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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-07-03
The Progress of Cholera.

Reports from Europe show that
while in the cities of Toulon and Mar
settles the cholera has increased in Sc
verify and while it has made its ap-
pearance in Paris and in numerous
small places throughout France, yet it
has not spread with the alarming rap
idity and malignancy that was general
ly prcdicte' Cor it upon its first APP
GARAGE. SO far the disease has been
limited to the continent, SO thoroughly
alive and watchful have been the au-
thorities in adopting sanitary precau-
tions. All vessels are carefully in
spected before leaving infected ports,
and required to have clean bills Of
health before being allowed to enter
any Of the ports of the United States.
In this country commendable activity
is being displayed everywhere by
Boards of Health and sanitary author
tiles, and active measures are being
taken to keep the dread pestilence
from our shores. The feeling OF the
widespread alarm which was created
by the apprehension of a visitation to
which the first report gave rise to, has
now given place to dertimed watch
fulneSs and Il feeling of confidence IN
the steps that have been taken to meet
every emergency. State Boards OF
Health have been noticeably active III
this matter, and yet while the Gov
eminent has manifested proper APP
probation of the impending dagger,
but little of the National Board OF
State Board of Health has shown its
recognition of the danger in, besides
other precautionary measures promul-
gated by il, issuing general memo
randum IN IN address to local authorlt-
les throughout the State as precaution
against infection in the event of the
outbreak of cholera amongst us.
While there are no certain data from
which to draw an opinion as to the
appearance of cholera in the United
| States, and while its sudden appear
ance at any place in this country would
| be matter of no surprise, from the
manner in which it has been confined
to small territory in Europe, we are
encouraged to hope that this country
will escape visitation this year. Still,
it behooves every one to be prepared
to meet it manfully if it does come, and
especially should the authorities of all
cities and towns take every available
measure to ward it off.
Much uneasiness was created recent
ly by the report that case of genuine
cholera had occurred on Mississippi
river steamboat in the person of the
child OF passengers who had come from
France, but investigation proved thst
the family had not been in France for
nearly year, that they were directly
| from Mexico, and that the disease
of which the child died was ordinary
summer complaint. So far not single
we'll authenticated case of cholera has
occurred in the United States.-Nash-
Vile Journal of Medi cine and Surgery
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-07-03
Excursion to Clear Lake. Iowa.

The Illinois Central r. r. will run
an Excursion to Clear Lake, Ia,
leaving Warren at 1923 p. m. July
Is: arriving at the Lake at s a. m.
July 10th. Fare for the round trip
1915
Return tickets good for 10 days: Sleeping cars
will run through from Centrala to Clear Lake
without change. Application for Berths, must
be made on the undersigned on or before July
10Th. The annual camp meeting, under the di.
rceton of, Rev. J. p Dimmitt, commences July.
10th. and closes the 9th. For full PARTICULARS as
to this meeting address, Rev. Dimmittot Bloom.
ington ILL., Parties who enjoy boating, bathing,
and fishing and general good time, for little
money, should join this Excursion and spend a
couple of weeks at Clear Lake.
4Gw3 J, I. MERRY, Gen. West Pass. Agt.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-07-03

