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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-05-05

the intrepid scout and .erstwhile
friend of the great Western Kansas
wolf poiscner. ventured to break the
perpetual stiffness and tread the
cursed soil Of what the Mexiclns
nrmly believe to be the DEVILS dane
ing ground. According to the popu-
lar notion Jacobs Sink was cncc a
part and parcel of the fertile table
land that lies between Tom Hills
peak and the main range of the San
Garcia mountains. At one time. in
the dim mists of past ages. this re-
markable. not to say extraordinary,
depression was 14.09o feet above the
level OF the Pacific: to-day it would
be lake 5000 feet deep. with per-
pendicular banks on all sides but ore,
should some CONFUSION of nature or
freak of the elements fill the ssink''
with water. The true native would
rather suffer death by any known sys-
tenn OF torture than to venture into
the awful solitude that is known to
reign supreme at the bottom of the
great basin, but Jacob, with the fool
hardness that induces Or impels men
to press on where angels fear to
tread boldly permitted himself to be
lowered into the grand but terrible
abyss, which stretches like the mouth
OF some yawnlng death-trap for eleven
miles in one direction and seven and
one-half III the Othe". When once at
the bottom, our bold explorer says,
sense of extreme buoyancy or specific
II ~ TO la
fiber CT his anatomy. This feeling
was probably due to the presence of
nOXious gases that had collected at
the bottom of the sink; at least it
would be hard to explain the phe-
nomena of such sensations with any
other hypothesis as a basis. After
becoming partially accustomed to
feeling like an animated balloon, Mr..
Jacob ventured to explore his unique
surroundings. Eternal silence reigned
supreme. AS he afterwards expressed
it, The could hear his own blood
coursing through his veins and the
grinding noise made by the turning
of the wheels of the universe Near
the center of the basin, about six or
seven miles from where he had made
the descent, he found fresh water
lake about a mile in circumference
This was fed by fountain having a
gyratory motion and strange periods
OF activity and intermission. What
finally became of the water was
puzzle, there being no visible outlet
80 the lake. The only inhabitant of
this queer lake, as far as our ex-
plorer was able to ascertain, was a
short but very thick snake, complete
1y armoured with round plates, which
were. in the language of the ventur-
some Jacob, "exact counterparts of
bolt washers, such as are kept on
sale at hardware stores, each having
a disk about the size of dime cut
from it's CENTER" At the far end of
the sink he found about 20) ''cow
brutes' of an unknown species. These
he believes were perfectly dumb, as
they emitted no noise when they
went through every detail OF Glow
ing" or believing.
The Henrique party of 1892 failed
70 find living creature in the great
sink, says the St. Louis Republic, but
large stacks of horns and bones and
few stray plates from the armoured
serpent testify to the truthfulness of
the story told by the first and most
daring explorer of Jacobs Sink"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-05-05
a SURPRISE PARTY,
The MIDI Gagged Man Was, However,
Equal 1t.

The MIDI Gagged Man Was, However,
Equal to 1t.
He was comfortable looking mid
dle-aged man searching for a board
ing place, and he struck one that was
just started, and was the first pros
pector to ascend the druggeted steps.
A neat maid answered his sum-
mons, according to the Detroit Free
Press
(This was surprise number one.)
He was shown into a cosy parlor
where CRATE fire was burning.
(Ihls was surprise number two.)
There was an open piano/on which
some classic music was displayed.
There were also some new books on
the centre table.
CThis was surprise number three.
In moment the mistress of the
house entered. She was young, we'll
dressed, and did not greet the stran-
ger with a commercial smile.
CThis was surprise number four.)
The stranger expressed his wish to
become boarder, and soon the land
lady showed him room which was
comfortably and substantially furn-
ished
(This was surprise number fve.)
He remarked to the lady:
This room is not elegantly fur
nished.' 1t looks like home.
Ibid | advertise elegantly furnished
rooms?' asked the lady, anxiously.
mo. That's why l came. l think
now there is nothing but the meals.
May | ask if you have cabinet pud-
ding often9'
Never, sir.''
''Nor molasses pie?"
Il never heard of it."
(This was surprise number six. It
was almost shock
Madam" said the new boarder,
81 am well-to-do and can give you
good references. l perceive by your
dress that you are a widow. Letm
be your Gully boarder for life. 1 am a
single NAH.
This was rather in the nature of q
surprise to the widow, and she asked
time to think of it. but a wedding in
the near future is a foregone con-
clusion.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-05-05
ANTI-CLIM AXES.
Few of the Many Examples Culled in
the East and the West.

