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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1877-12-14
CURIOSITY t;RArlFlep.
A Real Estate Agents slight Mistake.

She WAS very pretty and quite Young
--mnetcru 81 thcrcahouts- when
She tripPcd into the real estate office,
and when smile and blush began
making inquiries regarding little six
room cottage i'll Brooklyn, the real eS-
state agent looked over his spcctacles
nj her and thought he had not seen such
n handsome woman for years. Qucs-
lion and answer followed each other in
rapid succession, and At their coneln-
sion the hdy seemed rs delighted with
the house rs tho agent VAS with his
prospective tenant. Then the Mdy's
hand divca into the mysterious folds Of
her poleuaise and drew forth II dainty
hulr purse, from which size began 10
count forth crisp notes with which to
Jay her first mouths rent Vt her new
house ~ tile sight or money tho
agent preScuer &c mind returned 70
him, and remembering the rule Of the
office, which applies to eases where I'm,
protected females apply TO rent resi.
deuccS, he began questioning his fair
customer;
" An, YES, madam; tlmt is e say,
Miss all, who is to rent the the house9
Your father
Why, no
Your mother, then2s
why, no, What difference docs II
mako ~ YOU
!" =, nothing, nothing; hut then we
always like ~ Know who y gong 10 oc=
oupy the premises we rent,
!" We'll, Inn going 70 live there my
self,
:" Mono z
Certainly not
Mith your parents, ! suppose
N-lf.o- WIN Y lalMt nlusll
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1877-12-14
l,railing the Human Scalp.

4 curious case unparalleled III the
annals Of surgery, III progress III james
town, n. ", is attracting tile attention
Of medical men all over the country
Mrs, Hay, Il mill employe,in some man
ncr was caught hy the hair in i revolv-
ing shaft, and tho scalp was torn oil
from the neck to the eyebrows leaving
the skull entirely bare, and making il
wound Of tifty-nine square inches IN eX-
tent She walked To her home about
500 feet distance, and gave orders about
sending for surgeon before She became
unconscious. AT first IN attempt was
made TO replace the scalp, and il was
patched up and scwcd on, but soon be-
gan to slough off, and the physicians
were 1T il loss as to the course they
should pursue. At last, however, they
hit unon the experiment ofgrafting, and
published II card il the daily papers cx-
planning the case, and asking contribu-
tons from young and healthy people To
replace the scalp The young people
responded IN goodly numbers t. tile
call. and the doctors took from each Of
their arms il very small piece Of skim
which was transferred to HE head Of the
unfortunate woman Al first the ex-
pertinent seemed doubtful, but at last
the gratis began 70 adhere and the pa-
tient is NOW III 4 fair way Of recovery
Two hundred aud forty-one plants
have hccn applied, which cover about
half the scalp, and the remainder will
10 placed III position is soon a. possible.
Mrs. Hay Inns been nnconseiou. for
days, but the enthusiastic physicians
WHO have tie case i'll hand are Very san
gunc that Sire will ultimately recover.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1877-12-14
A MuLI0NAIRE'S WILL.

