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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-06-05
FOREIGN.

IT is proposed to rapidly strengthen
the railway ystem cf India. No les s
than $50, 100000 is to be spent for tn G
purpose.
THE French senate has appropriated
81, 900 for Victor Hugo's funeral ex-
penses The funeral will occur Friday.
Lord Tennyson and many other poets
and drama.ists are sending wreaths of
laurel and immortelles to be laid on
the coffin of tie deceased poet.
The expulsion from their provinces
of the Russian Poles by Germany, at
Russia's request, is described as being
attended by cruel and hGartrending in
cidents. Eight thousand have already
been arrested and conducted to the
German frontier by Prussian troops.
A CALCUTTA dispatch says the Indian
government has submitted to the earl
of Kimberly, British secretary for
India, a proposal to raise regiment of
native troops, to be officered wholly by
native chiefs and primo es.
THE morning papers unanimously ex-
press the opinion that the detention of
the guards at Alexandria and of tie
Australian contingent at Alden is on ac-
count of the attitude of Russia and
that there is serious obstacle in the
way of completing the negotiations for
peace.
IT is reported that the Chinese gov
ernment is about to appoint an English
barrister, resident in London, legal ad-
wiser to China on the international law
of Europe. Ten thousand dollars per
annum will be paid to the appointee as
salary, aud his duty will be to keep the
Chinese government instructed on all
questions of interna; ;ional law that may
arise in Europe affecting Chinese in
tereSts.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-06-05
The Crow That Called Bob.
Athens (Ga.) Banner watchman.

A tale comes to US from Oconee
county that eclipsesthe belled buzzard
of WyHton, the Atlanta correspon-
dent. While in Macon Frank Nc
Cree, a farmer living in Oconee,
caught a young crow, which was
tanned by Mr.. McCree's little boy and
learned to do great many tricks, be-
side learning to say Bob" perfectly
plain. He would often fly up On the
bedpost in the morning and commence
calling Bob until the little boy would
get up and feed it. After the crow
was grown a flock of crows flew over
Mr.. McCree's, and the pet crow, seeing
that they were birds of his feather,
i1ined them. This was the last seen
Of the pet crow, but last week Mr..
McCree heard of it IN Mississippi.
He had got on the streets of some lit
tie town in that state aud was calling
Bob Justify, which frightened the
colored population very badly. Mr..
McCree is certain that it is his pet
crow and is anxious TO get it back
again.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-06-05
On the Color Line.

In one of the colored churches in
this city, says the Charlotte On. c.
Observer, something of y turmoil has
lately been raised over the movement
on the part of some Of the members
for division of the membership on
the color line. The project is one of
the most remarkable that we have vet
heard Of, its aim being to separate the
blackskins from the mulattoes, the
ebon. hued desiring 10 have congre-
gatlon all to themselves, and the
mulattoes expressing Il similar desire
on their own part. rne minister is \
blackskinRed divine, and, naturally
enough, the blackskius laid claim to
him, in addition to the church furni-
ture. Another trouble was the fact
that some of the black skinned men
had mulatto wives, and some OF the
black-skinned women had mulatto
husbands, and how to apportion them
in the proposed division was a subject
that created a good deal Of unsalis
factory discussion. This difficulty
seems to be insurmountable, but both
factions are determined upon divlS-
ion, and it is believed that the synod
will have to be called upon to act as a
board of arbitration. 4 third difficult
ty IN the way of the proposed division
lies in the fact that a small POI tion of
the congregation are neither black or
mulattoes, but come between the two,
and if the proposed color line is
strictly drawn, they will have to be
left entirely out in the cold, aud VIII
have to seek some other tabernacle.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-06-05
The UnsoLnd Body of the Athlete.
From the Cleveland (ohio) Leader,


