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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-01-10

II was just about this season Of the
year that Quintus Horatius Flaccus adj
dressed his friend Polio in some such
language AZ this; Lead forth, o Polio,
two Of my choicest lambs, bound as to
their throbbing temples with fllets OF
vervan and the stain-producing buckle
berry, likewise pair Of turtle doves,
fresh from Diana's Temple. Strew
them down upon the affairs Of Bachhus,
and let the soul of the bibular god lie
refreshed with steaming hecatombs. II
pleases me, o Polio, this day to swear
off, for already too long have gooed
the muse with Falernian and Pram-
MAN. Record upon the tablets in the
temple, youth, that no more shall the
saceharine cacuban and the mild chan
beguile my soul with soporiiic inila-
ence. 60 ~. Louis Times.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-01-10
Eashinnnhlo Hardness.

1t is now considered the height OF
fashionable tlummcry III this city 10 be
among tho last arrivals AZ u social party
given nj private residence, Last
evening there was party OF that Dies
cription Oil North Il s;roet--which
didn't come oil. A lady who desired To
give n little entertainment made the
preparations and invited u number Of
guests. She illuminated the parlors
aud left the blinds open that the glare
Of the gas might light tho weary travel.
or ON tho street. This was her grand
mistake. About . o'clock couple
camo up 10 tho house, and tho young
lady looked in tie window and seeing
the parlors empty, insisted ON returning
home. ls she would not for all tho world
do such II vulgar thing as to enter n
house where there was not N big room
full Of people to look NJ her Tho two
accordingly returned homo. In u few
minutes another couple reeannoitored
the situation from across the street nnd
retired. One after another tho guests
came up, viewed the empty parlors,
and moltod back into the darkness.
There was no party, and tho lady who
prepared the entertainment didn't
know what 10 make of such shabby
treatment This idea Of trying TO he
the last ono ut m evening party il
growing to be SO common on the Com
stock that the time will como when nj
invitation to II Friday evenings enter
tainment will mean, Come NJ eurly ~
possible on Saturday morning ~ Pir
giniu (Np) Chronicle.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-01-10

and protect me, and who had. instead,
outraged every feeling OF my nature,
and blighted iny whole life.
MY husband sat browsing over his
paper, Jane had fallen asleep over her
knitting.
IpaSsed directly to my own apart
ments, and taking down my plainest
dress, folded ii, and change OF cloth
ing, in small bundle, and laid it upon
Il chair, ready to start forth from my
home as soon as the gray dawn should
break over the hills.
This was twenty yeats ago, and to-
night am an inmate Of john Testers
home still. Shall l tell YOU why | still
dwell beneath the roof of him who has
darkened all my hfe9
On that night Of anguish and tempta-
ton had forgotten all, save my own
Indebtedness, till, turning from my
dreary packing up" | saw little
bed, and beside ii Il tiny pair of boots,
and sled marked "Water-Witch," and
on that bed was Slumbering my little
son just six years old.
Surely the strong brain of Martha
Lester must have been crazed with
anguish, else would She never have for
gotten the child that was dearer to her
than her own life blood,
fell upon my knees beside the rosy.
happy sleeper, moaning out:
"OGod, help me- help me, Try MO
not beyond my strength To bear. Q
Thou Mighty One, be mercilu! am
~, - ~
That boy was all had to love; bone
of my bone, and flesh of my flesh! For
his sake have borne this martyrdom
all these years. knew John Testers
hard nature. | knew he would never
give the boy up to me. | knew the
law gave the custody Of the children to
the father, SO | bowed my proud spirit,
and for the little sleeper's sake united
my bundle, placed my clothes in their
accustomed places, and accepted my
destiny.
This is Il glorious land il which we
live--a lando liberty leta Christian
mothers right to her children is little
better than slave mothers!
q men and brothers! some day, IN
your wise counsels, repeal this unholy
law.
For my boys sake went back TO my
old life. 1t would have been better for
us to have gone forth, my boy and /
my own brave hands earning our daily
bread better for the soul Of Martha
Lester. There would have been less sin,
less bitterness Of hsart. The boy would
have grown up only iii an atmosphere
of love. The mothers torn heartstrings
would have knit anew.
But the world decides for women in
such cases, and the law binds her with
II triple chain.
Things settled back into their old way.
Only the unquiet heart of Martha Lester
had felt the storm. There was the old
GOODNESS, the old neglect, the old pain.
but this the world did not see. John
Testers home was indeed pleasant
home; doubtless it was 50 TO him. 1t
was rather pleasant to see u real woman
moving about his home, and sitting at
the head of his table.
People said Martha Lester was II
model wife and mother" Perhaps she
was; but the woman's heart of her was
dead and cold, and the old hungering
for love had quieted into dull, cold
pain. | tried to do my duty-tried to
love John Lester-but
"There Is an old belief that in the embefs
Ofall things their primordal form exists,
From is o%n ashes RRs ' 5S ftGat I'll
without tde lost perfume
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-01-10
Trimming the Hedge.
IiurtIette,

