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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-04-18
Mr.. Stewards Body.

Since 1t was announced upon the
authority of Mrs. Stewait's statements
to her friends that the body of the late
A. I. Stewart had been recovered by
Judge Hilton, the Stewart Memorial
Cathedral at Garden City, l. l., where
in the body will finally be inferred, has
been overrun bv visitors. Some of
these come from distance, and their
patronage has swelled to q not incon-
siderable extent the income of the Gar
den City hotel.
Impeled by morbid curiosity these
visitors have searched every nook and
corner of the graceful pile whose nte-
rior is yet incomplete. They seem to
be impressed with the idea that the
body is concealed about the premises.
Not content with annoying the work
men engaged in erecting the mortuary
chapel in the crypt under the chancel,
they have broken and carried away
portions of the delicate stone tracery
that had cost so much labor and money.
To prevent this, an order was given
some weeks since that no one should be
allowed to enter the building without
giving n password or countersign that
had been agreed upon. Indeed" said
Z entleman who is in position to
speak authortatively. "this rule has
been observed so strictly that Judge
Hilton himself would find it difficult to
gain admittance without giving the
word"
The PRONUNCIATION of this order, when
it became known to the surrounding
villagers, created marked sensation.
Although before this they had smiled at
the firmly expressed belief of the stran-
gers that the body was in the cathedral,
they soon caught the infection them
selves. They swarmed about the place,
peered curiously through the great
peaked windows, which could be at
tanned only by standing upon each
others shoulders, and stared in blank
amazement at the grotesque faces Of the
gargoyles that capped the window
arches above them. 1t has been def
nitely learned that the body of Mr..
Stewart is not in the cathedral, and will
not be taken there until the two sarco-
phagi are placed in position upon the
marble flooring of the mortuary chapel.
-NeW York san.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-04-18

mans in bad health, I'll have to wear i.
sooner or later anyway. Just make it q
little broad across the shoulders.
Smart sophomore" What fruit
would you most resemble when riding
on a jackass?' Innocent-looking Fresh
man" Give it up" S. S." A beauti-
full pear" l. L. F." All right; come
outside and I'll try it."-Harvard Adro-
cate.
Self-possessed tramp "Will any
gentleman Brown Ito intending
almsgiverl: Don't you give him any
thing-he's been here before TODAY"
SIP. I. (loftily): evil you have the
kindness not to NEEDLE with nv bust.
ness affairs ?"-Puck.
Many persons have complained with
in the last few days of peculiarly sad
and unhappy sort of feeling in the
region of the diaphragm. This item
explains it: Florida has sent its first
watermelon northward - Ne,s York
Commercial advertiser.
The superintendent addressed the
Sunday school on obedience to the
moral law, and urged the keeping and
not breaking of the commandments,
and to fasten the impression, asked: rs
anything better for being broken"
Yes" said. a little boy, "a nag" The
address proceeded no further.
"A soft answer" etc.-Eemale cpl
cure: "Oh, mister, I'm sure that was
bad one" Oyster salesman Indignant
ly): "What d yer mean? Then YOU
shouldn't a swallered it, mum! i've
been in this trade matter o. ten years,
and never -" Lady: "Well it GER
tainly left a nasty taste -" Salesman
(mollified); "Well, there's no denyin'
that some on 'em is 'igher in flavor than
others! '-Punch.
A young lady was sitting with GAL
liant captain IN charmingly decorated
recess. On her knee was diminutive
niece, placed there for less convenience.
In the adjoining room, with the door
open, were the rest Of the company.
Says the little niece, in a jealous and
very audible voice: "Auntie, kiss me
too" Any one can imagine what had
Just happened. "You should say twice,
Ethel dear; two is not grammar" was
the immediate reioinder. Clever girl,
that!-London World.
We never weary of reading a good
ep:taph, one which indicates the work
of a lite time III a few short, crisp words.
Here is one, for instance, which needs
no explanation. 1t was inscribed on
the tomb of II cannibal: 'He loved his
fellow men," And here is double
obituary, which shows that the state of
matrimony is sometimes happy one:
Lam anxiously expecting you. A.
ID. 1927.
Here | am. A. ID. 1867.
Christian al Work.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-04-18
A Proven storm.
Denver Tribune, 9TH.


