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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-02-07
YELLOW FEVER GERMS.
Latest Cases on Record in Memphis After
the Great Epidcmic.--T FryerSporrs
or terms Alive in December.
Memphis Appeal.

htlHpHlN appeal
Yesterday, and for several days past.
il was rumorcd on the streets that il
case OF yellow fever existed and Il death
had occurred within day or two nj
Lcath Orphan Asylum, which institu-
ton is located out on the Raleigh road
half IL mile from the city limits. An
1ppcdi investigator was delegated to
hunt up the facts. From his lnvestiga-
tons the following may be relied upon
as correct: In November last young
woman aged about is years, cripple
and invalid, and n former inmate Of the
asylum, took the fever, and, after lin
gering for some weeks with very bad
type of yellow fever, recovered in De-
cember. Within week or so little
orl,han boy of weak constitution and in
bad health contracted the yellow fever,
he having been, no doubt, exposed to il
IN the case first mentioned. He got
along very We'll for 4 couple Of weeks,
it being y very light attack, and IL
last was able to DO M and run
about. About Christmas lie had re-
lapse, and this time bad and malig-
nant case Of yellow fever of pure type.
Dir. Ess, the attending physician, be-
lieved that the boy would die, his con-
stitution being weak, but he recovered
from the attack, only, however, to be
again Frustrated with meningitis, which
was a consequence Of the yellow.feyer
relapse The boy Is now sitting up is
out OF danger, and is i'll fair way of re-
covery. Our commissioner asked DR..
Ess for an opinion as to the probability
of the appearance Of yellow fever next
summer. The doctor said that he be-
lieved the late freezing snap Of weather
had destroyed all the germs Of the vel
low fever. But, he added, i might be
that such germs may yet exist, not ac-
tually but passiveIy, in buildings where
IN yellow-fever patients had died, ant
when buildings had not been properly
fumigated and ventilated Should TIM
be 80, II might break out again mex,
summer III such buildings. Hebelieged
that the only true preventive was 4 rig
id system Of quarantine, he not belioy.
ing that yellow fever was Indigenous t.
any portion Of the Uuited States, and
most certainly it could not originate in
this latitude.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-02-07


appointment of u committee to inves-
tigate the subject of grading wheat.
Bills were introduced; to secure more
equitable assessment Of property for
taxation; to promote good order and
suppress crime. Bills were passed: to
authorize Shawano county and the city
of Racine to borrow money; to provide
for special terms of the circuit court
in the 9TH judicial district, Adjourned
TIL 7.SO y, M. Monday.
SATURDAY, Feb. l. Asseably..-.Several
hills were introduced; TO preserve fish
III the lakes and rivers in Wisconsin;
70 appropriate to Frank Shomer, Il. Il.
Gallagher, IF, Moore, NJ. L. Battle
and A. W. Farrand the sum of $4,000
in payment for the invention Of Il steam
road wagon and its successful operation.
A bill was passed toauthorize the couu-
~ of Barron to borrow money. Ad-
journed till $50 p, m. Monday.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-02-07
CONGRESSIONAL Deadhen,lisnl.

Washington Letter in Brooklyn union.Argns.
81 cannot save any ofmy salary" said
Senator Lamar TO your correspondent
to-day. at is impossible. never paid a
cent beyond livery hire and few little
kindred items Of election expenses, in
my life, and have been in politics a
long time. ! could save a thousand
dollars year II would do certain things
but | do not think my concience would
be satisfied if j did. For instance pay
500 d year for newspapers. like u
read them. ! have passed over rail.
roads. ! could travel All over the
United States free. But ! pay my fare.
II cot me 81 apiece fare for my fam.
ily every time come and 90 between
here and home have telegraph pas
ses. never use them. ! do not think
il would be right. / can send anything
| please over the express lines, yet /
pay my express bills. spend my sal.
airy and never have any money. Some
Senators use all their privileges Of lead
heading, and they say il is rigid. I
think otherwise. But there is onething
that think should be done and IEhail
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-02-07
MaeMahon's Resignation.

