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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-01-08

clerk in the postoffice or clerk in
dry goods store, measuring tape and
selling embroidery and corsets, should
be admitted to the drawing room of
society, while the door is shut in the
face of the brother-son of the same
father and mother-who is at work ia
the machine shop, the carpenter
shop, or on the locomotivei People
say this is not done; but it is done,
and every day. ia this city and every
other city and town in the country.
Is this the reason that mere Young
nen are not learning trades3 Il your
daughter less safe in keeping company
with an honest young man who
wears check shirt at his honest toll
all day than she would be with the
young man who does nothing and
decks himself out with celluloid shirt
frouts and cuffs of the same material2
We often read of men VINO have
grown suddenly itch BY some lucky
turn OF the wheel of fortune, who
disewn their sons because of their
marriage with some honest but poor
girl, whose parents are in every re-
spec. except of wealth the equal of the
parents of tie young mau. This is
italicized vulgnrity such as only a
wealthy bulgarian can assume, and
such only as he tyrant Society seems
to demand. Wealth is no crime nor
is It virtue. The father or mother
who makes it a test of responsibility
in choosing husbands and wives for
their children are fathers and mothers
scarcely worthy the name. Some
writer is giving advice to young men
put it in the following words, which
The Mail commends to the young men
and boys who read its columns" Be
and continue poor: young man, while
others around you grow rich by fraud
and disloy atty; be without place or
power while others buy their way up
ward; bear the pain of disappointed
hopes while others gain the accom-
plishment OF theirs by fattery; fore
go the gracious pressure of the hand
for which others vince and crawl;
wrap yourself in your own virtue,
and seek a friend and your daily
bread. If you have in such a course
grown gray with unblemished honor,
bless God and die"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-01-08
Wanted to be HOspitable.
n. Y. Star.

One night this fall New Yorker,
who had b zen up in one of the noun
tain counties on business, was obliged
to ask for supper and lodgings at a
farmhouse. The farmer, who was
the only one at home, hesitated and
replied:
be hospitable, but my wife is 'tether
Way"
"But | propose to pay you for your
trouble"
81 know, but that makes no differ
ence. If she comes home feeling all
right, she'll make you welcome and
kill the latest hen. If she's feeling
all wrong, you'll have to skip. She
bosses this ranch, and things have
got to go as she says. She'll be home
in half an hour, and you can sit down
and taxa your chances"
The wayfarer concluded to do SO,
and for few minutes was entertained.
Then the farmer exclaimed sudden
ly:
There comes Maria, and she's a
chewing a splinte. That's sign she's
out O. sorts reckon you'll have to
move on"
In two or three minutes the woman
entered the house. AS she caught
sight of the stranger she stood for a
moment and sized him up Then she
made jump for the broo m-stick, and
shouted:
Give you ten seconds to Gear the
fence
The New Yorker didn't stop long to
argue the case, and as he reached the
highway, the farmer clme out and
said:
Don't blame me, stranger, I am
the hospitablest man in the whole
country, but the old woman runs the
roostl'
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-01-08
HOME DECORATIVE NOTES.
n. Y. Telegraph.

