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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-06-17
The Body Of an Indian Woman Turned
into Stone
Cincinnati Enquirer.

Sixteen miles from Lo9ansport. on
the State line division Of the Pan Hand
lie Railroad, is situated the Village of
Idaville. Near this place is located
ceme tery, and in this silent city of the
dead a discovery mas just been made
which can indeed be characterized as
strange and sensational. A few days
ago, a man named Samuel Wilson de-
sired to remove the remains of his wife
who died six years ago, and those of
his father, whose death took place
thirteen years since. Accordingly he
procured help, and the work of excav-
ating began. TIE grave in which the
fathers remains lay was first opened,
when it was found that nothing except
the bare skeleton remained Then tn
wife's grave, which was less than two feet
distance, was excavated, Upon reach
ing bottom the startling discovery was
made that the body was petrfied. The
arms and limbs. however, had withstood
the effect of whatever element in the
earth had caused the petrifcation to
occur, and nothing remained of them
but the bones The trunk of the body
was as hard as flint. and upon being
taken from the grave was found to
weigh about 800 pounds, while the
woman during her life weighed about
40 pounds The case has caused a
good deal Of interest to be manifested
in the matter, and, although the wise
men Of the neigborhood have put their
heads together in council, they can
study out no satisfactory reason why
the woman's body should thus be turn
ed into stone and the other remains,
ocated so near, should be in no way
affected by the petrifying influence
Another strange feature of the case is the
fact of the arms and limbs turning to
dust while the remainder of the body
hardened into stone. The woman
whose remains are thus attracting so
much attention was once resident of
Harrison Township, this county, and it
was there she and Mr.. Wilson were
married. She was daughter of John
small, respected old farmer, and her
self and husband took up their resi-
dence near Idaville about the year 1867
The case of petrifcation is the only one
ever known in this section Of Indiana,
and, as natural consequence, large
number of people have taken the pains
to see the strange sight.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-06-17
Reading Postal Cards.
telegram to Il Inter Ocean.

WASHINGTON, June 5.-The Carmi-
chael postal card affair is likely to lead
to another prosecution after Carmichael
has had his trial for using postal card
to express his opinion of Senator Ma
one as ''That id dog" Carmichaels
friends say they are informed by long
experienced officials of the postoffice
department that the destruction and
inspection of the postal cards by Post
office Clerk Bell was plain violation
of the statutes, and Carmichaeps
friends say they intend to have the
question judicially determined whether
a postoffice clerk can read postal cards
at his pleasure. In this connection
allusion has been made to the suit
brought III Denver against ex-senator
Dorsey and others alleged to be con-
nected with the star route contracts,
and the Geographic order purporting
to emanate from the postofiice depart
ment, addressed to the postmaster at
Denver, and instructing him to seize
and forward to the department all let
lers addressed to certain of the parties
involved in the controversy. The post
master at Denver, so it is said, on re
ceiving the order consulted the attor-
ney general of Colorado in regard to
it. That officer examined the United
States statutes and the postal regula-
items, and concluded the correspon-
dence between Dorsey and his friends
could not be brought under the head
of obscene or indecent literature. The
postmaster, by complying with the
order, would render himself liable to
be sent to the penitentiary. This ac-
corded strictly with the postmaster
own opinion, and his reasons for not
complying with the order was sent to
| Washington to be laid before the presi-
dent. The postmaster general denies
any knowledge of the Geographic order
sent from here to the postmaster, and
has instituted an investigation in order
to get at the facts in the case.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-06-17

In sheen Of silkcn splendor,
With glittering threads Of gold,
We seen the waving maryels
That hung in walls Of old;
When fair hands wrought the lilly,
And brave hands held the lance,
And stately lords and ladies
Stepped through the courtly dance
I've looked on rarer fabrics
The wonders Of the loom,
That caught the flowers Of summer.
And captive held their bloom;
Bnt not their wreathing beauty,
Though fit for queens to wear.
ian with one household treasure.
That's all my own compare.
II has no golden value,
The simple patchwork spread
It, SQUARES in homely fashion,
Set IN with green and red,
But in those faded pieces
For me are shining bright
All many summer morning
AMI many winter night,
The dewy breath Of clover
The Ieaping light Of flame,
Like spells my heart came over.
As one BY one / name
These bits Of old time dresses
Ghintz, cambria, calico
That look 10 fresh and dainty
On my darling long ago.
] his violet WAS my mothers:
| seem 10 see her face,
That ever like the sunshine
Lit up the shadiest place.
Ills huff belonged to Susan.
That scarlet spot Was mine;
And Fanny wore thi pearly white
Where purple pans.es shine.
turn my patchwork over
A book with pictured leaves
Aud feel the lilac fragrance
And the snowfall On the caves.
Of all my hearts possessions,
/ think | least couil spare
he quilt We children pieccd at home
When mother, dear was there.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-06-17

