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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-11-08
T. w. PHILIP,
Mineral Point, Wis.

Having sufficiently recovered from
my Injuries, am again prepared to
treat diseases Of all domesticated
animals upon the latest scientific prln-
cipals known to the profession.
Charges to suit the times. Consulta-
ton free. All calls promptly attended
to. Office at old stand, first door
north Of Terrill's ell.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-11-08

When Colonel Tamblyn was commander
at Fort Fletcher, Kan, lie had an Irish
man for orderly who was noted for his
remarkable manner Of twisting messages
One day two men who were employed by
Buttcrhclds Overland Dispatch company
were killed near the fort by Indians.
On the following day Colonel Tamblyn
said to his orderly, Take my compli.
mcnts to the company commanders and
tell them to notify their companies that
those two men who were killed by the In.
dians yesterday will be buried this after
noon at 9 O'Clock, and l would like To
have as many rs can make 1t convenient
attend their funeral. "
The orderly accidentally found the com
pany commanders together, and touching
his cap, delivered his message as follows:
1.-THE colonel sends his compliments and
directs you 10 notify those two men that
were killed by the Indians that they will
be buried at O'Clock today, and he would
like 10 have as many as can make 1t CON
senlent attend their funeral =
Percciving from the expression Of the
commanders faces that something was
wrong, he touched his cap again and said
in somewhat aggrieyed tone, There may
be joke about &, SORTS, but II there is
its on the colonel, for ho told me SOL
Family Herald.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-11-08
The Yelled Prophet.

The celebrated "vrilca prophet" of his.
tory was u Moslcm fanatic whose real
namr was taken HIM llashem He was
born about the middle OF the eighth cou-
fury and became the most noted impostrr
of the middle ages He pretended that HI
was an embodiment Of the spirit of the
"liVing God, and being very proficient
in iugglcry (Which the Ignorant mistook
for the power to work miacllsl soon drew
an immense number Of followers around
him. He always wore u gold mask, claim
ing that he did So to protect the mortals
of this earth, who, he said. could not look
upon his face and live
At last, after thousands had quilted the
city and oven left tho employ of the Ca
liph al Mohdi to join the fanatiCal move.
ment, an army was sent against the well,
ed prophet, forcing him tu flee for safety
to the castle at krh, north of the ONus.
Finally, when ultimate defeat was cor
tain, the prophet killed and burned his
whole family and then threw himself into
the flames, being entirely consumed OK.
cept his hair, which was kept in - museum
at Ragdad until the time of the crusadcs
He promised his faithful followers that hu
would rcappcar to them in the future,
dressed IN white and riding white horse,
st. Louis Republic.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-11-08
ARTHUR l. JONES,
ALDRO jerks
PLY SICI "A N S
WIN. EASTMAN, NJ. D.

DHYSICIAN and Surgeon, Mineral Point
L Wis. ONCE in Lenahan's block, opposite
First National bank Ally
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-11-08
THE FATE OF MOUNT BANDAl.
1t Was Blown OfTthe Face of the Earth by
an Explosion.

Previous to July 10, 1888, Mount Ban.
dai, q tine cleft peak f. 500 feet in height,
was the most conspicuous object in tho
mountain range lying from 100 to $50
miles north of Tokyo, the chief city Of ia
pan. On the day mentioned it was liter
ally rent in twain" and "blown off tho
face of the earth by the expansive power
of steam which had generated within it.
From tho earliest times of which thcro
is any record streams of cold water had
been plunging under the peak on ono side
and escaping in the shape Of steam and
boiling hot water on the other That tho
escape VHVC' was not sufficient to let off
all the steam generated in the passage of
the water through the rcdhot interior of
the peak is cvidcnt because Of the fact that
when the pressure became too great the
sides of the mountain yielded, just as .
boiler wGuld have done under like cir
cumstances, and an immense explosion
was the result,
The explosion is said to have been heard
distance of over /, coo miles and to havo
caused absolute darkness in the vicinity
of the exploded peak upward Of throo
hours, during which tmc perfect torrents
of hot water and mud were poured down
from the immense heights to which they
had been hurled by the force Of the ''pent
up furics" which caused the disaster
The debris which fell after the explosion
covered an area Of about Al, 600 acres to u
depth varying from 10 to 100 feet on an
average, and in one place where n bcauti-
full valley had existed but n few hours be-
fore rock sand mud wcrc piled up to the
height of 900 feet. Three VILLAGES were
cngulfcd in the ruins, and at least 500 in
habitants killed by falling debris or drown
ed and cooked in the torrents of boiling
mud, which flowed down valley to %
distance Of nine miles.
These facts were CLEANED from report
made by visiting committee appointed by
the University Of Tokyo st. Louis Re
public.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-11-08
LOWER FORMS OF LlFs NEVER DIE
Strange Results From Professor Wcis-
manns Investigation of Death.

