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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-03-24
Destroys Weeds.

A well TILED field Of roots destroys
an. almost innumerable quantity of
weeds. They are, or ought to be, killed
so early that not half of their number
is ever appreciated. Cultivation Of a
weed seed that has put out the germ
is always fatal, for the seed in sprout-
ing has gained hold Of the soil, which
once broken it is not able to renew.
Besides, the constant cultivation requir-
ed early in the season develops plant
food which stimulates weeds to start
to growing that would otherwise lie
dormant until they secured favorable
conditions. The broad leaves of the
beet OF mangold crop cover the soil
later in the season, so as to prevent
weed seeds from growing even if they
do terminate, and they often cover
across the rows when planted wide
enough apart to be cultivated with Il
horse early in the season Generally
one root crop well cared for leaves
the ground so free from weed seeds
that bue few will appear in the clover
when it is seeded. If clover seed is
sown thickly enough it also destroys
weeds, the weed seeds starting early
in spring, but being smothered to death
by the heavier clover growth.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-03-24
SHE COULDEN'T DECIDE

Detroit Tribune. A moment later
she was confronted by a masked man
The beautiful girl was scared. Her
cheek was as white as the mdriven
snow, and her eyes stuck out to beat
four of a kind.
She tried to pass the marauder- with
out speaking to him.
But he intercepted her.
II propose
His voice was harsh and discordant.
Ito abduct you. Will YOU
He was very stern.
Ego with me?'
She hesitated.
81 don't know" she faltered. Really
you
Her manner grew suddenly firm.
Unjust ask my chaperon.'
With Il snort of baffeled rage the
outlaw fled.
A SERIOUS DIFFICULTY.
ooh, what shall | dO?" said the SOU
brette
'My trunk hasn't come and my wig
is in it?''
'I'll lend you mine,' said a friend.
''Its very kind of you, but your wig
is blond. and my press notices call for
brunette. "-WaShington Star
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-03-24
POINTS ABOUT BADGERS.

Richard Stors Willis, Charles Dudley
Warner, Timothy Dwight and other
! Connecticut gentlemen have taken II
DRY of James G. Percival, the poet and
geologist of that state, whose remains
lie buried at Hazel Green.
Mrs. Richard Guenther gave an el.
aboIslte party to Oshkosh servant girls
few days ago in honor of her own
maid"
Mr.. Cleveland receives two thousand
letters a day from men who want office.
And every letter increases the chances
OF the writer's not getting that coveted
place; in American politics the man who
writes letters generally gets left.
General Bragg finds that the Wiscon-
sin legislature could not appoint him
Minister to Mexico.
Now it seems that Uncle jerry Rusk
is the greatest Civil Service reformer
of the age, for it appears that every
one of his several thousand appoint
ments i'll the Agricultural department
fully approves of Mr.. j. Sterling Nor
tons announcement that he will run
his department on strictly Civil Service
rules and make no appointments, nor
dismissals on political grounds.
Thomas Jefferson said of the presi-
dents office that it is "a splendid mis-
cry" President Harrison found it so.
Mr. Cleveland knows it is SO but he
knows that the way to mitigate some
of its misery is to do us he thinks best.
and not to try and please all of the
many-headed.
1t is announced that those who held
office under Mr.. Cleveland during his
Last term, will be on the non-eligible
list for this term. No places will be
gwen to them. That announcement
shuts off one crowd. Now, if the presi-
dent will announce that the other class
OF his supporters those who didn't
hold places four years ago-are to get
no places he will be saved a deal Of
very unpleasant importantly.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-03-24

