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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-04-30

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-04-30

A DIVORCE SUIT DrsxrssED.-To-day the case OF
Amelia ONein against Charles w. O'Neill-bill foI
divorce, nled March 13th-was dismissed by com.
plainant's attorney, j. Amber Smith. This Is the
case In which the complainant claimed that her
marriage occurred while q wife OF defendant was
living, which statement defendant denied.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-04-30
The American Surgical Association.
THEIR ANIMAL NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. NJ. p.is AT
THE ARMY MEDICAL MUSEUM.

M ~ &
the ARMY MEDICAL MUSEUM.
The annual meeting OF the American Surgical
association convened this morning AZ the National
museum. The president, Dr. Edward NJ. Moore. IN
calling the convention 10 ORDER delivered 81 brief
address, In which he noted the progress made in
surgery. The list OF members present showed that
OF the 100 members OF the association the following
were preSent:-Edward NJ Moore. Rochester. v. ";
p. l. Common, Cincinnati: H. +. Campbell, Augusta,
Ga; George w. Gray, Boston; r. A Watson, Jersey
City: %. ". Cheever. Boston; W. T. Briggs. Nash
willie, Tenn: E. II. Gregory, ST. Louis: j. ". Thomp-
son. Paducah. KY; W: w. Dawson Cincinnatl y.
Sem, Milwaukee,; r. b. Bontecon, Troy, y. Y; {.
I. Parker, Chicago: c. B. Nancrede, Philadelphia:
Moses Gum, chicago; w. f. Peck, Davenport,
Iowa; c. H. Mastin. Mobile. Ala; s. y. Benham and
James Mccain, Pittsburg; j. T. Mears. Philadel-
phta; L. McLane Tiffany. Baltimore; T. r. Previtt
st Louis w. A. Byrd, Quincy. ILL.,; Donald Maclean,
Detroit DIR. Basil NoIrS was the only SURGEON
from the District present. although Drs. Wales and
Billings are members OF the association. The first
paper read-'An Experimental Study OF Anes-
thetcs'-was by Or. Watson OF Jersey City. This
paper gave rise to an extended discussion. Other
papers were read In accordance With the program
published In the THE STAR
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-04-30

Quotations - Socks nr1 gon1s sr' Information
ssrding the Markets received through our wires IN
STANTLY. direct from, the New York Stock Lxchan3a
AL orders executed and ported PhOMPGLI. Jazj
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-02-01

Just before the expiration of his
term of office ex-speaker keifer took
occasion to refer to the press of the
country in most spiteful and scurril-
Gus manner, because the newspapers
had severely criticised his rulings.
A committee is now looking after
the accounts Of Mr.. keifer while
speaker, and the press is more than
getting even with him by publishing
some of the evidence taken during
the investigation. A late number OF
the New York Post contained the
following in regard to the matter:
The house committee on accounts, which
has been investigating Mr.. keiter's performances
with the stenographers at the close of the last
session, has discovered that his nephew drew
81, $50 from the government for which he per-
formed no service whatever. keifer forced one
Of the sienographers TO resign after the work
had been all done, and then put his nephew in
the position so that he might draw the vacation
salary which the steuographer had earned. When
the latter protested, Keifer told him that he had
nothing to complain OF, since he could so to
New York aud get work on some of the news,
papers, while his nephew, not being competent
20 earn anything, wanted the money to enjoy the
summer. The stenographer, who was in poor
health, had to give up his vacation and so TO
work on q newspaper. Keifer's conduct in the
matter was about as contemplate as it could be,
and the house Will simply perform an act of
Justice If il compels him to refund the cheated
stcnogrspher the money which he had earned.
1t is not surprising that Keifer dislikes tn
prsss"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-02-01
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