saw an honest farmer trimming ah
Usage hedge over in Henry county. II
is very peculiar operation, and liz
tened with a great deal Of interest. ]
cay listened, because the interesting
feature Of trimming hedge consists not
40 mnch in what the farmer does al In
what lie says. The honest farmer had
crooked knife on the end Of a noe
handle. lie stuck this into the hedge
and gave II jerk.
Thep he said.
"Ah =
Then be jerked again and down came
heege switch. Then lie said
"Al-h y
T'fnn he took hold of the withcrcd
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-01-10

FAcrs.--D. b. Dclands & Co.'S Chem.
,cai Suicrat,ls is tho best saleratus. Chem
zeal saloratus is better than soda. Chem
ioal saleratus has 10 ounces in paper,
while some brands have not. Chemical
saleratus is cheaper to use than baking
powder.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-01-10
Good for Babies.

We are pleased to say that our baby
was permanently cured Of serious pro-
tracted irregularity Of the bowels by
the use OF Hop Bittcrs by its mother,
which at the same time restored her to
perfect health and strength. The Pa
rents, University ave-, Rochester, N. Y.
See another column.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-01-10

The Brazilian government has grant
ed IL privilege "a gentleman for the
manufacture Of n paper from the wild
lig tree.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-01-10

A BERLIN dispatch says tho govern
ment has deter mined TO give notice OF
the termination Of all treaties Of com.
meree NJ tile end Of the present year
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-01-10
A Boys windpipc Cut to Save Ills Life

n DUN NiHuIhVC NV w ru'N htN bhN'
On Christmas nightn young lid named
Henry Brinker, who resides NJ the cor
ner of Central avenue and Water street,
while eating hickory nuts, swallowed ~
piece of the shell Of one about the size
Sc l..-.., ,,l,iun lougcu Ia la .h.~~.,
and resisted all attempts to remove IL
by coughing or otherwise. He did not
experience much Inconvenience from
it, however, and went TO bed. About ,
o'clock in the morning he woke mp
choking md deathly sick, and rapidly
became worse, finally becoming almost
incapable OF breathing, Drs. Dawson,
and McMechan, on seeing the boys con
| dition, determined to resort To II sur
! gical operation To save hls HE. With
| Dr.. McMcchan's assistance, DR.. Daw-
son made mn incision across the throat,
and, inserting dull probe, scraped
away the tissues until he reached that
portion Of the windpipe called tho trn-
chea, which he cut open. lie then in-
serted Il wire, with which he felt around
| for the obstruction. II was found IN tho
mrynx, where il had lodged and, being
sharp-edgod, Ind cut the flesh, and tho
blood had got into the bronchial tubes,
filling them, and rendering breathing
almost impossible. After tho nutshell
Ind been removed the patient conghcd
up large quantity Of this blood. The
wound having bconsewn up, hc breath
cd quite freely, and last night was rest
ing easily after the operation, -- Ciicia-
natl Enquirer.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-01-10

TnE hard times in Berlin are largely
due to the wide investment in second
five years ago.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-01-10

MAsoS q HAMLlS Cabinet Organs are
furnished, for cash, from Sd each, up.
wards; every one being Of the same
highest excellence.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-01-10

TIE Dublin death rate has for xix
months averaged thirty.one in one
thousand, against about twenty-five III
London.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-01-10
800 LOTS
new RICH BLOOD!

nnrsons Nm si III hll ~ mnha nnW aYI w
the entire system IN three months. Any person
who viii take plll each night from I Ia " weeks
may be restored 10 sound health, II such thing DO
possible, sent by mail for letter stamps T.
JOHNSON A co, bangor, Ma.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-01-10

nm A AlN There IN no cure for BrRht's
W ~ Nv Disease OF tho Kidneys or HAD
LuHINL dcrOr Urlnary Complaints. They
Are IA error, HUNTS REM
THINK 4: &: $!:;:
eases 0f the Kidneys, BLADDER and
TtIuary organs arc cured hy IiunI'A Remedy.
Family Physicians prescribe HUNTS REMEUl
Send for pamphlet To 80
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-01-10
MASON 4 HAMllN CABlNeT ORGANS,

