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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-12-05
Elephants aud Thu If Ways.
London Spectator

Elephant hunting naturally taxes n
prominent place IN Col. Pollock's pages.
He gives some good stories, which gem
orally relate to the prowess and hair
breadth escapes Of his friends and broth.
or officers in following tho noble game,
He says that the Asiatic elephants
should tye divided into two classes the
q ,ondas, those that have large tuskn,
and the Mucknahs, or those that have
none, or only rudimentAry ones; the
two kinds seldom herding together, and
having peoularites Of formation which
render them very distinct, although
they do not seem to have been noticed
by other writers. The Mucknah ia usu.
ally taller and more bulky than the
tusKer, and has n longer and very pom
derous trunk. While some animals OF
this kind are absolutely without tusks,
most Of them have short, sharp ones,
growing downwards like those Of the
walrus, with which they can iDillct most
formidable blows. Col. Pollock seems
TO have been greatly impressed with
the sagacity Of the elephant in TIA Wild
state. particularly that displayed in ia
choice Of camping and feeding grounds,
which are often surrounded on three
sides by u tortuous river impassable 10
ordinary mortals. the fourth being pro.
tected by tangled thicket or quag
mire. II have been an hour or more,
he says. "trying 10 penetrate into one
Uf their Businesses, where twenty or
thirty elephants were coDgregated with.
in space nowhere more than 400 yards
square; but 30 well were all the up.
proaches protected, that at last, when
did succeed In crossing over, NJ the risk
Of either being swept away by the force
OF the current, or drowned in its deep
bed, or begged in the guagmires, the
noise we made WAS sufficient 10 awaken
the Seven Sleepers, to say nothing Of
disturbing a herd Of elephants, aud
had the pleasure oil seeing them make
their exit one way as / entered on the
opposite side; and once more thu ami.
mails were on the move; such WAS the
intricate nature Of the country II was
nrclsss, indeed impossible, to follow
them Inc Burmese and Aseamese, II
seems, laugh Ut the European for firing
only al the brain Of an elephant, ~
they aim with considerable success At
the point Of tie shoulder, which ID one
Of il five vulnerable points. II is AZ
amusing 10 hnd tina. there i much ras-
cality piactlced about the sale Of a
tame elephant ~ about that Of horse,
the vicious one being drugged and sold
~ dociie, the sleepy one frightened up
by the use Of ginger Or brandy. and the
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-12-05

me? she cid not love ME, you see-no-
body loves mel'
THAT is not true, Carl"
She came nearer Ia him, with burn.
ing cheeks and slittering eyes, 81 love
you, Carl"
He looked up suddenly. Love. lit
tie one, love! You do not know the
meaning OF the word"
She drew back trembling aud sohhine
You give my heart back then, Ctrl'
you do not care for mt?' she uttered.
Heaven knows darling, that Won are
the only person in the world Tor whom
| ever really cared
But you won't let me comfort you
now. Won't You let me take her place.
Aud looking into Amy'S eyes, Carl
read the truth. When | wooed you be-
fore, darling you sad no, +" he whispered,
But second thought has come TO
me. ! have now grown into woman
since then and new say yes"
So they ware married, and ! suppose
| might add they were happy ever
aftei wards, for love is the key to all
happiness, and love folded his wings
above their nupital altar. As for Lucia
she was rich, and that was ali she cared
for.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-12-05
The Dying Queen Of Naples.
London Vi ord

The EXC Teen Of Naples lies in An al.
most hopeless condition IL Vleana. II
is considered by her physicians improb.
able that she will recover. Her Males
ty has long been known to suffer from
consumption, and with the present fall
OF leaves her condition mas assumed
such an alarming character &s to leave
no hope whatever. The Count and
Countess de Chambord have been tele-
graphically summoned 10 her bedside.
IL j. no mystery that hers is the likeness
attem pted BY N. AIphonse DAudet in
his novel just published with such con.
siderable success, Les RYis en- Exil. 2
she bears in il the transparent psen.
donym Of the Queen Of lilyria. The
work by the way, Is very clever and
interesting one; and while carefully
avoiding the coarseness and naughtiness
81 ID. y ia school gives graphic &C.
count o. the realities u fast life in the
higher circles VI cosmopolitan society in
Paris. Several "keys' 20 the characters
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-12-05
Palast ne Pottery.
Harper's Magazine.