Tho Investigations OF Professor Weis-
mann have done more to solve the prob.
lem, "how death came into tho world"
than those OF any other living man. 1t is
generally assumed that death is associated
with all forms Of life but this is not real
ly the case.
The lower forms Of life, for example,,
may be said to have II perpetual existence
and not t. I've subject To death, for III uni
cellular rcproduCtion life is practically end
less. In the case of higher forms of life
death is universal, and for very natural
reason The aim of nature is the perpct.
uation Of the species, not of the individu-
al, and whom creatures have, as in the cast
of certain insects, rcproducCd themselves
once for all, they have no further need Of
existence.
Creatures that nurse their Young, like
mammals, and produce thom slowly have
need Of longer life, or the species would
quickly hc cNtcuniuatcd, hut there is no
reason why the individual, having per
formed its duty in relation To tho species,
should continue to exist, since its exist
cncc thtu becomes n superiority, Between
multiccllular and unicrllular existence,
there is therefore the marked ditfeTnca
that, whereas the former dies when it has
reproduced itself and 81 perpctuatcd its
species the latter goes ON pcrpctually ~.
producing itself, ono ccll growing out of
another without CESSATION
To Weismanu We owv the knowledge OF
how 1t is that death interviews when null
ticellular oNStenco develops from unicrl.
lular, Tho change is effected by tho diff.
formulation Of the indiVidual--or somatio
and the reproductive cells, The former
have lost tho power of multiplication and
reproduction and consequently died. while
the latter have preserved it--Ncwcastlo
ChrnNiClr
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-11-08

Somebody who wants to explain what
the editorial "wc" signifies says it has n
variety Of meanings, varied to suit the
circumstances For an example;
When you read that we expect our wife
home today, I'VE" refers to the editor
in-chicf When it is eve are little late
with our work" it includes the whole Of
flee force, oven TO the devil and the towel.
In 1--WE arc having a BOOM" the town is
meant 1--WE received over 200, 900 immi-
grants last year, F." and it embraces the ma
ton, but "wo have hog cholera in our
midst only means the man who takes
the paper and does not pay for it is very
i'll st. Louis Press.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-11-08
Flax CULTURE IN EUROPE.
Russia Grows Moro of This Crop Than Any
other Country In the World.

Ourprincipal supply Of raw flax iSimport
cd from Russia, where the plant has long
been and still is cultivated more rNtrn-
sively than in any other country in tho
world, but there the culture Of the crop
and preparation of the fiber receive less
care and attention than in any other flax
producing country. This neglect may 10
accounted for by tho Immense tracts UNI
der crop and also by much thinner sowing
than is praCticcd in other countries in or
der to give the plant greater strength and
moro numerous branches, to prevent it be.
ing laid during the violent thuudcrstorms
that prevail about the time it is in flower
The result Of this treatment however,
is a coarse fiber and also very much in
fcrior yield To that grown thicker and I'M
der moro favorable circumstances of soil
and attention in its early stages. Germany,
Austria and Franco follow Russia as flax
producing countries and in each OF these
an average area of over 100000 acres is
kept under this crop.
In Holland flax is grown principally for
the Seed and the planting and growth OF
the crop, as we'll as the time Of pulling, arc
regulated for this purpose by properly
maturing the seed the quality of the fiber
Is injured and rCndcra the subsequent proc
ess moro difficult, but the Dutch farmers
are amply rcmuncratcd by the high price
obtained for the seed, which has for a~ri-
cultural purposes II worldWidc fame and
is chiefly sOwu in Britain, although Riga
seed is also used and preferred Ivy some
growers as being moro hardy
1t is Belgium, however, to which VIZ
must turn to see flax in the highest state
of cultivation, Mhoro nothing is neglected
that can i'll amy measure improve tho
quantity and moro especially of the quail
ity of the crop. Here proper rotation Of
the crops, superior tillage ana liberal ma.
nuring of the land are attended to in a
manner not seen elsewhere, and to this
the careful, plodding Belgian farmers owe
their success in raising other crops rs well
as flax, and which has earned for them
the reputation they enjoy Of being tho
most successful agriculturists In tho
world-Chambors Journal
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-11-08
Right Arm Paralyzed!
Saved from st. Vitus Dance.

