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The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-03-15

Anytnipk.
 The Winnepeg S:ffinss says: The Toronto 7yXfh IS liar.a \ statement rather partaking of the misnomer, still |; reminds us of Hot Springs journalism.
 Matthew Arnold may be disappoint- ed in the Americans as he declares, but the Americans are also disappointed in him. A fair exchange IS characteristic of this country.
 Mir. Blaine says that he IS naturally literary man but was forced into politics, but the general impression is that he IS natural politician bu, was forced into literature.
 THE AgKANsAw IkAvELER recommends certain persons 10 go 10 Hot Sprngs. Why don, il recommend them to 20 To H., and ione with n.-CAieayo ssn.
 All right go ahead.
 An Arkansaw man, while sitting in barber shop. burs, into tears. Some one approached him and asked the cause of his moist emotion. was jus, looking a, them fellers cut hair said the fearful man, :" and l was just thinking that had never found anybody to cut my hair to suit me since my wife died. She used 10 do all the hair cut,in' for the family, and Lord, fl she couldn't snatch the hair from the top of a mans head
 John 4. Logan addressed the students of western college the other day. and II is said that his appeal in behalf of edu- cation was touching in the extreme Young men, said he, remember that education works powerful in favor Of all greatness. If it want for educ alton. there wouldn, be no difference between men. By all means charge you to study gram mar If it want for grammar, there wouldn', be no fine oratoy. The weak ness of MT. Tilden's grammar crippled him, and the correctness oi ATthur's sym tax enabled him to ketoh fish withou; a error. Study grammar, and by all means talk proper. The man wha, don't talk proper, IS always subject 10 r,dicule. Of one important fact want to impress you, either be grammorous yourself CT mary wimmin that air.2
 My friends. sad an Arkansaw preacher, !" have noticed that some of you are inclined 10 scoff al the gospel This, if om the unregeneratcd, Is expected. but want to say Jus, here ,ha, the mem bers of the church must not countenanoe such proceedings. l am regarded as a quiet, unaSsuning man. am fory-hve years old, and if any persen says that l have ever killed more than five fellow citizens he is an unregenerated lar. have come here tor the purpose of teaching great and lasting truths. have an interest in you all, my dying friends, and want you to embrace the Lamb. Some of yoz, DO doubt, think that am skylarkin' with you, but les me say that l am deeply in earnest. preached over here in Missouri for several weeks, and vas forced to cut the throats Of one or two young fellows who were not inclined to &C., knowledge the gospel, e, te wipe out that memory, hope all of you who are sniff fng the flesh pots of the world, will come up here and knea at this bench."
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-03-15

i'se looked eroun' ober dis Ian heep an ef I'e eber foan' any use far de gras.hopper l doan kno~ u, bss den dosn know dat de grssshopper h4b eber fosn' any use fur me.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-03-15

TIE AgKANsAw IsAvELER recommends certain persons 10 go 10 flo, Spungs. Why lone with il tt-CAieayo s.n.
 All right go ahead.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-08-08
Ex-Gov. St John the prohibit,

Ex-Gov. St John the prohibition
candidate for president, has taken
the stump in advocacy of his cause,
and is making it lively for republic
ans in general and for John A. Logan
in particular. A dispatch dated
Port Jervis, New York, Aug. 2, says:
The St. John circuit of temperance camps was
opened here on Tuesday last in the Methodist
church. The first speaker was Gov. St John
He said: Il have made up my mind that repub-
lican whiskey Is as bad as democratic whiskey. if
not worse. The republican party is false to the
teachings inculcated when that party went into
power. There was law once in Illinois that
any white person giving aid to any colored man !,
woman child, would be thrown into prison
for two years. was practcing law in an Illinois
town when little colored lad came TO nv house
and said Mister. won't you give me some
thing to eat?' l called my wife and told her 10
get the boy bread and meat. She asked if it
wasn't better for him to come into the house,
as people were watching. / said: No, / would
let everybody see that l was not afraid. l was
arrested and tried and pleaded guilty. and stated
where it conhIcted with Gods law. The court
found me not guilty. The man who was the
prime mover in the passage of this bill was
John A Logan" Gov. st. John was listened to
with great respect
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-08-08

The republican platform de-
nounces the democratic party for
| failing to "relieve the people of
unnecessary taxation,' and pledges
the republican party to "reduce the
surplus" but mot by the vicious
and indiscriminate process of hor-
izontal reduction;" and then follows
a demand for higher duty on wool.
By the tariff bill passed March 3,
1888, by the republican majority in
the forty-seventh congress, against
the protest of the democratic mi
nority, the duties on raw wool were
greatly reduced, while the duties
on wooden goods were greatly in
creased. Now our republican friends
want to raise the duties which they
10 wered in 1888. For our part we
would prefer a little indiscriminate
reduction to such bungling work
as that. And how taxation can be
reduced by such a process it is hard
tn toll
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-08-08
NOTICE OF GENERAL ELECTION
STATE OF WISCONSIN,

DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN. that at the General
Election TO be held in the several Towns, Wards
Villages and Election Districts of the State oil
Wisconsin, on the ineS.tGy succeeding the first
D. 1884, the following officers are to be elected
to-wit
Eleven Electors of President and Vice-Presi
dent of the United States.
A Governor, in place of jeremiah NJ. Rusk
whose term of office will expire on the first
Monday of January, A. d. 1885.
A Lieutenant Governor i'll place of Sam. s.
Fiheld. whose term of office will expire ON the
first Monday of January A. d. 1885.
A Secretary of State, in place of Ernst G.
Timme, whose term of Office will expire on the
first Monday of January, A. ID. 1885.
A State Treasurer, in place of Edward c.
McFetridge. whose term of office will expire on
the first Monday of January, A. ID. 1885.
An Attorney General in place of Leander
F. Frisby whose term of office will expire on
the first Monday of January, A. D. 1885.
State Superintendent, IN place of Robert
Graham, whose term of Office will expire on
the first Monday of January, A. d. 1885.
A Railroad Commissioner, in place of Nils
P. Uaugen, whose term of office will expire on
the first Monday of January. A. D. 1885.
A Commissioner of Insurance, in place OF
Phil L. Spooner, Jr., whose term of office will
expire on the first Monday of January. A. b.
Representative in Congress for the Third
Congressional District consisting of the counties
place of Burr W. Jones, whose term Of Office
will expire on the fourth day of March, A. ID.
1885
A State Senator in the Twenty-eighth Senate
District, consisting of the counties of Iowa and
Richland, in place of William c. Meffert whose
term of office will expire on the first Monday
of January, A. D. 1885.
A Member of Assembly in each Assembly
District of the State, and all county officers
required by law to be chosen at such election.
Given under my hand and official seal, at
the Capitol. in the City of Madison, this Ii rst
ERNST. G. THINE,
Secretary of State.
To the County Clerk of Iowa County Wisconsin.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-08-08

Nothing seems to please the re-
publican exchanges more than
reports of former republicans turn
ing back after having put their
hands to the prohibition pillow. A
few weeks ago. The Republican
Observer, of Richland Center, made
much ado about A. L. Tuil, of Rich
land county, whom it said had been
selected as a delegate to Pittsburg,
but had decided not to go, and would
give Blaine an enthusiastic support.
The Tribune, of this city also stated
that Mr.. Tull had returned to his
first love. But Mr.. Tull, himself,
came out in a card in the last issue
of the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, which
spoiled the nice little story which
had given so much comfort to the
organs aforesaid. He will give st.
John and Daniel an enthusiastic
support.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-08-08
General Election Notice.
COUNTY CLERKS OFFICE, Iowa COUNT
DndnaNilla Wis AnunSt o 1894


Dodgeville, Wis, August 2, 1854 !
A General Election is to be held in the several
towns and wards in this county on the Tuesday
next succeeding the first Monday, being the
4th day of November. A. D. 1884 At which are
to be elected the officers specified in the an
nexed copy of notice from the Secretary OF
State.
Also a member of Assembly in the First
Assembly District, comprising the towns OF
Arena, Moscow, Mineral Point, Ridgeway.
Waldwick and the city of Mineral Point, in
place OF James Ryan, whose term of office will
expire on the first Monday of January A. d.
District, comprising the towns of Clyde, Dodge
vile, Eden, Highland. Linden, Miffitn, Pulaski,
and Wyomings in place. Of Richard Kennedy.
whose term of office will expire on the first
Monday of January, A. D. 1885.
Sheriff III place of Richard Lane, whose
term of office will expire on the FIrst Monday
of January, A. ID. 1885.
A County Treasurer in place of William E.
Rowe, whose term of office will expire on the
First Monday of January, A. D. 1855.
A County Clerk, in place of W. II. keane,
Monday of January, A. D. 1885.
A Register of Deeds, in place of Geo. W. Strong.
whose term of Office will expire on the First
Monday of January A. d. 1855.
A Clerk of the Circuit Court in place OF j.
L. Leonard, whose term of Office will expire
on the First Monday of January A. D. 1885.
A District Attorney in place of T. Scott
Ansley, whose term of Office viii expire on
the First Monday of January A. D. 1855,
whose term of once viii expire on the First
Monday of January A. D. 1885,
Coroner in place of Patrick King, whose
term of Office win expire on the First Monday
of January A D. 1885.
A County superintendent OF Schools in place
of Rose Bowling, whose term OF once VIII
expire on the First Monday of January A. d.
1855.
Given under my hand and official seal at
Dodgeville in said county, this End day OF
August A. D. 1854.
W II. kEANE,
rSr,rJ Cnuuty Clerk
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-08-08
BLAlNE'S RECORD AS A KNOW
NOTHING.
The Augusta correspondent of the
Boston Herald writes:

The Augusta correspondent of the
Boston Herald writes:
when Blaine, in the fall of 1s45. became
connected with the Kennebec Journal, it was
the organ of the Wings the Maine lawites and
abolitionists. These elements subsequently
fused under Blaiue's aud Arson P. Morrilrs
management, and became what IS now the
Republican party. Morrill, was elected Governor,
and his administration was SO satisfactory to the
Knownothings, Maine lawites and abolitionists
that he was run a second time, and defeated by
Samuel Wells the democratic candidate. which
ended Knownothingism in Maine. When Blaine
took charge of the kennebec Journal. Know
nothingism was rampant In the state. During
the compaign of 1916, Catholics were prescribed
on account of their religion, and foreigners
generally were oppressed. church in Bath,
In which the Catholics held worship, was burned
by lawless individuals. An itinerant apostle of
native Americanism named Judson and better
known as Ned Buntline shot colored man,
but was dischared from arrest. there being no
proof against him. Jesuit priest named
Mater Bapst, living in Ellsworth, which was a
hotbed of Kuownothingism, was tarred and
feathered. Popery and the Irish citizen were
bitterly denounced. 1 don't know whether
Blaine was member of the order, but it is said
his partner was. Blaines influence, however,
in his paper was given to the Knownothing
cause, and 1t was understood at the time that
many of the Kuownothing editorials that APP
peared in the Journal were from his pen, and
his political associates were all prominent
members of the order. He also advocated the
cardinal principles of the order. and stood by
the knownothing measures of the Morril Legis-
lsture, as il was called. law was passed which
was recommended by Blaine in the Journal,
excluding foreigners from military companies
by providing that military companies shall
be composed of at least two-thirds native
born American citizens. This warfare on Catho-
lies and foreigners lasted two years. and was
then stamped out by the trumpet of religious
freedom and liberation over sectarian bigotrv
and intolerance. American Jacobinism in
Maine was dead"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-08-08

The evil of protection is most
strikingly illustrated in the work
ings of the sugar tariff. The forty
seventh congress revised the sugar
duties in the interests of the refiners.
The effect is that they export large
quantities of sugar to Europe, and
sell it there at about one half the
combination price which they re-
ceive in this country. The Evening
Citizen of Glasgow, Scotland, says,
in speaking of the sugar trade:
"Until recently the German and Austrian re-
llners, on account of their more advantageous
systems were the chief exporters; now it is the
Americans; and to-day the finest sugar New
York produces is obtainable in Glasgow at about
one half of the price which it stands to the
purchaser i'll Broadway shop"
In short the American refiners
having monopoly of the home
market, fix the combination prices
at such figures as will bring them
the greatest return; and then dispose
of their surplus product abroad,
so as to keep the price up at home.
High protection on sugar therefore
reduces the price to foreign con-
sumers, while it enhances it to
American consumers.
1t is curious to note that while
Europe gets cheap sugar on account
of the robber tariff and the thiev-
ing combination in this country
that the recent reduction in the
price of sugars here comes mainly
from n like cause. Under reciproci-
ty treaty all sugars from the Sand
witch islands are imported to this
country free of duty. All the
sugar produced by these islands is
shipped to monster refinery at
SanFrancisco, in which Claus Spreck-
les is the moving spirit. The whole
Pacific slope is supplied with sugar
by this refinery at exorbitant prices;
and what cannot be disposed of
at home at these prices is shipped
east over the Rocky mountains and
sold in competition with eastern
and southern sugars. And it is
said that unusually large shipments
from the refinery of king Claus,
as he is called, has reduced the
price in this part of the country.
To this last result The Democrat
has no objection. But who can tell
how soon the" pool" may include
King Claus, and then up goes the
the price of sugar again.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-08-08

1t is to the credit of the leading re-
publican newspapers of the country
that with the exception, of the
Chicago Tribune and q few others,
they have refused to publish the
vile SANDER recently uttered in re-
gard to the alleged immortality of
the democratic candidate for Pres
ident. But it is greatly to the dis
credit of the smaller organs of the
&. 0. p. that they have given the
vile story as widespread publication
as possible. Is it not little strange
that the people of the state of New
York, where Governor Cleveland
has lived these many years, and
who elected him their governor
by a majority of nearly two hundred
thousand votes, should first learn
of his gross immortality" from
partisan republican newspapers after
he has been nominated as the DEM
ocratic candidate for PRESIDENT II
seems that in the estimation Of
those whose willing ears heard the
Islander, and who gave it publicity
the word of a disappointed office
seeker and reverend quack is of more
weight than the evidence of Gov
Cleveland's thousands of friends and
neighbors who without regard te
party delight to honor him and K
bear testimony to his irreproachabls
character as man, citizen, and &
public officer. Of our local ex
changes, the Platteville Witness and
the Mineral Point Tribune, appear
to be foremost in their efforts to
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-08-08

In cases of Rheumatism or Neu.
ralgia, specific ike ATHLoFHoRos
has very often uphill work to do
So many remedies have been tried
in vain, that all faith in cure has
fed. But ATHDoPHoRos quickly
re-establishes faith, goes right on
with its work. William S. Williams
Hartfort, Conn.,, writes. Had
Rheumatism for a month The
efforts of TWO good doctors were II
vain. Tried ATHLoPHoRos. with
speedy relief. Feel vel enough TO
say I am cured, and that the remedy
is one / am not afraid to recommend
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-08-08

The protectionists Guido them.
selves in meanness and cheek when
they claim that the manufactur.
ing interests of Ireland were de-
stroyed by free trade. The truth
is, that Ireland's manufacturing
interests and Ireland's prosperity
were destroyed by high tariffs, OF
so-called protection, years and years
before the policy of free trade was
adopted. During the last century
the shipment of cattle from Ire
land to England was prohibited by
law, and manufactured articles were
loaded with export duties; and
this sort of protection " wrought
the decline in Ireland's industries
and reduced the people to poverty.
The following quotation is from
Green's History of England.
And of this poverty much was
the direct result of unjust law. Ireland was a
grazing country, but to protect the interests OF
graziers in England, the import of cattle into
England was forbidden. To protect the in
terests of English clothiers and weavers, its
[Ireland'sl manufactures were loaded with duties.
To redress this wrong the first financial effort
of Pitt, and the bill which he introduced in
1855. did away with every obstacle to freedom
of trade between England and Ireland, 1t was
a measure which, as he held would " draw what
remained of the shattered empire together" and
restore in part the loss of America by creating
loyal and prosperous Ireland; and struggling
almost alone in the face of fierce opposition
from the wings and the Manchester merchants,
he dragged it through the English parliament,
though only to see it flung aside by the Protestant
faction under Grattan, which then ruled the
parliament of Ireland.
Knight S history tells why this
measure was flung aside by the
Protestant faction, not for Ire
lands welfare, but from false
sense of patriotism to England.
Commercial freedom promotes the
healthy growth of the industries
for which a country is adapted.
1t is restriction-the slavery which
goes by the name of protection-that
blights and destroys. Any student
of history knows that the policy
which ruined Ireland's industries
was that of protection and not that
of free trade.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-08-08
BG AL NOTICES
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS
State of Wisconsin, Iowa County Court-Ss.-ln
Probate.
In the matter Of the estate Of Bernard Klais
deceased
Letters Of administration on the estate OF
bernard klais deceased, having been issued
tu Frank EnzCuroth.
II Is ordered that six months from and after
Tins date he, aud are hereby allowed, for the
creditors of said BERNARD klais deceased to
present their claims for examination and
allowance.
Ordered further that the claims and demands
of all persons against said deceased lie received
examined aud adjusted by this court at
regular terms thereof, 10 be held ut the Court
House in the village of Dodgeville. in said
county, on the first Tuesdays of February and
March A. II. 1852, aud that notice thereof be
gwen by publication of this order for four
weeks suCccssivey in the Iowa County Democrat
weekly newspaper published at the City Of
Mineral Point IN said county.
by the Court.
JOHN 4. JONES, County Judge.
Dated podgeytltc, Wis, August 9Th 1854. lwi
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-08-08