it is much like other places for while
some get well others are made worse
Doctors say Los Angeles is no place
for lung trouble and that eatarrh
would be made verse by coming here.
Still that is not always the case.
The water one has to drink is very
poor and is great source of i'll health.
There are places however where the
water is quite good aud pure.
Los Angeles is growing very rapip
population of 1900 the city is now a.
for while the census of 80 only gives
bout $4,000. The rapid growth of the
city has necessitated the building of
new public school houses. The Nor
man School bnilding is a very fine
structure, and the school is well attend
ed.
Good educational! facilities are fur
nished by the university Of Southern
California, Els Villa College, and the
Catholic School.
Business of all kinds is very dull
and what is needed just now is fresh
supply of people from the east, each
with fat pocket book and willing
ness to spend its contents, and then go
east after fresh supply.
Many willing hands are out of em-
ployment which speaks badly for a
,,loaooo ,.nIl fo,- IN no.,nf,.U
1t seems that every nation ought to
employ its people, or in other words see
that they are employed, for busy hands
keep busy minds out of mischief, and
ian ounce of preventative is worth a
pound of cure" There is room for
manufactures here, but other business
is mostly oyerdOne.
Land agents are numerous and are
exceedingly anxious 10 sell property
and as a rule will not ask more than
two OF three times as much as proper
ty is worth, or represent the income
from farm, orchard or garden to be
m ore than frCm two TO ten times an
average yield.
Business is business, however, and
the Dutchman's won Der cend'' on four
or five sales Of the same property prob
ally accounts for its high price and Of
ten fabulous productiveness. It's true
that immense crops are raised here
sometimes but the average is not so
large, except in raising hay, when with
plenty of water for irrigation, three or
four such crops as we raise in Wiscon-
sin can be produced in single year.
Nearly all LAND here that does not con-
tain alkali salt, or boraX, will with
plenty of water produce good crops.
1t takes from four to five years for
vineyard to pay, and six to ten years
for an orange grove, and people coming
to California should not believe all
they hear or be in hurry to buy or
else they may have their leisure i'll
which to repent. More anon.
CT. SCUELLENGER.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-07-03
THE HADENDOWAS.
A Brave Race Who Are the Principal Fol.
lowers of Osman Digna.

OSmaH Digaa'S principal followers
be called by the generic name of Sou
dams. But to call them Arabs. rs they
are always called. 5 mistake. The
Hadcndowas have very little Arab
blood in them. They are mostly an
indigenous Afr can race. just like their
neighbors the Bishareen (the Beta of
the Arabian writers. the Bugeta of
classical h storv1. with whom they
are included by ethnographers, under
the conven emf. if not very lucid, des-
ignat on of .'Ham.tic." Their CON-
plexion is dark brown-almost black
brown-and their hair is more suggest
we of the negro than of the Arab; and.
though all their she ks aud most of
their rank and file speak a kind of
mongrel Arab C, the Hadendowas have
a language of their own. just as the
Bishareen have. There have been a
certain intermingl ng of Arab blood
among the Hadendowa,. as among
other Hamit populations of the
Soudan (Belad-cs-Soudan. country
of the blackS). but it has been very
SHE'LL. dHu luIsE ECIfgtOH COuStiluJtS
the main connection between the Ha-
dendowa, and the true Arabian race.
Bat even Their religion is the grossest,
the most superstit Gus corruption of
the nipple and severe faith of the
prophet Osman's Baggaras. the Be
mr. Amer clans between the Suakim
Hills and Kasala. the Shukriyeh peo-
pie between the Atbara River and the
Blue Nile, have far greater claim to
the proud name of Arab than the
Hadendowas and other tribes of the
Eastern Soudan. Indeed. in some
parts of the Central and Western Sou
dan there are large numbers of tribes
men VINO have maintained great deal
OF the purity of their race even to the
present day. 1t 5 often said that the
Sordancse owe their splendid fighting
qGal.t e. TO the strain OF Arab blood
in them. But the example of the
H.den Iowas is fatal to The theory
Not nniv are the lIaslendowas brave
r.sc- ti..y are far and AWAY the bray-
eft S.syages wiann i;r.Iish troops aaye
ever encountered Ecsl@og .t.--s-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-07-03

1t seems MS though the change in
administration and the appointment
of Gen. Black as commissioner have
had n good effect upon the pen
sion department of the government.
While fraud is carefully guarded
against, claims are more speedily
acted upon and adjusted. a num-
Der of merNorious cases III this Vi
cinity have received attention with
in the past few weeks. 4 case in
point is that of Peter Thies, of this
city, whose claim has been dragging
along for the past six years, in spite
of every effort oil his part, and the
part of his attorneys to have 1t taken
up and considered. This is one of the
cases referred to by Hon. Burr w.
Jones in the campaign last fall,
when he called attention to the fact
that while work in the pension de-
partment was so far behind that
many claimants died before their
claims were acted upon, commits
sioner Dudley, who had then sent
in his resignation to take effect after
election, was in Ohio, devoting his
time exclusively to conducting the
republican campaign in that state,
From present appearances there is
going to be vast improvement in
this important branch of the govern
men..
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-07-03

