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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-03-04
why He Couldn't Believe 1t.

"Talkino about snakes" he began.
No one had said a word about snakes,
but he thought it about time to spin
yarn. Talking about snakes there
was man down in our township -"
you knew him?" interrupted his
companion"
"Certainly knew him"
q thought so. He was a truthful
man, too"
"George Washington wasn't cir
cumstance to him"
Il knew it. Go on with your story"
well, sir, one day he was out on the
marsh and he saw a snake that"
Told you about it himself, didn't
hep"
with his own lips. Now that
snake"
Pardon me! He isn't drinking
man, is he?"
mo, sir"
Never touched a drop of liquor in
his life, did hep"
"Never since he was born"
Il thought not. Say! did you ever
hear of snake story being told by a
drinking MANI?
Gum, we'll"
"Did you ever hear of a real good
one that wasn't told originally by a
man who never drank drop in his
life"
"Why, now you speak of it"
"a strictly temperance man is al
ways willing to make an affidavit to
the truth of it. Bring me one verified
by drinking man some time and I'll
take some stock in it."
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-03-04
Edison Has a Rival in Maine.

4 man in Caribou, Aroostook county,
Maine, claims that he has discovered
an electrical power in the earth by the
means of which he is able, using cleo
trical instruments which have been in
vented by himself, to transmit sounds
for any distance. This is done simply
by connecting wires with the earth at
different points and making use of the
positive and negative electrical cur
rents in the earth. If this system can
be properly utilized and developed it
will do away with the use of all bat
teries The Caribou man has his sys-
tenn working over distance of about
a mile in successful operation. If all
that is claimed for this new discovery
is realized it Will cause revolution in
electrical science, and powers here
tofore unknown. and therefore useless.
will do the work now done by costly
machinery
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-03-04
Cara Hiding in the Bush,

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, March lit
has now come to light that primarily
the mission of Senior Alexandra Con
zales, Garza's fatherin-la\y, in visiting
this city was to confer with Gen. Stan
ley and under certain conditions ar
range for surrender Of CARA to the
military authorities. Gen. Stanley has
knowledge that Cara was seen not
more than a week ago in the vicinity
of PalitO Blanco ranch and that he is
still hiding in the bush. He is suffer
ing great hardships in his efforts to
elude the troops and it is believed that
should he not be captured soon he will
be forced by want to come in and sur
render. Meanwhile the troops will be
kept scouting in the vicinity
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-03-04
Advice ITO Girls.

Don't conclude that man is a gen
tleman because he has the manners OF
one.
Don't think because a man is a grace
full and interesting talker that he is
everything else.
Don't fail to take man at his word
when he says he is poor.
Don't be familiar with men, and
don't permit familiarities from them.
Don't think because man likes you
that he wants to marry you.
Don't think that man is not in love
with you because he has not proposed
to you.
Don't be silly about the men.
Don't be rude to man in order to
show your independence.
Don't let a man impose upon you
simply because he is a man.
Don't believe everything a man tells
you, either about himself or yourself.
Detroit Free Press
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-03-04
WISCONSIN NEWS.

William Phelau, an old and prom inent
resident OF Fond du Lac is dead
Mike Reilly was araigned at Eau Claire
on 4 charge of criminal assault. and
pleaded not guilty. He furnished bonds
OF $500 for his appearance. The COM
plaipant is Mrs. Nellie Reed. whose house
it is alleged, was entered on Saturday
evening by Reilly. She was choked and
beaten until her screams brought the po-
lice.
At Stratsford, new town on the Lake
Shore & Western. three miles from Marsh
field, terrible affair occurred at a dance,
at the saloon of Mrs Karl, in which FIVE
men were badly cut up, three named Karl
Carnage, Fred Loot and Albert kraus, so
badly that they may die. Two others,
Whitman Fullmer and Frank Shortime,
were badly cut, but net so badly that they
could not get ihto hiding. Warrants
have been issued for their arrest. The
sheriff of Marathon county appeared on
the scene but has been unable to find
them.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-03-04

RYE-Sales by sample were: No. q SEC:
No. 3, 80zlc
BARLEY-Sales by sample were: No 3, $50
55c; No. T. 3s04sc.
BRAN-SaIes were at Sl4
MIDDLINGs-SaIesw were at Sls 2Jlla5O
HAY-Sales were: No. / timothy 81. 5Oa12
No. 2, S10-0o011.00; mixed timothy, r. 5O0
$50; upland prairie, S8.DOl1O.O0
SEEDs-Flax and clover higher. timothy
easier. Sales by sample were: FIaxseed No. l.
s8K0e9c; timothy sl150L26; clover, Sc
CoRN-Firmer Sales by sample were: No.
., 39H :: 20 3 white, 39h041c; No. 4, 36G
&c.
WINTER WHEAr-Sales by sample were:
No. 2 red. 931a 394c: No 3 red, 841Ig92c; No 4
red, 72G SIC.
SPRIEG WHEsT-Sales by sample were No
2, S4161c; No rs sic.
WHIsKY-SteadY at31l4
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-03-04
UnaccountabIe Delay.

