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The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-10-03

LlrnoaRAPnIc SrosE.-Dr. J. H. =,
Frisbis, Of Monticello, is here, On his re-
turn from Louisville, where he formed q
strong stock company To work the Litho-
graphic Stone Quarry that he has leased
nsar his town. lie has a specimen Of thu
stone, which has been pronounced 10 b. o.
the most superior quality. lie says thai
the aSpply is almost inca hanslibls, ana
wsSe the demand Cor il greater, he eonls
ia lev years retire from business with 1
zig fortune.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-10-03

have gained sueh a wide sprsAd rsputa-
u5m No llemedy has ever boon disooy-
Sred that acts so speedily and gently on
tA.e dige. ..so organs giving them tone
emil vi.or , assimilato food. This being
- Il -. -. al..
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-10-03

Party CoNroHrs -Ladies N v
60 10 Haydens You will End ~
assortment Of pretty bei.coriers' n
saw, and moreover, You can MY
cheaper than you can maxi fhrm
material was gwen 10 you.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-03-07

dinners for them. He published
oookery-book-+the date l759-and
wrote u preface to il which shows him
master OF n picturesque style: al have
been sent for many and many time TO
get dinners for some of the families
hereahouts. The salute generally is:
'Will tor that is my name), want
you to dress me dinner to-day. with
all my heart, SIR says |. how many
will your company bey Why, about
ten or twelve, or thereahouts.' And
what would You please to have me get.
sir, for ye| .oh, says the gentleman,
: shall leave that entirely TO you,' etc.
My next step was to go and offer great
getting the dinner, Thegir I'll say for
her, returned tho compliment very
prcttlly by saying; Sir, whatever my
master or you shall order mo 10 do,
shall ho done as far and as well rs am
able but, Nanny (for that found to
ho her nanlol soon got into such an air
rs often happens on such occasions.
Pray, Nanny says l, where do you
place your stow-pans and other things
you make use of in the cooking wayY
l.a, SIR says she, that is all we have
(pointlng 10 one poor, solitary stew-pan,
Ms ono might call it, but no moro fit for
use than y wooden hand.dish.( 'Umphp
says to myself, 'how's this to be? 4
surgeon may as well attempt TO mako
an mcision with pair of shears, or
open u vein with an oysterkni(e, rs for
me TO pretend to get this dinner with
out proper tools TO do it.. AT length,
wanting " sieve, begged of Nanny to
give mo ono; and 40 she did in mo-
mont-but such onel 1put my lin.
gors to il, and found it gravely, Nan
ny, says |, this won't do; it's sandy
She looked at it, and angry enough she
was. Not our Sue, says she, she's al
ways taking my sieve To sand her nasty,
dirty stairsp But, however, TO he u little
clearly, Nanny gave il u thump upon
the table, much about tho part OF it
whore tho meat il generally laid, and
whips II into the boiler, where, sup
pose, the pork and cabbage were boil
ing for the family, gives il " sort of
rinse, and gave il to mo again with ms
much Of the pork fat about il as would
poison the whole dinner; 30 | said no
moro, but could not uso II, and made
use of n napkin that lsNly made fsiends
with her iollow.servants for, at which
she loered round and set oil; but heard
her say, NJ sho ilirted her skirts into the
scullory, Hang these men.cooks, they
are SO oonfoundcd NIGEL I'll DO whip
ped, said she. If there WAS moro sand
III the sieve than would lay upon six.
penool
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-03-07

records of the Marine Court Of this
city to-day disclosed the reason, and
show that it WAS woman. Some time
in 1877, husband brought suit for iii
vorce from his wife for adultery. his
principal witness being, il is said, Nina.
chest. Before the suit came t. trial the
husband and wife reooLciled their diff
ferences and lived together again. The
wife, however, felt very bitterly toward
Minachesi, and longed for revenge. Her
chance soon came. Miss Porter, NJ
MinacheSis suggestion. sent this lady
an invitation IL be present at the nup-
tialS III the latter part of 1873, and she,
in reply, indicted n long epistIc 20 Mrs.
Porter, mere, in which she made very
serious charges against M'naehesi, aud
concluded by exhorting Airs, Porter to
break oil tho match. The match was
broken OIL, and when MinacheSi return,
ed TO this city he hrc ight suit against
the woman for lihc., laying his damages
at $4,000. She is now in Jail with her
husband, who, under the new case, WAS
made party defendant She swears
her accusations are true, aud that she
can prove them: but p2opie whom she
has mentioned as able To corroboratc
her declare they are false.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-03-07
4 Story from Real lif

