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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-10-14
THIS BLOADE BRONCHO.
How He Took the style Out of an An
IeIOne
Virginia City Enterprise.


Did you e see them buekskin
bronchos of mi..e that used to drive,
named Yeller and Yaller ?" asked Buck
Bramel the other day of Gen. Worth,
while he looked out across the green
blllowy divide toward the eternal white
ness of the snowy range.
Why, no; never heard of EN-"
'Wen," said Buck, as a tender light
came in his blue eyes, and a three-cor-
| nered nugget of tin-tag tobacco was
slowed away in his cheek, both of
them same cayuse plugs could scoot
over more mountain road between sun
and sun than anything in the line of
| hoSs | ever see.
Weller was pretty middlin' rapid,
but Waller was an imported terror
You ought to see him gather up his
limbs in wad and vanish. One day |
was out on board of Waller, tryin' to
round up an American COW that had
strayed away from the corral, and over
west of the divide worked up long
legged buck antelope.
i made little shassay over toward
the antelope to see him light out, but
he first pranced along kind of careless
like, as much as to say, 4 guess won't
give YOU no 2:1S gait this morning.
Life is too brief. l can't run that way
Just to amuse ever snoozer that comes
this way on a blonde plug like that
Il touched up old Yaller with the
! qu1rt, and sailed over toward the ante
lope, thinkin' I'd stir him up little.
The antelope trotted along few
rods, and then looked back over his
shoulder and smiled sardonic smile
that made old Yaller as mad as wet
| hen.
sThen he got up and got Jewhilli-
klns, how he paved the gravel Oe-
casionally the antelope would LOOK
around and snort, and jump stiff-legged,
and laugh. Then old Waller would
consume some more space.
The antelope turned himself loose,
and for while all / could see was a
little cloud of dust and the white speck
that is always behind this amusing lit
tie animal.
'After while, however, could see
that the white patch got bigger. WALLER
was gainin' | jabbed the Mexican
spurs into him to encourage him. His
tongue hung out so that he stepped ON
it every little while.
'sEe didn't laugh any more then. It
was a terrible reality He seemed to
think that we had imposed on him
somehow. Every little while he'd look
at old Waller kind OF 1eproachful, rs if
we'd taken advantage of him.
"By'n by | reached over and took
him by the ears and laid him across
the saddle ahead of me ana took him
home. | kept him for years, but he
never rallied.
"He seemed to lose all hope, and
would walk around the corral like an
old billygoat that had been betrayed
some time. Life for him seemed to
be nothing but wide, shoreless waste
of bitter disappointment and regret.
Il tell you, general, it takes the hope
and JOY and pride all out Of an antelope
10 be scooped by a SIS buckskin
broncho"
Yes" said the general, Il should
think it would. If | was broken-les-
ged antelope, with foot done up in Il
gum overshoe, and couldn't outrun
any buckskin boss ever saw, I'd so
away to some lonely spot and stick ny
head into a prairie-dog's hole and die
| of remorse"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-10-14
A FRIGHTENED MARQUIS.

The Marquis of LOrnc. startled Out OF
His sleep by the Hallway Accident.
Thinks He is Slaughtered by Fe-
MANS.
The Sioux City Ne,rs tells the follow
ing story of the accident to its vice-re-
gal train The Marquis of Lorne had
just retired, and, singularly enough, he
and his suite had few minutes preyi-
ously been discussing the terrible dyna-
mite explosion at Council Bluffs the
week before. They had also read that
afternoon of the sailing from Queens
town for New York of Parnell, Eagan
and Il number of other anti English
government agiLators, and incidentally
the subject had been discussed that out
of their visit and the outrages perpe-
trated by tue police and soldiers in Ire
land curing the eyictions of the last
week, that some hot-headed Fenian
might desire to immortalize himself by
wreaking vengeance on the marquis.
Retiring to his sleeping berth with his
mind filled with this kind of foreboding.
it may readily be imagined that he
thought his time had come when his
train was so suddenly, and soon after
brought to standstill, and he had his
body doubled UP in the berth by the
conclusion. His first exclamation was
"My God, we're slaughtered and then
recovering from the'stupor of a partial
sleep and the conclusion, he hastily
rolled out Of his bunk and hurriedly
asked: Is there danger?' BY this
time the train had come to a standstill,
and several Of the servants jumped
from the train, and realizing the situa-
ton, and that all danger was over,
quickly reported the situation. The
first acc Of the marquis was to dispatch
two servants, one to Sargent's Bluffs
and the other here, with kilograms to
his wife, Louise, and to Queen Nicto-
ria, assuring them of his personal safe
ty. When they found that the catas-
trophe had all passed over the party
again retired to their berths and slept
until this morning. The debris of the
wreck was cleared, and the noon pass
enger train arrived on time, bringing
the coach of the Lorne party to the
city, where their car is now side tracked,
waiting for to-night's st. Paul train.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-10-14
An ti-Bismark Decision.

