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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-12-18
How Four Indian Wars Began.

The Modoc War of 1872. in which so
many valuable lives were lost, was be-
gun by the advance of a half troop of
the LIST Cavalry. This force rode up
to the Indian camp. dismounted. and
were standing to horse. with probably
no thougAt of being murdered or of
any serious trouble. 1t is reported
that while the officers in commnnd
was talking to the chief a rifle was dis
charged by an Indian, either accident
ally or as a signal. and that instantly
thereafter firing on the troops took
place and a number were killed and
wounded. The Indians, about sixty in
mum Der, taking advantage of the con-
fusion among the troops, retired to
their stronghold in the lava beds, muir.
dering every white man en- route. In
this stronghold they detied the Gov
eminent massacred a commission
composed of prominent men sent to
them in peace, and withstood the at
tack of 1900 soldiers for months, and
until both food and water gave out.
The Nez Perces War in 1877 COM
menced in about the same way. Two
small troops of cavalry, marching
down a deep and long canon. present.
ed themselves before the camp of Chief
Joseph. as i display of this nature
was all that was necessary to capture
force of two hundred and fifty war;
riors. The Indians. always quick to
see an advantage and to profit by it
were not slow in this instance. and the
first few shots from the enemy on the
left and rear of the line caused hasty
retreat of the soldiers. who no doubt
ND to that time thought there was to
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-12-18
Earth Worms.

Darwin estimated that worms. by
swallowing earth for the sake of tho
vegetable matter it contains and form
ing castings, bring to the earth as
much as ten tons of earth per annum
on an acre. Worms are great pro-
meters OF vegetation by boring, perfor-
ating, and loosening the soil. and
rendering it pervious to rains and the
fibres of plants, by drawing straws and
stalks of leaves and twigs into it, and
most Of all, by throwing such infinite
numbers of Jumps of earth called
worm casts which form fine manure
for grain and grass. The earth. with
out these worms would soon become
cold, hard bound, void of fermenta-
ton, and consequently sterile. This
has occurred in many places whore the
worms have been either accidentally
or Intentionally destroyed, and the
fertility of the soil thus lost has only
been restored when tho worms have
been collected again and have resumed
their fertilizing work.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-12-18
A Siberian Quarantine,

Nothing of interest happened to US
until late in the evening. when. just as
we were turning up from the river in
to small peasant village, the name Of
which | have now forgotten. both we
sudden appearance of a Withholding
man in a long, tattered sheepskin
coat who, from the shelter of a pro-
jecting cliff. sprang into the road
ahead Of us. shouting hoarse but un-
Ineligible warning. and brandishing
in the air an armfuI of blazing birch
bark and straw.
What's the matter?" / said to our
driver, as our horses recoiled in fright.
''It's the plague-guard," he replied.
"He saws we must be smoked"
The cattle-plague was then prevail
ing extensively in the valley of the
upper Yenisei. and it appeared that
round this village the peasants had
established a sanitary Gordon with the
hope of protecting their own live stock
from contagion. They had heard OF
the virtues of fumigation. and were
subjecting to that process every vehi-
Gle that crossed the village limits. The
'plague-guard" burnel straw birch
bark and other inllammable and
reproducing substances around
and under our pavoska until we were
half strangled and our horses were
frantic with fear, and then he told US
gravely that we were purified. and
might proceed. George KeHsaas, in the
Century.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-12-18
A Cradle Song.

o. lullaby. my baby. The bee has gone &c
sleep:
The dew is on the clover and peace is Oh the
deep,
While mother sings above thee little slumber
song,
And prays beneath her singing, God save NY
babe from wrong.
o. sleep. my baby, sleep,
O, lullaby. my baby. The stars shine over
head
10 light the way of angels who come about
To keep their watch above until the morning
breaks,
And from the dreams they brought him my
little darling wakes.
o, sleep, my baby, sleep.
9. lullaby. my baby; take thou this COED
night kiss.
And may. it tell thee darling. what love =
mothers Is.
Take thou this kiss to dream of the Wills J
bre the prayer
That God who give shall have thee forever =
His care.
o. sleep. nv baby. sleep.
The freight movement in the United
States may be simply expressed By
saving it is equal TO 200. 10000 tons
hauled enc mile each day in the year
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-12-18
IN PERIL IN THE AIR.
What an AerOnaut Thought During q
Ealf Minutes Fall.

