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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-11-19
LATE NEWS OF THE DAY.
Fast Mail on the New York Central
Wrecked-Other Happenings.

Wrecked-OtheF HapP0nfngs.
ROME, N. T.. Nov. 19.-The linn
tied fast mail, east bound on the
New York Central, was wrecked two
miles west Of this city today. Some
body removed the spikes from the
rails. and the engineer was killed.
Two tramps unknown were also
killed.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-09-12

Tho decaycd French Rontlewoman has
an advantage over tho English woman OF
her class In climate that docs not spoil
her clothes The English lady reduced to
go about seeking for place IL soon drag
glcd and limp Her boots and bonnet get
shapelcss Self respect disappears as the
clothes become tho worse for rain or fog
and SCOT blacks. Sho becomes tho image
OF detection. Servants look askance ut her
Cousins feel ashamed Of her, and shop
keepers SEQ In glance that she will not
do for them.
Tho Frenchwoman can wear gown un"
I'll II falls to pieces from old age Her
shoes and stockings are always neat and
her bonnet fresh looking. These adyan-
tages, duo greatly to climate, are not sum.
cicntly taken into account by those who
set her up ns model In oil things 10 her
English sister But sho Ii more adapta
bic, has under all circumstances clear
head and Is always prompt to carry out
any plan she may originate for lettering
herself. London Truth.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-09-12
A Harlequin liassock.

Procure sevcn tin cans such ~ aro used
for tho preservation Of vegetables, thu
quart size IL bost, Sot ono In tho center
and place the remaining six closely around
IT, Cut from pastobonrd u foundation for
the bottom, with six rounded sides CORE.
spending to tho shape of tho cans, FIJI
the cans, which, Of course are placed with
the open ends up, with excelsior or other
stufllng, placing over tho topn quantity
sufficient To make tho hnsaook soft. Out
from ticking or other strong cloth two
pieces, the shape of tho pasteboard, one for
the bottom and ono for tho top, allowing
for tho seam and cut from straight pioce
Of tho ticking n strip the depth of tho cans
and long enough Ia sorvc for tho sides,
Sow the pieces together over tho cans, and
you have n substantial hassock A pretty
cover may bo croohetod Of bright worstods
IN sections divorging from the center as u
pic In cut each large enough to reach down
over tho Sides OF ono can, or the cover
may DO made Of furniture plush or Of n
remnant Of cnrpeting, Womanklnd
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-09-12
Pose of the Perfect Woman.

All, but the perfect womanl Perfect, be
it understood as poor humanity can mus
ter in this mundane sphere. And it reaches
rather high order when it takes the form
of well bred winsome bit of feminine
loneliness with strong muscles and well
pourished nerves.
Can anything be more full Of fascination
than to watch the supple movements the
graceful pose of the little plant woman
as she goes about her various tasks or
takes her rest?
How reposeful she is as she plays the
role of hostess and receives her guests with
her courteous handshake and bend Of a
we'll poised head How bewitchingly she
pours tea or reclines on lounge or low seat
to chat with a new or old acquaintance
Her garments flow about her in such ar
tistic folds, her laces have just the right
fall her jewels shine 1t matters little
what she does, be Ii some domestic occu.
patton, riding, driving, a game ~ golf or
quoits, on q friends yacht, she is the poet
ry of motion or equally OF repose and de-
light to the fortunate beholder
When the bachelor by any piece Of good
luck meets this piece of divinity. let him
not hesitate for longer than is necessary
to gain her yes. His future. barring acct.
dents, will glow with roseate hues, life
will hold for him its greatest joys Phi
adelphia Times
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-09-12
Some Hints For the Kitchen.