met Dan Lamont, then a young col
lege fellow who came home to McGraw-
vile to spend his vacations
Most Of the courtship of the young
couple was carried on during their col
lege days. They were married soon
after this, in June, 1876. and went to
Albany to live. There their two eldest
children, Bessie, II years old, and Julia,
years old, were born; and there they
lived until Mr.. Lamont was made Mr..
Cleveland's private secretary in 1884.
The next four years were spent IN
Washington, where their third child
was born and nameds by Mrs. Cleve-
land herself, Frances Cleveland Lamont.
The last four years Mrs Lamont has
spent principally in New York. her
longest absence being last year, when
the entire family went abroad in March
and Travelled until October. Their
house is, above all, a home. There il
no stiff and formal drawing-room re-
served for purposes Of society only.
The long parlor on the first floor is fur
nished in a prevailing tone of dull pink.
with heavy rugs, that join with a blaz-
ing crate in giving warmth to the ROOM
On an open piano there are always
some stray sheets of music, and there
is also large photograph of Mr. Cleve-
land, with his autograph written boldly
in one corner. At the end of the piano
stands an easel overhung by tall palms.
A crayon portrait of Mrs Cleveland
made when she first went to the White
House, stands here. There are plenty
of soft pillows on the window seat;
the children's chairs are by no means
banished from the apartment; Mrs.
Lannon's French escritoire stands open
beside the onyx fireplace, and the
whole aspect is one of hemelike COM
fort and luxury
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-03-24
QUININE BY PROXY.
''Sal1y'' Had Taken 1t For Him For
Twenty-Five Years.

Detroit Free Press Not long
since, said the drummer, / was down in
one of the ague districts sOf Indiania,
and in front Of my customers / saw n
native sitting on the horse block. He
seemed to be suffering and ! went to
him.
''What's the matter?" Inquired
Nothing much, mister" he replied
with a wan smile. I'm jest a setting
here in the sun shaking"
"GOt the chills?'
''Thats what, mister"
''Why don't you take something for
them?''
Il do mister that is Sary does. She
takes all the quinine for the family.
Sary's my wife"
That was a new form of wOman's de-
votion, and L was somewhat surprised
at it's discovery.
''Thunderation, man," / exclaimed,
chat won't help you any"
81 guess you're mistaken, mister,
he said, with stolid confidence. 1--WE
had the chills for twenty-five years an
they amt killed me yit."
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-03-24
JULES FERRY is DEAD
PRESIDENT of the French Senate EXP
at Paris.

President of the French Senate Expires
at Paris.
LONDON, March I'm. Jules Ferry.
President of the French Senate, died
suddenly this eveninr.
Nothing had been known of his ILL.,
ness and the news is reported to have
caused most profound sensation in
Paris. Ferry was but recent
~ elected to the Senate's Presi-
dency, and his whole power
was just beginning to be felt. He was
one of the few statesmen who had es-
capped the Panama eontagion. and his
return to public life promised great
things for himself and for France in the
near future. 1t was generally under
stool that he was likely to be Sadi-
CArnot's uscessor to the presidency Of
the Republic.
The cause of NJ. Ferry's death is not
known
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-03-24
WHERE SHIPS OF THE NAVY ARE
Only Two War Vessels Now at the
Brooklyn Navy Yard.

: The only two war vessels at the navy
yard are the Chicago and Minatono-
mob. The Philadelphia is at Fort
Royal. s. c., with the Vesuvius, the
Concord is fitting out for a cruise at
Norfolk, the Atlanta sailed from ST.
Thomas for Key West on Thursday and
the Kearsarge is at Havana on her
way nortI, says the Brooklyn Eagle
The Newark and Bennington are pc
pairing to bring the vatican and French
exhibits to the Worlds Fair, and they
will also convoy the Spanish carav:ls
Oh their trip over from CadiZ. The is
sex is on her way from Montevideo 10
Hampton Roads and the Yantic re-
mains at the South American port.
OF the ships of the Pacific station
the Adams and Ranger are at San
Francisco, awaiting orders to sail for
Honolulu, the Alliance is ordered home
from Samoa, the Boston is at Honolulu
and the Mohican sailed for that port
last week. The Thetis is at San Diego,
Cal.
There are five vessels in the AsiatiC
squadron. The Alert and Marion are
cruising on the coast Of China, the
Lancaster is at Shanghai, the Monoca
cy at Marking and the Petrol is at
Nagasaki.
The four vessels Of Rear-Admiral
Gherardi's special service squadron, the
Baltimore, the Charleston, the San
Francisco and the Yorktown, are ex-
pected to reach Hampton Roads from
the Barbados about the middle of
this month.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-03-24

Nature is often a tender nurse for
old age. She sOothes and comforts by
her decisions. Nine. de Lesseps over
heard the old Count talking to himself
the other day. YES" said he, eve are
honest people. / have toiled up to the
last moment. / am a good workman
If all that have done is not recognized
here 1 shall go to Queen Victoria. She
knows me. / shall approach her with
my wife and children. shall put on
my grand GORDON"
A monument is to be erected to the
memory of General Beauregard in New
Orleans, while in Charleston his career
and virtues are to be celebrated at a
great memorial meeting. Probably this
meeting will be held on April II, the
anniversary Of the fall Of Sumter, under
Beauregard's bombardment. The chief
feature of the ceremonies will be the
presentation to Charleston of the Cen
erals sword and the acceptance Of it
by the city, in accordance with the
terms Of his will.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-03-24
Will Not Let Women Vote.

LANSING, Mich, March lT.-The bill
granting municipal and school suf-
frage to women failed of passage in
the House of Representatives. by 10
votes, the votes standing 80 yeas to 80
nays. Many members were fearful Of
going on record, and therefore re-
Trained from voting. Representative
Barkworth, the leader of the Democ-
racy in the House and strong sup
porter of the bill, was absent. 1t Is
claimed that had he been present the
entire Democratic vote would have
been thrown for the measure and 1t
would have carried. The vote by
which the bill failed to pass was re-
considered and the measure was
Ia bled.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-03-24
AN AGED ALLIGATOR.
He Was a Pet of a Southern Family
for Over 100 Years.

He Was a Pet of a Southern Family
for Over 100 Years.
Philadelphia Times: In the bayou
flowing through the large sugar plan
tation Of Gabriel Montague, lying sew
en- or eight miles south of this place,
there was recently killed an alligator
known to be something over 120 years
old. In 1913 Mr.. Montaigne's fathers
grandfather, immigrating to this cOun-
try from France, purchased this tract
of land from it's original Spanish owner,
and in an attempt to clear the bayou
of the ferocious and aggressive alliga-
tors which filed it to the number Of
thousands, succeeded in killing many of
them, and among them the mother Of
several young ones, three Of which he
killed also, but the fourth got away,
leaving five or six inches of his tail
behind him, however. This one was
afterwards seen from time to time
and always recognized by this missing
portion of his anatomy. He grew to be
something of a pet with succeeding
generations who, however, thought it
safest to keep him at a distance despite
his friendly advances, but it has been
a favo1fte task with the younger Mon
taignes of the family to 60 out after
each meal with tidbits for old Shorty,
as he was called because of his deformi-
ty.
There was much grief, therefore,
a day or two ago when a visitor from
the East who, returninm from a day $
shooting along the bayou's banks, came
across an enormous gator stretched
acros his path, and firing on it buried
the contents of his gun in its head.
Most of the shot was Intellectual be-
| cause Of the scaly armor Of the reptile,
but several penetrating the eyes, the
vulnerable points, sought the brain and
killed it. The visitor, who had been
some yards in advance of his host, was
just congratulating himself on his PROV.
ess in Staying so ferocious looking a
creature, when Mr.. Montague coming
up, showed by his CONSERVATION that
the victory had been at the cost Of a
| loss to the entire family. The assassin
Of Old Shorty was conscience stricken
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-03-24

Peters church, New Kent county, Jan.
6, 1850. He was a Cambridge scholar.
Startling is the name Of the estate On
which the old graveyard is. 1t has
been owned by Jerdones since It'll.
and now includes 5000 acres of land.
John Smith was caught by the Indians
In this vicinity, and it is supposed that
in the same locality Pocahontas saved
the life of the historic John.
1t is presumed that the Rev, Mossom
is buried beside the grave of his wife.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-03-24

but the shot was beyond recall, and
the dead alligator was buried on the
banks of the bayou, amid the lamen-
tations of the younger members of the
Mohtaigne family. This>ag of 40 years
is not unparalleled with these animals,
many being said to attain the age of
200, though this is difficult of proving.
except in such cases where the creature
is marked in some such way, as Old
Shorty was.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-03-24
Twenty-Five Cents on the Dollar,

ST. PAUL, Mimi, March 1.-THE
financial crash of the Reaupre Mercan-
tile Company, wholesale grooers. the
schedule of whose assets and liabilities
was fled to-day, proves to be the worst
in the history Of st. Paul. The assets
Foot up only S16S, G5S, while the liabili-
tics reach $517,2SG Indications are
that when accounts are squared the
creditors will get not to exceed 90
cents on the dollar.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-03-24
Kansas Again showed Under.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, March IA
heavy snowstori1 began here about 10
o'clock. The Indications are excellent
for continuance of the storm and it's
development into full-tiedgcd biz
zard. Dispatches from Kansas show
that the storm Is general over the
State. The storm has the usual cold
wave accompaniment, this time from
the East, and in some localities the
wind is drifting the snow badly.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-03-24

ed in despair; for mercy's sake don't
come inv' "a
'.Ah, you are there and aiive.' she
cried. Il am not too late; and l will
come in.''
And i'll another instant she burst into
tile room, and stood there, her tear
stained face CONFUSED with the horror
OF finding him in SUCH compan.'.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-03-24