the East and the West.
One of the most laughable features
about Rudyard Kipling's short
sketches of East Indians, and also one
Of the truest to life, say those who
have lived in India, is the strong ton
dency the natives have to use the
most startling anti-climaxes in their
formal speeches to one another, and
more especially when native of low
caste or great poverty petitions
European for favor. In the latter
case the speaker will say something
like this:
''Wlll the Presence, whose reputa-
ton for justice is known from East to
joy among his interiors, who are as
the sands of the sea in number, gra-
ciously deign to take but an instant's
notice of him who has almost the de-
irious honor to name himself one of
the most unworthy among the SER
wants of the protector of the poor;
and will the favorite son of the lord
of the universe magnanimously over
look my amazing presumption in ask
ing him for the payment of bill of
two annas for hen feed?"
This sort of thing is not unknown
in this country, among people who
aim at a grandiloquent manner of
speech, and whose sense of the ridic-
ulous is not highly developed. Courts
presided over by unlettered judges
are especially prolific of examples.
For instance, Florida police justice
is reported to have sought to arouse
sense of shame in the breast of
burlv negro prisoner in this way:
prisoner at the bar! An all-wise
and all-merciful Providence has en-
dowed you with an intelligent mind
and powerful physique; instead of
which you spend your days in playing
craps and your nights in robbing
clOthes-lines,n
At another time the same Justice
sought to impress upon a prisoner
who was about to testify in his own
behalf the solemn nature of an oath.
Assuming his most pompous tone, he
thus addressed the culprit: s.Pris-
oner at the bar! In taking this sol
emn oath to tell the truth, the whole
truth and nothing but the truth, take
care that you do not allow yourself
to be tempted by the danger of your
position to commit a willful perjury.
Remember that the eyes of an all
seeing Providence and of the village
constable are upon you.''
Another judge in a rough-and-
ready but highly ambitious Western
frontier town, in commenting severely
upon the heinous crime of horse
stealing, Numbered forth: .'For CEN
fury after century that dread COM
mand, Thou shalt not stealr has
rolled along the ages. It is, more
over, standing rule OF this court, if
not yet bylaw of our progressive
and soon-to-be-incorporated city,"
Advertisements, especially of the
personal kind. will also frequently
reward the searcher for unexpected
anti-climaxes- The following ap-
peared in New York paper not long
ago: willie, return to your dis
tracted wife and frantic children! Do
you want to hear of your old moth
er's suicide? You will if you do not
let us know where you are at once.
Anyway. send back your fathers COL
ored meerscpaum"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-05-05
Then and Now.

Paraoh. who drove the Jews out of
Egypt, 1890 B. c.. was not aware that
Jew would be the premier of Egypt
in 1898. A. ID. The Jewish Riaz
Pasha is now the prime minister of
Egypt's ruler, even as Joseph, the son
of Jacob, was the prime minister of
another of Egypt's rulers. From the
seat of his power Riaz beholds the
pyramids which his ancestors helped
to build for the mummies of the
Pharaohs. The fellaheen of Egypt
are under the Jewish pasta as the
Jewish bricklayers were once under
Pharaoh.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-05-05

Mr.. Fitts-There is no getting out
of it. We must get divorce. Shall
/ apply for it, or you?
Mrs. Fitts-A divorce?
Mr.. Fitts-That is what I said.
No less than twenty of the people
who gave Us presents when we were
wed are to 6e married this month.
1t is either divorce or ruin to US.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-05-05
A SNAKE STORY.
Blind Mans Narrow Escapes From
Poisonous Reptiles.

