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Morning journal and courier., 1883-03-21
and oath making have done more than any other thing to impair and destroy regard for truth ''

ana OGtn- maKlnR nave Q0Q6 more GHau any other thing to impair and destroy a regard for truth.''
 Railroad companies in this country have 138, ,OO0, ,OoO acres of land in their Hand grants, and it is interesting to try to realize what territory is comprised in these acres. The State of Maryland, for instance, would go into these 138, 900, 900 acres seventeen times, with 5000, coo acres to spare, a tract equal to six Rhode Islands or four Delswares. The 1884, 900, 900 acres would make four States as large as New York, with enough besides to duplicate New Hampshire, Massachusetts and New Jersey. You could set Pennsylvania, with her 28, 100000 acres, down in one cor ner of this enormous territory, and have land enough left to cut up into States the size of Ohio. Illinois, Indiana and Maine. This land is three and half times greater in area than the six New England States. It contains four times as many acres as Iowa contains, considerably more than four times as many as Ohio, and it is only little less in extent than the whole of Texas
 Publishing newspaper in. Russia is ac- companied by peculiar difficulties. The perils which surround Russian newspapers are illustrated by the following list of pun ishments inflicted during the past year The Poryadok was suspended for six weeks, and has not appeared since; the Russian Courier was suspended for three months, the Moscow Telegraph for four months, the Samara News for eight months, and the Minute for three months. A first warning was given to the Exchange News of St. Pe- tersburg, the Eastern Review, the Vostok, tie Golos and the Moscow Telegraph and the three latter papers also received a second warming. The only paper to which third warning was administered was the Mos COW Telegraph, and it speaks with evident pride of this distinction. The following pa- pers were deprived of the privilege of sale in the streets The Moscow Telegraph, the Gasda, the Golos, the Listok, of St. Peters burg, the Echo, and an illustrated paper of Tidia
Morning journal and courier., 1883-03-21

William Sprague was nominated for gov ernor yesterday by the State convention of the Rhode Island Democrats. Sprague has now two nominations but two such nomina- tions do not make an election in Rhode Island.
Morning journal and courier., 1883-03-21
EDITORIAL NOTES.

A bill ito permit the inter-marriage of per sons of different races has been favorably reported in the Maine legislature. It ought to pass.
Morning journal and courier., 1883-03-21

Kansas has commendable new law for bidding the judges of all courts in the State to stand as candidates for office during their judicial terms
Morning journal and courier., 1883-03-21

case of much interest to trades unions has been begun in Denver, Colorado. Frank & Putnam, tailors, have sued the tailors' union for conspiracy and fraud, charging the union with having forced journeymen to quit work because the wages demanded were not paid The plaintiffs urge that large amount of work was contracted for on a basis of prices of which the union was cog nizant
Morning journal and courier., 1883-03-21

Skinned milk may not successfully mas querade as cream. but it is better than it looks, according to the German chemists Rittbausen and J. Konig. These gentlemen say that the price paid for albuminoids in skinned milk is lower than that paid for them in any of the ordinary foods in the market exceL ting stockfish. The former chemist states that about two quarts of this milk contain as much nitrogenous matter as pound of meat, and the latter that given number of -nutritive units of the milk cost and still less than butter. While further ex- periments may somewhat modify these con clusions, they are sufficiently accurate to show that the popular prejudice against skinned milk is unfounded, provided the ar ticle is unadulterated.
 In recent letter John Bright had some thing to say about oaths which will meet the approval of many who are acquainted with proceedings in courts of law. 'iOn the ques- ton of oaths," wrote Mir. Bright, probably there is nothing in the New Testament more especially condemned and forbidden than oaths. To those who do not care about the New Testament this fact will be of no weight The practice of swearing to the truth of anything makes two kinds of truth or truthfulness. If oaths are of any avail, by 50 much as they make truth more certain, by so much they lessen the value of any or dinary statement jAnd diminish the probabiI- ity of it's truth. If ignorant persons are not sworn they think they may tell lies with i'm punity, and their lying is made to large ex- tent blamelesz in their eyes think oaths
Morning journal and courier., 1883-03-21
STRING THOUGHTS

