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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-01-10
"NOT A PENNY MORE"
The Last OF Many Disappointnents..A
Poor WOman's Effort to Sell Her
Hair
New York Herald.

An incident as pitiful as anything in
romance was witnessed day or two
since by Herald reporter. While lott
ering on Fourteenth street, watching
the eager throng of happy people out
shopping for Christmas presents, he no.
ticed an incongruous figure among
them. 1t was that Of woman, tall,
slight, and clothed in dress of shabby
black. Her eyes wore 4 sad expression,
and the lines about her mouth were
tightly drawn. What u contrast was
this pale face to the rosy cheeks and
bright eyes on every side! The report
er regarded her with interest. She
stopped suddenly in front Of a large
store for the sale Of human hair, near
the corner of Sixth avenue Hesitating
II moment and giving u cautious glance
up and down the crowded thoroughfare,
she entered. With downcast eyes she
walked up to n counter, behind which
stood well-fed female clerk, Taking
newspaper parcel from under her
shawl she opened it out before the cold
gaze ofthe clerk. 1t was u roll of hair,
about yard long, thick, and fine. In
color it was nut brown, with u tinge of
gold-just the shade of the woman's,
which chung IN short ringlets around her
face, and just the shade that poets love
to write about. 1t suggested those lines
Of Crozzcns':
on, loosen the snood TINT you wear, jean
neLtc;
let me tangle hand in your har, my pet.
| For the wOrldto me hath no prettler sight
nam bul hui ht.H I'M 4 uplI Ian
| Eight.
Glow much will you give me for
thatY said the tremulous voice Of the
woman. The shop-keepcr looked at it
critically; then coldly answered. "A
dollar and half"
The woman gazcd at her blankly for
moment. as that all?' and the pent-
up tears chased each other down her
care-worn checks.
"a dollar and half, not penny
more" repeated the woman from be-
hind the counter.
"The barber that cut it off told me
that | could get $40 for it, " said the wo-
man, choking back her tears.
"Then you had better sell them to
him; we will give you but dollar and
u half"
A young Indy customer who had
heard this conversation with mingled
feelings Of Indignation and emotion
turned To the INSTRUMENTATION can
you offer this poor woman such sum
when you know that you can get vt
least$ $40 for that hair~ said she.
cor course we can; that is the way we
do business. The woman has heard my
price"
"Then you never shall get II cent of
my money" replied the young lady,
hurrying from the shop.
"Only dollar and half Oh, my
Cod is il possible?" and the wretched wo-
man sank down upon chair AID uried
her face in her thin hands, while the 1e-
porter wondered what was back Of all
this; what terrible want had induced
this poor creature to part with her beau
tiful hair; and even more he wondered
ut tho hard heart Of the shopkeeper.
The slight figure Of the woman shook
with suppressed sohs; the long ringlets
lay upon the counter.
por MA ,.nrla VA VI ,-s. -.. ptvrtur sight
fri hhoy WRF blown hair bathcd IN IL golden
light.
Had any man ever said rs much of
those shorn locks?
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-01-10
A Curious History.

DIR. julius Millingen, who was u sue
ecssful archmologist and discoverer, anG
the physician who attended Lord By
ron in his last illness, has just died NJ
Constantinoplc. He was once in the
service Of the Sultan Mahmoud H., and
became physician to the Sultana, moth
er Of Abdul Medjid. Millingen was
three times married. His first wife
was i Roman Catholic, from whom he
subsequently separated; while she en-
brnced Islam and entered the harem oil
the Grand Vi2ier, kybryslui Mehemed
Pasha. Her son, Frederick Millingen,
became Turk, taking the name of 0s-
man Bey, and entered the Turkish
army. Later on he visited several Eu-
ropean cities, giving lectures and writ
ing pamphlets on Turkish affairs; and
lately, passing to the other extreme, he
has been metamorphosed into Alexel
Andrejivich, in Russia, and received
baptism according to the rite Of the
Greek Church.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-01-10
The Fnrmer's Sirntcgy.

