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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-09-09
How Men Become Insane

The Hermit Of the Troy Times writes:
A large number of lunatlcs in our asy-
huns are the victims of their own mis-
conduct. Almost any man can make
himself lunatic if he pursues the di-
rect method. There are hundreds and
perhaps thousands in this city driving
themselves to madness. Gambling,
speculation, and hard drinking will un-
dermine the strongest intellects. A
Young man of my acquaintance has late
" been sent to Bloomingdale Asylum,
who was few years ago so promising
rs to obtain an important appoint
ment. He abused his position, wasted
a large salary, became suddenly 4 gam
bier, and rake as well as Il defaulter.
Such course OF vice destroyed his
reason, and he is one of the incurables
The same idea is advanced by Ho-
garth, who finished the "Rake's Prog
ress' 10y the scene in the mad-house.
During the last five years large num-
beers have been carried to the asylum,
the victims Of speculation. The love
Of pleasure and the haste to get rich
have done a fearful work After the
intellect has been over-driven it must
sink, and perhaps remain in hopeless
prostration. 1t may be added that the
increase of insanity since the opening
Of the present year is Ct unparalleled
degree More than 500 cases have been
reported during this brief interval, and
hence it is not surprising that the
asylums are more than full, The at
tention Of the public has been called to
this subject by the press, and additional
room must be provided. We must
either abate that furious intemperance
which is driving So many to madness
or we must double our asylums all
throuoh the State
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-09-09
cows MILK FOR INFANTS.
Some of the Dangers Attending Its
Use.
New York TIM,

New \ ork Times.
DR.. f. f. Brush, in late number of
the Medical Record, presented some IN
teresting facts in regard to cows milk
when used for the nourishment o: in
fantS. The dissemination of disease by
bad milk Is fact which he calls on
medical men TO recognize. At present
DIR. Brush declares that the laws seem
to be made for the pecuniary protec-
ton of corporations and herdSmen. +"
1t is perfectly true that the laws pass
ed in the Safe respecting milk are en-
tirely III the interests Of the butter and
cheese makers, and not at all for the
babies. We nave certain laws of 4
most unsatisfactory character, emana-
ting from the New York Beard of
Health, well meaning, no doubt. which
are quite readily evaded. The selling
of watered milk may be punished, but
to give diluted milk, or even skim milk
to an infant, though it might starve, is
hardly rs dangerous rs TO give it dis
eased milk, which is sure to poison it
at once. Dr. Brush writes: Il am con-
WINGED that the greatest cause of dis.
ease among infants i'll New York city
actually arises from the use of diseased
milk, and the mixture Of coloStrum
with sound milk" 1t may then be
considered positively dangerous to give
child milk when this milk has beer
drawn from COW the third or fourth
day after calying. Nature then pre-
SCENTS in the tactical fluid of the COW q
substance which is highly purgative
useful to her newborn calf, but certain.
ly prone to give cholera infantum to Il
child. According to good authorize,
colostrum corpuscles remain in the
milk until the fourth or fifth day, and
occasionally until the twentieth day
and as general rule returns with any
disease which supervenes after deliv
cry, or III case the mother is attacked
by any acute affection. In cases O
pleuro-pneumonia in cattle the milk i,
absolutely poisonous. What DR. Brush
proposes is that every milk dealer
should be compelled to take out Ii
cense, and that in every death certiii
cate of an infant the name of the milk
man supplying it with milk be inserted.
Ifsuch thing were only possible, i
milkman whose supplies were followed
by the greatest mortality among tn,
children would rightly be considered a.
the Herod Of his calling.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-09-09
What an Albany Man Said.

