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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-02-10
DECLINE OF FARM VALUES.
The Tendency of the Tariff Is to Build Up
the City at the Farmers Expense.

The Tendency of the Tariff Is to Build Up
the City at the Farmers Expense.
The Republican campaigners in Ohio
were confronted with report from the
decenlial state board of equalization
that evidently played mischief with them
in the agricultural districts.
According to this report, the value Of
farm lands in the state of Ohio has de-
creased in the past ten years from 1854,
1926, 516 to $576, 1873, 975, or loss of $685.
100000.
At the same time the value of prop
erty in the cities, towns and villages of
the state, as shown by the same report,
has increased from $412, $3.50, 314 in 1880
to 1857, S49, 587 in 1890, or a gain Of $780,
100000.
The natural tendency of modern civil
Ezation is to build up the cities and
towns at the expense of the rural dis
tricts. This tendency, which is matter
Of serious regret, is increased by the
American tariff. The tariff is tax i'm
posed in the main upon the agricultural
communities for the benefit in the main
of the cities, towns and villages.
There is no mistake as to this tendency
and its effect. It is not that simply by
the census returns and this report of the
Ohio board of equalization, but by every
census report and every official docu-
ment relating to the subject that has
been issued in the past twenty years.
Rapidly power is passing from our
rural population to our urban popula-
ton. 1t is passing from the population
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-02-10

milton for his long and loyal adherence
to the Democrat party. Indeed, it
seemed to be the general wish among
the members that he should have a
place far more remunerative and far
less onerous, yet equal in honor to the
senatoIship. But his contentious ma
ture and well known feeling of enmity
towards Senator Villas, whose col
league he would be if elected to the
United States senate, and whose in
fiuence it was feared he would attempt
to destroy, made it seem for the best
to send some one to the senate who
would work in harmony with him and
not seek to divide the Democracy of
the state into two factions by forcing
fight upon one of the representatives
of the state in the senate. There will
be no Bragg faction and no Villas fac
ton in the state now, The Democrat
ic party will be as united as ever.
The members of the legislature who
opposed Bragg may be left at home
two years from now, but the party will
find other men to take their place and
the ranks will not be depleted by a
single vote.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-02-10
Funny Woo1growers.

The Ohio Woolgrowers' association,
composed of Lawrence, Delano and Harp
ster, which has been in state of sus-
pended animation since the election, has
begun to show signs of returning con.
sciousness. A notice from Judge Law
renee has been published in the Cincin-
natl Commercial Gazette, calling meet
ing Of the association at s'the agricul-
tural rooms,'' in Columbus, on Jan. 10.
"Let the woolgrowers and wool Dealers"
says Judge Lawrence, "see that large
delegation attends from every county
their interests are threatened with de-
struction." The agricultural rooms,
where this large attendance is expected,
will seat about fifty persons-possibly
100 might be packed into them. They
are two rooms in the statehouse, as
signed to the secretary of the state board
of agriculture. The question will nat
urally be asked why the largest hall in
Columbus was not hired for such an oc-
casion, there being at least 100, 900 wool
growers in Ohio and 23,OOO,O0O pounds
Of wool produced in the state last year.
If the industries of 100000 people in
single state are threatened with destruc-
ton, surely 1 per cent. of them. e.,
1,0OO-ought to respond to Judge Law
rence's bugle blast. An additional rea-
son for coming together in force is given
by the judge. He says:
GA prominent free wool advocate re-
Gently published in New York all article
headed The End Of Grand Humbug,'
meaning the end of the Woolgrowers'
association. Let Us demonstrate that
that is not true"
The prominent free wool advocate is
Mr.. j. @. Smith, of Oakland, O., who is
also woolgrower. and whose arguments
seem to have been more effective in the
recent campaign in that state than those
Of Lawrence, Delano and Harpster com
bined. Now if this meeting is intended
to refute Mr.. Smith and prove that the
Ohio Woolgrowers' association is not
grand humbug, surely meeting held for
that purpose ought not to be squeezed
into the dimensions of the agricultural
rooms Of the statehouse. New York
Evening Post.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-02-10