While the work of removing often
sive partisans from the civil service
is going bravely on it is well to re.
member that the most offensive
thing in American politics is yet tc
be removed, viz: the protective tar.
iff. Let not tariff reformers grow
weary Of well doing, but agitate, agi.
tate until the most stupendous
fraud of the age is overthrown.
That the people of the country can
be enriched by high taxation is q
proposition too absurd to be much
longer entertained in land of free
dom, enlightenment, and free
schools.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-07-03

The books in the treasury at
Washington balanced within two
cents; but the books in the sub
treasury at New Orleans won't come
within two million five hundred
thousand cents of balancing. Re-
publicans claimed that the two
cents had been found upon the floor
of the treasury vaults after the
count had been completed; and now
if any of them has concealed about
his person the little deficit dis
covered in the sub-treasury accounts,
The Democrat would like to have
him speak right out SO the books
there may be also properly balanced.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-07-03
HANGING BASKETS.

How They Should be Filled and the Treat
ment That is Afterward Necessary.
Hanging baskets for plants are made
of different materials, and in great
variety OF forms. Some are formed of
wire. others of clay, and ornamented
WITH fancy holdings. etc. Very pretty
baskets in rustic style are made by COW
er;ng the outside of Il wooden bowl with
fantastic knots aud roots; this makes a
pleasing basket. but We know of none
SO desirable as the old style of semi
piobu!ar wire basket, when properly
filled.
To fill Il Wire basket, first obtain
some of the green moss to be found on
the lower portion of the trunks of trees
in almost any shady piece OF woods.
This is to be used as a lining to the
basket, turning the green side out, and
entirely covering the inside of the wire
form with the moss. Before filling the
basket with soil. place Il handful of
charcoal or gravel in the bottom, which
VIII hold the moisture. Fill the basket
W tn rch, loo e loan, such as will not
harden by frequent waterings- Plants
that are peculiarly suitable for hanging
baskets are quite numerous. and from
them selection may be made that will
please the most eXact:ng taste. 1t
is IA mistake to crowd too many
plants into a basket; if they grow
they will soon become root-bound,
stunttd and look slckly. If the hang
inc basket be Of the ordinary SIZE, one
large and choice plant placed in the
&c !ter with few graceful vines to
droop over the edges will have better
elect when established and growing.
than if it were crowded with plants at
the time of filing. Hanging baskets
being constantly suspended, they are
exposed to draughts of air from all
sides. and the soil is soon dried out.
Hence careful watching is necessary IN
order to prevent the contents from be-
com no too dry. III the moss appears
10 be dry, take the basket down and
dip it once or ivy c. in pal OF water;
this is better than spr;nkling from Il
watering-pot In filling hanging bas-
ketS, or vases of any kind, we invaria-
bly, cover the surface of the soil with
the same green moss used for lining.
which while it adds materially to the
pleasing appearance of the whole, pre-
vents the soil from drying out or be-
com ng baked on the surface. If the
surface of the so | n pots be covere
w tn moss Of til 5 KIND, especially in
summer, moisture W Il be retained, and
watering be requ red much less fire.
quently .-ADserican .4gricutturiSt.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-07-03
PiTH AND POINT.

