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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-10-20

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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-05-10

into Il nursery with sufficient force to
cause the yolk Sacl, to be evcrted from
the abdomen. The sack is later drawn
back and the external appearance be-
comes practically normal, but these
chicks de in fr0}l four 10 eight days.
In warm room the chicks may be let
down into thu nursery much earlier
than in a cold room. If the nursery is
used Il cloth may be fastened so that
it will prevent hard falls. Chicks
Matched in ;he front part Of the tray
are more liable to injury than those
Matched farther back in the tray. The
opening into the nursery could be made
where it would be moro difficult for the
newly Matched chicks to fall through.
1t is quite probable that nurseries will
be less used in the future. The chicks
will be transferred to breeders earlier
or incubatOrS with heated nurseries
will come into common use.
IF hens are used for Matching, they
should be left on the nest TWO or three
days when they become broody. In
roOmy nest at least II by IA inches in
size in some building where the hens
wiz not be disturbed while Matching.
CA trap nest is really the best hatch
ing nest. The necessary number OF
these nests can be moved into Il room
and placed over a layer of three or
four inches of soil or sOd.) Litter the
nest with soft straw. hay or shavings.
The corners should be packed with
litter so that the nest cannot get out
of shape. Put in two or three nest
eggs and just at dark move the hen
in without frightening her The next
day she should be taken off and given
feed and water If she does not 90
Lice and mites are likely to be
troublesome. Dust the hens carefully
with a good insect powder at the be-
ginning of the hatch, at the end of the
first week, and again at the close of
the second week. Watch for mites
and if any are discovered move the
hen and eggs to clean nest. Spray
the infested nest thoroughly with
whitewash or some other disinfectant."
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-05-10
new OFFERING IS
By the Mineral Point Real Estate
Agency
Farm Property.

During the last few weeks we have
sold several pieces of real estate; and
we have now number of new aud
good offerings which we place on the
market.
Two farms owned by the Dolan
Brothers. One Of these farms is at
Calamine and contains 234 acres.
The other is the farm lately owned
by Matt Schmit on the Pecatonica
bottom and contains 233 acres.
City Property
The N. Treweek property north of
the Municipal building, includes three
dwelling houses and lots, and shop
property
The dwelling house and lot and a
building lot owned by Miss Emma
E. Padon, near st. Mary's church
The residence of Mrs Charles Wong,
a neat and convenient place on Oak
street.
The Mineral Point Real Estate
Agency. Inquire of the Crawford
Bros, John H. Argall or N. K. Van
Matre
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-05-10
Early Matched
Chicks n axe
Be st r eturns

Although with proper care and Sutli-
cient shade. June-hatched chicks can
be made profitable in Wisconsin under
conditions. chicks should be Matched in
March. April and May. This is the
opinion of J. G. iialpin, in charge of
poultry hushund,H IT the Wisconsin
College OF Agriculture.
The IreSher the eggs the quicker
the hatch" say, 1Ir. Halpin. land the
larger the chicks that are produced.
Many people would have better results
if they wnuld use Two small incHhatorS
that could be filled With fresh eggs. OF,
in some cases. three small machines
and start one each week. When only
partly filled. i large machine can be
operated successfully. but unfortunate
IL the average person Will not start an
incubator until he has eggs enough to
fill it.
when keeping eggs for Matching, it
is usually better TO keep them on an
egg tray or padded table top and 20
turn all of them each day. Eggs can
De kept III Il coon Iotll III ltlIbtl"-
ture of about 30 degrees for ten days
or two weeks without serious injury.
AT Matching time, an incubator
should be kept darkened SO that the
chicks will sleep. Avoid overheating
and be especially careful not to chill
the chicks. In most of the incubators
used at the experiment station farm,
the chicks do better if Kept confined
TO the egg tray until dry or partially
dry and then moved TO the brooder.
Newly Matched chicks should not be al
lowed TO drop from the warm egg tray
into n cooler nursery. If the fall does
NOT iniure them, the sudden change il
temperature probably Will. Newly
Matched chicks can drop four inches
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-05-10
Patience.

