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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-01-26
Music AND DRAMA
sARLow. WILSON & O.


Barlow, Wilson & Co.'s Minsirels will appear
at City Hall this evening. Their tour thus far
has been succession of successes fer the talent
embraced in the organization is among the
best in the profession. Mr. Hawkins, 80 long
with the Hague Mins,rels, is said to be one OF
the finest vocalisis on the stage Barlow and
Wilson have for years stood in the very first
rank OF minstrelsy and they have always sent
their audiences away more than satisfied.
Good sests still remain at Stock BRIDGES where
they should be secured during the day.
NOTES
Humpts -Dumpty" is coming, and the walls
are adorned with his attractive posters
Princess Ida" will be brought out at the
Boston Museum Feb. 10th.
william Calder has made arrangements with
BARLEY Campbell. by which he has obt 4iued
the right 10 produce The White Slave in Eng
land 1t Il biz Intention to produce il in Lon
don, some time in May, and then TO travel
with it through the provinces
Mr. Leslie Gossin, who ia playing tie lead
ing part IN the Hoop of Gold, says that the
piece Is successful and that he is received
favorablg everywhere.
Mr. Maurice Strakosch has discovered a
Virginia woman with a phenomenal voice.
her name is Mrs Kate Bamesberg Mr.,
Strakosch observes, 81 am too old a man to
nave any axes to grind, but when l atn dead
ano gene you will see that this woman will
make strong impression Mrs. Bafnesberg
mas gone to Paris to study.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-01-26

sAsianison's' Botanic Cough Balsam, pre-.
pared by f. S. Kinsmsn s. Co, of Augusta
Me-, Is remedy which has acquired great
reputs''"p, aud having wonderful sale. Cen
tlemvu and ladies Of irst-rate reputation who
have used it in their families, speak to Us in
enthusiastic praise of it.
"w. II. SIMPSON. Belfast.
Jan21 MW&S&w
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BOSTON.
Geo. G. Godwin 81 Go.
w eeks d. II tier.
Garter. MRrsis 81 HawIey.
Gilman Br0s.
smsob. Dooiit lie az Smith.
OH. lapp 81 ~o...
Catler Bros. g. Go.
Rust Bras.& Eiird-
n. Is Otii-. 1k
B. g. * %. C. Wilson.
PORTLAND.
w. F. Phillips Go.
j. w. Perlsin- 81 Go.
PROVIDENCE.
w. Il. Blanding.
George A. CiaH N e. Co.
Otis Cispp 81 Sun.
Chambers, s'aI AZ Co.
Henson. smft a. Co.
SPRINGFIELD
ga q j Brewer.
HARTFORD
IT. Season. & 10.
Geo. w. Williams 81 Go.
Eai cti, ErE~bee g. 90.
NEW YORK.
j. N. Begemnu s. Co.,
Br1Rdsvry and Sfh "a.
Mcs< essow az Esobbins.
And all fhe Wholesnfe Dealers.
1t is household bottle, wn use it as SUCH and all
do that hai used it. as it will make hood fas-
ter than all preparati known, and new blood will
cleanse the system of disease.
MIS-. T.-Has been treased for fifteen wears bv
some of the leading physicians of Boston and Maine
ana many specialists for her troubles, lung liver
uterine troubles aid severe rectal troubles and
~ const1patd; came to tie hospital greatly reduced
and exhausted, and C MINED to her bed gained dali
~, ami IN thirty DAYS was able to walk and ride
out, and was willing to leave but will stay another
month.
Mrs. Y.-Came to us greatly exhausted with a
bad cough and in the first stages OF Phthsis and 50
reduced that she was able to walk up stars only by
supporting herself by the 'nsters. She rem lined
a month"; cough left her; had gained nine pounds
and returned to her former abors of IL hours daily
and has been at work one month.
Mrs. S-Been sick for % years and under treat
nent the most OF the time, sutferiig badly from
neuralgia and uterine troubles and had beea treat
ed by some OF the leading specialists of Boston aud
Msssacnuse is for the same, but relief When
In 80 days is able t.. sit up and walk in the ward
Neurseia has left her and her other complaints are
much better. jan26SM&W
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Colby UmiYer.ifx.

