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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-05-31
IN THEJAWs OLA WHALE.
A Very Remarkable Experience OF an Amer
lean Sail0r in the North Pacific

A Very Remarkable Experience OF an Amer
lean Sailor in the North Pacific
George Leonard, an acting mester in
in the United States navy during the
civil war. and stationed on the guDboat
Katahdin, West Gulf blockading squad
ron, in 1868, told story of heroism aud
exhibited marks on his body tn Il oorrob-
rated his words, says a letter in the
Philadelphia Press. The year 1850 found
Leonard as one of the crew of the ship
Enter prise, whaler, in the North Pacific.
One day he was stationed in the bow of
q whgle-boat long distance from the
ship with brave crew, who had sighted
a whale and made for the monster with
all possible dispatch. When within prop
er distance Leonard threw his h8rpoon,
striking the fish hard and deep. In some
manner the line, as it was running out,
caught tie body of one of the men in
such way as to throw him overheard.
The man SUDDEN sank, whereupuu
Leobard transferred his lire to a boa
m8te and sprauy into the ocean in aid of
the drowning sailor.
The whale now mRddened by his fast
flowing blood, made 2 rush for the boat.
R markable and horrible to relate, Leon
ards friend had managed to regain the
boat, while be himself was caught by tire
whale between its jaws, his position being
inside the mons or's mouth, with nothing
protrudipg but one of his arms. In this
manner the mau was in reality within the
jaws of death its elf. The whale instsn.ly
plrng-d down into the deep, and, in the
words of Leonard himself, "the fish seem
ed TO be going down into eternity itself"
The imprisoned man, after all of this,
had not lost his presence of mind. He
mustered his entire bodily strength-and
be was powerful msn-ectuaily bracing
himself in such position as to compel
the ish TO spread its jaws; at the same
time, with his arm that was free, he grab
bed the sheath-knife cut of its socket,
cutting right and left. No sooner was
there sufficient opening made tnen Leon
ard forced his body outside.
Up 20 he surface be swan, wber, N
strange TO say, he fourd himself within
an arms length of his boat. He was
saved. Tue marks of the whales VIC
lence and the dents Of its teeth were very
plainly visible on Leonardo arms, and he
Was always pointed ont by his brother
naval officers as The Second Jonah"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-05-31

chance on success they call 1t luck, and
II they fgil they never investigate the
matter to see wherein they fail, so as to
steer clear of a repetition.
Ii the ground is damp a one horse
ploT should be run through the spaces
between the strawberry rows IN order TO
allow the surplus water to flow eff in the
winter. Ssra Sberries are partial 70 some
what damp locations. but in the winter
anc early spring, when heavy rains cause
the water to stand on the plants, it is in
furious. The frost will also hesve up the
plants If the ground Is too wet.
The better the preparation Of the soil
the less seed will be required. Many fail
ures IN the seed are not due so much to
lack of unfavorabls condition of the
ground. 1t Is always q matter of chance
termination when seed is bro8dcasted
and lift to be covered by the washing of
the rain, and the harder and irner the
seed-bed the greater the difficulty in Sc
curing crop from the seed. Pulverize
the soil, harrow it down as fine as possible
at then brush the seed in.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-05-31
A-Common-SorSa letter

To YHE EDrToR:-I see that newspaper articles
are again making their appearance calling al
UentiOn to matters pertaining to health as well as
to the means whereby disease may he removed
and good health preserved. | am thereby re
minded that have received from time TO time,
pamphlet publications issued by the well-Known
firm of H II. Warmers & Co. which dwell upon
the history and growth Of kidney diseases:
showing how such is the cause OF consumption,
heart, brain and nervous disorders which can
only be successfully treated by removing the
primary disease from the kidneys At the same
time care is taken to remind the reader that
arner s safe Cure Is the only means whereby
the physician or the individual can successfully
prevent aud cure this class Of disease.
Whilst have personal cause to feel grateful 10
Warmers Safe Cure, for the benefit which de-
rived from it when suffering from kidney
troubles last spring, cannot see, since that rem
edy Is already so well known in every household,
why the parties interested in its manufacture
should continue to expend money in calling at
tention 10 what the public already knows 50 we'll.
am ware, Dir. Editor, that the members of the
medical profession are seldom disposed to give
due credit TO proprietary medicines. but public
confidence is likely to be even more shaken i'll
those learned gentlemen since the startling dis
closures in the Robinson poisoning cases we're
made in SOnerville, Mass
Here it was discovered, through the efforts OF
an insurance company, that eight cases Of death
from arsenical poisoning had OccurTed-seven of
them in one family, ami within five years, and
the other that of a relative-wherein the true
cause of death mad not been even suspected by
prominent physicians who were in attendance,
but who treated the cases for other causes, and
finally, when death occurred, issued certificates
for such causes as pneumonia, typhoid fever,
meningitis, etc.
After such an evidence Of the utter incoIn-
potency Of those physicians who were regarded
as experts in their profession, / cannot conceive
why It VIII be longer necessary Tor further ad-
vertising 70 be done in behalf OF Warmers Safe
Cure, since deem the SOmersvie disclosure TO
lie the best possible endorsement OF the good
sense manifested by those who take matters Of
health in their own hands and e remedy
which experience has shown to be fully adapted
for the purposes intended, instead Of trusting
themselves in experimental hands
EXPERIENCE
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-05-31

