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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-09-22

A BABY AND A BEAR.
Old Bruin steals Child and Makes a
Pet Ofit.

Henry Flynn, who resides up in the
hills near Inskip, Cal, is in town to-
day and had the following incident to
relate, in which bear 9th cinnamon
species abducted his 3year-old daugh-
ter, not with any desire to harm the
child, but through strange kind of
affection. 1t appears that Mr.. Flynn
started one morning to take horse to
pasture, about two miles from the house
and, as his little girl seemed anxious to
go, he put her upon the horses back
and let her ride short distance, per
haps forty rods from the house, where
he put her down and told her to run
home. He noticed that she continued
standing where he had left her, and, on
looking back after going little farther,
saw her playing in the sand. He soon
passed out of sight and was gone about
an hour, expecting of course that the
child would return to the house after
playing few moments. On returning
home he made inquiry about her of its
mother, who said she had not seen her
and supposed he had taken her along
with him. On going To the spot where
he left her he saw huge bear tracks in
the sand, and at once came to the con-
clusion that the child had been carried
off by the bear.
The family Immediately made search
through the forest, which was grown
up to almost Jungle, rendering their
search very slow. All day these anx-
ious parents searched for traces of
their child; nor did they stop when
i l,.k i
the woods calling the lost one by her
name. Morning came and their
search vas fruitless. A couple of gen
| tlemen from below, who are travelling
through the mountains buying stock,
came to- the house, and, being informed
| of the circumstances, imm edlately set
ont to find her. The gentIemtn wan
dered about, and as they were passing
swamp spot where the underground
was thick called the child, or else they
were talking loud, when one of them
| heard her voice. He then called her
by name and told her to come out of
the bushes. She replied that the bear
would not let her.
The men then crept through the
brush, and when near the spot where
Sic dIlu buS bSdI WSI0 IuSy H6dTu d
splash in the water, which the child
says was the bear. On going to her
they found her standing upon a log
extending about half way across the
swamp. The bear had undertaken to
cross the swamp on the log, and being
| pursued left the child and got away as
rapidly as possible. She had received
some scratches about the face, arms
and legs, and her clothes were almost
torn from her body; but the bear had
not bitten her to hurt her, only the
marks of his teeth being found on her
back, where, in taking hold of her,
he had taken the flesh also.
The little one says the bear would
put her down occasionally to rest and
would put his nose up to her face,
when she would slap him, and the bear
would hang his head by her side and
purr and rub against her like a cat
The men asked her if she was cold in
the night and she told them the old
bear lay down beside her and put his
Farms" around her and kept her warm,
though she did not like his long hair.
She was taken home to her parents.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-09-22
Fifty Living Children.
Atlanta (Ga.) Constitution.

Mr.. BAsingame, a prominent mer-
chant from Social Circle, reports re-
markable case of vitality, which he
says is we'll known to the people of his
county. Near social Circle resides a
colored man named Harry Lackey,
who has probably more descendants
than any living man. He has been in
the county SO long that his own testi-
mony on this question is corroborated
by his neighbors. Harry is 80 years
old, hale and hearty, one of the most
industrious and hig hly respected ne
groes in the county. The other day he
took unto him third wife, Susan Phil
lips, aged 81. He already has fifty
children whom he acknowledges and
who call him by various terms of filial
affection. Several of his children have
died. In the presence OF some gentle
men the other day he named over
more than 800 of his grandchildren,
and said there were others whom he
could not then remember. One of his
SONS has thirty living children. Sever
al of his sons count up more than a
dozen living children each. The old
man is proud of his record, and talks
freely about it whenever questioned.
He says he don't think his work is yet
finished, and has no idea of suss endlng
business soon.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-09-22

TIE deacons of a negro Baptist
Church in Baltimore say that the pas
tor put in bill for $50 reDt OF his par
coinage when he had paid only 500,
and they voted that he was too..dishonest
to preach. He insisted on occupying
the pulpit, but one deacon snatched
away mis- Bible and another pulled him
out. A still livelier time occurred in .
negro Methodist Church in Alabama.
The minister announced that every
body who had given him ten cents at
the passing of the hat could join in the
communion service, which was about
to begin, and he invited all who were
thus qualified to take the front seats
Among those who went forward was a
brother whose contribution had consist
ed of battered and punched dime.
The pastor excluded him. A fight en-
sued. and during the tumult somebody
escaped with the bread and wine.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-09-22
Lady TherRe's Past Time.

