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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-04-04

blood and flesh. One hundred blows
are equivalent to death sentence. This
was the alternative of the unhappy
author.
The day fixed for carrying the SEN
fence OF the court into execution arriv-
ed. A platform was erected in one of
the pubic squares of the city. Bound
hand and foot, the victim of despotic
power was seated in the centre of the
platform. An immense concourse of
people had gathered to witness the
strange spectacle. The Imperial Pro.
vost, the Magis trate. the physician and
the surgeon Of the Car were in atten.
dance. The obnoxious book had been
separated from It's bindings, and as an
act OF grace the margin had been cut
Oft The leaves We're then rolled up.
not unlike cigar-lighters. And there
were basketful. Nowthe meal began.
Amid roars of laughter from the igno-
rant and degraded populace, the Pro-
yost served the author leaf by leaf with
his own production, putting the rolls of
paper one by one into his mouth. He
slowly chewed and swallowed one-third
of his book, when the medical gentle
man concluded he had received into his
stomach MS much of the innutritious
materia as was compatible with safety.
He was then reconducted to his cell to
digest his meal. The two following
days the same scene was enacted, until
every leaf Was swallowed, and as u mat
ter of fact, he was compelled to literally
eat his own words and feast on his own
fun.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-04-04
Obliged TO Eat His own Words.
New York World.

In Moscow City goodly sized book
was published in vindication of the
rights of the subject. The work con-
tanned singing sarcasms aimed at the
venaity of the officials, with many sati-
rical and humorous illusions to b.ibe-
taking and other iniquities. Even the
Car himself was handled without
gloves, his acts were fearlessly denounc-
ed, and powerful argument was ad-
duced in behalf Of the rights Of his sub
iects. The maladmlnistration Of law
was set forth i'll strong, plain language.
The book attracted general notice,
but this was bad for the author. He
was arrested and thrown into prison.
After il short and summary trial his
production was pronounced libel, and
lie was CONDEMNED to "eat his own
words or suffer the punishment of the
knout. This terrible instrument of tor
ture is in the shape of long whip or
scourge, and is composed Of many
tough thongs of thick, hard skin plated
together and interviewer with strands
Of stout wire. The criminal is stripped
and is firmly bound to two stakes which
are sufficiently wide apart to admit the
free motion Of the head. The blows
are laid upon the bare back, every stroke
cutting Ike j knife, and soon the victim
Of the scourge is 4 sLapeless mass OF
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-04-04
"That tastes like real coffee-gimme

"That tastes like real coffee gimme
some MORE"
While she was filling the cup, he goi
away with two hot biscuits and slice Of
beef, and the coffee came in just in time
to wash down hunk Of mince pie. He
could use both arms and his mouth al
once. and he attended strictly to busi
ness. When Mrs. Magruder had filled
the third cup, her smile had quite van
ished. She saw that she wouldn't come
: out even without resorting to strategy
and she began asking questions. The
man answered none of them, except by
n mournful shake Of the head. Crash
crash! went his jaws, and .he reached
out from the shoulder like clock-work
Mrs. Magruder called his attention to a
dog fight across the way, but he ate
faster than ever. The bell struck nine
and she remarked that u big conflagra-
ton was raging at the Union depot, but
the man did not raise his eyes.
When Mrs. Magruder discovered that
she was ut least six shillings behind she
said that she was II poor widow with
five children TO support.
How ] do pity you" replied the
man. as he passed his cup with one
hand and rnked in biscuit with the
other.
Then Mrs. Magruder told n story
about u man dropping dead on the mar
ket the day before on account of over
eating, bat the man got away with two
fried cakes and replied:
"Curious how some folks will make
hogs Of themselves"
At length Mrs. Magruder wanted to
know how much longer he could stand
it, and the man from Dayton gave her a
reproachiul glance and answered:
Have ! thus early fallen N with
swindlers and falsiiiers?'
She let him 90 on for three or four
minutes more, and then she limited that
detective was providing around there
evidently "spotting some one.
"lf he'll only give me twenty-five
minutes to finish my breakfast, he can
take me and be hangcdl' answered the
man, and his arms worked faster than
ever.
Mrs. Magruder was corAered. She
laid his money down, and asked him
for the sake Of her poor orphans to
move on and leave her ut least one fried
cake Ms ~ business foundation. lie
paused with his cup held out for the
seventh time, and perhaps something
in her fearful look reminded him Of his
poor dead mother, for he said:
"Wcll, | am only human, and | nd
nit that my heart is tender. ! don't
like to leave off in the middle Of my
breakfast, but I'll take the money and
move on for your children's sake"
He got up, looking just M much like
II hath ~ when he sat down, and when
he was out Of sight Mrs. Magruder
turned to tho desolate ruins and groancd
out:
"l'll take my solemn oath if ~ would
make me good for this, and | must tell
my husband that fitted out schooner
on trusi!"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-04-04

