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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-12-19

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Several years ago James Payne excited a
discussion by declaring that novel writ
ing Is profession of much profit to which
parents might veil train their sons. but II
was not remarked at the time, | think,
tuat when the parents are themselves nov
eIists the children. sons or daughters. seem
often to take to fiction making naturally.
Thomas Hood wrote at least one novel.
and his son, Tom Hood. wrote several.
Alexandra Dumas Is by some thought
to be a greater man than Alexandra Maxi
mus. Miss Florence Marryat cares On
her fathers business al the old stand deal
ing rather IL rosewater than in salt water
the author Of The Ring Of Amasis' Is
the son of the author Of '-ZanonI and "A
Strange Story ThaekeTay left daughter
who has been able to make a pretty little
jacket out Of that part Of her father man
tie which fell on her: and in ike manner
has the son Of Hawthorne cultivated his
portion Of his fathers genius.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-12-19

The German way of dressing a
young baby is droII. but has some
thing to be said for it as to health and
comfort The tenderling is simply
put in wadded silk bag, which ties
around the neck, leaving arms and
legs free but perfectly projected from
the wind which is more than can be
said for our long cloaks with two
widthssof generous camel's hair in the
skirt.
The Spanish state dress for infants
has the oh. ect laid on pillow or small
satin mattress longer than the child
at each end, and the snowy frontal of
embroidery and point lace is merely
laid oyer and tied with ribbons, or
basted TO the pillows, without any
back to the robe at all. At least this
takes the weight off the creature con-
demned to wear it
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-12-19
Cost of a Society Dinner.
Ladies' Home Journal.

New York has become a city of extray2-
gance IN dinner giving and many of these
entertainments, with all the deicacies of
the season and rare wines, cost from TWEEN
ty to one hundred dollars per cover. OF
course the latter is the outside figure. but
reckoning that one gives one dinner once
a week to party of. say, fifteen, at the
first named figure it will prove a snug sum
at the end of the year. In order to render
these dinners complete and perfect, the
hostess must possess a dinner service more
or less elaborate, and it is rarely, if ever,
that the majority of outsiders stop to CON
slider what these consist of and how much
money is spent is this direction. In
the old Roman DAYS, no greater magnif-
cence could have existed in the way of
table decoration, wines and service. than d
millionaire New Yorker displays when his
wife gives large dinner.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-12-19
SEEKING A JUDGESHIP,
Call Issued for Meeting of North Wis
cousin LAWYERS

CHIPPEWA FAILS, Dec, lS,-The fol-
lowing call is in circulation throughout
northern Wisconsin,
To the Members Of TIE Bar Of NorfRr-p
W5SeonSiH .--,s there is soon to be an election
for member of the supreme court bench, and IS
the northern part of this state has never had rep
resentative in that position, and as the large in
teresJS, and especially the valuable timber inter
ests Of this part OF the state render II important
that man convSrs2nt with such interests should
be placed on the supreme bench, and ~ several
candidates haye been suggested. any of whom are
capable and satisfactory TO great majority of the
members Of the bar, and Is each member of the
bar has his first choice, and as without
united effort on our part 10 agree
on some one competent man our
efforts Will undoubtedly be fGIle therefore for
the purpose Of uniting the strength Of the bar Of
the northern part Of the sta.e upon some one man,
il was resolved at = meeting OF the bar of the
seventh Judicial circuit and adjoining counties
that 8 conference be held At Chippewa Falls on
the Slth day of December, 1870, Al clock p m.
for the purpose of agreeing on suitable cauG'-
date and giving 10 him the united support o. north
ern Wisconsin. That az such conference. each
and every lawyer who i member of the supreme
court bar who resides in the sixth seventh e gh,h
enth, eleventh, fourteenth or fifteenth circuits
shall be entitled 10 vote, either in person OF
by proxy. As this is an important matter, and
especially 30 10 the bar, cordially invite and
earnestly request every lawyer to he present
Al such meeting consisting of full representa-
ton Of the bar of the seventh judicial circuit and
adjoining counties, held at Wausau, Wisconsin,
on the 9Th day of December 1880 the under
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-12-19
A Cool Clergyman.

Down in Durham, Me-, they are laugh
ing at the GOODNESS of a clergyman who
was called to South West Bend Sunday
night to marry a couple. He had nearly
completed the ceremony when, Eearing a
noise outside, he glanced through the win
dow and saw his team running past and
nobody in the wagon. He rushed to the
door, too late to stop the runaway. but he
could hear the rattle of the wheels az it
sped over the country road out toward
West Durham. The probability of his car
rage being wrecked and his horse injured
seriously. if not killed. did not appear to
distress the divine. for be went back into
the house. remarking that he guessed he d
fnishthe ceremony before starting out in
the darkness after the team. The balance
of the ceremony wa; performed, then the
runaway team was captured three miles
awav
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-12-19

Hold on moment" exclaimed the
surgeon, the man Is dead"
And 50 he was. Dead as the door nail
which Dickens has made proverbial.
How they could have expected ANYTHING
else Is not recorded. They had. however,
taken the precaution to have NJ. Daveune
sign, seal and deliver a paper to the effect
that the operation was performed at his
own risk, and that no person but himself
was to be held IN any way whatever re-
sponsIble for his death. should il occur.
The surgeons had the assurance to send
TO the medical journal a full report of the
case and of the operation; 10 one has. as
yet, called them to account for their fool
hardness, and they do not say what they
certified as the cause of the man 5 death.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-12-19

Next year will see an expedition
started for the antarctic region under
the Australian governments and Mr.
Dickson, the well-known Swedish PRO.
moter of polar enterprises. Professor
NordenSk jold will either command the
expedition or viii be active in prepar-
ing a programme Of the work it Will
try to accomplish. A half century has
elapsed without any attempt to COM
plete the work of Sir James Ross, who
discovered Il great antarctic continent
from whence arose two volcanoes equal
to Etna or Mont Blame. No human be-
iE-x has ever passed Il winter wi. hin the
antarctic zone, and we habe yet to learn
whether any land animals exist there.
1t is understood the coming expedition
will try to find secure harbor where
they may spend at least one winter.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-12-19
Dutch WindmiIls.
st. Nicholas.

You surely can't stand anywhere in Hol-
land without seeing from one to twenty
windmllIs. Many of them are built in the
form OF a tWo-Story tower, the second
story being smaller than the first, with a
balcony at its base from which it tapers
upward until the cap,like top is reached.
High up. near the roof, the great axis
jutS from the wall; and to this are fasten-
Ell two prodigious arms, formed some
what like ladders, bearing great sheets of
canvas, whose business is TO catch the mis-
chief-maker and set him to work. These
mills stand like huge giants guarding the
country. Their bodies are generally of
dark red; and their heads or roofs, are
make to turn this way and that. according
to the direction of the wind Their round
eyl-window is always stirring. Alto
gether, they seem to be keeping vigiIant
watch in every direction. Sometime,
they stand clustered together; sometimes
alone, like sileLt sentineIs; sometimes in
long rows like ranks of soldiers. You see
them rising from the midst o: factory
buildings, 10y the cottages, on the poIders
lthe polderS are lakes pumped dry and
turned into farms; on the warveS; by the
river; along the canals; on the dykes, in
the cities everywhere. Holland wouldr t
be Holland without its windmiIs any
more than 1t would be Holland without its
dykes and its Dutchmen
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-12-19
TINE Enough.

Being a judge gives opportunity for
certain grim pleasantries which need
not interfere at all with the ha oitual
gravity OF re bench.
a hardened criminal. convicted OF
a grave crime. saio to his Judge:
I'm not so bad man. your Honor
as you may think. If you'd only give
me time for reflection and repentance
Very well. " said the Judge; IN
give you fifteen years.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-12-19
THEY CLEANED HIS HEART.
But the Patient Died Under the Operation
New York World

American surgeons have the credit of
being among the most daring in their ex-
perlments. but do not beat the French.
What do you think of an attempt to clean
a mans heart? This Is what was attempt
ed a snort while since here in France,
This Is a true story | am telling you. no
Iuven ion. Two surgeons actually set to
work to cut open a mans chest for the
purpose of getting at and cleaning his
heart.
Joseph Davenne, an upholsterer, had
been suffering Tor many years from fatty
sc -nEc-at On of the heart. The poor man
..urT Eat ne had not long to live. vet he
was only fOrty-eiEht years of age and saw
no reason why be should die yet More
over the doctors told him they thought
they might possibly cure him.
They persuaded him that az least he
would be doing Invaluable service to sci
ence and that he was bound to die soon at
any rate if nothing was done, whereas
tins might prove the means of curing
thousands OF sufferers besides himself.
And so, the storyIs gravely told in a
French medical journal from which |
translate, poor II. Davsnne consented to
place himself under their hands.
Then comes a lot Of technical descrip-
ton, Of the operation, which was perform
ed under water while the patient was IN
a condition Of ansesthesia. | won't give
all these scientific words: it Is quite IN
necessary to tell in scientific language how
the cutIcle was removed, the PICTORIAL
muscles carefully dissected from the ribs.
the csrtilaginous functions Of the ribs and
sternun disconnected and the having lungs
IN their delicate, shining, covering mem
cranes exposed to view.
Upto this point the patient still lived
The heart. however. had not yet been
reached However, 10 the two French sur
geons this was mere detail which their
knives would speedily overcome. They
did overcome this mere detail very rapidly.
In less than minute one Of them had NJ
Daverne's heart IN his hand and was
buslly engaged scraping from its surface
the adipose deposit with which It was
covered and which 50 impeded It's proper
action.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-12-19
The PAST LOVE.
DORA READ eOOD.1r, N BARrER,s WEEKLY

bohA READ GooDALEr IN HAEPER's WEEKLY.
l nate the bronze leaves and the red
Ana that pale flower with futterinc stalk
l nat ilned the shadOwy poplar walk
where our Hrs. words OF love were said
We loved: the corn was in the ear:
Gay hunters made the hill-sidez ring:
And, on, love seemed beaureous thing
Ana al We sighed for close and nearI
hate the woodlands spicy smell.
Through whose wild sweets al dusk we straved
Arm linked in arm, by rock and glsde
While the heart whispered, ''All is wel!
Was mine the fault that love was brief
The wonder Of maIchless day
Whose glory dimmed and died away
Like the red color on leafs
Was mine the fault that all the flame
Passed as a breath ana ceased 10 beg
Heirs of a fruitles> nope were we:
Worthy of pity more than blame
We parted: ana the icy gust
Stripped the DUH forests wifhered plume,
And cast II through the echoing gloom
In purple spinges mixed with dust
Let winter sweep the desOlate aisles
And make the stones HE ,ginnowing floor.
Nay, let the green spring come once more
And light II with immortal smiles!
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-12-19
Copyright, lS9o
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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-12-19
GLADSTONE AND DEPEw.
4 Comparison of Two Honorable and Busy
Careers.
New York sun.

The two most prolific speechmakers in
our language In these times are Chauncey
Mitchell Depew and William Ewart Glad
stone. Mr.. Depew is So years old and Mr.
Gladstone will be 81 next month. Both of
them are strong, full of vim and in the
fUilness of their mental powers Glad
stone Is Il parIamentarIan and publicist;
D3pGw Is a lawyer, railroader and bust
Hess man Gladstone is d more learned
schO ar than Depew, who is more nimble
wittul man than Gladstone Gladstone
has teen a prominent figure for nearly as
many years as Depew has lived. In the
activity of Depew and Gladstone there IS
no surcease. Gladstone is one of the most
voIuuinous authors of the age: Depew
has not been what Carlyle spoke of him
self as being. "a maker OF books" but he
is more Of banqueter than Gladstone
Both Depew and Gladstone are men of
coartIy manners, but Gladstone is less
genial than Depew. Both are owners of
estates, but perhaps Depew is more affiu-
ent than Gladstone. Gladstone may again
be premier of England and Depew may
yet be Il candidate for president of the
United States. Depew was Il student at
at Yale; Gladstone at Oxford Both of
them are churchmen. Gladstone is said
to be the master of seven tongues; but
Dapaw's linguistic genius Is boundless
Gladstone is 4 ilOmeric and classical curl
dite; so Is Depew. Gladstone has been a
junior IOrd Of the treasury, member of the
priyy council, secretary If the colonies.
chancellor of the exchequer and prime
minister; Depaw has been an assembly
man, secretary Of state in the state of New
York minister to Japan and president of
the Union League club. Gladstone can
emlighten his hearers on almost any sub
ject; so can Depew A statue of Glad
stone was erected twenty years ago the
statue of Depew HIS not yet been raised
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-12-19

do YOU recoIlecJ ali you sad. or one
half of it? You said it would be well Ii
l hated you"
feSses Mona. Yet. . with sigh, per
haps was right.
Now. that is MASTER" says Geoftrey;
'sunsay it.
Il VIII says the girl, impulsively,
with quick tears in her eyes. Don t
hate me. my dearest, unless you wish
to kill me, for that would be the end
OF it." ,.,..n
uncivil to you, if only TO punish you for
YOUR GOODNESS" SAYS Godfrey, lightly,
cheered by her evident sincerity. But
/ shall refrain. lest a second quarrel be
the result. and | have endured SO much
during these nast few houl5 that
Asian Chr ssian faithful man,
| would not nd another such night
Though 'twer 20 buy a world Of happy days.
From the hour [ parted from you till |
saw YOU again felt downright suicidal
But you didn't cut your throat, after
al. " saws Mona, with a wicked little
grimace.
Well. no: but | dare say | shall be
fore / am done with you. Besides, II
occurred to me | might as well have a
last look at you before cOnsIgnlng my
body to the grave"
And an unhallowed grave, too. And
so you really felt miserable when angry
with me2 How do you feel now. She
is looking up at him with love and con
tent and an adorable touch of coquetry
in her pretty face:
~ feel that | am happier than l
know. " quotes he, softly, folding her
CLOSELY to his heart.
So Haar, is restored, and presently,
forsakng Tue pats OF butter and the
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-12-19

a class in natural history was called
up for recitation. The teacher talked
to them a while about the relations OF
friendship between man and animals,
and then asked a girl:
do ANIMALS really possess the SEN
timeut of Affection"
"1es, almost always" said the lit
tie girl.
And now" said the teacher turn
ing to little boy, tell me what ami
NAL has the greatest natural fondaess
for man."
NV omann said the boy.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-12-19
Texas SIftIngs.

Livingston Snobberly IS a distinguished
New York amateur artist, who got his pic
ture into New York gallery. A sarcas-
tic friend met Snobberlya few days after
wards and said:
Il was in the art gallery yesterday. By
Jove. | saw such big crowd. | spent
half an hour before your picture Yours
was the only one looked at.
All thanks, thanks Quite compii-
mentary But why didn't you look at the
rest?''
well you see, there were crowds Of
people in front of all the other pictures,
there was nobody in front of yours except
myself.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-12-19
Special Sale.

For The benefit of those who EXPECT 10
purchase piano in the near future, wish
10 announce that all persons who buy early
will save q large percentage, l have no
agents nor solicitors, and therefore can
make it an object and viii sell the finest
line Of Instruments st greater reduced
prices than any house in the Northwest
Catalogues free, Cores poUdence solicited
Terms to suit everybody.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-12-19
Bank Failure Causes Excitement

CREsTox. Dec. I3.-The failure Of the
Farmers bank at FontaneIle. Iowa. yes
terday, caused great excitement, many
merchants and farmers being depositGrs.
The reported Liabilities are 100; the
assets are 81. GO.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-12-19

