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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-01-27
DANCING ON THE GREEN.
Spa"sles and GinseI entered Upon I'll

Sp3:iSleS ana fiDseL n!itterSd Upon the
,ipey stIris.
One happy Sunday, late in the golden
September afternoon and III Il remote
mountain village, we came upon Wal
lacAs dancing on Il tiny green by the
church, to the music OF two gypsies in
peasant dress, with the tails OF their
white shirts sticking out like little
skirts below their sleeveless jackets.
Had we seen it on the stage, we should
have pronounced it oyerdone, so great
was the excess OF costume. SpanSleS
and tinsel glittered on the aprons of the
and scarlet beads hung about Their
necks; long ribbons streamed from their
plated hair; and the tip of d peacock's
leather OF Il flower was struck in their
gorgeous handkerchiefs over each ear.
Large punches of peacock feather were
i'll the mems hats, their wide belts were
studded close with brass, and bells
around their boots peaIed at every
movement. Two by two they walked
around the green, holding themselves
and taking their steps with a statei-
ueSS dllu grace Id1ely surpassed ny INC
professional dancer, and then suddenly
they began twirling, the white cl1irts
and aprons Of the girls flying and show
ing all their high red boots, the men
now and then throw back their heads,
and singing wild snatches of improvised
song. Once or twice a girl smiled, but
it was mostly solemn performance, Ike
mystic dance sacred to the gods; and
there was an impressive Oriental mo-
notony in the time to which they
danced, cracked though the fiddles of
the gypsies were. We stood looking
with the people of the village,
Roumanian woman's arm about my
waist, while the sun went down, and
the moon rose beyond the bank of trees
behind the dancers, and we left them
there, twirling and singing in the silver
moonlight, like the Phrygian girls
whom the summer evening of old saw
Flashing in the dances whirls
Underneath the starlit trees
In the mountain villages.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-01-27
LIVE M AN IN A tIEARSE

The Sight which Caused Ma>>a>husrtt,
Farmer to Fan in Faint.
a we'll to do undertaken residing
and doing business not twenty mile,
from hoston recently drove into In
city with his assistant beside nam on
She box of his old and somewhat
worn vehicle. with the idea OF cham
ing the same for new and more fine
ly decorated and cmbcllished hcarse
and during the day. having made s.
satisfactory trade mounted the driv-
er 5 box OF the new hearsc for the re-
turn trip incidentally it is mon
toned by tho journal that tho pro
prietor had taken occasion to also
purchase for himself II new suit
of clothes that his appear
ance in public might the bet
ter be in keeping with his
otherwise much improved surround
ings On the Journey homo it began
to rain quito hard soiling the new
paint and varnish with mud and
threatening the now suit OF clothes
with Il thorough soaking. The driver
not arrayed in such gorgeous appa,el.
suggested to his employer that to savo
his new suit he had better enter or
crawl. under the protecting roof Of
the hearsG which. after some consid.
Grafton. the latter concluded was the
better movement and tho doors wcro
carefully closed behind his animate
form properly EXTENDED along tho
DOR ana the curtains were drawn 20
hide n IN from the gaze OF tho curious
passcrs by.
1t now looked as If the rest OF tho
journey would DO made without fur
ther damage and the inside passenger.
cogitattng on his position and SUR
rouudings could not keep back the
thought that the living would Ger
talnly accord him increased patronage
with u modIcum Of praise for his good
taste aud lavish expenditure and that
even those that were being carried to
their long home at the cemetery If
only c0gniZant OF things mundane)
would feel honored 10y transportation
in such funercal state. Later on they
were met on The road by i
farmer driving u herd OF cattle
and some hogs and tho loud
squeaIng Of one Of the largest
hogs and upheaval Of tho wheels in
running over him caused the inside
passenger TIL" better to discover tho
cause OF the comnotlol. to part the
curtains and gao without but no
sooner d d the farmer catch a glimpse
OF what o supposed TO be a corpse
revived ms de the hearse than he fell
back in a dead faint and it required
the combined efforts OF both driver
and undertaken to bring him back TO
life. Later they appraised him of tho
accident to one Of his nerd. pad h m
for the broken legged porker and
resumed their Journey.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-01-27
WILL OF AN EX-SLAVE.
All of Her Property Left to Her Former
Masters Son.