Mrs. Emily Maple wisely remarks
that one way for \ farmers wife to
lessen her labor is to stop boarding the
hired men inciaaa.i Times.
DO not feed corn to the bucks, but
give them plenty of oats and keep them
out of storms The best focl-masters
put the bucks by themselves at night.
The lambs will be stronger. Boston
Globe.
Eggs st average prices are among
the cheapest and most nutritious articles
of diet. Like milk, egg is = complete
food in itself. containing everything
necessary for the development of = per-
feet animal, as is manifest from the
fact that chick is formed from it.-Cai-
c0go Journal.
Apple custard pie should be baked
with an under crust only. The filling
is delicious If made of one pint OF
sweet milk, one pint of smooth apple
sauce. well sweetened, three eggs; flavor
with lemon or with \ little cinnamon.
This will make two small sized pies or
one very large one.-iIoaay a. ~
Journal
Hired girls will be treated more and
more as menials in this country, until
it will be impossible TO hire girl of
any spirit to occupy that position.
And this would be right. If good hired
girls are scarce, it is the fault of en-
ployers, and the public sentiment which
they constantly aid in creating as TO
their inferiority in social position. Chi
cGgo TribsIae.
W. Ionsf ;,s;st .h,. .->,..., 49,.
shall all stay on the farm, but we do in
s;st that the form is par excellence the
place TO raise boys. 1t gives them
chance for health, habits of industry,
economy, an education of the intellect
that is not lost by wrecked physical
constitution. Every good farm well
improved and adorned rs it should be
Is fortune in itself simply as a place
to raise boys. Homestead.
Tho practice of planting currants
or other small fruits between rows of
peach. pear or apple trees is discour-
aged by many writers. The practice
has much to recommend it. however.
and Is, on the whole, desirable. Two
or three different kinds of plants will
not tax soil so severely rs an equal
number of plants of the same kind.
This is especially true if the plants be
very unlike in character. Troy Times.
When the ground is frozen, and
especially if covered with snow, fowls
will need an additional supply of food
Some of it should consist OF fruit or
vegetables. Hens are always picking
at grass when running at large, and in
the summer make this no inconsider-
able part of their living. If cabbage
that has failed to head is hung by a
string from tho top of the hen-house
within reach of fowls, it will be picked
TO pieces. BY this method the cabbage
is kept from the dirt Prairie Farmer
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-02-01
A California Woman Lawyers Case.

James Ross was called, in Judge Buck
ley'S court, to answer charge II petty
larceny His attorne", Mrs. Laura De
Force Gordon, was 10 in the courtroom,
and his Honor mani, ested ii ANNOYANCE.
Lawyer Budd. eXplai ing that Mrs.
Gordon'S mother was i'll, asked for an
adiournnen: until one p. m
The Court with accr 1ity) The case
must go on. Ii she wants to pract CO
law she must do as ether attornl,, : do.
Mr.. Buld-As have said am al
WAYS willing to tend courtesics to
brother and sister torneys n de
lighted litter among the lawN ers], but
| don [ want 10 tr, this cas-. If the
court wishes, will impanel the jury
and telegraph Mrs Gordon to be here
at half-past one o clock.
The Court (breaking into SMILEY -
Just as ike as not she wouldn't be here
then. In military matters, Mr.. Budd.
there is such a thing as draft. You
may telegraph her, and if she is not
here at the proper time shall draft you
as her substitute.
After the jury had been impaneled
the trial was adjourned to half past one
O'Clock. At that hour the Judge, jury,
lawyers, clerk and reporters sat waiting
for Mrs. Gordon. Within twenty sec
onds she swept in. GREATNESS, in fur
trimmed satin cloak and a Gainsbor-
ough hat, with an immense brim and
imposing feather. Both she removed,
and then breathlessly she shook back
her curls, and said she didn't want the
trial to 90 on until an important wit
ness. then missing, had been found.
His Honor, with more directness than
politeness, said that she should have at
tended TO business. Mrs Gordon re-
torted that her mothers dangerous i'll
ness had detained her, and she ought
not to be expected to compel the at
tendance of witnesses.
The trial must go on said the
Court, CURLY.
II note an exception" exclaimed the
lady lawyer.
take your exception" growled His
Homer. And the trial went on.-iStOck-
ton Gal Mail.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-02-01

Barbcd wire has not only proved
blessing to farmers, but it has
proved a blessing to lawyers rs well.
1t gets into court oftener than any
other article manufactured. There
are many suits throughout the
country in which the validity of the
patent held by Washbun & Mon
is called in question, and in various
suits besides these barbed wire is the
subject of dispute. \ dispatch from
Chicago reports a decision recently
rendered in a barbed wire suit as
follows:
In September 1882, Judge Gardner in the SUI.
pcrior court, decided the case Of the Chicago
Galvanized Wire Fence Company against the
WaShhurn x Men company. The complainant
in the bill was manufacturing harhed wire under
A license from the WaShhuru 4 Morn company,
one of the co enants OF the license providing
that in case any other licensec should be allowed
to pay less licepsr than did the complainant then
the latter and al other licensees should be
allowed a rebate IL nat extent. II was shown
on hearing that the WashHurn \ Men company
in order to reach settlement with Jacob Hash,
inventor OF valuable patent, made secret
stipulation TO allow him TO make 1000 tons Of
barb wire annually, free Of royalty. Judge Gard
rcr decreed that the comrlainants should be
allowed the same privilege and the supreme
court Of Illinois, in the opinion just published
sustained the lower court
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-02-01
4 Tourists Adventure.

