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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-11-10
DIPPER At THE MAST.
How the Captain of Becalmed Ship
Made the Water Last.

water, water everywhere, nor any
drop to drink" Few people besides
sailors can appreciate the terrible inn
port of these simple words, says the
Youths Companion. A correspondent
writes that on 4 short whaling, or, as
sailors say, plum pudding voyage"
which he once made in the brig ArnOl-
da Of Nantucket, Shubael Higgins,
master, they ran short of water, and
at last the captain decided to put into
GOree, on the west coast of Africa. As
they neared the Cape de Verde Islands,
however, and got into what are known
To sailors as the horse ATTITUDES, the
wind fell calm, and the vessel drifted
IDLY on the water.
sign of wind Captain Higgins became
impatient. The surface of the ocean
was rs smooth as a mirror, and as the
long. heavy swells came from the re
gions of the trade winds, the vessel
rolled and tossed about like a cork upon
the water.
we furled the square sails to pre-
vent their being worn out by Shaping
against the mast, The staysails were
all set and the sheets hauled taut, which
e9sed her somewhat in her rolling.
BY this time the water had run so
short that the captain felt obliged to
adopt some plan to avoid all unneces-
sary drinking.
Calling me to his side, he said:
Boy bring me a new tin dipper from
the slop chest
Il did so. Then the captain had all
hands called aft.
Men, he said, I have always
dreaded to put my crew on short allow
ance, but the time has come when
something must be done to save what
| little water we have left
with that he took a piece of spun
yarn from his pocket and tied it to the
handle of the dpper. Then, turning tG
me. he said: Take this to the mast
! head and tie it there
Now said he, addressing the men
'you can have all the water you want
to drink, but you must go to the toI
of the mast and get tie dipper; an6
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-11-10

New York, Nov. 2.-The trotting
match between Directum and Mascot
proved to be no sensation at all. There
was but one horse in it. Between six
and seven thousand people gathered
1T Fleetwood track to see the sport.
After the first heat, during which
Mascot broke badly twice, it was hard
to get even money on the black horse
After Mascot had again shown decided
breaking procliYities in the second
heat, odds turned to 100 to SO on Di-
rectum's winning three straight heats.
In the first heat, on the second scor-
ing, Directum got pretty nearly half
u length advantage. The horses had
not made over 100 yards when Mascot
threw up his heels in a shameful break
and lost five or six lengths. Kelly
held Directum back until Mascot got
within a length Of him. Mascot broke
again and Directum had things his OVID
way to the finish, which he passed at
least five lengths ahead of his oppo-
nent Time 2:10 II
Directum got little the best start
i'll the second heat, too, and held it
easily passing under the wire fully
four lengths ahead. Time 2:O7 81
In The tnIrd heat the pair went half
q mile with Mascot's nose yell on to
the wheels of Directum's sulky. and
the black horse shot ahead like a bul,
let Mascot, however, kept going all
the time, and when they came into the
stretch he again Tapped the leader.
Kelly then for the first time during thu
match compelled Directum to exert
himself and he put half a length be-
tween the racers. Andrews kept the
gelding moving but could not decrease
the lead, and it was in those positions
that the contestants passed under the
wire in the third heat. Time 2.0S34
Another interesting event today was
the ten-mile trot of Pascal He made
the distance in 2G:15, thus knocking
off one minute, eight and Il quarter
seconds from the worlds record.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-11-10

after drinking all you need. you must
carry the dipper back and tie it to the
mast again. Under no conditions will
one of you pass the dipper to another.
Every man must get the dipper for him.
self. In case of sickness, / will send
the boy aloft for the sick man, This
rule will apply to all on board, myself
included
At first we regarded the matter as
Il joke on the captains part, but as the
days Wore on and each of us made his
trip aloft after the dipper. afe novelty
wore off. We soon found, however.
that the captains plan for saving
water was pretty effectual one. The
ships scuttle butt, which formerly we
had been obliged to replenish from the
casks every other day, would now run
a week without reflling.
I'VE We're becalmed just sixty days.
Then the trade wind set in. and we
proceeded to Goree and retilled our
casks. But the memory of the trips
l made aloft after that diper, and the
spirit in which Captain Higgins per-
formed his part of the contract, left
IN impression on my mind which re-
mains TO this day
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-11-10
HOW TO CHOOSE DISHES.