/ One of the lumber dealers in this
! state has for the past three years been
supplying a dealer at Albany. For the
first year everything went well, but at
| length the Albany man began to COM
plain He found shortage and culls in
every carload sent him, and demand
ed discounts therefor, and this spring
it was impossible to please him. No
matter how carefully lumber and shin
/ giles were eulled and billed here, he
| was sure to write back that they were
not up to the standard. Some time
ago 4 load of star" shingles was sent
him. The "star" shingles beat any
thing made in the country, and they
know it in Albany as well as Michigan,
but rs soon as the car arrived the deal
or replied that he really must protest.
The shingles were hardly "clear butts, "
and he could not unload the car until
| assured of discount Of twenty-five
cents per thousand.
| The Michigander had suffered long,
but the end was nigh. lie had inspect
ed every bunch of shingles on that car,
and he made up bis mind to go to Al
bany and inspect them over again. The
dealer there had never seen him, and
the Wolverine walked into his office as
II would-be purchaser of some extra
fine shingles.
I've got exactly what you want, .
promptly replied the Albanian. 'Pve
got 4 carload of Michigan stars out
here which lay over any single you
| ever saw"
Are they all perfects'
Every one of them"
No culls in the centre Of the
lunches 2"
"l'll eat every Gull you find. | got
them from Il Michigander, who is us
straight rs the Ten Commandments.
and he has never yet sent me a stick of
second-elass stuff Come and see EN-.
The Wolverine quietly pulled out his
business card and laid it on the desk
The dealer took it up, read the name
and sat down on stool with queer
feeling in his knees.
There was IN awful silence us they
glared at each other, and it was 4 full
minute before the victim slowly ex-
tended his hand and hoarsely whis-
pered
Did you ever see man make such
m Internal ass of himself? Shake p
Detroit Free Press.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-09-09

The chimney for the house is 30
feet high, with twelve-foot inside flue.
The base IS forty feet square.
Between the boiler house and the
chimney is an economizer, that the
waste gases of the boilers pass through
on the way 10 the chimney. BY this
means the heat is utilized by pumping
the feed waters Of the boiler through
this eeonomizer.
The works will commence with T.
600 bushels of corn per day, which will
soon increase to $4,000 per day. The
corn can be received by car or vessel.
and the goods likewise shipped.
The company will manufacture all
kinds of starch for laundry and culinary
purposes, syrup and grape sugar.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-09-09

three months, when may redeem Il
l do not know that / can, but Will
save every penny earn, if you Will
but do this for me-
''The man smiled and consented.
"He marked the gold in my sight,
and laid it away. Within the time l
had regained possession of 1t. 1t IS
here. Miss Laurence. 1t seems a
trifing sum now to both of us, but re
member that it has made me all that L
am. Yet its payment does not pay
my debt. You said, perhaps | might
play at your wedding. Command me,
and l obey, even though | thus for
bear my second debt to the boy who,
second time, in my manhood, causes
me the deepest misery my life has
known"
He paused, and held outstretched to-
ward her the open purse. His taee was
ike marble; his eyes shown with a
wonderful FIRE.
"Of what are you speaking| she
said, gently. "Whom am | to marry
Last night he told me you were be-
trothed."
He? Who?"
"Fairfax Farley"
st is not true He has wished 1t so,
but | did not know my own heart, and
asked shat he should wait know 1t
now. | know that it can never be. Carl,
you poke of the gulf between US. Is
it one that love will not bridge?"
The next night Fairfax Farley and
Herr Seiberg met.
"You have decided ?" asked the for
mer.
at is impossible" Carl replied; ''but,
since you so kindly have asked me tc
play at your wedding, may | not ask
you to dance at mine?"
"Ah, you are betrothed, then?'
"Yes."
sAnd to welcome whom ?"
Miss Laurence, the young musician
answered, proudly.
Two little words-a name soon to be
merged into another identity; but
their momentary utterance had can
celed his two-fold debt-redeemed his
boyhood's vow.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-09-09
Romantic.
Ros,an Pos,

one evening last week, says the
Amesbury News, man drove rapidly
into our village in search of 4 surgeon.
Fortunately one of our younger men
in the profession was standing close by
drug store where the man halted, and
in a few words was informed that an
accident had occurred on the outskirts
of the town, which rendered his seryi-
ces necessary. Procuring his required
apparatus, ne accompanied the stran-
ger. Taking the direction of the beach,
they kept on mile or so, when the
doctor was informed that the utmost
secrecy must be observed in this mat
ter, and that he would be well paid for
the Job; also that he would have To be
blindfolded during the rest of the ride.
The doctor, who likes an adventure,
readily assented to this; and after nd
ing several miles farther, In a direction
which it was impossible for the doctor
to determine, they halted besare one
story hut, in the depths of the woods,
where they dismounted and entered.
The person who had brought the doc
tor entered first, and in 8 short time
returned for the doctor. Upon coming
into the room the handkerchief wa
removed from his eyes, and he saw
before him, on cot, q middle-age man
of fine physique and elegantly dressed
Upon his face was silk visor, which
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-09-09

prevented an observation of his coun-
tenance, as was also one upon the face
of the only attendant. Silence was
enjoined upon all. The doctor adjust
ed the broken limb. No words were
spoken, and hardly a groan escaped
from the victim of the accident. A
well filled purse was thrust into the
doctors hands. He was again blind
folded and brought home, arriving
there at A. NJ. He was very reticent
about the affair, in fact, he don't know
much about the affair himself, not
knowing where he went or who his
patient was, other than that he was a
person of distinction and wealth. who
was travelling ineognito.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-09-09
Returning Home After Nineteen Years
New York Tribune.

