Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-10-10
MISCELLANEOUS.


Tho William Francis Bennett rose
cost Philadelphia florist $3.50. He
procured it from England. and has the
plants and cuttings. 4 rose By any
other name may smell As sweet, but
viii not cost the purchaser half so much
money.
Seventeen tons of almanacs were
received at the Baltimore poSt-otlice the
other day from one business establish
ment in that city. all destined for
foreign country. Il is hardly ncces-
sary to add that the article being thus
widely advertised was a patent medi-
cine.
China is, perhaps. the only civil
lied country in the world which has
not resorted 10 gas rs a means Of light
ING, ana even among the rich the meth
DDS of illuminating axe primitive IN the
extreme, though Kerosene oil is now
rapidly coming into use within eonSid-
cradle radius OF the treaty ports,
A new game OF base bail played
with cards is the latest sensation. Ii
a great boon to mankind The father,
who only hears base ball talked six
months in the year, can buy pack for
his bows and have homo runs. pick-upS
and Wild pitches dinned into his ears
all the time Boston Past,
Tho passengers on the train enter
ing Baltimore Monday evening noticed
that Ida Donaldson. 4 pretty. blue
eyed, Si<teen-ycar-old girl Of Freder-
lex. Md, was fainting, and some ladies
went TO her assistance. 1t was diseoN
cred that she had taken n suicidal dose
of laudanum. and prompt measures for
saving her life were successfully re-.
sorted TO. The cause Of the undertake
ing was deSertion by her lover. Baiii-
| more -dmcrican
A curious freak Of a recent wind
storm Mt Arcade, n. Y. was the roll
| ing up of cylinders. not balls, eff snow,
| many of which were hollow like mun.
| On one farm near there, there were
| over one hundred of these eurioSiticS.
| rolled up as perfectly as though thcy
| had been turned With lathe. Ono of
| the oldest inhabitants. who has lived
| in the vicinity. for over eighty winters.
never saw anything like them before.
| BHfd1o Express.
| The United States Geological Sur
vevium party last season discovered
several more deserted cave and chf
cities in Arizona. differing in some
respects from amy before examined.
The most remarkable was a village ii
siNty-tive underground dwellings,. sit
uatod near the summit Of one Of tho
volcanic foothills of tho san Francisco
Mountains. i'll the san Juan region.
| 81. PGHt Press.
| The statistical abstract of failures
in England and Wales shows that last
, year the total numbered 10, 224. There
were also l,0Sl failures in Scotland and
| 2l0 in ireland, OF those engaged in
farming pursuits there We're 313 fail
urcs last year, rs compared With csc in
1882, Oh i'll 1881. l,25t i'll 1850, and
/ .405 in 1879. There were also during
the year $40 companies wound up. OF
bills of sale there were II. loo granted
last year, a compared with Il, i9e in
| 1882.
To test your popularity wear y
ragged coat Contribute niggardly Ia
charity. Always get III somebody ;
way. Borrow Your ncighhor i paper
regularly. Never omit 10 say some
thing on every occasion. Step into
your friends Office and sit with your
feet on his desk. Ii YOU can 90 all
these things and retain Your popularity
You will be warranted in the further
test of running for Office Hartford
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