KINGSTON, N. V, March Super
visor Jones of the town of Harden
burgh. Ulster County, was in town
yesterday, and says the snow in the
woods and in that town is from six to
eight feet deep. Residents who are
compelled to go out of doors go about
on snow shoes and many voters went
in that way to town meeting last
week. There has been no church
service or Sunday School in that town
in several months. In places the snow
drifts are as high as the barns.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-03-24
Yardmaster Ground ia Picces.

EVANSVILLE, Ohio. March IT,
Patrick Casey, yardmaster at the Balti-
more & Ohio depot, was instantly
killed here last night by being run
over by an engine. He was in the act
of jumping on the moving engine,
when he lost his footing and before tho
locomotive could be stopped he was
ground to pieces. He was about rs
years of age and unmarried, leaving
an aged mother whom he supported
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-03-24

Engineers on Other Roads VIII Stand
BY the Ann Arbor Strikers

TOLEDO, Ohio, March l7.-General
Manager Ashley of the Ann Arbor has
issued orders to have freight cars
offered to the Lake Shore and the
Pennsylvania railroads to see what ut
titude the officials and brotherhood
would assume. Chief Arthur, of the
brotherhood, talks as if the men on all
connecting lines would stand by tho
strikers He says he has not ordered a
general strike, but the men will act
without any explicit orders. The cars
had not been offered so far.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-03-24
Half u Million Dividend.

New YORK, March 1.-THE Westing-
house Air-brake Company has declared
a quarterly dividend of 5 per cent.
This means the distribution of $500, 900.
The directors of the Rio Grandc Wes-
tern Rrailway Company have declared
the regular quarterly dividend of ~
per cent on the preferred stock pay
2ble M;y l.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-03-24

St. Louis Republic: The compass
plant of the Tartas is not what would
be called Il plant in the strict sense of
the word, being low, creeping grass
Of no value whatever as a feed for
horses and only made use Of by shep-
herds with large herds Of sheep and
goats. From the time when the first
stalk pushes through the ground all of
its creeping propensities are exercised
in one direction-to the north. Baker.
| Hams and 1.aufbarow all tell wonderful
stories how whole armies have escaped
| utter extinction through some shrewd
general disinounting his horse to strike
his flint in order to see what direction
the little compass grass was creeping
remountins and leading of In the safest
direction.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-03-24
Bride eb, bridegroom 80.

WABASH, Ind, March II Mrs.
Elizabeth May, aged IS of this city,
and John Lower of Illinois, 80 years
old, were married here to-day. The
bride is an old resident of Wabash and
has buried two husbands.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1893-11-20
VERMONT OFFICERS.

The annual meeting and banquet of
the Vermont Officers association was
held in Burlington Nov. Is. The at
tendance was large, a good many be-
ing present from outside the city, and
the exercises were unusually interest
ing.
The meeting was held at 4:30 O'Clock
o. M. and officers elected as follows:
President, A. B. Valentine of Ben
nington; first vice president, F. G..
Butterfeld of Derby Line; second vice
president, Fl. o. Wheeler Of Burling-
ton; secretary, F. E. Smith of Mont
pelier; treasurer, l.. G. Kingsley of
Rutland; executive committee, F. E.
Smith, J. H. Lucia and L. w. Shedd,
all of Montpelier.
It was voted to hold the next meet
ing in Montpelier during the session
OF the legislature in 1894.
The banquet was held at the Van
Ness house in the evening. Josiah
circuit, the retiring president, presid-
ed To his left sat the orator of the
evening, George A. Marden OF Lo-
well, Gen. w. w. Henry of Burling-
ton, Senator Proctor, Judge Vince
lock, G. Veazey, A. B. Valentine, ex
Gov. E. J. Ormsbee, Col. 2. M. Man
sur, w. w. circuit, Col. George t.
Childs Of st. Adams, Col. A. A. Hall
of St. Adams and G. T. Branch Of
Newport. At the right of President
circuit sat Gov. Fuller, Lieut.. Gov.
Stanaham, ex-Gov. w. P. Dillingham;,
ex-Gov. j. L. Barstow, Capt. S. S.
Leach, U. S. A, Capt. Guy Howard, U.
S. A., Col. J. Fl. Platt Of Denver, Col.
F. w McGettrick of ST. Adams, Gen.
w. G. Greenleaf, Gen. w. H. Gilmore
and Col. J. FL. Goulding.
Vocal music was furnished by the
University quartet and toasts were
responded to as follows:
'sThe President" F.W McGettrick;
ssVermont,'' Gov. Fuller; ''Vermont
in Congress-" Senator Proctor; Ever
monters Away From Home," Judge
Veazey; "The Nation We Saved"
Col. Platt; "The Rank of Life" Col.
Mansur; ''The Pensioners" Gen. But
terfeld; "The Loyal Legion" Gen.
Greenleaf; ''The Sharpshooters, !"
George A Marden; vermont Sold
iers," G. w. Hooker; "The Regular
Army and Navy" Capt. Guy Howard;
'sThe Grand Army" Gov. E. J.
Ormsbee.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1893-11-20

