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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-05-02
GastrOnomic FeatS.
DR.. Foote'S Health Monthly.

DF- fOOle 5 Health AOntnly.
Though there is nothing to excite
the admiration of any sensi-
BILE person in any attempt to
eat an extraordinary amount
of certain food in a given time, yet
when there are persons foolish enough
to make these attempts, one who is
interested in physiology can but look
on with some interest To gain a
wager a man in this city receRtly ate
sixty eggs per day for five days, and
by so doing fairly deserves his name
recorded in history along side eff
that other New York man who sue
ceeded in eating two quaiis day for
sixty DAYS, and in immortalizing these
two we should not forget the French
man who put away thirty-two dozen
oysters at one sitting, and then sat
down to a hearty dinner Some day.
perhaps, their names will be rescued
from oblivion, and properly inscribed
upon the base of monument. Prob
ably one OF the most harmless, and at
the same time, amusing gastronomio
feats that could be attempted on a
wager is the effort to eat ten crackers
in ten minutes without drinking any
water. People who are in the habit
of boiling their food at each meal
with sip Of water between each
mouthful will find this very diff
cult task. and it may, perhaps, be a
very good thing for them to practice
in order to for a better habit of
masticating and ensalivating their
food.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-05-02
Chicago Market.

CAIcleO, April 2a-FioaE-5teady. wheat
Demand active; very unsettled; closed 5s9Mc
under yesterday; sales ranged: 9ikG93A'or
seller April; closed at Pm: No. Chicago spring,
RlzI93; closed at Ss5z- Corn-Demand active.
but unsettled irregular; 5s14055 for seller cash
closed at 5sIz1545s, oats-In fair demand; clos
ed steady; 321z for seller cash. Rye-Dull 6z.
Ba-sey-Dull; 72G73. Flax seed-In fair demand !:
les. Pork-Unsetteed; irregular: opened 10Ii5
lower; closed steady at 17oO917.l21k for seller
cash. Lard-In fair demand; nominaily un-
changed: s.a5Gs. .so,4 for seller cash. Butter
Easier; creamery, 1924 Eggs-14-
CHICAGO, April % The Droyer's Journal re-
ports: Hogs Receipts. 400; shipments. $500;
l0c lower; rough packing. 5.z5G,5.s5; packing
and shipping, 5so06io; Light, ssoG5.75; skips,
4001475. Cattie-Receipts, 1000; shipments,
2.30o; slow but steady; export grades. e.55G6.:o
good 10 choice shipping. 5eoa6 20; common to
medium, 5J30G5.7o. Sheep = Receipts, 2.soo:
shipments 800; brisk; ioc higher; inferior to fair
g.0eG475 per 100 weight; medium 70 good. 5000
600; choice 10 extra. 5.75G62.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-05-02
Concerning Tact.
Boston CoNrier.

The noble creature man yet lacks one
or two points of being perfect, and
among these may be counted a rather
women tact is inborn; to very few
men is it even possible to acquire it.
The feminine mind, it is true, de-
lights overmuch, as general thing,
in crooked speech. An evasion Is a
delight, and white lie fearful Joy,
Man, on the contrary-man au naturel
is painfully blunt and honest. 1t
might almost be SAID, indeed, that the
very best men cannot possess tact. 1t
is an impossibility to their natures.
The habit of thought before speech
cannot be acquired. A hearty, genial
college professor, most well-intention-
ed and tactless of men, was requested
by his wife to entertain a lady visitor
until the hostess herself had finished
her toilet. Descending to the recep-
ton room, our professor beamed upon
the guest with a smile whose kindly
warmth must have gone far to
overcome the effects of the wild storm
which ragged outside. ga terrible day,
professor" began the lady, with a
pleasant smile. Indeed tits madame, !"
the honest gentleman reioined; "a
wild day. / was just saying to my
wife that those who had homes to-day
better stay in them" A sudden
rigidity settled upon the countenance
of the lady, and the professor could
not understand why she listened so
coldly to his description of new varie
ty of fern which he had recently dis
covered.
Rather worse than the professor was
a mild old pastor with small and
peppery wife. So small she was that if
she wished to touch his toe at the din
ing table, in conjugal warning, she
was obliged to slip far down in her
chair, almost disappearing from view.
At the instant corresponding rise
might be observed in the pastor. He
also betrayed himself by hurried
''Eh, my dear2" Upon. being admonish-
ed that this would not do, he promised
to mend. Very soon .rother clergy
man dined with him, and absorbed in
discussion of the lost tribes, he uucon-
sciously served to his guest nearly the
whole of dish of rare and early peas.
At this juncture the wife sank almost
from view below the tables horizon.
The minister was like reverend Jack
in-the-box, and began "Eh9" Then
recollecting instructions he subsided,
and remarked blandly, Il think they
will go round my dear" Either of
these men was capable of almost any
noble and heroic act, and it is, to be
sure not vital failing, this want of
tact.
Many things, however, which in
themselves are far enough from vital,
do much effect our lives, and many
worried woman would become placid,
and many home be free from un
pleasant contretempts. if only the
master could be gifted with a bit of
that divine possession, tact.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-05-02