One morning recently, upon looking
toward the mountains south of town. we
We're somewhat surprised to see the pine
trees all bending in one direction, as
though bowed by u terrific wind-storm,
while the morning was clear and calm
not a breath of air in motion. Upon
closer inspection the phenomenon was
easily accounted for. During the night
before a heavy wind.storm had swept
over the mountains, accompanied by
rain and snow, and the steady force 81
the wind held the branches of the trees
III the bending, crouching position,
while the snow weighed them down,
and the rain freezing upon them As il
fell fastened them in that shape with
unyielding bonds Of ice: and - they
remained until old Sol mercifully Sc,
them free.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-04-18

why, / said my hair had been trimmed
five times during the past thirteen
DAYS, and was afraid il wouldn't last
much longer.
"Well," he said. it was hardly the
thing for q man Of my impressive APP
pearance, who would naturally attract
attention the moment he entered q
room, (I have to stand on my tiptoes
and hold on with both hands to look
over the back of Il car.seat, to go
around with such n head Of hair, when
he could straighten it out for me in q
minute"
told him to go ahead, and closed
my eyes, and wondered what would
come next.
That fellow took n pair Of dentists
forceps and "pulled" every lock Of
hair had left.
There" he said, proudly, "now
when your hair grows out it will grow
out even"
| was little dismayed at first, when
/ looked at my glittering poll, but after
all it WAS n relief to know that the end
was reached, and nobody could torment
me again to have my hair trimmed for
several weeks. But when ! got shaved
at Ashtabula, the barber insisted on
puttying up the holes and giving my
head coat Of shellac. yielded, and
my head looked like vanished globe
with the maps left of. Two days after
sat in BARRIERS chair at Mansfield.
The barber shaved me silently. Then
he paused, with bottle poised in his
hand, and said: shampoo"
answered him with look. Then
he oiled my hairless globe and bent
over IT moment with II hair brush.
Then he said:
"On which side do you part your
hair %
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-04-18
The Cruel Khedive.
Hartford Post.

The accounts of the distress now ex-
listing in the valley Of the Nile reminds
the writer of a scene he witnessed in
the winter OF 1866. Starting from Cairo
for trip up the Nile, we stopped the
first night opposite the ruins of ancient
Memphis, to which we walked in the
moonlight. We were surprised at see-
ing on the plain mile or two south OF
us large gathering of people bearing
lights. Upon going to the spot, we
found more, than thousand men, wo-
men and children engaged in throwing
up an embankment for railroad the
Khedive was building from Cairo to
Thebes by forced labor. No machinery
or tools whatever We're used except
baskets. These the poor wretches were
filling Nth their hands, placing them up
on their heads, and slowly and YEARLY,
except when accelerated by the voice
or lash of the overseer. dragging them
selves up the embankment and dump
ing them at the end. This embank-
ment, judged, was about twelve or fif-
teen feet higher than the plain, and per-
haps forty feet wide. The baskets OF
the men would contain about three
pecks of the light, dry, alluvial earth
those of the women about half bushel,
and the children perhaps peck. This
was all forced labor-no pay whatever.
The Khedive would send steamer up
the river to village, and call for from
fifty to 200 people of all ages and sexes
to 90, without pay, and work on this
railroad for one month, at the end OF
which time he would send them, or
what was left of them, back The
bodies Of those who died from exhaus-
ton helped to swell the embankment.
No time for settlement. What their
hours of labor were | could not find
out, but saw them ut work at 10 p. m.
| saw villages up the river partly de-
populated because of late visit of
these steamers, and one entirely ADAM
doned and partly in ruins, having been
fired into, so was said by our dragoman,
because the "Sheik" could not or would
not furnish the required quota. 1t was
the intention to grade the entire road
of several hundred miles i'll this way.
Whether it has been accomplished /
am not aware. Our party chartered a
government steamer for the trip. AT
tie coal stations the officers impressed
the first natives they could catch, and
compelled them TO coal our steamer in
the same manner the railroad was be-
ing graded, in baskets carried on the
head. / do not wonder that with this
system of unpaid labor in full force with
all the palaces in the khedive, with his
great desire for Improvements, and his
large and disastrous attempts at cotton
growing and sugar-making, there should
finally be distress in the valley of the
Nile.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-04-18
Taking Drinks in yirginia.

