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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-04-28
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81 Ellsworth, Wisconsin.
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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-04-28
Temperance.

coSDucrrD ny THE -----.--w. C. T. U.
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square will be counted the space ofoneinci-
Local notices wall be hai eed according toitth
character. Nothingiess han - cents a line 10
tue first Insertion and 10 cent sfor the second
All Job Work mus he paid for On delivery
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-07-29
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A Little Love Story.

A touching little romance illustrating
wlfely devotion has come to light in
Mount Ida. -Four years ago comely
young lady was accepting the attentions
of two young gentlemen, one the pos
SCISSOR of fair competence and the
other poor, like herself. Upon the
death of her parents the grandmother
assumed her CONTROL To please this
relative she consented to unite her for
tunes with those Of the poor young
man, who besides his Impoverished cir
cumstances was cripple The more
acceptable sutton was nearly crazy.
A tempting Cffer to enter business in
New York was refused by him. He
declared his intention to be where his
loved one, then the wife of another,
was located. A year after the wedding
the husband fell i'll. As disease made
lnroads upon his constitution, and pov-
erty stalked in at the door, the young
wife was obliged to seek employment
in knitting mill Last week, after his
long illness, in which he was steadfast-
ly attended by his Woodworking COM
panion, death brought an end to the
poor cripple's existence. During his
illness the rejected lover was the con-
tributor of delicacies TO the sick, which
the patient, with knowledge to the
source from which they came, accept
ed. A vow that the disappointed gen
tleman made upon the marriage Of his
idol to the deceased is POSSIBLY attend
ed with prospects of realization. 1t
was that should the accepted one die
during the lifetime of the rejected one
he would renew his suit. Although the
earth over the grave of the dead has
hardly settled, an interview has been
requested, and two hearts separated by
fate will probably be united by love.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-07-29
A Luxurious Bath Room.

Among the things we sometimes
read about, but never really see, may
be included the bathroom Of the Mar
quise Annonati Visconti, who has given
a description of the interior of her blijjoa
hotel in the Rue de Jouv. She has had
a dispute with her architect. The lat
ter, NJ Pousin, is alleged to have de-
parted from the plans and drawings
agreed on, and the lady is anxious to
terminate her agreement with him.
Full plans and details of the marvellous
luxury of the interior fittings of the
bathroom have been given 1t is lit by
handsome stained glass windows, vain
scoted with lava from Vesuvius, and
hung with rare old tapestry The bath
is made of solid silver, the water is sup
piled by dolphin, pressure on the
one eye causes the water TO come out
hot, and on the other cold, while the
movement Of the tongue allows the
bath to empty itself in a moment. The
whole house is fitted up in the same
luxurious manner, but the architect is
said to have neglected several import
ant details, and consequently the mar
quise insists on forbidding him to re-
enter the house for the moment.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-07-29
That William Again.

WASHINGTON, July 21-The grand
jury of the criminal court appeared
before court at l o'clock this p. M.
District Attorney Corkhill in a short
address said, when he asked that
the grand jury should not be held
until after the Fourth of July, nobody
expected or dreamed Of so great a
crime being committed, as an
attempt on the life of the presi-
dent. This crime was one which
everybody admitted at the time would
demand prompt and certain punish
meat in case of fatal result TO the
president. He had therefore deemed
1t his duty to hold the grand jury to
await the result of the presidents in
luries. While all the country are deep
ly grateful that the president is in a
talr way OF recovery 1t cannot yet be
told just what action must or should be
taken toward the punishment of the
would-be assassin. The district attor-
ney then read note addressed to him
by the surgeon attending the president,
IN reply to an official request from him
as to the presidents case and his recov-
cry. This note was signed by DIR. Bliss
and the other three surgeons. Itwas that
while the president has up to the pres
sent time done exceedingly well and We
anticipate his recovery, we cannot
assert with confidence that his injuries
may not result fatally.
Col. Corkhill said that in view of this
condition of the president, he would
move that the grand jury be discharged
until September y; and the court so
ordered. So nothing will be done with
Guiteau, not even towards indicting
him, before fall.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-07-29
ROSewater and War.