Mr.. Isaac W. Cotton is a New Hamp-
shire man. who is well known through
the Southern States. and the little ad-
ago i'll the swollen waters of Steel
Greek, lust beyond the Mecklenburg
line in South Carolina, viii be of inter-
est to his friends in the South and will
start.e his friends in the North Mr..
Cotton. sc romnanicd by his son, is max
ing his way to Florida all the way from
New Hampshire, through the country
in a buggy, For many wears past he
has spent mis- winters in Florida. but up
To this winter has always gone ny rail.
His scheme of making the trip in .
buggy was adopted upon the advice OF
physicians, who thought the overland
trip would do HIM good. e<idrs giving
him ne acquaintance with the eoun-
try. Mr.. Cotton and his son put out
from New Hampshire about three
months ago, and found that the trip
fully came up To the recommendation
until thy passed Charlotte and eucoun-
tered st | Creek, when really start
ling adventure he'cll them.
III vae'> was greatly swollen bv the
late n IL ,,nt was far out of lis banks.
Mr.. Cotton had crossed streams twice
that width in Florida. and, supposing he
could do it here the same way, he drove
into the swollen waters. He had triv-
en- i'll but a short distance when he dis
covered his mistake. but too late When
he could see nothing but the heads of
himself. son and horse above the waters
he realized that trouble encompassed
him round about. The current of the
stream lore them swiftly along, and
men, horse and buggy quickly parted
company. MIR. Cotton caught the
branches of Il tree and drew himself out
of the water. In tree little below
him he saw that his son had saved him
self in like manner. The horse and
buggy had disappeared from sight. 1t
Mr.. Cotton and his son began to shout
for help and kept it up until a couple of
farm hands, attracted hv their cries,
came upon the scene. After consdera-
bic maneuvering the father and son
were rescued from the trees and con
Quoted to the residence of Il hospitahlo
farmer near by, where they We're made
comfortable for the night.
Mr.. Cotton lost his horse and buggy.
besides two trunks and valisc con
tanning his yaluables. One of the
trunks was afterward found about n
mile below the scene. His valuablcS
were kept in a rough, unsuspieious
looking valise, and were carried in the
foot of the buggy. 1t is hardly pos
sible that the valise will ever DO found
Mr.. Cotton spent two days at the house
of his newly-found friend, AMI then,
getting q new rig, proceeded on his
journey, leaving Instructions for the
forwarding of his remaining goods
should they be recovered from the
flood. There are good many streams
between Steel Creek and Florida, but
if any of them are swollen when Mr..
Cotton drives up to the bank lie will
be seen going through the eye of
needle rather than through the water.
Charlotte On. e. C6Scrrcr.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-02-01

And this other. this boy who had
cared for her without thought of him.
self, was none other than little Amos
Patten, sneak and coward, as Fred had
called him. Needless Of himself, the
poor cripple had protected the child
with his own body, receiving the blows
from the feet 81 his terrified school
mates. until the life had been crushed
from his deformed frame, and he had
proven that he did not deserve the epi-
thets Fred had so cruelty applied to
him. Brave among the braveSt, he had
given his life for hers; but his reward,
as his soul went out from the poor little
mangled body to his Father in Heaven.
WAS sufficient.
Is II necessary TO speak of Fred's re-
morse? Is it necessary TO say that the
mound in the village church-yard was
often watered by the tears of the boy
who, when it was too late, would have
suffered anything if, by 50 doing, he
could have unsaid the cruel words?
The remembrance of that mound, and
of him whose body sleeps beneath the
sod, has ever been sufficient to teach
Fred that 'he who ruleth his spirit is
better than he who taketh city;% and
when his anger rises within him. he
thinks of brave little Amos, and then
gives the "soft answer" that ..turneth
away wrath. '--JGrIeS O!iS, iR ConQre-
gattoRaliSt.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-02-01

