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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-08-11
HOW TO SERVE PEACHES.
A Dish That Will Be Fit for the
Gods.

Do you know how to serve peaches
so that they will be dish fit for the
gods? To begin with, take two or
three large freestone peaches, yellow
ones, fair and smooth for each guest
whom you expect to serve Place them
in a vessel and pour very hot water
upon them until they are entirely COW
cred. Let them remain in the scaldiny
water for half or three quarters of
minute, and then pour covering
| of cold water upon them and add a
lump of ice as large as cocoanut.
After they have stood in the cooling
| bath ten or fifteen minutes lift them
out one by one and remove the skin.
which can be done with surprising
ease by starting it with a knife and
pulling 1t gently with the fingers, as
one does in peeling tomatoes after
similar treatment. The only difference
Is tnat the skin comes off peaches more
easily than it does off tomatoes. When
the skins are removed put the peaches
into large earthen dish, being care
full to pile them on top Of one another
as little as possible, and place the YES
sci in the refrigerator. Ten minutes
before it is time to serve them lift
tim carefully, one at time, into a
large cut-glass dish-a salad bowl will
answer capitally-and cover tenn over
with tinely-chopped ice. At the table
the hostess is to serve them in fat
plates-not in small, deep dishes-and
for each person there must be a fork
and small fruit knife, with which the
pits can be removed easily and with
out any "mussiness. Served in this
way and with fine sugar and a cut glass
pitcher zlled with rich, golden cream,
dish Of peaches becomes a beautiful,
luscious, melting Dream" to quote the
words Of one who has partaken of it.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-08-11
OCEAN CURRENTS.

In order to add to the exact knOWl-
edge of ocean currents there are forms
which are called ''bottle papers," On
these little papers an invitation, in six
languages, is extended to the masters
of vessels to enter occasionally upon
the proper lines of the form, the name
Of the vessel and her captain, the date
and the ships position, and then to
seal the paper in bottle and cast it
into the sea. In other lines Of this
form 1; request is made, in the same
languages, that the finder will write
clearly the exact place where, and date
when, any bottle was picked up, and
by whom, and then forward it to the
photographic office in Washington or to
any Of our consulateS abroad. These
bottles, of course, drift in the ocean
currents. Some are picked up soon
after they are thrown overheard, others
drift for more than year before being
recovered. They furnish valuable rec
ords for more correctly fixing the cur
rents already known.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-08-11
SOME SINGULAR COMPUTATIONS
Suppose the Seas Were Put in Spher-
ical Shape-The Heat of the Sun.

Longman's Magazine: One gallon of
water weighs ten pounds, and the num-
Der of gallons in the Pacific is over 200
trilliOns. an amount which would take
more than a million years to pass over
the Falls Of Niagara. Yet, put intd a
spere, the whole Of the Pacific would
only measure 726 miles across.
The Atlantic could be contained bod
lily in the Pacific nearly three times.
The number Of cubic feet is lit follow
ed by seventeen clphers; a number that
would be licked off by our million
clocks in 10000 years. Its weigt is
3325,OOO billion tons, and the number of
gallons in it seventy-three trillions.
A sphere to hold the Atlantic would
nave to be 533 IL miles in diameter
1T 1t were made to fill a circular pipe
reaching from the earth to the sun
distance Of ninety-three million
miles-the diameter Of the pipe would
be 1887 yards, or rather over q mile:
While pipe Of similar length to con-
tain the Pacific would be over a mile
and three-puarters across Yet the dis
lance to the sun is so great that, as
has been pointed outfit a child were
born with an arm long enough to reach
the sun it would not live long enough
to know that it had touched it. for
sensation passes along our nerves at
the rate of 100 feet a second, and to
travel from the sun to the earth at
that rate would take a century and a
half, and an abnormal infant is an I'M
likely centenarian.
The rest Of the sea insludes the In
dian Ocean, the Arctic and Antarctic
Seas, and various smaller masses Of
water; it covers an area Of II, 600 900
square miles and would form circle
1900 miles in diameter. The average
depth may be put at 1000 fathoms
Q2,oOO feet and the contents at o.
100000 cubic miles. It weighs 5000
billion tons and contains 81 II trillion
gallons; while it would form column
reaching to the sun of 1000 yards in
diameter.
If we now combine into one vast
whole these various figures we arrive
at some stupendous results in answer to
the question, How big is the sea?"
Its area Of 100000 square miles
could be confined by a circle 1880
miles across. The relative size of the
areas Of the whole surface of the
earth, of the whole sea, the Pacific and
the Atlantic are represented by circles.
the diameters Of which are in proper
tons to one another Of 15S, 1873, 90.
and g. respectively; or by a crown
for the surface Of the earth, a half
crown for the surface of the whole sea,
shilling for the surface of the Paci-
flc, a threepenny piece for the surface
of the Atlantic.
Supposing the sea to be formed into
4 round column reaching to the sun,
the diameter of the column would be
nearly two and half miles. The Pa
cific would form 100000 miles Of
its total length Of 100000 the Allan
tic 100000.
If it were a column of ice and the en-
tire heat of the sun could be concen-
trated upon it, it would all be melted
in one second, and converted into
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-08-11
ANOTHER WRANGLE.
HE USUAL SOBBING AMI
WEEPING ACCOMPANIMENT.
This Time the Worlds Fair Ladies' In
dulge in Kissing Too-Mrs. Ball, of
Delaware Calls Mrs. Meredith an
Arrogant, Malicious, Ungenerous,
tTindictive Woman''-Order Restored.

