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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-06-19
Playing She Had Dead Husband.
Little Rock Gazett,

Mr.. Henhoper had his life insured
for $4,000. Ssveral nights afterward,
while he and his wife sat by the fire,
hc remarked: Look here, Jane,
I've been thinking this matter ever,
and it now seems to me that l have
made mistake in having my life ln~
sured"
"Why, Jody,' she replied, "this
money will be paid In case of your
death"
"Yes, In case of my death. But
hang it all, I don't want to die. If l
had store, l could have it insured,
burn it down, make several hundred
dollars on the transaction, but you
don't suppose that a man wants to
commit suicide, do you? Wonder if l
can rig up some scheme for beating
this gamer
II don't only see oRe way, and that
would result in the death of US both !;
for Jody, if you were to die would
take poison. l would cut my throat
with an old case knife rather than live
without my Jody," and she put her
arm around his neck and wept
II tell you," said the husband, after
few moments reflection, 'I'll be
found dead. Don't look frightened !"
He then unfelded his plan. He
would get skeleton, put lot of
/ bruised meat arouna it, stuff the
whale arrangement into ansold suit of
| clothes, put # ID the bottom of we'll
not far from the kollsa ard cave the
walls in. The idea was 4 happy one,
The coroner would hold an lnduest
when the remains were brought out,
everything would be satisfactory, and
the insurance company would pay the
money. Then the husband would
slip home, take his wife and leave the
country.
The other morning a report was
circulated to the effect that well had
caved in upon Mr. Henhoper, and
that his wife was almost crazy. Hen
hopper was well-known in Little Rock,
and the accident caused sensation.
After three days of hard labor the
mangled remains were reached. The
coroner held hurried inquest, and
the jurymen held their noses and said,
"Poor fellow, what a horrible death !"
The money was paid to Mrs. Hen>
hopper. A. one time it was thought
necessary to send her to an asylum,
but she improved gradually until
people SAID the blow would not kill
her.
Henhoper waited and waited, ex-
pecting to receive some word from his
wife, and failing. stole home at night.
The house was dark. Craving
through the window, he entered his
wife's room. On table lay letter
addressed to him. The contents were
as follows:
"Jody: The idea of playing you
are dead is too sweet to relinquish,
and l have concluded to go away with
another man who tells me he can ju.
diciously in: est my ten thousand dol
lars. 1 am still your friend, however,
and if you ever get hard up and tramp
out my way, you may rest assured /
will give you lift. :"
Just as Henhoper finished reading
the letter, an officer entered the room
| and led him 10 iail
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-06-19
ACCIDENTS.

FRITZ REUTER-. editor of German pa
per at Streator, Ill. was drowned while
swimming.
A wATER-sPoUT at Ell Paso, Texas, on
Sunday. did enormous damage to prop
erty and leo lives are reported lost.
ALL the principal buildings in st.
Cesaire, Quebec, were burned Tuesday
night, involving loss OF $500, 600.
FIRE losses in the United States and
Canada during May reached So, 750, 800
10 per cent. greater than losses for
the same month in ten years.
FIRE destroyed the livery stables of
Montgomery & Co., at Pittsburg, Pa.
Thirteen horses were cremated. Loss
$1,000.
MARTIN and George Howe, brothers,
aged 12 and IA years respectively, were
drowned while bathing in a pond at
Kansas City.
SPARLs' store and flauriHg mill at
Madison, d. T., with s, 900 bushels of
wheat and 500 barrels of flour, was
burned. Loss, $35, 900; no insurance.
Z. NJ. GowELL, of Stevensville, Wis,
was struck dead by lightning Sunday
as he was leaving his store. The build
ing was demolished.
S. ], HUMPHREY, wife of livery sta
BILE keeper at Edgerton, near Janesville,
Wiz, was drowned by the capsizing of
a boat. Two others were rescued.
THE s. Y. Beach Paper company's g
mills, at Seymour, Conn.,, were burned
Sunday morning. Loss, 5000; insur-
ance 80, 200.
j THE business portion OF Wesson, Miss.
was destroyed by fire Sunday, mourning
loss of property to the amount of
$4,000.
The female wards of the Eastern
State Lunatic Asylum at Williamsburg,
Va, were destroyed by fire Sunday
night. One insane woman was burned
TO death and another drowned. Loss
about $120,e00.
THE Park Hotel, at Sheboygan, w is,
was destroy ed by fire. The guests all
escaped and no one was injured. Loss,
$25, 900; Insurance ON building, 81, goo;
loss on furniture, 81, 900, = Other small
losses wefS snstained. s3 Z go
Az Wabash. Ind. the passenger depot
of the Cincinnati, Wabash and Michigan
railroad at that point was destroyed by
FIRE which originated in the lunch-room
adjoining. The ice house of William
Collins adjoining was also partially
consumed.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-06-19
SPAIN.
RAYAGEs OF CHOLERA.

