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The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-07-17
HOUSE.
W. II. Lancaster, Prop.

JACKSON TENN
Situated at the junction OF the c, ST. l..
& n. O., and NJ. Il o. Railroads. The
public will fined this a desirable house
,c.tt at. Rates reasonable and fare good
Jan. end.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-11-28
al nnings.

Belgian railways wlluse iron Shoppers
in future.
Tho Iuken river, N Alaska, is navi-
gable for steamers 1900 miles.
The Cost ot keeping cattle per year in
Texas is Il 80 per head, or 81 900 per
1000
The amount of lumber tloaled down
the Mississippi river this season is im~
monse.
The manufacture Of cork soles il IN
industry that has grown 20 large dimen-
sions in Wllliamspor Pa.
Nearly all the negroes in and near
Darlington, $. O., own horses and COWS,
and many OF them own land
A Texas paper states that ono.tourth
OF tho cotton gins IN that State are do
stroyod by fro every year
So far this month the revenues Of
the Government have been unprece-
dontodly large, averaging 81 100000 u
day.
Tho revision of tho Bible now in pro-
gress IL expected To entail an expense
Of about 5000 600 before the first copy
il printed.
The police officers OF Omaha have
been ordered tn strictly enforce the
statute providing for the punishment
for cruelty TO animals.
Ice has been forming in tho Arctic
Ocean in large quantities NIL through
the Summer, and vessels have got no
further north or east than Icy Cape.
A Montana farmer, James L. Ray, OF
Lewis and Clark county, took tho first
premium NJ tho Territorial Fair, Tor
the best acre OF wheat, being 102 bush
els To tho aero.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-11-28
TennySon and The 0neen.

Speaking Of Tennyson's hospitality,
n recent anecdote runs thus: Her
Majesty the queen announced ii to be
her good pleasure to honor her poet
laureate with n visit. Unfortunately
she did not say precisely what day she
would arrive. In duty bound the whole
iamily We're put into their best bib and
tucker" The children agon'zea in their
best rig and were vigorously "pent'
indoor; Mis-. Teunyson was bedecked
with her state raiment, and the great
author himself was gotten up to per-
lection and in the latest invention OF
his tailor. Four or five days went by
IN the same atmosphere of expectation
and grandeur, but no royal guest came
driving up. At last it became unbear.
able. Ordinary manners were pro-
claimed; everybody sighed with relief
and flung aside too violent etiquette
with too belaced and berlbboned attire.
The children resumed their intimacies
with mud-pies and rocking horses, Mrs
Trnnyson began to enjoy novel and
wrapper, and casting aside romance,
Mr.. Teunyson took up hoe and began
to weed his garden, and with glowing
cheeks and animated eyes tried "to
make two blades of grass grow where
before there was only one" Oh course
when everything was jogging along
in this cozy and homelike way the
queen and Der escort arrived. AT first
there was general flutter of fright and
excitement. Everybody was embar-
raised and i'll mt ease. But the grand
old fellow, coming up to the house with
soiled hands and sweat.drops ON his
lofty brow. m ade it all right in u few
words. My sovereign; we expected
you for several days, and were prepared
to receive you rs should become those
who are honored by their queen; but
to-day we did not know of your inten-
ton, and are therefore only SO far pre-.
pared as LOYALTY and love can make us, i"
1t Is needless to say that the visit was
\ very friendly ard pleasant affair, and,
we doubt not, far better enjoyed by 80
sensible y woman as Queen Victoria
than it would have been had it been at
tended with county formality and
state.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-11-28

