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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-02-21
John Ph0nix and jeff Davis.
Indianapolis Journal.

When Frank Pierce was President
Jctf Davis, then secretary Of war, issued
u general invitation to officers Of the
army who were sliliul draughtsmen, TO
hand in suggestions for the new uni
form which it had been decided to
ADOPT. One such invitation was sent to
each officer. Lieut.. Derby {" John PhW.
nix y was very ready with his pen--a
really ingenious artist. In reply he
sent to tho war department n design for
u new unilorm--or rather II peculiar
addition To the old uniform the amend
mcnt consisting merely of II ring attach
cd to the scat of tho trousers of each
private soldier. Each officer was to
with u hook in the end, like II shepherds
crook. The pole and the ring enabled
officers to keep privates from running
away in battle. Fugitives could easily
be caught by it and brought back. Stray
glers could be kept in line. Moreover,
the ring would be very useful i'll the
cavalry service to tasten soldiers to the
saddle to keep them from falling OIL;
and in tho artillery service the rings
were to be used for draught purposes,
iii the absence Of mules.
These specifications were actompa-
MED by the most grotcsque pictures,
representing officers hauling back cow
ardly recruits by tho serviceable ring,
cavalry securely fastened To the top Of
their steeds by the same device. and ar
tillerymen harnessed to cannon, draw
inc them through narrow deiies or up
an ACTIVITY inaccessible to mules, by
cables attached to the postcrior staples.
On another sheet Of hristol-board was
m illustration III gaudy colors of Der
hy's Rotary Mule-Howitzer," accom-
panied by the following descriptions
Upon the back of n young and vigilant
mule, strap'a mountain howit2er, the
muz5le pointing towards the tail. \
similar piece of ordinance is fastened
with iron bands under the animals ais.
domen, the mu2alo aimed between his
fore-legs To tho front. There are four
gunners two 10 each piece il
| 'persuader, rs he il called, whose bust
ness il il to persuade the NIUE 70 stand
firm and not retreat, by stuifing him
with oats after each discharge, with
tin sausago-stutler When In
aians, or other legitimate game,
appear i'll view, the mule is.
by crank movement on the tail
limhereo to the front. II don't make
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-02-21
Eight Bucks Killed. Exploit Of n
Mexican Party OH the Rio Grande.

Santa Rosa IMexiol Letter in New Orleans Times.
Putting themselves in connection
with some Of the traders that dealt
with the bands, they succeeded by
promises and threats in getting these
Indians assembled mt prearranged
spot, and by these means captured the
whole of the noted Chief Colorado's
band of Mescalero Indians. In the
short struggle to resist their capture
eight of the bucks were killed and
twenty-five taken prisoners, with sixty
squaws and children. Unfortunately
the band of Lipan Indians had, about
eight days before Col. Garcia's arrival,
parted from the Mcscaleros, and We're
out OH the raid towards Durango, else
the whole Of them would likely have
been bagged. The expedition return
ed with their prisoners, rs before stated,
on the 18th, and were enthusiastically
received 10y the inhabitants of the town.
The only loss this force sustained, was
the stabbing of n sentinel by II squaw
the first night out on the march. The
squaws were at the time given the liber-
ty to walk about i'll camp, but after
llllS lHGN were sGdICHGG, lulHDGI VI
hidden knives taken away from them,
and all of them fettered the same rs
the warriors. One of the remarkable
coincidents of the capture is the fact
that the father of Chief Colorado turns
out to be brother of one of the most
prominent merchants i'll Santa Rosa,
who had been robbed from Il rancho
close by this town in 1922 by the Mes
caleros, rs boy years old. His name,
which they did not change, and some
peculiar deformity Of one Of his feet,
rs we'll rs the corroborating stories of
some very aged Indians in the tribe,
put his identity beyond doubt. He
has, of course, entirely forgotten his
origin, and would, by inclination, have
preferred to stay with the rest of the
tribe, but the relatives insisted to take
care of him, for the remainder of his
life, and lie was made over to them.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-02-21
The Hawaiian Death Wall.

