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To ZEE CONTINUED.
THE MAN WHO DIDN'T VOTE,

The man VIII" fully made up his mind
never to poll another vote WAS around -
at the last election. II" was heard of OH
street corners aud III groceries for :, fort
night previous, ;nh il did him Il heap OF
good +" have men reply 10 his assertion:
"oh, don't say that, Mr.. .Jorllins. We
cant. spare You from politics. indeed ""
cant. 49,
But he was Hit1-ctti!m.ate. He had dclihrr-
atrly and carefully ma,ir up hIslnl,lt not
/" g" near til" polls, and no arguments count
move him. Even when men predicted that
both parties would he smashed to pieces if
Mr.. .IorkinS didn't COME out he wouldn't
rclent. During the morning of election day
he expected rallrrS-intunntia citizens to
cntreat him for heavens sake to come and
poll his vote and save the country-hut they
didn't call. He also expected to hear ru-
morS that the whole election had been de
clarr,l ..oti on account of his absence, but
no such rumorS came.
Mr. .Iorkins walked out after dinner.
He truly hoped that he would not meet any
oi the candidates, and he rushed To the polls,
and-hc didn't meet any. He expected that
every citizen would wildly demand if he
had voted vet. hut not one of the hundreds
he met said Il word about election. pn the
contrary, they talked about bilious fever,
,'atarrh. the weather. etc. Even when Mr..
.Iorkins accidentally walked past his ward
polling place no one rushed iur him. He
went home and gave orders that no callers
should be admitted and had almost per
Slladed that there had been no election. when
his son came home and said it WAS the big
gcSt election he ever heard of.
But | didn't vote. persisted Mr.. .Ior
kinS.
II know, father: but the party went right
on. just the same.
1t did,"
YES. father: and We saved th: coun-
try"
"lnu did. Didn't they ask for me ~
We'll, ] heard one man ask for you, aud
some on2 told him your vote wasn't worth
sending Il hack tnr. and SO they didn't
send.
And now h" ruhS his hand; and SAYS:
I" BY the great Mogul' bat didn'l We just
clean 'rm right ont of their boots
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not contain 4 carpet of some sort, while the
average laGurcr by Il weeks work may t.; IN
enough to enable him to rrl,us, at night upon
Il spring bed.
Fifty years az" the kitchen .,lreSScrs -
We're set forth with It shining row of pewter
plates. The farmer ate with a buck han
died knife and an iron or pewter spoon, hut
the advancing civilization has sent the
plates and spoons to til" melting pot, Will"
III" knivr; and forks have given place t"
nickel az Sil,rr-platrd cutlery.
In those days the utensils for c"uking
We're dinncr-pot, tca-kettlr, skillet. tntc!
oven, and trying-pan: to-day there is Ir"ru.l
Of kitchen furniture.
The people of 1880 sat i'll the evening in
iii" glowing light Of pitch-kn"t fire. or
read their weekly newspapers by the flick
cring light Of Il tall"w Dip NOW, i'll city
and village. their apartments are bright
with the fame OF the gas jet or til" softer
radiance ot kerosene. Then, if the fire
went out upon the hearth, it wa; rr>inded
by coal from 4 nrighborin% hearth, or by
flint steel. and finder. Those who INDUCED
III pipes and cigars could light thrm only
by some hearth-Stone: to-day We light fire
and pipes by the dormant fireworks i'll the
match safe 1T Il cost Of ont-!iundrcdth of Il
cent
nthoSc days we guessed til" hour of noon,
or asrrrtained it lay the creeping of The sun
light up Ia the moon mark - drawn upon
the floor: only the w"ll-to-do could afford Il
clock. To-day who doe, NOT carry Il watch"
and rs for clocks. You may purchase them
III wholesale, by the cart load, at sixty-two
cents apiece.
Fifty ycar:, ago, how many dwellings were
adorned with pictures? How many are
there now that do not display a print, Ell
craving. chrome, or litho@raph? How many
pianos or parlor organs were there then?
Reed organs We're not invented till 1910. and
now they are in every village
Some who may read this article will re-
member that in 1880 til" Bible. the almanac.
and the few text hooks used in school were,
almost the only volumes of the household
The dictionary WAS y volume four inches
square and an inch and Il half III thickness
in som" OF the country villages a few pub
lc->pirtcd men had gathered libraries con-
tanning from three 10 five hundred volumes: |
in contrast the public libraries OF the pres |
cnt. containing more than ten thousand |
volumes, have an aggrrgat" of l0,6JO,OU9 |
volumes. not including the Sunday school !
and private libraries OF til" country. 1t is
thar altogether the number of vol |
umcs accessible t"thc pnhlic is not less than
20 O0O, 0nn. OF WchstrrS and WnrcrSter> |
il may be said that enough
States
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Causes of Common Deformity.

