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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-08-14
CABLE FLASHES

GREAT BRITAIN is becoming aroused
over the love feast of France and Russia.
The Southern Pacific steamer FL Do.
RADIO il ashore on the Bahama banks and
will probably go to pieces
THE famous Tokay vineyards in the
Ilegyalja district, Hungary, have been
ravaged by phylloSera and almost entirely
destroyed
rRERE will be % 600 French pilgrims
to the vatican between Sept 10 and
Oct. z.
A wATERsrouT on one of the islands OF
the Azores group caused immense damage
and killed six persons.
LIEUT.. Z. S. HoDdEs of the British
royal navy suicided by jumping from an
Australian steamer.
THE Paris Figaro publishes letter
purporting to have been written 10y Prince
Bismark, criticising the present German
government
The arrest of II heavy operator in gov
ornment securities having in his possession
letters showing completely in the recent
attack on the barracks at Barcelona,
Spain, confirms the statement that the
attack was stock jobbing movement.
THE regatta of the Winnipeg and Min
nesota rowing association has closed Net.
Teton of ST. Paul won the senior single,
and the senior fours and junior doubles
went to the Winnipeggers.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-08-14
KILOGRAMS.
NEWS IN BRIEF.

GRAssHoPPERs are destroying crops In
the border counties of Indiana and Ohio.
The clearings of the Chicago banks for
the past week were $50, 630,413.
w. II. SCHMERTz, shoe manufacturer OF
Pittsburg has failed. He has confessed
judgment for 1898, 600
JouN r. McSHANE, at one time well
known in business circles in Chicago, has
become insane and is under restraint.
GEN. VEAzEY was presented with a
diamond badge by the members of the
Grand Army.
THE governor Of Florida has refused to
issue u certificate Of election to Senator
Call, claiming that the election was not in
accordance with the constitution.
THE Dominion government has decided
to release the seven American fishing yes
sells seized recently by Canadian cruiser
near Eestport, Me.
CALVIN PAGE has arrived at Boston
with his two daughters, whom he re-
covered from the Piute Indians in Da-
kota, who held them captives for twelve
years.
A YOUNG woman of Corydon, Ind, re-
Gently became speechless from fright at
the sight of mouse.
fnE election in the Cherokee nation re-
suited in the choice of J. M. Mays to sue
coed Chief Bushyhead
A oA-CoNsTHuCToR twelve feet in
length escaped from menagerie that ex-
hibited at Dixon, H., last week. II is
still at large.
A. b. SToCKwELL at one time one of
the most noted spectators in Wall street,
has failed.
THE Milwaukee Western association
ball team may desert to the American as-
ISOLATION.
HEAVY rains have fallen ia Mexico since
July Is in the grain producing districts,
and all crops are total loss
CAPTAIN JOHN PALMER, of Albany,
N. Y, was Thursday elected commander
of the Grand Army for the coming year.
THE assignee of the defunct Bank of
America of Philadelphia reports that he
has S44 900 to satisfy the claims of 1000
depositors, amounting to S49S, 900,
THERE is open war between Claus
Spreckcls and the sugar trust. The trust
has met Spreckles' cut Of ll6 cent
pound by reduction of "a cent II pound,
making the net price for graduated sugar
so cents
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-08-14