these advantages, il is evident, will rem
der them good service in the process Of
curing, whether this be ,ifsclrd by nat.
ura) or artificial means,
Our personal Investigations in the
field EMBRACED the seed leaf districts,
and II is not AN evaporation TO say that
but for the timely and refreshing rains
that Tell upon most Of them at fitting
intervals from the beginning OF the SEQ
ond to the end OF the fourth week in
August their yield this year would have
been an unoommonly poor one. As it
is, their aggregate product is good al
most without exception. The benefits
in curing from final good weather to
seed leaf IN Connecticut, Pennsylvania,
OHIO, and WISCONSIN came in due
course 10 the aid OF the western tobacco
crop in southern Indiana, kentucky,
Tenn eSsee and Missouri, rs, also, to the
crop of Virginia. East and west, rs
before remarked, tobacco hiss done
well this season; ana il no misfortune
hclall it hereafter, il will undoubtedly
be exceptional in its usefulness.
The Mason county growth, according
To advices, has suffered some from house
burn, but, ON the other hand, it is near
ly 90 per cent moro than usual
quantity, which excess will leave them
enough OF good leaf to offset the bad.
Chrksville and the western district have
probably housed u more than average
crop III quantity and quality, The
Ohio and Green river sections have pro-
duced, certainly, not less and perhaps
moro than last year, The Virginia
crop is generally good, having escaped
frost, and Is i'll average volume. Per-
haps, all told, two hundred and fifty
thousand hogsheads Of varying but
more than ordinarily servioeahlo tobac.
90 will be brought to market from the
planting of 1872 When SO large and
81 good crop OF seed leaf has been
grown in one season rs disclosed this
season, il would not he easy to recall il
the effort were made. The total may
reach two hundred and fifty thousand
cases. The tobacco trade il its entirely
has reason to lie pleased with the pros,
peCt.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-11-28
A BEAR UP A TREE.
Thrilling Expcr eneo Of II Hunter in the
Woods of West Virginia.
Grtcnhrirr independent,

On last Saturday Messrs. Len Cack.
ley, Allen Grimes, Chesley Rodgers and
two or three others whose names we
did not learn, met mt N point some five
or six miles from Mill Point, ON what
is known rs Stamping creek, with the
intention Of taking deer chase. MIR.
Il ldgers took the dogs and went To the
woods to start the deer After having
travelled u considerable distance, his
attention was drawn To the fierce bark.
ing OF his dogs short distance oil. MIR.
Rodgers quickened his pace, striking n
Decline Tor the dogs. He soon discov-
cred that ne had "treeu' something. lie
advanced cautiously toward the tree
Suddenly he was very much frightened,
for closely hugging the tree was very
large black bear. Mr.. Rodgers con.
cluded to "try him pop" ~ he ex.
pressed it, and having first pulled oil
his boots in order that he would not he
incumbered in case he should have to
climb tree, he took aim and fired,
when, to his astonishment, Bruin
| jumped ont of the tree and made for
another one. Mr.. II )dgers saw him
run up huge cherry tree and imme-
distely started in pursuit, approaching
IA close To the tree as he thought nd
v,sabIe, and looked up in the top for
| Bum; but IL seems that Bruin had con-
euded not 70 go SO high this time, and
was sticking only three or four feet
from the ground, ON the other side of
the tree. Being wounded and not in
very good humor, he soon discovered
Rodgers and started toward him, evil
IDENTITY intending TO use him up.
Rodgers, however, took to his heels
He did not run far until he sought
refuge in the friendly branches of an
oak sappling. Just at this interesting
moment the dogs came TO his rescue
and compelled Bruin to take to tree,
Rodgers now descended, his nerve all
unslrung, After exhausting nearly all
his ammunition, he succeeded in bring.
ing Bruin down, who proved TO be u
very fine specimen, weighing nearly
400 pounds.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-11-28
The Ecllpsps Of 1850.

In the year 1880 there will ba six
eclipses, four oithe sun and two Of the
moon.
A total eclipse Of the sun, January
II, invisible in tho eastern portion OF
the United States. The partial and
total phases may be Visible, though
under uniavornble conditions, through
portions Of Utah, Nevada and Cali.
fornia.
A total eclipse OF the moon, June %,
invisible in the eastern portion OF the
United States. Observers ON the Pa.
cllic coast may see the eclipse for about
half MI hour before tho moon sets.
An annular eclipse Of the sun, July7,
invisible throughout North America. II
will be visible in South America and
the southern part Of Africa.
A partial eclipse Of the sun, Decem-
Der /, visible only in the southern hem
isphere.
A total eclipse of tho moon, Deem
Der ~ invisible in the eastern portions
Of the United States, but some Of It's
phases visible on the Pacific coast.
A 3artial eclipse Of the sun, Deem
her 81, visible in the eastern portion Of
the United States and ut Chicago, from
6:l5 To 7.ii III the morning.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-11-28
Trade Marks.

