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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-09-20

ton The bathing season commences in
June and lasts until the latter part of Au-
gust. the temperture of the water varying at
different months during the summer. rang
ing from 60 to s. degrees, reaching the lat
ter point during August.
The area of the lake is 1000 square
miles. it being Seventy-hve miles long bv
fifty miles wide in the widest place. The
average depth is probably about fifteen feet.
the greatest depth being about thirtv-fve.
There are two bathing resorts, Garfield
ard Lake Park. The lake is situated about
eighteen miles from the City of the Saints.
Trains leave for the lake at nearly all hours
of the day. The favorite. or rather the
fashionable. hours of the day in which to
bathe are from to ) clock p m. between
which times the water is the warmest.
Notices are posted in every corner caution
ing bathers not to get the salt water in the
mouth. nose or eyes. as it is very disagree
able and irritating, and if allowed to Get
In the lungs Is extremely painful. But
with ordinary caution there is little or no
danger. 1t is common sight to see 200
people lying quietly on the surface of the
the water without the least exertion.
The beach is composed of a remarkably
clean white sand and the water is as clear
as crystal the bottom being clearly discern
IDLE at almost any depth. The lake is well
supplied with row-boats for the accommo-
dation Of the public. There are also two
strong rowing clubs on the lake-the Gar
field clut at Garfield. and the Salt Lake
club at Lake Park. and the contests between
the rival clubs have never failed to attract
large crowds. Owing to the extreme buoy
ancy of the water boats float one-third
higher than in fresh water, and therefore
it is claimed that the Great Salt Lake is
the fastest water in the civilized world
The view from the beach is beautiful at
any time but reaches the climax at sunset,
when the islands and the distant mountains
assume the varying tints of the sunset sky
and the surface of the lake looks like vast
basin of molten silver quivering in the
slightest breeze. The tints are so delicate
and the view so inspiring that once seen it
makes lasting impression on the memory.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-09-20
Ernst With M DAMAGE.

BEAVER DAM, Sept. 16.-A light frost.
the first of the season. was seen in the low
phases in this vicinity this morning. The
corn crop has advanced amazingly in the
past two weeks, and nearly all the farmers
will commence cutting it today The crop
will be larger than usual.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-09-20

MAssowAH, sept. 16.-A famine pre-
walls Tigre the state of Abyssinia. Bands
of starving peasants are ravaging the
cOuntrv around SOkOta
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-09-20
Held Up.

SACRAMENTO, Cal. Sept 16.-A stage
between Forest Hill and Auburn was
stopped this morning by a masked man,
who demanded Wells, Fargo & Company's
treasure box. The box was given him and
he escaped with it. 1t is not known how
nnr1ch L rnntninnl
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-09-20

SINCE 1870 the aspect Of Rome has con
siderably changed The old narrow, wind
ing streets are a thing of the past, and are
replaced by large, wide thoroughfares.
Blocks Of the old houses have been knocked
down, and large modern palazzi have
sprung up III their stead. The narrow Cor
80 Of oIdcn times will soon be no more, as
it is gradually being widened out by half
again its original width.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-09-20
Farms in China.

Land is held in small tracts. as a general
rule. and the word farm In China has
far different significance from what it has
in the United States A farm often con-
tains no more than three or four mao. and
sometimes less: but IN some sections of this
province (Hupehl holdings Of from 100 to
$50 mao la mao equals One-sixth of an
acre. are not uncommon. and In rare in
stances larger tracts are owned. The own
ers of the large tracts do not cultivate them.
but lease them and receive rent in kind.
usually about one-hfth Of the crop when the
tenants supply everything.
The agricultural implements used by the
farmers of China are Of the rudest con-
structiOn and Of the same kind and pattern
that were in use centuries before the Chris
tan era. No modern farming machinery
or utensils Of any kind are used BY the
natives In any portion OF the Empire. One
NAV travel hundreds Of miles In the rural
districts and never observe any change. no
progress in any direction. The methods Of
tilling the soil IN all respects are Just the
same as they were hundreds Of years ago.
Labor Is abundant and very cheap. hence
no thought Is given TO modern methods of
agriculture The farms are Of such limited
area and labor 50 easily procured at such
astOnishingly low rates that. IN the estirna-
ton Of the Chinese farmer. improved i'm
plements are not needed. He doubts the
expedIeney of changing the old methods.
when able-bodied industrious farm hands
can be obtained al from - 10 sl2 per
annum
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-09-20
BATHING IN THE GREAT SALT LAKE

