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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-07-11
Devoted Wives.

Disraei dedicated one of his novels ito
the most severe of criticS-but perfect
wife, Once at a harvest home of his
tenants, be spoke of her as the best wife
in England In a speech delivered at Ed
inburg he alluded to her as that gracious
lady to whom | owe so much of the happi-
ness and success of my life" Edmund
Burke, on the anniversary of his marriage,
presented to Mrs. Burke beautifully de-
scriptive paper, The Idea of a Wife, "
heading the manuscript thus: The
Character leaving her to fill up the
blank. He repeatedly declared that
every care vanished the moment he en-
tered under the roof"
Mrs. Disraeli was a pretty little woman
a voluble talker an much older than her
husband. Mrs. Burke was spoken of, even
by her own sex, as all that was beautiful
and amiable among women. But it was
not q beautiful face nor refined taste. nor
mental culture that gave these two women
their wonderful influence over two states
men. The secret of their power lay in
their thoughtful devotion and intelligent
sympathy.
Once Mrs. Disraeli rode to the house of
commons with her husband, when ne was
expected to make great speech. On leav-
ing the carriage he crushed her fingers in
closing the door Without an exclama-
ton of pain she babe him good evening.
lest he might be so unnerved as to fail in
his speech, and went to her place in the
lady : gallery.
Mrs. Burke kept her husbands accounts.
regulated his pecuniary transactions.
soothed his natural irritation, and made
his home happy, that he might remain
free and elastic for his public duties.
The wife of Sir William Hamilton. pro-
fessor of logic and metaphysics, also IL
Illustrated the devotion of self-denving
love. She identified herself with his
work, and by her energy kept him from
yielding to naturally INDECENT DISPOSE
ton.
During the session of the university, he
wrote his lectures on the night before the
morning he delivered them. She sat up
with him and copied what he had illegibly
written on rough sheets. The gray dawn
of the morning often found the devoted
amanuensis hard at work. She was his
wise counsellor, and his playful. amusing
friend. He leaned upon her. loving and
approaching her, and that was the only
reward she cared TO receive
The late William E. Foster. one of the
most conscientious and industrious of
modern English statesmen married Jane
Arnold, the daughter of Dr. Arnold, of
Rugby. For doing so he was expelled
from the society of Friends, which did
not tolerate mixed marriages.
Many Yeas afterward. when he was
one of her maiesty's ministers. he said to
a deputation of Quakers who had waited |
upon him: Your people turned me out Of |
the society for doing the best thing / ever
did in my life.
His wife was his constant adviser. to |
whom he submitted the most difficult |
questions, that she might guide him to |
the right solution. In his library he |
wrote at one table, and she at another. for |
he loved to have her near him, even
when s' york on social and political prob.
lens
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-07-11
STRANGE EXPERIENCE.
Toledo Man Lives Through an Age In
Thirty Seconds.

