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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-04-20
Seeing SNma Enn.

One day as l stvod in the door of
the posto flee in small town in South
Carolina, / saw q man enter saloon
opposite. In thirty seconds he re-
appeared, having passed out of the back
door and turned lumber pile. He
came straight across the street, a look
OF fun in his face, and, as he took a
chair on the steps. he whispered:
"Now, stranger, you'll see some fun
IN about three minutes"
"How?"
"Waal, my old woman is around the
corner in the truck cart. She'll miss
me and head straight for that bar to
collar my neck. l won't be there, and
she won't give up looking until she has
set-to with the chap who hands out
the pizen. She kin lick him, and I'll
bet On it, and you jist sot etill and you'll
hear splinters fly @
La about two minutes we saw the Old
woman cross the square and enter the
saloon, and then we hurried over tc
look through the window, the mar
saying as we crossed:
Stranger, unless yer made of cast
iron and double bolted, yer hadn't bet
ter go in till the row is over"
But there was no row. The old woman
| walked up to the bar, laid down one O
the old-fashioned ten cent .serips ans
called for whisky straight. She thel
| put one foot on the rail before the bar
elevated the glass, and down went tn
"pizen" without gasp. Up went he
her hand to wipe her mouth, and a
sac turned to come out she said:
"Yum--yum-don't let on to the oil
man if he comes In"
We lodged around the corner, and
expected to hear an explanation iron
my companion. He should have give
one, and 1 think he started out wit
that intention, but all he could ga
| was: ssg : @.~s @7-t..~
"Now, then, may l be chawed b
alligators - - s.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-04-20
Gamblers Tricks.
New Yo-s I'm.

RI, The principal games in gambling
bells in this country are known IS faro,
roulette, red aid black. hazard sud
sweat. Hszard and sweat are dice
games. At best the percentage against
the player is fifteen per cent. but the
gambler makes sure. thing of robbirg
him by using dice loaded with quick
silver. Red and black is played S
great deal IN the lowest class of polic,
shops by the poorest whites and color.
ed people, The percentage in the deal
er's favor is from seven to thirty seven
per cert, or az much more as the deal
er thinks safe if he uses a two. card boz.
Roulette, which has become quite pop
ular in the last few years, is PLAYED
both with the thirty-six wheel, on which
the percentage against the player 5
six per cent, and the snap whed,
which enables the dealer to throw the
ball to red or black, or odd or even,
just as he pleases, in which case the
percentage is vsstly greater Faro Is
the great gambling game Of the coun-
try. At the faro table more money
has been lost, more homes blighted,
more hearts broken, more lires Destroy
ed, and more swindlers and thieves
made than anywhere else By any other
agency in the land The percentage.
in favor of the bank is variOusly esti>
mated at from three to ten per cent,
but under certain conditions it is iifin-
itely greater in square game. Wien
there are three cards in the box onthe
last turn, for instance. the bank las
twenty per cent. in its favor on all
calls. But human nature is the strong-
est percentage in favor Of the gambler
A man always plays more TO get even
than to win.
Here the lecturer entered upon IN
extended technical expose of the ants
by which faro dealers fleece their vic
TINS. Showing how two card Or lever
and squeeze dealing boxes are con-
structed and their use, he also de-
scribed how cards are prepared for
dishonest dealing from such boxes;
how humps or rounds and s'raights are
fixed by trimming one half of pack
narrower at the ends than in the mid
die, and the other half by trimming the
middle narrowest, the evens then being
sanded with fine sand or emery paper
On tne1f races anu the OQuS on tDelr
backs, 81 that they viii stick together
when the dealer wishes to pull two
cards st once from the box, and SO
change the deal. Shippers, narrowed
at one hand, and cards trimmed on.
the ends as trumps are ON the sides
were also fully explained, and by way
of Illustration Mr.. Stanley split his
pack, butted the cards in, squeezed
them, stripped them, and butted them
in again like thorough expert. Then
be demonstrated how dealer uses
duplicate cards for d turn in fifty
three card pack, and how, when he
draws double, he puts back the cards
in the box during the deal under COW
er of cspper's movement in making
q bet. -r=-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-04-20
Accident to Henry Bergh.
New York Times, April I

