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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-12-26
"WHITEY'S DEAD"
The Good That Was In n Poor Lit
tie Newsboy Who Has passed Away.
New York Telegram.


Say, boss, Whitey's dead" said
little ne~sboy, with an armful OF
kilograms, to patron on Park row
few days ago. You know who
Whitley was, boss" continued the
newsboy, as he pocket ed nickel in
exchange for paper. You gin him
many quarter, and he often talked
about you. But he's climbed the gold,
en- stairs"
Whitley" as he was called among
his companions, was a diminutive,
IL year old newsboy. Whitley" was
nickname given him by the com
panions he met daily down town.
I'VE call him Whitley cause he was
such a white one, | tell you, boss.
He wusn't like de rest of de gang.
When we had a game at pitchIn
pennies Whitley wouldn't pitch,
Cause said he, my mudder needs de
money He saved his money to help
support his mudder an little sisters.
He'd sell de Telleys kilograms in de
evenin', an durin' de day he'd shine
de gentlemen's boots. De udder night
he was out late in de rain an cotched
COlu, i'll lever SOL IN all uS udu IU
took to his bed. Me an Mike goes
to see him de day he dies, an he says,
kinder weak voiced like, Red, I'm
goin' to kick de bucket, but l amt
afeard We gets gold fur de papers
up dere, poitin' to de sky.
His mudder was cryin'. Don't
cry, snudder Dey tell me IN de Sun
day-school dat dere will be NO sorrow
up dere. Sing me de song outen de
book, mudder" De poor mudder;
she's wilder woman and takes in
washin' fur livin', but Whitley gin
her ali his money an her hearts broke
since he passed in his checks. Whitley
was square one-he wus. Just as
square as a noospaper. He wouldn't
see nobody posed upon. l seen him
lick Bill one day when he tried to
hurt my little brudder. An when
Whitley would make an extra stake
and buy cake or some tatfy he'd al
ways dizzy wild some of de boys. DRre
wus nothin' mean bout him. | seed
him once leaain' a bloke home who
had on too much booze. He got a
quarter for leadin' the bloke across
the street, an l heard him say to de
bloke dat it was too bad for gentle
man like hia to drink. I wouldn't
drink whisky if [ was ysu,' said
Whitley. Whitley used to tell us dat
his dad used to drink too much, an
'buse an neglect his mudder."
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-12-26
Why Times are Dull.

Why are these dull times2 is it
that people need less this year than in
former years. Are there fewer people
in the country now than when last we
enjoyed the benefits of prosperity 2
Quite the contrary; our population is
larger and there is more actual bust
ness in every way. The trouble is to
be traced not TO the consumers, but to
the manufacturers. Three years ago
there was a great boom, goods could
not .e turned out fast enough, addi-
tons were built to shops that were too
small, larger stores were hired to &C.
commodate the increased stock order
ed, and factories on the other side were
enlarged to cope with tie demands
from America. In the rush and
eagerness to turn out goods men did
not stop to think that this could not
last forever, and that the day would
come when the market would be glut-
ted. We have since. had time to pom
der over the situation at our leisure;
1t is evident that the manufacturing
facilities of the country, if taxed to
the utmost, can turn out enough goods
to overfill the market, and tse reac-
ton is bound to come. This is desig-
mated as fast age; let us be little
slower and surer.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-12-26
Paper from the Yucca Plant,

When the savages on this continent
first made cloth and cordage out of
the leaves of the yucca plant. they
little thought that they were prepar-
ing to provide paper for great Lon.
don journal. 1t IS now stated, how
ever, that the London Telegraph has
leased large tracts of land in the Mo
jave desert for the purpose OF utilizing
the yucca plant, which grows abund
antly there. The leaves are to be
ground into pulp on the Colorado
river, thence shipped by rail to New
Orleans, and thence by sea to Liver
pool, and to be manufactured into
paper for the use of the Telegraph.
This so-called desert, !" in which the
the Moiave river is lost, is a desert
only in name, though IN parts the
heat is so intense that the vegetation
is scanty. 1t lies mainly In San Der
nardino county, Cal. The plant,
which has been long known for its
striking appearance, has large sword
shaped evergreen leaves, which end
in sharp black spikes, and the fibres
of these leaves the Indians have long
used in the manufacture of cordage
and coarse cloth.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-12-26

