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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-09-01
A Greedy Reporter.

a story of a reporter who, in order
to have an account of an execution IN
the afternoon paper which employed
him, asked the sheriff to hang the con-
demned man an hour earlier than the
time set, has been going the rounds
lately, in one form and another. The
Dramatic Times vouches for the truth of
the incident, md gives what is declared
to be the true version The reporter
was Mr.. Kenward Philip, then engaged
on the Brooklye Eagle He was sent to
edo" the hanging of a man at Plain
field, N. j., and found the execution
was not to take place till midday,
shich would not get him back to
Brooklyn in time to do it justice. He
went to the sheriff and told him that
the failure to hang the man at 10, as
announced, would knock him out Of
six dollars at least, and asked him to
put the ceremony at IL, so that he
could get the II 80 train back. To Mr..
Philips surprise the sheriff was very in
dignant, but finally promised that if
Philip could persuade the condemned
man to be hanged an hour sooner he
would only be too glad to get the dis
agreeable job off his hands. Mr.. Philip
went to the murderer's cell and told
him plainly what he came for. They
had drink together. The unfortunate
found Philip very agreeable compan-
ion, and said that, 50 tar as he was con-
cerned, it didn't matter much whether
he was hanged an hour sooner or later.
Philip then wrote a note to the sheriff
embodying the request, the condemned
man signed it and he was hanged at IL.
1t was subsequently ascertained, how
ever, that the condemned man could
not read writing, and the painful doubt
was expressed whether he knew what
he was signing. But Philip caught his
Iraj,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-09-01
SHOOTING OLD PERKINS.
The Rusiness-Like Manner in which
an Editor Conducted Duel.

1t is on record III this state that a
Michigan editor was once engaged to
fight duel. The affair occurred twen-
ty-tive years ago, and was brought about
by this journalist making several vicious
attacks upon the honor and Honesty of
a member of the legislature. The solon
first tlied the usual way of getting even
by buying horSewhip and hunting the
editor, but when he had found aim he
was knocked down and rolled in the
mud. He then sent formal challenge,
and as the editor opened the letter he
turned to his two compositc-S and said
Boys, how much matter have you
got up for the first prge?"
Three columns" replied the fore
man, after measuring up the galleys.
"And we need five. You'll have il
all up by noon tomorrow, and by
Wednesday night all the inside will be
up. Then Eli wet down the paper and
make up, and while you are working
off the outside I'll run out and shoot
old Perkins who has sent me 4 ehal-
lenge.
He sent a formal acceptance. named
rifles as weapons, appointed the rem
devious within thirty rods of the office,
and then began to scratch out copy.
When the hour arrived he was making
up the forms. having got little behind
the programme, and by and by his sec
ond came in at the back door and said:
We've been waiting for you all of
twenty minutes"
"But I'm busy"
'ThiS is no time to be busy: Perkins
is all ready"
Hang the luck!' growled the editor,
rs he filled out the column and threw
down his rule. That's just like Per-
kins-he wants to throw our publica-
ton day. Come on; I'll fill him upl"
The editor seized his gun, and hatIess
and coatless he set out on lope for the
spot. Perkins saw him coming in that
fashion, and his knees weakened and
his chin dropped, and though the edit
or yelled for him to hold on minute.
he bolted over the fence and did not
come out of the woods until he was six
miles away.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-09-01
60
Utilizing the Rabbits i'm Australia.
From Colonies and India.

Lately the commercial enterprise of
the colonists in Victoria has led them
to endeavor to derive some profit from
the improbable swarans of rabbits with
which they are surrounded, and the re-
turns of two it-preserving factories
in western Victoria show the vigor
with which the work has been carried
on. In one week lately upward of 49,
600 pairs of rabbits were dealt with at a
rabbit preserving factory at Colac,
while 10000 were received and treated
at another establishment at Camper
down, SO that the two factories can be
credited with the destruction of nearly
30 600 pairs, or 10000 rabbits, in one
week.
At the present time the Colac factory
gives employment to about ninety men
and boys inside and about three hun
dred hands outside, while a similar
number of hands are employed at the
Camperdown factory; and the mana
ger ofthe works computes that the area
of ground covered by the trappers ip
both towns comprises u district of sew
enty miles in length by at least twenty
miles in width
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-09-01
A Duel on the Field of Battle.

