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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-05-11
Whiskey i'm the Mountains.

THAI EIvER WAS sHPoILT WID THE
TASTE o wATHER OR TIE BLAST OF A
GAUGER's EYE
LITTLE RocR, Ark, May S.-Thcre
are parts of the state OF ArkaDsas bor-
dering on the Indian territory well cal
culated to hide illicit distilling, counter
feiting, or anything else requiring out
of the way places for its prosecution
and W ere others but those engaged in
such business never enter, and are az
searly inaccessible as it il possible TO
imagine,
HAVING 80 ROADS,
nay. not even bridle-psths, by which
they can be reached. Among the
10 any places of such description none
is wilder or more inaccessible than tha.
portion of Scott county through which
runs the east fork of Potean river.
Wild. rugged mountains are here seen,
with scarcely any passes, and go weird
in their appearance as to
DETER STRANGERS
from remaing among them. There
mountains are bat sparsely Inhabited,
and by q class as wild as the ceuntry
itself, who pass themselves eff a.
mountaineers, who make their living
by
HUNTING AND TRAPPISG,
and come TO the nearest villages for
ammunition occasionally. II has been
noticed that after the departure OF
these wild men of the mountains some
of the villagers would exhibit evidence
of having partaken freely of shisky
Suspicion was aroused and q watch
Kept upon the mounfaineers when they
came next for ammunition. 1t was
ascertained they had
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-05-11
Killed with n shot Gun,

THROUGH CARELEssNEss IN CARRYING HIS
GUN.
ST. PAUL, May S-A Minneapolis dis
patch says while DIR. Hevenault, a
prominent physician of this county,
was hunting this morning he caught
the hamm of his gun in some brush
and shot himself in the neck. He died
instantly.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-05-11

The prospect for peaceful arrange
ment of the controversy between China
and France regarding commercial
privileges at Torquin is not fiattt ring.
Both are preparing for war.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-05-11

THE last "Trip of the ocean steamer
Alaska, from Queenstown to New York
was made in days 23 hours an 4e
minutes, beating her previous best time
wo houcs, and making the fastest time
on record.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-05-11
Postmaster of Monroe.

WASHINGTON, May S.-Among the
pos'masters appointed to-day, the
name of J. S. Bell is given as appoint
ed at Monroe, Wis, in place of d. w.
Bal, recently deceased.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-05-11
The Trial of Phil Thnmnsnn

HAKRoD BURG, May o.-Tne trial OF
Hon. Phil B. Thompson for killing
Walter III. Davis began to-day. Hon.
Dan w. Voorhees, and Hon }. S. Black
burn annear as counsel for The defense
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-05-11

A good B1ptist clergyman of Bergen, n. T., q
strong temperanee Fan, suffered with kidney
ness over two ysslrs after he was tod thss Hop
Bitsecs would cure him, because he was afraid Of
and prejudiced against Bitters.n Since his cure
he says none need fear but trust IN Hop BisGs.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-05-11
The BelIigereat Re. an,,er.

RosTos, May THE governor has
sent to the secretary of state, without
his signature, the resolution arpropri-
aiing 1864 900 for double tracking the
Hoosac Tunnel line, and says he shall
not sign it.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-05-11

The New York canals have opened
for the season. GrAin-laden yessen
from Chicago are now arriving a.
Rufaio
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-05-11

M,1wAUKEE's Mayor, orders all ga
Icons 10 close at midnight, and all po-
I;ecemen to abstain FROM the use Of
strong drinks.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-05-11

The committee of conference has
failed to arrange matters satisfactorily
between the employers aud tho en-.
ployed in the vast Pennsylvania and
Ohio iron interests. After fifteen
minutes session yesterday, In which the
manufacturer and the workmen deftd
each other to force the issue if they
dared, the committee adj burned sine
dir This III cans that unless the man
ufHcturers withdraw their notice, that
ON and after juno l wages are to he re-
ducCd, millions of capital win lie idle
by the closing Of the shops and found
cries, and that pue hundred thousand
men will 60 out on strike to fight over
again Il battle that is alike disastrous
to victor and vnnquished.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-05-11

The popularity and the power
of the Gladstone Ministry h4ve
been broken by the recent rejection OF
the affirmation bill by the house of
commons.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-05-11