William Watson'> Large Estate.-rr0p-
crt, Worth $4,000, 900 Left TO His
Family-..llow Faithful Guardian
Managed His Trast.
William Watson, whnhad been sue
cesSful dry goods merchant in New
York city, died at. his residence 1T West
chester. \, T., last September, leaving
property cstimatedto beworthtivc mill
ions OF dollars. which-was all bcqueath.
ed to his wife and children save n few
special requests of small amounts to
various friends. The Mill which has
Just been prohated and published, CON
tain~ rcvcrsionnry interests 70 his chil-
dren besides the following clause, show
ing how faithful guardian managed
his trust;
| had III my hands the sum III t40o.
sterling money Of Great Britain, being
lcgacirs of t1Na each left III the vi [
of my father e. four ot my daughtc
namely, Lydia Anna Maria G.. ano
Emily, and loaned the same 10 my
firm Of William Watson 4 CO., and tho
interest accumulated Or my own
funds largely increased tile respective
amounts aforesaid, making M for each
of said four daughters the sum ef about
$4,000 in the Year lS66. The $4,000
for Anna | gave to her husband, IN trust,
70 be invested III i house and furniture.
or otherwise, for her The $4,000 for
Lydia, invested III nited States gov
ernmcnt bonds, and NOW hold the same
for her benefit, and have always paid to
her the interest collected thereon the
$50 600 for Maria accumulated until il
became about the sum Of ST. GOO un tn
the time ot her marriage, ana
then invested the same i'll United States
government bonds, and have always
paid hcr the interest collected thereon:
the $4,000 for Emily still stands to her
credit on the books Of William Wat
son 4 CO., and now, with tho accumu-
latluns amounts 10 the sum Of about
$4,000, and had also placed 10 the
credit Of my daughter Eliza a., on Said
books, the sum Of $4,000, which, with
the Accommodations thereof is now in
creased t. the sum Of about $4,000 In
ease shall not, iii my lifetime, apply
the said several sums, aud interest
lllNl11llA NllAAl1l ltIiiAS1lll-l w 6ihi
bonds or hv said credit IN sand books,
respectively, 70 the Use Of my duugh
tors, respectively, for whom the same
are designed, namely, Lydia, Maria,
Emily, and Eliza G. then give the
same respectively, On 50 much thereof,
rs shall not have been applied is afore-
said, 10 said daughters, respectively,
for whom | hold the same rs
aforesaid, All Of said provisions for
my said four daughters, whether given
in my lifetime or under this will, are
for their respective, sole and separate
use. | have also placed TO the credit Of
each Of my four sons, William, Robert
q. Francis A., and Henry Il. G., on
said books, certain money. now amount
ing to the sum Of $4,000, and | hold
the same for their respective benefit Y
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1877-12-14
Iniun Meal.
Y ! .Junrnal Or a mmpfee


The amount Of Indian corn exported
from the United States last Year las
been nnderstated III G0,DO00OO bushels
in the figures published ~ some IA
pcrs. The bureau Of statistics reports
il at 70,S60, 9S3 bushels. For the year
ending June 30, 1876, ii was 1903, 81
bushels. There has been steady in
crease for some years III this line If tx
port, and the same causes which have
operated % mike Indian corn more iii
request for food abroad will tmdoubtcd-
IN work iii tire future independently Of
Mr. Hewett's proposed stimulus Of the
New England kintchcn 1T the Paris fair.
Tie quantity If tlis STAPLE exported il
hut small fraction oftbe product, and
Il II DOT strange that oar political econ
omist9 should become enthusias.
tie 1T tic thought of converting
Europe into devoted customer for III
diam corn. w Should then ~ longer
Iear If maize being consumed IFS fncl
iii the West, because there was no better
a.e Till tAe superintendent crops. ~
enlarge the market for this cereal would
aid directly u the wealth md prosper
.tg 0fthis country Ihose WHO see the
mo-t fin iii Nr lIeNett nofian reeog
nIza TIC great advantage Ill lttssrlntn-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1877-12-14
Sen Dust.


They say that ia certain pnrts al the
world notably about the Cape dc Verde
Islands, there arc constantly met nj sen,
several hundred miles AWAY from lnnd,
thick ycllowish rcd fogS, not unlike Ion
don fugs in November These fogs oh.
seurc the atmosphere, and arc very
injurious 10 navigation, hut they have
not the haleilll Odor of their London
prototypes, nor do they affect the breath
ing iii the same way. While sailing
through them il is found that the ship,
snils and rigging arc covered with II fine
inpalpnhIc powder, which falls rs dry
rain. and covers tic surface on which il
falls sometimes e. the depth of two
inches. Iii color il is ~ II brick dust
hue, sometimes Of light yellow, and
il feels between the teeth like fine grit,
such as might he blown into tho mouth
on Il windy day IN March No place u
free from its presence, its ilncncss NV.
ing il power 10 penetrate everywhere.
The sen, while the dust III falling, looks
as though il had been pcppcred, and is
disc0lorcd for some distance down.
Sometimes the dust comes III n shower,
and passes Of again The fogs arc moth
ing Init vast quantities Of dust suspend.
cd III the mir. II il not only in the vi
einitv Of tie Cape dc Verde that this
wonderful dust Is seen. III the Medi-
terlnncun, OH the northern part Of
Africn, III the middle of the Atlantic, il
hus been reported II il invariably the
same ia kind and appearance, mud *.
animation under tho microscopes Inns
proved the identity Of say Cape de Verde
sca dust with the Mediterranean sea
dust All this Is remarkable; dust fall
ing III clouds, no land within some hun
dreds Of miles, nothing visible which
could possibly account for the curious
phenomenon Sand spouis there arc il
sandy deserts, and showers 0f sand
taken originally from spots Whereon tho
carrier wind Inns left its mark but here
there IL no desert from which the sand
can be wrnpt, and the wind, SO FIR from
being boisterous, 81 disposed 20 play
whirlwind prankr, is light and steady,
blowing ships along NJ u calm five knots
MI hour
TIE excitement i'll England on tho
subject of hydrophobia Ind not sub
sided III the date Of the last maik.
Thirteen fatal cases thus far this year
had been registered IN London; last
yenr there were Fix, III ten years pre-
ccding, M average of two per year.
The panic there hns not yet resolved
itself, rs here, into war against the
spitz. Dr. Otlenburg was successful III
curing the disease III case which he
treated 1T Munster Wcstphalia, by nd
tile Indian arrow-poison
known Ill Woorafi wourali, Or eurare.
Tint powerful drug checked the
spasns, by iii peculiar property If
I'LL muscular movements.
II you haye some money which you
wish II pnt whore ~ one will ever find
III Just hidr If HI Tho flnily Billie AMI
II will ~ .aft Al. u Otarler.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1877-12-14
Supposed Cure For HydropIlobia.

