Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-01-22

IOWA co. DEMOCRAT.
MINERAL POINT, WIS.
ONLY one couple in II 800 live to cele-
brate their diamond wedding.
THE electrigal ehibit promises to be one
of the shining features Of the wo4id's fair
ITALY is the Louisiana of Europe. That
kingdom reaps a revenue of $4,000, 900
annually from its lotteries.
THIuBLEs have been found in the
Egyptian catacombs In mummy cases an
tedat1ng the Christian era fifteen to TWEEN
ty centuries.
THE grip recently called down the big
gist man in the world, John Dieted, who
weighed 703 pounds.
Is is told by those who claim to knox,
that the high table!ands of Mexico will be
the next competito Of the wheat growers
of the United States.
THE queens banqueting hall in her
Osborne residence, isle of Wight, will be
a superb room, sixty feet by thirty, of
oriental design and appointments. 1t will
cost 100000.
IT will astoni8h good many people to
be told that the proper way to pronounce
the title of the khedive Of Egypt is khed-
ee-yee, with the accent On the first syl-
Liable
A MILLION head of cattle are being fed
and fattened for the spring market in the
state of Kansas Farmers think they Can
get more for their grain in that way than
by hauling it TO market.
THE Philadelphia Academy Of Natural
Sciences is considering whether relief
expedition should not be sent out for
Lieutenant Peary and wife, who are some
where in Greenland.
The best remedies for prevention of the
grip are all precautionary-regularlty IN
sleep and at meals, and warm clothing.
Changes from warm and heavy everyday
wear to lighter clothing for parties should
l. cocou IN, +o,, +I,o -
dress is not made for warmth or protec-
ton, and thousands have gone to their
graves from just such exposures.
A New York brass poisher who not
long ago happened to look up and see a
bundle of white falling from the third
story window to the sidewalk, was given
gold medal the other evening by a life
saving association for having caught on
the fly what proved TO be three. year8-old
child. 1t was the first medal of the sort,
probably, that has ever been awarded for
just that sort of bravery, which was, in
deed, bravery dominated by quick wit.
II las uCCh pIOpOoCd JIIdb LuG RONeIu-
ment give postoffice clerks vacation with
pay. At present letter carriers are 81
lowed a vacation of two weeks each year.
Clerk, however, must employ and pay
their own substitutes, Experts In post
office work assert that many of the mis-
takes in handling mail matter are due
to the fact that employees are worn out
by oVerwork. 1t would seem, therefore,
that besides the manifest fairness OF the
plea for vacation, there is here chance
to improve the postal service
AN instructive fact, apparently showing
the infectious nature of the influenza, has
recently been reported to the Berlin
Therepautical society. 1t is found that in
the clinical wards of the Charlie hospital.
under Professor Leyden, the Influenza has
reappeared In the same rooms that were
occupied by influenza patients two years
ago This information may be put to
good account IN all hospitals and private
apartments which were occupied by grip
patients in the epidemics of the last two
years. By di8infecting such apartments
the spread ami fatality of the disease may
be very considerably lessened should it be-
come as violent as it is reported to be now
In Berlin