Poisonous Reptiles.
A writer in Chambers Journal
says that Richard Palmer, blind
man, was walking in the garden of
his country place in New South Wales,
led by his little child, about 8 years
old. In one hand Mr.. Palmer car
ried a glass of water.
Suddenly the little boy cried in
alarm. "A snake. snake" and drop
ping his fathers hand fled to the YER
anda.
Mr.. Palmer stopped. If he moved
he might step on the snake, and he
knew too well that most o. the snakes
in that vicinity were vennmous.
All at once he fe.t the serpent
winding about his leg. The next mo-
ment he heard an angry hiss and a
sharp blow was struck on the glass
in his hand. Inv voluntarily he dropped
the glass and leaped back. BY this
movement he released the snake, on
whose tail he had been standing, and
it glided away into the grass,
The glass had probably saved his
life. It's glitter attracted the angry
snake and it struck at that instead of
at his hand.
At another time Mr.. Palmer was
sitting alone at a table on which was
a glass of milk. He was leaning ON
the table, his head in his hands,
wrapped in deep thought, when his
attention was arrested by the sound
of some animal tapping milk from the
glass. Thinking it was the cat, Mr..
Palmer put out his hand to stroke
her, but instead felt the cold, clammy
body of snake!
Startled, he sprang to his feet and
called for help. The native servants
rushed in and killed the snake, which
measured seven feet in lenoth.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-05-05
JACOBS SINK.

Americas Most Remarkable Spot, "The
Devils Dancing Ground.
Early IN the spring of 1892 enter
prising citizens of Henrique, Mexico.
fitted out an, expedition for the pur-
pose of thoroughly exploring the
most remarkable spot on the Ameri-
can continent--..J Jacobs Sink"-that
long-supposed-to-be mythical basin
in the San Garcia mountains ia
cob's Sink has been known, tradition
ally at least, for more than 100 years;
under its present name, however,
only since 1877, when ..Lanky" Jacob,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-05-05

tune, brilliant in colors. rich with gold
lace and bright with decorations of
orders of nobility, with swords, knee
breecheS, silk stockings and trappings
of the Spanish court. The assembled
multitude set up shout as the party
appeared and entered carriages and
drove rapidly to the Lexington hotel.
Meantime the city at large seemed
going in a body to the White city by
the lake. Nine big steamers from ear
" morning We're plying loaded to the
fair grounds. Every cable car was
thronged to the tail board, elevated cars
Eroaned with humanity, steam cars
reaped harvest, and the great Michi-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-05-05

scenes Of Wondrous Splcndor-A Ger
cmony That Was Magnificent, I'm
presslvc AMI Awe-Inspiling- Tri-
umphal March Of Cleveland and Ie-
Ceremonies and speeches or
the Grand Plaza Dedications Of the
Woman's and Several State Build
ngs-And All Without Rain.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-05-05
PaRSaic Falls.

Paterson, n. j., has in the falls OF
the Passaic not only the source of
enormously valuable water power, but
q piece OF rare natural scenery. I'm
fortunately, however, for the city the
land immediately about the falls has
been almost barred of trees and rem
dered thoroughly unattractive. 40
oording to local tradition a resident
Of the neighborhoodo once inclosed and
beautifed park about the falls, ex-
pecting that it would be popular re-
sort. One day it was thrown open to
the public, and next morning it wal
found in a state of ruin.
Edward Gould has just resigned as
cashier of the National Traders bank,
of Portland, Me-, an Office which he has
held continuously for sixty years.
p. w. Fauntleroy, the st. Louis law
yer who was counsel for Hugh H.
Brooks several years ago on his trial
for the murder Of c. Arthur Preller,
has entered the Protestant Episcopal
ministry.
Miss Sra A. Burstall, a graduate OF
Girton college, England, Is now in this
country inspecting the public school
systems Of different cities.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-05-05

Chicago, May 1.-The electric age was
ushercd into being in this last decade Of
the nineteenth century today when
President Cleveland, by pressing Il but
ton startcd III" mighty machinery and
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-05-05
The Ancient Origin of the Pump.

The common water pump of to-day
is but an Improvement on Grecian
invention which first came into gen
eral use during the reign of the
Ptolemies, Philadelphes and Ener-
getes, 275 to 221 b. C. The name,
which is very similar in all Ian
guages, is derived from the Greek
word "pempo," to send or throw.
The most ancient description we have
of the water pump is by Hero Of
Alexander. There is no authentic
account of its general use outside of
Egypt previous to it's introduction
into the German provinces at about
the opening of the sixteenth century.
Pumps with plungers and pistons
were invented by Morland, and Eng
lishman. in 1914; the double acting
pump by De la Hire, the French aca-
demician, some twenty years later.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-05-05

The Austrian Archduchess Stephanie,
it is said, does not like to appear on
state occasions attended by less than
ten pages.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-05-05

Miss Mary Conant, school teacher at
Turk Hill, near Rochester, N. Y, made
800 last year from two-acre aspara-
gus lot
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-05-05
An En- ginecr's Feat.