George H. Chase, who was a mem
Der of the Harris light cavalry, a New
York regiment equipped by ex-senator
Harris, and wno was, i'll 1862, one of
General Rufus Kings orderlies, was in
the city n short time since.
"Of course Fitzpatrick was popular
with his regiment"
"Most of the time, yes"
"Whcn wasn't he POPULAR"
"When his needless recklessness put
us into positions where we got cut to
pieces without any good coming from
it. At Orange Court House our bri-
9ade-kilpatrick was Il general then
was run into place where Gen. J. E.
B. Stuarts rebel division surrounded it.
Little Xii. came around to our regi-
ment and told US we were in tight
place, out we must cut our way out
at all hazards. We did cut our way
out, but at an expense of 140 men in
less than halt an hour. Such business
as that was not calculated to make us
love him; but the first thing we knew
he would do such Il gallant thing that
we would all be III love with him
again"
"What's that story about klpatrick's
cutting down rebel major ?'
"Well, he slashed him, that's certain.
1t was at that Brandy Station cavalry
fight. 1t was one of the sharpest cav
airy fights we had in the army of the
Potomac. | never saw Fitzpatrick go
at them with such ferceness. In one
of the rebel regiments there was Ma
jor Brown who was at West Point when
Fitzpatrick was there. They we're bit
ter enemies, and had several knock
downs while at the academy. At that
Brandy Station fight Fitzpatrick caught
sight of Brown, and with drawn sabre
made for him. Brown saw him COM
ing, drew his revolver and shot at him,
but missed, and then drew his sword,
moved to meet his adversary. As they
met the business commenced. Both
men fought like very tigers at bay.
Brown gave Fitzpatrick :. Slight cut on
the arm, but instead of dishearten-
ing him it seemed to make him more
tigerish, and he put in a cut which
made Brown reel, and then gave him
= slashing cut which killed him. Kill
patrick rode back to his brigade and
coolly said: That rights wrong. |
have wanted to meet him ever since
the war commenced ,"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-09-01
Mammoth FO0tnrints.

Since Prof. LIE Conte visited the state
prison at Carson to examine the fossil
tracks on the floor of the quarry, War
den Garrard has developed three add
tional series o. human footprints. He
turned y stream of water on the quarry
floor, ut the western side, where the
walls are about thirty feet high. and
was rewarded by more than = dozen
new footprints. Coming west are the
prints of the feet of man who was APP
parently dragging Il heavy load after
him through tie mud. The tracks are
turned sideways, as if the man had
sought the strongest purchase to pull
along behind him in his load. Even in
the smallest of the tracks the No. of
the Chronicle reporter looked like
baby shoe. On the east side of the
quarry little tunnel was run in about
six feet in the presence of Prof. LIE
Conte, and three fresh human foot
prints were disclosed. Evidently the
owner of the feet was plunging through
deep and thick mud, for around each
track was forced up ridge several
inches i'll height. Virginia City Chroa,-
iCie.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-09-01
Sparrows Whip a Cat.
Pottsville Miners Journal.

A halfgrown cat caught young spar
row on East Norwegian street yester-
day, and the latter chirped loudly,
giving the alarm, and in very few
moments a large number of the
belIigerent little birds we're on the spot.
They swooped down ON pussy from
every direction, and, although she
arched her back, distended her tail,
and tried to give battle, she was over
come by numbers, and fled incontinently
to the shelter of coal shed near at
hand. This did not end the matter. In
the course of half hour puss made
her appearance on the scene again.
The birds appeared to have put some
of their number on picket duty, for as
soon as the cat came from her shelter
alarm was souded, and the festhered
clans came afresh to the attack in
greater force than ever. The cat ran to
her home, half square away, the spar
rows striking her as long as she was in
sight.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-09-01
Winnemucca's Wedding.
Winnemucca Silver State.


