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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-10-25

average less than ~ cents for wines and
liquors, One hotel that know two
years since sold $4,000 worth OF vine
this year sold less than $1,000 worth
But the hotels are full and guests pay
their bills promptly.
How about the hosiery tradcS"
Prices are lower, about 80 per cent
Ordinary qualities are very largely
made hcre; the fancy qualities and
silks are imported.
Are fancy silk hose in much de
mandw
Certain STYLES always are, They
range from 81 70 so per pair. II is u
dangerous stock to carry ON account of
the fashion i'll tints,
How viii the elevated roads affect
business ~
"They area great nuisance 60 the
streets on which they are located, but
they must benefit the side streets Il
great deal. Rents will he better there,
Retail trade must follow the people,
Just rs the Wholesale houses must fol-
low the hotels.
AZ the warehouse Of "A, 4. Clatln \
co. MIR, Clat,m pleasantly received tho
Herald reporter, whoaskcd, Does your
experience thus fur this year warrant
Your belief that better times are dawn
ing "
1T does, decidedly. We are dong
and have done better than last year NJ
this time. More goods have been dis.
trihutcd from New York this season
this year than there were last.
10 buyers feel well? Z"
Better than iii Il long time.
How is the fancy goods trade
by that you mean expensive goods,
suppose? Well the merchants now
bnying are selecting very carefully,
They first buy the goods that are Also
utclv needed, They are easier to deal
with than they were II year or So ago.
\ little prosperity makes them feel
hopeful Expensive goods arc not 80
readily sold as they were 1T onc tlmc,
hut they 20 tolcrAhlv well.
Then YOU are oE the opinion that the
bottom has hech reached and matters
are hrightening?'
AIiNiSNlN NhllliIlNllC' - iilNlN XVII
oral, sales arc large, transactions nrc
more easily made, bills are paid prompt
ly and regularly, and the future looks
well.
In this connection il is of interest 10
note that the streets on which the
heavier dry goods stores are located
arc crowded with carts, express wagons
4. a. ~
leading to the steamboat and railroad
dcpots aro lined with vehicles loaded
with freight. Many of tine principal
dealers are forced to keep their clerks
and portcrs far into the evening pre-
pairing, shipping and billing the goods
sold during the day. More clerks arc
employed this season than were needed
two years ago. In some stores salaries
have been cut down 80 per cent, III
others %, aud in all great establish
ments there has been more or less re-
duction.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-10-25
Not n Beverage.

They are not beverage, but a
medicine, with curative properties Of
the highest degree, containing no pois-
onous drugs. They do not tear down an
already debilitated system, but build it
up. One bottle contains more hops, that
IL, more real hop strength, than a barrel
Of ordinary beer. Every Druggist in
Rochester sells them,and the physicians
prescribe them. "--Rod,este1 Lieaing FL
PRIV on Hop Bitter.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-10-25

4 BERLIN paper has cartoon 81 Bis
marck rs master forger in sword fac
tory, with the leaders of the various
parties in The Reichstag bringing him
the swords they have been making
wherewith to combat socialism. each
weapon having on its hit the name of
one Of the amendments to the bill.
"Thc blades are I'LL equally good, says
Bismarck; "all you have TO do is to
agree upon the best shape for the
handlc.n
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-10-25
WASHINGTON.
DEATH OF ADMIRAL PAuLDING

Says 4 Washington dispatch Of the
DIST: The secretary Of war to-
day issued an order announc-
ing the death of Rear Admiral Hiram
Paulding, Ill which he speaks Of the life
and services Of the deceased, and d.
reefs that on the day Of the receipt of
the order, the flags Of the navy yards
and stations, and Of all the ships Of war
in commission, will be kept at half mast
from sunrise till sunset, and thirteen
minute guns be fired at noon from all
the navy yards.
WEEKLY TREASURY STATEMENT.
The following was the condition Of the
treasury Oct 10Th:
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-10-25
A $40 Shake.