Chicago, Aug. 5.-The board of lady
managers INDUCED in another decided
~ unpleasant wrangle today. 1t lasted
nearly two hours and during that time
many unpleasant things were said and
many ladies gave vent to their feel
ings by kissing.
Mrs. Ball, of Delaware secretary of
the committee on awards, made long
complaint against Mrs. Meredith, chair
man OF the committee. Among other
things she charged that when Mrs.
Meredith was unable to attend the
sessions OF the committee she sent her
sister to act rs overseer, when her sis
ter had no right to a seat in the com
mittee.
AT frequent intervals during Mrs.
Balls remarks there were loud eX-
carnations Of surprise from the audi
ence, but a sensation came when, in
closing, she characterized Mrs. Mere
dith as an arrogant, malicious, ungener-
Gus, vindictive woman.
Before she had finished half of the
women in the house We're on their feet
many shrieling wildly. Others Kissed
and stampd their feet.
Mrs. Palmer used her gavel vigorous
ly and called in vain for order, but
the excited women paid no attention.
Take that back" yelled one large
and soon pandemonium reigned SUI
Dreme.
During all the uproar Mrs. Ball stood
calm, smiling serenely. When at length
order was restored she repeated the
sentence. Then the uproar was re
neWed and continued some time. Mrs
Ball finally took her seat and in an in
slant Mrs. Meredith was on her feet
$50 far as any difference that eX-
lists between Mrs. Ball and myself is
concerned said she. I'VE can settle
it ourselves. But when she says [
sent my sister to preside over the COM
mittee she tells that which is absolute
ly false"
Here Mrs. Meredith broke down
and began to sob Historically. Then
came another scene of wild confusion.
Everybody wanted to talk at once
Motions were made by dozen. but
nothing was done until Mrs. Palmer
who was pale with excitement, sue
ceeded in restoring order
Then Mrs. Ball got the floor again
and said she would retract the word
"maliciOuS." There was loud applause
at this and on motion Of enc of the
ladies, the entire proceedings were ex-
plunged from the records. The meeting
then adjourned.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-08-11
GRIT OF A WEST VIRGINIA MAN.

An accident so peculiar that a similar
one rarely comes into the scope of a
physicians practice came to the at
tention of DR.. Wagner, of Bridgeport,
a few days ago. Thomas Lowry, a
miner, was working entirely alone in
a coal mine owned by Clark Patterson,
out the National pike a short distance
A large ledge of soapstone fell on Mr.
Lowry, breaking his thigh and bruising
his body most painfully in many places.
The stone falling on him put out his
light, leaving him far in the mine
in darkness. He could not reach the
matches to relight the lamp, but after
rainful, Intellectual efforts the wounded
man finally got hold of his drill,
which lay at some distance, and pried
the heavy stone from his broken limb
The coal cart was some distance away,
but he succeeded in lifting his brok-
en- leg into it, and with his well limb
guided the car to the mouth of the
bank, where he called for help DR.
Wagner, who dressed the injuries,
says he has seldom known of such an
exhibition of nerve.-Wheeling Register
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-08-11
BEF'RIENDED BY AN EMPEROR
Nine. Wilma Parlaghi, the Clever Hun
.-al'ian Portrait Painter.