Mr.. Henry Bergh left the building. of
the Society for the Prevention Of
Cruelty to Animals, in East Twenty
second street, and to.k a Fourth ave-
nue. car bound down town. He alighted
from the car while it was in motion,
q short distance below Fifteenth street.
He did not observe a coach going ia
an opposite direction in time to save
himself, and was struck by the wheel
and knocked down. He was assisted
10 hI feet by persons who were passing
and placed in carriage He was
driven to the building of the society OF
which he is president, and from thence
Superintendent Hankiuson sccompan-
led him 10 his home, No. 439 Fifth av.
enue. DR.. Joseph E. Jsnvriu was
called, and after an examination said
that Mr.. Bergh's left collar bone was
broken. The fracture was reduced,
Mr.. Bergh was left as comfortable as
possible. He Ess suffering last even
ing fron the shock, but was cheerful.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-04-20
A Flock OF Fifty Eagles.

A flock of eagles is believed to be a
rare thing, but that is just what Nick
Msher, ex Sheriff of Dakota County,
and. &. L. Ward of this city, saw on
Friday afternoon. These two gentle
men we're returning from Jackson to
this city, coming by the Island Read
When about four miles out from Cav
iogton, in colonel 0rr's timber in
Brushy bend, they sax on the trees
ahead of them what they at first sup
posed was flock of turkeys. Coming
nearer they saw that the birds were
not turkeys but eagles, bold eagles, too.
As they came close most Of them few
of toward the north and were hid by
the timber. But six remained
Among these SIX was one which Mr..
Ward said locked like Old Abe, the
Wisconsin war eagle. This ore crsnei
his neck as the two men pass sd direct
ly under the tree where he sat- Inc
men halloaei, ..ous neither This white
headed veteran nor any of the stxh ~
of. Mr.. Ward says that there were
fully fifty esgles in this flock. Tn II
plumsge WAS net all alike, some being
gray-headed and ,sothers with white
heads. Both gentlemen are confident
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-04-20
A Night RIM of Cattle.

Last fall a large herd of big steers
for market were being driven across
the country from Musselshell to Bill
lings, on tie Northern Pacific Railroad,
where they were to he shipped on the
cars fer Chicago. There were about
1000 head, Ishould judge, the property
of Mr.. De Hass, q very young man.
One evening military camp had been
made just head of the cattle and on
the same side of the creek with them.
up which the herd Was being driven.
A storm was coming up and The cattle
exhibited some signs Of uneasiness.
Mr.. De Hass sent word to the military
officer that he had better get bis men,
| wagons and animals on the opposite side
of the creek and out of the way, as he
feared there was going to be 'snight
rum" The herders were instructed to
keep their horses saddled and be ready
to mount at moments notice. The
cattle were very uneasy, getting up,
lying down again and shifting about.
At last. about midnight, there came
sharp fash of lightning, followed by
a heavy peal of thunder, and in an
instant the whole herd were upon their
feet. "Mount and whip outP cried De
Hass, and the herder who was at the
head of the column drove off few of
the leading steers in the direction they
were to go. Allthe others followed, and
the herd was soon in full fight. The
herders made no effort to check or
| control them further than to keep them
going straight; they rode at the head
of tee column, one on each side OF
them swung to the wright or left to
keep the trail; bluffs and precipices
were avoided, and the open fat ground
courted. The run lasted about two
hours, when a gorge was being neared,
10 which the cattle would crowd and
break their limbs. They were now
quite tired, and the herders determine
to exert their authority and stop the
run. The head of the column was bent
out on the prairie, and circled round
! and round until the cattle became tied
up in huge ball and could not move
at ell. e.-- $685. ...
| In this way they were obliged tc
stand until morning, the herders riding
round and round them. and keeping
item completely tied up. AT daylight
| they were allowed to "oper out" Frs,
the outer edge scattered, then layer
after layer, until the huge pile of bee
was herd grazing as quietly as if moth
ing had happened. Cinei,a'soti Com.
ntsrcidI
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-04-20

are never imi:ettd CT eoSnseYieilsd. This IL "a
peically true Of family medicine, and it is pos
tive proof that the remedy i,aisascCi is of the
highest value. As soon as it had been tested and
proved by the whole world that Hop Bitters WAS
the purest, best and most valuable family msh-
cine on earth. many limitations sprung up and
began to steal the noicss in which the press and
people of the country had expressed the merits Of
II. B., aaa in every way trying TO induce suffer-
lag iRvalids 70 use their stuff instead expecting
to make money on the credit and good name 81
H. B. Many others started nostrums put up in
,imilav style to II. B., with variously devised
nsrAs ~ which the word Hop" or "Hopss were
uset N ! way to induce people to believe they
~eS the same as Hop Bittsrs- All such pretend
edremeiies or cures, no matter what their style
or nsme is. and especially those with the word
"Rop" or Hops" in their nsme sr in any way
connected with them or their name, are imta-
tons or counterfeits. Beware of them. Touch
more of them. Use nothing but genuine Hop
Bitters, with bunch or cluster Of green Hops
on the white label. Trust nothing else Drug
gis. and dealers are warned against dealing in
limitations or counterfeitS.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-04-20