The Virginia senate has concurred in
the house amendments to the senate
bill amending the Motiett register law.
The bill reduces the tax OH alcoholic
drinks from two and one-half to one
and one-half cents, and the tax on re-
tail liquordealers in proportion The
tax on malt drinks is retained at a half
cent. The law is further amended SO
as to more fully enforce the general OBJ
servance of its provisions. 1t is made
mandatory on the courts to revoke the
license Of any dealer if upon the month
ly returns it appears the law has been
eyaded.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-04-18
sour Landlord. :"
Detroit FREQ Press

While IL is to be supposed that n man
with house To rent il anxious to Sc
cure all the rent he can get, there are
some offsets which never leak out, and
people have come to regard the major
lty Of landlords M Shylocks. Mr., Blank,
of the northern part of the city had n
house to rent. That il, after he had
laid out 800 in repairs he called it n
house, but tho very first woman who
came for the key handed il back with
the remark:
81 am not obliged to 1.-Two in either n
stable or plgpcn."
The second woman started to look
through the house, but she got no fur
thor than the hall. She said she had
never lived in u house with hall less
than seven feet wide, and she was not
going to begin this late. The third GUS
TONER was man, and he wanted two
partitions knocked out and three doors
To swing the other way. The fourth
was II boy sent hy his mother 10 see II
II certain bedroom carpet in the house
they then occupied would lit ~ certain
bedroom in this house. 1t wouldn't,
and ~ the owner refused Ia squeeze
the walls together the boy broke oil all
further diplomatic relations,
The next inquirer was n woman whose
son was about 10 homarried and Ms she
was to live with the new family She
wanted to he sure about the convenicn-
Co.'S of the house. She didn't want much
done To this house. All she wanted
was the rent cut down one-half the ROOT
raised another story, the yard increased
To n hundred feet front, and few tr-
flies III the way Of bay windows, fresco,
ing, etc.
The last call was yesterday. The
owner went over in company With n
young man who earns 81 per week
and is to be married soon. The hous,
Just suited him. lie wouldn't have n
single thing changed. lie had been
looking for just such u house for tive
years, and lie wondered why all houses
were not built just like il. When the
owner mentioned rent III advance, tile
young man grew sad and replied:
Sir, If my word is not good enough
for \ months rent, we must part-fare
well !"
I -, d. ...&.. ..sn =.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-04-18
Assorted Jokes.
The Chinese bill-$1 per dozen.
A dissipated man is y-pated.

The Chinese bill-$1 per dozen.
A dissipated man is dizzy pated
Business troubles, especially the lazy.
The sea-sick man finds it hard to hold
his own.
The original stump-puliers-The news
boy and the dentist.
An imposing ceremony-The mar
riage of II bigamist.
Fiat Lux" commanded Edison, but
Lux somewhat against him.
The season is now at hand when the
call for oysters will cease to be Juror.
Can man who rightly diyines the
location of II rich mineral lode be prop
ery styled one of the miner profits?
In the spring poor mans fancy
lightly turns to thoughts of green's
SteubenuiHe Herald.
The tramp isn't rich, but he can af-
ford to spend his summer in the coun-
try Philadelphia ChrCnicie- Herald.
When any of your relatives rap at
your door and you don't want to see
them, you must call out, walk, KIM"
An Ohio COW last week broke u mans
neck by kick. A mule that witnessed
the casualty went behind barn and
wept.
No, reader, no. No one has yet init
mated that the African Zulus are burnt
cork Fenans. Phih,leiphia Chronicle
HfaM.
Its only spring opening, ma" ex-
planned that awful boy, rs he exhibited
his torn trouser after a leap over the
picket fence.
Waiter to u member Of the Illinois
legislature: "Will you have some des-
sert?" Member to waiter: "No, thank
you; I'll take piece of pie"
The Texas legislature has enacted
that all trains shall come to halt be-
fore crossing the state line. Many peo-
pie come to n halter after crossing it.
The youth who leaves off his overcoat
to enjoy balmy spring is helping to
pay of the mortgage of his doctors
house. -New York Express.
A man never feels rs though he is
falling down hatchway until, while
walking with all his might, one of the
heels flies off his oes.-Meriden Re
corder.
Professor looking at his watch -"As
we have few minutes, | should like to
have any one ask questions, if SO dis
posed" Student-"Wh time is it,
please?'
A genuine Irish bull-Sir Boyle Roche
said; "Sinele misfortunes never come
alone, and the greatest Of all possible
misfortune is generally followed by a
greater"
The lower animals have caught the
infection, and cats i'll various portions
Of the city are organizing caterwauling
matches for the spring saason.-Ne,o
York Commercial advertiser.
In street-car. Lady in shabby dress
to animated tailor's model standing in
front Of her: "Will you please ring the
bell sir?' "Pawdon, madam, I'm not
the conductaw-ah,' indeed? What
are you2' He gives il up.-Puck.
| Curious, but we never saw this notice
in any of our country exchanges; "Ow-
ing To press Of poetry, large number
of advertisements are unavoidably
crowded out, but will positively appear
in our next. Puck
4 man went into clothing store the
other day, and, after picking out some
very fine cloth, said: !" want to make
my father present of an overcoat.
Just measure II for me. OF course it
will be toe big for him, but its pretty
good wearing cloth. and. as the old
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-04-18