The interest taken by the emperor of
Germany in the products of the brush
of Nine Wilma Parlaghi, the beautiful
and clever Hungarian portrait painter
now living in Berlin, has aroused the
envy of artists throughout the empire.
Few women in Germany today are
better known. Twice the emperor has
appeared as her champion in tits with
unfeellng exhibition jurieS, and twice,
naturally. he has made her cause pre-
vail In affairs of art, us in politics
and military matters, his majesty
brooks no opposition and makes his
sic vOlo sic jubeo" Il standard to
which others must conform. His dis
regard of the rules OF the Berlin acad-
emic exhibition for a second time, how
ever, has aroused widespread criticism
among the artists of Germany But
they are poWerlesS and obliged to ac-
cept his will and pleasure as law.
The young woman was born at Aaj-
du-DarOg, Hungary, in 1865, the daugh-
ter Of Il noble house From her earli-
est youth she displayed taste and
gift for painting When 10 years old
she was sent to Munich to study art
She became a pupil of the famous
Franz Won Lenbach, and by his adj
vice made a speciality of portrait paint
ing. Five years after her arrival in the
Bavarian artcenter she painted por-
trait Of Louis KoSuth which. when
sent to Hungary, made her famous
throughout her native land. In Vienna
and BudaPesth, where she had stu
dios, work was offered her in abund-
ance, and soon the name Wilma Par
laghi Was attached to portraits in many
of the best houses. But she settled in
Berlin in 1887, believing the German
A portrait of Windthorst, the Little
ENcellency, and until his death the
undiSputed leader of the Center party,
gained for her the golden metal at
the annual Berlin exhibition in 1890.
Since then her triumphs have been
numerous
Nine. Parlaehi is a fayorite in Ber-
lin society. She is an ideal type Of
the Hungarian woman-moderate ly
tall, with regular features; Il brunette,
with great dark eyes and raven black
hair In addition to her gifts as an
artist in colOrs she has a beautiful
voice, which has been cultivated under
the best teachers The Hungarians of
Berlin naturally enough look upon her
as the chief ornament Of their colony.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-08-11
RESULT OF A FAMILY FEJJD
Desperate Shooting ARRAY Near New
ark, Ozone Killed.

Cleveland, o.. Aug. 5.--A desperate
shooting atfray, in which one man was
killed, one mortally wounded and two
badly hurt, occurred on the farm OF
Washington Smith, ut Newark, O., to-
day.
There had been trouble between the
Smith and Howell families for some
time. This morning Washington
Smith with his two sons Asa and
Charley, and William Howell and his
son Edward, met at Il threshing bee
Soon quarrel started and Asa Smitl
opened fire with revolver Howell
returned the fire and soon all were in
yolved. Asa Smith was shot through
the head and instantly killed. Charles
Smith was shot through the lungs
and will die. Washington Smith and
William Howell also received bullet
wounds.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-08-11
PRINTERS FAIL.

Chicago. Aug. 5.-Knight, Leonard &
Co, printers, 15O-15o Madison street,
confessed judgment this morning in
favor of Harry E. Smith, for $42,522
and Lille Martin for 1888.
Leonard is the father of the famous
comic opera singer Lillian Russell. He
says the liabilities are not over $4,000,
with assets of 100000 Inability to
collect is the cause Of the failure. The
firm expects to resume Monday
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-08-11
HIS CRIMES FOLLOWED HIM.

One Of the most cruel men who even
went to sea died in San Francisco
last week. He was William Watts,
who gained notoriety by his atrocious
acts as first mate of the ship Gatherer
on her voyage from New York to San
Francisco twelve years ago. He so
abused the sailors On this voyage that
four committed suicide and several
were made imbeciles. Watts received
only six years in San Quentin prison.
and President Cleveland pardoned him
after he had served two years. His
punishment came after he was re-
leased, for he was stunned as though
he We're leper, and whenever his
identity was discovered he was dis
charged. Almost daily it was forced
upon him that he was loathed for his
brutalities. His funeral was attended
only by his window and enough men
to carry the coffin.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-08-11