The Biblical descriptions of pottery
are singularly applicatiye to the
present process Of manufacture. Now,
in this nineteenth century, the potter
sits at his frame and turns the wheel
with his foot. Or, as we read in the
Apocrypha: 80 doth the potter, sitting
at his work and turning the wheel
about with his feet; ne iashioneth the
clay with his arms" The potter Ind
heap OF prepared clay near him and
pot Of water by his side. Taking n
lump in his hand, he placed il on top
Of the wheel, which revoives horizon.
tally, and smoothed it into low cone,
like the upper end OF a sugar-loaf; then,
thrusting his tn imb into the top Of IT.,
he opened hole down through the
centre, and this he constantly widened
by pressing the edges OF the revolving
cone between his hands. Az IL enlarged
and became thinner, he gave il what.
ever shape he pleased with the utmost
ease and expedition. IL is evident,
from the numerous expressions IN the
Bible, that the potter's vessel WAS the
synonym Of utter frapility; and 10 say,
as David does, that Zton's King would
dash his enemies IN pieces like u
potters vessel, was To threaten with
ruinous and remediless destruction
We, who arc accustomed IN strong
stoneware Of considerable value, can
scarcely appreciate SOME Of these Bib
ical references, but for Palestine they
are still as appropriate and forcible a.
ever. Arab Jars are so thin and frail
that they are literally dashed 70 shiyers
by the slightest stroke. Water Jars
are often broken by merely putting
them down upon the floor; and the
servant frequently returns from the
fountain empty.banded, having had
all his Jars smashed to atoms by some
Irregular behavior Of the donkey.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-12-05
Raising the pllr.
81 Lnm. NINhe nnmnnrnI.

W. A'N'WAN N'tNNN lfNNiNlANtt
He hid wandered from the heauorv
on matinee day, and was "iust lookin'
around To see what he could see" Ho
was worrying u tooth pick, and seeing
u sign IN u window, he drew near To il
and read,
"Cloaks cleaned and the pile raised"
He said: "Humph You never can
get that word in print as u man il out OF
his throat. He hid one hand IN The low
or end of his pocket and raised up
nickel. He went inside, and " man
with Htt-iron calAe up To the counter
AID said "What Il itgn
YOU clean cloaks here
The man spat ON the llt,iron and
said they did when the opportunity pre-
scented itself.
"And You raise the pilt9"
"BcauuIully' @ld the man who
showed every tooth in his head.
KIN You raise the pile 'thout cleanin'
tho cloak
"oh, yes We can do that; you know
we can do anything
KIN yoY'
"Well, should say 80.
"Wall, said the stranger IN Jeans,
look here; here nickel; nothm'
crooked bout il uuther"
Yes, sec" said the boss.
wall, III leave IL here"
You'll leave here, tof WHAT asked
tho sweet-heed man on the other side
Of the counter.
That's my pile" said the stranger
Your piltp"
"Yes my pile; don't 10 know yor
bnsinessY You amt doalin' with no suck
er now" said the stranger,
lam not do not really do not
comprehend you"
ooh, You don't"
"Reallyy not,
That's my pile, pointing to the
MCKEE.
Il see thenickel.n
"Wall II you see il why don't ye
mise az"
RAISE ilY'
Eyes, raise the pile"
IL don't undcrst md"
| The stranger went to the show window,
took ont the card, and laid on tho IN.
blo. Directing special attention to it,
he said:
"Cloaks cleaned; IL Tint rightY'
Yes certainly; but"
Hold on-and tho pile raised--is
that righe?'
Yes, certainly"
Chars nickel amt i2'
"Yes, never doubted it,"
"rhat's NIL I've got; it's my pile.
"Your pilt~
yes; want il raised"
III don't see it"
Course not; THO liz another one of
them burned new fil g'ed city tricks
you've got up TO beat people from the
country. II was TO AJAX you to copper
that ! reckon you'd know what |
| meant"
fIe walked away in lamentable
manner and stopped on the corner; bo
said TO himself.
IL reckon the id pri.tef got that
wrong on the keerd and the man can't
read"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-12-05

