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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-04-08
LOVE AND ! FELL OUT ONE DAY

Love ard | fell out one day,
All in summer Eeason
Love and | fell out one day
Bath Of us but meant 1t play,
Neither knew reason,
Love and / had much TO do;
(Ah, how time can SmotherO
Lave and had much to do
Toilcd we both tho long day thro';
Neither kissed the other.
Love and went on cur ways
Mhd; woeful wonder!-.
Love and ! went Un our ways,
Till, in evcr-thickening haze,
Brnt nur paths as der
Love AMI are growing old;
.Naught we follow after.
Lcte and ] are growing old;
Both cur hearts are stcny cold
With no tears nor laughter.
Post Wheeler, in New York Press
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-04-08
DIDN'T FORGET IT.

Counsel in case lately pending for
trial in the New York surrogate court
had his question met with the answer,
The matter slipped my mind"
IN other words, you forgot such an
important event"
mo, haven't forgot It,"
pray, sir, what difference lis there
between forgetting matter and hay
ing it slip from your mind"
well, counselor it Is this way: A
thing slips from the mind, but by and
by you remember it. But If you forget
a thing 1t never comes back"
His honor made note of the dis
tincti0n. Green Bag.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-04-08
Careful. YOUNG MAN.
He Took His Bess Girl Out on the
Wheel Before Breakfast.

"One OF the most popular wheel
courses about Washington" remarked
wheel enthusiast to reporter, lis
the Conduit--which, by the way, is a
word OF frequent REORGANIZATION,
usually being pronounced conduit
instead OF condit road. and there is
scarcely an hour IN the day, If the
weather is at ell respectable, when one
or more wheels are not in sight along
1t, In the mornings an evenings il is
especially We'll patrouized. and in the
early mornings it is a revelation of de.
light to set out OF the city and 20
spinning along up the Potomac. make
II nearly every morning. and not in
frequently | take = oite at Cabin John
ana pNlong my trip, Others do this,
sun others moticeihly couples of
young men and young women) come to
the bridge for breakfast, and stil
others come up to 80 back Without
stopping.
"A funny case OF this Kind came under
my notice the other morning. | had
taken my bite and was sitting out in
the shade erjoying the freshness OF the
morning air when q young man and a
youns woman whirled up on their
wheels and is mounted the girl with
considerable breath OF relief. as If
that much Of u ride was little more
that she was accus toned 10 at any
hour IN the day, and particularly so
without any breakfast. They consulted
together moment, and | heard the
young man tell her that he thought
they could get something, which seem
ed to be pleasant information Then
he called waiter out and asked If
he could get a glass of ice water.
The waiter told him he thought
such a thing might be procured. and 1t
was brought. the girl meantime de-
Ginning a glass. However, when he
had finished his, she reconsidered and
asked for a glass This WAS brought,
and when she finished 1t she half way
started toward the place where break
fast was served. But the maA wasn't
II mixing abe at that.
There, he said, smackhg his lips,
we Gun get back TO town in plenty of
time for breakfast and he mounted
and started off after the girl, who had
Jumped her wheel and hurried away IN
one of those furious moods girls have
Sometimes.
AS they departed "A couple of kids
who had been watching tho perfo.
II al ce put in:
Say, suLg out oEo. heres Il quar-
ter.
I'm go dime on breakfast. shout
ed the other, but the couple didn't
come back.-Washingto Star.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-04-08
AS SHE PASSES by.

