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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-09-12

We note that our friend Sam H..
Hargis is in the city.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-08-22
Brides Peril.

Tho screams of woman with her head
and shoulders thrust out Of the fourth
story window Of n lodging house on Kcarny
street attracted the attention Of passcrsby.
Tho woman was squcaling at the top Of
her voice, and for moment IL was tho
firm belief OF the people that some brute
was trying to throw her out of the win
dow. Closer observation revealed tho fact
that while hanging the canary bird out In
the sun the bottom had dropped out OF the
cage and the bird was iluttering around the
top Of the prison frightened half TO death
"Oh, he'll fall. Holl fall. My poor lii
tie Bird" screamed the woman. Then
with great presence Of mind she turned the
cage bottom side up SO that her pet would
not be mangled on the cruel stone pave.
ments beneath The bird sailed away over
the tops Of the buildings, followed by n
most heartrending and earsplitting screech.
Tho poor woman was comforted, how
ever, by the knowledge that birdie did not
fall. San Francisco Post
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-08-22
Cnnsidcrate Patients.

Amusing If apocryphal stories are told
of the extreme care for tho feelings of their
physicians displayed by some patients,
Ono such tender hearted man, seeing his
physician coming along tho street, slipped
into doorway to avoid him.
why did you do thatY' inquired his
companion.
well, said the man, whose health had
been poor until within year "itsso long
now since I've been sick that I'm really
ashamed to see him.
An instance of still greater dclicacy Is
recorded of man whose case had been
pronounced hopeless by his physician, but
who afterward rcgainod perfect health He
met the doctor OH the street some time aft.
or his recovery, and the latter had Difficult.
ty in making his former patient stop to
speak with him.
What's the matterY" inquired the ply
sician bluntly,
why" returned tho other, "you said |
was dying, and I'm ashamed to have you
SEQ me alive and WELL
Such tenderness rs this merits the ap-
proval with which quack is said to have
commended conscientious swallowcr Of
his medicines.
"Ah, my dear sir, he said, with strong
emotion, you deserve to be illl"-Youth' s
Companion.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-08-22
FUN eoR THE THIN OFFICE SOY.
A Roll of Confederate Hills, Two Crooks
md n sequel by the Police.

Not all the loungcrs that loaf ON the
City Hall park benches aro nero tramps.
There Is an occasional crook among them
with an eye open for business This was
discovered by the thin Office BOY one day
last week, The thin office boy had recent.
~ como in possession ot several hundred
dollars in imitation Confederate money
got out by u firm for advertising purposes,
This he rolled up, SECURING 1t with rub.
Der band, and showed il into his lower
waiStcoat pocket, letting the top of the roll
protrude alluringly, To all appearances
the thin Office boy was gentleman of
means and leisure out for stroll in City
Hall park.
This idea probably struck two men
lounging on q bench, for they arose and
followed the poSSeSSor Of the hills, One
was u short, dark man, the other tall,
blond man, Neither of them could have
entered the dudes challenge competition
for the best dressed man in New York.
Now tho thin office boy is known ON Park
row as a dead fly kid, and il took him a
very small portion of u moment to make
mp his mind that the men wero following
him ON the trail of the roll of bills. This
amused him. His own roll was deep in
his trousers pocket. So he determined to
give the men u chance. A crowd of boys
playing craps at tho corner of Broadway
and Mail street, just at the end of the
poStotflce attracted his attention. and he
stopped to watch them, Tho two mon
stopped also and began skylarking all tho
time drawing nearer. When they were
quite near, the thin Office boy started ON,
and rs he did So tho small man ran into
him, knocking him heavily over against
tho big man, who lost no time in transfer.
ring the wad of bills to his own pocket.
Cant you look where you r. ToingY'
asked the thin office boy indignantly, but
not too indignantly, for he didn't want to
get into fight.
Instead of replying tho tall man fled
with great rapidity toward Park row, while
his companion Slouchcd around the cor
nor. Thcroupon the thin Office boy leaned
up against the poStoflice and oontorted
himself with mirth until he grew breath
less and blue in the face and fell upon tho
ground and rolled, to the alarm of u crowd
who gathered about and expressed the
opinion that he had cholera, hydruphoba,
plexy, epilepsy and other ills. But dear
ulN lduI thlIN lhrNaTtl, pun hotttp vi
smelling salts under his nose and said
consolngly:
Never mind, poor boy, tho ambulance
will be hero soon.
Tho strength of tho smelling salts af-
fcrtcd the sufferer Ikea brick applied with
force TO the back of the neck, ana he arose,
realizing that it was time to 60, But when
he returned to the ofliCe he was still weak
from excess Of mirth. Next day the police
reports stated that n poorly dressed man
had fallen in Il fit in Park row saioon
just rs be was about to pay Or "A drink.
The thin office boy thinks that 1t was
his robbor New York sun
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-08-22
Tho Eormnr Rare Metnls.

