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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-08-01
No Remarks About Weather.
Trinidad .Colo.) News.

1t was hot yesterday. 1t was hotter
at noon. 1t was so hot that passengers
on the streets took off their hats, mop
ped their brows, and fiercely declared
that they knew all the time that we'd
catch it about the LIST of July. The
Rome saloon had just one chair left,
and this was taken by red-whiskered
man, adown whose cheeks the perspi-
ration fairly ran. His clothes stuck TO
the small of his back, his big, red hands
were wet TO the finger nails, and it was
evident that the sun had been tryii & to
corner him. Seven or eight men We e
making ready to tell him that it was u
warm day, when the stranger drew q
big revolver, laid it on his knee, and,
looking up and down the room, slowly
remarked: Gentlemen, Pm stranger
here, but I've bought house and lot
up the street, and shall pass here six
times day. This is my day for open
ing the season"
Every man looked ut him in n. won
dering way, and gently caressing the
weapon of death, the stranger added:
ut is hot weather. Even Il fool knows
that it's going to be hotter. Two weeks
hence it will be regular old frying pan
weather. Now, then, while | shall re-
alize it rs forcibly rs any one, I'll shoot
the first man that says weather to me.
won't have word about it or hoar to
it. am willing to be broiled, baked
or roasted, but ! don't want to talk
about it. Now, let some one remark
that it's hot day-bad for grass-looks
like too little rain-aw(ul dusty, OF
beautiful breezes, and I'll begin shoot
ing"
Not lisp WAS heard. II anyone i'm
agined that there might be frost at night
in the lower Picketwire region, he kept
his thoughts to himself.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-08-01
THRILLING ADVENTURE.
Narrow Escape OF Excursi0nists in
Shooting the Lachine Rapids.
Montreal Telegram. lsth.

Montreal Telegram. 18th
The steamboat Corinthian, of the
Richelieu & Ontario Navigation com.
pany's line, with three hundred and
fifty passengers on board, two hundred
of whom belonged to DR.. Ordway's ex-
cursion party from Boston, Lowell and
other parts Of Massachusetts, had one
of the most proyidential escapes from
being wrecked in the Lachine rapids, in
the st. Lawrence, that has ever occurred.
The boat left Lachine yesterday evening
with a slight breeze blowing. The pas
sengers we're eagerly looking forward to
the pleasure Of shooting the rapids, and
as the wind continued to come in a
steady breeze from the south, the cir
cumstances seemed quite favorable for
lively run. The boat continued on
her course, soon reaching the swift cur
rent Immediately above the rapids.
Having entered the first rough water,
the passengers were alarmed to see a
great hurricane-like cloud coming from
the northwest with fearful force. Capt.
Farrell saw that terrible crisis was APP
preaching, but wisely refrained from
frightening the passengers, a large num-
Der Of whom did not appear to realize
their perilous position. The hurricane
struck the boat when about a hundred
feet above the great leap, where the
boat plunges through a narrow channel
between banks Of rocks. The boat
shuddered and lay right over on her
side before the fury Of the storm. The
white-capped pillows were lifted up and
driven along in sheets. 1t was mo-
ment Of suspense, which many of the
passengers say they can never forget.
The boat had been driven several yards
out of her course, but yet the captain
stood resolutely on the bridge by the
pilots, preserving entire presence of
mind. He had every confidence in the
men at the wheel. "Old Baptiste," the
Indian pilot, who, for over quarter Of
q century, has been navigating the rap
ids, and Edward Willett, who is known
to be one of the most skillful pilots on
the river, were in the wheelhouse to-
gether, and exerted themselves to the
utmost, fully realizing the awful stu
alton. The boat made the plunge, and
swinging around to prepare for the next
leap, grazed slightly on one of the rocks,
but passed on safely. The passengers,
whom the captain credits with exem-
plary behavior during the trying mo-
ment, now breathcd more freely and
talked over the adventure. The storm
came on SO suddenly, the wind veering
right around, that no preparation could
be made for it; nor was there posi-
bility Of turning when it was first seen.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-08-01
Is it Really Hot
Detroit Free Press.