A Toledo Bee man was sitting in an
office ON Adms street recently chatting with
the occupant, a welI-knowing young law
yer, when the conversation turned to
dreams and the rapidity with which the
brain worked during sleep. Yes remarked
the legal gentleman, ''the brain is amar-
vel0us cOntrivance. If that fact ever
skipped my memory it was brought
forcibly to mind several days since.
will tell you how it happened. was
suffering with a humping toothdche,
and resolved to have the offender out.
Accordingly made for the nearest den
fist while my determination was strong,
and dropping into dental chair, answer
ed to his will you take gasp in the af-
frmatiye. 1t was my initial experience
with the fluid, but | inhaled it without
experiencing any peculiar sensation at
first
II noticed presently, however, that the
office clock licked abnormaly loud, in fact,
it soon was pounding away like one of
krupp's giant hammers. Finally drift
ed away into another state and found
myself in a strange city.
Several months passed and numerous
trivial things happened which remember
ed wildly, even the minutest details
Somehow or another | got in with fast
crowd of young men, and one night, dur
ing a quarrel over game of poker,
shot and fatally wounded one of my COM
panionS.
Il was arrested, and after the usual
preliminary proceedings my case came up
for trial in the Court of Common Pleas
The trial was lengthy one. ! remem-
Der well the district attorneys summing
up and the strong defense my lawyer made
in my behalf but without avail. tine court
sentenced me to be executed by electricity
strange and fearful death. Ny lawyer
got stay of the execution of the sentence,
and the case was carried to the Circuit
Court. Another lengthy trial ensued, con.
Guiding by the Judge confirming the de
cisiOn Of the lower court, and | again be-
came reconciled to the thought of being
executed, My lawyer was untiring, and
finally made another attempt to save my
life, carrying the case to the supreme
court | think something like year and
a half elapsed before the case came to trial
for the third time.
However, its conclusion bore 10 fruit
to my liking. for | was again sentenced to
an electrical execution. | spent many
weary days in prison, and yet it was a
relief when the day set apart for my death
came around. | awOke early, bathed, ate
a hearty meal and at 10 o'clock when the
turnkey beckoned me to follow him to the
bathroom ! Was wholly prepared to de-
part this life. | seated myself in the
somewhat clumsey chair and my arms and
legs strapped tightly down. A dampened
sponge was placed on my head, and al
though | didn't look up | knew the con-
nection was made that would soon make
me a human conductor. closed my eyes,
but opened them just in time to see the
jailor drop a white handkerchief. At the
same instant the currant was turned on.
A dreadful wrenching, burning pain shot
through my system and then-and then
came to. The tooth had just been pulled.
was under the influence of gas Just
thirty seconds. Yes, the human brain
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-07-11
Curing Glover Hay.

Musty clover makes bad hay, and one
eason for the mustiness is that the clover
was not properly cured. No one should
cut clover and expect to haul it into the
bara the same day, for if he does he will
have musty hay beyond doubt. Glover
contains great deal of sap, and the thick
stems of this plant part with it very slowly
Every farmer will tell you that many
times when clover looks dry enough to
haul to the barn, if you twist the stems in
to a rope, you can wiring out water from
them
Clover as a rule should be moved in the
afternoon and be left in the swath over
night. The dew will not hurt it, only pos
sibly backen it little As soon as the
dew is off in the morning shake out the
heavier portions, and when the surface is
dry rake into small windows, shake these
out a little if necessary, and soon after
dinner the hay will be ready to go in
Cutting the clover and allowing it to lie on
the ground over night gives the sap in the
stems an opportunity to go in the leaves,
and the process of evaporation soon rids
the hay of this moisture. Clover should
be cut about the time the blossoms fade,
as at that time it contains the most nutri-
ment. 1t should be we'll cured, and the
danger is in curing it too little, while in
curing timothy the danger lies in curing it
too much. Right at this point there is
an unconscious loss in the feeding value of
the hay crop which our farmers will do
well to remedy.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-07-11
TO be continued J
The Art OF Fast Walking.

Persons who have never been trained to
walk fast generally quicken their gait by
bending forward and frightening the
stride. at the ssame time bending the
knees very much at each step. It's pretty
safe to say that no one can possibly adopt
this style and keep fair walk at a faster
gait than six miles an hour. The fast
walker must keep himself erect, his
shoulders back. and chest thrown out. He
must put down his forward foot heel first,
and with the leg straight. He must take
strides 50 quick that they look short. He
must, if he expects to get a good stride,
work his hips considerably, overcoming
the side ways tendency of the hip move
ment by a compensatory swinging of the
arms. The length of stride in fast walk
ing is astonishing to those who look at it.
A little figuring will make it clear why
this is so. There are 1850 yards in a
mile. or 1850 strides feet long. To do a
mile in minutes a walker must cover 800
wards a minute, or ii feet a second. Now
220 steps a minute-nearly four a second
is pretty quick work, as one may dis
cover for himself Even three steps a
second, $50 to the minute, seems quick.
The chances are that our S-mlnute man,
although his legs move so quickly that the
steps seem short, is not doing as many as
200 steps to the minute, and consequently
that the stride is at least 3 feet inches.
With a little practice man 6 feet high can
easily maintain a 4-foot stride fer half a
mile
1t is true that fast walking is an artitici-
al gait: but it is also true that practice at
fast walking will quicken a mans unartl-
fetal gait. One who can do his mile in Z 80
in racing trim and on the cinder path,
can walk in the street at a six-mile gait
without either getting out OF breath or be-
coming red in the face, and without at
tracing attention by any peculiarly Of
his gait except its swiftness. 1t is a real
gam to any man to be able TO walk mile
In ten or twelve minutes without over-ex-
ertion or fatigue; to be able to walk five or
six miles for every four he used to walk
without any more conscious effort, and
with sense of enjoyment in the mere ex-
ercise that he never had before.
The walking records at some of the or
binary distances stand: One mile, 8
miEutes. % SIS seconds. F. P. Murray; two
miles. 1855, F. P. Murray; hree miles,
q 90 is. F. P. Murry Five miles, SS.0ss.
W. Fl. Purdy: seven miles. 54.97, Z. Z.
Merrill: ten miles. 77.40 S-4, E. Z. Mer-
III Walter Shirlav. in Harper's W Weekly
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-07-11
THE FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
DAYS THAT NEVER RETURN,

