lord and Nj. Choate in his court
dress" o. plain hroadcloih wag ineon
spicuODs In comparison With the gold
laced and insignia decorated represen-
tatiYes OF other countries. When the
night waA waning on" of the departing
guests. whose indulgence probably made
him forget that English lackeys on
such occasions wore the livery OF their
Office, approached Mr. ChOate and re-
quested him 10 call o cab The response
was blank stare Upon bis repeating
the request Wont you cali me a cab
please" Mr. Choate responded Ger
tainly You're a cab.
Imagine the Indignation Of the insult
ed Englishman. who upon making com
plant 10 the host was asked Us "A
favor - point out the offender After
a search through the crowded saloons.
the Englishman was quite al the elbow
of Mr.. Choate when he exclaimed
That's the man The whispered reply
Why. that's the United states am
basssdor was heard by Mr. Choate.
Then. after presentation and explain
alton OF the unfortunate mistake, Mr.
Choate. In his characteristic way. said:
My lord the gentleman need not feel
at all disturbed | remember the cir
very well IL the gentleman
had been just a little more polite |
should have called him nansom
cab.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-12-05

We were in one OF The largest Tcu,ttrv
establishments of the West not long
ago when large consignment Of all
sorts of dressed poultry were trefng
received Talking with the proprieror
he said that there was loss OF FROM
% to so per cent to the average shipper
or producer solely on account Of care
less dressing OF the birds. He showed
us turkeys which he was selling at -
cents a pound, these Wen dressed and
others equally fat which he could not
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-12-05

In the abstract an ear of corn a
stalk of clover and milk cow are the
commonest OF things. but just the
same they have offered problems which
tax the best knowledge and wisdom Of
the most wise ap,i learned of men. and
they have not yet found out all there
is to know about this remarkable trim
ity of good things. The COW and her
milk. corn and its utilities and clover
as soil retleemer will still furnish
texts for valuable agricultural sermons
many years hence
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-12-05

Bradstreets says that the question
CONNECTED with the taaxtio1 Of corpor-
atiols and Of corporate franchises In
municipalities are among the most dif
fcult which confront the Legislative
bodies ot the country. From the fact
that in the early development of pub
lie utilities. like gas. water, electric
lighting and street railway companfes
American communities generally re-
Earded the obtaining OF such facilities
as the object OF greatest importance,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-12-05

DR. Joseph Dunn. who IL expected &,
succeed Or Richard Hennebry as pro
fessor o. Gaelic In the Catholic uniyer
slty Of Washington. is graduate or
Yale. He IL now taking a special course
in Gaelic from DIR. Robinson Of Har-
ward. who is probably the most cele
brated Gaelic scholar In the country
Or Dunn Is linguist Of high repute
and has been assistant Instructor In me
Romance languages at the Catholic
university for some time.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-12-05

Try the experiment anyhow and send
THE boy this winter to some good agri-
cultural school or college for a three
months term. 1t will not cost very
much-less than 500 for clothes, books
and board--and see If it is not money
well invested. The farmer under com
ing agricultural conditions must know
L'ore than his father who wrestled with
pioneer discouragements and cheap
land
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-12-05

A northern lake which has for many
years been known as a great resort for
canvasback and redhead ducks, which
fed on the wild celery which grew
abundantly in the lake, is now entirely
avoided by these valued game birds
because the carp placed in the waters
have @aten all the celery.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-12-05
get rid of at cents owing to their bad

get rid of at cents owing to their bad
appearance.
There is all the difference in the
world between driving your work and
being driven by it. In this strenuous
age 1t is almost impossible for any man
doing any sort of business TO take
things easy and do them deliberately.
A slackening of the pace set by modern
business methods means being run
over. crowded back and seeing your
place usurped by some other man with
more push, There is much to regret in
this state of things, for this high pres
sure method robs man OF very much OF
the pleasure Of living.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-12-05

land. to raise memorial to Cardinal
Newman, the present year being the
centenary OF the cardinals birth. Dr
ham Oratory. has issued circular let
Ryder. the superior of the Birming-
ter pointing out that more than fifty
years have elapsed since the Oratory
was set up in that city. II is proposed
to rebuild II. owing TO the passing
need for increased accommodation
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-12-05