Large Flemish vases are desirable
for Railways; dark blue Is favorite
color.
Small screens, made of peacock
feathers, are in demand.
Work bags, made of alternate slips
of orange and black ribbon, are very
satisfactory.
The variety, beauty, excellent quail
ity and cheapness of the moquette,
Wiltons, body Brussels, ADMINISTER,
ingrains and tapestry carpets, China
mattings, Oriental rugs, and all class
es OF floor coverings, are benefactlon
to the fair fiugers which make home
beautiful. Foreign patterns are repro
duced by our manufacturers, but the
ma ority of designs are originated at
their works.
For wall hangings golden tapestries
take the lead ia drawing rooms and
boudoirs.
Madras muslin, in a color to har-
monlze with the surroundings, is used
as bedspread.
A purse in the shape of baby s
stocking is one of the latest coinhold-
ers.
The pepper mills of gold and sill
yer safely guard salt or pepper at TIA
BILE.
The Louis XVI. cloaks are gaining
admirers.
An odd key holder is in the form of
tree with simple branch having
three owls upon it.
Smoking caps. fez shaped ard long
lasseled, made of plush or velvet and
embroidered with silk, tinsel or gold
and silver braid, are among the latest
novelties.
Borders are still used on all carpets
where the dimentions of the room ad-
NIT it, but it should not be forgotten
however, that they will give small
room an appearance Of being still
sn aller.
Heavy fabrics for portieres and iu-
side window curtains are still in
vogue. The latest style of finishing
off these solid colored draperies, is to
hang a deep network of large silk
cord over the curtain at the top,
either in color contrasting with it
or in the same color mixed with a
differing shade of the same. These
cord heading are nothing more than
fringe on a mammoth scale, as the
large open neshwork is finished by
row of handsome tassels.
The newest in table decoration is to
mingle fruit and flowers in one COM
position.
p, city Irvine holders are made
of Florence knitting silk, crocheted
in the form of round bag, in which
is placed a ball of fancy Irvine, the
end of which is drawn through
small circular opening in the bottom
of the bag; the top of the bag is drawn
together by satin ribbons. correspond
ing to the color of the silk. A small
pair of scissors is also attached to the
bag by narrow ribbons.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-01-08
Did He Eat Too Much?
Baltimore American.

Mince pie is ono of the relics of the
semi barbarous times. Hot-well, it
can absorb and conceal more heat
and keep it longer than any other
substance or combination of substan-
ces ever invented. And to digest 1t
would throw a saw-mill out of gear.
1t is rank poison. A mince pie was
never known to be off the fire. 1t
can gather ia more heat to the square
inch and then can be packed or COZ
densed into the same space anywhere
else and pre- sct it with more cunning
than a live politician. Unless You eat
it with thermometer you had better
keep it on ice for a week previous to
using. Otherwise the coolest. looking
piece will slip as innoccntly into your
mouth as if it had been reduced to the
most comfortable temperature, but
when ouce in, it fairly bursts into
flames and stews the very water out
of voHr eyes
But this is not all the meanness of
mince pie. After it has barned and
tortured its victi N into taking pledge
never 10 touch it again it gets in its
fine work on the digestive organs and
will keep a tramp awake all night
with indigestion. 1t is simply diabC-
lical, and should be releg ated to the
list Of obsolete barbarisms
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-01-08

to find it uueccupied' save by the grim
old gun and the shot stacked in their
usual places. It was the same in
every battery I entered. Not q foot
print disturbed the thick dust upon
the floor, nor was there finger mark
upon either the gun or shot. The
tompions were in place and no carri-
age had travelled over the rusty rails
COMPOUNDED even still more than
was before, I returned to my room,
and was disturbed no more that night.
The racket, however, commenced
again the following night, and was
kept up, with slight intcrmissien, for
month. Ny account of this singu-
lar disturbance was net with jests
and laughter from my follow soldiers,
which they modified, it is true, when
/ corroborated it by my wife, but then
only SO far as to declare that it was
scheme on our part to get removed
from uncomfortable quarters TO one
of the new quarters thea about com
pleted.
Nettled at their tauhts, I vowed
that if ever the noises commenced
again would have other witnesses
to them, and I did not have long to
wait, for about one month after, l was
awakened by the phantom gunners.
This time passed out over the draw
brid &c, and, going to the mems quar-
tiers. awakened sergeant by the name
of Smith-poor fellow he served with
me twenty years and is now in the
Insane asylum at Washington-and
much against his will, made him &C
company me to the scene. After
standing listening to the racket until
Smiths face was as wLite as sheet
and he was trembling from head to
foot threw open the door. Smith
always declared that for a moment he
saw the ghostly crew at their places,
but I could detect nothing, nor could
l ever discover any cause for the dis
turbance. although I was often awak-
ened by the nightly drill of my invisi-
BILE artillery men.
Some months after leaving the is
land l learned that during the Next
can war an artillery company drilled
with these guns some time before they
left for Mexico and that they were
nearly all killed in battle I suppose
it must have been freak of theirs to
have their reunions in these easements
and practice with their old friends,
the guns.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-01-08
How a Yankee Woman Makes Excel
lent Butter.
Farm Journal

