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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-12-30
Something for the New Year.

The world renowned success of Hosterter's Bit
tcrs, aud their continued popularity for quarter
of century stomachic, is scarcely more won
derful than the welcome that greets the annual
appearance of Hostetters Almanac. This vslu-
able medical treatise is published by Hostetter
Smith. Pittsburgh, Pa. under their own immedi-
ate supervision, employing 30 hands in that de-
partment. Six cylinder printing presses fold
ING machines, job presses, SC, are running al
most constantly on this work and the issue Of
same fer 1882 viii not be less than 10 600 600
printed 10 the English, German. French. Welsh
Norwegian, Swedish, Holland Bohemian and
Spanish lAnguagers. Refer to a copy Of it for
valuable and interesting reading eonberninc
heslth. asd numerous testimonials as to the efSr
cacy of HcStetter1s Bittcrs amusements varied
information astronomical calculations. chrouo-
logical items, &c, whish can be depended on fol
correctness. The Almanac for 1852 can be OBJ
tained free of cost, from druggists and geners
dealers in all parts Of tn e country
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-12-30

THE Nebraska City lNeb.) Press says:
st. Jacobs Oil strikes heavy blows for
gsod all around, and its virtues for
rheumatic pains are Landed upon every
hand. Try it, all ye who suffer.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-12-30

iiiE question of what became of the
money carried south by the confeder-
ate officials wnen they left Richmond
is receiving \ pretty thorough airing.
General Joe Johnston was credited.
Ill m interview i'll the Philadelphia
Press. with sayisg that JEFF Davis hsd
failed to account for S2,000,o00 entrust-
al to his care. Mr.. Davis. interviewed
al New Orleans, expressed the opinion
that Johnston never made such an as
sertion. Beauregard, Reagan and 9th.
ers are keen to swear that there wasn't
that much money in the southern con-
federacy. and if there was Davis had
nothing to do with it. General Johns
ton explains that he was not accurately
reported, and never intended 10 be re
ported at all.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-12-30

ABOUT fifty treasury employees on
what il called the '1~pse" roll Of the
treasury department will be DISCHARGED
an tho 9Th of January.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-12-30
Fire..
VILLAGE BURNED.

EAU CLAIRE, Dec. 27.-Information
is received from Durand, Wis, that all
the business portion of that village
was destroyed by fire yesterday after
noon.
The burned district includes the
Eckler house, Tarrant & Darwin's
store, and every building in the two
principal blocks northwsrj and on both
sides Of the street. The origin of the
fire and the amount of the loss cannot
be ascertained.
MILWAUKEE, Dec. 27.-Further par
ticulsrs of the fire at Durand, Wis,
state that the entire town, with the ex-
ception of three houses, was destroyed
There were "a buildings in the village
The loss is now estimated to be at least
$4,000. A high wind prevailed. The
fire eought in the Eckler house, and
was accidental.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-12-30

v IEH-'stfat 7 UIsF q Co. ~ =.
GESrs-I desire to express to you nv thanks
for your wonderful Hop Bifters. / was troubled
with dyspepsia for fyo years previous to com
mencing the use Of your Hop BItters some six
months ago. NY cure has been wonderful
an pastor of the First Methodist Church Of this
place, and my whole congregation can testify to
the great virtues of your Bitters.
Very Respectfully, REV. II. FEREBEE.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-12-30
ellrrCneN

Tar press 81 Chicago do the right
thing III reporting every case of small
lox and where Il is located There is
nothing gained by suppressing such
facts out of fear Of alarming the peo-
I'LL II tile country When people are
properly vaes.nated they need have
little fear Of snall nox. It has robbed
llle disease III MI IFS terrors There i
abundant evidence To prove it is even
abetter protection than the disease IL
self 4 person can have the disease \
second time, but when pro erly vacein-
ated. nothing but variolold is to be
feared ana that amounts to little or
nothing To be fully apprised of the
danger il to arm against IL.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-12-30

Nine. Patti reserves for her return to
New York next year, chamois plush
gown, so brilliant that it has the appear
ance of being sprinkled with silver.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-12-30
THIRTY-FIRsT DAY.

