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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-05-15
A Hungarian Bridal Procession.

Tse bridemother greeted the little
rosy bride cordially, and the count
after speaking with the groom handed
her into his carriage, where she was
seated at the right of the bridemother,
the count sitting opposite to her. She
showed SEINE emotion, but bore her
self with a simple graceful dignity
which would have done credit to a
fine lady. Then began our progress
to the church, at the other end of the
little town; the Bridegroom and bride
maids walked near the counts car
riage. Young beech trees had been
cut down and set in the ground, form
ing an alley of tender green foliage.
from house to church, through which
we passed. At least q thousand peo-
pie were on foot about us, throwing
torpeaoes beneath our hsrses' feet,
singing and shouting, and sometimes
dancing in couples. I can give you
no idea..of, the noise and confusion, and
of the discordant music; of the mad
plunging of our horses, of the wild
capers of the ponies of the banderIum; I;
and, but for the continued and smil-
ing complaceney of those beside me, l
should have experienced terror rather
than enjoyment of this very novel
and un~American bridal procession.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-05-15

all honor, transmit these gates of San
6alwood to The restored temple of
Somnath." They were, however,
committed instead to the protection
of the treasury at Agra, the old shrine
having vanished as completely as the
Zoroastrian affairs at Ecbatana, or the
church of Paul at EphesHs.
Afghanistan is iast now apparently
a loyal and devoted alley of England,
having substantial pscuniary reasons
for her loyalty, but she has always
been turbulent and troublesome and
sometimes a treacherous neighbor.
Her mountain soldiers, though brave,
have the unsteadiness of banditti,
love plunder better than fighting, and
are always faithful to the largest
bribe. The land bids fair to again be
the arena of battle, as it has SO often
been before, and this time it may be
on scale of magnitude which il has
never hitherto known.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-05-15
THE ARABIAN NIGHTS.
How the Tales Were Gathered and
How They Were Broughtto Europe.

In q letter written by R.v. r Jbert
hall to Sir J. Macintosh, in the
third year of the present century, we
read of gentleman who, before the
age of IL, had made himself master of
Hebrew. Chaldee. Persian. Arabic and
Turkish, besides Latin and Greek and
French and Italian, and many other
modern languages. This gentleman,
who began Arabic at 8 and Chinese
IA; who was devoted to the study of
music; who was well skilled in horse
manship and in the management of
the cimetar and laEce; who had the
eye and pencil Of an artist, and
deep rooted sense of religion in ad-
dition to other physical and moral
excellencies, was Claudius James
Rich. 1t was he who gathered to-
gether, while consul at Bagdad, the
fine collection of Oriental manuscripts
in over eight hundred volumes,
which, having been purchased by par
lament for the British museum, now
forms a portion of what is termed the
manuscript department of our ma
tional library. Ofthis large collection,
Nos z, 404, 7, 405 and z, 405 are the three
codices, composed of Oriental paper,
the first a small quarto and the other
two IL mo, containing all together
some six hundred folios of ''The Ara
bian Nights" written in the Naskhi
character or that of modern Arabic by
various penmen, who are not on all
occasions to be congratulated on the
care bestowed on their writing or the
perspicuity of their meaning.
1.-The Arabian Nights" is not story
emanating from one person. 1t is a
vehicle for many tales told by various
story tellers with very different de-
grees of ability. Many of the stories
in the Ric MSS. present a remarkable
similarity to western anecdotes. Nor
will any reader be surprised at this
who remembers how closely connected
is the old history, first told by Gal
land in a western tongue, of
Schahriar and Schanzenan with
that of Astolfo and Giocondo
in the twenty eighth canto of
Ariosto's Orlando" or the genie i'm
prisoned in the brazen vessel in the
story in the Fisherman, with the
"Diablo Copjuelo," in a vial of Luis
de Guevara, or the Sleeper Awaken
ed" with the induction to ''The Tam
ing of the Shrewd or, The Eschanted
Horse with Chaucer's Steed of Brass, !"
on which Pierre carried off the fair
Maguelone, afterward initiated by
Cervantes in his "Clavileno.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-05-15
ACCIDENTS,

