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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-09-01
BEETLES WITH SEARCH LIGHTS
Hotel Guests Astonished at Sight OF
the Cucuio of Central America

A young Mexican, earring a perfor-
ated tin box which resembles an old
fashioned latcrn, StrOlled along West
Fifty-ninth street one evening recently
and stopped in front of the Hotel
POmerOy, says New York Times.
From this tin lantern came beauti-
full yellowish green light, such as no
candle could possibly give.
A number of gentlemen were sitting
on the hotel porch, and the boy with
the lantern stepped up to them and
said:
Mexican bugs, Sirs Fifteen cents
apiece, two for quarter"
He then threw back his coat and dis
closed several large beetles secured to
his vest by light threads tied about
their bodies.
Each beetle carried two powerful
search-lights on the dorsa1 surface of
its thOrax, placed so as to throw the
light directly in front Of it's eyes.
When the beetles were left undistur4D-
ed for a little while, the light dwindled
away to a mere point, but it glOwed
again when they were touched with
the finger.
The tin box contained fully fifty
more specimens. 1T was their cOmbin-
ed light which illuminated the novel
lantern
The young Mexican took several of
the beetles from the box and made
them parade up and down the walk to
display their lights to better advantage.
At the same time their cousins the
fireflies were glowing among the trees
over the Central park.
The boy called the beetle cucujO.
The sale was rapid, and soon every
one was asking how long they would
live and what to feed them on.
''Give them ripe fruit" the boy said,
land they will live till cold weather
comes" He explained further that his
uncle had brought 600 up from the
South to sell in New York and Chicago.
The beetle is the Pyrophorus noctil-
ucus of Central America and the West
Indies. It belongs to the family of the
elaterdae.
1T is called cucujo, fire beetle, and
spring beetle. The last name refers to
it's power to throw itself by Il quick
movement of it's spine to it's feet when
it is placed on it's back.
The light comes from two oval tu-
bercles ON the dorsal surface of the
thoraX and from the under surface Of
the segments of the body.
In the southern countries the natives
some times use them as ornaments for
the hair. They are also confined in
glass vessels and are actually used to
light rooms A single beetle, if held
close to the page, will enable one to
read fine print.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-09-01
HOW SHE SHOULD REST.
A Little Programme for the Working
Woman to Follow.

1.-The time for rest is not confined to
the hours between and 6 and 10 and
Z, although it is necessary to observe
that period. The time to rest" says
the New York World, lis when one is
tired; not when one finds time to rest.
When the woman who works all day
gets home at night it is time for her to
rest. She should stretch herself out on
the floor, close her eyes and dismiss
thought. In five minutes she may ge/
up. Then she should rest the muscles
of her neck by bathing in hot water;
she should rest her eyes by washing
them in hot water. She should rest
her head by brushing her hair until the
strained feeling that belongs to coils
and braids is gone. She should rest
her feet with fresh shoes. She should
try the restful influence Of a fresh
gown. Then she is ready for dinner.
which should also be a reStful thing,
utterly unlike the breakfast eaten in
business suit, with the days work a.
head and luncheon snatched in the mid
die of the day.
Then she should have her evenings
recreation and then her restful bath.
After that the long nights sleep will
make her as fresh and young for the
next days work as though she were
not a hard working woman"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-09-01
ORIGIN OF DRUGGISTS COLORED
GLOBES.

There has always been a great deal
of discussion among druggists as to the
origin of the fancy colored show globes
that you always see in the windows Of
drug stores. While many theories have
been advanced think it is most likely
an evolution Of the old earthen jars
that the herb collectors used to use be-
fore pharmacies were in vogue. In
olden times the doctors compounded
their own medicines, getting the crude
materials from a dealer in herbs and
such things. The pharmacy Of that
time consisted of a small room with a
number of earthen jars decorated with
scenes relating to different events in
the experiences of a doctor and in
these the various herbs were kept.
They were dingy, ugly-looking places
and no one but doctors frequented
them. About 200 years ago, when the
physicians found the need of a per-
son to mix medicines for them the
pharmacy system was established and
the stores had to be made more at
tractive and the glass globes with the
bright colored liquid were evolved
from the old earthen jars.-Pittsburg
Dispatch.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-09-01
HANGED BY A CATFISH.
This Story Comes All the Way From
Jones County, Miss.

