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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-03-07

The other day in the Iowa legislature
Peter o. Matthews, a full blooded Digger
INDIAN OBLIGATED as chaplain. He served in
the army during the war, was an Indian
Scout, went TO college, became minister
and is now teaching school.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-03-07
Gard Of Thanks

If the proprietor of Kemp's Balsam should
publish card of thanks, containing ex-
pressions of gratitude which come to him
daily from those who have been cured of
severe throat and lung troubles by the use
of kemp's Basam, it would fill Il far-sizcd
book. How much better to invite all to call
on any druggist and get free sample bottle
that you may test for yourself its power
Large bottles SOC. and Sl.00.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-03-07

The Foochow (China) Echo says the loss-
es incurred Ivy tea men during the season
are computed at $4,000, 900, and the fail
ures of other tradNs have amounted to
more than half that sum.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-03-07

Artesian wells sunk in the Desert of Sahara
reach water at depth of $50 feet, at which
l steady pour of 5000 gallons per minute
has been obtained. The water is brackish,
but answers for irrigation purposes.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-03-07

A Madison, Mich, woman kills three birds
with one stone by inserting in the same is
sue of the Adrian Times her husbands,
obituary notice, card of thanks, and "a no.
tice that she will auction off her late part
ner's ncrSnmnl rfTnrts
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-03-07
That Tired Feeling

The marked benefit which people in down
or weakened state Of health derive from Hoods
SarsapariIa conclusivey proves the claim that this
medicine makes the weak strong" IT does not
act like stimulant, imparting fictitious strength
from which there follow a reaction of greater
weakness than before, but possessing just
those elements which the system needs and readily
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-03-07

For Coughs and throat troubles use
Browns Bronchial Troches.''-"Ihcy stop
an attack of my asthma cough very prompt
ly."-C. Ealch, Nianli0iLLe, ohio.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-03-07
He Was Absent-RIinded

The burning of the old church at Dan
vers brings very wildly to the mind of a
reader the Boston Transcript, for fifty years
the old pastor Of the Danvers church, the
Rev. Milton P. Brainard. This reverend
gentleman was very absent-minded man,
as well as man with a large sense of hu-
NOR and great skill in the use of sarcasm.
Most of the stories still related of him at
Danvers, however. have reference to his alb
sent-mindedness. One Sunday he preach
ed for brother minister at Salem, FIVE
miles distant from his home. He drove
his own conveyance, of course, and took
his wife with him When the service was
over his wife came out and took her post
on the church steps N the rain. When he
reached home he put up his horse and went
into the house. He found his youngest
child making some sort of a disturbance.
Why don t you take the child to its
mother" he asked the servant who had
it.
Its mother?" said the woman, aghast;
why you took her to Salem this morn
ing
So the dominic had to hitch up and drive
back TO Salem; and he found his wife still
standing on the steps of the old church on
Chestnut street in the rain, camiy awaiting
him. She had learned to be patleut.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-03-07

No opium in Piso's Cure for Consumption
Cures where other remedies fail. 25c
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-03-07

That horrible story concerning Dom
Pedro and Inez de Castro has been resur-
rected by a correspondent and Is going
the rounds of the press. This Dom Pedro
was king Of Portugal IN the fourteenth
century. and married inez secretly before
assembled The throne. Z His father. for polit-
ical reasons. disapproved of the union,
and cause.i the young bride to be murder
ed Dom Pedro took horrible revenge on
the asSassins. and when he bec4me king
had the bones Of Inez exhumed- placed mp
on a throne. clothed In royal purple. and
crowned queen OF Portugal This Is a
ghaStlv tale. and were It not 50 horrible
would be iudierous. Such a proceeding
would hardly he possible at the present
day. but Is there much difference between
crowning a parcel of bones queen and plac-
ing a sickly and squallIng babe upon the
throne as the people Of Spain have done
The meanest man IN Maine lives near
Lewiston. He had an only son. who was
drafted and killed in the war. The father
now saws: = was short-sighted IN not
paving 800 for substitute, for | have
been forced to hire a man ever since to
help to carry on the farm, and Ut has cost
me thousands above the price OF suhsti-
tute. Besides he was a master hand to
work. and the smallest eater for man |
ever saw.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-03-07
.,FOR GOp,s sANE. TAkE N,