His Majesty Winnemucca MDLV.,
King o. all the Piutes, was recently
married to q princess of his tribe.
Buena Vista John, Il trusted member of
Winnemucca's Cabinet, says the royal
consort is past the middle age, and
weighs all tie same as four sacks of
-four. Winnemucca, who traces his
lineage, according to Piute tradition,
from the time when the Humboldt Val
ley was a lake, is said to be the fifteen
hundredth and tifty-6fth monarch of
his line. He has children past the
prime of life, and the old fellow takes q
new wife to provide for his necessities
in his old age. The Piute marriage
cerensony is very simple affair. The
chosen bride retires to her wickiup at
I'm appointed time and huddles in a
corner. If she does not like the bride
groom she gets up rms away when
he enters the wickiup, 1t if he is the
man of her choice remains, and become
his slave for life.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-09-01
A Queer Case.

An exciting case of sudden death,
attended with strange circumstances,
occurred the other day in Sharon, o.
Miss Alice Linkmeyer, daughter of a
citizen of that town, was taken with a
sort of cholera morbus, after two or
three days indisposition, and died after
four hours of violent illness. Al efforts
to restore her proved unavailing,
though continued for some time, owing
to the life-like appearance of the dead
girls face. Her cheeks blazed redder
than peony; otherwise signs OF death
were apparent. Doctors said that she
was certainly dead. Her father was
anxious, and directed that the cooler
should not be allowed to touch her
body. The second day afterward the
funeral took place. The coffin was
placed open in the family vault, and
was watched during the night. As
many people were firm in the belief
that life was not gone, the father had
the body removed next day to his
home. GalvaniIm was tried without
effect, although the young lady's face
looked as if she wsre still in brilliant
health. The ordinary tests were made,
burning the skin, to see if it would bis
ter, and lancing to see if blood would
flow. These tests failed. and signs of
decomposition appeared. Finally, on
the assurance of several doctors that
she was dead, the body was again taken
to the vault. The frightening OF her
cheeks was attributed by DR.. Streeter
TO an enlargement of the capillaries at
the time Miss Linkmeyer had the
measles some years ago. Following
this was an abnormal deposit of red
coloring matter in the cheeks which
remained after the blood had left the
face. The father refused to allow a
post-mortem examination, and he has
taken means to prevent the possibility
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-09-01

son, which is less than the average
workers in any unprotected business in
the country. The total number en-
ployed in the production o. pig and
bar iron and steel was 140,975. who re-
eeived S1S4, 90 day, or $3.50 each,
their service coming mere under the
head of skilled labor than that of the
miners. Surely $3.50 day for skilled
labor in one of the most protected of
all our many protected industries, can
not be regarded as very munifcent
compensation, especially when. accord
ing to statistic of Labor in Europe
and America" special report on that
subject, published by Edward Young,
Phi. D., chief of the United States bu-
resu of statistics in 1875, it IS stated
that at that time semi-skilled labor in
English rail and angle mills received
on an average from IS te IS per day.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-09-01
Iowa County Democrat,
MINERAL POINT, WIS.
aNIMPOssIBILITY.

II was in the solemn poet man,
Full haggard and forlorn,
That came unto the editor
One sunny summer morn,
And placed within his jeweled mana,
That erestwhile in mood
Of loving kindness written had
Of toeman something good,
Some manuscript, and seating then
Himself in cushioned chair,
Spoke boldly out, first smoothing down
His tangled locks of hair.
~ know fall well =" the poet said,
THAT oftentimes it is
The painful duty of your craft
To pun their little sciss-
Ors through the thoughts of other men
Which may not be expressed
Within your columns-as perchance
An ANTICIPATED jest,
Or verses on an oil-lamp death
All there, | know must fail
Beneath the awful ban that spreads
Above them like pail.
"But have heard a little thing,
Quite touching in its way,
That tells Ut ripping waters
And the smell Of ner-mown hay
The bashful maiden's w!tehing smile,
The lowing of the kline;
The meadows, spangIed Ger with fiowsrs,
The sun st most divine,
Are also pictured sy the use
of softly sounding words,
And over all there comes the sweet
Low twtteriHg Of the birds.
Twas then up spoke the editor
''Your scheme is good :" he said
"0n the ripping water racket
You have really quite head.
But the spanged meadow business
Aud the blushins country maid
Have long since copyrighted been,
And therefore In afraid
That your story will not answer
But if you could only make
Tho maiden sweep the parlor
1t would SIMPLY tako tho cake
The poet man gat much downcast,
The luster left his eye:
He rose to 70 and sadly said
~ cannot ell n lie y
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-09-01

