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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-08-05
Making Telescope Lenses.

The average layman has no concep-
ton of the numberless difficulties which
beset the firm which undertakes to cast
the lenses for large telescope. Some
times, and, in fact, usually, these at
tempts are attended with the most
annoying discouragements. Of the
two great lenses, which, together, are
to form the forty-inch glass of the Lick
observatory, in California, the first one
is safe in Cambridge factory. The
second lens was in process of construc-
ton in Paris by Mantois; but while it
was in the furnace it exploded into a
thousand fragments. This mishap SO
upset Mantois that he disappeared from
Paris for six weeks and could not be
found. But eventually he returned and
began work again on a new lens.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-08-05
LIFE ON A PIRATE SHIP.
How the Buccaneers OF Old Times We
Ruled and Regulated.

How the Buccaneers OF Old Times Were
Ruled and Regulated.
The customs and regulations most
commonly observed on board bucca-
neer are worth noting, says the New
Orleans Times Democrat. Every pirate
captain doubtless has his own set of
rules, but there were certain traditional
articles that seem to have been general
~ adopted. The captain had state
cabin, double vote in elections,
double share of booty. On some direc-
tions it was the captain who decided
what direction to sail in, but this and
other matters of moment were general
~ settled by vote of the company, the
captains vote counting two. The officers
had a share and half or a share and
quarter of the plumber and the sailors
each one share. Booty was divided with
scrupulous care and NARROWING was the
penalty Of attempting to fraud the gen
eral company if only the amount of
gold piece or dollar. Every man had
a full vote in every affair of inpor-
lance. Arms were always to be clean
and fit for service, and desertion of the
ship or quarters in battle was punished
with death. On Roberts ship man
who was crippled in battle received
eight hundred dollars out of the COM
mon stock, and proportionate sum was
awarded for lesser hurts. Lowther al
lowed one hundred and fifty pounds for
the loss of a limb and other captains in
stituted a sort of tariff of wounds that
extended to ears, fingers and toes. In
chase or battle the captains power was
absolute. He who first spied sail, if
she proved to be a prize, was entitled to
the best pair Of pistols on board her
over and above his dividend. These pis-
tolls were greatly coveted, and a pair
would sell for as much as fifty pounds
from one pirate to another. In their
own commonwealth the pirates were
reported to have been severe upon the
point of honor, and among Roberts
crew it was the practice to slit the ears
or nose Of any sailor found guilty of
robbing his fellow. Such feeble interest
as now attaches to what was once the
formidable fame of the pirates is not
even aesthetic; it is merely comic. No
imaginative essayist discusses piracy as
a fine art, but Paul Jones is resurrected
as the hero Of musical burlesque. Poor
Paul! And he is almost the only one of
the whole buccaneering race whose
story discovers trace of the legendary
gallantry of piracy. Paul, whose father
had been head gardener to Lord Selkirk,
plundered the oSelkirk mansion of it's
plate, which he subsequently returned
in parcel to Lady Selkirk, with let
ter of polite apology.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-08-05
a Monaghan Oath.

All Ching was in the dock of a Lon
don police court the other day, and All
Sing was in the witness box. All Sing,
as became a devout Chinese, solemnly
took the usual saucer oath of his coun-
trymen. If do not speak the truth, y
said he, may my soul be cracked and
broken like this saucer Then All
Sing struck the saucer against the
woodwork, but the crockery happened
to be of the tough variety which is seen
in our coffee and cake restaurants, and
All Sing had to exert all his strength
several times before he succeeded in re-
ducing the saucer to ruins. This solem-
nifty, however, did not impress the
magistrate, who decided that All Sings
story of assault lacked confederation,
and All Ching was permitted to depart
in peace. All Sing left the courtroom
with a remark that somebody must
have hit him, for there was a hole in
his check which was yet far from
heal led
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-08-05
Marking on Steel.

The street fal1ir who sells you bot
tie containing fluid with which you can
write your name on knife blade never
fails to secure patronage, although the
fluid he sells is SO badly diluted that it
only does its work indifferently we'll
In order to mark steel tools and other
articles distinctly, it is only necessary
to grease the substance with wax or tai
low and then scratch the name and adj
dress in the wax When this is done, a
few drops of nitric acid poured on will
speedily eat into the steel and etch the
name quite deeply. If enough acid is
used it is possible to cut right through
the blade
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-08-05
TRAVEL IN INDIA.
Railway Accommodations In the Great
Empire.