husband, rising as she entered, and wait
ing until she had taken seat before re-
Suming his own. LET me get you an
easier chair" suiting the action to the
word, there in the window were you will
feel the breeze. Now let the screen he set
between your face and the light. | am so
glad you can rest awhilel'
And then the good man, the sweet,
chiyalric gentleman, as scrupulously def
ferertial to his wife as he would have
been to the stateliest lady in the land,
went on with the conversation, which her
entrance had for the moment inter
rupted
II saw these roses on the stand by the
ferry, and they looked so much like those
window in the old hone that ! bought
them for you. And here is the book which
Parsons was talking about the other night.
thought you would like to read it,; or if
you like, I'll read it to you while you
sew"
The tnoughtfulness which makes the
Just as he did in the counting days, goes
far to fill the wife's heart with happiness,
far toward keeping her young and fair.
Lie HAS IOO LuCi pIOst duOut ~ lOl MANY
woman who finds herself tel down dur
ing embarrassing years to an apparently
never-ending routine of of small duties
which make no show. An appreciative
husband, who does not reserve his tributes
of love and admiration for great occasions,
who is tenderly sympathetic when the
ordinary affairs of life and the household
are the only one in question, deserves to
be held in honor.
The little courtesies must not, of course,
be all on one de. In the true home they
never are-John's comfort is paramount
with Johns wife; she knows the dishes he
prefers, she invites the friends he likes,
she arranges the same routine with an eye
to his comfort If Der duties are of kind
to take good deal ont of her in vitality
and freshness, his, in the competitions of
business, are not less exacting. She owes
it to him to slip on a clean gown, to "pick
up the disorderly room, that his ear ly
home coming may be festival. In the
dewy ministry of small daily attentions
true love thrives and grows.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-08-14

A TRAIN on the Grand Rapids a. Indiana
railroad was wrecked Wednesday by train
wreckers, twelve people being injured, but
none fatally.
ROBERT n. MURRAY has been arrested
at Jefferson, Ind, charged with numbering
nun who nursed him in hospital, be
cause she refused to marry him.
G. M. SHINN, the eldest son of Rev. G.
W. Shinn, committed suicide Friday, at
Newton, Mass, by cutting his throat He
was respondent because the government
did net adopt a patent letter box which he
had invented
WHILE shooting his brother, who was
crazy and who had attacked him with a
knife, a planter named Huff, of Willis,
|. T., shot and mortally wounded his own
wife. The crazy man vas killed with
three bullets from Il Winchester rife.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-08-14

81 remember screaming like frightened
child, and standing up IN the stage laugh
/ ing horribly when | saw the wheels back
in the road. ] doubt if the madman on
! the box was further off his balance than
at that moment. He was standing up,
! though how he could have retained his
1 footing is marvel to me, and yelling with
| delight, occasionally breaking into a
screening song, varied by bursts of
/ laughter.
I'VE had covered nearly FIVE miles when
/ the road widened several feet, and all at
once ] saw as we tore by the faces of a
| group of men drawn to one side to let US
| pass. ] shrieked to them wild cry for
! help, but as our speed was undiminished,
made up my mind the noise we made had
kept them from hearing me. or that it was
impossible for them to overtake US, but
even as [ despaired, heard hoarse cry,
and looking out saw my lunatic's body
| hurled from his seat into the road, and
the horses checked, and finally stopped.
| The door of the stage was tluug open, and
bearded face thrust in, when threw II y
self into a pair of strong arms, and knew
no more.
When | came to heard voice say,
Give the poor chap mother swallow o the
stuff, jim. He's d comm to- Some
fiery liquor trickled down my throat, and
opening my eyes, gasping, | found my
self surrounded by crowd of roughly
dressed men, but they, to my eyes, had the
appearance of angels. They were miners
who Judging from the drivers actions,
had guessed something of the truth, and
hearing my cry for help had stopped the
stage. This was accomplished by two of
them catching hold Of and climbing up
over the boot behind and over the top and
thus reaching the seat, from which they
knocked the mailman and secured the
lines.
"On examination the lunatic was found
to be only stunned, when we bound him
securely and took him back to Virginia
City, where he was identified as prosper.
Gus merchant from Carson City, who had
recently lost his mind through grief over
the death of his wife. - Philadelp hia
Times,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-08-14
\ SELF MADE MAN.
Interesting Sketch from Stevenson's New
Story.

