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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-09-24
Absent. NJ indcd.
Hartford courant

One Of the most amusing eases of alb
sent-mindcdncss OF which we have
heard for some time occurred in this
city II few days age, A prominent and
very successful business man whose
place ofbusincss is IN the Fourth Ward,
was requested hy Il lady friend
Of his who is u stranger in the
city, to 20 with hcrto the post office.
After satisfying the clerk rs to his
identity OF the lady, he took the mail
out of his box and hurried hnel, to his
place Of business on foot, leaving tho
small boy still guarding tile horse. Ar.
irving at his Office he proceeded to I'll.
gest the contents ofthe numerous letters,
and then with characteristic prompt
ness answered those that needed re-
plies, and started back to the post
office. Az he approached the hitter
place he noticed, standing at the side
walk, II horse that struck him III being
remarkably like his own elegant road
ster. He wondered who could he the
fortunate possessor of an animal 50
completely resembling the one TINT WIS
the pride Of his heart, and Immediately
the thought that he would like 10 81.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-09-24
The Habit of Self.Control

If there is one habit which, above all
others, is deserving Of cultivation, il is
that Of sclt-control In fact, it includes
So much that il of value and impor-
tancc in life that it may almost be said
that in proportion to Its power does the
man obtain his manhood and the wo-
man her womanhood. The ability to
identify self with the highest parts Of
our nature, and 70 bring all the lower
parts into subsection, or rather ~ draw
them all upwards into harmony with
the best that we know, is the one cen
trail power which supplies vitality to all
the rest How to develop this in the
child may well absorb the energy
of every parent; how TO cultivate il III
himself may Well employ the wisdom
and enthusiasm of every youth Yet
il is no mysterious or complicated path
that leads To this goal The habit Of
self.eontrol is but the accumulation of
continued acts of self-denial for Il
worthy object; it is but the repeated
authority ofthe reason OYER the impul-
ses, ofthe judgment over the inclina-
tions, IL the sense If duty over tire de-
sires. lie who has acquired this habit,
who can govern himself j tellectually
without painful effort and without fear
Of revolt from his appetitcs and pas.
lsions, has within the source IF all reai
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-09-24
REMARKABLE PRECOCITY.
4 EirI Thirteeh Wears OF Age Re
comes Il Mother
From the pittshurg Leader,

Some members of the medical fra
tcrnlty in IawrenSville are scratching
their heads over II case of birth which
recently occurred at humble home on
Forty third and Il half street. Tie
mother Of the child is Il daughter Of II
Woodworking German. She is only II
years and 10 months old, and is consid-
cred small in size for her age On the
2Sth of last month she became the
mother of 4 large male child, and il is
| alleged that the father of the prattling
stranger i il locomotive engineer who
runs on the Allegheny Valley Railroad.
The attending physician was hunted up
and interviewed this morning. He
didn't want to bc interviewed, but
| finally said ii WAS an exceptional case
in the annals Of obstetrics. He had
neyrrattcnded il mother 50 young. He
4 had read III the books about such rare
Occurrences, and had heard the profess
sorS in Germany and medical schools
in this country which he attended, talk
about them. but had never met one he
fore The child is very large, he said,
and the mother is delicate and slender,
The child Is very healthy and has no
notion II dying. The mother il rccov-
ering and will soon regain her health.
4 Pennsylvania avenue physician was
interviewed, too. but preferred not To
have his name III print IN connection
with the story. such eases, he said
we're rare indeed However. the story
II medicine shows that girls If only II
years have given birth u children.
Edward ]. Murdoch Of Cincinnati
robbed his widowed mother Of 5000
the extent II her fortune and ran
away
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-09-24
A French Heroine
Pail Mall Gazette.

One Of the celebrities of the Paris
markets is Il woman who keeps Il veg
etablc stall, aud who wears the red
ribbon of the Legion of Honor This
woman Annette Drevon by name, was
cantiniere to the Thirty-second regi-
ment of infantry, and to the Second
regiment Of zouavcs, which she nc
companied through all the campaigns
of Africa and Italy, and during the
war with Germany. OF the seven or
eight female members of the Legion of
Honor, she is the only one who receiv-
ed the distinction for an act of valor up
on the field of battle; and she was dec
grated after the battle Of Magenta for
rescuing the regimental colors from two
Austrian soldiers who had captured
them.
During the war with Germany she
was with the Thirty-second regiment III
Metz, and upon the surrender Of that
fortress She was sent off 70 Germany
with the survivors. Just outside Metz
Il Bavarian soldier nsuted her, and
she pulled out her revolver and shot
him through the heart. For this she
was condemned to death, and would
have been shot but for the intervention
Of Prince Frederick Charles, who hear
ing that woman was to be executed,
made inquiries into the ease the result
being that Annette Drevon was set ut
liberty. She lived in great poverty for
some time, but Marshal MacMahon,
happening to hear about her. gave her
4 sum sufficient to enable her TO set up
the stall at which she now sells carrots,
turnips and other aids to digestion.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-09-24
The Power Behind the Throne

