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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-06-13
Another Guardian Needed.
Lincoln GNeb } Journal

A few minutes after pulling out OF
Tecumseh for Nebraska City the other
day Conductor Lee stepped into the
smoker to work up his tickets. The
first man he met was bound for
Atchison, and the obliging conductor
pulled the cord, stopped The train and
gave the estrayed passenger directions
how to take short cut back To the
depot. Lee started ahead. and as he
had q ten mile run to the first station
he worked his way through the ear
quite leIsurely. AS he passed the last
seat brisk-looking gentleman asked
What did you pat that man OFF
for? Was he trying to beat a rider"
"Oh, no." said Lee. He was or
the wrong train and let him off to
go back to the depot"
The traveller laughed long and mer-
rily. well, said he, III be blow.
ed if he hasn't sense enough to keep
on the right train he ought to stay at
home ana Lave guardian appoint
ed. "
And the merry man joked on the
subject, aDd told a story quite III point
so well that the conductor and several
passengers who gathered around to
listen we're convulsed with amuse-
ment. At last he drew out his little
mileage book, and extended it with
the careless grace that characterize
the accomplished traveller, he re
marked, Just tear me out to Atchi-
SON"
A hush fell upon the crowd so deep
and still that the putting of the engine
sounded like thelheavings OF a volcano.
And the only thing that saved the
veteran traveller from the expendi-
ture of 50 20 was the absence Of a
counter where the beer could be sci
IN
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-06-13
Lazy Life in Brazil.

Ex-Gov. Thomas Osbornc, of Kan
sas, home on leave from Rio Jaueiro,
says: People have q way of thinking
that foreign mission is paradise on a
small scale. They ought to try il for
while. The salary Of S12, 900 year
looks handsome enough, but the indo-
lence you have to stand is worth the
pay. That's very tame life in Brazil,
Why, I'd rather live one day in New
York than a month in Rio. No, there
isn't much style required but if a
fellow IS nybody at all i'll Rio he
must have his town house and his
county house at Petrofahs, in the
suburbs, and between the two estab.
lishments he can't save enough to buy
many national banks The principal
thing there is the coffee export, and it
is constant source of disgust TO see
how the United States is frittering
away her opportunities to exchange
merchandise with Brazil and the other
South American markets. We might
rs we'll have the lions share OF
that valuable trade, but we kindly
allow it to be monopolized by the En-
glish, Dutch, and French, and each
year we have to 90 down in our peck
cts for nearly $500, 900, 900 to square
up the balances due on our CONNER
cial lunaCyn
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-06-13

to come TO the conclusion that the
stain itself has been taken out, until
more dust accumulates on tie grease
and lie finds himself mistaken. For
the purposes of the swindle two fell
lows will buy lot of cheap soap and
cut II up into small pieces, which are
dainty perfumed and nicely wrapped
up IN fancy colored paper. This is
all the stock in trade needed, except
a generous allowance of cheek. One
OF the fellows dresses himself Up like
dude and generally conducts him
self so that every body TO whom he
appeals makes fun of him. Perhaps
he does sell few pieces of the soap,
Tor 1t appears to do what is claimed
for 1t, but he purposely makes such an
ass OF himself that nobody wants TO
trade with him Soon, when he is
ooastlng of how much soap he can sell
III day, communicating fellow in
the crowd calls out: We'll, why
don't you sell 1t then2" and at once
they get into wrangle, which IS end
ed by the plain fellow betting that he
can sell more soap in ten minutes than
the proprietor of the stand can sell in
half an hour. The bet Is generally
quite large one, and as sympathy Is
entnely with the communicating
fellow the crowd comes to his support,
and he rapidly sells out his share of
the soap, aud finally also disposes of
the others packages. 1t is needless
to say that the fellows are confeder-
ates, and are playing into each others
hands. Two good operators can make
tremendous profits by working this
game, and they run no risk of being
arrested.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-06-13
Worse than Dynamite.

