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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-02-05

THE senate committee on pensions has
received petition fron an ex soldier,
who asks for a "pention" on the ground
tina. he was "cicked" by "muef' in the
lower part Of his stomach, near the
chart"
THE house committee ON Rivers and
Harbors has decided to limit the total
appropriation for internal Improve
ments this session to $4,000, 600, and
will make it rule to divide the sum
among works of national Importance.
The wife of Secretary Bayard died
from congestion of the brain, at the
age Of 81 years. She was the daughter
uf Josiah Lee, a B Gilmore merchant,
and for year had been an invalid. The
recent death of her daughter wrecked
her nervous ystem.
SENATOR MAHoNE. from the Com
mittee on Public buildings and Grounds,
reported favorably bills appropriat;ng
the following named sums for the erec-
ton of public buildings: Portland,
Oregon, $3.50, ,006; Oshkosh, Wis, $780,.
600; Vicksburg, Miss, $100, 900; Sioux
CITY, Iowa, $l0o, 900, and Pueblo, Col,
$4,000
THE contract for iron beams for the
first story of the Minneapolis building
WAS awarded to the E Iron Works,
of Quincy, Ill.,, for So 1915. The con-
tractors have sixty days to put in the
beams after the walls are ready. None
OF the local bids were anywhere near
these figures.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-02-05
FOREIGN.

MR.. STEAD has severed his connection
with the Pail Mall Gazette, and says he
will start a new daily newspaper of his
own.
THE German government has propos-
ed bill appropriating several million
marks for the purchase of Polish es-
tates.
REPoRTS from the south of Franco
state that serious floods prevail in that
region. Railway communications be-
tween Lyons and Geneva is Interrupted.
Considerable damage is reported from
points along the Saone and Rhone Riv-
ers.
THE North German Gazatte says: The
attitude of England with regard to the
waTlike position assumed by Greece to-
ward Turkey must be vigorously sup
ported. The powers must not allow
that small firebrsnd state to jeopardiza
the peace of Europe.
nj. GARACHANINE, the Sarvian prime
minister, has suomitted to King Milan
the Serviau cabinets peace proposals,
which deal with the subject of the
Bulgarian passport regulation, the
blockade of the frontier, the settlement
of the migrant question, and conclu-
sios of customs and commercial con-
veEtions with Bulgaria. The Servian
officials believe that if Bulgaria will &C
cept these conditions the actioa will be
accepted as evidence of such good will
toward Servia that as result peace
may be regarded as assured.
Two thousand striking employees at
one of the iron mills in Dreaseville,
Department of Aveyron, attacked the
house of the manager Of the works,
broke open the door, entered the build
ing, seized the manager and threw HIM
out OF the window. He was then
trampled to death by the angry crowd.
Troops were sent to quell the disturb
aace. The strike gIew out of a qUes
ton of wages. The troops restored
order but not until several of the riot
ers had been killed and number
wounded.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-02-05
Spring Fashions For Ladies'.
Boston Herald

There are no new fashions TO talk of
for spring, Stay moment-it il
certain that light colors, not dark
blues and browns, bat light spring
colors are coming soon. The Lyons
silk makers are weaving enc such.
There is nothing whatever b.ing made
to remind you Of ulsters or stable gar.
ments. The faille Francais goes out
surest, its place being taken by the
Ioveliest pink stuff you ever saw. 1t
has no name as yet 1t would call it
Boston falls" IN complement to
your people, but that might vex those
in New York. have just finishe d q
brown velvet dress for u lady OF that
city, on which / have placed 20 600
francs worth of furs l furnish every
thing, and it will be worth nearly
$50, 900 when finished. AS to shapes,
/, is rather too early TO speak. but the
idea is 10 make wafty AID bright
things, such as could be worn in Bal
tinore on the warmest days. For my
part, shall be glad when we get back
10 the time of loose bodices. Horse
hair paddings were not used when q
woman could breathe in full dress.
| have brought in steels again. They
make good Adjustment. OF course
there are many Paris ladies WAC do
dress well at home, and who wear
pretty robes, pretty slippers, and all
that This is because they sensibly
change their costumes when they
come from the street, tn, ir carriage or
the park.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-02-05
Origin Of the Word Texas.
Texas Siftings