General sherman was recently IN Arl-
IONA. At Prescott the citizens gave him
Il ball, every one who subscribed so
being entitled to admission. IN army
officer, who was one of the three on
four hundred, says that " In the midst
of the Joyous dance miner, hardy
son Of .oil, with unkempt hair, soiled
face and hands and the usual miners
outfit, trousers i'll his boots, in shirt
sleeves, belt filled with cartridges, pis-
tol and knife, approached the entrance
door and said to the attendant. See
here, my friend, how much does il cost
to get into this here layout Ten dol
lars, replied the attendant. Does that
give a feller the right to go in and shake
hands with General Sherman Ger
tainly, was the reply. Ten dollars
goes, said the miner, and handing the
attendant SO bill he entered the ball
room. He wendcd his way carefully
through the crowd, avoiding the ladies
trains as deity rs could have done one
Of your famous German leaders, APP
preached tile General, and said. Cen
eral Sherman, ! merely want to shake
your hand. | fought under you in the
march to the sea. lie then 'bout-f faced
and left the room Immediately"
IL Italy the collection Of taxes is farm
cd out, tile man who will undertake the
work for the smallest percentage oh
tanning it. He then pays in the amount
assessed in his district and the author
tiles place force at his disposal to col
lect the tax. One unhappy man OBJ
tanned an appointment in a remote dis
trict. No one would pay up. He adj
yertised the lands for sale; none Of the
residents attended the sale and stran.
gers we're advised that the climate vas
unhealthy for proprietors under tax
sale titles, who were apt to perish from
violent diseases ofthe throat. The col
lector ii out about 5000 francs and
costs.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-10-25
FRIGHTENING Up.
Interviews With Leading New York
McrchantS..-Whatt they say About the
Condition of Trade ana the Prospects.
New lors Herald.

E
New York Herald
Our streets, hotels and theatcrS are
i bright gay and thronged. The tide Is
/ set from Europe and the watering
places. Shades, curtains and blinds in
private houses give unmiSmkahle evil
dence of rcopening, The avenues de-
voted to stores and shops are thronged,
and the stores themselves are briStling
with trade 70 the casual observer
these are signs Of renewed activity III
business channels, and III order that
such conclusion might be confirmed or
dismissed, the opinion of MI expert III
the person Of Judge Hilton, head OF the
house of A. T. Stewart 4 Co.. WAS
sought and obtained for the Herald,
rs follows; "Ies, said Judge Hilton,
"thcre is marked Improvement every
where, and l look fora still more dccid-
ed change i'll the early future. Mcr-
chants are hero from all sections Of
the country TO look 1T and purchase
goods. They never could buy So reason
ably rs now; everything is 1T Very low
prices.
"Are they buying us freely rs hereto
fore?'
quite rs freely, and much more
closely. They select great variety, and
us u general thing buy goods that are
known Is necesSaries, The consequence
is that the bulk is greater than here
tofore More clerks are needed to
handle and sell goods than were needed
before
What is the diilerencem figures be-
tween the popular prices of 1877 and
those of 1872
"Well, about like this"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-10-25

Ink can be preserved from mould
by putting Glove in the bottle" When
Mrs. Spriggins, wife Of Spriggins Of the
Morning ADukener, read the above. she
cried excitcdly, "Therel now | know
what Mr.. 5. always carries cloves in his
vest pocket for" And the good old I'M
suspecting soul looked ms pleased as II
she had lust heard Of Il new way Of
putting up barber.ics.
TIE Barlstown, XIV, Locdi Item gives
4 recipe for prevention Of the yellow
fever 10 every new subscriber.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-10-25


says a Washington special Of the
18th inst. Quartermaster General Meigs
has completed his annual report to the
secretary Of war. il contains large
amounts Of statistical information, and
makes several recommendation 81 inn
portance. The total acquisitions from
his office during the fiscal year
ending June 80 last, amounted
u s1,792, sos Tie department moved
during the year e. $50 passengers, IL
100 beasts, and 109, 31Gton Of military
material. The Indian disturbances and
labor riots made the presence VI con
siderable bodies Of troops necessary in
May, in different places, and the small
ness IF the army necessltated extern
size and expensive movements IN order
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-12-12
SALES AT AUCTION.