put him In her fathers arms. In a
second his excitement was gone, aRd
he fondled the curley head, while
Johnnie obediently pressed his lips
upon the withered cheek. So in a
little time, they fell asleep, Johnnie
nestled IN the feeble, arms, and the
withered face dropping upon the
golden curls. We watched them
silently, till we saw shadow pass
Johns face, and a change settle there
that comes but once in life.
Gently Albert lifted the sleeping
child and carried him to the nursery,
where Susie and sat beside the arm
chair.
Uncle Fred" she whispered,
"Albert will 60 for a doctor. But may
I waken him. Let HIM speak to me
once more
Even as she spoke John opened his
eyes. ALI the wild look was gone
from them as he CROPPED moment till
Susie put her hands in his. Then a
heavenly smile came upon the wasted
lips, and he said softly, tenderly:
Susie, my own little child, Susie. "
Ard with the lame on his lips
Johns spirit went to seek an eternal
asylum In which there will be no
more poverty, pain or blindness.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-12-26
RAILROADS IN 1880.
An Amusing Prediction of Their
Coming Use by Stockhslder in a
Canal.

An Amusing Prediction of Their
Coming Use by a Stockholder in a
Canal.
The New York Gazette of Sept. 90,
1880, gives the following humorous
argument, which. it says, was used
by canal stakeholder in opposition
railroads: He saw what would be
the effect of it; that it would set the
whole world agadding-twenty miles
an hour, SRI Why, you will not be
able to keep an apprentice boy at his
work; every Saturday he must take
trip to Ohio to spend the sabbath with
his sweetheart. Grave, plodding citi-
zens will be flying about like comets.
All local attachments must be at an
end. 1t will encourage fightiness of
intellect. Various people will turn
into the most unreasonable liars; all
their conceptions will be exaggerated
by the munihceat notions of distance
-'only a hundred miles off Tut.
nonsense, I'll step across, madam, and
bring your fam Pray, sir, will you
dine with me to-day, at my little box
at Allegheny! Why, indeed, don't
KNOW shall be in town until H.
Well, l shall be there, but you must
let me off in time for the theater.'
And then. sir, there will be barrels of
pork and cargoes of -four and chald-
rons of coal, and even lead and whis-
ky and such like sober tt ings, that
have always been used to sober
travelling, whisking away like set
of sky-rockets. 1t will upset all the
gravity of the nation. If couple of
gentlemen have an affair of honor,
they have only to steal off to the
Rocky mountains and there no juris,
diction can touch them. And then,
sir, think of flying from debt. A set
of bailiffs, mounted on bonb-sbells,
would not overtake an Ascending
debtor-only give him a fair start.
Upon the whole, sir, it is a pestilential
topsy-turvy, harum scarum whirligig
Give me the the old, solemn, straight
forward, regular Dutch canal-three
miles an hour for expresses and two
for jog or trot journeys-with a yoke
of oxen for a heavy load l go for
beasts of burden; it is more primitive
and SCI iptural, and suits mural ard
religious people better. None of your
hop: skip, and jump WITNESSES for
me-"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-12-26
THE FIRST SNOW.

Gay bloom the flowers in springtime set,
And streaky apples linger yet;
Twas autumn but a week ago,
Why, then, these winter flakes OF snewF
SUNNI er's last rose they disarrayed,
The while she dreamed ia peace to Jade,
One swallow was inclined to stay;
The white hecks frightened him away.
Dismayed, we note first gray hair
Soon others cOm 80 cease 10 care
Then gray, outnunbering the brown,
And soon white winter settles down.
And when from youth we've passed to age
We've learned our lesson page by page,
To take what comes for wcGi or woe
And never fret about the snow.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-12-26
WHAT ALLIED HIM.

