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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-12-22

Washington. Dec. 1.-THE house bill
repeating the federal election law was
reported back fayoravIy
! The senate joint resolution relieving
| employees of the record and pension
| division of the war department in
jured in the Ford theatre disaster
from the operation of the law restrict
ing the amount of sick leave with
pay was passed. Also house bill foI
two additional justices of the supreme
court for the territory of Oklahoma
with amendments.
The senate bill to repeal the clause
III the last pension appropriation bill
which prohibited the payment Of pen-
sions of persons residing in foreign
countries was passed
Mr.. Dockery, from the Joint com
mittee to investigate the various ex-
ecutive departments, called UP the bill
III the house to improve the methods
OF accounting in the poStofiice depart
MELT The bill aDollSheS the postal
note, reduces the scheduled rates fol
money orders approximately to the
scale of fees charged by the express
companies and embOdieS Il number on
other features. The act takes effect
July l, 1891. Without debate the bill
was passed The bill limiting the time
under which claimants to property I'm.
der the donation act of 1870 must an
pear to jan. 1, 1890, and giving the
present occupant Of those lands pref
erential claims in case of title Indcr
the act Of 1880 had not been perfected
was passed.
The resolution to pay the officers
and employees of the house their mile
age for the present month to Dec.
II was passed without objection.
General Wheeler, of Alabama. then
moved that the house go into commit
tee of the whole to consider the bill
for the admission of Arizona. The
standing vote resulted 70 to 4. Mr..
Hooker, of New York, made a point
OF no quorum and the ayes and NAYS
were ordered. The republicans gen
orally refraif1ed from voting. Word
was passed around by Messrs. Reed
and Burrows, republican leaders. to
force the democrats to produce their
own quorum if any more territories
were to be admitted into the union.
General Wheeler made IL statement to
the effect that rs the republicans
were filibustering he would move an
adjournment, accordingly the house
adjourned.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-12-22

company. Whitfield would pose as
4 doctor and Mcdonald as his patien
The latter as he approached the b:
would talk in loud voice about b
gratitude to the physician for the wol
derful cure that his friend had accon
lplshed. The converse ton would tax
this kind of Il turn
Doctor. | know / should have die
out for that prescription you gave me.
"Oh, that's all nonsense; YOU wer
not quite as bad off as all that" wa
the answer.
But | know better" would shou
Mr.. Mcdonald. Il was ready to croaL
You are the best doctor 1 ever met
and I've tried hundreds"
Meanwhile the barkeeper had tossed
TWO tumblers on the bar and had be
come an interested listener.
| We'll. let's have drink ANYWAY
suggested the doctor cheerily. at tbe
same time throwing a good $40 niece
down on the bar
The two having named their drinks
Mcdonald would walk to the luncI
counter and help himself to some cold
crab. Keeping up at the same time
ms conversation with the doctor. who
remained at the bar BY the time Nc
Donald returned from the lunch coun.
Ter the drinks would be ready and the
doctors change counted out to him
including s. gold piece and a lot
OF silver. McDonald's face would then
De suddenly transformed into an in
terrogation point. Then in a voice of
assumed anger he would shout as he
showed the change back to the barl1een-
er. while the doctor was pretendins
to reach for it:
That don't go, | called for the drinks
and | amt going to let Won nav fo,,
lheli. NO. doctor. you've done enough
Tor me already. His money is no good.
barkeeper. The drinks are on me-"
Inc outcome was always the same
Mcdonald was the most persistent
and the good natured doctor ALWAYS
surrendered
Take back the change and give him
his S1O,' said Mcdonald. as with one
hand he thrust his own good dollar
INTO the barkeeper's hand, while with
the other he pushed the doctors change
tWard the man behind the counter.
The complacent barkeeper was salts
hed so long as he collected his tolls.
seeing that the doctor had succllmbed
nc swept the change back into the cash
register. took his pay for the drinks
out of McDonald's big dollar, and re-
turned to the doctor his beautiful $40
piece. Iii the scramble during the con
troVersy as to which of the two men
should pay for the drinks a counter
felt ~ would be substituted by the
doctor or Mcdonald for the genuine
one which the barkeeper had taken
from the till. 1t was not until long
after the two sharpers had left the sa-
loon that the spurious coin would be
discovered. The recollection of the
struggle between the two strangers
flashed upon the mind of the victim,
and he knew that he had been swim
died
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-12-22
MECHANICAL NOTES.
Things Being Accomplished by Modern
Progress.

The manufacture of cellulose, Of
which wood-pulp forms the principal
part, and it's subsequent manipulation
into artificial leather, ivory, celluloid,
waterproof fabrics and many other
useful articles in the arts, will consti-
tute, says the Manufacturers Gazette,
one of the largest consumers of spruce
wood and wood-pulp now known.
Patents have been secured for the
manufacture of this cellulose in infinite
variety, both in this country and Eu-
rope. Those best Informed on the sub
ject think these new patented processes
for the utilization of cellulose in the
arts will prove as far-reaching and
as valuable as the inflammation of rub
Der under the Goodyear patents.
Steamship shafts wire promise to
do away with thae most provoking
kind of accident known to steamers,
the broken shaft. Experiments show
that when the shaft is in position and
rotating stress is applied a tensile
force is exerted upon the individual
wires and their several fastenings-
CdSu VI us
part of the total amount of stress
The strength of the individual wires
and of the fastenings being known,
it is practicable to ascertain the
strength of the shaft as whole. Thus,
if made, for instance, in five sections,
it's total length 100 feet. and it's dia-
meter 15 inches, the shaft will have
$4,000 No. steel wires, each 25 feet
long, with their $4,000 fastenings: each
wire and each fastening will sustain
a load of 500 pounds without a rupture
or injury, making in a total inherent
strength of 37.5OO,OOO pounds, or %
times greater in amount than the con-
tinuous force of an engine of 5OO0-horse-
power.
Common boiled inseed oil, says the
Engineering magazine, is the best var
nish for cast-iron surfaces. OF course
the metal will not absorb the fluid as
wood does; SO the whole Of the gums
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-12-22
CHURCH MUSIC IN ENGLAND
Americans Might Take Lessons from
Their British Cousins.

From Outlook: Every one acquainted
with the religious life of Great Britain
knows that, especially in the cathedrals
church music has reached high de-
gree OF perfection. 1t is not so gen
orally known that many of the non
cont0rmlSt churches have given great
attention to music as an aid TO Wor-
snip, and that among them are to be
found some of the finest chOirS in The
Kingdom. The church of which the
late DR.. Henry Alton was pastor, Uni
on Chapel, Islington, was known all
over England JUS haying Il peculiarly
inspiring and worshipful musical ser
vice. Dr.. Alton told the writer at one
time that his large choir had never
at Il regular service of the church rem
dcred any music by itself; everything
is congregational. An anthem and a
chant are sung at every service in addi-
ton to the hymns, and all the people
sing with the greatest enthusiasm
They are led by a choir of between
so and rs voices, and those who have
not heard the service at that church do
not know what music can do for wor-
ship. AS Indicative of the enthusiasm
in the cultivation of church music we
call attention to the recent monochrome
iSt choir festival which was held at
the Crystal palace. Prizes were offered
for choral singing, one being given to
"a Congregational church at East Dull
witch, and another to a Wesleyan choir
from Tunbridge. Then the combined
chOirs of the union rendered some Of
the great music of the church in a way
which could be done only by those
who are carefully trained. We call
attention to this festival because we
are fully convinced that the American
churches might well take lessons from
the English in church music. Either
we go to one extreme, and put every
thing in the hands of a paid quartette,
many of whose members often have no
interest in religion; Or we go to the
other extreme, and presume that there
can be no choir and congregational
singing at the same time. In very few
dissenting churches in England have
we ever heard anything rendered by
the choir alone. They all have choirs
and are very careful about their train
ing; and, ON the other hand, they all
have congregational singing. We know
no churches in England in which the
people keep silence during the service
of praise. The Nonconformist choir
union has done a great work in cult
waiting a taste for the best material
waiting a taste for the best musical SER
vices among the people.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-12-22
OUR PASSING UTOPIA.
The Fair and the Lessons it Taught

The Fair and the Lessons it Taught
Boston Herald: The great exposi-
ton has been placed in the very spot
where It's lessons are most needed
1t would probably not have been Sc
great, so fine. or so beautiful, had it
come to New York, and it's effect upon
the country at large would not have
been 1.-THE of what it will produce
with Chicago as a center. Its infiu-
ence upon Chicago itself will be in
calculable. Every stranger has been
profoundly impressed by the contrast
us Of daylight with darkness, between
the white City, by the lake, and the
huge black city whose child it is. II
! has been said, half in jest, that the
best lesson which the fair could teach
the people of Chicago would be to
burn their city over again and then lei
the builders of the fair reconstruct it.
There is indeed something appalling to
eastern eyes in the smoke, the dirt
the SCOT, and the crude aspect which
the city as a whole presents. And
while it would be hardly advisable to
burn the city again-unless by install
ments-at least it should be practicable
to give it thorough scrubbing!
Much of the fair will abide perma
nently with Chicago-something visi
bly,, in the shape of a few of the
finest buildings, and very much in the
/ way of lasting effect. After this brief
aypopionoa Of SomatbinD anproa chin q
an earthly paradise, or at least ''Uto
pia." Chicago can never more rest
content with her smoke and her dirt
She has shown herself more and more
capable of doing things upon a mag
nificent scale. Her great engineering
works, in the way of water supply
sewage and transportation, are on the
way to successful completion. The
complete abolition of her unspeakable
smoke nuisance, probably by the adop
ton of gas or electricity for fuel, must
follow.
And this will pave the way for q
more universal adoption of the great
lesson of the fair-the inestimable val
lie of beauty-both in general munich
pal adornment and in the daily life
of the people whose housing now
strikes the stranger as almost osten
tatiously mean. And, in thus dealing
with various aspects of the great and
complex social problem of the age
with the characteristic energy, it would
not be surprising if the people Of Chi
cago should eventually place the seal
of permanence upon all these great
achievements in the only possible per-
manent way by giving themselves q
model municipal government-the most
titanic task of all, but no more beyond
their power than was the model or
ganization of the white city.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-12-22
THE CHURCH ALTAR.
A Clergyman Tells How to Handsome
ly Decorate It,

Palms and other potted plants are
usually used Ill the Christmas decora-
tlon OF the church, but much finer
eHect can be secured by grouping
these at points away from the altar
anu decorating that with vines of
" CfSr''i-S. L: t. ly is procurable.
IL can be maSSed about the altar and
arranged along the CHANGED rail in
carelessly artistic way and be made
much more effective than any ported
plants, as the latter always have a
mere or less formal air about them.
in spite of all efforts to avoid it. If
you have tall palms, place them in
the background.
Ii evergreens and Towering plants
are used, do not combine them. but
keep the flowers to one side. The two
do not harmonic. One kills the
other, to make use of the term which
artists use to express inharmonious
combinations of colors. In this case it
Is IL so much a clash of color as
1t IS Of Individuality Red berries
and leaves require nothing in the
shape of flowers to bring out their
beauty, but show to the best advan-
/ tage by themselves, or when used
with eyergreenS. In Wreathiag tie
chancel rails, fasten the sprays to a
rope or cord with fine wire or string,
and do not attempt any regularity in
size or shape of festoonS when YOU
put the .wreathing in place Aim to
produce an unstudied effect.
A charming effect is produced by
isprinkling the leaves of evergreen
with mucilage and sitting powdered
mica over them. This will glisten in
the evening like frost If the supply
Of holly berries is limited, crystallized
grasses can be worked in effectively.
There are varieties of shrubs growing
in swampy places which bear scarlet
fruit which makes a very satisfac.
tory substitute for the holly. Throw
vines over the altar, letting the ends
of the branche trail on the floor at
sides and front.
! Among the dark green foliage
which should be washed before using,
to bring out its glossy beauty-fasten
the berries gathered in the swamp
and use grasses among them if YOU
choose. Some of the berries can be
dipped in mucilage and busted with
mica and combined with the scarlet
clusters. The frosty white and glow
| ing scarlet harmonize well and con-
trast strongly and heighten the ef-
feet of each other. The rich green of
the ivy will throw out the colors most
effectively.
The long branches are easy to ar
range satisfactorily. Simply throw
them over the altar, and they seem to
almost arrange themselves. A pure
white cross can be placed on the al
tar, with sprays of ivy winding about
| it and trailing over its arms. If
thought preferable, a cross or star
made entirely of berries, either in
their natural color or frosted, can be
/ placed in front of the altar, aga nst
4 background of ivy or evergreens.
In this case l would not use clusters
Of berries at other points of the altar
| decoration, but cOntine the effect to
the designs into which they are worked
Rev. D. E. c.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-12-22
CORNELIA\ JEWELRY.

The new golden cornelian iewelry
IS the successor to chrysoprase, and
IS more harmonious in color. Tn.
stones are found III Hungary, and are
really very charming They are. a>
things which run into favor and ont
again ought to be, inexpensive. and
1T present there is quite Il rage fol.
them. Like the moonstone and chryso-
praise, they are supposed to bring luck,
and they are fashioned with pretty
sentiment into hearts, double hearts,
crescents, and hearts tied together
with true lovers knots, surrounded
either with pearls or diamonds.
They form sleeve links, lace pins and
bangles, and make most accpptable
and pretty presents, which will be
much III favor throughout this winter
Diamonds, rubicS, sapphires, pearls
ana en- raids bear the impress Of fash
ION with them always. and there is
now an increasing feeling for design
III Workmanship in jewelry which is
I'll much artistic value A bracelet
pilaDlc rs elastic is formed of minnie
circles of tiny, eXquisitcly matched
brilllants. ThrS" circles run one into
another, and are caught together at
intervals with large diamonds.
There is 4 Ching Of far more beauty
ana artistic worth than Il mere band
OF large ltStrouS gems. \ tiara Of con
Nentionalized design, quite three inches
deep III front with graceful lyrc-Sllaped
portions, Alternating with 0palesuues
of Il beautiful in,erlacing pattern. is
Il more h!tin% ornament for the queen
~ head of beautiful. tall stately,
Wcil-bred En%liShWoman than a heavy
Of upright spikes thai
look like a closely set and glittcriny
palinG -London Telegraph
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-12-22
FLIM-FLAM IN SALOONS.
Novel Game That Has Been Worked
in San Francisco.

A large number of saloonkeepers In
San Francisco have recently been vic
timiZed by two counterfeiters-Dr.
Whitfield and John Mcdonald. Their
method of Showing the queer is auda-
success, too, has been phenomenal, con-
cious and amusing, says the Call Their
sidering the utter baseness of the spuri-
Gus coin they palmed off on their ordi-
narily shrewd victims. The trick was
a combination of the ''f1im-flam" device
with a slight effort at legerdemain.
Whitfield and Mcdonald, both well
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-12-22

This is where l draw the line"
said the fisherman, when an ell had
sucked the bait off the hook for the
eighteenth time
JesS-lack wanted Miss Fitz to elope
with him. but she wouldn't: said she
WAS too young.
Ress-RidiculouS: what did he say
to that?
Jess Told her she was old enough To
be able to fly.
Jackson Tin Il restauranD-This chick
en- of mine was kept too long after
being killed.
Currie-And the one I'm eating was
kept too long before it was killed.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-12-22

contained in the oil remain on thee
surface, where it is hardened by evap-
Grafton. 1t may also be a fact that
there is some union between the metal
or some of its impurities and the oil,
for it certainly dries very soon and
very hard. Few persons know how
rich surface a casting can have until
they have experimental with it. A
casting with a good surface picked
and washed with warm water or steam
will be rich brown. One picked
and rot washed will be a peculiar
gray, and one picked and washed with
cold water will be a brilliant red.
Care must be had not to file or chip
such castings more than necessary and
to never attempt to improve the sur
face left by the sand, as that surface
cannot be improved in artistic appear
ance by filing.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-12-22
HOLDS OTHERS MONEY.
Sensational Arrest of E. J. Seymour
OF Chippewa Falls.

Chippewa Falls. Wis, Dec. ia
sensation was caused by the arrest OF
Edward ]. Seymour. upon a warrant
sworn out by G. n. Ralph, represent.
ing the Deering Harvester works al
Moline. Ill. The charge was the EN-.
bezzlement of $50. which the plain
tiff collected while employed by that
concern.
Mr.. Seymour was until recently a
partner in the Wisconsin Collectins
agency, and it is charged that he has
considerable money belonging to other
parties that he will not turn over.
He recently sold his home in this
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-12-22

Mr.. Fainte-Miss Rosalie, / under
stand that you have been attending
the lectures on How to Treat Ordinary
Illnesses?
She-YeS.
He drawing nearer)-Can-can you
tell me what you would do for a
broken heart Vogue.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-12-22
FAILURE AT LA CROSSE.
Crosby Hardwood Lumber Company
In Trouble

La Crosse, Wis. Dec 16.-The Cros-
by Hardwood Lumber company made
an assignment today to J. NJ Hixon,
who gave Il bond of $4,000, and Ho-
mer Crosby, vice-president of the COM
pany, made an individual assignment
t. G. III. Gordon, who gave a bond Of
$4,000.
Through statement Of assets and
liabilities could not be secured today,
1t * known the failures are not very
heavy.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-12-22
FEENEY IN A FIGHT.
Pays $40 for Having Fun With the
District Attorney at Baraboo.

ly after the adjournment Of the ex-
animation of VIM. Brady, charged
with burglary, this afternoon, and
while the court room was still crowd
ed, Attorney James III. Feeney, of
Madison, Wis, and District Attorney
Winchester had some words followed
by blows from Feeney.
Winchester's face was disfgured and
gore flowed freely. The court fined
Feeney ten dollars, which he paid.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-12-22

A dispatch from Madrid to the In
dependence Beige says that the Span
iSh government has ordered General
Martinez de Campos to march on the
Riffs. The dispatch adds that a naval
squadron will go to Tangier to sup
port the Spanish ultimatum that has
been sent to the sultan of Morocco,
who is to be held responsible by Spain
for the action of his subjects in at
lacking the Spaniards
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-12-22
1894.
Harper's Weekly.
ILLUSTRATED.

HARPERs WEEKLY is beyond all question thu
leading journal in America in its splendid illus
trations, in its corps of distinguished contributors,
ana IN Its vast army Of readers In special lines.
1t draws on the highest order of talent, the men
DIST htted by position and training to treat the
leading topics of the day, In fiction, the most
popular story writers contribute to its columns
Superb drawings by the foremost artists uStrata
its special articles, its stories, and every notable,
event of public interest; il contains portraits e
the distinguished men and women who are max
ing the history of the time while special at;entio-
is given to the Army and Navy, Amateur SporG
and Music and the Drama 10y distinguished ex
perts In word HARPER's WEEKLY combine
the news features of the daily paper and the arts
tic and literary qualities of the magazine with the
solid critical character of the review
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-12-22
1894.
Harper's Bazaar.
ILLUSTRATED.

HARpERs BAZAR is a journal for the 5hoInc. IL
gives the fullest and latest information about
Fashions and its numerous Illustrations Paris
designs, and pattern sheet supplements are indis-
pensable alike to the home dress maker and tbs
professional modesto No expense is spared to
make its artistic attractiveness Of the highest
order. Its bright Stories amusing comedies, and
thoughtful essays satisfy all tastes and its last
page is famous a budget of wit and humor. In
its weekly issues everything is included which s
of interest to women. The Serials for 1894 will DO
written by WILLIAM BLACK and WALTER BEsANr.
Short stories will be written by MARY f. WILKINS.
MARIA LOUISE Pool, RUTH MClGNEnY STUART.
MARION HARLAND, and others. Outdoor Sports
and Indoor Games, Social Entertainment, Elm
broidery and other interesting topics will receive
constant attention A new series is promised OF
Coffee and Repartee."
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-12-22

A Berlin paper says that a number
of Russian secret police are in Berlin
watching and reporting the movments
of domiciled Russians and Poles. 1t
demands that Prussia expel the police
men from the country
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-12-22

city, and was preparing to leave for
Castle Craig, Cal. Other warrants
will be sworn out for his arrest should
he be cleared from his first charge.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-12-22
LACK OF LEADERSHIP
CONVENTION OF SILVERITES
OPENS AT WASHINGTON.
HARD WORK TO AGREE ON 4
POLICY

Free Silver Is the Phantom Chased Rut
How to Run 1t Down Is the Cues
uon-StronS Sentiment Favoring
Closer Observation-Disclosures Be
tween Jones and Sovereign.