over the strings of my harp to-day
Floats song that is half q sigh,
Like the sound of leaves when the wind swee
by,
Like the sound of breaker. far away,
As they beat and sob.
A. they beat and ihroh.
Till hear voice in the distant roar
On the lovely stretch of sandy shore.
Over the strings of my harp to-day
Floats a song for the dying year
A song that thrills with an uushed tear
Thro' the winter twilight, chill and grsy,
As the breakers sob.
A the breakers throb.
And hear the voice with its old refrain,
For the days that never come back again
Over the strings of my harp to day
Floats a song for nv sweet lost youth
For, oh, would give in very truth
Riches and fame and power away
To dream once more
Those bright dream. Ger.
SIT IL a vain regret sighed the old refrain.
For the days that never come back again.
Over the strings of my harp to-day
Floats song for the dying year;
song that thrills with unshed tear
Like the sound of breakers far away
How they beat and sob,
How they beat and thrOb,
And hear that voice with it, old refrain,
For the days that never come back again.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-07-11
CarneRfe's First Riches.

Andrew Carnegie. the iron king, made
bis first money in the oil country. He and
some friends bought the William Story
farm, on Oil Greek, in 1870, for s35. 900
and organized the Columbia Oil Company.
The farm consisted Of 400 acres, and was
not far from where Goal Oil Johnny
found his pot of gold Every acre of the
farm proved to be productive, and it soon
developed into one of the richest bonanza
farms Of the region. Its first years out
put was 0.s0G barrels. and the following
year this was increased to S, 5000 barrels
The company was organized with capital
stock Of s250, 900. and In two and one
half years dividends had been declared
amounting to 80 per cent. of the capital.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-07-11
PRE-GLACIAL TIMES.
Many Traces of Them Still Visible in the
Adirondacks.

A letter from the Hackmatack camp il
| the Adirondacks to the New York Time.
has this paragraph: Most conspicuous OF
every hand are the marks of that wonder
fui glacial food, which biologists tell IL.
| buried the whole northern half of the Unit
ed States beneath its mountains of ice
| ages ago. The signs of this flood are
visible here IN the peculiarities of Adiron
| dack scenery, and may be recognized anC
studied by one interested in the marvellous
| workings of those forces in nature
which helped form the hills and valleys,
and shifted great water courses from old
channels to new ones.
The section of a glacier in passing over
a country is to smooth and round off the
sharp lines ana angles of the underlying
mountains and hills, to form lakes and
waterfalls by damming ND the channels
of rivers, to scatter powders along It's
course, and to leave long ''morains" or
mounds of water worn gravel and sand
behind it WrIght's Ice Age in North
America.
These conditions are all found to an IN
usual degree, in the Adirondacks, the
landscape here being characterized by
It's long rows of rounded hills, its huge
isolated powders to be found everywhere
in the woods, its gravel mounds, and
above all, its innumerable lakes and water
falls which delight the eye wherever one
turns, This last popularity is, above all,
glacial sign, for lakes and waterfalls
are IN all cases merely the result of glacial
action, 1t may appear strange to those
who have not thought of it before, but
south of the terminal line of the glaciers
an irregular line bisecting our country
from Long Island and the southern bound
airy of New York, through to the noun
tains of California there are no waterfalls,
lWright's Ice Age And, thus lakes
being the result of glacial action, the exis-
tence of the intricate maze of. Adirondack
lakes, together with some other consider
ations, has compelled biologists to look
upon our north woods as having been a
glacial centre. a scene of extraordin-
airy glacial activity and power in the ice
age, whose forces are even now displayed
in Alaska and Greenland.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-07-11

