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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-06-06

foreign animals order of December 6,
1878, and shortly after the appearance
of Sir Henry's letter the import from
the United States was stricked down by
the order in council which came into
eropation on the Sd ult. Had the man
ufacturing interests OF the country been
enjoying great prosperity the result of
the latter order must have very con.
siderable rise in the price of meat
That it has not caused such rise is
Enthusiastically due to the Exceptional
pressure OF the times" Mr.. Brand,
however, is certainly aware that
the order which so restricts and
harnesses the live import from America
cannot be regarded as permanent. Not
only are the United States taking mea
sures TO remove all pretence for the
maintenance Of that order, bat upon the
first return OF prosperity to the north
Of England, and resumption Of the
power Of purchasing meat by the now
distressed people, the rise in price would
produce an agitation sufficient TO COM
pei the modification if not the with
drawal Of that order. Should change
of government occur in England, the
import Of live cattle from America will
become more and more firmly estab-
lished; it will assume large develop
ment, and the difficulty Of interrupting
il by any such order rs that now in
operation will be magnified. ! do not
find in these circumstances anything OF
support the second Of Mr.. Brands
"causes." The British farmer is sure
Of n large measure Of protection in the
cost and risk Of conveying live animals
from distant countries. Mr.. Card lately
estimated this advantage nj ~ much as
ca on an average OK. But it should not
DO forgotten that freight with America
and railway carriage in the United
States might be much reduced by the
adoption of frce-trade policy on the
western shore of the Atlantic. The last
report Of the National Steamship Com
pany of Liverpool shows that OF late
their outward freights have been abso-
lItely Improbable, which, Of course, in
wolves an extra charge upon the home
ward fieights. The protective policy Of
the United States Is said to have made
the cost of steel rails for one of the
trunk railroads out Of Chicago E500,0 600
in excess Of what it would have been
Ind tho import Of steel rails been free.
Such increase in the cost of transport is
n protection which should not recon-
mend tho British landowner to regard
as permanent, and any reduction in
this cost will affect the price of grain
NJ we'll IN Of meat in this conntry,-
London Times.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-06-06
She Couldn't DO II.
Cincinnati Commercial.

The lady mentioned in the dispatches
Of last Sundays Commercial rs having
entered into nm agreement with her
husband to hold her tongue ten minutes
in each quarter-hour for |, 113 consecu-
tive quartcr.hours, failed in her task i,
AT 3 o'clock on Tuesday afternoon, as
she VIVA completing her 9l7th quarter
hour, and her hackers feeling sure That
she would win, u neighbor lady, return
ing from shopping expedition, passed
along tho street in front of the window,
wearing her new purchase, II beautiful
shawl Now, the lady who was holding
her tongue should have frightened her
grip vt this supreme moment, and CON
centrated her thoughts Oh something
else than this new article Of dress be-
longing to her neighbor; but il is said
that the ruling passion is strong even i'll
death, and that ingr@ined habits is I'M
conquerable; and these axioms were
proven in this instance, for tho tongue
holder, unfortunately for herself, leaned
over and whispered in tho ear Of q lady
bystlnder, "What " horrid shawl2
She Immediately saw her mistake, but
il was too late. Tho Judges ut once de-
clared in favor of her husband, the
crowd filed slowly out of the building,
and tho first match on record of tongue
holding against time WAS over. Ono
lady ut least in Wilmington will attend
church this summer in last years bonn
net Tho husband is investing the $40
he saved in strong plug-tobaoco. lle
says he mover before enjoyed such peace
and quietudo ~ during tho past nine
days. And now the other married men
Of Wilmington aro hoping that the
tongue-holding fever may become an
epidemic, and strike tho country with
nmnhnaiA.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-06-06
THE MARRIAGE BY TELEGRAPH.
Some Awkward Questions Raised by
ScOfllng Wisconsin LAWYER.

