Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-12-31
sQUIBS.

a Brooklyn hOuse-owner has recently
been compelled by a Baooklyn court to
pay $1,000 damages to woman who
broke one of her legs in falling down a
light of stairs IN house owned by him.
On one street in BluehIll, Me-, less than
half mile long, live fifteen widows.
There is only one house on the street in
which there is not a widow, and that is
occupied by two maiden ladies.
During the past year twenty-five thou
sand articles have accumulated in the
dead letter office. The sale included all
sorts of necessaries and Injuries, from
Easter eggs to seersucker suits.
The early settlers association at CIeve-
land, O., is making arrangements to put
up a monument in Monumental park in
honor of Gan. Moses Cleveland, the
founder of that city.
An oyster growing out of the mouth of
small ink bottle was a curious forma~
tion caught on the Virginia coast. The
oyster had grown to twice the size of the
ink bottle.
Miss Mary Johnston, who was recently
appointed clerk of Mr.. Singleton's COM
mlttee, library, was the first woman evsr
appointed to an office under congress.
Two Philadelphia msn were recently
arrested and fined for throwing snw balls
at each other on the street. One was 45
years old, the other 80.
Dolores Rodriguez, a Mexican maiden,
age Is years, is serving twelve ysars'
sentence in the Jail at Orizaba for the
murder of her father.
A Louisiana Judge decides that man
who loses money at poker may recover
from the man who sells him the chips.
The water-works now being erected in
Helena, Montana, will cos. the taxpayers
100000 before finished.
New York law forbids anyone TO have
venlson in his or her possession after
Dec. Il.
\ detectiy's father was receAtiy swindl
ed out of $500 by bunko steerers at
Cleveland, Q.
1t is estimated that over 100000 aniga
tors are killed annually for their skins.
In the United States Senate, during
recent debate, Senator Vest, of Missouri,
paid high tribute to the merits OF st.
Jacobs OIL. Other prominent men have
also found it prompt in its cure of rheu
matism and neuralgia. Price, nifty cents
bottle.
DR.. Samuel S. Adams. of Washington,
d. c., is so impressed with the dangers
aud evils of prouiscueus kissing that
seven columns of a medical journal l.
devoted to his exposure of them. He
gives long list of the possible results OF
kissing, vis.: syphilis, tuberculosis, diph
iberia. infectious fevers, herpes, eczema,
stomatitis, cancrum oris, injury of tht
eyes, rupture of the ear drum. OF course
the last on the list resulted from too
loud smack right over the esr. Cautious
parents in sending their babies oct in the
care Of nurses might do we'll to hang q
painted sign on the front of the baby
| carriage, mo Kissing Allowed. From,
| DR.. Foote's Health Goathiy.
Throst troubles yield promptly to Red
Star Cough Cure. as vouched for by q. s.
Architect CLARK. It's ingredients are pure
| ly vegetable and free from opiases- 20
cents.
Patrick Devine, of Racine, was engaged
| IN hosting ice into an ice-house. when the
hook caught in his right arm. The horse
started and be was pulled half way up the
slide, the essh being torn from his arm
| for length of six inches.