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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-09-22

Most of the following questions
were presented by contributor to
this column some weeks ago. As
no answers have been sent in, and
as the research necessary for correct
answers would be most profitable for
students, they are again inserted.
Names of any who furnish correct
answers will be published, if desired,
with the answers:
lst Why is it that when molasses candy is
pulled it turns from dark to a very light color
II. Some authors divide the history of the world
into the four following ages:-the Golden, SILVER,
Bronze and Iron ages. Tell what years each age
includes
Sd. Why is il that mountains have gentle
slope To one side and an abrupt one ON the other.
while the steep slopes turn toward the south and
VEST
4th Why is it that the sun shines on the south
side Of house while on the north side il is
shady
5th Who were the wise men of Gotham who
went to sea in bowie
9th. Where are the most celebrated salt works
to lie found
eth. Why is CASTLE soap 50 called?
Sth Who was the bard OF Lomoude
9th. Who were the ancient Siluress
10Th Who were the ancient CossackSe
nth. Who WAS Sir James Macintosh?
18th. flower is said TO consist of four parts:
calyx, corolla. stamenS, and pistil. State the
difference in flowers of the grasses.
18th. Who were the Buccaneers. and why were
they 30 called
lith What was the origin OF the terms Wing
and Tow
18th, Why are certain islands near Florida
called KEYS?
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-09-22

The republican congressional con-
vention. or conventions, held al
Monroe last week resulted in placing
two well known politicians in the
field as candidates for Congress,
namely: Hons. George c. Hazelton
and Z. w. Keyes. Republicans
can pay their assessments and take
their choice.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-09-22

The division of the column into
four different departments seems
guaranty to the reader that its ar
ticles shall not affiict him with
their prolixity, while it would APP
pear to furnish all needed means
for the most rigid classification of
matter
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-09-22
FORECLOSURES SALE

State Of WlseonSin-Iowa County Circuit Court.
John Burrin, plaintiff, against Ann Kelley, Mary
Fitzpatrick. Margaret Fitzpatrick, Thomas
Fitzpatrick. Elizabeth Fitzpatrick Bridget
Fitzpatrick and Philip Fitzpatrick. as heirs 81
law of Patrick Fitzpatrick deceased, Martin
Kelley, husband of Ann Kelley. Bridget Fltz,
patrick. widow of Patrick FitzpatyiCS dsceaS.
ed, and Bridget Fitzpatrick aud Pearce Shea,
administrators of the last will and testament o.
said Patrick Fitzpatrick. deceased. defendants.
BY virtue of and pursuant to q Judgment OF
foreclosure and sale rendered i'll Il above emit
tied action. in said Iowa county circuit court on
the 10th day of October. \. u. $50 will expose
for sale and sell at public auction. 70 the highest
bidder for cash, at the frunt door of the Court
House, in the village of Dodgeville, Iowa county.
Wisconsin, on the 18th day of September, \ II.
rs at o'clock in the afternoon of said day, the
following described premises to-wit:
The South-eas quarter of the northeast quar-
ter of section number twenty-nine Toy, in town
ship number seven ca, north OF range number
one %, east of the fourth principal meridian in
Iowa county. Wisconsin.
Dated sheriff : Office. podgeNille Iowa county,
Wisconsin, this 9Th day Of August A. D.. 1872
THOMAS KENNEDY,
Sheriff, Iowa CoUutY, Wisconsin.
BRIGGS 4 jerks Plaintiffs Attorneys.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-09-22

State of Wisconsin, lows County Corrt-ss. In
Probate.
deceased,
Letters of Administration on the estate Of
Thomas Hambiy, deceased, having been issued
TO John HamhlS. II is ordered. that six months
allowed, for the creditors of said Thomas Hanlby
deceased, 10 present their claims for examination
and allowance.
Ordered further. that the claims and demands
of all persons against said deceased be received
examined and adjusted by this court at regular
terms thereof, u be held AT the Court House in
the village Of podgeville, in said county. on Tie
nrst Tuesdays of March and April, 4. u. 1883 and
that notice thereof be given by publication Of
this order for four weeks SuceSSSiVelS in the Iowa
County Democrat, a weekly newspaper pub
lished 81 the city of Mineral Point i'll said county
BY the court. JOHN T. JONES
County judge
Dated Dodsevills, Mis-. Sept 18th. 1852. 6wS
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-09-22
Happy Mother! Happy Children.

