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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-03-15

clothes tnC i'll the wind, whenever Il
fellow tries to climb them noisclcSsly
late ~ night, but thank goodness there
: an average Of ten philosophers born
every day, and thus darkness will hc dis.
PEELED some timo,-tNRon Times,
What cable news does that remind
you os@' asked Spilkins yesterday.
pointing to u man CARRYING kcg of
lard across the sidewalk. Give it up. "
sald tho other fellow (its always well to
give M Spilkins' couumdrums NJ the
start M ono over guesscs cml,
Why said i.candcr Ill reminds me
of Greece in Arms, - Commercial IdNr.
t@Y
Hon, John |. Baker raised ~ great
laugh in the House the other day. In
the course ofa speech he suggested that
some OF the members probably wanted
TO - to Congress. The gentleman
must address tho chair intcrposcd
Speaker Long, 1t WAS tho chair | had
specially in mind rctortcd Mr.. Bake
Boston Traveller
How dear to my heart is tho goat of my ohild
huad.
When fond rccollcctous present him to me.
would
Make everything fly from the presence of he.
wv mtschicNouS goat was the WoNicst butter
: hut ever dad hut Il stone tGnco till II iutl
tie q see " \ coming scream he would utter
Then brace his four logs, ana 10 1T II pell NELL
q, how he Mould buck IL An troG hnut 4 bucket
lie once tried 10 hucs-tt and died in the we'll
What is your religion. my friend g'
asked II clergyman of tramp with II
calcium nose. "Mc? | belong to the
Nrthinarian denomination. "mdccdY
never heard of that sect What are
It's tenents?' earnestly inquired the
parson Why, we believe, W see,
thut We believe thut wall we hC-
Hove, thut whutCVer hea happened wu<
to be, whether il come to pass or not. I"
\ Young woman in Toledo. after rc-
eeylng ten notes in MS many hours from
n lover whose addresses she had reject.
ed, sat down with fury in her eye to
write an answer which should cilcctnl-
~ put an end to his lovc-making. But
the errand-hcy who hud brought the
note sud, IN some trcnidution, :" Ii you
please, mum, don't wrltc anything that
viii scare him so he won't send any
more notes, cause I'm maxim five
cents every trip III this bad weather.
The logical capacity is ono of the
most beautiful and touching things to
be seen in the modern small boy. At
the conclusion of q festival Inst summer
iii excellent teacher, dcsirous Of admin
iStorins triiling moral lesson, inquired
Of the boys II they had enjoyed tho re.
past. With the ingenious modesty OF
youth they all responded, Yes, sir. f"
"rhen,' asked the excellent teacher,
if you had slipped into my garden and
picked those Strawberries without my
leave, would they have tasted as good
US now Every small boy IN TINT
stained and sticky company shrickod,
No, sir ~ why notY' Cause, Y
said little Thomas, with the cheerful
ness of conscious virtue, then We
shouldn't hayc had sugar and cream
with 'em.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-03-15
Theology In the Ilud.

Once on i time my colisins child, il
four-y year-old boy, had 20 TRY on some
garments. Ills admiring mother, find.
ing shc had made bad muddle of the
cutting, naturally vented her own irrita-
tion on the rcstiyc little figure wriggling
under the inlliction Of taking in here
and letting ont there II ended in her
giving the poor child Il slight shaking.
Al night, rs Ills mother was preparing
him for led, he said, :. | was 50 naughty
YOU had 10 shake me, mamma, didn't
yon, cause wouldn't stan still when
you vas a-makin' my new close, would
II Then suddenly, Say, mamma,
tell me what God has to do TO the
naughty little boys up ~ heaven that
won't stan still when he's a.makin oi
en- n Burlington Hautene Cores
pondencc
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-03-15

TIE Rochester Democrat asks what
political oiIense is, and the Danbury
Ne,cs suggests that taking the drink and
then voting for the other man would
not be bad definition.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-03-15

NEw YoRK child drank Kerosene
the other day, and his mother, being OF
II saving disposition, ram n wick down
bis throat, and used him that night in
stead Of Il lamp.-Aitanp Argus. The
child was quite light-headed all night,
and longed for the time when the
wick nd cease from troubling. &C. Ihin.
BuHctin
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-04-13
Hardy Women.