For appointing Judge Howell E.
Jackson, democrat, to the supreme
bench, to succeed the late Justice
Lamar, James S. Clarkson, ex-chair-
man of the republican national COM
mittee, attacks President Harrison in
most vicious manner in an a article
published in The Des Moines Register.
Judge Jackson is acknowledged to be
a man of high character and a very
excellent jurist. His democracy is
the only ground of objection that Mr..
Clarkson can raise against his appoint
ment. And if politics should enter
into the question of fitness, there is
every reason why the successor Of
Justice Lamar should be a democrat.
Not only will he succeed a democrat;
but even then the great majority party
of the country will be in minority
npon the supreme bench. While Mr..
Clarkson's letter will not at all harm
Mr.. Harrison, it will leave the impress
sion fresh in the minds of the Amer
lean people that while its author is an
able man. in the sense that the use of
sharp, singing invectiye is ability, he
is also miserably narrow minded
partisan, 1t is glorious thing that
men of Mr.. Clarkson's vicious school
of politics have been driven from
power in free America.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-02-10
After the Senatorial Battle.

Two Rivers Chronicle.
Now that the defeat of General
Bragg for the United States Senate
has been accomplished in opposition to
and in spite of an almost universal
popular demand for his election to
that exalted position, the question
arises, what will be its effect upon the
future of the Democratic party? The
Chronicle really believes that it will
not operate seriously against the party.
A few of those members of the legiS-
lature who were active in its accom-
plishment will be made, no doubt, to
feel the displeasure Of their constit-
uentS at their course, and it cannot be
gainSaid that certain measure of
punishment is merited, for however
honest their convictions and well con-
sidered their actions, it is, to say, the
least dangerous and undemocratic to
ignore the wishes of the people as they
were ignored in the defeat of General
Bragg. Still, every member of the
legislature who worked and voted
against General Bragg understood full
Well that he was placing a stumbling
block in his own political pathway by
so doing, but at his own expense he
preferred to save the Democratic party
in the state from disruption, which
was almost sure to follow the elevation
of man to the senate who delights in
strife and contention and who has a
large stock of old grudges to satisfy,
which could not be satisfied in other
place. No one wished to see the " I it
tie Gen " deprived of proper recog-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-02-10
Deserving Praise.

We desire TO say to our citizens, that
we have been selling DR.. Kings New
Discovery for consumption, DR.. Kings
New Life Pills, Bucklen's Arnica
Salve and Electric Bitters, and have
never handled remedies that sell as
well, or that have given such univer-
sal satisfaction. We do not hesitate
to guarantee them every time, and we
stand ready to refund the purchase
price, if satisfactory results do not
follow their use. These remedies
have won their popularity purely on
merits. W. 81. Prideaux, Druggist.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-02-10

thoroughly American to that portion =.
the population that is largely foreign.
The tariff is taking the control of Amer
lean affairs from the Americans of the
old stock and giving it to those who are
not Americans or those who are newly
made Americans.
Mckinley and all of his fellow states
men point to the policy as the "Ameri-
can" policy and insist that free trade
means the subsection of American inter
ests to foreign control. Every report
contradicts this. Every year shows more
clearly than the year before that the eff
feet of the tariff is pernicious in all of it's
ramifcations. It is injurious to our po-
itical institutions. It is harmful to our
social condition. It is burden upon
those who can least afford to bear it and
a blessing to those who need blessings
least.
The evidence to sustain these facts is
cumulative. That such would be the
case was prophesied in advance. Mr..
Webster predicted in 1924 that If the pro-
tective system was adopted it would
prove ruinous to the commerce and agri-
culture of New England. That such was
the tendency Mr.. Sherman himself testi-
fed twenty years ago upon the floor Of
the senate. That this tendency has in
creased year by year every public docu-
ment Of any value declares.
The time has come to change this tend
ency, to weaken, as far as possible, the
worst effect of the aggregation of wealth,
to lift the burden from the poor, to open
to them every avenue Of profit and sue
cess, and give them the freest tradecon-
sistent with the revenue demands of I'm
economical government.-New Age.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-02-10