Tins in the kitchen feel the magic of
mineral oil, and where long securing was
necessary to keep them bright and shining
in the past today the up to date cook dips
her flannel cloth in kerosene, then into pow
dered lime or common whiting and with
these scours her tins into n likeness of the
kerosene cleaned mirrors and all with only
half the labor OF course they want a
thorough rinsing in hot suds afterward to
free them of all odor, but the real toll of
securing is what she breads and not the
quick and easy rinsing.
If she has an oilcloth on her floor, she
adds gill of kerosene to her securing wa
ter, dips mop in the pail, passes it quick
ly over the painted surface, dries it with a
flannel cloth, and with this slight effort
leaves it bright and polished almost as
new, and an oilcloth treated in this man
ner will outlast one scrubbed in the old
way twice over. Many housekeeper' s
heart has gone nigh to breaking in despair
over painted floors and balconies which
showed every foot mark and were only
made dingy and dismal by all efforts to
wash them out. A flannel cloth wrung
out In cold water and well spfnkled with
Kerosene makes a painted floor almost as
easy to keep clean as one OF the costly hard
pass completely away In half an hour. On
balconies, indeed, or where the windows of
the room are left open during the process
the smell evaporates so quickly as not to
be noticed at all
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-09-12
The Diet OF Children.

There is nothing in the life of children
that needs more careful study than the
diet for the first few years of their exist
ence. They should under no circum-
stances be allowed cake or much confoc.
tionery. Ice cream and buildings will
rarely do them any harm, but highly sea.
soned and spiced food is unfit for children
to grow on. Breakfast should consist of
a cereal, with an abundance of good, we'll
sterilized milk, we'll baked brown bread,
soft boiled eggs and fruit. Dinner should
always be in the middle of the day and
may consist of soup, a bit of chop or steak
or fish served In some dainty fashion.
Fresh vegetables of all sorts are good for
children. but should be fresh and carefully
prepared Stale vegetables are worse than
none Many families allow their children
tho same diet that they use themselves,
This is extremely unwise and shows lam
entable ignorance of the laws of health
and hygiene, Little ones should be al.
lowed to sleep in the morning until they
waken of their own accord. This of course
necessitates some irregularity in the break
fast hour, but it is not difficult to keep
dish of oatmeal warm on the kitchen
range and pitcher of milk near at hand.
1t takes but moment to boil an egg, and
fruit should always be ready. There is
gradual leaning toward the use of whole
wheat bread. and if all the families in tho
land would adopt it there would be n great
falling off in doctors bills. Having once
used it as regular article of food, people
prefer it to any other bread. This makes
admirable toast or may be eaten with milk
and is almost always relished.
Children should retire early, having had
o'clock supper of bread and milk, If tho
little ones relish it, but under no circum-
stances should children be forced to eat
things they dislike New York Ledger.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-09-12
The Twentieth Century Woman.

Lady Henry Somerset predicts shining
destinies for women in the twentieth cen
tury, and the forecast Is an uplifting one,
whether it awaits fulflllment or not. She
thinks they will win their highest laurels
in the sphere of government and that
many of the great statesmen and diplo-
matists of the future will be women. By
their exclusion from these functions hith-
erto it is her opinion that the world has
lost great deal and that public affairs
would have gone on much better If she had
taken hand in them. 1t may be true. A
good many statesmen are sad dolts, no
doubt, and have always been so. They
need, and always will, reinforcement of
wisdom, and perhaps they are to receive 1t
from women, as Adam received that en-
dowment from Eve, accompanying u we'll
known and momentous apple. But moth
ing can certainly be known of the future,
even when it is Illuminated with the beam
Of a SYPHILIS vision like that which Lady
Henry casts upon it,
The best thing to be hoped for is that as
the years advance woman will have in
creased opportunities of doing all the good
work that it lies in her to do, unfettered
by any social or conventional restraints,
and this freedom Is broadening around her
day by day. Sho Is not really fenced out
Of any field of effort proper to her. She is
already free to sit and speak and vote in
some legislatures and sometimes does so,
but so far has hardly justified Lady Henry's
high expectations of her.
Time may expand her capabilities, but
it probably won't, and she is likely to do
in the twentieth century much as she did
in the nineteenth--that is, rear the gener.
ations and nurture and instruct them.
That is the main work appointed to her by
time and destiny--a highly attractive one
to most of her sex, which they are not like
ly to intermit in favor OF more ambitious
forms of effort. Those inclined to choose
the latter should and will have free field
and much favor, but II they should at last
find out that 1t is best 70 leave to men
some of the heavier burdens in public as
in private life it would show that they had
reached plane of wisdom not always
illustrated in these prophecies OF other
forthgivings. New York Tribune.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-09-12

