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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-07-11

.ntO his studio and soon nftcr she became
mis- assistant. Sho worked with Mr.. Taft
for six years, when her success warranted
her opening studio Of hGr own Mr..
Taft has said OF her: "She IL ono Of those
artists who seem to hnvo the artistic genius
born I'm them. lIcr figures aro wonderful
In that they show tho delicate touch Of Il
woman whilo still preserving tho power
and viRor Of the masculine hand
Perhaps this young artists most ambi-
tious effort was tho figure executed for tho
womans board Of tho Worlds fair, repre-.
tcnting Illinois Welcoming the Nations"
which was placed over tho main entrance
of tho Illinois state building. 1t has re-.
Gently been given to the state and IL to DO
placed In tho capitol Mt Springfield.
Miss IIrnGkCn Is m enthusiast In any
thing she undertakes, and ono OF her hob
bios IL class In wood carving which she
teaches in tho Ephphotn school for deaf
mutcs on tho West Sidn. Shc shows with
great pride photographs Of wood carving
done by her pupils which received gold
medals ut tho Worlds fair She says that
the teaching OF these unfortunate children
IL particularly interesting They display
All aptitude for their work and desire tn
iehrh WHICH ure Ncry encouraging 10
| teacher.
Like many people OF marked talent,
Miss Brnoken Is very much avrrso to talk
ing about herself ur her achievements. OF
medium height with largo, expressive blue
eyes and u bright countcnancc, shc talks
animntcdly OF others art, but Is decidedly
rcticoEt when tho conversation becomes
personal, Sho confcsscs, however. to ono
sacred ambition, and that Is that some day
she may study In Rome Chicago Post
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-07-11
A wild Eyed pelusion.

Republicans have hope Of carrying
Kentucky But there are many wild
eyed decisions prancing around labeled
hope. cleveland Plain Dealer.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-07-11
Checks w.re Annrnnrinte.

MIR. Muchmun-Lct mo SEQ u piece Of
food cloth-somcthug that has look OF
richness about II.
Cicrk--Ycs, sir. How do you like these
inrge chccksS-Clothier and Furnishcr.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-07-11

Our women's voices are, on the whole,
ungcntle-that Is to say, they are pitched
unplcasantly high and hardened by throat
contractions into a habitual "quacky" or
metallic quality This ungentlcness Is the
ono attribute OF our womcn's voices that
seems to have attracted most attention
abroad. 1t Is the most striking American
defect. Nasnlity has held that place In
popular estimation, but true nasality Is
not very common today In America; 1t
seems to be dying out The 'quncky"
quality OF which | speak often Stimulates
nasnlty, however, and Is often mistaken
for it. 1t has not yet begun to die out to
any great extent. Today 1t afllcts the ut
tcrancc Of nearly all our crudcr girls and
women, and Of many Of our gcntlewomcn
too Even those who have given much
time to the nrt of song admit it freely and
unknowingly into their speech. 1t Is II
hateful tonc--mcan and pinchcd-opposcd
In It's very essence to all that Is generous
and winning. Tho nccdlcssly high pitch
that commonly goes with it Is utterly
hcnrtlcss and ungracious.
"Qunckincss" and shrillncss prevail less
In tho southern states than in the northern
and western, but even southern women are
HOU iT't lTOHt w. hRhlil, tjltfo ~ III ouT
feminine manner Of uttcranco In Its more
active moods II prevailing ilippancy or sill
illness Overcmphnss through tho mis-
used International "twist," technically
noted MS tho circumilex, is the immediate
physiologic source of this distcmpcr.
Whenever read ono Of liowclls' lighter
novels, or his little society Dialogues !
seem to hear the 'silly twist" mcandcring
through the speech Of his women, as today
1t OBVIOUSLY squirms through the involved
and rapid uttcranco OF millions 81 them in
the flesh II Is not, let me rc.,cat, an at
tribute Of any ono class OF Ar crican wom-
en-, but comforts the speech Of the gentle
and tho crude much alike. wish 1t were
possible for mo to convey to the uninitiat-
ed precisely what mean by this vocal
"squrm. - Fletcher Osgood in Forum.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-07-11
sherman's Main string.

