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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-01-01
ACCIDENTS.

THE factory of the Link BeltiHg Ma
Chiuery Company, on jefferson street,
Chicago. was destroyed Monday morn
ing; loss, $4,000; insurance, SOL, 600.
NINE buildings. including an hotel,
were destroyed by fire in the village of
Greene, Chenango county, n. y, Tues
day morning.
TUE fire at Nincenues, Ind. Thursday
morning, destroyed the Grand Hotel,
an undertaking aud furniture establish.
ment, and livery stable, with num-
Der of horses. The total1o is placed
at S53, GEO, with insurance of $26, $50.
. FIRE Tuesday night destreyed the
largest rope-walk in the world, owned
by the Colonial Cordage Company, at
ST. Johns. n. b. The loss is $40. 900:
uninsured.
FIRE at Tarentum, Pa, early Monday
morning caused a loss of 100000, with
insurance of $50, 900. The Merrill chem
lcal works at Cincinnati were damaged
SlOO00s and Brunei & L1ureut's dry
goods establishment at Quebec was
Quilted, resulting in less of about $50
coo.
a PARIS disRa tch says that il is gen.
orally understood that the BrisSon cab
met will resign, and that NJ. DeFrey.
cinet will form a ministry after the
election of NJ. Grevy as president of the
French republic, which now seems
certain. Nj. Grevy will mark his cleo
tlon by procIaiming amnesty to all poll
tical offenders.
EARLY Sunday morning fire broke
out at Georgetown, Mass, in Board
| mans grocery in the Adams block and
extended TO the Masonic block, the
Equitable Building, Tenney 5 shoe fac
torr and the private resiSecce OF G. j.
Tenney, all of whom were DESTROYED,
causing loss which will aggregate
SSo, ,OOO; partly covered by insurance.
Thirteen business places were burned
out, ard $50 hands thrown cut of EN-.
ployment.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-01-01
FARM AND HOME.
4 New Style of Hot-Reds.
Prairie Farmes.

There are many places where stable
manure for an ordinary hot-bed ls
hard to obtain, and others where the
smell of the fermentIng material is
not pleasant, and yet person might
want to avail himself oil the benefit of
an early hot-bed. The following ext
cellent method is described by cor
respondent of the American Florist,
who saw it in use in a Milwaukee
amateurs garden: The bed is situated
about thirty feet north of the house,
and is forty feet long by four in
width; the basement of his house is
heated by coal stove. For this stove
ne had made small coil Of gas pipe,
easily as he could a tea kettle. From
this coil he ran two 1-inch pipes uEder
the ground, well covered, to the hot
bed, and then branched each pipe INTO
two, running them the whole length
of the bed, and connecting them at
the upper end, where he placed an ex
pansion tank, consisting Of common
wooden pail. It is simply perfect
hot-water system on a small scale,
consisting of two flows and two return
pipes all one inch. These pipes are
all sunk one foot deep. In the fall the
sash were put on, and then it was left
to freeze, the pipes of course being
empty. On the 1st of March he made
connections and starting firing, and,
though the frost was iour feet deep,
in four days the bed was all ready for
seed. The result was that Mr.. G.. had
crop of early vegetables that could
not easily be beaten.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-01-01
''IF!''

Stand back. gentlemen! Clear the
track. shouted the police, and as the
quickly-gathering crowd surged back,
steamer No. 1 came up the street, the
magnificent black horses striking fire
from the pavement.
But hold! A wheel comes off! the
steamer is overturned, and tie brave
trsmen are picked up bleeding and
senseless.
An investigation revealed the fact
thar in oiling the steamer that morning
tie steward had neglected to put III the
Inch pin. A little neglect on his part
had caused loss of half millisn dol.
lars. The busy marts of trade are full
of men who are making the same fatal
mistake. They neglect their kidneys,
thinking they need no attention, where-
rs il they made occasional use of War
nel's safe cure they would nerer say
that they don't feel quite well: that a
tired feeling botners them; that they
are plagued with indigestion; that their
brain refuses to respond at call; that
their nerves are all unstrung.-Ffre
Journal
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-01-01
Statistics Of The Liquor Traffic.