Spring comes. But bid us not rejoice, Nor in swest carol raise the voice Why should we find cause for cheer At coming of this time of year Talk rot of natures wakeuing, The blossoming of everything, What, though it brings the gentle breeze, The bur- " flowers. he budding trees, The singing birds, the temperature That makes you think yourself secure In casting winter dannels by These things are nice, we don't deny, But rouse in woman mad ambition To clean the house and raise perdition.
 Boston Post.
Morning journal and courier., 1883-03-21
CAT TH E HU MAN GHACHIN E
 f. E NTI.V

NI EI M T 1l '
 NEITHER CONSTIPATION, ooLIc, DIARRHGA, DysrNTERY. OR OTHER BOWEL COMPLAINTS cANRE cuREp BY ABUSING THE DELICATE MA C8INERY OF THE SYSTEM WITH FURIOUS PUR- GATTyEs. THE BEST AND SAFEST REMEDY, PARTICULARLY AT THIS SEASON. IS A TEA SPOONFUL OF TARRAsT's sELTZER APE RENT. TAKEN IN A GLASS OF HOT WAFER, WHICH WILL GENTLY RELIEVE, WHILE TOYING AND HEALING THE IRRTTATED INTESTINE.
Morning journal and courier., 1883-03-21
Saved his Child.
IT N. Eutaw St, Baltimore,

IT N. Eutaw St, Baltimore, Md.
 Feb. IF, 1880.
 Gents Upon the recommenda- tion of a friend I tried BROWNS IRON BITTERs as tonic and re- storative for my daughter, whom I was thoroughly convinced was wasting away with Consumption. Having lost three daughters by the terrible disease, under the care of eminent phys icians, was 10th to believe that anything could arrest the progress of the disease, but, to my great surprise, before my daugh- ter had taken one bottle of BROWNS IRON BIrrERs, she began to mend and now is quite restored to former health. A fifth daughter began to show signs of Consumption, and when the physician was consulted he quickly said "Tonics were re- quired :" and when informed that the elder sister was taking BROWNS IRON BITTERs, responded "that is a good tonic, take it.
 ADoRAM PHELPS.
Morning journal and courier., 1883-03-21

BROWNS IRON B1TTERs ehectual- ly cures Dyspepsia, Indigestion and Weakness, and renders the greatest relief and benefit to persons suffering from such wasting diseases as Con- sumption, Kidney Complaints, etc.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-07-06
General Putnam,

During the war in Canada between
the French and English, when General
Amherst was marching across the
country to Canada, the army coming
TO one of the lakes which they were
Obliged to pass, found the French had
an armed vessel Of twelve guns upon
it. The general was in great distress.
His boats were no match for her, and
she alone was capable of sinking his
whole army in the situation in which
it was placed. While he was ponder
ing on what should be done General
Putnam came to him and said: Gen
eral, that ship must be taken" AYE"
says Amherst, Il would give the world
she was taken."' 'I'll take her." says
Putnam. Amherst smiled and asked
how. Give me some wedges. beetle
Ia large wooden hammer or mallet,
used for driving wedges. and a few
men of my own choice" Amherst
could not conceive how an armed YES
sci was to be taken by four or five men
a beetle and wedges. However, he
Punam's request. When night came
Putnam with his materials and men
stole quietly in BEAT under the ves-
sells stern, and in an instant drove in
the wedges behind the rudder, In the
little cavity between the rudder and
ship, and left her. In the morning
the sails were seen futtering about.
She was adrift in the middle of the
lake, and, being presently blown ashore
WAS easily taken.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-07-06

and If.