He had begun life as a land-surveyor
soon became interested in real estate
branched otf.into many other speculations
and had the name of one of the smartes
men in the State of Muskegon. "Dodt
has big head" people used to say; bu
| was never so sure of his capacity. Hi
luck, at least, was beyond doubt for long
his assiduiuty, always. He fought i
that daily battle of money grubbing, wit
kind of sad-eyed loyalty like martyr
rose early, ate fast, came home dlsplrlte,
and oyer-weary, even from success; grudg
ed himself all pleasure, if his nature wa
capable of taking any, which sometime
wondered; and laid out, npon some des
in wheat or corner in aluminium, til
essence of which WIS little better tina
highway robbery, treasures of tonscien
tiousness and self-denial.
Unluckily, | never cared cent for my
thing but art, and never shall My ide.
of mans chief one was to enrich tn
world with things of beauty, and have
fairly good time myself while doing so.
do not think mentioned that second part
which is the only end | managed to carr
out; but my father must have suspecte.
the suppression for he branded the Who'll,
affair as self.indulgence.
well" | remember crying once.
land what is your life? You are onl,
trying to get money, and to get it fror|
OF her people at that
He sighed bitterly (Which was vcr.
much his habit), and shook his poor head
at me. "Ah, Loudon, Loudon!" said he
you boys think yourselves very smart
But, struggle as you please Il man hls t,
work in this world. He must be an hon
est man or thief Loudon."
You can see yourself how vain it wa;
to argue with my father, The despair
that seized upon me after such an inter
view was besides, embittered by remorse
for was at times petulant but he invar
iably gentle; and | was fighting, after all
for my own liberty and pleasure, he sing
" for what he though to be my good
Robert l. Stevenson and Lloyd Osbourne,
in August Scribner.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-08-14
ElRES AND CAUAlI1FS'

HAL destroys 400 acres of grain near
Hector. MINI.
A LAMP explosion ut 1877 Third avenue,
New York, caused The death of two peo.
pie.
The Indianapolis Chair Manufacturing
company warehouse mt indianapolis was
burned Friday night. Loss, 100000
w, killing A. II. Burnett and Miss Frances
Fuller. Two women and two children
were seriously hurt.
FIVE train men were injured and n
tramp killed by collision on the Wa
bash at Homer, H., Friday morning, be-
tween the east.bound vestibuIe train and n
fast freight
Ar Long Beach, Wash, Aug. 5, Miss
Nellie Boise, daughter of Circuit Judge
Boise. of Salem, and VIM. Steel, son OF
Postmaster Steel, of Portland, were
drowned while bathing.
In a collision on the Central Vermont
Wednesday between an excursion aut n
mail train two men were killed and twenty
more or less injured
iAonhNNhN VAIN vi 'lo Nteb hhti'
railroad ran into some freight cars that
had became detached from the train ahead,
killing the fireman and ten Italian pas.
sengers. The collision occurred near Port
Byron.
TuE Park rink building Mt Orange, N
J. occupied 10y Fred Ely, furniture; the
Primer Cycle company, bicycles, and ], ID.
Broke, awnings, was burned to the ground
Thursday morning. The tenants lose
everything. The total loss is SAC, 900, in.
suranoe about $4,000
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-08-14
GRIMM Al

AN Alabama mob shot and drowned
four colored people, two of them women,
for setting fire to u residence.
Two oounterfeiters under arrest at Ash
land City, Ore, broke Jail and escaped
Tuesday night,
JouN G. HOWELL, a prominent Cali
fornia politician, killed n Young man who
is I'm aspirant for the hand of mis- daughter
TnE editors Of all the New York morn.
ing papers except The Tribune have been
indicted for publishing the details of the
recent olectroeutions at Sing Sing.
j. HRNRy jake, rich Philadelphia
butcher, killed his onI, son by striking him
with piece of gas pipe during quarrel
0TTis ARNOLD, formerly a well.knowr
resident of Marshalltown, Iowa, commit
ted suicide at Pasadena, Cal, Saturday
morning.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-08-14
A BLOT UPoN CIVILIZATION.