There is some kind of a fatality
pursuing me in Detroit" remarked
Prof Bartholomew TO reporter of the
hurt, by his own folly, however, in
monkeying on his parachute when he
was coming down; then Hogan was
killed; Miss Carmo drops within ten
feet of an unfathomable abyss of mud
in a sulphur marsh. and to-day | have
met a man who witnessed the most
narrow escape from death | ever bad.
The incident referred to occurred
two years ago at Terre Haute. Ind. |
shall never forget my experience on
that day. A number of outsiders held
the ropes of the balloon while it was
being inflated. aud one of the men
amused himself by tying big knot in
his guy. did not realize the danger
from that knot until it came near be-
ing the cause of my death. My as
cent was unusually high on that dav,
and it was the means of saving my life.
Il straddled the bar of my parachute
and launched myself off. | felt the
cord which held the parachute to the
balloon snap. ami u second later there
was another 'tu9' from above. [ look
ed up and there was that knot on the
guy swung around six of tne parachute
cords, forming us neat IL half hitch as
YOU ever saw in your life and holding
me to the balloon. You have noticed
that there is a weight attached to the
top of the balloon which turns the bag
upside down as it is released of the
weight of the aeronaut. The guy rope
ini, holE n,
strings Of my parachute was also
fastened to the top of the balloon, and
the latter turned up and began dis
charging the hot air instantly as |
jumped. The air escaped as you see
it every day here. gradually. and of
course my parachute descended very
gradually at first, and not initiating.
Down l kept coming, the guy rope
preventing the parachute from inflat-
ing, and | gave myself up as lost; |
wound my legs around the ropes of the
parachute trapeze and shut my teeth.
The speed commenced to be fearfuly
accelerated. and | was sure that | had
to die, but | was cool and retained my
senses.
Soon the balloon had emptied itself
and commenced Tapping its huge tail
ia the air with awful swishes. The
balloon weighed over 200 pounds and
was also pulled down by the sixty
pound sand bag. 1t came down past
me, and as the knotted guy rope slip
ped down the lines the parachute open
ed with such fierce snap that it SEEM
ed as if the ropes which supported me
would give away. The spreading of
the parachute saved my life. for the
2OO,pound balloon kept on down and
broke the six cords held captive by the
guy rope as if they had been pack
threads. 1t takes long time to tell
the story, but it all happened in half
a minute. l was within 400 feet of the
ground when the balloon tore away.
but my fall was checked and | landed
all right.
Every thought was a goner
that day, and a more excited crowd
than had gathered around where | was
to have fallen you never saw. There
is no mistake about my being scared
that day, but folded M parachute and
balloon as coolly as if nothing had
happened and went to bed for the re-
mainder of the week. "-Detroit Free
Press.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-12-18
The United state Is.

Germany's Fishery Association, with
its IL, 900 members, has grown into an
international affair. Three weeks ago
IL made a compact at Coblenz with the
Dutch and Swiss associations that
he, eater the stocking of the Rhine
with salmon should take place at the
rivers source rather than as hereto
fore at the various places selected by
the three national associations indie
pendently of each other. The Elbe
has been SO carefully stocked by the
the association that this year 1000
big salmon were taken at Hamburg.
''Of all European countries" said the
associations secretary in its annual
convention at Berlin two weeks ago.
Germany is most advanced in fish
culture, The United States, however.
Is ahead, far ahead, OF us all"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-12-18
Freed q Wildcat.

A San Franciscan who had been
hunting in the vicinity of Lake Tahoe
without bagging any game came upon
a mountaineer who was feeding a
Gagged wildcat he had caught the day
before. How much will you take for
that beast?" he asked. The captor
said $40, and the money was paid over.
Now" said the Nmrod, "tie one end
of strong cord to that tree and
another to the cats neck, and then
open the door of the cage" This was
finally accomplished. and the fierce
animal stood strainlng at its tether
The sportsman, who was watching the
exercises from the interior of the ca bin.
leveled his rifle across the window sill,
took careful aim and blazed away
the ). .ldcat gave joyful yell and dis
appeared into the forest. The bullet
had cut the rope!
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-12-18
New York.