The young bride who begins house
keeping for the first time this fall
finds it quite as hard to exercise good
judgment in selecting her household
china and porceEainS as in buying her
carpets and hangings, says the New
York Commercial Advertiser There
has recently been Il great change, decid-
eddy for the better in bedroom wash
stand appointments. The water jug
with square mouth, from which the
water flowed anywher except into the
basin, has been replaced by those set
i'll a stand and requiring merely to be
tlItcu like q tea urn. There is q great
variety of neat patterns, but the dull
shades of the Doulton seem most at
tractive. The Russian fancy for color
ed glass sets, beautifully decorated with
flower sprays, is shown in some of the
most exclusive china stores, but these
look too frail for daily use. The new
est receptacles for tooth and nail
brushes are upright jars.
There is a decided tendency for plain
milk-white table ware, Or white with
4 gold edge Of the Derby and Coalport
varieties. Its merit lies in its strength
and in the fact that it can be easily
matched. 1t is a mistake to buy too
heavy ware, which leads to as much
breakage as the opposite extreme The
Shropshire variety Of this pure white
ware has already been seen in the
dainty covered tea cups and bread and
butter plates, shown for some time
past for invalid and bedroom use.
There is something very dainty looking
about breakfact or tea table laid
with the ware. Such service may be
used for every meal. In buying choice
wears like the Worcester and Crown
Derby there is a well covered style that
is deemed most desirable, and in case
of the latter the price of a modern
service is not beyond the reach of the
Wel-tO-do. Crossed lines under a
crown, or a single crown, is a well
known mark.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-11-10
ATEAUBRIAND'S LONELY
GRAVE.

Chateaubriand, the famous French
author, who, after dining with Wash
ington at Philadelphia, said, There
is virtue in the look of a great man."
is buried at the actual spot where he
was born, and probably no one was
ever laid in stranger resting place. 1t
is on Il jutting point of rock in y lonely,
exposed position. The circumstances
which led to his being buried there are
thus related by French Geographic:
The father and mother of the Vicomte
Chateaubriand were on board a vessel
bound for st. Malo. 1t was night when
they neared the coast, and Il terrible
storm was raging. No boat conld ven
the vessel was wrecked upon 4 rock
not far from the shore. The mother
of Chateaubriand passed the night upon
the rock and there he was born. When
he had reached manhood he desired
that, as his life had commenced SUI
rounded by the ocean, 80 he might
sleep in death, guarded by its restless
waves. He accordingly purchased the
rock and built upon it the tomb in
which he now lies. Thus, born amid
the tempest Of the elements and dying
during the lull of a more fearful and
scarcely ended storm of human pas
sions, he rests in his lonely tomb over
the waters"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-11-10
THE MOTHERS LAST SONG.

Sleep. The ghostly winds are blowing
No moon abroad, no star is glowing;
The river is deep and the tide is flow
my
To the land whore you and l are 90
ing.
We are going afar,
Beyond moon or star.
To the land where the sinleSs angels
lost my heart 10 your heartless sire,
TWAS melted away by his looks of
fire.
Forgot my God and my fathers ire,
Al for the sake Of Il mans desire;
But low well 20
Where the waters flow,
And make us Il bed where none shall
know
The world is cruel, the world is untrue;
Our foes are many, our friends are few;
No work, no bread, however we sue.
What is there left for me to do,
But to fy-fy
From the cruel sky,
And hide IN the deepest deepS-and die:
Barry Cornwall.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-11-10