The autopsy on the body of Robert
E. Odlum, the man who leaped from
Brooklyn bridge, not only showed
that the fall had crushed nearly all
his vital organs, but also disclosed the
fact that, in spite of his magnificent
muscular development and stalwart
physique, his body was far from
sound. There was a tubercular de-
post at the apex of the left lung, his
liver had been ruptured years before
and healed again, and one kidney
showed fatty degeneration, while the
other was full of cystic degeneration.
That is to say, he was likely to be-
come consumptive or to die of kidney
disease, and yet Odlum was man of
fine physique and rugged appearance.
When Garfield died the surgeons
learned that his digestive organs were
not in good condition, Though he was
a remarkably strong, healthy man.
1t was the same way with one of the
athletic, desperadoes killed in the
fight near Shelby, Ohio, a year or so
ago. In fact, it seems as if the doct
ors could discover something wrong
in the body of almost every strong
healthy man they get chance to cut
up. Are we all unsound2 Is q man
who looks like a model OF physical
perfection ALWAYS a sell, fraud upon
the eyesight2 Perhaps, after all, the
invalids are the ones booked for long
life, and the weak and puny are pro
vided with perfect internal organs.
Let more autopsies be held upon the
dead athletes and the truth be known.
Perhaps, however. the trouble is that
organs unsound under surgeons
knife were well, after all, and that
strong men live to hale and hearty
old age without suspecting the hor-
ribie truth that their kidneys are full
of cysts and their lungs of tubercles.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-06-05
TELEGRAPHIC.
GENERAL NOTES.

The locusts have put in an appear
ance in the district around Anna, I'LL.
THE forest fires in the vicinity of Au
Sable and East Tawas, Mich, continue
to burn fiercely
RIEL, the leader of the revolt in
Northwestern Canada, has been placed
in Jail at Regina, and it is thought his
trial will take place there.
THE fruit crop, with the single keep
tion of peaches, in the Hudson River
Valley, will be one of the largest and
best in several years.
DISPATCHES from various points in
Kentucky ftate that the tobacco crop is
thirty days behind and that this years
crop will be ono of the poorest ever
known.
CUBANs at Key West are celebrating
the laNding of an expedition of 2O0 men
in Cuba, which has been re-enforced, as
alleged, by 1 600 natives, and a state OF
siege has been proclaimed. but troops
are en- route to meet the invaders.
HARRIGAN, chief Of police of St.
Louis, has been suspended on ckarges
of accepting bribes from gamblers and
of playing poker for stakes. Captain
Huebler has been placed in charge Of
tbs department.
DISPATCHES from Battleford state that
Chief Poundmaker Sunday sent COM
munication to General Middleton Of
fering to surrender unconditionally,
and that the braves were already COM
ing in to have a talk with the General.
In the District Court at Blackfoot,
ri
four other Mormons pleaded guilty to
polygamous practices. Each was sem
fenced to four months in the Territorial
pris on and fined $500. These are the
first convictions reached in that Terri
tory.
CAPTAIa SMITH, of the Fourth Cav
airy, had a fight last Friday with the
A paches in the Magellan mountains,
twenty miles last of Alma. N. NJ. The
Indians We're routed, hut the casualties
are unknown. The troops are crowding
the reds, and another con dict is expect
ed at any moment.
THE Cubans are paradipg the streets
with bands of music in consequence of
the reported landing at de Cupa of an
numbering 200 men, under
Varona and Maceo, which, it is stated,
has since been REINFORCED by 900 men
from that district. A state of siege has
been decreed, and the captain general
of Cuba has gone with the troops to
that province.
EX LIEUT.. Gov. JACOB MUELLER, of
Cleveland, Ohio, starts for Germany to
enter upon his duties as Consul General
to rankfort-on- tine Main, June 6. He
takes with him his wife and four grown
up daughters. The salary is $4,000
year, which IN Germany is easily equiv
alent to $4,000 a year in the United
States. Mr.. Mueller is worth between
$50, 600 and $4,000.
FoUa more deaths from the typhoid
plague occurred at Plymouth, Pa, and
several new cases were reported. The
whole number of cases in the borough
since the epidenAic started is 905, and
the number of deaths fifty-five. The
in the town number 134;
families in destitute circumstances, 246.
An analysis of the well and river water
proves that both are unfit for potable or
culinary purposes.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-06-05
PROM THE CAPITAL