In recent article published in the
North American Review, Governor
Ireland of Texas, assers that the word
Texas means welcome" and that Oh
the Landing of the first white men on
the coast of Texas, the Indians greet
ed them with the exclamation OF
Texas" or welcome" This theory,
according to correspondent in the
Texas Voerwaerts, is not correct. In
the ancient Spanish archives, stored
away in the land Office at Austin, il
appears that certain lands were situat-
ed en el pals des los Tejas, or in the
country of the Texas or Tejas Indians
x and j being pronounced alike 1t
is well known that the Texas or Tejas
Indians were tribe of Indians were
tribe Of Indians living in the valley
Of the Rio Grande, WHO were exter-
minated or driven off by more saw
age tribe. The word Texas or Tejas
is the root of the names of all the In
dian tribes in Texas and Mexico. The
prefix indicated the locality of the
tribe. The As-Tejas, or Astecs. dwell
on high lands of Anahuac. The To-
T. j. As, or Toltecs, lived as far South as
Ypcatan. The Huas Tejas lived on
the Gulf coast, between Matamoras
and Vera Cruz and Teal Tejas were
situated in the S,ate nf Boahulla.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-02-05
MONDAY, Jan, 1,

Se7late-The chair laid before the sem
ete letter from the secretary of war
transmitting a report Oh the militia of
the United States; also letter from the
secretary of the interior transmitting z
the report of w. Hallet Phillips, re-
lating to the Yellowstone Park; also a
letter from tho secretary of the treasury
transmitting copy of a communication
from the superintendent of the coast
and geodetic survey, with a draft of q
proposed bill to authorize the supply ing
of standard weights and measurements
to the territories. The ssuate then went
te the calendar and took up and passed
the bill providing for the division of q
part of the Sioux reservation in Dakota
and the REIMBURSEMENT of the Indian
title to the remainder. After revivipg
the genesis and history Of the electoral
college, and the change effected BY the
people in the practical opera ton and
effect, Ingalls, characterized the whole
affair as at present conducted as rub
bish. Senator Eyarts obtained the floor
and the senate went into executive ses-
sion, and when the doors reopsned the
senate adjourned.
Householder the call of the States
the following bills were introduced and
referred. Mr.. King, [Lal appropriating
3 million dollars for closing gaps in the
levees of the Mississippi river and
strengthening and giving permanency
to the same. When the call of the
states was csmpleted, several motiens
to adjourn were made on the republic
an side, but they were all voted down
and Matson having secured the floor
moved to suspend the rules and put up
%lo 81.
pensions of soldiers widows from So to
$12, with an amendment providing that
this act shall apply only to widows
who were married to deceased soldiers
prior to its passage, and to those who
may hereafter marry prior to or during
the service of the soldier, a motion to
suspend the rules and pass the bill was
agreed to; yeas, 1873; nays, &c. Adjourn
ed,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-02-05
Did Not Know What to Say.
Texas Siftings.

Tommy, will you have some more
pudding, my son9" asked Mrs. Smiley
at the Christmas dinner
There was large company present,
and she spoke very pleasantly to Tom
my for she was afraid he E1igat be
disagreeable. Tommy was in the hab-
it Of making disagreeable remarks
when there was company.
Il don't know whether I will take
any more pudding or not. You are
always saying that l eat as much as
four boys"
"Why, Tommy, you know better
than that"
"Yes, you and pa are always saying
I'm no better than pig. Are you
sure enough in earnest when you
ask me if | want some more pudding9"'
''Tcmmy, Pm ashamed of you.
Won't you have some more pudding,
just little more2 Come. now, that's
a good boy" said Mrs. Smiley, looking
at him as if she would like to skin
him alive.
We'll" replied Tommy. defantly,
I'm IN FIX. If 1 say l want some
pudding, then you'll say after the
folks are gone that the little pig had
to have pudding twice. If l don't
take any more pudding, then you'll
say l ate so much turkey that l
couldn't eat any more pudding when
you offered it to me. Darred if /
know what to saw"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-02-05
The News Cleaned From Vari-
Gus Parts of the State.
Guesses at the Name of Ran.
kin's Successor.
The Apache Chief Surrenders
Internationally.
The Weather.
A SNOW STORM COMING