Churning has made many a weary
back. 1t will always be so, especially
IN cold weather, until people learn to
have the cream at right temperature
Guessing at 1t is good way to get
tired, The cream should be put into
warm room several hours before
churning. When the weather is
freezing and it is very cold it must be
placed by the stove and made warmer
than the temperature of an ordinary
room. In hot weather, of course, it
must be cooled. The cream may be
warmed by putting hot water into the
churn. 1t SHOULD show a temperature
of about "a degrees-as near this as
possible. 1t is so easy with 25-cent
thermometer to know the tenn perature
of the cream, that it seems queer every
body don't have one. When the
cream is too warm the butter will
come, bat it will be soft and white,
and, of course, poor. 1t should be
cooled when this is the case as soon as
it is known to be too warm with ice or
cold water. If it is too cold, the cream
will foam and swell, and it will not
come. 1t should be warmed as soon
as this condition is found out. When
the cream gets thick after churnipg
while and does not churn well, it
should have little warm water pour
ed into the churn.
When the cream is very thick there
is Sc much butter that it cannot float,
and more liquid is required to get the
butter i1to shape. Generally there is
enough. There is no tronble of this
kind when creameries are used, bat
when the cream is raised in pans, and
it Is thick and leathery, it is apt to do
so. Some people run in a lot of sour
milk to make more buttermilk and
float the butter, but | don't believe ia
sour milk in cream. 1t will get ran
cid if the cream is kept any time. 1t
is better when the cream is too thick
to add little warm or cold water, as
the case may be. used to use dash
churn, but now | have a Stoddard
barrelschurn, Sand it saves a heap of
work and makes the handling of the
butter so much easier. 1t takes long
er, if everything is all right, to get the
butter from sweet cream than sour.
Don't mix sweet and sour cream to-
gether just before churning. or the
sweet cream will pass off in the but
milk and be lost. MIX it ahead and
stir ii we'll.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-01-08
What is a Cold q!


1t is startling to discover how little
we know about the Common forms of
disease. For example, 'cold"- what
is it2 How is it produced, and in what
does it consists 1t is easy TO say a
cold is chill A chill of what part
of the organisma We know by daily
experience that the body as whole,
or any of its parts, may be reduced to
cons iderao!e lower temperature than
will suffice TO give man cold if the
so-called chill be inflicted upon the
surface suddenly. 1t is, then, the
suddennsss of a reduction of tempera-
ture that causes the cold2 It would
be strange if it were so, because few
of the most susceptible of mortals
would take cold from simply handling
piece of cold metal or accidental con-
tact with ice. The truth would seem
to be, that what we call cold-taking
is the result Of a sufficient impression
of cold to reduce the vital energy of
nerve-centers presiding over the
functions in spe cial organs. II this
be the fact 1t is easy to see
why nature has provided the slim
illus of strong fit of saeezing to
rouse the dormant centers and en-
ables them at once to resume work
and avoid evil consequences. This
explains why the worst effects of cold
do not, as rule, follow up Chill"
which excites much snee zing. SILVER
ing is less effective CONFUSION to
restore the paraly sd nervous energy
but, to lower degree, it may answer
the same purpose. The shivering
that IT suits from the effect of S poison
of the nervous centers is a totally
different matter. We speak only of
the quick muscular agitation and
teeth chattering which occur when
ever the body is exposed to cold and
evil results do not ensue. 1t follows,
from what we have said, that the nat
ural indication to ward off the effects
of a chill is to restore the vital energy
of tie nerve centers, and there IS no
more potent influence by which to OBJ
tain this object than q strong and sus-
tanned effort of the will. The man
who resolves not to take cold, seldom
does.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-01-08
A Skillful Young Cannasser.

