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The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1886-04-10
BoycOtting.

Boycott was an freshman. His
political opinions were obnoxious
to his neighbors and they resolved
upon the system of non-intercourse
with him. Nobody would buy
from or sell to him. Laborors re-
fused to dig his potatoes or hus-
band his grain. Storekeepers
dare not 50 much as sell to him
the food necessary for the support
of himself and family. His fields
remained untitled and uncared for,
life thereabouts became to him
impossible, and he soon found his
departure necessity. The new
and peculiar treatment he receiv-
ed was deemed, by those who adj
ministered it, 80 pronounced a
success that they called it by his
name, and now the use of the word
"boycotting" is co-extensive with
the language. The thing it repre-
SCENTS has since then been turned
to many uses, until lately it has
reached the strange denouement in
Ireland, that the people of whole
parishes have refused to attend
churches i'll which boycotted indi-
viduals have chosen to worship
God 1t seems that under and by
virture of the terrorism of boy
cotting, man is not only to be
avoided in this world but stunned
in the next. The system, born
OF Irish ideas of liberty, has found
its way to this country, and is rap
idly becoming Americanized. No
longer is it the inalienable right of
the American citizen to pursue
happiness in his own way. No
longer may he eat, drink and be
clothed as he Wills. No longer
may he employ whom he pleases
or serve whom he desires. No
longer Is he a free man, but serf
to any irresponsible combination
Of men, who may issue in secret or
openly, as best pleases them, the
dread ukase, which far transcends
in tyranny anything that ever is
sued from the Gar of all the Rus
sias. Let the tyrants of the hour
but pronounce the edict, -"Boy-
colt him"--and he might as well be
dead, unless he has the means to
betake himself to some happy spot
where boycotting is deemed sneak
ing, cowardly, unmanly and un-
American, and altogether unwor-
thy Of this liberty-loying people
and age. 1t is the Chinese who
are the victims to-day, but it will
be somebody else tomorrow. In
deed, already are others being
victimized. Once recognized as a
laudable and permissible proceed
ing and there will be no scotch
ing of this deadly serpent Any
man who is courageous enough to
hold an unpopular opinion will be
driven out by the fools and knayes
who believe that Demos is God.
The liberty of the individual to do
right will be suppressed, whilst
the liberty of the many to do
wrong will be paramount There
is no telling where the thing will
end, but this much is certain:
Boycotting will always be n weap-
on used by the strong against the
weak. That is inseperable from
the nature Of the thing. The
strong can resist and defeat it,
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1886-04-10

True manliness differs ever
from false in its attitude to wom-
an. It's knightly feeling makes it
wish to defend her rights, 10
maintain her claims, to be her pro-
tector and advocate, False man
lines wishes to show its superiori-
ty by treating women as interiors.
II hatters them, hut it does not
respect them. 1t fears their COM
petition unequal levels, and wishes
to keep them confined, not within
walls, as in Mohamednn regions,
but behind the moro subtle bar
riers Of opinion, prejudice and sup
posed feminine aptitudes. True
holds out the hand To
women and says, "Do whatever
you are nble to do; whatever God
meant you to do. Neither you nor
| can tell what that is till all arti-
fetal barriers are removed and
you have full opportunity to try"
Manly strength respects womanly
purity sympathy mud grace Of
heart And this is the real chiv-
airy OF the present hour
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1886-04-10
The Man Who Did Homework