We presume our readers have all
heard of that very private trial, in the
year 1870 when Mace drove Lady
Thorne ghostly mile in the gray of
morning, and only two others, John L..
Doty and William II. Saunders, timed
the mare. In regard to this trial, her
driver said: 81 never saw Lady Thorne
trot full mile at her best but once,
and there are two other men living be-
sides myself who can tell how fast that
was, but l shall never tell, and it is
probable that they will not. 1t was so
last that it would not be credited by
the public, and so we agreed that We
would never mention the time. But
will say this much; it was faster gait
for the whole mile than ever saw
kept up by any other horse for single
quarter." For a round dozen of years
did Dan Mace maintain his determine
ton to "never tell, J" but in an unguard-
ed moment, short time ago, out pop
ped the secret On the occasion 70
which we refer Dan had become much
interested In conversation with gen.
tleman about that year, 1870, when
Lady Thorne was to meet Goldsmith
Maid at Buffalo. She had beaten the
Maid whenever they had contend
ed on eastern tracks, but the party of
the little bay mare were quite confident
of victory at Buffalo. Dan, after the
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-09-22
Iowa County Democrat.
MINERAL POINT, WIS.
THE GIRLS.

Hear the laughter of the girls
Pretty girls!
What a fund of merriment each ruby lip unfurls
Hsw they chatter, chatter, chatter,
In the balmy air Of night!
While the stars that overs latter
All the heavens hear their clatter
In a soft and mild delight;
Keeping time, time, time,
In sort of ringing rhyme,
To the Standardization that, Inceasng, ever pur'
From the girls, girls, girls, girls,
Girls, girls, girls,
From the wild, caprciOss saucy jaunty girls.
See the flirting of the girls,
Radiant girls!
How the ssftened brain of lover wildly whirls!
Thro ugh the Inazes of the ball,
Up and down the stately hall
How he skipped to and fro
And prespIred!
Would that we could tell The idiot all we knew
OF the fires
Into which the false one hurls
Each new victim-see the fame-how it swirls
How il curls
How il curls!
Better far that they were churls,
Than fall victim TO the girls;
To the pratte and the rattle
Of the girls, girls, girls,
OF the girls, girls, girls, girls,
Girls, girls, girls
To the sacking and heart-racking of the girls!
Rare Bits.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-09-22

AZ HOt Ou lnSSS We lor content uepeud,
So much Us on the shadow of friend.
-Msadndsr.
Every man is occasionally what he
ought to be perpetually.
The man who is always right finds
every one else always wrong.
Stones and sticks are flung only st
fruit-bearing trees.
There is great art in knowing how
to give without creating an obligation.
Style is the gossamer on which the
seeds of truth float through the world.
1t is tedious thing to be always be
ginning life. They live badly who al
was begin to live.
He who obeys with modesty. APP
pears worthy some day or other of be-
ing allowed to command.
The morning of life, like the dawn OF
day, has most of purity, of imagery
and harmony.
There is always some one object
which is the handspring of life and
when that is removed the wheels stand
still.
Nothing is rich but the inexhausti,
bic wealth of nature. She shows us
only surfaces, but she is million faith.
oms deep.
No way has been found for making
heroism easy, even for the scholar
Labor, iron labor, is for him. The
world was created as an audience for
him; the atoms of which it is made
are opportunities.
Show me the man you honor.
know by the symptom, better than any
other, what you are yourself. For you
show me then what your idea of man.
hood is, what kind of man you Ions
inexpressibly to be.
Doubtless the human face is the
grandest of all mysteries; yet fixed or
canvas it can hardly tell of more thar
one sensation; no struggle, no success
sive contrasts accessible to dramati,
art, can painting give. as neither time
nor motion exist for her.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-09-22
How She Won Him.