Speaking of the remarkable feats
OF marine engineers, the Marine Jour
nal recalls the achievement of Richard
Peck, who at one time had charge of
the single engine of the old City of
Vera Cruz, coming up from Havana
South of Hatteras the piston rod went
to smash, breaking into three pieces.
But Peck, after twentyfour hours of
continuous labor, actually mended the
piston so that it was strong and true
enough to do it's part with the rest of
the machinery, and he brought this
engine into New York harbor steam
ing six knots. This was a deed which
in the opinion of the Boston Journal,
quite eclipses even the recent not
able performance of Engineer Tom
linson of the Umbria.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-05-05
PROMINENT PEOPLE.

Rev. e. F. Clark, the originator and
president of the Christian endeavor
movement, is Canadian by birth.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-12-02

Boston, Dec 2.--The leather firm of Ed
wards & Barrett of this city, went under
as result of their attempt to carry the
firm of Abe Stein * Co., of New York for
which "a receiver has been appointed Both
members of the firm were special part
ners i'm the Stein concern They had put
$1,000 into the business. it is not known
to what extent the Boston firm was upon
Stein & Co. IS paper, but it is very large
amount. and it is believed the liabilities
will reach close % SjlOO0O.
NEW YORK, Dec Abe Stein & Co.,
importers of goat skins, hides, etc., was
placed in the hands of receiver yester-
day The house is the largest in its line
in the United States and probably i'm the
world doing q business of S5.O00.OO0 a
year The liabilities of the firm are placed
at 81, l,OJ0,OJO, with large assets.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-12-02
READING RAILROAD SYSTEM,

Trains leave Sbe1aniaaS a. ~ ,oioSSs 10 i''0
For New YorlT Via Pbiiadeinbia veetr days
O. 10, 525, 72O, am, 1929 80 SIS p.rn, Supds1
.2lO, 74sa ma For New YorE Via Mancb CbunE
week dSvs % m - % . 59 ~
For Reading nnd Pbiiadelpbia. Veek davg.
2 To- s. g5 72O "A M 10 gg . 6 bs n y1 SIM.
day. 9 lO 74ga M 10 n m p
For Harrisburg' week days. 2lO. 72O A y7,.
$50, b.55 b. M
Tor Aiientouyu weet davs Oh r m ~ Oh.
g5Op. M 'O"n' "ooN N"''' ''-O ." iii' '''AO'
For pottsville. week davs. 30 100 A m
~ % $50 s. SIS o. m SUNDAY no. 74g a m 4 I'd
n M '''' ''' p 49, u'''S' ''O' '''0 o. ll'' Sou
For Tamaoua and Mabanoy Ctv. week days.
.210 b25 7tO a. M. 1g 9f 350 5's5 ~ T1 SIM.
day 2IO. 74s. a. U lgs " n AddIlIoraI fTr
Mahanoy Citv. week davs. 7 90 10. hal.
For Lancaster and Columbia week dnvs 720
d ru $50 d. M
For Wflliamsport smbury and Lgwisb1rg.
week uaya. 8l5 go ll.sO "a. m., 1856 ZOO prl.
SUNDAY g. 25 a. m. gO5 o. rn
For Madauoy plpue, week days, 2lO, 3.z5, 525,
T21, ll.g "a. No., 1926, 1856. $50 555 2 co. gs5
D. no. sunday 2.iO. 825. 74Sa. no.. 8O5 4.sOp. m.
For GIrar3vIue MISREPRESENTATION station ;,
week davs BIO. ga5. is5 7g1. l1.sO a. fo'
lg26Lg5. go, 5.55. 100. 9s5 p. M. sunday, 3. 10.
B. 70 AS u ru.. 2U5. 4aO %. ul.
For Ashland and shamoigiu week davs. g25.
35 72l il.sO a. H.. 185 ZOO qF5 D. ni sun.
day, 3.2j, 7.4g D. No., 8.05 Do. m.
Leave EeT s York va Via 'iiltS p6ia5eB6IS % WaeF o,ys
JAv 10 d. r- b. ls nir1t
Laaye Now YorE VIA Maucb Chunk. week davs.
900, t4b a. rn.. 100. 43O d. m SUNDAY, 7I5 o. ia.
Leave PbiIadeIubfa Market -treet station
500, ll.SO p. %. Sunday 400, gO5 a. m. II 30
o. m.
Leave Reading week days Los, T. 10, TO- 05 II 80
q. H., 5.55, 7.5T D. m Sunday, L. 55, TO- is o. m.
1880, 6il p. IA Sunday, 2.4O, 70O a. m. 2O5 D. m.
Leave Tamnque week davs 800 g. 49, IL 23
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-12-02
Mr. POWDERLYs SUCCESSOR.
The New Master workman win Try to
MniIh IN the KnlnhLa