In the days when the stage was
still the prevailing mode of travel in
the West, traveller one day grew in
censed at the slow progress made by
the vehicle in which he was q passen-
ger demonstrating with the stage
driver, he said:
whats the matter with the team
this trip? We're going as slow as a
New England prayer-meeting. was
over this route ten years ago, and we
went fast enough then"
1--WE do seem to be gittin' leetle
less hump on CURSES than we did then,
fur fac, pard, said the driver; "but
the why of it beats me. These here's
the identical broncoS we he'd them
Ha7peT'S Magazine.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-03-04
BLOW AT THE OIL TRUST.
Ohio's Supreme Court Renders Inn
portant Decision.

Ohio's Supreme Court Renders an Inn
portant Decision.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 1.-The Su-
preme court Of Ohio, in the case of the
State of Ohio ex rel Attorney General
Watson VS.. the Standard Oil company,
handed down decision to-day Of i'm
po lance concerning trusts.
This case was instituted by petition
in quo warranto to GUST the company
from its corporate rights and to forfeit
its franchise. The judgment of the
court is TO GUST the company from the
right to make the trust agreements set
forth in the petition, and of the power
to perform the same.
This is all the Attorney General
desired. he had no animosity toward
the company and did not desire to de-
prive it of corporate rights as enjoyed
by others, but because of trust agree
ments, which were contrary to law.
Under the decision the company will be
allowed to continue corporate powers,
for which Joseph r. Choa te argued in
behalf of the company.
The decision of the Supreme court
sustains the attorney-generars de-
murrer to the answer of the Standard,
which set up the defense that the trust
agreement was entered into by indi-
Viduals and not by the company as a
corporation holding franchise. While
the decision does not GUST the company
from its franchise, it prohibits them
from in any way continuing to carry
out or fulfill any provision or agree
ments under trust contracts.
The Encouragement of New York
has papers ready to file against the
Standard in that State prepared in CON
temptation Of this decision
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-03-04
MY WIFE'S LEGACY.