In one of ii clinics of Berlin. Prof.
Ley0eu presented 4 curious case which he
described Us kind of hy>teria. This
young woman had morbid desire for
painful operations, preferring to have them
performed upon her without an anaSthetic
She claimsa to enjoy a peculiar pleasure
IN experiencing pain. If We could all ac
quire this knack, we might enjoy sort Of
millennium long before reaching perfec-
ton. In fact, painful states are so COM
mon and so easily acquired that we should
have a short route to happiness if we could
learn 10 enjoy them.-Dr. Foote'S Health
Monthly.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-07-11
A WnnderfuI Tree

The camanba is a wonderful tree, ac-
cordIng to a report made to the state de-
partment by Consul Burke, of Bahia. 1t
grows in northern Brazil, near the Anna
zon river. Every part of it--root, branch
and trunks available; it is indespens-
able for the natives IN building and roof
ing their nuts, making fences, etc, while
the articles made from it supply them with
food, light and medicine, 1t. is a species
of palm tree. and grows in dry, sandy
soil. The bulb is strongly farinaceous,
and when dried and ground produces a
kind of farischa, used for food by the ma
tIves, while the rootlets of the bulb are
used for medicine, possessing a strong
cathartic property. The trunk, while the
tree Is young, contains a soft, oleaginous
substance, something like marrow; this is
good food for cattle, sheep goats and hogs.
nj q few years the wood becomes hard and
suitable fO- building purposes. The
leaves yields a substance ike wax, from
which candies are made, and there are
various other uses to which the tree is
put.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-07-11
JOSH BILLINGs' PHILOSOPHY
New York Weekly.

1t Is dreadful easy tew mistake what We
think for what we know; this IL the way
that most ov the lies git born that are
travelling around loose.
Ambishun IL ike tread wheel; it
knows nc limits. You no sooner git
to the end of it than you begin over
again.
We are never In more danger Of be
ing LATED at than when We are lafhng
at others.
Free living leads tew free thinking, free
thinking leads tew free loving, and free
loving leads tew the devil.
Ii Is az hard work tew make weak man
upright az 1t IL an empty bag
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-07-11

In three years the production of The farm
had increased TO al 900 barrels. and dur
ing this year the average price of oil was
s9.S71s a barrel. During the first six
months of this year four dividends were
declared, amounting to 100 per cent. of
the capital stock, which was soon ipcreas-
ed TO 8. 100000. In ten years the farm
produced LIS, 972 barrels of oil. and is
still producing small amount. The total
value of the output has been upward Of
$40 Oo0. 900,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-07-11
Fatally Crushed

RANDOM LAKE, Wis. July AT a
stone bee held here on July 4th Tom Mock
ley aged - years. while driving wild
team of horses, fell between wheel and
the side bumpers of heavy load of stone.
He suffered frightful agency for some
hours before death relived hlm of his terri
bic condition
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-07-11
A Schooner Capsized.

SAN Francisco, July S.-The schooner
Napa City from Point Arena with cargo
of posts end bark capsized last night off
the Point Reyes during heavy north
west wind Captain Thurman and VIII
liam Newman, cook. were drowned. The
mate and seamen were picked up by a
passing schooner.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-07-11
taaafined.

