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Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-04-06
Thought in Il Dog and a Wasp.

Rochester Democrat.
A small-sized but fleet-running dog chased
a large raccoon from wheatfeld and over
took him on the bank of a creek, about a
rod from the water. The raccoon faced
the dog and sat upon his launches for battle.
The dog seized him just below the forelegs
in front and tried to shake him, but he could
not, for he was heavier than the dog. The
animal Immediately set his long, sharp
teeth in the side of the dogs head and
clasped him in his claws. The dog, whin-
ming with pain, tried to pull away and shake
off the racoon, but was held fast, when he
turned to the creek and dragged the raccoon,
which still clung to him, into the creek,
where he held him under the water, adriot-
ly keeping his own nose out, until the rae
coon became so exhausted that the dog
shook him off and then seized him by the
throat and mastered him.
The occupant of a room with door open
into the street was startled one day by the
entrance with buzzing noise, of large
blush wasp of the kind which captures
spiders to place in their nests for their grow
ing wasps to feed upon. After flying around
the wasp went to corner of the room,
where a large house spider had made broad
web near the ceiling, with long, close hid
ing-place extending down in the corner.
The wasp flew under the web and examined
this hiding-place closely, apparently to see if
the spider was at home, and then, as if sat
isfied OF that fact, flew out into the room
and returning dropped down on the center
of the web, buzzing and fluttering like a
caught fly. Thereupon the old spider
rushed out in great haste to capture his prey,
and as soon as he came withing reach the
wasp picked him up and flew away with
him. Was it reason or instinct that caused
the action of these two animals under the
circumstances? Whately says instinct is a
blind tendency to some mode Of action in
dependent Of any consideration on the part
of the agent of the end to which the action
leads"
Did these animal have no consideration or
expectation of the lend or object to which
their actions led?''
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-04-06
Railroad SOciability.
iNye's Boomerang.


Speaking about the sociability of railroad
travellers said the man with the crutches and
a watch pocket over his eyes, l never got so
well acquainted with the passengers on
train as did the other day on the Milwau-
kee & St. Paul railroad. We were going at
the rate of about thirty miles, an hour and a
train from the other direction telescoped us.
We were all thrown into each others society,
and brought into immediate social contact
so to speak
went over and sat in the lap Of Il cOrpu-
lent lady from Manitoba and girl from
Chicago jumped over nine seats and sat
down on the plug hat of a preacher from La
Crosse with so much timid, girlish enthusi-
asm that it showed his hat clear down over
his shoulders.
Everybody seemed to lay aside the usual
cool reserve of strangers, and we made our
selves entirely at home.
4 shy young man with an emaclated OIL
cloth valise, left his own seat and went over
and sat down in lunch basket where a
a bridal couple seemed to be wrestling with
their first picnic. Do you suppose that
reticent young man would have done such
thing on ordinary occasions? Do you
think that if he had been at q celebration at
home he would have risen impetuously and
gone where those people We're eating by
themselves, and sat down i'll the cranberry
jelIFof total stranger?
Why, one old man, who probably at home
led the class, and who was as dignified as
Roscoe Conkling's father, was eating piece
of custard pie when he met the other train ;
and he left his own seat and went over to
the front end of the car and stabbed that
piece of custard pie into the ear of beauti-
full widow from Iowa.
People travelling, somehow, forget the aus
terity of their home lives, and form acquain-
tances that sometimes last through life.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-04-06
THE ALASKA SEAL.
Habits Of Remarkable AmphibiOus
Animal.