sour daughter, Blanche, now If
teen years OF age, had been terribly
afflicted with NERVOUSNESS, and had
lost the entire use of her right arm.
We feared st. Nitus dance, and tried
tho best physicians, with no benefit.
She has taken three bottles OF DR..
Miles Norvinc and has gained 81
pounds. Her NERVOUSNESS and symp-
toms Of st. NituS dance are entirely
gone, she attends school regularly,
and has recovered complete uSo OF
her arm, her appetite is splendid"
Mrs. Il. Il. BULLOCK, Brighton, NY,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-11-08
StCan laundry.

Charles VIM is agent for the James.
vile Steam Laundry, which is supplied
with complete new outfit Of machin-
cry and does first class work and gives
complete satisfaction. Leave work At
Chas, WINS barber shop, under Mar,
tin \ roay'S hardware store.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-11-08
Killed in a Mine.

Shul(>NUrS Mex and Cad
n telegram was received here Mon
day stating that Patrick Barry, who
left here for Colorado some years ago,
had been killed by falling into min
ing shaft at Cripple Creek, Colorado,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-11-08
Mineral Point Laundry.

The Mineral Point Laundry is not
going to shut down as was reported.
The work they turn out is entirely
satisfactory and the plant is large
enough to supply all the people Of
this city with as good work as can be
done any place. FALLoS BROS.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-11-08
Her Second Thought.

lis your Vienna bread frcshY asked
Mrs. Mcbride Of the baker, but before he
could reply she added: How stupid of
me, to be surcl OF course 1t couldn bo
very fresh, for it takes about 10 days for
it to como from Vienna. You may give
me two loaycs
The baker gave her the stalcst he had. -
Vogue
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-11-08

Plymouth Reporter: \ delivery
horse belonging to Thos rhSter Of
Shehoygan, was instantly killed Mon
day morning by stepping on an elee
trio light wire.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-11-08
Good Farm for Sale.

desire to sell my farm consisting OF 24O
acres situated ~ miles north of the city OF
Point road said farm IL well Improved and
well watered. For paiculars Inquire OF the
owner on the premises or address,
ou EDWARD O'HARE, Mineral Point Wis
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-06-18
Difficulty and Ease.

There is not that conflicting antagonism
between difficulty and ease that is COM
monty imagined. Many persons count the
former as the bane of existence, to be
avoided as far as possible and the latter an
agreeable friend, whose presence is always
to be courtcd.
On the contrary, however, they are both
elements of human life intended to work
in harmony with each other, and thus to
produce q beneficial effect upon us that
neither one could effect alone. Every diff
ficulty, rightly treated, leads by direct
road to ease. How hard and perplexing
We're the first trembling steps of the infant
as he tottered to his mothers kneel A year
OF two later and the very easiest thing the
healthy child can do is to leap, to run, to
bound. Now he is slowly learning the
forms of the letters and painfully cndeavor-
ing to trace them with the pen, but in a
short time he will read and write without
an effort. So with everything he under
takes to do through life; its difficulty,
when courageously accepted and COPIED
with, gradually yields to its easy and
smooth performance. New York Ledger.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-06-18
What Is n Croft?