He wandered about In an aimless way,
He looked like a man Ia distr ess.
He tried TO be happy, 70 smile and be gay
But somehow he'd lost the address.
He couldn't eaten on with the moving throng'
That any one round him could seei
He seemed like bird that had lost It's song
His pantaIoons bagged at the knee.
The sun wouldn't shine in the sky for him,
As IL did for another man;
He came and he went at his fortunes whim,
As he ended where he began.
The roses he pncked all faded and died,
The servant put salt in his tea;
The wish OF his heart was ever denied
His pantaloons bagged at tue knee.
He saw one by one his hopes and his fears
Go into the glimmering past,
For life gave him neither les joys or Its tears
And he laid down his cross at last,
with a BITTER curse on the human plan,
Which devised snch a hard decree,
That the world could find no use for man
Whose pantaloons bagged at the knee.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-12-26

Among the most valuable expert.
ments made recently with view to
ascertaining the difference in the con-
sumption OF coal between running a
train very rapidly and at very low
speed, those upon tie Pennsylvania
road, near Philadelphia, present the
most pertinent and definite data for
arriving at a conclusion. According
to the published account, the same
conditions, same number of cars and
similar engines were employed, and
the trains in each case went the same
distance-119 miles out and back, with
same stops. The fast train ran on
schedule express time, and consumed
6.725 pounds of coal; the slow train
ran at twelve miles An hour, and con-
sdmed 4, 420 pounds, being saving OF
9 305 pounds.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-12-26

Whes you visit or leave New York city, save
baggage, expressage and carKiag. hire, and stop
at the GRAND UNION HOTEL, opposite Grand
Central depot; $50 elegant rooms fitted up at g
cost of one million dollars reduced to 81 and up
ward per day. European plan. Elevator Res.
taurant supplied with the best. Horse cars,
stages and elevated railroads to all depots. Fam
lies can I've better for less money al the GraEt
Union Hotel than at any ether irst-class koIel in
the city.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-12-26

The rush to secure seats at the New
York Avenue Presbyterian Church in
Washington, of which Rev. DIR. Will
liam Alvin Bartlett is pastor, and
which President Cleveland will at
tend, is something unprecedented
The membership of the society is very
large, ard vacant seats command a
premium. Pews that could readily
have been secured two months ago
for $3.50 per annum, are now eagerly
snapped up at double that sum, al
though tn. occupants will not live
here on an average of six months in
the year.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-12-26

aFrozen Facts Is purely American expires
sion. and one, too, Of recent origin. Il has the
merit Of attracting attention, and also seems q
bear conviction Of fruthfulness on its face We
make room IN our issue Of to-day, for fact Of
this character. A correspondent Henry Wbffin-,
Esd, Of B stoa- Mass. says: DR. p Y Pie rcess
Golden Medical Discovery has cure my SOD II
feyerscre Of two years standing Please ae-
ce<f our gratitude We belssve Il s fact
WHISTLER frozen or otherwise. that America
needs more men Ike Mr.. Whiting: men who
set, men who investigate truths, and seize oppor-
ts1nities-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-12-26

Ginseng is supposed by the Chinese
to be possessed of wonderful medical
virtues, especially in the way of
niraculously prolonging the life of
the dying, and there is a popular be-
lisf-posslbly arising frem the re-
semblance of the body of a man,
with two prongs representing his legs
that the wild genseng has the power
of going from one place to another
under ground, like living animal
There are various kinds of ginseng
used in China. namely, the Corean,
Japanese, American and native.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-12-26
Iowa County Democrat
MINERAL POINT, WIS.
STRENGTH FOR TO-DAY.

Strength for to-day is all that need,
As there will never be tomorrow;
For tomorrow will prove but another to-day,
With It's measure Of Joy and sorrow.
Then why forecast the trials OF life
With such a sad and grave persistence
And watch and wait for a crowd OF Ills
That as yet have no existencet
Strength for today-fn house and home,
So practice forbearance sweefly-
To scatter fine words and loving deeds,
Still trusting In God completely.
Strength for to-day-what precious boon
For the earnest souls who labor,
For the willing hands that minbter
To the needy friends or neighbor.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-12-26
Spawned by Three Life-times.
Buffalo Courier