Tho supposed raritirs OF the mineral
kingdom arc In u great measure not seen
merely because they arc not sought, and
those rare metals which In tho days Of our
youth were only preserved In minute tubes
as chemical curlositlos are now to bn
found as soon az they arn really wanted.
Titanium ahounds In most rocks and
sands rubidium turks In considerable
quantities In tho potash minerals worked
Mt Stassfurth thallium, discovered with
difficulty by Mr.. Crookos moro than 30
years ago by tho vision of n green limo In
tho spectrum, can now be purchased nc u
fcw shillinRs an ounce No sooner IL u
now element, germanum, discovered In
Saxony than II Is found to have been
mined as mn orc In Bolivia and II now
seems that VIZ have all our liyos been
breathing argon without knowing OF its
existence.
Let hut demand arise for n rI,ro ele
mont or mineral. such as has resulted, for
example, from tho introduction Of mn In
oandesoont gaslight, and thoy nro found In
sufficient quantities In this latter caso
nm adequate supply Of tho raro metal air
coma was provided for II period Of several
years, and now, when zirconin II discard
cd tho far rarcr oxide VI thorlum In ON
ployed and Is actually extracted In largo
quantities from minerals md sands In
Norway, North America and Brazil for
illuminating purposes. Saturday Review.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-08-22
CALIFORNIA; USEFUL BUGS.
Farmers Wondering What They VIII Eat
When the Parasites Arc Gone.

California is having great luck in her
experiments of importing insects to prey
IN and exterminate the various parasitic
pests that have caused So much damage TO
vines and orchards, hut few cautious peo-
pie are the least bit worried over the vora-
cious appetiteS Of the imported insects and
the possibilities Of what they may turn to
feed upon when all the parasites to their
taste have disappeared,
The golden winged ladyhird, imported
from Australia u few years ago to eat up
the cottony cushion scale, has completed
that work in most of the southern counties
OF the state and has turned its attention
and appetite to the woolly aphis ON the
apple trees. Another beetle, imported tn
destroy tho red and black scale, has also
cleared the parasites from several counties
and has lately appeared in great numbers
in the cornticlds. just what its mission
there is has not been accurately determined
The experts believe, and the farmers
hope, that it will destroy the larvae of a
destructive bug which eats and spoils
much of the sweet corn raised on tho coast.
What the farmers are beginning 10 pray
fearfully is that the little beetles may not
develop vegetarian appetites and they are
also beginning to wonder what the con-
stantly increasing hordes of the now bene-
fetal insects will live on when their nat,
ural prey is exterminated, They hope they
will contract consumption or some other
convenient disease and reason that doubt
less nature will kindly fix up the matter
satisfactorily. Some of them bear In mind
the fact that the mongooSe was imported
into the island of Jamaica to kill off the
rats which ate up the sugar cane, but now
the mongoose has eaten up almost every
living thing in tho island less than lamb
in size, and the government would give u
years revenue to be rid of the pest New
York SIM
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-08-22
LOOKING FOR EDEN,
Ell Dorado. Where Folk Wear No Clothes
and Live on Fruits and Nuts.

Mr.. James Slater of 1.-The Popular
Shop" has Just returned from rapid run
round the globe in the course of which he
tarried for awhile in the land of the mi
kado and saw some curious things in that
curious land.
An account Is given below in his own
words of one of the most interesting things
he saw:
1.-The most curious thing that saw
was man in search of the garden of Eden.
and, what gives his curious mission inter
est is the fact that there is n society which
believes that the original place and original
conditions arc going to he discovered and
adopted. The name of this missionary was
Herr Beoter of Berlin, u retired German
army officer. He admitted that he repre-
sented large society in that city with
branches in New York and San Francisco
He said that when men and women live
naked like Adam and Eve and eat nothing
but the fruits and nuts which grow with
out cultivation they will raise up children
which will be marvels of strength and
beauty, and which no wild beast will harm
He was in search of the proper spot
''He had tried Lower California, Ha-
wall, New Zealand and Australia and was
on his way to lava when | met him. He
tried to put In practice some of his Eden
ideas on board ship, was an omnlvorous
eater of fruit and nuts and eggs, but would
not touch meat. He wanted to go almost
naked but was discouraged by the ships
officers. The last l heard of him was in
Ceylon, when he was about to set out
through country where it was an even
chance of death from wild beasts and wild
men. am afraid that If he has found his
Eden it is inside the stomach of some car
nivorous beast or else beneath tho ground
! tried to find some clew to the where
abouts of the New York branch, but he
would not divulge the secret. New York
Recorder
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-08-22
The Handwriting on the wall.