Is an experience so unique. so delightful
and exhilarating, that it can never be for
gotten. There Is probably nothing like it
in the world. 1t differs entirely from or
dinary ,salt water bathing. The water of
the lake Is so extremely heavy (being near
ly 20 per cent. salt that person cannot
sink. 1t Is really a strange sensation to one
who Is not accustomed to bathing in this
water 10 walk out into the lake. You i'm
mediate,y feel yourself growing lighter
and lighter rs you advance. until YOU seem
to weigh nothing, and it Is with the great
est difficulty that you can keep on your feet.
/ The feet being lighter Ordinarily than
one, : head show such decided determina-
ton to come TO the surface that one Is rather
startled. and you Immediately picture TO
yourself the dire calamity of your feet in the
air and your head under the water But
no such state of affairs ever exists After
you become accustomed the buOyancy Of the
water. you viii probably do as the others do
that Is, you will let your feet come to the
surface. when you viii find yourself calmly
floating on the water. with head and shoul-
ders entirely above. The body Is gently
rocked as the waves roll IN and softly break
upon the sand. By LAYING on the back and
placing the arms at right angles 70 the body
and drawing them down to the sides. the
bather can propel himself rapidly through
the water with comparatively little exer-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-09-20

NATURAL gas as a fuel has been in use
about fifteen years. There are now EN-
ployed in its transmission for fuel purposes,
27 $50 miles Of pipe mains. In Pittsburg
alone there are 500 miles. and the comsump-
ton of gas there represents an annual con-
sumption of 1000, 900 tons Of coal.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-09-20

home about month ago on account of a
quarrel with his father who, it appears,
had objected to his taking part in pugilis-
tic encounters in the gymnasium.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-09-20

A BILL has been introduced in the Geor-
gia Legislature which is intended TO pre-
vent any correspondence looked to toward
ducI and to deter persons from acting
as seconds in a duel This is move in
the right direction, and the Legislature
should pass the bill without dissenting
voice. It is the correspondence and the
silly gabbe of the seconds that makes the
newspaper-reading public tired, not the
waste Of powder aud ball.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-09-20

THE controversy over Lincoln s rel gion
comes at last to the simple fact that any
man who succeeds in living as good and true
life as he did will surely be saved, even
if a special plan of redemption should have
to be devised for that purpose
BURNS. the British Radical and Social
ist, has shown Judgment and discrim-
ination in the present labor troubles in
London which should commend him to the
people. A man who can conduct a big
strike as he has done the existing one thus
far deserves well Of both the labor and cap
itaIistic interests.
SINCE 1870 the aspect Of Rome has CON
siderably c..anged The old narrow, wind
ing streets are a thing of the past, and are
replaced by large. wide thoroughfares.
Blocks Of the old houses have been knocked
down. and large modern palazzi have
sprung up in their stead. The narrow Cor
so Of oIdcn times will soon be no more, as
il is gradually being widened out by half
again its original width.
A BILL has been introduced in the Geor-
gia Legislature which is intended TO pre-
vent any correspondence looked to toward
ducI and to deter persons from acting
as seconds in duel. This is a move III
the right direction, and the Legislature
should pass the bill without dissenting
voice. IT is the correspondence and the
silly gabble Of the seconds that makes the
newspaper-reading public tired not the
waste Of powder and ball.
UNDER the territorial form Of govern
mcnt in Washington women are allowed
to vote, but under the new state consttu-
tion they will be disfranchised. These
fair citizens, however. don't intend to sub
nit They are going to have separate
polling places throughout The state for
the female voters and the votes thus east
will be made the basis Of Il contest
which they expect to carry to the United
States Supreme Court More power to
EN-
TnE opening Of the Wisconsin universi-
ty at this fall term is remarkably gratify-
ing to its friends The fact that it is
drawing support from SO many parts of
thcstate and that its influence is extending;
that the high schools and other institutions
are coming up 50 nobly to pave the way
to admission to its courses is an assurance
that the career Of the university hcnceforth
is to be all that state pride and educational
growth could desire Its present success
aud It's future progress are established
certaintics
SUSAN B. ANTHONY makes good sug
gcstiom. She thinks that when we shall
hold a world's fair in 1892 in honor of our
four hundred years Of occupation of this
continent special celebration in honor of
Queen Isabella be given This is worthy
The noble patron of Columbus, the bcautl-
ful isabella Of Arrago, should be especially
honorrd and commcmoratod on that oc-
casion. OF all the queens that have
lived she, by her true queenlmess and
womanliucss, did the most for the world;
and she did it, too, from motives worthya
queen
TuE report that Johns Hopkins univcr-
sity was in financial straits, by reason of
Al, E., ;I,r, &c ,1iviInuls nu its puInvmput
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-09-20

