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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1882-12-28
PERSONAL HARAGlelI,TIS.

Although ex-senator Spencer is said to be
in Kingston, Ont, gentleman who has Just
arrived In Washington from New York,
Gays he saw 9 pencef in that city three times
in as many days this week in Wall street
and other pnblic s:reets, and conyersed
with him once. 1t is said that the friend
OF Spencer's who went to counsel Bliss and
ask that Spencer be excused from attendance
on the recent trials was Secretary Of the
Navy Char dler, who is said to re engaged
in some mining ventures WITH the ex-sena-
'or. W..
It is reported that Mrs. Langtry contem-
plates issuing card to the public in which
she will reply in no measured terms to the
apparently systematic attempts which have
been made to bring her morality into re-
proach The card would have been issued
at the time of the Labouchere fracas had it
not been for the counsel of her friends.
whose views as to the necessity OF such a
course she is again seeking.
A paragraph has been going to the rounds
stating that Bishop ireland has issued All
edict to the effect that no Roman Catholic
in his diocese should sell liquor. This
statament is false and originated by All ed
itoriai III Chidago, religious paper. Bishop
Ireland is strongly opposed to the sale
and use of liquor, bnt has never made any
edict to the effect stated.
Vanderbilt claims that he does not specu-
late in the stock market, and that he holds
ali stock purchased by him during the year.
The story that he made $2U 00o, Zoo. during
the past few months out OF stocks he per
sonally denies, and says that the $35, 900 per
annum he receives as president OF the New
York Central is all bosh.
The Labouchere divorce will doubtless be
abandoned, the lady having fonnd the
American advertisement to procure such
document without publicity deluslve She
has found to her disgust that the American
reporter has nose for news especially if it
emits scandalous odor.
Anthony Coms,ock, agent of the New
York society for theprevention of vice, sud
William Wilson for libel to recover $50, 900
damages and secured verdict for one
fifth Of that amount.
Burchell of Akron, Ohio, has given $780,
oQo to Burchell college. The gift will he
formally rendered Jan. 49, which is the an
niversary Of the founding of the college.
The Hon. Thomas A. Henhicks of Indi-
ana has 50 far recovered his health as to be
able to 80 about and attend to business.
A large representation Of the, New York
clergynlen have resolved to make New Years
calls.
The will of David Greenshiel.ls, retired
merchant of Montreal, leaves 5000 600.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1882-12-28
Success OF the Sioux Commission.

The Sioux Indian commission arrived at
Pierre. Dak., Thursday afternoon. They
have succeeded in efecting an amicable
treaty highly satisfactory to both parties.
The tribes treated with are the Minnecon-
jous., S,nsarces, Two Kettle and Black feet.
numbering about 1870. This new reserva.
ton will be bounded on the north by the
Cheyenne Grand river, south by the Chey-
enne river. west by the 100 meridian and east
by the Missouri river. This opens vast
territory to settlement and gives an nnoues.
tionable route to the Black Hills. There ia
great rejoicing i'll Dakota over the success of
the commission. ,.s 3sZz
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1882-12-28
Death or a Vermont Million aire.

Trenor w. Park died of paralysis Dec. Is.
on steamer bound for Aspinwall. His
body was enbaln,ed, and will be re urned
from Aspinwall on the steamer San Bias,
which will arrive about Jan. /. Mr.. Park
was born in Woodtord, Bennington county,
VT, Dec 8, 1928, where he received n lib
efal education, studied law and was admitted
to the bar in 1845; p,acticed law in Vermont
until 1852, when he remsved to San Francis.
co, remaining there till 1873. Returning to
Vermont in 1864, he served tour years in the
legislature OF that state. He was president
OF the Panama railroad company, and Of the
First National bank ut North Bennington.
Vt. He was also di4 ector in several banks
and railroads in New York. MIR. Park was
noted for his generosity, as many persons
living in his native state can testify.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1882-12-28
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
EVENTS IN WASHINGTON.


