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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-01-23
Deaths OF the Year.
New York Herald

Tho royal and ruling circles Of the
world have undergone fewer vicissi-
tudes IN 1879 than during the previous
indeed has been removed by death
Shere Ali, Ameer OF Cabul; but the
Iifes OF others the Emperor Of Rus
sin notably--have been attempted by
assassins. On the first day Of June the
Prince Imperial, as he was styled, Of
France, was killed in Zuluand, and in
the course Of last month the Countess
u Montiio, mother Of the ex.Empress
Eugene, died in Spain. The Princess
Caroline, wife Of Prince Henry and sis
ter-in-law OF the Grand Duke Of Hesse,
Prince Henry, the king OF the Neither
lands brother; Prince Waldemar, son
OF the crown prince Of Germany; the
Prince Of ORANGE the lnfanta Maria
del Pillar, second sister 10 the King Of
Spain, and the Princess Caroline, moth.
er of the Prince Of Monaco, are also in
the obituary Of the year. Cetewayo,
of Xnluland, has been captured; va
koob Khan. Of Afghanistsn, has abdi-
Gated; the Khedive OF Egypt has been
deposed. On the other hand, new
principally has been created In Bul-
garia, and Prince Alexander, Of Batten-
berg, elected to fill the virgin throne.
The Emperor and Empress Of Ger
many have celebrated their golden,
and the Emperor and Empress Of Aus
iria their silver wedding, and the King
of Spain has married the Austrian
Arcbduchess Mary Christine. In
France, Marshal MacMahon, rs head OF
the state, has given place to NJ. Grevy.
Among the historical deaths, however,
are some which cast into the shade
those OF most OF the smaller royal per-
sonages whose names are included in
the list. Spain has los! E.partero, iden-
tilted with half century Of her annals;
Germany. Field Marshal Won Room;
France, Felix Douay; Belgium, in M.
Anspach, the most popular Burgo-
master that Brussels ever possessed;
America, William Lloyd Garrison:
Italy, Valerie; and England, for sec
ond time, was in danger Of having an
Indian governor general murdered;
while, in Lord Lawrence, il lost an ex-
governor general whose counsels were
81 supreme value at every crisis. These
are few among the changes which have
taken place during the year now about
TO close.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-01-23
An Ingenious Instrument.

confess ! rather quaked foi my moo.
turnal chance of quietudo after visiting
the Stockholm chronological Museum.
Among other ouriosities In ancient
Swedish furniture, espied strip of
wood semi.piorcod with little holes, n
score or two IN number; and fear l
sorely troubled the anlt.eyed little show.
maiden, who, in her pretty country COS.
tune, was tripping ut my heels, by my
attempt To- ascertain the use OF this do
nestle instrument.
She called il II "Wagglus.brado," and
by the help OF y small dictionary l
learned with her assistance for Swedish
words, when spoken, are difficult for for.
eigners TO recognize ut sight, that "wag.
glus" meant n wall louise, or, rendered
in plain English, u bug; while "brade"
stood for board, precisely M ! guessed
1t. Further investigation, chiefly car
RED ON by pantomime, led nj length TO
tho discovery that these many-holad
small bits OF wood are hung NJ the bed
sido for the purpose Of attracting certain
ms to their cavities. These being
filed, tho boards arc deity plunged In
boiling water, and when emptied OF their
occupants are replaced in due position
TO receive another colony. Having
with some difficulty solved the whole
process, could hardly help admiring
ts ingenious simplicity; but I confess
II creepy feeling came over mo while
thinking what next night would be my
fato were ! to find a wagglus brade sus.
pended ut my bedside.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-01-23