WHEN Achille Mulat was in Flori-
da, with true Frenchman's instinct
for new and rare foods, he cooked and
ate from nearly the entire fauna Of the
state. He used to cook alligator steak
in way so delicious that no alligator
in all Florida would recognize it as
morsel of one of his brothers. He
worked long and faithfully to make the
turkey buzzard palatable by good cook
ing, but at last gave il up in despair.
When asked how he liked it he said :
"Oh.I can eat any kind bird-I am not
atfrate to eat angling; | have no preiu-
dice, but 10 buzzard i not goode
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-04-18

IN the vast population Of 4000o0.OO
Chinese there IS scarcely one who can
not read and write.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-04-18

GRANDDAUGHTER" But YOU will 20
70 the funeral of your old friend, grand.
paY octogenarian--" Q. don't know.
Don't talk to me o funerals. Much rs
ever shall BE able to get to my own.
Daily Republican., 1879-07-16
A Relnar X u bic 4 u 1cide.

Society ia Evansville, Ind, has been
greatly shocked by the suicide Of Mrs.
DR.. J. W. Irwin, lady moving in the
highest society there, and very warmly
admired by large circle of friends.
DR.. and Mrs. Irwin have been married
only seven weeks, the bride having
been Miss Stella Mather, of Fostoria,
Ohio, daughter of Rev. u. D. Mather,
Of the Methodist church there. She
was only about twenty years old, beau
tiful, accomplished, and surrounded by
everything to make her happy. Her
husband is very prominent young
physician, who lavished large sums Of
money in fitting up an elegant resi-
dence for his bride. Since they have
moved home they have lived in perfect
harmony and apparently very happily,
and the tragedy came like a thunder
shock TO all. She shot herself twice
with a revolver, and death was instan-
taneous.
Developments tend to show that she
committed the deed in moment of ter
rible fascination. She had half dressed
herself and went to a drawer to get an
article, aad pistol stared her in the
face. She took it in her hands aud
the deed was committed. There is no
truth in the statement that another
woman had prosecuted her with letters
Naming to have been Tilted by her
usband. DR.. Twins condition is
hsing much anxiety.
Daily Republican., 1879-07-16
Terrific Storms.

WELLS RIVER, VT, July IA terrific
hail storm and hurricane passed over
here at 5.45 o'clock this evening last
ing Is minutes followed by thunder
storm. Some hail stones were two
inches in diameter. The crops and
vegetation were destroyed and torn to
shreds. A third Of the glass in the
place was bros Ell. Large trees were
torn up, fences destroyed, houses un-
rooted, and barns blown over. 1t was
the most severe storm ever known here.
The people were much alarmed.
A terrific thunder storm, with high
wind and hail, swept over Woodville,
N. H., last evening. Hail stones fell
the size Of hens eggs. Several houses
were unroofed, sheds blown down, and
there 10 not house in town but had
windows broken in. Crops Of all kinds
were cut down and spoiled. The dam
age is very heavy.
Information has just reached Buffalo,
N. Y, owing to the interruption of the
wires, of considerable damage sustained
by farms in the southern portion Of this
county by the late storm which was so
severely felt in other parts of the State
and elsewher
Daily Republican., 1879-07-16
SPEC lAL NOTICES
Neryous Debility!