MADRID, June 16.-There were five
new cases of cholera in this city yes
terday and one death. In the province
of Valencia outside of the city there
were 48 new cases and 81 deaths
The city of Murcia reports 40 new
cases and deaths, and other .poiEts
report 12 fresh cases.
THIRTY THOUSAND PEOPLE HAVE FLED
FROM MURCIA OUT OF FEAR OF THE
CHOLERA.
MADRID, June 16.-In the province
of Castellon de La Plana, yesterday,
there were 80 cases Of Cholera and go
death. Thirty thousand people have
fed from Murcia owing TO the dread
of the horrible scourge. In the city
of Murcia alone there were Ga new
cases and 10 deaths. In the province
of Murcia outside Of the city there
were so cases and 16 deaths.
The Official Gazette confirms the
statement that cholera Is raging in
Valencia, De La Plana, Murcia and
Madrid. Others, however, deny that
cholera exits In Madrid, and say that
all the testimony regarding the suspi.
cious cases is insufficient TO warrant
the assertion taat they are cases OF
cholera.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-06-19
The Man Without Tact.
Chicago Ledger.

Old man Knoscy, of West Madison
street, comes about as near being an
angel in pantaloons as Chicago flesh
and blood can hope to become, SO far
as intentions go; but in spite of the
purity of his motives the guileless old
man is in hot water a good share OF
the time, simply because he has no
such thing as tact in his nature, and
will persist IN rubbing the hair the
wrong way whenever he comes IN
contact with people. He means well,
but no matter how hard he trys to be
sociable, he is sure to put his foot in
it he has no guile, sr any OF the
other society essentials about
him, and so whenever anything comes
into his head he blurts it right out
without ceremony, regardless OF cir
cumstance> and surroundings. The
great fallacy of his life is that it is
sociability to say things that should
be left unsaid altogether, and ask
questions about things that can in no
way concern him.
Introduce him to a stranger, and
within ten minutes he will ask the
price Of the mans clothing, article by
article, from his hat to his boots. Ii
iswelry il visible, he will want to
know whether it is pure gold, or only
washed, :" and whether it was pur-
chased new or at the pawnbroker's.
He will also want to know If the
mans watch keeps good time, and if
he hasn't been getting his pantAloons
dyed. When the conversational pos
sibilities in that direction become ex-
hausted, he viii make the strangers
name a pretext for asking if he isn't
related to family of the same name
In such and such place, and then.
very likely, he will proceed to remark
that one of this very same family had
to leave the neighborhood between
two days for stealing sheep, and that
another had been thrown out OF
church for robting the contribution
box
He will Isk doctor if he ever hur-
ried any body out of the world by way
of experiment, and cstechise drug
gist as to how frequently he has made
fatal blunders In filling prescriptions.
He viii tell lawyer that he can't un-
derstand how the tricks of the pro-
fession can be reconciled to the tenets
of Christianity, and viii ask sEecu
| lating deacon the difference between
! dealing in options and any other kind
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-06-19

In boring the artesian we'll at White
Plains. out in the eastern part of Ne
vada, under the auspices OF the Cen
tral Pacific Railroad Company, a
large log, or several logs of wood
were bored through at the depth of
1913 feet below tie surface This has
been a subject for discussion by scien-
fists since, and few evenings age, in
San Francisco, D.. Hsrkness made 1t
the subject for very interesting lect-
urc, Quite a large quantity of this
wood was brought to the surface, and
it was good, sound wood, in an almost
perfect state OF preservation, although
lis great depth and the character of
the superintendent strata showed
that it was at least million years
old. Microscopic examination shows
that the ancient tree WAS similar 10
the present nutpise.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-06-19