An old circus performer and trape re
athlete has elaborated plans for Il novel
machine which he calls the "Aerial
Eclipse" in which he proposes to tross
Niagara Falls on a slack wire on or
about the first day of July next. The
scheme as explained by the professor
appears to be quite feasible, and if put
into execution, as he AYERS it will be, it
will will cause a great sensation. The
machine consists of a couple of shields,
twenty-six inches apart, connected by
framework and supplied with grooved
weels to run upon the slack wire. Sus-
pended from this car by rod is par
achute, below which is trapeze, upon
which a young trapeze performer,
Theirin. is to perform. When over
the middle of the rive. the parachute
and trapeze, with Theirin upon it, is to
be dropped into the stream below. The
parachute is supplied with material
which will act as buoy and keep the
daring trapeze performer afioat until
picked up by boats The wire is to be
stretched from Prospect part to Table
Rock.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-06-17
Haunted Me.

A workingman says: debt, poverty
and suffering haunted me for years,
caused by sick family and large bills
for doctoring, which did no good. |
was completely discouraged, until one
year ago, by the advice of my pastor, ]
procured Hop Bitters and com
menced their use, and in one month
we were all well, and none of us have
been sick day since; and | want to
say to all poor men, you can keep your
families well u year with Hop Bitters
for less than one doctors visit will
cost. - Christian 4GuocGte
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-06-17
. Prominent Lawyers opinion

In one of our New England exchang-
es we observe that VIM. I. Filley, Esq,
of Pittsfeld, attorney-at-law and assis-
tan Judge police court, and late county
commissioner, was restored to perfect
health and activity, by the use of st.
Jacobs Oil. He had suffered with
rheumatism for years intensely; but
by the recent use of the remedy he was,
as stated, completely cured, and says
the oil deserves the highest praise.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-06-17

THE Chinese Six Companies of San
Francisco have combined for the pur-
pose of testing the constitutionality of
Nevada's new opium law. This law
provides that the simple fact of per
son having opium or an opium pipe in
his or her possession shall constitute a
misdemeanor, punishable by fine or
Imprisonment. With view of beating
this law three attorneys have been re
tanned by the powerful Chinese COM
panies-two from California and one
from Nevada. If necessary these
attorneys viii carry the case TO the
supreme court at Washington. The
reason the Six Companies are so bitter
" opposed to the law is that if it holds
good it will close one Of their greatest
sources of revenue. The trade in
opium gives enormous profits to these
companies, who virtually have mono
poly Of the trade, so far Sc the coast is
concerned.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-06-17

Said sick man to druggist; cant
you give me something to cure me p
His symptoms were a lame back and
disordered urine and were sure in
dication of kidney disease. The drug
gist told him to use Kidney-Wort and
in short time it effected a complete
cure. Have you these symptoms
Then get box or bottle to-day-be-
fore you become incurable. 1t is The
cure; safe and sure-KnorrfE'e RepatbH
c1n
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-06-17

Women that have been pronounced
incurable by the best physicians in the
country, have been completely cured
of female weakness by the use of LYDIA
E. PINKHAM's VEGETABLE COMPOUND.
Send to Mrs. Lydia E. Pinkham, 2SS
Western Avenue, Lynn, Mass, for
pamphlets.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-06-17

For Homeopathic Medicines only
one centennial medal was awarded at
Philadelphia, and that to Boericke &
Tafel, established in business since 1885.
Their Chicago establishment is at 35
Clark st. They make a specially of
Medicine Cases and books for family
use, and for veterinary treatment. Send
for descriptive price list.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-06-17