A citizen doing business on Griswold
street has given this weather question a
great deal Of thought, and yesterday he
began series of experiments to ascer-
tain whether imagination hasn't as
much to do with bot day rs the Their
mometer. At 8 o'clock in the morning
he entered his office, built brisk fire
in the stove, closed the door, and sat
down to his newspaper, having his chair
close to the stove. In few minutes one
of his customers opened the door, and
before he could express his surprise the
official called out:
"Come in! What change in the
weather since last night had to build
fire, but it was positively like No
vember in here. Come over by the
stove"
Has-has the weather changed ?"
hesitatingly inquired the caller.
Changed! Why theresa difference
of thirty-oae degrees since 10 o'clock
last night Hear what the weather re-
port says: Northerly winds, great
change in temperature, with indications
of q severe frost at night! l wish l
mao DrOugnt down my spring oVerC0at.
"Well, | feel the change, but / didn't
realize the full power of it," said the
other as he edged-over to the stove and
rubbed his hands.
You should watch these things and
dress accordingly. wouldn't dare
come out in that thin coat. First you
know you'll have a chill"
CT know Pm rather careless, but
| must look out for myself in future.
This fire feels rather good"
!" Yes, it does; you'd better get thor
oughly warmed up before you go out in
the raw air"
The caller remained there for at least
ten minutes, all the time standing be-
side the hot stove, and yet when the
thermometer marked 100 degrees he
made no complaint, and went out say
ing that he would go home and get on a
thicker coat.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-08-01
Honcy.-."Therc's Millions In It,"

Mr.. Robert Thwaite suggests, in q
communication, that it would be profit
able for all farmers to keep few col
onies of honey bees. There is a large
quantity of honey sold in Philadelphia,
he says, which comes from California
and New York, and but very little
from Pennsylvania. In 1876 Mr.. j. S.
HARRISON shipped from six apiaries, in
SAN Diego county, California, ten car
loads of honey, each car containing
10000 pounds, or 100000 in all. The
annual income of this gentleman on his
honey amounts to $4,000 per annum.
A gentleman in New York, in 1874, sold
$4,000 pounds of honey from his own
apairies. 1t is much easier, saws Mr..
Thwaite, to produce pasturage lin a1-
dition to natural resources) to supply
100 hives than to provide pasturage for
100 head of sheep, the profit on this
being more than double that in sheep.
The honey lost in California for want of
bees to gather it is of more value than
the gold gathered. 1t is estimated that
the value of honey crops collected an
nually is worth $S,S00,000. The wax is
estimated at $6,000,000, or total of
$l4,S 100000. OF this amount 81, 100000
worth of honey and 100000 pounds OF
wax are exported ana yet, says the
writer, the culture is only in its Infancy.
Two Michigan farmers, both of whom
own large tracts of cultivated ground,
had informed him that the profit on
their bees exceeded that of their farms.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-08-01
The Profits Of Farming.
Indianapolis journal.


1t is now estimated that the wheat
crop of Indiana for this year will be
from 100000 to 50,000,000 bushels,
and will bring into the state and add to
its invested wealth from 100000
to $40,000,000. No such sum has ever
been added to the wealth Of state
with as little risk or as great profit upon
the capital and labor invested. 1t is
not an unusual or exceptional thing for
the product to be equal to one-half the
value of the soil that produced it.
Thousands of acres of land in the state
have, in two years, produced wheat
equal in value to the land producing it.
The product of corn has been very lit
tie behind that of wheat in point Of
profit. This, Of course, is not COM
mon or even an average result, taking
one year with another. The past
three have been favored years
with the farmers, and the farm
er who has not done well during
that period may reasonably conclude
that there is something wrong in the
case demanding investigation. We
make no reference here to indebted
ness and embarrassment. from that
cause, under which thousands of farm
ers are laboring in comparison with all
other classes. Such Indebtedness in
nine cases out Of ten is the result of
some other cause than following their
agricultural pursuit. Considering, there
fore, the profit of the business men as
it is pursued by the average western
farmer, what must be made when, by
diligent research and experience, it is
brought to that degree Of perfection
which has been attained in England and
some Of the New England states.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-08-01