PROFESSOR BELL, the well-known
electrician, is an advocate of the
echo system on vessels at sea for
ascertaining the presence of an ap>
proac ing iceberg of another vessel.
The principle is that any solid body
ON the surfac; of the ocean will give
back an echo to sound from the
deck of Il vessel not to far distant,
and the navigator, with a bell TO
make the sound and a telephone TO
receive the echo, can easily tell when
there is danger of a collision. Mari
ners generally hear the echo of an
iceberg simultaneously with It's
thump into the vessel. The echo sys
tenn, It practicable, will be asgreat re
lief to the feelings of those who have
To sail through the fogs of New
foundlSnd.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-06-19

A NEw process of reducing iron ores
10 the manufactured iron. known as
the Clspp Griffiths steel process, is
coming into general use, which threat
ems not only to aatagonizs the Besse-
mer steel process, but also TO revolu-
tionige the whole iron trade, by di-
ninishing the cost OF manufacture an
by converting the high phosphorus
ores at better prices. An item in the
reduction of costs is the displacement
OF the large number of puddlers need
ed by the other processes, their work
being done by machinery. A feature
of advantage to this region will be the
better demand for the high phosphor-
Gus ores of Lake Superior. The pro
duct is steel very low in carbon
(which can be worked and welded as
easily as the softest iron."
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-06-19

THE New York gamblers have de-
viscd neat plan evading the law
against selling pools Oh herse races.
A General Racing Fund" is offered
To contributors for rewards and pre-
miums on the speed of horses, for the
encouragement of horse breeding.
Awards of the Racing Fund will be
made to contributors on the horses
reaching the highest rate Of speed.
Contributors TO losing horses receive
no dividends. II is mere matter, as
may be easily seen, of investment and
profit, not of pool-selhng. 1t can not
be reached by the present law, and it
may be difficult to bring it within the
provision of any statute that is likely
to be enacted.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-06-19

Ir is stated that at the present time
nearly 30, 900 acres of land are uncul~
tvnted in Berkshire, in the neigh.
borhood of Lamborne, and within
sixty miles oILondon. 1t has hitherto
cost as much to convey corn from
Llmbol ne TO London as from Chicago
to London, but new railway line
now building through the district is
expected to affect a change.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-06-19
Queer Names In Mexico.
City of Mexico LetteI

The custom of naming the shops
after some fact or fancy has been a
constant source of amusement to US
all through the country. but it reaches
the climax of ludicrous perfection
here. 1t is not altogether new, even
at home, to meet a saloon or corner
grocery with some such fanciful ap-
pellation as "The Arbor," 1.-The Alb
bey" or ''The Golden Lion" But this
universal baptism without ryhme or
reason and the utter absurdity to
which the limitless tropical imagina>
tion has led the sponsors of every
business house from two>foot square
pulque stand to a gilded emporium of
fashion, would make the framer of
the Connecticut Blue Laws laugh out
in meeting. "The Fountain of Love" "
''The Triumph of Dynamite, 1.-THE
Flight of Time, 1.-The Tempest of the
Soul" are some of those l find in my
note book, taken indiscriminatsly
along the street. 1.-THE Tail of the
Devil" and "The Little He'll" might
have been placed over their respective
liquor counters by temperance lect-
urer looking toward the eternal fitness
of things; but would he consent to
''The Spirit Of Purity" and 1.-THE Balm
of Sorrow" over two similar grog
shops a little further off?
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-06-19

THERE is no naturalization treaty
between the United States and Russia,
and Ru ssian born subjects naturaiIzed
in the United States will, if they re,
turn TO Russia, be subject to all It's
requirements for military service and
other duties under its laws. a Rus
sian immigrant in the United States
will find it for his interest to stay
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-06-19
Telegraphio Hash.
I I.TRFRry HE'LL