Professor Ito a lazy studenD-"You
may pass on to the Future Life.
Student-..Not prepared, SIR" Pro
fessor (grimly )-."True; quite true -
Golden DAYS.
Ills Jones waiting on that Mss
Wiggs?'' well, he has been gong
with her for several years, and it rather
looks to me as if she was waiting on
Jones. The fudge.
-Time-winter In the country
nothing to see and plenty OF time to see
it. In the city-plenty to see and no
time TO see it. COMMUNICATIVE is
DECENTRALIZATION Globe
A doctor advertised "a wonderful
discovery for presery ne the scalp. :"
We don't know how it is made, but
our prescr pit on Is to stay East where
there are no Indians. Boston Tran
script.
A c't,zen of Philadelphia has a col
lection OF SuspenderS numbering $40
pairs; but what doth it profit man if
he have $40 pairs of suspenders and no
buttons to fasten them -Phttadel-
phia Cal
Vim. Vinegar and Victory was the
motto of an amateur paper started by
some boys at school in Ohio. When
they had spent all their funds, the
motto in the last issue was: Mild,
Mouse-like and Moneyless.
I'm describ ng the reception ten
dered to Miss Emma Nevada the other
night, the San Francisco Chronicle
sars: Everybody cried when Emma
Nevada sang Home. Sweet Home.
Even the boxes were in tiers.
Hello, Smith! Suppose man mar
ries his first wife's step-sister's aunt,
what relation is he to her?' "Frst
wife-um-s ep-aunt-er-let's see-l
don't know" Bright fellow. He's
her husband. CHI ago Times.
Brown was surprised to see
you at church yesterday, Smith.
understood that you don't believe much
in religious matters. Smth-''Well
--cr I have been somewhat of an
inldel all my life. bat that cold that
caught last week has settled on my
lungs, and feel little nervous about
it. brooklyn Eagle.
What she didn't know.
She had views on coeducation,
And the principal needs OF the nation;
And her glasses were blue, and the numbers
she knew
OF the stars in each high constellation.
And she wrote in 4 handwriting clerky.
And she talked with an emphasis jerky:
And she painted on tiles, in the sweetest o.
sty es,
But she didn't know chicken rom turkey
My brudder Moses meier get rich
if he vhas in der clothing peeseness for
q tousand years Don't he buy
goods close enough?" dot doan
make somepody rich. Der troubles
mt Moses vhas dot he vhas too OK
cited. When he belief dot England
and Russia 90 to war he put $500 into
wheat. and in five days he lose eafery
cent" WHAT should ne have done?''
Keep dot money in his pocket and
mark his stock up twenty per cent. y
-I!'0U Street NeWS.
An abSent-minded man went into
a basement in New York to have his
shoes BACKED The boot-blackS wer,
busy with other customers at the M
and he was obliged to wait. He drew
Il paper from his pocket and became
absorbed in it. Shortly the boot-black
called "neXt," and the absent-minded
man hastily stripped of his coat and
collar and sat down in the boot
blacks chair. When he reached his
head back and failed to find a rest, he
realized his mistake, and sheepishly
sa d, ''Oh, thought l was in a barber
shop. ~ Y SUos.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-07-03
A Year in Los Angeles, Cal.

Editor Democrat Many times since
our arrival here have we thought of
you and friends i'll Wisconsin, eSpec-
tally during the long cold winter whel.
we knew by experience you thought u
milder climate would be acceptable
However all is not gold that gill
tiers" and we dare say you would think
SO, should You spend winter here.
One thing let us say when you come to
California bring your overcoat, for
though YOU would be comfortable at
midday riding in your shirt sleeves, at
&. y. IA an overcoat would be accept
able and necessary. That was the case
last January and it is the same now,
and will be till 1901 unless the climate
changes.
We were told by good authority that
the Thermometer has registered 10 in
the shade in this place and that in san
Bernardino, a small town IS miles east
of here, l20.
We have never seen any such figures
in papers and pamphlets that were to
be sent east. They have frosts here,
but the lowest the thermometer regis
tered is IS above zero.
Bright sunny days are common and
one soon gets used TO them and expects
| nothing else.
Most people think this climate debil-
Eating and all agree that one loses hnsi-
ness energy after being here a year or
| so.
have never heard Of case of a sun
stroke here but still those working in
the sun are sometimes compelled to
take rest on account of the heat.
Nodoubt there are many people in the
state of Wisconsin as well as elsewhere
who would like to come to California
and also many that are here who would
like to get back.
We meta gentleman the other day
who made the remark that the people
here were the biggest set of liars he
ever met. Ifthis be true when you are
reading advertisements about this Won
derful land of flowers, orange groves
and evergreen trees, it will be well to
believe only about a half or quarter
what you read. We presume there is
as much discomfort in California as in
Wisconsin or any other state. Climate
makes rather poor diet; in fact we
have only met one gentleman since our
arrival that thought climate was better
nourishment than good beefstake. As
for this climate being good for invalids
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-07-03

Hon. Arthur K. Delaney, Of May
Vile, has been appointed United
States district attorney for the East
ern district of Wisconsin, to succeed
Gerry w. Hazelton. Mr.. Delaney is
a thoroughgoing democrat, and has
hosts of warm friends throughout
the state, who will be highly pleased
ut his appointment.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-07-03