WAs8ISGToS, Dec. 2i.-Col. Reed,
Scoyille and ]. W. Guiteau were IN con-
saltation for half an hour before the
opening of court
DIR. Stearn took the stand and SEQ
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-12-30
AT SULLIVAN.

CINCINNATI, Dec. N.-The Times-Stdr
Terre Haute, special says: A confa-
grafton at Sullivan, Ind., burned prop
erty to the amount OF So, 600; insuance
of 81, 900 is known to be held by the
losers, and probably greater than that
is held. The sufferers are John Stew
ard, Mayfeld & Co., Jno. Giles, ].
Rable and the Koltensky, Bros. whose
losses are from 500 70 5000; also
Eaton & Miles, NJ. b. Shelson, T. w.
Walkers, Brown & Burton, Schouske,
Harlan and the Earliest Bros, who
Ioouas from 20 r00 f<. <o 900
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-12-30
GROCERY.

GALVESTON, Tex, Dec. "a. Nears
Martin special says: A fire last night
broke out In the Adams grocery house
sc, 600; partly insured.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-04-19

BEATIFIC LODGE. NO. =, X. OF p.
NEEETs EACH FRIDAY OF EVERY
VN month, ct 7 80 O'Clock p. NJ, ct Its Castle
Hall, In the Richard Foley building.
Ali Brother Knights, In good standing. are
frsterns ally invited to attend such meetings.
". H. DAVENPORT, o. O.
O. b. CADx, K. OF R. and 9.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-04-19
SOCIETIES.

ST. JOHNS CHAPTER. NO. s.
TvHE STATED ooNvooATIoNs OF sT
i Johns Chapter, No. s, B. A. NJ. will be
held at Masonic Hail. on the Saturday next sue
ceeding the pale Of the moon in each month.
All Royal Arch Masons, In good standing. ars
cordially invited to attend.
A. L. FITZGERALD, b. P.
A, d. Rock, Secretary.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-04-19

EUREKA LODGE. NO. le. r. d A. n.
TIME STATED COMMUNICATIONS OF EU.
Il reks Lodge, No. 10, r. b A. NJ. will be
held in Odd Fellows Hall Saturday. on or be-
fore the full moon.
Members Of sister lodges, and sojourning
brethren in good standing, are cordially invit-
cd to attend. EVAN JONES. W. d.
ALEX. D. ROCK, Secretary.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-04-19
A. O. H.

A. o. HI.
MEET EVERY FIRST AND THIRD SAT.
IN urday of each month, at their hall.
corner CLARK and Edwards streets, ct T30
O'Clock. THOS. MURPHY, President.
PATRICK HANNoN, Secretary.
Eureka, July 10. 1880. jy20-h
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-04-19
NOTICE.

n NJ. PARIS HAS PURCHASED THE IN.
VI terest of Frank Doutrick in the mercsn-
tile Arm of T. Il. Hutchinson Co. Mr.. Paris
will be the resident partner Of the firm in this
place. T. r. HUTCHINSON GO.
Eureka, Dec. 8, 1880. d4u
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-05-19
Our Young Folks.
ONE CAT IND TWO PIGS.

Without any sister, Without any brother.
Was very unhappy,
Was very unhsppy;
Oh, very unhappy, fndeedI
She couldn't find any companions to stay
She couldn't find any companions to play
And SO she was lonely,
Oil ever SO lonely;
Oh, yes! she was lonely, indeed.
One morning she noticed two little pigs run
Along By the house; they were pretty and
And it made little kitty
Feel bad-what a pTty!-
a very great pity, indeed.
She made their acquaintance, and then in clear
The three funny playmates would frolic to-
And kitty was happy.
No doubt she was happy;
Oh, yesI very happy, indeed.
The piggies would drink up the milk that was
To kitty, who oft from the basin was driven;
For they were quite greedy,
Yes, rather too greedy:
Oh, yes! very greedy, indeed
And, when they had corn. how the pigsies
While kitty looked on, wondering how they
could do it;
Twas queer that she couldn't.
Quite stranRe that she couldn't:
She'dtried-buts she couldn't, indeedl
At night, when the pigsies in siumber were
Miss Kitty curled up on their backs was re-
posing,
And all were quite happy,
Remarkably happy;
Oh, yes. very happy, indeed.
Josephine Pollard. IN Nursery.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-05-19
The Echo Boy.