II isn't always the woman traveller
who lis the fussiest,
A pGrfumed night gown bag IL a
dainty bed room luxury,
Almost everybody needs week to
rest up after their vacation,
Velvet gowns and velvet Jackets are
being predicted for carly autumn wear
Hair is worn high at night, though
low couture is preferred at daytime
Watermelon cake Is "A reasonable
novelty with which TO worry the daily
menu.
The Venus de Milo waist Is super
seding the once popular wasp-like pro
portion.
1t does not follow because woman
talks against her husband thut she will
let anyone else do 80,
Velvet will be the material favored
this winter by women who desire the
height of elegance in their costumes,
The gentle patter Of the luin may be
very soothing. bat 1t has an exasperat-
ing way OF running up The laundry
bills.
1t Is Il blessed relief TO know that
good form does not sanction the criss-
crossing OF letters until neither the
sender nor recipient know what they
contain.
Let us hope that the visit Of Ii Hung
Chang will not influence feminine fash
ions. Chi csc attire Is picturesque
enough in China, but It would not suit
the bicycle girl at all.
Unless you are desperately fond Of
the odor Of chocI"to on your belong
ingG do not shut up box Of thoSe
special sweets In the drawer with your
ribbons and handkerchiefs.
Just when a womans hair gets long
enoL gh TO be worn simply brushed back
from the forehead fashion DEGREES thnt
she cut 1t off and frizz It until her head
looks Ike the top piece OF skye ter
rier
| The latest mourning paper is Of dead
white with monogram or address II
black. This n great Improvement upot
the gloomy bordcred symbol OF woe &c
universally In vogue among stricken
letter writer's.
Some men apparently delight In stay
Ing on train until the very last min
ute, while their women folks arr
thrown almost into nervous prostratlof
concerning the prospect OF their be
ing dragged under the wheels whei
they alight.
There is nothing that makes you fee
SO genuinely happy as to have people
give you a warm welcome upon you
return to your accustomed haunts
This remark will cause many TO jumI
TO the conclusion that the observer ha
been away,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-04-08
NOTES FOR NATURALISTS.

No constructing snake is poisonous.
The horse is more stubborn than the
mule.
Tie elephant is almost as amphibious
as the hippopotamus
The giraffe is dumb and was never
known to utter any sound.
The rhinocerous is the most formd-
able and pugnacious of all wild beasts
The wild buffalo is often more than
a match for the lion.
Panthers, when taken young, make
very docile and affeetionate pets.
The polar bear is untamable. He is
also partial to a sun bath.
The elephant can push many times
more than 1t can pull.
The gardener should remember that
harmless snakes are expert and vora-
cious bug catchers.
America is the only country in which
a baby elephant was ever born in cap
tivty.
The insectivora are all plantigrade,
-" heel and toe when walking.
Moles live upon insects that are in
jLrious to vegetation.
The insectiyora have pointed shouts
with teeth sharp and cutting, because
they are almost exclusively flesh eat
ers
Shrews destroy an incredible quantity
Of insect life and are capable of captur-
ing and devouring small fish.
The insectivora do not masticate their
prey, simply catching, killing and
swallowing the morsel.
The parrot Is but one among many
species Of birds that can be taught To
speak
Lions born in captivity are more
dangerous and harder to train than
captured ones
Wild beasts vary in their mood. They
often get the blues, at which times the
keepers give them wide berth.
Elephants form the strongest attach
ments for the horses and dogs with
which they are associated.
The insectiyora and chiroptera are
the scanty remains of what was once
an exceedingly variegated and wide
spread series OF mammals.
The leopard Is the most meanly
tieacherous OF all beasts and the trainer
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-04-08
THE PASSING or THE LAMP.

A cause for thpnkfulnoss Is the re-
action from the piano lamp craze.
Those who encountered long, narrow
rooms with full half dozen OF these
awkward furnishings many were
guilty had something to answer for
inducing soto voce profanity from
much enduring men, Not that the
craze has subsidized II is only lossened.
One plano lamp IL useful; but to null
tiply that and stand them about as II
they had walked out to take their
places In a waltz, or to see how many
intruders into half-darkened room
they could trip up In day liz rather
too much. Then their pagoda tops OF
monstrous glrth deuged the room with
boisterous color and put everything
else out OF countenance. II anything.
they are more perverse and ungainly
! than the corner easel.
The Banquet lamp modestly rears It's
Hight Mt the right place upon table
or plano. and may be clothed In man
ner Mt once simple yet dlsingue With
a standard OF Japanese bronze or terra
Gotta and delicate shade the banquet
lamp In beautiful. But a new horror
threatens us--that is o tall candlestick.
generally made OF enameled wood and
profusely decorated In colors. often OF
the Dresden style. II Ia made 10 stand
either on the floor or the table.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-04-08
BULL AT A GAME.

Carlos Lopez, a well-known and dar-
ing matador, was giving bull-fght
performance at Durango, Mex, Monday,
when one Of the bulls gored him to
death in the arena. A big crowd OF
men and women witnessed the sickening
spectacle.
Chicago Tribune-The bill to enforce
the commandments failed to pass the
Kansas legislature for the reason, prob
ably that the commandment which
says Thou shalt not steal" was regard
ed as a covert assault on the free silver
.dea.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-04-08
SCHOOLM ATES.

We met, when we were ri and boy,
Going to school one day,
And Wont you take this apple, DEAR"
Was all that could say.
She bit her little pinafore,
Close TO my side she came.
She whispered NO! no, thank you,
Tom"
But took 1t all the same.
We met one day, the selfsame way,
When ten swift years had flown;
said, 1--WE nothing but my heart,
But that Is yours alone.
And won't you take my hearth" | said,
And called her by her lame;
She blushed and said. mo, thank you.
Tom
But took 1t all the same.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-04-08
HAIR BRUSHES.

After washing hair brushes they can
he quickly and thoroughly dried, with
out injuring the bristles, by brushing
them briskly with whisk broom,
and there is no better way Of drying
hair after II has been washed than To
hold up a few strands at time, and
with small whsk broom fan II, let
ting the broom at the same time act az
comb gently drawing through 1t
This method is goo substitute for
sunlight, wch can neither be had to
order nor relied upon with certainty.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-04-08
HOPEFUL.

The drygoods merchant was explain
ing the situation TO the new drummer
he had just employed.
Your predecessor" he said, has
got his business all tangled up, and II
you take his place you will have DIFF
ficult task getting order out Of chaos Z
Il don't know who Chaos u.s." cheer
fully replied the drummer. but bet
III sell him bill Of goods II I have
10 hang on to him week. DRY Goods
Chronicle.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-04-08
THE HOME CIRCLE.

Doorplates should be cleaned by rub
bling with a cloth wet in ammonia and
water.
II the color has been taken out 0.
silks by fruit stains. ammonia will US
ually restore the color
To brighten carpets wipe them with
warm water in which has been poured
a few drops OF ANN mia.
One or two tablespoonfuls 0. am
mcnia added to pail Of water wIl
clean windows better than soap.
Try buttermilk fo- the removal 81
tan and walnut stains and freckles
II this is not efficacious. try sand
paper.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-04-08
HOW IT HAPPENED.


Too bad about Shelby. wasn't it?"
What's the matter with him."
He had n terrible shock day before
yesterday and may not recover. Had
Mt you heard about TT"
mo. How did II happen?"
well. he had an engagement to
meet his wife at certain place down
town at 1890 o'clock"
Yes"
And he hurried up with his work
and started out for the rendezvous"
Yes"
HE got there at exactly the appoinl-
ed time"
II see. Well?"
His wife had been there twelve
seconds. cleveland Leader.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-04-08
NEW VIEW OF THE WHEEL.
Owner of a Horse and Buggy is Much
Disgruntied

He is a handsome man, with grace
full mustache and lordly imperial, just
turning gray, and many's the fair wo-
man who has noted him ON the avenue
or along f street at the hours when
women do most congregate in those
localities.
On one occasion he was looking list
lessly into window of bicycle store
whell a reporter ran across him.
Great Caesar" exclaimed the re-
porter, starting back in horror, you
don't mean to tell me that you are the
Adonis, the Apollo and the rest OF
them, that are contemplating acQuir-
ing the bicycle habit?"
Il don't see why shouldn't" he
said my horse is out on pasture, and
l don't have any heart to bring him in
and drive him"
Why not?' and the reporter was
surprised at this state of affairs, for he
happened to know that the horse in
question was not only speedy but band
some and the wagon that went with
him was beauty in every particular
What's the good of the turnout?"
he replied, lugubriously If | want to
take man along he can't go owing to
a previous engagement to go wheeling,
and | hate to drive around clone. Be-
sides, there are so many bicycles
flying around on the streets and the
roads that driving is becoming an an
noyance rather than a pleasure"
What's the matter with taking a
girl along for con. rany@" suggt sted the
reporter
Worse and more of f." ()ntlnued
the lugubrious Lcrse owne. IF
am lucky enough t. get a girl to 90
with me, either because she hasn't
cause she has just been wheeling till
she is Sc tired she want! to rest. |
have no peSce of mird or pleasure in
the drive In the old times, you know
there wasn't anything quite so near
heaven as to take a pretty girl out
Rock Creek way on soft and sweet
moonlight night and drive through
those shaded dells where the ripping
waters male melody to the music OF
her voice, and then when the moon hid
behind a cloud for an instant, when we
two were alone with the stars, to kiss
her rosy lips and float upon moon
shine sea of rapture.
Gee, whizz," exclaimed the reporter,
alphabetically. II beg your pardon,
but continue"
And after that" he continued, ito
drive along those beautiful roads
through Woodley, over the bridges,
down into the hollows, along the ridges
sweet with the perfume of the woods.
with your arm around her taper waist,
was something that could only be fifty
expressed in poetry and music"
"Well?" said the reporter. inquiring-
ly, when he seemed unable to proceed.
Its all busted wide open" he said
in tones of the utmost disgust. Nov
the roads are full of bicycles, men and
women, chasing along everywhere, as
silent in their approach as death or
taxes, and as certain, and when man
in buggy undertakes anything like
that l am speaking about he doesn't
more than begin to bend over toward
her or TO slip his arm along the back
of the buggy seat until out Of the dark
ness and stiffness behind him comes
hasping voice, saying: Break away
there break away That's the condi-
ton, now, my dear fellow, and l am
afraid the man with horse and buggy
has lost his oCcupation.-Wa Washington
Star
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-04-08

never turns his back on one if he can
possibly avoid so doing,
The insectivora in many points re-
semble the lower and less differentiated
members OF great many othr groups,
u starve to death in a
day or two If not fed. This greediness
makes II a most valuable ally against
insects.
The insectivora meaning insect eating
animals, are all small and 1t is almost
impossible to find well preserved speci-
mems
Among other curious birds discov-
cred by Governor MacGregor in his re-
cent tour through British New Guinea
was new kind of bird of Paradise
There is wild flower in Turkey
that is the exact floral image of a hum
ming bird. The breast is yellow, the
head and beak almost black.
The teeth of insectivora are sharp
and pointed and so disposed that they
keep each other sharp by wearing
against each other instead Of COM
ing in direct contact.
The insectivora cannot be made
agreeable pets as can the dog, cat and
even the seals, which have most en-
traordinary intelligence and can be
taught complicated trlci--
The inSectivora are the most efficient
enemies of insect pests. They are alb
solutely harmless, except that the mole
will disfgure the lawn by the channels
he bores and these are readily rolled
smooth again.
The insectivora are the simplest kind
# placental mammals, all small and
ugly, the hedgehog being the largest.
They are dull and stupid. the smell be-
Ing the only highly developed sense,
T. brain is of low type.
Most of the insectivora have collar
bones which run from the breast bone
over to the shoulder, The collar bone
is retained in all those mammals which,
like humans, use the fore limb not
purely for locomotion but for grasping.
A 30-pound aerolite that fell in q
SOLD in Belgium. slightly injuring
r. \ at work there and nearly frighten-
= -. As is found to be covered
with what resembles hieroglyphics cut
with an instrument. OF course 1t Is
presumed to be message from Mars.
-. lions of Mt. Atlas are far the
largest Of their species and capable OF
enduring extreme cold. frequently trav-
cling long distances through deep snow.
When lions and tigers bring forth
young in captivity the greatest care has
to be exercised to keep them for sew
eral days in the dark and undisturbed,
as otherwise the mothers will invariably
destroy their cubs.
Shrews are small and plucky, swift
movers, many Of them excellent swim
mers. Some live almost entirely in the
water and others on land, the latter
preferring damp shady spots in the
forest, the suns rays being fatal to
them.
Shrews are alraost worldwide in their
distribution, being the most abundant
of all the insectivorous types, as well
as the smallest, not only of insectivora
but of all mammalia. The smallest
species of shrew is scarcely more than
an inch long.
Insectvora are found principally in
the old world South America has none
at ALL very curious fact. The outly-
ing West Indies possess some forms.
Ncrth America possesses but two forms
OF insectivora, moles and shrews, APP
parently never having had any other.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-04-08
WITH THE TURNING LEAVES

Shaded taffetas will be greatly used
for the brt I'd coiBelsts that Paris says
Will snbtlfede the ribbon belts Of sum
MGR.
The gown that In made for autumn
Without suggestion OF bolero Of Elton
= Il will be In class entirely by
itself.
Though Il is predicted that he quiet
cnlora will be the Leaders. the plaids
in the windows are sufficiently gay TO
make one doubt the statement.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-04-08
BIG CLAIMS

Appleton. Wis, April John NJ.
Baer, assignee OF J. s.. Van Nortwick,
las filed a report OF the claims. which
reach total OF s42s.gf1 Most Of the
claims are said TO be fully secured.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-04-08

Perry. o. T.--For ten DAYS an I'D
fashioned campmeetlng has been gong
on near Pawnee with hundreds OF In
diane In attendance. The religious
fever has gotten high and the Indians
I'D dance all night. becoming
80 exhausted they have to be hauled
from the camp grounds.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-04-08
ONE WAY OF PUTTING IT.

What do they mean by parity?'
"Oh, II means that ore kind OF a
dollar Is just as hard to get as the
other Puck.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-04-08
ANTI-cARTooN BILL PASSES

Albany, N. Y. April THE Ellis
worth snti-cartoon bin passed tho
senate by vote OF IS to Ia. II is yet
to come up In the assembly.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-04-08

The bat flight In somewhat fiuttering.
end they are exceedingly hard to sh11'
ewing to their extraordinary rapidity.
The bat wing Is formed on principle
different from any other wing. The
fying-fox bat has It's third finger par
ticularly elongated, and the membrane
Of the wing Is stretched down to the
eide n tho body The principal mo-
tion in flight Is the downward sweep
produced by the contraction OF the
breast muscles; and in birds the breast.
bone has a vertical keel. 80 as TO afford
point or surface for attachment, which
In the chicken. Is called the breast
In the bats we find the keel and collar
bone.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-15
SIMPLE HEALTH HINTS.
Hygienic Facts with Which Every
body Should Be Familiar.

A simple hygienic fact for many peo-
pie yet to learn is, that the skin Of u
fruit is no part of the fruit itself,
dietically considered. The bloom Of
the peach is luXuriant growth of mi
crobes, and unwashed grapes, eaten
skins and all, will show 100000 mi
crobes for each fluid ounce of stomach
fluid. These facts are proof positive
of the necessity for thoroughly washing
all raw fruit before it is eaten.
The nape of the neck, the lower part
of the back of the head, the front of the
abdomen and the shins are the chief
regions of the body susceptible to cold.
A chill, however, may be carried TO the
nervous system from other parts.
The following rules for avoiding a
cold cannot be too often formulated:
Never let cold air blow on the back of
the neck or head.
Keep the abdomen warmly clad.
Cover the shins when riding.
Change wet shoes and stockings with
out delay.
Never sit on n stone or on damp grass.
It is not generally known that roasted
coffee acts as a valuable disinfectant
The best mode is 10 dry the raw bean,
pound it in a mortar and then roast the
powder on a moderately heated iron
plate until it is of dark brown tint.
Sprinkle it in sinks, or expose it on a
plate in any room to be purified
Housewife.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-15

and sah she would stop payment upon
the check. Tine visiting young woman
thereupon told why she had gone into
the game, and dared her to stop pay
ment on the check, saying that if it
were done she would make everything
public. The check was paid. cannot
see how the younger people can help
but be permeated with this gambling
mania, since it is played in the parlors
Of those who set themselves up to be so
ciety leaders. Personally, can see no
more harm in deck of printed card.
boards than in so many checkers, but
they have come to be recognized as the
gamblers tools and should be con-
dpnnsJ"