WASHINGTON, June I6s-The liberty
bell arrived here this afternoon on its !
way back from New Orleans to Phila-,s
dolphia.
RESIGNED BY REQUEST.
WASHINGTON, June 16-James j.
Brooks, chief secretary of the service
division of the treasury department,
has, at the request of Secretary Man
min rendered his resignation to take
effect July 1st, next.
BURDETTE OF THE HAwKEYE GETS
BURLINGTON, Iowa, June 16.-The
Gazette speaks as follows concerning
the appointment of A. III. KhHlmeir,
of this city, to be collector for the
fourth revenue district, vice j. w.
Burdete, editor OF the Hawk Eye.
The appointment gives very general
satisfaction tn citizens of both parties.
The new collector is general agent Of
the Germania Insurance Co. Of Free
port, Ills, and is well known through
out the west as a first class business
man and representative of the demo-
cratic Germans. He was a naember
of the Iowa legislature and has been
an active and honorable political
leader
IRON MANUFACTURERS AND WORKERS
COMPROMISE MATTERS
PITTsBURG, June 16.-At CONFER
ence of iron workers and workmen
this afternoon the sheet mill men
offered compromise with the manu-
facturers of 5 per cent. reduction,
and if accepted the scale will be
signed as the differences between the
two sides have narrowed down to tue
sheet mill clause. Workmen say that
this is the last concession they will
make. 1t is believed that the manufac
turers will accept the compromise.
THE DETROIT BASE BALL. CLUB.
DETROIT, June 16.--The Detroit
base ball Clue was informed by Sec'y
Young this morning that the Indian
apolis team could not be signed until
the expiration of the ten days limit.
The entire club was started on a
trip through Canada and down the st.
Lawrence river, TO prevent being
tampered with by other clubs.
BOAT RACE On THE DIES MONIES RIVER.
OTTUMwA, Ia, June 16.-Tbe first
of a series of races between the jun
ior fours, OF Cedar Rapids, and the
Ottumwa boat club. of one mile and
q half with turn, was rowed this D.
m The race was won by the Cedar
Rapids club by two lengths in IL :28.
A FULL CABINET MEETING.
WASHINGTON, June 16.-There was
full cabinet meeting to day and the
principal topic of discussion was the
case OF Santor, the naturaIized Amer
lean citizen under arrest in Ecuador.
The conclusion reached was that Mr..
Santor should be recognized as an
American citizen and as such he is en-
titled to the full protection Of tnis
government. It is understood that
demand viii be made for his release.
KILLED BY ExcEssIEE HEAT.
NEW York, june 16.-Ten persons
were overcome by heat in New York
today. TIVE of them died. The high
est muTeury was IS.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-06-19

VERY thorough investigation of the
beet sugar industry has recently bsen
made both in this country and in Eu-
rope. The conclusion has thus been
reached that only a comparatively
narrow belt along the northern
boundary Of the United States has the
requisite climatic conditions of crow
ing the sugar beet, but that in this re-
gion sugar equal TO that of any cane
ON earth can be producsd for cents
IA pound.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-06-19

SOME Of the educational managers
propose TO change the antiquated and
absurd phrase college commence
ment" to college anniversary. "
That would be sensible. Tke ending
Of IL college year Is no more a "com>
mencement" than is the ending OF
nrc,g life
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-06-19
A Good Reason.

shoe ana Leatner Reporter.
Little boy" sand gentleman,
"why do you carry that umbrella over
your head4 It's not raining"
No, sir"
"And the sur is not shining"
No, SIR"
Then why de you carry it Z"
Cause when it rains pa wants it,
an it's only when it's this kinder wed
der that ! kin GIT ter use it at all.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-06-19

TWENTY years have not sufiiced to
destroy the explosive qualities oi
shells which were used i'll the late
war. Forest fires have recently laid
bare the battlefiG Ids OF the Wilder
ness, Virginia, and many old shells
have exploded.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-06-19
Russia.

THE HARBoR OF coREA is NOT occU.
PIED BY THE RUSSIANS.
ST.. PETERSBURG, June To- The
journal de 81. Petersburg states that
there il ne truth In the report that the
Russians have taken possession Of the
harbor of Csrea-
MATERIAL FOR THE TRAEs-cAsPIAS
RAILWAY DESTROYED BY FIRE.
ST. PETERSBURG, june ia fire
at Kizilarvat destroyed all the mate
rial fcs the trans Caspian railway,
and the workmen are returning TO
Bakn On the west shsre Of the Caspian
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-06-19

NEAR Caro-, ILL.,, resldesa a man who
claims to have discovered pure paint
in large quantities on his farm. 1t is
Of several different colors red, white,
blue, and yellow-and requires no
preparing but TO mix rilh oil, after
which IT is ready for use.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-06-19

On the 1st of January, 1885. there
was only one building on the site of
North Yakima, Wash. 7. There are
nov between 1000 and ], POO people,
and 243 dwellings and business
houses. There are under construction
fourteen pretentious buildings, includ-
ing six two-story structures. Roads
have been built in all directions radi-
ating from the place; twenty miles OF
irrigating trenches dug to supply the
town with water; 4, 900 shade trees
planted: three miles Of sidewalk laid:
street lamps erected on all principal
business avenues, and with all this
work the town has no charter and no
government other than provisional
one,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-06-19

THE value of the exported bread
stuffs frora this country III the eleven
months OF the present fiscal year ex-
ceeded those of the corresponding
period OF last year by 81 875. .O92, The
largest increase was III wheat ana
nafg
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-06-19
Didn't Like 1t Matered.

