Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-01-30
Gleanings From the Papers.

time of his death.
Ministers of evangelical denomiua-
lions IN and around Waco, Texas, are
forming an alliance to put down whisky
drinking and other vices.
The next event in rowing will be the
race between Boyd Of Middlesborough
and Elliot of Bath, ex.champions of En-
gland, on the Tyne CHAMPIONSHIPS
course, February 9, for $1,000.
Atlanta Constitution: The difference
between the horse and mule market
in this city is Just this: A drover can
get any price that he may ask for a good
mule, whereas horse has to be sold at
any price that he will bring.
The capitol at Albany, New York.
has cost thus far $10,000000, and it is in
an unfinished condition. The control
Ter, in his report, says it will cost mil
lions more. The original estimate of
cost was $4.500,000.
The Rev. John G. Brady, who has re-
turned from stay Of two years in
Alaska. says that the natives have
learned how to make "a ruinous intoxi-
eating liquor" from molasses, and they
drink so much of of it that alcoholism
is common disease there.
Charleston, S. c., consumed 10000
kegs of lager beer last year, which was
imported at a cost of $4,000. In FL.
ture, however, she will drink home
brewed beer, as an extensive brewery,
capable of supplying Charleston and all
the neighboling towns, has just begun
Operations there.
The Oldest postoffice in the country is
that at jamestown, Va, where letters
have been delivered in some form or
other for 2S3 years. The first post
master was probsbly John Smith, and
the last is Henry Clay, who has just
been appointed. His salary is SOL per
annum, or nearly 81 per week.
According to the New York Public
nearly thirty-nine thousand millions
were paid during the year 1879 through
the twenty-five clearing houses OF the
country, exclusive OF all balances
settled in cash. The volume of ex-
changes was larger by 1913 per cent. in
1879 than in 1878.
The Kentucky legislature would
hardly consider bill admitting women
to practice law in the courts of the state,
but admits that even women may be
qualified for positions of public trust by
making Widow Annie 0. Cook state
Librarian. Mrs. Cooks husband was one
of the brave doctors who lost their lives
| fighting yellow fever at Hickman, KY,
in 1878.
ExComptroller Olcott Of the state of
New York gives very gloomy account
of the great amount of local indebted
ness in that state. While the state tax
proper is less than it was sixteen years
ago, the town, county and school have
advanced from $13, 559,072 in 1862 to
$43, 072. $50 in 1878. He points out the
absolute necessity of checking local
extravaganza and the creation of local
debts.
Wendell Phillips having demolished
all the Boston idols, his latest being
characteristic assault upon Boston's
public statues, writer in the Advance
is moved to say at is prayed that
Wendell Phillips may be spared to
give his expected art criticism on the
moon. Having thrown the gauntlet to
all this world, on sensational themes,
that planet, unfortunately, stands near
est the next"
The wisdom of Dumas: Brunettes
deceive-blondes betray. Give money,
but never lend it. Giving it only
makes a man ungrateful, lending it
makes him an enemy. If men would
spend in doing good to others quarter
of the money they spend in doing harm
to themselves, misery would vanish
from the earth. Man was created to
utilize everything sorrow. A
woman's venality is the punishment of
the man that buys her. The only
thing that / am astonished at is that
people are astonished at anything.
SIR WALTER TREvELYAN, Bart, Of
Northumberland, who was a furious
teetotaler, has just died at the age of So,
leaving among other things magnlti-
cent collection of wines not disturbed
by him for half century. His execu-
tor, DIR. Richardson, also teetotaler, in
despair is trying to get Scotch institu-
ton to buy the wines "for scientific pur
poses." He has been offered for "prac-
tical purposes" no less than four gunieas
bottle for the Tokay, of which there
is large quantity, and which IS over
one hundred years old.
QUITE sensation was caused a
Shanghai, China, not long since, by
dress parade and drill Of $50 sailors and
marines from the United States men-of-
war in the harbor, accompanied by a
band of music. They marched to the
race course, where they went through
various maneuvers in fine style. Their
attractive uniforms and smart appear
ance, and the unique display of the
drum major of the band, attracted great
crowds of spectators.
THERE are in the English house of
peers, at the opening this year, twenty
one dukes, of whom eleven are conserv-
es-Beaufort, Buckingham, Leeds,
Manchester, Marlborough, Norfolk,
Northumberland, Portland, Richmond,
Rutland aud Wellington; eight are lib.
erals-B Bedford, Cleveland, Devonshire,
Grafton, st. Adams, Somerset, Suther-
land, Westminster; one has never voted
Hamilton; and one, Newcastle is
minor.