Debility, depressed, irritabla state
of mind, a weak, nervous exhausted feeling,
no energy or n,mation, confused head,
weak me lnory, the consequences Of excesses,
m entail overwo.k. This nervous debility hnds
a sovereign cure in E. +. Kunkel's Bitter
Wine OF Iron. 1t tones the system, dispels
the mental gloom and d spondency, and re-
juyenates the entir system iet tne Rehu-
inc. FAKE only E. F. Kunkels, 1t mas vel
low wrapper around It, hisphotOgraph on out
side. Price LOO per bottle, or SIX for $500.
ASK your druvgis ter 1t, and II ne mas y nv,
get it Of the Proprietor, 269 N. Ninth street,
Philadelphia, Pa. Advice iree, py enclosing
three cent stamp. :,
Wilmington by z. James Belt, corner olxtn
and Market streets; N. Is. Dan1o'th eorhei
second and Market streets; John ) Gallagher
a Bro. 16vS and 300 Market sire u H.rDer'
K, Wat on 8O3 Market street; Iay lor q Iu.i
erton, 3O2 XII Z street; .Jns 5. Hartmanl flItl
and POPLAR; II. X. Brngburst ST Market
street. and the drug trade generally.
+, +, Kunkels Worm Syrup never falls M Y
destroy Pin, Sea and it mach Worhs. I'M
doctor can tell whether or not the patient hal
worms. Thousands are dying daily VIII
worms. and do not know it. Fits. sp SIMS
CRAMPS. choking and sufiocation, sslloS com
plexion, circles around the eyes, eillni
and psin in the stomach stless at night
grinding Of the teeth, picking at the nose
Cough, fever, itching at the seat headacne
foul breath, the patient grows pale and thln
ticklinx and irritation In the anus.
Daily Republican., 1879-07-16
Siauder amt FREQ Fight.

SoxvILLE, Tenn, July l2.-Hugh
M. ipham, prominent young law
yrr,eputy Clerk of the Circuit Conrt,
Superintendent of Public Education
for Aierson county, and Principal ot
the CiAon Academy, was this morn
ing attN ned by Jack Queener, County
Court CAk, and John L. Shipe and his
son sam9, both prominent citizens
OF ellheon Bonham was struck over
the mead <h club by Samuel hipe.
When boiam attempted to defend
himself, odner and the two Shipps
hred on NINTH pistols, five shots TAX
ing efiect--tt4e in the breast and two
in the head. onham fought desperat,
ly, and before was overpowered had
STABBED Queenein an arm and the
face shot samn Shipe fatally in the
abdomen, ana se,usly, if not fatally,
stabbed John Shil The trouble orig.
mated about some'anderous language
used by some OF u persons about a
Miss Edmundson, ughter of ex tax
collector Z. w. Edm, ,dson.
Daily Republican., 1879-07-16
The yellow JacILast Year.

The first case of yeAw faypr last
summer, was that of acolored man
who came up the river o the 2lst of
July. He had the diseasand recover
ed, but two Of his childh, attacked
subsequently died of it. sfore they
were taken down, however a young
man, who had been in ththabit OF
passing by tha effected hsse, was
seized with the plague. bis was
July "a. De also recovered, ut his
nurse died of it. 1t was not uIl the
l4th of August the fever wasmade
public, when it was announced TT an
Italian snack house keeper had id O
it. 1t is noteworthy that, althougtht
fever has appeared in previous yeah al
early as May (New Orleans, lS7Osi
has never assumed an epidemic fou
before August.
Daily Republican., 1879-07-16
Ohio and the Presidency.

Ohio people have got it into Their
heads, says ex Congressman Southard
that the next President will come from
their State, and consequently there
will be heavy vote at the October
election Between the Republicans the
Democrats and Greenbackers, it is like
ly that every man entitled to cast a
ballot will be taken TO the polls. Mr.
Southard leaves us in the dark as to
who the next President from Ohio will
be, or who the people have fixed upon
for that Office, whether it is Sherman,
Thurman, or Sam Cary or some other
man. Ohio Presidents have not been
a success, and as there are several other
States besides Ohio, it is hardly likely
that the next Presidential candidate will
hail from that State. Ohio for the last
few years has had a lions share of the
National Offices and the probability is
that for several years to come she will
be compelled to take lack seat.