4 Versailles cablegram Of January
Both says that the following
Is text of President Mac Mah0n's letter
announcing his resignation: AT the
opening of this session Of chambers the
ministry presented to youa programme
which, while aifording satisfaction u
public opinion, appeared 70 the cabinet
such as might be voted without danger
to the security or good administration
ofthe country. Putting aside all per
sonal views, ] had given the programme
my appreciation, for | was sacrificing no
principle to which conscience com
manded me TO remain faithful. To-day,
the ministry, thinking to respond to the
opinion of the majority in the two
chambers, proposes to me In regard
to the military commands
some general measures which | consld-
err contrary To the interests Of the army,
and consequently to those Of the coun-
try. ] cannot subscribe to them. Any
ether ministry taken from the majority
would impose upon ne tie same con-
ditions. consider myself therefore
bound to shorten the duration q the
mandate winch the national assembly
confided to me, and | therefore tender
nav resignation. LII quitting NE power,
have the consolation Of thinking that
during the 81 years have devoted ~
the service of my country a. q soldier
or citizen. have never been guided
by sentiments other than an absolute
devotion to my country. | request YOU
70 communicate my decision to the
chambers
Signed IMAGINATION,
Duke Of Magenta.
Upon receiving this letter the con-
gress proceeded to elect new
president. Proceedings in the con
gress Of the two chambers were
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-02-07
The Liquor Traffic.

Tho committee having in charge the
work Of collecting and presenting peti-
lions to the Wisconsin Legislature for
the adoption Of Il constitutional amend
mont prohibiting the liquor traffic, de-
srcs to say that petitions may be sent
il until the whole matter il finally dis
posed OF. There is an impression
abroad that petitions cannot now DO
presented. This is wrong. Any time
before the measure is finally acted up
on by the legislature, will do. Petitions
sent in any time up to March LIST will
be presented. Hon. S. ID. Hastings,
Madison, Wis, will receive and present
petitions through the MEMBERSHIPS
cLLdDgg.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-02-07
Migration To tho West.
New York Tribune.

Taking the land sales of the whole
period since 1873, the yearot the panic,
when the fall OF prices and the scarcity
of work IN the east set people TO think
ing about going west, il would appear
that more than 100000 people have
taken UP homes III tho west and south
in the past FIVE years. OF this number,
not over 100000 can possibly have been
supplied by foreign immigration. the
rest Of the total Of 100000 immigrants
III those years remaining in tho east or
il the towns and cities Of the Pacific
Coast, At least l,S00 600 people have,
therefore, gone from the east and from
Virginia and Kentucky, in the last five
wears; over 100000 of them during
1878. This remarkable fact is regarded
rs part OF the explanation why times
have grown pcroeptlhly easier in this
country during 1873. There is no
mistake about the fact that times have
grown castor. There is less labor I'M
employed, md there is larger oonsump-
ton of manufactured goods. This mi
grafton to the new states would alone
have been the means of producing this
TCSUll, cNVll II " nut nNu no mulcllW
aid from my other source.
Tho regions To which the migrators
principally went in 1873 are Texas, Kan
sas, Dakota, Nebraska, Minnesota, and
California in the order namod but
some have gone 20 Florida, Arkansas,
Colorado, Iowa, New Mexico. and tho
regions beyond tho Rocky Mountains.
Nebraska gained 100000 Of these new
settlers during 1873. Gov, Pillsbury Of
Minnesota, writes that his state gained
10000. Kansas gained probably 1885,
600. The Arkansas Valley in Kansas
alone gained 10000 settlers in 1878.
The ominence of Kansas in wheat pro-
duction in lS7S is due To tho immigra-
ton of previous years, and such has
been the rush this year that the position
of Kansas Ms tho banner state in wheat
seems guaranteed for some time to
como. While Kansas gained 10000 Of
now settlers in 1878, il is estimated that
Dakota did the same, the rush to that
region being, of course, due largely to
the mining excitement, although not
exclusively Texas claims to have gain
"a half II million during 1878, but there
il no proof that the influx TO tho state
was more than 2OO,OO0 NJ the very out
side. Tho movement 10 Florida and
other regions was small.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-02-07
SECTIONAL Pride.

They tell OF n New Hampshire school
teacher near Fitchburg, who had class
in geography ON the floor the other day,
and she asked one of them what the soil
was in New Hampshire. The answer
was sterile" The teacher, highly in
dignant, said the soil was as good in
New Hampshire Ms in Massachusetts,.
The scholar spunkily denied II, and ad-
ded, Father had bull in i pasture in
New Hampshire. and the soil was 50
poor that the bull starved to death.
They could not get earth enough TO bury
him, and had to collect pieces OF wood
and burn him." The teacher found the
boy was posted and did not continue
the argument.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-02-07