The hour when the soul of the patient
takes its flight to the Eternal, when the
onnous word make dead is sounded
like kncllupon the ears OF tho sur
vivors-thon suddenly NIL voices are
united in singing, or rather chanting
the auwc in deep, molodious and
pathetic tones that sound like the
wniling of tho sea i'll the night
time. The contaglon, like mag
uetc current, spreads through the
village. Instantly all hearts are
moved and the auwc is ohantcd from
ono house to another. until nm ocean Of
sympathy seems to lloat upon the air
There il something SO touching and
pitiful III this wall that Foreigners, in
passing by during its continuation, will
stand ns il electrified and listen to il MS
the sweetest, saddest music ever heard
on earth. 1t is taken up in currents
the silence intervening being solemn
more solemn and impressive than any
pathetic Grafton delivered by the
most famous orator nj the grave
of the most illustrious man. A
moments silence, and again the auwc
breaks forth in its intensity, resounding
throughout the village in peals ofmourn-
full lamentation. Thus at intervals,
while the corpse, is laid ont, the'wailing
is healed of all its sadness. 1t is not
monotoncous, for sadness is congcnial
to the human heart or Mt least il is II bur-
den which we NIL must bear, and hence
we like the echoes Of our common
lot. Ii is rather enchanting and lascin-
ating; il attracts with strange,
weird powor. There are other customs
specially noticeable Ut the deaths "
chiefs. To sing the praises Of chief
i'll songs lasciyious and accompany
them with dances the most unchastc,
were the highest honors that could be
paid to an alii. When lunatillo, the
predecessor of King kalakaua, died the
writer witnessed astonishing leveties
| like those mentioned.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-02-21

any difference which way the mule faces
and here is where my patent comes in),
one gun is always pointing towards the
front. At the command "Fire!" the
top howitzer is discharged. The recoil
throws the mule on his back. bringing
the second gun into position. This is
discharged, which suddenly throws the
mule to his feet again, when the gun
ners swab out the mules throat with
hay and reload" The accompanying
illustrations lin brown, red, blue, and
gold, and still on file in the war depart
ment) represented the rotary mule in
seven different attitudes, looking con-
tented and happy all the time.
This was felt to be outrageous audac-
ity on the part Of a subaltern. The
clerks in the war department laughed
at the funny letter immoderately, but
their superiors looked serious. jeff Da-
Wis, the head of the department was ter
ribly indignant, and he resolved to de-
fend his wounded dignity. Charges and
specifications were drawn up against
Lieut.. Derby, and the officers were actu-
ally named forlhis court-martial, when
William r. Marcy, secretary of state, a
man of more sense and self-poise, said
to the irate secretary: "Now, see here,
Gen. Davis, don't do it. This Derby has
undoubtedly superflaous development
Of humor. But he is shrewd and in
genious, and really fine draughtsman.
He has valuable qualities. You can
organize a court that will convict him,
but you will be butt of ridicule on ac-
count Of it all your life. Better file the
suggestions of the hook-and-ring and
the lively rotary mule, and say moth
ing" And he did.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-02-21
Rights i'm the Road.

fla farm deed is bounded by, on or
upon n road, it usually extends to the
middle of the roadway. The farmer
owns the soil of half the road, and may
use the grass, trees, stones, gravel, sand
or anything Of value to him, either on
the land or beneath the surface, subject
only to the superior rights of the public
to travel over the road, and that of the
highway surveyor to use such materials
for the repair OF the road and these
materials may be carted away and used
elsewhere ON the road. No other man
has u right TO feed his cattle there, or
cut the grass or trees, much less deposit
his wood, old carts, wagons or other
things there. Tbeowner of a drove of
cattle that stops to feed in front Of your
land, or drove of pigs which root up
the soil, is responsible to you at law, jas
much US if they did the same thing in
side the fence. Nobody's children have
"a right topick up the apples underyour
trees although. the same stand wholly
outside of your fence. No private per-
son has n right to cut or lop off the
limbs of your trees III order to move his
old barn or other buildings along the
highway, and no. traveller can hitch his
horsd to; sEour, ;;trees by the
sidewalk, without being liable
if he gnaws the" bark or
otherwise Injuries them. If your
well stands partly on your land and
phrtly outside The felice, no 'neighbor
can use it except by your permission.
Nay, more; no man has rightto stand
in front of your land and Insult you
with abusive language without being
liable to you for trespassing on your
land He has a right to pass and re-
pass in nj orderly and becoming man
ner; Il right to use the.road, but not to
abuse it. But notwithstanding the'far-
mer owns the soil Of the road, even. he
cannot use it for any purpose which in
terfercs with the use of it by the public
for travel. He cannot put his pig-pen.
wagons, cart, wood or other things
there, if the highway surveyor orders
them away rs obstructing public travel.
If he leaves such things outside his
fence, and within The limits Of the high
way, MS actually laid Out, though
some distance from the travelled
path, and traveller runs into
then, in the night and is injured, the
owner is not only liable TO him for pri-
yate damages, but may also be indicted
and fined for obstrueting public high
way. And if he has fence or wall
along the highway, he must place il all
on his land, and not half on the road, as
in case of division fences between neigh
bors. But us he owns the soil, if the
road is discontinued, or located else
where, the land reyerts to him, and he
may inclose it to the center, and use it
as u part of his farm. Judge Bennett.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-02-21