Some statistics IS to the retail liquor
trade of the United States are interest
ing and instructive There are in all
the States POI ,435 persons selling ar
dent spirits at retail, under United
States licenses. The proportion Of
saloons to inhabitants in some of the
States forms curious study. In Cal
ifornia, there is q saloon to each sew
enty inhabitants, or to each seventeen
voters In Illinois, there is a saloon
10 each $50 persons, or about one TO
zach sixty voters In New York, the
proportion is one to $50 Ia OHIO, one
TO 204: In Pennsy lvanla, one 20 205
Illinois stands ahead in whisky pro
duction, with 26 Ass, ,S3S gallons of
ardent spirits annually. It's annual
R1aIt-Iiquor product is "a, 339, ,263 gal
Ions. In whisky, Kentucky, Indiana
And Ohio follows next after Illinois.
New York is the Empire State in beer
as in other things, except whisky,
with the enormous production of 200
600, COO gallons year.
The re venue derived by the Govern
ment from the manufacture of spirits
AID malt liquors In $85, ,742, ,o42 .
year, of which ABOUT 63 per cent is
from spirits and % per cent. from
malt liquors. Illinois pays one-quar-
tar Of this total tax.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-01-01
TELEGRAPHIC.
GENERAL NOTES.

JAMES c.. FLOOD distributed $4,000
among the charitable institutions of
San Francisco as Christmas present.
THE Hendricks Monument Asssocia-
ton resolved at Indianapolis, that no
appropriation by congress, to aid in the
construction of the monument SHOULD
be expected or asked.
THE iron market is reported material
ly stronger, and orders for material are
plentiful. Prices have been raised,
and a further advance is now antici-
pated.
A LOCOMOTIVE made in England by
George Stephenson half a century az O,
and sent across the Atlantic as a copy
for American machinists, has been
placed in the national museum at
Washington by the Pennsylvania com
pany.
OWING to the continued warm wealth
er the indications are that the log cut
will be Is to 90 per cent. below that of
last season. Lumbermen expect an
advance in prices of about So per thous-
and.
A QUARREL as TO the responsibility
for the recent horrible accident caused
the Georgia Pacific road to close its
tracks to the East Tennessee system un-
til the latter saw the point clearly.
Meantime the blocked trains extended
for three aIIeS.
EARLY Wednesday morning strikers
assalled the miners VINO were going TO
work in the Old Eagle Mine, near Mon
ongahela City, Pa, firing in reckless
manner. The surprised miners fled for
their lives, and as they ru: he'd down
the hillside some of them sustained
painful injuries. The strikers also at
tackled the dwellings occupied by the
''scabs" demolishing the windows in
twenty-five of them, bat the inmates
escaped unhurt.
A DAsTARDLY attempt was made Sat
urday morning, in Chicago to tlow up
the elegant residence of Judge Lambert
Tree at the corner of Cass and Ontario
streets. An Internal machine, in the
shape of a carefully constructed dyna-
mite bomb, was fousd on the front
Steps of the residence, which is now
occupied by Gen. A. G. McCIurg. 1t
was exploded on the lake front, and
blew foot hole in the hard, frozen
ground
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-01-01
Paving Debts.
Covington Star.

Covington Star.
A little money vii sometimes go a
great way.
AS an illustration of this fact is the
following, founded upon an incident
which is said 10 have really Occur
red:
A owed $15 TO B.
B owed $50 to Q.
G owed S15 TO D.
d owed $50 to E.
I, owed S12 so to T.
f owed SO to A.
All of them were seated at the same
table.
a having a S. note, handed it to B,
remarking that it paid S. of the S15 he
owed B.
B passed the note to G, remarking
that 1t paid S. of the $50 which he
owed.
G passed it to D and paid with it s.
of the SIS he owed D.
d handed it to E III part payment Of
the $50 owed him.
E gave it to f to apply on account
of the $12. SO due him.
T passed it back to A, saying: This
s5 bill pays half the amount 1 give
you"
A again passed it to B, saying: Il
now owe you only S."
B passed it again TO G with the re
mark: This reduces my Indebtedness
to you SO"
G paid it to D, reducing his indebt
ness to S..
D paid it to E, saying: 81 now owe
you $40"
E handed it to F. saying: This
reduces my Indebtedness to you to
So So"
Again f handed the note to A, sey-
ing: Now l do net owe you any
thing"
A passed it Immediately to B, thus
cancelling the balance Of his indebted
ness.
B handed it to G, reducing his debt
to S..
@ Cancelled his debt to d by handing
the note to him.
D paid it to <, saying: 81 now owe
you $15."
Then E remarked OF: "If you will
give me 50 so this viii settle nay in
debteoness to you"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-01-01