He buried his sharp claws in an spsrs-
urs out quickly Black dourishsd his Oft
leg over his back and gently grssped the
cats tail. The feet wss instantaneous.
Dlck began tn unburden his lungs in
hssrtrendIng way, and the lobster began
In his deliberate manner to unburdeu
the cats hide of what he evidently con-
sldered Surplus amount of fur. The
cat divided his time between fighting and
screechIng. Although the more lively of
the two, the cat was slowly getting the
worst of it, when Ms Chesbro was at.
trscted TO the scene by the terrific din.
She came rushing ont upon the porch.
undecided what TO do. She was attached
TO both Black and Dick. and in her ex-
cltement got nearer the struggling sni.
mails than she Intended, when the cat
csughs at her with his claws, compelling
her 90 fight, too. When the situation was
getting alarming assistance came in the
shape of man, who separated the
frightened but uniniured woman from
the other two cCmbstants, and then secur-
ing an axe separated the lobster frou
the est by chopping off one of its clsws.
The claw, however, continued Its grip
upon the cats tail, which had been worn
down 10 half size by the friction.
The lobater was killed and the cat,
more dead than alive, was carefully put
into ssndages aud now lies in precsri-
Gus condition, but as this is the first of
his nine lives he has lost Dick will I'M
doubtedly come ont of it all right. he
Will never be handsome sgsiu, however.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-05-31
MRS. FOLSOM MARRIED.
The Happy Event Took Place at jackson,
Michigan. Sunday Mich,

The Happy Event Took Place at jackson,
Michigan, Sunday Night.
JACKSON, Michigsn.-Sreat interest
was aroused in society circles
when the rumor became apparent that
Mrs. Emms c. Folsom, the mother of Ak
President Clevelsnd's wife, was TO be
married today 70 Edward E. Perrlue,
secretary of the city cemetery associs-
tior of Buffalo, n. Y. Mrs. Folsom came
here on the Sth inst, AID hiss been
quietly stopping with her relatives
since. Mr.. Perrine has been
at the hotel since Wednesday last. The
rumor was corrobrsted last evening BY
the arrival of Mrs. Cleveland who pro
cesded TO the residence of her aunt MIS-.
Cadman, where Mrs. Folsom was stop.
ping. Extraordinary precautions had
been taken from the first to keep the
sffair quiet, and very few were coSnisspt
of it until the last moment. The Wedding
was solemnized at nine O'Clock this
evening. Rev. r. 3. Balloon, of
the ST. Psuls Episcopal church,
officiating. The bride was sttire6 in
travelling costume. Mr.. and Mrs. Per
rine left on the night train for Chicago
and the west for trip before returning
TO Buffalo TO reside. Mrs. Cleveland will
remain for few days, the guest of Mrs.
Cadmau, before leaving for her home.
The groom is about fifteen years the
senior of the bride who Is q veil pre-
served woman of Is.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-05-31
PUSSY FOOLED wIrHALOBsTET
But has Learned from Experienced Not to do
so ANY More