The favorable impression produced on
III. first appearance Of the agreeable liquid
{ uit remedy. Syrup OF Figs, a few years
ago. has been more than conf med oy the
pleasant experience Of al who have ussd it.
and the success OF the proprie.ors and
Manufacturers. the California Fig syrup
Company.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-07-11

We moved here recently, and the druggist
said he didn't have any DIR. Bills Worm
Destroyers, but when said wouldn't have
any other he said he would get some in g
few days, and 50 he did ! know what Or.
Bulls Worm Destroyers will do, and will
not give my children any other.-Hrs. j. D..
Blair Burton Gel
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-07-11
Died After the Fourth

MILWAUKEE, July 5.-Frank Eglan. a
laboring man, A. years of age, was found
dead in a woodshed in the rear of 1880
Vliet street at ) o'clock this morning.
The coroner has been notified.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-07-11
Horton Confirmed the Heport.

CHICAGO, July 2.-Judge Horton today
confirmed the report of the master in
chancery in Bakers suit against the stock
yards company. Bakers attorney SAYS
the refusal to grant the injunction will
make no difference and the suit will now
proceed 10 trial.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-07-11

The Nipuck tribe of Indians in Massa.
chusctts has become extinct, the last sur
Yivor, an old sQuaw of seventy six, having
died recently. Massachusetts always wagCd
the most unrclcnting war against the In
dians Of any colony or state and drove the
hardest bargains with them.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-07-11

Sir Nose,s Free, will be sent by Cragin 4
Co., Philada., Pa, TO any one in the L. 5, or
Canada, postage paid, upon receipt of -
Dohbins' Electric Soap wrappers. See list
OF novels on circulars around each bar Soap
for sale by sll grocers.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-07-11

The narroNest dwelling house in Brooklyn
il to be built this summer. II viii measure
II by 50 feet. The lot upon which the
building is to stand Is in one of the best
streets in the city, and has been thought By
many to be almost worthless because of its
small size
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-07-11

There is craze for cooking schools in
England and Scotland In England the
prices range from $50 TO 800 for twenty les
sons, according TO the grade of cooking,
while in Scotland they are given by the
dozen as low a. 30 cents TO 81
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-07-11

The influenza was not wholly an LII wind,
On account Of its sway the beef companies
have been unusually successful, one com
pany having lately declared dividend of 6
per cent In addition to bonus Of 10 per
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-07-11
Death of an Actor.

New YORK, July Geo. A. Parkhust
the well known actor died suddenly a
his home IN this city this afternoon. Mr.
Parkhust was the last living member O
the company that played in the national
theatre at Washington, on the night O
the assassination of President Lincoln.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-07-11

For the first time IN its history the Boston
Dental College will graduate a woman. This
years graduate who has that honor is said
to lead her class snd TO be the recipient OF
several prizes.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-07-11

well known Irish Judge is reported TO
have said of parsonage who had an appar-
emily congcnial indisrosition 10 deyiatc into
veracity: II only once knew him to speak
the truth, and then l could tell it by the
natural embarrassment of his manner"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-07-11

SIX. COBURN, Mgr. Clarie Scott, writes
~ find Halls Catarr.t Cure a valuable rem,
edy." Druggists sell il 75c.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-07-11

DELAYS are dangerous" Clean house al
once with SAFOLlO. 1t is solid cake OF
Securing Soap used for all cleaning pur.
poses except the laundry.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-07-11

The best cough medicine is Piso's Cure for
Consumption. Sold eyerYwhere. PC
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-07-11

After his lecturing tour in the United
States, Explorer Stanley will return to
Africa as governor general of the Congo
Free State. King Leopold. of Belgium,
has offered him that position and he has
accepted it.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-07-11
1919, e.. cure BiIious and N.rrou, IlI

John Charvous, Hindoo and cannibal, or.
isinally from the Fiji Islands, but more re
Gently from Canada, is delivering lectures In
C,eorFria
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-07-11

A pocket mstch-safe free TO smokers OF
''Iansills Punch SC. cigar.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-07-11

as Mrs Irauord ceased speaking and pass
ed his hand across his eyes as If 10 shut
out all those memories OF the past which
their conversation had recalled. Yes,
you are quite right he said very quietly,
"'you are quite right"