iioiu VIC 4NolIIsOoWH II al
Upon looking through an Illustrated
article III the July Scibner, describing
the armory Of the New York Seventh
regiment, we were struck with the
just-as-it-should-be appearance of the
structure and the eternal fitness of its
luxurious elegance-its costly and in
wiling easy chairs, rich decorations,
oriental screens, massive and costly
mahogany bookcases, and few hun
dred thousand dollars worth of other
magnitcence. 1t was happy thought
to provide all these comforts and luxu-
ries for the American soldier, and thus
inure him to the hardships Of the bat
tlefield. Hundreds of militiamen who
rushed to the tented field in 1861, felt
like whale out of its element when
they found mahogany bookcases, vel
vet carpets, costly lounges, and other
splendors which they had not been ac-
customed to at home, and the hard
ships occasioned thereby were greatly
augmented. Now, in time of peace
our soldiers prepare for unpleasantness
by furnishing their armorieS III a style
of oriental grandeur, and thus familiar
lie themselves with the art of war. as
it were. A member of the New York
Seventh regiment, hurrying to battle
with two hundred dollar easy chair
strapped or mis- back and an oriental
screen worth $500 under his left arm,
would be an inspiring spectacle, and
strongly suggestive of the stern realities
Of the battlefield Let us hope, how
ever, that this country may enjoy i'm
munity from the ravages of war for
two thousand and twenty-five years, at
least.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-07-29
The Alaska Natives

Commander Henry Glass, command
ing the United States steamer James
town, at Sitka, Alaska, has forwarded
to the Navy Department at Washing
ton the long and interesting report up
on the condition and affairs in that ter
ritory. He says: Indians are everv-
where quiet. An industrial school for
boys has been established at Sitka, un-
der the auspices of the PRESBYTERIAN
Board of Missions ofNew York. Twen-
ty Indian boys, selected for their intell-
igence and good conduct, are in attend
ance. The number will be increased
from time to time by boys from other
tribes in Alaska. 1t is intended to teach
the boys trades, that they may in turn
become teachers in the different
tribes" Lieutenant Glass says: "The
establishment of this school in Sitka.
where Indians can be taught trades and
at the same time receive instruct
ion in English branches, will, in my
opinion, be of more service to the tribes
at large than if even a greater number
of boys were sent out of the territory
for the same instruction, as here their
improvement from day to day will be
seen and appreciated by those older
than themselves, and will more imme-
diately affect the habits and customs If
the Indians" Commander Glass fined
and imprisoned one of the Indian
chiefs, to stop, if possible, the burning
of Indians denounced as witches. and
prevented what might have been Il pro-
tracted feud between two tribes.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-07-29
Growth and Weight Of Children.

Some interesting studies with refer
ence to the health and growth of chill
dren have been made by DR.. Boulton,
of the Samaritan Hospital, London;
and instead of taking the average of a
large number of children measured
once, he adopted the plan of measur-
ing a number of children OF normal
growth, brought up under ordinary cir
cumstances, many times, thus ascer-
tanning their rate of increase. By this
means, the annual rate Of growth was
found to vary between two and three
inches for each child per year. DIR.
Boulton believes that when a child
varies more than quarter of an inch
annually, or when his weight does not
correspond with his weight within a
margin of safety-put at seven pounds
then it Is safe to conclude the child's
diet is not good, or possibly some dis
ease Is lurking in his system. The
curious fact appears that loss of weight
always precedes the development Of
consumption.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-07-29
Honey Dew i'm Georgia.
Columns Lia.l Times.


Mr.. John Kee, of Talbot County IS
responsible tor the following: 1T was
early Sunday morning. My daughter
was engaged in sweeping off the front
porch, when her attention was attract
ed by the plaintive cries of young
chickens and the distressed clucking of
a hen. The sound came from a pile of
leaves under some poplar trees in the
yard, and hurrying to the spot she
found the little chicks all stuck up with
leaves, rolling about struggling to free
themselves, and two of the little suffer
ers were stuck together. She picked
these two up, and coming to the house
called me. On examination we found
them covered with sticky substance,
which seem to have come off the leaves.
| went out into the yard and found it
on all the leaves, and, tasting, was sur
prised to find it honey. Looking around
| could see it glistening III the sunshine
like diamonds OF every leahet, and on
the porch for two or three feet were
splotches of it. Several neighbors
dropped in during the day whom 1
told OF the honey shower, supposing it
had been general, but they were in
credulous until shown evidences of it.
In the evening of the same day
l noticed a mist between me
and the sun, and closer examination
disclosed the fact that we were having
repetition of tn phenomenon, which
was witnessed by a dozen people.
While it did not run off the house
either morning or evening, it covered
the leaves of the trees and shrubs, and
was, without doubt, honey dew, and
that. too. from Il cloudless sky.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-07-29
PATCHES OF RED SNOW.
A Curious summer sight In the Holy
Cross Region. Colorado


prospectors returning from the Holy
Cross country, and especially from the
head of Cross Creek, report that the
ground Is covered with red snow. In
the almost inaccessible defiles of Mount
Shasta, In California, is the only other
known place in the United States
where it is seen. In Polar regions it
IS familiar sight, and no extensive
traveller there returns without a de-
scription of it. The broad fields of
everlasting snow that flank the north
ern coast of Greenland are faxed with
the strange blood red, and further to-
ward the poles miles of it stretch as far
as the eye can reach. The phenomena
is due to the presence of a minute red
anamalcule in the snow. A microscope
detects its presence; but how it got there
Is difficult question and one that has
never been quite satisfactorily answer
ed. The snow in this region is first
seen at the head of Cross Creek, where
1t may be observed IN patches of in
tense carmlne, varying In area from as
large as mans hat to twenty feet in
diameter Taken in the hand and
examined, nothing can be detected that
gives it its color, and it melts into clear
red water, leaving no stain. Further
on, III some of the steep gulches with
which the country abounds, the bot
toms are entirely covered with the
strange substance. In some places the
color is vivid in the extreme, while in
others it fades to a faint pink, produc-
ing an effect not readily described in
words. Old prospectors, who pene-
trated this region two years ago, say
that there was no snow of this descrip-
ton there, and its fall can scarcely have
antedated this year. Still higher, and
at the very foot of the mountain, the
red snow disappears and nothing save
the pure white coverlet greets the eye.
How the tiny insects that sent the Boreal
can find their way to the inaccessible
Holy Cross, is thing beyond human
kin and will be a problem for the
scientists of the future to ponder over
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-07-29

and while he rummaged the drawer
for the money he put Mrs. Jacobs
handkerchief into his pocket, and by
mistake, when he came to use it in
tying her hands, he substituted his own
which exactly matched. That makes
1t evident that the two of you were
chloroformed and the robbery COM
mltted before the tying was done. Then
the thief overpowered Madalena, and
to make the job more complete, robbed
her; but it is a pity that he should have
melted up the ear-drops in his own
CRATE afterwards, for such traces tell
tales Here are the two handkerchiefs,
MIR. Jacobs and you can readily deter
mine whether your wife's would be
scented with helitrope or tobacco. Both
are marked with her initials-yes, / see;
but found one in Mr.. Gales room
this afternoon along with other things "
And | put down the latch-key and
some pieces of melted silver on the
table.
OF course there was scene. The
chief reprimanded me afterward for
working up the case to such sensa-
tional climax.
h4WhSo ildD yOui blIh Will do liItIc
fuss possible" said he. "Now this
separation between Mr. and Mrs.
Jacobs might have been avoided but
for your blundering."
Perhaps it might, but / Wouldn't
have envied them the life they led;
for, you see, among other things in Mr..
Gales room, had found scrap of a
torn note which never made its appear
ance in the evidence. 1t read:
The stupid officer refuses to think him guilty.
Our plans are all spoiled for the present, but the
time will come
That was all, and what those plans
were never transpired to my knowledge;
but it was Mrs. Jacobs handwriting,
and her husband couldn't forgive the
fact that she had conspired to fix the
crime on him.
Mr.. Gale was sent up for six months
by the judge, and Madalena never
went back into the Jacobs household,
for the good reason that she undertook
the immediate management of her
own.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-07-29
4 Swarm Of Bees in the strand.