All of Her Property Left to Her Former
Masters Son.
There was d queer last will and tes-
lament offered for probate in Aikens,
Ga, lately.
Some years before the war Julia
Phinizy, buxum young slave woman
with health and energy. contracted
with the late Ferdinand Phinizy-
her owner-for her freedom, agreeing
to pay stated sum therefor. BY
industry, frugality and economy she
managed to pay the amount and
gain her freedom just before the
emancipation proclamation was issued
Julia continued to work and econo-
mize, and was always regarded as
an exceptionally good woman. She
thought great deal o. her masters
family before and after freedom and
never ceased to hold them in the high
est esteem.
They also loved Julia, their old
slave. A few days ago she died She
left will duly executed and signed.
By the will she bequeathed all her
property. which amounted to a nice
little sum, considering the fact that it
was entirely the savings ofan ex-s lave
made dollar by dollar with hard work,
to a member of her old masters
family.
She named as the beneficiary in this
carefully drawn document Mr.. Marion
Phinizy, a son of the late Ferdinand
Phinizy, who lives in Atlanta and who
is worth in his own right a quarter Of
a million.
Having no heir of her own, this
honest and devoted old slave left her
earthly possessions as monument of
her love for her old masters family,
which will be perpetuated by being
spread upon the re .ords of the courts
of the country.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-01-27
Socialists Attempt to Do as They
Please in AmSter-
liam.
Monster Procession of Cntm
ployed Wolkmtn Be
conn 5 al Angry Mob.
hundreds OF Officers Wound
Many Rioters More Trouble
Brewing.

Amsterdam, Jan. 20.-The unemploy-
ed workingmen Of this city held pro-
cession today. Socialists had much, Il
not all to do with the procession and
when it started the men began to baWl
sociaiistic songs.
The procession as it progressed grew
noisier and more demonstrative us the
police did not interfere. Finally the
mob stopped in front of a large bakery
and attempted to take the place by
storm. A number of police were quick
Il on the scene and prevented looting Of
the shop.
The police allowed two men to enter
the bakery and asked for bread from
the proprietorS and they were met with
prompt and decided refusal. Finally tho
mob became disorderly. A body of POO
police attempted to dispense them. They
resisted and desperate melee ensued.
Several Tenderness were badly injured.
The police with drawn swords repeat
edly charged on the crowd and inflicted
many sword cuts ON the rioters. The
procession was finally broken up, but
even the isolated patches Of rioters con-
tinucd fighting for hours. The leaders
were captured.
The affair caused much excitement il
the city and further trouble is feared.
Until II o'clock tonight the police
were busy in all parts of the city charg-
ing with drawn swords upon the dis
Cr:lerly crowds,
Throughout the city revolutionary
hand bills are scattered broad cast and
posted on walls and trees. In these
bills the leaders eXhort the men who
can find no work to go from house to
house in the most aristocraic parts Of
the city and demand food and clothing.
II refused, the working men should
force their way in and help themselves.
More trouble is looked for tomorrow.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-01-27
ASSEMBLY,