London Correspondence New iork Time.
Mr. Gladstone'S friends are taking
good care Of him. lie has now entire
IL recovered from his recent illness,
which il is believed. was never 80 seri-
Gus IA it was nj first supposed. and If
he had his way he would he by this
time taking az active part in public
affairs rs ever, not only looking after
his tremendous correspo denee and
writing postal-cards BY the bushel but
attending Cabinet councils, and even
returning Is the house Of commons and
delighting ii with exhaustive eloquence.
But Mr.. Gladstone, though Prime Min
ister of England, Is no more his own
master than the car of Russia He
has kind but terrible tyrant over him
in the form ola clever, energetic and
afiectiunate wife. who, Il j, ,aid. insists
that he shall not think of returning to
duty for some time to come
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-09-24

power and of all true happiness. The
force and energy which he has put
forth day by day, and hour by hour, is
not exhausted nor even diminished; on
the contrary, 1t has increased 10y use
and has become stronger and keener
by exercise. and, although it has al
ready completed it, work III the past.
i Is still his well-tried, true, and power
tul weapon for future conflicts in high
er regions.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-09-24

The Rev LLOYD Morgan has had cpl
sodes in his ministry. In Cincinnati
he was accused ofstealing books from 4
public library. LII Pittshurg IN Wa
arrested ~ charge If assaulting 4 girl.
Now he j. IN jail 1t kittanning. Pa.
where he i pastor Of a Baptist church.
The daughter Of 4 deacon i the com
plainant IN this case
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-09-24
OLE BULLS TRICKS
Some or the clever Inventions bA
W hi"h lie Charmed nm Ignorant Al
London World.

London World.
ole Bull, who undoubtedly wns Il re-
muknhlc yiolinist was certainly not
one of the great classical "scriouX"
style, but rather of the sensational Of
feet school, not entirely free from
tricks which Robert Mncnire baptized
"hlagucs The abovc-allndcd-to lie
climate effects were in some instances
Nv him exaggerated, with Il result
which immensely pleased American
galleries. and more than once, when
he had diminished his tome to II nearly
innudiblc pianisSimo, did he continue
the attitude, n il he was playing, but
actually having drawn oil the bow en-
tircly from the violin, holding il ii the
mir, and producing no tome whatever;
while his audience, in raptures 1T the
soltnesS of his really innudiblc signs,
made ear-trumpCts of their hands and
bent forward, eager to catch the sound
which did not exist Ole Bull, aa il
suddenly awakening from Il trance,
seemed 10 come to and bowed tu tho
cnrapturcd audience. Another sc his
inventions, with which ut first hc aston
iShcd even the learned viulinists ut
' l'lUlt, NNS WV IUtllllN Mlll WHICH, ne
played four-striugcd chords, which he
did Ivy cutting the usually bowed bridge
quite straight That hr did not sue
coed ~ binding great men like Spuhr,
who spoke his mind very decidedly
against him, il not to hC wondered ut.
A. n gentleman very much likci in
society. on account of his courteous
manners and sincer.ly ehlging WAYS,
he won the sympathy and esteem ol
his countrNmcn Nv his serious ondcavur
e. do good ~ founding IN Norway
schools for literature and art and build.
ing theatre, trying hard To benefit
his people III Europe after he had fail
cd To do 50, with great personal sacri-
flee, IN America,
Mr., Daniel Mclntyrc one OF the old
ct turlmen III Kentucky, died on the
! 1th inst from u singular accident. On
Monday, the 9th inst he put his hand
, in n hens nest to take out some eggs
and felt II slight prick ON the back ot
! the hand, MS il the hen had picked him
! lie thought nothing Of il until MI hour
~ two NnerMnrd. whcn the hand began
IL swell, and his arm also. His wife
, applied some supple remedy put the
swelling continued to increase, wher
he sent for physician who, upon cN-
animation, pronounced il Il bite from 4
! snake, The hand and arm sweled 70 Il
! trightlul extent, and turned perfectly
! black and emitted i horrible udor. Ill il
modification had set IN. Ar. Mcln
! tyre became unconscious and fingered
J luntil Tuesday when he died
The Rev Quincy Boutton was lately
convicted in England Of higamy
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-09-24

Edward ]. Murdock of Cincinnati
robbed his widowed mother Of 5000
the extern, II her fortune and ran
away.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-09-24

The Rev. Quincy Boutten was lately
convicted ia England Of higanv.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-05-07
Greek Meet Greek.

