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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-12-27

and prOft.-EditOr.
There have been changes in the beef
producing business since your father
and grandfather fed steers.
In the early days large droves of
steers, four, five and six years old,
weighing in the neighbOrhoOd Of a ton,
were sent to market. You can likely
remember when your father sold steers
weighing LOO or 800 pounds. Those
were the days Of cheap grass and
cheap corn. If you were to visit the
Chicago stOckyards today and watch
the cattle being driven over the scales
YOU wouldn't see many of the great
big fellows You would see steers
weighing 400 to 100 pounds-about
the size Of q good beef COW. Now
am speaking Of the best class Of beef
cattle, those that we call FINISHED" or
<'primc' and commonly spoken as hog
fat"
Il you stay at the yards long enough
you viii see some steers that are
just as prime" as the big ones. You
viii hear the men around the pens say
"That'% . fine bunch Of yeal1ings."
See how things have changed? Fifty
years ago heavy steer must weigh a
ton Fifteen or twenty years ago q
100 or 800 pound steer was clasSed
as heavy, ANA today anything weighing
over 400 pounds is called q heavy
steer What caused this change?
There must be some reasons for doing
a thing differently than it has been
done before. Follow closely and | will
try TO give you some of these reasons.
You have all bought meat at the
butcher shop and you know that some
pieces are cheaper. For instance, pot
roast does not cost as much as round
steak. Because meat has become so
high priced in the past few years,
people who buy the expensive cuts feel
that they cannot afford to buy large
pieces Now the only way to have
small cuts and not destroy their shape
is to cut them from smaller animals,
and so butchers like to buy baby beef.
This class of animals furnish just as
2OOu Oh Dtll0I meat imam 'lNtCI NTlIlE'
Buyers will always pay top price for
baby beef and will often pay more
for it than for older cattle just as fat.
Small Cuts in Demand.
Now the American people are the
biggest meat eaters in the world, and
they eat more beef than anything else.
If the cattle feeder is quitting the
game where are we to get beef? 1t
will have to be bred, grown and fat
tened right on the farm, exactly like
pork is produced. And now | come to
the point have been aiming at. Baby
beef production takes the least money.
Instead of having your money tied up
in Il breeding herd, calves, yearlings,
two and three-year-olds, and sometimes
four and tivc-year-OldS like granddad
did, YOU have your money invested in
COWS and calves only. That means less
interest and less risk; it means that
YOU can turn your money quickly; 1t
means that YOU will have more money
TO buy more cows and better bull and
to help fix up the old farm little.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-12-27
How to Meet Trouble.

Rise above small things, says q
woman writer The woman who lets
small things worry her will be com
pletely undone the first time she meets
with a really big problem. 1t is dis
integrating to your mental and nervous
condition, not to mention your phys
ical condition, to worry. You need not
be resigned to fate nor slip your
troubles off as the old friend ducks
back throws water. But you can meet
troubles with a will to conquer them
or adjust them-and, after that, "they
should worry" but not you.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-12-27
V|NOL MAKES
WEAK WOMEN
STRONG
Positive-Convincing Proof
Positive-Convincing Proof

We publish the formula Of Vinol
to prove convincingly that it has the
power to create strength.
r Cod Liver and Beef peptones, Iron
y and Manganese Peptonates, Iron and
Ammonium Citrate, Lime and Soda
Glyce1 ophosphates, Cascarin.
Any woman who buys a bottle Of
Vinol for a weak, rundown, nervous
condition and finds after giving it a
fair trial it did net help her, will
have her money returned.
You see, there is no guess work
about Vinol. It's formula proves
there is nothing like it for all weak,
rundown, overworked, nervous men
and women and for feeble old people
and delicate children. Try it once
and be convinced.
Prideaux & Bliss, Druggists,
Mineral Point.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-12-27
COMMUNITY PLAN
WINS BIG TRADE