There was once q man who was
cross and peeyish, because he tho't
his wife never did enough in tho
house.
He came home one evening
from the hay field, cursing and
scolding, till things seemed to
fairly glow around him.
Dear, don't be go angry" said
the woman; Gin the morning we
will change work. l will go out
with the hay workers aHd NOW,
while you do the work at home"
Yes, the man Thought this q
good idea and was very willing TO
to show her a thing or two.
So early in the morning the wo-
man took the scythe aIA fent ost
in the meadow withfRe rest to
NOW. The man was there to work
in the house. First he made
ready to churn; but after churning
awhile, feeling very thirsty, he
went down the cellar to tap some
beer. While doing this he heard
the pig in the kitchen. He ran
upstairs leaving the faucet open.
At the sight of him the pig ran
against the churn with disastrous
consequences. When the man
saw the mischief done, and the pig
greedily smacking and slipping of
the stream that ran over the floor,
he was ready to fly with rage, and
completely forgetting the beer
barrel he punished the pig as best
he could. He reached it again in
the door, and gave it mighty
kick that killed it on the spot.
Now he remembered leaving the
faucet open, but ON going to the
cellar all the beer had run out
He then went to the milk-room,
and again found enough cream to
fill the churn, for butte he must
have for dinner. When he had
churned awhile he remembered
that the COW was yet in the stable,
and had received neither bite nor
sup, though it was late in the day.
Thinking it would take too long to
go to the pasture, he concluded to
put her on the sod roof, on which
grew short green grass. As the
hut lay by a deep side hill, he tho't
by laying plank from that to
the roof, it would be an easy mat
ter to get the cow up. But he
dared not leave the churn, for the
baby was crawling around the
floor; and might upset it; so he
took the churn on his back, think
ing he would give the COW
some water before putting her on
the roof Leaning down to dip
water from the well, down came
the contents of the churn deluging
his head and neck, then dropping
into the well.
TWAS now near dinner time, and
as there was no butter, he thought
of cooking mush, and Immediately
having kettle Of water over the
fire. But now he bethought of
himself that the COW might fall of
the roof and break her legs or
neck, so he must go up to tie her.
One end of the rope he bound
around the cows neck, and drop
ping the other through the chin
ney, he went down and tied it
around his leg, for the water was
boiling in the kettle and he must
make mush, While doing this
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1886-04-10
Mhenever we find our tanner

Whenever we find our temper
ruAled towards u parent a wife, n
sister or a brother we should
pause and think that in a few
months or yenrs they will be in
the spirit land watching over us;
or, perchance, we shall be there
watching over those left behind,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-01-29

a tox. Whenever you wish a fine
gown take bone and it will turn into
one Once her mother was going TO
6lgh mas with her sister; thew left
Cendreusetts in the kitchen. When
they had gone she took bone and
said: II wish this to turn into fine
gown, and on it sun shining, and a
slipper which walks ty itself She
put them on and went to church, and
seated herself on bench near her
mother, who did not know her, but
took her for some fine lady. She had a
fan, and on it was pictured the sea;
she let it fall; her mother
took it and said to her: You may
keep it; I do not wish it any more
She hurried home after mass to un-
dress so that her mother should not
know. Next day she went again to
mass, now dressed In gown on
which was the sea, and fishes swim
ming about it. She put herself again
on the beach near her mother. She had
q handkerchief with .he moon upon it
she let it fall; her mother took it.
and she would nct take it back. After
the high mass she ran away, losing
in her hurry her slipper. The Kings
son found it, and had it cried every
where taat she who lost should come
and claim it, and he would make her
his wife. Ali the yousg women tried
it, but it would not fit. He babe Cen
Creusette's mother bring her daughter
Cendreusette went dressed in her
gown on which were the fishes and
the other slipper, and the
prince took her for his wife"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-01-29
An Atalian Cinderella.
Liverpool Post.

The young women of Mentone,
Italy, say that grandmothers used to
tell them the story of Cinderella (whom
they called CeRdreusette) as follows
"Oace there was a man who had two
daus hters one named Catherine andths
other Cendreusette, and their mother
was not fond of Cendreusette. One day
she sent her to mind the COW, and gave
her kilo of cotton to spin, which she
did not in the least know how to
do. She began to cry and the COW
said to her: Tie the distaf on my
horns and the spindle on my tail, and
put me where there is good grass and
water and viii spin it When she
went home her mother was COZ
tent with what she had done The
sister asked leave to 60 with the
cow the following day, and her
mother gave her also thread to
spin. When she was on the road she
began to cry. Then said the COW: Put
the distaf on my horns and the spin
die on my tail, and / Will fpin it
The girl led her where the other cows
had already refused the gras, and so.
instead of spinning, the COW gathered
cabbages for her. The mother, being
angry, then said to them to kill and
eat the COW. Cendreuseste went to
warn her, when she told her, Take
care 70 eat some Of it. and you must
then keep the bones and put them in
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-01-29
FOREIGN.