The friends OF Mr. Burrows Of Michigan
claim he was defeated by the treashery OF
one Thernton, aclerk in the department.,
who during the campaign conducted a
newspaper in Michigan. The members OF
the Michigan delegation have demanded the
removal Of Thornton no the interior de-
partment, and Senator Ferry Is reported to
have endorsed the demand; but it turns out
that the latter privately enlreated becretAry
Teller not to act on the demand. the con-
sequence is that the house delegation is in
dignant al the alleged double dealing on the
part Of the senator.
The third as istant postmaster general re.
port, just iss,led, gives St. Paul the four
tenth place in the list of cities sending Sec
ond-class mail matter for the ye,r ending
June 80 last. St. Paul sent ISL ,243 pounds
OF mail matter Of this class in the time given,
and sold SIS 024 Sc worth Of postage stamps.
This IS an increase of 19S, GIL pounds and
S3o72.22 postage over the preceding year.
st. Paul leads Toledo and Baltimore by q
large majority.
A bill was introduced in the house to-day
by Joyce Of Vermont, and in the senate by
Logan which requires every telegraph and
cable company to receive and forward bust.
ness OF any other company, whether it re-
otherwise. Italso makes it q mid meanor
tor airy other thar the person transmitting
the message to examine it.
Gen. Crook, in dispatch to the war de.
partment, says that Lieut.. A. r. Jordon,
Third cavalry, while on hunt about TWEEN
ty miles from Camp Verde, Ar!z., wan
inst, in temporary alteration of mind;
His commander missed him, and after
search Of three days his dead body was
found.
A bill was introduced in the house Fri
day by Mr.. Guehther Of Wisconsin to au-
thOrize the sale of timber on the lands re-
served for the use of the Menon,inee tribe
of Indians i'll Wisconsin. A similar bill is
pending in the senate. having been favora-
bly, reported by Mr.. Dawes from the COM
miitee on Indian affairs.
Postmasters commissioned: William
Goodspeed, Dennis, Iowa; Harlan P. Grips,
Selection. Iowa; Clay 30 rersox, Shuevville.
Iowa; David McCauley, McCau'eyville,
Mimi. Stephen Heimermann, Hines ,1rgh,
Wis; John Fish Auburn, OAK; Wilt IN N.
Rogers, Doland, OAK; Lambert W. Pailips,
Grandvicw, Oak.
The president has sent to tie senate the
nominations Of Ferdinand Hersher register
of the land office at La Crosse and Herman
W. Stone. receiver of public moneys at Ben
son, MINI.
W. w. Storey has been selected to exc
cute the statue of the late Chief Justice
Marshall, to be placed IN one Of the public
squares Of Washington.
The president has nominated John F.
Olmstead. District of Columbia, to be the
commissioner OF the district
Acklen is loaded with charges against
Kellogg, and expects to fire him out of his
scat.
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wanted to sec how the Ford brothers killed
Jesse James 81 worth

REIEF FOREIGN NEITS.
Advices from Madagascar contain, the Re.
port Of the murder of an Englishman by ma
tives. No steps have been taken to cali the
attention Of the government to the facts in
the case. The news fully believes that the
murder Of Americans was due to measures
taken by French Representatives in NADIA
gascar to prevent the Malagassy governments
from exercising authority on the west coast.
A sensational story is published concer j.
ing the Bender tamily; to the effect that the
old man, his wife, son and daughter were
pursued to the Indian territory bv Col.
York, brother OF theit last victihii; shot to
death and buried in one shallow grave.
Parnell made speech at Cork Monday,
in which he took the ground that the govern
ment, ought not to encourage emigration
unless it furnished emigrants with capital
to start in America.
Prince Krapalkine is under arrest in
France for setting on foot socialistic
scheme of assassination and arson and to-
ge.her with torty-five CO. conspirators. will
DE tried in January. :. ...E
The archbishop of Quebec has notified the
faithful not to accept invitations for q
Masonic ball in honor Of the grand lodge.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1882-12-28
:GENElsAL NE1TS NOTES.

