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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-11-18
GRANT COUNTY.
lie witne.

West Main street, in the vicinity
of the bridge is being graveled. A
great deal of good work is being
done on our roads this season.
Elder Watkins. of Pittsburg, Pa,
has accepted call from the Chris
tan Church of this place, and will
preach regularly every Sunday.
Mr.. Geo. r. Huntington, of this
town, takes the cake " on hogs this
year, having sold to Prussing, Dos
cher Il CO., eighty hogs, which aver
aged 4154 pounds. Mr.. H. always
makes hog raising a success.
For some months past there has
been more or less petty thieying
going on in Platteville. Clothes
lines were robbed; cellars entered
and preserves, etc, carried off stores
were broken into and goods stolen
until the nuisance became almost
mbearable. Last week the boot and
shoe store Of VIM. Reuter- 4 Son was
entered, and a couple of pairs OF
boots stolen The boots were after
wards found on the feet of Julius
Frendcn, a worthless fellow whose
name has frequently figured in these
columns He was arrested by Mar
shall Faucet. and after a hearing had
before Justice Laughton, he was
bound over to appear at court, and
in default of bail was taken to Jail.
A man by the name of Holt was
also arrested for having in his pos
session a gun stolen from Henry
Krase, and lot of clothing, suppos-
ed to have been stolen from Open
helm & Co, who were here in
business last summer. His trial is
set for the 18th inst, and he will in
the meantime board at Sheriff Lanes.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-11-18

Is compound Of the virtues oi slrsaparl-
Ia. Stillingia. mandrake. yellow dock. with
the iodide Of potash and iron, all powerful
matchmaking, misunderstanding, AMI hlr-SuS-
taining elements. II is the pureSt. safest.
md most cilcctual Alternative medicine
known or available To the public. The SCI
enceS Of medicine and chemistry have newer
produced so valuable remedy, nor one
notent to cure all diseases resulting from
impure blood II cures ScrofTia ana
Ill scrofulous diseases, Erysipelas,
Rose, or st. Anthony's Fire. pimples
md Facc-grubs, PustulcS, Blotches,
Boiis, Tumors, letter, liumors.
salt ISheunI, Scald-hcad, ISing-worm.
Ulcers. Sores. rheumatism, Mercurial
Disease, Neuralgia, Female Weak
hesses and Irregularities, Jaundice.
Injections of the Liver, Dyspepsia,
Emaciation, and General Debility.
ny its searching and cleansing qualities
purges out The k<L corruIAloirs which
,tshainsnate the lAood AMI cause derange-
neItt asd decay. IL stimulates and etllvetis
tlIc vital tGDetions, promotes energy AMI
strength restores and preserves hoalth. abb
sa,tses new Me and vigOr throngb.sH the
wllole system. No sufferer iron amy dis
whieh arises from hnpurRy al tho
!%"od pcsl despair who will give AYERS
1ARSAPARLLA hE triad.
II is folly to experiment with tho manner
,srs ktw-Triecd nhxtMes. ~ GaIoai, materials.
md without ne,liebnal Virtues, offered AZ
llool-,mrihors, wipsso disease besoslses more
hrinly Scatul. AYERS SAI,sLfA9dLA ~
-. stfSn cnsItsssr9eed sIHAuvs
l.pwrr. that It is by far tho best, cheapest.
and nsst reiabIo blood-iHnsier known
ifysislEss know its eompossssou, AMI PR
scribe it II has been wklely used tor i0rty
years, sad has won tho unqualahe.i conf
dence u IntAdons whom il has benefited.
Prepared by Or. J. G. Aver 4 Co.,
Practical aod AIaaytIerI Chemists.
lsWea, NJ ass.
ssLs ALL DssV 0ssTs EvEErwHEHE
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-11-18
800 Ri7fas5
LYON AND OSCEOLA