Some thirty years ago the New York
Il New Haven railroad had lust begun
running on single track. Ono after
noon n country boy OF about Is was
standing near the track at n cross. road
halfway between Stamford and Darien.
lie heard train coming from the lat.
tex station Just rs II new York train
came IN sight from the opposite direc-
ton. He ran 10 the track, and, waving
his hat caught the attention of the en-.
glneer, and by his earnest manner and
his pointing in the opposite direotieu,
convinced him that y train was coming
round the bend. llo instantly applied
the brakes and stopped his train just in
time to escape a disastrous collision.
The railroad company expressed its
gratitude ut the time by the present Of u
valuable silver cup and II life pass over
the road. A year or two later the boy WAS
taken into the employ Of the company
and instructed in mechanical engineer-
ing, Tor which lie exhibited marked
ability. He was an industrious worker,
honest, intelligent, and ambitious, and
rose to responsible and lucrative po-
sltlon with the company. He settled i'll
New Haven, where his worth was recog-
nized, and he was chosen TO number
of honorable offices, all of which he
filled with the stmo honesty and otlici.
ency. To-day he is director and gen.
eral superintendent OF n manufacturing
establishment, is u director ofthe Yale
National bank Of New Haven, is inter
ested in half Il dozen or more profitable
manufactures, and is one of the most
prominent and respected, rs he is one
Of the best, citizens of the Elm City and
OF the state. lie represents the city NJ
the present general assembly, his name
being John Harris Leeds, and his native
modesty will probably cause him TO ob.
ject to this brief sketch, which is writ
ten because the lesson IL teaches is Il
valuable one.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-03-07
A Beautiful Passage.

A poor man without some sort of a
religion is at best but poor reprobate,
the foot ball of destiny, with no ti9 link
ing him to infnity and the wondrous
eternity that is even worse-a flame
without a heat, a rainbow without a
color. a flower without perfume. a
man may, in some sort, tie bis hope
and his honor to this shifting ground
tackle, to his business or to the world,
buta woman without that anchor called
faith is drift and a mortal wreck A
man may have some sort Of moral re-
sponsibility out of relation TO mankind,
but woman, in her comparatively
isolated sphere, where affection
and not purpose is the controlling mo-
tive can find no basis in any other sys-
tenn or right action but that Of faith.
A man may craze his thoughts to truth
fulness in such poor harborage as fame
and reputation may stretch before him,
but a woman, where can she put her
hopes in storms If not in Heaven? And
that sweet truthfulness, that abiding
love, that enduring hope mellowing
every page and scene in life, lighting
them with radiance when the worlds
storms break like an army with cannon.
Who has enjoyed the love Of Christian
mother but will echo the thought with
energy and hallow il with tears
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-03-07
4 Royal Marriage Settlement.