One of the most remarkable cases ever
under Mrs. Stanley'S notice was that Of
woman of wealth and good family, who.
clad IN SealSkin ulster. worth at least
$500 and wearing at least 5000 worth of
jewelry. came into Mays and stole a nine
cent feather. For two hours she was
Swallowed. She soon became aware that
she was under suspicion. and tried every
way to avoid Mrs. Stanley and her con-
frere or to escape from them in the crowd
But it was impossible. Up and down
stairs they followed her She bought sew
eral dollars worth of goods in those two
hours trying in that way to throw her pur-
SuerS off the scent At last she fell to
picking the feather to pieces, and as the
bits tioated to the floor the detective pick
ed them up and put them in his fob pocket.
Then she tried to SeCrete the remains of
| the feather under some hosiery, but
/ wherever she went she was conscious of
| this awful presence at her elbow At last,
| half faInting and IN desperation she flung
the feather with nickel and four pennies
| upon counter, crying out, For God 5
! sake, take it's Then came the usual
! denOument.
Summing up all | heard. the result seems
! to be that women can be useful in this pro-
fession if they can be trusted; that a
woman may be respectable and vet be a
| detective, but that msn who have been in
! the business all their lives and who under
stand its ways and means would not advise
an honest woman to select the calling as a
| livelihood.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-03-07
A Dog Which Performs Valuable Service
on "A Railroad.


A valuable railroad hand" who, in
spite of his service. probably receives no
salary, is thus described in the Scientific
American. He resides at Salida, Col, and
belongs to an engineer on the Denver d
Rio Grande railroad:
Napoleon has been engaged for the last
two and half years in helping his mas
ter run locomotive No. So. His appren-
ticeship began at the age of months, and
he can now go into the round-house where
twenty-eight engines are kept, single out
and mount his own machine, and in the
absence of his master and the fireman, de-
fend it against all intruders. He rides on
the fireman 5 side of the cab, with both
his front paws and his head hanging
out of the window, intently watching the
track
He often scents cattle at long distance.
When they appear in sight he becomes
greatly excited and looks first at them and
then at his master, as though trying to
make the latter understand the gravity of
the situation.
ION nearer approach to them he gives
cry similar to that of a human being. If
it is necessary to come to full stop he
bounds out of the cab, runs ahead,
and drives the trespassers out of harm S
way.
when it is desirable to communicate
with tne pumping stations, frequently at
long distance. from the track, a note is
written and given to the dog, who delivers
il and speedily returns with reply.
Rarely fails to interpret signals to start
from his own engine, but pays no more at
tention to the whistles and bells of other
locomotives than to the cattle which are
safely grazing by the roadside. If acct
dentaliy left at any of the stations he re-
turns to Salida by the next train.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-03-07
Sanitary Houses
North " estern Builder

There is one more change am sure
will find In the house of the future, because
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-03-07
A Chicago druggist retailed over 100, 900
''Tansill's Punch" SC. Cigars in four months.

Chauncey NJ Depew says: For the first
legal paper l ever drew l charged $50 a
farmer was my client, and he beat Inc down
to 81. Twenty years afterward l wrote a
paper precisely similar and received for it
$500, with many thanks'
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-03-07

The minister of the interior at Rome has
just ordered a committee to investigate and
compare the police uniforms of all nations
preliminary to choice for the municipal
and rural police throughout Italy.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-03-07
STATE PRISON CENSUS.
Statistics Secured by the United States
Enumer9tors.