ONR OF the most important measures
before congress is that providing for
q government telegraph service Sen
aior Eimunds has reintroduced his
telegraph bill, updar discussion at the
last session, and it is likely TO receive
general approval. The people have
become tired Of the Western Union
monopoly. This country needs
cheap telegraph service, conducted in
the interest of the people, with los
rates and ample accomm 5dationS.
With postal telegraph, the present
rates could be reduced one half. and
the accommodations doubled. The
Western Union has no support from
any quarter outside of It's owR stock
holders. Its own employees, whom it
has treated IN the most niggardiy
manner, detest it. The time has come
for change. The demand for pos
tai telegraph system is now well nigh
unanimous. The only question is how
best TO secure the desired result. TIE
experience Of Great Britain, where the
postal telegraph has been a grand sue
cess, will afford valuable guidance in
this matter.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-01-01
Feeding FIaxseed to stock.

la an article on this subject the
Live Stock Journal says: 1t is not
safe to feed flaxseed in the straw to
cows ia calf, unless in very small
quantity. And it is not prudent to
feed this seed in much quantity to cat
tie, horses, sheep or pigs. 1t is too
laxative as common feed, but at the
same time it is one of the best means
at the feeders command to insure
good health to his animals. Our cor
respondent can use it most prohtably
by shelling the seed and then grind
ing one bushel of fiaxseed with fifteen
bushels of oats, or oats or corn; or he
can boil the flaxseed and then mix it,
in small proportion, with the oats or
oats and corn, This ration has so
small proportion of faxseed that
there is no danger or injury, and
here is still faxseed enough for the
health of the COW. If the fiaxseed is
boiled, one pint of seed boiled, will be
enough to mix in the feed for two
COWS. If the seed is ground with oats,
as mentioned, the cow would eat
little more than The half pint here
given for boiled seed. but after boiling
it has stronger effect, and it would
not be safe to feed more per COW, if IN
calf. This ground feed, in this pro
portion, is admirable for horses,
mules, sheep or pigs, and the amount
of feed per day would be the usual
weight of oats fed to such animals.
With this combined ground ration
horses will always have slick, soft,
coat, and this also indicates good dl-
gestion. 1t is true that small guam
tity, as here indicated, Of faxseed will
enable animals to digest and assimi
late more straw than when no seed is
given. This combination with flax
seed will be found effective ia fatten-
ing cattle, pigs or sheep. The danger
in feeding in the straw is that too
much will be eaten of the haxseed,
causing too great looseness.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-01-01
PRESIDENTIAL SUCCESSION.
Text OF the bill Passed by the United
States Senate

The following is the presidential
succession bill as it passed the senate:
A BILL TO provide for the performance OF the iu-
ties of the office Of president in Of the re
movaL death, resigs alton, or inab lity both of
the president and vice president
BE 1t enacted by the senate and
house Of representatives Of the Unit,
ed States Of america it congress as
Sembied, That ia case of removal,
death, resignation or inability of both
the president and vice president of the
United States, the secretary of state;
or If there be none, or in case of his
removal, death. resignation, or ina
blhty, then the secretary Of the treas
ury; or if there be none, or in case OF
his removal, death, resignation, or in
ability, then the secretary of war; or
II there be none, or in case of his re-
m0yal, death, resignation, or inabii-
ity, then the attorney general; or if
there be none, or in case of his remov-
a., death, resignation, or inability
then the postmaster general; or if
there be none, or in case of his remov.
al, death, resig nation or inability, then
the Secretary of TIE Navy; or il there
be none, or in case of his removal,
death, resignation or inability, then
the Secretary of the Interior shall act
as President until the disability OF the
President or Vice President is remov-
ed or a President shall be elected:
Provided, that whenever the powers
and duties of the Office of President of
the United States shall devolve upon
any of the persons named herein, if
Congress be not then in session, or if
it would not meet in accordance with
law within twenty days thereafter, il
shall be the duty Of the person upon
whom the said powers and duties shall
devolve to issue proclamation con
vening Congress in extraordinary ses-
sion, giving twenty days notice of the
tine Of meeting.
SEC. 2. That the preceding section
shall only be held 10 ascribe and ap-
ply to such officers as shall have been
appointed by the advice and consent
OF the Senate TO the offices therein
named, and such as are eligible to the
office of President under the consti-
tuition, and not under impeachment
by the House of Representatives of the
United States at the time the powers
and duties shall devolve upon them
respectfully.
Sec. 3. That sections 146, 147, 14S,
149 and $50 of the Revised Statutes
are hereby repealed.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-01-01