Demonstrated rest nv lil"il Est iinNonN At ALI.
W tWt.pS ENI uAlflONS FttR TWELVE YEARS.
s.s NJ l'nrts lri Vienna lsiN{ santiago 1851 Phil.
eaelphiM a,ci parts, lss, and Grand swedish Gold
Modal lAIh Only American organs avot awarded
highest hnnnrs W any such Sold Tor cash Or INSTALL
mcnls illustrated Catalogue. and Crculer. with
new atyics aud prices, sont free MASON HAhLiu
oRaAN Oo boaton, New York, or ChIcAEo. -.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-03-15

Mr.. Forrest purchased this woodland in
after years, the circumstances which led
to his becoming its owner, and which still
belongs to his estate, we're as follows:
When playing a star engagement in
Cincinnati years afterwards, Sol. Smith
said to him one day, Forrest, do you re-
member saying that if ever you became a
rich man you would purchase the woods
in Coyington, where you went IN your
p verify to avoid society and rehearse
your part?'
"Yes, ] remember"
"Well, look at that" banding Forrest a
bill announcing the sale of valuableprop-
erty in Covington; the "wood scene' Ia
his youthful memory was particularly de-
seribed.
@When is the sale to take placer
"Why, to-day; look at the bill"
"Yes, there it is, to begin at 10 o'clock
precisely; it is now s. Come, let us be
off; it may probably go beyond my figure,
however"
The two started, the sale commenced,
and it was knocked down to Edwin
Forrest, the eminent tragedian.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-03-15
, THE PRUFFLE IN ENGLAND.

The habitat of the truffie is downs and
forest lands, in parks, under various trees.
Its darling woods are hilly, shadowy yet
light and lofty woods of chestnuts, oak
and beech; never in pine forests; among
soil formed of decayed vegetation. in dyke
earth, mixed with wood, in open woodland
districts where rain and worms act easily:
damp, warm summers are most favorable. "
(Persoon.) 1t abounds at Blenheim. at
Arlington, at Audley End, and i'll the parks
of many English mansions. Fosbroke
states that William Leach, who came from
the West Indies with some dogs trained to
hunt trutfies, proceeded from Lands End,
in Cornwall, to the mouth of the Thames.
determined to settle on that spot where he
found them most abundant. After four
years wandering he settled at Patching near
Arundel in Sussex, where he carried on the
business of truffie-hunting. Truffles in
England are gathered at two periods; the
white, which have no odor and are sold for
seasoning, in May; the black during a
month before and after Christmas, when
they are hard, and have acquired all their
perfume. The presence of the trut1ie may
be easily detected by the earth being
slightly raised about the NESTS, and also
by their peculiar smell, which is sometimes
so great as TO make the hounds lose scent
of Reynard The truAies lie from two to
eight inches deep, and vary in size accord
ing to the number in the nests" which ia
from five to twelve Krombholtz speaks
of some as large as a mans head, and
weighing pound and half. The average
size in England is from a nutmeg to a hen 3
egg. In some districts, according to Mrs.
Hussey, it is lucrative business, for the
season begins at bird-shooting' and lasts
till spring, the produce selling at 2
shillings 6 pence per pound" - Good
Words.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-03-15
wANTON CRUELTY.

always distr,Ist the boy who is wantonly
cruel to animals; they know well when they
are uukindly treated and soon learn to dis
tinguish friends from foes. Birds are
equally sagaeions. From one of the nests
in our orchard one egg was taken to help
make up boys collection in natural his
tory. The mother king-bird was very
much angered until her remaining eggs
were Matched A dozen times every day,
or every time the boy came near the house
or her tree, she flew down and picked his
hat, or would sweep close to his eyes, so
that We were indeed afraid that that she
would pick them ont. After time she
left, but soon returned to hatch another
brood and again her warfare began on
the boy. ALI through that season she never
forgot; and what seemed strange to us.
although other boys of the same size and
age came to play in the grounds, she al
ways knew her boy. Birds. fishes, even
frogs can all be tanned by kindness. He is
pitiful coward who injures these helpless
creatures.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-03-15
through changes Of temperature, are apt to
be displaced on their axes, and have ths'
rotation hindered
FRANf:IPANL

Lets begin with the puddings, and
make sure of them" az a little boy once
remarked. Well, then, in former times
Frangipani puddings were of broken bread
and their queer name is made from tive
words, jraagi meaning TO break" anei
punas, 'bread;" hut after some time, these
puddings were made with pastry-crust and
contained cream and almonds. Frangipani
scent, however, was mined after a grear
Marquis who first made it. getting it from
the jasmine plant And the Marquis got
his name from an ancestor whose duty il
had been 10 break the holy bread or wafe1
IN one of the church services, and who, OF
that account, was called ''Frangipani," or
breaker of Bread" Now, this way of ex
planning how words come to be formed
sounds well enough, no doubt. But how
are we to know, in this case. that tho Mar
quis did not invent the pudding as well g.
the scent I-1he 81. Nicholas
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-03-15
sONIE MISPLACED NAMES.

