Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-11-05
Items from Pcck'S Sun.

Islands, Wen, we are Elau tnc
islands will fall into the hands of
one our own countrymen.
The western trip of President
Hayes is costing him more than he
and he eontemplatcs an
early return to Washington, Thus
far he has paid ont sixty-tive cents,
What u relief it is 10 turn from
the political editorials in exchanges,
to the calm, digniticd, statements
to be found in the local notices of
patent medicines. There is no ly
ing in patent medicine advertise
mcnts.
Yale college has purchased n hel.
hometcr mt u cost Of ten thousand
dollars. By the aid of this meter
it 5 possible to tell just how much
deyiltry their is in u student, and
whether he must be bounced or
can be retained III school,
The situation III Ireland is said
to be growing very threatening
The English government has pre-
pared bill of indictment for Par
nell and the leaders Of the agitation,
and they willhc taken into custody.
Troops arc being sent over from
England in large quantities, and
the people are becoming excited
beyond control,
A cable dispatch states that fa-
nous Italian bandit Tolu has been
captured. lie probably became
indignant at his name being used
on Il brand of bitters, and ycnturcd
ont to assassinatc the manufacturer
of the bittcrs, when he was over
powered and captured. IL is IN
excellent scheme, and can doubtless
bc worked successfully in captur-
ing many of the worst criminals
at large.
DIR. Ballard, of Deleyan, borrowed
gun and went out shooting ducks
and at the first fire the gun kicked
all the doctors teeth out. He went
10 Dr. Morrison, dentist, and got
new set, after which il occurred TO
him that he borrowed the gun of
that same dentist. Still, lie can
hardly believe that n brother prac
tltioncr would deliberately load n
shot gun To the mumle, ond lend it
to a friend just TO get job. There
is much wickedness in this world,
and the Delavan fellows will bear Il
heap of watching.
The devil is 10 pay in Washing
ton again, and the government is to
be sued for large sum by the
owner ofa flock Of hens. The over
worked clerks in the pension office
have made a practice Of firing rub
Der bands at n flock Of chickens
that frequented the north side Of
the building. The chickens mis-
took the bands for worms, and
swallowed them. Several Of them
died, and the owner could not nc
count for their death until hc cut
one open, when the deep damna-
tion Of their taking OIL stood reveal
ed. He is now on the war path.
A burglar in Brooklyn the other
night had a good deal too much
confidence in the general result.
After robbing his victim ofa pocket
book filled with money, he sat
down on the edge Of the bed TO
count it, to see that he was not be-
ing cheated, when the man in the
bed threw his arms around the
burglar and desperately held him
fast, all the time yelling for some
body 70 come and relieve him OF
the responsibility. lie made such
q noise he woke up policeman on
the corner, who got mad and came
70 club him, when he saw the burg
lar and took him 70 the lookup. II
is supposed he had some grudge
against the burglar, who had played
dirt on him sometime.
A petrifed man has been dug
IN III .Janegyillc. and IL exciting n