Relative to the event reported in the
Wisconsin Of last evening under the cap.
ton of "Wired Into Matrimony," n law
yer correspondent of the Wisconsin Legal
News writes to-day as follows:
In the daily press appears an account
Of an alleged marriage which is suppos-
ed to have taken place Thursday even
ing. One of the contracting parties
and the officiating clergyman were sta
toned in telegraph office in Milwau-
kee, Wis, and the other party to this
"hastv marriage" was seated in tele-
graph Office in Owatonna, MINI. The
bride and groom were very distant from
each other; this is patent, as the re-
sponses were communicated by tele-
graph. Now, before ii is too late, will
your readers who reside in this state
and Minnesota warn these parties, if
they are known to any of them, that
they are not yet very much married.
/. Section 1881 of the revised statutes
provides that an ordained minister's au-
thority to marry extends only through
out the state" Consequently, as the
groom was in Minnesota, only the bride
IL really married.
2. Section 1885 provides that the
declarations of both the parties shall
be made in the presence Of the minis
ter. Even by the aid of the telephone
it would only have been in his hearing.
3. The same section provides that
there shall be nj least two witnesses
present besides the person performing
the ceremony. The Hon. George W..
Peck and DR.. Kaine were on hand, os-
tensibly az witnesses, but the most they
could do was to kiss the bride. How
could they sign the certificate of mar
rage ~ witnesses when they saw no
one but the clergyman and bride, I'M
less they understood she married the
telegraph operator?
4. Section 1886 declares that the per-
son solemnizing the marriage shall give
to each of the parties certificate
specifying that time and place Of such
marriage. What is the locus in quo
here?
5. Suppose that either of the parties
to this Edisonian feat should die before
they sec each other, what law of inner
itance would apply. Would the alleged
wife, surviving, have u dover interest
in the lands of the deceased?
6. Suppose both should live, but
never meet each other, what would be
the status?
The cause is remanded for new
trial. PER CURTAIN.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-06-06

are giving them particular advantages.
Thus, it is said that Baskerville would
not reveal the ingredients of the ink
which in his day was considered re-
markable for its blackness, and that
Ibarra, Of Spain, initiated his example,
while Bodoni refused his most honored
visitors admittance into one room of
his printing Office, in which, it is sup
posed, he adopted peculiar method
for pressing sheets. Even at the pres
ent day some trade secrets are still
closely guarded, although many things
are freely proclaimed.
Another species of secrecy-that re-
lating to the careful supervision of
confidential public documents, books
printed for secret societies, and the au-
thorship of articles or pamphlets-has
been most honorably maintained.
When treaties are prematurely pub
lished in newspapers, the copy is OBJ
tanned from some leaky or venal Off
cial, and not from any of the printers
who set up or worked off the original.
So, too, where it is desirable to conceal
the authorship of articles or books, this
is rarely or never disclosed by printer
who becomes acquainted with it in the
exercise Of his calling.
Most honorable to the profession is
the story of Harding, the printer. who
bravely bore Imprisonment rather than
reveal the authorship Of the Draper
Letters; and the printer sitting in his
cell and calmly refusing the entreaties
of his friends, must stand in far nobler
light than the church magnate and Gel
ebrated wit, who, dressed in the disguise
of an Irish clown, sat by listening to
the noble refusal and the tender i'm
portunities, only anxious that no word
or glance from the unfortunate printer
should reveal that beneath the rough
dress OF q poor peasant was hidden
Dean Swift himself bent solely upon
securing his own safety at the expense
of the printer. Swift covered before
the legal danger which Harding boldly
confronted; and unequally as the world
has allotted the need of fame to the
two combatants, the wit and the printer
both fought the battle for the liberty of
the press, until the sense of an outraged
community released the typographer
from the peril so nobly encountered.
Sir Walter SCOTS authorship of the
Waverley novels, although known by
twenty persons, including number of
printers, was so we'll concealed that the
great novelist could not, even in his
matches vocabulary, find word Of
praise sufficient to express the sense of
his grateful acknowledgment and won
dering admiration for the matchless
fidelity with which his mystery had
been preserved.
In thousands of other instances sim
liar fidelity has been exhibited, and it is
a part Of the professional honor of
printer not to disclose wantomly, or
from venal motives, the secrets of any
office in which he is employed
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-06-06