General Payne, commissioner OF
patents. being asked what effect the de-
eision of the supreme court, delivered
Nov. 18th, declaring the trademark
law unconstitutional, would have re-
piled that il would be serious, and
many business interests suffer. Whether
another law could be found that would
cover substantially the same interests,
and stand the scrutiny Of the supreme
court, was doubtful. The court did not
pass upon what might be done, but they
effectually settled what had been done
The patent Office will Immediately sus
pend the issuance of trademark priv
lleges, and those which have been Is
sued are of course now of no avail. A
man had as we'll own Cancelled postage
stamp as a trade mark. Being asked
if some Of these trademarks thus null
lifted were not valuable, the commits.
sioner replied that they were, or at
least were so regarded, before yester-
DAYS decision. However, the common
law right in trademarks survives, but
the United States statutory provisions
are annulled. There are now over
5000 trade marks registered. and 300
pending for registration. OF course
under the decision all operations under
this head must be suspended 1t III
effect abolishes the trademark bureau
Of The patent office. This will cut oil
from the patent office revenues about
$4,000 yearly. Since the establish.
ment of the trademark system the fees
paid into the office have amounted to
over S2500 600, which have been paid
into the United States treasury. Now
that the law has been declared uncon.
sututional, il il clear that this money
was wrongfully collected, and actions
brought in the court OF claims VIII hold
good But as the contingent fund of
the patent Office is not large enough to
meet this unexpected demand, com.
missioner Payne will probably ask Of
congress. a special appropriation. ~
addition ID this, tie will Cali the atten-
ton of congress to the fact that legisla-
ton upon this subject is OF vital i'm
portance 10 business interests, and II
necessary an amendment should be
made 70 the constitution. In the mean
time, however, those who have been
using trademarks have acquired q COM
mon.law right To them. Under tie *
isting rules III the patent Office q trade
mark wa granted fer thirty years, and
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-11-28
Those Wives.

In San Francisco and other large
towns of California it is said that manv
of the married women past tho mdule
age, have been the wives OF two, three,
and sometimes four or five different
men, owing TO the freedom of divorce
which used TO exist, and still exists in a
modified form, in the state. Women
We're in plentiful lack in the days of the
Argonauts, and TOR some time after; and
when one appeared in the community
with good looks, intelligence and mag.
netism to recommend her, she was well
nigh fought for. Asarula, the women
who migrated to FL Dorado were not Of
the finest. Many of them were more
or less adventuresses, and seeing their
extreme marketableness, enhanced
their value by very broad coquetry,
and disposed Of themselves to the high
est bidders. After securing one hus-
band, they entertained proposals for
another, and not unlrequently slipped
away from No to No 2, through some
legal trick, before No. had any idea
that he had proved maritally uusatis-
factory. 1t is related that about 1883 four
members of San Francisco firm had
each in turn the same wife III the space
Of twenty-lour months. Some OF the
most matrlmonia!ly enterprislng wo-
men in the country journeyed thither
twenty to twenty-five years ago, and
made their marriages remuneratlve by
getting settlements cash down before
the tying OF the nuptial knot. The
lives of not n few of them would, if
faithfully chroniced, read like the most
sensational OF sensational novels.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-11-28
The Tobacco Crops.

Az whole, SAYS The 7oJncco Leof. il
IL probable that the tobacco crop Of 1879
will prove the most satisfactory for gen
eral trade purposes that has been rails.
ed for several years. II is larger than
WAS expected during the earlier part Of
the growing season, and It's appearance
in the sheds indicates that It Is going 70
De in the main salabe crop. Here
and there, both a. TO the Gaze and hogs
head varieties, blemishes are reported
but, taken altogether, les6 iault 10 found
with il, even by the most exacting, than
Is usually expressed Mt this stage OF a
new crops progress toward curing.
With all its shortcomings IN the dry,
parching periods 81 July and August
and II one time they were numerous
enough 70 be discouraging 70 the most
hopeful--the reason closed invested
with every element in abund-
ance needed for the nourishment and
ripenlng Of the backward plants, and /,
As consequence, they came in the end
20 the sheds with richer body and b
more vigorous growth than they have
shown for long time previously; and
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-11-28
on payment Of the fee, So Al the eS-
pirauon Of this period, was renewed
for thirty years longer
New Rules of the House.
WAshlnglon Teleeram, so 81