Every man, worthy Of the name,
should know how to possess his soul
bearing with patience those things
which energy cannot change and the
evil of which Impotence only in
creases. This patient possession of
ones soul stretches far and wide; it
covers all the domain Of social life
all the tract of INTERPRETATION with 9th
ers. 1t means patience with every
kind of outside annoyance that cannot
Lynn Linton.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-05-10
ONLY MOBILES AND PEASANTS
Russia a Country Where There Is No
Middle Glass, as in the Rest
of Europe.

Contrary to the laws existing in Eng
land and Sweden, in Russia when
lady belonging to titled family mar
ries Russian gentleman without a
title she takes her husbands name en-
tirely, and the only right left to her Of
her former title is to write on her
visiting cards and official papers, Mrs.
SO-and-SO, born Princess, Countess or
Baroness SO-and-SO." Her children are
called by their fathers name. There
are only few exceptions to this rule,
according to London Tit-Bits.
In Russia no middle class or gentry
are known. There are only mobiles and
peasants. The car, however, grants
sometimes for special merit the right
to be styled a nObleman, and also for
the same reason the titles of count and
baron, and occasionally that Of prince.
All those merchants who have kept
firms flOurishing for hundred years
have the right to receive the title Of
baron. This law was made by Peter
the Great over 200 years ago, but the
merchants very seldom accept this Ger
man title and generally decline the
privilege.
In former days when the peasants
were still slaves they had no family
names, but were called by their faith
er's Christian name. Peters son was
called son Of Peter-in Russian PetrOv.
SO also SmirnOv-SimOn's son; IvanOv
-Ivan's (JOhn) son; and so on. When
slavery was abolished and the eman-
cipatiOn proclaimed by the Emperor
Alexander II, they all kept these
names. Since then many Of them
have received the right to belong to-
the class of mobiles.
The Russian clergy, belonging to the
class Of peasants, for it very seldom
happens that mobiles become priests,
have special family names. Their
names mean always feast day, or a
precious stone, or something connected
with the church. In former days the
clergy was class apart, and a son of
q clergyman was bound to be clergy
man, and when they first entered the
church they chose a name for them
selves.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-05-10

Farmers everywhere owe allegiance
to the memory Of the late Joseph
Wing of McchanicSburg, O., but who
was at home wherever blade Of
corn or q tiny shoe! of alfalfa strug
gled toward the light.
Broad and kindly o. nature, keen Of
intellect, and original and Sympathet-
&c ia expression. Mr.. Wing always
gave the best and deepest Of his val
liable experiences. lie is best remem-
bered for his contributions to Breed
er'S Gazette, ana other writings, in
magazine and book form, Of q practi
cal and entertaining manner Many
Wisconsin turner's who have read his
at farmers meetings viii be interest
ed in til" plans If his home. shown
herewith, and which he often men
toned in his qunint and touching ref
erenceS to hem" and family joys.
The care with which Mr.. Wing
planned his hOmr-thc interior to save
household labor and to make the in
mates as comfortable as possible; and
the exterior to hurmonize with its sur
rOundngS-iS at once q rebuke and
an inspiration to the country dWeller.
There are farm homes which are not
inviting and farm homes which are in
viting; farm homes which are good
advertisements for their owners and
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-05-10

farm homes which give their inmates
zen who places a value on substantial
ness, comfort, beauty, cOmmOnSense
dignity and Il realization Of the own.
er'S civic duty to the community.
The wide, inviting drive, the broad
cXpanSe Of lawn free of fancy flower
beds, Statuary and other disfigure-
mentS often found in front yards, the
large, comfortable verandaS, and the
magnificent trees on either side which
serve as protection from winter
winds and shade the home in summer
are features which tend to give Mr.
Wings home the appearance of hos
pitality and real comfort.
The house Itself is not immense
Except for the % by II dining room, its
rooms, both in size and in number are
duplicated in moss aEy farm home in
any community, hl>t the broad veran-
da, the two firepiaceS. the large con
venient pantry, useful back porch,
and the convenient water supply, are
comparatively inexpensive additions
which often make anothrr'S home seem
luxurious. and which are not luXuries
at all, but merely the result of care
fuI planning at the time Of building
the result of putting in the coy, con
venient touch needed most at the time
when it costs The least
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-05-10
Which Was Which?