drSgs and seeders, quick travelling horses
were undoubtedly preferable: but with
the agricultural machinery ofto.day,the
sulSy plows and heavy disc riding har.
rows the wide sweep combination seed.
erS and cntivatorS, and se,EhiudiuS
harveSterS, farming has become quite
different matter, and requires not only
three-horse teams, but animals Of great.
er power than the traditional farm.
horse. \ farmer who settled last spring
near breckenridge, Richland county,
Dakota, informs us that u team Of three
heavy horses-varying in weight from
mo to LAS pounds--Ae mounted his
sulky plow and began breaking on the
2oth Of May, and averaged three acres
per day straight through the season.
With this team he broke lS0 acres, took
n short vacation to put up his hay in
midsummer, and then turned around
and back set the entire breaking, going
two inches deeper; and, in addition,
while accomplishing this handsome sea-
sons work, he had to haul his supply
Vt water between three and four miles,
back.se,tlng so deep was fully ~ severe
a strain upon his team rs the breaking,
but when the work was done, his horses
were III fine condition, and actually
weighed three pounds heavier than
when he began. This farmer imputes
the success of his summer campaign to
his powerful team, and his practice OF
working at night instead OF sweltering
through the hot sun hine. During the
day he slept soundly in his tent, while
his team rested ina cool stable from
which flies and mosquitoes were eNclu-
ded by wire window screens. The ex,
perience of the gentleman-who, being
fresh from commercial pursuits, was
not hampered by traditional methods
in farming confirms the observations
of others who have declared that the
heavy work of opening prairie farms i'll
the northwest is ruinously severe on
horsetlesh. One party reports that he
spent two days, late last fall, i'll the town
OF Campbell, Wilkin county, where the
st, Paul, Milwaukee and Minneapolis
railroad enters the Red river valley, aud
during his stay III the place lie counted
over twenty farmers teams, every one
of which presented rundown, over
worked and jaded appearance. The
farmers said that their horses had all
they wanted TO eat. The seve, e lahors
of the season had produced effects
which no amount of food or care could
remedy,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-01-23
Flowing In the Night.

In breaking the prairie lands ofthe
Red river country, says the S. Paul
Pioneer Press, many of the farmers did
most Of their work at night last sum.
mer. They put their teams in the field
late in the afternoon, after the heat Of
the day was past, and utilized the cool
hours Of the night, free from the fretting
annoyances of deer.llies and otner in
sects so trying to horse-ilesh. After
stopping to rest and feed two or three
hours at midnight, the sulky plows
were started again at peep OF day, or
about 3 A. NJ, and kept going till the
sun was some two hours high. 1t was
found, moreover, that breaking when
the grass was wet with the heavy night
dews materially aided in rotting the sod
the essential in subduing all prairie
soils. Land that was turned where the
growth of grass was longest, greenest,
and well drenched with dew rotted the
quickest and most thoroughly, and left
the sod in the best condition Tor The
harrow. Tnis experience accords with
the well.know fact that the fermenta.
ton and decomposition OF vegetable
more - HlOsl lilmeulhtt anu Ihplu WHtH
the plant is cut Off and covered with
earth in the full flush Of vigorous life,
while its juices are IN active circulation,
and the midsummer sun supplies a
high degree Of heat Success in rotting
the obdurate prairie sod is found to be
strictly contingent on the observance oil
this law in practice. II the close and
spungy network Of turf is turned too
early in the spring, before the grass has
started, or too late in the season, when
the supply Of moisture is reduced and
the fibre Of stalk and root il dry and
measurably cured, the sod becomes al.
most indestructible and remains 70 tor
ment the farmer through successive
seasons.
Another point not without interest in
this connection is afforded by the re.
cent experience Of farmers who have
made use Of heavier draft animals than
the average farm horse in opening up
farms in the prairie regions OF the Red
river valley. Large, heavy horses are
coming into fayor for this work.
The preference among farmers for
rather light or medium teams
horses Of from ten 10 twelve
hundred weight--has been almost uni.
versal. And, under the old system Of
small farms, with hand.plows, light
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-01-23