An itinerant lecturer, holding forth in a
remote Scotch village, happened to make
use of the word "phenomenon. Fancy
ing, however, that the education of his
hearers was not likely to have been such as
to make them equal to hard words, he
proceeded to enhghten their understand
ings in the following style: But, maybe.
ma freen'S We dinnd ken what a phcnom
enon may be. Weel. then, all tell ye.
we've seen a coo lcow, nae doot. Weel,
a coo S nae phenomenon. we've a see
an aipple-tree. Weel, an aiPple-tree,s nae
a phenomenon neither. But gin ye see the
coo ganging up the aippIe-tree, trail fair
most, to pu apples that wad be phenom-
enon!'
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-12-19

Best, easiest TO use and cheapest Piso's
Remedy for Calarrh. BY druggists, soc,
Those ready made clothes of yours seem
TO hristle wish indignation ayes, they
are eas u Cor the FRAY"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-12-19

TobacConiStS say that smoking is hecom-
ing more general than ever, but tobacco
chewing is on the decline. The fact seems
TO be that tobacco cannot hold its own
against cigarettes and chewing gum.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-12-19
207 and aO9 Grand Az, NIiIw ,',,

Among SANKEY'S hearers in Toronto was
John Livingstone, brother Of DIR. Living
stone, in seeking for whom the explorer be
gan his African career
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-12-19

Pure soap is white. Brown soaps are aduI.
terated with rosin. Perfume is Gully put in
TO hide the presence OF rgtrii fat, nobbiUs'
Electric Soap is pUrs, White and unsccutcd.
Has been sold since 1865. Try 10 aa.y.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-12-19

Kisses are like an actress diamonds The
oftener they're stolen the better their own
CTS arn nlnasel-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-12-19

Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly On the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
tenn efectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro-
duced, pleasing to the taste and &C
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in SOC
and 81 bottles by all leading drug
gistg- Amy reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand viii pro-
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it Do not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA re syrup co.
san FRANCISCO. ca.
LOUISVILLE. m. new roax M
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-12-19
Ellis for Judge
BAD FREIGHT TRAIN WRECK

The Engineer and Braker are Miss
ing.
PEORIA, H., Dec ia misplaced
switch ON the Toledo, Peoria Il WARSAW
road at Mapcton this evening, caused a
bad freight wreck. 1t is reported that
the engineer and one brakemen of the
wrecked train are gone.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-12-19

COUGHS AND COLDS. Those who are
suffering from Coughs, Colds, Sore Throat
etc, should Try Browns BRoNCHIAL
TRNCHEs 80 naIEL ia hrs
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-12-19

New YORK, Dec. 13-The third game
of the chess contest results in draw.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-12-19
FoR DIsoRnEnED liver try BsscuAx,s PnHs

kalskaua's komiug 10 this kounrrv us.
6aused the kuriouS kOujecmre that he ka,..s
70 sell his Kingdom, This is not korrect.
He municipalities nothing Of the kind.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-12-19

Professor Koch is 3 b,uc-eyed man Of only
medium height lie talks slowly with
lisp, dresses neatly, aud is one OF The qUje,l
est and most modest of physicians. lie has
no sense Of fear, and when in India iuycsu-
eating the cholera he bent over Tie vo1pses
in the dlSscCtiug room without thought OF
COut9 zion.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-12-19

DR.. Austin Flint s-,,5 in the Forum: 81
is probable that person with an inherited
tendency to consumption would never dc
veIop the disease if he could be protected
against infection with the tubegcie bacillus.
In the light of modern discoveries consmp-
ton can no longer be regarded as an incur
able disease" 1t is no exage eration to say
that Kemp's Balsam, when taken in time,
has saved many from consumption. At all
druggists; SOC. and 81. Salnp pie bottle free.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-12-19

The best cough medicine is Piso's Cure for
COnsumptiOn. Sold eyerywhere. 25c.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-12-19

Some wag recently started the story tina
Mrs. Stanley is about to write 4 book en-
titled ''How l Found Stanley" ard she is
receiving letters from people who think it
is true.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-12-19

dairy, they wander forth into the open
air. 10 catch the last mild breeZeS that
belong to the dying day.