MIR. STEAD has severed his connection
with the Pail Mall Gazette, and says he
will start new daily newspaper of his
own.
THE German government has propos-
ed bill appropriating several million
marks for the purchase of Polish es-
tates.
IT is rumored that revolutionary
expedition against Spain i'd being pre-
pared IN France, and that it will depart
from Marseilles.
BARON Won LUTL the Bsvari ian sec
retary of state, has presented a me-
mortal to the king, stating that the
ministry will endeavor to regulate his
Majesty's finances on the condition that
| 1T be empowered to control his future
expenditures.
THE Marquis de Casalaiglesia, now
| Spanish minister at London, has declin-
ed the Office OF minister at Washington,
and has been placed on the retired list.
Senior Ruiz Gomez has been offered the
| Washington post.
| PRINCE ALEXANDER, of Bulgaria, has
| telegraphed to the Porte that Servia
has no right to select the place for con-
| ducting negotiations for peace between
Servia and Bulgaria. He declares that
if King Milan insists on Bucharest
being chosen, he, the prince, will as
strongly insist that Sofia should be
selected.
THE Right Hon. William Henry Smith
Chief Secretary of Ireland, has prepar-
ed for the government bill, having
for its object the carrying out of Sails
bury plan for buying out the landlords
of Ireland. He has come out strongly
| against any revival of coersion in Ire
land. The headquarters of the execu-
tive committee OF the National Land
| League will soon be removed to Liver
pool.
Mr., STEAD, editsr of the Pail Mall
| Gazette. who in November last was SEN
fenced to three months Imprisonment
for his connection with the Eliza Arm
strong abduction case, was released
! from prison Monday. Mr.. Stead is
well, and will speak at meeting of his
! friends and sympathizers tonight. Ha
will then take fortnightly holiday.
TURNING TO internal affairs, the Queen
said: Gentlemen of the House of
Commons, My Lords and Gentlemen: |
| rec ret to say that no material Improve
ment can be noted IN the condition of
trade or agriculture. l feel the deepest
sympathy for the greet Iumbers of per
sons in many avocstions eff life who are
suffering under a pressure, which,
| trust, will prove transient"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-01-29

TWO TRAINS COLLIDE.

MUscATINE, Iowa, Jan. ga train
for Chicago on the Rock Island road
left here at $50 a. m. About twenty
minutes later, the construction train
pulled out, going the same way.
When just around the bend above
this city 1t crushed into the rear sleep
er OF the passenger train. John A.
Owens, of OSkalooSa, the engineer of
the construction train, is terribly hurt
and pronounced fatally injured. His
son, acting as fireman, was badly
hurt in the back. Two section hands
were badly cut. The engine pene-
trated the sleeper es far as the bell,
and the passengers were severely
shaken, but no injuries are reported.
The passenger train had stopped to
fix the engine, and the conductor
claims that he ordered a flagman back,
but IT is said that the flagman did not
leave the rear platform. The accident
is the result of the construction train
not being tagged.
A TRAIN pITCHED BY A REMOVED RAIL.
CAIRO, ILL.,, Jan. 26.-At 7:3O last
evening the south bound passenger
train on the southern division of the
Illinois Central railroad was wrecked
thirty miles below this place by the
removal of 4 rail by some unknown
cause. The locomotive and all the
cars except two sieepers were ditched,
and Engineer William Rufliu, of Wa
ter Valley, Mississippi, was instantly
killed.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-01-29
GRIM e,

In the county county at Kahota, Mo-,
David T. Howern pleaded guilty OF
murder and was sentenced to the peni
tentiary at Jefferson City for term of
SO years.
GEORGE FOSTER, the most notorious
burglar, his shwayman, and bank thief
in Ohio, and for many years the leader
of the Foster gang, whose operations
extended over Ohio, Indiana, Michigan
and Pennsylvania, was shot and killed
Tuesday night by Officer George E.
Corner, of the Cleveland police force.
A BANK forger using the name of j.
Z. Hale was captured in Caicago. In
his valisa were found drafts on sixty
five different banks, printed on special
paper. He proved 20 be Robert Bow
man, who has served two terms in the
Cliaton pris IN of New York.
N. V. JONES and F. Treseder, the
Mormons arrested at Salt Lake, for at
tempting TO bribe United States officers,
have been held in $4,000 and $4,000
bail, respectively. They tried to bribe
Deputy Sheriff Franks and Marshal
Ireland to give them notice of the ar
rival Of any process Of court for the
arrest of Mormons. The penalty is
three years in the nitentiary.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-01-29

