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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-07-17

f ora che me trovo chiSte partL
Pc mia la liberia, pc autri la mor:e.
With my ways and with my arts
break the walls and throw open the
doors.
And now that ! find myself in these
parts,
There is liberty for me and for others
death.
This life lasted until October, 1901,
when at last the government, deter
mined to set rid OF the outlaw. began
to arrest all those who could directly
or indirectly help him. Soon about
zoe of his friends and relatives were
in prison, and Musono realized that
isolation would be the end for him,
and so conceived most audacious
plan, that Of escaping without leaving
the mountains-that is to say, follow
ing the chain of the Apeuuines north
ward. In the attempt he was arrested
half way. in the center Of Italy. be
tween the Marches and Umhria, No
acute observer can miss the signifi-
canoe of this fact which is proof of
the progress made by the peninsula.
If 80 years ago a Musolino had taken
refuge in the POnttiCal states he
would not have been arrested, as
brigandage was an endemic disease
there. and he would have found the
same assistance as in his native Ca
labria, Today, after half a century of
moral resurrection, Umbria and the
Marches are among the most civilized
progressive and good-hearted regions
of Italy, and did not, therefore, pro.
vide Musolino the atmosphere neces-
sary for his protection.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-07-17
FlRE.PRoOF RAILWAY CARS.
What Prussian Government Officials
Seek TO Accomplish,

Seek to Accomplish.
The managers of American railways
might, to their own great advantage
as wen as to that of their patrons,
take leaf out of the book of the
government railway control of Prus-
STA.
These officials have ordered that eS
perimcnts should be made looking
toward the substitution upon the 80
600 miles of railroads which they
operate of uncomfortable cars for
more or less intlammabo boxes IN
which the public are now transported
from place to place. The steel trucks
are, of course, already comparatively
safe from destruction by fire, but the
construction of the superstruCture of
these coaches has always been Of
such n nature as to be something If a
menace to the travellers safety. Tho
walls and floors and general trim of
passenger cars have ordinarily boon
constructed of woods that are
peculiarly nnammable, and the use of
oils in their cleansing and decoration
has intensified the danger. The Prug
sian experiments In recognition of
these facts, are to be made In tho
direction of making floors and walls of
materials chemically treated so as to
make them noncombustible and of the
construction of seats stuffed with fire
proof cocoanut fibre and having
asbestos coverings.
1t is an important step and In the
right direction and in a country like
our own where there is so much more
travel and n comparatively greater
duty for conserving the security Of
the travelling public over more than
10000 miles OF roadbed, II would
seem as II It would be wise procc-
dent for the railway authorities TO
follow. As a rule, our railways are
exceptionally well managed, and the
traveller in the United States gets a
vast amount of comfort and con.
venlence at very slight personal
risk, but the further step toward the
making of nre-proof coaches would
serve to reduce that risk to "A mini.
mum which would amount almost 20
its total extinction.-Harper's Weekly.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-07-17

Joseph Chamberlain, British colonial
secretary, was seriously hurt in Lol-
don by collision between a cab ne
was riding In and a post He was
thrown forward through a glass door.
II Is expected that Generals Botha,
De Wet and Delarey will tour Europe.
England and America, asking aid for
the widows. orphans and crippled Of
the beers.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-07-17
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
y. S2a', soo ., I<MzZzZu

During the year ending June 90
there were added to the national bank
system 437 national banking associa.
tons, with aggregate authorized
capital stock Of s30,407 900, and With
bond deposit as security for eircula-
ton OF sG,012,750. Organizations
effected under the act Of March "A,
1900. e.. with capital stock OF less
than $4,000, numbered 273, with au-
thorized capital stock OF s7,247 900.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-07-17

King Edward probably will 20 for
yachting cruise when sufficiently re-
covered. The royal yacht Is being
made ready. The kings progrs ss
continues good.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-07-17
BELLED WOLF, LOST LAMB.
Sheep Entieed into the Woods by a
Familiar Sound.