George Wiley, son Of a well-known
colored man living in Pearl River
swamp. Jones County, Miss, left home
last monday morning to go on 4 fishing
excursion, taking with him u long,
stout rope line, such as is generally us
ed among the natives for catching
large catfish, A shepherd dog accom-
panied him. Early the same evening
the dog came back to the house alone
and whined and jumped about the old
man in such an unusual manner as to
attract his attention. The old man
went out into the yard and the dog
Sprang out in front Of him. running off
4 few yards and then coming back and
pulling at his clothes Convinced that
something was amisS, Wiley followed
river about five miles from the house,
where he found the lifeleSs body of
his boy suspended by one leg from an
overhanging limb by line which ran
over the bough and extended far out
into the river.
Ivestfgation showed that the boy had
thrown his line over the bough to give
his catch better play. and then, for
greater security, had tied the end
around his leg. A 150-pound catfish
had seized tie bait and hauled the lad
up 10 the bough and wrapped the line
fast round the willows in its struggle
to eScape.-New York World.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-09-01
SNAKE FOR FOOD
why don't people eat snakes?"
nRnna1lSo Ii iC not sstulinh

why don't people eat snakeS?"
Because it is not stylish
The above question and answer are
really all that is necessary at this date.
The question is suggested because, at
the present day, there is great de-
mand for two other classes of reptiles,
namely, frogs and turtles-for food
and yet we never hear of snakes being
offered on the market. The answer fol
lows, for the reason that fashion
dictates all things, from our birth to our
death, and as yet snakes are interdicted
as food, to Americans, at least.
Frenchmen are generally credited
with knowing a good thing" and they
practiced frog eating for centuries be-
fore other countries acknowledged the
delicacy Of frogs legs, says the
American Field. At last the custom
reached the United States, and was
quite generally adopted, and the term
frog eaters" was no longer considered
opprobriouS Somewhat over Il century
ago there was a revolt on a Virginia
plantation because the slaves were prin-
cipallly fed ON diamond backed ter
rapinS, which could be secured at an
expense of 81 CARLOAD. Now these
terrapins bring from $40 to $50 a
dozen.
Snake flesh is white and tender, and
doubt not is as good as that of any
other cold-bloOded animal There is no
earthly reason to doubt it, and 1t would
be unreasonable to dispute it. Preju-
dice alone prevents our trying fried
snakes and the same prejudice keeps
many persons from eating nicely cook
ed cells, because they so closely resem-
bic snakes. Let us compare snakes,
and, in fact, all reptiles including our
favorite green turtle and delicate frog,
with our fish, and we find that they
are UNNECESSARILY above the cells and
all other fishes in the scale Of animal
life. But allowing that mammals, rep
tiles and clear down to the degenerate
fishes are all good because they are
yertebrates, why do we not limit our
selves to this subkingdom instead Of
dropping to the lower and serving up
crabs, lobster and shrimps? But not
content with this drop we take another
plunge, ana gong away, below
the insect we reach the clam and oys.
ter, which we eat entire, and often in
Il raw state.
In certain parts Of Europe snakes
are eaten Dy the lower class Of people
They are sold prepared at the markets
as hedge-eels, and are in considerable
demand in South France. In many
parts of the uncivilized world the flesh
of Serpents is eaten, and we have it on
the authority Of well-known travellers
and explorers that, although not temp,
ting, the dish is in no wise unpalatable
1t may be long time before the
fashion generally adopts snakes as
food, but it should be borne in mind
that we descend lower in the scale
when we feed on fish, and immeas
urably lower in our cultivated taste fo1
oysters.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-09-01
CEYLON'S INDUSTRIOUS BREED OF
SPIDERS

Ceylon is the home of the largest
species of spider that has yet been
made the subject of chronological in
veStigation. This Web-Spinnng mon
Ster lives in the most mountainous dis
trictS Of that rugged island, and places
his trap-not gosS;lmer snare Of airy
lightness, but a huge net of yellow silk
from ) to 10 feet in diameter-across
the chasmS and assures in the rocks.
The supporting guys of this gigantic
net, which i'll all cases is almost strong
enough for 4 hammock and clrcum-
stances may require). made Of series
Of twisted webs, the whole being Of the
diameter of a lead pencil. AS might
is not set for mosquitoes, flies and pes
be imagined, this gigantic silken trap
tiferous gnats, but for birds, gaudy
moths and elegant painted butterflies,
some Of the latter having spread Of
wing equal to that of a robin or a blue
jay Some extra fine skeletons of small
birds, lizards, snakes, etc, have been
found in these webs, with every YES
tige of flesh picked from them. The
owner and maker Of these queer silk
traps is a spider with body averaging
four and one half inches in width and
6 inches in length and with legs 8 tO12
inches from body to terminal claw.
Some are spotted, others rcd with
greenish gold abdomen and legs.-(St
Louis Republic.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-09-01