A very curious chapter might be written
upon the contrast between many noted To-
caities and the names which they bear, q
contrast SO glaring in many cases as to sug-
gest prophetic irony on the part of those
who named them. Salem (peacc) after
ward heightened into Jerusalem, harmon
ICES i'll with the associations of spot which
has Witnessed the multiplied horrors of the
three bloodiest siesos in history. The
Louvre, now one of the great monuments
of civilization in its highest form, literally
signifies place Of wolves" with which its
site once abounded. The muddiest Of
Asiatic rivers is styled 'Clear Stream"
(Syr- -Daria) and Russia's oldest city is still
New Town (Eovgorod3, in memory of its
rank as the capital of R,,ric's newly founded
State in S19. Sehastopol, an sbreviation of
the Greek words sebastes po1s (august city,,
looks anything but august ct present, with
its erumbllng defenses, half-destroyed
docks, and long lines of roofiess houses.
Billingsgate, now a. .by-yord for the lowest
vulgarity, originally took it's namo from
Prince Belin; and the capital of Russian
Turkistan. which stands in the midst of q
clsyey plain, and contains not single stone
which has not been brought from dis
tance, bears the unaccountabls title of
Stone village" (Eashkend). - Nsu FORK
Hnna ..
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-03-15
A REM PERSON.

England no don5t possesses the champion
jack f-all trades in the person Of one whc
styles himself Professor Pulliuger and hve,
near Chichester He advertised himself as
a contractor, inventor, fisherman. builder.
carpenter, joiner, sawyer undertaken.
turner, cooper, painter, glazier sign painter.
wooden pumpmaker, paperhanger, bell
hanger boatbuilder, clock cleaner lock
smith. umbrella rcpairer, china and glass
mender netknittar, wireworker, grocer.
baker, farmer taxiaermist, copying clerk.
letter writer, accountant, surveyor, en-
gineer. land measurer, house agent, vestry
clerk, assistant oveseer, clerk to the
Selsay Sparrow Club, clerk to the Selsay
police. assessor and collector Of land taA
and property and income tax. collector OF
church and highway rates. This astonish-
ing person has also served ut sea in four
quarters of the world as seaman. steward.
sailmaker cook. mate and navigator.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-03-15
DisCOVEREssS OF AMERICA,


A strange fatality attended the early dis
coverers of America. Columbus died
broken hearted Rollin and Robadilla were
drowned, Oyanda was harshly superseded.
Las Casas sought refuge and consolation in
o cowl. Ojeda died in extreme poverty
Encisco was deposed by his own followers,
Nicuessa perished miserobly by the cruelty
of his party Vasco Nunez de Balboa was
disgracefully behesded, Narvasz was i'm
prisoned in tropical dungeon and after.
ward died of hardship, Cortez was dis
honored. Alvarado was assassinated Alma
gro was garroted, pizarro was murdered
and his four brothers killed,
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-03-15
VENTILATION.

To promote ventilation in rooms, a little
wibd-rose or wheel with vanes is oftenused,
being inserted in an aperture in window
pane the draft setting it in rotation. A
recent Improvement consists in making
such ventilators of mica, with narrow
metallic outer rim, which is connected
with small metal wheel round the axis by
twelve vanes of mica. Among the anvan-
tsges claimed for these mica wheels over
those Of metal are the following, Mica is
transparent like ghss, aud so does not
darksn tas room; the variations of tenn
perature and moisture of the air have NO
effect on it. whereas metal ventilators.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-03-15
BURMESE FOOD.

