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

PHYSICIANS AND sure E0Ns, Mineral Point, WIS
Oiiice in GRADERS block. Xv43u.
Office hours from l o'clock till p. M; ant
from till 4 y. III,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-10-10
PHYSICIANS

ATTORNEY AT Law, Highland, Wisconsin
Conveyancing, collecting and general legal bust
ness promptly attended to.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-10-10
Valuable Farm for Sale.

offer for sale my farm consisting of 2l0 acres
of land situated two and half miles west of
Calamine, and one and one-half miles north of
the Catholic church i'll Kendall, Lafayette coun-
ty, Wis. The farm is well fenced. has a good
dwelling house and good barn and other out
buildings and has an abundance of springs upon
it; it is on the line of good roads to market 10
school and church. There are 90acres under the
pillow. As acres of natural meadow and timothy
and clover, 50 acres of good young timber and
so young apple trees planted upon it; the bal.
ance of the land is in pasture; the timothy and
clover land Yields about 40 tons of hay per year
Boners branch runs through the north part of it.
The above farm will be sold OH reasonable TENS
title perfect-if not sold it will be rented. For
frIrthur particulars enquire of the undersigned
on the premises. 2ui. PATRICK WHALEN.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-10-10
J. II. Grace.

ATTORNEYS AND CoUEsELoRs AT LAW. Omce
over Post Office Mineral Point.
MONEY TO LOAN on first-class real estate ecu
city,
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ENTISTS-
4, III. Wingender,


DEHrfsr Rooms over Gundry & Gray's store,
Mineral Point, Wisconsin.
Nitrous oxide, or laughing gus, given. 2Gu
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-10-10
Chicago & Northwestern R'y.

ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF TRAINS
AT DODGEVILLE.
GOING EAST. GOING WEST
Passenger ....... 1864 q IN ......... 4:59 p IN
Freight .,,.........ll:0 90 a m......... 10:47 m
Freight ............ $50 p IN .........10:3S p m
j. II. SANDS Agent.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-10-10
A Rare Chance.

uhCC for sale my house and lots, situated on
Jerusalem street west Of the Irish Catholic church
The house contains six good rooms. Good ciSt
eru AMI well, barn and other outhouSeS. VIII
he sold ON reasonable terms. IL not sold viii
rvnt Inquire nt the owner.
Iitt. ROBERT JULIAN.
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william Eastman, vi. d.,
II. w. Patterson. vi. ID.

PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Office up stairs il
Lenahan's block, opposite w. I. Henrys bank,
Minernl Point.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-10-10
HOTELS
CITY HOTEL,
WANTS

MARK TERRILL, proprietor. Mineral Point, Wis
Well furnished rooms, good tables ana reason
ale charges First class barn.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-10-10

ATTORNEYS AND CoUNsELoRs At LAW. Office in
the First National Bank of Mineral Point.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-10-10
BUSINESS CARDS.
LAW YERS.
Wilson 4. McIlhOn.

ATTORNEY At Law, Mineral Point Wisconsin.
VIII practice in the State and United states
rourts 16-44ly
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ATTORNEY AT LAW, Mineral Point. Office east
front room City Hall.
, 1884-08-15

I0hln III "Tnllauelpnla llHleS.I
%Telegnphy. it seems to me. must cease
some of these days 10 make so many men
rich. ] understand that at the last national
convention some of the new companies did
the newspaper work for ! cent a word
over 900 miles of country. This only
makes something like . cents a line, or s.
a column. for Geographic transmission. !
can remember when I was n hoy in Phila-
delphia that any plain. ordinary burgher
would as well go into Il store and buy a
marble statue as drop into n telegraph
office and send a message. In those days
the honest Philadelphians borrowed the
newspapers from each other. One enter
prising person would take q paper, paying
l cent n day for it. and the two neigh
bors on either hand would borrow il.
Now we nave so grown in grace that
our ons ut the ages of : aud 8 will
walk into Il telegraph office and send a
message 10 their aunt in the Mississippi
valley.
All this forwnrdness, | think, is due
TO smoking cigarettes, for ! can see no
other reason for such confidence. The
heads Of the boys seem no bigger than
formerly. The cigarette, no doubt, brings
the nervous system forward.
, 1884-08-15
lust Like Pi.r.burg.
DENVER lColo.l Opinion