One of the most important of tse
new rules which the committee on
rules Of the house Of representatives
has adopted, in their revision, will be
welcomed by those who wish To have
all business before the house to stand
ON an equality, and have an equal OPP
portunlty for consideration. Under the
present rules, a majority OF the house
can set apart day, or number OF
days, for the consideration Of a partiCu
lar bill, 10 the disadvantage OF other
business and measures upon which II
working maj ority do not wish to consid-
er bulls shall take their places upon the
calendar in the order in which they are
reported from committees. and this
order shall be followed in the business
Of the house, except by y vote Of two
thirds, IN which event any particular
bill may be set aside, or any other bill
may be taken up. This rule will not
apply to appropriation bills, which shall
have precedence over al, other business.
In this way no measure can be smOth-
cred except by two-thirds vote, and il
Is not often that two-thrdS of the house
will consent to the neglect of n good
bill. One great advantage OF tins new
rule will be to hasten business in COM
mittees, for every committee will be
ambitious to get its bills in n favorable
place on the calendar. Another rule
that: will be adopted is to keep the
morning hour" exclusively for repo Is
from committees, such reports to be
placed upon the calendar without ac-
zion; and when there are no reports to
be submitted in the morning hour the
calendar shall be taken up and pro-
ceeded with. Under these rules every
committee and every bill will have II
fair and equal chance for the attention
OF the house, which has never been the
case before. Every session Of congress
the small bills are crowded into the
background by the big ones, and the
advantages given TO some committees
under the existing rules permit them
to monopol re all the time of the house.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-11-28
FIGURING Mills Closed.
St. Louis Telegram. iilh TO chicago Time

st. Louis Telegram. l4th TO Chicago Times
The Atlantic mills, capacity twelve
hundred barrels per day, put out their
fires to-day and will manufacture no
more -four until there is a change for
the better in the wheat and flour mar
kets. The SAxony mills and St. George
mills will shut down as soon as they
grind what wheat they have on hand.
One of the Empire mills also will stop
in a short time, and there il also talk
that the other mills will shortly do the
same tning. The reason given is that
very few Of the millers have made
money in the past two months, and
some of them have lost heavily. The
majority Of them made contracts for
-four when wheat was selling along in
the nlneties, no. expecting 20 great an
advance as has since taken place and
been maintained. The millers who
bought wheat 70 as To make the amount
necessary To fill out their contracts when
it cost not over $l.l0 per bushel have
about saved themselves, but those whose
purchases averaged over $40 per
bushel have lost money. At the pre-
yailing prices four cannot be manu-
featured a. profit to the millers
Wheat to-day il selling al 81 "a per
bushel. If put into -four and placed
on the eastern markets at the ruling
prices, it would entail loss on the
manufacturers Of from thirty 10 fjfty
cents per bushel. Flour is now selling
in Liverpool and other European
markets for less than il commands here
Inthe pat three weeks very little -four
has been shipped from ST louis. The
mills have all been running " their fall
capacity, and, as consequence, there
is large stock Of -four IN s.. Louis.
All Of the pubic warehouses are filed
with ii. the manufacturers are having
some difficulty In finding storage-room
The millers are buying very little wheat,
and would buy none If they were not
compelled to fill out contracts. the
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-11-28
THE PREHISTORIC TIE.
An Interesting Tradition as to their Ear
ly History.
nsnNer rrsenne.


Ii seems that after all the u,es are
not entirely devoid OF imagination.
George West tells remarkable story
ubout them, which he alleges was re-
lated to him hv Ute named Pah.yoo.
They call the Colorado river Toom- pm
to-weep. where Pan goo says there is a
deep old river bed fully halt mile deep.
PAh-goo says his foretatherS had tradi-
ton that long years ago, they had lived
near vast warm lake northeast of the
Big river; that country WAS warm, full
Of big trees ard big deer, and big oxen
with white horns; that big fishes and
snakes rs long As hundred lodge. poles
abounded in tins lake; that one day all
the big oxen began To roar together,
and that they raised such steam from
their nostrilS that the earth reeled and
the sun Was ohscured; that suddenly
the lake fell and continued falling for
three moons, and then became muCn re.
duced that they knew it not any more,
bat that the big lake they found had
been drained away to the south, and
that the warm waters had cut through
the present canon of Green river and nf
the b & river (the Colorado); and that
this old bed i'll the loom pinto.weep is
where the lake waters were drained.
He also said that the story goes on that
all the big deer and the big oxen with
white horns strayed away eastward and
all persisted in the mountains from cold
or by the arrows of the Ute hunters; that
soon after big flood formed Grand riv.
er canon, and after this flood came
a small race Of people who had skin
canoes, and who brought seed corn of u
small kind, called in Spanish chquito
may; that these people We're almost
white, and they taught the Utes how To
make good spears n, bows auGiearthen-
ware; that they built stone houses in
the chtl,, and cultivated pumpkins, corn,
and beans; that they had gold and sill
yer III abundance, anr iron tools that
they had obtained in the high mountains
to the northeast; that afterward, from
the northwest big red Indians came over
to this country and killed and drove off
the little people, who finally went south
rs we'll rs the big red men, who are the
Apaches, Navajoos. and kiowas. He
also said that the oxen With white horns.
the 9nsde mgdrtoS (probahly alllgators,l J
were found down among the Apaches
and Navajo Indians, bat that by.and.by
the country became dryer and colder,
and the Utes only We're lett on the Big
river and lis branches; that melted rocks
were poured out everywhere and left
the country desolate, and the little PEG
pie had told his ioretathers that where
they came from were big waters, and in
these waters were men with bodies like
fish. cd PAh goo said that in this
old river bed i plenty of gold, but that
il is sure death for any Que togo into
the canon TO get it.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-11-28
4 Narrow Escape.
Poughkeepsie Eagle.

One Of the narrowest escapes on re-
cord on the Hudson River railroad oc.
Cured last night. AS the fast-mail train
which leaves the Grand depot, New
York, at half-past Z O'Clock, was emery
ing from Breakneck tunnel, a little this
side Of Cold Spring, while running at a
high rate Of speed, il suddenly came up
on horse and buggy which was
attempting to cross the track, throwing
them high in the air. As soon MS posi-
BILE the train was stopped, and the con.
ductor and one or two others went
back. when the horse was found lying
dead over fence near by and the buggy
smashed to atoms, What was their sur
prise, however when they found man
who was in the buggy at the time, sit
ting up between the tracks, and ap.
parenlly but little injured He got up
in few moments and walked TO a
house near by, when the men went back
TO the train, and il proceeded on again.
II il said by railroad men to have been
one Of the narrowest escapes ever
known on the Hudson River railroad.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-11-28

miHers generally are Of opinion that
the present price Of wheat Is, for the
most part, due to speculation. and not
To n legitimate fore gn demand. I'm
support of this view, they argue that
wheat already sent to Europe and now
ON the way is sufficient IL allav the
fears OF foreign buyers in regard to
scarcity Of that cereal. Since tho first
of July ninety million bushels Of wheat
from the United States have been
landed III European markets, part OF il
IN the form OF -four. Six million
bushels are now ON their way there,
and there are thirty million bushels
more IN the elevators AMI en- route IL
the Seahoard markets. The foreign
buyers IN view of this immense sup.
2ly, are not anxious to make pur.
ehases, as they know the Earopean
deficit will be met by the large surplus
of the United States and other countries
There Is now ahoat ON the Pacific over
eleven million bushels OF wheat bound
for the English market from Oregon
California and Australia. In addition
to this large visible supply, there is ",
n large amount of wheat in the hands
y. the farmers. Under these Circum.
stances the mlllers of the city feel that
n decline must take place hero, M II
has IN European markets, and, cen.
sequently they could not safely buy
wheat At the present price, and manu-
facture il into flour.
New York Telegram, lath. 10 Chicago Times
A cable dispatch was received in this
city Thursday from member of Queen
Nietoria's household, ordering twenty.
five barrels of old winter wheat flour,
recently manufactured under a new
patent in the west. Tor the Queens pri.
waite kitchen. The order was executed
III once, and the flour, which cost 80 \
barrel, will be shipped tomorrow.