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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-05-28
KEEPING THE MAY.

Where shall We keep the holiday,
And duly greet the entering May?
Too straight and low our cottage doors
And all unmect our carpet floors;
Nor spacious court nor monarch's hall
Suffice to hold the festival
Up and away where naughty woods
Front the liberated floods;
We viii climb the broad backed hills.
Hear the uproar of their joy;
We will mark the leaps and CLEANS
Of the new delivered streams.
And the murmuring rivers of sap
Mount in the pipes of the trees,
Giddy with day to the topmost spire,
Which for n spike of tender green
Battered its powdery cap,
And the colors Of JOY in the bird.
Aud the love in its carol heard
Frog and lizard in holiday coats,
And turtle brave in his golden spots,
We will hear the tiny roar
or the insects cyermorc
While cheerful cries of CraE and plain
Reply to the thunder of river and main.
As poured the Hood of the ancient sea
Splitting over mountain chains,
Bending forests as bends the sedge.
Faster flowing DER the plains
\ world wide wave with foaming
edge
That rims the running silver sheet
So pours the dcluge Of heat
Broad northward DER the land
Painting artleSs paradiseS,
mugging herbs with Syrian spices.
Tanning secret fires which glow
H. columbinc and cloVer-hlow,
Climbing the northern zones,
Where a thouasnd pallid towns
Lie like cookies by the main,
Or tented armies on a plain.
The million handed sculptor molds
Qnaintest bud and blossom folds.
The million handed painter pours
opal hues and purple dye;
Azalcas flush the island floors,
And the tints Of heaven reply.
r. w. Emerson.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-05-28
Patriotic Songs.
THE STAR SPANGLEp BANNER

Q say. can YOU see by the dawn's early
light
What 81 proudly We hailed at the twt
lights last gleamngE-~
Whose broad stripes and bright stars
through the perilous fight,
Ger the rampar;s we watched were 50
gallantly streaming
And the rockets red glare, the bombs
bursting IN air.
Gave proof through the night that our
tlaE was still there,
Q say. does that star spanglod banner
vet wave
Ger the land Of the free and the home
Of the brave"
On that shore dtmly seen through the
mists OF the deep,
Where the foes houphty host In dread
silence rrposes,
What is that whtcn the breeze, DER the
towering steep,
As It huully blows, NOW conccals, now
diseloseSH
Now It catches the CLEAN OF the morn
ines first beam,
In fun glory reflected, now shines on
the stream,
'Tis the star spanpled banner, q, long
may il wave
Der the land of the free and the home
Of the brave
And where is tina, band who so vaupt
iugly sworc
That the havoc Of war and the battle =
confusion
A home and n country shouldsleavc us
no morcH
Their blood has washed out their foul
footsteps pollution
No refuge could save the hiroling and
slave
From the terror o: flight or the gloom
Of the grave,
And the star ,spnnglod banner In tN.
umph doth wave
Ger tho land of the free and the home
of the brave,
., thus be 1t ever when frermcn shall
Between their loved homes and the
wars dCsulation,
Blest With victory and peace. may the
heaven rescued land
Praise the Power that hath made and
preserved us nation.
Then conquer we must, when our
cacse II Ia just,
And his be oar motto, in God IL our
trust,
And the star spanIlcd banner In tri
umph shall wave
Ger the land of the free and the home
Of the brave.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-05-28
FROM THE pIvAN or HAFEZ.

\ tloweruu;ed cheek, the tlowery close
Q; the fair earth-these are enough for
ME,
Enough that in the meadow wNnes and
GrAwS
Tee shadow Of graceful cypress see,
| am no comrade to Hypocrisy
OF all the treasures that the world can
h,aS
\ hr,mmlng cup OF wine praise ne
most,
This is enough for me,
Tc them that here renowned for Virtue
live
A heavenly palace is the meet reward,
TO ME, The drunkaM and the heggar,
give
The temple Of the grape with red wine
stored,
Beside 4 river seat thee on the sward,
1t toweth paSt-So flows thy life away
So. Sweotly, swiftly fleets our little day
Swift, vet enough for me-
Look up all the gold in the worlds
mart
on all the tears the world hath shNl
in vain;
Shall these not satisfy thy craving
heart
| have enough of loss, enough of gain
l have my love-what more can oh
tain9
Nina js tra in,, ~ No., >,r,n,uinn,b;,,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-05-28
AM ERICA.