Railway Accommodations In the Great
Empire.
Railway travel in India may be made
very cheap, for although first-class fare
is three cents mile, the second-class is
but cent and half, and third-class
only half cent, says the Youths Com
panion. One has little trouble with his
baggage at the stations. AS soon as
the train stops, says the author of
'Indika," he has only to go to the door
of his compartment and call out: ''Kuli
hai?'' which means: rs there porter
about?" and the question will be an
swered by one or perhaps half a dozen
barefooted natives.
At the time Of the deccnnial pilgrim
| ages, thousands of natives take the
| train, croWding in with such persist
/ ency that there is no withstanding the
pressure Sometimes the railroad Off
Gals stand near the cars, and with
great bamboo rods beat the pill
grims, pounding them over the head
and shoulders with all their might, in
order to prevent the dense crowd from
overwhelming the train.
The pilgrims and ordinary natives use
the third-class carriages, but Euro
peans are taking to them very rapidly.
When Bishop William Taylor was max
ing his four years cvangclistic tour
! through India, he succeeded in setting
that economical fashion. 1t was not
then considered respectable to adopt
! such humble means of travel, and he
was asked:
''Why do you ride in third-class cars?''
/ His reply came on the instant.
Because there are no fourth-class
cars"
Since then it has been respectable fo1
Europeans to travel by any class.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-08-05
Socialism In the Army.

Five years ago one Jacl5lin, Hun
garian, was sentenced to eight months
imprisonment at Pesth, capital of
Hungary, for having participated In
revolutionary propaganda. He after
ward managed to be received into the
imperial army and advanced to the
rank of sergeant. He has now been
placed under arrest again, under the &C
cusation of having propagated socialistic
views and papers in the army and to
have written articles for socialistic
papers exposing the bad treatment suf-
fered by soldiers of the Austrian army.
He was quartered at the city of Agram
and Will be tried there.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-08-05
LONG LIVED PEOPLE.
A Region Where Centenarfans Are Nc
Uncommon.

A Region Where CentenarfanS Are Not
Uncommon.
81 observe that when man dies in
this country at the age of one hundred
years, or Whereabouts, the papers elab-
crate on the occurrence in their news
columns as if it were something Won
derful," said Ramon Casanova, Of
Guadalajara, Mexico, to a st. Louis
Globe-Democrat reporter. Il know a
score or more of people in Mexico con-
siderably more than one hundred years
old and who give promise of living
many years yet. There is limited
area in the state of Tamaulipas whose
climate, water and general condition
seem to-induce longevity. visited the
neighborhood few months since and
saw five generations of one name living
In the same house. The eldest male
was said to be one hundred and thirty
two years old. He is shriveled and
weazened, blind and almost dumb, but
in other respects all of his vital func-
tons appear to be strong and normal.
There are, perhaps, fifty persons in the
nelghbOrhood whose lives have spanned
century. They are a pastoral people
of Spanish and Aztec blood, and for
generations have intermarried con-
trary to all the accepted laws of con-
sanguinity. Their constitutions are not
particularly robust and none of them
is over feet inches tall. They are
cut off from the rest of the world and
are ignorant as to the great population
of the globe, nor do they seem to have
the slightest conception as to the mode
of life of other people. They live in
the most primitive way, and perhaps it
is this absence Of the tremendous pres
sure of modern civilization that largely
conduces to their marvellous longevity"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-08-05
Iron Hall Members Surprised.

CINCINNATI, O., July 3o.-There are
five local branches of the order of the
Iron Hall in this city. Naturally the
news by Associated press from Indian
apolis last night that receiver had
been applied for to settle the business
Of the order created CONSERVATION
among the members here. 1t is limited
that members here will stop paying
monthly dues till the case is settled.
There are several claims of 81, 900 due
members Of the order in this city that
are unpaid but not overdue.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-08-05
Mr.. Davitt.s Offer Discussed.