Jimmy'S mother had told him to stay
near the window and watch for the
bride and groom and come and tell
her when he saw them coming. After
waiting for some time his patience
was rewarded, but he forgot to run
and tell his mother. When they were
quite near he suddenly remembered
and called out Justify: Mamma, here
comes the bride and the gloom" >
Christian Herald.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-05-10

Lands End, the Lizard, the Nee
dies, Portsmouth, Calais, Dunkirk,
the North sea and the Orhneys-a1l
the places that figure today IN the
submarine and other naUat news of
the two huge wGtching sea powerS,
figure thrilling7y IN the last and
greatest scene Of Charles KingsZey's
famous sea story, " estward HoF'
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-05-10
READY! AIM, FIRE!
From the Extension Division of the
University Of Wisconsin.

University of Wisconsin.
birmingham, Massachusetts, has, in
effect. issued challenge to the smaller
sized cities of this country in a race to
become the hardest town to die i'll from
any cause except old age. A large in
surance company is backing the town
with a hundred thousand dollars.
Nevertheless, feel confident that one
or more of our Wisconsin cities of the
same size could give birmingham a
good race and do it mainly on her own
power.
Like most big enterprises, the pro-
posed birmingham organization is sim
pie. That does not mean easy. The
processes are definite. however, and
each one is easy of accomplishment.
But each detail needs to be carried out
without a slip. And that is where the
difficulty lies. AS everybody from
Edison, Ford, ETC. to the village black
smith knows, that it takes patience and
, persistency.
The birmingham experiment is
designed to be demonstration of what
can be done by any community with its
own resources. The plan in word is
to discover every case of illness early
and give it proper treatment to rOust
out disease producing conditions and
| keep them out. 1t will take a couple
of years, at least, to demonstrate un-
mistakable results. do not see any good
: reason why an up and coming town
needs to wait to have something proved
to them which common sense cannot
dodge without definite demonstration.
This is not knock for the Framing
ham enterprise, because the vast
majority, Of ordinary towns will need
to be shown,
But this isn't the characteristic Wis
consin way of going at things. In the
civil war, we didn't need to be shown
that the Union could be saved before
the Iron Brigade could be organized.
Our leadership in dairying, agriculture,
iron and other industries wasn't Sc
cured by lying back and waiting for
some other state Or community to show
US. 1t is a characteristic of Wisconsin
to think things out, see every side OF a
problem, and then proceed to the
solution of it without further waste Of
time.
We have in this state, perhaps, the
most all round healthful climate in the
whole world. We are we'll to do.
Our people have as fine supply of
good blood, hard muscles, and steady
nerves as any people on earth, Why
shouldn't we become the healthiest?
Why aren't we already so? So far,
we have been busy settling the country
and getting our cut over land in
prosperous condition.
While enough remains TO be done IN
this direction, enough has been done to
provide time to look about and see
what can be accomplished to make life
really complete and more safe. The
University Extension Division stands
ready to put its available resources,
and other assistance that it may be
able to muster, at the service of your
town in any effort designed to rival
that Of birmingham as 1.-the best place
to work and the healthiest and happiest
place to be alive in Your CORES
Io1dence is solicited
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-05-10
A ThimbIe for a Mouse Trap.

Put some moist cornmeal in an Ordi-
nary thimble. Then put china bowl,
upside down, the edge resting on the
Large end of the thimble. The mouse
will go under the bowl and begin to
nibble at the meal, pushing the thimble
outward to secure the last bits of meal
adhering to the sides. This will cause
the bowl to slip down over the mouse.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-05-10
Comparative Ease.

"Why did you enlist, John, and go
into all this fighting and danger?p
"Sure, did it to get some peace
and comfort in me life"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-05-10
Different View.