Superintendent Of farmers InstIt

Superintendent of Farmers Institutes.
Help your county get reputation.
1t will help the county and it Will help
you.
Many county does not enjoy a
reputation for the production of any
product of sufficiently superior quail
ity to entitle it to a special market.
Where is there successful manu-
featuring plant the production OF
which is based upon the hit-and-miss
methods of the agricultural produc-
ton in such 4 county?
Suppose we had Il factory with 1900
or 1000 workers in it. each one OF
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-12-27

one permits. Imagine the varieties OF
quality of what he may be able to Sc
cure tomorrow. Farmers complain of
their markets. Do you see why?
Recently two ATissourians who de-
sided to secure q carload of dairy
heifer calves came to the officials Of
the Wisconsin Live Stock Breeders
association and the College of Agri-
culture.
They did not specify calves of any
color. They wanted calves carrying
the marks Of one great dairy breed.
They found community where one
breed of pure-bred dairy sire had
been used for some time and they took
to Missouri about $1,000 worth of
dairy stock. Why not get the farmers
of your community to use a pure-bred
sire of any one Of the great breeds:
Your community will then be in posi-
ton to take advantage Of like OppOr-
tunitieS.
This request is similar to nearly one
uuuuIeu SUCH REQUESTS WHICH, nave
come in since March, 1917. We are
put to it to tell these men where to
go. The great majority of the farm
ers of most of our townships even in
Wisconsin still use scrub and grade
bulls.
What if every farmer of Wisconsin
was using a pure-bred sire of any one
of the great breeds? The production
of live stock would then approach
something like organization and all of
Wisconsin would be receiving practical
~ all of the calls for breeding stock.
Whereas now those communities with
Just Cattle receive no calls.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-12-27

than j. c. Robin
son, Evansville.
For two years he
has served as spe-
ciaI adviser and
coach to the fifty
or more junior
stOckmen in vari-
Gus parts Of the
state who have en-
tered local and
state feeding con-
tests. The follow
ing brief informa-
tive article by Mr..
Robinson will be
read with interest
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-12-27

machinery farmers would be using
homemade rakes, forks, cradles,
scythes, and so on. The great factory
would be failure. 1t would have an
impossible marketing problem on its
hands.
So it is with agricultural produc-
ton. The 5000 farmers of county
often produce what the fancy of each
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-12-27
Resolutions Each Day.

At each New Year tide it is common
to make new resolutions, but in the
true life of the individual each day Is
the beginning Of New Year if he will
only make it so.-William George Jor-
dan.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-12-27

whom was free 10
turn out accord
ing to his fancy
the product or
products W h i c h
the factory manu-
featured. If that
were an nipple
m ent factory,
farmers would be
unable to get two
machines Ii K e
from IIlaI factory,
the WOrkableneSS
of one machine
would be no guar
antee Of another,
a n d in disgust
with fnntnr,- ,,nndn
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-12-27
GOOD AND INTERESTING READING

Saturday Evening Post, per year 81 so
Ladies Home Journal, per year ST. so
The Country Gentleman, per wear 81 90
Orders for subscriptions will be APP
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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-12-27

There is no better authority on the
making of quick meat from beef calves
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-12-27
Sanitation Is Foundation.

Sanitation is the foundation of sue
cessful hog raising.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-12-27

Pfow Hog Lot Often.
A hog lot should be plowed fire.
Cuently, and thoroughly disinfected.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-12-27
Buckingham Wednesday.

John Ley and Jack Nc CauIley had
business at Dodgeville Monday.
Joseph Ley was a Dodgeville caller
Friday.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-12-27
For Sale.

The John Crowley homestead in the
south part Of town containing nearly one acre
of land and 7-room house; a e-story stone
house with basement kitchen, we'll and sub
stantially built with frame addition all in good
shape with good ciStern and a number of fruit
trees on the place: will be sold cheap if sold
soon. For particulars inquire of Joseph O'Neill
or G.. w. Holmes.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-12-27
FEEDING A WINNING BABY BEEF

BY j. c. ROBINSON
Specialist Wisconsin Live Breeders Association
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-13
SUPREME COURT STILL
HI1HHOtOS DECISION!
On E|GH-AOUR LAW
brotherhood Leader, Refuse To Deny
or Confirm Report That Strike
Order L. Contemplated.
CONFERENCE WILL RI
HELD ON THURSDAY
Failure Of Court to Pass on tdamSon
Law. tonstitutionuiita Brings En-
tire Ralro- Il Question Again Ia the
lore