DIPHTHERIA Of malignant type is
epidemic IN Greenwood township, rear
Hlllsboro, Ill.
BY the tenement house fire in First
avenue, New York, early Susday morn
Jag, eight persons lost their lives, AID
fourteen were more or less injured.
Iris now ascertaiued that twenty-one
persons perished in the recent building
disaster in Brooklyn. Fourteen of the
ko.ies have been recovered.
THE popular seaside resort on the
New Hampshire coast, known as
Hampton Beach, was the scene of de-
str, ctive cor fl grafton. Three of the
fashionable summer hotels and many
cottages were consumed.
THE steamship Reiv.tia, of the White
Cross Line, en- route from Antwerp fer
Montreal, has been sunk in deep water
by heavy ice in the Gulf of Sc, Law
renee. She had a cargo of freight val
ued at 100000. No lives were lost.
Such heavy ice as that now filling the
Gulf of ST. Lawrence has never been
known there before Many vessels due
at Quebec and Montreal are unable to
make port
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-05-15
ALINCOLN RELIC.
The Peace Negotiations of / S64.
Des MoineS Register.


The following dispatch, written by
President Lincoln's own hand, has
been added to the Aldrich collection
in the state library:
EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHING
TON, July Is, 1s64-The Hon HoR
ACE GREELY, New York: l suppose
you received nay letter of the 9th.
have just received yours of the 18th,
and am disappointed by it. l was
not expecting you to send me letter,
but to bring nae a man or men. Mr..
Hay goes to you with my answer to
yours of the 18th. A. LINCOLN"
The accompanying letter from the
donor, the Hon. James Harlan, will
explain thoroughly the occasion for
the disptatch:
COURT OF COMMISSIONERS OF ALA
BAMA CLAIMS, WASHINGTON, d @ ,
April 10, 1sS5-To the Iowa State
Librarian, Des Moines, Iowa: During
the early part of last month receiv-
ed letter from the Hon. Charles Aid
rich, of Webster City Iowa, express
ing an earnest desire to procure some
autograph writing of the late Presi-
dent Abraham Lincoln-even, as he
said, if it should not contain more
than two or three lines,-to place
with his collection in the Iowa state
library, have at length been able,
through the Hon. Robert T. Lincoln,
to procure a short document actually
written with his own hand by that
illustrious statesman, and to day for
warded it by express, addressed to the
"Hon. Charles Aldrich, care Iowa
State Librarian, De Moines, Iowa
send it thus to diminish the risk of
loss, as l doubt my ability to procure
another of like character.
This document. though onlyan aut-
ograph telegram, is of considerable
historic interest. 1t is part of the
correspondence between President
Lincoln and Hon. Horace Greedy re
lating to pretended proposition for
peace, coming, as Mr.. Greedy suppos-
ed, from the confederate authorities
through the confederate commissioner
Jacob Thompson, and Clement c.
Clay, on the Canada border. They
asked leave, it was said, to visit
Washington to confer on the subject.
I happen to know that the president
had no'confidence in the good faith of
of this pretension. Mr.. Greedy how
ever, entertained the opposite opinion,
The president therefore sent him to
see them, with authority to bring
them to Washington provides he
found them in possession of authority
from the so called confederate govern
ment to make propositions for peace
on terms concedihg the union of all
the states. But Mr.. Greely's mission
proved to be abort;ve, because these
pretended ambassadors were found
to be destitute of any authority what
ever to propose terms of peace. Their
pretension in this respect was simply
a ruse to secure safe conduct arcoss
the country to Richmond, and thus
escape capture by our blockade
squadrons should they go around by
sea. Hence the quiet sarcasm of the
presidents telegram, 81 did not ex-
pect letter." but ga man or men. !"
Please notify Mr.sAldrich of the re-
ceipt by you of the package, and also
let me know of its safe arrival. Yours
Truly, JAMES HARLAN.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-05-15
A LETTER describing the markets of

A LETTER describing the markets of
New Orleans says that everything is
sold by the eye, and there is no stand
ard of measure. Nine tenths OF the
hundreds who sell in the noted FreLca
market of the city do not know what
bushel or peck is. They buy their
vegetables by the lot and place them
in little piles on tables. These piles
are of different sizes and prices. The
buyer looks at the piles and buys that
which he thinks is biggest and best.
Sometimes buckets and boxes are
used to measure, but they sre of all
kinds and shapes.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-05-15
A Very Curt Note.
Nav York Time

First young man with literary asp.
irations) Have you heard from the
editor to whom you sent your articlef
Second Young Man (also literary
Yes, / got very curt noIe from him.
First Young Man (sympathizingly)
That's too bad. The editor TO
whom sent my article wrote me an
exceedingly kind letter, expressing
his regret that want of space" etc.,
prevented bis making use of 1t. He
was evidently much impressed with
it. / am sorry you were treated 50
shabbily, old fellow, What did he
say2
Second Young Msn-'Tnclosed find
check. n-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-05-15

SOME people are never satisfied. The
water>works of the city of Troy, are
full OF cells, and by simply tapping
the pipes fish two feet and a half long
can be secured for breakfast, and so
delightfully."- fresh! Such an abund~
auce Of cheap food would be consider:
ed boon in any community, yet the
Trojaus are running to and fro and
complaining to the water board that
their supply Of water is choked off by
the cells. The idea of complaining OF
a supply of fresh fish with their
watert
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-05-15
Agricultural Items.

Be sure that the well water does not
come from the arn-yard, the privy
vault or the cesspool. Thousands of
farmers are drinking contaminated
water who have no suspicion of it.
In Western New York il is custo-
mary to plant corn in drills for grain.
The rows are made about four feet
apart, with grain of corn every nine
inches. One farmer who practices
this way of planting says he can raise
20 per cent. more corn in this way
than by planting in hills.
For sugar-beets the ground should
be Hell-prepared plowed deep and
thoroughly pulverized. The roots re-
quire deep soil, and the portion that
grows underground contains the most
saccharine matter; but meme of the
beet will grow above ground if the
soil is mellow enough to permit it to
penetrate it.
From a single kernel of wheat,
/, ,O2O pounds Of grain have been pro
duced in three years in Grass Valley,
Cal. The first year there were %
stalks and heads, yielding 800 kernels.
These were planted and yielded one
fifth of bushel. and last season there
were raised from this seventeen BUSH
els.
Mr.. G. w. Fairlee, who owns a
large farm near Trenton, N. j., cut
his cernstalks for the silo after raising
a crop of corn. The ears are picked
when they begin TO glaze. and piled
up in the sun to ripen. The stalks are
then green enough for excellent easi-
1age, and he estimates that the shrink
age on the grain is only 5 or 10 per
cent
The first year after setting apple
trees corn is a better hoed crop to
grow among the trees than potatoes or
any roots. 1t makes a shade fer the
ground and for the trees themselves,
besides insuring thorough cultivation,
which, however, should be given with
special care not to iDjure the trees by
whiff1 strees and horse cultiyating i'm
elements.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-05-15

| troyed, and the depression among the
owners. tenants and lahorers is great.
A SECOND attempt was made early
Monday morning to burn the Child
ren's Home at Covington, KY. The lit
tie inmates were badly frighteHed by
the smoke, but none of them sustained
injury. There is no clue to the incen-
diary.
THE apprehended collision between
the striking quarrymen and the militia,
at Joliet, did not occur, and there is a
prospect that the workmen will aban-
don the strike.
THE prisoners in the Mitchell county,
Tex, jail, attempted to escape Sunday.
The jailor, Robinson, was knocked down
with sand bag by Middleton, horse
thief, who took Robinson's pistol. Mrs.
Robinson gave the alarm and Wayne
Park came and shot Middleton dead.
Another prisoner who got out during
the racket was recap6ured.
THE 7-year-old son of one Lopez, a
wealthy resident of Taratan, Mexico.
was receAtly kidnapped, the abductors
two days later killing the child and
placing the body in tho court yard of
the Lopez mansion. A 12 year old sis
ter of the murdered boy fell dead upon
seeing the corpse, and the father became
raving maniac.
BY command of Governor OgIesby
four companies of the Fourth Infantry,
I. N. G., with gatIing-gun detach-
ment, left Joliet Monday morning for
Lemont, where the striking quarry men
threatened trouble. Reaching Lemont
the City Marshal informed Colonel Ben
nett, commanding the militia, that his
force could not enter the tc wn, but the
command pushed ahead, being confront
ed by mob of several hundred excited
men, who refused to disperse, although
warned by deputy sheriff. The mill
tary then charged at quick step, with
fixed bayonets, the crowd in front re-
treating In sullen mood, many of them
taking refuge in houses and side streets.
After. three blocks bad been passed,
strikers from Il rear assailed the troops
with stones, company A, of Streator,
suffering most by the tusIllade. Another
attack by a body of strikers was also
made on the left flank, and the military
found themselves hcmmed in, when
some of the men of Company B, of
Joliet, opened fire without orders and
charged the mob, driving them off.
Major Hefferman narrowly ESCAPED
shot fired at hum from a window. Mrs.
Smache, who seized soldier musket
and attempted to brain him with a stone,
was wounded by being thrown to the
ground. Another woman who was sit
ting in her house was struck by stray
bullet, but not seriously hurt. Eleven
men are report, d injured. One man
was shot dead, anoth-r died of his
wounds, and two others are suffering
from bayonet thrusts. The militia are
encamped near the town, prepared to
meet an attack, which is expected to be
made during the night, and the streets
are patrolled by sentinels.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-05-15

THERE is now living in P.ckens
county, Georgia, man who during
the rebellion ionned his wife's dress.
kept his face closely shaved, and wore
. big sun, bonnet, in order to avoid
being conscripted and sent to the
front. The officers in search of re-
cruits frequently visited the house
and asked his wife where her husband
was, and at the very moment he could
be seen working in the field in female
garb. BY the time he had worn out
seven of his wife's dresses he became
tired of masquerading, enlisted, and
became good soldier.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-05-15
CRIME.

MRS. DILL, of Wahpeton, d. T., was
found guilty of the murder of her has
band and sentenced to the penitentiary
for life.
ANGUS CANNON, Milton Musser and J..
G. Watson. Mormons, were all sentenced
at Self Lake City for unlawful cohabi-
tation. Each received the full extent of
the law-$300 fine and six months i'm
prisonmsnt.
GOVERNMENT clerks at Washington
invest so, 900 every month in the
Dauphin Louisiana lottery swindle.
They aim for the $4,000 prize and
don't get it.
THE Red liver has worked disastrous
results to the plantations in South
western Arkansas. The crops are des-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-05-15

One man sits down and is quickly
lathered and scraped. Then there IS
none of your bay rum, or magnesia.
or puff balls, or csmphorateI ice or
magnolia balm, or those other toilet
mysteries which the tonsorial artist
performs on the face of hls customer
outside the prison. After the man is
shaved the barber does not fret over
him any, but tits ''Get out and wash
yourself" The prisoner tumbles out
and goes to the zink, while another
man takes his place in the chair. In
this way the prison ban Der goes
through the shops.
He shaves the prison officers, and
they say he is a good barber, Per
haps he is, and he may he a good fell
low-but no man who is in the state
prison may draw razor over your
humble servants throat. 1t is bad
enough to be shaved by man who
ought to be IN prison.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-05-15

A CLERGYMAN desiring contributions
for special object, fitted up an OK
horn at the church door. Upon this
he inscribed his aspirations to this eff
feet: This 'orn was once on the cad
of hox, and now hit his missionary
box 1t might have been the odd
jingle, and 1t might have been the old
Englishmau's zeal, or combination
of the two, but certain it is that this
special missionary box attracted con-
tributions in an extraordinary man
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-05-15

BURIED treasure seekers are at work
in Georgia. Near Covington, accord
ing to The Star of that place, color
cd man and several assistants have
been making excavations for several
months in hope of finding 800, 600,
which the principal in the scheme
AYERS was buried there three years ago
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-05-15
The Common Enemy.

In order to make headway against the com
mon enemy, Disease, II is necessary to oppose
him with persistence. II very frequently hap
pens that remedy perfectly adequate TO the
necessities Of the case, IL persisted IN, Is con.
mued and thrown aside because a few doses OF
ii Gid not cure malady. How unreasonable and
unjust would such a judgment be regarding
HoStetter's Stomach Bitters, one OF the most
popular snd highly sanctioned medicines OF the
day, potent invigorant, and the invariably sue
cess'ul remedy for constipation, dyspepsia, liver
complaint incipiens rheumatism, neuralgia and
gou.. inactivity and weakness Of the kidneys and
bladder. and for the infirmites incident TO the de-
cine OF life No fact is better established than
the above, yet In order to experience its trush,
those afflicted with obstinate forms of disease
tive results.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-05-15
In some giddy regions even sealing

In some giddy regions even sealing
waN is mads to convey tender senti
ments The ordinary red wax signi>
fies business, and black is used only
for mourning and coincidence. But
blue means love, and the different
tints portrays each stage of the tender
passion. Pink means congratulation
and white is used for wedding invita-
tions. Nariegated colors show con-
ilicting emotions.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-05-15
A nan Of Arms and Legs .

