Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-12-03

not very soothing reply.
They were talking of Il man who was
afflicted with the drOpsy, and somebody
| said that he had been tapped the day
before. "Then his case Is hopeless.
Nothing ever lasts more than few
days that is tapped in that house.
The queen OF Hollands sister Prin-
cess Pauline of Waldeck, has been be-
trothcd to Prince Alexis Of Bertheim-
Steinfurt and the Duchess Helena Of
Mecklenburg- Strelitz to the hereditary
Prince William Of Nassau.
Mr.. S. c. Hall, so long and honorsbly
known in connection with literature
and journalism, has written in the 1rt
Journal "somc words Of farewell on
his retirement from the editorship of
that paper, which he commenced forty
two years ago.
Among the new lamp shades are
some Of dilicate silycry color, for
which there is no name, but which has
the effect Of water when a gas flame
is lighted inside 1t, and upon it are lit
tie fishes and sea ancmones that seem
to move rs the light hickeB.
The widow Of General Sutter will
press before congress the claim of her
husband for $4,000 for discovering
gold in California. The report .hat the
general had been beside the grave Of
his wife in the Moravian cemetery At
Litiz, Pa, was partially untrue.
The faculty Of IN Ohio female sem.
innry has issued orders that no pupil
shall have more than one male visitor
per week The smart girls invite their
young men To call on Sunday, SO that
when their fathers come on Monday
the old men find themselves barred
out
\ Memphis man wanted to kill II
musquito ON the back Of a friend =
neck, and without stopping 10 men
his design, hit the insect II belt and
when his friend got up and brushed
the sand out Of his mouth and eyes,
four men had to hold him while the
matter was explained.
Mrs. Fogarty has been experiment
ing again This time il was ut press
ing leaves She heard everybody talk
ing about SO She tried it. She says She
pressed and pressed but didn't get
more than half thimbleful of juice,
"and TINT didn't taste like .nothin'
nuthcr."
In court circles ut Madrid union is
considered probable between the son of
the Duke de Montpcnsier and the In
fanta Eulalin, the youngest sister Of
the king. \ cornetcy in II crack regi-
ment of cavalry has been given to the
young Prince Antonio.
Mrs. Valeria G. Stone, of Maiden
Mass, has given the Young Men Chris,
tim Association Of Boston $25 600 with
which to build - new hall for its ac-
commodation. The lady has given
100000 for new hall ut Wellesley
college, and has also given donations to
Amherst and Bowdoin colleges.
The little chapel which stands over
the grave of NJ. Theirs is so filled with
tributary wrenths and bouquets of I'M
mortullcss that they overflow, and have
TO be hung about the walls outside.
On the door II he chapel hangs u
photograph Of the dead statesman and
II short sketch of his life.
California farmer got considerable
fun out Of what had been M annoy
ance by placing stuffed deer i'll his
grain field. The hunters, after empty
ing II large amount ofammuntion into
the animal and discovering the fraud,
never trespasscd again.
Professor Herman tCohn, of Bresau,
who has been investigating the subject
since 1868, that short-sightedncss is
rarely or never born with those subject
to il, and is almost always the result
Of strains sustained hy the eye during
study in early youth
The Earl of Erne, the wealthy Eng.
lish landlord, one Of whose agents
Boycott-is under siege in Ireland,
owns 40, 365 acres in Donegal, Ferma-
nagh Mayo and Sligo, whose rental is
$3.50 900. What is known in Ireland
rs the Government" rental places the
rent mt $1,000 per unnum.
Jay Gould, having paid the travelling
expenses Of sixteen young Indian girls
from the Indian Territory, who have
bCtH pliIth IL hll' ilbbdN z sNllllHuIN
il, NorthIicd, Mass, the Colorado pm
pers are now implorng him to issue
passes for the transportation out vi
their state OF all the tics.
Among the gifts displayed ut san
Francisco wedding WAS the brides
fathers check for 100000. The
cashier of the bank on which the check
was drawn was II guest. II was ohserv-
ed that he looked queerly Mt the docu-
ment, then turned up his nose, and
remarked "Why, hc hasn't $500 to his
credit in our bank. y
The drinking water At Milwaukee
has become 81 stringy that il cannot
be swallowed in the ordinary way, and
is now used ~ u breakfasts fried
roasted or boiled 10 suit the taste
Some prudent housewives are drying
and smoking u supply for winter use
Beer has been substituted ~ Quench.
or of thirst,
\ sccdy-looking man applied TO n
candidate for ten dollars. He said i
few friends of the candidate wanted to
make preparation already to celebrate
his election But suppose | am de-