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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-05-30
Knights of the NIaccabecS.

The Safe Commander writes us from
Lincoln, Neb, as follows: After try
ing other medicines for what seemed
to be a very obstinate cough in our
two children we tried Or. Kings New
Discovery and at the end Of two days
the cough entirely left them. We will
not be without it hereafter, as our eX-
perience proves that it cures where all
others fail" Signed I. w. stevens,
State Com, Why not give this great
medicine trial, as it is guaranteed
and trial bottles are free at W. H,
PrideauX's drugstore. Regular size
soc. and 800.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-05-30
WEATHER-CR0P BULLETIN.
For the Week Ending. May u. 1889

For the Week Ending. May u. 1895.
The weather during the past week
was cold and dry, except on the 9th
and 18th, when it was quite warm and
q few showers occurred, Fros:8 were
general throughout the state on the 20
and u, and in the eastern portion on
the D. The weather on the whole has
not been Favorable for crop growth, it
being too cold and dry. The great de,
liciency in rainfall is having 4 dam&g-
ing effect on most crops, and especial
ly on meadows and oat fields, which,
on clayey soil have an unhealthy look.
A good soaking rain is greatly needed
to bring vegetation up to its normal
condition, it having been at nearly a
standstill during the week.
Corn and potato planting is about
over, except in the extreme northern
portion where only about half the crop
has been put in. Farmers are now
largely engaged in road making, and
some are putting in few more pota-
toes, Of which Il large acreage has
already been planted. The condition
of crops is greatly varied. In some
localities they are reported in excellent
condition, in fact, never looked better.
This is especially true of the eastern
portion of the state, where in various
sections Of the remaining portion a
slight falling off is noticed.
The injury from trosts is not as ser
ious rs was first supposed, the only
irreparable injury is that inflicted upoa
small fruit, which in most sections is
nearly destroyed.
( ,Cranberries are making no Roadway.
Apples are not as badly hurt as eX-
pected. Corn which was cut down by
the frost is generally coming up all
right, while much Of the later planted
is not yet up, and Jew complaints
are received Of the seed rottiug, max
ing it necessary to reulant.
Spring wheat is looking well, and
winter wheat is mostly a failure. Oats
are doing well where not soWn on low
ground. Tobacco plants have not
been set, owing to The UDi&vora6ie
weather. Grass is making slow
growth, clover not looking well, and
marshes only in a fair condition, SO
that from present appearances the hay
crop will be below the average in
quantity. The lake counties and the
southeast quarter Of the state appears
to have suffered little damage from
frost, drouth or cold weather, and
crops are in fine condition. In several
counties, corn, after being twice cut
by frost, is coming up nicely.
On the whole crop conditions are
much the same as last week, except
that the acreage was greatly increased.
and the outlook is favorable for at
least an average crop of the staple
products.
The general tone of correspondents
reports is noticably hopeful.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-05-30
Window Shades.

Window Shades, Window Shades at
Hanscom's.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-05-30
New Normal Professors at Plattvillc.

New Norman IfOIcSSOFS itt ltllNili'.
President Chalmers of the Platte
Vile normal has ut last found the
three individuals he wants to fiji the
new chairs established by the board of
regents. The positions require special
ability and training, SO that tho task
Of filling them was one both delicate
and important. The new professors
are Edwin w. Chubb, of Myerstown,
Pa, for the chair Of English; Elwood
& pcrisho, OF Chicago, physical science
and Charles a. Radcliffe, Columbus,
O., American history.
Prof. Chuhb was employed by the
publishers of the Standard Dictionary
to work on the chronological depart
mcnt Of their great undertaking, and
has had seven years experience in
teaching Latin and English. Mr..
Uhubb was n line college orator, Is II
rood public speaker, and in addition
to the English will have charge of the
nIocutiun and oratory of the school
Prof. perisho is graduate Of East
man college and was six years pro
lessor Oh inc science Ill NIlllllVlu NIl'
lcge, during one year of which time he
was acting president while his super
ior was In Europe. He resigned his
chair to pursue post graduate studtc5
in science at tho University of Chicago
lud has also been employed by the
government in making geological sur.
vCys in Wisconsin, Missouri and other
states. He is rcputcd to bea man o!
unusual ability and good speaker,
Prof Radcliffe, who will assist
Prot. Wilgus III history, is personally
known to both DIR. Chalmers and Prof,
Wilgus He Is m ohio State univer-
sltv man and II teacher of ability and
experience. DR., Chalmers says he is
the student of greatest intellectual
ability connected with the Ohio state
university during the past five years
During his senior year he was editor
in-chirf of the university paper pres.
jdcnt of the university senate and the
orator Of his class He is Il prominent
literary society worker and II natural
leader of young people.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-05-30