Bow-legs and knock knees are among the
most common physical detormitirs, and the
cause of such crookcdncSS. in either case is
usually imputed 10 the afflicted ones having
been put upon his or her feet too early in
babyhond i;ut Il Manchester (En") ply
stefan, DIR. Cromptun, who has investigated
the matter. thinks differently. He attri-
butes he first distortion to Il habit some
youngsters delight in, Of rubbing the sole
of one foot against that of the other: some
will go to sleep with the soeS together, ap-
p"aring to enjoy the contact only when the
feet are naked, not attempting it when they
arSSockrd or slirperr,i-thr remedy being,
therefore, keep the s"les covered
Knock-knees tIie>>tso.ctorasrribeS to the habit
OF sleepiugon the side -. ,!...:
under the hollow behind the other. He has
found that where one leg has been bowed
inward more than the other the patient has
always slept on one side, and the uppermoSt
member has been the most tl"tormetl the
preventive is to pad the inside. of the knees,
SO rs to keep them apart and let til" limbs
grow freely their own way.
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WHJES: WISE HND Witty.

II HJFS. AiJSif u NJ hItII.
Lost nj Sea-'rhe sight of land.
Ode 10 Spring-.\ grudge for no, COM
ing sooner.
Records of crime furnish the sin news
of many papers.
Life is Il "Mr.''y to Il sober man, and Il
"mizzer y to Il drunkard.
Essays on the sun and moon come I'M
der the head of light literature.
-Traveling statesmen are base drummcrs
when they beat their customers.
&c There is no place like comb" as the
bee said when storing up its honey.
A hen twenty-five years old is a West
ern curiosity May her son never set.
A good motto for Il Young man just
starting II moustache-down in front.
No matter what rank vegetables may
attain, the cabbage will always he u head.
A Western woman has lost two huS-
bands by lightning. She ought t" marry Il
conductor
The robin is ont in his Spring cutaway
coat and red waistcoat for the first hop of
the season.
A Berlin prima donna refused 10 sing
recently, because there was too much dust
in the house.
The only untavorablr report about
f,thn (l,,.E !. lnt
ninety years on tick.
An exchange says that Napoleon IN.
is always porting over books. He never
rcigns, but he pores.
No jest can I've quite ST. bitter rs that
one which runs laugIlnyly along on the
edge of an ugly truth.
The man who sighed for the wings of 4
dove probably did not know that the legs
We're much better eating.
There is Il difference in milklnaidS. The
milkmaid in the country is not the same as
the milk made in the city.
Why are your nose and chin constantly
at variance" Because words are contin-
ually passing between them.
-Trptb i STRANGER Than 6,t;,n but W.,
it isn't half SO interesting. And tl,s1i. no
h,lv likes +, Inc familiar with str,6>r..rs
A Scotch lady, hearing HAT it was de-
>ir;,hie in any danger t2>1lave presence OF
mind rep,ied: :. had mtn.r b,,,. ,bse,c,
of body"
,,-
says that its great practical utility is - to
kill time
| l,nJI,dv r,s c,u,J,;uiro that she
,,uldu,, ,,,,,. h,,h .,d. ,,r.t ..W.ll =
.,iJ q, ;,,,.I,. ..Nhr r,, ,,,L, an. end
..,, -,
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H"'''" INV law: '"' II w" "''' ''"' -
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ROSEWOOD.