A prosecution in the Berlin courts
against Emil Effenhimer, editor of the
discontinued Berlin Ne,Cs, on a charge
of hbeling Prince Bismark, has been
decided in favor of the defendant. The
alleged libel consisted in an accusation
that Bismark was himself chiefly res
ponsible for the outrages against the
Jews in Germany. The defence was
justification of the charge, and, as evil
dence of its truth, counsel pointed to
the reply made by Prince Bismark to
a telegram received from DR.. Heinrich
during the session of an anti-Jewish
meeting i'll Dresden, in which he said
that he believed, with the association
represented by DR.. Heinrich, that an i'm
provement would be attained in Ger
man affairs as soon as the German
people would cease to expect it to oc-
cur spontaneously. This sentence was
considered throughout the country as
indicating the desire of the Chancellor
to have the German people resort to
violent measures against their Jewish
neighbors. The defendants advocate
referred also to other occurrences of a
similar character. 1t requires a very
clear case to procure a decision from a
Prussian court adversed to the wishes
of Prince Bismark, but in this instance
the judges unanimously decided that
the defendant could not be punished
for expressing the views he did.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-10-14
The Body of Billy the Kid Kidnapped

Scarcely has the news of the killing
of William Bonney, alias Mccarthy,
but known the wide world over as
Billy the Kid, ;" faded from the public
mind, before we are again to be startled
by the second chapter in the bloody ro-
nance of his eventful life-the dispo-
sal Of his body. Billy was killed on July
18th and was buried on the 10th in an
almost abandoned cemetery at Fort
Sumner IA long reelected military
burying ground, We believe it was
When the rude and nonely funeral
ceremonies were completed and the
last cold clod had been heaped upon
the sand mound, then should have end
ed the thrilling romance. But the fifth
day after the burial of the notorious
young deperado a fearless skelologist
Of this county proceeded to Summer.
and in the night, with the assistance of
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-10-14
PARSON BIGGS.
A Man Who Passed a Terrible Night.
I ;t+la y acL a. ayatta

The other day Parson Biggs, an old
time preacher from away in the coun-
try" paid his first visit to Little Rock.
He went to the residence of old Squire
Muckle, who at one time had lived in
the parsons neighborhood. The squire's
fa -1ily were exceedingly glad to see the
pa-son, for years ago he had taken off
his saddle at the 'squire's gate; had
eaten corn-bread and cabbage with the
family, and had sung and prayed u til
the boys, who had plowed all day, fell
asleep. After singing the old familiar
songs, and praying the old familiar
prayer, the squire conducted the par
son to the bedroom designed for the
rest of the good old servant.
What do call this p asked the par
son, regarding with an air of interest
mosquito-bar suspended over the
bed.
s'Why, that is a mosquito-bar
"What account is it ?"
ITO keep off mosquitoes"
Brother Muckle, thought that You
were too sensible a man to give way to
these town fixins. You told me that
when | came to see you we would have
revival of the old days. Now YOU
want to hang that thing over me. Take
IL down, please I'm afraid that the
vanity that I've alters heard lurked
about these towns is taking hold ofyou."
The bar was taken down and the old
man blew out his candle, which he al
ways carried in his saddle-bags. with
puff" and retired
The squire and Mrs. Muckle slept in
an adjoining room. They had been in
bed but a few moments when Mrs.
Muckle remarked:
"What was that noise?"
''Pow-pang !" came from the adjoin-
ing room.
Il don't know what it is" answered
the squire, stuffing the corner Of the
pillow into his mouth.
"Slapi" came from the next room.
did you hear that ?" exclaimed Mrs.
Muckle.
It's nothing" said the squire.
Something is shaking this bed, Mr.
Muckle."
''Slap, slap !"
go in there and see what's the mat
ter with the parson, Mr.. Muckle."
"Chuch, chuck, chuck" was all that
Muckle could say.
"You act like man that hasn't got
any sense. You'd lay here and see a
man die in the next room"
GLOW can / lay here and (chuck)
see a man i'll the (chuckl next room !?
The doors shut and the lights ont"
Slap, bang !"
"You must 50 in there, Mr.. Muckle"
"Why don't you go ?"
"Think I'm going into mans room
All right; if the old man dies it amt
my fault" and Mrs. Muckle turned
over, and Muckle chuckled himself to
sleep.
Next morning when the parson APP
peared at the breakfast table he pre-
sented swollen appearance. His face
was covered with bumps, and his hands
looked as though they had the nettle
rash.
i lay there and fit them things all
night" he said solemnly. Reckon
you'd better put up that thin-lookiDg
sheet" and bowling over his plate, he
said: Gracious Lord, make us thank
full for these, Thy many blessings"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-10-14
How Shot is Made.