Representative 8. ]. Randall Is the
guest of Senator Kenna, at Charles
town, w. Va.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-05-11

THE latest report from Washington
is that the uamo of De b. Randolph
X elm will he Withdrawn and Chas.
Lyman, chief clerk of the treasury
appoi; ted chief examiner of the civil
service commission. Tho country is
determined not to admire De B Ran,
dOlph. Had he withdrawn part of
his name some time ago the commits,
sion might not have been obliged TO
Withdraw the whole of IL.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-05-11

The Evening Wisconsin predicts that
the Central Pacific railway will be able
TO defy the public, and refuse with i'm
punity to transport goods for any one,
unless the shipper agrees 20 use no
water route, because it is able through
influence to win every battle. That
journal is doing it's utmost to perpetu,
ate the regime which cad be reached
by such Influence" and made to do
the hiddinr of thnt cnmnnnv-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-05-11

Senator Authony's illness is said by 8
Washington correspondent to have
been caused by eating partridge. Tne
bird, which was killed while snow was
on the ground. "hsd been ealing lamb
kill" and SO the senator's blood was
poisoned.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-05-11
The Folly OF Leaving small Children.

LIFT ALONE IN A HOUSE, IT BURNS
DOWN AND FART OF TUE CHILDREN
BURNED.
CHICAGO, May S.-Tho Inter Oceans
Palmyra, Mich, special says; Lyman
Haviland and wife, last night, left four
children alone in the house. Alice,
the eldest, thirteen years, fell asleep
reading a paper, the paper caught fire
setting the house and her clothes
ablaze. She rushed out doors and was
burned TO death. A boy, nine years
was rescued, and q babe and the fourth
child escaped. The father returning,
vas seriously burned, by rushing into
the house before he knew the children
were safe.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-05-11

A hook agent named Joe Snyrk,
Was put out and hurt BY jerk,
be says as a cure,
s.. jacobs Oil is sure,
At all times to get in lis work.
4 ligl taing-rod man in S.. Paul,
From house had serious fall.
Though battered and bru :sed,
He said, when be used
St Jacobs Oi'-'-It simpIv heats all
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-05-11
The Fair Divorce Case.

SAN FRANCISCO, May S.-The Fair
divorce case is the absorbing topic on
the streets. Public sympathy appears
to be on the side of Mrs. Fair, mother
of the senator's four children. Hopes
are freely expressed that the court will
grant the mothers demands, both in
expenses, control of children, three
millions in cash aud million and a
halt in property. The senator, inter
viewed, acknowledged knowing about
the bringing of the suit, but said he
would defend the case, and character
lied the allegations of the bill as "vile
lies, having no more foundation than
the story of his eldest son shoot
ing him." Mrs. Fair being informed
the senator proposed to contest the
case, exressed surprise, and asked:
Did Senator Fair say anything
about me?' Learning he had not, she
added, "Then also have nothing to
say" She declined reciting the cause
inducing her to make demand for di-
vorce, but having made up her mind,
was bound to carry the matter through.
SENATOR EDMuNDs.
Senator Eimunds positively declined
political interview. His party re-
mains here six weeks, aud will visit
Oregon, Washington, and Tacom, w. L.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-05-11

in It's character and that published ac-
counts to the contrary are exaggerated.
In the poorer agricultural districts the
situation ef the peasantry is miserable,
and
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-10-06
Origin OF the Names of the Fabrics.

Damask is from the city Of Da.
mascus; satins from Xaytown in
China; calico from Calicut, a town
in India, formerly celebrated for
its cotton cloth, and whence cali.
co was also printed. Muslin il
named from Mosul in Asia. Al.
paca, from an animal Of Peru, of
the llama species. from whose
wool the fabric is woven. Buck
ram takes its name from B0chara
fustian comes from Fastal, a city
of the middle ages, from which
tho modern Cairo is descended.
Taffetta aud tabby from n street
in Bagdad. Cambria from Cam
brai. Gauze has its name from GAIA;
baize from Bajoc; dimity from Da-
mietta, and jeans from Jean. Drug.
get Is derived from q city in Ire.
land, Drogheda. Duck comes from
Torque, in Normandy. Blanket is
called after Thomas Blanket, a fa.
rmous clothier connected with the
introduction of woolens into Eng.
land about 13i0. Serge derives It's
name from Xerga, a Spanish name
for a peculiar woolen blanket
Diaper is not from D'Ypres, as is
sometimes stated, but from the
Greek diasprou, figured. Velvet
is from tho Italian vellute, woody
QIatin, vellus--a hide or pelt)
Shawl is the Sanscrit sala, floor
for shawls were first used for car
pets and tapestry. Bandana il
from an Indian word, meaning tc
bind or tie, because they were
tied in knots before dying. Chints
comes from the Hindoo. Delaint
is the French "of wool.v-St. Lou
| is Globe.Democrat.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-10-06
The Truth About Butler.

