Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-07-10

Cortez conquered Mexico with 1856
men.
Lord Randolph Churchill is dislik-
ed at Windsor.
The Pee ahontas story is true after
all 50 says John Eston Cooke.
A strawberry nine inches in CIR
conference has been produced in
Washington Territory
The editor of the New York Journ-
al OF Commerce says that he hasn't
had vacation tor over forty years.
A society for promoting the use of
Roman letters in place of the Ger
man is fast extending in Germany.
A collector of the curious announces
that Mary continues the favorite for
girls, Anna comes second, Elizabeth
Is third, Laura is fourth
Nearly 10000, 600 eggs are shipped
across tbs Atlantic TO this country,
chiefly from Antwerp and Hamburg,
during the summer months of each
year.
The Great Mogul, the diamond of
diamonds, after being lost to the
world for many years is reported
TO nave been discovered by a French.
man In Australia.
A city child taken for the first time
INTO the country cried out repeatedly:
What lots of grave yards!' He
meant fields.
American sportsmen have gone to
the lower st. Lawrence in large
numbers to fish.
Lightning is reflected for $50 to 200
miles, and thunder may be heard for
20 or 25 miles.
1t IS useful to remember that the
postal>ra!e change does not affect
letters weighing less than an ounce.
There IS no one-cent rate and half
ounce letters still require a two cent
stamp. The change encourages volu.
ninous letters.
The army of the United States, on a
war footing, numbers $3.50, 900 men
the largest military establishment
in the world.
1t IS asserted that within living
memory the death of no foreigner
has excited such sympathy in Rome
as that OF young Edwards PierreDont.
Apples arc getting large enough to
twist BOY of 10 out of bed and half
way down stairs at every grip, and
the opportunity should not be lost by
a single youth.
A patent has been secured for MAX
ing imitation maple syrup. Hickory
bark is soaked in water and an ex-
tract is thus obtained which, added to
cane or glucose syrup, gives it the
maple taste and smell.
In Cape Colony, South Africa, there
are now 125 postal savings banks,
which have a total of q, 461 deposi~
tors, with balances due them of 1894,
$50. The system has been in operas
ton there only eighteen months.
"You say your husband has a good
memory, do you, Mrs. Crimsonbeak4 n
ooh, excellent" responded the lady
addressed. ''And how do you know
it is so very good?' "Well, 1 asked
him to bring home mackerel week
ago, and he brought it home to day.
Now man must have pretty good
memory to remember little thing
like that for a whole week"
Two illustrations of how men will
not ''let well enough alone" are given
in the Arlington (Tex) World. One
was where plaintiff having secured
a $25, 900 verdict against railroad
company was dissa tisfied, and got only
cents en- the next trial. Tse other
case was that of man WHO vas &C
quilted of murder, land went away
the same day and got married"
The change which has taken place
during the last two or three years in
regard to whipping as public pun.
lshment is very remarkable. A few
years ago the state of Delaware was
alone in practicing this mode of cor
rection; but first England returned to
it, and next Maryland; and now there
is strong movement for its adoption
in Virginia. The offenders to whom
it is applied are wife heaters, and a
very proper means of dealing with
such scoundrels.
We crave the indulgence of our
readers for the shortening as we'll as
the hardness of the Democrat this
week. On Monday our best help
Qda was taken quite i'll, and has re
manned so ustil this time. The next
day our other best help (Billle) also
took sick and remained sick for two
days, leaving us alone to wrestlc with
the papsr. On Wednesday the good
wife also took tick, leaving us the
care of the two children, the care o.
the sick, the work of the house, the
work of the paper, and our own cook
ing to do.
OF the Is, 1858 men who received de-
grees from Harvard University pre-
vious to this year, 1877 bore the some.
what familiar name of Smith. Viii,
liams is not considered a very com,
moa name, yet its bearers come sec,
ond in the list with a record of 113
The Browns and Brownies togethe,
number Ill. Fourth in number are
the Adamses, with just an even 100
Then comes the Clarks and Clarkes,
SO in all. The Parkers come next,
with 70. Strangely enough, the
Joneses are well down on the list,
numbering only So.