What we call The Kingdom Of Las
AnimasH Is a southeastern Colorado
county, the area OF which Is almost identi-
cal with the size of Massachusetts,. The
county seat, Trinidad, is down on the New
Mexico border. in u crotch of the Ration
mountains. II is not as large as London.
but will be shortly, If the real estate circu
lars are to be trusted. When you go down
there be sur TO say the first thing. ~Oh,
this is just like Pittsburgi" That will
make you solid with the Trinidaders, aud
they will know that you are moi from
Pueblo. The bus driver will report your
words at the hotel, and the mayor will
presently call on you. and the real estate
dealers will drop in and invite you
out for Il free ride, and the owner of the
opera house will send you tickets. and the
politicians viii send you their cards, and
life will no longer seem the lonesome and
aching void you have hitherto found 1t.
They know how 10 do things in Trini.
dad II you only make the right impression,
and they never do anything by halves. A
plain, communicating girl from Omaha
came down here last summer and re-
marked as she stepped off the train, "Oh,
this is just like Pittsburg, and in less
than three months the shrewd little mink
mind you,s she had never seen Pitts
was married 10 one Of the millionaire cat
tlemen who havc their homes there. The
successful girl wrote to her cousin, (put-
ting n hint in the letter / supposed. who
came on. repeated the remark, and &C
chieved the same brilliant result. The Sc
cret leaked out. and for the last ten
months there has been n constant stream
Of girls from Kansas City coming down
there and marrying splendidly among the
cowmen
, 1884-08-15

HA"E
The people of the Isle Of Mar still keep
up the custom OF hunting the wren. Ac-
cording to the ancient chronicles, a fairy
who excited a balefni influence over the
island was pursued by u knight and only
escaped capture by assuming the form Of
Il wren. In consequence OF this. on the
specific anniversary the islanders devoted
their energies TO the e%xtirpation OF the
fairy, and wrens were pursued. pelted,
and fired nt without mercy. The feathers
were preserved with religious care. the be
lief being that they had n peculiar charm
in preserving their lossessors from ship
wreck. Amy fisherman who proceeded 10
sea without such safeguard was considered
exceedingly foolhnrdy. Al the present
time, on the morning Of Christmas day.
groups of boys proceed from door to door.
carrying a wren suspended in the center of
two hoops, which are decorated with
>cvergreens and ribbons. The boys pluck
the feathers from the unfortunate bird and
give one to each libcr,ely disposed house
holder, singing meanwhile a rhyme.
, 1884-08-15

tBeu. Ierley fOorc-j
Gen. Mcclellan, when he assumed com
mand Of the Army Of the Potomac. was
the beau-ideal of Il dragoon. His legs,
like those OF Gen. Taylor, were short In
proportion to his body, SO that he APP
peared To be small in stature when on
foot. but when mounted on his favorite
chestnut sorrel charger he appeared as tall.
If not taller. than those around him. He
had not an ounce OF superiuous flesh. and
his large head was evenly balanced on u
pair Of broad shoulders. He wore his hair
cut short, and his cheeks and massive jaw
bones shaven clean, while q mustache and
beard gave dignity 10 his features. His
blue eyes were cool, as he closely scrutin-
lied those with whom he entered into con-
versation. and he had a pleasant smile OF
recognition for his friends. When Lieut.
Gen. Scott, after having resigned his com.
mand. was about to leave Washington,
his young successor called upon him TO
say goodbye. ~ and they had Il long con
ference. At its conclusion the old hero Of
three wars said: General. do not allow
yourself to be embarrassed by men who
do not comprehend this question. Garry
out your own ideas, act upon your wi
Judgment and you will conquer and the
government win he indicated. God bless
YOU. "
, 1884-08-15
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