Representatives of the American
mail steamship companies have
been to Washington to try to induce
Postmaster General Villas to alter his
determination not to use the 100000
appropriated by congress to be given
as a subsidy to American lines but
have not been successful. Mr.. Villas
adheres to his first opinion that the
regular compensation paid for carry
ing ocean mails is sufficient and will
refer the appropriation back to con-
gress.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-07-03

Congressman Ben Butterworth, Of
Ohio, whom republicans consider
very high authority says that Cleye-
land is making very popular presi-
dent with the great majority of the
people of Ohio, and adds:
"If the shaping Of the platform had devolved
upon me should have inserted u commentator
of CleyeIand's appointments When an officials
course Is deserving and popular It is mistake in
any party not to recognize II, whether the oiiicla
happens 10 be a member of that party or not
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-07-03

Whether President Cleveland is
successfully reforming the civil ser
vice or not, he has successfully and
completely reformed many rcpubli-
can editors holding post offices and
other federal positions, for the time
being Mt least For instance, The
Galena Gazette, which previous to
the last election was about as pur-
blind and rabid Il republican organ
as we know Of, has become SO child
like and bland in its utteranCes thai
its own readers can scarcely recog
niZe IL.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-07-03

The New York Sun, which sup
ported Butler, is at work with a will
closing up the ranks Of the democ-
racy for the gubernatorial contest in
that state next fall, and says: "Con-
sistency is sometimes The last de
fence of hypocrite and the only
glory OF O fool"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-07-03
"0h! Cast that Shadow from thy
Brew"

You can't DO it if you have liver
complaint or dyspepsia. The dark
ened countenance tells the story of
inward comlnotion and woe Clear
your stomach, strengthen your di-
gestion, regulate yhe liver, tone your
nerves, and then away goes the
from your brow, and you
are happy because you are well.
Mrs. NJ. J. Aston, of Littleston, N.
c., says, " / reccomend Browns Iron
Bitters to the nervous and debilita-
ted. 1t greatly benefited me.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-07-03
JOHN c..

Will be kept at my stable-will be put in train
ing, and will serve e few mares by season for SIS
each, with privilege of returning next season if
not proving with foal.
John c is a bay-black points-no white-will
be four years old in june is the fastest colt ever
raised in Iowa county; will weigh 1860 pounds at
maturity. We confidently expect him to trot
this season i'll >: 30 better is full brother to
George NJ, who can trot to wagon i'll 3 minutes.
| and to lady r., who is breaking TO harness and
can show 3: 10 gait, All escapes at owners
risk.
! PEDIGREE.-JOhn c. was sired by Stanley; he by
Homer; he by Rysedike's Hambletonian. LIST dam
Kitty, gray pacing mare sired by Lexington; I'd
dam gray pacing mare sired by Bulrush Morgan;
Sd dam fine road mare noted fine driver
pedigree not traced
| Season to end July Is, 1885.
WV. TREWEEk.
For further information and terms enquire of
c. D. Rawleigh, or of VIM. Treweek, Mineral
| Point. Wis. 37m3
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-07-03
The Buffalo Courier of recent date

says:
In the face Of criticism made IN regard TO the
slowncss with which First Assistant Postmaster
General Hay has made changes 1t Is learned that
during the past 10 days 597 cases OF removals. va
cancies and appointments have been personally
examined by Mr.. Hay, and every paper careful
ly considered. out Of this number 3ii appoint
ments were made and 222 cases were held over
for the purpose of further inquiry into the mer'
It's of applicants, or because where no vacancies
existed no reasons where filed for removal.
These eases or to he again taken up when the
deficiencies are supplied
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-07-03

Ex-Minister Lowell talked like
a democrat when in a recent inter-
view in Boston he referred to our
navy as the SO called navy of the
United States, and said: 81 say so
called, for in reality our country has
no navy"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-07-03
The Milwaukee Journal say

The milwaukee, JOURNAL says:
Inasmuch as Mr.. William A. Walker had in
formed his friends that he should decline the
Office Of Indian agent before he had any idea
that he might be chairman of the democratic
state committee. 1t isn't altogether apparent
what the organs think they are trying to do in
urging that he be compelled to relinquish, as an
offensive partisan. an Office which he has never
taken possession Of.