ent to the destruction of the barrage
might, however, close the sluices at
any time, and so, by raising the level
OF the river, cause the water 10 rush
down the Rehera and other canals in
enormous volumes at almost any time
of the year independent of the rise OF
the Nile.
The Menou6eh canal, having its
head works also at the barrage and
supplying the Delta proper, IS q far
larger canal than the Behera, having a
mean width of go feet, and depth of
from twenty-one feet to twenty-seyen
feet at high Nile. When guaged with
depth of but eleven feet of water in
the channel, the velocity Of the cur
rent was about two miles per hour,
which is as much as the light earth
work through which the canal is cut
will safely stand. The discharge at
that time was no less than $50 tons of
water per second. If the full head of
water were allowed to enter the canal,
the torrent, securing away the banks
and bed, would rush down toward the
sea and flood the whole country. The
barrage furnishes the means for attain
ing this result without waiting for the
full rise of the Nile, and the works are
defended by strong for situated be-
tween the two sections of the barrage
and at present held by Arab.
One of the largest canals in the Delta
Is the Bahr Chibine, an ancient branch
of the Nile. To cleanse this canal is d
formidable work, but it has to be IN
dertaken every year, owing to the de-
post Of light silt and mud. When it is
| remembered that the whole of lower
Egypt is simply an accumulation of
layers of Nile deposit, formed during
the successive annual floods, it will be
obvious that unless the banks of the
rivers and of the canals were repaired
every year, and the canals themselves
cleared of the deposit, the whole
country would soon revert to its print
tive condition, and be entirely snb-
merged during about one-third of the
year. Passive neglect would suffice,
| without active interference, to bring
about the above state OF affairs.
Egyptians, like most other Orientals,
are prone to trust to chance, and it is
no matter for surprise, therefore, that
they do not make the protection banks
many inches higher than the antici-
pated level of the food During the
exceptionally high Nile of 1874, thou
sands of fellaheen were kept at work
day and night by the late khedive in
carrying baskets of earth to raise the
banks at a rate to keep pace with the
rapid rise of the Nile. Happily the
work was accomplished and a great
| disaster avoided
From constant work on the canals,
the fellaheen are experienced in earth
works, and would take readily and
naturally to the construction Of in
trenchments and Notifications general
ly. Again, the raised banks of the eE-
listing canals constitute so many lines
OF defense, if maintained, while if in
tentionally thrown down the land be-
comes flooded, and there is no clay or
| other suitable material available for re-
pairing the banks. Many advantages,
therefore, are enjoyed by the defenders
of that compact little district known as
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-09-01
lust the Same.

There was crowd of carriages in
front of church, when man came
along, discovered that something was
going on, and leaning against hitchlng-
post, he asked of pedestrian:
''Was it very SUDDEN"
II don't know"
Presume it was. Well, we've all got
to go that way. Do you know, sir, chat
that
Here his voice broke down and he
reached for his handkerchief.
Whats the matter" inquired the
other.
"Young woman's funeral in there"
That's no funeral; that's a mar
rage"
Marriage! Ah-yes-marriage-I
see. Well, it's all the same to me- Give
me the young mans name, and I'll
weep over him.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-09-01
Faith

Often doctor will say: We'll nos if you will
only have faith in my treatment will cure you"
Stuff and nonsense! The idea is absurd, aud yet
it is a fixed notion with many, especially those Of
the quack fraternity who brighten the young into
the use of their nostrums and then excuse their
failure to cure from want Of faith on the part
of their victim. The inventor of DR.. Guysott 5
Y elbow D ok and Sarsaparilla, an old and es-
teemed physician used to take especial delight in
persuading these who had no faith in his prescrp-
ton to only just try it, Faith or no faith, its
effect as a blood purifier and true strengthened Of
the liver, kidneys and nervous system is most
wonderful, and is proven in every instance where
used. The proprietors offer thousand dollars
reward for any case of impure blood, weakness,
ill-health dyspepsia, indigestion, nervous debility,
urinary weakness liver complaint, or any chronic
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-09-01
Wasn't Going 10 Lose the Bait.