A club of one-legged men will take the
stump for John in Iowa.--Nao York
Journal.
Mr.. Hendricks sore toe will speak for
itself in the present campaign Burning
ton Haiokeye.
\ Prohibition candidate should be a
man who can carry water on both Shout
ders. Louisville Courier Journal
Logan will have to bottle himself up
awhile longer. The selfdenial will be
simply terrible. -Phi7adel hia Times.
The ~Prohibitionists are blnping away
and having just as much fun as the other
fellows, if they amt as big.-RnsJurg
Chronicle Telegraph.
Scandals aimed at the private life of
General Jackson did not prevent him from
being elected and making a good Presi-
dent Cohesion Ners.
Carl Schurz's brief in the interest Of
the People VS.. James G. Blaine was an
exceedingly bad showing for the defend
ant. -Gaeinnati Eaqmirer.
Logan's first letter Of acceptance was
written to a tobacco manufacturer in Yir-
ginia, accepting a package OF smoking
tobaeco.-Ne0 Orleans PiooyuHe.
The reason why the sea serpent hasn't
been seen this year is because the real
able lian are all engaged on campaign
documents. - PHILADELPHIA Chronicle.
When Butler was a boy be used TO
pump the air into the bellows in his
fathers shop. AS the twig is bent the
tree il inclined - Yonkers Statesman.
General Butler believes he can poll
100000 votes. Why, cert nly. There
are Ben and Charles a Dana-they are
2-and the other 600, 600 viii be easy
enough to pick up almost anywhere
Chicago Nelcs.
Salt 20 be used as Z preservative OF tim
Der is included in supplies which may be
withdrawn from boad free Of duties This
viii enable Mr.. Blaine. VIXEN he has safe
ly reached his goal up Salt River. 70 take
his tariff plank along with him and pickle
II fec of sxs,css Puck.
, 1884-08-15

'NNAEA N~as
Even hospitality, that true Sclayonic
virtue, has not become act,limatizcd In this
inhospilallt region. The peasants like 10.
visit and treat Zach either. especially on.
high DAYS and HOLIDAYS: hui this Hospitality
Is the result of calculation. When a man
Is going 10 visit his nclchbor. he never zoe,
straiellt to his house. but walks dong tie
road. and stops as if by chance ut the win
dow aud 'cgins n conversation. then, il
the masicF ar mistress wi-;,es - sc him.
they invite him in. Whom thc samovnr IS
ready they drink tea out OF sauccrs. now and
then taking "a bite of q piece Of sugar.
In Ia WY they consume uhou; three
cups and then they turn the cupl upside
down. placing on the bottom the re-
mn'as al lie sugar they have been nib
bling al.
As soon rs lea Is over. the guest rises 10
90. and then ihf following l~inlogue IN
variably takes place; -MAy ARE you in
such a hurry says the no tess,
Time TO 20 home, answer The guest.
Stay a Little longer.
Thank you. YOU have given Us plenty
10 eat and drink.
There was but little.
No; there was quite enough We had
plenty.
This conversation. which always takes
pace, ana Is almost m"ecnnulcnly repeated,
being ended. the guest approaches the
host, and taking his hands. slys. Il thank
you for the vodka, the tea. the cakes. tha
sugar. 70 etc.
II is Indispensable, when thanking the
host. 10 onumerate everything the guest
has consumed during his visit. At the
end of this catalogue the visitor humbly
hcgs his host to come and see him, which,
after a lime he does. and things go on in
exactly the same way. Care must be
taken that the viands provided are OF
equal quantity and quality. If at any
time a man eats or drinks more than his
host. when II guest, on q former occasion,
did. quarrels. upbraidings. or sarcastic re-
marks are the result.
L gave them tea and sugar. and they
gave me nothing but tea. " or II gave them
cake. and had nothing but bread In re-
turn.
, 1884-08-15