ton of the basement was used as store
room for cotton and contained several
hundred bales. This cotton was on fire
in three places when first discovered,
leaving little doubt but that the fire
was the work of an incendiary. The
fire department was called out. The
flames climbed the elevator shaft
through the tower to the stories above,
and the whole interior of the mill was
soon mass of flames. The roof
finally fell carrying the remaining
floors to the basement. Then the south
half of the east wall fell with tremen-
dous crash into the huge furnace of
flames. The mill is a total loss, which
will amount to about 100000. The mill
was built in 1878 and had an insurance
of $500,000, distributed among fourteen
mutual companies. 1t gave employ
ment to about 500 hands, with a weekly
pay roll of about $4,000 The Sagamore
was one of the ten mills included in the
spinners' strike twelve weeks ago, and
was one against which the efforts of the
strikers were mainly directed. Notwith-
standing the strike the mill has been
kept steadily in operation, and to-day
nearly the full complement of machin-
cry was running.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-05-02
STAR ROUTE KELLOGG.
His Trial Begun at Washington.

His Trial Begun at Washington.
WASHINGTON, April 29.-Tbe Kel-
logg case was called his morning.
Kellogg was present with his counsel,
Ingersoll, Jere Wilson and Nathaniel
Wilson Ex-Assistant Postmaster
General Thomas J. Brady was also
present. The government was repre-
sented by Ker of Philadelphia, Sam
uel Reynolds of Lancaster, Pa, and
the district attorney
The following jury were selected:
Henry Il. Bacon, Eugene P. Miner,
Henry Mason, Richard Riggles, John
r. Mansfield, Charles r. Evans, Cor
nelius l. Bailey, Lewis FL. McDade,
VIM. NJ Frank, VIM H. Morgan,
Adolph Miller and Samuel j. Owens.
Ker opened the case for the govern
ment. His opening occupied only
about half an hour, and was simple
recital of the allegations contained in
the indictment.
The defense reserved the opening,
and Thomas 3. Kirby was called by
the government as their first witness.
He proved copies of the postal law
regulations.
Joseph CochraEe, an employe in
the contract Office, identified the doc
umcntary evidence.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-05-02
GRIM E.

AS n result of bad book keeping the
accounts of tke Massachusetts, STATE
prison show a deficit Of $4,000.
The trial OF Frank James at Hunts
vile, Ala, for completely in the Mussel
Shoals robbery in 1871, was concluded
with a verdict of mot guilty" The
verdict was greeted with a round Of
cheers.
LUKE PHIPps, who killed his wife on
ferry-boat in the Detroit river la;
August, has been convicted of tho crime
and sentenced to be executed June II,
at Sandwich, Ont 1t will be remem-
bered that he broke Jail in December
and came to Pullman, ILL.,, where he was
employed in Il billiard-room.
Two burglars entered the house of
Amos Brackenstros, near Berne, Adams
county, Ind, about midnight on the 9th
inst, shot Mr.. BrackenstrosS dead by his
wIfes side and decamped with $13, after
informing the woman that they would
murder her if she quilted the house be-
fore daylight.
SATURDAY morning u brutal murder
occurred near Audubon, Iowa. Az old
man by the name of Hiram Jefferson
was taken out of his bed by three men
and, after being dragged by them
about 300 feet, was hung to the limb of
tree. The old mans son Cicero Jetfer-
son il suspected of being one of the
party.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-05-02
FIRES AND CASUALTIES.