Familiar Sound.
A settler on the Upper Mattawa
river, in Quebec, who caught wolf
last winter, had read that ships were
sometimes cleared of rats by fastening
bell around the neck OF one Of them.
And the bright Idea occurred to him
that in a similar manner he might
clear the adjacent woods Of wolves.
lie fastened bell on his VOLTS neck
and released him.
After the snow had melted he al,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-07-17

Mrs. H. Helgerson Of Atwood ave
nue. il visiting IN Deerdeld for a few
days.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-07-17
AN ITALIAN BRIGAND
PICTURESQUE CAREER OF GU
sEPPl MuSoLINI
MEET A LONELY
END

Villain Now Serving Life Sentence
in Prison-His Many Crimes and
Deeds OF Remarkable
Power Exercised by Rim-Not a
Subject for Hero Worship.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-09-20
BE BRAVE.

The world is wide. remember this,
Nor shrink from fate's deep furrowed
frown.
Woo fortune with your brightest smiles.
Don't let the world know when you're
down.
1t spoils your chance for future deeds.
To frame your face with dull cares
Brace up and higher hold your head
Don't let the world know when you're
down.
The world will bow in servile zest
To one who sways it with frown.
Toss up your head and flash your eye
Don't let the world know when you're
down.
If scandals lip should seek to stain
The name you hold honor's crown.
BY your own life refute the lie,
Don't let the world know when you're
down.
If bare your purse. your heart most sad.
Your life near crushed by sorrows
Then mask them well with song and
jest.
Don't let the world know when you're
kate Thyson Mari
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-09-20

E-oach in the mere word, and Valerie
.pced, half-guiltily. A long silence
fell between husband and wife. Afar
of in the distance. the midnight b~ii
proclaimed the passing of another
day, and the quiet lay over the city
like a pail; only, here in the palace
were flashing lights and anxious
faces lingering in the corridors to
know how Jared the little prince A
long time, the blue eyes of the duke
held the brown ones of Princess Val
erie with that proud reproach; then,
woman-hke she fell to sobbing upon
his breast knowing. without a word,
that the wrong was right; and the
duke asked no questions, but present
ly, stroking her curls, told her how
the Countess Isobel, who had laughed
down love and many suitors, was at
last caught in the web of her own de-
vising. and that the matter was a
difficult one, as the man in question
was a mere officer in the guards, the
bare mention of whom as husband
for their imperious beauty had set
the whole Hohenhauffen clan by the
ears. In desperate case, the lovers
had appealed to no less person than
the hereditary duke, and, though
small worlds, there are some things
in which it is not safe to meddie,
hence, all the walks and talks, in
which the young officer had formed
an anxious third, and which the little
De Graffenried had forgotten to men
tion when relating the story to tie
princess.
'.Why didn't they come to me?" de-
manded Valerie. There is nothing so
provoking to the average woman
than to find out that an interesting
love affair, with, all of its proper
complications, has been going for
ward under her very nose and she not
aware of it.
The duke pulled his long, fair
mustache helplessly. "The truth is.
the countess tried to tell you, but
after you had left the terrace the lit
tie De Graffenreid came back and
told her that you did not approve of
her choice; in fact, desired that the
subject should not be alluded to in
your presence, and, naturally, she
could not expect any sympathy from
you"
"Ohi" said Valerie.
Ten minutes later, in the presence
of the court that was still assembled
in the audience chamber, Princess
Valerie summoned Fraulein De Graf
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-09-20
South Africa as a Dairy Market.

The dairymen of two or three ma
tions are looking to South Africa as
a possible dairy market They may
and may not find what they are look
ing for. The South Africans are
thinking very hard about becoming
dairymen themselves. The Cape gov
ernment has gone so far as to appoint
a dairy expert, who is bending all his
energies to stir up interest in dairy
ing In some cases cooperative COM
panies have been formed for cheese
making. These have been able to dis
pose of their products at fancy prices
20 to 25 cents per pound. This has
stimulated others to form like COM
panies. Dairying is not new thing
in South Africa by any means, but it
has not yet become a leading agricul-
tural industry. The recent war gave
it a backset from which it will be
some years in recovering. The great
loss of horses has affected dairying, as
it has made it difficult to deliver milk
either to creameries or to private Gus
toners. For some years at least South
Africa will be a good market in which
to sell butter and cheese. 1t is likely,
however, that the nations that will
reap rich harvests are those lying in
the southern hemisphere, such as Au-
stralia and New Zealand.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-09-20
The Awakening of Princess
Valerie.

