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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-09-29
Brave Betty Zane.
Wheeling Special.

Living in the city of Wheeling at the
present time are many descendants of
the defenders of Fort Henry, and many
of them are taking an active part in
celebrating the cenntenial anniversary
of that historic event. Saturday prom
Uses to be gala day. Ample prepare
tons have been made for the celebra-
ton on the grounds of the West Vir-
ginia State Fair association. The pro-
gramme will consist of orations,
tableaux, exhibition of relics and cos
tunes of the early settlers, and log
cabin erected in commemoration Of the
Fort Henry tradition. The cabin is
built substantially of logs, chunked
with split sticks, and adorned with coon
skins, possum hides, muskrat and
ground hog pelts, hides from wolves,
bears and panthers, with plentiful
intermingllng of squirrel skins. A skin
canoe of venerable appearance is hung
near the front entrance to the cabin,
while around it depend guns and war
like implements of primitive construc-
ton. Within the cabin are some of the
paraphernalia that decorated old Fort
Henry and cabins of early settlers,
among which are the crane that hung
in the wide open fire place before which
Col. Zane toasted his famous shins; the
cradle in which was rocked Betty Zane,
the heroine of the siege; a portrait of
Philip Doddridge and Mrs. Cruger; an
autograph letter of Light Horse Harry
Lee; an almanac printed in 1777; a
copy of the Declaration of Independ-
ence; scalp-lock cut from Custer
massacre Indian, and arrows and spear
points innu .lerable. There is also a
very fine collection of old and valuable
coins, some of them being Roman,
Greek, Assyrian and Egyptian speci-
ments of great antiquity and value.
The heroLsm of the young gisl Betty
Zane at the siege Of Fort Henry gives
peculiar Interest to this celebration.
1t will be remembered that the settlers
at Wheeling were attacked by Indians
and took refuge in Fort Henry. They
made gallant defense and and succeed
ed IN keeping the redskins at bay until
the powder of the garrison Vas exhaust
ed. Without powder all would be lost. |
There was some in log cabin short |
distance from the fort, but who would |
dare to attempt TO get it in the face Of |
a deadly fire from the savages? Betty |
Zane volunteered to go upon the Ieril- |
GUS errand. Like an arrow she snot out |
from the fort, so astonishing the Indians |
by her daring that they stood motioa- |
less and she reached the cabin in safety. |
Quietly filling her apron with powder |
she returned to the tort amid a sho wer |
of arrows unframed, and the settlers |
were saved.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-09-29
The Law Of Courts hip.
Nax York Herald

The august tribunal commonly
sylvania has lately expounded, in an
elaborate opinion, the law governing
courtship. The opinion was rendered
in a criminal case which turned on the
question whether valid marriage en-
gagement had been made between the
fair complainant and the faithless de-
PENDANT. This point was left to be de-
termined by ci-cumstantial evidence
afforded by the incidents of the court
ship. The trial judge ruled that in or
der to establish promise of marriage
it was not necessary to show " the
making OF presents, writing of love-let-
tiers, and all of such things that pass
between young people" We have
long passed that day." he said, so far
as courtship is concerned. One man
may desire to court the girl he wants
to make MS wife in secluded place,
or he may desire to keep it quiet; an
other may be in the habit of keeping
company with a young lady and ap-
pear upon the public highway from
time to time SO that all may see him.
Hence there is no standard; each case
must stand on its four legs as the party
built it up"
The supreme court thinks that this
is altog ether too lax view of the legal
essentials of proper courtship. 1t
viewed with surprise not unmlngled
with indignation the fact that the jury
had found that a promise of marriage
had been made when it appeared that
the alleged wooer had been in the
house of the wooed one only four
times, but had "met ner cut in the
evenings, sometimes at church. walked
nome with her, and left her at the
gate" The court then proceeds to de-
fine the true legal standard of such
courtship as. will warrant the inter
ence of a matrimonial engagement.
Clrcumstantial evidence of an en-
gagcment of marriage" it says, ''is to
be found in the proof of such facts as
usually accompany that relation.
Among them may be mentioned letters
presents, social attentions of various
kinds, visiting together in company,
preparations for house keeping and the
like. These and similar circumstances
especially when the attentions are ex-
SluSlNC dliu may
well Justify a jury 10 finding promise
of marriage. But the Court below ig-
nored all these matters as being no
longer essential, or rather as, belonging
to past age, and virtually instructed
the jury that attentions paid to a wom-
an in secluded place are quite as
evidence of such promise.
We cannot assent to this proposition"
In staid community where the
courtship is protracted through extend
ed periods, not unfrequently from ten
to fifteen years, and where the wooing
proceeds with marked regularity,
propTiety and all the recognized con-
ventionalities, this may be very salts.
factory law. But how will it work in
the case of those unromantic, go-ahead
spirits who contract their matrimonial
alliances on principles of business rath-
er than sentiment and often on such
short notice as puts love letters, "visit-
ing together in company, preparation
for housekeeping and the like" out of
the question?
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-09-29
An Ex-Slave's Queer Experience
Indianapolis JOurnal