Alaska is chiefly remarkable for having
produced 100000 upon the presentation
of Russia's check on the American people,
and a fur company that has monopolized the
proceeds of the Territory ever since. The
staple of the country is seals an animal
whose habits are not thoroughly understood.
A seal is good deal of q turk in his way.
He has harem, sometimes consisting OF
fifteen wives, whose functions are to keep
him straight For the male seal is lazy
fish, unless there is fight on hand, and
then he becomes energetic. Two old bucks
will fight to the death, and the survivor will
go to sleep or lie around and be fed until
another fight drops in socially and then he
takes down the shutters again. 1t has been
claimed that amphibious animals are guided
by blinded instinct and have no reasoning
faculties. That is mistake SO far as a seal
is concerned 1t is told by government
official stationed there that he saw two seals
attack third, who, after a tedious fight,
killed them both A fourth watched the
fracas from an adjacent and commOdiOus
rock As soon as it was finished he wadded
over to the scene of the conflict and whaled
the victor so that he did turn up his fins and
started off to solve the mystery OF animal
eternity. That seal reasoned that the other
fellow had expended much energy in the
former fight and was in a condition to be
licked. Then he settled down in this dead
enemy's harem and prepared to spend his
days in righteous contemplation of his sins
in the flesh. But stocking harem does not
always involve a fight. Seal families live
very close together on land almost within
reach, and if buck sees a comely lady seal
on whom he has fastened his affections, he
waits until she has managed to get on the
outskirts Of her family, and then he waddles
over, seizes her by the neck with his teeth
and throws her into his own harem. There
she stays She makes no effort to get back,
nor does her former joint high husband en-
deavor to rescue her. He only looks around
for some other fellows extra wife, and thus
restores his lacerated affections. 1t has often
been asked: Do seals sleep in the water?
They do. Vessels off the Alaska coast often
approach very close to them while they are
asleep The male seal will sleep anywhere.
He would even snore Justify under the min
istrations of Rev. Dewitt Talmage. Water
is essential to the dead seal as to the live.
His flesh sticks so tightly to his bones that
they cannot be separated even by boiling.
Consequently, when seal bones are wanted
they are scraped as closely as possible, and
then attached to Il long wire, one end OF
which is made fast to a rock. The bone is
thrown out into the water, and in a few
weeks the sea lice have picked it so it shines
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-08-31
,wlRNIYG FOR HOT WEATHER.

II was grave and quiet man
Was walking down the street;
III, face was red, his brow believed,
And tired were his feet.
There came q registering fiend along,
Who 10 the first man drew,
And in hollow tone inquired,
"Is 1t hot enough for yous"
These we're the latest words he spoke,
For straight upon his head
There came dreadful, crashing blow
That laid him with the dead.
They dragged the slayer to the court;
The jurors all looked mild;
The Judge to the attorney winked,
The latter softly smiled.
And when they led him from the dock,
His wife wept grateful tears,
The jury thronged to press his hand,
The Court joined in the cheers.
Boston Transcript.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-08-31

who'd a thought that ar fellow
Phillips war a iftin' his own father
outer the mud?" said Jack Harding to
the barkeeper.
mo one reckoned on such a thing"
responded the barkeeper, striking q
match to light the stump Of cigar. Il
s'pose (puffO tibet the puff ception to
EN- (pufD II come of tonight puff
Air you goin'?'
an course / am. voted for the
Squire, and amt goin' to stay away
in no such time as this. Amt you
goin'?"
you bet, answered the barkeeper,
as be caught q hy and threw it ct .
sleeping dog in the corner.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-11-24

calamity led the democratic hosts, al
though they were destined to defeat.
On reaching his majority Stephen finds
the democratic star in the ascendant.
The Democrat will strive to keep him
firm in the faith by giving him true
democratic doctrine, and furnishing
him the best local paper published.
Another happy wedding occurred in
our pleasant village on Tuesday morn
ing at the st. Philips church, the Rev.
Father Dempsey officiating. The hap
py couple were Mr.. Patrick Manning.
of Cobb, and Miss Lizzie Egan, of this
village. After the ceremony a recep-
ton was held at the residence of the
brides patents. where large number
of friends and relatives assembled to
sender their congratulations, after
which all sat down to splendid we'd
ding supper They have the well wishes
of the whole community for their fu-
ture well being and happiness
Highland Correspondent of Chronicle.
Don't fail to call on Lewis Bros. at
Linden or Highland, if You want to
buy ready-made clothing. They are
selling at prices so low as to astonish
even the oldest inhabitant. 16-w1
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-11-24
AT THE CHURCHES.
Services and Sermons for Sunday.
November 26th, 1882.
PRIMITIVE METHODIST.


