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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-11-10
A Bear at his Heels.

The Telegram noted few days since
the fact that VIM. Wilkinson and ]. L.
Merrick, officials of the Hudson River
Water power and Paper Company, had
started for the Adriondacks, where they
intended to devote two or three weeks
time In hunting bears. Last Friday .
trail was started, and In following il, the
t~o hunters became separated In q
short time Merrick heard shot fired
IN the direction he supposed Wilkinson
to be, which was st once followed by
the most unearthly yells he ever heard.
Fastening to the locality he took In the
situation at q glance. A shot from
Wilkinson's rife had evidently wound
ed one of the black beasts, and angered
by pam the animal rad turned upon
wilkinson sad was giving chase, while
Wilkinson Vas running for dear life.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-11-10
iowa County Democrat.
THE UNDYING.

why are the dead not dead7 Who can undo
What time hath donel Who can win pack 'he
wind
Renew the redness Of tie last years rose,
Or dig q sunken sunset from the deepf
Life has no Katahdin, no summit place
That rnsrtals reach, and, looking back, ex-
claim =,
"The mast is as the days that neer will grace
My'Iife with hours / never can reclaim J.
Nav. nav. for Clo'tho' sings on golden days,
Warm with the ardor of the day gods smile,
A snatch of song that in youths fowery ways
SweIod lifa's rare music, comforting ereWhiie.
From DAYS that buried nro meath other days
Remembrance comes, to bring their records
fair;
Faint as the hyning of some psalm of praise
Whose words come while we only hear the AIR.
Some dream that did enclose great depth of JOY
win rise again. and grid our helpless lives
With sorrow that in life is stern alloy
For bliss, when but the memory Survives.
The shorn fields tell Of harEests that are past,
Of summer dawns that ne'er again WIN break
Events depart with days, but overcast
Our lives with much time cannot over.
Aye il is best that memory rarely sleeps
And limits not her life by days or years
For memory the key Of wisdom keeps,
And doth unlock the truths that bafte seers.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-11-10
American Fables.

A parrot who lived next door to a
nightingale one day rushed over and
rang the bell and called out:
'For heavens sakel do ask your
children to stop that noise"
"What noise?'
"Why, that internal chattering and
shrieking in your back yard. People
talk about the sweet song of the night
ingale, but in truth it is enough to
drive one insane. / demand that you
keep your children STILL"
"But l have no children"
"Well, who is it making such 81 noise
behind the house?'
"Beg pardon, but the noise is in your
own yard"
"Then what business have nightin-
gales on the premises ?"
"The racket is caused by your own
children, Mrs. Parrot"
"Indeed, so it is; but if you didn't
live next door they wouldn't act So"
"You forget that / had lived here for
years when you came into the neigh
borhood"
eyes; but / didn't think you would
be so touchy about a trifiing noise"
'tLet me tell you | had not even no
ticed the. noise until you came over
here to complain"
ooh, WELL" snapped the parrot as she
turned away, "if you are bound to pick
Il fuss with me because the voice of a
parrot is sweeter than that of night
ingale, you will certainly find some ex-
cuse to do so, and 1 might as well save
my breath"
Moral.--If you are parrot, never
get among nightingales, unless you
banker to be abused.
THE HAWK AND THE HEN.
4 fish-hawk who had way of
throwing three cards about in dex-
trous manner, one day met hen and
invited her to bet on his game.
"But l don't understand it."
"Why, all there is about it, l throw
the three cards so, and SO, and so, and
you bet, for instance, that you pick up
the ace of spades"
81 don't want to take your money, "
said the hen.
Oh, as to that, you are quite well
| CONS"
"Well, here's an X that I pick up an
ace"
The hawk smiled as he thought how
easy it was to throw snuff in the hens
eyes, but lol Biddy picked up the ace
she had named, and raked in the SUI
| gar.
"I'll be hanged if Pm not discouraged
trying to earn an honest living" cried
the hawk, thowing down the cards in
disgust; and he thereupon not only
turned robber, but he ate the hen to
boot.
Moral.--Never discourage thrift and
integrity by taking money from a
three-card monte player-M Quad.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-11-10
A Circus ROmance-The Fat Girl and
the Living Skeleton.
~ want bundle OF old papers"
"What do you want them forP''