Secretary Thurber could not say what
the cabinet discussed, but it is under
stood that the president read to his
advisors rough description of his
Forthcoming message to congress. 1t
is believed that the message will treat
solely on financial aud tariff questions.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-08-11

Linen table centres, sideboard scarfs
and doilies, with deep machine-made
borders of drawn work, are beautiful
and comparatively inexpensive, and
when further ornamented with simple
designs in white or yellow silk en-
broidery are handsome enough for the
most ceremonious dinner.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-08-11

"And you say Bill is no longer here|'
said the visitor to a small western
town.
That's what I said"
'eBut I understood that he was one
of your leading citizens"
$50 he was That's how we came to
lose him. One night we found him
leadin' the wrong hoss."- Washington
Star.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-08-11
AMERICAN YACHT WINS.
Nav;thoe Defeats an English Racer
Over Long Course.

London, Aug. 5.-The American yacht
NavahOe defeated the English racer
Calluna in 4 forty-two-mile race today
under the auspices of the Royal South
ampton Yacht club at Nutley. The
prizes were Els and a silver medal to
the captain Of the winner.
The Navahoe led all the way from
start to finish. Time: Navahoe, 4
hours, 33 minutes and II seconds. Cal
luna, hours 81 minutes and 20 sec
Onds.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-08-11
NELLIE GRANT-SATORIS ARRIVE.

New York, Aug. 5.-Among the pas
sengers on the steamship New York,
which arrived from Southampton last
night, was Mrs. Nellie Grant-Sartoris,
General Grants daughter.
1t is said that Mrs. Sartoris will make
her home in this country hereafter
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-08-11
. WIND TO EVERY MANS MIND.

Washington Star: The versatility
with which causes for the financial
depression have been suggested makes
it possible for any man to explain it
with satisfaction to himself without
any sacrifice of previous prejudice.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-08-11
AS TO INSECT INJURY
S1ooOoO.OoO YEARLY LOST IN THIS
COUNTRY FROM IT.
GOVERNMENTS TAKING cOCNr.
lance OF THE GREAT LOSS

Inc Whole Subject to be Discussed in
Madison Soon-Meeting of The AS
ISOLATION of Economic Entom,lor;,+.
Many Notable Scientists to ha
Present ut the Great Gathering,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-08-11

The marriage of Miss Jennie Phifer
to Jacob Refs took place at st. Vincent's
church, Oshkosh. Both are residents
of that city.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-08-11

Several worlds fair officials were
fined for contempt in closing the gates
of the fair on Sunday.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-08-11

stream in eight seconds; which illus
trates the heat of the sun rather than
the size Of the sea.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-08-11
CABINET MEETS.

Washington, Aug "a special meet,
ing of the cabinet called for four O'Clock
this afternoon convened promptly at
that hour. All the members were pres
ent.
The session lasted until $50 O'Clock
without interruption of any kind.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1893-05-02
MISCELLANEOUS.
Success of the Rouss system.


The great New York mercantile
leader in his last Auction Trade
journal foreibly illustrates the sue
cess of the Rouss system as follows;
Seventeen years ago we opened
our batteries in Chnrch street upon
the credit system, adopting the met
spot CASH with the loest minimum
of margins. We fout the two evils
of mercantile life-Cre6lit and Part
.nershfp. The old Regular simply
laft at and ignored our little circular
of one page with it modest list of
.Sledghamefs. Aftea awhile our rep
,resentative, selling on the same mer.
Giles methods, began TO attract wide-
spread attention evrywhcr, and inteli-
gent busines men who had al thru
ther rareer felt the wear and tear of
credit began to think that the time
had cum TO abolish the slate and
swetbook for the modern methods of
the Rouss System. 1t is always an
awful struggle TO : abandon the offs
bible containing so much wclth, even,
tho it is lost, and resolution and the
hope of q. change in. the tide induce
him TO postpone the da when lie wud
turn from the old winding turnpike
up upon the strait steel rails of bul.
ion, As an acroiite from the bin
bone the Raqueter lit in the town,
and like d whirlwind had swept the
comercial chat from the field. A
single da and the. good hearted olti-
mer, onest as tile da, felt that the
briter da had cum and that the
Ledger must CO. Enthusiasm had
driven out the last spark of iresolu-
tion-one year of comercial triumf
and he was genuin twenty-five per
center of the Net Spot Cash creed.
I'VE or fiting iasi desperately, fig
'uring as closely, economizing as
carefully and working as hard as in
the, days of our infancy in Church
tstreet--then with hundreds, now with
millions. The same principals and
rules that guide 'us ar laid down for
our Representatives Our interest
ar identical. Their success is ours,
We mean, that, tha shal be in their
own nativ cities and towns what NE
ar in the Metropolis. -
CHARLES II. b. RoUss.
New York City.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1893-05-02
He Got a Square Meal.