John Sherman has more than four
strings to his political fiddle, but at bot
tom he is heart and soul for Shylock. =
Atlanta Constitution
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-07-11

Woman has n smile for every JOY. n tear
for every sorrow, u consolation for every
grief, an excuse for every fault. u prayer
for every misfortune and encouragcmens
for every hope. -Sainto. Folk
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-07-11

Wall papers that nrc soiled or that one
feels are dirty. though the Crime Is not
visible, should ho brushed or wiped with u
dry cloth and rubbed with bread crumbs
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-07-11

Gyccrin has u softcnng effect upon the
skin. As regards color it has different cf
fectS, tending to whitcn the skin of some
people and importing yellow!>h cast to
that of others.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-07-11
Tho Sweet Girl Graduate.

Tho sweet girl graduate Is gradually
becoming extinct. There arc still gradu-
ntcs and there are still girl graduates, but
the triple combination of "swcct girl grad
unto" will soon be u thing Of tho past
The reason for this Is Obvious. Tho triple
combination had como to mcan--wcll not
u term OF roproach, but OF satire mt least
1t implied II frnil personality armed with
nothing moro practical than II pretty scroll
of parchment tied with blue ribbon, who
was utterly unfit to cope with tho world.
The graduate of today Is, in many cases, u
mnturcd woman. She steps from tho college
campus sheathod I'm the most invulncrablo
armor tho world has yet been able to forge
IA good education She Is equipped for
the fray mt many points. She has not
sQuandcrod her opportunities nor has sho
simply gained smattcring of many
things. Sho IL equal to tho occasion.
Whether sho can cook or sow matters but
little. Sho Will DO but the quicker to learn
of discipline In other directions Sho il
well qualified to earn hur livelihood, or II
thoro Is no necessity for that She Is u use
full instead of Il useless member Of society.
In face of nll this, II Is curious to now
and then encounter tho old thrcadbare
question, "Of what use to u woman Is q
college rduCntionY' 1t might better be.
''Of what use to the world Is u college ed.
ucationY" The issues aro the same. What
tho world Mt large depends upon for its in
tcllcctual and moral vigor Is the home.
And what tho home depends upon for its
intellectual and moral vigor Is, largely,
tho mother The value of u college cduca-
ton to women consists In Its value to tho
home and to society ut large. Tho passing
of the sweet girl graduate" is, therefore.
not II matter for regret, New York sun.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-07-11

Many things can ho busted with "A damp
(not wcn cloth, followed by u dry ono
with benefit, and IL will tnLc the dust as
no dry cloth can
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-26

ing, he receives from 25 to so certs
per hundred pounds. Many of them
do this, rather than to cure the moss
by burying it, and waiting two or three
months for it to die. They mainly
ship by steamboat, which is very much
cheaper than by rail, and many OF
them float down the bayous or creeks
on fiatboats into the Mississippi, thence
to New Orleans, where their cargoes
are sold, and their purchases of caicoes,
provisions, etc, are made. But, too
frequently, these needed purchases are
omitted, and the pickers fall in among
the dens of colored thieves in the negro
quarter. where they are stripped of
their earnings as they have denuded
the trees of the swamps-
The receipts of moss average about
100 bales daily, or about SO, 600 pounds.
The factories put up the moss in quar-
ter bales of 100 pounds, and in half
bales of 200 pounds, which are known
as 'machine-cured moss" and is shipped
to the principal cities of the United
States, also France and Germany. where
1t is used in all kinds of upholstery in
which hair is used. Notwithstanding
the increased and increasing demand
for Louisiana, or Spanish, moss, the
supply seems to increase. Pickers
state that it seems to be more plentiful
than aver, as if its growth were increased
by the annual thinning out of the moss
forests. The demand is greater this
season than ever. and it promises to
supplant the use of hair.
There is not an object of nature, per
haps, more solemn and impressive than
a dismal. moss-covered swamp AS one
glides along the waters darkened by
the deep shadows of the messy cavern
Of dependent moses, remiudful of
stalactites in cave, the tall cypress
and Spanish oaks rise above in their
grandeur and solemnity like giant sem
tinels guarding their dismal abode as if
to shut out the sun and make it one of
perpetual darkness and solitude.
j. NJ SCASI4ND.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-26
This Sounds Like a Dream,

neat story comes from Atchison.
Kan A man went TO sleep there the
other night and dreamed he was in a
city entirely governed by women. 1t
was scrupulouslv clean, and, while
wandering around. he saw three men
arrested for splitting on the pavements.
\ garbage barrel at the rear of each
lot was hand-painted and tied with
blue ribbon. Mail boxes were deco
rated with drawn work throws, and fire
plugs had cushioned seats on top OF
them. Sweet peas were climbing over
the electro light poles, and a hand
painted cusPidor occupied prominent
place on every corner. There was no
business, not team being allowed 70
pass up ard down the main streets for
fear q: making dust. The town was
deserted. save for the policewomen.
who marched up and down to see that
20 oDc with dusty shoes stepped .nto
the town
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-26