How much worse, or how much greater
blot upon civilization, ia tho Russian
persecution of the Jews than the abuse of
the Chinese by California hoodlumsP The
Jews are ON the whole better treated than
those Chinese, who were stoned and pound
cd and forced to stand idly by while their
houses were burned at Vallejo the other
day. Brutality has been exhibited in
Siberia, but little that was worse than that
shown by the American citizen of Cali
forniu who used the corpse of little
Chinese girl, who had been burned to
death in II fire by his gang, for a football
And the worst of il is that the village au-
thoritios Of Vallejo treated this brutality
as of little consequence, and refused to ar.
rest the eight white men who were guilty
of this arson and robbery, on the ground
that there was no legal proof of the crime
against them, probably because all the
witnesses ARE Chinese. When the news OF
such outrages NJ this reaches China, it is
much wonder that the hoodlums there ro-
taliate in kind upon our missionm les -
whose coming must seem the baldest irony
to themp
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-08-14
Agricultural Education I'm France.

We might we'll take a lesson from
France in the matter and methods OF
agricultural education. In that coun-
try there are -, 600 primary aud ele-
mentary schools and in each Of them
gardening is practically taught A
small garden is attached to each, and
under the care OF a ca able master the
pupils are instructed in the first
principles of horticulture.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-08-14
HOW NEEDLES ARE MADE.
Before Ready for use they Pass the Hands
of Eighty Workmen.

Needles pass through the hands of
eighty workmen before being ready for
the trade. There are five series Of opera
tons in the manufacture, convention of
the wire into needles in the rough, tenn
pering, annealing, polishing, softening of
the polished needles, and putting up into
packages. The conversion into needles in
the rough involves twenty operations, the
principle one of these being gauging the
wire, cleaning, reeling, and cutting into
pieces of a length equal to two needles
Sharpening and pointing is done by means
of grindstone. By the aid of a leather
thumbstall, the workman holds fifty wires
at time. The latter becomes red hot by
friction on the stone, and a constant
stream of fine particles of steel and stone
is thrown off, which formerly brought
about phthisis in the workman after a
time, but the adoption of powerful ventiI
lators has now remedied all that. After
pointing, the wire is cut in two, the head
is tlattened, and then annealed Then the
eve is punched in the head by means of a
steel punch the operation being perform
ed by children. Other children "hole
the needles, that is, remove the particle of
steel detached by the punch. After this,
tine nttus dTt uOtlONSIi, SOlNths uhh, "hCu
necessary. cemented. fempering and an
healing of the raw product require nine
operations, but they are performed in lots
Of thirty pounds in weight. each contain.
ing more than three hundred thousand
needles Polishing is the longest opera
ton, although one million r. polished at
once 1t requires Ave operations, each of
which is repeated seven cor eight times.
. xyl.t,s,
along with small hard scones and oil of
Cola. The stones gradually become
crushed, and tae friction of the particles
during the motion of the rollers effects the
polish. The last polish is performed with
oil alone and coarse bran. The sorting of
the polished needles involves FIVE opera
ions, and, after furnishing, which is a
very delicate and important process, and
that which gives the lustre the needles
undergo the last operation of being put
| into packages
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-08-14

AMONG the laws passed by the last
Legislature of New York, was one to pre-.
vent discrimination against colored per
sons by life insurance companies. II pro.
hibita every company from making any
distinction between white and colored per-
sons as to premiums or rates or in any
other manner whatever. II il made I'M
lawful for company not only to demand
n greater premium from colored than
from a white person, but also to do 80 in
directly by requiring rebate, Any stir-
ulation to. that effect il declared void,
and furthermore II violation of the net is
made misdemeanor.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-08-14
POSTAL VEL MERAruN.

Mr. Edward Rosewnter, now in Paris, il
making an investigation into the desira-
bility Of the telegraph wires in the United
States belonging to the government and
not, as Mt present, to private companies,
In n very practical manner Mr. Rosewater
points out that the government, with the
postal resources Mt its command can very
naturally carry Geographic service into
districts where private company could
not make it pay its way. In consequence
the postal telegraph service in England
and France far excels in perfection that of
the United States. He says that the idea
of the telegraph department becoming a
political machine is impossible and non
sensical, In reply to those interested per.
sons who say that governments are natur-
ally slow to adopt new inventions, he
quotes the case of the English governments
which uses the sextuple telegraphic appar.
atus, which, although invented in Ameri.
ca, has never been used there, and second
ly the Baudet printing telegraphic appar
atus used in France, which he consider
far superior to anything in use in tn,
United States. Mr.. Rosewater is prao
tical business man who has deeply studied
the question of postal telegraphy nom tn,
common sense point OF view.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-08-14
WASHINGTON