"Good news, wife, replied John.
"Such news as never hoped for or
even dreamed Of"
"What is it? Tell me quick-I
want to hear, il it is anything good"
"Mr. Merton has Cancelled the mort
gage-released me from debt, both in
terest and prinoipal-and says any time
! need further assistance, il | will let
him know shall have it." N. NJ
az am so gladl 1t puts new life into
me-" said the now happy wife. :" But
what can have come over Mr.. Mer-
toni?
al do not know. 1t seems strange
after the way he talked TO me yester-
day morning. | will go right over to
Mr.. Merton and tell him how happy he
has made us"
He found Mr.. Merton in, and ex-
pressed his gratitude in glowing terms.
"What could have induced you" he
asked, "to show us so much kind
ness?"
~ followed your suggestion" replied
Mr.. Merton, "and put myself in your
place. l expect that it will surprise
you very much to learn that the strange
traveller to whom you showed 80 much
kindness was myself"
Indeed" exclaimed Mr.. Bishop.
DWELL, it is good joke" said the lat
ter; "good in more senses than one.
1t has terminated very pleasantly for
me-"
II was surprised, said Mr.. Merton,
ut the broad and liberal views you ex-
pressed OF men and their actions gener-
ally. supposed / had greatly the ad-
vantage over you in means and educa-
ton; yet how cramped and narrow
have been my views beside yours!
Tint wife of yours is mn estimable wo-
man, and that boy of yours will be an
honor to any man. 81 tell you,
Bishop said tho lawyer, becoming
animated, "you are rich-beyond what
money could make you; you have
treasures that gold will not bny. Some
how seem to have lived years since
yesterday morning. What | have
learned ut your house is worth more
than you owe me, and ann your debtor
YET. Hereafter | shall take as my
motto, : Put yourself in. his place, I
and try toreguh,te nay action Try it."-S'
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-02-21
Every Time l Shpit Heem Back. !.

Foreigners who come to this country
have generally heard the praises Of the
American oyster sounded long before
their advent, and are, rs a rule. anxious
to test its merits ut the earliest possible
moment. They used to tell ola French
man who, within an hour after landing,
was seated in a wel-knowu downtown
oyster saloon, with dozen huge saddle
rocks" before him. By dissecting them
with knife and fork he had managed 70
dispose Of two or three Of the smaller
ones, when j native came in, seated
himself opposite him 1t the table, and
attacked i dozen Of particularly large
and fat oysters American fashion. The
Frenehman looked on in establishment
As they disappeared one DO one. and al
lelgth leaned forward and said, hurried
", You schwallow them whole !"
Certainly said his companion, max
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-02-21

ing way with another. "And you can
schwallow heem whole?" PERSISTED the
Frenchman, pointing to a mammoth
specimen on his own plate. Certainly"
said the American, ''pass it over here"
The plate was pushed across the table,
and the American, after due applica-
ton of lemon juice, took it down at q
gulp. "Mon Dieul" exclaimed the
Frenchman, II nevare did see. try to
schwallow heem one, two, three time;
every time shpit heem back" The
feelings of the American need not be
described.-Boston Transcript.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-02-21
FOUR WEEKS AFTER.
A Bride OF n.Moldh Made Crazy by The
Dissipation and Neglect or Her IIus-
Detroit Free prnsa

