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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-10-02
FRESH FASHION NOTES.
Chicago Herald.

Pendant or drop buttons fasten
many bodices.
Old>fashioned pearl pieot edges for
ribbons are revived.
Plastron waistcoats of beads are
shown among fancy fall novelties.
Bonnets are more eccentric and
capricious than ever in shape, size.
materials, and trimmings.
The bulk of winter stuffs, both wool
and silk, are striped, horizontally as
a rule, but very frequently vertically.
Striped skirts will be worn with
clota, velvet, velveteen, and plain
woollen stuff overdresses and basques.
Stripes of various colors, side by
side, are frequently seen in velvet or
plush or on super-toned woolen
grounds.
Rough boucle woollens are combin>
ed with velvet, velveteen, and plush
in frocks that bear the mark of French
taste.
New cloak, jacket, newmarket, and
ulster clasps come in novel figure,
flower, leaf, and fancy forms, in met
ais and carved woods.
Woollen stuffs are more in favor
than silk or velvet cnes for bonnets
and hats, as well as for the frocks
with which they are worn.
The basque is still the bodice most
favored by dressmakers, but it is
made very short and simple, with or
without waist, at pleasure.
Polonaises of velvet or velveteen
will be worn over skirts of rough
woollen stuffs, with boarette, boucIe,
Astrahhan, frize, and other borders.
Some of the richest millinery stutfs
are used by dressmakers to form the
narrow waistcoats, the cuffs and high
collars OF dresses OF various kinds of
material.
Straight, graduated. raised, sunken,
boucle, bourette, broche. zigzag, wav-
ed. and mixed combination stripes are
all seen on both wool and silk fabrics
this fall.
Frize or boacle wool are utilized
for the borders of skirts, the collars,
cuffs and pockets of tailor made cloth
dresses, and for the trimming of jack
cts, newmarkets ahd ulsters
The overskirts of many cloth dress
es are made long front and back,
looped very high on one side and
slashed to the waist line on TIE other
showing the rich bordered, boucle,
Byzantine figured, plush, Astrakhan
striped or braided underskirt.
An admired millinery color combi-
nation this fall is dark green with
plomb or lead color, the hat or bon
net being of dark green velvet, the
trimmings Of plomb bead embroider-
les aud ornaments, the strings of
plonb or lead colored ribbon with
pearl picot edges.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-10-02
GEMS OF THOuGET.

Let friendship gently creep to s
height; if it rushes to it, it may soon
run itself out of Breath.
1t Is no help to a sailor to see 8
flash of light across darkness, if he
does not steer accordingly.
In stadying character, do not be
blind to the shortcomings of warn,
friend or the virtues of s. bitter
enemy.
Wodrs are spiritual forces, angels
OF blessing or of cursing. Unut.ered,
we control them; uttered they control
us.
The seed OF love can never grow but
under the warm and GENIAL influence
of kind feelings and atfectionate man
ners.
Keep your conduct abreast of your
conscience, and very soon your con-
science will be illuminated by the
radiance of God.
1t is always good to know, # only
in passing, charming human being
it refreshes one like flowers and woods
and clear brooks.
Be pleasant and kind to those
around you. The man who stirs hls
cup with an icicle spoils the tea and
chills his own fingers.
1t is good for US to think no grace or
blessing is traly ours till we are aware
that God has blessed some one else
with it through us.
Old age is the night of life, as night
is the old age of the day. Still night
is full of magni6ceuce, and for many
it is more brilliant than day.
Stories heard at mothers knee are
never wholly forgotten. They form a
little spring that never quite dries up
in our journey throug h scorching
years.
The man who is jealous and envi-
Gus of his neighbor's success has foes
in his heart who can bring more bits
terness into his life than can any out
side enemy.
Even in the fiercest uproar of our
stormy passions, conscience, though
in her softest whispers, gives to the
supremacy of rectitude the voice of an
undying testimony.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-10-02
GRIM E,

"BILI.Y" BURNS the notorious burglar,
has been sentenced at Detroit to fifteen
years in the penitentiary.
AT johnston, South Carolina, an al
leee murderer was taken from the
sheriff by mob, shot several times,
and left for dead. He subsequently re-
vived, made a statement duplicating
several of the lynchers, and died.
In Pendieton county, Kentucky, a
mob killed seventeen head of cattle be-
longing to Mr.. g. N. Brannock, which
were supposed to be iafccsed with
pleuro- pneumonia.
JAMES G.. PUSEY, the defaulting chief
clerk of the Kansas penitentiary, has
been sentenced to eight years imprison-
ment.
THE dead body OF James Mulhcrron,
with the skull fractured, and several
ugly gashes on the back of the head,
was found Sunday morning i'll the rear
of Michael Jordan's saloon, Pittsburg,
Pa.
PATRICK Fox, while sleeping OH the
river bank near South st. Louis, was
approached by Charles Kimmerlin and
William Brewer, whose skitf he had
stolen, am shot and illed.
WHILE in drunken rage, Sunday
night, at Silver Creek, Pennsy ylvania
mining village, Mrs. Sarah O'Neil
dragged Betty Keefe, her husbands
aged a,fnt, from bed and heheaded her
with an AK. Mrs O'Neil charged her
victim wi fomenting quarrels in the
household.
JAMES L. CHANDLER and Joseph b.
Cummin', respectively President and
Cashier of the Bushnell Qll.) National
Bank, under Indictment for embGzZle-
mcnt and mtsappropriarion of the funds
were surrendered by their bondsmen
Wednesday TO the Federal authorities
at Springfield.
CHARLES BLECHET, a young man, was
found lying i'll d retired street Wednes-
day night at East st. Louis, with bullet
wound in his head, and said he had been
shot BY robbers. He desired, however,
that his parents or friends be kept in
ignorT nee of his condition, which ex-
cited surprise among the police officials.
1t has been discovered that woman
was seen hastily leaving the vicinity
where Blechet was found, and it is sur
missed that she fired the shot Blenchct
who is in u dying condition, refuses to
make any disclosures,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-10-02
FROM THE CAPITOL,

THE board of naval officers appointed
to prepare plans for the proposed new
war ships have reported in favor of the
construction of two vessels of 400 tons
displacement each, one of 1,700 tons and
one of $40 tons.
The United States steamer Juniata,
which was sent to inquire into the de-
tention of certain American vessels by
the Portuguese custom officials on the
coast of Africa, has cabled her arrival
at Mozambique, The subject of her
mission has in the meantime been re-
ferred to the government of Lisbon.
The Secretary of the Treasury will
make personal investigation of the
case OF Mr.. Sterling, weigher at the
New York Custom House, who was sus-
pended on Monday, but will take no
further action in the matter until after
Collector Heddin reports to him all the
circumstances attending the removal
of Captain Bacon and the appointment
of Mr.. Sterling.
THERE was received at the treasury
department Monday for redemption
package of about 100000 ia United
States notes which are badly mutilated
and almost beyond recognition. 1t is
had buried the notes in the earth in
or other depository.
In order that no precaution shall be
neglected to guard against the intro
duction of small pox in the United
States from Canadian ports, tho treas.
ury department has issued special
instruction to the commanding officers
of revenue steamers TO speak all vessels
coming from infected ports, and to pre-
vent the landing in the United States
of all that do not show clean bills of
health
The commissioner of Indian affairs
has sent the following telegram to
Agent Owens at Muscogee, Ind. T.:
"Suspehd execution of the order of the
26th ult., for the removal of the settlers
on the line of the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas Railroad until further order.
Notify Immediately all other interested
parties. The time is short. Expedite
matters" The order referred to re-
CURED the Indian settlers within the
lines of the right Of way claimed by the
railroad company to quit, and this sus
pensory order is made with the object
of affording an opportunity for fur
ther investigation of the settlers rights.
The coming Parliamentary elections
in Great Britain and Ireland continue
to be the principel matters to which
the people are devotins their attention.
The Liberal Association has instructed
its candidates to avoid, as far as pos
sibIe, discussion of the church disestab-
lishment. 1t is, however, being forced
upon them by parties attending their
meetings. The Newcastle Temperance
has resulted in the formation
of new party, which will support only
who arc in favor of local
option. The Rev. Mr.. Garret, President
of the Methodist temperance Unions.
has issued an address to the people of
England, concluding with the words:
"Let party landmarks go! Vote
for q sober conctrY."
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-10-02

The great pine forests of Wisconsin
are estimated to contain Al 900, 000 y
600 feet OF lumber. They cover an
area of %, 800, 600 scres. The north
orn border OF the pine area is less
productive than the areas of lower
latitudes The cedar swamps of Wis
oonsin scattered through the pine belt
are estimated to cover 1865, 600 acres
and to contain $500, 00o posts, tele
graph poles, and railroad ties. The
united area OF the states south OF
Maryland and the Ohio river is more
than 50O,000,0O0 acres, containing
nearly 4O0,00O,OO0 acres Of forest
lands. The farm area cf these states
is 22S, 600, 900 acres of woodland.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-10-02
Ancient Gramblers.
Baltimore American

One hundred years ago there was
very little joy IN this country. No
mention of any Fourth of July cele-
bration is made in the papers of that
time, and it seems that the day was
allowed to pass without recognition.
This is largely acc ouuted for by the
fact that the people were then in sore
straits for money. The newspapers
of July, 1855, are filled with COM
plants about hard times. One of them
gave vent as follows:
1--WE are going to the Devil as fast
as we can-Our Money is gone-Our
Trade is ruined-Our Country men
are no longer virtuous. and our
Countrywomen aIe no longer indus
trious."
AS a remedy fer this the editor
says to the ladies: Strip off your
Trash and put it in the hre-Get up at
o'clock in the Morning, and instead
of Sauntering your time away in the
Mail with Parcel of idle young Eel
lows, take a Broom in your Hand and
sweep out the House."
To the gentlemen he speaks more
briefly. He says: Instead of open
ing your Stores at o'clock, rise at the
Dawn of Day"
This shows that there were pessi~
mists 100 years ago just as there are
to-day. and their pessimism accom-
plished about as much then as it does
now
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-10-02

THE incident OF the Caroline Is
lands, whether il result in the furth>
er acquisition of territory by Germ
any or not, has ut least drawn public
attention to the sturdy efforts OF the
Iron Prince to build up colonial
Empire and information is coming To
the surface upon subject which has
hitherto claimed very little attention
from the busy world. Especially has
England's eyes been opened to the
fact that she has a colonial rival
whose steady acquisitions il is perhaps
well to watch just little. The pro
cess Of building up Teutonic Em
pire in strange lands and at late
day. when desirable territory on the
earth,s surface is scarce, has been
making slow progress perhaps, but il
has been in accord with the plodding
habits OF the race; and, as a new is
land rearS its head in the ocean as the
results OF years of submarine energy
from millions of unseen insects, SO
Germany has labored quietly but
with tIreless energy until she has
builded even better than many OF her
own people knew. To be sure, it is
only within few months over year
that Bismarck has openly played his
colonial cards; but there has been
great dea! of preliminary shu fling
and cutting Of the pack which the
world has not witnessed, yet which
formed part of the deep gama the
great German Chancellor was
studying over, preparatory to display
ing the merits of hand Of his own
selection.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-10-02
FOREIGN.

THE American bark Cashmere has
been wrecked in Japanese waters Part
Of her crew we're saved.
THE excitement in Macedonia is in
creasIng and grave events are feared.
The Porte is embarrassed to obtain
funds for the transportation of troops.
Turkish vessels have been forbidden to
enter the Gulf of Boorg Sas.
IT is rumored that Russia and Ger
many have notified the Porte that the
Roumelian affair is an European and not
a Turkish question, and couuselled the
Sultan merely to protest and to alb
stain from taking military measures for
the recovery of Roamelia.
The Emperor William is at Baden
Baden, for three weeks sojourn. The
empress of Germany and the Prince OF
Wales are in Hungary, en- route 10 Dem
mark to witness the marriage of Prince
Waldemar and daughter of the Due dt
Cha-tres. NJ. de Gisrs will visit Prince
Bismarck before returning to st. Peters
| burg.
COUNT NEIIpoFF, the Russian minis
! ter, has assured his colleagues thai
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-10-02

THE American Forestry congress
seems to take gloomy view of the
timber outlook; aud the New York
Tribune makes statement that lit is
certain that the forests are being used
up at a rate which makes their com,
plete disappearance question OF time.
1t is certain that no effective measures
have been taken TO secure the repro
auction Of the timber that is being re-
moved in larger quantities every year.
And, what is most serious, it does not
appear possible to enlist so widespread
and earnest a feeling in the matter as
is needed for the obtaining of reneds al
measures. As in SO many other pub :
lie affairs, the individual interest,
though so much smaller than the gen
eral, is represented by the greater en-
ergy and de hniteness of purpose. The
men whose business it is to cut down
the timber know exactly what they
want, and take the direct ways to Sc
cure it. And the Tribune further
adds; "The prospect of having to i'm.
port all or large part of the wood
used in housebui!ding, mining, rail
road construction, ship building and
manufacturing generally, ought to bs
sufficiently disturbing to arouse pub
lie sentiment on the question. This,
however, is what must be anticipated
if the present reckless destruction oi
the forests continues and If 10 suf-
ficient measures are taken to secure s
new growth OF timber. There ha.
been some legislation locking this way
it is true A few of the states hsv,
enacted laws requiring the replantinG
OF denuded areas or corresponding
tracts. But it remains true that moth
ing effective has yet been done, ant
that despite warnings, despite tn,
must convincing statistics, the worl
of destruction proceeds at an acceler
sting pace, and the work of repro
duction halts feebly."
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-10-02
TELEGRAPHIC.
GENERAL NOTES,

THREE inches of snow fell Wednes-
day in the Darby Line (Vt.) section.
A slvERE storm visited Tuscarawas
county, Ohio. Tuesday, inflicting much
damage upon corn fields aud orchards.
SEVERAL cases of smallpox, the origin
of which is unknown, have appeared in
the tenement house district of New
| York.
AT Pittsburgh, the coroner held
an inquest on piece of bone one inch
long, all that was left OF the body OF
JOAN O6termeir, lad of IA, who was
ground to pieces IN a rocB-crusher.
A DIsTEMPER among hogs in the dis
trict of Shirland and Rockton, ILL.,, and
Newark, Wis, has resulted in heavy
iossos to farmers. The disease swept
away 1000 hogs in the past two weeks.
ALL the insurance companies doing
business in Georgia announce that they
will withdraw from that if the ''value
policy" bill, now pending in the legisla.
turc, becomes law.
THE three hundred mile race between
the English cutter Genesta and the
American schooner Dauntless, for the
Brentons reef challenge cup. was won
by the former in 49 hours Z minutes
and so seconds.
ROCKFORD, Ill, was treated to Two
sensations Thursday. Miss Della Rush,
daughter Of dairyman and stock
dealer, eloped with Edward Clarity,
whom Delia's father had at one time
.riven from his house; and douglass
Livingston, son of respected citizen,
was arrested for laIcency and embez-
Element
TIE remains of Miss Clara H0ugh,
90 years old, were found in a ravine
near Mansfield, Ohio, with a bullet hole
in her heac and her wrists and face lac
Grated. She had been missing since
SUNDAY, ana it is presumed the murder
perepetrated by persons who attempted
to ravish her.
On petition of the Howe SewIng-ma-
chine Company, Judge Andrews, of
Danbury, Conn.,, has appointed E. Par
meley receiver. The secured outstand-
ing obligations of the company amount
to 100000, and the unsecured floating
debt to $150,000. The nominal assets
amount to 81, 10000. The company is
$50, 600 in arrears to employees.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-10-02

"Yes. Some of the boys claim that
you can't SPELL"
81 guess I can spell SIS we'll as most
OF en-" he replied rather shortly.
I'll tell you what I'll do, Jim, "
continued the first speaker, I'm bet
you $40 and the drinks for the party.
that you can'tspell potatoes.
''All right. I'll take the bet 'P>o~
at e>s;' is that correct"
"Yes, replied the crestfallen pro
poser OF the bet, that's correct" "
THAT amt the way I spsll taters
for fun," explained the commission
merchant. after he had pocket the SO
and was enjoying gin fizz, ''but that
is the way 1 spell 'em for money. >
Wall Street News.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-10-02
A Gallant Thrush.
Youths Companion.

A young Highlander, having set a
horse hair moose IL the woods, was de-
lighted one morning to find female
song-thrush entangled therein. He
carried home his prize, put it into .
roomy, OPEN braided basket, secured
the lid with much string and many
knots, and then hung the extemporiz
ed cage upon nail near the open
window. In the afternoon The parish
minister was called in by the boys
mother, who wished him to persuade
her son to set the captive free. While
the clergyman was examining the
bird through the basket, his attention
was called to another thrush perched
on branch opposite the window.
"Yes!" exclaimed the boy, "and it
followed nae home all the way from
the woods"
1t was the captive's mate, which,
having faithfully followed his parts
ner to her prison, had perched himself
where he might see her, ard she hear
the sad, broken notes that chirped his
grief.
The clergyman hung the basket
against the eve of the cottage, and
then the two retired to watch what
might happen. In few minutes the
captive whispered chirp to ber mates
complaint. His joy was unbounded.
Springing to the topmost spray of a
tree, he trilled out two or three exult>
ant notes, and then alighted on the
basket lid, through the hole IN which
the captive had thrust her head and
neck. Then followed touching
scene. The male bird, after billing
and cooling with the captive, dressing
her feathers and stroklpg her neck,
all the while futtering his wings and
grooming an undersong of encourage
ment, suddenly assumed another at
titude. Gathering up his wings, he
erected himself, and began to peck and
pull away at the edges of the hole in
the baskets lid. The birds ardent
affection and his effort to release his
mate touched clergyman, mother, and
boy.
''Ial let the bird goN' said he, in a
sympathethic voice, as he saw his
mother wiping her eyes with her
apron.
Inc DaS6et was carried to the spot
where the bird had been shared. The
cock thrush followed, sweeping oc-
casionally close past the boy carrying
the basket, and chirping abr apt otes,
as if assuring his mate that he was still
near her. On arriving at the suare
thel clergyman began untying the
many intricate knots which secured
the lid. while the cock bird, perched
on hazel 5ougn, not six feet away,
watched, silent and motionless, the
process of liberation. As soon as the
basket lid was raised the female thruss
dashed out, with. scream of terror
and Joy, while the mate followed like
an arrow shot from bow, and both
disappeared behind clump of birch
trees.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-10-02
A Unique Device for Lazy Men
New York Metal Worker

New 1OTK metal WOrker
The latest thing in the way of Il
bor-saving device has recently been
brought to the notice of the public by
a resident of this city. The object of
the invention is to prevent the neces>
sity of getting out of bed on cold
winters morning, when the mercury
is trying to crawl out Of the bottom OF
the thermometer, to start the kitchen
fire. The device consists of tin clock,
which can be set to operate at any
hour desired. Suppose, for example,
il is desired to start the fire at 6 o'clock.
The instrument i set like an ordinary
alarm clock and placed on little
stand before the CRATE. When 8
o'clock arrives spring moves, brig
ing down with a rush a short metal
rod projecting from the back of the
clock. A match is fastened TO the
rod in such a manner that is will rub
against a piece of sandpaper and ig-
mite. A strip of paper fastened to the
clock connects with the kindling in
the CRATE and lights the fire. A second
contrivance in the clock rings an
alarm and awakens the sleeper as
soon as the fire mas had time to warm
the room The Inventor has thor
oughly tested the device and employed
it to his satisfaction last winter.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-10-02

New York boasts OF a club OF
twelve men, who, from their custom
of setting at defiance the popular
superstition against thirteen at table
by always inviting some thirteenth
man to be a guest ut their banqueLs,
call themselves the 'Thirteen Club. ;,
AT one of their recent banquets, each
wine list was adorned with skull
and cross bones, while the meRH was
inscribed upon tiny white tombstone
in trout Of each plato.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-10-02

The impression of the European
newspapers seem 10 be that Bismark
had no intension of going to war over
the Carolines affair. Thosa Islands
were held 0y doubtful tenure and
had never been effectively occupid
by Spain, whose claim was further
weakened by Eugland's protest, which
has never yet been Withdrawn. The
Berlin foreigA office wasapparently by
Germany without serious objection
from any quarter. When the excite-
msnt over the matter broke out in
Spain and threatened the throne of
Alfonso and the establishment of q
Spanish republic allied with France,
Bismark concluded the game was not
worth the candle and prepared to give
way. 1t would take good many
islands to tempt the great Chancellor
to assist in overturning any throne
| Just now.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-10-02
Recitation in Grammer.

Johnny" said the teacher, gazing
over tbe top of kis spsctacles, john
ny, parse the noun letter-box,' and
speak up so that everybody can hear
Johnny clears his throat and proud
ly begins: Letter box is a noun,
common noun, third person singular
number, masculine gender, DouR-''
Hold on! Hold up, my boy What
did l tell you about the gender of in
animate objects9"
you said they were neuter, sir"
'Then, my boy. why did you say a
'letter>box' was of the masculine gen
der7'
Because its a maiI-box, SIR"
Go 10 the footl"