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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-07-24

A TRAVELLER pictures the guano
coast of South America as the most
desolate region on earth. On one side
is the Pacific Ocean, with its great
swelIs sweeping almost around the
globe, as regular and constant AS the
throbbings of the human pulse. On
the other side the impenetrable Andes
rise in range whose altitude averages
II, 0o0 feet, and whose peaks tower
90, O00 and $1,000 feet above the sea.
Between the ocean and the mountains
for /, 900 miles, lies a strip of drifting
sand, which no river water and where
ram never falls. There is not we'll
or spriu,c along the coast, and drink
ing water an article of merchandise,
like ice 81 Hour, costing about Z cents
n gallon To tho consumer.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-07-24
FOREIGN.

DE LFsSErS and Admiral Galibtr
have submitted to the French Govern
meat Il plan for canal from Havre to
Marseilles. which shall be navigable for
the largest iron-clads.
GEN. DE CoURCY has been ordered to
severely punish the Anamite officials
who took part in the recent ambuScade,
but rot To exceed the limits of his pro
tectorate. 1t is rumored at Paris that
he will shortly be recalled.
A LARGE number of Russi.n rein
forcements Save arrived at Merv and
Pul-i-khisti during the past fortnight
from Cahul, the capital CT AfghanisUan.
Four other regiments are on their way
20 Herat from Hozara.
sa>>THE Marquis OF Salisbury, for Eng
land, and the Marquis TSeng, for China,
signed TIE new opium treaty between
China and Great Britain, by the terms
OF which the interior of the empire is
opened up freely to the opium trade.
THE proclamation of TIE Ameer of
Afghanistan. announcing theg receipt by
him ot the star of police and declaring
that he was now entitled to aid from the
Indian army il necessary was issued at
Uerat The Ameer is his proclamation
| ordered the illumination of Herat to
celebrate his inve.ture with the order
The Arabs of the upper class believe
that FL Mehdi is dead. Luptou Bey,
with his garrison, has arrived at Sem
naar. The famine in kordofap has be-
come terrible. and has extended to
! khartonm. The hostile Arabs will not
| advance TO Dongola for several months
yet.
THE lord mayor, in accordance with
| the government deciSlos, not TO prose
| cute the Pail Mall Gazstte, has discharg-
| ed large number of news boys, under
! arrest tor several days, on charge of
$ ling alleged obscene literature.
TANNERS are on strike at 1rebitsch.
Morayia, and because of the arrest of
two socialists, the tanners stormed the
| Jail, the gendarmes resisting the charge
with fixed hayeaets, weunding several
of the rioters. Military assistance IS
| needed.
IN the house of commons, Lord Ran
dolph Churchill said the government
had no intention of negotiating with
the ameer of Afghanistan for the de.
fense of Candahar, but that England
was pledged to assist the amser should
an emergency arise.
Mr.. LOUIS j. JENNINGS, formerly edi-
tor of The New York Times, will contest
one of the parliamentary districts in
Stockport, Cheshire, in the coming gen.
eral election. He will run in the tory
interest, his platform" embracing
local self-goverRment for Ireland, and
an impert tax on finished manufactured
goods.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-07-24
MISS CLEVELANDS BOOK OUT.
The Fourth Edition Already Ordered
and she Sale Likely 10 Reach IOo.-
900 Copies.

Miss Cleyeland's book. George
Ellot's Essays and Other Studies, was
out yesterday, and before noon tn:
three editions were entirely exhausted
or would have been had the agree
ments been kept with buyers. The
plan OF filling part of each order was
adopted, and in that way the busy
clerks delivered a great many books.
and the supply held out for city orders
until the hour for closing.
Shortly after noon a cable dispatch
was received from Eagland saving
that the book was copyrishted there,
and instructions were Immediately
given to begin the delivery of COPIES
to the press. Soon $50 copies were
sent out, several clerks being engaged
IN this work all the afternoon.
Early yesterday morning impatient
dealers who had placed advance orders
were anxiously asking for their books,
but got none until the receipt of the
cablegram. In short time II became
evident that the binders could not
supply the demand, and the plan Of
hlllng the orders in part only was
adopted. Dealers who wanted 100
copies obtained 25; those who called
for $50 copies got only 100. At noon
the publishers decided that the edi-
tions on hand would last oaly day
or two at the rate they were going TO
the trade, and word was sent to begin
printing the fourth edition at once.
The presses We're started in the after
noon, and by Saturday this edition
will be ready IN part. The demand
for the book is unprecedented. Orders
from all parts of the country have
been pouring in since The Suns an,
nouncement on Friday last of publi>
cation. So great has been the demand
that all other business of the house
has been delayed by this book, and
the clerks are anticipating night work
for the present.
Miss Cleveland has not as vet re,
ceived a copy of her book, and it is
likely that very many readers will
have their copies before the White
House enjoys the sight of it. The
orders for this book, it is confidently
believed viii reach 100, 600 copies.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-07-24