SoAOy Un1yersffy.
AN exhibitonsof the Junior class occurred
IN the chapel Wednesday evening with the
following programmes:
Overture by University Trio.
The reformation in England. Fred Snow
The Land Policy, Amos B. Townsend
Government Control Of the Telegraph
GeorgeR. Berry
Rise of the Science of Electricity ~ m. II. Sueider
l rerlis oI the country ......... !. Chas. Carroll
song-Uniyersity Quartette.
Mormonlsm ...s...-a,.-.... Burleigh S. Annis
Character of Luther. ......... Belj. F. Fish
Joan of Arc. ...........s..s..Ce Gertrude r. Morsf
haWthorne........ .,.,.......... Edward Fuller
University Trio.
AT a recent meeting of tho Y. Nj. c. A. fol
the election of officers the following were
elected;
President-Shsiler Mathews.
Vice Presdent-B. S. AnDis.
Recording Secretarv-Fred r. Trask.
Treasuref-H. ID. Eaton
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-01-26

Bayard Lodge, No. A, knights of Pythias,
was instituted at Ferry Village last night by
Grand Chancellor, NJ. S. Gibson and other
grand officers. Some thirty members from
lvanhoe Lodge of this city. and representatives
OF other lodges were present. and the occasion
was very interesting.
The lodge starts with forty-fve charter
members, and now has membership of .one
hundred. Twelve new members were initia-
ted last night. A banquet was served st mid
night.
The following officers we're elected and in
stalled last night:
P. ON. S. Small.
G. CD III. Har ford
Y. CD. W. Lowell.
Prelate "A. e. Thurrell.
M. E.-W f. Strout.
*. R. S.-N b. Knight.
A. NV. e. Allen.
1 G.-S. w. Pierce.
u. Gil. A. Thurrell
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-01-26

SATURDAY. one hundred sozen Towels at
Ia cents each, Limit, six to each purchaser
OWEN, MOORE & Co.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-01-26

EOOD, reliable Canvassing Agents. Good work.
NJ ers make eooi pay. For particulars address
BUCK & WHITTEMOkE, Gold, Silver, Nickel and
Combination Platter, Willmant;c, Conn.
iAn27d1ts
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Wei pe Viewer.

1t Is now undispated that Wei De Movers
Catarrh Cure is the only Treatment thar viii
absolutely cure Catarrh-fresh or chronic SIT
il a marvel. Rev. A. P. Fries, Cairo, N Y y
ST restored me to the pulpit. Rev. GEO. e.
Reis, Cobleville, N. Y" lone box radically
cured me-, Rev. @. a. Taylor. $50 Noble
street, Brooklyn." "A perfect cure after 80
years suffering, j. D. Mcdonald, 719 Broad
way, N. "" &c, Sc Thousands of testimcp-
ials are received from all parts of the world.
Delivered, LOO. DIR. Wei De Meyers Treat
ise," with statements by the cured, mailed
free. d. B. Dewey g. Co., 1872 Fulton St., N.
Y. dec18eod3m
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B. FL. Douglass & Sons Capsicum Cough
Drops are manufactured by themselves, and
are the result of over forty years experience in
compromising cough medicines
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NEW ADVERTISER nrrs.

BY the use Of Liquid Food the same re-
suits can be obtained as are obtained in the
Free Hospital of seventy beds supported by
the Murdoch Liquid Food Company, Bos-
ton. This is confirmed by the following
testimonials, received from the Wholesale
Druggists of the United States:
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MuRDorK,S LI0uII E0nn.

we wish to mention few facts in relation to this
valuable preparation. 1t is one of the arllcIes in
our larae stock that we have been solicited 10
purchase, as the manufacturers solicit no bu.iue
beyond what the physicians CT cate, and t g demand
is increasing all the time. Three years ago we were
selilng few cases; now, in the same length of
time, we are selling as many hundred cases. IL is
tn only Raw foot Extract known, and it is render
ed as high as iG can be retained in solution making
teaspo sDful equal to about half pound of com
mon food, aud can be retained by The stomach when
80 weak a. to refuse 1t is excellent 10 evers
as the fruits relieve the meats of their ting prop
critics, and con bned, supply sufficient nourshme,.t
to sus ain the system, which prevents a relapse of
the pa lent 1t is valuable for all chronic diseases
as it Will make blood faster than all preparations
known, and that will cleanse the System of dis ase
For infants that do not thrive well their food the
advice of the Murdock Liquid Food Company is not
TO change the iood but add tvs to twenty drops Of
the Liquid Food, and the change in few DAYS will
warrant the abandonment OF ali other food see la
bel en- each bottle). The company to confirm its
value, have establi he'd two free hospi ais one for
infants under TOUR months old of hfty beds and
they Keep them one year free of expense except
clothing. THeir object is to reduce the mortality
from cholera 1nfanEum, teething and weaving as
there is not one known for three years of chi
hSvlng cholera infantum when fed with LIQUID
Food, or dyis from it when treated by pbysei IN
Tbe W. mans hospital contains thirty BEDS free
from one TO six months for any case that will rot
yield to tre atment of their physician by his giving
letter relative to the case The company do not
wish the same for pEblcation but for reference for
the physician, enabling them to treat otaer patients
by the same treatment.
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KNIGHTS OF pYrnrAs.

institution of the New Lodge mt Ferry
siiiage-EIection and Inst IIation Of
Officers
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The double track on tho Boston and Maine
railroad is finished to Pine Point. and 1t will
al De laid and in running order te-this city by
the 18th of next Jane. =
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Oasis Commandery q. o. G. c., Knightville
had very pleasant time Monday evening.
The following officers were installed for the
enSuinp term.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-11-07
Lincoln the Author OF His Gettysburg
Address.

Speaking of Lineon's address. n
great admirer OF the Liberator once
went to Colonel John Hay, who had
been the Presidents private secretary,
and told him that he had discovered in
the hands of friend who IVES great
book, print and autograph collector, n
large number Of autographs III ~.
Lincoln" which were tached to I'M
important and formal letters, the body
of which were Enthusiastically in the
handwriting of Colonel Hay; and he ex-
pressed the fear that the signatures
were also Of Hays make. ''Do they
look like that?" Colonel Hay asked,
writing the name in imitation OF Mr..
Lincoln's well-known signature. pre-
eiEely." They are probably all mine.
said Mr.. Hay, ''for | was continually
called upon to sign the Presidents
name for him, and always did it in
imitation of his signature. This gen
tleman had high opinion of Colonel
Hays writings, and, though fearing to
hear an answer which he did not desire
to hear, he asked Colonel Hay il no
had any part in the composition Of the
Gettysburg address He was greatly
relieved to hear him answer that he
had not, and that the President had
composed it and put his thoughts on
paper while on the train from Washing
TON to Gettysburg. After arriving there
he revised and perfected what is now
generally regarded as masterpiece Of
English composition and American
oratory.-N. Y. Commercial advertiser.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-11-07
THE DEMOCRAT.
Mineral Point, Friday, Nov. 7, 1884.
Geo. Crawford, Robt. NJ. Crawford,
EDITORS AND PROPRIETOR.
A GALLANT FIGHT

Hon. Burr w. Jones, made a
gallant fight for reelection to Con-
gress. The plurality given against
him is SO small that it can hardly
be called a defeat. He ran ahead
of his ticket in nearly every voting
precinct in the district, and received
as home endorsement a majority
of over one thousand votes in his
own county. The Madison Demo-
crat speaking of the result in this
district says:
"Thepartial returns from the Third
district indicate the election Of MIR.
LaFollette over Mr.. Jones by very
much reduced majority over the
vote of Garfield Of 1880. But Mr..
Jones has made splendid canvass.
With a large normal republican
majority against him, he manfully
made the fight. Everywhere he
has gained friends, risen in the
esteem of all parties, and deporting
himself with frankness and dignity.
His speeches have been listened to
with respectful attention for their
candor, force and clear exposition
Of his principles.
The result of the election is
personal triumph to this gentleman.
Running largely ahead Of his ticket,
in a presidential campaign, with all
the forces of q party strong and well
organized working against him, his
gains are a tribute to his, candor and
ability.
Defeat under such circumstances
is robbed of its modification. Mr..
Jones stands higher than ever in
the esteem Ct the people of his
district. The plurality against him
will probably be from 600 to 800 in
a district that is some 1900 or 1900
republican.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-11-07
ABOUT BOGUS TICKETS.

The Grant County Herald of last
week, raised the cry of =" fraud "
because republican tickets were
printed for that county which did
not give the first Christian name
of the presidential electors. Copies
Of the Herald were sent 10 polling
places in this county, evidently for
the purpose of creating a wrong
impression in regard to this class
of tickets. The Teller of Lancaster
says: One of those tickets was
taken to Judge Mills. He ex-
amined it, and then looked up
the Wisconsin and the United
States laws and then wrote over the
face OF the ticket, 81 believe this
to be a legal and valid ticket" and
signed his name, a. T. Mills. F"
The same ticket was shown to A..
r. Bushnell, Col, J. G. Clark, l..
]. Arthur, Herman Buchner, Jo-
seph Book, and r. A. Watkins,
who comprise all the lawyers
here except R. G. Orr and his part
ner, Mr.. Lowry, and every one OF
them says that the ticket is good,
and not a name on it could be
thrown out and not counted, except
by fraud. Whoever would refuse
to count such votes would be guilty
of crime. He would be a southern
bulldozer" On Friday evening
Col. w. F. Villas, who is the very
first lawyer of the state, and who
was the principal reviser and com.
piler Of the statutes of Wisconsin
gave his opinion on that ticket
He had carefully examined it, and
at the meeting in Hyde's Hall, be.
fore very large audience, he held
up one of the tickets to public
view, and with the shouts Of ap.
plause of the people at the end o.
every sentence he uttered, he rid.
iculed the idea of that tickets be.
ing bogus in terms that it deserved
At the conclusion of his speech he
said with loud emphasis, No law.
yer who knows anything can say
that there is anything bogus OF
anything that shows any attempt
at deception about that ticket"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-11-07

York journal is delighted with thus
building up rival at its own ex-
pense? And on general principles,
why is it that wages in uost in
terror cities E" are higher than in
New York. All this argument
about the ability of a tariff to make
a permanent difference in wages has
been traversed again and again. 1t
renamed for its advocates to prove
how much of a humbug.-Pioneer
Press.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-11-07
Don't Lend Your Cigar.

The Pittsburgh Dispatch says that q
man of letters was smoking and chat
ting with physician on Hudson
River ferryboat when a stranger stepped
up and asked for a light. Let me
give you match" replied the man Of
letters, adding, after his petitioner had
withdrawn: II don't know how you
feel about 1t. doctor. but for my part
very much dislike to put the end Of my
cigar back into my mouth after it has
been fingered by Tom, Dick and Harry.
/ always carry matches with me. and
make it point to offer one Of them in
stead" "And quite right you are"
said the doctor. II believe that some
of the worst diseases can be conveyed
by one man TO another through the Con-
tact of his fingers with . borrowed
cigar. / personally know Of . case
where varioloid was transmitted by
means Of two-dollar bill, and firmly
believe that varioloid and things much
worse can pass from . mans fingers
into cigar and thence into the smoker
Of it.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-11-07
Natural and Acquired Fertility.

A soil which is naturally fertile Is
much more valuable to the farmer than
one which is fertile only by the help Of
manure. The natural fertility of the
soil, comparatively speaking is per-
manent quality, and can only be in
lured by the continuance of an exhaust
i've system of cropping for long time.
Acquired fertility is quite different
matter; it is due to the accumulation
of manurial ingredients in the soil which
may be reduced or entirely withdrawn
by cropping in short time.
Continued cropping without manur-
ing results in a reduction of the stock
of available fertility i'll every soil. A
soil, however, which is soon exhausted
for one sort of crop may still contain
an abundant food supply for crop Of
another kind. Hence the wisdom of
rotation of crops which long defers tho
period of exhaustion.
The more available substances are.
of course. tho first to become exhausted;
Il poor soil will wear out sooner than 4
rich one; q shallow one becomes ex-
hausted sooner than deep one. and n
light soil sooner than still one.
All soils have more or less store of
plant food in dormant condition en-
pable of gradual development. As
cropping removes available plant-food
from the soil it is replaced more or less
rapidly by the agencies of the weather,
the action of earth worms, etc. Tho
processes of natural soil-rcnovation is
greatly accelerated by artificial means
such as tillage, drainage and the appli-
cation of manures. With judicious
system of rotation of crops and fertil
izing, the active fertility III the soil may
be made to reproduce itself year after
year, instead of becoming exhausted,
as is too often the case, after long pc
Rod of mismanagement.
Mr. Lawes, of Rothamsted, England.
gives to the public the results of an ex-
pertinent extending through twelve
years. The two crops grown cachye
were wheat. The soils were similar
and in the same field, the management
the same in so far as culture was con-
cerned, and the seed used the same
The only difference was that in one
case nature had been unassisteI by ma
nure, and in the other the soil each
year received the fertilizers which were
found to be most suitable TO the crop.
The result of the latter treatment was II
return of three times the weight of grain
and four times the weight of straw, for
an expenditure of manure which LEFT II
profit of 100 per cent. on its cost. ~.
Y. World.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-11-07
Thousands Say So.

Mr.. T. w. Atkins. Girard, Kan.
writes: Il never hesitate to recon-.
mend your Electric Bitters to my
customers, they give entire satisfac,
ton. and are rapid sellers" Electric
Bitters are the purest and best
medicine known and will positively
cure Kidney and Liver complaints
Purify the blood and regulate the
bowels. No family can afford to be
without them. They will save
hundreds of dollars in doctors bills
evey year. Sold at fifty cents 9
bottle by C. r. Moffett.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-11-07
Excursion to Iowa and Nebraska.

The Illinois Central r. r. Will
run an excursion to Storm Lake,
Cherokee and LeMars, Iowa; Wayne
and Harrington, Nebraska, leaving
Wrrren, Nov. IL, 1884, at the usual
Exceedingly Low Round Trip Rates.
Return tickets good for 81 days.
Stop over privileges granted at all
points west of and including Iowa
Falls. Applications for Sleeping
Car accommodations, Descriptive
Pamphlets and Excursion bills
giving Rates, Time of Train, Etc,
should be made to the undersigned
at Manchester, Iowa.
]. F. MERRY, Gen. w. Pass. Agt
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-11-07
THANKS.

The democratic candidate fol-
state senator feels it a duty which
he owes to his friends and neighborf
republicans as well as democrats
to express his thanks for the home
endorsement given to him at the
polls on Tuesday, last. Nor is he
unmindful of the fact that in every
town friends worked zealously fol
his election, securing him vote Of
about $40 more than was given to
the democratic ticket in the district
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-11-07

brake, then-and In 8 moment we had
shut of, reversed and whistled for the
hand-brakes.
In 3 moment more we had come along
side the freight engine. and out on the
bridge we saw the oil car right across
our rails! 1t had look of death in 10
swung out on the step.
.'Shan't You jump. Doc?' cried.
He stood with his back to me, look.
ing ahead, but turned when 1 called
out. Inever shall forget that last look
he gave me, He did not speak, but his
look seemed to say: Yes. YOU may as
well Jump, but must stick TO my
post"
He barely looked round 10 me, but
made no answer, then looked ahead
again. Then l jumped-went heels
over head along the side of the EN-
bankment leading TO the bridge, rolled
over and over. and landed down on the
ice of the creek near the abutment,
which l had scarce touched when |
heard the crash as our engine struck
the oil car.
With the collision came sudden.
brilliant flash of light! Everything
above me, the whole bridge and the
cars on it, seemed wrapped in n blaze
of fire! At the same instant. too, there
was dull. long, tearing crash! Tho
trestle had given way beneath the
strain.
Down came our engine, the three
baggage cars, n passenger car, and |
don't know how many freight cars of
the other train, on 10 the ice. The
whole wreck, as it fell down, seemed
enveloped in flames; for the oil had
splashed over everything, and the blaz-
ing Goals from the iire-hox exploded it
on the instant.
When the engine struck the ice it
broke through, and with hiss went to
the bottom of the deep water there;
and on top of it came tumbling down
all the other cars. For moment fol-
lowing the crash there was an almost
complete silence; then agonixing
screams and prayerful cries for help
from the imprisoned passengers.
We who were not disabled did what
we could. The seven rear cars did not
run into the chasm, but two of them
burned on the track, along with num-
bSE VI lEGlrHl cars. twenty -One OF the
passengers were killed outright. and
still greater number were injured.
As we worked there in tho noise.
heat, and awful confusion Of that night.
| cast many an anxious glance round
for Doc, hoping and half expecting that
he had got clear and would be at work
with us, trying TO get ont the passen.
gers. But saw nothing of him, and
by daybreak | felt sure that he had
gone down with his engine.
The locomotive was not hauled up
out of the water till the next week.
Then we found his body jammcd down
under the engine on the bed Of tho
creek. His hands, face and clothes had
been scorched; but whether he was
drowned or burned to death, we could
not tell.
He had met death at his post of duty;
gone out of the world with his hand on
the lever; giving his own life that tho
lives of others might be saved 4 man
of whom any people may be proud =
Youths Companion.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-11-07

In spite of the fact that the re-
publican managers Of this county
sent out tickets by mail to repub-
lican voters accompanied by cir
culars requesting that the ticket be
voted straight. To the credit
Of those who received them much
scratching was done.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-11-07

The Lanascter Teller Of Nov. G
says; r. NJ. LaFollette, republican,
is elected over that most excellent
representative Burr w. Jones. In
this the people made a mistake
but we remind readers here that not
one word has been expressed against
Mr.. LaFollette by the Teller, since
his nomination. We hope Mr.,
LaFollette may do the people good
service, but were sure Mr.. Jones
would had he been elected.