III you are suffering from ponr health
or languishias on bed Of sickness
take cheer, if you are simply ailing,
or If You feel weak and diSpirited,
without clearly knowing why. Hon
'BitterS will surely cure YOU"
III you are Minister and have overtaxei your
self with your pastoral duties or a Mother worn
out With care and work, or q man Of business or
'lahorer weakened by the strain Of your everyday
:luties, or man Of letters toiliag over your mid
night work, Hop BitteyS viii surely strengthen
You"
= If you are suffering
from ever eating or
drinking, any n6iScrS-
'tou dissipation, or
are young and growing
too fast, as is often the
case"
or il you are i'll The workshop on TIE
farm, at the desk, anywhere and feel
that Your system needs cleansing. ton.
ING. or stimulating without iatoNieat-
0s;, If you are Old, blood tim and i'm.
pare, pulse feeble. nerves unsteady,
faculties waning. Hep Filters is what
YOU need 10 give you new HE health
and visOr"
If You are eoStiye or dySp,pyic, or
suffering from any other Of the uumer
Gus diseases of the stomach or bowels it
is Your own fault if You remain ill.,
II yot are wasting away with any
form Of Kidney disease stop tempting
DEATH this moment, and turn for cure
70 Hop BitterS.
IL YOU are sick With
that terrible Sickness
Nervousness, you Will
finda Balm in Glead"
in Hop BitterS.
If you are a frequenter or a resident
Of a miasrnatic district, baricade Your
system against the ScourSc Of all couu-
tries malaria, epidemic, bilious and
Intermittent feyers-hy the Use of Hop
BitterS
If you have rough, pilnply or Sallow skin. ha,'
lpreath, Hep BitterS viii give you fair skin rich
blood, the sweetest breath and health. 500 will
ae paid for a case they viii not cure or help.
That poor, bedridden invalid wife. sister, mother
nr daughter can Se made the picture of health by
Il few bottles of Hop Bitters, costing but trile
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-07-06
The Floods.

This thrilling account of the des:rdc-
ton along the Mississippi river in the
neighborhood of St. Louis is from the
Republican of that city published yes
terdsy:
The worst has happened over the
river, in Illinois, snd disaster which
on Saturday, involved the destruction
of the rich, ripe crops of from 1000 to
10000 acres has in few short hours,
trlpled its proportions. The waters
now, defiant and unimpeded, are max
ing triumphal march over sn in
mense territory which previous floods
have been unable to reach, and, al
though they have already wrought 8
ruin of vast dimensions, they will con-
tinue to increase their scope for three
or four days yet to como. Saturday
morning the Mississippi fiocd broke
down the clay barrier that separated it
from the lowlands opposite the mouth
of the Missouri. Throughout Saturday
night the great food poured into the
slowly-wideuing crevssse, until. what
had been an immense depression three
miles wide by seven miles long, teem-
ing with luxurious corn and golden
wheat, awaiting the harvest, was con-
veated into q great, placid, scummy
lake, whose surface was on level With
the fast flowing river.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-07-06
In the WAY of Jokes.

TIE circus saved him: "Ne, sir"
said the physician, who had worked
the Texts man fished out of the water,
unconscious, 81 never could have
brought him back to life. If that cir
Gus procession hadn't passed he never
would have regained consciousness"
The use of an office: "You say your
office is great convenience 10 you.
But you're never there. People have
called there hundreds of times and
never found you in" Exactly. When
people want to see me they 60 10 my
flee to look for me and so ] avoid their
finding me-"
Diplomacy: az dom. know why you
are all so eager to let General Sherman
kiss you," remarked Boston lady to
a group of Washington girls sitter the
c5mmander-in chief had finished one
Of his famous osculatory grand rounds
at an evening reception, "he isn't pit
good-looking and his breath smells of
brandy" "But don't you see," said
fair.haired, blue-eyed diplomatist of
eighteen, we've all got beaux or broth.
ers Ia the army"
Acquiring cheek: A young man ap-
piled to the junior partner ola New
York dry goods house, for the situation
of drummer. "Have you had any
experience il the busines.?' asked the
member of the firm. 81 have not"
did you ever travel mucb?' "Never."
DO you intend to follow the dry goods
trade as regular vocation?" 81 do not. !"
why do you seek the position of q
drummer, theI ?" "Becauce l expe ct
to be candidate for the Presidency
one of these days and l want to acquire
all the cheek l can get."
Given to failing: Said the girl who
had quarreled with her lover: "Oh
it's all right! Harry said he would try
to forget me, bnt he always fails in CIV.
erything he undertakes"
Jolted: Two gentlemen are discus
sing third, while the coach jolts pain.
fully over the uneven surface of the
street. Hes a sad scoundrel, | fear"
says one. "Not such sad scoundrel,"
replied the other, as the vehicle pluug-
ed into hole in the pavement, as
you" "Wh-what?" GAS YOU think, !"
says the other triumphantly. recover
ing his breath.
Construed literally: A vigilant SEN
tinel is posted at the door of a picture
gallery with strict orders of the custo.
mary character. A sightseer happens
along and is promptly halted. Here,
sir, you must leave your cane at the
door," "But, my friend, | haven't got
any cane" Then go back and get one.
No one is allowed to pass in here un-
less he leaves his cane at the door. Or
ders is orders!''
Daniels farm: "Just given my boy
Daniel a farm up near Middletown,"
ae remarked to a friend whom he met
On the Erie train the other day. els
that SO? Well, you do the fair thing by
your boys" ''Y-es $, try to-" as Dan.
lei ambitious" mo, and that's his
only failing. As an incentive for him
to buck in and make the chips fly, l
took mortgage back on the farm for
two-thirds its value. Daniel has got to
git and hump or Pll foreclose on him /"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-07-06
A WOMAS'S EXPERIENCE.