Il don't like to calculate upon such
things" observed my wife, "but if
Aunt Jane were to die | should not be
a bit surprised if she left us that old
fashioned set of silver that belonged to
my great-grandparents."
Out of consideration for the printer
| viii omit indications of the emphasis
with which she usually spoke. If the
reader will kindly consider every sec
Ond word printed in small caps or
italics he will have some faint idea of
her manner of expressing herself.
at is very handsome set" [ re-
turned, gIancing about our modest
dining room, "and will hardly accord
with our furniture"
at wouldn't look at all well with
that sidebOard." returned my wife
promptly. 1T is SO dreadful shabby
Oh, of course | mean the sideboard, not
the silver; don't be so smart"
Il suppose. then, if such a thing
were to happen, you'd have to have a
new sidebOard."
She nodded complacently.
i saw such lovely one down town
to-day; antique oak, beautifully carved.
| do admire oak SO much"
But the rest of the furniture is wal
NUT | objected.
nsneciaIIT for Ifni9@ rooms - she TO- ro'
nIinl Win . disdai7fnI nIanco Of +ho
chairs which we had once fonnd yerV
Good IN look at. "and aftor oil H.
Sidpboard i bv So mnch the most az
nnnsivn niece Of f,rnitnre IN . dinino
room tbat if doesn't cost much Toor9o
So oct whole set than inst thot ono
niece And even walnut sidnhoard
=, -,
new, "ouiu not LOOK wen WIN 'hoSe
'li as. anu Cllie 49, .--..---.
oeIIIt lloUilIlS @llu tlle !aolU SuII ell-
Goh " 80 ooptol1 ~ NY VIZ. - i1eiioo+
- -id taat}1 til"V ; - - uLlo
olsl,o Wv. ,'o''.li o' Wv sil1 q
"oLo co P.ti oii''7' q ii'" ecu u
III ~ 10 IL e'Lo
- d;,, lo.>' ~ W. 90 WI "o'0
90 ~ Iii t 10y "iio ma NJ
naE nav oeen loo I'm az "C carpets no. 10.
rich AND s S J yon ' Know J"9y bnt mot
d tiTm nL' '''0""'o' -" A"o"' 0"' Do'
- -..1
o"l Pc 81 Il l,eltte 49, - SpLne SUI
PLl9e' 1'iC \! Nlio" .,'''' 'ilolo vas
..ULV u+ g,lie so;;1 .s,
ImS1 sI Ip5 4ra Dl,lIu hy VII ri
P',i'til''l N"llU 'lO ~ Dc Oh
tia I t pno H., I,,r',,o o,G t l ho f,
,i1's 3t1e j JUN lilGsU D9 ~ u
- oi' - ~, IA ot 10 o'.' IN
.;+ II 20 oG'n y '''' -l'' w a. ''i4
i,il ne / . 81 IL: VI g -:,.,
S'iil @Cq ,,.eIoSo S,le'.IiS' anu cue
pIo't tI ~ ii' S ttl'''o ion ilieetIIl
NE me neAI u"S - eA?nlllle anu I'I
choose VhG GaIPeU anu " lu u ~ uIe 70 pe
iC 81 I9I0i oIl' Ell, II III! vie :
Iel' tlolo io1U lIeI il'lle'o9liio :ileo q
mus nus u Co!I9e' Plo'I"e 'nlI90 III
AeePlh9 WIN H. -,.. .-
one met me accorolng TO appoint
4enI, anu having l9sPecte3 tne "rtl-
cles' gave me 10 uiluei'tahu Ihat III
tdSIe was 50 eAecraole as not 10 merit
moments cohSloeFatloh' anu an
nounclng her own cholce' suggesIeu
coolly:
ana now lets 60 look at the wall
paper.
Nv all paper?" l echoed, blankly.
VI course; the room must De rePa-
pered II 1t Is returnlshed. As Tor the
WOODWORK, suppose theirs Is no help
tor that; It WI! just nave TO be re-
grained. Can they make that natural
wood finish on wood that has been
painted?"
| stared aghast; that silvC was 60
ing to cost me pretty sum. But |
was helpless, entirely so; my wife had
made up her mind.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-03-04
More Gold Going to Europe.

New YORK, March 1.--August Bel.
mont & Co. have ordered $500, 900 gold
coin for shipment to Europe tomorrow.
Total ordered since Feb. 10, $4,325, 1926.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-03-04

CINCINNATI, March l. - FLOUR Steady
WHEAT quiet at CSC. CORN 49, Easy at
Ac. OATS Quiet at 32bc RYE Quiet at
e0c. Provisions Pork quiet at fll.35. Lard
steady at So -. Bulk meats and bacon steady.
WHIsKY-Firm; sales 0i3 brls
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-03-04
Foreign.

LONDON March H. The grain market opened
this morning easier, At Liverpool wheat was
Cd lower for red winter and buyers holding of
hoping for concessions. Corn was I'd lower,
but more demand at the decline. London car
goes OF California wheat were Sd lower for
shipment At London flour was Sd lower.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-03-04
Record Of Days Transactions In the
Markets Of the
World.
stocks Oper Strong on Wall Street
But Reaction Fol-
lows.
A Limited Supply Sends Prices OF
Hogs Well Up in
Chicago.

NEW YORK, March with the exception Of
lhicago Gas and Distiliers the market Was
strong at the opening Prices generally reacted
after the early advances. DelawaS and Hud-
son broke from 1857 to IA. st. Paul advanced
70 79x, Lake Shore to 125%, Western Union to
~, Wheeling 81 Lake Erie to ia ana Lacka-
wanna 10 1856.
FtInefrn nInfa finna Wnre.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-03-04

ST LOUIS March l.-WHEAT-C lose-High-
er; cash. 92ac; March, 92l2c; July, $3.50
CORN Higher; cash 36sc; March, 5000;
May, 38l6@3s4c OATS Steady; cash, 30Ac;
May, 2lAc Provisions Pork-Quiet; new
sI1.5O: old, f9.25. LARD Quiet at 81. 3Og6. IS
WHIsKEY Steady u Silt
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-03-04
To Discharge brotherhood Men.

CINCINNATI, Ohio, March 1.-Orders
came from the East to the United
States Express company's office here to
open the fight on the brotherhood by
discharging several messengers to-mor.
row morning
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-03-04

A ciiizr II of Scott township, Pennsvl-
hat had gotten into his lungs sixteen
ears previously and saved himself
rom dealt. bY consumption.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-03-04

London contains about 22O. 900 for
elgners. The Germans number 65. 900.
Americans $1,000, French 10000, Dutch
u 900, Poles $4,000, Italians S,0OG, and
Swiss 5000.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-03-04

Of the present population of Berlin
642, 600 were born in the city, and
$50, 100 elsewhere.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-03-04
Witches Burned in Scotland.

Between the years 1899 and 1880 no
less than 3. 40 women were burned IN
Scotland for witchcraft.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-03-04
Cash Sales.

CHICAGO, March 1-OATs-Sales by samples
were: No. 2, 29a4GSOhc; No. white, st9
sl4c; No. 3 2s74G29a4e; No 3, white, 500
Bic.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-03-04
Quotations on United States bonds were as
CIearing-House Statements,

Following are to-daY'5 reports OF leading
clearing houses.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-03-04
Condition of the United States Treasury.

WAsHINCTON, March 28.-Yesterdays Treas
nrY statement.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1892-07-01
Dry Land Fishes.

But the most remarkable dry land fish
has name as long as his body 1t is peri
ophthalmus. Very kindly, naturalists al
low ordinary mortals to speak of him as
the sgoby." The little creature is about
four or five inches long, with big head,
prominent eyes and side or pectoral fins,
which are more like legs than anything
else The goby comes on shore and scram-
bles along the banks in search of food.
One ardent naturalist tells us that he took
shotgun and "picked off his gobies as
they hoped along the muddy shore, as if
they were snipe."
The gobies are common in New Zealand,
where the natives call them the running
fishes" On our own shores we have a
goby of somewhat similar habit. This in
offensive creature has been called by nat
uralists the Gobius separator.
Recently party of naturalists travelling
in Mexico and Texas found some of these
little fishes and confined them in a pail
They remained in it short time; then, to
the establishment of the observers, several
of them were seen clambering over the side
of the pail and dropping down upon the
ground, when they proceeded to wriggle
their way to the water, not far distant
They used the fins as legs, and made very
good progress. When replaced in the pail
they tumbled out again and could only be
kept there by placing board over the top
of their prison. Young People.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1892-07-01
Making a Dictionary.


French literary genius aims at perfec-
tion Of form. It was this aim that orig
mated the French Academy two centuries
and a half ago. The society early began
to compose a dictionary, but progressed SO
slowly with the work that some witty per-
son gave it the name of the Academy of
Do Nothing" Cardinal Richelieu obtained
for Vaugelas the renewal of pension
that he might devote all his time to the
dictionary. When the scholar went to
thank the cardinal, the great minister ad-
yanced to meet him. ''Well, M. Vaugelas, y
said he, with smile, you will not forget
the word pension in the dictionary. ''No,
your eminence," replied Vaugelas, with a
profound bow, "and still less the Wera
gratitude"
Vaugelas worked for ten years with dill
gence as head of the committee to prepare
the notes of the dictionary, which were
read at each sitting of the Academy Col
bert, the celebrated minister of Louis XIV,
himself an aeedemlcian, was displeased at
the slowness with which the committee
worked. Being a practical man, and think
ing that when work was to be done it
should be done at once, he went one day to
rebuke them.
He found them busy upon the word ami,
and listened to their discussions. Perceiv-
ing the time, thought and labor necessary
for the definition of one word. he frankly
confessed that the making of a dictionary
was much more complicated affair than
he had supposed s Magazine.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1892-07-01
Wooden Decoys.

Shut up in a drawer at the national
museum, where nobody has the privilege
Of seeing them, is IA curious collection of
decoys. Perhaps the funniest among them
is d pup seal about foot and a half long.
quite artistically carved out of wood It's
little paws are folded across it's chest, and
it is intended to float on it's back upon the
water, just as the animal it represents does
in real life. However, it is not meant as
decoy for mother seals, as may be mag
ined, but as float for tying a fishing line
to. Fishes, recognizing the innocence of
pup seals in general, are not likely to sus-
pect that one would dangle a hook and
llecoy, of course.
The natives of that region employ decoy
lucks made of wood in a similar fashion
not to attract real ducks within reach of
arrows or bullets, but as floats merely. To
the floats, set a-swimming in the rivers,
lines are attached, with hooks and bait for
salmon. No ordinarily wise salmon would
be afraid of a duck. So these fishes bite
eagerly at the lures suspended from the
counterfeit birds in the water and are
caught.
Another very queer decoy in the drawer
Is a fish, cut out of wood and painted white.
No label states, unfortunately, precisely
how it is employed, although it is certain
that it is counterfeit intended to attract
some big fishes Big salmon could swal-
low prey of such size, and it may be de-
signed as bait for them. Think, however,
of the disgust which would be felt by any
scaly ogre at finding that he had taken in
wooden fish one foot long.-Washington
Star
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1892-07-01
The Legend of Standing Rock.