hotel, his lease having expired. He
reports that he has lost thousand
dollars year since he has run the
house. He has kept a good hotel,
nevertheless.
West Burke.
Warren HENDERSON, who has been
at work in Mass. for the last year, is
visiting old friends here for two
weeks.
Alice Varney, Nellie Forrest and
Alice Townsend each closed their
schools last Friday, and are at home
for two weeks vacation.
Quarterly meeting services will be
held in the NJ. E. church Sunday, Nov.
%. 1t is expected that the Presiding
Elder will be present and preach on
Saturday evening. Arrangements
have been made to have'the meetings
continue for part Of the following
week.
Sutton.
Miss Francis Harvey is visiting
friends here.
School begins today, Cora Sherburne
of Glover, teacher.
Mrs NJ A Campbell has gone to
Lyndon to stay two Or three months
with her son, z. NJ. Campbell.
John Bennett has moved to Brown
ington where he is to work at his
trade as blacksmith. A Mr.. Hill from
Canada has moved to the farm vacat-
ed by Bennett.
The Church Incidental Committee
gave eGentleman's Supper" Friday
night, which cleared them eighteen
dollars besides making every one have
an extra good time.
Wheelock.
The Library have promenade en-
tertainment, Nov. "a.
Fred Hoffman is shingling and clap
boarding his sheep barn.
Fred Gray has rented Mrs. Ball's
house. Mrs. Ball has gone to Concord
on visit.
There was quite turn out to the
conundrum supper last Tuesday night,
and good time was enjoyed by all.
G. w. King from Woodlawn, Mimi,
formerly of Glover, after an absence
of 81 years, is visiting friends in this
and adjoining towns. He has grand
daughter with him, Miss Norma A.
King.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1893-11-20
THE MONROE DOCTRINE.

Much is said from time to time
about the ''Monroe doctrine" James
Monroe, in speaking of European or
foreign countries having interference
with the affairs of the countries of
America, said:
and to the amicable relations existing
between the United State9 and those
powers THE allied powers of Europe1
to declare that we should consider
any attempt on their part to extend
their system to any other portion of
this hemisphere as dangerous to our
peace and safety. With the existing
colonies or dependencies of any Eu
ropean powers we have not interior
ed, and shall not interfere. But with
the governments which have declared
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1893-11-20

their independence, and maintained
it, and whose independence we have,
on great consideration and on just
principles, acknowledged, we could
not view any interpolation for the
purpose of expressing them, or con-
trolling in any other manner their
destiny, by any European power, in
any otner light than as the manifesto
ton OF an unfriendly disposition to-
ward the United States"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1893-11-20

With the progress policies of the Republican
party (repeatedly enacted in to law of build
ing up New Navy; Protecting the Sea
Coasts: Pensioning Union veterans; exclud-
ing.the Chinese; Regulating Interstate Com
merce; defending the Common Schools; Pro-
tecting American Citizens abroad; Securing
demanding Free Expression of the Popular
Will in Elections, and an Honest Count; Ex-
tending American Commerce; Reviving Amer
lean shipping; Temperance; and Restraining
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1893-11-20
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