In the assembly Friday morning, Re.
DR.. G.. Il. Hall offered the invocation
which preceded the laDors of the day.
The roll-call showed Il few absentees.
Mr.. Wipf was placed on the commit
tee on enrolled bills Ill place of Nh
SueltloW and Mr. Reukema on the
committee on cities in place Of Mr.
Miibraith.
Mr.. Holman presented the memorial
Of the Dane county board of superyis-
ors against the free pass system.
Mr.. McGilliyrays joint resolution i'll
favor Of congress passing the anti-op-
ton bill was called up and its author
said 1t was not partisan natter; that
the bill in congress was introduced by
Mr.. Hatch, 4 democrat, and passed by
Il democratic house, though now cham
Iionel in the senate by Mr.. Washburn,
a republican. The speaker had been
told that the Wisconsin legislature
would oppose the measure because
Senator Villas had spoken against it.
He did not believe this because the
men here had their own minds and
We're closer to the people than those
liz Washington. Mr.. McGillivray bit
terly denounced the business of dealing
In options, in wind, as he put ii. If
Il person bought logs in Wisconsin,, he
said. be bought of some one who actual
l. had tie logs, and The same should DC
the case in wheat transactions. Mr..
McGillivray proved 10 &c forcible
speaker, and very earnest one.
The resolution was adopted by vote
Of 81 to 80.
Mr.. Cox's resolution petitioning con
gress not to pass the bill repeating the
state bank tax law was, on motion of
Mr.. Burke, referred to the committee
on insurance, banks and banking.
Mr.. Putnam's resolution looking to
the election Of senators by direct vote
Montgomery Smith, referred to the
committee on federal relations.
The Dunn county memorial against
free passes to legislators, state officers
and judges was referred to the commit
tee on railroads, although Mr.. Jami-
son sought to have it sent to the jul
dietary committee for constitutional
reasons. Mr.. Hills like resolution took
the same reference.
Mr.. Corcoran's prison-twine scheme
went to the committee on labor and
manufactures.
Bills We're introduced as follows: By
Mr.. McGillivray. providing for the non
payment of taxes on wide-tired wag-
onS.
BY Mr.. Hirschinger, amending the
tax laws slightly.
My Mr.. Corcoran, to amend the nox-
ious weed law.
By Mr.. Re,Ischlein, to amend the
debtor and creditor law.
By Mr.. Keogh, authorizing the con-
struction Of a certain pier in Sturgeon
bay.
A senate joint resolution was concurr-
ed in providing clerks for the senate COM
mitteeS on railroads, interpretations and
On town and county organization and
the joint committee on charitable in
shtutions, four committee room attend
ants, senate night laborer and
an additional senate messenger.
The chair announced Messrs. Wilson,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-01-27
Both Houses Have Memorials
Before them to Put
a Stop to 1t.
Senator Brown Wants the
World's Fair Appropriation
Considerably Increased.
lir. McUllliyray Speaks i'll Favor
OF liz Anri-oplion Bill Other
Lrs iSlatIve Matters.

The senate met Friday morning at
lo o'clock, with President Pro lem
MacBrlde presiding
Rev. e. q. Updike opened the SEES
sion with prayer.
Roll call showed all senators present
except FeEer, Kennedy and Spensley,
Senator BashfOrd presented a mem
oildl from the Dane county board OF
SUPERVISORS, asking that there be sub
hAtted to the people Of the state an
amendment to the constitution prohi[-
illns the issuing Of free railroad passes
10 members OF the legislature, Judges
and State officers
reports OF lumber districts Nos. 9
and Z We're submitted.
Senator hruszka presented resolu-
uon that when the senate adiOulns
1t he to $50 O'Clock next Monday even
Ing, which was adopted
the following bills were introduced.
BY Senator Conner, to amend section
4, chapter 3G1 OF the laws OF 1891.
eAempung certain personal property
from taxation.
BY Senator Pratt, to protect eject
ment defendants i'll certain cases.
by Senator Bashford, to amend sec
ton l, chapter 800, laws OF 1891, relat-
ing to the distribution Of public docu-
mentS.
by senator Brown, to amend chapter.
4o5, laws Of 1891, and fixing the salar-
les OF the worlds fair commissioners
at six dollars per diem and expenses
when III actual service; and appropriate
Ing 10 the state board OF worlds fair
managers $135,OOO in addition to what
Las already been appropriated
By Senator hOenitZer, to amend sec
ton 11O6, laws Of 1873, relative to
ls'udS sold for taxes.
A message Was received from the
assembly announcing concurrences in
the joint resolution protesting against
the message OF the Chandler anti-inmi-
grafton bill, with an amendment, which
Was cOncurred i'll by the senate.
A recess WAS then taken, and on re-
converting message was received from
the assembly conCuITing in the Joint
resolution for additional employees, and
asking for concurrence III a Joint Teso-
luton for adjournment till Tuesday
morning ut 10 o'clock. The vote by
which adjournment was fixed for Mon
day evening was reconsidered and the
joint resolution conculred in.
Adjournment was then taken till
Tuesday at 10 Il. III.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-01-27
Will Revoke the Proclamation.