INDIAN Commissioner Atkins received
a telegram from Spokava Falls, Wash
ington Territory, stating that the Nez
Perces Indians, from the 1.dian Terri
tory, have arrived at tnat place and
have been placed in charge OF Indian
Agents Monteith and Waiersen.
SINCE Secretary Manning assumed
the charge of the treasury department,
sixty clerkships, ranging in salary from
5000 to 2,100 have become vacant.
With one exception the offices are all
within the civil service classification.
The secretary has decided not to fill any
of the vacancies in question, on the
ground tkat the interests of the service
do not require it.
FIVE tramps captured freight train
Tuesday night at Ft. Gratiot, Michigan,
threatening the train men with revol-
vers, ana disarming two Deputy
SheriffS v ho came to relieve the embar-
go. The vagrants quilted the train
near Frazer, stating that they wanted
to get to DetroiE in time to catch the
rcus.
BAYIEss w. HANNA Las not been
transferred from Persia to the Argen-
tine Republic, despite the announce
ment to that effect. Ia fact, it is un-
derstood that he will not be commits
stoned to either place until after GER
tain representations, which have been
made to the president respecting Han
ma, shall have been investigated.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-06-05

is greatly increased if there be no
mist, or fog, or even dew. 1t ought
to be generally known that pasture
lands, woods, pleasure and
small lakes of water such as we have
in our most beautiful parks, all send
forth malaria TO some considerable ex-
tent, and that the delicate do wrong
70 walk in such places, evea in the
most delightful evenings of sum
mer.
How best. then, are the more tender
among us to shiela them selves from
the evil effects OF bad weather and
baneful atmosphere? The answer to
this question is this: We are to clothe
ourselves in such way as to be proof
against cold and wet, and at the same
time do all we can TO keep our bodies
as near to the disease resisting stand
ard of health as possible. Exercise
must on go account be neglected, but
it ought not to be exercise of too
trying or even exciting kind We
ought to study the kind and quality
as well as the quantity of food we eat
not forgetting that people are all apt
to err on the side of eating too much
It is the food which is djgesteo with
comfort that supports life.
Whatsoever lowers the nervous sys-
tenn renders us more susceptible to
atmospheric changes, and wee versa.
Healthful sleep should be procured at
night, therefore, but only by rational
means; and daily complete a5lution
is imperatively necessary. People
who are subject to colds should be
particular to have their bedrooms
we'll ventilated and comfortable, and
the bedclothes warm, butnot to heavy.
I am quite convinced that colds are
caught as often in bed as out of it,
and those with weak chests would do
well to wear chest protectors at night
as well as by day. The part of the
body most frequently unprotected at
night is that between the shoulder
blades. Many a one takes every care
to wrap up we'll IN bed, but leaves
this door open for illness to walk IN;
and many a fatal illness might be
traced to colds thus caught in bed.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-06-05

up with the point toward him. I've
tried all ways, but pins don't seem to
affect my luck one way or the other.
A four-le clover is a great thing to
find to bring fellow good luck, bat
they are about as scarce as good luck
is generally. More gamblers wear a
watch charm or Il finger ring that
they build q heap on. Cy Jaynes has
finger ring that money couldn't buy,
and ne doA't believe in it either, if YOU
ask him. Still he likes to have the
ring on when he is dealing. Another
thing, a man will have lucky and IN
lucky days. l tell you, you can lee,
ture all day ana preach all night, but
luck is luck and know it. l dream
ed one night that the JACK Won four
times in succession. Next day 1 went
to the bank. / was broke and couldn't
play, but I'll be blamed if the very
first deal l looked at if the jack didn't
win four times straight"
'Thsre must be q good many ups
and downs at the game" suggested
the scribe.
Ups and downs2 I believe you,"
said the sport. II went down town
one day with 10 cents, and that night
carried home $500. l went down the
next day with the $500, and had to
borrow car fare to get home. Don't
you touch it, young man; if you do
you'll never regret it but once -that'll
be all your life AS for me, I've got
my cat now, and shall try and get
out"
A day or two afterward the scribe
met his sporting friend again. Say
l lost my cat day before yesterday,
and last night went broke. I am on
the hunt now for black cat"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-06-05
MAN WITH FOUR EARS.
Managers of Dime Museums Have
Not Yet Secured HIS Services.