LONDON, Aug. IA Laborite cham
pion writes to the Times in reference to
Mr.. Davitt's offer that if the Labor
members support Home Rule the Nc
Carthyites will support Labor legisla-
ture.
The writer says: "This sounds like
a fair bargain. If Mr.. Davitt can give
security that an eight-hour bill, which
is the only measure in which Laborites
are interested, can be introduced SIM
ultaneously with the Home-Rule bill
and the latter will not precede it by
more than one stage the Laborites are
ready to negotiate with him. Other
wife they prefer to fight for their own
hand:
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-08-05
& Spool Country.

In the backwoods villages of Oxford
county, Me-, one sees scarcely any 9TH
er industry but spoolmalhg, and
everyone is in some way interested in
the business. The factories have been
eating into the Maine birch forests for
years, but there seems to be enough
left yet to feed them well for years to
come Hundreds of thousands Of feet
of logs are cut and sawed into spool
timber annually.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-08-05
A Sharp Boy.

The Dundee Weekly News tells .
good story of north Of Scotland coun-
try lads back-action shrewdness. The
boy, having hurt his leg, was taken by
his mother to "bone setter" in whom
she had great faith. The leg was duly
examined, and it was found necessary
to haul it very severely, in order, as the
bone setter said, to ''get the bone In. -
The lad was liberal with his screams
while this was going on, but eventually
the bone was 'got in," and the patient
was told that he would be all right in
few days. Didn't Davie do the thing
well?" said the joyous mother. "Aye,
he did, mither," answered the Lad; "but
I wisna sic a feel as tae gle him ma
sair Leg"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-08-05
MONKEYS Tntvine Knots.

The monkeys intelligence has never
been able to arrive at point which
enables that animal to achieve the un-
tying of knot, remarks traveller.
You may tie the monkey with cord,
and unless the beast can break the
string or gnaw it in two he will never
get loose. To unite the knot requires
observation and reasoning power, and
though monkey may possess both, he
has neither in sufficient degree to en-
able him to overcome the difficulty.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-08-05
Opening Proceedings of Parliament.

LONDON, Aug. According to the
form of procedure for the opening OF
Parliament,whicht takes place on Thurs
day next, the Clerk for the Crown first
hands list of the members selected to
the Clerk Of the House of Commons.
Then the Clerk of House, standing at
the entrance to the House Of Commons,
verifes the members entering. The
House then proceeds to elect the
Speaker, who, after his election, first
makes oath. Then the swearing in OF
members begin. It is done by separat-
ing the members into detachments OF
twenty each, and will be completed By
Saturday.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-08-05
DEATH OF AN AERONAUr.
Prof. Eward Hopes Body Is Driven
Twelve Feet Into the Mud.

ST.. PAUL, Mimi, Aug. When
Prof. Edward Hope, the aeronaut, saw
that his balloon was drifting rapidly
toward the Mississippi river yesterday,
to save himself, he cut away his para
chute and began to descend. The ma
chine worked badly, and he dropped
like shot into a slough, his body be-
ing driven twelve feet into the soft
mud. Death was instantaneous.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-08-05
BIisterinR Beetles.

There are many kinds of beetles in
the United States which are as good for
the purpose of blistering as the Spanish
fly, belonging to the same family with
1t. One species in and about Washing
ton preys destruetively on the petals of
chrysanthemums and asters, but has
the redeeming habit of devouring grass
hoppers' eggs.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-08-05
Socialist Labor In Massachusetts,.

BOSTON, Mass, Aug. 1.-The Social
list labor party has nominated a full
State ticket. John Orvis, who was .
co-worker with Wendell Phillips and
William Lloyd Garrison in the anti
slavery movement, is the candidate for
governor. The State committee puts
the labor vote in the State at from
90. 600 TO 30 600.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-08-05
Eagle Creek Bridge Gives Way.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Aug, IA small
bridge over Eagle creek on the Peoria
division of the Big Four road gave
way last evening under a freight train
in bond, causing nine freight cars to
be piled up one ON another. The limo
was blocked all night passengers hav-
ing to be transferred. A drawbar or
axle is supposed to have broken, thus
causing the bridge to leave it's but
tressas. There were no lives lost. The
damage done will amount to 1000.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-08-05
SUED FOR LIBEL.
st. Louis Post Dispatch VIII Have to An.
swer 500, 1000 Charge.