The disgrsceful and unmanly attacks
upon Governor Cleveland's private char
acter. either published or Significantly
limited at in every Republican paper
throughout the country, have had their
legitimate effect. The charges 50 indus
%triously and venomously used against the
Democratic candidate have brought forth
counter charges against the Republican
candidate One Of these, published in
the indianapolis Sentinel, has caused Mr..
Blaine to institute a suit Tor criminal libel
against those responsible for the publica-
ton.
The Republican newspapers Joy have
the floor to howl about the shocking in
decency of immoral stories about Mr..
Blaine.
, 1884-08-15

Lieut.. Doane Ia Globe-Democrnt.l
| am satisfied. and the tacti will support
my assertion. that there IS no polar sea.
and all that would be discovered there Is "a
solid mass Of ice dotted by islands Of bare
rock. Besides. many 81 the old scientific
theories have been exploded. II used to
he held that the magnetic current came
from the polar regions, but 1t has been
found that the center Of magnetism Is
south Of Williams sound, at which place
the needle Of the compass points directly
perpendicular. 1t has been supposed
that the aurora borealis originated In the
north. but the fact is uncontrovertibly es-
tablished that it is produced in the Antarc-
tic circle; for in the far north It appears 10
come from the south. and the lines Of
greatest display IRE 10 the Antarctic circle.
The cause Of the aurora horealis is rs
much a mystery as ever. Tie term north.
Orn lights Is misnomcr. Still another
popular error was that the cold tidal waves
were generated in the Arctic regions. and
10 determine this question the United
States government established n signal sta
ton nj Sitka. but no truce Of the supposed
polar wavc was dtcOvcrod. | think il Is
pretty generally agreed now that our bliz'
yards arise In British America. and not at
the north pole.
, 1884-08-15

THERE have been SC, 900 contributed TO
the conscience fund of the Treasury dur
ing the last year. This fund since its es-
tablishment twenty years ago, amounted
to $250,OOO. For some years past it has
averaged from 5000 t. $1,000 a year.
The term conscience fund was origin-
ated by Treasurer Spinner One day dur
ing the war he received a letter from the
Treasury Department from a man who in
closed a check for 81, 500, saving it repre-
scented a transportation of Govern
ment funds, of which he had been guilty
while a quartermaster in the army. Sup
pose we call this a contribution to the con
science fund and get it announced in the
newspapers, and perhaps we will get some
more" he suggested. The announce
ment was made, and the Treasury became
the recipient of sueh FINDS The largest
contribution ever made re A,000, for
warded by an ex-revenue gauger from
Chicago, as the amount of a bride received
by him from d%istillers who desired to de
fraud the Government. The smallest 9
cents, forwarded by a Massachusetts man
who remembered that he had At one time
years before used a mashed three-cent
stamp on a letter. In order to relieve his
conscience he sent three times the orig
inal steal, which he thought was u fair
comnensation
, 1884-08-15
LEARNED From ANIMALS.
Reversing tbc PavorIte Theory phA
Animals Arc I~nisntIys,