BY CURRAN RICHARD GREENLEY.
Copyright. 1902. by Daily Story Pub. COD
Pretty Princess Valerie, they had
called her, back in the little kingdom
of Arstadt, when Duke Fritz had
wooed and won her in the guise of
the Count of Neinheim, and with the
willy old Prime Minister had plotted
against girls willfulness to give
her the sweetest of love marriages.
Well, That was years ago. Since
then, only yesterday, a weary truth
had come to Princess Valerie-that
men may love; but men will tire, and
the newest face has ever a charm.
1t was a bitter smile that curved
the proud red lips, as she watched
Duke Fritz stroll under the lindens,
dainty ear of the Countess Isobel.
Countess Isobel of Hohenhauffen, the
veriest fiirt ever sent to overturn the
peace of the little court of Auer
stadt.
Valerie rested her hot cheek in her
hand and gazed down at the sleeping
boy, heir to the duchy. child of her
love, all that was left of that love,
Valerie told herself, as the countess
gay laugh rang up beneath the win
dow.
She had been so happy, only last
night, when that little vixen, Kath-
crime de Graffenried, had spoken
lightly in her hearing of Countess
Isobel's latest conquest. Katherine
had seemed properly dismayed when
the duchess angry face appeared be-
tween the portiers and bade her say
out her meaning. She had wept and
sobbed with a pretty reluctance, and
then had come the story of the moon
light walks, of the rides in the forest
and the little notes that went to and
fro, and Valerie listened with death
in her heart and a proud smile on
her lips.
"Is that all?" she had asked. Then,
at her bidding, the girl crept away,
the malice half hid in her sleepy
green eyes. Katherine hated the
duchess, as her small soul hated all
things gracious and lovely.
Poor, proud. Valerie. All that night
she lay in her great state bed with
wide staring eyes facing the future
she called it, with all a girls high
tragedy, with all a loving woman's
pain. At breakfast, the duke came
in to join her, with a song on his
lips, and rose in his buttonhole;
but Valerie thought she knew whose
fingers had plucked that rose, and
she would have none of him, and the
duke went away with a scowl on his
handsome face and found the Count
ess 1sobel upon the terrace, where u
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-09-20
Those Low Testing Testers.

Those Low Testing Testers.
Recently the Farmers Review COM
mented on the report that big cold
storage companies were sending out
low-testing milk testers. A dairy ex-
pert in New York asked the Farmers
Review to confirm it's statements. A
letter addressed to the Minnesota Ex-
pertinent Station on the subject
brought the following reply:
To the Farmers Review-Yours or
the 11th inst, making inquiry in re-
gard to the small hand testers has
been referred to me for reply. We
have used the small testers referred
to in our dairy laboratory in connec-
tion with the school of agriculture and
dairy school and in comparing the
tests made by the small machines with
those made by the larger power ma
chimes we noticed that those made
from the small machines generally
read from L to 2 lower. No official
publication has been made of this OBJ
servation but instructors in the dairy
school have referred to it in articles
published. So far as our observation
goes the small machines do not pro-
vide enough power to get full read
ing and / am of the opinion that this
is the reason why the factories or
creameries who are buying the cream
are anxious to have the patrons test
it with the small hand machines. The
difference in the reading between the
two machines is enough to make a
rye profit in the business.-T. l..
Hacker.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-09-20
sarcoptic Mango.