A REMARKABLE case. ns showing tho
amount Of superstition still prevalent
among the lower orders in England.
camo before the borough magistrates Of
Ludlow, Shropshire, recently. A wo-
man named Collier was summoned UNI
der the local bylaws for using abusive
language toward another named Oliver.
The parties, il appeared, were neigh
bors, and, " sheet having been lost off u
garden line, the practice of turning tho
key and tho bible" was resorted to, with
u view 10 the discovery of the thief.
The complainant said Oliver met her
in the street and told her tho bible had
been turned down" TO several houses
where suspected persons lived, and that
when Mrs. Golfers name was mention
"a tho bible fled oat Of their hands"
The bible Wns then turned to SEQ II the
sheet was stolen during the day or night,
md, rs the hitter was Indicated, Mrs.
Collier called her "n-daylght thief"
The bench dismissed the case, remark
ing TINT the superstition was more like
relic Of the pasto than belief OF this
advanced age Ii is curious to re-
mark how this method OF divination,
very commonly praciieed in the middle
ages, has survived almost without modi.
iication. The bible IN opened at the
book of Ruth, and, balancing the key
on the iiorefinger Of each hand, which
are formed in the shape of n cross, the
verse is repeated commencing, "Whith-
or thou goest / will co. Where it
turns the guilty party il TO be found.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-02-07
BO,s--HOw 10 Keep Il Place.

Lay il down AS i rule that you will be
faithful ii the least things. Pick up 4
loose nail, bit Of Irvine, clean wrapping
paper, ana put them III their places; be
ready to throw ii an odd half hour or
hours time when it will be an accomo-
dalton, and don't seem to make merit
Of it. DO it heartily; thoughnot a word
be said, be sure your employer viii
make a note oft. Make yeurselfindis-
pensable to him, and ne will lose many
Of the opposite kind before he will part
with you Those young men who watch
the time to see the very second their
time is up; who leave, no matter what
state their work may be in precisely the
instant-who calculate the extra amount
they can slight their work and yet not
get reproved, who are lavish Of their
employers goods, will always be the
FIRST 10 receive notice that times are dull
and their services are no longer requir-
ed.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-02-07

A CONNECTICUT farmer and his son
have been badly poisoned in the hands
by buckskin gloves purchased in Bridge
port. sumac is supposed to have been
used in the tanning.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-02-07

JIM PORTER, a remarkable negro
dwarf, died at Evansville, Indiana, re-
Gently, leaving his body TO the doctors
Tor dissection. His head was found 70
measure twenty-five aud one-half inches
IN circumference, and his liver wa
twice the usual size
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-02-07

The Irish are emigrating in vast mum
bers to South Australia.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-02-07

WHEN Hartford woman patted her
friends seven-year-old youngster On the
head and said II should like q have
such little boy a. you arc, he looked
UP into her face and replied We'll,
guess YOU can; | don't heye Gods lost
the pattern Of M.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-02-07

The yellow fever he's completely dis.
appeared from Tampico, Mexico.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-02-07

SATURDAY, Feb. 1--Seuate. "A petition
for an amendment prohibiting the
liquor traffic from the Methodist con.
ference representing $1,000 members
was presented. A petition in reference
TO grading wheat WAS also presented. A
resolution WAS introduced asking the
The Red Cloud chief., 1879-01-23
OLD sC DOL DISCIPLINE.
How the G.aglt.h Soy. Used 60
he 1suntshcd.

There were two curious bits II dis
cipline AZ that school; one, that when
ever u boy committed 4 grave offense
every boy Of the sch ol was made a
party 10 IL; and \ pc%nitential letter was
written home by every boy precisely in
the SANS terms. Here l. An instance:
One night NJ We followed the ushers,
two aud two down n passage from the
school room la our bed room, William
said To me.
George. | hate that usher fellow"
$50 do l." ! said.
II shall spit on his back said he.
please don't" said I. "we shall both
be- strapped
fStrapping was administered with a
piece 81 carriage trace with buckle
holes In IL, through which the air rush
ed ~ Il descended on the hand
ii shall spit on his back" he said.
and. rs ! expected, the usher having, !
suppose. heard whispering. turned
round. aud he was caught in the net.
The next morning, after due person
al treatment If the leading culprit by
n process more painful than strapping.
we were all drawn up In single file In
the school room. and every boy. older
and younger, had To write from dicta-
ton, and then Ia copy from his slate,
IN n piece Of letter paper, the letter
following. Uetters then cost eight
pence cach):
MY DEAR PARrSrs-We have COM
matted a great sin. For William Deni-
son spat on the usher's back when we
went To bed. remain your affection
ate son. ARTHUR shirt"
There were four Shirt brothers In the
school-Arthur, Lionel. Frederick and
Augustus Shirt. ! draw a veil over
the feelings aud expressions Of the
Shirt parents upon opening the four
letters, price two shillings and eigh,
pence.
The like thing happened agail while
! wa there. upon the occasion Of buy
Ing apple tarts from AN old woman
over the play ground wall. In this
case the sin was Of a more general
character. but, as In the other case. was
made universal:
mitted q great sin. For we have bought
apple iarts without the leave Of the
master, when we have plenty to eat,
and that Of the best quality. re-
MAN," etc.
The other point Of discipline was,
that every boy who had not conducted
himself we'll during the week had no
mutton pie on Saturday. Now. this
gave the mutton pie n moral elevation
in Its own nature II did not deserve. be-
ing composed Of what was left on the
plates the preceding days Of the week.
William had been AT school nj Esher,
with our elder brothers. EVELYN and
Edward, before Sunbury. There, one
Sunday morning. having lost his hat.
he was made TO walk To school in q
straw coal-scuttlo bonnet Of one Of the
daughters Of the house. The ways Of
discipline are various.
The Red Cloud chief., 1879-01-23
Naming the Ilaby.

What shall we name the baby P" II
an important question this year, for the
crop. like the wheat. was never better.
IL h rather Dol tai undertake In grade
them ~ "No |. No. 2. oi rejected"
and your head aud rcputatios ARE both
safer tn pronounce In the entire lot No.
! but the question ~ Ia anne must be
settled at once. Ono would think that
nothing was easier than naming tho
baby. Tor the world has been full ~
names for six thousand years; yet Il IL
n subject that ,llcits the gravcst dis.
cussion In the family. and reaches out
Ia the advisory board ~ the neigh.
borhood. and often ends In open dis.
satisfaction, or acompromiso, 10y which
the poor child goes through life carry
ing n cognomon crushing through Ia
break the constitution and make the
life of the bearer miserable. A long
name Il always n disadvantage. For n
boy who enters the marts of trade q
double name IN often u safeguard. and
especially M when the middle letter Is
ono seldom used In proper IN,
leading name should he short aud easily
spoken, and the fact IL too apparent "a
every one that II such Is not tho case n
nickname IL sure % follow. The cas-,
of n Girl Is entirely different. No girI
should bc burdcncd with u doubl,
name. NJ matter how many aunts -,
grandmothors are In be- honorcd by y,
doing. A girl should have n singl,
name, and that should be pronounced
bio aud musical, Mchitablr or Jcru
sha and like names may he good ant
substantial enough, but u young lad,
soonor or later rcvolts. Every young
lady, rs n matter Of coursc expects ;,
marry. and should not lose her tamil,
name by 81 doing, but simply add tina
VI her husband. She should got hcl
double name by this Important act %
hor life aud not before, - Chicdgo Inter
Ocean,
The Red Cloud chief., 1879-01-23
Princess Louise and Her Habits.

Have | see the princess ?" writes
a correspondent In the Hamilton Spec.
iaior. "ies, and NO. have seen her
IN the street; but when walking, she is
always heavily veiled, will tell YOU
something ot her habits. but YOU must
understand that In doing this l tell YOU
only what Is generally known In OF
tawx. One of her chief shsractcristics
is love IT exercise, She may be- seen
In the DULY gray mornings, of which
have 80 many since her arrival. At
~ early an hour as $50, vigorously
walking In the romantic neighborhood
IT Rideau Hall, She comes to town
nearly every day not In q carriage. but
in good stout English walkingSboots,
In which she tramps through the mud
and slush with bold. firm step which
puts Ia shame the mincing ladies who,
u they venture out nj all In bad weather,
pick their way rs tcnderly as II they
were walking on eggs. met her last
Sunday, at about 4 o'clock, near ths
Chaudierc. She WAS walking with Iii,
Excellency and Lady Sophia MacNa
mara. The Princess was dressed In
The Red Cloud chief., 1879-01-23
Nurphy's Queer Catch.