A young lady friend of ours is work
Ing as hired girl for $3.50 per week
fof the sole purpose of getting the
means wherewith to pay her way
through course at some college That's
the sort of girl we like Her enter
prise ought to secure her not only an
education, but one of the best men for
"a husband
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-12-05

We came across Two men recently,
each over 60 who had not made the
discovery during all their lives that the
fly which bites the horses is not the
same sort of fly which tickled their
bald heads and get into the sugar
bowl While these two varieties of flies
look almost exactly alike, they are
built very differently, the house fly
feeding by surface suction. while the
horse fly bOres for blood like a mos
quito.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-12-05

1t has never been entirely clear to us
why the pests of agriculture-gr grass
hoppers, chinch bugs, potato bugs, Dor
ers, hessian fly, aphides, purslane pig
weed, foxtail. ragw eed and the like
should have been endowed with such
marvellous powers of reproduction.
They are an propagated on ratio not
of 20. GO CT 100 fold hut 100000 fold,
and need but Just ffoothod to claim
all the earth. The good things of life
lack this power Of fecundity.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-12-05

Fducation OF the higher sort will be
worth much more to the American
people when il is regarded as help To
success in any business in life rather
than as a stepping stone to one of the
few VrofessiGls.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-12-05

The little island N Porto Rico is
showing this winter what she can do
.a '1o way OF furnishing Uncle Sam
WIN nice oranges 10 eat. While the
:. Hments this year win not be large,
,N1 irut comes along the first Of any
..' orange season and will be fac
. .H this business of considerable im-
E"anee later on.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-12-05

The government has interesting re-
ports from Its expert sent to examine
the agricultural capabilities of the Yu.
kon valley in Alaska. He reports that
nearly all the common yegeta bes-po-
tatoes. tmmps. cabbage, onions. let
tuce, radish-and in cereals barley can
be raised there without difficulty. the
almost perpetual SUNSHINE of the sum-
mer largely compromising for the
shortness OF the growing season. The
native grasses are reported as very
luXurant
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-12-05

So far as mans popularity and
usefulness rs concerned there are but
small odds between his being rated as
mean and Stingy or as dishonest.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-12-05

Florida comes ri the front Wit. fine
crop of her delicious oranges this year,
the trees having mostly recovered from
the baneful and obstructive effects of
the great freeze of few years ago
The Florida orange is one OF the very
best Of its triM
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-12-05

The ajtulteratton of food products
seems 10 find its largest Development
20 France Of any country OF 652 sam
only TIA were found pure. and of 976
samples Bf milk only 80 were not adul-
Terajed. II is no wonder there are
more deghs than births in that coun-
TN
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-12-05

When young man has earned and
saved up 800 it Is lots easier for him
10 say No" when tempted to spend his
money foolishly Try it, Young man.
and see
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-12-05

When a man plants out a honey To-
Gust tree, ne starts quite a little trouble
for himself as a general thing. No
tree of which we know will so persist
emily extend itself by suckers, and the
more these suckers are cut off the more
they will spread, almost exactly fol-
lowing the habit of the Canada thistle
in this particular. We know of ono
case where single locust planted 80
years ago has covered over several
arces of land with these sucker trees.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-12-05

An artist of the modern school UNI
dertook to reproduce the ideal OF Long
fellows Village Blacksmith" He
Produced a young and vigorous man,
when Il will be recalled that he went to
church
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-12-05

"A lady writer calls attention to the
marked advance III live stock by citing
me TACT thu in the year 1900 n. Great
HrIialn calf sold Tor as small a sum
rs - cents. This is not good evidence.
1o' IN the year 1896 it was common
part-e for the dahymen in th. cen
''a' West to feed their calves to their
hogs
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-12-05

America furnished England meats,
oats hay mules. horses. fionT and
many other things Tor the conduct of
the Boer war. Wa are inclined TO be-
lieye thai if we had also furnished the
men the war would long ago have been
ended
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-12-05

We cannot interpret Scripture 10
mean that we are 10 forgive Out
neighbor seven or moret ines when It is
a case Of his chickens scratching up
our garden. The rule may possibly APP
ply TO other things. but not TO the
chicken deal.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-12-05

Now comes y friend Of the ENGLISH
sparrow and Claims that these birds
Will ear the box elder buos. We seri-
Dusty doubt the truth Of this state
ment. We have watched both the birds
nd the bugs closely and have never
yet had the pleasure of seeing the
Sp2rows making a meal OFF The bugs
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-12-05

man in the state OF Missouri rs the
owner of a span of giant mules. their
weight being 1920 pounds each. He
his refused $3.50 for the team.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-12-05

The ineXhaus, ible forests eff Alaska
prove 10 be good deal Of myth, the
timber supply al along the Yukon riv-
er having already been so depleted in
supplying fuel for the steamers that
unless supplies of coal con be secured
the navigation Of that river will soon
havr no cease
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-12-05

"' Government Of this country 10
man likely 10 spend near $500
" n the rear future TO get water
canal acros the isthmus Of PAN
M.IIe tho Dutch government Is
.- .2 spend nearly half as much ia
/. corner Of the North sea so as
a.m land enough to make about
frus
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-12-05

the bur oak tree. in keeping with its
native ruggeaness. rarely ever shows
any cUloration Of its foliage in the au-
tumn the leaves passing from normal
green 20 a rusty brown Tht Jack oak,
on tine contrary. affords some of the
most beautiful color Schemes to be seen
anywhere in the fall of the ear.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-12-05

TIE experiment. stations seem to
agree that, weight for weight, the cobs
when ground mp fine are worth as
much TO feed as the corn. 1t Is hard
for ire average stockman TO believe
this statement and harder for the COW
10 whom he feeds it.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-12-05
correspondence Solicited.
n by ]. S. Trigg, Rockford, la,

Take a good mouser with you WHEN
Won go to the fields to haul in the
shocked corn.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-12-05

material is cornstalks, then clean straw
OF any sort. The sole object of cover
ing the bed is TO prevent the thawing of
the ground and not the freezing.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-12-05
and sits among his boys.

and sits among his boys.
He hears the parson pray and preach
He hears his daughters voice singing
in the village choir.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-12-05

Then he had the blacksmith with his
hair parted in the middle, something
rare indeed to find among the country
blacksmiths, Ideals and realities are
sometimes far apart.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-12-05

The writer lives the straw left
Ai'sAing machines was for 20
Years burned up in the field,
was stacked and the stock ar
run TO il still later ii came to
.- .. ta'He Of from S. TO $40 stack
.- ,eh Who would haul it away,
year u Is a much wanted com
e. sells readily at from 81 to
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-12-05
1T his missionary business may
be all right. an no doubt is,
said Uncle Bill as he and

be all right. an no doubt is,
said Uncle Bill as he and
O'Fallon came into the edi-
tors Office in response to an invita-
ton 20 call and settle back dues on
subscription
1T may be all right fur some wan az
lolkes il, but fur meself, Oill take me
chances av bein missionary at home.
whln Oh wants The kidnapped" added
y talion, as he laid down a dollar with
the remark. Continue to sind yer
PAPER that hes so full av Wisdom
fur another year"
Thanks" said the editor Just wait
until go out and make payment on
dozen of eggs, which he did. return
ing IN time to hear Uncle Bill saying.
IN tell yer OFallon. when you take
eny chances on bein' missionary
NV eny kind, II take job NV coaperin
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-12-05

r-.a tae ground is frozen the
ned may be covered for the
f.at s.. ST this purpose nothing is
laFsh hay. The next best