Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-05-21

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FoLIo yolumne bound in blue moroc-
GO, containing l72 autograph letters of
LORD Nelson TO Hamilton, some written
with the right hand and others with the
left hand, with various copies of dispatch
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THE paid baseball players throughout
the country number 1000, and draw an
nual salaries aggregating $4,000 If to
this sum were added the expense of main
ing grounds, the salaries of managers,
Ratekeepers, ticket sellers and others, the
total would probably reach more than ST.
100000.
A, tho ,ros.r, ,in,o j. u,o r-ui,o,
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600 acres Of public land for the use of the
coming generations of men At the rate
Of disposal Of the last year only ten more
years OF such reckless and prodigaI frit-
tcriug AWAY of the nations domain will
be necessary in order to reach the end.
During the last fiscal year 2O,ll3,6G3
acres were swept off the list of free lands
=" waste 81 people bIrihrIght can
''' ''"R R' On At '"'7 l'"fi'n rate OF eA-
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Tur antiquity Of the harp appears in
the fact that ancient Eyptian frcscoes
contain harps that are 5000 years old
Bruce gives some copies of paintings in
100 gated Thebas of n hap in the tomb Of
Rameses, thus showing that before Athens |
was built the Egytan used this instrument. |
Bible renders know King David,s fayorite
instrument was the harp called kinnor. IT |
il said TINT when hung over his couch the |
wind caused the strings To sound at mid
night the principal of the acIonian |
harp.
Tue decision of tha New York Court of |
Appeals in the New York sinkinp-~und |
cn+c Il Of wide interest. The court holds |
that in estimating the debt of New York |
city with reference to the constitutional |
limitation, the bonds Of the citys sink |
ing fund must bo deducted. As nearly all |
the larEe cities of the country ton greater
or less extent, have sinking funds made |
up of their own securities, the prin-
cap" set forth has an important bearing. |
IN" decisions "f the courts with reference
!" 'h'7 phase "i ci'y government have
h"'h frequent and OF 7llght bearing.
Tur following from tbe Now York
Grophic is thc Iow. iustice and co,nrpon
.cnsc in II ,,rtshcu. ,.Orc ip,n,rtort ont
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W" n.y. permit one or "U"ur'u opera
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'"' '"''o' "'7i'' /" @ So ms ''"'h
must he recognized ana enforced NJ All
ho@"ru7,
HrsrprNr of Minnesota. who has seen
s,yrraI s,,aro tnrrod,os says thot thrir
most peculinr feature j, the siuyular
sucking movement. buhding7 are sucked
up mt" the clouds entire and come down
soon IN fragments. After the great Koch
ester tornado farmer twelve miles from
th" town found an ninjured marble top |
table III his field Another found a very
larg" sheep that had come from II" one
knew where, and had been deposited IN |
ms yard unhurt' tue Minnesota man
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'"'N N'"'" '"'""N " WV '"' "'"'' ''"'' >'''
ne Sa" prank "''N't through "'E tree
ana piece oi pine m"uidlhg utiNeh
through small hutternut tree.