On the coast of Normandy the women
are tough and hard to kill. A few weeks
ago the wives of three fishermen, having
filled their baskets with shell-fsh. were
going home, when they found themselves
suddenly in the midst of dense fog,
which prevented their seeing land. But
they knew their way, and walked on.
This was about six o'clock in the evening.
When they thought they were near home
they were surprised by the tide. They
walked as long as they could. but at
length had to stop. The water was then
up to their knees They had to remain
in the water till the tide receded, the fog
being still dense. They screamed as
loudly as they could, but heard no voice
in reply, and they were finally overtaken
by the morning tide. Meanwhile their
husbands were running up and down the
sands with lighted torches, screaming
with all their might; but neither party saw
or heard the other. Atlast the fog cleared
away and the tide ran out, and the three
fshermen's wives were rescued, after hav-
ing been in the water twenty-five hours,
and during night when the frost had
bitten every tree in the neighborhood.
They did not seem to feel much the
worse for their adventure, and were in
clined to laugh over it.
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A Festive Trout.

In an aquarium in Boston, Mass,
there IS a large brook trout, weighing
nearly three pounds, that cuts curious
capers and gives gymnastic exhibitions
of the most remarkable character. A
short time ago small rattan stick was
left lying across the top of the aquar-
ium, four or five inches from the water,
and the trout was seen to Jump and
catch the rattan in his mouth, hold on
for some moments, then with swing
and splash return to the water again.
Since then he has repeated the caper
frequently, and seems to enjoy breath
of air as he swings back and forth, sus-
pended by holding on the rattan with
his teeth. Stories have been told by
fishermen that trout catch at twigs over
hanging streams and swing themselves
out of the water, but the owner of the
aquarium referred to, who has fshed
and raised trout for many years, saws
this is the first trout he has ever seen
indulge in such unfshlike gymnastics.
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Rent and Die.

The coolest invitation to step in and
take and EN- brace death on record is con-
tanned in the following advertisement
which we find in the columns of the New
York Telegram:
ENRENCH HAUNTED HOUSE TO LET ST
II Malo, France.-To be let for the annual rental
OF $40 Tor 100 francs the ricturesquely situated but
haunted house, near the English channel, known As
the Maison Rouge (red house,, with numerous rooms
and magnificent garden; has not been inhabited for
twenty years; the old superstition in ST. Malo re-
speeding this es' alishment is that everybody who
goes to live there is found dead without any marks
OF violence, in their bed the day after taking up
their abode there; it is situated at about an hours
walk from St. Malo, and in one of the most pictur-
esque parts In Brittany. This is chance for an
tterprising American asiy in reduced circumstances
Apply with with references to the proprietor OF la
Msison Rouge, st. Aalo, France,
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has committed suicide in Germany. His
wife died on the passage to the father
land.
Mr.. SwANAKoM, the sexton of the
Catholic cemetery at Sheboygan, was 50
badly injured by the wheels OF an OK
wagon passing over his body, that ne
died last Tuesday.
F. BRUNcKHoRsT, of kewaunee, will
enter turbine water wheel at the in
dustrial exhibition at Prague, Bohemia.
Mr.. Mashek, also of Kewaunee, Will
enter two handsomely finished stoves.
THE Eau Claire Lumber Company is
building another gigantic mill on the site
of the one burned down some months
ago. The entire length of this lumber
mandatory is 100 feet, by IS feet wide,
with cutting capacity of 100000 feet
per day.
THE Wisconsin river is very low, and
those having logs in the streams are
about discouraged over the prospect of
getting them out. Nothing short of
small deluge will do any good. The
ground is very dry, and the swamps are
empty.
JOSEPH MILICK, aged 70 years, was
found drowned in culyert near Column
bus on Thursday. He had been put off
freight train for refusing to pay his
fare, at the time having in his pocket
S36.9S in money, besides notes amount
ing to several hundred dollars.
On Sunday, in the town of Waupaca,
a little daughter of Mr.. Desharm's was
scalded in shocking manner by the
stove near which she was sitting, tipping
over, emptying kettle of boiling water
into her lap. There is but slight hope
of her recovery.
On Friday three Indians imbibed too
much poor whisky at Shiocton, got
drunk and sought their wigwam near by
to sleep off the effects. The wigwam
took fire and burned one of them so bad
ly that he died. The others will re
cover.
The Racine elevator was sold Tuesday
to Robert Elliott, of Milwaukee, for the
nominal sum of So, 900, under disputed
judgment rendered to parties in Buffalo
and New York city The building cost
originally, with the land upon which it
stands, 100000
Mr.. MCCARTNEY, of Medford, is
thinking of cutting canal from a lake,
up near the head of Black river, to that
stream: then by dam across the outlet
of the lake, the water will be turned
into the river. This will give water for
driving at all seasons of the year.
@. w. KALER, a brakeman on the
Fond du Lac Air Line, on Monday fell
between the cars at New Castle, and was
SO terribly mangled that he died in an
hour after His remains were taken to
Fond du Lac, where he leaves wife and
six children.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-04-13
NEWS IN BRIEF.
GENERAL FOREIGN NOTES.