A boy who rejoiced in bare feet six
days in the week, was compelled by
his mother to put on shoes when he
went to church or Sunday school in a
village q mile distant from his home.
No sooner, however. was ne out of
maternal sight than he pulled off the
heated leather boxes, because they
made his feet swell, and tying them to-
gether by the strings, threw them over
his shoulder and logged on, as usual.
He was soon cvertaken by a rich
neighbor,in fine family wagon, who
asked him to ride. The boy was bound
for the Baptist church, and the wealthy
farmer to the Presbyterian. Singing
his brogans under the seat he enjoyed
the preferred ride, and was set dow n at
his own church, TO getting his shoes,
while the rich man went to his own
destination. In Sunday school the
teacher was prosy. and the boy got to
sleep during the lesson, which was on
Lazarus and the rich man. ..,
The teacher concluded his lecture
on the lesson of the day with the
question, "What became of the rich
| mani" E
The boy reused up from his snoozs
just in time to answer:
He drove up to the Presbyterian
church." ..... W -.
No." answered the teacher, "he
lifted up his eyes IN he'll"
mo, he didn't" persisted the boy,
she went up to the Presbyterian church
and he's got my new shoes under his
wagon seat. Trey Times.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-04-20


that there is no. mistake aoont the
identity of the birds. They were not
fsh-hawks nor buzz srds, but bald
eagles, that they saw. = is possible
that these bald eagles had been south
to winter and SO -happensd 10 come
esck IN q body.
! The bald eagle ciss not entirely the
noble bird thati he is pictured BY the
poets. Truth compels the statement
that ne is by birth and practice 8
thief, and his principal source of sup
port the fish-hawk. which bird he
robs remorsslessly. He will catch rab-
bits and other small game when he
cannot find a fsh-hswk to rah, snd
when on thetrannp srld hsrd n" vii
eat carrion. TIE bald eagle. it msy
be mentioned 10 this connection, is the
bird of our country.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-04-20

A yeung physician who had long
worshiped at a distance was one day
suddenly called to see her. He found
her suffering from no particularly dan
gerous malady, but she wanted him to
prescribe for her nevertheless; 50 he
took her hand and said impressively:
"Well, I should-p rescribe-I should
prescribe you-get-m married"
sob, goodness!" said the interesting
invalid; "who would marry me, 1 won
der2". Ha4a su$ Eae ~. Es.5-
Il would" snapped the doctor, with
all the voracity of a six foot pickerel.
"You!" exclaimed the maiden.
-'Yes."
s'Weh, doctor, if that is the fearful
alternative, you may go away and let
me die in peace" go 50
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-04-20
iowa County Democrat.
MINERAL POINT, WIS.
A Poets Epitaph
BY WILLIAM M'INTesH

BY WILLIAM N ISIoehs
think, of all the touching stories
In that dear book We call divine, r
SURPRISING Revelations glories, - 2,
The angels song, the manager shrine,
The life of love and sacrifice
Thos. words that tell the mothers care
When He outgrew, IN strange, sweet guise,
Her human arms, most pathos BEAR
When His high mission led the boy apart.
His mother kept His sayings in her heart!
In the great temples holy place
The child's sweet face with sages grave,
Like sunlight in woods dark ways,
Strange contrast made; vet not to brave
Their solemn purpose, for His thought
In reyerent answer clear and true,
Held them in ave, and she who sought
Saw him TRANSPORTED to her view.
She felt. yet knew not His diviner part,
And, wondering, kept His sayings in Ter heart.
We call him God yet men may claim
A privilege dear this
To breathe a mothers sacred name,
To feel mothers tender kiss.
And Joyous boy h BOD hoping high, &
Or passion. led in meaner ways
MAY, pausing, hear that mothers sigh
That mourns his shame or breathes his praise
Be his the noble. or the baser part
His mother keeps his sayings in her heart.
Be this poets epitapb,
More dear, more sure than passing fame;
So make the cold world weep o, laugh,
To proud task he may not claim.
Ono critics heart responsive thrills,
His ninth his pathos sways it well;
The mothers eye his picture fills,
Her spirit owns his fancy's spell.
Grant me but this! ask need of art
His mother kept these sayings in her heart"
But His mother kept all these sayings III her
heart-Luke i SO.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-04-20