secure indemnity lands, or any
other OF the well-known provisions OF
land-grsnt laws. Nothing so sweep
ing and radical as this proposition has
heretofore received any consideration
in the house. There are about score
of grants which Mr.. Cobb, chairman
of the committee, proposes to have
forfeited this winter. The committee
has already recommended the for
feiturc OF quite long list of grants in
the southern states about which there
is no controversy, the roads never
having been built aud nobody seem
ing to be willing to bmld them.
The ferfsiture of the Atlantic and
Pacific grsnt from San Buens
Nenturs TO San Francisco. $50
miles, is proposed and is likely to pass
the house. There is also bll to for
felt the Northern Pacific grant from
the Columbis river 10 Puget sound,
covering the same territory embraced
IN the letter of Commissioner Sparks,
the other day, TO the land offices st
Wslla Walla, directing them, if his
course is approved by Secretary La
mar, 10 allow settlers TO go on this
land, which has hitherto been with
drawn for the benefit of the Northern
Pacific. There is hardly any doubt
but that this bin will also pass the
house.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-01-29

SCIENTIFIC men have been preplexed
for many years over the phenomenon
of certain we'll at Yakutsk, Siberia.
A Russian mere. ant 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 solid
ly frczan soil. Then the Russian
Academy of Sciences dug away at the
well for three months, but stopped
when it had reached a depth of $50
feet. when the ground was still frozen
rs hard as a rock. IG 1874 the scad-
emy had the temperature of the exca-
vation car-fuil, taken at various
depths, and from these data it Was es-
timated that the ground was frozen
to depth of GIG feet. Although the
pole OF the greatest cold is in the
province of Yakutsk, not even the
terrible severity Of the Siberian win
ters could freeze the ground 10 depth
of 600 feet, Geologis;s have decided
that the frozen valley of the lower
Lena is formation of the glacial
period. They believe, in short, that
it frozs solidly then, and has never
since had a chance to thaw out.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-01-29
Billiards,

THE INTERNATIONAL BALK LINE MATCH.
New YORK, Jan. 26.-The interna-
tional billiard match, Ia inch balk
line, 5000 points up, 600 points per
night, for a stake of S., 600. between
Jacob Schaefer and Maurice Vignaux,
which will continue for five consecu-
tive nights, was begun tonight ia the
Cosmopolitan hall. Odds Of 10 to s
were offered on Schaefer. The at
ten dance was very large.
Vignaux won the lead and chose
the lead ball and counted. He con
tinued to score with a steady though
not brilliant play until he had made
II. Then Schaefer made II, and
Nignaux 4, Slipping up on an easy
carom. Then Schaefer manipulated
the balls admirably and followed
them around the table and executing
at intervals his
WONDERFUL MASsE SHOTS
amid the rapturous applause of the
crowd, until he footed up 100 points
By this time Shaefer had exchanged
his evening dress coat for a Cardigan
jacket, but Vignaux clung to his
swallow tail. At 10S points,
Schaefer missed a simple shot and
sat down with a total of 1lo
points to Is points for Vignaux.
Vignaux made 81 and Schaefer 81
Both players then made duck eggs,
and Nlgnaux removed his evening
dress coat, playing in his shirt sleeves.
He made only three, but one of them
was well executed draw shot. Then
Schaefer made 65 and the score stood,
Schaefer 305, Vignaux 240. IH the
seventh inning Schaefer ran 1903, and
at the tenth inning there was
A RIPPLE OF EXCITEMENT,
and dangerous glitter in the eyes of
Vignaux. When after making two
points the scorer called three" the
ball being in the balk line all the
time, Vignaux sat down and appeared
discouraged. Up TO this time the
luck OF the game had been
decidedly against him. Then
Schaefer made 90. and Vignaux made
10 with beautifully executed masse
shots. The game went on unevent-
fully, though Schaefer appeared 10 be
playing in good form.
In the twenty third inning Schaefer
made 80, leaving him but 33 to go.
VIgnaux made his final rally in the
twenty fourth inning when he put to-
gether &C. Score: Vignaux, total
274; Scbaefer, total 600. Winners
average 21.12 losers average 1014
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-01-29