While in Stockton, Cal, some time
ago, Thos +. l.angan, Of Los l'anos,
that state, was taken very severely
with cramps and diarrhoea. He
CHANGED to meet Mr.. G. M. Carter, who
was similarly afflicted. He says: 81
told him Of Chamberlain Collie, Chol-
era and Diarrhoca Remedy, and we
went to the Holden Drug Store and
procured bottle Of 1t. It gave Mr..
Carter prompt relief and ! can vouch
for It's having cured me" For sale ut
pulford's Drug store.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-05-30
q. i. SOAP.

y quick process perfect soap. The
soap does fully half the work. May
be used in ANY WAY and for ANY PUE-
POSE that any other is used, and will
be found to excel Ill in cleansing
qualities. BREWER s. PHNuALLE0oN.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-05-30
Lend ma zine ores.

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lead orc per 200 hH. ...,...., II 90
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BlhckJnClt 0ilcndc), per ton. 10 90 40 IL 90
salt.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-05-30
Wanted Statesmen.

I OCAl. or travelling a good chance
IL Don't miss L. Nou need no capital IA
represent Il reliable firm that warrants
Work all the year and good pay weekly Ia
energetic mon, cur Minnesota Apple Is
warruted until II produces u hushel VI fruit
Our Seed Potatoes sell everywhere, State
age L., H. MAY x Co. ST, Paul Mimi,
aama Nuscrymen, Florists and Secdsmcn
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-05-30
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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-05-30

Field, Garden and Flower Seeds
by pound, ounce or package, mt
Brewer Il Penhallegon's.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-05-30

At the Cash Grocery House, Cans
called for and delivered.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1895-10-09

Yicto1ien Sardou IS tbs rich
est playwright il the Noa.j.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1895-10-09

Subscribe for THE HERALD.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1895-10-09
CAT SKINS IN COMMERCE.
Pelts of 80, 600 American House.
hold Pets Exported Yearly.

There are $4,000 skins of
house cats exported from the
United States every year. des-
pite the fact that the laws for
the prevention of cruelty 10
animals allow neither cats nor
dogs to be killed except by
iegalized officers. saws the New
York Press. These skins come
from all parts Of the country II,
wholesaler seldom receiving >
consignment Of furs from u
country correspondent that it
does not contain Il number Of
eat skins. When the CORES
pondent receives Is cents apiece
for them on the average he
may consider that he is doing
we'll. There is very little det
mand for cat skins in this
country, except for cattail
rugs and other oddities, some
times for trimmings. and very
rarely as a chest covering i'll
winter for an old man who
belongs to the customs of past
generation.
Sc the New York wholesaler
sorts his cat skins into lots of
half a dozen different grades
and sends them to London To
, be sold al the quarterly auc-
lions of one of the great fur
houses. The skins Of black
cats bring the most and az
many as 10000 of them have
been disposed of in a lot at q
sale in London for 60 cents
apiece. Yellow cat skins ars
next in value. Maltese and
body mixed colors bring the
least, often going for 5 cents
apiece; or, rather, they bring
the least of the fullgrown cats,
/ for there is demand at three
and four cents apiece for the
skins OF little kittenS.-EX.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1895-10-09

County court meets for civil, criminal
and probate business on the first Mon
days in March. June, September and
December.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1895-10-09

ENIGH IS OF Hon r
LODGE No. $780,
Frank Champion, Die
tator: ". H. son. jr .
VICE Dictator; J -, o.
Wheeler, ssistaut Die
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1895-10-09
SOCIETIES.