useless brute, that never carries flesh,
ted up for the timo with massalahs and
sugar cane, The person accustomed TO
elephants is perfectly able to Judge of
their state OF MUD by the peculiar
noises they utter; the sort of whistling
from the trunk denotes satisfaction,
uampet,ng u sign ot rage, the striking
the trunk ON the ground with u pl6lul
cry shows alarm, and n kind OF grant
Is used to express impatience or dlssat-
'stacnon, Col Pollock gives u good deal
ct information as To- the various ways Of
catching and training them, and he
rather defends the mahouts from the
many SINS alleged agains, them, saving
they are, rs u rule, y plucky and not u
bad class OF men, easily managed il
treated with kindness and tirmuess.
The uip up the lrriwsddie to Pagan
Myo, Ava, Umrapoorah, and Mandalay
is one ~ the most interesting portions
# Col. rollook's book. Ca this oeca-
sion he saw the white elephant, although
he WAS not clad in his state trappings,
covered with insignificant precious
stones, Amy one ut which is worth "
fortune TIE animal stood about ten
and half feet nigh, was handsomely
made, and had msks seven feet long,
which, rs they all but touch the ground,
required Is he slightly shortened each
YEAR
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-12-05
A Scrlptarnl Con- tship.

A young gentleman hap, .ning to sit
ut church IN pew adjoining one which
u young lady occupied Tor whom he
conceived sudden passion was do
sirous Of entering into u courtship on
the spot The emergency Of the case
suggested the following plan: He
politely handed his fair neighbor
Bible open with pin stuck in the fol-
lowing text: Second epistle OF John,
verse fiflh--"And now | beseeoh thee,
lady, not M though ! wrote new COM
mandment unto thee, but that which
we had in the beginning, that we love
one another" She returned II pointing
70 the second chapter Of Ruth. verse
tenth-"Then she fell on her lace and
bowed herself 10 The ground and said
unto him, have found grace in
thine eyes, seeing that Am sIranger2'
He returned the book, pointing 10 the
thirteenth verse OF the third episte Of
Jobn---"Having many things to write
unto you, | would not write with paper
and ink, but trust TO come unto you
and speak face TO face" From this
interview q marriage took Mace.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-12-05

introduced in the book are already cur.
rent, as was the case with the previous
novel ot the author, lie Nshoh," hul Il
IS perfectly obvious ~ the initiated that
the intention Of the writer WAS Ivy no
means 10 limit himselfto the portraiturt
OF hvirg models and the attempt ~ put.
ting name 10 every character in his
hook is somewhat hopeless. Some ot
them the TX Queen vt Naples under
the title 9 = ieen # li,vris, Dan Car
los Ms the DuSe of Palma, I'VE nAchess
d'Aleucon - the Duchess dc Mahne>
ARE entirely taken from life. Bur
many Others, like Il g King of Palermo,
the infSnt, the agent Tom Lewis, the
broker LomarCy, and the de,hrnnea
Prince himself, on whose weakness amt
vice rests the chiefhurden Of the drama
are purpoSely creatures ot action with
only feature here and there borrowed
from living models. NJ, Daudet has
thus happily eSchcwed the danger II
falling into libel or carlcature, rs only
his sympatnetic characters arc recoS
n'2ahle, whilst the others, true and mas.
terfully drawn as they are, could never
he said TO correspond exactly with any
historical figure.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-12-05
Selected Miscellany.