My country, it's of thee,
Sweet lana of liberty,
OF thee | sing,
Land where my fathers died
Land Of the pilgrims pride,
From every mountain side
Let freedom ring.
My native country thee,
Land of the noble free,
Thy name | love,
love thy rocks and rills,
Thy woods and tempted hills,
My heart with rapture thrills,
Like that above.
Let music ewell the breeze
And ring from all the trees,
Swec, freedoms song;
Let mortal tongues awake,
Let all that breathe partake,
Let rocks their silence break.
The sound prolong,
Our fathers God, to Thee,
Author of liberty.
10 Thee we sing.
Long may our land be bright
With Freedom holy light
Protect us by thy might,
Great God. our king.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-05-28
ORR DUTY 70 CUBA.

This IL n world OF compare. - pro.
gress and freedom from Spain TIuli
be To Cuba long step In al unce on
the high road Of advancing lvlllal.on.
] he interests Of humanity are the con.
trolling reasons which demand the
benehcent interpretation OF the United
States TO bring TO an end this savage
war and give TO the island peace :tni
Independence. No great nation can
escape IT. responsibilities. We freely
charge England with responsibility for
the hldeous atrocities In ArmCnil. BIT
II IL the mcrest cant to do his II Y,e
ahirk our own duty. We have a re
sponsibillty with regard to Cuba. We
cannot evade II and II we seek 10 10 so
sooner or later we shall pay the penal
~. But the American Poop? whose
sympathIes are strongly with lie Gu
bans lighting for their liberties. will
no longer suffer this Indifference %
ward them TO continue II one admin.
istration declines to meet our IA .iohal
responsibilities as they should be met.
there will be put In power anotaer I'D.
ministration which will neither neg
lect nor shun its plain duty to the
United States and to the cause Of fres-
dom and humanity.--Senatpr II. G.
Lodge In the Forum.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-05-28
DECOR ration ODE.

Tune Portuguese Hymn.
The heroes who rest in their silent
home here,
Shall c'er be enshl ined in our memories
dear.
They volunteered all for their coun-
try's true cause
And tel on the field while defending
her laws.
Their names are enrolled in the lists
OF the brave
Who fought for the Union, our Nation
to save,
The wrongs that they vanQuished. the
rights they maintained
Shall aye through the ages be proud
~ proclaimed
Their valor shall be to the youth OF
our land,
Incentive for Freedom and Union TO
stand
In memry Of them az the years roll
around
Wen garland with flowers each hal
low ed mound
Thus honoring them we anew ,onse-
crate
Our lives and our fortunes to Nation
and state,
And show ourselves worthy TO ever be-
FREQ
The sons and the daughters OF sweet
Liberty.
John II. Peaslee.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-05-28
WIDOW MARIN
BY the Author of "Natalie's Ordeal"
"Euphie Lyn," "A Vain Sacri-
fee" Etc.
CHAPTER NXNlI-C Continued.