New York Tribune.
Mr.. Zebbeus Compton and his wife,
Of Plainfield, n. J., while at their home
at noon yesterday, were astonished by
the entrance of their son, Sylvanus, who
was last heard Of by them nineteen
years ago, and whom they have since
believed to be dead Before the War
Sylvanus Compton was a druggists
clerk in Plainfeld. At the breaking
out of hostilities he Joined the navy,
being about q years of age. He be-
came attached to the surgical staff, and
in June, 1862, his parents learned,
through letter from him, that he was
on board ship taking some sick sol
diers to New Orleans. This was the
last heard from him directly, but they
| found that he had landed safely in New
Orleans, and had been in that city. No
further trace of him could be found,
however, and after few years had
passed his parents concluded that he
was dead.
The returned son SAYS that while in
New Orleans he fell in with pleasant
III drinking a bottle of wine After
this, he remembers nothing until he
was aroused from the stupor caused by
the drugged liquor, and found himself
on board SLAYER three days out at sea
He escaped from the ship at one port,
and told his story to the American
Consul, but found that that official had
alaeady been warned to arrest him as
deserter and send him back The
Consul advised him to take the ship
again and escape at some other port
where there was no official to arrest
him. He next left the ship at an Afri-
can port and made his way to Cape
| Colony. Here he settled down for Il
time, married and had one child. He
sent no word home through fear of
being arrested as deserter and taken
back to America for trial. From Cape
Town he drifted off to India and other
parts of Asia, and finally to Australia.
From Australia he finally returned to
New York and went from there direct
ly to PIainfield in search of his parents.
The father and mother were COM
pletely overcome by his sudden ard
unexpected return, the mother faint
ing from Joy. Compton has number
| of relations living at Plaintield and all
those who knew him before he disap-
peared recognize him row When he
went away he left two brothers and two
sisters, but one sister has since died.
The two brothers and the remaining
sister are living in different parts of the
country. Those who knew Compton
twenty years ago speak of him as a
young man of excellent reputation.
quiet and much liked.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-09-09
rcuoEs IRON A PAST LOVE.

i dead leaf rustIing meath the foot
viii bring to memory's view
A day when every pulse was stirred
By ewes of liquid blue;
When al the warblcrs in the wood
Made music sweet and clear:
And elagping close her hand, ! sighed
4 'Tis heaven g wander here
A CLINT Of sunshine on the stream
Will bring to fancy,s gaze
A crown Of hair too richly rare
For words Of idle praise
And dreaming On that distant past
/ fee! the subtle thrill
with which her soft caressing voice
was wont by heart 70 fill.
The tender love If bygone days
An Who would scorn its power
R;eb aatnmns fruit If but the crown
of sariHgtirne's fragile flower
AMI ati that JOY that lights my lie
Would n. { be half so sweet
without these echoes from that love
So III ant. yet complete.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-09-09
A Young Woman Who Rides Old Nep.
tune Bareback and TirelesSly.
San Jose LCal.l Herald.