One of the most attractive men on
the streets the other day was John
Henry Grimes-not however because
he is particularly handsome or that
he has wonderful figure, yet the lat
ter is large and well-proportioned,
and his face is far from being homely,
vet nature has been lavishly extrava
CANT in his makeup. Mr.. Grimes
had two ears on either side of mis- head.
Those in frent are of ordinary size
and well formed. Those in the rear
are we'll formed. Those in the rear
are smaller and were partially over
Tapped by the ones In front, yet they
seem perfect in their structure. The
man was such an unheard of curious
ity that it was quite necessary that
something should be known in regard
to him. But ears seemed tender
subject to interview a man on, espec
tally when he was c0ncious of his
own excessive allowance. 1t was
job that had to be done, and the plan
of ears was approached as he was evil
IDENTIFY going to his hotel.
Good morning, sir; pardon my
boldness, but I'm newspaper report
err"
The gentleman showed no emotion,
but simply smiled and remarked
pleasantly: '"That is rather laconic
introduction, and covers the whole
matter. I've been approached before,
in a more roundabout way, however
So you want an interview, of
course?'
The allegation Was admitted, and
Mr.. Grimes proceeded TO state that he
was born in Nova Scotia and was 81
years of age. Many physicians and
scientific men have been puzzled at
his extraordinary hearing facilities,
but could account no more than for
other deformities that came under
their observation. He states that he
has been subjected to many experi~
ments, and that they have demon
strated that be could hear equally
well with each of his ears, and with
all four open, he was of the opinion,
as were others who knew him, that he
possessed the most acute sense of hear
ing propably of any one living. Mr..
Grimes said the matter had long since
ceased to worry HIM, though it attract
ed undue attention. On account of
his ability to hear everything, it was
suggested that he become reporter,
but he discarded the idea and his
kindly advisor at the same time.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-06-05
The AmazOns Of UahOmey.

DR.. Zoller, a correspondent of the
Kulmische Zfitung, writes as fellows
of the famous women warriors OF
Africa: The AmaZons of Abome, OF
whom there are at the most, some
6, 600, are nominally the wives OF the
kirg, and as such, form body guard
which is said to be superior TO the male
soldiers in courage, discipline, and
10y atty. But although these amazon
accompany the king IN all his wars,
think they are more for sho than
for service. Among all the savage
and semi savage tribes, singing and
dancing are considered as essential as
drilling and drumming among our
selves. It is natural that the amazons,
having from their earliest childhood
been educated as warriors, dancers,
and singers, should be superior to
male soldiers in these accomplish
ments as our guards are TO the re
serves. The amszons of the cha
cha, all of whom have served
in the army of Abome, are
women between the ages OF is
and 25, and as the ''chacha" does
not 90 to war, they are naturally only
kept for show. They have no sepa-
rate barracks, but live. like the thirty
male soldiers, in different quarters OF
the town, whence they are called to-
gethe,' whenever they are wanted. At
their first entrance, when marching
up in large procession, they saluted
their lord and master, was aston
ished at the military exactitude OF
their movements. Imagine sixty
young women, strong and slender,
who without losing any OF their
womaaliness, present decidedly war
like appearance. Among Europeans
this combination of the woman and
the warrior could not be imagined
here If is explained by the peculiar
formation of the negro skeleton.
The skeletons of negro women, IN
striking contrast TO those of the mulat-
toes, are strikingly Like the skeletons
Of male negroes. The assertion is un-
true that the female warriors
of Dahomey have their breasts
cut of, like the mytholOgical anna
IONS of the ancient Greeks- Their
picturesque uniform might furnish
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-06-05
Senator Vests Dog.
Memphis Appeal.

II have a dog" said Senator Vest,
who had just heard a precocious crow
story, 'who is very sagacious. One
Sunday, while l was living at Sedalia
this dog followed me to church. l
noticed that he watched every move
ment of the preacher. That afternoon
I heard terrible bowling of dogs in
my back yard. l went out TO see what
was the matter. Ny dog was in the
woodshed, standing on his hind legs
in an old dry goods box. He held
down a torn almanac with one paw,
and gesticulated wildly with the other
while he swayed his head and howled
to an audience of four other dogs,
even more sadly than the preacher l
had heard that morning.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-06-05