EXCELSIOR LODGE NO.
10 l. o. o. + George
N re, Noble Grand VIC
or Z ", il. Vice
Grand: Wilton : Fitch
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1895-10-09

young man.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1895-10-09

Sir Richard Webster was SO
years Of age when lie became u
=. C. The honor has never been
bestowed before or since on 50
young man.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1895-10-09

The Queen of Italy is devot-
ed to enc Of her ladies in wait
ing, Counties Gienoti. She is
an American, and the daughter
Of 4 New Jersy cigarette max
az
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1895-10-09
DEEP WATER.
What Is Being Done at the
Pass.

ID. Jenkins. the chief engineer
of the Arkansas Pass Harbor
company now in charge of the
ietty work at Arkansas Pass,
that gentleman said:
You know that in all rivers
with IA swift current the water
tends to move in serpentine
course and that the deepest
water is always on the concave
side of the bends. The current
! hugs the outer bank around
/ the bend until it gets TO the
end of it and then shoots across
to the other bend hugging that.
In Arkansas Pass we have a
river which flows between The
convex end of 81 Joseph Island
and the conrave end of Mus
tang island, the deepest water,
which in some places is 50
feet in depth, being right near
thu shore of Mustang island.
which preserve its shape and
is kept from wearing away by
the rip rap and jetty work
built on it.
The flood tides at Arkansas
Pass last much longer than the
ebb tides. that is the initowing
curIpn! is very slow while the
outfiowing current is quite
swift. Taking all these facts
into consideration and seeing
, that after tie current left the
comcave bend at the end Of
Mustang island. it flowed in a
northeastprIy direction losing
itself in the gulf, the engineers
determined to build Il curved
ietty. with apron combinations
at each end, at an angle and
across the course Of this cur
rent, deHrciing it and concen
itraling lis securing power
against the concave side Of the
iptty and carrying it with all
its force to deep water. We
began at the outer end Of the
outer apron and built on that
and the OVERALL caused by the
waves from the east falling
over the apron has caused a
pocket or deep place to form
on the inner side Of the apron.
the depth increasing from iif-
teen to twenty one feet since
July. This was not caused by
any scour of the current, mind
yon. but by the washing of the
waves.
We have completed two
thousand yards OF the three
Thousand. seven hundred and
fifty needed and the srour is
already being felt; in fact the
pilots have placed the bouys
in the new channel which how
has eleven feet in its shallow
est place.
There are two bars at AraD-
sas Pass, but they are not, as
some people believe, ridges of
sand extending across the chan
mel.
They are shallow places,
eliptical in shape with deeper
places between them and the
use of the word bar" has been
misapplied. We do not say
! there are eleven feet of water
on the bar, but there are eleven
feet in the channel. These bars
Twill eventually be eaten away
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&ssE5SSS2sSS .
by the scour of the current, but
their position is such that they
do not interfere with naviga
ton. The strong literal cur
rent coming from the north will
catch up the sand which the
ontfiowing tidal current may
carry in suspension and will
sweep it away and as the bot
tom is hard sand, if a depth of
twenty feet is secured, q depth
of thirty feet will be assured
in time.
MessrS. Alexander Brown &
Sons, who are well known and
reliable, having correspondents
all over the world. studied this
matter for two years before TAX
ing it up and as they are very
conservative people the very
fact that they did take it up
shows how much faith they
have in the project.
l have capacity for putting
Tin sixty yards day and | am
sure of compiling the work in
forty working days and allow
thirty six days for had weather
which is a liberal allowance.
We have four quarries on the
National and one on the Aran
sas Pass road and are getting
the rock as fast as we need it,
and rs we have only one thou
sand seven hundred yards to
build you will perceive that our
work is almost completed.
Aransas Pass is almost one
I degree west of Omaha or
Topeka and two degrees west
of Galveston aud as soon as we
have a sufficient depth Of water
in the channel Il line Of steamers
from Baltimore viii ply between
that port and Arkansas Pass.
We have one thousand acres of
water surface in Arkansas har-
Dor and if we reduce this by
eliminating all under nine feet
We have at least five hundred
acres, with four miles OF deep
water averaging thirty six feet
along which docks, piers and
wharves can he built. As you
know the company contem
plates the purchase of Harbor
island and connecting it with
the main land by means of
railways
Do you think the government
would establish docks and Il
coaling station there
1T is probable that owing to
the proximity of the Kansas
and Indian territory coal fields
such Il thing might be done
and there is room for 4 large
amount of shipping in the
barbor.'
Mr.. Jenkins is pleasant,
outspoken gentleman, ererready
to explain matters in connec
ton with his calling to those
interested and if his reputation
counts for anything the ex
pectalions of the people Of the
great southwest are on fair
way do be realized.-Laredo
News.
Yictofien Sardou IS tbs rich
Jest rlavviichs IL he nol,i.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1895-10-09
CITY OFFICERS.
L. 5. DISTRICT COURT.
COURT COXyENES