WAUPUS, Wis, Feb 27.-T'he following
statistics relating to the state prison We're
collected for the national census for 1890:
ppIsoSFRs JANUARY. 1890.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-03-07
NOW llttS no more the weary head,
Tha 90, ,N,r. Ia,

Thousands of cures follow the use of DR..
Sage's Catarrh Remedy. 80 cents.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-03-07

ing at Chislehurst. | do not like the idea
of driving Addie away, but" finished
Gay, with an odd little laugh, 81 think
father and / will manage very well with
out her"
We talked little more on the subject
until was dismissed; and I had plenty OF
food for my thoughts when l went back
to the quiet nursery.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-03-07

| ION. we don't want to make a scene.
simply tap the Shop-lifter on the arm
and ask her to step aside with me-that |
| wish to talk few minutes Sometimes
/ she weakens at once and begs me TO spare
her and she will restore all she has taken.
Then again. she is defiant, and in that
! case she is brought back to the store and
handed over to Mrs. Stanley and searched
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-03-07
The Old, Old Story.

A little cough; feeling i'll;
A headache oft; a daily chill;
A slower walk; a quickened breath;
A frequent talk of coming death.
No strength to rise from day TO day;
From loving eyes he fades away.
Now lifts no more the weary head,
The struggles Ger; the man is dead.
Such is the fatal progress of consumption.
How often is repeated the old, old story.
Yet not half so often as it was before the
knowledge came to mankind that there was
a discovery in medical science by which the
dread disease could be arrested in its early
stages and the patient restored to health.
This wonderful remedy, is DIR. Pierce's Gold
en- Medical Discovery.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-03-07
TELLS HIS OWN CRIME.
Strange Story of a Dead Man Who Gave
Clew to a Murder He Had Committed.


A story told In Cherokee county makes
a dead man disclose a murder committed
by himself while in life. The story goes
that Scotch trader pushed his way up
into the heart of the Cherokee country
far in advance of other white incu1sions
He took to wife squaw of the tribe, and
by her had two sons. He was shrewd in
business, and when in years after other
white men began to come, he made use of
his kinship with the whites and acquaint-
ance with the Indians to turn both to &c
| count On his death he willed all he had
to his two sons, with provision that neither
| one should marry against the wishes Of
the other. The elder brother was hardy,
grasping and taciturn while the younger
was softer-hearted and impressionabe.
AS consequence, it was not long before
the latter wanted to marry.
''All right" said the elder brother
but | want you to go on trip with me
to; Savannah first.
The proposed trip was made known, and
few days later when the house was seen
closed up, no attention was paid to it.
A week later the elder brother alone re-
turned. He stated that they had gotten
into a fight with some Indians, in which
time on the elder brother, whose name
was Tom, grew more morose, and kept
within his house. His aversion to visitors
was so great that soon he had none, and
| even when he did walk out, people would
pass a long way around him. In this way
ten years passed, when Tom got desperate
| " i'll and died The kind-hearted from
| tiersmen gathered around the dead man S
| bed and were talking about his life. While
one of the party was recalling the trip Of
| the brothers to Savannah, suddenly the
form of an Indian, fully armed, stood on
| the threshold, motionless and like a
statue, with not feature stirring.
Co" exclaimed voice.
1t was the dead man who spoke. There
| he sat erect, with eyes fixed upon the
! figure, and with his index finger pointing
to the door of an inner room.
The figure of the Indian disappeared in
that direction The corpse fell back into
| its position and dead silence reigned for
| fully ten minutes. At last the speaker who
had been interrupted, said:
Let US examine that room.
The door was opened, and the Indian
was gone Not sign was to be seen.
The floor disclosed nothing suspicious.
Then an examination of the walls wa.
begun. A rough place was found, which
| indicated that once the boards had
been torn off An axe was secured,
and the board was pried from its place,
when tumbling out after it came the skull
and frame of human being!
At last the mystery was solved. The
| theory arrived at was that as this was the
room in which the younger brother had
| slept, it was the one in which he had been
| killed: that Tom had hired the Indian 10
do the bloody work, and that the scene
which the watchers had just witnessed
was but repetition of the one in which
the young man had lost his life.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-03-07
Y lid March Music

Gentle aud sweet melodies sacred and secular songs,
and all other kinds Of music in our thousands
OF books and millions Of sheet music piecesl
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-03-07

Mays female detective is a matronly.
sedate person of about 45 years. Mrs.
Stanley was hotel and railroad detective
before the went to Macy. She Is a cool
headed woman with steel-grey eyes.
-sShe is colder thanace itself said the
quiet. keen-eyed detective who looks
after the big shop on Fourteenth street.
Il have never vet seen her excited over
anything She Is capital detective. L
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-03-07

would rather have her assistance than that
of many men know. She knows what
she is about every time, and can pick out
a thief as well as a man. She would do
splendidly for any kind of detective work.
She goes about with this pooket-book in
her hand here the detective took half
moon purse from his pocket, This |
often hlld with mock money for her. and
she goes shopping. Its trap yop see.
Mrs. Stanley lays down this portnlonnsie
in an abSept-minded manner and then
walks away. Pretty soon a shopper catch
es sight Of the purse. sauuteTs toward it.
looks a.ound to see if any one Is watching
and picks up the purse. Then Mrs. Stan
ley follows her and keeps her in sight
while she Is in the store When she goes
out IN the street then comes my turn.
never arrest her in the store.
WHY ,"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-03-07

I slgnlhed my wish to see the young
woman, and while messenger was sent
for her the manager showed me an enor-
nous register wherein the record of all
shoplifting cases is kept. Opposite nearly
| all the names appeared that of Barbara
have been a very busy young woman, IN
deed
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-18
SUCCI, THE FASTER.

The dispatches from New York an
nounce that the sca'e test on Tuesday
morning, for the first time since Succi
began his fast showed that he did not
lose an ounce of flesh in twenty-four
hours. He weighed 1919 pounds. just
the same as the day before. He had
wasted 1914 pounds of tissue, though,
since the beginning of the fast, and he
was weak beyond all description. His
temperature was normal, as was his
pulse, respiration and other vital svmp-
toms. Wasting away? Why, it is stated
that the members of his watch, news
paper and medi al. show almost as much
the strain of the past forty days Ingalls,,
the EAGLES ex-telegraph editor. who has
spent eight hours a day with Succi since
November 3, has actually lost seven
pounds; is six pounds lighter than
at the start; Lane has lost three pounds.
and Forshel and Reinhardt, students,
have lost two and one-half pounds each.
Hicks, however, who has been the most
interested of all the young medical men,
has gained nine pounds during his atten-
uveneSs TO Succi. What is hoped to be
accomplished by his idiotic effort. beyond
gaining little momentary notoriety has
not yet developed or been announced. 1t
was not necessary for him to torture
himself 10 prove that a person can live
orty days without food; that has been
done frequently. The only benefit to
result from the experiment, aside from
the cheap notority the faster gains, and
possibly a few hundred dollars for the
exhibition, the only profit derived has
been TO the local newspapers that have
published daily bulletins on the Incl
dent.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-18
PARNEJL.
From Harpers' Weekly.

From Harpers' Weekly.
No political leader in English history
not Walpole, nor Chatham, nor Pitt, nor
Fox. nor Peel, nor Gladstone-has held
such absolute sway over his party as
Parnell: and no leader was ever more
cold, Indifferent or cynically disdainful
even of his own following. ireland has
furnished other famous chiefs-Swift,
Flood, Grattan, O'Connell-for whom
the popular enthusiasm has been wrought
at times to passionate fervor: but no
Irish leader, although without eloquence
or fiattery or Difference, and with such
superb scorn of the opinion of others,
has exercised so great supremacy, or
brought the cause of Ireland so near its
happy issue. The secret of his power
lies in the ability with which he has
made home rule for Ireland the central
question of British politics, by winning
the support of the great popular party in
England. with its iIlustrious chief, the
greatest Eng ish party leader of modern
times. To this result, doubtless, the
time and circumstance have combined,
but that does not discredit the ability
which has comprehended both, and
turned them to the service of a cause.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-18
Oklahoma Trouble.