THE Canadian Government appears
jiust how 10 be in fair way of realiz-
ing the truth Of the saying that hang
ing is about the worst use that q man
can be put to. At the time that Rieps
fate was hanging in the balance
when appeals for lenienoy wers being
sent TO Ottawa from every quarter,
it was said, among cther things, that
the defeated rebels execution could
but be the melting cause for fresh
troubles, while the Spsring of his life
would be accepted on the other hand
as a gracious response 10 popular ap.
peals, aud. on the other, as token
that the man himself was too insignlfi-
cant to be regarded by the govern
ment. Had he been spared, that
would have undoubtedly brought
about a permanent pacitication. The
denial Of mercy has been the sowing
n dragons teeth, and the indications
are that ths armed men will spring in
to rebellion all over the Northwest
AS soon as the return of spring makes
border warfare possible.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-01-29

II appears from paper read before
the Pharmetical Society that one of
the reasons for the low price of qui-
nine lies in the fact that the cinchon:
trees are no longer destroyed in the
harvesting. The old plan was to cut
them down and strip off the bark
when they were ten years old. Then
the idea was adopted OF tearing off
long strips and filling the bare places
with moss. The present method is to
scrape off the outer layer of the bark
the portion richest in quinine. and
this does not intersere with the growth
of the tree. The bark is scraped half
round at one operation, the other
half being scraped six months after
ward, The process may be repeated
year after year.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-01-29
The Committees.
OPPOSED TO FISHERIES COMMISSION

OPPOSED TO FISHERIES COMMISSION.
WASHINGTON, Jan, 26.-The com
mittee on foreign affairs today heard
arguments at length by w. II. Tres.
colt and Chas. Woodbury., of Massa
chusetts, in opposition to the appoint
ment of fisheries commission, The
hearing will be continued.
THE BILL TAXING FRACTIONAL PARTS
OF GALLON OF SPIRITS
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-Mr. Nor
rison has been instructed by the ways
and means committee to report favor
ably to the house the original bill
taxing fractional parts of 6
gallon of spirits. The bill
is intended to carry out the
suggestions made by the commits
sioner of internal revenue in his last
report. He pointed out that it was
entirely practical for distiller 10 FL
packages SO as to leave over or a frac
ton less than one half of a gallon,
and thus escape tax upon the amonnt
above an even number of gallons
contained in package.
JUDGE MOODY ON THE DIVISION OF DA
KOTA
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 Judge
Moody was heard by the house com
mittee on territories today upon the
proposition TO divide Dakota Terri
tory. He followed the same line o.
argument pursued by him at kis pre-
vious hearing. He disclaimed any
personal interest in the division oi
Dakota on the 46th parallel, and
charged that L. G. johnson who &C
cused him of desiring such division
ia order that he might he returnee
to the senate, was not citizen of Da
kota but Of Illinois.
THE BILL DECLARING THE SILVER DOL
LAR LEGAL TENDER.
WASHINGTON, Jan. ga bill wa
introduced in the house to-day by Mr.
Swinsburne, of New York, declaring
the silver dollar legal tender and Il
| make all standard silver dollars here
tofore coined to be legal tender ane
directs the secretary OF the treasury
to recognize the coined silver dollar
OF 4l2t grains TO be equal in valu.
TO the gold dollar in the payment of
all claims against or due the govern
. nnent
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-01-29

PETROLEUM and the residum of its
distillation have been extensively
used for the steam marine on the Gas
plan and on the railways in south
eastern Russia, but the price Charged
here for petroleum has been too high
to permit of its econmic use in compc-
titon with coal, although there have
been numerous devices for its com
bustion under b pliers which have been
successful in the mechanical details.
A locomotive has been made to burn
naphtha, which is vaporized by steam
Jets, but for numerous reasons it has
never been adopted by the railways.
although the absence of cinders and
smoke and the ease with which the
generation of steam can be contrclle d
render this class of fuel particularly
adapted to locomotives.