lprofered hand, and seating herself by
the side of her brother, gazed with
some little curiosity at the stranger
guest, and declined TO Apartake of the
repast.
Supper over the artist shared the
contents of his large pouch with bis
hosts -there is no surer passport to the
heart ola gypsy than to make him a
present of tobacco-and then listened
with unalioyed pleasure to the music.
al efforts of Orlando on the violin: al
the tame time he observed the effect
of the'wierd INSTRUMENTATION on the ell.
oquent features of the Bob niap girl,
which seemed to reflect all the Vary
ing emotions of the player.
Suddenly it occurred to him that the
lovely Melita in her national costume
would form an admiral subject for a
water. color sketch. Turning 10 Orlan-
do, he euquired if he might come on
the following morning to the camp
and take sketch of his sister.
Mslita overheard the whispered re-
quest, and her dusky cheek for a mo-
ment deepened with gratified vanity,
as she smiliDgiy assented 10 the en-
quiring glance of her brother. When
about to depart, Frank heard with
some surprise that he was only coup
lie of miles from Monterosa, so confus-
ed had been his attempts to find his
way through the labyrinth of trees.
Orlando volunteered to conduct him
to the outskirts of the wood: and &C
cepting the offsr, he babe adieu to the
lovely Melita. During Orlando's
brief escort, Melville spoke but little,
for before his minds eye was the elo-
quent glance of the gypsy girl. Even
during the titful watches of the night
and in his disturbed dreams Melita's
face appeared again and again; and it
was with unrefreshed sensations that
the artist beheld the morning sun
shining through the windows of the
inn.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-04-20

IT is an undeniAble factthat many
serious attacks of disease have been
prevented in time by promptly admins
tering the proper homeopathic remedy
Every household should have book
on domestic practice and chest of rene
dies for emergencies. Price lists de-
scribing the various styles with prices
can be obtained by writing to any o.
BoERIcKE & TAFEL's PHARMACIES. New
York, Philadelphia, New Orleans, Balti
more or Chicago. at@ a. rt
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-04-20
A. Tender Snof. !Tane,n..

A rH +.
Il don'tsuppose you allow any one
TO 60 over the bridge Jet" said coun-
tryman, addressing one Of the work
men on the East river bridge.
Not yet" said the workman.
Es WELL l thought I'd Just ike Ter
walk up to the ton of the tower
an look the thing over. I suppose Won
wouldn't mind - r. - - =
mo one allowed o, apv mart of III.
bridge" said the workman.
I've hesrd tell good deal bout this
nr'dga' srd |. thought since was !
sfraneer 10 the CITY, - =
We have had too MANY peonle
oa'herlng US already" said the work
man, and the boss won't allow any
more inside the gates"
We'll, that's kinder tough on . man
what's come nigh on to sayentv, Eve
mile to see that bridge. Now. I ex-
pect you feel mighty high when ven
get up there. Must be over a hundred
feet to the top of that big tower"
Four or five hundred" said the
workman. ais so aa5...tIr egsa
:" Do tell" said the countryman.
NOW, l expect as I'd get eiddy like if
! vent up there. I dom mind runHing
the risk, though"
Cant be DONE" said the workman.
"Dead against orders" >t = IL
You don't shsppen to be drinkin'
mad, do your" asked the countrymsn,
wlnkiDg snd putting his hand into his
pocket: "Cas if you do, I'd like to have
you drink my" =, .--4 1srt .-
:" 1en needn't expect to bride us 2"
said the workman. sWe're used to
that sort of thing. and the best thing
yon can do is to dust right out" ~
"Dust whai?" l.f
"Get. Move on" 'aE7@ s--,ss-
"When will you be resdy to receive
visitors, anyway" asked the country
man.
mot in months vet"
"Now. that's too all fred bad" said
the ceuntryman. "Afore left hum,
Eliza says she, 'Zekle, if YOU COM hum
from York without crossin' that bridge
you hain't no husband of mine no
more. It's your big chance to become
famous in our village says she, an
you haln't got drop of go nor snap
IN ye If you don't take advantage of
It, Now, stranger, be you married
man?"
81 am" said the workman. ,E g.
"Then you understand how Pm p"
go across" said the workman step
ping aside, and allowing The country
man to pass on to the bridge. --
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-04-20
One ofthe most singnlar Of all straug