'Did you see where they arrested
a motorist because he wasn't lit up?'
"And they arrested me because I
was"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-05-10
Copyright by ]. w. Muller
BV j. W. MULLER


gray whirlwind as they staggered help
lessly to lee. Can you see the chase"
yelled Amyas, and then: "Hurrahw
There was the Santa Catherine, fly
ing with splitter canvas.
Range alongside, though it blow
live imps and witches - beloved
Amyas.
Salvation Yeo leaped to the helm.
sport! For the love of God, port your
helm!''
Amyas and Yeo leaned to the helm
like yOked steers. The Vengeance ca
reened, but she swung around. Within
two hundred yards was the Spaniard,
and in front of him doomed huge,
dark mass that was not rain or cloud.
"'Lundy!" screamed Yeo. 1.-THE Isle
of Lundy! Hard aport, and may the
Lord have mercy on us! Look at the
Spaniard -
Between them and the wall of gran
ite the galleon doomed dimly, struggled
to obey her helm, fell away, and
rushed to her doom.
madly. He hurled his sword far into
the sea. Shame! To lose my right,
my right! When it was in my very
grasp! Unmerciful !"
A crack rent the sky. There was
world of bright flame against which
stood out every mast and sail, the
sinking gallcoE and Salvation Yeo,
bright and fearful, the tiller in his
hand. Then Salvation Yeo dropped
dead on deck and utter darkness fell
Il black, black night that never lifted
again for AmEas Leigh of Devon. The
great flash of lightning had struck him
blind.
1t is not too mach to sag that this
story, Wrltten by q chWchman, IS
one of the uery finest sea stories eUer
produced IN any language or IN any
age. Whoever has followed the
course Of the Spanish Conquista-
dores and their English enemies
over the Spanish Main. bears wit-
ness not only TO the beauty of
Charles Kimgs7eys descriptions of
Caribbean tropics, but TO their mon-
derfuI accuracy. Yet Kingsley aever
Saw the Amerlcan tropics until
1870, and he wrote Westward
No." IN 1855. lie got almost all
has material from Hahluyt and Eng
llsh histories; but he had The imagi-
nation Of genius, sUhosc mark is that
IN ITS tarthest Fight 1t still grips u,s-
devlatlngly at The truth.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-09-12
LIKELY TO ST UP WORK GOV' I,
 RAILROAD
Special to the Times)

WASHINGTON, Sept 12. - There is considerable speculation as to what action will be taken by the house committee on appro- priatlons in reference to providing funds at this time for the continu- ance of work on the construction of the government railroad in Alaska.
 Thus far S26.o00, 900 of the sS5.- OO0,OO0 for the building of the road has been appropriated, and but little progress has been made along the lines of providing trans portation to open up the interior of Alaska.
 The high cost of labor and ma terials incident to the war is given as one of the reasons why the Alaskan engineering commits sion has not made a better show ing. But this mere statement does not seem to satisfy the law makers, aud before any more ap- propriations are allowed an investigation is to be made and all of the facts placed before congres.
 With that end in view Secretary Lane has appointed a committee composed of Assistant Secretary Meyer, A. D. Sheperd of San Francisco and E. F. Went, of the Interstate Commerce Commits sion, to make an investigation of the increasing costs of the gov ernment railroad and report to the house appropriations com mittee.
 Just what will be the outcome remains to be seen. Secretary Lane has intimated that it might be advisable to merely connect up the Matanuska coal fields with Seward or else connect up the fields at Nenana, so that the coal could be made available for the Fairbanks district.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-09-12
MARKET PRICES REPORTEDF FROM
 SEATTLE.
(By Associated Press)

SEATTLE, Sept. 12 = The potato market is steady. little shipping to out side points being done. Few are arriv- ing here from Yakima. but as a rule local growers are supplying he trade. The vegetable market is steady, and the shipping of large quantities are re- corded from growers. The cold and wet weather has nearly stopped toma. toes from coming to market. and sun shine and warm weather are needed to bring them back to thelr former stability Late fruit isg selling fast with an extra demand for peaches. while the pear market is weak Butter is steady, mostly California lnifer be ing sold here. The egg aiarket has been held steady by the large volume of stock sold to the government, which prevented surplus and lower ing of prices. The cheese market is steady. There has been no change in grocery staples, and the expected drop is not forthcoming. Potatoes Puget Sound, are selling for $30 and $35; eggs. AS cents; butter, 46 and 47 cents; cheese, Oregon triplets, 24 cents; apples, Gravensteins, S2 and S2.25 box
The Cordova daily times., 1917-09-12
INSIDE DOPE ON GUBERNATOR|AL
 CONTEST