A Copenhagen correspondence of the
Pal MAI Gazette sends that journal the
following details ofthe marriage con.
tract of Princess Thyra, now Duchess OF
Cumberland;
"The Duke of Cumberland settles
upon the Duchess an annual revenue OF
50, 900 reichsmark, or about 1000 gliia-
cas-, for her personal use, which is to be
paid in advance by monthly install.
ments, Ms long MS the marriage lasts, II
the Duke dies before her Royal High
ness, u sum of 100, 900 reichsmark (about
$4,000 is to be paid to the Duchess rs
first charge on the property belonging
IL the Duke AT the time OF his death,
annually and by monthly miscellaneous.
Besides this amount in cash, the Ouch
css has the right to select such articles
III china, copper, carpets, bronze, beds
and other furniture rs are sufficient to
furnish an establishment corresponding
to her rank, aswoll rs ono complete din.
ncr service Of silver ~ dine tiNy pes
sons, and n suitable number of carriages,
harness, and six horses from the Ducal
stables. The Duchess retains aS person.
al property, her own silver dinner ser
vice, her jewels, dresses, ornaments and
ready money belonging to her NJ the
time OF her marriage, rs wellaS of those
Jewels, diamonds, ornaments and ready
money of which the Duke or other per
sons may make her u present, and oI
anything OF which she may at any late,
period havo become possessed by mhcr
itancc. On the other hand, the jewels
diamonds or ornaments OF which the
Duchess has only the right to make use
and which belong to the Royal Hano
verian family, are, at the death of the
Duke, to be returned to tho said Roya
Hanoveriau family, With regard &c
such gifts or presents rs may have beer
presented to tho Duke and the Duchess
conformity, the Duchess has the right &
choose onc.half, or to claim half the val
ne in cash At the moment Of tho death
Of the Duke. In case the Duchess dies
before tho Duke, and there should bcnc
living children or direct heirs left, the
silver service, jewels, diamonds, par
ures, clothes and other personal prop
erty belonging 10 tho Duchess vt the
time of her death, revert TO the King %
Denmark, or TO his successor and heirs
unless her Royal Highness has by viii
otherwise disposed of part or of the
whole, The King of Denmark under
takes to submit to the Danish Chambers
Il law granting to tho Duchess Il capita
sum of 10000 crowns tahout $1,000
which is to he invested in tho namo o
her Royal llighness, and which, in cas-,
of her DEATH is TO revert to the Danish
ENchequcr. 1t il expressly supulateC
that mother tho Duke nor the Duohos,
is allowed to contract debts. Should
however, either of the high contracting
parties contract debts, the Duke is no
responsible for those OF the Duchess, mo-
vice versa, nor can in any case the rov
enuc Of the Duchess bc rendered liabl,
lor any debts contracted"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-03-07
4 TRANS-AFRICAN TELE6RAPH.
Proposition to Build Telegraph Line
Through the Dark Continent,

The following is from the Proceed
ines of the Royal Geographical Society"
for February: The project OF line OF
telegraph through Africa, connecting
the South African colonies with the
Egyptian lines at khartoum, has re-
Gently been the subject of much dis
cussion ut the cape, and is likely to at
tract farther attention in this country.
The following summary narrative will
explain the part taken by the Royal
Geographical society in the matter.
The scheme was first mooted at the con-
ference of geographers on African eX-
pioration and civilization, which mtt oy
the invitation of the king of the Bel
sians in September, 1876, 1t formed
one of the suggestions submitted to the
king, the idea being sketched out and
shown to be feasible in a pamphlet
drawn up by Mr. Edwin Arnold, G. 5.
l., Col. j. A. Grant, c. b., c. 5. L., and
Mr.. Kerry Nichols. Although nothing
further was done in Belgium, the sub
lect was not allowed to rest by its Eng
lish proposers; and after short time
had elapsed conference was arranged
between number OF members Of the
council of the Royal Geographical So
ciety and the well-known telegraph en-
gineers, Sir 5. Canning and MIR. Sabine,
to ascertain whether the practicablllty
of the scheme was sufficiently assured
to encourage the proposers to collect
and make public information on the
subject. The result OF the first confer
ence was favorable to the project, and
n minute in accordance with this was
drawn up and published i'll the Pro-
ceedings" of the society, volume 81,
page GIG. Copies of the minute were
sent 10 the secretary of state for the
colonies, the khedive and to Sir Bartle
Frere, governor of Cape Colony, and
the overland telegraph scheme was
soon after publicly advocated by high
authorities at the cape, where as also at
Natal, strong desire exists to tele-
graphic communication with Europe,
and large subsidies have been voted for
either submarine or overland line.
Col. Grant meantime continued to gather
by correspondence the opinion of Afri-
can travellers, Egyptian employees and
others, until considerable mass OF
information and testimony in favor Of
the practicability of the telegraph was
got together, independently of the So
ciety. The council, however, were at
length applied to by the colonial office,
by letter of Oct. "a last, for information
as to the nature of the country and the
practicability OF line of telegraph be
tween Pretoria and Gondokoro; and
they have recently, after giving the
subject much consideration, sent in re.
ply certain documents stating that il
was beyond their province to offer any
opinion, the report being submitted tc
the belief that it contained much Of
the information which the secretary OF
state desired to obtain. The mass OF
valuable information contained in these
reports, which has been collected with
much pains, will no doubt eventually be
published.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-03-07
4 Book agent Nanunishod.
NlrslnIn lNeyN Chroniclr