1T is believed at Key West that an
other force of filibusteIs have left there
for Cuba.
THERE are at pre~ent in Milwaukee, l6
cases of diptheTia and II cases of scarlet
fever.
THE cotton mills at Fitchville, Conn,
owned by the Providence Company,
burned Thursday. Loss over 500, 600.
FROST prevailed all over Northern
Texas on the night of the 22d inst -
heavy in some sections and slight in
others. Corn and late cotton were kill
cd at many points, and fruit generally
suffered considerably.
BY the falling of the interior walls Of
building at Pittsburg. Pa, two chill
dren, Albert and Edward Wagner were
buried under the bricks, and when ex-
tracted Edward was found to be IA
tally Injured, while Albert was badly
bruised.
SARAH BoLLMAN, aged 30 years, resiG-
ing on Blue mountain, Pa, died sud
denly Thursday. She quarreled with
her brother about chopping some wood,
and III moment of anger she said she
wished she was dead. Directly the
woman dropped dead.
\ CINCINNATI Quo. dispatch says the
American Oak Leather tannery. occupy
ing the square bounded by kenner street.
Mclean avenue and Dalton and Florence
streets. was burned Thursday, excepting
the japanning department, which was
saved by the desperate work of the fire
department. There were 45. 600 hides in
the factory. The loss viii reach 100000.
The insurance is 100000. Portions of
the tanuery Were burnt year ago.
Four hundred people were thrown out
of employment
a FIRE started in the main factory of
the Celluloid Brush Company. on the
eastern verge of Newark. y. j.. and in
half an hour all the buildings were ia
ruins. The damage is probably $780,
600. The insurance has not been ascer-
tanned. The fire started in the comb
room, where few men and boys were
doing oEerwork, and was caused BY a
small piece of celluloid fyins from an
emery wheel into the gas and then drop
ping into the scrapings on the floor. As
It burned the celluloid emitted a gas
which frequently exploded without
Euch noise. but with force that shook
down the walls. The following en-
ployes of the factory were SERIOUSLY in
jursd: Rudolph Scrack, aged Is, who
will probably die; Travers Kenworthy,
aged SO; james Rankin. aged Is, a.d
John Riley, boy.
A'FALL RIVER dispatch of the 25th
says the Sagomore Mill, No. /, was to-
tally destroyed by firs last evening, The
help had just left, and in a very few
minutes the flames entered the tower
in the center of the mill, and the entire
| tower was soon mass of flames.A por-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-05-02
A S2oO.OOo Suit.

CLEVELAND, April 29.-Abram |.
Hewitt and Edward Cooper, of New
York, today entered suit in the
U. S. circuit court here here against
the Cleveland Rolling Mill company
for 5000, 000 damages, claimed for in
fringement of the Morton patent in
manufacturing steel during the past
seven years, paying no attention TO
the demands made for royalty. This
suit interests every manufacturer
using the Siemens-Morton process in
making steel.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-05-02
Sanding off the WhIskey.

BALTIMORE, April 29.-The morn
ing papers say that whiskey for for
eign export is pouring into Baltimore.
As the time is approaching when dis
tillers must either pay taxes and take
out their bond or send it out of the
country, they are rushing it to the
seaboard. There is too much vhiskey
in the country for the demand and
distillers prefer to export ii tenpora-
rily, most of it going out in German
steamships, and most of it viii be Sc t
back when the demand improves,
when the tax will be paid upon it.
Surveyor Nails made requisiticD
upon Collector Webster for the ap.
pointment of four or five special
gaugers to gauge whiskey and N axe
up the necessary record Of its exporta
ton. There was quite a number OF
applicants for these special places at
the custom house yesterday.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-05-02
IN NEW YORK CITY

NEW YORK, April ga fire caus-
ing loss of nearly quarter of mil
lion dollars occurred tonight in the
dry goods district The fire started
in five story building at 62 and Ga
Duane street. The building extends
through to Thomas street where the
flames were first noticed by the police.
Before the fire department arrived the
whole building appeared in blaze.
A general alarm was sent out
and for over two hours the
tiremen toiled before the fire
was brought under control. 1t was
prevented from spreading to any of
the adJoining buildings, and the long
dreaded contagratlon was postponed.
The occupants of the building, with
their losses, are as follows: Basement
and all floors on Thoms street side.
Van Valkenburg & Leavitt, dealers in
domestic goods, loss $3.50, 900, insur-
ance 800, 900. Their stock was valued
at $3.50, 900; second and third floors,
B. II. Smith 4 Co., cotton goods,
S25, 900, fully insured; fourth and
fifth floors, Lows, Cox & Co, agents
for Brighton mills, S25, 900, insured;
damage to mills, $4,000, probably IN
sured.
NEW YORK, April 29,--After the
flames were under control, a number
of reporters were standing near the
building, when ladder fell, striking
Samuel f. Donnelly, of the Sun, ON
the head. He is probably fatally in
Jured.
SHINGLE MILL BURNED.
EAST SAGINAW, Mich, April go
Martindale Bros. shingle mill, drill
house and salt block burned this eve.
ming. Loss, $4,000; insurance.
SIS, 500.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-05-02
Wa ShinRton.
THE WORLDS EXPOSITION.