Charles Long, an mfr M negro,
reached this city to night and was given
shelter by the pelice authorities. He
tells remarkable story. He was born
slave, and was owned BY George w.
Bearfeld, near Richmond, at tie time
that city surrendered. Bearfeld had
several hundred slaves, 70 whom he
represented that If they would &C
company him to the Gold Coast (mean-
ing Caifornis, he would provide for
their future. Once at sea, they were
placed In irons and sold as slaves In
Cubi. OF the original number only he
and abrother succeeded in escaping.
after sixteen years of servitude. The
man Is broken down In health, is brand
ed upon the head and arms, and upon
his person ere marks of brutal treat
ment. Part C ne time while Cuban
slave he was scullion on Spanish
man-of war, and the balance of the
TUNE he worked on a rice plantation
near ST. Juval. His Cuban owner was
called Vanstell Thinkenburr. ard he
me. him In New Orleans shortly after
his escape. The negro has had very
strange experience, else he Is a very
gifted liar.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-09-29
Guernseys and JERSEYS.

A. NJ. Williams, of Syracuse, n. Y,
says: l have been acquainted with
Guernseys aud Jerseys for about thirty
years, and met them first on their own
islands, where | studied them with in
terest. Then the Channel Island cattle
all went under the common name of
Attorneys, and the islands were known
as the Attorney Islands, at least in En-
gland, where saw at the steam-packet
office at Southampton, posters bearing
this name. But the Guernseys were
then much more like what they are
now than the Jerseys were like what
they are. Indeed, The Guernseys were
considered better than the smaller Jer-
seys for milk and butter, but the fawn-
like Jerseys were preferred because Of
their slender gracefulness. | have been
IN the way of knowing som ething of
both these breeds since then, and |
claim as my belief not only that |
think an ACREAGE Guernsey is better
than All average Jersey-not the creme
de To- creme, of course-but the Guernsey
breeders think so too. quote the fol-
lowing FROM the London agricultural
Gazette to the same effect: Although
little or no grain is fed, the yield of
butter from mature Guernsey COW is
expected to average one pound day
for the year, and there are many trust
worthy statements of COWS making
fourteen and fifteen Guernsey pounds
of butter, equal to sixteen pounds and
eighteen pounds of our weight, per
week, without the forcing food that has
ruined many fine COW in this country
by unnatural stimulation for the pur-
pose of making great butter record"
Moreover, my opinion Is that the Jer-
sey butter is neither remarkable fer its
firmness nor its color compared with
Guernsey butter. Indeed, | know it,
and know that the butter of my Ayrs-
hires is harder at this season, and has
been the last month, and also in the
winter, than that my Jerseys. And
| find the mixture of my dairy very
convenient, because in the winter the
Jerseys soften the Ayrshires butter, and
in the summer the Ayrshires harden
the Jersey butter. But confess have
no A phea, nor any Rex nor Coomassie
in mine, my Jerseys not even being re-
corded, although eligible, because they
are Kept for butter only, and that won't
pay the expense of the recording even,
much less to pay 81 900 or $4,000 for a
COW.
Let US take the Jersey as class-tne
1900 or 10000 or more of the COM
mon ones-with the 100 or so of
phenomenal COWS, and average the lot,
and l think and believe that there are
enough of wretchediy poor ones among
the crowd to obliterate the whole record
of the fancy ones. / look at this from
the farmers point of view, and l dare
maintain that the farmers are not
favorably inclined to the Jerseys as a
race. And this is reasonable when
ten-pound a-we.k COW is valued at $500,
fourteen-pouud COW at 5000 or 81 600,
ETC., and a twenty-pound COW at So 900
or $1,000. Mr.. Williams thinks the
highest value of the Jersey breed is for
It's bulls, used for producing breeds.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-09-29
strong arms ready to launch them forth
at the SLIGHTEST sight of danger"