dat it would be we'll to be moyin' for de
party, an Miss Augusta rose in all de
pomp and circumstance Of her high
priced attire,
eve arrived on de stoop of de door
an, offering my arm, / suppose we
should progress. No, sab, not bit o.
it. Dat gal receded. She rose cree to
an astonishin' hight, an as she trans
fixed me, wild her gaze, she uttered desc
memorable words: "Whar is de trans
portation?'
Ode WHAT" says |, feelin' dat suthin
was agoin' wrong.
de transportation Whar's de rams
portation?"
whats de trancportation?" says |.
"De wehicle-whar's de vehicle" she
says.
~ don't know muffin bout no we.
hicle, says |.
"Whar's de kerridge?" says he.
Ode kerridge?" says !. II haven't
seen no kerridge."
"Mistah Berry, does you pretend to
tell me dat you've come to take me to
de ball widout kerridge?" and she be.
came oil still greater hight.
"Why, Of course" says |. ~ thought
we could walk. Down in ole Mississip
de gals think muffin Of goin' miles an
miles
$50 you expects me to hoof it, Mistah
Berry," You tell me bout de gals il
Mississippi, Mistah Berry; do the gals
in Missssip know bout proper attire,
Mi3tah Berry," An she guy a sort OF
kick an . sling of her body, an trailed
out about four yards Of train.
ode ole man, an de ole woman, an
all de rest now put in dar 'pearance, an
says the ole man, whats all dis con-
fusion Of tongues
"Mistah Berry doesn't consider de
honah sufficient to warrant him in dc
outlay necessary for de furnishing Of
propah transportation said Miss Au-
gusta.
"SahyP said de ole man; "Sah" said
de ole woman; Sab" said Ill de little
members.
81 said muffin.
docs de niggah 'spect he's gwine to
lead our darter off on de hoof like she
was u cow" said de ole woman.
"Who you call niggah-ole woman?'
says !. "Why, Use drove better-lookin'
heifers nor yours to de pillow in ole Mis-
sissip!"
De gal shriekt
"Dar you talk to me an my darter in
dat bituminous manner" said de ole
man, an he guy me n lift, wild his ole
stogas dat raised me oii'n de stoop, and
follered it up wild numerous of de same
dat was much assistance to me in get
tim out de gate.
Oars too much elevation, sab, creep
IN INTO cuIlud society. turns my back
TO it, sah"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-04-04
An Incident of the Afg han War.

The London Figaro says: although
the Iua war is dimming the luster of
our Afghan promenade, it is Just rs we'll
that the English people should take the
trouble to read the scant news
that come to hand concerning the latter.
Here is an incident to which | would
direct special attention. The inhabi-
tants of village eleven miles south of
Basawal killed u camp follower. To
avengc the deed the British General
ordered the village TO be surrounded by
Rifles ard Ghoorkas, and whoever ut
tempted to escape was to be shot. Six
women and two children were shot
down by the British, and the whole Of
the huts and the Enclosures were put
to the flames, the cattle were seized and
forty-two of the inhabitants were taken
prisoners. Now listen, After this
wholesale destruction had taken place,
the whole of the prisoners, with the ex-
ception of two, were released, because
only two were found to have been con-
cerned in the murder of the camp fol-
lowers, This disgraceful affair occurred
on the 23d of January, and will, trust,
be the subject of Parliamentary inqui-
ry. The outrage had the same amount
Of justification that would have been if
Darnall had been burnt to the ground
and its inhabitants shot because Peace
murdered Mr.. Dyson. Seeing how we
foam at the mouth and become hysteri-
cal at Russian cruelties, it behooyes us to
see that the British arms are not defiled
with inc andiarism, pillage, and the mas
sacre of innocent women and children.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-04-04
American Agriculture.
American Cultivator.