These dynamite explosions over in
England said the sleeping car cou-
due.or, remind nae of an old woman
and her jug of yeast She got on at
small station out beyond Stuben-
vile, carrying a gallon jug in her
hand, which She told me contained a
fine quality of home made yeast. 1t
was we'll corked and tied, and the old
lady carried it 10 her berth with her.
taking as much care of it as if il had
been baby. An hoHr or SO later,
when eSe rybody was asleep, there was
the most tremendous explosion ever
heard in a sleeping car, and all tbs
neighbors of the woman had shower
bath of the frothy stuff from the shat
tered jug. II was dark, and they
thought they were covered with their
own blood. Such screaming you Hever
heard, and the old woman herself was
the most frightened of the lot. The
shaking of the Car had made the yeast
hvelIer than dynamite, and an extra
heavy lurch had set It off. The bed
clothes OF four sections had TO be
changed"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-06-13
PREMATURE WINTER.
4 Remarkable Scene In the New Eng
land Woods.

Vixen some of the inhabitants of
Waterbury, Conn, took their before
breakfast walk on Friday morning,
they were astonished to see the foliage
of the trees presenting an autumnal
hue. The leaves had changed Part of
their budding green for a fringe of
scarlet. All day Friday, curiosity
seekers hocked to the woods near
Waterbury, to behold the marvel.
When the sun came ont in the after
noon, most of the leaves gradually
lost their tingc of crimson and became
green. In the cooler parts of the
woods, where the shade was dense, the
touch of frost remained.
On Saturday morning, after the
severe frost of the night before, hun
dreds OF people went to the woods to
see whether nature would repeat her
freak The change was even greater
than before. Those leaves which had
not regained their green color on Fri
daY afternoon had been entirely
bronzed, just as happens On snappy
November nights. Nearer the open
spaces the hues were brighter Red
and dark brown combined to make
parts of the trees look as If they had
been transplanted from some land of
perpetual October.
On the outskirts of the woods,
where the sun had entirely demolish-
ed on Friday afternoon the work the
frost had done on Thursday night,
the later cold snap had replaced
the tinge of red on the borders of the
leaves.
In the several other parts of the
Naugatuck valley the frost had like
effect, only got as strongly marked
as near Waterbury. The people are
trying to fad some way of preserving
specimens of the.pheuonGnal leaves.
James l.. Isenberg, Smith 7. Fisher,
Charles w. Stewart and several others
have some of them, whose color they
hope will remain, One man is expert
menting with leaves from the same
woods, in an icehouse, and he thinks
that by managing the temperature
and moisture Alright he can produce
the same effect at pleasure.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-06-13
A Curious Historical Fact.
Albany Evening Journal

It is a curious historical fact that
Lincoln and Harris were first candi-
dates for the Presidency 1892 r.
Fl Harris, of Maryland, in that year
received six electoral votes and Ben
jamin Lincoln one. Up to 1928, nom
nations for the Presidency and Vice
Presidency were made by Congress
sional caucuses. The movement for
national nominating conventions be
gan in 1880, when the Anti-Masonic
party set up its candidates at Balti-
more. The National Republicans met
the following year in national con
vention and nominated Henry Clay,
and the year following the Democrats
nominated Van Buren, for Vice Presi-
dent at the same place, which became
known as the City of Conventions. :"
From that time the parties adopted
the plan of naming their candidates
for the Presidency by delegates in
national conventions.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-06-13
PUSS IN The FLY-WHEEL.
How a Canadian Cat Rode III Miles
Without So Much as Winking.
Montreal Star.

The engineer of The Star printing
steam engine on Tuesday morning
noticed a white patch ON the inner
surface of the rim of the drive-wheel,
which he thought was piece of paper
caught by one of the spokes in its
flight round and round by the wheel.
The white patch was noticed by
several of the hands during the morn
ing, who accounted for it in the same
way, but no attention had been
specially given to the matter when
the engine was stopped shortly after
noon As the wheel stopped the en-
glneer was surprised to see the white
spot fall to the ground and then get
up and crawl away. He then for the
first time became aware that the
white spot which he had been whirl-
ing on the fy-wheel was a cat, which
had been cllnging to one of the spohes
of the wheel, and had only relaxed its
hold when the wheel had come to a
standstill. The cat seemed daZed for
a while, and was taken into the street
for freer air. Here it remained per-
fectly still for a considerable time,
but an attempt being made to cover it
with a paper it ran off in zigzag
course, but apparently as fully alive
as ever.
The lower PARTON of the fiy-wheel
revolves in a trough, the sides of
which fit close to the broad tire of the
wheel, and it Is assumed that the cat,
which was strange one, being
frightened at the entry of the en-
gineer, jumped into the trough to get
out of the way, and when the wheel
was started found itself whirllng on
the inside of the tire. The wheel is
Zen feet in diameter, and it is revolved
from A. NJ to 1880 P M, and at a
rate of sixty revolutions per minute.
By simple calculation it will be
found that the cat travelled more than
liz miles, or about 20, 900 revolutions
OF the wheel
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-06-13
Important Information
New YORK Journal