1858, and accepted the somewhat oner-
Gus duties, for the doing of which there
is no pecuniary return, as a matter OF
principle. Some idea of what it means
TO be member of the state board of
health can be found from the fact that
1t Is its duty, among other things, to
pass upon all diplomas issued to medi-
cal students, and that last year there
were 5000 of these issued
DIR. Stevenson holds that a woman
should have equal opportunity with
man and that ability and not sex
should be taken into account. 1t was
for this reason that she consented to
serve on the state board of health,
since she was the first of her sex to re-
ceive such recognition, although she
has on several occasions been equally
thonored in other ways.
DR.. Stevenson was the first woman to
be appointed as member OF the staff
of the Cook county hospital She is on
the consulting staff of number Of
lother leading hospitals and is prom
inently connected with many of the
most important philanthropic move
iments in Chicago. Whatever she I'M
dertakes is done IN way that shows
her splendid training and ability.
DR.. Stevenson was for some time a
pupil Of Hurley. For years she occu-
pied first the chair of physiology and
then Of obstetrics in the Chicago Wom-
ems Medical college, but resigned be-
cause she became convinced that the
school should be made coeducational.
, When the Thirty-eighth general as
sembly passed the factory and work.
shop inspection law" Miss Florence
Kelley was appointed chief state in
spector. Miss Kelley had the difficult
task Of inaugurating and organizing
the department. That the work has
been from the beginning pronounced
success is due to her eminent fitness
for the undertaking.
Miss Kelley is the daughter of the
late Hon. ". D. Kelley, of Pennsyl-
vania, better known as "Pig-Iron Kel-
ley" who was for thirty years a MEM
Der of congress. She graduated as a
bachelor OF laws from Cornell UNIVERSITY,
1SS-. Later Miss Kelley went to Zurich,
Switzerland, and for three years stud
led law in the university there. While
she was abroad she spent good deal
OF time looking into social and economic
conditions. and there are few women, /
and indeed very few men. who are mora
thoroughly informed on these ques-
tionS.
Mrs. A. 2. Stevens. who is Miss KEEL /
ley assistant, has had thorough BUSH !
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-26
ghe aahia Badly Eagle: aedmesday zrorto Hume 2e 1895
slanting from the ridge pole to within
fen feet IF tho Ground

ten feet of the ground.
The baling process is also primitive.
Mule power is used, and sometimes
hand power. The press is log lever
put into mortice in a large tree. OF
course the baiing is very crude. but the
darby only wishes it to last until he
can haul it to 'de town" The bale is
fastened on each side by cypress boards
in the rough, bound with wire, vines, or
hickory bark. A picker gathers from
$50 to 400 or 500 pounds day, and as
each days ''catch" is buried separately,
1t is also baled separately when dug up.
and this accounts for the bales of all
sizes coming to market.
Moss loses about half of its original
weight on being cured. The picker
gets from 4 to az cents pound. but
his days work of 400 pounds has shrunlz
to about 200 pounds on being killed"
Yet this is good pay, and enables the
darby and his family to live in clover
during the picking season.
The country store-keeper ships the
moss to the commission merchant, or
factory, of which latter there are four
IN New Orleans, and, it is believed, the
only moss factories in the south, as
moss is not q paying merchantable
commodity anywhere except in Louisi-
ana. although moss is found in small
quantities in the swamps of all the gulf
states. but not in paying quantities.
ct the factory these rough bales are
opened. and the leaves, dust and small
sticks taken out by a process OF
ginning. similar TO that of ginning cot
ton. 1t is then put through boiling
process, in a mixture of sulphate Of
iron, or copperas. The process fixes
the tannin in the bark, turning the
moss into a glossy black. The moss is
then dried, and sometimes recleansed
by another ginning. 1t is then
classified into four grades: Gray,
brown and gray, brown and black, and
pure black. The pure black is the
more valuable, being softer and mora
flexible, and is sometimes sold in the
north as the finest quality of ''horse
hair"
In this refined condition the moss
sells at from seven to twelve cents per
pound. When the picker ships direct
to the factory, without curing by bury.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-26