our masters of the ballet with MANY
fresh ideas. The fresh young faces
look roguishly from under the white,
orimiess yokey~cap, ornamented with
black pictures of animals, such as Lin.
ards, birds and others. The feet are
bare; short knickerbockers of green.
red, Or yellow material come down
nearly to the knees, and S bright col.
ored tunic of striped silk or velvet.
which leaves only the neck and the
arms free, covers the upper part of
the body, which is supported by cor
sets of native manufacture. A broad
belt OF many colors hsightens The sim
appearance of the female warrior.
At the left side of belt short
sword Is fastened, and small carts
ridge pocket in front. A scarf of
white or light green silk is worn like 4
Scotch plaid. The armauaeut consists
OF swords, battle~aNcs and guns, which
latter are put aside during the dance.
Quite Spart from the effect Of COM
6lned dancing and singing, the per-
formances, which went on for several
hours uninterruptedly before our eyes,
were quite in the style of our
corps de ballet with the only differ
erence that perhaps no other corps de
ballet would dance with equal exact,
ltude. First came tall and some.
what elderly woman. She was the
captain, and as she entered, the son
of the "chacha' whispered to me.
Just look how well my mother
dances" Then followed, with battle
axes uplifted, the young officers, aud
III their rear the stll younger troops,
now dashing towards us in their sham
fight, now wheeling around, dispers-
ing, and again uniting. All dances
which have seen performed among
savage aud demi-savage people have
been grotesque and to certain de,
gree voluptuous. Here for tho first
time 4 performances was given which
would have held It's own before a
serious critic and aesthetic.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-06-05
SHORT FASHION NOTES.

Drab white is the newest shade Of
this color.
Plum color and pale rose is fash
ionable English color coordination.
Coaching parasols of ivory satin
have borders of gold and brown vel
vet.
The high collars OF the newest
jackets and frocks ars staffed with
wiggan.
Gold tartles are the latest golden
fancy for hat and bonnet ornamental
ton.
Gauze ribbon, now so fashionable,
is the ''love ribbon" of our grand
mothers.
Large poke bonnets will be worn as
shade hats in the country during the
summer.
A bonnet, with the crown of poppy
petals, has the trimming of poppies
and grass.
Watered ribbon, watered silks, and
watered stuffs of all kinds are revived
in Paris.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-06-05
The City of Mexico.
Cor. st. Louis Republican.

Cor. 81. Louis Nepublican.
Arriving late III the evening at the
City of Mexico we put up at the
Hotel Iturbide, which, we were told,
had been the residence Of Emperor
Iturbide, the only emperor Mexico
ever had except Maximilian, and il is
worthy OF remark that both these gen
tlemen We're SHOT. The lturbide is
run on the European plan and has an
excellent restaurant attachment,
where English is spoken, and the head
man in the hotel office also speaks
English The service is good, not
withstandng that the chambermaids
arc young mon, and candles are used
instead of gas, and every guest must
furnish his own soap. Every room
communicates with the office by an
electric bell, and the hotel has a tela
phone at the service of the guests.
We found no centipedes or scorpions
or poisonous spiders in our rooms, nor,
in fact, any of those horrible insects
and reptiles we sometime read of.
The only bugs | saw in Mexico were
on pins in the national museum.
After had visited a book store next
morning and devoured The Two Re-
publics, daily printed in English,
and visited barber shop on the
American plan, Mrs. T. ana | started
out sightseeing. The big cathedral
was the first place visited. 1t Is the
largest church in North America and
contains many fine paintings by
Nurillo and other artists of note, and
from the tower splendid view Of the
city and surrounding plain to the
mountains on all sides was obtained.
The famous Aztec calendar stone,
twelve feet in diameter and three feet
thick, is fastened TO the west wall out
side of the church, and the Emperor
Iturbide lies buried in one of the
chapels of the church. That day we
dined al a restaurant kept by an old
Englishman, David Naylor, who left
England in 1841, and after living two
years in Paterson, n. j., settled per-
manently in Mexico, where he has
resided ever since, with the exception
of few months spent in California
in 1849. His children all speak
Spanish, but only ono can talk Eng
lish. The afterhoon was spent in rid
ing about the city IL the street-cars-
nickel ridc-and learning the ways
of the people. What seemed most
singular were their street car hearses
We saw two of them, each a hat-car
draped in black, with canopy over.
head as protection against raia and
the rays of the sun. One coffin was
in bed of roses, and the other had
no flowers at all. The mourners rode
in another street car behir d aud dra Wti
BY separate pair Of mules.