l have Just heard the most reMarka-
BILE story of the evenness of female
temper. In fact it seems so surprising
to me that | think some record of it
should be embalmed in the archives
of Quiz. 1t is beautiful little fairy
story, and may appropriately be called
Chow She Won Him." Indeed, it was
quite enough to win far worse man,
if the worse men are ever won, which
| dare say they are not. 1t happened
in Philadelphia and is in this wise:
You know, or rather, you don't know
until tell you, that there was beau
tiful dinner given "many years ago."
and she sat opposite him and looked
ever so charming in q wine colored
silk with a square neck, and otherwise
arrayed as never were the lilies of the
valley; we'll the idiot of a waiter, in
handling the soup, upset the entire
contents of plate right into her lap.
Just think of it, girl? The whole front
breadth of it utterly ruined, and for
the world it could not be match
ed. Well, what did she do?
Did she faint awavs Did she
say, you horrid man? Did she scream
Not at all; she passed the thing off in
some witty remark about fiery baptism
and calml y resumed her dinner. He,
of course, was delighted, thought her
most remarkable woman, and indeed
she was; became attentive to her and
finally married her. One evening long
after the event they were sitting before
the fire, the children having gone to
bed, and were talking about old times,
when he said
"My dear, 1 never told you, 1 think,
how ] first thought | would like to
marry you, did II"
"Why, gracious goodness, no, never"
"Well," he said, "do you remember
that dinner at Mrs. Simpkins' where
your dress was spoilt by the soups"
Indeed, do" she replied. 81 shall
never forget it as long as 1 live"
"Well," he continued, "you behaved
so well about it that l thought you
perfect jewel"
YES" she answered, 81 remember
behaving very we'll about it at the time,
but good land, you should have seen
the marks of nay teeth on the hedpost
that night"
Now, wasn't that just too perfectly
romantic for anything ?-PhiLadelphia
Quis.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-09-22
AUSPICIOUS OPENING
And Great Success OF a New Dry
Goods House.

Large wholesale houses usually obtain preni-
nenee by years of patient industry, and do not
start of fully equipped with expert clerks, sur
plus cash and eager customers upon alarge bust
ness career. Public confidence and popular favor
are the growth of time. The exceptions to this
law are always phenomenal and always attrac;
attention by their novelty. An instance of this
kind is furnished by the unexsmpled success of
the new dry goods firm of
BURKE, WALKER & co.
occupying the FIVE story block, 100 by loo feet
go TO $50 Adams street. Beginning bust
ness there last January, under exceptionally
favorable auspices, their trade has more than
doubled their expectations, and is increasing be-
yond all precedent.
Mr.. Burke, for the last twenty-five years, has
occupied leading position in the wholesale trade
Of Chicago, is favorahly known to the business
men of the west, and, by previous training and
business experience Is specially well fitted for this
enterprise.
Mr.. Walker, for the last five years, was the
business manager of the great dry goods house Of
A. I. Stewart & Co., in Chicago and was trained
to the business and familiarized with the details
of vast dry goods trade in the New York house.
He has added to his knowledge of the dry goods
| trade in the east thorough acquaintance with
the condition and wants of this trade in the west
As the firm Of 4. T. Stewart & Co. was retir-
ing from business, they secured the services of
large corps Of their clerks and saleSmen 50 that
the house thus organized knew the standing ant
had the good viii OF western merchants at tht
start. Importing largely, they have beer
singularly fortunate in their foreign connections
IN selecting one of the most competent, expert
enced and trustworthy experts in foreign goods a
| the head of their European house. Such com.
bination of favorable conditions rarely uniteS ii
| the persons of so competent men to inaugural,
their entrance upon a great mercantile enterprise
as attended the introduction of this new house t
| the dry goods trade Of Chicano. Both the activ,
partners are in the prime and yigor OF manhood
and good representatives of the class Of merchant
who have given character, wealth and fame t,
| Chicago.
With ample capital, Astounding industry ant
enterprise, courteous and affable manners adapted
to make and retain friends, and a resolute pur.
pose to win success by deserving it, and with the
hearty good viii of their contemporaries. this
house has taHeu very prominent part in the dry
| goods trade of the West 1t is the union 81
active, experienced members of old, large anc
| emiuently successful houses in a new firm, to con
duct business which they thoroughly under,
stand, in field in which they are well and favor
| ably known.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-09-22