yicarious pleasure that the courage Of
woman excels. She will face with eQua-
nimity necessary danger. but will rarely
seek or delight in 1t, Joys of contest and
peril have for her little meaning and no at.
traction. They threaten the home; they
are physically prescribed during great
portion of her life; they conflict with her
special province of being beautiful and her
special glory of being chosen and protect
ed doubt whether there be woman In
the world who does not in her heart OF
hearts still like being fought for. who does
not admire even an ordinary feat of
strength or daring more than all she hon
ers Of the schools.
How strange it would be were this not
so when we remember that for centuries
upon centuries the progress of civilization,
the evolution of sex, has been founded up
on the contest of male for female When
we think of the course of history the ne.
cessitieS of structure the influence Of ma.
ternity, the slow inheritance of one uni
form tradition of conduct OF all these d.
verse and potent factors alike tending in
the same direction, there is no room for
wonder that radically different concep.
ton of courage should be held by men
and women, and we must require very
strong evidence to believe that such con
Eption, In harmony as 1t appears TO be
alike with nature and reason, Is erroneous
or destructible.- Fortnightly Review
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-09-12
The Domestic TYrant.

Who car combat domestic tyranny
Whether IL be the husband or the wife, re-
volt is hopeless and submission Is the only
resource of tha helpless A tyranntcal
woman will coerce even q strong man
Untouched by reasoning ansottened by
tenderness her appetite for power growing
with what It feeds on she resen,S all In,
reference and brushes dcwa all opposition
II less deadly than the eastern tyraGaics
Of old hers Is as cruel IN Its own way IL
IS the absolute denial Of free will TO each
member Ct the household, the ahSo.Wte as
sumption Of supreme wisdom, whether 1t
be the time at which the 10 year. cid aaugh.
;er is 10 go 10 bed or the thickness OF the
coat which her husband Is to put on for
his drive To these women their children
Eever grow up The 40,year,old daugh
ter Is as much in leading strings as when
she was a little !assie of 10. with her rea
soning faculties still updevel0ped
And Of these ancient ladies, s1yrantS to
their hearts cores and opprcsSorS OF all
within their sphere, the world Is full from
the Ganges to the Thames, from the mort Il
pole to Australasia London Queen
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-09-12
Judging "A Woman,

They were discussing woman and how
she may he Judged "l'y her boots, gloves
AMI pocket handkerchiofs, said the first
woman ITS an old rule, but an infal
hhle ono !" Finger nails" announced
the second woman, while a third declared
for skirt edges, No matter how easily
and now elegant her general getup may
he, said this last, If woman's skirt
htpd,ng Is muddy, traycd or pendent, she
Is, 70 my mind, not a gcntlowoman,
Well 1put language above everything,
said woman No. d IA woman may both
look and dress the rolo of the gentle bred
hut YOU can't REALLY place her until she
opens her mouth, Then her prlncoSshood
is decided for good and all, just as 1t was
In tho old fairy story by tho pearls aud
diamonds or toads and snakes that drop
from hcr lips And It's words, not idoas,
that concern this particular tost Sho may
discourse tluontly and impartially upon
Herbert Spencer and tho income tax thom'
selves. hut IL she says 'tomayto' for 10.
mahto' or refers To ladies and gentlemen
instead Of mon and women sho at once
forfoits MI rights TO n place above tho so.
cial salt, Chicago Post
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-09-12
A Pretty Hall Cheat,

A pretty hall chest Is ono OF tho things
that may DO successfully produced at home
II YOU live In u seaport town, tho chest of
some ancient mariner Is easily procured;
otherwise one of similar style and make
must bo fashioned for you by u carpenter
As II need only be- made Of soft wood tho
cost Is not great. After II has loft tho
carpenters hands II may ho decorated
with the applied ornamontation In scroll
design, which Is now ohtalnahlo ready to
put ON, and aftorward treated to n coat OF
stain Old onk Is tho most satisfactory,
or II may be ebonlsed " preferred, Polish
I'd brass corners and hinges may be added,
and row of brass nails set around tho
edge with good effect, The convenience OF
these chests for hall uso has been accepted
They beautifully conceal ruhbers, mackin.
toshes, u storm shawl and various insight.
ly but useful impedimonta OF tho hall
rack. and II In addition n seat IL desired n
strip Of dark leather with light pad be.
meath ~ may bo sot on with brass nails
across thp middle Of the lid, Now York
Times
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-09-12

There are y thousand ways by which
houscmistrss may prove tho honioly old
saying that q woman can throw ont with
spoon faster than man can throw In
with shovel and thousand other ways
by which she can prove herself able to use
her metaphorioal spoon To greater advan-
tage Tho arSt type of woman leaves tho
drafts of her Kitchen stove open and keeps
tho fire going at full blast when there Is
no need Of 1t, che second closes the drafts
and hampers and plans to make tho fire
do rs much n possible at ono time. The
first throws away what with little treu.
hle could ho made into "drlppings" which
would serve In cooking rs we'll and often
better than butter; the second not only
makes tho drippings, but turns her sheets
and tahlcoloths as soon as they begin to
grow thin In the middle and cuts up still
elder tablccloths Into everyday napkins,
The first woman uses ono broom for the
parlor carpet, the cellar and the sidewalk;
the second has three grades of brooms and
greatly prolongs the term Of service OF each
thereby Aud the same rule applies to her
own gloves, boots and general wearing ap'
parcl st, Louis Republic,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-09-12

A foreigner who has spent some months
In this country and has lad special oppor-
tunltics 10 meet large number of Amerl-
can women declares that their voices offer
the greatest possibilities. They have not
yet learned 10 nso them, no says, but n
generation or two Of voice culture will
train them. and then there can be no finer
voices In tho world. Many OF the tones
now are exqulstely rich and musical but
lack meditation and nre faulty In pitch.
IL should want no sweeter music, he as
scrts In rather extravaRant continental
fashion, than TO listen TO % group OF
American women In conversation with
these beautiful voices trained. developed
and perfected as they are capable Of being "
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-09-12
The Way Clothes Are Worn.

One who watches the belle Of the season
and her many duplicates at tho resorts Of
fashionable folk must be impressed with
the force of the fact that style Is quito as
much in the way clothes are worn as in
the clothes themselves. One woman car
ries her clothes, and for every one of her 10
or 20--it sometimes really seems like ten
hundred-shamblc along somehow, any
how. Fashionable women have learned
the knack of wearing clothes. Therefore
where many fashionable women arc con.
gregated together the result is very pleas
ing to the onlooker. A woman can't he
taught to carry her clothes we'll by any
amount of lecturing She must evolve
the secret for herself. But she can be sure
of one thing: her clothes must fit her, fit
her shape and size and fit her style, She
must be unconscious of them, having once
got them on, She must stand we'll and
walk we'll and sit wei. Philadelphia
Times
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-09-12
The Egly Wart.

Those who fail to charm their warts
away by rhymes and ceremonies will find
glacial acetic acid or a saturated solution
OF salicylic acid in water the best domestic
remedy to use for them. Apply the rem
edy to the surface Of the wart with the
sharp point Of wooden toothpick or
match. Use it carefully and keep 1t from
touching the surrounding sound skin. II
two days carefully scrape off the dead sur
face and apply the liquid again, and con
tinue in the same way until the growth
has disappeared Label the drug plainly,
write on it its use and keep it out of thC
way OF children
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-09-12
Mental Disease In Children.

A writer in a recent issue of The Jour
nal of the American Medical Association
seeks to demonstrate the frequency Of
acute disease az causative factor In the
production OF Juvenile mental disease, its
pathology and treatment The article IL
based on the examination OF /, 600 careful.
ly selected histories at the Elwyn institn
ton for the feeble minded and about 300
autopsies from various sources. In 322 OF
these cases the mental disease appeared 10
have originated solely from acute disease
or injury, such as would bring the child
under the physicians care. In these cases
spasms OF dentition lead with IS cases. fol
lowed in order Of frequency BY trauma-
ism, cerebral determinations. scarlet fever
and epilepsy of unknown origin. while
among the post mortem conditions afro.
phic changes largely predomtnate.
While the hopelessness of treatment In
these terminal conditions Is acknowledged
the possibility Of better results in earlier
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-09-12
Helping the People at Home.