Rosewood In; AWAY, been considered an
aristurratic wood. 1t is used f,i fine fiIiui-
tire and pianos by all civilized nations.
We lave no record OF its first introduction
into use, but il is fair 10 presume that it was
soon after he discovery of South America.
rs old writers speak Of rosewood cabinets
and other articles of furniture" II i found
emily in South America, although a very
near approach 10 it is used l,y the Chinese,
of which and bamboo they construct all
their furniture. The French call il palaiS-
andre. l1niS de rose, or wood Of the rose. is
an African wood, and is red, with yellow
StreakS. 1t seldom grows over eight inches
in diameter and is cut into vcnccrS and used
bias for borders in inlaid OF marqurtry work.
Rosewood or palaiSandre is found oI >llpr-
rior quality in Brazil. Rio de .J;,neiro ex-
ports all of the fine quality of wood. Large
quantities of inferior quality are sent from
Bahia but this wood is only used hy cheap
manufacturers, us the grain is Il dull brown
and possesses but little he:,u.y of figure.
Honduras also experts Il heavy, dull-iook-
,lrumStirkS and canes. Rio lie Janriro wood
grows large and thu grain is .autitully
varie"atel. The most desirable wood, that
which is the most notified, is selected for
ycnc"rS. and the plain. strli ght-g grained logs.
when brought to market, are very rough
and gnarled It has lattrrlv been sold hy
weight unl Y some wears ago it was sold by
the log, and the purchaser relied on his as
tutrnrSS for bargains. II contains an acrid
oil. which must hr "Nt.art"d hy s,tcInriHg
on hv Ion. e> po>nre /" the air before it can
I've relied ON to hold with glue. Il has a
pungcnt smell, and the men who work i'll it
seem to imbihr the odor into their systems,
Us no ablutinn will eradicate III" smell by
which thu worker is distinguished from tllt
worker in other woods. TIL" dust arising
tr,nn the Sand-paprring is not pniS"noaS,
although it gives Il peculiarly CHASTITY cN-
preston To the w"rkmans c"untrnance
Rosewood, il well worked, is the most ,lur;,,
bic of all furniture wool, and after Il criitu-
rvs use il can be polished to look rs well as
new. 1t is exceedingly strong and hard.
and becomes more ;oll from age.
- "ph, suppose h. loves Sarah, and
would be glad 10 marry her." She was say
ing t" another woman in tn" post-otiicc cor
ridor yesterday, "but dunno" "lS'nt he
Il nice young man." asked the other.
Well he's nice enough, but very reckless
Win his money. At Christmas time he
made rs Il present ola French clock for the
plrlur and there's not one of lis in the house
could speak Il word of French He might
just "a we'll presented lis with German
thermometer or Il Spanish umbrella. We
hal t" trace il for a barrel Of nf"aS-rs.'
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antiquity m -,
naked plain. reatiY The lawn is still
like a desert coming 1T to the Potomac
Like Versailles, in the time 6}laI'' '' H.'ui'
Washington is a government creatfht.,
this White House is hoary only by events.
The President office, which is in Il he second
story, is also the cabinet rooln and is not 4
very large apartment for the White House,
although about thirty-tive or forty feet iii
depth, by perhaps, thirty feet wide, and
with Il higiI ceiling. y long table is IN the
middle of the floor, with leathcr-Seat;tl
chairs around it: the two windows have
long lalnhrequin curtains of Il dark BLUSH
gray color y large map of the United
States is on The wall. TIL" carpet is of Il red
lint, with large figures. The general effect
of he room rs one enters is that Of Il library
VIII lDiit books
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The Largest Orchard in the World.