Washington, March IL Reports OF
e. renewed strike order by the Big
Four brotherhoods on all tho aYeat
railroads were received with denials
les the brotherhood chiefs IN Wash
nc tn tonight. President Stone Of
tie brotherhood OF Engineers. said:
! ran neither affirm nor deny that
"a strike order has been issued. be-
vause ! cannot discuss he strike. /
am IN Washington on other matters,
and I 10 not propose TO talk about
he railroad situation The brother
hood heads expect to confer with the
conference committee at railroad man.
gers in New York on Thursday. Tn
Ju that time | have nothing to say
The remaining brotherhood leaders,
Carter. Lee and shepherd, followed
The engineers chief In refusing to dis
euSa the possibility OF strike. II
was understood. however, that the
brotherhood chiefs had framed new
proposals for the settlement of their
difficulties with the railroads based on
present conditions. which would be
submitted to the roads on Thursday.
The failure of the supreme court TO
render a decision as TO the constitu-
tienaNty of the Adamson efght-hour-
say law today brought the whole rail-
road problem to the fore again. Ad-
ministration officials plainly anxious
over the situation. nevertheless e&-
pressed confidence that the railroad
mon would not break with the roads
pending the courts decision.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-13
CAPITAL IN GRIP OF
STRttT-cAR STRIKE
Washington Railway and Electric
Company shuts Down at sunset
Fearing Disorder.

Washington. March t2--Fearing
violence upon a large scale after a
DAY Of Inciplent disorder in the street
car strike, the Washington Railway
and Electric com pany shut down OPP
Grafton on all It's lines al shutdown
until daylight tomorrow. As result
half Of Washington walked home
from shops and offices tonight.
The affected line operated on a slow
schedule during the day VIII cars
manned mostly by imported strike
breakers. Part of the public, either
through sympathy for the strikers or
Tor reasons Of public safety, withheld
their patronage. Jiineys did thirty
Ing business The affected lines COM
petitor. the Capital Traction, doubled
is usual daily receipts.
Serious disorder late today in the
center of the r street shopping dis
trict brought out police reserves TO
dsperse a mob OF 500 al the inter
section OF Ninth street A ear oper
ated by strikebreskers and marked
with "scah" signs became stalled and
strikers grew threatening Several ar
rests were made. Minor disturbances
we're reported in other parts OF the
city Municipal authorities tonight
continued their efforts to force the
company To arhitrate
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-13

MAY SIT ALL SUMMER
Wouldn't Re BAD Thing to Have
Congress Armed"

washington, March l2.-Speakcr
Champ Ctars tonight expressed the
opinion that If the extra session nf
congress cannot be concluded in SIN
week sit will extend through the sum
mer and up to the opening OF the
regular session. II the legislation tax
en- up is confined to measures press
ing for Immediate enactment the SEES
sion can be wound up IN siE weeks,
he said, but II the field OF general
legislation is once entered there viii
be no hope. Of cutting the session
short IT would not be a had thing
anyway 10 have congress around. IN
case az war" said the speaker
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-13
CLERGY WOULD AVERT
IMMINENT BREAK IN
POLICE DEPARTMENT
MARTIN AND SWANSON
A0lO COMMITTEES
Virginia Senators Retain All Their
Important Assignments and Com
mittcc Chairmanships

Especial to The Richmond virginisn)
Washington. D. c.. March ia.-In
the committee assignments made to-
day by the senate steering committee
and ratified by the senate. Senator
Thomas S. Martin. OF Virginia. retains
all his old committee assignments, ex-
cept membership on the committee on
expenditures in the department of
commerce. He has added to his COM
mittee work membership on the COM
mittec on transportation routes to the
eahoard and disposition of useless
papers in the executive departments
No change was made In the COM
mittee assignments for Senator Swan
son. Senators Martin and Ssanson
have as desirable committee places al
any members of the senate.
The committee assignments, drawn
Up by Senator Martin, as chairman of
the steering committee, met with the
entire approval of the senate, not a
word OF complaint being registered
when they were ratified.
Senator Martins committee places
for the next two years viii he: APP
preparations OF which he In chair
man: commerce. District of Columbia,
fisheries. expenditures I'm navy de-
rartment, transportation routes to the
seaboard, and disposition OF useless
papers in the executive departments
Senator Swanson's committee places
Are: Public buildings and grounds.
chairman. education and labor, naval
.,fairs. postoffiees and post roads
foreign relations, Indian repredations
snd expenditures in interior depart
ment.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-13
GREAT RAILROAD STRIKE WILL BE CALLED
/: SATURDAY If GHT-HOUR DAY NOT GRANTED
GOES TO WORK TOO SOON
But DIR. Grayson Orders President
percmptorily to Bed.