the attention of Mr.. Jebb was drawn
to Peoria first by the extraordinary
facilities that Peoria represented.
Her freights are cheap to the seaboard.
She is in the middle Of the great corn
belt, where corn is raised in greater
quantities, and can lie sold cheaper
than anywhere in the world. She lies
over inexhaustible coal-beds, giving her
cheaper fuel for steam purposes than
any other place possesses; while under
meath her soil, and at depth of only
twenty feet, there exists a sheet Of wa
ter, almost ice cold, and in in
exhausting quantities. temperature
not varying in either summers heat or
winters frost. AS soon as Mr.. Jebb
learned of these advantages, he at once
interested several parties in his views.
The foremost ones were +. 5. Easton,
Is. ]. Kilduf, John G. Proctor, John
Boyd Smith, J. M. Quinn, Lester Robin
son, S. G. Bartlett, and John Francis,
who at once entered heartily into the
enterprise, and with such success that
company was soon formed, under the
name of peoria Sugar-Refnery."
The necessary money was put up, and
in few weeks the works will be in
augurated. Such are, in brief, the
main features of what must in no long
q time work revolution in Peoria; for
this industry, unlike the manufacture
of whisky, requires skilled labor. Ii
will employ 800 hands, all of them
mechanics. If successful, it will be the
parent of member of other works.
No event that has recently happened in
Peoria is of such significance to the
future prosperity of the city as this.
Within ninety days Our readers will
see the finest building in the state. The
location of the building gives it unri-
vailed railroad-facilities, so that it can
easily reach every one Of our eleven
railroads, giving them an opportunity
to make any point in the country.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-06-06
Marriage. of the King of Spain.
London World.


1t seems to be definitely arranged
that the king Of Spain will marry the
Archduchess Mary Christine Of Austria,
at the expiration of one years mourn
ing-that is to say, about September
next. The young princess is only 20,
having been born July "a, 1859, and the
match has been for two or three years
u favorite idea of her uncle, the emper-
or, Francis Joseph. 1t had been already
sur e tapis previous to the unfortunate
union of Alfonso MI. with his cousin,
the late Queen Mercedes; and the young
king had never offered objection to it
except that he loved his cousin and
wanted to marry her. The current
rumor that the ceremony is to take
place at In Granja has already had its
effect, it is stated by the Spanish papers,
on the prices OF houses and lodgings ut
that place. Count Beust is arranging
the matter. This is not the first time
that his excellency has appeared i'll the
role of matchmaking.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-06-06
Secrets of Printing Offices.


The extension Of education which es-
pecially marked the fifteenth century
in Europe had made manuscript very
valuable, and some of the earliest
specimens of printing were sold as
manuscripts species of extra re-
Enumeration which the printers were
Justly entitled to reap for short time
as a repayment for the special difficult
les under which they labored. The
processes of what was long termed the
art and mystery of printing were pre-
served as secret, by Gutenberg Faust
and Schmfer for a few years their
workmen being probably sworn and
pledged TO secrecy, but with no dis
honorable intention, as may be inferred
from the fact that the publications OF
1457 contain proud and almost boast
full assertion that they were manu-
featured by mechanical means. Jen-
sen was dispatched privately by the
King Of France TO study the new art,
but no greater secrecy Is to be pre-
sumed from this than necessarily at
tends the introduction of any new and
useful invention that simplifies the
manufacture Of any article in general
demand. From time to time certain
distinguished typographers have en-
deayorcd to preserve Is secrets some
special processes, which they consider
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-06-06
Cheerful Closets.

Newport Correspondence Boston Transcript.
l must tell you of the experience of
friend of mine in her search for
cheerful, pleasant summer home; sach
experiences are often very amusing.
My friend is in i'll health, and the place
must be bright spot where she can
rapidly convalesce. So her husband
and her sister were sent TO choose for
her. After much travelling they found
a home, lovely in location, and spaci-
Gus and inviting, and the best suite of
rooms was untaken. Just as they were
to conclude the arrangements their as
tonished gaze fell upon q coffin stand
ing upright in niche in the room.
The landlady, following their look,
stepped briskly to the spot, turned
KEY in the lid and threw it back with
the remark, "This goes with this room;
my husband WAS in the business, and
when he failed we saved half dozen
large sized, and use Mem .for cfoses.n
Now, closet room il desideratum III
country houses, but my friend con-
Guided to hang up her gowns under a
sheet in another house farther down the
street.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-06-06
A Quick Marriage.
New York Tribune.

January and May were linked to-
gether in waiting-room OF the Proyi-
dence 4 Stonington railroad at Rich
mond one day last week. They arrived
by the eastward-bound train, and walk
ed briskly across the platform. A
clergyman wa waiting for them, and a
carriage had been engaged to take them
to his residence, where the ceremony
was to be performed. The bridegroom
hastily inquired when the next westward
bound train was due, and, on being told
that only five minutes would elapse be-
fore that event, he calculated: 81 am in
a hurry We must return by the next
train It's going to rain! We must be
married." They entered the humble
waitinp-room. The hands of the clock
moved The station-agent suggested
that the time was "only two minutes,
now" Just then the westward bound
train rounded the curve, approaching
the station. The bridegroom's agita-
tation was evinced by beads of perspir-
alton on an ample forehead fringed
with few tufts of gray hair, all that
remained from the SHOWS of seventy
winters. Little May, with the inno-
cence of girlhood in her eyes, was in
flutter. The clergyman alone was cool
and selfpossessed. "Join hands!" he
cried, as the locomotive shrieked. "You
take this man to be your husband?' he
demanded sternly, as the engineer gave
the bell-rope vigorous jerk. Yess,"
whispered nervous May, as the train
ratified by, with the brakes grinding and
the engine suffering. "You take this
woman to be your wife?' asked the
clergyman, with his hands on the bride
groom's arm. EYES," quoth January,
fumbling his railway pass and taking
the spectacles from his nose, Just as
heavy trunk was dumped on the plat
form and the locomotive again found
its voice. "Then | pronounce you man
and wife, "All aboard" came in like
an amen. The bride was bundled into
the car, there was transfer Of silver
half-dolars from bridegroom to clergy
man, the hackman murmured, "Gol
darn it, I've lost job" and January
was nearly carried off his legs on the
platform. In moment the train-boy
cried, "Lozenges here" Their wedding
Journey had begun
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-06-06
How Much Can a Man Read.

Suppose n man to be able to read
eight hours day. No enc can ready
sustain receptive or critical attention to
written matter for eight hours. But
take eight hours Is the outside possibil-
ity. Thirty pages octave is an average
hours reading, taking one book with
another. This would make 2i0 pages
per day, 1850 per week, and $3.50
pages in year. Taking 400 pages
only, the quantity Of reading which a
diligent student can get over in \ year
il 10 more than an amount equal 70
about 30 volumes octave.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-06-06
Observation-Disclosures.

There is report current that certain
fashionable ladies' of New York are in
the habit OF visiting the lecture rooms
attached to some of our medical colleges,
Mt the invitation of their student friends
there, to witness surgical operations
performed on patients, and those some
times Of the most painful description.
Our elite are not studying medicine, but,
according to the rumor, attend, intiu-
enced bv certain morbid curiosity, il
not enjoyment, to witness these painful
spectaeles. After this Paris may nc
longer claim to be the head centre OF
faded pleasure seekers after new excite
mcnt.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-06-06
"rho Woods Ii Full OF En-"
indianapolis News.

This expression is in frequent use in
this state, both in conversation and com.
position, and yet its origin is probably
known only to ono in thousand Of
those who use it. A gentleman who
claims to know gave n reporter for the
Ne,ps Saturday the following rs the man
ner in which il was first used;
la the noighhorhood of Washington,
Wayne county, lived well-known
character named Bill Dean. He was
what is called generally termed n
"smart Alock," always cndcnvoring to
perpetuate Joke Mt somebody's ex-
pcnse. One day, while riding to Rich
mond, every foot Of which he knew, he
espied mn old gentleman named
Cheezum, accountcrcd for hunt, earn
estly looking up u tree. Approaching
him, Dean asked
Can you tell ME tho way to Rich-
mond 2"
There was two of 'em run up this
tree" was the response of the old gem
tlemcn, who was somewhat deaf.
81 didn't ask you anything about
squirrels. How FIR is il 10 Richmond z
ihp OF en- lUSl WoHl ~ 'lhl Hulc,
didn't you see him2o the old man said
earnestly,
Out of patience, Dean yelled out;
"You must he add old fool?'
Yes" Cheeaum responded, still
gazing upward, the woods Is lull OF
om."
TnEsE bright, sunny mornings, when
the dew glistcns on the neatly-trim-
med lawn, she daintily steps out of doors
and with the incompatible grace ol
loneliness, grabs her dress skirts with
one hand, and carefully, slowly walks
with gingerly PAGES, looking intently on
the green grass that bends submissive
to the touch of her tiny feet, and whei
she has discovered aud gleetnlls
pluckod the four-leaf clover Of hei
hopes, she flirts into the house, leaving
ON the retina of an unbiased observer 4
vision of fairy.like beauty, that is onl.
dispelled by the knowledge that she
alasl like al the rest, chew gum. Oh
the hollowness Of all our earthly hopes
Nee Haven Register.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-20
MARGUERITE.