An illustration of how long peri
cd can be covered by three lives, if
they happen to be long ones, was re-
Gently furnished in Buffalo. Within
two years a person going up Della
ware avenue could have caught a
glimpse through a window of a hale
old gentleman who in his youth had
seen an old man who had when him
self boy known Persgrine WhIte,
the first white child bora in New
England, having come into tae world
on board the good ship Mayfower
while that vessel lay off ProvInceton
harbor before the landing of Ply
mouth Rock had been made. Theo-
dore Parke once said that eighteen
old men touching each others hands
carried us back To Christ.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-12-26
-Tha ol.i crst.nn, ra.,ririrr salaSun.,..s

The old custom requiring salsSwonen il
dry and fancy god stores 10 stand all day leng
without rest or relief is being superseded by NorJ
human rules in many of our leading business
houses. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound is highly praised by these who have moi
yet been freed from the old necessity for con
slant standing; and is genuine blessing in every
such case. well 10 the tired out hotsssksepe
who must be on her feet all day.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-12-26

Fanny Ellsler left a million of
francs in bank with the Rothschilds,
and this SUM now goes TO one of her
cousiRs and her own grandchild a
long time ago she wrote her memoirs,
but after she had read them carefully
orar she burned them
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-12-26
TAN oak. from Little Acorn. Grow

Great acd coed results often spring from email
deeds and so fatal diseases come Of q seemingly
trhing neglect. Colds neglected often lead q
serious catarrhal troubles IL this is your cass
lose no time in becoming acquainted with DR.
surprisS you It Is simple, effcacious speedy
sure. Dull heavy headache, obstruction Of the
nasal passages, discharges from the nose intc
the throat are symptoms of this horrible com
plant
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-12-26

Mark Twain is a sharp business
man, increased his pie all the time by
good investments as we'll as by new
books and lectures.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-12-26

Lucy Stone regretfully admits that,
while women do most of the amateur
playing on pianos, they compose
scarcely any of the music.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-12-26
Kansas Sugar.

10 sugar makers IN Kansas and in
all the States, the skies are not bright.
There are many discouraging circum-
stances In the way of progress and
profit in sugar making. To begin
with, the industry in Kansas is young,
so young indeed, that it can hardly
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-12-26
Santa Claus is the only useful
article the arctic region were ever
known TO produce.

For DYSPEPSIA, INDIGESTION, depression OF
spirits and general debility in their various forms
also, preventive against fever and ague, and
other intermittent feverS, the 'Ferro- Phosphora
ted Elixir of Calisaya," made by Caswell, Haz
ard & Co, of New York, and sold by all druggists
is the best tonic and for patients recovering from
fever or other sickness it has no equal.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-12-26

A traveller thus pictures the crater
of the volcano of Kilenea, In the
Sandwich Island, which is the largest
active volcano IN the world: "A lake
of molten lava, ever restless, and
surging back and forth like the waves
of the ocean; now dashing In fiery
anger against the rocks, and anon
breaking into a thousand cleaning
points. falls back into the fearful sea
below. Red hot, white hot, all the
dazzling colors OF the rainbow, and
over ali hang clouds of heavy sulphur
smoke, while the dull roar Of the
boiling liquid warns US of the awful
dangers that surround ms. At night,
when the sky .ssc.sy and the leaping
waves paint the darkness fiery red,
the scene is indeed so terrible that the
horrors of Daateis hell are tame Ia
comparison
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-12-26

Pennsylvania coal is now 81 to $12
a ton in Galveston, Tex, about 81 so
more than the same coal sold forbefore-
The Galveston News has some curlosi-
" TO know what has caused the in
crease, as the price OF mining and all
other labor Is the same.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-12-26

4 farmer living near Finchyills,
Orange County, \ Y, raised this
year 60, 600 head of cabbage.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-12-26

Carpenteria, Cal, sends fifty eight
varieties of beans to the New Orleans
Exposition.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-12-26

The thrifty FIorIeaBs are turning
their attention to lemon growins,
which promises to be amore profitable
industry than oraHgegrowing.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-12-26

Clears out rats nice reaches, flies ants bea
mugs, skunks, chipmunks, gOrhsrS l5c. Drug
SiStS.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-12-26

Seaside hotels have begun TO burn,
especially those which needed rebuild,
ing in the spring
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-12-26
"RUCHU-PaIuA,.