As she sat on the steps on Sunday
evening he claimed the right to kiss
for every shooting star. She at first
demurred, as became a modest maiden,
but finally yielded. She was even so
accommodating as to call his attention to
flying meteors that were about % escape
his observation, and then got to call
ing him on lightning bugs, and at last
got him down to steady work on the
light of a lantern that man was swing
about depot in the distance where
trains were switching.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-06-17

"You, John Wesley, if you don't
take that brat out of here while ! am
writing this poem on "A Mothers
Love-" I'll cuff the side of his head
off," said a fashionable Galveston lady
of a literary turn Of mind to her hus-
band, the other day.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-06-17
Gouverneur (N. " Herald.

With pleasure we can recommend as
a radical cure for rheumatism, st. ia
cobs Oil. This wonderful remedy has
been extensively used by large num-
Der of people VINO daily testify to its
marvellous effects.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-06-17

Old Commodore Vanderbilt once bit
a piece out of New Testament still
preserved in a New York court-which
had been handed him to kiss in case
when he was in a towering passion at
having been summoned as witness.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-06-17
The Positive Cure
The POSITIVE Cure
rar all those Painful Complaint. and Wcnknesses

Tar all those Painful Complaints and Weaknesses
socommon to our best female population.
IT will cure entirely the worst form OF Female Com
plants all ovarian troubles, Inflammation and Ulcera
tion Falling and Displacements and the consequent
spna- Weakness and Is particularly adapted to the
Change of Life.
1t will dissolve and sxpel tuors from the uterus In
early stage of devclopE ent The tendency to
humors there's checked very speedily by its
1t removes faintncss EtIlcncy, destroys all craving
for stimulants, ard relieves weakness of the stomach
1t cures BloatinG, Headaches, Nervous Prostration
General Debility. SlcecIicss, Depression and Indi
gestion.
That feeling OF bearing down. causing pain, weight
and backache, is always permanently cured by its
1t will at all times and under all circumstances act in
harmony with the laws that govern the female system
For the cureof Kidney Complaints OF either this
Compound is unsurpassed.
LYDIA L. PINKIIAM:s VEGETABLE CON-
POUND is prepared at 233 aud 25j Western Avenue,
Lynn Mass Price 81. Six bottlesfo S. Sent by mail
the form of pills. also in the form of lozenes
receipt of price, 81 per box for either Mrs Pinkham
freely answers all letters Of inquiry Send for pamph
tes. Address as above KsHtioa Thu 'aler.
No family should be without LYDI4 FISKHAM's
LIVER PILLS. They con t:pat!c-i bousncss.
and torpidity of the liver q cents per box
EnUy - Ale nv nRITf.6.USTS
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-06-17

Friendship: "Why, arc are you
alive yet, my old friend? heard you
were dead" "Nice friend, you are.
You didn't even come to my funeral. I"
-Terds iSittinqs.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-06-17

A Syracuse husband says his wife is
a piece of china-in fact, an old
saucer
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-06-17

Said Byron Il hate dumpy wom-
an He meant to say that he hated
to see a good thing cut short. That
was all.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-06-17

'fGive me a little more inside mat
ter" as the editor said to the bartender.
-Svrdcuse Times.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-06-17

It seems strange that any one wiz suffer from de-
rangemenfs brought on by impure blood, when SEQ
Wills sarsaparia and Stillingia will restore health 70
physical organization Ii Is pleasant 70 take and
the best blood purifier discovered curing Scrofua.
Weakness of the Kidneys Erysp elas Malaria, all Ner
disorders. Debility Bilious plants and al Dis
Of the Blood, Liver, Kidneys Stomach, SKIN etc.
As health renever il acts like charm.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-06-17

The invalid finds in "Dr Lindsey's
Blood Searcher" natures great ressorer.
It is wonderful.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-06-17

THE only hope Of bald heads-cARsoLISE. a
deodorized extract of petroleum Every objee-
ton removed by recent improvement. 1t is now
fsultless- The only cure for badness and the
most delicate heir dressing known.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-06-17

The reasons given by track repairers
for tagging trains are sometimes anus
ing. An Erie engineer was told recent
", upon being tagged, that de track
videns oud, ind de track videns in; de
holds is out und de spikes is oud, und
YOU got to 90 slow on dat section"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-06-17

Dr. ROGERS VEGETABLE WORN sYRUP instantly
destroys worms and removes al the serrefions which
them.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-06-17
For Honnonathic Medicines

BAKERS PAIN PASACEA cures pain In Man and
beast Use externally and internally.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-06-17

Best watches and Lowest Prices
Write for Illustrated Catalogue 10 Standard
American Watch Co., Pittsburgh, Pa
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-06-17

CLoAks, Dolmsns, etc, at James Morgans, $50
and SIS East Water-st.. Milwaukee, are offered
at reduced prices Forty -fve-ineh Camelettes are
offered at 50 cts; 45-inch Atwood De Beiges at
60 and 621a, worth S. and IS cts; SS-ineh all
wool De Beiges, at 30. worth IS cts. Si-inch all
wool Cashmeres, at 81 4 worth 80 cts; and bar
gains are offered in all classes of Dress Goods
down to five cents per yard
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-06-17
o
w hat Ais n on 7

Is it a disordered liver giving you 4
yellow skin or costive bowels; which
have resulted in distressing piles, or do
your kidneys refuse to perform their
functions? If so, your system will soon
be clogged with poisons. Take few
doses of kidney-Wort and you'll feel
like new man-nature will throw OFT
every impeachment, and each organ will
be ready for duty. Druggists sell both
the dry and Liquid. y. Y. .itlas.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-06-17
Don't Want a Plaster

The Friend of Delicate Ladies'
5 War; er,s Safe Kidney and Liver Cure
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-06-17
Long Range Guns

Cheaper than ever. Write for Illustrated Cata-
logue to Great American Gunworks Pittsharg Pa.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1881-01-01

in the interest OF the various parties
bad remained away /, in common
with many others, would have had
less trouble in selecting a candidate.
But they would come to perplex.
Well, election day came, and though
/ felt the need of still further time
to cogitate and digest. i must needs
decide at once. SO | decided and
marched to the polls, like freeman,
conscious of all his rights. / had
just turned the courthouse cor
ner, and was about to walk up to
the window and hand in my ticket
to the three venerable looking gen.
tlemen who surrounded the ballot
box, when To- a reverend looking
man met me and held up lot of
tickets bearing the names of two
candidates of whom / had never be-
fore heard. | was astonished, and
remarked that that was the first
time in my life | had gone to vote
without knowing who all the candi-
dates were. / had just before met
an individual and laughed heartily
at him because he did not know
"liNOiOi Oal uOlu Hclo h lbCpuDIlIdll
or Democrat, but here was on my
way to vote and without knowing
the names of allthe nominees. now
laughed at myself. The reverend
gentlemen who held the tickets ex-
planned that a large number of peo-
pie were opposed to secret societies
and that they had made an issue of
the matter and nominated candi-
dates supporting their views. He
added that the thing had been done
in quiet way, which | had not the
least occasion to doubt; but / firmly
resolved not to open the Presiden-
tial question again and at the very
polls harrass my mind with any new
issues; so / hurried to the window
and voted for Garfield. If any one.
who reads this is thinking of be-
coming an Independent, let me adj
wise him to count the cost.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1881-01-01
A Letter from NIalaone.

The Atlanta Constitution publish
es letter from Senator Malone
to Major Campbell Wallace, who
says of The writer; "You may de-
pend upon it that Malone will do
right. He is one of the ablest
men in this country, and is AS true
man as ever drew the breath of
life. | have known him and have
seen him in all sorts of places. In
my judgement he will stand in the
next Senate precisely on the plat
form occupied by Senator Joseph
E. Brown, of Georgia. Now you
wait and see if / am not right"
The letter is as following: II
have never had higher ambition
than to discharge the duties ofany
trust to the satisfaction of those
who conferred it. / am not indif.
ferent to public approval, but l
have never had any fears when
pursuing the conviction of duty
and the right. My pathway, /
cannot fail to observe, is hedged
with many difficulties; and, how
ever | may meet them, l may ex-
pect to receive the fullest measure
of abuse, 10 which / am now al
most Indifferent. / shall adopt
two lamps to light me along the
road, and / trust they may keep
me tolerably close to. the right
way. One is TO endeaver to do
that which will rebound to the
best interests of our common coun-
try, with out stopping to inquire
Of the paternity of measures, or
how the status of a political party
may be advanced or prejudiced.
The other is to grapple with facts
as they exist, not as we would
wish them to be; to cease a vain
race after Observation-Disclosures
impracticable or exploded-to
catch at bubbles while the air is
filled with substantial blessings,
In remembering that | am an
Americana citizen of he United
States-I shall not forget that /
am a Virginian.'
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1881-01-01
SATURDAY, JAN. l. 1881.
THE NEW YEAR.