"What do you want them for?''
"Well, you see, after we get through
reading them, we feed them to the only
Egyptian Bovaltpus. to clear his voice
besides the patent medicine advertise.
ments in the papers purify his system
and prevent him from contracting tn 6
chills, and other malarisl attractions
you have down here in Texas"
"You seem to be connected with the
circusY'
Eyes, travel with the circus. How
did you come to find it out? Who gave
me away.?"
iJust guessed it."
"Well, you must come around and
see our curiosities. You may not have
the curiosity to see them, but we have
the curiosity to show"
ITO what curiosities do you REFER"
eve have got living skeleton who
is thinner than the defense in the star
route case. He is SO thin that when
we were in Georgia he frequently re-
ceieved an immense popular applause,
being mistaken for Alex. Stephens
Then We have got s. fat girl who kicks
the beam at 573 pounds, / mean figur.
stively speaking. Ofcourse she couldn'i
kick up at all, and she wouldn't do il
if she could, for she is very shy and re.
firing, owingI suppose, to her having
travelled with circus. That brings
out all the latent modesty there Is IN 3
person"
''How long have You been travelling
with circus?'
"Not very long. but dom. you put
any Of these statistics In Teras san; ngs
She IS very musical, but of course she
can't get close enough to piano to play
on it. so she has to sit OF and strike
the keys with > couple OF croquei
mallets. It's wonderful, wonderful 70
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-11-10
Richmond in War Times.

| Mary W. Early, in the Philadelphia Times.
| Every Tuesday evening during the
winter, we had a meeting of what We
| called "The Starvation Club" our re-
| freshments consisting of cold water;
| but as we had excellent music, high
spirits and youthful bouyancy, we en-
joyed these meetings greatly and
danced away merrily with the young
officers. remember one of these who
| had won a golden spur, of which he
was so proud that he wore it at meet
ing of our club, spreading havoc among
the young girls, whose trains he ruth
lessly tore.
At other entertainments We had
handsome and abundant suppers, even
during the utmost stringency of the
blockade, for the Richmond people
could still command fowls, game and
old Virginia hams, though imported
wines and Java and Mocha coffee were
scarcely more than things of the past.
Our costumes, especially during the
last and most brilliant social season of
the war, the winter of 1S64-65 up to
| February, we're "far from complete"
bnt, as nearly all of us (women at
least) were in the same predicament,
we were seldom made to feel badly by
seeing our neighbors dressed better
than ourselves, test rs fatal to female
| friendship as the one Cowper lays
down:
"The nymph must lose her female friend
If more admired than She"
One's envy was seldom excited by
seeing our friends in "store Clothes" as
backwoods people express it, except in
some rare instance where persons in
Baltimore or other northern cities would
| contrive to smuggie a trunk or box of
things through the blockade to friends
or relatives in Richmond. There was
| striking picturesqueness in street life in
those old days, even in the unconscious
grouping of men, with their snowy uni
forms and eager faces. Almost hourly
you would see something of interest on
the streets, a drill, dress parade, a
procession, or something stirring and
imposing. The capitol square was
used as drill and parade ground for
some time, and every evening at
O'Clock the band would strike uL, and
hosts of young people who made the
square their rendezvous would flock
thither. ''The Mocking Bird" and
''Twinkling Stars" were especially
popular airs, played almost every eve
ming by the band.
The old fair grounds at the west end
of Granklia street (now Monroe Park
were used for drills during the winter
Of 1858 GA. Sometimes whole regi-
ments would pass through the city on
their way to join one of our generals,
and the pageantry of military funerals
was thing very familiar to us. l re-
member of being especially touched by
the funeral of young cavalry officer,
Captain Fairfax. believe, whose
death occurred in December, 1862.
The coffin was borne through the
streets wrapped in Confederate flag,
while the slain warriors horse was led
behind, and the air vibrated With sol
emn strains of a funeral march. The
most imposing funeral witnessed dur
ing the war was that of Gen. Dimmock
in October, 1868, Still greater were
the honors paid to the remains of
Stonewall Jackson as they Jay in state
in the capitol in Richmond.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-11-10
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Facts of Interest.