Lead shot, though sometimes made
of lead alone, are almost always formed
| of an alloy of arsenic and lead, the ar
senic being introduced in the form OF
arsenious acid or the sulpburet torpi-
ment) The object of the arsenic is to
render the hard, brittle qualities of the
lead, which is contaminated by iron
and anthony, softer and more ductile
and Of the proper consistence, when
melted, for taking the globular form.
Up in the lofty apartment, from
which descends the stream of lead,
stand two men, their hands encased in
thick bags, and grasping neavy iron la
dies with which they dip out the M often
metal from the kettle and pour it into
the collenders. Blistering as the mott
en- lead Is, the men dash their ladies'
into it as if it were water This is hard
labor, and rapid besides, for the lead
runs through the collender almost like
quicksilver; while if it is allowed to be-
come little chilled in the bottom of
the vessel, then the holes are stopped,
and the careless workmen have no
easy Job in cleaning them. Five tons
of lead are often thrown down in half
an hour in the establishment visited
The collender is simply a PIPER pan,
the bottom of which is perforated. and
which rests in an iron ring. In falling
to the base of the tower the particles of
semi-huid lead, acted upon alike over
their whole surface by a current of air,
are made to assume the globular form,
and by the time they reach the bottom
they are sufficiently hardened by cool
ing to bear the shock of striking the
water in the well below.
The size of the shot is only approx
mately fixed by the sizes of the holes in
the collenders. The mass is always
larger than the hole from which it ex-
udes. and as the period of dropping is
not always uniform, perhaps half doz-
en- sizes are produced from the same
sieve Again, large sized shot require
to be dropped from q greater height
than small sized, and while In some
cases 100 feet Is sufficient, in others an
elevation of $50 feet Is hardly enough.
After the shot have reached the bot
tom Of the well, they are at once lifted
out by an elevator and thrown UPON an
inclined drying table, over which they
slide falling ultimately into wire game
rotating cylinder. Here they are roll
ed and ground together. and IN this
way the minute burrs upon them are
removed From the cylinder another
elevator lifts the shot upon screening
table This consists Of a series Of planes |
arranged at g-dually. decreasing |
heights. Between each there Is an in
teryal The shot being started at the |
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-10-14
A yiper's Venom.
From the Madison Courier

Mr.. Peck, of Trimble county, Ky, ar
rived III this city this afternoon and
gave the particulars Of most horrible
story of snaSe-h biting 4 Young man
named Edward Green was working in
a tobacco field this forenoon aud was
bitten on the index finger of the right
hand by spreading viper. He resent
ed the snakes attack, killed il and car
RED 1t to his home. not far distant. As
he made his way to the house he suck
ed the wound with his mouth. but soon
after reaching the house began 10 act
strangely and went to bed. Noighbors
were called in and doctor sent for.
As soon AS whisky could be obtained
they forced Il small quantity into his
stomach, but 1t was too late. The poi-
son had already entered his system.
The doctor could do nothing for him.
but sent at once for 4 hypoderm;c syr-
inge to inject morphine into his veins
The doctor attributed the poisoning To
the fact that young Green had false
teeth and removed them when he suck
ed the wound. The gums were tender
and readily admitted the poison to the
blood. When our informant left three
or four men were holding the unfortu-
nate young man, who was exercising
Superhuman strength. foaming at the
mouth and endeavoring to bite those
who We're holding him.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-10-14
Yall Stories of Old Age