According to news received here from Washington, but few more days of Governor Strong's regime re. mains for Alaskans. The governor will go to join the great majority of men who picked the wrong winner. Had he stayed with his party and given out his political patronage to those men to whom he owed his appoint ment, he might have been governor unto the end of time, for while he is a weak executive the governor Is a likeable parsonage, and makes many warm friends, even among those of opposite political faith. But it is i'm possible for a man to play both ends against the middle and expect either end to remain long in ignorance of It's being used as catspaw. The gover- nor's one fault has been that he not only loved unwisely but too we'll. and had he remained a Democrat the De. mocrats would have another case of a mans fool friends bringing him a cropper, and had the Dispatch and the Heron papers ceased champion ing him he might have got away with it. But the curtain will soon fall upon another poor play badly staged Valdez Prospector.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-09-12
NAN I l l JOIN FEDERATION
 OF LABOR
tBy Associated Press)

OAKLAND, Cal, Sept. II. - Affili- ation of the National Letter Carriers Association with the American Feder- ation of Labor was an issue before the national convention of the letter carriers at Dallas, Texas. September 3 to 8, and the Oakland delegates to the session were pledged to make a strong fight for the plan
 According to local members of the association. there was a vigorous fight made for this utilization. The carriers believe that such a move is to their interests and deny that it will in any way estrange their organization from the governments good graces. They point to the fact that the membership of the National Letter Carriers in the American Federation of Labor will tend to strengthen the latter organi- zation and add to it's potency.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-09-12
AMERICAN GOODS IN DEMAND
 IN ITALY
(By Associated Pressl

ROME, Sept. 10. - ''The steady em. ployment of Americans in Europe Is a problem difficult of solution simply because they seem unable to appreci. ate the value of European money" said sherman A. Boyce, of Portland, Oregon, at present detailed as travel ing inspector for the European branches of a large American express and banking concern.
 Before the war" he continued such firms employed almost excIu- slyely Englishmen, though now they are trying again to get Americans to come over. The trouble is that an American cannot live abroad for the same salary that he gets at home. nor even with an increase of a third more. At home he appreciates the value of ten cents, or a dollar, but when he gets abroad a shilling, a franc. or even five francs has no value to him. At home he is perfectly satisfied to live in a boarding house for six or eight dollars, a week, if he is single, but when he gets to Paris or Milan, he thinks he has got to pay ten francs a day, the living. working equivalent of two dollars, or fourteen dollars a week.
 Firms can only afford to pay sev. enty or eight dollars a month to begin ners in the European branches. which is much more than would be paid ain Englishman or a native of the country for the same work, but the young Americans who come over hardly get here before they begin to complain about their salary, that they are not making enough to live on.
 'The worst of it is, they are telling the truth. I find myself that spend money very freely because can't somehow realize that a franc or. a lire has any real value. This is de. fusion that has stranded many an American abroad.
 Many Americans are coming over here now partly for military, partly for business reasons. and Europe is simply going to be flooded with Am ericans after the war. Many of these will be here for business, and those who stick and succeed will be those who learn to think in francs instead of dollars. The deception is one of big figures. We know that one hun dred dollars is a small amount, that it will go only so far but when we get it exchanged for five hundred francs or so, we think it's enough to last forever. But it's just the same old hundred dollars after all.
 ''The field for American goods over here is unlimited, fortunes are being made now and more will be made af- ter tse war, but they will go to the fellows who steer clear of this curious deception"
The Cordova daily times., 1917-09-12
PORTRAIT OF HENRY VII
 HAS BEEN UNEARTHED.

GENEVA, Switzerland, Sept. 12. - An interesting art discovery has just been made here by Luxemburg anti quary, which, if confirmed, will fill vacancy in Englands historical rec ords. NJ. Jean Bervard has found a miniature on wood which he identifies as a portrait of Henry VII, the first of the Tudor dynasty. No portrait of this monarch is known here to exist in any museum or private collection.
 NJ. Bervard, without giving details as to how or where he discovered this unique work, says that it was painted by Godfrey Tory de Bourges U4S0- 15SS). and is the only painting known by him. although he was an engraver and drew illustrations for four his torical works.