MILWAUKEE, Feb "a cold wave
originated on the shores of Hudson's
bay yesterday, and swept down upon
the states without warning. 1t was
4S degrees below zero at Min
uedosa, 81 below at points in
D ,kota, 81 below at st. Paul, and
Is below at Milwaukee, although
the government observatory ther-
mometer quoted 16 below. The ex-
treme cold is general throughout the
whole country. To-day a storm is de
velopiDg id the extreme southwest
The indications are for colder weather
to day. followed by higher tempera
ture and snow storm within forty
eight hours
THE BIGGEST SNOW STORM EVER KNOWN
FT. SMITH Ks Feb. 2-Tne biggest
snow storm ever known is raging to-
dsy. Snow began falling at 9;o'clock
last night and has fallen twenty one
hours and is still falling. The snow
is ten inches deep. All travel is sus
pended and no mails are arriving or
departing
THE MERCURY DESCENDING RAPIDLY.
CHICAGO, Feb 2-Tne mercury is
descending rapidly here tonight, and
has reached Is below. Specials to the
Inter Ocean note extremely cold
weather at points west. In Sycamore,
ILL.,, the thermometer this morning
marked Is below, and Galena, ILL.,, re,
ports 20 below
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-02-05
The Manners Of BOYS.
Peoples Family Paper

feopieS aLlliy faper.
Boys at certain age are apt to be
awkward.
Outdoor exercise and sports do
much to make them strong and
straight; yet is very common among
those who are growing fast-especial-
ly if they read or study a good deal
to fad the head thrust forward, the
shoulders stepping, ard an ungrsceful
carriage.
Until these things are corrected, no
boy can be thoroughly strong ard
viguorous.
Biting the nails is one of the most
annoying habits, and yet one VIII; ch
almost any boy will fall into unless
his mother "nips 1t in the bud"
Not only is it almost uncomfortable
for nervous person to sit In the room
with one of these nail Lifting boys, but
the young mans hands are injured in
appearance, and, if the habit be car
ried to excess, they will become almost
deformed.
A habit of snuffius or of scraping
the throat, of tapping the floor with
the foot, or the table with the knuck-
les comes on grad but once
fixed, is exceedingly difficult to over
come
Eternal vigilance" should be 8
mothers watcnword, for the true Sc
cret of curing bad habits is in never
allowing them to be formed
"The ounce of prevention" is worth
more than the pound of cure"
would not take away anything of
boyishness or naturalness.
But do not see why boys should
not be as graceful and we'll hammered
as their sisters; why they cannot sit
do gn at table without hitting it and
jarring the dishes as well as the tenn
pers of the whole family; why they
cannot eat slowly and noiselessly
why they cannot cross a room with
out stumbling against the furniture
or close door without slamming it
Or sit quietly while reading or listen
ing
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-02-05
Forests Worth More Than Gold,
Florida Herald.

Florida Herald.
The eye of the north mill men are
turning eagerly to the comparatively
virgin forests of the south, and heavy
sales of timbered land are constantly
being announced. If the ravenoas
saw must be fed, and no better and
cheaper buiidisg material than wood
can be devised, then the people of tn
south sheu.d not dispose of thei
heritage for a mere pittance of its
actual value. These huge tracks of
yellow pine can b. converted into
yellow gold, and should not be sacri-
feed as worthless possession. We
should make the most of our oppor-
tunities, and not yield too readily to
the pressure of greenbacks. These
huge areas of undisturbed trees are
daily enhancing in value and impor-
ta1ce as the supply in the north and
west diminishes 1t is idle to talk of
the ''Inexhaustible" forests of the
south, when Mr. Little. of Montreal,
an authority on the subject, estimates
that the saving capacity of the north
is sufficient to consume the merchant
able pine of this state ia less than a
year. The south poss. sses mines of
wealth in her noble forests, and they
should not be disposed of carelessly.
aud without full appreciation of
their trae and real value.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-02-05
All aboard.


The other day a conductor on the
Saugus branch train came across a
passenger who had neither ticket nor
cash. After some talk the conductor
told him he must get off as soon as
the train got to Maiden.
"All right" he said.
When the train reached here the
conductor saw that his order was
obeyed, and then sitter helping the
ladies on in his usual courteous man
ner he called out call aboardi' aad
the train moved on.
On making his next round for the
collection of pasteboards, he found to
his surprise that the man he had put
off was on again.
Didn't 1 tell you to get off this
traibr
~ believe you did," responded the
other.
We'll, what are you on again for
theDf"
WHY, because you told me to, of
course, WAS the reply in an injured
tone of voice.
"Told you to- What do you mean
by thatF"
"Why, I got off the train as you
told me to, ard then you called out
All aboard and SO l got aboard
Seems to me you are q pretty hard
man to please, cap"
1t Is needless to say he rode the rest
of the way on foot
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-02-05