Nursing mothers should keep
their infants quiet while teething.
Both mother and child should enjoy
sweet repose. The Best thing to assist
nature in bringing about this happy
state of good health is Browns Iron
Bitters. It is very soothing and
refreshing in It's effect. \ trial proves
this to be true. Mother and child
should use it freely. ltyouwant your
children to be healthy and strong,
give them Biown's Iron Bitters.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-09-22

An educational column edited by
Professor r. j. Porter of the Avoca
high school has become feature OF
the Dodgeville Sun.
This is an indication OF the
growth of sentiment in the right
direction; and we wish Mr.. Porter
pleasure in the prosecution of his
plan, and the highest success in
promoting popular interest in the
work done in the schools.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-09-22
Bill Price did it with his little APP
portionment bill.

We have it from reliable authori-
ty that Mr.. Hazelton has not drank
a drop since the Monroe convention;
which fact should be sufficient to
satisfy the most ardent prohibition
list that he is the coming man.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-09-22

Member of Assembly Western District-Francis
Little.
The following delegates were
elected to the congressional conven-
ton:
At Large. II. Penberthy,
Eastern Distriet-Stansmore Vivian and J. Fl.
wingender.
Western Distriet-H c. Frost and DIR. Brisbane.
The following resolution was
passed:
Resolved That the delegates chosen by this
convention be instructed TO vote for Samuel d.
Hastings for candidate for member of congress.
PROHIBITION CONGRESSIONAL. coNvEN-
TION.
The Prohibition congressional con-
vention for the Third district was
held at Dodgeville to-day, Thursday,
and unanimously nominated S. d.
Hastings, of Madison, for congress.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-09-22
POLITICAL DOINGS.

The Democratic coI1nLV COnVen-
t;on held At Dodoevi,le on Tuesday
ORGANIZED with DR. TT VanDusen as
chairman s ! WRIGHT and w TT
,rla,,,,, c,oo,ato.;o 1 ,,1oool -
iilo'll''o' ''HCl N'''i ioo' '''io Pi''oo" III
nOlnlnaJlOn tle following JlCKet:
SheriG-Eichard Lane, Dodgevlle
Tre"surer-Wm E Rowe of Arena.
Register Of nceIs-Georre " Strong Nin,ip
clerk ofCourt--J L. Leonard Mineral Point.
DIST At'orney-I' Scott Ansiey' Mineral Point
Commentaries KING. wyoming.
Member of Assembly Eastern District James
''S"" ''''S,""9 ,,,..-,.. ~,
The following committees were
annoiptcd.
Eastern Assembly D,strict-M. NJ. Strong,
SlgrNt" Sn""'ey' "n =, Rowe oo"m , shei,""
Kean. orvilIe Strong.
County c"mmittee-W Z. Rove George cr"w
ErnnrIy :"
Tie following delegates to the
Congressional Convention were elect
ed:
Vt large-KchArd Kennedy.
Eastern '''S'''''- u '''''''" '''' V " ''''-
Western prstrct-pr. Egan ana Patrick King.
\ resolution was introduced by
Hon. NJ. NJ. Strong and passed by
the convention, declaring VIM. f.
, Villas, of Madison, to be the first
choice of the convention for candi-
date for congress.
DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL coNVEN-
TloN'
convention met ~ : III" III ''''
| court house III l1oo8eN''le'
convention calleu 10 or''er ny
H. Eastman, OF NfahV' member ol
congressional coihillit'ec'
>. " Nhl9il'' Vi 'Ml'y c''e' was
erected CHAIRMAN, ana H. H. Noili',
: OF Green, ana l'f' ES"l' OF iowa.
secretaries.
Inc convention "oJou'l'eu VII
e p M, at which hout 1t re-cohVeneo'
ana was permanently orSahiZea' the
temporary organization oeli'S '''"''e
permanent.
During me progress VI 'ne ''ls'
ballot Oh candidate lor congress: ~
. NJ. bashtord, OF Dane received ols-
patch from Col. W. II. Was Whlch
he opened ana read TO inc eohVeh-
ton.
Col. Villas telegram was IN re-
spouse to telegram sent nm by
MIR. Bashtord on the previous eve
nng, stating that the h"hlhatioh
would be UNANIMOUSLY rendered
INN II he would accept IT. Was
reply was that his business engage
mcntS were such that he could not
,,,o,,t - nomination ,nl raouested
That ms name DE not uSeu III Vile
convention
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Inc following CONGRESSIONAL No'li-
mlttCe was appointed, each county
nan,inr its member.
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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-09-22
Again:

:" In answer To the question, How does educa-
ton abroad compare with our own" should say
that in the line of school architecture and APP
pliances, courses of study and direct efforts at
teaching, we were superior In technical, indus
trial and art education we are inferior. In indi-
rect ways of education also we are inferior.
Every child in London, for example, has access
10 the geological gardens, to the royal botanical
gardens, to museums, South kensington and
British and to the national galleries of painting
and sculpture. In Germany and Italy the child
ren hear the finest music, and you hear boys on
the streets whistle the finest operas the world
knows, and they know. too, when false note is
struck ms well as "A prima donna. Yet though
they have these wonderful indirect ways of edu-
cation, though they might climb from the gutter
To the university, it is not ior them to do it. The
pressure of caste and poverty for so many cen
turtles renders them hopeless and holds the poor
and ignorant where they are. Multitudes in
London never heard of the things mentioned
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-09-22
Mems and Boys Suits
Dissolution Of Partnership.

The partnership heretofore existing between
the undersigned is dissolved 10y mutual consent
The accounts Of The firm are in I. Scott AnSlsy's
hands for settlement ISAAC WlNN.
Mineral Point, Aug. II, 1SS2. ZAClI T.wEARNE
The undersigned viii carry on the business of
hackSmlthiuS at the old stand and peCtiullv
asks continuance of the patronage oil the old
firm. ZACH. 4. WEA2NE
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-09-22
Land for Sale.

NINETY ACRE TRACT in Spring Green Sank
county-all under cultivation 10 acres seeded
down: also 20 acres of Timber if needed. House
and stables on prtmiSeS. viii be sold one-half
cash and onehallon time; or discount for all
cash; or will traoh for good house in Mineral
Point. Inquire OF 7tf DAVID BROWN
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-09-22
Hotel for Sale.

On account OF declining years. l offer for sale
my hotel property within few rods OF the Min
eral Point depot. The hotel building is from
one hundred and forty 10 one hundred and fifty
feet long and from two to three stories high:
large barn and cattle yards in connection.
This hotel will be sold reasonable terms.
giving the purchaser good chance To pay Tor it,
The Hotel is known rs the Mineral Point
House" and has good run of business, which
with a little effort can lie largely increased.
For further particulars inquire of the propric-
tor, WM, WALKER,
Gift Mineral Point, Wis.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-09-22
EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT.
Conducted by J. II. Terry, Principal of Mineral
Point Public Shoots
THE SCHOOLS ABROAD.

At the last meeting Of the State
Teachers Association a brief descrip-
ton of some of the schools of Europe
was given by Miss Sarah Stewart, a
lady holding a prominent position
in the public schools of Milwaukee,
and who had spent the last year in
travelling in the different countries
of Europe, and visiting the various
educational institutions.
1t is with some surprise that many
American teachers will learn from
these statements that the more phil
osophic views of education and the
theories sanctioned and advocated
by the best of the profession are
making more rapid Roadway here
than there; that the systems Of
Froebel and Pestalozzi have more
disciples in the United States than
Germany. Teachers this side of the
water will begin to question after
reading statements like those quoted
below whether the schools of Ger
many have not from the time of
Horace Mann to the present been
surrounded by American writers
with the same sort of glamour that
till the time of Mark Twain and
his famous Innocents characterized
the American description of every
thing European. Miss Stewart says:
The change that has been going on in the
philosophy and method Of education, since the
days of Pestalozzi and Froebel, as yet finds very
little expression in the schools of the old world
The germs of the new education are, however
| apparent more in the minds of the few Leaders
who are talking theory, than in the rank and file
| who are doing the work. The ideas of this edu
! cation are opposed to the principles of monarch
| les. We do not teach our boys and girls to ask
questions They educate for industrial, com
mercial or military pre-eminence, and instil al
unquestioning obedience To authority. There is
an unspoken dread OF having existing institu
lions questioned for fear they will be overturned
| The new education and its doctrines flourish bes
iii republics. Education is given the masses be
cause it teaches children to work, makes better
citizens, increases the nations wealth. Not ONT
in five hundred will give Froebels reason, tina
| ii PUTS IL man in possession of his powers, no
| only that he shall make unit III society, bu
shall also be fitted to get the greatest amount o
happiness for himself"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-09-22
Desirable City Residence for Sale OF
Rent

The undersigned offers for sale or rent his fine
residence, situated in the southern part of the
city. II IS II twostory building OF eight rooms
with all modern conveniences. Good cistern
cellar and barn and large lot. Terms reasouAh Bile
Apply TO my father Nm. Lanyan Sr.
All persons are warned not 10 trespaSs on The
premises
Mineral Point May ~
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-09-22
THE DEMOCRAT.
Mineral Point, Friday, Sept. ~, 1882.

Geo. Crawford. Robt NJ. Crawford,
EDITORS AND PRoPRIEToRs.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1882-05-06
Romance of the Brooklyn
Bridge.

By the end of March of the next
year the great Brooklyn bridge will
probably be ready for use, says a
New York letter. The trustees
want 81 $50, 900 to finish it with. If
they keep within their present esti-
mate, which is against all probable
ity and precedent, the bridge will
have cost in all just $14,793, 97 10.
Leaving the finan ces of the bridge
out of sight, and the question OF its
public usefulness, there is no dis
putting its triumphant success as d
piece of engineering. There is moth
ing like it in the world. Few people
who wonder at the twin giants of
granite that face each other across
the river, or admire the fine curve of
the massive cables, know, anything
about the romance of It's construc-
ton. The story of the great
engineer who designed and
made the bridge is an interest
ing, and, in some respects a
wonderful one. His health was
wrecked in the compressed atmos-
phere of the caissons used in laying
the pier foundations. A most dis
tressing nervous malady confined
him for years to his room and bed.
Instead of becoming victim of the
bridge, his resolute will made him
its conqueror and hero. His bed
was at window overlooking the
river, and from this observatory,
telescope always in his trembling
fingers, and plans and projectionsall
around him, he watched and direct
ed the slow progress of an army of
workmen. A faithful and intelli-
gent woman was his lieutenant.
She mastered all the complicated
details of the work of construction
listened to reports, gave COM
mands, solved difficulties, lightened
in a thousand ways the labors of the
invalid. ~
If the truth were craven on one of
the granite piers of the bridge, the
legend would read: designed by
John A. Roebling, and built by John
A. Roebling and his wife,"
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1882-05-06

Mr.. Durant. Sutton, OF Sutton
Park Why, l knew his father in
the year $780, But what is TO be-
come of your career ~
Il can work, just the same, UNI
Gle, :" said Eda, persuasively. Il am
to retain my studio. That is one of
the conditions
So Mr.Durant proceeded to speak
of Winter Sunset, 4 But, when
he took out his purse, Eda put it
back with gentle obstinacy.
"Give me one of your old time
kisses, uncle, said she, with tears
in eyes, "and wish me well, and |
shall be more Than paid !"
Almost at the same instant the
door opened, and in tripped Kate,
leaning upon the arm of a good look
ing young man.
"Why, it's uncle y she cried.
Dear uncle, let me introduce my
husband, Colonel Catesby. We were
married this morning"
Mr.. Durant put on his spectacles.
you've lost no time" said he
drily.
because, Colonel Catesby is or
dered to the Floridian frontiers at
once, - explained Kate, 'and leaves
to morrow. | made his acquaintance
at the Art Rooms, and"
"Ah, yes" said Mr.. Durant. $50
when Love comes in, Art has to go
to the wall, ell ?''
"What is Art when compared
to Love, uncle ?" cried enthusiastic
Kate, while Colonel Catesby stood
looking ON in sort of idolatrous
admiration. ''But, all the same, |
shall take my designing tools along
with me, and prosecute my profess
sion among the orange groves and
palm thicket, while John is on duty
at the barracks. I"
II dare say,'' said Mr.. Durant,
drily. "Well, girls, you've conquer
ed me, | must admit. You've done
well at your-ahem careers, and
got a good husband apiece. | don't
believe you could have done better
if you had adopted my PLATFORM"
"And you forgive us, dear un-
Gle ?"
Eyes, said Mr.. Durant, 81 for
give you; and bestow my blessing
upon you-all three of you"
"All six of us you mean, uncle"
said Kate, mischievously.
"Just as you choose to have it, "
said Mr.. Durant.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1882-05-06
The Dismal Swamp,Virgimia