THERE are many curious facts in
American history. Thrcs Vice PrcSi
dents, Gerry, Hendricks aui Wilson,
died iii November at dates which
might all come in single week. No
President, either in or ous of office,
has died IN November, though six
have died IN July and four in June.
Garfield died in September, Lincoln
IN April, Taylor III July and Harri-
son in April Two Vice Presidents
have been Indicted for treason. These
were Aaron Burr and John c. Breck
enridgt. One Vice President, John
c. Calhoun, resigned his office, and
seven men have held both PreSiden-
tial and Nics Presidential chairs.
John Adams, WsShington'S Vice
President, succeeded him in the
White House. Jefferson, Adams
Vice President, did likewise, and
Martin Vau Buren,, one of jackson S
Vice Presidents, was his successor.
The other four became President by
death. They were Tyler, Fillmore,
johnson and Arthur.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-01-01
The Courts without Jurisdiction


She had quarreled with him, and
he left her and married somebody
else after the engagement had been
pending some time. He was wealthy
and she was mad and indicative.
She consulted lawyer.
''Did you tell him To get out2" asked
the lawyer.
No, | OILY told him l never wane-
ed TO see him again"
did you say the engagement was
at an end?"
mo; I only said that 1 would not
marry him."
Hum. Did he ever promise you
should be his wife9'
"a million times. He plighted his
faith to me three times a week for a
year. He stole my young affections
| tell yon, am his wife IN the sight
of heavan.n
''Humph. I'm afraid, msdemoisel-
lie, the courts below have no jurisdic-
ton in that case
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-01-01

A CHICAGO scientist claims 10 have
made discovery that will revolution
ize existing notions in regard 10 the
unseen forces Of nature and the rela
ton between creation, evolution and
development. He declares that there
exists an operative force in nature
that is as much more refined and sub
tie than electricity or magnetism as
electricity is more refined and subtle
than steam, and that this newly dis
covered force will help science TO solve
many of its presen: difficulties. He
claims to he able to demonstrate his
alleged discovery, and pr, misCs to do
so in due time.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-01-01
He Saw the Sign.
San Francisco Chronicle.

1t was on the piazza of Tuscan
hotel. Three me2 sat there In the
warm aud drowsy afternoon. They
had uncovered their heads for com
fort, and they wers all bald a little
streak of sunlight gilded the skulls,
and as the men sat there another came
up and looked at them. Then he slow
" took out his revolver. a simultan-
eous movement took place On the
part of the three men, bat the strang-
er waved his hand for peace, and,
holding up his Weapon, h. asked the
middle man:
How much will you give NE on
itfn
What do you meant
"How much viii you give me on
itf"
"Sirl Do you take this for pawn
brokers' shopfn
We'll, / didn't know. I see the
sign there-three balls" and every
man put on his hat as he took in the
situation.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-01-01
An Arab Horse Trade.
Gilbert Sage's "Reminiscences


An Arab who wishes to sell horse
will never consent 10 be the first 10
name'a price. Someone comes up and
says: "Sell thou wilt gain"
The vender replies: "Buy thou wilt
gaiu."
'Speak though first"
"No speak thou"
IVA he purchased or reared"
Reared in my tent, like one of my
own children"
1"What hast thou been offered for
bimi"
have been ffered 100 douros."
Sell him to me at that price-thou
witt gain. Tell me, then, what thou
askest.'
'See what is written with Allah.
Come let us drive away the previous
bidder, and do thou take 10 douros
over and above his offer"
va" Il accept. Take thy horse. and
Allah grant thou mayst be successful
upon his back as many times as he
has hairs upon it.
Should the seller be desirous TO avoid
all risk of future annoyance on the
subject of warranty, ne adds, in the
presence of witnesses:
1.-The separation between us is from
this very moment. Thou dost not
know me, and have never seen
thee -
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-01-01

Thu Irish question IS the great
question of the day in European poll
ties. The late elections have seeming
ly left Mr.. Parnell the master of the
situation, that is, assuming that the
present division of English parties Is
likely to be maintained. Mr.. Glad
stone, according to report. has in prep
arahon n plan for the settlement of the
difficulty on the basis Of concession
Of home rule TO the Irish, though
such statements Of the details of the
plan as have appeared are declared tG
have been unauthorized The appa
rontly approaching victory of the
home rulers has stirred up the mn-
ority, who have announced their de
termination 20 resist the accomplish
ment Of the home rulers plans by
every means in their power.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-01-01
The National Com pJaint.

