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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-01-04
PAINTED HIS BARN.
Part Rcd, Part Bluc, Part salmon
Color, Part Green. and Part Alpha
hefical.
New York sun

New York sun
Moses ". Taylor, Of Unionyille, is
supervisor of Mount Pleasant town
ship, Westchester county. Last sum.
mer his barn was struck by lightning.
and with. the insurance money he
built new barn. 1t is a conspicuous
barn, and his friends urged him to
paint It, but Mr.. TAYLOR refused.
Paint it YOURSELF he said, whenever
he was asked to ornament it.
Register i. Q. Miller, Superintend-
ent of the Poor W. j. AcIerly. As
SCISSOR Henry Nodine, Howard kinch,
secretary of the democratic county
committee and inspector for the de
partment OF public works, Constable
Alexander r. Lawrence, Of Chappa-
qua, and other officials met on Mon
day evening last at Mr.. Taylor's barn
with pots Of paint, Register Miller
brought blue paint, Secretary kinch
brought yellow paint, Constable Law.
renee brought red paint, Assessor No
dine brought salmon -cclored paint.
June Bard brought pink paint, and
Supt. Ackerly brought green paint.
Each official had driven IN his private
conveyance to the barn, which is
about four miles above White Plans.
on a hill in full view Of the Harlem
railroad trains.
The night was very dark. The oil
cials drew near the barn cautiously,
because each feared he was the victim
OF a joke and expected to hear from
his friends the next morning. We'll.
did you paint the harns" To their
own surprise they met. As has already
been intlmated. They had provided
painters rs we'll as paint. and the
painters brought Ladders
The barn was taking on assorted
colors when Constable Leonard
Banks. with seven deputies sworn III
for the occasion, interrupted the pro.
ceedings.
Il arrest you all r shouted Banks.
The officials fled Inspector kinch
crawled under wagon and straight
ened himself under the reach. Re-
glSter Miller got behind Il stone wall.
superintendent Of the Poor Ackerly
burrowcd under Ill the haymow III
the barn, and Assessor Nodlne put off
across the fields. All were caught.
They We're led to Supervisor Taylors
house, shivering with cold
Mr.. Taylor invited them to dinner,
gave them cigars afterward, laughed
at them, and promised TO laugh Al
them more next day. Then he sent
the constables home and bade his
guests & od-night. Instead Of going
home the guests went back to the
barn, completed its assortment Of
tints, and left there in vivid colors
and big lettering the legends: The
MeGinnesSes and McGuires have been
here Use Taylor Rock aud Rye,
and Paint ii Yourself.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-01-04
What They Meet For.

New YORK. Dec. 31.-A prominent
gentleman, of this city, states that
everything published concerning the
object of the meeting of Catholic
bishops, at Baltimore, IS incorrect.
He saws there will be real business
meeting 10 devise a system of church
govsrnment, which will allow the
priests greater liberties and that this
IS necessary to prevent rebellion.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-01-04
Knocked Down and Robbed.

New YORK, Dec 31.-Mr.* Church,
cashier and superintendent of John
Dwight s. Co. S soda factory, was as
sailed to-day as he was leaving the
depot on Second avenue, between the
elevated station and 11Ith street, by
two masked men who knocked him
down and robbed him of a satchel
containing g, 200 In bank notes,
which he h7d drawn to pay the en-
ployes. Church was stunned but re-
covered In time 10 soc the men leap
into wagon and drive off rapidly.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-01-04
A Pad Fndina Of the War.

GALVESTON. Dec. 3l.-The News
San Antonio special says that Henry
Hane, well to do German, in a
drunken jealous frenzy last night, at
tempted to brain his wife with an axe,
He cut some fearful gashes in her
cheek and arm After making up and
obtaining from her a promise never to
speak OF the affair he went into the
kitchen ard blew his own brains out
with a pistol.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-01-04
"A Wicked Couple.

GLENs FALLS, n. Y, Dec. 81
Great excitement prevails over the
mysterious death of the wife of Frank
Colts, on the top of Luzerne noun
tains where Colts occupies a rough
structure in the woods. 4 woman
with bad character has been an in
mate of the house, she and Colts liv-
ing in idleness while his wife was
compelled to work and support them.
The pair are suspected of poisoning
Mrs. Colts. The deceased had fire.
quently expressed the fear that her
husband would poison her. The cor
oner will investigate.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-01-04
The Creek Row in the IndianTerri-
tory.

ST. LOUIS. Dec. 81 Recent advices
from the Indian Territory say that
Spieehe, the newly elected principal
chief of the Greek Nation, submitted
a long message to both. houses of the
Creek council. Ii deals on various
subjects touching the interests of the
Creek Nation, but treats mainly of
troubles which have resulted
giving the nation the present dual
government; and white asserting his
own claims to tie Ice cf chief, he
is extremely eoncilia cry. He makes
no threats, but advises that the laws
be upheld and order maintained. The
message will beappro Cd by the coun-
ell aud Creeks generally.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-01-04

THE Chicago Inter Ocean has this
cditorially:
When the poatmaster general Of tho cnnfedcr-
ncy Is placed at the head of a committee on com,
inercs Of the country whose commerce he has
once done Lis level best TO destroy, it eync,s a
latent desire on the part Of Speaker Carlisle that
in this house il shall 10 understood that the rebel
lion was the union the former being the dog and
the latter the tail "
President Hayes appointed General
Key Of Tennessee, as postmaster gen
eral and he served throughout Hayes
administration in that capacity. In
this position he had full control of all
the postal affairs Of the nation. But
General Key was a colonel in
the confederate service and had for
four years done his level best" to
destroy our postal system. But the
Inter Ocean objected to his serv-
ing. But this is different" you know
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-01-04
Milwaukee Marker.

EnvAcKEE, Dec 2f--FIoUr-Segiected- dull
Wheat Dropping: No. : hard. s514: No ?, s414
for seller December; sit4 for seller January;
ssss for seller February: S611 for seller March;
Il .G2zs far seller May. CorB-Quiet and TN
ch4ged: regular, sc delivered 0atsLEasier.
not quoI2hIy lower; No. :, q Rye-Ai-her. No.
l. 6azy. No 7kI
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-01-04

Mr.. AsnDoN, a prominent manufac
turer of New Hampshire, calls out for
the repeal of the duty on raw mater
ials and asserts that, with such repeal
our manufacturers could compete with
the world and could then gam access
10 foreign markets.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-01-04

Mr.. PARSELL docs not propose to
put the Parnell testimonial fund into
his pocket He will use the greater
part of it in establishing industries in
Ireland, to give labor to the people
and stimulate their energies in a new
direction.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-01-04
ADAKoTA SENSATION.
Ordway Charged with Selling Goun
ty Seats-In Other Words of Tax
ing BribeS.

Ordway Charged with Selling Goun-
ty Seats-In Other Words of TAX
ing Brides.
YANKToN, Dec. 81. Much comment
is excited by the current rumor found
ed on affdavits recently made, that
Governor Ordway has been selling
the appointment of commissioners to
locate county seats. A warrant has
been issued for the arrest of one J.
w. Shaw, charged with bribing the
governor by paying him IS, 900 to ap
point Shaw commissioner, to locate
the county seat in Potter county
Ordway has been al incubus on Da-
kota, but the people have been power
less to remove him. He has been SER
geant-at arms of congress, knows
every one in Washington, has been
III several rings there, and can out
general the people OF she territory at
the capitol They imptore and plead
for his removals = without success.
One expose aft ather comes out
showing that the governor is charged
with being a brioe taker
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-01-04
Bad Blood.

CHICAGO, Dec. 31.-Paddy Ryan.
wife and mother, arrived h. to-
night from Toledo. He says &c will
pull any ones nose who calls him a
coward that Sullivan has stigmatized
him as cur, for which the next time
they meet in a saloon he proposes to
whip Sullivan in a rough-andtumble
tirht
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-01-04
Chicago Market.

CHICAGO, Dec 51-FIsur-DuIl and unchanged
wheat-In coed demand a. lover rates: opened
lake lover. rallied 5sEfc, later became easier
and closed &c lower than yesterday.
CHICAGo Dec. si.-The Dr0yeF's Jou-1nl re-
ports: Receipts, 7.oe0; shipments $500:
strong and sc higher. packing. 4s5J .; packing
and slippsng, 540s5 .; light bacon grades, 47oG
40: skips, s5oG4.75. cattIe-ReceEpts. $50.
xtipunents. za,0: strong and f0c higher, experts
e00GSG5: good TO chosce shipping. s.59g60e:
connaon to medium, 42594s5; shesp-Re-
ceipts. 2Doa; shipments aeo1s hriSk and &c
higher.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-01-04

Mr.. ]. D. LAYING, until.secently
general superintendent of the Chica-
go s. Northwestern railway has been
appointed general manager of the
West Shore and the New York, On
tario & Western roads.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-01-04
Cheating AT Poker.

Washington Letter IN Chicago yeEs.
There must have been aliyely scene
at ex Minister Schenckis house not
long ago, if the testimony Of those
present can betrusted. A noted Col
onel in the United States army, 4
friend Of many high in power, who
has had pet assignments for several
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-01-04
Where Prohibitions Means Some.
thing

Prohibition means something in
PottawatomIe County, Kan. Saloon
keeper Hulea, having keen convicted
on twenty counts, was fined 800 on
each count, and on the twenty-first
count the court committed him to Jail,
to stay until all the money is paid.
Saloon-keeper Shaw. also having been
convicted on thirteen counts, was
sentenced to pay 800 and costs on
each count and to spend thirty days
in Jail AMI stay there until he pays
up. Saloon-keeper Pittman got 81, 100
fine and month In jail. Upon twenty
dealers the court imposed fines aggre-
eating 1900 and So, 900 costs and
ninety days in Jail.
The lat.het with its clever acces-
sories of verse and water-colors which
was presented to Speaker Carlisle on
the day he assumed the chair Of the
Hsuse. was from Mrs. and Miss Snead.
Mrs. Snead writes the chatty letters to
a Louisville paper oser the signature
Of .sfay. Miss Snead. her daugh-
ter, is the well known Mrs. Grundyn
Of several papers.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-01-04
The Old Years Last Piece of Mis-
chief

CHICAGO. Dec. 81 A fire this even
ing in the building occupied by Gan
non & McGrath, furniture, Magee &
Bolton, mouldings and frames, and
Frank Winters bracket works. caus-
ed loss of $50. coo; insurance $29,
000
BosToN, Dec. 31.-A fire tonight,
originating in r. w. Rottman's cut
lery store, caused a damage of so, 600.
The Herald building close By was
filed with smoke, but was not dam
aged. Osgood & Harris iron foundry,
Charlestown district, was burned at
the same time; loss S35, 900; partly
insured
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-01-04
How's This?

New YORK, Dec. 31.-A summons
was issued to arrest J Hopkinsen
Smith, director of the Bartholdi Art
Loan exhibition, who is charged by
S. H Provosh, secretary of the Sun
day Closing league, of violating the
Sunday law by opening the exhibit
ton for the last two Sundays.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-01-04
Gen. Mackenzie.i =

TERRA HAUTTE, Ind, Dec 81
Gen Mackenzie has been taken to
the Bloomington insane asylum near
New York for treatment. 1t was first
intended to take him to Washington
but it was thought he would be too
near a large circle of friends and ae
quaintances.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-01-04

The editorial staff Of the@New York
Herald has just experienced another
shaking up by young James Cor
don Bennett, the owner. who resides
In Paris, making, among other, the
following cha nges: VIM. +. Smythe,
managing editor, in place Of Ballard
Smith, and john r. O'Donnell. city
editor, vice Melghan.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-01-04
Washington.
"aSnInSIOn.
FUNERAL. OF LATE BRIG. GENL4 A. A.
HUMPHREYS

Takes place Wednesday. 1t was
originally intended to take place to-
day, but was postponed to meet the
wishes OF mis- family. There will be
Is pail bearers, as follows: Gen. II.
G. Wright, Col. Thos. L. Casey, Gen.
]. G. Parke, Gen. Q. NJ. Poe, Gen. r.
G. Dunn, Gen. IL. L. Abbott, Gen.
W. H. Emery, Rear Admiral Alex.
Murray, w. j. Warren. VIM. Lee,
Hon. Theodore Lyman, Thos J. Lee,
Arch. Campbell, Gen. H. G.. Hunt,
Col. ri H Allbach.
I ,,aa . .s.,us. ArrER THE ootfrER slson. ;,
The postmaster gslssat 4 ptepsting
a bill to have intfoda daced ii Congress
to exclude newspapers Publishing lot.
terry advertisements from the pound
rate
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-01-04

Have YOU seen my dear love''
sings Ella Wheeler We have, indeed
and he was eating ice-cream with an
other girl There, now. Don tbother
su any more
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-01-04

A Brooklyn young man who was
shot in the head a couple of months
ago has recovered, with the bullet in
his brain. AS he is not dude, his
case is puzzling the Doctors
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-01-04
The Future Of America.