Morning. 10: 30-Sermon by the pas
tor. Rev. G. Dawson: THE Great Val
ueof Confidence which is Not to BE
Cast Away"
Evening. 1900 Sermon by the pas
tor: '.rhe Moral Grandeur of King
Messiah.
ST. PAULS CATHOLIC CHURCH.
Mass every other Sunday at 1000 Il
m.
Mass with sermon by the pastor
church next Sunday, at 1880 a. m.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL.
Morning, 10: 30-Sermon by the pas
tor Rev. c. Irish. Christ and Paul
Face to Face with Death-A Con.
trast"
Evening. 7:0o-Sermon By the pas
tor: "The Hands of Christ
TRINITY PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL
CHURCH.
Morning. 10: 30-Sermon by the rec,
tor, Rev. NJ. Chase: The Universal
Hopefulness of the Christian Faith"
Evening. Z: 0o-Sermon by the rector
The Elements of Great Soul,
ST. MARY's GERMAN CATHOLIC
Early mass at s 80 a. m., high mass
at 90 a. m.
Afternoon-Catechism at 200; yes.
pers at 500.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Morning, 10: so Sermon by the pas.
tor, Rev. j. n. Elliott: The Bribery
of Conscience
Evening. Z: 00-Sermon by the pas
tor: "The great hail, fourth discourse
certainty of Gods words, the Gar Ez.
ekiel's cog, the great confederacy for
the invasion of Palestine, Dussia's pol.
icy. Greek church in the east. Voskres
En-Shee at Moscow, Russias attempt
on Palestine checked by England. Rus
STA to seize Jerusalem, Jews and Israel
ties to be restored, Jewish wealth and
Israelitish trade and commerce ruling
the world, Cog and his hosts to be mir
aculously destroyed, God jealous for
His people, Russian cavalry, the Cos
sacks, the car looking to India, the
time of Heavens Eon-intervention
ended. plaques on Cog and his hosts,
the scenes of Armageddon. Read Eek.
IS and 40; Joel 3; and Zach. Is and H.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-11-24
BUSINESS NOTICES.

Beloit
Fine Shoes,
At J. Penhallegon s. Sons. 15w1
! Hominy for sale at Spratler's. I6
! Fresh Buckwheat Flour at Kinne's
| Self-rising buckwheat at Spratler's.
! New Maple Syrup at E. Klnne's.
Bulk cocoanut for sale at Spratler's
! Ladies & Gents Underwear, Hos.
iery and dress goods for sale at Teas
dale and Coad's. 13tf
Call at J. A. Spratler's and examine
his fine collection of holiday goods,
etc. 16
The celebrated Bradley s. Metcalf
Boots and Shoes for sale only at E.
Osborne & Sons. 13
Canned French peas for sale at J. A.
Spratler's.
Flour, just as good and cheap as any,
and delivered free Ill any part of the
city-at E. kinne's.
Dried beef-chipped oG in bulk-at
J. A. Spratler's. IL
Second hand goods such as Bureaus,
Cupboards, Carpets, Crockery, ETC.. can
be bought cheap at Z. Kinne's. ID
Canned blackberrIes. Strawberries.
peaches, pears, pineapples, gage plums
at j. A. Spratler's. 16
A fine line of German. SaXony and
other Yarns very cheap, at Teasdale 4
Coad's. 13tf
California dried apricots and peaches
at J. A. Spratler's. is
Three dollars will still buy an over
coat at Deller's. Now come on! Don't
stand outside and look in freezing. Is
Fresh oysters direct from Baltimore
at j. a. Spratler's. IL
The Ready-made Clothing Depart
ment at the Dry Goods Emporium of
E. Osborne 81 Sons is attracting many
buyers. Their stock of Mems Cloth
ing and OVercoatS are immense. Is
Go and see Deller's handsome assert
ment of stylish dress goods and trim
mIngS; it beats any thing we ever seen
anywhere. Really, you can find every
thing there that is new and stylish and
in all the newest shades. 13tf
This way. Mr., please! Right opposite
the Opera House, in that fine double
store, you find J. Deller's large estab-
lishment, where you can clothe your
self, your frau, or your child, in cotton,
wooden OF silk, from the highest to the
lowest, where the humblest is treated
with Just as much respect as the rich
est; no difference made at Deller's. All
are kindly invited, and all are treated
alike. l3tf
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-11-24
WANTS.

In order to accommodate the many
patrons of The Democrat and Others
who want help" "want situations
and also, those who wish to buy, sell
or exchange articles or animals of all
kinds, we have established a +" want
column" in which such notices to the
extent of twenty-five words, will be in
serted free of charge, for one week
For Sale, one iron gray horse, -four
years old next spring. Part pay
ment taken in wood at the market
price. JAMES ToAY. ST..
Three yearling Cotswold bucks for
sale. N. CoAD.
For sale = a span of heavy work
horses, all right every way. Inquire
at this Office.
A good honest boy, wishing to learn
the tailor trade. will do well to call on
George Kunhnhenn, High street.
BoARDERs WANTED. = Good board
will be furnished in private family at
reasonable rates. Inquire at this office.
Wanted. A young woman to do
housework; good wages VIII be paid to
stirring, faithful servant. Apply at
on ce at my stors. Jos. DELLER.
For Sale. A limited number of the
finest Black Cochin Chickens in Wis
consin. Very cheap for cash. In
quire at this Office.
| have for sale a number of young
pigs, also heavy young mare for sale
cheap. Inquire at the residence OF w.
L. Jackson, one mile north of the city.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-11-24
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.