A good story is told of a little girl.
whose mother is member of Bos-
worth Relief Corps, which goes to
show that even at her tender age she
is smart enough to run fair. The
little miss is only nine years old. She
is very pretty and ladylike. When
the Relief Corps decided to hold a
fair the ladies, as is customary, asked
the friends to contribute articles to
their various tables. Now, our little
miss thought she would do business
on her own hook. So she called on
many ladies she knew, interested
them in the fair, and when it was
time to open the fair this little miss
had secured so much and of such va
riety that a cart he'd 10 be sent to col
lect the contributions.
This little miss was very attentive
during the fair. Oae evening Mayor
Deering came into the hall The
young lady waltzed up to him and
said - her bright face and sparkling
eyes attracting the attention of the
listeners:
Mayor Deering, l am collecting
money for. the fair; won't you contrib
uts2'
They mayor put his hand into bis
pocket, toe k out some money, and,
without looking at it, handed 1T to the
little miss. She thanked him and went
OF, but in a moment was back again
and said:
Mayor Deering, [ forgot to tell
you that we proposed to print the
names of those tributing the mon
ey l am collecting, and when you
gave me some money you didn't stop
to look at it, and l thought you ought
to know you gave me cents. be-
cause l didn't believe you would want
it printed that the Mayo of Portland
gave me 7 csnts at the fair"
A broad smile overspread the May
or's face. and drawing his pocket book
he handed the little miss a crisp S.
bill
Now" says our little miss, 81 hear
Governor Robe is here, Mr.. Mayor,
and | would like ever so much to be
introduced. Won't you introduce
me2'
Certainly" replied His Honor,
always gallant, come with me-"
So the couple walked up to where
the Governor was, and the Mayor,
addressing him, said:
Governor, here is a little girl who
is very anxious 10 know the Chief
Magistrate of the State"
The Governor turned, shook hands
with our little MISS, asked her her
name, patted her head and asked her
what he could do for her.
why, Governor r )bie," she re-
piled, Il am collecting some money
for the fair. Won't you contributed"
'Of course l will" replied the gov
ernor; what shall 1 give your
Well, YOU see," said our little miss,
"Mayor Deering has given me S., aud
of course, the governor Of state would
wish to give more than the mayor of
city"
The governor was quick to see the
joke, and laughingly drew his wallet
and handed our little miss bill to
add to the other contributions for the
relief fund.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-01-08
Whv Jews Live so Long

The Netc England Medical Monthly
comments very favorasly on the pre-
verbal long and heal: hful lives OF the
Jews DIR. Picard holds that this SUPER
.orlty is due to their stringent health
laws. The Mosaic, like the Older Egyp-
tan code, is very stringent regarding
the eating of flesh and other articles Of
food. OF the animals examined. large
proportion are always condemned as
unit fer food. People who eat meat
ln0iscrimis ately are very prone to dis
orders Of the blood and of the kidneys,
for meat Is composed of nitrogen, which
the Kidneys have to remove frem the
blood, and of course they cannot do this
successfully except by the aid of War
ner's safe cure, the best kidney streng h.
'ner, unless it Is temporarily partsken
OF and only the very best msst is used.
Jews also use alcoholic liquors very
sparingly ahd thus keep up goos diges-
ton, and then again they are holiday
loving and Sabbath observing class
HouSeEeeper.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-01-08
TIE POSTAGE STAMPS BIRTH.
Some Interesting Facts and Figures
About the Greatest Hodsfn Con.
veAlence.
Philadelphia Press.

Philadelphia Press.
"You would be astonished," said
Chief Clerk Wunder at the postoffice
recently, how few people know any
thing about the origin of the postage
stamp.
s'The postage stamp in the United
States" said Mr.. Wuader, sis less
than 40 years old, and, although the
third to ADOPT tine system, now leads
in the number issued by almost four
times as many as the next highest
stamp-using country, which is Eag-
land. This latter country was the
first to adopt the stamp in 1910. Bra
I'll followed close in her foots' cps in
1S43, and the United States in 1847.
The governments of 2l1 countries
now issue postage stamps. All these
are out ranked by America, whose
annual output of letter stamps is
2, 500, 600, 600. OF the $4,000, 600, 600
letters sent usder stamp through the
mails annually. England is credited
with 700 900, 600 japan now mails
annually 1000, 600 letters, AMI the
Cancelled stamps on these letters are
worth an average of one cent each.
Last year there were $4,000 letters
posted in England without any ad-
dress on them. In 1, 600 of these gold
coins and money were inclosed. The
Cancelled postage stamps of many
countries are worth quite as much as
unused specimens, and many are issu-
ed solely for collections, the revenue
bsing an important item. Monaco is
the latest to issue stamps; but Stella
land, with its so houses and three
stores is probably the most lnsigniti-
cant, even more SO than Heligoland
or the Virgin islands. Bhopal has
the oldest stamp, Nicaragua the finest,
Siberia the largest z .aland the small
est, Guatemala the most striking, AID
SarawaB and Great Britain divide the
honor of having the cheapest and
meanest"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-01-08
A Soldiers Yarn.
Minneapolis Tribune.