The largest orchard in the world is doubt
less that owned and worked very success
fully by Mr.. Robert MciinStry, of HUDSON,
Columbia county, y. y. Mr.. MckinStry'S
orchard is procuring for him Il Worldwide
reputation, and has many visitors. Like
all uit-grnwcrS and others of kin 10 that
profession, he is kindly and literally dis
posed. and has no secrets to reserve from
others who are interested i'll his labnrS.
The orchard is situated on the east bank of
the Hudson river, on high rolling table land
and contains more than $4,000 apple trees,
H. 100 pears /. 0nG cherries, 800 peaches, 200
plrlms 300 crabs, 800 vines, 6D0 currantS,
and 200 chrStnuts. The varieties grown
are: Rhode Island Greeniny, 1000: Bald
wins, Coco King of Tompkins county, 1000:
AstrachanS, 500 Northern Spy, 800: Wag-
eucr. 800: Grave>tein. HOO Cranberry Pip
pins. 200 Ben Davis, 200 with .IoanthanS,
Hubbar,lstone, Cayuga$, Nandeveer>, Bell
flowers. Pcrmains Peck Peasants 20
Dune" PifoinS, EnSsctS and Others III less
number The pears are Bartlett. Il. Il An
iou, sheldon, Srcilrl and Lawrence chiefly
of cherries there are twenty eight varieties.
The orchard is remarkably thrifty, and the
oldest trees are about twenty year; old. The
soil is a dry rolling gravel, with some lime
stone: the trees are planted twenty feet
apart. and do not seem by any means to he
crowded The ground is plowcd several
times in the year and kept fallow, except
ing, when thought advisable, it is seeded TO
clover The orchard is interSccted by roads
over six miles in length for the passage of
wagons, and is bounded 10y Il continuous
row of apple trees set ten feet apart for four
and unr-halt miles. The soil is certainly
well adapted for fruit growing, for the trees
are clean, thrifty. compact and loaded with
the highest cnlored and iair,.>t looking fruit.
The apple crop of the present year is expect
ed to be 30, 0Op barrels, Il large portion of
which will he exported to Liverpool and
Glasgow. Tweniy-four men and fourteen
horses are employed hauling ont the crop or
in blowing.
Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1879-04-12

kept By al'othe-|
carries IN this
cou ntry. A
single trial ,ciN
~conrince The mos.
skepiml Of its
'oondat'M value.
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The Manufacture OF
Plantation Carts aud Wagons
TEXTURE DEPURhTIVE
DU ID Il M e N &.

&c remedc qui ma pas encore failli dcpnis
viugt-cinu ans qn'il est en- usage. est hirn
snp6rieur a tous les crfraits dc SalseparciM
ct tons les DGpmatts, employees jusqn'a CT
Jour.
II -lfrit toutcs les maladics chroniuncs.
SOFT in'crncs, soft cXtcrner. sans difference
d'iye nj de scNc. Mule maladic provcnnl;
de !'iinpurtta tu sang ne rtsiste a son nsa-
sc; les dartres de quelquc nature o~u'ellrs
soient, les i%ntirmitts,~ cons6qucncede lahus
dn mcrcurr on de toni autrc traitemcnt oui
Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1879-04-12

&c Cordial, agreeable ct tres %savourenx
est lie stimulant lie plus sain que Ion ait
encore produit j~usqu'ici; il est compose
d'ingredients aromatiqnes ct amcrs, Gui,
lorsqu'on en- fait usage modtrfment, est un
excitant aussi bien qn'un fortifiant pour lie
systeme digestif-c'est aussi un depuratif
excellent.
il ma pas de snperieur parmi toutes les
preparations de notre 6poque. lie propriG-
taire possede d l'appni de son eficacite les
certificats de Ia Facult6 Medicalc de la
Louisiana. II guerit on PREVENT les tievres
en- general, ct autres desordres in%tericnrs;
il combat anssi la dyspepsia, la n6vralgie,
ainsi que Ia constipation occasionnfe par
rabus DIES indictments ct les affections du
cGur. II est ~efficace dams les maladies de
Ia vessie ct les maux de reins. C'est I'm
TONGUE tres-puissant dams lie cas- d'epuise
ment du systeme.
C'est un breuvage inoffensifpourles fem
mes ct les elfants ct nm excellent antibi-
liaire. &c Bitter est specialement destin6 a
Pusage DIES families. mars 1'78
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DR.. MENG, Donaldsonville:

lJIt. MEN6, llDu;SluSOINlllc.
C'cst avec lie plus vif plais,r que jc vous
vols reprcndre Ia fabrication de votrc Tein-
turc Depnrativc. Je nc saurais trOp Ia
recOmmahler 4 tOus cemx qui soutircnt dc
maladies ancienncs. J'en al vcndu beau
coup dams le temps, ct j'ai etc t6moin dc
cures aussi nOmbrenses que surprcnnntcs.
Mais deuN snrtout sont restGes graves
dams ma mcmoirc:
Nine. Santiago Troxillo, hgfe d'cnviron
46 ans, qui dcpnis plusicurs annGcs n'avait
pn quitter son lit (%retour d'ayc). s'cst tron-
wee enforcement g,i6ric, apres lemplol de
qnelqucs bouteilles dc teinturc dtpurative.
Ellie est dcvenue forte ct pnissante, ct n
plus resent aucnne csepcc de dOuleur.
Me. Lagreze ,:igee de % ans, qui dcpuis
pusieurs annses n'avait pm Sc livrer 4 au-
cnne cspecc travail, en- proie n nnc migrai
ne qui la tenait clouee dams so chamhre,
s'est we dtlivr6e pour t%ouionrs de cette
donlourense maladic, apres Passage dc qucl-
qucs bonteillcs de cctte bonnie t%eintnre.
81 ce medicament, bien connu ct cmplo-
y6 dams nos parages. await besoin d'etre
recommends, je ponrrais bonner le nom de
nomble dc personnes qui ont etc queries
par In teinture dfpurativc.
Veuillez men eXpedier unc caisse. Plu-
sieurs malades men ont demande ct Pattern
dent.
AMADEO BRAUD.
Je c~ertifie que lie D6puratif du DIR. Mcng
ma gu6ri' radicalement en- 1874 dune forte
eruption cutan6e sur l'abdomen, qui await
resiste pendant an moiDs six mOis Il tous
les autres remedes prescrits par les pra-
ticiens de la Nouvelle-0rkans. L'6ruption
disparaissait, mails revenait touiours.
Six bouteilles dc Ia Teinture Font fait
disparaitre, ct P6rnption nest plus revenue
apres CO traitement.
J. D. AUGUsTIN.
st Charles, Z juliet 1873.
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6(lm u are
required. They
restore the vital
forces IL a re-
,'.arkoble degree,
and giue tone to
the syaem.
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called, are merely s0ishi,cashy stuff,
sold as a beverage. d.. Roback's
BiNers are not a beverage in any
sense Of the 'cord, but contain tie
most erpehsire drags kno,on to
science for the radical cure Of
Indigestion and Dyspepsia, and
| for all cases ,chcss a tonic and
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-08-22

The friends and patrons of Trinity
Parish School will be glad to know
that the school will be opened on
Monday, September the Sth. under the
charge of Miss Mary Teasdale. who
for several years past has been con-
nected with its work, and who is well
known in this community rs thor.
ough and devoted teacher.
Tribune: One day last week while
some of Ross men were driving a
number of cattle into this city, five
large steers fell into n mineral hole
thirty-fiye feet deep. They were eN-
tricated from their perilous position
after several hours work. and strange
to relate, none were seriously injured,
though the under ones were badly
bruised.
The entry books of the Southwest
ern Wis. Industrial Association will
be opened on and after the 25th of
August. An urgent request is made
that the ladies' of Mineral Point who
intend placing articles ON exhibition.
make their entries previous to the en-
try days of the fair, so us to avoid rush
and confusion.
The Rt. Rev. DR.. Welles, Bishop of
Wisconsin, will visit Trinity Parish.
this city, the last of the month, Satur-
day the 30th. At II O'clock, a. m. there
will be Harvest Home Service in
the church, with an address by the
Bishop. Immediately after the SER
vice there will be a general Parish
and Sunday School Feast in one of the
groves near by. An are cordially in
vited. The church will be appropri-
ately decorated with the fruits of the
earth. On Sunday the 3lst, ut 10
o'clock. A. NJ. the Bishop will preach
and administer the Apostolic
rite of Confirmation in Trinity
Church. In the afternoon Of the same
day at 3 o'clock, there will be service
in Calvary Church, Montfort. Mon
day evening, Sept the LIST, at o'clock
the Bishop will otliciate in the Court
House ut Dodgeville.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-08-22
Temperance Picnic at Highland.