NEW York, Dec. 15 - FLOUR Mo derately
active and steady; city mill extras, 1926 for
West Indies; Minnesota extras So. 6585 so;
inc, S2.90m3G5; supcrfuc, S3.256D39O
WHEAT Opened weak and continued weak
throughout the morning and at noon was &c
lower; receipts. fT',990 bu; shipments, GOT, i58
bu No rcd winter, 81 .0G1ll .06% CASH Janu-
airy, 81 02af February, 81 Ola: March, Sl.08R
Corn Opened weak ut @ac decline and fur
Sher fell 80 morctn the early trading; receipts,
S5S, 400 Oa; shipments, 1893 bu; No. ,, mixed,
O40G0 &c cash; December, Coo January, 55c;
F'obruarv. Ste
OATS Dun but steady, receipts 95,S25 bu:
shipments, $3.50 bu: No. mixed, tU640Ic
cash; january, 39Iac: May. 39lac
RYE Nominal; Sl.O-13 Bl043 for the whole
range
BARLEY Weak No 2 Milwaukee, 73674c.
MoLAssEs- New Orleans new crop
SDIl3sc.
SUGER-Rehned, weak; cut loaf and crushed
ebc granulated. 3-1634 5-16c; cubes, 49sc;
mold A, lac.
COFFEE Quiet; fair Rio cargoas. 16Ac.
RICE-NomnlL
Pork Moderately active and steady; new
mess, Sl05D.
LARD Quiet; January S645 February, Sc So
EGGS-Dull; Western fresh 24%c.
TURPENTINE Strong at 33l4c
RoSIN-Stcady; strain, to good 81 356H1 %
TALhow Dull prime city, 4alc.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-12-18
De nOEnt1l0 serious.

be 1aOEn,uo serious.
The Little Big Horn fight in 1876
where General Custer and most of his
command were massacred, was surely
the result of overestimating ones
strength and undertaking that of the
enemy.
Other examples could be furnished
but are not these. with their attendant
losses and failures. sufficient to prove
that with the Indian as foe we
must always be prepared. and especial
ly careful when he seems most friend
lv and still holds on to his rifle? On
the other hand, many instances are
known where the troops have met and
overcome at the start more serious OBJ
stacles than those mentioned above.
and without shot being fired. A
column on the march. prepared to fight
if necessary. is not likely to be dis
turbed. and it is almost certain that no
Indians will be seen or heard from un-
less they have all the advantages and
unless certainty of success follows their
first efforts.
This Ute campaign was a re petition
of all the other sad occurrences in In
dian warfare. Major Thornburgh, the
commander, as noble and brave man
as ever marched with troops, fell as
others had, having ignored an enemy
IN the morning who had the power to
defeat him before noon. The march
through these mountains and into the
valley of Milk River. as described. was
made as any march would be conduct
ed on turnpike through a civilized
country and among friends. No dam
ger had threatened; on the contrary,
Indians appeared friendly. and assur-
ing messages had been received from
the agent. E. z. S4mnser. in the
Century.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-12-18
NO FEAR FROM LEPROsY.
Loprosy Is Relic of the Barbaric Ages,
and Is DISappeariny.

Lepresy Is = Relic of the Barbaric Ages,
and Is Disappearing.
The close commercial relations be-
tween California and China have in
troduced quite a number Of lepers into
the former from the latter country. A
leper hospital in San Francisco has
contained as many as tifty-two unfor-
Inmates all Of whom were Chinese.
No cases, however. have developed
from these among the inhabitants of
any of the Pacific states. In New York
city there have been half a dozen iso-
lated cases during the past ten years,
and at the present time the writer
knows of five cases of leprosy within
the city limits. Leprosy is relic of
the barbaric ages and it is, l think,
slowly disappearing from the earth.
Civilization and progress will in time
complete its placement. 1t is but an
other instance of the ''Belated Crab"
of Mr.. jackson, and we may join with
him in praying heaven to soon remove
it. We must not neglect certain safe
guards against it. however, for it is an
insidious disease. Half a century il
oIkSh bSNtSSdIy W SiCSb Tvs uSNSLVp-
ment in a community, and it may gain
a foothold without attracting attention
The action of the government in rigid
ly quarantining against it is commend
able. Lepers, to say the least are not
desirable citizens, and such as reach our
shores should be sent back to the places
whence they came. The establishment
OF lazaretto has been advocated for
such cases as have developed among
us. | believe it should be done, and
hope to see it in the near future, as IL
will undoubtedly prevent some casee
from occurring that would otherwise
occur. AS nation we have nothing
to fear from leprosy. The conditions
do not exist here to cause or even per-
NIT the spread of the disease, and it 10
not conceivable that they will exist I'M
til civilization proves failue. DR..
Cyrus Edison in North American Re
view
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-12-18
MR.. MILLS VERY ILL.
The Texas Congressman Threatened will
an Attack of Pneumonia.

The Texas Congressman Threatened with
Attack of Pneumonia.
WAsHINGTON, Dec. 15.-Roger Q. Mills
has the grip He is confined to his bed
and is threatened with pneumonia
Since the close of the speakership con-
test he has been i'll, and yesterday
afternoon was compelled to take to his
bed. DIR. Sewers, the Presidents ply
stefan, was called and remained with
him all night. This morning he was
no better and DR.. Hayatt, a specialist
in lung diseases, was call ID and after
long and careful examination said that
the Congressman S lungs w1re affected
and that pneumonia might result. The
physicians have issued positive orders
that no one be allowed to see the sick
man.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-12-18
A Last Reunion.