The origin of croft" itself is "wrop in
mystery" 1t is very old English term,
appearing in the charters of title deeds of
estates as long ago as the reign of Edgar,
where the phrase lat the croft's head" is
quoted by DIR. Murray, but it remained
long unrecognized in the literary language.
The old English form, like the modern
one, is ''croft," meaning an inclosed field.
In lowland Scotch it appears generally in
the form craft" which is still employed
in many derivatives, but the only other
Teutonic equivalent in the sister Ian
guages is the Dutch word ''kroft," which
means "a piece of high and dry land, {" "a
field on the downs, ia rocky headland. +"
In the north of England, according to Ray,
the word croft" implies neighborhood to
a house. but in the south it is applied to
any small inclosurc near a building or 9TH
erwise Early in the sixteenth century
Fitzherbcrt defines curtylagc (whatevei
that may be- as "a lytell croft or court to
put in catell for tyne" In the seven
tenth century the phrase occurs, .'All
ould tenants shall have a croft and a med
ow," which sounds as if it came out of
crofter commission report. But it was
Milton who first ennoblcd the plebeian
word by admitting it frankly into immor-
tai poetry. The Spirit in "Comus" says to
the Elder Brother:
This have learned
Tending my flocks hard by i tn hilly crofts
That brow this bottom glade.
-Cornhill Magazine
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-06-18
TRACK AND STABLE GOSSIP.

Charley" Duetin has Lucky Nelson
Jennie Rolf, Prince Almont, and very
promising two-year- old by Mahlon at the
Pushor Farm, and i, working them regular
" on the Urion Park track.
Nellie T. is Gyear-old pacing mare
owned by II. F. Tilton of Newport. She
is very speedy, and promises to make some
of 'em hustle, as she will be campaigned.
II. B. Conner is handling her, and also
Daisy Knox. Diana is showing fast.
Geo. E. Twombly, the Saco jeweller
has bought finely bred two-year-old colt,
Consol by name, that was raised in Ken
tuckey. His sire was Constantine, 2.12 l-2,
son of Wilkes Boy, 2.2+ l-2, the sire of
Angelina, 2.12 Constantine. 2.l2 1-2: St.
Vincent, 2.13 1.2, Sternberg, 2.14 IA
Nellie A., 2. 10; Cation, 217 and II others
in 9. 80. Dam, half sister to Sternberg, by
Jason Walker, son of Young Hambletonian,
BY Hambletonian 10.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-06-18

The Dairy World quotes contemporary
as estimating the cost of oleomargarine at
1-2 cents pound and its annual cost of
production at $5,O0O,OOO. Butter produc-
ton is estimated to exceed one million
pounds. The following reasoning is
then entered upon: Gas a matter
of fact, it is probable that the COM
petition of oleomargarine reduces thu price
of butter not less than l-2 cents per pound.
The loss from this cause alone must be
over $25 900 900 per year in addition to tn e
loss of the sale of large amount of butter.
1t is very poor sort of political economy
which can justify loss Of thirty to forty
million dollars to the farmers of this country
annually in order that half dozen mil
liouaires may add million or two of dol
lars each to their already excessive wealth. "
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-06-18
4 Communication.

Editors Eennebec Journal:
So much is being said upon the bicycle
question. both in the newspapers and upon
the streets, that ask your indulgence for
space to mention the following incident
which came under my observation last Fri
day evening. Two young ladies' were rid.
ing up from the State House with their
bicycles on the sidewalk and when near the
Western avenue corner, they met two well
dressed women. Instead of stepping aside
to let the young ladies pass, as doubtless
would have been done had both been walk
ing, one of the women stepped nearly in
front of the first bicycle and as the young
lady screamed and, fortunately, deftly
passed in safety on the outer curbing, the
woman sang out well sit into the road
then" and after delivering this rery lady
like remark went sailing past the Augusta
House with the air of one who had recently
inherited city.
I think if citizens in general would be
more willing to show the came curtesey to
a bicyclist As they would to person walk
ing, there would be less cause for complaint.
Fast and reckless riding is to be condemned
on the sidewalk the same as it is in the
streets, but pedestrians do not orn the
,rhole sidewalk, even if they think, as this
woman evidently did, that they do, when
bicycle is in question.
PARyUs.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-06-18

Tie lightning struck Joe Letourneau's
house, Sunday afternoon, near the caves
and run down the chimney, shook up the
stove, visited various parts of the kitchen
and passed out through the sink spout with.
out injury to anybody, and but little dam
age to the house. 1t also struck w. +,
Busselrs house, entering near the window
casing of a bed room while Mr.. Bussel wal
lying on the bed. 1t demolished large
looking glass, water pitcher, several vases
and a few other things obstructing its
course, and passed out through the screen
door in the kitchen, not hurting anyone in
its course,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-06-18
TOWNSEND I BECK,
-THE--
augusta : CyOthiers.
THE.
Fans of the Romans.