/
The possibilities of American agri-
culture can best be appreciated by re-
viewing the facts that the area of ara
BILE lands in the United States exceeds
1900, 100000 square miles, while the
area at present under cultivation is esti-
mated to be 174,900,000 acres, or less
than $4,000 square miles. 1t is proba-
BILE that the next census will show II val
uation Of farms exceeding $11,000.-
000,0 600, and an annual production of
SO 100000 The fact that more
than one-half of all our people who are
engaged in the ordinary pursuits of life
are directly employed in agriculture, is
at once a sufficient evidence of its uni
versatility and importance.
In the year 1878, there were 51,00S,-
600 acres in Indian corn, producing
1871 100000 bushels; 32,20S000 in
wheat, with yield of 422,000,O00 bush
els; 13,176,O0O i'll oats, giving All, $780,
600 bushels; 100000 in barley, show
ing a crop Of 100000 bushels; 1921
600 in rye. with 25,S00,000 bushels; and
673, COO acres in buckwheat, yielding
product of 12,277,000 bushels. Thus
the total cereal productions for 1877 was
2,2S4 100000 bushels, raised on 100,-
100000 acres, while in 1874 the total
crops were but 1,454, 1920 bushels;
in 1876, 1862, S2l GOO; and in 1877, o.
lis, 934,G45 bushels. The future in
crease in the farm productions of this
country will result largely from inn
proved systems of cultivation, as well as
from extended areas under the pillow.
A system of agriculture presents but
little to be proud Of which averages to
the acre, over the whole country, q yield
of but twelve bushels of wheat, less than
twenty-seven bushels of corn, and only
twenty-eight bushels of oats. Compared
with what modern agriculture is capa-
BILE Of in this direction, it is not too much
to affirm that our farm crops, even on
their present area, may be doubled in
quantity.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-04-04
The Thin Man From Da yt0n.
Detroit Free Press

Yesterday morning, soon after the
eating stands ON the central lmarkct had
been thrown open to the NAV of tho
hungry public, and while Mrs, Magruder
was telling II small hoy that she could
hold up her hand and swear that she
never used beans i'll her coffee, n stran-
ger came along and asked if he could
got n bite to eat, Mrs. Magrudor had
been ON the market for many years, and
she thinks she knows thing or two.
She has battered herself that she could
tell TO u bite Just how much II customer
could eat, mud Abe hus for years had an
undisguiscd contempt for thin.bodied,
spare-iacod mon, who try to chew their
coffee and mincc their toast,
This stranger was n little better than
IL six-foot shadow. His foreground con.
sisted of shin-collnr and IL mouth ns
bic az Il mince-pic, and tho perspective
revealed nothing but two hollow eyes
set below thin line of sandy eye
brows. He remarked that no had just
arrived from Dayton, and was some
what hungry, but wanted first to inquire
how much his breakfast would cost
him, rs he was rather short OF funds
"Ohl suppose you may be able to
worry down six or seven cents worth OF
provisions and cup of coffee, she re-
piled.
Suppose YOU say % cents for all
want 20 eat no said, is Tie corners Of
his eyes began to witch.
Mrs. Magruder looked him over, and
mentally calculated that she would
Just mako IL cents by the bargain, and
she replied;
II must have my money III advance,
you know
"Oh, certainly--.hore il is. NV
then, I'm to ent my fill for the quarter 2
She said that was the understanding
and winked Mt the woman III the next
stall. The thin man from Dayton
doubled up on q stool, opened his
mouth, and a fried sausage went out o
sight 50 quickly that the last end secmet
to smoke. A fried cake followed, thei
second sausage, and after gulp o.
two the man handed out his cup Will
the words:
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-04-04
Starting Il Train in Germany.

Great ceremonies are necessary to get
tram off in Germany. When all is
ready bell rings. Then another bell
rings. TEen the engine Whistles, or,
rather, loot, toot, toot, gently. Then
the conductor tells the station master
that all is ready. Then the station mas
ter looks placidly around and says "So?"
Then the conductor shouts "Fertig?' in
terrogatively. Then the station master
replies "Fertigw positively. Then the
conductor blows a horn, the engine
whistles, the bell rings, the other bell
rings, the station master says Sop
the passengers swear IN various tongues
and TIE train starts. That is, unless
there is belated fat man, in which case
they do it all over again.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-04-04
His FIRST Ride Behind u TrOtter.
Turf, Field ana Farm.

On "Wednesday afternoon Mr.. Atkin.
son, editor Of the London Sporting Life
went out on the road behind Startle
On being asked ifthe horse was driven
at speed he replied well, | should
think SO: He went SO fast had &c
grasp for breath. Mr.. Bonner must be
a reckless man to ride in frail wagon
behind horse that trots like steam
engine The horse which Mr. Akin.
son most admired in the great oollec,
ton was Dexter
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-04-04
Estimating Metals IN Ores.