The Bank of France is having print
ed 100000 of 100-franc bank notes
at the printing office attached to the
bank building. The new note has
been drawn by the printer Baudry and
engraved by Robert, and will, it is re-
ported, be a marvel of beauty and ele-
gance of It's kind The original draw
ing was three metres long by one and
half deep and when completed was
photographed on reduced scale to
the size of bank note. Robert was
engaged on the work of engraving it
for several weeks in the strictest seclu-
sion, in an inner chamber of the bank
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-09-22
WILLING HANDS AND WILLING
HEA RITZ

How gratifying to the invalid husband to know
that willing hands smooth his pillow; willing
hands prepare his food and give him medicine
and that willing hearts are praying for his recov-
cry. Goo bless the women Sad it is when the
wife is ILL., sad it is when her health breaks down
Husbands who love their wives will provide the In
with DIR. Guy sott's Yellow Dock and Sarsaparila.
It is the best medicine in the world for curing all
female complaints, and strengt hening the female
system.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-09-22
HOMEOPATHIC Family Medicine cases

HOMEOPATHIC Family Medicine cases
and books, giving concise directions fer
treating all common ailments, are a
great comfort, and positive saving in
every household. The best assortm ent
of all styles and prices ID found at
Boericke & Tafel's Homeopathic Phar-
macies, at New York, Philadelphia,
Baltimore, New Orleans and Chicago.
Descriptive price current gratis.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-09-22
How Much Million Dollars Weighs.
Scientific American

Mr. E. B. Elliott, the government
actualy, has computed the weight of
million dollars in gold and silver coin
as follows:
The standard gold dollar of the
United States contains of gold of nine
tenths fineness 25S grains, and the
standard silver dollar contains nine
tenths fneness 4155 grains. One mil
lion standard god dollars, consequent
ly weighs % 100000, or $3.50 ounces
troy, or 579 pounds troy, of $500
grains each, or 3,61571 pounds avoir-
DUBOIS of 1000 grains each, or L. 49-
1000 'tshort' tons of 1000 pounds
avoirdupois each, or Gas 1000 long "
tons of 2 200 pounds avordupois each.
One million standard silver dollars
412 500, 900 grains, or S59, 1875 ounces
troy. or II, GLASS pounds troy, or %.
928 81 pounds avoirdupois, or % 464-
100 "short" tons of 1000 pounds avoir-
dupois each, or 26 307- l 600 "long" tons
of 2,249 pounds avoirdupois each. In
round numbers the following table re-
presents the weight of a million dol
lars in the coins named:
Standard gold coin Observation-Disclosures. l25
Standard silver coin. Observation-Disclosures. 26 u
Subsidy silver com ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 20
Minor coin, five cent nickel. ...............10 100
Justice Willis, who set fire to house
at Putnam, r. l., was caught with diff
Guilty. There was at first only Diet &c
tive's vague suspicion against him, rest
ing on no evidence. 1t would not have
done to arrest him, for he was man of
good standing, and so much of q poll
tician that ne expected to go 20 the
next state legislature. A plot was
therefore laid to make him convict
himself. A woman was sent to board
in the same house with him. She pre-
tended to be book canvasser. After
gaining his confidence, she told him
that she really belonged to gang of
thieves, who had a large amount of
government bonds to sell. Willis eager
ly proposed to act as agent for the pur-
pose. He went with the woman to
Boston. where she introduced him to
several men who personated the
gang of robbers. They affected to
doubt his sincerity. Fearing that he
was about to miss a profitable bit of
business, he trieo to win their conf
dence by telling them of crimes which
he had committed. He had stolen
from various persons, and once in a
bank, when counting money alongside
man who was doing the same, he
slyly clapped the others pile on his
own, and it was supposed that a sneak
theft had disappeared with the missing
notes. The exploit apparently delight
ed the listeners lit turns out to be true
story. and they led him into con-
fession of the incendiarism. A con-
cesled shorthand writer took down all
he said and his arrest followed.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-09-22
Swinging in Mid.Air.
Memphis Avalanche.