Alex. Staumm, jr., took a trip to Oar
lington on Wednesday.
Mrs. Thompson, of New Diggings, is
visiting at Rev. JOS. Hewitt's.
Miss Cora Henry is visiting her Sis
ter, Mrs. w. Snyder, of Galena.
Miss Eua Hutchinson is visiting her
brother, E. j. Hutchinson, of Algona, Ia.
Albert Spratler and Willard East
man of Cobb, were in town over Sun
day.
Miss Eunice Cobb is visiting in Lin
coin, Neb., the guest of Mrs. DOwney
d. Muir.
w. n. Bishop, landlord of the Wright
house, Platteyille, was in town on
Friday.
Napoleon Graham, of Miffiin. spent a
few moments in The Democrat office
on Monday.
p. Mcdonald, of Moscow, one of The
Democrats oldest subscribers, made us
Il plep SAINT call ON Saturday.
j. II. Werner, a representative of
the Galena Gazette, called on the Dem
ocrat office on Tuesday.
Messrs. John Demuth, Gus Buche
tllu Jlll bClillCbl, VI "CI
up on Tuesday to see the race.
Richard Gundry arrived Monday
night from Silverton, Col, where he
has been engaged in mining during the
past year.
Alex. Wilson and G. W. McIlhon
have been in Madison during the past
week attending to matters before the
supreme court.
George Immel, former Mineral
Point boy, now telegraph operator at
| Joplin, Mo-, returned to his home on
Monday last after a two weeks visit
with relatives and friends here.
Chris. Miller, clerk at the Lorimer
house. Dubuque, was in the city last
week. He was accompanied back by
! his father, who goes to Dubuque to be
treated by DR.. Green Tor injuries re-
ceived some time since.
DR.. J. fl. Vivian started off on Tues
day morning with samples of oxide of
zinc to make arrangements for selling
| the product of the new zinc works. 1t
! is of tirSt-claSS quality, and 10 doubt
he will be able to dispose of it adyan-
tageously.
Miss Rose Bowling. county superin-
tendent of schools and her sister Miss
| Mary Bowling. were in this city on
Saturday last and made The Democrat
call. The superintendent is win
ming golden opinions from the teachers
of the county for the faithful manner
ner in which she performs the duties
of the office.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. I. Henry started on
Monday morning for Hot Springs,
Arkansas. where they will spend the
winter Mr.. Henry has been in feeble
health for long time. His many
friends sincerely hope that he may find
relief in the mild air of Arkansas and
| that he will return before many
months restored in health.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-11-24
THE WORK OF BOLD CRACKSMEh
Joe Prideaux's Safe Blown Open at
about 4 o'clock last Saturday
Morning.

On going to his place of business
last Saturday morning, Alderman Jos.
Prideaux found that the safe which he
keeps i'll his store had been blown
open. The work had been accom-
Pushed by drilling hole in the door a
little below the lock, which was filled
with powder and the door blasted
open. The contents of the safe, which
consisted solely of papers valuable
only to Mr.. PrideauX, were apparently
undisturbed; and things in the store
were not greatly disarranged, except
ing that a large section of plastering
from the ceiling had fallen, evidently
being knocked down by the explosion
which broke open the safe. The bur-
glars evidently entered the building
by way of the butcher shop, which is
in connection with the store. For the
upper half of the outside door to the
butcher shop was made of Stats, for
the passage of air. and enough Stats
were broken in by the burglars to
allow a person to reach in his hand
and unlock the door with the key
which always remained in the lock.
This door was locked when PrideauX
came to it; but the burglars could have
locked it after them and entered the
store by middle door which is never
locked, whence they could have made
their exit by rear door which stood
wide open when the burglary was
in height from the ground could not
have been entered without the aid of
ladder. Several persons sleeping in
the neighorhood heard the noise of
the explosion at about o'clock, and
fyrn xrrhn q
noise; but nobody seems to have
comprehended what was up, and
nobody gave an alarm which would
have led to the pursuit and possibly
the capture of the thieves.
Mr.. PrideauX thanks his early and
unlimited visitors for not disarrang
ing or destroying his papers and
books, and says that if he knew they
were coming he would have tiled tC
be present and given them a fitting
reception.
| There are some features about this
affair which are not common to the
average run of safe robberies. First
the safe contained no money, nor has
any been kept in it for years. Second
| it never was intended for a burglar
proof safe, but simply fire-proof one
Third: the safe opened with {
large key, and the key lay on shell
in front of the safe, and consequently
in sight of whoever took the trouble
| to drill the hole in the door.
The safe has been repaired by ;
blacksmith and it serves its purpos,
| Just as well as it did before. The
total loss incurred was only the cos
of repairing the door, and the night:
work which was a prohtless one t
the thieves except by way of expe
rience in their profession. The,
would have made more by Robin.
the ice box, the contents of which
wonld have been legal tender among
Joe's many customers at least.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-11-24
DODGEvILIE DOINGS.
By ELISHA MoRcoM.