Counties in Northwest Iowa are con
coded 10 he the most beautiful and fer
tile in the State. This summer we
have opened upwards Of 500 new farms.
sinking 4 well. building convenient
house and roomy barn. and breaking
from 90 20 loo acres ON each farm.
These farms afe 10 let ON terms that no
industrious man can fail la make prof
liable. Immediate possession given.
We will, if needed. furnish seed for
next wears crop. We will also furnish
breaking 10 be done. for which we will
pay the regular prices Tenants not
having teams enough IL break With,
will I've supplied with horse 81 horses
for that purpose. NJ market price. and
the pay taken in breaking These farm
are al situated within Il few miles of
the railroad. Apply personally or by
letter To CLOSE BROS. X co.
l2m3 Sibley. OSceola Co. Iowa.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-11-18

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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-11-18
Prepared by Or. J. G. Aver 4 Co..

Practical aOd AI.aaytIerJ Chemists.
Levied, ~ ass.
ssLs Ak D<sO ossTs HyEETwBEHE.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-06-17
The Slang Epidemic.

The period of slang among school
girls is infectious. They catch it just
as they did the measles and whooping.
cough at an earlier age. and it runs its
course and leaves them about as harm
lessly. Their good, proper mothers and
grandmothers said al their lives, Twill
you tcke walk?' The Dare-to- -be-s
Daniel" of this age says to her chum,
"Take o crawl on the aver"
After all, it is not O matter for
prayers or Legislation, but rather o
cheapening of the society idiocies of q
more excited type which Punch carica.
lures.
$50 glad to see you, MIR. Brown.
80 glad yon're glad, Mrs. Smith. y
$50 glad you're glad I'm glad, Mr..
Brown" etc., etc.
There is more slang than sense in
our universal salutation, which takes
the form of an inquiry:
"How do you do?"
The literal answer to which would be-
"Do what?"
The irrelevant response to which is,
r nusually, " nicely,'o or II am very
we'll, thank you"
The very latest effort of the graduate
of the near future is this:
"Are yoH going fab ?"
"No. not fah."
1" How fah?"
"Only to the cah."
"Tah-tah."
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-06-17
Checking Persplratlon.

The following advice may be found
profitable by those who like to cool of
suddenly when perspiring:
A Boston merchant, in lending a
hand" on beard of one of his ships on
windy day, found himself at the end
of an hour and a half pretty we'll ex-
hausted and perspiring freely. He sat
down to rest, and engaging in conver-
sation, time passed faster than he was
aware Of. In attempting to rise, he
found he was unable to do 80 without
assistance. He was taken home and
put to bed, where he remained two
years; and for q long time afterward
could only hobble about with the aid Of
orutch.
Less exposures than this have in con.
stitutions not SO vigorous resulted in
Inflammation of the lungs-"pneu-
monia ending in death in less thar
a week, or causing tedious rheumatismt
to be source of torture for a life
time.
Multitudes of lives would be saved
every year, and an incalculable amount
of human suffering would be prevented
if parents would begin to explain tC
their children, at the age OF three OF
four years. the danger which attends
cooling off too quickly after exercise
and the importance Of not standing still
after exercise, or work, or play. ol
of remaining exposed to the wind. OF
of sitting at an open window or dorr,
or of pulling of any garment, even ths
hat or bonnet, while in heat.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-06-17
"Aprille." 4" /"

She walked across the fields, ice bound,
Like some shy. sunny hint of spring,
And sto ping suddenly, she found
A vlolet-a dainty thing.
Which stunned the chilly light Of day
Until sweet "Aprille" came that way.
They lnew each other, girl and flower;
There was some subtle bond between;
And had walked that very hour.
The fields, and had no violet seen;
For me the winter landscape lay
All boss. mile ~ ard b., ok and gray.
They knew me net, Blue flower, blue cyce
She, careless, passed m when We met
The tender glance which would priar
Above all things tha violet
Received; and went on my way,
Companioned with the cherries day.
From wintry days blue violets sh'iuk;
From wintry lives blue eyes will turn;
And yet il she, sometimes think.
Could smile on me with sweet concern,
One life so like this wintry day
Would spring time be for aye and aye.
IT. Fl. Robertson, in Harper's Magazine.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-06-17
WHOLE NO. 1910.
Who was to Blame for Itp