Two members Of Congress disput-
ed one day as to whose chain was the
heavier. Each one bet $40 his chain
was the heavier, and they settled it
by weighing the chains in the House
postottlce. A few days afterwards
the winner of the bet was in jewel.
cr's store, when he saw his brother
Congrcssman's chain in glass case.
He remarked lie had seen the chain
before, and was told it had been left
there to have two extra links put in.
"Smclling g. rat" he Immediately
went TO rival jewelers. and orde ed
three extra links to be put in his own
chain. Some days passed and one
day he was approached by the other
Congressman, who declared the
House postotlice scales were imper-
feet, and believed his chain would be
the heavier 'on fair weigh" The
former winner pretended to protest
that the scales were all right, and let
himself be bantcrcd into another bet
of $25, TO be decided by u jewelers.
scales. OF course lie won this bet,
too.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-05-07
orgive and Forget"

on ask me why sorrow hangs ocr me,
And why stern!y 1rt my pale features set,
There lids the GauSe, III HAT billet before
That short, crumbled line, Forgive and
forget
Those three little words all my fond
hopes have blasted,
My heart o'crburdcncd with sorrow, and
yet,
Zen though my life those three words
have blighted;
III her freely forgive, but--no, never
l9fSet'i s4tjagful.5..
How gan i Forget, the sweet gulcless
pleasures,
The purei 'holy love since the first hour
We met, t.ut. .i,is,
Filling each moment with bliss without
mctsurc?
On, no, cannot never forget.
The voice, sweet and gentle, low. soft.
and thrilling,
Whose silvcry tones rivalel the clear
claMpnct; G.
The form. proud and statcly-oh. fairest
among WOmci-
thee freely forgive, but cannot forget.
The smile, sweet and winning, eyes dark
and tender,
The fair, earnest brow meath the soft
locks Of jet;
Tie heart | SO love is It's sheil-its de-
fender,
can easy forgive, but cannot forget.
1 Will 20 through the world, seek the
bright hunts ofplcasure,
Eetrny not one shadow OF sorrow or rc-
,gret, ,EuUE D. 4
And iei%i gay ncn while my heart is
ycarning
For her. if would, l cannot forget.
Forget hcr2 No, never, till reason ha S
left me.
Fright moon and stars will wanc and set,
While LIES in this bosom, till cold it will
in death be,
Ill her'frccly forgive, hut never forget.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-05-07
COURSE OF STUDY.

First Grade.-Alphabct. Spelling, Rud-
imentary Arithmetic, Writing and First
Steps in Geography.
Second Grade, Spelling, Reading,
Writing, Arithmetic, Second Steps In
Geography. Grammar, Written Compo-
siton, Latin, Greek and German.
Third Grade, Spelling, Reading, Writ
ing, Arithmetic completed, Geography
completed, Grammar completed, CompO-
silioii, History, Philosophy, Rhetoric,
Logic. Bookkeeping, Algebra, Gcomc
Try, Chemistry. Latin, Greek, German
and Written Composition.
ElOcution is taught in each grade.
Miss Mackny has charge OF the girls.
Students may enter at any time during
the tcr,n, and are charged only frotl,
date Of entrance.
a liberal deduction made when three
or more children attend from the same
family.
Boys and girls are prepared for the
Sophomore Class in any College or for a
successful business life.
NcatncSs Of person, polite manners
and high sense of honor are considered
of no less importance than the branches
taught, and are therefore inculcatgf
with unremitting assiduity.
Board may be had IN good familee
| near the school ut ten and twelve dollarG
per month, including washing and lights.
Boys and girls are kept separate and
no intercourse allowed.
"A liberal share Of public patronage Is
respectfully solicited.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-05-07
Turkey.j /
100.