Washington, March l2.-President
Wilson went back to work Il day too
soon, according To the judgment Of
his aide and physician. DR. Cary Z.
Gray~on who. following on the prcsi-
dents attempt to confer with Senator
Martin. ordered him promptly back to
his bed,
DIR. Gray son said that although the
presidents cold was much better. he
had not regained' his strength and
thai II he expected speedy recupera-
ton he could not afford 10 spend his
strength heediessly. The president
oheyed instructions and retired. He
was exported as weak but feeling
better tonight.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-13
METHODIST MINISTER'S
ENDORSE PETERS

At the regular meeting OF the
Methodist preachers on Monday
morning the following resolution.
offered 10y DIR. s, &. Hatcher, was
unanimously adopted:
- Resolved. That we express TO
Rev i. :. Peters. prohibition com
missioner of Virginia. our appre-
citation of the valuable services he
is rendering our city in standing
for the enforcement OF the pro-
hibition law. and that we assure
him that he has our hearty en-
dorsement ana cooperation in this
endeavor.'
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-13
ORGANIZED LABOR
PLEDGES ITS UAOY|NG
SUPPORT TO NATION
Officers of National and International
Trades Conference United in
Patriotic PronoLncement.
"S1AND BY THE REPUBIIC''
IL THEIR DECLARATION
Americas tn>WcrNing Desire Is For
Peace But III She Must Eigh the
workers of the Nation Are With
Her unanimously.

Washington. March l. The or
sanized labor of the United states to-
night pledged It's fall support to the
nation in peace OF war. The Ameri-
can Federation OF Labor. through its
executive council after an alj-day dis
eussion OF the international situa
ton. in an official statement declared
its intention to stand by tbs repub-
lie In lengthy statement issued
after the executive council AMI rep
resentatiVeS OF vaClOus Independent
labor organizations had threshed over
the Threatening crisis with Germa ny,
Samuel Gompors, president Of the
American Federation Of Labor, out
lined the labor views as 10 the neces-
sary war policies and said:
\ Patriotic Declaration.
We the officers of the national aud
international trade unions of Amer
lea in national conference assembled,
In the capital of our nation. hereby
pledge ourselves in peace or in war,
in stress or in storm, 10 stand unre-
servediy by the standards of liberty
and the safety and preservation OF the
institutions and ideals of our repub-
lie.
I'm this solemn hour OF our nat
tons life, il is our nations unswerv-
ing desire for peace, that our people
may be spared the horrors and the
burdens OF war; that they may have
the opportunity to cultivate and de
velop the arts of peace, human broth
erhoo1 and higher civilization.
But despite all our endeavors and
hopes should our country be drawn
into the maelstrom. of the European
conflict. we, with these ideals of lib
erty and justice. herein declared as
the Indispensable base for national
policies. offer our services TO our
country in every field OF activ-
ity to defend. safeguard. and
preserve the republic OF the United
States of America against its enemies
whomsoever they may be. and we
call upon our fellow workers and
fellow citizens in the holy name or
labor. justice, freedom and humanity
to devotedly and periodically give
like service.
Railroad Men Join.
In memorandum accompanying
the statement President Gompers set
forth that the agreement was reached
by 101 representatives of the various
unions affiliated with the American
federation and by the four chiefs of
the big railroad brotherhoodS. The
fact that the railroad brotherhoods
had signed the statement was general
ly accepted as precluding any extend
ed railroad strike in the event of a
serious development in the German
situation.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-13
RICHMOND COUNTY MAN
GOES INTO BANKRUPTCY

Eli Sharp. a canned goods packer.
Of Sharps, Richmond county, yester-
day filed petition in voluntary bank
ruptcy in the United States district
court placing Ais liabilities at Sal
72035 and his assets at s9.S17.3 80.
Claims amounting to more than s21.-
000 are secured.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-13
WILL TURN LIGHTS
ON TONIGHT, N CHEAT
CENTER If FASHION
Ma Byrd aud Nj Her Daughters Wifi
Take IN" Broad Street To-
night Without Fail
SPRING FASHION SHOW
WILL OPEN TOMORROW
Mems Fashions A. Well ~ Those OF
Gentier sex Expected TO Develop
Something Perfectly Stunniue--NilI
BE Man, strikin:, Displays.