From Brazil comes n story Of a mu-
latto women having died az the age Of
1877 years. Just as the Goth was CLUTCH
cred to make Roman holiday" SO this
unfortunate old colored lady seems to
have been killed to furnish forth q
newspaper paragraph. This is pity,
because she would have answered the
purpose Just as well in couple of hun
dred years time, if the newspapers
telling the tale could have had patience
to wait She is said to have lost her
sight at the age of 100, but to have re-
covered it somewhat later Her death
was brought about by fail from a
bench, so that there is really no know
ing how long she might have lived if
the Brazil paper had not arranged the
fatal fall. The subject of longevity is
always being disputed, some persons
being credulous Of all sorts of wonders
and others being as skeptical as the
late Sir G. Cornwall Lewis The case
of the Brazilian mulatto is put in the
shade By that of one Johannes de Tenn
poribus, who, according to Stow, died
in the year 1014, at the age of 361 &.
Unfortunately, that was not an age of
statistics, and marvellous statements
were supplied. A native of Bengal is
said to have died in 1906 at the age of
800; but here again distance or place is
as important an element as distance of
time in the other instance. In 1888 a
native of Evercreech, Somerset, is re-
ported to have died aged 200 In the
latter part of the last century death at
the age of l75 or thereabout seems not
to have been uncommon, but as we
come nearer to our own times the rec
ords are fewer, until now we are oblig-
ed to 60 to Brazil for striking instance
of extreme age The moral would ap-
pear to be that if in a time of registra-
ton and research this class of wonders
has become extinct, the former state
ments with regard to them were myths.
Perhaps life was so dull in those slow
times that man put his sensations into
figures, and thought ne had lived two
hundred years instead of seventy
Liverpool Post
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-10-14

Easy HoNr, in pcccnt issue says; "But
me of the most important Developments
concerning ST. JACOBS on is the discovery
that i has properties which are beneficial
10 The auin,a, il well rs 70 the human
species. Il has, " late, been in active de-
mana among livery men and Others for use
On horses suffering from SpraiuS or aha.
SionS The most prominent instance known
81 II this connection, is that related by Mr..
David Nation, l MSll-known Friend, who
keeps ! livery stable at 1915 North Twelfth
street Mr. Walton states that he was
boarding i valuable horse belonging T.
Benjamin Mcclure, also resident oi
North Twelfth street. \ few weeks ago
The animal slipped and badly spraincd his
leg, making him very lame. MIR. Walton
used two bottles Of ST. JNCoRS On. on the
animal and found within les than one
week, that there Was no need t1r any nloYe,
for the animal was Us we'll rs ever.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-10-14

Mr. Fsodcr Carl wa1.oh tow,,o,

Dir. Feodor Carl Welsch, formerly Of
Syracuse, n. Y, and now of Rome tia
", has been commissioned by the city
of Baden Baden to paint landscape to
De offered by that city as it, wedding
present 10 the Princess Victoria,
daughter Of the Garnd Duke Of Baden,
who Is TO marry the Crown Prince Of
Sweden this month. The commission
Is high compliment to Mr.. Welsch,
especially In view of the fact that there
are many distinguished artists belong
ing TO the 'Kunst Schulz" Of Baden.
Tie subject is view Of Baden Baden,
and the picture viii be somewhat SINH
lar to the one painted by Mr.. Welsch
last Winter for the Grand Duke Mich
ael- There are roany landscapes by Mr..
Welsch In America
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-10-14
-
Another Sea Monster.

Considerable excitement exists at
Buzzard's bay, especially among that
class who ''go down to the sea in
ships" regarding the exciting story re-
lated to-day by Henry II. Smith, an
old sea-dog, who for years has plowed
the surging pillows in every cline.
Never" said he on Thursday last.
was | so frightened as yesterday just
off Wings Neck light. had been
sailing on and of, skipping here and
there about al day for fish. The sun
was just sinking below the western
horizon when bore away fer Monu-
ment beach, off which place | have
nay moorage When about one-half
mile from the light | observed distinct
" a peculiar-looking object just about
two points off the port bow, and |
should say one eighth of mile away,
and making right for my frail little
craft. 1t stood out of the water about
six or more feet The head resembled
somewhat that of full-blooded bull
dog, although from each side protruded
what either were ears or horns, and
away in the rear could see part of It's
body or tail, as it propelled along at a
fearful rate of speed through the
smooth waters of the bay. The ser
pent, or whatever it was, came within
twenty-five feet of my craft-near
enough for me TO plainly distinguish
Its color, which somewhat resembled
that of our native seal, sort of very
dark brown, mingled with light spots,
as it apparently appeared fram the
boat. When nearly opposite my craft
he made terrible breach out of the
water, when / could see over twenty
feet Of his slim body, as with kissing
sound he quickly descended into the
depths again. when all traces Of this
mystery OF the sea were lost TO view"
Boston Globe.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-10-14