possible, to secure a uniform schedule
dustry
1t is stated on the best authority that
a reduction of 70 per cent of the wages
paid in Fall River will be made as
soon as the mills resume operations.
THIS reduction has been under advise
ment since the expiration of contracts
in July, but was not advocated strong
ly owing, it is said, to hope that bust
ness would improve as soon as con-
gress met. Instead of an Improvement,
last week there was a marked decline
in demand, and the annUling of con
tracts has become u daily occurance.
Should business pick up within few
weeks, action on the schedule will be
deferred, but sooner or later read
justment will be enforced
Representatives Of the operatives
in the various trades unions take Il
very gloomy view Of the outlook Sec
rotary Howard, Of the spinners' union,
is spending his annual vacation at Hail
fax, but two other officers agreed that
it would be useless to combat cut
down under present conditions. If
reduction went into effect at once they
would be compelled to put up with it,
but at the first opening they would de
mand an increase, and would enforce
their demands as far as they were able.
Officers of the WeaverS' union hold
substantially the same views, but join
with the manufacturers in saying that
reduction can in no way benefit trade
throughout the country
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-09-01

Yesterdays Business Very Light With
Prices Declining.

Chicago, Aug. 24-Lower prices for
wheat, corn and oats was the result
of the trading in today's short session.
Compared with yesterdays resting
prices wheat is 1c lower, corn is off
-2c and oats 3-Sc. Provisions were in
the main firm. closing slightly higher
for ribs but rather lower for pork and
lard
New York, Aug. 24-The general
drift Of the leading railways was in
the direction of lower grade of quo
tationS. The decline, however, except
in Il few instances, was slight. Atchi-
son declined to 1881. st. Paul to 81 1-2
Rock Island to 56 81. Delaware and
Hudson to 10. Jersey Central to % IL
New England to 1881, Northern Pa
citic preferred to 1881. Louisville and
Nashville to 81 II. Wheeling and Lake
Erie to II and Wheeling and Lake
Erie preferred IS. Lake Shore rose
TO 113 IS and Manhattan to Ill L.
In the SpecialtieS Denver and Rio
Grandc fell off to 9, Denver and Rio
Grandc preferred to ~ II. Iowa Cen
tIG1 " - OF ItIltl 1SAdS ttIlllS " a.
Among the induStrialS Sugar Refining
declined 13-S to - II, Chicago Gas
81 10 Is Ii DiStilling and Cattle Feed
ing rs to 1914 and General Electric
SIS TO 81 3-S
The market was very duh. Many
causes contributed to this Among them
was the storm which destroyed tele-
graphic connection with the outer
world, wires being reported down
every where, and that tended to re
strict business. But above and beyond
the causes already enumerated for the
decline in prices this morning was the
renewal of the talk Of the probable
failure of 4 prominent Wall street
banking and brokerage house.
Money on call IS steady 1T per
cent: prime mercantile paper SI12
per cent; sterling exchange is firm,
with actual business in bankers bills
1t 4S2 l. for sixty days and 1870
4S7 IL for demand: posted rates, 4S3
M4SS; commercial bills, 4SG 1-2td4S6 L.,
bar silver, a 81: government bonds
steady; state bonds duh.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-09-01

Wednesday and the house adjourned.
London, Aug. 21.-Gladstone moved
the adoption of his resolution, notice
OF which was given oI Friday last, To
apply closure to the report of the stage
Of the home rule bill on Friday next.
Joseph Chamberlain, the unionisr
leader, then submitted his amendment
declaring the governments proposal
was calculated to turn the house into
voting machine, depriving the Brit
ish majority OF its constitutional rights
and ought therefor to be withdrawn.
After some discussion the house re-
jected the amendment by d vote OF
2OO to It's.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-09-01
WORLDS CONGRESS.