A modest maiden, yet y wise.
With chestnut hair Rpd hazel eyes.
whose d nnce one always liked to meet.
Bio deep It's gaze, 30 calm and sweet.
Clear beaming with q quiet gladness.
fsubdued MS by an unknown sadness.
TOO truatful In Ito holly love
For aught but purer worlds above.
il low, broad brow, with dreamy thought
AnsianObls SEPARATIONS fraught.
4 subtle mingling Id the whole
OF earthly clay and heavenly soul.
4 face that, met 1t where might.
lin Joy to-day, in wo to- n1ght,
Would cause fand why cannot TOLL
The hot tears to my eyes TO VOL.
twas 30. one day she crnased, my path,
i half believed her not OF enrtt1,,
Bo sweet that wistfnl ga1a: ia vain
turned away, for look again
must; and then i knew too we'll
Bythat, in which cen lay the spell,
T,hat hidden something told too true.
That ne'er In heavenly gardens grew.
Al vet. this blossom, NIL too rare
For earthly soil and enrthy air.
Ali sweet. shy flower. twas not far long
THAT thou didfst miDEle With the thrcDg;
Yet thou unconscious. shed'st q ray
OF purity athwart their way.
Az thou their guardian angel vert.
Though now with heavenly armor girt.
I'D not recall thee. though my eyes
Are dim with tears though choking Signs
NIL my sud heart with many M ache,
I'LL still them all for thy dear sake.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-20

stDon't say or do anything woman shonld
not" said /, In as grumpysa tone as possible.
ooh, you are CROSSE rejoined little Kate,
lingering the buttons again.
OF course repossessed II yself OF Inc nands.
aFi i away at your table, said I, II won't
look at you-something better to do. IN
fasten your glove. ..,,5z-
| q spirit used to live on the top OF mountain
| such noble, handsome spirit-such a glo-
| rious spirit" a.,
Anything like you, Miss Noble :"
"No more like you.
"Oh," said I, proceed"
"And there was another spirit the noble
spirit saw lowering about him, all IN the
dark, gloomy clouds, only the noble splrlt nid
and lived In the blue beautiful sky;
'tAh the other spirit was she!'
"No, they were both its-they were spirits.
The mountain spirit sometimes wanted TO
| talk to the other one because 1t fancled It was
nice SPIRIT only it was not nice at ail-and
the spirit higher up was very, very lonely,
| and did 10 want to make friends with the
mountain spirit. But they never spoke a
word, because one was too proud ana tne otnaI
shirt was going to fly right away, and
1 and"
ssWhy Kate!''
| But Hates head had gone right down on to
my shoulder, AMI her face was hldden there.
"And the cloud spirit salo 10 aI7eh, ~ Gu q,
not bear it; the mountain spirit shan,t ny
away before it knows the truth. It won't try
to hyup. will fly-fy down-to the noun
| tain.'
$50 that's your fable, my own sweet love?
| Nay, Kate, let me raise you, pet. cannot Dear
the taunts Of the world. cannot forget your
/ wealth."
| "Will!'
| Don't look like that, Kate. Are you going
| to faint? There-don't give way. On, my lit
l +t>s- yr~hf IarA f,,.ox
had her in nv arms, and as I heard her
suppressed sob, my lips met hers in yearning
| tenderness. That kiss did all the rest. | Tor
got my pride. only knew that 10 the hrst