A ROME dispatch says that tits stated that
England will raise no obstacles to the estab.
lishment of relations with the vatican, but
reserves the right to indicate the basis there.
of. The vatican has instructed the German
bishops to do nothing to prejudice negetia
tons between Berlin and the vatican.
IN consequence of the European political
crisis, the Indian government is considering
certain precautionary measures.
THE grand national hunt, steeple chase,
at Hereford, Eng, was won by Filbert.
A SPECIAL from Rome says that Russia
offers to send an ambassador to the vatican
at once, on the pope's accepting the present
condition of the church in the Russian EN-.
pire.
DRAUGHT and famine prevail to iisas.
trous extent in Morocco.
THE trustees of the champion belt have
decided that O'Leary is entitled to take it to
America, and anybody challenging him
must go to America, unless O'Leary agrees
to compete in England. O'Leary's prize
amounted to $3.50.
THE Earl of Leitram, his clerk and driver,
were ali shot dead, on the I'd inst, while
driving near his lordship's lodge, manor
Vaughan, county Derry. The deed was
committed opposite cottage from which
he had recently elected widow.
THE following are the changes in the
English cabinet: The Marquis of Salisbury,
secretary of state for the foreign depart
ment; the Right Hon. Claiborne Harday,
secretary of state for India; the Hon. Fred
erick A. Stauby, secretary of state for war
Sir Henry Selwin Ibbetson, secretary of the
treasury in place of Stanley.
CARDINAL MCCLOsKY, on the 3Oth ult.,
introduced ex-President Grant, his wife and
son to the pope.
EIGHTY of the former Cuban :nsurgent
chiefs have arrived at Havana from Cincho
Villas. Col. Jose Rodriguez surrendered
near Santiago de Cuba.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-04-13
Chicago,

CHICAGO, April $50 p. M.-Wheat
Weak steady but lower; gilt edge at SLIP
for regular; $1.09A for cash; $1.11K for
seller May; No. at $1.06. Corn-Weak
and lower at 40c for cash and April 42Ic
for seller May. Oats-Weak and lower at
2224c for cash; 2612c for seller May. Rye
At 5S12c. Barley--At 43c. Pork-Steady
at 1925 for cash; $9.3219@935 for seller
May. Lard-Steady at $40 for cash; s7f5
@7.171a for seller May. Alcohol-At 33c.
Hogs-Receipts 10000 head: fairly active
and steady; light at $3.60@365; heavy pack
ing at $3.65@370; heavy shipping at $3.50
@3.90; Philadelphas at $500.
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The Northwestern railway company
in England was recently sued by chin
ney sweep for breach of contract in re-
fusing to carry him as passenger. The
defendants argued that the sweep would
have been a nuisance to the other pas
sengers, or to later travellers who might
occupy his seat. But it was to an empty
carriage that the sweep was refused adj
mission, and the judge held that the
annoyance must be to persons who were
actually fellow-passengers, and that no
account could be taken of persons who
might subsequently enter the car. The
law applies equally to millers; and it is
suggested that separate compartments
should be provided for all persons, the
color of whose clothing is of transfera-
BILE nature.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-04-13
MILWAUKEE,.