THERE have been 134 voyages and
land journeys undertaken between
1896 and 1857 by Governments and
explorers to the polar regions. OF these
stxty>three went 10 the northwest,
twenty-nine via Behriug Strait end
the rest to the northeast or due north,
Since 1857 there have been the no
table expedition of DE-. Hayes, of Cap
tain Hall, tlose Of Nordenskj jold,
sent by the Swedish Government,
and oth,rs sent by Gcrmany, Russia
and Denmark; three voyages made
by James Lamont If the r ,yal G O.
graphical Society, Eugland, at his
own expense; the expeditions of Sir
George Mares, of Leigh Smith, and
that o. the i'll fated Jeanne:te; the
search expeditions of the Tigress,
the Junlata, and those sent to rescue
Lieutenant Greely; further, all the
expeditions fitted out under the aus
pices of the polar expedition In which
the Greely expedition was included
and a number of minor voy ages,
making a sum total of some sixty
exploring journeys in these twenty
even years.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-07-24
A foluble Waiter.
Butte City Inter-Mountain

One morning lily a hungry pill
grim went into Pat Conlon's restau-
rant and ordered some toast, poached
eggs, rare steak, and some hot cakes.
The waiter, Prof" Paris, went to
the kitchen and roaied out to the
Cainaman: Gimme a graveyard
stew, potatoes in the dark, two men
horseback, a moonlight in the lake
and hambeau. When the pilgrim
heard this remarkable order he in
contently fled from the house, forget
ting to take his hat and mutteriag
that he'd ''be gol darned if he propos-
ed to tackle that kind of breakfast,
ans that if the people lived on such
things in this country he pro posed to
return to Missouri.
A reporter for The Inter- Mountain,
who happened to pc in the restaurant
at the time, approached the waiter
and asked for an explanation of the
order. and the Prof" gave the fol
| lowing version:
You see," he said, 1--WE get tired of
commonplaces, and besides, we try to
teach the Cinnamon the language. A
graveyard stew means milk toast
potatoes in the dark is boiled potatoes
eggs circus style means scrambled
egg; rough and ready means pork ard
beans; fambeau is light. hot cakes,
aud moonlight on the lake is rare
beefsteak. The walters all have pet
names for those things and we throw
potatoes at the Chinese cooks till they
know what we mean"
Another boarder came in and the
professor roared out with the voice of
Stentor: Gimme saddle bags and
a springer, spuds on the side, ten
penny nails and a shingle to come
arunnin'." Then the reporter follow
en- in the wake of the Missourian.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-07-24
United States of Columbia.
ANOTHER RATTLE

WASHINGTON, July 20.-Under date
Of Savanilla, United States ot Colum,
bia, July 1st, Admiral Jewett reports
battle between the government
forces and the revolutionists in which
1000 men were killed. The Admiral
says the revolutionary forces numt or
only $500 men but they held a num-
ber of large river steamers. and will
move freely on Mogdalens river while
the government forces having but
two small steamers are obliged to
move by land. June 10th General
Camargo, very prominent Colum-
ban politician and leader arrived at
this port in an English steamer and
Immediately assumed command of the
revolutionary army.
The arrival OF Camargo. who is 3
violent liberal, effectually defeated
the efforts to secure peace by treaty,
which would undoubtedly have been
successful hsd he renamed away a
while longer. Camargo quickly at
tackled a government force of 1900
with his whole army. Although Ca
marso claims to have won the battle.
he admits suffering a severe loss, in
cluding seven of his best generals. 1t
is reported that each side lost about
| 500 men. Tae revoluionists clearly
intend to confne their operations to
the Magdalena river and the interior.
This, together with the fact that the
government has q new steam vessel
OF war on the coast, lRsuTes the ista
mus and vessels on the high seas
against any chance of disturbance
| by the revolutionists.
All reports from the isthmus indi-
cate that political matters there re-
main settled, and that peace and soad
order prevail. There is, however, an
alarming epidemic of yellow fever al
Aspinwall and all over the isthmus.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-07-24
A Sad Death,