MR.. WILLIAM DowSEs, Of Uxbridge, Mass,
rites on March IS. 1883, as follows:
During the past three years Ihave been great
sufferer from a complication of diseases, which
baffied the skin of the most experienced doctors.
as L could not obtain permanent relief by their
treatment and prescriptions; and have also trie
hany 50 called cures In the medicine line, but
could get no relief The pains, aches and weak
ness increased so rapidly and constantly that
was so reduced in strength to be unable to
'eave the bed and the doctors informed me that
there was 10 hope OF recovery. In this ex-
naugted and discouraged condition a dear friend
persuaded me to use Huntss Remedy. an pfteY
taking it only three days, commenced to get
better, and to nay great joy and delight have con-
tinued to improve constantly by its use until now.
after having taken the remedy only few weeks,
am able to be about my house again, and am
now doing my houseworx- Ny lame back is cured,
lie severe pains have disappeared. and am
cow in better health than for many years; and
beg this privilege OF gladly Recommending Hunts
remedy to all who are affected with any disease
= the kidneys or liver; and also highly recon-
mend 1t for the attacks OF sick headache. Ny
husband also has experienced a very great bene-
ct to his health by the use Of this most valuable
medicine, Hunts Remedy,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-07-06
Some Big Melons.
Detroit Eree Press.

was talking with an old planter in
the Arkansas bottoms about wat erm ell
ons, and he threw away his "chaw
and remarked:
"WAll, | dunno, | was into water
mellyons four seasons, and lost mon,
ey."
"Didn't you have good crops2"
eight thar was the trouble, SIR" he
replied. ''The fust year kinder let
tho niggers run the business, and I'll
be chawed, sir, if six or eight of 'em
didn't break their backs lifting them
ar mellyons into carts to tote 'em to
tue landing! I've got six cripples for
life TO take car of on account of that
crop"
'And the second yea1?"
well, run the patch myself the
second year. l thought I'd see what
old Crittenden county could do when
she had fair show, and the result Was
purity nigh what you call a calamity. l
picked out thousand mellyons for
shipment to Cairo, and it took six mig
gers and q span of mules to each Que
down to the landing. l had 'em all sot
up III a row, ready for the steamer,
when along cum a lot of refugee Mig
gers from the bottom lands aad squat
ted on me-"
"Howw
"Why, every head of family pre-em-
pied one O them big mellyuns for a
cabin and went to keeping house in
side of it as grand as you please"
"You don't tell mel"
"And to show the ipgratitude of the
race, let me tell you that they took the
seeds and dumped 'em into the river
right Their, and started sand-bar,
which obleeges the boats to land three
miles further down the river. I reckon
thar might be money in mellyons if
you could gil 'em up Noath, but you
can't stand around with shotgun and
tell Niger who has been overlooked
out ;hst he can't come the cabin dodge
on you. You gee it's kinder human
nstur' to feel sorry for 'em."
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-07-06
MALARIA.