WV W
Francis Murphy secured his first hcs-
then at his Cooper Union meeting last
evening. At the close II the speaking
after Brother Murphy had shouted,
''the congregation will como up aud
sisn the plcdgct'- and while men aud
boys were putting signatures to the
cards and having their butionholes
adorned with blue ribbons, Col, Colwell.
If Elmira, caught n struggling spoci.
mon of humanity nv the napc of the
neck and hauled him over a table on Ia
the platform, While the queer catch
was dangling over the space between
the table and the platform, the Colonel
yelled with great enthusiasm, "ticrc he
ia heather Chinese" Somebody
suggested tina, the subject WAS u Japa-
ncsc, w~horcupon the enthusiastic Colo
mel shouted, well, q heather Japanese
it's all In the family" And while
the gentleman spoken Of in such famil.
lar terms WAS putting his signature Ia
one Of the ~pas,ebosrd pledges, the Col
onel continued Ia shout that this giori.
ous movement was gathering them
from the uttcrmost ends of the earth,
When the reclaimed follower Of Con-
hcius and late disciple 1T Bscchus WAS
permitted Ia again rest his feet on the
level Of the nall, he held in his hand a
crumpled card, Ia which he chung with
tho p~ertinacity that chs-acterixes his
race, and on this card WAS the sigma
turn. Japanese Tommy"
The Red Cloud chief., 1879-01-23

black, over which she wore q long gray
ulster her head was wrapped In .
white cloud. and abe carried y small
= she Away, app.arsin the streets
~ith . cane. know lsdies who would
think themselves degraded by wearing
heavy walking boots boots III ~ keep
out III. vet, and with whi"h muddy,
slushy roads might be ~trayorsed with
IMMUNITY. she delights In tb.m. aud
1. apparently as much at home and n
harry, while doing her sin mile walk
on any indifferent road. as ahe would In
her draving.room. and | guppo@e more
"a. The party had walked from Ridnau
Ia the ChAudi.re. aud when they reach.
al the Government House. on their re-
turn. they would have covered nj least
FIVE mile. ~ n rough road This was
n Sunday afternoon constitutional
This habit ~ walking exposes the
Princess tD much Inconvenience, for
there ARE always ili.brcd people who
stare NJ and even follow her IN tho
streets. She seems fond ~ shopping.
aud has already visited n number u
leading dry good, house, bnt she
does not contne herself ~ the irst-clnrs
houses. A few days ago she was seen
suddenly ~ stop before "A small tin shop.
She-sw something IN the window which
attracted her attention. aud after ub'
serving " Tor n moment. walked INTO
the very humble place. New. what de-
YOU suppose struck her fancyp \ small
tin tea potl A little common thing.
with n capacity ~ about ono Cup. and
worth ~ cents. She bought ", and. !
am told, put II IN her pocket. but The
! doubt Now. this shows the utter ah.
scnce ~ that falls. pridr which makes
40 many ~ our women objects ~ rtdi
Guile. Plain. simple. transformations,
All able aud courteous, Her Royal High.
ness has already won the affections oI
all who have come within her inilucnc.
and there can be- no doubt tina, her 81
ample will be- 81 i~bcalculsble value IL
this young country, aud will 90 far IN
checking III. growth ~ the perniciou'
modes II life established among oui
American cousins, which have alread,
done much Ia make our women unwo
manly. and our girls idle aud proud and
snubbish. lrtthe young women ~ Can
ada watch tho III, 81 This daughter VI roy.
atty; lot them initiate her industry. hci
simplicity. her pure, healthy useful life
NJ well mental as physical, let them re-
collect that no lie II happy which Il
idle; that tho highest and purcst enjoy
mont In this world IL the consciousness
that We are constantly employed in do
Ing good and being useful. and ,h'
most wrctchcd Of all lives " that II tn,
woman Of fashion. or 81 the girl witt
spends her time In the whirl Of socia
oxcitement.
The Red Cloud chief., 1879-01-23

passed by the words which might ap-
~pr"priaisly have been taken FROM the
y~ernacular % the Indians for them. aud
while thes" places like Muskegun.
Ncwaygo. MAnis,ee. MAckiuaw. Pes
tosky. and the like. afford pleasing eH-
Ample- Il the correct principle 81 10
moncia,ure in this regard; Others are
miserably affected la tha, some early
pumpkin proprietor II a plated quar-
ter section or n river fraction ha. been
able Ia pass his interesting (to him-elD
pstroDyniic adown the ages; or else.
equally unfortunate for it, future in
habiiaui.. some wide-Asake founder ~
q city va posse has sought TO hasten It's
growth by giving Is some adjective
significance by dubblng IL Grand Haven
or Grand Rapids. whetboth towns were
only made possible BY being on the
banks II the beautiful river known by
the red men as Ouasht.nonR."