There are very few of us earning our
living who have not some one else to care
for, and that is much to the credit of the
American girl writes Ruth Ashmore in
The Ladies' Home journal Sometimes II
is the people at home; sometimes 1t is a
younger sister who is to be helped with
her education, but always u helping hand
is needed You laugh at the idea of max.
ing "a will, but no matter how little you
have, If 1t is nothing but your gold watch,
you ought to attend to its disposition. And
if there are people depending upon you, old
people, stop the soda water, stop the candy
and have your life insured, You will not
die any the sooner, and you will feel that
the mother or the young sister you love sc
dearly will not when you cease to be here
depend upon the hard charity OF strangers
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-09-12

while festivities are continued at both
houses. All this time the groom has new
err set eyes on tho bride. On the sixth day
the bride is conducted to the house of the
groom, yelled, where he stands at the door
to receive her She enters, and he draw
ing her to one side, Sits her veil with his
sword and thus catches his first glimpse of
his future wife,
In upper Syria, as well as in some
parts of Egypt the betrothal ceremony is
peculiarly interesting one, The young
mans mother pays round of visits with
u view to selecting suitable wife for her
son, and the girls make great show of
bashfulness when in the prospective moth.
erin laws presence When the mother
finally selects one that pleases her, she
next sees that the dowry Is settled. After
that the brides father pledges his faith to
the bridegroom's father that his daughter
"shall be slave to your son, servant to
his servant, and her life and honor shall
be under his feet" In return the groom S
parent pledges himself that his son sis
willing to take her for his companion, and
he wants her to stand through life by his
side.
Some of the brides wear all the jewelry
and coins they can possibly carry on neck,
arms, headdress and bodice These latter
are regarded as the BRIDES personal prop
erty, and, according to usage, cannot be
taken away from her by her husband In
case he should divorce her. Among Chris,
tan Syrians as well as Moslems this prac-
tice prevails. Bride and groom do not see
each other until after the ceremony, and
the unwilling of the bride by tho groom is
always an anxious moment for the latter.
Should the groom be pleased with her
looks he announces his satisfaction to the
relatives and guests and there is general
jubilation and happiness over the result, -
Godey's Magazine.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-09-12
Tnrnentina "a a FACE Lotion.

Once upon a time young woman
camped out with her brothers. She was
told by them that to smear her face and
neck literally with turpentine would guar
antee her safety from all tho insects which
make camp life a burden to womankind
She acted upon the suggestion, somewhat
reluctantly, to be sure. and went about fol
fortnight in a state which she described
as "smeary and smuddy At the end OF
that time, when Turkish bath and n face
steaming had done their work, she discov
cred that her complexion was more beauti'
full than it had been since the days Of hel
infancy She now counts refined turpen
tine rs the best of lotions. Exchange.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-09-12
Don't FrOwn,

Wise precautions and proper personal
care will do more to Danish wrinkles thar
all the creams and lotions In the world
Given the causes which are always worry
and fatigue, woman should do her best
to avoid them. Wrinkles come like the
creases in a carelessly foldedgarment. The
first or second time the wrinkles are made
they shake out, but oft repeated they can I
be ironed into lasting smoothness. Frowns
bring wrinkles and the often knotted
muscles, like thread that has once beer
crocheted, refuse to straighten out after q
time
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-09-12

The pad OF double faced canton flannel
winch most housekeepers uso under the
damask tabiecloth Is usually made long
10 accom- MEDIATE an increased length Of TIA.
BILE. Whae a. do with the extra length at
other times IL often small but annoying
question. Some women keep two pads
81 different lengths on hand A moro
economical way IL 10 have q loop Of tape
secured at each corner on the underslde
and catch IL back 20 small hook fastened
In the table This loop can DO easily
strengthened ut amy time with d bit or
string, and the scheme does away with the
clumsy folding under the pad.