Chicago, Sept. Ex-senator Bay
ard says in an interview that such
men as Butler have worn an ass
skin SO long that it has grown to
their bodies. Butler claims to
have always been q Democrat at
heart; that he is now emily return
ing to the allegiance which he new.
er really deserted. "Well, | wish
that during those years when the
poor Democratic minority in Con-
gress were struggling to ward off
the mereiless partisan schemes of
the Republican party Gen, Butler
had talked as he is now doing.
No, sir; Butler was the bitterest
foe, most virulent enemy and most
uncompromising politician in the
reconstruction days. Whatever
his protestations now, ] can never
forget that most of the labor, anx.
iety and humiliation of the party
to which l belong came from the
wicked, base, persistent and mali
cious efforts of men in Congress
like Butler. You can say that
Butler processes this and that.
Bah He may do for Massachu.
setts, aud the new school of poll.
ties without principle; but you
must not ask me to listen patient.
ly even at the mention of his
name.n
"Bnt do You not think that he
has u chance for reelection n
"Yes; moro than a chance, and
| will say further that | hope he
will be. ! have no sympathy with
the pharasaical class opposing
him if the Republican party of
Massachusetts can ndorse the
fraud which put Hayes into Office
and can indorse Malone, of Vir-
ginia. Both Dawes and Hoar are
Mahone's most active friends and
supporters. If that party can
support those wrongs and not
blush, l say give them Butler and
lots of Butler. AS poison is an
antidote for poison, and the hair
of the dog will cure the bite, !
hope Butler will be reelected gov
ernor of Massachusetts,.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-10-06
The Worlds Cotton Exposition.

Mr.. Samuel II. Buck, of New
Orleans, has been to Washington
in the interest Of the Worlds
Cotton Exposition to be held in
New Orleans, has made appllca-
ton for the Marine Hospital at
New Orleans for the purposes OF
the Exposition, and Surgeon Gen
eral Hamilton recommends that
the use Of the building be granted,
and Secretary Folger concurs m
the recommendation. The build
ing will be rented at a nominal
price, or put.up at auction at an
upset of $4,000, for the Exposi-
ton managers TO buy, as they may
choose. se.-Picayune.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-10-06
Tom Cat and Terrier.

j. B. Mccullough, tho distin.
guished editor of the Globe-Dem
ocrat, has been to New York re-
Gently. He fell into the hands of
the interviewer and gave his opin-
ion upon Ohio as follows:
"Who will be elected in Ohio
next month";
"Well | said a while ago that
God and John Kelly helped the
Republicans occasionally. In Ohio
inst now God and John Mclean
seem to be united in that good
work. The Democratic household
is turned upside down, and if the
Republicans can't take advantage
of the row and win the fight they
don't deserve success. On the
part of tho Democrats it's a mag
nificent case of wasted opportuni-
ty. If they could carry Ohio this
fall it would put them a long dis
tance on the road to success in
1884, but it seems to be the fate
of the Democratic party to be al
ways in sight of the promised
land, but never to get there. /
see the Democratic papersare all
shrieking out for harmony in
Ohio. but it won't do any good.
You might as well try to harmo-
nize a tom-cat and a terrier shut
up in a flour barrel. The men who
are at the bottom of that fight
have personal ends in view to
which no party welfare can be
made subservient. Foraker will
be elected and with him a Repub-
lican Legislature"
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-10-06

