Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-05-13
Peck'S Sun Items.

| Peck'S Sun Items.
Justin Mccarthy has issued a
land league manifesto urging Irish
tenants to evict their landlords, if
they do not behave themselves. 1t
is singular that nobody has thought
of this before.
There is one thing IN particular
that makes it look as though Brady
and his gang would be punished.
Garfield has not said "let no guilty
man escape. !"
"What this country wants." says
the Cincinnati Enquirer, is a society
for the prevention of corruption in
high places" That would be only
half way measure, unless there was
a society to watch society and pre-
vent it from selling out.
"A New York doctor reported the
cause Of the death Of an eight-year-
old child as epidemic cerebro-spi-
nal menengitis, commissions, and the
filthy condition of the streets" Prob
ably no one knows what that child
suffered.
The railroad companies are having
the bibles in the cars rebound. The
binding has become much worn, by
Earring against the iron racks, but
the inside of the books are as good
as new. A conductor on one of the
roads says he has never seen a copy
of the bible taken out of the rack
except once, when there was a row
in the smoking car and a tramp
used the book for a weapon to knock
a brakeman down. This is sad if
true
A representative of the nihilists
called on the car the other day and
presented a manifesto of the organ
ization, stating what they wished
done. The car heard the man
through, and then ordered him i'm
prisoned. Under the iron heel Of
tyranny the greatest talent is con-
sidered of no value whatever. Such
cheek as that in this country would
bring its possessor wealth, position
and influence.
An exchange says Senator Came
ron of Wisconsin, is chairman of
the committee on clans" We can
not see what he is on that committee
for. He does not know anything
about CLAIMS. The better part of his
life has been spent in La Crosse,
where there are no CLAIMS, and the
whole bent of his mind has been en-
gagged in pursuits that have been in
nocent of CLAIMS, or any species of
sea insect. If there was a committee
on fisheries, and there was any need
Of a senator who was posted on cat
fish, we would endorse senator Cam
eron for that, but, bless YOU, he is
nowhere on committee on CLAIMS.
On Monday last there was meet
ing of reformers in New York, whose
object is to abolish the charging of
rent for buildings and lands, and to
do away with the viscious practice
of paying interest on borrowed mon
ey. To many of us this movement,
Just at this time, comes like re-
freshing shower. The reformers can
send us ten thousand dollars for ten
years, without interest. and we will
give security if they are SO mercen-
airy as to demand it. We were won
dering where on earth we could get
money to build a brick block for a
printing office, when here comes
these reformers loaded down with
wealth that they wish to lend with
out interest. 1t is just like finding
it in the street.
Mr.. Tilden is again out of luck.
He took the first prize at the New
York dog show, on dog that he en-
tered, but a dog owner from Ohio,
who also exhibited a dog in the
same class, objected to Mr. Tilden's
having the prize, on some technical
ground, so they agreed to leave it
out TO fifteen New York dog owners.
The fifteen held a meeting, Mr.. Til
den being satisfied that the New
York dog owners were solid in his
favor. When the supreme-that is,
the fifteen persons, took a vote,
there were eli ht in favor of the Ohio
dog and only seven for Tilden's dog.
Tilden says it is an outrage, and
that the men were brought with
promises of pups, but it is too late.
He never ought to have gone into
the scheme. That man never will
learn anything.
The Harrisburg Telegram con-
tains an extraordinary account of
child in that city, aged seven years.
which has q fondness for hair, and
has pulled out nearly all the hair on
its head and eaten it. What pic
mic that kid would have if it should
strike mattress of boarding house
butter.
1t is announced that the fashion
for brides has CHANGED, and instead
of weeping at the ceremony, as has
been considered the proper caper
heretofore, the bride smiles. This