Detroit Free Press.
About four weeks ago there was n
wedding in the house Of respected
resident Of this city,swho is comfortably
wit!fthis worlds, goods and Il
andN cultivated daughter
about 20 years Of age. This daughter
was married TO u young man who left
his school about u year ago and began
the world" Tho wedding was attended
by many friends, I'LL Of whom joined in
wishing tho pair all the happiness and
prosperity possible. Little did they
realize Tho change that would take
place within 80 short time, us they
sitw tho bride, confident and happy,
home. Last Saturday night the hus-
band did not come home from his
work. The bride waited anxiously UNI
Ill midnight, without learning Of his
whereabouts, and, despite tho advico Of
friends, would not 80. To bed, but sat up
alnight Epxiously waiting. .DWitb out
sleep and Scarcely eating anything she
started for her husbands office in the
morning, but on the way down the
street learned that he left the city ON
Saturday in company with woman of
doubtful scharacter; that he remaiped
AWAY until Sunday evening" wheat he
returned very drunk, and Mt that time
was lying ut ~ hotel trying to recover
from the effects Of his dissipation. Save
u few unavoidable evidences Of Griofand
surprise the bride controlled herself, and,
accompanied by her father visited the
hotel whero her husband was stopping,
and there, half stupcIied, her tecrcant
partner was seen lying ona bed grooming
with pain and tortured with rcmorse.
lie admitted his guilt, begged forgive
ness and the wife granted it. by the
advice of her father aud y physician she
returned toher home, batsho was very
much exhausted by the experience.
The husband was able 10 20 homo Mon
day morning, and when arrived found
his bridc.wifo II raying maniac. She
grew moro violent about midnight Sun
day, and in her dolirium she tore down
window curtains, smashed the furniture
and tried to injure herself by throwing
herself hcadlong against the walls ofher
bedroom.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-02-21
Sad Effects OF a Fair.
Boston Commercial Bulletin.

"Where were you last night?' said
the judge. Carnival Authors" said
the prisoner. "Staid til o'clock; was
a little Dryden, and went out and
Goethe drink. / couldn't pay the
Scott, and a Longfellow at the Wayside
Inn asked my name. Robert Burns,
says l. Put him out says he. The
Dickens you will, says l. My Holmes
in the highlands drinking the beer.
You'll get no Moore here says he;
and the Little Boy Blue came along
and ran me in. That's Watts the mat
ter, Judge. l would not tell you false
Hood; Pm innocent rs Lamb" And
the judge thought SO, for he sent him
behind the bars for thirty days, wiser
if not Whittier man.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-02-21
The Natural Washing Machine.
Vlsalln ICal1 Delta.


A boiling spring has been discovered
between the Palyadero and Los Gatos
creeks, in Tulare, i'll Tulare county.
An ingenious individual has applied
for the water right, and has constructed
u clothes wringer to be run by water
wheel at one side Of the spring, where
il boils over into another Of clear cold
water in which the proprietor has
placed sack of indigo. The ranches
of the settlement resort to the spring to
do their washing. The clothes are
thrown into the water,which has whir-
ling motion, and are drawn in out of
sight. In about five minutes they came
to the surface, float to the wringer, and
are run through into the other spring
where they are rinsed by passing
through another wringer. In less than
thirty minutes the washing is done and
the rancher is on his way home rejoic-
ing. His happy wife meets him at the
door, hangs the clothes out to dry,
which takes about rs short time, and
the washing is done. A scientific gem
tleman intends visiting the spring soon,
to ascertain concerning reports and a
number of ladies intends TO make their
permanent homes there, where there
will he no more sore knuckles or tired
hands.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-02-21

The rumor-mongers of London seem
determined to raise the proprietor of
the leading English journal to the peer
age. The correspondents of the pro-
vlncial press reassert that Mr.. Walter is
to become an English baronet. 1t is
also regarded as extremely probable
that the family circle of the Telegraph
is to be honored in the same way. The
father clings to. the name which
descended to him, and is known as Mr..
Levy. The son, Edward, has altered
his name to Lawson; so that the pros
pectof a contingent baronetcy is view
ed with dismay by the mercurial Sir
Wilfrid of that name.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-02-21

CHIEF JUsrIcE PlERpoINT, of Vergen-
mes, VT, had sad duty to perform
when he gave his opinion against John
p. Phair, the Rutland murderer, the
other day. The latter's mother, an
estimable woman, has been nurse in
the judges family at different times and
watched tenderly at the death-bed of
his youngest daughter some time ago,
but now she accuses him of cruel pre-
JUDGE against her son. Phair writes
his mother that he shall lose no sleep
on account of his doom.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-02-21