Senator Spensley has introduced a
bill to amend the Kingston election
law SO as to have section 20 read as
follows:
"Any person who shall knowingly
or Intentionally deposit ballot in the
ballot box upon which ballot the
names or initials Of the ballot clerks
or of ballot clerk and inspector as
hereinbefore provided do not appear
shall be guilty of misdemeanor and
upon conviction shall be punished as
provided in section 1886 Of the revised
statutes, and in the canvass of the
vote any ballot which is not endorsed
as provided by this act by the sigma
lures or initials of the ballot clerks or
of a ballot clerk and an inspector shall
be void, not counted, and be treated
and preserved as defective ballot
unless the failure to endorse the same
lawfully was the result of accident or
caused by the neglect of an officer or
officers in charge of such election"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-02-10

Lacrosse Chronicle.
The introduction, by Senator Kings
ton, of bill for the protection of
railway employees from the careless
ness of co-employes, is a bit of legis-
lation that is strictly in line with
Democratic promises and professions.
The bill is properly guarded from the
charge Of mere anti-railway legisla-
ton by requiring that an employe who
claims damages under the act shall
not have contributed by carelessness
or negligence to his own injury.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-02-10

"The Corrupt Use Of Money in
Politics and Laws to Remedy It," is
the title of very excellent paper read
by Charles Noble Gregory, before the
Political Science club, at Madison, on
last Monday evening. Mr.. Gregory
ably advocates the passage, by the
Wisconsin legislature, of an act aimed
to prevent corrupt practices in pol
itics. Such laws have been success
fully tried in New YORK, Massachu-
sets, Michigan, and Colorado. Sup
plement the secret ballot law with an
act to prevent corrupt practices.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-02-10

"For any senator of the republican
faith to vote for it is to stultify him
self as much as if he had voted for
Cleveland in November"
So says the bitter spirited James S.
Clarkson, ex-chairman of the repub-
lican national committee. Whether
he realizes it or not, one such redeem
ing act as voting for Cleveland in
November will cover multitude of
even Mr.. Clarkson's own grevious
political sins.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-02-10
Farm For Sale.

will sell my farm, consisting of three humid
red and eighty acres, situated in the town of
Mineral Point 515 miles from Mineral Point, and
81 miles from Dodgeyille. Said farm is well
watered with plenty of running water. Will be
solo as one farm. or as two, TO suit purchaser as
there Is two good dwelling houses and good
outbuildings. Will be sold on reasonable terms
with low rate of interest If necessary. For par
ucuisrs, apply to owner on the Mineral Point
road. WILLIAM HOSKING
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-02-10

Many theories are advanced as to
the reasons which Influenced President
Harrison to appoint Democrat to the
supreme court. One which would do
credit to the Presidents intelligent
PERCEPTION is that he fully grasps the
situation, and is DESTROYS of joining
the great majority.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-02-10
Farm for Rent.

Situated one-half mile south OF the city
OF Mineral Point: consists of $40 acres; well
improved. and well watered; good dwelling
house, with cistern, well, windmill and good
Park cheese factory, and one mile north is the
Mineral Point creamery. The farm can be
rented with or without stock. Inquire of T. h.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-02-10
Good Farm For Sale,

The undersigned offers for sale his farm Of
loo acres, located about ~. milee east of
Mineral Point and y mile from Buck Grove
cheese factory. The farm is in good condit-
ion, mostly seeded down, and well fenced.
Convenient six-roomed house, good cellar,
good barn, and plenty OF water Interest in
cheese factory goes with it. Will sell on
reasonable terms 25m1 w. Ii. DUNN.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-02-10
Two Farms for Sale

desire to sell my farm consisting Of $40 acres
situated AZ miles north of the city OF Mineral
Point OH the Dodgeyille and Mineral Point ros ID :
said farm is well improved and well watered
also ofer for sale 100 of choice prairie land
For particulars inquire OF the owner on the
premises or address. EDWARD OHARE,
Ems Mineral Point, Wis
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-02-10
Farm to Rent,

The undersigned desires to rent his farm
Of 1913 acres-60 acres under pillow and bal
ance in timber and pasture. Farm is stu
near the Buck Grove Cheese factory. Good
dwelling house, good well and wind mill on
the place. Interest in cheese factory to go
Mineral Point; or b. L. BEARDSLEY, on the
premises. 24tt
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-02-10
Farm fnY SALE.

ofier for sale my farm of leo acres, situated
in the town OF Willow Springs, four miles south
of the city of Mineral Point about one hundred
and ten acres under cultivation. large orchard.
good bouse and barn and stables for IS head of
stock. large cistern. well and windmill. In
everyway . desirable place. For particulars in
quire of A. s. White or the owner.
lm6 JOSEPH STUDE
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-02-10

Nomination papers for Judge A.
w. Newman, as associate justice of
the supreme court, are being rapidly
signed throughout the state. He will
prove popular candidate.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-02-10
A Valuable Law Maker.