SCIENTIFIC men have been perplex-
ed for many years over the phenom-
enon of certain we'll al 1akutsk,
Siberia. A Russian merchant in 1928
began to dig the well, but he gave up
the task three years later, when he
had dug down thirty feet and was
still in solidly frozen soil. Then the
Russian Academy of Science dug
away at the we'll for months, but
stopped when it had reached depth
of 3S2 feet, when the ground was still
frozen as hard as rock. In 1S44 the
academy had the temperature of the
excavation carefully taken al various
depths, and from these data it was es-
timated that the ground was froxsn TO
u depth of Gig feet. Although the
pole Of the greatest cold is in this pro-
vince o. Yakuick, not even the terri
BILE severity OF the Siberian winter
cou'd free re the ground to a depth of
600 feet. Biologists have dscided that
the frozen valley OF the Lowsr Lena
is formation Of the glacial period.
They believe, in short, that it freq,
solidly then and has rever since bad q
chance to thaw out.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-02-05

AMONG the interesting results OF
submarine or deep-5ea explorations
conducted under the auspices Of the
London Geographical Society are
those in reference to the Atlantic sea
b9d. 1t would seem that the bottom
of the North Atlantic is occupied by
two valleys, the eastern extending
from 10 to so degrees west longitude,
and traceable as far SIS the equator,
with an extreme depth of less than
1S,00s feet, while the western valley
reaches from the Sl'h to the 50th de
gree of west longI,u lie. The two are
separated By ridge in 80 degrees
west longitude, along with the aver
age depth Is only 600 fathoms, and
which can be traced northward TO
Iceland and southwark to the Azores
il is volcanic in character at both
exiremities. It's extreme breath is
somew hat less than 500 miles, and
the debth of the water increases on
both sides of it according to the dis
lance OF the axis.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-02-05
Wisconsin Lumb Der Notes.
In THE HANDS OF A RECEIVER.


WAUsAU, Feb. 2-The lincoln
Lumber company property, now 10
the hands of a receiver, is advertlssd
for sale. The mill was built by par
ties from Clinton, Iowa, at q cost OF
nearly SO, 900. The corporation run
it for one year and came out SO much
behind that the court appointed q re-
ceiver, at the sui; of one of the stock.
holders. The indebt, daess Of the
company footed up over $l30 600
while its assets will scarcely cover one
half that amount. A vast amount of
litigation has sprung up, and the pro-
ceeds of personal property have been
exhausted to pay exoenses Of suits
BUYING ALL THE PINE LAND WITHIN
THEIR REACH
CHIPPEWA FALLS Wis. Feb. II,
is estimated that over 600 men are
at present engaged in the lumber dis
tricts of the state.
The North Wisconsin Lumber COM
paLy, at Hayward, is buying all pine
lands offered within reach of their
mills. II low owns "a, 900 acres, upon
which there are 450, 900, 600 feet Of
good pine timber.
UNSATISFACTORY REPORTS FROM LOG
GNG CAMPS.
WAUsAU. Wis Feb. 2.-The latest
reporls frUm the logging camps are
not at all Satisfactory. Several causes
unite to make the cost of patting loga
on tie river bank much greater than
WAS expected. The snow il at least
two feet deep and il ''mealy." No
sooner do they have The ics roads in
good condition than there comes q
fresh fall OF snow, and the roads are
aH but ruined Teams have suffered
greatly ON account Of the difficulty in
9st1in4 arU1Dd. One lumbeFman sayl
dat h6s tsams never looked % bod q
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-02-05
Love and Block ade- Running.