may claim from his native town or
commune pension equal to one third
| OF the daily wages which he had re-
ceived during his working years. The
amount varies from 2 to 6 f1orins n
month. In Vienna alone there are 49,
ooo persons who receive these pensions
from the city.
IeXaS man was sitting in dark
room recently when he was attracted
oy the buzzing of a gold-colored bug.
1aklnS the appearance of the bug as a
favorable omen, he followed it. 1t
stopped directly over an old well in a
deserted field; then the man went to
digging and presently discovered
number OF gold dollars and some few
silver coins
very queer fish are caught in the
waters OF Puget sound One kind is
called the candle fish 1t is dried and
packed in boxes like candles. We are
told the fishermen use them to light
tner homes and that at one time MI
the boats on the sound used them in
stead OF sperm oil lamps. BY putting
the heads of the fish downward in y
III conjunction with the backbone, acts
as 4 wick, it burns like candle. They
eat this fish, and when cooked it is SO
fat it fries itself.
When lady is sitting to Il Partisan
photographer for 4 portrait the oper-
ator does not, in Il pcrfuuctory manner.
coldy request her to Look pleasant
now, if you please" He says to her,
III the most natural and graceful man
ner In the world: 1T is quite unneces-
Sary to ask madam to look pleasant
she could not look otherwise" The
lady, or course, acknowledges the COM
pHment with her most gracious and
h@hbred smile. Click" goes the
and the picture is obtained. re-
vealing the sitter to the greatest advan
tage.
One of the most coveted OF invita-
tons this season has been To the ter
race or the house of commons, where
on one afternoon lately there were to
be seen no less than 200 ladies, in
company with wearcd legislators, re-
freShinS themselves With tea and talk
AS to the tea, for many years one
particular brand has been furnished to
the house by one tea company Tho
terrace is one of the prctticSt promen-
AIDES i'll London. The debates in the
house are of secondary Importance to
the debates on the terrace, pleasant
~ assisted by the fragrant tea. con.
celning which there is Il unanimty OF
opinion which the government must
surely envy.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-11-10
RULES FOR ASTOR TENANTS.
No Repairs Are Made After the Lease
Is Signed.

Some of the curious rules by which
the tenants of the Astors are bound are
enumerated by the New York Sun.
For instance. although they will make
almost any repairs that a tenant sug-
SeStS before the lease is signed, even
though the repairs may cost more than
the rental, they will not spenu Il cent
on the property during the existence of
the lease. A lady who rented q house
i'll Forty-tifth street from the Astors
was told that she could have any re-
pairs Or alterations she wished, but no
chandeliers. She had the house decor
ated FROM top to bottom, and many
expensive repairs made and there WAS
not remonstrance, but she had to sup
ply all the chandeliers, at Il cost OF
LOGO to herself. OF course they re-
main her property and she can take
them away when she moves. A curious
incident is related by another tenant in
Fortyfourth street. She leased house
at a rental of $1,000 for one wear.
When she came to renew the lease,
for another year she was informed that
the rent would be only 1850. She
was told by somebody who pretended
to know that the reduction was due
to the deterioration in the value of the
and that Astors did not want
more than q certain interest on it.
That, however, was not true, as was
learned upon inquiry at the office of
the Astor estates. The clerk there
said that the reduction was due simply
to the fact that during the first year
they had charged a percentage for re-
pairs and changes. AS none was re-
quired the second year the percentage
was taken off. Nevertheless, it re-
mains the fact that the reduction was
voluntary, and to the tenant unexpect-
ed.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-11-10

A brilliant wedding was one Of the
Philadelphia social circles Tuesday
night. The bride was Miss Nellie X.
Dexter, the daughter Of II Well-knwon
merchant, and William III. Wanamakcr,
Jr., was the bridegroom. The cere-
mony took place in the Central Con
u gational church, at Eighteenth and
Green streets, (which was crowded,
almost all the invited guests seated
in the central aisle being in evening
dress. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. Charles II. Richards, assisted
by Rev. James X. DanfOrth. The
space about the pulpit was massed
with foliage and flowers. Besides Miss
Alma T.. Dexter, her sister, as maid
Of honor, the bride had as attendants
Miss Bessie Wanamaker Miss Anna NJ.
Hance, Miss Hannah NJ. Crowell, Miss
Susie Brown, Miss Bessie Fry and Miss
Blanche Hopkins. The best man was
Tillinghast X. Collins and the uSherS
were Horace Wanamaker, John Wanna
maker, Sd, i. II. Moore, Ralph e.
Settler, Shelton A. Hibbs and Paul
S Richard. The reception which fol-
lowed at 1901 Mount Vernon street
was in every way elegant and many
well-knOWn people were present, among
thin Ex-Postmaster General Wanna
maker, Mrs. and Mrs. Samuel Wanna
maker, Mrs. and Mrs. w. Fl. Wanna
maker and Mr.. and Mrs. Marion Wanna
maker.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-11-10
COULD NOT ECONONIIZE.
A Young Mans Attempt to Save !