Mrs. Doleful went oft to make few
calls. 1t was long time since she had
been in to see Mrs. ,Merriweather, 90
she thought she'd just drop in and have
a chat with the cheery-little woman.
who made the world brighter for every
one who came in contact with her.
Finding her in the midst of baking,
she said she'd only stay inst long enough
to rest moment, she was so e" overcome
ty weakness since Melindy had
the measles.
"Ive never felt 90 thankful, I be-
lieve, for health and comforts, as have
this winter. Sit right down and tell
me about your family, Mrs. Doleful."
There's nothing to tell, bat Just
sickness, sickness all the time, and doc
tors bills piiing up to the moon," said
her visitor, as she sat down and glanced
about her..
She was large, and would have been
called psrhsps q handsome woman, had
tho sornsrs Of her mouth had an up
ward instead of downward infection,
her eyes been less dropping. and her
general appearance more sunny. As il
was, no one thought her attractive, and
as the thought of all her troubles swept
over her, she continued:
When Pelatiah Doleful married me
I was an invalid, and I've been sick
ever since. was saying to my next
neighbor only yesterday that did not
see what living for, I was no good to
anybody; and when she said l ought
not to say that, for the children would
miss me, told her that guessed they'd
only miss the grunts and groans. Dear
me-! what is life worth, Mrs. Merri-
weather, if you don't have your
health?"
~ know a woman who has been shut
good than dozen strong, healthy wom-
en-. You would never know she had q
pain from anything she said, and every
one felt blessed just to be in her pres
ence, but she was poor, a great sufferer,
and alone in the world. NOW you have
a good, kind husband, nice children,
and are able to walk out in Code sun
light: see how much more you have to
be thankful for and rejoice over"
"Yes, know I'm ungrateful AID
complaining, but how can help it? it's
my nature. Some folks ara born CHEEKY
and others are born under shadow
I'm one Of the latter. ! sometimes
think if l could forget myself. and
laugh and talk when Pelatiah came in.
he would not care to go around to
neighbor Smiths so often, and make
up my mind to try; but rs soon - he
comes in start of on the same track,
until he takes mp his hat and goes
out"
"T Try once more. Make yourself .
promise that you will be cheerful, and
see how much happier your husband
and children will be-"
Never Can do it. / know. Our
home is like prison, and every one
hates it, and I'm too miserable to make
it any different. II had your disposi.
ton, now, I could do so, perhaps, but
as it ia, it's no use for me TO try. /
must be agoing now. My bones ache
fearful, and I'll go home and grunt it
out" and Mrs. Pelaiiah Doleful vent
home to tell her husband and children
how pleasant Mrs. Merriwea.he r's home
was, and how she had hated to come bAc
to her own; and then wondered and
grieved that she Was such wretchsd
woman.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-06-17
KEo OWING How to Swim,