In Philadelphia recently at a coroner 5
inquest over the body of chilli, the
jury returned a verdict that death was
caused by the administration of a pat
ent cough syrup, containing morphia.
Dr. Saml K. Cox, of Washington, states
that not one cough medicine in ten is
analyses and practical tests he endorses
Red Star Cough Cure as being purely
vegetable, absolutely free from opiates,
poisons and narcotics He regards it as
a most happy and valuable discovery.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-07-24

TIE ranchmen Of Indian Territory
having persisted in their efforts to
obstrucL the passage Of herds OF cattle
from Texas for the north through
that region, the secretary of war h as
issued an order to General Sheridan
to open the cattle trail and to keep it
omen
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-07-24

THE Supreme Court Of Illinois lays
down the principle that the sale OF in>
toxioaling liquors is II common~law
right Of the vendor, and in this res
pcct like the common-Iaw right to sell
anything else. The court added that
il is competent for the legislature of
any state, unless restrained by some
provision IN the Constitution thereof,
to subject the trailic to regulations or
wholly abolish the rlght of sale as II
exists under the common law. THIS
view has been repeatedly taken bv the
courts OF tins country.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-07-24

MISS ADELE FIELD in a communi-
cation made 10 the Academy of Natur-
al Sciences of Philadelphia, reports
that the common earth worm, after
its head has been cut off, has the
power of regenerating the whole of
the dismembefed portion She re .
counts her experiments with such
minuleness of detail as seem to show
that error in her conclusions was inn
possible
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-07-24

FIFTEEN million horses arc now
owned in America, and mole than
1000, 600 a year must be bred to keep
up the supply. The largest portion
Of these are used for agricultural and
heavy draft purposes, and such horses
bring from $l15 to $3.50 each. II
would be impossible TO bro ed them If
it were not for the importation Of PERI
cheron horses Five hundred stations
are now annually imported from
France TO the United States.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-07-24
hverybody's Air.Brake.

YES, sah," said Uncle Zach. .I'se
watched it forty years an its as seq.
De fust OF May an Christmas iay of
dc same year alters comes on de same
week day."
Further conversation proved Uncle
Zach 8 most incredulous person. Chanc-
ing TO mention DR.. Csrver's feat of
said: -
heerd bout shootin' and knowed
right off it wasn't sauar'; dat was =
Yankee trick boss sho's you born.
what was the trick!'
pSr Wuz loadstone put Into de glass
balls, an likewise onto de bullets. =,
when de bullet fiy outen de cun. il an,
de ball Jes drawed tergedder, which. in
course, brekes de g,ass-dats de trick"
Later, Uncle Zsch observed a rope
running along the side of the car.
'BoSs, what's dat line fatg'
TO apply the air-brake in case of ac-
cldens Then we had further TO sx-
plain how the force OF the brake was
obtained, to which Uncle Zach respond
ed:
Look here boss you sholy dom.
spect me to bieeve dat foolishssss?
Why. de biggest hurricane whatever
oAo"eu Coulunt stop dis train, IuRnin
terty mile . hour. An you think
gwlne to bleeye = little uipe fun "A
VINO under de kyars can do ii? No,
Sah-reel"
There are great many Uncle Zachs
who judge everything simply by ap.
pearances. The air brake does not seem
to be a very powerful thing, bnt power
aud efficiency are not necessarily equiv
atent to biguess and pretense
fhlilp Beers Esq, who resides AT the
United States Hotel, New York CITY,
and is engaged in raising subscriptions
for the New York World Rartholdi
pedestal fund, was once upbraided by y
distinguished relative who was q physi-
clan, for commencing in such enthusi-
astic terms, p remedy that cured him OF
orilghts disease eight years ago. He
said: ''Sir, has the medical profession
with all its power and experience Of
thousands of years, anything that can
cure this terrible disorder" No, no.
tnat Is true, there is no mistake about
Is but that Warmers safe cure is really
a wonderfully Sffective preparation.
Ihat remedy is an 'air-braSe" thas
every man can apply and this fact ex-
PLAINS why it has saved so many hun
ureds of thousands of Eses-Copp-
ri9hted. Used by permission of .4meri-
can Rltrdl Home.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-07-24
A Beautiful Apartment.