During the reunion Of the survivors
of the Forty-seventh Indiana Regiment
at Huntington, a few days ago, they
were apprised that Mrs. A. B. Moore,
who made a presentation of colors to
the regiment in 1861, was lying fatally
III. She was DESTROYS of again seeing
the "boys" and. headed by Captain
Massee, there was Il call upon the dy-
Ing woman, and in a whisper she de-
Hvered an address of welcome.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-12-18
Twenty Rounds for $4,000.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 15.-Peter Jack
son has received from the National
Sporting club the al ticles of agreement
for his fight with Frank Slavin. Within
a few hours of the receipt Peter had
affixed his signature under that of his
coming opponent and forwarded them
by mail to London. They agree to
fight twenty rounds with four-ounce
glow at catch weights for q purse OF
$4,000. The contest is to take place
at the National Sporting club on Mon
day, May 80, 1892.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-12-18
ODDITIES.

A spanking tean.-the old-.ime father
and -cother
Lltbographe color vii YOU
have your bil.heads?" Merchant. Dun
colcr
A Texas young lady is named Angelina
Acid. Her fellow speaks of her as his
sour mash.
Sle-"I would still love you il you
asked me to live in cot" He"How
about flat2" She (sighlngl-'' Even love
has It's limitations. New York Sun.
We have noticed that the cheaper the
trousers young man has on the more fur
he puts on the collar and cuffs of his over
coat.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-12-18
A CHILD'S DEATH,
Let Boys Who Are Fond of Doing This
Take Warning.

Let Boys who Are Fond OF Doing This
Take Warning.
In neighboring city lived a 6-year-
old boy who was the picture of happi-
ness and rosy health. He had never
been i'll a day in his life, and was of q
nature so sunny and merry that he was
remarkable. One day his mother went
home and found him deathly pale and
sobbing and catching his breath. He
sprang toward her with scream and
buried his face in her garments. From
that day the little child never laughed
again. He grew paler and thinner and
pined away. He seemed to be over
come by some namoless terror which
he could not explain. His parents
only knew that it was with MIN night
and day like a horror that froze his
poor baby brain. At last the little
boy died and physicians could find no
other cause for his death than that
commonly used to cover a great many
things, heart failure"
But the real causep This sweet
gentle, merry child, beginning life with
rs fair prospect as boy could have Of
living to be a noble honorable man.
was frightened to death. During his
mothers absence he had been playing
as usual on the sidewalk near his home.
Some older boys II and ID, who, it is
certainly to be hoped, knew not what
they did, gathered around the child
and began to torture him with fright.
They told him bloOdcurdling stories,
and made awful threats of what they
were going to do with him. The inno-
cent child believed every word. 1t
threw him into convulsiOns and turned
his brain, and so he died, frightened
to death by that fearful cruelty boys
younger than themselves. The Daily
Gate City.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-12-18
China and the Worlds Fair.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.-Minister Den
by, in China, has informed the Secre
tary of State that while the Chinese
government will make no provision for
an official representation at the Worlds
Column bian exposition, it has, in order
to facilitate exhibits by Chinese mer-
chants and others, removed the export
duty on all articles exported for exhibi-
ton at Chicago
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-12-18
CIpSlN6.
Highest. Lowest - - -
DEF. -. Dec.l4
ARTICLES. Hi,
Cash Sales.
BRAN-Sales were at Sl42511450
MIDDLINGS Sales were at Sl4.50.

BRAN-Sales were at Sl4.25G11450
MIDDLINGs Sales were at Sl450.
HAY-Saes were: No. 1 timothy, s130t4
No. 2, Sta0125O; mixed, S1O0l1.5O; upland
prairie, S9G01l5O
OATS-Sales by sample were: No. ?, 3BGC2314c;
No. 2 white, 331a@3iAc; No. 3, 3O1aG3l1ac; No 3
white, 3)1l033Ac.
WINTER WHEAT=SlleS by sample were:
No. 3, Soc; No. a. 6761 ic
SPRING WHEAT-oales by sampie were: No
3. s4G1sSc; No 4, 76c.
BARLEY Sales by sample were: No. 3 42a
30c; No. 4, ;s8Gl48c.
RYE-Sales by sample were: No. 2, 89Hc. No.
\. 835183c
SEEDS Sales by sample were: Flax, No.
cash, 9i&c timothy. 31.O50L15.
CoKN-Salcs by sample were: No 2, 43c;
No. 3, i3c; No. white 434@H4c; No. yell
low, 43Hc; No. 4, 3904I&c.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-12-18
tullue Magee and the Musical
Tree