Madam, / have every reason for
believing that the lady next door, is
greatly mistaken, concerning your
real disposition toward those to whom
fate has not granted the golden op-
.portunities others have enjoyed for
winning success and happiness in
life. am led to this conclusion by
a remark she made moment ago.
As left her door she said to me {:
s'I's no use for you to go there ;
she was never known to give anyone
bite, and she is sure to send you
away hungry"
In reply said to her:
1t may be you are Mistaken
Probably If she felt assured that she
was feeding worthy but unfortu-
nate man she would do as much as
anybody -
s.No, she wouldn't,'' y she insisted.
Then l said to her: "well, just
you peep through the blinds and see
if she doesn't treat-me as worthy
man deserves to be treated" and 1
haven t,the slightest doubt but she
is now watching TO note tue. result of
my call"
The speaker was what the ordinary
observer,would call tramp. The
lady at the door of whose home had
called. replied:
'sDid she say that?" +.
ssThat's what understood her to
say, ma am. . y 7s g
Il will prove1to you that she is
what all the neigh hoEs, know her to
beTFa false, good -for-nothing GREAT
ure Sit right down here on the
porch, where she cannot help seeing
you, aud, if you will do your part,
we Gsih9make her feel ashamed 70
ever show her face in the community
again .
Wien the sun went down four
hours later the tramp was still there,
doing his part to refute aneighbor' s
slandeF; and a smile on his face in-
dicated, that he was we'll satisfied
with the result that he was achieving
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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1893-05-02
SPIRIT OF rFFERs ON.
row.. Izs.rsa.os oopnsr. ". v.
TUESDAY MORNING, MAY 2. 1873.
TO the Public.

I ? t4tl-G-tfi
WoRLD's COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION,
Chicago, March so, 1898. TO the
Public: Because of many misrep-
resentations and misstatements rela-
tive TO Exposition management and
affairs being in circulation thTo' the
press and otherwise, both in this
country and abroad, and in reply to
many letters of inquiry or complaint
touching the same matters, 1T seems
advisable that some official statement
regarding them should be made to
the public. Therefore 1 respectfully
ask that the widest publicity be given
to the following facts :: II x.
1. Tue Exposition will be opened
in readiness for visitors May 1. ~ 8
2. An abundance of drinking wa
ter, the best supplied to any great
city in-the world will be provided
free to all. Thereport that a charge
would be made for drinking water
probably arose from the fact that hy-
geia water. can also be had by those
who desire it at one centa glass.
8. Ample provisions for seating
will be made without charge.
4. About 1900 toilet rooms and
closets will be located at convenient
points in the buildings and about the
grounds, and they will be absolutely
free to the public. This is as large
a number in proportion to the esti7
mated attendance as has ever been
provided in any exposition, In adj
dition to these there will also he
nearly an equal number of lavatories
and toilet rooms of a costly and
handsome character as exhibits, for
the use of which a charge of five
cents will be made.
8. The admission fee of fifty cents
will entitle the visitor to see and
enter all the Exposition buildings
inspect the exhibits, and, in short,
to see everything within the EXPOSE
tion grounds, except the Esqimao
Villuge and the reproduction of the
Colorado cliff dwellings. For these,
as we'll as for the special attractions
on Midway Plaisance, small fee
will be charged.
6. Imposition or extortion of any
kind will not be tolerated. .fy,.-.5 j
z. Free medical and emergency
hospital service is provided on the
grounds by the Exposition manage
ment.
8. The Bureau of Public Comfort
will provide commodious free wait
ing rooms, including spacious ladies'
parlor and toilet rooms in various
parts of the grounds.
II. N. HrG1NBoTHAM, President.