GRAHAM BREAD. To a pint Of warm
mot hot water add half teacup oil
yeast, or n small yeast cake; stir in the
graham meal to i pretty thick batter
let il rise but not too light; then add
meal till Us thick MS you can stir it, add.
ING spoonful Of sugar or half as much
molasses, put Immediately into the
haking-pan; let it rise, not too light, and
bake. The Graham sours sooner than
fine flour, and must not rise too light
nor too many times, nor should il be
made still enough TO knead or It vii
be too dry.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-08-01

TIE strangest feature, observes the
London Telegraph, in the history Of the
cat-o'-nine-tails is that no antiquary
has been able to tell with precision
when the implement of torment was
invented, whence it came, or, if for
eign importation. at what period il was
introduced into England.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-08-01

THE Atchison railroad is anxious to
a road to Leadyille, but is
prevented by its litigations with the
Rio Grande road.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-08-01

THE census OF 1850 promises to be
the most perfect compendium Of popu-
ar statistics ever issued.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-08-01

Who shall make an issue paper
money--goyernmen or national bondsP
The democratic party in congress has
always favored the substitution Of the
treasury notes for bank notes. The
Ohio democracy this year, true to its
past ayowals, declares for gradual with
drawal Of national bank notes, and the
substitution therefore oftreasury notes,
which, iii the language Of the platform,
shall be receivable for all debts, and .
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-08-01

legal tender equal with coin, y
such government issues to be regulated
upon principles established by legisla.
ton and organic law, so as to secure
the greatest possible stability OF values.
The republican party intended by the
resumption law, and still intends, 10
take up and destroy every dollar Of
greenback money.
This topic is discussed at some
length. After the financial chapter
comes a section directed to "free cleo.
TONS" He first recites what he calls
the great fraud OF 1876. and then pass
es to the work of the
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-01-17

SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA ALLIED TO
LORNE.-Since the arrival of Canada Is
Governor General, the Marquis of Lorne.
many drops of distinguished and royal
blood have been traced in the veins of the
''Sons of Liberty Latest among these
tracings comes the fact that the blood of
the royalty of CANADA is to be met in
Southwestern Virginia. The relation
ship was discovered through the announce
ment that the family name of the Marquis
of Lorne is Campbell. The father, the
Duke of Argyle, George John Douglass
Campbell. is only fifty-six years of age.
It is said that Gen. VIM. Campbell, who
fell while commanding our troops in the
Revolutionary war at Eutaw Springs, S.
c., and exclaimed as he died, when inform
ed of the defeat of the enemy, Il die con-
tented" was born in Virginia in 1745,
and was nephew of the Duke CT Argyle.
Gen. VIM. Campbell left one daughter
who afterwards married Gen. Francis
Preston, of Virginia. Size was the mother
of Mrs. Governor James Mcdowell, Mrs.
General Ed. Carrlngton, Mrs. Rev. Robt
]. Breckenridge, D. D., Mrs. GOV. Wade
Hampton, Hon. Senator W. G. Preston,
and Thos. Prestons i.
still, we think, residents of Washington
county, while Gov. Floyd resided jointly
in this and an adjoining county, he being
a relative of several Wytheville families.
Watheuille Enterprise.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-01-17