strong arms ready to launch them forth
at the slightest sight of danger"
"Papa doesn't know that l am up
here" said the vision ofloveliness, ''but
mama does. The very minute told
her was going to see an editor she
said it was the best thing could do,
but when I got right to the door l
thought would die"
you don't appear to be IN danger OF
immediate dissolution" rem arked the
horse reporter.
ooh, of course don't mean exactly
that" said the young lady, "but l was
awfully nervous, you know always
was that way-and when l was a little
girl papa used to say the only way to
govern me was by kindness.
''Well, Wen be gentle with you" was
the reply. "Would you like to read the
Hawkinsville Carton or the Cohoes
Fireman. pointing 10 a pile of e1-
changes.
"No don't care about it, thank you,
was the reply. you editors must have
hard time managing all the people
who come up here"
"There is a managing editor for that
purpose" said the horse reporter.
"How nice! and do all these gentle
men edit"
"Yes."
'1'm going to be married next week"
said the young lady. "Ain't 1t funny?
quite ludicrous, no doubt" was the
reply.
"And l came up here" she continued
Ito see if you would put a nice notice
of the affair in the paper. Will you do
it?"
Certainly" said the horse reporter.
"Would you like to have it referred to
rs another one of those delightful
events in which the happiness of a
trusting love finds glad fruition in we'd
ded bliss or the marriage-bells rang
out merriiy last evening. telling to the
star-it sky joyful tale Of loves final
triumph? Both those sentences are
kept in type, and you can have your
choice"
II rather like the last one best" said
the young lady. TT is more tenderly
beautiful. Don't you think so?'
EYES," replied the horse reporter,
"there is sort of curfew- willnot ring
tonight tinge to it that lays over the
other one" "Well then l will take
that. And will an editor be around to
write it up?"
Certainly"
81 will send you a piece of the we'd
ding cake" continued the young lady.
''Do," said the horse reporter. " There
is a dog up my way that needs killing. :"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-09-29
She Wanted a Notice.
Chicago Tribune.

The several occupants of the room
looked around and discovered young
lady standing in the doorway. She
nodded slightly to the horse reporter,
and that individual returned the salu-
tation with a placid mile-and- half
overnight hurdles smile whose grand
eur of exp4nse would alone have made
it noticeable.
you are right this time, madame"
he said. This is the exact spot where
the seething brain of the trained jour
nallst proceed 10 bubble, and the lam
ces OF Thought that pierce with uner-
ring aim the brazen hemlets of Wrong
are ever held in couchant poise by
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-09-29

purchased five bottles of your Hop Bit;ers of
Bishop & Co. last fall, for my daughter, and am
well pleased with the Bitters. They did her
more good than all the medicine she has taken
for SIX years. WIN. L. MCCLURE.
The above is from very reliable farmer,
whose daughter was in poor health for seven or
eight wears, and could obtain no relief until she
used Hop Bitters. She is now in as good heath
as any person in the country. We have large
sales, and they ara making remarkable cures
w. ii. BISHOP & co.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-09-29
POVERTY AND DISTRESS

That poverty which produces The greatest dis
tress is not of the purse but of the blood. De
prived of its richness it becomes scant and
watery condition termed ane,aia in medical
writings. Given this condition, and scrofulous
swellings and sores general and nervous debility,
loss Of flesh and appetite, weak lungs, throat dis
ease, splitting of blood and consumption, are
among the common results. If you are a sufferer
from thin, poor blood employ DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery" which enriches the
blood and cures these grave affections Is more
nutitive than cod liver oil. and is harmless in
any condition Of the system, yet powerful to cure.
BY druggists.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-09-29
The incident of Copgeessman Star