comrade, dug up the remains and
carried them away in a wagon. The
stiff " was brought to Las Vegas, ar
rived here at O'Clock in the morning,
and was slipped quietly into the pri-
vate Office of a practical 'sawbones, y
weo by dint of diligent labor and care
full watching to prevent detection, boil
ed and scraped the pate" SO as to Sc
cure the skull. The body, or remains
proper, was covered in the dnt in a
coral, where it viii remain until decom-
position ST all have robbed the frame of
It's meat, when the body will be dug up
again and the skeleton fixed up''-
hung together by wires and vanished
with shellac to make it Eresentable.-
Las Vegas IN. M Optic.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-10-14

'The numerous friends of the Jap
mose minister, Mr. Yoshida, says the
Washington Star, will regret to learn
that he has been confined to his house
by illness for several weeks He spent
the summer with his family at the sea-
shore, all Of whom were greatly bene-
fitted but himself. He is now improy-
ing, and it is believed will soon be well
again The popularity which this
diplomat has acquired during his resi-
dence of about seven years in Wash
lngton is something quite unusual, and
his friends will now rejoice on the en-
tire restoration of his health"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-10-14
Iowa County Democrat,
MINERAL POINT, WIS.
FAITH.

Faiths the souls clear sight, the inner eyes
That gaze abroad with more than mortal
powers
BEYOND the limits Of this world Of ours;
Through the dark valley that betwixt US lies
ii ices the pearly gates Of Paradise;
That bieom perennial in angel bowers,
And catches glimpses Of the heavenly prize.
The shadows fly before it, president ken,
A. melt the .nists before the rising day;
Through the thick gloom il tracks shining way
Fr,an he aim now To the eternal then
Faith = 4 growth Of pure immortal birth,
off mixed with doubt as virgin gold with earth.
.JoLH dsIhdH.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-10-14
A RUNAWAY LOCOMOTIVE.
Two Telegraph Operators ON the
Pennsylvania Road Prevent n C.tas-
trOuhN
Philaaelphia News.


The vigilance and promptitude Of
two Pennsylvania railroad telegram
operators, at Cornwell's and Holmes
burg Junction, on the New York divi-
siSn, prevented probable catastrophe
on Sunday. While an engine was
standing alone near Cornwell's, a train
struck it, and the shock opened the
Unbelievable and started the engine
of at splsshing speed down the track
without an engineer. The Cornwell's
operator telegraphed to his Holmes
burg Junction comraje, John Mead, to
open the switch, so as 10 throw the
engine upon the siding. The runaway
monster however, jumped the switch,
and smashed into a freight train near
Tscony, telescoping some of the cars
and bringing itself to, a standstill,
badly shattered. The road was blocked
for several hours. But for the tele-
gram the engine would have kept the
west-bound track and crashed into the
Washington express, which was close
ahead.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-10-14
A GRAND STEEPLE CHASE.

As if there were not sufficient excitement
at the usual horse race, these meetings ON
the turf nearly always close with grand
Steeple chase This kind of race combines
all the excitement of the regular race, with
the superseded element of danger which
seems TO give further zeSt to the sport.
Horses, and good ones at that, often receive
severe injuries, which render them practi-
ea!iy useless for long periods. At least
inns was the state Of affairs until owners
ana orefS!erS vi fine stock began to freely
use ST JACOBS pTI., the Great German
| Remedy ter man and beast. This inyalu-
able article ~ horSenlen has 50 Crown into
favor on account OF its phenomenal rtfiearv
in diseases If domestic animals, rSptscially
the horse, that il would he difficult indeeS
10 discover n herSemen unacQuain,ea WITH
its magical potency. The PHILADELPHIA
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-10-14

The funeral of the late Hon. Enoch
Il. Nudge took place 1T Lynn, Mass,
on Tuesday afternoon. Only the day
before his death he made the last pur-
chase necessary for the completion 81
the costly church he had erected a, Il
memorial to his children, and congrat-
ulated himself and the rector that the
work was done.