| was at breakfast lately in a charm.
ing apartment in the Barberini palace,
a'perfect bonbonnlere apartment of
the eighteenth century, writes a cor
respondent from Rome to The Sun
Francisco Chronicle. 1t was fitted up
for a gay canoness of the BarberipI
orations and furniture are truly la
marquise, just as everything in me-
diHval days was grand seigneur
Everywhere is the veritable cachet OF
Rocco or Pompadour, that style OF
decoration which is without fixed
forms, without logical carpentry, with
out proportions, without unity, and
yet fascinating and charming Like
ali the Pompadour apartments, room S
that are usually shut of from view
and are private are open to the visitor,
man or woman. The bedroom IS a
sort OF temple, with costly African
marble columns on either side of the
bed alcove; from huge inverted
green and gold shell above fall
the green and gold curtains. Dcaw
aside these curtains and such a de-
licious nesti Aronnd the bed is wall
covered with the most varied raised
ornaments, in soft colors, on a gray
green ground. Nympbs, birds, but
terflies, garlands, trellis work, graf
i1es. curved lines ending in leafy
branches, large shells, with green and
gold water flowing from them; three
very Pompadour figures of Faith,
Hope and Charity dancing gaily over
the head OF the bed. The dining
room, boudoir, anu a most delicious
little place. very unliterary looking,
called the library, each has its oratory-
looking alcove, all decorated in the
same stYle, ceiling, walls. and furni-
ture. Every straight line and angle
is lost under a maze of the same grace
full little wreaths, and birds, cup;ds,
and shells. The gay, irresponsible
day of the canoness was brls
tally swept off into nothiDg-
ness by the French revolution.
This apartment in a high up corner
of the vast Barberini palace, Is a
pretty little memory of that frolic-
some, reckless period whez seed was
gayly sown for an unexpected harvest
of fearful retribution. Fer many
years the rooms OF the canoness have
gone TO rack aad ruin. The grand
salon is seventeenth-century. Louis
XIV, had the walls covered with Oil
pictures Ia FontaInbleau, giving all
the feats sanity and martial, Of the
Barbsrini family. At one time this
fine room was q sort OF nursery for
the boys of family who lived there I;
the little areiches used to anuse
themselves by shooting arrows and
pepguns at the pictured pope and mis-
Dephews. Lately an American OF
ample means has rented the place,
and the coquette's rooms are restored
TO something like their original lax
ury.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-07-24
Yeung Married People.
From the QaiVer

Drive gently over the stonesr
This piece of advice, which is fre
qaently given to inexperienced whips,
rnay be respectfully suggested 10 the
newly married. There are stony
places on the road TO happiness, which,
If not carefully driven over, may up
set the domestic coach. The first
rock ahead which should be marks d
dangerous" is the first year of mar
RED life. Here. especially, it is the
first step that costs; as rule. the first
wear either mars or makes marriage.
During this period errors may be com
mitted which viii cast shadow over
every year that follows
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-07-24
England.
4 LARGE NUMBER OF FRENCHMEE MASS
SACRED.

4 LARGE NUMBER OF FRENCHMEE MAS
SACRED.
LONDON, July PA dispatch re-
ceived here this afternoon states that
the king of Dobomey with large
army has massacred the French in the
unprotected villages. The king has
also captured ], 900 persons, and ne
and his followers propose to eat them.
A WHOLESALE MASSACRE.
LONDON, July 2l.-1ntelligence has
been received from West Africa that
the king of Dahorney, with many fol-
lowers. ON May 10th made raid on
the villages under French protection
near Porto Novo. His troops indulged
in wholesale lnassacres OF the inhab-
itants, and burned all their d welIings.
One thousand youths and women were
captured and carried back into Da-
honey 10 be sacrificed at cannibalistic
feasts.
MEASURES OF DEFENCE.
LONDON. July 21.-The admiralty
are maturing measures for the de
fence and protection Of commercial
ports in the British empire.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-07-24

It Is said that three or four thick>
nesses of common wire mosq1ito-net-
ting painted or unPainfed, and laid
apon one another, are utterly imper-
Yioas to lightning. No substance,
whether liquid or solid, however com
bustible, infiammable, or explosive,
that is protected by q covering of this
material. can possibly suffer In any
wise from lightning or from any ac-
cidental spark or jet of fame from
without.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-07-24

THE land belonging 10 Cornell uni
versi'y comprises 240 acres, OF which
100 is specially devoted TO the farm.
Not originally fertile, it has been
made sufficiently so to yield about
So COO annually in gross products.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-07-24
Ireland.