One ofthe most singular of all strange
freaks of nature that Colorado is found
IS possessing, is 10 be seen within q
short distance of Denver. 1t is nc
more or less than the rise and fall oil
tides on Slosn's Like, very beautiful
sheet OF water, lying about two miles
to the northwest OF the city. The best
place to observe this strange pfenom-
enon, js at the boat houses on the south
side OF the lake, where a small cove
sets ont from the main body of water.
OF course it Is not like the Bay OF
Fundy, where the sea rises over seyen-
ty feet, but the fact still. remains that
there Is tide, or something spproxi-
mates closelytos il, and tine question
naturally arises, what causes il and
offers s,rather. hard nut for the scientif
&c men Of Denver to crack.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-04-20

1t is said that if you count hundred
slowly, when anything happens to dis
turb, you will not swear. This is prob
ably the reason that most men count
hundred when they slip on a banana
skin, and are about to blend with the
sidewalk.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-04-20

General Grants portrait would have
been placed on the Rew two cent stamp
but the engrayers could not sgree as to
the proper elevation of his cigar.
This should be warning to children
who are expecting to be president and
get upon the small denominations OF
postage stamps.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-04-20

It is reported that there exists g.
mong the whites OF Arizona a secret
society, whose object Is the extermina-
ten of the male Appaches on the San
Carlos Reservation, and all found row
ing on the frontier. The reservation is
regarded SIS mere refuge for Indians,
where they retire when hard pressed,
TO obtain arms and provisions for an
other raid.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-04-20
The Coudnctor.
Winons. Mimi. Noyeuber

s5 Winons, Mimi, November p, 1879
had been suffering with severe cold for sew
eral days, and was so hoarse / could not speak
above whisper. November 10th, met one OF
DR.. Warmers agents on my train; he handed nae
bottle Of White Wine Of Tar Syrup, and one
hour after taking the first dose my hoanseness
commenced to leave me. In twenty -four hours
my voice was quite clear eni natural, ana the
cold nearly cured It is the best remedy 1 ever
saw. Respectfully,
Ez,vat. @. W. WARE Els. Conductor,
Chicago 4 Northwestern h. X.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-04-20

Antwerp, city OF 200 1000, had no
water supply but wells and.canals, and
IN 1879 works were built to filter the
waters of the Nethe by passing them
through filters of sand and spongy
iron and gravel. The plan has proved
successful but the supply is very
small, according to American ideas.
being received in tank of $40 900
gallons. t
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-04-20

Winnipeg. the political capital Of
Manitobs, shows phenomenal growth,
1t was incorporated in 1874 with a pop
ulstiou of 8 600 and an assessment OF
IS, DOC, 900, but. it hss 3 population
now of 80. 900, and the assessment this
year amounts to $So,eo0,000.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-04-20

The proper study of mankind is how
to organizs respectable luncheon for
twenty-five cents. Man may want but
little here below, but be makes great
disturbance if he doesn't get every
thing. s
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-04-20

*.@sBstter bear present evils than fy to those
unknown" Better still, use Kidney Wort and
make yeur present evils fly to parts unknown.
II You find yourself getting bilious head heavy,
mouth foul, eyes yellow, kidneys disordered
symptoms Of piles tormenting you, take at ores
few doses OF Kidney Wort. Use it as an al
:S ofS.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-04-20
Hard LuInps in Breast.

Dz- B. Y PIERCE, Buffalo. y. T.: Dear Sir--
Erote yeu some time ago that thonght bad
. caseer. Ther= was large lump In my breas.
as large walnut, ard had BEEN there four
Medical DncoFsryF sRsro1te Prescription and
sPsIletss IN June and the lump is gone .s-.L.
Yours gratefully. Mas. E. r CLARK
Irringtoa- Mich.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-04-20

Every time we think of it, we always
feel glad that we are not an arcient
Roman. The clothes seem to be airy
enough and they appear to fit easily,
but it must have BEEN very trying to
be compelled to talk in blank verse all
the time