= ness training. She is q member of the
typographical union and brings 20 her
work most valuable practical expert
ence. Miss Kelley has ten deputies
working under her, five Of whom are
women and the other five men, who re-
port to her daily. The official report
for 1894 shows that during the year
S,4i0 factories and workshops were
visited This does not indicate the
number of inspections made. as many
places were visited monthly and others
seuii-monthly.
In making the experiment Of appoint
ing woman as one of the board OF
state commissioners of public charities.
the governor was fortunate IL selecting
Miss Julia c Lathrop, of Rockford,
Ill. Although this board is not vested
with authority, its recommendations
are usually acted upon and are there
fore OF importance. While such travel
Ing expenses as are necessary to make
Investigations are met by the state,
there Is no salary attached TO the office.
Miss Lathrop has devoted herself in q
thoroughly systematic. businesS-iike
way To the work and has passessed her
colt ~ &c., i-,.---'7 l. - ~,
tered along on posts and trenches aud
dried 1t is then hauled 70 market. or
TO the nearest store" where il is baied.
Or tied up, in rather loose manner. in
bales Of from 500 to 500 pounds. as i.
seems convenient, and shipped 10 the
commission merchant at New Orleans.
Zach gang" of ''pickers" and chop
pers" has a camp, where they live or
sleep at nights, during the picking sea-
Son.
The houses are of the most primitive
etyle of architecture-unheun logs,
with one-sided -Eoof OF, clapboards,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-26
Very suspicious

May think Count de Rox is bogus
nobleulan.
Pamela-Why?
siay - He has plenty OF money
Brooklyn Life
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-26
More Science Than Luck.

I've no luck at horse racing. but in
love l am the luchiest man alive"
rs that so?"
Yes. L have been in lore with a
dozen different girls. and none of them
ever married me yet"-Texas Siftings
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-26
The Fatal Test.

Voice at the Head of the Stairs
George, have You been drinking?
George-No'm!
Noice-Say cilrysan.hemurn.
George silent for a mo.nent-Iu
drunksh, N 6eari-Svracuse Post
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-26
Infant,Ie Amusemenf.

Hopper is the baby getting old
enough to entertain himself?
Popper-No, but he rolled ont of bed,
broke a window and fell downstairs to-
day, and we are feeling much encour.
.eSed.-St. Louis Republic.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-26
PLACED IN OFFICE
IN Illinois Many Women Hava
Been So Honored
the Grand Work Done by DIR. 6arah
Hsckett stevenson-A Daughter of
"PiE-Iron" Kelley Toiling on Be-
half of Factory Employees.
Especial Chicago Letter.1

A notable company of brilliant wom-
en- are just now occupying appointive
offices in the state of Illinois. A num-
Der Of them are nationally known, and
others are not without honor in the
community in which they live.
The first woman to be appointed as
member of the Illinois state board Of
health was DIR. Sarah Hacllett Steven
son, who is not only known in this
country, but across seas, as one of the
ablest women in the medical profess
sion. She was made one of the seven
members which make up this board ia
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-26

Teacher with outline map-Wha.
country is this?
! Class-(Dense silenee)
Teacher-Come. can't any of you re-
member? It is the shape of boot.
Bright Boy-I remember now. It's
Italy, the place where the bootblacks
come from.-N. Y. Weekly.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-26

"You see 1 came bright >and early
this evening, Miss Pinkie," smilingly
tobserved Cholley, laying his cane and
gloves on the center table.
Yes, l see you came early, Mr..
Lightpayte," guardedly replied Miss
Pinkie.-Chicago Tribune.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-26
4 Fair Proposition.

Judge-Six months in jail az hard 81.
bc-.
Tagrant-Sav, iedge, can't you quad
ruple that time and remit the iabor?-
yN---oi- E-aS Press
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-09-13
Y. NJ. C. A. ANNUAL.

A goodly number of those most inter
ested in the Y. M. c. A. assembled in
their parlors last Saturday evening, the
occasion being the annual meeting OF the
association. In the absence of Pres.
Horton, Vice President Bingham pre-
sided, and D. c. Puffer was made secre-
tary. The treasurer's report was read
bv C. S. Adams and the secretary's re-
port by general secretary F. S. Smith
The report of the nominating committee
was made through its secretary, w. c.
Tyler. The report was accepted and the
following unanimously elected officers
for the ensuing year:
President, Walter P. Smith; vice presi-
dent, c. c. Bingham; recording secreta-
ry, c. V. Perry; treasurer, D. c. Puffer;
directors, Henry Fairbanks, c. E. Put
ney, A. H. Mcleod, R. Mackinnon,
John C.. Clark, Arthur F. Stone, E. N.
Randall, F. A. Pierce, A. c. Harvey,
Frank Appleton, Jesse B. Gage, G. w.
Bangs, w. j. Ranney. The new board
will meet this evening when the COM
mittee appointments will be made.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-09-13
THIEF CAPTURED.