In San Antonio, or the first Mondays
in May and November
In Austin, on the first Mondays in Feb
ruarv and July.
In Brownsville, on the first Monday in
January and second Monday in June.
In Ei Paso. on frs: Mondays in April
and Octoner.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-06-27
Observation-Disclosures
! KRAKAUER !
! PIANOS ]

read in German a free translation of
the song which we'll demonstrated his
knowledge Of the language of the Faith
erland.
Bertha II. Fette, of Richie school, re-
cited the poem, "On the Shores of Ten
nessee,' in a splendid manner. Voice
and gesture and intonation were all
appropriate, and TO listen to her num-
Der was a genuine pleasure. which was
evidently amply appreciated by her
hearers.
Paul e. Green, of Clay, recited his
humorous selection, Uncle Tom and
the Hornets, with a discriminating re-
gard for the requisites of the piece. and
laughter and applause greeted him as
he proceeded with his description of the
events depicted by the author. Mr..
Green's delivery we'll fitted his selec-
ton, and he appeared to be
ENTIRELY AT HOME
upon the platform.
The essay of Miss Effie NJ. Hammond,
of Madison school, upon that very small
but potential word eff" was a very
meritorious production. Her voice was
clear and well handled, aud her enun-
citation very distinct, while her manner
was easy and graceful. Unfortunately,
however, a portion of her paper was not
heard by those remote from the stage,
owing to the disposition of a few per-
sons TO keep up a chatter. regardless of
the proprieties and the rights of others.
Miss Hammond was rewarded with
much applause.
Miss Carrie II. Hanauer, of Clay
school, gave Il very fine recitation of
her selection, "At the Literary" Her
narration of country sports and diver
siOns, in country dialect was well
done, and her delineation of the pro-
ceedings at a country Literary" soci-
ETY. provoked much laughter and ap-
plause. Miss Hanauer was perfectly at
home before her audience, and was
fully entitled to the recall she was ac-
corded.
Miss Lenore n Kraeuter. of Madi-
son school. the second representative
of the German department of the
school. gave a splendid recital of
Der Juengling am Bache'-"The Boy
and the Brook" No finer German reel
tatlOn was ever given In Wheeling, and
she we'll deserved
THE HIGHEST HONOR
in German, awarded her.
Thirty years with a Shrew., was
cleverly and happily recited by Miss
Amanda H. Phillips. of Washington
school. Her voice penetrated to every
portion of the building, and her man.
ner was thoroughly in harmony with
the poem, and the frequent laughter
which greeted her as she proceeded
grew into prolonged burst of applause
as she concluded. She undoubtedly
scored one Of the pronounced successes
of the evening.
She was followed by Miss Laura z
Shields. of Webster school, who gave
an excellent recitation of her poem
/ Green Apples" 1t was delivered clear
~ and well, and Miss Shields was &C.
corded several rounds Of applause a:
she concluded.
Miss Grace Edna Stone, of Madison
school. selected for her recitation "Tht
Actors Story" and it was in entirely
capable hands. The poem is a long one
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-06-27