At hate meeting Of the Philadelphia
Academy Of Sciences, Professor &. A..
Kocnig exhibited his recently-inyentcd
"chromomrtCr," nh instrument de-
signed for the purpose of making deli
cato determinations Of the presence Of
certain metals in ores. Ii is based up.
on tho optical fact that complementary
colors extinguish each other if mingled
in proper proportions; for Instance, if
to II green solution II red solution be
added, the liquid if the proper condi
tions he complied with, will become
colorlcss. Professor keenig has applied
this principle to the colors which certain
metals, rs iron, manganese, copper, etc.
produce when fused with bornx, which
is tho only chemical used IN this method
Of analysis. lie prepares glasses or
beads containing known quantities Of
metal in 100 parts. and observes how
thick II glass Of tho complementary
color must be to produce extinction. To
accomplish this the instrument is fur
nished with glass wedge IF green or
red color, cut u. an anglo OF about l
degree. by moving this wedge before
tho glass head, with the help of " suit
able rack movement, n scale moves ut
tho same time, and when the point Of
extinction of color is arrived ut, the
reading of the scale refers 10 table
showing the percentage Of metal CON
tanned in tho examined substance ~
this method of analysis correct deter.
mination Of manganese III m iron ore
can be made i'll fifteen minutes, or i
copper estimation III thirty minutes.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-04-04

Nor one nan in five hundred reaches
more than temporary success in wall
street. Hundreds offortunes are made.
but they disappear as rapidly as they
come, and their possessors in almost
every instance die POOR.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-04-04

Now that Julia johnson tof COLOR has
been acquitted ol the murder OF old
Mrs Adams, near Atlanta, her husband
will bring suit against the photographer
who hung out picture labeled Julia
Johnson, the murderess.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-04-04

SEVERAL museums are possessed of
John Browns spectacles, and yet John
Brown never wore any.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-04-04

TIN st. Louis Republican finds fault
with the rarsimonious action Of tho
Missouri legislature in refusing special
compensation for physicians testifying
III courts as experts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-11-19
kilograms to The Star.
Rreak in the New York Stock Mar


NEW YORK, Nov. 19.-The Posts financial arti-
Gle says that large and increasing numbers of
outsiders who now throng Wall street having
came from all parts of the country to seek to
become suddenly rich by speculation. and who
are known as 1.-THE Lambs" have to-day shown
by the professional spectators that prices can
go down as well as up. To many of them it is
their first lesson and they have undoubt-
edly paid full tuition rates. During the
first two hours OF the stock market
there was great excitement and prices fell 4 to
AZ. the latter Wabash, which sold as low as
52sa; c. c. l. c. fell from 265s to 22; /. c. l..
fell from 152i to 11sa; Union Pacific, from 90 to
81; Pacific Mail, from 35sI to Jersey Central
from SCH to s47s; Delaware, Lackawanna and
son, from Sc to SAX; Erie, from Al to
shore. from 1887 TO 1O9; Lake Erie and
Western, from &c to %, and Western Union
telegraph from 1868 to 1885, a little before
noon the downward tendency was checked, and
prices have recovered u and 2s6. The latter
Wabash, the only stocks which have ruled
higher than yesterday are the San Francisco
and ST. Louis shares, as the purpose of the
break was to buy stocks which had been sold
at the high prices by leading spectators, the
maaket has at the decline the support of good
buying although it is not unlikely that it will
be feVerish for several days whatever the ultl-
mate course Of affairs. Railroad investments,
which are not extensively gambled, and U. S.
bonds are firm, but speculative bonds are lower
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-11-19