Hay.feverites will be interested
to know that Sydney Smith was
also a sneezer. In a letter writ
ten in 1886 he says: 81 am suffer
inr from my old complaint, the
hay fever, as it is called. Ny fear
IS perishing by deliqnesence; l
melt away in nasal and lachrymal
profluvia. The membrane is SO
irritable that light, dust, contra
diction, an absurd remark, the
sight of q Dissenter, anything sets
me sneezing; and if l begin sneez-
ing at II o'clock, | don't leave Oh
till Q o'clock, and am heard dis
tinctly in Taunton, when the wind
sets that way, a distance Of Six
miles"
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-10-06

laud are growing less every year
cannot be attributed to the labor
or land. AS for the labor. will
frankly confess that no better
labor for the cotton fields can be
found than the negro furnishes to-
day, and any failure of crops
should not DC attributed to him,
but to the system Of management
for my experience with these peO-
pie is that they come and go at
the order Of their employer. and
if they fail to do good work il is
the fsult of the manager. They
know but little, and it is neeossa-
ry to carefully direct and oversee
them while at work, then if he
fails, blame him.
Now, just after the war, many
plantations made good crops, and
did for several years, and with the
same labor, but more denorslized
than at present, then why can't 1T
be done nowi Well, when the
war ended, many of these planta-
tions were well drained. and the
first thing owners did was to re-
open these drains, but for the
past fourteen years little If any
attention has been given to drain
age. The result of such policy
can be seen to-day in short crops,
and growing worse every year.
Heavy rains food the land and
destroy crops. Drouth comes
later, soil packs hard, crops burn
up, all for want of drainage; here
then is u very certain cause of
failure. Much Of our lands have
been in cotton every year for fif.
teen years, without an interval for
rest-the land is exhausted and
surely needs rest. II has been a
rule on this land to rotate crops
as often as possible once in every
three or four years, this being
better than none. The difficulty
in the way here is the limited area
seeded to other crops, making il
impossible to rotate | have
adopted .the rule of planting so
many acres in corn every year, and
this gives me a chance TO rotate
crops once every four years, and |
| find it Of much benefit to the land.
Planters must adopt somo way
to rest and recuperato their lands
or failures will continue to be the
rule. There exists no reason for
failure any year, the crop should
bo and can be made profitable
every year, except tho cotton
worm should appear earlier than
usual, aud there is some danger OF
this until they become 30 numer
Gus, the crop will not afford them
subsistence, then they will perish
and of course disappear for awhile.
STEELE's BAYOU
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-10-06
Capital prize Louisiana Lottery,
October 9TH, S75, 900.
Secure your tickets in time.
POSTAL DIRECTIONS.

Al postage must be paid by
stamp.
Letters in the United States per
half ounce, 3 cents.
Drop letters, half ounce, ] cent.
Registered letters, 10 cents and
proper postage.
Pamphlets, newspapers, maga-
zines, books, posters, etc, each Q
ounce or fraction, | cent.
Printed cards, blanks, seeds,
merchandise, 1 cent per ounce.
All matter not at letter rates
must be prepaid in full, wrapped
so that it can be examined without
destroying the wrapper.
Liquids, poison, explosives and
other dangerous matter excluded.
Unpaid letters are sent to the
Dead Letter Office.
Letters part paid forwarded, bal
ance collected of the receiver.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-10-06
A Small Boy as a Medium.


Some two years ago | called one
morning at Colenel Ksse's, No.
1901 West Fifteenth street, Phila.
delphia. / took my seat accident.
ally beside a boy of some ten or
twelve years of age, who had call.
ed in company with his mother.
| was told by some one present
that the boy had a remarkable
spiritual gift in the way of draw.
ing flowers with his finger. BY my
request he essayod to make me a
picture. | handed him sheet of
paper, one corner of which | tore
off and put in my pocket TO assure
it's identity. The little fellew laid
my half sheet of paper on a paste
board cover and sat quietly di-
rectly upder my eye, which was
never once removed from the pa.
per until all was over. Ever and
anon the boy would strike the pa.
per softly with his fore-flnger,
which he continued to do until
there were signs of discolorment
communicated to the paper
Shortly after the coloring matter
became more pronounced, and
soon he drew a yellow colored
flower on a stem of green with
leaves to match. | know SO far
as my senses enable to know any
thing that this manifestation was
a genuine exhibition of some in
visible occult power not compre-
hended BY Notwithstanding
Journal.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-10-06

Chattanooga TENN Times: "The
colored brethren will not gain any
thing by loud demands for 'recog-
nition' when the official swill is
passed. If their leaders would
teach the race to make themselves
worthy of recognition by energy,
honesty, the acquisition of prop
erty and intelligence, nobody
would want to ignore them.
knowledge, and the right use of
IL, will secure all they demand.
Ignorance now makes them help
less tools TO dirty demagogues."
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-10-06
american HumOr' Analyzrd.