While on the trip through North Dakota
Inspector Watkins was told by the Indian
agent at Standing Rock agency the legend
of the stone from which the place gets it's
name.
Years ago, according to the Indian ira
dition, buck and his squaw were on a
journey down the Missouri river to visit
some relatives at distant point. Where
Fort Yates now is the buck saw young
squaw of surprising beauty, with whom he
fell desperately in love- In spite of the
tears and entreaties of his lawful wife, he
refused to proceed on the journey or in any
other direction, but resolved to stay right
there. The deserted squaw exhausted her
entreaties and her tears and finally arose
to leave the place alone. AS she did SO she
stepped back in the spot where she had
been sitting and turned to stone. There
she has remained ever since, standing re-
proach to her faithless lord and master to
all his kind. BY faint stretch of the
imagination the standing rock from which
the agency gets its name can be made to
take the outlines of woman.
The Indians believe the story and pay
homage to the monument of mans perfidy
and fickleness and woman's constancy
While the inspector was at Fort Yates he
saw an Indian approach the rock, bow rev.
erently and lay something at its base
When the Indian had gone the inspector
and the agent went out to see what the
offering was. 1t was chew of tobacco,
no heavy sacrifice it might be said but
perpaps it was the last the Indian had
Helena independent
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1892-07-01
The Artists Smiling Model.

An Indianapolis artist who has won
prestige in eastern art circles tells the fol-
lowing incident which occurred in a New
York studio Of much celebrity: A large
class of women and girls were sketching
from a seminude model, young Italian,
who was posed with his head thrown back,
his arms Enthusiastically wreathed over his
head, and his legs extended in some sort of
wild Bacchanalian caper. The Indianapolis
woman was sketching the models shoulder
when she observed that he was smiling at
her in very familiar manner. Somewhat
disconnected to discover that she had ap-
parently made a conquest of this guileless
child of Italia, she began to sketch his
knee, as more remote from the artillery of
his sentimental glances. In a remote cor
nef of the room giggling arose, and she per-
ceived that the smiles of the firtatious
model were taking effect upon some lively
girls among the students. They subsidized
shortly, but the young italian still con-
tined firing off smiling glances in every
direction.
At about the center Of the class was
German girl, serious to the core, absorbed
in her work and fierce in manner as a fe-
male Bismarck. Every stroke she planted
on her easel was decisive and almost COM
bative. Suddenly she came under the bat
terry of the Italians smiles, and without an
instant's hesitation her voice rang out like
clarion:
"You schtop dat schmiling. We don't
want you to schmile."
The figure of the model relaxed instanta-
neously, and he stood straight as an arrow
before the class, the impersonation of Of
Tended and wrathful dignity After an
appalling silence he remarked in the Sc
verest tones:
'Ladies, am here before you zimply as
re model Of re Dancing Fawn.' Re smile
goes wiz re pose. "-Indianapolis Journal
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1892-07-01
Inst What a Corker Is.

The word "corker" is much abused
one, for the reason that it's real meaning is
unknown to the vast majority of those
who use the word. 1t is derived from the
French word "corquer," and that comes
from the Latin "corcare," which, in turn
was born Of the Greek word "korka." sig
nifying Incompatible one.n Throughout
the Homerian epics the goddess whom we
call Venus is referred to as Venus the
corker, and the epithet as originally APP
piled seemed to imply not only natural and
inherent qualities, but also shining and
distinguished accomplishments
and intellectual beauty, attractions,
charms, gifts and arts,
Our word, perverted by the ribald usage
Of the profanely needless, has come to im-
ply certain disregard of consequences, SO
that when one speaks of another as a
corker the multitude gathers therefrom
that he who is designated as a corker
must necessarily be a sort Of we'll meaning
but needless pyrotechnist in speech and
action. The word thoroughbred" cor
rupted and debauched by the brutal IA
miliarity Of idle tongues, has come to have
a similar meaning.-Chicago News.