The incident of Congressman Starin's
only speech in congress is related as
follows: A bill was under discussion
for the sale of a portion of the Brook
Ign navy yard for about 100000 A
syndicate OF politicians we're to be the
purchasers. Mr.. Starin rose In his
seat, pale as a ghost, and said earnest
ly. Mr.. Speaker, am not familiar
win all OF your rules here. and / do
not know whether or not am in order,
but ycu have property here which
you are going to sell for $500, 900, and
I will at this moment draw my check
for it for $500 600" The bill was
killed.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-09-29

The body of Caleb c. Dickinson, of
Hatfield, Mass, who died in a SARATOGA
bath tub, last week, is claimed by three
nephews, and it is probable a contest
will be made for the estate. as he was
wealthy. He Is said, however, to have
declared thst be had left all his money
to the poor.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-09-29

A man in the dress ola farmer, driv
ing a lazy horse attached to a ram
shackle wagon, did good business in
''rale, honest country butter" in Provi-
dence. The housewives bought of him
extensively, in order to be sure that
they did not get oleomargarine. He
has since been exposed as no farmer,
but a shrewd agent for an oleomar-
garine factory. A grocer caught him
filling his pots from the original pack
ages of imitation butter.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-09-29
The Panama story that a great ire,

The Panama story that great treas
ure of pearls has been discovered at n
little island off the Cnirqui coast will
probably excite interest among those
who arc ready to make extraordinary
exertions, endure the greatest suffer
ings, and risk the greatest dangers on a
remote chance OF digging up fortune.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-09-29

Mr.. Hoffman and Miss Barr were
married in the Gothic chapel, which il
d chamber in the Mammoth cave. i
satisfied everyb body concerned except
ing the bride, who was compelled tc
wear an unbecoming flannel suit, be.
cause the drippings of the cave would
have ruined the handsome bridal dress
that had been made for her.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-09-29

The Princess of Wales recently wore
ball costume of cream-colored silk.
trimmed with old gold lace, the ruff
being also of the latter material, and
red gersniums being worn in the cen
ter of the low-cut bodice.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-09-29

The Princess of Wales, now in her
SSth year, is described as looking
scarcely day older than when, on the
10Th of March nineteen years ago, she
stood at the altar by the side of he~
young husband.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-09-29

An angry cook at Newport the other
day, is said to have served a soup of
mucilage, Of which the entire family
partook in hlissful ignorance Gifts com
position. This is Il seaside romance
that ought to stick.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-09-29

Both lydia E. Pnkhams Vegetable Com
pound and Blood Purifier are prsnared at sSS
and 2S5 Western Avenue, Lynn, Mass Prise of
either, 81. Six bottles for S. Sent BY mail in
the form of pills or of loEsngeS. on receipt Of
price, 81 per box for either. Mrs. PinSham
freely answers ali letters Of inquiry. Enclose Sc
stamp. Send for Guide TO Health and Nerve
Strain
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-09-29

cures Dysptpsln, Impot anCe, Sexual d billy. Il.
Advice in the will of the late Moses
Willard Boston millionaire. II have
never looked for large income, but
have sought the greatest security of the
principal; governed by this rule, !
have met with few losses, and to this
owe my large estate"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-09-29

The clergymen of Springfield, ILL.,,
have undertaken to discourage young
folks from going TO justices to get mar
ried. They do no not care for the loss
of fees, but they regard marriage rs a
ceremony that ought to be rehgiously
solemuized.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-09-29
Life in a Montana Frontier Town.