Farmer Evans walked round his
wood-pile and surveyed its diminished
proportions with IL considerable lower
ing Of tho shaggy eyebrows. Some
body's helping themselves" he thought;
must set my wits to work to discover
the offender lie sat down on u log,
rested his elbows on his knees, and
after scratching his head awhile, by
why Of Frightening his IDEAS, ho settled
his temples i'll the palms Of his hands
and moditated. Tho result Of his cogi-
tations must hayo been satisfactory, for
no rose by and by with Il queer smile
overspreading his weather-beuten face,
and walked into the house, chuckling,
en- do it; that'l let tho eat out of the
bag"
He found Harry Bailey, young,
likely-loolslng farmer, in the kitchen
with his daughter.
"That young fellow is counting jon
ME, sure enough" thought the old
gentleman, III he discreety passed into
tho sitting-room. well. he's rs likely
to make her good husband rs any
one. If she likes him shan't object"
And he fell into lis of musing over
the memory of the gentle wife who had
been lying under the flowers since Jen-
MES birth.
Meanwhile, IN the kitchen Jennie was
tripping about, engaged in some house
hold work, and Harry was watching her
with love-lit eyes, and could not mako
up his mind TO tell her he loved her.
The Rev. Mr.. Walker, Of the Ortho-
dox church in Bolton, had prepared n
discourse for his sinful congregation,
upon the subject OF endless punish
ment. The parable of the rich man
and Lazarus WAS his basis, and he
hurled the anathemas of wrath at the
black sheep of his flock as though he
were an avenging angel, and many
members OF his congregation felt guilty
terrors. Little Tim Bates shivered in
his shoes, and thought of the pie no
had taken the night before and then
told his mother lie, and debated
whether he should confess or run the
risk of the punishment Illuminated by
the parson. But he did not settle the
matter that time, for the minister was
suddenly brought 70 Il full stop in the
midst Of his discourse, and the congrc-
CATION electrified, by tremendous
crash and report in their midst, as il
heaven and earth had come together.
Farmer Evans rose to his feet stimuli
taneously with his frightened daughter
and the rest of the congregation, and
poor little Tim was not sure for the
moment that his future had not begun.
The cause of the noise was found to be
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-01-10

to catch hog. and how to hold him,
J etc., but to throw out a few hints. Do
not suffer the hog to be run and worried
by men, boys and dogs, getting his blood
and flesh heated, just before he is kill,
ed. l believe this is one cause of meat
spelling. Sometimes we drive a hog
or two to neighbours, so as to kill to-
gether," as it is termed, making use of
the same force, same fire, and other
| fixings; and we have known the hams
! and shoulders of hogs thus driven to
come out little short before the next
summer was over. Let the hog be kill
ed with as little noise and worriment
and excitement as possible. A Jersey
man has one man to go into the pen,
select his first victim and shoot him, or
with ad-faced hammer (like shoe
makers hammer) knocks down the hog,
! when other men come Immediately
and stick, others drag out and go to
scalding, and so ON with a large
number of hogs. "Scalding machines
have become very common, and are
good institution; but everybody has not
got one, and still use tubs. like the
tub, and | want rope and tackle and
one or two hands to help work the hog
/ would not allow hog put into hot
water while there is sign oflife in him:
but when dead, make an opening to the
gambrel-strings and hook in, hoist the
hog and dip him head and shoulders
into the scald; do not let him remain
more than a second or two, lest his hair
''sets;" hoist him and air him, and if
needful. dip him again and again until
done; then hook into the lower jaw and
scald the hinder parts. like the slow
scalds the best, as likely to set the
hair" While the hind parts are getting
scalded the face may be cleaned. Too
little attention is generally given to
cleaning the head as also the feet, leav-
ing them for the women to worry over
by the hour in some cold outkitchen
AS soon as the hog is hung up and
washed off let the head be taken off
and set upon barrel or block and reg
ularly shaved and cleaned. And now,
while speaking of the head, / want to
say how | cnt up u head. / lay it on
its side and take off the jaw Tor lower
jaw, | then saw down across the face
just above the eyes, being careful to run
into the eye sockets, and on through,
leaving the eyeballs with the snout end,
so that there is no further trouble With
gouging the eyes from tie face piece;
then without further separating Of
the parts, starting between the
ears, saw up-and-downwisc not
caring to extend further down to-
ward the snout than to the saw mark
across the face, but clean through to
the other end. Now, having done with
the ears for handles, cut them of, then
take ont the brains for picking, skin
the snout and take off the flesh for
scrapple and throw the nasal organs
away. The faces are to be corned.
use saw, but never an axe, in cutting
up hog, consequently the meat is clear
of splinters and chips of bones. In
Ginning Il hog" to cool, | saw down the
ribs instead of hacking them with Il
Ratchet. 4 small sized hog hook flat
tened answers very we'll for taking off
the hooks and toe-nails of porker, or
you may use pair Of pinchers,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-01-10
JohnsHenry's Mistake.