Seated quietly at writing table in
the Office of the Field on Tuesday af-
ternoon, | was presented with the card
of well-known zoologist. who wished
to see me Immediately. He had kind
" come in to inform me that there was
Il swarm of bees in the street. On 60
ing out | found two swarnls-one of
bees, the other of boys and miscellan-
eous personages, that assemble so rap
idly when anything unusual is to be
seen IN the streets of London. The
bees We're then settling over the win
dows of the Office of the trltlu and Ma
~ Gazette, Wellington street, close to
the Gaiety Theater. The crowd gath
cred rapidly, and the street was hecom-
ing impossible Policemen appeared
on the scene, but failed in their duty,
and showed no inclination to remove
the cause of the obstruction. The
stage manager of Gaiety made gal
liant sortie from the stage door of the
theater, and in pathetic tones implored
me to remove these unwelcome visit
ors. which were within few feet ofthe
entrance. For, if you don't, ! shall
never be able to get the ladies on to
the stage" The situation was critical
the sreet-boys began to pelt the settled
swarm; one idiotic car-man was going
to cut at the bees With his whip, which
would probably have brought them on
the heads OF the people. and as they
might have stung, not only the persons
in the crowd, but also the horses, and
caused serious accidents, | felt as
though it was desirable to remove
them. Asking the police to prevent
further molestation, while | obtained
materials, sent for ladder, obtained
cylindrical American cheese-box, a
cloth, and short banister broom. The
ladder being placed against the wall, l
succeed in brushing the bees with zone
fell swoop" into the box and closing it
with the cloth. then placed the hive on
the balcony, and had the pleasure Of
seeing the outlying, or rather outlying,
bees stream i'll to their queen rs loyal
ly as if they had been Britons, and
their queen Victoria. / do not suppose
swarm of bees was ever hived in the
presence of such Il distinguished group
of spectators No street Snowman ever
had such an audience.-London Field
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-07-29
Riiah and The RootIllacks

For some weeks past Biiah has dis
played yindlctive spirit toward the
bootblacks and newsboys who crowd in
behind the stove each morning to wit
ness proceedings, and one morning,
when he discovered a nest Of thirteen
in the usual spot, he laid his hand on
his heart and began
Now, you see ERE What ere bust
ness have you ERE boys around this
ere station p"
Deep silence followed the query and
the old man continued
Here you are, ragged, dirty, mean
and sinful, and encouraging yourselves
to grow wuss This hain't no place for
you, and the next time | catch this
crowd here there1l be weeping and
wailing in the land Of Michigan
Every boy hung his head, and not
word was uttered in reply.
No, can't put up with it, E" said
Byah, land, what's more, I won't.
want the whole caboodle of you to git
up and git, right now"
The caboodle rose to their bare feet,
strung out in line, and Plate Glass
Jack, the newsboy, stepped forward
and said:
Mr.. Joy, you are the friend of lost
children, an uncle to the gamin, 8
grand father to the unfortunate. and
an earnest sympathiser with aHin dis
tress. Myself and fellow-wsrkers have
long loved you, and this morning We
desire TO present you with slight token
of our esteem.H EH
Present = token esteem = eh ?"
muttered the old man as he cooked his
ears.
Friend and patron, allow me to
hand you this simple gift" continued
the lad, as he extended package.
'tWe viii march out ard form IN line
on the sidewalk, and you viii find us
at the door, if you desire to return your
heartfelt thanks
Bijah had a bleech-factory look
around the mouth as he received the
parcel, and his hand trembled so that
he could hardly undo the string. When
he discovered that the contents con-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-07-29
THE SPIDER .NB THE PHI
The Neal which n spider M ade While
lmp1ie0 ON q PEN - Is

