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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-08-05
MOSQUITOES KILL A BABY.
A Soldier Loses Half Pint of Blood
From Bite.

New York, Aug. Prom New Jer-
sey comes a story TIA. baby was
killed by thousands OF mosquitoes bites
near Keyport. Its mother was picking
raspberries and left the baby in a
hammock for an hour. When she re-
turned the baby was literally covered
with mosquitoes and was dead from
their poison.
Storm winds permeated with rain
from the marshy region of New Jersey
have been blowing over Governors
island for the last week. bringing with
them countless battalions of that
terrible flying cavalry, the Jersey
mosquitoes. The particular battalions
that attacked Uncle Sans regulars at
the island on Saturday morning while
were unusually bold and bloodthirsty.
Just as Private James R. Flynn Of
Co. d, had drawn a bead on the bulls
eye, giant mosquito lit behind his
right ear and tapped small, rich
vein. The private stood it like a true
warrior until he had fired his piece.
Before his turn to fire again came
around Private Flynn's comrades no.
ticed that blood was running down his
neck in a pretty steady stream and dye
ing his shirt He had 5led more than
a half pint. when it was suggested that
he should so to the hospital and find
out what was the ma tter with him Dr.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-08-05
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.

The crew of u Portuguese gunboat has
Hambosi river, East Africa.
A hailstorm In Switzerland destroy
ell crops and fruit trees and damaged
buildings north Of the Lake OF Zurich.
Nine. Lillian Nordica, the prima
donna, who has been seriously Ill for
several weeks In London, is GONZALES
cent.
\ new bill, giving the government
power to repra3s opposi ,,l ,l"",u s.
and agitation has been passed by the
upper house Of the Prussian diet.
The Turks have accepted, with slight
technical notifications. the frontier
line insisted upon by the powers and
have begun the evacuation of Thes-
sally.
The American exhibit OF tools, ag-
ricultural implements and bicycles at
the Brussels exposition excel, but In
other departments the American
showing is a failure.
The Right Hon. Anthony J. Mundel-
iot W. T. loi lhe pilHutslue ulNlSlOu
of Sheffield. England, and twice presi-
dent Of the Board of Trade, with a
seat in tho cabinet, died OF paralysis.
The report that a carrier pigeon had
been captured In the vicinity of from
soc Island, near the north point OF
Norway, stamped North Pole passed
| To-" Is denied In dispatch from
Copenhagen.
1t Is stated In London that the mat
ter Of an arbitration treaty between
the United States and Great Britain
will be reopened in October with a
view OF arranging treaty Of less
scope than the last.
II is said that Gen. Meximo Gomez.
the leader of the Cuban insurgents, has
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-08-05
LOSES $32,OOO,OOO
COSTLY WASTE OF TIME BY
CONGRESS.
GREAT FLOOD OF IMPORTS
While Senators Talk Foreign Goods
Are Rushed Indifference Between
the Wilson Act and the Dingley
Bill Figured Out and Found to be
Over IA per Cent.

Washington, Aug. 1.-The bureau
of statistics of the treasury has pre-
pared a statement showing the esti-
mated revenue to the government an
account of the increased imports dur
ing the months of March, April, May
and June, 1897, in anticipation of in
creased duties by the new tariff act.
The total increase was 36,000,000. The
statiscian is of the opinion that about
10 per cent. of the total increase is
probably due to an improvement in
the general conditions, leaving an es-
timated net loss to the government of
1872, 100000 A comparison Of the pres
ent tariff law with the Wilson Law,
authorized by congress, has been COM
pleted. 1t is made in the rates ex-
PRESSED in advalorem terms between
The present law and the Wilson law
The statement places the average duty
rate under the new law at 54.66 per
cent. ad valorem as against an aver
age 40.10 under the Wilson law.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-08-05
TWO EXTREMES.