The strangest experience ever had
was at old Fort William, on Cover
nor's Island, in New York harbor.
over twenty years ago. l was ser
geant at the time, married, and with
my young wife had been living IL
small house on the lower end Of the
island, but the commanding officer
concluded to tear it down, and was
told to select the best rooms of the
non commissioned officers quarters
IN the then unoccupied fort. What
with nay usual military duties and the
fatigue of moving and placing things
to rights l was pretty we'll tired out
when night came and slept like log
Ny wife was worn out, too, but did
not sleep so sound as not to be
disturbed every night by what she
! called 1.-THE funniest noises, that
sounded just like thunder" but 1 paid
but little attention to her, thinking
that it was only the noise of passing
steamboats, or the wash Of the water
on the shore. 1t might have been
two weeks after l had settled down
that one night / awoke suddenly
from sound sleep with that peculiar
feeling of dread or uneasiness upon
me which arises from an unknown
nearly all of us.
John, do you Lear it nowi" asked
nv wife when she dis overed l was
awake; sit sounds like some persons
at work below"
Listening for short time, re cog
niztd familiar sounds, and had | not
been positive that the doors were
locked, with the keys hanging Oh
nail in my room, would have sworn
| that. the batteries were manned by
ex oerienced guuners. The quick
| tread of the men as they dragged the
guns in, the riHg OF the hammer, the
handling of the shot that lay piled In
readiness for use, the return of the
IRON wheels over the rails as it was
run out of the port, vas perfect in
every detail, only lacking the woods
of command and the report of the
| piece to complete the illusion.
AS l listened the uproar increased
N volume until it was impossible for
us to hear each others voices without
raising them to . high pitch. The
guns were served with what seemed
incredible rapidity, and the very
walls. massive as they were, trembled
under the heavy artillery in continual
motion, while the balls were rolling
from one end to the other, striking
the sides with heavy tbuds. Unable
to stand this state of affairs any long
er, arose, and, lighting my lantern,
took the keys, along with q loaded re-
volver, and, descending the stairs as
lightly as possible, reached the doors.
The noise at this point was, if any
thing, more deafenng than when 1
left nay room.
; Cautiously inserting the key into
the lock cooked my six-shooter. and
throwing the door open auddenly,
with raised lantern and weapon pre-
sented, entered the nearest easement
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-01-08
What to do with the Bows.
Chicago Mail.

We often hear the question asked ::
"What is to become OF our boys?'
This is indeed serious question for
fathers and mothers TO answer. 1t is
a startling fact that far too many
boys ST the present day are permitted
to grow up, and that, too with the
consent of their parents, without pre-
pairing themselves for the hard,
rough-and- fight that life sure
~ mas ia store for them. Few boys
of well-to-do parents are learning
trades. Young men reach their TWEEN
ties, who, if they were suddenly
thrown upon the world and their own
resources, would be as helpless as the
child in its teens. Why is il that so
few OF the boys of well-to-do parents
are learning tradesa Is 1t because 1t
is no longer considered honorable for
a boy to learn a trader Again, 1t US
ed to be that young boys would go to
work for 50 and g week at some
trade, counting that, in addition to
his small wages, the knowledge he
acquired was worth much more than
the yearly salary he receiqed. Now
IT is hard work 10 get young boy to
work for less than Sc to $40 per week.
his parents often upholding him IN
the demand, seemingly preferrlng
that he do nothing unless he can get
the wages demanded
Many young men are struggling
to-day with the meager salary OF
clerks, OR eking out miserable exis-
tence in some of the over-crowded
professions, who would be thousand
times better eff had they put their
pride in the rear and learned some OF
the useful trades Money expended
to educate boy, if the education is
going to his head with tba idea that it
is not honorable for an educated man
to work, is money poorly expended
Education should be just IS honable
in its shirt sleeves, working at some
of the useful trades, as tits in shabby
esnteel Prince Albert coat loafng
about q lawyers Office And it would
be If it wasn't for the tyrant called
ssSoaiety.n Can any sensible father
or mother tell n why the boy who i