ECiucinrAti ENQUIRER
Ii Is a laYorite Theory of some THAI ant
mails arc initiative, and what man doc
they follow after and try TO perform. Pos
sibiy man learned first from the anrmais
MANY animals are born armed and
weaponed both for %offense, capture and
defense when attacked or pursued.
The s%orillas Of kfrica fought the soldiers
of Hanno. and apes use handstoncs 10
crack nuts. In tho days OF Strnbo, thai
historian tells AS that Iudian monkeys
climbed mountains and rolled stones down
on their pursuers. Take throwing, fcreA
ample. The primitive man earned u
from beasts. The squid ycuttle nsh) de-
tends itself by discharging its ink-bag, I'M
bedded in the liver. and escapes IN me
blackened water. The toxotes or archer
brings down insects with a drop of wafer
when they are three or four feet high IN
the air. The archer fish of Japan is KEPT
in a glass Jar and fed by holding fliea nj
The end OF Il rod Il few inches from TIC
surface OF the water, and IL never fails 10
hit them. The llama or guanaco throw
their acrid and fetid saliva some distance
and with accurate aim.
Men would learn TO strike by watching
the blow of the bear, and the kick OF those
animals which defend themselves by KICK
ing. as the horse. zebra, the camel and
EHANtAfa W AAAlG Ii - NM 10 'N
birds Of prey would teach him a lesson In
assaulting with ready wings. Thu whale
raiscs its head with such force that 1t has
sunk II whaler. Combats OF goats, stays,
bufTaloes and wild bulls. all Of which rush
forward with their heads down
and drive their horns into their
enemy's body. would suggest the
thrust. The bittern. tie peacock n
and the American white crane stab at the
eye. And the black rhinoceros. the ticrcest
of any, when angered his horn becomes
hard and erect. and, diving beneath the
canoe, he pierees a hole in its bottom and
sinks il, and with the same weapon at
taeks and rips open the huge and ungainly
elephant
The pheasant and partridge. the cock
and quail. would suggest, with their spurs.
the use Of the poniard- Pliny says thai
dolphins which enter the Nile have a
k~nife-edged spun on their backs TO protect
| them from c~rocodiles. The bullhead fish
has a many barbed horn on its dorsum
which must have taught the EsquimAux
and savages Of South America and Au-
stralia the use Of their spears. Poisoned
dagger-makers took a hint from the sting
fish, or adder pike. whose dorsals and
spines have double grooves, in which Z
poisonous secretion Is found. The sting
rays twist their long slender tails round
their enemy and cut the surface, inficting
u wound not easily healed. The sting
sometimes breaks of in the wound. The
Fiji Islanders, the Samoans and Tahitians
use this poison extensively. These things
in animals would suggest the poisoned
dagger with which the Italians of the
middle ages were so handy.
, 1884-08-15

A1AnhlbtIh 1OuIDAAa
II have written, " he wrote with great
candor to Macvcy Napier, several things
on historical. political. and moral ques-
tons, of which, on the fullest reconsidera
ton. | am not ashamed, and by which l
should be willing to be estimated. But 1
have never written Il page Of criticism on
poetry or the fine arts which ! would not
burn If had the power. ] leave 1t to
yourself 10 make the comparison. | am
sure thai on reflection yau will agree with
rue. Hazliit used TO say of himself, i am
nothing If not critical The case with
me is directly the reverse. have n strong
and acute enjoyment Of great works of the
Imagination. but I have never habituated
myself TO dissect them. Not less sound
was his estimate Of his great history A
fortnight before It's publication he wrote
in his dairy: The state of my own mind
is this-when 1 compare my own work
with what l imagine history ought to be. l
feel detected and ashamed. but when l
compare It with some histories which have
a high repute ] feel reassured
, 1884-08-15

IONa|WTW ENE"WNE|I
Venice has AT last got drinkable water.
after many years of grumbling among her
residents and holiday tourists. Eight
years ago, II seems, a concession for bring.
ing water from the mainland was granted
to a company Of English capitalists, who
subsequently transferred in TO n French
company. by whom the project has been
brought to completion at Il cost OF :, 1000,
600 francs. constructing a great aqueduct,
which passes under the lagoons. The
municipality pays the water company
100, 00J francs n year for the supply Of
water TO the 100 wells in the city, which
are to remain open three hours a day; and
private families can be supplied with all
they want al the rate of about 10 cents for
200 gnllons.
, 1884-08-15
A walking

