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VOL XIV. Business Directory. 7,./ID hilts. Z. W. Taylor, ATT KEY AM) CoPKSKIOK A I LaV. \V icons l in. A. McArthur. Attub.nky at Law. Miner 1 Point, Wi?. OWcc over P A Pi‘?u 7c *’>.'• *toru. \* it SR H ?1 M'ION ft JAMKi* ; MONUhM, Stronp & Monahan, A TTt UN hY • AT I.AW. Oftk’C 'll El: J '-i'S* bni'flnv, opiM'Sv’tc the poM olhec, n; st.-iMs \\ A. >1 CART 11 UK. p. r. yriN\. McArthur <f.' Quinn, ATTOKNKV • AT I.AW Vv > ’A. Wis OlHcc (fIViT Ki*h EtdhV Su re of hur. claims a hpecialty. Lunyon & Spensley, Attorney* \m> ('ovnsvm.ous OflU't* rooms uv 1 *• l*o“t nflirv. Mmhta Point. VViPCoiiFMi. >!< NFA’ 'iO LOAN -i lirvt-tlapf* deal tsl .o scum ity T. Scott Ansley, Ath knki at Law Mli cml Point. Wis, of fice cast front room City Hall. Office io Uodgvrille, In with clerk of Circuit Court X. ,T. BRIUtiS. AI.IIUO JKNKS. Briggs & Jenks, ATToIINKTs AM) COI'NSKI.I oils at Law,— Dodgiville. Wisconsin. otliee over Jones .it Oh cup* store Wilson & Mcllhon, ATToIiNfYP AND i'OI’XpEI.UHW AT I.AW, OfliCU iii thority Dank. Minur-t “Mint. vVi* 4i B. Ternea, Attounbv at Law 11 Iglilnnd. "is Collec tions promptly anvil cd io. Office over Non dorf A Urdu's store T. Patelield, Attounk) at I aw . :c.td General Insurance Agent. Otliee over Alton A. Hose's store, >ll 111 ill, Wis. 'Jit-11 O. C. Smith, Attoiinkv at Law. DodgcviUc. tViscoosiu, Office belli i lie Post oilhle Attends to the general pi a dice of Law in the Cirenit Con. is ol the Slate .and I lie a oimty Court in all Pi ..lute uiaUeia- xn-Jlil TU > c>lCl.dJ\ \ J. B. Moffett.%M. D. PUYSM.IAK AM) M!UUKUN. HllCtl 111 Ul*Uf"l hl(* brim Store,Mud nut oidi, ‘piousm. 13 R. Oosentq Physician. M'iiobon, an u OecLLisr, Uodge ylllr, " Iscobeiii. Mrs. A. P. (Joaeus Phvi-kman, and AccuucuKUk. Dudgevtlle, WUcouttu Charles Egan, M. D. Pll YaICIA N AMI UKUIkON , lllgtllMUu, VVifCOHSIU. Li. S. Exttiiium kiirceon for l’iiHtinn. ior lowa county. Dr. Van Dnsen, M. D. PUYfICIAN AND KURUEON. Will hold IlllUPCit lit r c.idiucHP to anpwermi caiP tu hit* proicHnion. 0 lice at tun re-utMT ch-3 William Bastma*., M. D. I HVMCIAN AM) SI ill, Ai N Office Upstairs ill Lii i.hiti s bli.i k, ippusiic " .T. Uoury’s bunk A- 11.1 0.1 1 uu... w i. Ur. L. M. J. Lioouard, PItVSICIAN AND MJMUhoK. V,UICC ttllU i HKtfl If ill All. MlCpillllL ||GUI>C oil JulllHllt Nl Filed. luuil) ij| pome .)1 lUruiciD Ptiuip hiilittiiCf troui iligup icfi tic nv on Pifeuyit ilttii churcii Ulni 'll- p4rd' 4U.il I)." Dr. W. H. Osborn, ililMKOi’A 111 U PliV'lClAK AM) VMi KoN .M I lift • nl !* ii. V\ ip, ullli* pit i o*‘i capl o! l ! H. llou). itt\u\ I Icy 1. o. W. Wassail, I'kmlt M ncriti Pon i, •iiHcontun. Otllic over Itumif' iV tiny’s* p ore N trop Unde Gap luiuiit tpt ll ii. (oi i tu* pail l l c* p fXirm tloD wl fifth. 30, Ur. J. H. Wiugundor’a OhiN.AL .<‘u Sue i—a >i u the Lilti Dr. J. H Ugj Li nut '. Onicsi ottico tu (Uf couuiy fijihiirtifl IB.M Mi *ifriiMiit* pifl'onufd will) Cdn' uiiii Kill *ii(i nl re tsouable rule*. DfiHciitr s,.tl)u).ir}t Ueutistry. i otlfr t< tou*ik )i >in ff -Hid) ntul to do il allpl tc only .o m hi <i all at the lollownu,' i If t*p : Out lull pi ol • ’h. upjifr or lower, ruhbt r or c ll'iloi.l. lor |ls On wo and u uiijj ii.i*ft > ’turn f) On t $3.00. Aiua.diiii. IrOMi 75 f* nf s t* $1 50 viiii* i tilli i<gp . tftuporaiv material in for pi Iff ha . oi< tu. r qu >iit v aI.L W; HR w Mi It \ M ED Uffpt flui.). t’ MOFFETT. 11 U L (rh ICy IS, J. a, .ii ■' H. iVLoffett, il.iv.- a 1 h.l I’oodß, * f. -ol ti* ok*-. SidMnuet), Wall I*m|h i. j ui.i-. Oh-. cßhpp, Vc Hiv* u- cu. iti ' • • • o| theKo.dwii Moilrti- 21 // U / b LCy Ciiy Hotel, Hauk rnißii.i. , n ntivloi. Mineral Point. A CO.IPIU (iuoi) A 1 ; v l(|t|Orp Wfll t’U'tiishe - good SianifF. and cl.arsr p 50 Farmer'a Hotel, Mcl-f tciiin, p 'prie.tof. Opposite ttiv Art.na, Wis. G o schlep and (,'Mllr V ird# aituchfd to tUc pr n -f" Avoca House. llavby Lea. I), ’ str. avdc. Wucousin Teams and drive isbed to any pan of I .■ onntry. Gia.it I 'noected with the ho|i. L> c Hotel, Nicholas Sim. prb tor. bineiai t o'ltt 'AHa. Tin* hm.f ) bed > ular.e. a'd rdtued thoug *.w our of the very best hotels in .c.nun. Tim build ng Is now new <rmer .lie sub is capable of ac* -tio** any uumiief of snesis. Yn ;.i;,-t..rw 1 -gap no pels, to atake tbs -(i . ni.iei" flrst-cisss in evrry respect. The best ol wm VB . liquor, and cigara constantly on nai.d. in connection with Ibe hotel is a large Bsru anq attentive hostlers ate kspton hand. Hemsmber. Foot ot High treet. Mineral Point.Wia lowa County Democrat. \VM. T. IH'NiIV. BANKER, Mineral I’otnt, - - OtgaiiLm.; A !■'. ’Mil. la a goiuTttl b.Titkitig bnviiirNi 1 . Agrt lor Home Fiuk Insukanck (Vmiwnv. Of Sv York. ACent to, W11.1,i ams A(I I’lon - ' - s r 'ini'. MONKY TO LOAN To li-pt-rEi** on ;:■*, 1 ronl o-u.tUl ‘2tl )I1!S. KISSKLI,, At the old f*ruul of H. ‘’lnner keep* a rtrt: class GROCERY stork. RESTAURANT AND BOARDING HOUSE. Warm meal' or anv kind of f'frruliment' eerved up on short untire. Frooli Bread and Cake* for sale. I'nrlvalled Ice Cream, Soda Water and Lemonade. First class accommodations for Day <nii/ U eek Hot n/ers When Lumiry or thirsty call at Mrs KtsselUt*, opposite Uullord's drmr store. High street. SS U.MNTING ! I’.\l NTINU ! WIEDKNFKUKII & SON, House, Sign unit Carriage Painters, Shop over Trcwcck's blacUsmilh shop, lliirb street, - Mineral Point, Wis, All work executed In a llrsl class manner, ami at reasonable rates. Duv Goons! Gkoukuiks! JOHN LAN VOX. luhli i in Groceries, Dry Goods, DKKSS GOODS. Hale and Cane, Bools and Shoes. Commerce Sirec , Mineral Point. Wls I Invite thit attention of the i-iiblti- to my full sfock of (roods. 1 can -ell good* as cheap as any other dealer In the city. Mr stock is full and complete to every particular, (live me a call. I guarantee sallslaclh n • I’uttkb and Eggs Taken in exchange for van I*. 1 will pay tb hlgliest market erice for farm produce U-at JOHN LANYON. LUMBER YARD! JAMBS HUTCHISON, DKAI.EU IN Lumbkk, Lath. shi nulls. Etc., Etc., Sash, Doo its. Blinds, Ukd.m: Posts, Aim all inaiftiai usually lonm; in u large lumber yard. The attentb.n of havers i callsri to on prices and the quality of oar slock. f*r Scales hi front an I in .vai of office. LIVERY. The Largest Livery , The lies/ Livery, The Cheapest Livery, IN IOWA COUNTY IB W. N. BISHOP’S, I JoDGKVILLK. WHSCONBJN. Drivers furnished at very little add-tional < xnense Livery nfflo at Chat. Bishop's gtore, corner low* and Division streets 51 EDWIN OSBORNE, Jeweler and Engraver, Engraving. I make engraving a specialty. Article# pn> chased at myslore will be engraved KUF /, OF CIUROt. lam the only engrever la tsj cHy Call and tee me K, OSBORNS MINERAL POINT.\VIS.. FRIDAY, DECEMBER DA 1879. At GUNDRY & GRAY'S. li. % 1 I 11' >, Hi h-<. silks. Laces, t looks, Shawls, (i loves, >hins,, Scarfs. Prints, Linens, Towels, i’iqiles, Clot hs < < i m ps, Ih'lli IUS, ('orsotfs, Ribbons, Kpinges. Huttons, Hosiery, Alpacas, bdiairs I fehges. Merinos. Coburgs, Na phi ns. Ginghams, Cambrics, t'heviols. Cretonnes, Trimmings, liulei wear. I ’asiiineres, Ihnnba/.ine, Haial heus, ToWel i MgS, Sheetings, Shirt mgs. ('ot tonades, ('assi meres, Matelasses, Perremeltes, Crete Cloths 1 )|ep dt* Kies, I let ta ('lot hs, Embroideries, Km press Cloths, Tatnise Cloth, • CLOTHING, Custom and Ready-made, all of our own manufacture, cut from new goods and of the latest styles and patterns, in large assortment, fresh from the manu facturers, and all guaranteed at the lowest prices in the market, -AT Gundry 8c Gray’s NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC Iluvioi' purchased the STAR MILL, 1 would rxtcml nil Invitation In Ibe farmt'in iinrt Ini I'Ulillr In itcm-ral. I am imw [in imri'd to 1)0 Custom Work. Grinding Corn and Rye at all Times. FF.OUR Foit Salk at kko.m $2 to $2,00 l*Klt CWT. ALL WORK WARRANTED FIRST CLASS. IWtome once and you will cotnc alw*y.. <i. W. GRUHEIi, Proprietor. Mimin. Wla.. Octobia 10, IM7. 8. IVES, UKAI.KK IN Sail, Lime, Brick, Cement -ALHO- New York I’laatar. and Michigan I'laater Hair for plaaterlnir Commerce Street MINERAL POINT, Wisconsin. TIIK MILWALKEB HYDRAULIC CEMENT, * la tto baat Natural Cement la tbe warld Everythin* told at ibe lowatt poaelble fl*area S. I\K*. Our Utuh School. \\ o IV:.ret the necessity of ut;\k injl the lollew in,; evilieisms; In,; there are times ami the present .twins to he one of thorn witen forbearance ceases to he a virtue. The article published last week, eutiUeß "A few Facts,” was the climax ei' a series of articles osTKXsim.v written at behalf of tiie public schools, but KIWI i.v ReM)U eR as v'uious tiraoes afistiusl ilt)' most elli.'ient principal that ever {fiat’ce! that position in Mineral Point. \\’e ! :t>l hopeil (hat so obvious a duty as vindicating the principal atul the schools, against all unjust imputations, wonhl lie promptly performed b\ the proper custodians of the public >ehool interests, (he members of the seliool board ; and that tlie wanton attacks made there on in said articles, so justly enti tling their author nlhe sohri|uet of Mathun Carper, wonhl have been I si|uarely met atul repulsed. But its school hoards rarely exist by reason of special lit ness tor their duties or because of their intelli gent interest in education, so no surprise is excited by their reti i eonee. Were the whole facts as well tin- Iderstood r all those whom Madam ; t sivk -( ■ prt'judiee, as they are by a few. her scribbling* might he harmless; the more so, were it. also | generally known that she writes to 'defend ami glorify that transparent j fraud and unmitigated humbug, 1 “I’koi i.ssou” Bay. Yet in the absence of such general knowledge, no one can expect (lie asss,'tiled principal to step aside from his duties os teacher, to notice fur ther than he bus done, the grouiuilr ianU-thulings of the would hu directrix of our public schools. When Madam ('urper assumes (he eluvraiier of directrix, she might, to know (hat her assumed Cum lions belong exclusively to the school hoard; and that the most sin can properly do is to advisk tin hoard, not to Dirrm; to the prin cipal. Even innocent and proper suggestions may heroine odious and disgusting by being inoppor tunely or obtrusively made, or it known to he made in an unkind or antagonistic sprit. That the spirit and manner of Madam (Vssugges tions were thus objectionable is apparent from her articles; and it has been observed that sin- has sought to foment disturbances and create prejudice against (he prin cipal. Hence, under the circumstances, it would not he passing strange if the principal, after exhausting all reasonable patience, should fail to recognize Madam C. as a paragon of wisdom or even discretion; and it is barely possible that In might regard certain acts, questions and suggestions as not only p< rt, hut also as decidedly impertinent. Perhaps others may regard tin matter in the same light. Under Mr. Kay, his favorites were nut only granted a variety of privileges, hut were actually “marked up” far beyond lln-ir merits; so that when their true standing came to he fairly tented, they were found wanting. This practice not only injured the char acter of the school, hut was also detrimental to the true interests of the pupils themselves. They have been obliged under the present principal to master difficulties pre viously slighted; and have thus lost valuable time which they would have saved under a more competent teacher than Hay. His wishy-washy teaching, conjoined with his pernicious system of mark ing up far la-yond acquirement, left the high school in a wretched con dition of confusion and actual deg radation, from which it lias re quired the best energies of Mr. Terry to extricate it. and from which many a competent teacher might have failed to rescue it in the time that he has been principal. Students in the senior class under Mr. Kay could not graduate within two years under Mr. Terry In quire of the graduating class of (his sca.'on, why ? W ill they say that Mr. Terry hind red (hem or failed to teach them in a proper manner? Notail; hut simply that under his lucid and thorough instruction it was utterly impossible for them to assimilate all the material neees sarv for gradation in a shorter time. It should he distinctly under stood and loudly proclaimed that all students under Mr. ferry are sure to get (heirjust deserts; and that any standing they may ae quire directly from him. they can maintain wherevei they may go. Whatever Mr, Terry does or pro teases to do, that he does thorough ly; and under his masterly guidance (he high school is reaching each year, a higher and still higher grade of efficiency. Let all true friends of education visit the schools and give moral support to the teachers; and if they have suggestions to offer, make Klein in a quiet, friendly manner, hut do not dictate or chide; and by all meanslet personal earpings he ended. Pom. Mu. Knrrou, An ancle in y our last issue, and under the li lie of “A lew lads." iit'iaeled my attention, not ihai I have any tau t to li nd niih the wr.ler, or any criticisms to make, lull rather to statu a few facts lli.U I deem necessary. Otherwise the elodng sentence of the article to which I I rotor, might perhaps lead Homo to draw wrong eunchisiong. it in inu* llm language 'pint where yon let: ns" wuh list'll, but not intend iiiL r to be understood by that, that wo iliil not know any inoro, hot simply us was uttliolimo Mated, as tar as pages woro concerned, wo woiv ala nt whoroonr lormcr prill o.pal 101 l ns. Hnl wlnit wo luivo I'lnii tivor tin past throo yearn has uni boon more Hinlaco work as hofoiv lam speaking (rom ex perience. amt to too, us to many others, it lias hoon a hitter ono, as n cost at loast ono year’s inoro work to learn over that which wo thollo;lit wo know. Hut throo yeius go Mr. Terry fully (lemonslratotl ions that wo know hut very little I confess i' is very humiliating to make such acknowledgements, hut tacts are loots, ami rtomolimos sinlihofii things with which to contend. Our pruoent principal deserves tall credit lor the tmhle course he pursued. ml witliulauding the op* jMisiiioii he received. Thu pupils at lirst were very in diguant, and I have not any doubt but that Mr. Terry was [wished a lon > way from Mineral Point. Hut the sentiment is very different today. And now when a pupil graduated from the .Min oral Point nil'll School he can | pride himself of knowing some thin;'. Hud our former principal remained with us, there would have been a largo class who would have received their diplo mas two years ago. But would it have been a mark of knowledge or ignorance? 1 leave the public to judge. % Madison Journal: A resolution of the Mineral Point Railroad Com pany was filed in the office of Iho Secretary of State, to-day, provid ing for an extention of said railway from its present terminus in the city of Mineral Point, northward to or near the village of Dodgeville, and from thenee in westerly and north-westerly directions to the villrgc of Muscoda, a total distance NO. 18, of aland miles. It is understood that ibis important oxtcutiou will tv built by tin' company ns last s ■ possible. Mio use of (Polios aunt V. a p and Map Drawing in Public Schools. In I< okiog over (ho (’ ni'so of Imonu’lioii ot n largo el'\ school, I -ot' that wi;l (ho Scoot il Hoad or. ;ho ctiaiv of (ico :ruphy com mences, with llao constant nso of t‘io loho and imips; thus verv o.ii •' giving Iho oil. hi n gonmal knowledge ol tho earth uml what .- 'o bo soon on its surface l > ooiiliuo tho situlv ot (*oo>j r.iph\ to that ol tho I nitoil Stales, •ill a ohilil is twelve or til teen years ohl as is the oast' in some of otar sohools, I protest against. The tune m the sohool room lot many 's 100 limited to halve them spend years on the minnte boundary of Slavs, when pot haps they h ave so ho. I lor {join! at the ago of lif uon or sixteen, and pi out with somooly more than a knowledge oi the nanus ol the countries of the Old World. 1 know hy ac ui.d experience in leaching, and y, .ns ol observation. Hint the use til the globe and imips may he made ot groat advantage oven to a Inile child, 110 may easily hd taught by drawing, to form an i lea of hills, mountains, streams, and eve rvthing else that pertains to <ioogruphy. In unr school rooms, 1 do not see globes, and hut fovV maps. A little child can comprehend tin* plait ot his own yard, the streets ol his town, or tho surrounding country. that ho has seen, hut ns soon ns ho is taught about crooks atm streams that lie has not seen, though with in five miles, ho might as well and better learn about the Nile, the Amazon or tho Mississippi. A child may easily he taught map drawing, not by measuring over) eighth of an Inch or upon * the scale of ton" without comprehend ing what that means, hut hy study ing the entire shape ol the IStato or conn try till he can make a pic ture somewhat similar, however md". Then ho can, as lie learns them, fill in the towns, cities, riv ers, inonntaias, etc., and he learn ing go" griijihy and mawing at the samo time. Any intelligent child 1 hy the time he is ton years old may know every important coun try, seaport, river and city in the world The exorcise of drawing may ho varied hy drawing pictures from his reader, by teaching him alow simple principles. In this way llic time of the most refrac tory pupil may ho pleasantly em ployed. The study of History may he facilitated by making an outline map, and tilling in us the alndy progresses; thus fixing permanent ly in the mind tbo*many incidents and events in tho history of our own and other countries. In Hot ■ any also, even a slight know ledge of drawing may ho of much use hy delineating it not not very accurately tho different parts ot tlio plant or tlower. The love ut pictures is innate in the minds of most children, and 1 know, having tried it, that they may lie taught to draw almost anything they see, and do it us a rest and recreation, and with great delight. I would not advocate in our public school a system of drawing with tho ultimate intention of de signing, as in the Hostou school# and others, but simply copying on black-board, slates or sheets of paper, pictures, maps, or the ob jects about them, with no expense whatever of drawing books. # %