Trade is picking up and every.
body is happy.
f. III. McIlhose moved into his
new gallery over James Roberts
new drug store this week.
G. w. Strong, register of deeds
elect, was III town Saturday, on
business. 1t is reported that he IN
tends to remove here shortly.
Rev. Mr.. Lewis, of Chicago, Secy
OF the Y. NJ. C. A., and Rev. Mr.,
Willis, Special Agent, held a meet.
ing in the M. Z. Church last Satur-
day night, and succeeded in secur-
ing some eighteen or twenty names,
The same, with any others who feel
interested, viii meet in the NJ. Z.
Church, on Saturday night, and
form into a permanent organization
On Friday night last Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Kennedy were made happy
by the arrival of a young son.
The drama, "The Last Loaf" and
the farce, "A Quiet Family" were
well rendered by THE Select Com.
pany at the Opera House last
night, and gave entire satisfaction to
a liberal patronage.
w. J. Hooper is in Edmund this
week filling the place of Miss Patter-
son, who is visiting friends in Iowa
w. J. is a bright and intelligent
young man, of rare ability, and for
the short time he has been practicing
telegraphy, he has shown himself to
be an excellent operator. We can
heartily recommend him to the
public,
The school entertainment to BE-
held at the Opera House on Thanks
giving will be one of the best ever
given in this place. The ex.
ercises will consist of broom drills
presentations of Mother Goose, cal.
isthenics, recitations, readings, DC
1t will represent the best talent in
the intermediate department. The
pupils are under excellent disciple.
narians, and have been drilled with
all the precision of regulars, Every.
body connected with the entertain.
ment is perfectly jubilant, and looks
forward with pleasure to Thanks,
giving night for success, crowd d
house ard q good time. Let nc
one miss it. Admission % cents
children 10 cents.
Observation-Disclosures
At the residence of the brides
parents, Nov. 81, 1882, Miss Emma
Bruster to Mr., VIM. S. Williams;
both of this place.
The citizens met at the court
house, on Thursday evening, at 7:30
o'clock, for the purpose of organ
izing a lecture association, but the
season being rather advanced the
attendance was small.
ATTEMPTED SAFE ROBBERY.
DoDGEv1LLE, Wis, Nov. %, 1882.
The office of Lovejoy & Richards
was entered by burglars on Wednes-
day night and an attempt made to
blow open the safe. A hole was
bored almost through the door and
a quantity of powder put into this
opening, but without the intended
effect. One hinge of the safe was
broken off and there was evidence
that the party or parties had tried to
pry the door off. They left no trace
but a few tracks, although two
characters were seen
around the depot that night. There
was no money in the safe, but the
books and papers were very badly
scorched. This is the third time
within the past three months that
some one has been in the office.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-11-24
Woman's True Friend.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.
This none can deny, especially when
assistance is rendered when one is
sorely afflicted with disease, more par
ticGlary those complaints and weak
nesses so common to our female pop
ulation. Every woman should know
that Electric Bitters are woman's true
friend, and will positively restore her
to health, even when all other RENE
dies fail A single trial proves our
assertion. They are pleasant to the
taste, and only cost fifty cents a bottle.
Sold by Moffett. 16mI
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-11-24
THE MARKETS.

Eggs pc.
Corn 40c. to SOC.
Lard 15c. to lie.
Onions, IS cts. per blu.
Butter 14c. to 26c.
Potatoes. 60c. to 75c.
Live Hogs, $500 to S5.75
Cattle, $3.50 to $500.
Oats soc. to 32c.
Lead ore $4,000 to S2400.
Dry Bone $500
Blackjack S24OO
Flax Seed S1.00.
Hides, green, 4c to &c.
Wool, washed. 20@24.
Wool, unwashed. 1920.
Glover Seed 500.
Winter wheat S5c.: spring -.
Flour, $3.50 to $500.
Graham, roc. per % ib sack.
Cornmeal, 45c. to 60c. per % ID sack.
Wood, dry. $3.50.
Hay, per ton. Sc to 81.