Mr.. E. Springer. Of Mechanicaburg,
Pa, writes II was afflicted with lung
fever and abscess on lungs, and reduced 70
q walking skeleton. Got q free trial bot
tie of DR.. Kings New Discovery for con-
sumption, which did me so much good
that l bought a dollar bottle. After using
three bottles, found myself once more a
man, completely restored to health, with
a hearty appetite, and 0 gain in flesh Of
As fbs. Call at Gray & Pearse's drug
store and get a free trial bottle of this GER
tam cure tor ~ lung diseases Large
bottles 500
, 1884-08-15

Perhaps the most unique feature Of the
new arrangement is the disposition made
of the turret cannon. When not In action
each gun will be rolled back from its port.
tipped upright and lowered to the berth
deck. where it will remain resting upon
its breech, and leaving the turret clear.
A hydraulic elevator will do the lifting
and lower ng. 1t is the opinion Of naval
officers TINT this change in design will
greatly improve the efficiency OF the RATS
with cheese boxes on them
, 1884-08-15

lBO ton Comm rcial Buletln.l
is there any gentleman in the room, >
said the prestidigitator at the summer hotel
as he made q pasteboard cocktail with a
pack OF cards. is there any gentleman in
the room who can tie u strong knott"
And Il little round shouldered. sad-eyed
man In the back scat said If the kev. Mr..
Thumpcushion was there he could tic a
knot for him that could not be squirmed
out Of. And then the married men
rrlppaJ
, 1884-08-15

Ayers Sarsaparilla is designed for those
Who need a medicine to purify their blood,
bald them up, increase their appetite, and
rejuveRate their whole system. No other
preparation so well meets this want. 1t
touches the exact spot. Its record OF
forty years is one Of constant triumph
over disease.
, 1884-08-15

lHhA~nkS AAlDuhesl
A curious discovery has Just been made
at Pompeii in the course OF the excava-
tons carried on there. A fine statuette Of
a crouching Venus was brought to light in
a sculptors workshop just cleared. The
sculptor must have been engaged in re-
pairing the statuette whon overtaken by the
awful catastrophe OF the year 70. The
head OF the figure had evidently just been
remodeled anew. a1 II Is far inferior In
style 10 the remaining portions of the
body; the two arms were also new, and
had bean fastened to the trunk by metal
pins, The body Of the artist himself was
also discovered In the shop, lying PROSTATE
on the ground, and with a large cingulum
still grasped in his hand. A cast Of tho
man was effected by the usual process OF
running plaster Of paris into the cavity
formed by the body In the solid dust.
Zion,a Herald; The disinterestedness Of
the masses cannot be overestimafed as :
means Of poliiicA security.
, 1884-08-15

Have just received at their musical EN-.
porum, 3l2 Ferguson street, a complete
line Of elegant pianos and organs, Martin
and Bruno guitars, and Dobson banjos,
which they are selling at surprisingly low
figures aud ON very easy terms Give
them a call soon and make o selection.
Mrs. ID. NJ. KING, Manager.
, 1884-08-15

The best saiEe IN the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum. fever
sores. letter, chapel hands, chilblains,
corns, and all skin eruptions, and positive
ly cures piles or no pay required. IL Is
guaranteed 70 give perfect satisfaction, or
money refunded. Price % cents per box.
For sale by Cray & Pearse.
, 1884-08-15

II understand that you have fought u
duel with your old enemy Snarley?n
Yes" What was the RESULT" why.
when they brought the pistols on to the
field l discovered they were some of my
own make. / manufactured them for
boys. you know-advertise them In all the
juvenile and religious journals and sell
them cheap" "Yes." well. l refused
10 take either. but magnanimously per-
mitted Snarley 10 keep them both. "
~Weli2" That was ALL he fell 81 the
first fire.
Whitehall Times; The place man oc-
cupies In this world takes the hue Of his
character.
, 1884-08-15

why do you blow the froth of your
beerfr asked n FREUD Of Bilkins the other
day, rs they stood together At the bar.
Because I think 1t proper for every
man 10 blow his wi horn, - replied
Bilkins.