Yesterday evening Pref. Stewart went
into tho DAlmcnico restaurant, and
asked Andy, the irrcpressihlo head
steward 70 bring him some stuffed NUT.
ton and parsnips. No sooner had tho
Professor fairly seated himself Mt ono OF
tho small tubes than book-agont came
i'll and took the other side of tho board.
The two mon were strangers, but rs
matter of course this book .peddlor
couldn't keep still, ana presently made
some conversational advance To Stew
art.
care not these meteorological disturb.
ancos somewhat peculiar for these lati-
tudcs?"
Tho Professor paused moment
rs he was MASKING n potato, and re-
Piled
"Gucss it's about the same thing every
year"
"ln seasons Of atmospheric dopres.
sion alternating with unexpected boreal
exoitomonts and rapid changes result
ant on sudden accumulations Of mois-
turc, such dispositions OF the storm
belt are not, IN my opinion, entirely UNI
called FOR"
Exactly" remarked the professor,
lifting fly out of his coiloo.
"But," continued the agent, delighted
at tho style in which no was crowding
tho professor; al doubt not but that GER
tain energetic polarzations Of tho MOLE
cules IN tho mineral deposits have nm
attraction for the acknowledgement
clouds"
AT these points tho Professor, who
had been Knocked around the ring and
crowded TO the ropes, 40 To speak, be.
became fairly reused To his position and
sloggod for the others nose nj once.
"Ah, exactly, my friend; in the ledge
arc vast deposits of minerals. Found
in volcanic matrices and disintegratod
by the upheaval ofplutonic rock and
semifused masses Of silicious alumina,
mingled with homogeneous debris Of
porphry, the molecules Of kaolined fol-
ditos, with II slight potash base, the de-
composition Of tho feldspar is most af-
fected along the line of tho horizontal
cleavage and necessarily tho liberated
oxide of magneso combining with the
percolntion of the alkalis which pcrme-
ate the entire mass, causes pronounced
state Of polarization, which cannot fail
to account for the peculiar attraction in
the vicinity. might further explain
the intricate chemical properties Of
tho belt by illustrating the"
by this time, however, the book-agent,
who during the round had been yor-
bally pasted in the jaw, smashed In the
nose, and billed in the eye, rose from
his seat, paid full price for his hall.eaten
meal, and shot out Of the place. Andy
said he examined the Professor, found
his pulse regular, no signs OF perspira-
ton, and his mind intact.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-03-07
Silver Mine ROmances.