It is asserted that the New York Super
intendent of Public W ks demands forty
dollars an acre for the ice in II Hudson
river above the dan at Troy md on the
Erie Canal. Man people WHO have erect
ed ict-houses along the banks ar very in
dignant and threaten to appeal to the
Legislature for relief.
Mr.. Edward G. Glass has been appoin-
ted Superintendent of public schools for
the city of LynchLurg, Va.
The ice is no respecter of persons. Lord
Jersey has broken the cartilage OF his nose
in a fall while skating on the Serpentine.
London, and charming ''seventeener, I"
the only daughter of viscQunt. had her
hip dislocated and her wrist broken on the
same spot.
At her New Years reception Mis-
Hayes wore an opal tinted silk. embossed
with gauZes. no jewelry and no ornament.
except a handsome white plume in her
hair. The glossy blackness OF her hair
contrasted very prettiiy with the creamy
Wilderness of the plume.
Miss Emma Abbott, when at Peoria
ILL.,, published card inviting all old
friends especially the girls with whom she
FUSED to romp and make mud pies," to
call and see her.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-01-17
Old Tippecanoe's Cousin.
THE STRANGE HISTORY OF ALVIN HAIR
RIsoN, WHO WAS DISAPPOINTED
I'M LOVE.

THE STRANGE HISTORY OF ALVIN HAIR
RIsoN. WHO WAS DISAPPOINTED
INLOvE.
There died one day last week, in this
vicinity. an aged and eccentric man, AL
win Harrison. He was about seventy-three
years of age, and was cousin of EXPIRES
ident Harrison. In 1910 he was promis.
ing young lawyer of Ross county, Ohio
and stumped the State in the interest OF
his cousin, ''Old Tippecanoe." Several
years thereafter he quit the practice OF
law and took up the study of medicine
Later on he became engaged to young
lsdy. and at last the happy day was fixed
before the arrival OF the eventful day the
young lady eloped with a stage driver,
leaving Mr., Harrison to mourn her sud
den and unexpected departure.
This incident so disguised Mr.. Harrison
with the tickEenesS OF human nature and
civilization in general that he turned his
back upon the world, preferring home
in the trackless wilderness and barren
prairies, to one in the busy haunts of REIN
ed life. Some fourteen years ago he built
a log cabin and took up his abode in the
Neosho bottoms. some three miles from
town. His nearest neighbor at that time
was miles away. He lived all alone, and
subsiSted On a scanty and unWholeSOme
diet OF spoiled bacon. The cabin was open
and uncomfortable, while he was content
with a single pallet OF straw. He drove a
team, as poor, as bony and dilapidated as
himself, half starved, and clothed IN rope
and string harness. He had an intelli-
gent expression of countenance, but went
about scantiiy clad IN rags and patches OF
the coarser fabrics; yet i'll the midst of
filth and rags he was recognized as man
Of above average sense and educational
culture, which always brought him re-
spectful Difference from all. 1t is said that
aside from his property here, which con-
sists OF $50 acres OF good land aud soma
personal property, he owned valuable
property in Ohio.
Sone years since, his brothers came to
see him and endeavored to get him to
abandon his isolated existence. but all IN
Vain, for he remained alone until the last.
When it was found that he was sick, the
kind neigF bors flocked in and did all in
their power to alleviate his suffering, but
all OF no avail. After his death a boz con-
tanning bank notes, deeds, mortgages, ETC.,
was found, aud is now in the hands Of re-
sponsible parties. Quite a number of
standard works on medicine and law We're
also found. Among his effects WAS let
ter, purporting to be from his neice, di-
Tected to him DIT lola, and dated 1865. In
it several family names ale mentioned,
which may serve as u, clue to the where
aboutS of his relatives that are living
Wisconsin Journal.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-01-17
A Touching Incident.

Nearly every one who was at the four
o'clock service in DR., Leyburn's church
in the afternoon as they went out at
the close were talking about a touc
hing and almost dramatic incident
which Mr.. Moody related as hav-
ing occurred in Chicago Of his personal
knowledge. Talking of the work which
Christians were capable of if they would
only choose, he related that there was a
teacher in the mission Sunday school OF
which he was superintendent, and this
teacher had class Of grown misses who
were more trouble than all the rest OF the
school put together.
For several Sundays the teacher was alb
sent from his class, one day he came to MIR.
Moody and said that, although able to
move about, yet the doctor told him That
he was going 10 die; that it was only a
question of d little time, and that in con-
sequence he was going to leave the city
and go to his home, so as to be with his
mother when he died. He was afflicted
with hemorrhage of the lungs and could
rot last much longer. His lip quivered as
he spoke, and Mr.. Moody asked hin. if be
was afraid to die; if his lip quivered from
fear of entering the life beyond. In reply
he said that he had but one trouble and IL
was that he had done so little for God, and
he instanced that, although the class OF
girls which he taught had interested him,
yet he had never made them true Chris
tians, which Was the greatest and most eS-
sential of accomplishments. after all. Mr.
Adoody told him that, iG Was not then too
Late, at which he said that he had neglec-
f-.,lt ,>I III XVII CfrQnUth
but now When he realized its Importance
he was weak and helpless. Mr. Moody
then told how he and the teacher visited at
different times the girls at their pareutS'
houses, and how the fervent appeals OF the
esteemed teacher, coming as sort OF dy-
lug expostulation, had the effect Of making
The girls believers in Christ Jesus.
Then one night they met at MI. Moody
house, and Ole by one the girls. who We're
kueeling in circle about the room. Offered
up prayers that they might be faithful
aud tiat they and their teacher might
meet never to sever around the eternal
throne. Then came the night when the
teacher left by rail for his mothers home,
never to return All the girls came to the
depot, and a few minutes before the train
departed they united their sweet voices liz
singing :. W. Shall Meet on That Beautl-
full Shore The conductor stood listen
ing at one side with his lantern in his
hand, the lights and shadows fell upon the
clustered girls, The engineer and the fire
man leaned from o6t Inc cab, the passen-
gels in the cars raised the windows aud
looked in Wondelment ON the curious
scene, ana as the train moved off amid the
sobbing of the class, the teacher, standing
on one OF tue platforms, murmur+d, God
bless you all,' and printing to the star-lit
sky above, said, 1--WE Shall meet again. ~
Baltimore american.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-01-17
A Respite a Half Minute Too Late.

Mcdonnell and Sharpe, two of the
Motley McGuires" of Pennsylvania were
hung for murder Tuesday, at Mauch
Chunk. They denied their guilt on the
scaffold. "A telegram to the Baltimore
American" says:
At precisely 1912 the drop fell and Nc
Donnell and Sharpe were launched to the
other world. Almost before any one had
caught their breath after the dread thud
ds the men swung down, the door bell rung
loudly. A deputy went to the door and
found it was a reprieve! 1t as just a
half minute too late. The men We're life
less. The reprieve had been filed in Har-
rlsburg at 1925. and was deliverei at the
jail in seven minutes, the Jail being nearly
nalf a mile from the office here, SO it can
not be said there was delay in delivery
Excitement when the reprieve was an :
nOunced both inside and outside the jail
yard was intense. A brother of O'Don
nell,s, whose head was gray and whose
brow seemed covered with sorrow, then
| fled up his voice and said:. These men
are not the murderers; they were innocent.
The murdererS are the men arOund.'
His voice cuuld be heard above all the
noise in the corridors, and he still persisted
in telling it, Notwithstanding the efforts
of the two priests to quiet him. Father
Bunc exonerated the Sheriff from all blame
in the matter, and said if there had been
any mistake it laid elsewhere. AT thia
juncture the wailings of the families of
the two men could be heard through the
doorway, which again started the now
over -maddened brother Of Mcdonnell, and
again berating the Sheriff and all con-
nected with the execution. After hang
ing about thirty minutes the bodies were
cutsdown, and placed III collins and given
to their families. Here a scene was en-
acted that would have drawn tears from
the most hard-hearted.
A mother and several children gathered
around each cuffin and fairly rent the air
with their cries. They called upon God
to avenge The murder of their husbands
and fathers, and hurled all kinds of curses
at Captain Linderman and the coal and
iron police. Great crowds followed
after the sleighs containing the ladies, and
the cries of the mothers and children could
be heard for several blocks.
The respite was only until next Monday,
and would have only prolonged their
suspense.