NtH TUX JtuTH4L
Papa, what is a bat?''
1T is what base ball players use, my
child
Il know that; but isn't there another
kind, papa2"
Yes, there's bird called bat. :"
81 know that, too, but isn't there
another one7"
mo, guess not, dear, why do you
ask77
Because l heard Uncle John tell
mamma that he went on a frightfuI
bat last night.
Papa said nothing. bat made up his
mind 10 give Uncle john laying out
next time he saw him
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-06-13

water. This worked very we'll until
one night the machinery was left in
proper condition. the flues were closed
or the drafts reversed, or something
of that kind At. any rate, in tie
morning the contents of all the rooms
which were connected with the fur
mace chimney were perfectly saturat
ed with creosote, The carpets, furni-
ture-csyers and paper Showed that
creosotc had been an all-night visitor.
1t was then decided to return TO the
maeerating plan. which had been
somewhat improved. This now gives
entire satisfaction.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-06-13
The Result.
wall Street News

1t was a Toledo hotel. The guest
who had been in the house four days,
registered as from New York, was
asked by the proprietor what he
thought of the situation:
'Sad-very sad, " was the reply.
What do you think will be the re-
suit Of this crash in stocks!"
why, I'll be unable to pay my bill
here, and presume you'll order your
biggest porter to escort me 10 the door
and apply ii dose of sole leather"
He was not disappointed.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-06-13
Advertising Cheats I'LL


at has become so common to write the
! lightning of an article, in an elegant, in.
teresting manner,
''Then run it into some advertisement
! that we avoid all such,
| And simply call attention to the merits
| of Hop Bitters in as plain, honest terms
as possible,
/ TO induce people
| ITO give them one trial, which so proves
! their value that they never will use any
| thing else"
THE REMEDY SO favorably noticed in
| all the papers,
Religious and secular, is
Having large sale, and is supplanting
all other medicines
There is no denying the virtues Of the
Hop plant, and the proprietors of Hop
Bitters have shown great shrewdness
"And ability
"In compromising a medicine whose
virtues are SO palpable to every onsf
Did She Diep
mo!
@She fingered and suffered along, pin
ing away all the time for years"
The doctors doing her no good"
~And at last was cured by this Hop
Bltters the papers say so much about"
"lrdeedl Indeed"
aHow thankful we should be for that
medicine
A Daughters Misery
Eleven years OPP daughter suffered on
bed of misery,
From complication of kidney, liver,
rheumatic trouble and Nervous debility,
Under the care OF the best physicians
"Who gave her disease various names,
ABut no relief,
@And now she IL restored to Us in good
health by as simple remedy as Hop Bit
ters, that we had stunned for years before
using 1.-THE Parents
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-06-13
Iowa County Democrat
AMONG THE Daisies.
Chambers Journal

Chambers Journal.
Law her down among the daisies,
With the fringes of her eyes.
Softer than their silver petals,
Closed for blissful reyeries.
Fold her little hand in wilderness
As in prayer on her breast;
Fear not for their folded lightnesS
On the heart unmoving pressed,
For that heart of angel brightness,
Tired so early, lies at rest.
Tired so early,--when the dawning
Glimmered white-winged through the room
And the skies were half awaking,
Half in fading starllt gloom,
From the heaven OF the starlight
Came the angels Of the dawn;
And the morning winds were signing,
And the curtains eastward drawn,
And her sleeping face looked brighter,
And a whispering sob said-"Gone.
All the daisies were unfolding
In the fields. where never more
Shall the rapture of her chid-life
Run in shout and laughter DER.
Tired 50 early she has gathered
All her gladness in swift space,
She has sung her song and ended,
Childlike turning pleading face
Back to home where joys are weary
Toward the one familiar place.
Law her low among the daisies;
Angels knew her more than we;
They have led her home from wandering,
Tired with earthly revelry.
And above her daisied pillow
Let her simple tale be told:
Here the Lover Of the lilies
Babe a little blossom fold;
He that wakes the flowers shall wake her,
White as snow, with heart OF gold.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-06-13