A little boy once went home TO his
mother and said, "Mothcr. sister and
went out in the garden. and we were
calling about, and there was some boy
locking u.s." "How do you mean,
johnny" said the mother. why"
said the child, ~ was calling cut,
Hot and this boy said 'Hor So I
said TO him. who are youp' and he
said, who arc you? So said, What
is your name" He said, what is your
name?' And said to him. why don't
you show YOURSELF He said. 'Show
yourself And 1 jumped over the
ditch, and went into the wood, and I
could not find him, and came back.
and L said, If you don't come out
will punch your head And he said, Il
will punch your head" H"i '-'
So his mother said, "Ah. Johnny, IL
you had said. Il love you,' he would
have said, Il love you II you had
said, Your voice is sweet he would
have said. 'Your voice is sweet WHIST
ever you said to him, he would have
said back TO ysu.' And the mother
said: "Now, Johnny, when you get TO
be man, whatever you will say to 9TH
ers they will by and by say back to
you; and his mother took him to that
cid text in the Scriptures, "With what
measure We mete, it shall be measured
unto you again. "-Ihustrated Christian
WeeLly
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-05-19
How Whistler Painted a Ceiling.

Probably you have heard of Whist
ler's extravaganza in houses. He was
engaged to decorate noble mansion in
Belgravia; the price was no object to the
owner-and for that matter neither was
it to Whistler. One day friend asked
me to 90 over and see one of the rooms
that was nearly completed, and has,
tened to accept the invitation. This is
what we saw on entering: A very slim,
spare figure extended on a mattress in
the middle of the floor; beside him an
enormous palette, paints, half-dozen
long bamboo fish-pOles resting on line
with their butts close at hand, and very
large pair of binocular glasses. Whist
Ter, dressed wholly in black velvet, with
knickerbocker pantaloons stopping just
below the knee, black silk stockings and
low pointed shoes, with silk ties more
than six inches wide and diamond
buckles, was fiat on his back, fishing
rod in hand and an enormous eyeglass
in one eye, diligently putting some fin
ishing touches on the ceiling, his brush
being on the other end of the fish-pole.
Occasionally he would pick up his double
glasses like some astronomer peering at
the moon, and having gained nearer
and better view of the effect, he would
again begin to agitate the paint-brush at
the other end of the long pole.
Snow wouldn't be a fool" said he,.
'sto risk myself on scaffolding and
nearly twist my head off my shoulders
trying TO look upward when l can over
come the difficulty and annihilate space
so easily thus p"-and he gave wave of
his fish-pole.
And such a room! one mass of gorge
Gus purple and blue, ornamented solely
with an enormous number of the eyes of
peacock's feathers. It was a room to
make man lunatic in a week. 1t was
as if all the peacocks in Christendom
had settled down upon one, and were
about to smother one in tail-feathers.
And this was the celebrated "peacock
room" about which all London went
wild not long afterward.-London Let
for
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-05-19

Church, all in good repair, only the
steeple was little bent. It was q good
haul, strangers"
Did you ever get the elephants?''
inquired an Oyster Bay man, who
claimed to have walked over to Great
South Beach on the backs of q school of
blue-fish..
"Only nine of 'em. Only nine or ten
of 'em, stranger. started sewin' cir
Gle in the church, and when the elephants
heard the cacklin' they thought it was
chickens, and got eight thousand
pounds of ivory, besides six pounds that
was on gold plates, and job lot o. old
sun-bOnnets and shin-bOnes and p'inted
elbows tibet only need assortin' for the
market. 1t strained the church so that
1 sold it secondhand to the county for
water-works, and it irrigates the whole
deestrict.''
"Won't you try something moreP"
queried an EAGLE reporter who had skir-
mished around the outside of the crowd
during the relation of these marvels.
"Jest drop a tablespoonful of prussic
acid into couple o. pints o. hartshorn.
You'll hev to excuse me from goin'
heavy, got some business this after
noon. come down fer Calling gun
to see if can't git some o. them eight
eyed lions that's been stealin' whales
out o. my aquarium. My old smooth
bore cannon busted the other day under
a charge o. cook-stoves the baby had
rammed in to kill sea-sarpint which
was stealin' milk from pet cow he had
been trainin', and the discharge busted
the usefulness out GA gorilla had been
raisin' to carry tramps to the pigs.
Otherwise, / would jine you, gentlemen.
l want to git home pooty early, cause
couple of my devil-fish broke loose yes
terday, and my wife don't like to 60
down cellar while them sea-spiders is
slingin' eighty-foot legs for fresh meat.
Then the baby is liable to get among the
tarantulas and eat 'em up"
"Where do you ive?" asked the
Eagle man. Where's.your homer"
81 am naturally Nevada man." re-
piled the stranger, ''but it was too tame
out in them parts for my folks, and so
we moved to New Haven, Conn, more
fer the sportin' than anything else.
Come up and see me any time and take
a hyena hunt with me. Won't cost you
cent, and when you git back there
amt man on Long Island as will want
to talk hunt within forty mile of where
you're tellin' about you're experience.
Glad to see you all at my house, gentle
men," and the orator bowed gravely
and retired.
It was an hour before word was
spoken, and then the Oyster Bay man
began to speak about quails; but the
rest looked at him so sadly that he stop
ped short, and silence reigned profound
until the proprietor of the saloon closed
up-BroOELu71 Eolle.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-05-19

II was q beautiful day; the sun shone
and the birds sang sweetly. The httle
girls did not want to stay in the house.
"Let us 90 to the river and catcn
some fish, said Peggy. So on they
started with their littae poles and lines.
and bent pins for fish-hooks. The nsh
did not bite very well, and by and Dy
the children took Oh their stockings
and shoes and waded into the Clear
cool water.
II wish we had boat" said Pollle.
.I would like to have q sail" just
then Peggy spied q wash-tuo on inc
30 Polite" she cried, "somebody
has been washing. and left tub here;
that will make q splendid boat"
"Let us get in it right of" said Fol-
lie. dancing about. Eve must have
some oars" 1870
"These sticks will do" said Peggy,
picking up two almost as big as herself.
They rolled the tub into the river,
where it danced about like cork.
will hold it until you get in. Polite, and
then YOU must keep il steady with your
stick for me-" said Peggy.
Polite did exactly as Peggy told her.
and soon both were seated in their FUN
ny boat The river was not deep, put
the current was strong. and the tup
fioated very well. What fun IL was!
They could see the white pebbles on
the bottom of the river, and the bright
little fish PLAYING hide and go seek.
But by and by the tub fioated right on
a big rock in the middle of the river.
and the little sailors were upset into the
water.
1--WE shall be drownedr screamed
Polite, hold on to the rock, the water
streaming off her. :,
1.-The fishes will eat us upr" said
Peggy, beginning to cry.
Just then man walking on the bank
saw them. He waded out into the river
and carried them safely TO land. When
the two wet little girls reached homo,
nurse was much frightened, and put
them to bed right away. They had only
bread and butter for their supper.
Peggy Spd Polite think they will never
go sailing again.-Aary u. Ferry. tn
our Little Ones.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-05-19
A Mighty Hunter.

= It's all very well, strangers, for you
to chin about gittin' lots o. quail and
ducks, but whar I live we call that yer
slim shootin', now you hear me. Only
gals shoot birds out my way"
ST suppose you have much larger
game,'' suggested an admiring bystan-
der who had been telling how he bagged
some robbins over in Jersey in the fall
of $50. -
Now you're talking language-b'ars,
buffaloes, elephants, camels, giraffes,
kyotes, mastodons is nothing fer us to
git. I laid in stock o. jack tigers year
afore last that would make you fellers
weep with latter fer to see 'em, and PEG.
pie come for a thousand mile to see my
coral o. polar b Ears, captered right onto
my own premises
.Won't you take little something's
asked man who had heretofore para
lived the mob with his wild duck sto-
ries.
.You might stir little sheet-light-
MIN into some assafedity, and gimme q
squirt o. vitriol into it, observed the
stranger. "I'm accustomed to power
full stuff, but I got hurt in seal fight,
and hev to drink pooty light now.''
Tell US about it! chorused the mob.
The stranger slipped in silence mo.
ment and then opened up: "You see
the elephants had been stealin' my hens
for some time, and i jest sot trap for
'em I bought q steamboat and took off
her hog-chains for a slip-noose, and
fastened one end around hole about q
quarter of q mile thick; know'd no
dog-goned elephant could start that;
then put an ostrich that my daughter
had killed on her way from school in the
loop, and went to bed; about four o. clock
in the morning heard a row and found
/ had got buck seal in the trap; he
showed fight and went for him, and
fer nearly week it was hard to tell
which had the best of it; finally downed
him, and out o. that seal got 1even
hundred ba'rls o. lie and nigh unto a
squar mile o. skin, good fun, and worth
SIC yard, but it crippled me finan-
cially."
. "How?" demanded a breathless lis
tener.
sIn the fuss tibet yer seal knocked
over my house and buildin's and tore up
my arabic sile clear to bedrock. Couldn't
plant thing"
"Won't you try another drinkP"
asked sympathizer.
ssGimme little powdered sulphur
and half q dozen red peppers in some
nitro glycerine, will yer? Doctor says
I got to be keerful for month or six
weeks. got squar', though, he con-
tinued. ST kim out ahead. When I
got to open tibet ostrich found four
feen-acre farm, well stocked and watered,
eighty-two miles o. barb-wire fencin',
three hundred ton o. hay, and q Baptist
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-05-19
POLITICAL POINTS.

1t is said that Garfield has got
himself in position something like an
OK halfway over a fence, where he is
"neither able TO gore in one direction
nor kick in the other.''
The Providence Press begs the
New York Tribune to tell its political
friends in the Senate that they are
"making fools of themselves and losing
the respect of the country -
-Mahone proposes to redeem Vir-
ginia from the Bourbon Democracy.
But the Northern creditors of Virginia
are not partial to the Malone method
of redemption. 1t makes too large a
discount on the dollar.
= 1t is said that Italy has a sur
plus of 100000 Tires. She might
send few over here to edit Republican
organs The Republican party in the
United States has a surplus of about
1000, 900 liars.-Indiaaa state Sentinel.
of course that latest product of
the rusty old outrage mill, Mr.. Heath
of Louisiana, sticks to his first story in
face of the interesting exposure Of his
lies. Nobody expected that he would
step up and confess himself guilty of
arson, but it would be creditabIe
thing for Senator Dawes to apologize
for imposing such fraud on the coun
try.-N. Y. World.
Garry out the bargain, Republi-
can Senators, and you elect man to be
your Secretary who not only recently
made speeches all over Californ q
against the Republican State ticket, but
is now denouncing through the news
paper he edits the Republican President
because he dared to nominate Col
lector of the Port of New York without
getting on his knees to ask Mr.. Conk-
ling whether he might do it or not
Washington Chronicle.
The impatient editor of the Gin
cinnatf Enquirer cries out: I. A few
months ago John Sherman would not
give petty office in Virginia to re-
pudiator. WhatP" John Sherman was
right then. Is he not right nowp A
light has broken in upon him. He now
discerns clearly that the way to break
the solid South is to substitute con-
Federate brigadier: and Readjuster with
q Senate Office. Mr.. Sherman is
patriot. He would not make q bargain.
but. he readjusts his opinions to suit
the situation. s.
Last autumn Republican stump
speaker said he was well acquainted
with General Garfield. sThat he has,
said the speaker, the intelligence, ex-
perience and habits of mind which fit a
man for the Office. l think / know.
Without early advantages. he years ago
achieved prominence among the lead
ing men in public life, and that promi-
hence he has maintained ever since in
all the collisions between individuals
and parties. That he is competent to
the duties before him, there seems to be
no reason to doubt Perhaps the Sem
ator from New York, who was the
author of this fervid eulogy still
. thinks he knows that Garfield is
fitted for the Office and "can maintain.
his prominence in all the collisions be-
tween individuals" Perhaps there
seems to him . no reason to doubt his
- to the duties before him."
but It would be very risky asking him.
Detroit Free Press