The Milwaukee & st. Paul has
reduced rates on exhibits for the
coming state fairs in Wisconsin,
Minnesota, Illinois and Iowa, the
Milwaukee Industrial exposition,
Northwestern exposition, and Wis
consin industrial exposition.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-08-08

convince the public that Cleve-
land is a bold bad man, but their
feeble attempts in this direction
only show to what depths partisan
journals may descend in their zeal
to render service to their party.
It also shows how few are the
reasons they can give why their
candidate should be elected Pres
ident. OF all the dirty campaign
work charged against the democrats,
there has been none dirtier or fiithier
than that in which extreme par
tisan republicans are now engaged.
In reply to letter, c. w. McCune,
president of the Buffalo Courier
company, denies in toto the charges
above referred to, and says that the
" Rev." Mr.. Ball, who started the
story was an ardent supporter of
Cleveland in the gubernatorial can
vass, but that afterwards he was
disappointed about some position,
-" hence the flop and dirty work I'M
becoming any man, whether he
wears the cloth or not" And a dis
patch, dated Buffalo, Aug. 4, says:
+" The contempt which is visited on
the sneaking blackmailer of min
lister who sent out confidential letters
relative to Gov. Cleveland is intense;
and it is shared in by all classes.
One sheet from a distance has lately
sent man here to probe the scandal
to the bottom. 1t hoped to get a
fine sensation, but after probing
every clue and following up every
trail it came to the conclusion that
there was no proof of the scandal
worthy of presenting to the public,
and declares that the subject should
be dropped.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-08-08
The Brooklyn Eagle SAYS:

ANDREW Jackson was twice elected president
of the United States. and that too, in spite of
attacks upon his personal character as malig-
nant as any that were ever made upon the
| character of Aaron Burr. The American people
have wholesome repugnanee to scandal mong-
ers who venture beyond the official record to
| assail public men,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-08-08
For the Campaign OF 1881.
The DemOcra t.

THE IOWA COUNTY DEMOCRAT is published
| AT Mineral Point on Friday of each week.
Its primary object is tn furnish its readers with
full and reliable reports Of all happenings in
Iowa and adjoining counties, and to discuss
matters of general interest Its publishers pro-
pose that IL shall not be second to any news
paper published in this section of the state. An
increasing subscription list testifes to the fact
that its efforts TO give the public live local and
general newspaper sre appreciated.
A distinguishing feature of The Democrat is
the advocacy of
TARIFF REFORM.
It believes that the greatest possible freedom
of trade well as being right and just is best
for the interests of the whole country, and 10
that end the duties on imports ought to be cut
down TO the lowest point AT which they can be
maintained and still raise sufficient share OF
the revenue TO enable the government TO meet
all legitimate expenses.
The Democrat is published in a nine-column
folio form, and is clearly printed on good paper.
from new faces oftype. The subscription price
is sl.50 per year in advance. Or will be sent to
new subscribers
UNTIL AFTER THE CAMPAIGN FOR FIFTY CENTS.
Subscribe, or call and get sample COPY.
CRAWFORD 4 BRO, Publishers
June 2. 1881.