WASHINGTON, April 29.-The secre-
tary of war, secretary of the navy
and Director General Burke had a
conference to-doy in regard to the
exhibits of the United States govern
ment at the forthcoming worlds ex-
position at New Orleans. Colonel
Lyford, former chairman of the cen
tennial board, has been desig-
mated by Secretary Lincoln to
represent the war department
and Lieut. Buckingham by Secretary
Chandler to represent the navy. The
other departments and bureaus desig
mated in executive order were today
requested by Secretaries Lincoln and
Chandler to appoint members of the
board. Secretary Chandler will send
a vessel from Liverpool TO New Or
leans with foreign exhibits at the
close of the London exposition which
opens July next.
SEN. EDMUNDs AND THE RAILROADS.
There has been an interchange Of
letters between Senator Edmunds and
William Walter Phelps, concerning
a statement made by the latter with
regard to the formers alleged interest
in securities of the Burlington & Mis-
souri, railway company, whose land
grant was renewed while Edmunds
was in the senate. Edmunds, upon
being asked by reporter tonight if
he had any objection to the publica-
ton of the correspondence, said
he had not any if the gen
tleman TO whom he had
written a civil note and was at
perfect liberty to makes its contents
public if he wished so, but consid-
Grafton OF courtesies would prevent
him from furnishing sucn note for
publication. Phelps, On being asked
for the correspondence, declined to
give it to the press at present.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-05-02
Too Few Vines.
Will Street News

4 Rochester nursery firm who are
shipping trees and vines to Nebraska
received a letter early in the spring
asked if grape vines should be enrich
ed with any sort of fertilizer. He was
answered to the effect that bones were
an excellent thing for grapevines. He
at once put the inquiry:
4 have thirty of your vines. How
many bones 60 I needi"
The firm wrote in answer: "a bar
rel full will be plenty"
In three or four days there came in
response to this a letter, saying:
Then send me one hundred more
vines, as l have just wiped oat my
seventh man and am long on bones"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-05-02
Tariff Reform in the East.

Boston, April 29.-Henry ?. Kid
der and Edward L. Pierce were chosen
delegates from the second congres-
sional district to the Chicago conven-
ton.
A resolution was adopted that as the
leading new issue confronting the
craftsmanship of the present day is,
the question Of reducing the surplus
revenue of the government; that the
republican party should recognize and
put itself in accord with the best SEN
timent of the time on this question,
and to advocate in its national plat
form the immediate reduction of the
present tariff and to increase the free
list.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-05-02

morning to an inspection of the candi-
date for matrimony. There, sitting
on a bench,i if his curiosity aud ardor
will allow him to remain sitting. he
awaits the arrival on the other side of
the grating of the Lady Superior ac-
companied by girl. She had been
selected by order of seniority and
capacity OF household work from the
hundred or more between II and 81
waiting for a youth to deliver them
from their prison.
The two young people, both no
doubt breathless with agitation at the
Importance of the ceremony, have to
take one long, fixed look at each
other. No word is spoken, no sign is
made These good Sisters believe so
fully in the language of the eye that,
IN their minds, any addition is futile,
and might but serve to mystify the
pure and perfect effect at first sight.
The look over, the Lady Superior
asks the man if he will accept the
maiden as his bride. Should he
answer in the affirmative, the same
question is put to her, and if she bows
assent the betrothal has taken place.
and they part till the Sunday follow
ing. The young lover again makes
his appearance before the tribunal of
guardians, and there the contract is
signed, the day of marriage fixed, and
he is granted leave to bring the ring,
earrings, and wedding dress, and pre-
sent them-threugh the gridiron of
coarse-to his betrothed.
Everything has to pass the scrutiny
of the Sisters, for fear of letter or
some tender word being slipped in
with the gifts. During the few Sun
days that intervene between the first
love scene and the marriage an hours
conversation within the hearing of
the Lady Superior is allowed, but not
a touch is exchanged. The empty
talk, interspersed with giggling, con
sists of inquiries as to the wedding
dress and the occupation and place of
abode of the suitor. Should the
young man refuse the first damsel
presented to him, he is favored with
the sight of three or four more; but
should he appear dificie he is dis
The girl also has the pow
er of refusal.
The marriage over, the task of the
Sisters is done. Here falls veil they
never lift-and whether happiness and
are the result of this rite
they never inquire.
Our readers must before now have
wondered what inducement there can
be to make the youths who have the
world to chose from come here in
search of wife. Two hundred and
fifty franks are the attraction. That
sum is given down with each of
these girls, and for that sum, it seems,
a Sicihan is willing to sell himself for
life.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-05-02