Quick, complete cure all Kidney Bladder sao
Qrinsry Diseases Scalding, Irritation, St0u-
Gravel Cstarrh Of the bladder. 81. Druggists
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-12-26
HEART PAINS.

Palpitatton, DropSical Swellisgs, Dizziness. In
digestion. Heafiac e, SleepeSSnsSs cured by
Wells Health Remover"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-12-26

For relieving Throat Troubles and
Coughs, BTu1ca's Bronchial TSuchsS.n have u
worid. wade reputation. Sold emily ia boxes. Price
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-12-26

We guarantee that nothing you ever used. can
50 easily cure any COUGH, COLD or CONSUMPTION
DIR. Tafts White Pine SgrRp. Al Druggists keep
it. Price soc. and ST
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-12-26
TROUGH ON CoHNS..

Ask for Wells Rough on Corns" 15c Quick
conpiets cure, Hard or soft cerns, warts, bun,
ions.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-12-26

An Indian girl fifteen years of age
is the boss" breadmaker at Lewiston,
Idaho.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-12-26
Important

Pittsburg wants municipal reform,
and has organized a committee of 10C
to see about it.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-12-26
1885.
A CLEAN SWEEP.
GOOD TIMES MUST COME.


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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-12-26

Among the many towns of this
country in which the newspaper husi-
ness appears ts be oysrdone ST. Paul
and Detroit are now conspicuous,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-12-26

If all called remedies have failed. DR.. Ssxe,s
C3tarrh Remedy cures
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-12-26
CONDITIONS;

you will the Of several Of your neghbors whom
refer-not the amount Of properly you
but your good character Every subscriber posceLg
20 show the paper and present 70 his friends and neigh
bora When loan made the joining form Of win Be
Dt with the money 20 the subscribers bank e1uess
o and note need Be signed until the money paid over
Send the d several reenoe and fncur
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-12-26

the throat and hnZs We t-ea. diseases Of women with
wonderful success We electricity in many cases
and in some cases hot hshs. We RosTrIvKLS CVax
seiinSl wsnesS and diseases OF private nature an
in short. fe facilities 70 meet any emergency. Ne
are prepared % perform the most difficult surgical o1s
e-st and correct all 6eformitiss of the h<iy We
manufacture compound oxygen. the great remedy for
throat 10 g and nervous &tecnons. Send stamp for
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-12-26


Susie was poor, sick and blind, would
it have been kindly act for me TO
hide her misfortune from you, end
passing by your home, to have placed
her in the care of charitable stran
gers2'
Fred, you woald never. have done
that" he said, much agitated.
"Never!" answered. You are
right But you, John, ask me to take
from Susie the happiness of kno wing
fathers love, the sweet duty of car
ing for fathers affection"
mo, no, Fred. l only ask you to
put no burden upon her young life,
to throw no cloud over her happiness.
1 am old and feeble; / shall trouble
no one loRg."
And when you die, you will de-
rive your only child the satisfaction
of ministering to YOUR wants-take
from her her fathers dying blessing. :"
He turned his sightless eyes to.
ward me, his whole face working con
vulsively.
Where is she FredG You would
not talk so if you did not know my
child still loves her father"
II am here, father, Susie said; and
I stole softly aSsy as John clasped
his child in his arms. Albert was in
the dining-room with Johnnie, and /
was chatting still with him when /
heard John calling:
Fred Fredm
l hurried to the room to find him
struggling TO rise, Susie vainly try
ing to calm him.
II want my childm he cried,
deliriously; you promised me my
child"
saw at a glance that the agitation
of the evening had brought back the
wandering mind of which he had told
me. Albert and I relieved Susie,
who left us quickly.
Some finer instinct than we pos
sessed guided her, for she returned
with Johnnie and whispered him to
very good and kiss grandpapa. She
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1884-06-04
BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATION AND
OTHER STOCKS BOUGHT AND SOLD.


Persons wishing TO buy property will do well to
consult the list given below, and those having any
for sale will find 1t to their interest to have /
catalogued, that attention may be called to IL.
The following properties now offered for sale
at prices and on terms especially desirable: