Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-01-09

/ who can run like 1adlans. aud are as
smart as coyotes?'
/ a deputy who had some experience
along the border with the heathen
horde, relatts an amusing iacident
/ that occurred about two weeks ago.
He was on duty watching the strag.
glers, and, standing on the boundary
line, noticed a grinning Mongolian on
the edge of a patch of woods close at
hand. The Chinaman was making
motions with his hands, standing on
his head, turning hand-springs, and
making cart wheels, as if desitious OF
attracting attention. The deputy
watched him a long time, and finally
called out TO him:
Come here, John, Iwan't to see
you"
Immediately the performance ceas-
ed, and the Chinaman came running
toward the officer.
What sort of show is that you
are runnlng?" asked the deputy.
The Chinaman grinned and said ::
Keep velly walm, all same come in
bimeby"
You can't come in, though,
while I'm here, replied the officer
"Mebbe So" SAID John. "Eelly
cold, but me waitee helIee while fore
pliceman."
The conversation was continued for
some time, until finally, just as the
Chinaman was about to 20, he said,
with a significant look:
Me dloppee folly dolla. You fall
lee down, blokee leg. Me lun like
debbil, c&tchee lailload and .makee
Mclean man all same. Sabe?"
No, don't sabe," said the deputy,
as he drew his revolver, ''ard if you
don't climb out OF this in one minute
I'll chase you clean to kamtchatka,
and never let up once"
The Chinaman took to his heels in
terror, but there is no doubt of his
getting across the line somewhere be-
fore long,
Good judges estimate that not less
than 500 Chinamen have unlawfully
come acrose the line in tbs past two
months, aud it may be that the nam
Der is much greater. 1t is certain that
it will be largely increased before
spring, and that for some years to
come the Mongolians will fine com
paratively easy access to the country
in this way, in spite of the laws pass
ed for the purpose of excluding them.
About tne middle OF last month All
Sam, 8 hard working Cinnamon, took
Il contract from the Chinese Six CON
panies to disinter and prepare for
shipment TO the Orient the bones of
the Chinese temporarily laid III the
city cemetery. He began work with
gang OF Mongoiians on the 18th
ult., and up to the present time has
removed about 200 bodies. Every
Chinaman coming here in the service
of the Six companies receives a guar
antee that If he should die his bones
will be sent home for burial, and this
agreement is most ScrUpulousl,r Oh
served. Where Cinnamon die with
out having made any such contract
Tith the companies their friends see
to it that their remains are sent home
iu due time. All Sam has with him
IN his present undertaking several
women as well as men, and the bodies
are plundered of every ting of value.
Every Chinaman is buried with a
coin of some kind In his mouth, The
women VINO assist All Sam take this
piece OF money as their reward.
Whittier got seventy-seven buck.
wheat cakes from a Boston cooking
school or his birthday anniversary,
An eagle that died in Vienna not
long ago IS said to be in captivity for
period Of not lass than lis years.
George W. Gable got lost in the
wings Of Cleveland hall stage the
other evening after tho close of his
readings.
A policeman VINO has served ou
the New York force for twenty years
may then retire on half pay, 5000 a
year.
Governor Kinkead, of Alaska. says
it Will he impossible to build railroads
in that country. Alaska is larger
than all Of the United States east Of
the Mississippi river.
an Omaha paper can count 143 de
liEerat.= murders which have occurred
in Kansas, Nebraska and Colorado
since the 1st of August.
The Sandwich Islanders have their
money made in the United States, but
they buy their whisky in England
and their broadcloth in Fraoco in
order TO even up things.
For school purposes IN the Southern
States there IS beng spent twice as
much as there was FIVE years ago, ii
is estimated, aud fou" times as much
as fifteen years ago.
The birds of paradise, which are ma
tives Of New GGinea, are reported to
be in danger Of extinction. AT a
recent sale III London 725 Of these
birds were sold for ornaments and
decoration.
Always go to bed on a cracker or
crust of bread, says hyglenic writer.
Most people would prefer TO 90 TO bed
on . clean sheet.
Lemon growing is an increasing in
teres5 in Florida. Some predict that
ia few years it will receive more at
teution than the orange.
The annual story about a frog being
imprisoned in a cake Of ice and then
jumping about as lively as ever when
liberated is Eow going the rounds.
j Lie people vi IdICG IEpGIu upon
goyornment for a great many things
The minister of France has just issued
a circular warning country people
against destroying toads, lady bugs
and insectivorous birds, which are
the friends of the farmer.
Wanamaker, tae Philadelphia mer-
chant who got rich by advertising, Is
to take control Of the Reading Rail
road system. THIS railroad has been
bankrupt for four years, though 1t car
ries to market 40 per cent Ct the an
thrse.te coal production
A dog got in among the machinery
of the clock in the City Hall at Tren-
ton the other night and prevented it
from bsing as striking an attraction as
usual. The silence of the bell led to
an examination and the dog was ex-
tricated
Near Gifford's Station, on tte a.en
Island Railroad, there IS a peculiar
piece of woodland. The roots Of the
trees are all from four TO six feet
above the surface Of the ground. The
soil is very porous, and the unusual
appearance OF the grove is attributed
/ TO the actlo,. Of the water and frost.
1t is noG stated that Orton. the
Ttchborne claimant. will come to
America IS q museum attraction