,r1,. p....o.. h.va . ro,,,.,l, olla ,elisI,
tor ,ho ,oost stronr,v s.xo,ea food Iiv.
;na ,s ,hov A, NV tbs con or ON the hanks
:. "a ,uo.l. :. i. uo.r,.I that f;uh
.ho,,,,, sor,r ors ,f the .,ommonest inore-
,,;o,.. 81 ,,,0 foo5 ~ tba nso,,,a and wers
t,,or con,s,,t With ,ba & Oh freshly eauobt
e., ~. r;vsr or ,.o tbsre vonjd he no
-. -. .,, rAis ,s. rrs,vo,-v
food trge ,onunas of which Arc pi,ed nm
in everv martot and whole b,at loads Of
rrh;o, oxo oa,.-;oa hv ,.vsr ,o;so,;n, the
verv .;r whsro the boa,t ;s ,oored ,o,-
,,;s,, ~ 9, Oh ,.,;ob b,s frrt bee,, allowed tn
ao.au and ;s +h., n ,o,,s v., ,;..,es and
,,o,.,,a.5 ;r,,, soy+ of n,s,s n ia caIIad
,,,. .rd nc tho E.ol;sb dinner table is in
oo,o,,Iet. ,v;tbo,t ,ot.toes GO n Burn,tse
x;,,s a;sb ia cor,,,e.a w;thoO,t no,,, In
the comn,or form in which neonl. eat II
bovs never heard of snv Enslisb,psn being
converted To taste for nrpee. il is found
however in n NOR, refined firm called
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-03-15
HIS STHENGTH SAVED FITS LHFE.

Recently workman in SAW mill &!
Winona, saved himself from frightfn
accident He wis at work OH one of til
edgers when his sleeve caught iu ''hv,
roller aud at ouce the garment was rapid
ly drawn into the machinery Mitehei
saw at glance the impending danger, anG
bracing himself, by main force, stood ther,
while his clothes were absolutely torn from.
him, even to his boots and stockings, leav
ing only strip of his pantaloons. about 3 :,
inches wide, at his ankle. It all occurred
in less time than it takes to tell it. and tn
men in the mill stood horTified at the sight
When he got through the fearful ordeal h'
was as pale as ghost and great beads of
perspiration stool out upon his face. He
had escaped with only 4 slight bruise, but
the casa would undoubtedly have been
much worse had he not been a man Of
physical strength - WtRona (]ftnn.) Re-
publican.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-03-15
A NEW WHITE PAINT.

After some ten years of laborious and
costly experiments, 4 Liverpool Eng
man has succeeded in producing new
mineral white by the aid of sulphide OF
zinc, which entirely .clipses white lead and
the old zinc white oxide of zinc), by hav-
ing much more body" Or covering power
and more permanent qualities than either
of these. and, moreover, not being of a
poisonous nature like white lead does not
affect the health of those who manufacture
or those who use it. The white sulphide
of zinc is precipitated, washed. calcined,
levigated and dried, the product being one
of the most perfect white pigments hitherto
obtained. .-E.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-03-15
AN EGYPTIAN DINNER,

AT dinner in ancient Egypt, small ani;
low circular tables were used, standing OIL
a single pillar with a dilated bas.; some
times one of these was apportioned to every
guest, the viands being brought round by
the servants succesSively, from large.
pilar-tabe which had been brought in,
which set, by two men. Round and OBJ
long cakes of bread, fattened and pricker
in patterns. goose, a leg of hid or an.
telope, baskets of figs and other fruit, wsrs
crowned BY huge bunch of the lotus
lily. Under the table were bottles of wine
placed on stands in a series, and crowned
with a lotus garland, upon which wan
thrown a long withe of what seems from
the tendrils q vine, loaded with clusters
Of grapes, a. well as thiekly sOt with fol-
age. .r ,.,.. ... ........ ..... ,..t
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-03-15
PIzARRO.

All these seven characters were repre-
sented by Mr.. Sol. Smith.
We find the name of Sol. Smith among
those who formed the company of 1921,
acting as promptef. Tie company con-
sisted of Messrs. Collins, Jones, Cargiii,
Hays, Henderson, Miss Denny, Mrs
Groshon, Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Hanna, and
Miss Seymour, afterwards Mrs. Cargill.
Mr.. Cooper performed an engagement
during the season. On the first night of
his engagement, the following whimsical
incident occurred. Othello was the play ::
"The fame of the great tragedian had
drawn a crowded audience, composed of
persons, and among the rest country
lass of sixteen, whom (not knowing her
real name) we will call Peggy. Peggy
had never before seen the inside of play
house. She entered at the time Othello
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-03-15

Thomas Evans, q retired sailor of the
English, navy is so strong. that a cannon
weighing ffty-six huudrsd wsight is placed
on him and fired off,, aad tiaat a stone re-
quiring four msa to hit is placed on h.s
chest and smashed w.tr .lsdgs-hEmmer.