These last seven years have given
occasion to the Americans and to
their foreign friends to give ntteranee
TO many congratulations about the
happy result OF that struggle of cen
tury ago the war of independence
Every che has been saying, with MI
degrees of eloquent emphasis, that
never since the world began has there
been such progress seen as has been
seen between the Atlantic and the IA
cific shores since then. People point
to maps of 100, of 80, of % years ago,
and show us. with exultant wonder,
the difference between each par.
With the peace Of Paris, the United
States reached out to tho Mississippi.
aud excluded New Orleans and Flor
ida; and vast regions of that tract
were uninhablted and mcleared.
We need not dwell on the change
that each year, each week, has
brought forth, on tho extension OF
territory westward and northward, on
the hnndreds Of great eiiles, the iIsyrl-
-aisof tbwfiss the tens Of thoushMdaisf
slss,IsHNtaaa ngsthe antless sfnpd,mli
,sfactpfiess the nsaacilinefy AIN tIAsf
is FAMILIAR f6 every one WHAT'S less
obvious is the goal to which this ,.4st
material progress is tending; q qnes
tion winch has perplexed rejecting
minds since De Tocquevi!le's day,
and which is exercising America not
a little at this moment
The United States have now
formed and established them
selves, not without ono struggle Of
tremendous proportions; i their ma
terial resources are secured to them;
they are safe for long time 10 come
against many of the trials which must
befall the older civilization Of Europe.
But it is already almost as common
place to say that their real trials are
only just beginning. Whom the era
of settlement is over that Of internal
development will begin. What will
be the moral and intellectual aspect
of it! What will be the gift Of Amer
ica to the common stock Of ideasf The
question is one that can only be vague
J. Y asked as yet time only can answer
it. But meanwhile ii would be vain
to deny that the entury old Repsblic
is giving every indication Of Il future
rs FeIHafhdbit III Lnt region ~ il0Iais
and of ideas as in the material region.
Literature is beginning to take char
acter; and very charming character
Of its own; in art the Americans are
showing, if not independence, at least
an extraordinary facility which must
lead them to better things before long.
They arc eager for all that Europe can
send them in the way Of letters, the
drama, or pictures. There is no 'evac
uation OF New York" on the part Of
English writers. The keen American
mind is turning with eagerness, not
uninformed with criticism, toward
the best that the modern world can
give it. The intellectual future Of
such q race is not likely to disappoint
the most sanguine Of the prophets.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-01-04

Poor old looney George Francis
Train is about to start a great daily
newspaper, with which to revolution
ize the pu5 opinion of the American
people-so he thinks.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-01-04

A Toronfs man waited until he was
So years old btfore he got married.
He waited till he was sure that If he
didn't like it. he wouldn't live long to
repent.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-01-04
aggressive a as a dipl

A Baltimore woman by the name
of Charity struck her husband over
the head with boot, and came near
killing him. Charity begins at home.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-01-04
The New Gold Field.

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 31-Nsthan Cole,
Jr., editor and proprietor of the
Northwest News, at Portland, Oregon,
and son of ex-congressman Cole, of
this city, is here en- route for Wash
ington, and says that the chief matter
of interest in that region since the
completion of the Northern Pacific
railroad is the newly discovered
Conor Dalene gold mining district
near Portland, which is pronounced by
experienced miners the most promis-
ing mining field ever opened, is now
shut in by snow; but several compa
MES are already formed, and over a
thousand men are on the spot waiting
for spring to open the region. 1t is
estimated that by midsummer 10000
prespectors and miners will be in the
field.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-01-04
Ell MahGi,