TIE Chickasaw Nation is about to pass
law disfranchising white. voters. The act
be retroactive and the Senator and Assem-
blymen from Pamela County, all white, will
not be allowed to take their seats ON the
ground that the vote cast for them should
have been thrown out. This is new kind
e
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-09-20

THE controversy over Lincoln's religion
comes at last to the simple fact that any
man who succeeds in living as good and true
life as he did will surely be saved, even
if a $ lyecial plan of redemption should have
to be devised for that purpose.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-09-20
YESTERDAYS STELEGRAMS.

Six fremen were killed In a fire at Louis
vile, Ky, Sunday night
The Jewish residents of Washington had
a meeting IN their synagogue Sunday
night in honor of Sunset Cox.
Louis A. Croft, of Omaho. was appointed
general commissioner of the land office
vice Stather NJ. Stocklager, resigned.
A hundred delegates Of the Order Of
Railway Conductors held a meeting at
Wilmington, Del. Their meetings are
secret.
The eighteenth annual meeting of The
Cigar Makers international Union was held
at New York with delegates from all parts
Of the United States.
AUCKLAND. Sept. 16.-.Cbe Tonga
steamer Walnut has brought to this port
the captain and crew Of the British ship
GarstOn. Capt Davies. from Sydney for
San Francisco. which foundered In mid
ocean. The shipwrecked sailors were p
days In an open boat without food or wa
ter. On the 22nd day the men were driven
to desperation by hunger and thirst and
decided that one Of their number must be
sacrificed 10 save the lives Of the others
They were casting lots 10 see who should
be the victim. when they sighted Wallis
island The natives Of the island assisted
the exhausted men to land and treated
them IN the kindest manner. The mission
boat took them 10 Tonga
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-09-20

BURNS the British Radical and Social
ist, has shown a Judgment and discrim-
ination in the present labor troubles in
London which should commend him to the
people. A man who can conduct a big
strike as he has done the existing one thus
far deserves we'll Of both the labor and cap
italistic interests
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-09-20
HELD FOR MURDER.
Officers of a Railway Company Arrested as
Accessories to a Murder.

NEW BRUNSWICK. n J.. Sept 16.-It
Is said here that the Middle Sex county
grand jury has indicted Gen. E. r. Ripley.
Of New York. president; Col. c. T.
Hobart. Of Red Bank. n J.. vice presi-
dent. and all the officers and directors of
the Raritan Rivar Railroad company, also
Y P Hendrickson, general passenger
agent, Thos. Hussey. foreman for the com
pany. and Wm. Fish as accessories TO
killing Geo. Gessinger, during the Saver
vile riot May 5th last. when the company
attempted to lay tracks on the lands Of
Noah and Edwin Turman
Ex-Attorney General Garland Is hunting
at his hermitage at Hominy Hill, Ark.
He has been chasing deer and having a
good time He wrote the other day to d
friend to SAY that he had killed fine
buck
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-06-19
MAxa1AoH 4 rAII.uKK.


Washington star
Commissioner Wright's statistics on
the subject OF divorce. gathered from
other parts al the world ~ well rs In
This country. viii. doubsless. te hailed
by soeia! philosophers 81 the Mona
Card schooi rs Tash contribution 20
their side OF the contauversy whether
marriage IL failure. The practice of
separating husbands and wives by
legal process Il on the increase every
where. is seems. and At 4 rate TOO
great 10 be explained hF the incsease
81 population. Does il follow, hox-
ever, from this. that marriage. - an
in<fitnsior. does not nae~t the require
mersts cs oar csrslsx ssionF I1o not the
naiorsty-fhe very large usjoSity. In.
sscesf-~tf welded cesulrs i've peace.
ahsv together and found homes 10 asl
wars worshr OF the nasaes IL nss
pernanneu: unhappsness the exEeIfssofs
IN sysfe OF what wcsahf appear tfDn =
glance At the unrelated stall ties Of
the rssnrtsS
Anr ing, to l< saceeesfssi. demands
A. ! prerequisite the exSsf<nce II ESh
IA The waters visited. shall re con-
derzn the sFurs Al fruffaess or foolish
tpxsslsc .ouse Who fesiou Il cast their
lines where there II nothing 80 catch I
And yet thxt wonla ~ no HsDfe ms
rea snrsAssse than 70 expect = happy
marriage sheTr there II no lase- The
Instance In which sf1< las Il invoked
TO seves the sna7 Stsai send viii BE-
soaaa. ne&riy always, ~ hare their
suarze IN > unssa Tor consideration 81
essfv~nsrfscx wealth. fSssfxsEs, r,taus.
tie sxtssiseffoE u : psrensxi desire. er
something else equally Alien tsesn tie
sarrxsne essential. Furnishing tAx ms
tive
Tfosssands 81 ccspses eyery scar.
s<,s fsxr1lkare ~ know thfsr OWE
sasaas. % snv fusseh fa haste ~ gel
fszszs sesi acquainted wssA esesh o&Ssvf.
ssnb4x iat1 nsassfssens. II - fis<
highest ksu& q srshs1xx 10 The sssczsxss
u The ssistsng stssa that al d fsssza
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Prouos4ag ~ Dt1k - eAa Eo@4 %
- olesA1n9 rree.
A nss msthod d preparing India
rnhber Is announced, which II successes
fully carried cnt. viii have ! nsaxked
efJecf On the rubber industry. The
pcer huiero. - The coftectu< &c India
rubber Il called. has anything hat IN
enySabse los. lie hiss often 10 pene.
train the deep fafe4ts IN search cs
sreea fro0 which the milk Il drawn.
and u exp SD - danger from Wild
beasts - vel "a 10 frequent want of
water. Weary ard hAr,axsasl, Is often
happens tha< be sp1sis much at The
milk On the way. and sill more il Lost
b. Fermentation; and of She quantity
that IS actually brought into camp &
Is not unusual 20 have ID sncrifice IL
least forty 20 fiftT If tho contained
rubher The new process causes the
rubber contained in The milk "a ID 90
agu!xted instantene0usly, and secures
eyery particle Of contained rubber, q
against the oD&-kAtf which the pres
ent method gives, and moreover the
rukbcr q 6 orsce clean ard pare. The
operation Is 50 simple that any native
which has been biss ding. and thus. In
stead Of carrying large cans of milk
q great weight, and entAiling crest
loss on the way. be simply carries In
Tie sock solid rubber. which on his
arrival ct camp. can be at once pre-
pared for the market aud shipPe 1.
several tons actually prepared on the
spot ~ this new process are highly
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A friend recently told me thai he
had learned wieye they drsw tie disi-
ding Hre Fesseea the ups~r and Ioser
era u Of Balistnf society. A resident
Of that village vas showing him the
sights" Al The corner OF t~o wooded
lanes was the foundation q . house.
II vas . sfone Foundation, hssf grass
had hegun 10 sewer 1t, and u hooked
as IL il wefe never To serve ifs kssssndsd
parlAose. Next 10 Is Stood q vrstfy
cottage "A barber lives la thar
hoEl@e. remarked the EAiisforiisn.
yysinsi0g q the cottage.
sHe esfdsnsly made Il pay" vas
my frsenksss comment.
And de man WHO Was going u
husta there. = continued the halisson-
ian. pointing ~ the Abandoned fsnn-
sistioa. gave IL up ~ sssen ~ he
heard that shs bssh~F 4sSl ssuxbt the
ics next 70 sasss, md rs going 70 bald
there
AL whst u The h1stness OF the
gsexs usa Nho ceuifsHss hear the
fs1sssyiss a Iivissg neat door % bar
f,<r Ssksd sss sszss0S
Oh. As's adwnisef dszses.
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IsssAisus nsgeArs.
AikanY Argus


Have you ever been xccosscd In the
street by q secdy. diiapidatcsa individ-
nas With a luminous nose and husky
voice. who opened on ron something
Ia this style: -Excu<e me. sir. hat
could has~ q few nsiautes' conyersa-
tion with your / have not always
been thus. - etc. OF course you have.
Yoa know In q miante that be II .
professional bees worker. non have
some respect TOR the baegnFsi, hyswffy
fellow WHO says frankly II am hs1l-
cry and thirsty = and seldom let him
~ empty handed. There arc two itr
siseuta that occur to ma that for their
ingenuity stand ssnrivaied. The farst
one occurred Al Chicago year ago
iass winter. The writer. 10 company
with friend, was standing one sun
ssag evening on the steps at The Ciar-
euausl hotel. when VERY totszs -iooh-
ias pan approached witls . week
growth III fsard on hi, face and
saga. ~ ana a thief. have
issst been released from Joliet prison. !
want Ia cents for = drink, io more
for q he'd, Il, for Z cocktail Ia the
morning, ard ~ for a sandwich. ~ In
ali. Mr. rerona mend il nothing extra.
an aware. Talk quick. viii yon
give il, or SHALL have 10 try further =
TIE supreme cheek II the man gained
him the amount asked. The other la
siiesst wAs Ia Union square park. New
York. as lsagtv Of Us were coming
FROM the tlseatrr. We were stopped
hv 4 ragged individual with . small
k,tfen in lis aFms lie opened the
conversation Immediately and sAt*f !.
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Washin gton Letter In Pitssmrx Dispatch.
! ana Told that Secretary Window
designs doing much OF the easersain-
ing that the Whitneys rassie such a
feature of the last administration.
The house he has taken Is located on
= street. facing on The beautiful
Franklin square. aud stands about
midway Of the block between Thir-
feenth aud fourteenth streets. do
not know OF = private residence In
Washington that ia SO amply fitted
for entertainments. unless Ii he the
obi fgellushusfen mansion which
secretary Whitney os.eapiesI and
Hhlcf he enlarged ly ADDING $50
90 ballroom and theatre 81 it. Mr..
WINDOWS house II ahoat sixty feet
front and for most ~ iss great width
almost runs back hundred feet. A
very rpoms library. square in shape, II
Al the left o. the main entrance and ifst
beyond u Is broad stairway that
leads 10 the upper ittnsfs, Across the
wide hall ffon the library is the iisst
of q hroas sseep Of deep SAIGON
pssiafe. leading tlsfnrgis high arched
aeoYways u an immense q ming room,
mat extends clear acrpss tho rear ef
the house and opens on pretty. we'll
shared garden. The roons On the
first or saloon Hopr are sixssen feet In
height.
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wILLIAM 3. MELLEx.



As early rs 1854 he was q Se.egraph
operator out at Milton Junction. He
only remained there 4 short time
when be was sent 10 Harrington. III
where there was water tank and q
depot. He remained there in solitude
for = little over six months. and
then Was sent 10 Kenosha. A few
months later he Was sent 10 Racine.
where he remained as agent and opcr-
stor for about three years. In Sep
ternbes, 1870. he was assigned to take
the office OF the Northwestern road st
Green Bay. He had been in the en-
ploy Of this road up to this time aud
held The Office ii Green Bay until the
beginning OF the year 1s12, when he
become general freight and passenger
agent OF the Green Bay and Lake
Pepsn railway. In 1874 he became
general agent Of the Chicago and
Northwestern road az WiuDna, MINI.
and re 1t year assistant general freight
agent O. the same road, with head
quarters ~ Chicago. In 1881 he was
appointed assistant general supefin-
tendcnt OF the Atchispa. Topeka and
Santa Fe. Two years later he vas APP
pointed general freight agent OF the
Northwestern road and held sAe pe-
sitinu little over f9o years. From
February, iss5, % October. ls6. he
was assistant general superintendent
of the Northwestern road. and from
October, 1856, until the present time
he has been general manager Of the
Wisconsin Central lire.
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rCN FOE TIM cnILDRRN.
Pleasure to - Dssiv<d Sfsa saad

bott0a Lester 70 the worcester spy.
| do not know Of anything that
yields 50 large ! return for SO small an
expenditure ~ the sand gardens. The
Massachusetts, Emergency and Hy-
giene Association provided seven Oi
these fairgrounds for poor children
last SIMMER At cost Of 81 for each ol
the 40 little ones entertained for eight
weeks. In Berlin the government
provides heaps of clean sea sand In
the parks and squares. in which the
German children play under the gem
eSat care Of the police. In B0st0n the
ladies started the movement, the
school committee gave the use Of the
school yards, the public contributed
the money, and poor, bst reliable,
motheTly women were employed fonr
days in the week to inAtronixe the lii
Tie folks. IL Was . pretty sight u see
these poor children. doomed to spend
the summer in town, playing with
shoveis and pals in the sand. whose
fascination Was unendipg. OtheFs
were playing horse with worsted rsins
or tossing bean bags, skipping rope
and playing ball. II . different set
bad come every day. II l. calculated
that the matfons would have enter.
tanned almost 13O. 900 children. Now
and then 4 basket Of lowers would 10
contributed, 40 that each child went
home with nosegay. This season it
il hoped the contributions will he sui
ticiently generous TO establish twenty
sand gardens and extend the benefits