MI hOWells and Mark Twain were
going to bring out a book on
American HamOrp has drawn
from the Tribune the following
criticism: "We are inclined to
think that the queer article which
is popularity supposed to be
American humor' has been exalt.
ed overmuch. 1t is often any
thing but humor; sometimes it is
broad farce-the caper of the
clown; and not seldom 1t is a
coarse trifmg with things which
ougt to be saered-a triling which
impels laughter only by its unex-
pectedness rather than by any
other amusina quality. OF this
kind of wit Mark Twain has PROV
ed himself a master; and the re-
port that he is engaged in writing
a book on American Humor' is
not surprising. That Mr.. w. ID.
Howells is to be his colaborer in
this work is rather startling infor.
nation. The harnessing together
OF the dromedary and the mettled
courser is not always o safe or
pleasant experiment for the Ara
bian. But if the accomplished au-
thor of "A Modern Instance will
devote himself to carefully cutting
out of the manuscript all that Pc
culiar kink Of merry-making which
Mr.. Clemens has been used to put
forth as Enthusiastically 'Ameri.
cam the public will be gamers by
the conjunction The New Yolk
Evening Post comments on this
and says the "American Humor'
which now goes by the name, and
has attracted such worldwide no.
toriety, is not, properly speaking,
literary humor at all. 1t has about
the same relation to literature that
the negro minstrels or Harrlgan
and Hart have to the drama. 1t
was begun by Artemus Ward, and
has been perpetuated by a long
line of testers, funny men, clowns
or whatever they may be called,
who stand in somewhat the same
relation to the public that the jest.
ers of the preliterary period,did to
the private employers in whose
retinue they served. They say
funny things, or serious things, or
idiotic things, but say them in pub
lie for the benefit of the vast aud
ience which reads the newspapers.
1t is newspaper humor, rather
than American humor, and though
the fashion began in this country,
it might easily be adopted, one
would think, in England, where it
is liked so much. Artemus Ward
and Josh Billings, we should say,
represent 1t in its earlier and pu.
rer state, and now it is represent
ed by dozen paragraphers, whose
jokes make us laugh very often
for the same reason that the sight
of a man chasing his hat in high
wind will always amuse the by
standers--a fact for the true ex-
planation of which we shonld have
to plunge deep into the recesses
Of the human heart.n
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-10-06
Opening Of Agricultural College
Special TO vicksburg Herald.

Special TO Yicksburg Herald.
Starkville, Miss, Sept. 24.-The
Agricultural and Mechanical Col
lego began work here to-day with
one hundred d aud seventy-fve stu
dents. Fifty more have already
received halfrste tickets aud are
expected in ten days. General
Lee thinks the College will have
fully as many this year as last
The College is in fne working or.
der with a good faculty.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-10-06

New York Times, Of Monday /;
sit is possible that some young
women who have been spending
the season at Long Branch will be
saddened by the announcement in
to.day's Times that the Duke of
Newcastle. is making a tour of the
English lake country, and, there
fore, can not have been paying at
tentions to them at Long Branch.
His spurious grace has not cut
much of figure in the newspa.
pers, but that may be only by rea-
son of his own astuteness in for
bearing to invite exposure aud in
putting in his work on tho yeran-
das in strict privacy
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-10-06
|. FERNS. 4TH DISTRICT.


rlRCUlI OOI
.onnty-Begins on the lst
4 afslarch and October and may
& judicial days
4. eoanty-Begins on the 2nd
u March and October, and may
y judicial days.
Z. eoanty-Begins on the 9Th
If March and October and may
4. y iuseial days
-, eounty-Begins on the md
.asr the 4th Monday of march
s.,ober. and may continue G ju-
|Esys. a.. "a
.Aer the 4th Monday Of march
E,ober, snd may continue 6 Judicial
L,.r. county-Begins on the 4th
4 ,ftsr the 4th monday of march
E,ober. and may continue G judicial
[,,,gton eounty-Begins on the
- after the 18th Monday OF
.Da October, and may continue 80