There was small boy named Cstullus
Whose father lived under q musical tree
That played. when Catullus was happy and
good.
Most beautiful airs at the edge of the wood.
whenever CatuIlus was naughty and bad,
To i"arn his sons conduct. old Mr.. MaRee
dAa only to list to the musical tree.
IF the tree gave . woebegone sorrowful
And they missed from the cupboard a patty
The father would play. With movement most
free,
b,rchen tattoo on Catullus Magee.
IL the tree made q moan at the noon Of the
day,
IL meant Catullus from school was away,
AID without further question, when home
ward he came,
I'D ind his anatomy more than afame.
N-ae LAY. when Catullus was merry and good,
The tree played sad airs at the edge OF the
wood.
Awave In the odorous breezes OF June,
The m usical branches were all out of tune.
Said Mr.. Magee; Hence no musical tree
ohall m; ae me believe what l can't plainly
see.
No moro sign or symbol shall govern my acts;
Ii j whip you again, 1t shall be but On facts
music was sad
Yes, indeed. sir, you have coincided the lad.
For each thrashing apolo2ized Mr.. Hagee,
musical tree"
-Harper's Young PeODlo.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-12-18
Chicago Produce MarLa.

CHICAGO, Dec. la-The following quotations
are for large lots only Smaller Quantities are
usually sold at advanced rates:
FRUTrs-Apples, choice, si75aaoo; ordinary
OIL 016eL51.
GAME--Mallard ducks, $500 per doz red
head, $500: prairie chickens 81 m. mart
ridge, $50; canvas backs s5OCaI0o0; jack
snipe, sl.5o teal, IL .ooQ2 green wings, 81 so
Qi.75 mixed duck. sl2SG1l so: plover 81 90 to
N.25; quail 9Oc To sl.25; venison saddles, L. 10
i3c; carcasses. 8 to i0c; bear saddles, to ioc;
osrcasses. iOc; wild turkey 10 TO l2c: squirrels.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-12-18
0c per doz: rabbits d IS; jack rabbits, 100 70

0OO
BUTTER-Fancy Elgin stock, 2sc; fancy
creamer.es 25zs7c per lb fancy limitations,
DG22c: Western goods, 20; fancy dairies
No. l. lSG20c; No. 2, I5lI16c; selects, 22a25e;
hne ladies, TGl9c fresh packing stock, l4c:
grease, case.
DRESSED PoULTRY-Hens, 7Q8c; roosters,
SC; springs s0t9c; ducks, s0l1oc; turkeys. 1l@
l2n geese, TO l0c; live hens 51a TO &c; roost-
ers to &c; springs, 61ac; ducks, 7 TO &c; geese.
$500 TO s7C0 Ter doz; turkeys, 7 te &c.
EGGs-Northern stock, 25c; Southern stock
19921c: ice-hOuse eggs, lSl119c Full loss must
be allowed
POTATOEs-Burbanks 81 to 3oc per Blu;
Hebrors. SO to BIC; rose, % to 3Oc: mammoth
pearls, q to 2Sc peerless 30 TO 35c mixed, 70 to
&c.
HIDEs-No. light and heavy, 45lc. No. do.
oZc. No. calf, &c: No. do. sac: No.
tallow, &c: No. do. 3lc
VEAL-Fancy calves, to &c per ID; grasses
TO &c: small and thin 3 to &c.
CBEEsE--Fun cream Young Americas, 12I1
12azc; do twins, 11H911Ac; cheddars. 11A9
llAc; brick, 102l011c limburger, eQ9Hc;
Swiss 9H01l1c.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-12-18
Reported Loss of Brisis Seamen.

LONDON, Dee. 15.-It is reported in
Plymouth that her majesty's ship An
son, the flagship of the channel
squadron, while cruising in the vicinity
of Gibraltar encountered n terrific gale,
during which the vessel vas swept by
huge waves, and several Of her men
were washed overheard and drowned.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-12-18

The Jersey Lazy mas become quite ia
nous fer eer beauty, and she means to keep
too, for hasn't she learned in the great
United States to cure colds with Dr. Ball s
c ugh Syrup?
Make note of it.-Tweniy. FIVE cents
buys the best liniment out, Salvation Oil,
at all dealers.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-12-18
The Visible Supply.

NEW YORK, Dec. 15.-The visible sup
ply of wheat Saturday as compiled by
the New York Produce Exchange was
42,253, 2S5 bushels, an increase of 60O,-
701 bushels. and of corn 3,O65, SEQ bush
els. an increase of S3S, COS bushels.