How do you know he married her
for her money! I've seen her."
Father-Do you pray before you go to
bed at night? Boy-Naw; l don't sleep
In a folding bed.
Herdso-Do you believe in the faith
cure? Saidso-Yes; one treatment cured
all the faith | had
JaSper-Blinmer is a man who has a
great deal Of character. Jumpuppe-
Yes, and all Of it bad.
A hypochondriac is person who
gives everybody else a pain all over
when he has pain in his little finger.
Maude-Yes, [ am obliged to have my
shoes made to order My left foot is
larger than my right Ethel-Is it
possible?
Landlord-You should always pay as
you go, young man. Impecunious board
er-True; but 1 don't intend to go for
six months yet.
Very stout gentleman Ito street port
er)-Here, my man, are 10 pfennings
for you; just look and tell me if my
boots want polishing.
Johnny" called mother to her
hopeful, ''do stop playing with that
Willie Bricktop. It's too warm to-day
to play with a red-headed boy"
Personal friend Of author-The ode to
the Columbian exposition is not bad, is
it? Cautious critic-Well, not in the
sense of being immoral.
ChoDie-Dolphy Bowling is making
an awfully vulgar display Of his newly
acquired wealth. Chappie-How T?
Chollie-He's paying his debts
Bashful little man (who has just
eome)-Er, good-afternoon, Miss Hide
garde. I err Debutante (sweetly, but
mistakenly must you go? Good
ny.
Boston woman-Oh, do so love the
fields on our New England farms. New
York girl-Why? Boston woman-Be-
cause they are SO cultivated, you know.
Il took long walk yesterday" said
Boreman, as he took a seat by Busy
mans desk. Take another, old man."
suggested Busyman; it'll do us both
good"
e-Horseback riding seems to be
very vigorous exercise, Mr.. Sappy? He
oh, yes, indeed. She-I really did not
realize it was so vigorous until-until I
saw you ride.
Emma-What's that noise? 1t sounds
as though they were pounding beef
steak. Jane-You guessed right; but we
always speak OF the performance here
as rendering banquet.
A reporter saw man on the street
today with a pipe in his mouth and
looking very tough. Two years ago he
was heavy swell and great fayorite.
Since then he married.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-09-01

How did you manage to look sur
prised when he
% dear, you"
Girls, she has her ring already. she
is hiding her left hand"
20! O! how lovely!'
Amt it Sweet-he must love Won
awfully to give you a ring like that"
cried the girl with the black eyes
He selected the stone and had it set
after a design of his own" said the
newly aff1anced. blushing. He said I
should not have one just like anybody
else
How lovely of him! Did you ask
the jeweler how much it is worth ~
asked the girl with the straight nose.
Susie pretended that hers was too
large and took it back on purpose to
fird out how much Wilson had paid
for it, and would you believe it, he
hadn't gotten it at the place he told
her."
How meanr cried the girl with the
slim waist, 'he knew she would do that
and did it on purpose so she wouldn't
know what he paid for it."
OF course; men are so shy
But wasn't that lovely of Jack?
;um sure Il man with a mustache like
that would make delightful lover"
But. Elite, how did he know the
siZe?"
20. he borrowed one of my rings; of
course I knew what it was for, though
| pretended not. | was awfu,ly glad
he did not select the one that Phil gave
me-
Il should think 50. But aren't you
afraid that t will be stolen?"
yes, indeed; l keep that hand I'M
der the pillow at night
well, a ring like that is positively
economical; it is such Il saving in giov-
es,' said the girl with the black eyes
Yes, indeed but what / like best is
the fact that nobody else ever had one
like it,
AS she spoke the newly atfianced
walked over to the girl with the golden
hair, who had all this time been look
ing idly out of the window,
Don't you want to sec my ring,
Ann:e?' she asked, with a note of tri-
umph in her voice
Thanks, DEAR" was the smiling re-
| ply, 81 am glad you like it so much.
BY the way, you must be very careful
of it. the setting is not very Secure-I
lost the stone once or twice while /
was wearing it last year"
Then, in the midst of silence which
could be heard, she turned again to the
window.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-09-01
WANTS DAMAGES

Watertown, Wis. Aug. 23-William
CT Cody has through his attorney
served notice of a suit claiming &c.,
600 damages against each OF the fol-
lowing parties: Justice ]. c. Halligan,
ex-Deputy Sheriff III. Graewe and Drs.
f. c. Werner and William F. Whyte
and Edward Johnson for alleged hand
cutting and assaulting and having him
placed in a Jail over night to the great
detriment of his body and mind. The
three last named have also been sued
by Cody for $4,000 damages for al
legged Islander and breaking into his res
idence.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-09-01