MILWAUKEE, April $500 P M.-Flour
Quiet and unchanged; choice spring ex-
tras, $5.25@5.75; medium, $475@51215;
common, 81 50@4.75. Wheat-A shade
lower; No. hard SLID; No. regular sl.17H;
No. Slips. seller April; S1.10A@$1 .lOX;
June $112H@1.12K; May $1.12A@I131a /;
No. regular 81 OF. Oats-Dull at "a re for
No. 2. Corn-Nominal at 35@3Sc Rye
Fine at 59K@60c for No. 1. Barley-Quiet
at 564c for No. 2; April options nominal
at ode. Pork-Nominal at 1925 for mess.
Lard-Steam $1.17X; kettle 1915. Butter
Good to choice 1S@20c common 6@l2c.
Cheese-Fine quality 134@14c; good l212
large supply. Wool-Dull and weak ;
washed fleece 34@3Sc; unwashed 22@25c ;
tub washed 34@35@3Sc; pulled super and
extra 26d29c.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-04-13
THE MARKETS.
New York.

NEW YORK, April 6.-3 100 P. Motion
Quiet and unchanged. Flour-Dull; re-
ceipts II 900 bbls; sales 10000 bbls; prices
unchanged. Wheat-Dull; receipts 10000
bus; sales 10000 bus mixed No. l spring
at $131. Rye-Dull at 7S@81c. Corn
Slightly in buyers favor; receipts 5000
bus; sales 10000 bus; at 4S4@54s4e for
western mixed: Barley-Quiet. Oats
prices unchanged. Pork-Qniet and I'M
changed. Lard-Dull at 81 40. Whisky
Unchanged. Petroleum-Unchanged. Coal
Firm. Leather-Quiet at 2O@2lc. Wool
Quiet at 30@40c.
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supply him with bishops ring, crozier and
other insignia of high Office.
SECRETARY SHERMAN was before the
committee on banking and currency on the
LIST inst, by invitation, and in the course OF
his statement he claimed that after. the re-
resumption of specie payments he will have
authority to reissue $30,O0O,OOO United
States notes under the authority OF the ex-
listing law of 1873, contained in the revised
statutes relative to the reissue OF United
States notes received for taxes.
AT the close of March one million silver
dollars had been coined. Arrangements
have been completed under which during
April the Philadelphia mint will turn out
81, 10000.
THE total expense of the Sioux war was
1872, $50.
THE EAST.
THERE was trouble in Kent county, r. l.,
on the 9Th inst, owing to the recent reduc-
ton of the wages of mill operatives. The
help at Arctic were paid on the 9th, when
crowd of strikers broke open the doors of
the mill, drove the operatives out-one man
being badly hurt-broke some machinery,
cut the belts and did other damage.
The launch of the second Brazilian
steamer, City of Para, from Roach's ship
yards, Philadelphia, on the 9th inst, was
witnessed by President Hayes, his cabinet,
members of congress, and many prominent
persons.
HON. BAYARD TAYLOR, minister to Ber-
lin, was banqueted at New York on the
evening of the 4th inst, VIM. Cullen Bry-
ant presiding. Nearly two hundred persons
were present. The hall was beautifully
decorated.
A BILL amending the existing liquor law
was debated at length by the Massachusetts,
house on the Sd inst. The Moffett register
was adopted, and the number of licenses to
be granted in any city or town limited to
one for each one thousand inhabitants.
His Lordship, winner of the Chantilly
races last year, bought of August Belmont,
for $4,000 francs, while being exercised by
Budd Tayor, on Sixth avenue, New York, on
the I'd inst, was frightened by section car
on the Gilbert elevated railway, and, throw.
ing his rider, ran away. When caught he
was Dauly cut.
THE Ma ssachusetts senate has defeated the
woman's suffrage resolution.
MANNING & SEARS, cotton dealers, Bos.
ton, Mass, are reported to have failed. Liza
bilities 100000. The concern will pay
fifty cents on the dollar and resume.
THE Athletic base ball club, of Philadel.
phia, has reorganized for 1873, under the
management of Al Wright. The following
compose the nine: Tomas, Pfeiffer, Fisher
Fouser, Coons, Meyerle, Luff, Sensenderfer
and Rench.
AN anti tariff demonstration at Wilkes
barre, Pa, on the 30th ult., was participated
in by an immense concourse of people from
Lucerne county. Over 5000 men were in
line bearing banners appropriately in.
scribed.
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WASHINGTON.