A UCTI0N sALE.-BY r. A. YOUNG, AUCTIoNEER.
IS NASSAU ST. 'A''''.'A
Secretary and cylinder Desks, PArlor Suits Sdeboard
Bedsteads Mattresses Carpets Stoves French Clocks
-four Pier Mirrors Majolca Ware Dinner Tea and Break
fast Sets camels hair and Paisley shawls two
handsome Musical Clocks, eight airs.
RY uLLMANN 4 CO., AUcTIoNEERs.
pets Bedding &C. of brown residence No. 2oI Vest
Saith St. near 7th containng velvet Brussels, other
cottage Chamber Furniture. wsrdrobcs Centre. Exten
sion Tables; superb OH Paintings, Etageres rosewood
s aa ,ssn
Furniture, &C. Honsekeepers invited
TlISSELL WELLEs, AUCTIONEERS
- FRIDAY, December ~. ~ ~ O'Clock,
at our salcsroom, ~ Chambers and is teade sts.,
= special sale OF over 100 lots OF
Toys and Fancy Goods for the trade.
Also large line OF Dolls, China Tea Sets Tin Toys 6c
TO- also three Of fine dressed Bsaue and Wax Dolls
EDWARD scHENCK 4 son, AucrIoNEEEs
Ia GRAND HOLIDAY SALE
French Clocks Mante artistic Porcelans and Pot
ffe and the latest novelties in gilt oxidzed and brass
NO $50 BROADWAY
To DO sold positively this day. Friday and Saturday
NJ 30 o'clock each Ladies' especially invited 10
examine these really superb Goods
d.. Office and salesroom ~ East 18th Sales solicited
a private residences. Advances made on Furniture.
U COTTON, AUCTIoNEER.
Il Special sale Friday, December l3 ~ the sales
5s8 Broadway Mt IL o'clock Choice Paror and Bed
Suits Dining Room suits Carpets, Pier Mante
Mirrors two Pianos, lace Curtains &c also about 500
Chairs, Rockers with fancy Chairs, Chinese
Goods, SO Engravngs and Oil Paintings Easels &c also
two cancels hair shawls.
L,oRECLOsURE sALE-THIs DAY DECEMBER IL,
IL ut the Exchange Saesroom Ill broadway at IL O'Clock
by a. II. SCHOTT Auctioncer fnc finished House. ato i'm
434 East l4h st. convenient boats and rapid
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-12-12
SALES AT AUCTION.

Under THE PROVISIONS OF A DEED OF TkUsf
~ or mortgage, dated December 1877 made 20 us rs
trustees by the United States Corset Company Will sell
ut public auction No Sal West 23d ST. New FORK city
on the I'd day OF January, 1879 a. 10 o'clock NJ a. me
Machinery Equipments and other Property OF SAID COM
set forth in by said trust deed sched
nic can be the Office of the company:
BY EpW, scHENcK +. Il AMMID0wN, Trustees
Dated NEW YORK Dec. T. 1878.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-12-12
PETER BOWIE, AucrroSEEg.

sells, FRIDAY, 1T ii O'Clock, at tho
auction corner 9Th It, snd University place,
large assortment Of Furniture, from storage house
consisting OF Parlor suits, black walnut Chamber salts
Pier ana Nantel Mirrors Sidooard Book
Dressing Cascs and bureaus, Wassands ucnjrs Tables
cdateads hair aud spring Mattresses Cottage rus
10
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-12-12
coAsrwIsE srEAMsHIPs.