The president has appointed James W.
Pine of Michigan consul at Merchandising
Ont
The twenty civilians designated by the
secretary Of war for examinations for posi-.
tions as second lieutenants in the army
will be examined in Washington some
time this month.
The total receipts from customs during
the month of July was %, 485, 232 less than
the receipts during the same month of last
wear.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-08-14

sharp ana shrewd, hlng was easily
persuaded to draw $4,000 out of the
bank and wager it on 'hree-eard
monte game. King asserts positively
that some mysterious force was
brought to bear upon him. The conf
dence men are under arrest at Algona
and full investigation of their method
will be made.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-08-14

SCIENTISTS have by no means abandoned
the attempt to reach the north pole. The
prospects are fair that another year will
see an expedition into antarctic regions
for purposes of exploration and discovery.
1t is quite probable that our government
will, during the coming year, send out an
expedition which shall penetrate into the
yet unknown interior Of our own territory
Of Alaska.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-08-14

RUSSIAN authorities are so bitter
against natives of Poland that they would
not even allow Nine Modjeska to appear
At the Imperial theatre in st. Petersburg,
even taking her Autographs out Of the
shop windows.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-08-14

THE age of aluminium is slowly creeping
upon us. At least the metal is becoming
cheaper, and a boat 10 feet by construct
ed of it, has just been launched in Ger
many propelled by naphtha motor.
More ductile and light by far than steel
and possessed of vastly greater tensile
strength, it only remains for the discovery
Of more ready methods in extracting
this metal which is omni'present in the
earths crust, TO rovoIutionize industry
again.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-08-14

THE armored cruiser New York will'bs
the navy vessel of the new navy to be
launched and preparations for the dry are
being rapidly completed at the yard Of
Messrs Cramp in Philadelphia The New
York will outclass the Maine, which waa
launched in Brooklyn a few months ago,
in displacement by 1900 tons, in horse
power by about 5000 and in speed by one
or two knots Her extra large coal capac-
ity il in accordance with the American
idea which Secretary Tracy has been de-
Tending against English criticism of late
Altogether the New York ia expected to
make her mark If given a chance
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-08-14

In New York n great many woman hold
positions of trust as cashiers and book
keepers where large sums Of money are
constantly left in their care. While the
papers of each day contain accounts of de-
falcation and embezzlement by men in
like positions of trust, there does not ap-
pear to be a case on record of II woman
who has proved unfaithiul to her employer
There is no wonder, then, that women are
taking precedence over men for positions
Of moral responsibility.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-08-14

Within g. years Mexico has had 81
Presidents, one Regency, and one
Empire, and nearly every change OF
government has been effected by
violence.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-08-14
No Wonder HIS Wife Loved Him

The dear Ilttle wife had spent a weari.
some day, for the baby had been fretful
and the maid had been out. Along in the
evening, rather later than usual, the baby,
bathed and soothed into comfort had
fallen ASLEEP, aud the mother came softly
stepping down from her chamber into the
nar.or where ner hu,btnd was talking to a
friend. saws writer in the Christian
Union.
Released at last, my dsrlingg' said her
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-08-14
HARD ON THE DOCTOR.
A Prominent Physician Arrested at Ra-
cine for Burglary.

RACINE, Wis, Aug. ll.-Dr. C, N.
Palmer, of the town of Raymond, has
been placed under arrest on a charge OF
burglary. Louis ChriStianson, the pro-
prietor of general store at Raymond Cen
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-08-14
lie wanted Ready-srade FAMILY.

Ia Lake county. Tenn, a short tins
since 20 lnc man OF p married a
widow 81 ~, who has IL living chill
drsn