As there have apparently been il
great number ~ cases Of hydrophobin
lately, and there ~ ~ present certainly
no known remedy, 81 even supposed
remedy for that awful disease, il il
worth mentioning that MIR Iaporte
writes % Tuesday, 7imcs from Birk
dale Park, Southport, u describe Il case
dating three years baek, ID which ii
co0lly bitten by mad dog wils cured,
sixty days after the bite, and apparent
II iii the worst spasms of that frightful
malady, by having al infusion Of
datnra stramoniutn tire same leaves
which asthnetie patients smoke for
their asthma administered 70 him.
4 handful of the leaves were boiled
iii pint of water, till they had shrunk
Ii onc-half their original bulk, and the
water when strained oil vas poured
down Ills throat Aftcra violent parox.
ysm, i profusc Precipitation come On
tie cody then sank into deep sleep,
which lasted eight hours, and when lie
aWoke there WAS no sign Of tho disease.
Tie cure, Ill. Laporte thinks, Wa due
70 tie Precipitation, IL III another ease
which III saw previous % tho period of
this easc, tie chief symptom which
yapaf baths We're I'll yain tried 70 enfa,
Was the excessively parehed and dry
of the SKIN II would "a II
Ieast worth while fol cur medical men
III trY ans alleged remedy f0r il disease
which /. III present supposed 81 Fl II.
elHaillr I.aai0a SpeotdtYf.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1877-12-14
4 Strange Hallurinntion.


Miss Esther Brown, il lady Of ealer,
expired yesterday ut No l33 East Cine
Hundred and Twentieth street, What
She died vi was mystery, hut her
friends had i suspicion that She WAS the
victim Of snake, frey, OF some semi
amphihions creature, which had iNr
months located in her Nitals. HE d.
ceased herself was under the impressions
that there was 4 dcnlzen III her stomach
which was disposed 10 w. restless, and
which, when other food was wanting,
proved upon her This she told to sey
cral friends of here, and She accounted
for tile strange intrusion IN this Way, AZ
mot very remote date Miss Brown WAS
III the country and one day while roam
ing through the fields and woods she
came upon brook clear as crystal and
exceedingly tempting Miss Brown
thirsted ami She III once quallrd il
draught Of the brook water But, alas
Miss Brown never recovered from the
effects Of that drink. a serpent or Il
toad which size never learned hut she
WAS positive il WINS either one or the
other happened 70 be III the water, and
slipped down her throat, and from that
day her stomach was the abode Of the
reptile She felt IFS movements within
her, nnd consulted physicians without
number The medicines they prescrh-
cd She swallowed, but sinrnlarly enough
the creature lived on; gastric Juice wns
poWetlcSS So far ms ii was concerned. and
the strongest emetics failed 60 move il.
AT length Miss Brown sckcncd and died
and Coroner Wulman WAS notified of
her demise Yesterday his deputy vis-
tied the home Of the deceased to make
IN autopsy. To him the mother &c
Miss Brown stated that the dead woman
was the only one Of ninG children Who
had ever been sick Iii her youth she
had tie smallpox, and lntcr on III life
She began 10 complain Of pains III her
stomach for which no physician could
account. She remembered however,
having drank the water Of u brook
which Mas known 10 contain number
Of snakes and lizards. a couple of
these creatures, il was supposed, We're
swallowed, and they ut once began to
consume portions Of Miss Browns stom-
ach Old Mrs Brown was positive about
tile snakes. She said that when pork,
pickles or other yictnnls for which they
had no relish were eaten by her daugh.
ter the lizard tried to crawl away and
the SNAKES wrigglcd about, thereby caus-
ing The woman intense torture II WIS
Il dreadful shock to the old colored wo-
man 10 learn that poor Esther had no
such inmates rs were supposed 20 be
located III her stomach, and that com
sumption, Brights disease of the kid
neys, and dyspepsia were the causes Of
her death, and not snakes Or lizards
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1877-12-14