In hundreds of instances where Hot Sprin =
and other treatment failed to cure scrofull AN
syphlHuc disorders, the sufferer has Saug!,' and
found n cure III pr Guysutt'S Mellow Dock a.d
Sarsaparllla. Ii enrichcS the blood, strengthens
the urinary and digestive organs and quickly re-
moves all Indications of i'll health ana Mood dis
ease, from pilupie 10 a running sore from a
all other blood purifiers aud strengt heniu.,
medicines is admitted by al! who t'st lis curative
effect and influence
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-06-13
He Knew Him.
Merchant Traveller.

Did you arrest that fellow l put
you on tor asked grocery keeper
of policeman.
yes, and the judge nailed him.
WAS he found guiity?'
Yes"
What did he dor"
Paid the penalty, 90 course"
What was ita''
"Workhouse for thirty days"
We'll, it's a good thing it wasn't a
grocery bill or he would have hung
before he paid it. know the snooz-
or
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-06-13

The Des Moines Iowa Conference
of Mormons (anti-polygamists) closed
its three-days session yesleFday. Seven
churches reported a membership OF
about 500. The congregation In Dies
Moines have just finished a house of
worship, In which the conference was
held.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-06-13
EnlnnrIanL.

When you visit or leave New York city, save
at the GRAND UNION HOTEL. opposite Grand
Central depot; $50 elegant rooms, fitted up at Il
cost Of one million dollars, reduced &c 81 and ny
taurant supplied with the nest. Horse car
stages and elevated railroad to all depots. Fam
lies can live better for less money at the Grand
Union Hotel than at any other frst-ciass hotel Ia
the city.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-06-13

The heaviest ram ever known in
California ut this season of the year
fell throughout that State yesterday.
Farmers were in The midst Of haying
and thousands of tons will be materi-
ally injured.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-06-13
Ii. NJ. How. rronrIeter.

The Rochester Union would like 10
see monument erected ito the
memory of Sam Patch, whose motto
was: Some things can be done as
we'll as others "
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-06-13
PUT up" atthe Gauit ousc.

The business or tourist will find firSt-claSS
accommodations al the low price Of - and s. ~
rer day 81 the Gault House. Chicago corner Of
Clinton and Madison streets, This far-famed
hotel IS located in the center of the CITY only one
block from the Unicp Depot Elevator, all APP
pointmentS firSt-claSS
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-06-13

The Union National bank at Cleve-
land, Ohio, with a capital of 81, 0G0,
600, has been authorized to begin
business by the Comptroller of the
currency.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-06-13

Captain George ~ Perkins, L. s.
n, who married a daughter of the
late William +. Weld, of Boston
received with his wife a fortune of
s., GOO, 600
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-06-13
couIs scarceIT sne,I..

L Could scarcely spenk; L was almost I'M
possible to breathe through my uoStri!S. L ing
Ely S Cream Balm q snort time was cattr,ly
relieved My head has not been 50 clear no.
voice 50 strong III years, recommend this a!
Cold in the hSsi ~, Q. rICugNoR, Suoa Mrr.
chant, nLEabeth. y j LprIce - gentSA
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-06-13

get bilious, have heavy headaches. month foul
yellow eyes, Sc, all The direct result of Impur,
and enriched with Kidney Wort. 1t acts at III,
same time ON the Kidneys, Liver ana Bowels anu
has more real virtue in package than can bc
found in any other remedy Tor the same class OF
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-06-13

In Woodbury.. Conn, salmon trout
put III the streams four years ago are
now being taken, and some Of them
weigh from to two and half pounds
-, HUSBAND Iets tell the pr prietor that Browns
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-06-13
The Soap Caper.