We find Sarcoptic mango in the fol
lowing domesticated animals: Horse,
sheep, goat, dog, cat and pig. This
variety dig galleries under the outer
layer of the skin and live on the cells
of the middle layer of the skim They
multiply in these galleries and occa-
sion a very intense Inflammation of
the skin. Because of the depth to
which the Sarcoptes burrow. Sarcop-
tic mango is exceedingly hard to Grad
icate. 1t would, therefore, seem for
tunate that this form of the disease
is not common to cattle. 1t is re-
bellious to all medication and very
frequently recurences of the disease
produced by this variety OF mite are
seen in other species of animals after
treatment which has been prolonged
for months
Concerning the transmissibility OF
the different manges to animals and
man, we find that all Sarcoptes may
live for an indefinite period upon
mans skin, but the common mango
mites and the tail mango mites die
very rapidly and occasion but slight
irritation. The horse may contract
Sarcoptic mango of the sheep, dog ard
cat. The OK takes the Sarcoptes of the
contracts Sarcoptic mango Of the goat
The dog takes the Sarcoptes of man.
pig, cat. sheep and goat. The pig
contracts Sarcoptic mango of the
goat. From this it will be seen that
Sarcoptic mango, unlike the common
and tail manges, is transmjssible from
one species of animal to another.
Mango is never developed except by
contagion. The period of Incubation
that is, the interval that 1apses be
tween the moment when the mites are
deposited upon the surface of the body
and the appearance of the disease on
the skin-varies according to the
number of mites transmitted. When
in small numbers, the first manifesto
tions of mango are sometimes seen
only at the end of four to six weeks.
while at other times the disease may
be clearly apparent at the end OF ID
days. Contamination takes place
either by direct contact-that is, i'm
mediate, as on pasture, at the stable.
etc.-or by Intermediary agents.
Farmers Bulletin 152.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-09-20
Leahorns for Meat.

1t has been generally supposed that
Leghorns are of value only for the
eggs they lay and not for the meat
Yet some markets take Leghorn broiI-
erS in large numbers. An Indiana
breeder told the writer that he was
shipping Leghorn broilers to New
York in large numbers. He said he
had experimental with about all the
leading breeds to find one that would
suit the market and make money for
the producer Finally he settled
down to the Leghorn. The bird is
plump and has large proportion of
meat on its breast. Probably the Leg
horn will never be a favorite bird for
the common trade in poultry flesh. but
it has better chance with the fancy
trade and with the trade in broilers.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-09-20
Millet as Stock Feed.

AS yet the feeding of mfllet has in
it some problems that have not been
fully worked out. Among practical
feeders there are various opinions as
to its real value in the hands OF feed
erS- 1t has the proper constituents
chemically to make it a good feed.
But the results of it's feeding are not
always good. Doubtless the ploblems
to which we have referred arise large
~ from the varying stages at which
millet is cut and the way it is cured.
The foxtail millets have made trouble
with a good many feeders that have
used them when they have been fed
alone. So far the trouble seems to
be a mechanical one due to the nu-
merous boards and also to the hbers
of the overripe stalks. These mat
into balls and cause impaction. When
these balls become large enough to
permanently clog the intestines death
results.
But beyond the mechanical injury
there seems to be another. When
hay is taken away from horses and
millet substituted the result is a de-
rangement of the kidneys, which is
frSluently followed by Iameness and
swelling of the joints The question
IS does the mllIet cause an dcculnu-
lation of uric acid, which in turn
causes the lameness? Some yeteri-
narians report that the bones of af-
fected animals are softer than in the
case of well animals and separate
more easily. A horse so affected will
sometimes be unable to pull heavy
load on account of the weakening
of the muscles at the points of joining
Of the bones Millet should be fed to
horses only with care, and then with
other feeds. With other stock less
injury results. Millet cured properly
is a good feed, especially if it is fed
with other kinds of feed, but care
should be exercised against making
it sole ration.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-09-20
Gossip From Tien-tsin.

traveller in Tien-tsin. mentioning
the razing of the walls of the ancient
city. relates that the work was done
chiefly by former boxers, hired for the
purpose. Even the children on the
streets made life unpleasant for these
turncoats by taunting them with a
two-line doggerel running as follows:
From our cakes you ate up all;
Now you've come to spoil our wall.
The reference in the nrst line is to
the large fiat cakes of anleavened
flour, mixed with brown sugar, upon
which the boxers were fed by the
patrons of the mo->nent in Tien-tsin-
To many of them boxerism was mere
ly a means of earning living.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-09-20
Profit in Egg Production.