The Romans, ever ready to adopt the
fashions of the nations they conquered,
were not slow in learning to handle the
fan, which they called tlabellum. From
the bath and public places, the fan soon
found its way into private houses and be-
fore long came into general use Proper
titus, Martial Ovid and Lucian all make
mention of fans, giving the preference,
like the Greeks, to those formed exclusive
ly of peacock feathers. Little by little, as
the Romans grew more luxurious and cf-
Terminate, they became too indolent to fan
themselves and secured slaves to perform
this Office, q custom which gave birth to
Lucian's witty epigram on the awkward
slave, who, in tanning his tiny mistress,
fairly blew her out of the apartment. The
Romans also used folding fans called ta-
bell9, which they soon employed to kindle
the fires on the affairs of their god. The
early Christians, initiating the example of
the heathcnS, also used fans even in their
simple services, stationing a deacon on eli
Their side of the altar to prevent the APP
proach of flies, which might have alightcd
upon the bread or fallen into the wine.
The fans used for this purpose were made
by holy hormits, and it is probable that
st. jerome, during his four years sojourn
in the desert of Chalcis in the fourth CEN
tury, employed his leisure hours in manu-
featuring fans, which he declared were
emblems of confluence. In the Greek
church tho priests also used fans to keep
away flies and insects from the altar, and
their favorite design was a screen fan rep
resenting a six winged chcrub, such as is
still used in this as well as in the Minorite
and Armenian churches. The use of fans
in Christian churches was abolished in the
west in the fourteenth century, and now
they are only used on state occasions, when
they are borne before the pope as symbols
of great holiness and powcr.-Ncw York
Post
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-06-18

The death is announced from Baltimore
of Mrs. Lizzie Brown Paine, . native of
Augusta, wife of Rev. Samuel ID. Paine of
Sanford, Fla. Rev. Mr.. Paine was formerly
Of Portland. He has served in the Cri-
mean var, and when the Rebellion broke
out he became first lieutenant Of the Second
Maine Battery. For number Of years he
was member of the Maine confidence, and
for short time psetor At Cape Elizabeth
and of the Pine Street Methodist church in
Portland. Recently he has been chaplin
in.chief Of the Grand Army. Mrs. Paine
wa niece Of w. w. Brown, Esq-. OF the
Berlin Mile Co. She was about AZ years
of age.-Exchange.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-06-18

The sewer that crosses Water street Just
south of the Journal building, after hav-
ing been neglected till it endangers the
health and life Of every person living or
employed in the vicinity, took new freak,
Sunday night, by a big cave-in. A hole
several feet in diameter, 10 or Is feet
deep and extending under the Electric
Road track was the result. One car was
caught up town and spent the night there,
passengers being transferred.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-06-18

The kidneys separate from the blood, as IT pas ses
through them, impurities for which the final me-
dunn Ct Liberation from the system 10 the bladder
When their function is suspended direful results
ensue. Amoog these are deopsy. Bright's disease,
diabetes and malasies which terminate in some
one of these. Hostetter's stomach Bit ers stim a.
lates the kidneys, not as an unmedicated
alcoholic stimulant would by exciting them, hut
by gently impelling them to renewed action aud
ptrpetrating their activity and vigor. Thus the
ofgaus themselves saved from destruction. Ma
laria, constipation, liver complaint, nervousness
dyspepsia ant rheumaii-m. are all thorou hIy
remeoied oy The bitferss which is, moreover, a
most thoroug appetizer. general tonic and tIe D
promoter. Use il regularly, not semi sionally