PHILADELPHIA. Dec. flames r. Soy
ereign was installed general master work
man Of the Knights of Labor yesterday.
He Immediately assumed the duties of his
office, and nearly all the work on hand
here for the executive board was brought
to a close yesterday afternoon. This morn
ing the board adjourned to reasonable i'm
Now York this afternoon. where large
amount of unfinished business remains to
be adjusted. The work is i'm theuaturs of
settling the matter of Jurisdiction iu GER
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-12-02
A HOWL OF PROTEST.

The country has risen against the
proposed new tariff measure, which
the Democratic aggregation has
brought forward, in a manner that
ought to make even these people
pause.
1t is like the Republican gale which
swept over the country in the recent
elections-only more so.
The people may have been deceived,
but so have many before, but the
"fiim Hammer" the bunco steerer,
the three card monte man cannot keep
up his game forever, and the victims
are liable to awake to a sense of their
deception.
So it has been in this tariff business.
The people were deceived but now
they know it.
AS result they are howling against
the proposed measure with a voice so
vigorous that it does great credit to
their common sense.
The objection to the Wilson bill is
not confined TO any one locality, but is
widespread. This is due to the fact
that in the promulgauon Of the meas
ure the people find themselves face to
face with the inside tricks of the game
by which the Democrats film TANNED
themselves into power.
They see now that all this talk
about getting things for half price
under the new tariff is nonsense, in
view Of the fact that they are likely
not only TO have in their pockets hall
price but no price at all.
They see that manufacturers who
are able to continue at all will have to
do so by making tremendous cuts in
workmen's wages and that in many
instances they win have to shut up
shops and throw thousands on thou
sands out of work.
This is the universal comment OF
the manufacturers and it is beyond
refutation, too.
II no wonder in view of these
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-12-02

GOVERNOR PATTIsoN, in refusing to
call out the militia to put down the
Lehigh Valley strikers, did so for the
purpose of posing before the public as
a friend of labor, but he did not refuse
TO appoint as special coal and iron
police hundreds of men recommended
to him by Wilbur. The Governors
posing won't work.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-12-02

MAUCH CHUNK, Pa, Dec General
William Lilly the member Of congress at
large, died at his residence here yesterday
aged -. General Lilly had not
been in the best of health for the past six
months but was able to"t,eud the special
session Of congress. a he time of his
death he was in conversation with his
and his death was unexpected.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-12-02

CHICAGO, Dec President Mcdonald,
of the Guarantee Investment company,
was sentenced by Judge Crosscup, of the
United States circuit court to eleven
months imprisonment in the county iail
and to pay fine of $1,000. William H.
Stevenson, vice president and treasurer,
and Francis NJ. Swearing, secretary of the
company, were fined $500 each The
charge against them was using the mails
to run q lottery
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-12-02

OPoRTo. Dec. "A sensational poison
trial, which has lasted "a week, has just
been concluded here. The prisoner is a
well known physician, DIR. Urbino Freitas
He was charged with poisoning his nephew
and two nieces in order to obtain the
large fortune which belonged to them
The nephew died and the doctor was
primarily charged with poisoning his
brother, the father of the children, but
the charge was dropped. Some of the
best known socialists in Portugal Ger
many, England and Holland furnished
evidence at the trial The prisoner was
sentenced to tweuty-eight years imprison-
ment. eight yenrs SOLITARY confinement.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-12-02

PHILADELPHIA Dec Airs Harriet
Burrows committed suicide i'm her cell in
the Eastern penlentiary by strangling
herself with piece of heavy binding Irvine.
Mrs. Burrows killed her husband in this
city on Aug. 3D. 1888, by disem mboweling
him with knife while he laid in bed
The cause was jealousy, though both of
the principals We're over 60 years old Mrs.
Burrows was sentenced to death, but her
sentence was commuted to life imprison-
ment by Governor Beaver