Some writer makes the statement
that the profit in egg production lies
in the cost of the food given the
fowls If this were so the profit in
eggs would be very easy to figure out
Unfortunately for the arithmetic of it
there are almost innumerable factors
entering into the equation. One OF
these is the selling price of eggs 1t
makes all the difference in the world
to the profits whether the eggs be laid
principally in the early and middle
winter or in the spring. In the first
case they are high in price. In the
second case they are low in price. In
the case of winter eggs large profit
may be the result and in the case of
summer eggs the balance is likely to
be on the wrong side of the book. The
cost of food may be approximately the
same in both cases. Even if it were
double in the winter what it was in
the summer the profits would still be
on the side of the winter eggs The
proposition may be put in this way.
A man had flock of hens that pro-
duced 100 dozen of eggs which sold at
10 cents dozen. Time, spring Cost
OF eggs per dozen, five cents. Another
man had a flock of hens that produced
in the winter 100 dozen of eggs They
sold at 80 cents per uozen, but the
food cost twice as much as did the
food for the flock belonging to the
other man. What was the difference
in the profits? 1t may be taken for
granted that a good many men will
answer by saying THE eggs of the
winter flock sold for twice as much
as did the eggs from the summer
flock, but the feed cost twice as much.
Therefore there was no difference in
the profits" 1t is just that kind of
reasoning that keeps the mortgage on
the farm. Actually figuring out the
problem will show that the profits
from the winter laid eggs were double
those OF the spring laid eggs The
question of time of year at which eggs
are produced is then the first one to
be considered in the matter of profits.
n other words the profits in eggs
come from reversing the course of ma
ture as to the laying of eggs.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-09-20
Duck and Goose Culture.

1t requires % days to hatch both
geese and duck eggs. Ducks should
be kept shut up over night in laying
season, as they lay very early in the
morning. Keep them in the pen until
they have deposited their eggs. If per-
mitted to have their liberty they some
times drop their eggs in the grass or
in the water, which then cannot be
found On the other hand geese will
seek a nesting place in buildings or
around stacks of straw. Inc early
broods of ducklings and goslings
should be Matched under hens After
they are Matched keep them in a
small yard in which you have placed
coop for shelter; they do much bet
ter IL this is done for about two weeks
than if allowed their liberty See to it
that they have plenty of water while
eating. Feed them often, four or five
time day, when young. Keep young
geese and ducks from pudding or
swimming in cold water. They should
not be allowed on ponds until the
down has changed, and even then it is
not necessary they should have
pond When Matched feed nothing for
twenty-four hours. Their first food
should consist of bread crumbs soaked
in milk. Hard boiled eggs mixed
with cooked corn meal is excellent for
a few days, after which feed any,
thing they will eat. 1t is conceded by
those who have had the experience
that ducks and geese are more easily
raised than any other kind of poultry
and are quite as profitable 1t is in
deed surprising that so many poultry
raisers are without these profitable
birds a. an addition to their business.
j. R. Brabrazon.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-09-20
Bell sheep as Car Leaders.

A story comes from Haley, Idaho,
about three ewes and wesher that
have been taught to lead sheep into
cars in which they are to be loaded
On each of the leaders is bell. The
sheep that are to be loaded follow
one of these bell sheep into the car.
Inc owner goes with the leader to
keep the bell from ringing when the
car is full. and the bell sheep is going
out, as that might cause the sheep
to file out again The same sheep
have been taught to lead f1ocks of
sheep through the town to the stock
yards For these services the owners
receive a small fee. ranging from 25
to so cents per trip.