A Boston lady, whose husband was
frequently afflicted with nightmare, was
one night awakened by noise, and TO
her horror she saw her husband sitting
up in bed saying in whisper, "Now ]
have him, he can't escape !" and point
ing his pistol at an imaginary burglar
HIS finger was on the trigger, and he
was aiming directly at the head Of the
baby in the cradle. Quick a. lightning,
his wife said in low tone, "Too low !
aim higher y He raised the pistol; she
snatched it from his hand, and the dan
ger was over.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-01-23

resemhled each other that one of them
starved himself to death, thinking each
day it was himself who had eaten three
hearty meals, when in fact, the eater
was the brother. The surviving twin
doesn't know 10 this day whether it
was his brother or himself who died
and was buried.-Boaou I'mnsYipt.
We have always felt that scrubbing
was thing gotten up for mans espe-
cial torment, and now that Telling is
intensified to certainty. The pathos OF
the following lines goes directly to the
masculine heart of all sufferers from
the scrubbing mania:
Step on the plug of Irish soap
That the SiFl had len ON the topmest stair;
a d what to him was love or hopes
And what ~ him was JOY or carcS
FOR his feet flew out like Wild, ierce things,
And he struck every step with noise ike
drum;
And the girls below, with the scru6bing things ;
Laughed like = fiend 10 see MIN come
One of the "old style. of CONNER.
cial travellers was jack Hazard, of New
York. Jack was paSsionately fond OF
the "paSteboards, and would OCCASION
ally even indulge in little game with
the bows in the basement of the store,
when not upon the road" One morn
ing when thus engaged, the ''old man
was heard approaching, and Jack
stuffed his last trick in his pocket,
cbucked the rest OF his pack into an
empty case, and the company broke up,
The cause of the intrusion was soon
explained by Jack receiving an order
to start for Philadelphia ut once with
sample OF a new line of goods. Jack
flung the samples into valise, put on
clean paper collar, bought ten cigars
for quarter, and started ut once. Ar
rived III Philadelphia, his first call was
on an old Quaker house on Broad street.
Pulling himself together, Jack marched
in, and laying card before the senior
partner, who was busily engaged at his
desk, said in his most sanctimonious
manner, "That is the party | have the
honor to represent" The old follower
If Penn looked carefully at the card,
and then, fixing his steely blue ewes on
Jack, handed it back, saying: III that
is the party thee represents, the will
find Philadelphia well stocked with his
goods" Jack cast one Mortified look at
the card. 1t was the "httle Joker" on
which fellow clerk had strongly
sketched the head and horns of His
Satanic Majesty, and the bold salesman,
for once discounted, beat hasty re.
treat to his hotel.-BostoR Commercial,
Bulletin.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-01-23
JOHN ADAMS TO MISS POLLY.

How the Statesman Wrote of War
Events aud Flattered the Ladies' in
1875.
FORTRESS MONROE, Va, Jan. $. The
following letter, written by the elder
Adams, on the 9th of July, 1776. Just
after the Declaration of Independence
had been promulgated, may be Of inter-
est 70 the readers of to-day. The origi-
nal Is now in the possession of Mr.. Geo.
Snyder, resident of Old Point, who
found it in book he purchased at auc-
ton IN Baltimore, some fifty years ago,
and who vouches for its genuiueness:
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, July 5, 1776.
Miss PoLLY:-Your favor Of June 10,
I176, was handed to me by the last post.
| hold myself much obliged for your at
tention to me at tAis distance from those
scenes in which, although feel myself
deeply interested, yet l can neither be
an actor nor spectator. You have given
me Notwithstanding all your modest
apologies, with great deal of elegance
and perspicuity, minute and circum-
stantial narrative of the whole expedi.
ton to the lower harbor against the
man-of-war. 1t is lawful, you know, to
tlattcr the ladies a lttle-at least if Gus.
tom makes thing lawful-but without
awaiting myself in the least of this IL
cense, can safely say that from your
letter and one from Miss Paine to her
brother, | was enabled to form more
adequate idea of the whole transaction
than from all the other accounts of it,
both III the newspapers and private let
tiers which have come to my hands. In
times as turbulent as these, commend
me to the ladies as historiographers.
The gentlemen are too much engaged
in action; the ladies are cooler specta-
tors. There is lady at the foot OF
Penn's hill who obliges me from time
to time with cleverer public intelligence
than can get from whole committee
of gentlemen. was little mortified
at the unlucky calm which retarded the
militia from Braintree, Weymouth and
bingham. l wish that they might have
had more than half the glory of the en-
terprise; however, it satisfies me that it
was not their fault, but the fault of the
wind they had not. will enclose to
you a declaration in which all America
is remarkably united. 1t completes a
revolution which makes as great a fig
ure in the history of mankind as any
that have preceded it, provided always
that the ladies take care to record the
circumstances of it, for by the exper-
fence / have had Of the other sex, they
are either too lazy or too active to com
memorate them. A continuance Of
your correspondence, Miss Polly, would
much oblige me. Compliments to pa.
pa and mamma and the whole family.
| begin now to fiatter myself that you
are situated in the safest place on the
continent. Howe's army and fleet are
at Staten Island. but,there is very nu.
merous army at New York and New
Jersey to oppose it. Like Noah's dove
without its innocence-they can find
no rest.
am, with much respect, esteem and
gratitude, your friend and humble ser
want. JOHN ADAMS.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-01-23