The picturesque features Of life in
a western Montana town like Missouri
are best seen as evening approach es.
Crowds of roughly clad men gathered
around the doors of the drinking
saloons. A group of Indians, who
have been squatting on the sidewalk
for two hours playing some mysterious
game of cards of their own invention,
breaks up. One Of the squaws throws
the cards into the street, which is al
ready decorated from end to end with
similar relics of other games. An
other swings baby upon her back,
ties shawl around it and herself Sc
cures the child with a strap buckled
across her chest, and strides off, her
moccasined feet toeing inward in the
traditional Indian fashion. She wears
q gown made of scarlet calico bed
quilt, with leggings of some blue stuff;
but she has somehow managed to get
q civilized dress for the child. They
all go of to their camp ON the hill
near by. Some blue-coated soldiers
from the neighboring military post,
remembering the roli-call at sunset,
swing themselves upon their horses and
go galloping off, little the worse for
the bad whiskey they have been
drinking III the saloons. A miner in
blue wooden shirt and brown canvass
trousers, with hat of astonishing di-
mersions and beard of years
growth, trots up the street ON mule,
and, with droll oaths and shutfling talk,
offers the animal for sale TO the crowd
of loungers on the hotel piazza. No
one wants to buy, and, after provok
ing deal of laughter, the miner gives
his ultimatum "I'll hitch the critter
to one of them PLAYER posts, and if he
don't pull it down you may have him."
This generous offer is declined by the
landlord; and the miner rides eff, de-
claring that he has not Il single four-bit
piece to pay for hia supper, and is
bound to sell the mule to somebody.
Toward nightfall the whole male
population seems to be in the street,
save the busy Cinnamon III the laun-
dries, who keep on sprinkling clothes
by blowing water out of their
mouths. Early or late, you will find
those industrious little yellow men at
work. One shutiles back and forth
from the hydrant, carrying water for
the morning wash in old coal-oil cans
hung to Il stick balanced across his
shoulders. More indians now -
buck" and two squaws, leading ponies
heavily laden with tent, clothes and
buffalo robes. A rope tied around
pony's jaw is the ordinary halter and
bride of the Indians. These people
want to buy some articles at the sad
dlers' shop. They do not go in, but
stare through the windows for five
minutes. The saddler knowing the
Indian way of dealing, pays no atten-
ton to them. After while they all
sit down on the ground in front of the
shop. Perhaps quarter of an hour
passes before the saddler axis what
they want. If he had noticed them at
first, they would have gone away with
out buying October Century.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-09-29

A poor invalid, widowed mother lay suffering
bed OF straw in a shabby, broken down ten
ement house in one of cur large cities Two
Christian ladies called one gave her a misziona-
~ testament and made long prayer, and the
other ordered proper food and fuel to be given.
bat instead Of sending physician, she purchased
bottle Of Dr. Guysolt's ! elbow Dock and Sarsa-
parilla for her In few weeks the poor invalid
was again out washing and ironing. To whom
skaL we give thanks
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-09-29

COMMON COLDS NEGLECTED cause one
half the deaths. Consumption turks in every
cough, often using as n mask the ruddy check
and sparkling eye till its deadly seeds are deeply
planted in the system. EILERT'S ELIXIR or
TAR AND WILD CHERRY will surely cure
colds, coughs, Group, catarrh, bronchial com
plants, and ward off consumption.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-09-29

Emma Lake, the circus rider, is the
wife of Gilbert Robinson. Although
she is professional athlete, she de
clares that she cannot successfully de
fend herself against his fists, and there
fore she sues in Cincinnati for di-
vorce.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-09-29

Mr. George c. Coleman, of seymour. Ind
writes: Il have kept DIR. Guyso;tis Yellow Dock
and Ssrsaparilla IN my family for years Ny
wife thinks there L no such medicine ss It il.
think il i excellent Tor weakness and INDIGESTION
We also use il for coughs and colds and il does
not fail US.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-09-29

ONE Remedy for 0ae Dollar.--there is but one
way to cure badness, and that is by using CAR
noLISE, n deodorized extract of petroleum, the
natural petroleum hair renewer. 1t will post
lively do the work and is is the only remedy that
will.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-09-29

@.%"NeceSsity is the mother 81 invention.
Diseases of the liver, kidneys and bowels brought
forth that sovereign remedy Kidney erJ, which
is natures normal curative for all those dire com
plants. In either dry or liquid form it is per
ect remedy for all those terrible diseases tha,
auSe so many deaths
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-09-29

The Mobile Register says that duel
ing Is an obsolete custom III most of
the southern states, and will soon die
out IN those localities where it survives,
except in New Orleans, where the
French element may keep it alive.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-09-29

DR.. WINCHELL'S TEETHING SYRUP is
just the medicine for mothers to hive in the house
for the children. 1t will cure colds, sore throat
and regulate the bowels. DO not fail to give it a
trial, you will be pleased with its charming
effects. Sold by all druggists