Alec made no response; he was sadly
and tenderly folding away I.oo's letter
in his pocketbook.
But" resumed Joshua, scratching
his ear, how did it come that Loo made
no mention of that man, nor o that
there circumstance OF meetin' him and
givin' him what She had Z"
Il don't know said Alec, sadly,
you know more than l do
We'll she was arrested that night in
Toronto in very respectable lodgin'
and when she asked what for and they
told her she jest tainted right off. An
when she came to, she gave herself
clean away. Take me, she says God
is just. / hated him in my heart and
Christ says, who hates in his heart
is a murderer already" 1t was a
terrible foolish thing to say, but Loo
you see, was kinder earnest thinkin'
sort of girl and had a trick o goin'
into the core . things that other folks
wouldn't disturb their heads about.
But when she was called on to stand
up an say whether she did feloniously
kill and slay-you oughter heard her
sayin' Not guilty. She jest looked the
jedge straight in the eyes an she was
as calm as the dead an as white, an
though she wasn't speakin no louder
nor | am to you row, you could hear
her voice in every corner of the buildln
an it had the genuine ring o the truth
in it, too She said hardly anything
after that Her lawyer had told her
not to say anything at all, l guess. But
he spoke for her-a clever fellow
bound to make his mark one day-ant
the way he tore up the case for the
prosecution was caution. Ye see he
believed himself in her Innocence, an
when they tried to make her out guilty
-well-he jest wiped the floor with
them. The jury We're sorter divided
if she didn't dc it, then who did? No
body else was seen around, nobody had
ever seen Twin soul about the place
'cept Loo, and they left her quarrelin ;
and the hired man said that Nan told
him how Loo said she would do it an
how it was unnatural, but she was
driven to it, an she didn't deny she
said so to old Nan. But, on the other
hand, when she was arrested she had
on the same dress-fawn color-that
she had on when they left her an not
a drop OF spot O. blood was to be found
about her, an no one saw her do it.
Anyhow, they acquitted her. But why
the dooce didn't the lawyer tell about
that man? For of course she'd tell her
lawyer"
Perhaps not" said Alec. when
will she be home, do you know? To-
night?"
why, she's there now. | went in
an druv her home. | amt the man to
sit IN judgment on It poor girl an
tell you the truth, Alec-if | had a
doubt, well, kinder you know, it was
human But now no more believe
ii Than you do
Alec wrung his hand and without
further ceremony left the house and
strobe over to Hills farm.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-05-28
CHAPTER NNNIII.

The trees We're budding green; the
scent OF wood violets, faint and sweet,
greeted him as he pressed through on
his way TO the orchard, which already
hung white with blossoms in this un
usually warm and early spring, He
beard the robins singing in the trees;
thv klink- klunk of the cowbells in the
distance he caught blue glimpses of the
rivel winding peacefully among the
velvet straths. All was peace, perfect
peace; no hint whatever of the terrible
tragedy which had been associated with
the quiet homestead up there at the
top of the orchard
And all for what? reflected Alec.
Love of money, greed of gain. Ii
TNde him think of the greater tragedy
Of murderous hate being terminated in
mems minds everywhere by the vulgar
and brutal selfshness which, open and
unashamed, lives but to spend or hoard
for others to spend the earnings un-
Justly withheld from the laborer or the
ill-gotten gains OF usury.
A little less seltishness, a little more
forbearanCe a little consideration for
other than his own gain and the
owner OF these peaceful and fruitful
fields might still have been enjoying
them and the innocent and unoffend-
ing spared all this misery. Yes, here
was another of LIES mysteries thrust
ing itself before him; the innocent suf
- Il, 40
great fact not to be got rid OF or eIuded
or explained away by any sophistry
whatever The truth of it was i'm
pressed upon him now as never IN his
life before, 1t begat in him new and
vivid sense of personal responsibility.
He paused a moment and realizing his
own rashness, his proneness to i'm
pulse, he looked up through the bios
soming boughs to the placid blue above
and silently registered a VOW never TO
willfully do any single act which would
hurt or Cypress or tend % withhold
Justice from any living man or woman
Come veal or woe, he would at least
secure to himself what not all the
wealth Of the world could buy-the
peace Of an unaccusing conscience. In
pursuance of this resolution he began
10 consider whether he ought TO have
left his father 50 hastily; he had come
all the way OUT here to find him. Ii
seemed such a poor return To make
and yet no-he was right, perfectly
right to come away on the spur OF the
moment. for was not Loo his betrothed
wife? II had been his intention 70
come and induce her TO marry him Ii
any circumstance and TO inform his
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-05-28
THE GOOD TINE COMING

There's good time coming boya.
A good time coming,
We may not live t. see the day
But earth shall gIistcn In the ray
OF the good time coming.
Cannon balls may aid the truth,
But thoughts weapon stronger,
Wen win our battle by It's aid
Wait litrle longor
There's good time coming, boys,
a good time coming.
The pen shall suporscde the sword.
And Right, not Might, shall be the lore
In the good time coming.
Worth, not Birth, shalI rule mankind,
And he acknowledged stronger:
The proper impulee has been given;
Wait q little longer
There's n good time coming. boys
a good time coming
War, In all mer's eyes, shall be
A monster Of inlquity
In the good time coming
Nations shall lot quarrel then,
To prove which is the stronger:
Nor slaughter mon for glorys sake
Wait little longer
There's a good time coming, boys,
A good time coming
Hateful riyalries OF creed
Shall not make their martyrs bleed,
In the good time coming
Religion shall be shorn OF pride,
And flourish all the stronger;
And Charity shall trim her lamp
Wait little longer.
There's a good time coming, boys,
A good time coming:
The people shall be temperate.
And all shall love instead OF hate,
In the good time coming.
They shall use, and not abuse,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-05-28
POLITICAL BOSSES.

A boss Ia. in fact, the most expensive
attachment great party can have.
The moro impudent he liz, the moro
does he dotract from the moral force
of his party, and weaken the public
confidence in II. When he forces him
self into n position of controlling ahso,
lutely all branches OF u state govern.
mcnt, because the party to which he
belongs has possession Of them. issuing
quite openly his orders about legisla-
don. and making no secret OF the fact
that he Is really assuming to be tho
dictator Jf the stuto. he invites Tor his
party the popular indignation and obi
um which his performances are certain
to arouse. When, IN the name of his
party, he dehes the moral sentiment
of the country by Offering himself as
a candidate for tho Office OF president,
he does his utmost to bring that party
into contempt. There IL not particle
OF doubt Tint the people despise bosses,
and VIII condemn and repudate them
Whenever they can get the opportunity
to do so. Time and again they have
defeated boss-named candidates, and
they can be depended upon TO do 10
again In the future So well aware OF
this are the delegates to our state and
national conventions that they are us,I.
ally very unwilling to nominate for
important oihco men who arc known to
be the fayorltes or Il boss
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-05-28
GETTING ROUND A CONTRACT.

Some time since we'll known bar
ristor, on taking possession OF house
in a fashionable West End row. I'M
Willingly bound himself to paint tho
whole OF the exterior OF the dwelling,
On finding what an expense he
had made himself liable for he rem
cnstrated with the landlord, who sim
rly smiled and declared that The bond
must be fulfilled Thereupon the Willy
barister caused the whole front OF his
house to be painted in strips OF vivid
green. yellow and pink, greatly 10 the
chagrin OF his fashionable ne!ghbors.
who were tenants OF the same land
lord, In vain did the landlord storm.
The barrlster tenant threatened, unless
the bond were Cancelled, to have the
back u the house painted like rain
bow, with huge black spots covering
II at Intervals Result agreement
cancelled Tit Bits
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-05-28

number Of Philadelphia capitalists
have decided TO build in that city 4
colosseum to be devoted 10 all forms u
sports. II will be two stories high,
with an auditorium seating 10000 peo-
pie on the second floor. The first floor
wll be used for an artificial Ice rink,
horse, dog and cat shows, bicycle ex-
hibitions, athletic games, conventions
and concerts.
The British government has re
ceiYed no information confirming the
report that Russia Is occupying the
foFeshore al Che Foo. China, but the
government has given notice Of It's in
tention 10 protect the interests Of Brit.
ish subjects
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-05-28

And make all virtue stronger
The reformation Vas begun
Wait little longer.
There's good timS tomtng, boys,
good time comitk
LET us aid 1t all we van,
Every woman, every man,
The good time ccminE.
Smallest helps, II rightly given.
Make the Impulse stronger
Twill be strong enough -one day
Wait a little longer.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-05-28

Gen. Weyler prohibits the exporta-
ton Of tobacco from Havana for the
present.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-05-28
FDAT IN SURGERY.
Dr. Sem performes a Noyel But very
Successful Operation.