AT the recent anniversary of the
Women's Union mission for Chinese
women and children, in San Francisco,
the little All Sins acquitted themselves
creditably in reading, spelling, recta-
ton, arithmetic, and geography. 1t
was organized in 1870, and nj first en-
opposition. Now, however, the parents
willingly send their children, and about
SIX months ago the Chinese merchants
contributed $500 to the society. The
object of the society is the evangelizl-
ton of Chinese women and children,
but up to the present time it has taken
all the money that is received to edu-
cate the children. There are fifty
scholars, with an average attendance OF
thirty.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-01-23

A WOMAN ut Stockton, Cal, who had
a drunken husband, was waiting late at
night for him to come home. The
lamp was in her bedroom and she was
i'll the parlor. Hearing noise outside,
as il man who was drunk was
trying to find the gate, she went out,
and sure enough drunken man was
there. She helped him into the parlor,
as she had been used to doing, and
placed him carefully on the lounge. AT.
ter hard struggle she got his coat and
vest of, and then pulled at the boots las
she thought they were, but they would
not come off. AT length she felt up
about the ankles and found that the man
had shoes on-something that her nus
band never wore. Striking light she
saw he was a stranger.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-01-23
IIunlOr.

A western editor says one hug is
worth dozen love letters, and they
cannot be introduced as evidence in a
breach of promise suit either.
A physiognomist says that large ears
denote generosity, which is probably
the reason why mule squanders his
hind legs.--Ne,O York Herald.
Conductor Ito Brown, who is pretty
nearly pumped out with running to
catch his express bus -"All right, sir;
all right. Don't furry yourself, you're
a-gaining. Fun.
the worst piece of "stage fright" is
that of the man who thinks that he has
passed up a two dollar and half gold
piece instead of dime to the driver
Boston Commercial Bulletin.
Professor in psychology What is the
first power developed by man? Senior
somewhat mixed -Well-I-w WE'LL
suppose the power to creep. Senior
sits down amid wild applause.
John" said a doting parent to her
sormandizing son, "do you really thinl,
that you can eat the whole Of that pud.
ding with IMMUNITY - II don't know
mar" replied the young hopeful, "but
can with a spoon"
There is patient in one of the New
York hospitals who, in his delirum,
continually calls out, Next! Next
The physicians are undecided whether
he is a college professor or barber.
Said one Of society's smart ornaments
to lady friend, This is leap year, and
suppose you'll be asking some one to
marry your" "Oh, no, was the reply,
my finances won't permit me to sup
port nusband.-0d City Derrick.
Photographs Of Abraham, Isaac,
Esau, Moses, and other gentlemen of
the olden time show that without ex.
ception they wore full boards. Since
those days manhood has studied how ii
could defy natures lawn upon the face,
and, as consequence the land is full Of
barber-shops and cheap talk.-Ne,O Ho-
zen Pegister.
An Englishman arrived in this coun-
try few weeks ago, ard as he stepped
on the pier at New York cable dis.
patch was placed in his hand summon
ing him home. Two hours later he
sailed for London. 1t is now said that
he intends To write book descriptive
OF America and the Americans. Here
tofore Englishmen have been in this
country at least two days before they
have undertaken such work.-No,ris-
torn Htrald.
4 country doctor, being out for a
days shooting, took his errsnd boy to
carry the game.bag. Entering field
Of turnips, the dog pointed; and the
boy, overjoyed at the prospect Of his
masters success, exclaimed: "Lor',
master, there's covey; if you get near
EN- won't you physic 'em y "Physic
them, you young rascal What do you
mean?' said the doctor. "Why, kill
EN-, to be sure" replied the lad.
At a small country town there lately
died a middle-aged man, leaving a
widow Of 30. AT the funeral the dea-
con Of the village alluded to the good
qualities Of the deceased, and among
others bis generosity. He said the de-
ceased had lent him some money once.
Upon which the weeping wi, ow raised
her head and inquired how mucn, and
whether he had paid it back or not
We once knew twins who 90 much
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-01-23
Attempted Assassination OF Crowned
Heads.