Whoever conquers Incidence can con-
quer most things.
Love is lowliness; on the wedding
ring spalkles no jewel.-Rictter.
Be graceful il you can, but If you
can't be graceful, be true.-Dr. Arn,i-
tdge.
Men show their character in nothing
more clearly than by what they think
laughable Goethe.
1t is extraordinary how long man
may look among crowd without dis
covering the face Of iliend.-Dtckens.
Truth is the most powerful thing 10
the world, since fiction can only please
us by its resemblance to it,
Sh!ttesJury.
"The music Of marriage pieces
sion, ''says Heine, always reminds me
of the music Of soldiers entering upon a
battle"
If, Of all those whom you help, the
majority abuse your generosity. is not
the gratitude ofthe few really Lenefited
sufficient reward and stimulus TO con-
tinue the good work. Golden Ruiz.
Teaching men morals is as though
had clock that would not go, and /
TUNED round one Of the cog-wheels.
But faith takes the key and winds up
the handspring, and the whole thing
runs on readily -Spdrgeon.
Nature has placed mankind under
the government Or two sovereign mas
ters--pain and pleasure. II is for them
alone to point out what we ought to do
as well as determine what we shall do
On the one hand the standard Of right
and wrong; on the other the chain Of
causes and effects are fastened to their
throne. BedLham.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-12-05
An Amusing Discovery.

AN amusing discovery has just been
made ut the town halls OF several
French villages" says the London
Truth, Of "plasier busts Of the Republic,
which are nothing else than former
bpsts Of the Empress Eugenie, slightly
altered by the addition Of bundle or
corn ears in the hair, and Pnrygian
cap or some other Republican attri-
bute. II seems that an enterpr;sing
firm Of plaster.casts merchants, having
purchased AZ discount shortly after
the All Of September, 1870. AL the eff
gies Of the ex.Empress which were on
the market, have. BY making these ju-
dicious alterations, succeeded in dis
posing Of their wares with considerable
profit.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-12-05
TENAS BANDITS.
Letter From one of Them, Showing His
Ideas of Business.
Galveston Letter, leth 10 chicago Tribune.

Galveston Letter, lsth, to Chicsgo Tribune.
To Illustrate some of the peculiar
characteristics of these frontier outlaws,
your correspondent copies the follow.
ing, verbatim, from the adjutant gem
erals report, being letter that was
found by one of the state rangers
perhaps lost by the writer before mail.
ing-in camp abandoned hurriedly
by a gang of outlaws:
DARK CANYON, WARLoUrE MoUN
TAINs, New Mexico, Sept. /, lS7S.-Mlss
-, -, Texas: ! will write to you
again. am now about five hundred
miles from where | wrote you last,
This is headquarters for nay gang. l
armed and best mounted outfit you
ever saw. There is war going on
here between two strong parties. and
we have got an independent scout OF
our own. We have Just got in Off a
raid, and made it pay us big, Darling
| am making money fast, but | see
hard times, and am troubled 20 death
about you. Ii | had you here l would
be the happiest man on earth. This is
the best country | ever saw, and the
! healthlest country on earth. We are
one hundred miles from the nearest
post-oifice. Darling, on the Goth day OF
August Gross and MCGUIRE got into a
fight, and Mcclure shot him Just below
the heart, aud / shot and killed Me.
CURE. shot him through the heart. He
never spoke after | shot him. We
buried him as nice as we could, and
sent Gross into the settlements, where
he is being well treated. think he
will recover. Bob is still with me, and
is the same old Bob. Darling want
you to write to me when you get this
and direct to Roswell, Lincoln county
N. nj. Let me know all the news and
how you are getting along, and let me
know whether you will come or not
Darling, you can come TO me and
can't come to you. l never can be
content without you. / am satisfied you
would like this country, that is abou,
Fort Stanton. That is where expect
to live if you come, and if you won't
come don't care where | live. If you
come let me know So | can fix for you,
darling. All / am working for is yours,
if you will come. You know you are
the JOY of my life. Darling, if you
need any money let me know and /
will send it to you. Let me know when
you can come, and | will meet you al
Trinidad, at the end Of the railroad, and
bring you down 10 Fort Stanton. Darl.
ing, have got two of the finest mares
in the Territory. We have got a big
lot Of cattle and horses on hand now
and we are going to start in few days
to sell. On, how | wish you were here;
you would look like child in six
months. This is the finest water.
ed country on earth and the hes,
climate, cool nights all summer. Darl.
ing ! have got Navajo blanket for
you that is worth SIS; the prettiest
thing you ever saw. Baby, take care
of yourself, and be sure to write. From
your loving one. S L.
This fellow had horses, cattle, money
ten desperate men under his com.
mand, and wrote openly to his sweet
heart about his affairs rs if pursuing
successfully lawful occupation.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-12-05
DALLAS, in Texas, has cosmopoli.a

DALLAS, in Texas, has cosmopolitan
population The patient on the irs,
bed as you enter tile city hospital is a
negro, the next Ssede. the third bed
il occupied by an Englishman, follow
ed by one in which son Of the En-.
erald Isle swears away the hours ~ he
Discusses what be claims is the iyran.
nical rule Of the English government
The fifth bed is occupied by au Ameri-
can, who seconds the Irishmsu's argu.
menis, declaring thata republican form
OF government is the best under the
sun. A Hebrew occupies the sixth bed,
nd listens 70 the others quarrel. Next
IL POlander, and lat Russian. A
few days ago Mexican was discharged
from this institution.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-12-05

SWEDEN has passed a law giving to
married women entire control Of their
property and their earnings.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-03-26
Tne Panic In San Francisco.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 2i.-The usual diver
sity of theories exists to the cause of the
present break in stocks, but the weight of
opinion attributes it to the uncertain state of
feeling prevalent in banking and other busi-
ness circles, occasioned by the approaching
election on the question TO adopt
the new constitution. The proposed
document meets with no favor
IN financial circles, and the general opinion
there seems to b. that its adoption will cause
grave business depression. Another theory
accepted by many attributes the panic to a
combination, the object of which is to affect
public opinion on the election. The Work
ingmen have adopted a new constitution as a
party measure, and are urging iG strongly,
and it is probable that 1t will meet with con-
siderable favor in some portions of the State
among the farmers. but business classes are
arraying themselves against 1t with even
greater yIgor.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-03-26
rhe D.mocrasic Caucu. COMMITTEES.

WASHINGTON, March PA meeting of the
Democratic joint caucus committee was held
this evening for the purpose of considering
the proposition suggested at the meeting Of
the Democratic House caucus committee on
Saturday, and also the preparation of other
measures to be presented to the joint caucus
of the Democratic members of both Houses to
be held tomorrow after the adjournment of
the Senate. There was considerable discussion
upon the prop.iety of adopting the full views
of the caucus of Saturday, the result being a
determination to reject the proposition of
Representative Springer concerning the army
at the polls and ballot regulations. The dis
position of the committee favored no affirm
ative legislation. II was agreed to allow two
supervisors, who are not, however, to possess
the right of counting the ballots, but only to
be present as witnesses at the polls, and they
to be qualified voters at the precincts
where they act.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-03-26

Escape OF Prisoners from the owen
County Jail.

Escape OF Prisoners from the owen
County Jail.
Special TO the sentinel:
SPENCER, Ind, March 2i.-The prisoners con-
fined in the Owen county jail effected their
escape on the night of March q by breaking
open door on the west side of the jsiI. The
door is fastened by a bar which reaches across
the inside OF the jail door and is fastened by a
staple on each side, one of which was drawn
from its fastening and the bar slipped to one
side. This gave the prisoners but little obsta-
Gle to liberty. Two OF the prisoners came to
the residence of Sheriff Wood about o'clock
Sunday morning, called him up and said they
wished to get back to their old quarters. I'M
agine the surprise of Sheriff Wood when he
opened the front door Of the Jail residence and
discovered Simon Infield, in on charge OF
bastardy, and Harry Hawkins, serving ont a
fine for attempted rape. The other prisoner,
Madison H. Hubble, was in jail on q couple of
indictments, charging him with seduction,
and also ON an Indictment for subornatjon of
perjury. Up to the present time no clue has