Another year has dropped out of
the calendar, and is numbered with
the past. Old 1880 has gone, and
left us another year farther along on
the highway of life. Another an
nual milestone has been passed, and,
to-day, with the lingering sound of
the iron-tongued bell which tolied
the knell of the departed year, still
ringing in our years, we hail the ad-
vent of the newborn year, and brace
ourselves for the new struggles Of
life which it will bring.
How few of us care to cast a back
ward glance over the track of the
year just ended, lest we see too much
of wasted opportunities and broken
hopes strewn along its pathway, and
realize too forcibly that
Life is but an empty dream"
But Is life an empty dream ? Rath-
er is it not just what we choose to
make it. The poet has truly said
olives of great men all remind US,
We can make our lives sublime
And departing leave behind US
Footprints in the sands of Time"
But we did not start with the in
tention of writing a homily on the
death of the old anf birth of the
New Year. We intended merely to
extend the compliments of the sea-
son, and wish every reader of the
INDEPENDENT A HAPPY NEW
YEAR.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1881-01-01
The HumbIesi Are the Hap
Diesf.
Detroit Frea Press.

"A leetle money will buy goods
an iaters an bacon an shoes an
cloZe,' began the old man az the
meeting opened. Lots OF money
will buy silks an satins an jewel
ry an white HOSES. DE man wild
leetle money seems TO believe
dat de man wild lots of it am TAX
in all de comfort. / used TO have
da: i'd eah, but Ize got ober it. 1t
am my solumn belief de man who
sets down befo' his own fire, his
wife on de right an his chill'en on
de left, an de ole cat an painful
o. apples in de middle, am in po-
sishun to take just IS much com
fort as if he lived in a house wild
golden stairs. Take the world
frew an you'll fin dat de hum
blest homes am de happiest De
man who has steady work, saw
in wife and healthy children
wouldn't be a bit happier if he
was to draw $780, 900 in lottery.
If he doan' take comfort it's his
o. II fault. It's her own fault If
his wife isn't happy. Sometimes
my old woman gifts de blues an
blows aroun' kase she sees odder
folks ride out in DER keeridges an
dress up in DER satins, but / build
up a good fire, git out de apples,
cider an popcorn, draw up de
big rockin'-cheer, an she can't
stan it ober ten minits. De blues
begin to fly away, an she pats de
bald spot on my head an eays:-
1--WE has a cabin Of our own, plen-
ty to eat, leetle money in de
bank, an [ 'spect we kin sot down
an take as much solid comfort as
Ii you war Gov'ner, an 1 had ten
silk dresses" He who makes de
most of what he's got am fittin'
himself to enjoy better. No situa-
shun but WHIST could be made
worse. Ebery dollar made by
honest work ought to bring two
dollars WORT of solid comfort. Wild
desc few remarks, called forth by
over-hearin' Samuel Shin growl-
in aroun' bekase he couldn't have
mashed taters at cherry meal, we
will now eradicate the usual order
of business" eradicate ~ quer-
led the Rev. Penstock, as he bolt
ed to his feet. "De char said era
dicate," answered the President.
'De char don't boas' of his eddica-
shun but he knows de difference
between predicate and eradicate"
"Could you predicate dis meet
imp" asked the reverend. "If
circumstances was fav'r'ble, an
de moon in de fust quarter, |
think / could. If de brudder will
now drap back into his seat we
will 'endeavor to perambulate de
gin'ral programme" "Per-?"
"Will Brudder Penstock drap ?"
He drapped.