LONDON, Dec. 31.-A Suakim dis
patch reports that Ell Mahdi intends to
descend upon Egypt Preparatory
insurrectonary movements are spread
ing along the coast Baker Pasha is
convinced that it is of most formid-
able religio- political character. The
Abysinian demonstration on the kas-
sale road renders the situation still
more critical. Nothing can be done
at present, as immediate advance
would mean disaster British gun
boats have gone to Aassowah. A
thousand women and children and
four hundred soldiers are bravely
holding out at Sincal. Even with the
promptest action ON the part of Eng
land there will be barely time to save
those people from a terrible fate 1t
is believed that there are 10000 rebels
between Suakim, Sincal and Shanes.
If the Egyptians attempt to March on
Berber it is believed that 100, 600
rebels will oppose them. The general
order has been announced of the ap-
pointment of Baker Pasha as governor
general of Eastern Soudan. Major
Halroyd, a British officer, has been
dismissed from the Egyptian service
for striking a native officer.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-01-04

On the other hand, he has kept his
feet dry and yar4s, paid the gfeatsst
attention TO wraps. lookfd sarsitly
out for drafts, and taxing the usual
precautions against taking eld. But
he never succeeded in beiiIg free e
any length of time Ssof571eT ssser
he has caught, the cold Which
almost everybody is surn 10 ssoateh.F
even when he is trying most TO avoid
it. His own experience and obserya-
ton, he says, justify him in declar-
ing that the people who wrap up the
most and take the most care are the
greatest Sufferers from "colds;" and
the less clothing one wears and the
more he is exposed to cold, 'the
nearer he is carried to the poles"
where ''surfeit fever" is known. For
the past two winters he has worn no
under hannels, and does not catch
cold. Exposure to the bleak weather.
as In cases of shipwreck, he declares
never produce a cold. Too long ex-
posture may induce exhaustion and
death, but ifit does not, the hunger and
cold Of such an experience never do,
and in that feverish state of the body
which is called cold" not because
it is cold, but because the fever made
is exhaustlng the vitality and causing
a chill on the outside. The difference
in his two kinds of experience was
brought about by his diet. While
skipping about in the rain and slush,
sitting naked in the cold and wearing
wet clothes without undergarments,
he subsisted chiefly on fruit, yeget-
ables and bread, which he ate twice
day only On the first symptoms Of
a cold skipping meal or two will, IN
his case. drive it off. If he continues
to eat heartily the symptoms-head-
ache, feverishness, languor, sore
throat would make their appear
ance, and render two or three days
fasting necessary
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-01-04
CURED BY FASTING.

CURED BY FASllNJ.
He reports several cases-a man 70
years old, cured of consumption by
forty-three days fast a case Of malar-
ial fever, cured by a twelve days fast;
a patient cured of rheumatism by
thirteen days fast; forty seven cases
of acute rheumatism in Bishops Col
lege, Montreal, cured by fasting from
four to eight days. The professor Of
chemistry there regards rheumatism
as ''phase of indigestion.
In his own case, he has always snc-
ceeded in bringing on colds by return
ing to what is called a generous"
diet-fsh, flesh, fowl, pastry, pud-
dings. sauces, coffee, etc In brief,
according to this doctor, if any one
wants to avoid catching cold" he
must give up eating pretty nearly
every thing that civilized man has ac-
quired in the culinary art, together
with The luxury of warm clothing and
warm houses, for condition Of life
partially, at least, allied to sayagery.
This opens, too, the old discussion Of
a vegetable" as compared with a
meat diet. There does not seem to be
much progress made IN bringing
about simplicity of living. On the
contr.ry, cooking is becoming more
and more an art and a science; and it
is not likely that evon to avoid catch
ing cold, people are going backward
instead of forward in this matter.
REASONABLE DIET RECOMMENDED.
II can hardly be excused, that peo-
pie shut up in steam-hcated houses
who eat too much, arei in that and 9th
er ways exposed to colds. Many Of
them are like Strasbourge geese, who
are kept in hot rooLl, stuffed with
food until their livers are diseased,
which are then made into pies. But
By a reasonable diet. air or water
baths. and plenty of exercise in the
open air, without exec ssiye clothing,
people can generally keep well and
not go 20 the extremes advocated by
the vegetarian school At any rate,
there IS little reason to suppose that
in cold climate many will abandon
the habits of diet and clothing which
that climaae would seem to have made
necessary.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-01-04

arrived on the scene this afternoon
He came from his home in Cincin-
natl His home delegation, twelve
strong, are said to be solid against
him This is one of his weakest
points. He will use every possible
means to change it before the caucus
meets next Saturday. This struggle
will be the hardest one ever fought in
Ohio.