An Italian paper thus tabulates the
attempted regicides Of 1873 and 1879:
There have been two attacks on the
Emperor William, one against KING
Humbert, one against King Alfonso
and two against the car. Sovereigns,"
it remarks, twill soon reckon their
years Of rule by these outrages. the
car having experienced four and the
Emperor William five. Napoleon III.
had seven"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-01-23

NEARLY year ago German named
Bodeg, declared in the course of vii
lage discussion, that any chimney sweep
could make as good speech as Prince
Bismarck, and that the special Grafton
they were discussing was bad and mean
ingless. For this heinous otlense he was
brought before the local magistrate at
Osnabruck and fined, on which he APP
pealed to the higher court, which re-
versed the decision of the magistrate,
as Improper and disrespectful criticism
of the Princes oratorical achievements
did not reflect ON the Chancellor's hon
or. The crown prosecutor on the part
of the government, then appealed in his
turn to the imperial court, which re
versed the second decision and ordered
a new trial.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-01-23

A WOLF into the wilderness one Day
Bore OF stolen sheep. and on the prey
Fed To the full. Then. hnding no could not
DeYonf II 10 the bone upon tue spot,
Resolved all supper time the fesi 20 keep.
Beside II laid him down and vent 70 sleep.
Mean while the smell allufed neghbofing mouse
TO creep with caution from bis tiny house.
particle Of meat he siyiy stole,
Then swiftly sDed him back into bis hole
Yet ppiic III all BIZ care the wolf aWOke.
AID into cries and lamentations broke:
Halo. therei Nurdefi Robbery Wiil none
Fetch tue pullcef I'm ruined and nndone.
Conf0und these miscreant mice, a. shame and
grief,
Tha, am our-legged thing should be thief"
~ IHfttfsitv Magazine
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-01-23

AN official of the Philadelphia mint
says that the demand for cents is so
great that the orders cannot be prompt
ly filled. "There are parts Of the
country" he adds, where they are ~
rare as gold dollars are here. In the
south the cent is almost unknown, the
smallest coin being iiye-cent piece.
Recently, however, there has been
some demand for them from mer-
chants in Georgia and Alabama. In
the far west there il but little call for
them, hut when one gets 10 ST. Louis,
or east OF that point, then the cent be-
comes familiar. Wherever there are
six cent fares on the street cars there is
demand from that city. Now, Louis
vile seldom, il ever, calls upon us,
while Cincinnati is continually CRYING
for the one cent piece. New York
consumes big lot, and so do the east
ern states. The two.cent piece was
good help to US for time, but none Of
them have been coined for ten years.
and all that are redeemed are reduced
INTO one.cent pieces. Competition in
travel increases the demand for cents.
Whenever retail trade is the briskest,
then the cent is needed most"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-01-23

THE papers are always ridicnling the
man who parts bis hair III the middle.
Yet that class Of men never read the
papers at all, but CLEAN their informa-
ZION from the wrappers around the
cough drops. - Unknonn Cyaic.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-01-23

Wells, Fargo q Co.'s circular an
nouncing the production Of precious
metals during the past year fixes the
amount at little more than 81 ,O00,-
go.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-01-23

A WAsHNGroS correspondent has
discovered that old salts do not marry
as quick as landsmen. This proves that
the man who il accustomed 70 salt
breads getting into a pickle iiladsl
pkia Chronicle Herald.