The man who robbed O. B. Cuttings
drug store at West Concord last Iuly,
and w. T. Schoff's jewelry store at Ca
naan on Aug. %, has been found. A de-
scription of a suspected man calling him
self Drew had been circulated, and on
Sept. 5, James A. Virtue of Waterford.
picked up man while driving through
Barnet, whom he felt sure was the thief.
He drove him to Deputy Sheriff Lindsays
where the man was put under arrest, and
brought to st. Johnsbury and placed
in jail. Sheriff Sulloway worked at the
case and found some money in the mans
possession. He admits having hidden
goods under stones somewhere in Mon
roe, N. H. This was located by the
sheriff, who brought the package here.
Mr. Shoff identified some OF the property
as his, being watches and jewelry to the
value of $1,000. O. B. Cutting also
found some Of his goods. and several
Mexican dollars were identified as be-
longing to Mr.. Vashaw. The man has
several aliases, but his name is likely
Manchester. He has been given into the
custody of O. D. Coblegh high sheriff of
Essex county, and awaits trial in iail at
Guildhall. Manchesters record is bad
and there is little doubt that he is but
one of gang.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-09-13
Miss Welthea M. Glines is visiting

Miss Welthea M. Glines is visiting
friends in Lunenburg.
Mrs. Albert M. Chadwick is visiting
Mrs. H. NJ Chadwick.
II. w. Blake of Chicago is visiting his
father-in-law, Rev. c. F. Morse.
Miss E. Bowen and Mrs. Millett Of
Portland, Me-, are visiting at Judge N
P. Bowman's.
Mrs. Gray and daughter of Brooklyn,
N. Y, have been visiting Mrs. Henry
Fairbanks at Elmwoode.
Miss Lila Morse has entered South
Hadley College, and Miss L. F. Heath
has entered Smith College.
Mrs. Mark L, Miner of Greenfield,
Mass, is visiting her father and mother,
Mr.. and Mrs. L. B. Hartshorn.
w. K. Gilman, manager of the Hype-
rion Theatre at New Haven Conn, is
visiting D. ]. Perrigard.
Wellington H. Tinker has entered Am
herst College. John S. Cameron expects
to enter Yale College.
James Richardson, the valedictorian of
last years class at the Academy, has
entered Dartmouth College.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur F. Walker enter
tained large party OF friends very
pleasantly last Friday evening.
F. E. Blodgett and wife with their
daughter, Harriet, of Suncook, N. H.,
have been visiting at Rev. Mr.. lyrics.
Clarence d. Wood, who is taking a
postgraduate course at Harvard Uni
versity, has been visiting his brother,
Lyman P. Wood.
c. F. Gaskill and family, who have
been visiting friends and relatives in this
vicinity, returned to their home at Cam
bridgeport, Mass, last Saturday.
S.W. Parkhurst and Capt. Edward
F. Griswpld have gone to Louisville,
KY. to attend the national Grand Army
encampment. The former goes as dele
gate at large from the Vermont encamp-
ment.
Mrs. Rebecca P. Fairbanks, Miss Fair
banks and Joseph P. Fairbanks and AL
bert L. Farwel, who are now travelling
in Great Britain, have engaged their re-
turn passage in the Majestic, which sails
October 2.
Rev. and Mrs. c. H. Merrill were given
pleasant surprise by their friends on
Tuesday evening, the occasion being the
25th anniversary of their wedding.
About so were present, and a set Of sill
yer table and tea spoons was presented
to them by Rev. Edward T. Fairbanks
on behalf of the ladies of the Cookery
Craft association.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-09-13
THE LYNDONVILLE FAIR.

The next best fair in the county comes
next week Tuesday and Wednesday at
Lyndonville and isknown and advertised
as the "old fashioned fair" Many OF
our people have always enjoyed attend
ing this fair and the number that are
planning to go next week is larger than
ever before. The management have of
fered very liberal purses for the races and
there will be lots of entries in the differ
ent departments of live stock. The floral
exhibit is one of the most attractive
features of the fair and no one will want
to miss that exhibit. Bicycle races will
be held both Tuesday and Wednesday
and liberal prizes are offered for all the
races. The railroad makes special rates
for the fair and everybody interested
should plan to attend both days.