At u general election in England ca,,-
didnte personally unknown To tho voters
of u certain borough was asked by party
leaders 10 stand for II. lilo belonged To u
good family md was baristcr Of promise
In London. His path TO success WAS open,
IN the borough belonged to his party. But
when be mounted the platform to address
tho electors after sentence cor two he sud
denly became pale and confused, his oyo
fixed on board opposite on which War
scrnwled with charcoal, Forty pounds !"
Ho stumbled through short speech and
then hurriedly loft the stand.
A few days later ho rosc 10 speak In an
other town, and again tho mysterious
words written In black on tho wall con
fronted him. Again he left tho platform
and that night retired from the contest for
tho seat In parliament Not long after
ward no disappeared from public lifc and
retired TO IN English colony, where no hid
himself on ranch Tho words, ID was
found, referred to u theft committed In his
youth, which he supposed had been for
gotten, - Youths Companion.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-08-22
She wlshe. She Wasn't New.

When her duty's manifolded,
And her holrs Of ease are few.
Will change come DER the spirit
OF the woman who is "newf'
When she's drawn upon jury
Or Is drafted for the wars.
Will she like her freedom" better
Than the "chains" she now abhorsf
When she's running for an Office
And gets cleft and has the blues,
Won I she wish that she was back in
The Oppressed" old woman's shoes?
When the ship Of state she's steering
Mid storm OF mad abuse,
Won't she wish that for the ballot
She'd meier thought she had usef
When she finda that she Is treated
Like O man'-oh, though she's longed
For Just that--won't she b. tempted
Oftentimes 20 think she's grongedf
When no man e'er gives his seat mp
In car or deigns TO hold
Her umbrella when it's raining.
Won't she wish that she was "oldf''
Won't she think the men "iust horrid."
Left 20 hustle for herself,
where she's looked ON as a rival
In the race for power and pelff
Whsn man reverence no longer
l. accorded a. her due,
When he treats her az brother,
She'll be sorry that she's new
-Iary Norton Bradford in Boston Globs
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-08-22

Mrs. John Quill and her husband of Ea-
ton, o., quarreled over the question wheth-
err or not their daughter should wear
boomers. The Quilts are old people,
wealthy and have a large family of grown
up children. Quill is rs years old and very
feeble, but he advocated bloomers. They
quarreled viciously, and finally Mrs. Quill
attempted to pull out her husband $ whisk
ers. Not succeeding. she cut them of.
The fight was SO bitter that both the old
people are under physicians care, and it
is feared Mrs. Quill will become insane -
Chicago Times Herald
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-08-22
REFORM N BLOODY eulcA.
How n Hand OF Karnest Men Caused Some
Would lie Lynchers to Desist.