ST. Louis, July 30.-Fiorence D
White, editor, ard Samuel Williams and
George S. Johns, assistants, on the ST.
Louis Post Dispatch, were arrested this
afternoon on the charge of criminal libel.
AT the same time civil suits for S4O0, 900
were begun against the owners of the
paper. Proceedings were instigatei by
Judge Normile of the criminal court, who
considered certain recent publications
about his court libelous.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-08-05
CoIviIIe Indians Ugly.

SPOKANE, Wash, Aug. There is
trouble brewing among the Indians on
the Colville reservation, and in all
probability United States tronps may
be called out to quel the threatened
uprising. The Indians are in arms
against the white invaders and have
fired the reservation in order to drive
than off
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-08-05
One Woman Burned.

LYONS, Iowa, Aug. IA disastrous
fire visited the little town of Wheat
land, this county, yesterday. -Four big
brick business blocks and other build
ings were burned. The loss is esti-
mated at $37, OOO Mrs. John Schneider,
q young married woman, who lived
over one of the burned stores, was
burned to death. Her husband escaped
with difficulty.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-08-05
New Nnrlr

New YORK, Aug. i-FLoUR-Dull and weak
superine sl.7a02.55 city mill extra. s? 1903 Is
WHEAr-O Opened steady and advanced sc to
sc by noon on the shelving OF the anti-option
bill; receipts, SIS 70 bu. shipments, $3.50 bu;
No. , red winter, Sic cash S27se August,
a3aLc September: SIC October
Corn Opened 3s5tl4c lower but advanced
h0ac. receipts. 795 hu; shipments, t9,O17
bu; NJ mixed soc cash; 55zse August;
AAc September.
oATs-Dull, steady: receipts, 49,. $50 bu; No.
smiNed, 34s1 cash; August, 37isc
RYE-Dull; roc zoe.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-08-05
Catholic Summer Assembly.

New LONDON, Conn.,, Aug. 1.-The
Catholic summer assembly was opened
yesterday morning with a pontifcal
high mass in ST. Mary's church, Bishop
Mcmahon officiating. His assistants
at the throne were the Rev. Morgan
M. Sheedy of Pittsburg and the Rev.
James Mill of Bridgeport.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-08-05
Eleven ScaIps at His Belt.

LOUISVILLE, KY, July 3O.-Talton
Hall the Kentucky desperate who IL
credited with having killed eleven men,
was sentenced at Wise G. H., Va, to
bang Sept. 2. The crime for which
Hall will die is the murder of Officer
Hilton, at Norton, Va. Hall has been
placed under guard Of ten men till the
day Of execution.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-08-05
A Colombian Vessel CAPTURED.

NEW YORK, Aug. THE Herald's
Panama dispatch says: A report is
current here to-day that the Venezuelan
warship La Justicia, in possession of
the Crespists, has captured the Colon
bian gunboat La Popa, which was In
Venezuelan waters with cargo of
arms for the Caracas government.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-08-05
New Postage-stamp pes,.ns

New YORK, Aug. The Metropoli.
tan Philatelist In its next issue win
announce that the Postmaster-General
has adopted the designs for a new
series Of postage stamps to be issued 10
commemoration Of the discovery Of
America.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-08-05
Gentlemen Exchange Com p1iments.

SOMERSET, KY, July 3o.-Grant Sell
lers, deputy sheriff Of this Pulash)
county, to-day attempted to arrest
John Coffee, notorious character, at
Flat Creek, twenty miles south of this
place. Coffee saw Sellers first, drew
his pistol, and shot Sellers through the
breast, inficting what is thought to be
q fatal wound. Sellers returned the
fire, and probably fatally wounded
Coffea
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-08-05
Destructive Fire at Portland.

PORTLAND. Oregon, Aug. Fire to-
night destroyed Whittier, Fuller & Son s
paint and oil store, and Wadham's whole
sale g1ocery, with loss of s250,0O0. The
insurance covers about two-thirds of the
loss.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-08-05
Drinking While Speaking.

One of the most peculiar features of
French parliamentary life is the custom
of drinking while addressing the house.
No sooner does deputy or senator
ascend the rostrum than a glass filed
with his own favorite brew is placed be
fore him
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-08-05
Penria.