The Baroness Burdett- Coutts- Bartlett
owns the smallest pony in the world.
1t stands thirteen inches high, and is
five years of age.
Milwaukee claims to have the largest
ond largest in the world. This estab-
lishment turns out 100000 barrels of
beer per annum.
"Bitter beer" in England has re-
ceived deadly blow at the hands of
the Northwestern Railway Company,
which has recently purchased large
herd of COWS and proposes henceforth
to supply pure and wholesome milk
to thirsty passengers, who have hither-
to had no recourse except beer.
One of the curious consequences of
the construction of the Suez canal has
been the introduction into the Medit-
erranean Sea of sharks, which were
formerly almost unknown there. The
sharks have proved very destructive
to the edible fish, and it is now difficult
for fishermen to supply the demand.
G. P. Bailey, of San Jose, Cal, Col.
Richard Peters, of Atlanta, Ga, and
Col. Robert Scott, of Frankfort, KY,
are the goat kings OF America, Mr..
Bailey alone having herd of 5000
Angoras on his ranch in Nevada. Last
year he shipped eastward 10000
pounds of mohair at sixty cents per
pound, and during the past two years
he has sold $4,000 worth of goats.
A small-sized mammoth cave has
been discovered near Sierra Valley,
Cal. Its interior is said to be marvel
ously beautiful. From the roofs of the
chambers huge stalactites are grouped
in grotesque positions.
The official report on silk culture 10
Hungary IS encouraging. There were
1876 cultivators last year, against but
1859 in 1880, and the product amount
ed to 41,537 kilogrammes of cocoons
against 10, 1872 killogrammes in the year
preceding, the values of the same re-
spectively being S17 ,425 and 81 $40. A
school for sericulture is to be estab-
lished under government patronage.
The payments out of the Wisconsin
treasury last year Tor bounties on wild
animals were SOL 5S1, representing the
interest on $40, 900, SO that the wild
beasts of the state are equivalent to an
incumbrance of over half q million dol
lars.
With new apparatus for ascertain
ing the velocity of railway trains,
train weighing 125 tons and travelling
at speed of forty-five miles an hour
has been found to run on a level track
few feet more than i've miles after
steam had been shut off
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-11-10

considering, as she said, the peculiar
feature of the case, he consented to
overlook the offense, and inflicted no
worse punishment on the delinquent
than reprimand, which was received
in dutiful silence, and with all due con-
triton. Six months later the Colonel
made an eloquent speech at the wedd-
ing of two happy young people, on
which occasion Captain Brereton acted
acted as best man. The two sweet blue
eyes looked playfully into his as the
pretty bride thanked him, in mysteri-
Gus whisper, for the solitary and mem
orable occasion when he had consented,
for once in his life, to overlook and
condone single breach of discipline.
Temple Bar.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-11-10
ChaR.

There are six different types of the
goddess of liberty afoat in this coun-
try, and not one of 'en1 is dressed in a
way you would like to see your sister
adopt.
A Mr.. Hawley, of Fairchild, has re-
ceived patent for ventilated shoe,
although we do not see how he could,
that shoe having been in general use
for ages.
The meanest kind of mean man is
the man who will give at this season
to tramp q straw hat when he knows
that if the tramp wears it he will get
guyed to death.
An exchange is shouting out at the
top of It's voice, twas Bunyan gypsy?a'
Possibly, possibly, but it is our private
opinion that Burton was more likely a
corn doctor.
AS soon as an extra blanket is placed
at the foot of a mans bed, it becomes
50 warm that he has to close his shut
tiers for fear of being sun-struck. 1t is
only when he has sufficient covering
that the air is frigid.
Mrs. Banks, and Indiana woman,
bought some poison for rats, wrote the
word "poison" on it four times. hid it
on the top shelf in the pantry, and yet
the hired girl used it for baking powder
within week.
Robinson latter long whist bout at
the clubl-It is awfully late, Brown.
What will you say to yonr wife?
Brown lin whisper)-O l shan't say
much, you know. "Good morning dear,
or something of that sort. She'll say
the rest.
A young man in an Illinois town
stepped into d church door moment
one Sunday while the service was 60
ing Oh, and the smart minister saw him
and shouted, Get out young man, she
is not here" The young man was en-
barassed for a moment, and then re-
membering the several ministerial
scandals that were in the courts, he
said. loud enough for all to hear him,
Eyes, she is, you old duffer. You have
gother hid behind the organ, and tyou
want to go home with her yourself"
The minister blushed, and said the SER
vices would close by singing the doxol-
Opy.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-11-10
Are Yeu Neryaus and I.act vita, r,ar.v,
Na.ysSN31ls
l.HI.'TfN'N''1'f'''''1l'F''FFFE7ENI
Cork Insoles: What They Do,

THE Magnetic Insoles contain series Of Magnets,
scientifically arranged, that form minute batSries,
rechargins the hiosd with magnetism, and exertinS
traaquilixing influence upon the entire system
through the consequent improved circulation.
lnSulate the feat tron the and damp en- IT, and
thus prevent the abstraction OF the positive force ncm
the body.
Generate by their magnetic action an agreeable
warmth and SECURE Fcrtet circulation In the Feet and
lower eXtremities.
Cure Ihhaips and remove all uneatural heat per
sp'ration, swelling Of the feet ami ankles
Prevent, relieve, and, in some cases cure rheama-
tsm, neuralgia, Rnd kindred diseases
In all forms cf chronic and nervous disease de
cthty are Invaluable.
Are great and direct promoter general health
and 10 worn at all u the year being thn
take up very little nom, u the shoe.
One pair u tho Magnetic nSoCs will the
thcss claims Price Sl.o0 per pair
Htty thousand men, and ehdten the CITY II
eaEo and the West wearing them.
The Magnetic usoes will convince the II the power
residing IN other Magnetic Appliances.
RemtSuces Re made ia postage stamps
rercy sent ia letter a risk.
sent by mail receipt OF price and the Of shoe asn4
wsra by The Magnetic Appliance Co. No 2iS stats street chi
casc, III, sole Manufacturers Of tho United States
For null instructions in the Magnetic Treatment
and ehrouie diseases for the departure
healing and rhyisca culture containing testimonials 4
marvellous obtained wearing Magneua Appliance
without the taking &C 1TugS and medicines.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-11-10
Thirteen Bridal Comics.

There have been in the city, at a
quick estimate, more than fifty bridal
couples during the week, and in one
hotel yesterday there were sheltered
eighteen brides and husbands. But
they scatter while here, and one meets
them even on top of Washington Mon
ument. But the trip to Mount Vernon
oncentrates them, brings them to-
gether as it were; for, by the mysteri-
Gus inspiration of newly welded life,
it has come to be felt thst trip to
Washington is special happiness, and
visit to Mount Vernon is a special
good omen. Yesterday Captain Blake
took thirteen couple down the river to
the historic spot.
Perhaps the prettiest sight of the
day was that witnessed at the tomb.
The eager, pushing throng had gone up
the hill ahead, and at the tomb were
entertained by very red.nosed man,
who had much to say about the sar-
cophagi, and who seemed to be sell
appointed guide. He had led the
throng away when the young married
people reached the tomb. They formed
phalanx in front of it, and the ac-
curacy with which they ranged them
selves was all the more striking, be-
cause it was unprecedented. There
they were, man and woman alternat-
ing, standing before the tomb of the
father of his country like thirteen
couples before the altar.
The dresses of the brides were of
various shades, russell brown predomi-
mating, and all wore jaunty hats. A
little, slender bride on the extreme
right actually laughed, but SO merrily
and innocently that the sound did not
seem any more irreverent than the
song of the bird in the oak over her
head. A giant bridegroom seemed
constrained and looked difidently at
the woman at his right, who was the
other mans bride; and the boyish-
locking groom at the extreme left, in
the pepper-and-salt business suit,
seemed to be saying sentimental things
to the girl in drab on his arm. Now,
the strange feature of all this was the
utter Inconsistencies each couple
seemed to have of the others presence;
but it was to be noted that when at
last the giant and his peach checked
bride broke the line and started leisure
ly toward the house the others were
not slow to follow Washington Capitaf.
Rev. Charles Spurgeon, son of the
famous pastor of the London Taber-
nacle, has been preaching to crowded
congregations In ST. Louis and other
Western cities. He breaches short,
plainly worded sermons, with touches
of pathos and quaint humer informing
led, and with . dramatic style of de-
livery.
Prince Milan of Servia was fired at
twice in the Cathedral at Belgrade, Oc-
tober 23d, by , woman who narrowly
escaped being lynched by the specta-
tors The assaiilant was the widow of
an officer who was executed with sew
eral other rioters In May, 1873, by or
der of Milan, and is thought to be
insane
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-11-10

The ferocious animal gained rapidly
upon him, and, as he stumbled and fell
to the ground two or three times
the distance between the pur-
sued and the pursuer was soon reduced
to nothing. As the animal had Wiki
inson almost within his embrace, Mer-
rick's heart nearly failed him, for he
had followed on with hope that an op-
portunity would be afforded him to
dispatch the animal, and thus save his
now nearly scared-to- death friend.
Once the animal was close enough to
bite of s piece of Wilkinson's coat tail,
and again his teeth were fastened into
the bottom of one of his pantaloon legs,
which, of course, had to succumb to
the wrath Of the Infatuated animal.
Thus piece by piece of clothing was
snatched from the person of the pur-
sued hunter, until after an half-hour's
chase an opening IN the woods was
reached and q rude dwelling house APP
peared before the eyes of Wilkinson in
the clearing few rods ahead. For this
building he made a straight line, and
IN less than three minutes he tell over
the threshold almost breathless and
nearly exhausted. 1t proved to be a
farmers abode, and the kind-hearted
ruralist lost no time In applying proper
restoratlves and rendering all the aid in
his power for the comfort of his sud-
denly acquired guest.
As soon as Wilkinson was sufficiently
recovered to notice the arrival of his
friend Merrick, he seized the latter's
rifle his own having been dropped in
the chase), and vowed he would kill
that bear if it took him until snow flew.
The farmer at once assured him there
we're no bears in that vicinity. "What
do you mean, sir p exclaimed our
hero. ''No bears in this vicinity Why,
| was just chased into your house by
| one of the largest bears I ever saw or
ever heard of. Don't tell me there are
no bears here" "Why, my dear sir"
said the farmer, "that bear that fol-
lowed you to this place was one of my
black Berkshire hogs. 1 have got over
200 of them out here in this piece of
woods. Troy Telegram.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-11-10
SNAKES As LIFE DE.TnoxEns.

The loss of life in India due to the ravages OF
venomsus snakes is almost incredible. Yet Con
sumption, which is as willy and fatal as the dead
lest Indian reptile, is winding its coils around
thousands of people, while the victims are un-
conscious of its presence. DR.. r. V. Pieree's
Golden Medical Discovery" must be used to
cleanse the blood of the scrofuous impurities for
tubercular consumption is only form of scrof-
ulous disease. Golden Medical Discovery" is a
sovereign remedy for all forms of scrofulous dis
ease, or hngs-evil, such as tumors, white swell
ings fever sores, scrofulous eyes, as we'll as
for other blood and skin diseases. By druggists.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-11-10

Alexander 81. Stephens reached At
lanta from Charlottesville October 24th,
to assume his duties as Governor of
Georgia. He was met at the train by
an immense crowd, and was driven to
the Executive mansion In carriage
drawn by four white horses.
The Hon. Levi p. Morton is giving
laudable attention to the interests OF
the American colony in Paris. He has
recently been chosen rs a warden of
the American Episcopal Church in that
city, and has become patron of the
"Paris, British and American Schools.
THE Khedive of Egypt has named
Baker Pasha General of Division. the
highest grade within his power to be-
stow.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-11-10
A Spider i'm a Clock.

n. E. Wiggin, of Presque Isle, Me-,
q jeweler, reports singular accident"
to his chronometer clock or regulator
For several days it had failed to keep
time correctly, bat was continually
failing. Au investigation revealed the
fact that big spider had contrived to
get into the case, and in the bottom it
spun a huge web, a large cord of which
it had attached to the lower end of the
pendulum, thus shortening the
stroke" After the intruder and It's
web had been removed the timepiece
resumed its accustomed gait.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-11-10

After long contest, the will of Bar
bara, Scott, an eccentric and misery
woman in Montreal, Cam, has been
pronounced valid. She willed large
property to public objects, giving $40, :
900 to McGill University for the feun.
dation of school of engineering, and
leaving the remainder to hospitals
churches, and public benefit institu.
tons,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-11-10
.NVIETGSnCaRE

It may not be generally known that anxiety
and care viii break down even a strong constitu-
ton in very short time. yet such is the fact.
However, the pernicious effect of debility result
ing from these causes can be easily ounterac.ed
by a timely use of DR., 9uysotts Yellow Dock
and Sarsaparilla. Its refreshing effect on mind
and body is truly wonderful. It exhila rates
vithsut Intoxicating
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-11-10

*When the fountains of life are not corrupted
and embittered by suffering; when the functions
of womsnhood are strictly normal, woman life is
like mssic, with no dIscord to jar her delicate
sensibilities and break The vital and organic har-
mony. But many who suffer from vital and func-
tional disorders have found immediate relief and
permanent cure by using Mrs. Lydia II. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound.