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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-08-28
Zulficar pass, and denies that she has

Zulficar pass, and denies that she has
made any agreement with Corea.
In Madrid Sunday an anti German
demonstration took place, participated
in by 10000 persons. Speeches were
made in Spanish and French denounc-
iRg Bismarck's action in annexing the
Carolina Islands.
THE Rome Tribune says that the
Italian expedition for the relief of
Kassala will meet at Keren in Septem-
Der and march early in October.
THE government has ordered Admir-
al Courbert remains to be landed at
Brest, instead of Toulon, owing to the
prevalence of cholera at the latter
place. Extensive preparations mad
been made at TouleI for the reception
of the body.
NOTABLE deaths reported from abroad
are those of VIM. Jchn Thoms, the
English antiquarian, and Henri Cam
pom, godson of the Count de Chambord.
Ex-Gov. Julius Converse, of Vermont,
ID dead, at the age of Sc.
AN interview with member of the
international Congo commission con-
firms the statement recently published
tat hfty per cent. OF the European
employees in the Congo region have
died.
THE first person to be arrested in
E.gland for violation of the criminal
law amendment act is John Coulbertt,
of London, who is charged with havIE &
abducted, for immoral purposes, a girl
under 13 years OF age. Coulbertt has
been Swallowed by detectives for 18
months as dynamiter.
THE Vosseiche Zeitung condemns the
scheme for German colonization in
Zanzibar. 1t says that it's projectors
ought to show that the territory which
it is proposed to open for settlement is
worth the coal that would be consumed
in carrying thither the troops that will
be needed to retain possession of u.e
country.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-08-28

In n receGt issue Of the AtlsHtic
Constitution newspaper, it has this to
say regarding the education Of negroes
in the south: The Gegroes in Gsor-
gis, for iustaucs, enjoy, excellent ed
ucatioa advantages. They have three
we'll organized colleges in Atlanta,
and are building fourth. OSe thou
sand young negroes attended the three
colleges during the lsss term. Besides
there we're 1000 negro children in the
public schools of the city. A high
standard of scholarship has been es-
tablished at the colleges, and the av-
erage proficiency of the students is
fine. AT two of the colleges industrial
schools are in operation, and some
fine specimens of workmanship are
exhibited in each as the result of ed
ucated manual labor of The students.
There are no better schools for the
negro than those in Atlanta, aud none
have shown better work. The rising
generation OF negroes is undoubtedly
bQing educated"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-08-28
Philosophy of Sap Flow.
New York Tribune .

The sap of most plants is taken from
the soil by the power of causing
osmosis which the roots possess This
force is known to be sufficient to raise
the fluid to height of over 100 feet
unaided, and give rise to what is gen
orally known as root pressure La
the stsm the fluid passes through the
vessels or ducts of the pitted cells OF
plants which, ike the pine, have few
vessels. These are all minute tubes,
in which the sap is supported by
capillary attraction, so that root pres
sure is generally considered to be
amply sufficient to force the current
to the top of the highest trro. But
its motion upward is induced by the
pumping action of the leaves, from
which large quantities of water evapo
rate.
The ducts aud pitted cells through
which the stream flows are not entire
ly filled with sap. but include bubbles
of gas with it. AS water is withdrawn
frCn. the uppermost cells by evapora>
ton, the air in tEem expands to c.
cupy the additional space, and so
sxerts less pressure than at first. This
allows some of the water lower down
10 be forced upward and into them by
the elasticity Of the air bubbles In the
other cells, the adjustment going on
from above downward-th tendency
being TO e9uslizs the gas pressure
throughout the entire plant. While
evaporation continues this equilibrium
is never reached; when il stops the
balance may be affected, and the sap
remain quiet, supported by reat-pres-
sure and capillarity, unless some dis
turbing element is introduced
This exact balance is probably never
reached, even when the leaves are off
the trees. The sun warns one psrt of
the stem more than another, and the
temperature of the whole changes
from hour 10 hour and from day TO
dar, Every change of this sort causes
the sir within the cells to expand or
contract, and so leads to movement
Gf Sap fram the root upward or from
one part of the trunk to another. TIE
flow of maple sap in the spring illus
trates this nicely. During q cold
night the air IN the trunk contracts,
aud the space it occupied is filled with
sap from below ground When the
sun strikes the tree next morning and
warns it up the bubbles of gas again
expand aud drives the sap out where
ever twis has been broken or hole
bored in the trunk
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-08-28

here. the substance of which is as fol>
lows: While prominent politician of
New York city, a personal friend Of
Gan. Grant, was visiting the flag ship
Tennessee with 3 party of ladies, a
certain lieutenant on board who was
still wearing mourning Grape on his
arm, INDUCED in slanderous remarks
against Gen. Grants character and
career.
The politician became very angry
and on his return to the shore sent the
slanderer challenge to fight duel.
The latter declined on the ground
that duelling was IN violation to the
navy regulations. The irate gentle-
man then notified him that unless he
accepted the challenge that he would
shoot him on sight. The lieutenant
fiually accepted, but while the pre-
liminaries were being arranged the
admiral heard of the affair and de-
clined to permit the lieutenant to go
ashore, thus frustrating the duel for
the present.
SUICIDE.
DIES MONIES Aug. 24-The body of
a young woman named Warren was
found in the Des Moines river, yester-
day. She was missed from her board
ing place three weeks ago, and was
supposed to have gone to Moquoketa,
this state, where her parents live. but
instead cast herself into the river,
where her body has laid since. Ina
bility to support herself is supposed
to be the cause OF her suicide.
BANK DEFAULTER SUICIDES.
SOUTH FRAMINGHAM, Mass, Aug.
"a -Ex- Treasurer Adams, of the
Savings bank, whose accounts were
last week made the subject of special
investigation by Bank Commissioner
Gatchell, and whose resignation was
requested, committed suicide at the
bank this afternooa by cutting his
throat. When found a revolver lay
beside HIM, which it is supposed he
intended to use provided the razor did
dot accomplish the work.
This forenoon, the ex-treasurer, who
all through the trouble which the
bank has been experiencing for the
past four days, appeared to be very
cool and collected, came to South
Fraaingham from his birmingham
Center home, and went To one of the
lawyers residences in the Nobseat
block where the Savings bank is 10
Gated. Here, during the forenoon, he
remained for some time and assisted
ia figuring up the interest on the ac>
counts of depositors, who came to-day
to draw their money
Shortly after two o'clock Mr..
Gatchell arrived at the lawyers office
and began to look over Adams ledger.
Adams then went down into the
bank and killed himself. He leaves
widow, daughter, and two sons.
Adams held prominent position in
the community, socially and fnanci-
ally.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-08-28
The Cholera Epidemic.
THE NUMBER OF NEW CASES AND
DEATHS

THE NUMBER OF NEW CASES AND
MADRID, Aug. 24.-The number of
new cases in Spain yesterday were
5,919, aud the number of deaths /, $50.
FIFTY PERSONS MEET THEIR DOOM.
ToULoN, Ang. 24.-Fifty persons
have died here during the past AS
hours from cholera.
THE DEATH RATE AT MARsEILLEs.
MARsEILLEs, Aug. 24.-There were
100 deaths from cholera during the
past two hours.
THE NUMBER OF VICTIMS AT MAR
sEILLEs.
MARsEILLEs, Aug. "a Within the
past forty-eight hours two hundred
persons have been admitted to the
pharo hospital, and two hundred
deaths from cholera have been re-
ported within the city limits besides
fifty in the southern suburbs.
CHOLERA STATISTICS.
MADRID, Aug. 24.-The following
statistics show the increase in the
uuLuUcE VI CdSSS vi CuOl6rd anu lHc
number of deaths the refrom in the
principal infected districts of Spain
Yesterday, as compared with the 10th
inst, one week previous:
In Alicante, Sc more new cases and 81 more
deaths.
In Barcelona, 90 more new cases and 81 more
deaths
In Cuenca, ss5 more new cases and 81 more
deaths.
In Madrid, 81 more new cases and more
deaths.
In Teruel. 81 more new cases and 80 more
deaths.
In Valladolid, 1872 more new eases and 90 more
deaths.
In Almeria, 400 more new cases and 124 mere
deaths.
In Cordova, 81 more new cases and IA more
deaths.
In Lagrano, 40 more new cases and IS more
deaths.
In Lavarre 3G7 more new cases, and 10S more
deaths.
In Albacete, new cases reported fer twenty four
hours ending with yesterday were .6 less, asd
deaths "a less, than the numbers reported on the
10th.
In Granada the new cases were III less, and
deaths 109 less
In Valencia there were 50 cases less.
In Palencia. 115 cases and II deaths less.
In Saragossa the new cases were 1913 less, and
deaths "a less.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-08-28

AN action was recently tired in
Lewis, England, involving the right
sf property owner 10 highway.
The Judge suggested that in such a
case the best thing that could be done
was to go out and see the place. Ac-
cordingly, Judge, jury. and council
sailed forth, and walked 10 the spot
in dispute. distance OF half mile,
The spectacle Of the Juuge in his
robes, attended by his High Sheriff in
court dress, bareheaded, and accom-
panied by council, and folio owed by
the jury, escorted by the Under
Sheriff, and the whole attended by q
body OF police, constituted n process
sion which will long b. remembered.
On the return of the procession into
court the trial prece eded.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-08-28
New York Anti-Tramp Law.
New York Herald.

One OF the last laws passed by the
last legislature of this state was IAN
act concerning tramps." 1t defines
tramps as "all persons who rove about
from place 10 place begging, ard all
vagrants living without labor or vis's
BILE means OF support, who stroll over
the country without lawful occasion.
1t declares that any person convicted
as tramp shall be punished by i'm
prisonment at hard labor in the near
est penitentiary for not more than six
months. 1t provides that any tramp
who shall enter a house against the
will of the owner or occupant, or shall
be found carrying any firearms or
other dangerous weapon, or sh all
threaten to do injury to any person or
property, shall be deemed guilty of
felony, and on conviction, be sent TO
state prison for not more than three
years. Any resident of the town
where a tramp appears, is armed with
authority TO arrest the offender and
take him before a justice OF the peace.
or other competent officer. The act
dees not apply TO ''any person under
the age of 16 years, nor TO any blind
person, nor 70 any person rowing
within the limits of the country in
which he resides"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-08-28
FOREIGN.

COUNT KALNoKY and Prince Bismarck
have arraged the prelimiaaries for the
admission OF Austria Hungary into the
customs uniens.
THE Mexican government is taking
measures to stop the extensive SNUG
Cling which is carried on along the Rio
Grand frontier. Some apprehension
impor cations of firearms frem the Uni
ted States.
A ST. PETERSBURG journal says thas
Russia has decided to yield her claim to
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-08-28
FRUIT PROSPECTS.
An Unusually Large Yield of Apples
I'm New Englan and other Sections.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Aug. 26 The
New England Homestead publishes
reports from / 600 correspondents in
the fruit growing regions of New
England, New York, New Jersey,
Delaware, and England. They show
that although this is the ''oddf or
non bearing year for appletrees, there
will be no scarcity of that fruit. The
reason of the unusual yield is that so
many orchards all over the Eastern
States suffered from the heavy frosts
last year, which caused them to be.
come barren that year. The crop will
fall little short of rs per cent. of that
of an average bearing year, and is
therefore, much larger than an aver
age non-bearing year crop.
A caslegram from Liverpool gives
the condition of the English apple
crop as good, but below the early
expectations. as the fruit is falling.
The crop will fall below the needs of
that country, and as the fruit from
the cholera infected districts of Europe
will be shut Lut, the prospects for
shipments from this country are very
pOod
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-08-28

ONE very curious revelation OF the
last census was the growth OF the fe-
male population of the large cites,
IL was shown that New York contains
about %, 900 more women than men /;
Boston ha. surplus Of Is, 600 women ;
in Baltimore there are 1900 more
women than men, ana SO on in several
Fifty years ago il was tho men who
went to the cities [, pursue tkeir
careers, while the women stayed at
horne; but more recently, women,
both in this country and in Europe,
have been crowding to the business
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-08-28
NO. 4.

ed hair and rather enjoyed the ex
erclse. We'll, we'll, you nsedaf be
IN such a hurry" he continued, in a
reproachful tone, as the conf5esce
man picked himself up and dar,ed
around the corner out of sight of the
approaching figure in helmet and
brass buttons. That's rather shah,
oy treatment of an old friend like me
but he didn't seem so very glad to
see me after ALL" and Mr.. Chittcn
den beamed bengnly upon The grin
ming bystanders and calmly pursued
his journey.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-08-28

THE commission appointed by Presi-
dent Arthur to visit Central and South
America. for the pirpose of extending
our commercial relations with those
countries. is preparing its final report
which will be submitted to Congress
at the beginning OF the next session,
Since It's creation, the commission has
travelled 3.2)0 miles, and officially
visited nine countries The report
will FL 1000 or 600 closely printed
pngpS
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-08-28

tributes the present apparent apathy
among the dynamiters to the wrang>
hngs between the radical section of
the party and the moderates. The
sitter, he says, wish to give the pres
ent Tory Prime Minister, the MARQUIS
of Salisbury, a fair trial, and they con.
tend that the pursuit of policy of ex-
aspsration against England Just now
hopelessly destroy all the chances of
home rule,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-08-28
t''lIIefS

SEVENTEEN years ago the death
penalty for murder in the first degree
was abolished by Minnesota, and life
imprisonment was substituted; but
the gallows has just bsen re erected.
Michigan tried the same experiment,
and not long since bill was passed
by the lower House of the legislature
re -onactinga hanging policy, although
it failed of adoption in the Senate
Maine did no hanging for six years,
and then went back to capital punish
Opni
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-08-28

THE Journal Of Chemistry relates
that "A celebrated Partisan belle who
made profuse use OF cosmetics, from
the soles OF her feet to the roots OF her
hair, one day took medicated oath,
and on emerging from it was hOrrified
TO find herself as black as an Ethlo-
pian. The transformation was con-
plete; not a vestige of the supreme
Caucasian race" wes left. 1t took
some time To restore her to member
ship with the white race
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-08-28

The fattest man that ever lived IN
Ohio died recently at Mansfield, that
state. Hls name was Norris. He
weighed 4i5 pounds at the time of his
death. HIS coffin was made to order,
and in Dimensions was & feet inch III
length, 2S inches wide and % inches
high, inside measurement. The casket
was two inches wider than the largest
hearse in the city, and his remains
were drawn to the cemetery on a
spring wagon
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-08-28
Hew to Tell a Horses Age.

\ closely observing horseman gives
different rules for determining the
age of horses, extending to thirteen
years. They are as follows:
At 1 year the colt has full set of
temporary front teeth, round, and
white. At the age of two the colt
sheds two center trent teeth above
and below, and the horse teeth make
their appearance. At three four 9TH
er's are lost. one on each side of the
first. At the corner teeth drop out
At the age of i've the new horse teeth
at the corners are up even with the
others, the mouth is full and the
tusks appear At 9 the cavities or
cups in the center will be nearly
worn away and the tusks are up full
white and sharp. At z the cups dis
appear from the front middle teeth,
being brown curved lines. At the
cups are all out save the corner ones.
At all the teeth are full, shut even.
and present fair appearance. At 10
the teeth turn yellow or brown, the
tusks are either blunt or very long,
the gums shrink away, giving the
teeth large appearance. At IL the
teeth are black and foul and the gums
form penis between them At twelve
the upper teeth begin to overhang the
lower ones. At thirteen the front
teeth thicken and aSsame triangu-
lar shape.
When older than this but very little
dependence csln be put ulnn the ap-
Searance of the mouth. From this
period on the teeth grow m ore foul
and long, and are worn fat from side
to side, the gums appear to dry up
and recede.
A horse has forty ;eeth-twenty~ :
four grinders, four tusks and twelve
incisors or nippers. The colt is born
with eight double teeth at about two
months four more appear, one upon
each jaw At year four more CO me
and at the age of 2 four others, and az
8 four more. making the mouth full.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-08-28

A FLOOD caused by a heavy and
protracted rain fall, has almost entire
ly ruined the celery crop in the vicin-
ity of Kalamazoo, Mich. Celery
raising is the chief iaduStry OF that
region. The hop crop in Central
New York is being seriously damaged
l.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-08-28
Ine Dynamiters.

LONDON, Aug. 2e.-The Pail Mall
Gazette this afternoon pablished a
COPY of letter from O'Donovan Ros-
sa 10 his dynamite agents in Havre
and Antwerp. la this Rosa blames
the agents for their inactivity, and
saws to them: "You have plenty of
oatmeal, and won't use IT. He then
commands them to recommence the
dynamite war, and arrange for several
simultaneous explosions in England
ferthwith-n RED Jim McDermott,
Rosa says, is still living, although
there is standing reward of g, 900 for
his execution
a correspondent of the Gazette at
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-08-28
Color Blind in One Eye.
Philadelphia Press.