AT the request of the Indian office, the
the Cheyenne and other Indians imprisoned
at St Augustine, Florida. They will be sent
to Fort Gill.
THE secretary of the navy has issued in
structions to the commander of the United
States man-of-war in the North Pacific
ocean to seize all United States merchant
men engaged in the Coolie trade, and such
vessels will be taken to the most convenient
port aud delivered to the proper United
States officers, to be dealt with according to
law.
For several days the exchanges at the
treasury of silver dollars, new coinage, have
averaged beyond one hundred dollars dav,
exclusive of applications for banks. Only
two shipments have thus far been made
from the mint to the treasury, aggregating
100000. There are still $4,000 of this In
the cash room vaults.
SENATOR BOOTH was taken suddenly i'll in
the senate chamber on the afternoon of the
Sd inst. He was carried to the cloak room
and medical attendance summoned. Later
accounts state that he fully recovered from
the attacks.
THE Catholic community of Washington
in which Rev. j. Keane, appointed bishop
of Richmond, was long pastor, lave made
arrangements to pay all debts contracted for
church and benevolent purposes, and to
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wages on the 4th inst AS rule, the trains
were run to the end of the divisions, and
there abandoned. Trains were sent out
east and south, manned by employees from
the machine shops and others.
THE Utah Northern railroad was sold at
auction at Salt Lake, on the Sd inst, on one
bid. 1t was taken by S. A. Clarke, superin-
tendent OF the Union Pacific railroad, for
100000.
The California legislature adjourned sine
die at midnight on the I'd inst. One of the
last acts was to pass the bill authorizing an
increase in the San Francisco police force
by the addition of two hundred and fifty
officers, making total force of four hum
dred.
The English government has agents in
Wisconsin, Illinois and elsewhere in Ameri-
ca, purchasing horses for the use of their
army.
GEN. SILAs THICKLAM died at San Fran
cisco, on the 3lst ult., aged Al. He was a
prominent brigade commander from Ohio.
SHERRY and Connolly, of Chicago, were,
on the 30th ult., sentenced to be hanged on
June 2lst, for the murder of Hugh Neon
Vile
GENERAL.
LAWRENCE BERcoRRI, of Nashville, Tenn,
while laboring under temporary aberra-
ton Of mind, on the 9th inst, leaped from
the suspension bridge, distance OF one
hundred feet. He was rescued, brought to
himself, and was in his fruit store in the
afternoon. Domestic troubles was the
cause.
REAR ADMIRAL ROGERS, superintendent
of the naval observatory, has made arrange
ments for observing the transit of Mercury
on the 9th of May, and the Western Union
Telegraph company will transmit the Wash
ington time signal througout the country
from the LIST to the 10Th of May for astrono-
mers and others observing the transit.
EX-AUDIToR JOHN GRAHAM, late regis
ter of the Louisiana state land office, died
at New Orleans on the Sd inst, aged 81.
He was surveyor of that port under Presi-
dent Polk, and United States marshal for
Louisiana under Lincoln.
THERE were twenty mine failures in Mon
treal in March, with liabilities at 100000,
and net deficiency of $414,O00. Confidence
! is being restored, and business is brighten
ing considerably.
THE Republicans elected their ticket in
Cleveland; at Columbus and Hartford coun.
/ ties Ohio, the Democrats were victorious.
| THE printing machines of the Lowell,
Mass. Print Works, stopped, on the 30th
ult., throwing 800 persons out of employ
ment The entire establishment will shut
down for a month, owing to the large supply
of goods on hand, and the dull market.
| The failure of McGehee, Snowden &
Violet, cotton factors, of New Orleans, is
! reported.
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Boston is somewhat stirred up over a
bill just reported to the legislature from
the committee on mercantile affairs, lay
ing a tax of q per cent. upon the gross
receipts of all auction sales of goods be-
longing to non-residents, which would of
course break UP the great rubber sales
lately held at the Hub, and a good
many other smaller but quite thriving
wholesale auction sales.