A lady is showing . visitor the
family portraits in the picture gall
lery.
THAT officer there In the uniform,
she says, twas my greatgreat-grand-
father. He was as brave Is lion,
but enc of the NEST unfortunate of
men-he never fought battle IN
which he did not have an arm or q
leg carried away
Then she adds, proadly: He took
part in "a engagements.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-05-15
The Acme OF Horrors.
Chicazn Ledger.

There are times when q man feels
weak insect, and we would
cheerfully go hungry two weeks for
the privilege of enjoying the kicking
power of tie mule tof fifteen minutes.
One of these occasions Is just about
the time great big burly six-footer
of a drayman marches in on a wet
day, and pours a pint of muddy water
over q desk full of papers from an oil
cloth sleeve, as he Ia rs down bill for
four kits of mackerel, which he has
brought to the wrong place.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-05-15
Panama Rebels.

PANAMA, May IL, via Galveston
Five hundred men arrived from
Buena, Ventura, yesterday, and 800
more are on the way. The Colum-
ban guard, which fought Preston at
Colon, have also arrived here with
about hundred prisoners falsely re-
ported drowned Preston is beseiging
Carthagena, and was received in the
the rebels camp, which was illumi-
mated in his honor.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-05-15

ALL the shoe dealers III Pittsburgh
abbreviate the names of their goods,
and so many cartoons are labeled
"Cur Krd" that the citizens of the
"Smoky City" fully believe, it is
said, that they are wearing dog skin
shoes.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-05-15
The Maine Prison BARRIERS Shop.
Lewiston Journal.

Here is the prison barber, down in
q corridor lighted by pair of lamps,
which make his shop look in the dis
tance like . rude saltar with perpetual
tapers burning before it. His chair
is not one of those fat, swelling dIvans
in whose cushions you recline for q
shave. but hard wooden seat with
shorter legs behind than before, 50 il
tips back little, and high back.
The barber does q wholesale bust
ness. He shaTes all the convicts once
. week and cuts their hair once .
month
When he Is ON q shaving expedition
he plants his chair in enc Of the shops.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-05-15

Pigs have been known to live to the
age of twenty, and the rhinoceros to
twenty nine. A horse has been known
to live to the age of sixty two, but
average twenty-five to thirty Camels
sometimes live to the age of 100; stays
are very long lived; sheep seldom ex>
ceed the age of ten; cows live about
fifteen wears.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-05-15

THE problem Of whether an eleva-
tor is vehicle or an apartment re-
mains unsolved, and the average man,
imprisoned in the thing with lady,
hesitates about taking off his hat in
the draft.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-05-15

A VERMONT husband is reported TO
have frustrated the Intended elope
ment of his wife by taking possession
of her silk dress. He knew she
wouldn't run away in calico gown.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-05-15

A FARMER near Sequel, CAL, has
put up a scare crow in his orchard
that is said 10 be so lilelike in its ap.
pearance that his neighbors often ad
dress it and depart in rage at not re-
celving reply. They must have
curious looking people in that section.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-05-15

Mr.. s S. STRATToN has just compil-
ed "bl)l Of mortality" of the musical
profession during 1884 The death
roll contains 2l0 names. The average
age is 81 years and 2 months, against
80 years and 6 months in 1888. The
three years combined give an average
Of 60 years and few DAYS.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-05-15
Porto Rico Finances.

New YORK, May IL -Advices from
Porto REQ say committee of provin-
cIsl deputatien waited on the govern
or general, and after setting forth the
unfortunate situation in which the
island is placed, owing to the prevail
ing financial crisis, requested him to
induce the government to abolish the
exnort dAties on snpars at once
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-05-15

In i777 considerable interest
was manifested IN an announcement
that six stoves had been completed in
Philadelphia. The annual product of
the stove foundries in that city is now
valued at 81 ,O00, 600, and the industry
supports about twelve thousand
pponle