He wore u huekskin suit and wido
hrimme,i hat Tho nvolvcrs at his belt
looked rs IL they had seen considerable
uSG hut hc was quiet whom tho stranger
in tho smoking car drew him into CONVEX
sation.
YES, I've hccn pretty tough, he said.
II guess va all have out at Bloody Guloh,
hut W. have got over Il, Got religion, You
know, a TELLER came through there laSn
week with gospel cart, and he got all tho
boys out and talked to I'm good and hart.
He sand u lot about how a fuller should hu
known by his dccaS and not by tho bluff
ho puts up. Hc said his work was what
counted and not tho guil. 80 wa all got
thinking about what tough critters VIZ
wore, and W. made up our minds to try -
now way, P"
no hc poodt" asked tho stranger
THAT'S 1t, that tho stuff exactly
said tho man With the hig prolvors I'VE
were going to he good and start n regular
old Ntorm wave shooting around the
suloh. Thems b,'ou n lot of lynching out
there, you know, and So we took that in
hand first; made up our minds that II had
got to stop, and stop quick, Tho hoys
don't stand ne foolin whom they yet ready
~ move, something's got to happon, So
whnn we heard about thu eastern cities and
their reform committccS and thcir Civic
fodrrations, and all that sort NJ stuff, WI
got together and organised little com.
mittco of our own II was II hot ono, too,
| toll w All tho hoys belong To II that
arr any good, and they Swom they'd stop
lynching inSids nt ~ hours, and they done
It,"
"organiscd an anttlynvt ny league,
take II, " said tho stranger.
THAT'S what Il was, and II was u huu,e
NOR, We just Waited our chance to kotoh
somo Of tho tough rcllcrs that was taking
tho law into their own hands, and W. got
It. Wohocrd of u ynehlng that was coming
of that very night, w organized our ~
form committee. Some of tho tollors from
tho othor end of tho guleh had located u
hoSs thief, aud they were going out To
string him up, We'll, stranger, a boss thief
Is u pretty durncd mean sort nf oritter
and amt got much uSn for 'em myself
but religion Is religion, and if fellcr's
got Il | reckon hos got to ttick tn Il, 81
we went out after tho lads that was going
To lynch tho boss thlof, aud WI caught 'om
about n milo up tho gu|ch. Wv saved thu
hosS thief stranger, and we lahord with
the lynchers good and hard--just like tho
gospel follor said we should,
"Wero you suceossfulY'
you bet VIZ was, They ain't hoon IA
lynohing In the Euleh since that night
Whom wo want reform you bet wo get IT,
and got II quiok, and everybody knows.
that w mean business Thyrc can't hc ITO
mistake about that +"
what did you do with tho lynohorsS"
asked tho stranger
"Wc lynchcd cm "~-Chiongo Times.
Herald
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-08-22
Cincinnati Cat Farm,

A cat farm is to he established in Gin
cinnati at once. 1t will be located nd join
ing the largest dog kennel in the country,
which is situated just outside the city linn
its, The cat enterprise is backed by Frank
II. Cloud, treasurer of the Phenix Insur.
ance company, who will erect n building
which, including the grounds, will en-
brace eight acres. A fine breed of cats
will be procured, the fur of which lead
ing buyer has agreed to purchase. The
farm will be in full operation in two
months. Some fine blood cats have been
ordered from Spain for breeding purposes.
st Louis Globe Democrat,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-08-22
The sure Way.

what arc you doing with yonrselfs''
inquired tho old timer OF tho new member
Of congress.
II IN getting ready speech, Iwant to
ask Your adg!cc about IL,
go ahead. -
Its gront piece Of work. II will com,
bine the elements Of craftsmanship and
literature as no oratorical effort has dono
before In years. What want to do Is TO
get II before the country In way that will
challenge tho attention Of every newspaper
reader.
ooh, | zee. There's Is only one way 10
BIO sure Of doing that
"IfowW
Spring II at All executive session -
Washington Star.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-08-22

Eyes, = said the lady lecturer, women
have been wrongcd for ages. They have
suffered in a thousand ways
There is one way in which they have
never suffered, said meek looking man
standing up.
What way is that demanded the lee
turess
They have never suffered in silence.
And then the lecturess demonstrated be
yond doubt that he was right, In her
ease at least. Boston Traveller.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-08-22
paternal Advice.

Ben, +" said the old colored deacon to
his son. "you's a. gwine out now inter de
great en- wicked worl.''
Eyes, suh'
EN- you wants ter Iced my edwise. .
"Yes, suit
well, dis Is erbout all got ter say ter
you: Don't 90 in dc poultry business when
de moon Is shinn en- always be sho' en-
keep in dc frsnt part or de mulel'-At-
lanta Constitution.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-08-22
Toplofty Naval Architecture.

Secretary Herbert has consented at last
to let the construction bureaus have their
way and make the turrets of the new bat
tleships two stories in height The aid.
vent Of the ten story building at sea is per-
haps brought more within the reach OF or
binary conception by this decision. 1t is,
Of course, well known that our largest
ships already have four or five decks
Providence journal
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-08-22
ErudItIpn.

1t is Of great Importance to the honor OF
learning that men u business should know
erudition is not u lark, which flies high
and delights in nothing but singing, but
that Ii il rather like hawk, which scars
aloft indeed, but can stOop when she finds
it convenient and seize her prey - Bacon.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-08-22
Innocent.

Irene-Isn't It curious how innocent
George Ferguson isi They say he never
kissed anybody IN his life and doesn I
know how to kiss
Lanra-There Is not word Of truth In
Il He has-that Is he--why, / should
think he would know how by this time -
Chicago Tribune.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-08-22
Human being. malehea From Egg.