i e@A y w S&Hh EBs Nm y hhhts
The Dismal Swamp, says an ex-
change, is not a vast bog sunk low
in the ground into which the drain
age OF the surrounding country
flows. On the contrary, it is above
the level ground some fifteen or
twenty feet, as was demonstrated
by actual surveys. Instead of being
a receptacle into which rivers aud
streams enter and flow, it is, in
reality, an immense reservoir that,
In its sponge-like bulk, gathers the
waters that fall from the heavens
and pours them into five different
rivers, which flow onward to the
sea. Any one who would imagine
that the Dismal" was veritable
charnel-house that spread its MAS
ma throughout the co untry. On the
contrary it is the healthiest place
upon the American continent. The
swamp is formed entirely of green
timber There is actually no de-
composed wood; one sees large trees
lying all around in the forests and
swamps, The two principal woods
that grow in the place are juniper
and cypress, which never rot. They
fall prone to the ground like other
trees, but instead of the wood de-
composing it turns into peat, and
lies indissoluble by air and water for
ages-perfectly sound There is
nothing in the swamp to create
miasma; no rising of the tides and
decomposition of rank vegetation; no
marshes exposed to the burning rays
of the sun. All is fresh and sweet,
and the air is laden with as sweet
odors as the fragrant woods in May,
when the sweet odors of the flowers
mingle with the pungent scent of
the pine and dogwood. In the ante
bellum days all the planters were
! anxious to hire their slaves to
shingle-makers in the swamps on
account of its health. Mr.. Reddick,
a well-known contractor, says he
worked gang of fifty hands fifteen
years in the Dismal getting shingles,
and in all that time there was not a
case of fever and ague. | have seen
numerous affidavits of overseers and
contractors who have lived in the
swamp their lifetime, and they have
never known of a death caused by
miasma, or solitary instance of
ague and fever. The air is pure and
sweet, and the water, tinged to a
faint wine hue 10y the juniper, is as
potent medical drink as are the
famous watering places of the Vir.
ginia mountain pass" 1t is often
used by naval vessels going on a
long foreign cruise, on account of
the healthful properties, and also
because it keeps fresh and clear for
years. 1t is strong and invigorat-
ing tonic, with very pleasant taste.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1882-05-06

CERTIFICATE.-"I have used
Burdock Blood Bitters with great
benefit for indigestion and constipa
tion of the bowels. q. Il. EAsTON,
tHamilton, Ont. y
Price $1.0O. For sale BYE. @. Will
liams 81 Bro, druggists.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1882-05-06

The meanest man in Virginia is d
ferryman. who, when his grand
mother died, not only charged fer~
riage on the remains, bat demanded
payment in advance, before the
wagon containing the corpse could
be driven into the boat CO., aVk&s
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1882-05-06

With all their knowledge of in
sect life, the entomologists have not
yet solved the problem of gapes in
chickens. A worm in the windpipe
is the cause, but how it gets there,
and where it lives during the season
before and after it attacks the chick
en- is unknown. In some localities
it never appears, and elsewhere it is
an annual pest, or nearly.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1882-05-06
For the INDEPENDENT.
Hyacintlis.

0 slender stalk OF hyacinth-bells,
we've rung your chimes the whole day
long,
Until my little chamber swells
With echoes of your fragrant songs
And all my pain has flown away
And evening brings me rest to-day
And ali my heart is fresh as May,
Fresh as vour purple bells
slender thing hyacinth- flower
To bear my soul so far away
A slim, pink bud TO own such power,
Such magic vile, such potent sway q
AND yet it's true, the scented thing
Has waited me as tho on wing,
Back to the odorous, early spring
OF ife,-when life was May
But We will fade and droop, my dear,
My lovely pink and purple bells;
And shall wait another year,
For your sweet songs and mournful
swells. t&
For songs ye've sung, and knells yevs
tolled,
Gay song of youth, with joy enrolled
Sad knells of hopes, one manifold
My honest, faithful bells
Since, when little child, searched
For early blooms, by wood and way;
Or in the borders, earth 0esmirched-
Plucked the first fruits of fowery May;
No richest growth of bed or flower,
Has ever made such happy hour
For me, as this sweet-scented flower,
That droops AID dies to-day
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1882-05-06

Should you be a sufferer from dys-
pepsia, indigestion, malaria, or
weakness, you can be cured by
Browns Iron Bitters.