Denver, Col, Aug. 26.-The case of
>. d. Meeting against the r2qu;sition
issued by the governor of Wisconsin.
came before Judge Rucker this morning
in the shape of demurrer bv the
prisoner koetting's attorney held
that all the papers in the case were
illegally drawn and worthless.
First, the governor of Colorado in is
suing his warrant did so in the name
OF the executive of the state of Colo
rado," instead of the name of the
people of Colorado" as should have
been done; second, the governor of
Wisconsin, in issuing the warrant of
arrest, failed to state on its face that
William NIcManus had been appointed
the agent of the state to convey the
prisoner to Milwaukee, consequently
McManus had no right to Koetting I'M
Ger any circumstances
The Wisconsin executive also failed
to state on the face of the warrant a
copy Of The Indictment against Koetting
or 4 recital of the crime with which
he is charged or that KOetting had fled
from justice, all or either of which
according to the statutes, were fatal
errors
The state fought these points but the
judge quickly sustained the demurrer
upon its first point regarding the gov
ernOr of Colorado. The state asked
leave to amend their warrant which
was granted, they to report on Mon
day. Koetting was then released on
5000 bonds, two old residents of Mil
Waukee being bondsmen.
If the court on Monday decides for
the state, Col. Rogers will again apply
for Il release on the errors in the Wis
consin warrant, and he may be able to
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-09-01
A BIG CUT.
Twenty Per Cent Reduction in Wages
Looked for

Fall River, Mass, Aug. 24.-At NEE.
ing of prominent Fail River mill owners
it was voted TO appoint committee to
go to Boston to discuss the trade stu
alton with other New England textile
manufacturers and also to endeayor, if
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-09-01
BREACH OF PROMISE
WEST SUPERIOR GOSSiPs NOW IN
CLOVER
A SCHOOL TEACHER SUES FOR
DAMAGE

Big Milwaukee Firm Makes an ASSIGN.
ment-Scharff, the Murderer. Mar.
RED to His Victim-Waupaca Has a
Homicide, Kaukauna Holocaust
and Marinette Fire.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-09-01
SWEPT BY A STORM
THE ATLANTIC COAST SUFFERS
SEVERELY.
SCORES OF SEAMEN LOSE THEIR
LIVES
LIVES.

A Gale from the Indies That Small
Craft Could Not Possibly Weather.
Terrible Damage at the Seaside Re
sorts-Long Branch Will Not Re
cover soon.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-09-01

west Superior, Wis, Aug. 26.-W. V.
Noad was sued today for breech of
promise by Florence Byrne, IL school
teacher OF Chicago. Damages are
placed at 10000. The defendant Is
Il native OF Louisville, Ky, but a pion-
eef OF this city. He is nephew of
John ii. Hammond, the primal owner
of West Superior and was the first
postmaster. He was treasurer of the
Douglass County Street railway and of
the Northern Pacific railway here five
years ago. He has lived away from
superior the past three years. He is
We'll known and OWNS considerable prop
erty' The suit created Il great deal of
gossip here i'll social circles.
haukauna, Wis, Aug. 2G.-Word has
been received from Freedom of the
burning OF Theodore Bloomcr'S house
and contents this morning. Two chill
dren were badly burned and lived but
Il short time
Milwaukee, Aug. 26.-The Niltcr Man
ment this morning to Herman Scynitz.
who gave bonds in the sum of 1910
600.
milwaukee,, Aug. 26.-The funeral of
the woman and child murdered by
Gustav Schartf took place from Pea.
cocks undertaking rooms this after
been raised by subscription. There
was large crowd present. Last night
Scharff was told what was being done,
and he asked that So which was taken
from him when arrested be placed in
the fund, and the police turned it over.
1t has been learned that Scharf was
married to his victim, the ceremony
having been performed by Justice Par
sons about three weeks ago.
Waupaca, Wis, Aug. 26..-Robert
Murphy, IL granite worker, was shot by
James Cheyne, foreman of Lentholt &
H0lman'S quarry at Granite City, in
the north part of this county, yesterday
and died last night. Cheyne is i'm Jail
Marinette, Wis.,, Aug. 26>- Fire de
stroyed the stock of the New York
Mercantile company. The loss is about
$4,000, covered by insurance.
Lake Geneva, Wis, Aug. 26.-The
twentieth annual race for the silver
yacht given by Gen. Phil Sheridan was
sailed today. Five yachts sailed over
the fourteen-mile course, Expert own
ed by Julien NJ. Ramsey crossed the
line first in hours Al minutes and
30 seconds. The race for the Folly cup
given by l.. Il. Letter, was participated
in by u boats. Carpenter & Cor
with's Rival won in = hours 81 min
uteS and 81 seconds.