Turkey is in the midst OF her an
nual financial crisis. Army and navy
contractors demand about million
pounds Tor stores advanced, and the
Sublime Porte manifcsts a sublime
inability to pay a penny. Merchants
refuse credit to the government, and
officials and soldiers families are in
destitut,on. The government has just
declared that the debaaed silver coin
agc shall be taken at its intrinsic
worth, about fifty per cent. of its face
value. AS this is the currency of the
poor people, they are ruined. Great
discomfort prevails, and trouble is
feared.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-05-07

N E3 THE CHICAGO LEDGER Ia now ap
v IA proaching the close of the seventh
81 year OF its existence, having been
established in the winter Of 1873.
IA IHE LEDGER was started by It's pres.
"a ent conductors with some misciy-
Esi lngs IA 10 the success OF the lter-
"a prise. Many literary ventures of
klnnred character had been made In
The western metropolis, and miser-
q aoiy tailed. The Sea OF journalism
n Efl was strewn with tho wrecks OF
y "a stranded newspaper eninrnrisas
M Giirrs that were living, but strug-
d CLING for prerarious existence,
have sincc yielded to inevitable fato
: and gone down, leaving The LEDGER
4 I'd to day the only weekly story.parer
Ia printed in Chicago.
"a IHE LEDGER has not attained the
plane OF success upon which Ii now
E sol!dly rests without earnest, we'll
m III directed effort. Its conductor. have
" ia laboToi earnestly and pcrsistently
Ed not only to make II an excellent lit
IA orary journal, but also to mako tho
reading world acquainted with II.
J thousands upon thousands of dol.
lars have been expended in bringing
E It's merits TO the attention OF the
reading public. In fact, The LEDGER
Ed has been tho most extonsiyely- -ad-
Il.
ri E The publishers have q feeling of
" IA pride St the success that has at.
VA tended their efforts to build IN a
hrst.class literary paper in the can.
ital city OF the West. Tho circul.-
tion, already large, is rapidly grow.
Ing and by tho LIST day of January
Will be not less than $4,000. The
IL publishers do not mean to relax
Ia their efforts to mako THE LEDGER
"a the best weekly newspaper in the
A Ia West, but in end to persevere in the
y work, and during the coming months
Ia will still further increase It's value
Ia and usefulness.
IA The weekly contents of TUE I.rpg-
En- embrace, in addition to its serial
Es novels, several short stoiies: n Homo
and Family Doctor department, EN-.
81 brGcing letters from women OF ex.
"a periencei heads and hanta on house
!, kS hold and kitchen economy, homo
adornment. the management of
children, and recipes for the euro of
Ea many of the ills to which Il, sh ia
heir; Young Folks department;
IA department devoted to Current Lit
erature, consisting OF choice excerpts
"a from the latest magazines; n Scien-
tifc department, giving the latest
intelligence in regard to new discoy.
Pa cries. mechanical Inventions, otc.;
a 81 also biographical sketches. historic
III "a papers, travels, poetry, and q mass
t51 OF short articles on miscellaneous
81 topics.
Ej ADDaERs
"a THE LEDGER,
% Chicago, Ill.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-05-07
Corps Of Teachers.

FHNhis School opens OH the First Monday
Il in September annually, and contin-
ucs unlntCrruptedly until the last of June
TERMS FER MONTH.
First Grade. beginners. s................S2.O 90
Second Grade, Grammar pupils...... 2.5O
Third Grade, advanced Englisll...... 300
Latin. Greek, and German each,
extra 6O
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-05-07

Subscriptions to tho THE CHICAGO
LEDGER will be received ct this office.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1880-12-24