Mrs. Dewitt Chesbro of Stonington
Comp, was until a few days ago the
proud possessor OF two psts-oue, an
ordinary, everyday ca, the other an ex-
traordinsry LOBSTER. ne latter, pro-
cigious fe.Io~, was bought several yeas
ago by The LADY to be served some fine
Sunday morning. The crusteceous ami
NAL, however, showed so much wisdom
Will he wss being removed from the
cage" to the house that Mrs. Chesbro
refrain ed from seuding MIN to the fish.
nlcLger's TO be boiled, and his coat re-
msiped q dull black She gave him the
freedom OF her back yard, including the
porch, and named him BLACK" He
Jhrived, grew rat, lazy, and very learned.
On the other hand, Dick, thee old fami
II cat, objected from the start 10 any Az
tentIon being shown the lobster, and
protested more effectively than affection
ately on various occasions Several
times Dick pouuced upon his Iobstership
bet that individual merely drew himself
up in bail, and, protected By his coat
of mail, withstood the attacks in 2 pa
tient manner
Last Sunday morning says the Syracuse
Herald, change came over the Holsters
disposition as he lay upon the porch en-
ioying the Sun. Dick had been watching
MIN for some time, but Black feigned
ignorance and spread himself out in q
negligent, ungraceful way The cat be-
gan 10 walk IN a careless manner around
the lobster, eyeipg him closely. The
longer he walked the smaller grew the
circle, until Dick was hard upon Black.
He Stepped on Blacks toes and that
worthy immediately resented the insult
By shaping the cat.
That va. just what the cat wanted and
be at once opened fire on the lobster.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-05-31
Octave Thanet's style.

Young writers may well take lesson
from the care and pains that Miss French
has taken with her style; listening Gag
erIy 10 the talk of group of men and
women at a village pOstoffice, for exam
pie, in the hope of catching a stray, racy
word or turn of a phrase; studying the
possibilities of the lenses in the way of
lifting the weary tension of a long mar
rstive; striving for an effect of variety
by chopping her sentences into uneven
lengths, aud for Fl xiDility by pouriEg
over grsmmarr; aud getting all possible
aid from reading the acknowledged mas
ters of style. Il have had most help, |
think" she says, from trying to analyze
ordinary cOnversati0n-to observe for
instance, the q IF srsut management of
propositions by cultivated aud uncuiti-
waited people, to catch the secret of each
takers individual favor, his pet words
and his pet arrangement of sentences.
don't know any thing more bsffing, but
neither do | know anything that will do
so much to save one from slipping into
mannerisms CT from making all of his
characters talk on the same note"
One volane of Miss FreDoh's stories has
been Observation-Disclosures in the Sun
and she mas many more orders for short
stories than she can fill. She Is now at
work upon novel aod upon history of
Arkansas for the Story of the States
series. Her nom dc plume was the result
Of chance. Octave was the name of her
room mate at school, and had the advau-
tage vf being suited TO either sex. The
word Th8net she saw written or printed
on passing freight car. Miss French
prefers the SEQ en- TO the Frep Oh pronun
citation of the RnrG.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-05-31
The Farm and Home.
THE ARET OF TYPES.
A. P. MILLER.

Oh. glorious fame is the fame of the fray
For the banner Of Stars and StriLesl
But the mghtiest soldiers of all are they
Who march In the Army of Types
How they come at the wave of the captains
hand.
How they gather with rattle and click
And leap to the ranks at the silent command,
On the forming ground of the stick.
And whether it storm or whether il shine
And ever by dav and by night
With q click, click, click they fall iUto line,
And march away to the fight.
Each soldier moves on in lis squad of word.
To the drum OF the age in the van.
And armed with a two-edged, invisible sword
That cuts through the spirit Of Euan.
Where Ignorance sits on her Shadowy thrones,
Built round by the walls of old night,
They crumble ard cru~h into powder the stones
And let in the legi0ns of light.
Where tyranny regns with his foot and his yoke
On the neck Of the poor and the just,
They cease Il to smte till the letters are broke,
And the tyrant is laid in the dust.
o, Army of Freedom! and Army of Light
Oh, host Of our God! battle on!
right,
And the long night of error is gone!
Oh, glorious fame is the fame of the fray
For the banner of Stars and StripeS
But the mighteSt soldiers of all are they
Who march in the Army of Types.
Model Printer
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-05-31
OWNS THE SITE OF OMAHA.
The Courts Award the ritle to the Entire CITY
Realty

The Courts Award the ritle to the Entire City
Realty.
TACOMA, W. L. - Twenty or
thirty years ago Robert Shields, then &
comparatively Young man, acquired a
homestead on the banks of the Missouri
river, on the site where the city of
Omaha now stands. After perfectiuS
his title he left for California with his
wife and family, and there acquired q
considerable amount of property. Some
twelve years ago he quarreled with his
family and left his California
property in the hands of sn
agent. Shields moved 70 Puget
Sound, and has for some four years been
working As a day laborer in Puyallup,
eight miles from here. After he Left + or
California toe Omaha Townsite Cou-
pany jumped his claim and included it IL
the land it sold Shields commenced
suit against the company sixteen years
ago, and the case has been in the courts
ever since. He to day received word that
the supreme court ct the United States
has decided the case in his favor, and
that the damages have been assesstd at
so 900, COO
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-05-31
viii Appoint a Receiver.