A New Haven, Conn.,, bicycle re-
pairer and builder of special machines
has in process of construction and
shortly to be completed two bicycles
which are curiosities in their way.
One of them is for a rider who is
6 feet inches in height, and the
OTHER for one who reverses these
heures-that is, feet inches. The
FORMER CT these two machines will be
a mammoth alongside the latter,
tt wering even above other high
framed bicycles. 1t will have a thirty
one-inch seat mast, thirty-inch wheels,
tt irty-tooth sprocket and a 80 gear,
with seven and one-half inch cranks.
he smaller of the two will have
undetermined seat mast and with
every other dimension correspondingly
reduced.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-08-05
METHODS OF ROYAL SUCCESSION

The empress of Russia has present
ed the ear with another daughter
The car is said to be elated as
father, but to be disappointed as a
sovereign. This is but way of saying
that his next brother, the grand duke
OF George, is still heir to the throne
The grand duke is probably no less
disappointed than the head of his
house. His health is very delicate and
he has to pass most of his time on the
Mediterranean. The two infant daugh-
ters have but extremely remote
chances of succession. They are not
wholly excluded, but all possible male
heirs take precedence of them: that is
to say in the present instance the
cars two brothers, and any male
children or children's children they
may have-to say nothing of the pos
sible heirs male of the car. At pres
ent, however, neither of these Princes
are married. On the extinction of the
last male line the throne passes into
the female lines, according to their
degrees of proximity to the emperor
who reigned last. This was the system
of succession established by the En-
peror Paul, and 1t is one of the three
existing in contemporary European
states. Under: the Salic system,
which prevails in Belgium, Sweden,
Norway, Italy, Denmark and Prussia,
females are completely excluded. In
England male heirs in the same degree
of relation to the sovereign exclude
females, without any regard to priority
OF birth. Thus though the son of
king may be younger than daughter,
the son succeeds. But If the king leave
a daughter and a nephew. then the
closer degree of relationship. This Is
also In practice in Spain and Portugal,
and 1t is called the cognate or CASTLE
system. The Russian system also pre-
walls in Holland Greece, Bavaria and
Wurtemberg. Peter the Great dis
carded the system under which he as
cended the throne in order to dislnherit
his disobedient son Alexis. He de-
decreed that the succession should be
determined by testamentary dispose
ton of the sovereign. Unfortunately.
however, he forgot to make will, al
though the qudnuncs of Europe has
tened to repair the omission for him
by publishing spurious will Of Peter
,nc Great which is supposed to gov
ern Russian policy to this day. His
nearest successors, however, adhered
bequeathing an heir to the throne
they generally bequeathed civil war
ut the same time.-London Daily
News
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-08-05
PRETTY BAGS.

Take some pretty material and cut
from it two squares Of thirteen inches
each. Line both squares, and sew the
four edges together, lining to lining.
Then stitch across the four corners
about three inches deep through all
four thicknesses. When that is done
cut out round hole about the size
Of saucer in the centre of one square
and it's lining. Face about an inch
around this opening. This then be-
comes the upper side. Run double
drawing string of ribbon in the casing
hus formed. Now set a tassel on each
corner of the squares and one in the
center Of the under square.
Pull the centre tassel, draw the
gathering ribbon, and, 10! very pretty
bag shapes itself in the hand.-Har-
per's Bazaar.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-08-05

reafirmed his determination not to
accept a compromise with the govern
ment, but to adhere to his demand for
absolute independence of Cuba
Whitelaw Reid, special envoy of the
United States to the queens diamond
Jubilee, gave notable dinner In Lon
don as a return for British hospitality
extended to him and Mrs. Reid. The
prince of Wales was among those
present.
Dispatches from Madrid say the
bodies of twenty-six Infants in rough
boxes have been discovered in the
tower OF St. Peters church at Seville
1t Is supposed wholesale crime has
been committed by the church warden,
Orellana and his wife, and they have
been arrested.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-08-05
TO CLEAN MARBLE.

An excellent way to clean marble
is as follows: Sift together two parts
of common soda and one of powdered
chalk, mix them with water to a soft
paste, spread 1t over the marble to
be cleaned and let it remain for a
few hours or over night If necessary.
Wash it off with soft soap and luke
warm water and dry with a soft rag.
Or make a mixture about the thickness
of cream of strong soap lees and quick
lime, lay it over the marble for at
least twelve hours, and wash off as
above. II the stains resist these rem
dies let the stone or marble mason see
them.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-08-05
BADGER TIMBER FOR SALE.