hempHls ANdla0CUe
The little four-year-old son of Mr..
Henry Buttenbery, the Second street
furniture man, had a narrow escape
from death yesterday. While playing
on the. first floor of the store he began
climbing up rope attached to wind
lass, by which goods are raised or
lowered from aione story to tine other.
Just at that moment mattress was
placed upon the platform at the third
floor: the little one was suddenly lifted
from the floor by the descending
weight at the other extremity of the
rope, and before any one could inter
fere he was twenty feet up in the air.
With rare presence Of mind for one so
young, ne chung to the rope with his
hands and feet and cried out at the top
of his voice. Major J. j. Murphy, who
happened to be In the store, ran t, the
rescue, and calling to the child to hold
on, seized the windlass and in few
moments had him lowered down to
the first floor.
In the upper waters OF the Thames
during the summr and autumn may be
seen parties of young fellows in fan
a-StS SAihs dAObS :" 4SPS
over their shoulders and singing
merry chorus. They are pulling a boat
steered by one of their number, who
reclines in the stern and looks supreme
ly lazy, his spell of towing being over.
The boat contains a tent and cooking
apparatus, and at nightfail the whole
party camp out on some shady islet.
Then in the retired backwaters one
constantly encounters the moored
house boats, where families are spend
ing a week or two in continual lnnch-
ing, dezing and pretending to fish.
The favorite craft this year is the newly
introduced Indian canoe. Women al
ways sppear rather awkward when
rowing, but q pretty girl padding in
one OF these canoes looks charming.
They are exceedingly handy to steer,
and neither man nor woman Is ever
seen to greater advantage than when
making the graceful movements re-
quired for prope'ling them.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-09-22
Points In Fall STYLES.

There are some special points to be
particularly noted of the changes In
the construction of waists this season.
The back or corssges, bodices, or
basques are now neither very narrow
nor very wide, but exactly fitting the
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-09-22

Mr.. Bergh's attention should be
called to the fact that some cruel fash
ionables at Newport have pricks in
their rosettes on their horses ears,
which cause the poor beasts to toss and
shake their heads continually by reason
of the pain these pricks create.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-09-22

FoR DYSPEPSIA, INDIeEsTToS. Depression Of
Spirits and General Debility in the various forms;
also as q preventive against Fever and Ague. and
other Intermittent Fevers, the "FERRo- PHosrHo-
RATED ELIXIR OF CALIsAYA," made by Casweil,
Hazard g. CO., New York, and sold by all drug
gists is the best tonic and for patients recover
ing from Fever or other sickness il has no equal.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-09-22
COMMON COINS NfGTFcTFn cam

COMMON COLDS NEGLECTED cause one
half the deaths. Consumption turks in every
cough. often usiDg as mask the rudy cheek
and sparkling eye till its deadly sseds are deeply
planted in the system. EILERT'S ELIXIR or
TAR AND WILD CHERRY win surely cure
colds, coughs, Group, cstarrh, bronchial COM
plaints and ward of consumption.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-09-22

In slavery days, the chimes OF St.
Michaelis church, Charleston, were
rung at p. NJ. in winter and 8 in
summer as q signal to negroes that
their bedtime was nigh, and again an
hour later to warn them to disappear
from the streets, after which ali blacks
found abroad were arrested The Gus
tom was continued until q few days
ago, though nobody has obeyed the
bells since the war. The mayor has
now cut off the salary of the ringer,
ana the act is exciting considerable dir
cussion among the old residents.
IAN Illinois girl eloped in her bare
feet. After few weeks there viii be a
misunderstanding, and she viii return
home for her shoes.-N. r. CoBssaeTcsaf.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-09-22

.."Slow and steady wins the race" Steadily,
but not slowly, kldney-Wort Is distaneing all
competition for universal popularity and useful
ness. This celebrated remedy can now be OBJ
tanned in the usual dry vegetable form, or in
liquid form, 1t is put up in the latter way for
the especial conv enience of those who cannot
readily prepare it. 1t will be found very concen-
trated and will act with equal efficiency in either
form Read advertisements
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-09-22

"GoLpEN MEpIcAL DlscovERV" (Traie-mark
registered) is not only sovereign remedy for
consumption, but also tor consumptive night
swests, bronchitis, coughs splitting of blood, weak
lungs, shortuess of breath and kindred affections
of the throat and chest BY drug ists
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-09-22

great improvement has recently been mad
in that useful product CARBoLIsE a deodorizet
extract Of petroleum, which is the only articl,
that really cures badness. 1t is now the fines
Of hair dressings