The vicar general of New York officially
announces that the total receipts from the
recent collections that were taken up in all
the Roman Catholic churches in the arch
diocese OF New York, few Sundays ago,
Tor the benefit of Pope Leo, amount to SIS
+. q. Gardner, of Chicago lumber dealer,
and worth nearly $1,000 900, has failed.
Liaoi!lt,es 500. 900; assets nearly as much.
This is his third failure
The @sthetie citizens Of Hartford only
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1882-12-28
Hall 4 Co.. Wholesale fancy goods, San
FranCioco.
THE sCHOOLS OF MINNESOTA.
Advance Sheets Of tho Biennial Report Of 81.
perintendent OF Public Instruc-
ton D. l. Kiehle. | -
The Education OF State Youth Progressing
--- -Admirably-196,2 38 Scholars
Enrolled. -

:. SCHOLARS, TEACHERS AND WAGES
Tho following table is tho summary in tho
matter of attendance, teachers and wages in
common and graded schools: ~:
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1882-12-28

It is estimated that the liquor saloons
OF Chicago sell $l0.000,00O worth of
n1l per year. OF this amount S..
goo, 0Q0ls net profit. IT.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1882-12-28
= For the year.

For the year.
In connection with this the following table is
given. showing the number of persons between
five and twenty one years, and also the number
of pupils enrolled from 1870 to 1882, in
elusive:
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1882-12-28

ysy Gou|d's income from Western
esoa esoae y s, $50 day.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1882-12-28

a.j,. Jumbo no is wintering at Bridgeport
s{< gls:, d and eating goo pounds Of hay
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List or Failures Increaafnp

Bradstreet's Journal furnishes the follow
ing: There were 236 failures in the United
States. reported to Bradstreets during the
past week, six more than the preceding
week and ninety-one more than the CORE
spending week of last year, compared with
the previous week. Among the important
William c. Moore, banker, Victor, New
York; ]. NJ. White e. Co, wholesale teas,
New York city: the Second National bank
of Jefferson. Ohio; the Lawoowsic Wooden
company Of Hsmpden, Mass, and Dawson.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-10-13

people. The nomination of so good a
man as Burr W. Jones-a man whose
personal character is above reproach
and whose political record is with
out a blemlsh-evinced more wis
dom than is usually shown by party
conventions.
Viewed not in the light of parti-
zanship but of reason, the distinction
between the work of the democrats
and that of the republican politi-
clans is SO great as to win for the
former the approval of all right
minded men. AS we have said, only
so far as a party selects for its lead
ers good and true men is it worthy
of support. The republicans have
allowed two of the worst political
mountebanks in the district to fasten
themselves upon their party, and the
sooner it casts them off the better it
will be for the party and the people.
The defeat of such a man as Jones
by either of them would be placing
a premium upon political jobbery
over personal and political honesty;
which we believe the people are not
willing to do.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-10-13
connected story or composition, is

connected story or composition, is
another interesting exercise. The
teacher may use the word in a SEN
tence, and then call for volunteers 10
put synonym in its place. A little
word analysis may be taught. For
instance, quite young pupils may be
taught that the root, "ject," means
to throw, and they will enjoy a
lively search for words containing
that root, and will carefully treasure
4 key that unlocks the meaning of so
many words.
In youth the perceptive faculty is
keen and the memory is retentive.
1t Is very important that this art
should be learned at this time, and
that we do not allow wrong forms t.
become fixed in the mind. 1t be-
hooves teachers to give this matter
more thought than they do. There
are too many going forth from oul
schools who will always bear the
disgrace of being poor spoilers.
J. W. LIVINGSTON.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-10-13
Faircilild Compliments Jones'.

We clip the following paragraph
from the Nebraska State Democrat,
published at Lincoln, by Albert
Watkins, formerly of this city:
"a Democrat reporter iu.>r,trs,.y,.
Gen. Lucuis Fairchild, of Wisconsin.
yesterday, as to the situation in his
congressional district. He intimated
that there was a movement to with
draw both Reyes and Hazelton and
put him, Fairchild, but he said he
didn't want the office. The veteran
politician paid a high and just com
pliment to Burr Jones, the demo-
cratic candidate, and said that per-
sonally he would like to see him
elected. He seemed to think that
the Hazelton-Keyes difficulty would
be settled so as to have but one can
didate on the track"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-10-13

In response to the query why Ger
tain slopes of mountains q wait to
learn, as your query implies, that
they have uniform direction the
world over are more precipitous
than their opposites, one may say
conjecturally, that perhaps, in GER
tain cases, the course of ancient
glaciers may Lave determined it.
This is said to be true of eminences
in the British Isles and in north Ger
many. Experience in this mining re-
gion has suggested to me the theory
that mountain elevation is not to be
referred to an uplifting force of me-
chanical nature, such as the expan-
sion of steam, but to the outpush of a
crystalline body Ga mountain being
at bottom congeries of such) from
its cradle in the depths of the earth
towards the SUM- Metallic veins, |
hold to be individual instances of
the like. Now, as metallic ranges or
veins. at their point of upcrop, are
seen crumbled and irregular. in the
form called by the miners float, !"
SO l have imagined it to be with
the mode CT presentation OF their
compound, the mountain range.
In short, may it be, that mountain
precipitous peaks are in the language
of miners, mountain" float"
7 u
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-10-13

The headings of our republican
exchanges are racy, to say the
least: "Bulldozers," Traitors"
Secessionists," are some of the
mild terms by which our truly
loyal republican brethren designate
each other when referring to the
little unpleasantness between Reyes
and Hazelton.
The Hazelton delegates who as
sembled at Dodgeville on Friday
last, resolved that the system of
fraud recently inaugurated by Mr..
Reyes is more dangerous, because
more refined, than ever prevailed i'll
South Carolina We suppose. that
the system inaugurated by Hazel
tons friends at Ridgeway, VALID
wick, and other points, is not more
dangerous than the system which
prevails in South Carolina, because
not more refined.
The Mazomanie Sickle (repub-
lican) said last week: "Let third
republican be put in the field by
the united committees and we'll
all join hands and see him through,
even if it is Philo Orion"
Talmage aptly says that he never
votes straight ticket" and the
man who does is like the person
who, having purchased barrel of
apples, eats the worms, rotten fruit
and all in order to be consistent.
The New York Herald thinks
that the Republican Campaign Text
Book is the funniest book out, and
says one good hearty laugh will do
more good than the party of moral
ideas has succeeded in doing in the
past several years.
A series of joint debates between
Hazelton and Reyes is in order.
Such a discussion in the capitol
would draw better than q circus
Madison Democrat.
They had a mule race at the Bos-
cobel fair, and four mules were
entered. One was called Reyes,
another Hazelton, another Jones,
the fourth Hazelton. On the first
quarter mile both Reyes and Hazel
ton bolted the track, but they were
brought back by their friends and
Keyes let himself out. He came in
ahead of them all, but the Boscobel
men couldn't stand that, SO they
called foul and started them over
again. Reyes won a second heat.
But as GeoIge C. himself was on the
ground and refused to have his mule
withdrawn, they started a third time
and Reyes kicked the home wire
first.-Mazomanie Sickle.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-10-13
Keeping Pupils After School.
Read in Teachers Meeting by Miss Lizzie since
of Dodgeyille.

AS rule, | do not approve of
keeping pupils after school; although
there are times when it does good.
When pupils idle away their time in
school, and come to class with work
unprepared, something must be
done to check such idleness. If the
pupil has a great dislike for remain
ing after school, it will not be neces-
sary to keep him many times before
he will learn to prepare his work at
the proper time. If, on the other
hand, the pupil would just as soon
stay awhile as not, some other
means must be used, unless the
teacher wishes the company of some
of them throughout the whole year.
If there should be dull pupil, the
teacher should never discourage
such one by constantly keeping
him after school, because his lessons
are not prepared quite as well as
those of the brighter ones. As a
general punishment it should be OBJ
jected to. If we begin to keep for
trivial offenses, there is not day in
the whole year but we can find
cause to keep some one. 1t does no
good, but rather creates a tantalizing
! spirit in the scholar toward the
teacher. He will either do all he
can to provoke, or will whisper and
do many other little things slyly
against the rules of the school,
thereby Learning to deceive. Another
objection is, it is very nearly as great
punishment to the teacher as the
pupil, and they are not long in find
ing it out either, for often the boys
and girls have said, "Well, ifshe can
stay, | can :; or, | can stay as long
as he can
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-10-13
Spelling.

We lean to spell that we may be
able to write words correctly, and he
is a good speller who eau spell all
the words that he is likely to
use. The advantage and necessity
of being good speller is SO gener-
ally conceded, that to spell well is no
honor, while to spell i'll is disgrace.
The first and most important
point in teaching this art is the care
full selection of words. Our old
spelling books were largely made up
Of words rarely used, and of whose
meaning ordinary mortals are en-
tirely ignorant. AS a result of this
fault the spelling book fell into dis
repute, and in many of our schools
was entirely discarded. 1t is, how
ever, question whether the new
plan, or rather lack of plan, has pro-
duced any better results than the
old methods did. Are our pupils
better spoilers than the boys and
girls of ten years ago? We fear
they are not The average teacher
has neither the time nor the judg-
ment necessary to make careful
and systematic choice of words.
In many schools the words are
selected at random from the first
book that comes to hand at the time
for the spelling exercise. Such I'M
systematic work produces poor re-
suits. Fortunately our newer spell
ing books have well selected and
well graded lists of words. Careful
consideration of this matter in our
own school and observation of the
work done in other schools has
brought this conviction that it
would be well for every teacher to
select a good spelling book and
follow its arrangement. The book
may be adopted and each pupil
required to procure a copy, but it
might be better for the teacher to
select words, and either place them
on the board to be copied or pro-
nounce and spell them one day
ahead. The latter plan would be
saving to he district of the cost of
spoilers; it would give the teacher
an opportunity to omit any words
that seemed unsuitable, and he
would be free to adopt another book,
if better one should appear.
Since in practical life spelling is
limited TO written work, correctness
must be -..ained by the eye rather
than by the ear Written spelling
should be the rule and oral spelling
the exception. Very little attention
need be paid to spelling in our first
reader classes, except the drill given
in copying the words of the reading
lesson, which impresses the form of
the word upon their minds. Pupils
in the second reader should be skill
full enough in writing to use the art
in their spelling class. The written
spelling exercise should be carefully
corrected, and the pupil should be
required to re-write the words that
he has missed.
The art of spelling is at best q
difficult one to acquire. Isolated
words are unattractiYe and have no
bond of associated meaning to fix
them in the mind. The pupil
should be taught the meaning Of
words and how to use them at the
same time that he learns 10 spell
them. This may be accomplished
in various ways. The pupil may be
required to find the meaning of
words by using the dictionary and
then put them in sentences.
Another way is to have the pupils
use as many as possible in one SEN
tence. Using all the words IN a
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-10-13
EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT.
Conducted by ]. II. Terry, Principal of Mineral
Point Public Shoots

The City High School is made
happy by new set of the American
Cyclopedia. consisting of sixteen
volumes bound in the most substan-
tial manner.
There is no doubt that the pupils
will show their appreciation of the
interest and liberality manifested by
the Board by making a judicious
use of this valuable auxiliary in the
prosecution of their various studies.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-10-13
COENTY OFFICERS.


For Sheriff.
RICHARD LANE. of Dodgeyille
For Treasurer
WILLIAM +. ROWE, of Arena
For County Clerk
WILLIAM HI. KEANE, of Eden
For Register of Deeds
GEO. w. STRONG, Of Mifflin.
For Clerk of the Circuit Court
JOS. l.. LEONARD, of Mineral Pit
For District Attorney
T.SCOTT ANSLEY, of Miner'l Pit
For Surveyor
ROBT. WILSON, of Dodgeville.
For Coroner
PATRICK KING, of Wyoming
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-10-13
Desirable City Residence for Sale or
Rent

The undersigned offers for sale or snt his fine
residence, situated in the southern art of the
city. II is two-story building OF eight rooms,
with all modern ConVenieuces. Good ciStern,
cellar and barn and large lot. Terms reasOua BILE
Apply ~ my father, VIM. Ianyan, Sr.
All persons are warned not To trespass on the
premises. observation-disclosures
JOSIAH LtNH0N, JR
Mineral Point May 81.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-10-13
Dissolution of Partnership.

The partnership heretofore existing between
the undersigned is dissolved by mutual consent.
The accounts # the firm are in L Scott Ansley 5
hands for settlement ISAAC WINN.
Mineral Point. Aug. II, 1852. ZACH. T.WEARNE.
The undersigned will carry on the business of
hlackSinlthins at the old stand, and respectfully
asks continuance oG the patronage of the old
firm. LACH. 1. NEARNE.