John Henry used to go to see Girl
down on Seventh street. but he docsn /
do 50 any more since the hired girl gave
him away lie tells his own story: "You
see," he said, "she was Il mighty nice
girl, and liked her more intensely than
u life-insurance agent talks up his bust
ness, and | called around on that fatal
evening to see her on little matter we
had been talking about, and when the
wooden-headed hired girl came to the
door, | asked for Miss Blank, and the
girl said she didn't think she was exact
ly ready to see company, and would l
watt, | told her to see the young lady
and tell her wanted to see her Just Il
minute, and she needn't dress uu,less she
was undressed. Away the girl went and
presently | heard her sing out, "Miss
Blank, Mr.. John Henry is in the parlor
and wants to see you minute, and he
says you needn't dress if you are I'M
dressed That 'J7' fixed me, and
word was sent down that Miss Blank
was not ut home to Mr.. John Henry,
and Mr.. John Henry has not been back
since.-C Cincinnati Times.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-01-10
Decline of Ship-IIullding in Maine.

The ship-builders of Maine have done
not much more than half the work this
year that they did in either Of the three
years. preceding. Only eleven ships
were built in the state, and not one Of
those on the Penobscott or to the east
ward Of it. The average tonnage of the
ninety.six vessels constructed IS about
425 tons, the total 41,060 tons. In 1877
the total was 76,30S, in 1876 it was 49,
573, and in 1875 it exceeded 10 600 tons.
When the ships are taken out, the
average tonnage is less than 800 tons.
In the Bangor district, where many
large ships have been launched, they
turned out this year two vessels, one of
nine tons and the other of 203. In the
York and Saco districts nothing was
built. In the Wiscassett, two schooners,
which footed up the amazing amount
of forty-six tons. The prospect now is
that next years work will he less than
that of 1873. A Bath shi p-builder says:
"Unless there is sudden and very
great improvement in the freight mar
ket, which is not mt all likely to occur,
the amount of tonnage built in Maine
in 1879 will be less than has been built
in any year ofthe last thirty. Although
materials and labor are so cheap, there
is no inducement to build. AT present
rates Of freight, vessels are absolutely
OF no value, for there is no port il the
world where sufficient freight can be OH
l;IIIIcu " pay EXPENSES anu insurance
and leave any profit to the owner"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-01-10

The Buddhist priests, with steel die,
stamp the image of Budna on thin
piece Of sheet-lead. These pieces they
take out with them to the fishing
grounds, fifty or more miles at sea.
When the large sea mussels common
to that coast are drawn up BY the nets
they manage to place several Of these
lead impressions inside the shell and
then throw them back into the sea.
Every once IN while the fishermen
draw some of them up in their nets and
find the picture Of Badha coated with
pearls. They then exclaim, tBudha Is
God. We found him in the bottom Of
the sea.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-01-10

a CHINESE review has just been Wit
messed and described by correspon-
dent of the Shangha; Courier. The men
clad in uniforms of red and blue, were
ranged in two ranks, every tenth man
holding a bright scarlet flag, while a
sergeant in the middle gave the time to
the advance by waving a huge Grim
son standard. At the sound Of horn,
which resembled the humming of a gil
gantic bee, the battalion prepared to re-
ceive cavalry. Out popped soldier
brandshing pike, which he poked at
an imaginary assailant, then uttering
shrek like an owl he hourished his
shield, turned somersault, and trip
pingly retired to the ranks. When eve
ny man mad popped out, brandished
and poked his pike, shrieked like an
own. hourished his shield, thrown
somersault and retired, the big horn
hummed once more, the soldiers form
ed in square and one Of them danced
gravely but theoretically forward, throw
ing out his right leg with d graceful
jerk; then bounding backwards he
again danced forward, this time throw
ing out his left. Then he jumped he
waltzed, he capered, he pranced, he
turned head over heels, rolled himself
well in the dust (which rose in clouds),
stood on the back of his neck while he
tiourished his legs in the air; recovered
himself grasped wildly with his arms at
nothing in particular, made gro;esque
courtesy to the Niceroy and retired
With this martial spectacle the review
concluded.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-01-10
l,royIdencs journal.

The following bill, found among The
building, is Of interest us showing the
manner of doing things II couple ol
hundred years ago. The bill, NJ will
be seen, is for the expenses Of II sick
man and of his burial, and the suppo-
sition is that the man WIS in some way
n charge upon tho town and that the
bill was presented to the town. The
amounts for the fifth and sixth charges
are unintelligible, but the total shows
that the two together amounted to
shillings 9 pence. twill be seen that
the liquor bill ut the burial was more
than the cost of the coffin and digging
crave: while The hil for liI.,r d.-"'..o
his sickness (only five days. and ut the
burial was more than that for coffin,
digging tho grave, grave clothes and lay-
ing out the body. The following is the
bill.
"John Whipple, his demand for ex-
penses upon james Weakley Tor Noak-
ley) IN his sickness and Burial
James Weakley, in his sickness mt
my house, and funeral expenses, from
Thursday IN October the second, 1000,
to ye seventh day of said month.
DH.
{ y. 1t.
10 Vlclunls aud Brlnkes for him 49,. % o. D.
To . quarts of rum by his order for
Those That came to SEC him .........., 90 03 Ot
10 my trouble, tondenee, and bedding
aud washing. ........................ 90 ~ OC
Toirum at hls Burynl Il quarts .4...... 90 CO "
To Il quart of wine. .......,..s..,... .. .s \.
10 n gallon Of strHngn hrers ......,s. I. y. 4.
10 sheGtc, cap, and mndluf Tor his
bHTlhll. t...tt, #ttt*4tktH w W w
10 washing " Ehoncnsnr OneY; and
helping 10 l.ny him onto one night and
hall Il day ..................s.......0 90 Oi "
~
Tho total ufthis Aeompt, errors eN-
ueptrd ......,... ........ Ol 10 "
no Archibald watchlng.t..............D 90 OF On
To his Coffin n Digging " Grayn IT,. 90 ., "
Total. Observation-Disclosures. ~ OO 0,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-01-10
Earl Duircrin's Popularity.

OF Lord Dutlerin an English writer
says that everybody, from Manitoba to
Halifax, seems to know him personally.
A station master Mt remote junction
will tell you how Lord Duiierin, while
waiting for train, got out and cheer
fully chatted with the country people
who waited like himself. A policeman,
with unprofessional enthusiasm, re-
htcs how, when the governor general
was leaving Quebec before embarking
for England, ho cheerily shook hands
with eight stalwart policemen who
answered for order III tire neighborhood
OF tho wharf. A gentleman who was
tho possessor Of u largo picture much
coveted BY his neighbors met Lord
Dullcrin IT party one night and con-
ceivcd such II warm attachment for
him, that on the following morning, he
insisted upon presenting to him this
cherished work of art. A devoted
mother was asked what She thought OF
Lord Duilerin. She said she had only
seen him twice. The first time she had
with her one of her children, the de-
lights of whose society she shared with
Lord Duilerin for brief ten minutes.
Two years later the governor general
passing through Quebec met her again,
and his greeting was, Well, Mrs.
how's Lilian?" Thus with amending
fact and genial grace did the agreeable
Irishman win his remarkable popular
ity. A man who could remember over
two years the weakness OF mother
and tho name Of Il child, is just the
man 10 succeed ii the delicate task Of
governing.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-01-10
Painting the Scenes.

Stage scenery, now one of the chief
attractions of IA theater, says Harper'S
H'eeky, is one of comparatively modern
origin. So late as 1861 the French the
alters had no painted scenery, and the
actors remained ON the stage during the
entire performance; even Shakespeare
had no other scenery than tapestry
hangings and curtains. Movable scene
~ was first used i'll n public theater i'll
England by Davenant in 1862, although
something Of the kind had been arrang-
ed ut Oxford by Indigo Jones rs early
rs 1905, on the occasion Of nj entertain
ment given by James ! In most stage
scenery, as it is always to be viewed
from some distance, the execution is
bold and free, to produce the desired ef-
feet upon the audience; but the work
requires greater artistic knowledge and
skill than most people suppose. Tx
amined closely, the canvass exhibits
blotchcs and splashes of color which at
the proper distance, assume form and
harmony. But, though it may be dis
lance that lends enchantment to the
view, no small amount of experience
and skill is necessary to endow the
drawing and coloring with the magic
power of blending into an attractive inn
itation of reality.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-01-10

MASSACHUSETTS officials have observed
that inconsistencies is q frequent cause
Of insanity among immigrants.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-01-10

NEWFOUNDLAND is preparing to take
her place i'll the Dominion, in consider
alton Of il railway enterprise across the
island.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-01-10

MORE timber is used under ground
in the Comstock lode than has been
employed i'll the construction Of san
Francisco.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-01-10

THE slave trade is being stealthily
carried on III The Red Sea, tho slaves
being taken from Ahyssinia 70 the Ara
bian coast.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-01-10

THE growing wheat in North Texas is
suffering greatly from drouth.
The daily gazette., 1879-09-13
FACTS ABOUT THE MAINE VIC
TORY !.

In considering the conditions updsf
which the Maine Republican, woa Their
so-cAlled ssvictory" q the polls last MOI
day, and In estimating the value Of tbs
result - judgment, the following facts
are most note worthy:
That the influence Of the Federal Of
hceholdcrs was strained to the utmost In
behalf Of the Republican candidates.
That thesnames Of hrndrede Of voters
were stricken, under various pretexts,
from the registry lists for the sake Of re-
dncipg The opposition strength.
That bribery was carried on by the
agenfs Of the Republican state and local
committees In the most barefAced aud
shameless manner. ns1a-g 7iI
That employees in the manufacturer
were bulldozed by the Republican pro
prietoss into voting contrary to their
convictions and
That corruption Of the most unblush-
Ing kind marked nearly every step Of the
Republican canvats. .,.v.., sF
Has Mr.. Blaine the assurance 70 &c
before . National Convention asserting
his ability 70 control theElecsonl vote Of
. State that, 10 spite OF the practices
above recited, and AFTER the most desper-
ale political struggle In history, leave.
him and his friends In minority Pm
Y, Star. .--.T trl -nd .r
The daily gazette., 1879-09-13

The assumption that this country will
import largely of foreign iron gives
great satisfaction in Grea: Britain, where
it is enviously observed that, while our
Ressemer steel works are busy, forty
dur British converters are idle. Those
In the trade think it il not desirable
that there should be any ground for this
assumed demand, while the home pro.
duction is still considerably less than
the capacity of our furnaces and rolling
mills. with the facilities at our com.
mand foreign iron should be as little
needed as foreign grain.
The daily gazette., 1879-09-13
The Color Line In Church.
TROUBLE IN A CHURCH.

TROUBLE IN A CHURCH.
ANewburg, N. Y, despatch Of We'd
nesday says As..
For several years the colored people
attending the Marlborough Methodist
Episcopal Church have beed seated In
tue rear of the church. On Commu-
MON Sundays they have waited until the
white brethren partook of the Lords
Supper. For some time q feeling has
existed In reference to the matter, sever
al of the colored members refusing 10
partake Of the sacrament unless they
could do SO with the whites. The moot
ed point has been talked over privately
for months among the members, white
and colored. On Sunday last strange
clereymen occupied the pulpit, the regu-
lar pastor, the Rev. DR.. A. NJ. Osbon,
being absent on vacation. Before the
regular services commenced, the congre-
CATION, which in point of numbers Is
somewhat limited, was startled to hear
the preacher state that vote would be
taken then and there on the color line
question. The votes were cast by the
uplifting Of the right hand. Six or sew
en- hands were raised up in favor Of the
coiored people being allowed the same
privileges as the whites. No vote wa.
cast in the negative. Several of the
church members have stated they vii.
never enter the church again unless The
action taken is rescinded. The fact tha
the congregation was not given notice II
advance that such vote would be tax
en-, aud that such an important measur,
should have been proposed In the alb
sence Of the regular pastor, 10 severely
criticised. 1t is understood that the gen
tleman who occupied the pulpit actet
under instructions. The church officers
one of their number states, were as mucl
surprised Is the congregation when tn,
vote was proposed.