THE remaining one Of the pair Of
champanzees brought TO this country a
year or so ago from the south coast of
Africa, and which have been the prop.
erty of the Geological society of Phila-
delphia, died several days since at the
Geological garden. Several weeks since
the famale chimpanzee, after = long i'll
ness, died OF inflammation Of the bow
els. AT the time Of the death Of its
mate, the male animal showed signs Of
great grief and depression, and has not
been apparently strong and well since
then. About three weeks since il con.
tracted cold, which grew gradually
worse, resulting in its death from the
same cause MS the female. The chim-
pa zee was taken 70 the university
where n post-mortem Will be made
Philadelphia Ledger.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-02-21

A BILL has been reported favorabiy in
the Pennsylvania senate providing for
the appointment of commission tose-
leot sites for the two industrial schools
which it is proposed to establish. 1t
purposes to take all soldiers orphans
who desire, at the age of sixteen, when
they are discharged from the schools,
and teach them useful trades, at the
same time giving them scientific edu-
cation For this purpose a corps of
teachers are to be appointed by Il
board of trustees. 1t will be, in short,
u graduating school for such scholars
us are admitted. The bill involves an
appropriation of 100000 by the legisla-
ture. ~..
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-02-21

SEVEN thousand five hundred pounds
were lost in a Hanover square lion
dom club recently at ecarte in. one
night. The committee of the club is
up in arms, and has sought to bring the
winner to book. In this case the World
says it cannot see he was a whit more
t. blame than the loser. Both are
men Of about the same age and Of
much the same calibre--the loser hav-
ing been for years II noted plunger at
the Raleigh club. 1t was, in fact, Il
stand-up hight of five hours duration
before competent gallery.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-02-21

THE New York court Of appeals has
overrulsd the ruling Of the lower court
that convicted DIR. I. 5. Lambert, pres-
dent of tie American Popular Life In
surance company, and has ordered a
new trial. DIR. Lambert was convicted
Of perjury in making an alleged fraudu-
lent affidavit to the company's annual
statement.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-02-21

A sHoRr-sIGHrEp man went to an opti-
clans to change his glasses, which were
not strong enough. After he had got
the right ones he asked. "What num-
Der must wear after these cease to be
strong enough?' This one" said the
optician, showing him another pair,
"And after that2' This" "And after
that?' "And after that? after that :?
You'll need little dog and a string"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-02-21

Is Europe the winter thus far has
been Of unusual severity. Many rivers
are completely closed with ice, rail
roads are bIockaded with snow, and in
Scotland many Of the roads are impas-
sable, the snow among the Highlands
seldom having been SO deep.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-02-21

TIE latest statistics show that the
debts Of the states of the.unicn amount
in the aggregate $S45, lG 900. Massa-
chusetts takes the lead, and is followed
in II descending scale by Alabama, Vir-
ginia, North Carolina, New York, Ten
nessee, Pennsylvania and Louisiana,
each of which owes, more than $780,
100000. West Virginia, Missouri,
Georgia, ana Arkansas owe materially
less, although the amount is over $10,-
100000 each, while all the other states
fall below.the latter figures. Many mu-
nicipal bebts exceed the state debts.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-02-21

=" DO you understand the nature and
solemnity of an oath?" the judge of
'Vandalia asked q witness who had
come up from the lower end of the
state. "Well, yes" the witness replied
after some study, 81 reckon l know the
natur of an oath, but they never Nap.
peared to be no powerful amount ofsol-
elmness about swearing to me. 1t allus
came kind Of nat'ral like Nam swore
a little when she was riled, dad was Il
born cusser, and oarson Bedloe--" But
the court excused him without further
pedigree. -Bulington Hdwkeye
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-02-21

LEApvILLE. the Colorado yearling,
wants street cars. Il has scarcely
learned to walk before il wants to ride.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-02-21

AN Ohio man who gets advantage
OF another is said to have the edge on
him"
The New York herald., 1879-03-18

ILGEBRA B0oKKEErfNG, ARITHMETIC. SPELL
AiNG; all hours; writing. ~ monthly. PAINE. 81
Bowcty; uptown i313 Broadway.
I AIDES HANDWRITING. IN TEN EASY LESSONS;
Lprivao parIors. broadway and nd e Success Emaran
tvcd. OLIVER u. GOLDSMITu.