Washington. July 2s.-The president
has authorized the sale OF the timber
on the Red Cliff allotted lands on the
La PORTE agency in Wisconsin. There
estimated to be 100 900, 900 feet in this
tract. The timber is to be sold to the
highest bidder
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-08-05
HOW TO MAKE A GOOD SERVANT.

Let the mistress take two pounds of
the very best self-control pound and
half of patience. the same amount
OF justice, one pound of consideration
and pound Of discipline; sweeten this
with charity and let it simmer we'll
TO be taken daily, or, in extreme
cases. in hourly doses, and always keep
at hand.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-08-05

Cardinal Wolsey held audiences with
the mobiles OF the land with his favor
tie cat perched on the arm of his state
chair or at the back OF his throne
Richelieu, the great statesman OF
France, excused himself from rising to
receive a foreign ambassador because
his fayorite eat and her kittens were
lying on his robes.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-08-05

Bronson examined the wound and
found that it was the result of the
mosquito bite, with possibly some
scratching to help. The soldier was
all right last night. All of his COM
rades have suffered more or less.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-08-05

Jim Gray. negro. was lynched near
Goldyille, S. c., for raping a 3-year
old girl.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-02-12
REPORT

County Auditors Office. Blue Earth
County, Minnesota.
MANKATo, January 25th, A. d. 1897
20 the Honorable Board of County Com.
naissioners of Blue Earth County, Mn
neSOtd:
| have the honor of submitting to
you herewith the annual report of
Blue Earth county for the fiscal year
ending December 3lst, 1896.
1t contains an account OF all receipts
and disbursements by the treasurer OF
said county during said year, and
shows the balances remaining in his
hands belonging to the several funds.
Annexed thereto and forming part
thereof, is detailed statement of all
county expenses for which orders or
warrants we're drawn during said year,
arranged so as to show the purpose OF
each expenditure.
All of which is respectfully sub
mitted. p. A. GUNDERS,
County Auditor.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-02-12
ANNUAL REPORT.

Receipts and disbursements of Blue
Earth county, Minnesota, for the
fiscal year ending at the close OF bust
ness December 3lSt, A. D., 1896.
Amounts in county treasury to the
credit of different funds on January
1St, 1897:
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-02-12
COUNTY REVENUE FUND.

RECEIPTS AND DIsBU RsEaENrs ON ACCOUNT OF
DIFFERENT FUNDS.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-02-12

MISCELLANEOUS TO POOR.
G NJ Phillips & Son livery for poor $3.50 |
Wallace Wells, livery for sick man $50 |
VIM Hilliker, conveying poor to poor farm $50 |
Martin Weltgen, livery for poor 100
Jos Martin :" 3.0
Anton Schinofen, saving wood for poor $50 |
e L Colman lumber for poor 9.27 |
ID Pay & Son. livery for poor $50
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-02-12
Total
MISCELLANEOUS TO COUNTY.

W E Edwards. janitor of court house
Jas Mountain, attend. state board charities
p A Gunders, postage and ex ress
G L Benedict, postage and kilograms
Ferer How'd noeka0a
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-02-12

Collection on tax list. 1886. SAL 0i1 10
Collection on tax list, 1894. 3,91S.S2
Collection on tax list, 1898
and previous. ....... 4,Sl6.S6
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-10-01
PERSONAL AND IMPERsoNAL

--InaSmuch as the princess OF Wales
has taken to the grass cure of the lafe
Father Eneipp, it is expected that Brit
ism aristocrats will follow her example,
in which event the 400 of New York may
be expected to do likewise.
Jean de Reszke has just achieved
two notable successes on the turf In
Russia. With Miecznick he won, for
the second consecutive season, the
Grand Prix of the czarina, and with
BraganZa a prize of AZ, 900 francs.
Queen Victoria and the empress of
Austria represent the extremes in
weight among the royal ladies of Eu-
rope Victoria weighs a plump 224
pounds, and the Austrian empress but
1O2. The difference in their height is
also extremely marked.
The German empress is thinking of
buying a small estate in Holstein, and
has fixed her affections on SchlOss Sax
tori. which is in the neighborhood of
Schloss GrunholZ, the home of her IA
vorite sister, Duchess Frederick of
Schleswig- MISUNDERSTANDING -Gluck-
burg.
The Cleveland detective who was
sent to England to investigate the
claims of Mrs. j. III. Blackman, of that
city, to the estate of Barney Barnato,
has returned, and reported that Mrs.
Blackman's claims are unfounded. The
''Kaffir King" was in no way related to
Mrs. Blackman.
DR.. Hugh johnson, president Nc
Kinley's pastor, in speaking of the
president, said: ''He has won great
popularity by waiting till the benedic-
ton has been pronounced, unlike Gen.
Grant, who used to retire by the private
'clergyman's entrance during the sing
ing of the last hymn"
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-10-01
DOMESTIC TALE BEARING.
Tendency That Should BE Nipped
in the Bud.

There is no rule which the housewife
should be more rigid in enforcing than
that which prohibits tale-bearing by
servants. Unless her maids understand
from the very first that madame will
not give ear to any gossip brought to
her from the servants quarters, she
will be overwhelmed with petty ac-
counts of kitchen misdemeanors Many
women assert that they find it easier
to get along with one maid, even if a
large share of the work must receive
personal attention. At least, say they,
friction between servants is avoided.
This is quite true, for where two or
more maids are engaged all sorts Of
small jealousies and dislikes have their
rise. The housemaid complains of the
cook, and the cook grumbles about the
housemaid's failing whenever either
can get a hearing.
The only escape from all of this, and
the only certain means of putting an
end to it, is for the lady of the house
to reprove the first attempt at tale
bearing. She should frankly state that
she desires to know nothing of her
servants disputes, and that whatever
faults they may have she prefers to dis
cover herself; that neither insinuations
nor accusations will be tolerated, no
matter in what spirit they are brought
to her.
The servants will learn to respect this
principle, and there will be less oppor-
tunity for nursing imaginary wrongs
if there is no chance of appealing TO the
housewives sympathy.
Not only the servants, but the chill
dren of the house. should have any tale
bearing instincts nipped in the bud.
Have the juvenile gossip know that spy
ing and eavesdropping among the
maids for the purpose of tale bearing
will seriously displease mamma, and
there will be no danger of childish prat
tie which brings to light the domestics
tcomings.-Leisure Hours.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-10-01
AN ABSENT-MINDED LORD.
Strange Costume Worn by an Aspir-
ant for Political HOnOrs.

A certain noble lord, who shall be
nameless, during his journey north on
a political mission, changed his cos
tune for a full Highland ''rig-out," in
tending it as delicate compliment to
the land of the kilt. But when he
looked at himselRin the glass he found
that the tailor had cut his kilt too short,
so he made up his mind to put on even
ing dress.
He changed his upper garments and
then sat down for few moments to
study his speech. This set him to sleep.
He awoke with a start, only to find
himself running into the station. For
getting what had happened, ne thrust
on his hat, and this was how he was
dressed:
He had a full Highland costume as
far as his waist, above were q white
shirt and swallow-tailed coat, and the
entire edifice was crowned with a chin
ney-pot hat, upon which he had sat
down without noticing it. His lord
ships horror when he stepped upon
the platform and felt the keen wind
cutting his bare legs changed to abso-
lutte agony, when his valet appeared,
scrambling out OF the carriage with a
pair of trousers in his hands, waving
them wildly and eXclaiming: "My lord,
my lord, you have forgotten these
London Telegraph.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-10-01

snelter-it looked fshy, their shipping
it through to Denver-but they evident
ly had their instructions and l was po-
litely turned down. However, though
it is pretty late in the day, l believe I
am on to their little game now"
But if there is any such business as
that going on, We'll have an order from
the court for an examination at once;
though, as you observe, it is rather
late in the day." exclaimed Bartels,
with rather more show of excitement
than he often manifested.
"And by the time we get to the mine
with our order from the court, the
chances are that there wouldn't be a
man nearer the disputed territory than
the sorters on the dump pile. They
wouldn't go into such work as that
without being provided with system
of signals and underground telegraphy
to guard against surprises. Moreover,
/ think we can do BETTER good deal
OF complacent satisfaction in the tone
now; 81 think we shall have one of
their men on the witness stand to-mor-
row."
"Good enough!" cried the lawyer, in a
tone of cordial congratulation. who is
hep"
GA fellow who used to work for me.
lie drifted away at the time of the
strike, and I lost sight of him until the
| other day, when he told me he had been
| working on the Grubstake for month.
1 happened to run across him again this
morning, just after I had made those
assays; it flashed across me at cnce
that he was the man for US, and made
him an offer on the spot"
(Which he accepted?"
Not exactly. He said he would
give me an answer tonight; but I am
pretty tolerably sure of him. To a man
with a passion for bucking faro, fifty
| dollars in cash is powerful persuader.' =
''It is; but 1 wish he had not taken
time to consider it, just the same" the
lawyer dryIy returned. "And did you
get him to admit anything?"
"Only as silence-and an eloquent
| grin-gives consent. l said that knew
| they were on our ground, and he did not
deny it; he said he did not feel like
talking then; he wanted time to think
it over; but I feel sure from his manner
that it is all right"
"And Brigham-have you seen him
lately?"
mo; 1 did not think it advisable tc
be seen camping on his trail con
tinually; but I sent him note to meet
me here this afternoon
'He has not been in
$50 L inferred; but will ride up tc
| Tomtown from here and look him up
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-10-01
SIeenIessness Cured.

Sleeplessness brought about by
nervous excitement, mental strain or
overwork, can be cured by harmless
home remedy, which anybody can
easily test. Simply take a moist towel,
fold it up and place it across the neck
For sleeplessness of nervous people
who suffer from cod feet while the
head is hot there is no better remedy
than to rub the legs, and particularly
the feet, briskly with a brush or rough
towel. This will benefit the circulation,
and sort Of tired feeling is the result,
which soon produces sleep. Drugs can
not be used successfully for either of
these forms of sleeplessness, while the
local application of water will almost
unexceptionally give immediate relief
Leisure Hours.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-10-01
THANKSGIVING AS AN ART.
Accomplishment In Which OGa
Mothers ExcelIed Girls of To-Day

Accomplishment In Which Gus
Mothers ExcelIed Girls of To-Day
The girl who has cultivated the spirit
Of thankfulness does not gush over at
the gift of a daisy, and snap an indiffer-
ent Thanks" at the man who has lost
a day from the office to crafty her little
within. Of course those mothers of
ours had their whims and exercised the
priceless privileges of their thought
lessness and snapped now and then, as
girls, and other than girls, have always
done; but think it cannot be denied
that the girl of a generation ago had a
conscience on the subject of debts of
gratitude such as few have had since
her day.
l have said that am afraid that with
many of US to-day it is lost art.
am sure that it is not given that prom
inence which it once had, and that it is
net cultivated with the enthusiasm with
which it once was Girls are taught
what etiquette says about it, but ETH
quette deals only from the lips outward,
and the result is that even our language
tells the story of the decadence of
Thanksgiving. A traveller from Mars
might hear our ''Thanks!" 100000
times, and never suspect that it was
meant as an acknowledgment of a
| favor. [ am sure that up to, say a
dozen years ago, in those parts of our
country where gallantry has held out
longest, one could not give up a seat
in car without being sure of full
return in acknowledgment that meant
to acknowledge something; and that
to-day the average man is utterly up
| set and undOne when his ears catch the
| old sweet sound. Of course, this does
not justify or account for the current
| lack of gallantry among men, but
am not engaged in the hopeless task
of restoring men to the old paths, but in
the hopeful one of pointing out neg
| lected talent which the most charm
ing of girls may cultivate with good re-
suits. | am not grumbling. l do not
mean to say that the girl of the pc
riod is one whit behind the girl of the
past. do not believe in the decadence
of women. / believe that the girl OF
to-day is equal to the girl her mother
used to be; but do not believe that il
is enough to say of our girls that they
are equal to the girls of the past, any
more than it is enough to say of flow
er that has had the best attention o.
the best florists for a generation, that il
is as beautiful to-day as it was 81
years ago. If we have done
wisely, the girl of to-day ought to have
not only something which her mother
lacked, but she ought to have all he1
mothers graces as well. But it is a Sc
rious question whether, in pressing hel
development, we have not cultivated
some qualities at the expense of others
just as in pressing the development o
q certain flower we have increased it,
size and beauty at the expense of it
fragrance. - Woman's Home Com
panion.