Virginia City tNeN) Enterprise, Feb. IL.
About 10 o'clock yesterday morning
q crowbar was dropped down the main
vertical shaft of the Savage from the
surface, and went directly through a
cage at the bottom, piercing the bonnet
and floor. No one was on the cage at
the time, and no one was hurt, yet it is
unpleasant to one making q trip into a
mine to reflect that such things some
times occur. As the bar fell something
over 800 yards, il was travelling with the
rapidity and vim OF a cannon ball when
it struck the cage. A bit of gravel no
larger than filbert sings like bullet
toward the latter part of such aJourney.
A dog once fell into shaft at Gold Hill,
and though the shaft was but 800 feet in
depth, two men upon whom the animal
landed were killed, as was also the
clumsy cur that had failed to hop
across the top Of the shaft. A rat once
fell down the consolidated Virginia
shaft in attempting to spring a COM
partment, from wall plate to wall plate,
and l 100 feet below landed on the bald
head Of miner and exploded like a
bomb, causing the ,lliner to think that a
rock had cut open the top of his skull
and let out his brains. A grain OF bird
shot dropped into the top of a shaft
1,500 feet in depth would probably
bury itself in plank or any piece Of
wood it might happen to strike at the
bottom. This being the case we repeat
that it is not pleasant to think of such
things as crowbars going down shafts.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-03-07
Household Cleanliness 100 Years Ago.
Blnckwood'4 Magnzlne.

II is the fashion 10 assume that clean
illness in il thorougbgoing, all-pervad-
ing acceptation, was the quality for
which households Of the old stamp we're
distinguished. Where the mistress and
her daughters held strict supervision,
that would be so; but We have now and
then an insight into things as they
were where the eye WAS wanting, which
tells another tale. a certain Will Yer
rails experiences are 80 much 10 the
point that we will give them, as chanc-
Ing upon them in our own reading,
though we have seen them quoted not
very long since elsewhere. Will was
inn-kecper and hancock, or Lcwes, In
SUSSEX, employed by the gentlemen Of
bis neighborhood to cook their state
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-03-07
The Sawyer.Man Electric Light.
Now York 'crlbunc, Feb. -.

New OK IrhuhC, Feb. ~,
Anumhor of gentlemen, among whom
We're several capitalists or this city
gathered ut the laboratory Of tho Elcc-
tro-Dynamic Light Company, nj No.
81 Walker street last evening, to SEQ n
J.. sate exhibition OF the Sawyor-Man
electric light, for household illumna-
ton. Five electric lamps were set
aglow in the room. Each lamp had
the power Of 300 sperm candles, and
tho effect was like that produced by
sunlight coming through glass root
Each lamp could be turned 10 n faint
glow without destroying the light III the
others, although they were oil in
the same circuit. The brilliancy was
not unpleasant to the eye. Tho light of
II voltaic arc was shown for purposes of
comparison, and the glare Of this on
tho eye was found TO be very painful,
Mr.. Sawyor's lamp has been improv-
cd in shape recently. The globe is
taller and more slender than that of his
iiist lamp, and the coils to regulate the
temperature of tho globe are lighter
and prettier. No change has been made
in tho principle Of the lamp, the light
being produced Ms Mt first, by the heat.
ing of slender pencil of carbon in mn
atmosphere from which oxygen ia OK
oluded. The lamp will be introduced
into dwelling houses in n short time,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-03-07
Capturing II Burglar by Steam.


l.ankford, the burglar and horse
thief, who robbed number Of stores
some time ago ut Middlebury and Clay
City, was captured on Thursday ut Sa-
line, i'll rather peculiar manner. lie
had been to Clay City, seen his wife by
night, and made arrangements for her
to come to Terre llaute, where he would
meet her. Being delayed in coming
here herself, he stopped on tho way NJ
the Saline stoye.factory to warm HIM
self at the fires and to await the train
and see if his wife was on board. This
was early in the morning before work
began. The Waterman knew Landlord,
had been meanly treated by him Mt n
dance about n year ago, and resolved TO
get even by affecting his capture. lie
told the thief that the part of the fac.
tory where he then was would be in use
during the day. and that u good place
to hide and wait for the train would he
the big steam box where lumber is dried.
Landlord was thus enticed to enter it,
and the watchman promptly closed the
door and had him fast. During the day
quite number Of officers and others
arrived from Clay City to get him, but
the whole crowd was afraid to enter, as
Landlord WAS supposed to be armed.
At last, by threatening to have the steam
turned on, Mr.. Plus Long made him
poke his hands out Of the door. They
were then tied together, and the prisoner
was taken To the Brazil Jail.