While at Santa Cruz last week we
had the pleasure of seeing Miss Alice
Boston, the champion lady swimmer
il. some of her exploits DER the waves.
Last Wednesday was her 18th birth
day. She was raised in Santa Cruz,
goes into the surf summer and winter
She is small in height and weight
being light built, and has every appear.
ance of a young school girl, not repre-
senting that masculine strength of some
girls. She wears bathing suit of light
material, worn loosely around her
body. She plays with the breakers
like sea-gull. On her last birthday
she swan Il mile into the bay with Mr.
Joe Enright and returned not tatigued
in the least, while her partner became
much wearied and caused her much
alarm. This was considered quite a
feat for so young a girl. Yesterday il
was announced that she was to take a
much longer swim, and go it alone. 1t
drew many anxious eyes to the beach,
who had heard but not seen. She was
late entering the water, and the visitors
became anxious. At few minutes
past II o'clock she came out and dart
ed through the breakers like fish.
After playing for few minutes near
the shore she was seen to move forth
into the sea. Many were the glasses
that went to anxious eyes to watch heI
movements. Soon nothing but black
speck could be seen. A vessel lay
upon the water mile and half from
the shore, and she seemed heading III
that direction. Women became nerv-
Gus for fear she might cramp and sc
down. No one expected her to go out
as far as the vessel and return. But
ere long the little black spot came up
to the side of that vessel. She swan
out around it, and then started for
shore. When she came about a third
of the way in seal was seen immedi-
ately in her path. The watchers be
came anxious lest it should frighter
her, and cause her to drown. But no
she moved on near it, and never seem
ed to care. 1t was getting late, nut NJ
one uld leave the beach until they
saw her safely landed She finished
the three miles, darted a time or two
through the breakers, and trotted of
to the dressing-room as though she
had been out but a few minutes.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-09-09
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A Valuable Hint.

Here is q good item for American
heiresses and beauties who would like
to marry European rank. Prince Lud-
wig Sayn-Wittgenstein, member of the
highest nobility in Germany, had mar
ried the daughter of Berlin banker
named Lilionthal, commoner. Then
he died, and the widow continued to
call herself Princess -Wittgenstein.
Prince Frederick, of the same name,
brought a suit against her, demanding
that she give up the Princely title as
well as the use of the armorial symbols
The Supreme Court of the German
Empire at Leipzig found against the
defendant, and laid down the follow
ing rules:
/. A marriage between man Of no
bic birth with a commoner's daughter
may be true marriage, but it is a
"mesalliance," consequently the wo-
man retains her rank as commoner.
.. A civil suit can be brought against
her in case size should use the title or
crest of a noble family.
3. Any member of the noble family
whose title or crest is used by a com
moner has the authority to bring such
a suit.
If this apply to a woman of German
birth, what can an American expect?
The verdict quoted above emanates
from the highest tribunal in Germany,
and Is translated accurately.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-09-09
A Gigantic sugar Corn Factory.

The Chicago Sugar Refining com
pany are building a factory to convert
D. 900 bushels of corn into sugar a day,
or something like 100000 bushels a
year. The buildings cover 800, 600
square feet, and are expected to cost
81 SOC, 600 The sugar-house Is 100
feet square, with eleven stories and
basement, and 140 feet high. 1t is to be
of wood and brick, containing 1900, 600
bricks. 1t will be supported by ninety
piers of masonry, resting on piles, each
pier carrying about 400 tons. There
will be required 1900 forty-foot piles,
or SIS miles of piling.
Adjoining the sugar-house is a build
ing for corn, GO by 100 feet, and three
stories high. 1t contains five large
steam engines, two pumping engines,
one flowing engine and several small
steam pumps. The pumps nave ca
pacity of 100000 gallons per day.
The steam engines will be equal TO
1900 horse power, and the blowing en-
CINE blower furnishes blast for 1000
horse power boilers.
Next to the corn house is the filler
house, 40 by 100 feet, and eleven
stories high. This building Is a fire
proof one, built of brick, iron columns,
wrought iron floor beams. with brick
arch floors. Its twenty-fOur piers carry
800 tons each, or 1000 tons. There
are $500 forty-foot piles driven fifty
feet below the surface.
The next building Is q corn house,
sixty feet square and three stories high,
with machinery in it 20 empty the cars
automatically
The next is boiler house, 70 by 80
feet in size, three stories and basement,
with coal bin suspended above the
boilers 70 feed them automatically with
coal. The boilers have q capacity OF
200 horst power. There are twenty
Of these, known as the Babcock & VIII
son section boilers.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-09-09

Harry and Jimmie Garfield have
completed their preparatory college
course, under tutor Hawke, In Wash
ington, and viii enter Williams college
by certificate in the fall. With the ex-
ception of the first two weeks of their
fathers illness the boys have responded
daily to the call of their instructor,
who praises them as the best scholars
he has ever had, and thus early vent
ures on the hazardous prediction of
their future eminence.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-09-09