A Young Mans Attempt to Save Nip
ped in the Bud.
at is queer how my efforts to econo-
mize and save money against rainy
days and old age are continually being
thwarted,' said a young private secre-
tary as he lit a long, black and costly
cigar
II confess that in some instances
he went on, tie fault has been my
own. But in the case / have now in
mind I was entirely blameless. Yet 1
was tnwarted again.
"a friend told me of store near our
office down town where I could buy
shoes at low prices, and after | had
bought them could be sure of their
always looking we'll without having
to increase the boards of affiuent boot
blacks. The store would give me a
ticket emitting me to 53 shines.
L got the shoes and the ticket and
congratulated myself that at least |
was sure of a material reduction i'll my
daily expenditure.
Il was determined to begin to save by
putting away what / would have spent
on shine but for the ticket
"tIo, hum! Man proposes and then
the thwarting beings. My incopsider-
ate employer made hurried move into
offices away up town, and before I had
had the benefit of a fiftieth part of all
[ was entitled to by the ticket the
knowledge was forced upon me that in
order to get shine for nothing and lay
the foundation for ease and comfort
in my old age by putting away cents
I would have to expend 10 cents for
car fare to the store and back. I am
quite discoura ged. New York Herald.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-11-10
CASSAGNAC ON ANONYMOUS
JOURNALISM.

NJ Zola's speech at the Institute Ct
Journalists affords NJ. Paul de Cassag-
nae an opportunity for an attack on
anonymous journalism in his best
style. Nothing says NJ. de Cassag-
nae. lis more abominable than the
writer lying in ambush like a scoun-
drel behind the wall of anonymity and
able to pot at you from behind his
shelter Besides, if 4 man is gifted,
it is but fair that he should get credit
for his talent" In connection with
journalists responsibilities NJ. de Cas-
Sagnac relates an anecdote he heard
from NJ. de VillemesSant, the founder
of the Paris Figaro:
Insulted daily in a Belgian paper by
a writer whose nom de plume was
Marco Spada' "a likely name for
bravo) NJ. de VillemeSsant took the train
to Brussels with two friends and a
pair of swords. On his arrival he
wrote to Marco Spada that at ? p. NJ.
sharp he should call on him to arrange
an encounter On the stroke of , P.
NJ. de VillemesSant appeared at the
editorial Office and asked for Ma, co
Spada." What was his anaZement on
seeing an old lady. all wrinkled and
with cTlrls about her ears. appear from
behind small window. and on hearing
the reply, L am Marco Spada, sir, and
am at your orders"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-11-10
MISSING LINKS.
Curious Facts Found Floating in
i'll the Daily Papers.