New YORK, Jan. l7.-Under Wash
ington date the Sun prints the follow
ing: Secretary Of State Foster says
that he was not surprised at the action
of the Canadian government in an
nouncing that the discriminating canal
tolls against American vessels wouk
not be maintained during the coming
season. The Secretary had not re-
ceived the official notification of the
new order but he had been in COM
munication with the British Minister
on the subject for some time and re-
ceived notice Informally on Saturday
last Of what had taken place Secre-
tary Foster added that of course the
new order if officially promulgated,
would result in a revocation of Presi-
dent Harrison's proclamation of last
summer imposing a retaliatory toll
upon Canadian vessels passing through
the ship canal at Sault Ste. Marie.
The proclamation specifically states
that it shall not remain in effect after
the Canadian discriminating tolls
shall have been removed
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-01-27

time the flames gained such headway-
that it was thought the entire business
part of the town would burn, but the
snow on the roofs helped in a great
measure to save the building
1t was afterwards discovered that the
safe i'll Fuller's store had been blown
open. The burglars either started the
fir to conceal their crime or the flames
originated from the explosion. Word
has been rec2ived here that the burg
Lar and incenndiary has been captured
at Prairie du Chen. Marshal Warner
and Mr.. Fuller left for Prairie du Chen
to bring the man to this place
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-01-27

A queer story comes from Amigo. 1t
it that drunken woodsman went into
a saloon and called for a drink, which
the proprietor refused to give him. He
became ugly and drew his revolver, the
saloonkeeper overpowered him, took
his shooting iron away from linn and
threw him through the window. 1t
happened that he threw him out in
the snow. The woodsmsn picked
up a barrel and hurled it against
a loaded rifle was standing against the
wall The barrel hit the rifle, causing
it to be discharged, and the ball struck
the woodsman in the muscle of the
right arm, rendering it useless.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-01-27
PAST BELIEF,


To the Russian I-e@.tnL- Ehcir Country Is
All the " orIi
In Mr. Herbert Barry's account Of
things as he saw them n Russia dur
ing MS residence there. he remarks
upon the simplicity of the peasant
character as it appears in 'Tulot
sell-suifcient little villages whose
inhabitants never wander far from the
place of their BIRTH and scarcely
know the name Of the nearest town. 1"
One such village he used to visit on
occasional shooting expeditions after
bear and elk which were to be found
in the neigh boring forests
| always stayed at the house Of ono
Starosta. a very old man. whose wife
was still active and lively at seventy
years Of age. She used to interest
herself vastly IN the conversation
that passed b .tween me and her hus-
band.
This man. forester was re-
markable character BY intelligent
in ,ustry and perso erance he had
raised himself from common serf to
the management Of woods greater in
extent than many a German princi-
pallty.
He had given his son liberal ed u
cation. and was himself man Of in
curing disposition. anxious to get in
formation on all sorts Of subjects
Our long discussions Of things in gen.
eral. and the worlds recent history in
particular were highly amusing il a
little perplexing to the old lady who
sat and listened to them.
One morning | was sitting before
the stove talking with the forester
about the British constitution. and
happened to mention our gracious
queen. At that moment the old lady
broke into the conversation.
You will excuse me. > she said
'that do not speak English. / hear
you always talking about your Queen
Victoria; now. | want to know what
does she do for our emperor. because
of course she lives at Petersburgp
AT Petersburg?" 1 said. NO. she
lives in her own country-my country
England
What part of Russia is England"
asked the old lady.
England is not in Russia at all 1t
is another country by itself
But | could not convince her OF
that. She had never heard of any
other country that was not Russia
and nothing would make her believe
in its existence She could not got
over it for long time. and continual
ly repeated to her husband-
Only fancy. his trying to tell me
;n IL
Russi Ia.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-01-27
Hintze and Hall as house members Of
The joint worlds fair committee.
Both houses adjourned till Tuesday
at 10 a. m.
Agricultural Notes.