The Highland Red Ribbon Club
held picnic on Friday last-thc an
niversary of its organization. The ex-
ercises took place in pleasant grove
a short distance South Of the village.
After the picnic dinner was served,
the people were entertained by adj
dresses by Mr.. J. 7. Smoker and DR..
II. Mix Of Highland, and Miss Laynia
Goodell Of GAINESVILLE; also by read
ings and destinations by others, and
good music by the choir and the High
land brass band. Altogether the pic
mic was very creditable affair. and
proclaimed the existence Of q live
temperance society in Highland.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-08-22
CarbiS-- Brown.

Mr.. Fred Carbis and Miss Nellie
Brown of this city, were united in
matrimony at the brides residence. on
Saturday evening last. Rev. II Balch,
pastor of the NJ. L. Church, officiating.
Fred and his bride are well and favor
ably known in this city. aDd host of
friends will join with the DEMOCRAT
in extending congratulations and
wishing them long and happy we'd
ded life.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-08-22

The new two cent return postal
card is out 1t is provided with a
stamp at each end, and room for
writing two messages.
Mrs. Johaunah Conway of Ridge
was. who has been insane for great
many years, was sent TO the Insane
Asylum nj Madison, ON the 18th inst.
kirkpatrick and Sears have fixed up
their livery stable and office in good
style. and are doing good business,
Mr.. J, IL, Terry, started for WauwS-
toSa, milwaukee, county, ON Thursday,
where he will conduct y teachers in
stitute during the next two week,
VIM. Siddle. an old res ident of Min
eral Point, died ut his home in this cay
on Wednesday night, August Goth.
The funeral will take place this Fri
day afternoon.
The Temple of Honor Railroad EN-
curSion to Dubuque came OF to-day.
Seven coaches filled 10 overlooking
left this city at 500 4. NJ. 4 full re-
port of the excursion will be given
next week.
John II. Roberts. an old resident of
Dodgeville and we'll known through
out Iowa county. died mt his home in
Dodgeville ON Monday last. His
funeral took place ON Wednesday
last and was attended by Il large
concourse of people.
Last week Mr.. John lIadncld posted
up in several public places placmdS
announcing that he would pay the
highest price for laN-Seed. Almost
immediately after the placards were
posted some mem-Spirited individual
or individuals tore them down. Con-
siderable diSgraceful work Of this
misunderstanding signs, etc.-has been
done around town of late. 1t would
well if some william could be caught
at it and punished--as IN example for
others.
Mr.. Roberts. with a. Reed \ Sons,
of Chicago, has sold quite Il number
of musical instruments since his arri-
val i'll this city. Mr.. Il. Pratt bought
| from him one of llaines Brothers
upright pianos, which are pronounced
by those who have used them to be
the best in the world. Mr.. Roberts
has number of elegant pianos and
organs on exhibited at his sample
room, next door west of Il. ID. Pull
ford's. Some of these instruments
will be exhibited ut our coming Fair
Evening Wisconsin: We have fire.
quently spoken, during the past year
Of the frightening days of sunshine
and prosperity which We're steadily
dawning upon our blessed country
and, as we are approaching the au-
tumn of 1879, when the full harvest
of our glorious earth will be gathered
we witness Il vista of Sunshine cover
ing alike the agricultural, the manu-
featuring, the mechanical and the
commercial industries of our broad
land from the Atlantic to the far Pa.
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