The recent disasters on the waters
have exclusively proved the a6van-
tages Of TIC AR OF thinning. Those
who were conscious uf their ability TO
swim were c1ol III more than ono sense
of the Tori; for tneY not o,iy were not
panic-striclen, bat they did not burn.
Even those who can but tioat ia the
water feel flat they have resources
which otnerslo lot share. Among the
passengers Of the Sewarhaka was Mr..
Samuel Barlow, OF New York, who,
having provided himself with life.
preserver, gave il away 10 another pas
senger and dropped into the water.
He inrhed himeelf upon his back and
hoated. managing to ieep his nose
above water until no wag rescued. All
the passengers who could swim, or at
lean. who did swim, reached tie shore
in safety.
1t would reinforce persons otherwise
lishle 10 bo fear stricken, with assur-
ance, enabling them to take measures
for saving themselves. If, for example,
the water were not an absolute terror
to one half or three-fcurihs of The pas
serGers, when collision occurs or a
ire breaks out, they would, With some
degree OF carefuiness and deliberation.
set about lowering the boats. They
c0uid exercise their reason and take
precautions, w0uid look to sec if the
plugs were all in, and would lower the
boats, perhaps. without emptying every
body out or filling the boats with water.
On the Narragansett one of the boats
was lowered while the plug in the bot
tom. allowing tue raiuwater to run
away, was out, ard the beat filled.
The patent plug, which, by the press
ing ofsthe water on the bottom, is
forced home, ought to be used in all
boats; ut it is not, and little caution
and F. escrvation of the mental balance
on the part of tie passenger would
avoid lese unnecessary dangers.
1t is not merely, therefore, that the
art OF swimming will save the lives of
voyagers, but the familiarity with the
water, and the consciousness that one
can, even when he must take the water,
support himself in it for a time ct least,
and until help comes, would prevent
the dreadful panics, to whic'i, mole
than TO the disaster itself, the great loss
OF life is due. Should every man. and
every woman and every child that's old
enough to learn, bo aware tba: as soon
as they touch the water they could sup
port themselves in it, nearly all the
Immediate danger would disappear. A
swimmer, too, can use even life
preserver TO better advantage than one
ignorant of the art.
OF course swimmers drown some
times, but the proportion is very hmall,
and it happens quito as often that the
boy cannot swim who is drowned while
in bathing. The number OF swimmers
that are drowned is very much smaller
than the number OF non swimmers who
are drowned while bathing or sailing.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-06-17
Eugene and Her Dead,

lilo real reason why the Empress
Eugenie has left Camden Place and
.Chlseihurs! and is about to establish
herself near Farnborough is far from
being suspected, but the story is one
altogether so discreditable to the taste
ana COOL feeling of more than one Eng
Eisn subject that it may well be set
down here for warning and reproof.
1t appears that when the Impress re-
celved the remains of her dead son she
conceived the very natural desire to
make in the little chapel at Chiselhurst
three burying plsces-that is to say,
! tie two already required for her hus-
/ band AMI her son, and third one for
herself, il order that those who had 30
loved each other in life should not in
death be separated. 1t was then dis
covered that in order to get space for
three tcmbs it would be necessary to
acquire piece OF land forming part OF
the field adjoining the chapel. The
owaer of the field was accordingly COM
municated with, apd request that he
would sell the very small piece of land
required. He, however, fatty refused,
on the ground, as am informed, that
hewould not part with any land at all
for "ldOlatrOus purposes" Lord Sgd
ney, the lord of the manor, intervened to
overcome the objection, and the queen
herself expressed an earnest desire that
the Empress plans might be carried
out. But it was all in vain. The own
er of tue ground refused altogether to
he persuaded, and the unfortunate
Empress had no alter native but to leave
Camden House, endeared to her by 80
many memories. and to seek another
aud more hospitable place where she
may bury her dead and live herself.
But this is not all. Finding that she
could not take up her abode in her new
house till month after the date at
which she was to give up Camden Place,
the Empress appealed to the tenant who
WAS to eucceed her in thst house to
allow her to remain the month there.
This tenant-Mr. Ferdinand de Roths.
child-decliIed, however, to allow her
to do so, though he said she might re-
main for another fortnight. Under
these circumstances, Mr.. Edward Bar.
ing very handsomely came forward and
placed at the Empress disposal his
house at Gamble. where the unfortunate
lady is now staying.
must say that it seems very hard
that lady who has sought the hospital
ity of England, who has lost son fight.
ing for England, and who has therefore
every claim to the most delicate and
respectful consideration in this country,
should find so great difficulty in obtain
ing that consideration. Under the cir
cumstances, it seems 10 me thata right
minded person would waive his right
to exclude Homish ceremonies from his
neighborhood, or even TO enter upon
his occupation of a summer residence.
rather than expose lady in this situa'
tion to any kind of inconvenience. ]
am sorry that anybody should be found
in Eugland to take different view oi
tho matter.-iVanity Fair. London.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-06-17
Something About Bricks.