Mrs. Harriet Hubbard Aver against Jas.
NJ. Seymour aud bis son and daughter in
la., charging them with cons piracy to
defrsud her, hsve her adiudged a fanatic
and to poison her. Judge Daley in the
court of common please today, Confined
the Injunction restraining the defendants
from selling, disposiug of or voting upon
500 shares of the Recamier nauufactur-
ing company. This is a part of the
property claimed by Mrs. Aver. A re-
eeiver will probably be appointed.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-05-31
DELAYED by the Storm

KANSAS CITY, May 25.-Trains on al
Western roads are from one TO six hours
late today as the result of fridays down
pour of rain and hail. The Union Paci
tic seems go be the worst sufferer. The
track between here and Topeka is in bat
shape, and it will take several days tC
repair the damage. The other roads are
also in bad condition, and if another rain
should come the result would be very
sarinnS
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-05-31
A NeneTable JOKE.

When Maine was the only prohibition
State gentleman wanting corkscrev
on board railway train in Massachusetts,,
stepped oct in the aisle and inquired in
a loud voice. as there anybody on
board from the State Of Meine?" feeling
sure that ne could get q pocket corkscrew
provided any OF his fellow passengers
hailed from the prohibition State. DR..
Robert Coilyer says that this venerable
specdote points q moral.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-05-31
Injured by q Bull.

WEPAUwEGA, Wis, May 27.-D. G. Alden
q pioneer farmer, and s1president of the
WsuPacs County Agricultural society
residing q few miles south of this place,
was attacked by vicious bull, throun to
the ground, trsmpled upon, and bruised
in q checking manner, thought he will re.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-05-31
Valuable Horses Cremated.

CINoINNATI.-A Cynthiana (Ky.) dis
patch says that the stables of Captain
Moore, near Cynthia, burned Tuesday
night, consuming 10 valuable horses. One
of them, Van Wilkes was valued at S15,
600. colt among them was valued al
$4,000. There Is no insurance. Follow
ing Is a list of horses burned and then
values: Twilight Wilkes, 5000; Bour
bon Bismarck, $4,000 Bismarck Pilot
$4,000; johnson $1,000; Won Wilkes, =
years old, $4,000; Mix, $1,000; Star
Bismark, $500; Kentucky Hambleton.
| ian, $4,000; Bourbon Mark, $4,000; Lily
$1,000; Perfection, 81 1900; Count Bis
marck, 81 800.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-05-31
INDIANS FIN A PRICE.
Asking sll,ooO,ooC for Their Reservation il

ASklng sII,UUO,NUU Tor Their RcSerYation in
nakOta.
STANDING RoCK AGENOY, d. t, -
The Indians here held a hlg council
Sunday last, and all agreed to not sign
the treaty unless pud S1l,OOO,00O for
their land. They te"l hurt at the way the
government is treating them in reg ard to
the treaties OF 1867 aud 1876, and they
are really getting no more now than these
treaties called tor. The bill gives Red
Cloud $2S,oO0 for horses taken from him
by the government in 1876, and as the
Standing Rock Indians lost three horses
to their one, and could get nothing for
them, they are greatly incensed
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-05-31
Child's Rndy Eouud

MENoMINEE, Mich, May 2l.-The body
of a newly born male infant was found in
the river here by some boys who were
fishing. The child was fully developed
an d had evidently been thrown in alive
There Is no clue to the perpetrators OF
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-05-31

severe haistorTn followed by heavy fall Of
rain, is reported from Murray County Georgia
The falling hail by cold and force, oenumbed
the Ash in Sugar Creek The following rain
washed the helpless fish out OF the creek, leaving
thousands Of them high and dry. Citizens Of
surrounding country gathered hundreds OF
pounds each OF the fish Tor table use.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-05-31
Oregon. the Paradise of Farmers,

Mild, equitable climate, certain and sbundant
crops Best fruit, grain, grass and stock country
in the world. Full information free. Address
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-05-31

The latest recruit 70 the ranks of the
EUg ish 'lady traders IL Mrs Stuart
MeuzieE, who has gone into millinery and
dressmaking under the nom de commerce
OF Marion. Mrs Cooper Oakley il
Isabel" II trade, Nine LIE Breton is
mime. Lili,n and there are also florist, s
curry maker and furniture dealer, whose
advertised names half conceal the identi =
y of well known ladies in society who
have taken up trade
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-05-31

In London a new movement is being
made to bring the divided skirt into
vogue. This is usual spring dIvertise-
ment. With each return of spring some
one, sometimes for one reason, sometimes
for another. makes this attempt. This
year they have been weighing the street
dresses Of q fashionable girl and find that
they weigh all the way from eight pounds
up, and that girls Who are growing carry
this weight about with them in addition
TO heavily trimmed underwear and skirts.
These divided skirts, vhich are warmer
than the usuaI style, do not weigh half as
much, so the plea is in the name of health
as we'll as comfort.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-05-31
Washington The Gentleman.
st. Louis Republic.

The Corsicsn Napoleon, born of the
people and strong with no other strength
than theirs, gave all his greatness for 2
crown, and challenged his own fate turn
ed back the clock IF century," denied
the people riyh which made him strong,
aud called on heaven for Helena that be
might make royal marriage and leave q
line with royal title to the throne, better
than that of his plsbesn blood or plebean
strength Of Europe's oppressed millions,
longing TO be free. So his star set, and
for the strength of all the heavier cannon
which his boast made ar6isers OF heavens
will, heaven sent muddy ditch to make
bis Waterloo. But Washington's star
shines on. He was born msn. He
made himself a gentleman.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-05-31

Lady Hornby, wife OF the admiral, is a
character" Years ago she was struck
in the eye bys shot from cstapult II the
streets of London ard lost its sight She
is, however, as sharp as needle, and her
one remaining eye amply does duty for
both. She il one of the most courageous
women alive, and once saved the life of 6
'avorite est by hsrseif biting mad dog
at the tail.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-05-31

What IS sweeter than roses
That bloom in the beauty Of Junef
Or the stately and fragrant lilies
Whose bells ring summer tuner
All. sweeter the roses blowing
On the cheeks of those we love,
And the lily of health that's glowing
The cheeks red rose above.
But how soon the lily and the rose wither In
Simply because so many Of them are victims OF
weaknesses, irregularities and functional de-
rangements incidental to the sex. IL they would
use DR.. pieTCe's FayOTlte PRESCRIPTION All these
beauty and Notwithstanding ailments might be
warded Fl, and We would hear less about women
growing old before their time"
To regulate the stomach, liver and bowels, DR..
Pierces Pellets excel One dose.
According to the New York Sun Herr Won Blu
low has won one triumph in America that has as
yet been unchronicled One afternoon while the
crowded audience was listening silently 70 his
galleries, down in the orchestra, on either side of
the balcony, mice came running out 10 hear him
Ilay, their ancestors came out TO hear the
great master, Mozart, long ago.
100 LaGIes Wanted
And 100 men to call daily any druggist for
free trial package of Lanes Family Medicine,
the great root and herb remedy, discovered by
Dr. Sas Lane while I'm the Rocky Mountains.
For diseases of the blood, liver and kidneys it is
a positive cure. For constipation and clearing
up the complexion IL does wonders. Children
lie it Every one praises It. Large size pack
age, 30 cents. At all druggists.
swell dinner, given by one of the leaders OF
Paris society a few days ago, was nearly brought
TO a standstill by the disappearance Of the ser
wants who were offended by the severe com
Upon discovery Of the reason the conversation
was changed and the feast proceeded.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-05-31

The laying of the corner Stone for the
new Masonic hall at Grand Rapids, Mich,
has called forth q large delegation of
Masons from other parts of the state.
The procession was two Iajles long.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-05-31
Have YOU ever tried Dobbins' Electric Soapf


1t don't cost much for you to get one bar OF your
so many after "a years steady sale Be sure to
get no imitation. There are lots OF them I
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-05-31

DR.. Agnew says that a healthy woman can kill
herself in about year by horseback riding, and
all other physicians would probably agree
with him III thew didn't Mamt natients.