I PEORIA, I'll, Aug. L-CoRN-Firm, higher:
No. 4, lie. -receipts. $3.50 bu: shipments,
$500 bu 0ATs-Inaetive; No white, Slnc:
No do, So.qc: receipts, 1900 bu; shipments,
1850 Gu. RYE-Searte, nominal receipts.
1900 bu WHIsKY-Narket steady on the
basis OF sl.l5 for highwines; shipments, s02
brls
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-08-05
! . =

The copyright of the Vicar of Wake
field was sol'i by Goldsmith through the
good Offices of Johnson for EGO. A few
days ago copy Of the first addition of
that immortal work was sold at Sotheby's s,
London, for the unprecedented price Of
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-08-05
RISE IN PRICE OF GOAL.
Reading and Pennsylvania Roads Make
an Advance of TX Cents a Tom

Reading and Pennsylvania Roads Make
AN Advance OF 15 Cents Ton.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Aug. 1.-Begin-
ming to-day the circular price of Goa.
for this city is advanced Is cents at the
mines by the Reading and Pennsyl-
vania roads, making the rates as fol-
lows: Egg, $2.65; stove, $2.75; chest
nut, 2.55. This makes an increase of
about so cents since the first Of the
year. The retail dealers are expected
to add about so cents to present quota
tons.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-08-05
nvromfte at VersaiIIes.

PARIS, Aug. 1.-The Paris newspa-
pers report that attempts were made
to destroy buildings at Versailles with
dynamite. The report is not con-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-08-05
ROUNDA BUSY WORLD
Reports Showing Condition OF Mark
cts in all Important Frade
Cpnters.
Price of Wheat Jumps About, But
Finally Stands Where it
Started.
The Day on Wall Street.

NEW YoRK, Aug. 1.-Atchison advanced
70 391. Cleveland. Cincinnati, Chicago & St
Louis to 97ae, Rock Island to slh, Missouri
Pacific to 81. Erie to 2szl and Northern Pacific
preferred s8a. The specialties that figured
Ia the sales were also inclined toward higher
ievel, but dealings were restricted Colorado
Cal rose TO 35A and Ontario & Western to
20l Business in the industrials outside Of
American Sugar Refining common was dull
The stock named sold down u TO 1051s; do pre-
ferred receded "a 70 1904,
Chicago Grain and Provisions.
CHICAGO, Aug. 1.-The following were the
closing prices on change Saturday and to-day
with today's range:
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-08-05
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.

One of the features of Margaret Math-
er's coming season will be her production
of the Egyptian, which she brought out
only last ssaeon, and in which Sic was
eminetIy successful.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-08-05
st. Louis.

ST LOUIS Aug Misunderstanding 1000
nead; market a shade stronger. HoGs-Re-
ceipts, $1,000 head; market all sold out ct
steady prices; late arrivals met loc decline:
heavy, SS.7o<55 20; mixed, s. 3095. so; Workers,
=. log5So SHEEP-Reeeipts, 100 head; mar
Eet strong
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-08-05
Cincinnati.

CINCINNATI, Aug 1. - WHEAT-Recetpts,
ASST ou; shipments, 1900 bu. CoRN-So.
mixed, $3.50; receipts 1926 bu; shipments,
s,S9 ou. oATs-No. mixed, sSnc; receipts,
Il los bu shipments, o8o7 bu. RYE-61c; re-
6elpts. l,7so bu; shipments, 100 ou. WHISKY
-Sf IL
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-08-05
Agreed.

A Hindu was asked by a lady mission
airy if there was anything on which the
diffrient sscts of the Hindus agreed, and
replied: Yes; we all believe in the san
City of the cow and the depravity TO wo-
man"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-08-05
Hostile Caucus.

WASHINGTON. Aug. AFTER consider
able debate in the caucus tonight the res
olutions to throw the fair appropriation
over till December were carried.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-08-05

Among some "reminiscences contributed
to Temple Bar by Mrs. Andrew Crosse,
are one or two illustrating Brownings's
fire memory and his admiration of
Byron's works. One one occasion he re-
peated a portion of the Vision of Judg-
me1t beginning with st. Peter stood at
flushed he added: II have not repeated
those lines for forty years, but they are
craven on my memory"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-08-05
Later.

John Gill, another victim of the col
lision, died today. Dennis Hagerty and
Charles Baer will probably not last
through the night.