Chicago, May DR. Nicholas S,nn
las made a success OF an extraordinary
operation in skin grating Nothing Of
the kind ever was tried before and
the eminent Chicago surgeon has
startled his medical brethren again by
his daring and is receiving their plau
dts for the triumph Of his remarkable
experiment. The parbolrd hand OF n
man, devoid Of skin on It's back, was
inserted In a puGgture made between
the skin and flesh Of the mans own
stomach three weeks ago and fastened
there, literally in sling Of skin and
fesh. Yesterday 1t was remover and
il was found that the skin Of the
stomach had grown 70 the back Of the
hand It was carefully treated,
trimmed down 10 whe.e It should grow.
and triumph in the surgery OF skin
grating was made public The patient
Il +. T.. Lyday. cashier Of the First
National bank Of Newtsn, Iowa.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-02

rich members of the various congregations
to consult together, give their preachers
the wink, and then, Mt given signal,
the Chicago pulpit thunders against the
rights and interests of the people and in
behalf OF the greed of the money chang
ers.
The Times Herald takes pains to say
that the pulpit blast for the gold stand
ard was not preconcerted, but it is incon-
ceivable that twelve Chicago preachers
should hit upon last Sunday morning as
the proper moment for trampling ON the
Bible and on all the teachings Of their re-
ligion and bow down before the golden
calf. The affair was not Matched up by
the preachers, but the wealthy men Of
their congregations arranged for the
event.
We have no doubt that the plous souls
who applauded this ..desecration of Chi
cago's churches were wonderfully pleased
with the affair, but they are welcome to
all the votes they can gain by thus max
ing monkey show Of their preachers
Atlanta Constitution.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-02
4ppoimted commander Of the United
States army, to succeed General SchoHeld.

The eighteen hundred Armenians in
Marseilles, France, who desire to come to
this country, but have not the money to
pay the fare would do better to accept the
invitation to make their homes In Argen-
tina. There is no lack of sympathy here
for these victims of Turkish r~puotuyi put
the South American republic offers
greater opportunities than are afforded
;.---,1gIaa---su iscesf--5Tales. Land is more
abundant in Argentine, and competition
is not so sharp there as here, where there
are no Government lands to spare for i'm
migrants from Europe or elsewhere.
There are millions of people in the cities
here whose conditions would be greatly
improved if the charity organizations of
the country would put up homes for them
IN the unoccupied lands of the West, and
such being the case our own people should
hrst be provided for. Charity should al
ways begin at home.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-02
THE golden CALF.

in . .ermon last Sunday Dr. Talmage
made the following timely reference to one
of the evils Of the day:
''During the last six Presidential loo
tions have been Urged to enter the pc.
iieical- asfrena, but I never have and never
will turn the pulpit in which preach
into political stump. Every minister
must do as he feels called on to do, and
l will not criticise him for what he con-
siders his duty, but all the political har-
angues from the pulpits from now until
the Ord of November will not in all the
United States change ono vote, but will
leave many ears stopped against anything
that such clergymen may utter the rest
of their lives''
This was followed by statement that
never within his memory had $50 MANY
people literally starved to death as in
the past few months.''
There is no doubt that people who are
animated by the proper motives in at
tending divine service are thoroughly
disguised when they find the pulpit used
as political stump and the preacher
making an exhibition of himself by nos.
ing as political spell-pinder. A part of
the congregation may enjoy the spectacle,
particularly If the views Of the preacher
jump with their own. But IL thew have
any respect for religion, they are sure 20
be disguised in the end by this profapa.
tion OF house of worship.
The preachers of Chicago do not apree
with DR.. Talmage at all, for at the very
moment he was explaining why he refus-
ed to turn his pulpit into a politicaI
stump no less than twelve preachers in
chicago, filling as many pulpits, had
hung their Bibles away and were making
loud appeals to their congregations in be-
half of the money power and it's gold
standard. We doubt if there has ever
been such disgraceful and demoralizinp
spectacle in any Christian commupitv
since the day that the Saviour scourged
the money changers and drove them ont
OF the Jewish temples.
: The Chicago. Times Herald celebrates
this remarkable event with flve-colump
cartoon of preacher leaning one hand on
the pulpit and pointing with the other to
a nag bearing the legend, "sound money!
The title of the cut is, 'Chicago pulpit
preaching honest money" Jehovah
the Saviour, and the Bible appear to be
no longer necessary adjuncts of Chicago
piety. All that is necessary is for tie