A can of baked beans exploded in
Patel son, y. Y. few DAYS ago, de-
molishing range and frescoing the
walls. When the representative OF
Boston culture acts that way ii Is time
to PROFOUND the new conundrum,
"Whither are we drifting?" The Fe-
mans should be watched. or they will
conceal a number of these internal
machines in outgoing English vessels
NorTist0lcT Herald
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-09-09

THERE has been little rain for the last
two months in the counties Of Jefler-
son, Shelby, Oldham, Owen, Spencer
and Scott, Kentucky, and in these
places the corn and grain crops, where
they have not failed altogether, are very
poor. Even the small streams and
watercourses in these regions are en-
tirely dried up, and cattle and horses
are suffering from want of water. Peo-
pie find some difficulty in finding water
for washing purposes. The farmers Of
the region are trying to dispose Of their
stock in the Louisville market.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-09-09

In the Pyrenees-A guide is showing
off remarkable echo to band OF
tourists: 'fYou will observe, ladies
and gentlemen" he says with rapture,
show the sound Is repeated from rock
to rock, from crag to crag, and espec-
tally how beyond the frontier the echo
replies with perfectly distinguishable
Spanish accent"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-09-09
HOUSEHOLD HELP.

HOUSEHOLD HE'LL.
CREAM CooKIEs.-One pint cream,
two cups sugar, three eggs, two tea
spoonfuls soda, four teaspoontuls cream
tartar; mix as soft as possible to roll;
nutmeg or cinnamon; bake quick.
Corn FRITTERs. tea-cup
butter, the same of flour, one egg, pep
per and salt, one pint grated corn, beat
! 1t up, and fry it on well-buttered grid
die. They are rs good as fried oys
| tiers.
FRIED SQUAsH.-A delicious dish can
be made of the summer erook-necked
squash simply by frying them in but
ter. Slice them as you would cucunl-
bers, dip in flour, fry to brown, and
imagine that you are eating fried oys-
| tiers.
LEMON PUDDING.-Put in basin one
quarter pound of flour, same of sugar,
same of bread-crumbs and chopped
suet, the juice of one good-sized lemon,
and the peel grated, two eggs, and
enough milk to make it the consist
ency of porridge; boil in a basin for
one hour. Serve with or without
sauce.
SPONGE GINGERBREAD.-Ta one cup
of sugar, one cup of sour milk, one
small teaspoonful of soda, one cup of
molasses, four eggs, the white and yolks
beaten separately, one cup of butter,
one tablespoonful of ginger, one cup
Of raisins, four cups of flour. In place
of sour milk and soda, you may use
sweet milk and baking powder.
/ Picked LINES. brine strong
enough to float an egg; stick your lines
on two sides with 4 silver fork; then
put them in the brine with weight on
the lines to keep them well under the
brine; let them stand III warm place
for 4 week; they are then fit to eat.
You can add some red peppers to the
brine.
FRIED EGG-PLANT.-Pare your egg
plant; cut in slices third of an inch
thick, and lay them in strong cold salt
and water for three hours, putting a
! plate and weight on them under the
water; wipe each slice; dip in egg
beaten with tablespoonful of cold
water and fine cracker-crumbs; fry in
boiling drippings of half lard and but
| ter.
STEwED CoRN.-Scald the corn Just
enough to harden; slice of the ear SO
as to divide the kernel three or four
times; scrape the chits 1.-THE sweetest
part from the cobb, add sweet milk, Il
little water, little butter and salt;
simmer ten minutes; beat one egg and
add, stirring in evenly just before tax
ing off the fire. A very little sugar I'M
proves it for the taste of most people.
COOKING ONIoNs.-It is Il good plan
to boil onions in milk and water; it di-
minishes the strong taste of that vege
table. 1t is an excellent way of serving
up onions to chop them after they are
boiled, and put them in stewpan with
a little milk, butter. salt and pepper,
and let them stew about fifteen min
utes. This gives them fine flavor
and they can be served up very hot.
HOMEMADE CRACKERS are
more wholesome for children than
cookies, and the novelty of having
them made at home goes a good way
toward making them eatable. Take
three-fo urths of cup of butter or lard
one pint of sour milk, three teaspoons
fuls OF baking powder. Stir ali except
the milk in with the flour, and wher
thoroughly mixed put the milk in. BE
careful not to knead them too much
as there is danger Of their being tough
roll thin and bake in quick oven.