Examiner-What is the color of
thls fagl
Engineer-Green, sir.
Right. Now close your left eye.
What is the collar Of this fags'
Screen, sir. Dark green
"Just SO. Shut your right eye.
What flag am I waving nowf
"a black one, sir"
Nonsense. It's bright red. And
this fagf"
BLACK, sir.
"Pshawi It is white. Your left eye
seems little off"
.Well, maybe it is. It's gla
eye, sir.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-08-28
A Pow'ful Lecture on Temperance.

Foxboro Reporter.
Two colcred BARRIERS, one an old man
and the other young one. The young
one took off his apron and started out
of the door.
"Yo's gwan to get drink Jim2'
asked the elder
Oats what Is gwan TO do"
go and git yo' drink yoost Ter
do de same ting when wuz young.
When l wuz fust married dab was q
gin mill next 10 the shop VIVA wuck-
ed and l spent IN it fifty and se"enty
cents day outen de- dollah "a bali |
eahned. Well, one mawnin' | went
into de butchah shop, and who shood
cum in but de man wat KEEP de likker
shop.
"'Gib me ten or twelve pounds
po'terhouse steak, ne said.
He got it and went out. / sneak
ed up to de butchah and looked to see
what money l had lef'.
What do you wan'2" said the
butchah.
Ten cent wuf of libber"
''It wuz all could pay fur. Now
yo' go and get yo' drink. You'll eat
libber, but de man wat sells yo' de
stuff will hab his po'terhouse steak.
De man benin de bar eats po'terhouse
de man in front cats libber. | amt
touched the stuff in thirty yeahs, an
I'm eatin' po'terhouse myself"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-08-28

The Wisconsin Woman suffrage
association will hold its annual con-
vention at Whitewa ater, September
29Lh and 3Oth, and October lst. Ad"
dresses are promised by Susan b.
Anthony, +. M. Eye, Rev. Olympia
Brown, Mrs. Evelyn Mason and Prof.
Fay. The question to be chiefly dis
cussed is, the proposed constitutional
amendment granting school suffrage
La runmnn
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-08-28
Something Worse Than a Dog.
Philadelphia Call.

Jones-You look hustered aud
frightened.
Smith-And I'm both, and have
good reason to be.
WHATS the matteri
S.-A most furious looking dog was
after me as / came along and I bolted
in here 10 escape him.
IA dog after you and you are
frightenedS Hal hal I had some
tking worse than dog after me this
morning.
S.-You hada What was iti
MY landlord.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-08-28

A PACIFIC coast man who hanged
himself the other day took bath and
then pu. on mis- best clothes in order
TO save :he undertaken all possible
trouble
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-08-28

THE harvest of small grains in
southwest Dakota and the adjoining
counties OF Nebraska and Iowa is the
largest ever know wn. Corn is we'll ad
vanced, and the yield will be i'm
menSe
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-08-28

SINCE the outbreak Of the cholera in
Spain early in the present year, more
than $1,000 people : almost all of
them Of tho v.ry poorest and most
neglected classes have died OF the
fioaasa
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-08-28

A CASE involving the constitution
ality OF the Dominion liquor license
law will be argued before the i'm
perial privy council at Ottawa, Octo>
hor
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-08-28

THE people OF the Canary islands
are panic stricken through fear of
cholera, and refuse to permit any one
from Spain to land there.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-08-28

AT the machine shops of Henschel
& Son, Cassel, Germany, no less than
1000 locomotives have baen built
within the last six years.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-08-28

A box containing 5000 In couRter-
felt gold coins of dates prior to the late
war was unearthed by Catbosa Coun-
ty, Georgia, farmer week or two ago.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-08-28

Boston,s famous lawyer, Sidney
Bartlett, is eighty-six years old and es-
timated worth si2, ,OO0. 600, chiefly de-
rived from excellent railroad specula-
tons
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-08-28

The distinguished q. =. Senator from
Indiana. Hon. Daniel VI. voorhees,,
certifies that in a case of rheumatism
IN the back, he obtained instantaneous
relief from st. Jacobs Oil. He Gays it
il a remarkable remedy.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-08-28

A Canada dealer in hides has issued
a circular telling farmers that calves
should be partly skinned before they
a.e killed, IN order that the hide at
the throat may not be damaged by
the mortal cnt.