reveals to us the existence in the davs
of the occupation of Roman relig-
ious official of whom we have no
other inforEaation-the curator Rhi-
cul9 or temple-warden. The altar
was presented to the temple at LIN
dunn by one @. Antlstius Frontinus, a
soldier who had thrice held this rank;
Dea ct Numina August" The Dea
Parce, in provicai worship, seem to
have been identified with female
divinitles of foreign, or local, or at
least non-Roman origin. Whe.the
Augustus was whose numina were
also worshiped by Frontinus and his
companions in arms remains uncer-
tam; but was no doubt the reigning
emperor, Marcus Aurelius or Septim-
ius Severus.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-05-02
The Lost Mouth of a Member.
Chicago Inter. Ocean.

Congrassmen Gibson of West Vir-
ginia is new Member, but is not
noted for his bashfulness or reticence.
He makes it a point to speak on every
question that arises in the House, and
while the whisky bill was under de-
bate he interrupted the proceedings to
present bill, saying that he was com
PEELED to leave the Capitol for the re
mainder of the day. Consent was
granted, and the bill was introduced.
Half an hour or so afterward up
jumped Gibson to make a speech, and
he ratified it off at an amazing rate
Il thought Gibson had gone home
for the day." remarked Dunham of
Chicago.
He has," replied Reed of Maine,
'but he left his mouth behind him. y
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-05-02
Maine for Blaine.

BANGOR, Maine. April 29.-In the
Fourth congressional district con
vention resolutions favoring Blaine
for president and Dingley for con
gress, were adopted. Austin Harris
and E. A. Thompson were chosen
delegates to Chicago.
CHARLOTTE, N. c., April 29.-The
republicans of the Sixth congress
sional district elected Judge w. 2.
Bynum and Z. J. Pennypacker dele
gates to Chicago.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-05-02
swept and Devastated by the Floods,

The land inundated by them, win prove unusually
fruitful of malaria, for the retiring waters leave
as a poSthumous evil miaSmatic vapors which,
hanging like pail above the saturated earth,
SOW fever and ague, bilious, remittent and diseases
equally malignant. There is sure protection.
however. to be found in Hostetter's Stomach Bit
tiers, the ruling remedy and chief preventive of
disorders caused by miaSua. Since the BitterS is
tonic of perfect purity, and a means of regulat-
ing the system as well as renewing strength. il is
admirably fitted to the wants OF the debilitated,
bilious and nervous, who are i'll fitted 10 encounter
climatic influences uDfavorabls TO kealth Rheu-
matisIn, disorders of the stomach, liver and bow
els, kidney and bladder ailments are eradicated
by this safe, agreeable and benign remedy which
specially commends itself for family use
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-05-02

SINCE the committee Of citizens OF
Chicago have declared that the sen
ate bankruptcy bill is huge biunder,
and not at all what the people want,
il is to be hoped the organs Of that
city will notIbe growing at the house,
if that body declines to pass the bill,
az it is quite evident that no measure
on the subject can be passed at the
present session.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-05-02
Boston Tariff Reform.

BosToN, April 29.-Chas. Francis
Adams was unanimously elected pres
ident of the tariff reform league. Two
hundred attended the conference.
Adams in speech said that the
free trader did not believe in free
trade to day as practical or living is
sue. Committees were appointed to
confer tomorrow with the commit
tees on resolutions of the democratic
and republican conventions. Col.
Higginson, Henry II. Faxon, +. War
ren Gould and Assistant Attorney
General Shepard were among the
speakers.