Madison Democrat.
The great conservatism of J. Mont
gomery Smith promise to prove Of
much value in the labor of law
making this winter.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-02-10
For Sale.

The property belonging to the estate of the
late Mrs. Mary, Gotthardt is offered Tor sale
Fountain street, near Jerusalem pump, and a
house aud two acres of land in the northern
part OF the city near John Blotz's residence
For further particulars inquire of John Peters,
agent.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1893-08-03


The New York Sun reports @West
Side Presbyterian minister" as giving
a curious account Of his first marri-
age ceremony. The groom, a friend
of the minister, was young neWspa-
per man. On the afternoon OF the
wedding day he called upon the cler-
gyman. Il suppose it does not make
any difference to you what form you
use?" the young man said. "Not tne
slightest" answered the clergyman
@Well," said the prospective bride
groom. Il have looked over number
of services, and have picked out the
Dutch Reformed because it is the
shortest. But even that is much too
long. You preachers can't be expect
ed to know anything about boiling
things down. 1 have brought you a
Dutch Reformed prayer-book, and
YOU will see that I have knocked out
all that l think is unnecessary.
With that, says the minister, he
left me, and l opened the book at the
marriage service. 1t was a network
of black lines. That young man, so
used to cutting copy, had actually
edited the marriage service, and had
knocked out, as he expressed 1T, at
least two-thirds of it.
1t shocked me at first to see a
prayer-book so mutilated, but in the
evening 1 followed copy like a faith
full compositor, and the whole cere-
mouy did not take more than three
minutes. He was delighted, but the
bride had a little bone to pick with
me.
She had had hand in the editing,
I imagine, for in the promise to
"love, honor and obey" the word obey
had been marked out. But in the ex-
element of the moment left it in.
Do you know, continued the clergy
man, that young man taught me a
lesson about using gorgeous litho-
graphed marriage certificates. l had
bought the handsomest one l could
find. and carried it with me, filed
out and ready. When l handed it to
him he looked at it and smiled.
Nonsense, said he; "do you think
I'm an art store?" And he tore blank
leaf from a book on the parlor table,
and wrote upon it these words with
his stylograph:
"This certifes that at Flushing,
Long Island, on Tuesday the 18th
day of March, 1872, | united John
Smith and Abigail Jones in the bonds
Of matrimony."
l signed it, and the deed was done.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1893-08-03
WHY DO WE SIT STILL -?

Awake ye slunberers in the vineyard OF the
Lord. Religious incidence admits of no aP-
ology. Activity in the cause of Christ is ben
eficial to the physical frame, and for the in
teIlect no exercises are more useful than those
required by the Savior. An increase OF piety
would render the mental powers more
effcient.-"They are continually throwing
contempt on their own natures, that live un-
concernedly about their future, eternal saliva
ton" Where is the zeal OF thousands whose
names are recorded in the annals OF the
church, 'Slothful professors like door up
on its hinges. Urgent interests Of Zion call
unnn all the sons and daughters of Jeho-
yah to be earnest in efforts to pro-
mote its prosperity The church is
uttering loud lament because so many within
her borders are slack in the performance OF
duty. BY whom will the bread of life be
borne to the furnishing world, if believers fail
to do it? Say not, the ungodly desire no
measures on their behalf; they need them,
and the Son Of Man charged his people to go
forth in pity, to save the needless and heart
less. The blood of Calvary was shed for the
world; remedy has been provided for the
wounded, inflicted by sin. Hasten, we her
aids of divine mercy and bear the balm OF
Gilead to all the jewellers on earth. Watt,
wait, We winds, the cheering truth that the
diseased and dying may be restored. Christ
healeth the soul. Tell the wanderers ON
deaths dark mountain, that the Sun of Right
eousness has arisen.
$50, We messengers of God;
Like the beams of morning fly;
Take the wonder working rod;
Wave the banner cross on high"
N L. Puritan.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1893-08-03
THE SALVATION OF ONE SOUL.

John Angel James, in the preface to his
admirable book. IAN Earnest Ministry"
says-'There is a time coming in every
mans history when the knowledge Of hav-
ing been the instrument to pluck single
brand from the eternal burning. will yield
more real satisfaction than the certainty of
having accomplished the Hottest objects of
literary ambition" The remark is specis-
fically designed for the ministry, but it is
pertinent to every member OF human So
ciety. 1t has truth in it that should dwell
In every heart, and rouse to energy and
ZEAL The fact is that no man lives without
Influence, and there is none so poor, so
lowly, so obscure, as to be unable to do
something for the salvation of men.
What is the honor of men, compared to
the joy of saving a soul from death 20"
said an eloquent preacher who loved the
souls OF men far more than their praise,
though Of this he had much, "God knows /
do not want their APPLAUSE want their
salvation"
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1893-08-03
THE LIGHT OF NATURE.

There lived many years ago, in Philadel-
phia, a celebrated Indian chief by the name of
Tedyuscung. He was sitting one evening by
the fireside of a friend, both of them looking
silently at the fire, indulging their own re-
Elections.
AT length the silence was interrupted by the
friend, who said, II will tell you what l have
been thinking of; was thinking OF a rule de-
hvered by the author of the Christian religion
which, from its excellence, we call the Gold
Ell Rule" "Stop," said Tedyuscung, don't
praise it to me, but rather tell me what it is,
and let me think for myself I do not wish
you to tell me of its eXcellence-tell me what
it is"
sit is, for one man to do to another as he
would the other should do TO him. -
That's impossible it cannot be done, Tedy-
useuna Immediately replied; and taking his
pipe, lighted it, and commenced walking
about the room. In about quarter of an
hour he came up to his friend with smiling
countenance, and Ctaking the pipe from MS
MOUTH said, Brother have been thoughtful
on what you told me. If the Great Spirit that
made man would give him new heart, he
could do as you say, but not else.
E2FK., xXXw., GA new heart also will |
give you, and a new spirit will put within
you; and will take away the stony heart out
OF your flesh, and will give you heart of
flesh.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1893-08-03
what Causes the Chance,

Is it the newspapers or the tho,.
chat have changed the charact s,els :
provincial amusements? Lectn,o.
are not very popular in small tou
any more, because the peonle s'" NY
pretty we'll informed by the pa me a "
topics that lectures used to tros W
The rustics hear much of plavs "o Va,
farces and want to see them ~ Taa
old panoramas, containing abals :
mile of painted canvas" the Il, :
dioramas, with moving figures sess
to have lapsed into absolute desua
tude 'uc
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1893-08-03
To Make Cloth yya+o,sz

Ordinary cloth may be made 49,
proof by the following treatmsnt.' water
half a pound of sugar of lead and ru
pound OF alum in pail Of wat a nali a
this at intervals until it becomas stil
then pour it off into another n. VHiean,
the cloth or garments into it ana r1i y put
stand an entire day-twenty,f onr t iet II
Then hang up to dry without wr,n neafs
Garments treated thus, it is saidsihg
be worn in the widest storm ~ 81. can
and rain without the water gettina nlnd
damp. The rain hangs in globniss.e even
on the cloth, and cloth that is ws. Up
proof is better and more HEALTHY . ~
rubber goods. 1aan
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1893-08-03
Japan,s vast Coai supply.

For agriculturists the Japanese island
of Yezo, though nearly the size Of Ire
land, does not appear to offer much at
traction, but its coal mines seem likely
to prove of more and moro Importance
Fifteen years ago it was estimated by
the American engineers who made the
first surveys for the Government thai
the workable coal beds OF Yezo con-
tanned $50, OO0,0 900, 600 tons, or abou
two-thirds as much as the coal fields o.
Great Britain. This startling estimate
has Just been more than confirmed by
the official government surveys.