In the antiquity of the brick as q
building material, says the Builder, it
is needless, nor Ia it indeed our inten-
ton, to insist. The great national col
lections of Europe, the British Museum
foremost in the number, show us bricks,
sun. dried and baked, from the ruins ut
Ninevah, and from the days of that city
to the present moment bricks have
never ceased to be an important instru.
ment in the hands of the builder. That
throughout Asia Minor they we're
largely employed We have seen. NJ.
Bayet, in his work on Miletus, having
shown that the far-famed palace OF
Crosus was built of no more costly
materials than honest bricks. What
those bricks were, and their quality.
are even to this day appreciated by the
natives, who for many centuries have
plundered the ruins to build or to patch
mp their own even more ruinous houses.
The use of bricks among the Romans,
who largely employed them as building
materials, as we ses in the familiar
instance of the Temple Of Concord, has
been more than once the subject of the
inquiry of industrious antiquaries, for
the Romans were not content with
producing the flat, tile-like brick which
is SO often to be met with in the lower
portions of antique structures scattered
over the empire, and that are known in
England, bat their bricks were indeli.
bly, stamped with the mark of theil
maker, the names of the reigning con-
suls, and sometimes the year. From
this source, then, more than one patient
archmologist has gathered rich store
of information. Bat few inquireri
have ventured far on the apparently
arid and difficult road, which has henct
remained little explored.
SHAVING SoAP.-A very fine shaving
soap solution may be made by taking I
quarter of a pound of white castle soal
in shaving, one pint of rectified spirit
one gill OF wateI; perfume to taste
Put in bottle, cork tightly, set II
warm water fer short time, and agi
tate occasionally till the solution il
complete. Let stand. pour the liquit
OF the dregs, and bottle for use.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-06-17
Coming German Immigrants.

A Missouri State Commissioner, now
in Germany, writes, saying: 1.-The
authorities ut Berlin are perfectly be-
wildered at the extraordinary and un-
precedented exodus taking place this
year, aud which, to all appearances, is
only yet in it's infancy. II bears no
comparison to the immigration of
former years, and threatens to assume
gigantic proportions. The number Of
emigrants that left the port of Ham
burg the first quarter OF the year 1880
was 1907, which was considered extra
ordinary. But for the first quarter Of
this year the figures have reached the
unprecedented number of q .441. Every
steamer of the Hamburg-American line
leaving this port fer the next five
months is contracted for. am told,
on the very best and highest authority,
that the German people in the interior
are we'll posted as to America and the
condition OF that country, and that the
present great exodus is principally ow-
ing to the news received here from
friends, countrymen and relations in
America. AS to its renewed prosperity.
Whole counties are being depopulsted,
the people are crazy to leave for the
promised land, and arc sacrificing their
property at ruinous rates for half OF
even a third and fourth its actual value.
These people are mostly of the better
lsboring classes, with fair sprinkling
of merchants and clerks, but all with
some means, most of them we'll pro.
vided. There are considerable mum
bers of Socialists and jews among them
The bone and sinew Of Germany Ii
leaving. OF course the Government il
doing everything possible, short oI
actual force, to stem this flood"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-06-17
would not have believed you capable oi
such an Infamous plot as"

would not have believed you capable of
such an Infamous plot as"
Excuse me foD interrupting, but
yours was the plot, mine the counter
plot. hope the deaoueme,t has been
sufficiently stunning to crafty your
fastidious taste; but henceforth. when
yen have any private theatricals. you
will please discard my name from your
list Of actors. as shall yours from my
list of acquaintance. have the honor
of wishing you very good evening"
1t is needless to say that Mr.. Dunlap
did not stay to partake of the very
elaborate collation. spread before the
guests little later, at which Hannah
served as one of tue walters.
Judge Peyton was much eratifel by
hearing his niece say at breakfast, next
morning, that she never did think much
of college boye, and especially of Dick
Dunlap Hattie S Northup, in Wav-
erley.