The Burmese account Of creation ns
translated from their sacred book by Pro
fcssor Kyle Is as follows: In the begin
ming OF the world after the sun, moon
and stars had appeared the earth, by It's
own inhercn: power VI prodnctiyrncss,
brought forth tho feinniocreatnre llleenen,
She laid 100 eggs and matched them In cot
ton wool, and frnm thesc eggs sprnng 100
human beings. the progenitors Of tho tllf,
ferent races
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-08-22
Gum on Postage Stamps.

Tta gum on the back Of the postage
stamps Of the United States Is made from
alcohol one part, acetic acid one part, de1
trim two parts and water five parts =
Washington Star
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-08-22

New York Is the wealthiest Of the states
The value Of its real and personal property
reaches the enormous aggregate Of s2, GIL.
$40. O06
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-08-22
Pei, Ia ,ae world.

Ii Is not enough Tint sou should simply
make yourself Ielt Ia tho world A wasp
does that - heN furk Herald
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-08-22

In the United States the rainfall Of the
each season.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-01-19
EMPEROR CHARLES II.

Accompanied by half the nobil-
ity Of Austria, went to the Carls-.
bad Springs for the recovery of
his health. Six thousand six
hundred horses, so the town rec
ords say, were necessary to con-
vey the company to the place.
The virtues of the water is as
great at the present day as it was
in the time of Charles H., and
although the expense attached to
a Journey thither is not as great,
now as it was then, we are not
all wealthy enough to undertake
it. For such the virtue of the
Carlsbad Spring is extracted.
The Carlsbad Sprudel Salt, OBJ
tanned by evaporation, containing
all the solid constituents of the
water, can be obtained at every
drug store.
It is the very best remedy for
catarrh of the stomach, constipa-
ton, liver and kidney troubles,
govt, rheumatism, etc. Be sure
to obtain the genuine imported
article, which must have the sig
nature of "E1sNER & MENDELsoN
Co., Sole Agents, New York,
on every package.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-01-19

The annual junior promenade, rendered
by the gentlemen Of the junior class OF
Colby to the ladies of the class, occurred
at Soper's hall, Friday evening. The hall
was very prettily decorated with bunting
of the class color, blue, pictures and other
adornments Music was furnished by
Fales' Orchestra and dainty refreshments
served by Caterer Mrs. A. c. johnson.
Among those present were: I. F. Bur
ton, A. s. Cole, r. P. Collins, Chas. f.
Dow, Harry W. Dunn, Z. L. Durgan,
Warren H. Foss, H. E. Foster, c. B. Full
Ter, +. L. Getchell, Edward L. Hall,
Hascall s. Hall, Harry f. Hamilton, H.
c. Hanscom, Walter L. Hubbard, c. f..
Hutchinson c. B. Kimball, Albert W Lori
mer, John B. Merrill, Haven Metcalf, Fred
NJ. Padelford, Fred W. Peakes, James NJ
Pike, H. n Pratt, Frank L. Purinton, Chas
f. Sawtelle, H. L. Springer.J. L. Thomp-
son, II. C. Tooker, C. W. Turner, H. L.
Trueworthy. L. P. Wyman, Benjamin
Coffin, O. ]. Guptll, B. r. Cram, C. L.
Curtis, Miss Cheney, Miss Cottle, Miss
Crosswell, Miss Dascomb, Miss Dunn
Miss Edgecomb, Miss Farr, Miss French
Miss Holt, Miss Hoxie, Miss Mathews
Miss Moffatt, Miss Jessie Pepper, Miss
Pratt, Miss Pray, Miss Robbins, Miss
Whitman, Miss Tooker and Miss Young,
all of 90, Miss Cilcott. Miss Fountain and
Miss Harden of '95, Miss Annie Pepper,
Miss Hanscom and Miss Vosc of '97, Miss
Edna Stevens, Miss Sullivan and Miss
Walker Of '9S.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-01-19

Mrs. Lucy Piper died at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. Jonas Grey, on Silver
street, Friday, aged 81 years. Old age
was the cause of her death. She was the
wife of the late E. H. Piper, who, dur
ing his life time, was very prominent
citizen of Waterville, holding many offices
of trust. He was also prominent Mason.
For several years Mrs. Piper had lived
with her daughter, Mrs. Grey. She had
always been a most kind hearted individ
ual, an ardent Christian, and at the time
of her death was the Oldest person a mem.
Der of the Congregational church of this
city. A large circle of friends mourn her
loss. The funeral will occur, Sunday
afternoon at O'Clock.