Ing the same care, and, of course, the bene-
nus OF the same climate, may be found the
Highland pony Of 500 10 600 pounds, and
the still more diminutive Shetland. -
At this distant day it matters not practic-
ally what was The origin or the lClydesdale
horse. HIS characterishcs have become so
fixed and uniform that this is now aquestion
OF bat little importance, except for informa
ton.
eaThe second volume Of the Clydesdale
Stud Book of Great Britain contains evil
dence that Flemish stations were introduced
into Scotland more than two centuries ago,
although at what period is not known.
Doubtless they improved the stock Of that
country, not only by their own merits, but
also by stimulating an interest in breeding
stock.
"By the descriptions handed down OF these
horses they would not now be regarded as
draft horses, but as approaching the type OF
the coach horse. ., LlLyLy rua
nation, and not as having any bearing upon
the merits of the Clydesdale. horse at this
time, Itook no little pains, while on the con-
tinent to ascertain what was this 'black
horse Of Flanders While was unable TO
learn anything conclusive or, sasisfacttry !
am of the opinion that he is best represented
to-day by a semi-draft semi-coach horse met
with In some portions of Holland. / could
learn nothing of the origin OF this horse.
None seemed to know when the breed did
not exist I'm that coantfy.5 Whatever their
origin they are evidently an old breed. i
have never noticed in any family, of horses
certain characteristics more uniform or UNI
mistakable-probably intensified by inbred
ing. As to the early Scotch horses, they
were of such merit as to be exported in con-
siderable numbers as early as the middle OF
the fourteenth century. How much the
| Clydesdale is indebted to- those early
breeds or TO the Flemish horse introduced
into Scotland, or both, is not now material,
/ but we do know that Scotland has long been
noted for her superior quality of draft
horses. .s
| ain no other country in the world have
breeders had the same encouragement In
producing them. As early as 1859, nearly Q
century and a quarter ago, the Edinburg So.
ciety OF Improves offered a reward OF IL
| guineas-over $T5-for the best draft stall
| lion. - - C,ttstsro ~ ,-
81 would not claim that the ciydesdale il
| without his faults-no breed is without
them Nor would / disparage other breed.
any of them is better than no breed, and
all may do this country good. Let eacl
stand on its own merits. The sagacious
wide-awake American breeder should not bt
long in finding out their relative qualities
characteristics and worth.
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The Travels OF a Needle.
Raleigh, N. c., visitor

Raleigh, N. c., Visitor.
" ThHyei4 seas 20, Mrs.. Eli.shsah Har-
Die, who iives on Newbern avenue, Detwsen
east and Swain streets, stepped on q needle,
which broke of, leaving the point, piece
about a.qnatsr Of. IN Inch long, sficking in
her foot,-x For years afterward. she suffered
s.efaehting pan, the feos q smess swelling
to three timnsr iisTnatunb size. Then II
would swae down, the paifwduid leave and
she would not BE- troubled again, prhsps,
for two Or three years. She has been laid
up in bed on account Of Il for six months at
time. Last summer the point OF the nee
die was in the foot, or rather, the. pain vas
thers. Witbin the iassa few dAss she has
been complaining Of = SHARP, severe pain in
her right siue, just above where the hip bone
joins the body. Yesterday she made an ex-
animation of the place sAd, to her great de-
light, she found needle point sticking out
Of the skin. The point Is y little rusty and
looks - though 1t had had hard time of 1t.
She Is going TO keep 1t asa curiosity.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1880-12-24
Alias Summons.

In the Justices Court, Township of 0phir County
Deer Lodge and Territory of Montana. Befor,
y. r. Bill, Justice OF the Peace. 49,.
Robert X Richards, Plaintiff, against John W. Nc
Leod, IL. Il. Comfy, and John Murphy. doini
business under the firm name or style Of Mcleod
Comfy q Murphy, Defendants.
The people OF the United States Ut the Territory
Montana to John w. Mcleod, II. r. Comfy and JOIN
Murphy, the above named defendants, greeting.
You are hereby summoned to appear before me al
my Office In Backfoot City In said township within
forty days after the service on You of this summons
to the complaint Gon file in my oficel of the
above named plaintiff who claims from you the sum
Of Sixty three and Is 100 dollars upon due bill fo
that amount made and delivered by you dated No
vemher 0, 1880, with legal interest thereon wher
Judgment will be taken against you for the said
amount, together with coets and damages, If you
fail to appear and answer.
b, To the Sheriff or any Constable OF said county
grcetng-make legal service and due return hereof.
Given under my hand at Blackfoot City aforesaid
the 20th day of November A. d. 1880. .--
596-3t +. X. BILL, Justice of the Peace.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1880-12-24
Notice of FINAL Settlement.

In the Probate Court Of the county Of Deer Lodge,
Territory Of Montana-ln the matter OF the estate
of Walter Butler, deceascd. @..=s =
Notice 10 hereby given that Frederick Z. Gleason,
the administrator Of the estate OF Walter Butler de-
ceased has rendered and presented for settlement and
and filed In this Court his fnal account Of his admin
o. December, A. d. 1850, being day of . term Of
said Court. towit--of the November Term, A. 1880
at 10 O'Clock M at the Court Room OF said Court
at the Court House in the town and county Aforesaid,
has been duly appointed by said Court fur the settle
ment of raid account, at which time and place any
person Interested In said estate may appear and Ne
his exceptions In writing the said and
test the same. ORREN EMERSON. Clerk.
Dated December 8, 1870, - stzf hB3t