Fl you haye some money which you
Mi.h III pnt whore III one will ever find
Ill, Just hide If HI Tho tlmily Billie, AMI
III will III -pft Al y Otarlet.
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-05-10
Drinking Blood.

Mention was made recently of gen.
tleman IN a very feeble state of health
who had been for SONS time at the
Butchers Abattoir in Brighton, for
medical treatment. simply drinking a
half tumblerful of warm blood twice a
day. This course, the gentleman. Mr..
g. II. Stickney, who is willing that
his name should appear, has followed
until a week ago, having been there
ten weeks, and during that time has
gained ten pounds In weight, and to
use his own words, My appetite is
good, 1 sleep we'll and feel like a new
man, and I am soon to commence
business again in Boston, He also
says that there are a dozen others
there, drinking the blood, all of
whom are gaining under this treat
ment. One gentleman from Boston,
a consumptive, so feeble that it was
with difficulty he could get to his ab-
attoir, is now able to handle an axe
skillfully. A lady from the city who
has been sick six years, stricken with
paralysis, is improving wonderfully
by this blood cure.' A gratifying fea-
ture of this cure is, it is without mon
BY and without price, and Mr.. Stick
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-05-10

could End bread the next day. The
old squire had been dead two years,
and before he died he had been tempt
ed Into a speculation that bad ruined
him, and his wife and daughter had
come to the city to earn their bread.
There the mothers health had bro
ken down and Phemie was forced to
leave her position in "a school 10 nurse
her. Private pupils bad fallen off and
the last dollar was spent. And now
Phemie turned the paper she had bOr-
rowed in her hand, and among the
long columns OF advertisements saw
one for necktie makers.
Perhaps / could get work at that
to do at home she said. L will try.
lam able to do anything with my
needle
An hour after, the poor young lady
found herself climbing the stairs of
large building in the business portion
of N5w York, in search Of the estab-
lishment to which the advertisement
directed her.
We don't give work OUT was the
reply to her question, and we want
experienced hands,
She was turning away with the lit
tie hope in ber breast chilled, when
gentleman who had been standing at
some distance advanced and addressed
her.
L must be mistaken he said. This
is not Miss Hilton, Of"
1t is she said looking in vain for
familiar feature in the bearded face be-
fore her. But you have the advan-
tage Of me-
Naturally. You are not likely to re-
member Edward Burr, whom your
father helped so kindly years ago.
But for your encouragement, howev-
er, and his liberal aid, my life would
not have been what it is now. can
never, never forget either of you
You have prospered then? am
glad. And this is your place? Per-
haps, then, yOu will not refuse to give
me work to do at home, now that we
are so poor. And then came the sto-
ry.
Once more Phemie saw the tears
stand in Edwards eyes as she told it.
and the promise that work should be
given was accompanied by request
to call. Edward was gentleman at
heart, and Phemie never guessed that
other necktie makers would have
opened their eyes in amazement at the
enormous price she received for un-
skilful performance.
And over her work the girl often
sat smiling now and the mother
grew well again and one brown beard
ed face was often seen In their parlOr.
and it was always welcome and ere
many months went by, that hap
pened which every intelligent young
lady reader has expected from the first
Phemie married Edward Burr, and
in their elegant home the good old
squire's widow spent her last days in
happiness and comfort.
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-05-10
Narrowing and Sailing Wheat.

For the purpose of getting better
seeding of clover, 1 waited last spring
until the ground was settled, and
then narrowed field previous to SOW
ing the aeed. The lnt wss then roll
ed, and two bushels of plaster sowed
to the acre. As a result of this man
agement a better stand of clover was
obtained than was grown in several
years past by sowing very early. as is
commonly practiced. The wheat on
this field was thin and poor
but narrowing the ground seemed to
give it start, and yield of twenty
one bushels per acre was harvested.
The practice of stirring the ground
around the growing winter wheat
plants, as soon as the ground is dry
enough in the spring, looked 80 much
like a common-sense plan, that an
other field of very strong and promis-
ing wheat was narrowed lengthwise
of the drill marks and then rolled
Many small weeds were destroyed in
this way, and the only fault l could
find with this crop was that the straw
was badly lodged. When the wheat
was about foot high, three bushels
of salt per acre was sown on one-half
of this ground, hoping to stiffen the
straw and keep it from falling, but it
was too late in the season, and it did
but little good. The yield on this
field mine acres) was 270 bushels. 1t
is my opinion that the Clawson wheat
(which was the kind sowI on this
lott will produce more grain, when il
is beaten down by storms, than any |
other variety have ever sown.
In this vicinity we can usually raise
winter wheat without the use of salt,
but it is poor policy to sow spring
wheat ION lano that is well adapted |
for the cultivation of winter wheat
and CORN, except the ground is liber-
ally salted to hold moisture in the
time of drouth, when the berry of the
crop is filling, which is the hottest
part of the summer.
After several years trial with salt
for the destruction of worms, think
we may bring death to the door of
these pests, and at the same time in
crease the products of our grain and
grass crops by sowing salt.-COuatry
Gentleman.
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-05-10

No garden should be without col
lection Of herbs for uses for food and
medicine. Rhue, worm wood, tansy,
fennel, dill, sage summer and winter
savory, lavender, thyme, spearmint.
peppermint, hoarhOund, catmint,
sweet majora6, sweet basil, CARA
way, anise, Gives, coriander, etc. A
separate plot of ground should always
be kept for the above naped and 9th
er plants of a similar nature. The
soil should be made good by taking
away the poor ground and replacing
be used, but the ground should be
kept lOose and clean of weeds.
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-05-10
HARPER'S WEEKLY
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NO1ltkA> or lIfE fhENN.
HARPER'S WEEKLY should be in every fam
tereSting hiRher-tOned, betteriluStrated paper Is
not published in this any other country Com
HeTcidl Bulletin, Boston.
Ihe weekly - the only Illustrated paper OF the
day that in lis essential characteristics is recog-
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the leading articles in HaTUpF'S epkly q rDOlit-
ical topics are models Of high-tOned discussion and
its pictorial Illustrations are often cOrrobOratfve
guments of no small fOTce.-ErGMineT and C1TOHi-
The Weekly has to n still larger degree dfstanced
all competitors illustrated newspaper. Its
editorials are among the most able Of their kind
and its other reading matter is at once learned
ant and Of rare eXcelleace.-CbTistiGHA AGUOcdte, y
TERMS.
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Nebraska advertiser., 1877-05-10

DR.. TOwnSend's Oxygen
ated Air will purify the
blood in One-thiFd the
time that any other
known remedy can.
Why? Because tOinhale
ONygenated Air &c goes
direct to the Lungs and
passes through the tiS-
sues and comes IN direct
contact with the blood
as iJ Is forced into the
Lungs by the action OF
the heart. Ailthe blood
in our veins returns to
the heart every four
minutes If the blood il
good. and forced from
the heart % the lungs,
and the more Oxygen
You inhale intOthe lungs
the more you purify the
blood. When Oxygen
comes in contact with
the impurities in the
blood it CaEbOuiZeS and
burns, causing the blood
TO be heated so that 20
warns every part of the
body. as it goes on is
revolutions through the
system. If your blood
Is pure you cannot be
sick. we drive MerCu-
~ ard all Otherl mpuri-
ties out of the blood.
We guarantee TO purify
the blood in One-thiTd
the time of any other
known remedy.
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-05-10

Talk about civilization The De-
troit Tribune says: They have a
bank in Deadwood. The paying tell
er wears red shirt and sits with his
boots upon the counter, and the presi-
dent, when he isn't cutting coupons
with bowie-knife, amuses himself
at draw-poker with director or two
in the back room, using the banks
funds in the pool.
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-05-10

A gentleman who recently travelled
through Kern county. California, re-
ports that the carcasses of cattle were
lying in great numbers where they
had died of starvation, and that many
others were too feeble 10 gel up and eat
or drink. FlOcks of eheep were sub
sisting on grease brush, apparently in
the last stages of hunger. The own
ers of some herds have abandoned
their fiocks to their fate.