An article in the Philadelphia
Times on blockase-running Rear Ad-
miral J. J. Amy. q. S. N, relates
the following incident:
Love and matrimony once came in
as incidents in the course of this block
ade service. Ports and towns may be
blockaded, but loving hearts can
never be, although hard hearted pa
rents sometimes attempt it.
When the Grey hound was captured
vessel and cargo adj1dged by the
prize courts to be worth half q million
doliars-among the Passengers on
board was the noted Belle Boyd, whe
had been q prisoner before IN the war
in the hands of General Butler, and
who had been made somewhat famous
by her general department, her
speeches, and her pertness. The
Grey hound was taken to Boston. was
adjudged lawful prize, and was coz
demned. Belle Bpyd and the other
passep gers and officers and crew were
released and permitted to go wherever
they pleased. From Boston they all
went to Halifax and from thence to
England.
The prize master of the Greyhound
was q young volunteer officer with
the rank of Acting Master in the
United States navy, and rather q
COED looking fellow. 1t seems that
while on board the Grey hound he
and Belle Boyd became greatly inter.
ested in each other an1 their feelings
ripened into affectionate friendship
After they separated at Boston q fer
dent correspondence vas commenced
and continued between them and they
bscane engaged. He resigned from
the Federal navy and proceeded to
England and they we're married In
Liverpool. Subsequently she wrote
an interesting book about her Life and
adventures, In which she gives 9
graphic account of her courtship and
marriage. with al attending incidents
Her career was certainl, full of the
most eventual, heroic and romantic
fsas7res-a career sofsened and varied
at the same time, and which showed
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-02-05
General Washington News,

SUDDEN DEATH OF GEN DAVID HUNTER
WASHINGTON Feb 9 Gen. David
Hunter. U, S A (retired), died sud
dealy this afternoon athis resld nee in
this city. He was in h,s usual good
health this morning and made several
visits down town during the afternoon.
On returning he complained of pain
In his abdomen and had TO be assist
ed to his bed. He died in a few min
dtes. He was veteran of the Mexi-
can war and also served with distinc
tion in the late war. He was retired
in 1866, after being severely wounded
In several engagements. He was pres
Ident of the military court that tried
Mrs Surratt.
WISCONSIN MAN RECEIVES AN AP
PoINTMENT.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 9 Gen. Theo
S. West, of Wisconsin, has been ap-
pointed spe cial agent of the treasury
department for the Fourteenth dis
trict, comprising the states of Califer-
MIA and Oregon, and the territories of
Washington and Alaska, with head
quarters at San Francisco.
THE INVESTIGATION OF THE TELEPHONE
CASES.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.-The commit
tee on expenditures IN the depar !ment
of justice will on Thursday begin the
investigation of the telephone cases,
as authorized by the hoase of repre-
sentatives.
THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY Ex-
PLAINS
WASHINGTON. Feb. 2.-Tho secre-
tary of the treasury to-day in reply
to the senate resolution directing him
to transmit to the senate all the papers
in relation to the contract let to Brain
erd & Co. for the work of putting an
additional story on the Peoria, Ills,
postotfice in 1885, and all the
protests nled in relation thereto,
transmitted all such papers
ard letters, in which he says
"When the question of lettin this
contract was before me, / was advised
and obliged to hold that under the
present statutes of the United States
was not empowered to direct or die
tate what means the lowest bidder un-
der contract, duly advertised in &C
cordapcs with law, shsuld employ to
fulfill the terms of contract, provld-
ed sad means be lawful. found
that the statute of the state OF Illinois
authorized the employ nent, by the
contractors in question, of convict
labor. could not find that any stat
ute of the United States authorized
the rejection OF bids made by men
who employed sue labor, consequent
ly, in obedience to what / deemed my
duty under the existing statutes, /
directed that the contract be let to the
lowest responsible bidder.
DATE OF THE NATIONAL ENCAMPMENT
OF THE 9 A R.
WASHINGTON Feb 2-Commander-
in-Chief Buruette, of the G. A R.,
telegraphed this evening to C,m-
mander r II. Warfieid, Of San Fran
cisco, that the national encsmpmenl
of the G. A r will be held in San
Francisco, Tuesday, Angus, 3, 1886.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-02-05
The New Clerk.
Utica Observer.

IL was across a counter in dry
goods store that susceptible clerk
spoke hlunderIngly to pretty shop
per. He had that day been transfer
red temporarily from the glove de-
partment, where he was long accus-
toned, to the hosiery stock, with
which he was not familiar; and, be-
sides, the Ioveliness OF the customer
bewildered him little.
This lis superior article" he said.
as he stretched stocking ia the man
ner he had hsbitually treated gloves
in showing them "the material is the
best, and for durability it can't be
beaten in the market The model is
new and perfect fit is guaranteed.
The elasticity makes it conform-"
At that point the girl fed, leaving
him to marvel why the phrases that
had helped the sale c. gloves seemed
so worthless in the hosiery trade.