Though the artIa! Opening OF
Richmond's great spring fashion show
the spring openlnc OF some three
score or more rvtat business es,ab-
llshmeUts, does not come until The
hour for opening for business tomo@-
row morning.. the lights Viii be turaed
on tonight in many of the beautifully
dressed windows IN which are Won
derful displays of tAe creations Of the
senii of fashion
Many women OF Richmond haye
laid their plans for a "trip down BROAD
street Tor a FIRST peep" tonight and
Broad street shop windows viii he
admired by throngs during the even
ing.
Tomorrow and Thursday Will see
the stores throughout the city
thronged with those who pay atten-
ton to dress, and this means thou
well as women. and thousands of per-
sons who will visit the business dis
trict from the suburbs and from the
cities and towns nearby.
Not only will those who seek the
latest in fashionable wear for men
and women be among the shop visit
ing throngs. Hundreds who seek the
new things in the way Of jewelry. fur
niture. house furnishings hardware,
noNStllSS Tor GttpF8AioH OF the nome
and for their usefulness will also he
among tho visitors
All Have something New.
Every store i'll the city has some
thing new to show, something that
will delight the taste, regardless, oI
what il may be.
The storekeepers and their window
artists have outdone previous efforts.
and the effects in window and in %
terror dressing and interior display
ing of goods are novel. Many strik
Ing displays have been made. Ever,
body is pleased with the result Of
planning for the united opening and
the people of Richmond who buy viii
be no less delighted than are the
business men themselves.
The opening will he on "Wednesday
and Thursday,
Mems Fashions Too.
Men will be considered as well
women in the fashion display. II wo-
m n would adopt and develop the
sporting note in costuming, certainly
men, the founders of sports. can not
be outdone The mems furnishing
houses have promised novel innova
tons in spring suits. not as daring
as the women's perhaps, but as sports
manlike and pleasing in material and
cut as any young or old man may
desire.
Up to date the great talk has been
what women's clothes will be; after
Wednesday and Thursday the great
discussion must Re what wofiderfiri
things women's clothes are
With Paris and New York contrib
uting their best in hats, coats, dresses
and shoes. and Richmond having
helped herself generously TO these
ft~~sI...l rrra~s
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-13
Government Notifies All Other
Nations Of American De-
cision to Defend Ships
ACTUAL WORK BEGINS
OF ARMING VESSELS
Seamen on American Line De-
mand Seventy-hve Per Cent
bonus For Sailing On Ships
Gong to Barred Zone
by l.. H. SARTWIJL..
international News service STAFF
ksi-rt.., llnIliirni

Washington. March IL Final or
dciN 10 The nayS Eanners who VIII
work the guns uI American ships de-
flying The German submarine zone
were framed tonight at conference
between Secretary OF State Lansing
aud Secretary Of the Navy Daniels
The orders Will be transmitted direct
ly 20 The guns crews by the secretary
OF the navy. They provide IN detail
for compliance with the attitude Of
the linked states in the whole long
international contt oversy over the use
OF submarines against merchant craft.
The merchant ships gunners i4sii fire
NJ sight on any submarine approaC h.
ing in threate ming manner. but viii
respect the right Of the submarine to
visit and search" for contrab.nd If
any effort * mad" TO exercise that
right. Further than this statement,
the orders VIII he kept absolutely
secret
The final form Of the orders 10 gun
ners was framed after the state de-
paripent had communicated to every
repre- sentative Of a foreign government
IN Washington the intention of the
United States to arm its merchant
vessels These two formal actions
cleared away the last formality nec"s-
sary before American commerce re-
sumes its place upon the seas. The
navy department and the war 9fssart-
ment at once settled down to the Wig
orous prosecution of all steps toward
placing the nation on war basis to
meet whatever the submarine contru-
versy may next bring forth
Under Federal Control
The armed ships starting for the
war zone will he absolutely under the
control of the federal government
Their courses, their departure and
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-13
Rnsxlnn suhmarine sumk.

Berlin. March 11.--~A Russian sub
marine was sunk near the end of las
month. according to advices from
Stockholm. which give the name of the
officer commanding as Captain Krash,
Iishnoyskoe.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-13

New York March l2."Every citf-
zen should be q spy In these times
and turn over to the government. any
important findings" said the Rev. s.
Edward Young last night i'm sermon
al the Bedford Presbyterian church,
Brooklyn.