Messrs. WEEKS 4 POTTER: Conference.-The say
that am grateful, is only poor expression Of my
sufferer with skin diseases for the last twelve dS
@ he bqs Sas Mf
Of of the eaRss 81 and confined to house
physieisps but doubt i ever fully b by
several se skin humoIs l have spent much money
S sS and
would break out again as bad as ever. When came
-, Whose reputation for the cure of those dis
4 Of the hghes. could me-
say, without any mproyement 1 tried other physi-
sRd 81 Of eity proPer but al to no par rps
at ne me s9Gf s SO v1 s
/ have swallowed FIVE hundred arsenic pills, 52o
edles besides al the external applications 1 have
fed that could not be cured, but might be kept
from getting worse.
Now, about three months ago, Mr.. Meehan,
gentleman well known to Boston people, called my
a a nasmt to your and promised wonder
Of his experience with it. and SO persevered on
me that went with him to drug store and bought
Soar. and commenced to use It according to the
directions There was SO much humor lodged within
CUT1cuRA it to the surface and festered until
vast quantities had come out and greatly intensified
my sutferings for about two weeks, But did not
mind this. felt that going to get rid of the
humor when saw it coming to the surface in such
large quantities. After the first two or three weeks
use of this remedy. 1 was greatly encouraged by
gradual lessening Of the Inflammation of q number
fully followed the directions to the letter. feeling
each week nearer cure, until at the present mo-
ment, after three months use of CUTIcuRA and
twelve years of as constant suffering as was ever
endured, can say that am cured, and pronounce
been elated with my success that have stopped
men on the street who afflicted and told them
to get the CUTICURA and it would cure them. This
is why am grateful to you, for believe it to be
the best and greatest discovery of the age and that
eases: may add that took no internal medicine
but the CUTICURA REsoLyENT.
Bos TON, Aug. %, 1878.
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Hq a. an E4%its, G9art SAID District
Equity No. 6,9a7, Doc: 19. ' '''--.D' -.
ngton, in the District of Columbia. of which John
e o. to sy aed an died pas
penses of keeping the Improvements on said real
The Of fn the e IN
Frazier was native Of the city Of Dublin eopnty Of
about june is4s ana and was % Of
tie United States; That On 26th June, 1880, com;
Tbat said John Frazier died o. 51st Mareh.
in said city and District known as parts Of Lots Is
as bis only h at lava sn said ga M
widow SO far as she has been able to ascertain that
said John Frazier had sister and brother whose
time of John Frazier's emigration to the United
latter dying unmarried and without issne that his
brother had previously emigrated to Canada that
and Whether he is dead ap or aHye an
# dead whether he left any heirs that if said John
not know they their names that att john edna
at e Of his his deH neRs to
debedness and kept said imProv ee sam IN m
not sueen to pay his debts f that s sHnn
uel Niles was appointed admipistrator that COM
John FRAZIER she Is in equity entitled to be
ha ssa len on sad s
estate for moneys paid by her account of debts Of
her husband; that she be refunded all moneys paid
by her in keeping real estate in repair insurance
and taxes that said real estate be sold for payment
Of the moneys paid by complainant; that an order
Of publication be granted against said unknown
heirs of said John Frazier and process and other
relief 1t is thereupon this Goth day of October, A.
p ISIS, adjudged ordered and decreed By the court
ceased, cause his, her or their appearance to be
entered in this cause in person or BY solicitor,
on or before the first Tuesday of May, A. D.
1885, to answer the premises and show cause if any,
he she or they have why decree ought not to pass
as prayed, otherwise the cause will be proceeded
with as in case the names Of said unknown heirs
were known and were served with process of this
court and made default to appear and answer: Pro-
ject and substance of said bill of complaint be in
serted in 1.-THE Evening Star" twice week for six
successive weeks and week for six sIIccessiye
weeks IN the sWas9hmngton Law Reporter" before
pers published In said City Of Washington. and 1ro
Vded copy Of the above order and said object and
By the Court: MACARTHiJR Justice
oct27lm&fhs6W
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THE CHEAPEST DRY GOODS
EVER SOLD IN THIS CITY.

beautiful Dark CALICO reduced to &C.
Heavy Canton FLANNEL reduced to 616c.
Coored and Black SATINS, reduced to 81 and 81.
CARRIERS, I'll MARKET SPACE.
Beautiful (WooD DRESS GOODS. every color, 12H
VERY, Very wide e and heavy wool Shaker FLANNEL,
All Pure Wool Colored and Black CAsHMEREs,
only rs, worth 80.
s; PIANO N COVERS, handsomely Embroidered with
Silk, 1915, SIS, to $l2.
Nottingham LACE for curtains. 121z. IS. 81. so,
CARTER's, MARkET SPACE.
Colored and Black CASHMERES, pure Wool and
wide double width, so, 81, IS.
PLANETS, large size, (double), only 50. so.
.; BLANKETS, pure Wool, splendid quality. S5,
ESQ, to $12.
$1.25.
SHETLAND sHAWIs, all colors, 81 to IS.
Black and Colored SILKS, immense assortment,
special bargains g, 81, q. as. $l5o.
LADIES DOLMANS! LADIES DOLMANS!
ppoc,,P Prices very low, $3. % to $l5.
to 1916. W.
1.37, 81. so and S1.75.
CARRIERS,
movie III MARKET Space,