A Wall street broker went into .
saloon and called for whiskey. The
bartender set out the bottle and glass
of water.
Whats thafi' asked the broker.
pointing at the water and pouring out
the whisky.
Water. SIR
whats it forin
$50 mix with the whisky"
sWelI, take it away. Do you think
I'm Jay Gouldf
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-06-19

REPORTS on the wheat crop through
out the country are by no means as
cheerful as they might be. Il is very
certain that the crop will be much less
than that of 1854. This will be true
OF both winter and spring wheat.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-06-19
1t Spoiled his Nights Rest.

An Irishman travelling with a friend
stopped over Sunday at hotel. and
durisg the afternoon the FREUD pre-
pared to take nap.
''Phat air yez abouii' asked Pat.
''Oh, Tn Just going to sneoze awile.
You'd better try If yourself"
'sBceorra an Oh viii not ayther."
"Why mott It's good for you"
''Git out wild yez Owe tried sha,
sumo, an livery tonne Owe gain te
shape before Oi wint to shlaPe d
niver could 60 to shlape whin Oh wini
to shape
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-06-19

THE cholera continues to spread
westward along the Nc iiterlanean, IN
Spain. Thousands OF people have fled
from the city of Madrid the past week,
manic stricken.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-06-19
eat iron strikes are about
ed.
MILWAUKEE, has increased the ga
loon license from SIS to 5000. There
are now $40 saloons in that city.

A STREET railway is now being laid
on adway, New York, from Union
Square TO the Battery, and henceforth
the nwieldy omnibus will be super
celad
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-06-19
Chicago Market.

CHICAGO June 16.-Flour-Dull and unchanged.
Wheat Fairly active. stronger and higher; open
ed 1Sc higher; receded 1Sci later strengthened; ;
advanced ss1$4c: eased of nc; fiuctuated and
closed 4a yesterday; ssA@SS1S for seller
cash; SSIl for seller June; Ss340sS7s for seller
Julys 9iN0913s Tor seller August; 9334G93A for
seller September; No 2, red, 94Nsals Corn
Decidedly stronger and higher. with July futures
showing the most strength opened sc higher:
ruled strong FOR July ard weak Tor August; then
advanced &c for July and s4c for others; closed
&c over yesterday; 4s for seller cash and june;
474047ss for seller July; 1G3S9T for seller
August; 470471s for SELLER september. Oats
More active and stronger; brisk early; advanced
hQ34c; futures advanced AG3sc for June, 40
5sc for July; deferred futures 1S114c better;
4341431S for seller cash 43I9 for seller June and
July; -28@2s1S for seller August. Rye-Dull at
81 Barley-Nominal Timothy-Inactive but
nominal Flax seed-No. 1, for seller cash and
No. ., 1.2S. Perk-Fairly active and ruled 100 15c
higher; declined 21Sc; closed steady; 1000
10 42LS for seller cash. June and July; 10.471K
1oJ0for seller August Lard Fairly active
and frmer; advanced 5t971fc, and closed steady
at .60@6 62L1 for seller cash and June; 6.6714Gl
G75 for seller July; 6.721zG6 IS for seller August.
Shoulders 3 .s5@3.9o; short clear, 5.7005.75;
short ribs, 1905. 42]1 whisky-115.
CHICAGO, June 16.-The Drovers' Journal re-
ports: Cattle-R Receipts, 5000; shipping steers,
4 9OG5. IS; stockers and feeders 325G5O0; cows,
bulls and mixed 2 4o645O; bulk, 8.5003.75; slop
fed steers. 40oG5.55. Hogs Receipts. 1900;
opened 10c higher, and advanced TO the last;
rough and mixed 4CoG4. 10; packing and ship
ping, 41oG4.e0; light, 3.9oG4.so; skips, s.ooG
s75. sheep-Receipts, 1900; strong natives, 2. 80
a 30.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-06-19

Very particular-''Where is the
hoe, Samboi" "Wid de rake, massa.
"Well, where is the rakef" "Wid de
hoe" 'But where are both" why
oof together. golly, old rsassa. you
pears to be berry 'tickler dis morn
IMP