The alarming rapidity with which
malaria has been sprts ding over the
sountry has caused much talk and inves-
tigation. 1t is malady which not even
the most talented physicians are able to
fathom. Its cause in most cases is attrib-
utable to local surroundings impure
water, marshy ground, etc, but III often
appears in places noted for being unusu
ally healthy. Probably no disease his 50
t,affled the investigation of the medical
fraternity, and few diseases cause more
misery. Malaria does not necessarif.
mean chills and fever, although these
troubles usually accompany If, backache.
a tired weary feeling, lack of energy.
aches of all kinds and sort of despair
ing misery are the sure accompaniment
If malaria The standard remedy has been
quinine, and yet all who have taken this
drug know its disagreeable effects, and
also are aware that It seldom, If ever.
elects a permanent cure In fact, the
system becomes finally so Injured to it
that even the largest doses fail to give
relief. What is wanted is good health
giving tonic, which viii strengthen and
huild up the system and permanently re-
lore health.
Browns Iron Bitters, manufactured by
The Brown Chemical Company, of Balti-
more, Nd, Is such a tonic, and is sure
antidote against all malarial diseases
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-07-06
little girl. whom ha,d.

nificant looking little girl, whom hand.
ly any one would think CT noticing
twice, if it were not that she was the
heiress to many millions of dollars.
She is perfectly bred, and very quiet in
manner. She speaks French, German
and Italian, has been abroad many
times, knows about pictures and statu-
airy, the opera, the Park and Fifth
Avenue, and that is all. She, like most
girls of her class, have no decided
opinion of their own, but refer every
thing to Mamma" And she un-
doubtedly will marry just who "mam-
ma" tells her. She is religious and
likes painting and embroidery, visits
he hospitals, is interested in many
noble charities, and has never been
known TO make the slightest breach of
etiquette.
Miss Gould is not quite grown up.
She is between fifteen and sixteen years
of age, and possesses a sweet, bright
face and graceful carriage. She is
still at school and is quite linguisl
and very sensible. she will uudoubt-
edly 60 into society year after next, but
whom she will marry is as uncertain as
when the world will end.
Most New Yo-k heire sees are made
aware of their important position In
this world before they can talk, but
they testify their knowledge of the fact
by screaming at the nurses, of which
commodity they possess from three to
four, by demanding to be carried ali
night and other similar signs.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-07-06

But the good, through the ages
Living in historic pages,
Brighter gros ana CLEANS immortal.
Unconsumed by moth or rust.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-07-06
James and the Pears.
Evansville Argus.

"Jsmes!'
eyes, pa"
There were seven California pears
in that cupboard. Six of them are
gone. Do you know anything about
n?"
II never took one Of them"
SURF
"Certsin, pa. Wish may die, if"
"You wicked, bad boy; how often
have told you never to use such an
expression. Here comes ma; let us
see # she knows anything about it."
Mamma says she saw James take at
least FIVE of them.
you little rascal How dare you
tell me you never took one, and here's
only this little one with the grub-eaten
side.left?"
'Oh, pa, don't hit me. I said /
didn't take one of them-and-and-
and thsts the one / didn't take"
Pa relentsd.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-07-06
J0ye's Thunder bolts Under Ground.
Baltimore American.

During heavy storm week ago,
while the guides were showing large
party through the Luray Caverns III
Virginia, the lightning struck one OF
the electric light wires and was carried
into the Caves, while it ran over the
wires from one end to the other. The
electric light globes were shivered into
fragments anu the lightning gathered
into big balls along the wire and ex-
plodeo With loud reports. The scene
for several minutes was terrific beyond
descr pticn. The lightning along the
wires looked ike fiery serpents. One
bolt shot from the wlres and scattered
the stalactites OF the bridal chambers.
When 1t disappeared some OF the party
were lett In Total darkness.