A wheat crop of twenty bushels per
will give some profit, but it is much
better to raise thirty bushels.
Do not be afraid of producing too
much OF a given crop in one locality.
provided you have good shipping fac
ilities. 1t is in this way that a region
builds up its reputation for special pro-
ducts
No change of law or system can
make country roads good, without the
liberal use of stone as a foundation
on which to build them. Acertain
piece of road could be SO done each
year, with less expenditure than is now
put in working out poll tax.
Despite all that is said about the
lack of profit in farming, those who
follow it are quite as uniformly success
full as men in other occupations.
There is no line of business in which
every one succeeds, and there is no
business but that has it's eras of de-
preston.
Every few hired men, or farmers
an open ditch properly says the
Country Gentleman" The sides
should be slOping, otherwise the frost
will cause the sides to crllmble and fill
up the ditch. The best plan for q
Ditch three feet deep is to have it
four feet wide on the top, and foot
or fifteen inches on the bottom. with
nd I.1lf fn, ~
deep and one or two short under-drains
[ have lowered the water level of
meadow fully eighteen inches, and re-
claimed and made good meadow Of
a patch that formerly grew nothing
but bog grass"
In Scotland, where the field mice
have become such Il plague that ii COM
mission of the Department of Agricult-
ure is investigating the matter. the in
crease of mice is attributed to the kill
ing of Weasels and birds Of prev by
hunters. The same conclusions have
been reached by intelligent farmers
in many parts of this country. The
states of Pennsylvania and Colorado
offered a bounty for the heads Of
1A'1" iAho S'AANt o11iS1 hJiIAio VI PlSy,
a consequence most of them were kill
ed off. Soon field mice, gophers and
ground squirrels increased so fast that
the farmers would gladly pay bounty
to persons who would breed hawks
and other large birds, says the Stock
man.
How much easier 4 hay crop is put
up now compared with old times
Then the scythe and the pitchfork
and rake did the work In still older
times when people did not live as well
rs they do now, the mowers We're eS-
pecially well fed. We have it in ira
dition of butter being given to the NOW
ers when others had to do without it,
and that when the ploW was started in
the fall Il beef was killed and the plow-
man only got beef. This indicates sew
eral things, but in point, it suggests
that moving was hard work, and we
can VOuch that it was. Now boy
goes out and cuts ten acres a day.
then Il wagon with Il loader attached
brings the hay to the barn or the
stack, and then a horse with a fork at
tached pulls it off the wagon. The
present farm hands of Iowa could not
do the work of to-day with old meth
DDS, nor anything near it.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-01-27
STRANGE MALFORMATION
The Case of a Man Who Could Control
His Heart Beats.

The Case of Man Who Could Control
His Heart Beats.
DR.. e. A. Groux, surgeon of the
Twentv-eighth New York regiment,
who died in 1873, was, during his life,
the most wonderful living human NAL
formation. The surgeons regarded
him with special interest because,
having been born without sternum-
the sternum is the fiat bone in the
middle of the breast-he could control
or suppress all the pulsations Of the
heart, The post-mortem examination
was made by Professors Dalton, We'll
sher, Daring and Pitcher Of the college
of physicians and surgeons and Long
Island college and Drs. Rielel, Brady,
Hesse, JeWett, Schlitz, Baker, De-
Long, Fuhs and others, and was per-
formed at Williams burg, n Y
The examination showed Il efficiency
of breast bone, and congcnital fs-
sure Of the steTnum, forl1ed in shape,
running up between the second and
third ribs to the left Of the medlan
line. Before his death there was a
dispute among the faculty whether
the out ward Indications Of pulsations
were caused by the aorta or right ven
tricle; the examination proved con-
clusively that they were caused by
the right ventri"le. There is said to
be only one other case of similar NAL
formation known and reported in the
medical books that of Mr. Thomp-
son of England, who by way Of diver
sion, often stopped his heart from
beating for a full two minutes!
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-01-27
FEEDING THE kAIS
Germany's Emperor Dimes or Bread and
WurSt in PEASANTS Hut.


The kaiser was out hunting while in
Austria recently and found himself
three miles from the luncheon baskets
when he began to grow hungry. He
therefore asked his companion, Count
Dalma if there was, anything at all
eatable in the neigh 6orhood, and the
count remembered that there was a
small farm house not far away. Thith-
er they went and the woman of the
house told them that she had My
milk. bread, butter and wurst to set
before them, and very little of that.
milk. bread. butter and wurst." ex-
claimed his majesty; why that is a
meal to set before king" And he
set to with such good will that soon
only few fragments remained And
now my good woman" said the en-
peror, taking a golden double eagle
from his pocket and placing it in the
hands of the farmers wife, ''go and
buy youself more bread and more
wurst, and. if you can afford it out of
the change, twenty-cent picture OF
the kaiser, for you can then point to it
and say: Il once saved that poer man
from starvation"