From Truthful Washington Correspondent
'Guiteau is a. cold-blooded devil
said a man who had seen something
OF him since his confinement to- day.
he Is not q hot-blooded. impetuous
lmppkiye maniac. He Is cool and cal
cufating- He rejeiees IN the affiietion
OF others, Is intensely selfish and
egotlstical and cares nothing for the
pam and sorrow of the world so that
ne does not share in them" This is
borne out by an incident related BY the
district attorney, who had another four
hours talk with the assassin to-day.
SAID he; As was writing down. the
words flowing from his lips he suddenly
grasped pen as though it were dag
ger and, brandishing it in the air, he
brought 1t down. inst in front of my
nose. | WAS startled. l thought he
intended to stab me in the face and
jumped back suddenly. Then | saw
that he had no intention ofhurting me.
he had speared on the. point Of the
pen spider, who had spun web
around little fly. said; What are
you DOING He said; i SAW the spider
entangling the fly and l wanted to
watch hlm eat it up. So he held them
up before his face till the spider COM
menced tie eat the fly Then l said:
1t VIII take him twenty minutes to
swallow 1t; have no time to wait for
You. Put it down and so on with Your
story. Very reluctantly he put it down
on the floor by his feet. He never lifted
his eyes from the net until the tly had
disappeared down the spiders throat
and the spider had bobbed up serenely.
He fairly gloated over the little tradge-
dy. There is something miasmatic about
the wretch" he ran on. "He is so
sanguinary, so low-toned, SO debased
IN his nature that he has a facilitating
effect upon You. have been with him
four hours and half to-day. Before l
left | began to feel the effects of as
ISOLATION with him. Were TO be shut
up with him for week feel sure
would become capable, upon being let
out of committing a crime as heinous
as that attempted by him.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-07-29
A Fool Once More.

For ten years my wife was confined
to her bed with such complication Of
ailments that no doctor could tell what
was the matter or cure her, and ] used
up a small fortune in humbug stuff
Six months ago / saw a U. S. flag with
Hop Bitters on it, and | thought /
would be a fool once more. | tried it.
but my folly proved to be wisdom. Two
bottles cured her, she is now as well
and strong as any mans wife, and il
cost me only two dollars. Such folly
pays.-H. w, Detroit, Mich. Fire.
Press.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-07-29

Scottish pipes and Bach's band will furnish the
music the occasion of the Scottish games
hchlitz's park, Milwaukee, on July 2lst Forty
Stree money prizes will be contested for. jaime:
Morgan. 1856 and 3ss Ease Water street. Milwau-
kee. is now Offering his $500, 81 50, $22J and
Sis fine grenadines at S2.45, S1.85 Sl.75 and
Sl.25. He is offering cheaper goods in the same
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-07-29
Poison in Lemonade.

There's business which ought to be
suppressed" remarked an eminent
professor of chemistry to reporter, az
the couple passed stand where ''lem-
onade" was being dispensed from an
ioe-cooler which had evidently seen It's
best days
"Why SO" asked the scribe.
Lemonade" replied the professor
In his most impressive manner, "even
when made from lemons, in tin yes
sci with soldered joints, or in galvan-
lied iron vessel, viii take up the lead
from the one or the zinc from the
other. A salt is then formed which is
very unwholesome, and when taken
continually or In large quantities is alb
solutely poisonous This injurious &C
ton is considerably increased If citric
and tartaric acids are used instead +. 81
lemons In making the lemonade.
Consequently, the use of such vessels
for lemonade should be avoided, es-
pecially if the contents are allowed 20
stand for any length Of time. An
oyerdr Sc of any Of these acids is bad,
and they are worse when taken In the
form of lemonade. Nothing would be
likely to give you the cholera quicker
than a succession of those drinks
Philadelphia Record. ~, So. g /.
s'An' that's the Pillar of Hercules ~
she said, adjusting her silver spec.a-
cles, The lard sakesl What's the