A very successful swindle, operated
by street peddlers, is what is techni-
cauyIknown as the soap caper. Any
common soap viii wash the dust out
of grease spot, and person is apt
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-06-13

The product of gold in the country
for 1883 amounted to $50, 900, 600, and
of silver SIC, 200, 000-a slight re
duction as compared with the previ
nnS Nnnr
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-06-13

The programme of the Concord
Summer School of Philosophy for this
year gives two DAYS to 'Immortality
and six days to Emerson.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-06-13

sSDo it Yourself. With Diamond DYES
sny lady can get as good results the best prlc-
teal dyer, Every dye warranted trae to name
and sample, ice. at druggists Wells, Richard
son & Co Rurinsrto n VI
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-06-13

IRIS only cold" True but it's dangerous
Use \. X. Browns EsS. Jamaica ginger huS
band.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-06-13

The medical properties Of petroleum have long
been known to the aborigines, and snce CarbDlin.
has become as well known As a hair restorer and
dressing, petroleum takes front RANK among the
new remedies
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-06-13

Captain Nathan Appleton, of Bos
ton, accom- panies the Misses Longfel-
low in their projected Norway visit TO
Mrs. Ole Bull this summer
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-06-13

The Annapolis cadets are being
taught to defend themselves with
cane.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-06-13

FoR DYSPEPSIA, INDIGESTION. depression Of
spirits and general debility in their various forms
also, as a preventive against fever and ague, and
other intermittent feyels the "Ferro. Phesp ,Orl-
ted Elixir Of Calisaya,' made by Caswell, fiaz-
ard & Co., Of New York, and sold by all drug.
gsts is the best tonic; and for patients recover
ing from fever or other sickness il has no equal
&c buys pair Of Lyons Patent Heel stiGners.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-06-13

YalIer Dog and Raw Dog are the
names of two little towns south Of
Heppner, Oregon.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-06-13
The Kaiser's Life-WOrk.

The German Emperor looks upon
himself as the first servant of the
nation; and even now, with 81 sum-
mers on his brow, he works lncessant-
ly and unsparIngly for its veal. He
has repeatedly declared that the woes
of the workingman sit heaviest on
hrs heart, and that if he could but do
something TO better the lot of his
poorer subjects he would deem that
the cl.se of his reign had been richly
best The Emperor William has
been called a prince of peace. lie
had done all he could to appease and
remove the causes of popular di:con-
tent in his own dominions, and even
his foes will not deny that he is peace
keeper of Europe. About sixteen years
ago, in the course of a hot discussion
in the North German Parliament on
the naval budget, Count Won Moltke
said that there was only one possible
way of converting the money spent
in the service of war to the interests
of peace, and that was 1.-The forma-
ton in the heart Europe of power
which, without being aggressive itself,
should yet be strong enough TO forbid
its neighbors from waging war
This wonderful prophecy has now
been fulfilled, and the German
Emperor is the instrument of its
realization. The German army Is the
police force of Europe, and yet
Europe Is content TO profit by It's
passi re services without much show
of appreciation But what Europe
fails to express the German people
themselves most warmly feel. No
sovereign was ever more popular with
his subject than is the octogenarian
Kaiser Berlin is a cold and unrev-
erentIal city, bur when the Emoe
drives through its streets the ualyer-
sal veneration of which he Is the OBJ
ject lends them an Oriental air OF
worship.
Suicides: At Belleville, Ill, Rich
ard Kecht, glass-blower, shot him
self through the body. Financial
distress and failure to secure employ
ment were the causes for the deed
Near Rochester, Mimi, Peter Mlngle,
German farmer. hanged himself in
his barn Al Fort Wayne, Ind,
Christian Hartman, an employe of the
car-shops, became insane on the sub
ject of electrical inventions. and
hanged himself IN his roOn-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-06-13

As Cure for Sore Throat and
Cough, Br0gra s bronchial TfOcieS' have been
thoroughly tested, and maintain their good retu-
tnfiDn
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-06-13

For Sale-A ten to. Fairbanks Scale com
plcte for half price. Address T. I. Barry, 2i3
Franklin St Chicago, Ill.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-06-13

Aliens Iron Tonic Bitters create "a
healthy appetite. All genuine bear the signature
Ct J. p Allen Druggist, ST. Paul, Mimi.