ident Ulrich congratulated the people
of the city upon the large audience
present, and said it attested the great
popular interest in the public schools.
1t was not always so, and he drew a
truthful contrast between the present
condition of affairs and that obtaining
few years past. He then briefly adj
dressed the members of the class of
50, congratulating them upon the close
of their school labOrs. But he urged
them not to lay the fiattering JUNCTION
to their souls that their education had
been completed. The fact was that it
was only about to commence. A good
foundation, and nothing more, had
been laid for the great superstruc-
ture which was yet TO come. He
urged them 30 perseyere in the school
OF the world as they had in the public
school, and expressed the earnest hope
that they would go on and expand their
minds. He then conferred the diplo-
mas upon the members of the class.
Col. Robert White then
CONFERRED THE MEDALS
upon Miss Amanda II. Phillips, of
Washington school; Miss Fife NJ. Ham
mond, of Madison; Paul e. Green, of
Clay; Miss Mary r. Hall. of Union; Miss
Ida o. Wells, of Centre; Miss Maggie
L. Hathaway, of Webster, and Miss
ertha NJ. Fette, of Richie. In deliv-
ering these medals, Col White made
an earnest and eloquent address, in the
course of which he said:
"In the words of one of the members
of this class, we have The New Girl
with us thia evening, and l give thanks
that she is here. (Applause) Where
is The New Boy? daughter and APP
plause) I do not see much of him,
Naughter) and yet honor the youths
who have had the courage and perse-
verance to complete their course in the
public schools, and join their sisters
upon this platform tonight. All honor
to them" (Applause)
Col White eulogized the public
schools. and yet he had the manhood to
say that thirty years az, when he was
younger than he was to-day, he was
opposed to the public school system, for
several reasons. one of them being THAI
he did not believe in compelling one
man to pay taxes to educate another
mans children. Since then the scales
had fallen from his eyes, and he had
taken a different stand. He now be-
lieved that in the public schools we had
one Of the greatest and grandest bull
warks of this free country-a school Of
patriotism and safeguard of liberty.
Col. White spoke at considerable
length, making an earnest and interest
ing address, which was appiauded again
and again. At the conclusion of his
remarks he distributed the medals to
those entitled to them, and then, after
! the benediction, and music by the Or
chestrs, the audience was dismissed at
Ills o'clock, just in time for a portion
of those present to get tangled up in
the great rain storm which broke over
the city at 11:20.
The commencement was a great pop
ular occasion, and showed conclusively
the tremendous popular interest in the
! cause of education.
This evening the commencement ex-
! ercises of Lincoln school will take place.
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replete with strong dramatic situations,
calling for deep feeling and a very conN
siderable amount of dramatic ability,
and Miss Stone entered thoroughly into
the spirit of the composition, holding
the great audience spell-bound as she
proceeded with the tale, swaying her
hearers this way and that as the narra-
tive ran. She was accorded tumultuous
and long continued applause, and was
compelled to come a second time to the
front Of the stage to
BOW HER ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
"The Isle of Dreams" was the title
of the essay so well read by Miss Kath-
crime Weller, of Centre school. A re-
newal of the confusion in the audience,
however, prevented many from hearing
a portion of her admirably constructed
paper. Her ideas were we'll handled,
and well presented, and her conclusions
were logical and deduced from we'll
considered premises. She received a
generous round of applause
Miss Ida 0. Wells, Of Centre school,
recited "The Burglar Alarm" in very
pleasing manner. Miss Wells has a
clear well modulated voice, and appro-
pirate gestures and discriminating in
tonation combined to produce most
happy general effect.
She was followed by Miss Mary r.
Hail. of Union school,
THE VALEDICTORIAN
of the class. Her subject was Bitter
Sweets" and in the course of her paper
she gave utterance in beautiful Ian
guage to a number of undoubted truths,
drawing deductions and contrasts at
once appropriate and interesting. Her
delivery was very distinct, each word
being clearly audible to all, her manner
was deliberate and impressive, and her
entire effort was one worthy of the first
honor pupil of the Wheeling public
schools. Miss Hall was listened to with
the greatest attention, holding well the
interest of the audience, and there was
considerable appreciation of her very
meritOrious effort. She is well entitled
to congratulation upon the undoubted
success she achieved.
THE CLASS SONG
was then sung, as follows, the members
rising and advancing to the front of the
stage:
The leaves in the trees,
The whispering breeze,
All softly do sigh
"'Tis time for goodbye"
Farewell, youthful plays,
Farewell, dear school-days;
Farewell, youthful plays.
Farewell, dear school-days.
Our shool-days now seem
Like beautiful dream,
And now that theye DER,
We fam would have more
How hard It's 10 tell
Our childhood farewell,
How hard tits TO tell
Our childhood farewell
The leaves in the trees.
The whispering breeze,
Sweet voices afar.
How lovely they arei
SO softly they call,
Peace be with you ALL
So softly they call.
Peace be with you all
H. e.. Glass Of 1891.
THE DIPLOMAS
provided by the Board of Education
We're then presented by DR. c. f. u
] rich. the President of the Board. Pres