Dyspepsia is the national complaint. Almost
every other NAB or woman you meet has II. aud
the result is that the humber Of pseudo remedies
for IL is as numerous rs Pharaob's host. They are
for the most part worthless. There s, however,
a searching eradioant Of this distressing and oh
durste rnaIady, whose genuine merits long
since raised lt TO a foremost place among the
staple medicines Of America Hostett'rs \
Stomach Bltterz eztirpates dyspepsia with greater
certainty and promutude than any known
remedy, and Is a most genial inyigorant appe-
tier and aid to secretion. These are not empty
assertion as thouaaDds Of our countryms and
women who have experienced IFS effects are
aware but are backed up by inefragabie proofs
repeatedly laid before the public The Bitiers
aIso promote q regular habit Of body and give u
neatnfn stimulus 10 the urinary organs.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-01-01
The Household.
WHEAT MUFFINS.

No. 1. Two cups wheat meal, cne
cup of flour, two cups of cold water,
two teaspoonsful cream of tartar, one
teaspoonful soda, one egg. No. 2.
Two cups wheat meal, one cup of
-four one cup of milk, one egg, two
tablespoonfuls melted butter, little
salt, one teaspoonful soda, two tea
spoonfuls cream of tartar.
TREACLE &UFFINs.
One and one-fourth caps oatmeal,
one cup flour, one.half cup brown
sugar, one half cup butter worked in,
to the sugar, one egg, small cup of
milk, Il teaspoonful soda dissolved in
less than half cup Of molasses, one
egg, a little nutmeg.
SUGAR COOKIES.
Two eggs. two cups of sugar, one
cup of milk, one half cup butter. tea
spoonful soda, two tesspoonfuls of
cream of tartar, five cups of flour
Mix the sugar and butter together,
add the eggs beaten, then the milk
with the soda dissolved in it. Add
one cup of flour, with the cream of
tartar mixed. Then add fiavoring-
nutmeg, lemon or vanilla-and the
other four cups of flour. Roll out
with as little flour as possible.
OYSTER SALAD.
One pint of celery, one quart of
oysters, onethird of a cup of salad
dressing, three tablespoonfuls of vine
gar, one of melted butter, half tea
spoonful OF salt, little black pepper,
a tablespoonful of lemon-juice. Let
the oysters come TO a scaldisg heat,
and skim them. Take them from the
fire, and season them with butter,
pepper, salt, and other ingredients.
When cool, put them on ice. Just
before serving, drain the celery and
chop it-not fine-and mix with the
oysters. Then pour over pint of salad
dressing.
APPLE PIES.
For three pies, fifteen apples sliced.
Pile the plates up well. Two tea
spoonfuls of brown sugar, two table
spoonfuls of water, little nutmeg
grated over it and bits of butter. In
making pastry for pies, threefourths
pound of butter or half good lard, to
one pound of flour and enough water
to roll out. As little handling as pos
sible makes faky.
GINGERBREAD PUDDING.
Oue cup OF nolasses, one cup of
sour or sweet milk, three and one
half cups of -four, tablespoonful of
butter. two teaspoonfuls of soda. If
sweet milk is used, one heaping tea
spoonful of soda is enough. One cup
of raisins makes it better.
SAUCE.
One and one-fourth cups of sugar
and q half,cup of butter beaten 10 a
cream. Stir in half a cup of boiling
water, beat it, flavor with lemon. It
should be all in foam. The light
brown sugar is the best.
ITEMS FOR sUsBANDMES.
a New Jersey Law forbids the sale Of
skim milk.
The Tribune and Farmer considers
sheep manure the best for wheat
All drains by the roadside should be
kept open during the winter, that
the surplus water may readily pass
away.
Alderman observer is surprised that
more attention is not given in this
country te directing youth in the study
| of nature.
1t is esminated that there is an an
nual loss in this country of IS, coo, 600
from neglect to care fer agricultural
| machinery.
| In Msiabar tree called the tallow
s-~ae grows: from the seeds Of il, when
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-01-01

AMoNOG the wonders of photog
raphy ii is said that with lens made
Of rock salt 1T might be possible to pho
tograph in the dark. One operator
has succeeded in preparing plates
which are sensitive to the rays lying
beyond the red end of the spectrum
the dark heat rays and with such
plates used with rock salt lens there
should be n possibility of photograph
ing bodies whlcA possess a high tenn
perature, although that temperature
may be far below that needed to rem
dor them self-lumipous. 1t is even
possible that such plan may some
day be SO perfect as to give US that in
formation about the dark suns that
are. believed to crown the armament
or rather heavenly bodies, which
once were seen, but have now cooled
down so as to be invisible.