"Uncle SAM" said a colored
boy to black Samuel, a negro who
used to bottom chairs for Col. Sandy
Faulkner, "whar yer gwine?' "Gwine
fshin'; why yer AK me?' "Did yer
know that Aunt Tidy is dead?" GO
on. chile! Is dat a fack? Yer doan
mean ter say dat my wife is dead?"
eyes, sab" "When she die?" "Dis
mornin." "Wall, Use sorry I want
dar Tell 'em to go an make de range
ments, dat I'll be back agin de funeral.
Use done dug worms for bait now
Wish I'd knowed it sooner" -1rkansaao
Traveller.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-09-01
Protection and Wages.
Savannah NeRs

As is well known, one of the favorite
cries of the protectioni.ts to the work
ingman is that protective tariff keeps
the laborer busy and guarantees him
high wages, and is indispensable for
fostering our .'infant industries" Sta
tistics furnished by the census reports
of 1880 do not verify the former asser-
ton, however, if iron and steel-about
the most heavily protected articles in
common use-are any criterion. These
statistics, as collated by the Boston
Post, show that in 1880 there were sos
companies engaged in producing iron
ore, and they produced Z ,97i,70S tons,
employing to do the work 81 ,68S per
sons, at daily cost of S31, 793, > very
few ceuts over 81 per day for each per
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-09-01

If you feel dull, drowsy. debilitated have sal
low color Of skin or yelowish brown spots on
face or body, frequent headache or dizziness, bad
taste in mouth internal heat OF chills alternated
with hot Pushes lew spirits and gloomy forebod-
ings irregular appetite, and tongue coated you
are suffering from torpid liver 'billiousnes
In many cases Of liver complaint only part OF
these symptoms are experienced. As a remedy
for all such eases DR.. PIerce's Golden Medical
Discovery mas no equal, as il effects perfect and
radical cures At all drug stores
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-09-01
Electrified Horses.

A great crowd gathered to see the
astonishing conduct of the horses at a
certain point in the road. One horse
no sooner reached the mysterious spot
than it reared, paved the air for mo-
ment, and then started of at a speed
that fairly took away the drivers
breath. Diner animals acted in SINH
larly inexplicable manner, to the as
constituent or the spectators. 1t was
at length discovered that a discharge
OF electricity underground was the
cause of the trouble, the electricity
communicating with the horses
through their iron shoes. A
policeman gave notification Of the dis
turbance To the Edison company and
the current WAS cut off "You sec"
said Edison, excavations are made
from time to time for the laying OF
steam-heating pipes, and this CAUSES Us
no end of trouble Our conductors
become undermined and get pressed
down upon the pipes, so that when q
heavy truck passes along there Is Jar,
and an electric shock is the result.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-09-01

ski. ~ rHs WosksHop.-To do good work
the mechanic must have good health. If long
hours Of confinement in close rooms have eafee-
bled his hand or dinmed his sight, let him as
once, and before some organic trouble appears
take plenty of Hop Bitters. His system win be
reigvena,ed, his nerves strengthened, his sight
become clear and the whole constitution be built
up TO higher working condition.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-09-01

1t is proposed to erect an equestrian
Statue of General and ex.President
VIM. Henry Harrison. the hero of Tip
pecanoe. at one end of the gates of
Circle Park, Indianap polls.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-09-01

President Arthur attended the Con-
gregationai Church at Newport yester-
day. He breakfasted with w. w. AS
tor to-day, and held public reception
at the Ocean House.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-09-01

Everyone will find it beneficial TO
examine the bargains in New Linens,
Dress Goods, Hosiery, Shoes, Cloaks,
Millinery, etc, at James Morgan's,
East Water street, Milwaukee,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-09-01

J. F. D.. Of Cincinnati, O.. writes Dr.. Guy
sott's elbow Dock and Sarsaparil!a has eradi-
blood, resulting from a bad case of serofula ard
syphilitc disorder of many years standing.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-09-01

In the spring Of the year by taking Aliens Iron
Tonic MtterS, the great blood purifier, Gver in
appetizer, and general system rejuveu-
ator. 1t is the best in the world. Prepared only
by ]. +. Allen, druggist ST. ratl Mlua.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-09-01

Young or middle aged men So ffesiDg from nerF-
Gus debility, loss Of memory, premature old age,
a. the result Of bad habits, should send three
stamps for Part VII u Dime Series psnpniets-
address WoKLD's DIsPEssaEY MEDICAL AFso-
cIATIos, Buffalo, NY.