Curious Facts Found Floating in
in the Daily Papers.
curled proboscis like that of an
elephant
Fleas will never touch an epileptic,
and will instantly leave Il dead or
dying person.
The charity organization i'll London
called the Blue Coat School once had
Il coinage of its own.
Darwin says that the light of the
tiretiy is caused by the slow combustion
Of phosphorus in the system.
An Ohio merchant who believes that
every person born is future possible
customer makes Il present to every
new arrival in the town.
An apple tree, which is claimed TO
to have borne fruit for the last century
and a quarter, is still i'll bearing in
an orchard near Lenoir, n. G.
ChimneyS were unknown to the an
clients and are not mentioned by any
Greek or Roman architect. A hole i'll
the roof let out the smoke.
Attempts have been made to produce
spider silk, but have failed, the ferocious
nature of these insects not permitting
them 70 live together in communities.
Fries are infested with parasites
which prey upon and destroy them, and
these, in turn as has been shown by
the microscope, are klned by still
smaller parasites.
A late authority Oh American m0ny
says that the largest amount rcpTcscn-
ted by any one ''greenback'' is $4,000,
in existence
The wife market is improving. Some
weeks ago Il man in western New York
sold his wife for 45 cents. A Ken
tuckian the other day sold his better
half for 20 cents.
The hornets nest is sometimes two
feet in diameter. The outside layers
have small interval between each
so that if rain should penetrate it is
soon arrested.
NJ. de LIsle discovered an animal
cula that could run six inches in q
second, and calculated that it must
move its legs no less than 1000 times
in that brief period.
| A medical journal asserts that people
who drink cows milk are more prone
1 to consumption than those who use the
! milk of the raindeer, the buffalo, the
ass or the goat.
Only five passengers lost their lives
on British railways in 1891, but there
was Il veritable slaughter of railway
servants. Over 500 employees were
killed and more than 5000 injured.
! A celebrated aeronaut asserts, aftel
patient investigation, that the nintl
day Of the moon is the most rainy o
the whole %, and o'clock in the after
noon the rainest hour of the day.
The Japanese eat more fish than an!
other people in the world. With then
meat eating is foreign innovation
confined to rich, Or rather to those ricf
people who prefer it to the natona
diet.
! The Bank of England note is not O.
| the same thickness all through. Th'
paper is thicker in the left hand corner
to enable it to take better and sharpe
impressions Of the vignette there, ant
is also considerable thicker in the darl
shadow Of the center letters and unde
the figures at the ends. Countertei
notes are invariably Of one thickness
Under the provisions of the Austrian
poor law, at 60 years of age mai
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-11-10

be kept out of the wet rain, so they
carried their hats in their hands and
the upheld skirts were used to cover
them This saved their hats from being
spelled, and the arrangement appeared
to present itself to the young women
ls Il very natural and satisfactory one.
Bit what is the use of girls hat
anyway?
70 say that it attracts attention to
he: head in fine weather, and gives
her an excuse for showing a good deal
of her feet in wet weather, would be
ill-natured, and, therefore, is not said
here. But it is a wonderful thing, a
girls hat-LouiSville Courier-Journal.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-11-10
WHEN REJECTION BECOMES DIE,
FICUIT
4 Woman Awkwardly Situated if 4
Man Proposes During Dance.

Man Proposes During Dance.
My last proposal was from 4 man at
a ball, says 4 writer in the Ladies
Home Journal. On his dress coat, as
he claimed me for 4 waltz, was Il long
white thread. l smilingly called his
attention to it and took it off. My
sister saw me, and knowing things
were in that interestig condition when
word would precipitate matters,
thought to tease me by saying:
who is it that says if Il woman will
take the trouble TO pick 4 thread from
Il mans coat that man may have her
for the asking?" She laughed gleefully
at our discontinue and tlOated away
The first time we stopped to promen-
ade my partner glanced at me, and
there, caught in the flowers of my
gown, was this same long thread. He
bent own to take it off just as we came
to a clearing among the dancers.
What are you doing?' l said.
I'm picking threads off your coat"
he repeated, stepping in front of me.
will you?" [ thought he meant would
go on with the waltz. L laid my
hand in his, and we glided into our
places.
Did you understands he whisper
ed.
Now, it is bad enough to have to
refuse a man ON the sofa, but to have
to do it when you are in his arms;
when, while he tells you over and over
that he loves you, he can emphasize
with hand pressure without reproof,
when every second you are impercep-
tably being drawn closer and closer
until the wretched truth dawns upon
you that the music and the dance are
secondary things, and that in reality
you are being Rugged, actually Rugged
by Il man whom You are not going to
marry-you must resist the impulse to
put both your hands against him and
push with all your might. You sim
ply get tired suddenly, and are taken
to Your chaperon, where at least you
can refuse him properly.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-11-10
HIS HEAD CUT OFF

Belgrade, Nov. 2.-M VelimiraoVitch,
formerly Servian minister Of justice,
was found dead yesterday in his bed
room. His head had been severed from
his body.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-11-10
WON By DIRECTUM
MASCOT PROVES AN EASY OP
PONENT.
LOSES ALL THREE HEATS RY
LONG DISTANCES.

Directunl Gets Advantageous Starts
and Has Things All His Own Way.
Mascot Breaks Badly the First Two
Heats-Big Crowd Witnesses the
Contest
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-11-10

Fire in the Nebraska penitentiary at
Lincoln destroyed a number of shops
used by contractors. Loss, $4,000.