NO DIRECT AID FROM THE GOVERNMENT.
BUBL1N, July 2O.-The earl of Car
narvon, in reply to deputation inter
ested in the Munster bank, who called
to urge him to use his influence TO
secure government aid for the bank,
said the government could not give
dire ct aid 10 the institution.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-07-24
Died.
DEATH OF II. II. GRIFFETH.

DEs MONIES, July 20.-Captain 81.
I'll. Grlfieth, receiver of the q. s.
land office of this city, died here this
morning. He had been prominent
local politician for years, and served
SIX years as clerk of tine court. He
was gallant Union soldier and
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-07-24
A COLLISION OF TRAINS.

LONDON, Ont, July 20-A Grand
Trunk special freight train and con
struction train colli6ed near here to
day, and both engines and 10 cars
were wrecked. John McFadden, an
engineer, was killed. The damage is
very heavy.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-07-24

On Sunday the new cases of cholera
in Spain reached 1S50-the largest
number yet reached for one day. The
deaths were 761, OF these 1873 were of
the new cases
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-07-24

went out as captain of Company 4,
Iowa Infantry. He was ira nsferred
and made captain of TIE 1st Iowa
Battery; was one of the finest artil>
lery men in the army and served
with distinction until the close of the
war
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-07-24
Egypt.
ERyprs
REBELS DEFEATED AND cAPTCRED.

REBELS DEFEATED AND cAPTCRED.
CAIRO, July 2I.-News has reached
here from Kassela to the effect that
q large force OF rebels attacked that
place and made several attempts TO
carry it by assault They were finally
repulsed and the garrison rallied
and followed up the victory and cap
tured the rebel camp with 900 oxen
and sheep and 700 rifles. The enemy
lost 3, 1000 killed and wounded while
the garrison's loss was small.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-07-24

ENGLAND is going at the Soudanese
now in a way that will down them; {;
she is shipping them plenty OF. grog.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-07-24
GEN. GRANTS article ON Vicksburg
will be in the August Century.

AN oil we'll has been sunk at Elmi-
ra, N. Y, and a large flow of oil is
obtained.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-07-24
SPAIN.
THE PROGRESS OF CHOLERA

MADRID, July 20.-In Spain yester-
day there were 1850 new case of chol-
era aud 761 leaths. There were $50
new cases reported from the province
of Cargosss- Cases have appeared at
Puerto, in the province of C4diz. and
at the cities of PAlencIa and Vallo-
dalid
CHOLERA APPEARS AT CADIz.
MADRID, July 20.-Cholera has made
its appearance in the vicinity of Ca
diz.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-07-24

RUSSIAN official sources deny the
story that Russian troops have occu>
pied Zulfikar pass
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-07-24

TIE negotiations between England
and Russia still go on, aud the Eng
lish people expect a peaceful settle
ment of all differences.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-07-24

MILWAUKEE, July 2i.- Wheat-Quiet; No. ,,
Milwaukee, S7Is; SO for seller August; 91I4 for
seller September. Corn-Stea Y; No. ., 46Ia.
0ats-Tame; No. ,, Si4. Rye-Nominal Bar
ley Nominal. provisions-Dull; Mess pork,
io.S2l5 for seller cash and July 1910 for seller
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-07-24

THE wheat yield in the eastern and
middle states is turning out far better
than was predicted or expected.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-07-24

Two millions of dollars of the stock
Of a new Electric Street Railway
Company in st. LOUIS have been sub
scribed for, and work IS expected to
begin SOON
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-07-24
FURTHER APPOINTMENT.

WASHINGTON. July 2O.-Col. Henry
E. Priton, of Virginia. has been ap.
pointed special agent Of the land
office, and ex-Lieut- Gov. Robinson,
Of North Carolina. . special Indian
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-07-24
GOOD DEEDS REWARED

MONTREAL, July 20.-The minister
of the marine and fisheries, on behalf
of Canada, has presented Joe Vincent
with a ma gniicent gold Watch and
chain in recognition of his eminent
services in saving life. The inscrip>
tien on the watch mentions his hav.
inp saved 30 lives.