sob 4s isfSssssuo !,
Fox 81 xGsSsIiSs ss. s'sa%ssp sEcFET bsss%ssr Fl
DA and NASSAU. atRKAy, FERRIS co. 81 south ..
NEW YORK AND HAVANA DIRECT NAIL line
osr Tess s ' ss ss vii Havana direct
steamer SANTIAGO DE CUBA. "Wednesday. Dec 10
For egh, and passage having unsurpasscd aeeommO-
Mdakhlsh i GhxPs Co., ssT !. .s. .
leave 40 follows from pier 10 North
coRTEs Tuesday. December Z
freight e sSy A''s s q
FLoR59sL I bEsS4 L AsR TG SESRP LINE
LOWEST 1 sATHs Of fskIdaT ANS PASSAGE.
Steamship and essr1 SATURDAY.
Fs, ssi
points Florida and chatahoochie, Apaiaeheols and
cent Bills Of lading signed on pier;
For further information through bills OF sdng and
~'''' No. 1T West St.. up stairs
FLORIDA DIKECT-sTEAMERs LEAVE PIER 20
ba.wss md roI; Royal s| j s team.
rates given 70 all points and soathwss q
oodk son cH Isl Gn s.osss.y '
Ssr SEW qEIH iAHs1 pI RSS Texas RAILROAD
Steamship GESEkAL WHITNEY
VIM
kss pss
Houston and Texas Central Texas Pacific Tr.n.coasi.
Indanoa BraIos Santiago and Brownsville Insurance 1t
For freight and sS s:ss5
NEW ORLEANS DIRECT-THE CROMWELL LINE
N steamship NEW oELEANs viii leave saturday, Pc
through bills Of inding given Mobile and principal
PGa:s sEaR&As xs
TExAs LINE FOR GALy LIVE 1 To STaHI" At
tain Pennington wiz sail from pior 70 East River sssur-
ss s q .sa Pfn:
ton and Henderson and the Harrisburg and San
9 L. MALLORY pier So; % e Esss River.
POPULAR s INSIDE ROUTE ITE yroR,nA
Avod danger and Sc. sickness incident travel
BY as pSS. Ss &c
LEvE Il ALDEN, General Northern Agents.
CAvANNAH AND FLORIDA.
CITY OF MACON CAPT ks%p.on Saturday Dec 4
From pier y Ss5's s k,s, !, ar.ll
and Gulf Railroad Georgia and Florids STEAMBOAT Com
and with hs new and fSo Johns
General Agent A. and G. Ocean s. S. Co. and Central
r. r. 3l5 Broadway. H. X. Of Ga, 400 Broadway.
nLD DOMINION STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
.ps TG% GsT u ~ North Tort TIES
s. III. 4. RAI rs i: &.
and WEST; also wish steamers for NKWBEKNE and
WASHINGTON, N. c., steamers for LEWES, DEL. and
REHOBOTH BEACH, and connecting railroads, TUES
DAYS and FRIDAYS, At +. NJ.
points at lowest rates Insurance for Norfolk, 6cat
per Freghts received daily at por 81 North River
General Office No. 1877 Greenwich st.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-12-12
DOBERT sOMERvfLLE. AUCTIONEER.
OFFICE ~ UNIVERSITY PLACE
THE SALE or THE SEASON.

ALL THE a4dSI iricnNr YGaSfTURE IN THE
DRAwING ROOM, PARLoR. DINING AND BED
ROOM SUITS, MADE ~ HBRTER BROTHERS,
PARIS; RICH AxMINsTER, AUBussON AND VEL.
yEd nAkr c epsTaS x nuEIAiSs EIsI!S
ELKINGTON's SILVER PLATE, &C, 40,
RARE OPPORTUNITY Is OFFERED PCR
CHAsERs IN THE PEREMPTORY SALE or THIS
SUPERB FURNITURE.
GALE or RAILROAD EQUIPMENTs--IN PURsU-
Dance docrctn order for cntcrcd In the
Circuit Court Of tho United states for the southern Dis
tct Of Ohio In certain therein pending chancery
wherein th. New Bedford Institution for savings Ia
and others defondants will c6or for sale tho Mer
chants Exchange In the city Of Cincinnati Ohio, on FRI
day the 10Th day 81 Dccomber 1873 - 40 o'clock NJ
and then thrrv sell public auction " slc highest bid
der complying with the OF SALE tho following do
scribcd being railroad equipments
and biterto In upon tho whtcwator Valley Railroad
combating Of four locomotives Noa and y; two
scnsor baggage and mail seventy box ears
thirty Hat thirty coal thirty stock cars, two
and Of mir brakes Terms of
saieCash tho n %1OD all above that amount
payable IN instruments of loss than 81 UD each
than In number falling duo suoocssvey ~ inter
walls Of six months from tho day Of sale Deferred
to b. evidenced by the notes Of the purcsscr boar
INK interest the ratio " hvc cent AMMAN from tho
day Of sale and secured by chafcl mortgage upon tho
chased property The property be on the line Of
Isgsrstown Ind aud the Plum Street Depot, Cincinnati
given in,modiatoIy THOMAS o. SMITH, Receiver.
HoApLy, JOHNSON CoIsToS, Solicitors.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-12-12

SPECIAI. BALE OF - :. ....... =.
LCTURkEY, PERSIAN, JAPANESE AND DAGHfSTAN
RUGS, CARPETS AND MATS.
BARKER co, Al AND 40 LIBERTY ST.,
will sell
BY AUCTION,
this day December IL ut o'clock superior line OF at
racve freshly imported Rugs, &c. OF all desirable colos
designs aud diinensons.
< HERMAN, NORTHUMBERLAND AUCTION
- sac Imported Brandss, On, Rum, rye and Bourbon
FRIDAY, December 10, at iu1a O'clock,
81 the saiosroom l5I, and IL Bowery.
Nv order and Wholesale dealer tho entire
Stvck-yiy, about &i3p first class Wines, Liquors and
Brandos, tin jamaica and dcdford Hum, ~ barros rs
and numfbou ~ port and shorty 400 cases imported
Itandes, Wines, Cordial ChanpgRnei Herring safes,
DSska Sale positive. without reserve Dealers fnvited
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-12-12

A MEXICAN LINE F0R LIVERPOOL
The only TRANSATLANTIC line sailing under the american
flag. sailing every TIL URSDAY from Philadelphia .
LORD CLIyE sails THURSDAY. Dec. lns A. H.
RED STAR LINE FOR ANTWERP.
carrying the Belgian and United States malls sailing semi
monthly from Philadelphia and New York.
SWITZERLAND sails FRIDAY, Doc 70. 2 J.. H.
For rates of passage and other information apply TO
PETER WRIGHT 4 SONS, General Agents
37 Walnmt st.. Philadcphia So broadway, New York
JOHN MCDONALD, Agent 3 Battery place. New York.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-12-12

A old POST OFFICE sALESRooMs
~. 49, 65, 81 and 20 Cedar st., corner ~ Nassau.
RICHTER a TUFTS by G. W. ELTON. Auetioneer
THIS DAY. THU RsDAY, AT II A ~,
giOoOo WORTH FINE TRIPLE PLATE SILvERWARE
and Table Cutlery, designed and manufactured by
MERIDEN BRITANNIA COMPANY, ROGERS and others
The goods trade Of above celebrated
fscturers and warranted represented and
To BIZ SOLD POSITIVELY WITHOUT RESERVE.
Also this day the balance Of Stock
of Pictures Chromos Francs, Mirrors, Albums aud
Eugravings sptire balance Of stock
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-03-14
Raising Glover Seed.

j. J. Birdsell, of "Clover Huller"
fame, says in the Clorer Leaf: My OBJ
servation in regard to clover and clover
seed raising has been greater than that
Of many, ON account of having followed
threshing from my youth, prior to my
invention, and many seasons have run
four machines. l have always noticed
that whenever we found job where
there was large yield, that it was where
the seed had been sown one bushel to five
or six acres, mown the last days of June,
and plasUered after the first crop had
been taken off. / have seen a field when
one-half had been mown and got off be-
fore July l, and the balance of the field
not till two weeks later, and the seed that
was started first yielded three and a half
bushels per acre, the difference three
bushels. This, you see, was quite a loss
to the raiser, and the hay first sown was
equally as good as that which was mown
last. have raised seed myself that went
four and half to the acre. | have also
taken clover from the field in three differ
ent conditions, and laid away in the dry,
for the purpose of knowing when was the
best time to cut seed clover. The first
state was when dead ripe; second, when
handsomely brown; and third, still
greener. When thoroughly dry, l
rubbed out the seed and put the three
piles on plate, and could seen no differ
ence. That which was cut the greenest
was just as plump as that which was
dead ripe. This shows that the head re-
ceives enough sustenance from the stalk
after it is cut to fully mature the seed,
and, when cut little greener, you can
save almost every seed. Always turn
when the dew is on so that the hollis will
not rattle of.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-03-14
Why the Rev. DR.. Nudge Stopped His
Paper.
From the Indianapolis Times

From the Indianapolis Times.
Some years ago when the writer was a
reporter upon an eastern paper, it de-
volved on him to write for the same edi-
ton an account of the presentation of a
gold-headed cane to the Rev. DR.. Nudge,
the clergyman of the place, and a de-
scription of new hog-killing machine
that had just been put in in operation at
the factory. Now, what made the Rev.
DR.. Nudge mad was this: The incon-
siderate buccanneer who made up the
form got two locals mixed in a fright
full manner, and when we went to press,
something like this was the appalling re-
suit:
"Some of the Rev. Mr.. Mudge's
friends called on him yesterday, and af-
ter brief consultation the unsuspect-
ing hog was seized by the hino legs and
slid along the beam until he reached
the hot water tank. His friends ex-
planned the object of their visit and
presented him with a handsome gold
headed butcher, who grabbed him by the
tail, and swung him around, and in less
water. Thereupon he came forward and
said there were times when the feelings
overpowered one, and for that reason he
would not do more than attempt to thank
those around him for the manner in
which so huge an animal was cut in frag-
ments was astonishing. The doctor con-
cluded his remarks, the machine seized
him, and, in less time than it takes to
write it, the hog was cut into fragments
and worked into delicious saugage. The
occasion will be remembered by the doc
tors friends as one of themost delightful
of their lives. The best pieces can be
obtained for fifteen cents per pound, and
We are sure those who sat under his min
istry will rejoice to hear that he has been
90 handsomely treated"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-03-14
FARM AND FIRESIDE.
The Flower OF the Field.

There grew poppy in plot of corn,
And three men went thereby, before the heat
Had drawn from out the field beneath their feet
The freshness of the dew-drops and the morn.
Then did the loneliness of that lone flower
Strike in upon the sense OF all the three:
And one, youth, spake in that thoughtful hour,
And said, 'Nethinks this poppy well might he
Some rich dark southern beauty, sleepy-sweet,
Girt with bending ring Of gracious men,"
The second, one that was of ripper years,
Made answer Nay, blood-red banner, torn
By steel of strife, and blown with winds OF war,
And guarded round by ranks of shining spears"
Then spake 10 them the third, whose head was
boar,
" Death comes to love and war; what aid they
then?
This flower has speech only unto me,
That man is as the grass and all his pride
OF war, and beauty of love shall suddenly
Fade like the flowers in the sad autumD-iide;
The wind sweeps over them and they are gone"
And thereupon those three went silent on,
And the low sunlight lay uncrossed by shade,
Until a maiden came, who hummed song
For very glsdness, as she tripped along,
The freshness of the morning in her eyes;
Nor was she moved as they, in anywise,
To any thought of that which makes afraid,
But stopped and plucked the poppy from the
ground,
And set it on the whiteness of her dress,
And passed on with added loneliness.
No hidden inner meaning had she found
Nor thought of strife death to make her sad
The sole sweet beauty was enough for her;
She took Gods thought the poppy, and was glad
So was she natures best interpreter.
The Spectator.