Mr.. Egan, Of New Jersey, who a
few years ago was the brilliant speak
cr of the assembly in that state, has
been fined five hundred dollars and
sentenced to one months imprison-
mcnt for attempting bribery. After
his term of office expired he went
back to the capital as a lobbiest and
attempted to bride a chairman of a
committee to kill an Objectionable
measure; but the chairman refused
the bride and exposed Mr. Egan.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-02-01
4 Notable Tree,

There is standing on Main street,
near the Catholic Chapel in West
Springfield, noteworthy tree. which is
doubtless the largest of its kind In New
England, if not In the country 1t is so
scarce in Massachusetts, as seldom TO
have name. but when named at all BY
those who are not botanists is variously
called blackberry, nettle tree, and false
elm. Its true name is Celtis occident-
ais. Specimens measuring fifty feet in
height and two feet In diameter are con-
sidered large even in the most favor
able locations in the Southern States.
Two members of the Botanical Society
in this city have just made CAREFUL
measurements of this remarkable one
and report 10 all interested as follows:
Diameter one foot from base, six feet;
diameter four feet from base, four feet
one inch; height, seventy-fiye feet and
four inches; spread of branches. eighty
three feet. 1t is reported that formerly
companion Of equal size stood on the
other side of the street A number Of
years ago two of these trees, eScn Iarg-
er than this one. stood on Main Street
In this city, near Court street. The one
then remsining was measured By Emer-
son in 1888, and found 70 be four feet
eight inches in diameter. four feet from
the ground. II is to be hoped that the
giant In West Springfield WIN be care,
3plly preserved -gPraG6eid lAass.l
LntoH.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-02-01

If the democratic congress sue
cccds in restoring to the public
domain the vast number of acres OF
land forfeited by railroad companies
they will have earned the steadfast
support of people who care more
for just legislation than they do for
party success. And they will have
need of this support. For the rail
roads from which the unearned
lands are taken will raise heaven
and earth to defeat them. 1t is
reasonable to suppose that Allen G,
Thurman would not have been re-
tired tn private life had he not
secured the passage of the bill re-
quiring the Union Pacific to live up
the terms of its charter,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-02-01
We present to our readers this
week portrait of

HON. GEOhGE r. TDhSNDo'
who was reelected President pro
tenn. of the Senate, after Senator An
thony of Rhode Island had been
elected and had declined on account
Of continued i'll health.
George F. Edmunds, of Burlington, Vermont,
was born at Richmond, in that state, Febru-
ary list, 1895 His education consisted only Of
thar afforded by the public schools after gradu-
ating from which he began the study of law and
at an early age became practitioner OF consid-
cradle ability. He soon drifted into politics. and
successfully as he was elected member OF the
Vermont legislature in 1854, So, &c, 81, '5S and
SO serving three years as speaker. He was then
elevated to the state senate and was its presiding
officer pro tempore, in 1861 and ~. Soon alter
this Hon. Solomon Foote, one of the U. S. Sen
ators from Vermont. died, and Mr.. Edmunds was
appointed to fill the vacancy, and he took his
seat April 5th. 1866.
Mr. Edmunds has since been continued in the
Senate, his present term which expires March
Cd, 1897, being his fourth election. He was a
member of the Electoral Commission Of 1876
and was first elected president pro TEN. OF the
senate Immediately after the resignation of
David Davis, last year.
Senator Edmunds is fine parliamentarian, his
rulings while in the chair being unbiased by any
political preferences he may entertain as re-
publican lie is well liked by all senators, and
graces his position with all the dignity and abil
ity becoming the Vice President of the United
States.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-02-01