From the New York Tribune
Oklahoma is coming ahead fast A
few days ago two members of her legis-
lature, after engaging in a sharp contro-
versy on the floor of the house. went
outside and continued the discussion
with increased animation. But a tele-
gram from Guthrie distinctly states that
although they "clinched," vet they re-
fir med from coming to blows. This is
gratifying piece of Intelligence. IL has
the promise and potency of progress in
IL At an earlier stage of her history
two statesmen of Oklahoma. similarly
circumstance, would doubtless have
more or less pounded each other. These
two, however. merely "clinched.r and
then graciously allowed themselves TO be
separated by mutual friends. IL cannot
be long, IN the nature of things, before
your representative Oklahoma lawmaker
will Scurn even 10 -'ciiuch". He will
content himself with moving the previ-
Gus question upon an adversary.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-18
LITERARY NOTE.

One of the most remarkable lists of IA
nous contributors ever brought together
in single number of magazine will be
presented in the January issue Of The
Ladies Home Journal, of Philadelphia.
The authors in that number will include
Henry II. Stanley, DIR. Oliver Wendell
Holmes, ex-President Hayes, Hon. John
Wanamaker, Joseph Jefferson, Hon.
Hannibal Hamlin, Madame Albaui,
James Whitcomb Riley, Gen. Lew Wal
lace, George w. Childs, DR.. T. De Witt
Talmadge, Mrs. A. d. T. Whitney, Rob-
ert J. Burdette, Edward Bellamy, viii
Carleton, Charles A. Dana, Sarah Orme
Jewett, George w. Cable, Julian Haw-
thorne, Mrs. Lyman Abbott, Miss Mar
garet Bottome, and nearly twenty
others
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-18

elect in South Carolina is Farmers Al
lance man, but at the same time, he de-
clares he is just as good Democrat as
the man he defeated. That is to say, he
used the Alliance for the purpose of Sc
curing his election, and he will now pro-
coed to serve the Democratic party in a
direct and devoted manner" The con-
sensus of the representatives-elect to con-
gress makes the same showing in that
body, only eight of the new members be-
ing put down as Alliance men, nearly
every one of the others being placed in
The Democratic column.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-18

From the summary of the work done by
the revision committee of the state senate
since the adjournment of the last legis-
lature, which summary was given in
Yesterdays dispatches, the work of the
coming session has been very greatly
simplified; in fact, if the work of the
committee were adopted by the legisla-
ture, little would be left for it to do, and
the committees efforts being so COM
pletely in line with the current sentiment
and demands of the people of the state,
there is little doubt that it will he thus
ratified by the legislature. This work
and the report that will be made by the
committee mentioned suggests the ad-
visibility or propriety of creating such
a commission for the purpose for which
the senate committee was raised. 1t
would certainly be in line with legisla-
tive reform so much discussed.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-18
A CAR LOAD OF KANSAS COTTON

From the South Kansas Tribune.
Last week Councilman Dudley shipped
from the station the first car load of cot
ton this year, and the agent SAYS the
first full car load ever sent from our
city. 1t consisted of thirtv-two bales,
twenty OF which were Mr.. Dudley's
growing, seven of Mr.. Green's, four of
Mr.. Gardeners and one of Mr.. Blenders.
The quality is excellent, the yield from
one-third to one-half bale per acre, and
a Mr.. Edmonson near the meeting house
on Rock Greek had two bales from two
acres of rich land well cultivated. Mr..
Dudley had been experimenting with
cotton two years. and Is 50 well pleased
that he will have grown next year 100
acres and l. w. Broderick intends plant
ing a like acreage. Last year Mr..
Dudley's tenants worked under dis
advantages, but the crop paid over s.
per acre rental. This year Mr. Dudley
boSsed and provided new and
improved implements and kept the work
moving and the weed out, and the result
is estimated at about $50 per acre for
cotton lint and about s. for the seed, and
thinks that the forty-five acres of high
land near the cemetary, and north of
town, will yield 1000 worth of cotton
and cotton seed. While he is well pleased
he does not advise anyone to begin cotton
growing unless they are willing to do
plenty of hard work, keep all weeds
down and hoe it over two or three times
in fact it is crop requiring work from
the planting to the day it is shipped, but
it pays well. Next year he expects that
a gin will be built in our city to accom-
modate the growers end save long hauls.