Our tariff laws maintain the most
outrageous restrictive and prohibit
tory duties on imports; and yet
no country under the light of the
sun furnishes such indisputable eVl-
dences of the blessings of freedom
of trade as does America. Free
trade among the states is secured by
a wise constitutional provision, and
to this is due in a great measure our
national prosperity. Were 1T other
wise we might be afflicted with Gus
tom houses on every state line; and
it requires no great Imagination to
realize that they would prove a
a whitening curse to the great inter
state commerce which does SO much
for the comfort and material ad-
yancement of the American people.
As an illustration of the different
workings of free trade and "protec-
ton " take, for instance, the supply
of corn which Wisconsin farmers
are receiving this winter from Ne
braska. Now if the levying OF i'm
posts by the different states were
not prohibited by the constitution,
or if Nebraska were under another
government, some wise protection
legislators would surely have an inn
port duty put upon corn to encour-
age the infant industry Of raising
maize in Wisconsin. Suppose this
duty was fixed. as many of the duties
are, at from fifty to one hundred per
cent, and when our grain dealers
here should ship two or three car
loads of corn from Nebraska to
Mineral Peint they would be COM
PEELED to charge from ninety cents
to dollar, or dollar and ten cents
per bushel, instead of fifty cents per
bushel as they do now, how would
the farmers of Wisconsin and Ne
braska like it, and wherein would
thev be benefited? How many OF
them would be willing to support
such a measure? Our present tariff
laws are in almost every particular
as ridiculous and as evil in effect,
They are endured only because
their workings are not exposed to
public view. But the people are
beginning to look in to the matter,
and if the thieving tariff is only
shown up in all its nakedness, as it
ought to be, they will decide that
the robbery which goes by the name
of protection must go.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-02-01

The democrats refused to debate
the southern outrage resolutions
when they came up in the senate on
Tuesday. They were quietly refer
red to the committee on privileges
and elections by a vote of thirty
three to twenty-nine; and some of
the republican senators who had
speeches prepared on Danville and
Copiah will not have an opportunity
to have their illusions printed and
circulated at government expense
for some time to come.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-02-01
PARTITION SALE

PARTITION SALE.
State of Wisconsin, Iowa County.-SS.-ln Cir
cult Court.
Mary Ann Wortley and John Harker, Plaintiffs,
VS.. Mary HugIll, Mary Ann Ilarker Margaret
Jane Anderson, Joseph S. Harker, Joseph Har-
ker, Birmingham kirkbride, John kirkbride,
John Harker Margaret Ann Teasdale, Ann
Harker, Mary llarker and John Harker, defen-
dants
In pursuance of an order of the circuit court
of Iowa county, Wisconsin, made in the above
entitled action Oh the Sth day of December,
1883 the undersigned Sheriff of Iowa county, in
the state of Wisconsin, will sell at public auction
to the highest bidder for cash, at the front door
of the Court House in the village of Dodgeville,
in said county of Iowa, on the I'd day OF Feb
ruary, 1854, at two O'Clock III the afternoon
of said day, all that certain piece parcel OF
land situated and described us follows, to-wit
The undivided one.hHlf of lots four a., five (5l,
and six 90. in Bainbridge's addition 10 the vii
lage of Miillin, i'll Iowa county, Wisconsin. And
also the east half of the south east quarter OF
section number three C5); aud the west half OF
the south west quarter OF section number eleven,
QD, all i'll township number four a., north OF
range number one q ,, west of the fourth prin-
cipal meridian in Grant county Wisconsin, eX-
ceptng six acres of OF the west side of the north
one-half of said last described tract of land
owned by Hester A. Harker.
Dated December 18th, A.. D., 1898.
RICHARD LANE,
Sheriff of Iowa county, Wis.
d. S. Rose, Plaintiff 5 Attorney.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-02-01
LEGAL NOTICES.

State of Wisconsin, Iowa County Court-In Pro-
bate.
In the matter of the estate of Joseph Hupperts
deceased.
On application of James Hutchison, admins
traitor OF the estate of said Joseph Hupperts. de-
ceased, for the adjustment ani allowance of his
administration account, and the assignment of
the residue of said estate to such other persons
are by law entitled to the same.
1t is ordered, that said account be examined,
adjusted aud allowed at regular term of said
court TO be held at the court house in the village
of Dodgevile in said county on the first Tues
day of Marcn, A. ID. 1884.
II is further ordered, that upon the adjustment
and allowance of such account by this court as
aforesaid, the residue of said estate. be- by the
further order and judgment of the court, assign
ed to such persons as are by law entitled to the
same
1t is further ordered that notice of the time
and place of the examination and allowance
of such account and of the assignment of the
residue of said estate to be given TO all persons
interested by publication of said notice for three
successive weeks, before said day, in The Iowa
County Democrat, weely newspaper published
at the city of Mineral Point in said county.
Dated Dodgevile. Wis. January 3lst, A. d. 1884
By the Court;
26w3 joins i. JONES. Judge